super apocalypse

Chapter 177 Attack on Hulao Pass

does it worth?Guan Yu didn't know, so he didn't answer. He only held the Qinglong Yanyue Sword with his hands to support his body. He didn't fall down even in death. He looked at Zhang Fei and went to hell with his brothers.

In the past, there were three sworn brothers in Taoyuan, but now life and death have been separated.

Seeing this, Xiao Lan couldn't help but sigh and ordered: "Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were heroes for a time. Now that they died on the battlefield, let them be buried together with the Taiping soldiers!"

"No!" The soldiers in charge of cleaning the battlefield immediately took the order and left.

Xiao Lan then turned around and took Dian Wei and Xu Chu to lead the troops. After the Sishui Pass was passed, the gate of Sizhou was already open. As long as Hulao Pass was broken, the whole Sizhou would be safe to defend, and he would easily take it under his control. among.As for the remaining princes in Luoyang, to be honest, he really didn't take them seriously.

Five thousand fine riders traveled day and night, and arrived at Hulao Pass at dusk on the third day.In the afterglow of the setting sun, under the reflection, you can see Hulao Majestic Pass, standing proudly, towering and straight, immovable like a mountain!

Hulao Pass is connected to Songyue Mountain in the south and the Yellow River in the north. The mountains are criss-crossed and dangerous. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. The terrain is rugged and the winding mountain road is difficult to move forward. It is very difficult to break through the city gate.

At the beginning, the Eighteenth Route Army, with a total of more than [-] troops, was also blocked under this majestic pass for several months. Not to mention, at this moment, Xiao Lan only had [-] cavalry under his command. If you are not good at siege, trying to forcibly break through the Hulao Pass is like a dream.

Strong attack is not enough, only outsmart!
Seeing Xiao Lan looking at the tiger prison from afar, Xu Chudian and Wei looked at each other, but they didn't know how to comfort them, and they were secretly anxious, but it was okay to let them go into battle to kill the enemy, but they had to find a way to come up with a plan , It was really a bit too embarrassing for them.

After a while, Xiao Lan asked in a deep voice to the left and right: "Which prince is guarding the Hulao Pass now?"

One of the soldiers on the left and right came out and quickly responded: "Commander, the person in charge of guarding Hulao Pass is Hanoi prefect Wang Kuang, with a total army of [-]."

"Wang Kuang, he's from the Yuan family!" Hearing the names of the two princes, Xiao Lan couldn't help sighing. Although he didn't want to, he had to admit that the power of the wealthy noble families was indeed so intricate that it was unimaginable. To such an extent, I am afraid that at least two-thirds of the huge Eastern Han Dynasty have been evacuated by these noble families.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Lan murmured: "Order, the whole army camps and rests on the spot. After midnight tonight, we will raid Hulao Pass."

"No!" For Xiao Lan, the Generalissimo of Pingtian, the officers and men of the Taiping Army respected him from top to bottom. After a military order was issued, the whole army followed Xiao Lan's orders and set up camp to rest in place.

Looking at the busy soldiers, Xiao Lan's eyes became more resolute. It was impossible for the cavalry to attack the city, but after hesitating for a while, he finally decided to take action himself, using the golden seal of the carved dragon to break the defense of Hulao Pass. There are suspicions of cheating, but it is the fastest and most effective way.

The cavalry marched quickly, but supplies were very difficult. If it was a grassland cavalry, one person would have several horses and could carry a lot of food and grass. However, this is the hinterland of the Central Plains, and even if the Taiping Army had already occupied half of the country, there were not enough horses. It can be so extravagant that each cavalry under his command has more than two horses.

One person, one rider, the horse's load is limited, and it can't bring much food and grass. Therefore, Xiao Lan knows very well that the battle of cavalry lies in speed!
Once the battle situation reaches a stalemate and the defenders in Dehulao Gate are on guard, then, unless Xiao Lan shamelessly moves out the glorious mecha, a super-era killer weapon, he can only wait for the follow-up Only when the army arrived could they advance further.

Dong Zhuo went west, Luoyang was in turmoil, Sun Jian, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, Ma Teng and other princes suffered heavy losses and left separately. The only remaining Yuan Shao, Zhang Yang, Kong Rong and others also had their own ideas and could not work together. It was a great opportunity to deal with them, how could Xiao Lan allow this opportunity to slip away from his hands?
After nightfall, Xiao Lan ordered all the soldiers to wrap the horseshoes with cloth strips, and then under the cover of night, they broke through all the way to the Hulao Pass.

Although Wang Kuang's [-] troops were guarding Hulao Pass, Wang Kuang could not have expected that the Taiping Army would defeat Yuan Shu, Tao Qian and other six princes coalition forces so quickly.In addition, when the allied forces of the princes entered Luoyang before, he was not able to follow the large army into Luoyang to gain benefits. Therefore, it was inevitable that he would slack off a lot in defending the city. Otherwise, Xiao Lan would not have been able to approach Hulao Pass. He He didn't mean to be on guard at all.

Although there are still a few patrolling figures on the city tower, they are just attending to errands carelessly. At this time, it is the time when people are most sleepy, and it is good to be able to stay awake.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Lan slowly raised his hand, and saw a gleaming golden seal of carved dragon floating in his palm out of thin air. With the urging of his thoughts, it suddenly slammed into the city gate like a hill .

"Boom!" With a loud noise, the tall city gate of Hulaoguan was smashed through, and the huge city wall seemed to be shaken, shaking unceasingly.

The sudden change caused the defenders on the top of the city to be stunned for a moment. However, before they could react, there was a burst of high-pitched shouts not far away!
"The city gate is open, kill!"

The sound of the horn sounded, piercing the clouds and cracking rocks, and the entire night sky was shocked immediately. The defenders on the top of the city regained their senses and looked down the city in panic.

With the dim light of the torch on the top of the city, one can see that in the darkness, the ground is dense, and a black shadow covers the sky and moves quickly towards the city wall, like a tidal flood breaking a bank, trying to engulf the Hulao.

"It's not good, there are thieves attacking the city, please come quickly." For a moment, there was a chaos on the city wall. Some people had just woken up, some were busy dressing and wearing armor, and some were busy looking for a hiding place. Some were busy preparing to fight, swarming like ants on a hot pot.

"The gate of Hulao Pass has been broken by the commander. It's time for us to go into battle. We can't lose the face of the Taiping Army's elite cavalry. Charge!" Xu Chu shouted loudly while riding on his horse, five Qianjingqi rushed towards the broken city gate quickly, aggressively, intending to seize the gate in one fell swoop.

After all, even Xiao Lan, the Grand Marshal of the Taiping Army, went into battle in person. Naturally, they couldn't lag behind.

"It's not good, it's not good, the bandit soldiers are attacking the city..." The defenders on the city wall, facing the overwhelming and surging Taiping army fine cavalry, for a while, apart from shouting desperately, they didn't know what to do. Many people even lost the courage to resist before the battle was fought. After all, the gate of their own city had already been breached before the battle was fought. The blow to the morale of the defenders was really too great.

The noisy movements and loud shouts woke up the Hanoi prefect Wang Kuang, who was struggling to fight on the woman's belly in Guancheng, and he couldn't help shouting: "It's the middle of the night, why is it so noisy outside? ,What happened?"

"Master Taishou, something is wrong. There are urgent letters from the city tower to report that there are thieves attacking the city at night!" Hearing this, Wang Kuang yelled, and immediately a flustered messenger came to respond.

"What?!" Hearing this, Wang Kuang couldn't help being taken aback, quickly pushed away the woman beside him, put on his armor in a hurry, pushed the door out, and asked in a deep voice, "Where did the thief come from, and how many people are there? How dare you attack the tiger prison at night?"

"It's the Taiping Army. It's so dark. I don't know how many people there are." The messenger's face was pale. In panic, his voice was trembling even as he spoke. He might have bitten his tongue if he wasn't careful. " They don't know what means they used to break the city gate, and now, I'm afraid they have already rushed into the pass..."

"What?!" If it is said that Wang Kuang remained calm before, this sound is pure panic. As a prince, how can he not know what the breach of the city gate means to the defenders... ...

(End of this chapter)