The horses have been brushed, fed and rested for a long time, and they are as energetic as humans.
Each person is provided with three days of dry food, three days of clean water, and two horses. The army is lightly equipped and has no baggage.
Not only did he have to run hundreds of miles, but he also had to sneak attack the Xili capital and capture the opponent's monarch.
There is no other way but to do it quickly.
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The crown prince of Xiqian Kingdom is inspecting the new robe he wore when he ascended the throne.
An old minister came to persuade me, and the beacon fire at Longhou Pass was set on fire twice. I was afraid that some enemies were secretly invading and wanted to take advantage of the new king's grand ceremony to plot evil.
Hu Yanzhao asked him: "Then what do you think we should do?"
"It's better to postpone the ceremony." This person is also upright.
Hu Yanzhao's face suddenly turned dark.
Who doesn't know that the nights are long and the dreams are many? After his father died, he looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally looked forward to being crowned king tomorrow, but this old man asked him to postpone it?
"Then how long do you want to postpone it?"
The old minister hesitated for a moment: "Just postpone it for...a few days, until Xishan is fine."
"If it is postponed for a few days, and when I am about to be crowned, the beacon fire spontaneously ignites again, what do you think we should do?" Hu Yanzhao said coldly, "Should I postpone it again?"
"Those wild monkeys at Longmiao Pass set the fire, so I have to postpone my appointment? Huh?"
You tell any prince that you want him to be crowned king in a few days and see if he can do it?
"It doesn't matter how many days there is no king in the Kingdom of Xi'an, as long as there is no war in the west, right?"
A series of questions made the old minister crawl to the ground.
"Wei Chen means that Longhou Pass will send more manpower..."
"That's right, send more people to Longhou Pass." Hu Yanzhao waved his hand and asked him to leave. All of them only came to add to the trouble, but they didn't know how to share his worries. "Come here and send the order! Tomorrow, inside and outside the city, inside and outside the palace, there will be no one left.
Be on strict alert! If anything goes wrong, come to see us!"
The guards outside responded, and the order was passed down from level to level.
The guard called his lieutenant over: "Tomorrow, we will be more vigilant inside and outside the city, inside and outside the palace, otherwise you are the only one to ask!"
Lang Guan also called his men over: "Strictly control access to the ceremony, and send extra manpower. You are the only one to blame for any negligence of duty!"
The news reached Chengmen Lang, who was told by Shangfeng: "...otherwise you are the only one to ask!" and then left.
But the ceremony was coming soon, and the security plan was already very tight. Everyone had a place to go, so where should we double the number? The city gatekeeper thought about it and sent an extra group of patrolling guards.
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The next day, the enthronement ceremony was held as scheduled.
From beginning to end, it was smooth sailing, without any hiccups.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
On a late night, there is wind but no moon.
In the past few days, the sentry at Longmiao Pass has been paying attention to the beacon tower. He almost takes a few steps before subconsciously looking back, lest something goes wrong again.
People's energy is limited, and if they look too closely at the back, they will miss the front. None of the three of them noticed that a team was slowly approaching under the cover of night.
And the two outposts more than a hundred feet away from Longmiao Pass did not warn at all.
A frightened bird fluttered past in the night. A sentry on the wall looked over and saw an arrow flying from the side in the darkness, hitting his throat.
At the same time, He Lingchuan and others also climbed down from the top of the Guan Tower and quietly wiped the necks of the other two people.
The man with the arrow in his throat staggered twice and was about to fall off the high wall. He Lingchuan quickly caught him and gently placed him on the ground.
Otherwise, the sound would be too loud at night.
Two teams of the Gale Army acted together, and the other team was led by Captain Sun.
He Lingchuan gestured to him, which meant that the sentries were cleared.
Captain Sun nodded, glanced down twice, determined the position of the city gate winch, and then dropped two palm-sized copper puppets.
These two things fell to the ground and turned into a huge copper guard more than one foot tall with a "bang"!
They are covered in thick armor. After landing, the first thing they do when they get up is to push the winch and open the city gate!
Longhou Pass is the first and most important gateway for the West Fang Kingdom to defend Panlong City. A lot of effort has been put into the city gate. It is four feet thick and is made of ironwood, fine iron, and rhinoceros skin.
, usually the winch controls the up and down opening and closing.
It took eight strong men or four horses to push this winch, but how could the strength of the Bronze Guard be matched by humans?
As soon as they worked hard, the winch started up with a creak, obviously it had not been oiled and maintained for a while. It rotated from slow to fast, and the city gate that was embedded in the ground was slowly raised amidst the sound of machine rolling.
The garrison at Longhou Pass is not dead. Who can hide this dull sound and vibration?
Amidst the shrill cries and whistles of "enemy attack", the garrison rushed out of the barracks to defend themselves against the enemy, and a shower of arrows suddenly fell from the mountain peak.
The Dafeng military guards who had been lying in wait for a long time finally took action.
At this time, the door above the city gate was kicked away from the inside. If someone happened to be standing outside the door, they would be slapped in the face by the door panel.
The guard general rushed out with a mace in his hand, shouting: "Seize the winch and go to the gate tower!"
Seizing the winch means securing the level and clearing out the enemy soldiers on the gate tower, so that the defenders can calmly deal with the army outside.
The door panel is right next to it, so hit it with a shield.
The guard was not afraid, he swung his mace and hit it three times in succession, knocking the door panel two feet away.
But the task of the door panel is to attract firepower.
The guard struck hard, and another string of arrows flew from the dark place. One hit his throat, the second hit his ribs, and the third hit his knees. It was Willow's attack.
The guard's reaction was also quite impressive. He raised his hand and knocked away two arrows. He raised his leg, and the one that shot him in the knee was shot in the calf.
He groaned, but with Yuanli protecting his body, the arrow penetrated two points into the flesh and failed to cause an open wound.
The wicker divides the power of an arrow into three paths, so the penetration is naturally limited.
But her three arrows were just false moves.
The real killing is behind the guard:
He Lingchuan quietly drew the sword.
When it comes to victory or defeat on the battlefield, who will challenge you in a one-on-one duel?
The guard felt the hair on his back stand on end, as if something terrifying was coming, so he fell sideways without thinking and threw out his mace with his backhand.
He was not slow to dodge, but he was still slower than He Lingchuan. The light of the sword changed and it passed by the guard's arm holding the baton first.
He only felt a coldness and pain in his wrist.
The arm was severed at the wrist, with a smooth incision.
When his palm and mace fell to the ground, the guard felt the pain and couldn't help but scream. Several guards from behind rushed to protect him, but one of them was shot by a willow stick, and one was stabbed to death by Hu Min's dagger. The last one was He Lingchuan.
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The guard has reached the wall and is about to turn over and jump down.
He Lingchuan raised his hand and shot out an arrow from his sleeve, piercing his shoulder and hooking it back.
On the side, Captain Sun was controlling the golden-armored bronze guard. When he saw this, he couldn't help but rush closer and cut off the guard's head with a knife.
"Hey, hey, hey, this isn't yours!" Hu Min couldn't help shouting, this guy is taking credit!
Captain Sun smiled at him, grinned his white teeth, and then raised the head of the guard and shouted at Guan Xia: "Hu Bin is dead, Hu Bin is dead!"
This guard was called Hu Bin.
The Xiqian garrison looked up and saw that all their leaders were dead, and the morale of the troops was in great confusion.
The door panel also shouted: "If you surrender, you won't be killed; if you open the door, you won't be killed!"
The Xili garrison went to attack the two gold-armored bronze guards, but the latter buried their heads in pushing the winch and did not resist at all.
Their copper-skinned, iron-framed and steel armors also have elemental energy to protect their bodies, so when the weapon is struck across the body, sparks will be drawn out, and only the joints will be effective.
There were still some fierce men in the garrison who used heavy weapons to smash the knee joints of the golden-armored and bronze guards, which really had some effect.
At least the advance speed of the Golden Armored Bronze Guards has slowed down.
At the same time, the Xiqiao people also used their tents and Juma stakes as cover to counterattack the shooters on the mountain.
However, the city gate was already two feet above the ground, and the Panlong City soldiers outside were lying on the ground and rolling in, holding their weapons.
The defenders of Xiqiao were about to counterattack, but were surprised to see that Hu Bin was dead. Their morale was shattered, and they allowed the Panlongcheng soldiers who had sneaked in to gain a firm foothold.
Afterwards, the Xiqiao people retreated steadily, and the golden-armored bronze guards opened the door and let in the army. This was a natural thing.
A quarter of an hour later, the defenders of Longhou Pass surrendered.
During this battle, the beacon tower was never lit from beginning to end. Some soldiers wanted to remove the sand cover and light the fire, but this thing was plastered with plaster and added with sand. It was not only thick but also heavy, and could not be moved by one or two people.
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The archers on the mountain also pay special attention to the beacon tower, and anyone who comes here will eat the arrows.
Despite the rain of arrows, this layer of sand cannot be removed.
General Red walked to He Lingchuan and Captain Sun and nodded in recognition: "Well done. At least you bought us two more hours."
The two teams executed well, allowing the Panlong Army to open the gate of Longmiao Pass at the minimum cost.
Don't underestimate these two hours, the foundation for victory or defeat may have been laid.
The dragon's throat has been opened, but where is the dragon's tail?
The Red General did not waste any time and ordered the entire army to advance and quickly conquer the last difficulty in the mountainous area of Xifang Country - Longji Hill.
Because the elite team of the Gale Army had already laid an ambush in advance, and they also cooperated inside and outside, the battle took half an hour longer this time, and they were finally won.
But the beacon tower was lit at Longji Pass!
The elite team silenced the cannon barrels in advance, so the defenders failed to fire a single shot in the end.
There is no room for error in a war, and the Red General had already anticipated this mistake. She did not blame them more, and just let everyone rest where they were for a quarter of an hour, and then pointed her sword towards the capital city of Xiqiao on the eastern plain!
Her declaration of attack consisted of just four words:
"This battle must be won!"
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On the first night when the new king Xiruan ascended the throne, he favored two beauties.
He was sleeping soundly in the gentle countryside, but his attendants rushed in to announce that the enemy army was attacking and had already entered the capital city gate!
"What?" Hu Yanzhao's mind buzzed, and he lost his voice, "How is this possible!"
Where did the enemy come from? Where did they attack?
"The first south gate and the second west gate have fallen, and the east gate is still under fierce attack!" the servant cried, "The beacon tower in the west is lit, that means Panlong City is coming!"
Hu Yanzhao kicked him down: "Then why no one reacted!"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he remembered that someone had come to report a few hours ago, and the beacon fire started again in the west.
There had been false alarms for two nights in a row, and today was another great day for him to ascend the throne. Hu Yanzhao didn't take this matter to heart. He just sent an order to send people to find out the truth. Besides, although the beacon fire was started but the artillery was not fired, it was most likely a false alarm.