Chapter 154 Soldiers approaching the city
"Gao Yuchenglong personally led the troops?" Changsun Hong asked in surprise while allowing Kowloon Ang De to pick out the straw raincoat that he draped on his body.
"Yes, I heard that all the troops of the Dali Standing Army were mobilized, plus the nearby barbarian soldiers, a total of more than 25,000 people were stationed at Longshou Pass, waiting for us to pass." Duan Wuyi's iron armor, clanging and standing in the mud, reporting to Changsun Hong.
"It's raining here, go in and talk!" Changsun Hong lifted his robe that was soaked by the rain, lowered his head and got into the Shimenfan tent, which was built thirty miles outside the Longshou Pass. The tent was made of cowhide. Although it looked a little old, it was still solid and usable and was not invaded by water and fire.
Duan Wu, Jiulong Ande and others entered one after another. The tent was tall and wide, and it accommodated dozens of people without showing any signs. There were skylights on all sides of the tent, and there was a rain poncho. Although it was raining outside, the light was still useful and there was no feeling of darkness and haze.
Changsun Hong sat in the upper head with unswerving attitude. The barbarians and generals sat on both sides according to their official positions. Barbarian soldiers held the stove and baked the wet clothes on Changsun Hong and Jiulong Ande nearby.
"Gaoyoucheng has a high position and a high power, and he is a civil servant who is not in military affairs. He has always cherished himself and will not lead troops out easily. Why did he change his sexual intercourse this time?" Changsun Hong asked with a smile, carrying the water on the hem of his clothes.
"It was probably forced to be impatient." Duan Wu also smiled and relaxed: "When Duan Xiangxing was discussed, no one was willing to lead the army when they discussed the matter. Gao Yuchenglong was helpless, and the Emperor of the Duan family fanned the flames again, so he had to drive the ducks to put them on the shelves."
"Hahahaha!" There was a burst of laughter in the tent and everyone was happy.
"To this extent, the Gao family will be destroyed!" Changsun Hong smiled and shook his head: "There are actually elite soldiers in Dali, and there are internal disputes, which lead to such a dilemma."
He paused and said with a smile: "We Shimenfan should learn from them and learn from their lessons. We must be united at any time. Even if there are differences, we must not break up each other's corners. Under any circumstances, we must be consistent with the outside world. If someone is indifferent, everyone can punish him!"
He said this with a smile, but everyone who listened to it was confused.
This is by saying that others warn him. Changsun Hong said to his friends that he was so caring that he would rather give the last bowl of rice to others when he was hungry. But once someone disobeyed him to do something bad, the thunderous butcher knife was raised high, and it would be very cruel.
In the past ten years, many people have died under his knife. If you list the names, you can write a book.
Between Maitreya Monk and the Grizzly Vajra, Changsun Hong can change flexibly.
As for how to change, it mainly depends on who he is going to deal with.
So everyone in the tent shivered and shouted loudly: "What sir is saying is, remember the sir's teachings!"
"Don't do this, this is a pre-war gathering meeting, everyone relax." Changsun Hong moved the furnace toward him and said to Duan Wu: "Tell me the serious business, Duan Wu, you are the main general, let's talk about the situation first."
"Yes!" Duan Wu stood up and bowed, then walked to the side, pointed to a map hanging on a wooden rack and said to everyone: "Sir, please look, please look, this is the Dali topographic map drawn by Ran Pu. After consideration by Mr. Changsun, it is an extremely exquisite and accurate drawing."
He poked his rough fingers somewhere on the picture and said, "This is Dali City. The city is backed by Cangshan Mountain and facing Erhai Lake in the south. It is built along the mountain. There are two city walls, and there are differences inside and outside. The imperial city is inside and there are four guards. Outside Dali City, there are two relevant passes, which guard the two important roads that enter and exit Dali City on the upper and lower sides of Cangshan Mountain. If we come from Sandian, if we want to knock on the city, we must pass Shangguan, which is the Dragon Head Pass."
"Since the time when the Longshou Pass was built in the Vajra City in Nanzhao, it has established the Mucheng as a pass. For more than a hundred years, it has been repaired by the lord of Dali. It has been a majestic pass that is more than three feet high. Both sides of the pass are full of unattainable mountains and rocks. If you want to take a detour, you must travel 300 miles and pass through the 36 barbarians in eastern Yunnan. The forces there are complicated and troublesome."
"We can't afford to delay." Changsun Hong knocked on the table behind: "The Mongolians are making trouble in Sichuan. If they are delayed for a long time, if there is any change, everything will be over."
"Sir, it's very true, so we have no other way except to hit the gate and attack." Duan Wu poked the position of the Dragon Head Pass on the map again. He poked it carefully and did not break the drawings: "In our past wars, we rarely attacked the tough ones. At worst, we could fight against the Muzhai of the barbarians. The wooden fence and the stone pass of the Dragon Head Pass were completely different from that of the stone pass. Therefore, it was very difficult to break the gate."
"And it's raining outside." Changsun Hong stood up and straightened his body. The dripping water dripping on his hem immediately flowed to the stove, and a stream of blue smoke rose with a "sweet" sound.
Changsun Hong didn't care at all, stood next to the map, and like Duan Wu, he reached out and poked the map and said, "The roads are muddy on rainy days and it is difficult to pass. We at Shimenfan are almost all infantrymen and there are few horses, so it is even more difficult to fight. Duan Wu is right, this battle is very difficult."
All the generals in the tent changed their faces when they heard this, and they whispered to each other, and there was a buzzing sound.
"However, this is exactly the time to test us." Changsun Hong raised the volume a little bit: "We have never fought wars and marched, and we didn't act according to the weather. We stopped fighting if it rains? How could this be true? We will conquer the city and overcome the strong, and we will count it in the future. We will not only fight this battle, but also fight well!"
"Looking at another perspective, we feel uncomfortable when it rains, but not when it is not uncomfortable when it is raining? Visibility is low on rainy days, and the valley is foggy. You can't see the people opposite each other after dozens of steps. Only when we get close to them can we find that as long as we move fast enough, we can set up a ladder and climb the wall, the guards may not have not reacted yet!" Changsun Hong hugged his arms and said seriously: "The wall is only four or five steps wide. One zhang of guards with frontal equipment can only stand at most five or six people, squeeze them up and chop them up. If they attack them, they can easily occupy a section of the wall."
Duan Wu said: "That's true. Tomorrow night is the first day of the first day. The moonlight is the dimest time in January. There is almost no moonlight. The whole army tied white cloth on its arms. Select soldiers who are used to walking on the night road to lead the way. The rest of them walked in one head. When they approached the city wall, the torches were lit up and they would rush up and hit them with one blow!"
The generals below discussed again, and then they all agreed and nodded.
"Sir, General Duan, you can attack at night. This plan is great! All of us in Shimen are real men, and we have no choice but to fight during the day. Please make sure that the sir and the general decide the following strategy and arrange it. If one of us is afraid of difficulties, I, Wuwujiao, will not be spared!" Wuwujiao, the barbarian general, stood up and raised his fist as big as a sandbag and roared.
"Yes, it's so!" Everyone shouted: "Shimenfan has no cowards!"
Changsun Hong and Duan Wu looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.
Morale is available!
This is how the barbarians are. It is very simple to mobilize. Needless to say, they will scream and motivate themselves.
Changsun Hong, a barbarian soldier with ten thousand people, was confident that after years of training, he would never be at a disadvantage in dealing with the Mongols in the mountains.
Not to mention the Dali soldiers who have not fought for many years.
Chapter completed!