The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 774: don’t know
Chapter 774 I don’t know
The heavy shield soldiers changed their formation, forming groups of twenty, with interlocking heavy shields to protect the front and the top of their heads, protecting the attackers under the heavy shields. They made “shouts” from their mouths and marched forward steadily under the rain of arrows, following the deafening beats of the war drums.
Behind the heavy shield formation, a large number of catapults followed closely, and it seemed that there was no end in sight in the darkness. Zhao Sheng’s deputy general couldn’t help but shudder in his heart, thinking that the Princess Zhenguo had really arrived. The Jin army’s Liu Hong’s fighting style had always left room for maneuver. This time, he invested such a large number of catapults, it seemed that he had taken out all his resources!
The arrows pierced directly into the shields or into the mud on the ground. When shield soldiers were hit by arrows and fell to the ground, new soldiers came forward to take their places. Every step was risking their lives to advance the distance for the catapults and ensure that the Qingxi Mountain Pass was within the range of the catapults.
On the wall of Qingxishan Pass, the capstan of the three-bow crossbow was turning, the high-strength bowstring was stretched tightly, the bow wood made a creaking sound, and the soldiers who swung hammers followed the order to pull the trigger. Giant crossbow arrows like silver spears flew out and penetrated directly into the heavy shield formation of the Jin State. There were continuous screams, but the soldiers of the Jin State did not retreat at all and continued to advance forward.
New heavy shield soldiers came up in the rain of arrows and protected the fallen wounded soldiers under their shields. Soon the wounded soldiers were quickly dragged away by their Jin army comrades.
After an unknown amount of time, the catapult commander rode up ahead and shouted, “General, the wall at the Qingxi Mountain Pass is within our trebuchet range!”
Wang Xiping quickly turned his horse around and rushed to Liu Hong’s chariot: “General, we are within the range of the missile!”
Liu Hong stood on the chariot, tightly grasping the sword at his waist, and shouted loudly: “Release!”
Wang Xiping turned his horse in response and shouted in the rain: “Release!”
Wang Xiping shouted an order, and a whistling sound louder than the sound of wind and rain rushed towards the direction of Qingxishan Pass. Large and small stones fell like rain, and the three-bow crossbow bed was smashed and fell from the city wall. The city wall of Qingxishan Pass was covered with blood and flesh.
As soon as the first round of stone throwing ended, before the Liang army could react, huge rocks came crashing down again like a waterfall.
“General, be careful!” The guard beside Lieutenant General Zhao Sheng pushed the man away, and was hit by the falling boulder on the wall of the corner tower and died immediately.
Zhao Sheng’s deputy general’s helmet fell to the ground. He propped himself up and looked at his guards, then at the huge rocks that kept flying towards him. He was shocked. Liu Hong really had used all his resources. Zhao Sheng, who was helped up, was aroused with blood in his heart. He threw away the sword at his waist, stood in front of the three-bow crossbow, turned the capstan, and shouted loudly: “Shoot! Don’t let the Jin army get any closer! Defend the Qingxi Mountain Pass to the death!”
It rained heavily today, and the fire was of little use. It could not burn the catapults of Jin State, and the Liang army guarding the city wall could only passively take the beating.
Liu Hong saw that the time was almost right and shouted, “Charge the car! Go!”
The heavy shield formation was immediately moved away in an orderly manner. The soldiers pushed the battering rams wrapped in heavy armor and rushed forward to attack the city gate. The infantry pushed the ladders and followed closely behind. The momentum was like a giant beast about to wake up, and it rushed straight towards the Qingxi Mountain Pass. It was particularly thrilling in the dark night.
Among the two natural barriers in Daliang, the natural barrier of Yushan Pass had already fallen into the hands of the State of Jin.
The Qingxishan Pass, which is both offensive and defensible, is known as the most important pass in the world. Many famous generals have fought here but could not pass the Qingxishan Pass.
This is because the Qingxi Mountain Pass is a natural barrier, and the city wall is built of stone and is extremely high and difficult to climb…
This time, Liu Hong spent so much manpower and material resources of the Jin State… and caused criticism from the Jin court, before he took over the Qingxi Mountain Pass. If he fails to defend the Qingxi Mountain Pass, his position might not be kept either, and he would be sorry for the soldiers who died for taking over the Qingxi Mountain Pass!
Bai Weiting once said that in order to conquer the world of Daliang, one must first take Yushan Pass, and then take Qingxishan Pass, the most powerful pass in the world!
In terms of military… Liu Hong had complete faith in the King Bai Weiting, so it didn’t matter if he lost other cities, but the Qingxi Mountain Pass must not be lost, he must take it back!
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In the rainstorm, Bai Qingyan, who was leading his troops at full speed, suddenly pulled the reins and raised his hand…
“stop!”
The 28,000 soldiers, including the Anping army, obeyed the orders and stood in the cold rain that constantly washed their armor, waiting for orders.
Bai Qingyan stared at the Qingxi Mountain Canyon in the distance, and vaguely heard the sound of killing in the canyon. The horse under her saddle sprayed white mist and shook its mane, which was wet by the rain. Bai Qingyan pulled the reins hard, raised her hand and touched the horse’s neck to comfort it, and asked loudly: “Is the spy back?”
Shen Yancong immediately stepped forward with the reins in hand and said, “Go back to the Princess Zhenguo!”
Bai Qingyan guessed… at this time at the Qingxi Mountain Pass, if Liu Hong was not fighting with Zhao Sheng who came to support from Daliang and defending the Qingxi Mountain Pass, then Liu Hong withdrew from the Qingxi Mountain Pass in order to preserve his strength, so that Zhao Sheng who came to support from Daliang would relax his mind, and then launch a surprise attack at night.
“Report…”
The spy sent by Bai Qingyan came back on a fast horse, jumped off the horse, knelt on one knee in front of Bai Qingyan, and said, “Reporting to the Princess Zhenguo, General Liu Hong is leading his troops to seize the Qingxi Mountain Pass. General Liu Hong asked me to bring a message to the Princess Zhenguo… saying that Princess Gaoyi has led her troops along the path to the rear of the Liang army, leading away a large number of troops, and the pass will be breached soon. Please rest assured, Princess Zhenguo.”
Liu Hong didn’t want Bai Qingyan to interfere in this battle. Victory was already in sight, and he didn’t want to turn back or end up… He, Liu Hong, did not have the reputation of being unable to win a battle like the Princess Zhenguo.
Bai Qingyan tightened his grip on the reins and asked, “How many people did Princess Gaoyi bring with her when she entered the rear of the Liang army?”
“I don’t know!” the spy replied.
“Shen Yancong, Liu Pinggao, listen to my orders!” Bai Qingyan shouted.
“I will be here!”
“I’m here!”
Liu Pinggao and Shen Yan stepped forward and responded.
“Take the Shuoyang Army and the Anping Army to stay on standby. The rest of the people are not allowed to carry flags… Follow me!” Bai Qingyan said loudly, and kicked his horse’s belly to gallop out first.
Cai Ziyuan was worried. Although he was a weak scholar and could hardly hold on during the journey, he still gritted his teeth and rode out on his horse with Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan did not bring the Shuoyang Army or the Anping Army, but only the new recruits trained by Ji Tingyu. The purpose was… to let them see with their own eyes what war is, and also to be prepared for any eventuality.
If Liu Hong failed to break through the Qingxi Mountain Gate, Bai Jinzhi would be in danger.
Liu Hong dared to let Bai Jinzhi take risks, but Bai Qingyan would not allow Bai Jinzhi’s life to be in any danger.
The 3,000 elite soldiers led by Bai Qingyan were not on the roster at all. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Bai Qingyan did not want Liu Hong to know their abilities. Otherwise… with Liu Hong’s loyalty to the emperor, there is no guarantee that he would not report it to the emperor, which would surely make the emperor and the prince suspicious, and they would try every means to keep Shuoyang in their hands. Then… they would be on an irreversible path ahead of time.
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