"Mingjin retreats. Yang Feng sighed.

"Chen Yu is too deceitful!" Pan Hongtie ordered the troops to be withdrawn with a blushing face.

In the siege of the city, more than 2,000 people were killed and wounded by the 17th Army, half of whom were killed by the horse pistol array at the head of the wall, and none of the 1,000 or so who landed the city first survived.

The defenders also suffered several hundred casualties, which would normally be the result of a day of fierce fighting.

"Return to the camp and plan for tomorrow. After speaking, Yang Feng walked off the stage.

Pan Hong silently followed.

"Aren't you fighting?" Chen Yu watched the enemy slowly retreat, "It's a pity that I didn't prepare to go out of the city to face the battle." At this time, he couldn't catch up if he wanted to.

"Could it be that the enemy has discovered our reinforcements?" Wang Deng did not know that Ding Kui had arrived in Xiping County, and was waiting for the Fifth and Ninth Army Corps to come to support.

"No, our scouts haven't spotted their allies yet, and their eagles haven't flown yet. ”

Under normal circumstances, Chen Yuneng received the news of reinforcements earlier than the enemy, and there were Xinying who flew to the Demon Suppression Pass in the nearby towns.

"This time should have come, Xinying didn't come, and the magic message should also be transmitted, Liu Yi doesn't understand the rules, doesn't Shaodianbao still understand?" Wang Deng realized that something was wrong, and thought to himself that when his order was issued, there should always be a reply.

"There won't be any accidents, right?" Chen Yu couldn't get it.

Wang Deng didn't say something in his heart, "Unless there is someone nearby who is bigger than my official." ”

There are few people above the commander of the five departments, and Ding Kui is the only one who may appear nearby.

"Regardless of whether the reinforcements come or not, the preparations for war cannot be relaxed, and the Demon Suppression Pass cannot be lost, I will accompany you to stick here. Wang Deng suddenly understood why Ding Kui invited him to come over first.

There is only one reason, Ding Kui will not come to the Demon Suppression Pass in the short term, and the Demon Suppression Pass needs people who can control the scene, and there are not many people in the entire Commander's Mansion who are worthy of Ding Kui's trust, and he Wang Deng happens to be one.

"Obey! The subordinates will go to inspect the war preparations. Chen Yu didn't think too much about it.

He just needs to guard the demon suppression pass, and there are people on the grand strategy.

In Baihu County, north of the capital, the Tenth Army came here to resupply.

The supplies of one county are only enough to supply half of the cavalry corps, and the tenth legion is about half of the troops, so they can stay in Baihu County for a while.

"Your Excellency, the Demon Suppression Pass was attacked by the rebellious Seventeenth Legion and has been repelled by the First Legion. "The scout guarding the County Magic Guild has come to report.

"It came later than expected, and there was no rush to give us a chance to share it. "Yi Feng analyzes the news.

"The rebellious Sixteenth Legion is guarding us on the flank, and the main force of the Rebel Kui is missing, and it is imperative to find them. "Shaodiantai is not as aggressive as before and has become more cautious.

"Lord Wang's order to us is to assist in the defense of the Demon Suppression Pass, as long as we pay attention to the situation of the Demon Suppression Pass, if the main force of the Kui Kui does not appear, we will not move. "Yi Feng's thinking is more conservative.

There is no way, the Tenth Legion has suffered two heavy losses in recent years, and the backbone of the Legion has been repeatedly depleted, and it is far from being comparable to the peak period, and it is necessary to adjust tactics appropriately.

"In case the main force of Luo Kui goes south to find our reinforcements, won't we delay the fighters if we don't have time to support?"

"That's the responsibility of Lord Wang, he asked us to come to Baihu County to ensure the safety of Akiba Pass, which is more important than the reinforcements from the south. ”

"That being said, but we have to repel the rebels in the end, retake the northern defensive line, and it is not the way to retreat again and again. "Shaodiantai is a lonely person in his bones.

"Isn't there a counterinsurgency commander above, it is his responsibility to command across the theater, and he can't blame us for not considering the overall situation if he doesn't give orders. Yi Feng did not forget the battle of Nanjing.

It's hard to get him to obey Ding Kui's orders, and don't think about expecting him to actively cooperate.

"It's the Ninth Legion over there, we can't let them have an accident. ”

"Okay, I'll call someone to contact the Ninth Legion and let us know as soon as there is a situation. ”

After all, they are brothers, and they are in constant contact with each other, and they can be contacted at any time near the city.

Shaodian Bao personally came to Ding Kui and said, "The Tenth Legion asked about our situation, and the Demon Suppression Pass only sent a battle report, but it didn't ask us. ”

"Well, just let the Tenth Legion keep an eye on the Demon Suppression Pass, the main force of the Kui Kui is not out, and the Demon Suppression Pass can be guarded. "Ding Kui has read the battle report.

At this time, Luo Kui was more than 100 miles away from the Demon Suppression Pass, and led the 18th and 19th Army Corps to follow behind Yangfeng, while the 20th Army Corps stayed in the base camp of the northern defense line.

"The Seventeenth Legion has suffered a big loss? Hehe, just to see how Yang Feng reacts. "Yang Kui also received his own battle report.

A staff officer suggested: "Our department can rush to Akiba Pass, first, to relieve the threat of the enemy's ten legions, and second, to disperse the defensive forces of the Demon Control Pass, as long as we continue to attack fiercely, we will definitely be able to win a pass." ”

"No, the enemy's reinforcements must be on the way, and if we go to Akiba Pass, the 16th and 17th Army Corps will be in danger. Past experience tells us that we can only make slow progress slowly, and we should not be greedy for merit. ”

In fact, Luo Kui did not plan to attack Zhenjing, the reason is very simple, the troops are insufficient, and there are reserve forces in Zhenjing, which is not something that his people can overcome. Unless the north and south roads go hand in hand and hit the periphery of Zhenjing together, they will have a chance to open the gate of Zhenjing.

He forced Yang Feng to weaken the strength of the Seventeenth Legion, cut off Yang Feng's help, and not give Yang Feng a chance to come out.

Shaodian Yong was able to accept Yang Feng's surprise to many people, including the people from the Xingbang City court, and even Yang Zhao felt the need to reacquaint himself with this traitorous king.

Yang Feng's reputation is not good, but he is a capable person, Shao Dian Yong is a sharp blade when he uses it well, so some people don't want Yang Feng to show his edge, among which Yang Kui is counted as one.

However, Yang Feng led a legion to vote, and also helped defeat a legion and beat two legions, so the hard-to-buy horse bones could not be begged, and it was the best example for the generals and officials to rebel in the future, who would dare to deal with him openly in Xingbang City?

Therefore, before giving the order to Yang Feng, Luo Kui had a good discussion, and also sent the 16th Army to cooperate with Yang Feng to act together, which was impeccable on the surface.

If the Seventeenth Legion fell into the encirclement of the enemy because of his fault, it would be difficult to explain, at most he would make the Seventeenth Legion suffer a little, and then pull to the rear to replenish his people, a little bit of empty Sheep Peak, idle Sheep Peak.

......

After Pan Hong returned to the camp, he couldn't sit still, and went to find Yangfeng again.

"Lord Yang, you have to find a way to transfer the Sixteenth Legion to attack the fortifications, we will hurt our vitality if we continue to fight. ”

"Well, today's style of play is not good, tomorrow it will be a different style. Then we have to attack the nearby cities, and keep an eye on the Tenth Legion, are you sure that the losses will be less?"

The original northern defense line base camp is separated from the Zhenmo Pass by more than a county, and the rebels are not as simple as the imperial army to take this road, and the cities they pass through need to be captured, otherwise it is a thunder buried behind them, and I don't know when it will explode.

Nearly 200,000 troops of the 16th and 17th Army swept over before the 5th and 9th Army Corps arrived at the Demon Suppression Pass, and even then there were still nearby cities to capture so as not to be used by the imperial army.

There are not many city lords who dare to resist desperately, but there are still them, and the original two or three thousand local troops will become five or six thousand, and relying on the city defense can cause certain losses to the rebels.

"What kind of play is better for what do you want?" Pan Hong temporarily gave up the idea of changing the Sixteenth Legion, which seemed even worse.

"It's hot now, and there's not much rain, so let's try fire tomorrow. "Yang Feng is not in a hurry to capture the pass, as long as the Seventeenth Army is fighting.

"Fire attack?" Pan Hong clapped his hands, "You can give it a try!"

The next day, the 17th Army came to the Demon Suppression Pass to set up a formation, the drums in the formation shook the sky, the flags were like waves, and the scene was not lively.

Chen Yu observed for a long time, but he didn't see a single soldier attacking.

"What new tricks is Pan Seventeen playing?" He was worried about the scheme, so he immediately sent someone to invite Wang Deng over.

After reading it, Wang Deng also wondered: "Yang Feng has such a bad idea, do you want to scare us away?"

"Eh, here we go!" Chen Yu picked up the binoculars.

Someone finally came out of the military formation, wearing strong armor and holding a long shield, lined up in a single row, facing the Demon Suppression Pass.

However, the faces of this group of soldiers were covered with oil paint, and they looked hideous, and even the armor on their bodies was painted with oil paint in the east and west, which was very strange.

Some people in the army came out again, each pushing a small cart with a cloth covering it, and I don't know what it contained. They followed behind the soldiers in the front row and slowly advanced towards the wall together.

"What's that?" Chen Yu asked, pointing to the cart.

"Such a small cart can't hold much, do you want to assemble the cart into a siege trail?" Wang Deng didn't understand.

Poof, Chen Yu smiled and said, "That car is made of wood, smash a few oil cans down, throw a fire, do they want to step on the flames to go to the city?"

After hearing this, Wang Deng's face changed slightly, and he said, "Yang Feng really doesn't know or if he doesn't know? ”

This was said above, and there was a change below, and one by one the phalanx of archers came out, and then the large trebuchet was pushed out, and the attack of the Seventeenth Legion suddenly became normal.

"Trebuchet attack!" Chen Yu preemptively ordered.

Large stones flew into the air, mixed with positioned feathered arrows, and the archers of the defenders began to take firing positions.

The attackers and defenders have to engage in a battle of ranged troops.

The rocks and arrows in the air are getting denser and denser, some flying upwards and some downwards, but they do not collide in the air and can complete their flight trajectory.

The attacking side suffered a loss, and after a few rounds of fire, casualties began to appear, several hapless trebuchets were smashed, and craftsmen were rushing to repair them.

The row of soldiers and carts in front of them were unattended, and they staggered under the wall, and at most a few arrows were blocked by shields.

The soldiers on the cart left the cart at the foot of the wall, closed the door, and then hid behind the shield, and the shield-wielding soldiers began to retreat in a row.

"Throw a few torches down!" Chen Yu was even more strange, did the enemy ignore those carts and let them destroy them?

A torch landed on a car, and the cloth on the top was quickly ignited, and the flames flew up more than a meter high.

"Do you really want to burn the gate, has your head been caught by the door?" Chen Yu was dumbfounded.