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The suspension bridge is made of dozens of thick logs nailed together, and the top is hooped by a thick iron sheet. There are small holes in the iron sheet. Two long iron chains extending from the city head pass through the small holes to secure the suspension bridge. Locked in mid-air.

There are only two ways to deal with the suspension bridge. One is to cut off the suspension bridge body, and the other is to deal with the iron chain and cut off the iron chain.

A dozen soldiers pushed two shield carts forward slowly. The shield cart was actually a thick and wide protective wooden board installed on the two carts to form two shield walls to cover the two mine-throwing soldiers. Why not use soldiers? How about raising a shield and stepping forward to cover?

This is because the arrows of the defenders on the city head are relatively heavy. If dozens of arrows are nailed to the shield, it will be too heavy and the soldiers may not be able to lift it.

Of course, soldiers can use tactics to take turns stepping forward to protect and reduce the number of arrows on the shield, but it is always troublesome, so it is better to solve it with a shield car.

Arrows rained down from the top of the city. In just a moment, the shield cart was filled with arrows. Two mine throwers hid behind them, lit the match ropes of the chain mines in their hands, and threw them violently.

Chain mines are also called chain mines. They are two mines connected by a rope. Each mine weighs three pounds and is shaped like a melon. It is filled with explosives. The amount of gunpowder is not enough to explode the iron shell.

Throwing it requires skill. After throwing it, the two thunders hovered in the air and instantly entangled the iron chains on the suspension bridge. The two iron thunders were tightly wrapped around the iron chains. The same was true for the iron chain on the other side, which was entangled by the two chain thunders. live.

"Boom!" There were several continuous explosions, smoke filled the air, the iron chain was broken, and the suspension bridge fell with a bang, hitting the soil heavily.

At this time, the three medium-sized trebuchets that had been prepared were also pushed forward. The soldiers on the top of the city were shocked, and no one shot arrows at the trebuchets.

Seizing this opportunity, the trebuchet fired, and three iron fire thunders were thrown out, hitting the city gate with great force. The sharp spikes were heavily nailed on the thick city gate. In just a moment, the three iron fire thunders exploded violently. , which contained ten kilograms of explosives, which were more than ten times more powerful than black powder iron thunder. The huge shock wave and impact blasted the two-foot-high city gate into pieces.

The huge explosion scared the defenders in the city out of their wits. They abandoned the city and fled. The Guanlong army did not pursue them. They occupied Mengjing Pass. The army continued southward and entered the hinterland of Luoyang, heading towards Hulao Pass in a mighty manner.

At the same moment when Mengjinguan fell, in the vast wilderness east of Mianchi, Li Ye personally led an army of 100,000 to fight against the overwhelming 100,000 Shence troops coming from the opposite side.

Li Ye could have used an ambush strategy, but he did not use it. He had strong self-confidence, and his powerful army could sweep the Shence Army, not to mention his army of 200,000.

Another 100,000 troops will rush out at the critical moment to deal a fatal blow to the enemy. Although Li Ye does not need to ambush, it does not mean that he does not understand strategy.

Today is a cloudy day, with low clouds and strong wind, blowing up bursts of yellow dust from time to time.

The flags of the two armies were fluttering, and their formations were neat and tidy. They wore black helmets and armor, and they were filled with murderous intent. A large flag was flying in Li Ye's formation, with eight large blood-red characters written on a white background, 'Eradicate the eunuchs and support the country' .

This was Li Ye's political slogan for sending troops. With these eight characters, many Shence Army generals had no confidence.

Li Ye wears a golden helmet and iron armor, chasing the wind thousands of miles under his crotch, also known as dark clouds and snow.

Li Ye squinted at the opponent and saw eight thousand crossbowmen lined up in front of the opponent. He coldly ordered: "The heavy armored infantry regiment is ordered to attack from the front. The first and second army's cavalry will attack from the left and right.

"Woo——" A low horn sounded, covering the vast land.

Ten thousand heavy-armored infantry lined up in a square formation, holding Mo Dao horizontally and advancing step by step. The Mo Dao soldiers were all tall and majestic, about 1.9 meters tall, with a mighty momentum. They were the most powerful infantry in the world. They were once a symbol of the national power of the Tang Dynasty. They have disappeared in the imperial army, but in Li Ye's army, they are still powerful and powerful.

Yu Zhide was also a famous general. Looking at the murderous 100,000-strong army on the opposite side, more than half of them were cavalry alone. However, his own cavalry only had 20,000 people, and their training level was not ideal. He was afraid that this battle would be a disaster.

At this time, Li Sheng suggested: "General, we have no chance of winning in a head-on fight. The only glimmer of hope for victory is to attack Li Ye himself. We have three hundred tanks to attack the commander."

Yu Zhide nodded, "Then leave it to you!"

"I humbly obey my orders!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The war drums of the Guanlong Army beat fiercely, and two cavalry of ten thousand people, one on the left and one on the right, charged towards both sides of the Shence Army like two spears.

There happened to be a cavalry on both sides of the Shence Army. In order to prevent the Guanlong cavalry from attacking the army formation, they went up to fight.

At this time, the heavy armored infantry formation had entered within two hundred steps, and Du Xiquan shouted, "Shoot!"

Eight thousand crossbowmen fired arrows together, and the arrows rose into the sky like dark clouds. The overwhelming arrows shot at the heavy armored infantry, but the heavy armored infantry were not afraid of arrows at all. The arrows could not penetrate their thick heavy armor. , none of the 10,000 heavy armored infantry were shot down. They moved forward step by step under the dense rain of arrows, and gradually approached the crossbow soldiers.

At this time, a fierce battle broke out on both sides of the 40,000 cavalry. It was obvious that the Shence Army cavalry was far inferior to the Guanlong cavalry in terms of personal riding skills, fighting skills, and overall coordination. They were suppressed from the beginning and were beaten hard. They suffered terribly, and countless cavalrymen fell off their horses and died. It was only a matter of time before they were defeated.

The 10,000 heavy armored infantry were only fifty steps away from the crossbowmen. The army began to run. Du Xiquan shouted an order, "The crossbowmen retreat, and the 10,000 spearmen are here!"

The crossbowmen turned around and fled. The 10,000 spear infantrymen behind them were revealed. The spear infantry general gave a loud shout and led 10,000 infantrymen to fight.

The heavy armored infantry faced off against the spear infantry, killing the enemy's heads in an instant and leaving entrails all over the ground. The air was filled with the strong smell of entrails. The enemy's corpses were scattered all over the ground. They were retreating steadily. The spear infantry was vulnerable to a single blow. Mo Dao swung by, and the spears were split into two pieces.

The 20,000 Shence Army cavalry were attacked by 40,000 Guanlong cavalry, and their defeat was already apparent.

Yu Zhide was very anxious and ordered: "Three hundred carts, attack them!"

The three hundred carts are the secret weapons that Yu Chaoen spent a lot of money to build. They are actually three hundred large-wheeled carts. Each cart is equipped with twenty crossbowmen, who shoot arrows from the arrow holes on the two walls.

A large cart was pulled by five horses. The horses were covered with heavy armor, and the driver was also wearing heavy armor. Yu Chaoen found a little bit of horse armor and heavy armor from the warehouse, and he made use of it.

Three hundred carts circled towards the Guanlong Army's commander's flag from the side. Generally, the commander would be under the commander's flag.

"Your Highness, look!"

A soldier suddenly pointed at the three hundred carriages that were rushing towards him and shouted.

It looked like a chariot. Li Ye sneered. He could try their new weapons. He turned around and said, "Give me a powerful crossbow!"

Immediately, a soldier handed Li Ye a powerful crossbow. It was a three-stone crossbow. Li Ye cocked the bow and said to his soldiers behind him: "Give me the explosive arrows!"