Hu Ji woke up.
The rumble of the horse's hooves pierced his heart like a steel needle. Cold sweat broke out all over his body, and his heart began to stir when he realized what had happened.
"Hu...General Hu, the Ma-Korean coalition forces are attacking Xiaoguan at night, and the troops have already entered the pass!"
The captain who was still chatting and laughing at that moment ran in in a panic, his voice trembling.
Hu Jiqiang calmed himself down, quickly put on his armor and said, "Go quickly! You and three cavalry will go to Chang'an quickly to report the message to the lord. I will defend Xiaoguan here and try to buy the lord as much time as possible to prepare."
"General Hu!" The captain's eyes widened in shock, "I'll be the one to stay at Xiaoguan, and you can report the news!"
The captain knew that Hu Ji was asking him to report the news while leaving him a way to survive. The enemy troops entered the pass and held on to fight to the death. It was almost a dead end, so going to Chang'an to report the news became the only way to survive.
Hu Ji's eyes widened: "Why don't you get out?!"
"General! The kindness of the general will never be forgotten by Cheng Peng!" Cheng Peng's eyes were filled with tears, his nose was sore, he pursed his lips, knelt on the ground, kowtowed heavily, then turned and ran out.
Looking at Cheng Peng's back, Hu Ji became determined and immediately summoned 3,000 elite soldiers to follow him to guard the main road in the pass, preparing to resist the cavalry charge of the Ma-Korean coalition.
When infantry fights cavalry, more people die than live.
Hu Ji resolutely led three thousand elite soldiers, holding shields, to guard the main road.
"Soldiers! Now the Ma-Korean coalition forces are trying to enter Guanzhong, harming the people in Guanzhong, and trying to kill my Lord. Can we let them pass?" Hu Ji shouted loudly.
"No!" The soldiers were excited.
"Okay!" Hu Ji shouted sternly, "Tonight we will fight with the Ma Han army to the death in Xiaoguan. Let these Xiliang thieves see the arrogance of our warriors in Guanzhong. Fight to the death and never retreat!"
"Fight to the death and never retreat!"
The soldiers were infected by Hu Ji's courage and shouted in unison, filled with anger.
The sound of dense horse hooves shook the ground like a drum, and a terrifying turbulent wave rushed forward like an overwhelming mountain.
The sound of horse hooves is dense and heavy.
All the Guanzhong soldiers swallowed, tightened their weapons, and glanced at Hu Ji, who was standing at the front holding a shield, and all the soldiers' hearts dropped.
The rumble of horse hooves came closer.
In order to give his soldiers the courage to fight to the death, Hu Ji took the lead and stood at the front with a shield to resist the impact of the cavalry.
Hide your body behind the shield, hold the shield on your shoulder, and prepare to fight with a spear in one hand. Through the gaps between the shields, I could see the dense crowd of horse hooves kicking up the dust in the dark night, rushing past like a thick black wall.
The ground shook more obviously.
A hundred steps.
Fifty steps.
Ten steps.
"boom--!"
A huge and unstoppable impact hit him. Hu Ji pressed his shield on his shoulder and felt that half of his body was numb. The rushing horse hit him three or four steps back, and the soles of his feet pushed against the ground for a long time. scratches.
The horse's momentum was resisted.
Hu Ji seized the opportunity and stabbed out the spear in his right hand, stabbing the Xiliang soldier on horseback to death. He pulled out the spear and brought out a stream of thick blood. He waved the spear and immediately stabbed another soldier. people.
For a moment, the entire defense line erupted with screams and the sound of weapons clashing.
Some people raised their shields too high and were knocked away by the oncoming horses. Many soldiers were trampled under the horses' hooves.
"kill!"
Hu Ji was covered in blood, and his face was as ferocious as an evil ghost. He roared, and his pride soared into the sky.
The soldiers were inspired and fought hard. The cavalry lost the power of their horses and were like living targets. They were pierced by the spears one after another.
same.
There are those who can hold their ground, and there are those who cannot.
Ma Chao led Pang De to fight fiercely. The war horses raised their hooves and trampled many defenders to death. At the same time, the horse hooves kept rushing into the infantry position.
The cavalry behind followed Ma Chao and Pang De's footsteps, charging bravely and fearlessly. Ma Chao held a long spear and shot as fast as lightning, charging all the way and directly cutting through the infantry camp.
The infantry soldiers were so frightened by Ma Chao that they almost lost the courage to fight zombies. Fortunately, Hu Ji was still fighting bloody battles regardless of his own safety.
The soldiers were greatly encouraged, and the remaining soldiers moved closer to Hu Ji, holding shields and spears to defend the cavalry.
Ma Chao also saw Hu Ji.
Similarly, Hu Ji also saw Ma Chao.
Through the gap in the shield, Hu Ji saw a general on the opposite side. His white robe and silver armor were extremely eye-catching in the darkness. He had a majestic body, a thin waist and broad shoulders. He held a spear in his hand and looked very heroic. At first glance, he looked like the general. Zhang Xiu has a three-point resemblance.
"Presumably this person is Nishikawa Nima Chao."
Seeing this person, Hu Ji had guessed the origin of the other person and became more determined. Now that he has made up his mind to defend here, he has already made plans to sacrifice. Seeing Ma Chao on the opposite side, he has already predicted that he has no chance of survival. In this case, he will follow the Guanzhong soldiers to tragically hold on to Xiao Pass. Bar.
Ma Chao stared at Hu Ji with starry eyes.
Ma Chao, who is only 21 years old this year, is young and energetic. He heard that Zhang Xiu was only in his twenties, but he was already a prince. He eagerly wanted to know whether the Northland Spear King was a false reputation or a real one. Talent.
I don't know why, Ma Chao dislikes Cao Cao very much, or it is an innate dislike. He was very interested in Zhang Xiu's ability to defeat the powerful Cao Cao twice and wanted to meet this man.
Now that he had conquered Xiao Pass, he was amazed to see how these soldiers risked their lives for Zhang Xiu in order to defend their position: "What method did Zhang Xiu use to get these people to work so hard?"
Of course, he didn't know that Zhang Xiu paid generous pensions to the dead soldiers and established Wuying Hall for the fallen soldiers, so that these people could devote their lives to the battlefield without any worries.
Ma Chao pointed his gun at Hu Ji: "I think you are brave, but I can't bear to kill you, so I surrender and surrender to spare your lives."
Hu Ji sneered: "A man of great rank stands between heaven and earth. He would rather die in battle and be wrapped in horse leather than to surrender on the ground. The young man in Guanzhong fights bloody battles and defends his homeland together!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The soldiers shouted in unison, and their morale soared. They were all like hungry wolves, breathing heavily, preparing for the final bloody battle.
Ma Chao shouted angrily: "Kill!"
Then he rushed over, straightened his spear and went straight for Hu Ji...
The fierce battle lasted until dawn.
Chang'an City.
Cheng Peng, with three horses and one man, hurried on as fast as he could. After a journey of more than two hundred kilometers, he finally reached the city of Chang'an at noon the next day.
The three armies were driven back by Li Ru, and the entire army immediately respected the new military counselor.
Without Cao Cao's harassment, Zhang Xiu began to prepare for the first Nanyang Academy competition in December, and at the same time began to build Guanzhong Academy.
Guanzhong schools are allocated by county. A school is established in the county town of each county, and students within the age group are arranged to enter the school at the beginning of next year.
There is also the issue of food and grass.
Troops have been mobilized almost throughout the year this year, and most of the original 600,000 stones of grain and grass have been consumed. Originally, Nanyang had plenty of grain and grass after the summer and autumn harvests, but there was a huge gap in Guanzhong, which almost consumed Nanyang's grain and grass. Eighty percent.
It is impossible to hold on until tomorrow's summer harvest, and we can only hold on for three months at most.
Zhang Xiu had to find Cai Mao, a rich and oily relative.
Well... after being married for such a long time, it's time to visit relatives.
During this time, Zhang Xiu first handed over the important matters of the exam to Jia Xu, Li Ru, and Liu Ye, and he was preparing to spend time with relatives.
After all, the shortage of food and grass is the big problem.
At this moment, Cheng Peng came galloping over and told him:
Xiaoguan fell.
