A new round of attacks on Yixiantian suddenly started in the afternoon.
This time, Sun Tu no longer just let the officers and soldiers rush to the front, but sent out all his military masters. Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Cao Zheng, Shi Qian... These generals all took the lead and rushed to the front of the team. At the front, more than a hundred elite members of the Qingzhou Army roared and rushed toward the sky.
The weapons and equipment of these people are also similar this time. They all have short weapons in one hand and a round shield in the other to protect their bodies, taking into account both offense and defense. When they came to the mountain ridge at the corner, Lin Chong and the others shouted loudly, exerted force with their feet, and rushed toward the narrow mountain road like an arrow. In the blink of an eye, they had already rushed forward. He passed a distance of more than twenty steps, so fast that everyone in front and behind him screamed in surprise.
However, although the defenders in front of the line were shocked, they did not panic. Seeing them charging like this, they immediately released a hail of arrows again, and some people threw many rocks at them. It will never be easy for the officers and soldiers to survive.
Lin Chong was walking at the front. When he saw this, he quickly shrunk and raised his shield. At the same time, the short spear in his hand danced so tightly that water could not get in. No matter how powerful the arrows that hit him were, they were hit by his spear. If he picked it up, he would often fly to the cliffs on both sides. As for the stones that flew whistling, they all hit the round shield, making a loud bang, but they could not hurt him at all.
Not only that, Lin Chong didn't show any sluggishness in his progress. He continued to stride forward and actually rushed through nearly half of the mountain road in one go. Not only him, Yang Zhi and others behind him felt much more relaxed because Lin Chong blocked most of the arrows. They only needed to be slightly distracted to parry the arrows shot from the side, so they were faster than Lin Chong and could actually Follow closely and keep moving forward.
Seeing how tyrannical this elite army was, the defenders were really flustered. Immediately, someone shouted loudly: "Set up rockets and shoot them to death!"
After the order was given, the arrow paused for a moment, and then shot again, it was a rocket with flames. Now, Lin Chong's situation became even more difficult. Those rockets would burst into flames when they were hit. Some soldiers actually had their armor ignited if they didn't check for a while. They suddenly screamed and their steps were messed up. , someone actually missed the mark and fell off the cliff screaming.
At the same time, there was only a bang, and the shield in the hand of Lin Chong, who was rushing at the front, suddenly shattered!
The round shield was resisting countless flying stones along the way. No matter how strong it was, it was just wood covered with a layer of iron. After being hit so many times, it finally couldn't bear it and broke into pieces.
Once the shield shattered, more stones and arrows were fired towards Lin Chong's head and body, causing him to finally stop. Then he shouted loudly and waved the short gun in his hand to dial with all his strength, but it was still a hundred meters. As soon as he was away, he was shot in the left shoulder by an arrow. He groaned and his body swayed.
Fortunately, Yang Zhi and Cao Zheng behind him reacted quickly enough. The moment he was hit by the arrow, one of them pulled his clothes back, while the other stood up, jumped over Lin Chong's head, and then moved forward with the shield in his hand. As soon as he raised his head, he could only hear the continuous sound, and all the arrows originally aimed at Lin Chong were blocked.
This time it was really dangerous. Even though Lin Chong was a very brave man, he was so shocked that his face turned pale and he was grateful.
He glanced at Cao Zheng who was pulling him back. At the same time, he took out the short spear in his hand again and helped Yang Zhi to knock away a few arrows. He shouted: "Go back!"
Although they had crossed nearly half of the sky at this time, the enemy's attack with arrows and stones was more fierce than before. It was impossible to stop them with these round shields. Going forward was too dangerous, so they had to retreat first.
Yang Zhi felt unwilling and wanted to take a few more steps forward to test, but at this moment, several rocks flew towards him. Moreover, the rocks that came flying this time were much larger than the previous ones, and the force was natural. It was even bigger. Although he immediately used his shield to block it with all his strength, the powerful attack still shattered the shield. The man also staggered back and even stepped out of the mountain road.
At this time, fortunately, Lin Chong had quick eyesight and quick hands, and quickly pulled him back, and then shouted: "Back off! You can't attack here!"
Yang Zhi, who had suffered a loss, also understood that this place was really difficult to attack, so he could only follow him bitterly: "Back off! The rear team becomes the front team, go back!"
I thought that this time I would use all my elites and attack with all my strength to be able to kill Yixiantian. But in the end, their efforts were in vain. They only rushed half the way before being beaten back by the defenders, which also caused more than ten casualties. This made Lin Chong and others feel depressed, and Sun Tu also had a look on his face when he saw it. Ashamed.
But what they didn't know was that the ferocity they showed just now was enough to scare the people in Erlong Mountain. You must know that for Erlong Mountain, the most difficult thing to overcome is this natural barrier. Compared with this, Jintang City below and Pingtian Pass above are just ordinary passes. This is the natural barrier.
Lu Yuan had previously asserted that as long as the mountain stronghold was still in their hands, even if there were 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers attacking the stronghold, they could hold on for a year and a half with sufficient food. Unless the army and the army are completely desperate, taking human lives and constantly attacking the sky, this place will be a natural chasm for all those who want to kill people who come up the mountain!
But today, this team of more than 100 people actually rushed through nearly half of the mountain road in one breath. If they hadn't smashed several big rocks like crazy afterwards, I'm afraid the line of innocence might have been lost. This time, the people of Erlong Mountain were really frightened. The fighting power of the Qingzhou Army was really terrifying.
But Lin Chong and the others didn't know this. After returning, they felt a little ashamed and said, "Captain, we are incompetent, so please punish me."
"You have all tried your best. It is the best choice to withdraw before you pay too much price." Although Sun Tu was below, he also saw the danger of this battle, so he smiled and said: "It's not too early. , everyone should rest first."
"Then what's next..." Yang Zhi asked still unwillingly.
"Send a team of people to charge tomorrow. Maybe once their bows, arrows and stones are used up, we can easily climb the mountain." Sun Tu waved his hand nonchalantly.
At the foot of the mountain, the two of them had knelt down again. Qi Liu's face was full of shock and fear: "These Qingzhou officers and soldiers are really powerful, just a little bit..." As he said that, he shuddered with fear.
Han Benshan's face didn't look good either. When he went up the mountain before, he had also observed the terrain and passes of Erlong Mountain. He knew how difficult it was to get up to that line of sky. Once up there,
Some people are holding on, but no matter how many people there are, there won't be enough people to attack. But today, the officers and soldiers showed a strong fighting spirit, which made him feel a little uneasy.
After a long while, he said: "So if we want to confront them head-on, we have almost no chance of winning. Don't worry about killing them now, otherwise you will only lose your life in vain. However, they attack so quickly and take such risks, it is called I’ve seen something, I’m afraid the officers and soldiers won’t be able to stay here for long and slowly consume the resources on the mountain.”
"You mean... they are running out of food?"
"Yes, this is the biggest problem with this army. Maybe as long as the people above can hold on for a while, the army will be defeated without the reinforcements from Liang Shanbo arriving. Just wait patiently, it will be soon. We’ll see what happens.”
Han Benshan's vision was very accurate. Lu Yuan on the mountain also saw this and was loudly cheering everyone up: "Don't be discouraged. As the saying goes, if you make a big effort and then fail again, the army will be exhausted." They have already attacked me twice in a row, but I was frustrated and went back. I think they won’t be able to attack the mountain with all their strength in the future. And as long as we drag on, we will definitely be able to defend the mountain stronghold!"
Lu Yuan's reputation in the village is still very high. When he said this, everyone was willing to believe it. Everyone immediately shouted: "We swear to guard the village and never let those imperial hawks succeed!"
That's what they said, and that's what they did.
In the next few offensive and defensive battles, the people of Erlongshan still stood firmly on the front line. Every time when the officers and soldiers gathered to charge, they used all their strength to smash down the bows, arrows and rocks, repelling the attacks again and again. . For this reason, the villagers even moved all the defensive weapons that originally belonged to Pingtian Pass here, making up their minds to only guard this natural barrier. Once the sky is broken, Pingtian Pass will completely lose its ability to stop the army.
The effect of this was also quite significant. Not only were they able to repel the strong attacks of the army for five consecutive days, but they also killed dozens or hundreds of officers and soldiers. Although the numbers are not comparable to the damage caused by Jintang City to the official army on the first day, you must know that this time they killed and injured the elites of the Qingzhou Army. This alone shows how tragic this offensive and defensive battle was.
A few days of attack and defense passed quickly, and the officers and soldiers were blocked at a loss. As time went on, the vigor of the officers and soldiers had gradually worn away. Seeing that the attack was just in vain, Erlongshan became more and more certain that the balance of victory had fallen to their side, especially after Lu Yuan pointed them to check. The amount of smoke below showed that the fire started by the officers and soldiers was getting less and less, and everyone was convinced that soon, the officers and soldiers would retreat due to running out of food and grass, and then it would be time for them to counterattack.
This day has arrived soon.
On the second day of November, the government army sent another army to fight in front of the sky, but they only briefly tested it and quickly retreated before the defenders could shoot the arrows. At the same time, the officers and soldiers originally stationed in Jintang City began to slowly retreat downwards. All of this naturally fell into the eyes of Lu Yuan and others on the top of the mountain, which made their faces show proud smiles: "The officers and soldiers Finally, we can no longer continue, so we have to retreat.”
At this time, a choice was placed in front of them. Should they take the opportunity to kill and defeat the army, or should they stick to the stronghold and let them leave