Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters before the two armies
Li Tong led his army to Zhou Zhi Pass. When he saw the terrain here, he nodded secretly. This pass is located between two mountains and a ditch. It can be called a dangerous place. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
At present, Meng Ying's troops have not reached Zhouzhi Pass. There are not many defenders in the pass. There are only a hundred or so people in the pass. With only this small force, how can it resist more than 20,000 Han soldiers?
Army attack?
Seeing so many Han troops coming outside, the defenders in the pass did not resist and all surrendered. The Han army led by Li Tong captured Zhou Zhi Pass without bloodshed.
Entering the Zhouzhi Pass, Li Tong immediately ordered to disperse the people in the pass. The Han army was going to start a fierce battle with the Shu army here. If the people in the pass stayed, firstly, they would be in the way, and secondly, their lives would be in danger.
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Therefore, no matter whether the people in the pass are willing to leave or not, they will all be forcibly expelled.
After expelling everyone in the Zhouzhi Pass, the Han army took over the entire pass. At the same time, Li Tong ordered the soldiers below to collect rolling logs and stones from nearby mountains.
For two days in a row, the Han army was busy working nervously. However, before many rolling logs and stones were collected in the pass, the Shu army led by Meng Ying had already arrived at the city.
The terrain of Zhou Zhiguan is steep and it is located in a ravine. The attacking party, no matter which direction it comes from, can only attack one side of Zhou Zhiguan. This will undoubtedly greatly restrict the offensive of the attacking party.
Meng Ying urged his horse to come to the pass. He raised his eyes and saw that the top of the pass was already covered with Han army flags, and the soldiers were fighting like a forest.
The city wall of Zhou Zhiguan is a standard three-foot-three. The height is okay, but the thickness and strength are far inferior to the regular city wall.
After careful inspection, Meng Ying knew what he was doing. He looked to his left and right and asked, "Which general is willing to go to fend off the enemy?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a military general urged his horse to come out, came to Meng Ying, stepped in, saluted, and said in a loud voice: "General, I am willing to lead the battle!"
Meng Ying turned around and took a look. The general he invited to fight was named Meng Ning. He was Meng Ying's brother, and they both came from the same sect.
He pondered for a moment, nodded, and said: "As the saying goes, the first victory is the first victory, and the battle is victory! Meng Ning, whether our army can win the battle depends on your ability!"
"General, don't worry, you will definitely fulfill your mission!" After saying this, he bowed his hand to Meng Ying and urged his horse to rush forward.
Meng Ning led two thousand soldiers and horses to the city of Zhouzhi Pass. He raised his head, looked at the Han soldiers on the city wall, and shouted loudly: "You rats, does anyone dare to go out of the city and fight with me, Meng Ning?"
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Being shut up behind closed doors and huddled within the pass itself was a sign of weakness. Meng Ning was unreasonable and unforgiving. In front of the city gate during the Zhou Dynasty, he cursed loudly and screamed like a rat.
The Han soldiers on the city wall were all furious. Many generals came to Li Tong, stepped in and saluted, and said in unison: "General, I am willing to go out of the city to fight him!"
Li Tong looked around and looked at the generals who came to invite him. After pondering for a moment, he shook his head and said, "Forget it! The enemy is coming with force, and Meng Ying is a well-known fierce general in Shu. You generals should not fight with them!"
Upon hearing this, all the generals of the Han army were almost furious. Ma Wu separated the people in front of him, walked out from the crowd, raised his hands and said, "Chi Yuan, how about I, Ma Wu, go out of the city to fight him?"
Before Li Tong could say anything, Wang Ba followed him out of the queue and said loudly: "Former general, I will hand over this thief to me, Wang Yuanbo!"
Ma Wu turned to look at Wang Ba. He didn't ask for a tassel to fight, and he didn't say anything. As soon as he asked for a tassel, he stepped forward to grab him. This man was extremely shameless.
The surrounding generals subconsciously gave in. Seeing Ma Wu's eyes that were about to burst into flames, people instinctively realized the danger. But Wang Ba acted as if nothing was wrong, and the old god stood there with a proud look on his face.
Li Tong thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Uncle Yuan, it is safest to fight him!"
After Wang Ba heard this, he was so happy that he could not close his mouth. He even glanced triumphantly at Ma Wu beside him, intervened and said: "General, I will obey your order!" After saying this, he strode towards the city.
Seeing Wang Ba coming down the city, Ma Wu couldn't help it anymore and asked loudly: "Chi Yuan, what do you mean? But you look down on me, Ma Zizhang?"
Li Tong looked puzzled and said: "Zizhang Zhiyong ranks among the top three in our Han army. How can I look down on Zizhang's military strength?"
Ma Wu gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, why don't you let me fight?"
Li Tong smiled and said: "As the saying goes, the generals are at the back!" After a pause, he asked cheerfully: "What is the name of the enemy coming from outside the city?"
"The thief calls himself Meng Ning!"
"So, he is not Mengying, so why should Zizhang rush to fight! When Meng Ying comes to ask for a fight, I will let Zizhang go into battle!" Li Tong said with a smile.
After hearing this, most of the anger in Ma Wu's chest disappeared at once, which was almost enough! While they were talking, the city gate of Zhou Zhiguan had been opened, and Wang Ba led a thousand Han troops and rushed out of the city gate.
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Ma Wu looked down for a moment, then raised his hands and said: "Chiyuan, the last general will leave the city to plunder the formation!"
Li Tong thought for a while, nodded and said, "Zizhang, be more careful!"
Ma Wu chuckled, said nothing, and walked towards the city.
Speaking of Wang Ba, he urged his horse to go straight to Meng Ning on the opposite side. Seeing that some Han soldiers actually came out of the city to fight, Meng Ning snorted and also urged his horse forward. Wang Ba and Meng Ning walked in the opposite direction, and soon they were
bump into each other.
After meeting each other, Meng Ning said nothing, swung the long hammer in his hand, aimed it at Wang Ba's Tianling Cap, and smashed it down fiercely. Wang Ba did not dodge, he raised the sledgehammer in his hand and raised to parry.
Dang clang——
This loud noise was heard clearly by the Han soldiers standing on the top of the city, and their eardrums ached.
Looking at the battlefield again, Wang Ba's horse retreated several steps, its legs trembling, which was shaken by Meng Ning's powerful and heavy blow.
The blow only knocked back the enemy general, but failed to kill him under his long spear. Meng Ning roared angrily, raised his horse forward, and struck Wang Ba's Tianling Cap again with his spear.
Wang Ba still used the horizontal hammer to parry. Clang! There was another deafening sound of iron collision, and Wang Ba's horse took several steps back.
After receiving two heavy blows from the opponent, Wang Ba clamped his feet on the horse's belly and let out a loud shout. Tima rushed forward, picked up the hammer and shouted: "You also receive a blow from me!"
Buzz! The hammer head made a blood-curdling sound as it crashed straight onto Meng Ning's head. Meng Ning, like Wang Ba, showed no intention of evading the attack. He raised his long sword and caught Wang Ba's heavy hammer.
Bang! Just like Wang Ba's situation just now, the horse under Meng Ning's crotch could not withstand such a strong shock and retreated two or three meters away.
Meng Ning felt a numbness spread from his hands to his arms and shoulders.
He looked at Wang Ba across from him and couldn't help but take a breath. This man was so strong! He took a deep breath, handed the long spear to his left hand, shook his painful and numb right palm, and then he held it Chang Yang raised his hands and said, "Meng Ning, I don't know your surname!"
Wang Ba casually raised his hand and said: "I am the general of the army, Wang Ba!"
Oh! No wonder this man is so powerful, it turns out he is the King!
In the Luoyang court, Wang Ba was also a well-known figure. He was known for his immense strength, bravery and skill in fighting, and his fierceness and ferocity. In terms of force, he could be as famous as Ma Wu, Yao Qi and other fierce generals.
Meng Ning heard that the enemy was the famous King Ba. Instead of being afraid, he was happy and said proudly: "Today, you will use your King Ba's neck to sacrifice the war tree in my hand!"
As he spoke, he urged his horse forward, raised his long spear, and fought with Wang Ba.
Even if Meng Ning's martial arts is not as good as Meng Ying's, after all, he comes from the same sect, so even if there is a gap between them, it won't be too big.
The two of them were circling, and they were fighting back and forth until they reached a certain place. The sound of clanging iron tools could be heard one after another.
In terms of strength, Meng Ning is really not inferior to Wang Ba, and his martial arts skills are also superb. A long spear weighing dozens of kilograms is as light as nothing in his hand. It flies up and down, and only the light can be seen. The two fought for more than thirty rounds in one go, with no outcome. Wang Ba gradually became impatient. During another head-to-head confrontation between the two sides, Wang Ba pretended to be struggling. The hammer in his hand almost fell to the ground, and he blurted out a cry. Not good, then he turned his horse around, turned around and ran away.
How could Meng Ning let him go? Wang Ba was a famous general in the Luoyang court. If he could kill him, Meng Ning would have made an immortal contribution and would be famous in Shu and even in the whole world. Loud noise.
He yelled: "My dear, Wang Ba, don't leave!" As he spoke, he picked up his horse and chased Wang Ba, carrying Wang Ba's ass, and rushed up.
Wang Ba lay prone on his horse and glanced behind him without leaving any trace. When he saw Meng Ning chasing after him, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly. Then, he used his body to block the opponent's line of sight and looked out from the saddle. He took off a chain hammer from one side of his chest.
He deliberately lay down on the horse, pretending to be running for his life in a hurry, but in fact he kept his ears erect, listening carefully to what was going on behind him.
Meng Ning's horse was getting closer and closer, and the sound of the horse's hooves became clearer and clearer. He could even hear the horse's huffing and puffing.
Without warning, Wang Ba suddenly turned around, and at the same time, the chain hammer in his hand flew out and struck Meng Ning straight in the face.
Ma Wu, who was watching the battle, could see it clearly and couldn't help but hum. Wang Ba seemed to be a tough man, like a big boss, but in fact he was full of bad intentions. He had all kinds of dirty tricks and damaging moves. Used as it should be.
Seeing that he was gradually catching up with Wang Ba, Meng Ning was about to hit Wang Ba to death with one blow. Unexpectedly, Wang Ba turned around, and then, a strong wind hit him directly in front of the door.
The distance between the two parties was too close, and he couldn't see clearly what was flying towards him. Out of instinct, he leaned back, but still moved a little slower.
The hammerhead of the chain hammer almost passed over his head, knocking his helmet away with a bang. Along with it, a long bloody gash was cut open on Meng Ning's forehead. In an instant, blood flowed out. The blood stained his cheeks red.
Meng Ning let out an exclamation, and the blood flowing from his forehead also flowed into his eyes, blocking his vision and turning it blood red.
He subconsciously reined in his horse, held the long spear in his right hand, raised his left hand, and rubbed his eyes hard.
When he finally wiped the blood from his eyes and opened his eyes to look again, Wang Ba had already turned around, urging his horse to rush towards him, and the huge hammer head was flying with strong wind, and was smashing towards his chest.
Meng Ning screamed in fright, and hurriedly raised his sword to parry Wang Ba's heavy hammer. His hasty parry could not block Wang Ba's full force attack, which was ready to strike.
Snapped!
The head of the hammer hit the pole firmly, and Meng Ning felt his hands light up, and the long pole fell out of his hand. Due to the force of the shock, the long pole that fell out of his hand hit him hard.
With a crisp sound, Meng Ning's entire body flew backwards from the horse and fell to the ground with a thud.
He lay on the ground on his back, raised his head, and with a loud sound, blood arrows spurted out. He struggled to grab the long stick that fell next to him, and struggled to get up from the ground. At this time, Wang Ba was already urging him.
The horse rushed over.
The two front hooves of the war horse stamped hard on Meng Ning's body, kicking him far away. He was still lying on the ground, and the war horse's momentum continued unabated and trampled over his body again.