Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1010 Battle of Passes

  The mountains and mist are so cold that even the sound of horseshoes is scattered.

  Zhang Liao leaned on the horseback, bowed his head, braving the wind, and hurried forward.

  A figure followed closely behind Zhang Liao, who was muttering something.

  The mountain wind was so strong that it blew this person's words into fragments...

   "...Brother...why do you want...to catch up..."

  Zhang Liao glanced slightly, somewhat regretful in his heart. This relative of Zhang Chen and Zhang Zichu who came here to defect to him, is somewhat lacking in military strength, somewhat lacking in spirit...

  The embodiment of the difference between qi and blood in a person's body, which is commonly known as Zhongqi. It is often said that people who practice martial arts speak like Hong Zhong, while those who are weak and sick often speak weakly, which is the reason.

Although this Zhang Chen said he had some original martial arts foundation, after wandering around, for various reasons, he didn't persist in practicing, just like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, so it was somewhat wasted, how can you deal with ordinary people? It is possible, but if you really want to meet a master, it is still not enough to watch.

   Zhang Liao said in a deep voice, even against the wind, the voice still reached Zhang Chen's ears clearly: "There is an abandoned pass here, which is a dangerous mountain pass. If you want to station here, you must grab it!"

  Zhang Liao was originally from Yanmen, and later traveled in Bingbei for a period of time, so he is relatively familiar with some geography in Bingbei.

  There is a corrupt pass between the Dry Bones Mountain Road in Yinshan Mountain.

  At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, once upon a time, some soldiers were stationed here, stuck between the two mountains, and firmly blocked the passage for the Hu people to attack from now on.

  But since the fall of Yinshan Mountain, the pass here has become an isolated island, without supplies and meaningless, so they burned the pass and retreated.

  However, although the pass was burned and has experienced wind and frost, its former figure is still majestic. The civil engineering of the Qin Dynasty created a high-quality wall. After three or four hundred years, it still stands tall.

  Although the original watchtowers and sentry towers of civil structures on the wall have completely collapsed, and the city gate has been corrupted to the point where there is only an empty opening, the pass city wall paved with solid stones can still provide a barrier for cover and garrison.

  Zhang Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Brother Clan...that makes sense! But along the way... I didn't see anything... traces of Xianbei... It's been a long time... Do you want to take a break?"

Entering from the west crossing of the Dry Bone Mountain Road, you can see the winding valley road zigzagging and stretching straight into the distance. The unopened ground between the mountain roads has also been soaked into a ball of mud by the heavy rain for days, and some slopes are slightly upward. It is simply extremely difficult.

  There was silence everywhere, except for the sounds of my own family and horses, there was only the shrill whistling of the mountain wind passing between the rocks and decaying grass on the mountain, and even the shadow of ghosts could not be seen.

  Since there is no trace of Hu people, then Hu people naturally did not come...

   And the Hu people did not come here, so is it necessary for our troops to rush in such a hurry?

  Furthermore, if there are really a large number of Hu people here, how long can they last without guaranteeing backup support?

   These words are hidden in Zhang Chen's heart, but he dare not say them out.

In addition, most of Zhang Liao and others are used to this gallop, but it is the first time for Zhang Chen to ride a horse for such a long distance. After such a long time, the skin between the two crotches has been rubbed with blood blisters. Some of them are already worn out, every time the war horse bumps up and down, it is a punishment for Zhang Chen...

Zhang Liao was silent for a while, raised his finger and pointed forward, and said loudly, as if he was addressing Zhang Chen, and also to all the soldiers: "The old pass is only half an hour away from here, and we will rest when we arrive at the pass." !"

  Although Zhang Liao is not very old, his personality is relatively calm. He is born with a general bearing. He will never say anything easily, regardless of his maturity, but he is somewhat similar to Zhao Yun.

  However, Zhao Yun is even more dull, Zhang Liao is more or less joking with soldiers and so on, but Zhao Yun has no idea what a joke is...

  All the soldiers cheered, but Zhang Chen could only agree dully, and then gritted his teeth with a haggard look, enduring the pain between his crotch.

This is not Zhang Chen's fault. After all, the war horse was a high-end equipment in the Han Dynasty, and not everyone could have it. Therefore, it is reasonable for Zhang Chen's riding skills to not be fully practiced. thing. However, Zhang Chen is not useless. He has been wandering in Guanzhong for many years, and he has been in the army for a while, so he has some military experience. He is also good at dealing with the world. He just needs to polish it. It can be used as a relatively good middle-level officer.

  Of course, this polishing process may not be pleasant...

   Not long after, we arrived at the waste gate.

  Zhang Liao waved his hand to signal the soldiers to stop, and then looked up.

This pass is on the **** in the middle of the mountain road. It is not clear what it was called before. Maybe it was called Kuguguan, or something else, but now, it is full of broken bricks, soil embryos exposed, miscellaneous Overgrown grass.

  Shanlan, carrying the moisture from the cessation of the rain, passed through the damaged city gate in the middle of the pass, and bumped into it...

  Zhang Liao was about to continue urging the horse forward, but suddenly stopped, sniffled, and then slowly held the spear tightly in his hand with a solemn expression.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Liao's battle-hardened personal guards did not need Zhang Liao's order at all, and immediately turned to the side and first copied the riding shield hanging on the horse's side, then drew out their swords, and stepped forward two times. Step guards are on Zhang Liao's flank...

  The surrounding area is still quiet.

   Seeing Zhang Liao and the others looking like they were facing a formidable enemy, Zhang Chen was a little puzzled at first, but with the mountain wind blowing, a faint smell of fishy smell lingered on the tip of his nose.

   "There are... there are barbarians!" Zhang Chen subconsciously shouted out.

Accompanied by Zhang Chen's voice, it was as if Zhang Chen had issued an attack order for the Xianbei people. Suddenly, the pass gate opened, and a dozen Xianbei people suddenly stood out from the collapsed pass wall. , more than a dozen arrows with a gust of wind, they shot head-on!

The humming wind on the mountain road, as well as the chaotic sounds of their own soldiers and horses, almost completely covered up the sound of the Xianbei people drawing their bows or climbing the wall, and as the vanguard of the Xianbei people, it was natural that they all came. The old hand, probably also took the position lightly, and waited for Zhang Liao to approach, and then suddenly launched an attack!

  Zhang Liao stretched out his arm, shook his spear, and the blood-red spear flickered, as if a huge bright red flower had bloomed. The spear drenched in the rain seemed to bloom and stand upright at this moment!

Zhang Liao's spear covered a huge area, but because of Zhang Liao's protruding figure and the battle flag mark on his head, eight or nine of the dozen or so arrows were aimed at him. The chest and abdomen and the war horse shot over, the gun shook out, and the soaked red tassels became a little heavier, and slapped on the arrows that were shot, and immediately knocked these arrows into the air.

But this is also because the Xianbei people came all the way. Although the bowstrings are wrapped in oil paper and placed close to the body, there is still some moisture in the mountain roads, and they are a little weak. The strength of the arrows is lower than normal. Time to lose three minutes...

  At this time, Zhang Liao's personal guards, who were tense, also reacted, shouting loudly for enemy attacks, while stepping forward to cover Zhang Liao's flanks.

   At this time, the importance of the veteran's experience is reflected. Before Zhang Liao issued an order, the soldiers in the front row had already picked up their riding shields one after another, curled up behind the shields, and protected themselves and their mounts' necks, while those in the rear who were less threatened by bows and arrows got off their horses immediately. Then he took out the bowstring, put his foot on it and began to hang it on the back of the bow. The quickest man let go and returned the arrow.

  Although there was no banner on the opposite side, there was no doubt about the appearance of the Xianbei Huren. A sudden encounter broke out just before this dilapidated pass!

   Feathered arrows were like rain, shooting towards them continuously, and the Han army began to fight back gradually.

  These horses quietly approached the Xianbei cavalry standing on the pass. In fact, they didn't ask how much damage the bow and arrow could cause. Their goal was to create chaos and create opportunities for Xianbei's own cavalry!

  On the other side of the mountain road, there was already a faint sound of horseshoes, and the sound of hooves was the sound of war horses gradually running. Seeing that there were about to be Xianbei cavalry, they rushed over through the gate of the pass city!

  The arrows shot from the opposite side suddenly stopped for a moment, and the sound of horseshoes became louder and louder. Then, at the dilapidated pass gate, several Xianbei cavalrymen suddenly appeared with grim faces!

  The sloping leather robe, the braided hair, and the distorted face, accompanied by a smell of mutton, rushed out like a wolf, head-on towards Zhang Liao!

Zhang Liao yelled loudly, causing the mountain path to buzz, suppressing half of the surrounding sounds in an instant, and even the few Xianbei soldiers rushing towards him seemed to be blocked by their pounced movements. The roar was stunned!

Amidst the roar, Zhang Liao had already clamped his horse's belly fiercely, and went straight to meet him. He stretched out his spear, and the force was everywhere. The tip of the spear swung like a living dragon, and he had already bypassed the cut by the soldier who was rushing forward. The saber brought out a cloud of blood mist on its throat, and then it rushed straight at the people behind without stopping, smashing with thorns and smashing, and in a blink of an eye, the few Xianbei cavalry who rushed out first did not agree. The enemy can only end up turning over and falling off the horse!

  The Xianbei war horse couldn't hold back its momentum, and rushed forward dragging the corpses of several Xianbei cavalrymen.

  Between Zhang Liao's figure passed by, a thumping dull corpse landed on the ground. Some Xianbei cavalrymen did not die immediately, and were dragged by horses in the mud, and their miserable cries echoed between the mountain roads.

There were two or three people on the periphery, who escaped Zhang Liao's first round of onslaughts, passed by Zhang Liao, and were about to pounce on the Han cavalry behind Zhang Liao, but Zhang Liao didn't turn his head back, holding the big gun with one hand. Hold it, swing it back hard!

   There was a whining sound, and in the fierce wind, the spear was like a giant python, and it slammed across the body! The few Xianbei soldiers who had just raised their swords and guns at the Han cavalry had no time to defend themselves, and there were a few muffled noises. The big gun was in Zhang Liao's hands, and it felt like they had used a heavy weapon like a long stick and heavy mace. Immediately, he was smashed and flew off the horse's back!

   All around Zhang Liao was completely empty!

The momentum of the second wave of Xianbei cavalry that appeared at the city gate of the dilapidated pass was as if they had been hit by a sledgehammer head-on. Several Xianbei cavalry blocked the city gate!

The few Xianbei cavalry in the front seemed to have blocked the entire gate of the abandoned pass. They came in a menacing manner, but now they were wounded by Zhang Liao like cutting melons and vegetables. With the mournful cry of the horse that lost its master, Zhang Liao turned the whole situation around by himself.

The Xianbei cavalry crawling on the top of the collapsed city subconsciously turned their defenses and wanted to shoot Zhang Liao. When they opened their bows, they found that they had lost the best shooting angle. No matter how superb their shooting skills were, they could not break through the physical He bypassed the barrier of the city gate and shot Zhang Liao.

Just such a period of delay and hesitation, the counterattack arrow rain of the Han army cavalry has covered it, and the Xianbei people climbing on the collapsed city wall have no way to escape, most of them were shot dead on the spot, and the remaining few Xianbei soldiers panicked. The rolling belt climbed back down.

Seeing that the city gate was blocked, there were also some brave men from Xianbei who wanted to break the chaos and rushed towards Zhang Liao desperately. He got down, but in front of Zhang Liao, it seemed like a child's play, rushing forward with all his fangs and claws, but he could only end up gnawing mud.

If the battlefield is open, as long as a group of Xianbei swarms in, it is possible to approach Zhang Liao and repel him as long as they are brave and fearless. , No matter how many people there are, it seems that it will never be possible to get past where Zhang Liao is stuck!

"Dismount, step forward! Seize the top of the pass wall! Cover with bows and arrows!" Zhang Chen also saw the blood gushing in his heart, for a moment he forgot the burning pain between the two, dismounted and raised his sword and shield, drinking loudly while going Rush forward.

   Immediately, Han soldiers followed Zhang Chen forward, and the Han cavalry behind did not care whether they hit or missed, so Zhang Gong threw his bow at the collapsed city wall, suppressing the Xianbei soldiers who tried to reemerge.

  As more and more soldiers of the Han army climbed up the collapsed pass wall and began to shoot a rain of counterattack arrows at the Xianbei soldiers on the other side, the Xianbei cavalry finally couldn't resist and retreated out of the range of the arrows in a panic...

At this time, just after receiving the information from the vanguard, Turkin, who came from the rear, rode his horse to the front of the pass, looked at the corpses of his own soldiers near the city gate, looked at Zhang Liao, one man and one horse, and immediately threw his guns. Why, suddenly my heart trembled, as the saying goes, one man is in charge of the gate, and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it, that's how it is!

  (end of this chapter)