The tenth collect the nine hundred and thirty-eighth chapter
Chapter 938
As Tang Yin expected, he walked south and met not many disciples of Shenchi along the way. Without talking all the way, he and Xia Yao walked through the deep mountains and wild ridges for two days and two nights, and finally arrived at the southern border of Shenchi.
However, the situation here is in chaos at this time. The Sichuan army that invaded Shenchi is fighting with the Shenchi people led by Dongfang Yehuai.
In fact, Dongfang Yehuai was already disheartened because of Gao Ge's death. He had no intention of working for Guang Han anymore, and he didn't want to fight against the Sichuan army. But that's not what the Sichuan army thought. Since they decided to attack in a large scale, they must not be soft.
The army advanced in batches.
At first, Dongfang Yehuai mainly focused on harassment, trying to contain the Sichuan army's advance as much as possible, but gradually, the Sichuan army also felt that Shenchi's counterattack was not strong and seemed to be showing weakness.
Xiao Xuan gathered his generals to make a plan and guessed that Shenchi must have spent most of his energy on resisting the Feng army, so he focused on containing his own side.
Wanting to understand this, Xiao Xuan gave the order and the whole army advanced at full speed. No matter what, they must rush to the front of the Feng army to attack Shenchi City.
At this time, Xiao Xuan also had selfish motives. Whether it was the Feng Army or the Sichuan Army, whoever could attack Shenchi City first would have the opportunity to firmly control Shenchi City.
If Feng and Sichuan are at odds with each other in the future, whoever controls Shenchi will take the absolute initiative. It is precisely because of this consideration that after he learned that the Feng army was attacking Shenchi, he also hurriedly mobilized the Sichuan army to invade the territory of Shenchi.
The main force of the Sichuan Army, commanded by Xiao Xuan personally, was not restrained by Dongfang Yehuai at all, and drove straight into the core of Shenchi - Shenchi City.
Dongfang Yehuai is frustrated with Guanghanting, but it does not mean that he can tolerate Shenchi City being trampled by other countries' armies. In Dongfang Yehuai's heart, Guanghanting is Guanghanting, Shenchi is Shenchi, both of them
They can't be confused, let alone let the Shenchi be destroyed because of Guanghan Ting.
In addition, the elders and his disciples who came with him also began to complain. If they just give in and contain them, they will not be able to stop the Sichuan army's advance. If it continues, the Sichuan army will be at the gates of the city in a few days.
, by then, the Divine Pond will be in danger.
For these reasons, Dongfang Yehuai could only change his tactics, abandon the tactics of harassment and containment, and decided to block the Sichuan army head-on.
Of course, the manpower on Dongfang Yehuai's side is completely out of proportion to the strength of the Sichuan Army. The Sichuan Army dispatched three legions, with more than 300,000 troops on top and bottom, while Dongfang Yehuai's side only had 3,000 troops at full strength. The number of people on both sides was
The difference reaches a hundred times.
If it were a head-on confrontation, Dongfang Yehuai had no chance of winning, but the dangerous terrain of Shenchi gave him a helping hand.
From the southern border to Shenchi City, you must pass through Hukou Stream. This is a narrow and deep valley with towering and dangerous mountains on both sides. In the middle is a rugged mountain road. The ground is full of huge rocks, making it difficult for humans and animals to move. If the Sichuan army wants to pass through this place,
After passing, even the army's baggage had to be dismantled and transported in batches.
More importantly, the entire Hukou Stream is in the shape of an '8', wide on both sides and narrow in the middle. At the narrowest point in the middle, it would seem crowded if three people walked side by side. If there were guards on the tops of the mountains on both sides, the people below would
It's too difficult to pass.
Dongfang Yehuai took a fancy to such a dangerous place, and the Sichuan Army also took notice.
When the main force of the Sichuan Army was still far away from Hukou Stream, it sent a vanguard force of 20,000 people to arrive at Hukou Stream first. The soldiers climbed to the tops of the mountains on both sides of Hukou Stream and stationed camps to prevent the Shenchi people from occupying this place and blocking their own attack.
Advance.
It can be said that the Sichuan Army has taken precautions before it happens, but as a result, they still underestimated the strength of Dongfang Yehuai. The garrison of 20,000 people was defeated and retreated to the Sichuan Army's main line early the next morning. Xiao
Xuan called the general who led the army to ask and found out that last night, the Sichuan army stationed on the top of the mountain was suddenly attacked by the Shenchi people. Due to lack of preparation and the enemy's spiritual force was too strong, the Sichuan army could not resist and was beaten dizzy.
, the one who dies in the end dies, the one who escapes escapes, the one who surrenders surrenders.
Fortunately, Shenchi did not act recklessly and released all the Sichuan soldiers who surrendered. Otherwise, so many people would not have been able to escape.
After hearing this, Xiao Xuan's face turned pale with anger. The elite army of 20,000 people was actually defeated by a mere few thousand Shenchi people, and this was despite occupying a favorable location.
He severely punished the generals who led the army, and then ordered lieutenant general Zhang Song and partial general Hu Ning to command 50,000 troops. They must capture Hukou Stream no matter what and clear the obstacles for his own army's northward advance.
Generals Zhang Song and Hu Ning took orders and ordered their troops to go into battle. As a result, they left quickly and came back quickly. They left full of confidence, but when they came back they were disgraced.
Even though there were only about 3,000 Shenchi people on the top of Hukoujian Mountain, the 50,000 troops led by the two of them could not attack them at all. Instead of fighting fiercely for a whole day, the Sichuan Army soldiers did not even attack halfway up the mountain. Instead, they themselves
The loss of troops and generals will be heavy.
This made Xiao Xuan very angry. If the first wave of 20,000 troops were caught by surprise and were unprepared, it would be understandable that they retreated in defeat. However, the second wave of 50,000 troops could not capture Hukou Stream.
, that would be too unreasonable.
Xiao Xuan ordered the whole army to set off and rush straight to Hukou Stream. No matter how strong the enemy occupying Hukou Stream, we must pass through it today.
When the main force of the Sichuan army arrived at Hukou Stream, Xiao Xuan personally came to the front of the army formation and looked forward.
I have never seen Hukou Stream. To Xiao Xuan, it is just an ordinary mountain stream. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, Xiao Xuan couldn't help but take a breath and said to himself: What a dangerous place!
The mountains on both sides of the mountain stream are probably more than ten feet high, and the mountains are steep. Even on the side with the gentlest slope, it seems to be almost straight up and down. Such a dangerous terrain can be said to be blocked by one person.
Fumokai.
At this time, he finally understood why the two generals Zhang Song and Hu Ning, commanding 50,000 soldiers and horses, could not attack Hukou Stream.
General Yang Zhao came to Xiao Xuan and whispered: "Your Majesty, this place is very dangerous. If we can't annihilate the enemies on the top of the mountains on both sides, it will be difficult for our army to pass. However, if we want to attack by force, it will not be easy!"
"No matter how difficult it is, we have to fight!" Xiao Xuan said in a deep voice: "If our army wants to break through Shenchi City, it must pass through Hukou Stream. There is no other way; if our army wants to reach Shenchi City before the Feng Army, it must
We must fight quickly, there is no other way!”
Yang Zhao's face straightened, he nodded, and said: "General, I know. Your Majesty, General is willing to personally lead our soldiers to lead the battle!"
Xiao Xuan turned to look at Yang Zhao, pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Yang Zhao, you must not be careless. Although there are not many people in Shenchi, they are all very powerful. When attacking, if you see that the situation is not right,
Withdraw immediately, never be greedy for war or love war!"
"General, I understand, please feel free, Your Majesty!" Yang Zhao stepped in to take the order.
Yang Zhao is one of Xiao Xuan's favorite generals and a famous general with outstanding military exploits in Sichuan.
He personally led 80,000 Sichuan troops to launch a fierce attack on the peak on the left side of Hukou Stream. Although Yang Zhao was a civilian, he was also a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a long time. He had rich experience and was good at arranging troops and formations.
He first selected strong and agile soldiers in the army and asked them to lead the battle with ropes. They did not need to rush to the top of the mountain in one go, but only needed to advance in stages. Everywhere they went, the ropes had to be fixed for later use.
Our own soldiers were used for climbing.
According to Yang Zhao's arrangement, the Sichuan army launched an attack on the left peak of Hukou Stream. More than a thousand Sichuan soldiers went into battle lightly, without weapons, and took the lead in climbing up the mountain carrying large bundles of hemp ropes.
They only climbed about five meters before they stopped one after another, then took off the hemp ropes on their bodies, fixed one end on the rock, threw the other end down the mountain, and then continued climbing up the mountain.
Seeing the rope being thrown down, the Sichuan army officers and soldiers swarmed up, holding the rope in hand, and charged towards the mountain.
At first, they went smoothly, but when the group of strong Sichuan soldiers were approaching the mountainside, shouts and shouts suddenly came from the top of the mountain, and then hundreds of spiritual arrows flew down.
In just an instant, dozens of Sichuan soldiers were shot by spiritual arrows, and they all screamed and rolled down the hillside.
Some Sichuan soldiers who reacted quickly took cover on the spot and hid behind rocks. They thought that with the rocks as a barrier, they could prevent the spiritual arrows shot from their heads, but they were wrong.
Some of the spiritual arrows that followed did not go in a straight line at all. They drew arcs in the air and flew down, bypassing the rocks and directly nailing the Sichuan soldiers behind the rocks. Some of the spiritual arrows went in a straight line, but they were too powerful.
, nailed to the stone, making a crisp sound, and the slightly smaller rock was directly penetrated by the spiritual arrow, and also killed the Sichuan soldiers hiding behind.
After just a few rounds of spiritual arrows, there were not many left among the more than a thousand Sichuan soldiers who led the battle. Seeing that the opponent's arrow formation was too terrifying and overbearing, people lost the courage to continue climbing and threw away their ropes one after another.
He held his head and ran back.
Many people ran a few steps before being shot to the ground by the spiritual arrows that followed them.
These Sichuan soldiers were shot and killed one by one, but it did not stop the Sichuan army advancing behind them. Looking around, the densely packed Sichuan troops all over the mountains and plains were climbing up the ropes continuously.
Soon, the arrow shooting on the mountain stopped. Before the attacking Sichuan soldiers had time to take a breath, they heard bursts of roaring sounds from the top of the mountain. At the same time, even the mountain peaks were shaking slightly.
People looked up subconsciously, and then their expressions changed drastically.
I saw countless boulders tumbling down from the top of the mountain, some of which were even as tall as a person. They rolled down with great force. Wherever they passed, gravel shot out and dirt flew everywhere, and the sound was extremely frightening.
The Sichuan soldiers were on the hillside, with no room to hide. When the boulder rolled closer, many people watched helplessly as the boulder rolled over them. Facing the boulder weighing hundreds or thousands of kilograms, even if they were
Even the spiritual cultivators wearing spiritual armor can't resist it.
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