After Xiao Ding climbed to the top of the cliff, he fixed the rope he carried on the rock at the top of the cliff, and then threw it off the cliff. The soldiers at the bottom of the cliff can then pull the rope and climb to the top of the mountain.

As the number of soldiers climbing up increased, so did the ropes that were fastened to the top of the cliff. It didn't take long for the five hundred soldiers at the bottom of the cliff to climb to the top of the mountain one after another.

On the top of the cliff, there are indeed a lot of arrows and bamboos. Arrow bamboo is a kind of bamboo with small stalks, which generally does not grow too thick, and is a high-quality material for making arrow shafts, which is relatively cold-resistant. Therefore, even though the top of the mountain is covered with snow at this time, the bamboo forest still stands proudly in the cold wind.

Xiao Ding came to the side of the cliff near Luoshui Pass, looked down, and saw that inside the Guancheng, although it was night, there was still a little fire moving. It should be a Hu soldier with torches on patrol. In the open space in front of the military camp in Guancheng, there are also several bonfires, and it seems that the Hu people have not rested at the moment, and are drinking and having fun around the bonfire.

Xiao Ding ordered the soldiers to clear the snow on the top of the cliff on the side of Guancheng and organize a large open space to facilitate the attack on Guancheng from here during the siege.

There was a lot of strength in numbers, and it didn't take long for the soldiers to clear a large open space. Xiao Ding looked at the top of the mountain again, and saw that in addition to a large number of arrows and bamboos on the top of the mountain, other trees were very scarce. The rocks here are also very strong and difficult to excavate. If the stone is forcibly excavated, it will inevitably make a loud noise, and it will inevitably attract the attention of the Hu people in Guannai.

Therefore, Xiao Ding decided that when he was waiting for a big attack, he would use the arrows and bamboos on the top of the mountain to make bamboo spears and throw them into the city. There is no need to prepare additional rolling stones.

With a plan in mind, Xiao Ding is not in a hurry, anyway, dozens of ropes have been fixed on the cliff, and when the time comes, as long as the troops are sent up in advance to prepare.

Tonight, their main purpose is only to develop the mountain climbing road, and now they have only completed the route of climbing the mountain on the north side of Luoshui Pass, and the route of the cliff on the south side of Luoshui Pass has not been developed.

So Xiao Ding decided to take the troops down the mountain for the time being and go to the cliff on the south side to open the way.

With the rope, the descent is much easier. It didn't take long for Xiao Ding to lead the soldiers around the front of Luoshui Pass and came to the south side of Luoshui Pass. In order to avoid being discovered by the soldiers patrolling the city, they made a large circle before turning around.

With previous experience, although the cliff on the south side is more dangerous than the north side, Xiao Ding still led people to the top of the mountain smoothly using the previous method. He also ordered people to clear a large open space on the top of the mountain near the side of Luoshui Pass.

Seeing that it was midnight, Xiao Ding decided to take the soldiers down the mountain and back to the camp to rest for the time being, so as not to lose the spirit of the soldiers tomorrow. Other matters will be decided after being reported to Gao Wanjun.

After returning to the camp, Xiao Ding saw that Gao Wanjun was still sitting in the big tent of the Chinese army with Huang Wenlong, Yang Xianling and others waiting for news, so he hurriedly stepped forward to report the situation.

Several leaders were overjoyed when they heard this, as if they had seen the hope of breaking through. Gao Wanjun said excitedly: "It's getting late today, all the generals have worked hard, let's go back and rest early, and tomorrow night we will send more people up the mountain to cut bamboo and prepare for war!" ”

The next day there was nothing to say, and in the evening, Gao Wanjun discussed the details of the attack with the generals, and then sent Xiao Ding and Luo Simao to each lead five hundred strong soldiers, with knives, axes, bows and arrows and other equipment, and secretly climbed to the top of the cliff on the north and south sides of Luoshui Pass, cutting arrows and bamboos to make bamboo spears.

After working hard in the middle of the night, both teams of soldiers each made thousands of bamboo spears, all of which were placed on the cleared clearing. At the same time, they used ropes to lift dozens of crossbow trucks to the top of the cliff, ready to be used when tackling key problems.

When everything was ready, the two generals ordered the men to set up tents on the top of the cliff, and then ordered the soldiers to rest on the top of the mountain, ready to cooperate with the main army tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Gao Wanjun put on his helmet and armor, and led the army out of the camp and came to Luoshui Pass to fight the enemy and scold the enemy. Li Daocheng is hiding in Luoshui Pass at the moment, uncomfortable.

Although the west of Luoshui Pass is already the territory of the Great Xia Kingdom, the troops who rhyme with grain and grass are still on their way to Luoshui Pass, and according to the spies, the grain and grass will not be delivered until three days at the earliest.

In this era, the traffic was inconvenient, the mountains were high and the roads were long, and the grain and grass were carried slowly, and they did not move as fast as light horses. Therefore, the arrival of the grain convoy was delayed.

In order to fill their stomachs, the Hu people had to start slaughtering war horses again to satisfy their hunger.

There is no military rations, which is one of the headaches for Li Daocheng, and another headache for him is that the national teacher's plan to flood the border city has now come to naught because of this defeat.

Originally, I thought that if I could flood the border city, there was still a great hope of taking the border in one fell swoop. It's a pity that after tossing for several days, Chibugou did not stop the Dingbian River, and now, Chibugou has also retreated to Luoshui Pass, and the plan to barrage the river can only be abandoned halfway.

Just when Li Daocheng was very worried, a soldier suddenly came in to report that the army of the Great Song Kingdom had lined up in front of the pass and was cursing the enemy.

Li Daocheng looked at the military advisor Mao Yanshun beside him. Mao Yanshun shook his head, stroked his beard and said, "The eldest prince must not go out to meet the enemy!" Now, our army is weak, and the morale of the army of the Great Song Kingdom is high, and we cannot confront it head-on. Avoid its edge and stick to Luoshui, only then will it be the best strategy for our army! ”

Li Wantong, the national teacher who was lying on the stretcher on the side to recuperate from his injuries, also said at this time: "Luoshui Pass City has thick walls, dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as we hold on, the army of the Great Song Kingdom will not be able to help us. As long as we don't get out, they can't break it. If the army of the Great Song Kingdom dares to attack, I can guarantee that they will suffer heavy losses. ”

Of course, Li Daocheng also understood the truth of this, so he ordered: "Stick to the city, and you are not allowed to go out to meet the enemy!" ”

Gao Wanjun rode in front of Luoshui Pass, called for a long time, and saw that the city was closed, and Li Daocheng did not dare to go out of the pass to face the battle, so he ordered someone to light a letter cannon and inform Xiao Ding and Luo Simao, who were guarding the cliffs on the north and south sides of Luoshui Pass, that they were going to prepare to tackle key problems here.

Then she waved the Silver Moon Pear Flower Spear in her hand and shouted, "Start attacking!" ”

Behind her, the Great Song army rushed forward like a swarm and began to attack Luoshui Pass.

Li Daocheng had already ascended the city gate tower and personally commanded the guarding of the city. Seeing the army of the Great Song Kingdom rushing towards Guancheng, he also waved his hand and shouted, "Archers prepare!" ”

However, there were hundreds of crossbow carts and hundreds of medium-sized crossbow arrows in the army of the Great Song Dynasty, and the range of these crossbow arrows was very long, and they had not yet reached the range of the Hu archers.

In an instant, dozens of people were already shot at the wall. Fortunately, there are still battlements on the wall to dodge, otherwise the casualties would have been even greater.

The army of the Great Song Kingdom continued to attack, and the arrows shot like locusts on the wall, and Li Daocheng hurriedly shouted: "Shield hand, cover!" ”

For a while, the shield hand of the Hu people rushed to the front and erected his shield to resist the crossbow arrows. It's a pity that the crossbow carts of the Great Song Army are powerful, and the spears fired out are all with iron tips, which ordinary shields can't block at all, and will be shot through directly.

When Li Daocheng saw this, he hurriedly gave an order for the soldiers to stack two or three shields together and tie them with ropes, and then erect them at the head of the city, and then squat two or three soldiers behind the shields, pushing the shields hard to resist the huge momentum of the spears when they came over. In this way, even the spears fired by the ballista could not penetrate the shield.

Seeing that his own side had effectively resisted the crossbow arrows of the Great Song Kingdom, Li Daocheng couldn't help but show a smug smile on his face, thinking, the army of the Great Song Kingdom is nothing more than this, I see how you break through!

He was barely half happy when he suddenly heard the soldiers who were busy transporting supplies to the wall behind him began to cause chaos.