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Chapter 452 Shield

But Han Tiancheng not only refused to agree, but whoever dared to withdraw the troops would be directly pushed out by him and beheaded.The officers had no choice but to ask General Pingtian for an order.Little did they know that Yu Gui, their General Pingtian, was actually one of the four guardians of the Ming Cult, and also Wei Wuque's yellow-haired old servant.And Wei Wuque is Han Tiancheng, and Han Tiancheng is Wei Wuque!

Yu Gui ignored them at first, but seeing the complaints from his subordinates, he was worried that the morale of the army would be shaken, so he had to go to Baiya Terrace in person to persuade Han Tiancheng to withdraw his troops.Han Tiancheng couldn't attack the city for several days, but he was beaten to death. He was already full of evil spirits, and he didn't look good when he saw Yu Gui.Those military officers who were counting on Yu Gui's arrival to restrain Wang Xian were disappointed.

Yu Gui waved his hand and signaled the generals to go away. When there was no one else, he smiled and said to Han Tiancheng: "Young Master, I don't know. Just now there was news from Taiyuan City that Zhu Zhanji will not know before the spring of next year. The one who launched the attack. Since this is the case, there is no need for us to rush to capture this level..."

What answered him was Wei Wuque's murderous gaze.Suppressing his anger, Wei Wuque said to Yu Gui, "I've said it many times, the value of Guangling County lies in its ability to control Pingxing Pass, Zijing Pass, Yanmen Pass and Daoma Pass! The line of defense controls the traffic from east to west. Once Pingxing Pass is lost, this line of defense will be gone. Not to mention, we turned to Hebei and our way to Beijing was also blocked!"

With Wei Wuque's cleverness, how could he not know that there is only one dead end in being trapped in Guangling County?What's more, with his dignity as the young master of Mingjiao, how can he just want to be a king of the mountain?Guangling County is just a pedal for him to move the world. From here, he wants to rush into Hebei and take Beijing!
A guy like Wei Wuque who was born to rebel, the most thoughtful thing in his life is how to rebel.After carefully considering the situation in the world, he found that the most promising path of rebellion was to copy Zhu Di's route back then, controlling Youyan from Beijing, relying on Yanyun sixteen prefectures to block the Ming army's counterattack.However, the Ming army stationed heavily in Beijing, and it was almost impossible to attack directly. However, Wei Wuque’s plan was to feint first, bypass Beijing and take Shanhaiguan directly. As long as he captured Shanhaiguan, the land outside the pass would be in his hands , and with Shanhaiguan blocking, the Ming army could only look around and sigh.At that time, while resting and gathering outside the pass, he would contact the Mongols and continue to attack the Ming Dynasty from the front line of Xuanda. When the main force of the Ming army was completely attracted, he would lead the army into the pass and take Beijing directly to seize the foundation of the hegemony. !

This plan has been brewing in Wei Wuque's mind for many years, and this time the White Lotus Sect's uprising in Shanxi is his first step in striving for world hegemony!In any case, the previous progress was smooth... Liu Zijin started the rebellion from Guangling County, occupied the four passes, and received funding from the King of Jin, hoarded millions of shi in the army, and got 5 soldiers, all of whom were strong and sharp , and accumulated enough capital for him.Wei Wuque then transferred the tiger away from the mountain, the dove occupied the magpie's nest, and took Liu Zijin's accumulated family business as his own. After digesting it, he was about to leave the Zijing Pass and attack Beijing!Unexpectedly, because of a loophole in the plan, Pingxingguan was actually occupied by Liu Zijin's remnant party!

As mentioned earlier, between Shanxi and Hebei, there is only one passage between Mount Heng and Mount Wutai, and Yanmen Pass, Pingxing Pass, and Zijing Pass are just on this passage.Especially Pingxing Pass and Zijing Pass, once they fall, his dream of going east will be blocked!Not to mention the ambitious plans behind!
So Wei Wuque has to take back Pingxingguan no matter what...

"How can this old slave not know about the young master's great ambitions? It's just that the army's teachers have been useless and suffered heavy losses. It will be futile to persevere. If the army loses control, it will be in big trouble." Yu Gui bit the bullet and persuaded .

"Don't be so noisy, just go all out and go all out, you won't understand the principle of declining again and exhausting again?" Wei Wuque was not ordinary stubborn, he glanced at Yu Gui coldly and said: "The closed rebels are on the verge of collapse, Now that General Pingtian is leading reinforcements, the morale of our army has been greatly boosted, and the next attack will definitely be able to go all out!"

"This..." Yu Gui wanted to persuade him again, but saw that the young master's eyes had become extremely cold, and he knew that it would be useless to say any more, and would cause trouble for his upper body. Commander, I have a secret weapon."

"Then I wish the general every success." Wei Wuque said with a slightly relaxed gaze.

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Although it was heard that the city was about to be attacked again, and the soldiers were mourning, General Pingtian's appeal was obviously much stronger than that of Han Tiancheng, who had become a monk. Half an hour later, the largest siege team was assembled in front of Pingxing Pass .

"Boys, this general knows that you all want to go back for the New Year." Yu Gui rode his horse to inspect the team, reined in the horse on a snowy hill, and shouted: "Kepingxing Pass is our south gate, and now the gate is lost. We can no longer defend against the enemy as easily as before. If we want to repel them, we must pay ten times and a hundred times the price, and there is also the danger of being attacked by Guangling! You say, even if we go back, we can rest assured Is it Chinese New Year?"

Regardless of whether he accepted it or not, under the gaze of General Pingtian, all the officers and soldiers shook their heads one after another.

"So, we have to conquer Pingxingguan, so that we can go back to celebrate the New Year with peace of mind!" Yu Gui said, drawing out his sword, pointing to the towering mountains behind him, and said: "The enemy army at the pass is exhausted, and we can't bear to charge again ! This time, the general and the brothers are going into battle together, we will go all out and stand on the top of the wall!"

Although the verbs of agitation are not clever, they at least inspired the morale of the soldiers. They carried their weapons and newly built ladders on their backs, shouting and rushing towards the pass!
In the era of cold weapons, the most cruel thing was the siege battle. After several days of fierce fighting, the north-facing hillside on Pingxing Ridge had turned dark red... It was the blood of the soldiers on both sides, frozen on the snow layer. Forming.The corpses scattered all over the mountain were also frozen in the snow, and no one had the strength to dig them out.The soldiers stepped on the corpses of their comrades and enemies, set up high ladders, and climbed up the steep mountains again!

In the siege warfare of this era, unless the defenders were unprepared and successfully attacked, as long as the defenders were determined enough and the walls were high enough, it would be difficult to break through.Although Pingxingguan's pass city is better than nothing, but it is built on high mountains, and with the help of mountains and rivers, it is easier to defend than any other city.But this time after the opponent's ladder was erected, the defenders of the city did not move for a long time, they just looked at the ladder with tearful eyes - I saw that after Yu Gui's side set up the ladder, he was not in a hurry to send soldiers to climb it Siege the city, but drive a group of elderly women and children to climb up... Those are the parents, wives and children of the people in the city!

"Father..." A mournful cry sounded from the top of the city wall, and then the shouts became one voice: "Mother!" "Mother!" "Son!"

When Yu Gui came this time, he actually brought the family members of the defenders and drove them up the ladder first to cover his men's attack on the city!

Yu Gui's hand is extremely clumsy, but it is quite easy to use. Seeing the relatives who stayed in Guangling being driven up the ladder, the defenders on the top of the city were dumbfounded. How can I throw it down?On the contrary, some people dropped the stones in their hands and the ropes to pull their relatives... The defenders on the city almost had no resistance, watching those family members climb to the top of the city!
Only then did the defenders want to overturn the ladder, but the death squads of the enemy who were among the family members tried their best to defend the ladder.They are not many in number, but they are all highly skilled in martial arts, fearless of death, forming a formation of three talents, guarding the ladder behind them.Although the defenders on the city counterattacked wildly, it was already too late... More and more enemy troops climbed up the top of the city from the ladder and fought with the defenders!Although the two sides still seem to be inseparable, the danger of Pingxingguan is no longer exclusive to the defenders, and the two sides are already on the same height!
At this time, the attacking side had an absolute advantage in terms of troop strength and morale. Yu Gui, who was under the city, saw it and couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, the mission was fulfilled."

Wei Wuque smiled coldly, but hated Yu Gui in his heart... I have been attacking for so many days and killed so many people, but there is still no progress.Fortunately, you succeeded in one go, which compares me to the bottom!

But we will talk about the future, the most urgent thing is to recover Pingxingguan as soon as possible.Gathering his mind, Wei Wuque said coldly, "Hurry up and destroy the enemy army, take down Pingxing Pass, and then go back to celebrate the New Year."

"You heard it all, work harder!" Yu Gui yelled: "If you win Pingxingguan, you will go home to celebrate the New Year!"

These plain and simple words lifted the spirits of the subordinates on the top of the city, and the offensive was fierce again. The soldiers slashed and crushed frantically, and they saw that the defenders were pushed down from the top of the city—once the defenders got down Once they reach the top of the city, they will face the situation of being attacked from above. With the disparity in strength between the two sides, and the current gap in physical strength and morale between the two sides, victory or defeat will be determined!
Just when the siege army occupied most of the city and thought they were sure of victory, suddenly an arrow with iron feathers pierced through the air. Three holes were pierced!

Immediately after another arrow, three more soldiers were strung on gourds.There was a third arrow right away, and I don't know if it was a coincidence, but it pierced through three more!

Obviously, there is a powerful marksman among the defenders.

But it is said that a sharpshooter can't change it. The three arrows that shocked the world and weeping ghosts and gods only took the lives of nine soldiers, and they couldn't affect the overall situation at all.

However, it is unbelievable that after these three arrows were fired, the situation on the field turned around—the defenders, who were in danger, erupted into bursts of cheers, and attacked desperately, and regained the top of the city in a short while.But those siege troops suddenly became distraught, and easily gave up the city they had so easily occupied, and fled as if fleeing.

Because that's not an ordinary bow and arrow, it's Liu Zijin's Tie Ling Arrow!

Everyone was shouting in their hearts, Liu Zijin is back!
　I'm still sleepy today, but I insisted on completing the two updates, and I will try to go early tomorrow.

　　
　
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