Guo Jia understands that the reason why the Xiliang Army will become the target of the world's princes' crusade, even if the assassination of the Han Emperor and Jia Rong has nothing to do with it, there will be such a day, the Xiliang Army is too strong, so strong that all the princes are frightened, Xianbei has plagued the Han people for decades, once completely defeated by the Xiliang Army, and then dominates the grassland, in the face of these armies, they have no confidence, and the generals below will also collapse without a fight, but after gathering, they have the confidence, and have enough confidence to fight against the Xiliang Army, Such confidence seems so ridiculous.

After eradicating the two bodies of the West or making the Western Liang Army powerless to threaten the princes, these princes will fight each other and compete for the sovereignty of the world, the Han Emperor has been a puppet for many years, and has no appeal to the courtiers, even if the emperor is elected again, it is just an empty name, even a person like Yuan Shu can be called the emperor, not to mention the princes who hold the male soldiers, the day when the strength in their hands is enough, the honest courtiers will also tear the earth and seal the king.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the princes outside the gate have been standing still, it is estimated that there is some conspiracy, according to the spies, the sound of beating is often heard in the princes' army, it seems that craftsmen are building things." Guo Jiadao, the intelligence network of the Xiliang Army can be described as extremely powerful, but Yuan Shao, as the leader of the alliance, must have some means, the place where the craftsman built the thunderbolt is the forbidden place in the army, and if you want to fish in troubled waters, you still need certain means to achieve it.

Hua Xiong said loudly: "If you come to one, you will kill one, and if you come to kill two, you will have such a strong pass, why worry about the Central Plains princes attacking." ”

Guo Yan glared at Hua Xiong and said: "Hangu Pass is Chang'an's biggest reliance, losing this checkpoint, which means that the princes will come to Chang'an City, then our army is in danger, at the critical moment, we must raise the spirit, especially the generals guarding the pass, once it is found that there is a slack, the military law will deal with it, and it will not be tolerated." ”

"No!" Everyone hugged their fists in unison.

Hua Xiong's reverence for Guo Yan is getting bigger and bigger, but it is still much worse than Jia Rong, the person he first admired was Jia Rong, the man who could knock him down, and then Guo Yan gave him the strategy of defending the city, a friend for many years, and now a subordinate, Hua Xiong is very cooperative with Guo Yan.

In response to the actions of the princes outside the pass, the method adopted by the defenders was to stand still, as long as the Hangu Pass was held, Chang'an would be safe, and it would be absolutely impossible for the princes' soldiers to grow wings and fly over.

The materials for defending the city, such as wooden boulders, were all transported to the gate to deal with the attack of the coalition forces at any time.

The big tent of the Chinese army, Yuan Shao looked excited, the thunderbolt car is really worthy of its name, although the stone thrown is not big, but the victory is unexpected, it is unimaginable, a basin-sized stone, suddenly rushed to the sky, collecting not only the lives of the defenders, but also their self-confidence, under such an offensive, the defenders may be a problem, at that time, the coalition soldiers swarmed up, even if Hangu Pass has the name of the world's Xiongguan, it will be broken.

"Win without a fight!" This word suddenly flashed in Yuan Shao's mind.

"Tomorrow, the three armies will attack Hangu Pass!" Yuan Shao ordered.

Compared to a few days ago, the gloomy faces of the princes from all walks of life have turned into smiling faces, and with a divine object such as a thunderbolt in their hands, even if Hangu Pass is strong, it can be captured.

The next day, the coalition camp that had been closed for a long time slowly opened, and the flags fluttered, but it was Yuan Shao who personally commanded the three armies to attack the fortifications, and he wanted to see with his own eyes how the Xiliang army fled with its head under the power of the thunderbolt car.

Guo Jia on the pass heard the return of the lookouts, his brows furrowed, the princes attacked the city, Yuan Shao personally dispatched, and he was huddled in the camp for several days in succession, all kinds of deeds show that the princes' army is brewing a huge conspiracy, which may be fatal to the Xiliang army on the pass, even if there is a crossbow cart in his hand, he can't slack off.

"General, be careful to guard against the princes' army outside the city, I'm afraid there will be something wrong this time." Guo Jia persuaded.

Guo Yan nodded heavily, he was not an ignorant person, he naturally saw the strangeness of the princes' army, and said secretly: "Even if there are any tricks, under such a dangerous pass, how can it be broken." "After Chang'an has cement, the first reinforcement is Hangu Pass, as an important checkpoint for the princes to attack Chang'an, the solidity of the city wall is not comparable to the past, cement construction, in this era, it is absolutely a copper wall, as long as the grain and grass are sufficient, even if the princes have a million troops, they do not want to take it.

The rumbling war drums sounded, the coalition army invested 5,000 soldiers and horses to attack the city, dense cloud ladders, slowly moving wells, brave charging soldiers, and rushing cars, there seemed to be no difference from the past, it was completely for the soldiers at the bottom to find death, and the cement walls were extremely smooth, not comparable to the cities of the inland counties.

It seems to want to give a wake-up call to the princes outside the pass, the first thing to greet the attacking soldiers is a dense burst of crossbow arrows, which directly caused the death of nearly a thousand soldiers, and the princes and soldiers are not stupid pigs, standing there and letting you shoot arrows, seeing the crossbow arrows flying, they will also dodge, especially with the lessons of the past, seeing the crossbow arrows coming from the close, they have dodged, raising the haode shield that has been prepared in their hands.

The wooden shield, to a certain extent, is difficult to have an effect, and under the great power of the crossbow arrows, it directly shatters, but the power of the crossbow arrows is also weakened.

In the face of such an achievement, a smile appeared on Guo Yan's face, nearly a thousand siege soldiers died at one time, and the remaining soldiers would no longer have the morale to attack the city, and in the face of death, not everyone has the courage to move forward.

The war drums of the princes and the Chinese army are still ringing, and another 3,000 soldiers are rushing to the battlefield, the princes don't seem to care about such losses, Yuan Shao, who is in the Chinese army, has a calm face, but it's a pity that Guo Jia can't see it, otherwise there will be another conjecture.

Dense rain of arrows, rolling boulders, constantly harvesting the lives of coalition soldiers, blood stains everywhere on the city walls, and severed arms and stumps everywhere under the city.

In the face of the princes' army's attack method of not being afraid of death, Guo Jia's brows have never been stretched, there must be demons when things go wrong, the princes will not make such fearless sacrifices, and the loss of so many soldiers in succession will definitely be a huge blow to the morale of the coalition army.

Drums sounded, and five thousand soldiers appeared again in the princes' army, dressed in strong armor and armed with shields, apparently the elite of the attack.

Guo Yan sneered: "With this kind of soldier, it is ridiculous to want to tackle key problems." ”

Guo Jia said: "General, you see what kind of siege weapons are in the princes' army, I haven't seen it before. ”

Among the 5,000 soldiers, there were unknown weapons, all of which were made of simple wood.

Guo Yan said disapprerovingly: "Strategist, please rest assured, these soldiers want to attack Hangu Pass, it is like a fantasy, and let them know the power of crossbow arrows later." After Fang Cai's siege, Guo Yan's vigilance was lowered a lot.

After entering the range of the crossbow arrows, Guo Yan gave an order, and the crossbow arrows were released.

The soldier hurriedly erected the shield in his hand, intending to block, but the galloping crossbow arrows, how can this kind of shield block, the one who touches is dead, and the rubbing is injured, and there are constantly soldiers of the princes' army who are taken out of a long distance by the powerful impact force, the protection of the armor, to a certain extent, reduces the damage of the crossbow arrow penetration, a crossbow arrow to cause the death of two soldiers is already the limit, it is difficult to appear before the situation of breaking the bamboo, but these soldiers still protect the strange things in the middle, as if their lives are not a concern compared to these things.

A round of crossbow arrows caused the deaths of nearly a thousand soldiers, and Yuan Shao of the Chinese army showed an expectant look, he was eager to see the situation of the thunderbolt being invincible under the Hangu Pass.

The strange wooden weapon soon approached Hangu Pass, and with an order, I saw a soldier put a stone the size of a basin on top of the wooden siege weapon.

A piece of stone mixed with the whistling sound towards the pass, the huge momentum, so that the Xiliang army on the pass was shocked, they don't know what kind of weapon this is, it can throw stones from the city to the city, in cognition, it seems that only the defender of the city can have the right to throw stones at the siege party.

Seeing this, Guo Jia secretly said that it was not good, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to hide.

The Xiliang army was well-trained, and after a short period of surprise, they hurriedly found a place to hide.

After a rain of stones, Guo Yan's face instantly turned gloomy, only to see that many of the crossbow carts in the city had fallen apart, and whether they could be used was still a big problem, not only that, but many soldiers had no time to dodge, and were injured and killed by stones, and they were locked up everywhere.

However, the princes also paid a little price for this, after all, these thunderbolts were not clearly calibrated, and it was difficult to be accurate, and some of the besieging princes' soldiers were hit by flying stones, and before choosing to destroy the opponent's crossbow carts, the princes ignored the death of the lower soldiers.

The princes did not spare their lives, and the soldiers knew how to protect themselves, so they retreated one after another, no matter how the generals shouted, it was to no avail, and there was an enemy in front, and the friendly troops in the rear also opened fire on themselves, and such a battle was not fought.

The retreating soldiers had a certain impact on the offensive of the princes, and taking advantage of this opportunity, Guo Yan hurriedly ordered the soldiers to hide.

This is also the coalition army's deliberate calculations or unintentional, responsible for the crossbow chariot aimed at the thunderbolt for a fierce attack, these wooden things, can withstand the destruction? At this time, when the brilista was launched, the princes were given the opportunity, and the five hundred brilista that were closed lost nearly 100 units, which was an unprecedented loss.

"Good!" Yuan Shaoxi was overjoyed and shouted loudly, and the faces of the princes were also full of excitement, and the unhappiness they had encountered before disappeared in an instant.

The drums of war sounded more violently, and the soldiers marched forward bravely, now they have such siege weapons, why worry that the checkpoint cannot be broken, the two groups of soldiers in front and back collide together, the formation is chaotic, trampling on each other, and the dead and wounded do not know how much.

Yuan Shao's excited face was a little unsightly by the sudden change, and he took advantage of the current good situation to attack in one fell swoop, and he would definitely be able to achieve haode results.