Chapter 437
Shortly after Dong Zunhui occupied Yijin Pass, he handed over the defense to the Zhou army troops that he had caught up with him, and led the navy to continue moving forward. However, the more he moved forward, the shallower the water level. Soon, heavy warships such as Zhou army fighting ships with deeper drafts were forced to stop. Seeing this, Dong Zunhui had to order the fleet to dock and lead the troops to land on the spot.
Combined with the guide's report and the obtained Youzhou map, Dong Zunhui judged that further forward was Waqiao Pass. It is said that Yao Neibin, the guard of Waqiao Pass, is a powerful general, nicknamed "Yao Dacheng". Dong Zunhui couldn't help laughing. The master of his body was exhausted from his energy and soul to death because of killing tigers. After traveling through time, he also inherited his divine power. Now facing this Yao Dacheng, his tiger-beating hero is really itchy!
However, despite his itchy hands, Dong Zunhui did not immediately lead his army to Waqiao Pass. Instead, he ordered the establishment of a camp on the waterside immediately to cover the follow-up troops that would arrive by the water route in the future.
When the soldiers heard the order to set up camp, they immediately habitually went to cut wood. However, this time the soldiers were disappointed. The terrain near Waqiao Pass was low-lying, and many places around were saline-alkali land, and there were no large forests. There was no way, so everyone could only tear a lot of bamboo trays, put them in several sections, and inserted them near the camp. Then they immediately dug soil around the camp, using the bamboo trays as a skeleton to build a mud wall. As for the camp gate, they were filled with deer antlers transported from the boat and resisting horses.
Yao Neibin, who was hiding in the distance, couldn't help but sigh. He had been bitten by mosquitoes for so long, but he couldn't find a chance to attack. He looked at the 500 warriors who took the initiative to go out of the city with him, and whispered: "The whole army retreated!"
About half an hour later, the scout of Zhou army came to the vicinity of the reeds and found the reeds that were lowered by the Liao soldiers. The scout immediately reported to Dong Zunhui, and Dong Zunhui couldn't help laughing. He was about to compete with the big worm, but he didn't expect that he would dare to come out of seclusion to check. Regardless of whether he had the ability of the big worm, he was quite brave anyway.
Dong Zunhui thought for a while and said to the generals: "Send more scouts to expand the reconnaissance range, and don't be ambushed by the Nawaqiao Pass. We can't be careless, and we must not capsize the ship in the gutter!"
The generals obeyed the orders solemnly and immediately returned to the military camp to arrange their subordinates to be on guard. Dong Zunhui did not take off his armor and led his personal guards to patrol the military camp. From time to time, he helped the soldiers who set up the camp to pull the ropes of the camp, tied up the antlers, or chatted with the soldiers.
Although he did not say any heroic words, the soldiers felt more intimate. The soldiers who had fought under Dong Zunhui were also whispering to their new colleagues to introduce their commander to their new colleagues. Listening to the commander's glorious record, the morale in the army rose sharply.
About an hour later, Dong Zunhui returned to his commander's tent and took off his armor with the help of his personal guards. At the same time, Yao Neibin also walked down the city tower of Waqiao Pass, with an unprecedented cautious look.
After retreating to the gate, he had been watching the city tower for most of the day, watching the Zhou army soldiers build a tightly defended city by the empty river. Not only were there mud walls on the periphery as cover, but many viewing towers and arrow towers were built near the gate wall, which raised the defense of the camp to a higher level. Now, even if Yao Neibin uses all the defenders in the gate, he may not be able to break through the defense line of the Zhou army. It seems that there are capable people in the Zhou army!
Yao Neibin saw Dong Zunhui's battle flag and knew that the opposite side was Dong Zunhui who had killed the tiger with bare hands, but his nickname was a big insect! If ordinary people encounter this, they will definitely be taboos, but Yao Neibin felt that this was a good opportunity to make the name clear. When tomorrow, he would definitely lead the elite troops to charge. Scan the sharpness of Dong Zunhui!
The next morning, Yao Neibin ordered the soldiers to have breakfast in advance and prepare for attack. The Zhou army indeed sent a force out of the camp and headed straight towards Waqiao Pass. Yao Neibin immediately selected three thousand infantry and one thousand cavalry. He opened the door and led his army out of the city to fight. When they set up a formation under the city, Dong Zunhui also led 5,000 troops to the city.
Yao Neibin shouted loudly: "On the other side, Dong Zunhui is in front of me. Do you dare to enter my formation?!"
Dong Zunhui sneered. Although Yao Neibin was setting up a formation outside the city and the number of people was not too large, his formation was very close to the city wall and could easily get the assistance of the archers closed. If he came to attack rashly, he would have to face a double-sided attack on the city and under the city. He had long passed the age of enthusiasm, so why bother fighting with Yao Neibin?
Seeing that Dong Zunhui was not fooled, Yao Neibin suppressed his inner disappointment and sneered loudly, sarcasticizing Dong Zunhui's courage. The laughter in the city and under the city was connected!
The Zhou army generals were so angry that their faces turned red. Many people loudly asked Dong Zunhui for orders, asking them to lead the army to rush. Dong Zunhui said with a smile: "If a person calls a dog bites, can he still bite the dog?!"
Some Zhou soldiers were so angry that they shouted loudly: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The soldiers shouted in unison and immediately suppressed Yao Neibin's provocative words. Seeing this, Yao Neibin knew that the other party would not fall into a trap. He was arrogant and shouted loudly: "The whole army moves forward!"
After hearing the order, the Liao soldiers immediately stood up, walked forward tens of steps neatly, and then stopped. This is the longest range of the crossbow on the city. If they continue to move forward, they will lose the cover on the city.
Seeing the Liao army approaching, Dong Zunhui smiled and shouted, "The whole army formed a formation, and the bed crossbow was loaded!" Hearing his order, the soldiers immediately took action, and as the two armies began to confront each other, the Zhou army camp by the river also began to dispatch troops, obviously to send reinforcements.
Yao Neibin knew that his time was limited. If he could not attack the Zhou army this time, he would have to face the Zhou army's sea tactics next time. Although the city defense fortifications of Waqiao Pass were strong, no matter how strong his fists were, he could not withstand the wolves! Now, only by winning one victory can he motivate his soldiers, increase everyone's morale, and have the support of bargaining with the Zhou army. Even if he surrendered to the Zhou army, he could still do a good job for himself!
Thinking of this, Yao Neibin shouted loudly: "The whole army attacks!"
Hearing his order, the formation immediately began to change. Archers who were originally protected behind the formation stepped forward with bows and arrows in hand to cover the soldiers to disperse and prepare for charge.
The two armies were getting closer and closer. Yao Neibin focused on watching the situation on the battlefield and suddenly shouted loudly: "Shoot the arrow!"
Hearing his orders, the soldiers immediately shot the front row of the Zhou army, and the front row of the Zhou army was not panicked, but just raised the wooden shield in his hand neatly and easily blocked the arrows.
Seeing that the archers did not open a charge passage, Yao Neibin was not panicked, but continued to order: "Blade and shield soldiers, advance!"
Just as the Liao saber and shield soldiers crossed the archer, Dong Zunhui also shouted loudly: "Archer shoot!"
The Zhou army archers who heard the attack order also began to shoot at the Liao sabre and shield hands, but the other party also had wooden shields as cover, and there was no loss except for a few unlucky guys. Seeing the Liao sabre and shield hands rushing closer and closer, Dong Zunhui shouted loudly: "Stay in the front row, and prepare for the spearmen!"
Before he finished speaking, the Liao sabre and shield hand bumped over. With his own speed, his body and shield were integrated, and he bumped over according to Zhou sabre player. Although many Zhou sabre players tried their best to resist, they were knocked to the ground because of the speed of the opponent, and then they were finished by the Liao sabre player who rushed up!
If it were replaced by ordinary troops, the Liao army would have the lead, and in such a head-on confrontation, one step ahead means taking the lead step by step. However, the Zhou army's front division was not an ordinary unit? Not only did the sword and card players in the front row resist, but the spearmen in the back row also stretched out their spears from the gap between the sword and card players and stabbed them in front. The Liao army's sword and shield player who was lucky enough to rush over was either stabbed to the ground by the spearmen or blocked by the Zhou army's sword and card players, and they had no way to play their advantages.
But even so, they opened a relatively narrow impact channel. Yao Neibin immediately shouted loudly: "Caval team, rush for me!"
Dong Zunhui also noticed the decline ahead. While mobilizing the surrounding troops to form a formation to defend; when facing Han Chongyun, he said, "General Han, lead your cavalry and rush!"
Han Chongyun pulled out his knife and shouted loudly: "Brothers, come with me!"
If someone watched the battle in the sky at this time, you could see that the two cavalry units of the Zhou army and the Liao army accelerated almost at the same time, arrived at the front line, and collided fiercely again. The soldiers in the front row could not use any moves at all. All they could do was to whip the war horses under their crotch and speed up the charge! The war horses under their crotch had long been blindfolded, and they only knew how to rush forward. They heard the constant "bang bang" sound of war horses colliding in front, and in such a fierce confrontation, falling off the horse would be death!
Han Chongyun had been blocked by his personal soldiers for a long time, but his personal soldiers were killed in battle. Every personal soldiers under Han Chongyun were elite soldiers selected by him, and everyone was like brothers. Now seeing his brothers died in battle, Han Chongyun couldn't help but feel sad. He roared, and the spear in his hand exerted its super combat power, which made the Liao soldiers retreat continuously!
Yao Neibin also wanted to come forward to seek the head of the Zhou general to boost morale, but when he charged, he deliberately landed behind, so how could he rush over for a while?! For this reason, Yao Neibin could only curse loudly while moving forward.
Seeing that Yao Neibin also led the cavalry and the Zhou army soldiers to rush together, Dong Zunhui ordered the entire army to attack and try to wipe out Yao Neibin and the others. Especially those cavalry units immediately detoured from the flanks and tried to make dumplings!
At this time, Yao Neibin had not found any abnormality, but the deputy general at Waqiao Pass discovered the crisis of the situation and immediately ordered people to withdraw the troops. Yao Neibin heard the sound of the sound of the gold, and knew that something was wrong here. He was afraid of falling into the trap of the Zhou army, so he quickly led his army to evacuate. However, it was easy to come and go. The Liao soldiers left more than a thousand bodies and then fled back to the gate. Yao Neibin, the big insect, was still beaten away by Dong Zunhui! (..)
Chapter completed!