"This is really reckless." Wang Ding shook his head.
Gao Pei personally supervised the battle. No one among the 50,000 soldiers dared to take a step back. Everyone faced the city wall.
But even so, the pressure on the Han army on the city wall was not as great as when Zhang Lu attacked before.
Wang Ding currently only uses 10,000 soldiers, and the other 10,000, as well as the 10,000 civilians trained by Gao Shun, have not taken action yet.
This month, more kerosene, arrows and falling rocks have been prepared in Yangping Pass.
If these materials are not used up, it will be difficult to climb to Yangpingguan with human lives.
At least Gao Pei, whom Wang Ding has no impression of, definitely does not have this ability.
"General, withdraw." Gao Pei's deputy general couldn't stand it anymore.
Now not only the ladders were burned, but also many captains in the army were shot to death.
The deputy general has clearly felt that the army is no longer so easy to command, and many places will be out of touch.
If we continue to fight, deserters will inevitably appear before long, and then it will become a rout.
But Gao Pei just looked at the city wall.
"Continue the attack."
Gao Pei doesn't care about casualties.
There are only 20,000 defenders at Yangping Pass, so even without ladders, he will definitely be able to capture it.
He is not Zhang Lu, and the soldiers in his hands are not those ghost soldiers.
Just because a useless ghost pawn can't take down Yangping Pass doesn't mean he's not good at it.
Because Yang Huai was hit by an arrow on the first day, Zhang Wei looked down on them.
And Gao Pei has also seen the bear-like appearance of the ghost soldiers this month. Gao Pei also feels that the ghost soldiers are not good. It is no wonder that Zhang Lucong has hundreds of thousands of troops, but he cannot win a small Yangping Pass.
Wang Ding stood on the city wall. He looked very relaxed, even requiring him to take action.
Gao Shun was only responsible for commanding the soldiers, observing the opponent's military formation, and asking the archers to focus on a certain area.
Of the 50,000 people, more than 10,000 have fallen.
But Gao Pei still didn't retreat.
Still letting the soldiers brave the rain of arrows.
On the city wall, Wang Ding felt that the other party was wasting his life.
But this is a battlefield, and he can't show mercy.
Arrows are like rain, and no one can scale the city wall.
Group after group of soldiers fell.
Some of them had arrows stuck in their bodies, and some were hit by stones. They fell in a pool of blood and never stood up again.
Gao Pei's lieutenant came to Gao Pei again and suggested again: "General, it's time to retreat."
As a deputy general, he had no burdens. The war failed, Gao Pei was there to support him, and he had no conflicts with Zhang Wei.
He just acted as a lieutenant and did what he should do at this moment.
But Gao Pei still did not agree to withdraw his troops.
More than 10,000 soldiers have been lost. Perhaps as long as they persist for a while, they can scale the city wall.
They lost the ladder, but they still had long ladders, hooks, and rope ladders, so they could still climb the city wall.
"These soldiers cannot die in vain." Gao Pei said coldly.
The lieutenant general said: "But those soldiers can't hold on any longer."
Gao Pei took a look at the situation on the battlefield and said: "Give me the order. Anyone who dares to take a step back privately will be killed without mercy."
At the same time, Gao Pei also sent his personal guards out to keep an eye on the soldiers in front. If anyone faced them, these personal guards would immediately rush over and kill them.
Everyone's faces can only face one direction, that is the direction of the city wall.
Behind him, the smile on Zhang Wei’s face has disappeared.
He wanted to see Gao Pei's joke, but he didn't expect that Gao Pei was so stubborn that he didn't retreat even though the ladder was burned.
Even if he doesn't deal with Gao Pei, Zhang Wei doesn't want to see so many soldiers die in vain.
"There's something wrong with your brain." Zhang Wei cursed, and then said to Yang Bai, "Do you want to persuade him to temporarily withdraw his troops?"
Yang Bai shook his head, he was not a pot-bellied person.
And now I have gone to find Gao Pei, not to mention the danger, and Gao Pei may not listen to his advice.
Zhang Wei doesn’t want to go either.
The two of them continued to stay behind, but their moods became heavier and heavier than at the beginning.
After a while, Zhang Wei whispered: "Don't retreat yet."
"Why don't you retreat?"
Zhang Wei doesn’t understand.
But it’s the authorities who are obsessed with it, and the onlookers know clearly.
Zhang Wei doesn't understand it now, just because he is not involved now, and the two have different personalities.
Even if he didn't understand Gao Pei's behavior now, even if he thought it was best to retreat, he still couldn't let go of his prejudice. He just watched Gao Pei and his men continue to charge, and watched the soldiers fall one by one. p>
The war continues.
Gao Pei is already red-eyed.
The deputy general came for the third time to persuade him to withdraw his troops.
There are already soldiers who have begun to collapse. Gao Pei's bodyguard has killed dozens of soldiers who retreated.
Of the 50,000 soldiers, only 30,000 are left now.
Moreover, many of these 30,000 soldiers were injured.
However, they still had no choice but to move forward.
Even though I knew I was going to die, I couldn't retreat.
Because retreating means death.
Deserters will not receive pension after death.
Knowing that they will die, perhaps leaving a pension to their family members is their last hope.
It is also their extravagant hope.
The pension is not that easy to get. Even if Liu Yanrenyi is willing to give it, it is unclear whether it can reach the hands of their family members.
Xu Huang has been looking for enemy officers with the rank of lieutenant colonel or above.
He has shot and killed more than ten people.
From more than 50,000 people to 30,000 now, it is gradually becoming clearer on the battlefield. Compared with the tired ordinary soldiers, the captains and other generals are in good condition.
It also made it easier for Xu Huang to identify their identities.
Phew!
Another arrow flew out.
The deputy general who had just been driven away by Gao Pei fell down clutching his neck.
Xu Huang did not look at the fallen lieutenant, his eyes fell on Gao Pei.
"Finally found it."
Xu Huang opened the iron bow again, then the bowstring vibrated, and the arrow shot towards Gao Pei.
Gao Pei kept staring at the city wall.
Countless arrows rained down.
He saw a stream of light flying out from the city wall and shooting towards him.
"Not good."
Gao Pei immediately realized that his location had been discovered.
Yang Huai was shot in the face, and Gao Pei also knew that there was a sharpshooter in the Han army.
He hurriedly avoided.
But Xu Huang's feathered arrow was already mixed in with other arrows.
When Gao Pei realized it, his reaction was already slow.
He was just slightly luckier than Yang Huai. The arrow did not hit his face, but hit his chest.
But before he could make any other moves, another arrow hit his throat squarely.
There is almost no gap between the two arrows.
In order to ensure that he could kill Gao Pei, Xu Huang immediately shot another arrow after shooting the first arrow, and the speed was faster.
Even if Gao Pei can block the first arrow, he will never be able to block the second arrow.
Xu Huang has been practicing this two-shot combo for a long time.
In order to supervise the battle, Gao Pei was not far from the city wall.
If he had been further away, Xu Huang might not have been able to shoot him.
Gao Pei's body fell heavily to the ground, with arrows still stuck in his neck and chest. He used his last bit of strength to open his eyes and look at the city wall.
He is about to die, but he doesn't even know who killed him.
But as he lay dying, Gao Pei knew that he and Yang Huai died in the hands of the same person.