Zhang Liao stood quietly at the head of the abandoned city at Dry Bones Pass, holding his beloved big gun.
The night wind was brisk and the wind was cold and the dew was heavy. Although Zhang Liao had wrapped his cloak around his body, it was still a little chilly. In these days of high-intensity fighting, his whole body had long been soaked with blood, and it was sticky and extremely uncomfortable. Once he started to move, Blood and scum dripped down from the gaps between the armors...
As for the smell...
In fact, I can't smell it anymore.
The corpses beside the remaining wall of the pass were thrown down at the beginning. After the battles that followed, they no longer had the energy to pay attention to them, so they had to let them pile up at the entrance of the mountain city. It has begun to rot and exudes a stench.
Although the mountain road is no longer as muddy and difficult as it was at the beginning, it is really not easy to conquer this dry bone pass in front of Zhang Liao's spear and powerful crossbow.
The power of Zhang Liao's spear made even the warriors of Xianbei's royal court feel a little scared. When the spear danced, it was invincible to anyone who stood in its way. Even if it was wearing heavy armor, it would still be of no avail. As long as it was hit, it would be a big bloody mass. Hole! The spear is almost like an armor-breaking awl in Zhang Liao's hands. As long as it is touched, it will either die or be disabled!
And that powerful crossbow is simply unreasonable!
Under close range shooting, whether it is a shield, armor, or even a human body, the result is the same: penetration!
Although the Han army did not use powerful crossbows every time, who was not afraid when they attacked upwards? Later, whenever Han soldiers holding crossbows suddenly stood up on the Dry Bones Pass, regardless of whether they had crossbows or not, When it was shot out, the Xianbei people were so frightened that they rolled and crawled down and fled.
But the crossbows still had to be used up after all. As time went by, not only the crossbow arrows were consumed, but also these crossbows suffered a lot of damage, and the situation gradually became worse.
Now, these are the only people left.
Waves of Xianbei attacks also caused many Han family heroes to throw themselves into the green mountains and guard the Han family Pingfan in the form of souls!
Zhang Liao had all these unfortunate men of the Han family gather together and lay them flat on the ground, just like they were arranged in an array before they were alive...
While the night wind was sobbing, everyone was silent, as if they were accumulating the last bit of strength. Those in charge of duty stood quietly at their respective guarding places. Those who didn't have their turn sat down with their swords in hand and took a nap. , waiting for the next Xianbei offensive to come.
The Xianbei people have almost run out of lamps and oil.
Even worse than Zhang Liao and the others. At least after Zhang Liao guarded this place, they received a small amount of supplies from the Xihe and Zhenlin camps. Not to mention anything else, they still had some drinking water. The Xianbei people had already I started drinking blood three days ago...
Sheep's blood, horse's blood, even...
human blood.
Zhang Liao saw helplessly that a slave accompanying the army was dying. Several Xianbei people surrounded him and slashed his neck with a knife. Then, like evil ghosts crawling out of hell, they lay down on his wound and drank blood.
Zhang Liao turned his head and looked back, General Zhengxi, where are you now? Do you know that this place has become a real ghost?
Are there reinforcements?
When will the reinforcements arrive...
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More than a thousand Han knights roared past among the loess fields.
Zhang Ji had been leading these cavalry to guard against the Black Mountain Army, but when he waited and saw no one, he received Fei Qian's order and rushed to the withered bones crossing to aid Zhang Liao!
Although they had experienced a bitter battle the previous time, and if General Zhengxi hadn't arrived just in time, blood might have been spilled on the battlefield, but Zhang Ji and others did not feel any blow to their morale. When they went to the battlefield, they just put their heads on the ground.
It was pinned to the belt, and it was just dropped. Since it survived, it was a gift from God!
What's more, General Zhengxi also avenged his brother, and the Xianbei people who invaded Yinshan in the future were well dealt with, which made the knights under Zhang Ji all high-spirited. This time they were ordered to rescue Zhang Liao.
Being alone in the army, everyone picked up their speed and ran very fast, wishing they could reach Dry Bones Pass in one step.
Fortunately, Zhang Ji is still an experienced cavalryman, and he can give some orders to his sons to control the speed and be considerate of the horse power, so that they will not be caught off guard when encountering unexpected situations.
The terrain here is no longer flat, but has some hills and ravines. Looking forward among the team, one can see the flags disappearing under the ridges of the hills, and then reappearing on the sunny side of the hills in front, leading up to the
Rolling yellow dust.
After galloping for half a day, we had already reached thirty or forty miles, and the withered bone crossing was more than ten miles away, so Zhang Ji ordered not to stop to rest at all, but rushed directly to the withered bone crossing. As for the meals, they were on horseback.
You can just solve it yourself. Anyway, these are all veterans. Not to mention eating and drinking on horseback, even urinating can be done on horseback...
Zhang Xiu was chewing a piece of dry food in his mouth. A military lord passed by him, slowed down his horse and said to Zhang Xiu: "Captain Zhang, the Xianbei people are in bad luck this time! You said this time
If these damn Xianbei dogs are cleaned up, will the general give me a bigger bounty?"
Zhang Xiu was young, and he was interested in making friends with these low- and middle-level officers in order to better coordinate operations. Therefore, although the military prince spoke frankly, he didn't mind. Instead, he smiled and said: "You boy, this battle
You haven't finished the fight yet, and you're still thinking about the reward? Don't worry, I won't miss you! General Zhengxi has always been generous, and he will definitely be generous this time! What's wrong? You lost the bet again? Let's talk about it first, let's talk about other things.
, if you lose in gambling, don’t come to borrow money from someone!”
Eating, drinking, whoring and gambling is human nature, and these soldiers did nothing more than this in their free time.
The military lord shouted to Qu, "What's the matter? I've stopped gambling a long time ago!"
Another music director came over and said with a smile: "Captain Zhang doesn't know something. This... he is... hahaha, he is getting married. That mother-in-law is so strict. How can he have the courage to do so?"
Go play for money..."
Zhang Xiu immediately smiled and raised his eyebrows, and said repeatedly: "Oh my, this is a great thing, why didn't you tell me earlier! Stop talking, when I get back, I will definitely give you a big gift, and you can't lose it.
The face of our brothers..."
Before the military lord could say anything, he heard a rapid and sharp whistle from the leading troops!
Zhang Xiu and others were stunned for a moment, they had encountered an enemy!
Everyone's expressions tensed up, and they heard some faint sounds of fighting coming from the front. Zhang Xiu stopped talking, stuffed the dry food in his hand into his mouth in two mouthfuls, then knocked his stirrup up and flew straight forward.
Accompanied by the low and urgent orders from the middle and lower-level officers, the Bingzhou Rangers who seemed relaxed at first stopped making any sound, drew their weapons one after another, spread out their formations, and swept forward like the wind!
On the hills, the Han knights who had stood firm dismounted one after another, tightened their girdle, straightened the saddle bridge, and seized the time to restore their horsepower, waiting for the following troops to catch up. Zhang Ji was already standing at the front, and when he saw Zhang Xiu
When he arrived, he nodded and said, "I met a Black Mountain bandit..."
Black Mountain Thief!
"...It seems to be the group of people who rioted in Yinshan before..." Zhang Ji said, "...there are not many people... No wonder I couldn't find it after searching left and right, so they are hiding here!"
"Uncle, what should be done now?" Zhang Xiu asked.
Zhang Ji frowned.
Although encountering the Black Mountain was an accident, it is also a good thing. Although the Black Mountain bandits have set up a camp here, it is crooked and cannot be stopped for a while, but the most important thing now is to rush to the aid of Zhang Liao...
Reinforcement is like putting out a fire. If you are one step late, you may be like a natural chasm!
But just let these Black Mountain thieves go, let alone the issue of hidden dangers or not. When we come back to look for them again, these Black Mountain thieves might hide in that nook and cranny again, so what should we do?
On one side is the skeleton crossing that is in urgent need of reinforcements, and on the other side is the Black Mountain bandit who may be difficult to track if he misses it. How should we deal with it?
"...Uncle, fight or leave?"
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Who could have imagined that the Xianbei Huqi, who once traversed the desert and traversed the east and west, would be so miserable today that they would be surrounded by people!
To the north of Yinshan, the allied forces of Ma Yue and Yuv Luo blocked the crossing to the north. To the south were most of the Feiqian troops arriving, and there was a bulge in the middle where Han troops from the Yinshan camp could be dispatched at any time.
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Since yesterday, even the people in the Xianbei tribe, when they look at Prince Tuoba Guoluo, their eyes have lost a little respect and a little more resentment.
It’s not that the Xianbei people have never fought or suffered defeats, but this time they fought against the Han people in the south. This bloody battle was really brutal. Although they were a little unwilling, the Xianbei people had to admit that now
The Han people in the Yinshan area are no longer what they used to be. Those Han elite cavalry are already quite powerful, even more elite than Xianbei's own cavalry...
The men on the grassland are brave and not afraid of death, but they still feel a little resentful that they have to die in vain. What exactly is this battle about?
There are not many benefits, but there is a lot of damage to the people and horses!
After such a war, if nothing else, how will the tribe survive this winter if only the sons of the tribe are lost?
Without manpower, how can we prepare hay? And if we don’t prepare hay, when winter comes, the grass will wither and the earth will be frozen, what will the livestock of all sizes eat? If the livestock cannot survive the winter, then what is the future?
The mountain mist whistles and blows past, like crying, but also like ridicule...
Tuoba Guoluo sat on a rock with a sword in his hand. Originally, Tuoba Guoluo was a bit of a germaphobe, and even liked to have fun.
The white fox fur hat has long been lost, and there is a thick layer of dust on his body and face, and there are mud ditches washed out by sweat. He does not look like a noble Bi Xiaowang at all, and
An ordinary Xianbei person is not much different.
Looking at the Han army camp in the distance, Tuoba Guoluo just remained silent. Beside him, the Xianbei guards also looked at the scene in front of them speechlessly.
One of the guards murmured: "...Xiao Wang...are we...finished..."
Tuoba Guo's eyes moved, but he didn't answer immediately.
There were only a few soldiers left around him, and even Tuoba Guoluo himself felt that it was no longer possible to hold on. Yesterday, he was blocked by Ma Yue at the entrance of Yinshan Manyi Valley, and he knew that he had already stepped into death with half a foot.
Territory, during the day today, even the last bit of hope was turned into ashes in front of the Fei Qian troops who arrived later...
Tuoba Guoluo turned around and looked at the guard who had just asked the question. After a long time, he suddenly smiled and said: "I remember you, you followed me three years ago, right? This year should be twenty-three? Haha... Who...
Say we are finished? We Shiwei people swept across the entire desert. When did we say the word "finished"? It was just a small defeat... These Han people, despite their arrogance now, think that there is nothing the world can do... We are in the royal court
There are still 100,000 warriors, and any number sent here will be enough to wipe out the Han Chinese in front of us..."
Tuoba Guo lowered his gaze and slowly scanned the faces of each of the soldiers around him. After several days of hard fighting, these personal guards around him had suffered a lot.
"Tuyuhun!" Tuoba Guoluo shouted in a deep voice, "You take the lead, spread all the food evenly, and give some to everyone... Tell everyone, at three o'clock tonight... break out to the north!"
"Breaking through tonight?" Tuyuhun asked.
"Yes!" Tuoba Guoluo said, "Now we still have more than two thousand cavalry. Although we can no longer compete with the Han army, but concentrated in one place, these damn Han people can't stop us! As long as we fight to the death
Once you reach the entrance of Yinshan Mountain, you will find a vast plain. Even if the Han want to catch up, it will not be easy!"
"But..." Tuyuhun hesitated and said, "...even I know that the only way out at this moment is to break out..."
Tuyuhun did not finish what he said, but the meaning was obvious. Since even he knew that the Xianbei army was desperate and had no other choice but to break through, and the Han people were so cunning, how could they be unprepared?
Tuoba Guoluo took a step forward, held Tuyuhun's arm, and said: "Brother, tell me...how do I treat you on weekdays?"
Tuyuhun's heart suddenly jumped, and the corner of his mouth twitched, but he still said: "...Of course Xiao Wang treats me with great kindness..."
Tuoba Guoluo stared at Tuyuhun closely and said: "The Han people must be on guard, so we need a force to pretend to attack the south and expand our momentum, and then the rest of the force can have a chance to break out from the north! But now... all I can do is
You are the only one I trust. Apart from you, I really don’t know who can take on this responsibility..."
"...Xiao Wang...this...you...me..." Tuyuhun blinked and was speechless.
Tuoba Guoluo patted Tuyuhun's arm heavily, came closer, and whispered: "Don't worry, I have made all arrangements. Look at the rock wall over there... there are actually many cracks. I will send a few good men.
Follow you... when the time comes, you will abandon your horse and go up the mountain. No matter how powerful the Han people are, they will not be able to do anything to you..."
After Tuoba Guoluo finished speaking, he waved and called four of his personal guards.
Tuyuhun lowered his head and whispered: "...Okay, just follow Xiao Wang..."
