From Quyang to the south of Zhending, a horse Pingchuan, Liu Ze light car reduction, only half a day to live Zhending, turn to the west, the terrain is getting higher, the road also becomes bumpy, look into the distance, high mountains and mountains, undulating. However, these guys have walked through Bashan Shushui with Liu Ze, although Taihang Mountain is also majestic, but they have seen the Shu Road that is difficult to go to the blue sky, and it is just a few small hills.

Liu Ze squinted his eyes, looking at the mountains and mountains shrouded in a bloody sunset, there were intermittently collapsed earthen walls on the mountain beams not far away, and the words "Reed Zeguan" could be vaguely identified on a boulder on the side of the road. Here is the later generations called the world's ninth pass of the "Niangzi Pass", the Warring States period Zhongshan Kingdom had built the Great Wall here, presumably the remaining earthen wall is the city wall built by Zhongshan hundreds of years ago, later Tang Taizong Li Shimin's sister Princess Pingyang garrisoned here, so it was named "Niangzi Pass". This place is the gateway to Jinji, and it has been a battleground for soldiers in the past dynasties, but at this moment it is a deserted city and no one lives.

Liu Ze said to everyone: "It's getting late, this place is deserted, I have to camp here tonight, and I can arrive in Shangai tomorrow." So he picked a flat slope in the middle of the mountain, and his men set up tents, tied their horses, gathered firewood, lit a bonfire, boiled water and cooked, and were in good order.

July fire, but on the top of this Taihang Mountain, the night breeze came, there was a trace of coolness, the night was blue, the stars were bright, the four fields were quiet, there were a few wolf howls in the distance, echoing in the empty valley, poignant and long.

In these years, especially in the mountains, it is rare to have no wolves, insects, tigers and leopards, and after several months of long-distance travel, Liu Ze and his subordinates have become accustomed to this kind of night sonata, and they naturally didn't pay attention to hearing a few wolf howls. But tonight seemed to be something special, for there were only a few wolves howling before, and then there were wolf howls in all four fields, and the sound grew louder and louder through the valley.

Wolves! Liu Ze and Zhang Fei looked at each other for a moment, nodded, and did not speak, but their expressions became solemn, and all the guys were also nervous. A single wolf may not be terrible, but the wolf pack is terrifying, hundreds or thousands of wolves gather together, the terrifying level is definitely geometrically increased, even tigers and lions have to retreat.

Liu Ze immediately ordered the men to tie all the horses together, and when he heard the wolf howling, the horses were already in a commotion, so he protected the cart around the horses, cut down trees and piled them around, forming an encirclement, once the wolves approached, immediately ignite the firewood to form a ring of fire, the wolves were afraid of fire, and they could block the attack of the wolves by using the raging fire. Dozens of men worked together, but fortunately, the hillside was full of dry branches, and after a while, tall firewood had been piled up all around.

Liu Ze was a little relieved, and ordered to divide the firewood into two parts, piled up in a circle around it, and a large pile in the middle, once the wolves approached, set the surrounding firewood on fire, and then add firewood according to the fire, as long as the fire can be maintained, the wolf is a nocturnal animal, and the wolves will disperse until dawn.

The howls of the wolves grew louder and louder, and the shadows of the wolves were seen not far away, swift as the wind, and a faint green light flashed in the darkness. The wolves seemed to be gathering towards them at the command of some voice. Everyone's hearts unconsciously rose to their throats, and each of them clenched the blades in their hands, and there was no sound on the spot, only the torches sparkling feet high.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps at the foot of the mountain, followed by the low roar of wolves, followed by a shout, followed by the crackling of clubs and the cracking of bones......

Liu Ze secretly screamed badly, and when he heard this, he knew that someone under the mountain had encountered wolves, and judging from the footsteps, he was just alone. In this barren mountain range, with the strength of one person against hundreds of vicious wolves who do not want to attack wildly, even if it is a martial arts master, it is difficult to escape the wolf's kiss. Liu Ze immediately ordered the men to hold their positions, and once a wolf approached, they would light the firewood ring, and if a wolf broke through, they could quickly kill it. Then he summoned Zhang Fei, holding a torch in his left hand and a sword in his right, and rushed straight down the mountain.

But seeing a burly man on the mountain road waving a flat pole, every time he shouted, a vicious wolf would burst out of his brain and die on the road, but the wolves did not flinch in the slightest, but became more violent and ferocious, and dozens of wolves surrounded the man, roaring and pounced again and again. The man's arm strength was amazing, and he killed dozens of wolves in succession but he was never timid, and every time he went down, the momentum sank, but all the wolves who were hit by the flat shoulder either had their skulls burst or their spines shattered, but the persevering attack of the wolves also made him dangerous.

Liu Ze saw that it was important to save people, so he rushed into the wolves first, swung his sword and slashed, cutting off four or five wolf heads in succession. Zhang Fei roared and rushed forward, the ring-headed knife in his hand was like chopping melons and vegetables, and wolf blood was splashed everywhere. The danger behind the man was lifted, his spirit soared, he let out a long howl, and the two wolf heads were smashed again. The three of them stood with their backs to each other, each guarding one side, even if there were more wolves, they were helpless, and after a while, the wolf corpses in front of them were piled up like a mountain. Liu Ze and the three of them fought and retreated, retreating to a high ground.

At this time, there was a different kind of wolf howl, and the attack of the wolves stopped abruptly, but they had no intention of leaving, and they gathered more and more, surrounding Liu Ze and the three of them in groups, maintaining a distance of about one zhang. The wolves in the front row crouched at a distance, and the green eyes looked directly at them, and their mouths were bared, showing their white wolf teeth, and they kept growling in a low voice.

After a bloody battle, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and the man bowed slightly sideways, and said, "Thank you two for your help, I am grateful." ”

Liu Ze glanced at him, under the light of the fire, he saw that the man's face was like cinnabar, silkworm eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and his figure was very majestic, and he immediately said: "The road is uneven, pull the knife to help, brother Tai don't need to be polite, but the current crisis has not been eliminated, we must do our best to fight a bloody road, if we can retreat to the camp, it will be safe." ”

Zhang Feiqi said: "Big brother, why didn't these wolves attack, but instead formed a big circle, didn't they want to trap us?" ”

Liu Ze took a look, this group of wolves is a famous Zhongshan wolf in later generations, among the wolves, there must be a wolf king commanding, and the strange howl of Fang Cai must have come from the mouth of the wolf king. Since he is the king of wolves, he must be different, Liu Ze looked at it while thinking, and sure enough, on the high ground on the opposite side of the hillside, a larger wolf was surrounded by more than a dozen sturdy male wolves, with gray fur and thick limbs, it must be the wolf king of this group of wolves.

"There was a wolf king among the wolves, whose mind was far smarter than the other wolves, and when he saw that the scattered attacks were fruitless, he commanded the wolves to surround but not attack with his cry, and gathered the wolves and prepared to besiege them with all their might."

When Zhang Fei heard this, he became interested and said, "Which is the wolf king?" Check it out! ”

Liu Ze picked up a pebble from the ground, and secretly used some force in his hand to hit the wolf king. The wolf king didn't move, only stretched out his front paws, and dropped the stone to the ground, but his eyes stared at Liu Ze even more ferociously.

Liu Ze was taken aback, the stone just now secretly used his own strength, and it was difficult for ordinary martial arts people to catch it, but this wolf king dropped the stone with a slight wave of his claws, it seems that this wolf king is by no means comparable to ordinary wolves.

"Capture the thief and capture the king first, as long as we kill the wolf king, the remaining wolves will retreat without a fight,"

"With so many wolves, how can you get close to the wolf king?"

"When we are fighting, we are slowly approaching, as long as we are within ten feet of the wolf king, I will have a plan to kill him."

As he spoke, the wolf king let out a low cry, and the wolves in the front row stared at the wolf eyes that were glowing green, opened their bloody mouths, and pounced together. Liu Ze and the three of them didn't dare to be careless, each holding their own position, Liu Ze held a sword, Zhang Fei made a knife, and the red-faced man held a flat shoulder, smashing the wolves that pounced, and the wolf corpses were all over the field in an instant, but they couldn't stop the attack of the wolves. Because Liu Ze had arranged in advance, the three of them fought and advanced, gradually narrowing the distance between them and the wolf king.

When it was determined that he was ten zhang away from the wolf king, Liu Ze suddenly let go, and the long sword shot in the direction of the wolf king like a white rainbow, but the quasi-head was a lot off, and it was slanted seven or eight feet away from the wolf king. Zhang Fei and the red-faced man were both shocked, Liu Ze's blow was too outrageous, and there was no blade in his hand, how could he resist the attack of the enemy's wolves.

Liu Ze was calm, raised his fist, slammed his fist on the stomach of the evil wolf, and knocked the wolf into the air, he shouted to Zhang Fei: "Zhang Fei, give me a slap on the back, with all your strength!" Zhang Fei was slightly stunned, but Liu Ze's tone was resolute, completely in a command-like tone, he didn't think much about it in his head, and his left palm was very strong, and it slapped Liu Ze's back firmly.

When Liu Ze arrived in his palm, he had already risen up, and with the power of Zhang Fei's palm, his body was like a big peng spreading its wings, soaring into the sky, and it actually flew ten zhang away. However, Zhang Fei's palm was too strong, his back was hit like a hammer, a mouthful, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and his body fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string. The wolf king was faster than lightning, and pounced on Liu Ze, who was eight feet away, opened the wolf's mouth full of white and sensen's wolf teeth, and bit Liu Ze's neck viciously.