Chapter 501 In front of Jiulong Gate
After discussing the details with Wu Jie, Jia Cong asked him to take his men to rest first and wait for the conquest of Jiulong tomorrow.
Afterwards, he summoned all the generals again.
Under the generals' puzzled gazes, Jia Cong directly gave the order, "Ma Shang, Chen Ruiwen!"
"I will be here!"
"I will allocate 3,000 soldiers and horses to each of you two. Carry one day's rations. After enter the mountains around Jiulong. You will lie in ambush 500 steps from the Jiulong Pass and must not be discovered by the guards."
The two of them were shocked, knowing that they were going to attack Jiulong. They immediately shouted, "I obey your orders!"
"Guo Wei, I will allocate 5,000 shield soldiers and 15,000 archers to you. Niu Ci, I will allocate 15,000 cavalry to you!"
Both of them were commanders of the Beijing Camp Army. When Jia Cong went to Lanzhou to garrison the border, they were only battalion commanders. They were promoted step by step along with Jia Cong, so they were truly Jia Cong's direct line of troops. Moreover, these two were brave in battle and were rare and powerful generals.
Although everyone was a little confused, they all obeyed the order.
Then, Jia Cong said in a deep voice, "Wait until the Jiulong Pass gate is wide open. Ma Shang, Chen Ruiwen, you two have only a cup of tea to charge to the pass!"
A cup of tea takes less than a quarter of an hour, and even if you run at full speed, you can only run a thousand steps at most. In addition, it is in the mountains and forests, which is a huge test.
However, Ma Shang and the other two gritted their teeth and shouted, "Don't worry, Marshal. I will personally lead the charge. If I can't reach the checkpoint within a few minutes, Marshal, feel free to chop off my head."
Jia Cong nodded slightly, then continued, "Guo Wei, your task is even more important! When the battle begins at the checkpoint, you will also only have a short time to reach within 500 steps of the checkpoint. Furthermore, your archers and catapults will immediately launch an attack on the Jiulong Checkpoint, suppressing the defenders at the checkpoint to the greatest extent possible."
There is a flat wasteland in front of Jiulong Pass. How to hide the army nearby and how to get the army to the designated location within two cups of tea is also a difficult problem for Guo Wei.
Fortunately, Guo Wei had been thinking about this matter these days, and the terrain of the entire Jiulong area was imprinted in his mind. After a brief thought, he thought of a suitable hiding place.
"Niu Ci, once Ma Shang and the other two have taken the pass, your cavalry must charge in immediately. If the pass is compromised, the troops in Jiulong City will rush in immediately, but our main army won't be able to deploy. Therefore, you need to withstand the enemy's first wave of counterattacks and buy time for the follow-up troops!"
Niu Ci stood up and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, Marshal. If I can't do it, I will bring my head to you!"
In comparison, his mission is actually the easiest one. After all, it does not require any planning, he just needs to lead people to fight, and this is most in line with Niu Ci's temper.
"Alright, return to camp immediately and organize your troops. After sunset, all troops will arrive at their designated positions! Tomorrow at sunset, someone will come to trick us into opening the Jiulong Pass. We only have this one chance, so we must win this battle!"
"I obey your command!" The generals shouted in unison, and then left the tent to deploy troops.
On the second day, in the afternoon, a team approached the Jiulong Checkpoint in a mighty manner!
Before the team reached the checkpoint, the guards drew their bows and arrows and shouted, "Who are you? Stop immediately!"
The leader, Wu Jie, waved his hand, telling his men to wait while he stepped forward alone, shouting, "I am Wu Jie, an envoy of the Qiang tribe. I have been ordered by the leader of the Guwu tribe to come and see you, the commander-in-chief."
Orchard did not stop until he was only a few dozen steps away from the checkpoint.
The defenders on the city wall were slightly startled. They looked down for a moment and saw that Wu Jie and his men were dressed in the appearance and attire of Qiang people. However, the leading captain still said, "You should retreat. The general has ordered that Jiulong be sealed off. No one is allowed to enter or leave."
Upon hearing this, Wu Jie was furious and shouted, "How dare you, a mere soldier on the city walls, mess up my important mission! My Qiang tribe is a major tribe in the entire Sichuan-Shu region. Even your army commander wouldn't dare treat me with disrespect! Moreover, this elder has come here on the orders of the tribe leader. This is a matter concerning the life and death of my Qiang people and your tribes. If this elder leaves, can you bear the consequences?"
The commander on the city wall became suspicious upon hearing this!
The Qiang people were quite powerful, and in order to win them over, the various tribes in southern Xinjiang had previously given them many gifts and wealth. If something important was really delayed by me, even if it was to appease the Qiang people, I would probably be killed by the general first.
"Hmph, when our southern border tribes occupy Sichuan and Shu, you Qiang people will benefit!" The commander snorted in his heart, but shouted to the people below, "Just wait!"
After saying this, he went back to the city to report.
The current situation in Chengdu Prefecture is basically dominated by the Wudeng and Xuhen tribes of Qiongbu Prefecture. The Wumeng Mountain tribes are mainly coveting the Xuzhou area east of Jiading Prefecture, while the Xishan Yechuan tribes occupy Qiongzhou, Yazhou and Lizhou. The troops attacking Chengdu Prefecture are mainly from the Wudeng and Xuhen tribes.
The commander stationed in Jiulong is also the elder of Wudeng tribe, Solang Wangdui!
After Solang Wangdui received the report from the soldiers guarding the pass, he heard that there were only about a hundred people, and they were indeed Qiang people, so he didn't think much about it.
"Bring them in. If they make any unusual movement, they will be killed without mercy!"
It was no wonder that he was careless. The Qiang people were indeed the targets of the tribe's wooing. Moreover, most importantly, he had received news that the main force of the Daqian reinforcements was now in Maozhou, so the Qiang people's intentions were naturally obvious.
After receiving the order, the Jiulong Checkpoint, which had been closed for many days, was finally slowly opened.
Moreover, in order to prevent any accidents, the captain personally took a hundred trusted men with him and went out to guard the door. As long as these Qiang people dared to play tricks , he would show no mercy.
Seeing the door slowly opening, Wu Jie couldn't help but feel relieved. Up to now, his mission has been half completed. As long as everything goes well in the future, his position as the patriarch will be basically in his hands.
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, waved to his men, and slowly approached the checkpoint.
However, just when they were only ten , the horse that Orchid was riding suddenly neighed and stood up. Orchid on the horse suddenly panicked, screamed and rolled off the horse.
Under the watchful eyes of the gatekeepers, several Qiang people got off their horses in a hurry and made a lot of noise before they managed to subdue the horse!
This scene made the defenders burst into laughter. "Haha, these are the Qiang people? They can't even tame a horse. I guess their reputation is just exaggerated."
A group of people were watching the show, while the Qiang people were busy helping Wujie up and pulling the horse. The whole place in front of the city gate was in chaos. Even the soldiers on the checkpoints could not help but look down out of curiosity.
