Chapter 434: Seizing the Dragon Throat Pass

The horses have been brushed, fed and rested, and are as energetic as people.

Each person is given three days of dry food, three days of clean water, and two horses. The army is lightly equipped and has no baggage.

Not only do they have to run hundreds of miles, but they also have to sneak attack the capital of Xijiao and capture the other monarch.

There is no other way, just be fast.

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The crown prince of Xijiao is inspecting the new robe he will wear when he ascends the throne.

An old minister came to persuade him that the beacon fire at Longhou Pass had been ignited twice, and he was afraid that the enemy was secretly invading and wanted to take advantage of the ceremony of the new monarch to plot something bad.

Hu Yanzhao asked him: "Then what do you say?"

"It is better to postpone the ceremony." This one is also straightforward.

Hu Yanzhao's face darkened.

Who doesn't know that the night is long and dreams are many? After his father passed away, he looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally waited for the enthronement as king tomorrow, but this old thing wanted him to postpone it?

"Then tell me, when should it be postponed?"

The old minister hesitated: "Postpone it... for a few days, as long as the West Mountain is safe."

"If it is postponed for a few days, when I am about to be crowned, the beacon fire will ignite again, what do you say?" Hu Yanzhao said coldly, "Should I postpone it again?"

"The wild monkeys at Longhou Pass set a fire, so I have to postpone my coronation? Huh?"

You tell any crown prince to delay his coronation a few days later, and see if he will do it?

"It doesn't matter how many days there is no king in Xiqie country, as long as the beacon fire in the west is not lit, right?"

A series of questions choked the old minister to the ground.

"What I want is to send more people to Longhou Pass..."

"Okay, send more people to Longhou Pass." Hu Yanzhao waved his hand to let him go. These people only knew how to make trouble, and didn't know how to share his worries. "Come and pass the order! Tomorrow, inside and outside the city, inside and outside the palace, be on high alert! If there is any mistake, you will be beheaded!"

The guards outside responded, and the order was passed down layer by layer.

The Weiwei called his Langguan over: "Tomorrow, inside and outside the city, inside and outside the palace, double the vigilance, otherwise you will be held accountable!"

The Langguan also called his subordinates over: "The ceremony strictly controls entry and exit, and send more people. If you fail to do your job, you will be held accountable!"

It was passed to the Chengmen Lang, and the superiors gave him a warning: "... Otherwise, you will be held accountable!" and then left.

But the ceremony was imminent, and the security was originally planned very strictly. All the people had a place to go. Where should they double the number of people? The Chengmen Lang thought about it and sent a patrol guard.

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The next day, the coronation ceremony was held as scheduled.

From the beginning to the end, everything went smoothly without any problems.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It was a night with wind but no moon.

The sentinels at Longhou Pass had been paying attention to the beacon tower these days. They almost looked back subconsciously every few steps, fearing that something might go wrong.

People have limited energy. If they pay too much attention to the back, they will neglect the front. The three of them didn't notice that a team was slowly approaching in the night.

The two outposts more than a hundred feet away from Longhou Pass didn't give any warning at all.

A startled bird flew by in the night, and a sentry on the wall of the pass looked out. As a result, an arrow flew from the side in the darkness and hit his throat.

At the same time, He Lingchuan and others also flipped down from the top of the pass tower and quietly killed the other two people.

The man with the arrow in his throat shook twice and was about to fall off the high wall. He Lingchuan grabbed him quickly and gently put him on the ground.

Otherwise, the sound would be too loud at night.

Two squads of the Gale Army acted in coordination, and the other squad was led by Captain Sun.

He Lingchuan gestured to him, meaning that the sentinels had been cleared.

Captain Sun nodded, glanced down, determined the location of the winch at the city gate, and then threw down two palm-sized copper puppets.

The two things landed on the ground, and with a "bang" they turned into huge copper guards more than ten feet tall!

They were covered in thick armor, and after landing, they got up, and the first thing they did was to push the winch and open the city gate!

Longhou Pass was the first and most important gateway for Xiqie State to defend Panlong City, and a lot of work was done on the city gate. It was four feet thick, made of ironwood, fine iron, and rhinoceros skin, and was usually controlled by a winch to open and close.

This winch requires eight strong men or four horses to barely push, but how can the power of the copper guards be compared to humans?

As soon as they worked hard, the winch started with a creaking sound, and it was obvious that it had not been oiled and maintained for some time. It turned from slow to fast, and the gate that was stuck in the ground was also slowly lifted up in the sound of the machine.

The garrison at Longhou Pass was not dead, so who could hide this dull sound and vibration?

Amid the shrill cries and whistles of "enemy attack", the garrison rushed out of the barracks to defend against the enemy, and a rain of arrows suddenly fell from the mountain peak.

The long-ambushed Dafeng Army Guards finally took action.

At this time, the door above the city gate was kicked away from the inside. If someone happened to be standing outside the door, he would inevitably be hit in the face by the door panel.

The guard rushed out with a mace in his hand, shouting: "Seize the capstan and go to the gatehouse!"

Seizing the capstan means saving the pass. Only by clearing the enemy soldiers on the gatehouse can the guards calmly deal with the army outside.

The door panel was right next to it, and a shield hit it.

The guard was not afraid either, and he swung the mace and smashed it, and it was three consecutive bangs, directly shaking the door panel two feet away.

But the task of the door panel was to attract firepower.

The guard was hitting hard when a string of arrows flew in from the dark, one hitting his throat, two hitting his ribs, and three hitting his knees and legs. Willow Twigs was the one that attacked.

The guard's reaction was also quite good. He raised his hand to knock away two arrows, and when he raised his leg, the arrow that was shot at his knee ended up hitting his calf.

He groaned, but with Yuanli protecting his body, the arrow penetrated the flesh in two parts and failed to cause an open wound.

The wicker divides the power of an arrow into three paths, so the penetration is naturally limited.

But her three arrows were just false moves.

The real killing is behind the guard:

He Lingchuan quietly drew the sword.

When it comes to victory or defeat on the battlefield, who will challenge you in a one-on-one duel?

The guard felt the hair on his back stand on end, as if something terrifying was coming, so he fell sideways without thinking and threw out his mace with his backhand.

He was not slow to dodge, but he was still slower than He Lingchuan. The light of the sword changed and it passed by the guard's arm holding the baton first.

He only felt a coldness and pain in his wrist.

The arm was severed at the wrist, with a smooth incision.

After the palm and mace fell to the ground, the guard felt the pain and couldn't help but scream. Several guards from the rear rushed up to protect him, but one of them was shot by a willow stick, one was stabbed to death by Hu Min with a dagger, and the last one was found out by He Lingchuan.

The guard has reached the wall and is about to turn over and jump down.

He Lingchuan raised his hand and shot out an arrow from his sleeve, piercing his shoulder and hooking it back.

On the side, Captain Sun was controlling the golden-armored bronze guard. When he saw this, he couldn't help but rush closer and cut off the guard's head with a knife.

"Hey, hey, hey, this isn't yours!" Hu Min couldn't help shouting, this guy is taking the credit!

Captain Sun smiled at him, grinned his white teeth, and then raised the head of the guard and shouted at Guan Xia: "Hu Bin is dead, Hu Bin is dead!"

This guard was called Hu Bin.

The Xiqian garrison looked up and saw that all their leaders were dead, and the morale of the troops was in great confusion.

The door panel also shouted: "If you surrender, you won't be killed; if you open the door, you won't be killed!"

The Xili garrison went to attack the two gold-armored bronze guards, but the latter buried their heads in pushing the winch and did not resist at all.

Their copper-skinned, iron-framed steel armor also has elemental energy to protect the body. Therefore, when the weapon is hit and drawn across the entire body, sparks will be drawn out. Only attacking the joints will be effective.

There were still some fierce men in the garrison who used heavy weapons to smash the knee joints of the golden-armored bronze guards, which really had some effect.

At least the Golden Armored Bronze Guards' advance has slowed down.

At the same time, the Xiqiao people also used their tents and horse-rejecting stakes as cover to counterattack the shooters on the mountain.

However, the city gate was already two feet above the ground, and the Panlong City soldiers outside were lying on the ground and rolling in, holding their weapons.

The Xiqiao defenders were about to counterattack, but were surprised to see that Hu Bin was dead. Their morale was shattered, and they allowed the Panlongcheng soldiers who had sneaked in to stand firm.

Afterwards, the Xiqiao people retreated steadily, and the golden-armored bronze guards opened the door and let in the army, which was a natural thing.

A quarter of an hour later, the defenders of Longhou Pass surrendered.

During this battle, the beacon tower was never lit from beginning to end. Some soldiers wanted to remove the sand cover and light a fire, but the thing was covered with plaster and sand. It was not only thick but also heavy. It could not be moved by one or two people.

The archers on the mountain also paid special attention to the beacon tower, and anyone who came here would eat arrows.

Despite the rain of arrows, this layer of sand cannot be removed.

General Red walked up to He Lingchuan and Captain Sun and nodded in praise: "Well done. At least you bought us two more hours."

The two teams executed well, allowing the Panlong Army to open the gate of Longmiao Pass at the minimum cost.

Don't underestimate these two hours, the foundation for victory or defeat may have been laid.

The dragon's throat has been opened, but where is the dragon's tail?

The red general did not waste any time and ordered the entire army to advance and quickly conquer the last difficulty in the mountainous area of ​​​​Xifang Country - Longji Hill.

Because the elite team of the Gale Army had already laid an ambush in advance, and they also cooperated internally and externally, the battle took half an hour longer this time and was finally won.

But the beacon tower was lit at Longji Pass!

The elite team silenced the gun barrels in advance, so the defenders did not fire a single shot in the end.

There can be no room for error in a war, and this mistake was already expected by the Red General. She didn't blame them much, just let everyone rest in place for a quarter of an hour, and then pointed her sword at the capital city of Xi'an on the eastern plain!

Her declaration of attack only contained four words:

"This battle must be won!"

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On the first night when the new king Xiruan ascended the throne, he favored two beauties.

He was sleeping soundly in the gentle countryside, but his attendants rushed in to announce that the enemy army was attacking and had already entered the capital city gate!

"What?" Hu Yanzhao's mind buzzed, and he lost his voice, "How is this possible!"

Where did the enemy come from? Where did they attack?

"The first south gate and the second west gate have been captured, and the east gate is still under fierce attack!" the servant cried, "The beacon tower in the west is lit, it should mean that Panlong City is attacking!"

Hu Yanzhao kicked him down: "Then why no one reacted!"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he remembered that someone had come to report a few hours ago, and the beacon fire started again in the west.

There had been false alarms for two consecutive nights, and today was another great day for him to ascend the throne. Hu Yanzhao didn't take this matter to heart. He just sent an order to send people to find out the truth. Besides, although the beacon fire was started but the artillery was not fired, it was most likely a false alarm.