Chapter 328 The Iron-Blooded Pass and the Invisible Net
Chapter 328: The Iron-Blooded Pass through the Invisible Net
Generally speaking, the defense power of a pass with a moat is certainly not at the same level as one without a moat, but that's just an ordinary pass.
For Hulao Pass, the highest-level pass, the moat is just an embellishment. The rugged terrain and high walls are the fundamental reasons why it is difficult to attack.
Of course, whether the moat has been filled in is of little significance to the Han army, but to the attacking Yellow Turbans, filling in the moat is still of great significance.
Without a moat, the Yellow Turbans can at least reduce the overall casualties by one-third in future sieges. This also shows the Yellow Turbans' determination to capture Hulao Pass at all costs.
On the first day, since the Yellow Turbans had mostly filled up the moat, they did not inflict any heavy casualties on the Han army. However, all the Han soldiers under Qin Wen's command knew that the real war would only begin tomorrow.
The next day, the Yellow Turbans still did not send generals to challenge. Instead, they spread out their formation and attacked the city directly. The total number of attackers was still 50,000.
Without the obstacle of the moat, the Yellow Turban soldiers seemed even crazier than before, all howling and running madly towards Hulao Pass.
As long as you can climb the tower, you will get a lot of bounty. Every time you kill a Han soldier, you will not only get the bounty, but also get an extra acre of land for your family.
Don't be afraid, there's nothing to be afraid of. There are wells and catapults behind to cover me. I won't die easily.
The Han troops are all worms riding on the heads of our ordinary people. Even if they die, they will die with them. I am a warrior of great virtuous teachers. Even if I die bravely in battle, the villagers will be proud of me.
All the attacking Yellow Turban soldiers had red eyes, thinking like this in their hearts, as if the Han troops behind closed doors were their enemies.
Qin Hao, who was watching the battle, sighed when he saw this. Zhang Jiao's method of deceiving people is really powerful!
Convincing people, especially fooling the people, has always been the best method of China's sectarian uprisings. A little profit and a false wish can turn a living life into a demon.
Cults harm people, and the essence of the Taiping Religion is actually a cult, but this cult has already threatened the country.
Qin Hao looked at the direction of the Yellow Turban Camp in the distance and murmured to himself: "Zhang Jiao, you boasted about such a large Haikou, are you really so sure of fulfilling it?"
Obviously, Zhang Jiao must have made some promise to make so many Yellow Turban soldiers fearless of death. After all, there must be brave men under the heavy reward.
There are advantages and disadvantages to doing this. The advantage is that it can improve the combat effectiveness of the troops in the short term, but the disadvantage is that if it cannot be fulfilled, the general will be despised by everyone.
With Zhang Jiao's prestige, although he was not cast aside by the Yellow Turban soldiers collectively, his prestige was definitely greatly reduced and he could no longer command the Yellow Turban Army like he does now.
Zhang Jiao is extremely determined to capture Hulao Pass, and Qin Qiong is equally determined to defend Hulao Pass, and he also has a small ambition.
The 100,000 defenders of Hulao Pass were divided into four groups, and the defenses were changed every five days. What Qin Qiong wanted was not only to defend these five days, but also to defend well, and to achieve maximum results with minimum losses. p>
Under the command of Xiang Yan, the Yellow Turban siege method was extremely flexible, which put great pressure on Qin Qiong. However, under the premise that none of the enemy's strong generals participated in the siege, Qin Qiong was not afraid.
For the chessboard, the two sides started to compete with each other.
"Ding dong, Xiang Yan's skill 'Chu Soul' is activated. Effect 1: Commander 4 when fighting in Chu country; Effect 2: Commander 3 when fighting in Chu country."
"Hulao Pass is located in the Central Plains and does not belong to the Chu region, so Xiang Yan has 3 commanders and the current commander is 99."
Commander Xiang Yan 99 VS Commander Qin Qiong 98. This offensive and defensive duel did not disappoint Qin Hao, and its intensity was definitely not inferior to that of a fighting general.
The siege battle on the second day was even more intense than the first day. On this day, the battlefield in front of Hulao Pass was littered with corpses, but the casualties were much smaller than those on the first day.
Compared with the terrifying figure of 15,000 on the first day, only 8,000 Yellow Turbans were killed on the second day. This was the result of Xiang Yan's foresight and filling in the moat first.
If Zhang Jiao's siege method at all costs was followed, and with the intensity of the siege on the second day, the number of casualties would have increased by at least another 50%. Of course, Xiang Yan's excellent command also made up for part of the losses for the Yellow Turbans.<
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On the third day, after three days of bombardment, the Han Army's catapults finally destroyed all 150 Yellow Turban catapults after losing fifteen of their own, and then moved their target to the Yellow Turban Army's well.
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Without the cover of the catapults, Jinglan was targeted by the Han army again, so the Yellow Turban Army's offensive on the third day was extremely difficult, and ended with the death of 9,000 people.
On the fourth and fifth days, because the Pili car was started too frequently, most of the bearings were damaged. Liu Ye had no choice but to return the damaged ones to the factory for repair.
The Han army also lost most of its catapults. This should be a hard-won opportunity for the Yellow Turban Army. However, Xiang Yan did the opposite. Instead of continuing to attack fiercely, he fought steadily. This made
Qin Hao is a little confused.
In these two days, the Yellow Turbans killed another 7,000 and 6,000 people respectively, plus the previous 15,000, 8,000, and 9,000...
In just five days, the Yellow Turbans had lost 45,000 elite soldiers at Hulao Pass, and the Han army defending the city also lost 11,000 defenders.
Of course, none of them are from the Yanmen Army. They are all the original garrison at Hulao Pass. If they were garrisoned by the Yanmen Army, with such a majestic pass as Hulao Pass, the casualty ratio would be more than 1:4.5.
It is quite impressive that Qin Qiong was able to command the Han army to achieve such a record when the enemy's leader was Xiang Yan, and he completed the mission perfectly.
If this trend continues, even if Zhang Jiao uses up all the 250,000 troops he brings, he will never be able to take Hulao Pass.
As soon as this conclusion was reached, the Han army in Hulao Pass suddenly burst into joy, and all the previous gloom was swept away.
After Qin Qiong, it was the Hedong Army that took over the defense of Hulao Pass, while Dong Zhuo sent Yang Jian and Yang Su, cousins of Gao Tong.
The two commanders are 96 and 98 respectively, and they both have a grudge against Xiang Yu for killing their sons. It can be imagined that there will definitely be another big collision between them and Xiang Yan.
After defending the city for the next four days, Qin Qiong earned another 190 summoning points for Qin Hao, deducting losses, and now Qin Hao has a total of 600 summoning points.
The pockets finally bulged again, but Qin Hao was not happy at all, because this battle was really confusing and there were too many doubts.
The Yellow Turbans have the best general in the world and so many fierce generals. Why don’t they fight the generals? And why don’t they let the fierce generals participate in the siege?
After the slinging troops withdrew, why didn't the Yellow Turbans continue their onslaught?
There are also various abnormal reactions of Xiang Yu before...
Various examples and countless details tell Qin Hao that an invisible net is coming towards him, and if he is not careful, he may be in catastrophe.