The zhan fight continued until the evening, and in the end Ye Minzhong still failed to capture Xiping Pass, and finally had no choice but to retreat.

As a result of the battle, Ye Minzhong lost more than 10,000 people on the first day and damaged more than 20 ladders, which is not a small loss, but he is not distressed, and there will be gains if there is a loss.

Since he is determined to capture Xiping Pass, the dead are inevitable, and more than 10,000 talents are a little bit, which is not the tip of the iceberg.

Compared with Ye Minzhong, Wang Xu's garrison troops are relatively small, but for the current Wang Xujun, it is also a lot, and it is already beyond the scope of bearing.

On the first day, the defenders of Xiping Pass suffered 5,000 casualties!

Originally, the defenders only had 20,000 people, but now that they have 5,000 dead and wounded, the next battle must use Lei Yan's cavalry, otherwise, there will be a danger of losing the city.

As soon as Xiping Pass is lost, the gate of Hexi County will be wide open, and the snowy cavalry will be able to drive straight into the south and move south, and the situation will be worrying!

"General Lei, go and select 20,000 troops to defend the city now, and prepare for the next battle to defend the city, Xiping Pass must not be lost."

In the mansion, Wang Xu looked at Lei Yan and said.

Lei Yan was very reluctant, but in order to defend Xiping Pass, he could only obey his fate.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, the last general will go here."

"Wait." Wang Xu suddenly stopped Lei Yan and asked, "Where did Liao Yun's army go?" ”

Hearing this, Lei Yan said: "The news came just now that Liao Yun's army has crossed the Yangtze River and is rushing here non-stop, and it is expected to arrive here within half a month." ”

"Half a month, can we still hold on to half a month?" Wang Xu asked.

Lei Yan promised: "Your Majesty, don't worry, it's okay to persist for a month, but... However, the cavalry of the last general will lose a bit too much. ”

Wang Xu nodded, indeed, it is not difficult to hold Xiping Pass, but it needs the support of strong troops.

If 5,000 people die every day, 50,000 people will die in 10 days, and 75,000 people will die in half a month. This consumed almost all the troops of Lei Yan's subordinates!

Just thinking about this thing is annoying, if that's the case, then Lei Yan should cry.

But in order to hold the Xiping Pass. Lei Yan is duty-bound!

.........

The next day, the battle continued.

On this day, Ye Minzhong still dispatched 200,000 troops, 100,000 elite cavalry, and 100,000 siege troops.

The result is still the same. In the evening, Ye Minzhong lost more than 10,000 deaths, while Wang Xu's defending troops suffered more than 5,000 casualties.

This seems to have become a rule, as long as there is a day of fighting, the casualties on both sides will be about 20,000, not more, not less.

Day 3...

Day 4...

......

On the sixth day, good news came from the south, and reinforcements finally arrived. However, it was not Liao Yun's 110,000 troops, but Godan's soldiers and horses, and Goudan personally led 10,000 troops to arrive first.

After Liao Yun and Goudan crossed the Yangtze River, considering the danger of Xiping Pass, the two discussed and mobilized 10,000 light cavalry in Zhao Long's army, and then led by Goudan and arrived first.

These 10,000 people are not ordinary soldiers, all of them are equipped with King Wen's steel swords. Steel guns, arrow feathers, these are not the most important, the most important thing is that among the ten thousand soldiers. Equipped with 5,000 crossbows!

The strong crossbow was invented by Wang Xu five years ago, and it was originally only used in the dog's army, but now, it is manufactured in large quantities by the armory workshop, and there are thousands of them.

And. The feathers are all made of steel, and they are extremely sharp!

Five thousand strong crossbows are used to defend the city, just think about it, you know, it will definitely play a big role, at least there is no problem in supporting it for a few days, and as soon as the 100,000 army led by Liao Yun arrives, you can counterattack.

..........

Night, three watches.

Wang Xu was sleeping with Zhang Xue and Wen Mengliang, when he suddenly heard a report from the soldiers outside, saying that the dog had arrived.

Hearing this news, Wang Xu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, the reinforcements finally came, and now he can rest assured.

After a few days of fighting, Wang Xu pinched a cold sweat fiercely, the people in the snow region are really not afraid of death, no matter how many people die, they will climb up one after another, as long as Ye Minzhong does not order a retreat, they will keep attacking.

Wang Xu is really worried that if it goes on like this, it is unknown whether he can hold out for half a month, and what worries Wang Xu the most is that if Ye Minzhong orders a night battle, the time will be greatly reduced, and the city may be lost in three days.

Now, when the dog arrives, you can sleep with confidence.

Relaxed, Wang Xu fell asleep, hugging one on the side, not beautiful.

.........

The next day, Wang Xu slept until noon and didn't get up, and he slept a little too dead.

But it doesn't matter if Wang Xu gets up and gets up, because there is Lei Yan on the city wall commanding, everything is as usual, no, not everything is as usual, it should be more stable than before, as soon as the five thousand strong crossbowmen with dogs joined, the battle situation was immediately stable!

"Don't stop, give me a deadly shot, shoot the snowy people!"

The dog's strong crossbowmen are in the back row, but the range is very long, enough to shoot soldiers far away from the city.

Goudan is already seventeen years old, one year older than when Sun Yu first started to serve Wang Xu, so he is already a big boy.

Every time he walked behind the soldiers, the soldiers shot hard, and suddenly, the snowy people under the city turned into a sieve, and one by one the snowy people fell, and the blood flowed like a river, which was unbearable.

"King, do you feel that the enemy's counterattack density is a bit too dense today?"

In the army formation under the city, a leader looked at Ye Minzhong and said.

Hearing this, Ye Minzhong also frowned, he also had such suspicions, he saw very clearly, the snow soldiers did not even touch the city wall, they were killed and injured, and when they touched the city wall, they died even more, and the arrow feathers were like rain, impermeable to the wind, which made people feel jealous.

"With such a strong counterattack, how can you attack Xiping Pass, give me an order, and withdraw immediately!" Ye Minzhong gritted his teeth and said, it can be seen that he is extremely unwilling.

"King, did you just give up?"

Ye Min Zhong said: "How can this king give up, this is called avoiding its edge, and when I come up with a strategy to break the enemy, I will attack the city!" ”

"The king is wise, we really can't make unnecessary sacrifices." The leader said.

..........

Not long after, after more than 2,000 people died, the people of the snow region retreated on all fronts, and the army retreated fifty miles to the village.

When Wang Xu rushed to the city wall, the enemy had already withdrawn and there was not a single one left.

"Just these five thousand strong crossbows scared the menacing snowy people back fifty miles? How can I not believe it. Wang Xu tilted his head and said.

Dogan grinned: "Big brother, our strong crossbow is extremely powerful, and the people in the snow region can't resist it at all, and it's normal to withdraw the army." ”

Speaking of this, Goudan laughed: "As soon as General Liao's 100,000 army arrives, we can carry out a counterattack, let them taste the power of our red-coated artillery!" ”

A redcoat cannon? (To be continued.) )