Zhao Guangrui took a big stride and ran in the front, but the mountain road was steep, the torches were hazy and he couldn't see the path clearly, and the soldiers couldn't run fast, although he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, but he was helpless.

Wu Ermao knew that the Ming soldiers would definitely alarm the Ming army in the pass if they called out before they died, so he ordered Shangguan Siyu to cut the noose and destroy the gate, and on the other hand, he ordered his brothers to organize a temporary defense line outside the gate.

In addition to Xuan Yang being a stunned person who can only play with strength, the brothers of the Shadowless Gate are all elites in all aspects, and it is natural to be respectful, Shangguan Siyu's flying knife is a must for the Shadowless Gate, if it weren't for Wu Ermao's early worship with the Governor of Dadu, maybe he would be the head of the Shadowless Gate.

As expected, the Ming army in the pass was alarmed, there were thieves outside the gate today, they were a little worried, heard the screams from the direction of the gate, and knew that something was wrong, under the order of the hundred household officials and the chief flag officer, they didn't even have time to put on their coats, so they hurriedly took their weapons and gathered in the direction of the north gate.

Qian Zongluvich was not in the barracks, but with his personal guards, sleeping in a house in the south of the city, where there was his friend, hearing the message of the rogue to seize the pass, he didn't care about the good, hurriedly snatched the clothes and put them on his body, regardless of whether the clothes fit or not.

Compared with the Mandate of Heaven army running on the narrow mountain road, the speed of the Ming army's assembly was much faster, and by the time Luvic hurried back to the barracks, there were already nearly two hundred Ming troops, surging towards the north city gate.

The two hundred household officials took the lead, and Lu Wei followed closely behind with his personal guards, and in the time of a pillar of incense, he rushed to the north to close the door.

Wu Ermao knew from the chaotic footsteps that the Ming army had a lot of numbers, at least ten times as many as them, but Guancheng was extremely important to the Heavenly Mandate Army, and he didn't dare to be careless.

Although the gate was damaged and could not be repaired for a while and a half, the Jianmen Pass was about to be rushed, and as long as the Ming army held the wall, the Mandate of Heaven army would definitely pay a heavy price if it wanted to seize the pass.

They gathered the corpses of the Ming army and set up a simple bunker in front of them, behind which everyone hid.

In the dark, the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the shouts of the Ming army could already be heard, Wu Ermao's right hand holding the handle of the knife was sweating, he wiped it on his lips with his left hand, and said loudly: "Brothers of the Shadowless Gate, the eldest brother usually raises us with good wine and food, and today is the time for us to be loyal, if anyone the drags his feet, Lao Tzu will kill him first......"

"We all listen to the ...... of the master" Even the brother who was hidden in the Ming army shouted along.

"Okay, there are no bad seeds in the Shadowless Gate!" Wu Ermao inserted the waist knife into the scabbard, reached out and took the curved bow from his shoulder, "While the Ming army is still far away, use the bow and arrow first, and then use the short weapon when it is close, no matter what, we must hold on until the Mandate of Heaven army enters the city, shout to me, kill, kill, kill......"

"Kill, kill, kill......"

This is the slogan of the Mandate of Heaven Army, although there is not much artistry, but for the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven Army who do not have a high level of education, it is very cheerful and exciting, and even the Tiger Cavalry, Wolf Cavalry, and Shadowless Gate have learned.

The neat slogan reached the ears of the Ming army word for word, and the Ming army suddenly became alert, could it be that the gate in the north has been lost?

They slowed down, but it was dark in front of them, and they couldn't see anything clearly, and the two hundred household officers stiffened their heads and let the soldiers rush forward, but they quietly slipped to the end of the line.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......"

The Shadowless Gate made a move, and the arrows were mixed with Shangguan Siyu's flying knives, and the Ming soldiers in the front row fell to the ground one after another, screaming unconsciously.

In the dark, the Ming army didn't know how many rogues there were in front of him, so he stopped, began to open his bow and set up arrows, and shot at the shadowless gate, Xuan Yang was big, and he was the first to be hit by an arrow on his shoulder, and after letting out a roar, his right leg bent and fell to the ground.

Wu Ermao saw that the situation was not right, and shouted urgently: "Get down, lie down, and hide behind the bunker." ”

The Ming army had a large number of people, and the arrows were dense, and more than ten people from the shadowless gate had to hide behind the bunker composed of corpses, struggling to support them, and releasing cold arrows from time to time, so that the Ming army did not dare to step forward.

Wu Ermao's goal is not to kill or injure as many Ming troops, but to block the Ming army from the gate, as long as the Mandate of Heaven army enters the city, their task will be completed.

Seeing that the Ming army was blocked, Lu Wei came to the front in person, listened to the sound of the bowstring, and knew that there were not many rogues on the opposite side, so he was a little settled in his heart, and immediately gave an order: "Put down the bow and arrows, kill them directly, the number of rogues is small, take the opportunity to recapture the gate!" ”

The Ming army threw away the bow and arrow, directly picked up the waist knife, and began to rush towards the gate under the shouting of the two hundred household officials.

Wu Ermao heard the footsteps, knowing that his long-range blocking tactics had failed, and hurriedly provoked from behind the corpse wall, "Brothers, the time has come to be loyal to the governor of the capital, after such a long good life, Lao Tzu is enough, and there is no loss if he dies, if he can survive, Lao Tzu will still drink wine and eat meat in a big bowl......"

"Loyal to the Grand Governor!"

All the brothers of the Shadowless Gate stood up from behind the corpse wall, Shangguan Siyu threw the last flying knife forward, heard a miserable scream, and laughed loudly: "Lao Tzu killed at least ten dogs today, and Lao Tzu will not lose ......."

In the dark, Xuan Yang held a thick long wood with both hands, and greeted the Ming army, the long wood swept suddenly, and the leading Ming soldiers couldn't stand on their feet, and suddenly fell to the ground and screamed, Wu Ermao and Shangguan Siyu grabbed it side by side, and the two single knives flew up and down, only the slashing in the attack, and there was no defensive conversion at all.

The rest of the brothers also caught up, each looking for their own goal with their voices.

Although the number of Ming troops was large, the soldiers in the front row were blocked, and the soldiers in the back were unexpected, and they all crashed into their own people, and these Ming troops suddenly became sandwich biscuits.

At this time, Dongfang had already revealed a trace of fish belly white, and the sky was about to dawn, but the Heavenly Mandate Army outside the city still did not move, Wu Ermao was secretly anxious, didn't the information reach the hands of the eldest brother?

Such words must not be said at this moment, brothers listen, once they are deflated, everyone has only a dead end.

With the help of a glimmer of light, the Ming army had already seen clearly, and there were only more than ten people on the opposite side, and their confidence was suddenly boosted, and they rushed forward as if they had seen a silver reward.

Shangguan Siyu was in a hurry, put down a Ming soldier with a knife, and gasped slightly: "Master, where can the Heavenly Mandate Army be, the fireworks have been released for so long, why is there still no movement?" ”

Wu Ermao's heart tightened, and he stabbed hard, forcing the black shadow in front of him to retreat, "Big brother must have received the message, the Heavenly Mandate Army is outside the city, it should be almost there, the road outside the gate is bumpy, and it is roundabout, plus it is narrow, it is impossible for the army to come too fast......"

Shangguan Siyu can only choose to believe that at this moment, if he doesn't want to be a deserter, there is only one way to fight to the death, he just can't figure out whether it is worth fighting to the death with the Ming army.

The sky suddenly darkened, the original glimmer of light was gone, the sky returned to darkness again, both sides of the battle were uncomfortable, and they couldn't distinguish friend or foe for a while, so they had to fight and rest, and gradually restored tranquility before closing the door.

The sound of heavy breathing reminded the commanders of both sides that a fierce battle had just been fought here, and the night gave them a chance, and the two sides were recuperating and could start a new battle at any time.

"Sand, sand, sand...... Knock, knock, knock......"

There was finally movement outside the Sword Gate, Wu Ermao listened attentively, and sure enough, it was the sound of footsteps, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Brothers, the Mandate of Heaven Army is here, our people are here, brothers, kill!" ”

"Kill, kill, kill......"

There were only more than ten people in the Shadowless Gate, and they were extremely tired after the bloody battle, but when they heard the footsteps outside the city, they suddenly seemed to have been beaten with duck blood, and instead pounced towards the Ming army.

The Ming army was unprepared for a while, but was defeated and retreated, and under the scolding of Lu Wei, Fang barely stabilized his position and began to counterattack Wu Ermao and them.

The east turned white again, and along with the bright light, there were also soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army, Zhao Guangrui led two soldiers from a hundred households, and finally appeared at the north gate of Jianmen Pass.

The familiar Kyushu military flag, the familiar camouflage uniform......

Although Wu Ermao didn't know the leading officer, he still had a lot of cordial feelings in his heart, and the waist knife in his hand stopped unconsciously.

Zhao Guangrui saw that there was a fierce battle in the pass, and he didn't know who his own people were, so he raised his rifle in his hand and shouted loudly: "Brothers of the Shadowless Gate, the Metropolitan Governor has sent us to answer it, your task has been completed, quickly retreat and rest, and leave it to us here." ”

Shangguan Siyu still wanted to fight again, but he didn't know how many people from the Heavenly Mandate Army came, so he had to make a look at Wu Ermao and quietly retreated to the left and right.

Xuan Yang was already covered in sweat, he was holding the giant tree in his arms, and the dance was lethal, but it was also particularly laborious, it was originally the end of the strong crossbow, and at this moment, when he saw his brother responding, he threw the giant tree at the Ming army, and knocked down three Ming soldiers at once.

He grinned, was dancing with his hands, and retreated, but he was not afraid of a hundred household officials of the Ming army, and in anger, he threw the waist knife in his hand at him.

"Sneer......"

Xuan Yang was defenseless, and there was no weapon to defend it, the scimitar cut in from the back and came out through the body, leaving a red bloodshot on the tip of the knife, and the bloodshot became thicker and thicker, falling down in the shape of raindrops......

"Xuanyang ......"

"Xuanyang Brothers......"

Wu Ermao and Shangguan Siyu snatched it over, and they could hold the crumbling Xuan Yang, "How is it?" Brother ......"

Xuan Yang slowly lowered his head, looked at the tip of the knife coming from his chest, his lips opened, his neck twisted slowly, and his eyes fell on Wu Ermao's face, "Master, Xuan Yang...... Xuan Yang ...... Not...... Here you go...... Lose...... Face, Xuan Yang...... For the Metropolitan Governor...... Loyal to ......"

His head tilted, and he happened to lean on Wu Ermao's shoulder, and he lost his breath in an instant.

"Brother Xuanyang, you won't die......" Wu Ermao used his strength to feed, however, the only one who answered him was Xuan Yang's huge body leaning on him......

Zhao Guangrui saw everything in his eyes, and from the form, he had already judged that the more than ten people here must be his own people, he aimed the rifle at the hundred-household official who threw the knife just now, pulled the trigger, and with a "bang", the bullet came out of the hall.

On the eyebrows of the hundred household officials, a thumb-thick blood hole appeared, and he shook it and slammed it to the ground.

"Brothers, kill, leave no one behind, avenge the brother just now!"