Before Li Xiuning and the Tang generals in Guan Nei could think too much, the Sui army that had just arrived had not even set up its formation, but the war drums were already beating...
"Huh? That's too much to bully, you actually underestimated me..."
Looking at the reaction of the Sui troops outside the pass, most of the Tang generals on the wall, including Li Xiuning and Wu Meng, had rather ugly expressions.
Hangu Pass is also a famous pass in the world. Although the city wall is only at the level of a giant city, it is a pure military fortress. Coupled with the geographical advantage of being easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is more difficult to attack than a giant city, but only half as good as Tiandu.
Faced with such a majestic pass, the Sui army had just arrived, without forming a formation or even preparing siege equipment, and actually wanted to attack the city directly? They underestimated the generals guarding the pass!
The majestic Jiutian King of the Sui Dynasty, although he was the King of Zhenwu who was famous for his martial arts, he had experienced hundreds of battles and spent half his life in the military. He should not be so arrogant and reckless, right?
However, this is not impossible. He Ruobi, one of the Nine Heavenly Kings of the Sui Dynasty, was dismissed by the Sui Emperor because of his arrogance and pride in taking credit. He was later imprisoned and retired.
He Ruobi had few ambitions, was brave and good at fighting, and had a great reputation. He was highly regarded in the previous dynasty. In the late period of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the world was unified. He Ruobi ascended the throne of Shangzhu Kingdom and was granted the title of Duke of Song. However, he was proud and complacent and not satisfied. He thought that his fame was not enough. Above the ministers, he is always the prime minister, and the three princes agree.
Later, because Yang Su was the right servant and He Ruobi was still a general, and he was not officially crowned king, he felt unbalanced and showed his dissatisfaction, so he was dismissed by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. This made He Ruobi even more resentful, and a few years later , Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty imprisoned He Ruobi, and King Zhenwu disappeared and retired to the court.
This has also become one of the typical examples passed down by countless people that "it is easy to change a country, but it is hard to change one's nature".
"General Zhenxi!"
Li Xiuning frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly scolded.
"General!"
Li Daoxuan, the original guard of Hangu Pass, nephew of Tang King Li Yuantang, and generals of the Tang Dynasty clan, came out to solemnly respond.
Li Dao Hangu Pass.
Although there was an agreement to leave the Tang Dynasty, the Tang State also hoped that Hangu Pass could be defended, so it did not transfer away Li Daoxuan and other former generals and troops who guarded the pass, and also reinforced it with countless wealth and supplies.
Li Xiuning ordered: "General Zhenxi personally leads his troops and the elite cavalry in the pass, waiting at the city gate. If the wall is lost or I give the order, immediately open the city gate and charge to kill the enemy!"
"Huh? Now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, we are even more unstoppable against the mighty generals of King Wu and Silver Demon. Even the elite ones are far inferior. We should only defend and not go into battle!"
Li Daoxuan frowned and reminded him with obvious disapproval, and everyone else present also nodded.
This is an obvious thing.
However, Li Daoxuan was Li Xiuning's cousin, so even though he was subordinate, he could speak more casually, and other Tang generals were not allowed to talk nonsense.
"This is a military order!"
Li Xiuning stared at Li Daoxuan with her beautiful eyes and reminded her solemnly. After a pause, she quickly continued:
"Precisely because our generals, elites, etc. are not as good as the enemy's army, we should win with numbers. If we want to completely block the enemy's army from the pass, the possibility is not high. The most important thing is to use attrition. While the enemy's army has not all gathered, Take the opportunity to rush and kill, weaken the enemy as much as possible, and buy time!"
Speaking of this, seeing that Li Daoxuan was still silent with his eyebrows furrowed, Li Xiuning sighed secretly, and simply said: "I only want results in this battle, no matter the cost, I will lock up people and lose them to death!"
"yes!"
Li Daoxuan was stunned, but he quickly reacted, looked at Li Xiuning with a surprised expression, gritted his teeth and stood up to answer.
"Dong, dong, dong..."
"charge……"
The Sui army's war drums continued, and Zhenwu King He Ruobi personally led 10,000 Jingwu armored guards as the vanguard, charging towards Hangu Pass without stopping in a shocking and astonishing way.
Under He Ruobi's roar, which sounded like thunder, the Jingwu armored guards surged at a furious speed, as if they were using iron hooves to rush through the checkpoint and flatten Hangu Pass.
After all, Hangu Pass is also one of the best passes in the world. Now it can be said to be the best pass in the world. How can it be shaken by iron hoofs?!
With He Ruobi and Jingwu Jiawei as examples, the subsequent Sui army also moved non-stop, like an endless raging frenzy, with surging heads of people, rushing directly to Hangu Pass, as if they had succeeded in a battle.
Five miles...
Three miles...
Seeing that the Jingwu Armor Guards were about to enter the guarding range, He Ruobi and the Jingwu Armor Guards all bent their bows and set arrows, pointing directly at the city wall.
With the strength of the Jingwu Jiawei, holding an iron bow, they can shoot as far as three miles.
However, what is surprising is that He Ruobi and Jingwu Jiawei kept bending their bows and aiming arrows, but did not shoot...
Two miles...
One mile...
"war!"
Seeing Jingwu Jiawei rushing into the shooting range, Li Xiuning was not polite and took the lead in shouting luck.
"Rumble..."
Hundreds of city defense equipment were activated, roaring, countless boulders, giant crossbows, etc., overwhelmingly bombarded the Jingwu armored guards who were rushing towards them, and tens of thousands of sharp arrows exploded together, the bow strings exploded, and the cold light shrouded the city.
sky.
"shoot……"
Just one breath away from Li Xiuning, He Ruobi shouted loudly, loosened his bowstring, and nine iron arrows roared out with a harsh whistle...
"Bang, bang, bang..."
The Jingwu armored guards who had been prepared for a long time erupted at the same time. Their bow strings were deafening, buzzing and screaming, and thousands of sharp arrows were shot out. The momentum actually surpassed at least 50,000 sharp arrows defending the city.
The bow shook the city wall!
What is surprising again is that, including He Ruobi himself, the sharp arrows of the Jingwu Armor Guards were not aimed at the defenders on the wall, but were shot at the city wall, and none of them hit the wall...
In an instant, the city wall, which was more than a hundred feet long and as dark as iron, was studded with sharp arrows, and their feathers buzzed.
Countless boulders, giant crossbows, sharp arrows, etc. fell, but the Jingwu armored guards easily dodged them. Only dozens of them were knocked over and shot, and the casualties were negligible!
Three hundred meters...
One hundred meters...
He Ruobi led 10,000 Jingwu armored guards, braving arrows, boulders, etc., and still rushed straight to the city wall, leaving half of the defenders in a daze.
Even in the "Cavalry Storm" that shocked the world before, the Beidi Cavalry, which is recognized as the strongest cavalry, did not dare to use cavalry to attack the big city and above!
Fifty meters...
Thirty meters...
At the speed of a war horse, it can hit the city wall in just one breath!
"Pengyi Formation, rise!"
The Jingwu Evil Cloud, which was originally as evil as the sky, vaguely transformed into a giant roc with wings spread for several miles, as powerful as a giant roc spreading its wings and flying high...
Led by He Ruobi, he led thousands of Jingwu armored guards, leaped off their horses, and slid towards the city wall, as if they were flying over eaves and walking over walls. They soared into the sky along the vertical city wall at extremely fast speeds...
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The well-prepared defenders were shocked. Rolling stones, huge trees, hot oil, boiling water, etc. poured down from the top of the wall, but it was difficult to stop the Jingwu armor from climbing the wall.
"Pikemen, sword and shield soldiers, come forward!"
Li Xiuning's delicate and handsome face was quite ugly. She gritted her teeth and scolded in a deep voice, then continued:
"kill!"
It is really sad to sit at a powerful pass, but the enemy uses such tactics to attack it. The enemy is clearly bullying us! (To be continued.)
