Chapter 543 The battle for the fortress!
On February 25, 805, Orlando, the marshal of the Western Expedition Army of the Hanhai Empire, arrived at the Tielan Pass fortress, and together with him, the imperial army with 500,000 strong soldiers.&1t;/p>
Tielan Pass Fortress was surging for a moment, and the Hanhai Empire gathered a huge army of more than 800,000 here. Tielan Pass was surrounded and was airtight. On the plain east of the fortress, Hanhai Army rose one after another, covering the entire plain, flags covering the sky and the sun, the campers were noisy and neighing, and there was a hustle and bustle.&1t;/p>
Facing the vast Hanhai Empire army, Liu Wenwu, the Marshal of the Far East Army guarding the Tielan Pass Fortress, rushed to prepare for war, and hurriedly asked for help from the Nanchuan Army stationed outside the fortress.&1t;/p>
Facing the huge army of the Hanhai Empire, even though she had a fortress, Liu Wenwu was still uneasy and had no confidence in winning. After all, the entire Far East Army had a shadow of fear for the Hanhai people.&1t;/p>
After receiving the request for help from Liu Wenwu, Lin Nuoyan of the Nanchuan Army rushed into the pass without hesitation. The arrival of the 100,000 high-spirited Nanchuan Army soldiers and the 50,000 elite inner guards finally gave Liu Wenwu a little confidence in his heart.&1t;/p>
A great war is inevitable, and the Hanhai people are determined to seize Tielan Pass. They hope to occupy this pass. After they digest the Far East, they will then march west from Tielan Pass to destroy the Far East dynasty in one fell swoop.&1t;/p>
Tielan Pass also occupies an important position for the Far Eastern dynasty. This is the only channel to the hinterland of the dynasty. If it is lost, the rolling iron streams of the people of the Hanhai will pour down through it, reaching the hinterland of the dynasty, and they will be able to defend without any danger.&1t;/p>
Tielan Pass became an important juncture for the two sides to compete for for a while. Whoever occupied Tielan Pass would take the initiative in the war. If the Far Eastern Dynasty occupied it, they would be able to use this as the frontier to gradually recover the Far Eastern region.&1t;/p>
If the Hanhai Empire occupied it, they would use it as a springboard to attack the heartland of the Far Eastern dynasty, and the Far Eastern dynasty would face the danger of national destruction. Therefore, the importance of Tielan Pass is self-evident, and the commanders of both sides are bound to win here.&1t;/p>
In order to capture Tielan Pass, the Hanhai Empire concentrated 800,000 elite soldiers and generals. In order to defend Tielan Pass, the Far Eastern Dynasty also concentrated all the troops that could be concentrated, including 180,000 Far Eastern Army, 100,000 Nanchuan Army and 50,000 Inner Guards. Of course, although the Far Eastern Army is known as 180,000, the truly combat-capable troops were lost in the Far Eastern region. Now they have been replenished later, and their combat power is no longer as good as before.&1t;/p>
"Ship Liu, Shuai Lin, Hanhai people are ready to attack!" The battle of Tielanguan started in the early morning of March 26. Before dawn, the guards on duty hurriedly reported to the Joint Command.&1t;/p>
At five o'clock in the morning, Tilan Pass was shrouded in the dark darkness. Although it was already March, the air was still filled with chills.&1t;/p>
Liu Wenwu and Lin Nuoyan led a large number of generals to the city tower of Tielan Pass. From a distance, they heard the noise of the Hanhai people's camp in the east. The drums of war were rumbling and the sound of the horns was loud. The sound of the horns resounded throughout the pass. Torches drove out of the Hanhai people's camp and headed straight for Tielan Pass. The neat and sonorous footsteps made the earth tremble, and everyone felt that the passes under their feet were shaking.&1t;/p>
"Prepare for the fight!" Lin Nuoyan took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and shouted to the messenger.&1t;/p>
"Ship Lin has an order! Get ready to fight!"&1t;/p>
"Ship Lin has an order! Get ready to fight!"&1t;/p>
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The voice of the messenger continued to spread to the pass, and the Nanchuan Army and Far East Army troops of the brigade began to follow the city passage to the wall. For a moment, people were crowded with drums and roars.&1t;/p>
"Hmph! Overestimate one's own ability!" Looking from afar, seeing the movements of the defenders above the Tielan Pass Fortress, Orlando, the Marshal of the Western Expedition Army of the Hanhai Empire, snorted disdainfully.&1t;/p>
Although the four cavalry troops of the Hanhai Empire had arrived at the Tielan Pass fortress a few days ago, the cavalry was really not good at siege. Although the cavalry were very brave, they dismounted and fought fiercely and attacked Tielan Pass fiercely, but they found nothing except leaving corpses on the ground.&1t;/p>
After Marshal Orlando arrived, the cavalry generals asked Orlando to give them another chance, but Orlando was obviously impatient with the delay in capturing Tilan Pass. He refused the request of the cavalry commanders, but mobilized the elite infantry main force to give Tilan Pass a thunder strike.&1t;/p>
"It's really cheap infantry!" The cavalry generals saw the infantry sailing from them to Tielan Pass fortress. The feeling of giving the credit to others made them feel unwilling. As long as they were given two more days, they could capture the fortress.&1t;/p>
"Our cavalry is not good at siegeing cities, so it is reasonable that we can't conquer it. Let's cheer up. The flower world behind Tielan Pass needs our cavalry to take the lead!" The cavalry general said comforting when he saw his dejected subordinates.&1t;/p>
Hearing the general's words, the cavalry commanders were immediately excited: "Haha, I heard that after Tielan Pass, there will be the plains of the Kara Province, and then it will be the world of our cavalry. Let the infantry eat the ashes behind our horses."&1t;/p>
Amid the sonorous drum horns, the Hanhai Empire's army was ready to attack. At this moment, the sky was already light, and the infantrymen of the Hanhai Empire who were lined up could vaguely see the fortress that lies in front of them.&1t;/p>
"Mr. Marshal, our army is ready for attack!" The messengers kept running from all over the place to the central army where Orlando was located, reporting to him the preparations of each unit.&1t;/p>
Orlando saw the Tielan Pass Fortress hidden behind the mist, his face was full of confidence. Facing his elite soldiers and generals, although the Tielan Pass Fortress was strong and difficult to attack, he believed in his army more. He took a deep breath and said, "Start the attack."&1t;/p>
"Dongdongdongdong! Dadongdongdongdongdong!" The twenty-sided cowhide war drums beat at the same time as Orlando ordered. The dull sound of the war drums shook the mist and revealed the glory of the Tielan Pass Fortress.&1t;/p>
"Progress!" The attacking vanguard is the five infantry divisions under the 11th Infantry Army. They are all elite among the elites, equipped with the most exquisite armor and weapons. In the past few weeks, they have captured hundreds of cities in the Far East and swept several provinces. They are well-deserved elite troops and meritorious troops.&1t;/p>
"Kill and kill!" The 50,000-biting shield soldiers approached Tielan Pass with neat steps. They were as murderous as rainbows, like a wriggling steel beast, trying to crush the Tielan Pass in front of them.&1t;/p>
Following the 50,000 elite infantry, hundreds of towering siege cars were advancing. Each siege car needed hundreds of soldiers to push forward. The top platform of the siege car was full of crossbowmen, and there were countless stairs leading to the ground inside. As long as the siege car was against the city, the infantry could continuously jump onto the wall through the siege car. It can be said that the siege car was a killer weapon.&1t;/p>
In the past, many cities in the Far East tried to resist, but every time the siege car came on the field, the resistance of these cities would soon collapse, and the siege car made great achievements for the Hanhai Empire.&1t;/p>
Behind the siege car troops is a 100,000 steel division of the Thirteen Infantry Army. They are strong and firm, with a strong face, and the barriers between the queues are distinct. The sharp spears like forests form a steel jungle, which is daunting.&1t;/p>
The 100,000 steel troops were the army under General Cao Ge. They were cruel and bloodthirsty and ferocious. After entering the Far East, there were hundreds of thousands of Far East residents who died under their troops. It can be said that their hands were covered with the blood of the people. It was their cruel and bloodthirsty that made them even more frightening.&1t;/p>
The 12th Infantry Army, directly under Orlando, Marshal of the Western Expedition Army, did not participate in the attack. Hundreds of thousands of people stood on the plains, with a solid and thick army, as solid as a rock. On the left and right sides were a total of 400,000 elite cavalry units, with a huge and vast formation, stretching to the end where you can't see the edge.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!