"This battle was fought happily, if it was like this back then, how could it be the turn of the Red Flame people to be arrogant. The little leader said as soon as the wound was stitched up.

"Also, in the past few days, after four battles, not a single brother has been lost, and the Lord is really powerful. Another warrior chimed in.

"Captain, do you think our wound can really be cured, it won't festering and die in a few days, right?" The third seriously wounded man was a little worried, the war two years ago seemed to be just around the corner, some soldiers were hit by arrows in their arms, thighs and other non-vital parts, and the wounds began to suppurate in a few days, and the strong ones could still last for seven or eight days, and the weaker ones lost their lives in three or five days.

"I heard Doctor Liu say that three of the five wounded of the Red Flame people who attacked in the first wave were rescued, and the two who died were shot in the chest, and it was difficult for the gods to live. The captain of the squad is also an official, and he knows more, so he told the news he heard on weekdays, which can be regarded as comforting the anxious mood of the brothers.

Sure enough, the seriously injured man grinned when he heard this, and said, "Then when the injury is healed, we will go to the city wall to kill those beasts, how can my brother's enemy be worth a red flame man." ”

The others also eased their emotions a lot when they heard this, and then three female nurses came over and led them to their respective beds for wound stitching.

The three days were fleeting, Huoyun's spirit had improved, and he had only one problem in the past three days, that is, how to take the Dongshan Pass of the mascot.

Now there are more than 18,000 Red Flame troops, and the logistics have been miserable by eating horses, and the four-day supply journey is a lot of pressure on Red Flame. It hurts to cut the flesh with a blunt knife, and in the long run, no matter how thick the Red Flame family is, it can't withstand such consumption, and the blood will eventually dry up one day.

Now Huoyun can be sure that there are not many defenders in the pass, and the long lake embankment is the line of defense they need to focus on.

What is bothering the Red Flame people now is that the mascot's tortoise shell is too thick to put his mouth in, and which of the previous four attacks was not a head that broke the blood, and even the vanguard general folded into it.

Now there are not many methods that the Red Flame people can use, the fire attack has no effect, and the last thing that the masonry structure pass is afraid of the fire attack. The other is to destroy the water source and poison it, but the Red Flame people have no idea where the water source for the defenders to drink comes from. Or throw stones to attack, hoping that the stones weighing 100 catties can collapse the turtle shell at the head of the city, so that the archers can play a suppressive role. All that remained was to throw the rotting corpses into the pass, hoping that the defenders would be infected with the plague and die.

In the end, this one was denied by Huoyun, this is a double-edged sword, even if the defenders are all infected with the plague and die, the Red Flame people will not have the courage to pass through the pass, once they are also infected with the plague, these eighteen thousand people will really die and have no life.

As long as the large catapult can reach within fifty paces of the city wall, it can throw huge stones at the head of the city, and whether it can break the defense can only be known after trying.

On August 15, a light rain first drifted over auspiciousness, followed by a violent thunderstorm, and in a short time, many small streams of water on the hillside converged into a stream, and as the terrain descended, the stream merged into a river, and finally rushed towards Xingyao Lake with a little mud and blades of grass.

The dark red mud under the north wall of the pass was washed by the rain, and it was immediately dyed blood red, flowing westward one by one, and the lake was occupied by red after a while, and the dim sky flashed from time to time, and the blood-red lake looked unusually bewitching under the reflection of the light.

Huoyun didn't think about attacking the city on a rainy day, and Mascot didn't expect the Red Flame people to attack on a rainy day. It was so ingenious, a bolt of lightning woke up Huoyun's mind, and this heavy rain might be an opportunity. The arrows of the Red Flame don't work, and the arrows of the Mascot don't do much on a rainy day, so low visibility is more beneficial to the attacker.

So the Red Flame people began to touch the Dongshan Pass under the cover of the rain curtain, and this time Huoyun invested 3,000 troops, intending to continue the attack with a tired tactic like a wheel war, not giving the defenders breathing space, and taking the pass in one fell swoop.

The pass is under the pass, and the front of the Red Flame people will be a smooth road, even if the loss of three or five thousand manpower is worth it, you must know that the auspicious trade fair in June has reached 560,000 yuan, which is the tax of the Red Flame for a year!

The front beacon tower halfway up the mountain has lost its warning effect due to the influence of heavy rain, so anxious that the sentinel has to go straight to the pass along the rugged mountain road, and when he arrives, the Red Flame Man is already in sight. The defending sergeant used a hanging basket to hang the sentry scout, and after learning of the other party's attempt and the number of siegers, Wang Xuan and everyone frowned, really afraid of what would come, and the real time to test the mascot had arrived.

The Red Flame stopped when the catapult reached a distance of fifty paces from the pass, and beyond that was the range of the arrows in the rain. Subsequently, ten large catapults threw stones weighing more than 100 catties to the pass, and there was an endless sound of knocking on the head of the city, which made the mascot guarding the city extremely uncomfortable. This muffled sound seemed to smash into everyone's hearts, not only messing up the rhythm of breathing, but also making people restless and always worried.

What made everyone feel a little more at ease was that although the impact was loud, the roof was still solid, and the falling stones slipped one after another one foot away from the city wall due to the inclination of the roof, smashing the solid ground into irregular pits.

Seeing that the stone-throwing was ineffective, the Red Flame people began to attack, and they used the most primitive and effective method, which was to fill it with human lives. The mascot still put the enemy at the head of the city and then began to fight, and the first few waves of enemies only wore simple leather armor, not even a decent iron armor. Seeing this, Zhang Peiyu, the commander of the city head, arranged for the reserve team of hand-to-hand combat to stand by, and he knew that the most elite enemy troops would be put into battle at the most exhausting moment of the mascot, and that was the final decisive battle.

At this time, Wang Xuan was teaching everyone to wrap the large grenade with oiled paper, so that it would not be affected by the rain after being thrown, and it could be detonated normally.

The shouts of killing outside gradually became louder, and Wang Xuan returned to the city after inspecting the wounded. At this time, Chu Bi had been staring at the sand table in the war room for a long time, which was the comparison of the military strength of the enemy and the enemy and the nearby topographic map designed by Wang Xuan. Chu Bi also didn't know much about it, and it was not good to ask around, so he had to ponder it slowly, and when he saw Wang Xuan coming, he hurriedly got up and said: "The foreign minister has seen the lord, this time the Red Flame people braved the rain to attack the city, and the one who came was not good." ”

Wang Xuan didn't have the heart to study these with him at this time, and after sending three or two sentences, he began to write a letter, which was addressed to Wang Yu at the lake embankment guard. After explaining a few words to the soldier, the soldier put away the letter and left the pass in the rain.

At this time, the generals in the headquarters of the lake embankment were also studying the situation in the Dongshan Pass, since Wang Xuan agreed to set up a cavalry unit, a small area south of the military headquarters at the foot of the west mountain has become a cavalry station, where the kilometer to the south is the coal mine, and the kilometer to the east is the dividing line of the military department's jurisdiction, and the wall has not yet been built. However, the generals in the military headquarters were either in the Dongshan Pass or at the headquarters of the lake embankment, and at this time only civilian clerks remained in the military headquarters building.

In the afternoon of the same day, Wang Yu received Wang Xuan's handwritten letter, which was immediately burned after reading it, and then the Guo family steward secretly came to the headquarters of the lake embankment, and three medium-sized ships left Jixiangling that night and went all the way north. In the middle of the night, three ships carrying nearly 100 guards and three gunpowder researchers turned around and headed straight for Dongshan.

The Red Flame people's attacks became more and more fierce, and these red-eyed jackals, driven by huge interests, completely disregarded their safety, and killed one team after another towards the city like a wave, completely looking like they were not dying.

The passage at the head of the city has been filled in by corpses, and the wolf whirlpool has been replaced four times, at this time the wolf whith is useless, and the mascot cannot get it even if he wants to clean the passage. The Red Flame people are completely crazy and generally attack from noon to sub hour, and even in order to move out of the siege space, they throw their own corpses from the city, and now the corpses under the city have accumulated a height of nearly one zhang, and the Red Flame people have suffered no less than 2,000 casualties.

Now the small Dongshan Pass has become a meat grinder in the second war of Jichi, although most of the people who are twisted are Chiyan's people. After nightfall, the auspicious defenders began to suffer casualties, with no less than 10 directly killed and as many as 100 seriously injured and incapacitated.

As the rain waned, the night was the best protection for the Red Flames.

Nearly 100 paces away in the north of the city, the Red Flame people erected a dense herringbone ladder, which was full of archers, and they kept shooting arrows into the gaps at the head of the city.

A few days ago, Wang Xuan still had the idea of driving the Red Flame people back, and after the battle on the 11th, he changed his mind.

The Red Flames' obsession with wealth frightened him, and the wolves would not solve the problem by simply driving them away, they would only lie dormant and wait for the right time. Once the mascot lets his guard down, the Red Flame will make a comeback, stabbing him in the soft underbelly of the auspicious person, sucking flesh and blood, and the revenge will only come more ruthlessly than ever.

Wang Xuan wanted to consume the strength of the Red Flame people to the greatest extent, completely hurt and crippled them at one time, and let them directly cut off the idea of going south, so that they could smell the 'auspicious' color change, and at least ten years of peace should be played. In order to give the Red Flame people the idea that they could take down the pass with one effort, Wang Xuan did not use a grenade, it was a death knell maker, and it had to be used at a critical time.

The siege continued, the corpses under the city walls increased at a visible rate, and the casualties of the mascot reached more than two hundred, and the number of dead exceeded thirty-six.

Some of the seriously wounded were ordered to rest in the barracks, and were cared for with daily nutritious meals, in addition to training to the best of their ability. From time to time, the female nurses talked to them about family matters, such as their children being praised by Mr. Xuetang, such as their man earning five gold coins in July and adding a new bedside table to his family, and for example, at the end of the year, he planned to make a living in the Pandian shop in Xincheng......

The simple words were full of these women's expectations for a quiet life, and the short chatter in the parents made these men understand how much auspicious changes had taken place in the past two years, and that these beautiful things must not be ruined by the Red Flame people! When the women heard that the men of which squad had killed one of the Red Flame generals, the adoring eyes immediately resurrected the group of men with full blood, and they wished that they would be able to recover and return to the battlefield today. At this time, in the field hospital, there was less decadence and more expectations.

August 16, sunny, scorching sun.

The ground in the northern part of the pass is covered with red grass clippings, the blood-hungry mosquitoes are long gone, and a disgusting stench fills the air.

The attack of the Red Flame people is still sharp, the continuous siege of half a day and a night has brought great pressure to the defense of the auspicious people, the first batch of reserves has been put up, in addition to Wang Xuan's more than 100 internal guards, nearly a thousand defenders have been rotated, the first batch of sergeants have been arranged to rest in the military camp in the south of the city far away, and there are still fierce battles waiting for them. Zhang Peiyu and Yu Bo also took their guards to the city, and the corpses of the Red Flame people above and below the city were no less than 5,000.

At this time, Huoyun's heart was dripping blood, and he had no way to retreat, either to fight to the death to take the pass, or to die in battle.

At noon, the casualties of the mascot had reached more than 380 people, and 69 people were killed in the direct battle.

In the evening, the casualties of the auspicious people had reached more than 430 people, 136 people were killed in the direct battle, and it was a fluke that the 300 seriously injured people could survive 200. There are only more than 400 people who can fight, and nearly eighty percent of them are lightly wounded, except for Wang Xuan's internal guards, everyone is injured.

August 17, cloudy.

The shouts and killings on the battlefield were weaker, and both sides abandoned the flashy roars and saved up their energy to concentrate on fighting.

The defenders at the north head of the pass have sparsed out a lot, and the eye-catching white bandages always stimulate the red flame people, as long as they hold on for another day, the pass will definitely fall. The mad Red Flames have lost their minds completely, and the days of fighting and the mountains of corpses have lost them, turning them into killing machines, either killing or being killed.

Wang Xuan's internal guards have also been sent, and now nearly half of them are injured.

At noon, the south gate of the pass was opened, and the 500 newly formed cavalry team rode in slowly and rested in the eastern barracks.

On August 18, there was a drizzle in the sky, and the auspicious people who still had the strength to fight were now at the head of the city, the white bandages had turned dark red, and everyone exuded a terrifying atmosphere. The corpses of the enemy soldiers under their feet have shown signs of stinking, and the appearance of the former tsundere has been blurred by stepping on it, becoming a stepping stone for the mascot.

When Huoyun saw the young cloth-clothed man at the head of the city, he breathed a long sigh of relief, the Red Flame Man only had 8,000 remnants left, and the same auspicious man only had 100 wounded soldiers left in the city. So he beat the drum himself, and three thousand sword and shield men carried the bamboo ladder to attack again. The 5,000 wounded and disabled soldiers in the back have also begun to line up, and they want to swagger in through the pass gate, killing and robbing everything that belongs to the mascot.

The hundred defenders at the head of the city were not timid when they saw the dense red flame people rushing straight forward, Wang Xuan picked up Yang Tao, who was crowded in front of him and was about to block the arrow, and said to Chu Bi behind: "At this time, the foreign envoy still does not plan to evacuate?"

"If the lord doesn't leave, the ministers can't go. Chu Bi tried his best to make himself look light, but his smile was a little far-fetched.

Wang Xuan said: "If the city is really broken, the Red Flame people will not care about your status as a Hu Yue envoy. ”

This sentence pierced Chu Bi's heart, and he was silent for a while, and finally returned to Jixiang City under the persuasion of everyone.

"Throwing carts ready, five grenades per cart, one lead. Seeing that Chu Bi left, Wang Xuan said a little heavily.

"Yes, five grenades per cart, one lead, a total of fifteen throwing carts ready. "The herald on the herald's desk conveyed the order to the rear in the language of the flag.

A total of fifteen bamboo throwing carts were arranged, and each car would throw five grenades through the gap at the top, and the throwing points corresponding to each force had already been actually calculated.

As the Red Flames' siege force drew closer, the herald's red flag slammed north, and the ignited grenade was thrown out in an instant. At first, the Red Flame people thought that the defenders were throwing stones at them, and they laughed and laughed at the mascot's childishness, but before the smile faded, an earth-shattering roar rang out all around, shining with blinding light and billowing smoke.

Before they could react, a second wave of white 'stones' fell from the sky, and some frightened Red Flames stood in place until they were torn apart by the debris and shock waves.

The Red Flame people were in disarray, and the wounded soldiers lining up to enter the city failed to make enough room for the besieging troops to evacuate in time due to their lack of flexible mobility, and a tragic stampede occurred.

The fire cloud not far away was first shocked by the roaring explosion, and at this time, when he saw such a stampede again, he could no longer control it, opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of old blood, and fell on his back in a puddle, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

After three rounds of extended projectile bombardment, the Red Flame people fell into complete confusion, at this time the north gate of Dongshan Pass was wide open, and the five hundred cavalry novices who had rested all night waved their scimitars and went straight to the Red Flame rout.

After the 5,000 wounded and disabled soldiers were trampled, there were only more than 1,000 left, and after several rounds of bombardment, only about 2,000 of the 3,000 sword and shield men retreated completely. Now that Jixiang is chasing after 3,000 defeated troops with 500 cavalry, it is also appropriate, Wang Xuan did not ask them to have much success, but just hoped that they could grow up quickly after this battle.

Seeing that the pass suddenly killed so many auspicious cavalry, Chiyan's disabled soldiers had already broken off the idea of escaping, threw away their weapons and knelt down to beg for surrender. After the first one knelt down, the rest of the people did the same, and even a little survival might be worth fighting for.

The auxiliaries and the lightly wounded in the city were also sent out, and the prisoners were escorted back to the pass one by one to guard, and the weapons and armor were picked up one after another.

Huoyun was led by the guards and fled north, leaving only a hundred or so guards behind him, and the rest of the people no longer knew whether they were alive or dead, scattered or fleeing.

After a jolt, the clouds of fire began to wake up, and the guards led him all the way north, but he kept silent about the state of the army. When the crowd reaches a distance of nearly 10,000 meters from the pass, the mountain road begins to become narrow, and the east side is full of strange rocks, which is a good place to enjoy the scenery in peacetime. Everyone only cares about running for their lives, and they only hate their father and mother for having two legs.

When Huoyun and his party reached the first bend, there was a violent explosion on the east side of the mountain, and stones of different sizes were thrown towards everyone, Huoyun closed his eyes and laughed at himself, maybe this is the best destination. Then everyone was buried by stones, and the rest were gone, and after the garrison of more than 300 Jixiang Lake embankments appeared, they abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

At this point, Chiyan and even the famous generals of the Great Xia generation were finally burdened by politics and died tragically in the auspicious territory!