After the failure of the night attack of the official army, Yang Qi summoned the generals of the rebel army, and at the meeting, carried out a large-scale purge of the grain merchants in Tongchuan County. Therefore, many young and strong young men joined the rebel army one after another, and gained more than 1,000 recruits.

In the end, the meeting decided that three days later, it would pretend to attack the county seat of Ansan County, but in fact retreat under cover.

Three days passed quickly, in the canyon of a pass stronghold.

An aura of slaughter spread in front of the two armies. Separated by several miles, the pass is relatively high according to the city wall, although it is not too high, but for a catapult, the height is not enough.

"As expected, Lan Bowen intends to defend the stronghold, and does not intend to let us soldiers come to the new city!"

"Lan Bowen chose to stop our army in this place, do you think that except for the stone thrower, our army will not be able to break through this stronghold?"

In the camp of the rebel army, the generals surrounded Yang Qi, and there was no surprise that the imperial officers and soldiers were stationed at this stronghold.

Yang Qi looked coldly at the Imperial Army on the pass in the distance, pondered, and then locked his gaze on the cliff valleys on both sides.

The craggy peaks crisscrossed and snaked in front, with only a crack in the middle, but they were stuck in the pass of the empire, which could be seen from a distance, like a steep mountain, between the green flowers and grass, and the tough cliffs.

Looking intently at the mountain peaks and stretching cliffs, Yang Qi found nearby villagers who were familiar with the terrain and asked, "Can the cliffs on both sides be turned over?" ”

"Dashuai, the air on this cliff is thin, uninhabitable, twisted and unusually difficult to walk, and the terrain is complex and dangerous, there are many poisonous insects and beasts, as well as poisonous gas filth, if you go deep into the march, I am afraid that you will lose a lot of soldiers, and the imperial soldiers are not stupid, they will not let you easily climb over this cliff."

"Dashuai, the two sides of this pass are steep, you can't turn over, the catapult smashes up the stronghold of the pass, if you force it, the loss will be not small." Li Wu said worriedly.

"Marshal, this is still a trivial matter, the black flag has come to the news that Yu Wenshu's counterinsurgency army has begun to march, and now there are local officers and soldiers nearby rushing to help, if the time drags on too long, a large number of reinforcements arrive, I am afraid it will be difficult to get out at that time......" Jiang Feng looked at it from a different angle, and said worriedly.

This is the difference between a general and a strategist, one only considers the loss of soldiers, and the other values the overall situation.

Yang Qi lowered his head and groaned, and there was silence.

At this time, the officers and soldiers in the city shouted, flags were waved, and everyone walked up to the wall in a crowd.

"It's the county lieutenant here!" Sima Hai, the supreme military governor of Ansan County.

"Oh, this is the anti-thief leader?"

Both of them noticed each other's figures, Sima Hai leaned on the city wall, looking at the rebel camp a few miles away, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

More than 10,000 soldiers of the rebel army have already arrived in the city.

Looking from the city wall, there was a sea of red flags, and Yang Qi stood on the valley, watching the entire battle situation condescendingly.

All around were flags, densely packed with rebel soldiers in armor, the sun was dazzling, and the weapons shone sharply.

The army of 15,000 people formed fifteen military formations, and Sima Hai stood on the top of the city wall and looked out from afar, unable to see the edge.

Sima Hai stared at the rebel army's military formation.

After a long time, he said aloud: "I heard that this thief is proficient in military affairs, and now it seems that it is really good-looking, and there is such an elite in just a few months." It's a pity ......"

Sima Hai felt sorry for it, and when he saw Yang Qi's resolute and courageous face, the disgust in his eyes became a little heavier.

At this time, Yang Qi rode his horse slowly, came to the stronghold, and stayed two kilometers away from the city wall, and stayed for a while.

Under the banner of the rebel army, Yang Qi was wearing black armor, and then raised his head and looked carefully at the head of the city.

Beside him, the solemn general stood beside him, making Yang Qi even more majestic and solemn, anyone could feel this majesty, and behind these people, there were dense elite guards.

Sima Hai looked at it for a long time, the rebel army under the city was majestic and solemn, and he couldn't help but sigh and said: "I originally thought that this thief leader was just a fluke, but looking at the solemn appearance of this army, it is indeed extraordinary." ”

"However, I have this pass, how many people will you have to die to take it?" Sima Hai thought with a sneer.

"Lord County Commander, the family general who has been recruited from the family has arrived." At this time, a civil official came to his side and said respectfully, hearing the news, Sima Hai showed a smile.

"Hehe, what are the families? How many people came? Sima Hai turned around and reflexively saw a black press in the distance.

"Yes, the four major families of Yuan, Cui, Xie, and Wang have the most people, and each family has a thousand people." The civil official said with a sigh of joy.

With more than 4,000 people, this is already a good support, and the base has reached its maximum capacity.

Not all levels can hold more than 10,000 soldiers.

"I want to see how you will lay this dangerous pass, this battlefield is where you are buried!" Sima Hai touched his somewhat old face and thought with a sneer.

Even he didn't realize how many complicated emotions of excitement, contempt, and caution were mixed in his expression.

A team of support from the family continued to enter the level and began to redistribute the defense area.

"Lieutenant Sima sent an order to let the officers and soldiers of Yuan and Xie Chao's right flank move closer and jointly take charge of the southwest area!" At this time, a family member who had contacted the county lieutenant rushed up.

Sima Hai's Chinese army camp knew that there were still two more divisions that were also divided into the flanks, and the two armies were about to fight, which was to urge them to enter the defense area according to the plan and resist the attack of the rebel army.

The leader of the Xie clan made a gesture, and the Xie family's family members kept rushing up, moving closer to the city wall.

Arriving at the position, the leader of the Xie family looked down, only to see that under the sun, an ocean, when the banner of the Shu army rolled and slowly marched towards this side, the slaughtering spirit of the army was displayed.

A solemn aura, like the autumn wind sweeping leaves, made the whole person stiffen on the city wall.

Some people have beastly instincts and instincts, and at this time, they feel a terrible threat, and this threat comes from the rebel army below.

Although the rebel army stopped after marching for a while, the military spirit condensed by the entire army gathered but did not disperse, like a tiger exiting the gate, fierce and swift.

As if subconsciously, the Xie family made a comparison between the two armies, and the result made him more and more uneasy.

"The rebels are really strong." According to the plan, could it be that this matter should be blamed on the rebels?

In fact, if it is an ordinary person, it will not be affected too much, and people with insight and intuition will feel more and stronger pressure, and lead to change.

Yang Qi had already seen the swarming enemy soldiers, and asked left and right: "Is this someone from that family?" ”

"Yes, according to the previous information, the troops were dispatched, and the specific information is not very clear, but looking at it like this, the number is not small!" Jiang Feng looked at it and said, "In this case, if you capture this pass, I am afraid that you will suffer a lot of losses." ”

Yang Qi didn't answer, looking down, and looking at him, there were rows of straight rebel soldiers, they were clenching the spears and knives in their hands, densely packed.

Looking at this piece of army, Yang Qi suddenly drew his long sword and shouted: "Victory!" ”

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! Win by all! ”。

The sound of mountains and seas, wave after wave, resounded throughout the plain, and the people in the stronghold, whether it was the family or the imperial army, were in a commotion.