"Kill~" With Xue Rengui's roar, a Goguryeo general who was blocking him was cut into two pieces by him, and then rushed to a crowded place like a tiger, but the surrounding Goguryeo people were all afraid of being killed by him, and they dodged one after another as soon as they saw him, and they didn't dare to touch him at all.

Because the mountain road is relatively narrow, and there are too many people, many people can't hide if they want to, but it's a pity that the mountain road is narrow, you can't ride a horse, and you can't even use a long weapon, so Xue Rengui simply gave up the long lance and directly chopped with a waist knife.

There are fierce generals like Xue Rengui charging ahead, and the Tang army soldiers behind are also all working hard, the mountain road is divided into three sections, each section has a platform for storing soldiers, they started to kill from the first platform, and controlled the top platform in the blink of an eye, and then left a part of the defense, and the rest of the people killed again with Xue Rengui.

The Tang army below also began to rush upwards to kill, and the Goguryeo people in the middle were also in turmoil, and they had no intention of resisting at all, and finally when Xue Rengui rushed to the second platform, he finally successfully joined the Tang army below, and then turned back to kill the top platform, because at this time, the city of Marudu also reacted and had sent reinforcements to kill it.

However, although Quangai Suwen in the city of Marudu reacted quickly, it was still a little late, and when the Goguryeo people who came to support arrived, Xue Rengui had already led his subordinates to do a good job of defense, and the Tang army below also began to clear the road, so that the following people and horses continued to come, seeing this situation, those supporting Goguryeo people only tentatively attacked once, and then retreated very wisely.

Originally, Xue Rengui still wanted to pursue, at least to leave these Goguryeo people who came to support, but at this time, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin and others also arrived, and ordered them not to move, mainly because they were worried about what would happen, after all, after laying this mountain road, they had already completed their goal, and there was no need to venture further, which made Xue Rengui dispel the idea of pursuit.

After cleaning up the remaining Goguryeo soldiers on the mountain road, Li Xiu also came up at this time, and as a result, he saw the Marudu Castle not far away at a glance, which was also the first time he had observed this fortified city so closely.

Marudu Mountain is not a famous mountain and river, in fact, its range is not very large, but it is very steep, Li Xiu and they came to the mountainside through the mountain road, and in front of them is the Marudu Castle built according to the mountain.

Marudu Mountain is not only precipitous, but also the shape is also very peculiar, the peaks that rise all around, so that the middle of the mountain top is concave to form a mountain belly, and Marudu is built in the belly of the mountain, the city wall is built directly between the cliffs, almost everywhere is a natural danger, the city gate is inlaid in the middle of the two mountain peaks, there is also a fortress built on the mountain peak, there are archers arrayed among them, it is very difficult to get close to the city gate.

"It's a majestic city, I couldn't really see it from a distance before, but now it's really more frightening the more I look at it!" Cheng Yanjin looked at the Marudu City in front of him at this time, and couldn't help but praise at the moment, Marudu City is not only built according to the mountain, but the city wall is also made of boulders, after all, the most important thing on this mountain is stone, and the city wall built in this way may be difficult to explode even gunpowder.

"It's indeed a natural risk, no wonder the Goguryeo people made this the capital at the beginning, but even if it's a natural risk, it must be defeated!" Qin Qiong said with a firm expression at this time, Pill City is indeed not big, but he has fought countless tough battles in his life, and Luoyang City back then was even more difficult to fight than the small Pill Capital City in front of him, but they still fought it.

"Yes, I think it's better to take advantage of the current morale to send someone to test the defense of Marudu City first?" Cheng Yanjin also nodded immediately when he heard Qin Qiong's words and proposed, no matter how steep the Pill Capital City is, it is still necessary to fight.

Regarding Cheng Yanjin's proposal, Qin Qiong also nodded in agreement, and then sent a vanguard army of two thousand people, not that Qin Qiong didn't want to send more people, but the gate of Marudu City was embedded in the two peaks, and the terrain in front was very narrow, according to his estimate, he could only send two or three thousand people at a time, otherwise it would not be possible to use it at all.

The siege equipment under the mountain was also transported, and these two thousand people pushed the turtle cart slowly forward with their shields, and the opposite Marudu City was also prepared, as soon as the Tang army approached, the Goguryeo people on the top of the city wall immediately fired ten thousand arrows, and the archers of the Tang army should also have supported, but the walls of the Marudu City were too high, and although the bows and arrows on the Tang army's side had a long range, they could not reach the enemy, but the enemy's archers could shoot them, so the archers on the Tang army's side could not play a big role, as for the bed crossbow and trebuchet because they were too bulky, It will take a while to get it to the mountains.

However, although the opponent's archers were sharp, the Tang army was protected by shields and turtle carts, and they were not affected much at first, and they still advanced against the rain of arrows, but just when they were about to approach the city gate, they suddenly saw the fortresses on both sides of the mountain peaks pushing down the rolling wood stones, taking advantage of the slope of the hillside to speed up, and finally rushed into the ranks of the Tang army at once, smashing several turtle carts in front of them, and the Tang army was also killed and wounded.

Seeing this, Qin Qiong and the others in the rear couldn't help but look sink, the peaks on both sides of the city gate are simply two roadblocks, as long as the top is constantly pouring down the rolling wood and stones, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Tang army to get close to the city gate, not to mention that this is a mountain again, and the stones are simply inexhaustible.

After all, the Tang army's military discipline is strict, and it is a felony to retreat on the battlefield, but even so, there is still no way to break through the blockade of the Goguryeo people, because in addition to the attacks on both sides, they are still dealing with the bows and arrows of the Goguryeo people on the front city wall, and under the three-way attack, it is impossible to rush to the city wall.

"Stand down!" Seeing that the casualties on his side were getting heavier and heavier, Qin Qiong had no choice but to frown and order, the defense at this city gate was too tight, even if the Tang army of 2,000 people was exhausted, I am afraid that it would not be able to achieve any results.

"Lao Tzu doesn't believe that their defense is so tight everywhere, let people raise the hot air balloon, I will go up and check it myself!" Cheng Yanjin also scolded angrily when he saw this, and then he ignored the obstruction of others to personally go on the hot air balloon to observe the enemy's situation, although the hot air balloon has been used in the army, but because there is a certain danger, it is generally forbidden for senior generals to go up.