As the commander, Li Jing led his army to the battle. He was mighty and powerful, with his armoured soldiers and horses, he rode his horse to open the road, and rolled up smoke and dust to soar into the sky.

Nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses, known as 500,000, are all vital forces that can participate in the battle. In addition, there are nearly 100,000 baggage, civilians, etc., who transport food and grass for these 300,000 troops, and the supply of food and grass is also quite huge.

The troops and horses were ready to move food and grass before they moved, which is common sense in using troops. A few days ago, the logistics convoy began to transport corn and other food and grass to Hangu Pass and Tongguan, using this as a place to store it, and then deliver it to the front line.

Two days later, Xue Wanren led 30,000 elite troops to Hangu Pass first. After a short stay, he immediately left the pass and attacked Hongnong County.

This county is the ancestral land of the Yang family of the Great Sui Dynasty. Yang Jian has always claimed that his ancestors were the Yang family of Hongnong, and he was one of the major families after the Southern and Northern Dynasties and had a high reputation. In addition to Yang Jian's Great Sui royal family, Yang Su, the first minister, also came from Hongnong County.

The 30,000 guards of Zheng State were guarding Hongnong County, supervising the movements within the pass, attempting to stop Dahua's invasion, and promptly informing Luoyang of the situation.

The war is the god of war. When the defenders of Zhuyang City in Hongnong County appeared in the beacon fire and smoke ten miles away, they immediately blew the horn to prepare for military defense.

Smoke and dust rose everywhere, rolling clouds rolled in the sky, and rolling dark clouds came.

At this time, the iron cavalry and elite infantry led by Xue Wanren came fiercely, rolling up dust and storming.

The guard posts along the way were swept and cleared all the way, and the army advanced and directly came to the city.

"The big thing is not good, Dahua sent troops to Hangu Pass to conquer our Zheng State."

"Whatever we are afraid of is what we are. Can we resist the Dahua Legion's invincibility?"

A side-guarding general Zhang Duo stood up and said, "Don't make a noise. Immediately blow the horn and mobilize troops to defend the city. One day, one day is counted!"

"Woo woo woo woo--"

A trumpet was blown in the city, and many Zheng army soldiers rushed over and climbed to the top of the city to fight against the enemy. However, in the past, they had only dealt with some nearby bandits, thieves, and green forest bandits. This time, they were unsure of the Dahua regular army.

"Do you really want to fight against Dahua?"

"That is, there are very few regular soldiers like us, most of them are newly recruited peasants. How to fight with Dahua, you can simply retreat and guard this city is meaningless."

This is the city closest to Hangu Pass in Hongnong County. There are about 10,000 defenders. They all know that sooner or later, Dahua will leave Hangu Pass and sweep the princes in the world. When this day comes, many people don’t want to resist.

Although the geographical situation here is important, Wang Shichong hoarded all the main forces near Luoyang and did not place too many garrison troops here.

Not long after, Xue Wanren surrounded the city gates on both sides with a large army. Since the troops were not so many and were not enough to encircle, he only surrounded two sides to attack, leaving the remaining two sides for the defenders in the city to escape. Such a fighting style would make the enemy always think about escaping, rather than forcing them to defend to the death.

"Dong-Dong-Dong-Dong-Dong-D

The dull and huge drum sounds under the city cut through the silence of the sky. Thirty thousand Dahua vanguards lined up in neat arrays and arranged formations under the city.

Twenty thousand soldiers, each with bright armor, a solemn expression, swords, spears, swords, halberds, and cold lights were scattered outside the two city gates, each with ten thousand people.

Ten thousand cavalry camps, war horses entered the procession, knights joined the list, and the swords and swords in their hands shone with a faint cold light, which was daunting. There were also five thousand outside each city.

Although cavalry cannot attack the city, they can continue to patrol. Once existing soldiers in the city come out to attack sideways, or reinforcements come, they will immediately strike.

Xue Wanren was wearing armor, with silver light flashing, holding a spear in his hand, pointing at the city from afar, and shouting: "Prepare to attack the city, prepare for black gunpowder!"

Twenty thousand soldiers walked forward and moved neatly, with armor and weapons rubbing, making a clanging sound and a huge momentum.

"kill--"

The spear is a horn and the drums are the sound of orders. Suddenly, the archers begin to shoot arrows, and the hard bows and strong crossbows act, and the arrows are like flying locusts.

This power directly shocked the soldiers guarding the city, and their morale plummeted. As soon as the battle was fought, it was suppressed by arrows.

Their soft bows cannot reach the countermeasures, and they can shoot at most seventy or eighty steps. Dahua's elite crossbow machine can shoot 130 steps, which is nearly twice the gap!

Therefore, the guards were attacked by the rain of arrows, and under the cover, the sound of piercing through the sound, blood bursting out, dyeing the walls on the top of the city red.

Some new soldiers who had not been trained for a long time cried and retreated, and were frightened by such regular elite troops.

When Dahua infantry approached and used shields to block a few guard arrows. When approaching the city gate, they used black gunpowder to explode the city gate. The Zheng army was defenseless. With a loud bang, a gap appeared in the city gate. The elite armored soldiers outside the city, thick armor, and long swords were all the main forces of the charge, pouring in.

The cavalry behind saw that the city gate was broken and began to attack, one after another.

When the defenders in the city learned that the city gate had been broken, some abandoned the city and some surrendered one after another. In less than an hour, the Zhuyang City was broken.

Such a break of the city has boosted the spirit of the Dahua soldiers and are as powerful as rainbows, and they wish they could go to conquer other cities immediately.

"Please give the order to General Xue, the last general is willing to lead 10,000 troops to attack Hongnong City!"

"The last general is willing to lead his troops to attack Changyuan City!"

When Xue Wanren heard this, hesitated and shook his head and said, "Don't be impatient. When seeking progress in a steady manner, we should not become arrogant soldiers. Our army is just a vanguard and clear some obstacles. Before the subsequent army arrives, it is easy to be ambushed when driving straight in, and food supplies will not be kept up. This is not a mistake a mature general should make. Sent orders to rest in the city for two days, send scouts to investigate the situation of the Zheng army in Hongnong County, and wait for the army to arrive. When we stay here, our vanguard army will come out again."

"Abide by the order!" The deputy generals and commanders felt it made sense and bowed to the order.
Chapter completed!