Chapter 532 Fighting Guiping Pass

On November 22, in the early morning, Guiping Pass.

Taking advantage of the morning light and wading through the dew, the 80,000 coalition troops meandered forward on the undulating mountain road.

In front of Guiping Pass, there is a narrow and long mountain road, which is winding and winding. The 80,000 army was arranged in a single column, stretching for dozens of miles, with no end in sight, and the darkness made people panic.

The army marching forward is like a black dragon, winding and circling among the mountains and green waters.

At first glance, there is actually a strange beauty.

Who would have known that this is a team of tigers and wolves who choose and devour people, a group of cold-blooded killers with a firm will.

Walking at the forefront of the army is exactly the phalanx of swords and shields, and they will be the main force to attack the pass. After that, there are rows of archers and crossbowmen.

Because of the rugged mountain roads, the coalition forces could not carry large siege equipment, but only carried rows of simple ladders. Occasionally, there are also several heavy giant rams.

At the end of the army, there are more than 10,000 elite cavalry.

In the middle of the cavalry phalanx, there is a middle-aged general who is particularly conspicuous, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and a resolute expression. He is wearing a red robe and silver armor, a gold-plated helmet, and a horse under his crotch. It looks unusual at first glance.

This middle-aged general is the commander in charge of the coalition army who is in charge of attacking Guiping Pass this time, and he is also the commander of the 200,000 coalition army - Li Mu, a famous general of the Warring States Period.

Li Mu, a famous general of the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period, was known as the "Four Great Generals of the Warring States Period" together with Bai Qi, Wang Jian and Lian Po. During the Battle of Changping, Li Mu was just a good general on the northern border of Zhao State.

It wasn't until the end of the Warring States period that Li Mu shined.

Li Mu first fought against the Xiongnu on the northern border of Zhao State; later, he focused on resisting Qin State. Because he severely injured the Qin army in the Battle of Yi'an, he was awarded the title of Lord Wu'an. In 229 B.C., Zhao Wangqian fell into the Qin State's divorce scheme, listened to the slander and seized Li Mu's military power, and killed Li Mu soon after.

And the designer of the divorce plan is none other than Wang Jian, one of the four famous generals.

Needless to say, Li Mu is really a famous general who should not be underestimated.

With the appearance of Li Mu, the four famous generals of the Warring States Period finally all appeared in the wilderness. Bai Qi served in Shanhai City, Wang Jian was under Qin Shihuang's command, Lian Po was under Di Chen's command, as for Li Mu's lord, it was still a mystery for the time being.

I only know that it is a certain lord in the coalition army.

With such a general in the coalition forces, it is no wonder that they were able to capture more than half of Guilin County in just three days without encountering any serious obstacles.

You must know that even if you want to gallop the whole territory of Guilin County, it may take three or four days. This is also because Guilin County is long and narrow from east to west, and narrow from north to south.

Li Mu stared at the fortress in the distance, thoughtfully.

The scene in front of him was obviously beyond Li Mu's expectations.

For one thing, Li Mu did not expect that there would be a large number of troops stationed inside the pass. Logically speaking, since the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has fallen, no matter whether it is the Taiping Army or the Shanhai City army, there is no reason to stop at the pass.

If there is a large army, why not enter Guilin County?

Everything is a mystery.

After all, few people would know about Ouyang Shuo's "good intentions".

Second, Li Mu didn't expect that the enemy seemed to know their existence already.

Shanhai City's intelligence system is really impressive.

From this, Li Mu also thought of something: since the defenders of the fortress had already got the news, then the Shanhai City garrison in Xunzhou County probably also got the news at this time, right?

Maybe, the reinforcements from Shanhai City are already on their way.

From this, it is urgent to capture Guiping Pass. Because once the reinforcements from Shanhai City arrived, Li Mu really didn't have the confidence to take this pass in one fell swoop given the danger of Guiping Pass.

"There seems to be a change in the military division's plan."

Li Mu muttered to himself, but his eyes became more and more determined. No change can stop the determination of the coalition forces to achieve their strategic goals: Guiping Pass must be captured!

Although Li Mu is best at cavalry warfare, he is also unambiguous about attacking cities and villages.

When we meet on a narrow road, only the brave will win.

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Inside the fortress, above the walls.

When the menacing 80,000 coalition troops appear on the mountain road in front of Guiping Pass, they will face an iron-blooded army that is ready to guard the pass to the death.

At this moment, the blood in Shanman's body suddenly boiled.

In this campaign, they will fight for the new [Barbarian King], proving his loyalty and bravery.

All failures and shame will be washed away with the blood of the enemy.

Battle exploits are always the greatest glory of a soldier.

Veteran Pei Ju stood in the center of the city, watching the army in the distance, but his expression was dignified. The number of enemy troops was somewhat beyond his expectation.

How long will the ten times the army be able to hold on?

Besides Guiping Pass, what Pei Ju was concerned about was another pass—Xuanwu Pass.

But for Xuanwuguan, he was helpless.

In fact, the two passes are not together, separated by hundreds of miles.

Therefore, what Pei Ju can do is to keep the main pass of Guiping Pass as much as possible. Regarding Xuanwu Pass, Pei Ju did not give up completely, and did not withdraw the five thousand mountain barbarian soldiers stationed at Xuanwu Pass.

After all, if there were no soldiers stationed at Xuanwu Pass, and the enemy took Xuanwu Pass without any effort, they could even take a detour to Xunzhou County and catch Guiping Pass by surprise.

Therefore, neither Guiping Pass nor Xuanwu Pass can be easily lost. These two passes can be said to be the two important gateways to the north of the Shanhai Territory at this time.

Once the door is opened, it will be a sign of great decline.

"Woo~~~"

Accompanied by the low sound of the horn, the war suddenly started without any warning.

The two sides did not provoke each other before the battle, nor did they accuse or scold each other.

The two armies have entered into the most intense and tragic offensive and defensive battle since the very beginning.

Pei Ju's confidence in guarding the Guiping pass was due to the strength of the mountain barbarians and the narrow pass, which was not conducive to the coalition forces' large-scale attack.

Therefore, the coalition forces have a vast army, but the number of troops that can be invested in a unit of time is limited.

As the saying goes, if one man guards the gate, ten thousand men cannot open it.

Xiongguan Junka is just talking.

What needs to be tested now is the will and combat power of the Eight Thousand Mountain Man. They must survive the continuous attacks of the enemy without any discouragement.

Once the mountain barbarian becomes fatigued, the defense line will reveal flaws, giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of.

The dull killing cry echoed in the silent mountains.

Every hour, someone dies on the battlefield.

Batch after batch of coalition forces were sent to the front line by Li Mu, and batch after batch fell down.

The toughness of the mountain barbarian soldiers made all the soldiers of the coalition army look sideways at them.

The defense line formed by the eight thousand mountain barbarians braved the continuous rain of arrows from the coalition forces, like a god of death, harvesting the lives of the coalition soldiers in an efficient and orderly manner.

The soldiers looked cold, with wild eyes.

The commander of the Shanman, Shi Hu, took the lead and killed the enemy most bravely.

These mountain barbarians seem to be born for war, and no enemy will let them retreat a step.

Throughout the morning, the coalition forces launched five waves of fierce attacks, all of which were defeated. At the foot of the city wall of Guiping Pass, there are already one-meter-high white corpses.

Similarly, under the baptism of the rain of arrows, the mountain barbarian warriors on the city wall also suffered heavy losses.

Shanman is strong but strong, but he is too brave and doesn't know how to adapt. When killing the enemy, he didn't know how to protect himself at all, and was killed one by one by the rain of arrows.

More than a thousand mountain barbarian warriors are buried in Guiping Pass forever.

Seeing that it was already noon, Li Mu didn't want to give Shanman any chance to breathe.

The rejuvenated army replaced the scarred remnants and launched a fierce attack on Guiping Pass without interruption.

The speed at which the front and rear units can be switched is astonishing.

The mountain barbarian warriors on the city wall only had time to drink a sip of water and swallow a cold steamed bun, and the densely packed enemy troops rushed to the top of the city again through a ladder.

"Brothers, kill!"

Shi Hu swallowed the last mouthful of steamed buns, swung his saber ahead of time, turned around and chopped off the head of a coalition soldier, spraying a long line of blood in the air.

The blood splashed onto the steamed buns in the hands of the Shanman soldiers, the soldiers didn't care at all, they didn't even wipe it off, and swallowed the blood directly into their stomachs.

How could the bloody demeanor planted in Chi You's era be easily erased?

Seeing this, the coalition soldiers were all shocked.

The enemy in front of him is not so much a human being as a group of evil spirits from hell.

Before fighting, be timid first.

However, the horns of attack continued continuously.

The coalition soldiers could only grit their teeth and fight with these "evil ghosts".

This fight made the world change color.

The red clouds above Guiping Pass formed a huge vortex, slowly turning. The endless blood and murderous aura merged into the bloody vortex, which was very frightening.

This battle is not only a race against time, but also a contest of wills between the two sides.

In the face of endless attacks, the mountain barbarian warriors are like immortal war gods, full of endless sources of strength in their bodies, without fatigue.

Seeing that the sunset glow had already risen in the distant sky, Li Mu's expression became more dignified.

The tenacity of the enemy army exceeded his expectations.

From this, Li Mu even thought of his old opponent, the mighty Great Qin warrior.

The Qin army at that time was also so brave.

"I didn't expect that there would be such an army of iron and blood in the wilderness."

Li Mu sighed and ordered to withdraw his troops, preparing to fight again tomorrow.

After a day's attack, although the coalition forces suffered heavy losses, more than 25,000 people were lost, but according to Li Mu's estimation, the garrison in the fortress may have suffered more than half of the casualties.

For the remaining 4,000 remnants, let's see how they will face the coalition's strong attack tomorrow.

If everything goes well, at noon tomorrow, Guiping Pass can be captured.

Li Mu's will has never been so firm.

The military adviser was right, Shanhai City was a giant dragon about to take off, and they had to deal a fatal blow to this giant dragon before it took off.

Otherwise, there will be no room for other territories to survive in the future Southwest region.

"Even if you are a dragon, you have to coil it for me."