Nothing was said all night.

The next day, Zhang Fei got up early. He led a hundred men under his command, as well as dozens of soldiers who had previously been stationed here, to clear the snow at the head of the city and repair the wooden ladder to the city. He also carried the equipment in the arsenal to the head of the city.

The white stone barrier was later called the Octagonal City. It is a very rare "ten" shaped barrier city. The east and west parallel barriers, and the north and south parallel barriers, are crossed. Therefore, the whole barrier city is a "wide-sided hollow cross" fortress, similar to the "cross" shape. And then he built a strong mound at each corner of the broad-sided cross. The arrow tower on the pier is opened, and the adjacent arrow tower forms a cross fire, which can fully cover the enemy army under the city, and there is no dead end.

The wide-sided hollow cross fort, Zhang Fei is also the first time to see. However, it is easy to understand its defensive advantages. In fact, the reason why it was built in such a way was based on local conditions. If a circular barrier is built, it is not impossible. To build a square, you only need to set up more horse faces and arrow towers, and you can also do it.

However, the raised platform area is limited. In order to maximize its advantages, taking into account both garrison and defense, the barrier city was ingeniously built into a hollow cross.

In a word: the inner city is square, and each stretches out a "long arm" to the four directions for the outer Guo. It is the approximate shape of the white stone barrier.

This obstacle can control the Ganga grassland in the west and pass through the Caohan in the north. Crossing the Dariga Mountain Pass in the northwest, you can pass through the depths of Xiqiang. It is a key military rush. The former Han Dynasty built a city here, and it was quite strategic to think of it. Nowadays, the burning Dangqiang entrenched in the West Sea goes south to the West Tilting Mountain and contacts Zhong Cunqiang. This is the way to go, and it's a shortcut.

As Zhang Fei expected. The Qiang cavalry that occupied this place before was the vanguard force. In order to receive the rear army.

It's just that the rear army arrived quickly, which Zhang Fei didn't expect.

At 11:10 a.m., a large group of men and horses appeared in the western snowfield.

Zhang Fei climbed the tower and took a clairvoyant mirror to look at.

I saw that the strikers were mostly Qiang warriors covered in bear skins. There are also women in fox furs and gorgeously dressed in the back team. Zhang Fei then handed the clairvoyant mirror to the Dongqiang team beside him: "Why did this team come?" ”

The team led the mirror in hand and learned from Zhang Fei to look into the distance. He looked closer, and leaned back sharply. If he hadn't been stopped by Zhang Fei, he would have fallen to the ground.

"Don't be surprised. The name of this object is 'clairvoyant mirror', and you can see the scenery for miles from afar. Zhang Fei said with a smile.

"I don't know if there is such a strange thing in the world." The team rate tried to watch it a few more times, and there was nothing unusual, so I was at ease.

"Let's look at the Qiang people." Zhang Fei said.

"No." The team leader was looking at it, and when he heard the sound, he hurriedly turned to the Qiang team.

After a while, the team leader said: "Xu is a team to send relatives. ”

"Sending relatives?" After pondering for a moment, Zhang Fei woke up: "It's not good, I want to marry Zhong Cun." ”

"What the captain means, is this a marriage between the two marshals?" The team rate asked.

"Yes, yes." Zhang Fei turned to joy and said: "This is a God-given opportunity, and we must not let it go!" ”

"What does the captain want?" The team rate asked again.

"Rob your relatives!" Zhang Fei laughed loudly.

"Captain and slow!" The team leader hurriedly stopped: "The Qiang team is no less than 10,000 horsemen. I can't wait for a hundred, how to plunder. ”

Zhang Fei has already made up his mind: "If you let it go, you will send your relatives and horses to meet three thousand reinforcements head-on." If we are not prepared, our army will be damaged. And Xiqiang secretly colluded with him, which was not what the eldest brother wanted. ”

"How?" The team has woken up.

"Haha!" Zhang Fei shook his fist heavily: "Capture the thief and capture the king." ”

Summoning his brave subordinates, Zhang Fei said concisely: "Send two people out of the city to contact reinforcements." Give my handwritten letter to the leader of the army. ”

"Whoa!" The team led the way, and they were commanded.

Zhang Fei then looked at the eighteen horsemen under his command: "When the enemy army arrives, follow me out of the city to rob people." ”

"Whoa!" They are all one in a thousand warriors. The sword mountain and the sea of fire, life and death are not avoided. Fearless.

"The rest of the people are guarding the city barriers. Thought to answer. Zhang Fei said again.

"Whoa!"

"Find all the clothes of the Qiang people before and wrap them around your body. to confuse the hostile mind. ”

"Whoa!"

"But there are people who know the Xiqiang language." Zhang Fei asked.

"We are all from Dongqiang, so we naturally know it." Someone under his command replied.

"That's very good." Zhang Fei finally said: "Wait for the Qiang people to get close, and talk to me." ”

"Whoa!"

The Qiang people came from the northwest. The second horseman went out from the east gate and went along the river valley to find reinforcements.

The soldier took the Qiang people's fur outfits, and Zhang Fei and the others wrapped themselves indiscriminately. Not to mention, from a distance, it is indeed the same as the Qiang people.

A few moments later. The Qiang people sent their relatives to the army, braved the wind and snow, crossed the snowfield, and arrived at the city. Stop a stone's throw away.

The leaders pointed at the white stone barrier. After a while, a single horse rushed up and stopped in front of the trench. Raising the whip and saying a Qiang language.

The Dongqiang knights under his command were briefly translated by Zhang Fei: "Let me open the city gate as soon as possible." ”

"Ask him who he is." Zhang Fei said in a low voice.

The Dongqiang knight asked in Qiang.

There is no doubt that there is him. Then he spoke out loud again.

"It is said that it is to send off the relatives and go to the West Tilt Mountain."

"Sure enough." Zhang Fei was overjoyed: "Tell him that the stakes are very high, and there is no basis for what he says, and he must see it with his own eyes." ”

Dongqiang knight translated truthfully.

The people who came were angry, raising their whips and shouting and scolding. This sentence does not need to be translated.

Zhang Fei got down from the city and turned over on his horse. "Open the door."

With a low shout, the soldier gritted his teeth and lowered the drawbridge.

Without waiting for the man to enter the city, Zhang Fei had already led eighteen horsemen and rushed out first.

Rub shoulders on the suspension bridge. Seeing that the man was still scolding, he was not inferior in his mouth. Zhang Fei shrugged his shoulders and hit his dismount.

With a scream, he fell into the moat.

"Hahaha......" There was laughter in the city and under the city.

It was the Qiang people who lined up under the city, and some people laughed.

It is right to be cautious. Lead eighteen horsemen out of the city to check, make sure that it is correct, and it is not too late to enter the city again.

Zhang Fei and others wore Qiang riding clothes, but they only rode a dozen times. Therefore, no one doubted it.

An arrow away, in an instant.

When Zhang Fei and others arrived, the speed did not decrease but increased. The leaders gathered their smiles. Chong Zhang Fei said another Qiang language. It must be a slowdown or something.

How could Zhang Fei listen. Lightly clamping the horse's belly, the war horse suddenly accelerated.

The situation suddenly changed, and the leader of the Qiang Cavalry hurriedly drew his knife. But the cold light flashed. Died with a broken neck.

Zhang Fei took the lead and entered the rebellious army.

Eighteen horsemen followed closely behind.

The Qiang team, having trekked all the way, was already exhausted. They are defenseless, scattered, and not in a queue. was attacked by Zhang Fei, and was immediately confused.

The goal is clear. In the middle of the team, a group of Qiang nobles wearing mink furs.

Eight snake spears in his hands, tigers and tigers. It's like a man-eating iron python. If you touch it, you will die, and if you kiss it, you will die. Seeing the Qiang riders who were guarding the surroundings, they screamed and fell off their horses one after another. The Qiang noblewoman turned her horse and wanted to escape. But I heard a thunderclap behind me: "Where to go!" ”

The horse under the crotch was frightened and struggled to raise its hooves. Throw the noble lady to the ground.

Thankfully, the snow is deep. No serious injuries. However, he was caught off guard, but he also fell dizzy, and his eyes were full of stars. The belt tightened, like a cloud, and returned to the horse's back.

Crouch in front of the knight.

During the struggle, I suddenly heard a crisp sound: "Bang!" ”

The hip mound was burning with pain.

"Don't move!" The Qiang rider who was bleeding in his eyes and screamed and killed stabbed to death with a spear, Zhang Fei shouted: "Go!" ”

The eighteen horsemen under his command also picked up a noble girl and went with Zhang Fei.

The noble girl was swept on a horse, and Qiang rode a rat bogey. Don't dare to send dark arrows indiscriminately. Only close combat. Eight snake spears. The implication is that from the cooked copper spear to the serpentine spear tip, it is one zhang eight (4.15 meters) long. was danced into a gun curtain by Zhang Fei's little fat, and the water couldn't be splashed. Qiang riding is sacrificing his life to rush, how can he get close.

spurted blood all the way and fell off the horse, and was broken out by Zhang Fei. Kill back into the city.

followed the Qiang cavalry, and was killed by the arrows at the head of the city.

Seeing the noble lady being robbed, the drawbridge was raised.