Although Xijing has arrived, the demon soldiers will definitely take advantage of the situation to advance eastward. At this time, there were only more than 10,000 guards in Xijing, and if they blindly defended, they might not be able to hold out until the northern army came to help. As soon as he entered Xijing, Xinchen immediately summoned the ministers, gave a brief introduction to the general situation of the Western Expedition, and said: "After the demon soldiers are assembled in the Yuma River, it is expected that they will enter the customs at dawn. We must set up the first line of defense in Hangu before the demon soldiers enter the pass, so as to defeat their troops. ”

Xinchen was about to arrange, and Heshuo suddenly continued: "Your Majesty, there are only more than 10,000 guards in Xijing at the moment, and it is the best policy to stick to the city, where can there be extra troops to attack Hangu?"

Xinchen turned to Heshuo and said, "Heqing, I was about to talk about this, and you still need to handle the forces to attack Hangu." ”

"Me?", Heshuo looked surprised and asked: "I'm a civilian official, and the military is too far away for me, so if you say that you can raise materials, it's okay." ”

Xinchen said calmly: "It's exactly what you're good at raising materials." Heqing, please gather all the cattle and dolphins in the city at the west gate. The dolphin was slaughtered on the spot, and after the fat was taken and retained, the rest was boiled and rewarded to the three armies. ”

Heshuo still asked, "Your Majesty, are you going to carry out the Fire Ox Array?"

Xinchen replied: "Exactly! In addition, you need a few daggers and pampas grass, please prepare them with Qing." ”

Heshuo had to order him to retreat and quickly prepare those supplies. Xinchen glanced at everyone and asked, "Who wants to drive the fire ox and break the enemy's vanguard?"

"The last general is willing to go!" The voice of the person who answered was like a bell, and it turned out to be the reckless man in the Green Ridge Stone City.

Xinchen said in a straight voice: "Okay! I will allow you to have 5,000 soldiers and horses, after the fire ox is launched, you can only attack from a distance, not close combat, try to kill and injure the demon soldiers and then immediately retreat to the city, I have to not hurt a single soldier, understand?" It would be nice if Cheng Yu was still there, but that day I am afraid that there will be no soul in the Green Ridge Stone City, Lao Cheng, I'm sorry for you!

Everyone knows that if the Xijing City is broken, the entire city will be running efficiently, and by the time of the time, more than 100 ploughing cattle have been gathered near the West City Gate. The dolphin has been slaughtered, and some of the dozens of cauldrons that have been temporarily erected are refining fat, and some have already been boiled with pieces of meat. With the help of the people of the city, the soldiers soaked the grass with grease and tied the tail of the ox and tied the dagger to the horns. Xinchen was still not at ease with the reckless man, so he personally set off with the team and drove the armed ploughing cattle to the valley mouth.

At three o'clock, suddenly there was a rumbling sound in the valley, the ground shook violently, and Xinchen gave an order: "Ignite the fire!" The soldiers quickly lit the oxtail grass, and the ploughing cattle were in pain, and ran forward. The valley was narrow, and more than 100 fire oxen were released in dozens of batches to cover up the demon soldiers.

The demon soldiers were marching in the valley, and through the night fog, they suddenly saw a fire in front of them. Just as he was in a moment of surprise, he saw a monster with his whole body covered in fire leaping out of the dense fog, followed by a large number of fire oxen rushing out! The demon soldiers were caught off guard and were hit by the fire bulls, suffering heavy casualties.

The fire bull array lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour, and the valley was quiet again, and the demon soldiers rested for a while, and then cautiously moved forward. The night fog grew thicker and thicker, almost to the point where you couldn't see your fingers. Suddenly, there was a loud roar, and a rain of arrows broke through the fog, and the demon soldiers were killed and wounded. Xinchen listened to the screams coming from the fog and decisively ordered a retreat. The land of Hangu has been exhausted, and the next step is to defend the city.

Xinchen led the troops back to the city, closed the city gate as soon as possible, put down the gate in the city, and then ordered someone to carry the boiled grease up the city wall and fall evenly. Although it was already summer, Xijing was located on the border, and it was still cold at night, and the grease spread along the city wall, and after a while, it would re-condense. The already smooth as a mirror city wall is attached to grease at this time, and no matter how good the demon soldiers are, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult to attach their claws.

Not long after entering the city, the demon soldiers outside the west city gate had already been killed. I saw the wolf riding in the wilderness, followed by some monsters with snake bodies and beast heads, and at first glance they were extremely good at climbing. Xinchen stood on the city tower and looked at the demon camp, but he never saw the figure of the demon dragon, could it be that Ah Xue was passive and slacking off? Xinchen searched carefully again, but still to no avail.

Suddenly, the horns in the demon array sounded in unison, and countless wolf riders accelerated towards the city wall. Those wolf riders rushed to the city and did not slow down, but took advantage of the momentum to jump up along the wall, and the wolf riders behind them were stacked on the back of the front riders, so that the stack was as much as seventy percent of the ten zhang city wall of Xijing. The soldiers in the city were extremely nervous and wanted to release the arrows, but they were stopped by Xinchen and said, "Wait." ”

Sure enough, as the wolf rode more and more, the weight attached to the walls increased, and the inconspicuous grease that had previously been applied to the walls finally took effect. The wolf rider clinging to the wall lost momentum and began to slip, and then the slope formed by the wolf rider collapsed with a bang. A large number of wolf riders either fell to their deaths or were crushed to death by their companions who fell from a height, and their bodies were scattered all over the ground under the city walls. At the moment when the wolf riders were scattered, Xinchen decisively ordered the arrows to be released, and almost all of the remaining wolf riders were killed under the rain of arrows.

Seeing that the wolf cavalry could not attack the city wall, the demon general ordered the basilisk to attack. The basilisk was not afraid of the slippery wall, and could still firmly cling to the wall and climb up. Xinchen ordered the arrow to be released, but the arrow touched the basilisk, and saw that the snake's skin was slightly dented, and the arrow was bounced away! The soldiers defending the city watched the basilisk getting closer and closer, and were instantly enveloped in fear!