Just as the house mobilized all forces to prepare for the upcoming defensive battle, hundreds of remnants of the Holy Cult cavalry who escaped by chance also joined their main force twenty miles away from Queqiao Pass.

Seeing that the five thousand elite cavalry who were energetic when they set off, they were now rolling and crawling back like a stray dog, and there were only less than 500 men left. While Mao Neng, the head coach of the Holy Cult Army, was shocked and angry, he also had great doubts. The information obtained by the scouts was an empty city, so why did the situation change drastically in just two hours? If you don’t figure out where this problem lies, this battle can’t be fought any longer.

While sending scouts to conduct reconnaissance, Mao Neng and his deputy, another commander, Wanfu and the commander of Wan cavalry, carefully asked the hundreds of remaining soldiers who escaped. Because the encounter was very sudden, neither side was prepared, and the inexperienced Taiping Cavalry only cared for the immediate fight. Until the defeat, they did not figure out how many troops the other party had and how the troops were. But with so many people's narratives, the three main generals soon unified their understanding, that is, the opponent's strength was not too strong, otherwise they would definitely follow, and the enemy's infantry did not appear, which means that the opponent was probably just the vanguard to seize the fortress.

But how many follow-up troops are there for the enemy? How far are they from Queqiao Pass now? This made the three of them think a lot. After all, they have not experienced a real battle and lacked the experience of judging the enemy's situation. The three main generals finally decided to send more scouts to understand the situation on the one hand, and immediately advance towards Queqiao Pass. However, given the role of the cavalry, the three of them felt that the cavalry and infantry would maintain normal marching speed and head towards Queqiao Pass together.

The lack of experience and conservative thinking of the three people in their prudent pursuit of stability led to the Taiping Army losing the best chance to seize the Partridge Pass, because it turned out that the cavalry led by the house at that time was less than 2,600, and the number of old, young, women and children in the city was less than 4,000, and the necessary defense facilities were lacking. It was difficult to play a great role with only some bows and arrows and crossbows. At this time, the Taiping Army had the strength of 25,000 people, and the follow-up troops in the house were still forty miles away. If the head general of the Holy Cult Army could boldly invest and devote all the power to the attack on the Partridge Pass as quickly as possible, the power of less than 4,000 people alone would not be able to withstand it.

But history has no way to predict how much impact the Taiping Army will have if this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has been lost, but it is certain that the Taiping Army will pay an extremely painful price.

The three corps of the Independent Second Division, which received the urgent order, immediately accelerated the marching speed, and as required by the order, "even if you run only one breath, you have to go to the Queqiao Pass to land in one breath" (the language in the order in the house) marched urgently. It took only more than an hour for forty miles to arrive outside the West Gate of Queqiao Pass. At this time, the Taiping Army had just arrived outside the East Gate of Queqiao Pass to set up a formation.

The chief general of the Taiping Army quickly saw the virtuality of the army stationed on the city wall. There were still some people in casual clothes mixed in the middle of the robe with unstained blood. Even so, the soldiers on the city wall still seemed sparse. Without hesitation, the chief general Mao Neng waved his hand and threw a ten-strong attack into a team of ten thousand people. In his opinion, perhaps only one or two charges were needed to defeat the weak defenders on the city wall.

Seeing the Taiping soldiers holding the ladder pounced on him, the three thousand soldiers who were scattering their bows and arrows at the same time, slashing the rain of arrows after arrows, suppressing the soldiers defending the city walls so hard that they could not raise their heads. While avoiding the whistling arrows, She secretly complained in her heart. She didn't expect that the enemy would come so fast and so many, far beyond his own speculation and expectations. How long can his side last in this situation? He had no idea how long he could hold on in this situation? Should he consider taking the initiative to evacuate to preserve his strength? This idea passed through She's mind like lightning, and it was immediately denied. Not to mention whether the enemy would be killed by the victory, Lord Li alone would probably not be able to overcome it. Escape at the last battle would be a law to be killed!

Abandoning other unrealistic ideas, the house becomes easier. It will be better if you die. You have to die. Don’t lose the face of the Northwest Army. Take a long breath, protect your body with an iron shield in the house. Hugging down to the battlement of the city wall, a group of Taiping soldiers have approached the foundation of the wall, and the ladders held up slowly, slowly standing up, leaning towards the city wall step by step. The soldiers on the defensive side kept shooting arrows or crossbows in their hands, but that did not work much. The people hiding by the marching side had already shown despair on their faces.

He sighed softly, and there was nothing in his house. This was the cruelty of war. Just now, his side was so proud that the horse's hooves were light. After a while, he immediately turned around, but he became a dog in the water.

As the shouts gradually approached, the enemy soldiers, who were like ants, finally began to launch their final attack. The house cheered up and raised the nine-ring sword in their hands. All the soldiers' eyes fell on the commander's shining blade, with a tragic look on their faces, waiting for the arrival of the last moment.

"Secretary Commander, look!" Suddenly, the soldiers beside him pointed behind him in surprise. The house turned around in a daze. Countless soldiers were swarming up on the two ladders, and they had entered the battle position on the city wall one by one. Although they could see that they were very tired, they had added so many new forces out of thin air to the house for a while and were unbelievable.

"Teacher Commander, we didn't make any mistakes?" The three panting hands came down in front of the house and gave a courteous manner. For a moment, there was no other unnecessary words. They just waved their hands to let them enter the position, and their hearts were truly settled.

The soldiers who had no time to rest immediately caught up with the first wave of attacks. Countless ladders were raised and placed on the city wall. The waves of bow and arrow attacks began to slow down to avoid accidental injury to the siege soldiers on their side. At this moment, only real face-to-face hand-to-hand combat began.

Unexpectedly, the opponent's reinforcements would be made up at this critical moment, and the Holy Cult Army, which still attacked according to the original plan, immediately suffered a heavy blow. You can imagine that the defensive power, which originally had only about 3,000 people, suddenly increased to 16,000 people, and the offensive and defensive power was greatly imbalanced, and the consequences were also disastrous.

One after another, the ladders were smashed or pushed, and huge rocks fell like hail. The city wall was soon covered with corpses, and blood was enough to form a moat. The Taiping soldiers who were lucky enough to rush to the top of the city wall were immediately surrounded by superior forces and fell under the swords. The archers who were ready also set up according to the formation and began to carry out long-range strikes on the continuous Taiping soldiers under the city wall, changing positions at high and low, changing strength and weakness. The damage caused by waves of arrow rain was far higher than the attacks carried out by the Taiping archers on the defenses on the city wall just now.

Until the archers were hit by the opponent's archers from a high place, Mao Neng, the commander of the Taiping Army, realized that there seemed to be something wrong with his judgment, as if the enemy's strength was far less weak than what he had just observed. The opponent's soldiers on the city wall seemed to have increased several times, and he endlessly attacked his soldiers, causing great damage to his troops.

The other two 1000-man (cavalry) captains also found the problem, but it was already more than an hour later. The 1000-man team invested had lost nearly 70% of the money, but they had no reaction. If they were to attack again, it was hard to say how much effect would be achieved. The three main players also had differences due to subsequent offensive issues. The 1000-man team advocated continuing to strengthen the offensive and not losing the opportunity. Once the enemy has established a firm foothold, it is even more difficult to deal with it. They believed that the remaining 1000-man team should be put into the offensive and strive to conquer the Queqiao Pass in one fell swoop. The other 1000-man team firmly opposed it, believing that the situation in the enemy and us is unclear at the moment, and that the greater losses will only be brought by continuing rashly. They should retreat first and make a decision after obtaining the opponent's accurate information.

Mao Nengze was in a dilemma. Retreat, the loss was so great but he went back in shame, it was really hard to explain. Attack, without powerful equipment, some simple ladders could not achieve good results. Moreover, the enemy has been significantly strengthened now. He even suspected that the opponent's previous performance was an illusion. It is very likely that a trap was set up to lead him to the bait and rely on the city wall as a support to consume his own vitality.

Just when Mao Neng was still having a headache about taking that opinion, the scene on the battlefield changed drastically.

She Nei has never been a good lord who is used to being passively beaten. After three infantry corps took over the temporary defensive force of the cavalry led by him, he had already begun to plan a crazy counterattack. He had already made up his mind to the battle situation. With the infantry of three regiments as the backbone of defense, the enemy's simple siege weapons and equipment seemed so powerless. How to unexpectedly give the opponent a fatal blow has become the current issue.

The opponent's coach obviously lacked combat experience. An infantry team of 10,000 people was rank in front of the front, while thousands of archers were listed in the front of the infantry without any cover, while the cavalry was placed in the back. While organizing defense, the cavalry in the house ordered the replaced cavalry to hurry up and rest, ready to enter the battle at any time.

As time goes by, a team of ten thousand people that the enemy attacks was at the end of their strength and its decline has emerged. With the sudden opening of the fortress gate, the cavalry, who had already been ready to stop, rode out and penetrated straight into the opponent's central army.

The Taiping Army, who was about to withdraw the troops and return to the formation, was immediately disrupted by this sudden charge. Facing the cavalry sweeping like a rolling tide, the unprepared siege infantry were swallowed up in an instant in the wave of iron cavalry, and the bow and arrow camp that had no time to react was also washed away.
Chapter completed!