Chapter 901: Huanghuang Hanwei (26)
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After resting for a night, the soldiers of the East Army significantly accelerated their speed and arrived in Yesan Pass at noon the next day. Then the entire army advanced along the Mashaping Gorge. This was the only way to go to the Tea Shop and reach Fengcheng.
Mashaping Canyon is about 1,500 meters long and about 500 meters wide. The terrain is almost certain. When you step into this narrow valley, Naba suddenly feels creepy, but this feeling comes quickly but also goes quickly. Amid the high and passionate military singing of the soldiers of the army, they go without a trace in an instant.
This kind of terrain is very easy to ambush. When the Eastern Expedition Army passes through this terrain, it is generally divided into three-stage rushing. The vanguard troops account for about one-fifth of the entire army, the main forces account for about one-third, and the subsequent troops are the remaining troops, and the three units pass in turn. Even if there is ambush, with the powerful combat power of the Eastern Expedition Army, the third division of troops can still kill the retreating troops and reunite in a very short period of time.
There were high and steep hillsides all around. Under the howling cold wind, a large number of snowflakes were floating down towards the corridor of this mountainous area, making the snow in this section of the canyon thicker by other places. Once you step down, the snow in some places had exceeded your knees, which greatly increased the difficulty of marching. The soldiers were not afraid of it, but the crossbows that accompanied the army, as well as the convoys dragging the military supplies, encountered great trouble. The ruts were deeply trapped in the snow, and the animals in the trailer were almost all lying in the snow. The carts were just crawling on the snow like snails, and a large number of infantry had to help push the cart. This made the neat marching team turn into clusters and clusters in this section of the canyon.
Naba frowned and looked at the crowded crowds of the canyon palace, and then looked at the mountains on both sides. The feeling before could not help but come to my heart again.
"Have the vanguard left the valley?" He turned his head and asked a general around him.
"The vanguard has already left the valley, and there is nothing to do." The general replied: "General, don't worry, the Qin army is now confronting the Wei and Zhao coalition forces. A Han army stationed in Fengcheng, and they do not have the courage to go out of the city to fight us. With their combat effectiveness, even if we set up an ambush here, we are not afraid of them."
"That's it, but the terrain here is too bad for us."
"General, the scout came here to investigate, but found nothing wrong."
Naha nodded, "Send the order and speed up the passage. The convoy is placed at the end, let them find a way for themselves. We have passed this canyon and wait for them outside the valley."
"I understand, General, I'll go and pass the order right away."
As soon as the general took a step, a shrill whistle suddenly sounded in the canyon. In an instant, it was like a basin of cold water pouring from head to toe. Naba was like falling into an ice cellar. There was an ambush, and there was indeed an ambush.
Crossbows came across the air and shot into the army of soldiers gathered in the canyon. With a loud bang, carriages collapsed, and the soldiers around them fell down one by one under this sudden attack.
After the crossbow, the black balls rose up in the air and gradually expanded in Naba's vision. "Captain, stone cannon!" Naba roared angrily, "Blow the trumpet, blow the trumpet, spread the formation!"
From the peaks on both sides, the stone cannons flying up were as dark as dark clouds, covering the sky and rushing straight into the narrow valley, smashing the snow in the narrow valley, spreading like heavy fog. Naba's eyes were filled with snow and mist, and he could see clearly the condition of his troops.
"Blow the trumpet and order the vanguard to attack the enemy on the left immediately." Naba half-dead on the ground and roared. "This is the regular army of the Qin people."
On the peaks on both sides, bursts of shouts suddenly burst out from the sea. The black armor looked particularly dazzling in the white world. Large flags stood up.
"The general has a total of ten general flags, and the Qin army has more than 10,000 people." The voice of the deputy general was trembling beside him.
Naba stood up straight, looking at the Qin army roaring down from both sides, with a cold face, "Form formation and prepare for battle!"
The warriors sounded, and the warriors, which were somewhat confused by the sudden attack, finally came to their senses in the familiar warriors and began to assemble. With the undestroyed crossbow chariot as the center, teams of warriors quickly gathered up. The crossbow chariots pulled the linoleum cloth covered on the roof, took out the extremely tightly wrapped bowstrings from the box, twisted the strings at the fastest speed, and raised the shields one by one. In the blink of an eye, square formations formed in the canyon.
The crossbow of the Eastern Army finally began to counterattack. Although it was extremely weaker than the attacks on both sides, it was not true for the Eastern Army at this time.
The stone bombs thrown by the Qin army's stone catapults were still falling. Although they were not accurate, they were in large quantities and covered attacks. There were always some that could shoot into the ranks of the Eastern Army. With the huge impact, the shield was shattered, and the soldiers under the shield were naturally not much better.
"Open the crossbow, prepare!" Naba slowly pulled out his sword and took a deep breath. At this time, he no longer cared about regret. One improper response today would be the result of the destruction of the entire army.
Above the top of the peak, a young general looked at the battlefield coldly. He did not set up a flag at his place, but seeing the Qin generals standing on his side stood solemnly, he knew that this person's identity was the highest here.
He was the commander of the Qin army's attack on all the troops of Wei State. General Lu Chao, who was only 32 years old this year, never expected that Lu Chao would actually visit Fengcheng in person. Even the generals of the Qin army could not imagine why his commander would pay attention to such a small battle. In the eyes of the Qin army generals, this was indeed a war that could not be even smaller.
But when the commander came here, the generals of the Qin army naturally had to do their best to show themselves. The Qin army's military rules have always been strict, and they have advance but not retreat. Once they are defeated, the first person to be dealt with is the general who leads the troops. At this time, under the attention of the commander, he naturally has even more strength.
"Has the vanguard of the Eastern Expedition Army outside the valley been eliminated?" Seeing that the Eastern Expedition Army ambushed in the narrow valley organized effective defense in a very short period of time, a look of surprise flashed in Lu Chao's eyes, but this surprise was fleeting.
"The other party resisted tenaciously. Although we were surrounded by us, the fierce battle continued." On the side, the general whispered.
"You go and supervise the battle yourself, destroy this vanguard force as quickly as possible, and seal the exit of the valley." Lu Chao looked at the Qin army that was rushing down like a tide on the mountains on both sides, "I want to catch the old man, and no one of the Eastern Expedition Army can escape!"
"I understand!" The Qin general took the order and strode away.
The crossbows and catapults on the mountains on both sides had stopped firing. The Qin soldiers rushed into the canyon like a tide. On the hillside, the snow was relatively thin. As soon as they stepped into the canyon, the snow above the knee immediately slowed down the Qin army's attack speed.
"Bridge!" Naba roared angrily.
Among the square formations, the sound of buzzing arm-opening crossbow shooting sounded. The locust-like arms open crossbow pounced on the Qin army. The shield players of the Qin army immediately raised their shields, but the snow in the canyon made the Qin army's queue uneven at this time. A round of crossbow arrows shot, and hundreds of soldiers still fell into the snow. The armor on their bodies had limited effect on the strong force of arm-opening crossbow.
The arms of the Eastern Army usually have three rounds of crossbows, that is, all crossbowmen do not fire together, but shoot in turn. Such rounds of shooting, so that after the third round, the first round has basically completed the winding movement.
The one-time shooting caused hundreds of casualties to the Qin army, but the Qin army seemed to be unaffected at all. The shield soldiers began to approach and pushed forward step by step. Behind them were rows of Qin soldiers wearing black armor.
The crossbow immediately changed from flat shooting to upward shooting. Crossbow arrows flew over the shield and turned downward, drilled into the Qin army's team, and shot the Qin army to the ground.
After four or five consecutive rounds, the distance between the two sides finally approached 200 steps, and the crossbow arrows of the opposite Qin army finally began to be launched, reaching a range of nearly 400 steps, and the Qin people's crossbow arrows were almost twice as long as the Qin army suffered heavy casualties. After the Qin army suffered heavy casualties, they finally started to counterattack. Although the range was close, the victory was large. At this distance, the two sides' confrontation, the Eastern Army was at a disadvantage.
Looking up and looking around, Naba felt miserable. All the people here were the regular troops of the Qin army, more than twice that of his own. Today, he was probably unlucky to reason. He sighed to the sky and said, "I am not willing to die, but my defeat will probably drag down the governor's entire strategic deployment." He couldn't help but hate that he was too careless. If he was more careful, how could he get into such a trap?
"Destroy all arms and crossbows, and the whole army is ready to attack!" He roared, reached out and grabbed a spear, and strode towards the front of the queue.
"Kill one to earn enough money, kill two to earn one!"
The crossbow was still on the ground. The big sword was raised and the light of the knife flashed by. The crossbows broke into two pieces. The soldiers raised their weapons and stood up straight.
The sound of the charge of the war horn sounded in every corner of the battlefield.
"Kill!" Naha stood at the forefront of the team and killed towards the oncoming Qin army.
The two strongest armies in the world collided together. In this narrow valley, which was more than 1,500 meters long and only 500 meters wide, fierce battles broke out everywhere, and the soldiers of the two armies fought to the death.
On the top of the mountain, Lu Chao's face looked a little ugly. Although the Qin army had an absolute advantage, the strong resistance of the other party was beyond his expectations.
"Have you surrendered?"
"General, it's useless. They have no intention of surrendering. Even if there is only one person left in a team, they will pounce on us and fight against us. Until now, we have not captured many prisoners."
"Since that's the case, then kill them all!" Lu Chao stood up and left. (A good activity of pie falling from the sky, a cool phone is waiting for you to get! Follow the ~Dian/Public Account (add friends on WeChat and add official account to enter ddxiaoshuo), participate immediately! Everyone has a prize, now follow the ddxiaoshuo WeChat official account immediately!)
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