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Yanmen Pass.

The important pass of the Great Wall is known as the Nine Races in the World, and Yanmen is the leader.

The name of Yanmen Pass has been around for a long time. There are two theories. One is that "the east and west mountains of Yanmen Mountain face each other, and its shape is like a gate, and wild geese come out of it, so it is named Yanmen Pass." The Yanmen Pass, named after the geese flying out of it, has been known as the first pass of the Great Wall since ancient times.

It guards an important strategic channel in the north of Shanxi, and its gains and losses are crucial to the survival of the Central Plains Dynasty. It is well-deservedly known as "the first pass in China", from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Too many stories happened here.

Yanmen Pass is not a single pass, but a military defense system composed of "double passes, four, four and eighteen passes" and the Great Wall. It can be called the most complete, rigorous and complex military defense project in the ancient cold weapon era.

With the progress of the times, most of the defensive barriers of the city walls have become symbolic fortifications, because no matter how strong the fortifications are, it is difficult to resist the treasures of the heroic spirits, and they cannot even resist the bombing of artillery fire. At most, they can only block ordinary army attacks.

But the Great Wall is different. It is no longer a spiritual symbol, and it is more than enough to be used as a fortification. Of course, this has nothing to do with its construction materials, but itself... It is a huge holy relic.

The Great Wall has not only been repaired for generations, it has been continuously repaired and perfected from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the multi-generational history of the Shenzhou Empire. It is a fortification and a spiritual symbol. The wall, like a giant dragon entrenched on the ground, is intimidating, but at the same time, I feel a sense of security from the bottom of my heart.

In the spiritual prayers of the people, it has also been gifted by the principles of civilization over the long years and turned into a huge holy relic.

And unlike holy relics such as the Holy Sword Joyeuse, the Lance of the Storm, and the Pharaoh's Tomb, it has no holder as a holy relic, or in other words, the country that holds this holy relic.

As long as any heroic spirit of the Shenzhou Empire defends the stronghold within the Great Wall, the Great Wall will provide a steady stream of ground force, and it will also have a perfect air defense, shell bombing, and long-range offensive. Dozens of times more than that.

The Great Wall is not just a wall, but continuous.

When this holy relic is fully activated, it is impossible for any opponent to cross it to invade the land of the Central Plains and become a strong barrier that firmly protects the vital areas of Yanjing. It is also because of its existence that the Shenzhou Empire has been able to retain the fire until now.

Yanmen Pass, known as the No. [-] pass in the world, is a part of the Great Wall. It is also the front line of the battle. It has a natural geographical advantage and the defensive function of the Great Wall. It has not been conquered so far.

However, although it has not been conquered, how long can it last?

Sitting on the top of the city wall, Li Xiuning stared at the blood-stained scenery below Yanmen Pass, and at the same time sharpened a broken sword carefully and vigorously against the wind blowing from the mountains.

At this time, a middle-aged Confucian scholar in white clothes walked up to the city wall. He gave people an extremely gentle feeling. Standing there, he looked like a scholar who taught and educated people, and a scholar should not appear on this battlefield... In fact, he was a general.

"Admiral Chen?" Li Xiuning continued sharpening his sword without raising his head.

"You only listened to half of the military meeting just now and left. I'm here to talk to you about the situation." Chen Qingzhi said with a wry smile.

"It's just that I can't listen anymore, and I don't have the patience to listen. You know that my talent in marching and fighting is only average. What to do is up to your wise future. I only obey orders." Li Xiuning sprinkled a knife on the blade Layers of water, after looking at it, continue to sharpen the sword.

Hearing this, Chen Qingzhi smiled even more helplessly. How could Li Xiuning not know how to march and set up an army? It's just that she is unwilling. This military meeting is not so much a discussion about how to fight against the enemy, but a meeting of sharing the pot and discussing who will be next. Keeping the gate, who will be sent to death.

But no one wants to die needlessly, and no one wants to bear a lifetime of infamy, so the discussion is destined to be fruitless.

Because Li Shiming was hit by the arrow of heaven and humanity, and now fell into a deep sleep and unconscious... Now that he has lost the leader, it seems that this war has already been defeated, and everyone is just passively doing the last symbolic Just resist.

Chen Qingzhi didn't want to think about what happened next, but silently lowered his head and thought about how he could last a few more days. He looked at Li Xiuning who was holding his sword and saying nothing. As Tang Huang's biological sister, she should have been angry, but at this moment she seemed particularly angry. calm.

"Your Highness Xiu Ning, what is that broken sword in your hand?" Chen Qingzhi still asked, "Is it intended to be used as a weapon?"

Li Xiuning shook her head: "No."

She whispered: "This sword is the sword of a guard under my command. She is my valet and my friend. She has been dispatched to my command since she joined the army at the age of eighteen, as a member of the Women's Army." , is a congenital warrior cultivated by me... She told me that she was going to get married after this winter, because she was almost thirty years old and had no partner, so she could only listen to her parents and marry someone The eldest son of a scholarly family. I asked someone to look up the information of that young man in private, and I thought it was pretty good, so I planned to find a time to give her a vacation, arrange her to go on a blind date, and I can also be a matchmaker for her..."

Li Xiuning stopped at this point: "But she died in battle five days ago, and the person she was going to marry is gone... She and the other three guards blocked the arrow of heaven and humanity for me. Suffering a little injury, the other three were wiped out, and only half of her body was left, she died in my arms, leaving behind a broken sword."

Chen Qingzhi clenched his fists silently.

This battle took away too many lives, and he himself lost many of his subordinates. He also knew the pain in the hearts of those who survived, but they were powerless. Now that Li Xiuning mentioned this matter, his heart burst into tears. With cramps, this elegant middle-aged general slowly lowered his head: "Sorry."

"...It's not your fault, it's just that I'm useless." Li Xiuning said.

Chen Qingzhi shook his head and said, "We are useless."

"...Yes, we are useless." Li Xiuning did not deny it, she continued: "But even if it is useless, we can't die... I sharpen the sword to remind myself not to forget, I don't want it as a weapon to remind me Revenge myself, but tell myself that if there is another disciple in the future, I will give this broken sword to her, and tell myself... I must protect her, not let her protect me."

She raised her eyes and glanced at Chen Qingzhi: "This is the meaning of our existence as heroic spirits, isn't it?"

The white-robed general took a deep breath, and nodded heavily: "Not bad!"

"So... what was the meeting's decision?" Li Xiuning turned the topic back, without any intention of feeling sorry for Qiu, she said, "Who will guard the Yanmen Pass? When will the next support arrive?"

"...It hasn't been decided yet, the support will take about three days." Chen Qingzhi shook his head.

"Really?" Li Xiuning said calmly: "There are less than [-] people left in Yanmen Pass, and there are no supplies or support. If we are required to guard for three days, we will simply wait for death. They will not wait any longer tonight. "

"I know." Chen Qingzhi said, "Princess Xiuning, please go to another pass. I will guard this pass."

"No need." Li Xiuning shook her head: "I am stronger than you in defending the city...Three days, I may not be able to defend it."

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After seeing off Chen Qingzhi, Li Xiuning stood at Yanmen Pass and watched.

She knew very well in her heart that this was probably where she would die.

Reinforcements will arrive after three days, and there are only [-] guards left at Yanmen Pass. Even if the last soldier fights to the end, it is impossible to survive the morning of the third day, because Liu Dao is not a human being, and strategies such as empty cities and suspicious soldiers have always been used. It's useless, if you want to fight, you can only fight hard.

Even the easiest battle to defend the city is a huge loss of human life, not to mention that the army had just withdrawn to the northern border a few days ago and fled all the way. I don't know how many people were killed or injured. The soldiers themselves were extremely exhausted. More than [-] soldiers defending the city lost more than [-]. This is only due to the favorable location of Yanmen Pass. What to do next... There is no other way than to defend.

If Yanmen Pass is breached and the Great Wall is lost, the northern border will be driven straight in, and the consequences will be disastrous.

She couldn't help but recall her previous life.

In the last life, when the first emperor left to sleep, Li Shiming held the Tianzi sword and ascended the throne as the second emperor of Shenzhou. Many people were killed, and many careerists who tried to occupy the land because of the departure of the first emperor were forced out, which almost caused the split of the Shenzhou Empire.

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