When the bowstring sounded, the fellow fell off his horse, and the rest of the crowd panicked and hurriedly retreated into the pass. Zhang Liang did not stop, but shot arrow after arrow. Although he had not learned Mu Duoli's magical continuous arrow technique, he
Their arms were extremely strong, their movements were extremely fast, and their archery skills were equally superb. Several cavalrymen who rushed out of the pass fell down before they could return to the door. There was a sound of gongs when the door was closed, and more than a dozen soldiers rushed over and hurriedly closed it.
The city gate and suspension bridge were also slowly raised.
Zhang Liang shot down six or seven soldiers who were closing the city gate in a blink of an eye. However, as the suspension bridge was raised, his sight was gradually blocked.
At this time, Zhang Liang was a little closer to closing the door. He couldn't help shouting and shot an arrow at the thick hemp rope that pulled up the suspension bridge. With a "swish" sound, the arrow passed through the rope, but the hemp rope was too thick.
This arrow only broke half of it, and the suspension bridge was still rising slowly. The defenders who closed it breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhang Liang shot another arrow, hitting the broken rope. There was a loud "bang" sound, and two arrows were hit in the same place. No matter how thick the hemp rope was, it could not withstand the hugeness of the suspension bridge.
The weight suddenly broke into two pieces. No one expected that Zhang Liang's archery skills were so accurate. He opened and closed the door and shouted in unison. Zhang Liang shot two arrows at another thick rope. "Boom!" Moat
Large amounts of dust arose on both sides of the bank, and the suspension bridge fell heavily, bouncing twice on the ground before settling firmly on the moat.
Seeing Zhang Liang's bravery, the sergeants guarding the gate were dumbfounded. For a moment, they even forgot to close the city gate. Before the dust settled, Zhang Liang shot a few more arrows, causing screams and screams at the city gate, which was half closed.
The city gate finally stopped.
Zhang Liang's soldiers never stopped running. They had already arrived at the pass and swarmed in.
What Anyi Pass relies on is the tall city wall and wide moat. Now both of them have been broken through by the enemy. The morale of the army has collapsed. The soldiers have abandoned their weapons and surrendered. Zhang Liang conquered Anyi Pass with almost no effort. After entering the pass,
, Zhang Liang sent people to report the victory to Liu Ziqiu, and at the same time mobilized 10,000 elite troops to outflank Dazhen Pass and Dashan Pass from behind. Although those two passes were not the direction of his attack, he repeatedly emphasized the spirit of unity and mutual assistance, both inside and outside.
A pincer attack can greatly destroy the fighting spirit of the defenders and also minimize the casualties of his own troops, so Zhang Liang made the arrangement without thinking, without any thought of conserving strength.
This is also due to Liu Ziqiu's arrangement of the army. All generals do not directly command the army. They only have the right to command these armies in wartime. Those who command and train these armies in peacetime are only commanders of thousands and centurions.
The advantage of this is that the senior generals will not be able to regard the army as their own private property, so they will not be able to support their troops and respect themselves. And those commanders of thousands and centurions have lower status and limited troops, and it will be difficult for them to have the desire to rebel.
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Dazhen Pass is located to the north of Anyi Pass, a little further away. Therefore, when Shi Danai and his army arrived, the suspension bridge was raised high and the gate was locked. Shi Danai did not know that Zhang Liang had already captured Anyi Pass.
He still wanted to win the first victory. Seeing the door locked, Shi Danai shouted angrily and rushed to the front with an iron rod. When the guard saw the door, he hurriedly ordered to release arrows.
The reason why the pass was built here is because the terrain here is dangerous, with rugged rocks on both sides and narrow roads. It is difficult for the attacking side to spread its troops. Therefore, there is a saying that one man can guard the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it. Although there are only three thousand defenders at the pass, it is
It was enough to completely block the road in front of the pass and attack by force, which would inevitably lead to heavy casualties. Shi Dabiao did not believe this evil. An iron rod flew up and down, his legs ran over the horse, and he reached the pass in the blink of an eye, while the soldiers behind him were far away from him.
Still fifty steps away.
There was a hail of arrows after closing the door, and Shi Danai was hit by two arrows, but he didn't notice it, rushed to the moat and jumped in. It was only February, and there was a thin layer of ice on the river. Ice.
The layer was not thick and could not bear Shi Danai's body, so it shattered with a "crash". The broken thin ice floated on the surface of the river, which greatly hindered Shi Danai's movement. In addition, the ice came rushing towards him.
Flying arrows, Shi Danai was surrounded by danger for a moment, and blood flowers burst out on the river.
Even so, Shi Danai still rushed to the other side and jumped up. At this moment, he had more than twenty feather arrows inserted all over his body, like a hedgehog, but his steps did not slow down at all. He had already rushed to the city gate, alone.
Clinging to the gap in the city wall, he climbed up.
Someone on the city shouted: "Hurry! Release the hammer quickly."
The hammer is a huge tree trunk as thick as an arm. It is smashed down along the city wall. If you can't dodge, you will be smashed to pieces in an instant. But Shi Danai's whole body is hanging on the city wall, with almost no room for dodge. It is at the top of the city.
When the soldiers on top were waiting to cheer in unison, they heard a loud "dong" sound, and the log that had just been thrown down actually flew into the air, turned two somersaults, and landed heavily on the top of the city.
The onlookers smashed down a large piece of it.
Stanai ran straight up the city wall like an ape. When he encountered a smooth place, he hit it with an iron rod, and a large pit immediately appeared. After a few ups and downs, he had already seen the crenellations of the city wall.
At this time, someone at the top of the city remembered and shouted: "Hurry! Pour the golden juice!"
Gold juice is boiled dung water, which contains highly toxic substances. If it is touched by this thing, the skin will immediately ulcerate and the pain will be unbearable. Stanai did not have a shield or other protection, and it was hanging on the city wall. It was impossible to put a piece of iron into it.
The stick is swung so tightly that gold juice is indeed the best weapon to deal with him.
Unfortunately, it was too late. When the two soldiers tried their best to bring over a large iron pot of golden juice, one of Stanai's hands had already been supported on the battlement, and the other hand waved the iron rod, and several people nearby were struck.
A soldier was thrown away and hit the golden juice in the large iron pot. For a moment, the excrement water splashed everywhere, and the stench filled the sky. The soldier who was stained let out a painful howl. But Stanai jumped up and was already in the water.
At the top of the city, he swung his stick and smashed the rope on one side of the suspension bridge. Only one side of the rope was left holding the suspension bridge, which was crumbling and in danger.
Guarding Dazhen Pass were Yang Xuangan's men and a general. Seeing that Shi Danai had already reached the top of the city, they quickly organized more than a hundred spearmen to rush over. The two sides started a fierce battle on the top of the city. From time to time, there were people
After being knocked off the city wall by Shi Danai, Shi Danai also approached the other end of the suspension bridge step by step.
When the general saw this, he grabbed a pair of bows and arrows and opened the bow. However, he heard a "whoosh" sound in the air and an iron arrow shot from the city, hitting the general in the forehead. The huge power of the iron arrow carried the arrow with it.
The famous man flew up and hit the tower, nailing him to the pillar. The man's eyes widened with fear on his face.
Countless iron arrows were fired from below the city, and there was a chaos on top of the city. Stanai took the opportunity to rush forward a few steps, and finally hit the other end of the suspension bridge with a stick. The suspension bridge collapsed. Soldiers outside the city swarmed past,
Sixty people together carried the huge log and slammed it against the city gate, once, twice, three times... the entire city wall was shaking.
Although there was no general in the city, the remaining soldiers were still fighting to the death, hoping to wait for reinforcements from the rear. At this moment, the sound of neat footsteps came from the east of the Great Earthquake Pass. Although the sun had set, the sky was not yet dark.
It was completely dark, and with the remaining light, you could see that the troops coming from the east, their horses and armor were exactly the same as those of the army outside the pass. They had been trapped in a situation where they were attacked from both sides, and had no way to retreat. The soldiers immediately collapsed.
Almost at the same time, the city gate fell down with a bang, and soldiers from outside the pass poured into the city like a tide, and the earthquake barrier was broken.
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In Luoyang City, Li Ben had just returned to his mansion when he heard his trusted aide come to report: "General, there is a man claiming to be Xiao who wants to see you."
Although Li Ben was gradually becoming more ambitious, his mind still stayed in the stage of a rural boy. When he heard the report, he couldn't help but waved his hand and said: "Let him in."
After a while, a thin middle-aged man came in. Li Ben was stunned and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?"
The man cupped his hands and said, "I am the shopkeeper of the Luoyang branch of Changshan Carriage and Horse Racing Co., Ltd., and I am also the family general of shopkeeper Xiao Da."
Li Ben heard what he said clearly, nodded and said, "Why didn't Xiao Dapeng come?"
An imperceptible glint flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he quickly regained his humility. He bowed and said, "Back to the general, my chief shopkeeper is still discussing important matters with Wang Shichong in Jiangdu. Good news will come to my family in the near future.
The big shopkeeper asked me to bring some gifts to the general."
"Bring a letter to Xiao Dapeng and ask him to hurry up. When the weather gets warmer, there will probably be another dispute in various places. This opportunity must not be missed before the time comes." Li Ben waved his hand and then said, "What gift? Give it to me.
have a look."
The middle-aged man held up his hands and said, "The general must be very happy to see it. The problem is that the gift is too big and difficult to transport. It is still on the road. I will wait for someone to go out and hurry up."
This whetted Li Ben's appetite, and he felt itchy for a moment. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Why don't you hurry up and urge me."
The middle-aged man agreed and crawled out of Li Ben's house. Turning around a street, he saw a group of warriors ambushing inside. The first one was Liu Wenjing. When he met Liu Wenjing, the middle-aged man
The man quickly raised his hands and said, "Mr. Liu, we have found out. Li Ben is indeed related to Xiao Dapeng."
Liu Wenjing sneered: "A young boy with yellow hair dares to go against the prince! Huh! Take it down with me!"
Soldiers who had been ambushing in nearby alleys swarmed up and surrounded Li Ben's mansion. Li Ben was in the mansion imagining what special gift Xiao Dapeng would bring him, but several steel knives were held to his neck. Although he
He was a general from the Prefectural Prefecture, commanding the palace guards, but he did not know any martial arts. Seeing this posture, he was so frightened that his legs were paralyzed, and he shouted repeatedly: "You, do you want to rebel? I, I am the prince's confidant.
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Not many people knew that Li Yuan had been promoted to Tang Dynasty king. Li Ben was able to shout the word "Prince" to show these people that he was in Li Yuan's inner circle.
However, Liu Wenjing walked in from the outside with her hands behind her back and sneered: "Li Ben, you have committed a crime! It was the prince who sent someone to capture you!"