Two hundred and sixtieth chapters: The Battle of Yanmen Pass VI
Seeing Laihong's successful breakout, Shibi and Elifushu, who had been sitting in the rear, did not express any surprise. Shibi nodded slightly and said: "This imperial army of the Sui Dynasty is indeed well-deserved. Close to these hundreds of people The people actually succeeded in breaking through. It seems that the Han people are not as weak as we thought."
Elifushu, who was next to him, was a little unconvinced. He snorted and said: "This can only be said to be that the armor they wear is too good. If our warriors on the grassland are given that kind of sophisticated armor, I will only It would take a hundred people to do what they do.”
Shibi didn't comment on what Elephus said. He just smiled lightly. But soon, the smile on his face disappeared because Shibi saw several people in the direction of Laihong's breakthrough. The man in white suddenly jumped out from among the Turks. He jumped up and kicked several Turk soldiers off their horses. Then he grabbed the horses and chased them in the direction where Laihong and others escaped. He started to frown. Locked tightly, with a very unhappy look on his face. He naturally recognized the identities of the men in white. They were the Goguryeo people who worked with them to besiege Yanmen Pass this time.
Originally, Shibi didn't look down on these Goguryeo people very much, because in Shibi's eyes, these Goguryeo people had no other skills except bragging. Some big men, but they spent all day playing with needles and threads only used by women. Line. This sneak attack on the Sui Emperor was just a matter of bringing these Goguryeo people along with them. But now these Goguryeo people were not only unable to help, but they actually dared to attack Shibi's warriors. Although those Turkic soldiers were only kicked off their horses. . But for Shi Bi, these Goguryeo people were undoubtedly a slap in the face and a great insult to him. Immediately, Shi Bi shouted behind him: "Kang Sheo Li."
Following Shibi's shout, among the group of Turkic warriors behind him, a tall and thin Turkic man stepped out on horseback. He saluted Shibi and shouted: "Khan Kangshou. The benefit is here.”
This Kang Sheo Li was Shi Bi’s number one general. Especially since the death of Shi Shu Hu Xi, Kang Sheo Li had become Shi Bi’s most trusted subordinate. After Shi Bi called out Kang Sheo Li, his expression changed. Gloomily, he stared closely at the Goguryeo people in front of him who were riding away. He hummed: "I'll give you a thousand people. Keep an eye on those Goguryeo people. After Yanmen Pass is breached, I want to see the heads of these Goguryeo people hanging on their heads." Once the Yanmen is closed, remember, no one is allowed to escape."
"Yes." Kang Sheoli had no doubts about Shi Bi's order. He bowed to Shi Bi and then retreated directly.
After listening to Shibi's order, Elephas was also startled. He turned to look at Shibi and asked: "Brother, you...are you going to fall out with the Goguryeo people? We are already fighting with the Han people here." I'm so embarrassed. If there is another war with the Goguryeo people over there, I'm afraid they will be too busy."
Shibi showed disdain for this. He snorted coldly and said: "It's all about Goguryeo. Since I dare to kill those Goguryeo dogs, I'm not afraid of what Goguryeo dares to say. Not to mention that Gao Yuan's old fox is not that So courageous. Even if he dares to declare war on us and wants to attack our grassland, he still has to go through the Khitan and Mohe first. Even if Gao Yuan can deal with the Khitan and Mohe, by then, we will already have us. We have to get something. Then we can just defeat Goguryeo in one go. Humph. The dog emperor of the Han people can't defeat Goguryeo. That's because he is stupid. It's just a Goguryeo. Our warriors on the grassland. It's easy to win it. .”
After hearing what he said from beginning to end, Elifushe naturally had nothing to say. He nodded repeatedly and smiled at the same time. He said: "Brother, then you must let me lead the troops to fight against Goguryeo. Hehe, I can You have to have a good time."
"Hahahaha. Can a little Goguryeo satisfy you? It's really worthless. Don't worry, there will be a chance." Regarding his brother's challenge, he laughed at the beginning and then patted his house happily. Brother's shoulders. Then he turned his head and looked at Yanmen Pass. He said in a deep voice: "There will definitely be that opportunity."
At this time, the battle in front of Yanmen Pass had intensified. Because of the kerosene, the ropes on the city wall had become very slippery. The Turkic soldiers could not grasp the ropes at all. So the Turkic soldiers below the city simply used short bows. They kept shooting arrows at the top of the city. At the same time, there were nearly fifty Turks holding a huge log, shouting slogans, and hitting the door with all their strength. But the door was passing by. The two gates are specially processed. They are made of iron plates nearly one foot thick. Inside the gates, the Imperial Guard soldiers locked the gates tightly with iron chains as thick as their wrists. They also used a dozen iron bars to hold them in place. Behind the door, at the same time, there were dozens of soldiers from the Royal Forest Army, pressing their bodies against the door. With so many protections, it would be impossible for the Turks to break the door.
The confrontation between the two armies still focused on bow and arrow attacks. Needless to say, the Turks were all good at bow and arrow shooting. Although the walls of Yanmen Pass were high, it was difficult to block the short arrows of the Turks. And the city The archers on top of the head took advantage of the terrain. They were condescending. Yanmen Pass is a military fortress. The arrow reserves in the pass are also very sufficient. Therefore, in front of Yanmen Pass, the arrows go up and down, almost intertwining into a piece of black light. Curtain. But the smell of blood brought by this light curtain is really too strong.
On the top of the city, Lai Hu'er, who had fully assumed the command of the city, frowned. He sat on a high platform and stared at the situation on the battlefield ahead. Although there were arrows everywhere, Lai Hu'er didn't show any signs of it. This move of being moved and as steady as a mountain to protect the children also brought a sense of peace of mind to the garrison soldiers on top of the city. It can also be regarded as a way to stabilize morale.
Lai Hu'er was sitting steadily, but the soldiers beside Lai Hu'er were too busy. The long swords in their hands were waving around Lai Hu'er, helping Lai Hu'er to resist the flying arrows. It was precisely because With them, it was ensured that Lai Hu'er was not even injured on the battlefield.
"Ah." A cry rang out. However, one of the soldiers blocked him to protect him. However, he noticed that he had made an oversight and a stray arrow shot directly into his thigh. The soldier was in pain. The whole person knelt directly on the ground. But in this way, a gap was opened in front of Lai Huer. At this moment, a stream of arrows flew in from this gap, directly towards Lai Hu'er. Hu'er flew over. This scene made all the soldiers and generals scream in shock. Everyone rushed towards Lai Hu'er, trying to block the arrow for Lai Hu'er.
"Pa." Suddenly, a hand stretched out and directly grasped the arrow firmly in his hand. Look at the owner of that hand. It was Lai Hu'er who had been sitting firmly on the high platform before. Faced with everyone's astonished gazes, Lai Huer acted as if he had done something insignificant. He threw the arrow aside and suddenly stood up. He shouted in a deep voice: "Dugu Sheng."
"Uh, the general is here." Hearing the call of the guardian, Dugu Sheng, who had just reached the top of the city and was hiding among the generals, couldn't help but trembled. He had made a big mistake just now and almost caused the gate to fall. Dugu Sheng also knew that he had made a mistake. So even if he came up, he had been hiding among the crowd and did not dare to show his face. But now Lai Huer has called his name. When he wanted to come, Lai Huer must have wanted to come. He came to settle accounts with himself. He didn’t want to answer. But thinking about the methods used by Lai to protect his children, Dugu Sheng couldn’t help but feel guilty. He could only walk out honestly and bowed to Lai to protect his children, but he peeked cautiously. The expression on Lai's guardianship. Even though Dugu Sheng was in his forties, he looked like a child who had done something wrong.
Unfortunately, there was no expression on Lai Hu'er's face at this moment. He just nodded slightly and hummed: "Go to the pass immediately and take out the artillery. Not too many. Just three. It takes three sticks of incense." Send it to the city. If you are a moment late, you will be punished for both crimes."
At first, Lai Hu'er didn't mention what Dugu Sheng had done. Dugu Sheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, Lai Hu'er didn't expect that at the end, Lai Hu'er said, "Two crimes will be punished at the same time." Dugu Sheng was so frightened that he couldn't hold back his head. Shrinking. He didn't dare to bargain with Lai Hu'er. With Lai Hu'er's character of telling the truth, Dugu Sheng couldn't even think about getting it easy. Fortunately, although the time for these three sticks of incense was a bit tight, it was still in time. Dugu Sheng couldn't care less. What did he say? He turned around and rushed towards the pass. He didn't dare to waste time. He didn't have the guts to taste the punishment for failing to complete the task.
Artillery. After hearing Lai Huer's order, the eyes of the generals on the top of the city lit up. Yes, they had forgotten that there was such a good thing in Yanmen Pass. But everyone also responded to Lai Huer's order. Feeling strange, Sima Dekan, who had been injured before and was now bandaged, took a step forward, clasped his fists at Lai Huer and said, "Come, old general, why did you only let General Dugu bring out three artillery pieces? If you don't remember, the general If I'm wrong, there should be twenty artillery pieces in Yanmen Pass. Why not take out those twenty artillery pieces and let the Turks know how powerful our Sui Dynasty is."
What Sima Dekan asked was also the question in the minds of the generals. Now that the Turks outside the pass are so dense, it is the time for the artillery to be most effective. If all twenty artillery are taken out, they will definitely be able to give the Turks a Heavy blow. He is a veteran on the battlefield who came to protect his children. Naturally, he should know this. How could he make this mistake?
Lai Hu'er shook his head, glanced at the generals, and finally explained: "Why don't I want to attack the Turks? It's just that the Turks' offensive in the past few days is not very ferocious. That's because the Turks think they can We won easily. So in order to reduce casualties, we did not attack with all our strength. If we took out all the artillery, the Turks would suffer huge losses. They would definitely be angry and order all our efforts to attack the key point. By then, even if we have artillery in hand, We may not be able to defend it. What we have to do now is just to delay the time. The three artillery pieces will only make Shibi think that we still have strength. But it will not make Shibi attack the problem with all his strength. It is enough."