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The five Imperial Expeditionary Forces gathered in the ruined city, and nearly two hundred Imperial Trialists held a meeting to clarify the news of the Eastern Trialists' participation in the war, and then made a decision that the Imperial Expeditionary Force would divide into two routes at most, ensuring that each path would have enough Trialists to deal with the Eastern Trialists.

The commanders of the expeditionary force had little opinion on this, but disagreements arose on the question of what to do with the remnants of the Mahadha Empire. Although the expeditionary force of the Mahadha Empire fell into the phantom array and was defeated, nearly 10,000 people still fled back when Luo Han intended to release them. These nearly 10,000 people have lost their mounts, and it is obvious that they can no longer follow in the footsteps of other empires. However, the proposal to abandon the expeditionary force of the Mahadha Empire was opposed by many people.

If the expeditionary force of the Mahadha Empire has completely lost its combat effectiveness, then the countries can at most give the Mahadha Empire a little compensation, and they can leave them to continue the expedition, even if the Mahadha Empire is unwilling, it cannot be said. But now there are still 10,000 people in Mahata, and there are still twenty-one strong people in the demon clan (one of whom is left in the other team as a liaison), as long as they replenish the mounts, they still have the strength to fight, and if they are abandoned, the Mahadha Empire will inevitably be furious when they get the news, and these twenty-one trialists will not be willing to fail in the mission.

In the end, the four empires decided to focus on the overall situation and temporarily halted their march to help the Mahadha Empire collect horses and restore their combat strength.

And Luo Han took advantage of this time to do an extremely disgusting thing, he moved all the residents of the places he passed along the way, and brought the food if he could, and burned it if he couldn't. Then he came to the Goshawk Kingdom, which was more than 900 miles away from the White Lion Country, and joined the reinforcements sent by the eastern countries, and began to actively arrange defenses.

By the time the expeditionary force arrived at the Jade Drum Pass in the west of the Goshawk Kingdom hungry, the coalition forces had already blocked the checkpoint and were ready for battle.

This time, the reinforcements sent by various countries were mainly temporary recruits, mixed with the elites sent by some more distant countries, the total number reached 130,000, plus the remnants brought back by Luo Han, 160,000 people guarded the Yugu Pass line tightly. In addition, the countries that felt the pressure also sent their own national teachers and the cultivators gathered by the national teachers, and they were not much behind the imperial expeditionary force at the level of the strong.

The Jade Drum Pass is a natural pass, located between two mountains, with only a three-zhang wide road passing, which was sealed by the Goshawk Kingdom to build the Jade Drum Pass. If you want to bypass the Yugu Pass, you need to go around a large circle of six or seven hundred miles, or climb over the mountains, which is a bit difficult for the expeditionary force full of cavalry.

The expeditionary force did not think of a detour, with the footsteps of their high-quality cavalry, they could reach the royal capital of the Goshawk Kingdom in two days at the earliest. It's just that they need supplies, and even if they go to grab something, they have to have something to grab. Under the strong walls and clear fields, there is no way to guarantee people's rations, let alone the war horses of large grain eaters.

War horses should ensure sufficient physical strength, but they are not just dry grass, and generally have to mix soybeans and oats and other grains in the forage to provide enough protein. Luo Hanjian Qingye was done in a hurry, and many small villages did not have time to deal with it, but these small villages could not support more than 100,000 cavalry.

The expeditionary force had to turn around and go back to the breached cities to loot, but unless the horses were used to pull carts, they could not carry enough forage to support the completion of the rounding. After all, a cavalryman even weighs two or three hundred pounds with armor and weapons, and the horse's food is large, so he wants to exhaust the war horse.

The expeditionary force could only camp outside the Yugu Pass, and send a part of the war horses back to the city that had not been cleared by the strong walls to transport grain, and strive to break through the Yugu Pass in the shortest possible time and annihilate this coalition army. It is not easy to implement the effect of clearing the wilderness, especially in such a place where there are many countries, unless there are enough troops to suppress and deter, no one wants to honestly destroy their own food and move their citizens to other countries. Luo Han only cleared the strong walls of the place two or three hundred miles outside the Jade Drum Pass, and now the Goshawk Kingdom is already wailing, and the people who were forced to leave their hometowns are complaining, and they are making trouble every day.

Therefore, if the Jade Drum Pass can't block the Imperial Expeditionary Force, then the coalition army is basically finished, and then they can only wait for the expeditionary force to sweep through the east, and the trialists can only find a way to kill a few Imperial Trialists to stop the loss, and the Dao is likely to not be able to get enough of the king's heart.

When the moon was in the sky, on the city of Yugu Pass, Luo Han, Xiaoyao, and Chasing the Moon stood in front of the wall, looking at the firelight five miles away, which was the bonfire of the expeditionary camp. The three of them remained silent, the previous victory was just a surprise on the side of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, and everyone knew that in terms of strength, it was still the Imperial Expeditionary Force that had the upper hand. Elite cavalry, even if dismounted, is more effective than a mixed force of various countries like the coalition army, which is full of a large number of recruit eggs. The combat power of the trialists under the desperate efforts is not comparable to these national teachers with uneven strength. The only advantage of the coalition is that it is on the defensive.

After a long time, Luo Han broke the silence: "The duel between the strong is the key to the victory or defeat of this war, but the soldiers are the main force of this war, and only by maintaining the balance of power between the soldiers can the high-level combat power influence the situation of the war." In the next few days, the Imperial army will inevitably attack the city walls in a frenzy, so you must keep an eye on the people on the other side and don't let them create opportunities. ”

Xiaoyao asked, "Aside from the demon clan powerhouses, are you sure that you can rely on these ragtag armies and recruits to defend the city wall?" ”

Luo Han stretched out his tongue and licked his lips, and said lightly, "No." This kind of protracted siege warfare requires a lot of experience and dispatch ability from the commander, and I can only try my best to cope with it. But I really can't make up for the difference in the quality of the soldiers. But ......"

Chasing Yue narrowed her eyes and said, "I don't like others to sell Guanzi." ”

Luo Han shrugged and said, "However, if we can't hold a wall, it doesn't mean that we will lose." ”

The sun rises punctually from the east. In the camp of the Imperial Army, the soldiers had finished eating the food brought from the city occupied by the rear overnight, put on their armor, took their weapons, and began to line up outside the barracks. After the leading generals delivered a speech that lifted the morale of the army, the Imperial Army, which had abandoned their horses and become infantry, walked towards the Yugu Pass with not very neat steps, carrying the long ladder that had been built overnight.

On the city wall, Luo Han stared closely at the imperial army that was not in a hurry and walked slowly, and beside him, there were archers, with five rows in front and behind. The archers held their longbows, tried to calm their minds, and waited for the commander's orders.

The Imperial army was ordered to run before they could come within range of the archers. The soldiers with iron shields covered the soldiers carrying the ladders, rushing to the front, followed by a steady stream of soldiers, waiting for the moment when the ladder was erected.

Based on the information he had asked before, Luo Han judged that the Imperial Army was about to enter the firing range, so he raised his right hand: "Archers prepare to shoot!" ”

The archers drew their bows and arrows.

When the first Imperial soldier rushed into range, Luo Han waved his right hand fiercely: "Release the arrow!" ”

The archers in the first row immediately shot arrows into the air, then crouched down and drew their arrows for the next shot. One of the captains shouted loudly: "One! ”

The second row of archers immediately followed and then crouched down to mount their arrows. "Two!"

As the captain counted, the five rows of archers took turns shooting, and when the fifth row of archers fired and counted, the first row of archers stood up again, and the bowstring that had been drawn loosened was released and fired again.

The road under the valley is only three zhang wide, but the city wall is connected to the mountain, which is ten zhang long, and the city wall is open enough to accommodate five rows of archers to wield freely. But even so, the coalition forces can only deploy more than a hundred archers, and it is not enough to block the charge, but to pursue as much damage as possible. Fortunately, the Imperial Army was also unable to exert itself, swarming in the narrow valley and not needing to aim at all.

Under the rotational care of five rows of archers, there were constantly Imperial soldiers who fell to the ground. In the face of such high-thrown arrows, the leather armor of ordinary warriors can not play a big role, once the torso is hit by the arrow, it means the end. At this time, the advantage of those ironclad warriors came out, and even if they were shot, the arrows would cut through the ironclad and fall. In fact, it is basically these tin cans that rush to the front. It's just that there are only a few who can equip iron armor after all, and most of the warriors can only be helplessly pierced through the ground after being hit by the arrow, waiting for the inevitable death.

But in any case, the Imperial army rushed under the walls. At this time, it was no longer possible to use the archers, Luo Han drew his saber and moved, the archers retreated one after another, and the infantry rushed to the head of the city, ready to meet the impact of the imperial army.

A tower with a long ladder climbed up the wall, and immediately the Imperial troops climbed up the long ladder, while the coalition soldiers pushed the long ladder and stabbed the Imperial troops on the long ladder with their spears.

The Imperial troops under the long ladder desperately held on to the long ladder, and the Imperial soldiers on the long ladder used all their strength, either dodging or fighting head-on, and climbed towards the city wall.

A long ladder was pushed away without holding on, and several Imperial soldiers on the long ladder screamed and fell into the crowd with the long ladder. But soon the ladder was lifted up again, re-erected on the wall, and new soldiers climbed up.

Such plots are constantly staged, and occasionally someone can climb to the top of the long ladder, but in the face of the condescending defenders, it is difficult to dodge, and often can only end in death.

Climbing the walls is the hardest thing for the besieging side, and once someone gets to the city, the rest is much easier. And for the defenders of the city, this is also the time to maximize the battle damage, falling down from such a long ladder more than ten meters high, no matter what kind of armor they wear, they will not survive.

However, after all, the Imperial army is a well-trained elite, and after paying hundreds of lives, someone finally seized the opportunity to jump on the top of the city, hack a recruit off guard, and get the first drop of blood. But before he could be pleased, a war knife had already grazed his neck, and then a big foot kicked him out, landing in the dense crowd under the city walls, knocking over several unlucky people.

Luo Han then punched an Imperial soldier who climbed up with him and sent him out, and immediately a soldier came over to fill his position, so that Luo Han could retreat.

Luo Han frowned a little and looked at the dead recruit, he didn't expect to be landed by the imperial army so soon, although it was resolved in time, it was still a little dangerous. And although Luo Han is a commander, he is also a trialist, and he can't do much to kill the enemy, and occasionally saving the scene is already the limit.

Luo Han is equipped with half of the old and new on the city wall, and he wants to make the recruits grow up quickly through actual combat. But it seems that it is still a bit troublesome, and these recruits cannot support them for too long, both physically and psychologically.

"On the second team, the recruits were evacuated and repaired in an orderly manner, and the veterans insisted on filling the second team." Luo Han had to rotate in advance, and he was not very satisfied with the result. When it comes to the later stage when it comes to hand-to-hand combat to compete for control of the city wall, these recruits have no chance to train.

The Imperial army, crowded under the city walls, constantly sent warriors up the ladder at the urging of officers, and then was ruthlessly obliterated. But they had to do this, and the rudimentary siege equipment forced them to gamble with their lives, betting that someone would be lucky enough to climb the city walls and guard the long ladder until their comrades landed. What the defenders did was to prevent this from happening as much as possible, and to kill the Imperial troops who were either lucky or brave enough to rush up the city walls as quickly as possible.

Human life is like a firework in this kind of war, no one cares when it goes out, and the fighters on both sides repeat the operation until they die or are replaced. So much so that in this case, many forget that in this war there is something else.

An Imperial soldier in leather armor quickly followed the warrior in front of him up the ladder, and saw that the warrior in front of him was stabbed down by an extended spear, and suddenly jumped, grabbed the spear that he had no time to retract, and pulled the coalition soldier off the city wall with a forceful pull, while he quickly climbed up the ladder, jumped on the city wall, and occupied the position of the coalition soldier, and a heavy iron shield appeared out of thin air in his hand, blocking the three knives that were slashing at him, and then casually topped the three enemies to the ground.

Taking advantage of the time he had created, several Imperial soldiers climbed up the long ladder behind him.

Of course, there are also trialists on the city wall who can deal with unexpected situations, and as soon as they saw this person taking things out of thin air, they knew that the other party was also a trialist, and several people rushed over at the same time. But the trialist sneered, jumped out of the city wall with a kick under his feet, and said in a strange English in the air: "If you are brave enough, you will kill those who rush up." ”

A few trialists hesitated, if it was a matter of success or failure, they wouldn't care about killing ordinary warriors, but it seemed that these few people were not enough to destroy the defenses of the city wall, and there was no need to break the precepts.

Before they could hesitate, nearby coalition soldiers surrounded them and launched an attack on the Imperial soldiers who had ascended the city. Even if the individual strength of the Imperial Army soldiers was stronger, they could not stand the large number of allied soldiers, and they were soon hacked to death with random knives. But they bought time, and the subsequent Imperial soldiers climbed the long ladder to the city wall, and the real hand-to-hand combat began.