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Yanmen Pass is called the most important pass in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it is not without reason.

It was Ye Li Yuqi's first time to attack Yanmen. It had been a child's play before, but now he had to be fully prepared for a real war.

"General, how do you think this battle should be fought?"

"We all listen to you!"

"Ever since I came to Yanmen, I've been holding my breath. I've been wanting to do something big for a long time!"

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Many generals spoke one after another.

Even after the war started, they still had this spirit, which was exactly what Ye Li Yuqi wanted.

"In the past few months, although I have been defeated repeatedly, I have not done nothing."

"Yanmen is surrounded by mountains. Digging tunnels and destroying the city walls is not feasible."

"If we are surrounded without attacking, we can't afford it. For now, we can only take a steady approach."

Having said this, Yeli Yuqi's expression turned grim and he said in a deep voice:

"Cross Yanmen, kill the Great Wall, and go south to capture the dragon, today!"

If the children of the Han family living in the pass join the army, the greatest honor they can seek in their lives is to be granted the title of Xu.

The greatest honor of the nomads living outside the Pass is to cross the Great Wall and go south to capture the dragon.

After he said this.

All the Xixia generals suddenly became excited.

They didn't really believe that they could accomplish the feat of going south to capture the dragon.

But since arriving at Yanmen Pass, the repeated defeats have made everyone lose face.

Now, there is an opportunity to regain face, how can we not be excited?

The next day.

It's just dawn.

Wei Yuanzheng and Xu Changzhi inspected Yanmen Pass.

"According to the general's instructions, the materials for defending the city and the traps in the urn city have been prepared."

The latter spoke softly.

Wei Yuan nodded, stepped into the pass from Wengcheng, saw two forked roads, and said:

"The road on the right leads to a fake city tower. I will place all five hundred warriors here."

"As long as the enemy army really attacks Yanmen, let them go over the mountains and ridges from there, go around behind the enemy army, and burn their food and grass."

Xu Changzhi said worriedly: "Let's not talk about how long it will take to cross the Great Wall, climb over the mountains and ridges, and get behind the enemy. How can we solve the problem of providing food and grass for 500 people?"

Wei Yuan pulled him to the cook's barracks and suddenly took a spoonful of flour.

"Try it and see."

Xu Changzhi was slightly curious, "This flour"

Wei Yuan explained: "Wheat, grind it into powder, fry it, taste it, and see if it satisfies hunger."

Xu Changzhi nodded, took a mouthful of fried flour, and suddenly choked.

Wei Yuan quickly handed him the kettle again.

Xu Changzhi took a big sip before dissolving the flour in his mouth into his stomach.

He felt the changes in his belly and said curiously: "It really has the effect of filling the stomach."

Fried flour, one bite can relieve your temporary hunger.

Eat in and you will feel full and hungry quickly.

But it is useful to carry during emergency marches.

Five hundred people don't need to carry any food and grass. They only need a few bags of fried flour and kettles hanging on each person's body, which can guarantee that they will be worry-free for at least half a month.

Half a month, no matter what, can be bypassed.

Someone once thought about using this surprise attack to attack Yanmen, but they were discovered by the Yanmen defenders at the time and immediately killed them.

Therefore, Wei Yuan's method is only suitable for raiding enemy troops outside the pass.

"General, do you really think these five hundred people can accomplish anything?"

Xu Changzhi asked.

Wei Yuan said: "I am just preparing for a rainy day. If Yeli Yuqi never thought about attacking Yanmen from beginning to end, then naturally there is no need to use them."

Two days later.

The Xixia army invaded Yanmen.

now.

Outside the city gate.

Wei Yuan and Xu Changzhi saw the large siege equipment of the Xixia Army one after another, like dumplings, one after another.

Catapults, battering rams, rams, ladders, pointed wooden donkeys, etc. are constantly coming.

Looking at this battle, Yeli Yuqiu has taken out all his family wealth.

The Xixia army he led seemed to be dispatched in full force.

The battle line spread out is extremely long and seems to cover every corner of the Great Wall as far as the eye can see.

Generals at the army, battalion and other levels are mobilizing their soldiers before the war.

"After several failed sieges in the past, our people in Daxia have begun to call us cowards, saying that we are afraid of the Zhou garrison stationed at Yanmen!"

"Are we afraid? No! We are not afraid! Before, we just didn't have the luggage, but now, everything is ready, and we should avenge our shame!"

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Words like this permeated the entire Xixia army.

Although it may not be of much use, saying it is better than not saying it at all.

It's a human being who will explode after being suppressed for a long time.

Nowadays, Ye Liyu Qiu is trying to ignite the anger of all the soldiers in the army.

"Woo——"

With a blast of horns.

In the Xixia army, on the roofs of several watchtowers, flag-bearers waved the flagpoles in their hands.

It means, there is going to be a war.

Immediately afterwards, more than 100,000 troops lined up in formation.

They are lined up with various siege equipment in front of Yanmen Pass.

At this moment, on the top of the city, Wei Yuan looked solemn and ordered the soldiers standing on the turret to wave their flags and issue orders to put the entire army on alert.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

Countless Xixia soldiers shouted this word in their native language.

The momentum was earth-shattering.

As the flag commander kept waving the flag in his hand.

Xixia's catapults have also been pushed to the front of the three armies' formation.

What is tied to the trebuchet is not an ordinary boulder.

But a fireball!

An incendiary fireball composed of gunpowder.

There is no need to ignite it, just throw it to the top of the city. After colliding with the wall, it will explode and sparks will fly everywhere.

The lethality is much higher than that of ordinary boulders.

"put!"

Yeli Yuqi, who personally supervised the battle, gave the order.

Those trebuchets were divided into three rows and fired one after another.

For a time, there was a constant rain of bullets.

Those fireballs hit the city wall and exploded instantly.

If you are hit by that fireball, even if you don't die, you will still be burned and lose your skin.

"Spread out! Spread out!"

Xu Changzhi roared.

Facing this dense fireball offensive, the only way is not to get together.

Otherwise, there will be tons of damage.

If they spread out, only a few people would be affected.

However, any dodge would be vulnerable to an overly intensive attack.

Soon, the Zhou army officers and soldiers suffered a lot of casualties.

Wei Yuan remained calm in the face of danger and shouted loudly: "Pull our catapult into the city and fight back!"

The defender of the city can also use trebuchets to attack the enemy.

It's just that the distance and orientation need to be adjusted, it's not a big problem.

Under the cover of catapults, the Xixia army slowly advanced with shield soldiers, and the other arms followed closely behind and slowly approached Yanmen.

Their positions are not dense and even look a bit loose.

Basically, there are one or more siege equipment surrounding them, and some troops will follow them.

The shield soldiers at the front play a defensive role.