Three thousand miles in exile

After the Yan army retreated, the gates of Jinyang City were opened again, and Zhou Chan and King Rui's convoy entered the city silently among the crowd.

Except for Zhou Suiyan, Qixiu Pei Gongli and the team of guards guarding the gate, even the generals who fought at Yangguan didn't know that the two had escaped.

"General! The general sent someone to ask you to see him again."

"Tell him to go!" Liu Zhan strode up to the sentry tower without looking back, holding his knife and looking at the dense Yan army at the foot of the mountain.

The sky is clear today, and from the commanding height of Tongtian Peak, you can clearly see the Yandi at the foot of the mountain. The black-armored Yan army is gathering at the foot of the mountain one after another, and all the Yan army has arrived.

"Pass my military order! The whole army is ready to fight!"

The Yan army has more than 3 troops. Liu Zhan's line of defense stretches from Tongtian Peak to Niuji Peak to Jianshi Peak, but he has less than [-] people in this line of defense that stretches for hundreds of miles.

Fortunately, Liu Zhan has been planning ahead, and he has been preparing for this day for three years.

As the main battlefield, Tongtian Pass has been built for three years to form two city walls, the inner city and the outer city. There is an urn between the two walls.

Not only that, Liu Zhan installed the trebuchet and the crossbow bed on the city wall and fixedly combined them, all the firepower was concentrated on the narrow and long passage up the mountain.

At noon, the first group of Yan soldiers went up the mountain, numbering more than [-].

The Beacon Tower on Tongtian Pass was lit up with smoke.

Liu Zhan personally stood guard on the outer city wall, and dozens of crossbow beds had already been stringed and loaded with wooden arrows as thick as forearms.

These crossbow beds are fixed on the pedestal and can be rotated to aim at the target. It was Liu Zhan and Zhang Xiaoman's father who studied for a whole year before finally improving it.

The sentinel on the sentry tower blew his whistle and waved the blue flag in his hand. This was a signal that the Yan army was only one mile away from Tongtian Pass.

Cao Zhuang immediately ordered the crossbowmen to aim and prepare.

Dozens of crossbow beds started to move, and the rotation angle of Kaka was aimed at the mountain road. One person was in charge of adjusting the angle and using the triangle iron to lock the gear, and one person was in charge of pulling the string machine. Just let go of three wooden arrows as thick as forearms and they would break through the wind. out.

At the beginning of the construction of the outer city wall, Liu Zhan had people remodel the mountain. The mountain integrated with the city wall was steeper than before, making the city wall of Tongtianguan look extremely tall.

When Yan Jun's forward saw this majestic pass integrated with the cliff from a distance, he was all terrified, and the lieutenant general who led the team felt bitter.

The King of Yan issued a death order and bloodbathed Tongtian Pass.

The capital of Yanda was burned down and the royal court was turned into ruins, but the leaders of big and small tribes ran faster than rabbits.

The royal authority and trust gathered by the old King Yan was completely trampled by Qi Yunjun. If King Yan did not avenge this deep revenge, his prestige among the leaders and nobles would be wiped out.

Liu Zhan dared to set fire to the capital of Yan, so he naturally assessed whether Tongtian Pass could withstand King Yan's anger.

One is the Tongtianguan Mountain Road, which is narrow and long. Even if the King of Yan sends a [-] army, they can only be divided into small groups to go up the mountain.

Second, the Qiyun Mountains are vast, and there are countless cliffs and dense forests without people. Not to mention whether the Yan Army has the ability to pass through the no-man's land, even if the Yan Army sends [-] soldiers and horses into the mountains, as long as they can't form an overwhelming combat force, The field soldiers under Liu Zhan's command can be divided and defeated.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Yan army's vanguard launched an attack on the city. The soldiers held up their shields and carried the siege stakes and approached Tongtianguan.

Cao Zhuang ordered the crossbow bed to be fired, and saw the wooden arrows with thick forearms piercing through the wind, piercing the shield and nailing the shield to the ground in an instant, dozens of wooden arrows leveled the hundreds of people in the front row of the Yan army in an instant. Yan Bing's vanguard retreated in shock.

The deputy general of the Yan army brandished a knife and cursed to drive him away, Yan Bing had no choice but to bite the bullet and charge upwards.

Liu Zhan sat on the top of the city gate with his knife in hand and looked around the audience.

Liu Zhan was not surprised by this scene at all. The force of the crossbow bed was strong. Dozens of arrows from a dozen crossbow beds were aimed at the long and narrow mountain road.

The two crossbowmen cooperated to quickly load the wooden arrows, and waited for the Yan soldiers to come up and prepare to launch again.

The wooden arrows fired from the crossbow bed are simple and cheap to make. They are sharpened from wood that can be seen everywhere in the mountains, and the sharp tops are put on iron heads to strengthen their power.

The 5000 people of the Yan Army's first wave of forward troops could hardly form a team under the shooting of the crossbow bed, and more than half of them suffered casualties in an instant.

The deputy general of the Yan Army organized archers to use arrow rain to suppress the firepower on the city wall, but the archers were pulled into long dragons by the narrow mountain road, those who stood close were shot by the crossbow bed one after another, and those who stood far were beyond the range of the shooting. The rain of arrows is sparse and not a threat.

"Come on! Let me flatten this mountain road and widen it!" Lieutenant General Yan Jun quickly discovered the reason for his passiveness, but most of the mountain roads on Tongtian Peak are boulders, and it is not easy to flatten the road.

How could Liu Zhan let the Yan people toss outside the pass?

Lieutenant General Yan Jun had no idea that the gate of Tongtian Pass was opened.

Amidst the sound of dense drums, Guo Donghu rushed out with a thousand Mo Dao hands, and saw those Mo Dao hands holding long Mo Dao hands, forming a row and moving forward neatly, entering like a wall. , Yan Bing has no power to fight back.

The lieutenant general of the Yan army asked the shield soldiers to go on top, but the wooden shield inlaid with iron armor was cut off with a single knife. The terrifying momentum scared the Yan soldiers back and huddled together in the mountain road.

Guo Donghu led Mo Daoshou to advance hundreds of meters and killed thousands of enemies. At this time, the sound of golden gongs sounded in Guanzhong, and Guo Donghu immediately signaled to retreat.

Under the cover of the archers in the city tower, Qianmo swordsmen withdrew to Guanzhong, except for a few minor injuries, no one was seriously injured.

From the beginning of the siege to the present, the Yan army has suffered more than [-] casualties. The narrow mountain road is full of corpses. Some corpses were pierced by wooden arrows, and some corpses were cut in two. Also timid.

They can't beat it!This thought completely occupied Lieutenant General Yan Jun's mind.

Not to mention Qi Yunjun's geographical advantage, this unrivaled sword alone has made it difficult for the Yan army to advance an inch.

The news on the mountain quickly spread to King Yan, who saw that King Yan's eyes were scarlet, and he lost his mind due to his anger for several days.

"Increasing troops! I don't believe that I can't take it down!"

King Yan lost all face in this battle, and if he wanted to gain the authority of the king, he had to defeat Qi Yunjun.

The aristocrats of the Yan Kingdom have always been like this. When they are strong, they come to cling to them, and when they are in trouble, they fall apart.

The kingdom of Yan has been divided and reunited countless times for a hundred years, and the birth of a strong lord can make all the tribes surrender and become strong for a while. Once the royal power declines, the tribes start to govern independently, and there is only one title of King Yan.

The accompanying generals looked bitter.

They first went south to attack Jinyang City at Yangguan, and then rushed back to Yandadu during the starry night.

However, Qi Yun's army sat firmly at the Tongtian Pass and waited for work. All the generals in this battle had the intention of retreating, but the king of Yan had already made up his mind, and they were the soldiers of the king of Yan and could only obey orders.

At the same time, the news that the Yan Army's [-] troops had gone up the mountain also reached Cangyun Town.

The entire Cangyun Town is facing a big enemy, the garrisoned thousand households immediately send troops to guard the plank road entering Cangyun Town, if there is a change in the mountain, they will immediately destroy the plank road and cut off the way for all enemy soldiers to enter the town.

The Liu family is also facing a big enemy, Liu Xueyuan suggested that everyone gather in one courtyard, and if there is any change, they can make immediate arrangements.

"Where is Cong'er?" Mrs. Zhao noticed that her son had disappeared when she turned around.

"Grandma, my uncle brought someone to the Song Mansion next door, and he asked me to stay with you." Liu Youning took it easy.

When the news came back, Liu Mingcong went back to his room and took the sword Liu Zhan gave him, put on the custom-made light armor and tied the wrist guards.

He didn't see the slightest bit of panic and fear and strode towards Song's residence. Liu Mingcong knew that there was a side door in Liu Zhan's courtyard that could lead directly to Song Fenglin's courtyard.

Naturally, the Song Mansion also received the news of the Yan army's invasion. The three members of Song Yijun's family were waiting for the news in the main hall. Mrs. Song and Song Fengxi were very disturbed when they encountered the war situation for the first time, and Song Yijun could only keep comforting.

"Sister Xi!" Liu Mingcong came here holding a sword at this time, accompanied by dozens of guards.

"Cong'er, why are you here?" Song Yijun was a little surprised.

Liu Mingcong said: "There is no one in your house, I will bring someone to guard."

The few servants in the Song family's mansion were incapable of doing anything, and Song Fenglin was overseeing the army on the mountain. Song Yijun was inconvenient to move, and he didn't know whether to go to the Liu mansion next door or how to arrange it. He didn't expect Liu Mingcong to bring people here so soon.

The enemy is not hiding behind his parents, but is holding a sword and leading people to protect him. He is stable at a young age, which shows his tenacity.

More importantly, he has Song Fengxi in his heart.

Mrs. Song wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Young Master has a heart."

Liu Mingcong straightened up. "Madam Song, don't worry, my brother will definitely be able to repel the Yan thief, and this battle will definitely be won."

"Cong'er has grown up." Song Yijun sighed with a smile.

Liu Mingcong was not complacent, he sat beside Song Fengxi holding his sword and leaned over to comfort him. "Sister Xi, I'm here, don't be afraid."

Liu Mingcong is still young and doesn't understand love and compassion, so he didn't notice the tears in Song Fengxi's eyes.

Song Fengxi turned her face away and nodded without letting Liu Mingcong see. Song Fengxi once complained about why her father decided to get married in a hurry and asked her to be engaged to a young child.

I remember the first time I saw Liu Mingcong, I just thought that this chubby boy in the New Year pictures would be very cute if he was only a younger brother, but her father said that this is her future husband.

At that time Liu Mingcong was only nine years old, hiding behind Song Fenglin shyly called her sister Xi.

The 12-year-old Song Fengxi is already slim and has a womanly figure. Just like the little girls in the world, she also admires talents and heroes, but her teenage dream is brutally shattered by reality.

The precocious Song Fengxi didn't make trouble, but cried secretly at night for a few nights.

She knew that her family's household registration was unknown, and it was impossible for her to marry a man of aristocratic family in this life.

Liu Mingcong is the younger brother of General Qi Yun, and Liu Zhan has long established the position of Liu Mingcong's young master, marrying Liu Mingcong is the best choice for her under this status, gradually Song Fengxi also accepted the reality.

Although she accepts it, it is impossible to say that she does not feel resentment in her heart, she just endured it all the time.

It wasn't until today when Liu Mingcong came to protect her wearing armor, sword in hand, and guards, that Song Fengxi suddenly realized that Liu Mingcong had grown up, and he would become a general like Liu Zhan who could support the sky in the future.

Tongtianguan closed the first wave of siege and lasted until late at night.

Liu Zhan cut down the Yan soldiers who took the lead, and there was still an endless stream of rushing and killing on the Zhongshan Road in the night, so he gave the order decisively. "Throw the oil tank on fire!"

The trebuchet started to move immediately, and the soldiers put a large pot filled with kerosene on the trebuchet.

The kerosene tank was sealed with cloth and mud, and the soldiers lit a fire at the seal. The catapult threw the ignited kerosene tank into the ranks of Yan soldiers, and the kerosene tank exploded and instantly ignited nearby Yan soldiers.

After some bombing, the mountain road was engulfed in flames, and the Yan army had to retreat temporarily.

The kerosene ignited the bushes on both sides. Because the strange rocks near Tongtian Pass were not dense forests, the fire did not spread. Due to the fire, the siege that lasted for a day and night finally had a respite.

Liu Zhan asked Li Xiaolian to guard the outer city wall, and he hurried back to Guanzhong.

"Arrange rotations! Change the soldiers on the city wall to rest!" Liu Zhan hadn't had a drop of water for a day and a night, and a guard immediately handed him porridge when he came down.

Liu Zhan poured his head back, wiped his mouth, turned around and called Zhang Xiaoman. "What about the casualties?"

"Two thousand eight hundred and seventy-five people were injured, and 870 six people were killed." Zhang Xiaoman said.

This number is not serious. According to visual estimates, the death of the Yan army has exceeded tens of thousands. This is all due to the steepness of Tongtian Pass and the power of the mechanism.

Liu Zhan ordered the entire Tongtianguan to move, and the new soldiers quickly replaced the soldiers on the city wall. The cook had been preparing food, and now the cook and the military doctor swarmed up, sharing the food and treating the wounded. hurt.

After dawn, the Yan army attacked the city for a new round, and the supplies and soldiers at Tongtian Pass had been replaced.

Liu Zhan didn't use the crossbow bed immediately, but let Yiqian Mo Daomen go out of the city to kill the enemy. He only cleared the enemy army under the city wall and returned to the city.

The lieutenant general of the Yan army thought that the crossbow bed would be opportunistic stones pressing the formation, so he sent shield soldiers and infantry forward, and all the archers were behind. However, suddenly the mountain road was narrow and long and the formation could not be formed, so the Yan army was caught off guard.

Liu Zhan's routine made Yan Jun unpredictable. When he thought he would defend, he took the initiative to attack, and when he thought he would take the initiative to attack, he just couldn't defend.

In this way, for several days in a row, the Yan army made no progress in attacking Tongtianguan, and finally stormed the city wall, but let those terrifying Mo Dao hands cut on the wall.

A general proposed to enter Qiyun Mountain from another mountain, and King Yan had no choice but to divide [-] soldiers and order him to enter the mountain from Niuji Peak.

The subsequent development was almost the same as the results of Liu Zhan’s pre-war analysis. Yan Bing had no experience in entering the mountains, let alone fighting in the jungle. When 2 people entered the mountains, they could overcome obstacles at the beginning, but as they went deeper, they got lost in the dense forest.

They judge the direction according to the sun during the day, but the mountain road is rugged and there are cliffs blocking the road from time to time. It is not like the grassland that only needs to go in one direction to reach the destination. It tortured them enough to go around for several days.

The 2 people finally broke up into three groups, and one of the Yan soldiers managed to penetrate deep into the hinterland of Niuji Peak. When the sentry tower soldiers discovered the traces of the Yan army, they immediately ignited the wolf smoke.

Jiang Changlin led [-] soldiers into the mountain to intercept and kill them, and the nighttime sneak attack beat the exhausted Yan soldiers to scattered and fled.

The news came back that Yan Jun ordered the officers and men to be disheartened and had no intention of fighting again.

General Wu Lin rushed into the account of King Yan. "My lord! We can't fight anymore!"

King Yan's hangover was still not clear, and he was holding his forehead and was very irritable. "Fight! Why don't you fight! Do you want to abandon this king like Yelu Longji!"

Wu Lin said sadly: "How can the generals of the royal family abandon you for generations? The soldiers in the army are very tired after repeated battles. If we continue to fight, we will only lose more people. These are all your relatives." Soldiers!"

Tongtianguan can afford it, but King Yan can't afford it. He can't be without soldiers. If he goes back to the grassland alone, he will be trampled underfoot by all the ministries and have no future.

Wu Lin said again: "Your Majesty, as long as someone has an army, you can rebuild Yan Dadu. If you fold all the people in your hands here, even if you win and return to the prairie, what can we do to make the tribe surrender?"

Now he still has tens of thousands of people in his hands, and if he goes back to the grassland, he can rebuild the capital of Yan and re-establish the authority of the king. The king of Yan knows in his heart that what Wu Lin said is right, he must accept that he lost this battle.

No matter how resentful and irritable King Yan was, he had no choice but to retreat along the steps Wu Lin gave him was his best way out.

That night, the Yan army retreated overnight. At dawn the next day, the scouts lurking in the mountains went down to spy on the enemy, but they saw that there was no Yan army in the wilderness.

"Yan Jun has retreated!!"

"We win big!!!"

At that time, Liu Zhan was dozing off in the hut and was suddenly awakened by cheers. He was still wearing military uniform. For half a month, he had been fighting for days and even had little time to sleep, let alone wash.

Liu Zhan stepped out of the small courtyard with a stubble on his face, and Cao Zhuang and the others greeted him with smiles on their faces.

"General, we have won!"

Liu Zhan rushed up to the sentry tower in three steps and two steps at a time. The morning mist shrouded it and made it impossible to see clearly. Liu Zhan sent a small team down the mountain to confirm again and again. Finally, he was sure that the Yan army had really retreated!

Hearing the news, Song Fenglin rushed over. He had been guarding the general barracks of Tiancang Village for half a month. He immediately rushed to Tongtian Pass when he got the news of the Yan army's retreat this morning.

The scout team came back to report that there was no trace of the Yan army under Qiyun Mountain, and everyone cheered like a tsunami.

They won this battle! !

Liu Zhan picked up Song Fenglin, hugged him, looked up at the vast blue sky and laughed heartily.

"Feng Lin, after today we will be the masters of Qi Yunshan, who dares to commit crimes!"

After this battle, no matter whether it is Da Chu or Yan, no one can shake Liu Zhan's power on Qiyun Mountain. With soldiers, people, prestige and wealth in his hands, he is already the uncrowned king of Qiyun Mountain!

"Long live General Qi Yun!!"

I don't know who started it. The shouts of the soldiers echoed on the entire Tongtian Peak.