Great Han Empire

Chapter 289
The majestic Xiao Guan is bathed in the dark night, just like a hero who looks down on the world and puts on a black cloak and stands on the top of the mountain, it looks even more majestic and majestic.

In the open space in front of the pass, more than a dozen piles of firewood scattered here and there were burning violently, and the hot light illuminated the front of the pass.The patrolling soldiers leaned against the city wall, some bowed their heads and dozed off, some were bored, and some were whispering.

Suddenly, intermittent, faintly audible roars came from the depths of the darkness.

The soldiers on the city wall suddenly became alert, and everyone walked to the edge of the city wall and looked into the dark distance.

The roar became clearer and louder, and the soldiers seemed to see a bloodthirsty beast rushing towards them.

"Beating the drum... beating the drum..."

"The barbarian is here... The barbarian is here..."

The soldiers suddenly shouted and ran in all directions. The fearful and shrill shouts instantly tore through the tranquility of the night.

The low and rapid sound of war drums soared into the sky, making Xiao Guan boil in an instant.The soldiers in the pass rushed out of the house one after another, and ran up the city wall along the left and right stone steps as fast as they could.

Army Marquis Zhao Ye held the leather armor in one hand and the saber in the other, standing panting on the city wall, listening intently.

The roar was earth-shattering, as if tens of thousands of cavalry troops were coming at full speed, and he even felt the solid city wall trembling under his feet amidst the roar.

"My lord, the barbarian is here, the barbarian is here..." The guards following him shouted in panic.

Zhao Ye shook his head, looked back at the soldiers running back and forth on the city wall, and shouted loudly, "Light the torches!"

"Order the left, middle and right three villages to prepare for the battle!"

"My lord, should we ask Gaoping City for help?"

"Ask for help?" Zhao Ye couldn't help laughing.

He handed the saber in his hand to his guards, and put on the leather armor slowly, "What reinforcements are there in Gaoping City? Even if the prefect goes to battle in person, there are only more than 1000 people, so it's useless." He pointed to the distance of the pass, With a wry smile, "Our reinforcements are in Gaopingchuan. If the Xianbei people come, it means we don't have any reinforcements, just 500 of us."

"What about the cavalry in Gaopingchuan? They were all killed by the Xianbei people?" the guard asked in surprise.

Zhao Ye smiled bitterly, and said, "Wait a minute, we'll find out."

He took the saber from the hand of his personal guard, suddenly drew it high and roared loudly: "Brothers, the war has begun..."

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In the dark night, a black battle flag suddenly rushed into the fire.

Immediately afterwards, countless cavalry soldiers rushed out of the darkness.

On the pass, the soldiers of the Han army cheered in unison.

"Fengyun Iron Cavalry, Fengyun Iron Cavalry..."

Zhao Ye let out a long breath, and cursed loudly: "Running back all night, trying to scare people to death."

"Open the door!"

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Qu Yi rushed into Xiaoguan first.

"Order Hengji to lead the troops to Shimen Pass immediately."

"Send an order to tell Kuangfengsha to come and see me."

Zhao Ye ran down the city wall with a happy face, raised his hand and shouted, "Master Qu, Master Qu..."

Qu Yi leaped up to him, and laughed loudly: "Marquis Zhao Jun, did you scare you?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Zhao Ye smiled, "I was worried that you were eaten by Xianbei people just now."

"Haha, it's not that easy." Qu Yi said, "Helian and Tuobafeng's army has already arrived at Gaopingchuan."

Zhao Ye was taken aback, "How did they come here? How many people?"

"If they come together, there will be 12."

Zhao Ye gasped.

"Open the arsenal and take out all the weapons." Qu Yi waved the whip in his hand and said loudly: "After dawn, the Xianbei people will come."

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Kuangfengsha rushed into the pass with Xinhu, Jiuyangpi and Zhanma.

"You take your troops to Muxia Pass." Qu Yi looked at the three of them, and said sternly, "Don't violate military discipline again, otherwise, even if Lord Li comes, I will kill you."

Kuangfengsha snorted and said nothing.Jiu Yangpi agreed with a hippie smile.

"I want to stay in Xiaoguan." Xinhu said, "There may not be a battle in Muxia."

"You won't go to Muxia Pass if there is no battle?"

Qu Yi glanced at Xinhu with dissatisfaction, and said, "Muxia Pass is the closest to Gaoping City. If the Xianbei break through Muxia Pass and hit Gaoping City directly, they will trap us in Xiaoguan and Shimen Pass. At that time, we will have no way out."

"Since Muxia Pass is more important than Xiao Pass, my lord will guard Muxia Pass, and we will guard Xiao Pass." Kuang Fengsha said bluntly.

Qu Yi's face turned cold, "If you didn't attack rashly in Gaopingchuan, and you still have an army of 8000 people, why not if we change?"

"After all, Xiao Guan is more important." Zhan Ma muttered unhappily, "Once Xiao Guan is lost, the door of Guan Zhong will be opened wide. Do you think we don't know? You want to get credit for yourself?"

Qu Yi's lungs exploded with anger, and he shouted loudly: "If you lose Muxia Pass, you will die there, and none of you will come back."

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The emperor put down the letter in his hand, looked sternly at Zhang Wen who was kneeling on the ground, and said angrily, "The barbarians are going to kill Xiaoguan soon, but where is our army? Where is our army?" He picked up The bamboo slip in his hand hit the ground fiercely, "Look at it, look at it for yourself, this is the memorial for help from Kong Chang, the prefect of Anding County."

The emperor stood up and shouted: "This is not a memorial, this is Kong Aiqing's blood and tears, this is Kong Aiqing's last words, and these are the bones of my army and people in the western frontier of the Han Dynasty."

"Tell me, why are our reinforcements still on the way? Why is our army still in Chang'an City when the barbarians invaded?"

Zhang Wen raised his head slowly, and said in a calm tone: "Your Majesty, in the past few months, the minister and the Taiwei's Mansion were busy with His Majesty's return to Jizhou to worship the ancestors, and the frontier military affairs were all in charge of by the General and the General's Mansion." , Your Majesty, please check clearly."

The emperor's face became more and more ugly.Zhang Wen's words hit him directly, making the emperor feel very embarrassed.However, Zhang Wen's words were indeed true, and he couldn't find an excuse to get angry.He turned his eyes to the general He Jin who was standing on the side.

He Jin smiled slightly, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, in February, the Xingyang thief Xi Zhi rebelled, and the minister and the general's mansion went to the tiger prison. The minister did not return to Luoyang until March, when the chariot general Mr. He completely quelled the rebellion. The two months of military affairs were all in charge of the Taiwei’s Mansion.” He looked at Zhang Wen, sneered, and then said, “Your Majesty, when the Hu invaded in March, I was in the Tiger Prison. The General's Mansion has repeatedly suggested that Lord Taiwei send troops to Beidi County immediately, but Lord Taiwei and Taiwei's Mansion insist that the Hu people's attack direction is Bingzhou, which has caused delays in the recruitment of troops, so that the situation in Western Xinjiang is now extremely critical .”

The emperor stared at Zhang Wen with small eyes.

"Your Majesty, now the Hu people have penetrated nearly a thousand miles into the territory of our great Han country, and several border counties have all been lost. The Lord Taiwei and the Taiwei Mansion bear the inescapable responsibility." He Miao, the chariot general, said, "Your Majesty, my minister I thought that Lord Taiwei and the Taiwei Mansion were not familiar with military matters, whether it was in Xiliang's suppression of the rebellion or in response to the invasion of the Hu people, they repeatedly made command mistakes and delayed the opportunity of the war. Now, the rebels in Xiliang have risen again, and the Hu people are in The burning, killing, and looting of our border counties are all related to the incompetence of Lord Taiwei and the Taiwei Mansion. I believe that under the current critical situation, all military affairs under the control of the Taiwei Mansion should be handed over to the General's Mansion. .”

The corner of Zhang Wen's mouth curled up with a hint of sarcasm, he glanced at the He brothers with disdain, and said again: "Your Majesty, there are only tens of thousands of refugees in Xingyang and Zhongmou who are rebelling, but the general recruited almost all the Northern Army to fight the rebellion in Henan. I would like to ask the general, what other troops can I recruit?"

"Lord Taiwei, you still have Li Zhonglang's [-] troops to recruit." He Miao laughed.

Zhang Wen laughed, with a look of contempt on his face, he didn't speak, he was too lazy to talk like an idiot.He Jin bowed his head and remained silent.He Miao saw that the ministers around him were looking at him with sarcasm, and realized that he had said something wrong, so he quickly took two steps back and hid behind He Jin.

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The emperor thought so too, but he saw the contemptuous look on Zhang Wen's face, and it was not easy to ask, so he looked up and looked around, looking for a minister to explain the problem.He stared at Zongzheng Liu Yu and gestured with his eyes.

"Your Majesty, [-] of Li Zhonglang's [-] troops are Hu cavalry. These people are all barbarians, and they are only commanded by Li Zhonglang. The Taiwei's Mansion and the General's Mansion can mobilize Li Zhonglang, but they can't mobilize these Hu soldiers. Once No one can bear the responsibility of forcibly issuing an order and instigating a mutiny. Besides, Li Zhonglang recruited the soldiers of Huangzhong Qiang and Xianling Qiang into the Han army at the beginning, and it was also an expedient measure. That’s why we came up with an emergency solution.”

"To be honest, raising [-] Huqi is a huge amount of military funds, but what if we don't support them? We can't let them become rebels anymore, right?"

"Hu Qi can't be recruited, and the Han army stationed in the same battalion can't be recruited." Liu Yu said helplessly, "We are worried that the Hu people will misunderstand our purpose of transferring troops and suddenly rebel, which will be troublesome. In the past, we killed the Hu people If we kill too much, the Hu people always have a deep fear of us, and they will raise their knives at the slightest sign of trouble. This kind of thing has happened too much in the past, and we have to think about it."

"So, we have written to Your Majesty several times, begging His Majesty to recall Li Zhonglang back to Xiliang. As long as Li Zhonglang arrives in Xiliang, this soldier can be recruited in any way, but..."

"Bastard, is it still my responsibility that the Xianbei people hit the Northland?" The emperor was furious, and raised his hand and shouted, "It's unreasonable!"

"Your Majesty, what Master Liu means is that Li Zhonglang stayed in Jizhou for too long, and as a result, he delayed the transfer of troops." Zhang Rang stood up in due time, bowed and said, "I think that Lord Taiwei is not at fault in this matter. On the contrary, in order to deal with the tens of thousands of rebels, the general actually mobilized all the Northern Army, killing chickens with a sledgehammer, and the result was that the Taiwei had no troops to transfer, and this is the main reason for the crisis in the military situation in Western Xinjiang."

He Jin had no expression on his face, and looked at the ground, as if he didn't hear it.Zhang Rang spoke for Zhang Wen because he was afraid that the emperor would dismiss Zhang Wen's position as Taiwei and let He Jin take sole control of military affairs.At this time, several ministers standing in the imperial study room understood Zhang Rang's thoughts, so everyone lowered their eyebrows and bowed their heads, and none of them spoke, allowing Zhang Rang to make use of the topic.

"Back then, Hou Huangfusong of Du Township used only [-] northern troops to pacify a million yellow-turban ant thieves. Zhonglang General Li Hong even defeated ant thief Zhang Niujiao's hundreds of thousands of troops with only [-] cavalry." Zhang Rang snorted coldly and said, "The general is so brave that he quelled tens of thousands of Xingyang thieves in a small area. He even used [-] northern troops and [-] county soldiers from Henan Prefecture. , are you also responsible?"

Seeing Zhang Rang bluntly scolding General He Jin for being incompetent, the emperor felt happy, and the expression on his face suddenly eased a lot.

Situ Cui Lie and Sikong Xu Xiang took the opportunity to insinuate, together with Zhang Rang, they satirized He Jin and He Miao, and said a lot of good things for Zhang Wen.

Lu Zhi also got up and said: "Your Majesty, General Dong Zhuo's army is rushing to Lingzhou. As long as he cuts off the retreat route of the Xianbei people, the Xianbei people can only retreat. Therefore, we can also let Li Zhonglang retreat appropriately. In order to paralyze the Xianbei people and cover General Dong Zhuo's troops to the Lingzhou and Shanghe areas smoothly. Therefore, although Li Zhonglang's ministries have not yet arrived in Gaoping, it does not have much impact on the overall battle situation. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much .”

"In addition, if the Xianbei people capture Gaoping and Chaona, I think it doesn't matter for the time being. We still have Liupan Mountain to block it. The more fierce the Xianbei people attack, the farther they will be from the Yellow River, and the way to retreat will be shorter." The longer it takes, the more certain we will be able to beat them."

"Defeat the Xianbei people?" The emperor frowned and asked suspiciously, "How to defeat them?"

"It depends on how General Dong and Li Zhonglang use their troops." Lu Zhi said confidently, "General Dong has fought against Hu people all his life and has rich experience. Although Li Zhonglang is young, he is good at winning with odds. Both of them are my big men." The heroic generals of the country, with them defending against the enemy in the western border, it will be a matter of time before they win the Xianbei people. I think that His Majesty should trust them and provide them with sufficient food and weapons, this is the key to victory."

The emperor was determined, and his mood immediately improved. He waved to Zhang Wen who was kneeling on the ground, "Aiqing, get up."

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"Aiqing has a plan for going to Xiliang to appease the rebels?"

"This matter, I'm about to invite Your Majesty." Zhang Wen said without haste: "Going to Xiliang to appease is a very important matter, and it is not incompetent to wait for idlers. I recommend Sima He Yong from the General's Mansion as the envoy. Go to Xiliang."

He Jin obviously did not expect that Zhang Wen would recommend He Yong, he glanced at Zhang Wen with a little surprise, and a flash of anger flashed in his eyes.

"He Yong?" The emperor muttered in a low voice, then suddenly remembered, "Oh, it's him."

"Your Majesty, Wang Guo, the leader of the rebel army, was originally a great man in Longxi. He has many capable people under his command, among which Huang Yan is the most respected. Huang Yan once served as the prefect of Jiuquan, and was later conscripted by the general to serve as the censor of the general's mansion." Zhang Wen looked at it He Jin smiled slightly and continued, "Last autumn, Huang Yan was suddenly dismissed by the General. The strange thing is that Huang Yan, who was dismissed, refused the Sikong Mansion's enlistment and rushed to Longxi instead to encourage the Dahao Kingdom of Longxi to rebel against the court. , attack Hanyang."

The emperor stared suspiciously at the calm He Jin.

"I think that with He Yong's courage and reputation, and the friendship between him and Huang Yan's colleagues, this trip to Xiliang to appease him will not only save his life, but also successfully fulfill His Majesty's will."

There was no sound in the imperial study room.All the ministers looked at He Jin, waiting for his reaction.

Recently there were rumors in Luoyang that the General had colluded with the traitors from Xiliang, and the emperor naturally heard the elaboration from the servants, but this was just a rumor without any evidence.At this time, Zhang Wen suddenly threw out the story of Huang Yan, the prefect of Jiuquan, and his intention is self-evident.

Wang Guo and Han Sui are both great Han people and well-known scholars. In the current situation where the Xianbei people are aggressively invading, the most basic righteousness still has to be said, otherwise they will lose some people's hearts, so whoever goes to Xiliang to appease them now, Great success.But He Yongqu is a bit special, he is the Sima of the General's Mansion, he is the right-hand man of He Jin, the rumors in Luoyang will intensify immediately after the consolation is completed, because the smooth consolation itself is a strong evidence, which will affect the general It is obvious.If he can't be appeased, it will be a matter of face for the General's Mansion, and He Yong's own life will hardly be guaranteed.If He Yong died, it would be a blow to He Jin's forces.

He Jin was in a dilemma, hesitating.When Zhang Wen got the news, it was possible that someone in the house leaked it, and he was also a person who participated in it. Otherwise, how would Zhang Wen know that Huang Yan is not dead?But it's also possible that Huang Yan leaked it himself?After Huang Yan was defeated in Yicheng, he expected to kill him, so there were many guards, and he escaped the assassination several times.When He Yong arrived in Xiliang, would Huang Yan become angry and kill He Yong?

"Aiqing..." Seeing that He Jin didn't react at all, the Son of Heaven asked, "Aiqing is unwilling?"

He Jin was helpless, bowed and said: "The minister accepts the decree."

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After talking about a lot of boring numbers, Da Sinonong Wang Hanzuo began to complain.

"Your Majesty, all the states and counties are now plowing in the spring, they are all governing and dredging channels, and they are all asking for money. The [-] million money that His Majesty promised to allocate to Youzhou years ago has not yet been fulfilled. The border states and counties are now at war. , The memorials for military funds are like snowflakes, and I dare not open them now."

"Ai Qing, don't mention the matter of borrowing money again." The emperor immediately interrupted him and said unceremoniously, "I have no money."

Wang Han knelt down and played again: "Your Majesty, Lord Jingzhao Yingai has summoned [-] civilians for the war in the western borders. He is urging the minister for payment every day. I really can't do anything. Please forgive me for the difficulty of the minister."

"One hundred thousand people?" The emperor asked in surprise, "Do you want one hundred thousand people?"

"Your Majesty, it is thousands of miles away from Chang'an to Gaoping, and the journey is extremely difficult and dangerous. Without a large number of civilians, it is difficult to send food and supplies to the battlefield as scheduled." Zhang Wen also knelt down and played, "Your Majesty, even if all Li Zhonglang's army arrives The battlefield, but the food, grass and weapons they carry with them are very limited, and they can only last for three to four days at most. If the army has no food, grass and weapons, it will be a dead end."

"Strange thing." The emperor rolled his small eyes, looked around at the officials, and said suspiciously, "During the battle in Yicheng, why didn't I hear that so many civilian husbands were required?"

"During the battle of Yicheng, Li Zhonglang had only [-] troops. Moreover, Li Zhonglang succeeded in the first battle and did not fight the rebels continuously." Liu Yu knelt down and said, "But this time is different. This time Li Zhonglang led his troops to block the attack. The battle is consumption, and the comparison is the strength and money. Whoever can sustain the fight will win. Therefore, a steady stream of food, grass and weapons are the first conditions to ensure that Li Zhonglang can keep the Xianbei people in Gaoping. Your Majesty, I think that you must If we want to win this battle, one hundred thousand people may not be enough."

Situ Cui Lie and Sikong Xu Xiang also hurriedly advised.The emperor looked at them suspiciously, paced back and forth, and did not speak.

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At this time, He Jin suddenly took out a scroll of memorials, and in full view of everyone, handed it to the little Huangmen Jian Shuo who was waiting on the side.Jian Shuo put the memorial on the table and spread it out.

The emperor didn't look at it, and pointed to the memorial and asked, "What's the matter?"

He Jin bowed and said: "Your Majesty, in order to fight against the Hu people's invasion, the imperial court spent a lot of military resources and emptied the treasury, but some people corrupted the law and took personal gain in it."

Several ministers shook their heads when they heard this.When is this all, and you are still talking about these trivial things.

The emperor snorted a few times and asked, "Who are they all?

"Many officials of the Taiwei's Mansion took advantage of the opportunity of fighting in the western borders to raise food, grass and supplies, accepting bribes in private, shoddying inferior ones, buying cheap and selling expensive, and making amazing profits from it." He Jin said loudly, "I think that, If these corrupt officials are not eliminated first, no matter how much money we spend, we will not be able to win this battle."

The ministers were shocked.This He Jin, it turned out that he already had a backhand.

Zhang Wen's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I will go back to the mansion immediately to investigate what the general said, and I beg your majesty to give me some time."

The Son of Heaven took a careful look at He Jin, and said, "Forget it, Ai Qing will avoid it. Let this matter be handled by the Ting Wei Mansion."

"Your Majesty, the battle in western Xinjiang is going on. Let's discuss this matter later." Lu Zhi knelt down on the ground and kowtowed again and again, "Master Taiwei and the head of the Taiwei Mansion are in charge of the military affairs of the four directions, and they are responsible for protecting my big man." The heavy responsibility for the safety of the country and society, when the border counties are raging and the Xiliang rebellion is not over, how can the Taiwei Mansion be plunged into panic? Your Majesty, for the sake of our country..."

"If it is for the sake of my great Han, Jiangshan, and society, the Taiwei Mansion shouldn't be guarded and stolen." The emperor angrily waved his hand to interrupt Lu Zhi's pleading, and said loudly, "The matter between Mr. Taiwei and the head of the Taiwei Mansion begins now." , it will be handled by Shangshutai."

He Jin was secretly complacent, when he suddenly heard the emperor say that Shang Shutai had full power to handle military affairs, his face froze, his heart was cold, loss and anger filled his mind instantly, and his body trembled involuntarily.

Several important ministers looked at the emperor in surprise, and it was a little difficult to accept the emperor's words for a while.

"Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Han Dynasty..." Situ Cui Lie whispered.

"I am the law of the Han Dynasty." The emperor slammed his fist on the table in anger, and shouted, pulling his neck, "I can do whatever I say?"

All the ministers were shocked and fell to their knees.

"Hou Huangfusong, the Marquis of Qiandu Township, is the order of Shangshu, and immediately went to Shangshutai to handle military affairs."

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"Your Majesty, I want to borrow money from Your Majesty." Wang Han saw the emperor slamming the door in anger, jumped up anxiously, and grabbed the sleeve of the emperor's robe, "Your Majesty, what will I do tomorrow if I don't have money?" ?”

The emperor struggled a few times, but couldn't pull it off, and couldn't help yelling.

Wang Han refused to let go, pleading bitterly: "Your Majesty, if you don't lend money to me, send me to Beisi Prison. If you don't have any money tomorrow, I really have nowhere to go."

"Why?" The emperor stopped cursing and asked curiously, "You can excuse your illness and go home."

"Your Majesty, not only the Dasinong Mansion is crowded with people asking for money, but even the house of the minister is full. I really have nowhere to hide." Wang Han tugged on the sleeve of the emperor's robe, pitifully Xi said, "May I implore Your Majesty to lend some money to Da Si Nong's Mansion?"

The emperor was helpless and asked, "How much do you want to borrow?"

Wang Han was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly said loudly: "One billion dollars, Your Majesty, I only want to borrow one billion dollars."

"What did you say? A billion dollars." The emperor widened his eyes in surprise, and shouted loudly, "How can I have a billion dollars?"

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When Muxia closed, the smoke billowed, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

After He Lian and Tuoba Feng led an army of [-] to Muxia Pass, they immediately started to attack.The Xianbei people obviously made full preparations for the attack on Muxia Pass. They each carried a cowhide bag, filled it with soil, and threw it directly under the city, building a slope as high as the city wall.

While the Xianbei people were working hard to build the earth slope, Duan Xuan ran into Muxia Pass with a thousand reinforcements.The Xianbei people's dense arrow array shot at the Han army. Duan Xuan tried several times to lead people up the city wall, but they were all shot back.

The Xianbei people started a crazy attack along the slope.The Han army had no fear in the face of the dark enemy army below the city. Everyone regarded death as home, and rushed to kill them one by one. The battle was extremely tragic.

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Kuangfengsha led more than 6000 people galloping wildly.

The smoke from the fire at the Muxia Pass went straight to Xiaohan, and could be seen for more than ten miles. It was a signal for the Han army to ask for help.

"Haha, I didn't expect that there would be a battle at Muxia Pass." Xinhu screamed excitedly, and yelled again and again: "Brothers, hurry up, hurry up..."

"Blow the horn, blow the horn, and tell Muxiaguan that the reinforcements will be here soon, right away." The whip whipped wildly in the wind and sand, wishing he could ride the clouds and ride the fog, with wings growing under his armpits.

Hundreds of bull horns sounded at the same time, and the deep and passionate sound echoed among the mountains and spread far and far away.

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Duan Xuan was drenched in blood, fighting fiercely.With a shield in one hand and a knife in the other, he is invincible.

Bu Chuihong, a warrior of the Tuoba tribe, met Duan Xuan. His saber was thick and heavy, and the wind and thunder stirred up when he swung it. He slashed Duan Xuan seventeen times in a row. Cut off his saber, and then kicked Duan Xuan away.

Duan Xuan spurted blood, and staggered to his feet.Just then, he heard the sound of a horn from behind the pass.Duan Xuan suspected that he heard it wrong, he shook his head and listened carefully again.

Through the sound of fierce fighting on the city wall, he clearly heard the horn of reinforcements arriving.

In an instant, Duan Xuan's exhausted body suddenly gave birth to infinite strength. He stretched out his feet to pick up the spear on the ground, raised the spear and roared: "Brothers, the reinforcements have arrived, and the Fengyun Cavalry has arrived..."

"Fengyun Cavalry has arrived..."

The morale of the soldiers of the Han army who fell into the melee was immediately boosted. While fighting hard, they cheered and shouted deafeningly.

"Kill..." Duan Xuan held the spear in both hands, like a bloodthirsty tiger, charged into the enemy group again.

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Tuoba Feng, who was commanding the siege at the pass, suddenly heard bursts of cheers coming from the city wall, and was startled.

"Have the reinforcements from the Han army arrived?"

"Returning to my lord, the soldiers of the Han army are shouting for the Fengyun Iron Cavalry, and their morale has skyrocketed."

The anger in Tuoba Feng's heart erupted uncontrollably.

"Order, the soldiers of the personal guard battalion, follow me to kill the city wall."

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Xiao Guan.

The two armies above and below the city are at war with each other, and they are on the verge of breaking out.

Lv Ri Deyan pointed to the big banner on Xiaoguan City Tower, smiled and said to Yan Liyou: "Langtou, tell me, how many sheep is that big banner worth?"

Yan Liyou squinted his eyes, touched his bald head, and said with a smile, "Old Niu, do you want it? I'll sell it to you, and you give me a war horse."

"You are poor and crazy." Lu Ri deduced and laughed, "How can a broken flag be worth a horse?"

"And the flagpole below, I'll sell it to you."

"Okay, okay, just one horse." Lv Ri Deyan glanced at him and said, "Langtou, it depends on your ability, if I snatch it first..."

"Don't worry, all the soldiers of my wild wolf clan are warriors with one against ten. It is not easy to grab a broken flag."

"Okay, let's compare and see." Li Ri said with a smile.

He raised the whip in his hand, and lightly waved twice to the horn soldiers behind him, "Blow the horn and attack the city."

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Xu Rong, Nie Xiao, and Lou Lu led the cavalry to Linjing City one day earlier.On the same day, Xin Zeng, the captain of Jingzhao Mansion, also walked into the city with five thousand soldiers.

In the camp, after Xian Yufu and Xu Rong introduced Nie Xiao, Lou Lu, She Yingtong, Lei Zi and other leading generals to Xin Zeng, everyone sat around and discussed the war.

"Brother Yuxing, Master Li asked you to stay, did he have other arrangements for us?" Xu Rong asked with a smile.

"Yes, let me tell you about the imperial court's strategy first." Xian Yufu spread out the map and explained the marching direction of Dong Zhuo's army and the imperial court's intention to attack back and forth.

"Your Excellency thinks that if we throw our existing army batch by batch into the Gaoping area to stop the Xianbei people from going south, the casualties will be astonishing, and it will be meaningless. The city that should be lost will still be lost, so he wants to lure the enemy into deep and put Xianbei people led to Liupan Mountain."

"Retreat to Liupan Mountain?" Xu Rong squeezed his huge hand, thought for a long time, and said, "If His Majesty finds out, he will cut off his head."

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(End of this chapter)