Kang Shuolli was very familiar with Loufan Pass. The reason why he suggested that Luo Khan seize Loufan Pass first was because the terrain of Loufan Pass was low in the south and high in the north, so it was easier to attack from the north. Although he also knew that the Sui army must have rebuilt Loufan Pass, the terrain was here, so the Sui army could not change the fundamental structure of the city.

From the south, Loufan Pass is on the hillside, but from the north, Loufan Pass is on the flat ground. The terrain is very flat and there is no moat. Even moats are difficult to dig. At most, one shallow trenches can be dug, with huge rocks underneath, which is much easier to attack than Shanyang County, which is built on the hillside.

Kang Shuoli looked at the newly built Loufan Pass from afar. The city flags were waving, and the defenders were like walls, with murderous auras. But Kang Shuoli had already seen the changes after the reconstruction. Needless to say, the city wall became taller. It turned out to be only two meters high, but now it has become three meters high, and the city wall has been significantly widened. He could conclude that the Sui army must have deployed two rows of soldiers in front and back on the city wall.

But he did not see a catapult on the top of the city, indicating that the defense of the Sui army was mainly based on crossbows. Kang Shuolli looked up at the sky. It was just after noon and he had time to launch a tentative attack to touch the reality of the Sui army defending the city. He immediately ordered: "Where is General Basil?"

A ten thousand men came forward and bowed and said, "I am in a humble position!"

The Turks ascended the throne was extremely strict. Although Kang Shuoli was also the commander of the ten thousand men, he was also the general manager of Dingxiang, and his level was half a level higher than that of the ordinary ten thousand men. Moreover, since Chu Luo Khan appointed him as the commander of the attack on Loufan Pass, his subordinates must obey his command.

The 50,000 troops led by Kang Shouli were composed of the army of eight Turkic tribes, and the leaders of the eight army were all ten thousand men. Moreover, among these eight ten thousand men, even if some of them belonged to the Turkic tribe, they were not the headquarters of the Wang Ting Turkic tribes, but some relatively remote Turkic tribes.

Basil is a chief of the Turkic Jinshan tribes. It originally belonged to the Western Turkic tribes. It was a relatively small Turkic tribe and has a low status in the Turkic army.

Kang Shuoli said coldly: "I will give you a hundred siege ladders. You can lead the headquarters to attack Loufan Pass. Without my order, you are not allowed to retreat. Those who violate the order will be killed!"

Basil cursed in his heart. Of course, he knew that Kang Shuoli was asking him to test the facts of the defenders, but the military orders were as high as a mountain, and he had to obey, "Abide by the orders in a low position!"

Kang Shuoli ordered: "Beat the drum!"

"Dong!Dong!Dong!"

The attack drum of the Turkic army was ringing, and six thousand Turkic soldiers quickly arranged into an offensive formation. They were divided into three sections. The two thousand cavalry at the front held shields and spears and were responsible for charging. The two thousand cavalry in the middle were archers. They were responsible for suppressing the city head with bows and arrows, and the two thousand infantry at the back carried hundreds of siege ladders.

Basil also has selfish thoughts. There were many Gelu people from the Tiel tribe in his tribe, so the two thousand cavalry that charged in the front were Gelu people. If there were any thorns on the ground, trapped in horse pits, etc., it would naturally be Gelu people who went to die.

At this time, Basil waved his sword and shouted: "Attack!"

The two thousand Geluo cavalry in front led the operation. They controlled the horse with their legs, held spears and shields in their hands, and ran towards Loufan Pass. Two thousand archers followed closely behind, while Basil personally led two thousand infantrymen to carry the siege ladder and ran behind.

Three Turkic troops rushed towards Loufan Pass like three waves. Wei Wentong looked at the enemy for a moment and understood the enemy's intention to test his own. He immediately ordered: "The catapult is not allowed to be launched, and the powerful crossbows and bows are prepared!"

With the successive efforts of former chief general Fan Wenchao and current chief general Wei Wentong, Loufan Pass has formed a very complete defensive level. The yellow crossbow and catapults are long-range strikes and can attack enemy troops 350 steps away, crossbow arrows are medium-range defenses, and deal with enemy troops 150 steps away, while bows and arrows are mainly short-range defenses, attacking soldiers 50 steps away from the rear.

Although the terrain of Loufan Pass is not as dangerous as Shanyang County, the strong defense system also destined that the Turkic army would have to pay a heavy price even if it conquered Loufan Pass.

The main general Wei Wentong was responsible for the decision-making, and the deputy general Wang Xuanjing was responsible for the execution of the decision-making. The two cooperated very well.

Facing the surging Turkic cavalry, the first reaction was the yellow crossbow. The yellow crossbow was deployed in the back row of the northern city wall. There were 1,000 yellow crossbows, each yellow crossbow controlled by two soldiers. In order to facilitate control, the Sui army also made an iron rack for each yellow crossbow to support it.

As the catapult kept silent, a thousand big yellow crossbows became the protagonist of the first wave of attacks. The two-foot-long large crossbow arrows were angularly raised and would be launched at an oblique angle of 45 degrees, shooting down from the arc in the air, forming a huge lethality.

The two thousand Geluo cavalry in the front were getting closer and closer, rushing into a killing range of 300 steps. Wang Xuanjing roared, "Shoot!"

‘Crack!Crack!Crack!’ A sound of crossbows, a thousand large crossbow arrows rose into the air, forming a dense black dot, shooting towards the enemy cavalry three hundred steps away. A thousand large crossbow arrows roared from above, hundreds of war horses were shot into arrows and fell to the ground, throwing the cavalry to the ground. Not only were war horses caught arrows, but the cavalry were also unavoidable. The powerful impact force shot through the shields raised by the Geluo cavalry, and then shot through the leather armor on their bodies. The crossbow arrows shot through their bodies, nailing hundreds of soldiers to the ground.

The two thousand soldiers did not stop at all. After the long arrow was fired, they put on the strings and installed arrows, and began the second round of shooting. They were extremely smooth and skillful. Three rounds of yellow crossbows were shot out, and the Turkic cavalry lost more than 600 soldiers, but the yellow crossbow did not stop. Their target turned to the infantry coming up from behind.

At this time, the cavalry vanguard had already rushed within 150 steps. Two thousand soldiers who had been waiting for a long time raised their crossbows and shot them quickly. The dense crossbow arrows were like storms and rains at the cavalry that entered the range of killing. If the yellow crossbow mainly plays a long-range strike role with long-range strikes, then the crossbow arrows play a role with dense shooting. After all, the effects of two thousand arrows and one thousand arrows are completely different.

The city was covered with people and horses. The Turkic soldiers could not resist the dense arrows on the top of the city, and suffered heavy casualties. At this moment, the bell of the retreat behind rang, "Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The Turkic soldiers siege the city retreated like a tide. For the first time, the Turkic soldiers died and injured more than 2,300 soldiers, accounting for 30% of the attacking army, and more than 1,800 soldiers died under the city.

Basil rushed to Kang Shouli like a gust of wind and threw the shield to the ground. "General, this shield has no defensive effect at all. I hope to get a new shield!"

The shields of ordinary Turkic soldiers are made of wooden, and they are covered with one or two layers of cowhide on the outside. They are roughly made and can only withstand the shooting of ordinary bows and arrows. However, they are easily shot through when facing crossbow arrows, not to mention the powerful yellow crossbow.

The new shield Basil mentioned is the shield of the Turkic Guards. The shield is a composite round shield imitating the Sui army. It has two layers of hardwood and a copper skin in the middle. Although it is heavy, it can withstand the shooting of the Sui army's crossbow arrows.

Basil finally couldn't bear it anymore. He came to plunder the population and wealth of the Central Plains, not to die. One charge caused 2,300 casualties. How did he explain to his tribe members when he went back?

"Either give me the best weapon or let others go into battle!" Basil said angrily.

Kang Shuoli handed him the shield in his hand, "I only have one shield you want here, I will give it to you!"

"you--"

Basil was so angry that he didn't take his shield, he glared at him and turned around and ran away

Kang Shuoli knew that the Sui army had great arches and crossbows, so he stopped attacking and ordered: "The army camped on the spot and fought again tomorrow!"

Fifty thousand Turkic troops set up camp in the wilderness ten miles away. The soldiers killed cattle and sheep and prepared for afternoon supper.

At this time, a general came to the tent of the Central Army. He was a commander of a thousand men. Judging from his armor, he was no different from ordinary Turkish generals and had a thorny beard. But if you look closely, you will still find that he looked different from the Turks, like a Central Plains man.

This person was Gao Kaidao, the leader of the Liaodong bandits. Gao Kaidao fled to the Turks after his failure in Liaodong. He was actually from the Goguryeo royal family, but he was active on the front line of Youzhou and Liaodong for many years. His true identity is no longer important. At present, he is a chess piece that Luo Khan was preparing to use in Liaodong, and it still has a role. Therefore, he was appointed as the nominal commander of ten thousand men. In fact, he only commanded a Han army of more than a thousand people. They were all Central Plains people who fled to the Turks. However, they were not war soldiers, but craftsmen, repairing and manufacturing siege weapons.

Gao Kaidao waited at the entrance of the big tent for a while, and a soldier said, "General let you in!"

Gao Kaidao walked into the big tent and knelt down on one knee to Kang Shuoli, "See General!"

"General Gao is exempted from the gift!"

Kang Shuoli smiled and asked him to get up, poured him a bowl of horse milk wine, and said with a smile: "Drink a bowl of wine first!"

Gao Kaidao picked up the wine bowl and drank it all. Kang Shuoli then smiled and said, "You have been in the Central Plains for a long time and should know how to defend against crossbow arrow shooting. To be honest, the crossbow arrows of the Sui army are very powerful, and you have seen them with your own eyes, but any sharp spear must have a corresponding shield. I want to hear your plan."
Chapter completed!