Chapter 165: The Battle Before the Pass

At this moment, these "Mad Lion Army" soldiers had already rushed to the front, and they raised their swords and fell, and soon many more soldiers guarding the gate were killed in a daze. Frightened, these soldiers who had not experienced war for many years only fled in embarrassment, and no one thought of fighting back.

Hearing that there was still a chance to live, these surviving guards didn't need to be reminded by others, and immediately dropped the weapons in their hands and squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, for fear that they would lose their lives if they were a little slower.

The whole battle lasted less than half an hour from the beginning to the end, and the soldiers of the "Wild Lion Army" did not pay a single casualty.

Hundreds of dead or groaning guards lay on the ground, and beside them, more than 300 of their companions who had chosen to surrender were crouching.

At this moment, none of them understood why these "Crazy Lion Army" soldiers, who were also officers and soldiers of Daning, were inexplicably attacking themselves and others.

But at this moment, there was no room for them to think about anything, the general who led the troops in the "Wild Lion Army" was already standing in front of them, and there were many soldiers and the cold and shining swords in their hands beside them.

"I am Shan Fu of the Flying Eagle Society, Zeng Yi's Department of the Wild Lion Army has been broken by us, and even General Guangwei Zeng Yi has been caught by us, we have to decide this Yunshan Pass, if you don't resist, you can let you go, if you resist, you will be killed. Of course, you are also welcome to join us in the Flying Eagle Club, and our big boss Ye Ying will take everyone to eat and drink spicy food. Shan Fu stood at the gate and shouted loudly, trying to make his voice heard by the soldiers under the gate.

Hearing Shan Fu's words, all the soldiers were stunned, it turned out that this group of wild lion soldiers who attacked them were actually Flying Eagle Society bandits. They couldn't believe that the Mad Lion Army would be defeated, even to a group of bandits. But looking at the Mad Lion Army costume worn by Shan Fu and the others, the firmness in his heart was a little hesitant.

"The officers and soldiers above hurriedly open the gate, if not, we will capture the city pass later, and no one will be left behind." At this time, Shan Fu raised his head again and said loudly to the soldiers on the gate.

Shan Fu's words made the more than 200 old and weak soldiers guarding the Yunshan Pass hesitate, wanting to defend the city pass, the number is too small, but if the county officials surrender like this, the court will be held accountable for a lot of responsibility.

"This wall is so high, they must not be able to attack it, there is a lot of food in the pass, at least for us to eat for ......half a year" At this time, an older officer and soldier stood up and said loudly to the soldiers on the side, but his words stopped abruptly before he could fall, and at this time, he was sticking a long arrow in his neck.

"Whoever resists, that person will do." Looking at the officers and soldiers who were at a loss for what to do, Shan Fu took the opportunity to scold loudly, before that, he knew that there might be someone above who would resist, and he had already arranged for the sharpshooters to prepare to shoot the leader, and now it really worked.

The death of this veteran soldier became the last straw that crushed the camel, and these old and weak soldiers guarding the gate completely lost the courage to resist.

"You...... You can really guarantee that after we dedicate it...... Let ......, let us go...... Leave? It was a long time before the soldier pushed out a delegate, stuck his head out and stammered down.

"Of course we are talking about it, after the dedication, if you want to surrender, we are welcome, if you want to leave, we will send you three days' rations, give you an hour to think about it," Hearing the soldier's words, Shan Fu was overjoyed in his heart, knowing that there was hope for this matter, he hurriedly said.

After Shan Fu finished speaking, the silence returned to the close, and all the soldiers hid their heads behind the battlements, catching the cover of the city wall and whispering below.

And Shan Fu, who has been standing under the gate, is not in a hurry at all. He silently remembered the time in his heart, thinking that if the soldiers did not surrender within an hour, he would order a forcible attack.

Time passed little by little, half an hour passed in a hurry, but there was still no movement above the city pass, these bandits accompanying the mad lion army were a little impatient, and began to look at Shan Fu frequently, the meaning was obvious, hoping that he would give the order to attack in advance.

Of course, Shan Fu understood what the bandits meant, but he stood there motionless, as if he didn't know anything. In fact, Shan Fu knew in his heart that the bandits above must be panicked at this time, and it depends on whether they have the courage to persist for an hour.

It turned out that the two hundred old and weak soldiers at the city gate did not have the courage to contend with the thousands of fierce bandits, because a white flag slowly rose on the city wall, which was a sign of surrender in the army.

Standing on the wall of Yunshan Pass, Shan Fu breathed a sigh of relief, and this time he won this Xiongguan without paying a single casualty. He couldn't help but secretly admire Zhuge Ying in his heart, this military advisor was really clever, and he calculated all the reactions of the officers and soldiers accurately and accurately.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that Yunshan Pass has been captured by us, I will keep my promise to let you leave. However, I have to warn you in advance that if you lose Yunshan Pass, you will be punished when you go back, so you can also stay, and follow me to the Flying Eagle Club can also contribute to the country. ”

Before coming here, Shan Fu was ordered to stay here after the battle was over. He had been in the army and knew the importance of this Xiongguan very well, and he was able to get the help of these officers and soldiers, and he had a much greater grasp.

Under Shan Fu's persuasion, more than 300 soldiers were willing to stay and continue to guard Yunshan Pass with Shan Fu. But there were still a large number of soldiers who chose to leave because they were reluctant to their families, and Shan Fu also kept his promise and gave them three days of rations and let them go.

While Shan Fu was occupying Yunshan Pass, Qi Jiao and the other 3,000 soldiers of the Xuanwu Army were trying to seize another pass - Shishou Pass in the direction of Jinling, the capital of Daning.

The three counties of Yingzhou Prefecture, Heishan, Yuhe and Lawn, which are close to the Flying Eagle Club, look like a gourd with two ends open from the map. Yunshan Pass and Shishou Pass are the two ports of this gourd. Surrounded by mountains, it is difficult for anyone to climb over from here.

In this case, the geographical location of Yunshan Pass and Shishou Pass becomes very important, if these two passes are taken, the three counties of Black Mountain, Yuhe and Caoping that are surrounded by them will be under control.

Not long after Zhuge Ying came to the Flying Eagle Club, during the first night talk with Ye Ying, the two made a plan to take the surrounding three counties, and the most critical step was to take Shishou Pass and Yunshan Pass at the north and south ends. This time, he was lucky enough to defeat the 30,000 soldiers of the Wild Lion Army led by Zeng Yi, and it was possible to implement this plan.

The direction of Shishou Pass leading to the capital of Daning is the only way for the defeated Wild Lion officers and soldiers to return to the station, so the news of the defeat of the Wild Lion Army has already spread in the pass, and the generals guarding the pass here have long been prepared for a possible attack by bandits.

When Qi Jiao led the three thousand Xuanwu soldiers to Shishou Pass, the officers and soldiers here had already received the news, and all the soldiers guarding the pass were neatly dressed and standing on top of the city pass with swords in their hands.

Since there was no possibility of launching a sneak attack, Qi Jiao only chose the most helpless way, which was to order a strong attack.

The officers and soldiers guarding Shishou Pass actually did not pay attention to the bandits' attempt to forcibly attack the fortifications, and how could the combat capabilities of these bandits be compared with those of the officers and soldiers.

But when they saw the bandits pushing out one big guy after another, the officers and soldiers defending the city couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Daning's most powerful crossbow can easily throw stones at the catapult above the city pass, and there is a long ladder...... These are all siege weapons!

What stunned these guards the most was the three big guys that the bandits pushed out at the end. Oh my God, that's actually a building car, how can the bandits have such a thing?

What these officers and soldiers didn't know was that these siege equipment were all collected from the Flying Eagle Society bandits after defeating the soldiers of the Wild Lion Army. Zeng Yi originally wanted to use these things to capture the Flying Eagle Society Cottage, but he didn't expect to make a wedding dress for others, and instead became a sharp weapon for the Flying Eagle Society bandits to attack Shishou Pass.

It is impossible for the officers and soldiers to give up the Shishou Pass, and the Flying Eagle Society wants to completely control the three nearby counties, and this pass must be captured, since the contradictions between the two sides are irreconcilable, then they have to see real efforts on the battlefield.

defeated the Wild Lion Army, one of the three major iron armies in Daning, and made the Flying Eagle Society imposing, and did not pay attention to the more than 1,000 soldiers guarding the gate at all. After the crossbows and boulders bombarded the Shishouguan city wall indiscriminately, the bandits launched a fierce assault on the city wall under the command of Qi Jiao.

On the second floor of the three chariots, one or twenty bandits gathered, and they shot at the officers and soldiers on the city wall with bows, so that these officers and soldiers could not even lift their heads, so they had to cover their heads and faces with shields.

Before these officers and soldiers could react, more than 20 ladders were erected on the city wall. The ladder of the Wild Lion Army is very well made, and after he is placed on the city wall, the iron claws behind the ladder can still be firmly hooked to the city wall.

Of course, the officers and soldiers did not want these bandits to climb the city wall along the ladders, and they immediately thought of pushing these ladders down, but they had to dodge the arrows sent and push the ladders hanging on the city wall, but they could not do so for a while.

The bandits, of course, did not want to let go of such a good opportunity, and they quickly climbed up the ladder.

"Smash me to death!" When the general guarding the pass saw that the bandits were about to climb down, he gave the order fiercely.

With the order of the general guarding the pass, the head-sized stones fell down like hailstones, and the bandits who were anxious to rush up the city wall had no time to react, and they were immediately smashed and cried.

When the officers and men saw that this method had worked, they immediately came to their senses, and the movements in their hands were faster, their strength was stronger, and more stones were thrown by the officers and soldiers, so that the bandits who tried to rush to the city soon paid a heavy price.

"Withdraw, withdraw!" Seeing that his brothers suffered heavy casualties, Qi Jiao was anxious, he was not willing to exchange the lives of so many brothers for this city pass.

After the bandits withdrew, the officers and soldiers took this opportunity to push all the ladders down the city walls, and the bandits' first attack ended in failure.

Snatched back the injured brothers and sent them to the rear for treatment, and after the bandits had almost rested, Qi Jiao let his bandits launch a second attack.

This time, however, the bandits became much smarter, and after arranging the ladders, each of them carried a huge wooden shield on their heads, and once again rushed towards the pass as fast as they could, and they had the momentum to not give up until they took the pass.

The bandits were menacing, but of course the officers and soldiers refused to retreat like this, and another battle for the city wall began.