Yunchu junction, Xiongguan

"General, according to the report from the spies, the Chu army is less than 200 miles away from Xiongguan, and it is estimated that it will arrive at Xiongguan in three days." The sergeant half-knelt on the ground and clenched his fists in report.

"Got it, let the scouts outside the city set off immediately and go all out to find out the whereabouts of the Chu army, and we must find out the situation of the army reserve and troops." A burly middle-aged man sat in front of the bookcase of the military tent and gave a deep order.

"Yes." The sergeant immediately turned around and left the tent.

"General, our army is only 30,000 garrisons, although they are all the elite of the Heavenly Army, but they are outnumbered, I am afraid that it will not last long, and it is better for the general to ask the imperial capital for help as soon as possible." A man dressed as a scribe in a wide white cloth robe, with his hair in a bun and a wooden hairpin coiled over his head, frowned beside the side desk.

"Wencheng, I don't know that the enemy is outnumbered, I have already sent an urgent document to the imperial capital before Banxun, just a few days ago I received a reply from the emperor, the letter only asked our army to defend the Xiongguan, even if the battle to the last soldier must be guarded for a month. That is, this time, we have no reinforcements. The general on the first seat spoke in a very helpless tone, with a slight indignation.

It's no wonder that he is aggrieved in his heart, since Emperor Wu conquered the Quartet, no vassal state has dared to challenge the majesty of the royal family for so many years, let alone directly under the first pass in the world. This time, however, the enemy did not enter the city without fear, and the royal family, which had always been strong, did not send reinforcements, as if they wanted to give away the door to the royal family. For so many years, I am afraid that no royal general is more aggrieved than him.

The general of the town guarding Xiongguan is Wang Yanchang, one of the most talented people in the young generation of the Wang family of the imperial capital, since he was a child, he worshiped Su Wei, one of the three masters of Emperor Wu, as a teacher, and the current prince is out of the same door, with outstanding talent, at the age of sixteen, he worshiped the captain of the Xiao cavalry, Su Wei directly took over the teacher's old bottom in Xiongguan after his death, and served as the county guard of Xiongguan, but he held a heavy army in his thirties, which can be described as young and promising. It's not that he doesn't have confidence in his own soldiers, but the enemy is the Chu spearmen who are known as the first pawns in the world, and they are known as 100,000 troops, and even if he has the support of the first level in the world, he may be difficult to deal with.

"Has the general ever received any secret letter, in my opinion, even if the emperor can't send troops, he will never send such an inconsequential letter, not to mention that the letter asks the general to hold on for a month, it seems to have a plan." Zeng Wencheng asked

"Nope." Wang Yanchang shook his head.

Before he could finish speaking, a black suit swept into the tent in a hurry. After all, Wang Yanchang was born in a martial artist, and his black clothes had not yet landed, and he made a dragon move, clenching his fist with his left hand, and his body was like a dragon, and he flew out.

"Bang" The man in black and Wang Yanchang each retreated a few steps after colliding.

"The night owl has a secret letter to the general." The man in black forcibly suppressed a mouthful of blood, preemptively spoke, and placed a letter sealed with fire paint at his feet. Ignoring Wang Yanchang and slowly withdrawing.

Wang Yanchang was also churning in his chest at the moment, he kept silent, and silently breathed for a while, he was not afraid of the other party's surprise attack again, the battle just now had made him roughly estimate the strength of this man in black, and in his hands there were no more than two hundred moves, but his internal strength was indeed weird, like a maggot on the tarsal bone, which was really difficult to deal with.

Wang Yanchang unfolded the letter and read it silently, then put it directly in his mouth and chewed it.

"Wencheng, what you expected is good, the imperial capital has other plans, this month, Xiongguan must be saved. Passing on my military order, the whole army is under martial law, standing guard in shifts day and night, all the scouts only inquire about the whereabouts of the Chu army at the moment, and I want to get the latest information every half an hour. ”

A hundred miles away from Xiongguan, the Chu army is in the army

"General, there are only a hundred miles left from Xiongguan here, and our army has found a large number of enemy scouts."

A thin man dressed in a white robe and white armor is riding on a tall horse, the color of the horse is also pure white, without a trace of miscellaneous hair, it is a famous horse from the country.

"Have you figured out the details of the other party's scout operation?" The white-clothed general asked.

"Yes, the general ordered that the local scouts should not be moved, and our army only ensured that the scouts had made every effort to block the enemy scouts in order to find out the intelligence of our army." The soldier replied.

"Okay, today we must ensure that all enemy scouts are annihilated, the vanguard does not stop them, the Chinese army disperses, let them rush into the place where the Chinese army is, and encircle and annihilate them in one fell swoop. Tell the soldiers to kill one enemy, one hundred taels of silver, one escape, and all of them will be fined for one year. The white-clothed general gave an indifferent order.

One hundred taels of silver has been the money of the Chu cavalry for several years, and it is still necessary to go without eating or drinking for several years.

"Yes." Without hesitation, the sergeant left to give the order.

The first general of the Chu State, Wu Dingfang was known for his strict management of the army, and his orders were never allowed to be repeated a second time.

"Go, let the vanguard of the former army follow me and set off immediately, change into the best horses, march quickly, bring only three days of dry food, and be sure to go to Xiongguan before this time tomorrow." Wu Dingfang turned the horse's head and galloped away. Accompanied by 5,000 elite vanguard cavalry of the Chu State.

That night, Xiongguan

"What? None of our scouts have returned? Impossible, I have nearly a thousand scouts, and it is impossible to be wiped out. Wang Yanchang slapped the table and roared at the sergeant who came to report in front of him.

"But General, no one has come back at this time." The soldier replied cautiously.

"Wu Dingfang, bastard." Wang Yanchang smashed the bookcase in front of him with a palm.

"The whole army is under martial law, and the enemy may attack at every moment, so make sure that the city is defended." Wang Yanchang's face sank like water at this moment, and he ordered in a deep voice.

The next day, Mao Shi

Wu Dingfang suddenly reined in his horse, Xue Zhaoyu hissed, and the horse's hooves made several deep marks on the road. The five thousand cavalry behind Xue Zhaoyu also reined in their horses, and the five thousand horses neighed together, and the overwhelming waves made the silent world in the dawn tremble slightly.

"The whole army obeys the order, attack the city today, do not seek merit, turn around at 300 steps of the city wall, and are not allowed to fight." Wu Dingfang drew his sword, raised his shield, pointed at the head of Xiongguan City, and shouted angrily: "Charge." "The sound is no less powerful than the neighing of the horses just now.

Five thousand soldiers shouted in unison, and five thousand horses galloped and charged towards Xiongguan.