Chapter 198 Hangu Offense and Defense (2)

"The bowmen continue to shoot arrows, and the wooden thunderstones are in place!"

Following Gan Mao's order, some of the Qin army soldiers above Hangu Pass immediately put down their weapons.

He squatted down and picked up the heavy logs and stones of heavy quality, preparing to make the coalition troops suffer once when the coalition troops approached Hangu Pass and inflict huge casualties on the coalition troops.

Finally, tens of thousands of coalition troops have been densely advancing under Hangu Pass.

However, as the coalition forces got closer and closer, the Qin army's bow and crossbow range became farther and farther, and they could kill the coalition forces behind the shield phalanx at any time.

"The army is in battle, and the bowmen let their arrows!"

The coalition general Ni Liang gave an order, and then the shield defense formation like an iron wall suddenly opened.

After the shield formation, countless allied crossbowmen emerged, directly raising their crossbow and shooting at the Qin army above Hangu Pass.

Suddenly, some Qin troops were shot by the crossbow arrows of the coalition troops before they could react.

Some were killed directly, and some were planted under the Hanguguan City Wall, which was dozens of feet high, and there was no sound.

"Where's the cloud ladder?"

"Come on, put up the ladder for Lao Tzu!"

The coalition general Ni Liang shouted in front of the coalition army, and many soldiers of the coalition army woke up like a dream, and hurriedly transported the ladder from the rear.

Specially made for the attack on Hangu Pass, the sky ladder with a height of several dozen feet was erected directly by the soldiers of the coalition troops.

Afterwards, the huge cloud ladder slammed firmly on the Hangu Pass city wall like a storm slamming on the shore.

The cloud ladder is above Hangu Pass, and many soldiers of the coalition army climbed up the ladder one after another, trying to attack Hangu Pass.

"Throw!"

Looking at the critical situation, Gan Mao ordered again, and thousands of Qin soldiers directly threw the logs and thunderstones in their arms at the densely packed coalition forces below and at the coalition forces that were climbing towards the Hangu Pass through the ladder. Soldiers.

"Ah..."

Allied soldiers who were hit by logs and stones screamed and died.

However, the dense number of coalition soldiers rushed towards Hangu Pass like a tide, as if killing them endlessly!

And some lucky allied soldiers were about to climb Hangu Pass, but they were suddenly stabbed in the opposite direction by the Qin soldiers holding a long Ge.

In this way, the coalition forces fell into a dilemma in this embarrassing situation.

In the past, it seemed impossible to reach Hangu Pass under the terrifying strong bow and crossbow of the march, but the army still advanced under Hangu Pass.

It was obvious that some soldiers were about to board Hangu Pass, but they were immediately beheaded by the Qin army, as if even God was helping the people of Qin.

As for the crossbowmen of the Qin army, they were caught in a shooting position with the bowmen of the coalition forces under Hangu Pass.

The bowmen of the two armies aimed at each other, and some of their own bowmen were shot to death by the other bowmen.

It can be called a sniper battle without gunpowder smoke, and there is only a slight vibration on the bowstring when the bow and crossbow is fired.

In this way, the Qin army and the coalition army fell into a stalemate with each other.

The two armies can't help each other, they can only grind each other's flesh and blood on the battlefield.

"Damn, what do you all eat?"

How could Ni Liang be able to hold back when he saw such a stalemate, the furious Ni Liang roared.

Immediately, despite the dissuasion of many soldiers, Ni Liang climbed the cloud ladder with a round shield and climbed towards Hangu Pass.

I have to say that Ni Liang is definitely a famous general from all over the world. He is quite strategic and brave at the same time.

In the face of this kind of battle, Ni Liang didn't even bring a bit of emptiness, he just attacked directly.

"Cover General!"

Watching their own generals take the lead on the ladder to attack the city in person, many coalition soldiers were not only encouraged but also worried.

Directly let the archers increase their attack strength and cover Ni Liang who is climbing up the ladder.

A Qin army soldier was quick-witted, and at a glance, he could see the difference between the allied soldier on the cloud ladder.

I saw the Qin army soldier picked up the largest stone and smashed it towards the person above the cloud ladder.

"bump!"

The loud sound of the stone hitting the shield sounded, and Ni Liang fell directly from the cloud ladder under the impact of the huge inertia.

It's just that the coalition soldiers below were quick-witted and caught Ni Liang when he was about to fall to the ground, and Ni Liang was relieved.

"Pass... order the army to retreat!"

Ni Liang, who was dragged by several soldiers, said weakly.

Now that the battle is stalemate, Ni Liang now understands.

Wang Yan was indeed a general of the Qin army who could be specially dispatched by the Qin State to be stationed at Hangu Pass, and the Qin army soldiers stationed at Hangu Pass were indeed powerful.

Coupled with the Qin army's powerful bow and crossbow offensive and the ineffectiveness of his own army's attack and the waste of his soldiers' lives, Ni Liang finally issued an order to temporarily withdraw the army.

"Follow the order, beat the drums to close the army!"

The sound of the beating of the war drums sounded, but this time the allied war drums were beating not as an attack signal, but as a signal to withdraw troops.

Hearing the sound of the war drums representing the retreat, the coalition forces under Hangu Pass retreated one after another, but left behind the corpses on the ground, about three or four thousand in size.

Watching the coalition forces receding like a tide, the Qin army generals such as Wang Yan and Gan Mao not only did not show any expressions of relief, but all looked solemn.

"In the battle this morning, our Qin army suffered thousands of casualties!"

Wang Yan was most worried in his heart, because Wang Yan clearly knew that this time it was just a tentative attack by the coalition forces.

The second attack of the coalition forces may be even more violent and rainy, making it difficult to resist.

But at the same time, Wang Yan was also relieved, thinking in his heart: "Fortunately, the main force of my Qin army has not been dispatched, and the two killers that this general has prepared for the coalition have not been used."

"If the situation in the future continues as it is today, this general is sure to stick to Hangu Pass for more than half a month."

Wang Yan thought in his heart that it was indeed the case.

Due to the special terrain of Hangu Pass, the enemy army who attacked Hangu Pass can only expand at most 50,000 troops at a time.

However, it was also decided that there were only five or six thousand Qin troops standing on the wall of Hangu Pass at one time.

In other words, after Hangu Pass, there are more than 90,000 Qin troops waiting to fight, so Wang Yancai has the confidence to stick to Hangu Pass for more than half a month.

It's just that what is about to happen is far beyond Wang Yan's expectations, and the development of facts is not always satisfactory.

Unexpectedly, in the face of Bodie's clumps of accidents, people who think they can conquer the sky are just like ants struggling to survive under the tricks of fate.

"Two generals, the Qin army is already showing signs of fatigue. I think we should use the wheel tactics."

At the rear of the coalition, Tuo looked at Ni Liang and Wang Liao and said.

The three of them all looked at each other, their eyes twinkling with the light that they all understood, and said in unison, "Agree!"