The head of the city of Qingchuan Pass, Ying Rulong listened to the report of the sentry horseman, and his brows were furrowed.

The general on the side said anxiously, "General, you can't hesitate any longer, Beiliang Dog is obviously crazy, and he will not give up if he doesn't bite the geese and return to the pass!" We can't sit idly by any longer! ”

As soon as this remark came out, someone immediately chimed in, "Yes, it's only been a few hours, and the infantry and auxiliaries over there in Yanhui Pass are almost exhausted, and a qualified cavalry is not easy to train, so it was consumed by the infantry of the Northern Liang barbarians, how cost-effective!" ”

"Yes, the old military god built the wild goose back to the pass, just to let the two rely on each other, and now the thieves are besieging the wild goose back to the pass, how can we not save it?"

"General! The last general is willing to lead reinforcements and relieve the siege of the wild goose back to the pass! ”

Listening to everyone's words, Ying Rulong, who was assigned by Jiang Yuhu to guard Qingchuan Pass, still frowned, "The enemy of Beiliang, storm Yanhui Pass, we will send troops to rescue, what should they do if they attack my empty city?" ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and then someone shook their heads, "No, according to the report, there are more than 30,000 snow dragon riders, and tiger and leopard riders are also pouring out, plus 30,000 infantry, this is already nearly 100,000 troops." Almost all the soldiers and horses under the command of King Zhennan are here, and they can't draw more manpower! ”

Ying Rulong pursed his lips and said slowly: "What about the harrier eagle ride?" ”

"Harrier Eagle."

Everyone glanced at each other, yes, now that the Swift State is rebellious, the Harrier Eagle Rider does not need so many manpower, they both belong to the command of the King of Zhennan, and it is entirely possible for them to appear on the battlefield.

"That's not right!" But unexpectedly, Ying Rulong, who raised this question, denied his conjecture, "There is no complete trust between Harrier Eagle Rider and Dongfang Ping." They must keep enough men to prevent Dongfang from moving north. What's more, with the status of the Harrier Eagle under the command of the King of Zhennan, I am afraid that the great achievement of the surprise attack will not be their turn. ”

Ying Rulong sighed, "You are right, no matter whether the other party has a backhand or not, it is impossible for us to sit back and watch the Yanhui Pass be breached." ”

He looked at the crowd, "What we really need to think about is, who to send, how many people to send, and how to save it?" ”

Everyone nodded, the name of the Wudang army is Wudang, and the most fundamental temperament is that they are not afraid of strong enemies, so no matter how strong the enemy who surrounds Yanhui Pass is, they will definitely not be deterred by fear.

However, not being afraid of a strong enemy is not the same as being reckless.

Since the enemy is strong enough, they must also come up with a comprehensive enough strategy not to be surrounded by the enemy and send reinforcements, and they will bury the already tense forces in vain.

The last general thought that the general's worries were indeed justified, so he must keep at least 3,000 defenders in the city in case of accidents. Qingchuan Pass is more dangerous than Yanhui Pass, and the three thousand defenders can support it for a while no matter what. ”

"There are nearly 100,000 people on the opposite side, but the city is besieged on all sides, so at least one or two weak sides are around 20,000, and if you want to break through the opponent's array and successfully enter the city, you have to have at least more than 5,000."

"Five thousand is still less, the snow dragon rider and the tiger and leopard rider are both the elite of Beiliang, five thousand people may not be able to break through the formation, if they are stopped, I am afraid it will really become a siege point to send reinforcements."

Silently listening to the words of the generals, Ying Rulong silently calculated the current strength in his heart.

There were a total of 30,000 main cavalry, and Gongzi sent 10,000 in the name of going to Wuwei Prefecture on the Western Front to support and stabilize the Western Front.

In fact, five thousand elites followed Gongzi away, which was a top secret, and only he and Jin Jiancheng knew.

There were 20,000 left, each with 8,000 soldiers and horses to retreat to the two passes, and Jin Jiancheng led the remaining 4,000 horsemen to ambush the attacking Beiliang people.

Now Jin Jiancheng has retreated into Yanhui Pass according to the plan, which means that there are 12,000 cavalry in Yanhui Pass, so they are not short of cavalry.

In view of the current personnel situation of Yanhuiguan, the main goal of their rescue of Yanhuiguan is actually to preserve the cavalry strength as much as possible.

Although it is a bit unfair and even cruel to say this to these infantrymen, on the battlefield, especially on the battlefield with the Northern Liang, this account has to be counted like this.

If the Northern Liang relied on the infantry to slowly polish the Wudang army, even if the two gates were guarded, for a long time in the future, Great Xia might not be able to compete with the main force of the Northern Liang.

Under such a policy, if they want to help Yan Huiguan, they must either attack with cavalry and scatter or even exterminate the besieging soldiers and horses, or divert the besieging soldiers and horses and let the infantry rush into the city to help defend the city.

The other party may think of their reinforcements, not maybe, but will definitely be prepared.

But they also have the advantage of being extremely familiar with the terrain and weather around them.

He said slowly, "I have an idea."

——

The fierce battle of Yanhuiguan continued, and under the extremely amazing reward for breaking the city and the generous compensation for the dead promised by the king of Zhennan, the soldiers of the Northern Liang rushed towards the city as if they were dying.

In the military tent in the rear, the king of Zhennan, who had led the troops to inspect the surroundings of Yanhui Pass, sat next to the case, spread out a detailed map of the surroundings of Yumayuan, looked at it intently for a while, and then called Xue Jingun, "Go and call Murong Leopard who attacked the south gate of Yanhui Pass." You take charge of the offensive for him for a while. ”

Xue Jingun didn't say much, took the order and left, and soon Murong Leopard, who was covered in dust, walked into the military tent and said respectfully, "Lord Wang! ”

King Zhennan looked up at the man in front of him, "How is the offensive in the south?" ”

Murong Bao immediately said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, the warriors under the last general have killed and injured many people from the Southern Dynasties, and they must enter the city as soon as possible!" ”

The king of Zhennan was noncommittal, "The east and west sides of Yanhui Pass are geographically advantageous, and the open space is narrow, so it is not easy to set up a position, but the north and south are open, and Lone has high hopes for you." ”

When Murong Leopard heard this, he immediately knelt on one knee and stroked his chest, "The last general will live up to the prince's love, and if he doesn't break the barrier tomorrow, the last general will raise his head."

"It doesn't have to be that way."

A voice sounded overhead, and a pair of powerful arms wrapped around him.

Murong Leopard looked at King Zhennan flattered, and King Zhennan slowed down his tone, "I remember that you have been in the army for eight years, your Murong family, a dragon, a tiger, and a leopard, now it seems that it is you, the leopard, although it is slower, but it is the most stable, and maybe it will go the farthest in the future." ”

King Zhennan already knew about Murong Hu's death, but he did not make it public, so when Murong Bao heard this, he was moved.

"This battle is planned by His Majesty himself, he is alone in the town, and the border army under his command is pouring out, do you think it will only be a small goose to return to the pass?"

Listening to King Zhennan's words, Murong Leopard raised his head with a shocked face.

"Tonight, someone will come to Qingchuan Pass to rescue, either rob the camp or rush into battle."

"The last general must take strict precautions and discipline them if they come and go."

"It's right to have no return, but it's not what you think."

King Zhennan shook his head and said in a low voice: "You can take precautions as much as you want, but there is one point, this king wants you to put all the reinforcements into Yanhui Pass at the end, and no one is allowed to escape back to Qingchuan Pass." Of course, it's not impossible for you to have the ability to wipe them all out. ”

Murong Bao heard this unbelievable order, and turned around in his mind many times before he understood the true intention of King Zhennan, and said tentatively: "What does the prince mean is to let these people successfully enter the Yanhui Pass, but can't let them find out that we deliberately let them in?" ”

"You're a smart guy." King Zhennan said calmly: "If you do this well, you don't need to worry about casualties, and if you have any problems, Your Majesty and this king will have their own opinions." ”

Looking at the cold face of King Zhennan, a kind of excitement suddenly rose in Murong Leopard's heart, as well as the confidence of victory.

"Yes! The last will obey! ”

——

Night crept in, and the battle for the city came to an end for the time being.

It's not that the people of Beiliang don't have the determination to fight at night, it's that they have only been on the siege technology tree for a short time, whether it is siege technology or the use of equipment, they really can't support the wear and tear of night siege.

Coupled with a one-day attack, there are also places that need to be rectified and adjusted on their side, so this tragic offensive and defensive battle ended one round after a day, and the next round of accumulation began.

Suddenly quieted down from the noisy and bloody fighting, and the sergeants in the south of Yanhui Pass still felt a little uncomfortable.

But when the excitement and enthusiasm had completely cooled down, and after learning that many familiar people had been killed or wounded, and listening to the wails of the wounded soldiers, they felt a wave of fear and exhaustion again.

Shrunk in the tent, snuggling up to each other, as soon as it was cold outside, and as soon as the body was warm, the eyelids gradually became heavy.

Just in the exhaustion of not sleeping, the shouts of killing suddenly sounded.

"Enemy attack!"

The sentry who fled back in panic only had time to let out such a loud roar before he was struck in the back by the feathered arrow behind him and fell to the ground.

The galloping horse drowned his corpse, like a huge javelin thrown by a giant, and smashed into the camp of the Northern Liang people.

It was just that the military sentry who was guarding against the soldiers in the city to break through did not expect the enemy army to rush behind him, and the originally quiet camp was like a frightened herd of horses at this moment, scrambling to seize the road and flee.

Trampling, shouting, and death took place in this newly settled camp.

But just as the empty camp was set up in ambush before, and the tiger and leopard cavalry were defeated but not defeated, the combat power was not inferior to that of the tiger and leopard cavalry, and even the snow dragon cavalry, which was still superior, quickly organized resistance.

Murong Leopard pretended to get up in a hurry, walked out of the camp, and saw that he had deliberately not sent a sentinel to the south, and was indeed caught by the Wudang army, and his heart was overjoyed.

Then he saw that even if the snow dragon rider under his command was "dragging his feet", he only panicked for a moment and quickly organized resistance, and he didn't know whether to be happy or anxious for a while.

The person who led the cavalry of this army without a dang army, Xu Shi also saw that the situation was not right, and his decision was extremely fast, so he immediately gave up the idea of breaking through the formation, drew a big curve, and planned to lead the troops to retreat.

Murong Bao was anxious all of a sudden, aren't you fucking an unarmed army, why are you so cowardly!

Two more stabs might break it!

Since the king of Zhennan has an order, no one is allowed to escape, how can General Ben let you escape!

He immediately looked at the guards beside him, "What are you doing in a daze, let people hurry up and chase it!" Don't let one go! ”

The herald only thought that this was the general's anger after seeing the death and injury of his comrades, and hurriedly issued the order, and his tone was even harsher than that of Murong Bao.

So, soon, nearly 10,000 cavalry immediately chased after him.

But just as this large group of cavalry chased out, in the darkness, the earth was trampled slightly again, and in the other direction, another cavalry rushed over!

Murong Bao was shocked, it turned out to be just a feint!

Damn, it's really no army! There are many hearts!

He immediately said in a deep voice: "Armor piercing, I was going to personally destroy this group of bold thieves!" ”

With Murong Leopard personally in battle, the Snow Dragon Rider, who was caught off guard, quickly organized an orderly resistance again.

Murong Bao took advantage of the firelight to calmly look at the situation in the field, and was about to find an opportunity to make some stupid moves and put people in, but he didn't expect the person who led the troops to be so keen, and he retreated again and stabbed obliquely.

"What the fuck you!"

Murong Leopard scolded his mother angrily, "Chase me!" ”

After speaking, he personally led the team and chased after him.

The originally crowded camp became empty in an instant.

The remaining infantry and wounded soldiers looked at each other in their tents, not knowing whether to sleep or how.

Not far from them, a team of nearly 3,000 people dressed in black, at some point, had slowly touched the camp of the Northern Liang army along the foot of the mountain, where no one was paying attention.

After the main cavalry in the south was lured away by two Wudang armies, the leader lit a messenger firework in his hand.

Immediately, the geese returned to Guanzhong, and a firework also screamed into the air.

Then, the south gate of Yanhui Pass suddenly opened, and Jin Jiancheng personally led 3,000 cavalry, horses stepped on the company camp, and in the large camp in the south, he created a complete panic, with swords, guns and arrows in his hands, adding countless killings to this unquiet night.

And the 3,000 reinforcements took the opportunity to rush through the camp and sank into the gate of the wild goose pass.

The cavalry that rushed to kill in the city also crossed a circle with a huge arc in unison under Jin Jiancheng's whistle, and rushed back without slowing down.

A perfect delivery of reinforcements seems to be about to be completed.

If there is no Murong Leopard.

Hearing the movement behind him, Murong Bao, who was chasing and killing Wudangjun, knew that he had been tricked.

These two cavalry forces turned out to be bait, in order to transfer their main cavalry force, and then let this infantry who did not know when to lurk enter the city under the response of the defenders of Yanhui Pass.

But unlike his subordinates who were panicked and worried in an instant, he was not worried about this result at all after receiving the order of King Zhennan in advance.

As long as you keep these two unarmed armies, the things assigned by the prince will be completed and you will have made a great contribution!

Thinking of this, he immediately exerted almost all of his abilities, and worked hard to mobilize his subordinates with the whistle, vowing to leave all these incorruptible troops behind.

In the center of nearly 20,000 snow dragoons, the two armies of Wudang joined forces in one place, and tried to get rid of it several times, but they couldn't stand the opposing generals, who were not greedy for merit, but relied on the number of people and the clear understanding of their marching routes, and on the way back to Qingchuan Pass, they laid down layers of defense.

"Now it's two paths! Either break through to the south first, and then go around the big circle to return to the pass, or try to rush straight through! ”

In the high-speed procession, the two leading riders discussed loudly together.

"No, it's not okay to rush straight over! You see! ”

The man turned his head and saw a long fire dragon rushing towards this side, most likely the main force from the north hearing the news.

"Then there is only a breakthrough to the south!"

Although many brothers will be hunted down and killed, and although there will be more trouble, it is better than being surrounded and suppressed.

While the two were talking, the wild goose not far behind them returned to the head of Guancheng, and suddenly several dense fireworks were lifted into the air, and then there was a whistle.

The two immediately looked at each other, and their eyes lit up.

That's right! There is another way!

That is to kill the wild goose back to the pass.

This is a way close at hand, and at the same time unexpected, no matter how much Beiliang comes, he is not afraid of chasing soldiers.

Without further ado, in the darkness, the two of them then glanced at each other in the faint light of the fire, first pretending to draw a circle to the east, and then to the south, constantly mobilizing the direction of the pursuers, and then seeing the opportunity, they rushed towards the direction of the wild goose back pass.

The pursuers were caught off guard, no one expected that they would dare to come this way, and they rushed past them when they landed, and rushed directly towards Yanhui Pass.

The only infantry before the geese returned to the gate were ravaged with ferocity, and could only watch feebly as another large army rushed into the city.

The pursuers behind him were naturally unwilling and chased after him, but on the head of the city, a rain of arrows fell in time and accurately, covering the other party to submerge into the heavy city gate.

When the city gate was finally closed under the cover of a dense rain of arrows, both Jin Jiancheng on the city wall and the other two generals who rushed into the city couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The two leading generals climbed the city wall, hugged Jin Jiancheng excitedly, beat their chests a few times, and looked happy for the rest of their lives.

"General Kim, how are the infantry?"

"Don't worry, you will enter the city without injury! I knew you were coming, so I was ready for it! Jin Jiancheng laughed, "With their help, we can last a few more days." ”

"That's good, tonight can be regarded as a successful delivery of reinforcements, and there is not much damage, but fortunately."

Jin Jiancheng laughed and said, "This must be Lao Ying's idea, he has a lot of ghost ideas." ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the other two changed instantly.

Jin Jiancheng looked at them, "What? ”

"Qingqingchuan Pass."

Jin Jiancheng's mind flashed through the strength of the two levels, and it also changed color.

There are only 8,000 cavalry in Qingchuan Pass, and there are only 4,000 infantry defending the city, plus some militia auxiliaries, and now 3,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry are locked up in Yanhui Pass, how many people are left in Qingchuan Pass?

He turned his head to see that the snow dragoons under the city had reunited, and his breathing began to become sluggish due to the impenetrable military formation.

——

The sky was overcast, and Ying stood at the head of the city like a dragon, still not seeing his returning comrades.

The night wind blew cold the earth and stones at the head of the city, and his whole person was like a sculpture in the night wind, motionless.

"General, they won't?"

"It should be in the wild goose back to the customs." Ying Rulong said calmly, "If there is really an accident, no one will escape." ”

"That's good!" The subordinate on the side laughed, "It's a good thing!" ”

"Is it a good thing?"

Ying Rulong frowned.

The subordinate was puzzled and was about to speak, when a defender from the west rushed over in shock, "General, the enemy is coming!" ”

Ying Rulong rushed to the west city wall quickly, only to see that on the grassland in front of him, a large number of cavalry rose like a tide, quickly rising and filling the field of vision.

Dressed in white cloaks, they roared, and with the ambition of conquest, they rushed towards the fortress.

It's overwhelming and unstoppable.

Behind them, the infantry spread over the mountains like ants, pushing the siege equipment, and moving forward slowly, like a guillotine hanging over the heads of the people, slowly falling little by little.

At the head of the city, the subordinate swallowed his saliva, "General, what is this?" ”

Ying Rulong glanced at the banner of the cavalry, and his expression was solemn, "The crane control army of the eight divisions of Yelu." It seems that the Emperor of Northern Liang was really ruthless this time. ”

"So what do we do?"

Ying Rulong closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled, his expression suddenly shook.

"Whole army! For the country and the family, the time has come to be loyal to the Day of the Dead! ”

——

At the same time that the 50,000 crane control army surrounded the Qingchuan Pass, which had only 3,000 defenders, the wild goose returned to the big tent under the pass, and the generals of the tiger and leopard riders and the snow dragon riders were all sitting together, waiting for the lecture of the commander Zhennan Wang.

And before the king of Zhennan came, all the spearheads were sharply pointed at Murong Leopard.

In the face of overwhelming accusations, Murong Bao just sat calmly, not arguing, not refuting, and had a rather self-righteous posture.

When King Zhennan walked out of the back tent, a man with a anxious temperament immediately spoke: "Lord Wang, the last general asks for severe punishment of Murong Leopard!" Yesterday, the soldiers fought a whole day of blood, and how much did they pay to beat Yanhuiguan to the ground, but because of Murong Leopard's incompetence, nearly 10,000 reinforcements entered Yanhuiguan, not only destroying all our efforts yesterday, but also increasing the strength of Yanhuiguan to garrison so much, not killing it is not enough to calm the anger of the public! ”

King Zhennan looked at Murong Leopard, "Murong Leopard, are you guilty?" ”

Murong Leopard walked out silently, took off his helmet, and knelt down on one knee, "The last general is guilty, the last general is not effective in governing the army, please punish the prince!" ”

The king of Zhennan said in a deep voice: "Murong Leopard guarded the southern camp, and the defense was not effective, resulting in no reinforcements entering the customs, which is a crime of dereliction of duty!" Take away all his positions, and after the class teacher returns to the court, he will be handed over to His Majesty! Until then, wear a sinful body and listen to it under the king's tent! ”

"I'm not convinced!" Just when Murong Bao was about to calmly accept this secret exchange, the previous general shouted again: "Lord Wang, military law is like a mountain, did he make such a big mistake and take his post?" ”

King Zhennan was not angry, and said slowly: "It is true that he should be beheaded to show the public to set an example, but he accidentally made a meritorious contribution and contributed to what this king has always wanted to do but has not done, so the merits and demerits are offset, so he will take the post and retain it first." ”

"The last general is puzzled, and I ask the prince to make it clear!"

Not only that person, but the rest of the generals also looked at King Zhennan curiously.

King Zhennan's gaze swept over everyone, "I have hundreds of thousands of people who control the strings, the soldiers are strong and strong, and the Southern Dynasty is weak and prosperous, so they should be used by my Liang." However, the Wudang army lies on the most convenient smooth road to the south, with two passes and one battalion, which is impregnable. If we don't pull out this nail, we won't be able to open the way to the south, and the gold, silver, grain and grass, beauties and picturesque rivers and mountains everywhere in the Southern Dynasty will be lost to us. Therefore, in this battle, His Majesty personally planned, in order to take advantage of the chaos of the Southern Dynasty and the opposition, and succeed in the first battle! ”

"Qingchuan, Yanhui two passes, each other is the horns, and Qingchuan Pass is more lofty than the Yanhui Pass, if there is no army to defend, we may be difficult to break the enemy, for a long time, when the Southern Dynasty reacts, the situation will change, so this king poured out of the nest this time, he only stared at this goose back to the pass, is trying to encircle the point of reinforcement, in the full force to break through the Yan Hui Pass at the same time, to see if the defenders of Qingchuan Pass can be transferred out, I didn't expect that last night's Murong Leopard's failure to do so unexpectedly contributed to this matter."

"Although they were not completely annihilated, but they were trapped in the Yanhui Pass, these main forces of the Wudang army were like tigers in cages, and there was no room for them to flutter, and we could slowly grind them to death."

"As for Qingchuan Pass."

King Zhennan smiled, "Yelushi has arrived with 50,000 crane control troops, and now he has surrounded Qingchuan Pass and attacked the city with all his might. ”

There was an irrepressible exclamation in the tent, I don't know whether it was shocked by the court's generosity, or shocked by the secrecy of the crane army's trip.

King Zhennan was very satisfied with this reaction, "According to the previous spy report, because of the existence of the army, there are not many permanent defenders in the two passes, and this time there are nearly 10,000 people trapped by us in Yanhui Pass, how many are left in Qingchuan Pass?" ”

"As soon as the Qingchuan Pass is broken, I will be able to go south according to the Jian'er."

"As for this goose returning to the pass, let's grind them to death little by little, and let these gangs of unarmed soldiers stay in this lonely city and die aggrieved."

"As for Jiang Yuhu, this king has sent three thousand tigers and leopards to ambush him on the way back from Yuyan Prefecture to help."

He looked excited and excited.

"After this battle, Wudang Army should be completely crippled by us!"

"After this battle, the road to the south should be open!"

"After this battle, the offensive and defensive trend of the north and south will be completely reversed!"

"After this battle, you and others will make meritorious contributions, seal their wives and sons, and leave their names in history!"

King Zhennan suddenly pulled out the sword at his waist, "Everyone, now the overall situation has been decided!" I am willing to work hard with this king to achieve a great cause! ”

All the generals in the tent knelt down in unison and said excitedly: "I am willing to die for the prince!" ”

——

The roar in the tent of the king of Zhennan could not reach the mountains far away.

A figure slowly emerged from the wind and snow of the mountains.

After carefully surveying the empty surroundings, he turned his head and beckoned.

And then out of the mountain came one, two, ten.

A full 3,000 men and horses covered in wind and snow, led by the guide, came to a leeward abandoned camp tent that had been found in advance.

"Change into the Beiliang military uniform, eat, rest, and act at night!"

Releasing the sentry detective vigilance, Jiang Yuhu finished the simple arrangement as always, leaning directly on the spear, closing his eyes in his kimono, and looking like he was not disturbed by everything.

The wind and snow were howling outside, and the god of war was sleeping peacefully in the camp.

When he opens his eyes, it will be when the tide of battle is reversed and the world is turned upside down! (End of chapter)