The river wind is howling, the sun is dim, the basil is falling, the weeds are withering, and the cold air is as cold as the early morning of winter. With the din of wolf smoke and beacon fire, even the birds fly by and refuse to leave, and stray wild animals rush past.
A small group of sergeants with faces blackened by gunpowder smoke were approaching the Junziguan city wall, which was more than ten meters high, along an inconspicuous slope.
"Boom" caused large pieces of burning wooden beams to fall from the city wall. It must have been the wooden protective facilities on the city wall that could not withstand the intense fire and collapsed.
Battle suddenly pulled over the young man who was just running headlong, and warned quickly: "Be careful". As soon as they passed by, a large piece of charred wood fell to the ground, sending smoke and dust into the sky.
"Cough cough... cough cough cough..." Mei Liangchen staggered due to being choked, and relied on Battelle's support to move forward.
She couldn't run anymore, gasping heavily and hid in a corner of the city wall, grabbing Battle's sleeve. "Wait a minute, Uncle Battle..."
"Boom!" The heavy city gate of Junziguan was breached by Min Liao's cavalry.
"kill"
The black battle flag of the Min Liao cavalry army was erected in the "killing" field, and the heavily armed black-armored cavalry galloped in the valley. Sharp arrowheads penetrated the bones, and the flying sand flew directly into people's faces. The city gate was damaged, like a
The dark cloud-like Min Liao soldiers rushed into Junzi Pass, and the enemy and our armies fought fiercely. The mountains and rivers were also shaken dizzy. The momentum was powerful enough to split the rivers and thunder and lightning...
Battle raised his hand and split open the flying objects above his head. Blood splattered, but when it landed, there were stumps that could not be distinguished from the enemy.
Mei Liangchen covered his lips tightly, his black eyes full of fear, and was dragged by Old Man Battle to escape to a safe place. "Go back, Mein, it will be too dangerous to go forward."
She refused to leave, dragging Battle who was finally willing to follow her to the battlefield, and begged: "There is no turning back when I shoot my bow. Old man Battle, I must see General Huo..." Seeing that he was silent, she wiped her hand.
With a dark face soaked in cold sweat, he begged: "Please, help me!"
Battle's old, wrinkled face stared at her silently for a long time, and said in frustration: "There's nothing I can do against you!"
The main force of the Min Liao cavalry army led by General Agula broke through Junziguan with almost no effort. After a contest of disparity in strength, the defending captain committed suicide, and the reinforcements of the Huo family general also died a few meters away from the pass.
On the sand, trampled by iron hooves.
Inside the Junzi Pass.
The bones of the fallen soldiers are scattered all over the field, lying on each other's backs, and the ancient roads through the customs are dyed red with blood. Soldiers whose lives were taken away by the war, no matter noble or humble, are also reduced to a pile of withered bones. Is there such a sad and tragic scene in the world?
Worried that Mei Liangchen wouldn't be able to bear it, Battle found two army horses. He personally held the reins and galloped with the army in the direction of Desheng Pass.
"Mayne..."
"I'm fine!" As if she knew the source of Battelle's worry, she tried her best to maintain her composure.
The black-armored cavalry galloping on the land of Jiang and Song suddenly slowed down. They heard the news from the sergeant in front. It turned out that the Huo Family Army of Jiang Song State had set up a formation in front to block the right army led by Agula.
Outside Liangzhou City.
There is a river called Jianhe, which originates from the cold land in the east of the Jiangsong Kingdom. It flows through three prefectures and sixteen counties including Wuzhou, Chenzhou, and Chengzhou, gathers in Liangzhou City, and finally flows into the Chunjiang River. The Jianhe River is located between Junziguan and Deshengguan.
In the center, there is a small wide stone bridge connecting the two sides of the river. When the bridge was first built, a bridgehead was built for defense. Unexpectedly, it was used by Huo Zhongting today. He used a large number of carriages to form a strong barracks on the west bank of the river.
, waiting for the attack of the Min-Liao Iron Army.
The atmosphere in the military tent of the Huo Family Army was solemn. The generals were divided into two rows, waiting for the commander's order to attack.
"Report"
"Come in!" Zhan Qing raised the curtain.
The messenger looked anxious and knelt down and read: "The situation at Desheng Pass is critical. Cao Duwei personally led his troops to guard the city gate. He reassured the general that he would be able to stop the enemy's attack..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud noise was heard outside. "Boom"
Everyone's expressions changed. Zhan Qing went out to visit, but when he came back his face turned livid. "General, the victory gate has been broken!"
Huo Zhongting seemed to have expected such a result. There was no panic look on his face, but he looked calmer than usual.
"General Yang Shen!"
"The end is here!"
"The survival of the Huo family's army only depends on today. You lead an army of 200,000 to fight against the enemy from the left and disrupt their strategy of joining forces at Jianhe Bridge!"
"General, don't worry, I will defend the Jiang and Song Dynasties to the death!"
The general took the order and left. Huo Zhongting threw the command flag again, "Lieutenant General Zhan!"
"The end is here!"
"I order you to lead an army of 300,000 to retreat to Liangzhou City!" This is a move to preserve the strength by destroying all the city gates. Liangzhou City is a strategic point leading to the Chunjiang Plain. If it fails, the consequences will be disastrous.
After hearing the order, Zhan Qing almost wanted to disobey the order in public, but when he saw Huo Zhongting's meaningful eyes, he slowly squeezed out four words from between his teeth: "I will obey the order!"
Huo Zhongting nodded slightly, but tightly grasped the armor on his knees with his fingers, and said in a deep voice: "The remaining 100,000 soldiers and horses will follow me to meet the enemy at the Jianhe Bridge. Do you understand?"
"I understand!" The generals bowed and saluted with solemn expressions. "I obey!"
The main force of the cavalry army led by Agula formed a lineup on the east bank of the Jian River. After the subsequent engineers arrived, they immediately used trebuchets and rockets under Agula's order to attack the Jiang and Song troops guarding the bridgehead.
The chariots of the Jiang and Song armies were made of fine iron materials. Not only were they strong, they were also piled with sandbags and could withstand the sharp arrows of the Min and Liao crossbowmen. Huo Zhongting took advantage of the chariots to repel the first wave of ferocious and ruthless Min and Liao cavalry.