The setting sun was like blood, and countless war horses were neighing with their heads high and murderous. There were more than 2,000 people. He didn't know the situation inside the pass, so he shouted to open the door.

Shi Azheng pretended to be a guard general and used the words they used to deal with Ma Le before, but the enemy general was obviously impatient and shouted loudly with his command arrow.

Xu Shu sighed: "The reinforcements are coming so quickly. It seems that Han Sui also expected that we have to cross the Tao River and the pursuers will keep coming."

Ma Chao found that the door was blocked by corpses and debris, so he went up to the city tower, clutched his spear and said in a deep voice: "Why don't we clear the city gate, I will lead the troops to rush out and kill these people."

"Don't be impatient!" Xu Shu said to everyone: "You are all good generals in this world. Even if you die together with the thieves, you are worthless. A man can bend and stretch, so he should keep a useful body to avenge his shame and make contributions in the future."

Ma Chao gritted his teeth and said: "The pursuers are numerous and powerful. If we don't take the initiative to attack, once the city is breached, wouldn't we just sit back and wait to be killed in this small place?"

Xu Shu said again: "We are waiting to guard the pass. When the pursuers see that we are few, they will be greedy for rewards and attack with all their heart. If we rush out, even if a few generals can defeat them, the deserters will report the news all night. Once the news is learned on the other side,

If the ships don’t come, the situation is critical!”

Ma Dai nodded and said: "Sir, what you said makes sense. Although the pursuers are coming quickly, they are all cavalry and cannot attack the city. As long as we hold on to the city wall, we will be safe."

Xu Shu raised his head and looked at the setting sun, which was halfway up: "With the help of the geographical location, we only need to watch for two hours!"

Pang De clenched his fist and said, "We can defend a place like Wuquan Mountain for two months. The wall is two feet high. Two hours is not a problem."

At this time, the enemy generals outside the city were already furious. Shi A saw that he could not deal with it, so he had to follow the same method and put down the bamboo basket and let them put the official documents of the command arrow inside. After checking, he could open the door.

Ma Dai and Pang De immediately split up and moved all the bows and arrows supplies from the treasury. Others went to the kitchen to find iron pots, oil and water, etc., in preparation for defense.

Shi A picked up the token, saw Xu Shu nodding secretly, and said loudly: "Your token is fake!"

"You bastard, your dog's eyes are blinded!" The man was furious and urged his horse closer: "If you don't open the city, be careful...ah——"

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden scream, his body fell backwards, and he fell from the horse.

The pursuers were in an uproar, and when they came up to take a look, they saw an arrow stuck in the man's forehead, his eyes wide open, looking ferocious and terrifying.

In panic, Ma Chao stood at the top of the city with a gun and shouted: "Ma Chao is here, come up if you are not afraid of death!"

Buzz——

The whole city seemed to explode in an instant. They all looked at the majestic and unruly figure under the last ray of sunset, and there was a commotion.

Ma Chao was famous in Xiliang, and he was even more arrogant when he went out. Many soldiers saw him and were all shocked.

The setting sun seemed to fall in an instant, the sky and the earth became dim, and there was silence in Madi Pass. No one expected Ma Chao to be in Madi Pass.

"Kill, capture Ma Chao alive, reward him with 10,000 gold, and make him a Marquis of 1,000 households!"

"Ma Chao's head is worth thousands of gold!"

Someone among the crowd shouted loudly, causing the birds in the forest nearby to fly up and scream in panic.

After a brief period of astonishment, the pursuers became excited again, as if they had been given blood, and the whole team charged towards the city.

Under the heavy reward, there must be brave men, not to mention Ma Chao's head is more valuable. Seeing only a few sparse figures on the city, everyone's confidence increased greatly.

Ma Chao shouted: "This is mounted shooting, be careful of arrows!"

Everyone is hiding at the foot of the wall, picking up their bows and arrows and preparing to fight back. There will be another brutal fight tonight.

The cavalry outside the city was divided into five teams and galloped back and forth along the wall. The soldiers on horseback kept firing arrows at the wall, and the arrows flew up to the top of the city like a rainstorm.

There was a buzzing above the head, and the sound of breaking wind was overwhelming. Everyone hid under the wall. No one could be injured at this time, especially not seriously. Once unable to move, they could only give up.

Bang bang bang——

There were muffled sounds outside the wall. After cavalry fire suppressed the defenders, the pursuers used their horses' hooves to attack the barrier. The horse's hooves struck the door like a heavy hammer. This was also a common siege method used by cavalry.

The wooden door door usually cannot withstand the impact of the cavalry and will soon break into pieces, but this time they miscalculated and the door door cracked and blood oozed from inside.

I saw countless corpses piled up layer by layer, blocked behind the closed door, and the entire passage had been blocked. The pursuers were stunned and shouted loudly.

Ma Chao shouted loudly, everyone stood up, drew their bows and arrows, and fired arrows at the bottom of the city. Suddenly, screams were heard.

Ma Chao and Ma Dai were very precise with their arrow skills, specifically aiming at the cavalry generals. Even if they were wearing armor, they could accurately hit their faces, causing them to fall to the ground.

The enemy troops panicked and retreated a stone's throw away. They gathered together to discuss countermeasures. They looked at the sparse figures standing on the city with unwillingness.

Now, people like Ma Chao, in their eyes, it is a golden bounty. As long as they can get it, even if it is divided among two thousand people, they will not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of their lives.

It happened that several generals were killed, they shared the credit equally, and everyone was promoted. This was a rare opportunity. If they waited for reinforcements to arrive, they would not even be able to drink soup.

The sky has completely darkened, the bright moon rises over the east mountain, the sky and the earth are hazy, torches are lit on the city, and those figures become more and more attractive.

After a brief discussion, the enemy troops formed their formation again, lit several bonfires in the open space outside the pass, lit up as bright as day, and launched another attack.

The cavalry rushed over, and they fired another round of arrows. The arrows were like locusts, suppressing the people behind the gate and preventing the defenders from showing their heads.

At the same time, a row of cavalry urged their horses to the foot of the city wall, then stood on their horses and tried to insert their swords into the cracks in the stone and climb up the wall.

This wall was repaired with a mixture of rocks and sand from the river. There are huge gaps in the middle. As long as you can find a place to stay, you can climb up.

Ma Chao heard the sound and turned around to see what was going on. Suddenly an arrow flew towards him. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and hurriedly dodged it, grazing his ear and flew out.

Xu Shu said: "The bandit army should climb the city and use the wood first."

Everyone squatted under the chopping wall, picked up the stacked hammers at the same time, and threw them down along the battlements. They immediately heard bursts of screams.

After Xu Shu was sure, he ordered again: "Light the fire!"

The firewood and wooden sticks wrapped in tattered clothes had been dipped in vegetable oil. They were taken out and used a torch to light a fire immediately and threw them down along the city wall.

The defenders outside the city were all on horseback, bows and arrows set, suppressing the city head. Rows of neat human walls were climbing hard, and they were as dark as ants.

Seeing that the people at the top were about to reach the top of the city, and everyone was holding their breath, suddenly flames fell from the sky, and countless people were burned and screamed and fell.

This is not the most important thing. The horses standing under the city wall were frightened and ran away. The soldiers standing on horseback fell one after another.

In an instant, all the soldiers who climbed onto the city were like mud on the wall on a rainy day, falling down with a loud splash. Some fell to death on the spot, and some were burned by the fire, screaming in agony.

The frightened mounts ran wildly outward and collided with the cavalry in the distance. The entire formation was thrown into chaos. People screamed and horses neighed, drowning out the sound of the waves.
Chapter completed!