The Xia army built a large number of siege equipment and launched wave after wave of ferocious attacks on Hulao Pass regardless of the cost.
However, there is no egg.
The steep and narrow terrain in front of Hulao Pass made it difficult for the Xia army to deploy its troops and equipment, and in the end they had to rely on human lives to fill the gap.
As a result, the Xia army made fierce attacks more than 20 times, but found nothing but casualties.
Slowly, the Xia army's originally high morale gradually declined, and the attacks became increasingly difficult to deal with day by day, and Hulao was as stable as Mount Tai.
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November 21st.
On this day, the Xia army, which had been attacking for more than ten days, suddenly disappeared in front of Hulao Pass, which made the Tang army feel uncomfortable.
Li Shimin was a little curious, so he took Xia Yu, Li Daoxuan, Yuchi Gong, and Cheng Yaojin to investigate.
When the five people came to the Sishui River, they saw that Xia Jun had set up six wide pontoon bridges on the river, but there was no one there.
Xia Yu smiled and said: "This Xia army is very generous and doesn't send anyone to guard it. Aren't you afraid that we will burn the bridge?"
Cheng Yaojin said carelessly: "Military advisor, it takes at least half a day to erect this pontoon bridge. Even if we burn it, Xia Jun won't care."
"That's it." Xia Yu suddenly realized.
Several people looked into the distance and saw that the endless Xia army camps on the east bank were silent, with no smoke or movement of troops and horses leaving the camps.
Li Daoxuan was delighted: "Second brother, it seems that the Xia army is tired of attacking and is going to rest for two days."
"Don't be careless." Xia Yu reminded: "The rebuke is not a reward. Is there Xia Jun who goes deep into the mountains and explores the road?"
"Be careful if they do it openly or secretly."
"It's okay." Li Shimin said very relaxedly: "I have already asked Shen Yue that both sides of Hulao are cliffs, and Xia Jun cannot fly up."
"The only weakness is that the terrain of Xiguan is relatively flat and not as steep as Dongguan."
"But as long as we strengthen our vigilance and take strict precautions day and night, even if some Xia troops want to sneak attack from behind the pass, it will be difficult to reach the sky."
Xia Yu nodded and secretly gave a thumbs up: He is indeed the God of War Li Er, his thoughts are really careful and there are no loopholes.
Hulao Pass is a pass city. Although it is steep, it is not large in scale. More than 20,000 Tang troops are stationed there, which is a very sufficient force.
As long as he is not careless, there is no way for Xia Jun to steal the chicken.
A few people were chatting, when suddenly, from where the smoke started to rise, a Xia Army cavalry force, consisting of about two to three hundred people, galloped over.
The leading general is handsome, handsome and brave in armor.
Under the seat is a green horse, which is even more extraordinary, with a long neigh like a dragon. Even the saddle is made of gold and jade, and it is very arrogant.
It was none other than Wang Wan, the vanguard general of the Xia army.
Today was the time when Wang Wan was inspecting the camps. He saw that Tang troops seemed to be peeping by the Sishui River, so he immediately rushed over, wanting to show his courtesy.
"What a horse!" Li Shimin had always loved horses, and he immediately spotted Wang Wan sitting on the horse.
However, Xia Yu knew the origin of this horse and praised with a smile: "Your Highness has good eyesight! This horse has a great origin and is of extraordinary quality."
"Oh, would you like to hear the details?" Li Shimin and everyone else were very curious.
Xia Yu talked about it: "This horse is green and white, but its four hooves are black, so it is named 'Qinglongwu'. It is said that the horse is extraordinary and can travel thousands of miles in a day."
"The old owner was none other than Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. Later, Yang Guang was killed in Jiangdu, and the horse fell into the hands of the treacherous minister Yu Wenhua."
"In the second year of Wude, Dou Jiande defeated Yu Wenhuaji and beheaded his father and son. The horse became Dou Jian's trophy and was later awarded to General Wang."
Everyone suddenly realized: It turned out to be Yang Guang's royal horse, no wonder it was so extraordinary. The military advisor even knew this, it was really unpredictable!
At this time, seeing Wang Wan leading the army getting closer and closer, less than a hundred steps away, Qin Qiong, who was always cautious, couldn't help but remind him: "Your Highness, the enemy is approaching, please turn back quickly."
Although the number of enemies is not too large, Qin Qiong does not dare to let Li Shimin take risks if his daughter is not in danger.
But Li Shimin refused to leave.
In the past ten days, he has become more and more contemptuous of Xia Jun. What's more, what is this Wang Wan that Li Shimin should be afraid of?
It would have been about the same if it had been Dou Jiande.
So, Li Shimin looked calm, looked around and said, "Gu thinks this horse is very good. Which general is willing to get it for Gu?"
Xia Yu slapped her forehead: Good guy, people are thinking about your head, but you don’t worry about other people’s BMWs! Isn’t this too caring!?
Kill the general and seize the horse?
Li Daoxuan's eyes lit up, and he felt that such a challenging task must be his.
Even though Xia's army had two or three hundred horsemen, it seemed that they were outnumbered, but in front of this brave and invincible general, they were nothing!
However, just as he was about to take the order, Yu Chigong rushed out first and shouted: "I will take it for your highness!" He rode Juechen and rushed across the bridge.
Li Dao
Yuchi Gong laughed loudly, ignored him, and went straight to Wang Wan.
Wang Wan, however, rushed to the river and saw that there was a man with a golden helmet in the Tang army opposite. He was immediately ecstatic: Could this be Li Shimin? If I could capture and kill this man, what a miracle it would be. God help me.
also!
He was just about to order the whole army to attack Li Shimin, but he saw a big black man on the opposite side, riding a horse as fast as the wind, riding up to fight him alone.
Wang Wan was a little stunned: Is this person crazy? He couldn't help shouting: "Who is coming? You can tell me by name!"
"A certain Yuchi Gong is so!"
Yuchi Gong!?
As the saying goes, "A person's name is like a tree's shadow." Wang Wan's face changed slightly when he heard that it was this super warrior, but he was not very afraid, but became eager to win.
You must know that Wang Wan is also very brave and a famous general in the Xia army. Otherwise, it would not be his turn to serve as the vanguard general.
"Great, I'll see you later."
Wang Wan immediately slapped his horse and danced with him, and went straight to Yuchi Gong. Everyone said that Yuchi Gong was famous all over the world and was unstoppable. He wanted to weigh him.
In an instant, the two met under the East Bank Bridge, each raised his spear and stabbed the other.
"when!"
In mid-air, the two men clashed with each other, and the two of them passed by each other in a flash of lightning.
Yuchi Gong's horse skills were extremely skilled. Before he narrowly missed the Xia army's cavalry, he drove his horse back sharply and charged at Wang Wan again.
Just now, he had tested Wang Wan's true and false abilities - although he had some courage, that was all.
Wang Wan also quickly reined in his horse and turned around. With such a fierce general behind him, he did not dare to abandon him and directly kill Li Shimin.
However, his face looked a little solemn at this time.
The collision just now made his jaw go numb and his chest felt hot. In terms of strength alone, he was obviously at a disadvantage.
Seeing Yuchi Gong coming to kill him with a ferocious look, Wang Wan also stepped forward to meet him.
However, he was a clever man. Since he knew that he was not as strong as his opponent, he made up his mind and prepared to use his magic skills to win.
However, he didn't know that Yuchi Gong was also rare in the world when it came to his technique!
One move of "seizing the tree with bare hands" is unparalleled in the world!
In an instant, the two became close again.
Wang Wan was the first to make a move, raising his stick upwards and stabbing Yuchi Gong in the throat. This move was light, swift, vicious and deadly.
A cold light flashed in Yuchi Gong's eyes, but he did not dodge or avoid it. When the enemy's spear was approaching his throat, he suddenly reached out with his left hand and grabbed the enemy's spear tightly.
And this grip seems to have taken root, preventing the enemy from advancing even an inch.
How can it be!?
Wang Wan was horrified. During the confrontation between the two cavalry, he grabbed the spear with his bare hands. What kind of skill, vision, courage and confidence does this require!?
If anything goes wrong, there will be only one outcome: death!
Therefore, few people dare to do this in the battlefield.
Before Wang Wan could regain his composure, Yuchi Gong shouted loudly, raised his right hand with King Yu's mountain spear, and stabbed it out like lightning.
"flutter!"
Poor Wang Wan, he was stabbed in the chest by a spear, which almost broke through his armor. He screamed and died unexpectedly. His body was planted under the horse.
"General!"
The Xia army cavalry who had chased Yuchi Gong were so frightened and furious that they all wielded their swords and spears to kill Yuchi Gong, hoping to avenge Wang Wan.
Yuchi Gong did not panic, and with a wave of his giant spear, he easily killed three people in a row and opened a gap. Then he pulled the reins of Wu Zhu's 'Qinglongwu' and ran straight to the bridge.
Xia Jun defeated his general, how could he let him go and pursue them desperately?
Yuchi Gong was so angry that he reined in his horse and stood on the bridge.
Facing the Xia army coming like a tidal wave, he waved his huge spear like a god of death and killed more than ten people in an instant. He was so brave and unstoppable!
For a moment, Xia Jun was so frightened that he hesitated to enter!
Yuchi Gong then turned his horse around and led the 'Qinglongwu' to see Li Shimin. He said with a proud look on his face: "Your Highness, the general will live up to his command!"
"Hahaha!" Li Shimin looked up to the sky and laughed, proudly saying: "Jingde is indeed a fierce general, well done!"
Xia Yu was also dazzled by what he saw, and praised: "Who dares to stand up with a sword, but I am General Yuchi. Killing a general and seizing a horse like this will be an eternal legend!"
Yuchi Gong was so happy that his mouth almost opened.
Li Dao
"Okay, the enemy situation is clear, let's go back." Li Shimin waved his hand.
Several people seemed to look at the two or three hundred Xia troops on the other side as if they were nothing, so Shi Shiran turned his horse's head and walked away.
Xia Jun, who had long been frightened, looked at each other in disbelief and did not dare to pursue him. He had no choice but to take Wang Wan's body dejectedly and return to see Dou Jiande.
As for how Dou Jiande became furious, let’s not mention it for now.
