Peerless Pirates

Rolling stones are like thunder, and arrows are like rain, an infinite bloody evolution.

From the top of the cliffs on both sides of Aoguan, huge boulders rolled down, covering almost the entire passage. At Aoguan, the sharp arrows of the Xixia army shot down like flying flies, taking away the life of a Qi soldier from time to time.

However, with the sound of war drums, the Qi army bravely attacked. The Qi army was so densely packed that a stone thrown casually from above could hit a person.

The road to attack was not smooth. The bloody battle for more than a month had made the entire road full of stones on both sides, and the passage had become narrow, making it impossible to launch a high-intensity attack on both wings.

Even so, the more than 15,000 Qi troops who were attacking Yaoguan from the front did not stop at all. They attacked one after another. They stepped on the rocks, removed Paoze's body, and tried desperately to set up the ladder towards Yaoguan. Turn off the attack.

Behind them, Xin Qiji, the deputy commander of the Shandong Guanxi expedition, beat the drum himself. Before the expedition, Xin Qiji said, "If the drums don't stop, the attack will not stop."

The general personally beat drums to encourage him, and the soldiers became fierce. Many of them were shirtless and faced the rain of arrows. Even if the arrows penetrated their bodies, they had to move forward a few steps before falling.

The sound of drums, shouts of death, and screams soared into the sky.

This was the most brutal battle since Da Qi's invasion, and it was destined to go down in history.

At the same time, there were seven to eight thousand soldiers, divided into nearly a hundred groups, climbing up the mountains along the paths that were known or unknown to where they were going. They had only one purpose, to find any way to reach the pass and to get around it at all costs. Behind the Pass. Even if you have to forcibly cut a bloody road, you still have to fight to the foot of Lantian City.

The information brought back by Xin Yu is crucial. In Baqiao Town, there is no excess food and grass to be transported to Tongguan or Aoguan. The latest batch will take three days to reach Baqiao Town. From Baqiao Town to Aoguan, It also takes a day. In other words, since the Lantian Grain and Grass Camp was burned out, the sergeants at Aoguan Pass have had nothing to eat for more than two days. If they do not take the opportunity to attack Aoguan Pass, once the Xixia Grain and Grass Camp and reinforcements arrive, the Qi army will no longer be able to capture it. The hope of Yaoguan.

Due to the civil strife in Xixia and the severe drought in Guanzhong, the food of the Xixia army was very tight. The food from the homes of the people in the towns and villages around Chang'an had already been taken away by the army, and a wave of hungry people was forming. If there was only a battle between the Xixia and Qi armies, the Qi army would be completely The attack can be delayed for a month or two to allow Xixia to clean up its internal friction. However, the situation on Daqi's side is extremely pessimistic and requires the Qi army to achieve results in the short term. Otherwise, Daqi will also not be able to afford it. Not to mention that the Jin army is also in Guanzhong. Fighting in the hinterland, looking south of the Wei River, the Qi army must seize the opportunity.

The bloody battle continued from noon to dusk, and from dusk to night. Even the darkness did not stop the Qi army from attacking.

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Shaanzhou, Qi army camp.

Pang Hui woke up from a coma again. After more than a month, his hair had turned completely white, and he was even skinny and skinny. His breathing was weak and seemed to be absent. Fu Hai was still beside him, sorting out documents. .

Seeing Pang Hui open his eyes, Fu Hai quickly put down his work and walked lightly to the bed.

"Your Majesty."

Pang Hui blinked twice and said nothing.

Fu Hai understood and reported softly, "Your Majesty, an hour ago, I received a message from the Aoguan Pass. Xin Yu, the former Luoyang Guanbi general, was lucky enough to be burned down two days ago, on the eighth night of September, after infiltrating into it. Food and grass in Lantian City. Xin Qiji, deputy commander of the Shandong Guanxi Campaign, mobilized troops at noon today to attack the problem with all his strength."

Pang Hui's body trembled, and his eyes suddenly opened wide.

Fu Hai hurriedly said, "My lord, don't worry. After hearing the news, Gao Dingshan immediately organized his troops and rushed to Tongguan with all his strength. The navy also launched an all-out attack on the mouth of the Weihe River. The two generals Xiao Dingguo and Guan Piao all left the camp and turned to Shangluo to organize Shandong Pass. The two generals and the soldiers at Tonkin Pass attacked with all their strength. The two generals said parting that if they did not capture Aoguan, they would kill themselves under the city of Aoguan."

Pang Hui breathed out slowly, opened his mouth and made two sounds. Fu Hai put his ear to his ear and heard Pang Hui say intermittently, "Tell all the soldiers in the West this time, Pang Hui asked them to let me stay in Chang'an City." Take your last breath."

Fu Hai's eyes were red and he nodded repeatedly.

"Are you ready for the letter to the Holy One?"

"Ready." Fu Hai said quickly.

"Well, I'll write another one. The content is the same. I just changed the place where my bones are buried. It's not under Tongguan City, but at Zhongnan Mountain. Once I leave, I will build a tomb under the main front of Zhongnan Mountain for me. His bones will remain here forever."

Fu Hai could no longer hold back his tears. His throat twitched twice, and his tears finally fell down.

After breathing for a while, Pang Hui asked again, "Is there any news from Song Zheng?"

"There is news about the latest chapter of Begging for Life in the World." Fu Hai replied, "Song Zheng arrived at Fengjie City in Kuizhou on August 21. The next day, he was accompanied by Lang Boyan, the second prince of Shu, and went west. It took more than ten days to arrive at Chengdu City. .There is no more news yet. Chi Hu has already set off from Jiangning, and I think he has arrived in Chengdu by now."

Pang Hui hummed slightly and quickly asked, "Is there any news from Jiangning City?"

Fu Hai hesitated for a moment, but still reported all the situation in Jiangning City to Pang Hui.

Pang Hui closed his eyes and was silent for a long time. After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and said, "Duan Ren must be back soon. When he comes back, ask him to hand over the things in his hands to others immediately. He will return in person." Jiang Ning. According to the original plan, go to Yang Zhen and make arrangements as soon as possible."

"yes!"

Just when he said this, Pang Hui's body suddenly twitched, and tears and nasal mucus oozed everywhere.

Fu Hai hurriedly walked to the side, lit the pipe, and put the cigarette holder into Pang Hui's mouth. Pang Hui took a sip, relaxed his frown, and then coughed.

Fu Hai turned behind Pang Hui, helped him up, and patted him gently.

After a while, Pang Hui finally calmed down and felt better. However, he just sat quietly, squinting his eyes slightly, and did not say another word.

Fu Hai didn't know what his master was thinking, so he could only wait quietly.

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There is a small town 30 miles southwest of Lantian called Jiao Dai. It was named because the two surnames Jiao and Dai lived here.

Jiaojie Town is bounded by the Qinling Mountains to the south, Hengling Mountains to the north, and the Sichuan Plains in the central and western parts. Due to the mountains separating them, the bloody battles dozens of miles away had no impact here, and even the shouts of killing there could not be heard.

At night on September 13th, a strange team emerged from the northeastern mountain peak. Everyone in the team was exhausted, and even the clothes on their bodies were in pieces, and they could not even distinguish their original colors.

However, as soon as the team emerged from the crack in the mountain and saw the lights in the distance, everyone showed excitement. "Look, there is a town ahead, we are out."

"Quiet!" Hao Dajian, the leader of the team, shouted in a low voice, "Tell the brothers behind to come out slowly and assemble in the small open space in front."

The soldiers fell silent and spread the word to the back.

Half an hour later, all the sergeants walked out of the crack in the mountain and crowded in the small open space. Hao Dajian counted the number of people, a total of 678.

"Damn it, I lost more than seventy brothers!" Hao Dajian cursed in a low voice, but he still calmed down and gathered four hundred households around him in a low voice, and sat on the ground to discuss a plan of action.

"Brothers, according to the guide from the previous episode, the town ahead should be Jiaojie Town. This place is due south and west of Lantian."

As he spoke, Hao Dajian took a few stones and placed them on the ground.

"To go from here to Lantian, you have to cross the mountain pass on the north side of Hengling, and there are a few more roadblocks. However, according to my estimation, the mountain roads around Lantian must be blocked. We also went through many hardships to get there. Forcibly carve a way and get here."

Several hundred households nodded repeatedly. Along the way, they first spent a day following the path before arriving at a small village. After asking, they went into the mountains to find a smaller village, and then forced a Old hunter, find a way to get to Jiaodai Town. The hardships involved are countless. Many places are desolate mountains that no one has walked through.

Hao Dajian's team originally numbered 750 people, but more than a dozen of them fell directly from the cliff and died, and more than 50 others were injured. In order to march as quickly as possible, Hao Dajian asked the generals who were slightly injured to take care of the seriously injured, and the others were desperate. After marching hard, we finally emerged from the mountains.

After exiting the crack in the mountain, everyone felt like they were about to survive.

Seeing that several hundred households were a little distracted, Hao Dajian snorted coldly, "Don't think about it, this is how we will go from now on. First go to the town ahead to get something to eat, then drive all night, first go west along Chanshui River, and arrive at Mingming After Mu Town, turn north and go up to the Ba River between Lantian and Baqiao Town, and then go east along the river and go around behind Lantian Town. What do you think?"

A member of the household slapped his waist and said, "General, our brothers are very tired. Do you think you should go to the town ahead to rest for a while and regain your strength before leaving?"

"No!" Hao Dajian shouted in a low voice, turned to look at the sergeants around him, and then said after a moment, "There is a leeward cliff to the east. Brothers, rest there for an hour. After an hour, we will set off immediately. Go to the town ahead, eat something, and then march immediately. The brothers below the Pass are engaged in a bloody battle. If we move earlier, we will save the lives of some brothers."

"Yes!" several hundred households said firmly.

An hour later, the team reached the outside of the town. Hao Dajian sent a hundred people with 200 people to go around the town first, blocking the road to Mingdu Town, and the rest rushed into the town.

The Xixia people stationed 200 sergeants here. However, under the attack of the superior Qi army, they quickly collapsed. The more than 20 people who escaped from the town were killed by the Qi army blocked in the west of the town.

The entire battle lasted less than an hour. The Qi army finally annihilated this group of party troops at the cost of more than 40 casualties. This was not because of the strength of the Qi army's combat power, but because of calculated calculations and unintentional calculations. The military advantage was too great to achieve such results. The Xixia people really could not have imagined that so many people would come out of the ravines. In their opinion, it was enough to have 200 people stationed in Jiaojie.

What they didn't know was that Xin Qiji tried his best this time and sent out all his troops without even leaving a reserve team. After Sergeant Shandong Guan, Sergeant Tokyo Guan, who had almost rested, also arrived at the gate of Aoguan City.

The mountain road that stretches for more than thirty miles from Yaoguan to the southwest has been occupied by the Qi army. The front is still shouting for death, while the rear clenches their fists, waiting for the moment to go to the battlefield.