The prick tied the rope to a short tree on the other side and shouted: "It's tied, you can come over!"

Xu Xian replied softly: "You can't keep your fucking voice down!" He turned around and said to Wu Liang: "Wu Liang, please show off to everyone!"

"Here!" Wu Liang responded, took out a short piece of rope from his body and hung it on the long rope across the mountain stream. He grabbed the small loops at both ends of the rope with both hands and kicked with his feet. With a squeaking sound, he rowed towards the other side.

Zhao Kuangyin laughed and said: "What kind of bridge do I think it is? It turns out to be just a rope."

"This is called a rope bridge, and it's the simplest bridge in the world. It's up to you to do what Da Kui does in a daze!"

Dakui also followed suit, but he stopped moving while hanging in the middle. He was kicked by someone from behind before sliding to the opposite side.

"It's still a little slow. We have to climb over the opposite mountain before the fifth watch, otherwise we will be blocked in this mountain col and no one will be able to survive!"

"Just pull a few more ropes!" Xu Xian asked someone to pull a few more ropes along the mountain stream. Most of the soldiers in the Red Scarf City had been trained, and they could slide over easily.

But it was difficult for the other four thousand people. Zhao Kuangyin ordered his people one by one, "If anyone accidentally falls off the rope, he must not make a sound, otherwise I will ask the brothers in the Red Scarf Capital to shoot him to death!"

Zhao Kuangyin's worries were prescient. As expected, many people fell from the ropes. Xu Xian asked people to block two ropes on the river in advance. The soldiers who fell into the water were not washed away by the rapid river and directly grabbed the ropes and climbed up.

When we got ashore, everyone was shivering with cold in the mountain wind.

By the time all five thousand people had crossed the river, two hours had passed, and the sky would be bright in another hour at most. If they had not climbed over the last hill and were discovered by the Tang army, just as Zhao Kuangyin said, they

This group of people has become a turtle in a urn, and no one can escape.

Zhao Kuangyin picked up a small pebble from the river beach and said: "Everyone put a stone in their mouths and hold it in their mouths. Even if they roll down the mountain, they can't make a sound. If I fall to death, I will take care of my little parents for him. If anyone is a

His throat has ruined the lives of five thousand brothers, and he will not be able to live in peace even if he dies."

Everyone passed on Zhao Kuangyin's words, and a group of people picked up stones on the river beach, washed them in the water and threw them directly into their mouths. Xu Xian washed his face with the cold river water and turned around and asked, "The raccoons are not tied yet."

Good rope?”

"It's coming! It's coming!" Xiaozi emerged from the crowd and said, "All the ropes have been tied at the top of the mountain, eighteen strands in total!"

"Why did it take so long? Maybe it wasn't discovered!"

"The top of the mountain was bare and there wasn't even a tree stump, so my subordinates had no choice but to tie themselves to the boulders."

"Is it reliable?"

"Absolutely reliable, they are all huge rocks weighing more than 1,000 kilograms!"

Xu Xian walked to the edge of the mountain and grabbed a rope in his hand. Because of the mountain stream, there was a lot of water vapor in the valley and the mountain wall was a little slippery. It didn't become dry until halfway up the mountain. He climbed quickly

After a few steps, I climbed up the mountain in one breath.

I saw that the hillside on the other side was bare. I guess all the vegetation was removed to prevent being attacked by others. Fortunately, the hillside on this side was gentle, so it didn't take much effort to get down.

Scanning the hillside, I saw a straight official road extending from north to south, one end leading to Guanqiang not far away, and the other end was a trumpet, which should lead directly to Chuzhou.

On both sides of the official road are dense military tents, and further inside are houses with brick and wood structures. There is no firelight in the huge valley, not even a patrolling soldier. On the contrary, the torches on the wall are brightly lit, and Tang soldiers are standing one by one.

The barrel of the gun was as straight as a gun, staring directly at the bottom of the city wall. It is estimated that they were killed without thinking that the Tang army would come from behind.

Zhao Kuangyin climbed up the hillside, lay down next to Xu Xian and looked down, "Great, the hillside here is gentle. Five thousand people can swoop down, even a fifty thousand army can't stop it."

"Don't get too happy too early. We'll wait until everyone comes up. We don't know how many will fall into the river!"

As soon as Xu Xian finished speaking, he heard two muffled sounds behind him, followed by a crash. Without asking, he knew that someone had fallen into the water. At this moment, Xu Xian and Zhao Kuangyin's hearts were in their throats.

Fortunately, the soldier didn't scream, and the sound of water flow suppressed it, so there wasn't much movement.

The soldiers of the Tang army in the nearby military tent were all sleeping, and the Tang army on the wall in the distance might not be able to hear it. Xu Xian and Zhao Kuangyin looked at each other happily, but before they could put down the stone in their hearts, there was another sound of water.

Bang bang bang...

The sound of falling water could be heard all the time. In such dark conditions, it was really difficult for a group of untrained soldiers to climb such a steep and slippery hillside.

In history, Zhao Kuangyin also walked this steep mountain road. Without the help of the Red Scarf Capital, there would only be more casualties. What was rare was that no one shouted out, and Xu Xian couldn't help but feel a little more grateful for these veterans.

Respect.

Time passed very slowly, and every breath was tormented with fear, for fear of making a big noise and being discovered by the Tang army in Qingliu Pass. Time passed very quickly, and I don’t know when the morning star had risen in the eastern sky.

It won't be long before the sky becomes clear, and Tang troops in Qingliu Pass have already gotten up and left their tents to relieve themselves.

Zhao Kuangyin asked anxiously: "How many people have climbed up now!"

"You ask me how I know!" Xu Xian raised his head and glanced at the top of the mountain. He saw that Zhou Jun had almost occupied the top of the mountain. "There are about three thousand people."

"We can't wait any longer, it will be dawn soon!"

As soon as Zhao Kuangyin finished speaking, he heard a roar, and a stone tied with a rope rolled down the mountain. Some of the soldiers who were hit fell down the mountain screaming, and the screams were amplified and echoed in the valley.

This moment helped Zhao Kuangyin make up his mind, "You're here just in time! Kill me!" He jumped up from the top of the hill, held a long spear and rushed down first.

"Kill!" Zhou Jun, who was already on the top of the mountain, roared and followed Zhao Kuangyin as he swooped down.

Hearing the noise, Tang Jun hurriedly came out of the tent to check. As soon as he showed his head, he was stabbed to death by a spear. Zhao Kuangyin overthrew one of them and turned to Xu Xian: "Don't worry about them. I will lead people to attack the city wall. You lead people to open and close the door!"

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"But we have no one outside!"

"They don't know that we don't have reinforcements outside!"

Xu Xian patted his head and said to himself: "Writing really requires talent, and people can't figure out what is true or false!"

Many Tang soldiers heard the noise, and without wearing armor, they raised their weapons and came towards them along the official road. Zhao Kuangyin led the people to face them. Xu Xian finally saw how powerful the emperor with the highest martial arts value was.

Brave.

Zhao Kuangyin took the lead. The spear in his hand did not stab or pick anyone he saw. He just hit the head and neck left and right. The elastic gun shaft swayed into a shadow but with a huge force. Four or five people were killed in just one move.

If you fall to the ground and switch to an automatic firearm, the efficiency will probably be the same.

He was like a boring machine, trying to crush all obstacles in front of him. Xu Xian followed him and fired only one shot. Before they could reach the pass, the Tang army collapsed.

Zhao Kuangyin stretched out his hand and said, "Follow me to the city wall!" He threw away the spear in his hand, pulled out the dragon stick from behind, roared and rushed up the stone staircase. The other end of the short stick in his hand was danced into a virtual state.

Shadow, the spears that stabbed him from the city wall were thrown away one after another, and a group of Tang soldiers blocking him fell to the ground with a few more swings...

If the city gate had not yet been opened, Xu Xian would have kept watching. He rushed into the city gate hole with a red scarf, took out his gun and overturned several Tang soldiers who were stubbornly resisting, and the remaining Tang soldiers fled one after another.

Kui flipped off the thick door bolt and opened the door.

Xu Xian threw away his spear and took off the divine arm crossbow from his back. He loaded the arrow and held it in his hand. He shouted loudly: "The door has been broken. Surrender without killing!"

"The door has been broken. Surrender without killing!"

The Zhou army's chorus of shouts continued to amplify in the empty valley, like the roar of tens of thousands of people.

Almost none of the Tang army surrendered. Most of them didn't even want armor, swords and guns, so they ran south as hard as they could. Xu Xian didn't intend to take prisoners, he just shot at anyone he saw. The Tang army in the pass didn't have any willpower, even if some officers killed people.

It's useless to stop him.

Suddenly above my head, I heard Zhao Kuangyin shouting: "Zhixian, shoot that veteran in silver armor!"

Xu Xian turned around and saw more than ten riders emerging from the house on the side. The leader was indeed a man in silver armor. It was not clear whether he was old or not.

"Shoot!" Xu Xian greeted, and at the same time he pulled the trigger, and a wave of arrows shot towards the veteran. The guards around him fell off their horses one after another, and the veteran lay motionless on the horse.

"Dead?" Xu Xian had just relaxed his nerves when he saw the other party suddenly stood up from the horse, turned around and a cold light shot towards Xu Xian. Xu Xian subconsciously shrank his head and heard a bang on the helmet.

If he had been slower, he would have cummed on his face.

"Old fox, what a mistake!" Xu Xian gritted his teeth and cursed, and saw Zhao Kuangyin had come down from the wall, "What should we do now?"

"What else can we do? Of course we should catch up and take advantage of the situation to capture Chuzhou!"

Xu Xian almost vomited blood because of Zhao Kuangyin's anger. After climbing mountains and wading in rivers all night, he finally captured Qingliu Pass. He didn't even take a breath and he actually wanted to take advantage of the situation to capture Chuzhou. It was at least twenty miles from Qingliu Pass to Chuzhou City.

Even if Xu Xian could hold on all the way, he still wouldn't have the strength to kill the enemy and attack the city.

While the two were talking, they heard the rumble of horse hooves behind them. Xu Xian was startled and looked outside the door, vaguely seeing a large group of cavalry rushing over. Zhao Kuangyin said happily: "Mr. Zhao is here!"

I saw Zhao Pu and dozens of soldiers driving two thousand war horses over. He dismounted and saw the two men and said, "Congratulations to the two Yuhous for their new achievements!"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said: "There is only one wall in Qingliu Pass. The Tang army has Chuzhou as its support and can take it back at any time. If it is not possible to seize the opportunity to capture Chuzhou City now, tonight's efforts will be in vain."

"I know that I just sent the horses, and there are also vehicles loaded with supplies for the military tents that can be used by the infantry, and there are also steamed cakes that have just been cooked to fill everyone's stomachs."

Xu Xian immediately praised: "Mr. Zhao has thought carefully and can be said to be the son of Yuen Long."

Zhao Kuangyin immediately scolded: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Zhao Pu smiled and said nothing, but looked at Xu Xian with a meaningful look in his eyes.

The Tang army did not suffer much damage, and most of them took advantage of the chaos to flee. Zhao Kuangyin made use of the captured chariots and horses in Qingliu Pass, and 5,000 people on horseback and chariots chased after them.

They didn't chase those in front or kill those behind them. They just stared at the largest wave of defeated troops and followed them not far or close, in order to take advantage of the chaos when they entered Chuzhou City. This was probably their only chance.

There's a solution.

The sky gradually became brighter, and the gorgeous sunlight pierced the hazy sky, making people's shadows grow very long. A Tang army of about ten thousand people moved forward slowly like a zombie.

Less than two miles behind them were the Zhou army on horseback and chariots. At first they were a little panicked, but when they saw that the Zhou army did not pursue them, they allowed the Zhou army to follow them. Anyway, they had no armor and weapons and ran for twenty miles overnight.

Anyway, I can't resist.

The towering city wall of Chuzhou was already in sight. Xu Xian spat out the steamed cake in his mouth, took a few sips from his water bag, and held the barrel of his gun ready to kill at any time.

Zhao Kuangyin, who was standing next to him, said, "I vomited such a good steamed cake. If you were to become the emperor, you would be a arrogant and extravagant emperor."
To be continued...