Hu Bo only took the cavalry to Linjing, and saw that the Han army was sticking to the city and not going to battle, so he became anxious.

For several days, the already small reserve of grain and grass was exhausted, and in addition to the number of cold days and camping in the wild, at night it was like falling into an ice cave, and more than a dozen war horses were frozen to death, so they had to be used as military rations.

For several days, Hu Bo went to the city to scold, compared the Han people to pikas, and ordered the soldiers to take turns to scold in four gates, but the defenders turned a deaf ear.

The Xiongnu soldiers were miserable, and they came to the decisive battle with anger, but the Han army did not come out, and their morale was greatly reduced, and they were all slack, and they were not as good as before.

Hu Bo is impetuous, he has the intention to withdraw from the army, but he is afraid of being ridiculed by the Xiaoguan people, he, the king of Zuoxian, is swept away, how will he rejuvenate the Xiongnu in the future?

On the eighth day, the weather changed suddenly, the clouds were thick, the cold wind was howling, and there seemed to be a sign of snowfall, and the Hun soldiers became more and more difficult, and they all had the intention of retreating.

Hu Bo was so cold in the tent that he couldn't sit still, put on his horse again, and went to the city to scold, and the Hun soldiers followed left and right in a scattered manner, all listless, with cold weapons hanging on their horses, and shivering in the cold wind with their sleeves and shoulders.

At noon, Hu Bo saw that the scolding was fruitless, so he had to return to the camp, and was just about to return to the horse and retreat, when suddenly the drums in the city sounded loudly.

When he looked up, he saw that the city gate was open, and the Han army swarmed out, and it was the veteran who secretly used cold arrows to rush over with a golden knife, and the silver long beard fluttered in the wind.

"The little ones don't dare to come, but the old ones come to die?" Hu Bo was stunned, then laughed, squinted at the veteran, and held a mace in one hand to laugh a few words.

But unexpectedly, the veteran took the lead, galloped to the front, and could not answer at all, but raised the golden knife and slashed down, the blade seemed to cut through the cold wind, and the sound was like a crack.

"Old guy, the Han army has no ......"

Hu Bo didn't care, but the sound of breaking the wind actually covered his voice, and he suddenly realized that something was wrong, his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly raised his mace with both hands to parry.

Bang - snort -

A golden light flashed, as if the sky was collapsing, and the blade in Hu Bo's hand flew away, but before he could react, he even took his head and shoulders, and cut half of his body and flew out.

Scarlet blood spurted up, flying three feet away, forming a blood mist in the cold wind, and under this dim sky, it looked more and more poignant.

"Kill!" Huang Zhong slashed Hu Bo with a knife, shouted, and rushed straight to the Hun soldiers who were still pointing jokes.

"What a god—"

Outside the east gate, Hu Zunzheng led the troops out, thinking that Huang Zhong was at least forty or fifty battles with Hu Bo, but unexpectedly, the veteran descended like a god and slashed Hu Bo with a knife, and was stunned.

Huang Zhong slapped his horse and rushed to the front of the Hun army, the big knife swept, and the first four or five people rolled off the horse like straw, and the Hun soldiers shouted in panic, turned their horses' heads and ran away.

Knock Knock Knock –

The drums and horns sounded in unison, which was the signal for the whole army to attack, and Hu Zun and Deng Ai outflanked from both flanks and pursued the defeated Hun soldiers.

The veteran Huang Zhong took the lead, like a tiger entering the flock of sheep in the chaotic army, where he passed, the wind was invincible, and the Hun soldiers were so frightened that the ghosts cried wolves and howled, and they ran away.

Hu Zun and Deng Ai were not to be outdone, two flanking attacks, chasing and killing for a while, smoke and dust rose on the avenue, the Hun soldiers were like a flock of sheep being chased, running wildly, and some even did not hesitate to drag their companions off their horses to block the rear army.

The defeated army fled to Xiao Pass, shouting to open the door, and the city guards scolded Hu Bo for his ambition and set himself on fire, but not only refused to open the door, but also shot down random arrows, forcing back the deserters who wanted to cry without tears.

Huang Zhong then led his troops to kill, and the Hun soldiers were blocked in the Guanxia Gorge, unable to advance or retreat, some knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and some turned around to fight to the death, all of which were killed by the Han army.

Half an hour later, only corpses were left under Xiao Pass, and the ownerless war horses were clustered under the city wall, neighing.

Huang Zhong ordered someone to open the gate, carried Hu Bo's head into the gate, and immediately stood in front of the stone tablet in the gate, and said loudly: "Those who commit my big Han will be punished even if they are far away!" ”

The Hun soldiers trembled and fell to the ground one after another, and the officials who had already entered the customs presented a letter of surrender, along with the tokens and runes found on Hu Bo's body, all of them surrendered.

Hu Zunyan said: "In the past, Chen Tang was trapped in battle to defeat the enemy, and the Xiongnu Zhi branch was at the first level. Emperor Wu hung the thief's head in the barbarian mansion to show thousands of miles. Now we should follow the sages, set an example, and those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away. ”

"That's a good thing!" Huang Zhong ordered the altar stele to be demolished, and the head of Hu Bo was hung outside Xiao Pass, and the rest of the corpses of the Huns killed were built outside the gate to form a Beijing Temple.

In the evening, the grain and grass that had been prepared arrived for a long time, and half of it was given to the Xiongnu to appease the people, and Hu Zun was responsible for recruiting the elite, and the rest were escorted back to Linjing for resettlement.

That night in the customs to celebrate, all the generals praised Huang Zhong when the old man was strong, that earth-shattering knife opened the eyes of the Anding defenders, and it is still like a dream.

Hu Zun stepped forward to toast Huang Zhong and praised: "The old general is brave, no less than Lian Po!" ”

Huang Zhong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The military advisor already knew that General Hu was a talent that could be created, so he asked a certain person to observe in battle, and sure enough, you are willing to go to Xiliang with us to quell the rebellion?" ”

Hu Zun was overjoyed, knelt on the ground with a plop, hugged his fists and said: "If the old general does not give up, he will worship as his father-in-law and always accompany him." ”

Huang Zhong pondered for a moment, and was embarrassed: "It's not that I rely on my identity, but you are a child of the stable clan, so hasty, I am afraid that you will not be in danger." ”

Hu Zun hugged his fists and said: "The general doesn't know, my father often hates Qiang for messing up the border and robbing the people, and he taught me to learn the art of war since I was a child, and invited famous teachers to practice martial arts hard, in order to kill thieves and serve the country." Now I only hate what I have learned, if I know that there is an old general to teach, I will be happy, how can I be displeased? ”

Huang Zhong bowed his head and said: "If you don't think I'm old, can I not accept it?" However, this matter is not trivial, it is not too late to report to Ling Zun first, and then it is not too late to discuss. ”

"Yes!" When Hu Zun saw Huang Zhong's camp, he toasted three glasses first, and sent someone to the three passes to report the news that night.

It turned out that Zhuge Liang's other tricks were prepared for Hu Zun, and he spoke highly of Hu Zun, saying that although he had a strategy, he was impetuous, and Pu Yuzhi's talent still needed to be polished, so he let him fight Hu Bo several times to polish his temperament.

Huang Zhong carefully asked about the battle of Xiao Guan, if it wasn't for Sima Yi, Hu Zun would have already become famous in the first battle, and he had been working in the city in the past few days, and he also saw that this young man was both civil and military, and he loved it.

Early the next morning, more than ten people from the Hu clan came to Guanzhong to meet Huang Zhong and offer a gift of apprenticeship.

Huang Zhong then accepted Hu Zun as his son, changed the word Shishun, and gave him the Huanglong sword, because he was older than Deng Ai, he became his brother.

The two brothers saw each other again, Hu Zun looked at the wine brought by Deng Ai, his face smiled like Dong Ju before closing the door, not only worshiped Huang Zhong Xuewu as he wished, but also became a brother in the latecomer, which only he can experience.

Looking at Deng Ai with a gloomy face, Hu Bo took the wine glass and drank it all, and said with a smile: "Virtuous brother doesn't have to be like this, for brother to eat your wine in vain, all those military books at home will be given to you." ”

"Thank you!" Deng Ai is silent on weekdays, likes to read the most, and finally smiled when he heard this.