Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 511 To save or not to save

Zhao Guangyuan stroked the tiger talisman that Lu Ye returned to him and did not speak for a long time.

Back then, my grandfather had a special force, each of them could defeat ten enemies at once, and they were always victorious, making the enemy tremble with fear. Even the palace was concerned about them.

As a result, after my grandfather's death, the special forces of that year were killed, injured, retreated, or were recruited, and they dared not even show up. Lu Ye had the tiger talisman, but he could only contact 30% to 40% of the old people.

Fortunately, in order to prevent the replacement of the old with the new, these people had the habit of taking apprentices and nephews, so it was not difficult to form another surprise force. However, it would not be easy to gather other people's men in front of everyone at Hangu Pass.

There are only 30,000 cavalrymen in Hangu Pass now. If he picks all of them out, the generals will probably be dissatisfied.

A military mutiny is inevitable by then.

The situation is still uncertain, so this tiger talisman cannot be shown yet.

Two days later, they received a letter from Dasan Pass and Long Pass asking for help. The Western Rong coalition forces had already approached the two passes, and the situation was critical.

It would take at least two days for the reinforcements from the capital to arrive at Hangu Pass. Zhao Guangyuan ordered all the soldiers to guard the gate and not go out, while sending people to notify the two elite troops in Changping, Yuezhou to split their forces and provide support at the two passes.

"My Lord, do you want to divide the troops and support the two passes?"

Fang Sheng was worried that Hangu Pass would be breached by the enemy, and at the same time, he was concerned about the two places next door. If those two places could not hold out, they would sooner or later attack Hangu Pass.

"Did Chihou report back how many troops the enemy had divided to attack the two passes?"

"It is reported that each of them has 100,000 troops."

"Your Highness, there are not enough people at the other two passes, and I'm afraid we can't hold on!" The generals requested for support one after another. After all, if one person is gone, the other will be in trouble.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we have to support them. Otherwise, if the other two passes are breached, we won't be able to hold on here if they attack us from both sides!"

"The enemy only has 200,000 troops now. We only need to send 50,000 troops from each place to support them. As long as the remaining troops are properly commanded, we may be able to fight the enemy!"

"We are not as good as them in cavalry, and we need to leave at least 5,000 to 10,000 troops to defend the city. Our numbers are far less than theirs. What if we send troops to support them and the enemy retreats to the other two passes to concentrate their forces to attack Hangu Pass? Hangu Pass will be in danger then."

Some generals disagreed and chose to defend the city in seclusion.

I was afraid that the opponent was just feinting at the other two levels.

I'm afraid they will be lured out of the city to support, and then the other two places will suddenly withdraw their troops. At that time, the 400,000 coalition forces will face their 150,000 troops. I'm afraid the Qi army will be overwhelmed by the enemy.

The generals were arguing for a while and were at a loss for what to do.

People like Meng Yan support the idea of ​​dividing the troops for support. Hangu Pass must be defended, but the other two passes are also comrades-in-arms, and they share the same aspirations. If they watch them being crushed by the enemy, they will not be able to get over it psychologically.

When they were surrounded, they sought help from various places and received responses from all sides.

If they just watch them die without helping, it would be extremely cold-blooded towards their compatriots.

Seeing that Zhao Guangyuan did not move, Meng Yan and others became anxious, "Your Majesty, I request to lead 10,000 troops to support Dasan Pass."

"I am willing to lead 10,000 troops to support Longguan!"

Seeing that Zhao Guangyuan still remained silent, the generals couldn't help but mutter in their hearts that the King of Yue was cold-blooded.

The nobleman only cared about his own safety. He was afraid of being held responsible if Hangu Pass was lost, so he just wanted to close the pass and defend the city, but he ignored the lives of the soldiers at other passes.

I can't help but feel a little chilled.

"Marshal Fang, please give the order. All our generals at Hangu Pass will listen to your arrangements." Now, even the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition, the King of Yue, was ignored. He directly bypassed him and asked Fang Sheng for instructions.

But Fang Sheng knew that although he was the Marshal of Hangu Pass, he had handed over the wartime command by asking for support from the capital. The emperor also appointed the King of Yue as the "Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition", so he and the soldiers of Hangu Pass had to obey the King of Yue's command.

He couldn't help but look at the King of Yue. Zhao Guangyuan returned his gaze and glanced coldly at the generals. He remained silent.

The generals were anxious. Meng Yan almost jumped up.

Fortunately, Jiang Huan believed in the King of Yue and took him in in time. Otherwise, even if he was loyal, the prince would not use him in the future.

Until a personal soldier came to report, "Your Highness, two teams suddenly arrived from Dasan Pass and Long Pass. They said they had lived a peaceful life in the mountains for the past few years, and heard that the enemy was attacking the city, so they volunteered to come down the mountain to provide support."

ah? And this thing?

"Bandits?"

"They said they hadn't committed any crime in recent years. They said their fathers and grandfathers had served in the military many years ago."

Everyone suddenly fell silent.

As soon as the King of Yue arrived at Hangu Pass, the family of Duke Lu, who had been forgotten for more than ten years, was remembered again. The Lu family had defended Hangu Pass for several generations, and it was not something that could be forgotten. Most of the soldiers at Hangu Pass were once known as the Lu Family Army.

When the Lu family was wiped out, nearly half of the soldiers at Hangu Pass retreated.

Now that Hangu Pass is under siege, these people are worried about their homeland and come out to support with a righteous purpose, which moves everyone present.

"Are they the descendants of the soldiers of Hangu Pass?" Fang Sheng asked with emotion.

"I don't know. They just said they came down from the mountain."

Zhao Guangyuan spoke at the right time, "It is meaningless to pursue those things. As long as you have justice in your heart and your country in your heart, you are a good son of the Great Qi."

Everyone nodded. He gave up his good life and went out to be cannon fodder for them, and they were still sitting here criticizing him? Was he still a human being?

Zhao Guangyuan glanced at the faces of the generals and said to the messenger, "Notify the commanders of the two passes to recruit them to the two passes. As long as they are willing, they will be regular northwest garrison soldiers of the Great Qi from now on!"

"Yes!" The ordering soldier got the order and left.

The generals were excited. They didn't know how strong this group of people was, but they heard that there were more than 30,000 people, so they might be able to delay the battle for some time at the two passes.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the King of Yue giving an order, "All the generals, listen up, quickly organize your troops, and follow me out of the city to fight!"

"Yes!" All the generals exclaimed excitedly.

Zhao Guangyuan knew that although most of the 30,000 people from Yuezhou and Changping had never been to the battlefield, their private training had never stopped over the years.

The training methods he used were all learned from Xia'er. They were good things that had been condensed over thousands of years. The training techniques and training intensity were much stronger than those of the Da Qi army.

In addition, he has used the money he earned over the years to equip the Yuezhou and Changping armies with the most sophisticated weapons. He believes that these 30,000 elite troops will be able to hold back the Western Rong coalition forces.

As long as he could hold them back, he could lead his army to fight, and the enemy would not be able to come back in time for reinforcements, and he would surely win a great victory. He would first hit them hard, and then when reinforcements arrived, he would concentrate his firepower to attack, and he would surely be able to completely repel them.

The Western Rong coalition forces were still cursing outside the city, still wondering whether the Qi army had already sent troops to support the other two passes. They probably did not dare to go out of the city to fight. They had been cursing fiercely at the beginning, but now their anger was getting weaker and weaker. Anyway, no matter how fiercely they cursed, the Qi army would not dare to fight.

As a result, they thought the Qi army did not dare to fight, but unexpectedly the city gate opened.

The Qi army rushed out like flowing water, with shouts of killing shaking the sky, and leading them were the cavalry like flowing water!

"Line up, line up! Fight, fight!" the Xirong leader shouted anxiously.

But before he could finish his words, a dense rain of arrows shot in front of him.

"Protect the general!" "Cover, cover!" The coalition forces immediately became confused.

Zhao Guangyuan led the 250,000 Qi troops and rushed to the enemy.