"Zhao Zichuan, you are going to die today! If you fall into my encirclement, don't you want to run ......away," Wuliang Tuoduo raised his big knife and said with a hideous face, "I have won the 'Qiankun Second Sword' today! You will die here today, and I will send you to your eldest brother and wife immediately...... The whole army has an order to kill Zhao Zichuan and his troops!-"

"Kill!--" For a while, in the middle of the valley, there was an earth-shaking shout of killing--the Mengyuan cavalry on the left and right sides of the front, center, and 20,000 divisions descended heroically, and within a moment, Zhao Zichuan's troops would be surrounded......

"Damn, is there no way to do it anymore?" Li Xian saw it in his eyes and clenched his fists and said resentfully. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhao Zichuan looked at the enemy's three roads, and tried to calm himself down in the crisis......

"Surrounded by a three-way army, there is no way out, and there is ......no way back," Zhao Zichuan muttered in his heart, constantly looking around the narrow gaps around the valley, trying to find a way out for the troops to survive......

"Either die in battle or retreat, there's no time to think about it-" Li Gong echoed loudly, holding a spear and decisively taking his life, already determined to die.

"It's not okay to retreat, if you die in battle, you have to delay enough time......" Zhao Zichuan listened to Li Gong's words, his thoughts were for a while, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, and remembered, "By the way, there is still a way ......"

"Huh-" Zhao Zichuan reined in his horse and shouted, turned around and walked back to the Chinese army.

"General Zhao—" Li Xian saw Zhao Zichuan's movements and shouted loudly.

Zhao Zichuan galloped on horseback, and then ordered: "The whole army listens to the order, the phalanx gathers, and break through with me!"

The military order was issued, and for a time, Zhao Zichuan became the fulcrum of the whole army -- the "Qiankun Two Swords" shone brightly, and hundreds of soldiers of the Zhao family army took it as a guide to follow Zhao Zichuan all the way, towards the weak link in the enemy's formation, and fought a bloody road......

"Ahh

"Ahh......h

Zhao Zichuan took the lead in overcoming thorns and thorns, Li Xian, Li Gong and others in the rear all followed, General Zhao and his soldiers were in one place, hundreds of cavalry lined up in his charging array, with Zhao Zichuan as the leader, and the tiger went quickly.

I don't know why Zhao Zichuan is responsible, but the officers and soldiers in the army trust Zhao Zichuan in every way and swear to follow him. In the pre-war battle, Zhao Zichuan, as the main general, always charged at the forefront, conquered everything, and was invincible, so no matter whether the situation was good or bad, General Zhao's morale was always high......

Wuliang Tuoduo watched in the formation for a while, and noticed Zhao Zichuan's breakthrough movement, but he didn't know where the destination was, and couldn't help muttering: "What does this Zhao Zichuan mean? Several mountain passes have been blocked by our army, delaying time for the Bianliang side, and it is impossible for him to lead the army to retreat the same way...... Except for fighting to the death with me, he shouldn't be able to find a way to escape, so ...... the hell"

"My lord, there is still a way out, we didn't block the ......," a general who was familiar with the terrain in this area reminded at the critical moment.

"It's impossible—before we came, we had thoroughly explored the terrain in the area of the 'Ghost Gate Cliff', and all the mountain passes had been outflanked and well arranged, and there was no reason why they could find a breakout valley, so what else would be missing......" Uliang Todo replied confidently.

"There is indeed another ......," the general continued to remind, "because that road is not a valley crossing, and there is no way to outflank it, so it is only there that we ignore ......."

"Which place?" Hearing that it was not a valley crossing, Ura Todo couldn't help but ask.

"'Desperate Slope'—" the general said in a low voice.

"Desperate Slope......" Wu Liang Tuoduo read with just one word, "that place is indeed not a valley, but it is a dead end—on the desperate slope, that is, a cliff, if Zhao Zichuan transfers his troops there, it will be a dead end...... Hmph, with his style of choice, I would like to see if he has the courage to do so......" After speaking, Uliang Todo couldn't help but smile coldly......

"Ahh......h Since Zhao Zichuan is the leader of the whole army, his movements and decisions will be related to the fate of the officers and men of the whole army......

"General Zhao, where are we going?" Li Xian, who was following up, saw that Zhao Zichuan's breakthrough direction remained unchanged, and he didn't know his intentions, he couldn't help but ask.

"There is another way, we can go-" Zhao Zichuan shouted in battle, and then hurried up.

And Li Gong, who was following alongside, looked at the breakthrough trend of the troops, and he who drew the topography of the mountain road with his own hands, seemed to understand something...... "That road, should it be ......" Li Gong muttered to himself, then turned his head and asked, "General Zhao, do you want to ...... Shall we go to that slope?"

Zhao Zichuan turned his back and nodded, and said righteously: "Yes, the whole army retreated to the high slope of the valley, taking advantage of its terrain to reduce the number of enemies, and there is no other way-"

"But it's a dead end, and after you go up, it's a cliff, and if you go in, you won't be able to get out for the rest of your life—" Li Gong reminded anxiously.

"It's a dead end, it's also a way to survive, and it's also the only way out for our army now-" Zhao Zichuan still said unswervingly, "The terrain at the hillside crossing is dangerous, and one man should be able to open it, although it is a dead end, it can entangle with the enemy army to the greatest extent and buy time for the siege of Bianliang!"

"General Zhao, we all listen to you!" Li Xian looked at death as if he was at home, "Life is a hero, death is also a ghost, whether it is life or death, our brothers will follow General Zhao and you, side by side on the battlefield, live and die together!"

When Zhao Zichuan heard this, he was very touched in his heart, and his fighting spirit was inspired, and he raised his sword and shouted: "Soldiers, kill!"

"Kill—" shouted in unison from the soldiers behind him.

"Kill!-" Zhao Zichuan shouted again.

"Kill—" The whole army continued to shout.

General Zhao's soldiers were full of courage and were charging all the way in the direction of the "Desperate Slope", like a bamboo. The Meng Yuan soldiers were unstoppable, and it was the weakest direction of the defense, and the sword light and sword shadow passed quickly, and the "Desperate Slope" crossing was full of corpses in an instant......

"Zhao Zichuan really went in the direction of the 'Desperate Slope'......" Wuliang Tuoduo always paid attention to the movements of the Zhao family's army, and when he saw this scene, his eyes changed, and then he ordered, "Order, order the troops in the direction of the 'Desperate Slope' to stop blocking and let the Zhao Jiajun enter the 'Desperate Slope'——"

"Yes, my lord—" replied the trusted general......

Although there is a huge disparity in the number of troops, the Zhao family's army is still overwhelming all the way, especially near the mouth of the "desperate slope", and there is almost no resistance from Meng Yuan's soldiers under the mountain. For a time, the morale of the Zhao generals was boosted, and hundreds of generals rode up to the peak, and in an instant, they seized the pass, and the troops successfully climbed the hillside.

But the Mengyuan army was not stupid, knowing that the "desperate slope" was a desperate place, there was no entry and exit, and under the command of the Wuliang Tuoduo military order, the slope crossing was blocked without a gap, completely cutting off the retreat of the Zhao army -- now the soldiers of the Zhao family army who have climbed the "desperate slope" have retreated to the cliff and the desperate road......

"Huh-" However, Zhao Zichuan's eyes were resolute and firm, and he was not afraid, and he turned his horse back for a while, and then ordered: "Order, the rear cavalry troops dismount, line up with the 'iron shield phalanx', and never let the enemy step on the slope half a step!"

There are only hundreds of officers and men in the whole army of the Zhao family, and it is not difficult to turn back in time to meet the enemy...... "Drink-" in unison, the officers and men of the rear army dismounted and raised their shields, and formed a copper wall with spears and iron shields, and the momentum of the phalanx was dozens of zhang away from the "desperate slope" crossing, forming an "iron shield barrier" to stop the Mengyuan soldiers who were about to rush down the slope.

The terrain of the "desperate slope" is dangerous, the road crossing is narrow, although the number of Mengyuan soldiers is large, but it is impossible to rush up like in the plain; plus the highland points, the cavalry charging is a big taboo, the Mengyuan side is not good, it is difficult to take the high slope for a while. The terrain of the "desperate slope" is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is definitely not a boast......

"Give me up-" The Meng Yuan generals in the front row did not believe in evil, and when they were close to the slope, they still ordered their soldiers to go uphill on foot and rush to kill the enemy formation.

The Mengyuan soldiers had no choice, so the cavalry changed to infantry, patrolled with swords and shields, and charged towards the position of the Zhao army.

On the side of General Zhao, although the number is small, but by virtue of its narrow road topography, it is also a peak slope, and the "iron shield phalanx" is strictly organized, and only a small group of inconspicuous infantry charges, which is simply hitting stones with eggs......

"Archers prepare—" Sure enough, Li Xian raised his voice behind the formation to order—behind the shield array, more than 100 archers had already stretched out their bows and arrows, aiming at the Mengyuan soldiers who were preparing to attack at the bottom of the slope.

The Mengyuan soldiers were still unaware of it, and continued to face up "not afraid of death......

"Put!--" Li Xian shouted a sentence, only to hear the serial sound of "whoosh, whoosh-", and the rain of arrows and waterfalls fell all over the sky, shooting towards the Mengyuan soldiers who were going uphill at the crossing......

"Ahh......h......h

The attack was weak and weak, the charge at the crossing was in vain and the casualties were killed, and the generals of Meng Yuan couldn't help but be angry, not only angry at the incompetence of their subordinates, but also jealous of Zhao Zichuan's shield defense, and he couldn't wait to personally raise his knife and go into battle and cut off Zhao Zichuan's head......

"Stop-" At the critical moment, Wu Liang Tuo rode a war horse, accompanied by the escort soldiers, and personally came to the mouth of the "Desperate Slope" and stopped the order to attack in time.

"Your Excellency......" The general looked guilty on the side and whispered.

"The terrain of the 'desperate slope' is dangerous, and General Zhao occupies a narrow mouth to defend it with an iron shield array, which is simply easy to defend and difficult to attack......" Wuliang Tuoduo looked at the "impermeable" "copper wall and iron wall" on the ramp, and said to himself, "It is not so much that the Zhao family army was forced to a dead end, but that they found a dangerous place, and they could have fewer enemies and more enemies, so rashly and blindly charging forward, it was just a waste of life......

"That'...... What should I do then?" the general asked.

Uliang Todo continued: "It's very simple, as long as you use gunpowder and copper cannons to blow up the shield array, you can easily grab the level and take the ramp......"

"But the gunpowder ......," the close general beside him couldn't help but mention, "the gunpowder is still on the way to the army, and because the equipment is too heavy, the journey will be slower......

"How long is it going to be there?" asked Ura Todo without further ado, to the point.

"Probably...... There are probably a few more hours......" the general whispered silently.

"Why is it so slow, what are your troops doing to eat?" Hearing that it was "a few hours", Wuliang Tuoduo said with a displeased face, but thinking that he would definitely be able to take Zhao Zichuan's life today, Wuliang Tuoduo still forbeared, "Okay, a few hours is a few hours, anyway, we are guarding here, and Zhao Zichuan's people can't escape...... Zhao Zichuan, sooner or later, you will still die at my hands, let you live a few more hours first......"

"But my lord......," the general mentioned again, "we are spending time here, and the Bianliang side ......."

"Huh?" Uliang Todo seemed to hear a sensitive topic, and his tone froze slightly.

The general noticed it and immediately retracted his words - he remembered the iron order issued by Wuliang Tuoduo before, no matter who mentioned the matter of "delaying the rescue of Bianliang" again, he would be executed by military law...... At the thought of this, the general's whole body trembled......

"Order the troops, completely block the 'Valley of Desperation' all the way, garrison and defend it at all times, and report to me immediately if the enemy forces make any abnormal movements-" Uliang Todo ordered the guards beside him.

"Yes—" the guard commanded, firmly.

"Zhao Zichuan, wait, our grievances will definitely be broken on the battlefield...... "Wuliang Tuoduo glanced back at the position of the Zhao family's army, then turned around and left the slope......

On the Zhao Jiajun's side, the situation has become grim......

On the "desperate slope", the troops have reached the cliff pass, and there is no way to retreat, if the enemy charges strongly, all the soldiers can only fight with their lives, swear to fight to the death. The cold air was cold, the wind was howling, the Mengyuan troops temporarily stopped the attack, and Zhao Zichuan and all the soldiers also dismounted to see the vast and ethereal scenery of the cliff, but they were restless in their hearts......

"The enemy army has stopped attacking......" Li Gong stood beside Zhao Zichuan and said softly.

"I know that Wuliang Tuoduo will not be unclear about the simple truth of the use of troops, the advantages and disadvantages of the terrain, and the trade-offs of marching......" Zhao Zichuan muttered in response, and then asked Li Xian, "General Li Xian, how many troops are left in our army?"

"Back to General Zhao, there are probably five or six hundred people left......," Li Xian said a little dullly, "After all, there is a huge disparity between the two sides, we have fought dozens of enemy soldiers all the way, and we have tens of millions ......of horsemen, and it is not easy to have these soldiers and horses left."

"Fortunately, we retreated to the hillside in time, otherwise we would have really been wiped out by the army at the foot of the mountain just now...... Zhao Zichuan closed his eyes slightly, and then said, "Taking advantage of the dangerous place on the hillside, you can still hold on to the enemy for a while, at least you can buy time for the main force of the army to capture Bianliang, so it is enough......"

"But what does it mean that the enemy army is not moving?" Li Gong asked a little puzzled, "Is it just like this? The enemy troops are stationed at the foot of the mountain and strictly guarded, and they do not take the initiative to attack, should they have the patience to wait for us to starve to death......

"Of course not, with the character of Wuliang Todo, he would like to kill me with his own hands immediately, and he will never let me ......die like this," Zhao Zichuan continued, "He is just waiting, waiting for the opportunity to completely break through our army...... But that's fine, I guessed right, Uliang Todo only has me as a 'feud' in his eyes, and if he focuses all his attention on me, he won't want to raise troops to rescue Bianliang anymore......"

"Desperate, Fate, Slope ......" Suddenly, Li Xian seemed to notice something, pointed to the stone tablet on the side of the mountain, and said just a word.

"General Li Xian, what are you reading?" Zhao Zichuan glanced sideways, but saw Li Xian's gaze staring, an inconspicuous ancient stone tablet that had experienced the world's dust.

"There's a stone tablet here, which seems to have the name of this hillside written on it, and someone inscribes a poem underneath it...... Li Xian said, pointing to it.

Seeing this, Zhao Zichuan walked over and squatted down to stare, but saw that this stone tablet was engraved with vicissitudes, which seemed to be a long time, and the three big characters of "Desperate Slope" were also slightly blurred in the cold wind.

"Desperate Slope, is that the name of this hillside, and there is a poem inscribed under the stele......" Zhao Zichuan continued to look down, and muttered in his mouth, "The heart is floating on the clouds, and the body is slowly setting in the west." What is wrong with the rise and fall of the ages, and the life and death of a hundred years are the same. Don't wait for the yellow bird on the sandside, why ask the shepherd in the snow. There were two swords buried here, and the rainbow night pointed to Chutian ......"

"This ...... Isn't this Wen Tianxiang's poem?" Li Gongwen had some insight and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Former Song Dynasty minister Wen Tianxiang?" Li Xian also said in surprise, "When Meng Yuan went south, he would rather die in battle than surrender, and the heroes of the famous clan died unyieldingly...... Could it be that Wen Tianxiang has also been here?"

Zhao Zichuan looked at the content of the poem, and said with emotion in his heart: "Wen Tianxiang...... Twin Swords...... Hmph, it's really a different fate......"

Zhao Zichuan laughed to himself, and stood up solemnly in the cold wind...... (To be continued.) )