The first to arrive near the gates was a brigade of the Golden Fifth Legion, which was besieging the city. But they rushed into the dark doorway, and were met by the battalions that had been withdrawn from the Fifth Army to rest.

The two sides didn't say a word, and immediately launched a desperate fight.

On the one hand, they want to rush into Zijin Pass and create conditions for the follow-up troops; On the other side, the enemy must be driven out and control of the city gates must be regained. Victory and defeat are already on the line, and no one has room for defeat and retreat.

Thousands of soldiers crowded inside and outside the city gates, coming and going, repeatedly attacking. At this time, there is no formation and tactics to speak of, and the only thing left is to see which side is more brave and tenacious, and does not care more about its own life and death.

Not long after the stalemate of the melee, the heavy infantry of the Eighth Army of Zhenjiang and the iron cavalry of the Tenth Army of the Golden Clan also killed here one after another, and the large-scale impact broke out in an instant!

Before dawn, Zijin Pass was full of poisonous smoke and fire, and the shouts of killing were earth-shattering and deafening. Xu Youchang looked down from the head of the city, and countless black shadows rushed left and right in front of the city gate and pass, killing inextricably.

He turned his head and asked, "What about Xiong Yunjie?" Where are the others now? ”

"General Xiong is over there in the northern section!" The subordinate reported: "The enemy continues to storm the northern section of the wall, and has broken into the city several times. Xiong Yunjie is directing the assault team to counterattack to ensure that the city wall is not lost. ”

Xu You's sword eyebrows tightened, and he muttered, "The pressure here at the city gate is too great!" ”

Li Jiangyao has been sitting firmly in the back, occasionally looking at the eastern sky, at this time, seeing that Xu Youchang was a little anxious, he said calmly: "Since the heavy infantry of the Eighth Army has gone up, the Turkic iron cavalry will definitely not be able to rush in, it is nothing more than repeated tug-of-war. As the day is about to dawn, let the trebuchets get ready, and as soon as the sight conditions are restored, use fire oil bombs to stop the enemy from increasing further. ”

Xu Youchang nodded when he heard this, turned around and ordered a few words to his subordinates, and then said to Li Jiangyao: "Ronia is serious this time!" At present, the Fifth Legion, the Tenth Legion and the Polar Legion of the Golden Clan have been engaged in battle, and the soldiers and horses of the Ghost Fighting Clan and the Immortal Clan are also attacking with their lives. The only ones that haven't moved are the Golden Third Legion and the Eleventh Legion. ”

Li Jiangyao smiled faintly: "It's okay for Tanli's Golden Wolf Army to fight a long-range war of attrition, he won't be willing to add his old book to the fire pit." As for the Third Legion, there's no need to wait, they're not here at all. When I went to kidnap Thanley, I found out. ”

"Oh? Is Ronia playing tricks? Xu Youchang raised his eyebrows: "The Third Legion went to Shengyu Pass?" ”

"Probably so." Li Jiangyao sneered: "The Turks have suddenly strengthened their offensive against Zijin Pass, which probably means that there will be a big move in the direction of Shengyu Pass. Du Jian must withstand the surprise attack of the enemy army and buy us a precious opportunity to counterattack. ”

Xu Youchang calculated: "Shengyuguan has Du Jian's Second Army and Seventh Army, with nearly 100,000 troops. The Turkic prince Chili had in his hands the Second Legion of the Golden Clan, the soldiers and horses of the Tianmu Clan and the Blood Wolf Clan, as well as a regiment of trebuchets with about 120,000 people. If you add the Third Legion of the Golden Clan and Yun Qianxue's Blood Guard Iron Cavalry Legion, their total strength will increase to 200,000, and their overall combat strength will be stronger than that of Ronia's side. ”

After that, Xu Youchang sighed softly: "The burden on Lao Du's shoulders is very heavy. ”

"I understand him," Li Jiangyao's tone was very calm: "There should be no problem with guarding Shengyu Pass." What I want is not to eliminate the Chili cluster, but to hold them down. As long as we can drag to the side of Roña and we are exhausted, our campaign goal will be achieved. ”

Xu Youchang nodded vigorously: "That's right!" Sheng Yuguan dragged the enemy, and Zijin Pass consumed the enemy before a full-scale counterattack could begin. Jiang Yao, do you estimate that this process will take many more days? ”

Li Jiangyao got up and came to the edge of the city wall, and his ears were full of shouts and killings of the soldiers of the two sides. His gaze turned to the slightly white sky in the east, and said lightly: "Maybe ten days, maybe twenty days, maybe another month, in short, it won't be too short." ”

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When the sun turned west again, the Turkic army, which had been storming for two days and two nights, finally showed fatigue and began to gradually shrink its offensive.

First, the several legions that were thrown into battle were already close to the limit, and not only were the troops suffering heavy casualties, but also the fighters were physically exhausted, and they had to rest and recuperate, otherwise they would be in danger of collapse.

Second, the weather has also changed at this time. Although there is still a southeast wind, dark clouds are slowly gathering, and it is foreseeable that a heavy rain is coming.

In this case, the effect of the poisonous smoke is bound to be greatly reduced, and if the Zhenjiang army repeatedly makes a counter-charge, the situation will not be good.

After careful consideration, the Prince of the Temple, who had always been cautious in the use of troops, finally issued an order: the whole army temporarily stopped the attack, leaving only the 10th Army to hold the attacking position, constantly attacking and obstructing the defenders from repairing the broken walls, and the rest of the troops and horses returned to the main camp to rescue the wounded, eat and sleep, and replenish their precious strength.

The enemy went back to rest, but Xiong Yunjie's Fifth Army did not rest. On the one hand, he organized troops to resist the harassment of the other party's small forces, and on the other hand, urged the people who cooperated with Mamu to repair the fortifications.

At this time, the city wall in the northern section of Zijin Pass has become dilapidated, and if it is not repaired quickly, it will be almost the same as no city wall. At the same time, the situation at the gates was similarly lackluster, and the damage was so severe that it had to be replaced with new gates.

However, it is a pity that although the main Turkic force temporarily retreated, the remaining 10th Army Corps continued to send small forces to interfere with the attack, sneak attack and shoot the construction craftsmen, making it difficult to repair the city wall smoothly.

At Xiong Yunjie's suggestion, Xu Youchang agreed that he would send troops out of the customs to drive away a large number of enemy squads and clear the way for the repair project. Considering that the Fifth Army fought continuously and suffered great losses, Xu Youchang specially transferred two battalions of the Eighth Army to Xiong Yunjie's command and acted with them.

Within a few hundred steps east of the Zijin Pass wall, the Zhenjiang army and the Turks once again broke out in intensive confrontation. Dozens of combat groups on both sides were scattered to catch each other and fight each other.

It didn't take long for the skirmish to begin to escalate.

In order to avoid the loss of their own people, the commanders on both sides successively sent new soldiers and horses to supplement the battle line, and the two sides invested more and more combat power, and soon developed from the level of scout squad confrontation to the confrontation at the battalion level.

Later, even the giant crossbows and trebuchets above and below the city joined in, and the crossbow arrows and stone projectiles whizzed and flew above the people's heads, and the battle became more and more fierce.

Prince Ronya, the Prince of the Templars, was a little surprised to hear from his men that a large-scale battle had broken out again between the Tenth Legion and the Zhenjiang Army. After he learned the details, he immediately decided: Don't hesitate to let the Tenth Legion go, and overwhelm the opponent in momentum!

Almost at the same time as Ronia, Xu Youchang also gave Xiong Yunjie an order: Don't be afraid to make things bigger, and you must not lose in momentum!

The front-line commanders on both sides received the encouragement of their superiors, and immediately had nothing to worry about, and immediately ordered all of them to mobilize and fight to the death!

The Fifth Army sent six additional battalions out of the city, and the Eighth Army supported two more battalions of heavy infantry, and more than 15,000 soldiers defending the city advanced 300 paces along the line of the city wall to clear the work surface of the craftsmen. The 10th Turkic Army once again mobilized 7,000 cavalry and stormed Zijin Pass in multiple ways, vowing to cooperate with the soldiers and horses in front of it to drive the Zhenjiang army back to the city.

At this time, the sky was already covered with dark clouds, and the raindrops the size of beans crackled from the sky, and in the blink of an eye, it became a dense rain curtain, filling the entire heaven and earth.

The soldiers of the Fifth and Eighth armies braved the pouring rain and fought with the Turkic cavalry in the plains. Blood, rain, mud, all over the head and all over the body. The men were unsteady, the horses were unsteady, the cavalry and infantry were all staggering, and they only knew how to wield their weapons and slash indiscriminately, desperately suppressing each other.

Xiong Yunjie lay on the city wall, trying to lean out, but he couldn't see the battlefield situation clearly through the continuous rain curtain, and he was so anxious that he couldn't help but curse again and again.

He turned around and shouted, "Maimaiti!" You stay here to command, urging the craftsmen to hurry up and repair the broken walls as soon as possible. ”

When Maimaiti, the adjutant general of the Fifth Army, heard him say this, he couldn't help but ask, "Why are you going?" ”

"I'm going to fight!" Xiong Yunjie blew his beard and glared and said, "It's already a mess outside, someone must command!" ”

Maimaiti grabbed him: "If you want to go, I'll go, you stay here for me!" Don't forget, the task of our Fifth Army is to defend Zijin Pass, if we delay Daduhu's counteroffensive plan, what face will we have to meet him? Old Bear, remember what you told us before, you will be the last person in the entire army to die in the city! ”

After saying that, Maimaiti beckoned his own soldiers and rushed down the city in a hurry.

The battle in the rain lasted two full hours. The Turkic cavalry was completely incapable of fighting in the muddy environment, and the deadly threat of arrows at the head of the city, so after paying the price of more than 2,000 casualties, they finally gave up this senseless battle and retreated.

The adjutant general of the Fifth Army, Maimaiti Wuzi, was still not at ease, and ordered the troops outside the city not to rush back to rest, but to stand by by the northern section of the city wall to cover the repair work.

With the desperate efforts of the military and civilians, the Zijin Pass city wall has recovered quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even the dangerous area that had completely collapsed before has once again built a strong high wall.

Ronia looked at this scene, and almost had a desperate thought in her heart: Do you have to die to be able to gnaw this terrible purple gold pass?

It was like an endless bloodthirsty abyss, constantly engulfing and eating away at the elite of the Turkic Empire. If this continues, the last precious bit of strength in his hands will probably be exhausted.

Right now, the only hope may be Prince Akari to the south.

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