Dunhuang, more than ten years ago, Xu Lin had been in this city to defend, after the defeat of the famous general Huyan Zhuo, in this battle to become the governor of the capital. More than ten years later, Xu Lin, who had changed his course, once again led his troops to the city, but this time it was no longer to defend the city, but to attack the city.

There were still 100,000 troops in Dunhuang City, but they were blocked in the city by Xu Lin's 80,000 horses, and they didn't dare to go out of the city to face the battle, but they just defended it to the death. Just because there are 60,000 pro-troops of Xiao Yu behind Xu Lin, and the fall of the Xiliang Corridor has also opened the door between Xiliang Prefecture and the grassland.

After Wei Ban 10,000 light cavalry defeated 3,000 heavy cavalry, he rushed to Yumen Pass overnight. Wei Ban personally supervised the battle, the subordinate captains personally fell into battle, the battle was extremely fierce, fierce battle until the early morning of the next day, Wei Ban killed and wounded more than 2,000 people, ordered to rest, at noon again to attack the city, Wei Ban's subordinate captain Li Wei personally led the team to attack the head of the Yumen Pass, and died in battle. Wei Ban led the team to stand in the middle of the army, indifferent.

The fierce battle until the evening, Wei Ban's lieutenants have all been killed, Wei Ban ordered the drums to help, when the rumbling drums sounded, the last person of the Wei family, who had been cornered, looked at the Wei banner above his head, and personally led the team to attack the city.

It was a battle without the participation of cultivators, and it tested the perseverance, courage, and determination of the soldiers and generals on both sides.

As long as it is not a rabble, many times, as long as the main general dares to take the lead, most of the soldiers will not disperse, after Wei Ban personally fell into battle, the already exhausted soldiers really boosted their morale, and they actually attacked the head of the Yumen Pass in one go, and the tide of the Xiliang army poured towards Wei Ban, Wei Ban was covered in blood, and there were no less than 12 knife wounds, and Wei Ban's guards were all killed.

Finally, an hour later, the Zhongdu army captured the city, and the battle of Yumen Pass turned into more tragic street fighting.

In the street fight, Wei Ban still took the lead.

The battle lasted two days and two nights, and Wei Ban finally took Yumen Pass after paying 6,000 casualties. The Yumen guard will die of **. Wei Ban, who was seriously injured, reluctantly climbed to the head of the Yumen Pass with the support of his subordinates, looked at the direction of Zhongdu and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, do you know if your wishful thinking is empty?"

Yumen Pass can be said to be the key point in the attack on Dunhuang City, Xiao Yu will not put all his hopes on one person, this time from the grassland into Xiliang Minxing has Xiao Yu's two orders, one bright and one dark. Ming's nature is to let Min Xing go east out of Yumen Pass, and cooperate with Xu Lin to form a situation of encirclement. As for the dark one, it is aimed at Wei Ban, if Wei Ban does not capture Yumen Pass, Min Xing can attack the city on his own, and he can also enforce military law on behalf of Xiao Yu.

Now that Wei Ban has captured Yumen Pass as scheduled, what awaits him will naturally not be Xiao Yu's secret order, but a three-grade general's hat.

Dunhuang City is naturally already panicked, from the 500,000 army out of the northwest to Xu Lin's defeat, and then to Xu Lin's rebellion, but less than half a year's effort, Qin Quan also changed from the complacent army Zuo Governor to the Governor of the trapped city.

In the end, Emperor Zheng issued an order to appoint Qin Quan as the governor of the northwest, taking over the military and political power of the northwest, controlling the five states in the northwest, and having the right to act arbitrarily. Nominally, the Governor of the Northwest is one level higher than the Governor of the Central Capital, but looking at the current situation in the Northwest, it can only be said to be an empty shell. As for the substantial reinforcements, there were only a few more than 20,000 people.

Bucket.

At this time, although he has the right to act arbitrarily, it is too late to say that he will withdraw his troops.

Qin Quan casually threw aside the holy decree that ordinary people would never see once in their lives, got up and walked out of the study.

The old man surnamed Bai, who was guarding outside the study, said softly: "Your Highness." ”

Qin Quan said: "Bai Lao, come with me to the city." ”

The old man was silent.

When the two of them came to the head of the garrison city, the sky was full of flags outside the city.

The main defense of Xiliangzhou is still aimed at the grassland, and the side facing Zhongdu is the Gobi Desert, even if Qin Quan has deliberately deployed, it still can't prevent Xu Lin's army from driving straight in.

Qin Quan knew that the cavalry was not good at attacking the city, and Xu Lin was just planning to besiege the city this time, so that Qin Quan's army could not escape, and when Xiao Yu's follow-up army arrived, the real siege would begin.

Qin Quan held the battlements, and introduced a Xuanjia cavalry to the old man surnamed Bai behind him with a smile: "Look at this dress, it is Xu Lin's personal guard, it seems that our governor of the central capital who has been in the northwest for more than ten years is going to go into battle in person, after all, he has a new master." ”

The old man surnamed Bai smiled bitterly.

Xu Lin at least has the right to change his master, but he and His Royal Highness the King of Jin can only fight to the death.

Dare to love to die in this unfamiliar foreign Xiliang?

The old man smacked his mouth, although he had taken life and death very lightly for so many years, but at this moment, there was still a little bitterness in his mouth.

At some point, the sky was already overcast, and a moment later, snowflakes as big as goose feathers fell. The snow in the northwest is heavy and urgent, and when it comes to the hearty rain, it is almost a blanket of snow, let alone enjoying the scenery, and even the road cannot be found.

However, it may be because of the early spring, this time the snowflakes are a little timid, fluttering, and far less ferocious than in the past. Of course, compared to the snow in Sene, this can also be regarded as a goose feather snow.

Qin Quan stretched out his hand to catch a snowflake, feeling the slightest coolness on his palm, turned his head to look in the direction of Dongdu, his lips pursed, but in the end he just sighed lightly.

It seems that the winter of that day was also such a heavy snowfall, and no matter how much the palace people swept it, they couldn't sweep it clean.

At that time, he had not yet been crowned King of Jin, and his brother was only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and was in the prime of life. At that time, he was held in the arms of his mother, his father was already dying, and the family of four walked in the snow.

The eastern capital of that year was white in his memory.

The heavy snow never seemed to stop, and he still remembered that someone wrote a poem at that time: "In the middle of Qin, the clouds are twilight, and the snow is full of Huangzhou." Those who retreated from the court in the snow, Zhu Zidu, the prince. ”

Now he is the respect of the prince, and his brother has quietly aged and become the high ninety-five honor.

Suddenly, the wind rose, blowing the hunting sound of Qin Quan's drape.

Qin Quan muttered to himself: "Zhu Wheel Carriage Horseman, Red Candle Song and Dance Building." Happily sit in a dense manner, drunk and warm, and take off the heavy fur. ”

I wonder if there will be a day when I will return to the Eastern Capital?

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the army of the central capital outside the city separated to both sides like a tide, and rode out of the crowd.

Metropolitan Governor Xu Lin!

......

Xiliangzhou border camp.

Xiao Yu was wearing a crane, looked up at the heavy snow falling from the sky, and smiled at Lan Yu beside him: "It's snowing well, it's dead." ”

Lan Yu didn't follow the trend and put on a coat, but just changed into a cotton robe, put his hands in his sleeves, and said, "This is the first snow of the year." ”

Xiao Yu seemed to suddenly say: "It's been forty years since Zhengming." By the way, this year is still Emperor Zheng's full birthday, is it 60 or 70 birthdays?"

Sapphire ignored him.

Xiao Yu didn't care, and continued: "There is no hero at the time, so that the vertical son becomes famous! It is probably a person like me, I am not a hero or a hero, I can only be regarded as a vertical son, this year I plan to give Emperor Zheng, the old hero, an unforgettable birthday gift." What do you say?"

Lan Yu sighed lightly and said, "Who is the greatest feud for a moment compared to the splendid rivers and mountains in the world?"

Xiao Yu was noncommittal, but only corrected, "It's a lifetime, not a moment." ”

Lan Yu stretched out his hand to catch a snowflake, and said with emotion: "It doesn't matter if it's a lifetime, or for a while, after a hundred years, there will be no trace." It's like this snow, the snow is so big that it can crush people to death, and when the snow stops, who can see where the dead are?"

Under the gloomy sky, there was an army of 60,000 Xuanjia.

Snow falls on black armor.

The snowflakes in Lan Yu's hands gradually melted, and the wind became more and more urgent, and the snow was boundless.

Xiao Yu said softly: "Lin Han." ”

Lin Han, who was wearing armor and saber, stepped forward, knelt down on one knee and said, "The last general!"

Xiao Yu waved his hand and said, "Let's pull out the camp." ”

Lin Han said in a loud voice: "No!"

The Chinese army camp, which was jokingly called the king's tent, entered Xiliangzhou in the wind and snow.