The 50,000-strong Black Eagle Legion of the Western Qin Dynasty marched toward Samoku Pass without any attempt to hide their whereabouts.
The noise they made was extremely huge.
The army had just been sent out for three days.
At Batanikwu in Sedica Si and his officials and generals got the news, and for a while the entire Thracian Governor's Palace felt like it was facing a powerful enemy.
Samoku Pass is directly west of the city of Plovdiv.
Although it is not the closest pass to the city of Plovdiv, the surrounding terrain is slightly wider and it is easier to deploy troops.
Therefore, it is relatively easier to attack than other passes.
The Western Qin Army chose Attacking this pass is normal for the Thracian senior officials in Sedica.
There are less than 2,000 defenders of this pass, but now it is facing an attack by an army of 50,000.
If the surrounding terrain is rugged and narrow and it is difficult for the troops to deploy, they can still rely on the danger of the terrain to resist it.
However, this pass is not very dangerous, and it is not easy to resist.
It seems that the two thousand defenders are too weak to face the attack of 50,000 troops.
Increase troops, must increase troops.
After urgent discussions, Batannicus decided to increase troops by 2,000 people.
The mobile troops he could mobilize were not many, and now he had to mobilize 2,000 troops, which made him There were fewer troops at hand, but in order to block the Western Qin army and prevent the Western Qin people from entering the Sedika Plains, increasing troops was the only option.
The Western Qin army would not wait for any reaction from Sedika.
As soon as the army arrived at Samoku Pass, they began to attack the city.
A large number of ladders, catapults, manholes, ballistas, battering rams and other large siege equipment were all sent out at once.
Get on the field.
It only took three days for Samoku Pass to become shaky and dangerous.
Fortunately, at this critical moment, reinforcements arrived.
The two thousand infantry reinforcements gave the defenders in Samoku Pass a shot in the arm.
The military's morale was It has stabilized and morale has improved sharply.
Improved, but the offensive of the Western Qin army did not stop.
However, the continuous attack for several days also caused the Western Qin Black Eagle Army's siege equipment and materials to be seriously consumed, and they were in urgent need of replenishment.
Of course, it was impossible to shake this pass with a close manpower attack.
Therefore, The offensive can only be postponed.
The offensive of the Western Qin army slowed down.
They had attacked several times a day before, but now they attacked at most twice a day.
However, this only made the defenders in the city relax a little, but did not let them relax their vigilance.
They fought against the Western Qin people.
I already have some experience and know that the people of Western Qin like to use conspiracy and tricks in war, and they will fall into the trap if they are not careful.
The battle at Samoku Pass attracted the main attention of Sedika.
At this time, a rapid response army of 3,000 people quietly set out from the city of Plovdiv to Vakarila Pass.
This force consisted of 1,000 soldiers It consists of Qinshan infantry and two thousand local Slavs.
The road from Plovdiv to Vakarila Pass is full of high mountains and narrow valleys.
Taking the main road can easily be discovered by Sedica spies.
In order to achieve the purpose of sneak attack, the army can only hide during the day and go out at night.
Walking between mountains and ridges Only small trails can keep traces hidden, and this is why Zhao Ziliang summoned two thousand local Slavs to join the battle.
These locals are familiar with the terrain, and their ability to cross mountains and fight in the mountains are much better than ordinary sergeants. .
In front of Vakarela Pass is a long and narrow river valley.
On the right is a steep hillside with a slope of more than 60 degrees.
The vegetation on the hillside is lush and dense.
On the left is a meandering river with fast currents.
The river channel is narrow and the river bed is very narrow.
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It is so deep that it is impossible to sail at all.
If you want to pass, you can only forcefully break through the Vakarela Pass.
On the morning of the ninth day of September, not long after the city gate of the pass opened, some local residents carried mountain goods and passed through the pass to the west one after another.
Although it was during the war, as long as the Western Qin army did not appear outside the city, The city gate cannot be closed.
These mountain people entering the city can bring some food and other daily necessities and mountain goods to the city.
Closing the city gate to block the locals outside will only cut off the supply of supplies to the city.
More than an hour after the city gate was opened, twenty Doslav mountain men drove a large group of goats from the east.
The defenders standing on the city wall were very happy when they saw it.
These mountain men drove the goats into the city.
It must be for sale.
If you buy these goats, you will definitely have meat to eat.
The mutton must be eaten by the officials.
Even though they can only drink soup, it can also satisfy their hunger.
The soldiers are not relaxed.
There are thousands of men on duty on the city wall.
The captain and centurions also smiled when they saw it.
There is a large group of goats, at least more than a hundred of them.
In addition to these goats, there are also three carts with many sheepskins piled on the carts.
It is already autumn.
Although the temperature is still a little high during the day, the temperature at night is already a bit...
If it’s low, you can start stocking up on winter clothes, and sheepskin is a good material for making winter clothes.
The leading Slav secretly stuffed some silver coins into the centurion at the city gate, and the centurion pretended to check them casually before letting the soldiers pass.
As the horses were pulled away, these Slavs drove the goats into the city gate.
The leading Slavs and the guarding sergeants relaxed their vigilance, glanced at the people around them, and everyone immediately opened the carts.
There were many weapons placed under the sheepskin, and the Slavs each quickly took a weapon.
"Do it!"
With a loud shout, the Slavs at both ends of the flock took their weapons and looked at the defenders inside and outside the city gate.
The defenders did not expect that these Slavs were coming to seize the city gate.
They were unprepared.
Time was caught off guard.
Several Slavs moved the cart horizontally and blocked the city gate.
"The enemy has captured the city gate.
Close the city gate quickly.
Everyone at the city gate is ready to fight.
Centurion, take your people to the city gate for reinforcements.
Kill all these damn Slavs.
No one will be spared."
There was a sign on the city wall.
The commander on duty changed his face when he saw the situation at the city gate, and he immediately yelled.
"Yes, General" At this moment, countless Slavic figures appeared from the dense forest on the hillside two to three hundred meters in front of the pass.
They rushed toward the pass with a loud roar and a gleaming weapon.
"Fight, fight, archers release arrows, release arrows," the captain drew his weapon and pointed his finger forward and shouted.
The archers on the city wall were in panic, and some even couldn't hold their bows and arrows steady.
It wasn't until the large group of Slavs rushed a hundred meters in front of the pass that sparse arrows flew out of the city wall.
Seeing that these Slavs were about to rush to the city gate, the captain on the city wall shouted: "Close the city gate quickly, close the city gate quickly!"
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The soldier operating the noose turntable cried with a mournful face: "General, the Slavs used a cart to hold up the jack brake below."
"Come down with me and block the city gate," the captain shouted, and ran down the city wall with some soldiers.
All the Slavs who were driving the sheep had been killed in the battle, but then the reinforcing Slavs rushed to the city gate with weapons in hand.
The frightened sheep rushed into the city.
The Eastern Roman soldiers who had just come down from the city wall were suddenly in chaos.
The Eastern Roman soldiers guarding the city were shocked and frightened.
While they were hurriedly avoiding the chaotic flock of sheep, the Slavs had already rushed into the city gate hole, and the two sides immediately started a fierce battle in the city gate hole.
The fierce Slavs were like bloodthirsty beasts, killing them so hard that the Eastern Roman soldiers retreated step by step.
As they continued to advance inward, the city gate was soon completely occupied by the Slavs, and large swaths of Slavs poured into the city behind them. , and there were many Western Qin soldiers among them.
The fighting began to spread to the city wall and inside the city.
The Slavs rushed into the city regardless.
The soldiers of the Western Qin Army who followed behind took over the battle for the city wall.
The city gate had been breached, and the morale of the Eastern Roman defenders on the city wall dropped sharply. , many people no longer wanted to fight, and fled and evacuated one after another.
The soldiers from the Western Qin Mountains took advantage of the situation to pursue them, and soon occupied all the Guancheng.
The news that Vakarila Pass was successfully captured soon spread to the city of Plovdiv.
Zhao Ziliang smiled when he heard the news, but that was it.
It seemed that he had already known that this would be the result, but he knew that once Saidi When the cardinals learned that this pass was lost, they would definitely send heavy troops to snatch it quickly, because this pass can lead directly to Sedica, and it can be said that there is a smooth plain on the way.
This is the gateway.
Batannicus cannot bear the loss of the gateway and remain indifferent.
Zhao Ziliang immediately ordered three thousand elite infantrymen to ride on horseback and rush to Wakarela Pass.
They must hold the pass before the main army arrived.
After capturing Vakarila Pass, Zhao Ziliang was not dazzled by the victory.
Although he could go directly to Sedika from this pass, he could not do so.
You must know that there are seven or eight people from the area around Plovdiv.
There are several passes leading to Sediqa, and there are more than a dozen passes on these roads. , once Sedika sends troops from one of the passes to go around behind the Western Qin army, it is likely to cut off the Western Qin army's retreat.
If you want to attack Sedika with peace of mind, you must attack every pass on these roads.
Pull it out, and then send troops to guard it, so you don't have to worry about it.
The way to extract these passes is very simple, that is, send troops to go around and attack these passes from the back.
This can catch the Eastern Roman defenders at various passes by surprise.
The Western Qin Army's quick reaction corps finally came into use.
This army consisted of two-thirds of the infantry and one-third of the cavalry, but everyone rode horses, and they were extremely adaptable Mobei Plateau horses.
The soldiers only carried dry food for three days.
After eating the dry food, they ate mare's milk and drank horse blood to maintain their lives and combat effectiveness.
The Western Qin Rapid Response Legion that arrived at the Vakarela Pass was divided into five parts and rushed towards the five surrounding passes.
The day after the legion left, Batanicus sent troops to seize the pass. , a total of 10,000 troops, which is 10,000 of the only 20,000 people in Sedica.
The troops in Batanicus' hands are already stretched.
In the next three days, Vaccarella Pass suffered an unprecedented fierce attack.
However, after the surrounding passes were successively attacked by the Western Qin army, the Eastern Roman army that attacked Vaccarella Pass panicked and headed towards Retreat in the direction of Sedica.
When the news came, the defenders of other passes east of Sedika no longer had the determination to hold on.
Since so many passes had been lost, the Western Qin Army could already reach Sedika unimpeded, and there was no way they could hold on any longer.
It was necessary, so the defenders of these passes retreated quickly after the Western Qin army attacked
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