Four days later, Zhao Ju returned to the camp of Fu Xiong, and I have to say that he was really in a hurry along the way. After all, from Xinfeng County to Puban, where the history of Bingzhou Thorn is located, that is, the area of Yongji City, Shanxi Province in later generations, you have to rush to Hongnong, where Yang Qun is located, and if you go back and forth, I am afraid that it will be as much as six or seven hundred miles.

"The two envoys have agreed to send troops, and then the state assassinated Shi Yinchi, not only sent 5,000 soldiers and horses, but also collected a lot of ships, and sent them to the camp of the king of Qinghe. Yang Yuanjun, when his subordinates returned, five thousand soldiers and horses had already set off, and they would start attacking Tongguan in about two days! Zhao Ju reported while drinking water.

"Very good, everything is ready now, thank you for your hard work, you can go down and have a good rest first!" Hearing the news, Fu Xiong finally showed a hint of relaxation and said to him.

"Yes, the lower official will retire!" Zhao Ju was also really tired, so he left directly after speaking.

"Someone! Give me an order, the army will rest for the night tonight, start tomorrow morning, and attack the Huashan rebels with all their might! Fu Xiong stood up and groaned for a moment, then summoned the herald and gave the order.

Early the next morning, not long after Li Xin woke up, he heard the golden drums shaking outside, and the sound of shouts came overwhelmingly. There was a loud bang in it, and it was immediately clear that it was the enemy who was coming. Without saying a word, he ran out of the tent without waiting for anyone to reciprocate, and looked at the protective wall below.

"The Fu Qin army has launched an attack, you see, there are at least 8,000 men and horses coming up in this first wave, and at least 4,000 people here in the protective wall. And the rest of them are all laid out in the valley of the water, ready to attack from there! Li Erhei also quickly rushed over, looking at the battlefield below, extremely serious.

"I expected it, since this is the case, then let's fight hard! Let Fu Xiong know that our Huashan Army is not those ordinary homeless! Li Xin sneered, not panicking.

Fu Xiong personally went to the front line to supervise the battle, and stood on the west bank of the Lishui River, which at that time had already been paved with several pontoon bridges several meters wide. Huainan Wang Fu Sheng led his soldiers and horses, and a group of generals, launched a fierce attack on the protective wall. Here, the two sides set up a position and fought on a front that lasted for more than 20 miles.

At the same time, Zhou Tong, who was stationed on the south bank of Weishui, had already received reports from several places that a large number of ships had sailed over on the opposite shore. The enemy's army stretched from west to east, across the entire Weishui, and many of the sentry towers were already lit with wolf smoke.

"It seems that the enemy is really attacking on all fronts this time, seeing this wolf smoke everywhere, he is really determined to destroy our Huashan army!" Li Xin and the others, who were standing on the top of the mountain, also quickly saw the black smoke column that was soaring upward, and immediately understood.

"I'll go down and guard the protective wall first, and I'll leave it to you!" Li Erhei stood on the top of the mountain and looked at it for a while, then said.

"Go ahead! Be careful! Li Xin nodded.

The Fu Sheng at the bottom of the mountain is a fierce man, if Li Erhei can't go down, I'm afraid that ordinary people really can't do anything about him!

"Let's do it too! Let these guys down the hill suffer a little! After looking at it for a while, Li Xin said to the herald beside him.

Soon, from the top of the mountain, huge rocks and many arrows fell down the mountain. One of the most powerful things in particular was a large rattan cage woven from old vines in the mountains, more than a meter in diameter, stuffed with hay and firewood. These things are much lighter than stones, and most importantly, when they are pushed down, they are ignited beforehand.

As a result, huge fireballs roared down from the mountain and crushed towards the Qin soldiers outside the protective wall. In such a June day, even if this thing can't burn people all at once, the high temperature is enough to make these Qin soldiers unbearable. The Qin soldiers who were originally frantically rushing towards the protective wall were in chaos for a while.

"Quick, hurry up and rush over with this king, as long as you rush over, these fireballs will not pose a threat to us!" Fu Sheng is brave, but at this moment, he is quite helpless in the face of such a situation, so he has to encourage everyone to follow him and move forward bravely and kill behind the protective wall as soon as possible.

Fu Xiong, who was watching the battle on the west bank of the water, saw this scene at this time, and his face couldn't help but change, but he didn't make any moves. For a veteran like him, there are many more tragic scenes, and it is not enough to withdraw troops because of this.

"The effect is good, tell the brothers, throw some on the edge of this water, and cut off the back road of these Qin soldiers crossing the river first!" Seeing the scene below, Li Xin said to the herald beside him.

Soon, the Huashan army on the mountain took action, and all the fire cages and stones were concentrated under the protective wall and on the shore of the water. In this way, the more than 4,000 soldiers and horses who rushed across the river with Fu Sheng were blocked in the middle, and it was really a situation where they could not advance or retreat at this time. As a last resort, they had to keep concentrating on the shore of Weishui, and at the same time find a way to open these fire cages.

"Send people over to support, find a way to open or extinguish these fire cages, and don't let it cut off our connection with the front army!" Fu Xiong frowned and looked at it for a while, then ordered coldly.

Soon, hundreds of people rushed out from behind him, either with spears to push away the fire cages, or they took water from the water and poured it on top of the fire cages to extinguish them. I have to say that this effect is still very good.

"Move these fire cages to the east, away from the banks of the water! Archers prepare, as soon as these people come to extinguish the fire, release the arrows immediately! Li Xin naturally saw this scene and immediately issued a military order.

Sure enough, as the place where these fire cages rolled down continued to shift eastward, the people who put out the fire also followed. But soon, the dense number of arrows that flew down from the mountain forced these people to flee in confusion, and they never dared to come to extinguish the fire again.

"Prime Minister, those anti-thieves are clearly prepared, if they can't put out the fire, King Huainan is afraid that they won't be able to advance or retreat!" Under such circumstances, Captain Liang Leng, who was standing next to Fu Xiong, couldn't help but say anxiously.

"Damn Huashan anti-thief. Tell Mao Shou that the attack in the river valley is stronger, and these anti-thieves must not be allowed to have extra troops to support the mountain! Fu Xiong was silent for a while, and then ordered hatefully.

He had no choice, because of the condescending reason, Li Xin could attack the Di Qin soldiers below from the top of the mountain, but Fu Xiong and they could not attack the top of the mountain. Even the farthest bow and arrow, even if it were shot, would not have the slightest strength at all. In this case, there is no other way to contain it.

However, the terrain on the other side of the Weishui River Valley was more dangerous and rugged, and if you wanted to attack from there, the losses of the Qin soldiers and horses would be greater. If it weren't for the purpose of containing the forces of the Huashan Army, so as to play a role in supporting Fu Sheng and them, with Fu Xiong's talent, it would be impossible to send people to attack from that side. Unless there is no one on the top of the hill over there to defend it, which is clearly not the case now.

The military order was transmitted, and soon, more than 4,000 people in the valley of the river were all trying their best to climb up to the top of the mountain with shields. The attack of these people was not completely chaotic, but took advantage of the protrusions between the rocks in the ravines to hide and cover their bodies, dodging the rocks and arrows that rolled down from the mountain.

Since there are many trees in this valley, it is not very effective to use a fire cage here. The most important thing is that as soon as a fire cage is used in this place, I am afraid that there will be a big fire, and when the time comes, it will burn all the way, and it may harm himself, so Li Xin is not allowed to use that thing here.

And the soldiers of the Huashan Army who are defending on the top of the mountain, due to the terrain, do not have to worry too much for the time being. But if you let the enemy climb from the bottom to a certain distance, I am afraid that there is danger, especially the presence of bows and arrows, which is a huge threat. But the pressure here is much lighter than the protective wall.

After Li Xinde reported the report, he asked people to first defend the side of the Lishui River Valley, and then increase the attack on the Qin soldiers outside the protective wall. The meal has to be eaten one bite at a time, and he now has limited manpower at hand, so he has to solve the enemies in front of him one by one. The most important thing is, of course, the Fu Sheng on the front of the protective wall, but as they continue to retreat to the shore of Weishui, the mountain will not be able to attack.

In this two- or three-mile-long strip of strips, Fu Sheng and Li Erhei kept fighting, fighting for control of the wall. Seeing this, Li Xin began to shift his attention to the river valley to the west.

"Tell the brothers, don't panic, be careful and calm, wait until the enemy shows up before attacking, let's wait for work, there is no need to exhaust all these things now!" Li Xin rushed to the edge of the mound to inspect it, and when he looked down and didn't seem to see much of the enemy, he knew that it must be hidden. Therefore, I hurriedly asked someone to tell the soldiers who were defending around me.

The ravines below the mountain are criss-crossed, winding and rugged, causing confusion in the sight of those above. But unless the enemy does not move, there will inevitably be a time when he will show his mark, and it will be the right time to deal with it at that time. Also, you can save a lot of effort.

The arrangement of the line was peculiar, because there were no walls, so the soldiers erected their shields along the line, and together they looked like a wall. In this way, it can also play a great defensive effect on the bows and arrows of those Qin soldiers below. It's just that once you want to push the rocks and trees, it's a bit troublesome, and you have to remove the shield first.

But there are pros and cons to everything, and it's basically impossible to have the best of both worlds. On this entire line of defense, the armies of the two sides are fighting together, and there is a sword and sword shadow in front of them, and someone will fall at any time, and someone will be injured at any time. The brutality of war is vividly reflected in this place. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.