It was already past the hour of Hai, and it was pitch black outside the pass, but there were only a few bonfires near the Qin army's main formation. On the Yangguan side, in order to resist the Qin army's offensive, the Wei soldiers could only ignite braziers on the wall. This led to the ending of the Wei army in the bright and the Qin army in the dark, so that the Wei soldiers on the wall could easily shoot the Qin army's crossbow.

Just then, with a whoosh, a Wei soldier standing on the wall peeking outside the pass was immediately caught in an arrow, covering the arrow Chuang and retreating with pain.

"Arrows shot wherever you are"

From the side, a Wei soldier exclaimed.

During this period, other Wei soldiers were carefully peeking outside the pass, but unfortunately, it was pitch black outside the pass and it was impossible to see where the arrows were shot.

"What's going on"

With a questioning, Hua Hu walked from a distance with several Wei soldiers.

Seeing this, a Wei soldiers reported what happened just now. "When I returned to Sima, Meng Bo Fang was just monitoring the movements of the Qin army outside the pass, and was shot by the Qin soldiers lurking in the dark with a crossbow arrow."

Hua Hu immediately turned his head and looked at the Wei soldiers who were sitting on the inner wall. He recognized this person, who was the brother of Meng, Meng Zhong, Meng Hu, Meng Sui and others from the Meng family.

Seeing this, he immediately walked forward, squatted down and asked with concern, "Meng, how are you?"

No wonder Hua Hu is so concerned, after all, the children of the Mengyi family are their core and trustworthy people.

"No, it's not intrusive." Meng gritted her teeth and shook her head, "It's just that the arrow is stuck in the bone, but fortunately it shouldn't be deep." After that, he took a breath and cursed and said, "These Qin people are really despicable. Even if they have to wait for an opportunity to fire hidden arrows."

Hearing this, the Wei soldiers nearby were also full of anger. After all, so far, many of their brothers had been shot by Qin's hidden arrows. Although they were lucky and were not shot at the vital point, they were still very angry.

Immediately, a Wei Zhu said to Hua Hu, "Sima, can't our crossbowman give them some good looks?"

Hua Hu stood up and looked at the dark outside the pass, shook his head and said, "Maybe it's just a few, dozens of Qin soldiers lurking in the dark. For this few people, let our crossbowmen launch a wave of volleys?"

Indeed, in the current situation, the volley of the small Wei army crossbowmen may not be able to kill those Qin soldiers lurking in the dark, which is equivalent to wasting crossbow arrows in vain. But if the large Wei army crossbowmen launches volley, the consumption of crossbow arrows will become large. No matter how you think about it, the Wei army suffers a loss.

"But are you just letting those Qin people shoot and kill our soldiers at will?" A Wei soldier said in a low voice.

Hua Hu opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

At this moment, with a clang, with the help of two Wei soldiers, he finally dug out the cluster of arrows stuck in the sternum with a short sword.

Although he was sweating in pain while pulling out the arrow cluster, he gritted his teeth and said nothing, which convinced the Wei soldiers beside him.

Speaking of which, Si Meng, the children of the Mengyi family, were once privately called Qi Zu by ordinary soldiers of Fangcheng Wei Army, and implied that these Mengyi children were related to Fangcheng Ling Meng Zhong, so they rushed up the military position because they were related to Fangcheng Ling Meng Zhong.

In fact, this is true. After all, the children of Mengyi started in the Wei army in Fangcheng. Among them, the brave and outstanding ones were promoted to Bo Chang, or even the brigade commander in a very short time. Some people privately rumored that in a while, the brigade commander and the brigade commander who were born in Wei Wuzhang would be replaced by these brigade commanderer and brigade commanderer.

This has nothing to do with the unclear reward and punishment, but compared to ordinary Wei soldiers, whether they are Meng Zhong, Meng Sui, Meng Hu, Hua Hu, etc., they tend to trust their family brothers in their hometowns.

The children of Mengyi were the core team of the Wei army in Fangcheng. This was the charter formulated by Meng Zhong, Meng Sui and others in the early days of the founding of the army. The purpose was not to protect the children of relatives, but to better control the army.

In order not to let people gossip, Meng Zhong and Meng Sui also asked Mengyi's children to set an example. It is precisely because of this that whether it is Menghu, Huahu, Lejin and other soldiers, Mengyi's children such as Mengheng, Mengmin, Meng, Mengqi, etc., they always fight with the enemy, and they are the first to rush to the forefront. Over time, the general Wei soldiers in the army gradually recognized these Mengyi's children. After all, these people are indeed fierce.

"Hey, Meng, let's take a rest in the pass."

Seeing Meng, who had bandaged the wound, put on his armor again and stood up shakingly, Hua Hu pointed at the fingertips and said to him.

However, Meng shook his head and said with a smile, "It's just a little skin trauma, not enough to be fatal." After that, in order to prevent Hua Hu from forcibly ordering him to rest in the pass, he deliberately said, "Sima, today I killed seven Qin people, and kill a few more, I might be promoted to the brigade coach. Don't let me retreat."

Hearing this, the Wei soldiers nearby laughed, and even Hua Hu chuckled and shook his head.

In fact, everyone knows that children like Mengyi will be promoted to military positions sooner or later. The only difference is that they are sooner or later, or they are taken first by other Mengyi children. Considering that Mengyi's children are very united, Meng doesn't need to worry about anything at all. He doesn't want to retreat. After all, he still refuses to give up his defense zone, because this is his responsibility as a chief.

Because of this, Hua Hu did not force it and said casually, "You can do whatever you want, as long as you don't lose your life." After that, he did not forget to encourage the Wei soldiers beside him. "So, when you spy on the movements outside the pass, remember to protect them with a shield. If there is any movement, you should avoid them immediately. Don't stand there stupidly, waiting for the Qin soldiers to shoot him with a crossbow."

"Ha ha ha ha"

The Wei soldiers nearby all laughed, and Meng's complaints of pretending to be dissatisfied could be heard in his laughter.

After chatting for a few words, Hua Hu left with the guards who were accompanying him and continued patrolling forward.

As he walked, he suddenly saw Meng Hu squatting there beside a fire brazier not far away, gnawing on a rice ball.

Seeing this, Hua Hu walked forward and greeted Meng Hu simply, "Yeah."

Hearing the sound, Meng Hu raised his head and glanced at Hua Hu, and the response was even simpler, just nodding simply.

If someone who is not familiar with me is afraid that these two people will have any unresolved conflicts.

Hua Hu squatted down on the brazier, rubbed his hands beside the flames, and asked casually, "Why did you eat what you did just now?"

"What else can I do to move the body, patrol, and to appease the wounded soldiers, a lot of things."

While chewing in his mouth, Meng Hu replied vaguely, then raised his head and looked at Hua Hu, asking, "You come from Guanlou."

"Um." Hua Hu casually let a few pieces of wood be thrown into the brazier and said casually, "I'll have a casual chat with Ah Zhong."

"What did Ah Zhong say?"

"What else can we say? Let's be more vigilant. Bai Qi's bastard is really dirty and despicable. The army's food and grass were attacked. He simply took the Qin army to us to die, trying to kill him." As he said that, Hua Hu looked at Meng Hu strangely and asked in confusion, "Why did you have no reaction at all when you hear this? You are so calm, you don't look like you."

Meng Hu rolled his eyes and said unhappy, "I've been scolding for a long time, I'm tired."

Hua Hu couldn't help but shook his head, then seemed to think of something, and said, "You said, if we lead the cavalry out, can we break through the Qin army outside the pass?"

Hearing this, Meng Hu looked at Hua Hu with a strange expression, then chewed the rice ball and said casually, "Yes."

"able"

"Well, I can help you collect the body."

"You guy is serious, don't joke."

"You are kidding, right?" Meng Hu glanced at Hua Hu and said angrily, "You know how many Qin soldiers outside this pass are killed in battle today, at least 40,000. If it were in an empty place, it would be fine. In this narrow valley, if you want to use cavalry to disperse the 40,000 Qin troops, aren't you looking for death?"

"I just said it casually."

As he said that, Hua Hu stood up and frowned and looked at the valley outside the pass.

I have to say that compared to Fangcheng, Yangguan can be said to be easy to defend but difficult to attack, because there is only one road here. Unlike Fangcheng, the Qin army can surround the city and launch an attack from all directions.

But as the saying goes, everything has its pros and cons. It is precisely because there is only one road in Yangguan that the Qin army blocked the valley at this moment, and the Fangcheng cavalry stationed in Yangguan could not go out.

If there was a cavalry outside at this time, how could the Qin army be so arrogant and blocked the gates of his Yangguan to launch fierce attacks one after another

At this time, Meng Hu had thrown the last bite of rice ball into his mouth, licked his fingers and asked, "That's not A Zhong's idea, right?"

“Yes, not.”

Nodded and shook his head, Hua Hu explained, "A Zhong felt that the pressure on Yangguan was too great, and he hoped that the cavalry could share part of the pressure when we arrived at Guanlou, A Zhong, A Sui and the others were discussing with the Grand Sima. At that time, A Sui suggested that the cavalry go around from the north side of Yingshan."

"Yingshan"

Meng Hu was stunned for a moment, then he took out another rice ball from the cloth bag beside him, and while chewing, he said casually, "It's a long way to go from Yingshan to the north. It's better to walk down Cai. Although the distance is as long, it's not blocked by the Qin army."

"Yes." Hua Hu nodded and agreed.

Indeed, bypassing Yingshan to the north, that is, to the downstream of Rushui in South Korea, there was no way to go around the Bai Qi army within a short distance, because there was a Chu Fangcheng built between the mountains blocking it, and the infantry could still travel through mountains and rivers, cross Danshui, and cross Chu Fangcheng, but the cavalry could not do it.

Therefore, I could only continue to go west and turn from the Xibei area.

But the question is, from Xibei County to Wancheng, Sima Cuo's army is stationed at present, how can the cavalry in other cities break through the defense line of the 60,000 Qin troops?

As Meng Hu said, it is better to walk down Cai than to walk this path and go south from Xia Cai. Although the distance is similar, at least you will not encounter large armies along the way.

Suddenly, Meng Hu seemed to have thought of something and said, "By the way, isn't that boy Mu Wu in Xiacai?"

Hearing this, Hua Hu nodded and said, "After today's dusk, Ah Zhong had already sent cavalry to inform Mu Wu, asking Mu Wu to go from Xia Cai to Bai Qi's back. But carefully calculate it, counting the time for sending the message, and counting the time for Mu Wu to march, it may take more than ten days."

"Oh."

Meng Hu chuckled and said, "Following the momentum of the Qin army's attack today, when Mu Wu led the cavalry to arrive, I'm afraid the Qin army will be dead long ago. Why do you want him?"

"" Hua Hu nodded silently.

Indeed, this is precisely why Meng Zhong did not send other cavalry to assist Mu Wu.

The two were chatting, and suddenly a Wei soldier exclaimed on the wall in the distance, "The enemy attacked the enemy and attacked the Qin army."

Hearing this, Hua Hu, who had a few smiles on his face, suddenly looked up and walked to the wall a few steps. However, it was pitch black outside the wall, and he could not see any abnormal movement.

Seeing this, he stretched out his right hand and urged "Torch."

The guard behind him immediately handed the torch to Hua Hu. Hua Hu took the torch and took a photo outside. Then he saw that the effect was not good, so he simply threw it out.

At this time, on the wall not far away, more than a dozen Wei soldiers threw torches outside the pass.

These torches were seen spinning and falling on the ground outside the pass, illuminating the Qin soldiers who were moving towards the pass.

Seeing this, Hua Hu shouted in a deep voice, "The Qin army has attacked the key points and is ready to fight immediately." As he said that, he turned around and kicked Meng Hu who was still squatting beside the brazier, and urged him, "Ahu, I'm back to my defense zone. Don't eat it."

Seeing Hua Hu leaving quickly with several guards, Meng Hu stuffed the remaining part of the rice ball in his hand into his mouth in his mouth in his mouth and swallowed it with the water in the water bag.

"These Qin people really never stop."

After breathing a long sigh, Meng Hu stood up and reached out to take the long Ge handed over by a guard beside him.

I saw him beat a long spear and shouted in a deep voice, "There is nothing to say. Do you understand how many Qin people come?"

"clear"

The nearby Wei soldiers shouted in unison and immediately entered the state of fighting.

In just a moment, the sound of killing sounds sounded again in various sections of Yangguan. These shouts alarmed Meng Zhong, Meng Sui and Zhai Zhang at the entrance of the pass.

Meng Sui immediately said goodbye and returned to his defense zone, leaving Meng Zhong and Zhai Zhang standing in the pass building, looking at the dark night sky outside the pass.

From early morning to this moment, the Qin army launched more than a dozen offensives against Yangguan. The Qin and Wei armies fought for seven hours. The Qin army's losses were conservatively estimated to be nearly 10,000. On the Yangguan side, the Wei army's losses were also up by 6,000.
To be continued...