The Chu army quickly retreated to Yangguan. Although the Hu people chased closely behind them and injured many Chu army cavalry, fortunately, the Chu army retreated to the front line of Yangguan with its organization largely intact. With the help of Yangguan's broken defense fortifications
, withstood the pursuit of the barbarians.
The Hu people also wanted to attack through the broken gap in Yangguan, but this was also the focus of the Chu army's defense. They accumulated heavy troops and blocked the gap to resist desperately. The battle lasted for nearly two hours, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. The Hu people
Seeing that it was impossible to attack by force, we had to retreat temporarily.
The Chu army immediately organized people to bandage the wounded soldiers, and then took advantage of this opportunity to send people to retrieve all the "feldspar" under the Yangguan wall back to Yangguan.
These "feldspars" were weapons used by the Hu people when attacking key points. Although they were simple and crude, they still had some power. The Husbands were in a hurry and had not had time to retrieve them before. There were tens of thousands of such "feldspars" under the city. The Chu army
Taking it back to the pass can be regarded as an additional long-distance weapon.
Strong warriors were selected to use the feldspar and climbed to the top of the wall. A large number of archers also climbed to the top of the wall to stand ready. As for the breach in Yangguan, although they knew that the barbarians would soon carry out the next round of attacks,
They still took the time to repair it in a hurry, which was nothing more than piling up rubble fragments at the gap and filling it in a little bit. It was not the same as a real thick wall.
Xue Poye, with the help of Mingxu, took care of the injury on his shoulder, and then led Mingxuxun to see Mao Di, who was in critical condition. At this time, Mao Di was lying in the corner with a penis taken off from his body.
His clothes were placed underneath him, and he was surrounded by generals from the northwest, each of whom looked extremely sad.
Seeing Xue Poye coming over, all the generals in the northwest felt extremely strange.
After all, one day ago, Xue Poye was the biggest enemy of the Northwest Army. The death of King Mingyue was inseparable from Xue Poye. But today, it was Xue Poye who led the Chu army's cavalry to open a gap for them.
It prevented the Northwest Army from being surrounded and annihilated by Hu Qi, and Xue Poye strangled the Hutu Commander to death. This bravery was admired by the Northwest people who always worshiped force.
After just a moment of hesitation, a northwest general finally took the lead in saluting: "Commander!"
Therefore, other generals also saluted regardless of how they felt in their hearts.
Xue Poye nodded and said to Mingxu: "Go and see Mao Shuai's injury!"
Mingxu passed through the crowd and squatted next to Mao Di. He saw that Mao Di had clenched his teeth, his face was pale, and his breathing was extremely weak. He did not dare to pull out the arrow on his chest easily, so he rolled up his sleeves and started to check.
In just a moment, Mingxu stood up, walked to Xue Poye, and said softly: "It's no longer possible, his lungs have been shot through, and he won't live long."
"Is there no way?" Xue Poye knew that his lung was shot through and the chance of survival was gone. He still had a glimmer of hope: "You are a miracle doctor!"
Mingxu shook his head and said: "Even if the real Putuo from southern Xinjiang comes, he will be powerless."
Xue Poye sighed and walked to Mao Di, only to see that Mao Di had opened his eyes slightly and looked at him.
"Shuai Mao!" Xue Poye squatted down next to Mao Di and said softly: "The army has retreated, you don't have to worry." At this time, Mao Di was most concerned about whether his subordinates had returned safely. Xue Poye
Ye's first words were to reassure him.
Mao Di opened his mouth and said in a very soft voice: "That...that's good...!"
The old handsome man's eyes were dull, but there seemed to be a trace of shame mixed with them.
After all, he was ambushed by the Hu people this time. As the commander-in-chief, he could not shirk his responsibility. He felt very guilty for underestimating the enemy and rashly advancing and losing thousands of northwest cavalrymen.
Mao Di raised his hand, as if he wanted to do something, but his hand was weak and he did not raise it.
"Mao Shuai, what do you want to say?" Xue Poye asked softly.
"In my arms...the military talisman...!" Mao Di said with a weak breath.
Xue Poye hurriedly groped around in Mao Di's armor and took out the northwest military talisman he had given him, then put it into Mao Di's hand and said: "Commander Mao, the military talisman is here, you don't have to worry."
Mao Di stretched out his hand vigorously and put the military talisman into Xue Poye's hand: "Take... take the military talisman, kill... kill the barbarians, and treat the northwest... northwest army...!"
Xue Poye nodded vigorously and said solemnly: "The Northwest Army is also our warrior of Dachu, and I will treat them equally!"
Mao Di looked straight at the sky and murmured to himself: "The bright moon... the bright moon...!" His body went limp and he died.
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The Northwest Army didn't even have time to mourn Mao Di's death before another attack by the Hu began.
This time, the Hu people were fully prepared and shot at the enemy with long bows. Fortunately, the Chu army had already been prepared and responded with feldspar bows and arrows. The feldspar feather arrows in mid-air were like flies, flying towards the enemy army one after another.
, the Hu people were skilled in archery and killed many Chu troops, but they themselves also paid a heavy price in casualties.
Now, excluding those who died in the previous battle, there are still more than 30,000 Yangguan defenders, and the total strength of the Hu people is only more than 50,000 people. Their military strength does not have an absolute advantage. For the Hu people, the biggest strategic goal is to follow up the Chu army.
Before the troops arrived, they first eliminated the Yangguan defenders. However, they underestimated the Yangguan defenders' combat effectiveness and willpower. Although they caused some damage to the defenders through repeated attacks, the possibility of annihilating the Yangguan defenders became increasingly smaller.
Several attacks were made without success.
Wu Lachi's face became more and more ugly. He had great ambitions and wanted to conquer the world, but he didn't expect that he would be blocked in front of a small pass like Yangguan, which was not a natural chasm.
Thinking that he almost surrounded and annihilated the Northwest Cavalry Regiment led by Mao Di, but was rescued unexpectedly by Xue Poye, Wu Lachi felt quite angry.
In addition, Wu Lachi received a very bad news. Commander Langtu led one hundred thousand Hu cavalry to attack Yanmen Pass, but encountered an ambush by the Beizhen Army at the ancient crossing of Hanshui River. In a battle, the Hu cavalry lost their lives.
No small matter, now the Beizhen Army is firmly guarding Yanmen Pass, guarded by General Ren personally. Commander Lang Tu launched several attacks, but failed to break through Yanmen Pass except for leaving a large number of barbarian corpses.
Hu's army, which attacked the Central Plains from both sides, seemed to have encountered great trouble.
Yangguan held on for two days, and Hu Qi launched more than ten attacks. However, the defenders became more and more courageous. In this bloody battle, the Chu army and the northwest army had become one, sharing the same hatred.
Only Xue Poye's order was followed.
At dusk on the second day, with dust and smoke billowing, the Chu army's follow-up troops finally followed up and brought a large amount of supplies. The defenders who had been holding on at Yangguan for two days finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The hundreds of thousands of troops ensured that the Hu people would not be able to invade Yangguan this time.
The Hu people obviously knew this and did not attack for two consecutive days. The Chu army took the opportunity to reinforce Yangguan.
Reinforcement.
In addition to deploying a large number of archers at the head of Yangguan City, the Chu army also deployed catapults inside the pass. Of course, what satisfied Xue Poye the most was that his ten cannons were also transported to Yangguan and set up in Yangguan.
City head.
Xue Poye had already planned that no matter what the result of this battle was, these ten cannons would be set up in Yangguan from now on as important defensive weapons.
"Commander, this thing is really powerful." Sein Fei patted the cannon and chuckled, "I've really seen its power."
Xue Poye coughed and came closer and said, "Song Shuai, lower your voice, don't affect the harmony."
Song Fei was stunned for a moment, but he soon realized that the power of this cannon was originally tested in Yongzhou City. It would be quite inappropriate if the soldiers of the Northwest Army heard about it.
Seinfeld now admires this young marshal from the bottom of his heart.
Captured Yizhou City, won the Battle of Butterfly Hill and killed General Dou Andao. When besieging Yongzhou City, he obtained a large number of medicinal materials, eliminated the spread of diseases, and used earth cannons to defeat Yongzhou, known as the "Unbreakable City"
City, and now he has rescued the Northwest Army who was trapped in an ambush, killed the famous Hu general Hu Tu Shuai, and defended Yangguan. Each of these things is a great achievement.
"Commander, it seems that this battle won't last a few days." Song Fei stroked his beard and said: "These barbarians are used to the grassland, and they won't be able to last long in this dusty place. They wanted to seduce them at first.
The northwest cavalry falls into a trap and is annihilated in one fell swoop. Then we can attack Chu with confidence. Don’t tell me, although the Hu cavalry is not many, if we really annihilate the northwest cavalry, even if we have the advantage, we may not be able to resist it.
But in the current situation, the Northwest Army has not only been preserved intact, but also Yang Pass has been defended by us. The Hu people’s wishful thinking has failed, and they must retreat.”
Xue Poye touched his nose and said leisurely: "I just heard the brothers talking. They still want to break into the Beihu Grassland. Commander Song, in your opinion, can this be done?"
Song Fei's eyes lit up at first, and then he sighed and said: "Who doesn't think about this? We Chu people and Hu people are inseparable, but... if we talk about breaking into the grassland, it is still not possible now. Back then, I was the great Chu Zheng
When it was at its peak, hundreds of thousands of troops were sent to attack Beihu, but they returned with no success. It may not be as strong as it was back then. If we really wanted to fight, it would take ten or eight years to prepare. It still doesn't happen now.
That strength."
Xue Poye looked at Song Fei with admiration, feeling that the veteran's mind was still very clear.
"Without attacking for two days, the Hu people seem to have no idea." Song Fei said slowly: "Thankfully, King Mingyue called a truce. If we were still fighting with the Northwest Army, the Hu people might have taken advantage.
Go, but... there is no chance now."
At this moment, Yang Yijun rushed to report: "Commander, the scouts sent out have detected the movement. I am afraid that the Hu people will attack again tonight."
"Attack the pass at night?" Song Fei snorted coldly: "It seems that the Hu people are going to make a last ditch effort." He stroked the cold cannon and said with a smile: "Let the Hu people have a taste of it.
"
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Sure enough, the Beihu people seemed to be unable to contain the confrontation. Wu Lachi sent an order to launch a large-scale attack on Yangguan at night, concentrating his forces to attack the gap that had not been completely repaired.
The night was dark, the temperature was extremely low, and the wind and sand were constantly blowing, and the Hu people were galloping towards Yangguan in the night, like a group of ghosts.
It's just that they didn't expect that the ten gods of death in Yangguan would make them understand what it means to be afraid and what it means to tremble.
After a round of arrows, just as the barbarians were approaching Yangguan bravely, the cannon on the wall of Yangguan finally remembered.
"Boom boom boom!"
The loud noise of the earthquake and mountain shaking resounded in the night sky of Yangguan.
The artillery shells penetrated the dense Hu army formation. Every time a shell entered, dozens of Hu cavalry were blown away. More than a dozen cannons were powerful at the same time. After the first round of shelling, hundreds of brave Hu cavalry were gone.
Return to heaven.
The Hu people were shocked.
They didn't know what was going on. For the Hu people who had never been shelled, the power of this weapon was beyond their ability to understand and accept.
The cannons did not stop, they continued to fire out the cannonballs vigorously and mercilessly. Horsemen died in pieces, people fell on their backs, and their miserable howls were no weaker than the sound of the cannons.
The defenders were extremely excited, cheering, and shooting locust-like arrows in conjunction with the artillery fire.
The Hu cavalry were obviously frightened by the power of the cannons. In a panic, they left thousands of corpses behind and retreated in a hurry at the sound of the retreat horn. Although the Hu cavalry were brave, they were not idiots, and they were not willing to risk their lives.
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"Changshengtian, what kind of devil do they have?" the barbarians screamed.dd