The whole Hutou Pass was very tense.

Gao Yingxiang, known as the king of Chuang, led an army of 30,000 to surround the south gate of Hutou Pass, and Zhu Zijian, the king of Shunyi, led an army of 50,000 to block the north gate of Hutou Pass. There are two gates in Hutou Pass, and all the rebels outside the city are there.

What is strange is that the rebel army only surrounded Hutou Pass, that is, did not attack or withdraw.

"They are trying to trap my Ming army alive." He Huchen looked at the tents of the rebel army in the distance and said in a deep voice.

Xu Liang, He Renlong, Wang En and others stood beside He Huchen, silent.

After a long time, He Renlong said hatefully: "General He, there is a shortage of grain and grass in Hutou Pass, and there is a shortage of medicinal materials, so it is not advisable to stay for a long time, so it is better to make plans as soon as possible." In the end, the general thought that he should break through early. ”

He Huchen sighed deeply and said, "It's difficult. This is going to Fengxiang Mansion, nearly a hundred miles on the road, and the thieves are bound to intercept it along the road. Our army has less than 10,000 soldiers who can still fight in a war, and even if we forcibly break through, how many soldiers will be left who can withdraw alive? ”

"That'...... Are we just going to sit back and wait? He Renlong roared, annoyedly teasing circles in the castle tower.

"Guys, I have a plan." Wang En, the chief soldier of Ningxia, said with a deep groan.

Everyone looked at Wang En in unison, and He Huen said expectantly: "What is the plan of General Wang Bing, tell me quickly." ”

Wang En said slowly: "At present, there are still five days of grain and grass in Hutou Pass, and the camps can save a little use, and they can last for seventy or eighty days." Our army's combat strength is severely damaged, and there are a large number of disabled soldiers, just guarding in the Hutou Pass is tantamount to sitting and waiting to die, if the whole army breaks through, as He Zongbing said. The rebels will be able to wipe out our army on the way. Yes, General Ben thinks. Simply breaking through and sticking to it is not the best policy. For the sake of the present. Only by sending a strong army to break out of the encirclement and return to Guyuan Prefecture to ask for help from the governor of the three sides, while the rest of the people, with the wounded soldiers, stick to the Hutou Pass and wait for help, in this way, there will be a glimmer of life. ”

Wang En finished speaking. Everyone was lost in thought, all considering whether Wang En's plan was feasible.

He Huchen nodded slowly, stroked his palms and said, "This plan is promising. It's just that who wants to be the one who breaks through? ”

He Renlong, the general of the Qingyang garrison, took a step forward, patted the armor on his chest, and said vigorously: "This general has a pear flower gun, sweeping the whole battalion without invincible hands, and more than ten people can't get close." General He ordered that General Ben would like to lead the team to break out of the encirclement. Move the rescue troops to the court. ”

He Huchen looked at the black-faced and black-bearded, malevolent Qingyang guarding He Renlong in front of him, his face showed approval, and he was about to say a few words of praise. Suddenly, Wang En, the chief soldier of Ningxia, asked aloud: "After He Garrison returns to Guyuan, how many days will he be able to bring reinforcements back?" ”

He Renlong was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly: "This." It depends on when the Governor will be able to mobilize reinforcements. He Renlong looked at everyone with relief, patted his chest and promised: "Rest assured, generals. As long as Governor Wu mobilized reinforcements, General Ben immediately led his troops back to Hutou Pass. Pick you up and return safely. ”

Wang En, the chief soldier of Ningxia, sighed: "The governor of the three sides, Wu Zhiwang, waved the troops that could be used, originally there were only Qingyang, Yansui, Ningxia, Pingliang and Xi'an Mansion, and now in addition to Xi'an Mansion, the troops of other prefectures are all gathered here, even if General He goes back, wait until the general Wu soldiers have gathered the troops that can still fight with the 50,000 rebel troops outside the city, and then rush back to Hutou Pass, I am afraid that two or three months have passed." Garrison He brought back the troops again, but did he come to collect the corpse for me? ”

"I ......" He Renlong wanted to argue vigorously, but his mouth was open for a long time, and he was speechless after all. As Wang En, the chief soldier of Ningxia, said, there are not many troops that can be mobilized under the trilateral governor Wu Zhiwang, and the main forces are trapped in the Hutou Pass.

The generals also understood the root of the problem, and they all sighed and looked gloomy.

At this time, Xu Liang said in a deep voice: "I'll go." ”

The generals were all startled and looked up at Xu Liang.

"Lord Xu, what did you say?" He Chenhu, the chief soldier of Yansui, asked suspiciously.

Xu Liang looked at the generals and said seriously again: "I said, I'll transfer troops to save you." ”

Qingyang Garrison He Renlong asked suspiciously, "Lord Xu can bring in reinforcements?" ”

Xu Liang said in a deep voice: "This official has 50,000 Liang troops, as long as I can break out of the encirclement, I will bring troops to save you." ”

Wang En, the chief soldier of Ningxia, suddenly said happily: "Lord Xu, this general has offered this plan, and Lord Xu is the most suitable person." ”

He Huchen and He Renlong looked at Xu Liang, and after Wang En's reminder, they immediately recalled that the Liang army under Xu Liang, except for the Pingliang guerrilla general Dai Feng, who had an official number, the Liang army itself had nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses. And these soldiers and horses only obey Xu Liang's orders, if Xu Liang returns to Pingliang Mansion, the military order, 50,000 Liang troops are exhausted, and the crisis of Hutou Pass will be lifted immediately.

He Huchen, the chief soldier of Yansui, immediately bowed to Xu Liang happily, and said gratefully: "I will entrust my life to Lord Xu." ”

Xu Liang leaned sideways and said in a deep voice: "General He doesn't need to be polite, the hatred between this official and the rebel army is not the same." Even if it is not to rescue you, after this official returns, he will definitely do his best to fight the elite of our Liang army and fight the rebel army to the end! ”

He Huchen and the others came up again and said some words of encouragement and gratitude.

At that moment, Xu Liang discussed with the generals how to break through, Xu Liang proposed to take Xing Zhongshan and Luo Rucai and 3,000 Liang troops to surprise out of the pass, and Qingyang garrison He Renlong raised doubts.

It's just to break through, and it's not desperate with the rebel army, is it necessary to bring all the combatable soldiers in the army?

In fact, there is still a layer of meaning in He Shoubei's heart that he has not said.

Xu Liang's move is really too much like a roll to cover the road! I plan to go out and never come back.

Xu Liang understood the implicit meaning of He Shoubei, and immediately became angry and shouted, scolding He Shoubei for spending the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. In the end, under the persuasion of He Huchen, the general soldier of Yansui, and Wang En, the general soldier of Ningxia, Xu Liang and He Renlong stopped arguing. However, He Huchen and Wang En also did not agree with Xu Liang to take the main force of the Liang army to break through. In the words of the two of them, leaving more combatable soldiers in the pass, the longer they can hold the Hutou Pass.

Xu Liang understood the worries of He Huchen and the others, and after a while, he gave up. He selected two hundred strong Liang soldiers from the Liang army with a little martial arts, and prepared to act with him.

That night, when night fell, the sky turned dark, and I couldn't see my fingers, and the cold wind blew. Suddenly, dozens of black-clothed soldiers descended with ropes from above the north gate of Hutou Pass, taking advantage of the night to break through to the outside of the encirclement.

Garrisoned outside the north gate of Hutou Pass was the 50,000 rebel army led by Zhu Zijian, the king of Shunyi. The patrolling rebels heard the sound of killing, and soon grasped the fact that someone in the Liang army wanted to break through.

A large number of rebel troops poured out of their tents, and soon surrounded dozens of black-clothed men who were trying to break out of the encirclement, and after paying the price of hundreds of people, they slaughtered the Ming army who intended to break through the siege.

Zhu Zijian, the king of Shunyi, wore a leather coat and cloak, and went out of the camp to inquire about the battle situation in the cold wind, and learned that only a few dozen Ming troops broke through and had been all killed, Zhu Zijian looked up at the dim lights on the tower of Hutou Pass in the distance, scolded secretly, strengthened the guards of his camp, and went back to the tent to rest.

Zhu Zijian, the king of Shunyi, lay down, hugged the beautiful lady in the bed, kissed and pinched it, and finally felt a little sleepy again, so he closed his eyes and fell asleep. In the night, Zhu Zijian, the king of Shunyi, had a rare dream of rejuvenation, in the dream, Zhu Zijian was in the Forbidden City in the Ming Palace with several concubines who were as beautiful as flowers.

The explosion woke Zhu Zijian up, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that one of his salty pig hands was still on Meiji's jade breasts on the inside of the bed. Outside the tent, a soldier shouted anxiously, "Lord Wang, are you awake?" The Ming army has broken through again! ”

Zhu Zijian regretfully pinched and kneaded two handfuls of Meiji's jade breasts, waking up the insignificant Meiji from her sleep, in Meiji's weeping eyes, Zhu Zijian put on a leather cloak, and came to the tent again, only to see the torches outside flashing and the voices of people hissing.

Zhu Zijian came to the outside of the camp and looked down to see the corpses of more than a dozen black-clothed people lying on the ground, and Huang Ziren, the general of Shunyi, was standing next to the corpses, looking at the ground with a calm face.

Zhu Zijian coughed lightly, looked at Huang Ziren and said majestically: "General Huang, how is the situation?" ”

Huang Ziren raised his eyes to look at Zhu Zijian, and then turned his gaze to the Hutou Pass Tower, which was still silent, and said in a deep voice: "Another group of Ming troops who tried to break through were all killed by random arrows. Hmph, I can't help myself. ”

As soon as Zhu Zijian heard that the matter was over, he patted Huang Ziren's shoulder with relief and said, "With General Lao Huang, with General Huang here, this king can sit back and relax." General Huang watched here, as if there was no need to report to the king for such a thing that someone had sent to death. ”

After that, Zhu Zijian yawned and went back to the big tent of the Chinese army.

This time, Zhu Zijian was lying on the bed, looking straight at the roof, listening intently to the movements outside the camp, preparing for the next batch of breakthrough soldiers of the Ming army to be sent to death.

Seeing that his eyes were sore, he could barely open his eyes, and the outside of the camp was still quiet, and there was nothing abnormal. Zhu Zijian finally relaxed completely, and the salty pig hand subconsciously reached between Mei Ji's legs beside him, rubbing it while preparing to fall asleep.

The cacophony outside the camp sounded again.

Zhu Zijian closed his eyes in pain, trying to wait for the noise to pass.

However, after a while, the noise did not abate, but tended to expand. Gradually, there were shouts and reprimands, the sound of weapons colliding, the sound of personnel being injured and screaming, and several sounds mixed together, so noisy that Zhu Zijian couldn't close his eyes and pretend to sleep.

Zhu Zijian got up violently, shouted, and ran out of the tent with red eyes.

As soon as one foot was lifted out of the tent, he almost collided with the rebel soldiers rushing towards him.

"Ouch! Look at the point of the walkway! The sky fell?! Zhu Zijian scolded angrily.

The soldier's face turned pale and he kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Zhu Zijian stood with his head held high, enjoying the soldiers' kneeling for a long time, and then asked slowly: "Why are you so flustered?" ”

"Lord Wang, the Ming army broke through and fled!" (To be continued......)