Chapter 256 General Attack

The wind and snow were strong in Yanliang Pass, making the doors and windows creak.

Shen Yu did not sleep well.

Since arriving at Yanliang Pass, she had nightmares one after another, and there was not a single day when she could sleep through the night.

In the dream, Yanliang Pass was still ravaged by wind and snow. She had gradually gotten used to nightmares and could look at the scene in front of her calmly in her dreams.

But this time it was different. She heard footsteps, as if someone was coming to watch this dream with her.

"Princess!"

Shen Yu was awakened by the howling, and when she sat up, she realized that the footsteps in the dream came from reality.

She got out of bed, put on her coat, opened the door, and Chang Liu ran towards her.

"What happened?" Shen Yu asked.

Just as Chang Liu was about to speak, they both turned their heads and looked towards the city gate.

The sound of drums and horns rang out, and this was not an ordinary enemy attack.

"The Western Jue people are coming."

Shen Yu quickly dressed and put on armor, while telling Chang Liu, "I'm going to the city gate. I may not have time to explain later. You wait here. If the city gate is lost, you ride a fast horse and take Si Xi to the north. Don't stay here."

Chang Liu cried when he heard Shen Yu's tone of explanation, "No, Princess, the prince will come. He must be on the way."

Shen Yu smiled at him, "I know."

Chang Liu chased after him, "I won't leave, the prince will come."

Shen Yu stopped and patted him on the shoulder, "Be obedient."

She climbed on the horse, and the sound of horse hooves was covered by the warning sound brought by the wind in the wind and snow.

The soldiers climbed out of the quilt and ran in the streets and alleys, heading in the same direction.

It seemed that the wind stopped for a moment when Shen Yu climbed the city wall.

Before he had time to observe the enemy situation, with a "bang", the city wall seemed to tremble slightly, and heavy boulders hit the city wall.

"It's a catapult!" the soldier shouted, running over amid the flying rubble.

"Princess, the Western Jue people have launched a general attack!"

Shen Yu looked outside the pass, and the continuous torches lit up half the sky, extending into the distance until they disappeared in the vast snow and wind.

The opportunity the Western Jue people had been waiting for finally came.

There were more than 100,000 Western Jue soldiers, and the disparity in strength was terrifying enough to look at.

But Shen Yu couldn't retreat, and couldn't even have a look of fear.

Shen Yu calmed down and asked, "Have the smoke signals been lit?"

"General Xiao has ordered them to be lit." The soldier said, "But..."

Shen Yu knew what but was what. The snow and wind were too strong, and the beacon tower ten miles away might not be able to see the beacon fire here.

Besides, if the beacon fire was lit, who could we wait for reinforcements at this moment?

The Xiao family army in Chihe would not come, and the soldiers in the South Camp would not come either.

She knew that she couldn't put her hopes on others. All they could do now was to hold on and delay the time as long as possible, waiting for rescue from the north.

Huge rocks hit the city wall one after another. The city wall of Yanliang Pass was reinforced at the end of last year, and the thickness was increased from the original 15 meters to 25 meters.

However, this 25-meter-thick city wall was still dented by the attack of the catapult, and bricks and gravel splashed everywhere.

Shen Yu stood beside Xiao Chuan, holding the parapet and said: "They actually brought battering rams and trench bridges. We can't let them get close. We have to suppress them as long as we can."

Xiao Chuan looked serious, staring at the advancing Western Jue army, and said firmly: "They also brought Lu Gongche, it seems that they didn't find our intention."

A trench was dug outside the city. This time it was a real trench, but time was tight. They worked day and night, and only dug it to two meters deep and three meters wide.

There was no water diversion, and the trench was full of sharpened wooden stakes. But they didn't expect that the narrow trench could stop the attack of the Western Jue people.

Shen Yu and Xiao Chuan looked into the distance together. The catapult threw the huge stone into the sky, which gradually grew bigger in their eyes, and then slammed into the top of the wall.

The parapet under Shen Yu's palm was shaking slightly. She frowned, "The wind and snow are too strong."

Xiao Chuan leaned against the wall and wiped the bow and arrow in his hand, "Enough!"

Boda was riding on a horse. He couldn't see the people on the wall clearly. The wind and snow blew the braids on his head. His eyes were sharp.

The deputy general rode on the side, "Leader, they actually wanted to stop us with a trench. If they could dig a trench well on the first day of arrival, they might be able to dig it wider, but they wasted too much time."

Boda didn't dare to underestimate the enemy. His current opponent was the daughter of Shen Zhongan, who had suppressed him and his father for more than 20 years.

Shen Zhongan built a copper wall on the northwest defense line. It took Boda and his son more than 20 years to break through this line of defense.

Now, Shen Zhongan's young daughter has taken up this line of defense again.

"Forward!" Boda said word by word: "We must cross Yanliang Pass and take the rich land inside the pass for my people. We will no longer have to worry about having no food in winter."

The trebuchet was pressed in the rear, and the soldiers pushed the Lü Gong chariot and the siege hammer forward.

Shen Yu and Xiao Chuan stared at the front, and Xiao Chuan set up his bow in the wind and snow.

Sweat beads appeared on Xiao Chuan's forehead. He was distracted by the heavy blow of the trebuchet, and his scattered mind could not be concentrated no matter how hard he tried.

The siege hammer and Lü Gong chariot of the Western Jue people were about to reach the line he drew with the bow and arrow. Xiao Chuan was still nervous. If he missed the first shot, their shield soldiers would be alerted and would block all the arrows behind.

Then their deployment would be in vain.

A hand was placed on his shoulder, gently pressing down with a little weight.

Xiao Chuan saw Shen Yu's weak but firm profile in his peripheral vision, and his heart suddenly calmed down miraculously.

Boda had a bad premonition in his heart, but he didn't understand what it was yet.

"Stop!" Boda said, "I have a bad premonition."

The deputy general waited quietly. His leader had an extraordinary sensitivity to war and had led them to a height they had never reached before. He believed in Boda's judgment.

"Why did they stop?" Xiao Chuan put down his bow, "Could it be that they discovered it?"

Shen Yu didn't speak.

After a while, the Western Jue army started again and continued to move forward.

Shen Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

The heavy siege hammer continued to move forward, and Xiao Chuan's sharp eyes were behind the bowstring.

Boda looked at the city wall in the distance and said, "I think I'm overthinking. It's not within the range of their bows and arrows."

As soon as the voice fell, the wooden board made a crisp sound, and the front wheel of the siege hammer sank, but Lu Gongche was too high, and it lost balance and fell down.

Screams rang out, and the Western Jue soldiers walking in front of Lu Gong's car were crushed underneath.

The soldier shouted: "Fuck him! There is a trench here!"

It is more like a ditch than a trench. The ditch is not wide, less than one meter, but the entire front wheel of the siege hammer is sunk.

"Quick! Lift it up!"

The soldier jumped into the ditch and tried to carry the siege hammer on his shoulders. When he landed, his feet were soft and he could vaguely smell a different smell.

"Oh no! There is kerosene!"