Three Kingdoms, I open a tavern in Xudu

In the afternoon, Ma Chao received Zhuge Liang's order and began to attack Hanzhong again.

Huang Zhong was exhausted, and it was very difficult to defend. The gate of Hanzhong was in danger and was almost broken.

In the end, Huang Zhong went all out to turn the tide, went out of the city to kill Ma Chao, and barely managed to keep Hanzhong.

"Old general, why don't we abandon the city and run away!"

When returning to the defense on the tower, a soldier suggested.

Although Huang Zhong treated his subordinate soldiers harshly, they were also excellent. They didn't want Huang Zhong to stay and take risks.

This Hanzhong will not be able to defend sooner or later. As long as the Shu army comes to attack again, even if they fight again, they may be wiped out.

Huang Zhong looked at the people around him and pondered for a long time: "I'll give you a chance to choose, whoever wants to leave can leave the city now, and I will never stop you."

He didn't intend to leave, Chen Yang was kind to him, even if he died, he still wanted to defend Hanzhong.

He also promised that he would defend Hanzhong.

Some of the other soldiers wanted to leave, but when they heard Huang Zhong's words, they all fell silent. No one raised similar words, and no one wanted to leave.

As long as Huang Zhong is still in Hanzhong, they will follow and defend Hanzhong.

"Even if I die, I won't be a deserter."

Huang Zhong took a deep breath and said, "But if the city falls, we will all die. If I'm not wrong, the city will definitely fall tomorrow."

The soldiers still didn't leave. Seeing this, Huang Zhong was very grateful, and then counted the number of people for a while, and there were less than 2000 left.

There are at least 2 Shu troops outside the city.

If Chen Yang doesn't come back tomorrow, they will die for sure.

As long as he died well, he thought in his heart that it was worth it, and it could be regarded as repaying Chen Yang for saving Huang Xu's life.

"Pass down the order and rest for the night."

Huang Zhong shouted: "Tomorrow, I will fight to the death with you, fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

Everyone shouted in unison, and the military spirit gathered a lot.

That night, they were finally able to spend a peaceful night, perhaps their last night.

Huang Zhong simply didn't arrange for anyone to defend the city. After eating their last full meal, they all went back to the barracks to rest and sleep to replenish their energy.

Even if you die, you have to be comfortable for one night before you die.

As time went by, the night came to an end, and the drums of attack came from outside the city.

Huang Zhong didn't go back to the barracks to rest, he sat on the tower all the time.

When the sun was just rising, he was awakened by the voice below, and looked up at the sky. For some reason, today's rising sun made him feel like the setting sun.

His life, like the setting sun, is coming to an end.

Then, the Shu army launched a full-scale attack, some people began to attack the city gate, and some people climbed the ladder.

The rest of the soldiers came out of the barracks as soon as they heard the noise.

Their counterattack, in the face of absolute strength, seemed very pale and powerless.

Even if Huang Zhong tried his best to walk in the front and block most of the attacks, he still couldn't stop the end of the city gate being breached. He had to lead everyone out of the city and continue the fight to the death.

"Huang Zhong!"

Ma Chao raised his spear and strode in front of Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong's physical strength was getting weaker and weaker. He took a deep breath, reluctantly blocked Ma Chao's shot, and staggered back a few steps.

"Old General!"

When the soldiers following Huang Zhong saw this, someone supported him and someone stood in front of him.

"Step aside!"

Huang Zhong's eyes flashed: "I'm not yet at the level where I can't move at all."

He stood firm, held the lead soldier tightly, and looked at Ma Chao with sharp eyes.

"There are not many people who I can admire, and you are definitely one of them."

Ma Chao changed his previous attitude towards Huang Zhong and said: "At your current age, it is not easy to guard Hanzhong until this time, regardless of life and death for a city. It's a pity, I still have to take your head back to you. military adviser."

After all, he raised his spear and stabbed at him.

Huang Zhong tried his best to block Ma Chao's shot, and said, "It depends on whether you have the ability, and take my head back to Mr. Zhuge."

Just as they were fighting, the rest of Cao's soldiers could no longer stop the Shu army's siege, and fell to the ground one after another.

Although they had a battle formation and their morale was not lost, their physical strength dropped sharply, and even most of them were wounded soldiers. Even if their injuries were not healed, they had to raise their weapons and rush to the battlefield.

boom!

Huang Zhong couldn't hold on anymore and was shot down by Ma Chao to the ground.

"Hurry up and save the old general!"

Seeing those soldiers who were still alive, they attacked Ma Chao desperately.

Seeing them like this, Ma Chao was shocked for a while, and soon his eyes hardened, and he swung his spear and swept across. After several people were sent flying, the tip of the spear came to Huang Zhong in the blink of an eye.

Huang Zhong rolled on the ground and dodged. He jumped up with one hand, the weapon was knocked down, and he retreated a few steps in embarrassment, almost unable to stand still.

It was the soldiers who were close to him supporting him so that he would not fall again.

"Protect the old general!"

Someone shouted again.

The others gave up their resistance and took the initiative to delay Ma Chao.

The rest of the people, supporting Huang Zhong, wanted to break out of the siege, and they took their lives to protect Huang Zhong.

Seeing this scene, Ma Chao was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

"You let me go!"

Huang Zhong felt a sense of sadness about the end of a hero, he broke away from the soldiers supporting him, kicked the enemy who was just close to him, snatched a spear from him, shook his hands, and wanted to fight Ma Chao again.

Even if he dies, he will die here, and he doesn't need anyone to save him.

It is very common for soldiers to die on the battlefield. Ordinary soldiers will die, and of course generals will too.

He didn't want to sacrifice the lives of ordinary soldiers in exchange for his own survival, even if he couldn't survive.

If he escaped by luck and lost Hanzhong again, he felt that he would never be able to hold his head up again.

Ma Chao really admired him, but each was his master, and he only admired him. After knocking down Huang Zhong's spear, Cao Jun's side receded like a tide.

Cao Jun only has more than 100 soldiers left, who can stand up and surround Huang Zhong.

"Huang Zhong, you are really amazing!" Ma Chao said with emotion.

He was thinking in his heart that if the Shu army was at the end of its rope, those soldiers would either surrender or disperse.

Huang Zhong's soldiers were completely different. They were still guarding the general at the moment of their death. The feeling of unity was something he had never seen in the army for so many years.

In the past, their Liangzhou soldiers and horses could not do this.

It's not without reason that Chen Yang is invincible.

After so many days of confrontation, a kind of admiration emerged from Ma Chao's heart.

This is the real soldier!

"Go ahead!"

Huang Zhong didn't look at him, but looked up at the sky.

He will die standing up, with his head held up.

"excuse me!"

Ma Chao stabs him with a single shot.

call!

At this critical moment, there is a silver light, flashing past.

A spear fell from the sky and shot towards Ma Chao.

Ma Chao's face changed drastically, and he raised his weapon to block it.

boom!

The two spears collided with each other, making a piercing sound.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of horseshoes came from far and near, breaking into everyone's ears.

They looked back and saw a thousand cavalry galloping towards them.

Behind the cavalry, there were countless infantry, raising smoke and dust all over the sky.

"Old general, we are late!"

Among the cavalry, the leader, wearing silver armor and riding a white horse, was none other than Zhao Zilong.

The moment Zhao Yun threw his long spear, he had entered the siege.