Two days later, in the morning, it was getting dark and light rain was falling. Pang Tong took a deep breath and suppressed the restlessness. A week later, in the evening, heavy rain poured down. Pang Tong ran out of the tent, holding up his hands to the sky, letting the rain fall on his happy face. An hour later, it was dark and the rain stopped. Pang Tong's army began to advance. Seeing this, the defenders on Yan Yanjun's city immediately resisted, and rockets were shot down one after another. But how could it be effective, the ditch had already been filled with water. Pang Tongjun drove the plank to the ditch, the cloud cart was pushed to the wall, and a battle unfolded on the city wall - Pang Tong fell to the wall with the seven-star sword in his hand, and he vented all the impulses that he had been holding for a long time. Dian Wei is on its side. Pang Tong was able to slew up, and the opponent's armor did not pose any defensive effect under his sword. He slashed to the right, and the man blocked with his sword, and after being slashed open by the seven-star sword, he struck the door and fell to the ground. Pang led the troops to kill the enemy building, and there were no defenders upstairs. He went to the enemy tower and looked inside the city, Yan Yanjun was dressed under the city wall, holding a torch and looking at the city gate. The guards, who had been scattered across the other gates, began to run through the walls.

There was a loud cracking sound. The gates were slammed open. Pang Tong's army swarmed in. When the battle reached the third watch, the four gates suddenly heard the sound of explosions. It was not surprising that Pang Tongjun, who was accustomed to hearing the sound of phoenix cannons, but many people in Yan Yanjun were frightened. And Pang Tong commanded the army to control Yan Yan's army in the inner circle of the town with the momentum of encirclement, and ordered the cavalry to charge into battle.

In the early hours of the morning, Xu Huang rushed to the front with a battle axe and led the cavalry to rush into the enemy commander's formation.

"Yan Yan leads to death!"

He shouted when he saw the veteran.

"Child!"

Yan Yan was furious and rushed over with his sword drawn. Two horses intersect. At this moment, another voice sounded: "Old thief! It sounded behind him. It was Zhao Yun who led the cavalry to rush over. The siege on both sides, Yan Yan's core soldiers and horses were in chaos. Zhao Yun had already come behind him after assassinating more than a dozen people along the way. Yan Yan is resisting Xu Huang's axe. Zhao Yun was about to kill him. I could only hear: "Captured alive!" ”

Zhao Yun changed the stab to a sweep and hit Yan Yan in the back with a stick. Yan Yan fell off his horse and was captured alive by Pang Tongjun, and his soldiers knelt on the ground and begged to surrender. The war is over.

On the enemy tower at the north gate, Pang Tong sat on the upper seat, with civil and military columns on both sides, and Yan Yan was escorted over by the five flowers and knelt on the ground.

"Untie it for me!"

Pang Tong shouted. The soldiers standing behind Yan Yan had no choice but to comply. Pang Tong left his seat and walked in front of him, helped him up, and said: "When the two armies are fighting, you know that the veteran is rigorous. If you change the cold bud and see that my big village is set up outside the city, you will definitely attack at night, and you will be ambushed by me. ”

Yan Yandao said calmly: "I will have nothing to say once I am defeated." ”

"Liu Zhang is more short-sighted than Liu Yan, if it weren't for Zhuge Liang, Yizhou would have been attacked by Liu Biao and our side a long time ago." Pang Tong said: "How can such a faint master not make people feel cold. The old general is not as good as ......"

Yan Yan interrupted solemnly: "I have nothing to say. Please don't go on. ”

Pang Tong knew that it would be impossible to convince him, and said: "Take Master Yan down, and serve good wine and food." The soldiers were ordered to go around Yan Yan.

Xu Huang was puzzled: "This person has been with Liu Yan for a long time, it's very difficult to call him, right?" It's better to cut it. ”

Pang Tong shook his hand and said, "No." This person has a certain amount of popularity in Yizhou, and I must convince him. ”

Jia Xu said: "What the huge man said is very true. Liu Yan is mediocre and incompetent, and Liu Zhang is also ordinary. As a veteran, he must have ideals in his body, and there must be a way to move him. ”

Pang Tong nodded and said, "Think long-term." ”

Because the Sanguan army was in the county, the soldiers and horses of Wuxing County did not dare to move. After the news of Pang Tong's army capturing Yinping County came out, the army retreated to Guannei. In the city, Pang Tong's military generals were gearing up, and the civil officials were calculating, and they all felt excited to be able to attack Mianzhu Pass. However, Pang Tong didn't think this was a good plan, and he said to Lu Su, who had made many remarks: "Now is not the time, the front of our army in Shuzhong is extended, and in this case, it is easy for the people of Liangzhou to counterattack." Caught on both sides, it is necessary to eat and defeat the battle. ”

Lu Su said: "In this way, the adults have only one way." ”

Pang Tong smiled: "Go back." ”

Everyone was surprised that they were already victorious and planned to retreat, which puzzled many people. Pang Tong left an army of 100,000 and led a thousand cavalry and civil and military officials alone to set off towards Ji County in the north. After a six-day journey, we arrived at the county seat.

The ground in Xiangwu County is dry, most of the area is cracked, and to the west is the Qiudaoguan that enters Liangzhou. The people of this region depend on a small amount of arable land for their livelihood. Due to the decline in livestock and food, the manufacturing of handicrafts and silk fabrics is extremely developed.

In the spring under the scorching sun, particles of sand and dust roll up on the ground. War horses galloped, and the army pressed the border. The population of Xiangwu County is only 100,000, and when they heard such a noise, they all hid in the house, and the city gate was closed. On the city wall, the guard general Pang De looked at the huge army of Pang Tong with hundreds of thousands of people. And there were only 50,000 horses in his city.

Due to this year's campaign, especially the battle with Pang Tong, which caused many soldiers to die and surrender, in order to resist the attack of Pang Tong's army, soldiers were forcibly recruited, especially even thirteen-year-old children and sixty-year-old people have participated in the war queue, and the cruel reality forced the people of Xiliang under Ma Teng's rule to approach fear and unease. In such an atmosphere, the soldiers and criminals of the Pang Tongjun army have driven people to the point of suffocation. But Ma Teng can hold out for a while. Especially since the desert area of Kannai is not something that ordinary people can conquer. With its harsh climate and topography, Liangzhou has never been a place valued by the princes.

Pang led the troops here, and it was appropriate to attack Xiangwu, after all, this was a part of Yongzhou. At this time, the entire Yongzhou belonged to Wuxing County and Xiangwu County, which were not in the hands of Pang Tong. He was eager to win the entire Yongzhou mood, pushing his steps faster. On the horses of the Chinese army, he could see clearly the flags on the stone wall in the distance with the scorching sun, and the soldiers at the head of the wall were waiting for him.

After Pang Tong looked around with high fighting spirit, he said to the herald beside him: "With the previous arrangement, it is divided into sixteen phalanxes, one phalanx for each city gate. Stop half a mile outside the city gate. If an enemy soldier comes to attack, wait for him to approach and shoot him with a bow and arrow, and then wait for the rabbit to do not go near the wall. ”

The herald took the order and left. Looking down from the heights, the huge phalanx cracked into four, slowly bypassing the city wall, and encircling the entire Xiangwu County. The east gate is dominated by cavalry, and the west gate is ridden by the Qiang people's iron chariots.

After the four gates were encircled, the soldiers on the city wall were obviously a little flustered. But from noon to evening, Pang Tong's army remained motionless. When the sun goes down and the moon climbs the black wall. Pang Tong ordered: "The Eastern Army, the Northern Army, and the Southern Army move towards the Western Army. ”

Three phalanxes moved in the darkness of the night, the flames flickering. In the west of the entire Xiangwu County, the Pang Tong army formed a huge phalanx here. At this moment, Pound also came from the east gate to the west gate in a hurry, and he just walked up to the gatehouse and looked out of the window. I saw that Pang Tong's army began to march westward.

Pound yelled, "Not good! They're going to attack the pass directly. The large army of the pass has all come here to guard, but there are not many! ”

Like he said. The entire county had 50,000 troops at this time, and there were only 10,000 at Guanshang. In such a situation, Pound decisively ordered the west gate to be opened, and the army poured out. With the cavalry in front, he tried in vain to kill Pang Tong's rear army by covering up the night. But when the cavalry approached, Pang Tong's rear army stood and separated, and the iron chariot galloped out. The two wings of Pang Tong's army were divided into two phalanxes, and 50,000 iron cavalry raised the dust under the black curtain to kill the past, directly swept past the cavalry of Pang De's army, and carried out the tactics of encircling and harvesting Pang De's infantry out of the city.

Pound's cavalry was scattered by the iron chariot cavalry. After the iron chariot rode back and forth several times, it split directly to the two sides, and the Pang Tong infantry corps was like an iron block on the hard earth, taking advantage of the cover of the night, and launched a charge, shaking the heavens and the earth.

Pang De himself was in the rear army, and when he saw that the situation was not good, Mingjin withdrew his troops, but it was too late, and it was impossible for the soldiers to turn around, and the blood of being surrounded and killed by Pang Tong's army was like a river. He himself broke through on horseback, but unfortunately the iron chariot rode over from both sides, separating him from the more than 100 horsemen of his retinue. Pound was alone, and was harassed by the black iron carts, and had to stop his horse to find his way. Unexpectedly, an iron cart passed by quickly, and the sharp blade on it cut his right arm, and he fell off his horse.

Pound's army fell apart, and the rest of the army surrendered. Pound was tied up and sent under the city walls. Pang Tong asked him to open the city gate, but he was unwilling, and he said loudly: "Swear to defend the city to the death." ”

Pang Tong rode past him and chuckled, "Soldiers defending the city, your army has been destroyed. For the sake of your family's safety, you should surrender as soon as possible, and I can ensure your safety and wealth. ”

After half a ring, the city gate was opened, and Pang Tong ordered 10,000 people to enter the city to defend it, and accepted 5,000 troops in the city. Pound was furious when he saw this. Pang Tong dismounted and came to his side, both of them looking in the direction of Simon. Pang Tong said: "Brother Pang De is good at martial arts. ”

Pound said coldly: "Hugh is going to come and humiliate me!" ”

Pang Tong was silent, just quietly looking at the city wall.

Pound couldn't help but say: "You were going to attack the city from the beginning, right, all the tricks are to let me lead troops out of the city?" ”

Pang Tong smiled, nodded and said, "I don't know where your wife and children are." ”

Pang De gritted his teeth, and said with a blue face: "In the city, kill me, please leave my whole family alive." ”

Pang Tong walked up to him and stood still, and said: "We have a surname, and we are also destined, if you lose the army today, Ma Teng will not value you." It's better to fight the world with me! ”

Pound was stunned and thought: "My family is here, and I don't even want my family for loyalty, what face do I have to live?" He nodded. Pang Tong personally helped him untie his restraints, and Pang De knelt down on one knee and said, "The last general is willing to listen to the drive." ”