Xu Rong said, looking at the princes' camp, and then looking coldly at the city.
Yuan Shao's army, numbering in the tens of thousands, looked indifferent and said calmly: "Archers, prepare to send them to their death!"
As Xu Rong's voice fell, a famous Xiliang soldier holding a curved bow, under Xu Rong's command, quickly exchanged positions with the Xiliang soldier holding a long sword.
At the same time, the 50,000-strong army also began its first fierce siege.
Outside Hulao Pass, tens of thousands of Yuan Shao's troops appeared. Each of the excited Yuan soldiers seemed not to have noticed the arrival of the god of death. They excitedly raised their weapons and charged towards Hulao Pass.
"Fire the arrow!"
On top of Hulao Pass, Xu Rong sneered and his indifferent voice sounded. At the same time, the thousands of Xiliang soldiers drew an arrow from behind and drew their bows.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Feathered arrows were quickly placed on the bow, and then with a swishing sound, they cut through the void above Hulao Pass, like raindrops.
Falling into the charging Yuan Shao's army, in an instant, Yuan Shao's army was unable to defend in time due to excitement.
In an instant, hundreds of people were killed or injured, but those hundreds of people were completely useless in this army of tens of thousands.
As if nothing happened, the army quickly raised their shields and continued to charge towards Hulao Pass!
At a distance of less than two hundred meters, the Xiliang archers on Hulao Pass fired three rounds of feather arrows.
After the first hasty defense, Yuan Shao's army was well prepared. The subsequent two rounds of arrows did not cause any damage, leaving only hundreds of corpses.
He rushed to the foot of Hulao Pass like a broken bamboo, and then a soldier with a ladder set up the ladder on the wall of Hulao Pass in twos and threes.
I saw sharp iron hooks, from one end of the ladder, tightly hooking onto the solid city wall of Hulao Pass.
Then, one by one, the excited soldiers climbed up the ladder towards the Hulao Gate in three to two movements.
"Give me the ladder to topple them!"
Facing Yuan Shao's army, Xu Rong's indifferent face showed no trace of panic. He just coldly gave orders to the Xiliang sword and shield men who had already changed positions with the Xiliang archers.
"promise!"
I saw a famous sword and shield hand, looking at Yuan Shao's army climbing the ladder below, showing a ferocious smile.
"Die!"
"You bastard thieves, go to hell!"
"Haha, try what it feels like to be thrown to death!"
Accompanied by ferocious laughter, the sword and shield soldiers quickly overthrew the ladders erected above Hulao Pass one by one under the gaze of the desperate Yuan Shao army.
The next moment, Yuan Shao's army, who were climbing the ladder, fell to the ground like dumplings from the three-foot-high Hulao Pass.
The general Yuan Shao who had just started climbing was only injured by a fall, while the general who was about to reach Hulao Pass fell directly to the ground.
As for the soldiers who climbed to the average level, they were even more miserable. Each of them had their legs and arms broken. In that era, such injuries meant death!
The reason why there were so few casualties in ancient wars was because most of the injured soldiers did not receive effective treatment at all. Many of the wounded did not die on the battlefield, but in hospital beds.
In just a moment, hundreds of soldiers died tragically in this round of siege battle.
In that battlefield, the soldiers who had their hands and feet broken off and who were seriously injured after being thrown were even more miserable. They saw only the excited Yuan Shao soldiers, as if they did not see the Yuan Shao soldiers who were seriously injured on the ground.
They stampeded wildly past, and most of Yuan Shao's soldiers who did not fall to death not only did not die in the hands of the enemy, but died because of the trampling of their comrades.
Half an hour later, Xu Rong looked at the tragic battlefield and smiled coldly: "Pour the gold juice!"
Behind Xu Rong, I saw a Xiliang soldier covering his mouth and nose, and Sun Su raised a jar of wine that exuded a strong smell.
The wine jar is slowly filled with golden color, just like golden juice.
"fall!"
Xu Rong looked at Yuan Shao's soldiers who were like a tide, showing no signs of diminishing, and showed a sneer.
The next moment, Xu Rong's voice fell, and one of the Xiliang soldiers carrying the golden juice showed a ferocious expression and poured the altar of golden juice that exuded a strong smell down the ladder!
The next moment, a series of shrill, desperate screams sounded under Hulao Pass.
I saw one of Yuan Shao's soldiers who had been irrigated by gold juice, as if being splashed by boiling oil, revealing a ferocious face.
The areas scalded by the golden juice instantly rotted, and a strong smell rose among Yuan Shao's army.
In an instant, Yuan Shao's soldiers who were about to attack were forced to retreat again. In just half an hour, Yuan Shao's army of 50,000 people suffered thousands of casualties!
Under the attack again and again, half a day passed quickly. The sun set and the sky gradually darkened. At this moment, Hulao Pass was littered with corpses, and corpses fell under Hulao Pass forever.
The war is so cruel. One general's success results in thousands of bones being withered. Behind every emperor, there are countless bones buried.
Along with the sound of ringing gold, Yuan Shao's army, which was charging, instantly gathered together and, under the leadership of their respective generals, gradually retreated to the camps of the princes.
On top of Hulao Pass, Xu Rong looked at Yuan Shao's retreating army with a cold light in his eyes.
"What's the damage to the army?"
As soon as Xu Rong's voice fell, there was a lieutenant general who was responsible for sorting out the results and quickly reported thousands of rewards.
"General, this time due to the ferocity of the enemy's attack, even though we were defending the city, we still lost 8,000 troops!"
The deputy general quickly reported the battle losses.
"Eight thousand."
When Xu Rong heard this, there was a hint of nervousness in his eyes. The total number of troops at Hulao Pass was 100,000. If Yuan Shao and others continued to attack for a period of time.
The consumption is enough to open the Hulao Pass!
However, the princes with their own plans would naturally not attack the city regardless of losses. If Yuan Shao hadn't been so angry with Yuan Shu that he lost his mind this time, he wouldn't have simply allowed the army to attack!
Moreover, Tongque also acted quietly to encourage Yuan Shao's soldiers to attack the city. Otherwise, once the battle losses exceeded a certain number, Yuan Shao's army would have been defeated long ago.
After all, they are all living people, not irrational robots. They naturally have fear and morale.
"Since our army has lost eight thousand, Yuan Shao must have been tricked this time!"
Xu Rong looked at the princes' camp in the night, revealing a strange light.
Battle losses between offense and defense are often directly proportional. The Xiliang army on the defensive side lost 8,000, while Yuan Shao's army on the attacking side lost at least 15,000!
"However, there is no way to continue like this. If they really don't care about the loss, it will be troublesome!"
Xu Rong said with a gloomy expression.
In this front, any conspiracy and conspiracy will be suppressed openly. Even as a peerless commander, he can only increase the defensive strength of Hulao Pass through strict defense.
But there is no way to defeat the alliance of princes!