As soon as Wen Ping finished speaking, he heard Li Zhong's voice from the side, "Wine, wine, I want to drink too-", his heart was very excited, after such a long time, Li Zhong finally spoke, he and Xu Ning hurriedly walked over to see Li Zhong. At this time, Li Zhong was lying on his horse, his face was pale, his expression was still very weak, and he opened his mouth slightly. Wen Ping held his hand and said with a smile: "You are finally awake, if you die, I will have to feel guilty for the rest of my life!" Li Zhong reluctantly smiled and said, "You kid still owes me a drink, so I won't die!" Wen Ping nodded and said, "When my brother is better, I will definitely invite you to drink the best wine every day!" Li Zhong pointed at him and said, "Did you throw my wine bag on the ground again, this is the treasure I carried with me!" When Wen Ping heard this, he quickly picked up the wine bag on the ground and tied it to Li Zhong again. Xu Ning was afraid that the Jin army would come back again, so several people hurriedly led the Qing army to retreat.

Besides, Xu Chao returned to the barracks in embarrassment and told the truth. When Yuan Hua heard this, he was furious and scolded: "You group of waste, so many people surrounded a Wenpin, not only let him escape, but also killed so many people!" Xu Chao was ashamed and ashamed at this time, pulled out his sword, and said, "I am incompetent, I have no shame to face the father of the Jin Kingdom!", and he wanted to kill himself. Cao Ran desperately stopped him, knelt on the ground, and cried and said to the original painting: "Your Majesty, although the general failed to kill Wen Ping, please read that for the sake of his outstanding military achievements over the years and his loyalty to you, please stop scolding!" Seeing Xu Chao looking at Yuan Hua without saying a word, Cao Ran was afraid that he would be impulsive again, so he hurriedly dragged him down. The two went out of the tent, Cao Ran helped Xu Chao and said: "You, don't compete with the emperor, I heard that the situation of attacking the camp is not very smooth, and the emperor has no place to vent his anger." Xu Chao shook his head and said, "Where am I dissatisfied with the emperor, I hate Xu Ning, let me be cold, otherwise I would have killed Wen Ping earlier!" Speaking of this, his brows furrowed, clenched his fists, and waved fiercely.

It turned out that yesterday, the Jin army's attack on the Qing army's camp was not very smooth. Although tens of thousands of Jin soldiers were overwhelmed at first, the Qing army was caught off guard. But later, Kang Chao rushed over with thousands of men, and the two armies fought again in the walled gate. Although the Jin army was outnumbered, it did not have the upper hand at all because of the rush overnight and its lack of strength. The soldiers of the two armies fought each other desperately, and some even fought hand-to-hand, and the fighting was so loud that the sound of killing shook the sky and the blood flowed like a river. In the end, it was Yuan Hua who personally led people into battle, which defeated the Qing army and occupied the first pass of the Qing army, while Kang Chao retreated to the rear with the remnants of the army.

Although he lost the first pass, Wang Yu did not lose his fighting spirit at all, pointed to the remaining four passes on the map, and said: "Now that it has gradually entered the summer, time is in my favor." From today onwards, every one of your generals must bite the pass and hold off the Jin army. Kang Chao, you are responsible for guarding the second pass, Zhang Shun, you guard the third pass, and Pukuang the fourth..." As he was talking, there was a shout outside, "General Wen, they are back!" When the generals heard this, they were very happy and started to talk about it, only Wang Yu, whose face was expressionless, continued to look at the map without saying a word. When Wen hired them into the big tent, all the generals hugged them, and they all shouted and asked for warmth. Wen Ping saw Wang Yu standing in front of the map, looking down at the drawings, but didn't look at him, hurriedly stepped forward, hugged his fists and said, "General, I'm back with General Li Zhong!" Wang Yu looked up at him, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, nodded, and said, "It's good to come back." Wen Ping looked around and asked, "What about Your Majesty?" Wang Yu said: "Your Majesty was afraid that something would happen to you, so I didn't sleep all night yesterday, and then I received Xu Ning's letter, so I fell asleep with peace of mind." Wen Ping was quite moved in his heart, and said: "I Wen Ping is a mediocre person, why worry about Your Majesty?" Wang Yu said: "Your Majesty will not give up every general." After everyone settled down, Wang Yu continued to arrange the order.

The Jin army captured a pass without accumulated grain, and naturally it would not stop, and after a while, it gathered soldiers and horses and began to attack the second checkpoint of the Qing army. This second pass stretches horizontally for seven or eight miles, the terrain is high, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but Xu Chao, who is bent on shame, can't care about anything, under his order, the Jin soldiers flocked to the second pass. Seeing that the Jin army rushed over, the Qing army did not show weakness, and directly regarded the Jin soldiers as live targets and shot them with arrows. For a time, arrows rained down, and the soldiers of the Jin army rushed forward one after another, facing the rain of arrows. When the soldiers of the Jin army were about to approach the pass, the Qing army immediately threw up huge trees and boulders, and the screams of the Jin army below were continuous. After all, the Jin army was numerous, relying on the tactics of crowds, and soldiers constantly rushed to the pass, set up ladders, and climbed to the pass. The Qing army also had its own way, picking up a knife and gun to pick up the cloud ladder, or picking up a fire pot brazier, and smashing it down directly along the cloud ladder, and when they saw a Jin army soldier climbing up, they frantically assassinated. Under the active defense of the Qing army, more than a dozen attacks by the Jin army were all repulsed. Although the Jin army suffered many casualties, Xu Chao did not stop the attack, and still organized a large number of men and horses to persistently attack the pass.

This battle lasted until the fifteenth day, when Lu Ji gathered all the generals in the council. At the military meeting, Kang Chaoyu reported: "Xu Chao attacked me for fifteen consecutive days, more than half of the casualties were lost, and he was stunned not to advance an inch, and was blocked by us outside the pass!" Lu Ji smiled and said: "I know, General Kang is really responsible for holding the second pass defense!" After speaking, he paused again, smiled, and said: "But I think General Kang is also tired enough, and I plan to withdraw from the second pass." As soon as Kang Chao heard this, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, full of doubts and surprise, and asked: "Your Majesty, this pass is well defended, why do you have to withdraw it again?" At this time, Wang Yu stood up and said expressionlessly: "I have seen your casualties, 2,743 people were killed, 1,215 people were injured, the casualties are not small, if we continue to defend it, the casualties will be even greater, which is not conducive to our future decisive battle." ”

Kang Chao was very unhappy when he heard this, stood up, and said indignantly: "The Jin army on the opposite side has suffered tens of thousands of casualties, and we have steadily held the pass, if we retreat like this now, I'm sorry for my dead brothers!" After speaking, he slapped the table and said loudly: "I won't withdraw!" Before Lu Ji could speak, Wang Yu slapped the table, looked at Kang Chao angrily, and scolded sharply: "You know a fart!" I am preparing for a decisive battle in the future, you are short-sighted, you know what strategy is, you only know how to look at the little profit in front of you, and you will not let go! Today, you have to withdraw even if you withdraw, and if you don't withdraw, you have to withdraw!" Lu Ji looked at the two of them, without saying a word, and the meaning was already very clear, and they must be withdrawn! However, Tong Duolun hurriedly came up, grabbed Kang Chao, who was ready to go, and said with a smile: "General, you dissipate your anger, the general is also in the overall situation, let your brothers shed less blood, and wait until the decisive battle to kill more enemies and make more contributions." The general also knows that it is not easy for your brothers, and in troubled times, you should give them one more way to live!" Kang Chao relieved his breath and snorted. Tong Duolun then said to Wang Yu with a smile: "General, please also calm your anger, for the sake of the old man's face, they are all a family, don't hurt the harmony." Wang Yu didn't speak, Kang Chao pointed at Wang Yu, glared at him, and said: "Since Your Majesty asked me to withdraw the army, let me withdraw!" But, Wang Yu, Lao Tzu is not convinced by you!" After speaking, he threw off his robe and walked straight out of the big tent. The rest of the generals looked at each other, not knowing what to say, and finally Lu Ji stood up and said, "Everyone is tired, let's end today's military discussion." Then everyone was relieved, and they all went down in twos and threes. Lu Ji also knew Wang Yu's temper, arrogant and arrogant, but the starting point was good, it was all for the sake of Qingguo, and it was inconvenient to say anything.

After holding out for 15 days, the Qing army took the initiative to abandon the second pass. The Jin army quickly rushed forward and immediately occupied the second pass, only to find that all parts of the pass had been destroyed by the Qing army, and all the grain in the granary had been transported, leaving only an empty camp. Yuan Hua was very unhappy about this matter, not only failed to fight a decisive battle with the Qing army, but even the grain was transported away by the Qing army. At this time, a soldier found a note on the handsome case and handed it over. Yuan Hua saw that there was a line of words written by Wang Yu with a brush: Wang saw that your army was fighting hard and suffered heavy casualties, so he specially offered the customs defense to comfort the army! He suddenly became angry, crushed the note directly, slammed it to the ground, and shouted: "The general of the defeated army, insult me too much! I must kill all the Qing army and cut this Wang Yu with a thousand knives!" Xu Chao immediately knelt down, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, give the order, the last general will lead the brothers to pull out all the remaining camps and kill the Qing army!" At this time, the Jiashi came with good news that the domestic grain and grass had been transported from Ningzhou. Therefore, Yuan Hua immediately agreed to let Xu Chao continue to lead the army to attack the third pass of the Qing army, and this pass was garrisoned by Zhang Shun's army. This pass is like the second pass, and it is very difficult to gnaw.

Besides, the grain carts of the Jin army were walking leisurely on the road from Ningzhou to the Fanyang Mountains. "Handsome little sister--thinking about the lover who went on the expedition-yo-" The grain officer led by him lay down on the carriage, drank a little wine, sang a little song, and turned around from time to time, urging the soldiers to hurry up, so happy. As he walked, there was a sudden "whoosh", and an arrow flew out of nowhere, piercing the throat of one of the soldiers. When the grain officer saw it, his face turned pale with fright, and he only felt that his legs were weak, and he crawled and hid under the carriage, and shouted loudly: "Protect the grain-" Who knows, at this time, only heard a crisp horse roar, and a general flashed out in front of the road, the general was dressed in the uniform of the Qing army, holding a spear, looking at the grain soldiers of the Jin army, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he didn't say a word. Seeing that he was alone and alone, the grain officer quickly stood up and said proudly: "What a bold man, dare to stand in the way of your grandfather, brothers, teach him a good lesson!" When the soldiers heard the order, they immediately killed the general. The Qing general was full of disdain, owed a debt, smiled slightly, and immediately drew a shot from the bottom to the top, only to see that the face of the rushing grain soldiers was scratched a crack and immediately fell to the ground. He quickly stabbed down another soldier, and the rest of the soldiers were so frightened that they hurriedly fled for their lives. The general raised his spear, and immediately killed a large number of Qing troops on both sides of the road, captured the grain officer, and took over the grain and grass. The general smiled at the grain officer and said, "Tell your emperor, I am Xu Ning, the general of the Qing Kingdom, and your grain has been requisitioned by my majesty!" After speaking, he let the grain officer go and immediately sent troops to transport grain from the path.