Amidst the rumbling drums of war, the south revived.
On May 19, 7742, the Blackstone Empire attacked the Zhanlong Pass deployed by Xu Jiantao with 200,000 elite soldiers plus 50,000 soldiers, totaling 250,000.
Outside the Zhanlong Pass, with banners covering the sky, countless Blackrock Empire troops are already preparing wildly for battle, one by one with fierce faces, their eyes full of greed looking at the pass that stands between the two mountains.
Zhanlongguan, during the ancestral period, a dragon descended from the sky and swallowed the people of Li. Later, a prince and king who guarded Bailing City was killed here with one sword. Therefore, the city fortress built later was called Zhanlongguan. The head of the giant dragon hung in front of the chamber of Lian Zhanlong Pass, although it was only a low-level pseudo-dragon.
"finally come."
On the city gate, a group of Qin generals lined up, among which Xu Jiantao was wearing a commanding armor. He pressed the handle of the saber and trembled slightly. A pair of tiger eyes looked at the enemy troops in the distance below the city, but only the ferocious black stone was seen. The front row of the imperial army held nearly three-meter-long spears, each with a head pierced, and those heads were the imperial soldiers who died in Linghan City after following Yao Yuan. There are many people's heads, at a glance, they are connected into one piece, at least 10,000 heads.
Xu Jiantao's palms trembled even more severely, and a thick hatred appeared in his eyes, and said: "Beasts, these beasts... The bandits of the Blackstone Empire are not humans, they are a group of uncivilized beasts..."
On the side, the lieutenant nodded: "Junior, the Blackrock Empire bandit army is coming. It seems that their damage in the last battle was not as much as we thought. The main force still remained at around 200,000, and they also enslaved the volleyed provinces and states. The county’s defenders have turned them into their own pioneers. We... How can we fight this battle? We can't use the Magic Crystal Cannon to greet the former brothers, right?"
"Let’s act with the camera, besides, our magic crystal artillery shell reserves are already very empty. Most of the artillery shells cast in Lanyan City and Dongshuang City have been sent to Luohekou, Yunzhongguan, and Qihai City, leaving us with the shortcomings. 10%, I am afraid that after three or five rounds of shelling, there will be no shells available. If you can save it, you will save it."
"Without the magic crystal cannon, what do we use to stop the Blackrock Empire?"
"Use a bow and arrow, use an arrow box, use a ballista!"
Xu Jiantao clenched a fist, and his eyes were determined: "Use everything that can be used. Behind us are more than a dozen states and thousands of people living in the Lingnan Province. We must not let the beasts of the Blackstone Empire pass by, otherwise you and I will be both. Sinner of the Great Qin Empire."
"But… "
The lieutenant’s voice trembled slightly, and said: "We only have a force of 50,000, most of whom are recruits. The training time is less than a month. How can it be able to withstand 200,000 elite..."
"Don't shake the morale of the army."
Xu Jiantao glanced at the lieutenant coldly, and said: "It doesn't matter if you and I die here, but you can't lose the people of Your Highness Yu, you can't lose the people of Longdan Camp, after all, guard Zhanlongguan. It is the Longdan Camp, the strongest army in my Daqin, don't talk about those cowards, the soldiers in the Longdan Camp never fear war and death."
"But Junhou..."
"Stop talking! Go and count the number of arrows, recruit the civilians in the customs, let them all come into the city with craftsmanship, cut down the birch forest in the back mountain, and help us make arrows. In addition, take out the gentian camp. Hang the flag for me. I want my brothers to know that they are a member of the Gentian Camp. Even if they died in battle, they would go to Huangquan with me as soldiers of the Gentian Camp!"
"Yes, Junhou!"
…
The battle drums became more and more intense, and the army outside the city was about to move, but there was no movement until the afternoon. When the soldiers at the city gate were waiting impatiently, finally another drumbeat rhythm came. The formations stepped aside, and behind them appeared a group of soldiers in khaki clothes—Qin Jun's soldiers.
"coming… "
A ten thousand captain gritted his teeth and said: "Do they want the soldiers to go ahead and die? The Qin family does not kill the Qin family. This is forcing us to submit, despicable Baili Qin!"
Xu Jiantao took a deep breath: "Jiangsu... Don't shoot arrows yet."
"Yes!"
The lieutenant was stunned: "We...Are we not defending the city?"
"Do not keep."
Xu Jiantao squinted his eyes: "Look carefully, is there anyone you know in Jiang Zuo?"
"have!"
A Shiqiang said loudly: "Junhou, the black-faced man walking in the front is called Zhang Xiaosi. He is a small fellow townsman. He was sent to guard Linghan City last year and was later captured..."
"Junhou, I also recognize a few people, that... and that... used to be the garrison of Bailing City, and later transferred to Xuzigang to join the navy."
The shouts sounded one after another, which also gave Xu Jiantao insight into some subtle information. It is true that the people of the Blackstone Empire are ferocious and brutal, and they will never let their own first come and die, so they organized these 50,000 soldiers to attack the city first. These soldiers didn’t have any decent weapons in their hands. They were either rusty halberds or broken iron swords. The clothes on their bodies were made up of civilians’ clothing temporarily. They didn’t look like a real army. Word.
"Order, no one can shoot these soldiers!"
Xu Jiantao smiled faintly: "I should thank Bailiqin for sending me a reserve army of 50,000...coming people, ready to send orders. When these soldiers approach the city pass, they will immediately open the city gate and let them in."
"Yes!"
"Don't do it, Junhou!" The lieutenant looked angry and said, "Is Junhou wanting to be trapped in the dragon's predicament? Once we open the gate, the soldiers will rush in, and it will be difficult to close the gate again. Now, the tiger and leopard riders of the Blackstone Empire followed and rushed into the city. What shall we use to resist them?"
"Don't worry, they won't rush over." Xu Jiantao was confident.
"Why?"
Xu Jiantao smiled: "Deputy Commander Wang, do you remember the task of digging a pit several tens of meters away from the city three days ago when I ordered you to lead the people out of the city, and then fill it up and keep the fresh soil on top? "
"I know... But what does that have to do with these?" The lieutenant was stunned.
"Of course it does matter. We don’t have any extra magic crystal cannons to arrange underground artillery formations, so I ordered you to dig tens of thousands of pits outside the city just for the sake of suspicion. Bailiqin will definitely be able to see these deep pits. He didn’t know what I was thinking. As the saying goes, he was bitten by a snake for ten years because he was afraid of well ropes. They didn’t know if the artillery formation was actually buried outside Zhanlongguan, so I concluded that Bailiqin would not dare to send troops to follow. The pawns enter the city together, open the city gates boldly and accept these Qin Jun brothers who were forced to surrender!"
"..."
The lieutenant suddenly realized that his face was full of surprises: "Junhou is really using soldiers like a god... No wonder... No wonder... The subordinates know, I will do it!"
The city was full of commands to prohibit shooting. Sure enough, none of the tens of thousands of defenders at Zhanlong Pass shot an arrow, and when the pawn came to the pass tremblingly with a weapon in hand, Xu Jiantao jumped and landed on the battlement. Above, he showed his military rank and whispered: "I am Cangnan Hou Xu Jiantao. I know that you have been forced to surrender the bandits. Today, I will give you a chance to re-loyal to the empire. All of you will enter the city. Don’t be crowded and trampled. The gods descended from heaven to be the queen of you!"
The soldiers under the city were stunned.
"Squeak... Squeak..."
The chain twisted, the city gate slowly opened, and the gate of Zhanlongguan opened just like that.
The soldiers suddenly saw their eyes open, as if seeing the sun again. The ups and downs of life came too fast. A moment ago, I felt that I would die humiliatingly under the swords and soldiers of my family, but now, they are forgiven so quickly, one by one in a hurry. Flew into the city, the five gates of Zhanlong Pass opened together, and the speed of entering the city was very fast, like a tide.
"All the magic crystal cannons are aimed at a kilometer away, and are behind the brothers' army in the volley province!" Xu Jiantao commanded loudly.
The barrels of the magic crystal cannon align with the distance one after another, raising their heads.
…
In the army camp of the Blackstone Empire, Bailiqin, Bailiyan, Fu Yu, Han Shu and others stood on the high platform, looking at everything that happened in the distance, but seemed helpless.
"They switched on and off to accept the pawn..." Bailiyan Jian's eyebrows frowned: "Xu Jiantao, this bastard, has repeatedly acted unexpectedly. Why does he dare to switch so boldly so that we won't be afraid that we will take advantage of the situation and kill him?"
"He dreams of us to cover up and kill him."
Baili Qin said coldly: "There are tens of thousands of cannon pits with obvious traces outside the city. As long as our army kills them, he can kill my tens of thousands of imperial warriors unscathed. Humph, he really has a wishful thinking."
"Ancestor, do we just watch the fifty thousand soldiers go back?" Bailiyan was a little unwilling.
"Those who succeed in big things must learn to be patient. Fifty thousand soldiers are nothing but a group of native chickens and dogs. What if you let Xu Jiantao? Protect them and dig out the dirt pits and dig out their magic crystal cannons. Don't have too many people to go, and break them one by one, leaving Xu Jiantao at a loss."
"Yes, the marshal is wise!"
Fu Yu nodded.
…
In the blink of an eye, thousands of the Blackstone Empire rushed straight to the front of Zhanlong Pass, avoiding the shooting distance of the archers, and began to swing the shovel to dig large pits, but dug one after another, each of which dug a full several meters. It was deep, but there was nothing, and everyone was at a loss. Naturally, this loss also quickly triggered the anger in the Chinese army's handsome account.
"Asshole!"
Baili Qin shattered the table case with a palm, and said with a pale face: "Xu Jiantao, a dog thief, dare to tease this commander like this. I must smash him into pieces to relieve the hatred in my heart!"
Fu Yu raised the knife: "Marshal, please Ying, let me attack Zhanlong Pass overnight!"
"Okay, go!"
"Yes!"