The gorgeous sunshine shines on the vast wilderness, quiet and peaceful.
A large army slowly walked out of Yumen Pass and headed towards the sun. The leader was Qin Huaidao. After waiting all night, there was no Turkic attack. It had been several days since he had received a message from Hanzhou's three flying pigeons. It was probably that the carrier pigeon had been shot.
The situation is unclear and no more time can be wasted.
As for An Guogong, he stayed with his clan soldiers. There was enough food in the city, and 10,000 Turkic reinforcement horses and weapons were captured. Many trenches were dug outside the city, and the 1,000 prisoners continued to dig. There was no problem in holding it for a while.
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As for the Turks in Dunhuang City, don’t worry!
As long as Yangguan is captured, we can get in touch with Hanzhou. Then it will be much easier to go back and deal with Dunhuang.
The three cities of Hanzhou were all waiting for news of reinforcements and could not wait any longer.
After leaving the city, Qin Huaidao ordered the army to speed up and rush forward like a rolling torrent. The roar of horse hooves resounded through the wilderness, and the frightened birds in the distance fled in all directions.
The straight-line distance between Yumenguan and Yangguan is only about thirty kilometers.
The horses galloped and we could arrive in less than an hour.
As expected, the Turkic war flag was flying on Yangguan Pass. Countless people were standing on the city wall, bows and arrows drawn, with solemn expressions. A war general on the wall above the city gate was looking into the distance, talking to the people around him.
Qin Huaidao ordered the army to stop while observing Yangguan.
Yangguan stands on Dundun Mountain. Relying on this Dundun Mountain, you can have a panoramic view of hundreds of miles away. Different from the desert beaches of later generations, now there are oases all over the land and a river flowing forward leisurely. It can be said that the water is a narrow pass. According to the
Sichuan is dangerous, echoing the north and south of Yumen Pass.
Many houses, farmland, and channels were built on both sides of the river, but the houses were all burned down, and the bodies of the massacres were vaguely visible. The sight was desolate and extremely tragic.
This scene made Qin Huaidao furious, and his eyes fell on Yangguan in front again. Dundun Mountain was a bit steep, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it was not conducive to the deployment of troops. A strong attack would definitely not work. He turned back to look at Wang Hu.
Wang Hu quickly urged his horse forward, cupped his fists and said, "Young Master?"
"The artillery battalion is ready, the firepower will cover the brothers and they will fight. The battle will be decided."
"Follow the order!" Wang Hu hurriedly went to prepare.
Qin Huaidao looked at Luo Ying, pointed to the burned house not far away and continued: "Did you see that side? It was obviously reclaimed and built by the family members of the Tang army stationed there, but they were all burned down and killed. These beasts cannot be left here.
, the special operations divisions used the cover of artillery fire to charge forward, leaving no one behind to avenge the tragic death of the Tang army."
"Follow the order!" Luo Ying also quickly went to prepare.
Soon, the artillery battalion rushed to a stone's throw away with grenades and artillery shells. In this position, people inside Yangguan could not shoot, but everyone was able to achieve precise artillery fire.
The grenade tubes were lined up one by one, the direction was adjusted, and the angle was corrected.
The special operations division regiment was all veterans, and they once again took on the task of attacking the enemy. Everyone dismounted from their horses and stepped forward with crossbows in their hands and sabers at their waists, staring eagerly, eager to try.
Soon, the artillery camp was ready.
Luo Wu was worried about an accident, so he ran over to check the angle himself, and used a grenade to lock the position of the city gate on the mountain. He immediately looked at Luo Ying and saw Luo Ying nodding. He was about to prepare for the bombardment when he found someone coming down from the mountain.
Wearing weapons, Luo Wu couldn't help but look at Qin Huaidao.
"Wait a moment, let's check the situation first." Qin Huaidao didn't mind waiting a few more minutes.
Soon, the man came forward, his face full of unruly and arrogant, and he shouted in unskilled Tang dialect: "Let your general come out and answer."
Luo Ying stepped forward, his eyes cold, as if looking at a corpse: "If you fart, hurry up."
The other party felt the murderous aura in Luo Ying, was stunned for a moment, and then said in annoyance: "My master is in a good mood today. He said that as long as you put down your weapons and allow yourself to be slaves, otherwise you will kill them all. The great Turks are invincible. Don't let it go."
Know how to lift."
"You are looking for death!" Luo Ying was furious.
"Come and attack if you're not afraid of death." The other party said this and turned around and ran away.
At this time, countless Turks suddenly appeared on the top of the mountain ahead, estimated to be about three thousand. They drew their bows and arrows, aiming down the mountain. They almost blocked all the routes up the mountain. If they attacked by force, they would inevitably be hit by a rain of arrows.
Three thousand people were shooting arrows at the same time, occupying the upper and lower areas, and the threat was very great. There was no way they could attack the mountain without ten or twenty thousand people filling in. No wonder these Turks were so arrogant.
Luo Ying's face turned livid with anger and he raised his crossbow.
The crossbow bolt penetrated the man's body, and he collapsed to the ground. He looked at Luo Ying in disbelief. He couldn't understand where Luo Ying got the confidence. Aren't he afraid of too many casualties? He gritted his teeth and pointed at Luo Ying and said: "You...
…I will wait for you below, and the great Turkic warriors will kill all of you and help me… take revenge.”
After saying that, he tilted his head and lost his vitality.
"Still want revenge?"
Luo Ying spat disdainfully and cursed: "Even if I get to the underworld, I will gather my brothers to kill you all again. If I die, I won't even think about living in peace." As he said that, he looked at Luo Wu.
"fire!"
Luo Wu was outraged by the arrogant and arrogant Turks. He actually dared to come up to provoke him and wanted to be a slave. Damn you, uncle. He let go of his hand and the shell slipped from the grenade.
"Boom!"
The grenade roared out of the barrel, flew away with Luo Wu's strong murderous intent, and slammed into the city gate.
"boom!"
There was a loud noise that was shocking.
The wooden city gate was blown away, and a large part of the city wall collapsed. Countless people became unstable and fell to the ground.
On the mountain, the Turks stared blankly at this scene, their eyes full of shock and no longer as arrogant as before.
"Free bombardment!" Luo Wu roared angrily, loudly.
The artillerymen slid the shells they had prepared into the grenades one after another.
"Boom boom boom!"
On the mountain, fireballs exploded everywhere, and the terrifying shock wave shocked the Turks to death and flew them away. The survivors stood in a daze, motionless. It was the first time they encountered such an attack, and they didn't know how to avoid it. They were all blown away.
Senseless.
"Boom boom boom!"
Another round of artillery shells washed the ground, falling specifically towards crowded places. The terrifying fireball engulfed people and tore them apart.
"ah--"
Many people were on fire and ran wildly.
Luo Ying saw that the enemy army was in chaos and had no time to counterattack. He couldn't miss the opportunity. He shouted: "For the first regiment, let me attack from the front. The second regiment and the third regiment will outflank them on both sides. Remember, leave no one behind and kill them!"
After saying that, Luo Ying took the lead and rushed towards the mountain.
"Kill--"
The three regiments roared and charged forward, fighting spirit rising to the sky.
"Quick, fight again, aim at the castle." Luo Wuye yelled.
"Boohoo!"
Cannonballs tore through the void, drawing a strange line of death. They landed accurately in the city, exploding into clouds of flames that shot into the sky. The screams were heartbreaking and resounded throughout the sky.
Soon, a large number of Turks rushed out of the castle.
Qin Huaidao's pupils shrank suddenly when he saw this scene. There were actually so many hidden. There were probably more than 3,000 people in this Yangguan. No wonder he was so arrogant just now and sent people down to provoke him. He wanted to provoke him to attack at all costs, so that he could calculate.
He yelled: "Artillery Battalion, aim in the direction of the castle and fire another salvo."
It is easier to explode when the enemies are concentrated, and it is not certain who is plotting against whom.
The artillery battalion acted quickly upon hearing the order.
Another cannonball was fired, most of them fell inside the castle, and some fell outside the castle, killing a large number of the Turks who rushed out.
But more Turkic soldiers rushed out of the castle.
Qin Huaidao stared closely at the Turks swarming out of the castle gate, and felt more and more that something was wrong. There were probably five thousand people hiding inside. Fortunately, there were cannons. If they attacked by force, they would kill the Turkic archers outside at all costs.
They will also be killed by all the Turks in the castle.
"What a provoking method and what a trap."
Qin Huaidao was furious and shouted: "Artillery Camp, one more round."
The Turks occupy favorable terrain and have bows and arrows, which is not a big deal. The special warfare divisions attacking from behind will suffer heavy casualties.
"Boom!"
Cannonballs roared away one after another, large parts of the castle were blown down, and the city gates collapsed. Dust was flying, and a large number of Turks could be seen fleeing for the road, panicking like rats.
Seeing that it was almost done, Qin Huaidao signaled the artillery battalion to pause and looked at the special operations division that had already attacked.
The special operations division is worthy of being an elite division, with very good techniques and tactics. They work in groups of three to form an attack triangle. Two people cover, and one person takes the opportunity to charge. They cover alternately, constantly change positions, and advance very quickly.
Moreover, two people cover one person, greatly reducing casualties.
Soon, the special forces division rushed to the top of the mountain. The crossbow bolts were empty, and they didn't bother to replace them. They took out the grenades and threw them away. They took the opportunity to charge and slashed with their swords when they got close.
The Eight Po Feng Swords are open and closed, simple and rough, and are most suitable for battlefield fighting.