Chapter 68: The Great Pass is Difficult to Break
Zhang Miao looked at the military order in his hand and sneered in his heart: How dare you speak so boldly? Let's see what you do when you return after your failure! Even if I can't kill you then, I will definitely humiliate you to quell the hatred in my heart!
Zhang Miao actually expected his allies to fail, which was really speechless.
However, Zhang Miao was not the only one who believed that Zhang Lang would definitely fail. Among these princes, except for Sun Jian and his family, no one believed that Zhang Lang could succeed!
Some people are worried, some are indifferent, and one or two are secretly sneering, waiting to see what Zhang Lang will look like after his failure!
At the same time, there was an atmosphere of decadence in the coalition camp outside Hulao Pass.
It turned out that on that day, Dong Zhuo's army, led by Lu Bu's unparalleled general, launched a fierce attack on the coalition forces. Although the coalition forces were outnumbered, they were united by many princes, and their hearts were divided.
At the critical moment of the war, some princes were too timid to fight and retreated, so Dong Zhuo's army broke through the camp, and for a moment it was overwhelming and swept forward. The situation of the coalition forces was precarious.
If it hadn't been for the critical moment when Ma Teng, Ma Chao and his son, together with Gongsun Zan, led the cavalry to launch a fierce counterattack from the outside, which disturbed Dong Zhuo's army and forced Dong Zhuo's army to abandon the attack and break into the city gate, the outcome of today's battle might have been different.
In the dark night, the coalition camp was silent and the atmosphere was somewhat depressing. After fierce fighting for many days, the coalition suffered a lot of losses. Not only did they not make any progress, they also suffered heavy losses at the hands of the opponent twice in a row.
This dampened the fighting spirit of many people and led them to retreat.
At this moment, the coalition forces no longer had the overwhelming momentum they had at the beginning.
The smaller tent next to the alliance leader's tent was brightly lit. Yuan Xi, the second son of the Yuan family and supervisor of the allied forces, was sitting in the tent talking to Jiao Chu.
Yuan Xi frowned and said: "I thought that with the might of our army and the mighty frontiers, we would be able to sweep away the Dong thieves in one go, but I didn't expect that the fight would turn out like this!
Lu Bu is so terrifying, Dong Zhuo's army is so powerful, our army is almost twice as large as the enemy's, but we have been defeated repeatedly, and we have lost many troops! It is really difficult to defeat the Dong thief!"
Jiao Chu nodded in sympathy and couldn't help but said: "We shouldn't have come! The war has reached this situation. It's really difficult to get off the tiger!"
Yuan Xi was silent for a moment and suddenly asked: "Is there any news from Sishui Pass?"
When Jiao Chu heard this, he immediately understood what Yuan Xi meant and replied: "Not long ago, news came that the coalition forces led by Sun Jian had been attacking Sishui Pass for many days, suffering heavy losses, but they were never able to make any progress!
In the whole war, that bitch didn't show any performance!"
Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief, showed a look of relief, and nodded: "That makes sense! I said how could that bitch have any real ability? Before, he just got a little credit based on luck! Now his true colors have been revealed.
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Jiao Chu nodded sympathetically.
At this moment, Zhang Lang was leading his sharp-edged troops to climb Feixian Ridge under the cover of night.
The tools used by the Blade Force were all made by Zhang Lang by blacksmiths based on the equipment used by special forces in the modern world.
Although it is not as exquisite as modern equipment, the craftsmanship of ancient blacksmiths is really impressive. Each piece of equipment can exert at least 80% of the performance of the same modern equipment.
Early the next morning, Sun Jian and others, in accordance with the agreement with Zhang Lang, mobilized the entire army and rushed out of the camp, lined up in front of Sishui Pass, and prepared to attack.
I saw military formations like mountains, military flags like the sea, countless arrow towers, ladders towering like forests, and countless chariots arrayed on the wall, with majestic momentum and murderous intent reaching the sky.
At the same time, generals such as Guo Si, Li Que, and Li Su gathered almost all their troops on the city wall to prepare for battle. They saw thousands of officers and soldiers densely lined up on the huge city gate, and forests of swords and guns were reflected in the sunlight.
Reflecting the dazzling cold light!
The Xiliang army was full of fighting spirit, like countless bloodthirsty tigers and wolves, staring at the coalition formation outside the city gate.
At this moment, the stone cannon carts in the coalition forces that had been ready to go all swung out their long throwing arms, throwing countless stones into the sky, drawing countless astonishing arcs and falling straight towards the city gate!
Immediately afterwards, there was a loud bang, and countless stones collided with the indestructible city wall, instantly shattering their bones. At the same time, many stones fell into the middle of the Xiliang troops gathered at the head of the city, stirring up countless
flesh!
However, the Xiliang army remained unmoved at all and even let out bursts of shouts, their fighting spirit soaring into the sky!
At the same time, the stone cannon truck mounted on the city gate also threw stones to fight back. Countless stones flew out of the city gate and fell into the coalition formation, immediately knocking over many coalition officers and soldiers!
At this time, we can see the advantages and disadvantages of the various princes' armies. Although the Jiangdong Army at the front was hit by the most stones, the army was like a mountain and remained motionless. However, the armies of other princes had varying degrees of damage.
shake!
Sun Jian pulled out the ancient ingot sword, raised it high, and shouted sternly: "Attack!"
The war drums rumbled loudly, and Jiangdong Army was the first to rush out with a shout,
Upon seeing this, the armies of other princes immediately shouted to follow. Countless officers and soldiers gathered into a wave, surrounded by densely packed archery towers, ladders and city rush vehicles, rushing straight towards the city gate in front, swallowing up the mountains and rivers!
The ground trembled, and the roars of the coalition forces converged into one sound, making the sky seem to shake.
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Unknowingly, it was already afternoon. The coalition forces attacked for several rounds. It could be said that they used all their strength, but they were still unable to break through the barrier as before!
There were mountains of corpses under the city wall, and countless siege machines were destroyed and staggered across the battlefield. The scene was extremely tragic.
The coalition forces were very tired and their offensive was not as good as before. Sun Jian had to agree to suspend the attack at the request of several other princes.
The huge wave of soldiers retreated from the city gate, and the fierce battle came to an end. The officers and soldiers of the major princes were panting, and their fighting spirit was no longer as good as before.
Zhang Miao looked at the heavy losses of his troops and couldn't help but get angry. He said angrily to Sun Jian and others: "That boy Yuan Mai is just boasting! Who is he? How can he have the ability to break through such a powerful barrier!"
Several princes couldn't help but nodded in agreement. Liu Dai frowned and said: "Yuan Mai really tricked me this time! After this matter is over, I must ask Yuan Shao for an explanation!"
Sun Ce was upset and couldn't help but said: "On the battlefield, victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists! Brother Yuan is willing to take risks and try to break through the city gates. It is really admirable. How can you blame him here?!"
Zhang Miao and Liu Dai's faces turned blue and white after Sun Ce's words. They felt unable to get off the stage. Zhang Miao angrily clasped his fists towards Sun Jian and said: "It seems that the young general looks down on us. Let's just leave."
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Sun Jian said calmly: "You guys, don't forget that we once formed an alliance based on blood! Leaving under such circumstances would be like running away from the battlefield! Aren't you two afraid of the ridicule of the world?"
The two were stunned for a moment and looked at each other. Zhang Miao said angrily: "Sun Wentai, if you trust that boy, you will regret it sooner or later!" Even so, Liu Dai did not leave, but Liu Dai saw that Zhang Miao stayed.
After coming down, naturally it is not easy to leave alone.
Chapter completed!