Chapter 72 The True Strength of Xixia’s Elite

After the catapults in Yanmen Pass counterattacked, the Xixia army temporarily stopped advancing.

With the advancement of the Xixia army just now, both sides have entered the effective killing distance of the arrows.

Ye Li Yuqi gave an order, "Arrow soldiers come forward!"

Then, with the cover of shield soldiers and trebuchets.

Xixia's crossbowmen instantly stood in several rows.

The arrows in their hands were soaked in oil.

The arrow part is also wrapped with a circle of flammable material.

Everyone also wears a piece of flint.

When releasing an arrow, just rub the flint on your body to form a rocket with even more astonishing lethality.

Among the art of war passed down through the ages, the most widely mentioned strategy for siege is fire attack.

One after another, like falling rain, the rockets fell instantly on the top of Yanmenguan City.

The shields used by the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were mostly made of wood, rattan, leather and other materials.

It has extremely perfect defense against cold weapons.

It can be effective even when faced with blunt objects.

However, facing these rockets, it seems to have some shortcomings.

If several consecutive rockets land on the same shield, the fire that spreads to the shield will be enough to damage its internal structure.

The Xixia army's offensive was very fierce, and the arrows rained down on the top of the city as if they were free.

Taking advantage of the strength of the crossbowmen, Yeli Yuqi did not hesitate at all and allowed the entire army to continue advancing.

This time, the Xixia army marched at a significantly faster pace.

I saw a group of about six or seven people carrying ladders and running towards Yanmen.

Everyone seems to want to be the first to get the credit.

"Fire the arrow!"

"Get ready to roll logs and rocks!"

Wei Yuan shouted loudly.

He suddenly felt pressured.

A kind of pressure that has never appeared since the battle of Yanmen Pass.

It seems that since he served as the training envoy of Daizhou regiment.

Everything he has experienced, including being knighted, has been so smooth.

In my heart, I thought that the Xixia army was just like the Liao vanguard army that was almost annihilated by me a few months ago.

However, through this time, the Xixia army's methodical siege methods and the kind of morale that was inspired to fearlessly and move forward courageously were revealed.

Wei Yuan understood deeply that he had always underestimated the Xixia army.

Or, he underestimated all the elite teachers in the world.

The Liao vanguard army that he had crippled before was nothing more than a group of stragglers in front of the truly elite divisions of Xixia and even the Liao Kingdom!

Even if they didn't want to join forces with Xixia to curb the development of the Zhou Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom would not send troops here.

How could a truly elite division be sent?

Therefore, Wei Yuan got a big advantage.

It's too late, it's fast.

The Xixia soldiers were all holding their breath. After approaching the city wall, without saying a word, they began to set up the ladder.

not far away.

Seeing such a scene, Ye Li Yuqi immediately said loudly:

"I'm sending an order. The first person to reach the top of Yanmen City will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and three pastures."

"The second best will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver and a pasture."

"If you do it again, I will reward you with ten taels of silver."

"Those who do worse will be rewarded with money."

"As long as you can climb to the top of Yanmen Pass and kill the enemy bravely, you will be rewarded generously!"

With his general order.

When the Xixia army fought, it became even more fierce.

Each and every one of them looks like they are not afraid of death.

While they were talking, someone had already climbed up to half of the Yanmenguan city wall through the erected ladder.

Wei Yuan is also actively defending the city gate.

Rolling logs and rocks were thrown down one after another.

Even the golden juice that was burned until it was boiling hot was used.

So angry.

Many Zhou army soldiers blocked their nasal congestion with cloth strips, but they could still smell the disgusting smell.

First, several large barrels of gold juice were poured out along the city wall.

It happened to fall on a soldier climbing the ladder.

He was first doused by a sudden burst of heat, and then smelled a smell that could not be described in words.

By the way, the whole ladder has that smell.

too disgusting.

Many people fell from the ladder because they couldn't bear it.

Not to mention them, even in the Zhou army, many soldiers were retching.

You know, it was juice that came from many people, had been saved for a long time, and was boiled until it was boiling hot.

If a Xixia soldier climbed to the top of the ladder and was about to grab the battlements, he would turn over and jump to the top of the city.

The swordsman who had been prepared long ago began to harvest the heads.

If the enemy climbs the city first, his hands will be cut off. If the enemy's head peeks over the city head first, his head will be cut off.

For a time, the Xixia army suffered extremely heavy casualties.

Among the ten people, at most two or three people climbed to the top of the city, but were quickly slaughtered by the Zhou army.

Wei Yuan held the Guandao in his hand, fighting on the front line like many Zhou army soldiers.

Because the Xixia army has mastered the use of various siege equipment proficiently.

And after improving the ladder, it will be difficult to push down the ladder nailed to the city wall with manpower.

However, whenever someone climbed to the top of the city via a ladder, if Wei Yuan saw him, it would only be a matter of one blow at most.

The Guandao in his hand is extremely heavy. Whether it is a sharp weapon or a blunt weapon, it has merits.

In chaotic battles, it can have unexpected effects.

In short, wherever he goes, even if more and more enemy troops board the city, they are of no use and can only be slaughtered to death.

"General Wei is mighty!"

Some soldiers saw Wei Yuan displaying his power.

With just one cut, he cut the body of an enemy soldier in armor apart, and blood gushed out.

It made people admire him. The saying in the army, "Ten thousand enemies, one hundred slayers", was just like this, right?

More and more soldiers defending the city saw the commander Wei Yuan standing here, and for a moment, they couldn't help but boost their morale.

"Kill!"

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In an instant, wherever Wei Yuan went, many Zhou soldiers did not dare to slack off.

However, the enemy they faced was, after all, the elite of Xixia, a battle-hardened army.

Just taking the lead in the first wave of siege allowed them to find the weakest point of Yanmen Pass.

It didn't take long.

In addition to the main tower, the Great Wall passes on the left and right wings were all attacked by the enemy.

Wei Yuan had to divide his troops for defense.

However, the enemy always turned around in time and attacked the places where the Zhou army had not sent reinforcements.

After a few rounds, Wei Yuan felt that the initiative was not in his hands at all.

Is this still the Xixia army that has been defeated repeatedly?

I don’t know when it started.

Perhaps it started when the nomadic people outside the Great Wall learned to attack the city.

The gap between the soldiers living in the Central Plains and those living outside the Great Wall is getting smaller and smaller.

It’s not even one Han against five Hu, but one Hu against five Han.

He finally understood why the Yeli brothers could make the dignified Ningyuan Marquis Gu Yankai suffer such a big loss at Sanchuankou.

In the first serious contest, both sides suffered heavy losses.

Yeli Yuqi also began to pay more attention to Wei Yuan.

"In the chaos of the battle, he was able to walk on the top of the city wall and encourage the soldiers around him. From this point of view, he is a good general."

"In the past, I only thought that he was brave, but the rest was because of Zhang Fu's reputation."

"Now it seems that there is no false person under a great reputation!"

This battle will end soon, mainly to pave the way for the subsequent time span.

In addition, there is another thing worth celebrating, this book has been published in Sanjiang.

I don't need to say how difficult it is to publish fan works in Sanjiang.

You are really awesome.

From the publication of the book to now, you have been carrying this fan work all the way to Sanjiang.

You are really! nb!

Before the release, two chapters are stable, and after the release, 8,000 to 10,000 chapters are updated every day. I will break my promise and eat shit.

It is expected to be published next week.

My cold is not healed yet, and my head is always dizzy. You should be able to feel that my condition is not very good from the works I wrote, but I really tried my best to write! !

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