The thousand-year-old Bishui Pass is also located between Luoyang and Xingyang. But it is different from Baihua Valley. This Bishui Pass is an important passage from Xingyang to Luoyang. Since they want to attack Luoyang, for Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, this Bishui Pass Shuiguan is an important pass that must be attacked first. It is precisely because of this that Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande sent generals Wang Fubao and Zhang Gongjin respectively. The number of troops they sent was as high as 70,000. But even so, this army was It was not as overwhelming as Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande imagined. On the contrary, they were trapped in Sishui Pass from the beginning.
In front of the Bishui Pass, Wang Fubao and Zhang Gongjin both focused their attention on the Bishui Pass in front. In addition to the numerous military flags with the word "Liang" on the pass, there was also a more eye-catching flag. That It was the military flag with the word "Pei" that towered into the sky. Although the military flag with the word "Pei" was not big, it looked particularly dazzling in the eyes of the two people.
Wang Fubao frowned and said in a deep voice: "I have long heard that Pei Renji was a wise general under Zhang Xutuo. But I have never had the opportunity to see his skills on the battlefield before. I can see him today. Pei Renji's name is indeed worthy of his name."
Zhang Gongjin also nodded in agreement. Zhang Gongjin cannot be regarded as a direct descendant of Wang Shichong. He only followed Wang Shichong after Wang Shichong left Jiangdu. Zhang Gongjin's strategy is amazing. Compared to Wang Shichong's direct descendant generals, most of them are masters of Xiaoyao Sect. Although Zhang Gongjin was not good at martial arts, he was far superior to those masters in marching and fighting. Because of this, in such a short period of time, Zhang Gongjin had been put into great use by Wang Shichong.
Zhang Gongjin also raised his head and looked at Bishui Pass in front. He said in a deep voice: "According to my observation, the defenders of Bishui Pass should be no less than 30,000. In addition, Bishui Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Our 70,000 troops want to It is even more difficult to break through Sishui Pass, especially with veteran generals like Pei Renji. I am afraid it will be difficult to win this battle." Zhang Gongjin also did not expect that facing the numerically superior Zheng Army and Xia Army's coalition forces, Liang Liang The army unexpectedly chose to take the initiative to meet the enemy. I originally thought that there were not many defenders at Sishui Pass, but I didn't want to hit a snag.
Although Zhang Gongjin is a military general, he is more like a Confucian general. He is not willing to take risks on things that he is not sure about. On the contrary to Zhang Gongjin, Wang Fubao is a tough general. After listening to Zhang Gongjin's words, instead of shrinking, he actually He raised his head and shouted: "I don't like to hear what General Zhang said. Who can predict the victory in a war? How can you think that you will lose before the fight begins? A certain king of Xia We have been ordered to attack Luoyang. We haven’t even seen Luoyang yet. Do you think we have to retreat? If General Zhang doesn’t dare, he can go back. None of the generals under King Xia will retreat from the battle.”
Wang Fubao's words were categorical. Zhang Gongjin was also stunned by Wang Fubao's words. He hesitated and said nothing more. The troops who came to attack Bishui Pass this time were Dou Jiande's troops. Wang Fubao insisted on attacking by force. He also took Wang Fubao had no choice. Wang Fubao just glanced at Zhang Gongjin and directly pulled out the sword from his waist. He shouted angrily: "The whole army listens to the order. Attack me."
Following Wang Fubao's order, the 70,000-strong army roared in unison and began to march towards the Sishui Pass with neat steps. Of course, although Wang Fubao was brave, he was not brainless. In this thousand-year-old pass, Wang Fubao did not rush in without a plan. Under his command, the army was immediately divided into three square formations. They were arranged on the left, middle and right. The catapults and catapults had been prepared long before. , ladders and other siege weapons were also put up one by one. These catapults and rams were all brought from Xingyang. Soon, huge rocks were fired from the Xia army's formation, drawing an arc in the air. The line hit the city wall heavily.
"Hold. Pay attention to avoid." At the Sishui Gate, Pei Xingyan shouted in a deep voice, holding a pair of hammers, directing Liang Jun to avoid the boulders falling from the sky. Behind him, his father Pei Renji stood proudly on the platform, staring closely at the city. Outside, the empty sleeve of his right arm was fluttering in the wind, but it did not damage Pei Renji's proud aura.
At this moment, a huge boulder was ejected into the sky and fell towards the door in an arc. The target position was pointed at the platform where Pei Renji was standing. Facing the flying boulder, the soldiers on the left and right were also in a hurry. Protecting Pei Renji's side. On the other hand, Pei Renji was unafraid. He didn't even have the intention to move. Then, he saw a shadow flash past. Pei Xingyan suddenly rushed to Pei Renji, his eyes locked together. A red light flashed, and Pei Xingyan roared. The boulder that was half a man's size was shattered by Pei Xingyan's hammer.
After smashing the boulder and letting the gravel splash onto him, Pei Xingyan turned around, his body shook, and shouted to Pei Renji: "Dad, let's start attacking too."
Even Xingyang has five or six catapults. Sishui Pass is a fortress in the middle of Guanzhong. How can there be no weapons for guarding the pass? There are at least twenty catapults parked in the pass, as well as fifty giant crossbows. These weapons for guarding the pass. Coupled with the solid city wall of Sishui Pass, this is the dangerous Sishui Pass that only one man can pass and no one can open it.
After hearing Pei Xingyan's words, Pei Renji stared closely at the outside of the pass. He shook his head and said, "Don't worry. The enemy's catapult will not pose much of a threat to us. Our goal is to defend Sishui Pass. Now we will fight with them." It’s not the best time to attack. Hold on.”
Pei Renji said so. Pei Xingyan no longer insisted. When it came to charging into the battle, Pei Xingyan did his duty. But his father was still better at marching command. Pei Xingyan just directed the soldiers to continue to avoid the huge rocks falling from the sky. As expected, Pei Renji That said, in the face of these simple catapult attacks, as long as you avoid them in time, these huge rocks will not cause much harm to the defenders at all.
Soon, Wang Fubao, who was outside the pass, seemed to realize this. He began to let three groups of soldiers and horses launch an attack on Bishui Pass under the cover of catapults. And he watched the three groups of soldiers and horses move toward Bishui Pass step by step. Approaching. Pei Renji, who had been closely watching the movements outside the pass, suddenly waved with his only hand and shouted: "Bring up the catapults and giant crossbows."
Different from Yanmen Pass, the gate of Bishui Pass is particularly spacious. After all the catapults and giant crossbows were put down, there was still a lot of room left. After seeing that the catapults and giant crossbows were ready, Pei Renji went out of the pass again. After taking a look, Xia Jun had already advanced to the gate and was less than 500 steps away. Pei Renji raised the corner of his mouth and showed a sneer. He shouted: "Launch all the catapults."
Following this order, the soldiers beside the twenty catapults simultaneously released the valves. Immediately afterwards, countless boulders flew out from the closing door and directly hit the Xia army's formation. Pei Renji was right. If If they had used catapults to counterattack from the beginning, based on the position of the Xia Army at that time, the most they could do was knock down the front line of the Xia Army. But now, all the boulders hit the center of the Xia Army's formation. The falling boulders and the splashing The rocks immediately hit the Xia army and caused heavy losses. In this round of attacks, there were at least two hundred casualties.
The catapults on his side did not hurt anyone after several rounds of bombardment. The other party only hit one round, which caused so many casualties in his army. Wang Fubao saw that he was furious and shouted directly: "Charge. Charge. . Charge me. The catapults are not allowed to stop. Charge them all."
Zhang Gongjin, who was next to Wang Fubao, looked at it and couldn't help shaking his head secretly. Although Wang Fubao was brave, he was a bandit after all. He had not received formal training as a general, and he only had a rough understanding of how to use a catapult. This kind of violent bombardment The method of using random bombings can only bring out less than half of the effect of the catapult. However, although Zhang Gongjin knew where Wang Fubao's mistake was, he hesitated for a moment, but still did not speak. Before coming, Wang Shichong specifically told Zhang Gongjin This time in Luoyang, if necessary, Dou Jiande's troops can be depleted a little more. After all, Dou Jiande is much stronger than Wang Shichong. If Dou Jiande's troops can be successfully depleted, Wang Shichong can also take the initiative in future games.
Without Zhang Gongjin's help, Wang Fubao relied entirely on his brute force to direct the army to attack Sishui Pass. And at Sishui Pass, immediately after the catapult attack, the giants leaning against the female wall one after another. The crossbow also showed its power. The giant crossbow is actually a large crossbow. The crossbow arrows placed on it are each as long as one person. To open the giant crossbow, at least three soldiers need to work together. And with Pei Renji's another order, the five Ten giant crossbows were fired at the same time. The long crossbow arrows flew into the Xia army's formation outside the Pass in a blink of an eye. Each crossbow arrow penetrated the bodies of several soldiers. One crossbow arrow even penetrated ten Xia soldiers. The soldier's body stopped.
The giant crossbows and catapults exerted their power at the same time. They immediately caused a lot of casualties to the Xia army outside the pass. Of course, the Xia army outside the pass did not just get beaten and did not fight back. The five or six catapults continued to fire huge rocks under Wang Fubao's order. .The gate is now filled with a lot of defensive equipment. People can run away, but these huge defensive equipment cannot escape. After several rounds of attacks, many equipments were smashed by huge rocks. Yes. Therefore, no matter how powerful Pei Renji is, there is nothing he can do. It is a fool's dream to fight without any casualties. No matter how powerful the general is, he can only reduce losses. Seeing that the Xia army is under the cover of the catapult. They were almost rushing to the door. Pei Renji's eyes flashed. He quickly shouted: "Back off the giant crossbows. The catapults continue to attack. Yan'er, lead the archers."