When Wu Chi gave the order, he put down his copper hammer, set up his shield, bent down and picked up the crossbow leaning against the wall, raised the crossbow and pulled the trigger, and the arrows shot out quickly, killing the warriors who were charging one by one.

On the ground.

If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

Daning's army is well equipped with weapons and has great lethality.

At the same time, more enemy troops climbed up the ladder one after another, and the defenders on the wall tried their best to resist.

The defenders and attackers each had their own tasks, and they both fought with all their might. Soon, there were only a dozen warriors left under the city wall.

"Brace yourselves, the next wave of enemy attacks is coming."

Wu Chi shouted loudly, this was what he had gained from experience. What competes on the battlefield is perseverance. Although his arm was very sore, he still resisted and picked up the copper hammer.

They ran out of crossbow arrows, and they no longer had such a sharp weapon that could kill enemies from a distance.

However, the expected new wave of charges was not seen, but instead a call to arms was heard in the distance.

The enemy was about to retreat. They seemed to be relieved and ran back desperately. However, because they did not have long-range weapons, they could only watch them retreat quickly.

It has been some time since the war started, and supplies of consumables like ordinary arrows and crossbows have been out of supply.

"Damn, you run really fast."

Wu Chi cursed.

As the sky grew dark, the battle between the two armies at Shanling Pass finally stopped.

He straightened up and stood at the top of the city, staring closely at the cavalry a thousand steps away. They were restless, but after a while they still retreated unwillingly, and no more soldiers were seen...

"Bah, you coward!"

Wu Chi cursed fiercely.

He took the water bottle from his waist and put it to his mouth and took a big sip, with some warm water to soothe his slightly stiff body.

"Every team on the left and right will report their numbers!"

He roared loudly, and then the sound of counting sounded one after another.

"The right team suffered two casualties."

"The left team had no casualties."

"There were no casualties at the archery tower."

"The squadron suffered fifty-three casualties."

When this voice came out, the noise on the city wall immediately subsided and everyone fell silent.

Fifty-three people!

This is not a small number, and since the squadron is facing the enemy directly on the city wall, the casualties will naturally be large...

"The seriously injured are going to the city for treatment, and each team is checking their equipment and being on alert to prepare for war!"

General Wu Chi issued a loud military order.

Hearing such casualty reports, his heart was not disturbed. After a short period of sadness, the soldiers quickly got back to work, and their expressions became more determined.

The sun sets in the west, another day is about to pass, and this is just an ordinary day.

The sound of iron drums at the top of the city is still ringing, and the blood of the golden sword in the box is still wet.

This army, which was all new recruits at the time of the expedition, has grown into an iron army after such a long period of combat experience, and has forged a powerful Anxi military spirit.

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The Battle of Laiyang City was the largest battle between the foreign armies in the Western Regions and the Daning garrison. The soldiers and civilians of the two northwest states exhausted their efforts and tried their best to stop it.

At the critical moment, the commander-in-chief of the Anxi Army, Ye Wushuang, the concubine of Emperor Daning, led the 100,000 Anxi Army who had just been awarded the designation to come to the rescue!

The war was brutal.

But those who resisted this alien army were a group of people who couldn't even be called an army. They didn't even have the most basic armor or even weapons. They were wearing thin clothes and dry shirts... They were not an army, they were just ordinary villagers.

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They have nothing but passion and a strong will to sacrifice their lives for the country.

They trapped this powerful alien army in Weizhou. How much did they have to pay in the process? How many people died?

They persisted and refused to take a step back in the face of the massacre.

White bones are exposed in the wild, and there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles.

All these have become the greatest encouragement, allowing this immature army to undergo a special baptism.

Coming in a hurry, I was exhausted, but at this moment, Ye Wushuang gave the order to attack!

Infantry versus cavalry.

And despite having fewer troops than the opponent, they still launched a charge.

They are not afraid, because they will carry the will of the living and dead soldiers and civilians in the two northwest states!

The Anxi Army burst out with an indescribable strong will.

This battle was earth-shattering.

This battle was filled with howling ghosts and cries.

Although Ye Wushuang is a female, she is decisive. She regards this battle as the last one!

The same goes for all the officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army. At worst, they will all die in the battle, and at worst, it will end in one battle.

It was precisely with such courage that the Anxi Army fought against the enemy until the end.

This battle lasted for three days and three nights, until the foreign armies in the Western Regions could no longer hold on and began to retreat.

The Anxi Army resisted the enemy's attack, but of course it also paid a heavy price. In the first battle, nearly half of the soldiers were killed or injured.

Of course, the Western Region Army also suffered heavy casualties. The fact was that they could not hold on for the first time.

The success of this desperate battle made the soldiers feel that these foreign armies were nothing more than that. They were not that powerful or invincible...

After this battle, the Western Region army's intention failed and was once again blocked and fell into a stalemate.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, under the arrangement of the concubine Ji Rui, the commander-in-chief Ying, the Anxi army advanced instead of retreating, relying on the favorable terrain to build passes and checkpoints to block the enemy.

Although the enemy army was forced back in the first battle of Laiyang City, there was still a gap in real strength, and the Anxi army did not have the advantage of fighting the enemy head-on.

Ji Rui's intention is obvious.

What was originally a large-scale centralized war was transformed into a small-scale collision, and the enemy's advantage was transferred to our own side.

It is necessary to establish fortresses and passes on military arteries or marching routes in a short period of time to achieve the effect of blocking the enemy!

This is the strategy proposed by Ji Rui as a military advisor, and the Anxi Army also implemented it according to this!

One after another, the fortresses and passes have also become the front line to block the enemy. This is an effective method when there is a large gap in military strength. It is precisely in this way that we can persist until now...

Shanling Pass is just such a pass, leading to Weizhou in the west and Yanzhou in the east. It is guarded at the western end of the flat road connecting Zhongzhou to the northwest. It was originally a military town, built near the water and the mountains, and was built in a dangerous way.

Even in normal times, there are three thousand soldiers stationed at Shanling Pass, responsible for guarding the north gate and patrolling the safety of trade routes.

All the fortresses and passes before this have been breached, and now only this one can be defended!

Shanling Pass is already within Tongzhou. If this pass is broken, the army of the Western Regions will have no obstacle and can directly enter the northern gate of Pingzhang Pass.

From this we can see how important this pass is, and it will also become the main attack target of the enemy.

The person sitting in Shanling Pass is Jin Yue, the war commander of the Anxi Army, Zhuo Guifei.

The Anxi Army has three commanders.

The commander-in-chief is the imperial concubine Ye Wushuang, the commander-in-chief is the noble concubine Ying Ji Rui, and the war commander is the concubine Zhuo Jin Yue.

Under the leadership of these three female commanders, the Anxi Army stands firm here to protect the country.
Chapter completed!