Just when Shi Bao succeeded in forcibly crossing the Danshui, he was ready to attack the eldest son at any time.
The Han army also made a breakthrough on another front.
Liu Yin, who was in front of Hangu Pass, turned to attack the old Hangu Pass when his attack on the new pass failed.
The Wei army at Jiuguan defended the dangerous area.
The ancient Xiaohan Road is already rugged and difficult to navigate, and the section of Hangu Pass is sandwiched by high mountains on both sides, and the city of Guan is hidden in the Han Road.
The Han army had no way to form a formation, so they could only form a long snake formation and march in single file.
The soldiers walking at the front saw dozens of carts lined up in front of the city gate of Hanguguan City, piled high with fodder.
At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of clappers.
But I saw figures of people emerging from the high mountains on both sides.
At the same time, countless rolling wood and stones fell down one after another.
Fortunately, Liu Yin had already thought of this.
Only a sharp whistle was heard, and at the same time someone shouted:
"Raise the banner!"
The Han soldiers raised their large shields to cover their heads, and at the same time tried to get closer to the mountain walls on both sides.
The Han army's quick response prevented heavy casualties.
However, after rolling wooden rocks dropped from a height, many of them could not stop rolling and bumping around after they hit the ground.
"ah!"
Only a few miserable screams were heard, and finally some unlucky soldiers escaped from falling objects, but they could not escape from the rolling wood and rocks on the ground.
Even the comrades around the unlucky guy could hear the "clicking" sound of fractures.
"Ah! Ah!"
The injured person could not stand steadily and fell directly to the ground, holding his injured leg and screaming miserably.
But his calf was exposed with thick white bones.
The pain was probably too severe and he couldn't hold it back for a moment. He rolled to the ground and his body was exposed all of a sudden.
"Come back quickly, don't move!"
"You guys, drag him back quickly!"
The colleague next to him was about to reach out and pull it, when suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the air, followed by a loud "bang".
A rock hit him directly in the chest.
"Uh, ho..."
The screams stopped immediately.
The soldier lying on the ground turned his eyes white, and at the same time, dazzling blood poured out of his mouth.
"Ho ho ho..."
He seemed to still want to speak, but could no longer speak.
Soon, more and more blood foam came out of the corner of his mouth, and it seemed that there were some small objects in it.
Judging from his reaction, it was obvious that his lungs had been smashed.
The comrade who reached out to help him was stunned for a long time, and then he retracted his hand with some guilt.
Because there is no need to save anymore!
Even if he were the founder of military medical engineering, I'm afraid he would have to be taken to a medical school to have a chance or two.
I don’t know how long it took, and I don’t know whether it was because the Wei thieves had finished throwing away the rolling wood and stones, or because they failed to cause too many casualties to the Han army, the wood and stones finally began to become sparse.
"superior!"
"Big rafters, hold up the front and move those hay carts away!"
The Han army had just taken action again when suddenly another abnormality appeared in front.
At some point, a thick smoke began to fill the air.
Those with sharp eyes quickly reported: "General, the thief set the cart on fire!"
The special terrain of the valley prevents the thick smoke from dispersing in time.
Seeing the smoke getting thicker and thicker, the vision was greatly obstructed.
At this time, drum beating and killing shouts were suddenly heard from ahead.
"No, the thief may be coming!"
Fortunately, the Tiger Infantry Army is an elite army. Although it has been reorganized and restructured, and there are some new recruits, the foundation is still there.
The general at the front was extremely experienced. He made a decisive decision and immediately ordered:
"Fire the arrow!"
"Puffy!"
…
Although the arrows were fired very hastily and hastily, they were still within the foreseeable range.
The number of arrows fired was not large, but it could at least deter and delay, buying a little time for the comrades behind.
Experienced soldiers all know one thing: life and death on the battlefield are often determined by just a small amount of time.
The first wave of arrow fletching did seem to have an effect.
The Wei army behind the thick smoke did not rush out.
"Form up! Form a formation quickly!"
"Hirpen!"
"Keep playing! Pick up the one at the back quickly!"
After a period of slight confusion, the Han troops at the front quickly organized a defensive formation.
But as the smoke continued to spread, their figures disappeared into the white smoke.
The Han troops in the rear could only hear war drums and shouts of killing, as well as the constant shouts of "shoot arrows" and "form formation" from their comrades in front, but could not see what was going on at all.
"What happened?"
"Quick, ask what happened ahead!"
The mountain road was already narrow, and the Han troops were crowded in, making it impossible to quickly convey the news from the front.
Coupled with the wood and rocks smashed down by the Wei army from the mountains on both sides, the already difficult mountain road became even more difficult to walk.
It was difficult for the messengers to communicate with each other, so the news was naturally not conveyed smoothly.
"General, the situation ahead is unclear. It is very likely that we were ambushed by thieves."
When they learned that the life or death of the soldier at the front was unknown, someone from the left and right advised:
"The thieves set up ambush on the mountains on both sides. It was obvious that they were well prepared."
"This road is more difficult than the new pass in the north. If not, let the soldiers withdraw first and consider the long term."
A telescope can see far away, but it cannot see through.
Liu Yin put down the telescope helplessly and looked at the mountain road that had become smoky. Hearing the faint shouts of killing coming from ahead, his face became a little gloomy.
"Retreat?" Liu Yin pointed forward, with anger hidden in his eyes, "How to retreat? Tell me, how to retreat from this situation?"
"Do you believe it or not? With just one gold strike, the soldiers in the mountain road will not die in the hands of thieves, but will be trampled to death by their own people!"
On such a narrow mountain road, as long as you are not careful, once chaos occurs, it will only cause a stampede.
When the time comes, the thieves will just follow and harvest.
"Then what should we do?" The left and right seemed to know that it was out of consideration, but the situation in front of them made people anxious.
"Order, let the soldiers form a formation on the spot to defend against the enemy."
At this moment, Liu Yin could only trust the soldiers of the Tiger Infantry Army.
Especially those at the middle and lower levels, I hope they will have enough ability to organize their subordinates to deal with emergencies at hand.
"Both the Prime Minister and the Central Protector have always attached great importance to the training of soldiers. They are indeed far-sighted."
Liu Yin clenched the telescope in his hand and said silently in his heart.
He took a deep breath and looked up at the mountains to the south.
It was still dead quiet there, without any movement.
"Cough cough cough!"
"Ahem..."
The soldiers who were first exposed to the thick smoke were choked and coughed.
There was a spicy smell in my mouth and nose, and my eyes felt a little uncomfortable and started to shed tears.
"what to do?"
"I don't know, are there any military orders coming from behind?"
"At this time, you can't see people face to face, so how can you pass the message?"
"Where's the sound of the golden drum? Did anyone hear it?"
"No."
"If we don't hear Ming Jin, I'm afraid we can't go back. Otherwise, it will be a violation of military law."
Escape from battle is a capital offense.
"Then we can't stay here forever, right? Instead of being killed by the thieves, we will be killed by the smoke!"
"No, we have to find a way to rush to the front so that the thieves who set the fire can't continue to burn like this."
"I'm afraid there will be thieves ambushing me."
"Retreating without permission is a capital crime. If you stick to your guns, you will die sooner or later. It is better to risk your life. Even if you die, you can get more compensation."
The predicament before them actually aroused the ferocity of these generals.
This is the difference between elite soldiers who have seen countless lives and deaths and ordinary soldiers.
If the troops were replaced by the Wuqiang and Wuqianjun who had not experienced actual combat yet, and new recruits accounted for a relatively large proportion, I am afraid that the frontline troops had already begun to become chaotic.
But if it were Tu Chen Jun who already had some actual combat experience, even if someone proposed this plan, they might not be able to organize enough manpower to counterattack in such a short period of time.
This situation is possible only with the Wudang Army and the Tiger Infantry Army.
"Who wants to come with me?"
"I am the captain, I will take the lead, you take your people and follow me!"
"Colonel Lieutenant, you are the biggest among the people I can find right now. You should continue to organize people here and let me lead people up first!"
…
Time is tight, and arguing and giving in are a waste of time.
A few people quickly reached an agreement, and the two hundred or so people who dared to die were temporarily organized into two teams, the front and the back.
Led by two military commanders, they endured the choking smoke and began to move forward based on their memory.
"Cough cough cough!"
The captain asked the people around him to continue looking for the commander of the army camp who could be found, while listening to the sounds in front of him.
But the thieves' noisy drums and shouts of death never stopped.
It was impossible for him to tell whether he was engaging the enemy or not.
Just when the Han army was in a dilemma, the Wei general at Hangu Pass was laughing.
The soldiers below were beating drums and shouting loudly, but no one moved forward.
Because this is just a ploy to confuse the Western thieves.
The purpose of throwing rolling logs and thunder stones from the mountains on both sides was to let the Western thieves know that an ambush had been set up at this old pass.
Then he lit up thick smoke so that the thieves could not see clearly what was ahead. They would only think that there would be an ambush ahead.
Being ambushed suddenly and having their sight blocked like blind eyes, most of the soldiers would just panic and panic, like headless flies.
The reason why camp howls are easy to occur at night is because many soldiers in the army are blindfolded and become blind at night.
If there is a slight confusion, or if it is attacked by the enemy, it is easy to blow up the camp.
Because the blind man has no idea where the enemy is or when he will appear next to him.
Even if the Western thieves on the opposite side were well-trained, they would definitely not dare to move forward rashly in such thick smoke. They would have to be trapped in the thick smoke and have to retreat in the end.
Sure enough, the Western thief would just keep firing arrows, not realizing that there was no ambush in front of him.
"Give them the order to continue burning and make the smoke as big as possible!"
"Here!"
Although it would be cooler in the valley, because Wei Jun wanted to set fire to the hay cart, everyone was still sweating profusely under the smoke of the fireworks, only wearing single clothes.
For the sake of convenience, some people even took off their clothes and only wore a short nose skirt.
The thick smoke blocked the Han army's view, and also blocked the Wei army's view.
The Wei troops in front of the pass were completely unaware that a Han army of about a hundred men was groping forward with difficulty.
The two sides are close and are about to make contact.
"There seems to be a sound ahead?"
"It's the light of fire. The thief is probably in front."
"What should I do? The fire is blocking the front."
"It's not a fire, don't be afraid, just rush over!"
Unlike Shi Bao who forcibly crossed the Dan River, soldiers did not dare to wear iron armor.
All of these warriors who dared to die were wearing heavy armor.
As long as you rush fast enough, the fire won't burn them to death for a while.
Besides, if you want to make the haystack emit thick smoke, you can't just light a fire directly, but hold the charcoal and slowly burn it.
"Don't be impatient, just go a little further..."
"Go down with the order and prepare to charge!"
A shirtless Wei soldier was holding a large bundle of half-wet dry grass and was about to throw it into the smoky charcoal fire.
Inadvertently, his eyes seemed to see a figure on the opposite side. He thought he was dazzled and was about to focus his eyes to see more clearly.
At this time, someone could only be heard shouting: "Kill!"
A group of fierce soldiers were like madmen desperate for their lives, holding weapons and rushing towards this side from the other side of the fire.
They kicked over the burning haystack, causing sparks to fly.
When the flames fell on them, they seemed not to feel it at all.
All of them had red eyes, like evil ghosts crawling out of the underworld, eager to pounce on people and devour them.
There is no way, I have been in the thick smoke for too long, and I am crying non-stop. How can my eyes not be red?
Not to mention that when you see the arsonist who made you suffer such a terrible crime, your eyes will turn red even if you don't shed tears.
Two groups of dead soldiers, two hundred armored men, one behind the other, rushed over from the side of the fire.
Facing the Wei soldiers who had no weapons, no armor, only single clothes, even shirtless, and only half-dry and half-wet withered grass in their hands.
It was simply a one-sided massacre.
Wei Bing never dreamed that the Han army on the opposite side would appear under such circumstances, leaving them unprepared.
"puff!"
A head flew directly into the sky, and a column of blood spurted out.
This knife was cut with all one's strength while gritting one's teeth.
Cao!
Eat your grandpa with a knife!
Several Wei soldiers died on the spot. The Wei soldiers behind them just woke up from a dream, shouted, threw away the withered grass in their arms, turned around and ran away!
"The Han army is coming, the Han army is coming to kill!"
There was chaos in front of Guancheng Gate.
"Close the city gate, close the city gate quickly!"
Wei Bing, who was the first to run back, shouted as if he was crazy:
"Quick! Han army, it's Han army, Han army is coming!"
"Han Army? Where did the Han Army come from?"
Wei Bing, who was originally guarding the city gate and was envious that his comrades could play with fire, was startled and even panicked.
"Come here, they are coming!"
"Close the city gate quickly!"
"There are still our people outside!"
"Go tell the general!"
General Wei, who was standing at the top of the city watching the excitement, also felt something was wrong.
"What's going on? What's going on up front? Send someone down quickly to ask!"
Before the person sent could report back, the city gate had already sent someone over:
"General, it's not good! Han, the bandits are coming and they are killing them all the way to the city!"
"How is that possible! Did they fly here?"
General Wei's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief, and then asked quickly:
"Where is the city gate? Is the city gate closed?"
"The thieves have not yet reached the city gate, and we still have people outside..."
"The city gate is more important than the people outside!" General Wei didn't wait for the people below to finish speaking, stepped over and cursed angrily, "Quickly close the city gate!"
Thanks to the thick smoke, the Han troops who forced their way through the fire were killing people in the hayyard to vent their anger. With their sight blocked, they could not see the open gate of Guancheng not far away.
This gave Wei Jun the opportunity to close the city gate.
General Wei was about to breathe a sigh of relief when suddenly there was a "pop" sound like a defeated army falling to the ground.
Looking around, I saw a bunch of things whose original appearance I couldn't clearly see falling on the top of the city.
The red ones and the white ones are all mixed together.
General Wei worked hard to identify it for a long time, and then he discovered that it turned out to be a group of corpses.
Looking at the corpse, the clothes on the body seem to be exactly the same as those of a sergeant in his own army?
The alarm bells in his heart rang loudly, and he raised his head subconsciously:
"How could a corpse fall from the sky?"
Smoke curled up, blocking his sight and preventing him from seeing what was happening above Guancheng.
Soon, another body fell down.
Immediately afterwards, there are weapons...
"not good!"
General Wei's face changed drastically and he blurted out, "This is impossible!"
In the fourth year of Yanxi of the Han Dynasty, Jiang Wei sneaked across Choosangyuan and arrived at the top of Jiuhangu Pass. He was like a divine soldier descending from the sky.