Ouyang Shuo's arrival was like a shot in the arm for Gui Ping Pass.
Although the Divine Martial Guards he brought with him numbered less than three thousand, they were a truly invincible force. They had experienced countless battles of various sizes and had not suffered a single defeat.
Whether it was the ferocious River East warriors or the strange Chiyou Blood Guards, they did not make this army fall.
Every member of the Divine Martial Guard had been promoted to the twelfth rank. They had reached the limit of a soldier's rank. Their individual combat strength was comparable to that of a junior general, or even a mid-level general.
Ouyang Shuo was confident that even with just the Divine Martial Guards, they could hold the pass for a day.
Behind Gui Ping Pass, there were still two Mountain Barbarian Independent Regiments rushing over as reinforcements. In addition, the Leopard Tao Corps led by Han Xin was estimated to be only two days away from Gui Ping Pass.
The allied forces' attempt to take down Gui Ping Pass would most likely come to nothing.
…
Ouyang Shuo led his troops into the pass, and his eyes couldn't help but twitch when he saw the scene on the city wall. He saw countless Mountain Barbarian soldiers lying in pools of blood. It was impossible to count.
Countless arrows were stuck in the corpses.
The four Mountain Barbarian Independent Regiments that Ouyang Shuo had planned had lost a pillar before they even received an official designation. Perhaps even the allied forces would not have imagined what kind of damage they had done to Shanhai City this time.
Obviously, the Mountain Barbarian soldiers had reached the most difficult moment.
Thus, without any greetings, the Divine Martial Guards immediately attacked as soon as they climbed the city wall. They took their positions one by one, filling in the gaps left by the death of the Mountain Barbarians and fighting with the allied forces.
Even Ouyang Shuo did not speak. He drew the Scarlet Night Sword from his waist and straightened his back. Even though he did not say a word, he was using the most direct action to boost the morale of the soldiers and encourage them to fight bravely.
"Marquis!"
"King!"
Following Ouyang Shuo's appearance, waves of cheers rose and fell from the top of the city wall. The soldiers shouted the Marquis' name and fearlessly killed their way forward.
The moment Ouyang Shuo arrived at Gui Ping Pass, the blood-colored whirlpool above the pass shook. A huge blood-colored dragon suddenly appeared and suppressed the huge whirlpool.
The blood-colored whirlpool immediately stopped spinning.
Immediately, a formless wave of Fate enveloped the warriors of Shanhai City.
If someone were to observe carefully, they would be shocked to find that more than half of the tens of thousands of arrows shot by the allied forces had quietly changed their trajectories, causing them to miss their targets.
In a short period of time, the casualties of the soldiers decreased sharply.
This was the manifestation of Karmic Luck.
In the battle of Gui Ping Pass, because of the timely appearance of the Divine Martial Guard, the situation of the battle took a turn for the worse. Although the allied forces still had the upper hand, Li Mu no longer had the confidence to take down Guiping Pass before noon.
In particular, the casualty figures of the allied forces made Li Mu's heart tremble.
The main force attacking the pass was the frontline army of fifty thousand sword and shield soldiers. The twenty thousand crossbowmen were only long-range support. As for the ten thousand cavalrymen, it was only a reserve force.
In yesterday's battle, more than half of the saber and shield troops had been killed. In addition to today's battle, there were less than twenty thousand saber and shield troops left. It seemed that they would not be able to form an overwhelming advantage over the city walls.
On the city wall of Gui Ping Pass, in addition to the more than two thousand Divine Martial Guards brought by Ouyang Shuo, there were more than two thousand barbarian soldiers left, nearly five thousand in total.
Li Mu really did not have the confidence to attack the five thousand trump card troops of Shanhai City with twenty thousand sword and shield troops.
Not to mention that the enemy was the trump card of the trump card, even if it was an ordinary elite force defending the city at this time, the ratio of one to four attacking and defense was also an extremely dangerous boundary.
Needless to say, the place they were attacking was a precipitous mountain pass.
"This can't go on like this!"
Li Mu shook his head and made up his mind. He glanced at the cavalrymen around him and issued a bloody military order: All ten thousand cavalrymen were required to abandon their horses and temporarily serve as infantry to join the siege.
It should be noted that these cavalrymen were all elites trained by Li Mu, and they were best at cavalry battles in the wilderness. Now, they had to abandon their best warhorses and climb ladders to attack the city.
Li Mu felt very distressed at the thought of it.
Unfortunately, the development of the situation no longer allowed him to be merciful.
Li Mu was very clear that he had to maintain the numerical advantage over the enemy in order to capture the opposite pass.
Otherwise, there was no need to mention anything.
It had to be said that Li Mu was indeed a famous general.
At the critical moment, he could be decisive and did things without hesitation.
The cavalry troops were the personal guards of Li Mu. Naturally, none of them was a coward. After receiving the military order from the general, without any hesitation, they uniformly dismounted, pulled out the machetes at their waists, and marched forward in formation.
Ten thousand well-rested and vigorous cavalrymen suddenly threw themselves into the front line of the battlefield.
The defensive pressure of the Divine Guards suddenly increased.
What was worse was that the mountain barbarians' frenzy had ended. They began to enter a period of weakness, and their combat power was greatly reduced. For a moment, the whole line of defense began to shake again.
Not to mention the mountain barbarians, even the Divine Guards were exhausted after a day and a half of long-distance attack. The current battle was just overdrafting and squeezing their physical strength in advance.
It had to be said that the battlefield was indeed ever-changing.
Both sides could change the balance of the war at any time because of a decision.
Ouyang Shuo's perception was so sharp that he could not help but frown when he found the abnormality of the battlefield.
The decisiveness of the enemy's general was indeed somewhat beyond his expectation.
At that time, there must be a new troop to replace the mountain barbarian soldiers. Otherwise, if the mountain barbarians were forced to hold on after the frenzy, it would only cause more casualties.
Once all the mountain barbarians were killed, no matter how strong the Divine Guards were, it would be of no use.
Obviously, Ouyang Shuo's previous judgment was too optimistic.
The general of the allied forces was really a difficult opponent.
The problem was, where could he find a new troop now?
Ouyang Shuo frowned and tried hard to search in his mind, not letting go of any detail.
Suddenly, a troop appeared in his mind.
Thinking of this, Ouyang Shuo became spirited and shouted, "Pei Ju!"
"Yes, sir!"
Pei Ju had not left the city gate tower. Hearing the marquis's shout, he immediately rushed over.
"Go, go and bring the surrendered soldiers of the Taiping Army detained in the pass here and give them weapons."
When the imperial guards captured Guiping Pass, except for those who died in the battle, the rest of the Taiping Army surrendered to Shanhai City. There were about three thousand people. They were temporarily detained in the pass, waiting to be reorganized by the Military Affairs Bureau.
Now, this group of surrendered soldiers was Ouyang Shuo's only hope.
"Marquis, if we recruit the surrendered soldiers now, I'm afraid …"
Hearing this, Pei Ju looked a little hesitant.
The surrendered soldiers of the Taiping Army were different from other surrendered soldiers. Even if they surrendered, there might still be die-hard followers of Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan among them.
Therefore, this group of surrendered soldiers had always been an unstable factor.
They had to wait until the Military Intelligence Bureau carefully investigated and completely reorganized before they could be mobilized with confidence.
And now was obviously not a good time to mobilize the surrendered soldiers.
If they were not careful, it might have the opposite effect and lead to a greater tragedy.
Therefore, before the marquis arrived with reinforcements, even at the most desperate time, Pei Ju did not think of mobilizing the three thousand surrendered soldiers detained in the pass.
Of course, this also had to do with Pei Ju's lack of prestige.
Ouyang Shuo certainly knew Pei Ju's concerns. He waved his hand decisively. "We can't care so much now. Let's deal with the current situation first. I'll arrange a company of Divine Guards for you. "
As he said this, Ouyang Shuo gave Pei Ju a meaningful look.
Obviously, Ouyang Shuo also had doubts about this, but he had to do it. The compromise was to arrange a hundred Divine Guards to be responsible for monitoring the surrendered soldiers of the Taiping Army and take over their command.
"Understood!"
Pei Ju knew that the situation was urgent, so he said nothing more. The marquis arranged him to deal with the surrendered soldiers not only because he had no one else to use, but also because he was counting on his diplomatic skills.
Whether or not he could pacify the Taiping soldiers would depend on Pei Ju.
…
Ouyang Shuo did not have time to think too much. After making the arrangements, he turned around and joined the battle.
This battle could be said to be the most difficult one Ouyang Shuo had ever experienced.
Even when he confronted Chiyou's army, Ouyang Shuo was not forced into this situation.
It had to be said that the allied forces had played a really good hand.
Another half an hour had passed.
The feeling of weakness in the barbarian soldiers became stronger and stronger. Even picking up weapons was a little difficult. At this time, the "reinforcements" Ouyang Shuo was expecting did not appear.
"Could it be that something happened when Pei Ju went to persuade the surrendered soldiers?"
Ouyang Shuo's heart sank. He was already prepared to fail.
At this time, it was already useless to let the barbarians fight head-on.
Ouyang Shuo had to order all the barbarian soldiers to retreat.
The entire line of defense was taken over by the Divine Guards.
For a moment, the pressure increased.
Even Ouyang Shuo was no longer relaxed. He had no time to think about other things.
Because at every moment, there were several or even more than ten soldiers of the allied forces pouncing on him.
The Red Night Sword in Ouyang Shuo's hand emitted a blood-red light.
Strictly speaking, this was the first time the Red Night Sword appeared, and it amazed the world.
Unfortunately, no one appreciated it.
The Killing Sword technique was skillfully executed by Ouyang Shuo.
Perhaps, at this moment, Ouyang Shuo deeply understood the essence of the Killing Sword.
The Killing Sword was a sword of the battlefield.
Only the battlefield was its destiny.
The peerless sword technique that had been buried in history reappeared in the world, sweeping up a monstrous massacre.
Perhaps he was influenced by the Killing Sword, Ouyang Shuo's mind was surprisingly calm at this moment. He did not have any thoughts or thoughts. He no longer paid attention to the entire battle situation, and he no longer thought about why Pei Ju did not appear.
In his heart, there was only the sword intent of the Killing Sword.
Any enemy in front of him was enveloped by the sword intent. (To be continued.)
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