Chapter 206: Fierce Attack on the City The Danyang soldiers are great! As a famous mercenary in the world, as long as the salary is sufficient, there is no need to worry about being backstabbed. Among the soldiers guarding the city under Qian Zhao's command, there happened to be many Danyang soldiers. After all, they were stationed in the Taihang Mountains, so naturally the Danyang soldiers who were good at mountain warfare were the most suitable. The villagers of this era were extremely united. This group of Danyang soldiers had originally jumped from Tao Qian to Yuan Shao's army. Now that they were captured by Qian Zhao and saw so many fellow villagers in the army, they naturally joined the army again without hesitation. After hearing his fellow villagers talk about the good treatment in Tianze's army, and seeing the delicious food, meat, and large amounts of gold and silver that Qian Zhao directly took out, he immediately decided to work for Qian Zhao. Qian Zhao's talent of "pacification" has the effect of calming the military and winning over the hearts of the people, and this is no exception for these Danyang soldiers. After only a few days of ideological education (making big promises) and obedience training, these Danyang soldiers changed into armor and weapons and transformed themselves into defending soldiers. Although there were certain hidden dangers, Qian Zhao knew the difficulties he would face next and had no choice but to take the risk and use these soldiers. In order to prevent these soldiers from causing chaos, Qian Zhao incorporated them into the original garrison and established a strict law of collective responsibility, strictly prohibiting disrupting military morale and fleeing from the battlefield. Although it was a bit unkind, the situation was urgent and Qian Zhao couldn't care less.
These Danyang soldiers didn't think there was anything wrong and agreed very readily. There is no way, Qian Zhao gave too much! Although they lived well under Tao Qian and Yuan Shao, it was far from what they are now. Not to mention the food and treatment, the gold, silver and copper coins that Qian Zhao had brought down were enough to cover their food and wages for a year. Qian Zhao also promised to bring their families to Youzhou to support their studies and to provide them with extremely generous pensions after their death. Although it was just an empty promise, with the support of gold and silver and the guarantee of fellow villagers, these people naturally believed it and their morale was immediately boosted. Qian Zhao knew what his boast meant this time. If it was an ordinary battle, he would never do this. If Zang Ba disagreed, he would not be able to pay the compensation even if he sold himself, and these soldiers would tear him to pieces. But he believed that neither Tian Ze nor Zang Ba would mind this battle. Because now he is the key to the entire battle. The power of nearly a thousand people is crucial. In Yuan Shao's tent, after learning that Han Meng was ambushed and defeated, Yuan Shao's face darkened, but he did not blame Han Meng. Looking at Han Meng, who was kneeling in front of him with a burly figure and a look of guilt in his tiger eyes, Yuan Shao slowly stood up and patted him on the shoulder. "Ju Zi, this battle is not your fault." Yuan Shao comforted. "I misjudged the situation. I didn't expect that the commander of Tumen Pass was actually someone who knew military knowledge." Seeing that Yuan Shao took the responsibility directly on himself, Han Meng felt a warm current in his heart. He was extremely moved and said with a sense of self-blame: "My lord, it is someone..." Yuan Shao reached out his hand to stop Han Meng from speaking, looked him straight in the eye and asked: "Ju Zi, I will give you 50,000 elite soldiers, can you take Tumen Pass?" Facing Yuan Shao's expectant and trusting eyes, Han Meng said firmly with red eyes: "My lord, rest assured. If you can't take Tumen Pass, I will bring my head to you!" A gentleman will die for his friend. At this moment, Han Meng had already made up his mind to die. In front of Tumen Pass, Qian Zhao was waiting on full alert. Having just won a game, he did not feel complacent at all at the moment. Instead, he became more solemn. He knew very well that Han Meng's sneak attack was just foreplay and the real battle was yet to come. A few days later, Han Meng led an army of 50,000 to Tumen Pass. Looking at this pass which was as strong as Huguan Pass, his eyes were full of determination to win.
"kill!" Cao Cao handed over all the catapults he had built to Yuan Shao. Although he still wanted to conceal it, this kind of thing, once it appears, is easy to be imitated, and the two sides are allies, Cao Cao, who has other tasks, simply handed it over directly. At this time, Han Meng had already replenished his talents to the maximum, and the morale and combat power of the soldiers had been greatly increased. Countless catapults were pushed directly to the front, and countless huge stones smashed into the wall. Countless archers stood on the ledges and shot without caring about their own injuries. Countless arrows shot into the pass like raindrops. There were also a large number of soldiers carrying flying ladders and pushing siege ladders, swarming towards the city wall like a colony of ants. Although soldiers and siege equipment fell down and were damaged in large numbers under the attack of catapults and crossbows on the city walls, Han Meng didn't care. At this moment, in his eyes, the soldiers were just a number. What he wanted was only Tumen Pass. His talent had major flaws, but in contrast, the effect was extremely strong. The soldiers seemed to be in a state of frenzy, not caring about casualties at all. Countless archers rushed directly to the city wall to shoot. They were not afraid even if they could not achieve any results, even if the soldiers around them fell one after another. On the city wall, looking at Han Meng's army who seemed to be crazy, they showed no fear. Under the influence of their natural talent, the soldiers guarding the pass were unusually calm. Under the cover of the city walls, they used the city defense equipment to kill the enemy. Under the protection of armor, they braved the rain of arrows and threw rolling logs and stones. The siege of Tumen Pass entered a white-hot stage as soon as it began. Both sides erupted with terrifying power, and the casualties on both sides soared. Looking at the siege scene which was much more intense than the one at Huguan, Han Meng's eyes were still full of dissatisfaction. "too slow!" Because the terrain in front of Tumen Pass is more open than that in front of Hu Pass, they can deploy much more troops, but there is still no hope of attacking the city wall in a short period of time. The defenses of Tumen Pass are too tall and solid. Moreover, Qian Zhao has been busy these days. He has set up many traps in front of Tumen Pass and even dug a series of difficult-to-cross trenches, which greatly slowed down the intensity of the attack. If this continues, there will be no hope of climbing the city wall today. Han Meng was anxious and couldn't help but look at the hillsides on both sides. The mountains around Tumen Pass are extremely high, and the slopes on both sides are almost level with the pass. If you can take the enemy by surprise, you may be able to climb up Tumen Pass. Although ordinary soldiers cannot climb these mountains, Han Meng still has some elite soldiers from Danyang. Han Meng personally led 500 elite soldiers from Danyang, climbed up the side of the hillside, and attempted to launch a surprise attack on Tumen Pass. When he carefully climbed along the mountain road to within a hundred steps of the top of the mountain, an ambush suddenly appeared. It turned out that Qian Zhao had already anticipated that Han Meng might use this trick. The Danyang soldiers were famous for their ability to climb mountains, so they had already made arrangements on the hillside, waiting for Han Meng to appear. In an instant, ambushes appeared everywhere. Although there were only a few thousand of them, they were enough to form a military advantage over Han Meng, and they had the advantage of geographical location and were in a dominant position. Countless arrows were shot towards Han Meng's army. At the same time, many soldiers surrounded and rushed forward.
Han Meng was surrounded in an instant. "Follow me and kill them all!" Han Meng, who was anxious, had no intention of retreating. He personally stood at the front, waving the big knife in his hand, charging left and right, and engaged in a fierce fight with the enemy. (End of this chapter)