Cold water pass, night battle.

After the army entered Shu, it encountered the Qing soldiers who went south. This was the general arranged by Wu Sangui here. The enemy was particularly jealous when they met.

Last time the Liaodong Army left behind the Qing soldiers in the Green Camp, basically less than a hundred people were killed or injured, and fled intact. The entire Jingxiang Battle was extremely fierce, and it was actually this army that was considered the most elite, and retreated unstoppable.

Now that we meet again, the two sides are in a state of pain as soon as they meet, and neither of them will take a step back.

The fire that soared into the sky illuminated the sky like day, with deafening shouts and killing sounds throughout the night.

Sun Shouting, the guard general of Lengshui Pass, stood at Lengshui Pass and looked down. He had to admit that the opponent in front of him was stronger than a month ago.

The soldiers stepped on the bodies of their companions and vowed to break the pass. The broken heads and poked their limbs were terrible. The strong smell of blood and the smell of gunpowder filled the entire cold water gate. The dead bodies piled up, broken limbs and arms, trunks without heads, heads without torso, scorched corpses, intestines and internal organs, scattered everywhere.

This is the battlefield. There is no silver spear and white horse in the dream of a girl in the boudoir, nor the heroic spirit in the dream of a boy. Some people are the beastly nature that kill each other.

The whimpering screams were drowned in the shaking sounds of killing, and they were almost inaudible. Sun Shouting's cheeks twitched inadvertently. Such a tragic war reminded him of the situation when he followed Wu Sangui to guard Shanhaiguan and fought to the death with the Manchus a long time ago.

There was a road between the hills on both sides, and you would not step into Chongqing Prefecture without breaking this barrier. Hou Xuanyan gritted his teeth and directed his men to continue attacking fiercely. Xia Wanchun walked over and said, "Supervisor, it is not a solution to continue fighting like this. Before we arrived in Chongqing Prefecture, we are trying to transfer too many troops. How can we fight in the future?"

Hou Xuanyan also understood this truth, but the terrain of Bashu is too dangerous. Many places do not need to be repaired and are born with a fortress that is a man who is a man who can't open thousands of men. He looked at Xia Wanchun and asked, "What's your idea?"

Xia Wanchun wiped his sweat and said, "Touch it from both sides and attack it from the front and back."

Hou Xuanyan frowned and said in a deep voice: "There are mountains and steep on both sides, and there are also bushes. How can I detour?"

Xia Wanchun stomped his feet and said, "There is no other way, let the local soldiers give it a try."

Hou Xuanyan's eyes lit up and asked, "Can they?"

The offensive at the Pass was slightly reduced, and the Qing soldiers at Lengshui Pass were relieved, and their pressure was also very high. The Ming army at the Pass rushed up like a desperate situation. There were less than 10,000 defenders at Lengshui Pass. If they really fought like this, even if the opponent suffered heavy losses, they would be defeated.

Sun Shouting took this opportunity to patrol Lengshui Pass. The soldiers leaned against the wall and squatted on the ground, showing their fatigue. Sun Shouting walked past one by one, suddenly remembering the expression and tone when Wu Sangui sent him to guard the pass. Perhaps King Pingxi had no intention of letting others go back alive. Thinking of this, Sun Shouting looked at his subordinates with more warmth.

"Everyone cheer up, the Ming army will definitely attack again. The prince treats us with kindness as much as a mountain. Now is the time for us to defend the Lengshuiguan for the prince to repay the kindness."

The Qing soldiers looked a little indifferent, and looked at Sun Shouting's figure, and were a little flashed by the fire in the night.

At the gate of the gate, Hou Xuanyan looked at a group of dark and thin men, and their eyes were flashing with strange light. Every time they were war, these people would be particularly excited, as if they were born for swords and blood. When the Japanese pirates invaded the border, Shandong and Zhejiang were defeated repeatedly, it was the first battle for the local soldiers in western Hunan to be famous in the world. The Ming Dynasty's history census gave them the evaluation that since the Japanese attacks, this was the best in military achievements. The strong and brave folk customs were just as brave as the totem Bahu they worshipped. "He was brave in nature, and he was the Han vanguard and was trapped several times." These soldiers were different from the Qing Dynasty. Although they were also barbarians, they often became the Han army vanguard as early as when Liu Bang conquered the world.

What is even more rare is that although these Tujia soldiers are Tujia people, they have been very patriotic since ancient times. Whenever national disasters are in trouble, they will be seen dying generously and sacrifice their lives for the country.

The local soldiers in western Hunan advocated tigers, while the wolf soldiers in Guangxi worshipped wolves. They were as brave as they were good at fighting, and they were all born warriors. In the Ming Dynasty, their record was nine out of ten battles.

Hou Xuanyan came to the local army. The young man led by him was not tall and looked very simple. Just from his face, it was hard to tell that he was a brave and cruel person. But since he could bring his tribe members to the war, it was not easy. Behind him, a group of soldiers without military uniforms looked like rural soldiers among the Han people.

Each of them held a long wooden gun in their hands. The head of the gun was shining with a cold light under the night. It looked extremely sharp and often polished. There was a small crossbow on its waist, and a hook and sickle in its left hand, which was specially used to kill the enemy's head and the cavalry's horse legs.

They seemed to stand loosely, but in fact they strictly followed the ancient tower formation. Later, local soldiers went to Hunan to fight against the Japanese, and Qi Jiguang saw this formation and invented the Yuanyang Formation that was so powerful that they were all in the world.

Hou Xuanyan had no time to greet him and asked, "What's your name? Which toast do you belong to?"

The man smiled shyly and said, "Go back to the commander-in-chief, we are from Baojingzhou, my name is Peng Zhuze."

Xia Wanchun explained on the side: "The General, since the Taizu period, the Peng family sent people to pay tribute, and Baojing chieftain has always been a member of the Peng family. This is the son of the chieftain Peng Xiangqian."

Hou Xuanyan did not expect that this man who looked like a farmer was actually the son of Tusi. You know, Tusi was like a local emperor in the local area, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that all the local people were their slaves.

"How about it? After passing through here and reaching the Lengshui Pass, can you do it?" Hou Xuanyan's hope was so hard that he could not hide it. If he could not, he would have to fill in the life. He felt distressed.

Peng Zhuze grinned and showed his white teeth: "Don't worry, I'll see when I came here, this place is easier."

Hou Xuanyan was filled with joy and patted his shoulder and said, "Good, if you succeed this time, you will get the reward you want to get in Chongqing, just speak up."

Peng Zhuze turned around and left, with two thousand men under his command, pinned his weapons at his waist and bit his mouth. Under the steep cliff, two thousand people began to climb along the cliff one by one under Hou Xuanyan's earnest gaze. The night was still dark, and soon they disappeared into the dark forest.

Hou Xuanyan stood below, listening to the rustling sound of gravel falling, his nervous heart was raised to his throat.
Chapter completed!