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Chapter 30: Attacking Shuiquanguan

A ladder approached the city wall, and hundreds of soldiers suddenly pulled the rope backwards. A ladder six to seven feet high was pulled up, with dozens of Turkic soldiers clinging to the ladder.

With a loud sound of "Boom!", the first ladder was set up on the top of the city, and then more than thirty ladders were set up on the top of the city. Thousands of Western Turkic soldiers climbed up like a colony of ants desperately, using their knives to

Chopping, stabbing with spears, shooting with arrows, just to rush to the top of the city.

Arrows rained down on the city, rolling logs and stones fell like hailstones, knives and spears were stabbed, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. Sui soldiers used long forks to hold the ladders and pushed outwards. A long ladder was pushed out, backwards.

Turning over and down, the ladder made a shrill scream.

The Western Turkic archers below the city began to fight back, shooting arrows like dense rain at the city top. Sui soldiers were continuously shot and fell from the city top screaming, and the casualties gradually increased.

At this time, the dull drum beat of the Western Turk Army sounded again, and another 30,000 Western Turk Army entered the battle, and the towering chariot appeared. Han Ziliang quickly issued an order to increase the troops, and the 5,000 reserve archers who had been prepared for a long time were mobilized and joined.

into the midst of a fierce battle.



Fifty miles northwest of Jincheng, in a hidden valley, Wang Junlin led more than 4,000 cavalry to hide here. He successfully completed the task assigned by Yu Juluo and destroyed the Turks' food and grass, but did not take a long way back.

South of Shuiquan Pass, but hiding here, waiting for opportunities.

Although it was very close to the enemy and extremely risky, Wang Junlin was extremely calm and would never take any action if he was not sure. Therefore, as soon as he arrived here, he sent a large number of scouts to inquire about the intelligence of Jincheng County and Shuiquan Pass.

At this time, a group of cavalry rushed back from outside the valley, led by Zhou Hu, the centurion leader of the scout team. This was the return of the scouts he sent to Jincheng. Wang Junlin was eager to know the situation of Jincheng and Shuiquanguan, so he came all the way

Asked: "How is the battle in Jincheng going?"

The scout team continued to urge the horse forward, and Zhou Hu clasped his fists on the horse and saluted: "Report to the Captain, the battle in Jincheng was tragic, and the fields outside the city were full of corpses. However, according to humble observation, it will be difficult for the Turks to capture Jincheng within two or three days."

Wang Junlin nodded and said, "Jiang Muchang hasn't come back yet. I wonder what the situation is at Shuiquan Pass?"

While he was talking, another team of scouts galloped into the valley. Wang Junlin took a closer look and saw that it was Jiang Mulang, deputy centenary of the scout team, and his party.

Soon Jiang Murang ran to the entrance, quickly dismounted his horse, knelt on one knee, and said loudly: "I am reporting to the Commander-in-Chief that I have returned from my lowly position to inquire about military affairs."

Wang Junlin nodded and said, "How is the situation at Shuiquan Pass?"

Jiang Muchang said: "I captured two Turkic scouts in my humble position and learned from their mouths that the situation at Shuiquan Pass was not very good. The governor was worried about the safety of Jincheng and sent troops from various prefectures to attack the city day and night, but they failed to capture it and suffered heavy losses.

"

Wang Junlin thought for a moment and said, "Zhou Hu!"

Zhou Hu stepped out in response, clasped his fists and bowed, saying: "This is my humble duty."

Wang Junlin looked to the south in the direction of Shuiquan Pass and said in a deep voice: "Send all the scouts to find the mountain road leading to Shuiquan Pass."



To the south of Shuiquan Pass, the 30,000 Sui infantrymen for the next round of attack have been assembled. Yu Juluo personally came to supervise the battle. His situation has been very bad these days. Shuiquan Pass has been attacked for three days, and the Sui army has suffered more than eight casualties.

Thousands of people, but still failed to capture a small Shuiquan Pass.

Whether Jincheng can persist until his arrival, Yu Juluo's heart is full of worry and anxiety.

"No news about Pei Yuanqing yet?" Yu Juluo shouted in a deep voice.

"To the Commander-in-Chief, there is no news about Pei Yuanqing yet," Yuwen Hanfeng said quickly.

Yujuluo's face became more and more ugly. At this time, a goshawk came from the north, hovered in the air for a moment, swooped down, and landed in a corner of the Sui army's camp. Soon a scout rushed over and stood in Yujuluo's camp.

Luo knelt down in front of him and said: "Great Governor, the Commander-in-Chief is here to report urgently."

Yuguluo's expression tightened and he said: "Hurry up and submit it." Now his only hope is pinned on Wang Junlin. As long as Wang Junlin successfully destroys the Turks' food and grass, the Turks will retreat in a few days. Of course, the premise is that Jincheng does not

Otherwise, the food and grass in the Golden City would be enough for the Turks to eat for several months.

"Okay, okay! What a good boy, you really won't disappoint me." Yu Juluo finally looked happy after reading the information.

Liu Fang took it and took a look, his expression was equally delighted, but after thinking for a moment, he still said: "The Governor, I am afraid that the Turkic Chuluo Khan will jump over the wall in a hurry, and attack Jincheng like crazy regardless of the loss, and capture Jincheng before the Turkic army is cut off from food and grass.

.”

Yu Juluo's expression condensed and he said: "So, the key now is that we must capture Shuiquan Pass as soon as possible. By then, the Turkic army will no longer have food and grass, and it will not be able to attack Jincheng for a long time. The morale of the army will inevitably be shaken. Our army will attack and fight with the defenders of Jincheng.

If the army attacks from the north and the south, the Turks will be defeated."

After a pause, Yu Juluo issued a death order: "If Bu Shui Quan Pass is captured again this round, each army will select five hundred dead men, and a total of five thousand dead men must capture Shui Quan Pass today!"

At this time, the war drums rumbled, and a new round of attacking Shuiquan Pass began again. The mountain road to the south of Shuiquan Pass was only eight feet wide, and there were too many people to attack the city. Only a maximum of five thousand people could attack the city at the same time at a time.

At this time, five thousand Sui troops arrived in front of the pass. Ten Sui troops filed up in a row, getting closer and closer, but when they were a hundred steps away, the army stopped advancing.

General Ying Yanglang Li Qing stared fiercely at Shuiquan Pass a hundred steps away and shouted: "The first regiment goes up first!"

He gave an order, and the war drums sounded "Dong! Dong!", and a thousand Sui troops, holding shields in hand, swarmed towards the Shuiquanguan city wall.

On the top of the city, Siguapiwa watched with a proud look on her face as a thousand Sui troops charged forward. She only ran a few dozen steps. Under the command of the captain, she suddenly slowed down and began to move forward cautiously, her shields forming a knot.

It became a shield wall.

Although there are 40,000 people in Shuiquanguan, only 10,000 soldiers can be deployed on the city wall at a time, and the same 3,000 people can attack at the same time. Therefore, four or three people can be divided into four rotations, and their physical strength can always be maintained.

The troops were extremely sufficient. This was the main reason why it was difficult for the Sui army to conquer Shuiquan Pass.

Three thousand Turkic soldiers aimed their bows and arrows at the approaching Turkic army. They were waiting for the best shooting range. The best shooting range was thirty paces. At this distance, the Turkic archers could shoot through the gaps in the shields or projectile.

, the distance was so short that the Sui army had no time to change the shield formation.

The Sui army was getting closer and closer, and had already entered within fifty steps. The drums stopped and there was silence in front of the pass. The only sound was the rustling of the Sui soldiers as they advanced.

Sguapiwa watched the Sui army advance and, already within thirty steps, he gave the order, "Shoot!"

A thousand soldiers fired at the same time. The difficult living environment since childhood and the lack of food production on the grasslands made every Turkic warrior's arrow skills quite superb. Although the Sui army was blocked by shields, there were inevitably gaps exposed before walking. The Turks

Seizing this opportunity to shoot at the Sui army, screams rang out. More than a hundred Sui soldiers were shot down and rolled to the ground. A dozen soldiers even accidentally fell from the cliff next to them while dodging and fell into the

They fell into the deep mountain stream, and the screams echoed for a long time.

But just after this round of arrows were fired, the Sui soldiers suddenly accelerated and charged crazily towards the top of the mountain. As long as they rushed into the open area of ​​30 steps, their troops could expand to both sides, and more Sui soldiers could come from behind.

The Turkic soldiers shot arrows like locusts. Three thousand people were divided into three teams and took turns shooting. Groups of Sui soldiers screamed and fell down. The Sui soldiers behind them rushed forward again, rushing forward one after another amidst the surging war drums. The Sui soldiers behind them

Using bows and arrows as cover, a dense rain of arrows was fired at the top of the city. The people on the top of the city were constantly hit by Turkic soldiers and fell down by arrows. But when one fell, the Turkic soldiers from behind immediately added in.

The battle was extremely fierce. On the short mountain road between thirty steps and ten steps, corpses began to pile up rapidly. In just a quarter of an hour, more than 400 Sui soldiers were killed or injured. The first batch of thousands of soldiers finally could not withstand it.

Withdrawn like a tide.

General Ying Yanglang looked ugly, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Three thousand people attack!"

The number of attacking Sui troops suddenly tripled. They roared, brandished their sabers, and rushed towards the city wall of Shuiquanguan on the top of the mountain. Arrows were like rain, and stones were as dense as hail. A fierce battle for the dangerous pass began.

The prologue.



The mountains on both sides of Shuiquan Pass are called Shuiquan Mountains. The mountains are steep, with peaks towering into the sky. The mountains are covered with dense forests. Occasionally, large straight cliffs are exposed. The cliffs are either barren of grass or covered with vines. These cliffs are like

As if being cut by a knife, the cliff is filled with rocks of various shapes, some as small as goose eggs, and some as huge as three-story buildings. A long and winding mountain road passes through these large and small rocks.

Pass.

As night falls, the mountain road is extremely quiet. There are rustling sounds from the woods and rock gaps on both sides. Occasionally, a night owl will rise from the big tree and make a scream. It is creepy, but soon, on the mountain road,

The silence was broken by a marching team, five hundred infantry and cavalry, two in a row, walking quickly on the wet but not muddy mountain road, with the clatter of horse hooves, the clang of swords and the occasional gentle conversation.

, from time to time, a group of birds would be awakened from the big trees beside the mountain road and fly up.

"What's going on? Why did you stop?" Pei Yuanqing, the leader of this unit, stopped on his horse and asked with a frown.

Soon a soldier hurried back from the front, knelt down on one knee and reported: "General, this trail passes through a mountain stream in front of us. This mountain stream can only allow one person to pass through at a time, but now the mountain stream is blocked by people from the other side.

It’s blocked. We can’t get through.”

Pei Yuanqing's face suddenly became extremely ugly. At this time, he could vaguely see Shuiquan Pass. He was ordered to find the secret mountain road to Shuiquan Pass. He found the secret mountain road, but apparently this secret road had also been discovered by Turkic soldiers, and

Being directly destroyed by the other party, there is no way to get past it.

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