"...After the fire broke out, the iron mace and a short gun attacked left and right, as if the water was wielding could not be poured in. No matter how many enemy soldiers were rushing to block it, they would be almost completely defeated! We rushed straight to the village and slashed and killed."

"But this guy was a little violent and fierce after he got the head. When he started, he liked to hold people naked in chaos, and pushed and threw them down the cliff one by one. Even the remaining soldiers who knelt on the ground and asked to surrender to the guards were peeing on the spot!"

"There are also the remaining enemy who is still entrenched on a high mountain rock, and the enemy general who is in charge of resolutely refused to surrender, was suddenly rushed forward with a card and knocked to the ground. He lifted his belt and threw it straight down on the cliff!"

"Brothers have never seen such a powerful and brave person! He was hit by at least four arrows and was cut by an axe. He could still kill the defending enemies who were constantly encircling them for a while!"

"In addition, we threw the turbulent bombs around, which shocked the scared defenders at night, shouting "The ghost is coming" and "The ghost is coming"!"...

But no matter what, since I have taken the last dangerous pass in the western section of Xingshidao, it is said that the speed of soldiers is the most important thing. Guo Yan didn't have the intention to stay and linger. After a little reorganization of the team and replenishing food on the spot, he kept carrying food for several days with him, and marched lightly towards Chenggu County, at the entrance of Gudao.

As long as they seize such a key city gate, the western gate of Liangzhou/Xingyuan Prefecture (Hanzhong Basin) represented by Chenggu (now Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province) will naturally open. Their first phase of the battle goal of the side divisions was achieved.

Therefore, when it was noon and it was almost noon. The soldiers patrolling the walls of Chenggu County could only look shocked and in a loud and uproar. As they watched and gestured to the opposite bank of the Han River, a group of people with flags and distinctive armor suddenly emerged from the valley to the east.

They didn't even have time to demolish the wooden bridges on the frozen Han River and destroy the available materials at the ferry crossings on the other side; the army horses against them had already spread black to the edge of the Han River several miles away, and with the heavy sound of golden drums, they began to cross the Han River, which was about a hundred steps wide, along the wooden bridge.

Only then did the opinions of Chenggu City reunify. As the city gate opened again, a group of people came out. Under the leadership of a small team of cavalry under the deputy envoy of the regiment training stationed in the county, they wanted to intercept the enemy head-on by crossing the river. At this time, the pioneers who were advancing along the ice from the ferry crossing on the other side had barely arrived at the sandbank in the river;

The ropes and wooden boards they were pulled in their hands, as well as mats and straw mats used as paving, were faintly laid on the ice surface, and could be used as a corridor that was temporarily passed without slipping.

A small group of soldiers who had already stepped down the bridge to step onto the opposite shore were lined up in two rows on the snow, raising the long and short muskets in their hands and aimed them at the rapidly approaching Chenggu County regiments. The next moment, a roar was a roar, and the iron ball from the southeast shore artillery group fell in front of the training regiments, and a cavalry in front of the splashed snow blocks fell down.

In the array across the river, Li Hanzhi, who was temporarily unable to enter the battle because he was injured and was unable to do so because he was unable to do so, spoke to his left and right:

"These city soldiers are too lazy. They are only now thinking about fighting and rushing to cross... I missed the best opportunity to fight and fight."

"If Li Shen does it in the future, what should I do?"

Guo Yan, the commander of the back box, immediately followed the pole and asked without shame:

"If it were me, at least people would have watered on the bridge, so that the bridge deck guardrails would become frozen and slippery;"

Li Hanzhi gestured with one hand without hesitation:

"There are also a few gentle slopes on the river bank, and then many crossbowmen and spearmen can be laid out to calmly attack the unobstructed people and horses under the ice bridge that can only stagger slowly. And with a small number of rangers and patrols up and down the river bank for several miles, it will inevitably make it difficult for them to easily cross."

"General Li Shen said this very much. The governor of Yuhou immediately wrote it down and should be the future warning of our army..."

Guo Yan couldn't help but praise:

Between words, the vanguard teams who were suddenly frightened and intimidated by artillery bombardment were scattered to the left and right, and the entire impact of the subsequent teams became slower. So the rows of Taiping soldiers who rushed across the bridge also took the opportunity to radiate two rounds of gunfires one after another, and the front row of Chenggu soldiers in front of them were smashed into pieces; suddenly there were signs of hesitation and chaos.

With just this moment of buffering, more Taiping soldiers crossed the bridge and rushed to the other side, making the array of bridgeheads thicker. At this time, the second round of more dense gunfires also exploded; more than twenty low and straight tracks with faint light smoke crossed the frozen river and hit the enemy who were less than ten steps away from the river.

In an instant, it was like breaking out of thin air in the crowd, and the broken limbs flew randomly, causing bloody gaps to break out one after another. Such a tragic scene once again attracted Li Hanzhi's full attention. This was the first time he saw the power of a large firearm called cannon. His hands and feet were trembling slightly, but he felt a little intoxicated and excited in his heart.

The Chenggu soldiers who were hit in this way had already begun to show signs of collapse in groups of three or five due to their morale that could be seen in front of the naked eye. Seeing this, the first soldiers who had crossed the river no longer continued to fire their guns, but instead inserted sharp thorns on the long guns, or pulled out narrow swords and thin swords to protect themselves, and began to trot forward and trot slowly and accelerate with the sound of blowing flutes and whistles;

dozens of miles southwest, in the Nanzheng (now Hanzhong), the capital of Xingyuan Prefecture, on the old acquaintance palace site called King of Han (Liu Bang) in Zicheng, Xingyuan, now the Jieya Xingyuan is also the palace where Emperor Xizong of Tang temporarily stayed, but there are a lot of lights and rituals and music, and there are brightly dressed servants and entourages everywhere.

Because as the de facto master who occupied most of Xingyuan Prefecture and Fengzhou, the former Minister of the Great Qi and the Grand Marshal, the current governor of the Tang Dynasty's Ganyi Army, the Minister of Justice and the General of the Guardian of the Ministry of Justice, the General of the Guardian of the Army of the Tang Dynasty, was proudly dressed in a bright red robe, ready to welcome his newly married wife and his dowry.

Of course, the reason why this powerful and powerful figure who was able to handle the battle with such a solemn and vigorous manner was also because of the noble status of the woman. As one of the guarantee means of the court's northward army transit, it was also to appease him, a powerful person who was surrendering to the thief background, the polo emperor of the small court of Nishikawa surrendered a princess to him.

Although this newly released Princess Yi'an was just an unknown royal family girl; although she still let her in Chang'an, not to mention this kind of nominal adoption, even the genuine princess had entered the house and enjoyed it. However, when the soldiers and horses of Sanchuan reached an agreement and went north to enter the pass, he could not help but feel pressure and a sense of crisis that occupied a part of Hanzhong.

You should know that in order to echo the northern expedition in Hexi, Chengdu not only agreed to the marriage request of Nanzhao, but also recruited a large number of Western Qiang soldiers from Yazhou on the border of Xichuan through marriage and promotion. Even the Mowen tribe, which was originally recruited by Gao Pian during his tenure, was mobilized and mobilized to participate in this conquest.

Therefore, marrying this royal princess with such a big fanfare was also a way for him to show his loyalty and support to the Shu court in disguise. Therefore, after this marriage, he would symbolically send a "new army" composed of local recruits and some of the Ding Zhuang to participate in the imperial court's conquest and restoration.

And those old brothers and troops who always obeyed him on his own terms and followed Wang Xianzhi and his brother Shang Junchang, who now followed him without hesitation, have followed him to deviate from the Huang King. He will never act rashly unless he had no choice. This is also the foundation for his existence. Of course, he can still take out some other treasures, wealth, food, and supplies to help and manage.

At this time, the music of the drumming instruments in the direction of the city gate suddenly became loud, and then more uproars and noises broke out: "Here's here", "What a majesty," "The show is so grand!" Then a general wearing a colorful shirt rushed across the long street in the city, and reported loudly with joy:

"You have reported to Shangshuai, the wedding sent-off team from Chengdu has arrived outside Xihuai Gate..."

"What the villain saw with his own eyes that the city was extremely prosperous, and the chariots and horses carrying dowry were even more endless."

"Then do you know who is coming to send the bride to you?"

Shang Rang asked the questions he was most concerned about.

"It has been reported that the envoy who came to send the marriage was His Highness Shou, the younger brother of the Holy Lord, and the deputy envoy was the Li (Cultural Revolution) who was the most powerful Li (Cultural Revolution), and the one who was protecting the marriage was the Weiwei of the left commander Zhou (Bao) of the Wu...!"

The general responded quickly:

"Okay...good...good very good..."

Hearing these names made me feel more and more at ease, but the last bit of concern and speculation remained in my mind. After all, the existence of these high-ranking and powerful people represents a guarantee that the small court in Xichuan would not easily take risks.
Chapter completed!