(Foreword)

Cold ice can't break the water, and dead wood can meet spring again.

(Text)

The Yiling Pass in front of us was seriously damaged, but we were unmoved, just quietly behind the array gate of Yiling Pass. How we wish for a miracle, but how can a miracle come so easily?

Just when we were worried, suddenly the enemy's 'tiger cart' began to hit the gate of Yiling Pass!

"Cheng Yin, it's a 'tiger car'! They must be pounding the gate with a huge hammer! It doesn't seem to take long for them to open the gate, and then we will be alone, and with our current forces, we have absolutely no chance of winning. Cui Li said worriedly.

"Wait. Xia Cheng told us not to act rashly before opening the formation gate, so now we can only wait. ”

"But what are we waiting for, waiting until the enemy army has defeated us all before carrying out the plan of Xia Cheng? Only you will believe such a ridiculous thing! Anger and sarcasm were intertwined in Zhao Yuyu's words, her expression was full of disdain, and her eyes revealed despair.

"Yes, Cheng Yin, if we can still stand still here in the situation just now, but now the enemy army has begun to hit our formation gate with a hammer, if we don't take action again, I'm afraid it will really be like what Zhao Miyu said." The Great Khan ran down Cui Li's head, and he urged me anxiously.

"Cui Li, Zhang Han and I have promised Xia Cheng that no matter what the situation is, before the formation gate is opened, we can only stand still." Now I must not be a person who does not believe in my word, and I firmly believe that Xia Cheng will definitely return to us.

The gate in front of us made a loud noise due to the impact of the huge hammer, and every time the hammer hit the gate, it made us feel terrified. Maybe this time the enemy will be able to open the gates.

Fortunately, however, the gate was much stronger than we thought.

The enemy kept knocking, but they couldn't shake the gate in front of us for the time being, and we didn't know how long this last barrier would hold out, but we really couldn't think of anything else we could do but wait.

The sound of the crash came and went in my ears, and the gate began to deform slightly, and cracks appeared in many places under the huge impact. Seeing that the formation gate was about to be knocked open, Xia Cheng's figure still did not appear in front of us.

Xia Cheng would never have left us alone like this, but now that the situation is so critical, why would he leave here at such an important time, and why? It's unbelievable, like a symphony that has no conductor at all, and a symphony orchestra without a conductor can hardly produce beautiful music, and an army without a commander is not capable of fighting at all.

The gate was slammed with a loud bang by the enemy, and it seemed that the enemy would soon be able to break through the last barrier of the Yiling Pass, and we still didn't know what to do next.

"Cheng Yin, Zhang Han, when is it, you still blindly believe in Xia Cheng and are stubborn. Do you really want to stay here forever?! If the enemy forces break through the gate, none of us can escape, what are you thinking! At the same time as Zhao Yuyu roared, the formation gate of Yiling Pass was struck by the enemy and a huge crack was struck.

This crack is not enough for us to pass through, but it is enough for us to know that the loss of this last protection will only be a matter of moments.

Despite this, Zhang Han and I, who were standing in front of the formation gate, did not have any intention of leaving here, but held the blades in our hands together, waiting for the formation gate of Yiling Pass to be completely knocked open.

Time never seems to stand still, and we don't know where to start or where it's going. I looked at the array gate of Yiling Pass in front of me and was full of emotion. We have never run out of choices, Zhang Han and I can lead the army out of Yiling Pass, or we can quickly evacuate this defensive line. But we didn't choose to do this, but as Xia Cheng said, we led the army and waited for the moment when the gates of Yiling Pass were opened.

To be honest, I didn't know what the end result would be, but at least I didn't give up. Every effort I made was to get out of here, and among the many choices, I resolutely chose to believe in Xia Cheng.

I looked at Zhang Han beside me, it was the first time I saw his expression so solemn, he had always appeared next to us as an image of nothing to do with himself, but this time it was different, his brows were furrowed together, and his eyes were staring directly at the array gate in front of him. Maybe it's because we're about to face unprecedented difficulties, or maybe it's because he doesn't know whether the choices he made are right or wrong.

The enemy's "tiger chariot" kept attacking the gate of our army's Yiling Pass, and the soldiers on the "tiger car" waved the hammer in their hands one by one, smashing the gate of Yiling Pass again and again; At the same time, the "arrow platform" outside Yiling Pass was constantly attacking the city wall of Yiling Pass, and the offensive was extremely fierce.

This last barrier in front of us is being challenged like never before, and we can only wait here, and there is nothing we can do about it.

At this time, our eyes only paid attention to the array gate of Yiling Pass, and at this moment, under the constant attack of the enemy, the array gate of Yiling Pass in front of us was suddenly knocked open.

One after another "tiger cars" appeared in front of us.

"Cheng Yin, now...... Now what? Cui Li looked at the situation in front of him in shock, but I didn't speak, just clenched the "heavy iron sword" in my hand, and shouted loudly to the soldiers of the whole army behind me: "All the generals will rush into the enemy army with me!" ”

Zhang Han did not hesitate at all, and commanded the army he led to rush towards the enemy army outside Yiling Pass at the same time. In this way, Yiling Pass, which was originally guarded by the army, became the starting point for our army to prepare for departure.

I wielded the "heavy iron sword" to block the hammer wielded by the enemy soldiers on the "tiger cart", while Zhang Han waved the spear in his hand and destroyed one of the "tiger carts" with a simple slash.

But the moment we walked out of Yiling Pass, we realized that the enemy troops in front of us were not just the dozens of "tiger carts" blocking in front of us, but the tens of thousands of enemy soldiers standing behind these "tiger carts".

There are only about 30,000 troops behind us, and I am afraid that there is a huge disparity in strength to deal with the huge army of Eastern Wu......

Looking at the dense enemy troops in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

"Cheng Yin, are you sure we have to contend with them head-on? I'm afraid that with these forces of ours, we simply can't do it......"

"I thought you had a lot of ability, but I didn't expect to capture Yiling Pass so easily. Even though you are inferior to our army, you are not like that, are you? Why, when you go out of the city now, do you want to surrender? Ling Tong on the "Arrow Tower" said arrogantly.

It seems that at this time, he is as high as if he has won, and he can see all the mountains at a glance.

"Surrender? Are you kidding? If we are still standing here, it means that you have not yet captured Yiling Pass, but you are still complacent there. The real battle has just begun. "Even though I knew that our current forces would not be able to achieve victory at all, I still said stubbornly.

"Well, I'm going to see what else you're capable of."

Ling Tong commanded the army to launch a final attack on our army.

"Attack with all your troops!" I shouted without showing any weakness.

The army behind him poured out of the gate and rushed towards the enemy. Whether it was Zhou Tai on the left or Han Dang on the right, or even Ling Tong on the "Arrow Platform", they never thought that we would gather all our forces in the formation gate. Just when they were surprised, suddenly a familiar figure appeared on the city wall, and what he was holding in his hand was Li Huayi's "Heavenly Dragon Spear".

"It's Summer City! You see, it's Summer City! Cui Li got carried away with joy.

"Who says we surrender when we go out of the city? I don't think it's us who will really surrender. Xia Cheng said and threw the "Heavenly Dragon Spear" in his hand off the wall of Yiling Pass.

I jumped to catch the falling "Celestial Dragon Spear", and at that moment, suddenly the blade in the enemy's hand shook violently. The enemy soldiers held the blades in their hands hard, but they still couldn't control them, and gradually they couldn't hold the weapons in their hands at all, just like we had done before, those weapons rose into the air and began to head towards Yiling Pass.

I held the "heavy iron sword" in my hand and looked at everything in front of me, it was obvious that Xia Cheng must have reactivated the mechanism we found, and it was in this way that the enemy's weapons flew towards the walls of my Yiling Pass. However, what surprised me was not that the enemy's weapons flew into the walls of Yiling Pass, but that the blades in the hands of our soldiers did not seem to be affected.

Although it can be seen that the soldiers are holding their weapons a little reluctantly, at least they are not completely uncontrollable like the enemy troops. It stands to reason that the only ones who can hold weapons are those of us who participated in the "odd array", but why can the soldiers of our army hold their own blades like us?

Either way, at least for now, the situation is in our hands. Without a blade, it is impossible for an enemy army to compete with us.

Due to the command of Ling Tong just now, all the troops of the vanguard of the enemy army rushed towards our Yiling Pass, and it was impossible for them to retreat at this time.

Xia Cheng shouted to Lu Xun in the enemy camp: "Now that your vanguard is in the hands of our army, if you can retreat, I guarantee that they will return to the army unscathed." ”

The vanguard of the enemy army was surrounded by 30,000 soldiers of our army, and they could barely move without a blade. And even more importantly, it was impossible for the main forces of the enemy army to come to the rescue. Due to our organs, no matter how many people come, it is impossible to hold a sword.

At this time, Lu Xun did not answer Xia Cheng's words, but kept waving the feather fan in his hand as if thinking about something.

He suddenly took a few steps forward and stared at Xia Cheng on the city wall, and shouted loudly: "Seconds, it's too many seconds." Just before I was a little bored with this easy victory, but I never imagined that you would attack on the defensive, waiting for the moment when my vanguard attacked the city gates, and then rose up and turned the tide of the battle. However, Ben will never give up attacking Yiling Pass because of this. Instead, Ben will promise you that if you put back my vanguard troops, then Ben will be willing to send only 30,000 troops to fight you in a decisive battle, and the rest of the troops will never participate in this war. If you win, Ben will retreat immediately and never attack Yiling Pass again, but if you fail, you can only blame you for being shallow and not proficient in tactics, which is also the final competition between Ben and you, what do you think? ”

The strength of our army is now about 30,000, and the enemy army has only sent 30,000 troops, so it seems that it is at least much better than facing the enemy's main force. Even if we wipe out all the vanguard forces now, there will be far more than 30,000 enemy troops left, so this choice is the best choice for us at the moment, and it is also the best result of Xia Cheng's hard work.

Xia Cheng didn't answer immediately, and it took a long time for him to make up his mind, and shouted loudly, "What the general said is true? Only send 30,000 men to fight our army for a decisive battle? ”

"Ben will say that the horse is difficult to chase, saying that 30,000 people is 30,000 people, one person is not many, and one person is not many. But you must no longer use the mechanisms in Yiling Pass, and this is the only one, and you should keep your word. ”

Lu Xun thought it through, once he couldn't use the mechanism in Yiling Pass, then this decisive battle only relied on combat tactics and the courage of the soldiers.

"Okay, that's a deal. Hopefully, the general will keep the promises you said. I'll immediately put back the general's vanguard, and the decisive battle will be in an hour, I don't know if it's possible? Xia Cheng said with a burning eye.

"As you say, in an hour my army will attack." Lu Xun said.

In this way, our army closed down the organs in Yiling Pass, and put back all Lu Xun's vanguard troops. After this battle, we returned to Yiling Pass for repairs.

"Xia Cheng, where did you go just now? We all thought you weren't coming back. Cui Li said jokingly.

"I'm worried about you, I'm just waiting for the right moment. My disappearance will allow the enemy to relax their vigilance, so that they will spare no effort to launch a fierce attack on Yiling Pass. Even if you show up at Yiling Pass, they won't stop, so that they can stay within the range of the mechanism. Xia Cheng explained.

"Anyway, this time it was a success, but the next decisive battle is hard to say." Cui Li suddenly became worried again.

It is true that we are not people who march and fight, and we are really different from Lu Xun, but at least we were able to turn defeat into victory in such a difficult situation before, and now we should have a greater chance of victory with the same number of troops.

(End of chapter)