Chapter 557: Lantian Qinglong Appears
At about eight o'clock in the afternoon, after Zhang Hu's meal, he set off at the Blue Bridge Pavilion.
Wu Ban's department, which was originally stationed in the Blue Bridge and repaired the bridge here, had already packed up his equipment and combat equipment, and followed Zhang Hu to march.
Wu Ban set out for Lantian Pass on the first day after the rain, when the road conditions were even worse, and he had to stop at Lanqiao Pavilion because he was stuck in the flood blocking the road.
After the flood peak passed, Wu Ban re-erected the Blue Water Bridge, which was only completed yesterday.
It is a pity that the Blue Bridge Pavilion is 60 miles away from Lantian Pass...... By 11 o'clock in the afternoon, the front army of this combined force had only crossed Lanxi, and there were still 20 miles left from Lantian Pass.
At this moment, Tianxin is only three or four miles away from Lantian Pass.
When the fog was about to dissipate, Tian Xin led more than a dozen sharp soldiers to uproot the last beacon outpost in the southeast of Lantian Pass, and the sentinel point was built on the mountain, facing each other with the mountain where Lantian Pass was located.
As the sun rises, the sun burns brighter, the fog in the ravine gets thinner, and the mountain wind grows stronger.
From this beacon, you can clearly see the trend of the surrounding mountains of Lantian Pass, as shown on the sand table, Lantian Pass was built at a three-way crossing.
It's not a small three-way crossing, it's a major one; One leads to the Blue Bridge and the Blue Field, and the other winds and turns to the north, leading to the hegemony and leading to the flank battlefield.
Therefore, Lantian Pass was built on the top of the hill at the three-way junction, in the middle of the 'Y'-shaped branches.
The crossed ravines are wide, and the flat terrain under Lantian Pass is enough to open up twenty or thirty thousand troops to fight.
The mountain is steep, the ridges tend to be gentle, there are a large number of barracks, and there are additional stone low walls on the perimeter, and the old wall reinforced in the middle, a total of two walls.
And between the two walls, there are all kinds of rolling stones, sassal wood, if you don't uproot Lantian Pass, don't want to pass through those two roads smoothly!
When Tian Xin was observing the layout of Lantian Pass, Yu Shifang led people to follow, panting: "Gongshang? ”
He looked around the beacon, there was no blood, and he knew that this beacon was the same as the previous beacons, and when he saw Tian Xin leading two tigers in front of him, he ...... directly Dropped.
Tian Xin turned around and saw the soldiers behind Yu Shifang carrying a long and narrow wooden box: "Brought?" ”
"Yes, I just opened it at the bottom of the mountain and checked it, and it was not flooded."
The corners of Yu Shifang's mouth twitched as he spoke, more like a tremble, and he looked at the Lantian guards three or four miles away, his eyes a little sympathetic.
This was supposed to be a big killer against Wu Zhen, but Lantian Pass was too steep, and the Wei army might have reinforcements from Lantian and Bashang at any time.
For every additional day that the Wei army dragged on, the probability of their side being defeated by the Nanshan Great Autumn Rain was one point higher.
Only by quickly breaking through the Lantian defense line can you be considered to be relieved of your worries.
"It's okay to be less flooded, the wind at the top of the mountain is too strong."
Tian Xin smiled happily: "Let's start!" ”
"Order!"
Yu Shifang clenched his fists heavily, turned around and jumped down from the beacon, and waved to the officials who followed: "Begin, Shenglong!" ”
"Whoa!"
The officials laid out the long, narrow wooden boxes and carefully took out the sections of the blue silk cloth that had been sewn together...... Dragon-shaped kite.
Yu Shifang carefully inspected all links and saw that there was no sign of falling off, and got up and shouted to the military officials standing four or five meters away from the dragon's tail: "Raise the tail!" ”
The military officer has a wide swallow-shaped kite in his hand, he turned around slightly, the kite in his hand is facing the tuyere, and immediately the two wings of the kite shook rapidly, and the kite was blown up by the wind, pulling the silk thread in his hand, and soon the line of more than ten meters was released, and the swallow-shaped kite was still rising, pulling the dragon's tail and starting to rise.
Placed on the top of the mountain, the head and tail of the thirteen zhang long green dragon kite was pulled up one by one, and soon the dragon head of the green silk, red silk, and white silk stitched bamboo strips was also pulled up, and the five skilled military officials stared at the green dragon kite swaying in the wind with a serious expression, constantly adjusting and releasing the line.
So, when the fog in the ravine dissipated, a huge green dragon rose into the air and hung in the air.
"That! Is that! ”
Yan Pu pointed to the green dragon above his head, which was a kite floating towards Lantian Pass, and his eyes widened, and the entire Lantian Pass defenders were in a state of horror.
The green dragon hung four or five hundred meters above their heads, swaying as the wind turned, as if ...... Like a water snake.
On the opposite hill, one after another battle flags were set up one after another, and the battle flags of the Han Army, the Chen Army, the Beifu, the Huya, and the Eagle Yang were lined up.
Qinglong, it turned out to be Mude Qinglong!
As soon as Wang Xiong heard the news, he saw the green dragon swimming in the air, and a deep sense of powerlessness spread from the soles of his feet to his legs.
The fog in the ravine gradually dissipated, and the Beifu soldiers poured out from the bend of the ravine, first with a light infantry array, and then with a cavalry squad of more than 50 cavalry, the cavalry squad spread out from both wings, advancing along the foot of the mountain, searching, and galloping out to seize the advantageous terrain.
The horse's hooves were trampled, and the pro-army guard knight could see the green dragon when he looked up, and he only felt that his blood was boiling, and the gods, the mandate of heaven, and the righteousness were all on his side!
The infantry phalanx trotted forward, and under the encouragement of the green dragon, the fatigue of the long march was swept away.
When the Qinglong kite was successfully lifted under the strong mountain wind, there was no need to risk attacking Lantian Pass in this battle.
The green dragon flew in the sky, no matter how thick-skinned Yan Pu and Wang Xiong were, they couldn't point to the green dragon that suddenly appeared, and said to the soldiers: Look, this is my dragon of Great Wei!
This is the green dragon, not the yellow dragon flying out of the Mopi Well!
Mopi was occupied by the Han army, your Huanglong's lair was ended, and he didn't come out to show his face, and now Tian Xin, who has seen the blue, red, black and white dragons, is here, and the green dragon is also here!
How can this battle be fought!
The defenders of Lantian Pass fell into chaos and panic, Yan Pu's eyes were dull, and he came to Wang Xiong's side in a daze, everything was silent: how should this battle be fought?
There was a faint inaudible shout, and Yan Pu and Wang Xiong looked at each other.
"Hooray!"
"Hooray!"
"Hooray!"
On the flat ground at the three-fork junction under the gate, the pro-army Weishan shouted long live over and over again, forming a formation and advancing in the direction of Lantian, and there were enemy troops at the end of the road.
This winding ravine road has a long section of flat, straight road, about five or six miles long, and it can be seen that at the turn of five or six miles away, there are Wei army forward knights, these knights holding the yellow battle flag, appeared in the field of vision of Lantian Guancheng, Beifu Qinjunwei, and Tian Xin.
It is too far away to know the size and number of this Wei army, but it is by no means a good thing.
Lantian Pass, which could have been forced to land smoothly, may change because of this support army.
Zhang Hu also looked up at the small green dragon kite in front of him, which was as big as a centipede, and couldn't figure out what it was for the time being.
But the vast flat land under Lantian Pass has been dominated by the forward troops of Beifu, and as long as the other party does not approach Lantian Pass, it will not be hit.
However, the main favorable terrain has been taken by the opponent, and although Lantian Pass is condescending, the range of attacks is limited.
Therefore, they can't seize the favorable terrain...... In the event of an engagement, the width of the battle line available for one's own forces is far inferior to that of the other side.
As long as you fight, you are the inferior side, not to mention coming from afar, and the soldiers and horses are tired.
The army continued to pass, and Zhang Hu and others came to Wuban and asked, "When will the reinforcements of the Dadu Governor come?" ”
"The Governor ordered me to repair the roads and bridges so that the army could march."
Wu Ban also looked at the green dragon kite in the distance, and didn't have any feelings for the time being, and his tone was affirmative: "Tomorrow, the Metropolitan Governor will lead the army to Lantian Pass and fight the thief to the death!" ”
"So, when the Metropolitan Governor strikes at Lantian Pass, it will be about the afternoon of the day after tomorrow?"
Zhang Hu raised his voice and asked, Wu Ban was stunned, and when he saw Zhang Hu's eyebrows and fierce color, he immediately shouted and replied: "Yes, it will definitely be at noon the day after tomorrow!" ”
Zhang Hu's face was excited, and he raised his whip and pointed at the Beifu array in the distance and shouted to the surrounding military officials: "Two days! Our army will hold here for two days, and when the strong cavalry under the command of the Metropolitan Governor arrives, the thief army will be broken! ”