The weather in the north is like the autumn wind outside the Yanmen Pass, just after October, the temperature will plummet, and the cool breeze will blow, and the people who blow will be cold.

The vast and boundless wilderness, with no human figure in sight. The river bends like a ribbon, and the countless mountain peaks in the distance overlap and are chaotic, a dark and desolate scene.

On the plain, there stood a city, the city was not large, the length and width were thirty zhang, and it was obviously a border outpost city. The two-zhang high city wall, the wall is mottled, ancient and old, the cold wind is sad, the basil is broken, the wild grass is withered, and the cold air is like a frosty winter morning.

On the city tower, there are dozens of soldiers in armor, they are holding halberds, carrying bows and arrows, and carrying a long knife at their waists.

In the middle of the tower, there was a middle-aged man at the head, judging from the armor he was wearing, he was the highest official in the city

Xun Mo put on his armor early this morning and boarded the city tower, a day ago, the spies of Yingzhou came with the news that there was a group of Khitan cavalry marching towards the vicinity of Cangzhou, the number of which was 1,500 people, it seemed that it should be the vanguard of the Khitan autumn harvest and plunder, according to their marching speed, I am afraid they will arrive at the outpost today.

Xun Mo is a second-turn Weihu lieutenant, with one hundred and fifty soldiers under his command, who was sent to the border post from Cangzhou, and the commander of the Cangzhou Sanya, Lord Liu, told Xun Mo that the border post is the last line of defense in the Central Plains after Yanyun, and if the Khitans come, the outpost must be defended, even if there are ten times the enemy army, they must hold on until reinforcements come.

Now, Lord Liu's words have become a prophecy, and the enemy army has 1,05 people, which is exactly ten times the strength of Xun Mo's troops.

For the Khitans, Xun Mo does not have much confidence, because the Khitans are not only good at riding, but also far beyond the Central Plains soldiers, they are cruel to kill, every arrow shot is the heart, in the face of such a powerful enemy, the Central Plains army does not have much chance of winning at all, not to mention that the number is still a huge disadvantage, although there is a city as a cover, but Xun Mo still has no bottom in his heart.

I'm afraid I'm going to die for the country, Xun Mo thought about it.

Turning his head, Xun Mo looked at the sergeants beside him, they were all staring at the distance meticulously, their expressions were solemn, as if they were facing a great enemy, it was obvious that everyone knew what kind of fierce battle they would face today.

Xun Mo shook his head, at this time, he didn't need to say anything to boost morale, if he couldn't hold it, the hometown fathers and elders behind him would become slaves under the hooves of the Khitans, so even if he died in battle, he couldn't take a step back.

After being silent for a while, Xun Mocai slowly raised his head and said to Cheng Xinlang who was waiting on the side: "Can the battle report for help be sent?" ”

A middle-aged man dressed as a soldier hurriedly arched his hand and said: "If you return to the captain, the battle report has been issued, presumably the Cangzhou side should have received the message at this moment, according to the urgency, the reinforcements should be almost arrived at this moment." ”

Before Cheng Xinlang finished speaking, a soldier suddenly shouted, "They're coming!" ”

Everyone's nerves suddenly tensed, and Xun Mo quickly raised his head and looked into the distance.

I saw a road of smoke and dust rolled up at the end of the horizon, but this smoke and dust did not look like the cavalry stepped on, but like a rut rolled up, which made Xun Mo feel horrified, did the Khitans have siege vehicles? Xun Mo felt a little dizzy in front of him, he didn't dare to imagine what kind of horror it would be if the Khitans were equipped with siege vehicles.

The wall of the outpost is in disrepair, less than two zhang high, and the Khitans' arrows are easy to shoot, and if there are siege vehicles to complement it, I am afraid that it will not even take half an hour to take the outpost.

Heaven will die for me! Xun Mo sighed, and then clenched the long sword in his hand, can it be delayed for a while!

"Look, Captain! That's the battle flag of my Great Song! "The sharp-eyed soldiers on the city tower saw the military flag in the smoke and dust at a glance, and the fluttering 'Song' flag gradually appeared.

Hearing this, Xun Mo also suddenly widened his eyes and looked in the direction of the smoke, as the pair of carriages gradually approached, a dark flag came into view, and the word "Song" was waved in the wind, making everyone happy, Xun Mo was also relieved, it turned out to be the Great Song reinforcements, fortunately! What a blessing!

The reinforcements of the Great Song Dynasty soon appeared under the outpost, Xun Mo poked his head and looked down at the city, only to see that the reinforcements this time were very different from the past, this support army, in front of which was a team of infantry, with about two hundred people, and behind the infantry, there were several carriages pulling some goods, which looked very strange.

"Captain Xun! Hurry up and open the city gate, I am ordered by Lord Liu to send new military uniforms and support to Captain Xun! Under the city gate, a fat officer wiped the sweat from his forehead, held a token with the word Liu in his hand, and shouted towards the city tower.

When Xun Mochu heard this voice, his face was full of confused voices, but when he saw the officer downstairs in the city, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and that person was none other than his fellow township officer Wang Ziru.

"Quick! Open the gates! Xun Mo glanced out of the city gate, and after confirming that the cards in his hand were real, he also gave a loud order.

The gates of the city were slowly opened, and the people outside the city also rushed in.

At the gate of the city, Xun Mo personally greeted everyone, seeing the well-equipped reinforcements, Xun Mo's face also became much better, now that there are two hundred more people, it should not be difficult to defend the city.

"Brother Xun!" When he saw Xun Mo, the fat officer was also a little excited, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute Xun Mo and said: "The last time I met Brother Xun was in Taishou Mansion, I didn't expect to meet today but on the battlefield, although it was only after three months, but it was very different, it was really a trick." ”

Hearing Wang Ziru's emotion, Xun Mo also shook his head and sighed: "Yes, yes, I want to serve together in the Taishou Mansion at the beginning, but now you have become a quartermaster, and I am here to guard the border, I'm afraid if it weren't for wartime, we wouldn't have a chance to see each other again!" ”

The two were sighing, Xun Mo seemed to suddenly look like something, only to see him pointing to the three carriages and asking, "By the way, what is pulled in this carriage?" There was no shortage of armor in the city, so why did it bring in military supplies? ”

Hearing Xun Mo ask like this, Wang Ziru obviously became excited.

"Brother Xun doesn't know, the things in this carriage are all treasures! The military supplies that His Majesty ordered to send to the Yanyun border were invented by overseas strangers, and they were all miraculous, so the younger brother took them out for Brother Xun to see. After Wang Ziru finished speaking, he straightened his face and said to the two coachmen sitting in the carriage: "Open the door of the carriage and take out the stab-proof suit and cut-proof gloves for Ben General!" ”

"Whoa." The two coachmen hurriedly turned around and took out a set of black clothes from the carriage.

"This" Xun Mo saw this strange clothing, and was stunned for a moment before saying: "Stab-proof clothing? What is this? ”

Wang Zi was already a little impatient at this moment, only to see him take out a pair of black gloves from the clothes, hurriedly put them on his hands, and then put the strange black clothes on his body, and finally took out a short dagger from his waist, smiled at Xun Mo slyly, and then said confidently: "Brother Xun is optimistic." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw him stab himself in the stomach with a dagger