Chapter 65: Provoked, Storming the 'Huguan'
The enemy army was inflicted heavy losses one after another, and for a time the morale in the 'Huguan' was high, and the morale of the army was also stabilized.
Originally, on the day when the 20,000 troops arrived, the momentum naturally shocked the hearts of the Xiyu soldiers guarding the pass.
Although Min Feihan was present to suppress it, no one said anything, but no one was in fear in the soldiers' hearts, and they were desperate and helpless every day as if they were in death.
However, within ten days, two successive victories suddenly boosted the morale in the pass.
Min Feihan was completely grounded in the 'Huguan' at this time, and those who had no confidence in Min Feihan, such a young general, were also like grabbing the driftwood encountered after drowning, and the ray of dawn at sunrise could finally breathe a sigh of relief and rest assured!
"I've seen the general!"
As soon as Min Feihan's disciples appeared in the gate tower, many soldiers changed their solemn and cautious appearances, and their faces were filled with light smiles, and they greeted Min Feihan politely!
It can be heard that these soldiers today are from the bottom of their hearts, unlike in the past, and they are completely routine to greet their superiors.
"Okay, everyone's worked hard!" Min Feihan nodded.
When I went up to the city tower, I saw that Li Nazi and Chen Qigang, as well as Qiu Shun and Du Ruming, had arrived.
"You're here early!" Min Feihan was really in a good mood today, and took the initiative to speak.
The four of them turned their faces and saw that it was Min Feihan, and they all stopped the conversation just now and said hello to Min Feihan.
"Lord Protector, I see that the enemy camp seems to be moving, and the enemy may force the pass today!" Qiu Shun said.
Standing forward, Min Feihan raised his eyes to look in the direction of the enemy camp, and sure enough, he saw a lot of people in the camp, and the military flag was constantly changing.
Although it is some distance away, the specific banner is not clear, but as Qiu Shun said, I am afraid that the enemy army is really going to act today!
Fortunately, he was already prepared, and Min Feihan didn't panic too much.
"Let them come, there's a great gift waiting here!" Min Feihan said with a relaxed expression.
Half an hour later, thunderclouds rolled in the distance, and the sound of war drums was shocking!
Looking at the Qiang Hou army from far and near, the black pressure was overwhelming, and in the blink of an eye, the army was approaching, although Min Feihan had a spectrum in his heart, but looking at such a number of enemy troops, he also felt a tingling of his scalp.
More than a dozen enemy generals lined up in front of the battle, and in the center was Zheng Kexi, the general of the Qiang Hou Army!
The young general who visited the customs before slapped his horse forward again: "Everyone in the customs listens, my general has something to say, if you surrender today, you can avoid death, otherwise the day you break the customs today, it will be a disaster, and there will be no chickens and dogs!" ”
This sentence was shouted three times in a row, and it had already spread inside and outside the 'Huguan', and Min Feihan and others stood at the head of the city unmoved.
Although the soldiers looked at each other, no one turned their backs on surrender at such a moment, after all, the dispute between Xiyu and Qianghou had been more than a hundred years, and it was already a situation of life and death.
Even if all the people in Xiyu die in battle today, I am afraid that no one will kneel and beg to surrender!
Regardless of the shouting of the young general, Min Feihan never said a word, until the young general looked at no one to answer and turned the horse's head back, Min Feihan opened his mouth to the people behind him, as well as many soldiers in the pass: "From today on, you can die here, but you can't surrender, if there is anyone who takes half a step back, kill!" There are those who are cowardly running away, kill! There are those who abandon their weapons to survive, kill! Kill the enemy from outside! Those who speak lightly - kill! When Min Feihan said this, his voice paused.
Then he turned and pointed at the enemy army under the city, "Those who invade our borders - kill, kill!" ”
"Kill! Kill! Kill! ……”
The burst of "boom-" even the word "killing" shook the "pot off" slightly.
The Qianghou army that stopped outside the gate heard the earth-shattering word 'kill' in their ears, which also made their hearts chill.
Sitting down, the war horse was so shocked that it took a few steps back before calming down under Zheng Kexi's tightness.
"Good military might!"
Zheng Kexi gasped and looked up at Chengguan's involuntary secret thoughts.
The soldiers guarding the pass did not have such arrogance, and it was Min Feihan's cavalry camp that really shouted hard, and it was they who drove the momentum of the entire 'Huguan', so that those defenders were also arrogant, and they were powerless!
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Min Feihan raised his hand, and the shouting and killing on the city wall was stopped, and there was no sound in an instant.
"Prepare for war!"
Min Feihan spit out two words, and saw the soldiers guarding the city on the city wall, running one after another, rolling the thunder stone into wood, and moving it to the wall for backup at any time.
The soldiers of the cavalry battalion armed with the 'Chasing the Moon Repeater' hid behind the wall battlements, ready to send down a rain of arrows at any time!
Ma Qianyuan, Wen Xing, and Zhao Hui rushed to the east side of the city wall and were responsible for commanding the defense on the east side.
Teng Di, Che Yu, and Qiu Shun were in charge of the west, Du Ruming, Zhao Yu and others were in the center to respond at any time, and Min Feihan was in charge of the command building, ready to deal with all kinds of rapid changes.
Zheng Kexi also ordered the front army to start attacking the 'Huguan', and the 7,000 people rushed to press on it in an instant.
Looking at the rising morale on the city wall, Zheng Kexi did not make a move, once the morale of the Xiyu soldiers reached its peak, then today I am afraid that even if I break through the 'Huguan', I will suffer heavy losses, and I will not be able to rush to the aid of Luzhou County!
The war drums of the Qiang Hou Army were thunderous, and the loud drums were gathered more and more, and the drums were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, making the soldiers of the Qiang Hou Army feel like they had eaten stimulants, and their eyes were shining without fear of life and death.
Min Feihan frowned slightly, such an enemy, even if it can be defeated, I am afraid it will be a miserable victory, not to mention such a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides!
With a sigh in his heart, Min Feihan could only think of doing his best to obey the destiny of heaven!
"Crossbowmen!" Seeing that the enemy army was already approaching the city wall, Min Feihan raised his hand and called: "Shoot!" ”
"Whoosh-"
Immediately following the arrows in the middle of the 'Huguan', the crossbowmen in the east and west directions also fired arrows at the same time, and the arrows roared for a long time, and some of the enemy soldiers fell in response!
In an instant, the people who were shot by stray arrows under the city, as they were pierced through their bodies by the feather arrows, were splashed with blood and water, and the fishy smell was permeated.
"Raise your shield, quick!" The generals of the former army hurriedly reminded loudly and asked the infantry to advance with shields.
"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"
A crashed car, pushed by dozens of people, slowly approached the gate.
Min Feihan looked at the crashed car from the city tower: "Go, let people dump tung oil in front of the gate." Remember to pour it down, don't ignite it! ”
"Yes!" The herald hurriedly turned around and passed on Min Feihan's order.
"Let Lu Benqiu take two hundred people, suppress them with a strong bow, and delay the speed of the crash as much as possible!" An order immediately came from Min Feihan's mouth.
Zheng Kexi saw that someone at the gate forcibly suppressed the crash, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and he said in his heart that maybe he thought too well about the general guarding the pass, and that person was probably far less shrewd than he expected.
As soon as this thought arose, Zheng Kexi suddenly opened his eyes and reminded himself not to be underestimated!
The first two losses were because of the underestimation of others, so that the general defending the city ordered people to specifically suppress the crash and move forward, it was not so simple!
When Zheng Kexi found out about this situation, he immediately began to wonder in his mind why the defenders of the city abandoned their roots. Although once the crash is approaching, it will cause great damage to the city gate, but at such a long distance, there is no need to regard the crash as so important now, let alone send people to suppress the progress of the crash......
Zheng Kexi's thinking about others was not tight, and he immediately failed to notice the changes in front of the formation.
Min Feihan saw that the enemy army under the city had begun to erect ladders and other engineering equipment, and some large-scale auxiliary equipment was also set up at a distance of only twenty or thirty zhang.
"Fire Arrow!" Min Fei said.
"Whoosh-"
The fire and rain are all over the sky, although it is broad daylight, but after the long swords are thrown out, it is like a meteor in the sky, which is very beautiful!
The stone-throwing cart was also on the ground in the gate, throwing a can of tung oil from the city wall to the outside of the city wall, and then being nailed to the tung oil by a fire arrow, and it ignited with a 'boom'!
Some of the ladders happened to be splashed everywhere by several cans of tung oil, and when they were touched by three or five rockets, they were instantly engulfed by the fire, and within a moment and a half, they were burned into charred black charcoal.
The east and west ends of the wall were closed, and seeing that the enemy had already set up ladders to climb, and the rattan and the people on both sides were divided, and after giving the order for the last powerful crossbow shot, they were ready to start hand-to-hand combat.
"Kill—"
When the first enemy came up and was about to climb the wall, Li Nazi shouted and cut down at the comer.
Although the Qiang Hou army is numerous, but the 'Huguan' is small, it is a heavy pass, so the wall is very strong, coupled with the joint defense, and there are fierce generals and good fighters to lead, the Qiang Hou army is very difficult to attack.
People are constantly falling from the city walls, either seriously injured or dying!
And the people behind are still fighting hard to the death, so that this flesh and blood festival will continue to continue!
"Do you want to use those things?" Du Ruming saw that there was already an enemy attacking the wall, and he was a little anxious.
Min Feihan smiled when he heard this: "What extent is this, and you don't need that thing anymore!" ”
After speaking, Min Feihan looked at the 'wood and bamboo thunder' area buried outside the pass, where the Qiang Hou army was standing, it was still a little behind, and it was not a place that could exert the greatest lethality.
Those ambushed 'wood and bamboo mines' are the biggest killing weapons, and in Min Feihan's plan, they are the biggest killer weapon that the Qiang Hou army wants to capture this pass, and it is far from being useful!
Up and down the pass, the shouts of killing shook the sky, the blood rain swayed, and the swords were Huohuo.
Zheng Kexi saw that he had already begun to storm the city wall, and he saw a little hope in his heart, as long as he could hold on and let the army behind him completely rush forward, it would not be impossible to break through the pass in one day today!
"Order, the Chinese army presses up!" Zheng Kexi gritted his teeth.
"Yes!" The herald patted his horse and passed the order, so that the general who led the Chinese army knew Zheng Kexi's military order.
With the 5,000 people of the Qiang Hou Chinese army pressing up, there were thousands of heads surging outside the 'Huguan' in an instant, and they were eager to tear down the 'Huguan' city wall without fear of life and death!
Min Feihan looked at the army that was pressing up again in the rear, and turned his head: "Go, bring those 'wooden bamboo thunders' up, remove some of the crossbowmen, and let them follow the methods I taught them to use before, and throw those things down from time to time!" ”
The corners of Du Ruhui's mouth were hooked, and he excitedly took someone to do it himself.
If you want to say what he is most interested in, it is not the art of war book, nor the military strategy, or the strange things that Min Feihan tossed out a while ago.
Although the ones buried outside the city were not used this time, the power of this small one was also terrifying.
"Qiang Hou thief, after you saw the 'Muzhu Thunder', I don't know if you still have a heart?" Du Ruming said in his heart.