Xiao Pass is not just an independent fortress, it is similar to Yanmen Pass, built according to the Great Wall of Qin and the surrounding mountains, and built forts along the Great Wall.

On the top of the surrounding mountains, there are three beacons echoing each other, overlooking all areas in the valley, and the enemy army is approaching within a radius of ten miles, and it can be spotted immediately.

From the three passes to the Wating Mountain, from the south to the north according to the mountain situation to build, the canyon in the male peak ring arch, the deep valley is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Jingshui south out of the three passes.

At this time, the Xiaoguan attacked by the Huns, it was the northern end of the Wating Pass, located at the eastern foot of Liupan Mountain, and Hu Zun's hometown was at the end of the three passes, Hu Zun knew that the terrain was dangerous, so he dared to offer advice to lure the enemy deep.

Leading the army to the west, walking through the terrain of the dangerous mountain road, Hu Zun regretted, this terrain against the cavalry is easy, just pile up stones on the top of the mountain, you can destroy the Huns, but unfortunately Zou Qi is cautious, do not dare to take risks.

People and horses came to the Wating Mountain Pass, was to hear the sound of gold outside, the Huns had no choice but to retreat after the attack was fruitless, leaving a bloody corpse in front of the pass.

Hu Zun came to the head of the city, the evening breeze was cold, the cold was mixed with the smell of blood, and the Huns had collected their troops and returned to the camp in the distance, and the low horn was intermittent, as if to mourn the dead soldiers.

The defenders cheered, but Hu Zun frowned, the distant mountains were covered with clouds, and it was likely to snow heavily, and if the Huns retreated, there would be endless troubles.

Early the next morning, the angry Hun soldiers attacked again, the left general Ju Zizhi personally went to the front of the battle to supervise the army, the Huns soldiers on both wings of the cavalry covered, and the soldiers in the middle held wooden shields to protect their companions and carried the ladder up one after another.

Crossbowmen and cavalry archers suppressed the defenders of the city, and the siege soldiers rushed to the pass, erected ladders, and climbed the wall like ants.

Hu Zun took the initiative to ask Ying to guard the city, looked coldly at the Hun soldiers who climbed the wall, clenched the longbow in his hand, and when someone in front was about to climb to the top, he tightened the bowstring and shouted: "Scatter ashes!" ”

The package containing grass ash was beaten down, and in an instant, a layer of fog rose on the wall, and the direction could not be seen clearly, and the Hun soldiers who closed the cover were stunned with their bows and did not dare to release arrows indiscriminately.

"Shoot the arrows—"

Hu Zun had already aimed at the heads of those hidden on the city wall, and shot out three arrows in a row, and the defenders of the city also attacked at the same time, and the soldiers hiding behind the city wall stood up, holding pots and basins, and constantly splashed boiling oil and boiling water.

There was a terrible scream in front of the pass, and the Huns fell down like fallen leaves, and the corpses stained with oil, water and sulfur were ignited by the fire arrows, and soon the city wall became a wall of fire, burning along with the ladder.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and the foot of the city wall had become a sea of fire, and the Hun soldiers who had fallen to the ground and had not died rolled and curled up, howling miserably, making people's scalps numb.

Just one round of attack, the Huns retreated like a tide, looking at the black smoke billowing Xiao Pass, as if it was an intransmissible gate of hell, all of them had ugly faces.

"Captain Hu, sure enough, there are two hits!" The adjutant general was overjoyed when he saw this, and hurriedly came up to praise him.

Hu Zun just readjusted the soldiers defending the city, and killed the enemy army without any defense, which was much easier than guarding the pass in the past few days.

Hu Zun didn't have much joy, but asked, "How long will it take for reinforcements to arrive?" ”

The deputy general said worriedly: "Lu Shuihu is behind Liupan Mountain, not far from here, but they have not arrived for a long time, and they are only afraid of ......"

"Could it be that Peng's also colluded with the Huns?" Hu Zun frowned slightly.

He is not worried about the loss of Xiaoguan now, but is worried about the retreat of the Xiongnu, now they are trapped in the mountains, they can't play their strengths, it is naturally easy to deal with it, but once they withdraw from Liupan Mountain and return to the vast land on both sides of the river, it will be difficult to eradicate.

Ju Zizhi's eyes were bloodshot, although he knew that the besieging side would pay a terrible price, but such a senseless casualty made his heart bleed, and the warriors who had waited for hundreds of years and worked hard for several generations should not have died in vain under the walls of the Han people.

There is not much left of the ladder, and the project is as difficult as climbing to the sky for the Huns who grew up on horseback since childhood, and with unwilling anger, they led the troops back to the camp and discussed countermeasures with Hu Bo.

"Let's build a punch!" Shaman Dan La finally spoke, and said slowly: "I will immediately prepare the divine water, so that the warriors can step through the Xiao Pass with the power given by the Immortal Heaven. ”

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Zou Qi sent two urgent reports in a row, one to Chang'an and the other to Tianshui.

Ma Chaozheng gathered 30,000 soldiers and horses to prepare to set off, and when he heard the report, he was furious and said: "The Huns also want to take advantage of the fire to rob, so they went to kill him personally." ”

Ma Dai persuaded: "Although my brother is the general of the Western Expedition, he aims to quell the Xiliang Rebellion, which is the root cause and endangers his family. The Baosai Huns were only sick of scabies, and the younger brother only needed 3,000 soldiers to break it, and there was no need for the elder brother to go in person. ”

Ma Chaoyan said: "When the King of Han was leaving, he explained that you have a calm temperament, and asked me to consult with you more about everything, or you should lead the troops to Hexi first." When this thief army is destroyed, he will come from Zu Li and Cheng, and he can meet in Jincheng. ”

Although Ma Chao was worried about the Xiliang Rebellion, he was unwilling to go with him because of the slow movement of the army.

Ma Dai said: "Tianshui soldiers and horses, all come in the name of their brothers, there are many heroes in the army, and there are many people in the army, non-brothers are not enough to suppress, if there is a slight dispute on the road, make a big move, I am afraid that people will laugh at it." ”

"Who dare?" Ma Chao's eyes widened, and he turned his head to look at Ren Yang, Yang Wan, Qiang Duan and others, "You came to help in the war, not only for Ma's face, but also for the imperial court, how can you kill each other?" ”

Everyone shook their heads in unison, and Yang Wanyan said: "General Shenweitian's order, who dares to disobey it?" ”

Ma Chao looked up to the sky and laughed, and looked at Ma Dai: "How?" ”

Ma Dai just shook his head and sighed, Ma Chao is here, these people are all docile like lambs, once he is not in the army, there will definitely be disputes, no one will obey anyone, and sooner or later there will be chaos.

Seeing that the two were arguing, Pang De stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "The two generals don't have to fight, to deal with these remnants of the Huns, Pang De alone is enough!" ”

Ma Chao raised his forehead and laughed: "I forgot that Ling Ming is here, it's perfect for you to go." ”

Ma Dai also nodded and said, "General Pang is competent enough." ”

Ma Chao patted Pang De on the shoulder and laughed: "Ling Ming will definitely be able to make contributions here, and when he returns to Wuwei, he will give you a Dawan horse." The three of us will go to the Western Regions to conquer the Western Regions, who can resist it? ”

Ma Chaochang and Pang De learned martial arts, the two were not equal, Hanoi showed heroism in the first battle, and was truly recognized, no longer regarded as a general, as a right-hand man, such meritorious opportunities, just left for him.

Pang De also understood Ma Chao's intentions, bowed down and hugged his fists and said: "General rest assured, the last general will never lose the face of the Xiliang Army." ”

Ma Chao ordered people to buy wine, and the generals practiced it, allocated 3,000 Xiliang elite cavalry, galloped to aid stability, and after eliminating this Hun army, he crossed the river from the north and went straight to Wuwei, and then saw the opportunity to act.

It's just that they didn't expect that this separation was a farewell, and Pound didn't expect that he would be able to survive in a desperate situation when he carried the coffin to the death.