Chapter 90: Invincible

"Dian Wei, Xu Chu, abandon the sect!"

"Um?"

Dian Wei and Xu Chu's eyes narrowed, and at the same time, they flashed and let go.

"boom!"

The iron gate weighing thousands of pounds was pressed down hard, and the hard blue bricks underground were cracked in an instant. Although it blocked more than a hundred Han troops in the gate, it also blocked the eight hundred bandits of Ma Yue outside the pass.

The horse jumped over and said coldly: "Let's go!"

With the order of horses, they pulled out their horses and left. Dozens of bandits followed them. Just as they ran out of an arrow, the Han army archers had already arrived at the gate, and the arrows suddenly fell like rain.

The defense of Hulao Pass is tighter than Ma Yue expected. Since the surprise attack has failed, there is only one way to attack! No matter how much the price you pay, you must conquer Hulao Pass. Only by winning Hulao Pass can you break out of the iron wall encirclement, and only by 800 bandits will you have a way of survival!

If Hulao Pass cannot be defeated, not only will Liao Hua and Zhou Cang defend the Changshe dead become meaningless, but the eight hundred bandits will also face desperate situations!

Going back to Yingchuan? That can only be a dead end! The small Yingchuan County can no longer support the 3,000 iron cavalry of the 800 bandits. What's more, there are still tens of thousands of elite Han troops around Yingchuan waiting for the 800 bandits to drill into the iron wall. Abandoning horses over Songshan and continuing to flow? This is indeed a way of life. But until the end of the road, Ma Yue will never take this path. Ma Yue is a gambler. He will never throw out the good cards in his hand unless he has to.

Since it is a bet, there are only two outcomes: winning or losing! If you are destined to lose, no matter how you bet, you will lose. Why not lose thoroughly? If you are destined to win, then just make your cards bigger and win thoroughly! If you win, you will make a fortune, and you will win. If you win, you will be able to make a fortune. If you win, you will be able to leap the sea and the sky will be high, and you will be able to fly the birds!

...

Changshe.

"Hey!"

"Roar~~"

"Hey!"

"Roar~~"

Liao Hua raised his right arm high, shook hands and fisted, and roared hard: "Hey!"

"Roar~~"

Dozens of bandits responded, like dozens of grasshoppers strung on a hemp rope, and at the same time they used force to pull it hard. The other end of the hemp rope was suddenly placed on the top of the Han army's siege tower. Under the bandits' hard pull, the Han army's siege tower had been seriously tilted. On the suspension bridge connected to the city top, the Han army soldiers and the Yingchuan bandits were still fighting for the desperate battle.

“Gaga ~~boom!”

Amid the continuous creaking sound, the huge siege tower slowly fell, and finally accompanied by a loud noise. It fell to the ground and broke the wood and boards flying all over the sky, and at the same time it also crushed dozens of Han soldiers who were not as good as escape. At this point, the last siege tower of the Han army was also pulled down.

"Tube oil~~ pour turbid oil~~"

"Roll the wood, stone, smash it hard for me~~"

"Rockets, shoot Rockets~~"

"call out!"

Rockets shot down from the city head, and the flames of the arrows instantly ignited the turbulent oil poured down by the bandits, and the entire city wall instantly became a sea of ​​fire. Dozens of Han soldiers who were not as good as dodge were immediately buried in the sea of ​​fire.

"Woooo~~"

Amid the low and desolate horns, the Han soldiers crowded under the Changshe City Wall began to retreat slowly, retreating beyond the range of the bandit archers' archers to re-form the formation.

"Ao~~"

Liao Hua cheered with excitement.

"Aoao~~"

The surviving Yingchuan bandits also howled one after another, venting their joy of winning the first battle and the glory of surviving the disaster.

Huangfu Song smiled coldly in the rear of the Han army and said in a deep voice: "It's interesting, the catapult attacks."

...

Ma Yue's slender figure stood solemnly on a cliff, looking coldly at the majestic city blocks hidden among the mountains and ridges in the distance ahead. His eyes were flashing.

Guo Tu's figure appeared behind Ma Yue leisurely and asked quietly: "Big leader, do you think ~~ Can Liao Hua's four thousand Yingchuan soldiers defend Changshe? If Liao Hua abandons the city and leaves, Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song and Cao Cao will soon find that the situation is wrong. At that time, the three armies advance together and follow, but our army has been unable to capture Hulao Pass for a long time, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Ma Yue said coldly: "Changshe will definitely fall in the end. With Liao Hua's four thousand people, I'm afraid that even Cao Cao's army will not be able to stop it, let alone Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song's elite Han army! Therefore, Liao Hua's abandonment of the city is certain, but that will happen a few days later. At that time, the eight hundred bandits had already conquered the Huzhu, and everything would be different!"

Guo Tu said worriedly: "If Liao Hua and Yingchuan soldiers fight to the death, they can certainly be able to hold on for three to four days. But if Liao Hua finds that the situation is wrong~~"

"Um!?"

Ma Yue's eyes turned cold. Guo Tu was silent and suddenly remembered that Ma Yue had left Zhou Cang's 300 people in Changshe. Thinking about it now, it was clearly to stabilize Liao Hua and lure Yingchuan soldiers to guard Changshe to attract the attention of several Han troops, so as to give the 800 bandits enough time to conquer Hulao Pass!

Guo Tu's heart jumped, and he turned his head leisurely. Looking at the majestic city between the mountains and ridges, a huge question mark could not help but rise in his mind. Can the eight hundred bandits really conquered Hulao Pass? Hulao is in danger, and there are elite Han troops stationed in the garrison. The eight hundred bandits only have 3,000 soldiers and no heavy siege equipment. How can you win the pass?

"Public Ze, do you think Hulao Pass is difficult to conquer?"

Ma Yue's eyes were too long and his tone was cold. Guo Tu's eyes flashed, and he quickly bowed his body and said flatteringly: "The big leader is wise and powerful. Eight hundred bandits can defeat all the attacks. It is naturally no problem for mere Hulao Pass."

Ma Yue sneered, and suddenly pointed his finger under the cliff and asked, "Please see what that is?"

Guo Tu looked in the direction of Ma Yue's finger and replied in confusion: "A bamboo forest?"

Ma Yue said in a deep voice: "No, a bamboo forest!"

Guo Tu's heart suddenly moved, and he faintly understood Ma Yue's intention, but for a moment he could not express it in words. He was so anxious that he scratched his ears and his eyebrows were jumping.

Ma Yue turned his head leisurely, looked at the majestic city blocks of Hulao Pass, and said sternly: "There is no fortress in the world that cannot be defeated! In a few days, the eight hundred bandits would tell the emperors and ministers of the Han Empire the iron facts that Hulao was in danger. It was just a joke in front of the eight hundred bandits!"

“This ~~”

Guo Tu's eyes were stern. If he had not followed Ma Yue for several months, Guo Tu would have thought Ma Yue was crazy. How could a person with normal thinking say such crazy words? However, Guo Tu also knew that Ma Yue was not a lunatic. Although Ma butcher acted viciously and used all means, he never lie to others.

Since Ma Yue said this, he will definitely do it! In Guo Tu's impression, Ma Yue never seemed to have broken his promise. Is there any exception this time?

"Go back to the camp and let Lao Hei (blacksmith) come to see me immediately."

The horse turned around and left. The strong mountain wind blew the cloak behind his shoulders, making a crackling sound in the air, revealing the scarlet lining inside. It was as sad as blood under the setting sun.

...

Changshe.

The desolate and low horn sounded again, and the Han army rushed forward like a tide, and it also surging back like a tide. Only the remains of the ladders that were still burning at the foot of the city wall were clearly revealed. A fierce battle had just been staged here. The Han army was stubbornly repelled by the Yingchuan bandits on their third attack. Although the bandits suffered heavy casualties, the city was finally defended.

"puff."

Liao Hua threw the steel knife with the blade aside, and came with a violent fatigue tide. Then he couldn't stand still and sat on the ground. Looking at him, he saw that the entire city was in ruins. Under the crazy attack of the Han army's catapult, the walls of Changshe City were already full of holes and devastated.

A huge stone hit a half step away from Liao Hua, and it hit the wall several feet deep. An unlucky thief was pressed down by a huge rock and had already turned into powder. Only the two calves exposed outside the stone still twitched continuously, and the situation was extremely terrible.

"Pooh."

Liao Hua spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm with blood and water, stretched his legs as straight as possible, leaning weakly on the gatehouse, turning his head leisurely, Zhou Cang's exhausted figure came into Liao Hua's eyes.

"Captain Zhou Cang, when will the eight hundred bandits of the big leader appear?"

Liao Hua took a breath and couldn't help asking Zhou Cang.

Zhou Cang replied coldly: "At the right time."

Liao Hua's eyes turned cold. He couldn't help but wonder if he had been abandoned by Ma Yue. But after thinking about it, Ma Yue left all his elite 300 bandits in Changshe. How could he be cheated? Liao Hua believed that Ma Yue would abandon the Yingchuan bandits without hesitation, but he did not believe that he would abandon the three hundred bandits in Zhoucang.

If Ma Yue can abandon Zhou Cang’s three hundred bandits in cold blood, then Ma Yue will no longer be Ma Yue! Who else will work hard for a person who can even abandon his brother? Thinking of this, Liao Hua said miserably: "I just hope the big leader will appear earlier, otherwise, the brothers will be unable to hold on~~"

Zhou Cang nodded, turned his face and looked at the Han army formation in the distance. The sky gradually became dark, and countless torches ignited in the Han army formation, just like the twinkling stars in the sky, but Zhou Cang's heart was cold. Big leader, will you really bring your brothers back?

...

In front of Hulao Pass, Ma Yue Da Camp.

"The villain kowtows to the big leader."

The blacksmith Lao Hei lifted the curtain and knocked in front of the horse leap.

Ma Yue said, "Lao Hei, are you here?"

Lao Hei got up and asked respectfully: "What are the instructions of the leader?"

Ma Yue asked, "Are there any bamboo craftsmen under your command?"

Lao Hei scratched his head and replied, "I don't know much about this, but the villain also learned bamboo craftsmanship for a few days when he was young! He knows a little bit of bamboo craftsmanship skills. Does the big leader want to weave baskets and serve things? Or do he want to split some bamboo abbreviations?"

Ma Yue said coldly: "None of them, I want to build a ladder with bamboo!"

Lao Hei said in surprise: "Build a ladder with bamboo! But ladders have always been made of wood. I have never heard of it being built with bamboo?"

Ma Yue said sternly: "Then you have heard of it now!"

Guo Tu, who was huddled behind Ma Yue, looked cold and explained in a calm voice: "Lao Hei, there are three benefits to building a cloud ladder with bamboo. The bamboo is hollow, so it is easy to move. This is one; the bamboo is tough and not easy to break. This is the second; the bamboo ladder does not need to be riveted, it only needs to bite each other and wrap it in bunches of thin strips to reinforce it. It is built very quickly, and this is the third!"

Lao Hei suddenly said, "Big leader, Mr. Guo Tu. The villain seems to understand a little."

Ma Yue said sternly: "Old Hei, I will pull out a thousand soldiers from you and immediately cut bamboo to build a cloud ladder. You must complete it before dawn tomorrow. Otherwise, come and see you! As for the size, style and structure of the cloud ladder, you can ask Mr. Guo Tu anytime, and he will tell you what to do!"

"Affect the order. The leader."

"Go."

Ma Yue waved his hand, Lao Hei and Guo Tu bowed and retreated, leaving the tent.

"Dian Wei, go and call Gao Shun."

"Affect the order."
To be continued...