The golden sunshine filled the valley, shining on the armor of the soldiers, on their weapons, and on their reddish faces. The midsummer sun was fiery and revealed an irresistible heat. In such weather,
Wearing heavy armor and thick battle robes is not a pleasant thing, but those barbarian soldiers were still dressed neatly and meticulously.
Because these armors can not only protect their bodies, but also their glory.
Wei Ba captured Yuecheng. There were more than 5,000 sets of Wu army standard armor in Yuecheng. They were all materials accumulated by Yulin County over the years and now became Wei Ba's trophies. Within a few days, Shi Kuang invited many people to come to help.
There are more than 38,000 people in each tribe, and these 5,000 sets of armor are definitely not enough, so Wei Ba proposed a plan to hold a competition among each tribe. No matter which tribe you are from, as long as you can enter the top 5,000 in the competition
If you name your name, you can get a set of armor. Those who wear this armor will participate in the battle as the main force. Regardless of whether you die in the battle, this set of armor is yours. After conquering the pass, you will also have a share in the division of the spoils.
Take it back from your tribe and give it to your family.
Barbarians are born to be brave and fierce, and no one wants to show weakness. This competition not only selected more than 5,000 elites, but also aroused a competitive spirit and a sense of honor among the barbarians. Now, as the winner of the competition, even if he is sweating
, they also refused to take off the armor that symbolized honor and wealth.
What's more, there are people wearing more clothes than them standing by to compare.
Wang Shuang and Heisha led a hundred heavy-armored soldiers to stand in front of the formation. They were covered in gleaming heavy armor, holding long swords with a total length of one foot, and lined up majestically in two horizontal lines. They had already
With their visors pulled down, no one could see their expressions, but their figures, which looked like halberds and spears, their arrogance looking down at the world, and their murderous aura, were enough to explain everything.
As long as they see them, anyone will have a feeling: it is best not to be enemies with such people, otherwise they will die ugly, and being their comrades will be a very happy thing.
The soldiers inside and outside Yanguan had the same mentality at this moment, but it brought about completely different effects. The soldiers under the city were excited when they saw these heavy armored soldiers, as if they saw a backer. The sense of security was greatly increased; and the city
The soldiers on the mountain were groaning secretly, as if they saw the mountain that was about to press down. The murderous aura permeating the bodies of these hundreds of heavily armored soldiers formed a substantial pressure that enveloped everyone.
When everything was ready, Wei Ba, wearing his helmet and armor, climbed onto the bamboo city and took his seat at the highest position. Shi Kuang and Xia Houxuan sat on either side of him. They did not wear battle armor but Confucian shirts.
Eguan Bodai stood out among the group of warriors. While diluting a bit of murderous intent, it also added some benevolence and righteousness to Wei Ba, making him not look so tyrannical.
Wei Ba waved his hand, and four big flags were raised behind him. Two of them were big banners. One side was filled with flames, surrounding the seal script character "Han" in Dou Da, which was the battle flag of the Han Dynasty. One side was embroidered with five sacred dogs of different colors connected end to end.
, formed a group. In the middle is a big seal character "WEI", which is the general flag of Wei Ba. Behind Shi Kuang and Xia Houxuan there is a big flag respectively, with their surnames embroidered on them.
Compared with the Han battle flag and Wei Ba's general flag, the raising of these two flags brought a stronger shock to the soldiers on the city.
Shi? Needless to say, of course they were the Shi family who had ruled Jiaozhou for thirty years. In the eyes of the court, the Shi family were rebels on one side of the separatist regime, but in the eyes of the people of Jiaozhou, they had brought peace to the people of Jiaozhou.
A benevolent person. The tragic ending of the Shi family is exactly the sin caused by Lu Dai. Lu Dai has been beheaded, but the sin has not been paid off. His son Lu Kai will continue to face the revenge of the Shi family.
Needless to say, this is an army of vengeance.
Xiahou? This compound surname is too special. Although there are many people with the surname Xiahou besides Qiaojun Xiahou, when it comes to this surname, most people will think of Qiaojun Xiahou, and they will think of Zhu who is inseparable from the royal family of Cao Wei.
The Xiahou family of the clan. When seeing these two words, anyone with a little knowledge will think of Cao Wei. The reason is very simple. Wei Ba’s concubine is a member of the Xiahou family. If it is a Xiahou who has nothing to do with Cao Wei, how can he be qualified?
Sitting next to Shi Kuang?
Needless to say, this is the Xiahou who represents Cao Wei, and this is a king's division that represents the orthodoxy.
Cao Wei and Shu Han are in alliance? Are they going to deal with Sun Wu together? As soon as this idea pops into my mind, I can no longer suppress it. Ordinary soldiers don't understand those alliances. They only know about the three kingdoms in the world. Now the weakest one is Sun Wu, and the most famous one is Sun Wu.
It was also Sun Wu who spoke unjustly. If Cao Wei and Shu Han joined forces, Sun Wu would be dead.
Now we are at the border of Jiaozhou again, with the Shi family standing beside Wei Ba, and Sun Wu has no chance at all.
There was silence in the city, only heavy breathing, as if they were carrying a huge mountain on their backs, weighing them down and suffocating their breath.
Lu Kai's face was ashen, and he was dripping with cold sweat. He turned his head and glanced at Huaigen in the distance. Huaigen happened to look towards him, holding the handle of the knife in his hand. As soon as their eyes met, they stepped aside.
At any moment, an ominous premonition came to both of them at the same time.
I heard that someone went out of the city yesterday. Could it be that Huaigen sent people to contact the prime minister and wanted to rebel? Lu Kai thought so.
Lu Kai looks at me like this, doesn't he really want me to be a scapegoat and use Wei Ba's sword to weaken my strength? Huaigen thought so.
The two of them each have their own hidden agendas, and they both speculate on each other in the most vicious directions.
Above the Bamboo City, Shi Kuang was as calm as water, quietly waiting for the battle to begin. Xia Houxuan's face was expressionless. He should have been calm originally. This was a war that had nothing to do with him, but now he felt a little worried.
Cursing. Wei Ba rushed to control his battle flag. He had just learned about this. He knew very well that he could not refuse, but he was very dissatisfied with Wei Ba's blatant use of him.
"Ziyu, you've gone too far." Xia Houxuan whispered through gritted teeth.
"Is there anything excessive about using your reputation?" Wei Ba disagreed and pursed his lips: "Don't even think about it. If the morale of the people in the city is low because of your reputation, end the battle as soon as possible.
How many fewer people will die? These are all your virtues, and they will be rewarded in the future. If you don't thank me for giving you such an opportunity, you actually blame me. You are going too far."
Xia Houxuan rolled his eyes and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Knowing words makes your appearance more beautiful."
Wei Ba retorted: "Rotten wood cannot be carved, and dung cannot be put on the wall!"
Xia Houxuan was so angry that he almost vomited blood. You praised me to the sky in front of Shikuang, and now you reduced me to rotten wood in front of Shikuang?
"I have told you many times that before attacking the city, attack the heart first. What are we doing now? You can't even understand this? I think you are much worse than Yuan Rong. Could it be that after your father passed away, the family business failed."
Xia Houxuan shut his mouth tightly. If he continued to argue with Wei Ba, he would only lose face even more. The winner cannot be blamed. His merits are not enough. Even if he has a lotus tongue, he is not as good as Wei Ba, who is better than blue.
A young hero. If he wants to fight back against Wei Ba, he can only achieve greater feats than Wei Ba. And if he wants to reach this point, he must listen to Wei Ba's lessons honestly - although this is really difficult.
"Blow the drums, prepare to attack the city!" Seeing that Xiahou Xuan gave in, Wei Ba waved his hand and gave the order.
The messengers waved colorful flags, and the naked drummers raised their arms and beat the cowhide drums vigorously.
"Dong dong... dong dong... dong dong..." The sound of powerful war drums sounded, echoing in the narrow valley. It gathered into a torrent and rushed towards Yanguan. The strong drumbeats echoed the heartbeat of people, as if
Every blow hits people's hearts.
"Dong dong...dong dong...dong dong..." Countless barbarian soldiers raised their heads and looked at Wei Ba on the bamboo city. Listening to the passionate drums, their hearts surged, and streams of blood were pumped to their limbs and bones.
, making their hands and feet numb, their skin swollen, and their bodies full of strength. They were eager to fight.
"Dong dong...dong dong...dong dong..." The soldiers at the top of the city were trembling with pale faces. Under a series of psychological blows, whether it was the Wu army generals under Lu Kai or the Xiongxi tribe under Huaigen, they all
They felt tremendous mental pressure. Although they were in a fortified city and there were eight thousand people, they had no confidence in the battle that was about to begin.
Before the battle even started, everyone was already enveloped in the frustration of defeat.
At this moment, something that frightened them even more happened. Along with the rhythm of the drums, a neat sound of trumpets sounded from the opposite side, as if thousands of people were exerting their strength. The sound of the trumpets was so majestic that it even
Overwhelming the sound of war drums. Amidst the overwhelming sound of trumpets, the Bamboo City, which was taller and majestic than Yanguan, actually moved and approached Yanguan little by little. Although it was slow, it was extremely determined.
Lu Kai was stunned.
A city that can move?
This city is twice as high as Yanguan. If this city is allowed to approach, Wei Ba's crossbowmen will be standing on the city to suppress the city head from a high position. The consequences will be disastrous. No wonder Wei Ba waited for half of the city.
He didn't launch an attack for many months. Originally, he was building this incredible bamboo city. With this bamboo city, attacking Yan Pass would no longer be an impossible task, but would be a piece of cake.
I see.
Lu Kai sweated like rain, and his eyes went black. He had speculated for so many days, but he still couldn't guess Wei Ba's method. A city that can move, my God, what kind of brain can think of this?
An idea?
Lu Kai suppressed his fear and raised his hand: "Rocketman, prepare -"
When he saw Wei Ba's Bamboo City, even though he didn't know that the city could move at that time, Lu Kai had already thought of a way to deal with it. Bamboo is light and strong, but it also has the disadvantage of being flammable. Just shoot it with a rocket.
The Bamboo City will soon turn into New Year's firecrackers, and Wei Ba will be turned into ashes amidst the sound of firecrackers. Now, the city's ability to move unexpectedly is surprising, but it also makes fire attacks easier.
Lu Kai gave the order to prepare to shoot without hesitation.
The defenders on the city were stunned by what they saw, and they could not react in time when they heard Lu Kai's order. Lu Kai raised his hand and gave the order again, but before his order was spoken, the guards next to him
Pointing to his head, he shouted: "General, look!"
Lu Kai raised his head subconsciously, only to see the blue sky suddenly twisting strangely. Before he could react, a heavy rain poured down on him, drenching him to the point of despair.
No, it was obviously a sunny day, but how could it suddenly start raining heavily without any warning? Lu Kai's mind went blank.