In the territory of Jizhou, there is a perennial misty clouds, mountains and mountains are pervasive, legend has it that there are immortals living in the mountains, if you can meet the immortals, you can live forever.

The people within a hundred miles of the vicinity have heard the legend about this immortal mountain, but no one has ever dared to take a step into the mountain, because for more than ten years, no one can come back from the mountain alive, but the countless fierce beasts on the periphery of the immortal mountain can make people's bones disappear.

So, what is the scene in this mysterious mountain?

Aside from the ethereal clouds, you can see that there are dozens of fresh and elegant wooden houses and bamboo huts on the mountainside, in the flat and soothing valley, a piece of lush crops are growing vigorously, a group of young adults are working easily, between the swing of the iron hoe, the action is like flowing water, as if it contains some kind of supreme martial arts principle, and the people who are sweeping like flying on the mountain road are like star pills jumping, floating like immortals, making people's true identity seem like a dream.

It's an ordinary day, nothing special, and people are living a simple life of self-sufficiency for more than a decade. No one could have imagined that in the next moment, a special event would completely shatter their peaceful lives and even set off terrible waves in their hearts.

A wave of energy beyond human comprehension pierced through the atmosphere and descended directly from outer space to this cloud mountain, forming a divine and solemn will coercion, clearly imprinting its will on the hearts of the one hundred and fifty-seven divine envoy guardians.

After sensing the oracle, everyone fell to their knees with a violent shock, and their faces flashed with unprecedented struggle and hesitation.

In the Cloud Mountain, there were only two people who did not feel the oracle.

Zhang Liang and a black-clothed girl were standing side by side on the mountainside, staring at the spectacular scene of the guardians of the divine envoys kneeling down all over the mountain with a shocked face.

"Third uncle!" The girl in black was stunned and said, "Why did they all suddenly kneel?" ”

Although the girl was covered with a black veil and did not see her true face, her voice was crisp and sweet, like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley.

"I don't know, but I feel it!" Zhang Liang said in a hoarse voice: "It must have something to do with your father's departure!" ”

"Maybe ......" he smiled sadly: "The last time we said goodbye, it was the last time we saw him!" ”

"Is that so?" The girl smiled faintly: "I lost my father, but since then I have been free, should I be sad or happy?" ”

"Don't forget!" Zhang Liang glared and said, "Your father promised to give you freedom, there are conditions!" And you, too, have made a vow! ”

"Third uncle!" The girl suddenly tore through the quiet disguise, hugged Zhang Liang's arm like a bird, and said coquettishly: "If Dad really soars, who else will restrain me in that oath?" You love me the most, of course you won't take it seriously! ”

"Dead girl, people are doing it, the sky is watching, you ......!" Zhang Liang reprimanded angrily.

"Third uncle!" The girl in black suddenly opened a pair of beautiful eyes, and shouted loudly with her hands covering her mouth: "Look, those guardians, they, they ......"

Zhang Liang followed her gaze, his face couldn't help but change drastically, and he almost didn't take a step back.

The guardians who knelt all over the mountain, and at some point, dozens of people quietly got up and walked out of the mountain. There seemed to be a hint of hesitation and a slight hesitation in their figures, but they finally straightened up and walked all the way out of the mountain.

Not far from Zhang Liang and the black-clothed girl, there was also a guardian kneeling on the ground, he slowly raised his head, his face still with a hint of hesitation of the battle between heaven and man, and soon, his expression became firm.

When he looked at Zhang Liang with questioning doubts, he smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly, indicating that he had nothing to say. However, when he saw the people walking out of the mountain from a distance, his expression suddenly changed, and he spat fiercely: "Traitor! ”

Not only him, but all the guardians who were still kneeling on the ground showed great disdain when they looked at the departing crowd, but no one spoke out to dissuade them.

This is a choice given by the gods, and everyone has the right to make a choice. Give up the noble faith in your heart and the responsibility of guarding for many years, and you will have a chance to regain your freedom! However, this heavy renunciation is not something that everyone can face calmly, even in the face of the freedom that has been longed for for many years.

In the end, out of one hundred and fifty-seven Guardians, forty-eight chose to leave.

When the figure of the last person disappeared into the clouds, suddenly, the remaining one hundred and nine guardians raised their heads to the sky and roared, and the roar was full of anger and injustice.

On the top of the city, which was full of swords and fires, Nan Ying was looking at the enemy army slowly retreating in the distance. This is already the thirteenth wave of offensive they have repelled in seven days.

In the battle on the first day of the siege, Nanying relied on the power of oil, burned most of the enemy's equipment, and killed and wounded nearly 10,000 enemy soldiers, but his own side only killed and wounded more than 1,000 people. On the surface, it seems like a brilliant victory.

However, the bitterness behind this victory is only known to Nanying.

Four hundred barrels of oil were consumed, but the enemy still had 20% of their equipment successfully retreated, which was the first defeat.

Without knowing the performance of the clay pot oil bomb in advance, it was used in a hurry, resulting in nearly 100 of its own ballistas being burned in vain, and thousands of people were burned to varying degrees, which was the second failure.

The failure to control the fire caused a sea of fire under the city, so that the 1,500 cavalry, who had already been ready to attack, did not even dare to go out of the city gate, and it was difficult to further expand the results of the battle, which was the third failure.

Although many enemy troops were killed and wounded, the total strength of the enemy army was as high as 80,000, and this number of casualties did not hurt the muscles and bones. On the other hand, Luoyang City has a total of nearly 20,000 rabble, relying on the fortified city to hold on, and there is a 10% casualty rate in a battle, which is simply unbearable for such consumption.

It is conceivable that if there is a decisive battle on the plains, Luoyang is afraid that there will not be enough 80,000 enemy troops to stuff their teeth.

Han Sui's ruthless methods also exceeded Nanying's estimates. On the first day, the siege failed, and anyone was afraid that they would have to wait and see, temptation and other means to plan and then move, but Han Sui seemed to have calculated the result that the fire oil in the city was also exhausted, and on the second day, he continued to wave his army and attack fiercely.

After seven days of continuous bloody battles, the rebels certainly lost their troops and lost a total of 20,000 troops, and the Han army defending the city also suffered heavy casualties, paying at least 7,000 lives, of which less than half of the 5,000 soldiers of the Heavenly Master Dao.

What made Nan Ying's heart twist was that his direct subordinates fought bloodily in the fierce battle to defend the city, and they did not retreat, and several people were already carried off the city covered in blood. Gao Feng suffered three knife wounds and was unable to fight again; Su Fei was hit by an arrow in the abdomen and almost died; Cao Xing's arm was swollen like a bucket due to the continuous drawing of the bow, and he lost his combat power; On the fourth day, even Gao Shun was stabbed in the shoulder by an enemy general and withdrew from the battle group due to excessive blood loss.

As for Zhang Mancheng, Bo Cai, Pei Yuanshao and other generals, they were all injured several times, and among the generals under Zhang Mancheng, there were two generals Zhao Hong and Han Zhong who died in battle.

Although the battle was tragic, there were many impassioned heroic feats, which made the soldiers enthusiastic and high-spirited.

The most shocking deeds happened to Guan Hai, the section of the city he defended was broken through by an enemy siege tower head-on, nearly 100 enemy soldiers rushed directly to the city along the suspension bridge hooked in the battlements, after all the soldiers around him were killed, Guan Hai slashed and slashed frantically, until the last enemy was forced to fall under the city, and then he fell down with all his strength. In this battle, he killed fifty enemies with only one person, and his bravery caused a sensation in the entire defense line.

Thanks to the generals who took the lead and spilled their blood on the spot, they barely managed to condense the declining morale and block the enemy's attacks wave after wave.

"General!" Several footsteps sounded in the back at the same time.

Nan Ying turned his head and smiled at the solemn generals: "How is it?" Can they all hold up? ”

Only a few generals such as Dian Wei, Gan Ning, Li Jin and Xu Huang came up, and the rest of the generals either withdrew with serious injuries or had other heavy responsibilities.

"Hou Cheng and Jiang Huan are here to fight again!" Li Jin smiled bitterly: "Two people will kneel under the city now and petition on behalf of fifteen hundred cavalry!" ”

"Confused! Let them get out of now! The corners of Nan Ying's mouth twitched, and he finally shouted ruthlessly: "Go and tell them that good steel is used on the blade, and if you dare to disobey the order, you will be killed!" ”

The 500 Eagle Nest cavalry and the 1,000 Northern Army cavalry were the mobile troops that the Southern Eagle never entered the battle, and this force was to ensure that once the city was broken, it could escort the Son of Heaven and his important ministers from the Eastern Front to the last force. Only this battle-hardened elite can compete with the pursuing cavalry of the rebels.

Ordering a hundred cavalry to abandon the war horse under their crotch and go to the city to fight....... Nanying did not want to let them die in vain, let alone turn over this last hole card.

"Eagle Yang Zhonglang General!" Cao Cao walked over with a pale face, his face was full of fatigue after the battle, he lowered his head, and said in a whisper that he didn't dare to look at Nanying: "General, the 1,400 men and horses under the last general have been lost, and now there are only 200 people who can still fight, can you ......?"

"Do you want reinforcements?" Nan Ying sighed softly and said, "There are still five hundred personal soldiers under the general, you can take half of them away!" ”

"What?" Dian Weihu roared: "How important is the safety of the general? How can you divide the army and take care of it? ”

Cao Cao's lips twitched, and he suddenly turned around and left, shouting in his mouth: "Don't worry, general, you must defend to the death!" ”

Nanying was about to open his mouth to stop, when suddenly his ears shrugged and turned around like a whirlwind.

Cao Cao also slammed his feet and turned around in disbelief.

On the passage on the side of the tower, the sound of footsteps was thundering, and it was obvious that a large number of people were driving up to the city.

Nan Ying said angrily: "Did Jiang Huan and Hou Cheng disobey the order? Come on, tie me up, and then bomb all their soldiers down! ”

"Hahaha! Brother Han Yang misunderstood! A heroic laugh rang out: "These people are all temporarily recruited by this official!" ”

A white-faced and short-bearded official strode up to the city and shouted from afar: "If you are allowed to fight to the death for the country, you will not be allowed to shed your blood?" ”

As his figure appeared, a group of soldiers dressed in stubborn and stubborn clothes poured up to the city, forming a neat formation.

"You, you are!" Nan Ying saw that the person was very familiar, but he couldn't think of it for a while, and said in amazement: "These soldiers and horses are ......."

"Brother Highway!" But it was Cao Cao beside him who shouted, "How did you come here? ”

Nanying Meng Province, this person was Yuan Shu, who had a relationship outside the Malen Mansion in the past, and couldn't help but shout with great joy: "It turned out to be Yuan Shangshu!" ”

"Brother Han Yang!" Yuan Shuzhuang said fiercely: "General Wen is defending Luoyang, although he is a civil official, he also has a lot of blood, and he is willing to fight to the death with the general!" ”

He stretched out his hand and pointed to the nearly 1,000 people behind him, and said with a smile: "I took advantage of my position to check the household registration in Luoyang, and gathered all the strong men who had served in the army here, please give the general an order!" ”

"The highway is really noble, and the last general, on behalf of the Son of Heaven and the people of the city, will thank the highway!" Nan Ying sighed in his heart, knowing that no matter how hostile he was with Yuan Shu in the future, today he inherited a great favor from him.

"Compared to Han Yang, what is the magic worth?" Yuan Shu stepped forward and held Nan Ying's hands, and said sincerely: "Being able to fight side by side with Han Yang today is enough to make the name of the art move the world." Speaking of which, thank you Brother Hanyang! ”

Nan Ying looked at his eyes that seemed to be full of pride and ambition, and couldn't help but shiver. Perhaps, this is the real reason why Yuan Shu stepped forward! Maybe this person has already secretly prepared the men and horses, but when he was waiting for the defenders to be difficult to maintain, he stepped forward to turn the tide! If that's the case, this Yuan Shu's scheming is too terrifying!

After this incident, no matter whether the battle of Luoyang was won or not, as long as someone can spread Yuan Shu's righteous deeds today, it can indeed make him a model for loyal ministers and heroes in the world, and from then on, the name of loyalty and courage will be spread all over the world.

"Hanyang! Hanyang? Yuan Shu said eagerly: "How to deploy these horses, please instruct!" ”

"Ahh The road is really rainy and dewy in time! Nan Ying collected his feelings and smiled reluctantly: "When Meng De's troops are greatly damaged and difficult to support, I will ask the Highway Brother to assist him in defending!" ”

Yuan Shu obviously showed a hint of surprise, obviously he didn't expect Nanying to give up the command of such a new force without reservation, and he immediately smiled and said, "The lower official obeys the order!" It is also a blessing to be able to fight hand in hand with Cao Mengde! ”

A hint of blush appeared on Cao Cao's pale face, he looked at Nan Ying, his lips moved slightly, and finally he did not rush out the words of gratitude to Dai De, but turned into a deep bow.

He finally understood that Nanying's promise to help him that day was not a false intention, but an unadulterated heartfelt word. Thinking about it, his body trembled uncontrollably, because he knew that as long as he could keep Luoyang alive, not only would the rebellious felony of the day be washed away, but he would also rise from now on and show his ambitions.

Nan Ying watched Cao Cao walk away briskly, with a strange smile on his lips. Cao Cao, Cao Cao, no matter what achievements you make in the future, just this pile and piece that happened in Luoyang today is enough to make you always lower yourself in the future!

"Woo, woo----" The miserable horn sounded.

Nanying's face changed, and he poked his head out of the city, and sure enough, he saw that the enemy army had formed an attack formation again, slowly pressing towards Luoyang.

The rebels are crazy! It's only been less than an hour, why did you rush up again? Are they really determined to take Luoyang desperately?

"All-arms war!" He didn't have time to think about it, he drew his sword out of its sheath and shouted, "Sons! No matter how many times they attack, our army will definitely be able to drive them out of the city! ”

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