It must be said that Liu Yu's prestige in Youzhou is really high. Even Gongsun Zan's subordinates also love this state pastor.
No wonder Gongsun Zan was so afraid of Liu Yu. According to original history, after Liu Yu was defeated and captured, he no longer posed a threat, but Gongsun Zan still killed Liu Yu.
And this also caused a series of troubles, and even the Wuhuan people wanted to attack Gongsun Zan for Liu Yu.
It can also be seen from this that Gongsun Zan's decision to kill Liu Yu was also extremely correct.
Even Qin Hao would probably kill Liu Yu. After all, Liu Yu's prestige was too great. If he left him alone for a day, he would be a threat, so it would be simple and clear to kill him directly.
In this life, Liu Yu died at the hands of Hou Yi, which no one expected, but Hou Yi who shot Liu Yu would be infamy for thousands of years, which is almost certain.
Liu Yu's death completely angered all the princes in Youzhou... and the soldiers under his command.
Master Liu, whom they respected and loved, was so shamelessly 'assassinated' by the Liang Army. In the eyes of the Youzhou Army, this was like a bolt from the blue.
Some Youzhou soldiers even acted like their dead fathers, wailing and charging wildly, wishing they could die together with the Liang army.
As the saying goes, a sad army will win.
At this time, the combat strength of the Youzhou Army was definitely 50% higher than usual. For such a group of sad soldiers to attack Hulao Pass, the impact on Hulao Pass would undoubtedly be huge.
On the tower of Hulao Pass, Li Shimin looked at the increasingly frenzied offensive of the coalition forces, his face was extremely ugly.
It has to be said that Qin Hao picked a good time and simply did not give Liang Jun any chance to breathe.
The Liang army had just lost 30,000 troops. At this time, there were only 40,000 defenders left in Hulao Pass. However, they fell into a trap and their morale plummeted. Li Yuanba, Hou Yi, Jia Fu and other generals were all injured.
Therefore, Hulao Pass at this time can be said to be the time when the defense power is at its lowest since the war began.
Quietly listening to the sounds of fighting, screams, and banging all around, Li Shimin's heart felt cold, because Qin Hao didn't leave him a way to survive at all!
Looking at Qin Hao who was beating the drum vigorously in the distance, Li Shimin subconsciously clenched his fists, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.
"Qin Hao, as long as I, Li Shimin, am still alive, you can't even think of breaking through Hulao Pass."
Li Shimin whispered to himself, and then as the commander-in-chief, he actually pulled out the Longyuan Sword and personally joined the defense team.
Click...
Li Shimin slashed out with his sword, cutting a flying stone into two pieces, then ignored the huge stone flying above his head, raised his arms and shouted:
"Commanders of the Liang Army, it is my incompetence, Li Shimin, who has been defeated repeatedly in battles with Qin Hao, and that is why I have brought trouble to you. However, this is just because I, Li Shimin, am not as good as Qin Hao. It is not that I, the Liang Army, are inferior to the coalition forces..."
When some generals heard what Li Shimin said, their eyes were filled with disbelief.
Their general, Li Shimin, was a humble man on the outside but extremely proud on the inside. But now he took the initiative to admit that he had lost to Qin Hao. To him, this was no less than giving him a sword directly!
"Sirs, I, Li Shimin, have always believed that the Liang Army is the strongest army in the world. Today, even if I die, I, Li Shimin, will defend the honor of the Liang Army to the death. If the coalition forces want to break through Hulao Pass, they must step on me first.
Let the corpse pass."
[Ding dong, Li Shimin's skill 'Zhenguan' effect 3 is activated. When commanding a large army to fight, the overall quality of the entire army will be greatly improved. The greater the disparity between the enemy's and our own forces, the stronger the army's combat power will be. (Note: This effect is combined with Li Shimin's exclusive troops.
The Xuanjia Army has the best activation effect, and the bonus received by the Xuanjia Army will be double that of other teams.)]
Li Shimin's sonorous and decisive words moved all the Liang soldiers, and then they all yelled with all their strength: "We will rest until death, we will rest until death..."
For a time, the entire Hulao was closed, filled with the sad shouts of the Liang army.
Li Shimin's eyes were slightly moist when he saw this, and he looked up to the sky and roared: "We will rest until death."
[Ding dong, Li Shimin's skill 'Zhenguan' effect 4 is activated. When he joins the battle in person, the entire army will use force 2 and reduce the morale of part of the enemy. Wu Yunzhao has force 2...Zuo Tiancheng has force 2...]
Qin Hao, who was beating the drum under the city tower, suddenly shrank his pupils after receiving the prompt. When he heard the lone wolf's roar, he immediately stopped and looked towards the Hulao Gate.
"What a powerful method. Is this pitting soldiers against mourning soldiers?"
Qin Hao's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he whispered to himself: "Li Shimin, Li Shimin, you can still cause trouble for me after this, let's see whose fist is harder."
Li Shimin's 'Zhenguan' activated two effects in a row, and he almost single-handedly reversed Liang Jun's sluggish water vapor, but that was only an improvement to a certain extent, and it was not at all the level that Liang Jun was at his peak.
But it is this improvement that is as precious as timely rain to the Liang Army as a whole, making the soldiers no longer afraid of the coalition forces.
On the first day, Gongsun Zan personally directed the siege of the city. Although he attacked the tower five times, he was pushed down by Li Shimin himself every time.
Even at night, the coalition forces still did not stop attacking the city, which shows Qin Hao's determination to break through Hulao this time.
The next day, Gongsun Zan handed over the command to Gongsun Xuanyuan, and under Gongsun Xuanyuan's command, he stormed the city tower 12 times in total that day.
Gongsun Zan's army was responsible for the fierce attack in the first three days, and the three days of ultra-high-intensity siege cost Gongsun Zan nearly 10,000 yuan. Gongsun Zan also paid the price for his previous actions.
After Gongsun Zan, Liu Yujun of Youzhou who was responsible for attacking the city, no, should be called Liu Chejun now!
Liu Yu's death filled Liu Yu's army with righteous indignation, and even Liu Che did not dare to preserve his strength at this time.
Therefore, Liu Che's army fought harder than Gongsun's army. After three days of fierce attack, more than 15,000 people were killed.
At this point, the Youzhou Army was seriously weakened.
After Liu Che, it was naturally the turn of other princes, and after that, they all took turns to attack within one day.
Half a month later, when the Qin army attacked, Qin Hao gathered all his elite soldiers and generals, even sending out the Jiulong Guards and the trapped camp, and finally defeated the Liang army and invaded Hulao Pass.
Although the Qin army invaded the pass, Li Shimin still had sufficient troops. Not only did he not return to the death, he started fighting in the streets with the coalition forces.
The two armies engaged in another four days of street fighting. Li Shimin was seriously injured and fell into coma on the first day of the street fighting, and was escorted back to Luoyang along with other seriously injured generals.
After losing their leader, the Liang army held on for three more days. Finally, Wu Yunzhao led more than 10,000 remaining troops to withdraw from Hulao and retreated to Luoyang to continue defending.
At this point, the third battle of Hulao Pass has completely come to an end.