The Tiger Pass was only built to defend the enemy army from the east from attacking Luoyang, and the pass was built at a dangerous place west of Xingyang, not to defend against the enemy from the west.

Therefore, when building the defense system, the defense of the west was not considered so strictly, and there were some defense loopholes.

Those who are not familiar with this pass may not know much about these loopholes, but for Qu Tutong, who has been stationed in this pass for three years, he knows these loopholes very well, and he knows what poses the greatest threat to the defenders in the hottest summer months.

Until dusk, the Tang army did not attack the Tiger Pass, the Tang army only set up a dozen wooden sheds at the foot of the mountains on both sides hundreds of steps away, this kind of wooden shed is one zhang high, three zhang wide, covered with a veil, placed on the field, people can not understand the intention of the Tang army.

The ground of the Tiger Prison Pass is high in the middle, the bottom of the two ends, the Tiger Prison Pass is built on a high place, and the north and south are mountains, so it seems easy to defend and difficult to attack, Luo Shixin stood at the head of the city, looking at the more than a dozen wooden sheds in the distance, although he was in a high place, he could not see the situation behind the wooden sheds.

"Lao Luo, is it that Tang Jun is holding a banquet and drinking behind a wooden shed, after the death of my hometown, he built this kind of shed to invite guests to dinner."

Cheng Yanjin thought of the wine, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, Luo Shixin shook his head, turned around and ordered: "Bring a few prisoners of war?" ”

Soon, several prisoners of war were brought over, and Luo Shixin pointed to the wooden shed in the distance and asked them, "Do you know what the Tang Army is doing?" ”

The prisoners shook their heads, and they didn't know what the Don Army was doing.

"This damn weather, it's going to be fucking hot!"

Cheng Yanjin's heart became irritable, this is the hottest time of the year, the Tiger Prison Pass is located in the valley, there is no wind around, and the whole city is like a steamer, which is unbearable.

Cheng Yanjin took off his armor, sweat could be poured out of the armor, and his entire underwear was soaked, and he only felt that his mouth was dry. Ran down the city and went to the well.

There is no running water in the Tiger Prison Pass, only rely on a few wells to get water, in the hot summer, these wells are particularly precious, Cheng Yanjin ran to the well, only to see a group of soldiers talking about it, Cheng Yanjin was thirsty and uncomfortable. Pushed a few people away. "Damn it, let Lao Tzu drink water first!"

"General, the well is dry. No water! ”

Cheng Yanjin was stunned, he threw the bucket into the well and walked, only to listen to 'Bang! There was a muffled sound. The sound of the bucket hitting the bottom, there was indeed no water, Cheng Yanjin was stunned, and he suddenly scolded: "Damn, why don't you report it if there is no water?" ”

"I just found out."

Cheng Yanjin pushed the soldier away and ran towards another well, just a few steps away, only to see a soldier running in a hurry, "General Cheng." The well over there has dried up. ”

Cheng Biting Jin swallowed a mouthful of dry saliva, only to feel that there was almost smoke in his throat, in such a hot weather, without water, wouldn't it kill people?

At this time, Luo Shixin also rushed over when he heard the news and asked anxiously: "Lao Cheng." Are the wells dry? ”

Cheng Yanjin shook his head, "What the hell, the water in the two wells is gone." ”

Luo Shixin turned around, and he suddenly understood what was going on in the dozen or so wooden sheds. This Qu Tutong is old and spicy! ……

In the greenhouse built outside the city, the Tang army has dug more than a dozen extremely deep puddles. As the water was bubbling outward, Qu Tutong stood by the puddle, his face full of pride, he knew that this would be the result.

Duan Zhixuan next to him was greatly appreciative, "The old general is really powerful, he even thinks of this method." ”

Qu Tutong smiled faintly, "This is not what I wanted, I also encountered the same problem thirty years ago, the Tiger Prison Pass is high, and the water in the pass is brought out, and the well in the pass will naturally dry up, so the water must be stored in the pass, it is estimated that no one knows this loophole now, such a sultry weather, no water, a thousand soldiers and war horses, can not hold on for two days, this is called a soldier who surrenders without a fight." ”

"What if Luo Shixin runs away?" Li Xuanba next to him said hurriedly, he didn't care about whether the Tiger Prison Pass could be taken or not, he only cared about whether Luo Shixin was still there.

"Your Highness, please rest assured, I have sent scouts up the mountain to observe the situation in the Tiger Prison Pass, and if they make any changes, I will know immediately." ……

The hot summer was a great test for the Sui army, and the water source was cut off, and the sweltering weather made the soldiers sweat like rain and become even more thirsty.

Although many soldiers still have a little water in their skins, this is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket for a thousand soldiers, hundreds of prisoners of war, and more than a thousand war horses.

Luo Shixin had no choice but to open the East City Gate and send soldiers to fetch water in the mountain stream a few miles away, but Qu Tutong had expected that the Sui army would go out of the city to get water, so he sent more than 1,000 Tang troops over the mountain in advance, occupied the dangerous place, and ambushed the Sui army who was taking water.

In a fierce battle, more than 20 Sui soldiers who fetched water died and more than 20 people died, but they still couldn't get water, and they returned in vain.

By noon the next day, the situation began to deteriorate, and the person had a little water to moisten his lips and could survive for a day or two, but the war horses could not support it, and some war horses began to die of dehydration.

Luo Shixin hurried to the stable, and a soldier stepped forward and reported worriedly: "General, the war horses stopped eating forage last night, they can't support it, sixty-two have died so far, and more will die by night." ”

Luo Shixin walked to the stable, and many soldiers stood in front of their beloved horses, feeding them with their own little water.

For cavalrymen, war horses are their second life, but on such a hot day, a war horse consumes at least forty liters of water a day, and such a little water is of no meaning to them at all.

At this moment, another horse fell, and his master knelt down in front of his beloved horse and began to weep bitterly.

Because of the lack of water in his body, Luo Shixin, like many soldiers, had strings of burning bubbles on his mouth, and his throat was dry and smoking.

Luo Shixin walked out of the stable and came to a well in front of him, where dozens of soldiers continued to dig deep into the well, trying to dig water out of the depths, and the well was full of mud.

"How?"

Luo Shixin asked a lieutenant, "Is there any hope of digging out the water?" ”

The lieutenant shook his head, "We have already dug five feet deep, and there is no hope of getting out of the water, as if the Tang Army is very aware of the water veins and has completely cut off our water source." ”

At this time, Cheng Yanjin limped away, and he also became weak, but in order to convince Luo Shixin, he still had to fight his spirit.

He complained a little: "Lao Luo, it's not me talking about you, don't take the task too seriously, the lives of the brothers are the first priority." If you lose it, you will find a way to take it back in the future, people are dead, there is nothing, everyone has parents and wives and children, why are you so stubborn? ”

After a pause, Cheng Yanjin persuaded him again: "I know you want to wait for reinforcements, but Li Jing, are they so fast?" There is also Guancheng County to fight. If it goes well, it will take four or five days. That Qu Tutong is old and refined, he may not want to die of thirst for us, and tomorrow we will be so thirsty that we have no strength. He will attack the city in a big way, and who will be able to withstand it? Rather than losing the whole army, it is better to preserve the strength. ”

Luo Shixin pondered for a long time. They can survive for a few days without food, but on such a hot day, without water, it is difficult to survive.

What's more, although the Tiger Prison Pass can prevent the large army from passing through, and the light troops can still cross the mountains on both sides, once thousands of Tang troops pass past and block their retreat, it will be troublesome.

"That's it!"

Luo Shixin was helpless. I had to be heartbroken, and said to Cheng Yanjin: "I will lead a hundred brothers to cover everyone, you take the brothers to retreat to Xingyang County first, and I will withdraw soon." ”

Cheng Biting Jin's brows furrowed, "Let's go together!" The enemy army was more than 10,000 cavalry. ”

Luo Shixin patted him on the shoulder, "It's because there are more than 10,000 cavalry that I have to resist for a while." If they catch up, everyone will be wiped out. ”

Cheng Yanjin nodded silently, he has never been a stubborn person, with Luo Shixin's martial arts, he can completely break through. He can't bite the gold, and his stay will only drag Luo Shixin down. It is better to take the brothers first, so that Luo Shixin will not have to worry about the future.

The war horses could not wait for the night, and half an hour later, Cheng Yanjin led 900 cavalry and hundreds of prisoners of war to leave the Tiger Prison Pass and retreat to Xingyang County.

Cheng Yanjin left all the water in the skin bag to Luo Shixin, and Luo Shixin concentrated all the water in the skin bag to get most of the tank of water, which was given to the soldiers a little, and the rest was used to drink horses.

The retreat of the Sui army was immediately discovered by the Tang army scouts, who reported to Qu Tutong, who was experienced, and he realized that this was the Sui army that was about to give up the Tiger Prison Pass, and he immediately gave the order to attack the city.

The Tang army made dozens of siege ladders overnight, the war drums were like thunder, the horns were in the sky, and the five thousand Tang troops held shields and war knives in their hands, overwhelmingly rushing towards the Tiger Prison Pass.

At the head of the city, only Luo Shixin led a hundred soldiers, who raised their crossbow arrows and fired at the galloping Tang army, and after a round of arrows, more than a dozen enemy soldiers were planted.

But this point of casualties had no meaning to the Tang army, they roared and killed, raised their bows and fired back, and the dense arrows pressed the Sui soldiers on the city to the point that they could not raise their heads.

The Tang army ran to the side of the ditch, set up rafts, formed a bridge, and thousands of Tang troops set up siege ladders and swarmed towards the city like ant colonies.

Luo Shixin led a hundred Sui soldiers to kill the enemy bravely, they overthrew five siege ladders, and killed hundreds of enemy troops in a row, but dozens of siege ladders were set up at the same time, so that they were overwhelmed.

Seeing more and more Tang troops pouring into the city, Luo Shixin saw that the general trend had gone, so he had to shout, "Withdraw with me!" ”

Nearly a hundred soldiers followed him and rushed down to the city, the war horses were already ready, the soldiers turned over their horses, opened the east gate, and rushed to the outside of the Tiger Prison Pass, at this time, the west gate was opened by the Tang army, and thousands of Tang troops surged in.

Li Xuanba rushed to the front with a sledgehammer in his hand, and shouted loudly when he entered the city: "Where is Luo Shixin?" ”

"Your Highness, Luo Shixin has rushed out of Dongcheng!" Someone answered.

"!"

Li Xuan roared angrily, turned his horse and chased outside the west gate, Qu Tutong was afraid that he would lose, so he urgently ordered Duan Zhixuan to lead two thousand cavalry to follow.

The cavalry of the Sui army was physically exhausted, and could not run fast, and ran to Bishui Town, and heard the chasing soldiers coming from behind, Luo Shixin turned around, only to see that there was only one general chasing behind, he restrained the war horse, and said to the soldiers: "You go first, I will kill this general, and take his war horse and rush over." ”

Luo Shixin waved a big iron spear, blocked Li Xuanba's way, and shouted, "Come and get your name!" ”……

[Luo Shixin in history is actually Luo Cheng in Romance, whether it is martial arts, or experience deeds, and the final death, they are the same, Luo Cheng in Romance is written according to Luo Shixin in history, Luo Cheng is also a very favorite character of Lao Gao, and in Romance, Luo Cheng married Dou Xianniang, so it is the same in this book, and he is more inked. 】