Chapter 2325 Attacking the City Gate
Bai Shan and Man Bao slowly finished their meat patties, took out their water bags and drank a sip of water, wiped their fingers carefully with a handkerchief, and then continued to head towards the west gate.
Arriving at the west gate, Bai Shan looked up at the soldiers on the gate tower, then at the soldiers guarding the main gate. He turned to the Kucha official and smiled, saying, "The west gate seems to be less well-defended than the north gate."
Nonsense, you are all outside the north gate, so of course the defense there needs to be tighter.
It is also possible that the South Gate, where the Jin army returned for support, was the most heavily defended.
Bai Shan smiled and calculated the time in his mind. Just when he thought it was about time, the Kucha officials had someone open the small gate and were about to escort them out of the city. At this moment, the soldiers on the city gate tower sounded the alarm and shouted loudly: "Enemy attack - enemy attack -"
The person who had just opened the small door was about to close it when he heard this. Bai Shan waved his hand, and the soldiers and guards who had been prepared immediately drew their swords and slashed at the Kucha soldiers next to them.
Jin Kuian was the fastest. He drew his sword almost at the moment when Bai Shan's hand swung down and the Kucha official looked up. Before the Kucha official could raise his head to look at the city wall, he was chopped off by the sword and fell to the ground, spinning twice.
The man was standing beside Bai Shan, blood splattered all over Bai Shan. He remained calm and pointed directly at the door, "Rush out——"
The seventeen people he brought were all the best at charging into battle. They were originally in the vanguard camp, and upon hearing the words, they rushed forward even more bravely. Only Daji stayed by Bai Shan and Zhou Man's side without moving.
Jin Kui'an took the lead and stopped the rushing Kucha soldiers with a knife. The soldiers behind him quickly filled the gap and then rushed out. Bai Shan pulled Manbao and followed them closely, rushing to the bottom of the city gate. The bows and arrows on the upstairs were blocked from view and could not hit them at all.
Finally, a Kucha soldier reacted and shouted, "Protect the gate, protect the gate!"
Bai Shan quickly snatched a knife from a fallen Kucha soldier, and rushed forward with Manbao, together with them to block the Kucha soldiers who were constantly coming down from the city wall to provide support.
Manbao felt that he was at a disadvantage holding a knife, so he gave up the knife on the ground, until Baishan grabbed a spear that was stabbing at him. Daji next to him immediately slashed at the soldier with a knife, and then kicked him out. Baishan then snatched the spear and gave it to Manbao.
Manbao held it with both hands, turned it half a circle to find the feel for it, and then with a pale face, he looked behind Bai Shan and shot again.
Erge had received instructions early in the morning that as soon as a fight broke out, he would lead his team to rush to open the door and not worry about anything else. At this time, they rushed to the door under the cover of everyone, and after chopping off the guards, they dropped their swords and the three of them tried hard to push open the bolt, while Bai Shan and the others were forced to retreat by the reinforcements from the Kucha soldiers.
Jin Kuian guarded one corner alone, and almost no one could break through him, while Bai Shan and Daji guarded the middle and the other corner, firmly blocking the Kucha soldiers.
The people of Kucha were almost furious. If they hadn't been fighting each other, they would have almost ordered arrows to be shot directly.
But more and more people came to help, and the pressure from those standing in front was increasing. A soldier beside Daji was cut on the arm. He dropped the knife in his hand, and another knife went straight for his neck. Daji raised his knife to block it, and the person facing Daji chopped him down with a big knife...
Manbao just happened to poke a man back with his spear, and when he saw it, he thrust the spear in his hand diagonally out...
Bai Shan raised his foot and kicked the man out, shouting, "Close up again—"
So the soldiers and guards once again closed the distance between each other and squeezed those who were injured and had lost their combat effectiveness into the protection circle.
At this moment, Erge and his men finally pushed open the two door bolts, and were pulling the door hard to both sides...
As soon as they opened a crack, they heard the shouts and cries of killing from outside...
Bai Shan looked up at the opening of the side tower with blood on his face, and found that there were no soldiers coming down to support him. It was obvious that their people were also fighting outside.
Bai Shan said: "The army has arrived, everyone, hold on a little longer..."
The city gate creaked heavily and slowly opened...
General Ashina squinted his eyes and saw it, and immediately ordered the vanguard, "Charge into the city, our people are inside."
The Kucha soldiers were furious and shouted, "Kill them!"
The Kucha soldiers who were still fighting at the city gate saw the army outside and became even more angry, and rushed towards them even more bravely.
Even Jin Kuian was unable to stop them, let alone others. Everyone retreated again and again, but it would be more dangerous if they walked out of the city gate. The arrows from the building could shoot them into hedgehogs.
Bai Shan blocked the attack and shouted, "Surrender and we will not kill you. You were once soldiers of the Great Jin. The army is only targeting the rebellious King of Kucha. Surrender your weapons and we will not kill you!"
Manbao and the others shouted loudly, "Surrender your weapons and we will spare your lives." There were only twenty of them, but they shouted as if there were two hundred of them...
The Kucha soldiers were furious, but most of them felt a chill in their heads, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over their heads, bringing them back to their senses...
Just at this moment, the vanguard of the army finally arrived. They rushed over under the rain of arrows from the city wall. Everyone's face changed when they heard the rumbling sound of horse hooves.
Bai Shan kicked away the Kucha soldier who still refused to give in and yelled, "Run!"
After saying that, he turned around and grabbed Manbao and hid towards the door. The others also hid to both sides. The army arrived in an instant. Bai Shan held Manbao in front of her and pushed her towards the city wall with force. A horse flew in by his side, and then countless horses ran past him.
The Kucha soldiers who were unable to dodge were either chopped down by the cavalry or trampled by the horses...
When a cavalryman ran past him, Jin Kuian's eyes flashed darkly. He reached out and pulled the man down, took the horse, and followed the army into the city.
The soldier who was dragged down was stunned, and then cursed angrily, "Damn it! I didn't chop you down because you were wearing the armor of the Jin Dynasty. You son of a bitch, you actually stole my horse..."
Bai Shan looked back at him when he heard it, then pointed at Ranma and said, "Hurry up and chase him."
The battle between the two armies was temporarily concentrated at the west gate, but many Kucha soldiers had already laid down their weapons and surrendered, and would obviously be heading towards the palace soon.
The army behind will catch up soon. If he, as the vanguard, falls behind and is discovered, he will definitely be held accountable afterwards.
The other party's face changed, and without even saying thank you, he ran to grab an empty horse and ran after him, joining the battle.
The army passed through like a swarm of locusts, and in the end only a group of soldiers were left to guard the west gate and the surrendered Kucha soldiers, while the rest all attacked the city.
Manbao looked around and simply rolled up his sleeves to treat the wounded.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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