The Chu army quickly retreated to Yangguan. Although the Hu people were chasing after them, they also injured many cavalry of the Chu army. Fortunately, the Chu army retreated to the front line of Yangguan completely. , Withstood the Hu people's pursuit.
The Hu people also wanted to attack through the broken gap in Yangguan, but this is also the focus of the Chu army's defense. They hoarded heavy troops and blocked the gap to resist desperately. The battle lasted for nearly two hours. Seeing that the attack could not be stopped for a while, they had to retreat temporarily.
The Chu army immediately organized manpower to bandage the wounded soldiers, and then took advantage of the gap to send people to take all the "feldspar" under the Yangguan wall back to Yangguan.
These "feldspars" are the weapons used by the Hu people to tackle key problems. Although they are simple, they are still powerful. The Hu people rushed and did not have time to retrieve them before. There are tens of thousands of such "feldspars" in this city. Retrieving the pass can be regarded as an additional long-distance weapon.
The powerful warriors were selected to use the feldspars and climbed to the top of the wall, and a large number of archers also climbed to the top of the wall to stand ready. As for the breach of the Yang Pass, although we knew that the Hu people would carry out the next round of attacks soon, but They still seized the time to repair it in a hurry. It was nothing more than accumulating fragments of rocks in the gap and filling it in a little bit. It is not the same as the real thick wall.
With Mingxu's help, Xue Poye treated the shoulder injury, and then led Mingxu to quickly see Mao Di who was dying. The clothes were placed under him, surrounded by generals from the Northwest, and everyone's expression was extremely gloomy.
Seeing Xue Poye coming over, all the generals in the northwest felt very strange.
After all, a day ago, this Xue Poye was still the biggest enemy of the Northwest Army. The death of King Mingyue was also inseparable from Xue Poye, but today it was Xue Poye who led the cavalry of the Chu Army to open a gap for them. To prevent the Northwest Army from being surrounded and wiped out by Hu Qi, and Xue Poye strangled Hu Tushuai to death, this kind of bravery is admirable to the Northwesters who have always worshiped force.
After a moment of hesitation, finally a Northwest general saluted first: "Marshal!"
Therefore, the other generals also saluted regardless of how they felt in their hearts.
Xue Poye nodded, and said to Mingxu: "Go and see Mao Shuai's injury!"
Mingxu passed through the crowd, squatted beside Modi, saw that Maodi's teeth were closed tightly, his face was pale, his breathing was extremely weak, and he dared not pull out the feathered arrow in front of his chest easily, so he rolled up his sleeves and began to check.
In just a moment, Mingxu stood up, walked to Xue Poye, and said softly: "It can't be done, his lung lobe has been shot through, and he won't live long."
"There is no way?" Xue Poye knew that the lung leaf was shot through, and the chance of survival was gone, so he still had a glimmer of hope: "You are a genius doctor!"
Ming Xu shook his head and said, "Even if the real Southern Xinjiang Putuo comes here, there is no way to recover."
Xue Poye sighed, walked to Mao Di, but saw that Mao Di had opened his eyes slightly, looking at him.
"Shuai Mao!" Xue Poye squatted down beside Mao Di, and said softly, "The army has already retreated, you don't have to worry." At this time, Mao Di must be most concerned about whether his subordinates will return safely, Xue Poye Ye's first sentence gave him reassurance.
Mao Di opened his mouth, and his voice was very soft: "Then... that's good...!"
The old man's eyes were dull, but there seemed to be a trace of shame mixed in.
After all, he was ambushed by the barbarians this time. As the commander in chief, he cannot shirk his responsibility. Because he underestimated the enemy and made rash advances and lost thousands of northwest cavalry, he felt very guilty.
Mo Di raised his hand, as if he wanted to do something, but his hand was limp and weak, so he didn't lift it up.
"Shuai Mao, what do you want to say?" Xue Poye asked softly.
"In my arms... the soldier talisman...!" Mao Di panted weakly.
Xue Poye hastily reached into Mao Di's battle armor, and found out the Northwest Soldier Talisman he had given him, and then put it into Mao Di's hand, saying: "Commander Mao, the Soldier Talisman is here, you don't have to worry."
Mao Di stretched out his hand vigorously, and put the soldier talisman into Xue Poye's hand: "Take... hold the soldier talisman, kill... kill the barbarians, treat the Northwest... the Northwest Army...!"
Xue Poye nodded vigorously, and said solemnly: "The Northwest Army is also my great Chu warrior, and this commander will treat everyone equally!"
Mao Di looked straight at the sky, and muttered to himself: "Mingyue... Mingyue...!" His body softened and he died.
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Before the Northwest Army even had time to mourn Mao Di's death, another attack by the Hu people began.
This time the Hu people made full preparations and shot the enemy with all longbows. Fortunately, the Chu army was also prepared, and fought back with feldspar bows and arrows. The feldspar feather arrows in mid-air flew towards the enemy army like flies. However, the Hu people were skilled in archery and killed many Chu soldiers, but they themselves paid a lot of casualties.
Excluding those who died in the previous battle, there are still more than 30,000 Yangguan defenders, and the total strength of the Hu people is only more than 50,000. They do not have an absolute advantage. For the Hu people, the biggest strategic goal is to follow up with the Chu army. Before the troops arrived, they first dealt with the Yangguan defenders, but they underestimated the combat power and willpower of the Yangguan defenders. Although they attacked the defenders repeatedly, although they caused some damage to the defenders, the possibility of annihilating the Yangguan defenders became smaller and smaller.
Several attacks were unsuccessful.
Wu Lachi's face became more and more ugly. He was ambitious and wanted to conquer the world, but he didn't expect to be blocked in front of Yangguan, a small pass that can't be regarded as a natural barrier.
Thinking of almost besieging and annihilating the Northwest Cavalry Regiment led by Mao Di, but being unexpectedly rescued by Xue Poye, Wu Lachi felt a little annoyed.
In addition, Wu Lachi got a very bad news. Commander Lang Tu commanded 100,000 Hu cavalry to attack Yanmen Pass, but encountered an ambush by the Beizhen Army at Hanshui Ancient Ferry. In a big battle, Hu Qi lost Not small, now the Beizhen Army is firmly guarding Yanmen Pass, and General Ren personally guards it. Commander Lang Tu launched several attacks, except for leaving behind a large number of Hu people's corpses, he failed to break through Yanmen Pass at all.
Hu Jun, who attacked the Central Plains on two fronts, seemed to be in great trouble.
Yangguan stood firm for two days, and Hu Qi launched more than ten attacks, but the defenders became more and more courageous. In this bloody battle, the Chu army and the Northwest Army have merged into one, sharing the same hatred, and the whole army is fighting. But Xue Poye obeyed.
At dusk on the second day, when the dust and smoke billowed, the follow-up troops of the Chu army finally followed up and brought a large amount of supplies. The defenders who had stood at Yangguan for two days finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The hundreds of thousands of troops ensured that the Hu people would definitely not be able to invade Yangguan this time.
The Hu people obviously knew this truth, and did not launch an attack for two consecutive days, and the Chu army took the opportunity to reinforce Yangguan. reinforcement.
In addition to deploying a large number of archers at the head of Yangguan, the Chu army also deployed catapults inside the pass. Of course, what satisfied Xue Poye most was that his ten earth cannons were also transported to Yangguan and erected in Yangguan. city head.
Xue Poye has already planned that no matter what the result of this battle is, these ten earthen cannons will be erected at Yangguan from now on as important defensive weapons.
"Marshal, this thing is really powerful." Sein Fei patted the earthen cannon, hehe said with a smile: "I have really seen its power."
Xue Poye coughed and leaned closer and said, "Shuai Song, keep your voice down, don't affect the harmony."
Song Fei was stunned for a moment, but he immediately realized that the power of the earthen cannon was tested in Yongzhou City. It would be inappropriate if the generals of the Northwest Army heard about it.
Seinfeld now admires this young marshal from the bottom of his heart.
Captured Yizhou City and won the Battle of Butterfly Hill. Beheaded General Dou Andao. When besieging Yongzhou City, he brought a lot of medicinal materials to stop the spread of the disease. He used earth cannon to break through Yongzhou, which is known as the "unbreakable city". City, and now rescued the Northwest Army who was trapped in an ambush, killed the famous Hu Tushuai, and defended Yangguan. Everything in this is a great contribution.
"Marshal, it looks like this battle won't last for a few days." Sein Fei stroked his beard and said, "The barbarians are used to grasslands, and they can't last long in this dusty place. They wanted to lure The northwest cavalry fell into a trap and wiped them out in one fell swoop, and then they can attack Dachu with peace of mind. Don’t say that although the barbarian cavalry is not many, if we really annihilate the northwest cavalry, even if we have the upper hand, we may not be able to resist it However, in the current situation, the Northwest Army is not only well preserved, but even this Yangguan is firmly guarded by us. The Hu people's wishful thinking has miscalculated, and they must retreat."
Xue Poye rubbed his nose and said leisurely: "I just heard from the brothers that they still want to break into the Beihu Grassland. Song Shuai, in your opinion, can this be done?"
Sein Fei's eyes lit up first, then he sighed, and said: "Who wouldn't want to do this, we Chu people and Hu people are inseparable, but... if we talk about breaking into the grassland, it is still impossible now. Back then, I, Da Chu, was At the time of its heyday, hundreds of thousands of troops were sent to attack Beihu, but they returned in vain. Now it may not be stronger than that. If we really want to fight, it will take ten or eight years to prepare. There is still no such thing today. powerful."
Xue Poye looked at Seong Fei with admiration, and felt that the veteran was still very clear-headed.
"We haven't attacked for two days, so the barbarians seem to have lost their minds." Sein Fei said slowly, "It's also fortunate that King Mingyue decided to call himself a truce. If we were still fighting the Northwest Army, the barbarians might really have taken advantage of it." Go, but... there is no chance now."
At this time, Yang Yijun rushed to report: "Commander, the scouts sent out have detected the movement, and the barbarian may attack again tonight."
"Attack the pass at night?" Sein Fei snorted coldly: "It seems that the barbarian is going to make a last-ditch effort." He stroked the cold earthen cannon, and said with a smile: "Let the barbarians taste it. .”
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Sure enough, the northern Hu people seemed to be unable to hold back the confrontation. Wu Lachi sent an order to launch a large-scale attack on Yangguan at night, concentrate their forces, and focus on the gap that has not been repaired completely.
The night was dark, the temperature was extremely low, and the wind and sand never stopped. In the darkness, the barbarians, like a group of ghosts, galloped towards Yangguan.
It's just that they didn't expect that the ten gods of death in Yangguan would let them understand what it means to be afraid and what it means to tremble.
After a round of arrow rain, when the barbarians approached Yangguan bravely, the earthen cannon on the wall of Yangguan finally remembered.
"Boom boom boom!"
The loud noise of earthquake and mountain shaking resounded in the night sky of Yangguan.
The shells penetrated into the dense formation of Hu troops, and every time a shell penetrated, dozens of Hu cavalry would be blown away, and more than a dozen cannons fired at the same time. After the first round of shelling, hundreds of brave Hu cavalry were killed Return to heaven.
The Hu people were shocked.
They didn't know what was going on. For the barbarians who had never been bombarded, the power of this weapon was beyond what they could understand and accept.
The earth cannons didn't stop, they still blasted the shells vigorously and mercilessly. Hu Qi died in pieces, people turned on their backs, and their miserable howls were not weaker than the sound of the cannons.
The defenders were extremely excited, cheering, and shooting locust-like feather arrows in conjunction with the shelling.
Hu Qi was obviously intimidated by the power of the earthen cannon. In a panic, he left thousands of corpses and hurriedly retreated at the sound of the retreating horn. Although the Hu people were brave, they were not idiots, and they were not willing to commit suicide. .
"Changshengtian, what kind of demons do they have?" the Hu people wailed.