Soldiers come to the world

Zhang Xin was brought into an empty tent, and the sadness in his heart still kept him from calming down for a long time. He watched Yang Li being killed, and He Lao Liu had his left foot cut off in order to create opportunities for himself, and became a cripple. , The ten people who came together paid the price of six dead just to convince the Huns.

Now that all the burdens are on his shoulders, how can he complete the task?Although he was very close to the target, he had no chance to do it. At this time, a soldier came in. Judging from the soldier's appearance, he should be a Han. He threw a suit of clothes to Zhang Xin, "Mr. Get dressed and come with me to him."

Zhang Xin changed his clothes silently, and followed the soldiers to Li Ling's big tent. On the way, the soldiers briefly introduced themselves to him. Only then did Zhang Xin know that this soldier was Li Ling's bodyguard, named Zhao Shan. , is a well-known swordsman in Guanzhong. He fled after killing the county magistrate of Du County. Unexpectedly, he surrendered to the Huns and became Li Ling's personal bodyguard.

Zhang Xin pretended to hear about it for the first time, and did not say a word or question. Soon, the two entered Li Ling's big tent, and saw Li Ling packing up his things. Zhang Xin was secretly surprised. Is Ling leaving?

Seeing Zhang Xin coming in, Li Ling smiled and said, "Although this is the camp of the Huns, don't take it too seriously. The Huns are the same as the Han people. The military orders are like mountains, and the upper and lower ranks are strict. You will get used to it after you get used to it."

"Yes!" Zhang Xin agreed with lowered hands.

Li Ling was very satisfied with his attitude, nodded and said: "I am following the order of King Youxian to go to Shan Yu to discuss important military affairs. I should take you with me, but tonight you will lead the way for King Youxian, so You can only stay, but you don't have to worry, King Youxian knows that you are mine, and he will not make things difficult for you."

"I don't know when sir will be back?"

"I can't say for sure. Maybe after this battle is over, you can see me in Chang'an. Anyway, it won't be too long, a month at most."

Zhang Xin was very anxious. The King of Han's order was to get rid of Li Ling as soon as possible. The sooner the better, if he waited until the end of the battle, it would be too late.It must be done immediately.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xin said: "Before I leave, I still have some important information to tell you, about the loopholes in the city wall of Pinghu Pass. Originally, I was guarding Pinghu Pass."

"What loophole?"

Li Ling immediately became interested. Pinghu Pass was the last pass on the straight road to enter the pass, and the Han army must be heavily defended. If there is a loophole in the wall, it is simply God's help for their success.

Zhang Xin casually picked up a sword next to him. Zhao Shan was stunned, and immediately pressed it on the hilt, staring at Zhang Xin vigilantly. Without realizing it, Zhang Xin drew a city wall on the ground with the scabbard and pointed to the west. City Wall Road: "There was a heavy rain two months ago, and the northwest corner of Pinghu Pass collapsed. Jiang Ning, the guard of Pinghu Pass, did not report this matter, but secretly covered it with bricks and stones. If you use a trebuchet to attack, the place will soon be destroyed. collapse."

Li Ling was attracted. He stepped forward, staring at the city wall painted on the ground with a very serious face, "Where is it?" He asked.

What Zhang Xin was waiting for was this opportunity. Suddenly, the sword light flashed, and the sharp long sword pierced Li Ling. The sword was so sudden that there was no warning. An accident happened to Li Ling's heart, the blade bent and failed to penetrate, as if blocked by something, Zhang Xin secretly yelled "Oops, Li Ling is wearing body armor".

Even so, Li Ling was slightly injured, and the severe pain caused him to cry out and fall to the ground. Without thinking, Zhang Xin slashed at Li Ling's neck with his sword. At this time, Zhao Shan's knife also arrived, as fast as lightning. , Straight to the back of Zhang Xin's neck, if this knife hits, Zhang Xin will undoubtedly die.

The situation was urgent, and it was too late for Zhang Xin to stab Li Ling's neck. Either he swung his sword to block, or his head was in a different place. This is Zhao Shan's experience. As long as Zhang Xin returns to block with his sword, he will never have another chance Assassinated Li Ling, Zhang Xin waved his left hand to block, blood spurted out, Zhang Xin's left hand was broken at the wrist, and one hand flew out, Zhang Xin yelled, and threw himself on Li Ling, the sharp sword The blade pressed down on Li Ling's neck.

Zhao Shan's knife was as fast as a gust of wind, and another knife slashed into Zhang Xin's back, severing his heart. Zhang Xin's eyes went dark, and at the moment when his life was about to die, he exhausted his last strength and used his left hand. Broken Elbow slammed down the blade, and with a 'click', the sharp blade cut Li Ling's neck. Li Ling didn't even utter a scream, and the head rolled out.

There was a smile on the corner of Zhang Xin's mouth, and he fell on Li Ling, and passed away. Zhao Shan was stunned. He slowly picked up Li Ling's head, trembling all over, and hissed loudly.

Three months later, the one-legged He Laoliu stood alone in front of a brand-new large tomb with a cane. The front was engraved with the words "Tomb of Zhang Xinzhi, Commander of the Han Army", silently staring at the two lines of small characters next to it. It was written by Han Wang Liu Jing himself. , "Surrender to serve the country, Zhang Gong through the ages", there are several tombs next to it, which are the tombs of Yang Li and five other soldiers.

He Laoliu sighed, "If you can sacrifice your life for righteousness, how can I, He Laoliu, live alone?" He swung his sword and killed himself in front of Zhang Xin's tomb.

Li Ling's accidental assassination disrupted the Huns' battle plan. Without Li Ling's advice, Liu Qubei was forced to cancel Li Ling's backup plan to attack the Maling River just now. The Xiongnu army lost its key guide, and Liu Qubei had no time to find the trail, so he ordered the army to attack Wuting Pass in a large scale.

But contrary to Liu Qubei's expectations, the resistance of the Wuting Pass guards collapsed after only holding on for half a day, and the two thousand Han troops fled southward across the mountains and plains.

After conquering the Wuting Pass, they are only one step away from the final victory. As long as they conquer the Pinghu Pass, which is [-] miles away, the vast and fertile land in the middle of the pass will be displayed before their eyes.

Liu Qubei's ambition was aroused. After he rested all night, he led an army of [-] to Pinghu Pass desperately, but Pinghu Pass was no longer Wuting Pass. What awaited him were [-] well-equipped guards. Army, and the [-] Han reinforcements that are coming to Pinghu Pass.

Without Li Ling's advice, Liu Qubei immediately made a fatal mistake. He only left [-] troops to guard Wuting Pass, but for a while neglected that Wuting Pass also had a crucial influence on him.

The main general of Pinghu Pass has been replaced by veteran Yan Yan. He led 8000 troops from Changwu Army City, which greatly enhanced the defense capability of Pinghu Pass. , so that the defenders of Pinghu Pass suddenly increased to [-] people. Coupled with the high and strong walls and steep terrain of the pass, the possibility of the Huns' army wanting to capture the last dangerous pass in this pass becomes extremely small. Guan's soldiers will retreat without a fight.

This is the speed Liu Jing was referring to. He has already made the maximum concession and lured the Xiongnu army to the last pass. Without arousing Liu Qubei's ambition to enter the Guanzhong, the Xiongnu army will eventually retreat and cannot complete the strategy of seduction. It can be said that this is an extremely dangerous move. The key part of this is to kill Li Ling. , He is Liu Qubei's brain and eyes, with his existence, it is difficult for Liu Qubei to be fooled.

Pinghu Pass, like Wuting Pass, is a huge pass wall connecting the cliffs on both sides, plus a square city. The north city of Fangcheng is a part of the pass wall. The soldiers guarding the city usually live in the pass city. , Caravans coming and going have to go in and out of Guancheng, accept inspections or pay commercial taxes, and even when it gets dark, they can rest in Guancheng for a night to avoid encountering wild beasts that appear at night.

But unlike Wuting Pass, there is no so-called path to go around the back of the pass. This is the main peak of Ziwu Ridge, and there are steep and high mountains on both sides. Unless you can climb to the top of the mountain, use a parachute to descend into Fangcheng from the top Otherwise, we can only obediently use the most primitive and bloodiest means to capture this pass.

Liu Qubei had already arrived at Pinghu Pass. He stared blankly at this pass city, which was more dangerous than Diaoling Pass. Only then did he understand why it was called Pinghu Fort. The pass city itself was built on a steep slope. Throwing a piece of rolling log down casually can cause huge damage on the slope. It is a blessing to be able to rush up the slope, not to mention facing a three-foot-high solid wall, so this place is called Pinghu Fort. Hu people who want to attack from here will be wiped out.

If Li Ling was there, he would definitely suggest that Liu Qubei retreat back to Wuting Pass first, then find a way to Maling River, and enter the pass from there. In fact, it would only take one more day than now, but Li Ling After his death, Liu Qubei gave up the idea of ​​turning to the Maling River, and only wanted to break through the last pass, because this is the shortest way to enter the pass.

Just like ordinary people crossing the river, there is an extremely narrow small bridge in front of them, and they know that there is a big wooden bridge in the distance, but almost all people will choose to cross the river by the small bridge in front of them. This is the inertia of people, and they would rather Take a slightly more difficult path, and don't want to take a few more steps around the road.

Liu Qubei looked at this majestic pass from a distance. He found that the pass was very quiet and there were no defenders on it. He suddenly remembered Juyuan Pass. It was the same as now. The pass was quiet and quiet, waiting for them to prepare Sufficiently, after attacking the top of the city, it was discovered that there was no defender behind the pass, and they had already run away. Could it be the same here?

Although he felt that the possibility was unlikely, Liu Qubei still had a glimmer of hope. He wanted to test it anyway. Liu Qubei immediately turned around and said, "Let Shi Tan come to see me!"