Shaking his head and waving away the distractions in his heart, Han Gang pulled himself out of the loss and chaos. The long silent march made the air in the ranks full of oppression, and even his own determined character was affected, and the situation of the others was probably even worse.

If you talk and sing on the march, this gloomy atmosphere should be easily broken. But marching in the dangerous valley, I don't know how many murderous intentions were hidden in the valleys on both sides, and the nerves of Han Gang and Wang Sunchen were stretched to the extreme. The nervousness of the leader of the team naturally infected the whole team, making everyone fearful.

The official road under his feet turned at an angle, and the mountain wall that had been blocking the view retreated. A galaxy appeared on the horizon ahead, and suddenly came into view. The galaxy is dim, swaying and seeming, except for one point that is the most dazzling. Han Gang couldn't help but squint his eyes, and when he looked at it again, he realized that it was not a star, but a fire lit up on a walled city.

Inhale deeply and draw near-freezing air into your lungs. The cold that emanated from his body lifted Han Gang's spirits, and pessimism gave way to reality in an instant.

That's Gangu City!

Hundreds of torches outlined the upper edge of the city wall from the darkness, and the sporadic light could not illuminate the night sky, but it shone into the hearts of Han Gang and the others. Even if the beacon fire in Gangu City was the most brilliant one of the stars burning on the city's head, they didn't take it to heart, it at least meant that Gangu City was still in the hands of the Song people.

"It's Gangu Castle!" There was a low cheer in the queue. "It's finally here! It's finally here! ”

Although there is still at least a distance of nearly ten miles, the feeling that the target is within sight is exciting for everyone. Without waiting for Han Gang's urging, they all whipped and drove the mules, driving the car three points faster.

"That's not right!" Wang Sunchen suddenly leaned over, and his voice was full of nervousness: "Third brother, the situation is not right." ”

"What's wrong?" In Han Gang's memory, Wang Sunsin, who had always been bold, rarely had a trembling voice, and an ominous premonition appeared in his heart, "What's wrong...... Damn it! ”

Han Gang suddenly stopped in the middle of his words, and instead let out a curse. On the hillside on the left side of the official road, you can faintly see clusters of black shadows emerging out of nowhere like ghosts, and countless broken footsteps are connected in a few breaths.

There were shadows on the hillside, and the sound of small fragments kept coming from above. I don't know how many people gathered, how many bows, guns, and swords. The loess on the slope was repeatedly trampled by thousands of feet, and the collapsed soil and rocks fell to the ground all over the official road.

"It's the dog of the three tribes of Xinbo!" Wang Sunchen shouted loudly, full of anger.

That's right, it will only be the Fan people of the three tribes of Xinbo! If they can follow the party members to enter the rich Qinzhou, they can also live a fat year. The three tribes of Xinbo are not small tribes, and they don't need to worry about being killed as chickens for monkeys. The total strength of their combined strength was more than four thousand, which was enough to make Qin Feng Jing and Strategically Divisive. Their actions were always unscrupulous, and they only stopped after Gangu built the city. For the three Xinbo clans, Gangu City is a shackle around their necks, and if they can be broken, they must be happy to see it.

The beacon fire at the head of Gangu City was still burning, but in the minds of Han Gang and his party, it was no longer a signal that they were about to arrive at their destination. The true meaning conveyed by the beacon fire, they have already understood it with their own experience.

"Third brother, hurry up and put out the torch!" Wang Sunchen shouted hurriedly. Since you can see Gangu Castle directly, the road ahead will not be too tortuous. Even if there is no light, you can walk with care. There was a sudden darkness below, and the thieves on the hillside should not dare to come down.

Han Gang did not listen to Wang Sunchen's advice, but went the other way, he shouted and ordered the whole team: "Dazhang Torch!" Each of them brought me two, and plugged them in the car! The more the merrier! ”

"Third brother, there are too few people, I can't be scared!" Wang Sunsin's voice was even more anxious, there were only more than 30 people in total. No matter how much the frog puffs up, it can't be the size of a cow.

"Who is anxious to scare them?" Han Gang shouted, "I'm going to let Gangu City see it!" ”

The three Xinbo clans did not rebel, otherwise they would have attacked Gangu City now! They are still on the sidelines! Han Gang was convinced of this. As long as Gangu City has not been lost, these thieves will have to worry about the future. He asked everyone to light more torches, just to let the defenders of Gangu City know that someone had come from Fuqiang City.

Will Gangu City come out with reinforcements to respond? Can we deal with this daring convoy before reinforcements arrive? The more the principals of the three heartwave clans thought about it, the more they didn't dare to come down and give it a go. And the more they hesitated, the closer the convoy became; By the time they had made up their minds, perhaps their convoy had already reached the gate of Gangu City.

On the official road, there were originally more than 30 scattered torches, but in the blink of an eye, they became hundreds. Stretching out a long queue looks like a lot of momentum. As Han Gang expected, the thieves on the hillside really didn't come down, they were watching and calculating. The baggage convoy continued to move forward amid their hesitation.

Walking step by step, Han Gang absurdly remembered the movies he had seen in the past. In many boring movies, you can see the plot of the protagonist walking through the passage made of crossed knives and guns. He just felt like he had become the protagonist of a boring movie now, walking forward with the snow light on his head. However, in those movies, the protagonists all passed the knife and gun array smoothly, but I don't know if they can go so smoothly this time.

"Xiucai Gong ......" Zhu Zhong came over, and the tailor apprentice who sewed the head for the beheaded death row prisoner couldn't bear the pressure of being surrounded by tigers and wolves at the moment, and his voice trembled. He didn't know what to ask or what to say. I just want to hear what Han Gang has to say, so that I can bring a little courage to myself and my companions.

"Let's go! Look ahead! Keep going! They didn't dare to come down! ”

Han Gang's will was unwavering, and his voice was as firm as steel. At this time, they can only advance and not retreat, and the wolves are watching outside, and if they show the slightest timidity, they will pounce and tear themselves to pieces.

Aiming at the lights of Gangu City in the distance, deliberately ignoring the thieves around him, Han Gang led his team to move forward step by step. The beacon flames of Gangu City rushed into the sky, but the yellow light of the emergency became the warmest salvation for the baggage convoy in the dark night surrounded by fierce beasts.

But no one expected that in the next moment, the most intense flame disappeared without a trace in an instant after a few short flashes, and if it hadn't left a little mark on people's retina, the beacon fire of Gangu City would have been as if it had never appeared.

There are only two reasons why the beacon fire was extinguished, one was victory and the other was fall. Which one exactly? Han Gang couldn't give an answer, but the thieves on the hillside had already come to a conclusion themselves.

In an instant, there was a commotion in the shadows on the hillside. Countless figures shook, moving down one after another.

The clattering rockfall caused panic in the convoy, and several mules pulling the carts screamed on their necks.

"Don't panic!" Han Gang roared angrily, not having time to think about the fate of Gangu City anymore, "Everyone gather around!" Open your bow and listen to me! ”

Han Gang's order was forbidden, and after gathering in one place, the people all bowed ajar and pricked up their ears to wait for his order. But the next moment, instead of the order to go to war, a majestic and heroic voice came to their ears, as if it were floating from the sky:

The husband is full of strength,

One is intended to be a thousand.

Rushing out of the heart,

Death is like sleep.

As in Heying, in the walled city miles away, a burst of cheers rang out at the same time. The cheers of thousands of people shook heaven and earth. In the cheers, familiar melodies are intertwined.

"It's a victory song!"

"It's Zhang Dujian who is back!"

This is the song of the Kansai boy who has returned victoriously. For many years, the Xiongnu, Xiqiang, Turkic, and Tibetan men, generations of Kansai men sang military songs on the battlefield in order to resist the invasion of the endless Tatar barbarians. Then he carried the enemy's head, stepped on the moonlight, and sang a triumphant song to return victorious.

"The husband has all the strength, and one intends to be a thousand. Rushing out of his heart, seeing death is like sleeping. ”

The victory song came from the mouths of thousands of people, crossed the distance of several miles, and fluttered from the sky, and the excitement in it was clear to Han Gang and the others.

"The rate does not leave the hand, and the day is in front of the battle."

The chorus of thousands of people shook the sky and reached into the sky.

"Like a falcon beating a goose. Wear it left and right! ”

At some point, Wang Sunsin also joined the chorus. He sang and roared. Raise your hand, open your bow, and an arrow slams into the mountain wall. There was a short scream in the darkness, and in an instant it was drowned out by singing.

In the face of the provocation of a small baggage team, the rebellious Tibetan people may not be reconciled, but in front of the victorious army, they still did not have the courage after all, and finally chose to retreat. After a stalemate for a while, the sound of the sorrowful rope sounded again, but it became smaller and smaller, and the heavy black shadows disappeared into the darkness again, and soon there was nothing left.

Everything was back to the way it had been a quarter of an hour, except for the loud and loud singing that had been repeated in the air, filling the valley:

The husband is full of strength,

One is intended to be a thousand.

Rushing out of the heart,

Death is like sleep.

Rate rate does not leave the hand,

Heng Ri is in front of the battle.

For example, the falcon beats the goose,

Wear it left and right! [Note 1]

During the song, Han Gang laughed loudly, and the tension and mood that had been in place for a long time turned into a long howl and poured out, and he yelled: "Go!" Go Gangu! ”

The words are the same as before, but the mood is different.

Note 1: According to Shen Kuo's record in "Mengxi Writings", after the victory of the Western Army, they would sing triumphant songs and return, so this paragraph was written. But because he couldn't find a suitable military song, Shen Kuo hadn't come to Kanxi to serve as an official at this time, so he could only use the Dunhuang song lyrics to make up the numbers, so I suggested that you could go and listen to it.

ps: Dunhuang song lyrics, spread in the northwest during the Tang Dynasty, were hidden in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. The music has now been restored according to the original score and can be found on the Internet. Very nice song.

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