1471 Soldiers, nobles, and speeds

The iron gates were closed, the walls were tens of meters high, and a large number of Kushan archers were gathered above, and it was already dusk and the light was dim.

But Zhuge Liang knew very well that he must launch a full-scale attack now, and once night came, there might not be any variables.

Whoosh, rows of bows and arrows swooped upwards, suppressing the defenses of the Kushan soldiers! Boom, several fireball cannons fired towards the city gate, and the huge impact made the city walls shake with it.

Kushan was firmly in the supremacy, and there had been no war for some days, and the city of this pass was in disrepair, and as a few more fireball cannons fell, the city gate finally collapsed.

Bantu Khan rained down, and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to stay in the rear and resolutely resist the invasion of the Han army. A fire had already burned at the gate of the city, but it also caused great trouble to Zhuge Liang, that is, it was impossible to rush in at this time.

Bantu saw the move, his brain turned, and he sent people to move a lot of flammable materials such as hay, firewood, and wood, as long as they could be burned, they all moved over, and kept throwing them in the direction of the city gate, as long as the fire could be maintained, it was equivalent to the city gate was still there.

The Flame City Gate did play a defensive role, and Zhuge Liang frowned, but time is one of the important conditions for determining whether the war is won or not.

Wang Baoyu rode the Wind Tiger to the front in a hurry, the Wind Tiger held back his strength, and let out a shocking tiger roar at the city gate, and a wave of air rushed over with the momentum of overwhelming the mountains and seas, and the burning fire at the city gate was rushed into it in an instant, and it continued to burn.

The soldier who was in charge of adding fuel to the fire in the back was burned by the sudden wave of fire, screaming and running away while fighting the flames on his body, and naturally he would be ashes in the flames if he couldn't run.

Bantu on the city wall saw this scene, his face was as pale as paper, and the sweat kept pouring out, but it all turned into cold sweat. Bantu suddenly understood that his most powerful opponent was not only Zhuge Liang, but the very young-looking King Hanxing was the biggest threat.

"Soldiers, rush in with me!" Fan Jinqiang waved his iron rod, took the lead, and rushed towards the city gate.

A large number of soldiers followed, shouting and rushing in, Bantu was originally afraid of Fan Jinqiang, but now seeing that the gate was rushed open, he hurriedly adopted the tactics of crowds, and ordered the soldiers to fight to the death to prevent the Han army from spreading in the city.

Fan Jinqiang held the iron rod in his hand, and drank violently in his mouth, and everywhere he passed, a piece of flesh and blood flew sideways, and the Guishan soldiers had no power to fight back.

Killing the soldiers was not the main goal, Fan Jinqiang broke through the obstacles, came towards the top of the city wall, and knocked down the archers who were guarding under the city wall.

The army is numerous, and if you want to enter by a city gate, I am afraid it will take a long time, Zhuge Liang saw that Fan Jinqiang led his troops to solve the threat of bows and arrows on the city wall, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to move out of the ladder immediately.

Feeling desperate again, Bantu split some of his remaining forces to defend the wall, but the tide was over, and the Han army eventually climbed the wall as fast as they could.

For a while, the Han army swept towards this pass like a tide, Bantu only had 20,000 soldiers and horses here, and after a fight, thousands of casualties had been lost, how to deal with it?

"High Priest, stand down quickly!" The strategist reminded as he wiped his sweat.

Seeing this situation, Bantu knew that he could not hold it at all, so he hurriedly led the remnants of the defeated army and rushed out from another city gate to the next pass to garrison.

Of course, Bantu did not forget one thing in the panic, that is, to destroy the wooden ladder leading to the cliff wall at the pass.

In the middle of the night, the Han army finally occupied this important pass, which was naturally a lively scene of people and horses. At this time, it was not yet the time to celebrate, Zhuge Liang did not let the army continue to rush forward to the next pass, but immediately ordered the ladder to be picked up and transported the soldiers to the top of the cliff.

At this moment, Bantu, who was rushing to the next pass, was thinking about the opponent's combat laws while conducting deep reflections. Defeated all the way, with heavy casualties, not to mention the attitude of King Guishan and the Elders, even he himself felt embarrassed.

Suddenly, Bantu's face turned pale, and he had been thinking about how to deal with the enemy, but he neglected another extremely important matter, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers who were good at rock climbing to go and deliver a message to the Kushan soldiers on both sides of the path, telling them to immediately abandon their defense, march back at full speed, and without any delay, all converge at the second pass.

After Zhuge Liang transported a large number of soldiers and horses to the cliff overnight, he immediately followed the mountain beam, and kept attacking the Guishan soldiers guarding on both sides.

The Guishan soldiers guarding here were completely unaware that the shape of the outside had undergone earth-shattering changes, and Bantu's messenger was one step too late, Fan Jinqiang's army divided into two routes, marched at the fastest speed, and soon came to the rear of the Guishan soldiers.

E Huan and Qian Mo below saw the signal and also began to attack, but the Guishan soldiers didn't expect that a team of men and horses would suddenly come, and under the strong attack on both sides, they were immediately beaten to pieces and fled in all directions.

The Han army continued to converge, the strength became stronger and stronger, those Guishan soldiers who sent defense, under the encirclement and suppression of various armies, fled in a hurry, 120,000 troops, under the pursuit of 300,000 troops, there were 100,000 dead and wounded, and finally only more than 20,000 people remained, desperately fleeing to the second pass.

It is very short to describe, but in fact it was fought for three days and three nights, and when Bantu saw the more than 20,000 soldiers who had fled back from the wolf, he sat down on the ground with his ass collapsed, and his former arrogance was completely gone, and he didn't even have the strength to cry, only a constant sigh. You can't beat anyone at your own doorstep, let alone a long-distance expedition!

The Han army has completely occupied a favorable situation, and wants to hold these two passes again, so as to make sure that the whole army is annihilated. Although Bantu, who had nothing to do, was helpless, he had no choice but to organize the remaining soldiers and horses, take the initiative to abandon the pass and the Hauma Mountains, and retreat to Moro City.

Zhuge Liang's army regrouped in one place, and in the battle of Gumo Mountain, the Shu Han army also lost nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses, but compared to the loss of Guishan, it was still very light, and it can be said that it was a complete victory.

After a short rest, the army quickly crossed the Guò Mountains and headed for the city of Moro.

Moro City is not as big as Huazi City, but it is more difficult to attack than Huazi City, there are only four gates in the city, east, west, north and south, and the city wall is extremely high.

Let's not talk about how Zhuge Liang and Wang Baoyu took Moro City, and then talk about Heqi's side, Sima Yi and Lu Xun met, and the war continued to march.