Seeing the reckless army attacking the city, Liu Xiu raised his sword and faced it. When a reckless soldier saw Liu Xiu coming towards him, he swung his sword and swept it across without thinking. Liu Xiu bent down to dodge, letting go of the edge, and used the Chixiao Sword.
Then it stabbed out, hitting the reckless soldier in the chest.
The Red Sky Sword was not pulled out of the opponent's body by Liu Xiu, but the opponent's body was directly knocked out by him. Plop! The body hit a reckless soldier behind, and both of them fell to the ground.
Before the reckless soldier could get up from the ground, the Han soldier next to him pierced his chest with a spear.
The Han soldier holding the spear was about to pull out the spear when an arrow suddenly flew from the carriage and hit him directly in the neck. Poof! The arrow penetrated his throat and came out from the back of his neck.
After the reckless archer standing on the carriage hit the target with an arrow, he didn't waste a moment. He touched the arrow pot with one hand and drew the arrow again. His eyes scanned back and forth on the top of the city, looking for the next target.
Suddenly, his pupils narrowed suddenly. On the top of the city, he saw a Han soldier holding a crossbow aimed at him.
He subconsciously wanted to crouch down to avoid it, but it was too late. Snap, the crossbow arrows ejected from the crossbow machine and arrived in front of him in an instant.
Poof! The arrow shot through his helmet and penetrated deeply into his skull. The Rangjun archer fell down from the carriage without saying a word.
The Han soldiers holding crossbows retreated continuously, trying to find a safe place to install the crossbow arrows. But at this moment, a reckless soldier rushed from the side and thrust a spear into his weak ribs.
Poof! The spear pierced his body. The Han soldier screamed, threw away the crossbow, grabbed the spear pierced into his body with one hand, pulled out his sword with the other hand, and stabbed the opponent in the chest. In the end, the two of them were
fell down at the same time.
On such a chaotic battlefield, no one can guarantee that they will not be injured or killed. Everyone is exerting all their strength, frantically slashing at all the enemies they can see around them. Only the enemies fall, and they themselves
It will be safe.
A sharp long sword slashed towards Liu Xiu's head. Liu Xiu dodged sideways and clamped the opponent's sword-holding arm under his armpit. Then, he swung his sword and did not attack the person whose arm was clamped by him.
A reckless soldier, but a reckless soldier who swept to the side and attacked. Poof! The edge of the Red Sky Sword flashed past the opponent's neck, and then the opponent's head flew away. Liu Xiu returned with another strike
With a single stroke of his sword, he stabbed the reckless soldier he had caught to the ground.
There are only a limited number of reckless soldiers on the high platform of the carriages, but the reckless soldiers under the carriages can follow the carriages and continuously flow up to the high platform. From the high platform, they can run directly to the top of the city along the hanging board.
If the building carts cannot be destroyed, the reckless soldiers on the city will never be able to be killed. When a reckless soldier ran across the hanging board and was about to jump off the arrow stack, Liu Xiu stepped forward and raised his Chixiao Sword.
Sweep out.
Click, click! With two crisp sounds, the feet of the reckless soldier were cut off, and his body fell sideways from the top of the city. Liu Xiu jumped onto the arrow stack.
"Kill!" Several reckless soldiers ran towards him, holding spears in their hands. The sharp spearheads flashed with cold light and stabbed Liu Xiu's chest viciously.
Liu Xiu swung his sword from bottom to top, and with a click, the three thrust spears were cut off, and the broken spearheads whirled and flew into the air.
Bang, bang, bang! The three spears turned into three wooden sticks and stabbed Liu Xiu's armor without leaving any trace. The expressions of the three reckless soldiers suddenly changed and they were about to retreat when Liu Xiu stepped forward.
He got close and swung his sword fiercely at the same time.
sand!
The sword edge swept across the necks of the three reckless soldiers, and then, three blood arrows flew out. The three reckless soldiers stared with frightened eyes and fell on their backs.
They had just fallen when three more reckless soldiers rushed towards Liu Xiu, still stabbing his vitals with three spears.
Liu Xiu subconsciously took two steps back and narrowly missed three spears. Before he could raise his sword and charge back, three arrows were shot from behind him.
Looking at the three reckless soldiers, they were all shot in the face by arrows, and either fell to the hanging board or fell from the hanging board.
Apart from Fu Jun, there is no one else who can shoot so accurately and so fast.
Realizing that Fu Jun was behind him, Liu Xiu's fighting spirit increased. He shouted loudly and continued to rush forward with his sword. At the same time, he picked up a spear from the ground and used the inertia of his body to stab with all his strength.
Got out.
Poof! The opponent's spear passed by Liu Xiu's shoulder, and Liu Xiu's spear penetrated the opponent's chest. Click, click! While Liu Xiu pulled out the spear, he swung his sword twice to the left and right, and knocked the two swords apart.
The thrusting spear was cut off.
He roared, kicked sideways, kicked the reckless soldier's body, and kicked the reckless soldier's body back to the high platform of the building. Huha! The reckless soldier on the high platform was knocked down. Liu Xiu
He turned around and shouted: "Fire oil!"
Fu Jun, who was on the top of the city, without saying a word, picked up a small wooden bucket, placed it on the hanging board, and pushed it hard. The small wooden bucket rolled to Liu Xiu's feet. Liu Xiu kicked the wooden bucket.
The elevated platform for entering the building.
Upon seeing this, a reckless soldier was about to pick up the barrel and throw it off the carriage. Liu Xiu jumped over and pierced the opponent's chest with a spear. Then, he returned with another sword and threw the barrel away.
Cut in half.
The small wooden barrel cracked, and the dark liquid inside immediately flowed out and spilled onto the platform.
Under the cover of Fu Jun's arrows, Liu Xiu jumped from the high platform of the building cart back to the hanging board, and ran back to the city head as fast as flying.
The reckless soldiers on the high platform of the carriage got up one after another. Some archers picked up their bows and arrows and were about to shoot at Liu Xiu. Fu Jun's arrow shot over first.
The arrowhead was already tied with a burning strip of oilcloth. Bang! The arrow landed on the high platform. In an instant, there was a whirring sound, and the high platform of the carriage instantly turned into a platform of fire.
In the raging fire, the bodies of many reckless soldiers were set on fire, people let out heart-piercing screams, and many "fire men" fell directly from the high platform.
The carriage is not afraid of arrows, but it is afraid of fire. In this case, the top of the carriage first caught fire and then burned from top to bottom. It didn't take even ten minutes for the entire carriage to turn into a train.
The reckless soldiers around did not dare to move forward at all, and they all dodged around, fearing that the building would collapse and fall on them.
After a successful attack, Liu Xiu continued to fight on the top of the city, shouting loudly: "Use kerosene to deal with the enemy's siege weapons!"
The Han army was able to use a large amount of kerosene to counterattack the Mang army, thanks to the garrison supplies captured at Yangguan.
In Yangguan City, there were a large number of rolling wood and stones, and there was also a large amount of kerosene. As the Han army invested a large amount of kerosene, the Mang army's rams, building trucks, and ladder trucks suffered heavy losses, and more than ten of them were burned in a row.
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Seeing that the enemy's offensive was still too fierce, Liu Xiu ordered that the barrels filled with kerosene be thrown down the city wall. After the barrels were smashed, the kerosene spread under the city wall, and then, one by one, torches
Thrown from the top of the city.
On the city wall and on the ground, there was kerosene flowing everywhere, which caught fire when touched.
In the blink of an eye, the outside of Yangguan City turned into a sea of fire. Countless reckless soldiers were shouting and screaming in the sea of fire. Under the head of Yangguan City, thick smoke billowing and raging fire almost turned into a human world.
Purgatory.
Such a tragic situation, not to mention that the reckless soldiers outside the city were horrified and scared to death, even the Han soldiers on the top of the city were sweating profusely when they heard the screams outside.
Some Han soldiers simply covered their ears, but the smell of burnt flesh still penetrated their nostrils.
Under the fire attack of the Han army, the reckless soldiers who attacked the city retreated. After this battle, the reckless army of 5,000 people lost more than 2,000 people, and the Han army of 1,000 people also suffered nearly half casualties.
There are more than four hundred people.
When the fire outside Yangguan City was extinguished, people looked down and saw that under the city wall, there were all burnt, black corpses, and the corpses were all charred and distorted beyond appearance, and their condition was too horrible to look at.
Looking at the reckless troops retreating outside the city, the Han army officers and soldiers sat on the top of the city one after another as if they were exhausted. Sweat beads flowed down people's faces. The military uniforms in their leather armors were all wiped out.
Soaked in sweat.
Liu Xiu was no exception. He leaned on the arrow stack and sat on the ground. The Red Sky Sword was placed between his legs. His hands were resting on his knees, shaking constantly.
No matter who it is, after exerting force for a long time, the body will have such a natural reaction.
I don’t know how long it took, but Feng Yi and Zhu You walked up to Liu Xiu. The former bowed his hands and saluted Liu Xiu and said: "My lord, in this battle, 352 of our brothers were killed and 110 were seriously injured.
Minor injuries will not be counted."
The so-called serious injuries refer to those who have completely lost the ability to fight, are missing arms and legs, and are dying. The so-called minor injuries refer to those who can wrap up the wounds and still continue to fight.
After today's offensive and defensive battle, almost no one in the Han army was uninjured. Any soldier picked at random would be more or less stained. Even Liu Xiu had several wounds on his body, which were just superficial injuries.
, it’s nothing serious.
Liu Xiu nodded to Feng Yi, indicating that he understood. At this time, a medical officer ran up to Liu Xiu, raised his hands and said, "General, I will bandage your wound."
With the support of Zhu You, the medical officer, Liu Xiu stood up and slowly walked into the city gate tower. Then he took off his armor and clothes and let the medical officer treat the wound.
In this battle, the casualties of the Han army were not small, and the casualties of the Mang army were even greater. Not only did they lose more than 2,000 soldiers, but they also lost a pioneer officer.
Song Yi took the remnants of more than 2,000 people and retreated five miles away. Feeling that they were far enough away from Yangguan, Song Yi ordered his soldiers to set up camp.
He didn't even know how to write today's battle report. If it was reported truthfully, he probably would not have died in the hands of the Han army, but would have had to be beheaded by the Grand Sikong Wangyi first.
Song Yi's counselors gave him a warning. Since attacking Yangguan in the morning could not be successful, it would be better to adopt the tactic of night attack.
After today's battle, it can be seen that the number of Han troops in Yangguan City is not large. After the fierce fighting during the day, the Han troops must be exhausted. At night, they will inevitably be unable to do their best and neglect precautions.
If our side adopts a night attack, there is a great hope that it will be successful in one blow.
Song Yi felt that his counselor's words were reasonable, so he adopted the counselor's tactics and decided to sneak attack Yangguan at night.
In the first half of the night, the Mang army rested in the camp and remained stationary. In the second half of the night, Song Yi gathered the soldiers in the camp and quietly left the camp. Using the cover of night, they silently moved towards Yangguan Pass.
In order to keep their actions secret, the Rang army did not carry large siege weapons this time, and the only auxiliary tool they carried was a ladder.
When they approached Yangguan, they looked up and saw that the counselor was right. There were only a few torches on the top of Yangguan City. Under the reflection of the firelight, the defenders could hardly be seen.
The spies lying in ambush outside Yangguan City reported to Song Yi that in the first half of the night, the defenders' sentries and patrols could still be seen, but in the second half of the night, no Han troops could be seen on the city top.
After hearing this, Song Yi secretly nodded. Sure enough, the Han army was exhausted during the daytime battle and barely survived the first half of the night. By the second half of the night, they could no longer hold on. Using a night attack, their own side
