Chapter 328: The Convergence of Three Armies

"Quick, quick, quick!"

Tongguan Nan Cheng.

Wangfu Army soldiers poured continuously through the breach in the city wall.

Guan Tong, guarding the breach, urged the soldiers to join the battle.

At the same time.

The artillerymen also pushed the lightest Field Artillery over.

The soldiers lifted the Field Artillery over the breach together.

"Switch to Grape Shot." The Field Artillery landed, and the artillery commander immediately gave the order.

In front of them, soldiers holding Flintlocks were advancing, and the "Bang, bang, bang" of gunfire rang out continuously.

The goal of the Heavy Infantry was simple: to occupy the city gate.

After crossing the breach, they fought with wide, sweeping strikes amidst the Xiliang soldiers, relying on their sturdy Armor to endure the hacking and slashing of the Xiliang soldiers' swords.

As more and more soldiers holding Flintlocks poured into the city.

The Xiliang soldiers gradually found it difficult to hold on; under the powerful firepower, they often suffered thirty to forty percent casualties before they could even reach the Wangfu Army soldiers.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

After the artillerymen found their respective positions, they immediately opened fire.

The Grape Shot flew toward the Xiliang soldiers pouring in from the city, and seven or eight men died miserably in a single blast.

"Charge, charge for me!" Qu Dan had long since run down from the city wall.

He fled from the southern city wall and hid behind the soldiers to issue commands.

Yet despite his hysterical screaming, more and more Xiliang soldiers were fleeing back from the front.

To them, this was not fighting at all; it was suicide.

Their comrades were often killed by the Weapons in the hands of the Yan Wang soldiers before they could even reach them.

Even more terrifying was that the Armor on their bodies had no effect against that kind of Weapon; if they were hit, they were either dead or wounded.

"Do not flee, charge for me!" Qu Dan clamored, holding a sharp sword in his hand, hacking and killing any soldier who fled back past him.

But there were too many soldiers fleeing back, and he could not kill them all.

"Ah..."

Just as he was swinging his sword to kill the deserters, he suddenly heard several screams.

Turning his head, he discovered four soldiers lying on the ground, their state of death miserable.

One man's head had been blown away directly.

Seeing this scene, he looked tremblingly toward the south.

He saw that the city wall at Nanmen was now filled with Yan Wang soldiers.

At the breach, soldiers were using ropes to drag a piece of Artillery.

And there was already one piece of Artillery next to it.

A chill immediately struck his heart.

He realized that this Artillery was not firing at those soldiers, but at him!

Thinking of this, he immediately wanted to turn his horse and flee.

He did not want to die under the Artillery.

"Kill!"

The southern city gate.

Chang Wei, under the protection of the Heavy Infantry, had killed until his eyes were red.

Since taking charge of the Prince's Personal Army, he had not personally gone to the battlefield to fight for a long time.

But today, in such a critical situation at Tongguan, he could not care about so much.

Wearing the heavy Armor custom-made by the Armory Bureau, his physique appeared even taller.

The Long Sword in his hand danced, carrying gusts of wind.

Xiliang soldiers often could not last three rounds under his hand before being slashed and falling.

Under his leadership, the morale of the Heavy Infantry reached its peak.

Many Heavy Infantrymen completely ignored the hacking and slashing of the Xiliang soldiers' swords, holding their own blades and hacking away desperately.

Some Heavy Infantrymen even threw down their blades, grabbed Xiliang soldiers, and used their armor-protected hands to punch the Xiliang soldiers in the face.

Soldiers wearing Plate Armor were covered in armor from head to toe, and their hands and feet were the same.

To facilitate killing the enemy, the armor on their hands also had conical spikes.

When they clenched their fists, the spikes became even more prominent.

Often, a single punch would cause a Xiliang soldier to lose their ability to fight.

There were also some robust Heavy Infantrymen who would charge directly into the Xiliang soldiers.

The clustered Xiliang soldiers would often fall in small groups.

At this time, the Heavy Infantry following behind would take the opportunity to hack and kill.

Under the fierce offensive of the Heavy Infantry, the Xiliang soldiers at the city gate were terrified, retreating step by step, and finally fled in all directions.

At this moment, Chang Wei's Armor was stained red with blood.

Looking at the Wangfu Army soldiers still fighting Xiliang soldiers elsewhere, he shouted: "Move the Sandbags away and let the main army enter the city."

Upon receiving the order, a portion of the soldiers formed a formation at the city gate to prevent the Xiliang soldiers from coming over.

At the same time, another portion of the soldiers carried the Sandbags on their backs.

In less than half an hour, the Sandbags were cleared away.

At this moment, the soldiers entering the city through the breach immediately split a portion to enter through the main gate.

The eight-pound and twelve-pound Heavy Cannon that had remained outside the city were also pushed in by the Artilleryman.

More and more Wangfu Army soldiers entered the city.

The Flintlock Infantry gradually formed a Large Horizontal Formation stretching from the east to the west of the city.

The Artillery were positioned in the gaps in the middle of the horizontal formation.

They advanced while firing.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

Under the firepower of the entire line, the Xiliang soldiers immediately suffered heavy casualties and fled in succession toward the North Gate.

The Wangfu Army soldiers continued to push forward.

At this moment, Qu Dan had already reached the North Gate, and looking at the Xiliang soldiers who had fallen into complete chaos, he closed his eyes in despair.

Chaos meant that the commanders' orders could no longer be transmitted to the soldiers in time.

And soldiers who had lost their command were nothing but scattered sand on the battlefield, unable to fight.

"Run!"

"Flee for your lives!"

"..."

The routed Xiliang soldiers crowded at the North Gate.

At this time, a group of routed soldiers took down the crossbar behind the city gate and opened the gate.

Seeing the city gate open, the Xiliang soldiers immediately swarmed out of the gate to escape.

Driven by the instinct for survival, they no longer cared about military orders.

However, just as they rushed out of the city gate, they heard the earth seemingly trembling.

Looking toward the northwest, they saw a black line moving toward this place.

Some Xiliang commanders were overjoyed and shouted, "Kill our way back, our reinforcements have arrived."

But as the Cavalry gradually drew closer, their expressions suddenly changed drastically.

They recognized that those were not Xiliang people.

Although the Cavalry all had braids hanging by their ears, they had hair on the front of their heads.

Unlike the Xiliang people who had no hair in the front, this could be distinguished even from a distance.

"Beidi people." They suddenly realized.

The Beidi Cavalry arrived very quickly, reaching the foot of Tongguan in a quarter of an hour.

Just as the Xiliang soldiers were at a loss, a young man suddenly rode out on horseback.

"Where is Qu Dan? Immediately welcome the Beidi grand army into the city; from now on, this place shall be a pass of Beidi," Tuobawen shouted loudly.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince." A commander recognized Tuobawen and immediately knelt on one knee.

One of the commanders said, "Your Highness, the South City was breached by the troops of Yan Wang, and now our men have been defeated and slaughtered, all routed, and the deputy leader is nowhere to be found."

"What! The troops of Yan Wang have entered Tongguan!"

Tuobawen and Tiemuta exclaimed in shock at the same time.

Thinking that Tongguan was about to be occupied by the troops of Yan Wang, he immediately said to the commanders beside him, "Quickly enter the city and occupy the city gate."

The Beidi commanders acknowledged the order and led the Cavalry to charge toward Tongguan.

However, the routed Xiliang soldiers kept pouring out of the city gate, blocking their path forward.

Tuobawen then said sternly to the Xiliang commanders, "You must kill your way back immediately, otherwise you will be beheaded at once!"

The commanders looked at each other, and one commander said, "Your Highness, the soldiers have all scattered; it is impossible to gather them now."

Hearing the sound of artillery inside the city getting closer, Tiemuta became increasingly anxious.

He said to the Langlu, "Kill these Xiliang soldiers and clear the path."

The Langlu received the order, shouted to the Cavalry behind them, drew their Cavalry Saber, and charged toward the Xiliang soldiers.