Qiu Jianhan was very happy: “Marquis Yun has come to our aid from thousands of miles away . Looking at the murals on the wall with interest, here seems to be the story of cutting meat to feed an eagle, and there seems to be a picture of Bodhi Ascension. It is really a great help to us ! I am very grateful.”
Qiu Jianhan knew the true identity of Marquis Yun very well; Marquis Yun’s arrival here is almost the same as the current emperor’s arrival!
No matter what decision Qiu Jianhan makes, as long as Marquis Yun stays here, even if there are any mistakes afterwards, Marquis Yun will shoulder the responsibility.
The royal family will never have any suspicion.
This is not that the old marshal thinks too much, but a means of self-protection when necessary.
After all, the so-called generals are not subject to the orders of the king, and the king and his ministers are suspicious of each other . These are the primary concerns of generals and commanders . They must be prevented and cannot be ignored.
Although the old marshal Qiu is very sure that the emperor will never doubt him, he must always be on guard against villains in the court!
If you lose the war, everything will end; if you win, there will always be people who want to pick peaches.
No matter how wise the monarch is or how prosperous the world is, there will always be such people!
At this moment, the drums on the opposite side suddenly sounded like thunder, and the shrill horn sounded through the sky at the same time!
The sudden sound was deafening, and the ground was shaken!
“Dongxuan attack!”
After hearing this reasonable but unexpected news, Fu Baoguo was almost stunned.
Facing such an indestructible pass, why would the famous general Han Shanhe launch an attack in broad daylight at this time?
Is his brain filled with water?
Or did he take the wrong medicine ? !
But no matter how confused he was, Han Shanhe’s attack was already in front of him!
Fu Baoguo almost rushed to the top of the city in one breath, and he couldn’t help but gasp when he saw it.
I saw the dense Dongxuan army, all carrying long ladders as dense as a forest, rushing all over the mountains!
What made Fu Baoguo even more nervous was that he saw the entire Dongxuan Black Cavalry out, like a black dragon, swimming at high speed, shaking its head and tail, ready to bite the enemy fiercely at any time.
What made Fu Baoguo feel even more strange, or puzzled, was…
There were also quite a few people holding long rolling logs and large stones in their hands.
Aren’t those tools only used for defending the city?
And what are those people running with half a long ladder doing?
Do you need these things for attacking the city?
Is Han Shanhe’s attack not a joke this time ? Zhu Wenyu was secretly proud and thought This official is so majestic that he always has a pomp and show wherever he goes. !
Han Shanhe’s front army pressed forward at the same time, rumbling all the way to the middle of the battlefield . Wei Yixiao stayed in the Western Regions for several years. Firstly, he was unbearably lonely. The 200,000 Black Cavalry that attacked this time were divided into two teams, like two large pliers on the left and right, staring at the battlefield!
“According to the arrangement of the day before yesterday, all the archers of the army will serve!”
Qiu Jianhan’s voice came from behind.
The old marshal’s voice was unusually heavy: “For the time being, only the archers need to move . Han Shanhe’s main purpose this time is not to attack the city!”
“Not to attack the city?”
Fu Baoguo was even more confused when he heard this.
But the next moment, he understood.
Reality told him the answer!
The Dongxuan soldiers who gradually approached Tiegu Pass, the first troops to block the pass, had very neat steps, because everyone held a huge shield in one hand, covering their whole body tightly; the other hand was holding a long ladder held by several people and running.
The next step of this team to the edge of Tiegu Pass was to put the long ladder on the city wall, and then turn around and leave, never stop!
Seeing such a reality, Fu Baoguo was still full of confusion and doubts . What’s going on ? The ladders are all up, and they are at the edge of the city, so they don’t attack the city?
Is this another form of retreat ? Although Leng Qing doesn t need to die, as long as he goes out with Zhou Chao, he can easily deal with him. !
“Shoot!” Qiu Jianhan gave the order, and thousands of arrows were fired from the top of the city.
The arrows were obviously aimed at the soldiers who set up the cloud ladders . Han Fei rubbed his temples and said to Leng Qing, Although it was a woman who wore it before, according to mechanics, the ordinary human skeleton should be difficult to control the reaction force it brings. However, the Dongxuan army on the opposite side was obviously prepared for this . The shields in everyone’s hands were several sizes larger than usual . The rain of arrows did almost no harm . After half a year, I only slept for one hour a night, and practiced the rest of the time. Only a few unlucky people were shot by arrows when they put down the long ladders and died under the city.
As the rolling logs, stones and long ladders piled up higher and higher under the city wall, the situation became more and more weird.
After a close look, Fu Baoguo found that the long ladders used in the attack on Dongxuan this time were not cloud ladders, but long ladders . He has encountered a lone wolf several times when he was patrolling the surroundings recently. The highest one was still about one and a half feet away from the top of the city . Except for not wearing clothes. Leng Qing pouted and walked to the drying rack to take off her clothes. The people on the city had basically no way to deal with these long ladders.
Although some clever soldiers had pulled out the flagpole and moved it under the city wall, knocking down some of the long ladders, most of the long ladders were only a few feet long, only at the middle height of the city wall, and even the flagpole was out of reach.
In this way, the things piled up by the Dongxuan army under the city wall gradually formed a thick layer, which looked like a gentle slope at first glance!
Qiu Jianhan gave another order, and 5,000 Yutang cavalry rushed out of the city gate.
“No matter what, we can’t let these things take root under the city wall, destroy them all!”
Seeing the Yutang cavalry move out, the black cavalry on the other side almost sent out a team of people at the same time, rushing over like a fly, and intercepting them forcefully!
When the old enemies met again, the two sides naturally started fighting.
Most of the Dongxuan army still ignored this situation, as if they didn’t see it, and only focused on transporting supplies to the city wall . Later, even thatch, dry branches and other things were thrown here.
“This is… a fire attack?!” Fu Baoguo was dumbfounded: Will this work?
“Of course it’s a fire attack… And this is just the first step of Han Shanhe’s countermeasures…” Qiu Jianhan looked at the fierce battle between the black cavalry and the iron cavalry under the city with worry, and sighed deeply.
“Han Shanhe is indeed a veteran on the battlefield . He really… thought of this method.”
“The most extreme situation is about to begin . The wolves have not come yet, the time is very short, Ding Qi still felt that it was a little early to catch the wolf, and some preparations had not been done. I wonder if Tiegu Pass can really hold on for a month?!”
…
After a few moments, the Dongxuan soldiers who had left all their belongings behind hurriedly withdrew . While the battle between the iron cavalry and the black cavalry was still going on… a loud trumpet suddenly sounded in the Dongxuan military camp.
A sharp voice suddenly shouted: “Ignite ! The unknown is scary. Number, horn, horn After the leader who was tormented by fear couldn t help uttering three syllables, the two guards around the leader were all alert, and everything around them was included in their alert range. Shoot!”
With a bang, the archers in the Dongxuan army were well prepared and immediately lit the arrows that were already on the string and dipped in cotton wool and kerosene.
The next moment, whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Countless rockets instantly covered the entire sky and flew towards this side.
Boom!
A huge fire immediately ignited under the city wall!
The sudden rising heat wave burned Fu Baoguo’s face so hot that he felt like he was on the edge of a sea of fire.
But Fu Baoguo was still puzzled by Dongxuan’s move and Hanshanhe’s strategy: “What’s the point of such a fire attack ? According to my plan, the bamboo raft must withstand the four of us and a large amount of coconut food. In the face of such a big fire, we only need to retreat from the top of the city and avoid it for a while, but how can Dongxuan attack over the wall of fire ! It seems that you still have to keep a low profile Ding Qi had no choice but to take a sloppy look, saying that it was a kind of stone found in the mountains behind. If they do it reluctantly, with the current fire, they will only burn themselves to death first!?”
Qiu Jianhan sighed: “To serve the country and to be a general, you must not only know the soldiers, but also the weather and terrain… There are many other things that you need to know.”
Fu Baoguo’s vague feeling of uneasiness suddenly increased . Did he really miss something important: “What ? What don’t I know?”
“In fact, this arson is only Hanshanhe’s first method . After that, the Dongxuan army will continue to bring burning things under the city wall…”
Qiu Jianhan sighed: “Iron Bone Pass is known as an impregnable pass . Gentle Township, Hero Tomb Under the watchful eyes of all the tribesmen, Ding Qi got on his horse, followed by Little Cutie on his left, holding a golden eagle in his right hand. In addition to its own solid and indestructible nature, the favorable weather and atmosphere here are also a key to the invincibility of this pass . Han Fei speculated Looking at their status, they are not newbies. No matter whether it is flooding or fire attack, any attack will be difficult to succeed ! I ll find some herbs for you. First, stabilize the place where you were bitten by the wolf. However, now there is a gap, we can only use ice to freeze the city . We must do this.”
“And when these waters are poured down, although it seems that the entire city has melted into one, becoming more and more indestructible, but at the same time, it also creates considerable hidden dangers… The water condenses into ice, forming a thick ice layer, and also fills the gaps between the stones of the city wall… These gaps are stretched even wider.”
“When the ice layer melts in the spring of the following year, the melted ice water will certainly leave and return to the ground… But the solidity of the city wall will also be lost bit by bit . Zhu Wenyu felt strange and took the sword. He saw that the sword was an ordinary blue steel sword without a scabbard. It may even be in a shaky state…”
“And Han Shanhe’s move is to accelerate this process . Without a word of appreciation, the deer picked up a small piece of meat and fed it into its mouth, tasting it carefully, and even able to pick out the fishbone in the meat. If the fire cannot be stopped, when the flames are about to completely melt the ice, it will be the real doomsday of Tiegu Pass ! At that time, only one attack is needed to make the originally defective places collapse, or even more than one place will collapse!”
“So this Ice City strategy is just a countermeasure of drinking poison to quench thirst, and Han Shanhe is still trying to speed up the time of the poison’s onset, to the maximum extent…”
Qiu Jianhan said: “Now, do you understand?”
Fu Baoguo’s face was pale, no longer calm and composed as before: “This…”
“Put out the fire!”
Qiu Jianhan sighed.
A large amount of water had been prepared in advance, and countless white water streams rushed down the city walls and fell into the burning fire . Tens of thousands of people poured water at the same time, and there were several inexhaustible wells in Tiegu Pass . Of course, it can also use the previous method to launch a surprise attack when it is almost dawn, just like it used to raid those herbivores. However, after a period of stalemate, the raging fire was quickly contained, leaving only the remaining black smoke.
On the city walls, the thick water vapor caused by the cold and hot almost completely enveloped the entire city!
As the temperature dropped rapidly, the ice layer that had been melted by the fire began to condense again.
Fu Baoguo looked over and scratched his head, saying, “Yes, as long as we put out the fire, everything will return to its original state.”
Qiu Jianhan said indifferently, “How can it be restored to its original state ? He was decisive and direct, and ran away. Look below ! You have me by your side now, how can you lose your usual calmness ? For a general, the first thing is to remain calm even when a mountain collapses in front of you.”
Fu Baoguo looked down and saw that the long ladders that had not been burned out, especially the rolling logs and stones, were all piled up under the city wall . As far as the eye could see, it had already risen to a certain height.
As the fire was extinguished, cold water was continuously poured down . Behind Cao Wei, Fatty was not far from him, only a dozen meters away. In addition to bursts of white smoke rising, some edges had begun to freeze.
What a big pile!
Fu Baoguo seemed to understand something and stared at the raised slope in a daze.
