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A piece of burnt yellow and gray has become the most obvious embellishment in the world.

Clearly, the Central Plains has fallen into a drought year.

Boom, boom......

On the road that was no longer man, a troop of cavalry roared in, and the tremor of the earth was heard far away, and the sound of thunder echoed in the mountains.

When I looked closer, I found that there were countless Qianghu cavalry of the Han army, all of them were one man and three horses, and they were running at high speed.

"General, there are still fifty miles ahead of you where the Xiegu Pass is, do you want to rest before you hurry?"

A man dressed as a Qiang beard, speaking Chinese, played to a white-faced man in iron armor in the center.

Liu Yin looked at the army behind him and saw that although everyone was a little out of breath, because of the advantages of horse harness, there were even one person and three horses, so they could still persevere.

"Advance another ten miles, camp and rest in the mountains, tomorrow dawn is close to Hangu Pass, this general wants to surprise the guards!"

"Yes!"

Although they had traveled eighty miles since the morning, they were still able to hold on because the horses were all Qianghu horses, and they did not stop all the way, but they only took turns to move forward, and with the assistance of horse harnesses, everyone could still persevere.

With such a cavalry of 5,000 and 15,000 horsemen whizzing by, it stands to reason that the towns and villages on the side of the road should have heard of it.

However, they were too fast, and the scouts who reported the news must have not caught up yet.

Early the next morning, Liu Yin's army arrived at Hangu Pass.

Xiegu Pass is located at the junction of Xiegu and Luogu, adjacent to Chencang Mountain, located one hundred and thirty miles east of Sanguan, and is an important pass to curb the Han army from Hanzhong to the north of the Yongzhou Plain.

Since Jiang Wei occupied Sanguan Chencang, he was eyeing Xiegu Pass, so the Jin army also strengthened the defense of Xiegu Pass.

Not only did 3,000 garrisons be dispatched from Fufeng, but 5,000 soldiers and horses were also mobilized from the Heluo area, making the number of soldiers in Xiegu Pass more than 15,000.

Originally, the sloping valley pass was eight zhang high, known as the world's Xiongguan, and now there are heavy troops to guard, and also sent the general Zhou Zhi to guard it, it can be said that it is a tiger based on the dragon plate, and it is very difficult to capture.

Zhou Zhi has always been known for his strategy, known as 'one plan can defeat ten thousand armies', with him and 15,000 soldiers and horses, not only Hu Fen of Chang'an, but also Sima Yan of Luodu no longer worried about being attacked here.

"Soldiers, the Xiegu Pass is ahead, and everyone's task for a while is to shoot five arrows on the horse, can you hear it?"

"I heard you!"

There is still a mile away from the sloping valley pass, and the tall phantom shadow is seen in the distance, entrenched between the two mountains, like the tiger king lying down, very mighty.

"Charge,!"

"Drive!"

After giving the order to charge, everyone accelerated and rushed forward.

In the early morning, people are always drowsy, especially for the task of standing guard, which cannot be moved at all, and the soldiers are even more sleepy, leaning against the wall posts in a daze.

"Captain, look, what's that?"

A person was suddenly awakened by the trembling pillar, and saw countless black shadows sweeping smoke and dust, he quickly woke up the captain next to him, and said anxiously.

"What's the matter, don't be surprised, where is it coming from, sleep!"

The captain didn't seem to have slept well last night, probably because he had been playing too long, causing him to lose his spirits, and instead of opening his eyes, he muttered a few words when he heard the man's words, and then turned around.

"Captain, look, really, the enemy is coming!"

"What, where?"

Hearing the word enemy, the captain suddenly woke up and hurriedly straightened his helmet and looked forward.

Sou!

Burst!

"Captain, look, that's the Qianghu people, the enemy is attacking!"

The soldier shook the captain next to him as he stared at the cavalry as it approached the closing door.

Syllable!

Suddenly, the captain fell on his back, and the soldier turned to look, only to find an arrow stuck in his eyebrow, blood flowing into his eye sockets, and his wide eyes were stained red, which was very frightening.

"Ah...... Forehead ......"

Before the soldier could scream, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck, raised his hand and pulled out the trembling arrow feather, and fell down on his back.

"Enemy attack, brothers, alert!"

When, when, when......

"Enemy attack!"

Suddenly there was chaos in the city, countless people were shot by the arrows that flew up, and many more people shouted and committed themselves to the back of the battlements.

In this way, everyone fell into a panic, and it was difficult for them to form an effective counterattack against the city for a while.

"Soldiers, shoot fast, don't worry about them!"

Although there were sporadic arrows shot down, Liu Yin led the soldiers to shoot back and forth in front of this 100-meter pass, and the crossbows were all small Yuan Rong crossbows, flying out several arrows in a row, so the Jin soldiers were suppressed and did not dare to show their heads.

Zhou Zhi was in the house, and when he heard the news, he hurriedly gathered soldiers and horses and killed him in the city.

"Where the enemy soldiers are, resist them!"

Zhou Zhi rushed up, only to find that everyone was shrinking within the city wall, and suddenly his liver was furious, and he slashed one person with a knife and shouted:

"Hurry up, coward, it's shut!"

"Quick, stop them!"

Suddenly, many commanders began to urge their subordinates to step forward and shoot arrows to shoot back.

Zhou Zhi looked down from a hidden position next to him, and found that the city was full of Qiang Hu cavalry, and the majestic Hu horse made him salivate.

At this count, he was immediately angry, because there were only 2,000 cavalry under the city, and although the crossbow shot countless arrows, it could not cover up the enemy army of only 2,000.

Seeing the reinforcements in the city, Liu Yin whistled, and a soldier shouted:

"The Jin people are all shrunken turtles, they will only hide in the city wall and tremble, go, go to the small county town, and soon Captain Bakar will lead a large army to attack Chang'an, go, go to the grass valley!"

"Let's go, go and attack the small county town!"

Hearing these people talking in Qianghu, Zhou Zhi frowned, and at the same time saw that these people shot wildly for a long time and then retreated, and no less than a hundred people died on his side, and his face was as black as ink.

"General, are they the Qianghu army coming down from the north? Do you want to send a message for help? ”

In the face of the general's questioning, Zhou Zhi did not answer immediately, he always felt that there was something suspicious in this, although he got the news from people who knew nonsense, he still did not give an order immediately.

The retreating cavalry did not stop, and turned and rushed towards a village that had just passed.

Seeing the existence that didn't seem to have gotten the slightest rumor, Liu Yin raised the corners of his mouth and said:

"Rush in, grab money and food!"

"Rob!"

Everyone had an inexplicable heat for the thieves, shouted, and rushed into the village.

Suddenly, the sounds of panic, angry scolding, and the sound of weapons handing over sounded one after another......

Liu Yin and the others have not made a sound, but those who are talking nonsense have been shouting loudly in an incomprehensible tone, which is obviously not good.

Within a day, a town was attacked in the surrounding villages around Xiegu Pass, and the Qianghu army rushed into it, taking everything of value, including horses.

However, they did not kill anyone, only a few who resisted violently, and were killed.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhou Zhi received news from countless scouts, especially after hearing that there were casualties, he immediately couldn't sit still.

"Where are they now?"

Hearing Zhou Zhi ask, the panicked scout hurriedly said:

"They took a lot of stuff and went north!"

"How many of them are there?"

"More than 2,000 people walked very slowly because they carried a lot of things."

Zhou Zhi was not very pleased with the scout's answer, but frowned and thought about something.

"General, now you are in charge of Xiegu Pass, these people are under your rule, if they sue the imperial court, saying that you saw two thousand Hu people looting villages and towns, but they were indifferent, I am afraid that it will be very bad then!"

The deputy general is the former general of the Xiegu Pass, and now serves as the deputy general of Zhou Zhi, and he is worried about the robbery of the people under his rule.

If this matter is stabbed to the court, he doesn't know whether Zhou Zhi will die or not, but he himself will definitely not be able to live.

This is also the reason for his anxiety.

Zhou Zhi hesitated for a long time, opened his eyes and ordered:

"Chief Chen, this general ordered you to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to pursue Hu Bing, is there a problem?"

The deputy general, named Chen Chang, was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly raised his voice to receive the order, and hurriedly ran out.

And Zhou Zhi's brows have not loosened, and looking at Chen Chang's long-term departure, his worries have become more and more serious......