Chapter 218: First Attack on a Dangerous Pass
Chapter 218: First Attack on a Dangerous Pass (Part )
In the darkness of night, Cao Taiyue, holding shield and spear, led sixty of his men towards the easternmost side of the city wall amidst the dense barrage of arrows.
Their breakthrough point was arranged at the easternmost side of the city wall. The biggest advantage of this arrangement was that there was no need to worry about being attacked from both sides. Of course, this would also lengthen the attack distance and require passing through the entire city wall, but attacking on the city wall was definitely much easier than attacking from under the city.
At this time, Xiao Xia led his men to shoot arrows, and the soldiers on the city wall fell down one after another. Xiao Xia's arrows were especially accurate, and he shot and killed nearly twenty enemy soldiers in one breath, scaring all the soldiers on the city wall so much that they shrank their heads and squatted down.
This created an opportunity for the Sui army soldiers to attack. Twenty burly soldiers built a human ladder against the wall, with twelve people on the bottom, five in the middle, and three on the top. Several soldiers defending the city raised large stones to smash down, but they were all shot down by Xiao Xia's arrow.
Cao Taiyue jumped up, stepped on his companions' shoulders and climbed up, and reached the top of the wall as swiftly as a monkey. A spear stabbed out from the top of the wall, and Cao Taiyue blocked it with his shield. Suddenly, five or six spears stabbed at him from the left and right. Cao Taiyue could not dodge in time and was stabbed in the shoulder by a spear. He screamed and was directly knocked off the city wall by the opponent's spear.
The reason why the first to climb the city will be rewarded handsomely is because it is too difficult. Basically, the first to climb the city are martyrs, and the attackers who follow behind will eventually become the first to climb the city.
Several more soldiers rushed forward from behind, but were all knocked down by the dense spears.
"Get out of the way!"
Xiao Xia had already arrived. When Cao Taiyue fell from the top of the city wall, he realized that his attack was not going well. Their martial arts were not good enough, so he had to take action himself.
Xiao Xia almost rushed up by stepping on a human ladder. He stepped on the shoulder of the top person, jumped up with all his strength, and swung the shield in his hand into the air. Three soldiers were hit by the shields and fell to the ground together, and a small gap appeared in the opponent's spear formation.
This gap only lasted for two seconds at most, but it was during these two seconds that Xiao Xia seized the opportunity. He fell down, and once again used the force of his men's shoulders to kick them. He rolled forward from the gap into the top of the city wall, and slashed the ground with the long knife in his hand. "Crack! Crack!" Six calves were cut off, and three Tuyuhun soldiers screamed and fell to the ground.
Xiao Xia straightened his waist and stood up. A cold light flashed by. "Crack!" Several spear shafts were chopped off. Then there was another cold light. Three soldiers fell to the ground on their backs with blood spurting out of their necks.
There were twenty soldiers at the battlement, and Xiao Xia killed six of them in an instant. The remaining soldiers were horrified, and a centurion shouted, "Let's go together!"
Before he could finish his words, a flying knife pierced his forehead with a "whoosh!" and the centurion fell backwards. Xiao Xia picked up the shield on the ground, shouted, and charged into the enemy army.
At this time, the Sui soldiers behind jumped onto the top of the city wall one by one. Everyone was stunned. They saw the soldiers holding shields and long swords, fighting against hundreds of enemies along the city wall, killing all the way westward. The Tuyuhun soldiers were defeated and screaming. Wherever they passed, corpses were everywhere, and there were broken limbs and heads everywhere. The blood gathered into a stream.
The soldiers shouted in unison and followed suit.
Xue Wanjun also rushed up with two hundred soldiers. They hung up the ladders and Xue Wanjun was the first to rush up. His blood was boiling and he wished he could kill everyone like Xiao Xia.
At this time, Xu Min fired three rockets into the sky. Yin Shishi, who was a mile behind him, was overjoyed and turned back to shout, "Brothers, kill them!"
He led two thousand cavalrymen to charge towards the city
At this time, the Sui army had already opened the gate of Guancheng. Xiao Xia suddenly saw hundreds of soldiers from the military camp in the distance rushing towards this side. The situation was critical, so he shouted: "General Xue, go down to the city and guard the gate!"
Xue Wanjun also realized that the situation was critical. He immediately led two hundred soldiers down the city through the corridor. They encountered hundreds of Tuyuhun soldiers who rushed over to support them, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides.
At this time, Xiao Xia saw that the reinforcements were strong and Xue Wanjun and his men were a little overwhelmed. He immediately said to Xu Min: "You lead the army to resist the enemy on the top of the city, and I will go to support General Xue!"
He threw away his shield and swung the rope around his waist. The iron claw at the top of the rope hooked onto the city wall, and he jumped down from the city. With the rope as a cushion, Xiao Xia landed easily, waved his hand and cut the rope with a knife, shouted loudly, and rushed into the enemy army with a knife.
Xiao Xia was like a ghost. He could not be seen in the darkness. Only cold light flashed like dense lightning. Wherever he passed, there were corpses on the ground, blood and flesh flew everywhere. The Tuyuhun soldiers were terrified and retreated one after another. The leading centurion came on horseback and was furious when he saw this. He shouted, "Shoot this man!"
Hundreds of soldiers shot arrows at Xiao Xia together. Xiao Xia had already discovered the opponent's intention. When the arrow was shot, his figure suddenly disappeared downwards. The Tuyuhun on the opposite side could not dodge in time. Dozens of soldiers were hit by arrows and fell to the ground with screams.
The Tuyuhun captain was shocked and angry. He brandished his spear and shouted, "Everyone, surround him and hack him to death!"
At this time, Xiao Xia appeared behind him and sneered, "You go first!"
With a flash of the sharp dagger, he cut the centurion's throat and kicked him off his horse. Xiao Xia hung up his short sword and charged at the enemy army with a large iron spear in hand.
At this moment, Yin Shishi came with two thousand cavalrymen. They poured into the city gate like a tide. The Tuyuhun army collapsed instantly. They threw away their armor and weapons and fled for their lives, but they could not escape the pursuit of the cavalrymen.
The remaining more than a thousand people were eventually wiped out and no one escaped.
Xiao Xia's gaze turned to the military city again. At this time, the gate of the military city had been closed. There were still more than thirty Tuyuhun soldiers outside who had not had time to retreat back to the city. The defenders in the city were also afraid that the Sui army would follow them in, so they betrayed the last thirty or so companions.
Xiao Xia rode his horse to the high place opposite the military city. From this position he could see almost the entire top of the military city. Unless the enemy crouched down, they could not escape Xiao Xia's sight.
Moreover, it was very dark where he was, without any moonlight, so people on the city wall could not see him, but he could see the top of the city wall.
Soon, the last thirty or so Tuyu soldiers on the city wall were all killed, and the Sui soldiers holding huge trees rushed forward to break down the door.
Xiao Xia saw five Tuyuhun soldiers on the top of the city wall holding up large stones to smash down. He immediately drew his bow and shot five arrows in a row. The five Tuyuhun soldiers were all shot through the head by the powerful arrows and fell down with their heads raised.
After successfully building the foundation, Xiao Xia's eyesight became even better. He saw a pair of hands on the top of the city wall, ready to push a large rock down. He shot another arrow, "Puff!" Both hands were pierced by the arrow, and the rock rolled back.
Because the city wall was only ten feet wide, there was only a ten-foot wide space on the top of the city wall for throwing stones down, which could only accommodate four soldiers. Three soldiers moved slightly away from the top of the city wall and wanted to throw the boulders down, but they were still ruthlessly shot down by Xiao Xia's arrows.
There was silence above the city wall. Anyone who showed his head would be shot dead by an arrow. All the Tuyuhun soldiers were so scared that they lay down and dared not move. Only the soldiers on both sides shot arrows downwards, but the arrows could not penetrate the large shields of the Sui soldiers.
From beginning to end, thousands of huge rocks were piled on the top of the city, but not a single rock could be thrown down from the city.
"Boom!" The battering ram hit the city gate heavily, and the city gate shook violently.
At this time, several more soldiers popped their heads out and wanted to throw stones, but as soon as they showed their heads, several arrows shot at them like lightning, "Puff! Puff!" Three arrows pierced the heads of three soldiers, and the remaining dozen soldiers were so scared that they lay down again.
"Boom!" There was another heavy muffled sound, and the city gate was smashed open. Hundreds of Sui soldiers shouted and rushed into the city.
The second military city in Dadouba Valley was finally captured by the Sui army. At this point, the entire Dadouba Valley was occupied by the Sui army.
The Tuyuhun army only had one last defensive point left at the entrance of the valley.
(End of this chapter)