In the Chaoyang Hall of the Platinum Palace, the young Xuanyuan III Wei Dao sat on the throne of the Nine Pythons, a little trembling, and the palace was still sitting behind and listening to the government.

"Humph! Dao'er! With the queen in charge, what are you afraid of? Gong Shang rebuked softly.

Wei Dao's heart tightened, "Dao'er, Dao'er is urgent." ”

"Humph! What a system! Hold it for me! It's almost over! ”

"Yes...... Queen mother. ”

"If there is something to start, there is nothing to retreat!" The little eunuch shouted.

"The minister has his own music." An Ruhai walked up to His Highness and said, "Recently, Yanggu Guan came to the battle to ask for help. That Gangtian Chixing soldiers are million, and they have arrived at Yanggu Pass, if there is a loss, Kyoto is in danger! I beg for help! ”

"Humph! That Hua Menglong is exaggerating! The sun does not set in the country, the land of projectiles, where are millions of people, at best 400,000 people. Let him be loyal to his duty, fight bravely to kill the enemy, not be cowardly, and fear the enemy without fighting! Gong Shang said angrily.

"It is said that Jia Baokui, Jia Baoju and many soldiers in Yingyang Pass have surrendered to Gangtian Chi, so that the situation is great, why don't you send troops to rescue and plan everything?" An Ruhai said again.

"Rebels and thieves! Dare to surrender to the enemy?! Gong Shang scolded.

"Please also ask the Holy Empress Dowager to calm her anger, and sending troops to rescue is the top priority." An Ruhai said so, and his heart kept slandering, "You killed his father and made his sister a human being, how can there be any reason not to rebel."

"How can there be so many people in Kyoto? It is better to tell the world and call for aid to Yanggu Pass. Pang Qianjian stepped forward and said.

"Far water can't save near thirst, I'm afraid it's too late!" An Ruhai said busily.

"Just follow Pang Aiqing's! Kyoto is a place where nothing can be missed! How can you easily move troops? Let all over the country rush to help. Hua Menglong wants to fight to the death! Wait for rescue, step back! ”

"Fight to the death, I want him to die early!" An Ruhai knows it, but Yangguguan is related to the safety of Kyoto, and he can be saved if he is not saved.

But Gong Shang has the heart to get rid of the Hua father and son by the hand of Gangtian Chi, and he is unwilling to send a single soldier, not to mention that if the soldiers sent have a big mouth and say that the death of Hua Langying will go out, I am afraid that Gangtian Chi will not attack Kyoto, then Hua Menglong may have to defect to Beijing!

But if you wait for help from all over the country, Yanggu Pass may have already fallen. Kyoto is at stake. And how is it good? An Ruhai is now like the sea in his heart, with strong winds and waves, and he can't sit still.

He was so anxious that he had no choice but to draft a book and ask Hua Menglong to guard Yanggu Pass for help. A book was drafted again, asking all localities to rush to Yangguguan, and there must be no mistakes.

On the Yanggu Pass, Hua Menglong was also anxious, and the army that the sun never set hurriedly built siege equipment and strictly guarded it. If you want to destroy it again, it is already an extravagant hope. Kyoto finally replied, but asked him to wait for help, when the reinforcements arrived, he was blinded, and he didn't know anything. He summoned Shen Rubin and other soldiers to discuss the next strategy to deal with the enemy.

"Soldiers, the imperial court has finally replied, asking us to wait for help. How to stick to it, please express your opinions. ”

Shen Rubin said, "If you want to defend to the death, the key is to effectively deal with the siege equipment. And I saw that the siege apparatus was all wood, and I would prepare plenty of oil for this purpose. If you don't have oil or oil, you can also drink highly, so be sure to collect it quickly. ”

"What Marshal Shen said is right, we can also send a navy to sink that warship."

The generals have come up with ideas.

"Hurry up and do it!" Hua Menglong looked in a trance and looked absent-minded.

Shen Rubin saw that Hua Menglong's expression was wrong, of course he understood, and said, "At the moment of the great enemy, please stabilize your mind and don't fall for the tricks of traitors." ”

"Father! Marshal Shen is right, the enemy is current, please take care of your body! There will be a fierce battle next! You're going to hold on! Hua Mantian also persuaded on the side.

"To be honest, I'm really worried about Ying'er, is it really as Jia Baokui said, was he killed by Gong Shang? I've been wondering why she doesn't even reply these days! ”

"My sister is deeply favored by the Holy Lord, what can she do! Father is too worried! ”

"I hope so! But if it is really as Jia Baokui said, Gong Shang harmed the Holy Lord, everything is possible. Last night I also dreamed that the shadow was covered in blood, and his eyes were full of sorrow. I'm so upset! ”

"At the moment of the great enemy, such a stupid thing that has brought disaster to the country and the people, I believe that the palace will not be unclear, and will never do this kind of thing that hurts relatives and enemies are happy. Moreover, there is no edict that speaks of the things of the Holy Lord. ”

"Maybe it's because my father thinks about it day and dreams at night! Sister, she is a martial artist, and she is alone in the world with secret weapons, and she will be fine! ”

"Alas! It's useless to think too much! The enemy is now, so go and prepare! Hua Menglong listened, sighed, and said.

When the generals left, Hua Menglong said to Hua Mantian, "I think about it, this matter must be true, but at the moment of the great enemy, it is impossible for me to leave without a fight, ignore the country and the people, and fall into the reputation of my Hua family." We can't be unfaithful! If you fight to the death, the Hua family army will be destroyed, and you will also fall for the trick of the old woman Shangdu. I was unwilling. For the sake of today, you lead a team. In the name of moving rescue soldiers, he went to take refuge in the guards. also keep a pulse of incense and avenge the flower family! ”

Hua Mantian cried when he heard the words, and he wanted to live and die with his father. Tell Hua Mangu to lead the team out of the city.

"Brother, don't shirk, you are the elder brother. In the future, the Hua family will have to rely on you to preside. I stayed here to protect my father. If the city is broken, I will swear to the death to protect my father and you. ”

"Mangu is right, that's very good. Without further ado, you quickly go and select the backbone of the Hua family, and lead 5,000 troops out of the city, not too much, so as not to cause riots. Hua Menglong nodded in approval and said decisively.

Hua Mantian had to follow the plan.

Lan Yusheng received the edict and held it silently. Wei has not returned, everything is based on stability, not to mention the rescue of Yanggu Pass, that is to help Wei Miao, let them fight, it is better to lose both.

The other cities are all over the place, or they are overwhelmed by the rebel army, and they are a mess of their own messes, where can they take care of it, and some of them think about it to support, the Gangtian Red Army is powerful, and most of them have no return, so it is better to preserve their strength. There are also those who are loyal to the country and have an iron relationship with Hua Menglong and Shen Rubin, such as Shamenghu, the main general of Qingyu Pass, Ke Kejian, the main general of Yunshui Pass, etc., who immediately sent troops, day and night, and rushed to the rescue.

On this day, the scouts came to report that all the siege equipment had been made, the soldiers were skillfully drilled, and everything was ready, and only one order was needed.

Gangtian Chi was overjoyed, and he gathered all the generals and said, "Soldiers, today's battle is not only a battle of revenge to wash away the shame of the past, but also a key battle to determine the future." If we win, we will take Kyoto, and if we lose, we will have to go home. Therefore, in this battle, only victory is allowed, not defeat! Let that old man Menglong, look at the divine power of my empire where the sun never sets! Order the whole army, attack! The sun never sets on the Empire, long live! ”

"The sun never sets on the Empire, long live!"

The front team of the army pushed the siege ships down the river, and some soldiers held shields to protect the soldiers who pushed the boats, and when the siege ships reached the river, they let the craftsmen connect them with iron chains, like flat ground. Then push the siege tower onto the battleship, and the battleship is stable and stable, without the slightest tilt.

"Shoot the tower with a rocket!" Hua Menglong ordered.

The rocket hit the siege tower and burned.

"Extinguish the fire!" Harada shouted.

"Archers on the tower! Fight back! Infantry enter the tower and stand by! 〞

"Shield cover, everyone draw hard! Rush! ”

As soon as the warship rowed out, Dongyu shouted, "The rear team will follow and build a pontoon bridge!" Climb the tower! ”

The long-awaited army of the sun did not set on it and immediately moved on the pontoon bridge to follow the warship.

"Open the sluice, the water ghosts attack, be sure to scuttle the warship!" Hua Mangu commanded hundreds of sailors to dive underwater, exit the city through the sluice, and dive towards the enemy ships.

The water spirits, each holding a small tube out of the water so that they could breathe, went under the boat, took out a nail and drove it to the bottom of the boat, and tied it with a rope, tied the rope with one hand, held the chisel, and smashed it with a hammer with the other, "Knock knock! Knock knock knock! ”

"Someone is scuttling a boat underwater! Get in the water and kill them! Harada listened for a moment, and hurriedly ordered the sailors to go into the water.

"Plop plop!" Three or four people jumped out of each boat and went straight to the bottom.

The water ghost was vigilant while chiseling, and when he saw a figure swimming towards him, he hurriedly stuck the chisel hammer in his waist, drew a short knife, and swam towards the nearest person, and the two scuffled together in a moment. After a while, streams of fresh water stained the river red, and corpses sank to the bottom.

There were many sailors in the army that day, and after hundreds of casualties, they finally slaughtered the water ghosts in Yanggu Pass.

"All ships, rush! Ignite after exiting the gate! Seeing that it didn't work, Hua Mangu sent dozens of water ghosts, in groups of two, pushing thirty or forty small boats, which were filled with firewood and grass such as oil and sulfur, and after leaving the sluice, they rushed straight to the warship, and when they saw that it was closer, they lit it with a fire, and with a loud smoke, the flames rushed out several feet, and crashed straight into the warship.

"Quick! Put out the fire! Archers shoot water ghosts! ”

The fire burned so badly that the sun never set the army desperately to put out the fire, but there were still ships that ignited the warships. The soldiers and sailors caught fire one after another, screaming and jumping into the river, where they were killed by the water ghosts.

"Quick! Cut the chains! Harada saw that he couldn't control it, so he immediately gave an order to prevent the fire from spreading. The iron chain is as thick as two fingers, and it is said that it can be cut if it is cut off.

"Chop the hull, stupid! Wood is softer than chains! Harada shouted in a hurry when he saw that he would cut the chains for a while. When the brute saw this, he grabbed the chain with both hands, and kicked the edge of the other boat with both feet, and with a loud shout, he leaned back, and the huge iron nail was pulled out.

The burning hull was finally separated, and the tower lost its balance, fell down with a thud, and smashed into other ships, or siege towers, and the soldiers in the tower who had not had time to escape were killed and wounded.

"Steady! Steady! Harada asked the panicked soldiers to stabilize their positions, pushed the burned and smashed tower into the river, and continued to gallop towards Yanggu Pass.

The archers on the tower and the archers in the city exchanged fire, each with casualties. People are constantly falling into the water.

"It worked! Again! When Hua Mangu saw this, he commanded the water ghosts to concoct the same method and burn the warship. This time, the sun never sets, and the military learned to be obedient, and directly sent sailors to dive over to fight the water ghosts.

The water ghosts set the boat on fire, pushed it hard, and killed the sailors.

The fireship was close to the warship. Then the sun never set, and the soldiers held their spears against it, or some sailors jumped down and pushed them away.

Dozens of fireboats, none of which worked!

The ship continued to row down the city. The moat was less than two hundred meters, and although dozens or hundreds of warships moved slowly together, they still approached the city after a bloody battle.

"Splash oil! Ignition! Shen Rubin saw that the timing was just right and ordered.

The soldiers raised clay pots filled with fire oil and high liquor and threw them at the siege tower. I only heard the sound of the crockpot smashing, followed by the sound of "hula hula" of the flames, the screams of the soldiers of the sunset army who were on fire, and the sound of "plopping and plopping" of the corpses falling into the water.

There are also soldiers whose eyes are quick and fast, and they use spears and knives to open the clay pots.

"Soldiers ascend to the city! Sailors extinguish the fire! When Harada saw that he had arrived at the castle, the flames burst into flames and he hurriedly shouted.

The soldiers on the tower pushed the front baffle of the siege tower, and the baffle fell down and rested on the female wall of the city, like a wooden bridge. Jia Baoju and Jia Baokui led the soldiers of Baiyun Pass and Yingyang Pass to shout to kill the earth, and the fish rushed out, rushing straight to the head of the city to guard, and the sun did not set up the pontoon bridge behind, and continuously rushed to the warship along hundreds of pontoon bridges, drilled into the tower, and climbed to the head of the city.

The sailors picked up the barrels and carried water to put out the fire, and the fire fueled by oil was burning vigorously, where could it be easily extinguished, and for a time the sailors were in a mess.

"Throw it into the tower, quick!" Shen Rupeng saw it and shouted.

The soldiers defending the city listened, raised the lit clay pot and smashed it desperately into the tower, and some directly smashed it on the soldiers of the Sunset Army who rushed up to the city tower.

For a while, the flames soared into the sky, the shouts of killing shook the sky, and the smoke billowed into the sky.

There was a fire in the tower, and the sun did not set inside and screamed, and they could not go up or down, and they were burned to black coal. The soldiers outside the tower had to jump into other warships, squeeze into the tower and rush up. There are countless soldiers who have fallen into the water. The few remaining water ghosts in Yanggu Pass took the opportunity to harvest, and the blood stained the entire river red, and the corpses were crowded in the bow and stern of the boat.

When the defenders finished throwing the crockpots, they drew their swords and pounced on the army that never set. Hua Mangu, Shen Rupeng against Jia Baoju, Jia Baokui, hammer against knife, knife against gun, killing a mess, only to see the knife flashing, hammer shadow, dazzling. There are soldiers who are not afraid of death who want to go up and sneak attack to fight for merit, but they are injured by rubbing and dying if they are split.

"Brothers, fight! Don't let Dog Day underestimate us! Xiang Wangshan and Xing Buyuan shouted! led the soldiers to block the sunset army that was constantly pouring into the city, and gradually contained the powerful offensive.

"Quick, take the gates! Put the suspension bridge. "The brute stone was tied with a bandage and carried a mace, like a demon descending, rampage, leading a team of wolf-like elites who never set the sun, and went straight to the city gate control room.

"Don't think!" Shen Rubin led the army and rushed forward, and stabbed a shot at the wild stone, and the wild stone swung his stick heavily to block, only to hear a loud bang, and the two weapons quickly swung away.

"Good strength!" The two secretly admired and stood up to fight again.

The people in the city also joined the battle group one after another, there is no way, who can be spared on the day the city is broken? Either be a slave to the country, a red-topped citizen, or a hero, and die on the battlefield.

Gangtian Chi saw that the war was anxious, and he was anxious, looking for a siege tower to build it was such a simple matter, this time it couldn't be attacked, it would be all over, and the morale would be hit, and there would be no other way, so he had to fight hard.

He was neatly draped and shouted, "For the glory of the Empire!" Give me a rush! ”

He took the lead in rushing onto the warship and burrowed into the tower, and when the sun never set, the soldiers saw it, and they rushed desperately to the city.

There are more and more soldiers of the army who have ascended to the city, and seeing that they can't support it, the battle has expanded to the city. After all, the sun never sets, and the soldiers of Yanggu Pass are desperate, but they can only retreat.

Hua Menglong stood on the lookout, sighed, and said, "Are you really going to die here?" My son, I hope you arrive at Wangxiang Pass safely. ”

He resolutely turned around, walked down the lookout, took the broadsword handed by his relatives, mounted his war horse, and shouted, "Go, kill the enemy with me!" ”

The last elite soldiers also rushed to the battlefield.

Tsunda Aka saw that victory was in sight and was overjoyed. "Kill me a chicken dog and don't stay!"

The sun never sets, the army is mighty, and the soldiers and civilians defending the city are in their hearts, and they regard death as home.

Suddenly, I heard a cannon outside the city, and the sunset army outside the city that had not yet landed in the city suddenly became a mess, and the military camp was in flames.

"Flower old general! Hold on! We're here to save you! Shamenghu shouted.

When the defenders of the city heard this, they cheered and moved the sky.

Gangtian was shocked, and he didn't know how many reinforcements were coming.

"Don't panic, as long as you take Yanggu Pass, the victory will be ours!" He pumped his breath.

"Your Royal Highness, don't panic! It's Shamenghu and Kekejian who came, and there weren't many soldiers and horses! Jia Baokui shouted.

The reinforcements from the sunset army outside the city were tens of thousands, slowly stabilizing their positions, organizing attacks, and blocking the reinforcements' offensive.

The two sides fought for another hour. It's time to fight for endurance and will. The soldiers defending the city fought fiercely in the alleys, and the people were beaten to the teeth by the army that never set on the sun, and the situation was already very critical.

"Can't hold it! Abandon the city! The Hua family army withdrew with me to escort the marshal! Seeing that the situation was not good, Hua Mangu had no intention of fighting, and after meeting with Hua Menglong, he ordered a retreat.

Shen Rubin and others heard it not far away, Zhihua Menglong still had a heart after all, and he was already loyal and righteous when he fought with the army that the sun never set, seeing that the general trend had gone, and the city was broken was only a matter of time or time, if he didn't leave at this time, when would he stay?

"Good! The whole army retreats! Break out separately! Meet in Kyoto! Shen Rubin also shouted.

The password spread quickly.

The soldiers and civilians had no intention of fighting, so they threw away their armor and fled outside the city.

Jia Baokui, Jia Baoju and other generals surrendered their troops, so naturally they didn't chase them, they were in a hurry to loot treasures. The sun never sets and there are not many soldiers who take the initiative to pursue, you rob me or not, are you stupid? Gangtian Chi also thought about occupying Yanggu Pass, and then said, it didn't matter if they let them flee to Kyoto, it was a big deal to kill them together in the end. Therefore, he ordered the army to hurry up and chase down the remnants of the soldiers in the city, put down the drawbridge, and let the soldiers outside the city enter the city.

Seeing that the city had been broken and that it would be useless to continue fighting, Shamenghu and Kekejian also led their troops to retreat and went in the direction of Kyoto.

Gangda Chi took the lead and Ying Pingdong stood on the observation deck, looked in the direction of Kyoto, and said, "Pingdong, in the future, this country will be the empire on which the sun never sets, and in the future, it will also be yours." Take a good look! ”

"Well, my father is wise and martial, although this battle is difficult, it is beautiful. What raptors and treasure horses, they are not opponents! Luo Yingpingdong said with a smile.

"Hahahaha!" Gangtian Chi patted Ying Pingdong's little head proudly, and looked up to the sky and laughed.