Hulao Pass is a fortress. No matter who commands it, it can only be carried out in a fixed mode. Whether it is active offense or passive defense, plans have been formed that have been repeatedly corrected. From this perspective, even if an ordinary soldier authorized by Hu Zesheng is responsible for command, there is actually not much difference from his own command.

Hu Zesheng is not afraid of death, but he believes that sending warning messages to the rear cities and going to Gangwei City in person to organize defense is much more important than staying here. Hulao Pass and Gangwei City complement each other, especially since the reconstruction began last year, the key defense direction is Pantuo River. Hulao Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although the Niu people rely on the fleet to surround the back of the pass, it is not as simple as it seems. If the two armies are stalemate and lead a reinforcement from Gangwei City, it will have a good effect whether it helps morale or combat progress.

Of course, you can also leave it to your confidants at the same time. The problem is that his identity and power are far inferior to himself, and it is difficult for local officials in Gangweicheng to absolutely obey. High efficiency comes from strong execution. "The chief general of Hulao Pass" and "The chief general of the general and the adjutant" are two completely different identities. Although the situation is urgent, Gangweicheng will not deliberately delay causing delays in various work, but if you personally supervise on the spot, the execution efficiency will definitely be increased several times.

The prerequisite for doing this is that the distance between Hulao Pass and Gangwei City is not far, and it only takes one day to rush the horse.

"What you said makes sense." Niu Zesheng made a decision almost immediately: "You are in full responsibility here. I will go to Gangwei City to retrieve reinforcements."

The confidant knelt down on one knee, raised his hands, and respectfully took the scepter handed over by Hu Zesheng.

The artillery fire from the river was still rapid and dense, and powerful artillery shells continued to explode on the side of the city wall. The sprinkled gravel and soil blocked the road, and the cavalry had to circumnavigate from a further position. The infantry relied on the pass and the remaining fortifications to defend, but found that this was ineffective. The Niu Clan infantry did not fight with them in close combat at all. They aimed very accurately even in the dark, and then advanced steadily, all the way to the south gate of Hulao Pass.

The cavalry units gathered in the southeast are hiding in the grass, and the night becomes their best hidden object. The cavalry commander is experienced and he remembers the repeated instructions he told me half an hour ago when Torozetsu left———The muskets of the Niu people are not as good as your cavalry. Don’t attack in advance, you must pay attention to the timing. We can’t do anything to get their warships, but as long as their infantry gets ashore, they are our best targets, and you can defeat them with a charge.

No one noticed when there were two more lanterns on the Hulaoguan city wall. The cylindrical mask shone brightly in the middle, and the structure in series one in front and one behind was not much different from the signal guidance of the cattle tribe on the river. In the dark, it was impossible to see who was holding the long pole to control it. Only the position of the lantern changed as the long pole rotated, becoming separated from the overlapping state, pointing to the southeast where the night was hidden.

Three warships sailed out of the fleet, stopped across the river, pulled up the side deck, revealing the double-layered muzzles.

Using two horizontally side by side lanterns as direction markers is the practice of the civilization era. During World War II, the Soviet army attacked at night, and experienced commanders lit two bonfires in the front area. If the two fires overlap to form a point, it means that there is no problem with the attack direction. If two separate fires appear backwards, the commander will correct the direction of progress based on the overlap point and distance.

The lantern guides the direction in the same way. The distance between the two lanterns is measured by the observer's thumb, and the actual distance is referenced with centimeters as the ruler, and then the specific artillery fire coverage area is calculated.

Looking at the lanterns on the city wall in the distance, he grinned violently and let out a hideous and happy roar: "Fire the cannon!"

The overwhelming roar recurred again, dozens of shells covering the entire cavalry team. The second round of shooting was short and the first round, and the trained gunners completed the loading at a dazzling speed.

The dazzling fire broke through the darkness, and the death from the sky destroyed the entire army. The broken limbs of human bodies mixed with the broken bones of horses, and they were crying everywhere, and the neighing of the horses even overshadowed the explosion. The frightened horses kept running wildly in the distance, but were affected by the explosion radius of dozens of meters wide. They were either killed on the spot or pushed down by strong air waves, and fell to the ground and dying.

Under the cover of fierce artillery fire, more cattle infantrymen landed on the shore.

The decisive battle took place at the South City Gate. According to the order, a team of tiger infantry opened the city gate and launched an initiative to attack the invaders, but was shot and killed by the bull infantry who were waiting for the battle with a platoon and died on the spot.

The city gate was seized.

At this moment, it was less than two hours before Niu Zesheng left.

Standing at the top of the city wall, looking at the bull warriors rushing up the stairs, the confidant threw away the lantern that had lost its function in his hands. With indescribable ecstasy, he suddenly pulled out his sword and cut off his back with his back to the head of the tiger guard standing in front of him.

Another guard was shocked by the sudden upheaval, until the bull warrior rushed over, pressed him to the ground, tied him firmly with a strong rope, and finally realized. He stared at his red eyes and roared at his confidant: "You... you damn traitor!"

After staying in Hulao for a long time, his confidants were very familiar with the people here. He turned his body sideways, raised his hand to wipe off the saliva that the other party roared on his face, and said lightly: "You are wrong. I am not a traitor. I have never betrayed from beginning to end."

"What do you mean?" The captured Tiger Tribe guards were shocked and angry.

"I am a member of the Niu tribe." The confidant pulled the front of his clothes and showed a satisfied and proud smile on his face: "If you refer to the owner of this dress, then he was already dead during the Battle of Red Moon City last year. I just looked like him. Everyone who knew him at that time died, either died in battle or was killed. Haha... Experienced veterans are a kind of wealth. The superiors think I am young and experienced, so they have promoted me vigorously and become the adjutant of the commander... This is not my fault, I just fulfilled my duties."

The tiger guards were stunned.

He never dreamed that this was the truth. He fell down dejectedly, his hands tied up behind him could not hold the ground and stood up again. He himself had no similar thoughts. His eyes looked at the ground with dull eyes and muttered to himself in a daze: "The commander is in danger, and there is Gangweicheng...what should we do..."

The confidant walked over, squatted down, patted the other person's shoulder gently, and said seriously: "Don't be so discouraged, this is a good thing for you. There will be no cattle or tiger tribe in the future, there will be only one complete dragon tribe. I am not a traitor, I am your brother."

It was difficult to talk about the tiger guards in a few words, but he was at least not as resistant as before. He slowly raised his head and looked at his confidant squatting in front of him. He opened his mouth and sighed deeply.

"You damn bastard...you are so lucky to have a wise king."

The confidant smiled: "He will be your king in the future."

...

Hulao Pass fell faster than expected.

This is a pass that forms a gentle slope on the north and south.

After the Battle of Red Moon City last year, the tiger clan had realized the threat from Pantuo River. Hu Zesheng also tried his best to build various defense facilities on the south side of the pass, but he was not the opponent of the dragon clan after all. The flintlock rifle is more powerful than a crossbow, and the cannons installed on the ship provide all-round fire support, and the spys placed next to Hu Zesheng... Victory is only a matter of time.

The cavalry team was dispersed by precise artillery fire, and the overwhelming shells made the Tiger people understand what "the arrival of the doomsday". More than 3,000 cavalry were killed in battle, and a large number of horses were frightened and ran away. Other troops stationed in the west of the pass were blocked by the extended artillery barrage. When the fleet stopped attacking, a large number of dragon infantry had rushed to the city wall and occupied the commanding heights. They used trailers to load light artillery on high places, and the open fire boundary covered the surrounding area with Hulao Pass as the core.

There were not many prisoners of war, and a rough calculation was only more than 2,000 people. After all, this place was the territory of the tiger tribe, and the night became the best cover for the fugitives. The storm did not order the pursuit. A total of twelve inland gunboats lined up along the Pantuo River to form a solid and dense water defense line. After that, dozens of transport ships arrived from the direction of Bailu City and built a temporary dock at a pre-surveyed location between Hongyue City and Hulao Pass.

There is a shore cliff with a deep draft, which can accommodate six transport ships at the same time. The open city gates allow no obstacles inside and outside Hulao Pass. The Dragon soldiers searched along the occupied city walls and fortifications according to the plan and captured prisoners. Two thousand engineers from Bailu City unloaded sand, ash cement, and a large amount of bricks from the ship... By dawn, the temporary dock had already appeared in its shape, and the unloading speed tripled.

The work of cleaning the battlefield was handed over to the engineering troops and the deer people coming from the direction of Hongyue City. The main thing was to collect the wounded and the dead war horses. The barbarians did not have the habit of wasting them, and horse meat was a rare and high-quality food. They used the easiest way to drag the dead horse to the riverside to clean, cut it into large pieces, apply salt, and transport it to Hongyue City for marination.

Strictly speaking, the tiger clan reserves not much material on the pass, and can maintain a normal consumption of 30,000 people per month. But this is the algorithm of the tiger clan. According to the current daily ration quota of the dragon clan, it can only be supplied for two weeks at most.

Looking at the prisoners who were escorted to Hongyue City in sequence, the storm issued a new order.

"The Second Land War Division got on the boat. Let's go to Gangwei City."

Tianhao no longer uses the group organization, and imitates the practices of the civilization era to expand the various groups into divisions.

Hongyue City and Hulao Pass have been connected. Reinforcements are coming quickly from there. The total number of engineers and temporary defenders is about 10,000. The next primary target is Gangwei City, not far from Hulao Pass.

...

Tiger tribe territory, Gangwei City.

The city gate to the north was open, and a crowd of black people rushed from the north like a tide. They rushed to cross the temporary cordon, as if they were being chased by wild beasts, but they were unarmed and could only run faster and desperately to survive.

This is obviously a not-so-serious joke. Gangwei City is the city closest to the border in the north of the Hu people, and then it is Hulao Pass. Under normal circumstances, neither of these two places have a real civilian. Gangwei City's geographical location is very important, equivalent to the logistics warehouse of Hulao Pass. Therefore, since many years ago, when the city was first built, the residents in the city were reserve personnel under quasi-military management.

Time will change many things, including the rules that were originally engraved on clay templates by the supreme ruler and continued in the form of law.

A single-gender area that is too concentrated will become a powder keg. The particularity of war determines that most of the warriors are men. These two conditions that meet the social significance complement each other, but have caused headaches for all the city lords of Gangwei City.

It’s really hard to manage the rough men. Their favorite entertainment is to fight. There are many eye-catching eyes and various kinds of amazing things. In order to compete for food, who is ranked first when peeing, whose male symbol is thicker, bigger and more leader, and has special opinions on something that everyone is interested in. The interests between different groups of gangs... Many problems cannot be intervened, and the soldiers below can only solve them themselves. It is possible to fight, but the premise is that they cannot use knives and guns. As long as there is no life, any problem can be solved.

The easiest single-gender gathering area to manage is the prison, but Gangweicheng is not a prison.

As a last resort, the superiors introduced some women here.

Only the poorest women will come to this place, and even the ugliest ones will become the target of many men's pursuit. When the lord of Gangwei City decided to lift the ban more than 400 years ago, and let a group of women come to this city to settle down by purchasing and exchanging materials, the laws formulated by the ancestors of the tiger clan turned into a pile of garbage and no one cared about it.

The blue-faced Huzesheng stood at the top of the northern city wall, looking at the soldiers who were constantly escaping from the northern road, and his fists clenched together showed that he was on the verge of an explosion at any time.

Hulao Pass fell?

Damn, I just left not long after my defense line, which was known as "fierce", collapsed completely?

Hu Zesheng felt that God was making a big joke with him.

He knew very well that the reason he left when the war was fierce was that there would not be too many problems in position and command. The Tiger soldiers stationed at the pass were all veterans, and the commanders and officers under his command were all one in a hundred, ranking second only to the imperial guards around His Majesty the Tiger King. If it weren't for the long-term war and the shortcomings in the supply of materials, Hu Zesheng would not have come to this place at all.

Only women will panic like timid rabbits.
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