The sky light shone on the city wall, pushing westward and falling on the faces of the soldiers behind the battlements, and the field in front of the field of vision was a rumbling vibration, and the ups and downs of the cavalry were like torrents, galloping along the city pass from south to north.

In the smoke and dust, something round was thrown out of their hands, streaked through the air and rolled on the ground.

When the rolling things stopped, they were exposed to the pickled human heads.

"All the Xirong barbarians that were put in will be returned to you!"

The iron hooves went north, the figure of the red cloak and the beast-faced head swallowing chain armor stopped, looked at the side of the city pass from afar, raised the halberd and pointed out: "You and others boast of being loyal and good generals who guard the border pass, but because of selfish desires, they let the barbarians enter the country, and they are ashamed to harm the people of Rongzhou, where is the face still standing here, worthy of assisting the people who defend the city?!" ”

Lu Bu's voice was sonorous and powerful, like thunder resounding inside and outside the pass.

On the closure of the city, the young man who was evacuating from the city stopped and looked at the father and son of the Qi family; The guards around him also looked over.

Among them, there are people from the green forest, and there are children of ordinary families, most of whom have been influenced by the Qi family to guard the border for several generations, and they have heard that they are fierce and loyal, and they have come to join the army for the people to fight to the death.

At first, they disdained to believe what the black men said before, but now thousands of heads have been thrown under the city pass, and the hairstyles woven by those heads look like those of Xirong.

"General Qi, are the rebels outside the city telling the truth?" A small colonel retracted his gaze from below and looked at Qi Baoguo over there, and then was pulled away by the deputy general.

But more voices rang out.

"Yes, General Qi, how did those heads come from?"

"Don't believe thieves to sow discord......"

"Fart, those Xijon people's heads flew into the hands of the rebels on their own?"

At this time, there was also a soldier on duty that day, watching the Xirong cavalry enter the customs, burst out of the silence, he smacked the spear in his hand on the ground, took off his armor, and took it off as he walked.

"I am from the green forest, and I came from the Chongqi family to be loyal and martyred, and I was disappointed in the Qi family!"

There are more than a dozen people who threw weapons on the ground, and most of them are rivers and lakes and green forests, and their temperament is originally to dare to love and hate, and now they are very disappointed with what the Qi family has done, and after taking off their clothes and armor, they followed the colleagues in front of them and went directly down to the city tower.

Qi Baoguo pursed his lips and stood there motionless, Qi Wei and Qi Xuan defended to the people around them, but when the surrounding generals asked the heads of the people below, it was difficult to explain after all.

Downstairs in the city, Lu Bu's eyes narrowed, stretched out his hand to touch the quiver, although he said that he was capricious and unscrupulous, but he hated foreign tribes, he was born in Jiuyuan, often harassed by the Huns, Xianbei, when he was young, he also fought with Xianbei with his father.

For the tragic situation of the border, he hated the Hu people more than anyone else.

Seeing the movement of the city tower, Lu Bu slammed the halberd in his hand into the ground, pulled the bow and put three arrows, he held the bow and shook it, and the gathered feather arrows suddenly turned into three neatly buckled on the string.

The bowstring was suddenly full, and only the chorus of 'boom' was heard, and the three arrows flew together towards the tower.

Breaking through the sky!

Qi Youhu, who was the first to react, he kept paying attention to the rebel cavalry under the city pass, and the moment the strings trembled, he grabbed the shield in his hand and blocked it in front of him, covering the second brother Qi Xuan; Qi Wei also reacted when he saw his younger brother's movements, and turned two steps into one step and pounced on his father.

The shield exploded with a bang, and it flew out in all directions, and Qi Youhu and Qi Xuan fell directly backwards; Qi Wei pounced on his father, and his diagonal body was pierced by a second arrow through the shoulder blade, directly tearing through the flesh and bones, and shooting at the wall buttress on the other side; The third arrow shot diagonally upwards from the middle of the female wall under the eaves of the tower, and the rope on which the lantern was hung was directly broken, and the lantern fell to pieces.

"The last arrow is not a lantern next time, if you still have a conscience, you will surrender at this time tomorrow!" Lu Bu put away his bow and drew his halberd, turned his horse's head, and rushed to the whirling Bingzhou wolf horse, and then headed towards the Xiliang army.

He knew that Guan Zhang and the others had come, so he naturally wouldn't be surprised, but Guan Yu and Zhang Fei still had some reluctance in their hearts, after all, the three of them had no less contradictions back then, it can be said that they met for the first time, and they fought until the end when Lu Bu hanged Baimenlou.

Seeing that Lu Bu was still before he died, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei here tightened their weapons, and the atmosphere quickly rose, Lu Bu glanced at the two of them, deliberately showed off his horse skills, and a sharp turn with the cavalry roared in front of them, leaving a voice: "The two heads are still there." ”

"Ahhh

Zhang Fei's eyes widened, and he raised his snake spear to catch up, but as soon as the war horse opened his legs, the heavy blade next to him almost fell against the horse's nose, scaring the black horse into urinating directly on the spot.

"Edmo is going to fight him, and then we'll see what happens." Guan Yu looked at the cavalry in the distance and persuaded softly, but he still subconsciously touched his neck.

Hum!

Zhang Fei turned his war horse, and roared at the cavalry who were going away with some anger, and his voice was very loud, "A good horse is very good, you have ridden it, and my second brother has also ridden it!" ”

In front of the cavalry running into the distance, it was Lu Bu's hysterical roar: "Ring-eyed thief, when the war is over, I will look for you to fight!" ”

At this time, a horse on that side separated from the three thousand wolf horses and stopped in front of Guan Zhang and the others.

"General Zhang, don't come unharmed!"

Under the lion's helmet, Ma Chao's handsome and heroic face smiled, and then he looked at Guan Yu: "The first time I saw Guan Hou, I didn't expect it to be in this place." ”

"Horse, how long have you been here?" Zhang Fei had fought a few battles with him, and he was more familiar, he went to see him and asked some questions, and Ma Chao also answered them one by one, and then he took his leave, and returned to the wolf riding side of the state.

"Yide, collect the troops and go back for the time being."

Guan Yu frowned, summoned the herald to give an order, and the array began to retreat slowly, he immediately lowered his sword, looked at the cavalry in the distance, and whispered.

"This Lu Bu is a little different from back then."

……

Outside the city, you can see the soldiers who occupy several miles slowly retreating from the field of vision.

At this time, the city wall was in chaos, and the bandaged soldiers rushed to the city, sprinkled the powder to stop the bleeding on Qi Wei's penetrated shoulder blades, tightened them with strips of cloth, and were carried down by several soldiers.

Qi Xuan and Qi Youhu followed together. Only Qi Baoguo was left standing in place, staring blankly at the blood belonging to his son on his hands, and his whole person was in a state of distraction.

No one around came to ask him anything, and no one reported, and the surrounding soldiers hung their heads and walked away from him in silence.

I don't know how long it took, I don't know how he got home, he sat down on the chair in despair, and his wife cried and came to count him down, but also turned a deaf ear.

The staff member came to see him, but there was no reply.

The sky gradually sank outside the hall, and the second son Qi Xuan came over and told him that the eldest brother's life was saved, but the arm behind him couldn't hold heavy objects.

At this time, there was a light in his eyes.

When the night is dark, some people can occasionally be heard scolding in the quiet Yantang Pass, and there are also cries and barking dogs in the night.

Soon, Qi Baoguo woke up from his dream, sitting in a dim room, his wife was also awakened by his movements, although she blamed her husband for opening the city gate to let Xirong barbarians enter the customs, affecting her son's arm was abolished, but now she also knows what kind of pressure her husband is facing, she got out of bed and took a silk handkerchief, sat on the edge of the bed to wipe his sweat.

“…… I'm sorry for the Qi family. ”

In the darkness, Qi Baoguo, who was silent, suddenly spoke, and his voice was low: "...... Just now I dreamed of my father and grandpa. ”

"Come back today...... I thought a lot about my husband, and there were some things that I should do. ”

He patted his wife's hand, got up, put on his robe, changed into armor, and said, "I'll go to the city to see, don't worry." He fastened his sword and pushed the door open.

He walked through the eaves of each courtyard, looked around, glanced at his sleeping sons on the bed through the gap in the window lattice, and finally returned to the courtyard, put a stick of incense on the "Family Motto", and then left the mansion, rode his war horse through the quiet streets and alleys, and walked directly to the city wall, where he was surrounded by confidants and guards.

The wind swept through the faces, the beards shook in the wind, the lips opened slightly, and the eyes looked at the mottled fires in the distance.

At this moment, someone came up behind him and arched his hand at him.

That's his staff.

"Honor, we've known each other for eight years." Qi Baoguo didn't look back, looked outside the city and said softly.

"Yes, I remember that I was down and down that year, and I was taken in by the general, so that I was able to survive to this day, and I still have to be a staff member."

Luo Jingbin smiled at him, "What does the general want to do when he suddenly said these words?" ”

"You also saw it at the head of the city today, the military heart is no longer in the Qi family, and no matter how much you defend it, you can't hold it. I have been a loyal minister all my life, but I was mistaken by the court, and my stupidity harmed the Qi family and the people of Rongzhou. If I continue to resist, I will inevitably destroy the city, if I surrender and sacrifice the city, I don't want to be a thief, even if I obey the rebels, my body will be stained and my family will be affected! After thinking about it, there is only one way to solve it. ”

Qi Baoguo took a deep breath, turned to look at the middle-aged man in front of him, and said with a smile: "At the end, I didn't expect you to send me." ”

Soon after, the soldiers and horses of Yantang Pass were mobilized, and Qi Baoguo rode on horseback, looking at the hundreds of figures gathered in front of him, which was the cavalry he relied on the most.

The cold wind was blowing through the long street, he looked at the team, and said softly: "You don't have to follow me in the future, give this letter to Youhu for me, and tell him that he is right." ”

The ranks were crowded, and the five hundred cavalry silently parted left and right.

Qi Baoguo smiled and nodded, then turned his horse's head and rode towards the west of the city gate, and when he got there, the city gate was opened, and Luo Jingbin was riding on horseback and waiting there.

"You should stay." Qi Baoguo stopped beside him, his eyes did not have his usual majesty, "You have some talents, it is still useful to stay here." ”

On the horses over there, Luo Jingbin just smiled, he arched his hand on the horseback, and his voice was a little choked: "If there is no general, there is no respect, and the soldier dies for his confidant." ”

Qi Baoguo looked at him silently for a while, at this time the sky had already shown the color of blue and dark, and a faint red cloud had appeared in the eastern sky, as well as the faint sound of war drums.

He smiled: "Since you are not afraid, then follow me!" ”

Passing through the city gate, the cold wind blew through the sky, more than two hundred cavalry followed Qi Baoguo to rush to the outside of the pass, he looked back on horseback for the last time at the towering city pass, and the gradually closing city gate, took a deep breath, turned his gaze, and suddenly said: "Let's go!" ”

"Let's go!" Luo Jingbin plucked up his courage.

The horses' hooves shook the field, bringing up smoke and dust into the distance.

……

Under the gradually brightening sky,

At the end of heaven and earth, a black line came slowly, and the mighty Xiliang army was forced to the city with siege equipment as yesterday, and there was a cavalry of 3,000 people wandering in the distance, and from time to time hundreds of horses were sent to intersperse the battlefield as if they were deliberately showing off and running in front of the military formation.

Zhang Fei gritted his teeth angrily: "This Lu Bu is intentional!" ”

Guan Yu on the side closed his eyes and didn't pay attention to the cavalry in front of him at all.

Ahead, Lu Bu hung his halberd, quiet and terrifying, after a while, he opened his eyes, "It seems that they have made a choice, send an order to Guan Yunchang to attack the city directly, and hand over the field to me, if he controls the city gate as soon as possible, this pass can be determined!" ”

The herald galloped out.

Guan Yu, who was in the rear, heard Lu Bu's suggestion, thought for a moment, and then did not hesitate without any hesitation, and asked Ling Qi to convey his order.

"Arrive at Chengguan for two miles, and assemble the equipment-"

He looked at the pass in the distance, "Within two hours, take this pass, and those who resist will be killed." ”

"Yes!"

In an instant, the trumpet sounded!

However, at this time, Yantang Guanli was in chaos, Qi Xuan and Qi Youhu searched around the mansion, and went to their mother again, but all they got was the sentence: "There are some things that should be done." ”

In the end, I still found the 500 cavalry of Qi Baoguo, and I learned that my father went out of the customs late at night to kill the grassland.

and left a letter to his brothers.

There is just one line of words on it: After I die, I can dedicate the city and let the Qi family start all over again.

"Daddy......"

The brothers looked at the handwriting on the letter, and when they heard the words of a cavalryman, Qi Youhu burst into tears, and looked up at the sky, the rising morning sun, and the sun was warm.

Under the warm sun.

"I have no face to live, and I am even more ashamed of the martyrs of the Qi family, and the only way to solve it is to die."

Qi Baoguo was on the mound, looking at the rippling grassland in front of the dense tents, he turned over and slowly pulled out his sword.

"Respectfully, see you in the next life!"

He whispered to Luo Jingbin, a staff member on the side. He grabbed the horse's belly, and the horse's hooves swirled up in the mud and turf, and rushed out, his voice high and loud: "Kill the barbarians!" ”

"Kill!"

The staff plucked up the courage to shout, and the two of them bathed in the morning sun one after the other, rushing to the endless Xirong camp!

……

Soon, Yantang Pass opened the city gate and surrendered.