Chapter 256: Siege

When the Khitan cavalry rushed into the city, the city gate behind them suddenly closed.

Such a situation made the cavalry who entered the city full of astonishment. They looked at the road ahead and realized that the end of the road had been blocked by a wooden fence.

The surroundings were also full of obstacles that prevented the cavalry from marching, and when they entered, they had no way out.

Seeing this, their eyes welled up with surprise and disbelief. All the Khitan cavalry looked up at the city wall.

I saw that I don't know when, a lot of soldiers appeared on the city wall, although these soldiers were still wearing Khitan military uniforms. But the expression that looked at them was full of murderous intent.

A panic swelled in the hearts of the Khitan army. At this moment, I saw that the Khitan troops on the city wall threw out a lot of things in an instant.

Before these Khitan cavalry could see what this thing was.

Bang...... A bang rang out, followed by another bang, and in an instant, explosions came one after the other.

The explosion was accompanied by screams and horses, and the field below was suddenly filled with a miserable scene.

In this way, 4,000 cavalrymen were slaughtered in the city by the children on the city walls with grenades.

They wanted to rush up the city wall, but unfortunately, the children who were blocking in front of the wall reaped their lives.

More than four thousand cavalrymen were soon killed by nearly a thousand.

Outside the city, at the moment when the city gate was closed, the Khitan army felt that something was wrong, and they had already sent nearly 10,000 infantry to rush to the front with siege ladders.

But before they could shout in the city, the explosion in the city made the Khitan army dumbfounded. At a glance, a wave of fear and fear welled up in everyone's eyes.

A Khitan army general led by him immediately noticed that something was wrong, and he roared at his soldiers: "Hurry up...... Siege the city with all your might, siege the city with all your might......"

With his voice, the Khitan troops who reacted suddenly began to attack the city.

At this time, there were 4,000 Khitan cavalry in the city, and if the city was not attacked, the 4,000 cavalry was estimated to be slaughtered.

However, at the very moment of their siege, many grenades were thrown down. Explosions suddenly rang out under the city walls.

The Khitan army that attacked the city suddenly suffered heavy casualties, since it was a Khitan army that rushed to the city wall, but in an instant, the subordinate army cut down the city wall.

Seeing this scene, the Khitan army outside the city did not come back to their senses for a long time, and they thought that the Dongxing Pass, which was nine out of ten, had become their life-seeking pass at this time.

In the middle camp of the Khitan army, the Khitan commander in charge of the Eastern Expedition this time is named Yelu Guangming, who is the Khitan military god. It is also the nightmare of the Great Zhao Army.

In the previous battles with Da Zhao, except for his grandfather Jingbian who had lost Jiang Chao twice, the next dozen battles were all defeated by the Da Zhao army.

It was precisely because of his existence that the Khitan army overwhelmed Da Zhao and finally had to negotiate peace.

This time, he colluded with Zheng An, not only to help Zheng An rebel, but also to take the opportunity to seize a large piece of Dazhao's territory.

From the border pass to Anxi Mansion, he wants to return this piece of territory to the Khitan tribe, and if he can, he even wants to destroy Zheng An together. Take the whole Da Zhao into your pocket.

Along the way, they have always been smooth sailing, except for Zheng Shimin, who did not resist at all and deliberately let them in. Those big Zhao Jun are so weak that they make him feel that big Zhao can be bullied.

It's just that he couldn't have imagined that the Dongxing Pass, which had already been in his hands, would now change hands to the enemy. Not only that, but he also ambushed the four thousand cavalry under his command.

Speaking of which, I only blame them for being too arrogant and too proud, and they never thought that the pass that they took was actually recaptured by the Great Zhao people.

"Immediately go to Ben Shuai to find out, who took the Dongxing Pass, and who is guarding the pass now!" He roared at his generals.

As soon as he had sent out his men, someone came running in with a pigeon in his hand. He also had a piece of paper in his hand.

"Handsome! Zheng Shimin in the back came with the news that the one guarding the gate was the newly promoted Jingbian Hou Jiang Chao, who had been in the limelight recently, and was the grandson of the original Jingbian Hou Jiang Lin. ”

Hearing the words of his generals, Yelu Guangming hurriedly took the piece of paper, looked at it carefully, and said with a frown: "This news is accurate!" Could it be that Zheng Shimin is playing tricks, he wants to block us in front of this level!? ”

"Back to the general, Zheng Shimin still has to rely on us to drag down the Great Zhao army and cause chaos in the Great Zhao. I'm afraid that he won't dare to do such a self-destructive thing. He got this news from Da Zhao. Come to think of it, you shouldn't be wrong. ”

"Jiang Lin's grandson! That Ben Shuai is going to get a good deal with him for a while, back then, Ben Shuai suffered several losses in Jiang Lin's hands, and this time, Ben Shuai wants to get it back from Jiang Lin's grandson. ”

Yelu Guangming looked at Dongxingguan in front of him with a cold look in his eyes, and he turned his head to look at a general beside him and said:

"Go...... Let the trebuchet prepare and attack the city for Ben Shuai, in addition, the preparation of the siege team must be before dark, the Dongxing Pass will be captured by Ben Shuai, and Ben Shuai will spend the night in the East Pass. By the way, the Jiang tide guarding the pass, Ben Shuai must be captured alive. ”

With his voice, the general hurriedly took the order.

Yelu Guangming sent someone to bring tables and chairs, and he sat down in front of his handsome tent with a golden sword, and looked at the city wall of Dongxingguan. His eyes grew colder and colder.

At this time, the siege trebuchets were ready, and the fireball boulders were suddenly poured into the city.

At the top of the city, fires erupted and boulders exploded in all directions. The soldiers on the city wall were suddenly overwhelmed by this round of attacks.

At this time, the Khitan army besieging the city attacked again. The number is more than double the previous number. They rushed to the walls of the city without fear of death.

However, the Dongxing Pass is strong, and the city wall is difficult to be blasted open by trebuchets.

In addition, the city wall is very high, although the ladder is enough, but when the city wall is rushed, the number of people who climb the city is too small. In the end, he was cut down from the city wall.

If it weren't for the trebuchet, those Khitan troops wouldn't even be able to get up the city walls.

Casualties began to appear on the side of the Sons as well, and the trebuchet position was too annoying. The bombardment made it impossible for everyone to concentrate on the siege troops.

Looking at the nearly 100 trebuchets not far away, Jiang Chao's eyes showed a cold glow.

No wonder the Khitan army was able to fight all the way here, even if the various cities resisted, but in the face of these trebuchets, it is estimated that they will not last long.

Although the city is high and the city is strong. However, with the help of this trebuchet, it is estimated that it may also be captured.

Seeing this, Jiang Chao looked at a few artillery pieces on the side.