Wild Wolf Valley does not have lush green mountains. The only thing is the desolation and the faint howling of wolves. The summer clouds were so low that they seemed to be covered in thick dust. When I looked up, I saw the world was filled with darkness.
"kill!"
Countless barbarians abandoned their horses and followed the stone forest where the remnants of the Dingzhou army had taken refuge, roaring and killing them.
"If you kill one more Hugou, you will earn one more person. I am willing to go to hell with you all!"
The last two hundred or so Dingzhou Army members were struggling to even stand upright. Before anyone could escape, their bows and arrows were gone, so they formed a team of two, picked up stones, and threw them at the rushing barbarians.
"General Lu, the wild dog is coming!"
Lu Xiu raised his sword and knocked over a barbarian. When he turned around, another Hu man's scimitar chopped into his body. Blood splashed out, staining the knife and robes red.
…
A thunder suddenly sounded in the sky of Wild Wolf Valley. The dark clouds that were originally suppressed suddenly rolled in thickly.
At Dingbei Pass, Chao Yi looked anxiously at the sky outside the pass. After reading the letter Lu Xiu left, he already knew that this Tiger of Dingzhou was going to play a big game.
But it's very likely... that I won't be able to come back. There are no barbarians in the current siege of the city. In other words, those barbarians and horse bandits were still like madmen, killing three thousand Dingzhou troops in Yelang Valley.
It's not that he hasn't tried before, but with the vast enemy army outside the pass, it's impossible for him to lead a group of troops to break through the siege line, kill the Hugo, and then rescue Lu Xiu.
"When we left the city, my general said that if something bad happened, he would ask the general to sit at Dingbeiguan until the Lord's side and a new general would come over." The voice of General Pi of Dingzhou who spoke was filled with sorrow.
Chao Yi trembled for a moment, and his face turned cold.
"Guard the pass, don't let down General Lu's ambition. If the enemy enters the pass even one step, we will be guilty of a big sin!"
"kill!"
Chao Yi held a long sword and began to follow the entire Dingbeiguan city, calmly commanding the defenders.
Countless roars erupted at Dingbeiguan. Vaguely, it seemed that many people had seen a general standing in front of Dingbeiguan with his sword drawn and his horse like a giant.
Flying arrows roared overhead, and the siege equipment pushed over gradually approached the city gate. But despite all the preparations, Dingbeiguan is like steel poured. At first glance, it seems that it will never be conquered.
"Military advisor, how come these Dingzhou people are so fierce!" Gongsun Qi was a little anxious. It was previously promised that Dingbei Pass would be captured within three days, but now, it is already the third day, and there is far from any sign of breaking through.
Uncle Wang couldn't hide his anxious look on his face.
Ever since Lu Xiu left the city, he found that everything has been going wrong until now.
"The Tiger of Dingzhou is indeed something not to be underestimated."
Gongsun Qi laughed, "Isn't he going to die anyway? From what I can see, he is really a little stupid. He shouldn't have led 3,000 people out of the city just to save others -"
"Wait a minute." Taishu Wang just listened, feeling excited in his heart. He asked himself, the tiger of Dingzhou was not a fool.
"Use your body as bait, use your body as bait..."
Taishuwang murmured to himself, and after a while, he immediately summoned a close general.
"Is there any news from Hebei?"
"Military advisor, intelligence came in two days ago, saying that the King of Yuzhou is still defending Hebei."
Taishu Wang frowned and said, "In this case, you will immediately send a fast horse to check the border of Dingzhou to see if there is any change?"
"The military advisor is over there, it seems he has left a battalion of troops..."
"I tell you to go quickly!" Taishu Wang gritted his teeth and felt a sense of irritation in his heart. He has always boasted of his strategizing skills, so this army migration should be perfect. Capture Dingbeiguan, support the army in Changyang, and then respond to Cangzhou from afar, dragging down several melee armies in the Central Plains.
In the end, the inner city must be cut off from reinforcements going to Hezhou, as well as baggage and food supplies. He divided his troops to help the Beidi people and opened the door to Hezhou.
Unfortunately...the plan seems to be failing.
What he is more worried about now is that the Tiger of Dingzhou, using his body as bait, is very likely to... block their army outside Dingbei Pass.
"Get the map!" Taishu Wang breathed a sigh of relief and forced himself to calm down. He told himself that Lu Xiu was just a general, not a poisonous owl and a cripple, so he should not have such a vision for great strategy.
But holding the map, the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became.
The wilderness outside Dingbeiguan is bounded by the desert to the west, Hebei to the east, and Dingbeiguan is blocking the road to the south. Unless he is like an old dog, with his tail between his legs, fleeing to the wilderness to the north. But once you get there, it won't be long before the food is exhausted and the army will be destroyed.
"Then Lu Xiu... delayed the best time." There was a faint tremor in Taishu Wang's voice.
"Military advisor, what are you talking about?" Gongsun Qi, the filial son, looked at his great uncle with a confused expression.
At this moment, the confidant general who had taken the order rushed back with a tired look on his face. As soon as he opened his mouth, there was a piece of extremely bad news.
"Military advisor, there are remnants of troops that have retreated towards the border of Hebei. They say that...the king of Yuzhou in the inner city has raised a hundred thousand black-armored troops. They are stationed at the border, watching eagerly!"
After listening to this, Uncle Wang almost fell off his horse.
"As expected...it is indeed Lu Xiu's trick. I fell into the trap!"
Even if I want to go back to Hebei now, it is no longer possible. It is also not easy to capture Dingbeiguan. Chao Yi, the Shu general guarding the city, was a wolf general guarding the pass.
Uncle Wang stopped breathing and closed his eyes for a long time.
Only Gongsun Qi next to him turned pale with anxiety.
"Ming Jin withdraws his troops, and the army withdraws thirty miles outside Dingbei Pass. If we attack the city at this time, if the Yuzhou army enters and flanks us from both sides, we will definitely die."
"In addition, send someone to inform King Hu Gaigong immediately that Lu Xiu must be captured alive. This tiger general cannot be used as a bargaining chip."
…
Wild Wolf Valley, the land of stone forest.
Of the more than two hundred Dingzhou troops, only seven or eight people were left, each covered in blood and with swords hanging down, surrounding Lu Xiu.
The barbarian who came to kill did not take action immediately. After waiting for a while, he saw Hu Wang Gai Gong stepping over with a face full of ecstasy.
"The Tiger of Dingzhou, Lu Xiu?"
Lu Xiu smiled, tore off the bloody cloth on his face, took off his helmet, and let his long hair scatter in the wind.
"General Lu, do you know that my brother died in your hands? Many times, many times in my dreams, I thought about beheading you, picking up your head with a spear, and killing you. Bones, thrown into the wolves!”
"Please." Lu Xiu's voice was calm.
"Why are you still trying to be a hero? If you are going to die, I will chop your bones into pieces to see if you are still tough!"
"I, the son of Dingzhou, are made of steel. Please sharpen your sword and don't let it become dull."
Lu Xiu and seven or eight Dingzhou troops all raised their heads and laughed. There was a kind of yearning in the eyes of seven or eight people.
Soon, the barbarians will be wiped out. As for the people of Dingzhou, there is no war, no smoke of gunpowder, and no more troubles from foreign tribes. They can thrive and live, and can go out of the city to open up wasteland and cultivate fields. At that time, there will be private schools and bustling markets in the city, and there will be people from the south and the north. Even people from the farthest south China Sea will sell dried fish and fish to Dingzhou, hoping to sell them at a good price.
"Eighteen years of killing Hu!"
"No one in the world knows you!"
"Everyone, please follow me and kill the Hugou!"
…
Seven or eight people staggered and held their swords in their hands. Under the leadership of Lu Xiu, they roared and charged towards King Hu Gaigong.
"Shoot, shoot them to death!" Gai Gong stepped back quickly and shouted in shock.
Arrows rained down from the sky.
Throughout the Wild Wolf Valley, the sound of killing suddenly stopped, leaving only the sound of the wind.
