At night, Yanmen Pass is as silent as a ghost city, and there is a torch tied to the female wall every twenty steps on the wall of more than 700 steps. The crimson flames on the torches swayed incessantly by the fierce wind, and the dim firelight and the pitch-black Seki Castle made people feel like they were in a ghost realm.

The patrol of guards paced back and forth silently, and no one made a sound. The fierce battles during the day made the hearts of these brave sons and daughters who had been stationed at the border all the year round heavy, and their young faces were full of sadness.

Remembering the brothers who died in battle, none of the soldiers of the patrol were still in the mood to speak, and they did not know if they would become the new dead in tomorrow's battle.

Even so, none of them will retreat, because behind them is their homeland. Once he retreats, then his parents, wife and daughter may die, this is what General Liu of Sima Lord said in the second part. All the soldiers who participated in today's defense of the city will not forget the sassy heroic posture and his penetrating oath standing on the tower of the north city.

Die and never give up

Die and never give up

"Lord Sima, Lord Captain and Cao Sima and Yan Sima have summoned you to discuss the military" A Han Tao's personal soldier came in a hurry.

Liu Jin, who was on duty on the city wall, just nodded, and silently followed the soldier down the city wall and went straight to the captain's mansion.

Looking at the solemn expressions, firm eyes and the voice of "Liu Sima" with infinite hope on the patrol soldiers along the road, Liu Jin felt heavy.

To tell the truth, according to today's battle loss rate, even if the defenders of Yanmen Pass are all killed, they will be able to survive for two days, and tomorrow the Huns will definitely increase their attack, this time may be reduced, whether it can survive until the arrival of reinforcements Liu Jin has no bottom in his heart.

"Do your best, listen to the destiny of heaven," Liu Jin thought helplessly.

"Liu Sima, the captain is waiting in the lobby, and the little one is bidding farewell to the general." The soldier pointed the way and left with reverence.

After hearing this, Liu Jin still didn't say too much, just nodded slightly, and quickened his pace and walked straight to the lobby.

As soon as he entered the lobby, Liu Jin hurriedly knelt down on one knee, and Shi Li said: "The last general Liu Jin knocks to see the captain."

"Don't be polite, get up", Han Tao, who was dressed in a white suit, helped him with his hands.

Liu Jin got up and bowed to Cao Xing and Yan Ling, who were sitting on both sides: "I've seen Cao Sima and Yan Sima."

The two also returned the salute. Han Tao, who was on the main seat, saw that everyone had finished saluting, pointed to a mat in Cao Xing's hand and said, "General Liu, please take a seat."

Liu Jin thanked him, and then knelt down and sat down. The tea served by its own maid is not listed for the time being.

Han Tao, who only listened to the old voice of the head, sounded again: "Today's battle is thanks to General Liu taking the lead in repelling the Hun army, but our army suffered great losses in today's battle, and now there are less than 1,300 soldiers who can fight, I don't know if the generals have a good plan to help me?" ”

As soon as he heard Han Tao say that there were only 1,300 defenders, Liu Jin's face suddenly changed slightly. This is a full two hundred fewer than Liu Jin's expected number of defenders, and Liu Jin secretly said in his heart: "It's not thanks to your old horseman's blind command, if I command, how could I have suffered so many casualties."

I thought so, but the military career in his previous life gave Liu Jin a unique way to hide his thoughts, so he didn't show it. It's just that he is more and more disdainful of Han Tao's command ability in his heart, and remembering that Han Tao has killed himself several times, Liu Jin's hatred for Han Tao has become stronger and stronger.

As soon as Han Tao's words came out, Liu Jin pretended to be contemplative on the surface, but in fact, he didn't think about countermeasures at all. Because even if he said it, it was estimated that Han Tao, who was old and stubborn, would not listen to him, so he simply stopped talking.

Liu Jin didn't speak doesn't mean that others don't speak either, but he only heard a majestic male voice say unhurriedly: "My lord, the last general has some ideas, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!" Han Tao said with a smile.

"Then the last general will be courageous, according to the last general, today's formation of Liu Sima is quite a bit of a sense of attacking the enemy's shortcomings with his own strengths, so the last general thinks that it can be popularized in the whole army, and it will be able to receive miraculous results." The male voice spoke eloquently.

Liu Jin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, "Good insight". You don't have to look to hear that this is Cao Xing's voice. Liu Jin couldn't help but think that he was worthy of being one of the eight great generals under Lu Bu, and his military insights were really not comparable to ordinary people.

As soon as he heard that it was the formation that Liu Jin had used today, Han Tao's face changed, and he was speechless. But he thought in his heart that he, Liu Jin, would not report such a good formation to me, but he used this formation to deal with the Huns. is obviously afraid that I won't use his methods, and I guess I'm afraid that I will erase his credit.

Thinking of this, Han Taopi said with a smile: "I don't think so!" Although the gun array has a certain advantage over the enemy, the disadvantage is also obvious. In today's battle, although Liu Sima's gun array has played a certain effect, the barrel of the gun will break after a long time, so let our soldiers fight the Huns with their fists? ”。

As soon as he heard this, Liu Jin secretly scolded in his heart, "Old horseman, he obviously wants to erase my credit."

Without waiting for Liu Jin to continue to think, Yan Ling on the other side said thoughtfully: "According to the general, Liu Sima is famous, and he can let Liu Sima lead the headquarters to attack the camp late at night, and the Huns will not be able to rest in peace, and the siege of the city tomorrow will inevitably be weak; Second, you can take the opportunity to take a peek at the reality of the Huns, and get the best of both worlds."

Obviously, Yan Ling heard something different from Han Tao's words. This Han Tao clearly wanted to use Liu Jin's formation to fight the enemy, but he didn't want all the credit to go to Liu Jin. That's when he said that.

On the surface, it is said that the reality of leading the troops to watch the Huns is nothing more than to say that he is a scout. That's the first point.

The second point is that the Huns are all natural cavalry, they live on horseback all the year round, and any infantry encountering a large number of Hun cavalry on the grassland will have only one result - the total annihilation. Li Ling, a general during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, is an example.

Thirdly, with only more than 300 infantry and less than 100 cavalry, can more than 20,000 Huns not rest? It's like an ant fighting an elephant, can an ant bite an elephant to death? Apparently impossible.

Thinking about these points, Liu Jin gasped and said in his heart: "What a poisonous strategy!" It's going to kill me! ”。

Without waiting for Liu Jin to open his mouth to excuse himself, Han Tao, who was at the top, immediately said: "What Yan Sima said is exactly what I want, then bother General Liu to go!" ”

"Lord Captain, General Liu's old injuries have not healed, so it is better to let the last general do it for you!" , Cao Xing, who was next to him, was also a battle-hardened general, keenly aware that this was a trap, and hurriedly said.

Hearing this, Liu Jin couldn't help but look at Cao Xing beside him. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a trap, and Cao Xing won't fail to see it, but what does it mean for him to jump in when he sees it?

No matter what Liu Jin thought, Han Tao, who had gray hair, seemed to have trouble with Liu Jin, and said coldly: "General Cao, General Liu is unparalleled in bravery, and he is known in the army as 'Shenwei Liu Destroyer', and he is also very resourceful. Dare to ask General Cao if he has such courage? ”。

This is vicious, first pick up Liu Jin so that you can't step down. Then ask Cao Xing, do you have the courage and resourcefulness of Liu Jin?

Obviously, no one will boast that they are braver than Liu Jin, and other people's records are there! Capture alive the first fierce general of King Zuo Guli, Heerro, and defeat the second fierce general Gordon.

Moreover, with a weak force of more than 400 people, he faced an army of 3,000 Huns, and killed nearly 2,000 enemies with only more than 100 casualties.

Sure enough, Cao Xuan frowned, and said in an indignant tone: "The last general will not have such courage."

"In that case, let's go through the trouble of destroying slaves!"

Liu Jin also saw that this Han Tao wanted to kill himself. At that moment, he was embarrassed and said: "Lord Hui, the Huns are famous for their cavalry, and the last general is full of foot soldiers, how can they resist tens of thousands of Hun cavalry on the vast grassland." Moreover, although the last general is the representative of Sima, there are still people in the army who are not satisfied with the last general, saying that the name of the last general is not correct and unsatisfactory, and please ask the adults to be clear; In addition, the ordnance and armor of our department are now seriously damaged, and most of the non-commissioned officers no longer have armor and ordnance."

Liu Jin said it clearly, it's not impossible to let me go, but I have conditions.

"This is simple, from now on you will be the military master of the second department, and you will be allocating three hundred war horses to you. I immediately ordered the arsenal to be allocated to you four hundred armors, four hundred spears, and a certain number of arrows. What do you think? Han Tao endured the distress and said with a pale face. However, since it was already dark, and he sat high, no one could see clearly.

Listening to Han Tao's words that had changed his tone, Liu Jin's heart was dark. The heart said: "Old horseman, if you want to send you to death, you have to pay a certain amount of capital."

"Lord Xie, the last general will definitely live up to his mission," Liu Jin said in a cheerful tone.

Subsequently, Liu Jin returned to the barracks to gather the people of the headquarters. Excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers and the soldiers who were injured today, there are only 295 strong soldiers left, and there are less than 400 of the 98 Mengjia cavalry.

Soon, Han Tao transferred three hundred war horses from Cao Xing's troops, as well as all kinds of ordnance and armor, were also delivered.

Liu Jin, who was ready, ordered all the sturdy soldiers under his command to ride on the war horses, and ordered the lower bodies of the two hundred and ninety-five soldiers to be firmly tied to the war horses with ropes.

Liu Jin knew very well that these soldiers of his were all foot soldiers. The bumps of the high-speed gallop of the war horse can easily turn these foot soldiers who can't ride a horse upside down, so they can only be tied to the horse.

After the soldiers finished arranging, Liu Jin rode the majestic red charcoal fire dragon horse to the front of the formation, and said awe-inspiring to everyone: "Soldiers, the captain ordered me to lead you to a sneak attack on the camp of the Huns. Tell me if there's anything I'm afraid of? I can give him permission to take off his military uniform and leave Yanmen Pass."

Silence, deathly silence. No one answered him, and no one came out of formation.

"You are all good, worthy of my Liu Jin's soldiers. I'm proud of you." Liu Jinhao is dry.

After a pause, Liu Jin raised the painting dragon Qingtian halberd with one arm and roared "go" (to be continued)