In the first year of Xiangfu, the situation of the Guangling Road made people's hearts ache while silently criticizing them. Yang Shenxing's troops had been caught in a jar and Yan Zhenchun's thirty thousand elite cavalry had been completely annihilated. Although the ending was bad, they had still fought the West Chu rebels. Compared to this, the hesitation of the Jingnan King's troops made the entire court feel that it was absurd! After the Duke of Huainan Zhao Ying led his army out of the territory, he camped at Mount Hua and did not move. After the Duke of Jingan Zhao Xun's six thousand cavalry arrived at Hao Ao Lake, they also did not make any movements. As for the Crown Prince of Yanchi, other than stirring up trouble on his way north, when he really reached the southern part of Guangling Road, he simply disappeared completely. Could it be that this Crown Prince of Huainan Zhao Ying was not aiming for Jingnan at all, but was swaggering over to fatten himself up?
But in a few days it would be the end of the second year of the Auspicious Talisman, the Duke of Huainan's dispatch of troops raised people's spirits. Li Yang's impression of this vassal king, who was known for his weak temperament, greatly changed. In one fell swoop he defeated the East of Huashan, the Yellow Goat, the Small Fish, and the Hatred, these three obstacles!
Song Wuyang, the general of Huangyang Pass, had joined the rebellion. He raised the Jiang Flag in the pass. However, King of Huainan, Zhao Ying, led his army one mile away from the pass and asked Song Wuyang to surrender. Song Wuyang was ordered to be shot by the crossbow, but Wang Zhen suddenly killed him. Wang Zhen then opened the gate to welcome Zhao Ying's army. King of Huainan sent Wang Zhen's three thousand men as the vanguard to attack Small Fish Pass. Ji Yun, the general of Huainan, refused to surrender. Zhao Ying gave the order to attack and personally supervised the battle. Wang Zheng's troops braved the rain of arrows to fill up the trenches and then used ladders to siege the city. After two sieges, they lost 500 men. Wang Zheng, who personally led the charge, was covered in blood. He requested for a truce, but Zhao Ying did not allow it. He allowed Wang Zheng to watch from the side and ordered his troops to attack the city. At dusk, an endless stream of ballistae, catapults, and battering rams arrived at the battlefield. Both sides fought until night fell, and 800 Huainan soldiers died. Zhao Ying held onto his whip and rode on his horse under the Zhao flag, unmoved. The next morning, they attacked the city again. Zhao Ying's trusted general, Xia Ping, led eighty men to attack the city for the first time. All of them died. Xia Ping's body was stabbed down to the ground by Ji Yun with an iron spear. Wang Zhen angrily asked for a battle. His armor had six to seven arrows embedded in it. He was hit by a huge rock and fell to the ground. When he got up, he was splashed by a pot of boiling oil and fell to the ground. His men risked their lives to carry him back.
Zhao Ying, who was wearing the bright yellow royal robe, looked at the fierce battle. His ears were filled with the screams and shouts of killing on the city wall, as well as the beating of the drums beside him. Of course, there was also the sound of the flag with the word "Zhao" fluttering in the cold wind. This man surnamed Zhao, who had always been a target of ridicule in the Liyang Dynasty, slowly raised his head and looked at the word "Zhao" embroidered on the flag. He pursed his lips, as if he was finally relieved of a heavy burden after so many years.
The siege's side had switched to the fourth battering ram. More than half of the huge ballistae, which could reach up to three hundred steps away and still had considerable lethality, had been destroyed. The crossbows on the few crossbows at the Small Fishy Pass had long run out of arrows to shoot. They were scattered and had lost their momentum. However, the Small Fishy Pass, which swore to live and die with the city, was still struggling. Its defense was fierce. More than two thousand spikes that were five inches long and weighed six ounces, and the four sides of the spikes were all broken. The thick ropes of the Yakshas and Charioteers that could be retrieved by the winches on the city wall were broken. However, there were still brave soldiers on the city wall constantly throwing down sharp iron hooks and long iron chains that formed "iron hooks". After they were thrown out, they could hook onto the armor or even the body of the besiegers and hang them in the air like fishing.
There were also strangely shaped iron hooks and axes that were used to stab or stab the arms of the besiegers.
Zhao Ying, who was slightly closer to the battlefield, saw with his own eyes that a soldier's entire arm was cut off. That arm fell down from the city wall before the soldier.
Zhao Ying was indifferent to this, and with an indifferent expression, he turned his horse around.
The Small Fishy Pass that was in imminent danger called for help. Ji Yun had no choice but to order the cavalry out of the east gate to seek help from Hen. They agreed that both sides would launch a surprise attack on the Duke of Huainan's camp at dawn. At that time, the Small Fishy Pass would take the initiative to open the gate and charge out with two hundred cavalry. Ji Yun would lead the charge, and behind the cavalry would be the remaining four hundred men of the Small Fishy Pass. Zhao Ying ordered the experts under his command to lead ten elite scouts to pursue and kill. Unexpectedly, they still escaped with injuries. The next day, Ji Yun, who knew that the Small Fishy Pass would not be able to be defended, had the heart to die. He and the two hundred cavalry appeared at the city gate. Regardless of whether Hen came to help or not, he would fight to the death for Da Chu. Ji Yun, who was in the prime of his life, was not someone who did not care about his life, nor was he someone who did not understand the current situation. However, when he was twenty years old, his father, who should have given him the crown, did not appear. There were also no guests to attend the ceremony. He was the one who gave himself the crown. This was because the general of Da Chu, Ji Hai, had already died on the battlefield. His three uncles had also died on the battlefield.
Sitting on the war horse, Ji Yun ordered his subordinates to open the city gate. He turned around and looked at the faces under the light of the torches. He did not say anything, and just clasped his fist.
This day, the general of the West Chu rebel army, Ji Yun, went out of the city at dawn to attack the Duke of Huainan. However, the 'Zhao Ying's army' seemed to have expected this, and formed up in an orderly manner. Out of the three passes, Hen Pass, which had the most cavalry, did not care about the order of the western front general, Xie Xi, to defend. The eight hundred cavalry and two thousand five hundred infantry rushed out to help. However, they were attacked by the main force of Zhao Ying, who was waiting for an opportunity. The eight hundred cavalry in the vanguard suffered heavy casualties under the crossbow fire, and the army collapsed. In the chaos, the main general and deputy general were shot dead by the Duke of Huainan's cavalry, leaving only the old and weak soldiers behind. Hen Pass was earlier than the Small Fishy Pass, and a group of soldiers changed to a large flag with the word 'Zhao' on it. Hen Pass' infantry commander led seven hundred men back to the city and committed suicide.
After three charges, Ji Yun was killed by an arrow from the Duke of Huainan's general, Hou Datong. It pierced through his head, and he fell off his horse and died.
The two hundred cavalry and four hundred infantry at the Small Fishy Pass all died in the charge.
Zhao Ying, who was wearing an eye-catching robe, got off his horse and walked past the corpses. He slowly walked up the city wall and looked at the rising sun in the east. He smiled and said, "The sun shines brightly, and the lambs feel warm."
The Duke of Huainan, who had won three passes in succession, did not send a single report of victory to Great Peace City. He did not even take over the dangerous pass of Guang Ling Dao. In reality, after this vassal had won the pass, he had no intention of dividing his forces to digest the fruits of his victory. He only had the heavily injured Wang Zhen and his remaining troops stay at Yellow Goat Pass. After putting up the "Zhao" flag on the city walls of the three passes, he led all the Huainan Dao soldiers to continue east, heading straight for the dangerous and difficult to attack Yaoyou Pass. Between these two passes was a rarely seen plain on the west side of Guang Ling Dao.
After the Duke of Huainan reorganized himself at Hen Pass, he brought all the war horses that could be ridden and slowly advanced. It was as if he was quietly waiting for Da Chu to rush to Yaoyou Pass. That genius general who made the entire Liyang Dynasty remember his name at such a young age, Xie Xi Bian.
On the plains closer to Yaoyou Pass, both sides had enough time to reorganize themselves and scouts. The Duke of Huainan, Zhao Ying, got off his horse and put on an exquisite armor over his robe. He carried a quiver of arrows that he had kept for many years. This Duke of Huainan, who was ridiculed for having great ambition but little talent, was a pitiful person who had been scolded by the Emperor many times. This was a man who had no children after his eldest son died "for no reason" at Dan Tong Pass. Jumping onto his horse, Zhao Ying looked straight ahead. He smiled at the two generals that had followed him for many years. "Hou Datong, Yu Qianshan, Xia Ping was one step ahead of us. Like the few of us agreed when we were young, we will die on the battlefield. Now it is our turn. After so many years, I've caused you to live such a pitiful life. "
Hou Datong laughed and said, "It is indeed a pitiful life, but it is a quick death. Later, I will kill a few more West Chu bastards. I guarantee that Old Xia will die from anger. Haha, I forgot that this guy is already dead! "
Yu Qianshan looked more like an elegant strategist waving a feather fan than the boorish Hou Datong. However, he still wore armor and carried a sword. He smiled and said, "You guys are really straightforward. It has been hard on a scholar like me."
Before Zhao Ying gave the order to charge, he closed his eyes and said softly, "Father, I am unfilial. I have not had the chance to toast in the Imperial Mausoleum. Today, I will use blood in place of wine. "
In front of the Duke of Huainan, Zhao Ying, there were two thousand heavy armored infantrymen in formation. On the two sides of the infantrymen, there were a thousand elite cavalry. There were also close to a thousand cavalry roaming far away, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
On this day, except for the four thousand soldiers and horses that were recruited from all over Huainan, Zhao Ying, Hou Datong and Yu Qianshan, as well as all of his personal guards, were all killed in battle. None of them were killed by an arrow in the back, and none of them were killed by the cavalry roaming behind them.
On the same day, the King of Jing An, Zhao Xun, rushed all the way from Hao 'ao Lake after hearing the news. At dusk, he arrived at the periphery of the battlefield. He knew that the situation was hopeless. He knew that there were still a thousand heavy cavalry at Yaoyou Pass. He saw with his own eyes that the Duke of Huainan's corpse was knocked off his horse by a West Chu general. The young King of Jing An, Zhao Xun, still decided to lead the charge.
Out of the six thousand Qingzhou cavalry, only two hundred were left. They risked their lives to protect Zhao Xun as they fled the battlefield.
In this battle, one of the two Kings who participated in the war died and the other was injured.
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