Chapter 748: The Sound of Drums and Horns Is so Sharp (20)

Weishan Pass is an important pass that guards Liaoxi County from Langya County. As long as you guard the Weishan Pass, the fertile land of fish and rice, Langya, will be safe and sound. This is also the reason why the Yan State used it to reject the Eastern Hu people. Liaoxi County has historically It has been occupied by the Donghu people many times, but because of the presence of the Weishan Pass, the Donghu people have never penetrated into Langya. For the Donghu people, the gain outweighed the losses by bypassing the mountain. The hundreds of miles of mountainous area were completely uninhabited. The Donghu people who support war in war have no interest at all.

Whenever the Yan State became stronger, the army would come from the Weishan Pass, try to regain Liaoxi County, and even drive the Donghu people completely back to their hometown. The war lasted for many years until the appearance of Zhang Shouyue. A poor young general, he led dozens of people to become mountain kings to oppose the rule of the Donghu people, and cooperated with the Yan army that came out of the Xiaoshan Pass at that time. After war after war, Zhang Shouyue began to rise, and finally drove the Donghu people out of western Liaoning. , Liaoxi County was returned to the Yan Kingdom, and Zhang Shouyue became the first civilian county guard in the history of the Yan Kingdom, and he served there for decades. .

Because Liaoxi County was taken back, Wushanguan lost its previous function. In the following decades, it was gradually abandoned. At the most desolate time, only dozens of soldiers and one tax collector were stationed here. The only function was Taxes are collected from merchants passing through here.

It wasn't until Gao Yuan's strong rise, gradually drifting away from the Yan Kingdom's court, and when Hu Yanchao was stationed in Langya County that the Weishan Pass once again received unprecedented attention, but this time, it was not to defend against the Donghu people, but to defend against Gao Yuan.

After several years of repairs, the dilapidated Weishan Pass has regained its former glory in resisting the Donghu people. The ten-meter-high city wall is mottled with old and new bricks. The new bricks were just wrapped in the past two years. The fluttering Flags, numerous swords and guns, and energetic soldiers. It gave new life to this old city that had been dilapidated for a long time.

This was an obstacle that the Eastern Expeditionary Army had to break when entering Langya County. Hu Yan was also very aware of this, so here he placed his own powerful general Wu Bo, and all the soldiers under his command were the same as before. Bringing out the old soldiers from the Liaoning Guard and guarding the Xiaoshan Pass, they will be able to resist the Eastern Army's attack outside Langya County.

Zhang Xi's whole body was covered with branches and thatch, and he lay quietly behind a bush, staring at the towering Weishan Pass in the distance. He knew that it wouldn't be long before this place would become a battlefield of flesh and blood. As a scout, he had often been in and out of this area in the past two years. It could be said that he had watched helplessly as the ruined place of Xiaoshan Pass transformed into what it is today. With this appearance, if you want to capture such a fortress, I'm afraid the loss will be huge. There are steep mountains on both sides of the pass. If you want to attack the pass, you have to enter through a long and narrow valley. And now, Wu Bo, the guard general of Wushan Pass, has built some more gate walls in the canyon. Just opening up this canyon is not a simple matter.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel a little itchy.

The sound of golden drums in Guancheng in the distance. After waking up Zhang Xi, he took a deep breath. He was just a scout, leading the troops to fight.

That should be something that the generals who lead the troops should think about. They can't control it, and they don't have the ability to control it. As long as they do their own thing, that's enough.

His eyes moved back, staring in the direction they came from.

For more than ten days, the scouts of the Eastern Conquest Army have been chasing the Yan Lingwei spy who killed three of their companions in this mountainous area. In this revenge pursuit, the scouts from both sides broke out in an unprecedented battle. After a fierce battle, the Eastern Expeditionary Army finally won the final victory. The Yan Army's scouts completely withdrew from the area, but Zhang Xi and the others did not find the Yan Lingwei spy.

Zhang Xi is convinced that this person must not have left this area, because the scouts of the Eastern March Army must be far more familiar with this area than this person. All they take are the shortest and most direct roads. Then No one can be faster than them.

The other comrades-in-arms were still searching carefully from behind, but Zhang Xi went straight to the Xiaoshan Pass. At this time, he was only a few miles away from the Yan Army's first pass wall in the canyon. If the spy could avoid his own Companion, then he will definitely appear here and not elsewhere.

Regardless of the level of hostility between the two parties, Zhang Xi still admires this guy for being able to survive so many scouts searching and chasing him until now. If I can catch him, I really want to ask him his name. But if he really comes here, I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity and time to interrogate him.

In the woods somewhere, frightened birds flew up. Zhang Xi suddenly became energetic and stared at that place with wide eyes. After a moment, the sound of rapid footsteps came, and a gray figure rushed out from the forest, heading towards Guan Qiang here rushed towards him, with an arrow stuck in his back. Looking at the man, Zhang Xi let out a long breath, finally seeing this man. He tightened his grip on the handle of the knife. At this time, behind the man, several scouts from the Eastern Conquest Army also appeared. They did not care at all about the defenders of Xiaoshan Pass not far away. They held the knife and fought desperately. Chasing the figure in front.

After more than ten days, they finally caught this man's traces and injured him. Now, even if the Yama Palace is ahead, they will move forward bravely.

Xu Yanmao was exhausted. For more than ten days, he felt like he had poked a hornet's nest. The scout Rufeng Madman of the Eastern Expeditionary Army immediately followed his traces. If he were an ordinary soldier, he could easily get rid of his opponent. But the problem is that the other party is the scout who is best at tracking and reconnaissance.

He didn't have time to sleep well or eat a full meal. He spent most of the day running for his life. Today, he finally saw the wall of Xiaoshan Pass, but just before him When he relaxed a little, the lingering scouts of the Eastern Conquest Army immediately pounced on him.

A fight injured several of them, but he also took an arrow. He finally broke out of the enemy's siege and saw the Guan wall in the valley ahead and the soldiers on the wall, Dayan's soldiers.

"Help, help!" He opened his hands, waved desperately to the soldiers on the wall in front of him, and howled loudly. As long as the soldiers inside the wall rushed out, the scouts of the Zhengdong Army chasing behind him would have no choice but to escape. , his life can be regarded as saved.

There are three walls in the canyon, and Wu He is the commander of these three walls. There are a thousand soldiers in this canyon, and they are the first line of defense of Xiaoshan Pass. Today, Wu He happened to be inspecting the first barrier.

Hearing the cry for help coming from far away from the opposite side, I saw a man wearing the uniform of the Eastern Conquest Army running towards here, and behind him, there were several other soldiers of the Eastern Conquest Army holding knives and murderously. Chased over.

"Fake city gate?" Wu He felt it was a bit ridiculous. There were too few people, right? Moreover, these are just three simple walls in the canyon. General Wu does not expect to be able to block the opponent for long. Even if he loses it to his opponent, it is not a big deal. The opponent will still be bored no matter what tricks he plays.

"Help, I am Yan Lingwei Xu Yanmao." The man shouted while running. This time, Wu He heard his cry clearly. The name Xu Yanmao is unfamiliar to most of the Yan army, but Wu He knows exactly such a person. Xu Yanmao, a former senior official of Yan Lingwei, was imprisoned for escorting Ye Xiang. He was sent to Langya, and later he was thrown to Liaoxi County.

There has been no news from him for two years, and all the senior officers in Langya believed that such a man had already died in the prison of the Liaoxi County Supervisory Office.

But now, he is back. If such a person comes back, he will definitely bring extremely important information. "Quick, get out and rescue him."

Wu He choked and pulled out his knife, then rushed under the wall.

The door opened, and Wu He rushed out immediately. Just after rushing out a few steps, Wu He suddenly stopped. In his sight, the expression on Xu Yanmao's face was clear. However, when he rushed through a bush, A large group of thatch behind the bush suddenly flew up, and a green figure jumped out and appeared behind Xu Yanmao. A cold light flashed in his hand, and a dagger plunged deeply into Xu Yanmao's side.

Xu Yanmao's smile froze on his face.

Zhang Xi drew his sword and quickly retreated. As a veteran scout, he knew that this sword had cut off all the chance of his opponent's life. He quickly threw away all disguises on his body, turned around and ran away.

"Run!" He shouted loudly at the stunned Zhengdong Army scouts, because at this time, Wu He finally came over. Amidst the roar, he led dozens of soldiers and ran towards them.

"Quick, enter the forest!" Several scouts turned and ran.

Wu He stopped next to Xu Yanmao. He slowly knelt down and helped Xu Yanmao up, "General Xu," he called softly.

The knife pierced his side. Wu He only took one look and knew that he was hopeless. Xu Yanmao stared at him, trying his best to say something, but as soon as his lips moved, a large amount of blood poured out of his mouth. Looking at Wu He, there was deep sadness in his eyes.

He learned a lot about the secrets of the Eastern Conquest Army. He knew the number and routes of the Eastern Conquest Army. In addition to the Wushang Pass, there was another force that detoured hundreds of miles into the mountains, entered the smoke-free area, and turned to attack Xinxiang. But this Everything, now he can't say a word.

He raised his hand high and suddenly lowered it. With a strong sense of unwillingness, Xu Yanmao tilted his head and died just like that. (To be continued...)