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Chapter 555: Lord Su's Skyfire Attack

Under the cover of night, Niu Fu personally led the central army to attack Yique Pass.

The Yique Gate has been completely closed, but that doesn’t matter. A considerable number of ladders have been built and the attack can be launched at any time.

Frankly speaking, Jia Xu also made his final effort to persuade Niu Fu not to get impatient and raise troops in anger, so as to avoid falling into Su Yao's provocation.

But Niu Fu did not listen.

Because Zhang Ji's words later reminded him:
"Although Su Yao's words and actions are arrogant, judging from his behavior, he seems to be at the end of his strength."

Facing everyone's doubts, Zhang Ji immediately explained:
"I saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood inside the city gate. Li Jue, Guo Si and others must have put up a desperate resistance."

"So, although the rebels won, they paid a heavy price."

"Otherwise, I really can't understand why he let me come back and said such cruel words."

As soon as Zhang Ji finished speaking, before anyone else could say anything, Niu Fu's eyes lit up:
"You mean that Su Yao is bluffing, hoping to force our army to retreat?"

Zhang Ji paused for a moment and nodded.
"Su Yao is undoubtedly brave, but the men of Liangzhou are not lazy either."

"He plotted to ambush and kill my two thousand soldiers. Even if we don't break his arm, we can at least knock out two of his front teeth."

"So I was thinking on the way back that he let us go in the end. Maybe he knew that he was no longer able to surround and kill us."

This time, Zhang Ji's words won a lot of approval.

Many soldiers, including Niu Fu, gradually recovered from their initial shock of disbelief.

Yes, besieging and killing more than 2,000 people, what does that mean?
The ancients said that "when besieging an army, there must be a gap", which was to give the besieged troops a little hope of escape and reduce their motivation to resist.

Otherwise, soldiers with no way to escape would fight to the death, and it would be common for them to injure 800 of their own men while injuring 1,000 of the enemy.

The Champion Marquis was insidious and vicious. Almost no one who entered the city was allowed to escape, which shows how brutal the battle inside was.

"Opportunity!" Niu Fu shouted.

"We must not be intimidated by him. I have seen through Su Yao's weakness!"

A red light flashed in Niu Fu's eyes:
"Send the order immediately, the entire army will attack the city overnight!"

"So that Su will know who is the one who is not to be trifled with!"

Following Niu Fu's order, Dong Zhuo's army gathered again and prepared to launch a general attack on Yique Pass.

Torches flickered in the night, illuminating the soldiers' resolute faces. Holding ladders and siege equipment high, they approached the city wall step by step, vowing to capture Yique in one fell swoop, capture Su Yao alive, and bring him back to the capital to display his head to the public as a warning to others.

"Make them pay!"

"Blood debt must be paid with blood, kill!"

"Oh my god, they're really here?!"

Wang Ling exclaimed, and Lu Zhi, Xun Yu and others also looked surprised.

They never expected that Dong Zhuo's army would launch an attack on the city after suffering such heavy losses.

"Alright, the enemy has taken the bait, everyone get in position and prepare for battle!"

Su Yao clapped his hands and asked everyone to take their seats. He knew that Zhang Ji had already made his choice.

As long as they can hold out through tonight, Niu Fu's army will no longer pose any threat.

Yes, hold on tonight.
When the civil and military officers saw Niu Fu's army attacking, their faces became quite heavy.

What Zhang Ji said to Niu Fu was not all nonsense.

If Su Yao and others really started killing without restraint and massacred all of Li Jue and Guo Si's more than 2,000 men, they would definitely not have the energy left to resist this endless war.

Fortunately, instead of ruthlessly killing people, Su Yao focused more on hitting morale in the ambush.

Whether it is one person blocking the door or an ambush from all sides, the purpose is to break the enemy's morale as quickly as possible.

Under the heroic fighting of Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and others, Li Jue and Guo Si collapsed in minutes.

They were unable to stop the attacks of the generals, let alone break through Su Yao's blockade.

Faced with cruel blows and desperate reality, Su Yao and his companions crushed the enemy's morale without paying too much of a price, and then they seized the opportunity to shout for surrender and captured nearly half of the enemy without killing them.

Therefore, after arranging the wounded and sending out guards, the defenders still had a thousand men available for defense. For the Yique Pass, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the number of defenders was still 200% surplus.

However, the absence of too many casualties does not mean that they can maintain sufficient combat effectiveness.

The physical exertion expended in battle is also real.

"We must not let the enemy get close to the city wall easily!" Lu Zhi was worried.

Lu Zhi was very clear that if he allowed the enemy to easily climb up the city wall and engage in hand-to-hand combat after a series of battles, he would probably face a brutal consumption.

"Don't worry, Mr. Lu."

Su Yao stepped forward and said in a heart-to-heart talk:
"We have been stationed in Yique for these days, so how could we be wasting our time?"

"If Niu Fu wants to come, then let him come."

"Get ready for battle, let them see how powerful we are!"

"Mom!"

"This is, stone throwing?!"

"puff--"

Niu Fu's marching formation suddenly became chaotic.

They held up ladders and torches, and before they reached the foot of the city wall, they saw balls of flames suddenly appearing on the top of the city wall from a distance. They rose up and flew into the formation in parabolas like shooting stars.

Suddenly, the front army formation was in chaos.

The soldiers, whose morale was already low, were suddenly hit by this blow and became even more panicked.

"Quick, disperse, disperse!"

Niu Fu shouted loudly, trying to stabilize the morale of the troops. He did not expect that there were such means hidden inside Yique Pass, and he was caught off guard for a moment.

No, this does not mean that there were no catapults at Yique Pass.

As a strategic pass guarding the capital, Yique Pass has complete defensive fortifications. Although it is not equipped with many crossbows and catapults due to its size, it is small but fully equipped.

What really shocked Niu Fu was that these fortifications should not appear on the northern city wall.

After all, Yique Pass was used to protect the capital, not to blockade the capital. There was no reason to point a weapon at its heart.

Could it be that Su Yao had been planning a rebellion long ago and had moved his fortifications long before he occupied Yique? !

But none of this matters anymore.

The battle line, which was already narrow to begin with, was thrown into chaos by the flying fire and stones.

Niu Fu gritted his teeth and ordered his troops to disperse to minimize the damage from the stones.

The most urgent task is to deploy ladders as quickly as possible, engage in hand-to-hand combat, and stop the weapons on the city walls from firing.

"Don't panic!"

Niu Fu shouted:

"There are only a few stone throwers like these. Be careful to avoid them. They won't be a big deal!"

However, not long after he finished speaking, he realized that something was wrong:
"Horse riding!"

“This is too accurate!”

"How come he can always hit the target with his throwing stones?!"

After several rounds of attacks, Niu Fu's face was already full of fury. He pointed at the catapult on the city gate tower and jumped up and down in anger.

On the other side, Su Yao was personally operating the stone throwing machine and laughed heartily:

"Hahahaha!"

"Come on, come on!"

"Who will be the next lucky winner?"

(End of this chapter)