Chapter 1125: Retreat
At the beginning, after Wang Li conquered Donghu, he was appointed as the commander of the Northwest Army by the First Emperor, Wang Jian was not worried about this grandson, so he arranged a few of his personal guards to protect Wang Li, and it was also to monitor his grandson, who did not know the height of the sky.
Soon after the incident at Yanmen Pass, Wang Jian already knew the beginning and end of the incident, but at that time he was almost dying, bedridden for several months, not to mention that at that time things had not developed to the point where the military-civilian conflict was so violent, Wang Jian didn't care too much, but in June, when Wang Wu and others sent more news back, Wang Jian felt that the matter had developed to the point where it was almost impossible to cover up, so he asked Wang Wu and others to spread the Guangwu County order and arrested a group of soldiers who participated in the destruction of Jingbian Temple at that time. At the same time, the Ministry of Punishment tried to test the movements of the court and the emperor, but after the book was sent to Xianyang, there was no news like a mud cow entering the sea, and Wang Qian's health was getting worse and worse, and he felt that his life would not last long, so he arranged for the guards to report the matter to the emperor again, and at the same time hoped to recall his son Wang Ben to come back to deal with the matter, but both requests were rejected by the emperor.
According to the merits of the Wang family, the emperor never had any idea of punishing Wang Li, and the conquest of Baiyue was the last moment, because it was even more impossible to transfer Wang Ben back to Beijing because of trivial matters.
So this matter dragged on and on, until Wang Ben's class returned to the dynasty, Wang Jian had reached the end of the day, and died after two days of drowsiness, and he did not tell his son about Yanmen Pass, but he saw Chen Xu before he died, and asked him to show mercy to his grandson for the sake of Wang Qingsleeve's affection.
Wang Li naturally didn't know about the twists and turns, because when he got the bad news of Wang Qian's death and rushed back, Wang Jian had already been buried, and he couldn't leave the military camp for a long time after keeping filial piety for a month, so he hurried back to the northern army camp, and a month or two after Wang Qian's death, the anger of the people in Zhao finally accumulated to the point of exploding.
Burn Guangwu County Ya and capture Yanmen Pass.
The people were not afraid of death, a riot led to thousands of deaths and injuries, and Wang Li's small act finally caused a catastrophe.
With the clearer and clearer sound of bull's horns and horses' hooves shaking the mountains, Wang Li's army approached Yanmen Pass more and more.
And the night passed, the mob that seized Yanmen Pass was also fully prepared, and most of these Zhao people who had been soldiers and killed people on the battlefield, under the leadership of the descendants of Li Mu's family, armed a team of nearly 10,000 people, and also formed a strict army according to the structure of the Great Qin army they were familiar with, and also listed strict military orders.
In this battle, they have regarded death as home, and they want to fight to the end with Wang Li, who destroyed Jingbian Temple and destroyed the pride of the Zhao people, and everyone worked together to repay the death.
In fact, everyone knows that rebelling in Daqin now is a dead end, and the Xiang family is the best example.
What's more, this is a border county, not to mention the tens of thousands of most elite horsemen of Great Qin stationed along the Great Wall, and the pattern of Yanmen Pass cannot stop the attack from the inside out, just like they captured Yanmen Pass, as long as a large army is encircled from Taiyuan County, this uprising will fail.
But even in such a dead end with no way out, the people of Zhao near Guangwu County still joined in without hesitation, just to express their anger in this way, and the heavy snow for days gave them the best opportunity and cover.
Outside the winding and narrow Yanmen Pass, an elite cavalry of 6,000 people finally appeared, and under the constraints of the lieutenants of each department, they quickly ordered the prohibition to set up a position at a distance of 100 zhang from the pass, and ordered the flag to be raised, and the bow and crossbow were wound, but in a moment, a tight and neat attack formation had been set up.
Looking at the neat and mighty Great Qin's elite horsemen, there was an instant commotion and uneasiness above the city pass, and many people turned pale and couldn't help but start trembling with their legs and retreating.
This is the most elite army of Great Qin, it is a fierce pawn who has fought hard against the Huns Donghu, and it is well-trained and well-equipped all year round, and it is much more elite and fierce than the soldiers who guard Yanmen Pass.
"Brother, the Qin army is really mighty, and it is invincible!"
Above the city tower, next to a mighty man wearing rhino armor and a bronze helmet in the center, a young general about thirty years old who was still wearing a helmet and armor clenched his iron spear with a pale face and said.
"Why fight?" Dahan said with slight disdain, "Wang Jian Wang Ben is indeed powerful, but this Wang Li is just a straw bag, Daqin Ma Pao was originally built to fight against the Xiongnu Donghu, saddle stirrup armor sabre bow and crossbow, all equipment and weapons only reflect the word light, so that it is easy to rush and chase on the grassland, but now it is a siege battle, hehe, with the light crossbow and saber in their hands, as long as the grain and grass are sufficient, they will not be able to break through the Xiongguan of my Da Zhao for a month, have you forgotten, How did the clan uncle beat the Huns here, today, let Wang Li see the battle of my Li clan to defend the city, if he can break through the pass in three days, my brother will cut off his head and throw it to him......"
"Ladies and gentlemen, Wang Li has arrived, today is the day for us to avenge the shame of the general, prepare shields, bows and arrows, and swear to fight Wang Li's thieves to the end!"
"Bloody battle to the end~ Bloody battle to the end~ Bloody battle to the end~~~"
Under the roar of the Han Dynasty, tens of thousands of people inside and outside the city gate shouted in unison, and the angry voice resounded inside and outside the Xiongguan, and the Qin army war horses in front of the earthquake pass began to neigh and be restless.
"Raise the flag~~" The young man beside the big man raised the spear in his hand.
"Hula~~"
A hastily made blood-colored banner was erected at the head of the city, whistling and fluttering in the morning breeze, and a huge black plum character was clearly visible on it.
"Wang Li, you connived at the soldiers to destroy my Li ancestral temple and insult my Zhao Di hero, today is your death date, can you dare to fight to the death with someone!" Under the banner, the burly man pointed an iron spear at Wang Li under the city.
"Who is this?" Wang Li was on a horse, looked at the big man standing at the head of the city and asked with disdain.
"General Hui, this person's surname is Li Mingxiong, he is Li Mu's nephew, his martial arts are invincible, and he is very famous in the Yanmen area!" The Guangwu County next to him ordered Fu Rui to quickly answer.
"Li Xiong? I haven't heard of it, I want to fight to the death with Ben Hou, there is no door, I line up, ready to attack the city, a group of mobs who don't know the art of war, and I take the city pass in an hour......"
"Huh~" The guards around him gave their hands to the order, and soon passed on Wang Li's order, and soon the six thousand troops all dismounted and lined up the attack formation, and the light shield in hand began to approach the city pass, and the archers followed.
"Shot~~"
As soon as the Qin army reached the firing range, the condescending Li Xiong issued an attack order, and in an instant, arrows rained down on the city's head, and the locusts were dense enough to rush towards the Qin army's position.
Under the sudden attack, the Qin army that rushed in front was shot to the ground in an instant, and a burst of crying and wailing suddenly sounded in the canyon dozens of zhang wide, and the light shield of the horse pawn could not block the arrows on the city at all, and under a round of attacks, at least hundreds of people fell to the ground with arrows, some were still wailing and rolling on the ground, and some had lost their movement by several arrows, and the blood dripping in the chaos stained the sand of the open space before the pass.
"Rush to the city~~"
The captain who led the attack roared loudly, holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other hand to lead the Qin army to continue to attack the city, and at the same time, countless Qin troops behind him also raised their bows and crossbows to face the rising sun and counterattacked on the city wall. In an instant, the battle entered a white-hot stage, and the sound of falling and smashing to the ground and the incessant screams and wails were everywhere under the entire city pass.
The two sides have already held back a bad breath, the people of Zhao Di rebelled and seized the pass, just to fight to the death with Wang Li, and Wang Li has also been suffocated by the endless resistance and riots of the people of Zhao Di in the past few months, and he has long wanted to make these mobs all rigid, at this time, the enemies of the two sides are naturally very red when they meet, and they are all riveting to kill each other.
In the chaotic flying arrows, the Qin army horsemen who usually train together are still more disciplined, although the light shields and bows are not as good as the mob of the city wall, but the victory is organized and disciplined, far stronger than a group of rabble that has just gathered together, two moments later, the Qin army has been killed under the city pass, but when they arrived at the city gate, these soldiers who almost everyone has a few arrows on their bodies only found that the city gate of Nima is made of solid wood more than three feet thick, and there is nothing that can be done without large-scale city-breaking equipment. Moreover, there is no wood and stone under the city wall, there is nowhere to hide, and in the face of the archers on the city wall, there is nowhere to hide like a living target.
"What are they doing?" Looking at the group of embarrassed and overwhelmed generals who rushed to the city, Wang Ben was furious.
"General, you can't break through without the city-breaking equipment!" A lieutenant replied with a twisted cheek.
"Major General, retreat, if you want to break the city, you must build ballistas and ladders!" Wang Wu also opened his mouth with a dark face.
"Poof~" A group of captains all knelt down on one knee in front of Wang Li and begged in unison, "General, retreat, if you don't evacuate, thousands of sons and daughters will die here!" ”
"Major General~" A group of guards also clenched their fists and requested.
The battle continued, in the sound of horns one after another, the Qin army with strict military discipline was still rushing forward desperately, and the arrows on both sides were firing at each other, the screams fell to the ground and the arrows pierced the air and continued to shoot in the muddy snow with blood and water.
"Withdraw~~" After a full minute, Wang Li finally popped out a word from between his teeth, and a group of captains who knelt on the ground instantly breathed a sigh of relief, and one of them couldn't wait to jump up and yell, "Mingjin, retreat~~"