Chapter 82: Yumen Offense and Defense Second

Considering that the weather is hot, Yan Su adjusted his marching time and set off at dusk, took advantage of the cool night to rush to Yumen Pass before dawn.

At this time, it was still dark, and if there were no lights, I could not see my fingers. However, the listeners of the Anxi Army played a role at this time to warn in time. Qiu Ziqian, on duty, hurriedly ordered to prepare for defense. Since Yang Yi had already anticipated that Yan Su might attack, all the generals and soldiers of the troops were waiting for the day on their posts that night. When the news of the enemy's night attack came, they all jumped up. Not only were they not panic, but some people were like stones, but Guo Zhang was excited!

"General Yang predicts the enemy is like a god, and the unruly army is indeed here!"

Yan Su is a veteran who has been trained over the years and is good at judging military situations from various subtle details. As soon as others approached Yumen Pass, they judged from the bright extinction of the lights on the city: "They discovered that they deserved to be Zhang Mai."

He originally made two arrangements. The first one was that if the Anxi Army was caught off guard, it would take a night attack. But since it had been discovered, it would be impossible to attack at night, so he turned to the second combat plan.

"ignition!"

This time, Yan Su brought an army of 15,000, and the Longbai tribe had more than 20,000. More than 20,000 people were in a torch, and a fire dragon that had been moving for several miles immediately appeared outside Yumen Pass.

When the peasants and soldiers in the pass and the herds and cavalry saw each other, they felt timid!

Shi Ba asked for a fight and said, "The peasant soldiers had just passed through the battlefield, and the Muqi was not trained enough. Seeing that there were many enemies, they were timid. They had to go out of the city to rush for a while before they could turn the disadvantages."

Yang Yi refused to let go and said, "No, there must be a trap outside the city!"

Shi Ba said, "So what if there is a trap? We can't stop fighting just because we are afraid of them! We must attack the city, which is what you taught me. Now the peasant soldiers and the herds are unstable. I'm afraid that if we don't give them some motivation, they will be defeated without fighting."

"Defending the city requires attack," Yang Yi said: "But attack depends on the timing. Inspiration is necessary, but now is not the time."

But he saw 20,000 torches running back and forth outside the city, surrounding Guancheng outside the range of shooting range. Just as the defenders in the city were trembling, the 20,000 torches were suddenly extinguished, and outside the city suddenly fell into complete darkness again. The peasant soldiers and the muqi were shocked. They suddenly discovered that there were so many enemies before, but when the torches were extinguished, it was like the enemy suddenly playing invisibility. In the darkness, people felt that they were unable to defend themselves.

"Hmph, play this with me!" Yang Yi sneered and gave an order: "Prepare the left arrow camp, and the right arrow camp is prepared!"

This time, the Tang army in Anxi was extremely weak in defending Yumen Pass, that is, the equipment for defending the city was very lacking. Zhang Mai Sanqian Flying Cavalry came lightly, so it was naturally impossible to bring offensive and defensive equipment such as catapults. Since there were no infantry, there were very few crossbows. The left arrow battalion and the right arrow battalion were the sharpshooters in the Tang army in Anxi, and at this time they took on the heavy responsibility of long-range strikes.

But it was so dark that even Wei Fei and Guo Zhang did not have the superpowers of seeing things at night.

Xue Yunshan, who didn't know what Yang Yi was going to deal with, was a little anxious, but Yang Yi was confident. He held his fingers and counted the time. He sent the order until the third round of the little finger: "Light up the cat's eyes!"

The so-called cat eye was also an invention made by Sadi according to Zhang Mai's instructions. In fact, it is a focus light. This thing is very widely used and can not only be used for siege, but also for field battles. So Yang Yi brought a lot before coming.

The "cat eye lamp" made by Saidi is focused with glass reflection, which emits light from a small hole and can shine dozens of steps away. Of course, the light cannot be very strong. What is particularly ingenious is that Saidi makes these cat eye lamps foldable, and when it is opened, it is a cat eye lamp that looks like a lantern. When it is folded, it is just a few layers of glass-inlaid cloth, and it can be stuffed into the horse bag. It is very convenient to carry, just like bringing an extra piece of clothing.

Yang Yi did not let the army raise fire to shine the city up and down like daylight, because it was too wasteful of fuel and they could not afford it. But at this time, the Maoyan lamp suddenly lit up and glanced at the city under the city. Sure enough, he found that the layer-by-layer advancement under the city was like a dark tide, and it was the enemy who was advancing in the dark. Yan Su was also very familiar with the defense status of Yumen Pass. Although in the dark, the sent people were rushing to the defensive corners of Yumen Pass.

When Yang Yi pulled down, the Guiyi soldiers who were rushing to Yumen Pass were already very close. If they raised the torch to take a look, they might not be able to illuminate them clearly. However, when the cat-eye light swept, they would immediately stare at the enemy soldiers moving in the dark!

"See!" Wei Fei was overjoyed and shouted: "Cum!"

There were dozens of two points suddenly in the darkness, which were easier to find than the target! Maoyan Deng held a hand and waited to search for the enemy troops under the city. The archers from the left arrow battalion and the right arrow battalion prepared the bow and arrow aside. As soon as they found the target, they immediately set their bows, "Shoot his grandmother!" Wei Fei shouted, and he suddenly made three sounds, three pieces of a chain, the first piece penetrated a head, the second arrow nailed a calf, and the third arrow pierced a chest!

The six hundred divine archers above Guancheng were like gods to punish him. There were constant crying sounds under Guancheng. Yan Su's eyes were dizzy and he couldn't see the situation in the distance. He had to rely on Yan Yishan to explain to him. After hearing that there was light at the Yumen Close, he was secretly surprised and said, "It is said that there are some powerful things for war in Anxi, and this must be one of them." From the constant screams, he knew that the Guiyi Army was at a disadvantage in this round.

After all, the focus distance of the Maoyan lamp is limited. Although it keeps scanning, there are still many fish that have missed the net. At this time, Yang Yi's right finger had already bent to the fifth round, and suddenly he sent another order: "Ignite!"

This time, the fire was lit! Yan Su knew the dead corner of Yumen Pass. Yang Yi looked inside and outside the city and how could he not know? Therefore, he predicted from the enemy's previous actions that the enemy must have known the situation at Yumen Pass, and then calculated the direction that the enemy might attack, and had arranged soldiers there long ago!

A large fire suddenly burned on the city wall, and the firelight illuminated the enemy troops surging under the city wall clearly. Yang Yi was surprised to find that this army was actually carrying a ladder! He was pushing the ladder to enter the city at this moment.

"Hmph!"

Hundreds of horizontal swords pushed up, and the peasant soldiers were a little panicked when they saw the enemy rushing to the vicinity, hoping to stop them before they climbed the wall. However, the old soldiers in Anxi were so poisonous. Even though these people were not considered the first-class city guards within the Tang army in Anxi, they seemed unhurried after experiencing countless life-and-death battles. From calmly, they were allowed to push the peasant soldiers to knock down the ladder with a wooden raid. There was no need to add a knife or an arrow. The soldiers of Guiyi Army who were pushed down were already half dead!

Some Huo Chang saw that the city climbed the city was not supported enough and deliberately let him climb the city, shrinking the guards' team. After the city climbed up, Huo Chang shouted loudly, and the swords at the top of the city climbed the city chopped the city into meat paste in public!

When such a thing happens on the city wall, experienced soldiers will gather the fires there, so that the Guiyi army under the city can see the scene clearly. Many people will be frightened after seeing this tragic situation.

Yan Su kept listening to Yan Yishan's rewards in the rear and sighed secretly: "The Anxi Army was able to achieve the reputation of "the Tang people are good at guarding" and the name is indeed true."

He came overnight, but was noticed before he arrived at the city. He wanted to use the darkness to attack the city, but he suffered a great loss. So far, he knew that the Anxi Army was not just good at fighting and fighting.

Yan Yishan said: "Uncle, what should I do now?"

Although Yan Su's order to dispatch troops to Long Bai was to "work hard to overcome the Yumen Gate"! Yan Yishan knew that Uncle Nai's strategic goal this time was just to test the reality of Yumen Gate Pass, so he asked this question.

Yan Su said: "It seems that Zhang Mai is indeed in the city. Whether it is the Hundred Tent Army or the farmers who surrender, it is impossible for him to have such a method. But since he has arrived, he cannot retreat like this. Besides, how strong the Anxi Army is, I really want to take a look! Order the entire army to attack the city!"

After the order was passed, a dignified siege began.

Although the Guiyi Army was well prepared, it could not bring too heavy things when traveling far away. The main method of siege was to use powerful crossbows to suppress the archers on the city, and then continue to move forward!

The two powerful crossbowmen were crawling closer with heavy crossbows on their backs, and there were shields next to them to cover them. They sat down together at a distance that the generals calculated accurately and used their waist force to open the crossbow!

The Guiyi Army inherited some of the military traditions and technical means of the Hexi army in the Tang Dynasty. The range and accuracy of the infantry crossbows were far above the Anxi Army. At this time, they attacked from the back under the city, but their strength was so strong that they did not belong to the condescending Anxi archers! Moreover, the number of two rows of crossbowmen reached 2,000, which was even greater than the sharpshooters on the city.

"Arrow rain—fire!"

With the sharp sound of breaking through the air, several soldiers on the top of the city were shot at the same time, and even Guo Zhang was almost shot accidentally.

Qiu Ziqian quickly ordered that the lights on the Yumen were closed and that it would be difficult for the Guiyi Army's powerful crossbow team to find a target?

Both sides have their own strengths, and arrows come and go, and it is difficult to distinguish for a moment.

The Guiyi army's siege infantry took advantage of the archers on the top of the city to weaken their suppression and moved the ladder around to climb the city! Long Bai led the two thousand soldiers to line up and crossed the door straight to the door!

If Yumen Pass was still the Yumen Pass of that year, if the enemy attacked from the northwest, then with Yang Yi's talent, it would be more than enough to command the city guards today.

But Yumen Pass is no longer the Yumen Pass of the past. Many of the fortifications were abandoned, and the Great Wall had been broken or destroyed. Only a few intermittent sections were left that were not related to Yumen Pass, leaving this pass standing alone next to the Guazhou Daze, and the enemy attacked from the southeast. Many of the original designs of Guancheng were facing the northwest. The city walls in the northwest were relatively smooth, but the southeast was uneven and irregular, which was greatly conducive to siege!

What is particularly troublesome are the peasant soldiers guarding the city. After all, Yang Yi is not a god. In the past month, he has only trained them to know the advance and retreat and orders. The troops have just been established. As for the skills of defending the city, they are slightly less than nothing. They must be guided by veterans to know how to act.

It would be fine if the skills of defending the city were lacking, but what was even more difficult to be considered was that the morale was not lifted. Although these people surrendered to Zhang Mai, they had never shared the hardships with the Anxi Army and had never experienced a life-and-death battle. Suddenly, they saw that the enemy was powerful, and some were scared to death, and some were secretly looking for a way out. If the Anxi Army had not had strict military discipline and strict corps, they would have been afraid that deserters would have begun to appear.

Besides, Yang Yi himself was not good at defending the city. Although he knew the relevant abilities, he did not do it easily. If Master Guo came in person and saw the organization and actions in the city, he would definitely give Yang Yi a failed score. Of course, these shortcomings were evaluated from a high standard perspective. The Guiyi Army had not yet seen through Yang Yi's reality.

Zhang Mai thought to himself: "If there is an infantryman under Uncle Yong or Uncle Shou Jing's command here, it will be much easier for us to guard this Yumen Pass."

In his mind, Guo Shiyong or the infantry under An Shoujing were professional city guards within the Anxi Tang Army. These people not only had excellent defense and combat qualities, but also had organizational capabilities. A thousand city guards could lead five thousand farmers with rough training to conduct orderly defense. If such a team was there, it would be true that as long as the military rations were maintained and the morale was full, they could defend indefinitely.

The three thousand elite cavalry brought by Zhang Mai were far inferior to their infantry comrades when it came to the defense. Shiba saw that the situation was wrong and came to ask for the battle again, saying, "Protector, General Yang, let me go out of the city to rush for a while! This won't work!"

Yang Yi refused and said, "The time has not arrived yet."

"It's not here? When will it be?" Yang Yi pondered silently, and Shiba shouted: "Since the start of this battle, you have kept us idle here. Brothers are already full of anger. You asked us to get off the horse and help defend the city, we are not good at it, but if we are asked to go out of the city and rush, I promise to go and go back!"

Tian Hao also said: "Yes, the situation under the city is gradually becoming clearer. If Shi Pao comes out of the city, he shouldn't encounter a trap."

Xue Yunshan also said: "From the current situation, our army can still defend, but it has no advantage in attacking the enemy outside the pass. As General Yang expected, Yan Su might be coming to test us this time, but if we perform too weakly, I am afraid that he will make a fake come true and encircle Yumen Pass, trapping us until Di Yin goes around from behind, I am afraid that our situation will be very bad."

Yang Yi said: "I know what you mean, but what I want is not just to guard Yumen Pass! What I want is to fight a beautiful battle, hurt Yan Su, or even injure Yan Su, so that Yan Su dare not easily invade Yumen from now on! That way I can temporarily withdraw from here." Turning to Zhang Mai: "Major Protector, you should understand what I mean!"

Zhang Mai nodded and said, "I understand. Shiba, just press it for a while. I'll go first!"

Shiba Xue Yunshan shouted: "How can that be done! How can the PRESIDENT take the lead in front of us?"

Zhang Mai said hey, but Yang Yi said, "Okay, please, Brother Mai!"

At this moment, the two seemed to be no longer in the relationship between superiors and subordinates, but became close comrades who fought side by side like the New Leaf City and the Dingxia Valley period, who were just purely fighting to win the battlefield! The more the man's blood was, the easier it would be to boil in such a critical situation!
Chapter completed!