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Chapter 986 Turning Point ([-])
In the ups and downs of troubled times, people go in different directions.Although most people drift with the flow and are confused, there are always people who move against the tide and draw their swords forward.

After the Jurchen West Route Army defeated Xiangfan, the gate of Wu Dynasty opened, and Xiangfan quickly fell to Jianmenguan.Many people and troops knelt down in front of the Jurchen. In less than half a year, the city gates were opened to the Jurchen in the thousands of miles away.

Some of the resisters died at the time, and the army willing to surrender to the Jurchen accepted the name in one way or another, but there are always some people who really chose the illusory and the serpent, waiting quietly for the turning point to come.

From the southwest to the north, it is not only Xiangyang and Fancheng to cross the Yangtze River, but geographically speaking, the location of Xiangfan is really important.The Jurchen troops, who had not considered failure, always concentrated their fleet at Xiangfan Dutou.That's why, when some of the most unlikely situations arise, the army's plan to attack Xiangfan and cut off Jurchen's back path has been circling in the minds of some daring people since last year.

The defeat of the Golden Man's Wangyuan Bridge touched the nerves of Liu Guangshi, Xia Zhongxin, Xiao Zheng and others, making them quickly make their own choices.At the same time, there are always other people who start to contact and implement their plans.

On the seventh day of March, after getting in touch with each other, Qi Xinhan led a brigade to set off along the carefully explored path.On March 27, he arrived at the foot of Fancheng, trying to cooperate with the outside and make a sneak attack.

If the sneak attack is successful, it will give a very heavy blow to the Jurchen West Route Army trying to retreat.But the progress after that was not smooth.

3000 people rushed nearly a thousand miles, and the route they chose was roughly equal to the enemy's rear. The whole act was actually extremely risky.However, considering the gap between the Jin army and the Han army and the significance of this operation, Qin Shaoqian finally approved the operation.The most elite team in the army was selected, and several plans were made-although the Han army secretly contacted the Huaxia Army made a set of elaborate plans, but the Huaxia Army did not follow this plan in the end.

Facts have proved that such a mentality is extremely necessary. When approaching the boundary of Fancheng, Qi Xinhan re-opened the scout team and went to Fancheng to observe the situation in advance. The army did not enter the agreed place at the agreed time.

The contact person inside Fancheng missed the appointment, and as the scout team took the initiative to send a signal in the south of the city, someone jumped off the city wall of Fancheng.

The person who was placed inside Fancheng to try to open the door was originally a junior general of the Han army in the Central Plains, but it was clear that all these plans had been seen through by the Jurchens. The person's jump, also completely wiped out this possibility.

The Jurchen army and the elite puppet army deployed in the Xiangfan area did not confirm the whereabouts of the Huaxia army. After the internal response was captured, a large-scale mobilization was carried out. Tens of thousands of troops, including 3000 Tushanwei, quickly surrounded the city. Come.Qi Xinhan was not in a panic either, and [-] people quickly withdrew to near Danyang Town in the southwest of Fancheng, taking advantage of the night to set up an ambush by taking advantage of the terrain.

The Han army in Fancheng saw that the Jinren saw through the trajectory of the black flag stealing the city, and began to turn around and flee. The fighting spirit became resolute. Thousands of people quickly chased Danyang. Capture favorable terrain.Before they went up the mountain, the Huaxia Army launched an attack in the middle of the formation, cutting the formation into two pieces. After that, another army in ambush rushed in from the rear section, first robbing the gunpowder, carriages, and iron guns carried by the army.

When Tu Shanwei arrived, the first group of [-] Han troops was fleeing all over the mountains.

Although Tu Shanwei is an elite Jurchen, the total number of people outside Jiange in Xi Yin's hands will not exceed [-]. The number of people who can be arranged in Fancheng and can be dispatched to pursue them is even smaller.Compared with the same number of troops, Qi Xinhan only defeated the Han army twice as large as himself, and then called directly at Tu Shanwei who came.

The person in charge of leading this Tu Shanwei team was also a fierce general. When he saw the arrogant appearance of the Huaxia Army, he immediately launched an attack.

The battle was fierce and unusual for the first time in the night. Although the Huaxia Army had only done one battle, it was actually very advantageous to set up a formation after occupying the geographical advantage.That's why Qi Xinhan directly teased the other party.But the Jurchen generals were not stupid. They realized the problem in the second half of the first wave of the attack. They commanded a large number of troops to try to outflank, and at the same time deployed more Han troops south of Fancheng to block the road.His siege had not yet been completed, and Qi Xinhan quickly started the transfer before dawn, relying on the favorable terrain he had been optimistic about.

Tu Shanwei bit it all the way.

Although the Jurchen side had the superiority in military strength, the 3000 men led by Qi Xinhan had been training for a long time on the plateau, and long-distance raids on rough terrain were just commonplace.They crossed the mountains all the way, and occasionally encountered the Han army, but they were defeated with one blow.Such a situation made it impossible for the Jurchen side to seize the opportunity in the first two days.People can only know that near Fancheng, fighting has already started lively.

Things on the battlefield are already on fire.Outside the battlefield, the situation is also very complicated.

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On March 29, the sky was gloomy to the north of Zhaohua, and the Jin Guo West Route Army camped behind.

The 43-year-old Jin Guo general Wanyan Yuchi lifted the curtain of the big tent and greeted the coach sitting inside: "Teacher."

There are lights in the tent, and in the center is a huge sand table. Various small flags are inserted in the corresponding positions of the sand table. The names of different forces and troops are written on the flags. A round of adjustments and updates.

Half-haired with white hair, his figure has been thin recently, but he is still in good spirits. Wanyan Xiyin was sitting on the chair in front of the sand table. Wanyan Yuchi noticed that he was holding two flags in his hands, and he was looking a little dazed.

"Teacher." Wanyan Yuchi has followed Xiyin for many years. Compared with the little prince Qingjue, who is not too strong to support the wall, Wanyan Yuchi's family background is not very prominent, but because of this, he has climbed up with solid results. Xi Yin's extremely trusted disciple and right-hand man.When he saw Xi Yin's actions, he probably guessed what happened: "...Did you find someone?"

"Yeah." Wanyan Xiyin nodded, turning a small flag with her name in her hand, after a while, she sighed slightly, but also showed a smile, "Dai Mengwei and Wang Zhainan, do you remember these two? "

Wanyan Yuchi thought for a while: "Dai Mengwei is a great scholar in Xicheng County, and Wang Zhainan is also a scholar general. The teacher liked the things they gave them a few years ago. We chatted with them for a long time... Are they betrayed?"

"I have never really surrendered, so what is there to betrayal? Yu Chi, as the teacher has long said that Confucianism is extensive and profound, and not all of these scholars in the south kneel down. Knowing that it is them, there are still some for the teacher. Glad."

"Yes." Wanyan Yuchi nodded.In fact, Xi Yin has profound Chinese studies, and not all of his disciples are fond of reading.

"Go and deal with it."

Xi Yin's simple sentence, after that, there were countless bloody storms.

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At the same time that Wanyan Yuchi led the troops out, in the thousands of miles between the Yangtze River and Jiange, members of the intelligence department of the Huaxia Army who had been lurking were also swiftly making their own reactions and actions.

After the Jurchen occupied this area, the murderers, massacres, and the death of the rebels, there were always some, either going up the hills or hiding among the refugees, and always carrying out their own resistance.Among the Han army and gentry, there were also those who were inclined to the Huaxia army. It was Dai Mengwei and Wang Zhainan, who had controlled several places, who contacted the Huaxia army and proposed a plan to capture Fancheng.

But it is clear that Wanyan Xiyin had already predicted the importance of Xiangfan. Even the Han army who had surrendered to his side earlier would collude with Heiqi, and he never left his plans.With the emergence of the Wangyuan Bridge change, Qi Xinhan approached Fancheng, and Xi Yin arranged for the backhand to unfold. After forcing Qi Xinhan to retreat, after a little review of the previous information, the figures of Dai Mengwei and Wang Zhanan also entered Xi Yin. Yin's vision.

At the same time, the intelligence department of the Huaxia Army must start to consider the possibility that Dai Mengwei, Wang Zhainan and others are actually real traitors.After such a possibility was initially ruled out, the message of the action spread out in all directions.

Originally ambushed in various cities and refugee groups, the many green forest heroes and resistance forces headed by Fu Lu began to act. The purpose of their action was to unite all forces and start to rescue Dai, Wang and the two rebels. relatives and clansmen.One after another, the riots unfolded in the cheering and shouting, and the Huaxia Army began to lobby all the remaining Han army teams in the thousands of miles away.

The chess pieces of both sides are still falling, Wanyan Xiyin is waiting for the rebels to appear, trying to suppress them in one fell swoop, to kill chickens and monkeys, to detonate and clear up possible hidden dangers on the way back to the north in advance.As for the Huaxia Army, starting with the desperate risk of 3000 people, Qin Shaoqian wanted to remind everyone: the time for the decisive battle is coming.

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The moment when the fuse outside Jianmenguan was lit.Inside Jianmen Pass, the fierce fighting continued.

South of Huangming County, the air is humid and gloomy, the smoke of gunpowder fills the sky, and the smell of blood fills people's nostrils.

Wanyan She also wielded a long sword, shouted loudly, and was actively fighting in the front line.His continuous activity has boosted the morale of Jin Jun.

The rocket named "Dijiang" was launched from the I-shaped frame at the top of the hill, whistled with a terrifying tail flame, fell into the stream not far away, and exploded away.Wanyan Sheye Ma led the team and rushed to the hilltop that was being occupied by a small number of Chinese troops.

From Yushuixi on March 21 to Huangming County on this day, he has been fighting for several days, screaming hoarsely.In fact, the most critical moment for Zong Han's army to withdraw from the southwest has also arrived.

This was the most difficult and desperate battle he had ever encountered in his life. After five days of fierce battle in Rain River, Shi Yema once thought he was going to die in that mountain forest.The soldiers led by Qu Zhengyan were only more than [-] people. Although Ning Yi's banner was just an empty city plan, the soldiers who followed him were the most courageous troops in the Black Flag Army. On the second day of the frontal battle, he showed signs of decline. On the third day, Shiyama was blocked on the narrow mountain road, and dumplings were almost made by two black flag troops.

But among the golden men, there are also warriors.Ni Shelang, Xiren's deputy who has been fighting alongside Sheyema for nearly 20 years, took the flag of Sheyema to break through with all his strength. In the end, Nishelang was shot and killed by the Black Banner Army. Sheyema was lucky enough to break through and escaped .

It is difficult for a person who has been weak all his life to suddenly become hard, and a person who has been proud all his life will not suddenly become weak.In the days of fighting, the brother died, the lieutenant died, and in the breakout, his favorite warhorse, who was like one with him, also died. The horse forgot to fear.After that, it was another two-day battle after the formation of the troops. The artillery fire of the Black Flag Army and the arrows on the battlefield did not touch him at all.

The terrain of Yuyu Creek is complicated. In the five days, although everyone has been fighting round by round without a clear winner, for the Jin people, this struggle has really delayed Qu Zhengyan's momentum of pushing forward. There were more black flag troops gathered in Yuyuxi, and Sheye Ma evacuated the army to Huangming County.

At this time, a large number of Jurchen troops were flocking to the narrow Huangming Mountain Road.

More than a month ago, the troops that arrived at the front lines of Shiling and Xiukou included a total of 10 Han troops and nearly [-] main forces of the Jin army. place.After the defeat in the Battle of Wangyuan Bridge, most of the Han army chose to surrender. The Jin army from Shiling and Xiukou was nearly [-], but with the personnel on the road behind, the total number reached [-].

In more than half a month, under the repeated attacks of the Huaxia Army, the Jin Army suffered nearly 25 casualties and missing people, and a small number of wounded who could no longer evacuate chose to surrender.By the 26th and 5th, about [-] Jurchen troops successfully passed through the Huangming Pass, and the remaining [-] were blocked in front of the road into the mountain.Since it was already difficult to detour around Huangming County, the Huaxia army that had caught up one after another charged the fleeing Jurchen troops again and again, and captured them after they were defeated.

The morale of the last troops was low. Although they often occupied the road and set aside their defenses, the Huaxia Army's rockets had a far greater range than artillery. It was often a round of rockets and a charge, and the Jurchen troops at the end were large. Surrender on a large scale.During this period, the fighting of Tu Lisu, Saba and others slowed down the speed of the collapse to a certain extent, and Sheya Ma, who came from Yuyu Stream, immediately joined them and worked hard to stabilize the morale of the army.

On the 29th, a team of the Huaxia Army came from the side and occupied a hilltop by the side of the road by sneak attack, almost cutting off the way of thousands of people in the back section. Shi Yema led the team to launch two attacks on the hill. After the extremely disadvantaged Huaxia Army squad fired several rockets they carried, they finally chose to retreat when they saw the Jurchens rushing towards them.

A rocket exploded behind a big rock not far from Shiyema. A soldier beside him was blown away. Shiyema had already shouted hoarsely. When the guards rushed over, he was still standing there in a daze. After a long time, I realized that I survived by luck.

The Huaxia Army on the top of the mountain withdrew in embarrassment.

- and live on your own.

He thought of many people who were called heroes by the Jurchens in the past, Aguda, Father, Zong Wang, Xi Yin, Lou Shi, Ba Lisu... At this moment, he suddenly understood where he was not as good as them.I have fought with the army for 20 years, and I also boast that I am brave, but in fact, most of the battles I fought as an adult were actually downwind battles.

Aguda is different from the generation of his father and Xiyin. In the eyes of future generations, they fought generously and heroically all the way, but when they went from Ningjiang Prefecture to Hubu Dagang, they used a small number of troops against the majority of Liao soldiers again and again. Coming from the brink of life and death.

At this moment, I really understand how difficult it is to survive.

There is a bleak sun in the sky, and the valley is covered with haze, but in the moment in front of me, nothing is moving.Not long after, he saw Tu Lishu coming from the other side of the road, the two people with gunpowder smoke and blood on their bodies nodded to each other and didn't say much.

As long as I can return to the Northland, I will not let Dajin die at the hands of the black flag.

At this moment, he thought so.

(End of this chapter)