Chapter 3: Chapter 63: Emperor Xian's Eastward Movement (23)

During this time, Li Dao and Guo Yan were outside Hangu Pass, not just wasting time sitting dry, but the soldiers and horses under their command built countless siege ordnance, all of which were neatly placed outside the camp, just waiting for the right time.

"I can finally fuck the fuck up..."Hearing the general, a sergeant got up from the ground and patted the dust on his buttocks.

"Yes, the grass is almost growing here during this time, and I finally have a chance to move...", the other sergeant also echoed, they have been in the camp all this time.

Although this kind of small life is actually not bad, you don't need to do anything to eat and send it to the door, but they are the Xiliang Army, and burning, killing and looting has long become a habit for them, even when they are in Chang'an City, it is difficult to change this habit, let alone now. It's just that within a hundred miles, there is hardly anything left for them to enjoy, so it's no wonder they're so bored.

"If the opportunity is good, maybe you can get a palace maid or something from the little emperor's side..."

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted a burst of laughter in response.

"You're too unambitious, aren't you? Looking forward to a palace maid? If I want to say that I just take advantage of no one's opportunity to get a concubine, this is not in vain. It was a big bearded man with some disdain, but his words quickly attracted ridicule.

"You kid just daydream, concubine? Even if there is really such an opportunity, it is also from the big names above, which round will get us? Next to him, a slightly shorter soldier looked like a slightly larger monkey.

If he had changed places, the bearded man would have raised his fist to teach him a lesson, but when he glanced at him, the beard didn't say a word. The reason is also very simple, because this skinny monkey's brother-in-law is their commander, and if he really teaches this kid a lesson, he himself will be taught a lesson first.

This thin monkey is also relying on the identity of his brother-in-law to show off his might.

While he was talking, a strong man with a rather dignified appearance walked over and glared at them, especially the bearded and thin monkey, obviously not without hearing the two of them.

However, one of these two is his most powerful subordinate, and the other is his brother-in-law, both of whom are his closest people, but they are not easy to punish, and they can only cough as a warning.

"I'll give me some spirit later, if anyone is injured in the hands of those starving ghosts and loses the face of our team, don't blame me for cleaning him up then..."

"Yes!" Hearing the strong man's words, the people present immediately shouted.

After speaking, a sergeant leaned over and said with a hippie smile.

"I'm afraid those guys are already starving to death now, and they don't even have the strength to draw their bows, are you still afraid that we won't be able to clean them up?"

The strong man glared at him. "I'm not worried that you won't be able to clean it up, I'm afraid that you will lose the face of our team, and those guys on the other side will only have one breath left, even if it is a three-year-old doll, you can poke them to death with a chopstick, if it is really injured in their hands, wouldn't I be ridiculed by other team members for the rest of my life? I can tell you, if I lose face, I will not be able to spare you when I come back! ”

The others hurriedly made serious statements, none of them knew that their own head was okay to say, it was just a good face, if they really lost face in front of others, they would definitely teach them a good lesson.

As he spoke, the drums were getting louder and louder, and they glanced at each other, and finally straightened out their armor and walked out of the camp one by one.

The soldiers in armor, carrying ladders on their shoulders, walked slowly towards Hangu Pass. The rough and narrow road no longer seemed to be an obstacle for them this time, and when they reached the gate of Hangu Pass, the soldiers who had been walking in the front clearly paused.

Because of this distance, it is exactly the distance that the archers on the close can hurt him.

However, there was only a slight pause, and finally the soldier still took a solid step. One step, two steps, three steps, and by the time they were halfway there, there was still not the slightest arrow falling from the wall...

"Rush!" Also noticing this, Li Dao ordered with Guo Yan.

With the sound of drums, the soldiers, who had been a little hesitant, quickened their pace. After a while, they came to the front of Hangu Pass, and it seemed that as long as they put the ladder they carried on their shoulders on it, the rest of the things would be done.

However, looking at the scene in front of him, Jia Xu felt a little strange.

"Even if the soldiers and horses in the pass have lost the ability to resist, it won't even move at all..."

Indeed, it's too quiet...

Jia Xu's voice is not small, but in this sonic environment, it is indeed difficult to hear clearly, at least Li Wei and they didn't hear what Jia Xu said clearly...

After glancing at each other, the two of them refocused their attention on Hangu Pass.

Almost as Jia Xu spoke, the army had come to the city wall of Hangu Pass, looking at this place known as the Xiongguan of the world, the Xiliang army under the city wall was almost excited. Although after many years of abandonment, today's Hangu Pass has lost its former prestige, but by virtue of the location of the ground, it is still an insurmountable Xiongguan for ordinary people.

"Up, up, up!"

Under the orders of the officers, the Xiliang army below began to put the ladder on the edge of the city wall, and after the ladder was more stable, they began to climb up one by one, everything went smoothly, and Li Dao and Guo Yan and others in the back were also relieved.

However...

Just when Li Dao and Guo Yan thought that everything would go very smoothly, something appeared on the city wall that should not have appeared...

Figures, rolling logs, stones...

The stones and rolling logs were thrown down a little loosely, and the density was not very large, but they still smashed the unsuspecting Xiliang army under the city wall. In fact, it can't be said to be defenseless, no matter how degenerate the Xiliang Army has been over the years, the basic combat capability is still there, not to mention that it is still the most sinister siege war. No one would joke with their lives, so naturally they had to be cautious, but the closer they got to Hangu Pass, the more relieved they became, and by the time they started to climb the ladder, and there was still no movement on the city wall, they were already lax to the extreme...

"Hell, damn it..."Looking at the sudden situation in front of them, Li Dao, Guo Yan and the others were all taken aback, and they didn't seem to know why the defenders in the city, who were supposed to be starving and powerless, suddenly counterattacked.

"It seems that they have left a group of people out in advance..."At the same time, looking at the situation on the other side, Jia Xu stroked his beard and said slowly.

In his opinion, things should not be so easy and easy, even if they are hungry for a few days, it is impossible for the people in the city to have no ability to resist at all.

Let alone...

If you don't have food to eat, can you still eat people...

Now that they are fighting back like this, they just dispelled Jia Xu's doubts...

"Two generals, now you can attack the city with all your might!"

Just when Li Wei and Guo Yan were still in anger, Jia Xu spoke.

When the two of them heard this, they immediately suddenly followed the order, and after a while, the kung fu war drums sounded again.

1111111 dividing line 1111111

The sudden appearance of the situation above Hangu Pass caused almost everyone to fall into chaos, and they did not expect that the defenders of Guanzhong, who should have no power to fight back, suddenly appeared.

It's just that...

The reason why this place is so powerful is because he can't let a large number of troops be used, and the vanguard troops can only invest a few people at most. If the defenders of the pass did not have the ability to fight back, then the troops invested could easily break through the Hangu Pass, but if...

But if there are people guarding the pass, even if it is ten or a hundred people, it is enough to cause huge trouble to the attacking soldiers and horses.

The so-called one husband is invincible, this is definitely not a joke.

"Luckily, although the ordnance in this Hangu Pass is almost destroyed, the rolling wood and stones are almost intact, otherwise we really don't know what to take to resist the enemy..."

"Yes, this can be regarded as a great luck in misfortune, right?" Xu Huang also said in a happy tone.

As he spoke, Xu Huang even glanced at Yang Feng and Xu Rong not far away. Xu Rong doesn't care, Yang Feng's ability can indeed only be said to be reluctant, but in this slightly brainless offensive and defensive battle, Yang Feng's ability is still enough, after all, Yang Feng is also a general in the army anyway.

In fact, it is really fortunate that in the years of desertion, because there is no one to take care of it, coupled with various reasons such as self-theft by the guards, almost all the weapons in the original Hangu Pass, such as knives, guns, bows and arrows, etc., have been stolen by people, not to mention some crossbow machines and other things that have been closed.

However, what was stolen was basically something useful, that is, something that could at least be taken out and sold. However, there are a whole bunch of other things in Guanzhong...

For example...

Rolling logs, and rocks...

Oil, things like that, were gone, but things like rolling wood and rocks were really useless. What's the use of these things just if they are taken away? You can't use it to build a house, can you? Okay, that's actually a use, but the point is that even if it's used to build a house, how do you move these things?

Forget about anything else, stones and rolling wood, these are all weighty things, in these chaotic years, even some big families don't have things like cars and horses, let alone ordinary people, just by human hands or something, it's really exhausting, unless people with a problem in the head will do this.

Of course, the individual families who moved in later in Hanya Seki may have a reason to do so. Thankfully, they had only been moving in for a short time, and the number of them was very small, so the damage to Hangu Pass was not very serious, otherwise the problem would have been much more interesting...

And now, even if there is no such thing as boiling oil, these rolling logs or stones alone can still serve as a repel to the enemy, enough to make anyone hit their head in front of them and break their blood.

After all...

They have prepared a lot for this, and even for this, they have reached an agreement with those families in the Guannai, that is, they can be allowed to keep a part of the grain. But they need to pay some price for this, and the price is to help them feed a group of soldiers and horses with food.

These soldiers and horses don't need to be numerous, and they don't need to be well fed, as long as they can hold Hangu Pass in battle.

Never underestimate the financial resources of these wealthy families, even if they didn't leave with much food, but only relatively speaking, the wealth they carry is still very amazing.

For them, it may be a little reluctant to let them raise tens of thousands of people, but if there are only a few hundred people, it is easy, and even for them, if all the family property is there, even if it is tens of thousands of people, it is also a simple matter.

It's just that...

Although they were well prepared, neither Xu Huang nor Zhong Xuan were particularly excited, because they knew very well that the success in front of them was just an illusion, a false illusion, an illusion that could deceive everyone, because they had not solved a fundamental problem, that is, food...

As long as there is still not enough food, they need to be on the verge of running out of ammunition, not to mention that these rolling logs and stones are also limited, if the original Hangu Pass is not blocked, they can get a steady stream of various supplies from the rear, whether it is the most basic such as rolling wood or stones, or boiling oil or arrows.

But now, nothing...

Although it seems that the Xiliang Army is unable to move an inch now, how long this situation can last is something that almost everyone does not know...

The facts also proved Xu Huang's point of view, on the first day of today, Xu Huang and they did an excellent job of defending Hangu Pass, but Li Dao and Guo Yan were not discouraged, but continued to prepare the army to carry out the operation, the second day, the third day, the fourth day...

Continuously...

You must know that the soldiers and horses reserved by Xu Huang in Hangu Pass are not very many, and after some consumption, the number has dropped significantly, although it is because there is no need to invest too many soldiers and horses at the same time, so it is impossible to see anything for the time being, but...

After a long time, Xu Huang and the others still fell into a desperate situation where there were no soldiers available...

To the east of Hangu Pass, in the narrow ancient road, looking at the battlefield in the distance, the Xiliang army responsible for guarding here is watching the excitement.

Originally, they should have been on at this time, but now perhaps because the defenders in the pass broke out with unexpected combat effectiveness, which surprised Li Dao and Guo Yan, so that they did not dare to take it lightly, for fear that as soon as the soldiers and horses in the east moved, they would be defeated by the other party by seizing the opportunity, so they let them stand still.

Now, they're the ones who watch the fun...

However, just as they were watching the excitement, suddenly, they seemed to feel something...

"Strange, why is the ground shaking a little?"