Father can be an enemy to the country

"General, it's bad! When those defeated soldiers heard that the enemy troops were entering the city, they ran away without saying a word. Just run away. They kept shouting that the city was broken, the city was broken, and in the end they took our army away with them. Already..."

Bu Ren reported without tears: "Even Yaozhu and Huochi ran away."

"Ah?!" Ah Rixi was shocked, but then he thought about it and it was normal. They all knew that Yaizhu was going to be unlucky. How could Yaizhu himself not know? He must find a way to escape. How could he still stay in the city and wait for Dalima to chop off his head?

It’s just that this time it’s hard for myself! Seeing that the Ming army had already attacked the city, his soldiers were retreating steadily, and even his own soldiers were sent into battle, Ah Rixi sighed deeply and said to Bu Ren: "You can run away for your life."

"What about the general?" Bu Ren asked.

"I am the guard of Shengjing Pass, so naturally I have to live and die with Guancheng." A Rixi smiled bitterly and pulled out his sword: "If I lose Shengjing Pass, how can I have the dignity to survive?"

"No," Buren hurriedly advised: "We lost three cities in a row by biting the pillars, and didn't tens of thousands of troops seek death?"

"If we are all like him, how can we be worthy of our ancestors?" Ah Rixi shook his head and raised his sword to face the enemy.

But he saw Buren following him, waving his sword to help him block the enemy.

"Why don't you leave?" Ah Rixi asked while fighting.

"I am the captain guarding the gate..." After Bu Ren said this, he was stabbed. The blood flowed out, so he used the other hand to raise the sword to fight.

"Fool." Ah Rixi sighed. He couldn't help Bu Ren because a spear had penetrated into his body...

As the two men fell one after another, the shouts of killing at Dongmen Gate gradually stopped, and were finally completely covered by the sound of rain.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, washing away the blood on the ground, but the blood color is getting thicker and thicker...

~~

Mu Ying stood on the city gate tower of Shengjing Pass, looking at the long dragon made of torches, passing through Guancheng from east to west, and finally went up to the west city tower. There was still no violent shaking, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

He asked his soldiers to take out a razor and shave his head bald. It is torture to keep the Mongolian hairstyle on your head for even a moment longer.

When her whole head became bald, Mu Ying felt more relaxed than ever before. She touched her bald head and said to Qi Xiang who came in to report: "Would you like one too? My head feels half lighter."

"That's fine." Qi Xiang was worried about how he would meet people with a "pinch of hair" on his head. Muying asked him to sit on the horse and asked the soldiers to continue shaving.

Qi Xiang reported while shaving his head: "A few of us rushed all the way to the west, but we didn't meet anyone. When we got to the west gate, we saw that the gate was open. It turned out that everyone had run away."

"Yes." Mu Ying nodded, which was similar to his judgment.

"Now the west gate is also in our hands. Let's discuss it, they will set up defenses on the spot, and let me come back and report to the Marquis to request additional troops for support." Qi Xiang added.

"Well, all military forces will be moved to the west gate." Mu Ying nodded and asked, "By the way, how are the casualties?"

"It's not small." Qi Xiang said with a gloomy look: "The casualties were aggravated by injuries. The total number of casualties was more than 400, 70% of which were local soldiers. We also lost nearly 100 soldiers..."

"Well, there is a price to pay for taking risks." Mu Ying rubbed the back of her head and said sadly, "It would have been better if I had been exposed a little later."

Although the soldiers tried their best to prevent the gate from closing at the last moment, the offensive was still delayed for a while. As a result, the defenders had time to prepare and occupied favorable terrain, which made the battle fierce.

If we could rush into the city as soon as possible and catch the defenders off guard, we would probably crush them directly, and not many people would die at all...

"Master Hou pursues perfection too much. We marched hundreds of miles and captured Shengjing Pass at the cost of a few hundred people. It is already a great achievement!" Qi Xiang comforted him with a smile: "Anyway, the general will be very proud. I feel like I have no regrets in this life."

"Hey, Brother Qi is too exaggerated. There are still many great achievements waiting for you ahead." Mu Ying smiled and sighed softly: "I also know that our victory can avoid a hundred times the casualties. Absolutely It's worth it. I just feel sorry for the fallen soldiers. They trusted me so much, but I couldn't let them see victory."

"You are still the same as when you were a child. You are too emotional." Qi Xiang looked at Mu Ying and finally connected the tough Marquis in front of him with the kind and quiet orphan back then.

"Some people say that I am a woman, but I can't change it." Mu Ying smiled self-deprecatingly, and then said seriously: "Immediately send a message to Xuande Hou, saying that the Shengjing Pass has been closed, and asking him to lead his troops forward quickly. Come!"

"Yes!" the soldier responded and quickly went down to the tower.

Mu Ying said to Qi Xiang, who had already shaved his head: "Take stock of the supplies in Guancheng and don't let them waste them. Now we have gone deep into the other end of Wumeng Mountain. Every grain of food is precious and cannot be destroyed." waste."

"Understood." Qi Xiang responded and hurriedly led the people away.

~~

Outside Qujing City, the joint camp is ten miles away.

One-third of the entire Yunnan military force is gathered here.

In order to gather these 100,000 troops as soon as possible, Dalima tried her best. She had never worked so hard in her life.

Finally, with the strong support of King Liang, the army was assembled and ready to go in just half a month. In everyone's opinion, this efficiency is already very impressive.

But the anxious Dalima was still too slow. As soon as the assembly was completed, the order was issued to set off early the next morning, even the swearing-in ceremony was skipped.

"Lord Pingzhang, let's hold a ceremony to boost morale." Marshal Erdun from the left advised.

"No, that will waste half a day." Darima shook his head decisively: "We have already wasted too much time, and we cannot delay the opportunity any longer."

"Yes. That big fish won't always be waiting for us there." Erden quickly agreed.

"Big fish?" Dalima sneered: "That's obviously a trap. From the beginning, I didn't believe that the dignified prince of the Ming Dynasty would put himself in danger. Even if he was young and frivolous and wanted to be a hero, the people below would Wouldn’t agree.”

"No wonder Lord Pingzhang is so calm and has to wait until the army has arrived before sending out troops." Erdun suddenly said.

"Well, although the bait is fake, the Ming army is real. I'm afraid they just want to tempt us to increase our troops one after another so that we can eat us one bite at a time." Darima said in a deep voice: "I guess Biting Zhu won't be able to withstand it. The Ming army has now retreated to Pu'an Village."

"Then let's go to Pu'an Village?"

"No, Luoshan City." Dalima said calmly: "It is closer to Shengjingguan, and it is more convenient to supply. In turn, for the Ming army, it is further away from the rear. Then go with them and see who Who has consumed more energy?”

"No wonder Pingzhang is not in a hurry at all." Erdun immediately flattered Shanxiang and said: "It turns out that I already had a plan in mind."

At this moment, a messenger barged in from outside without warning and shouted: "Pingzhang is in trouble! The Shengjing Pass has been lost!"