Chapter 334: Princes Siege the City (continued 3)
More than a dozen well railings had just approached Hulao Pass, and dense rockets came towards them.
The well railing is made of wooden, and it is not a big deal to encounter one or two rockets. However, such dense rockets caused the flames from the well railing. The soldiers on the well railing hurriedly ran down the well railing. The exposure to the sun in the morning allowed these well railings to remove moisture.
The coalition's siege in the afternoon was more sharp than in the morning. In just half an hour, coalition soldiers boarded the city wall.
Jia Rong took the scimitar handed over by the soldiers and suddenly handed it forward. A coalition soldier who had just climbed the city wall could not escape and was killed head-on. In the brunt, Jia Rong's body was covered with blood.
While killing the enemy, Zhang Liao and other generals cheered for their soldiers. The princes' arrows were shooting up the city wall in waves. This method of killing the enemy without distinguishing between the enemy and the others caused great inconvenience to the defenders.
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After a lot of hardships, the coalition soldiers finally dug through the secret passage to the city. A smile appeared on the corner of Yuan Shao's mouth. If the soldiers in the tunnel entered the pass, judging from the current situation, the defenders at the pass would definitely not be able to separate themselves, and Hulao Pass would be broken.
The coalition soldiers in the tunnel saw the light and their expressions were shocked. As soon as they poked their heads out, a spear stabbed towards them.
The bodies of coalition soldiers were moved out. The coalition soldiers in the tunnel did not know what was happening outside and still slowly headed into the pass. If the pass was not prepared in advance, the sudden coalition soldiers would definitely have the effect of winning unexpectedly. Before entering the tunnel, all the soldiers were issued a ban order, so there was no way to know the situation above.
The bodies of coalition soldiers on the ground were piled up into small piles.
Hua Xiong sneered: "There are only so many methods for the coalition forces."
The soldiers behind him burst into laughter when they heard this. Among the five hundred soldiers, not only the Xiliang Army but also the Dong Army, the eyes of Hua Xiong all included a look of awe. This former Dong Army's number one general still has power.
The general in charge of the tunnel found that there were about three or four hundred soldiers walking in. There was no movement yet, so he hurriedly reported to Yuan Shao about this.
"Meng De, what do you think?" Yuan Shao turned his eyes to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao touched the beard under his chin, looked at the situation on the battlefield, and said slowly: "Leader, in my opinion, the defenders in the pass must be on guard. The situation on the battlefield is stalemate, and the defenders at the pass cannot distribute their troops."
Yuan Shao nodded in agreement. Yuan Shu was quite unhappy when he heard this. After all, he thought of the method of digging the tunnel and retorted: "Maybe the soldiers gathered in the pass and intended to rush together. Judging from the situation at the pass, if these soldiers opened the pass in one fell swoop, they would definitely win, then..."
"Report, all the soldiers entering the pass from the secret passage were killed by the defenders in the city." The news reported by the messenger gave Yuan Shu a loud slap in the face.
Yuan Shao frowned and said lightly: "I already know this."
"Instruct the soldiers in the secret passage to retreat." Yuan Shao ordered.
"The leader of the alliance should not worry. Even if we fight head-on, our army will not be inferior to the defenders in the city. Continuous siege of the city has exhausted the defenders in the city. In my opinion, we should attack the city overnight and prevent the defenders in the city from resting." Cao Cao said with a heavy expression.
Yuan Shu snorted coldly and turned his eyes elsewhere.
Hulao Pass immediately became in danger under the full attack of the princes. Jia Rong had been living on the city wall, dispatching left and right, with a look of determination.
The soldiers on the lock were already exhausted, but when they saw the figure and the densely packed enemy corpses piled up around him, they hid the fatigue carefully and continued to fight. The huge rocks rolled down, without any need to aim. The densely packed coalition soldiers under the lock were siegelessly.
The scimitar suddenly waved, and blood splattered in the shocked expression of the coalition soldiers. On such a battlefield, there was no longer any timidity or courage. All the coalition soldiers were only numbly climbing the cloud ladder, and the soldiers on the well railed were also shot one by one. Sometimes one soldier who was not allowed to shoot at his own side was a little guilty at first, but in the end it felt very normal. The battle continued until now, and there were only three remaining in the Allied well railings, and they did not dare to move closer to Hulao Pass. The soldiers on the well railings were afraid of the defenders who were as wolf-like as tigers.
"Let Lu Bu lead the soldiers up and leave a thousand people to pay close attention to the movements in the pass." Jia Rong ordered.
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Fang Tian's painting of halberd danced with tigers and tigers. Wherever the painting of halberd passed, the enemy soldiers were all given. Many coalition soldiers who wanted to climb the city wall wanted to climb the city wall wanted to retreat after seeing this god of killing. However, the coalition soldiers who were swarming under the ladder could not allow anyone to retreat in front of them. They pushed and shouted and sent the soldiers in front to the gate and to the weapons of the defenders.
Lu Bu snorted coldly and stepped forward. The painting halberd cut off the iron hook hanging on the city wall and held the cloud ladder. His face turned slightly red. The cloud ladder actually swayed away from the city wall.
"Ha!" Lu Bu shouted loudly, and the ladder slowly fell backwards, and the coalition soldiers on the ladder screamed in horror.
The ladder fell to the ground, accompanied by the screams of the coalition soldiers, and the ladder fell down, injured more than a dozen coalition soldiers.
"Fengxian, you lead a hundred people and support all over the way. Do not let coalition soldiers climb the city walls and let Zhao Yun lead the cavalry team to prepare." Jia Rong said hurriedly after killing a coalition soldier.
Beside Jia Rong, the bodies of more than a dozen coalition soldiers were lying everywhere. The golden armor turned a little black red under the invasion of blood. It was still so obvious on the battlefield that the bounty received after killing Jia Rong was enough for a soldier to be rich for the rest of his life. For the sake of glory and wealth, his life seemed insignificant.
The offensive of the coalition soldiers became more and more fierce, and coalition soldiers kept coming out of the tunnel in the city. Hua Xiong led 500 soldiers to stare at the ground with concentration. Although the Allied soldiers lost to the tunnel reached a thousand, according to Cao Cao's words, the tunnel could greatly pull the defenders' forces.
More and more coalition soldiers climbed the city wall, and the preparation of a thousand soldiers was not helpful. The coalition general may not be the opponent of Lu Bu and Zhao Yun and others, but the victory was that there were many people, and ordinary soldiers were not their opponents. More and more coalition soldiers climbed the city wall, and more than a dozen coalition soldiers gathered together to provide opportunities for the robes of the city behind.
Jia Rong's hands were a little sore and soft, and the defenders were already exhausted after continuous fighting.
The reserve soldiers climbed the city wall under the leadership of Lu Bu. With the joining of these new forces, the soldiers who climbed the city wall could not resist and were wiped out.
The battle lasted for a day and a night, and the soldiers who shut down were all determined by their firm will, and their eyes were red.
"Brothers, the coalition forces are fierce, but think about it, if these coalition forces attacked the pass, will we let us go? Take up the weapons beside you, and the current battle is only to save your life." Jia Rongyun shouted with all his strength.
Many soldiers heard Jia Rong's words and picked up the weapons that were discarded beside him. Even if they were replaced, they had to be prepared to go up and support at any time. Even when the injured soldiers were carried down, they still held the weapons tightly in their hands. Every two hours, the soldiers would switch guards.
There were layers of corpses piled up, including enemy and friendly forces.
The morale of the coalition forces was greatly hit. The soldiers who attacked the city wall did not survive. This also made the coalition soldiers fear climbing the level. Li Shun's trap camp was the most important. It was not killing one thousand enemies and 800 them, but killing three thousand enemies and 800 them. It was an impeccable battle formation. Three, five, seven, eight people. As long as they had robes, these soldiers could cooperate well, reaching the lowest cost that Jia Rong said. The generals of the Dong army were dumbfounded. Zhang Liao and other people in the lower level were dumbfounded. The soldiers at the bottom might not see the clues.
The princes of all walks of life could not withstand such losses and had the intention to retreat.
Since the battle, the coalition of princes has left less than 70,000 people, and 10,000 people have been lost in just one day. This is not the case with the injured soldiers in the camp.
"Leader, retreat." Shangdang Prefect Zhang Yang advised.
Yuan Shao snorted coldly and said, "Before leaving the army, he had made an oath to not give up until he broke through Hulao Pass, so don't persuade him again."
"The soldiers in the pass are already exhausted. You only need to add another effort to capture Hulao Pass." Yuan Shao continued.
Jia Rong shouted: "Cabinet attack!"
The thousand cavalrymen who were ready to ride horses on the pass were in ten groups, and countless coalition soldiers were caught off guard. The soldiers of the Xiliang army guarding the pass were extremely familiar with this kind of combat method and were at ease to hide. However, the soldiers of the Dong army did not know how to cooperate. Although they had already been mentally prepared and were rushed by the cavalry, many soldiers were still injured, not to mention that there were dense corpses on the pass, which required the cavalry to have high cavalry skills. The Xiliang army had done this as early as when they were attacking Han Sui.
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Ten groups of cavalry successively wiped out the coalition soldiers who were closed.
After Yuan Shao received this news, after initial shock, he ordered the entire army to continue attacking.
With a thousand cavalry assisting the war, the pressure of the defenders was reduced sharply. After killing the enemy, they piled up the corpses aside, or threw the enemy's corpses directly as squash wood. This can not only kill the enemy, but also shock the coalition soldiers. It has been a day and a half, and many defenders feel that their eyelids are gradually unable to close.
Sun Jian in the tent showed a hint of sneer. This was the third time that Yuan Shao had repeated this sentence. If he didn't fight with Jia Rong, he would never understand how terrifying he was. No one could be sure whether there were any new forces left by Jia Rong in the city. If he didn't fight to the end, he would never know how many trump cards the enemy had.
"The leader thinks twice!" The eight princes persuaded in unison.
Cao Cao took a step forward and said, "The military strength of the defenders in Hulao Pass is limited. As the leader said, he will carry out his last charge. If he cannot win, he will talk about retreating."
Yuan Shao echoed: "What Meng De said is very true. Then we will celebrate the victory of the war together in the pass."
The Allied forces' attacks suddenly became fierce. In the last attack, all the princes were extremely eager for victory. The elite troops of each unit were sent up. The defenders were under unprecedented pressure. There were no rushing cars or shafts. There were only endless soldiers. One was killed without fear, and countless others climbed up.
Chapter completed!