Gao Kaidao called himself the King of Yan. His army was called the Yan army. It had about 100,000 troops, of which 30,000 were the remaining troops he took away after Ge Qian's failure. He began to rebel in seven years of Daye. After five or six years of various battles, he had strong combat power. These 30,000 troops were also his most elite core army, well-equipped and good at fighting.

Among the 12,000 troops defending Linyu Pass, 10,000 were one of the elite troops of Gao Kaidao, led by General Zhang Shihong.

Zhang Shihong is a veteran Douzigang and Gao Kaidao's confidant general. He is about thirty years old, tall and powerful, and has great martial arts skills. Because of his rebellion, his wife and children were killed by the Sui Dynasty government. From then on, he hated the Sui Dynasty to the core, which was also the fundamental reason why he refused to surrender to the Sui Dynasty.

Zhang Shihong stood at the top of the city and stared at the large group of Sui generals on the south bank of Yushui. He did not know Yang Yuanqing, but he knew Luo Shixin. When he saw Luo Shixin saying something to a Sui general wearing a golden helmet, he suddenly became nervous.

As Luo Shixin's identity, he is so humble. Who else can this Sui general besides Yang Yuanqing? Zhang Shihong couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly. Unfortunately, Yang Yuanqing was five hundred steps away, otherwise he could have shot with one arrow.

On the other hand, he was also shocked. Yang Yuanqing actually came in person. What does this mean? Zhang Shihong knew in his heart that this meant that the Liaodong Battle would begin soon.

They had been confronting each other for more than a month, and they thought they would continue to confront each other. It seemed that he was wrong. Zhang Shihong stared at the generals surrounded Yang Yuanqing and walked away. He turned and shouted loudly: "Transfer my order, the whole army will enter the war preparation... Zhang Shihong's concerns were not redundant. At dusk that day, the Sui army's war drums rang, and 30,000 Sui troops lined out of the city, with a neat team and murderous intent, following the army with cross ladders and thirty heavy catapults.

In the front were thirty heavy trenchers, each of which was pulled by dozens of cows and slowly drove across the pontoon bridge. In less than half an hour, thirty heavy trenchers lined up on the north bank of the Yushui River.

This huge stone that can throw a hundred pounds has strong strength. One stone can destroy the pillars and beams of the city tower. Each trencher requires 200 strong men to pull their hair, like thirty giants standing under the city.

At the same time, the Sui army also brought huge turtle oil cloth balls, which are huge turtle oil balls soaked in turtle oil, each weighing fifty kilograms. This turtle oil cloth ball is mainly used to increase shock power and burn the city.

At this time, a soldier ran towards Niu Jinda and reported loudly: "General Niu, the catapult is ready!"

Niu Jinda turned his head and looked west. The sun was about to set the sea level, turning dimly red, and the sky was dyed with a layer of purple-red color, revealing the sad atmosphere of the end.

"Start the attack!"

Niu Jinda issued an order to attack. He looked at the city walls and Yanshan, which were also dyed purple, and his eyes were filled with perseverance.

‘Dong!Dong!Dong!’

The huge drum sounded, and each drum beat hit the hearts of the soldiers on the city, making them tremble and shuddered. They held bows and arrows in their hands and were weak, staring blankly at the thirty giants like monsters under the city, and each of them was filled with despair.

The drum sound stopped, and the world was silent. Suddenly, dozens of huge black shadows flew into the air, drawing dozens of arcs, flying through the air, making a harsh howling sound.

"ah!"

A desperate shout came from the top of the city, "Boom! Boom!" There were continuous loud noises, and dust flew on the top of the city, and smoke blew. Although the city walls in Linyu Pass were all made of huge stones and the city wall was tall and strong, under the impact of the huge rocks weighing more than a hundred pounds, dangers continued to appear on the city wall.

With a loud bang, a huge rock hit the battlement beside Zhang Shihong. The battlement was smashed to pieces and the gravel flew around. The remaining strength of the huge rocks was swept across. Several personal guards were smashed into meat sauce on the spot, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.

Zhang Shihong was thrown to the ground by two soldiers. A gravel hit his ears, and blood continued to flow. The soldiers on the city wall screamed in horror. More than 200 people were killed or injured in the first round of attacks. The city tower was hit by two huge rocks at the same time, and collapsed with a bang. More than a dozen soldiers were buried in the collapsed pile of mud and stones.

Immediately afterwards, the second round of huge rock attacks was launched again. Thirty or more than 100 kilograms of large rocks were rotated in the air, carrying the power to destroy the world and rushing straight to the city wall, and another huge and dull collision sound was heard.

Immediately after the third round and the fourth round of attack, a section of wall stones could not withstand the continuous impact of the boulders, and terrible cracks appeared. Several wall stones were loose and shaking.

At this moment, another stone as big as a millstone flew in the air, hitting the crack, and the city wall collapsed, like torn skin, which was pulled off two feet at once. The mud and sand filled with the interlayer of the city wall poured down, forming a slope of the upper city.

Zhang Shihong's eyes were red in anger and shouted loudly: "Hurry up and build a wall with sandbags! Quick!"

Thousands of soldiers ran towards the gap carrying sandbags, throwing them into the gap desperately, trying to rebuild a city wall. In the distance, the Sui army still remained unmoved. They were in line with neat lines and coldly looked at the busyness on the city. They were disdainful at all. In their eyes, the city seemed vulnerable.

The city also fought back. They had no catapults, only bed crossbows. Thousands of bed crossbows were fired at the same time. A thousand large iron arrows roared at the catapults. Amid the sound of shooting arrows, dozens of soldiers were shot and fell to the ground and died. Two catapults were shot off their belts and collapsed with a bang.

However, the Sui army's attack became even sharper.

"One, two, three, let it go!"

Two hundred Sui soldiers exerted their strength at the same time, throwing their long arms, making a "Woo!" with the sound of wind, a huge ball of fire rose into the air, followed by two groups, three groups and four groups.

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A total of twenty-eight burning fireballs whistled towards the city. The Sui army stopped the attack of the huge rocks and began to use the tinder balls.

Huge turbulent oil balls flew to the top of the city. Although they did not have the strong impact force of huge rocks, the huge fire balls were not bounced away. They were sticking to the top of the city like mud. The turbulent oil flowed over the city, and the above the city wall began to burn wildly, and red flames flew. The fire was soaring, and thick smoke filled the inside and outside the city.

The night has come, and the sky is filled with bright stars. It should be a wonderful night. The young man plays a pleasant sound of the piano, and the beautiful girl dances in the sound of the piano, but this wonderful scene no longer exists. The clouds of war cover the sky above Linyu Pass, and the god of disaster is coming little by little.

The terrifying shouts on the top of the city and the cry of the burned person were heard, and the gate was burning. The bright fire stinged everyone's eyes.

The turbulent balls also kept hitting the city gate. The city gate was made of wooden and covered with iron sheets. The fire had burned through several large holes, and terrible flames were spitting out in each hole, making the firefighting in the city seem so powerless. The fireballs that were constantly throwing made the fire more violent.

Half an hour later, the gate was finally burned into a charcoal rack, and even the iron sheet melted. At this time, a huge rock flew across, and with a loud "bang", the huge rock smashed the last charcoal rack to pieces. The city gate was completely opened... Although the city gate was opened, it disappointed Yang Yuanqing, who was watching the battle from afar. The city gate had been broken by hundreds of huge rocks. Although the city gate was opened, it had no meaning.

Yang Yuanqing sighed. It seemed that he had to use a ladder to attack the city. At this time, Luo Shixin whispered: "Maintain, why not use ships to transport soldiers to the back of the pass? This way the pass is within reach."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "The boat is just our surprise. Don't use it until the most critical time."

Yang Yuanqing stared at the city wall again and said slowly: "Now our take-off long-range strikes, the enemy's confidence has shook. It is time to attack the city with all its strength. I believe that I will definitely be able to capture the city tonight!"

He turned around and shouted loudly: "Beat the drum, attack!"

"Dong!Dong!Dong!Dong!" The drum sound began to become dense.

Amid the sound of war drums, 30,000 troops crossed the floating bridge in a mighty manner and advanced towards the straight and solid city wall, with a huge momentum.

The main general of the Sui army's attack was Niu Jinda, not Cheng Yaojin. Cheng Yaojin was too slippery and lacked a strong aura. It would make it difficult for him to conquer the pass, but he would die in vain.

Although Niu Jinda's commander would also suffer casualties, with his strong aura and experience, he was able to conquer Linyu Pass.

Thirty thousand Sui troops crossed the Yushui River and followed the siege ladders in the team. This is a large siege weapon, divided into two parts: base and ladder. Usually, ladders are placed flat on the base. When siege, soldiers pull the ropes backwards, and ladders will be raised and placed on the top of the city.

The staircase is about one zhang wide and four zhang long. It is made of dozens of round wood as thick as a bowl. It is extremely strong. There are two large iron hooks installed on the top of the staircase to hook the city wall.

The biggest advantage of the ladder is that it has a large capacity, up to one meter wide, and can accommodate four to five people to charge side by side. Once it hooks the city wall, hundreds of people will instantly rush to the top of the city.

Eight pontoon bridges have been built on Yushui, including three large transport pontoon bridges. The base of the stairs is equipped with wooden wheels. Each stairs is pulled by thirty cows, and a hundred soldiers are behind it.

As the main force of the Sui army had entered within four hundred steps, the remaining five hundred bed crossbows on the city were fired at the same time. At the city, which was three miles wide, five hundred long crossbow arrows were shot out strongly, shooting towards the dense Sui army crowd.

The Sui soldiers shouted and raised their shields at the same time. The army also heard a cracking sound, which was the sound of the shield being shot and cracked. The Sui soldiers' shields could not resist the powerful bed crossbow iron soldiers and arrows, and were shot and cracked, and screams sounded in the crowd.

However, the death and injury of hundreds of people could not stop the Sui army. Amid the sound of war drums, the Sui army continued to advance and slowly entered within 200 steps. At this time, thousands of soldiers on the top of the city fired arrows, and arrows were like rain. The dense rain of arrows shot towards the Sui army soldiers, and the Sui army soldiers raised their shields to greet them.

At the same time, ten thousand Sui army crossbowmen under the city also fired thousands of arrows at the same time. The rain of arrows was dense like clouds. The defenders were constantly shot and fell down from the city with screams. From time to time, Sui soldiers were shot by arrows and fell to the ground in pain. They were immediately carried down by their companions and transported back to the camp with special medical carriages.

Due to the catastrophe of huge rocks and tinder balls, thousands of soldiers on the top of the city had been killed and injured, and their attack power had become weak. Gradually, the defenders on the city were too strong to lift their heads by the bows and arrows of the Sui army, so they had to retreat to the battlements and shoot arrows downwards by shooting.
Chapter completed!