The 70,000 Hui army slowly stopped at the foot of the Silver Mountain, at this time the sky was already dark, and it was impossible to see the castle on the mountain ridge, but the Hui people had already known in advance that the castle on the mountain had been occupied by the Tang army, and the army stopped at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the order of the marshal.

Jiegangas stared at the mountain with a gloomy face, in fact, he had thought of this mountain from the time he sent out his army, but he didn't take it to heart, could a fortress that could only hold a few hundred people stop the advance of his army of 70,000? However, looking at the castle under the continuous mountain, the momentum of the castle made Jiegangas begin to regret a little, this was his mistake, and it allowed the Tang army to seize the opportunity.

Although he regretted it a little, Jiegan Gas would never admit it, and he pointed to the top of the mountain with a whip and said, "Send out two thousand soldiers to clear the road." ”

This was a temptation, and soon, two thousand Uighur soldiers, led by the commander of a thousand people, struggled to climb to the top of the mountain, and Jiegan looked up at the sky, and the dark clouds were heavy, and he was afraid that a storm was coming, so he waved his hand and ordered: "The army is stationed on the spot." ”

Night gradually fell, and the tents of the Hui army were like mushrooms blooming at night, densely stationed at the foot of the Silver Mountain, but half an hour after the 2,000 army went up the mountain, another 10,000 Hui army also quietly went up the mountain.

More than 500 Tang troops were divided into two teams, one team was led by Sun Muren and more than 200 scouts to guard the high ground, and the other team was guarded by Wang Zhanjiang and more than 300 Tang soldiers stationed in the castle.

Time passed slowly. In the distance, the scattered fires at the foot of the mountain were still burning, and the Hui army was quietly marching towards this side, and many torches could be seen winding up the castle in a line.

Suddenly, a rocket was fired from the mountainside, streaking across the sky like a meteor, which was a signal from a scout who was lying in ambush on the mountainside, indicating that the Uighur army was only three miles from the high ground.

"Did you see it?"

Sun Muren pointed at the rocket and said with a smile: "The Hui army is also cunning, obviously those torches are still seven or eight miles away from here. But in fact their vanguard has already gone one step ahead. ”

Another soldier also shouted: "The captain is right, in this way, I estimate that their number is not only a little bit of torches, they are confusing us by lighting torches!" ”

Sun Muren nodded, "This brother is right, the Hui people are in a hurry to cross the mountains, how can they attack slowly, it must be the pressure of the army, everyone must be prepared." ”

Speaking of this, Sun Muren glanced at the crowd. He said in a deep voice: "I will ask you again one last time, this time we may die here, there are old and young people in the family who need to be fed, you can go back to the castle, or even go down the mountain, my Sun Muren will not be reluctant." ”

He stared at everyone with blazing eyes, and finally his eyes fell on Guan Ying's body, Guan Ying's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but finally lowered his head.

"Fight for your country. Die well deserved. A short Tang Jun stood up and bowed his hand to Sun Muren and the others, "I Liu Qilang also has an old father in the family, if I die in battle, please the captain and the brothers burn me and bring the bones back to my hometown in Yan'an County, brother, thank you here." ”

Sun Muren's nose suddenly soured. He also said loudly: "I have a son in my hometown. If I die, please give a message to my son from the living brother, his father sacrificed his life for the country, and he is a Tang man who stands up to the sky, so that he can straighten his waist. ”

As soon as the words fell, another rocket shot up into the sky, and everyone suddenly became nervous. It's a mile away now. Sun Muren immediately shouted in a low voice: "Don't panic, everyone, return to your own position." Listen to my commands. ”

Under his command, the Don soldiers began to calm down, and they returned to their pre-assigned positions one after another, their crossbows stretched out, and their eyes were fixed on the front.

It was past midnight, the mountains were pitch black, there was no wind, the dignified and sultry air indicated that the storm was coming, suddenly a dazzling light pierced the clouds, in an instant, the lightning in the form of branches illuminated the mountain beams, three hundred steps away, only to see many black shadows crawling over, tall and strong, all with hideous faces, holding shields, the black crowd of people turned over the ravines and rushed to the stone wall, the thunder rumbled in the valley, and the heavy rain began to pour down.

The arrows came like raindrops, clanging on the stone wall, stirring up a little spark, and the attack of the Hui army began, but the position of the Tang army was still silent, lightning streaked across the sky, and there was not a single Tang army in sight in the heavy rain, and the rough wall seemed to be built for some kind of religious ceremony, and under the light of white lightning, it was extremely frightening.

The Uighurs stopped their attack, and the invisible pressure made the hundreds of people in front of them seem a little frightened and overwhelmed, but their stillness was only for a moment, and soon, with the wolf-like roar of the commander, the Uighurs continued to charge upwards brandishing spears and shields.

One hundred and fifty steps, one hundred and twenty steps, Sun Muren's heart was about to jump out of his nervousness, this was the first time he commanded an army to fight, although there were only two hundred people, but the responsibility and pressure made this man breathless, the sweat on his face mixed with the rain, and he lost his sight again and again.

Another flash of lightning came, and the light made him see the location of the Hui people, and he had reached the strange stone that was marked a hundred paces away.

"Shoot!" He shouted, because of the force, the shout almost tore his vocal cords, the Tang army counterattack began, arrows rained, stones fell head-on like hail, lightning and thunder, a wail and neighing sounded on the mountain beam, the hundreds of Hui soldiers in front of them instantly nearly 100 people were hit by arrows or were thrown down the valley by rolling stones, the fear of death made the front Hui army shaken, they turned around and ran back, but soon were forced up by the officers, retreated, and came up again, so come and go several times, like waves, When you reach the top, you stop.

On the contrary, the enemy's retreat gave the Tang army great courage, they gradually forgot their fears, and their cooperation became more and more tacit, and they began to use weapons selectively, no longer shooting indiscriminately at the beginning as they were at first, and when the enemy retreated, he stopped shooting, and even joked with each other, describing himself as playing in the heavenly bath.

But Sun Muren's face became more and more solemn, and the number of casualties in the last few times of the enemy army decreased rapidly compared to the beginning, and it was obvious that the Hui people had gradually found the rhythm of the attack, and his heart was deeply worried.

Sure enough, the Hui people soon found a new way to attack, he cut down one big tree after another, the branches and leaves of the luxuriant ground were not removed, more than a dozen people held the other end, five or six big trees side by side, slowly advancing, actually formed a dense tree wall, the arrows were blocked by the branches and leaves, the big stone was unloaded, and the counterattack of the Tang army began to be weak.

The Hui army is getting closer and closer, the people in front are holding the trunk of the tree, and the people behind are holding their shields high to resist the rain of arrows from the Tang army's parabola, they seem to be a large group of wild beasts, and the black pressure is approaching the wall, and the Hui soldiers are constantly dying of arrows, but someone immediately takes over.

Yes! With a scream, the short Tang soldier was pierced in the face by an arrow through the crack in the stone, and fell to the ground and died on the spot, and there was another scream, and a Tang soldier who was about to throw a stone was shot in the chest by an arrow and rolled off the wooden frame.

The Hui army was less than fifty paces away from the stone wall, and under the electric light, they were overwhelming, and they were densely lined down from the mountain beams, at least thousands, or even tens of thousands, and the wolf head painted on the shield was already clearly visible.

"Wood, no, let's withdraw to the castle!" In the pouring rain, Guan Ying shouted desperately.

Sun Muren's eyes were grim and terrifying, the enemy was too close, and retreating now was tantamount to exposing his back to the enemy, but if he didn't retreat, they would be wiped out, and his strong sense of responsibility made him have no choice, he drew his knife and roared, and threw himself out of the stone wall, "Brothers, use knives to cut down these turtle grandsons." ”

Dozens of Tang troops were also infected by him, and they drew their swords to follow him and rushed up, the mountain road was narrow, only a dozen people were allowed to walk side by side, the front Hui army was frightened by the sudden Tang army, they threw down the tree trunk, and hurriedly met the battle, how could the Tang army rush up was extremely violent, and more than 20 were cut down in a row, but the Hui army behind was like a wave, and the Tang army rushed into two sections, cutting off the return of more than a dozen Tang troops such as Sun Muren.

The Tang army around him was constantly killed, but Sun Muren was not afraid, he held a knife in one hand, and held a shield in the other hand to block the enemy's random knife slashing, he caught a glimpse of the Tang army and no one retreated, he couldn't help but be shocked and angry, and roared: "You turtle grandsons, do you want to let Lao Tzu die in vain?" ”

Guan Ying looked at him blankly, looking at his face that had no hope but begged to die, tears flowed from his eyes, no! He shouldn't die, at least not so lonely, suddenly, the courage of the Han nation hidden in the depths of his heart was slowly stimulated, he drew his long knife and laughed wildly, "Brothers, the time has come to be loyal to the country." ”

He pounced on him, grabbed the helmet of a Hui soldier, and cut his neck with a knife, more than a hundred Tang soldiers rushed forward with a roar, the monstrous murderous aura forced their eyes red, the Hui army was overwhelmed by the lightning blow of the Tang army, and it collapsed in an instant, and the Tang army snatched back the dead and wounded, and rushed back to the stone wall.