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Outside the city of Jinxian, when Qin Mu defeated the army of Bailu Tuhu. Lintao Mansion in the southwest also launched a bloody battle at the same time.

Gao Yigong, Hao Shaoqi, Dongfang Sheng and others have received the death order of the Son of Heaven, and they can't annihilate the Songsuo Department of that day within ten days, and they will be killed!

At that time, the loss of Lanzhou made the battle situation very passive all of a sudden, and the Qin army was forced to a dead end.

Gao Yigong and others had no way to retreat, the emperor did not hide behind and let the soldiers of the three armies fight hard in front, but went to fight hard first, from Gao Yigong to every ordinary soldier, he couldn't accept it if he wanted to.

The emperor's behavior stimulated all the blood and courage of all the Qin army, Gao Yigong, Hao Shaoqi and other generals, all of whom were the first without soldiers, took the lead in rushing and killing, and the fierce fighting continued into the night, the fire was like the sea, and the shouts were like thunder.

Taohe Pass has been attacked by Li Jiu, that day the Song army cut off the way back, and the victory in Lanzhou, but also made their morale soar, the two armies fought fiercely, for a while, they were evenly matched, cut each other and slaughtered, and the heroes were incomparable.

To the west of the Tao River, there is a group of people in Hezhou that cannot be forgotten, that is, Qin Zuoming's 1,000 elites who quietly entered Hezhou.

Since ancient times, Hezhou has been a political, economic, and cultural link between the Central Plains and the Western Regions. It used to be a place where merchants gathered on the Silk Road. Therefore, Hezhou also enjoys the reputation of "dry wharf" in the west.

At the same time, the people's situation here is also extremely complicated, with Han, Tubo, Mongolian, Hui, Qiang, Dongxiang, Baoan, Salar and other ethnic groups living together.

In terms of topography, Hezhou is located at the junction of the Loess Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is very complex, with both the undulating loess hills of the Loess Plateau and the ancient forests of the reckless lofty mountains.

He Shuote did not capture Hezhou City for a long time, and his control over the entire Hezhou region was still very weak, and Qin Zuoming's 1,000 men and horses pretended to be Tubo. Under the leadership of the guide Qiu Yang, he galloped all the way to the trail;

After being discovered at Jiangmen Pass, Qin Zuoming attacked with rockets, and after quickly breaking through the pass, he sent his deputy general Li Xianghe to lead two hundred men and horses, pretending to be the main force, and turning the road to the northeast with great fanfare, pretending to go out to attack Hezhou.

At the same time, he sent the general Xie Baicai to take fifty horsemen, disguised himself as Qiang, and rushed to Jishi Pass at full speed in batches. It is mainly responsible for tracking down all those who go to Jishi Pass to report the news.

There is only one passage from Jiangmen to Jishi Pass, that is, the Tangbo Ancient Road, as long as the reconnaissance cavalry in front intercepts all the horses heading to Jishi Pass, they can prevent the enemy from staying in front of Jishi Pass to report the news, of course, their most important task is to mix in the stones for internal response.

Qin Zuoming patiently hid in the mountains for a long time, and only after the enemy believed that he was really going to Hezhou, did he suddenly kill. , rushed to the Jishi Pass in the northwest, at this time, it was a fast word.

As long as it's fast enough. Even if someone found out along the way, it was too late to report to Jishi Pass. All the horses were wrapped in cloth, and the large firelight was like a galaxy in the mountains, and the mountain peaks were like a sea of waves. Heaven and earth are clear.

Jishi Pass is built on the south bank of the Yellow River, the ground is dangerous, and the south leans on the towering Jishi Mountain cliff. Facing the abyss of the Yellow River in the north, with the mountains and rivers in the back, one husband is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open. Legend has it that Dayu began to dig the mountain from here and lead the water all the way into the sea.

This pass is not only a military place, but also the location of the Central Plains and Qinghai-Tibet tea and horse markets.

Qin Zuoming's 800 men and horses, overnight rushed to Jishi Pass, the towering Guancheng was dimly lit, there were enemy troops patrolling back and forth on the Guancheng, quite vigilant, obviously the news of Jiangmen Pass has reached here, Li Xianghe went to attack Hezhou with great fanfare, perhaps they could not be sure that the Qin army came from the alluvial stone pass, but it is normal to be vigilant.

The cold wind blows through the peaks on both sides, and it is sloppy, rushing and slamming, like waves and night terrors, and the wind and rain come suddenly. The gold and iron are all ringing; It is like a soldier who goes to the enemy, and he walks quickly, not hearing the command and making a roaring sound.

In short, in such a dangerous place, the sound of the whistling and changing wind alone is enough to make people's hearts palpitate.

Lu Wang, who pretended to be a Qiang man and stayed outside the pass to meet the successor army, said to Qin Zuoming: "General, Xie Jiangzong and they have already mixed into the pass, but the enemy is extremely strict, Xie Jiangzong and they can only bring short knives, and other weapons have not been brought into the pass. ”

In the dark night, Qin Zuoming rubbed his cold hands, frowned and asked, "Is there any news coming out after Xie Baicai entered, and how is the situation in the gate?" ”

"General, General Xie only sent out the news once, saying that there were a hundred enemies inside the pass, and there were also ten enemies guarding the north side of the pontoon bridge outside the pass, and the rest of the news was gone."

Qin Zuoming couldn't help but want to scold his mother when he heard this, just this bit of news, it was equivalent to nothing, and the battalion commander Wan Qingliu said eagerly: "General Qin, we can't wait any longer no matter what, we have so many soldiers and horses, if we don't act immediately, we will be discovered by the enemy sooner or later." “

The greater the expectations, the more nervous the matter will be, Qin Zuoming took a few deep breaths and said: "With a rocket to hit the impact, it is not a problem to quickly break through the two gates, the important thing is how to seize the Yellow River pontoon bridge behind the pass."

If the enemy destroys the pontoon bridge, we will have to rebuild the bridge, and I don't know when we will be mistaken, and there may be another enemy army in the north, and then it will be difficult for us to cross the river.

Now I don't know if Xie Baicai can control the pontoon bridge in the first place, so Wan Qingliu, listen, once the pass is broken, you take two hundred people, don't care about anything, immediately give the general the right to rush over and grab the pontoon bridge, and don't let the enemy destroy the pontoon. ”

"Whoa!"

"Okay, action."

There was no mud and water, and the thirty people led by the general Li Laifu carried ten rockets and twenty rockets and rushed towards Guancheng in the dark.

Wan Qingliu led two hundred people, loaded his rifles, and followed closely.

Jishi Pass is worthy of being a husband when the pass is not opened, the peaks on both sides of the city stand in a forest, the dangerous stone high rock crosses out of the sky, the night sees the blow, emits a piercing scream. The dangerous road under the mountain peak only allows two horses to go in parallel, and it slopes outward, and its steep journey dù, if it is a traditional cold weapon to tackle the problem, not to mention 800 people, even 10,000 people, it is also in vain.

Li Laifu and the other thirty people took advantage of the night to touch the thirty steps below the city, and nearly ten torches were lit on the city, and at such a distance, they could even see the faces of the enemies on the gate clearly.

Under the command of Li Laifu's gestures, the two people in front knelt half-kneel, responsible for bombing the city gate, and the three people in the back were responsible for bombing the city tower. The moment the fire fold was lit, there were immediately bursts of shouts and shouts from the city, and at the same time, an enemy quickly rushed out of the tower.

At this moment, the chirping sounded, and the city suddenly shone brightly, seven rockets roared away with a comet-like tail flame, two hit the gate of the city, one hit the gate tower, one flew into the gate, and one hit the right side of the gate tower.

Rumble! Boom, boom, boom

Several loud noises in succession, fierce fireballs exploded, and the city gate that was hit by two rockets at the same time was instantly blasted into countless pieces of wood, and the city gate tower that was hit collapsed with a bang, bricks and tiles flew down, and the enemy troops near the city tower did not have time to react before they were swept away by the violent shock wave.

The five rockets filled with yellow explosives were so powerful that fortunately the fortress was made of boulders, otherwise it would have collapsed entirely.

"Rush!"

As soon as the bombing sounded over, Li Laifu roared, and thirty people rushed to the city with rockets on their shoulders, rushing towards the city, this is only the first gate, in the city, there is also a moon gate, that is, the concave urn city gate.

Wan Qingliu and the others in the back also immediately lit up their torches and rushed over with guns.

Li Laifu and they rushed to the gate of the city that was opened, and by the light of the burning fire of the city tower, within twenty zhang, the gate of the urn was in sight, "Li Yi, Wang Tao, quickly open the gate of the urn, quickly!" ”

Chirp! Chirp! Two more tail flames erupted, and at such a close distance, two rockets accurately hit the urn city gate, boom! The violent explosion shook the entire Jishi Pass again.

The city wall was crumbling, the gravel was shaken down, and the urn gate inside also collapsed, Li Laifu and they saw clearly that the urn gate was actually a boulder gate, if it weren't for the huge power of the rocket, don't want to knock it open for a year with a knife and gun.

Wan Qingliu's 20,000 horse owners rushed first, torches were in pieces, and one by one the Qin troops flew over with guns and rushed into the Jishi Pass, and at this time, except for the sporadic enemies running and howling, they did not encounter any decent resistance.

Qin Zuoming's army then also rushed into Jishi Pass.

Wan Qingliu in front kept in mind Qin Zuoming's order, and after entering the Jishi Pass, he didn't even care about what the scene was on both sides, and led the men and horses to the north desperately.

When they rushed to the Yellow River crossing out of breath, and saw that there was fire on both sides of the pontoon bridge, they couldn't help but be more anxious, and they were about to shoot, when a loud shout came from the bridge: "Don't shoot, don't shoot, I'm Xie Baicai, we have already controlled the pontoon bridge twice." ”

When Wan Qingliu and the Qin army who were rushing behind him heard this shout, many soldiers couldn't help but sit on the ground, like dying fish, gasping for breath, some were in a slightly better condition, and couldn't help but let out a burst of cheers.

Wan Qingliu rushed up and kicked and shouted at the soldiers who were sitting on the ground: "Get up, cross the river first, cross a hundred people, and guard the opposite bridge, just in case, quickly!" ”

All hope is tied to this pontoon bridge, Xie Baicai has few people, and he couldn't bring a rifle in, just in case, it is better to pass a hundred spearmen to guard the opposite bridge to rest assured.

Although Qin Zuoming didn't know that Qin Mu had already captured Gushi Khan, even if he knew, cutting off the enemy's return route still had a heavy meaning, Gushi Khan still had a son, and a few soldiers and horses, but he couldn't let them run back to Qinghai-Tibet.

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PS: 2014 is almost over.,Well,There's a chapter update at night.,Pay attention to check the ticket folder.,And the monthly pass is thrown quickly.,Don't expire and be invalid.。

Finally, I wish you all a safe and happy 2015 and a great fortune. (To be continued......)