Chen Yue was leading his troops non-stop to Wuguan, followed by the remaining 1,000 people from the Shanzi Camp and the extra 2,000 cavalry given by Xiao Zhengye. They had not eaten or drank for a day and a night, except for a short rest on the way.

, the rest of the time was spent on the road.

Shanzi Camp has not suffered such heavy losses since its establishment. New recruits have gradually become veterans, and their comrades around them have also died and been injured. Everyone has sadness in their eyes. Regarding Nangong Yu’s behavior of retreating without a fight, Chen Yue

He hated him deeply from the bottom of his heart. It can be said that he single-handedly destroyed 80,000 infantrymen of the army.

"Wuguan, I must defend it! This is General Zhou's hard work!" Chen Yue muttered silently in his heart.

At this time, Xue Tian caught up from behind, hesitated and said, "Brother Yue, there are several Yanrong barbarians chasing an acquaintance not far behind."

"An acquaintance? Who is it?" Chenyue was curious.

"Yes, it's Nangong Muzhan!"

Chen Yue's face suddenly turned cold. He raised his arm and the queue immediately stopped.

"Yucheng, Xue Meng and Xue Tian, ​​the three of you follow me. Ling Zhen, you lead the team and wait for me ten miles ahead."

"No!" Ling Zhen accepted the order and continued to move forward with his troops.

In the valley, Nangong Muzhan was running desperately. He got separated from Nangong Yu in the melee. He was alone with more than a dozen guards and ran into each other in a panic. Because he was not familiar with the terrain, he was targeted by a group of Yan Rong cavalry.

I guess he was dressed gorgeously and was seen to be no ordinary soldier. After a day of pursuit, all his guards were killed and he was the only one left.

In a panic, Nangong Muzhan stepped on a pit with his horse's hoof and fell off the horse, causing him to scream. He tried to stand up in a panic, but found that his legs were not working at all.

Shivering, he looked at the Yan Rong cavalry getting closer and closer, and it seemed that he could already see the ferocious smile on the barbarian's face. Nangong Muzhan's heart was filled with despair, and the god of death was already waving at him.

"Swish swish"

Several feather arrows were shot, and several Yanrong barbarians fell off their horses. There was someone helping out in the crisis. Nangong Muzhan was ecstatic. When he looked back, he saw the four people from Chenyue looking at him coldly.

Nangong Muzhan's smile suddenly froze, and he said with a dry smile: "Chen, General Chen, it's you, what a coincidence." For some reason, Nangong Muzhan always felt that the person in front of him was scarier than the Yanrong barbarian.

Chen Yue and the others got off their horses and walked in front of Nangong Mu Zhan. They looked down at Nangong Mu Zhan who was still sitting on the ground. Chen Yue smiled slightly: "What a coincidence, Mr. Nangong."

"Thank you, General, for saving your life." Nangong Muzhan smiled awkwardly. Although he tried hard, he still couldn't get up from the ground.

"Since I have saved your life, I would like to make a request. I would like to lend you something, is it possible?" Chen Yue said with a smile, and the three people behind him also showed meaningful smiles.

"What?" Nangong Muzhan asked anxiously.

"I'll lend you my head!" Chen Yue took out the sword from his waist and wiped it slowly.

Nangong Muzhan's eyes instantly became frightened, and he crawled on the ground desperately, using his hands and feet to pull at the soil around him, and shouted with a cry in his mouth: "Please, please, let me go,"

Do you want money or an official position? As long as you ask, the Nangong family will give it to you!"

"Let you go? Who would let go of those women who were harmed by you!" Chen Yue shouted angrily, raised the knife in his hand, and cut off Nangong Mu Zhan's head with one knife. Blood spurted out, and the head rolled to the ground.

On the sidelines, Nangong Muzhan could not believe that he would die in the hands of a small captain at the border during this expedition.

Chen Yue turned around and mounted his horse, inserted his sword into the scabbard, and Xue Meng wrapped Nangong Mu Zhan's head.

This head is useful to them.

I saved you because I am also a soldier of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but I killed you because you are not worthy of being a human being!

Tianlang Pass suddenly became panicked. First, the three generals Xiao Zhengye came back with the cavalry, then Zhao Zhongtian came back with the only remaining people from Yangzhou and Zuoweiwei, and finally some of the infantry who had fought hard to escape also

They came back one after another. According to what they said, they saw with their own eyes that Nangong Yu was captured alive by the Yan Rong barbarians.

The city was in chaos. An urgent military report of 800 miles was sent to the capital at high speed. Only a few days after the 200,000-strong army left, only 50,000 to 60,000 people came back. The noble families in the city were frightened.

The Yan Rong were so terrifying that they quickly wanted to pack up their things and escape. Before they could leave the city, the Yan Rong army arrived, and the entire Tianlang Pass was surrounded.

Xue Leihan was so anxious that he couldn't find the four Chenyue brothers, and he didn't even see any of the soldiers from Shanzi Camp. He had no choice but to visit Xiao Zhengye in person. When he learned that he was leading troops to Wuhan

After closing it, I breathed a sigh of relief.

Inside the Tianlangguan meeting hall

Looking at the number of generals that were half less than before the expedition, everyone was frowning and full of grief and anger. Without Nangong Yu, Zhao Zhongtian is now the highest military officer of Tianlang. He cleared his throat and said: "Everyone, the army is now surrounding the city.

In addition to those who were withdrawn from the battlefield, plus the more than 10,000 people who originally stayed behind, the total force is only 60,000 to 70,000, and Yan Rong has 200,000 people besieging the city. What should we do?"

Everyone was silent, not yet getting over the shadow of failure.

Han Jinlong looked at everyone, got angry, walked to the military map hanging on the wall, patted the map fiercely and said: "My Tianlangguan City has thick walls and sufficient food, grass and weapons. Although all the infantry are lost,

However, my cavalry men can also dismount and fight on foot and go up to the city to defend. The Yanrong nomads do not have large siege equipment, so what are they afraid of!"

Xiao Zhengye also stood up: "I, Liang Youerlang, will die in a bloody battle and will never surrender! Starting today, all the remaining cavalry will go to the upper city to defend, and all the generals will be assigned to guard it. The city gate will be broken by the sun."

I'm waiting to die in battle!"

Xiao Zhengye was actually filled with grief. He thought that it had only been a few months before he led the 80,000-strong Liangzhou army. Now, Zhou Ruhai and many of his old subordinates had died in battle, leaving only 10,000 soldiers. At this time, he only wanted to kill more.

Some Yanrong barbarians avenged their brothers.

Everyone was awestruck, and they all stood up and shouted: "The day the city is destroyed! It is also the day we die in battle!"

Zhao Zhongtian looked at the people in front of him who had renewed their fighting spirit, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Without Nangong Yu's restraint, he could give orders more naturally: "Okay, the four gates of Tianlang Pass will be led by General Xiao Zhengye of Liangzhou and General Xiao Zhengye of Youzhou.

General Rusong, the Dragon King of Han Jin, and General Niu Hai, the deputy general of Zuo Weiwei, led 10,000 troops to guard each other. The generals were stationed in the middle to prevent any unexpected events. All the private soldiers of the noble families in the city were also required to go to the city to defend, and told them to either surrender or just surrender.

I can wait to die!"

"No!" All the generals stood up and shouted.

"Everyone, you must hold on until the reinforcements arrive! Please!" Zhao Zhongtian bowed slightly to the crowd.
Chapter completed!