"Hahaha, the Huns have withdrawn! The Huns have retreated! ”

On the head of the city of Beiping Pass, Han Zhong shouted excitedly like a child.

And Wood, who was standing beside him, was also extremely excited, and slashed the knife on the city wall with a crisp sound.

"If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Prince, the old man would have almost made a big mistake!"

As he spoke, his mind remembered.

Just eight days ago, he took 20,000 soldiers and horses to Pingzhuang, but he didn't find any trace of Han Zhong and others.

After inquiry, I learned that Bai Qi had been here, recruited troops and horses, and went to Pingbei Pass.

So, Wood led the army north and went straight to Beiping Pass.

On the way, I was still thinking about how to capture General Han Zhong after arriving, after all, he was a veteran, and he had to be given some dignity.

However, when it really arrived, he was dumbfounded.

To be exact, everyone he brought with him was dumbfounded.

At this time, Han Zhong was actually leading less than 10,000 people to resist the Xiongnu army at the city pass.

The army of the Huns is coming? As the first guard of the North, Wood didn't even know the news.

Wood was completely stunned.

He had heard his subordinate Cheng Rong say before that the prince had asked Bai Qi to send them with a large army to garrison here, saying that there would be an invasion of the Huns.

Not to mention that Cheng Rong and other generals didn't believe it, even he felt that it was impossible.

Not long ago, the Xiongnu had just invaded Daqing, how could they come again, unless they were completely and wanted to annoy Daqing.

In Wood's opinion, the Huns would not have had the guts.

But today's reality slapped him in the face mercilessly. It just feels like I've been pumped by the prince.

Not only did the Xiongnu come, but I also heard from a soldier that there were as many as 70,000 or 80,000 people.

Wood couldn't imagine why Han Zhong had resisted here for two days with such a small number of people.

That is, Han Zhong, if he were another general, with such a few people, in the face of so many enemy troops, I am afraid that it would be impossible to hold on to it in a day.

Although the task is to take Han Zhong back, at the moment, it is a person who will not do this.

Wood did not hesitate, and immediately led the troops and began to assist Han Zhong in guarding the pass.

And Han Zhong's first words when he saw him shocked Wood.

"Haha, Your Highness is right, General Wood, you're finally here!"

"Your Highness knows I'll come??"

It turned out that everything was the bureau of the crown prince Liu Qibu.

Whether it is the news of Han Zhong's departure, as well as the clues that his destination is Beiping Pass, they were all given by Liu Qi.

In order to lead Wood to this place with a large army step by step, to help Han Zhong guard the pass.

Even if Han Zhong has great ability, these people he brings will last for two days at most, three days at most.

But with Wood, it's different, not to mention being able to hold on, it's definitely no problem to hold on longer.

If this was Liu Qi's first shock, then what happened next had to shock him.

In five days, the Xiongnu fought fiercely, and successively added some soldiers and horses, and until now, at least 100,000 people.

What about them? It's only 30,000 people.

Guarding the small Beiping Pass is really dwarfed.

Not only the difference in numbers, but more importantly, the lack of weapons and equipment, by the fourth day, the basic bows and arrows were no longer enough.

But no one thought that it would be at this most critical moment.

A large caravan from Korea arrived, and it brought with it countless equipment to defend the city.

What surprised Wood and the others the most was that among them, there was also a new type of weapon invented by the prince.

It is a weapon called the "Zhuge Repeater".

Compared to ordinary bows and arrows, this thing is very small and not very complicated to operate, but Wood is very skeptical that this little thing can be used for city defense.

But when it was really used in actual combat, Wood, and the other soldiers were all dumbfounded.

When the soldiers of the Huns climbed to the city wall, they followed Han Zhong's order

"Put!"

Whoosh!

Who would have thought that this little thing is actually very powerful, and can shoot ten arrows at a time.

For people in the era of cold weapons, this large-scale firepower output is unprecedented.

Not only shocked Wood and others, but also made the Huns very frightened!

In less than half an hour, the soldiers who climbed the city wall fell to the ground one after another like dumplings.

This thing is easy to load arrows, and the firing speed is very fast, there is no need to pull the bow and shoot the arrow, you only need to pull the trigger.

Therefore, the Huns did not have time to react at all.

The dead soldiers in the front row, although holding shields, could not stand the large number of crossbow arrows, and just after resisting a wave, another wave came, as if it was raining.

In this way, after two strong attacks, the Xiongnu were finally frightened by this new weapon of Daqing.

No matter how powerful a weapon is, someone has to use it.

The Huns carried a lot of people, and in the next few days, they still consumed a lot of troops on the Daqing side.

What's more, defending the city not only requires a bow and crossbow, but also the ability to block the charge of siege equipment.

The gate of Beiping Pass is already full of cracks.

The leaders of the Xiongnu believed that as long as this continued, they would definitely be able to break through the pass in less than three days.

However, at this most critical juncture, he never thought that he had received the news that Shan Yu Wulan had asked them to withdraw from the army.

Even though the right king of Wen has already issued a death order, it is necessary to capture the Beiping Pass in Daqing.

However, if the Great Shan Yu is in the word, the Lord will not dare to disobey.

In desperation, after losing nearly 30,000 people, he could only be unwilling to lead the troops to evacuate.

Back to the moment.

Looking at the departing Hun army, Wood now realized that he had mistaken the prince.

He not only has the courage to surpass ordinary people, but also has a vision that others do not have.

If it weren't for him, I dare not imagine where the current Huns have gone.

With these 100,000 soldiers and horses, Pingzhuang was not only taken, but I am afraid that they were already able to fight near Pingcheng.

"General Wood, do you know now? Your Highness actually saved you! ”

Wood didn't say anything, he was ashamed, and he blamed himself.

If it weren't for the prince inducing them to come.

As long as the Beiping Pass is broken again, even if there are thousands of reasons, he will become the first sinner in the loss of the border pass!!

"Wood, be ashamed of Your Highness!"

That's what Wood says from the bottom of his heart.

Only now did he understand that his so-called pride, the so-called northern garrison, was simply a joke compared to the prince's behavior.

......

At this time, Liu Qi was sitting in the tent in a leisurely manner, tasting the hot tea that Zhao Wenhui had just brewed for him.

Suddenly, a soldier hurried in, looking very excited.

"Don't worry, take your time."

"Enlightenment... His Royal Highness, the Hun army, began to retreat! ”