Chapter 0730: The Battle of Tongtai Pass
This king knows that you are brave, so this king will give you a chance to show the world your bravery. ”
Yelu Hugo pointed to the hundreds of thousands of troops behind him, and said loudly: "As long as you can kill one back and forth from these hundreds of thousands of troops, this king will not only agree to continue to talk with the Song State, but also exempt the Song State from ceding land, as long as the annual tribute." ”
For Da Song, the conditions proposed by Yelu Hugo are definitely the most tempting.
Die a single person to protect the country.
This is definitely the thing that the civil and military officials of the Great Song Dynasty are most happy to see.
However, after Yang Qi heard this condition, he almost didn't carry it down from the city.
Kill a round trip from hundreds of thousands of troops?
Unless he has an immortal body, he will die.
For the Great Song Dynasty, Yang Qi couldn't do such a thing.
When his strength was enough to contend with the Liao State, why did he still send him to death according to Yelu Huge's conditions?
Unless he has a hole in his head.
Yang Qi put away his smiling face and looked at Yelu Xiuge under the city with a solemn expression, "So, there's nothing to talk about?" ”
Yelu Xiuge's expression was calm, and he said in a firm tone: "My Liao people have always respected the strong, and if you want to talk about it, you can only talk about it after the fight." ”
In fact, there is a lot of moisture in Jerexia's words.
Talking must be discussed, this is his strategy after discussing with Empress Dowager Xiao.
And this war will eventually end in peace talks.
The reason why they plotted against Zhao Guangyi during the peace talks, and after plotting against Zhao Guangyi, pressed on Tongtai Pass was not just to vent a bad breath.
More importantly, they wanted to capture Zhao Guangyi in order to squeeze more oil and water from the Song Kingdom.
In this way, it is in the interests of their great Liao.
"Prepare for war!"
"Siege!"
Yang Qi and Yelu Hugo spoke almost at the same time, and a bloody battle was inevitable.
With more than 10,000 van troops, against Yelu Huge's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, it seems a drop in the bucket, and it can even be said that it is a mantis arm as a car.
But Yang Qi didn't have a choice.
There was no rhetoric, and the war began.
Many times, war is not as exciting as one might think.
At the head of the city, Yang Qi was arranging troops, and Yelu Huge was also arranging troops at the head of the city.
Inspired by the warriors of Zamahe, the soldiers of the Xiang army held spears and broadswords one by one, waiting for the arrival of the Liao army at the head of the city.
With such a disparity in troops, any conspiracy and trickery seem to have nothing to hide, except for a battle to the death or a battle to the death.
Whoever makes it to the end will be the winner.
However, after waiting for a long time, the Liao army did not come, and was replaced by one trebuchet after another.
The moment Yang Qi saw the trebuchet, his face turned black with anger, and he wanted to scold his mother a little.
Yelu Huge wanted to use his method to break through Youzhou City and break through Tongtai Pass.
The story of Dong Shi Xiaofeng can't be applied to Yelu Xiugo, and with Yelu Xiugo's war wisdom, there will definitely be no stupid thing about Dong Shi Xiaofeng.
Moreover, Yang Qi could easily judge that Yelu Xiuge not only wanted to use his method of breaking Youzhou City to break through Tongtai Pass, but he also wanted to learn from Yang Qi how to defend in the face of this tactic.
Yelu Hugo's move is really a double win.
"Quickly send people to dig in the city, and then move it to the city. Everything that the enemy fired into the city was ignored. ”
Yang Qi ordered with a dark face.
The soldiers of the Xiang army had not experienced the battle in Youzhou City, and they did not know the horror of Yang Qi's tactics.
The Zamahe warriors, however, were well aware of the horrors of this tactic.
They urged the soldiers of the Xiang army to hurry down and dig the earth.
The speed of digging is far less than the speed at which an enemy can set up a trebuchet.
By the time the first batch of earth arrived at the city, the Liao army's trebuchets had already begun to project the first round of projections into the city.
The Liao army almost copied Yang Qi's tactics in Youzhou City.
I saw gunpowder bullets, stone bullets, and fierce oil bombs exploding in the castle.
The soldiers of the Xiang army were so frightened that they hid in the city and did not dare to go down to dig the earth.
Yang Qi blackened his face and asked the Zamahe warriors to force the soldiers of the Xiang Army to go down to dig the earth.
It's something that can't be helped.
The only thing that can extinguish the fierce fire oil is soil so far.
Under the drive of Yang Qi, the soldiers of the Xiang army continued to dig the soil.
Although there were many dead and wounded in the middle.
But the sand that accumulates on the walls is getting more and more.
When the sand accumulated to a certain amount, Yang Qi ordered the soldiers of the Xiang Army to start mixing the sand into thin mud.
Oil spilled on the city wall can hang it, but sand spilled on the city wall can't hang it.
Only when it is mixed into thin mud can it be hanged.
The mud was half-mixed, and the Liao army began to project fierce fire oil on the walls of Tongtai Pass.
Patches of fierce fire oil fell, and in an instant the city was dyed black.
"Smack!"
When a fiery fire bomb exploded on the wall, a fire broke out throughout the wall.
The soldiers of the Xiang army at the head of the city instantly panicked.
Some people even took the opportunity to escape.
Yang Qi led the Zamahe warriors to block the people on the way down to the city.
Anyone who fled astray was smashed off the wall by him and disappeared into the flames.
It took sixteen people in a row to stabilize the minds of the soldiers of the Xiang Army to escape.
Yang Qi stared at them coldly, and said in a deep voice: "The fierce fire oil is not terrible, as long as you do what Ben Hou tells you to do, Ben Hou guarantees that you will be fine."
But if you try to escape, don't blame Benhou for being ruthless. ”
The soldiers of the Xiang Army looked at Yang Qi who was blocking their way to escape with complicated thoughts.
Someone gritted his teeth and returned to the city he was trying to defend.
When nearly half of the people returned to the city.
Yang Qi suddenly ordered, "Splash mud!" Fire suppression! ”
Pots and pots of thin mud were poured down from the city.
When the mud fell from the top of the city, it fell down the walls.
When they were about to approach the bottom of the wall, they had been dried by the fire under the city, and all of them had turned into dry mud flakes and were wrapped around the wall.
The city wall on the north side of Tongtai Pass was poured thoroughly with thin mud by Yang Qi and his people.
As the mud covered the city walls, the black and fierce fire oil on the city walls was also extinguished, and instead a thick layer of mud armor was wrapped around the city walls.
Yelu Hugo had been watching the battle, and when he saw this scene, he was obviously stunned.
"The original way to crack this tactic is so simple......"
After muttering something to himself, Jeruxiugo raised his hand and ordered his men and horses to stop the attack.
The tactic of burning Tongtai Pass has been cracked by Yang Qi.
If it continues, it will only make Yang Qi make the city wall thicker and thicker, and the damage caused to the city wall itself will only become smaller and smaller.
And the final blasting, at most, blew down the mud armor pasted on the city wall, and did not cause any damage to the city wall itself.
"Change your tactics and order your soldiers to attack the city in the usual way."
As Yeluhuge's order was conveyed, the Liao army abandoned the tactics they had just had, replaced them with their original tactics, and began to continue the siege.
Due to the special geographical location of Tongtai Pass, it is impossible for hundreds of thousands of Liao troops to rush together.
Therefore, the Liao army seems to be huge, but the number of people who really attacked the city is only about 100,000.
100,000 Liao troops rushed to the city wall, and the mighty waves were like turbulent waves.
The shouting of killing instantly covered the entire Tongtai Pass.
The Liao army under the city rushed to the city wall one after another, and the soldiers of the Xiang army on the city wall fought bravely to kill the enemy under the supervision of Yang Qi.
The forces of both sides began to be rapidly depleted.
Every quarter of an hour, someone would rush to Yang Qi's side to report it, and more than 100 soldiers of the Xiang Army were killed in battle.
"The enemy is coming!"
The Liao army in front of the city gate tower was the most ferocious.
They rushed to the top of the city by virtue of their numerical superiority.
"The city is broken, run!"
Someone shouted, and someone followed and began to run away.
A large section was vacant in front of the city gate building, allowing the Liao army under the city to climb the city.
Seeing that the Liao army on the head of the city was gathering more and more, Yang Qi was shocked and angry.
He carried a dragon stick and led the Zamahe warriors to rush to the city gate tower to help.
As soon as he saw it, he fought with the Liao army in front of the city gate building.
Yang Qi was like a wolf that had penetrated into a flock of sheep, the coiling dragon stick in his hand flew up and down, and the Liao army he met everywhere he passed became the souls of his stick.
However, the Liao army that stood in front of Yang Qi seemed to be inexhaustible.
One batch was killed, and a new batch came up.
From the very beginning of the war, Yelu Hugo had been keeping a close eye on Yang Qi's movements.
Brother Yelu Xiu knew very well that there would be very few people who were Yang Qi's opponents single-handedly, so the best way was to use a huge number of people to grind Yang Qi to death.
This is the most common way to deal with fierce generals on the battlefield.
The longer the fight lasts, the more unfavorable it will be to Yang Qi.
Seeing that there were a few more long knife abrasions on his body, Yang Qi also realized this, and he wiped a handful of enemy blood stained on his face, smearing his entire face red.
"Bang!"
A golden monkey subdued the demon and smashed a big hole in the city wall.
The coiling dragon stick in Yang Qi's hand rotated on his left and right sides like a windmill.
All the Liao troops who stood in front of Yang Qi were smashed one by one like deflated balloons and carried down to the city.
"What is he going to do?"
Yelu, who was watching the battle, asked Yelu Hugo beside him suspiciously.
Brother Yelu Xiu frowned and shook his head, he couldn't figure out what Yang Qi was doing.
Obviously, the position where Yang Qi was standing just now was the most beneficial to him, but he actually gave up the position that was most advantageous to him, and rushed all the way to the middle of the city gate building, where the Liao army had the most.
With Yang Qi's character, he definitely didn't do this to send him to death, then he had other plans.
It is likely to be an attempt to turn the tide of the war.
Now, where is the tide of war so easy to reverse?
The corners of Yeluxiu's mouth hooked up a sneering smile, but the smile disappeared in an instant before it could be firmly hung on his face.
I saw Yelu Hugo shouting loudly: "Quick! Fast! Fast! Quickly give the order to tear down the soldiers and horses in front of the city gate tower. ”
However, his order was too late after all.
Yang Qi, who rushed to the middle of the city gate building, swept away the Liao army in front of him with a stick, raised the heavy coiling dragon stick, and slammed it at the big pillar supporting the city gate building.
"Bang!"
There was a muffled sound.
The large pillars that supported the gate tower cracked open at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Yang Qi ran in a few steps and rushed to the edge of another big pillar, another stick.
"Boom!"
The gate tower, which had lost its pillar support, was like a spine had been removed.
The gate tower tilted for a moment.
Then he fell out of the city with the screams of the Liao army in front of the city gate building.
All the Liao troops on the road that must be passed through the collapse of the city gate tower were all covered by the city gate building.
It was like a ball of mud mixed with firewood and mud that ran over a swarm of ants.
"Bang!"
The gate tower flew down the city wall and smashed to the ground, raising a cloud of smoke and dust several feet high.
When the smoke cleared, everyone saw a small hill made of dirt, wood, and flesh.
The Liao soldiers were stunned.
The soldiers of the Xiang army at the head of the city were also stunned.
This is what kind of destructive power it can have.
Everyone looked at Yang Qi with horror in their eyes.
"Come again!"
Yang Qi was holding a coiling dragon stick in his hand, and roared angrily at the Liao army.
Coupled with his blood-stained cheeks, he was a living Shura.
In Yang Qi's roar, the Liao army took a step back in fright.
Seeing this, Brother Yelu Xiu frowned slightly, "The soldiers were treated like this by Yang Yansi, and the army's morale was a little unstable. It's getting late today, Mingjin withdraws his troops and fights again tomorrow.
Let them live one more night, and continue the war tomorrow after regrouping the army. ”
The horn of the Liao army sounded, and the Liao troops who were besieging the city breathed a sigh of relief, and then slowly retreated.
The soldiers of the Xiang army at the head of the city also breathed a sigh of relief, and many people fell to the ground in an instant.
Yang Qi took the wet wipes handed over by Zamahe Aoki, wiped his face, and sighed.
It was really thrilling just now.
If he hadn't seen the city gate tower at a critical time and thought of using the city gate tower to threaten the Liao army, I'm afraid that this Tongtai Pass would have changed hands in a moment.
Now, relying on the shock of the collapse of the city gate building, it not only killed many Liao troops and held Tongtai Pass, but also shocked the Liao army and forced the Liao army to retreat.
Bought an extra night's time.
"Whew~"
After fighting hard for a long time, Yang Qi was also a little out of strength.
Yang Qi slowly sat on the ground to rest, and the other soldiers of the Xiang army at the head of the city also sat on the ground to rest.
Zhao Defang didn't know when he went up to the city wall, he was looking at the city head thief, and after seeing Yang Qi, Zhao Defang's eyes flashed with joy, leading an old eunuch and hurriedly running in front of Yang Qi.
"Huhou, won the war?"
Zhao Defang asked in surprise.
Yang Qi pursed his mouth, "Win the war?" With such a huge disparity in troops, how can it be possible to win? It barely shocked the morale of the Liao army, and bought time to rest for a night, and after dawn tomorrow, I am afraid that we will have to fight again.
At that time, I'm afraid that this Tongtai Pass will not be able to hold it. ”
Zhao Defang frowned, leaned over to Yang Qi's side, and said in a low voice, "When will Huhou's soldiers and horses arrive?" ”
"Tomorrow should be there."
"That's good......"
Zhao Defang's eyebrows stretched, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said in surprise to Yang Qi: "Huhou, do you know why this king came to you?" ”
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