Chapter 1031 The bloody battle at Pingchang Pass
Chapter 1031 The bloody battle at Pingchang Pass
"Beacon fire, that's beacon fire!"
The battle at the pass was naturally spread, and the Han army's best communication method at this time was also beacon fire.
At night, the flames of the signal tower on the top of the mountain are like a reminder.
"Dudududu..."
"Dang Dang Dang..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The signal of war spread quickly, and all units that were awakened began to assemble quickly.
"Count!"
"one two three......"
"Leave!"
The war began, and with the transmission of information, the mobile troops closest to the pass quickly set off.
The soldiers were wearing full armor, holding weapons, riding carriages or riding horses, and moved quickly to the location of the attack.
Their mission itself does not involve saving horses' physical strength, they only require rapid advancement and rapid support.
Like a carriage, it is prepared for the most dangerous situation.
When the enemy breaks through the pass and encounters enemies along the way, these carriages will be connected together to form a small city wall pass.
"Save your energy. It doesn't matter if the horse is exhausted, but everyone must ensure that they have enough energy to cope with the next battle!"
"Yes!"
The torches of the rapid support troops marched along the built official road like a long dragon.
Those who are farther away are also ready for battle, always waiting for news from the front line and orders from their superiors.
The war came too suddenly. Although the rear troops had emergency plans, they were not enough.
Moreover, now that the first level of combat readiness has been activated, even if the army has not yet expanded, the mobilization of the militia has begun.
"Dang-dang-dang-dang-dang..."
"Woof woof woof woof."
The village gong was sounded, the dogs were barking wildly, and the village soon became noisy.
Torches were lit, especially on the school grounds, where several bonfires had been set up.
The superiors had issued orders long ago, so the militiamen were already prepared, and there were still personnel stationed at the entrance of the village. While on guard, they also needed to wait for orders from their superiors.
"Kill!"
At the same time, at the pass, the Taiping Taoist State began a crazy attack after eating the Han army under the city wall.
The Han army lost many people due to the sudden attack, and many people died in the subsequent battles, so that only about 900 of the 1,200 people remained in a short period of time.
And these nine hundred or so people already include everyone including the cooking soldiers.
"Fire arrows!"
The two sides were shooting at each other in the dark. After all, the best attack was under the torch.
"Someone is coming up here!"
After all, there are loopholes in the defense in the dark night, and enemies have come in from other places.
But as soon as they emerged, they were discovered and beaten.
"Fire oil, burn it all down there!"
For the sake of lighting, the battalion commander risked his life.
"Firewood, throw down the firewood too."
"Throw all the torches and braziers down to me!"
Many wounded people quickly left the team under orders and began to transport kerosene and firewood.
Then, each torch was lit and thrown out.
"hide!"
"Fire, fire, fire, help, help!"
Although the thrown torch did not cause much damage to the enemy, it also disrupted the enemy's formation.
"Pfft!"
A whole bundle of firewood was thrown down, and then a can of kerosene was poured on it, and a torch also fell on it.
"boom!"
A huge flame rose, illuminating the surrounding area red and bright.
"what!"
Someone was accidentally set on fire and rolled on the ground covered in fire.
"Cover these fires with earth, cover them with earth!"
The officers of the Taiping Dao Kingdom were naturally not stupid, and they quickly thought of a way to deal with it.
Then the two sides started an offensive and defensive battle over the fire.
Once the fire is extinguished, the Han army will place heavy troops here to prevent the enemy from climbing the city wall from the darkness here.
The fire was burning brightly, and some of the Taiping Taoists looked at the sandbags and threw them in without fear of death.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Because of the competition between the two sides, a lot of wood was burned incompletely, so that a lot of smoke was raised, which made people's eyes hurt.
"rush!"
Hoarse shouts of killing were heard, and everyone endured the choking smoke, endured the pain in their eyes that made them shed tears, and still fought frantically.
The Taiping soldiers suffered the most when charging because they could not climb up with their eyes closed.
The same is true for the Han soldiers. It is impossible for them to defend with their eyes closed.
For a moment, the battle took on a strange situation.
Seeing this, the pioneer general of the Taiping Tao Kingdom looked gloomy and ordered all the scouts involved in the operation to be brought over.
"Tell me, why did you retreat without an order? So that it would be disadvantageous for our army to attack?"
Most of the scouts were trembling because they knew that if they were in a stalemate for a while, the situation might be different.
However, they want to live!
This kind of thing is especially true for several scouts who are killers.
They have undergone cruel training, how can you just die if you ask me to die?
Especially those with higher personal abilities will naturally be more arrogant.
"General, you can't blame us?"
"We have laid down more than half of the city wall, but the reinforcements are coming too slowly. This would not be the case if it were faster!"
After a few words, the blame was placed on the vanguard general.
The vanguard general looked at the scout who was speaking. The officer in the scout camp had told him about this man, a killer and intelligence officer under Fan Xiangou.
This man was very outstanding in the army, but no one dared to mess with him.
But just because others don't dare to mess with her doesn't mean that he doesn't dare to mess with her.
Besides, he is a disciple of the emperor and a pioneer general, so he is afraid of a mere killer like you.
"Oh, you mean I'm wrong?"
The vanguard general's tone was very displeased, but the man seemed unable to hear it.
But he was not a fool, and said this:
"Of course you are right, General, but it is a fact that the reinforcements are slow. After this battle, I will report the truth to my superiors!"
This person is the guy who just provoked the scout battalion officer. He is very perverted.
But his mind seemed a little unclear, so he chose to verbally threaten the vanguard general at this time.
"Haha, yes!"
The vanguard general was not angry, but asked this sentence.
"You escaped, but why didn't Qian Hongmao of the scout camp retreat?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked up suddenly.
What the vanguard general said was too serious!
"General, we..."
Some people wanted to explain, but the vanguard general didn't give them an explanation at all and just waved his hand.
"You guys, I think you abandoned your commander and ran away without permission."
"Come on, if you run away in front of the battle or if you are a general, what crime should you do?"
The military judge immediately came out.
"General, behead!"
As soon as the military judge finished speaking, all the scouts were frightened.
Didn't they retreat without authorization because they just wanted to stay alive?
If we want them to die now, their retreat will not be in vain!
However, before they could make any excuses, a large group of soldiers rushed forward and detained everyone.
"Bastard!"
Several killers from the intelligence agency tried to resist, but were easily surrounded and killed by more than a dozen soldiers.
After all, these people have been stripped of their weapons and armor. Facing the fully armed guards, what use is their martial arts skills?
But it was their action that completely angered the vanguard general.
"Bring everyone to the front of the formation and behead them in public."
"Tell everyone, military orders are like mountains. Anyone who retreats without orders will be killed!"
"promise!"
The military judge agreed and then waved the person away.
"General, this is an injustice. General, this is an injustice!"
However, no matter how much they cried out for injustice, it was in vain. Accompanied by a popping sound, the cry of injustice stopped abruptly.
The bloody head urged the remaining soldiers to attack crazily.
Go ahead, it's possible to live.
If you retreat, you must die!
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