In order to avoid the bows and arrows on the wall, the phalanx blocking the gate was an arrow away from the wall. Guan Peizhong rode his horse towards the gate in this safe gap. He turned his face and looked at the one-sided massacre scene, thinking about the enemy general just now.

The challenge, the resentment and anger in Guan Peizhong's chest burned more fiercely than the fires of those trains. When he reached the door, the anger finally broke out. Guan Qian always let the horses that had slowed down to a trot head west.

After turning a few dozen steps from the enemy's formation, he yelled angrily: "Hit!" He threw his lance at the enemy's formation!

With a scream of "Ah", the lance pierced a thief's ear and forehead, came out through the brain, and nailed the guy to the ground. The tail of the gun pointed straight at the sky, trembling constantly, as if he was telling the story of Guan

Mr. Qian was filled with grievances and anger.

"Okay!" When the defenders on the wall saw Mr. Guan Qian's thunderous strike, they burst into a short burst of cheers. However, the cruel battlefield in front of them soon silenced them again.

The quality of the cavalry teams of officers and soldiers varies: some are cavalry, and some are "mounted infantry": they are elite infantry, they use horses to walk in peacetime, and dismount to fight on foot in wartime. Many of the Eight Banners of Manchuria who are known as invincible in later generations are like this.

Horse-mounted infantry (they can be understood as modern assault infantry riding Bradley fighting vehicles). Seeing the easy success, all the mounted infantry who were organized into the reserve rushed out - due to their professionalism

The essential difference is that most of them, like Yuan Wu, saw Gu Baisong's oncoming cavalry and made a stupid mistake that cost them their lives: reining in their horses and running back. And most professional cavalry did

The right choice is to speed up the hedging and then try to avoid it.

Of course, not everyone can escape. After the first round of confrontation, under the continuous attacks from the opponent's column, hundreds of officers and soldiers fell off their horses. By now, about half of the officers and soldiers' cavalry had been lost.

The riders who luckily escaped the first level had not had time to calm down their panic, and were immediately gripped by new fears: a large group of thieves were coming out of the east gate of Xin'an City, with swords and guns like a forest! These thieves were marching in columns.

After leaving the city, the troops quickly gathered in units to form a square formation. As soon as each square formation was assembled, they marched to the battlefield without hesitation under the command of their respective team officers!

The front row and both wings of the team were all spearmen. Even though there was only a thin layer, the cold light of the spear tip was enough to keep the horses away. When he was busy parrying the spears that were thrust at him, the knife behind him

The players will join forces and pounce... Thinking of this, none of the riders who had just escaped had the idea of ​​​​forcibly charging into the formation, and they all drove their mounts towards Hangu Pass - and on the opposite side, the thieves' cavalry also finished

He turned around and collided head-on again!

Sun Fugui had already rushed up to the Guanlou. Facing Qi Xiaoguang's hopeful and searching gaze, he shook his head heavily. Qi Xiaoguang suddenly felt a buzzing sound and his mind went blank. Cai Wenying stood aside, at a loss.

Sun Fugui walked quickly to the wall, put up a pergola with his hands and looked to the west. He saw the cold light flickering under the sunlight, one after another, getting closer and closer, driving firmly towards the east. He knew that this was the enemy.

The hammer - the phalanx in front of the gate is the enemy's anvil! The hammer is about to fall, and everything in between will turn into powder. Then, the hammer and anvil merge into one, and the once majestic gate under your feet is about to collapse!

"Sir, I...that turtle grandson named Kou...I..." Guan Peizhong also limped up the wall, stammered a few words and then choked up.

"It'll be good if you can escape." Of course Sun Fugui knew what was going on, but he didn't know how to comfort this beloved general, so he reached out and patted his shoulder, "Get ready, let's go back to Luoyang."

"Ah? Back to Luoyang? Could it be..." Qi Xiaoguang stared at Sun Fugui with wide eyes and confusion.

"Well, we can't defend anymore." Sun Fugui looked directly at Qi Xiaoguang and said, "Sir, the gate has been destroyed, the morale of the army has been lost, and this battle cannot be fought. Look," as he spoke, those who drove towards the distance

The armored soldiers pointed at the small formation, "The men in the pass can't see the thieves' elite soldiers now. They can hold on for a while. When they see them later, they will run in all directions, and the thieves will rush directly into the pass. At that time, they can only count on these few

The fire of a train was stopped. The fire can burn for half an hour at most, and then, even if you want to leave, you can't get away!"

Cai Wenying narrowly escaped death and was rescued by Qi Xiaoguang. At this time, she got into a big disaster. Although she was deceived by Kou Zhizhang, she was still ashamed and said with a sudden heart: "Your Majesty, please leave Qingshan here. Please leave quickly. Sir, help me."

I have no repayment for my kindness and humble position, and I have committed a heinous crime. I am willing to lead the new Anding Zhuang Duan and try my best to protect you."

Sun Fugui is a member of the royal family and cannot interfere in local affairs, but his favorite general is in exactly the same situation as Cai Zhixian. They were both tricked by Kou Zhizhang. If Cai Wenying has some shortcomings, Guan Peizhong may not be able to keep him, so he doesn't care.

Not too many, and advised: "Sir, Luofu City is high and deep, so you still need these men to guard it. Master Cai's strong men are also very useful. If you are trapped here, there will be no one to guard Luofu. Let's go together.

Well, if it’s later, it’ll be too late!”

After saying that, without waiting for Qi Xiaoguang's expression, he turned to Sun Houhou and ordered: "Send the order. Prepare your horses and escort Mr. Qi and Mr. Cai down to the city! Mr. Guan Qian gathered the brothers on the wall to follow and return to Luofu! Leave all the flags, more

Stop the thief for a while."

Sun Houhou waved his hand, and several personal guards rushed up, carried Qi Xiaoguang and Cai Wenying, and walked towards the road. Qi Xiaoguang's guards all knew that this was for the good of the adults, so they pretended to stop them, but no one seriously stepped forward to tear him apart. Qi Xiaoguang struggled

After a while, he sighed and said: "That's all it can do. Let me go, and I will leave on my own. Wenlan (Cai Wenying's nickname) doesn't need to say anything, let's go together." Everyone got off the wall together.

No one noticed that these words were all heard by Kou Zhizhang's soldiers on the horse road. Before Qi Xiaoguang could take a step, this guy ran away in a hurry.

The officials had just stepped off the wall and were about to mount their horses when they saw a general with iron armor and a bronze helmet standing majestically by the road, with more than a dozen bodyguards standing behind him, all of them looking heroic as if they were ready to die -

—Looking closely, it was Kou Zhizhang!

Qi Xiaoguang rubbed his eyes in disbelief and had not yet spoken. Kou Zhizhang clasped his fists proudly and said: "Your Majesty, I will defend the city for you and fight the thieves to the end!" After saying this, without waiting for Qi Xiaoguang's reply, he waved his hand and led the people.

The guards clattered up the wall!

Not only Qi Xiaoguang was dumbfounded, but everyone was stunned!

While helping Qi Xiaoguang mount his horse, Sun Fugui said hesitantly, "Does this fellow's conscience find out that he has gotten into trouble and wants to die to atone for it?"

Qi Xiaoguang snorted: "How is that possible! Who knows what he will do."

Cai Wenying shook his head. He didn't know how long his life could be saved. He had no intention of guessing what kind of nerve Kou Zhizhang had.

When Kou Zhizhang climbed up the wall, the defenders were retreating. Lieutenant General Kou walked straight to the golden drum team and stopped the team leader: "Leave all the war drums behind. I have been ordered by the magistrate to serve as the rear of the army!"

The team officer had already been tricked by this guy once and almost had his head chopped off by Sun Fugui. He was still scared at this time. How could he listen? Several of the deputy general's personal followers couldn't help but rush forward to grab him. How dare the soldiers dare to fight with the deputy general's personal soldiers?

They really started to do it, and in the blink of an eye, several people had nosebleeds, and even their drums and hammers were snatched away. Kou Zhizhang shouted triumphantly at the scurrying figures of the rats: "If you don't drink a toast, you will be fined! I will sacrifice my life to resist the enemy.

How dare you stop me? I'm not afraid of killing you!"

Then he ordered: "My sons, let me beat the drums!"

The golden drum is the most important means of communication on the battlefield, and different drumbeats have their own meanings. However, how do Kou Zhizhang's servants and guards know this? Everyone beats them randomly!

It's a hit. Like all fireworks, the uninterrupted drum beat represents a total attack across the board!

Now, both warring parties were in chaos.

Zhang Ding thought that reinforcements were about to be sent from the pass, so he hurriedly transferred manpower from the front line in the west to the side facing the pass in the east. The officers and soldiers besieging the phalanx originally wanted to open a retreat and escape back to the pass, but at this time they breathed a sigh of relief.

Try your best to break through - the reinforcements are coming, who wants to die now? The dozens of cavalry officers and cavalry who escaped Gu Baihua's head-on kill for the second time could have ridden into the city to save their lives. After hearing the order of the general attack,

Worried about running into "reinforcements" and disrupting the team, and even more afraid of being regarded as deserters and beheaded on the battlefield, they all turned their horses and galloped towards Xin'an again to make a desperate attempt. Guan Shengyun had taken over the command of the Poxiao camp, and when they heard the drums

Jia Wanzi, the temporary battalion officer of Gangfeng Battalion, was worried that he would be left behind and lose face to Gu Baihua, so as to avoid being slapped for free. Plus, he was born with two good legs, so he didn't even think about saving them.

What kind of physical strength did they take the lead in the charge and actually ran in front of the Poxiao Camp? The cavalry of Gu Baihuagu Baisong brothers charged against the official army twice and only lost three to five people. At this time, seeing the thirty or dozens of cavalry on the opposite side actually dared to fight back again, they couldn't help but become furious.

, roared and rushed forward one after another. This time, one of the seven or eight were cut down, and there was no suspense anymore: after the third round of attacks, the cavalry of the government troops leaving the city were completely wiped out...

The drum sound lasted for about half a cup of tea and then fell silent. However, everyone on the battlefield was more focused on what was in front of them, so no one noticed it. In short, this tom drum did not play any other role except speeding up the battle!

In the square formation, Zhang Ding stared intently at the two half-closed doors, fearing that they would suddenly open at any time and a large number of people would rush out. Zhang Guerbi licked his dry lips and nervously turned his head to the west from time to time.

Looking out, praying that the commander-in-chief and Gu Manzi will come faster and faster. The soldiers of the two battalions have been fighting since morning. Although it is a feint attack, they have sacrificed more than a hundred lives in order to make the trick come true, and the wounded are even more.

For most of the day, I haven't eaten a grain of rice. Everyone's water hyacinth has also bottomed out. Their physical strength has almost reached the limit. The frequency of rotation is becoming more and more frequent. Now the main force in the front row is Zhenyong, the half of the fake guard.

The battalion - even they have already been rotated once. If a new force suddenly emerges from the pass at this time, Zhang Ding estimates that the phalanx may not be able to hold on longer than a stick of incense.

Fortunately, the dog officers and soldiers who were blocked outside the pass relaxed a little when they heard the drum beat, and no longer tried desperately to escape. Each one of them made a fierce expression with bared teeth, and uttered various threats and curses:

"The thief has been surrendered long ago, so grandpa will spare you"!

"When your father catches him, he will skin him first and then kill him!"

"I'll take out your heart and drink it in a moment"!

However, Zhang Ding knew that they were just bluffing. They were actually waiting for reinforcements. Once a large group of people came out of the city, these guys would pounce on them harder and attack them from both front and back, so they became even more nervous.

The bamboo whistle was already in his mouth. Zhang Ding decided that as long as reinforcements were sent out from the pass, he would shrink the front line and change it to a thick multi-layered defensive circle: Since it can't be blocked, he might as well let go of the official road to protect himself first, and the rest

It all depends on how tough the Marshal and Barbarian's fresh troops and the Dog Officers are!

Zhang Ding took the risk and jumped a few times in the formation: Great! We can already see friendly forces from a distance!

Well, the dog officers and soldiers should be forming a team and will come out soon, right? Zhang Ding spit out his bamboo whistle and shouted: "Children, cheer up! The dog officers and soldiers will come out soon, as long as they carry half a stick to death

Xiang, the commander is here!"

"With half a stick of incense, the commander will be here!" the soldiers in the formation shouted in response, to encourage their companions and themselves.

Half the time to burn the incense has passed, and you can hear the noisy shouts from the west. The friendly forces are getting closer!

Why don't the dog officers and soldiers come out? You can see it yourself, and you can see it even more clearly from the top of the city! Why don't you come out yet? Well, maybe it's the servants and guards leading the charge, who are all wearing double armor and making a desperate assault.

It must be! Look at the flags on the wall. There are commanders, lieutenants, and civil servants. Altogether, there are always one or two hundred personal guards. Can the Pili Battalion withstand it? Once the front is defeated, even if the rear is not lost, the battle will not be lost.

Unexpectedly, the formation will be disrupted by broken troops, and it is often impossible to stop... Zhang Ding's back was soaked with cold sweat: life and death depend on this moment!

"Boys, the dog officers and soldiers are coming! The commander is only a hundred feet away from us. It won't take a while. As long as we can survive this wave, we will win!" Zhang Ding shouted in a hissing voice, coming from the west again.

He dispatched dozens of shield soldiers and packed them on the side near the door. He stared with blood-red eyes and shouted: "When the dog officers and soldiers come out, I will hold them all! If the front is dead, the ones behind will push forward. Who dares to retreat?"

One step and I will chop him alive!"

"If you hold on for one round, you will win!" the soldiers responded sparsely with hoarse throats. Everyone who greeted the door silently prayed that they would not be rushed by the enemy reinforcements in the pass.

The sound coming from the west is clearer. Listen, you can vaguely distinguish the loud Baoding accent of "bastard" and "dog-hearted". Isn't it Lao Gong or someone else? It's only twenty or thirty feet long, right? Dog officers and soldiers

Why haven't you come yet? Damn! Are you trying to rush over with a knife cart to clear the way? It's definitely too late to change the formation, and the dog officers and soldiers will definitely use this interval to rush over! Forget it, take the life pad, and risk dozens more lives.

There is no other way!

"Young men, be careful! This is the time when the dog officer army shows up, hold on, and enter the pass to make a fortune!" Zhang Ding wiped the cold sweat from his hands on his trouser legs, and then tightened his grip on the long knife in his hand again.

Staring at the dark doorway, he shouted again, "My sons, squat down in the front row, hold the back row against the front row, take a step back and behead!"

Huh?

Why did my voice become so loud? Why didn't the other men respond? What about the drums? Why couldn't I hear the drums? Why was it so much quieter outside the formation? Before I had time to think about it, a series of tragic sounds came from the front of the formation.

Shout! Zhang Ding hurriedly turned his head and looked back.

ah!

Several war horses emerged from the smoke, and they galloped to the front of the battle in the blink of an eye. The dust brought up by the horses' hooves hit the soldiers in the front row, choking and causing several of them to bend over and cough.

Damn you! You stabbed me with a gun. If you persist a little longer, you will win... Zhang Ding was so shocked and angry that he was about to yell and scold, when a familiar laugh came: "You can beat a bastard!"
Chapter completed!