LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 128 Daguguan is dangerous! A tough battle!
Two days flew by.
Two days later, Gu Rubing led his troops and horses, as well as the 20,000 troops assigned to him by Yuan Shao, totaling 30,000 troops, and marched south towards Dagong Pass.
And a group of other princes have almost set off to send troops to other passes. The troops are divided into four groups, preparing to jointly launch a fierce attack on Luoyang from all directions east of Luoyang!
Gu Rubing marched all the way and finally arrived at Dagu Pass ten days later. He successfully reunited with the soldiers who had been stationed at Dagu Pass and set up camp on the spot.
There are a total of 10,000 soldiers stationed there, plus the 30,000 troops brought by Gu Rubing, there are a total of 40,000 troops.
However, apart from Gu Rubing's troops and horses, there are still 30,000 soldiers and horses left. Although there are also well-trained elite soldiers, there is still a big gap compared with the Qingzhou heavy infantry. The Qingzhou heavy infantry of the headquarters is The absolute main force!
Therefore, Gu Rubing chose to personally lead 10,000 Qingzhou heavy infantry, and the other 30,000 troops were handed over to generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Chen Dao to command respectively.
Then Gu Rubing sent an order to go out and let the school officer who had previously commanded the garrison enter the military tent to report on the situation at Dagu Pass.
"There are at least 20,000 Xiliang troops guarding the Dugu Pass?"
Gu Rubing was thoughtful after hearing the report from the school officer who had previously commanded the garrison.
"yes!"
The school officer nodded and said: "Because our army has never attacked Dagu Pass, we don't know exactly how many enemy troops there are. It may be more, but it is about 20,000, and it will not exceed too much."
"I see."
Gu Rubing nodded, and after pondering for a moment, he finally said: "Pass me to the military order. Let the soldiers recharge their batteries in the past two days. On the third day, at midnight, we will send troops to Dagu Pass!"
Attacking difficult battles is often the most difficult, especially attacking dangerous passes such as Dagu Pass. It is even more difficult. It is common for the two armies to even be in a stalemate for a year and a half.
Even though the number of the Xiliang army is smaller than theirs, the Xiliang army is not comparable to the Yellow Turban soldiers. In the land of Xiliang, the people are fierce and women can fight with a bow.
Therefore, Xiliang soldiers are naturally all capable of recruiting and fighting. Even if they only have 20,000 troops, they will have great natural dangers, but it may not be easy to defeat them.
But even so, the fight must be fought!
"As you command!"
The school officer was a little surprised. He didn't expect Gu Rubing to be so decisive, but he quickly nodded, his face became more solemn, he accepted the order, and then turned around and left.
Three days later.
Woo!
Woo!
Woo!
It was just dawn, and accompanied by the howling north wind, the desolate and majestic sound of the trumpet sounded, and soon it resounded throughout the entire camp.
Upon hearing the summons, the officers and soldiers of the three armies immediately put on their armor, grabbed their weapons and walked out of the camp. They quickly began to assemble, each standing in front of their respective commanders. The whole process was extremely fast, but methodical, and they were obviously well-trained!
Soon, all the officers and soldiers of the three armies were assembled, and the battle flags with the character "Liu" printed on them were fluttering in the wind and making a hunting sound.
Among them, there are 13,000 elite soldiers wearing heavy armor, and the other 27,000 soldiers and horses are also wearing light armor. All of them are holding guns and have extremely solemn expressions on their faces.
Obviously they all know how difficult it is to attack the pass. It is easy to conquer the pass, but even if it cannot be conquered, the casualties will be extremely heavy!
Gu Rubing also saw the cowardice hidden deep in the eyes of the soldiers present, and immediately spoke, with sonorous words: "Everyone!"
"Nowadays, Thief Dong despoils the heaven and the earth, destroys the country and kills the king. He is cruel and unkind, and his crimes are accumulated!"
"Mountains and rivers are in danger of being overturned, and all living beings... are in danger of being destitute!!"
"My three brothers formed a sworn brotherhood in Taoyuan in the past, and swore to report to the country, and to be safe and sound!"
"Although Bei is not talented, I wish I could carry a three-foot sword and slash evil with my hands. I only regret that my strength is insufficient!"
"Everyone, would you like to lend a helping hand?!"
Gu Rubing's voice was high-pitched, full of awe-inspiring righteousness, and extremely contagious. Hearing Gu Rubing's words, the three armies immediately felt their blood surge up, and the crowd shouted angrily: "Kill the traitors and serve to the death!"
The look of fear in the eyes of the soldiers of the three armies was gradually replaced by fighting spirit, and the fighting spirit soared into the sky!
Zheng! ! !
Gu Rubing suddenly pulled out the male and female swords from his waist and shouted: "Eradicate the rebels now!"
"kill!"
As soon as Gu Rubing finished speaking, Zhang Fei took the lead and raised the eight-foot-long snake spear in his hand and roared loudly. The sound was like thunder, resounding throughout the entire audience!
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
Hearing Zhang Fei's voice, the soldiers of the three armies burst out with overwhelming shouts of killing. The fighting spirit mixed with the shocking killing intent swept across!
"The troops are sent to Dagu Pass!"
Gu Rubing said no more, got on his horse, led the army, and marched towards Dagu Pass in a mighty manner!
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Dagu Pass is not too far away from where the three armies are stationed and camped, but the road to Dagu Pass is extremely steep, spanning fifteen kilometers, with deep valleys on both sides, ravines and undulating peaks, making it a natural danger.
Therefore, Gu Rubing did not dare to advance with a hasty march because he was worried about ambushes on both sides. At the same time, he continued to send scouts to investigate the situation.
In this way, after nearly three hours, the army finally arrived at Dagu Pass!
Gu Rubing stopped his horse and raised his head to look towards Dagu Pass.
Between the narrow pass and the steep cliff, there is a majestic pass, more than ten feet high, as solid as gold. The city wall connects the mountains, towering and indestructible!
Seeing this scene, netizens in the live broadcast room couldn't help but start talking.
"It is indeed a natural danger. Even Dagong Pass is so dangerous. It is simply unimaginable how majestic Hulao Pass, known as the world's largest pass, must be!"
"Indeed, I was shocked. It is said that one man can guard the gate and ten thousand men cannot open the Hulao Pass. I am afraid that there are really 20, 30,000 people, enough to stop a hundred thousand soldiers!"
"The scary thing about the pass is that it is built on a mountain. The large army and cavalry are useless and can only be fought hard!"
Netizens saw the majestic pass and couldn't stop talking about it.
The moment Gu Rubing led the army appeared on the horizon, he was discovered by the condescending Dugu Pass defenders.
Therefore, when Gu Rubing led his troops to reach the foot of Daguguan Pass, the city wall of Daguguan was already densely packed with Xiliang archers.
The Xiliang archers were holding Hu Qiang-style bows with their bowstrings rolled up and arrows on the strings. They looked at the army in Guanxia with solemn expressions. As long as the army came within their shooting range, they would immediately be greeted by a storm of arrows. bombardment!
Gu Rubing looked at the majestic Dagu Pass, and his expression couldn't help but become more solemn.
Gu Rubing slowly drew out his long sword.
The moment the long sword was completely unsheathed, a loud shout came out of Gu Rubing's mouth!
"Kill!"
The moment he finished speaking, the Qingzhou heavy infantry and armored soldiers in the first row behind Gu Rubing, holding a Peng platoon as high as one person, roared and charged towards the towering Dagu Pass!
At the same time, the passionate and high-pitched war drums roared instantly!
"Thousands of arrows fired!"
On the city wall, the military commander responsible for guarding Dagong Pass also immediately shouted loudly.
The next moment, the Xiliang archers on the city wall immediately drew their bows like a full moon, aimed at the infantry charging towards the city gate, and with the sound of thunderbolts, they shot long arrows on the strings!
Buzz!
Buzz!
Buzz!
Countless arrows pierced through the air strike, with a roaring sonic boom sound, like a waterfall flying down three thousand feet, falling from the sky, the arrow speed was so fast that only a cold glow could be seen, it was so spectacular!
Almost instantly, tens of thousands of stray arrows attacked the Qingzhou heavy infantry charging at the front.
Seeing the arrow array approaching, the Qingzhou heavy infantry charging at the front shrank their pupils and immediately blocked the wide square Peng platoon in front of them.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
The arrow instantly hit the hard Peng Pai, making a loud bang and sparks flying!
However, even if Peng Pai blocked the arrows, the Qingzhou heavy infantry could not help but take half a step back when faced with the arrows fired by the Xiliang archers. Even if they tried to rush forward, they were immediately hit like a shower. The arrows flew back!
Some Qingzhou heavy infantrymen even penetrated the Peng platoon in their hands after being hit by arrows, and penetrated their bodies fiercely amidst howls of misery!
The Qingzhou heavy infantry was restrained from charging almost instantly!
Before that, the Qingzhou Heavy Infantry could almost ignore the stray arrows of the Yellow Turban Archers!
Xiliang's military units have extremely high attribute bonuses for both the crossbowmen and the cavalry!
"Turtle Armor Formation!"
When Gu Rubing saw this scene, he immediately shouted an order.
Upon hearing Gu Rubing's order, the Qingzhou heavy infantry at the front instantly leaned together tightly, and the platoons in their hands also stuck together tightly, as if they formed a Great Wall like a copper wall with the platoons in their hands!
"rush!"
The next moment, the Qingzhou heavy infantry roared forward and charged forward again!
The turtle shell formation is a battle formation owned by Xi Zhicai. It can increase toughness by 100% at the cost of -50% attack power!
Moreover, this is the bonus after other attributes are settled!
This time, facing tens of thousands of stray arrows, although there were still many Qingzhou heavy infantry who were driven back by the arrows, on the whole they continued to advance forward in a slow but determined manner!
Seeing this scene, the eyes of the general on the city wall widened slightly, but he quickly reacted and shouted sternly: "Keep shooting arrows! Don't stop!"
Hearing this, the Xiliang archers on the city wall pulled the bowstring again, and the arrows were like a shower of arrows, constantly hitting the Pengpai Great Wall under the city wall!
Suddenly, the clanging sound of arrows hitting Peng Pai could be heard endlessly!
Under the continuous arrow formation offensive, there were soldiers who couldn't bear it anymore. Under the powerful impact of the Xiliang archers' arrows, they flew half a meter upside down with their shields, and fell heavily on the ground. On the ground, and then died of being pierced by thousands of arrows!
Only the Qingzhou heavy infantry continued to move forward with determination. Although some were killed, they were much better than other soldiers!
Two hundred meters!
One hundred meters!
Fifty meters!
The Qingzhou heavy infantry held Peng Platoon, formed a turtle shell formation, and charged all the way. They were getting closer and closer to Dagu Pass. When there was only the last 80 meters left, thousands of arrows rained down again!
On the city wall, the general responsible for guarding Dagong Pass looked coldly and ordered again: "Fire arrows!"
When the words fell, arrows rained down!
But this time, the sound of arrows piercing the air was particularly sad!
The flowing arrows were shining with cold light, like pear blossoms in a rainstorm, roaring towards the Qingzhou heavy infantry!
Sonorous! Sonorous! Sonorous!
The strength of the arrows shot by the Xiliang archers increased dramatically. Many Qingzhou heavy infantrymen who were rushing at the front were directly hit by the random arrows and were knocked back three or four steps!
The other armored soldiers howled in agony and were shot on the spot, with blood splattering!
Seeing this scene, Gu Rubing couldn't help but get a look in his eyes, although it was true that the archers were more lethal the closer they were.
But Gu Rubing didn't expect that the bonus attack power of the Xiliang archers was so terrifying. Even the Qingzhou heavy infantry couldn't handle it when they got close!
When the distance was only fifty meters away, the lethality of the Xiliang archers' arrows was doubled, and even the Qingzhou heavy infantry could not withstand it.
But at this time, Dagong Pass is already in sight, and it is impossible to retreat!
We can only work hard and enter the pass!
Thinking of this, Gu Rubing spurred his horse out and shouted: "The gate is closing in front of you, follow me to break through the gate and destroy the city!"
When he finished speaking, Gu Rubing had already raised his male and female swords and was heading towards Dagu Pass!
"kill!!!"
Seeing Gu Rubing rushing forward, the three armies immediately responded, tightened their weapons, and all launched a charge. The momentum was so huge that it threatened to overwhelm the city!
"Fire arrows!!!"
On the city wall, the general guarding Dagu Pass also realized that Gu Rubing was going to fight for his life. His heart skipped a beat and he did not dare to underestimate him. He immediately raised his long knife and roared loudly.
The faces of the Xiliang archers on the city wall were also extremely solemn. They immediately took out arrows from their quivers and aimed at the charging army under the city wall. As soon as the string sounded, the arrows shot through the air!
Poof! Poof! Poof!
Suddenly, a series of crisp sounds were heard!
Elite soldiers wearing heavy armor can still withstand the flying arrows, but many soldiers wearing light armor are unable to withstand it. If they don't dodge in time, they will be killed on the spot!
Gu Rubing's face looked a little unhappy.
He was somewhat used to pushing forward when fighting the Yellow Turbans, even though he knew very well that he was not facing the Yellow Turban soldiers now, but the elite Xiliang soldiers.
However, he was still a little uncomfortable with so many battle losses.
In a tough battle, you have to risk your life!
Amidst the sound of war drums, roars resounded throughout the world, and the sound of arrows piercing the air came and went. The sonorous sound of arrows hitting Peng Pai's armor was also endless!
The soldier in front of him fell, and the next moment the soldier behind him stepped on the corpse of his comrade and continued to roar forward and charge forward!
"kill!"
Finally, accompanied by roars, the Qingzhou heavy infantry charging at the front finally reached the city wall first, set up a ladder and began to climb up the city wall!
Seeing this scene, the school officer who was originally responsible for commanding the garrison was overjoyed!
As long as they can break through the pass and climb the city, without the strong pass, the Xiliang soldiers will be nothing. Their numbers will have an absolute advantage!
Even Gu Rubing looked happy and immediately shouted: "Ascend the city!"
but!
At this moment, another tall and muscular man appeared on the city wall.
The big man was wearing a battle armor and holding a knife in his hand. He roared: "Xiliang hunter and archer! Fire arrows!"
I'm too sleepy today, so the update is a bit late...Sorry...