Chapter 588: Key Point White Horse Pass! (Above)
Thank you for the reward from Emperor Yanjun!
Yan Yan and a dozen entourages devoured it, and Yan Yan asked, "Why haven't you seen the White Horse Guard?" ”
The captain of the city gate showed embarrassment and hesitation, Yan Yan put down the jug in his hand, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
The captain of the city gate didn't dare to hide it, and clenched his fists and said, "General Leng is not in Guanzhong!"
"What? Where is he now? ”
"In the house of a widow in a neighboring village!
Yan Yan was furious when he heard this, "It's ridiculous! You send someone to call him back to Ben at once!" ”
"Yes!" The captain of the city gate hurriedly agreed and left in a hurry.
At this moment, a sentry ran in with a panicked face to inspect and report: "General, a large army of the Wei army has appeared!" ”
Yan Yan Huoran stood up, hurriedly walked out of the city gate, leaned on the wall and looked out, only to see tens of thousands of Wei soldiers riding in the clouds, Yan Yan's heart sank, and he asked an officer beside him urgently: "How many defenders are there in Baima Pass?" ”
The officer cha reported: "There are 5,000 people! Yan Yan was stunned, "Isn't there only three thousand?" ”
"Two days ago, two thousand new troops came to Guanzhong!"
"Send the order down, arrange all kinds of siege equipment for me to various places on the city wall, divide the soldiers into four teams, and take turns to go up the city wall to defend the city!" Yan Yan ordered.
The officer clenched his fists and agreed, and immediately went down to give the order.
According to the previous information, Xu Huang only had 3,000 defenders in the White Horse Pass in front of him, so he ordered his army to attack the attack immediately.
The war drums were loud, and thousands of Wei soldiers rushed towards the city wall with a shout of simple ladders, and thousands of strong crossbowmen followed, and the siege battle began.
Under the cover of strong crossbowmen, the Wei soldiers rushed to the city wall with arrows that kept flying down from the city, and suddenly a man-long rain of spears and arrows poured down from the city, and the terrifying guns and arrows screamed through the Wei soldiers, and the blood mist exploded one after another. The Wei soldiers fell one after another.
The soldiers in the back rushed up to take the place of the fallen soldiers, carried the ladder, and continued to rush towards the city wall, and after paying a considerable price, thousands of Wei siege troops finally rushed under the city wall.
However, as they struggled to build the ladder, pots of boiling oil poured down from the city, although the besieging troops were prepared for it. However, there are still many people who are screaming from the boiling oil.
At the same time, huge rocks poured down from the top of the city, and many soldiers who were climbing the ladder were smashed from mid-air, and suddenly, there was a loud sound of breaking, and I saw that a ladder was broken by a boulder, and several soldiers who were climbing the ladder fell down from the ladder.
Although the soldiers of the Wei army encountered a strong resistance from the Shu Han army and suffered heavy casualties, the soldiers of the Wei army did not have the slightest intention of retreating, and kept climbing upwards with their swords.
Yan Yan at the head of the city frowned. Constantly shouting at the top of their throats, the soldiers of the Shu Han army ran back and forth on the city head in a little panic, and some soldiers kept transporting wood and oil and other things to the city head.
The Wei army attacked desperately for about half an hour, although it attacked the city several times during this period, but because of a few simple ladders, coupled with the terrain of Baima Pass, the Wei army's attack became a useless refueling tactic, and there was no guarantee that the follow-up troops would reach the city as soon as possible. Therefore, the soldiers who ascended to the top of the city were killed in bloody battles.
The Wei army had already paid the price of nearly a thousand casualties, but it had not been able to open up the situation at all.
"Mingjin retreats!" Xu Huang flicked his horsewhip violently and ordered unwillingly.
The sound of the golden bell, which represented the retreat of the soldiers, rang loudly. The Wei army, which was desperately attacking the city, immediately retreated like a tidal tide of low tide, and the soldiers of the Shu Han army at the head of the city were stunned when they saw that the Wei army had retreated, and then burst out into thunderous cheers.
Looking at this scene, it seemed that they had won a battle, and Yan Yan did not interfere with them. He thought it would be good to let the soldiers vent.
Xu Huang ordered the army to camp on the spot, and ordered the craftsmen in the army to guide the sergeants to rush to make siege equipment such as storming vehicles, and at the same time, Xu Huang sent a flying pigeon to Cao Cao, who was in Chaisang.
In the evening of the same day, Xu Huang received Cao Cao's flying pigeon message. The biography says to adapt to the situation, if you can't do anything, you will retreat to the White Emperor City! Xu Huang was overjoyed, and immediately summoned all the generals and officers in the army.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has sent an order, giving Ben the power to improvise!" Saying that, Xu Huang showed the book in his hand to everyone.
Xu Huang asked the last baggage officer standing on the right side: "This general ordered you to rush to make siege equipment such as storming vehicles, what is the situation now?" ”
The baggage officer immediately went out to inspect and said: "General Huicha, more than 10 vehicles and more than 40 ladders have been rushed to the city."
Xu Huang nodded and said, "Continue to catch up!" Especially flying buildings, the more the merrier! ”
"Yes!" The baggage officer hugged his fists and promised.
Xu Huang glanced at the generals under his tent, and said loudly: "Continue to storm Baima Pass tomorrow, and everyone go back to let the soldiers rest!" ”
"Yes!" The people will make a promise together.
Early the next morning, the soldiers of the Shu Han army who were still asleep at the head of the city were awakened by the rumbling war drums, and looked out of the city, only to see a piece of black pressing, among which there were nearly 100 kinds of siege equipment, and the flying towers were like moving towers.
The soldiers of the Shu Han army couldn't help but be frightened, and at this time, Yan Yan appeared on the city gate tower.
Yan Yan glanced out of the city and frowned slightly. Immediately, the surrounding soldiers all showed timidity, so they raised their voices very proudly: "We have already learned the Wei army yesterday!" They left more than a thousand corpses behind and fled in disarray! We can defeat them today! ”
Hearing this, the officers and men of the Shu Han Army couldn't help but calm down a little, the timidity on their faces faded a lot, and Yan Yan continued: "The general has already sent a letter to His Majesty asking for help, and the reinforcements will arrive soon!" At that time, Baima Pass will be the burial place of these Wei soldiers! ”
Seeing Yan Yan confidently pointing at the Wei army below, the officers and soldiers of the Shu Han Army couldn't help but have their eyes lit up, and they also showed a hint of confidence.
The Wei army launched a fierce attack on Baima Pass, more than 20 cloud ladders and flying towers spread out along the front and rushed towards Baima Pass, and the city chariots rushed straight towards the city gate, thousands of strong crossbowmen and tower shield men marched together, and they would cover the besieging troops with long-range firepower.
At the same time, nearly 100 bed crossbows were spread out on the wall, thousands of crossbowmen bent their bows and arrows, and sword and shield bearers and pikemen were waiting for them.
The Wei army stormed Baima Pass like a landslide tsunami, shouting straight into the sky, the Wei soldiers who were not afraid of death bit the obstacle knife and climbed up, and the Wei soldiers who climbed to the head of the city fought several times with their own Shu Han army.
However, at the end of the day, although the corpses were all over the city, the Wei army still failed to make a definitive breakthrough.
Xu Huang glanced at the slanting sun, frowned, and said, "Mingjin retreats!" (To be continued......)