Royal Road - Chapter 233

[Chapter 232 | City]

As soon as it was dawn, Liu Cong picked up the curtain and walked out of the tent.

In front of him is still the city that stands still.

After two days of attacking, the road from the camp to the wall was covered in blood, and many rushing carts and artillery carts fell to the ground.

The charred wood is like a jagged skeleton, just looking at it from a distance, it seems that you can hear the screams of the soldiers under the car as the day burned.

Liu Cong just glanced at it, and then turned his eyes to the city.

Although the order to slaughter the city was given, this little Gaodu was still more difficult to attack than expected.

The moat under the city has been filled with a small section, and the ladder car can also drive to the city, but no matter how much you climb, no one can really win the city.

There are three to five night battles every night, mostly feints, but some are real.

This tossing down can exhaust any defending soldier.

But even so, this city is still the same as it used to be, and even the crossbow | arrow of the bed crossbow has not been exhausted.

How many soldiers did Gaodu have?

Sometimes Liu Cong himself had some doubts. If there were not five or six thousand soldiers in the city, how could he resist such a tough attack?

But how many soldiers and horses does the Shangdang have?

Reaching out and rubbing his cheeks frozen by the morning breeze, Liu Cong ordered, “Go on, have breakfast, and continue to attack the city!”

He didn’t care how many defenders there were.

These days, the horse-hunting scouts did not stop for a moment, staring at the Liang Mansion next to him, and the Hyun clan further away.

Just to see where there is action.

Once they send troops, the Han Kingdom’s elite cavalry will immediately go out to fight and catch them by surprise.

Field warfare is no better than siege, it is the Xiongnu’s forte.

But it doesn’t matter if Gao is dead or alive.

Tianjing Pass has been captured, and going south along Yangchangban is the hinterland of Hanoi.

The Western Army should have already reached Hanoi. If the Shangdang soldiers really do not leave, leaving some troops to continue to attack the city and defend the back road, the army will directly enter the Taihang Xing.

As long as there is news that Taihangxing has been opened, it is time for him to move south.

However, the war was so tragic, and the Tianjing Pass was taken by another hand, and he didn’t believe that the Shangdang guards could sit comfortably!

I am afraid that in these two days, the other party will be forced to send troops to save Gaodu.

That was the long-awaited head-to-head battle.

A battle that completely defeated the Shangdang soldiers and horses!

Looking at the uneven wall that was smashed by the gun truck, Liu Cong snorted coldly, turned around and walked back to the camp.

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The cliffs are towering, the ravines are deep, and a mountain road twists and turns across the top of the mountain.

Xing Kuo has only three steps, not to mention driving and riding, if he walks a little faster, he is afraid of falling into the danger of falling into the mountain stream.

Gu Yun said, “Determine the danger of the sheep’s intestines and plug the mouth of Taihang”, which means that this is the important point of the military that controls the department and the throat.

However, at this moment, a group of soldiers in armor was hurriedly approaching Hanoi along the path.

Just yesterday, Tianjing Pass, which had been in the hands of Shangdang soldiers, was different from the Xiongnu.

This battle was not easy.

Tianjing Pass is located on a cliff with cliffs on both sides.

Not to mention the countless trap barriers set up before closing.

With three thousand soldiers and horses, it took two days for Liu Wang to capture this critical pass.

Most of the hundred or so enemy soldiers guarding the pass died, and some of them abandoned the pass and fled, heading for Sizhou along the Xingdao.

Liu Wang did not choose to pursue the attack overnight, but after resting for a night, he led his troops towards Sizhou.

It is far from enough to get through the patio gate, but also to solve the exit on the side of Sizhou.

It is self-evident that it is difficult to attack the pass from Xingdao, but Liu Wei has no fear in his heart.

Near the pass, there will always be some open space, and it will not be such a narrow mountain road.

As long as he is given the opportunity to form an array, he can always break through this small city gate!

Although Yangchangban is dangerous, it is only a forty-mile mountain road, which can be reached by soldiers in a day.

Liu Wang had made preparations for a long time, and only waited for the sheep intestines to stop, and immediately stopped the army, and attacked the city before dawn.

Don’t talk about it in one go, and spend another day’s work, you can always beat that barrier, right?

However, just after walking for more than ten miles, the front guard ran back in panic: “General, there is a small town ahead!”

What?

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Liu Wang was taken aback.

This is lamb sausage!

On the top of the mountain, it is three steps wide and can pass a car, how could it be possible to build a city?

When was the gate built?

However, now that we have reached the mountain road, how can there be room for turning around?

Liu Wang gritted his teeth: “There are three people in a row in front, and walk with shields. Prepare a bow in the back!”

We must attack!

The city built on this mountain road will definitely not be too big.

Even if the deserters from Tianjing Pass were taken in, there should not be many troops stationed there.

Just run over there!

But when he really saw this city gate, Liu Wang still cried out.

On the narrow mountain road, a small town was built on the mountain.

The city is less than forty paces long from east to west, and only twenty paces wide.

However, the whole body is paved with bluestone, and the city is more than two feet high, like an upside-down bowl, guarded in the narrow passage.

On the left is a cliff covered with trees, and on the right is a bottomless abyss.

How to conquer such a city gate that can hold a hundred troops?

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“Charge me!” Liu Wang roared.

There is no way, other than desperately rushing up, what else can you do?

Those Xiongnu elites gritted their teeth, held shields and bows and arrows, and rushed towards the city that suddenly appeared.

In the city, a Liang Mansion team stood up and down, and said coldly, “Blow the trumpet!”

He has been waiting for a day.

Just wait for these Huns to fall into the trap.

Tianjing Pass is a dangerous pass, and Xiong Pass is a good pass.

But it is not the only pass above the Xingdao.

Since the Liang Mansion took over the Taihang Mountain, many defense facilities have been built on this line.

This Wanzi City is just one of them.

Keeping the enemy out of the door, how can it be fun to close the door and beat the dog?

However, in order to dispel the enemy’s doubts, the vicious battle at Tianjing Pass actually cost his life.

Losing more than 70 people in one go is not a small amount for his team.

This anger can finally be spit out!

The whining horn horn sounded, and echoes echoed from the surrounding canyons at the same time, like the mountains responding to this shrill sound, which captured the soul.

Liu Wang said sharply: “It’s just an enemy trick! Don’t pay attention! Run! Run!”

Dozens of steps are hundreds of lives, and there is no room for hesitation!

However, with a swoosh, a long feathered arrow struck from the cliff beside him, the soldiers in the squadron.

One person fell on his back, and the person beside him nearly fell off a cliff.

“There is an enemy on the mountain!”

Needless to say, Liu Wang also knew that an enemy was ambushed on the cliff beside him.

But how is it possible?

How many people and horses can a small gangster hide?

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Where are they camping?

No one answered his question, and more arrows rained down.

At the top of the city, the team was shouting loudly: “Send the arrows! Destroy this group of thieves as much as possible and avenge the brothers!”

Wanzi City is only a pass in the Taihang Mountain. Bingzhai, there are more than 500 troops.

With soldiers and horses in ambush, how could a mere two or three thousand people break through the Xingdao where they were stationed?

On the narrow road, the Huns were already in a mess. Either they were shot to death, or they fell to the cliff, and they couldn’t even turn their heads and escape.

Killing cries and screams were also accepted by the mountains and echoed endlessly.

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“The Jin army has sent troops?” Liu Cong’s spirit was shocked when he heard the news from the scouts!

Sure enough, this group of Shangdang soldiers couldn’t sit still!

“How many soldiers are there? Where do they come from? Are there cavalry?” Liu Cong quickly asked.

“There are only 10,000 soldiers, coming from the direction of Liting, and they will reach the Hyun’s tomorrow. I have never seen cavalry.” The scout replied quickly.

“This is to lure the enemy.” Liu Cong sneered.

Shangdang has cavalry, and the number of cavalry is very large, should be around 2,000.

There are not only Jie people, but also the Xiongnu Jingqi who surrendered before.

At the beginning, Liu Yao ate the loss of the soldiers who surrendered and returned after a big defeat.

And the infantry led by Liu Cong himself was caught off guard by the odd lancer.

But these are things of the past.

The soldiers he prepared this time are completely able to restrain the opponent’s style of play. As long as his marching speed is fast enough, he intercepts the Jin army halfway, so that they have no time to camp and arrange thunderbolt cannons, they are enough to win!

“Leave 5,000 soldiers to continue attacking the city. The others follow me to meet the enemy!” Liu Cong stood up and ordered loudly.

Although he was a mixed group of infantry and soldiers, there were 10,000 elite cavalry in his army.

These cavalry alone can suppress the Jin army, not to mention the rest of the infantry!

Winning more with less depends on luck.

In battle, it is still a competition of military power.

What he brought were all the elites of the Han state, how could that group of Jin troops be presumptuous!

The Hyun family was only fifty or sixty miles away from Gaodu. If the two armies were parallel, it wouldn’t take long to meet each other.

However, Liu Cong kept his mind and did not march with all his strength. He only walked ten miles before camping and resting.

On the second day, when they rested for a whole night, when the strong army of the Huns appeared to the south of the Hyun clan, they faced the enemy who had been on their way all day and was caught off guard.

Looking at the hurried enemy, Liu Cong showed a smug smile on his face.

In such a hurry, do you want to save Gaodu, or do you want to set a trap when they are not prepared?

However, he will not be at the mercy of others!

This predetermined battlefield is an open and flat field with no valleys and narrow lanes, which is suitable for cavalry engagement.

However, the Jin army lost the best camping ability, and let the cavalry go around and set up an ambush.

How could it compare to him being prepared?

This Hyun is really fitting!

Liu Cong thought with great interest.

As early as the Warring States Period, there was another name here, which was “Changping”!

The place where the 400,000 Zhao soldiers were mourning their souls, should have more Jin soldiers today!

“The whole army forms, beat the drums!” Liu Cong ordered loudly, not planning to set up camp at all.

Seeing that the Huns had a confrontational attitude, the Jin army had to stop, and before they could set up camp, they hurriedly formed an array, preparing to meet the enemy.

Following the drum sound, above the wilderness, the two armies rushed towards each other like two rolling earth dragons.