"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"…"
An hour after arriving east of Tong Pass, Zhang Ji's 50000 vanguard cavalry finally chose to attack the city directly.
Looking down from the top of Tong Pass, Zhang Ji's vanguard cavalry's attack could be said to be very fierce. Many soldiers rushed forward and used wooden battering rams and bamboo ladders. They swarmed forward like a tide and looked very powerful.
If Yang Rui exposed the strength of the defenders, it would definitely be difficult to defend the pass in the face of such a level of attack. However, that was only a pretense set up by Yang Rui.
At the same time, Zhang Ji's vanguard cavalry had to give up their horses in order to attack the city. They threw away their most powerful horse and participated in the siege that cavalry was the worst at.
If one did not consider factors such as the mutual restraint of different soldier types, the strength of cavalry of the same rank was equivalent to the strength of special soldier types of the same rank. They might even be stronger than some special soldier types of the same rank.
Therefore, without their horses, the strength of cavalry was not even comparable to ordinary infantry soldiers of the same rank! Even though Zhang Ji's Northwestern Iron Cavalry was powerful to begin with, the cavalry soldiers attacking the checkpoint were only slightly stronger than ordinary infantry soldiers.
It could be said that Zhang Ji's vanguard cavalry had been led into a ditch by Yang Rui's plan of pretending to be weak but actually being weak. They did not know it at all.
"Double the number of soldiers and prioritize using hunting bows. Except for the city gate, if not necessary, do not use rolling stones and wooden battering rams for the time being …"
Facing the full attack of Zhang Ji's vanguard cavalry, Yang Rui did not use all his strength at once. Instead, he continued to pretend to be weak to avoid scaring away Zhang Ji's vanguard cavalry.
With the super high defense of Tongguan Pass, even if Zhang Ji's 50000 vanguard soldiers launched an attack at the same time, it would be impossible for them to pose any threat to the defenders on the pass with simple and unprofessional siege weapons such as bamboo ladders and battering rams.
On the other hand, Yang Rui's Iron Guards were extremely proficient in city wall battles. Even if Yang Rui's troops managed to reach the top of the city wall, they would not be a match for the Iron Guards. This situation would not happen for the time being.
The hunting bows that the Iron Guards had were perfect for the current situation. After the hunting bows were mass-produced, they had been allocated to most of Yang Rui's soldiers. At this moment, with the help of the tall and sturdy wall structure of Tong Pass, the rain of arrows was just right.
Even if the number of soldiers guarding the wall was limited, the power of the hunting bows was also limited. Most importantly, the wall of Tong Pass was too difficult to climb. Due to the height and inertia, the arrows of the hunting bows were also greatly increased in power.
Right now, the situation at Tong Pass was that although Zhang Ji's attacking troops had high morale, they were facing a cliff and were helpless. On the other hand, Tong Pass's defending troops were weak and seemed to be relying on their geographical advantage to barely hold on.
Both sides maintained a temporary balance. It seemed that although Zhang Ji's troops were temporarily unable to do anything, they still held the advantage in terms of overall strength. On the other hand, the two defending troops felt that even if they could hold on for a while, they would not be able to continue in the end.
However, if one were to look at it from a god's perspective, it would be a completely different matter. Yang Rui's defending troops would be swapped out from time to time. Although the number of soldiers participating was small, they were not from the same group. Thus, there was no problem of exhaustion.
The only restriction was that the equipment left behind by Guo Si's defending troops was not sufficient. Every batch of Iron Guards that were swapped out had to quickly change their equipment to the next batch of soldiers to avoid exposing themselves during the swapping.
Zhang Ji's attacking troops were completely at the mercy of the defending troops. The number and power of the hunting bows were extremely limited. However, from time to time, there would still be Zhang Ji's soldiers who were injured or even killed by the arrows.
On the other hand, Yang Rui's defending troops did not lose a single soldier. Not to mention losses, before Zhang Ji's troops truly reached the top of the walls, they did not even have a single attack method that could threaten the defending troops on the walls.
In fact, Yang Rui was intentionally stalling for time. He was waiting for the arrival of Zhang Ji's army. Previously, he had made a lot of preparations. If he were to only use them to deal with Zhang Ji's 50000 vanguard troops, it would be a waste.
Furthermore, Yang Rui was currently facing cavalry troops. Once his true strength was exposed, Zhang Ji's troops who were attacking outside the pass might just turn around and flee. At that time, it would be impossible to chase after them even if he wanted to.
Furthermore, Yang Rui's troops only had infantry and no cavalry. The only thing he could rely on was Tong Pass's easy to defend and hard to attack. If he were to chase after Zhang Ji's troops, without the advantage in numbers, the chances of him being at a disadvantage would be higher.
Currently, the best way for Yang Rui to receive his troops was to bait Zhang Ji's troops into attacking. The best way would be to wait until Zhang Ji's main forces reached Tong Pass and throw themselves into the siege. Only then would it be time for Yang Rui to display his true strength.
Just as Taishi Ci, Zhang Ning, Han Dai, and Ding Yao had predicted, Yang Rui was confident that he could use the advantageous terrain of Tong Pass to block Zhang Ji's 200,000-300,000 troops with his 50000 Iron Guards.
At the same time, Yang Rui also had some tricks up his sleeves. For example, he had tried using the siege weapons in reverse and Zhang Ning's [Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain].
It was worth mentioning that although Yang Rui could no longer use the Flying Carpet to assist Zhang Ning's [Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain], he could still let Zhang Ning stand on top of Tong Pass and use the [Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain] at a critical moment.
"Roar! Haah … "
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh … "
"…"
Zhang Ji's vanguard continued attacking for about two hours, but they did not achieve any results. At that moment, a figure emerged from the crowd and quickly climbed up the walls of Tong Pass with a shout.
Seeing that this figure was about to reach the top of the city wall in the blink of an eye, Yang Rui could tell that this person's strength was not ordinary. He immediately flew towards the place where the person was about to land.
In another direction, there was another person who was faster than Yang Rui and closer to the position of the figure. He had already reached the position where the people attacking the city were going to land. It was Taishi Ci.
"Ping! Ping! Ping … "
"Haah …"
"Ha!"
"…"
Taishi Ci and the other party happened to meet face to face. Without greeting each other, they roared and exchanged blows. In the blink of an eye, the two of them had exchanged three moves.
At this time, Yang Rui had also rushed to the place where the man landed. Just as he was about to attack, he saw that the man was like a monkey. After a few feints, he climbed down the bamboo ladder and went down the city wall. In the blink of an eye, he was already far away.
Taishi Ci was about to give chase when he was pulled back by Yang Rui. Although the two of them did not exchange more than two or three moves, Yang Rui could clearly see that Taishi Ci's strength was actually on par with the other party.
At the very least, the other party's spear skills were extremely good!
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