Hanging Sword Pass.
The war has been burning for a whole day and night. Rivers of blood have flowed up and down the city walls, and corpses are piled up like mountains. Figures holding cold spears stiffly, their expressions have become extremely numb.
The icy cold wind whistled on their faces. These people seemed not to know what the cold was, and were not afraid of the sweeping wind and snow. Their eyes only saw the majestic pass in front of them, or the charging figures below.
"General, the northern section of the city wall is coming."
"Quickly, send an extra team of soldiers and horses. They must stop me and hold on until death. If the northern section is defeated, come and see me."
"General...more than half of our brothers have been killed or wounded. In just one day and night, more than 50,000 soldiers have been killed or wounded."
"No matter if it's 50,000 or 100,000, I will definitely blow these bastards down. If Xuanjian Pass is broken, I, Dayu, will be in danger."
Chang An yelled at the top of his lungs while holding a huge sword in his hand, and kept killing the Dayan soldiers who rushed up to the tower. He looked at the still dark army in front and murmured: "Your Majesty, don't come. ah!"
"Xuanjian Pass...cannot be defended."
"Let us be buried together with this great pass."
Chang An chopped down all the Da Yan soldiers in front of him and looked around. The corpses on the tower could no longer be put down. Some were from Dayu and some from Dayan. Many soldiers stepped on the corpses of their brothers and fought with them. The enemy fights.
Blood surged in from time to time, sometimes spraying on his broken armor, and sometimes spraying directly on his face. Chang An didn't know how long he could hold on.
But now that the prince has not returned, he is the master of this magnificent pass.
It depends on the person's presence, but if the person is not there...
He didn't dare to think about this terrible consequence. Different from the past, this time Yanren was like a rabid dog, attacking the city regardless of the cost.
The city gate below has been blocked. If they want to break through, the only way is to fight in from the city tower.
"Report!"
"General, the scouts are here to report. The prince will arrive in half a day with 30,000 cavalry."
"Thirty thousand..."
Chang An suddenly looked happy, but looking at the dark craze in front of him, what was the use of 30,000 soldiers and horses?
"Is the imperial court only sending 30,000 troops?"
"General, the imperial court has no idea how brutal our war is. The number of troops Da Yan used this time is definitely not 300,000."
"Under this city wall alone, no less than 100,000 Yan troops have been buried, but their battle array still stretches for several miles."
Chang An also sighed sadly and said in a deep voice: "Everything that can be done has been done. Black Bingtai has sent a letter to Beijing as soon as possible. As for whether there are any reinforcements..."
"Who knows?"
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"drive!"
"drive!"
On an ancient road in the south of the Yangtze River, Ning Fan and his entourage were galloping towards Huainan.
Now that King Huai has raised his troops, Ran Min's beggar army and Princess Changning's 100,000 new troops are facing Huainan's fierce soldiers, Ning Fan is not at ease.
Instead of waiting for them to compete, it is better to use the power of thunder to completely wipe out King Huai's rebels, and then send troops to rush to the capital.
"Ziyun, how do you feel?"
Ning Fan looked at a young man clad in white with a slightly pale complexion and beads of sweat on his forehead, a hint of concern in his eyes.
Although Chen Qingzhi has the strength to fight, he has been weak since he was a child. He has been suffering from illnesses and cannot draw the bow. Now that he has been running non-stop for most of the day, he naturally shows a hint of fatigue.
"Lord, I'm fine."
"Um!"
"Fifty miles ahead is Julong City. This city was originally an ordinary small county. But since King Huai took control of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Huainan, he has been working hard for several years to expand this ordinary small county. It is a fortress to resist the north."
"Now there are fifty thousand elite soldiers stationed in this city."
"When I arrived, I received a secret report from Huainan. Jia Xu was preparing to fight to the death and attack Julong City with all his strength."
"Presumably the troops have already reached the city at this time."
"Lord, have the four portals of Julong City been blocked at this time?"
"It must have been sealed. This city was originally built to guard against the imperial court. Now that King Huai has sent his troops north, how can he not be on guard against the imperial court."
When Chen Qingzhi heard this, he frowned slightly. Dian Wei on the side grinned and said, "My lord, there is no need to worry. Just let me go up and split his city gate."
"hehe!"
Ning Fan smiled and shook his head. His eyes looked towards the caravan in front, and suddenly a gleam appeared.
"Stop!"
"Who are you?"
When the caravan guards saw more than a dozen strangers suddenly stopping them, they suddenly looked wary. Many of them put their hands on the handles of their swords, ready to defend themselves against the enemy.
"Don't be nervous."
Ning Fan's elegant temperament and gentle smile make it difficult for people to feel disgusted. Chen Qingzhi also has a frail image and looks weak, while Su Shi has a scholarly air and does not look like a bad person.
Only Dian Wei and Xu Chu looked fierce and intimidating.
"Your Excellency?"
An old man turned his horse around from the front. When he saw Ning Fan's face, he couldn't help but look at him: "My benefactor?"
"Um?"
"Who are you?"
Ning Fan couldn't help but look startled when he heard the address of the old man in gorgeous clothes in front of him. He thought about it carefully and realized that the man in front of him looked familiar, but he didn't have much impression.
"My lord, it was him. We saved them once outside King Yu's city last time."
Dian Wei on the side also looked at the caravan in front of him with a bit of joy at being reunited after an absence.
"It's you."
Ning Fan also looked at Qin Yuan with some surprise. He didn't expect that in this ancient time where there was no communication, the world was huge, the journey was difficult, and the roads were blocked, the one-sided relationship could actually meet again.
I couldn't help but feel a sense of joy and closeness in my heart, but since they were acquaintances and had saved them once, things would be much easier to handle.
"Uncle Qin, may I ask where you are going?"
"Haha, Mr. Zhao, we have transported a batch of goods from Jiangnan this time and are preparing to transport them back to Huainan."
Ning Fan couldn't help but laugh when he heard the other party's name. When he left, Uncle Qin asked him his name. Ning Fan shouted from a distance, "Changshan Zhao Zilong". Unexpectedly, he remembered it in his heart.
"Are you from Huainan?"
"To be honest, young master, we are from the Cai family in Jiangnan. However, the old family owner abandoned his official position to engage in business more than ten years ago and moved to Huainan with his family. Now we have taken root in Huainan."
Ning Fan said with a smile: "What a coincidence, our trip is also to Huainan."
"oh?"
Qin Yuan's face became even more surprised, and he said softly: "Master Zhao is also from Jiangnan?"
"No!"
"However, I am afraid that we will have to stay in Huainan for three or two days this time."
"It's best. When you get to Huainan, you must go to my Cai Mansion to stay for a few days, and let the head of my family show his friendship as a landlord."
Qin Yuan said very enthusiastically: "After the young lady left the capital, the head of the family heard about the hero's life-saving grace and sent people to search everywhere. Unfortunately, the Changshan mentioned by the young master was not found, nor was the young master found."
Ning Fan looked slightly surprised when he heard this, and laughed and said: "I am a nobody, from a humble background. Changshan is only a small place, so it is normal for the head of the family not to be found."
"But Uncle Qin, I heard that Julong City has been sealed off, can we still enter the city?"
"Yes!" Qin Yuan also had a look of sadness on his face, and said softly: "In the past few years, Prince Huai's disobedience has become known to everyone. Now that there is another turmoil, I am afraid that the people will suffer."
"However, my Qin family is quite famous in Huainan. Julong City will definitely not stop our caravan."
Qin Yuan's face showed a hint of confidence, and he said softly: "If you don't give up, Master, you might as well come with us into the city."
"That's fine!"
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