The snow melts, and hibernating animals crawl out of their nests to join the chorus of animals associated with spring.

The cannon roared, the smoke of gunpowder billowed out, and the war horses neighed, shouting to kill the heavens.

In the spring of this year, Zhai Longbiao, the king of the west of the Great Chu State, and Zhang Baiqian, the general of Xuanwu, commanded the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou, and the troops went out of Yumen Pass to launch a strong attack on Feihong Pass of Daqi.

In the spring of this year, in the grassy grassland, the steppe coalition under the command of the Great Khan of Bars and the Tuni tribe launched a life-and-death battle.

The most important battle in the spring of this year, and the longest-lasting, is naturally a life-and-death duel between the New Army of the Great Qi Protectorate and the Alliance of the Great Chu and Ma Jiajun, which will ultimately determine who can become the future lord of the world.

The majestic Feihong Pass is like a rainbow falling from the sky. It is a solid fortress for Daqi to deal with the nomads outside the Guan. is like an old man with an old body and a very strong body, although he has been baptized by war, he still looks calmly ahead, standing majestically.

Over the years, the large and small steppe tribes have carried out more than 100 attacks on this famous pass, and the galloping horses' hooves have always been forced to stop in front of the pass, and there has not been a record of successful crossing. As a result, Feihong Pass has become an eternal pain in the hearts of the grassland tribes.

This comes by relying on the unique geographical conditions of Feihong Pass, and the heavy city wall has been strengthened and heightened several times. The main reason is that the Great Qi Imperial Court attaches great importance to this Great Qi gateway and the choke point, and the garrison is mostly the elite division of the Great Qi Dynasty, whose soldiers are brave and good at fighting, with tenacious personalities and full of tenacity.

Now the guard of Feihong Pass is Han Shizhong, a northwestern man with thin cheeks and cold eyes. He was once the lieutenant general of the hussar battalion Ma Yu, and he acted calmly and capably.

Receiving the report that the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou Dachu had left Yumen Pass and killed Feihong Pass, he waved his hand expressionlessly and ordered the drums to gather the generals.

Sitting behind the handsome case, there was a rumbling drum in my ears. Han Shizhong looked up at the window, and his heart rose and fell with the agitated drum. On that day, I bid farewell to General Ma Yu, who had followed him for many years, and I only hoped that he would return triumphantly, and the farewell of clinker turned out to be a permanent secret. Since then, Han Shizhong has repeatedly gone to the imperial court and asked for more troops to Feihong Pass, so that he can attack Yumen Pass again and avenge the hussar battalion brothers who died in Qingzhou Mansion, and secondly, he can take the opportunity to break through the hinterland of the grassland, cleanse the grassland tribes that are fighting separately, and prevent trouble.

However, the imperial court did not want to forge ahead, and turned a blind eye to his performance, and only focused on the new army that destroyed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Later, the military department was really annoyed by him, and finally sent some miscellaneous troops to Feihong Pass to send him away.

General Han Shizhong said bitterly in his heart that these miscellaneous armies had hardly been on the battlefield before, and their military discipline was sloppy and their combat effectiveness was low. When he first arrived at Feihong Pass, he had several conflicts with the hussar battalion left behind. Han Shizhong had to put a lot of energy into reorganizing the team, striving to make the new arrivals merge with his original men and horses, and improve their overall combat effectiveness.

But in this way, let alone pulling out a team to attack Yumen Pass and avenge General Ma Yu, he didn't even dare to rush forward to sweep the grassland tribes. The fighter plane was fleeting, and when the heaven-given opportunity of civil strife in Qingzhou Mansion appeared, Han Shizhong was immersed in training the reorganized team after the breakup, thus missing the perfect opportunity to avenge Ma Yu and other hussar battalion soldiers.

Now he felt that the team's training was almost good, but the red turban bandit had already eased up, and he actually took the initiative to kill him.

General Han Shizhong stopped his chaotic thoughts and slowly raised his head. only to find that the subordinate generals gathered in the tent were arguing fiercely. It turned out that a group of people advocated sticking to Feihong Pass, waiting for the red turban bandits to come to the door and then facing the attack; The other group thought that instead of sitting and waiting to be killed, it was better to take the initiative and set up an ambush between Yumen Pass and Feihong Pass to catch them off guard.

Han Shizhong stood up and raised his hand to stop the noise of the generals, and said, "Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, we will discuss the specific tactics slowly." According to the informant, the red turban bandits entrenched in Qingzhou Mansion almost poured out of the nest this time, and they are determined to win! Maybe this is an opportunity to avenge General Ma Yu and be ashamed of the hussar battalion! I just want to ask all the generals to keep one sentence in mind, and I also bother you to tell your subordinates word for word: We and the red turban bandits do not share the sky, we are locked up in people, and people are broken! ”。

After the red turban infantry soldiers with bright armor and dazzling swords and guns left the Yumen Pass, they had been moving forward for two days, and they still did not see the shadow of the Feihong Pass Pass.

Under the banner of the Chinese army, the Xuanwu general Zhang Baiqian and the king of Guanxi, Zhai Longbiao, marched side by side.

Zhang Baiqian turned his head to look at Zhai Longbiao's slightly red cheeks, and couldn't help laughing: "Why is the prince so excited? Looks like I had a good drink last night. ”

Zhai Longbiao's eyes were blazing, and he laughed and said, "Brother Bai Qian's words are wrong! Since the last bloody battle in the hussar camp, Lao Zhai and I have never had a chance to go into battle to kill the enemy, and I have long been suffocated! This time, our army attacked Feihong Pass, and it seems that we can start killing and killing all directions, isn't it a great joy in life? ”。

Zhang Baiqian, who was on the horse, nodded and smiled: "No wonder the prince's excitement is beyond words!" Does the prince think that the defenders of Feihong Pass will not be able to retreat or will they set up an ambush on our army halfway? ”。

Zhai Longbiao was slightly stunned, thought for a moment and said: "The defenders should have been frightened a long time ago, and it is very likely that they will not be able to shrink back. ”

Zhang Baiqian smiled and said: "The last general might as well make a bet with the prince, the last general thinks that they will attack my army in the middle of the way." Bet on a jar of good wine! ”。

When Zhai Longbiao heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, and replied even more excitedly: "Okay! A gentleman is hard to chase after a horse. ”

Before the words could be spoken, the team suddenly stopped. Zhang Baiqian frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”。

In a moment, a war horse galloped from the front team, and the herald on the horse hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "Report to the prince, General Zhang, the vanguard of our army has encountered an ambush, so the march is blocked. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Baiqian's face also glowed red, and his eyes lit up. While taking the spear from the victory hook, he said to Zhai Longbiao with a smile: "Lord Wang, you lost, remember to owe me a jar of old good wine." ”

Zhai Longbiao quickly took off the two mountain-opening axes, not only did he not get angry, but laughed. He turned his head and said, "Brother Bai Qian, Lao Zhai, I admit to losing the bet." But the two of us might as well make another bet, it's also a good wine. Let's see who pulls off the head of the opposing enemy first! ”。 After saying that, he waved the two plate axes in his hand, and rushed forward with a "whoosh" scream.

Not to be outdone, Zhang Baiqian suddenly raised his spear and shouted: "Drum and cheer!" Come with me, brothers, the cavalry will outflank them from the right flank, and kill them all without returning, leaving no armor behind! Come on! ”。

(To be continued in this chapter)