South Pass is a unique pass that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Under the order of the Ghost King, the first group of the Ghost Army urgently formulated a battle plan for rapid occupation, and then launched a fierce attack.
"Starting from this general! All soldiers must not take a step back!"
"Hit! Hit me hard!"
On the top of the city, Yan Zheng held a sword in his hand and ran around from time to time, killing the ghost army that appeared. He was covered in blood and kept shouting.
As the saying goes, generals have the heart to die, and soldiers have no desire to live. The generals take the lead, and the soldiers below resist more fiercely.
Cries of death and miserable howls filled the entire South Pass.
On the ladder, a stream of ghost soldiers were still rushing forward.
Blood was splattering.
The arrows were like rain, shooting back and forth.
Boulders kept falling.
This was a truly fierce battle. The ghost army fought very fiercely. However, due to the terrain of South Pass and Yan Zheng's desperate persistence, after several hours of fierce fighting, they were still impregnable.
The ghost army had no choice but to leave the corpses on the ground and retreat temporarily.
The fierce battle on the first day came to an end.
After the battle, on top of the city, seeing the young faces in front of him covered in blood, Yan Zheng was moved and said loudly:
"They say the ghost army is a man-eating demon! But in today's battle, the soldiers still defeated them! They protected the compatriots behind them!"
"As long as we are still there! The ghost army will never even think of setting foot in Zhenyang!"
On this side, Yan Zheng was still cheering for the soldiers. On the other side, under the strong attack, he paid a heavy price. Due to the serious loss of troops, the first batch of the ghost army was no longer able to carry out a second siege.
His generals could only be forced to return to the camp.
"Trash!" In the main tent, the Ghost King was furious. Without saying a word, he slapped him hard in the face.
Snap! The ghost general was directly knocked to the ground, and then hurriedly knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty the King, it is not the minister who is invincible, but the terrain of the South Pass is narrow, and the outside of the pass cannot accommodate a large army to attack, and... Yan Zhengbu resisted fiercely. ."
"Is this your reason?" The Ghost King shouted, and kicked him over again. At the same time, he pointed at another general and said, "Go!"
"Yes!" The general accepted the order with a loud voice.
The next day, the ghost army changed generals and attacked again, but this time, the ghost general did not start fighting as soon as they came up. Instead, he took two guards and rode to the bottom of the city on horseback, inviting Yan Zheng to meet him.
This ghost general seemed to understand some Chinese language, but his tone was awkward and stiff. He shouted at the foot of the city:
"General Yan! Your king has reached a peace agreement with us! Now we are friends! Why are we still fighting with each other!"
Yan Zheng was located in the center of the city and sneered: "Friends? I have never had demon friends in the Central Plains!"
"General Yan!" The ghost general's face darkened: "You insist on fighting us, but do you know that you will not get any support in this battle! There will no longer be any reinforcements behind you! Use it! From the perspective of the Central Plains, you are like a mantis trying to make a chariot, and you are underestimating your own capabilities!"
"In addition, you have disobeyed the superior's military orders and will be punished! The soldiers who follow you will also die! It is better to surrender to us now! With General Yan's fighting style, our King appreciates it very much, and he must Preferential treatment will be given!”
"I heard you fart!" Yan Zheng was furious. He reached out and grabbed the soldier's crossbow, bent the bow and nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow in an instant.
"General, be careful! (Ghost language)" A sharp arrow shot out, and the two guard generals immediately blocked it with their swords.
The ghost general also frowned: "General Yan! Don't toast me and you will be punished with wine!"
"Thieves! If you want to fight, fight! No need to say anything!" Yan Zheng shouted angrily while holding his bow.
Seeing this, a guard general couldn't help but said: "General..."
The ghost general raised his hand slightly to stop him, his face became more and more gloomy: "Go back first."
When he returned to the formation, he rode his horse directly in front of the team. Looking at the South Pass in front, he also drew out his machete and pointed forward:
"attack--"
"Come on -"
As soon as the order was given, strange screams broke out, and countless ghost soldiers raised their scimitars high, walked away, and rushed toward the city gate crazily.
"Fire the arrow!"
"Be careful to avoid the opponent's spear!"
Yan Zheng is still on the front line and personally conducting the same as yesterday.
Under his order, Huan's soldiers leaned out half of their bodies, loosened their fingers, and rained down arrows, causing a sudden howl of misery.
After releasing the arrows, the soldiers all retreated and leaned against the city wall. After taking the arrows, they stretched out again.
A series of ladders were set up all over the city wall.
Rocks and logs began to fall continuously.
Another bloody battle.
At the end of the fight, the ghost army once again dropped corpses on the ground just like yesterday.
The south pass is not easy to break, which is related to Yan Zheng's determination to fight to the death and the terrain in front of the pass.
Because of the pass, you won't be able to get many people to launch a strong attack here. The Huan army has a full five thousand. In addition, South Pass was previously an important frontline area, and the defense equipment was very sufficient.
Two battles could not break the barrier. Now, the Ghost King had to re-examine Yan Zheng.
He took a deep breath and said angrily: "Xiaonan Pass, Xiaohuan Military Colonel, with only a few thousand troops, actually blocked our army's march to Zhenyang. It's really hateful!"
A general stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Nanguan Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Yan Zheng is a brave general who will not retreat until death. If our army wants to annihilate his troops, we can only resort to continuous strong attacks." , defeat them in terms of strength, and they don’t have any reinforcements or follow-up supplies anyway.”
Hearing this, the Ghost King glanced at him and said: "It is really hard to accept the life of my warrior in exchange for the life of the soldiers from the Central Plains. Is it possible to find a way to persuade Yan Zheng to surrender? Most of the generals of the Huan Army should have no spine. Yes, just like their officials, they can be given generous salaries to their high-ranking officials."
"This... I'm afraid it will be difficult." The general who had spoken to Yan Zheng before said: "Judging from the fact that Yan Zheng refused to accept Xiang Ge's military order and guarded the South Pass alone, this person is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death."
"It's really hateful!" the Ghost King said again, frowning: "If all the generals of the Huan Army are like Yan Zheng, then it's okay! Since there is no other way, we can only continue to attack! The garrison in Zhenyang cannot be done again. Hold on, attack harder!"
"Yes!" The ghost army generals responded in unison.
Here at Nanguan Pass, Yan Zheng really showed his military spirit. His army was probably the most tenacious and combat-effective that the Ghost Army had ever encountered since they fought against the Huan Army.
During this period of time, Yan Zheng refused to give in. He used his lone army to cover the evacuation of Zhenyang people, fought desperately and refused to give up an inch of ground, and his feat has spread throughout the world.
For a time, literati from all over the country began to write extensively about him, praising him and calling him a national hero. Some knights and martyrs near Zhenyang came to help him one after another.
