Chapter 55: Passing the Battle
The road from Qingshan City to Pingling City, the shortest way, needs to pass through Yangshan, Fushui, one city and one pass.
Although this road is a shortcut, it is also the most dangerous road through mountains, deep forests, and dangerous passes. Once the army is ambushed, it will fall into a desperate situation, and it will be extremely difficult to get out of the predicament, and it is most likely to lead to the annihilation of the whole army.
The path of attacking Pingling City, Fei Shi had already arranged, and it was this road that was chosen for the vanguard army. There is also a large army, feints in the direction of the main road. This is a plan to repair the plank road in the open and the warehouse in the dark, but it is also an extremely dangerous trick. If it weren't for his absolute certainty, Fei Shi would not have let Bai Wen's army enter the dangerous ground.
Bai Wen led five thousand light horsemen, drilled into the mountains and forests, followed the trail, crossed the mountains and mountains, and crossed the forest and streams. I didn't know how many dangers I encountered along the way, and finally arrived outside Yangshan City on the scheduled date.
After secretly arranging outside the city, Bai Wen led two thousand soldiers and horses to rush over Chaoyang Mountain City.
The Yangshan guard was shocked, "Isn't the Dragon Wing Army still resting outside Qingshan City, why did the troops suddenly come to our city? Did they fly over? Immediately send someone to inform the city lord, close the city gate, and take all precautions!"
"As long as we close the city gate and rely on the city wall to defend it, the Dragon Wing Army will definitely not be able to conquer Yangshan City!" The guard general was also a veteran of the battlefield, and immediately stabilized the panicked soldiers, and personally dispatched and commanded the city tower, allowing them to guard the city.
The 2,000 vanguard army suddenly attacked, and Yangshan City reacted in time and immediately resisted, blocking the vanguard army outside the city. Bai Wenwugong turned back and led the 2,000 soldiers and horses to stop outside the city.
Guarding against the first wave of sneak attacks, the defender's confidence was greatly increased, and he stood at the head of the city and said with a smile: "Who am I talking about, it turns out to be Bai Wen, the vanguard general of the Dragon Wing Army! It's a pity that your plan has failed with me! You have led such a group of remnants of defeated generals to attack my Yangshan City, it is simply wishful thinking! Now surrender to me, I can spare your life, otherwise you will regret it!"
It turned out that this army, all the way over the mountains and mountains, has already changed greatly, and it is not the previous strong force with bright armor and full of sharpness. Now all the soldiers are ragged and exhausted, and their combat effectiveness has been sharply reduced, like a defeated army fleeing the famine.
"Don't talk nonsense, since I'm here, I will definitely take Yangshan City! You immediately surrender the city and surrender to me, I can spare you from dying! Otherwise, if I break the city, it will be useless for you to kneel on the ground and beg for mercy!" Bai Wen shouted under the city.
He is heavy in the mountains, with a flowing wind leopard under his crotch, and the entire siege force, he alone looks like he still has some combat effectiveness.
"You don't daydream there anymore! I see that I will go down to the city to meet you now, and take your dog's life!" said the guard, and the guard gathered his soldiers and rushed out of the city gate. Set up a position and confront Bai Wen.
The guard straddled the war horse, carried a spear, and pointed out that he wanted to fight Bai Wen alone.
He is a martial artist, already at the level of a fighter, good at horse combat, and has good gun skills. Moreover, he had already learned about the information of the Dragon Wing Army, and knew that although Bai Wen had fought against a Dou Shi-level powerhouse, he had never let go of his Dou Qi, and it was obvious that the Dou Qi realm had not yet reached the Dou Shi. It's just that with the subtlety of martial arts, he is on par with some fighters, and his own strength is very mediocre.
The defender has absolute confidence in his own strength, so he chose to go out of the city to face the battle, wanting to make a name for himself!
However, when he did this, Bai Wen just couldn't ask for it!
Bai Wen didn't understand some of the regular processes of the battle between the two armies and the main general's heads-up. For example, both sides have to report their names, positions, occupations, and ranks, and then count down each other's words before officially starting a solo fight.
He rode the Drifting Wind Leopard, and with a slight clamp of his legs, he rushed over like lightning, omitting all the preludes to these heads-ups. In the eyes of the guards, this is contempt for him!
Enraged, the guard brandished his spear and stabbed several shots with all his might.
The spear skills that shone with a fighting spirit instantly covered Bai Wen, "Death!"
Bai Wen did not dodge or dodge, and let the gun qi hit the heavy mountain armor. After a dense dinging sound, Bai Wen rushed out intact and came to the guard.
The iron fist in front of him quickly enlarged, and then it was imprinted on his face, making him dizzy. He barely swung his spear to resist, but in exchange for a stronger, faster fist. Greet him violently on the head, chest, and abdomen.
With a roar, the Drifting Wind Leopard bit the wildebeest under the guard's crotch, and with a little force, he bit off the wildebeest's neck.
Almost at the same time, Bai Wen punched a fierce fist, like a dragon going out to sea, concentrating on the neck of the general. Only a slight crisp sound was heard, and the guard, along with the seated wildebeest, fell to the ground at the same time, and died of exhaustion. His eyes were convex, and he didn't bat at death.
"No—second brother!" the castle tower had somehow become a swordsman in silver armor, crying out in grief and cracking his teeth.
This swordsman is the lord of Yangshan City-Liu Xiang. He and the guard general are both from mercenary groups, and their skills are not bad. Later, he broke into some fame, bought some meritorious deeds through bribery, and after a few years of operation, he actually mixed into the position of the city lord. In the mercenary career of traveling south and north, the two of them were born and died together, and their relationship was excellent.
"Open the city gates, the whole army will go out, and kill the enemy with me!" Liu Xiang looked crazy, drew his heavy sword, and gave an order to the soldiers defending the city. His second brother was killed, and his hatred was hard to quench, and he was determined to fight to the death and take revenge!
Thousands of defenders in the city swarmed out of the city, forming a formation, and the black pressed one piece, pressing towards Baiwen.
Bai Wen restrained the Flowing Wind Leopard, causing the vanguard army behind him to retreat slightly, and one person resisted Liu Xiang in front of the battle.
Liu Xiang's heavy sword opened and closed widely, wielding it at will, and there would be pieces of sword qi flying, which was extremely powerful. Despite this, Bai Wen relied on the protection of the heavy mountain armor, and with only his two fists, he shook it hard.
Liu Xiang's swordsmanship, the integration of power and amplifier, and Bai Wen's personal attack were all resolved by him with exquisite sword skills. The two sides come and go, and they can fight equally.
"Damn!" Unable to take down Bai Wen for a while, Liu Xiang was very annoyed. The heavy sword in his hand was waved again and again, and the sword qi was like a waterfall, pouring down.
Bai Wen had to retreat temporarily to avoid his edge. Although the heavy mountain armor can block the sword qi without any damage, the force that hits it will still be transmitted to the body through the armor. After repeatedly bearing the invasion of strength, Bai Wen will also feel uncomfortable.
"Flame Sword!" Liu Xiang put away the heavy sword, held it with both hands, and poured the fighting energy of his whole body into the sword. Immediately, the heavy sword burst into flames, as if it had been burned.
However, Bai Wen could see clearly that it was just a flame transformed into a fighting qi, which was attached to the sword body, not only did not damage the heavy sword, but increased his might. Although he didn't know the specifics, Bai Wen's battle instinct told him that it was a powerful sword technique.
Liu Xiang slapped his mount, rushed over, and fought with Bai Wen again, and took the initiative to fight with Bai Wen in close combat.
The flaming heavy sword swung and struck at the heavy mountain armor. Although it was impossible to break through the armor's defenses, the heat of the flames continued to bake, and the white blood inside was drenched in sweat, and the skin was already burned in many places.
"I can't kill you, I'll burn you!" Liu Xiang let out a beast-like roar from his throat, and the fiery sword kept beckoning Bai Wen, even in the face of Bai Wen's iron fist blows, he didn't care about it at all, and he had a fighting style that ended up together.
"Retreat!" Bai Wen couldn't resist the attack of the flames and ordered the troops to retreat.
The 2,000 soldiers turned and fled, completely ignoring him as the main general.
The Flame Sword swept, Bai Wen rolled over and rolled down the Wind Leopard, his feet did not stop, he jumped out, and instantly broke out of the battle range. Then he got up and jumped, and then fell back on the back of the Drifting Wind Leopard, patted the Drifting Wind Leopard, and fled like the wind.
"Want to escape, chase me!" Liu Xiang ignored the disadvantage of his short legs, and actually ordered to pursue Bai Wen's cavalry troops.
He took the lead and rushed over. Thousands of defending troops, the formation changed greatly, the cavalry with fast feet in front, the infantry with short legs in the rear, the original regiment of battle formation, immediately turned into a long snake, followed the vanguard army.
After chasing for more than ten miles, Liu Xiang led the vanguard into a valley. The jungle in the valley was lush, and in the blink of an eye, Bai Wen's figure disappeared and disappeared.
Liu Xiang immediately ordered a search and searched for a while, but found no trace at all. Liu Xiang, who was unconscious, immediately ordered the withdrawal of the troops, but it was already too late.
The retreating valley mouth had been cut off by Bai Wen's army, and the top of the valley was surrounded by vanguard armies, flying flags and connecting into patches. Liu Xiang looked at at at least 5,000 people and horses, and his heart couldn't help but be cold, he was ambushed by Bai Wen!
Bai Wen led 2,000 remnants of the army to attack the city, and fled in defeat, in order to lure him to this ambush point that had been set up long ago.
"City Lord Liu, the one who knows the times is Junjie. Your army has been surrounded by me, surrender to me at this moment, I will spare you from dying!" Bai Wen said loudly on the hillside.
"Don't think about it! The hatred between you and me is not shared, today is either you die or I die!" Liu Xiang shouted angrily, raising his sword and rushing towards Bai Wen.
Li Yi hurriedly waved his hand, "Release the arrow!"
A string sounded, and arrows rained down, densely swarming towards Liu Xiang.
Liu Xiang screamed one after another, and ordinary soldiers couldn't dodge or resist the accumulation of bows and arrows, and they were hit by arrows one after another. Liu Xiang's heart tightened, the speed of his feet increased, and he killed Bai Wen more fiercely. He knew that the lives of thousands of defenders depended on whether he could restrain Bai Wen and exchange for a glimmer of life.
"You are stubbornly resisting, looking for your own death!" Bai Wen snorted coldly, caught the Flowing Wind Leopard, and killed Liu Xiang!
The Flowing Wind Leopard was extremely fast, and rushed in front of Liu Xiang in a few breaths.
The two of them drank together and launched an offensive.
Liu Xiang's flaming sword slashed down at Bai Wen's head. All the fighting energy of his body was gathered on the heavy sword, and at this moment, he shot out with anger, and his power was even more powerful than before. The sword was blazing with flames, drawing a huge spark and heading Bai Wendang under the hood.
Bai Wen jumped up suddenly, narrowly brushed past the edge of this spark, and his palms poked out and imprinted on the top of Liu Xiang's head. True Qi penetrates the skull and instantly destroys the blood vessels in the brain.
Bai Wen turned over and fell to the ground, Liu Xiang also rolled over and rolled off the wildebeest, bleeding from the seven orifices, and his breath was cut off.
"You overestimate yourself!" Bai Wen picked up the heavy sword on the ground and cut off Liu Xiang's head.
He shouted to the defenders in the valley: "If the lord of the city is defeated, those who lay down their arms and surrender will be spared death!"
This group of soldiers was in a desperate situation, and even the only city lord who could be counted on was killed, and they all took out their weapons and remained on the ground, begging for surrender to the vanguard army.
Bai Wen turned around and motioned for Li Yi to withdraw the second plan he had prepared. Once the defenders did not surrender, Bai Wen would make the vanguard army burn the valley and slaughter thousands of Yangcheng defenders. It's just that this strategy is too ruthless, and Bai Wenliu is prepared.
The matter of surrender was handed over to Li Yi, and Bai Wen personally led a team of men and horses to kill back to Yangshan City.
In the face of Bai Wen's 'return to the horse gun', the city symbolically closed the city gate to resist, but it was controlled by Zhao Kaifeng and others who had been ambushed in the city for a long time, killed a few people, and the remaining defenders in the city all scattered and fled.
Zhao Kaifeng opened the city gate again to welcome Bai Wen into the city, and the rest of the garrison all obeyed.
The battle of Yangshan City was decided, and Bai Wen captured Yangshan City at a very small price, and killed the city lord and the guards alone, and his reputation was suddenly irritated. The main cities of Pingling County were in a commotion when they heard the wind, like frightened birds, for fear that Bai Wen would lead the army to attack the city.
Bai Wen rectified a little in Yangshan, and then he didn't stop and marched towards Fushui Pass.
Zhao Ruyi, the guard of Fushui Pass, heard that Bai Wen led the vanguard army to detain the pass, and actually took the initiative to go out of the city to ask for surrender, and went out of Fushui Pass to Bai Wenwen. Surprise everyone!