The cold moon hangs upside down on the horizon, a narrow strip, sharp like barbs.

Under the weak moonlight, the torch on Guancheng was beating uneasily, and the light of the fire made the surrounding area darker.

With a "swish" sound, an arrow accurately penetrated the throat of the night watchman on the city.

"Ho ho ho", before he fell, his eyes widened, and he tried hard to shout out the final warning, but the arrow pierced his vocal cords, blood rushed out, and flowed into his lungs together with his breath. Finally, he was unwilling to give in.

Collapsed to the ground.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!", the other night watchmen finally shouted.

But the arrows became more and more dense, and there were hooks and locks on the city wall. Some people were climbing the wall, and some were pushing the ladders. There were roars, metal collisions, gunshots, and explosions.

The small Guancheng suddenly turned into a sea of ​​iron and fire. The flames everywhere quickly burned up. A large group of Chinese soldiers began to rush towards Guancheng, but it was too late. There were already too many enemies climbing up the city wall.

, counterattack is no longer possible.

The Hu people rushed hundreds of miles from Neixiang in one night and suddenly attacked Fushui Pass. They patrolled Neixiang and stayed there, just making some premeditated plans.

Huang Dacheng, the leader of the guard team, shouted, "Call me Battalion Commander Qi."

Soon Qi Weilong, covered in blood, ran over. Huang Dacheng said, "I'm afraid Guancheng cannot be defended. Please take people to the county seat quickly and ask everyone to retreat to the mountains to protect Mr. Wan's love."

Qi Weilong said, "Captain, don't worry."

After saying that, the flames reflected the crowd, and the horse came out of the west gate and galloped westward.

Huang Dacheng watched Qi Weilong go away, then turned around and looked at the burning East Gate, with the towers full of fighting figures.

His soldiers were at a disadvantage when fighting him at such close quarters. The sharp firearms of the Chinese army were unable to function at all, and there was no chance to reload after firing a shot.

Huang Dawei spit on the ground, pulled out his long knife, looked at the few people gathered around him, and said, "Leave one person to deal with the aftermath, and the rest will follow me. Let's go back to Huangquan Road together, brothers."

"You are not alone on the road to the underworld!" Several people roared and rushed towards the burning city gate.

When Huang Dacheng collapsed on Guancheng with wounds all over his body, he bared his teeth and said with a smile, "His grandma's pain is so painful, you won't be able to survive either."

Then there was a loud noise, and the people who had left behind to deal with the aftermath lit gunpowder, and the entire east gate was plunged into a sea of ​​flames.

Only twenty miles away, the violent explosion reached Lucheng County. It sounded like thunder from the sky. The soldier guarding the gate curiously said, "Strange, it doesn't look like it's raining at this night."

Soon the sound of horse hooves sounded, and Qi Weilong, covered in blood, rushed to the city gate, "Open the door quickly, let me in, the enemy is attacking!"

When the city gate guard came down to ask about the situation, Qi Weilong ran towards the county government office and said, "It's too late, Fushui Pass has been lost, take the people back to the mountains quickly."

In the county government office, Zhang Xiaoyan had a nightmare one night. She initially dreamed that she was still in the boudoir in Nanzhao, and her parents and brothers were talking to her intimately in front of her eyes. But in the blink of an eye, everyone disappeared, and she was left alone in the wild.

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It was dim and unclear in the field. There were many men in black carrying hoes digging in the ground. "We have dug a hole to bury people!"

Zhang Xiaoyan walked forward and saw all the relatives she had just spoken to lying in the grave pit. They looked at her with smiles and waved to her to come in quickly.

The man in black who was digging the ground also stood aside, looking at her together and reaching out to push her in.

When Zhang Xiaoyan turned around, she saw that the faces of the men in black were covered in blood, and one of them had only half of his head left. Zhang Xiaoyan was so frightened that she ran as fast as she could, but there were men in black everywhere, surrounding her.

Zhang Xiaoyan shouted in fear, "Brother, save me, Brother Wan."

Wan Jun really appeared. In the dark dream, her man radiated light. Zhang Xiaoyan ran towards him quickly, and Wan Jun stretched out his hand to save her.

But despite being so close, no matter how Zhang Xiaoyan ran, Wan Jun was getting further and further away from her, "Brother!"

Finally, the man in black caught her. When Baigu's hand grabbed her, Zhang Xiaoyan woke up with a start. In her dream, the hand grabbing her and pushing her was the maid Chang Le, "Miss, leave quickly, something happened."

Zhang Xiaoyan was still frightened in the dream, "Changle, what happened?"

Chang Le said in a tearful voice, "Miss, please get dressed quickly. Battalion Commander Qi is outside the door. He is covered in blood."

Hearing the word blood, Zhang Xiaoyan thought of the weird dream she had just had, and her heart thumped. She hurriedly put on her clothes and walked out the door to see Qi Weilong guarding her.

Qi Weilong's body was covered in blood. When he saw Zhang Xiaoyan coming out, he hurriedly said, "Go quickly, go quickly. The enemy raided Fushui Pass and is coming this way. Let's go to the mountains quickly."

Zhang Xiaoyan was startled and hurriedly followed Qi Weilong towards the gate. The street was already in chaos, and the eastern sky was dyed with a strange dark red.

A soldier ran over to Qi Weilong and said, "The firearms factory in Shilipu is on fire. The enemy is probably coming soon."

"To the north is the mountain, quickly exit the west gate and head north."

Qi Weilong led his troops and horses to protect Zhang Xiaoyan out of the west gate.

There are many refugees sheltered outside the city gate of Lucheng. The shacks that came earlier have been built into houses, and most of the ones that came later are still shacks. The wall surrounding Lucheng stretches for a full mile. No one can ride a horse, so they can only

Walking between shacks.

After walking a few miles, there was the rumble of horse hooves, and soldiers on alert ran over, "Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Soon enough, large swaths of torches were flowing along the city wall like flowing floods. They were cavalry coming from the northeast.

"It seems that they came from Makaogou!" Qi Weilong said.

After finally passing through the shack area, the people were either running away or kneeling on the ground crying.

Qi Weilong and others got on their horses. The fire line from the north was already galloping towards Xiguancheng. Most of the Hu soldiers and horses began to disperse, using arrows and sabers to drive away the people trying to enter the mountain.

Qi Weilong's secret path was terrible, but he had no choice but to run south. There were also many torches moving in the southern mountain bay.

Qi Weilong said, "I don't know if we can rush over. If not, let's stop the pursuers and let the ladies rush over first."

Soon some barbarians noticed Qi Weilong and others, and cavalry began to chase them.

Zhang Xiaoyan asked anxiously, "What should I do?"

Qi Weilong looked around and saw that there was no way to rush past from the south. There were people chasing after him. He pulled the horse's reins and said, "Go east!"

A soldier said, "The east side is in the direction of Fushui Pass, and the enemy is coming from there."

Qi Weilong said, "I can't control that much anymore. I'll find a way to advance up the mountain."

Qi Weilong rode his horse and ran beside Zhang Xiaoyan. Everyone galloped eastward for a while, then turned to the southeast. From time to time, arrows fell to the ground behind them with a whooshing sound.

To the southeast, there are small

In the hills, the weather has not yet warmed up, and there is no way to hide people without the cover of trees. Seeing the pursuers behind him getting closer, Qi Weilong roared, "You guys protect the young lady, I will stop the pursuers."

A person next to me said, "Let's go."

Before Qi Weilong could say anything, five of the horsemen pulled their reins to slow down their speed and turned to fight the barbarians.

There was a burst of gunfire and loud shouts of killing. Qi Weilong glanced back and saw that the foreigner was blocked and his speed slowed down a bit.

Qi Weilong took the lead and continued south. Soon another cavalry chased him, and this time several people turned around to block it.

With this effort, Qi Weilong and others finally arrived at the foot of a mountain, but they didn't know where they were.

Everyone climbed to the top of the mountain, and there was a big tree on the cliff. Under the big tree stood a stone tablet. It was dark and it was hard to see what the tablet was.

However, Qi Weilong could see clearly that there was a little firelight on the other side of the mountain, reflecting a theater. The theater stood in a large courtyard. This was not where Wangjialou Village was located.

The place where everyone was standing was the Xigong Cliff, where Wang Lihui's sister Wang Lanzhi committed suicide. Zhang Xiaoyan's nervous mood suddenly calmed down, and she walked gently to the tree as if there was something pulling her in her heart.

The screams of men and horses were heard from the bottom of the mountain, and arrows were flying towards the mountain. A soldier next to Qi Weilong raised his hand and fired a gun. He quickly put down the gun and started loading ammunition. However, the situation was urgent. The soldier's hand shook violently and gunpowder spilled out.

many.

Zhang Xiaoyan was surprisingly calm, turned around and said to Qi Weilong, "I'm not afraid, just stay here, I won't be humiliated even if I die."

Qi Weilong said, "We still have a chance if we go further south along the ridge."

Zhang Xiaoyan said, "It's useless. I was here last time when they buried Emperor Shun Dynasty. There is nowhere to go in the mountains all the way to the ancient temple in the south."

Chang Le pulled Zhang Xiaoyan and cried. Zhang Xiaoyan touched Chang Le's face and said, "Be good, Chang Le, don't be afraid. If you don't cry, be good. We will be sisters again in the next life."

Seeing the barbarians rushing up the mountain, Qi Weilong sighed heavily, "Go away, Miss!"

Qi Weilong silently recited Xie Xiaoni's name in his heart, turned around and shouted, "We will be brothers again in the next life, kill him!"

Seeing Qi Weilong and his men rushing toward the people down the mountain, Chang Le took off his belt and handed it to Zhang Xiaoyan. Zhang Xiaoyan hung the belt on a branch stretching toward the cliff and quickly tied a knot.

Zhang Xiaoyan turned around and took a look. Qi Weilong and his men were rushing left and right in the crowd, and the people around him were falling down.

Zhang Xiaoyan sighed softly, "Brother Wan, let me be your husband and wife again in the next life!"

Zhang Xiaoyan walked to the edge of the cliff and put the knotted cloth belt around her jade-like neck. She suddenly felt a trace of regret in her heart. It was a pity that she failed that time and could not leave a child for Brother Wan.

"I don't know if he will think of me in the future. Well, if he has a child, he can be by his side for me."

Zhang Xiaoyan tapped her toes gently, and her beautiful body hung on the cliff. At that moment, she seemed to fly up, and then flew to the night before the expedition. At that time, the time was quiet, there was no war, hunger, life and death, and separation.

She was nestling in Wan Jun's arms and fell into a contented sleep.

Chang Le looked at Zhang Xiaoyan's body and saw that there was no movement. He looked back and saw that the barbarians had come to kill him, and the figures of Qi Weilong and others had disappeared.

"Sister, I'm here too!"
Chapter completed!