Yang Keshi hurriedly ascended to the pass, only to see the lights illuminating the sky in the distance, which must have been caused by the night march of a large army. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Li Chang's face changed a little, and he pointed to the distance and said, "The golden dog is coming soon, right?" General Yang, how is it now? ”

Yang Keshi didn't speak, but said to the sergeant who was resting in the pass, "The golden dog has caught up, this bottle-shaped village can block them for half a day at most, and I still need five hundred people to stay."

With Yang Keshi's scorching eyes, one by two, ten or twenty Bai Qi soldiers all stood up silently.

What a difficult choice this is, it has already arrived at the gate, but it is still inevitable to fight with the Jurchens to the end and sacrifice their lives.

Yang Keshi said to Li Chang, "Leave half of the people, you take the rest with me, let's go to Yizhou to find Lord Han, only he has a way to deal with the Jurchens." ”

Li Chang knew that if he left his post without permission, he would definitely be held accountable by the imperial court, and said worriedly, "If the imperial court asks for guilt, ......"

"You are an old border army, you know everything about this area, and Lord Han will definitely be inseparable from counterattacks in the future." Yang Keshi lowered his voice again and said, "Yanjing, Zhuozhou, Ulzhou, Daizhou, Liaozhou, and Zhaozhou are all lost, a bottle-shaped village with a large sesame seed, who can take care of it." ”

Li Chang didn't say anything anymore, and said to the brothers in Chengguan

"I have been grateful to my brothers for so many years, and now the situation is urgent, so I don't gossip. Bai Zhen soldiers sent 500 soldiers to help us guard the pass, General Yang took pity on us, and wanted to leave some seeds for the border army, and the only son in the family was listed! Soon, thirty or forty people came forward.

"Fathers and sons, brothers, and the younger ones are out of the ranks!" Forty or fifty more went out.

"Those who have made meritorious service more than three times will be listed!" More than 30 people came out of the ranks.

More than 60 people under the age of 18 were listed.

A total of more than 190 people, standing quietly outside the queue, some wiping tears, this time it was a real parting of life and death. War always comes suddenly at an inadvertent time, and as a soldier, you can only pray to God except to fight for your life.

Li Chang came to the soldiers who did not come out, knelt down on one knee, and slammed the ground with his fists, "The pass will be handed over to you, the sky testifies, my old Li Danfan is alive, and I will definitely set up a monument of loyalty and righteousness for you."

The rest of the people were silent for a while, and finally a veteran said, "Master Li, burn some paper money for us next year!" Don't dare to say anything else, with this life, don't think about entering the customs of the golden dog. ”

"Good! You will temporarily act as the commander of the bottle-shaped village. Li Chang stood up and nodded, turned to the soldiers who came out of the queue and said, "Follow the Bai Qi soldiers, find Lord Han, and we will fight back!" ”

After speaking, he took the lead to catch up with the white soldiers who had already set off, and as soon as the team set off, the feelings of father and son, brothers, and friends continued, and many people frequently turned back and called.

When they were far away, the veteran smiled at everyone,

"Why are you crying and sad? When the golden dog comes to knock, he must also have a good tooth. Let's learn from other people's white soldiers, and see, everyone has gone to the wall to prepare. We can't be eggless girls! ”

After speaking, he led everyone to the pass in turn, only to see a fire dragon not far away getting closer and closer, and it seemed that he could still hear the unique people of the Jurchens shouting and horses.

The leader of the Bai Qi soldiers is also a veteran, called Zhou Aliu, who was originally an archer, and learned a good equestrian skill in the army, and has experienced more than ten battles of various sizes, which can be regarded as a smooth promotion.

He volunteered to stay this time because for seven or eight years, Yang Keshi has always taken good care of him and saved his life. Now, Yang Keshi has a difficulty, so he can only stand up, and he should repay his kindness.

The veteran of the border army came up and hugged his fist at Zhou Aliu, "In Xia Sun Xiaoding, a person from Xinzhou, dare to ask my brother's surname?" ”

"Zhou Aliu, Jingzhao people. Today, the golden dog is coming, and I have to ask the old brother to be more thoughtful. You and I will discuss a charter, at least drag him for a day and a night, so that General Yang can go farther. ”

Sun Xiaoding is also not polite, explaining the terrain and level details in the night. Because there have been many battles against the Khitans over the years, Sun Xiaoding talked about the case and drew a high-five.

As the name suggests, the bottle-shaped village has a small entrance and a large belly, and is a natural ambush place. It's a pity that the defenders of 800 people now can't fight the ambush of the 10,000-strong hardware army no matter what.

The only consolation is that the defense of the bottle-shaped village is still good, the wall is high and the city is strong, bows and arrows, fire oil, boiling water, stones, nail boards, etc. are readily available.

According to the estimation of the two, unless the Jurchens are desperately attacking, or there are siege engines or catapults, it is no problem to hold on for a day. As for the night, it is up to God to bless those who are blind in the dark.

Eight hundred people are divided into groups of two hundred, and three groups take turns on duty, one group is used as a reserve supplement, and whichever group has fewer people will be made up to that group.

In order to avoid being killed by the Jin army at the same time, resulting in the defenders being leaderless, the two of them each took a deputy and took turns to command the defense.

Everything is ready, the Jurchen horses are also killed, and the Ulzhou generals come to detain the pass and surrender.

Zhou Aliu saw that it was almost dawn, and if he delayed him for half an hour at most, he could wait until dawn. At that time, the Jurchen was tired, and our side could still resist one or two, not to mention that the light was good for defense.

So he deliberately bargained with the man, and after two times, he knew that the defender had no intention of surrendering, so he ordered to build siege equipment and prepare for battle.

As the morning sun rose, the Jin army had already collected hundreds of border people as meat shields for the charge, and the border people carried ladders and pushed crash cars and goose carts to attack the bottle-shaped village. Three hundred steps away, small catapults have used about ten catties of stones and gravel to bombard the wall.

"Watch out for stone bullets, free fire. Anyone who dares to go to the former will be shot! ”

It's not when he is soft-hearted, Zhou Aliu looked down viciously. Mixed with border people, Jin army, and servant army, the crowd like ants is getting closer and closer.

A hundred paces, eighty paces, some archers with good eyesight have already begun to shoot.

Fifty paces, the crowd below faced more and more arrows, and under the threat of the Jin army, the crowd began to run wildly. Rushing to the bottom of the city, you can shoot at the defenders, so the two sides launched a bloody siege battle.

Seven or eight ladders were set up at the juncture, and the servant army was like a long string of ants, waving their shields while quickly crawling towards the juncture.

However, the defenders also shot bows and arrows from the protruding battlements on the left and right, which effectively increased the casualties of the Jin army. Zhou Aliu saw the siegers gather under the city and ordered a comprehensive counterattack.

Suddenly, the defenders either pushed down large stones and knocked down the Jin army, or poured out the boiling water of fire oil, and then threw out the nail board and rolled the wood to shake it repeatedly, destroying the Jin army and climbing to the top of the city.

Although hundreds of Jin soldiers were killed and wounded in this wave, the casualties of the defenders at the juncture began to increase as the catapults and goose carts collided.

In addition, the Jin army was good at shooting, and the two sides shot at close range, and the Song army did not have an advantage. At the end of an hour, the defenders were replaced twice, and the tragedy can be seen.

The Jurchens were in good physical condition, and after a night of rushing, they were still strong, and near noon, twenty or thirty Jurchens had already occupied a corner of the juncture and were gradually expanding their positions.

At this time, Zhou Aliu and Sun Xiaoding knew that the most dangerous time was coming, and they both led their troops to rush to the wall to start a white-knives battle. (To be continued.) )