Three Kingdoms

Zhang Liao stood quietly at the head of the abandoned city at Dry Bones Pass, holding his beloved big gun.

The night wind was brisk and the wind was cold and the dew was heavy. Although Zhang Liao had wrapped his cloak around his body, it was still a little chilly. In these days of high-intensity fighting, this body has long been soaked with blood, and it is extremely sticky and uncomfortable. Once it moves, blood and scum will drip down from the gaps between the armor...

As for the smell...

In fact, I can no longer smell it.

The corpses beside the remaining wall of the pass were thrown down at the beginning. After the battles that followed, they no longer had the energy to pay attention to them, so they had to let them pile up at the entrance of the mountain city. It has begun to rot and exudes a stench.

Although the mountain road is no longer as muddy and difficult as it was at first, it is not easy to conquer this dry bone pass in front of Zhang Liao's spear and powerful crossbow.

The power of Zhang Liao's spear made even the warriors of Xianbei's royal court feel a little scared. When the spear danced, anyone who blocked it was invincible. Even if he was wearing heavy armor, it would still be of no avail. As long as he was hit, he would be a big, bloody mass. hole! The spear in Zhang Liao's hand is almost like an armor-piercing awl. As long as it is touched, it will either die or be disabled!

And that powerful crossbow is simply unreasonable!

Under close range shooting, whether it is a shield, armor, or even a human body, the result is the same, penetration!

Although the Han army did not use powerful crossbows every time, who was not afraid when they attacked upward? Later, whenever Han soldiers with crossbows suddenly stood up on Dry Bones Pass, the Xianbei people would be so frightened that they would crawl down and run away, no matter whether there were arrows or crossbows fired.

But after all, the crossbows still have time to use up. As time goes by, not only the consumption of the crossbow arrows, but also a lot of damage to these crossbows, and the situation gradually becomes worse.

Now, these are the only ones left.

Wave after wave of Xianbei attacks also caused many Han family heroes to throw themselves into the green mountains and guard the Han family Pingfan in the form of souls!

Zhang Liao had all these unfortunate men of the Han family gather together and lay them flat on the ground, just like they were arranged in an array before they were alive...

While Night Breeze was sobbing, everyone was silent, as if they were gathering their last bit of strength. Those in charge of duty stood quietly in their respective guarding places. Those who did not have their turn would hold their swords and sit down for a while to sleep, waiting for the next Xianbei offensive to come.

The Xianbei people have almost run out of lamps and oil.

Even worse than Zhang Liao and the others. At least after Zhang Liao guarded this place, they received a small amount of supplies from the Xihe and Zhenlin camps. Not to mention anything else, they still had some drinking water. The Xianbei people had already I started drinking blood three days ago...

Sheep's blood, horse's blood, even...

human blood.

Zhang Liao saw helplessly that a slave accompanying the army was dying. Several Xianbei people surrounded him and slashed his neck with a knife. Then, like evil ghosts crawling out of hell, they lay down on his wound and drank blood.

Zhang Liao turned his head and looked back, General Zhengxi, where are you now? Do you know that this place has become a real ghost?

Are there reinforcements?

When will the reinforcements arrive...

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More than a thousand Han army knights roared past among the loess fields.

Zhang Ji had been leading these cavalry to guard against the Black Mountain Army, but when he waited and saw no one, he received Fei Qian's order and rushed to the withered bones crossing to aid Zhang Liao!

Although they had experienced a bitter battle the previous time, and if General Zhengxi hadn't arrived just in time, blood might have been spilled on the battlefield, but Zhang Ji and others did not feel any blow to morale at all. When you go to the battlefield, you just put your head on your belt. If you drop it, you will drop it. Since you can survive, it is a gift from God!

What's more, General Zhengxi also avenged his brother, and the Xianbei people who committed crimes in Yinshan in the future were well dealt with, making the knights under Zhang Ji all high-spirited. This time they got the order to rescue Zhang Liao, a lone army, so everyone picked up their speed and ran very fast, eager to reach Dry Bones Pass in one step.

Fortunately, Zhang Ji is still an experienced cavalryman, and he can order his sons to control the speed and be considerate of the horsepower, so that they will not be caught off guard when encountering unexpected situations.

The terrain here is no longer flat, but has more or less hills and ravines. Looking forward among the team, one can see the flags disappearing under the ridges of the hills, and then reappearing on the sunny side of the hills in front, bringing up the Rolling yellow dust.

After galloping for half a day, we had already reached thirty or forty miles, and the withered bone crossing was more than ten miles away, so Zhang Ji ordered not to stop and rest, but rushed directly to the withered bone crossing. As for the meals, they were on horseback. Just solve it yourself. Anyway, these are all veterans. Not to mention eating and drinking on horseback, even urinating can be done on horseback...

Zhang Xiu was chewing a piece of dry food in his mouth. A military lord passed by him, slowed down his horse and said to Zhang Xiu: "Captain Zhang, the Xianbei people are in bad luck this time! What do you think this time?" If these damn Xianbei dogs are cleaned up, will the general give me a bigger bounty?"

Zhang Xiu was young, and he wanted to make good friends with these low- and middle-level officers in order to better coordinate the battle. Therefore, although the military prince spoke frankly, he didn't mind. Instead, he smiled and said: "You boy, this battle You haven't finished the fight yet, and you're still thinking about the reward? Don't worry, you will be indispensable! General Zhengxi has always been generous, and he will definitely be generous this time! What's wrong? You lost the bet again? Let's talk about it first, let's talk about other things , if you lose in gambling, don’t come to borrow money from someone!”

Eating, drinking, whoring and gambling is human nature, and these soldiers did nothing more than this in their free time.

The military lord yelled at Qu, "What's the matter? I stopped gambling a long time ago!"

Another music director came over and said with a smile: "Captain Zhang doesn't know something. This...he is...hahaha, he is getting married. That mother-in-law is so strict. How can he have the courage to do so?" Go play for money..."

Zhang Xiu immediately smiled and raised his eyebrows, and said repeatedly: "Oh, this is a great thing, why didn't you tell me earlier! Stop talking, when I get back, I will definitely give you a big gift, and you can't lose it. The face of our brothers..."

Before the military lord could say anything, he heard a rapid and sharp whistle from the leading troops!

Zhang Xiu and others were stunned for a moment. They had encountered an enemy!

Everyone's expressions tensed up as they heard some faint sounds of fighting coming from the front. Zhang Xiu stopped talking, stuffed the dry food in his hand into his mouth in three mouthfuls, knocked his stirrup and flew straight forward.

Accompanied by the low and urgent orders from the middle and lower-level officers, the Bingzhou Rangers who seemed relaxed at first stopped making any sound, drew their weapons one after another, spread out their formations, and swept forward like the wind!

On the hills, the Han knights who had stood firm dismounted their horses one after another, tightened their girths, straightened their saddle bridges, and took the time to restore their horsepower, waiting for the following men and horses to catch up. Zhang Ji was already standing at the front. When he saw Zhang Xiu arriving, he nodded and said, "We met a Black Mountain bandit..."

Montenegrin bandit!

"...It seems to be the group of people who rioted in Yinshan before..." Zhang Ji said, "...there are not many people... No wonder I couldn't find it when I searched left and right, so they are hiding here!"

"Uncle, what should be done now?" Zhang Xiu asked.

Zhang Ji frowned.

Although encountering Montenegro was an accident, it was also a good thing. Although the Black Mountain bandits have a camp here, they are crooked and awkward and cannot be stopped for a while, but the most important thing now is to rush to Zhang Liao's aid...

Reinforcement is like putting out a fire. If you are late, you may be like a chasm!

But just let these Black Mountain thieves go, let alone the issue of hidden dangers or not. When we come back to look for them again, these Black Mountain thieves might hide in that nook and cranny again, so what should we do?

On one side is the skeleton crossing that is in urgent need of reinforcements, and on the other side is the Black Mountain bandit who may be difficult to track if he misses it. How should we deal with it?

"...Uncle, fight or leave?"

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Who could have imagined that the Xianbei Huqi, who once traversed the desert and traversed the east and west, would be so miserable today and be surrounded by people!

To the north of Yinshan, the coalition forces of Ma Yue and Yu Fulo blocked the northern crossing. To the south were most of the Feiqian troops arriving, and there was a bulge in the middle where Han troops from the Yinshan camp could be dispatched at any time. .

Since yesterday, even the people in the Xianbei tribe, when they looked at Bi Xiaowang Tuoba Guoluo, their eyes had lost a little respect and a little more resentment.

It's not that the Xianbei people have never fought or suffered defeats, but this time they fought against the Han people from the south, and the bloody battle was really fierce. Although they are somewhat unwilling, the Xianbei people have to admit that the Han people in the Yinshan area are no longer what they used to be. Those Han elite cavalry are already quite powerful, even more elite than Xianbei's own cavalry...

It is true that the men on the grassland are brave and not afraid of death, but they still feel a little resentful that they have to die in vain. What is this battle about?

There are not many benefits, but there is a lot of damage to the men and horses!

After such a war, not to mention other things, how will the sons and sons of the tribe survive this winter?

Without manpower, how to prepare hay? And if you don't prepare hay, when winter comes, the grass withers and the earth freezes, what will your livestock, big and small, eat? If livestock can’t survive the winter, what’s the future?

The mountain mist whistles and blows past, like crying, but also like ridicule...

Tuoba Guo sat on a rock with his sword in hand. Originally, Tuoba Guoluo was a bit of a germaphobe, and even liked to have fun. He would not eat anything that was not fine, and would not use meat if it was fine. But now, the white fox fur hat on his head has long been gone, and his body and face are all covered with it. The thick layer of dust and the mud ditches washed out by sweat made him look like a noble Bi Xiaowang, not much different from an ordinary Xianbei tribesman.

Looking at the Han military camp in the distance, Tuoba Guoluo just remained silent. Beside him, the Xianbei guards also looked at the scene in front of them speechlessly.

One of the guards murmured: "...Xiao Wang...are we...finished..."

Tuoba Guoluo's eyes moved, but he didn't answer immediately.

There were very few soldiers left around him, and even Tuoba Guoluo himself felt that it was no longer possible to hold on. Yesterday, I was blocked by Ma Yue at the entrance of Manyi Valley in Yinshan Mountain, and I knew that I had half stepped into the dead zone. Today, even my last hope was turned into ashes in front of the Feiqian troops who came after me during the day...

Tuoba Guoluo turned around and looked at the guard who had just asked the question. After a long time, he suddenly smiled and said: "I remember you, you followed me three years ago, right? This year should be twenty-three? Haha... Who? Say we are finished? We Shiwei people swept across the entire desert. When did we say the word "finished"? It was just a small defeat... These Han people, despite their arrogance now, think that there is nothing the world can do... We are in the royal court There are still 100,000 warriors, and any number sent here will be enough to wipe out all the Han people in front of you..."

Tuoba Guo lowered his gaze and slowly scanned the faces of each of the soldiers around him. After several days of hard fighting, these personal guards around him also suffered a lot of losses.

"Tuyuhun!" Tuoba Guoluo shouted in a deep voice, "You take the lead, spread all the food evenly, and give some to everyone... Let me tell everyone, at three o'clock tonight... break out to the north!"

"Breaking through tonight?" Tuyuhun asked.

"Yes!" Tuoba Guoluo said, "Now we still have more than two thousand cavalry. Although we can no longer compete with the Han army, but concentrated in one place, these damn Han people can't even think of stopping us! As long as we fight to the death Once you reach the entrance of Yinshan Mountain, you will find a vast plain. Even if the Han want to catch up, it will not be easy!"

"But..." Tuyuhun hesitated and said, "...even I know that the only way out at this moment is to break out..."

Tuyuhun did not finish what he said, but the meaning was obvious. Since even he knew that the Xianbei army was desperate and had no other choice but to break through, and the Han people were so cunning, how could they be unprepared?

Tuoba Guoluo took a step forward, held Tuyuhun's arm, and said, "Brother, tell me...how do I treat you on weekdays?"

Tuyuhun's heart suddenly jumped, and the corner of his mouth twitched, but he still said: "...Of course Xiao Wang treats me with great kindness..."

Tuoba Guoluo stared at Tuyuhun closely and said: "The Han people must be on guard, so we need a force to pretend to attack the south and expand our momentum, and then the rest of the force can have a chance to break out from the north! But now... all I can do is You are the only one I trust. Apart from you, I really don’t know who can take on this responsibility..."

"...Xiao Wang...this...you...me..." Tuyuhun blinked and was speechless.

Tuoba Guoluo patted Tuyuhun's arm heavily, came closer, and whispered: "Don't worry, I have made all arrangements. Look at the rock wall over there... There are actually many cracks. I will send a few good men. Follow you... then you will abandon your horse and go up the mountain. No matter how powerful the Han people are, they will not be able to do anything to you..."

After Tuoba Guoluo finished speaking, he waved and called four of his personal guards.

Tuyuhun lowered his head and whispered: "...Okay, just follow Xiao Wang..."