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Chapter 397 Quyang Pass resists the Tianyun Army
In the early spring, the sky over Shazhou was shrouded in the cloud of war.

The Tianyun army gathered under Quyang Pass, but because of the rugged and narrow terrain below the pass, the 15 troops could only station 8 horses, and the rest rushed to several other passes, intending to capture the flank passes and block the back of this pass.

Standing on the high platform, Ma Kuiming looked at the layout of Quyang Pass, his face was stern, and he didn't say a word.At this time, Quyang Pass was heavily garrisoned, and the defensive equipment was strictly arranged, like a bloodthirsty monster, which made people shudder.What worries him the most now is that the sharp weapon called gunpowder owned by the Hengshan Army, with its power, is definitely a nightmare for the besiegers when used to defend the city.

The Tianyun army had never been in contact with this kind of gunpowder, and there was no way to take corresponding countermeasures.For the current plan, we can only test it first and force the opponent to use gunpowder before we can deploy tactics against this thing.It's just that if you want to get the opponent to use gunpowder, a small temptation may not work.If it is a strong attack, if you are not careful, you may be seriously injured by the gunpowder, and the gain outweighs the loss.

Ma Kuiming hesitated for a while, and immediately ordered [-] soldiers to attack first to try to attack the city.

"Kill!" The [-] soldiers and horses shouted together, and immediately pushed the chariot, the ladder and the arrow tower slowly pushed towards Quyang Pass.

Zheng Han stood at the head of the city, looked at the enemy troops dispatched indifferently, and then ordered: "Order all long-range shooters to enter a state of readiness and wait for orders!"

After the order was issued, the equipment operators and archers immediately adjusted and waited for the enemy to cross the red line.Before that, Zheng Han had already ordered people to mark the ranges of various long-range weapons outside the pass.

"Crack, creak!" The heavy siege equipment was walking hard on the dug-out pitted ground, and the infantry carefully spared those depressions to avoid being pierced by the spikes inside.

However, no matter how careful they were, they couldn't stop the hidden pit that the Hengshan Army had covered up. Many people accidentally stepped on the trap, and were immediately pierced by spikes into the soles of their feet, screaming involuntarily.Having learned the lesson, Tian Yunbing immediately dragged his spear on the ground, destroying the trap, and moved forward slowly.

After crossing the pit area, the Tianyun soldiers finally came within range, and not far in front of them was the first trench laid out by the Hengshan Army at Guanxia.

At this time, Zheng Han, who had closed his eyes, narrowed his eyes slightly, and immediately shouted: "Shoot from the bed crossbow!"

The dozens of bed crossbows that were closed immediately creaked, followed by a bang, countless black lightning flashed across the sky, and fell fiercely into the Tianyun army formation.

"Defense! Defend!" A shrill roar sounded from the Tianyun army.

"Crackling!" The Tianyun shield soldiers erected their huge shields, trying to block the powerful crossbow.Their shields are wrapped with a sheet of iron and lined with a piece of wild boar skin inside, which cannot be pierced by ordinary arrows.Sure enough, under the impact of the bed crossbow, the shield soldier firmly held the giant shield, his whole body was shaken by the giant crossbow, and half of his body was numb.Finally, under this wave of offensive, most of the shield soldiers survived, taking advantage of the weakening of the opponent's offensive, they immediately moved forward in great strides.

The Tianyun shield soldiers set up their huge shields to cover the comrades behind them, and slowly came to the front of the trench.At this time, some soldiers carried a wooden plank about one foot long, pushed it out horizontally, and set it on the trench.At the same time, the closed arrow rain hit, harvesting a group of soldiers who were too late to hide in the giant shield.

With the laying of boards one by one, the trench suddenly became smooth.The giant shield soldiers continued to move forward, but at this moment they could no longer withstand the impact of the giant crossbow, and pieces of giant shields were broken under the impact of the giant crossbow. one slice.

But the soldiers of the Tianyun Army did not back down, instead they quickened their pace and charged forward desperately.Soon, they encountered the second trench, which was only 20 meters away from the closing wall.The arrow tower stopped at the rear began to fight back. The archers above desperately shot the arrows in their hands into the pass. There was even a bed crossbow installed on the arrow tower, which was mixed in the rain of arrows and landed on the pass. above the wall.

Zheng Han looked around at the soldiers who had been shot, his expression darkened immediately.Staring fixedly at the dozens of arrow towers that lined up, he shouted sharply: "The catapult is ready, kill those arrow towers for me!"

"Boom!~" The boulder flew across the sky, spinning and crashing into the arrow tower.Hearing a click, several arrow towers were hit straight, and the wood on them broke suddenly, making the entire arrow tower wobble and almost collapsed.A few unlucky archers were thrown off the platform and fell screaming from above.

At this time, the bows and crossbows threw stones together, forming a dark curtain, covering the sky above the Tianyun army, constantly harvesting lives.At the same time, the Tianyun army had already crossed the second trench and marched tenaciously towards the closing wall at the risk of huge casualties.

Under the wall, there is another trench blocking the way.At this time, the Tianyun army had to cross the trench to successfully push the ladder and the cart close to the wall.Just as the Tianyun Army was trying to pave the trench, the closed wooden planks flew down the ramp and smashed into the surrounding area of ​​the trench. Many planks were broken by the wooden planks, and even the people on them were hit with their heads. Bleeding and wailing endlessly.

The closer they got to the wall, the greater the blow the Tianyun army suffered. The soldiers who followed suit fell down one by one, and the last ditch was like a sky stream, blocking the way to charge.The soldiers rushing up in the rain of arrows desperately filled the ditch with the soil bags on their backs. One of them was accidentally shot by an arrow, and the whole person fell into the ditch and turned into one of the landfills inside.

At this moment, a large amount of black oil gushed out from the ditch that was being buried, and spread to the ditch with a pungent smell.Just when the Tianyun army didn't notice it, countless rockets flew down and fell into the trench.

"Bang!" The red light flashed, the flames were raging, and a long wall of fire surged up immediately, instantly turning the entire trench into a river of fire.The Tianyun army, who had no time to retreat, was engulfed in flames, struggling and howling with fire all over their bodies.

Ma Kuiming's face twitched, feeling extremely regretful in his heart, he quickly ordered to retreat.In this battle, he roughly figured out the fighting method of the Hengshan Army, but unfortunately, they still didn't draw out their most powerful gunpowder in order to prescribe the right medicine.

After the army retreated, after some statistics, Ma Kuiming's face became extremely gloomy. In this battle, more than [-] people were killed or injured by the [-] army, and more than [-]% of the damage was lost.If this continues, how many people will be needed to capture Quyang Pass?
After thinking for a moment, Ma Kuiming decided to suspend the attack. Now the Hengshan Army can kill our army at a long distance with its excellent equipment.It also occupies a favorable location, and it is also at a disadvantage in hand-to-hand combat.What's more, with the mysterious gunpowder as a reliance, if you attack the city rashly, it will only waste your troops in vain.He decided to rush to make a large number of catapults immediately, use long-range suppression, destroy the closed defense equipment, and then use force to attack.At that time, without the advantage of equipment, the Hengshan Army will be unable to stop the army from charging.

At this moment, Zheng Han counted the number of casualties, and then he relaxed slightly. In this battle, the Hengshan Army only suffered hundreds of casualties, but wiped out thousands of enemies. It can be called a great victory.When he notified the battle report to the whole army, it immediately aroused bursts of cheers, and the soldiers became more confident in sticking to Quyang Pass.

But Zheng Han still didn't dare to be careless. After the Tianyun Army retreated, he ordered the engineers to immediately repair the fortifications and supplement and repair various equipment.To him, the Tianyun Army numbered [-], while there were only over [-] people in the pass.This battle is just a small trial, and then they will face a real battle.There will be fierce battles to meet them. Relying on his weak force, he still has no confidence in winning against an army of tens of thousands.For two months, we must stick to it for two months.Zheng Han couldn't help reminding himself.

(End of this chapter)