Hu Jianzheng's eyes were split, not to mention that the winch crossbow was destroyed, he could not resist Hu Qi's siege, even if he was held accountable afterwards, he would have to bear a lot of guilt. Seeing that Mergi was heading towards the third winch crossbow, Hu Jianzheng shouted and threw the iron gun in his hand towards Mergi's heart.

Mergie heard the wind howling behind him, and hurriedly flashed to the side, the iron spear brushing past his arm. There was a gun on the ground, Hu Jian was kicking hard, the gun was shooting towards Mergi, Merge had to use a knife to pull the gun away, and at this time Hu Jianzheng had already chased behind him.

On the other side, several people who had climbed the city behind Merge had been stabbed to death by Zheng Bing on the city, and the ladder was pushed down the city. Seeing that he was helpless, countless Zheng soldiers rushed to him, knowing that he couldn't please him, he simply jumped down from the city, and the scimitar in his hand slashed the city wall, pulling out countless sparks, delaying the speed of falling.

There was only one winch crossbow left at the head of the city, and the threat to the siege vehicles under the city was greatly reduced, the city gate had been smashed open, and the morale of the servant army was greatly boosted, and the impact became more and more violent. And the other two siege engines also began to arrive under the city walls, and under the cover of the archers, they rammed hard into the walls. From under the shelter of the siege engine, a number of servants emerged, holding pickaxes and hoes to widen the holes.

One hundred and fifty paces away, Mergi had already returned to the side of Ashzhimo's horse, and proudly said, "Of the three winch crossbows at the head of the city, my nephew has destroyed two of them. ”

"Okay, Mergi, when the city gate is broken, you will bring people into the city first, and everything you grab will be yours, and Uncle will let you pick ten beauties of Zheng Guo first." Ashjima happily tapped Mergie's shoulder with his horsewhip.

Let Lu Guangzong command at the head of the city, Hu Jianzheng has already gone down to the city gate, first let the two winch crossbows at the city gate push up to the city, and then command the people to pile up the pre-prepared stones and timber at the city gate, blocking the city gate, delaying for a while.

After nearly two hours of fierce attack, Huangsha Pass has become precarious, the stone pile at the city gate has collapsed out of the hole more than three feet high, Hu soldiers began to climb into the hole, the archers sealed the hole with arrows, and the Hu cavalry outside the city closed their eyes and shot.

The two holes in the city wall are also about to be opened, standing on this side of the city wall, you can hear the sound of the excavation, Hu Jianzheng knows that the last time is coming, and the city is broken when people die.

The ladders for the siege were destroyed, and the horsemen took turns shooting arrows along the city walls, interfering with the defense of the city. Ah Hu was hit by an arrow in his right shoulder, still gritting his teeth and shooting back.

The stone pile at the city gate collapsed again, Hu Jianzheng and Lu Guangzong both got on their horses, behind them were three hundred cavalry, and then there were neatly arranged shields, spears, and short knives.

When the stone pile collapsed to a height of only two feet, and they could see each other through the stone pile, Hu Jianzheng waved his hand and took the lead in stepping through the stone pile and rushing out of the Huangsha Pass. The spears were picked up in a row, and the Hu soldiers scattered and fled, and the cavalry long knives behind him were swung out, and the heads rolled down.

The city gate was opened, and the Hun Zhi Lawyers rushed out first, leading their troops to Huangsha Pass. Merge was so anxious that he shouted: "Uncle, let's go quickly, no matter how late it is, the Hun branch will rob all the things." ”

"Don't worry," Ashzhimo said, "Wait a little longer." ”

"What are you waiting for?" Merge was so anxious that she jumped straight to her legs.

Hun Zhilu was only seventy steps away from the city gate, and he was about to collide with Hu Jianzheng's team. The three winch crossbows at the head of the city were mighty, and nine giant crossbows pierced into the Hu cavalry, and immediately the horses neighed and the people became chaotic.

The Hun branch was suddenly hit hard. Hu Jianzheng's men and horses blew like a whirlwind, cutting into the horse team of the Hun branch like a sharp blade, and the Hun branch immediately turned over on his back and was washed in half.

At the time of life and death, Zheng Bing violently unleashed infinite bravery, stabbed with guns and swords, beckoned to the horses of the Hun Branch, and tore the gap in the Hun Branch bigger and bigger. The horse team led by Hu Jianzheng had already killed the Hun branch, and the head was going to the tail of the Hun branch.

"Uncle, do it quickly, or the Hun branch will be over." Mergie was in a hurry.

Ah Shi Zhimo said lightly: "What's the hurry, if the Hun branch lawyer only had this ability, his Hun branch would have been swallowed by the Wu Shi department." ”

As he spoke, the Hun Zhi Lawyer had already taken more than 200 horsemen around him and hedged towards Hu Jianzheng. Compared with equestrianism, Zheng Ren is far inferior to Mo Ren, and one staggered, Zheng Bing left nearly 100 corpses.

Hu Jian was estimating that the giant crossbow at the head of the city should be rewound, shouted "withdraw to the city gate", and entered the city again with the rest of his troops.

After comprehending the power of the winch crossbow, Hun Zhilu Ke came to Ah Shi Zhimo's side with a blue face, and said in a deep voice: "Huangsha Pass is at hand, why don't your people move?" ”

A Shi Zhimo smiled dryly: "I saw that you rushed to the front, too lazy to compete with you, but you blamed me." Okay, I'll bring someone with me now. Merge. ”

Merge leaped out, glanced contemptuously at the Hun Zhi Lawyer, and galloped towards the gate of Huangsha Pass with about four hundred people. With a wave of his hand, the entire Ashi Department slowly rode his horse, accumulating strength and waiting for the charge.

There were more than 5,000 people in the south of the Ashi and Hun branches, except for the 3,000 servants, and there were only more than 2,000 people who really controlled the strings, and they fought with the defenders of Huangsha Pass, with more than 400 dead and wounded, and only more than 1,500 people left.

Even if these 1,500 people are not what Zheng Bing of Huangsha Pass can resist, Hu Jianzheng and Lu Guangzong glanced at each other, and saw gloom in each other's eyes, no matter whether they win or lose this battle, as the guard of Huangsha Pass, they will die for the country, otherwise they will affect their families.

Only five hundred archers remained on the city walls, and the rest were concentrated at the city gates, and bloody battles were not to be avoided. Hu Jianzheng glanced at the sun that was obscured by the smoke of gunpowder, and it was almost noon, and after half an hour, maybe reinforcements would come.

Hu Qi was getting closer and closer, Hu Jian was slowly raising his hand, and the winch crossbow was ready for the final blow. The sound of horses' hooves sounded behind him, and when he saw the Zheng Ziqi flying high, cheers rang out, and the reinforcements came more than half an hour earlier than expected.

Merge saw the dust and smoke billowing in the gate through the city gate, and knew that Zheng Jun's reinforcements had arrived, so at this moment, he forcibly broke into the end of making dumpling filling, and without waiting for the winch crossbow to be launched, he turned the horse's head and went straight back to the rear.

Ah Shi Zhi Mo and Hun Zhi Lu Ke also saw the billowing smoke, the two looked at each other, their faces were gray, this time they were injured but did not achieve their wishes, for Hun Zhi and Ah Shi tribe to face not many choices. Gathering the men and horses, the two tribes slowly withdrew five miles away.

The Issei who came to the aid were all cavalry, and there were 2,000 men. Hu Jianzheng was grateful in his heart, the cavalry of the Anbei Protectorate was only 10,000, and the marshal actually sent 2,000 light cavalry to rescue him. The general who led the team, Ming Guangkai, was covered with dust, and seeing that the other light horsemen were also covered in dust, he wanted to come all the way in a hurry.

Hu Jianzheng didn't know the general who led the team, and he was only in his early thirties, and a blue satin flag was set up next to him, and an eagle with wings spread on the flag. Hu Jianzheng was a little depressed, according to the law of the Great Zheng Army, the guerrilla generals under the five grades were qualified to tree the flag, and embroidered the surname in the middle of the flag, this kind of embroidered eagle style has never been seen.

Holding his fists, Hu Jianzheng said gratefully: "The last general will see the general, thank you for the general's rescue." ”

The general jumped off his horse, and immediately two guards swept his armor with whisks, and in a moment the light became bright. Lu Guangzong's eyes flashed with contempt, he was so behaving on the battlefield, and he didn't know where he came from.

Another person loudly reported the origin of the general, "Liao Jianhui, the general of Zuo Wuwei Dingyuan, all the troops will visit." ”

Zuo Wuwei is one of the sixteen guards, no wonder the banner is embroidered with an eagle, Hu Jianzheng remembers who said that Wuwei is an eagle. Before he had time to think about it, Hu Jianzheng led the troops to point to the ground on one knee and shouted in unison: "Meet General Liao." ”

"Free". General Liao walked along the horse road to the head of the city, and Hu Jian hurriedly got up and chased after him.

I heard that after the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, a group of middle- and lower-level generals were selected from the Sixteen Guards to serve in front of the army, and this general, who was full of style, was obviously one of them. Most of these people are meritorious service, born in generals, and have a lot of relatives and friends in the army, even the boss is afraid of them, Hu Jianzheng is secretly careful.

The endless Gobi outside the Huangsha Pass, there is nothing to block the view, and you can clearly see that Hu Qi is cleaning up his tent five miles away, and it seems that he is preparing to retreat. Hu Jianzheng's heart was relieved, and this catastrophe was finally over.

"Tell General Ben about the enemy." Liao Jianhui raised his head slightly, and the red tassels on the silver helmet fluttered in the wind, very energetic.

After fighting for so long, Hu Jianzheng was of course clear about the enemy's situation, and immediately said: "The attack is two small tribes in the Northern Desert, the Ashi Department and the Hun Branch, and there are about 5,000 enemies, including about 3,000 servant troops and 2,000 people who control the strings. I, the soldiers of Huangsha Pass, fought to the death, and it is expected to kill 800 servant troops and 500 men who control the strings. ”

Liao Jianhui's eyes lit up, so the Hu cavalry on the opposite side could really fight no more than 1,500 people. Seeking wealth and danger, Liao Jianhui said loudly: "Pass the order, take a little rest, and when Hu Cai retreats north, take advantage of the situation to attack." ”

Liao Jianhui was confident in saying this, and the 2,000 light cavalry he brought were the elite of the Anbei Protectorate. Yesterday, when Shen Shi, the Protectorate convened the generals to discuss the rescue of Huangsha Pass, everyone knew that the Son of Heaven valued military merits, and the reward for military merits was very generous, so the generals asked for war.

It is not for nothing that Liao Jianhui can be favored by the metropolitan governor Miao Ningzhong from among the many generals who seek to fight, first of all, Liao Jianhui has outstanding martial arts, and the spear in his hand is the origin of family learning; secondly, he was born in Zuo Wuwei and can be regarded as a confidant of the Son of Heaven; Third, Liao Jianhui's grandfather and Miao Dudu's father were friends of life and death. Of course, Miao Dudu would not let the children of Shijiao deliver food, so he ordered 2,000 light cavalry to go first, and then sent 3,000 infantry to reinforce him.

It has been five years since he left Zuo Wuwei, Liao Jianhui calmed down from the ideal feelings of the hot-blooded frontier, and began to miss the mellow beauty in the capital, and the drunken dream of death that he once despised became a beautiful yearning, but he knew that when he asked to leave Zuo Wuwei, if he did not have any reason to return to Beijing, he would be ridiculed by his colleagues and despised by the Son of Heaven, so Liao Jianhui has always been looking for opportunities to make meritorious contributions. And now, that opportunity has finally arrived.