The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 405
Quyang Pass, after nearly two months of fighting, has already become dilapidated.There are many gaps and pits on the wall.The severed limbs and scorched corpses were scattered all over the place, exuding a strong smell of corruption.

Under the intensive bombardment of the Tianyun Army's stone cannons, the Hengshan Army suffered heavy losses.It was not enough to shut down the dozens of catapults. In the continuous counterattack, they were either destroyed or used up.So much so that in the following period of time, the Hengshan Army had to shrink back to avoid the bombardment of the stone cannon.The price was that the enemy army who took the opportunity to attack the city had already approached the pass wall, so that the Hengshan Army had to fight with them, thus losing their defensive advantage and increasing casualties.

Now, the 2 troops stationed in Dingxi City have already rushed to support, otherwise, with the strength of Quyang Pass and other defenders, they would have already fallen.But the Tianyun Army is worthy of being a strong army. In the past two months, more than half of the 5 troops of the Hengshan Army have been killed or injured.Today, there are only 4 defenders left at Quyang Pass, plus the defenders of other passes, the total number does not exceed 15.The Tianyun Army also suffered nearly [-] casualties in this battle, but compared to the [-] army, they still couldn't get hurt at all.

Zheng Han was exhausted and leaned against the wall, gnawing on dry food with difficulty.Up to now, the situation has been very unfavorable for the defenders.He had to stand up and fight bloody battles with the soldiers to inspire the morale of the army.But he knew that this could only last for a few days, and they didn't have the capital to persevere in front of the overwhelmingly dominant Tianyun Army.

Zheng Han swallowed a mouthful of dry food, stared at the front in confusion with red eyes, and muttered to himself, "If the reinforcements don't come, Quyang Pass may be over."

"Woohoo!" The horn below sounded again, less than half an hour since the last attack.Zheng Han stood up staggeringly, looking at the catapult truck staggering towards the gate, he couldn't help laughing wryly, and shouted sharply: "The enemy's shelling has begun, pay attention to dodging!"

"Shhh!" "Boom!"

The bombardment of the previous day was carried out again, and the huge stones were violently bombarded on the wall, and a strong vibration could be clearly felt.The soldiers hid in the corner, their eyes already numb, holding their weapons while continuing to eat dry food.

After bombing for nearly half an hour, the soldiers hiding in the observation hole immediately discovered the movement of the Tianyun Army, and immediately shouted: "The enemy army has been dispatched, and the number is about 2."

Zheng Han wiped the saber for the last time, and was not surprised when he heard that, he swung the saber and looked at everyone coldly, "Get ready to fight."

Just when the two armies fell into a bitter battle again, a group of troops suddenly appeared behind Quyang Pass, and came towards the pass along the winding and rugged mountain road.

The general in charge of guarding the back gate of Quyang Pass couldn't help but change his face when he saw it, and immediately mobilized troops and horses to deploy defenses quickly to prevent the enemy from penetrating into the pass and making a surprise attack.At the same time, he ordered people to rush to inform General Zheng, and asked to send troops to support him.

At this moment, as the vanguard of the reinforcements, Shi Shouyi led an army of [-] on horseback galloping day and night, and finally arrived at Quyang Pass today.Immediately afterwards, Shi Shouyi immediately informed the guard of his identity, and the guard also knew Shi Shouyi himself. He couldn't help being overjoyed, and immediately opened the gate, and at the same time informed the comrades who were fighting at the front gate of the good news.

Not long after, the news of the arrival of the reinforcements spread throughout Quyang Pass. The soldiers who were fighting to the death were all rejoiced when they heard the news.

At this time, Shi Shouyi, who had just arrived, did not rest, and immediately led the army to the front pass to fight instead of the defenders.

In the face of the Hengshan Army who came continuously, the Tianyun Army finally couldn't hold on, and fled in a panic amidst the sound of gold ringing from behind.

Ma Kuiming looked at the increasing number of people on the opposite side with a stern face, and hearing the bursts of cheers from there, he no longer had the confidence to capture Quyang Pass.At the same time, he was full of doubts, how could the Hengshan Army have reinforcements?Is their war with the Xijin werewolves over?
How is this possible?Ma Kuiming couldn't believe that a mere 30 Hengshan army could defeat the [-] Xijin werewolves. Even if they were undefeated, it was absolutely impossible for the war to end so quickly.He shook his head and kept convincing himself that this must be a trick of the Hengshan Army, who wanted to use the illusion of reinforcements to induce him to withdraw. These so-called reinforcements must be bluffing.

Having stabilized his mind, Ma Kuiming immediately ordered to continue the bombardment. He didn't believe it anymore.

Three days later, the follow-up reinforcements finally arrived at Quyang Pass.Hou Mingfeng came with [-] soldiers and horses to escort the artillery.

Looking at the dark cannon, Zheng Han stroked the cannon excitedly, looked up at Hou Mingfeng and asked, "General Hou, is this the cannon that killed Prince Xijinlang?"

Hou Mingfeng nodded with a smile, "That's right, General Zheng, it was with these ten cannons that we killed the enemy leader, causing the entire army to collapse without fighting, and quickly won the war."

"Good thing, good thing." Hearing this, Zheng Han couldn't help his eyes glowing, and asked expectantly: "General Hou, can we use this cannon now to repeat the old trick and kill the commander of the Tianyun Army?"

"This?" Hou Mingfeng smiled wryly, "General Zheng doesn't know something. The range of this artillery is only about one mile. If the enemy commander is too far away, we can't hit it. Moreover, this artillery is rough and cannot be used for many times, otherwise it will be extremely difficult." It’s easy to explode. Now let’s check the enemy’s situation first, and then make plans.”

"Exactly." Zheng Han nodded, stretched out his hand and made a request, "Please wait for the general to go to the viewing platform."

"General Zheng is too polite, please go first." How could Hou Mingfeng dare to take the lead, he is just a latecomer general, and his rapid promotion to a major general has already aroused criticism within Hengshan.And Zheng Han is the old man of Hengshan, who belonged to a group of people who followed the adults earlier, and was well-known in the Hengshan army.He has experienced power strife in the court and the army for a long time, so he naturally knows how to behave, and he immediately gave way.

Zheng Han took a deep look at him, nodded, and Dang even stepped up to the high platform first.When everyone came to the high platform, Hou Mingfeng immediately picked up the binoculars to check the arrangement of the Tianyun Army in detail. The more he looked, the more solemn his face became.

"Commander Wei, do you think the artillery can reach the position of the enemy's commander?" Hou Mingfeng looked at Wei Zhong and asked expectantly.

Wei Zhong looked at it for a while, and finally sighed, "Generals, the enemy's main general is one mile away from here, and the artillery can't reach it at all. Unless we can advance hundreds of meters like before."

"It's impossible." Zheng Han immediately shook his head and said, "The Tianyun Army's stone artillery is fierce and the formation is tight. We have no chance to attack at all."

"General Zheng's words are reasonable." Hou Mingfeng also sighed, "The Tianyun Army is worthy of being a famous and powerful army in the world. With our strength alone, we really can't face it head-on. For the current plan, we can only defend the pass first, and then look for it. Opportunity, use artillery to severely damage its army."

Because of the arrival of reinforcements, Quyang Pass finally has enough troops and all kinds of military equipment and materials.The strength of the counterattack also rose sharply, and the Tianyun Army couldn't take advantage of it at all.

At this time, Ma Kuiming had the idea of ​​retreating. In his opinion, the Northern Expedition had already failed.If the fight continues, the reinforcements of the Hengshan Army will get bigger and bigger, and the hope of entering Shazhou will become even slimmer.Unless Tianyun is willing to invest more troops again and consume more than Hengshan, otherwise he can only stay here in a stalemate.

Ma Kuiming wrote his thoughts into a letter and sent it to His Majesty.Tianyun's greatest enemy at present is Eternity, since it is a waste of troops here, it is better to go west to the plateau and wipe out Eternity's trouble in one fell swoop.At that time, Tianyun will be able to calmly deal with the Tianwu Kingdom or the Hengshan Army without any worries.

Before the courier left for a few days, the courier from the capital arrived with an urgent military situation.When Ma Kuiming opened the information, his face turned pale. One hundred thousand Eternal Army came out of Xuelong Mountain and arrived in Yunzhou, only a few hundred miles away from the capital.His Majesty urgently ordered him to retreat and return to defend the capital.

Ma Kuiming tore the letter to shreds, his eyes revealed a strong murderous intent, "Eternal thief, I will break through Lintian City, and never cause future trouble!"

(End of this chapter)