Chang'an is good

Chapter 609: Bloody Battle at the Pass

After coming out of the meeting hall, the sun was setting. Changsun Fu walked upright and said to Changsun Ji, "Master, there is no need to worry about me."

"In terms of age, the head of the family is a few months younger than me. Over the years, he has gone through countless trials and tribulations for the family's affairs, and has risked his life to help the family choose a wise leader. On the contrary, I, as your cousin, have been protected behind the scenes." Changsun Fu said, "The head of the family should not forget that the glory of the Changsun family has always been closely linked to women."

"It is not just the right of men to work hard for the future of the clan, or even risk their lives. When a task is put in front of us, whoever is more suitable can do it." She looked at the setting red sun: "My aunt and I have always had the same idea."

The aunt she was referring to was Chang Sunxuan, who was only two years older than her but died young.

It doesn’t matter who they marry. Marriage is a worldly chain that binds them, but it can also become a sharp knife in their hands.

Thinking of everything that was about to happen, Chang Sun Fu's eyes were not filled with fear, but were instead tinged with a hint of fiery crimson as the setting sun shone on them.

"Don't worry, sister. I will do my best to protect you." There was promise in Changsun Ji's eyes, as if the protection he had failed to fulfill for his aunt in the past was also in it, so he even showed a bit of stubbornness.

"Okay." Chang Sun Fu smiled at him and said, "Aji, let's fight side by side and win this battle together."

The afterglow cast a shadow on the figures of the two young siblings, casting a layer of glittering gold powder on them.

Not long after, Chang Sun Ji turned his head and looked to the north. His family was now on the "battlefield", and the wise leader he had chosen for the family was on the other side of a battlefield that was a million times more dangerous.

The Crown Princess's behavior was unnatural, and the tribesmen had many doubts about it, but he had a completely different opinion.

Just like what she had said in the Confucius Temple that year, after she used herself as bait to expose the true murderer of her aunt to the world, she held the sacrificial text in her bloody hands and said in public:

[Just as if you widen the window, the light from heaven will come in; if you are fair-minded, all good things will come out. Thank you for your willingness to be fair-minded and prove the way to all good things.]

That scene back then was enough for him to remember for the rest of his life. The shock he felt from daring to seek justice from the emperor head-on boiled his blood and has not cooled down to this day.

She was now guarding the entrance to the skylight. Her sincerity in treating the world with justice, which had never changed because of her status, should be a reason for him to be more determined.

In the north at the end of July, the summer heat has dissipated, but the murderous aura has intensified. In each battle, the flesh is thin and the bones are broken, and the liver and marrow are flowing wildly.

The battle to attack and defend the pass has never stopped. The intensity of the war is the highest in the past twenty years, far more intense than the battle that Chang Kuo led his troops sixteen years ago.

Because wounded soldiers kept retreating from the front line, the defense deployment at various checkpoints had to be adjusted frequently, and Shuofang also sent 10,000 troops to provide support.

The battle situation in Longyou was also very tense. Although most of them were small-scale raids, the battle line was too long and often difficult to defend against. There were always fish that fell into the net and entered the country. Fortunately, there was still the Yumen Pass, a strong barrier, to serve as a barrier.

At the same time, Longyou also had to guard against the movements of Tubo in the south - under Cui Jing's instruction, half of the troops in Longyou were used to guard against and deter Tubo, in order to prevent Tubo from taking advantage of the situation and invading.

On this day, Beidi commander Ashide Yuanli learned the lesson of repeated failures, adjusted his strategy, and once again attacked Yinshan Pass with a large force. Li Suining and Cui Jing led their troops to resist.

While the soldiers of both sides were fighting fiercely here, another aggressive group of Northern Di cavalry were approaching from another remote and dangerous pass a hundred miles west of this pass.

This group of Northern Di cavalry numbered nearly 20,000 men, rolling in through the winding canyons and mountain roads. Amid the flying dust, one could vaguely see that the leading battle flag had a pattern that came from the Wuwei tribe among the Northern Di tribes.

There are twelve major tribes in Beidi, and each tribe is composed of at least two clan groups. Due to the serious divisions among the tribes in recent years, some clans have begun to try to establish themselves, and now there are more than twelve tribal forces, but for the time being they are still collectively referred to as the twelve tribes.

As one of the twelve tribes, the Wuwei tribe is one of the oldest and most powerful tribes of Beidi. This time, they sent out more than 10,000 troops. Their current leader is named Nienu, a famous brave man of Beidi.

In the past two years, the Wuwei tribe has shown signs of being unwilling to obey the Khan's orders. It was only because of this attack on Dasheng that Nenu was willing to temporarily follow Ashide Yuanli's orders.

The frustration and annoyance of failing to capture the city and suffering heavy casualties made Nienu gradually dissatisfied with Ashide Yuanli. This dissatisfaction gradually became irreconcilable, and Nienu began to be unwilling to follow Ashide Yuanli in the march and be dispatched by him.

In addition to his own tribe, Nenu also gathered several other small tribes and together they left Ashide Yuanli's team.

In the past few days, the scouts under Nienu discovered that the defense of the western pass here had become weak, so while Ashide Yuanli had attracted most of the Sheng army's forces, Nienu immediately ordered a surprise attack on this pass.

The pass here is even more steep and difficult to attack, but in Nenu's opinion, they have nearly 20,000 cavalry, which is enough to flatten this poorly defended pass!

Nienu's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. He galloped on his horse and saw the pass in front of him. He raised his sword and shouted, "Kill!"

As he gave the order, the loud shouts of killing and thousands of horses galloped towards him from behind.

"——Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The rapid sound of the war drums of the Sheng army was like raindrops hitting the surface of the lake, creating waves.

Chang Sui'an, who had been waiting here for a long time, mounted his horse with his spear in hand and shouted loudly: "Meet the enemy!"

He Wuhu, who was behind him, mounted his horse immediately, his tiger eyes full of murderous intent: "Damn it, these Hu grandsons are really coming here!"

As he mounted his horse, He Wuhu said in a gruff voice, "Brothers, follow me and kill the enemy! Today, I will make sure that these thieves will never return!"

“——Kill the enemy!”

Led by Chang Sui'an, the vanguard cavalry surged out like a tide.

Seeing the situation, Nenu quickly realized that something was wrong.

The deputy general beside him was also surprised and said in Northern Di language: "... Chief, the information seems to be wrong!"

This doesn't look like a weak defense at all, it's clear that an ambush was set up in advance!

The ambush here was an arrangement made by Li Suining and Cui Jing after consultation with the military advisors to take advantage of the enemy's strategy.

The divisions within the Northern Di army have already begun to show signs, and some people are bound to be unwilling to obey Ashde Yuanli's orders and launch a surprise attack alone.

Before a surprise attack, there must be reconnaissance. Rather than being caught off guard by the enemy, it is better to proactively show weakness and lead the inevitable enemy into a controllable area.

But this "controllability" is only relative to the situation of being caught off guard, and it does not mean that Sheng Jun is sure to win.

Before this, they could not accurately predict how many troops the other side would launch for the surprise attack. The 20,000 troops on the other side were undoubtedly an extremely fierce offensive. Chang Sui'an also had 20,000 troops, but there were only 7,000 cavalry among them, which was the maximum number that Li Suining could assign to him.

Chang Sui'an harbors great ambitions for this battle. Not only does he want to defend this pass, but he also wants to seize the opportunity to inflict the greatest damage on the Northern Di army, break their spirit in one fell swoop, and make them roll back to the desert with their tails between their legs!

Seeing that there was an ambush here, Nienu was angry at the cunningness of the Sheng people, but he had no intention of retreating.

He was very sure that even if Sheng's army set up an ambush here, the available troops would definitely not be enough to crush them... In this case, just kill them!
The two sides have been fighting each other until now, and everyone who is still alive has the blood of the other side's soldiers on their hands. There is not only victory and defeat between them, but also blood feuds between comrades. This hatred has amplified the murderous intent of each other, and almost everyone is wielding a sword to vent their anger.

The Sheng army's fighting spirit caught the Northern Di army by surprise.

After fighting one battle after another, they always thought that the morale of the Sheng army must have been exhausted, but when they fought the next time, the high morale of the Sheng army increased instead of decreasing.

Ashide Yuanli said that this is the fighting spirit of Xuan Ce’s army.

At this time, Nenu was looking at the vanguards in black armor in the chaotic and fierce battle, and his sight gradually locked on a tall and brave figure.

Soon, he ordered his men to clear a bloody path, and then he personally led a group of elite troops to surround and kill the young general.

Chang Sui'an did not retreat and waved his spear to meet Nienu.

Before this, he had taken the head of a leader of the Northern Di tribe, but the man in front of him was obviously more difficult to deal with.

Chang Sui'an was good at using the spear, and during the fight, a hint of surprise and appreciation gradually emerged in Nienu's eyes, and his desire to fight became even stronger.

As Chang Sui'an was fighting with them, more and more Beidi soldiers came to fight around him, and the Sheng soldiers behind Chang Sui'an kept falling off their horses. He Wuhu saw the situation from afar and said to himself, "Not good!"

That Northern Di villain was not planning to fight General Chang in single combat, but was preparing to surround and kill him!
After several years of tempering, Chang Sui'an is no longer a reckless person, but the pass here is narrow, and the position used to fight the enemy is not wide, so it is impossible to set up a strict and clear military formation to ensure that the generals are always in the center of the army. Once the two sides fight, they will soon be trapped in a battle situation where you are in me and I am in you.

In such a battle, in order to boost morale, Chang Sui'an had no reason to retreat.

Chang Sui'an had already realized that he was being gradually surrounded, but he had no choice. If he turned around and broke out at this time, he would only expose his back to Nienu and accelerate his defeat.

It’s not that Chang Sui’an hasn’t thought about death. It’s normal for soldiers to die on the battlefield.

He is not afraid of death. If he must die, the only thing he has to do is to take away more and stronger enemies!

Chang Sui'an gradually became bloodthirsty. As his comrades fell to the ground one after another, he not only had to deal with Nienu's attacks, but also had to deal with the killing forces on both sides at the same time.

Chang Sui'an stabbed another Northern Di soldier off his horse with the spear in his hand. Before he could completely retract the spear, a long knife came from the side and cut off the shaft of his spear.

Chang Sui'an's arm was also lifted up by this force. His eyes changed, and he drew out the long sword behind him with his left hand at the same time. But the next moment, two Northern Di soldiers stabbed the horse under him with spears from the back!
The warhorse neighed, struggled and ran for a few steps, then broke its leg and fell to the ground with a bang.

Chang Sui'an rolled twice on the ground and the phoenix-wing helmet on his head fell off. When he stood up quickly with his sword in hand, the Northern Di war horses were approaching him rapidly. The Northern Di men on the horses were shouting, waving their spears and swords, and stabbing at him together.

Chang Sui'an, who was already covered in blood, was determined to die together. Just as he was about to rush to the front horse with his sword, he suddenly saw someone in front of him fighting his way into the encirclement, riding a horse and stretching out a hand to him: "General Chang, get on the horse!"

The person who came was He Wuhu.

Chang Sui'an immediately handed over his hand, jumped onto the horse's back, sat on the horse backwards, and fought together with He Wuhu, supporting each other's backs.

He Wuhu led several elite soldiers to charge forward first. There were still Sheng troops outside trying to rescue them, but more and more Beidi troops surrounded them. The two sides fought fiercely, blood and dust filled the air, corpses were trampled by horses' hooves, and the positions were constantly changing and moving. The people in the middle could no longer tell the direction.

He Wuhu and Chang Sui'an were both injured, with blood covering their bodies and faces.

A spear stabbed at him from the side. Chang Sui'an waved his sword to block it for He Wuhu, but his own left shoulder and arm were cut by someone.

He Wuhu shouted "Gee" angrily, waved his spear and rode his horse forward.

He Wuhu almost risked his life to rush out a path with Chang Sui'an.

Just when he saw more of his own soldiers and horses in front of him, he felt a series of sharp arrows flying towards him from behind.

Chang Sui'an kept swinging his sword to block in the back, but the sword could only block so much. As Nienu gave the order, the arrows suddenly became as dense as rain.

Chang Sui'an, who was hit by an arrow, lost his sword and his body tilted, and he was about to fall off his horse.

He Wuhu suddenly slowed down the horse's speed and released his grip on the reins. He grabbed Chang Sui'an with both hands, gritted his teeth and used all his strength to pull Chang Sui'an, who was half hanging on the horse's belly, up and laid him horizontally on the horse's back in front of him.

Arrows were still coming from behind and horses were galloping wildly. He Wuhu lowered his body to protect Chang Sui'an who was lying in front of him. He stared straight ahead with eyes that were almost bleeding and tried his best to drive the horse.

Finally, with the joining of Sheng Jun, the arrows behind him stopped.

When He Wuhu drove his horse wildly to the front of his own soldiers who came to reinforce him, his horse, which was hit by an arrow, fell down under the heavy load.

He Wuhu and Chang Sui'an also fell down.

In the chaos, some of Xuan Ce's troops rushed forward, and the rest quickly formed a protective circle around the two men. Yuan Xiang quickly led his men to dismount to check, but saw that He Wuhu, who was still half-lying on Chang Sui'an, had his back full of arrows!

Chang Sui'an closed his eyes and it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.

Yuan Xiang helped He Wuhu up with red eyes and handed him to two comrades: "Hurry up and take General He and General Chang to the rear to bandage and stop the bleeding! Quick!"

The battle was still going on, Yuan Xiang could not be distracted and quickly mounted his horse to command the battle.

There was a makeshift medical tent at the pass, but there were too many wounded soldiers, who were constantly being helped or carried back. The few doctors were simply too busy to handle it, so many soldiers who could still take care of themselves helped each other bandage and stop bleeding. Some soldiers, just after bandaging their wounds, went back to battle with red eyes and swords.

Qiao Yumian was also among the doctors. Chang Sui'an had not allowed her to come, so she disguised herself as a man and followed secretly.

Qiao Yumian, who had treated countless wounded soldiers in recent days, thought she was calm enough. In order to keep herself awake, she deliberately avoided looking at the faces of the wounded soldiers. But when she heard the words "Young General Chang", her hands trembled and she turned her head suddenly to look.

good night, everyone.