Just as the army in Xuanfu was preparing to retreat towards Xuanfu.
A cavalry unit dressed in Wu army uniforms had also left Xuanfu and was galloping towards Juyong Pass.
The commander of this cavalry force was none other than Dugu Yu, who had just captured Xuanfu in a surprise attack. At this moment, he had made all the necessary arrangements in Xuanfu.
He left the main army in Xuanfu, while he himself led a cavalry force of more than two thousand men to open the Wu army's equipment depot inside Xuanfu.
After changing into Wu Jun's clothes, he ran wildly towards Juyong Pass.
Moreover, they have been away from Xuanfu for a long time.
They were not much different from the soldier who delivered the news of Xuanfu's fall.
However, because they were a large cavalry force, they were a bit slower.
When Guo Zifeng received that urgent report, he was already close to Juyong Pass.
Because he was extremely fast, at this time, besides Guo Zifeng and others, there were also people around Xuanfu.
The others were still unaware that Xuanfu had fallen.
Because urgent military intelligence is encrypted, even some of the soldiers delivering the orders don't know the contents.
Moreover, have you ever seen anyone who delivers urgent military intelligence run around shouting about it to everyone they meet?
For example, the soldier who reported to Guo Zifeng, if he had urgent military intelligence, would ride his horse all the way from the moment he entered the Xuanfu camp, shouting the news of the fall of his hometown Xuanfu, all the way into Guo Zifeng's military tent.
He would be executed immediately on charges of disrupting morale.
After all, they were professionals who delivered military intelligence, unlike the large number of prisoners of war that Wanyan Jian released back then.
So when Dugu Yu arrived at Juyong Pass with more than two thousand cavalrymen dressed in Wu army uniforms.
Not many people know that something happened behind Juyong Pass.
Everyone believed that Li Qin's rebel army was located east of Juyong Pass.
Who would have thought that Li Qin's army would appear west of Juyong Pass, and even wear Wu army uniforms?
Even if the Wu army at Juyong Pass knew that Xuanfu had fallen and refused to open the gates for them, they could still use their cavalry advantage to quickly retreat.
But what if it succeeds?
After all, they were wearing Wu Jun's uniforms.
What if they manage to trick me into opening the door?
That would be a huge victory.
Therefore, Dugu Yu used the captured seals and forged an order to trick the garrison at Juyong Pass into opening the city gates.
Just as Dugu Yu waited anxiously for a moment, the city gate of Juyong Pass slowly opened.
After entering the interior of Juyong Pass, Dugu Yu looked around at the Juyong Pass garrison, who were not on guard.
He silently pulled out the black scarf that was hidden inside his collar.
The two thousand elite cavalrymen behind him immediately pulled out black scarves from their collars.
Then Dugu Yu immediately drew his sword and shouted:
"Let's do it!"
Juyong Pass originally had more than 14,000 garrison troops during the reign of Emperor Taizong.
Even after the emperor's subsequent reductions, there were still over ten thousand people.
However, due to Wang Zhen's years of misrule, fiscal revenue has decreased, and treacherous officials have taken over the reins. The original garrison of more than 10,000 men has now dwindled to only 6,000 or 7,000.
Of those, only a little over three thousand were combat-ready, and most of them were taken away by Guo Zifeng.
Most of the remaining people were elderly, weak, sick, or disabled who lacked training, and the government was corrupt due to Wang Zhen's misrule.
Most of their armor was of extremely poor quality, basically just a few ropes strung together with a few scrap iron plates.
At this moment, facing the well-equipped elite cavalry carefully selected by Li Qin, they were utterly routed at the first touch.
Most importantly, because the uniforms were all the same, many of the Juyongguan garrison soldiers who later became unaware of the situation died before they even understood what was happening.
What happened?
How did our own people start fighting each other?
Because he came from behind, and the current focus of Juyong Pass's defenses is to guard against Li Qin from the east.
Therefore, faced with this large army dressed in the same Wu army uniforms, they were unable to organize an effective resistance for a time.
Dugu Yu took the lead, charging forward with his guards until they reached the eastern wall of Juyong Pass.
He then led his elite Liaodong soldiers, who had dismounted, to continue slaughtering the Juyongguan soldiers who were resisting.
He soon saw the Juyongguan garrison commander directing the battle from the city wall.
He immediately drew his bow and shot an arrow, killing the Juyongguan garrison commander who was directing operations from the city wall.
After watching the body of the Juyongguan garrison commander fall limply from the city wall, the Juyongguan soldiers, now without command, finally scattered.
With the retreat of the defending troops, Dugu Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He then immediately ordered his soldiers to pursue and kill the remaining troops, and gradually take control of Juyong Pass.
Seeing that the overall situation was settled, Dugu Yu finally felt relieved.
He knew that his adventure had been a success.
He successfully took control of Juyong Pass.
They successfully expanded their gains to the maximum extent.
The day after they took control of Juyong Pass, a Wu cavalry force charged to the city walls of Juyong Pass.
And they yelled at them to open the door.
Upon seeing them, Dugu Yu, who was hiding on the city gate, realized that this was the vanguard of the Xuanfu army.
As expected, Li Xuanshang still couldn't hold off the Xuanfu army.
This reminded him of what Li Qin had said to him before he left.
That is, in case he encounters the army of Xuanfu, he should bring the army back to him.
Young Marshal Li Qin had followed the veteran Marshal Li Chengliang for many years, and was certainly aware of the dangers of his plan.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
