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The small Suoyun Pass caused heavy casualties to the Chu army. Even the shield car that they finally came up with could not break through the firearms offensive, and Fa Yang finally lost his due rationality.
Following his order, tens of thousands of Chu troops shouted and launched a general attack on Suoyunguan.
Unfortunately, due to the special terrain, the army could not spread out. When they rushed towards the gap in the city wall, they encountered stubborn resistance from the sergeants.
Round after round of firecrackers took away the lives of countless Chu troops. In just one morning, the corpses of Chu soldiers lay in front of Suoyung Pass, stacked up into a hill, seriously hindering the advancement of the follow-up troops. .
"Who is guarding the pass? Why are they so tenacious?"
Seeing how the situation was evolving further and further away from his original prediction, Fa Yang's expression became more solemn than ever before.
In his impression, no matter how strong the Shu army was, the ones remaining in the southern part of the Shu region were mostly local troops, and all the elites were transferred to the west for defense. Even with such firearms, the will to fight could not be so strong.
However, the tenacity of the Suoyunguan garrison was completely beyond his knowledge and completely different from the Shu army he knew.
Suddenly, he thought of a possibility: "Could it be Liu Ce's Northern Army troops guarding Suoyunguan?"
But soon, Fa Yang vetoed this possibility. If this was the case, the Han army could completely bypass the natural dangers of the Yangtze River and pose a huge threat to Shu, and he would not be able to capture Yongzhou so smoothly.
After thinking about it, Fa Yang couldn't get the result he wanted, so he could only remove Suoyunguan first and then make further calculations.
At this point, my second step plan can be said to have completely failed. Is it because the Chu army is too weak or the Shu army is too strong?
Fa Yang is unable to judge this answer at the moment...
"Kill~~"
"Put it down~"
"Bang bang bang..."
The fierce battle in front of Suoyun Pass is still continuing. As the copper whistles firing cannons continue to sound, the smoke of gunpowder instantly fills the entire pass.
"嚓~"
Suddenly, a Han Army non-commissioned officer misfired when he pulled the trigger. Just when he was about to tighten the spigot shrapnel and prepare to re-fire, a Chu Army spearman rushed towards him with a ferocious face.
"day!"
The sergeant reacted quickly, and while avoiding the thrusting spear, he slammed the butt of his rifle into the enemy's chest.
Suddenly the spearman lost his balance and staggered down the slope of the gap, but two more spearmen rushed up immediately...
"Bang~"
At the critical moment, a gunshot rang out, and Sun Xueyou, who was hiding in the corner, decisively opened his gun and killed one of them.
"Hey~"
The Han army sergeant immediately used all his strength to swipe the fire bludgeon, smashing the cheek of another spearman alive. Then he drew the ring-shou knife from his waist and started a desperate hand-to-hand fight with another approaching enemy.
Gradually, as the number of Chu troops crowded in the gap increased, the advantage of firearms was suppressed to a minimum at this moment. The Han army non-commissioned officers threw down their firecrackers, drew their Huanshou swords, and began to block the enemy with their flesh and blood. near.
The entire gap immediately became chaotic, the sound of metal interlacing, and the sound of the sword breaking through the body were intertwined to form a cruel movement.
"Yeah~"
"Drink~"
A Han army non-commissioned officer had four or five spears pressed against his breastplate. As the spearmen all exerted their strength, his body retreated uncontrollably.
Knowing that once he fell, he would be a burden to his companions. The sergeant roared, then put two spears under his arm, and grabbed the grenade hanging on his waist with his other hand, his eyes full of determination.
"Boom~"
With a loud noise, the sergeant and the five spearmen went to hell together amid flying debris.
"Tiger Cannon, hit me!"
Wang Chang's eyes were red at the moment, looking at the enemies crowding the gap and breaking the wall, and immediately ordered the gunner to aim all the Tiger Cannons at them.
But the gunner did not light the fuse at this time, because there were his companions fighting with the enemy in the gap, and firing at this time would definitely hurt them.
Wang Chang was furious: "What are you doing? Fire! Didn't you hear me when I asked you to fire?"
The gunner said: "No! There are our brothers in the gap, this will hurt them!"
Wang Chang grabbed the gunner's shirt and shouted heartbreakingly: "If the enemy doesn't block the gap now, none of us will be able to leave here alive. Fire immediately, fire!"
With that said, he picked up the Tiger Master Cannon and pointed the muzzle at the broken wall of the gap.
But when he was really ready to fire, he hesitated in his heart. The people on the broken wall fighting fiercely with the enemy were his companions who lived with him day and night. Could he really bear it?
"Old Wang! Fire! I can't stop it, hurry up!"
"What are you waiting for! Fire!"
"I'm in pain, please let me go quickly! Fire!"
At this moment, the voices of his companions came one after another from the broken wall, each loudly asking Wang Chang to fire quickly.
Wang Chang's eyes were moist, he clamped the Tiger Cannon tightly, and with a final roar, he lit the fuse.
"boom……"
There was a muffled sound, and pieces of bullets scattered in front of the broken wall. Pieces of blood mist bloomed, accompanied by heart-rending screams that echoed in front of the pass.
"Bang bang bang..."
Immediately afterwards, the remaining tiger cannons also poured their anger into the broken wall, forming a fan-shaped offensive that covered all the gaps in the broken wall.
In the blink of an eye, the world seemed to become quiet.
Twelve Han army non-commissioned officers chose to sacrifice themselves and die together with the enemy...
Wang Chang slumped on the ground with his whole body weak, his eyes fixed on the gap: "Wait for me on the Huangquan Road, I will serve you in my next life."
However, in just a moment, the Chu army roared and rushed towards the gap again.
Wang Chang sighed and looked up at the sky: "I tried my best."
Then he took a deep breath, whipped out his sword, and shouted: "Brothers, fight them! Eighteen years later, there is another man!"
"Drink~~"
The remaining 270 non-commissioned officers all drew their Huanshou swords, quickly formed a formation, and took an offensive stance.
"Woo~~"
At this moment, a loud horn sound echoed in the air.
Wang Chang frowned and instinctively turned his head.
"Kill~~"
But he saw Zhu Xuan closing the door behind him, holding his long spear high, and rushing towards him with a grin on his face.
"I'm not a coward!"
Immediately afterwards, behind Zhu Xuan, Zhu Tong held up the pumpkin hammer and roared heart-breakingly.
"Don't be a coward!"
Soon, countless figures appeared behind them, rushing into Suoyun Pass in a dense crowd, and went straight towards the approaching Chu army.
Some of them were officers and soldiers, some were servants, and some were just ordinary young men. There were even officials wearing official uniforms. At this time, they all came to Suoyun Pass regardless of their own safety.
Wang Chang and Sun Xueyou breathed a sigh of relief. Their persistence for half a month was not in vain. The reinforcements finally arrived.
"Guards, you are all good, leave it to us now, go down and have a rest!"
When Zhu Tong passed by Wang Chang, he gave him instructions, then took the lead and ran into the Chu army's formation.
The Chu army, whose nerves were on the verge of collapse, completely lost their last bit of fighting spirit when they saw reinforcements arriving, and fled towards the gap like crazy.
