The fire was fanned by the wind and burned more and more fiercely. Fortunately, there were smooth rocks on both sides of the cliff. By dawn, there was nothing to burn and the fire gradually died down.
As soon as the fire was extinguished, tens of thousands of black-armored soldiers came rushing in like a tsunami. The bushes and weeds under the cliff were burned clean, which made it easier for the black-armored soldiers to climb up. Their speed was nearly twice as fast as yesterday. More than a dozen fire dragons sprayed crosswise at the same time. When the combustible gas in the cylinders was about to be consumed, they finally repelled the black-armored soldiers' first attack after dawn.
"The fuel is almost used up. We will resupply it after we get Zizheng. It seems that we can't defend the first pass. What should we do?" Jian Ning asked Ding Youtian.
"To defend it by force is to do so knowing it's impossible. It's foolish! It will only cost the lives of our soldiers. I'm going to find my father. While it takes time for him to cast another spell to summon the black armored soldiers, we should retreat quickly. You should also prepare yourselves."
Ding Youtian hurried to find Prince Pingnan. A moment later, a messenger came to report that they should abandon the first pass and withdraw all forces to the second pass. The path below the second pass was filled with explosives, which were previously buried to lure Wu Yunzhu to capture "Emperor Yongkang" and were now just right for dealing with a wave of black-armored soldiers.
The second pass, shaped like a gourd's mouth, also known as the Gourd Valley, was more accessible for concentrated firepower. However, with each death of a group of black-armored soldiers, the poison of the Gu spider fed by Nuo Shen grew stronger, its power increasing, and it even attacked with its brains. When the firepower on the mountain intensified, they no longer blindly rushed forward, stepping over the bodies of their companions. Instead, they piled their bodies into a sand pile, concealed themselves behind them, and fired upwards.
"Have these black guys become spirits?" Jian Ning was amazed at the black armored soldiers' amazing operation. What should we do in this battle? They actually used their brains.
The black-armored soldiers used the corpses of their companions as cover and advanced steadily. When they were about to attack, the explosives that Ding Youtian had originally ordered to be buried had been completely detonated. At the rate they were going, Hulu Valley would be lost in no time.
Jian Ning was feeling anxious when Ding Youtian approached her and said, "Madam, please try launching two drones."
Because the Black Cloud Pearl could hide among the grass and take away drones, Jian Ning had never used it again. When Ding Youtian asked her to fly the drones, she didn't ask any questions and immediately launched two unmanned bombers and gave one of the remote control panels to Ding Youtian.
"Boom boom!" With a few sounds, the drones dropped explosives at the vicious black-armored soldiers. Seeing that Wu Yunzhu did not come out to take away the drones, Jian Ning immediately took out the remaining drones and handed them over to Da BMW Xiaomai and others to operate.
Relying on unmanned bombers, Jane Ning and his team repelled another attack by the black armored soldiers.
"Why didn't I think of her using the spell of No Time Clone to collect the drone? Fortunately, you thought of it." Jane Ning collapsed on the grass with her face up, closed her eyes tiredly and said.
Ding Youtian grabbed her hand and felt it; it was icy cold. He quickly whispered, "The ground is cold, and you don't look well. Be careful not to catch a cold. Take this moment to rest in your place. The sky won't fall. Go quickly."
"Your hands are colder than mine. Uncle Liu is not here, so you can't make any mistakes. I can still hold on for a while. Take Bao'er and the others to have a good rest. When you wake up, I can take over and rest for a while. Stop arguing and go!"
Concubine Li came in person on the orders of King Pingnan, and with her came about a hundred of King Pingnan's elite soldiers and generals. King Pingnan ordered that all of them, who had held out for a day and a night, should withdraw to the newly settled camp to rest, and that no mistakes should be made, otherwise they would be dealt with according to military law.
King Pingnan issued a death order, and Jian Ning and his men had to change shifts and return to the camp to rest. They fought for a day and a night, as did Wu Yunzhu and Nanoshen. They had to work together to drive the black-armored soldiers. They returned to Jishui City to sleep, and Pei Xiyuan personally led his elite troops to launch an attack, using the mortar given by Wu Yunzhu.
"Boom!" With a cannon sound, several soldiers of the banquet were blown away. The King of Pingnan was annoyed. The original charge was replaced by a real person. The King of Pingnan also planned to fight head-on to save ammunition, which could be used to deal with the black armored soldiers, bombers and tanks. The two sides came to compete in strength, but who would have thought that they would use firearms first.
At the command of King Pingnan, two howitzers opened fire, and thousands of grenades exploded one after another. Sand and stones flew below the pass, and there were screams of pain. From time to time, the Yue army was blown into the air. In less than half an hour, Pei Xiyuan's elite troops were crippled, and his brave general was also killed.
Seeing that the situation was not good, he ordered to withdraw from the pass and fled back to Jishui City with his remaining troops.
Not only did this attack kill a brave general, but only less than 5,000 elite soldiers were left among the 30,000 elite soldiers. Pei Xiyuan was very angry. After Wu Yunzhu and Nanuoshen woke up, he ordered that the second pass must be taken at all costs. He wanted Yan Jun to have ten times more troops than him to bury with his dead soldiers!
At night, the black-armored soldiers began a crazy attack. Compared with yesterday's black-armored soldiers, they were stronger. The black-armored soldiers were in the front, and the elite soldiers selected by the Three-Nation Allied Forces were in the back. Although Wu Yunzhu had no planes and tanks, she still had mortars. The two sides fought fiercely all night. At dawn, the Houyan Army withdrew from the second pass to preserve its strength.
The news that the coalition forces of the three kingdoms had captured two passes in a row was passed back to Shangjing. Seeing that there was hope of capturing the Central Plains, the other princes who had been waiting and watching no longer hesitated. They each gathered their troops, totaling 150,000, and rushed over quickly.
Only 130,000 of the 300,000 troops of the Yan army that set out on the expedition were left. Together with the young and strong people of Xing'an and Zhuling counties, the people from the martial arts world who came to support voluntarily, and the 20,000 troops from Baiya County and Dazhou County earlier, the total number was less than 160,000. The coalition forces of the three countries had 350,000 troops, not including the black-armored soldiers.
The Yan army held out until the eighth day and retreated to Yaowang Valley. King Pingnan had the commander's flag planted on Yaowang Peak. He stood under the flag and announced to the soldiers of the three armies that Yaowang Valley was also a valley of life and death. To defend Yaowang Valley was to defend the gateway to the Central Plains. Behind them were tens of millions of people from the Central Plains, the parents, wives and children of the soldiers of the three armies. They had nowhere to retreat and could only fight to the end!
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