Chapter 872: Giving Up and Choosing

Zhongtiao Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles, the hills are undulating, it is a typical landform of northern Shaanxi, the vegetation is scarce, the potholes are full of potholes, it is difficult to have ambushes in this kind of place. And even if the ambush soldiers are here, Song Jiang is not afraid, how many soldiers and horses can there be in those depressions? As Song Jiang's soldiers and horses pursued all the way, the battle line became longer and longer, Qi Zhourong fled in a hurry, Qi Zhourong at this time did not mean to feint defeat at all, it was a desperate run, if anyone ran slowly, it would be the end of the ghost under the knife. It can only be said that Song Jiang was fully prepared to fight Zhongtiao Mountain, and even secretly transferred troops in the middle of the night, causing the soldiers and horses of Zhongtiao Mountain to fail to deal with it in time. In order to stabilize the last line of defense, Qi Zhourong decisively ordered to stop the retreat and organized a defense on the main peak in front of Luojiapan.

Song Jiang and Wu Yong were not generals, the hinterland of Zhongtiao Mountain was undeveloped, there was no road at all, and they couldn't ride horses. Qi Zhourong abruptly stopped retreating, which made the two of them startled. Qi Zhourong's approach, Song Jiang and Wu Yong's first reaction was whether there would be any conspiracy, and they had fought with Ding **** so many times, and they had already reached a consensus that Ding **** was not so easy to fight, and under the siege of heavy troops at the beginning, Wu Jue's remnants could bring so much damage to the army. Now Qi Zhourong also wants to follow Wu Jue's example and fight to the death? If you prepare properly, there is no need to fight hard with Qi Zhourong's remnants, so Song Jiang already has the mind to retreat and repair. "Brother Wu. Now Qi Zhourong is in a tight formation on the Snow Maiden Peak. Shall we continue to assault or will we wait a bit? ”

In fact, Song Jiang already had an idea, but he still asked Wu Yong, this is Song Jiang's cleverness, he must ask Wu Yong's opinion at any time, so as to show how important Wu Yong is in his heart. When it comes to the art of control, Song Jiang is a famous person in the world, and Wu Yong is such a smart person. I can't hear the meaning of Song Jiang's words. Since Song Jiang intended to stop, how could he refute it, so he arched his hand and said, "Qi Zhourong led the remnants of the army to guard the Snow Girl Peak, he must have something to rely on, and it is really inappropriate to attack rashly, it is better to stay in place first, send spies to investigate, and wait until tomorrow." After we finish repairing, we will attack again. It will definitely be able to fight and fall on the Snow Girl Peak. ”

"This is reasonable" Song Jiang got off the donkey along the slope, and then ordered Gao Minwen and Yue Tengze and others to be stationed at the place five miles away from the Snow Girl Peak, and the spies in the army went out to pay close attention to the movements of the Snow Girl Peak. Song Jiang's troops stopped attacking, but Qi Zhourong was confused, he stopped and didn't run, but the rebels didn't chase after him, what was the situation? Qi Zhourong sat on the ground and looked restless, and after about half an hour, there was still no movement, and he said with some concern, "Send someone to keep an eye on the rebels and see what they are doing." ”

The news soon came back, and it turned out that Gao Minwen and Yue Tengze's soldiers and horses had done nothing, and they were all burying the pot and cooking. As soon as I heard that the rebels were eating in Youzai, Qi Zhourong's face was green, a total of five miles apart, and he also occupied the Snow Girl Peak, if he wanted to fight, he could rush to the rebels in the blink of an eye, in this case, the rebels actually made a fire to cook openly, and he used Qi Zhourong as an ornament, even if he was a water dog, he could bite people.

Angry, Qi Zhourong didn't dare to attack rashly, so these remnants of the soldiers under his hands had to guard the Snow Girl Peak and send troops privately, once the whole army was annihilated, it would be a big sin. There was no way but to send the message to the rear. Zhongtiao Mountain Luojiapan Command Post, Tuoba Qingyun came to Luojiapan yesterday night, for the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, Tuoba Qingyun has not had a good rest for several days, and he is lying on the bed napping at this time, and the soldiers waiting outside the door shouted, "General Tuoba, there is an urgent report ahead." ”

The military situation was urgent, Tuoba Qingyun did not delay, got up and opened the door, looking at the urgent report sent by Qi Zhourong, she couldn't help frowning. If the rebels pursued all the way, it would be a good thing, Tuoba Qingyun's purpose was to let the rebels go deep into Zhongtiao Mountain, and the closer to Luojiapan, the better. Now that the rebels have given up attacking Snow Girl Peak and chosen to camp nearby for repair, it is a little difficult to do. Although the rebels have already penetrated deep into Nakajo Mountain, there is a chance that the rebels in that position want to withdraw from Nakajo Mountain. What should be done, no matter what, the rebels can't be allowed to stay near the Snow Girl Peak safely, we must find a way to attract the rebels to the north of the Snow Girl Peak, after the Snow Girl Peak, it will take at least a day for the rebels to withdraw again, so long enough for the Tiger Prison Pass army to appear in the rear of the rebels. The problem is that now the rebels are no more than Snow Maiden Peak, and they must find a way to attract the rebels.

After thinking about it for a long time, Tuoba Qingyun thought about it over and over again, and finally came up with an idea, "Order the commander Ye Jingtang, and let the commander Ye lead all the soldiers and horses of Luojiapan to the Snow Girl Peak." And make a counterattack posture, in short, don't let the rebels stay in place and repair safely, tell Ye Jingtang and Qi Zhourong that no matter what method is used, even if they are dragged with ropes, they must also bring the rebels to the north of Snow Girl Peak. ”

After Ye Jingtang, who was stationed in the east of Luojiapan, received Tuoba Qingyun's order, he sweated out of his head, and took away all the soldiers and horses of Luojiapan. In the face of Tuoba Qingyun's order, except for sighing a female madman, Ye Jingtang had no temper at all, and could only order the eight thousand soldiers and horses stationed in Luojiapan to move towards Snow Girl Peak overnight. Eight thousand troops climbed the Snow Maiden Peak, such a big battle, not to mention seeing it, you can hear it with your ears alone. Ye Jingtang and Qi Zhourong joined forces, Qi Zhourong was not happy at all, and he also received Tuoba Qingyun's order, in short, General Tuoba was going to use all the soldiers and horses as bargaining chips to hook the rebels over the Snow Girl Peak. After Ye Jingtang arrived, the two began to discuss the night attack plan, there were enough soldiers and horses, and they didn't do anything to the rebels, wouldn't it be a big loss?

Similarly, the news of the Dingguo Army's increase in troops to Xuenufeng could not be concealed from Song Jiang, and Wu Yong even reminded Song Jiang that he must guard against the enemy's night attack. Wu Yong quickly had a perfect plan in his mind, the Snow Girl Peak was towering, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If it's really storming. It's not always pleasing to you. But if the enemy takes the initiative to attack at night, he will have the opportunity to easily take the Snow Girl Peak. Therefore, now Songjiang and Wu Yong are not afraid of coming to Ding****, but they are afraid that they will not come.

"Brother, we can let General Yue Tengze ambush on the flank in advance, as long as the enemy dares to come, and then kill from the side, we will definitely be able to kill the opponent by surprise. When the time comes. The enemy army was defeated and fled, and it was not impossible for our troops to take advantage of the situation to pursue and take the Snow Girl Peak in one go. Now that the enemy army has increased its troops to the Snow Girl Peak, Luo Jiapan is bound to be empty, and when he takes the Snow Girl Peak, he will directly raid Luo Jiapan, without giving the **** a respite. Hmph, Tuoba Qingyun wants to rely on the Snow Girl Peak to seriously injure our army, this appetite is too big" Wu Yong saw through Tuoba Qingyun's thoughts at a glance, according to the normal situation. Wu Yong has no problem thinking like this, but it's a pity. He didn't know that the Dingguo Army's biggest reliance on guarding Zhongtiao Mountain was not in Luojiapan. Of course, no matter how smart he and Song Jiang were, they couldn't have expected that **** would draw troops in the Tiger Prison Pass.

After the end of the day, Qi Zhourong left Ye Jingtang to guard the Snow Girl Peak, and personally led the 5,000 army to carry out a night attack, so that the enemy was in the arms, and the rebels under the mountain had been waiting. Fortunately, Qi Zhourong kept an eye on it, and he had already felt that something was wrong when he came all the way, even if the rebels were careless, it was impossible to be careless to this extent, so after arriving at the rebel vanguard camp, Qi Zhourong did not order an attack, but led people around the flank, and set fire from the outside. At this time, Qi Zhourong had already concluded that the rebels had been prepared, and immediately ordered to retreat, but it was a little late, Yue Tengze led the soldiers and horses around the flank, and took the lead in launching a fierce attack on Qi Zhourong's department, and then Gao Minwen also led the soldiers and horses to rush over from the front. This time it was different from the daytime, Yue Tengze and Gao Minwen, who had received the order, bit Qi Zhourong's remnants and beat them violently, and the two sides were already entangled together, fighting while retreating. In this way, taking advantage of the night, a large number of rebels followed Qi Zhourong to climb the Snow Girl Peak. As soon as the rebels attacked, Ye Jingtang led the defenders who had already prepared to attack the rebels head-on, and Gao Minwen's vanguard held out for half an hour and was defeated. However, the rebels relied on the large number of soldiers, and soon organized soldiers and horses to pounce, and the rebels finally rushed to the Snow Girl Peak, so they naturally would not give up easily. In the early hours of the morning, the two sides invested more than 20,000 people to fight for the Snow Girl Peak repeatedly, and both sides suffered heavy casualties for a small mountain. The rebels paid the price of more than 4,000 people, and the **** was not much better. On this hill, there is no formation at all, and both sides are relying on a fierce spirit to persist. After two hours of fierce fighting, in order to prevent the army from falling on the Snow Girl Peak, Ye Jingtang and Qi Zhourong began to lead the soldiers and horses to retreat in the direction of Luojiapan one after another.

Song Jiang and Wu Yong's ultimate goal was not Snow Girl Peak, but to occupy Luojiapan and capture Tuoba Qingyun alive, seeing that Qi Zhourong and Ye Jingtang couldn't hold on, Song Jiang immediately ordered Cai Ting, who was stationed in the rear, to lead the fresh force to pursue, thinking of taking advantage of the situation to connect Snow Girl Peak and Luojiapan in one go. Qi Zhourong and Ye Jingtang fished the rebels' noses and moved quickly towards Luojiapan, which can be regarded as completing the task of leading the troops deep under Tuoba Qingyun's instructions, but the two of them can't feel any joy at all, what are you kidding, now the rebels are chasing and beating like wolves and tigers, and if they are not careful, they may be entangled, and then it will be the end of the annihilation of the whole army. At dawn, Song Jiang ordered Gao Minwen and Yue Tengze to give up repairs, and immediately set off from Snow Girl Peak to Luojiapan to support Cai Ting's soldiers and horses. The tide of rebels was pouring into Luojiapan, their morale was high one by one, and it seemed that victory was in sight, if anyone could capture Tuoba Qingyun alive, it might not be a dream to be prosperous and rich in their lives.

At the end of the day, Qi Zhourong and Ye Jingtang finally led their troops back to Luojiapan, but unfortunately a group of people were chased by the rebels like lost dogs, and returned to Luojiapan, they didn't have time to rest, and they had to organize a formation to defend. However, Tuoba Qingyun, who is really in charge, has a relaxed face, holding a clairvoyant mirror and looking at the rebels running in the mountains, she is very comfortable. Tsk, Song Jiang, the old fox, was finally fooled. I don't know how many times I have fought with Song Jiang, but I can let Song Jiang escape any time, Song Jiang is born with a keen sense of smell, and every time he can smell danger at a critical moment, and then go away. This time, the one surnamed Song was not so lucky.

"How's the situation on General Lin's side?" Tuoba Qingyun put down the clairvoyant mirror and asked the pro-soldiers beside him, the pro-soldiers took out a notebook and flipped through it, and replied with a serious expression, "Back to General Tuoba, according to the previous plan, General Lin's soldiers and horses should have arrived at Xia Town on the periphery of Zhongtiao Mountain." If nothing else, they can reach the hinterland of Nakajo Mountain at noon and launch an assault on the rear of the rebels. ”

"Very good, tell the soldiers in front that after being stationed in Luojiapan for an hour, all of them will assemble to the north" Tuoba Qingyun has a very strong self-confidence, with more than 10,000 soldiers in his hands, it is impossible to defeat the rebels, but it is too easy to garrison the Luojiapan position for an hour. When the time came, the army retreated and repaired, and there were countless traps in the area from Luojiapan to the northwest edge of Zhongtiao Mountain, which was enough for the rebels to drink a pot. From midnight to noon, there was an hour's rest time, and the soldiers and horses under his command would surely launch a new round of onslaught against the rebels.

Facing Luojiapan's position, Song Jiang was not so anxious, in his opinion, Luojiapan, who had no reinforcements, would be his Song Jiang's sooner or later. Therefore, from the beginning of Chenshi, the rebels launched a series of attacks on Luojiapan's position, but they did not rush up desperately. It was only when they arrived that a shocking scene appeared, and the defenders guarding Luojiapan suddenly withdrew from Luojiapan without warning and rushed towards the rear. This scene is too sudden, and it directly blinded Song Jiang and Wu Yongyou, what are you going to do? No matter what he thought in his heart, he still had to chase him, but as soon as he passed Luojiapan, the rebel soldiers began to cry and scold their mother, complaining about the world. It turned out that they found that the road was full of traps, either dug pits, or traps, and buried dung, in short, all kinds of disgusting things, and the rebels were struggling to move forward, and they were cautious, so how could they talk about pursuit.

Song Jiang is not a fool, it is too strange for Ding **** to do this, Wu Yong is also worried, finally, they know what made Ding **** take the initiative to give up the Luo Jiapan position. At noon, the soldiers and horses stationed in the camp to guard the baggage in the south of the Snow Girl Peak were suddenly attacked by Ding ****, and at this point, Song Jiang was frightened, because Lin Chong's army of the Tiger Prison Pass actually appeared in Zhongtiao Mountain. (To be continued.) )