As soon as Xue Zan's words fell, the five hundred soldiers under his command drew their swords one after another, ready for battle. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Time is pressing, everyone should not be entangled with the Hu people too much, and strive to kill with one blow, the longer the battle, the more likely it is to lead to the final defeat, do you understand!"

"Obey the general's orders!"

"Let's go!" After Xue Zan gave the order, seeing that these tired soldiers were still high-spirited, he had more confidence in his heart, so he turned around and slapped his horse away, and five hundred soldiers followed closely and rushed to the opposite hillside.

The Qiang people by the river were lazily basking in the sun, and the campfire on the camp was still burning, and an iron pot was set up on the bonfire, and the iron pot seemed to be boiling mutton soup. A young man of the Qiang tribe sat by the bonfire, stirring the mutton in the pot, while greedily smelling the fragrance of mutton soup, licking his chapped lips with his tongue, eager to drink all the mutton soup in the pot.

Suddenly, a middle-aged Qiang man lying on the ground basking in the sun got up from the ground and asked the people around him, "Did you hear?" There seems to be the sound of horses' hooves. ”

The person next to him also sat up, his face was a little dazed, and he was a little serious, and said, "It seems that there is movement, could it be that the leader brought someone here?" ”

"Impossible, at this time, the leader's men and horses have not yet been opened, it can't be our people!" The middle-aged man said.

As soon as the words fell, the man next to him pointed to the western hillside with a nervous face and shouted, "Look! Someone! ”

When the surrounding Qiang people heard his voice, they all looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, on the hillside not far from them, there was a group of people and horses lined up, and it seemed that the people who came were not good.

"It's the people of Zhao Kingdom! Get on board! Get ready for battle! The middle-aged man who looked like a leader shouted.

The middle-aged man gave the order, and all the Qiang people in the camp immediately became nervous, even the young man who had been staring at the mutton soup had no time to care about his beef soup at this time, so he got up and went to find his horse.

Xue Zan looked around and saw that the five hundred men and horses were all in place, so he raised the long knife in his hand and shouted loudly: "The Hu people are in front, I will wait for the descendants of Yan and Huang, and today we will drink all the blood of the Hu people and eat the flesh of the Hu people!" Even if you are crushed, you will never take half a step back! Raise your long knives! Rush with me! ”

"Kill!"

Xue Zan gave an order, and hundreds of men and horses rushed down the hillside and went straight to the camp of the Qiang people by the river. For a while, the horse neighed in the sky, the sound of killing shook the sky, Xue Zan's extremely subordinates were like tigers descending from the mountain, the momentum was immense, and the Qiang people were already scared for three points before they fought.

In the face of their sudden self, the Qiang people were a little caught off guard and responded in a hurry, and even the formation of the cavalry was not expanded.

"Tell the Chief!" The middle-aged man shouted to a person beside him.

"Yes!"

The sound of horses' hooves and the dust were flying, and a Qiang knight took advantage of the chaos to break away from the large army and go north.

"Stop that guy! Can't let him report it! Xue Zan's eyes were sharp, and he saw this situation from a distance.

"I'll go!" Wang Chong volunteered and slapped his horse away.

Xue Zan didn't want Wang Chong to go, after all, this kid was on the battlefield for the first time and had no experience. But the battlefield was chaotic, Xue Zan wanted to coordinate the overall situation, and at this time, he didn't have the energy to chase Wang Chong back, so he could only let him go.

Although the soldiers were hungry and a little tired, all of them fought bravely. Both sides knew what each other's goals were, the Qiang people wanted to keep their back roads, and Xue Zan's men and horses wanted to cut off their back roads.

This is a battle related to the life and death of the group, so on the side of the rolling river, the melee of less than 1,000 people fought extremely tragically. The Qiang people did not retreat, and always stopped Xue Zan's men and horses outside the pontoon bridge to prevent them from approaching.

"General! Hu Ren is also desperate, I don't know when I have to fight like this, what should I do? One of Xue Zan's men shouted.

"If you put your life on it, you will also tear down this bridge! They must not be allowed to cross the river! Xue Zan repeatedly slashed and killed the two Hu people and replied loudly.

At this moment, a cold arrow was shot towards Xue Zan, who was fighting with people, and he didn't pay attention at all, and was shot in the left shoulder by an arrow, almost falling off his horse.

"General!" The two soldiers closest to Xue Zan hurriedly rushed over and protected Xue Zan's left and right sides.

"Leave me alone! Hurry up and find a way to burn the bridge! Xue Zan gritted his teeth and said.

"No! You're hurt, we can't leave it alone! ”

"What nonsense! That's an order! Xue Zan said, holding the knife in his left hand, stretched out his right hand, and broke the shaft of the arrow on his left shoulder.

The shaft of the arrow broke, and beads of sweat appeared on Xue Zan's forehead, he regained the knife in his right hand, rushed into the crowd again, and fought with the Hu people, and the two soldiers were worried about Xue Zan, and always protected Xue Zan's left and right sides.

Although the Qiang people were extremely brave, Xue Zan and his subordinates were not the local chickens and wooden dogs in Yanmen Pass, but the most elite tiger and wolf division of Zhao State.

"Quick! Ignition! Burn the bridge to me! Xue Zan gasped and commanded his subordinates.

"Yes!" Xue Zan's subordinates immediately went to carry out Xue Zan's orders.

Xue Zan looked up at the sun in the sky, estimating that at this time, Shi Min was almost about to launch an attack on the Qiang people, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, after all, he still lived up to Shi Min's expectations.

Suddenly, he jerked his head up and searched around.

"Wang Chong!" Xue Zan shouted.

"General!" A voice came from afar.

Xue Zan turned his head and saw Wang Chong riding a horse far away and shouted to Xue Zan.

"Stinky boy!" Xue Zan gasped and trotted over.

Wang Chong jumped off his horse, still carrying a black thing in his hand.

"What's that?" Xue Zan asked, pointing to the things in Wang Chong's hand.

"Huh? That bearded man's head! Wang Chong laughed and threw the man's head to the ground.

"Good boy, yes!" Xue Zan patted Wang Chong hard and asked, "Are you okay?" ”

"General, I'm fine!"

"It's okay!" Xue Zan was relieved to see Wang Chong jumping around.

"General, are you wounded?" Wang Chong asked nervously.

"It's fine, a little flesh wound." Xue Zan pretended to be okay and answered.

"General! Come and see! ”

Behind Xue Zan, the voice of his soldiers suddenly shouted.

When Xue Zan heard this, he hurriedly ran over, and Wang Chong also ran over.

"What's the situation?" Xue Zan asked loudly.

"The planks on the bridge can be removed, but what about the chains?" A soldier by the bridge asked.

Xue Zan walked to the river and saw that the river was across the river, about a dozen zhang wide, hanging with more than a dozen arm-thick iron chains, and the wooden planks on the bridge deck had basically been dismantled and burned by Xue Zan's men, and only the smooth iron chains were left on the entire bridge deck.

"General, I don't think we need to worry at all, the Qiang people won't bring so many planks when they come out, this is the grassland, there is no way to find planks to pave the bridge deck for a while, and their war horses can't cross the river." Wang Chong said on the side.

Xue Zan nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. ”

When the rest of the soldiers saw Xue Zan's agreement, they were no longer worried.

"Go to the camp of the Qiang people to look for it, collect all the food and drink, and then we will withdraw directly and join the young general!" Xue Zan commanded.

"Yes!"

Everyone immediately scattered to look for food in the Hu people's camp, and at the same time did not forget to feed the war horses with grain and grass. Rushing overnight, food and grass are scarce, both men and horses are hungry and fighting, and if they don't replenish, I'm afraid that people and horses will fall.

Xue Zan, Wang Chong and others ate the dried meat and mare's milk wine that the Hu people brought with them, this taste was simply a fairy life for them who had been hungry for many days.

Shi Min's side, everyone has been hungry all day, and the war horses have no food and grass to supply, although the soldiers can bear hardships and stand hard work, but it is impossible to last a few more days, if they meet the Hu people, I am afraid that they will not have the strength to fight.

"Major General! The Qiang people have set off! Shi Min was slowly hurrying with people, and suddenly probed Malay in front of him.

Shi Min looked up at the sky, and at this time, Zhang Mufeng said anxiously on the side: "Young General, the time is almost up, we have to hurry up, right?" ”

"How far are the Qiang people from us?" Shi Min asked the Tanma.

"It is estimated that it will only be seven or eight miles at most!"

Shi Min thought about the time when Xue Zan and them were in a hurry, and then thought about his plan repeatedly, and finally opened his mouth and ordered his subordinates: "Pass the order and prepare for battle!" ”

"Yes!"

A moment later, Shi Min's remaining thousands of men and horses had all drawn their bows and drawn their swords, ready for battle.

"Brethren! It's time for us to fight to the death with the Hu people! In this battle, only victory, not defeat! Otherwise, there will be no way back! Today, we have thousands of men and horses, and we no longer have any food and grass supplies! Only by defeating the Qiang people in front and taking away their grain and grass can they have a chance to live! Do you understand everything? ”

"Understood!" All the soldiers replied in unison.