Chapter 765: The Sound of Drums and Horns Shows Its Sharp Edge (37)

Under the leadership of Zhou Changshou, the whole city and five other garrison troops came out in full force and crossed the Yishui River. Zhou Changshou looked back at the whole city in the distance, and suddenly felt desolate in his heart. It was quite windy and cold in Yishui. Feeling suddenly startled in his heart, an ominous omen suddenly appeared in his heart, but he immediately forced himself to remember that this was indeed an adventure. If it succeeded, it would not only be him, Zhou, who would benefit, but also the civil war in progress. Capturing Yuyang would give the suffering Zhao State a shot in the arm and give a huge blow to the rebels in Dai County.

Riding his horse and whipping his whip, he headed towards the place where he planned to set up an ambush without looking back. On the first day, Zhao Guang had already led the cavalry to set off first. Their task was to cover the entire battlefield so that Kongde's Yan army could unknowingly fall into the shearwaters.

Zhou Changshou set out with great expectations. At this time, Hu Yanchao from Langya County also waited for the messenger from Jicheng. The messenger brought not only the order from Yan King Ji Ling to send troops to rescue Tianhe County, but also another bad news brought by the messenger, that is, Xintian County in Langya County has been occupied by the Eastern Expedition Army. If the messenger wasn't clever, he would probably run into Xintian City and fall into a trap. Dressed in disguise, he traveled over the mountains and ridges all the way to Langya County. However, Hu Yanchao led the reinforcements to arrive at Xiaoshan Pass. He could only change horses in Langya County and ran all the way to Xiaoshan Pass. When he saw Hu Yanchao, his clothes were in tatters. , like a beggar on the roadside.

"How many soldiers of the Eastern Expeditionary Army are there in Xintian County?" Hu Yanchao's hands were shaking slightly, but he tried his best to hide his gaffe, not wanting his generals to find out. Xintian is the main road to Tianhe County. If this place falls into the enemy's hands, it will It meant that the other party had long wanted to cut off his connection with Tianhe County. Thinking of the war in Yuyang, he couldn't help but look sad, in terms of strategy. The Eastern Expeditionary Army had the upper hand everywhere. This was really a huge chess game, all linked together. Step by step, you simply can’t handle it.

"There shouldn't be many. I lurked on one side and observed for a long time. At most, there was only one camp with more than a thousand troops." The messenger responded while drinking water and swallowing steamed buns.

"These more than a thousand troops should be their vanguard. They traveled through hundreds of miles of no-man's land to seize Xintian. The large army should still be behind. Whether we can retake Xintian depends on whether we can seize Xintian. Before their large force arrives, otherwise, we will have a hard time getting over the edge." Hu Yanchao sighed.

"Wu Bo!" he shouted.

"The general is here!" Wu Bo stood up. Over the past few days, he had been fighting on the front line. He had fought hard with the Eastern Expeditionary Army who had attacked the Xiaoshan Pass several times, and his body was already scarred.

"I'll leave the Wushan Pass to you. You can delay it as long as you can. The longer you hold on, the more time I have." Hu Yanchao said.

"Don't worry, General Hu. As long as Wu Bo has a breath of air, we will never miss the pass at Xiaoshanguan." Wu Bo said loudly with his chest raised.

"If you really can't hold on, just give up. If we can win Xintian, we can return to Tianhe.

Gao Yuan once said something that I deeply agree with. People have lost their land, people and land have been lost, and people have lost their land. Both people and land gain. When nothing can be done, retreat. Retreat to Langya County. "Hu Yanchao thought of that young, energetic face. He shook his head and sighed. How could he have reached this point? If there hadn't been the fire in Jicheng, Zhou Yu's ambush by Dayan Lake, and Tan Feng. In the great battle in Jishi City, Gao Yuan might still be Dayan's general to conquer the east, and his army to conquer the east would also be Dayan's army to conquer the east. With such a general and such an army, even if it could not sweep the world, it would still be enough to conquer the world. Countries looked sideways, not daring to look down on Dayan in the slightest. Now his own family was beaten with blood. In the end, relatives would suffer and enemies would be happy.

"Wang Chang!" Hu Yanchao turned to look at another of his favorite generals, "You take all our cavalry to collect all the livestock you can collect, and then take your five thousand men and horses, day and night, to catch up Go to Xintian, do your best, don’t be afraid of sacrifices, and be sure to win Xintian, otherwise, when the large army of the Eastern Expeditionary Army arrives, there will be no hope.”

"Yes, General Hu!" Wang Chang responded.

"I will return to Langya first, mobilize all the forces I can mobilize, and recruit all the soldiers and horses I can muster, and I will arrive soon. That's it, each mind his own business. Gentlemen, please work hard for the survival of Dayan!" Hu Yanchao stood He stood up and bowed deeply to all the generals in the room. Basically, the people in this room were the generals he brought back from the Liaoning Guard.

"I am willing to follow General Hu and devote myself till death!" All the generals stood up and returned the greeting.

The movement of troops and horses in the Weishan Pass was clearly known outside the city. Zheng Xiaoyang immediately raised some troops. Looking at the generals under his tent, with a pale face, he banged the table heavily and shouted loudly: "You all saw it too, The main force of the enemy at the Yaoshan Pass is retreating. Why? Because the governor is making great progress in Tianhe County. The Young Guards are a newly formed army. Except for officers, they are all new soldiers. But how did others fight and defeat the generals along the way? , almost defeating the enemy in one fell swoop. The Lu Yuan Chuan Division of the Second Army rushed forward with light troops, crossed hundreds of miles of no man's land, captured Xintian in one fell swoop, blocked Hu Yanchao's throat, and cut off Hu Yanchao's main route to Tianhe. What about us? What are we doing? It’s been almost a month at Laoshan Pass. Have we conquered this small level?”

In the room, many generals lowered their heads in shame. Although they felt aggrieved, they had nothing to say. The pass at Xiaoshan Pass was steep, but this was by no means the reason for them to stagnate.

Zheng Xiaoyang's roar still echoed in the tent, "You are all veterans who have been in the army for many years. Many of you came all the way from Fufeng. You are the first army of the Southern Group Army, but now, our friendly armies are making great contributions. We have destroyed the city, but we are suffering humiliation here. If we can't take the Weishan Pass again, Hu Yanchao's main force will inevitably attack Xintian. Xintian currently only has one battalion. Once it falls, Hu Yanchao will rush in. Tianhe, at that time, the Governor's plan will definitely fall apart due to our mistakes. If it comes to this, I, Zheng Xiaoyang, will have no shame in living anymore, and I will just wipe my neck at the foot of the Laoshan Pass and die. "

"Secure the Kooshan Pass!" the generals roared with livid faces.

"Setting down the Xiaoshan Pass will prevent Hu Yanchao's troops from moving. Containing his troops will reduce the pressure on Xintian's friendly forces. As long as the main force of the Second Army reaches Xintian, Hu Yanchao will not be able to step into Tianhe County even with three heads and six arms." Zheng Xiaoyang Huo Di pulled out the sword from his waist and cut the big case in front of him into two pieces with a heavy blow, "From now on, all the troops will attack in rotation, day and night. If we don't take the Weishan Pass, the drums will not stop, and the troops will not stop." ”

"Kill, kill, kill!" The generals were all excited by Zheng Xiaoyang and screamed.

"Okay, very good. I hope I can see you climb the city wall next and plant our military flag on the pass of Xiaoshan Pass." Zheng Xiaoyang said sternly, raising his saber high: "Conquering the Eastern Army!"

"Victory!" Amidst the constant choking sounds of swords drawn, the generals drew their swords together, and dozens of steel swords struck each other in the air, causing sparks to fly out.

Zheng Xiaoyang strode out of his tent with his sword in hand, watching his generals rush back to their respective camps. After a stick of incense, in the camp of the First Army of the Southern Group Army, the sound of war drums rumbled, and a Troops of troops marched out from the military camp and rushed towards the Xiaoshan Pass.

"Come here, prepare your horses, I want to personally supervise the battle!" Zheng Xiaoyang said sternly.

After Wu Bo sent away Hu Yanchao and Wang Chang in the Guan Mountain Pass, he only had less than 2,000 troops at his disposal, and there were still many wounded among them. The Guan Mountain Pass was even scarred. These days , not even the time to repair the city walls. In many places, after the original city walls and battlements were destroyed, they were only blocked with sandbags.

The commotion in the city was so loud that it was impossible to hide it from the enemy troops below the city. Sure enough, after just one night, the army of the Eastern Expeditionary Army rushed in again. Wu Bo looked at the rolling incoming Eastern Expeditionary Army and felt in his heart It was miserable, and he knew that this time, he would never have such good luck as Liaoning Wei.

Although General Hu said he could retreat as a last resort, how could he retreat now? The soldiers and horses of General Hu and General Wang have only been gone for a day. If they retreat in a panic and their opponents take advantage of the situation to pursue them, the main force will inevitably suffer heavy losses. If they want to widen the gap with the opponent, they will have to defend it for at least two to three days. , the question is, can I still keep it for three days?

"Enter the entire army and prepare to fight!" His deep voice sounded again. "As long as there is one person left, the enemy cannot be allowed to scale the city wall!"

Under the city, Ding Wei stared at the Wushan Pass with blood-red eyes. He was a soldier of Gao Yuan. Since his debut with Gao Yuan, he has been invincible and invincible. He has never suffered such a big loss, but the one at the Xiaoshan Pass The battle caused heavy losses to his division, with the entire division reduced by more than one-third. If Zheng Xiaoyang had not led his troops to follow up in time, he would have been beaten by Hu Yanchao and fled in embarrassment. At this moment, looking at his opponent in the gate of Xiaoshan, Ding Wei threw away the helmet on his head with a bang, and with a clatter, he even took off his Kaijia. Then he parted his hands and pulled his underwear. He was torn in half, with his arms bare and holding a knife. Ding Wei looked back at his soldiers and shouted loudly: "Brothers, there are more than a thousand brothers in our division lying under this pass, and there are Many brothers will no longer be missing the battlefield. Today, we are here to avenge them. Either, let us climb to the top of the city and comfort our comrades with the blood of the enemy, or, let us lie here with them. ! Conquer the Eastern Army!”

"Victory!" Behind Ding Wei, more than two thousand troops from the Eastern Expedition roared in unison.

"Attack!" Holding a shield in one hand and a knife in the other, Ding Wei rushed to the front of the team. (To be continued)