Chapter 244: Capturing Zhennan Pass (Part II)
Li Anbai's cloudy eyes flashed with a fine light, as if he could see through the young thief's heart at a glance, and said in a hoarse voice: "Young man don't worry, the old man has been locked up in Zhennan for nearly ten years, and he knows everything about the grass and trees here. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć The courtyard where the little girl lives has a dark room, which is enough to hide for a few days. ā
The young thief's heart trembled, feeling that his careful thoughts were clearly seen by the old man opposite, he endured the discomfort, and said with a forced smile: "That's great, please also ask the old village owner and the young lady to move to the dark room." ā
Li Anbai's eyes flashed, and then he said: "Young man, there is one thing, the old man has to remind you." ā
"Old villager, please speak!" The young bandit did not dare to slack off.
"The temperament of the thief, the old man can be regarded as knowing a thing or two. This man is thoughtful and cautious, and is known as a cunning rabbit. This seizure of power is a clear proof of this. The old man could almost conclude that the thief would be ready to retreat. Zhennanguan is located in the canyon, and you can get out from both north and south. If the situation is not right, the thieves are likely to abandon the pass from the north. "Otherwise, the person who knows you best is often your enemy.
The young bandit's face turned pale, if the bandit leader abandoned the pass and fled, he should not be aware of it, it would be a major dereliction of duty. "Thank you for the reminder!"
Li Anbai blinked his eyes, which was a response. He reminded the other party that he also had his own selfishness. If the thief escapes, it will be a scourge to his daughter after all.
After explaining everything, I saw Li An fumbling around the head of the bed in vain, and with a "click", the wall next to him suddenly pushed open from both sides, revealing a secret room. The chamber was only four or five square meters, with a bed and a chair, and nothing else, very rudimentary.
Time was urgent, and the young thief didn't dare to delay, so together with Li Feixue, he transferred Li Anbai to the bed in the secret room, and then took some dry food into it.
Li Feixue followed her into the secret room at the signal of her father.
Soon after, the chamber was closed again, and nothing unusual was visible from the outside. The young thief was still not at ease, so he arranged the bed outside, and then walked out of the small courtyard with an empty food box.
Before leaving, the young thief again instructed the guards not to enter and inspect them, nor to leave their posts without permission, lest outsiders become suspicious, and the guards gratefully complied.
The young bandit was preoccupied with how to prevent the other from escaping, not to mention it.
Outside Zhennan Pass, the war has begun.
First of all, there were five bed crossbows and an archer battalion. A dense rain of arrows cut through the sky in arcs and covered the city.
The rain of arrows fired from the bed crossbow was both rapid and fast, like machine guns, and the arrows poured out densely like bullets out of the chamber, taking away the lives of the bandits one by one.
As long as the bandits dare to come forward, they will usher in a fatal blow.
"Cover! Cover! The bandit leader shouted loudly, hiding under a shield.
The bandit archers received the order, did not dare to disobey the order, trembling out of the shield shield, did not aim, directly thrown, the rain of arrows condescending, like the blade of death, high-speed impact down.
"Raise your shield!" The commander shouted.
With a "brush", the shields were erected. From above, it looks like the ground is covered with a layer of shields.
The arrows struck the shield with a piercing "pop" sound.
Some of the unlucky ones, whose shields were not held firm, were struck by arrows and slid to the side, revealing gaps; The arrows that followed mercilessly pierced into the soldiers' bodies, harvesting a life.
Taking advantage of the two sides' attack, ten ladders were slowly pushed towards the edge of the city wall. Hiding in the ladder is the first battalion of the Praetorian Guard.
At the same time, the bed crossbow changed its target and began to fire "tread arrows" at the city wall. Huge arrows shot into the city wall along the gaps in the city wall, forming a dense forest of arrows.
The stepping arrow is the starting gun, and the sword and shield soldiers in the back row, under the rain of arrows, began to move towards the city wall.
The ladder stopped at the side of the city wall, and with a "snap", the folded secondary ladder was erected, and the hook at the top of the ladder firmly hooked the edge of the city wall.
The soldiers of the Praetorian Guard Brigade walked out of the ladder one after another, followed the ladder, and began to climb up. In order to increase their speed, the soldiers put the Tang knife to their mouths and climbed with both hands.
"Big boss, the ladder rack is up!" The bandit was a little panicked.
"Lao Tzu is not blind, he can see it." The bandit leader yelled angrily, "Rush up for me, push the ladder away, and kill them." ā
The hook of the ladder is specially designed, and it is difficult to push it smoothly. The bandits who rushed out at the risk of death had not been trained to defend the city at all, and they were all terrified when they looked at the killing gods who climbed up below.
"Hit them with a stone!" The bandit leader realizes his mistake and hurriedly adjusts his strategy.
"Yes!" In order to survive, the bandits picked up rocks and threw them down.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
The soldiers of the Praetorian Guard Brigade had almost climbed to the top of the city wall, and the stones that fell down smashed the first few soldiers to fall off the ladder, and they did not know whether they were alive or dead. The soldiers who caught up later took this opportunity to quickly climb to the top.
The soldiers held the Tang knife in their hands, stood on the ladder, and fought with the bandits.
The soldiers of the Praetorian Guard Brigade are all soldiers of a hundred battles, and the first battalion is the elite of the elite, each of them is a tenth-order elite soldier of a hundred battles, and their lethality is extremely amazing.
Ten ladders, ten flowers.
All the way led by Wang Feng, he took the lead in climbing the city wall.
I saw Wang Feng shake the big gun, and said coldly: "Wang Feng is here, whoever is not afraid of death will come over!" ā
"Kill him!" The bandit leader still did not go into battle in person.
"Kill!" Among the bandits, there are still wicked people. They are not afraid of anything else, but they are afraid that others will say that he is cowardly. Wang Feng's words and deeds undoubtedly stimulated them a lot.
"Drink!" Wang Feng was not afraid, and with a sweep of the spear, a large piece was vacant in front of him.
In the battle of Evil Lion Ridge, Wang Feng broke through the battle, and his combat power became even more terrifying. The spear swept or stabbed, taking away the lives of the bandits, and for a while, no one could get close to them.
Wang Feng was like a killing god, firmly guarding the vicinity of the cloud ladder, preventing the bandits from approaching. Taking this opportunity, the follow-up Janissary Brigade soldiers quickly followed and climbed the city wall neatly.
Seeing that the main general was powerful, this group of war maniacs, wielding Tang swords, regardless of whether they were superior in numbers, rushed directly into the group of bandits and fought with them.
The strength of the Praetorian Guard Brigade made the bandits fearful.
If the road is broken, the road is broken.
The soldiers on several other ladders climbed the city wall one after another and fought with the bandits.
Seeing that he could not hold on, the bandit leader was ruthless, and mobilized the bandits who were responsible for throwing stones below to besiege this group of madmen.
As everyone knows, the sword and shield soldiers who have been waiting by the city wall are waiting for this opportunity. Led by the captain, they quickly climbed the city wall to support their allies, either through ladders or climbing "stray arrows".
All of a sudden, at the top of the south of the town, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the blood flowed like a river.
Seeing the sword and shield battalion ascending the city wall, Mu Guiying, who was in charge of the command, decisively ordered the Shanhai County hoplite battalion to start attacking the city gate.
When Shi Hu received the order, he didn't dare to slack off, and shouted: "Brothers, rush me!" ā
"Rush!" The mountain barbarian warriors, with shields on their shoulders and piles of smashing wood, rushed to the city gate with great vigour.
"Boom !!" The crashing wood collided with the city gate, making an earth-shattering crashing sound, and the entire level was shaken.
"Hey!" The warriors shouted a trumpet, withdrew the battering wood, and repeatedly pounded the city gates.
The wooden gate, though covered with iron sheets, made a "squeaky" sound under the constant impact of this monster, and it was about to be overwhelmed.
Shanman is known for its great strength, and the momentum generated by the collision wood they push is more than 10,000 catties.
With a "bang", the first gate was finally broken.
The main gate of Zhennan Pass, but there are three city gates. After the outermost gate was breached, there was another gate in the middle. Fortunately, at this time, the soldiers have the cover of the doorway and can act with confidence.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! A trumpet came from inside the doorway, followed by a rumbling sound that shook the sky, which made people tremble.
Above the city wall, the bandit leader heard the rumbling sound from below, and his heart tightened. As far as the eye could see, a large number of enemy troops had rushed to the city, and although the number was only half that of the bandits, they were not at all outstanding.
On the other hand, the thieves were so frightened that they were killed, and they couldn't resist it.
"Hey!" The bandit leader sighed unwillingly, signaled to his henchmen, and secretly retreated.
At this moment, the second gate was broken.
At this time, there were two choices in front of Shi Hu. One is to follow the passage in the doorway, climb the city wall, and assist the siege troops; The second is to continue to break through the third gate and cut off the enemy's retreat.
Shi Hu thought about it for a while, and already had an idea. He first sent someone to report the situation inside the door to the command. Immediately after that, a squadron was left behind and continued to break through the last gate. With the rest of the troops, he climbed up the stairs to the top of the city to assist his brothers in the Praetorian Guard.
After receiving Shi Hu's report, Mu Guiying frowned, not knowing how to choose.
At this moment, a signal flare was raised in the south of the town.
Mu Guiying was taken aback, knowing that it was a signal flare fired by Shisaku in the Guannai, indicating that the situation was urgent.
She no longer hesitated, except to leave a squadron of the cavalry battalion, just in case; The remaining four squadrons were all sent out by her, through the doorway, to the rear to intercept the enemy's retreat.
Ouyang Shuo and Mulan Yue stood aside, without saying a word, and let Mu Guiying command.
The cavalry battalion thought that this battle had nothing to do with them, but when they received the order, their blood was boiling, and without saying a word, they rushed out of the position and went straight to the city gate.
By this time, the city had already fallen into chaos, and the bandit archers could no longer shoot arrows outside with peace of mind, and were drawn into the melee. Therefore, the cavalry battalion was able to get all the way to the city gates.
At this time, the third gate had been breached.
The cavalry battalion was giving a thumbs up to the mountain barbarian warriors, leading his subordinates, through the city gate, and detouring to the north of Zhennan Pass, preparing to intercept the enemy. (To be continued.) )