Worried that they would retaliate, Shanggu would not be able to go back, so he marched all the way to Yanmen, planning to pass through Yanmen, pass through Taiyuan, and go to Shangluo in Chang'an. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoBecause of the old horse Su Shuang, the transaction along the way was quite smooth, except for the original battle, there were no other accidents.

Twenty wagons of goods were exchanged for fifty good horses, plus a dozen horses that were intercepted halfway. Now there were more than ninety men, one horse each, and a dozen more horses, and some gold, silver, and furs, which were better than expected.

The city guards of Yanmen County were familiar with Su Shuang, and Liu Shi did not come forward, so he naturally cleared the customs by sending some gold and silver.

However, I don't know if Liu Shiyuan is good or not! I just entered Yanmen Pass, ready to rest for the night, and hurried the next day.

Unfortunately, it caught up with the Xiongnu to attack the city, thousands of Xiongnu cavalry kept attacking Yanmen Pass, followed by a large herd of cattle and sheep, it seems that they will not stop if they do not capture Yanmen Pass. In history, it was this time that the city defender was killed, what will happen to Liu Shi's appearance this time?

The next day, just after dawn, a terrible cry came from Yanmen Pass, "The Huns have attacked the city!" After a while, the whole Yanmen Pass was in a commotion.

Liu Shi and others packed a large courtyard because of the extra people. Hearing the shouts, he was naturally awakened, and then came the army's martial law order, "The residents and merchants in the entire Yanmen Pass are not allowed to walk at will, and they are ready to accept the order of the government to assist in defending the city at any time." ”

First of all, Dian Wei couldn't help but ask Liu Shi: "Childe! What to do? There are only 20 days left before the Son of Heaven to take office, have we revealed our identities? Or forced out of town? "With their current strength, it's easy to get out of the city.

Liu Shi looked at Liu Zhen and asked, "True brother!" What do you say? ”

Liu Zhen thought for a while and said: "If we reveal our identity, we may be able to get out of the city, even if we are not allowed to leave the city, it is not difficult to force out of the city with our current strength." But once we do this, it will inevitably cause others to follow suit, and even cause the collapse of the Yanmen Pass Guarding City, and the consequences will be very serious. will be held accountable, and the son will not escape his responsibility. If the Son of Heaven exceeds the limit of the Son of Heaven, it will also cause criticism from the ministers. Therefore, we should first reveal our identities and understand the true situation of the Xiongnu attack on the city before making plans. ”

Liu Shi nodded and said: "True brother has the same idea as me, so you will communicate with the city guards, and where we need help, we can prepare as soon as possible." If war cannot be avoided, don't avoid it. Once the Yanmen Pass is broken, the people of Yanmen County will suffer a great disaster. ”

The city guards heard that Liu Shi was a disciple of Lu Shangshu, the captain and chief of the Wuguan Dao Protector Army personally appointed by the Son of Heaven. Because he returned to his hometown to recruit troops, he made a detour to Yanmen Pass by the way to buy horses, and happened to encounter a war. We will ask if you need help.

The captain of the city immediately treated him politely, and went to the inn to ask Liu Shi in person, and when he saw Liu Shi so young, he was even more amazed.

From the conversation with the city guards, Liu Shi learned that the Xiongnu who came to attack the city were about 10,000 people, excluding the old and the young, and about 7,000 people who could fight. It's just that this Hun man has grown up on horseback since he was a child, and both young and old are very good at riding and shooting, and the distance is about fifty paces, which is extremely accurate.

They often rode outside the gates, using the method of projectile, which was a great harm to the defenders. At the same time, although the Yanmen Pass is dangerous, there are too few soldiers defending the city, and the current nominal number is 5,000 thousand, but the actual number is less than 3,000 thousand.

In the past few years, there has been continuous civil strife in the Han Dynasty, and all kinds of materials and supplies cannot be transported to Yanmen Pass, and even the salaries of the soldiers guarding the pass are often in arrears. It seems that the sergeants have not received their salaries for months. Again, most of them were regular soldiers.

Liu Shi had to sigh, who said it wasn't? As the head of Shangyu, the county government has no money, and he has to raise it all by himself, and the Han Dynasty has reached such a point, he ----。 the future The two sides agreed that at the critical moment, Liu Shi would bring people to the city to assist.

After the city guards left, Liu Shi summoned the four teenagers who had been taken in from outside the Yanmen Pass, and carefully inquired about the situation of the Xiongnu and the Wuheng tribe.

The man was only about fifteen years old, tall and strong, and spoke calmly.

Liu Shi asked the other party's name.

The young man said that his surname was Yan Mingrou, fifteen years old, and he was from Shanggu. Three years ago, Wuheng's parents were killed during a detainment, and he himself went to Wuheng to work as a slave because he was young, and he studied when he was young.

Yan Rou told Liu Shi that among the Xiongnu, Wuheng, and Xianbei, it was believed that the strong man was the king, and as long as you conquered them, they would obey you. If you are weakened, they will rebel and leave you at any time. And as long as you kill their strong ones, the tribe will divide until the strong ones among them are decided.

Liu Shi listened to Yan Rou's words and left Yan Rou and a few people by his side, these people have good riding and archery skills, good physical fitness, and they are also young, the youngest is only thirteen years old. In this way, Liu Shi has six teenagers around him, plus Shi Lian, a total of seven.

However, Shi Jian is currently the head of the ten-person selection team.

As a result, the six teenagers were taught by Liu Shixin, practiced martial arts, practiced arrows, and read and wrote. They are called Liu Zhuang, Liu Shan, Yan Rou, Hong Jiang, Fan Cheng, the least one was taken away when he was five years old, and he is nine years old, he no longer remembers his surname, and is often called Manu in Wuheng, Liu Shi and renamed him Liu Heng, and has shown the righteousness of being rescued from Wuheng.

On the second day of the battle, the soldiers defending the city of Yanmen had wounded hundreds of people, and at this rate, it would not take a few days for Yanmen Pass to create a situation where no one could defend.

The city guard was anxious and found Liu Shi to discuss.

After Liu Shi heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he also felt that it was quite tricky.

It turned out that the Hun ranger projectile was really at stake, rushing towards the city wall from afar, and immediately fled away after launching. In particular, there were a few people who were extremely accurate, and as soon as the soldiers defending the city showed their heads, they were shot. Even hiding behind the walls can be shot, causing many casualties.

Liu Shichengruo will go to the city tomorrow to take a look.

As soon as dawn came, a horn came from outside, and the Huns began to attack the city again.

Liu Shi took Dian Wei, Shi Lian, Cao surname, Yan Rou and several others to the city wall, and saw that this was the case, even if he hid behind the stomping on the wall, it was difficult to avoid it, and he was still shot by throwing arrows.

At this time, perhaps the Huns in the distance saw Liu Shi and a few others on the city wall, and another ranger galloped over, but before the arrows could be fired, Cao Xing was already shooting down with a bow. Leaving a horse alone to swim around the man seemed to be reluctant.

For a while, there was silence on the city wall, and Cao Xing was about to shoot the war horse over, but Liu Shi stopped: "Good horse is affectionate, leave it!" ”

Maybe it was Cao Xing's archery that angered the Huns, after the quiet, a few people ran over, Cao Xing quickly shot three arrows, boom, boom, boom, three people fell in response, and the other two also shot two arrows up, Liu Shi and Shi Jian were quick to move, swinging their swords to push the arrows away, and when Cao Xing shot out again, the other party had run back.

There was a shout from the city wall, and Liu Shi looked at the Xiongnu camp from a distance, only to see a cluster in the east and a cluster in the west. There are also some cattle and sheep grazing nearby, and the Yanmen in early spring is still covered with a little snow, and the morning wind blows, and the whole body is cool and swishing.

After watching for a while, the city guard also came up, and when he was about to go down the city, there was a commotion in the Xiongnu camp, and then nearly a thousand cavalry ran out, and a few people ran towards the city wall, but stopped when they were a hundred zhang away from the city. I don't know what these people said, but soon the nearly 1,000 people ran madly towards the city wall, and kept throwing arrows at the city wall, and the screams were constantly heard from the city wall.

Liu Shi and several people kept intercepting with weapons in their hands, only Cao Xing shot to the city under the escort of Liu Shi and others, and every arrow would harvest a life, but there were too many Huns, and they couldn't stop killing. Half an hour later, the leader made a few whistles, and the Huns slowly retreated, leaving dozens of corpses under the city walls, but nearly a hundred more wounded on the city walls. Liu Shi was silent for a while.

That night, Liu Shi found the city guard.

"Captain Wu! This kind of defense is not a good strategy! If you continue like this, if you don't wait for the other party to attack the city, it will become a dilemma that no one will defend the city. Liu Shidao.

Wu Chengshou, the captain of Yanmen Pass, smiled bitterly: "What can you do?" The day before yesterday, I had sent the news of the Xiongnu siege to the county guard, but now I don't see a single soldier coming to help. I'm afraid that this city can't be defended! Thank you Lord Liu for your help, Lord Liu should leave early! I will tell the court the details of this place. ”

Liu Shi frowned and said: "Once Yanmen Pass is lost, this Yanmen County and even Taiyuan will not be protected!" ”

There was silence on both sides.

Liu Shidao: "I wonder how many elite soldiers Wu Chengshou still has in his hands now?" ”

"What does Lord Liu mean?" Wu Chengshou looked up at Liu Shi.

Liu Shi's face was as calm as water, and when he saw Wu Cheng watching, he said firmly: "Take the initiative to attack, I see that this Xiongnu camp is scattered, cattle, sheep, and sergeants are mixed together, as long as the main camp is defeated, the others may not be afraid." Of course, this sneak attack is dominated by me, and Captain Wu only needs to concentrate on defending the city. ”

Wu Chengshou was shocked: "How can this be done?" If Lord Liu has any mistakes in Yanmen, how can I explain to the Son of Heaven? ”

Liu Shidao: "I have my own opinions on this matter, Wu Chengshou rest assured, I will not joke with my life." Besides, if there is really something, it is not about Wu Chengshou's business, I am going to go by myself. ”