Both the attacking and defending sides of Yanmen Pass withdrew their tired soldiers and replaced them with new sergeants, and the war became fierce again.

With the addition of a group of elite soldiers from the 1,000-strong bow battalion, the pressure on the city has been greatly reduced.

Originally, many soldiers of the Southern Xiongnu had already attacked the city wall, but after the soldiers from the strong bow battalion joined, in less than a short time of tea, Yanmen Pass returned to the hands of the Fenwu Army in an instant from a state of danger.

Mainly because the sergeants of the strongbow battalion were hidden in the ranks of the Fenwu army that rushed in, and before they arrived, they saw hundreds of sharp arrows coming straight towards the Southern Hun soldiers.

The position of the bow and arrow is extremely tricky, some go straight to the door, some go straight to the neck, all of which are vital points.

The soldiers of the Southern Xiongnu were either unable to dodge and were shot, or were stabbed by other soldiers in the process of dodging, causing them to fall under the city.

Hu Chuquan, the great leader of the Southern Xiongnu, pointed to the head of the city and said to the leaders around him: "Have you seen it? The defenders of Yanmen Pass have dispatched elite forces, and in just a cup of tea, hundreds of warriors who attacked the city wall of our Southern Xiongnu were repulsed, which shows that the defeat of King Zuo is not unjust, and we must pay attention to this group of defenders of Yanmen Pass.

However, everyone doesn't have to be too afraid, there are definitely not many elite troops like the other party, at most there are four thousand, and they dare not use it easily until they finally save their lives.

This also shows that our record on the first day was very good, and the defenders of the city actually played the last hole card. ”

The right leader of the Southern Xiongnu, Wu Gu, has always been the most heartfelt follower of the great leader Hu Chuquan, and there is no one. Forgetting his ridicule and ridicule of Liu Neng, the king of Zuo, a while ago, he said flatteringly to Hu Chuquan.

"What the Great Leader said is very true. The defenders in the city are so powerful, if we are as light as that Liu Neng, we will definitely suffer a big loss, but fortunately, we are now fighting with the big leader, or maybe like that Liu Neng, we will lose the warriors of the tribe and flee in the wilderness. Looking at it now, only by following the big leader can I enjoy the glory and wealth of the five tribes of the Southern Huns. ”

Hu Chuquan looked at the right king of the black bones, and a satisfied smile rose at the corner of his mouth, this "dog leg" of his own is really good, he can be a pioneer when he fights, and he can charge ahead; When you speak, you can also confuse others.

I secretly calculated in my heart: from the siege of the right and small tribes at the beginning, to the current soldiers and horses in the central and southern regions, the warriors of the Southern Huns have dispatched a total of more than 20,000 people, nearly half of the strength. Although it was not the elite forces that were dispatched on the first day, they were also warriors among the Southern Xiongnu tribes.

It is estimated that by the evening, there will be at least close to five thousand casualties. Although according to the ratio of three to one of the damage of the offensive and defensive sides, our Southern Huns did not suffer, but with so many casualties, it was indeed a little distressing.

And the defenders in Yanmen Pass, up to now, probably have dispatched no less than 7,000 soldiers and horses, including some elite forces, it seems that the army without the support of the family is not good. He will definitely be able to take Yanmen Pass within five days, and when the time comes, he will go to the south of Bingzhou to plunder a large number of people to make up for the losses in this battle.

I heard Liu Neng say that the defenders of Yanmen Pass seem to have a lot of cavalry, hmph, playing cavalry in front of my Southern Hun army, but they are asking for their own hardships.

If you consume a little more today and tomorrow, the day after tomorrow the elite troops will attack, and you will definitely be able to take Yanmen Pass in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, Hu Chuquan ordered, an hour later, Mingjin withdrew his troops; Five thousand cavalry led by the central general Chi Niu Ling ambushed around the Southern Xiongnu camp to prevent the defenders of Yanmen Pass from stealing the camp at night.

Hu Chuquan ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, in addition to his own plan, there is another reason: because the Southern Huns have been grazing for a long time, the nutrition in the body is unbalanced. At night, many soldiers become blind.

An hour later, on the wall of Yanmen Pass, looking at the Southern Hun soldiers who retreated like a tide, Wei Yan and Zhang He both breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang He said to Wei Yan: "The soldiers of the Southern Huns are too fierce, but today they finally retreated, and it seems that tomorrow will be a fierce battle." ”

Wei Yan said: "Jun Yi is right. Tonight order the soldiers to rest well and prepare for tomorrow's battle. ”

At this time, Zhang Fan, the leader of Han Cheng's personal guards, came to the two of them and said, "Two captains, the lord has an invitation." ”

The two didn't say much, and followed Zhang Fan to Han Cheng's temporary "war hall".

I saw that in the small room, there were already four people, standing or sitting: the lord Han Cheng, Chang Shi Fu, Pingcheng County Commander Xu Miao and the school captain Pan Feng.

Han Cheng smiled at Zhang He and Wei Yanshi, meaning that you are here.

Then he said, "When everyone is here, I'll tell you."

The ferocity of the Southern Xiongnu is beyond my imagination, and in today's battle, Zhang He and Wei Yan have worked hard.

I think that the Southern Xiongnu are attacking the city very fiercely today, and they must be negligent in guarding at night, and tonight, I want to send people to attack the enemy camp. ”

"My lord." The speaker is the hero who has contributed the most to resist the Southern Xiongnu today, Zhang He.

"Lord, I fought with the Southern Xiongnu soldiers today, although their men and horses seemed to be in a panic during the siege, but in fact, they contained rules and regulations, and they were very proficient in the art of combined attacks, which shows that they have usually participated in sergeant training, and are not ordinary herdsmen.

How could such an army, encamped so close to our Yanmen Pass, not be prepared for a sneak attack at night?

I think that if we go to attack the enemy camp at night, I am afraid that we will be ambushed by the Xiongnu in the south. ”

Han Cheng looked at Zhang He and was not angry. After all, Zhang He was at the forefront of the battle against the Southern Xiongnu, and he knew better than himself about the Southern Xiongnu sergeants, and he did have more say in the idea of sneaking up on the enemy camp at night than himself.

After Zhang He finished speaking and sat down, Changshi bowed to Han Cheng and said, "My lord, what Captain Zhang said is reasonable. A few days ago, our army attacked the left part of the Southern Xiongnu at night, and more than 100 people fled back to the Southern Xiongnu tribe. The fleeing Southern Huns will certainly tell their great leader about this, and their great leader will certainly be on guard against our nightly attack. ”

Han Cheng saw that both Fu Zhi and Zhang He were against this matter, and felt that this idea might be really inappropriate, so he could only give up.

said: "Everyone has worked hard today, Pan Feng, the defense at night will be handed over to you, so that the sergeants who participated in the battle during the day can have a good rest." ”

Pan Feng replied: "No."

Seeing that everyone was dispersed, Han Cheng said to Changshi Fuzhi: "Frustrated Changshi, please stay." ”

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On the second day, the army of the Southern Xiongnu pressed again, and Han Cheng still let Zhang He and Wei Yan lead soldiers and recruits to defend the city against the enemy.

It was only to secretly intersperse a thousand strongbow battalions among these soldiers, so that they could inflict damage on the soldiers of the Southern Huns.

The battle on this day was more fierce than the previous day, and by the end of this day, the Fenwu army had suffered more than 2,500 casualties, including no less than 300 casualties in the strongbow battalion.

That night, Fu Zhi came to Han Cheng's side and said: "Lord, the attack of the Southern Xiongnu is stronger than one day by day, I feel that tomorrow or the day after tomorrow will definitely be the time for their elite army to attack, I have led people to prepare flammable materials in Yanmen Pass, and I can implement the fire attack strategy at any time." ”

Han Cheng said: "It's been hard work for a long time, tomorrow we will see the situation and act randomly." ”

Frustrated and added: "Tomorrow I suggest that all the soldiers of the strong bow battalion be dispatched, only if they hurt the Southern Huns fiercely, they will chase the fierce, and there will be many Southern Huns who have entered the customs, and the fire attack strategy at that time can have the greatest lethality." ”

Han Cheng smiled slightly: "I also have this thought. ”

On the third day, under the order of Hu Chuquan, the leader of the Southern Xiongnu, the siege force increased to more than 15,000 people.

Hu Chuquan's heart was really painful, and the 45,000 Southern Hun army came to Yanmen Pass. As of last night's statistics, more than 4,000 Southern Xiongnu warriors had been killed in battle, and the total number of casualties was close to 10,000.

The group of defenders in the city with superb archery skills have made their Southern Huns suffer a great loss, and when they break through the city today, they will definitely find out, even if they are cut with a thousand knives, it will be difficult to solve the hatred in their hearts.

It is estimated that this morning, the elite army of the Yanmen Pass defenders will not be able to attack for the time being, and they will send more than 15,000 of the most elite people in the tribe to directly carry out the most fierce attack, and the Yanmen Pass defenders will be caught off guard.

The besieging side was the most elite unit of the Southern Xiongnu, and as soon as they fought, the defenders on the Yanmen Pass suddenly doubled the pressure, and they were in a state of danger everywhere.

When Han Cheng saw it, he hurriedly ordered all the soldiers of the strong bow battalion to press on. Only then did they steadily resist the attack of the Southern Hun army.

This is also the most tragic morning in three days, every minute, every second, there are injuries and deaths of the soldiers of the Fenwu Army.

Under the full resistance of Zhang He and Wei Yan, after a morning of fighting, they finally temporarily held Yanmen Pass.

Han Cheng looked at the people around him, this morning, there were no less than 1,000 soldiers killed and wounded on his side.

Han Cheng saw that there were only more than 2,000 people left in the strongbow battalion, and the soldiers were all numb in their arms and were unable to fight anymore, while the enemies of the Southern Xiongnu were still attacking the city fiercely.

Then he said, "Retreat, all withdraw from Yanmen Pass, retreat to Pingcheng County, the bodies of the brothers must all be taken away, and the dead brothers must not be let lose their lives and dignity."

Zhang Fan, let my guards break off, and wait until everyone has retreated before retreating. Captain Pan Feng, do you dare to kill the enemy with me and cover the brothers? ”

Pan Feng waved his big axe and said, "I've been idle for more than two days, and my big axe has long wanted to see blood." ”

A new wave of Southern Xiongnu soldiers attacked Yanmen Pass again, and Han Cheng's personal guards only had more than 300 people, and they couldn't resist the many Southern Xiongnu soldiers at all.

"Lord, go quickly. A certain family resisted them at the end. The voice came from a burly man with a fat body and a round body, it was Pan Feng.

Tribulation sees the truth, at this moment, as more and more Southern Hun soldiers attack the city wall, the last retreat must be the most dangerous, Pan Feng is obligated to take the initiative to ask for help, and he is definitely Han Cheng's most loyal follower.

"Be careful, after the war, I'll have to drink with you all night." Han Cheng did not hesitate, while shooting arrows, he slowly retreated from Yanmen Pass.

As more and more soldiers withdrew from Yanmen Pass, the pressure on the city increased.

With the attack on the city wall by the general Chiniu Ling in the middle of the Southern Xiongnu, it has basically been announced that Yanmen Pass belongs to the Southern Xiongnu.