Late Tang

Even in winter, the night was unreasonably cold.

Bitter, dry winds swirled along the mouth of the valley, shaking the accumulated white snow from the trees.This is the new wind, full of biting chill.

Shi Yan pulled up the torn leather robe to cover his head and face, pretending to be a hunter.Although in such a cold night, even a hunter walking in this canyon is very strange.

Just tonight, he encountered the strangest battle in his life.

He led 5000 Shatuo soldiers and horses to guard the Heishi Fort in Heishi Ridge, which is known as the most dangerous pass, but the final result was that he only guarded for half a night before losing this majestic pass in Flying Fox Shaanxi.Although the enemy army that broke through this grand pass was the Qin army known as the best soldiers in the world, they only had [-] troops.

In fact, the Qin army did not dispatch all of the 5000 troops. They only dispatched about two battalions of troops, which added up to less than a thousand, but they captured this grand pass.

Shi Yan is not the first time to lead the army, nor is he a rough man who has never seen the world.In fact, he followed Li Keyong to fight east and west, from a pawn in front of the horse to the position of Duzhi's soldier and horse envoy, thanks to his bravery and his command.But tonight's battle completely overturned his previous understanding of battle.

The huge Kongming lanterns released by the Qin army at the beginning, coupled with sharp firearms, bombarded Beicheng. If it was just like this, he would not have to escape at this time.The most powerful killing move of the Qin army was to strike east and west. When he mobilized the defenders to go to the north city to defend desperately, a team of about 500 people suddenly fell from the sky without a sound and crossed the deep ravine and the city wall in front of the west gate. It landed directly in the west gate.

Up to now, he still doesn't understand how those Qin soldiers flew into the city. When he escaped from Black Rock Fort, he saw those things in front of the city gate.Those were some strange things, not big Kongming lanterns, but something like a big dragonfly made of wood, silk and bamboo poles.According to the surviving soldiers at the east gate, the Qin army flew over from the hillside opposite the west city like a dragonfly.

They really flew over, and they didn't use lights, so it wasn't until they flew over the west city wall on that magical wooden dragonfly that the defenders found out.But these people moved too fast. After hundreds of people flew into the city, they took down the west gate with lightning speed, lowered the suspension bridge, and put more Qin troops into the city.

The natural danger of Black Rock Fortress also fell because of this.

Three thousand defenders, when the Qin army entered the city, most of the defenders were concentrated in the north city without a gate, and they were blocked in the city by the Qin army in turn.

In the end, less than a thousand people escaped from the castle with him, and they were hunted down all the way. In the end, they broke up and had no command at all.

It is not so easy for Qin Jun to kill me.

Shi Yan thought bitterly, his hand gently brushed down the long sword hilt half hidden under the worn leather robe.

Although when the Qin army entered the city, they shouted that as long as they abandon their weapons and surrender, they will forget the past, but Shi Yan never considered surrendering.

He used to be the personal guard of King Jin, and later he joined the Black Crow Army and the Righteous Son Army. Speaking of which, he can be regarded as Li Keyong's adopted son, although his adopted son cannot compare with Li Siyuan and other adopted sons.

The Qin army captured Black Rock Fort in just one night, and their next goal must be Flying Fox City.If Feihu City is not prepared, it will definitely fall.Once Flying Fox City fell, the consequences would be serious.Qin Jun captured Feihu City, Xiang Xike captured Lingqiu City, and cut off the passage between Zhigu Pass and Yanmen, so the commander and his wife would be trapped.

And to take Feihu City to the east, as long as the Bauhinia Pass is captured, then Boyinxing will be blocked, and the follow-up Hebei reinforcements will not be able to enter Hedong.

He must rush to Flying Fox City and immediately tell them the news of the fall of Blackstone Castle.

It's just that after seeing Qin Jun's weird attack method tonight, he didn't have much confidence in Feihu City.

When Qin Wang Li Jing entered Zhigu Pass, he was riding a tall golden horse, which was more than five feet tall and a purebred horse from the Western Regions.The body is covered with golden glazed Qinglong-style golden armor, and the armor has been carefully wiped to make it shiny and shiny.Coupled with the four-clawed golden dragon on the helmet, the golden unicorn shoulders on both shoulders, the lion belt around the waist, especially the golden dragon engraved on the armor, it made Li Jing even more powerful on horseback.

The team entering the city entered through the north gate of Zhiguan Valley, and the north gate of Zhiguguan was wide open. Gao Siji and other generals went out to meet them from afar.Nearly half of the more than [-] troops left behind at Zhigu Pass were annihilated, and the rest eventually surrendered with Li Kening.At this time, Li Kening and the captured officers also stood on one side to greet them.

Accompanying Li Jing was one hundred and eight personal guards, with crimson pennants fluttering on their lances. Behind these one hundred and eight personal guards were all the high-ranking civil and military officials of the Qin Dynasty who accompanied the army last time.

The strong wind blew, the flags crackled and fluttered, countless flags rolled together, and the flags were like a sea.

Walking behind the generals were Jing Shisanniang who had already surrendered, and Shatuo's surrendered generals.Liu Yuniang refused to surrender, so Li Jing arranged to sit in a carriage and guard her closely.The 5000-strong surrendered army is temporarily led by Jing Shisanniang.However, in fact, they have all been confiscated with weapons, scattered and disrupted, and guarded by the Qin army.

Jing Shisanniang was riding on the horse, looking back at the carriage in front of Mrs. Liu from time to time, feeling various feelings in her heart.She knew that Mrs. Liu was unwilling to surrender, but she had no choice.She was determined that surrender was the most suitable decision.

However, Mrs. Liu was not willing to forgive her. When she rode to Mrs. Liu's carriage, Mrs. Liu didn't take it easy on her, "Thirteen Niangs!" Mrs. Liu who was sitting in the carriage had already taken off her armor and was wearing a Simple dress, "Did King Qin send you to watch over me?"

"I didn't come here at Li Jing's order."

Behind them, Qin Jun's military band had already started to play trumpets and drums. The rhythm was slow but orderly, full of passion and joy. "Ma'am, things are not at their worst yet, so it's not worth letting go of them. If you keep the green hills, there will be a chance to make a comeback."

"Surrendering without a fight is a coward's performance, especially now that King Jin needs our support. If King Jin and other Shatuo soldiers know that even King Jin's wife surrendered Li Jing without fighting, do you think it will give How much of a blow to the morale of the army?"

"But if you don't surrender, the whole army must be wiped out in the end. This madam knows it. Could it be that King Jin and the soldiers would be better off hearing the news of madam Yu Sui's death?"

"The king of Jin is rushing here, and he can arrive as soon as today." Mrs. Liu was extremely haggard and weak. "Thirteen Niangs, do you think Li Jing has really taken down Black Rock Fort and Flying Fox City?"

"Maybe!"

It would be horrific if that were the case.

King Jin didn't know what happened here, didn't know that the sky and the earth had been laid here, but he was still bumping into it.

"I don't know what's going on at Yanmen."

"The king of Jin has sent General Li Siyuan to go to Yanmen, maybe things won't be so bad." Jing Shisanniang comforted.

"The king of Jin went to Hebei and handed over Yanmen to me to stay behind. I failed the king of Jin!" Liu sighed.

Jing Shisanniang wanted to comfort her, but didn't know what to say.

"What is Li Jing going to do with us?"

Looking at Mrs. Liu, she was very worried.

Yanmen Town has suffered a big loss this time, and one foot has already stepped into the gate of hell.Liu, Li Kexiu, and Li Kening were defeated one after another. Now that Li Ke has stepped into the gate of hell with another foot, the remaining Yanmen don't know what's going on.If Li Keyong loses again, or if Yanmen is lost, then Shatuo will really be lost this time and never stand up again.

Li Jing has already captured Zhengu Pass, and the remaining half of Weizhou is now lying in front of him like a stripped prostitute.

In Zhiguguan Township General's Mansion, Gongsun Lan walked in with a smile on his face.

"Seeing that you are so happy, you must have good news to tell me." Li Jing put down the roster of surrendered troops in his hand, and looked up at her.

"There is good news!"

The news brought by Gongsun Lan even far exceeded Li Jing's expectations.

"Li Wei lived up to Saburo's expectations. They took Blackstone Fort in one fell swoop last night in only half a night. Then they took advantage of the victory and rushed to Flying Fox City this morning, and took him down. Now, Li Wei's soldiers are divided into two groups. All the way to the east to attack Zijing Pass, and all the way to the west to attack Lingqiu City."

This was indeed beyond Li Jing's expectations. When Li Jing gave Li Wei the task, he never thought that they could really complete it.In his mind, the best result is that Li Wei wins Blackstone Fort, or wins Flying Fox City.Unexpectedly, he would have captured Flying Fox City and Black Rock Fort so quickly.

"How did this kid do it?"

"He used our air force, the Roc Bird Hot Air Balloon Squadron, and the Black Bat Paraglider Squadron. The two squadrons achieved great success in their first actual combat. They completely caught the enemy by surprise. I didn't expect that in these two experiments, The air force actually plays such a prominent role in actual combat."

Li Jing chuckled happily. These two air forces only had 600 people, but there were more than 200 people serving them.Moreover, the funds invested before and after are as high as more than [-] million guan.After spending so much money, it was finally not in vain.

Finally, Gongsun Lan couldn't help but asked: "Sanlang has captured Li Keyong's wife now, what is he going to do with her? You seem to admire this woman very much. Don't tell me, do you want to bring her into your backyard?"

"I really admire Mrs. Liu. She is a remarkable woman with insight and courage. She is different from most women."

"She is still Li Keyong's official wife, and she has an irreplaceable position in the hearts of the soldiers of Shatuo, and even has a high prestige in the hearts of the people in Yanmen Town." Gongsun Lan reminded: "If you want to include her I'm afraid it will make many Shaotuo people dissatisfied."

"You're right, Ms. Liu is not an ordinary woman." Li Jing got up and poured two glasses of red wine, and handed one to Gongsun Lan, "Mrs. Liu is an admirable woman, and also a very useful bargaining chip. However, I have no intention of including her in the account."

"Why? Don't you admire her very much?"

"Appreciation does not necessarily mean accepting it. Besides, a woman like Liu, do you think she would throw herself into other people's arms casually? A twisted melon is not sweet, and I have no interest in taking someone's wife. If it weren't for Liu It is very useful, and I intend to let her go."

"After we kill Li Keyong right away, she will be a little widow. Maybe, then you will have a chance to conquer her." Gongsun Lan said with a smile.

"Maybe!" Li Jing smiled, took a sip of the red wine, and turned his gaze to the south, where Li Keyong was coming!