As the Liang troops retreated from the top of the city, in just half an hour, two to three thousand Yan troops climbed up the rock from outside the city.

Each of these Yan troops looked excited. They had captured the Tianlang Pass. They all had bounties and could loot everywhere.

But at the city gate, they encountered a fierce attack by the Liang army.

A square array composed of a large number of shields formed a semicircle around the main city gate. Bloody spears protruded from the shields, and the crossbowmen behind the shields guarded the city gate.

The Liang army here only numbered over a thousand people in total. Although they were not many, they were all strong soldiers in the army, and they were protected by shields. For a while, the Yan army was unable to do anything against them.

"Hu~hu~"

A long-faced captain of the Yan Army huddled behind the earthen wall holding a machete, breathing heavily.

He was one of the first two captains to attack the city. He originally wanted to capture the city gate in one go, but such a turtle shell-like phalanx gave him a hard time.

A simple attack just now killed one or two hundred people under his own hands, but the iron turtle shell did not move at all.

From the iron shield array to the earthen wall where the long-faced captain was hiding, there were many corpses of Yan soldiers lying, either shot to death by crossbows or stabbed to death with spears.

Without taking down the city gate, the cavalry outside the city would not be able to enter the city. It would undoubtedly be wishful thinking to rely on infantry alone to capture the entire city.

"Head, what should I do!"

A lieutenant squatted next to him, his face anxious.

It doesn't mean that you have won the battle just by conquering the city. You have to eliminate the Liang army in the city to truly conquer the Tianlang Pass.

"Damn it! Let's fight!"

The long-faced captain stood up with a broadsword in his hand: "Brothers, the opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune is right in front of you! Follow me and kill!"

"kill!"

Hundreds of Yan troops rushed forward with blood-red eyes.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The arrow rain shot out from behind the shield array. Although it was not overwhelming, the damage caused to the Yan army at such a close distance was huge.

Each of the Liang Army crossbowmen behind the shields had a large frame of arrows beside them. They were well prepared for today's battle.

"Puff puff puff~"

"Ahhhh~"

In the blink of an eye, dozens of Yan soldiers fell to the ground. These infantrymen who were attacking the city were not wearing armor to begin with. It could be said that they had no defense. If they were hit by an arrow, they would fall!

A Yanjun who was hit by an arrow in the thigh struggled hard on the ground, blood trailing all the way on the ground.

The comrade beside him saw this and wanted to help him, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he was shot down. They both died on the way to attack.

"Puff puff puff~"

The distance of just tens of feet was as terrifying as hell to Yan Jun.

After many people fell, the Yan army finally rushed to the front of the shield formation, and the real fight began next.

"ah!"

A Yan Jun roared and jumped up desperately, trying to use the impact of his body to break away the iron shield.

"drink!"

The Liang Jun inside the shield roared angrily, and stabbed the Yan Jun to death in mid-air with his spear, and blood spurted out.

Blood continued to flow from the corners of Yan Jun's mouth. His body twitched in the air a few times and then stopped moving, hanging precariously in the air.

"Kill! Kill!"

"drink!"

"Puff puff puff~"

The jet-black fine iron spears continued to thrust out, and the entire turtle shell turned into a hedgehog. Countless Yan soldiers were stabbed through the chest and abdomen.

The Yan army's shrill screams continued to sound, and the elite soldiers fell one after another.

The long-faced captain also huddled in front of a shield, grabbing a spear with all his strength, trying to pull out the Liang Jun inside. On the other hand, he raised his hand and swung his knife, slamming it on the shield's surface endlessly.

.

"Bang bang bang!"

However, neither the spear nor the shield moved at all, and his comrades fell beside him every minute and every second.

Before the long-faced captain could continue to think of ideas, he felt a cool breeze coming from the side.

"Chi~"

It turned out that another spear was stabbed from the other side. Fortunately, the long-faced captain reacted quickly, twisted his body, and then pounced to the side. The spear only made a cut on his arm, otherwise he would have died.

"Hiss~"

Feeling the pain on his arm, the long-faced captain took a deep breath. Before he could take a breath, another crossbow was fired from the opposite side.

"Swish swish~"

The long-faced captain once again avoided the crossbow arrows, but the several infantrymen behind him were not so lucky and were shot to the core.

"Retreat! Retreat!"

The long-faced captain finally realized that with so few people under his command, they couldn't chew the turtle's shell, so he could only retreat temporarily.

"Withdraw! Withdraw! Hide!"

Under the shouts, the hundreds of Yan troops who besieged the Liang army quickly retreated and crouched behind rows of earth walls and wooden houses to avoid the rain of arrows, not even daring to show their heads.

Liang Jun also responded randomly. If you don't show your head, I won't shoot the arrow.

This attack resulted in more than 200 casualties. At this moment, Colonel Long-faced's men only had 300 or 400 men left, and every one of them was frightened and looked frightened.

"Damn! Wait for the reinforcements!" the long-faced captain cursed bitterly.

At this time, there was a steady stream of Yan troops coming down from the top of the city. There were as many as five or six thousand infantrymen climbing up the wall.

Without the Liang army's constant guard, the infantry could enter the city through the cloud chariot without restraint.

Finally, a military commander with a calm face appeared beside the long-faced captain and asked: "How are you doing? Can you capture it?"

The middle-aged general named Tuwa can be regarded as Tuoba Hong's most capable general.

In this siege, he had full command of the battle on the northern city wall.

"General!" the long-faced captain shouted with cupped fists, then shook his head with a wry smile: "If you can't chew it, I've already lost more than half of my casualties. If you continue to fight, you will be dead."

Tuva frowned, looked up at the iron barrel array in the distance in the night, and said viciously:

"This is the last barrier at the city gate. It cannot be taken down without paying a price."

The long-faced captain asked bitterly: "Then what should we do next?"

Tuva looked again at the depths of Tianlang Pass. There seemed to be a large firelight gathering in the distance. The whole city was filled with shouts of killing from both sides. It was impossible to know where the main force of Liang's army was.

"We can't delay it any longer! The Liang army in the pass will send troops to counterattack at any time. This is a great opportunity to break the city. We must not give up!"

Tuva waved his hand without hesitation: "If I leave you another thousand people, even if they all die, they still have to chew down the city gate!

I will lead the troops to pursue the city, and we must not let the Liang army organize a counterattack!"

"promise!"

The long-faced captain also nodded fiercely. At this point, he had no other choice but to fight tooth and nail.

Immediately, the Yan army was divided into two, and a small part stayed at the gate of the city, desperately attacking the Liang army's infantry phalanx.

The other part, led by Tuva, rushed directly into the city to expand the results.
Chapter completed!