At this moment, there was already a different scene in front of Zijin Pass.

Since the morning, the Turkic trebuchet regiment has been shooting like crazy. However, instead of heavy stone bullets, they fired bundles of sturdy, oil-drenched branches and grass.

At first, the defenders were a little puzzled and did not understand what the Turks were up to. Could it be that the power of this broken branch is greater than a dozen pounds of stone? Even many warriors laughed and scolded loudly, mocking the Turks for having no stone bullets to use, so they used wood to fill the number.

However, when the number of branches piled up under the city gradually increased, Xiong Yunjie, the commander of the Fifth Army, reacted suddenly: The enemy wants to set fire!

"Quick! Inform the 18th, 19th, and 20th battalions and let them transfer the clear water up, the more the better, and prepare to extinguish the fire! ”

However, before the soldiers of the Fifth Army could lift the water city and get ready, the Turkic trebuchets had already changed their ammunition, and countless fireballs suddenly flew through the air, hitting the firewood and grass piled up under the city one after another.

In the blink of an eye, a fire broke out.

Along the root of the city wall of Zijin Pass, a wall of fire that stretched for several miles appeared in front of people. Flames, thick smoke, and terrible heat suddenly approached the defenders.

God seemed to be deliberately making trouble with the Zhenjiang army, and the strong southeast wind was whirring at this time, urging the fire to become more violent.

At the same time, bursts of thick black smoke, with the help of the wind, quickly drifted from the direction of the Turkic position, and in a short time, it filled the entire city head of Zijin Pass.

The soldiers of the defenders were choked by the black smoke and coughed repeatedly, their eyes were stinging, and some even foamed at the mouth, and passed out on the spot.

All of a sudden, Zijin Pass was caught between flames and poisonous smoke and fell into chaos.

When Li Jiangyao rushed to the top of the city, the men of the Fifth Army were trying to extinguish the fire while saving themselves, and at the same time operating giant crossbows and arrows to return fire on the enemy.

Xu Youchang, who was commanding the enemy at the scene, suddenly saw Dadu Hu appear here, hurriedly ran to the front, and shouted: "Ahem, why are you here?" Is the injury getting better? ”

"It's okay," Li Jiangyao frowned tightly: "What's the situation?" ”

Xu Youchang pointed to the outside of the city: "The fire has been burning for a while, and the enemy is still throwing things that cause fire." However, we have a good position, and as long as we have enough water, the fire under the city can finally be controlled. It's just that...... Ahem, the poisonous smoke is a bit troublesome, the wind keeps blowing this way, ahem, I can't stop it! ”

Li Jiangyao took the wet wipes handed by his subordinates and quickly covered his mouth and nose: "This smoke is poisonous in it, do we have heavy casualties?" ”

"I just asked Xiong Yunjie," Xu Youchang kept coughing: "At present, more than 1,000 people have been carried down, and the remaining soldiers who remain in the position generally feel dizzy and nauseous, and their hands and feet are weak." ”

Li Jiangyao said in a deep voice: "Immediately notify the field medical hall and ask them to find a way to prepare some antidote and give it to the soldiers." Mix some water with a damp cloth to keep the smoke out. ”

Xu Youchang nodded again and again: "Don't worry, I've already arranged it." ”

Seeing that the poisonous smoke in the city was getting thicker and thicker, Li Jiangyao was worried: "Can the Fifth Army still withstand it?" ”

"Dadu Protection, we can withstand it!" Xiong Yunjie's voice suddenly came from the side.

The young general strode forward, held back his cough, and said loudly: "Dadu Hu, Xu Shuai, the Fifth Army hasn't really exerted its strength yet, and this little trick of the Turkic ghost can't scare us!" ”

Li Jiangyao glanced at him: "If you are exposed to poisonous smoke for a long time, your body can't hold it, and your Fifth Army ......."

Before he finished speaking, Xiong Yunjie hurriedly said: "Dadu Hu, the Fifth Army can't hold it, can other armies hold it?" I've already divided my troops into several groups and defended the city in turn, so the impact of the poisonous smoke is not too great. ”

Seeing that he was eager to fight, Li Jiangyao smiled helplessly, and turned his head to look at Xu Youchang: "What do you mean?" ”

"Let's let the Fifth Army hold on." Xu Youchang said in a deep voice: "According to the original plan, the first, third, sixth, and ninth, these four armies, as counterattack forces, will not move for the time being. ”

Li Jiangyao nodded: "Yes." Yun Jie, the enemy will take advantage of the situation to attack after a while, you must be prepared to resist me! ”

"Please rest assured! Please rest assured! Xiong Yunjie said excitedly: "Our Fifth Army will never take half a step back!" ”

In the previous three days, 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Turkic Polar Army poured all their strength into attacking the northern section of Zijin Pass. Xiong Yunjie and his Fifth Army desperately resisted, repelling fifteen large-scale offensives under the command of Duke Druhan in a row.

In addition to the Polar Legion, the army of the Immortal Tribe also launched an attack on the city gate and the southern section of the city wall at the same time, and the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Army still attacked head-on, not allowing the Turks to take advantage of the slightest.

At present, the enemy army is playing tricks again, not only burning the city pass with blazing fire, but also releasing poisonous smoke in a vain attempt to destroy the fighting spirit of the Fifth Army.

Sure enough, as Li Jiangyao expected, when the sky was dark, the wind gradually stopped, and Ronia issued an order to stop the poisonous smoke attack, taking advantage of the fact that the fire in front of the pass was gradually extinguished, the old main force of the Turkic Golden Clan, the Fifth Legion, was sent into battle and launched a charge towards Zijin Pass.

All of a sudden, giant crossbows, stone bullets, fire oil bombs, and dense arrows came into the air, smashing into the Zijin Pass like rain and hail, and in only half an hour, the Fifth Army suffered two or three thousand casualties.

However, the Golden Fifth Army, which was the attacker, was in a worse situation.

Xiong Yunjie was calm and calm, commanding trebuchets, giant crossbows and archers to fire back fiercely, killing all the Turkic soldiers who were getting closer and closer, and in the same time, the losses of the Turks were close to three times that of the defenders.

However, the dense long-range attacks did not stop the Golden Clan's footsteps, and the soldiers of the Fifth Legion rushed to the bottom of the city with ladders and climbed up one after another.

The direction of attack they chose was still concentrated on the northern section of the city wall.

By this time, the walls had been bombarded to the ground, and there were as many as 16 breaches in the collapse alone. The Turks didn't have to climb too much distance at all to break directly into the Zijin Pass along the gap. And the soldiers of the Fifth Army did not have time to repair those walls, so they could only rely on flesh and blood to plug the loopholes.

The two sides were close to each other, and they immediately fell into a brutal melee. The officers and men of the Fifth Army endured the damage caused by the poisonous smoke while fighting bravely with the enemy, and countless people jumped into the gap without hesitation, and insisted on withstanding the repeated impact of the opponent with their own bodies.

The fierce offensive and defensive battles were fought from evening to dawn. Ronia ordered the Fifth Army not to rest, and continued to increase the pressure to try to destroy the defenders of Zijin Pass. Xiong Yunjie also got into the effort, personally raised his knife to fight, and directly stood on the front line to command.

The Golden Fifth Army changed its new force, and the Zhenjiang Fifth Army also sent reserves, and the two sides continued to fight to the death, fighting from dawn to sunset.

At this time, the southeast wind blows again. Tanley suggested that the wolf smoke containing poison be rekindled, so that the Fifth Legion could use the poisonous smoke to take the city in one fell swoop.

Ronald took his advice. The new group of siege troops hurriedly prepared, on the one hand, taking the antidote in advance, and on the other hand, tying a wet cloth to isolate the smoke, and approaching the starting position one after another.

Under the command of Geshu Beichuan, the Ghost Dou clan burned hundreds of large fires, and the poison powder was thrown into the fire in batches, and suddenly billowing smoke came out, drifting along the wind towards the Zijin Pass in the distance.

When the head of the Purple Gold Pass was shrouded in smoke again, the soldiers of the Golden Clan shouted in unison, holding their swords and guns high and began to charge.

Due to the obstruction of the view, the enemy could not be seen clearly from the city, only that the Turkic ghosts were coming again, and more than before!

Xiong Yunjie raised his knife and shouted: "Brothers, plug your mouth and nose with a wet cloth!" Come with me to kill the thief! ”

The officers and men of the Fifth Army, who had fought for a day and a night, were already exhausted at this time, but when they heard the shouts of the main general, they immediately ignited their fighting spirit and rushed to the city wall.

The crossbow and bow could not lock on to the target at this time, so they simply stopped aiming and shot directly into the smoke based on the sound of footsteps and shouts. The spearmen, shieldmen, and axemen who broke the camp were automatically lined up in several rows, stuck in the gaps in the wall, waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

Bang!

A loud noise was heard first in the direction of the city gates. Xiong Yunjie couldn't help but feel a tightness in his heart: the enemy is rushing to the door!

Under the cover of night and smoke, the other party successfully pushed the giant city cart under the city and began to violently slam the city gate. Seeing this, the defenders at the head of the city hurriedly killed them with bows and arrows, and at the same time threw down the oil jar, intending to set fire to the city carts.

Unfortunately, however, the Turks moved too fast.

They had deliberately stormed the northern section of the wall, and had even narrowly managed to do so, which largely interfered with the judgment of the defenders. Unexpectedly, at this time, they suddenly came to attack the east and west, and secretly launched a surprise attack on the city gate.

Although the arrows and flames inflicted heavy damage on the storming troops, the Turks gritted their teeth and withstood the blow of the city head due to their clear objectives and preparations, and quickly broke open the gates of Zijin Pass.

Receiving the signal of successfully breaking the door, the 10th Legion of the Golden Clan, which had been waiting in the rear, immediately launched an action, and 20,000 iron horsemen rushed forward wildly, sweeping towards Zijin Pass.

"What is Xiong Yunjie doing?!" Xu Youchang, who was watching the battle from the lookout, couldn't help but hurry at this time: "If you let the enemy's cavalry rush in, the city pass will be lost!" Come, urgently transfer the Eighth Army to the battle, block the city gate for me, and not a single Turkic ghost can be put in! ”

The herald responded, turned and rushed into the night.

Almost at the same time, Xiong Yunjie also realized the seriousness of the problem. He didn't think much about it, and directly ordered the five battalions that had just been replaced from the city to rest and quickly go to the city gate to reinforce, saying that he would recapture the position.

The troops of the Golden Fifth Army who were besieging the city, the iron cavalry of the Golden Tenth Army who was attacking, the soldiers of the Fifth Army of Zhenjiang who were preparing to rest, and the strategic reserve of the Eighth Army responsible for reinforcements, all four troops and horses aimed at the open Zijin Gate, and galloped away from different directions.

Their goals are exactly the same:

No matter what the cost, fight to the death for control of the city gates!