Chapter 2070: Attack Cuiping Mountain

Looking at the torches dangling on the mountain road, Ma Tan said, "Don't pay attention to them, it's just to check the battlefield." ”

The men who had climbed the hill came to a stop at the place where the explosion had occurred.

The little school didn't say anything more.

Ma Tan didn't know that his judgment seemed to be okay on the surface, but in fact it was outrageously wrong.

The Wei army that went to the mountains was not at all cleaning up the battlefield or looking at the mess after the war.

They are there to clear the remaining mines.

Mines and shells are different.

The shell is fired out of the chamber and only explodes when it falls to the ground, and there is very little residue.

Even if there are residual duds, it is not so easy to blow up.

And the mines are buried in the ground, and it is impossible for all mines to be stepped on by enemy troops.

Of course, what was stepped on was blown up, and what was not stepped on was still left in the ground, and if it was not brought out, it would definitely bring great casualties to its own soldiers.

The Wei army on the mountain was searching for and removing mines, but Ma Tan on the top of the mountain did not realize their intentions.

It's no wonder Ma Tan didn't think of it.

After all, this is the first time that landmines have appeared on the battlefield.

Weapons that had never been used before appeared on the battlefield.

It is certainly impossible for Ma Tan to understand the characteristics of mines.

Halfway up the mountain, the Wei army calmly cleared the remaining mines.

Before dawn, the mines were finally cleared.

The Wei army on the mountainside held torches and signaled that they could go up the mountain.

Seeing the signal sent from the middle of the mountain, Ma Chao immediately ordered: "Soldiers, follow me up the mountain!" ”

The Wei army began to ascend the mountain, and soon Ma Jian at the top of the mountain noticed their movements.

Standing up suddenly, Ma Tan glared at the Wei army who was climbing up the mountain, and ordered the colonel on the side: "Let the soldiers prepare to meet the battle, the enemy army is coming!" ”

The military order was issued, and the Yizhou army on the top of the mountain lined up to prepare for battle.

On the way down the mountain, they were blown up in a daze, and the officers and men of the Yizhou Army were still worried in their hearts, and they were also very busy when they lined up.

Ma Chao led the soldiers to the halfway point of the mountain, and he raised his hand to signal to stop.

The soldiers stopped one after another and looked up at the top of the mountain.

At this moment, there was a loud "boom" sound from the top of the mountain, and I don't know how many boulders flew down.

Seeing the boulder flying, the soldiers were suddenly a little flustered.

The soldiers in the front row raised their shields and tried to block the falling boulders with their shields.

Ma Chao shouted: "Hold up the spear, the tip of the spear is pointing down, and give me an oblique jack!" ”

His order confused the soldiers, but they did as they were done.

Ma Chao stood in front of the soldiers with a war halberd, staring at the falling boulder without blinking.

Boulders tumbled down, and many of them deviated from the path and fell onto the hillside.

There are not many people who are really rolling towards Ma Chao and them.

Seeing that the boulder in front was almost in front of him, Ma Chao burst out and waved his halberd to the boulder.

The huge boulder actually deviated from direction under his pick, and fell to the side of the hillside.

Ma Chao's challenge boosted the morale of the soldiers.

There was a cheer from the soldiers, and the first few rows also clenched their spears.

The boulders rolled down one after another, and Ma Chao, who was standing at the front, struggled to pick up the stones.

Some boulders were directly picked down the mountain road by him, and some were not completely picked up, and they also lost their strength and fell in front of the inverted spear formation set up by the soldiers, blocked by the spears, and slowly squeezed into the crowd.

It didn't take long for the boulders that fell from the top of the mountain to rest.

Ma Tan was stationed on Cuiping Mountain, and since the day he arrived here, he had never thought that the Wei army would be able to rush up the mountain, so he did not prepare too many boulders.

There is only one mountain road in Cuiping Mountain, and the enemy army rushes up, as long as he orders the soldiers to hold the mountain pass, it is difficult for the Wei army to break through the defense line, and the possibility of capturing the mountain is extremely slim.

But he didn't expect that the Wei army actually planted a weapon on the mountain road that was enough to destroy the will of the soldiers.

He didn't know much about this weapon, only that it would blow people to pieces, causing the soldiers to trample on each other in a panic.

Although the soldiers lined up on the mountain, Ma Jian felt that they had almost no intention of fighting.

Therefore, it is nothing more than the instinct of the warriors to lay out the formation.

When the boulder ran out, Ma Jian shouted: "Soldiers, defend the mountain pass for me, once the enemy attacks the mountain, we will definitely die!" The only way to survive is to destroy them! ”

His roar really had some effect.

The officers and men of the Yizhou army shouted, and their morale increased slightly.

Ma Chao carried the halberd and led the soldiers to the top of the mountain step by step.

As they approached the top of the mountain, the archers in the group spread their longbows and placed their arrows on the bowstrings, ready to fire.

The archers of the Yizhou army on the top of the mountain were also ready to shoot the Wei army.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and the range of arrows fired from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain will of course be relatively far.

The Yizhou army, which guarded the top of the mountain, was the first to attack.

Countless arrows were wrapped in the strong wind and flew towards the Wei army.

The advancing Wei soldiers held shields to shield themselves from the oncoming rain of arrows.

The shields were arrayed, and although they were well defended, there were still occasional arrows or two that fell into the gaps and hit the unlucky Wei army.

The Wei army advanced, and the arrows falling from the top of the mountain became denser and denser, and the mountain road was filled with the "crackling" sound of arrows hitting the shield.

Getting closer and closer to the top of the mountain, Ma Chao, who was holding a shield in one hand and a halberd in the other, shouted: "Archers, shoot them down for me!" ”

The advancing Wei archers also shot their arrows one after another.

The arrows fell on the shield wall set up by the Yizhou army on the top of the mountain, making a dense sound like a torrential rain, and it also failed to cause too many losses to the Yizhou army.

The Wei army did not climb the mountain very quickly, and both sides fired arrows at each other, shooting as many enemy troops as possible.

But the damage caused by arrows has never been negligible on the battlefield.

All it can do is to consume part of the enemy's strength and discourage the enemy's fighting spirit before the battle begins.

Seeing that he was only more than ten steps away from the top of the mountain, Ma Chao roared: "Soldiers, rush with me!" ”

Carrying the halberd, he rushed out first.

Coming to the array of the Yizhou army, Ma Chao let out a loud shout and threw out the shield in his left hand.

The shield made an arc, knocked down several Yizhou soldiers, and then fell to the ground.

Throwing out the shield, Ma Chao held the halberd in both hands and rushed into the Yizhou army.

He was originally a fierce general of Xiliang, of course, Wu Yong was beyond ordinary people, although the Yizhou army was numerous, how could it be possible to resist his attack?

Ma Chao rushed into the Yizhou army, but he swept away a large area of the enemy army in an instant.

The Wei soldiers who followed him also roared and pounced.

On the road to the top of the mountain, the two sides fought each other.

The narrow mountain road suddenly shouted and killed, and countless people gathered together from two directions, stabbing each other fiercely with their weapons. 2k reading web