My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 341: Vast beacon smoke, invasion like fire

The thick and simple city wall of Feiyan Pass was smashed into cracks. Black smoke rose from the top of the city. The dense Xiliang army climbed up like a swarm of ants, covering the top of the wall. They kept attacking and forcing the Qi soldiers who were holding on to the city tower. .

The city gate below opened, and the torrential waves of prairie cavalry rushed into the city gate. They wielded scimitars and slashed left and right, rushing straight into the streets and houses inside the pass.

The guard on the city turned back to look at the scene below the pass, his eyes wide open. His roar suddenly sounded like thunder, making the Xiliang soldiers who were fighting around him dizzy.

However, the next second, the wolf-like Xiliang army lifted something from their waists, and dozens of repeating crossbows were pointed at him. The next moment, the tall Qi guard general's whole body was shaking, and his face, neck, and The body... is covered with densely packed arrows.

"Can't hold it anymore!"

"The Xirong cavalry has entered the gate...the city wall cannot be defended!"

On the Feiyanguan city wall that was almost torn into several sections, the voices of Qi soldiers could be heard everywhere. Some people dropped their weapons and chose to surrender. Those who resisted were quickly surrounded and killed, and their bodies were thrown down the city wall.

"Quick! Quick! Keep up!"

Li Jue led the Fei Xiong Army, which had not changed into heavy armor, and stood inside the city gate. Pressing the hilt of his sword, he kept urging and issued orders one after another to Ling Qi and conveyed them to each battalion in the army.

Xiliang soldiers near the city walls and gates began to enter the pass, carrying shields, steel knives and ladders to continue attacking the southern city wall of Feiyan Pass.

Like Yantang Pass here, the pass is built on the mountains on both sides and is divided into two city gates, the north and the south. In the middle are the people in the pass and the camps where the army is stationed.

When the Xia army approached the pass, the city had begun to organize young men to participate in the defense of the city. It was broken within half a day of the city pass. When a large number of Xirong cavalry came in, the young men recruited had no time to escape. Following the scattered defenders, the defeated troops They poured into the streets and were driven towards the south wall.

On the way, Wanqingzhuang and the defeated soldiers were chased by Tieya's zombie troops in the pass. Xiliang soldiers carried folding ladders and their comrades carrying baskets ran behind the broken tide and approached Feiyan Pass. South wall.

The guard on the tower here waved the command flag, and the generals in each city section asked the soldiers to shout loudly, telling the defeated soldiers and young men not to approach the city gate. The words they shouted had no effect at all in the noisy collapse.

"Fire arrows! Fire arrows, shoot whoever approaches the city gate!" The guard on the city tower had no choice but to give this order, "Climb the stone steps at the top of the city, put up your horses, and guard the place with a spear formation! "

The next moment, arrows and crossbow bolts poured out from behind the female wall. The young and strong soldiers who approached the defeated army fell instantly. The rushing Xirong cavalry started shooting along the bottom of the inner city wall at the soldiers above. , the moment they suppressed the archers, the most elite Xiliang soldiers came up from the ladders carried from behind, unfolded the ladders and hung them on the wall stacks. A large number of soldiers climbed up with the backs of their swords in their teeth, and some soldiers rushed to the stone steps of the inner city wall. .

"Come on—"

"If you make great achievements and gain a wife, you will be in front of me!!"

The emperor never defaulted on his rewards to the army, and he would give whatever he promised. This was why the entire Xia army was so desperate.

The Xiliang army who climbed the city wall was extremely fierce and they were veterans on the battlefield. They stood on the top of the city with knives in their mouths and skillfully avoided the spears. Then, with a bloody light in their eyes, they took advantage of the opportunity for the opponent's spear to be withdrawn. Jump off the wall, rush forward, and fight your way into the crowd.

After the Xiliang army entered the city, Dong Zhuo was riding on horseback and watching the battle ahead with Li Ru. He saw Li Jue brandishing his blade and leading a group of soldiers to rush towards the steps of the city wall. Together with Li Ru, He laughed and scolded: "I'm crazy for wanting to be granted the title of Marquis."

Immediately, he summoned the messenger: "Inform Zhao Yun and Lu Bu behind that the pass will be captured soon. The Xiliang army will rest and regroup. It's their turn to replace them."

As soon as he finished speaking, several soldiers from the Xiliang army attacking the city took an iron knot from the back of the comrade who was carrying a basket, lit the fuse, and then placed it on the leather bag between two belts of the same length.

Several soldiers grabbed the end of the belt, raised it above their heads, and swung it around quickly. After four or five turns, when the speed reached the maximum, they let go of a belt, and the iron lump with the burning fuse in the leather bag was thrown up with a 'swish'. Tower.

boom!
Boom boom boom!
There were several huge explosions in succession, and the fire and black smoke rushed into the air on the city tower, instantly shocking the Qi soldiers who were standing on the city wall.

During this brief period of confusion, more Xiliang soldiers rushed to the top of the city.

"Save it, we only have so much, save it!" Dong Zhuo showed a distressed expression and shouted on the horse.Ling Qi, who was running backwards, entered the Youyan army formation and brought Dong Zhuo's words. Soon, news came from the front that the pass had been breached, and Zhao Yun, who was in silver armor, white robes and white horses, started galloping.

"The entire army hastened its pace and headed south directly out of Feiyan Pass."

Parallel with him was Lu Bu, who was leading the stringed wolf cavalry, and he faced Zhao Yun.

"Gao Shun and the trapped camp will be lent to you for the time being, drive!" Lu Bu shouted loudly, and the five thousand string-controlled wolf cavalry jumped past the Youyan army and rushed into the city gate. The Youyan army followed closely behind, taking over the resting Xiliang army. Seamlessly connecting to Jiuding Prefecture south of Feiyan Pass.

The advancing Controlling Wolf and Xirong Qingqi directly launched a sweep on the wilderness, and the beacon fire of the attack on Feiyan Pass continued to rise in the sky.

Troops and horses organized by Jiuding Prefecture quickly came to reinforce them, and were then defeated by a huge cavalry group in the wilderness. They fled, killed, and shrunk the troops. Along the way, they continued to regroup, fight again, were defeated again, and kept retreating. Wangbeicheng is the first city in Jiuding Prefecture.

The next day, [-] Youyan troops broke through the city in half a day and attacked the next county town with overwhelming force.

On March [-]th, Renyuan City in Jiuding Prefecture was breached, and all the defenders were killed. The neighboring Wei Lingxian had already reacted. Even though many preparations had been made to defend the city, the news that Renyuan City had been breached spread. When they arrived, the mighty cavalry were already rushing towards them, and the surrounding fields were all blocked.

On the morning of the seventeenth day, the infantry of Youyan Army began to attack the city. The fighting lasted only an hour. The catapults threw thunder onto the city wall. In just two hours, the frightened county soldiers surrendered directly.

In the third year of Yuanxing, in this spring, the area south of Feiyan Pass was unable to respond effectively to the rapid attack of Xia's army. When they recovered, one-third of Jiuding Prefecture was occupied, and the two counties were fifteen. The county was captured by the Xia army, and some simply opened the city gates and surrendered.

News of Xia's sudden attack finally broke out and spread completely at this moment.

On March [-], the news spread along the way, and then quickly entered Xinxiang, the capital of Qi State.

From the emperor and the aristocratic family to the traffickers and footmen, everyone was shocked, stunned and frightened by the news. Later, more and more detailed information was continuously coming back from Jiuding Prefecture!

Less than half a month after the letter of approval was issued, Xia's troops on the eastern front had already entered Feiyan Pass, marched south to Jiuding Prefecture, and launched an all-out attack.

The whole country of Qi was shaken, and countless people were already moving, running, and gathering to discuss.

In the palace, the new emperor Qi Wangge had nightmares several times at night. He shouted "Ah——" and woke up from his sleep. He pushed down the bronze lamppost, and the loud noise made the bronze lamppost on the other side slightly shake. shake.

Suddenly, he felt that it was not the right time to become emperor at this critical point.Soon, while dispatching the senior generals in the army, he began to secretly plan to abdicate in favor of his son.

To the north, Su Chen was sitting on the ancestral coffin, guarded by the Huwei, Huwei, and Shenji battalions as he entered Feiyan Pass, looking over the incoming intelligence with Jia Xu.

On March 22, Guangli County was captured!On March 24, Pishan City was captured; on March 26, Xiliang and Youyan counties besieged Pingwu County, the seat of Jiuding Prefecture.At the end of the month, the prefect Zhao Guang'an led his people to pretend to surrender, but was later discovered by Li Ru and beheaded in the government office hall.

On the [-]th of the same month, Pingwu conquered it and did not seal the sword for two days.

……

Su Chen looked at the information that came in and the words "Unsealed Sword" on it, and knew what it meant.

He sighed. The attack here was going quite smoothly. He couldn't help but think of the Western Route Army and murmured softly.

"How is the progress on Guan Yu's side?"

(End of this chapter)