PS: There is one more chapter in the evening

The sky was overcast, the tragic killing of last night had passed, the vibrant morning sun was coming out of the clouds, and the small town valley was shrouded in warm sunlight.

The battle was over, and after a day and a night of fighting, one after another fierce warriors fell to the head of the city. Now the two-zhang wide city wall is filled with corpses in every inch of space, and the ground is full of weapons, broken spears, broken swords, and curved bows. It turned out that the earthy yellow wall was drenched with blood, and at this moment it was full of blood red, and the entire Taigu town was like a super large slaughterhouse, and the air was full of a bloody and sour smell.

When Yu Rang ascended to the top of the city, the last of the rebels were finally killed.

The thin Zhao soldier leaned on the flagpole, his eyes widened, and he seemed to be ready to fight at any time, but in fact, he had already had no breath in and out, and he had already died a long time ago. He was riddled with holes, but what finally killed him was the fatal sword wound on his chest, which was not obvious, but it was very fatal, and only Yu Rang could stab it so accurately and without hesitation.

Yu Rang was the winner of the duel, but he couldn't see the joy of victory, he carried the sword that was still dripping blood, and stood quietly in front of the dead corpse of the Zhao soldier, as if he was mourning in silence and as if he was paying tribute.

"I'd rather die than guard the military flag behind you, is this the death of a soldier for a confidant?"

Yu Rang muttered this, as if he felt the light coming from the sky, he raised his head to look at the sky, and his originally sharp eyes had an indescribable silence at the moment.

"What is this person's name?"

Yu Rang turned around and saw that it was Zhiyao who came over, frowning and looking around, he was very dissatisfied with this battle, but when he saw this scene, he was still a little touched.

He loves talents, and his heart for talent is no less than Zhao's father and son recruiting talents, and the two most unseen things in this life are the twilight of the beauty and the last years of the strong man.

Zhi Yao pointed to General Zhao, who could not fall down, and said: "It is great that I can let my 20,000 troops stay under the city and guard it for a day and a night, I want to know what his name is." ”

Yu Rang saluted and said: "The captive said that it was a Zhao clan commander, named Wu Jing, who was a close confidant of Zhao Wuxian who followed him when he was in China, and was originally a mere ordinary soldier, but he was promoted to his current position step by step. ”

Zhiyao nodded: "Zhao Wuxian has some vision, you respect this person very much?" ”

Yu Rang stood straight: "This person is a national soldier, I ended up with him, and I hope to bury him." "Although each is his own master, the faithful will also cherish each other.

"If you get it, you can use the coffin prepared for the doctor in the army to bury him." Zhiyao still has a trace of aristocratic temperament, and he will also give a certain amount of respect to the brave defeated, this attitude makes him quite morale, much stronger than Zhong Xingyin and Fan Ji.

"But first, put down this banner that he desperately guarded!" Zhi Yao and Yu Rang raised their heads at the same time, and the banner of the Zhao clan was still hanging at the highest place, and the flag stained with a lot of blood spots hung its head weakly after the wind stopped, like a bird with broken wings.

This is what Wu Jing guarded with his life, and after it was replaced by the banners of the Marquis of Jin and the Zhi clan, it also meant that the Zhao and Han coalition forces were defeated west of Taihang: the Han clan was completely lost, and the Zhao clan was left with only two isolated cities, Jinyang and the eldest son.

It took him a whole year to sweep away Zhao Han's territory in the southern part of the Jin Kingdom, and although he defeated Han Hu several times, he never fought with the main force of the Zhao clan.

Or did Zhao Wuxian never regard him as his main enemy and never took him seriously? A sense of shame of being ignored wells up in my heart. Since seven or eight years ago, no matter what achievements Zhiyao has made in China, he will be compared to Zhao Wuxian, who is in exile. This comparison, it seems that his achievements are not worth mentioning, everyone says that Zhao's shameless is the sun, Zhi's young grandson is the moon, the moon can never shine with the sun, and he can only despise the stars after he sets......

He has always been unconvinced, and has always wanted to pursue bravely, but now, he has a trace of lack of confidence.

"A little-known division commander, with hundreds of Zhao clan veterans, can let me pause here for two days, and the soldiers have nearly a thousand casualties. Next, if every army and every city of the Zhao clan is so tenacious, how can I defeat Zhao Wuxian? ”

The next war is just afraid that it will be bloodier and more cruel.

Through the sunlight, Zhiyao set his sights on the Taihang Mountains, which were higher and higher to the east. There are dozens of mountains, the peaks are not high, but they are continuous and horizontal, and there is no end in sight.

Since there is no confidence in the Zhao clan to win, let's cripple the Han clan first. When the Han family left the party, it can be said that he was helping the old and the young, and Han Hu was soft-hearted and couldn't bear to leave his clan and female dependents, so that he moved slowly, and he was afraid that he had not yet reached the threshold at this time.

The defeated army, even if it is punished by thousands, is still defeated in a hurry, and it has changed as usual, Zhiyao is not sure to capture Yiguan, but at the time of the Han earthquake, people's hearts are unstable, there may be some opportunities......

Although it was delayed here for two days, it was known that Yao also had a lot of light soldiers recruited in the mountains, so he sent Yu Rang to take them to pursue them, if they could catch Han's tail on the road, and then break through the pass. Then in the next time, the Zhao family will have to fight alone!

……

Zhiyao expected it to be true, there was indeed a panic on the road, and in the early morning of this day, the crooked soldiers were lying on the mountain road, leaning, or sitting. The tattered armor, the only half of the weapons left, and the tired faces of the soldiers all showed that this was a battered army.

In addition, there were many nobles and commoners, some of whom drove oxen, horses, and carts, while others were empty-handed, and could only swallow saliva and watch other families cook.

Han Hu was at the front of the team, after drinking a mouthful of rice soup, looking at the broken bowl, he felt inexplicably sad in his heart, he could still eat hot food, but those soldiers and people who died tragically along the way never had such a chance.

Pingyang was lost, his father died, and then there was a great defeat at Shaoshui's edge, and Tonglu fell. Until ten days ago, Shangdang was also lost, and the bloody war became clearer and clearer, and the bloody scenes kept repeating in his mind, and one after another fallen retainers and clansmen seemed to be whipped into his heart one after another, and his whole body twitched in pain.

A crystal teardrop rushed out of Han Hu's eye socket, and without the slightest hesitation, it slid down along the white skin, until it dripped on the smooth chin.

Han Hu also knew that he couldn't let his retainers and clansmen see this, otherwise it would cause them a new round of panic.

"As long as you arrive at Yiguan, you will be safe!"

To the east of Yiguan, it was the last Hanoi territory of the Han clan, and only three counties were left in the nine counties of the Han clan at its peak. In this war, the Han clan suffered far more losses than gains, and it is not surprising that the retainers and clansmen were shaken and had no hope for the prospects of this war, and even Han Hu gradually lost his ability to hold on under this pressure......

But no matter what, he still has to grit his teeth and carry it, his father is dead, his grandfather is sick, and the burden of the Han family has fallen on his shoulders, not to mention that so many people are counting on Han Hu for their life and death.

As far as the eye could see, the remnants of the defeated army numbered five or six thousand, most of whom were nobles and commoners who were unable to fight, and the ranks were very long, seven or eight miles. If the enemy pursues them, they will definitely be devoured from tail to end, and there will be no way to organize resistance. Fortunately, there was still Wujing Hall in the rear, and he dragged Zhiyao with him, and at noon on this day, Han Hu finally arrived at the stone built Yiguan.

But instead of joy, he was even more melancholy, although the pass was still intact and the mudslide did not destroy it, a huge gap had already opened in the hearts of the Han family.

Sure enough, after settling down, someone soon came to propose openly and secretly that Yiguan might not be able to hold it for a long time, so it was better to ask the Marquis of Jin for guilt, break off the relationship with the Zhao family, and maybe get back the lost territory Yunyun......

"Ridiculous! With the Zhao clan as an enemy, I will lose even several counties in Hanoi! Moreover, if the revenge of killing his father has not been avenged, how can he bow his head to the enemy? Han Hu stood up and repelled everyone, the price Han had paid now was too great to be able to withdraw, so he could only hope that Zhao would win the final victory and compensate Han as promised.

But how could he have no doubts in his heart? The oath of righteousness in the peach orchard echoed in his ears, but Wei Ju had betrayed them first, Zhao Wuxian's choice was also confusing, Han Hu could understand the danger of being attacked on both sides, Zhao Wuxian decided to defeat the Qi people first, and then concentrate on solving the Western Front, but the problem was that it was he Han who was injured and bleeding for this strategy!

Doubt was like a seed sown in spring, gradually sprouting in Han Hu's heart, and he couldn't help but think about it, after all, he hadn't gotten news from the East for ten days.

"Could Zitai have been defeated by the Qi people in the east? Or even dead? ”

"I heard that the Chen family and the Bank of China are fighting Handan, has it fallen there? Will the enemy army have already hit Chaoge to the south, and hit the state and Yewang......"

"He didn't do it on purpose...... Deliberately ignoring the Western Front, let me hold up in front, so that the Han clan suffered heavy losses, and was so weak that he could only obey his orders? A terrible thought flashed, making Han Hu shudder, and he could only put on his armor at night and patrol the Yiguan.

But this can't soothe his worries, and he is already the most determined person at this pass. If there is no hope, Han Hu really has no confidence to block Zhiyao's sharp attack in Yiguan.

The next day, the scouts came to report that Taigu had fallen, and the broken Zhao soldiers were all wiped out. The Zhi clan chased very quickly, and the last group of Shangdang refugees who came to Yiguan were attacked by its forwards and died, and the rest were fleeing to this side, but Han Hu didn't know if there were any people who had mixed with the Zhi clan inside.

His heart was too soft, looking at the refugees begging outside the pass, and when he was hesitating to open and close the door, the Zhi's banner also began to shake in the mountains, and the 20,000 troops approached Yiguan from several mountain roads, and their weapons were particularly dazzling in Han Hu's eyes......

The retainers whispered, the soldiers had bitter faces, and a series of defeats made them lose the courage and confidence to fight again.

What to do?

Han Hu's heart twisted into a ball, rolling stones, bows and arrows, giant trees, he could order his soldiers to use these things to block the enemy for a while, but it was difficult to stop his soldiers from being afraid.

"Reinforcements are coming!"

At this moment of crisis, a messenger arrived from the east side of the pass holding a silk book, announcing a message along the way, which lifted everyone's spirits. It was Han Hu who sent him to Wen County, and ran all the way to Duan Gui, a retainer who went to Weiguo to ask Zhao Wuxian for help!

"Is Zitai back?" Han Hu almost burst into tears again, he lost his previous image of a gentle gentleman, and grabbed Duan Gui's collar with both hands and questioned again and again.

Duan Gui's face was also haggard, probably he had come all night, and he hurriedly replied: "On the way back to the west, the minister heard that the Zhao clan has defeated the Qi army. ”

"Really!?" Han Hu was overjoyed, but his smile then stopped again.

"But it's not General Zhao Xiao who came, he's still on his way back from Lu State......"

"How many reinforcements are there, and by whom?"

"Hanoi Zhao Bing is half here, and the commander is Zhongjun Zuo."

Duan Gui raised his head and said excitedly: "The gentleman heard it right, it's Zhao Qing's personal recruitment!" (To be continued.) )