Qiu Yizhi heard Bai Wenbo's foul words, but he still had great respect for his father-in-law Zheng Rong in his words, so he said: "If the old general doesn't believe it, please take a look at this thing first." As he spoke, he took out the black jade name card from his bosom and handed it to Bai Wenbo.

Bai Wenbo was stunned, stretched out his hand to take the name card handed over by Qiu Yizhi, rubbed it carefully, and said: "The old man also served under the prince in his early years, and this thing is indeed the name of the prince......

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly said: "Since the old general knows that the prince uses soldiers like a god, and the army of Youyan Dao is a good general. Now that the Tongguan Fortress, the only one relied on by the imperial court, has also been closed, why didn't the old general surrender my lord? ”

Bai Wenbo didn't seem to hear what Qiu Yizhi said, and said to himself: "This little brother dares to venture alone, this loyalty and courage is indeed amazing, and the old man also admires it." Since each is his master, the old man will naturally not be embarrassed, but now that it is a confrontation between the enemy and me, he still wronged the little brother to go down to eat in prison for a few days, how to deal with his own court will! ”

After saying that, Bai Wenbo waved his hand, and the soldiers on both sides drew their sabers together, and pressed Qiu Yizhi.

Qiu Yizhi's side Wei Chi Lianghong, Zhao Chengxiao and the eighteen surrendered thieves are not easy to bully, they are also armed with weapons, and they have to fight with Qiu Yi in front of them.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a small soldier on the wall exclaiming: "What...... How could there be so many people ......" The panic in his words could not be concealed.

"Why so many people?" Bai Wenbo asked loudly, "Give the old man a clear report!" ”

"This ...... This one...... Why don't you come and see it for yourself! The soldier's panic did not decrease, but increased.

Bai Wenbo snorted angrily in his nostrils, ignoring Qiu Yizhi, who was going to resist stubbornly, and stepped in front of the wall, looking at the wall through the layers of obscene rain, and couldn't help but gasp.

Qiu Yizhi was originally a bold person, and at this time when his life was at stake, he actually had the heart to peek to the west - but when he saw the cavalry under the banner of the Youyan Dao army, the black pressure rushed towards Tongguan, and the sound of countless horses' hooves hitting the ground became closer and closer, more and more noisy, so deafening.

Qiu Yizhi's eyes measured that the total number of cavalry in this group was around 30,000 people anyway, which was already the total number of cavalry that Youyan Dao could mobilize - that wise and martial prince father-in-law was obviously extremely confident in his own strategy, and wanted to complete his work in one battle, and capture this difficult Tongguan fortress today!

Zheng Rong's command and combat style, Qiu Yizhi couldn't be clearer. It has always been important to win in stability, and it is rare to use risks. Today, since he is determined to mobilize all the cavalry to launch a surprise attack, he must be full of confidence, and he must have a backup move to ensure victory.

Thinking of this, Qiu Yizhi himself also became full of confidence, and said with a smile: "Old General Bai, the army of Prince Youyan is coming to attack, I'm afraid this Tongguan will be unbearable." Why didn't General Bai surrender and take his life? ”

Bai Wenbo listened, "haha" laughed: "Okay, you doll who doesn't know the height of the sky, your life is pinched in the hands of the old man, and you dare to speak out to persuade the old man!" Is he Zheng Rong amazing? The old man in the field may not be able to get him, but the old man has a strong city basis, and Zheng Rong may not be able to help me! ”

Qiu Yizhi cross-examined: "The old general is a great expert in marching and fighting, don't you know that there is no strong city in the world that can be defended for a lifetime......"

Bai Wenbo laughed again and interrupted Qiu Yizhi's words: "Hahaha! With the old man's age, if the King of Youyan can besiege this place for ten or twenty years, then the old man will have to lose! But the old man, who stepped into the coffin with one foot, will have to last another five or six years, but it depends on whether King Youyan has the patience! ”

Qiu Yizhi saw Bai Wenbo's old and strong appearance, although he was an opponent, he admired it in his heart, so he ordered his subordinates: "You all put away your weapons, I want to see how General Bai shows his skills today, and compares with Prince Youyan!" ”

Everyone listened to the order, and after looking at each other, they all threw down the weapons in their hands, but they did not relax in the slightest, and still guarded Qiu Yi's side.

As the saying goes, people have to jump three times before they die, Bai Wenbo never thought that the young man in front of him would give up resistance at this critical juncture when his life was at stake, and he couldn't help but admire a little in surprise, so he said: "Little brother is really amazing, the old man doesn't have the courage of you at this age!" The old man said that he would not embarrass you, but the battle here is about to break out, so you can't wait for a long time, and ask the little brother to watch the battle on the arrow tower over there! ”

Although Bai Wenbo deliberately used the word "please", the meaning of his words did not change in the slightest, it was nothing more than to detain Qiu Yizhi and others in the arrow tower that was heavily guarded on all sides.

Since Qiu Yizhi's side was able to give up resistance in person, he naturally didn't care about what kind of detention and house arrest, so he said angrily: "The younger generation is not a person who does not know the current affairs, and the old general's kindness is understood by the younger generation." After that, he didn't need to be escorted by heavy troops, and led the rest of the twenty men and horses who had been disarmed, and headed in the direction of the arrow tower.

Bai Wenbo looked at the backs of Qiu Yizhi and the others, and thought: Prince Youyan is really extraordinary, even if he is a soldier of a boy, he actually has such a bearing.

While sighing in his heart, he couldn't help but remind himself not to underestimate the enemy, and after sorting out his thoughts a little, he ordered everyone in a loud voice: "Let the old man move up one by one!" The King of Youyan is not easy to deal with, if you are not careful, you will all move your heads! ”

Qiu Yizhi and the others were arranged to be detained in a small room on the highest floor of the Arrow Tower.

This small room was originally used to prevent the brooms and dustpans used to clean Tongguan. The soldiers who were responsible for the cleaning work thought that the location was too high, and it was troublesome and tiring to use the tools, so they piled up the cleaning tools in the corner of the wall. Over time, the small room became vacant and damp, smelling of mildew and a large stain of water on the corner of the ceiling.

Qiu Yizhi was not a pampered person in the first place, so he didn't care about it, but he felt that this place was condescending, and there were two windows in the north and south, which was the best place to observe the battle situation. So he lay down on the windowsill on the west side of the hut and watched intently as the battle changed.

The imperial forbidden army originally took protecting the imperial city and protecting the emperor's safety as the first priority. Therefore, if you talk about field duels, it is definitely not the opponent of Youyan's army; And if you want to compare the defense of the city, it will be excessive.

I saw that countless forbidden troops under the command of the veteran Bai Wenbo had flocked to the wall, and according to the different division of labor, some with bows and arrows, and some with spears, all of them were ready to resist strong enemies. Bows and arrows, rolling stones, sasswood, and other equipment for defending the city have also been carried out and stacked neatly on the walls.

Bai Wenbo, the veteran general in command, was quite good at defending the city, and knew that now that the gate of Tongguan was open, the fortress advantage he relied on had been weakened by at least one-third. The first thing to do to ensure that the pass is not breached is to keep the gate tightly guarded no matter what.

Therefore, when he saw that the rest of the forbidden army must assemble on the west side of the wall, he set up a position for the enemy to attack.

Bai Wenbo has a strategy to govern the army, he gave an order, at the foot of the wall on the west side of Tongguan, countless forbidden soldiers have been gathered, obeying the order, they will set up a defensive formation at the gate of the city that cannot be closed in a short time, and strive to resist the Youyan incoming cavalry outside Tongguan, so that it will not step into half a step.

However, there was an obstacle when arranging the formation, and it turned out that the hundred or so forbidden army soldiers who had just run in from outside the pass were still lying at the gate of Tongguan, refusing to get up and leave no matter how much they urged and scolded, and actually formed an open area where the Youyan army could gather its troops, intentionally or unintentionally.

Bai Wenbo could see it clearly above the wall, and he was also clear in his heart - this flaw seemed to be insignificant, but it was very likely to be caught by Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, who was very good at using soldiers, and gathered heavy troops here, taking advantage of the advantage of Youyan's soldiers in hand-to-hand combat, to break through the barriers in one fell swoop.

Bai Wenbo knew that this matter could not be left idle, so he hurriedly ordered the soldiers around him: "Why haven't the people under the gate set up a formation yet? You go down and send a message to the old man and the generals, asking them to leave the gate immediately, and not to delay the fighters! ”

The soldier sang a chorus, and then went down to pass the order.

After a while, the soldier ran back and replied: "Those people said that they were so tired that they didn't even have the strength to stand up......

"Fart!" Bai Wenbo scolded and slapped the soldier casually, "They can't walk, can't you walk either?" How many people are closed, and they are carried down! ”

He saw that the soldier was standing still with his red and swollen face, his anger did not subside in the slightest, and he slapped him with his backhand and scolded: "Do you look good standing here?" Still not going to do something? If this can't be done, don't ask for your head! ”

This pro-soldier was scolded by Bai Wenbo for splitting his head and covering his face, and hurriedly agreed, and climbed down to the ground.

At this moment, a military report came from the front of the pass: "The Youyan cavalry has dismounted, put on a huge shield, and marched towards the gate on foot." It's very fast, and the general decides! ”

Bai Wenbo was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly turned around and rushed to the east side of the wall, looking down - sure enough, he saw that tens of thousands of Youyan cavalry had entered the town in front of Tongguan, but they did not rush forward again; Among them, there were two or three thousand cavalrymen, who dismounted from the saddle, carried a huge shield on their heads, and led their horses, and trotted all the way to Tongguan.

"It's 'Dangya'!" Bai Wenbo almost screamed.

This "dangya battalion" is the backbone of Youyan's army, Bai Wenbo has heard of it for a long time, but he only knows that these people are hoplites, he didn't expect them to drive horses to maneuver, and they chose to dismount and assault when they came into battle, and they were not shocked in their hearts.

However, after all, he had been in battle for a long time, and had experienced many unexpected changes on the battlefield, and in the blink of an eye, he had regained his composure, and ordered in a loud voice: "Don't you shoot arrows downward for the old man?" Rolling stones and trees are also thrown down! ”

The forbidden army on the wall heard the order, and hurriedly opened their bows and arrows to shoot downward, and countless rolling stones and trees were also thrown downward like raindrops.

The bows and arrows shot by the officers and soldiers were soft and weak, which was very different from the Turkic knights on the steppe, and the soldiers of the "Dangya Battalion" did not pay attention to them. It's just that the military horses they are inexplicably holding do not have this heavy protection

However, this rolling stone sassage wood was thrown down from the Tongguan wall a few zhang high, and the accumulated potential energy already contained a huge power, carrying the objective existence of the mass, and under the guidance of the ruthless physical laws, it invaded the Youyan soldiers under the gate.

The huge square shield in the hands of the "Dangya Battalion" has finally reached the limit of defense - the small stones can barely resist, and the slightly larger ones directly smash on the shield, directly destroying the shield to pieces. Soldiers who have lost the protection of their shields are even more unable to resist the sharp weapons falling from the sky with their flesh and blood alone, and they have sacrificed their precious lives.

Despite this, there were still two-thirds of the elite soldiers of the "Dangya Battalion" who broke into the Tongguan Gate and took a breather. If it were other ordinary armies, if they lost more than one-fifth of their soldiers, they would have already been defeated and fled, and the strength of Youyan's army can be seen!