After Yin died of illness, he captured Xingwangfu (Guangzhou) where the Liu family was based.

Chaofeng and other eastern regions then presented their cities and surrendered. The Lingnan prefectures and more than 280,000 households under the jurisdiction of the Qingyuan Army Jiedu returned to the Chu court.

At this time, Wuwei Junjiedu, who was separatist in Fujian, had died of illness for two years after being granted the title of King of Fujian by the Liang Kingdom fifteen years ago. His son Wang Yanhan succeeded to the throne of Fujian, but he was not on good terms with his brothers and ministers.

As a result, the internal situation in Fujian became tense and its military power retreated.

Shen Yang, Du Chongtao, Yang En, Zhang Chao, Huang Hua and others thought that they could unite Fujian into Da Chu as their territory.

In addition to making Zheng Hui the Duke of Wuxing County and leading his troops to garrison the Prince Xing's Mansion to further consolidate the Chu army's rule in Lingnan, in April of the fifth year of Taihe, Jinling sent an edict to Prince Xing's Mansion and sent Huang Lu, Zhang Feng and Chenzhou Fan generals to wash it.

Shesheng, Xishepeng and others collected grain and fodder on the spot, led troops to send troops from Prince Xing's Mansion to the east to attack Zhangzhou, an important town in southern Fujian. At the same time, Gu Zhilong led Yongjia soldiers and horses to send troops from southern Zhejiang to attack northern Fujian.

After the Chenzhou crisis broke out, as a compromise condition, the brothers Xishesheng and Xishepeng led the Chenzhou camp, left Chenzhou, and embarked on the long journey to follow Zheng Hui's expedition to Lingnan.

In addition to the three thousand warriors who initially embarked on the journey, the Xi clan also recruited more than five thousand Dingzhuang warriors from Chenzhou to fight southward in the past six years. A total of more than five thousand people died on the Lingnan battlefield.

Even though Xi Shepeng and Xi Shesheng were promoted to deputy capital commander, Du Yuhou and other senior generals due to their outstanding military exploits, Xi Ying also had to be granted the title of Xuyang Marquis, but the Chenzhou Xi clan and its affiliated fanzhai were almost the same in strength.

was consumed.

Three years of Taihe

Di Xiying saw that the situation in Heluo was stable and Liang's army was strong. He was worried about the Yi people living on the side of Xuzhou, so he wrote a letter requesting that the last two thousand direct descendants and branch tribesmen, mainly women and children, be moved to Jiangdong to settle down.

To show his naturalization and loyalty to Chu Ting.

At the same time, the Chenzhou Fan Camp in front of Zheng Hui's account no longer maintained an independent establishment and was completely integrated into the Youlongque Army. The other military strategists also moved to Tanzhou and other places and were organized into military households.

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Dazzling is the cold winter of the fifth year of Taihe.

Located between Mianchi and Mengjin, the western foothills of Mangshan Mountain are covered with heavy snow.

The mountain at the western foot of Mang Mountain is steep and steep, like a huge triangle, embedded between Li Mountain and Wangwu Mountain on the north bank. The Yu River also forms a river here that first flows from southwest to northeast, and then turns to flow southeast in the southern part of Yuanqu.

of Great Bay.

The water of the Yu River is sandwiched between the cliffs, winding and flowing rapidly, and it is completely frozen at this time.

Shaofeng is more than 400 feet high, and the terrain near the Yu River in the northwest is relatively flat. In the early years, Liang Jun built a sentry fort here against the peaks of the western foothills of Mang Mountain.

In the second year of Taihe, the Mianchi garrison expanded the outpost into Lingshangzhai, guarding a trail on the west flank of Shaofeng leading to the hinterland of Mianchi County at the southern foot of Mang Mountain, to prevent the enemy troops from the north bank from passing southward. In the second and third years of Taihe, both sides

The generals surrounded Lingshang Stronghold, and several fierce battles took place. Lingshang Stronghold was repaired and expanded several times, and by the fourth year of Taihe it had formed a solid military fortress.

Taking advantage of the newly established Shaanzhou Prefecture to govern Mianchi, in the fourth year of Taihe, the local government widened the more than 40-mile trail from the mausoleum to Mianchi into a standard post road.

The mausoleum is directly opposite Mashou Village in the south of Yuanqu County. To the north of Mashou Village is the entrance to Zhiguanxing. To the north, along the ditch sandwiched between Li Mountain and Wangwu Mountain, fifty miles north, it belongs to Gui Puzhou.

Yuanqu City.

The first battle on the way north took place at Ma Shou Village.

After the reorganization of prefectures and counties, Wen Bo served as the envoy of Shaanzhou Prefecture and led two infantry brigades, Xue Chuan and Su Lie, to move to the western foot of Mang Mountain, Hangu Pass, Lingbao, Mianchi and other places.

After capturing Xingyang City, the Heluo east flank defense line advanced to Xingyang, Mengzhou Shuiying also suffered heavy losses, and Mengjin, Gongxian, and Yanshi became relatively safe.

These three counties were under the jurisdiction of Luoyang Prefecture. At this time, the defense of these three counties was included in the Luoyang Garrison District, and Wenbo's headquarters was moved westward. Everything seemed logical.

In the initial capture of Mashou Village, Wen Bo did not come to the front line in person. Instead, Su Lie sent troops and horses from the command post to cross the river via the mausoleum to launch the attack.

No matter from which angle you look at it, this is just a routine invasion and attack launched by Liang Jun on the north bank of the Yu River after the Yu River froze.

Such offensives also took place in Xingyang, Hulao Pass, and Lingbao and Tongguan on the further west, and even penetrated into Lishan and Wangwushan. Chen Yuanchen's troops also launched an attack on the defenders in the mountainous areas farther north this winter.

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Tian Weiye didn't pay much attention to it. He thought that Ma Shouzhai's city wall was strong, its war equipment was complete, and the surrounding terrain was extremely narrow and conducive to the deployment of Liang's army. There were two thousand elite defenders in the village, which was enough.

In the ditch to the south of Yuanqu, there are several defensive forts built, and there are post roads that have been continuously built and perfected since the Qin and Han Dynasties to connect with Mashou Village. Even if there is any abnormality, reinforcements can get there quickly.

At this time, Tian Weiye was even more worried that Liang Jun's soldiers and horses entering Lishan and Wangwushan would try to disperse their troops in small groups this winter, cross Lishan and Wangwushan, and pass through the mountains they established in the northern mountains of Lishan and Wangwushan.

The blockade was carried out in Anyi, Jiangxian, Yangcheng, Qinshui, Quwo and other places, causing serious damage.

At this time, Tian Weiye still deployed more of his main troops on the northern front.

At that time, the Yu River was covered with three feet of ice, and horses and horses were crossing the river on ice and snow.

Su Lie led his troops across the river and headed north, but leaving Ma Shou Village alone, three thousand elite troops circled directly to the seven or eight miles northeast of Ma Shou Village and stationed themselves in the valley on the southeast side of Yaowu Ridge to form a formation.

Although the Yu River was frozen for three feet at this time, the Mongolian army could completely bypass the Yaowuling slope valley, which was four or five miles wider than the Yu River ice surface from the south, and advance to Ma Shou Village, but this slope valley was a curved area.

The only way for the garrison to reinforce Mashou Village from land.

In other words, after Liang Jun established a foothold in the southeast slope valley of Yaowuling, and after the Yu River thawed, the soldiers, horses, and war equipment on its south bank could still be transported by ship and continuously disembarked in the southeast slope valley of Yaowuling.

When the time came for Liang's army to attack Ma'shou Village to the west, the Yuanqu garrison was isolated from Ma'shou Village and could not reinforce it.

The terrain around Mashou Village is narrow, and it is a must-defend position to defend the south entrance of Zhiguan County. As long as Mashou Village is defended, Liang Jun from the south bank will not be able to send large numbers of troops into Zhiguan County.

Naturally, Tian Weiye did not allow Mashou Village to fall into the crisis of being lost. When he learned of this situation, he immediately rushed to Yuanqu City to take charge and sent troops to attack Yaowuling, hoping to repel Su Lie's troops and open up a link with Mashou Village.

contact.

At this time, the mobilization orders of Luoyang, Chaozhou, Huatong, Xingyang, and Shangluo prefectures were officially issued. Six main infantry brigades, including Han Bao, Li Qi, Lin Sheng, He Liufeng, Wen Yuan, and Huo Li, and guard brigades continued to flow.

Heading towards Mianchi County.

The First Security Brigade led by Huo Li set off from Yanshi, which was the closest, and arrived at the mausoleum two days later.

At this time, Tian Weiye had assembled eight thousand troops and had just arrived at Yaowuling.

Considering that south of Mianchi was the capital of the Liang Kingdom and the elite soldiers and horses gathered very quickly, Tian Weiye did not dare to detach a group of soldiers and horses to walk across the river ice to the west side of Yaowuling for a pincer attack. Instead, he concentrated his troops on the northeast side of Yaowuling to attack Yaowuling.

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There has been no major battle for nearly two years. The many armored ordnance offices under the Military Intelligence Staff Office build war crossbows and shield chariots, which are first equipped for Su Lie and Xue Chuan.

In front of the slope valley of Yaowuling, although there is an open attack channel of more than 300 steps, thirty spring-arm bed crossbows and thirty individual spring-arm crossbows are standing on top of the chariots, lined up in a row, twenty

The spring-arm Scorpion cannon was placed behind it, and the Mongolian army's swarming offensive with their shields was easily disintegrated before they reached the defense line.

Tian Weiye is capable of fighting vicious battles, and his generals are all from bitter cold places such as Zelu. They have been fighting on the battlefield all year round, and have long been accustomed to bloody things. They can be said to be elites in hundreds of battles, but the armor they wear is even

The large shield he held in his hand could not protect against a single soldier's spring-arm crossbow, let alone a bed crossbow. Two to three hundred people were killed or injured, and they huddled in the depression below. No one wanted to go to this death trap again.

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The Mongolian army also used fine iron to build a large number of shield carts. However, under the attack of small groups of infiltrating troops and horses in the mountains on both sides, by the time Tian Weiye transferred these shield carts to Yaowuling, Xue Chuan had already led his troops to complete the attack on the horses.

They surrounded the stronghold and successfully blocked the defenders who wanted to leave the stronghold to counterattack. Seven or eight tornado cannons were set up in the narrow open space on the south side of the stronghold.
Chapter completed!