The next morning.

Zhao Changqing and He Ning stayed up all night.

Both of them have the cultivation level of land gods, and have already achieved the level of fasting. Even if they don't sleep, eat or drink for several days and nights, it will not have any impact on their bodies.

The former was still staring at the large map spread on the ground, while the latter stood quietly behind him.

Near Chen time.

An eunuch reported to Zhao Changqing: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhuge is kowtow outside the palace."

Zhao Changqing looked happy and said quickly: "Hurry up."

Then, the eunuch stood up straight and shouted loudly outside the palace: "Prime Minister Zhuge is here to see you."

After seeing His Majesty the Emperor, Zhuge Liang said directly: "Your Majesty, we have the latest battle report."

Zhao Changqing looked up at him and said hurriedly: "Read it quickly."

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Huxiao Pass has been unable to be conquered for a long time. Our army and the Jin army have launched a decisive battle with the enemy near Mangshan Mountain, on the banks of the Wuding River and the Xianxian Canyon. In addition, there are many large and small battlefields.

There are countless of them, and they have covered the entire front line outside the border."

Zhao Changqing frowned when he heard the sound and asked him: "What's going on? How many days have you been attacking Huxiao Pass? Why can't you take it down?"

Zhuge Liang said worriedly: "We have been attacking Huxiao Pass for three days. According to the military intelligence report, it may take another two days to capture Huxiao Pass. The Jin soldiers guarding Huxiao Pass are under the command of the Jin Emperor.

It is one of the more elite troops and has sufficient defensive equipment, so it is able to hold on for such a long time despite our army's attack."

Zhao Changqing took a deep breath, stood up straight, put his hands behind his hands, and said with a frown: "Who is the general responsible for attacking Huxiao Pass? Was it Cao Shen who attacked the city himself?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "It's a general named Yue Fei. He was once one of your Majesty's personal guards."

Zhao Changqing walked back and forth in the palace, looking particularly anxious. After thinking about it, he still couldn't think clearly. He didn't understand why it was so difficult to conquer a mere Tiger Roar Pass?

He suddenly sighed: "The geographical location of Huxiao Pass is special. If this pass cannot be conquered for a long time, all the soldiers stationed at the border pass will be in trouble. It is a thousand miles away from Qingzhou border pass. There is nothing I can do. I can only place my hope on

Cao Shen and Yue Fei can capture Huxiao Pass."

Zhuge Liang bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. As soon as there is a battle report, I will tell you as soon as possible. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much. The three princes have been on the battlefield for a long time and rarely suffered defeats. No matter how bad the situation is, they will not be defeated."

You can retreat intact and continue to confront the Jin army."

Zhao Changqing did not rush to reply when he heard the sound, but came outside the palace, followed by He Ning and Zhuge Liang.

He looked in the direction of Qingzhou for a long time before muttering to himself: "I hope so..."

There is no fixed river bank.

After several days of bloody battles, Jian Wu's troops were already very few.

The Jin army also had about 30,000 to 40,000 elite soldiers.

If this continues, the day when all the troops under Jianwu's command will be annihilated is getting closer and closer.

The enemy troops began to charge again.

Jianwu led the less than 10,000 soldiers left to resist the enemy with all their strength. No matter how fierce the enemy's offensive was, they could not let any of their soldiers cross the Wuding River.

Skyline Canyon.

There are also shocking battles breaking out here, and blood is rising to the sky.

Zhao Yun, who was able to take the general's head among thousands of troops, was seriously injured.

But fortunately, they did not let a single Jin soldier rush out of this dangerous canyon.

Taking advantage of the favorable geographical situation, they were able to repulse the Jin army one after another.

The bloody battle lasted until evening.

The enemy finally retreated due to excessive consumption of troops.

When the three armies saw this, their brows were filled with joy and smiles spread across their faces.

Only Zhao Yun was worried.

Until now, the battle has been going on, but there is still no news that Huxiao Pass has been captured.

If this continues, then what's the point of sticking to Yixiantian Canyon?

He ordered all the soldiers to rest and recuperate where they were.

Because he was worried that there would be a series of shocking battles waiting for him next, and he had to let the soldiers have a good rest.

After a while, Jian Liu and Jian Qi came. The former asked Zhao Yun: "Marshal, my fifth brother is still guarding Wuding River. Do you want to send some soldiers to see the situation there?"

Zhao Yun raised his head and looked at the sky. The sun was already setting in the west. Jianwu and the others had held on for another full day.

They encountered a large number of enemy troops there, and it must have been very difficult to hold out for so many days. It happened that they had solved the battle here, and they really had to send reinforcements to support them.

Thinking of this, he nodded to Jian Liu and said: "I will give you 30,000 troops and rush to the Wuding River bank to support Jian Wu."

Jianliu was overjoyed when he heard the sound, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "The last general takes orders!"

Afterwards, he led 30,000 people on a rapid march to the bank of the Wuding River.

At this time, Wuding Riverbank had just experienced a bloody battle.

After a day's battle, Jianwu was also scarred. There was not a single healthy person in his army. They were all wounded. Up to now, there are still more than a thousand soldiers struggling to support him.

Jian Wu could only shake his head and smile bitterly when he saw the scene in front of him of a defeated army. If nothing else happened, the entire Jin army would be wiped out after they organized a decent offensive, right?

Is it possible that Wudinghe, which has been guarding Wudinghe for so many days, will be abandoned because it is about to be annihilated by the entire army?

More or less, I am still a little unwilling!

However, at this moment, Jian Wu was really unable to do what he wanted.

He suddenly noticed that the sand and stones were shaking on the ground. He looked ahead and knew that the Jin army was attacking again.

And if nothing else, the Jin army dispatched cavalry.

I really didn't expect that the Jin army would be able to dispatch cavalry after the battle went so far.

This is really unexpected!

He stood up straight and said to the soldiers with only a thousand or so men left: "I'm sorry, everyone, I can't take you back. Now, let us fight to the end!"

The soldiers may no longer have the energy to speak.

Perhaps he also wanted to preserve his last bit of physical strength and prepare to fight the enemy to the bitter end.

All in all, no one answered Jian Wu's voice. Everyone just made a blank expression and once again firmly grasped the weapon in their hands.

Wait until the enemy is close in front of you.

Jianwu held a long sword in his hand and roared at him loudly: "Serve the country with all your loyalty, just wait for this day! Kill!"

Subsequently, more than a thousand people rushed towards the enemy cavalry formation.

After a confrontation between the two armies, Jianwu was forced back into the river by the Jin army's soldiers, and even lost an arm.

And for those more than a thousand people, the battle situation was even more brutal.

In the end, only six or seven people were surrounded by the Jin cavalry.

What awaits them is massacre.

But they were back to back, not afraid at all.

Even chatting with each other:

"When did you join the army?"

"Where is your hometown?"

"Have you got a wife?"

"No way? Your kid has never eaten meat?"

"That's a pity. I won't be able to enjoy the joy of being a man in this life."

"They are coming to kill us!"

"..."

When one man saw the Jin army waving their butcher knives at them, he smiled frankly and said to everyone: "Brother, I seem to be the oldest. Let me go explore the way for you little brothers first!"

Afterwards, everyone said again:

"It's so boring to go alone!"

"Let's go together!"

"The enemy!"

"...."

These were their last words.

The ending can be imagined.

But no one regrets joining the army.
To be continued...