To the east of Xiaonanshan Pass, there is the Pioneer Army camp.
Kanbao sat in the tent with a frown on his face. He encountered several interceptions along the way, and was finally blocked by the dwarf lion at Xiaonan Pass.
Although the vanguard army is elite, they do not have engineering equipment. If they want to rely on simple boarding ladders to pass the level, they will suffer heavy losses.
If the Jin Yiwei of the Fire Crow Army hadn't come to visit him, he would have spared Huaibei County.
"General!" Yang Chuan, a member of the Jin Yiwei Bai family, ran in excitedly with a small note in his hand: "We have received news from the Flying Bear Camp that the three-headed eagle has had an accident. It will take at least three days before we can return.
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General Xiong had already set off with his 10,000-person Flying Bear Battalion half an hour ago, and it was estimated that they would arrive at the west gate of Xiaonan Pass by dark.
He suggested that we send troops immediately, pretend to attack the east gate of Xiaonanshan Pass, wait until the Feixiong Camp arrives, and attack from both sides under the cover of night to capture Xiaonanshan Pass in one fell swoop."
"Okay, great, let's beat the drums and gather the generals immediately!" Kanbao was overjoyed when he heard this. He took the secret letter and read it in twos and twos, and the sadness on his face was wiped away.
"Xiao Qi is indeed a person who has done great things. He arranged for this special soldier from the Flying Bear Camp long ago. Even I still can't believe it."
"The Marquis's strategy is unpredictable. How can a three-headed eagle or a dwarf lion be his opponent?" Yang Chuan, a member of the Jinyiwei Baihu family, stroked his mustache, feeling proud.
He was originally a charlatan, but when he was imprisoned, he never imagined that a big pie fell from the sky and he suddenly became a member of the Jinyiwei family.
In my heart, I admire and feel grateful for Li Wenhao. I admire Li Wenhao for his keen eye and ability to recognize such a talent.
I am grateful. He used to be an unlicensed liar, but now he is a licensed liar. It not only satisfies his interests and hobbies, but also gives him face. Where can I find such a good thing?
"General!" Yang Chuan paused, frowned slightly and said, "There are many soldiers in the military camp who are unwilling to go to Langya because they care about their families.
It’s better to keep this matter a secret for now.”
"This, I know!" Kanbao nodded, and the joy on his face disappeared.
Although he single-handedly brought up the forward camp, most of the soldiers were from Qingyang County, so how could they not care about their families.
Moreover, people in the Central Plains value loyalty and cherish their reputation, and no one wants to be called a traitor.
Fortunately, he defected to Langyahou. Although Li Wenhao announced his separation from the Li family, the Qingyang Li family did not admit it and claimed that Li Wenhao was still a member of the Li family. It was just a misunderstanding.
Therefore, when he led his troops to defect to Li Wenhao, it was not considered a rebellion, and the soldiers could barely accept it.
The Qingyang Li family was wary of Li Wenhao and never threatened the soldiers' families.
"General!" After a while, dozens of generals walked into the tent and bowed in salute.
Most of them were okay, with relatively calm expressions. There were a small number of generals, led by Qianhu Zhang He, whose faces were not very good-looking, and they seemed to be less respectful than before when they saluted.
"Everyone get up!"
When Kanbao saw this, he raised his hand and signaled everyone to join in unison, with a somewhat sad expression: "Generals, listen to the order and immediately gather the entire army to attack Xiaonan Pass..."
"General, no, our army lacks craftsmen and does not have enough siege equipment. How can we attack the city?"
"Yes, just relying on some boarding ladders will cause heavy casualties to our brothers."
"The guard is General Dwarf Lion. Although there are only 5,000 defenders, it is impossible to attack easily. It is better to think long term!"
Before Kanbao could finish speaking, all the generals in the account started shouting. Some of them were really thinking about the war, while Qianhu Zhang He and others just had other agendas and were just delaying time.
When Qingyang Hou's army surrounded them, everything stopped.
"No need to say more, I have made up my mind!" Kanbao frowned, his face became more and more ugly, he hesitated and said: "Tonight, all the generals will work hard to attack the city. Regardless of whether we can capture Xiaonanshan Pass, after this battle, if you want
Those who leave can leave on their own."
"General, you must not do this, please think twice!"
"General, once this case is started, I'm afraid less than half of the people will leave!"
"General Renyi, we will attack the city with all our strength!"
After the order was given, the generals were in an uproar, and most of them tried their best to dissuade them. Only Zhang He and others were happy and accepted the order loudly.
Kanbao is usually very trustworthy, so no one doubts him.
"General, you are so kind!" After the generals left, the new deputy commander of the Pioneer Army, Gu Sihu, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Mercy, that was before. I, Kanbao, am no longer the Kanbao I used to be?" Kanbao's face was cold, with a hint of ferocity at the corner of his mouth: "Go ahead and let Zhang He and the others take the lead. If you want to leave, let's wait and see if you can survive."
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"Follow the order!" Gu Sihu understood, his eyes lit up, and he clasped his fists excitedly and left.
Gu Sihu is different from other generals. He is not from Qingyang County, and he has no favorable impression of the Qingyang Li family. He is 100% supportive of joining Langya Marquis.
"Boom, boom, boom," half an hour later, the army came out of the camp. Zhang He and others from Qianhu took the lead in attacking with 5,000 forward troops.
Xiaonanshan Pass is not an important pass. It only became important after the three-headed eagle occupied Huixian County.
The city walls were all newly built, and because it was not a frontal battlefield, the defenders only had more than 3,000 people. This was due to the arrival of the forward battalion, which increased to 5,000.
Kanbao was lucky. On this day, the Dwarf Lion was not at Xiaonanshan Pass, but at the Qingyang Army Camp more than fifty miles away.
According to Dwarf Lion's thinking, it would take time for Kanbao to build siege equipment. He would not attack the city within two or three days. Even if it was to attack the city, he would arrive in a hurry.
But he didn't expect that the three-headed eagle's subordinates would attack from both front and back, and they would bring a large number of siege equipment.
"Boom, boom," Xiaonanshan closed, and the defenders lit torches, trebuchets, crossbows, and archers, and fired one after another.
Huge boulders and arrows fell like locusts with a whistling sound that broke through the air.
"Ah, rush quickly!"
"Come on, as long as you get to the top of the city, you can leave no matter whether you win or lose!"
"Quick, get on the ladder and stand up quickly!"
The forward troops were worthy of being the elite of Qingyang. They were not only well-trained, but also well-equipped. They braved the rain of attacks and rushed to the city.
However, the defenders had a large number of defensive equipment. For a while, the forward troops attacking the city suffered heavy casualties, with thousands of people dead.
"Zhang Qianhu, our brothers have suffered a great loss, why don't we retreat first?"
"This is obviously using us as cannon fodder!" Several generals attacking the city couldn't bear it anymore, and they all shouted to retreat.
"We can't retreat. As long as we can kill the city, Kanbao can't go back on his word. We have five thousand people, and even if half of them die, it's worth it." Zhang He of Qianhu yelled. He only cared about whether he could escape smoothly, and he didn't care.
Save the lives of soldiers.
"Boom, boom," the battle continued, and more and more people died in the vanguard, soon exceeding two thousand. The effect was amazing, and some soldiers had already attacked the city wall.
"General!" Under the commander's flag, the deputy commander Gu Sihu hurried over and reported in a low voice: "Zhang He's men said that they had already attacked the city wall and had suffered too many casualties, so they were clamoring to withdraw."