Seeing Gongsun Chan retreating, Zhang He breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared with Gongsun Zhan, Zhang He is even more tired. First of all, the difference in the strength of the two sides made Zhang He's pressure enormous; second, Gongsun Chan had a large number of troops, so he only had to attack in turn. However, Zhang He had to use the small number of troops at hand to command them to fill in the gaps, and the high concentration made Zhang He's mental consumption huge. Finally, Huguan is the last barrier of Yecheng, once Huguan is lost, Yecheng will definitely not be able to resist Gongsun Zhan's army.

"Fortunately, there are Jun Yi here, otherwise, it would be difficult for Huguan to hold Gongsun Zhan's attack. ”

Zhang He, Dong Zhao and Feng Ji gathered to discuss tomorrow's countermeasures, and Dong Zhao couldn't help but admire. Fortunately, it is not one of Wen Chou or Yan Liang, otherwise with the temperament of the two, it is estimated that they would have rushed out of Huguan and faced off with Gongsun Zhan.

"Dong has a reputation for joining the army, and he can win this battle thanks to the hard work of the soldiers. ”

Zhang He responded modestly, not at all complacent because he repelled Gongsun Zhan. Zhang He's style naturally made Dong Zhao admire, but Feng Ji felt unhappy.

In today's battle, he Fengji is like a superfluous person, and he has no effect. For Feng Ji, this is something that is difficult for him to accept. At first, following Yuan Shao, every plan must be reused by Yuan Shao, but now, Zhang He and Dong Zhao discussed, but they didn't take him seriously at all.

Feng Ji's eyes rolled and he congratulated: "To be able to repel Gongsun Chan today, General Zhang has made great contributions." When the lord returns, I will explain General Zhang's merits to the lord. ”

Dong Zhao was surprised that Feng Ji would say this, but it was beyond his expectations. However, Feng Ji's next words were to let Dong Zhao know that Feng Ji was still Feng Ji, and it had not changed at all.

"After today's battle, the officers and men of our army are extremely tired. If Gongsun Chan still attacks tomorrow, Huguan is afraid that it will be difficult to defend. Moreover, after today's battle, Dong Senjun and General Zhang also found that the ladder and trebuchet caused great damage to our army. Therefore, I still insist on the previous mention that Gongsun Zhan's siege equipment should be destroyed. ”

Dong Zhao was speechless in his heart, he didn't expect that Feng Ji was a thief, and he wanted to frame Zhang He.

However, Dong Zhao also knew that Feng Ji was right, and the damage caused by the trebuchet to the Huguan was undoubtedly huge. Today, thousands of Huguan defenders were killed in battle, and most of them were stoned to death by trebuchets. If Gongsun Zhan's trebuchet still exists, perhaps the Huguan will be lost tomorrow.

Zhang He pondered for a moment, and said in a condensed voice: "The storage of trebuchets and ladders is a huge threat to our army, and it should be destroyed by surprise." I should choose brave men, and at the third watch tonight, I will go out of the customs and make a surprise attack, and I will destroy the trebuchet. ”

"General Zhang is really brave, and Dong and I joined the army to march for General Zhang. ”

It was the second watch of the night, and Zhang Hehe and the 1,000 soldiers he had selected gathered together.

"Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, we are waiting for Lord Shi to be assassinated, and tonight is the time for us to be loyal. If there is anyone who is afraid of death, let him go, and I will not stop him. ”

Zhang He held a porcelain bowl full of wine in his right hand, swept his sharp gaze over everyone, and asked sharply.

"We are waiting for the grace of Lord Shi, how can anyone be afraid of death!"

"That's right, the general is not afraid of death with such an identity, so why should we be afraid!"

"Victory, victory!"

A thousand soldiers shouted loudly, their eyes red, but not the slightest fear. Perhaps some soldiers know that their families are in the rear, and some do not want to be seen as fearful of death. Therefore, after listening to Zhang He's words, no one quit, but the fighting spirit was raging.

"Okay, I and all the soldiers drink this bowl of wine, and we will succeed tonight. When this battle is won, I will drink with all the soldiers again. ”

After speaking, Zhang Yiyi leaned his neck, and drank a bowl of wine in the blink of an eye.

"Bang! bang!"

After drinking, Zhang He and the soldiers threw the bowl to the ground at the same time, as if they wanted to use such a move to express their inner excitement at the moment.

"General Zhang is leaving, I wish General Zhang a victory!"

Dong Zhao straightened up, and his respectful gaze swept over Zhang He and a thousand soldiers, all of whom were fighting to protect Huguan. Even if they failed and died in battle, Dong Zhao would not look down on them because of this. Because they are there to protect the territory, they fight against enemy forces that are dozens or hundreds of times more numerous than their own, and they are still glorious even if they die!

At the time of the third watch, the door of the pot closed and opened quietly, allowing only one person and one horse to pass guò. The horse's hooves and mouth had long been wrapped in sackcloth to avoid making a sound, and were discovered by Gongsun Zhan's spies. A thousand soldiers quietly came to the outside of the Huguan, when the gate of the Huguan was closed, Zhang He and a thousand soldiers were solemn, they had no retreat in this battle, and if they succeeded, the Huguan could be defended; if they failed, the Huguan was lost. Under Zhang He's wave of his hand, all the soldiers turned over and got on their horses at the same time. When Gongsun Chan retreated yesterday, Zhang He had already written down the direction of the trebuchet and the ladder, and at that time, he already had the idea of a surprise attack. Even if Feng Ji doesn't mention it, he will say it himself.

After all the soldiers were ready, Zhang He waved his hand again to give the attack command.

"Rush!"

Zhang He let out a low roar and rushed out first. Behind him, a thousand soldiers followed closely. Because the horse's hooves were already wrapped in sackcloth, the sound of stepping on the ground was not loud. It wasn't until they were only five hundred paces away from the trebuchet and the ladder that the soldiers on the tower saw Zhang He and a thousand soldiers.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Gongsun Zhan's mournful voice sounded from the guard soldier, but Zhang He didn't care anymore. Now he is only 300 paces away from the target, and it only takes a few breaths to charge. Behind the wooden fence, there are not only built trebuchets and ladders, but also craftsmen who are working day and night in it, as long as these siege ladders, trebuchets and craftsmen are destroyed, then the pot pass can be fully defended.

Two hundred steps, one hundred and fifty steps, one hundred steps,... As long as it takes a breath, Zhang He and a thousand soldiers can get close to their destination, even if Gongsun Zhan's army is now surrounded, it can't stop Zhang He's actions.

Fifty steps, looking at the target in front of him, Zhang Closed's eyes were red.

"Whoa!"

However, at this moment, Zhang He saw that on the ground in front of him, rows of soldiers stood up, raising their guns and pointing at Zhang He and a thousand soldiers.

"Suffered!"

Zhang He secretly sighed in his heart, knowing that he had been tricked. What he could imagine, how could Gongsun Chan not think of it? There were pikemen in front of him, and the cavalry charged over like this, completely delivering food. Moreover, behind the pikemen, there are archers who draw bows and arrows, and it is already impossible to destroy the siege equipment of Gongsun Zhan's army. What should be thought about now is how to retreat, although a thousand people are less, but it is also a great help when defending the city.

"Hahaha, General Zhang, coming to visit tonight, haven't you already decided to surrender to me?"

With the laughter, Gongsun Chan appeared surrounded by hundreds of guards.

"Even if I die, I will not surrender!"

Zhang He roared angrily, then turned his horse's head and shouted, "Retreat!"

The thousand people selected by Zhang He were all elite in the army, and their equestrian skills were not bad, so they listened to Zhang He's order, turned the horse's head at the same time, and ran in the direction of Huguan.

"Shoot the arrows!"

The voice of Gongsun Chan in the rear sounded, and then the arrows fell like raindrops, and some soldiers who could not dodge immediately fell from their horses.

"Run, run, run out of archers' range!"

Zhang He raised his gun to pick up the arrows fired at him, and at the same time did not forget to remind the thousand soldiers loudly. Zhang He was glad in his heart, fortunately Gongsun Zhan did not release arrows when they charged, otherwise, the first round of arrows would have caused half of the soldiers to fall. In fact, the reason why Gongsun Chan did not order the arrow to be released before was because he wanted to capture Zhang He alive. How do you know that Zhang He is so resolute that he would rather die than surrender.

Because the previous charge stopped, he ran again at this time, but he was shot twice by the archers before he ran out of range. In this moment, more than 200 of the 1,000 soldiers have fallen.

However, they were able to get out of range of the archers, and it didn't take them a stick of incense to get under the kettle.

Zhang He's idea was very beautiful, but he forgot that Gongsun Zhan also had the most elite cavalry team in the world [White Horse Yicong]!

"Where righteousness goes, life and death go hand in hand! The sky can be learned, and the white horse is the proof!"

As the loud shouts sounded, the eye-catching white horses approached Zhang He from both sides. The elite cavalry [White Horse Yicong], which Gongsun Chan relied on to become famous, finally appeared at this moment.

[White Horse Yicong] is worthy of being the elite of the cavalry, just the running of thousands of cavalry, it gives people the feeling that tens of thousands of cavalry are in action.

Zhang He bit it and yelled, "Keep going, don't stop!"

Now on the left and right sides are the [White Horse Yicong], and the rear infantry is moving closer here, if they are dragged down, their thousand people will definitely have to explain here. For today's plan, you can only move forward desperately, and you can't be dumplings by the other party.

"The white horse is invincible, and every battle will be won!"

At the same time as the [White Horse Yicong] surrounded, the shouts of the machine sounded in his mouth. And [White Horse Yicong] lived up to the title of elite, and in a blink of an eye, it had already formed an encirclement trend, trapping Zhang He and a thousand soldiers.

The 1,000 soldiers selected by Zhang He are also elite, and they also know that tonight's operation is dead or alive. Even if he was surrounded, he still charged forward without fear, in line with the idea of fighting one enough and fighting two to earn, he rushed to the world-famous [White Horse Yicong] without fear of death.

"Kill!"

The cavalry of [White Horse Yicong] shouted in unison, the spears in their hands stabbed out at the same time, and Zhang He's thousand soldiers were attacked by several guns at the same time, how could they stop it, but a [White Horse Yicong] did not fight out, and they had already fallen.

Zhang He's eyes instantly turned red, [Bai Ma Yicong] is really powerful, and the cooperation is so exquisite.

"General, we will wait for the escort general to escape, and the general must guard the pot pass and guard our family. ”

Hundreds of soldiers gathered around Zhang He, surrounding Zhang He in the middle. Then, they rushed forward with no relentless progress, even if they were facing elite cavalry like [White Horse Yicong].

"General, let's go, ah!"

"General, you must guard the pot pass!"

One by one, the soldiers who stood in the way fell down, their eyes bloodshot and eager to roar at the sky. However, it was precisely because of the protection of these soldiers that Zhang He was not harmed, and at the same time, he also broke through the encirclement of [White Horse Yicong] little by little. Some soldiers fearlessly leaped from their horses to the enemy in order to give their companions room to advance, just to delay a little time for their companions.

In the blink of an eye, there were only a few dozen soldiers guarding Zhang He's side. However, it was precisely because of the sacrifices of the others that Zhang He and the others also rushed to the outermost part of the [White Horse Yicong] encirclement.

More than a dozen soldiers rode their horses and rushed towards the [White Horse Yicong], and the road ahead instantly opened up a little. However, those soldiers who rushed towards the [White Horse Yicong] were instantly pierced by the spear of the [White Horse Yicong] with more than a dozen blood holes.

"Ahh

Zhang He's red eyes suddenly roared, and the spear stabbed out again and again, and more than a dozen people fell from the [White Horse Yicong] who was blocking the front. With Zhang He's attack, a small gap finally appeared in the encirclement of [White Horse Yicong], and the soldiers surrounding Zhang He rushed forward without the slightest hesitation, not letting the other party fill this gap.

Zhang He and the few remaining soldiers did not look back, and ran towards Huguan without hesitation, sacrificing hundreds of soldiers in order to keep Zhang He alive. Although Zhang He was angry in his heart, he would not live up to the expectations of the soldiers. What he can do for these soldiers now is to return to Huguan and continue to command the defenders to hold Huguan, and wait until Yuan Shao and reinforcements from all over the country arrive to repel Gongsun Zhan, so as to avenge these soldiers.

"Ahh

"Ahh

Suddenly, Zhang He heard a scream in his ears and turned his head to look, but he was hit by an arrow and fell off his horse. Looking back, Zhang He's heart was shocked, he didn't expect that many cavalry of [White Horse Yicong] could still shoot arrows on horses, and they were indeed worthy of being elite cavalry. Moreover, Zhang He also found that the target of those cavalry was him, that is to say, the soldier who fell just now died by blocking arrows for him.

"Whoever wins Zhang He's head will have a bounty of 1,000 taels!"

A little further behind, Gongsun Chan also rode his horse to catch up. Originally, Gongsun Chan had planned to capture Zhang He alive. It's just that he didn't expect that Zhang He would resolutely not surrender, and after that, those soldiers would desperately protect Zhang He, coupled with Zhang He's ability to command, Gongsun Zhan saw that there was no hope of surrendering, so he planned to get rid of Zhang He. Otherwise, if there is a storage zài of Zhang He, it will definitely be seriously damaged if you take the pot pass.

"General, you must guard the pot pass!"

The remaining dozen or so soldiers turned their horses' heads with firm expressions and rushed towards the [White Horse Righteous Servant] who was following closely, and their actions were to prevent the [White Horse Righteous Servant] from releasing arrows. And the effect is not bad, those cavalry who can shoot arrows on horses, because of the fierce actions of these soldiers, are somewhat affected.

Moreover, there were two soldiers riding horses behind Zhang He, ready to block Zhang He's arrows at any time.

Running all the way, Zhang He finally rushed to the bottom of the Huguan, Dong Zhao had been waiting at the gate, and when he saw Zhang He and the other three returning, he immediately ordered the door to be opened and Zhang He and the three of them came in.

As for Gongsun Zhan, seeing that Zhang He had escaped, he could only order a retreat with remorse. However, tomorrow he will definitely win the pot pass.