"The state army stayed in the Hetao, recruited soldiers and horses, and replenished the losses. The lord of Mo Nan continued to stay in Mo Nan to prevent the Mo North cavalry from going south. ”

Chu Tian found that the various battlefields of the Han Empire were in chaos, but Hetao and Mo Nan were pacified the fastest and became his sphere of influence.

The lords of Mo Nan were already wavering, and Chu Tian sent troops to pacify Mo Nan, and these lords took refuge under Chu Tian's command.

He could transfer part of his forces to the Western Regions and drive Temujin back to Mobei.

This time in the Western Regions, the main force was the Guards Corps of Chutian.

On Mingguan's side, although there were some tricky troubles, Mingguan thought that he was capable of dealing with them, and he didn't need reinforcements except that he couldn't send a legion to the Western Regions Protectorate.

Regarding the trouble encountered by Mingguan, Chu Tian can probably understand.

Generally speaking, the nomadic and fishing and hunting civilizations born in Mobei and Liaodong are the most powerful.

The Xiongnu, Turkic, and Mongolian in Mobei, and the Goguryeo, Khitan, and Jurchen in Liaodong are famous.

Mingguan occupies Liaodong, and the local fishing and hunting tribesmen are fierce, so the pressure on Mingguan is unprecedented.

The Liaodong Army did not need additional reinforcements, and it was not easy to suppress many tribes in Liaodong with its own strength.

Lao Qin also replied to Chutian that he could send 100,000 to 200,000 troops into the Western Regions to assist Huo An in pacifying the Western Regions.

The Protectorate of the Western Regions is a relatively unlucky force, and all sides are enemies.

To support the Western Regions Protectorate, we must first recover the Hexi Corridor and open the passage from Yumen Pass to Luntai.

"The Guards Corps all teleported to Jiuquan County, and then the troops went out of Yumen Pass to recover Dunhuang, and then the follow-up army was directly teleported from the Central Plains to Luntai City in the Western Regions Protectorate."

Chu Tian planned to use the Guards Corps to open up the Hexi Corridor.

This expedition to the Western Regions, the cost of teleportation was extremely expensive, and Chu Tian could not bring a million troops over, so he could only select the elite among them and go to the Western Regions to relieve the siege of the Duhufu.

After all, the Western Regions was one of the territories of the Han Empire, and nothing could be captured. Losing the teleportation array of Luntai City, if you want to recover the Western Regions in the future, it will be a longer and more expensive expedition.

The first batch of vanguard expeditionary forces was the Guards Corps personally commanded by Chu Tian.

The follow-up troops may be Le Yi's Jizhou Army, or Wei Qing's Youzhou Army.

Lao Qin promised to send one or two legions of more than 100,000 men for follow-up support.

With the strength of the Guards Legion, and Xu Fengnian's Liangzhou Legion, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun's Eastern Han Legion, it was enough to recover Dunhuang County.

"You must be optimistic about Monan. There are hundreds of thousands of Mongolian iron horsemen in Mobei, and as long as Temujin and the others use the teleportation array to return to Mobei, they can go south at any time. ”

Chutian was worried that the uncertain Temujin would suddenly return to Mobei and lead the Mobei cavalry south, so he asked Yue Fei, Li Mu, Wei Qing and others to guard Monan, and no longer let the Mongol cavalry enter the Hetao Plain.

This time, there are three generals sitting in Monan, and Monan is as stable as a rock.

Moreover, Chutian could continue to draw troops from Mo Nan as the main force to enter the Western Regions.

The teleportation array is extremely convenient, but the gold and silver consumed are a bit exaggerated......

If it was possible, Chu Tian would rather take a small number of troops to the Western Regions, and the more troops there were, the greater the burden on logistics.

Even if the Eastern Han Dynasty was unified, it would be difficult to call in a million troops for an expedition.

Yumen Pass, which was bombarded by Xiangyang artillery, was full of potholes, and the arrow tower, watchtower, and city gate tower had been razed to the ground by Xiangyang artillery.

Although Xu Fengnian once succeeded in attacking the Mongolian army's Xiangyang cannons, the Mongolian army's Arab craftsmen soon made a batch of new Xiangyang cannons, and threw boulders weighing two or three hundred catties at Yumen Pass day and night.

The ferocious boulder smashed on the city wall, and many defenders were killed by the boulder, and the death was terrifying.

Under the continuous bombardment of the Xiangyang cannons, the city wall with signs of weathering on the surface showed cracks like spider webs, and the city bricks and rammed earth layers fell off.

The Xiangyang artillery also had the effect of intimidating morale, and the morale of the defenders was low because of the continuous bombardment of the Xiangyang artillery.

The Mongol army outside the pass was prepared for a sneak attack by the defenders, so when Xu Fengnian went out of the city again to sneak attack, he fought with the Roman legions and other servant armies, and each suffered losses and could not destroy the Xiangyang cannon.

"If it continues like this, the Yumen Pass will be lost, and it won't take ten days."

Xu Fengnian found that the walls of Yumen Pass showed signs of being destroyed.

Although his Xiliang army was constantly repairing and strengthening the city walls, the temporary female walls were not as strong as the original walls, and the Xiangyang cannon could easily destroy these earthen walls.

"Chu Zimou and Lao Qin have agreed to send an expedition to the Western Regions and open up the Hexi Corridor, as long as we hold on for a while and solve the battlefield in the Western Regions, the end of the Mongol Empire is coming."

Xu Fengnian led a team of Xiliang soldiers to inspect the wall, and saw that the city wall was full of pits, all of which were dents made by the boulders thrown by the Xiangyang cannon, which was shocking.

The Mongol army threw at least a few thousand boulders at Yumen Pass, and even the majestic city walls could not withstand the constant bombardment.

Thousands of defenders were killed under the bombardment of Xiangyang artillery, which was more of a blow to morale. Not many defenders could risk being stoned to death and hold the walls. Not to mention seeing the tragic situation of his companions with his own eyes.

Ma Chao followed behind Xu Fengnian and saw the low morale of the defenders of Yumen Pass, so he said to Xu Fengnian: "Lord, Ma Chao is willing to lead a team of cavalry out of the city, burn the trebuchet, and relieve the siege of Yumen Pass!" ”

"The Mongol cavalry had been prepared for a long time, and they should not take risks lightly. Wait patiently for the arrival of reinforcements in the Kannai, and the crisis can naturally be resolved. ”

Xu Fengnian was worried about losing Ma Chao, so he did not agree to Ma Chao's battle.

The battle of Yumen Pass was extremely tragic, any military general could be killed, Han Sui had several generals killed, Xu Fengnian also had several generals killed, one of the generals was still defending the city wall, was killed by the boulder fired by the Xiangyang cannon.

Even if Ma Chao reached his peak, he didn't dare to say that he could survive the bombardment of the Xiangyang cannon.

"The Mongol army is attacking the city again!"

"Lord, beware!"

The scout in charge of observing the movements of the Mongolian army sent a police!

Rumble!

A boulder smashes down, smashing two defenders who couldn't dodge into meat sauce, and the impact shatters the boulder and splatters the rubble!

Rumble!

Another boulder was smashed, and there were flames and wolf smoke on the surface, and after hitting the city wall, the rubble rolled with flames!

"Cover your mouth and nose!"

Xu Fengnian's scalp was numb, and the wolf smoke not only choked his nose, but also mixed with herbs with paralyzing nerve effects, weakening the combat effectiveness of the defenders.

The Mongolian army's Xiangyang cannon threw not only boulders, but also fireballs and wolf smoke!

The fire spread in Yumen Pass, wolf smoke billowed out, and this ancient Xiongguan was reduced to purgatory.

The Mongolian siege lord Ali Hague, made 50 Xiangyang cannons, continued to bombard Yumen Pass, and launched the most ferocious bombardment of Yumen Pass!

The Xiangyang cannon threw hundreds of catties of boulders, churning fireballs, and lit wolf smoke into the Yumen Pass, turning the Yumen Pass into a sea of fire!

The Mongol army, which has a siege commander and a Xiangyang cannon, has a strong siege ability and is no longer limited to field battles. 16k Chinese

"The raging fire is like a catastrophe of the end times."

Crassus, a Roman hero in exile in the East, witnessed this tragic attack and defense.

The Mongol army used all siege methods to attack the Yumen Pass, turning this Xiongguan into a sea of fire, and its siege ability amazed Crassus.

The Han army at Yumen Pass is also tenacious, and it has been holding on to the present, and Yumen Pass has not fallen.

It is estimated that the battle of Yumen Pass is over, and only the ruins of Yumen Pass remain.

"Prepare to capture Yumen Pass!"

Ali Hague drew his sword and ordered the legions to capture the Yumen Pass.

Yumen Pass had already delayed them for too much time.

The existence of Yumen Pass allows the Han army to support the Western Regions at any time, and it must be conquered.

Thundered!!!

With a loud bang that shook the earth and the earth, a section of the city wall of Yumen Pass finally could not withstand the high-intensity bombardment, and it collapsed, and the sand and dust were filled!

There is a gap in the majestic Jade Gate Pass!

"The time has come, capture the Yumen Pass, everyone will have a reward!"

Ali Hague issued an order to attack, and the Mongol legions, Roman legions, and other servant armies, numbering more than 100,000, converged into a wave to storm the gap in Yumen Pass!

Part of the wall of Yumen Pass collapsed, so that all the defenders were in turmoil, the strong city wall they relied on collapsed, Yumen Pass became a smooth road, the Mongol army and its servant army can attack the gap, from the gap into the pass!

The Eastern Han Dynasty veterans Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun led the troops to plug the gap as soon as possible, and fought with the incoming Roman legions at the gap!

The eagle banner of the Roman Empire and the battle flag of the Han Empire clashed, and two civilizations of the East and the West clashed in an unexpected form!

The Mongols not only attacked the gaps, but also erected ladders, climbed the city walls, and put pressure on both sides!

The defenders of Yumen Pass are in a frenzy, and if more and more enemy troops are allowed to break into the gap or above the city wall, then Yumen Pass will be lost!

"The morale of the enemy army is high!!"

After Ju Yi defected to Chutian, he soon participated in the tragic Battle of Yumen Pass, and when he saw the dense Mongol army, his scalp was numb.

After a continuous battle, the 800 Xiandeng dead soldiers, who were already less than 600, followed Ju Yi's side, loaded their crossbow arrows, and shot the enemy with strong crossbows.

However, a few hundred first-timers played a limited role in large-scale battles, and a rain of arrows thrown by thousands of Mongol archers below could shoot some of the first-timers.

Rumble!

There was another loud bang, and a fireball fell into the first dead man, the fireball exploded, the flames splashed everywhere, and a dozen first dead men were covered by the splashed flames and let out a miserable scream!

The smoke from the flames disturbed the defenders, and the cheeks of Ju Yi and many of the first dead soldiers were blackened, and their vision was affected.

"The ...... of the Mongol Empire's trebuchet"

Ju Yi looked down at the Yumen Pass, and under the control of the soldiers, fifty behemoths were loaded with boulders, fireballs, and wolf smoke, and continued to shoot towards the Yumen Pass.

Fireballs pierced the sky and dragged black smoke down on the city walls!

Rumble!

There was another loud bang, and flames flew everywhere!

"Morale continues to decline...... Ladies and gentlemen, hold on for three days, reinforcements are coming! ”

Feng Yi, the commander of the Thorn Slaying Legion and the general of the Big Tree, found that the morale of the legion had dropped rapidly due to the deterrent effect of the Xiangyang cannon and the collapse of part of the wall of Yumen Pass, so he could only activate the effect of the characteristics to temporarily stabilize morale.

Because of Feng Yi's ability, the morale of the Thorn Slayer Legion slowed down and began to recover slowly.

However, the situation is still not optimistic, the morale of the Thorn Slaying Legion remains at a low level, and the morale of Xu Fengnian and Han Sui's Xiliang Legion is even lower.

With its low morale, the Han army is still defending the Yumen Pass!

Boulders, fireballs, and wolf smoke were like meteorites falling from the sky, and the jade gate let out a wail.

The Roman legions used Western ballistas to shoot at the defenders of Yumen Pass.

Yumen Pass originally deployed a lot of bed crossbows, which were almost destroyed by the Xiangyang cannon, and the Han army lacked effective means to return the ballista.

The battle of Yumen Pass was extremely tragic, especially the five colonels of the Northern Army and the Sanhe cavalry who were blocking the gap, under the command of Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, blocked the Roman legions!

The heavy infantry of the Roman legion threw javelins, and the sharp javelins had an extremely strong armor-piercing ability, piercing the shields of the Han army and nailing the soldiers of the infantry battalion of the fifth school of the Northern Army to the collapsed city walls!

The archers of the battalion commanders of the fifth school of the Northern Army returned fire, and the Roman soldiers were shot by compound bows from the east!

The Roman Citizen Legion, which was respected in the Roman Empire, was regarded as cannon fodder by the Mongol army, and attacked the Yumen Pass desperately, intending to break through the gap in the Yumen Pass and drive straight in!

Dozens of Mongol generals engaged in a fierce attack and defense, urging the servant army captured from the Third National War to attack Yumen Pass.

The battle of Yumen Pass has heated up!!

The soldiers on both sides fought fiercely, and with every breath, hundreds of soldiers were killed, and the shouts of killing shook the Gobi!

Trebuchets and ballistas are roaring, thousands of arrows are raining down, and infantry are fighting hand-to-hand with shields!

Zhang Ji, the general of Xiliang who was in charge of Lao Qin, was ordered to follow Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun to participate in the Battle of Yumen Pass, holding a spear and defending the gap.

The Roman legions, the Arab Imperial Servants, and the Khwarazmian Servants, urged by the Mongol warlords, poured into the gap like a tidal wave.

More than a dozen Roman heavy infantry surrounded Zhang Ji and stabbed at Zhang Ji with short swords, Zhang Ji shouted, and the spears swept away, repelling all the long swords!

The Roman hoplites glanced at each other, and one of the Roman hoplites went up with a shield and tried to parry the spear of the Eastern General in front of him, giving his companion a chance to kill the Eastern General.

However, they underestimated Zhang Ji's strength too much, Zhang Ji's spear was like a poisonous snake, dangling a shot, tricking the Roman heavy infantry to block with a shield, and then killing him from the other side!

The rest of the Roman heavy infantry could not help but be shocked.

Zhang Ji took the initiative to attack this group of Roman soldiers, swept with spears, and killed two or three more Roman soldiers!

"These blonde guys still have a bit of brute strength."

Zhang Ji found it not easy to kill Roman citizen soldiers, who were all high-ranking heavy infantry with strong melee combat skills.

Crassus saw that Zhang Ji was killing in all directions among the Roman legions, and like Xu Huang, he was a fierce general in the Han army, so he raised his hand, and dozens of Roman archers and slingers aimed at Zhang Ji, who was fighting with the Roman heavy infantry.

"From the Father!"

Zhang Xiu killed a Khorezm servant, caught a glimpse of Zhang Ji being hit by several arrows, and the Roman legion's slingers threw sharp stones, wounding Zhang Ji, and immediately went to the rescue.

A group of Roman heavy infantry intercepted Zhang Xiu, who was so anxious that he killed the Roman soldiers one after another.