Chapter 57: Decisive Victory
The remnant sun is like blood, but it spreads a layer of golden light inside and outside Yangguan.
The walls were already blood-colored, and there was almost no rammed earth and yellow sand, not to mention the corpses flowing in pools of blood, just the remains of severed limbs hanging on the women's wall, shattering the viscera and intestines everywhere, which was doubly shocking. With this layer of golden radiance, it actually shows a bit of holiness.
It's a pity that the sunset set in a blink of an eye, when countless fires appeared inside and outside the wall, the bursting aura light, the flickering sword light, the overflowing colorful aura, and countless soldiers running and fighting in the light or dark light, the figures are like ghosts, and the dilapidated and majestic Guancheng is set off into a ghost town.
Li Ye knew that the battle would not last long.
More than half of the monks have been killed and wounded, and the corpses can almost accumulate in the open space outside the city. The more than 12,000 soldiers stationed in Yangguan were even more lost, and if it weren't for the timely arrival of the elite cavalry of the righteous army in the afternoon, Yangguan would have changed hands.
Every time between battles, the soldiers of the Guiyi Army will clean up a large number of corpses in the city and gather them in the city, because it is winter, there is no need to worry about decaying and giving birth to plague in a short time, so there is no fire to ignite, thinking about digging a pit and burying it after the war.
The most significant manifestation of the Buddha's command and combat level is that the monk regiment no longer rushes out of the nest, but begins to carry out orderly rotation, so as to ensure the continuous attack on Yangguan, and do not let the Guiyi army have a chance to breathe and replenish the city's defense equipment, such as rolling stones and arrows.
Because of the decline in the number of siege troops, the formation of the monk corps has become scattered, no longer as dense as before, and there is a lot of gap between them, so that the number of kills of a magic weapon bed crossbow is also decreasing.
Of course, this is difficult to return to the righteous army, in terms of the level of command and battle, a random commander in the Guiyi army is no worse than the Buddha. If the Buddha's method of arranging troops is the level of warfare, then what the senior generals of the Guiyi Army show is the art of war.
In a continuous battle, the difference in the level of command and combat has a crucial impact on the development of the combat situation. Yangguan was not breached by the powerful monk corps, and the outstanding art of war of the generals of the Guiyi Army made great contributions.
The night is not suitable for large armies, whether it is a siege or a field battle. But this did not apply to the monks, and the attacks of the monks continued to come in waves, and the intensity and cruelty did not yield to the daylight.
There was fire and aura lighting, and the soldiers of the Guiyi Army didn't feel much uncomfortable.
At this time, the strong heritage of the Guiyi Army was fully revealed, although Zhang Huaishen went to mobilize heavy troops and was no longer in the city, but several senior generals still changed the formation appropriately, using the dim place where the aura light was weak, to transfer troops, hide ambushes, or encircle the enemy, or divide the opponent's queue.
The crossbow of the magic bed was damaged one after another, and Peng Zushan was so distressed that he only howled, and when he went to hide the crossbow parts of the bed, his eyes were red, and he didn't know that he thought his wife had died.
After a whole day of fierce fighting, the number of enemies killed in the magic weapon bed crossbow array has reached an appalling number, not to mention that there is still half of them left, even if there is no one, Li Ye will not feel that there is any problem.
At the head of Yangguan City, it is not only the soldiers of the Guiyi Army who have died with all their might, but also these invincible magic weapons bed crossbows.
The cavalry that arrived at Yangguan in the afternoon was led by a commander of the capital, and it was a complete team of 5,000 men, all of whom were light cavalry. This was originally a battlefield attack, taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to give the opponent a surprise blow with the power of a sharp knife.
But now, the cavalry all dismounted, holding a round shield in one hand and a horizontal knife in the other, with a standard short crossbow, rushed to the head of the city to fight with the monk corps, and the casualties were one after another, which made several generals in the cavalry gasp in pain.
Letting the cavalry dismount and fight on foot is the greatest insult and waste to the cavalry. However, the situation in Yangguan is like this, although several cavalry generals have straight facial features, they have not complained, but they are more violent and ferocious when they fight.
It seems that as long as you bleed more and kill a few more bald donkeys, your subordinates will be able to die a few, and the cavalry will be able to preserve more vitality. The main general uses his life, and the soldiers naturally fight to the death, these dismounted cavalry, even if they fight on foot in the city, the combat power that bursts out is actually stronger than that of ordinary infantry, which is staggering to look at.
The Han and Tang dynasties produced fierce generals, good generals, famous generals, and unparalleled armor soldiers, and their number was so large that the peak combat power was maintained for a long time, which was beyond the reach of the future dynasty. These generals, with such a soldier, fought bravely and bloodily, went forward one after another, and died without turning their heels, and their heroic generosity made Li Ye's blood rush straight to his head.
The monks of the real realm strength on both sides began to keep in contact and test each other—mainly the Buddha was testing Li Ye, wanting to find out about their aura recovery. Perhaps, there is also the meaning of continuing to consume their aura, so that they cannot recover smoothly.
Li Ye did not mean to maintain his unfathomable image, as long as the monk of the Vajra Realm of Shimen behaved too strongly, and caused life-threatening pressure to the manpower brought by his real realm, Zhang Huaishen, he would act blatantly.
Every time he made a move, Lu Gujian didn't swing it much, just a moment.
Under a sword, there must be a serious injury in the Vajra Realm, or it will fall directly, so as to save his own real realm.
Although there was only one sword, the other Vajra Realm monks would immediately retreat.
If you don't retreat, no one knows how many swords Li Ye can take, and whether the next sword will fall on his head. Such an attack on the left and right was a temptation, and the Buddha did not let them fight to the death.
After Li Ye took out a sword, he withdrew his long sword, continued to stand on the top of the city tower, overlooking the entire battlefield, and indifferently faced the retreat of the monks of the King Kong Realm of Shimen, not in love with battle, not in pursuit, and the wind was light.
He didn't let the big young man make a move, although the two of them were in good shape and their strength was strong, and it was enough to face the ordinary King Kong Realm. But this is a necessary preservation of strength on the battlefield, needless to say.
The place where the Guiyi Army ruled the state was located was Dunhuang, Shazhou, which was not too far from Yangguan. The biggest reason why Zhang Huaishen could only send elite cavalry to rush to the aid was to beware of Suo Xun and Zhang Huaiding in Guazhou.
Now, now that Suo Xun and Zhang Huaiding have been tied to Yangguan and the core forces under their command have been resolved, Zhang Huaishen has no scruples, he can let go of his hands and feet, mobilize the Shazhou army that was originally wary of Suo Xun, and rush to Yangguan to help in the battle.
The battle lasted all night, and by the time of the fifth watch, all the crossbows of the magic weapon bed had disintegrated, and the soldiers of the Guiyi Army guarding the pass, including the 5,000 elite cavalry who came to the aid later, had only more than 3,000 people left in the total of those who could fight.
More than eighty percent of the dead and wounded.
In a conventional war, Yangguan would have been lost long ago.
But at the moment, it is not a conventional war, and the Guiyi Army is not an ordinary army.
So they can still hold on and fight again.
The battle losses of the monk regiment were also huge, and now there are more than 10,000 people left.
The Buddha had a thousand reasons to be furious, but he didn't do it, and after King Ming died in battle, he became more and more composed. Looking at the blood-stained monks and soldiers in front of him, the Buddha was silent for a long time before he spoke with compassion and piety.
He said, "It's going to be dawn." There are not many guards in Yangguan, and the terrifying magic weapon bed crossbow no longer makes a sound, presumably it has been damaged. We have lost so many of our fellow sects, and if we can't capture Yangguan, we won't be able to get relief after death. In the next battle, everyone went out to launch a desperate attack, and they never stopped. ”
Speaking of this, seeing everyone's expressions, the Buddha suddenly smiled and said confidently: "I have received news that the army that is fighting fiercely with the Tang Dynasty monks in the east has made great progress and has attacked Pipa Mountain. As you all know, the army of Tang Dynasty monks over there is Li Ye's foundation.
"If something goes wrong over there, Li Ye has only the possibility of evacuating. As long as we win Yangguan and cooperate with the same people there, we can easily sweep Shazhou and Guazhou and complete our set goals. At that time, because Li Ye's army of monks has been destroyed, we will have to connect Hexi, or even go eastward in a big way, and it will be effortless.
"The current Yangguan is indeed a huge calamity, and many of our monks have not been able to survive it, but it doesn't matter, the reason why the calamity is a calamity is that people will definitely die. As long as we conquer Yangguan and survive this calamity, there will be a smooth road ahead, a bright light, and all our monks will be at ease. ”
Hearing that the battlefield in the east was going well, and that there was a big breakthrough, and victory was just around the corner, the monk corps suddenly became full of momentum, and the fighting spirit rose to a new level out of thin air.
On the one hand, it is the intention of competing with the other party, after all, it is also an army of 50,000 monks, and no one wants to lose to anyone; on the other hand, since the same sect has made great progress, then it will soon be able to support them, as long as they can grit their teeth and persevere, and overcome the current difficulties, the road ahead will indeed be smooth.
The battle soon began again.
More than 10,000 monks of the Liberation Gate, under the threat of no magic weapon bed crossbow, launched a decisive attack on Yangguan together.
In front of him was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and the yellow sand was no longer yellow sand, but reddish-brown clay, and there were countless corpses of companions on the ground, most of whom were incomplete.
Especially before closing the wall, a wide carpet of corpses is spread, and the corpses under the city wall are piled up, even the lowest cultivators, using these corpses as a ladder, can jump directly to the top of the city.
The Buddha and many Vajra Realm monks also joined the last wave of siege battles, and at this time, there was no more temptation, no more reservations, everyone went into battle together, and all the strength was used to the extreme, in order to fight for a victory.
In the eyes of the Buddha, there are more than 3,000 guards left in Yangguan, they have more than 10,000 monks, the Guiyi army has no magic weapon bed crossbow array, Li Ye and others are not in good shape, and the number of their King Kong Realm is also very superior, and victory is definitely within reach, and there will be no accidents.
The tide hit the embankment, the waves rolled up the reef, and it was not the white waves that jumped away, but the scarlet blood mist, and the warriors of the two sides fought fiercely, and the aura was like the morning sun, illuminating the broken pass in the blood and fire.
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Li Xian, Nangong No. 1, Chu Nanhuai, Su Emei, Wei Xiaozhuang and others all went out to face the battle, and fought with the opponent's King Kong Realm in mid-air.
If the aura light of the Qi cultivators was just neon, then the array of their magic attacks was not much different from the morning glow.
The sun is as bright as day.
Li Ye sat on the stone steps in front of the city tower, holding Lu Gujian with both hands, and still did not rush to make a move.
The eldest young man stood on either side behind him, like two Peugeot flowers, except that one was a pure white gardenia and the other was a red rhododendron.
Flesh and blood flew up and down the city wall, the shouts of the soldiers were thrilling, the popping sound of the aura tearing apart the body was thrilling, and there were stars and clouds in the air in front of the gate from time to time.
Everything is violent, setting off the crumbling Yangguan, only Li Ye is calm, like a seaside bell tower and weeping willows on the riverbank.
From the beginning of the battle to the present, in almost a day and a night, more than 30,000 Qi cultivators in the monk corps have been killed and wounded, and more than half of the monks in the Vajra Realm have been lost.
The high realm is certain, there is no doubt that the combat power is strong, and the agility is the proper meaning of the question.
Li Xian, Nangong First Class and others, although their strength is not bad, but after all, their aura is not satisfied, and they fight against at least half of the great monks of the King Kong Realm who are in good condition, even if they do not fall behind on the scene, it is not easy to win.
Not to mention, the Buddha and several elite monks beside him were staring at Li Ye on one side, and they hadn't made a move yet.
Li Ye knew that the Buddha was observing himself.
The other party's eyes went up and down, I don't know how many times I looked at him from beginning to end and from the inside to the outside, but he was still not satisfied, and he didn't do anything.
Li Ye is not in a hurry.
What should come will come, what should happen will happen, either you kill me or trample you under your feet. No matter how terrible and terrible things are in the world, that's just it.
After I die, even if the flood is terrible and the people are killed, so what? At least, I have done my best for them, even my life, and there is nothing to feel guilty about.
With such a mind, Li Ye is very stable.
Finally, when the sky revealed a ray of fish belly white, the Buddha couldn't help it, and led several absolute masters of Shimen beside him to rush straight to Li Ye.
Li Ye opened his eyes.
Since you want to fight, then the battle is it, the head falls off the bowl and the big scar, and the body only needs a seven-foot dirt pit to accommodate it, what is there to be afraid of?
Li Ye rushed up, and the Lu Gu sword in his hand burned again, and the high-pitched and distant dragon roar sounded from the sword body, straight into the sky.
As soon as Bai Lian made a move in the hands of the Great Commander, he arrived in front of a King Kong Realm eyebrow, and Bai Lian, who stretched out, was much faster than a giant python out of the hole, and Canglong was not as fast as her when he went to sea.
Shao Si Ming floated up in the air, his whole body was protected by a blue transparent light shield, and as his hands kept pinching, one after another leaf chains flew up from the city, rolling towards the two King Kong Realm Great Monks like lightning.
Although the big young priest is two people, but the height of the tacit understanding is no different from a person's left and right hands, the person who is the big priest orders Bai Lian slammed is also the object of the young priest's leaf chain, and the monk next to the other party is delayed by the young priest's order with a fierce momentum, but in fact, the leaf chain is much less powerful.
The two work together, and the strength they play is far greater than one plus one equals two.
Li Ye was different, he rushed out and started a hand-to-hand fight with the Buddha.
If Da Shao Si Ming is a long-range mage, Li Ye is a melee assassin, he is the one who charges into battle, he is the one who fights bloodily, and Da Shao Si orders these two girls to be called guards, but no matter how you look at the battle, it is like Li Ye is the guard.
The Buddha's combat power is not as good as Li Ye, and even the gap is obvious, but the great monks beside him are all top masters, and in the case of the Shimen King Kong Realm, which is already more than the Yangguan Real Man Realm, he has the qualifications to put himself under heavy protection and entangle with Li Ye.
After Li Ye seriously injured a King Kong Realm, he extinguished the idea of quickly killing others, not because he was trusted, but because he needed to consume too much aura.
As the battle progressed, Li Ye's results were obvious, almost everyone in the King Kong Realm who protected the Buddha was injured, and the eldest young division joined forces, and there were also good results, and they had already broken three masters.
But instead of feeling frightened, the Buddha laughed loudly: "Li Ye!
Li Ye took a sword around his head, but was avoided by the other party, and with a backhand, he cut off the arm of a great monk who wanted to get close.
Of course he knew what the Buddha was talking about.
Nangong fell first at the head of the city, Chu Nanhuai crashed through the city tower and smashed in the city, Li Xian was also bombarded to vomit blood and was forced to retreat...... It's not that they are careless, in fact, they have already killed their opponents, but after all, the number of the opponent's real realm is more than them, and their strength is complete.
The essence of the Liberation Gate, the Vajra Realm, is not something that the Guiyi Army True Realm can contend with, and the latter is actually the group of people who have suffered the most losses.
Now there are only Su Emei and Wei Xiaozhuang who are still fighting in mid-air, and the two of them are also besieged by six or seven people, and it seems that they will not last long. After the first gain, Da Shao Si Ming was also entangled by the King Kong Realm that killed several Guiyi Army True Realms, although he did not show defeat, but he couldn't support anyone.
And Li Ye himself, only to the Buddha and a few real powerhouses in the Vajra Realm, the spiritual energy consumption is also very great, and now the sea of qi is about to bottom out.
In the face of the Buddha's arrogant shouting, Li Ye just smiled inexplicably, "People who are too happy are generally not happy." ”
At this time, the sky was already bright, and the morning sun shone on the four fields.
The Buddha was about to refute, when suddenly the corners of his eyes twitched, and his eyes showed irrepressibly frightened looks.
The battlefield suddenly changed.
An ironclad elite cavalry galloped from behind Yangguan, and soon rushed out of the gate and entered the siege formation of the monk corps. These elite horsemen, all tall and large, dressed in fine scale armor, holding eight horses, hooded faces, waist with horizontal swords, saddle hanging short crossbows, horses wrapped in iron armor, there are 18,000 people!
Return to the righteous army, black rhino spirit ride.
One of the strongest fighting forces in the Guiyi Army.
It was with them that Zhang Huaishen repelled the attacks of hundreds of thousands of Uighur troops at the border gates!
That is the strength that Zhang Yichao and Zhang Huaishen rely on the most.
It's easy not to go out, and if you go out, you will move forward, and you won't return.
The monk corps, which had been exhausted from attacking the city pass, was rushed into the formation by the black rhino spirit horseman, like hair combed with a comb, and the fields ploughed by a team of oxen, divided into fields and ridges, and there was no complete queue.
At the same time, Zhang Huaishen was followed by four real realm masters, joined the battle group, and went straight to Li Ye to kill the Buddha with him!
After Yangguan, countless Qi cultivators, with rolling yellow sand waves, swept towards Yangguan.
It was the great clan qi cultivators of Dunhuang and Shouchang, the qi cultivators of the rivers and lakes, and all the Tang monks.