Chapter 697: Taiyuan! Taiyuan!

The war continued, and the first batch of Yongxing troops went up with more than 3,000 people and suffered heavy casualties. Yang Yan was waiting for the opportunity to send the second batch. This opportunity is the gate of Yangliangguan!

A small force with a special mission, more than a dozen people, suddenly arrived at the gate and hid in the doorway. Whether it is a city or a pass, they usually have thick gates at their exits. And the gate could not be level with the city wall, it was all shrunk inside. If you want to break through the city gate and close the gate, you must slam it with the city breaking hammer. But the Western Army should be using more than just this tactic now.

As soon as the soldier who had hidden in the doorway came in, he took up the iron hammer and pried open the stone on the ground, and then someone raised his hoe and quickly dug a hole in the ground. An officer immediately ordered his men to bury a huge earth-shattering thunderbolt inside, leaving only a long lead outside.

"Go! Beckoning the brethren outside to get out of the way! The officer held the torch in his own hand and shouted with all his might. The soldier at the door shouted loudly and warned the surrounding brothers not to come near. The officer stretched out his hand, lit the medicine thread, and ran out. He and his subordinates dodged on both sides of the doorway, waiting for the landslide-like movement!

A loud bang, as expected, exploded around me! Smoke poured out of the doorway, and the officer, without waiting for the smoke to clear, rushed in, waved his hand to disperse the smoke, and looked at it fixedly. I can't help but scold my mother! Damn, this door is also solid, such a big earth-shattering thunder, it didn't blow up the door, but only blew one of the door shafts, causing half of the door to crack, revealing a slap-like gap. Through this gap, the officer saw the chaos in the pass.

Close the door and be attacked! Jin Junxun, who was hidden under the root of the city, reacted and rushed towards the doorway! Many people shouted loudly, claiming that the Song army attacked and closed the door!

It is basically unrealistic to try to capture the city pass by opening the city gate. Because the opening space of the city gate is very penetrating, it is very easy to defend. But it doesn't matter, Yang Yan doesn't want to attack from the gate, what he wants is the panic of the Jin army.

As soon as he saw the smoke coming from the closed door, he quickly ordered the second batch of troops to go up!

Time gradually passed in the bloody battle between the soldiers of the two armies, and Xu Wei, who was in the middle of the army, looked up at the sun, but it was already past noon. And the current battle situation, there are no gratifying changes, and it has fallen into a stalemate. Siege and deduction, aside from tactics, is basically to fill in with people. This battle, but I don't know how many people will be filled?

In a way, it is more difficult to capture than to siege a city. Because ordinary cities are built on flat places, they can be attacked on all sides, and large siege equipment can come in handy. But the buckle is different, take the Yangliang North Pass in front of you as an example. It is built on a mountain, sandwiched between two mountains, and the terrain is relatively steep. This is doomed, such as the goose cart cave house with defensive siege equipment can not be used, and the soldiers can only use the simplest ladder to attack, which greatly increases the difficulty.

If he had a choice, he would rather face an elite Jin army and go to the field to fight than to attack the city. But war is never an option.

The fierce battle lasted until noon, and the tide of the battle finally turned around. Because of the continuous bombardment of Weiyuan artillery, the arrangement of the Jin army in the pass was completely chaotic, and the reserve troops had withdrawn beyond the range of the artillery shells except for those hidden under the base of the wall. Moreover, the western army was attacking fiercely, and some of the equipment needed by the defenders could not be delivered to the city in time.

After noon, the situation in the city was critical. There were many sections of the wall that were attacked by the Western army, and although they were all suppressed in the end, they were in danger. The reserve troops have already gone to the city to engage in battle, and Yang Yan's third batch of troops has also been on top. Both sides are consuming, consuming until the other party can't support it!

"King, there isn't much left of the earth-shattering thunder, do you want to change the stone bullet......" Wu Lan sent someone to ask for instructions. Because even if Yangliang Pass is captured, there must still be a tough battle to be fought later.

"Not necessarily! Light! Xu Wei shouted without hesitation. With the control of Yangliang Pass, am I still afraid of supplies?

After a while, a scribe beside him suddenly shouted, "Go up!" Go up! ”

Xu Wei took a closer look, and saw that on the right hand, the section of the wall that connected to the mountain was attacked by the Western Army, and stabilized his footsteps, and the soldiers were desperately rushing forward. This is a good sign, as we can see from previous examples, once a section of the wall is controlled, then the city can be breached.

Not only did he notice it, but even the soldiers of the Yongxing Army who attacked were also aware of this. Because the suppression of the enemy army is significantly reduced, which is a sign of victory! Work harder and break this bird pass!

With the passage of time at will, more and more Yongxing soldiers attacked the city, and the two sides were engaged in a tragic hand-to-hand fight on it! The space on the city is extremely limited, and the two soldiers and soldiers have to fight almost face to face, and the flesh and blood are flying, which is by no means an exaggeration!

Yang Zaixing has always been by Xu Wei's side, he is the commander of the Ma Army, and it is generally not his turn to attack the city and detain the pass. At this time, seeing that the battle situation had improved, he was so excited that his whole body was shaking, and he really wanted to ask the king to make an exception and let him bring a brother up to keep it and kill him. It's just that he is no longer a fierce partial, and he can't afford to take unnecessary risks.

On the pass, the western army gradually controlled the situation, the defenders were divided into several sections in the limited pass, and the reserve troops behind the pass were also under the fierce bombardment of Weiyuan artillery, and it was difficult to assist in a large-scale formation.

Taking advantage of the melee on the pass, the Jin army has no time to take care of the opportunity in front of the pass! The front-line officer commanded the soldier to carry a trunk as thick as a basin and slammed it into the closed door that had been cracked!

"One, two, three! One two three! Under the tremendous force of the impact, the thick door cracked and opened. The Jin army behind the gate blocked the other side of the door with their flesh and blood, and they were like waves, swinging one after the other with the impact of the western army.

"Some more! Work hard, brethren! "The officers were loud and morale-boosting." Break through the Yangliang Pass! The king has a reward! ”

Finally, after an impact, the closed door that had broken the lower door shaft collapsed with a bang, smashing the Jin army behind him!

"Kill!" The officer waved his sword and shouted! Soldiers flocked forward! Meet at close quarters! Song Jin Shishu was almost face to face! The front one can't move at all! The people behind are desperately slashing and smashing with knives and guns! A soldier watched as half of the head of the enemy in front of him was cut off, blood and brains splashed on his face!

"Push!"

At this time, it is almost a human wall again! The Jin army didn't dare to give up, because once the gate was broken, the Song army could drive straight in! The Song army was bound to win, broke the city gate, entered the pass, and the overall situation was decided!

The offensive and defensive sides are making a final struggle!

The Jin Army Lord, who was at the back of the town, was anxious when he saw this situation! The situation shouldn't have come to this! But the Song army had the power of firearms, and almost completely blocked the passage, so that the reinforcements did not dare to go over! He understands very well that if it goes on like this, it won't take half an hour for Yangliangguan to change hands!

At this moment, he suddenly appeared, and the almost non-stop violent explosion was gone! Instead, there was a dull thump! The Song army has already finished fighting the earth-shaking thunder, and at this time it has to be replaced by stone bullets!

As soon as this situation appeared, the chief general of the Jin Army burst out of blood! With a machete in hand, personally lead the reinforcements to press up! The whistling stone bullets splashed blood in the crowd, but for the Jin Army, it was better than the terrifying momentum of the earth-shattering thunder!

"Get out of the way! Move! Before closing the door, a big man with a sky-shattering thunder in his left and right hands collided with his comrades. The soldiers who couldn't push it turned their heads and looked at it, and they couldn't help but change their faces in horror! Damn, are you going to throw the earth-shattering thunder into the crowd?

After entering the city gate cave, the big man couldn't move anymore. This fight was ruthless, and roared: "Ignition! ”

"Can you throw it so far?" The companion with the tinder asked worriedly.

"Fuck your cunt! Ignition! The big man scolded angrily.

"This, which side of this point comes first?" The companion was a little panicked.

"You!" The big man is furious!

The soldier who was scolded a little angry was heartbroken, and directly ignited the medicine line in his right hand. The strong man entered the city gate cave and pushed tightly with the other soldiers, so he kept his hands up, so he couldn't wave his arms to borrow strength. Seeing the medicine line rushing forward quickly, he roared and threw the earth-shattering thunder weighing ten pounds in his hand forward!

On the other side, the Jin army was blocking the attack of the Song army with a human wall, and a thing fell down coldly, smashing a Jin sergeant to the point of bleeding! Because the crowd was too dense, this earth-shattering thunder did not land at all, it was stuck on the shoulders of the two Jin soldiers, and the medicine line had already burned out!

"Not good!" As soon as the words of the Jin Army came out, the earth-shattering thunder exploded!

Think about it, an iron-clad mine with a charge of ten pounds explodes on your shoulder, it is a small cannonball, and it has to blow up enough for you! After that loud bang, the heads of several nearby Jin soldiers were almost not intact! But the crowd was too dense, and a sky-shattering thunder didn't blow up the Jin Army!

But don't worry, the second one is here again! In this way, the Jin army who blocked the door no longer has the courage! Suddenly relaxed! And the Song army pushed forward fiercely, like a flood breaking through the embankment, and poured into the pass!

Just when victory is in sight! The soldiers who entered the customs appeared, and the people in front of them were surging, and the reinforcements of the Jin army were just connected!

Hand knives, spears, bones, and all kinds of instruments flew up and down, and the two armies fell into fierce hand-to-hand combat! The reinforcements of the Jin army gradually suppressed the Song army that had entered the pass back into the doorway! And the other group grabbed the head of the city, trying to drive the Song army in the city again!

Yang Yan saw this situation at the foot of the mountain, and he was so anxious that he jumped to his feet! He grabbed the herald beside him and shouted, "Go see the king!" Lao Tzu wants to run the thunder arrow! Thunder Arrow! ”

Soon, a group of soldiers who seemed to be carrying bellows came out of the large array and came to Yang Yan. The latter grabbed the officer in command and said through gritted teeth: "You go!" Open a way for me! ”

The officer knew his temper, and did not dare to say more, but said yes, and then led his brother up the hill. To the bottom of the city, divide the troops into two roads, all the way to the city by the ladder to climb, all the way to the door.

The thunderbolt archers who had gone up to the city shouted loudly for the brothers to get out of the way! The companions who followed him, regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, directly ignited the medicine line! The Thunder Arrow is a four-foot-long arrow with a medicine cartridge tied to the front, and once shot, dozens of arrows will burst out almost at the same time! It's not powerful, not even lethal, but it's a deterrent! Dozens of fire dragons rushed over, accompanied by a loud noise, which would be afraid of everyone!

As soon as the thunder arrow was released, the Jin army, which was originally quite orderly, suddenly retreated, and it was too much to avoid! And the Song army pressed forward step by step, desperately driving them to the bottom of the city!

The thunderbolts who went to the door to reinforce were a little more troublesome. Because the door opening is very narrow, the two sergeants compete here, and they can't use it at all. The commanding officer of Ben Thunder Arrow had to order the non-commissioned officers who blocked the door to withdraw first.

"Stand back! Back off! Thunder Arrows! "The soldiers spread the word. The men behind scattered to the sides first, and the soldiers in front gradually retreated.

When the Jin army, which was attacking fiercely, saw it, it thought that it was their own side that had the advantage, so they did their best to push it out. When the Song army all exited the doorway and flashed to the sides, the soldiers of the Jin Army suddenly appeared, and a bellows was aimed at them outside!

There was almost no time to react, and the thunder arrows roared! The four-foot-long arrow, under the thrust of gunpowder, was not as powerful as a crossbow shot, but it was enough for these enemies who were barely armoured.

Because when the Thunder Arrow was designed and manufactured, the issues of range and explosion time were taken into account. Therefore, when the iron arrow pierced the body, the medicine line was still moving forward. The fast-reacting Jin Jun ripped it off and wanted to throw it back. It's a pity that before they could pull out the arrows, the second round, the third round, followed!

The explosion sounded, and the Jin army was shocked! Instinctively retreat backwards! And the thunder arrows in front of them did not stop for a moment, and the thunder archers shot alternately, and the door hole was like the New Year, and it was very lively!

It didn't take long for the Jin army to all retract back to the pass!

Running thunder and arrows hit the front, the soldiers carried the arrow box, shot forward aimlessly, and the infantry followed behind, attacking the pass again!

"Yongxing Army! Assault of the whole army! Yang Yan waved his knife and instinctively rushed up the mountain. Several officers next to him were shocked and rushed forward to stop and hug them!

"Straight sissy thief! Stop me! Yang Yan was furious.

"The king has a strict order! Don't allow the marshal to personally participate in the war! The officers shouted.

"Fart! When has this been? What's the danger? Spread out! Yang Yan said angrily.

The officers are holding on! They don't know Yang Jingluo's temper yet, once they engage in battle, it will definitely be able to kill! In case he has a bad deal, how can he explain to the king?

"After a little public anger! And wait here, we will lead the army to assault! ”

Yang Yan had no choice but to comply, and the whole Yongxing army rushed up the mountain! Zhang Xian, who was behind, was still waiting for Qin Fengjun's opportunity to show his face, but when he saw this formation, he knew that there was no way. Victory was imminent, and bursts of cheers broke out in front and behind the Song army's camp. Xu Wei saw it in the car, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and said to Yang Zaixing: "It's stable." ”

"Yang Dashuai does have some means, and the Yongxing Army has not been formed for a long time, but this combat power is not bad. Today's siege of the city, Yongxing soldiers are willing to risk arrows and stones, and there is no sign of retreat, which is admirable. Yang Zaixing never praised people easily, which shows that Yang Yan really convinced him. Xu Wei smiled, although he didn't say anything, he was happy in his heart.

When the Western army invaded Guanzhong, the resistance of the Jin army quickly collapsed. Seeing that he was powerless, his lord had already mounted his horse and fled with his guards. There was no one to command, and the soldiers of the Jin Army who were left to fight for the last time quickly lost their fighting spirit, threw away their armor, and fled with their weapons!

Once the fighting spirit is gone, the command is ineffective, and no matter how brave the army is, it will only be hunted down. Fortunately, in this place, the cavalry of the Western Army was useless, and after chasing out a few miles, the troops turned around and returned to clean up the battlefield.

After most of the fierce fighting for most of the day, the Western Army finally captured Yangliang Pass. After Xu Wei entered the pass, he saw that the town had been bombed beyond recognition, and almost none of the houses near the gate were intact, and the passage was full of bomb craters. Close and close, and the dead are full of eyes. Those who are not breathing are still in a pool of blood.

At this time, giving him a knife is actually a relief for him.

The soldiers began to clean up the battlefield, and after preliminary estimates, in today's battle, the Western Army lost more than 3,000 people, counting the losses of the previous few times, just attacking this Yangliang North Pass, seven or eight thousand casualties could not escape, and the losses were not small. But it's worth it, as soon as Yangliang Beiguan passes, the Taiyuan Basin will be almost exposed to the Western Army!

And Taiyuan is the heart of Hedong!

Xu Weishen walked on the devastated stone road with one foot at a time, followed by a large group of generals in military uniforms. Knowing that the fighting was over, the local residents who rushed home looked sadly at their dilapidated homes, not knowing whether to be happy or sad. Since the fall of Hedong, they have been brutally oppressed by the Jurchens, not to mention being humiliated by shaved clothes, and burdened with heavy taxes. I have long looked forward to the official army coming to recover.

But now, although the glory is restored, the home is gone. This diminishes the joy of recovery. However, there is no way to do this, and it is inevitable to fight.

Xu Wei came to an elder, clenched his fists, and asked, "What is the old man's name?" ”

The old man obviously didn't expect this general to talk to him suddenly, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a while, until he was reminded next to him, and he said: "The villain's surname is Xu, and he has nine lines in the family, and he has no big number, only called Xu Jiu." ”

As soon as these words came out, the general behind Xu Wei couldn't help but dare not laugh. And he himself laughed: "Oh, the old man is also called Xu Jiu? ”

may have been frightened, this Xu Laojiu didn't understand the meaning of this sentence for a while, and said, "Exactly." ”

"That's a coincidence, you are Xu Jiu, I am also Xu Jiu, and the co-author is a family?" Xu Wei said with a smile.

At this time, the people's hearts were shocked! Xu Jiu? Could this person be the one from Shaanxi? The old man Xu raised his head and looked at Xu Wei, and stammered: "The official is also called Xu Jiu?" Dare to be that, that Shaanxi ......"

Xu Wei nodded and said with a smile: "The army conquered Hedong to recover the homeland. Today, a fierce battle has damaged your house, and Ben Shuai is deeply disturbed. But this is inevitable, and you don't have to worry! Now that this land has been restored, you will no longer have to put on a scarf. When the situation stabilizes, there will be arrangements from above, and then you can rebuild your home! ”Ro！ ~！ :