Wang Rong stared carefully at the battlefield in front of him, and his hand holding the saber was already sweating slightly. Suddenly, a cavalry soldier rushed towards him, and there was no tendency to slow down at all.

Wang Rong's heart beat faster, and his shouting voice changed tone: "Defense!" ”

The four soldiers quickly turned into a phalanx of spears, and the crossbows of the guards were fired, and the ten crossbows shot the three horsemen off their horses. And the four-layer spear formation was set up in time, and people who didn't know would think that this cavalry was the spear array they had collided with.

The sharp blade of the spear instantly pierced the horse and the horsemen, and the remaining horsemen were quickly slaughtered. This scene directly made the captain who sent this one heartbroken, and he quickly reported to his Dubo, and then left the large group with the rest of his team of horsemen, and rushed towards Wang Rong's side.

This captain was not stunned, he quickly discovered the weakness of Wang Rong's phalanx, and he led more than 40 of his men to throw a rain of arrows when he rushed to the front of the phalanx more than 40 meters.

"Raise your shield!!" "Raise your shield!!" "Raise your shield!!" Old Wolf, Meng Song and the others quickly opened their mouths and shouted hoarsely.

The spear array quickly became a contradiction formation, and after shooting the crossbow arrows, the guards quickly raised their shields to protect their heads. Wang Rong stubbornly blocked the shield above his head, and when the arrow smashed into the shield, he let out "Do! Chemical element! As he spoke, he watched through the gap in his shield for the enemy's movements.

Seeing that the enemy had split into two teams, Wang Rong prepared to attack the spear formation from the flank. He shouted, "Hollow Array! The soldiers of the medical guard capital soon began to change formations, and the four soldiers quickly titheed one by one, forming a contradictory formation, and the guards picked up the arm crossbow thrown on the ground again, wound and hung the arrows, and five people on one side shot the crossbow arrows at the enemy cavalry who rushed from both sides.

The speed of the change of formation of the medical guard directly shocked the cavalry captain and almost fell off his horse, but he knew that the broken army only had more than 10,000 cavalry, and then there was the wounded battalion, and such an elite wounded battalion was unimaginable to him. He was sure that even the front division of the Yu Army Palace, the guard division, and the soldiers in the imperial siege were not so elite. And this time it was not his subordinate Shi Chang who led people to collide with the formation, but himself, looking at the sharp spear blade in front of him, he was terrified in his heart, and he wanted to pull the reins, but it was too late.

In front of the hollow array, people turned on their horses, blood splashed everywhere, the war horses were pierced by spears and fell crookedly in front of the formation, and the medical guards were knocked out by the charging war horses. Wang Rong rushed forward with a saber and shield in his hand, and stood dead in the vacant position in the middle of the formation, and the cavalry who was knocked down was holding a saber and was blocked by the shield.

Wang Rong swung his sword, and the sharp blade cut off the enemy's knife, and the momentum did not decrease, and it slashed at the enemy's neck fiercely, splashing blood on his face, and he didn't have time to wipe his face, so he quickly set up his shield and rearranged the shield array with his comrades.

"Uncle, if we continue like this, we will be wiped out." The old wolf saw that his soldiers were knocked into the air many times, and the hollow array suddenly became vacant, and the guards quickly filled in the leak under the command of the sledgehammer, and the hollow array was quickly completed. And their efforts were not in vain, this group of more than forty horsemen had already been killed and wounded, the enemy rushed too fiercely, many of them rushed into the hollow array, and were cut down by the prepared guards and soldiers.

Wang Rong stared at the front tightly, the cavalry battle had entered a white-hot stage, and his team of foot soldiers could no longer attract the attention of the enemy. But Wang Rong did not dare to relax, he knew that when the cavalry battle was over, they would face a battle to the death.

And just as Wang Rong was watching the cavalry battle in front of him worriedly, the sound of rumbling horses' hooves came from behind. This is the cavalry unit in front of them coming back to support, and Wang Rong's heart is finally relieved. The battle ended when the cavalry support arrived, and the Yu chariots and cavalry saw the reinforcements, so they hurriedly disconnected from the cavalry and quickly withdrew.

When Qin Ke, who was leading the cavalry, saw Wang Rong's team, he asked in surprise, "Zhong Ming, are all killed by your medical guards?" ”

Wang Rong gasped and said, "General, fortunately, we didn't disgrace our orders, we held it." ”

Qin Ke said appreciatively: "Yes, you are very powerful, you can annihilate a team of cavalry with a team of foot soldiers, and you doctors and guards have impressed me." ”

Wang Rong said modestly: "It's a fluke to be able to survive. ”

Qin Ke was noncommittal, how could there be immortals on the battlefield, and the one who survived to the end was the winner: "Okay, clean up the battlefield, I will count your head as a team of cavalry, which is enough for you to make a profit." ”

Wang Rong thanked with joy on his face: "Thank you, General." ”

After driving away the Yuguo chariot cavalry, the marching situation of the whole team has changed a lot, especially after entering the boundary of Hangu Pass, the whole team is no longer so nervous.

Before coming to the Hangu Pass City, Wang Rong saw this majestic city for the first time, this place is in the middle of the old road from the Han to the Xu, it is the throat of the east to the Xu, the west to the throat, known as "the Tiankai Hangu Zhuang Pass, the ten thousand valleys are shocked to the north sky", "the twin peaks are towering beside the big river, since ancient times the Hangu is a battlefield", it is said that it is a place for soldiers to fight for since ancient times. "It is named because it is in the valley, and the danger is like a letter. From the east of the mountain, west to Tongjin, known as Hangu, known as the natural risk".

During the Warring States Period, King Qin Huiwen of Qin State seized the land of Kuihan from the hands of Wei State, set up Hangu Pass here to hold the throat of Cuihan, Hengling in the west, Jiejian in the east, Qinling in the south, the Yellow River in the north, the terrain is dangerous, only the ancient road that can accommodate a car to pass, the road is narrow, "the car is not on the track, the horse is not the bridle", so it is known as the saying of "one husband is the pass, ten thousand people are not open".

The Guancheng of Hangu Pass is 15 miles long from east to west, "the north of the city is with a river, the south is by the mountain, and it is more than 40 steps around five miles, and it is two zhang high." Guancheng is grand and majestic, and Guanlou leans on Jin Diebi. Of course, the second length of the high school is already in the past, after more than two hundred years of heightening, the entire city wall has reached an astonishing four zhang high, the head of the city can accommodate four carriages in parallel, and there are many city defense equipment.

"Wow, so big? It has to be three feet tall, right? It was the first time for Meng Song to see such a majestic Guancheng, and he looked around in amazement.

"Cut, the knowledge is short, Hangu Pass is four zhang high, and the city wall is five to ten meters thick." The old dog said ostentatiously.

"Sizhang?! Isn't that more than 12 meters? Meng Song was directly surprised, the city wall of Yongguo was only ten meters, and this Hangu Pass actually reached more than twelve meters.

"It's rare and weird, you haven't seen the city wall of Tongguan. That's the wall that's called high. The old dog scoffed.

"That's it! Shut up and get ready to get through the city! Wang Rong whispered to stop the whispers of his men, and the army began to pass through the city. Due to the narrow roads, the speed of customs clearance is slow. Wang Rong saw that Zhang Pu was checking the condition of the wounded one by one, and many people in the wounded barracks had already been injured and left the camp these days. But most of the wounded and disabled soldiers remained in the wounded barracks, and their expressions were not worried. According to the legal system of Yongguo, disabled soldiers returning to their hometowns can become small officials at the township, pavilion and lieutenant levels without passing the official examination, and their positions are determined according to their military merits, and they also have the privilege of being exempted from rent.

Wang Rong followed the team through the deep doorway, and then came to the Guancheng, through the avenue in the camp on both sides, the team continued to advance, when they came to the Dongyuan County, the Eastern Army and the Anton Army military orders were issued, and the whole army began to camp outside the city.

Wang Rong took the medical guards to guard the wounded soldiers and began to set up camp, Wang Rong was shirtless and Li Sujie together, nailed the thick sharp wooden stakes into the ground, with the efforts of the medical and health capital, a simple camp gradually formed, Wang Rong did not let the soldiers of the medical and health capital unload the wounded soldiers on the cart and settle them, this camp was only temporary.

When Qin Ke came to the wounded barracks, he saw Wang Rong working there shirtless, and walked up quickly: "Why, you, the uncle, have to work yourself." ”

As soon as Wang Rong looked up, he found that it was Qin Ke, so he hurriedly put on his uniform, and said while sorting out his military appearance: "General Qiyu, there are only more than 40 medical guards and soldiers, and there are not enough people. ”

Qin Ke nodded with satisfaction, although he was less than forty years old, his military experience was more than twenty years, and he was a veteran. He is very tired of the more and more gentlemen in the army, and these sons and gentlemen can't go into battle to kill the enemy, and they brag and fart, one up to ten.

Wang Rong sorted out his clothes and asked curiously: "General, there are so many things to camp here, how do you have time to come here?" ”

Qin Ke turned around and walked to the side, his own soldiers faintly separated a private space. Wang Rong consciously followed behind him, only to hear Qin Ke say: "During this time, in order to deal with Zhang Pu, this girl, I have wronged you." ”

Wang Rong's heart moved slightly, Qin Ke would not say this sentence for no reason. He hurriedly said indifferently: "Don't be wronged, I have jumped several levels in a row, and I am directly the uncle, and I have been promoted much faster than others from the seventh-rank mighty guard." ”

The satisfaction in Qin Ke's eyes was about to overflow, and he said with approval: "Okay, let me inform you of something, after this war, I will be transferred to the Zhengbei Army as the general of Zhengbei, I want to transfer you to my side, although we have a special relationship, but I can't show favoritism, you are still the uncle." ”

Wang Rong listened to Qin Ke's words and looked puzzled: "What about the original general of Zhengbei?" ”

Qin Ke's eyes flashed with an incomprehensible meaning, and he said, "General Meng An has been transferred back to Yu Yan to serve as the secretary of the military department. ”

Wang Rong knew that this was an opportunity, at least for him at the moment, it was a rare opportunity. Wang Rong bowed and said: "I am willing to follow the general, thanks to the general's refusal, thank you to the general for his support." ”

Qin Ke looked at the young man in front of him, and laughed loudly: "Haha, okay, this battle, defeating Wei Hua is not what I am most happy about, it is the thing that makes me the happiest to be able to get a talented person like you." Rest assured, the appointment will come down soon. ”

Wang Rong bowed and saluted and sent Qin Ke out of the wounded barracks. When he returned to the medical and health capital, he was surrounded by old wolves and old dogs.

Meng Song was the first to speak: "Uncle, is there anything good that the general is looking for you?" ”

Wang Rong looked at the curious looks of several people, and said in a low voice: "Just now the general said that he is about to become the general of the expedition to the north, and he hopes that the doctors and guards will be able to follow him to the expedition to the expedition to the north army." ”

The old wolf was puzzled: "Huh? Isn't General Zhengbei the old man Meng'an? ”

Wang Rong replied: "Master Meng has been transferred back to Xuzhen and served as the secretary of the military department. ”

Meng Song was stunned when he heard this, his ancestor was transferred, and he didn't receive this news before he joined the army.

Dayong's central government office has six cabinet departments and five temples, the cabinet ministers are the prime minister, the prime minister, the left and right ministers, the Pingzhang political affairs and the governor's political affairs, the six ministries have Shangshu and Shilang, and the five temples have temple supervisors. The generals of the Sixteenth Guards outside wanted to return to the center, that is, they served as governors, acquaintances, and servants of the Governor's Office, and few of them entered the military department to serve as officials.

Wang Rong didn't know much about the Yongguo court, so he had to say: "These things are not something that we big soldiers can participate in, I have promised the general, and the doctors and guards will follow him to the north." From now on, we will be part of the Northern Army. ”