After the three cities rested for five days, Mengchang couldn't wait to continue the expedition with the army gathered in the three cities.
Mengchang's military strength has also been greatly expanded, with 5,000 armored men, 10,000 soldiers in battle formations, and 10,000 servants.
Known as an army of 100,000, Chen Bing marched under Qingyang Pass.
The simple Qingyang Pass general Deng Zhizhong and deputy general Deng Zhixiong were shocked. The entire Qingyang Pass military strength was only 30,000.
The enemy's army is three times my number. What should I do?
Listening to the uniform footsteps and deafening shouts of killing coming from outside the city every day, it is obvious that Chaoge has added Chongcheng, double the elite, double the surprise.
Deng Zhizhong had an idea and immediately wanted to open the door, lead the defenders to surrender, and then lead the way for the King's Division. He was quite willing to return to the King's Division. However, something unexpected happened at that time. His younger brother, who was a compatriot, led the army directly to Yuan Futong. After opening the door, he became the leader of the rebels who surrendered at the gate.
It's a pity that Deng Zhixiong, the younger brother who looks exactly like his eldest brother, persuaded his elder brother. He is a staunch Yuan faction, and because of his courage and strategy, he is regarded as a confidant by Yuan Futong.
"Brother, don't panic. The enemy army is just a bluff. Yuan Hou is about to arrive at Qingyang Pass, where he is loyal. There is also Great Sage Bi Fang in the countryside who can help. Let's see how I can defeat his army."
Two double-headed owls flew off the Qingyang Pass. One went to the Beihai City Camp where the Inner Beihai was being assembled, and the other flew to the central area of the countryside.
The double-headed owl flew too high. Meng tried several arrows but failed to shoot it down. He could only watch the messenger walking away and secretly resented the power of the crossbow.
Meng Chang's resentment towards flying has become a little more intense. Not having an air unit is a problem. If Xiong Kang's Peter Pan is here, how can these two strange birds have a chance to send messages.
The surprise attack was a surprise, and Meng Chang did not want to attack too early. The newly recruited team was not yet stable, and their tactics and skills were more than a little inferior to those of the soldiers in Chongcheng and Jiucheng.
The four important towns in the outer Beihai area will not have much impact in the short term. As time goes by, Qingyang Pass will know the situation of the battle and make sufficient preparations, and it will become even more difficult to fight.
The most terrible thing is that after capturing the city-state Boluoliang, a piece of news was pried out of his mouth.
Yuan Futong was convening an alliance of princes after the spring plowing, preparing to capture Yancheng again before the autumn harvest this year, change the road and go north, and go straight to Liaodong and Binzhou to join forces with Quanrong.
It's not enough for a dog thief to commit adultery, he also has to have an affair with a foreign race. If the battlefield is chosen in Northern Xinjiang, Northern Xinjiang, which has not yet recovered from the blizzard, may die directly.
Opening Qingyang Pass, and then sweeping the princes, suppressing the war as much as possible to the Beihai battlefield, this is the one idea he can think of to break the situation.
As a result, Meng Chang's mixed army began the battle to win the pass.
This was Mengchang's first time commanding a battle, but he couldn't panic. Even if his hands were shaking badly, he couldn't let others think he was timid at all.
Under the banner of the Chinese army, Meng Chang tried his best to brainstorm what he would do if Chonghou was commanding the army at this time.
After thinking for a moment, Meng Chang let out a sigh of relief, looked at the military formations with fierce flags behind him, pulled out his long sword, and rode a red rabbit horse in front of the military formations. His face showed confidence and his eyes were shining. patrolling the soldiers under his command.
The thousands of soldiers in Chongcheng were divided into two phalanxes, namely Xin Ping and Hou Lianyong, a newly promoted veteran. These two phalanxes looked at Meng Chang with the most relaxed and gratified eyes, as if they were Seeing his young descendants finally succeeding, one can feel trust and love in their eyes.
The frontmost phalanx is composed of the 500 newly promoted soldiers from Gu City, as well as 2,000 soldiers, and 2,000 servants. Their eyes are of worship, faith, and a hint of fanaticism. They were the ones who waited to take the lead and attack the city first.
Looking at the eyes of these young men, Meng Chang held on to the riding crop tightly and restrained himself from showing an unbearable expression.
This group of people followed him in the raid on Haocheng, and they were the most loyal and reliable subordinates among the troops recruited by Beihai. If not necessary, he hoped that the group in Haocheng would give priority to repaying their sins.
However, he could not. He could only put the Haocheng warrior formation and the Haocheng soldier phalanx in the second echelon. They accounted for the largest number of people in the entire army, and they were new members of the legion, so they were the most risky. How can an army, such an unstable army, play the role of vanguard?
Whether it is a morale blow caused by an unfavorable attack first, or a defeated army that breaks up and flees, it will affect the rhythm of the subsequent siege.
What is needed in the first team is vigor, bravery and fearlessness, but they are not qualified!
As for why the Chongcheng soldiers were not allowed to go up first, Meng Chang could still distinguish between relatives and friends. Even if he had to treat them equally, he would only have the qualifications and opportunity to treat them equally after fighting side by side for a long time in the future. If all these old brothers in Chongcheng are eliminated, there will really be nothing left.
After inspecting the phalanx, Meng Chang returned to the big banner and slowly raised his sharp sword under the sympathetic gaze of the Deng brothers at Qingyang Pass.
"First formation, charge!"
With the sharp sword swung, Zhao Bing grabbed two copper hammers and laughed loudly, leading the forwards of the Jiu City Army towards the city wall. In the subsequent square formation, the shield armor held up a large shield and followed Zhao Bing, with the servant army hiding under him leaning over. Carrying the ladder and pushing the cart, they quickly rushed towards the city wall and gate.
"Shoot the arrows, shoot the arrows!" Deng Zhixiong roared heartbreakingly as he saw the rebel army entering the shooting range.
Bursts of arrows fell, clanging on the shield of the shield. The screams of those who were shot through the shield wall came one after another. They were basically the servants responsible for lifting the siege equipment.
This is also the reason why they cannot become soldiers. Real warriors at this time are all soldiers with sharp arrows on their shoulders without changing their expressions, steady holding up their shields, and warriors who charge bravely.
Waves of wails of ghosts rang out, and the first to arrive on the city wall was Bian Ji's overwhelming ghosts. These ghosts were not very lethal and could only grab the soul of a single archer and pull it out desperately, but they were often killed by the armored soldiers guarding the side. The blood energy dissipated, then slowly floated back to the sky, regrouped, and launched another charge.
The ghosts have little lethality, but are extremely powerful in deterrence. If the gray-white souls of the soldiers on the city wall are pulled out, and there is no time to rescue them, the defenders will be able to see the soft souls exposed to the sun and dissipated in the wind. .
Deng Zhixiong personally grabbed the spear and led the supervising team to stare at the soldiers. However, if there were any who retreated, he killed them with a single sword, which stabilized the morale of the soldiers.
What then arrived at the city wall was the second rain of arrows from the three-city coalition. The momentum was not accurate, but the overwhelming rain of arrows was like waves hitting the shore. One wave after another, the defenders pressing on the city wall did not dare to Head up.
Deng Zhixiong was a little confused, why were the sounds of arrow rain coming one after another?
Holding a shield, Deng Zhixiong looked down at the siege army from his horse.
In the archer's position, the military captains were seen holding up their sabers and shouting: "One row, two rows, three rows."
Then the archers in each row followed the command and fired arrows. When the first wave of arrows had just been shot, the archers in the second row raised their hands and released the arrows, and the archers in the third row raised their hands and released the arrows again.
After three rounds of shooting, the first column continued to raise their hands and release arrows. Many arrow formations fired in turn, so the sound of arrows on the city wall was endless, orderly and fierce.
As expected, he was an elite master, and even his archery tactics were so exquisite. Deng Zhixiong was a little happy, feeling that he had learned new knowledge.
Weapons such as bows and arrows have already appeared in the ancient Paleolithic Age. The specific story of how they were discovered cannot be verified.
After thousands of years of development, it took the old Qin Dynasty Jiujiu to truly achieve the staged shooting of thousands of arrows, with arrows raining down like rain. Meng Chang was just trying to do it with some primitive light crossbows and bows. for.
Well, some people say that Qin Guo learned from Korea. The exact degree is not known to Meng Chang, but it does not prevent him from appearing in the Shang and Zhou dynasties in advance after learning from it.
Before Deng Zhixiong came to his senses, a young captain in the Three Cities Allied Forces looked like an eagle and noticed that Deng Zhixiong's distinctive crotch was looming in the city wall. After ordering the military commander to issue the order, he held a big bow string like a full moon and fired an arrow. After shooting out, there was a sound, and Doudun disappeared from the horse's face.
Deng Zhixiong tightly covered his right eye that was shot, and huddled on the ground and rolled in pain. The soldiers around him were shocked, rushed up to pick up their shields to block the rain of arrows, and pulled the deputy general and retreated.
Mengchang also saw this scene and couldn't help but praise: "Young man, what a skill."
At a glance, he saw that there was a young man like himself in the square formation. He had no impression of this person in his mind. He thought that the square formation should be the captain of Gucheng. He silently made a note of this person in his mind. His archery skills were extraordinary, better than his. It is much stronger and can be of great use in the future.
Withdrawing his mind, Mengchang looked at Zhao Bing, who was clinging to the wall, commanding the servants who rushed the car and the door, and the Jiucheng soldiers who were slowly attacking the city, and signaled the third formation of Chongcheng. Mount your horse in formation and be ready for the horse to step on the city gate.
The blood boiling in the Kuocheng's vanguard kept falling from the city wall, and the war became more and more anxious.
As the siege side, they should be at a disadvantage, but since the battle started, they seemed to be fighting back and forth with the defenders.
Qingyang Pass is no better than the three cities of Gucheng and Mocheng. The city wall is two feet higher than that of Mocheng. It is built along the only mountain range on the plain. The defenders in the pass are also far more elite than the armies of the four cities. , after a period of panic, now that the defense is stable, it is obviously much more organized.
"Ming gold is one long, beating drums is two long."
Seeing that the strength of the first formation of the vanguard was almost exhausted, Meng Chang issued a military order, indicating that the second formation of allied troops would be on top, and the third formation would change their arrows and fire a volley.
A new round of offensive came. Deng Zhizhong gritted his teeth and also started to put on the second formation of soldiers. At this time, he finally saw it. The other side was bluffing him. There was an army of 100,000, which was not much different from his own. They are all three formations, and I have one more reserve battalion than him.
What is really fatal is the powerful offensive of the soldiers and soldiers on the opposite side. I am almost losing one for one to defend the city. If I fight out of the city, I don't know what kind of defeat it will be. It all depends on my second brother. It would be better to surrender early. , I must make such a fuss.
'Um? Where is my second brother? Where has my second brother gone? We were on the city wall just now, where is such a big person? '
Mengchang didn't know how well other generals could attack the city. He had no one to compare with. This was the first formal siege he had commanded with an upright military force.
The towering city wall formed an excellent terrain. Even if he wanted to forcefully climb up and defeat the enemy first, he would have to withstand the spears and spear attacks of the defenders first.
Although he is brave, he is still too small in such a siege battle involving ten thousand people.
In terms of battle damage ratio, what he did was not bad, and every command was satisfactory. However, siege is not as good as field battle, there are not so many tricks and skills, what is compared is bravery, ordnance, equipment and morale.
He prefers to rush to the front rather than command from the center. This is very similar to the Overlord, except that he lacks Fan Zeng who can help him check for mistakes and fill in the gaps.
Wu Cheng? Political affairs are acceptable, but in terms of marching and formation, he is not as good as him.
The generals are selected from among the dwarves. If he doesn't come, no one can take command from the center. Zhao Bing and Bian Ji are big-headed, and the other only cares about the small head, and they are still embarrassed to take on the big task.
The city wall turned into a meat grinder, and the morale mobilized by the vanguard army made the less elite three-city coalition force become more and more courageous with every defeat.
At this anxious moment of the melee, the honest man Zhao Bing became angry.
Birds of a feather flock together, and Zhao Bing, who has always been brave and brave, went crazy when he saw the battle situation becoming anxious.
The city gate was still unable to be opened. Zhao Bing threw down the copper hammer, stepped forward and pushed away the servants who were banging on the door. With bulging muscles in his arms, he pulled the knocking pillars apart, and then rushed forward suddenly.
There was a loud "boom", and a clicking sound came from the latch behind the door. The soldiers who were standing at the door were shaken backwards with great force. The powerful shock made Zhao Bingdu, who was physically strong, feel numb and sore in his arms, and his palms were cracked. A trace of blood spilled out. Tiehanhan didn't know how to let go at the moment of impact, so he pushed the bumping pillar with brute force and bombarded it forcefully.
Before the soldier behind the door could react, Zhao Bing endured the pain and continued to pull the pillar back, hitting it with more ferocity than before. One hit after another, the knocking pillar hit with it, causing some cracks in the wooden heart.
Finally, with the sound of the door latch breaking and shattering, the door roared and cracked, and the tightly closed Qingyang Pass opened.
"Pull off the chariot, soldiers, follow me to open the city gate and fight a bloody path for the general."
Zhao Bing shook his numb arm, struggled to twist the copper hammer, and immediately led people to rush in through the crack in the door.
Mengchang was overjoyed when he saw this. Zhao Bingzhen is a warrior, a brave and famous soldier. He is so unreasonable in this era. Brother Chui is so powerful that he should be remembered for his first merit.
"Bang the drums to cheer."
Fierce drums were beaten intensively, and the siege army issued the order for a general attack. The vanguard troops in front did not beat the drums when they entered the city, and the second team did not beat the drums either. At this moment, the drums are beating and morale is like a rainbow!
The cavalry got on their horses, gradually started to accelerate from a trot, made a charging posture, and followed the chariots that opened the way. The army suddenly became louder and louder, and the shouts of killing were loud. One of the young men from Jiucheng even fired a spear continuously. He stabbed and charged up the city wall with the enemy's blade. No one dared to step forward to fight against it.
"I am Wu Gan from Zuocheng. Who dares to fight with me?"
The sound of hoofbeats started, and the leader, with three heads and six arms, sat down on his red rabbit horse, which looked majestic.
Zhao Bing guarded the city gate and struggled to push the torn city gate completely open. Then, listening to the sound of horse hooves behind him, he burst out laughing with blood flowing between his lips and teeth, but no one dared to step forward and try. Its false and true.
The soldiers who rushed to the city gate tore open the gap, and then Zhao Bing and his soldiers retreated to the side, quietly watching Chongcheng's cavalry battalion leap in, and the general with three heads and six arms at the head met the enemy and killed all sides.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief, collapsed on the ground, and kept rubbing his numb shoulders.
Mengchang was also very excited. Fighting in battle almost became instinctive, but he was still able to do something like a confrontation between two armies, which was obviously not suitable for a reckless man like him. This thing itself was not inferior to the joy of victory.
I just don’t know if I can be considered a qualified commander if I can defeat a city in one battle and command one level at a time.
If Chonghou Hu were here, would he give him a fair evaluation?
