Late at night, the fighting continued. Chu Tianya's home was a few miles away from the city gate, and the sound of fierce fighting could be heard from afar. It was not until dawn that the Jin soldiers announced their retirement.

Taiyuan is finally defended.

This was the first large-scale formal attack on Taiyuan by the Jin soldiers since the official war between the two countries. The battle went on quite fiercely, with heavy losses on both sides.

After dawn, Chu Tianya called Jiang Laosan back to patrol the camp and specially inquired about the battle situation. Jiang Laosan came back and told Chu Tianya that the military patrol alone had lost 2,000 people in yesterday's fierce battle, not counting the wounded. The Shengjie army suffered more losses, and more than 2,000 were killed at the east gate where Wang Xun was stationed, not counting the other three gates!

In just one day and one night, nearly 10,000 corpses were added to the city of Taiyuan!

The army dug several large pits in the wilderness west of the city to bury the corpses. Just a day later, there was a "mass grave" here. The tall burial mound, covered with new soil, silently recounts the course of the war.

After Chu Tianya heard the news, he fell into silence and thinking for a long time. He knew that Wanyan Zonghan was already determined to take the strategic place of Taiyuan, and he would not hesitate to pay a price for this. In a fierce battle for a day and a night, Taiyuan lost nearly 10,000 people, and his losses are probably even more. After all, it is more difficult to siege a city than to defend it, and the losses will be greater.

It was only at this time that Chu Tianya truly realized the barbarism and fierceness of the Jurchens. Yesterday, when he was at the head of the city, he saw with his own eyes those strong and brave Jurchens who were not afraid of death, like hungry wolves in madness, rushing towards the city without hesitation. Even if he saw countless bows and arrows above his head and a huge piece of wood aimed at their heads, he would not flinch. Even those soldiers who were knocked over the ladder and fell down, as long as they could still move, would immediately get up again, bite the knife and climb the ladder again.

On the battlefield, there are short-handed battles, and all martial arts and tactics are already floating clouds, and only those who are not afraid of death are the most terrifying.

The Jurchens, all of them are outlaws!

"If it goes on like this, Taiyuan won't be able to hold on for long, and sooner or later it will be breached." Chu Tianya thought to himself, "Taiyuan City is already a pool of stagnant water, with no reinforcements and no supplies. If a person dies, he will have less strength, and if he guards for one more day, he will lose one day's food. If you don't think of a way, this city will be like Taiyuan in history, sooner or later it will be broken by the Jin soldiers, and then it will be slaughtered! ”

When Chu Tianya was meditating on countermeasures, Xiao Linglong came to find him and said to him, "I have something to say to you." ”

"Say it!"

"I want Ada to break out and go up to Taihang Mountain to find the eldest brother." Xiao Linglong said, "Now Taiyuan is so critical, if you don't use external forces to assist in defense, it is estimated that sooner or later it will be broken by the Jinren." We've been out of touch with Big Brother for a long time, and it's time to report back to him on the situation and ask him for help. ”

"I'm afraid it's hard." Chu Tianya said, "The Jin soldiers built a lock fortification outside the city and surrounded Taiyuan like an iron bucket. Although Ada is agile, it is quite difficult to break through. ”

"To borrow your words, if you try, you may not succeed, and if you don't try, you will not have a chance." Xiao Linglong said, "You only say, do you agree?" ”

Chu Tianya pondered for a moment, and then nodded, "Now, there is no way to do it." The Taihang Righteous Army is the only force that Taiyuan can rely on. But I guess that Wanyan Zonghan has already taken strict precautions against Taihang Mountain. Even if Ada can successfully break through and invite Guan Zhai and others to help, it will be a drop in the bucket. ”

"Don't underestimate our eldest brother, and that cunning white-haired fox." Xiao Linglong said, "I guess the reason why Taihang Mountain has not moved for so long is mainly because the Jin soldiers cut off their connection with Taiyuan. Big brother, they are trapped in the cottage and don't know much about the situation in Taiyuan. Now that the Jin soldiers are attacking Taiyuan with all their might, the defense of Taihang Mountain will be somewhat relaxed, isn't this the opportunity for the eldest brother to come? We don't expect the eldest brother to be able to defeat the Jin soldiers in one fell swoop, if they can be pinned down or attacked from the side or rear, it will also be of great benefit to Taiyuan, it is better than us being surrounded by the Jin soldiers and chasing and beating fiercely. Isn't there a plan in the art of war called 'encircling Wei to save Zhao'? ”

"Hey, I can't see it, you still know how to use the art of war!" Chu Tianya smiled, "It seems that you didn't look at the Seven Books of the Martial Arts I lent you!" ”

"You think I'm just like you, with a head that's only used for hats?" Xiao Linglong smiled at the corner of her mouth and said, "If you agree, I will let Ada sneak out of the city after dark." Jin Bing had just attacked violently for a day and a night, and he had to rest for a while. At this time, they are lax, and they can behave well. ”

"Well, let him be careful. If not, don't do it, it's important to save your life. Chu Tianya said.

"Don't worry, Ada is more delicate and intelligent than you think." Xiao Linglong went out of the door and told Ada to do something.

At this time, Xiao Fei entered the room again and said, "Big official, I also want to go out of the city." I want to go to Qingyun Castle to see what it's like. ”

"Nope." Chu Tianya said undoubtedly.

"Why can't Ada?" Xiao Fei had a bitter face, "After that fire, I never knew what Qingyun Castle was like, and whether the eldest brother was still alive......"

Chu Tianya sighed and said, "Actually, I also want to know if the people of Brother Meng Qige and his wife and Qingyun Castle who used to live and die with me are now auspicious or evil. But in this situation, I can't let you out. Otherwise, I will have more regrets. ”

"Since the big officials don't allow it, the villain won't say much......" Xiao Fei nodded sullenly and went out.

was mentioned by Xiao Fei to Qingyunbao and Meng De, Chu Tianya's heart was also a sigh and sigh, and he said in his heart, if it weren't for me, they might not have suffered such a catastrophe. In a sense, it was really me who killed all of them!

After a day and a night of onslaught, the Jurchens failed to take Taiyuan in one fell swoop. Wanyan Zonghan had to re-examine this Taiyuan Tucheng that was in front of his eyes and looked weak on the surface. It seems that it is unrealistic to take the city overnight with the momentum of thunder. So he ordered the army to rest for a few days to recuperate, and wait for the grain and grass to arrive in the rear and the army to be strongly supplied, and then make a decision. For the time being, Taiyuan will be besieged, and when the grain and grass in the city are exhausted, it will naturally be self-defeating!

So, after a fierce battle, the two sides fell down again. It's like two beasts, after a ferocious fight, each retreats and licks the wounds on their bodies. Then gather strength and wait for the next round of battles.

Ada has slipped out of Taiyuan City, not knowing whether he is alive or dead, and he doesn't know whether he is successful or not. The Jurchens also stopped moving, and the army in the city began to rest and repair the damaged city. Now at this time, it was difficult for Chu Tianya to come up with any earth-shattering plans to reverse the situation, so he had to wait and see what happened, and heal his injuries first.

A few days later, the Flying Fox Ancient Road!

It is a hundred miles away from the Taiyuan battlefield, and is located in the territory of Feihu County and Lingqiu County. Here even the mountains and ravines stand thousands of walls, and there is a narrow canyon between the two mountains, which is the famous "Flying Fox Road" in ancient times, also known as "Lingqiu Dangerous Road".

This is the only way between the north and the east of the river, and it has been a place of contention and a throat since ancient times. This dangerous road traverses Feihu County and Lingqiu County, and is more than 140 miles long. On both sides of the mountain road, there are only the strange peaks and dangerous ridges that stand upright and towering, the perennial deep does not see the day, the yin wind is constantly strange and rocky, it is said that this is the place where the gods and ghosts dwell, not only the ordinary pedestrians dare not wade lightly from this, even the foxes can only rush through in groups, so there is the name of "flying fox". Legend has it that one of the famous Yang generals, Shiro Yang Yanlang, could only ride the horse upside down when he arrived here, so this place is also called "Flying Fox Inverted Horse"!

Now, the two counties of Flying Fox and Lingqiu have fallen into the hands of the Jinren. This dangerous road has become the throat of the grain route of the Jin army. At the beginning, Chu Tianya had planned to let the Xishan heroes choke this throat and cut off the grain channel of the Jin soldiers, but unfortunately it had been seen through by Wanyan Zonghan in advance, and the 10,000 Xishan elites brought out by Ma Kuo were sniped by Yinshu Ke, and the whole army was annihilated.

Today, Ma Kuo is once again in the land of his "Waterloo". But it was not the 10,000 elites who were accompanying him, but a group of white-robed dead soldiers who were hiding in the snow like him, wearing a white robe, and Meng De.

"Big brother, this is Flying Fox Road." Ma Kuo pointed to the long, narrow and deep mountain road at the bottom of the mountain, and said to Meng De, "The Jin soldiers have set up tight checkpoints in various mountain passes and mountain passes, which are well guarded, easy to defend and difficult to attack. When I first arrived here, I found that I was impatient to start, and I was afraid of startling the snake, so I decided to retreat to the West Mountain. I didn't expect that I hadn't returned to Qingyun Castle yet, and I was blocked by Yinshuke halfway through, hey......"

"Forget Second Brother Ma, don't mention the past. I can't blame you for that defeat. Meng De generously comforted him, stared at the path below the mountain with a frown, and said, "The blood debt of tens of thousands of lives in Qingyun Castle must be repaid with blood. But now, we have more important things to do. The Jin soldiers besieged Taiyuan, and the city was in danger every day. If it continues to be consumed like this, Taiyuan will be broken by the Jin soldiers sooner or later, and it will be more than a hundred times more tragic than the disaster of Qingyun Castle. Therefore, we must find a way to cut off the grain supply of the Jin soldiers, and it is better to destroy the grain they have raised as well. Only in this way can we fight the golden soldiers and rescue Taiyuan! ”

Ma Kuo nodded silently, and said in his heart, what I didn't do with 10,000 people at the beginning, can we be defeated like lonely ghosts and ghosts?

Ma Kuo looked back at the hundreds of people sitting in the snow and cultivating behind him, none of them were not exhausted and looked like savages. From that day on, they escaped from the Hunter's Cliff and the Monkey Stream, and they didn't know how they survived these days. They wandered in the mountains and snow like savages, hunting birds and birds to satisfy their hunger, digging snow holes to shelter, and all the way around the big circle of hundreds of miles to avoid the blockade circle of the golden people, and came to the mountain of the Flying Fox Road!

Nearly half of the original 500 white robes were killed by hunger, cold, and falling off a cliff, and now there are only 300 people left.

At this time, the north wind roared and the snow flew wildly, and the sky and the earth were endless. Meng De and the others stood on top of the high Flying Fox Road mountain, reaching out to touch the sky, and there was hell under their feet.

Meng De straightened up and stood in the fierce cold wind, looked back at the direction of the West Mountain, and squinted his eyes at the vast mountains and the endless dangerous road, and said to himself: "Beloved wife and fathers and brothers, listen to the spirit of the sky, Wanyan Zonghan, Yinshuke, and Jurchen, I will definitely make them pay!" …… Brother Tianya, as long as Meng Qi still has a breath of air, he will not forget your entrustment. Flying Fox Road - If you don't succeed, you will become benevolent! ”