The wind took advantage of the fire and Hecheng County turned into a torch to the sky, and the ignition light in the night could be seen dozens of miles away.

More than twenty miles away, Guan Pingzhong held his war horse and stared at the flames jumping in the darkness uneasy. It was the direction of Hecheng County. Saving people was like putting out a fire. Before this man met, he saw the fire first. After hesitating for a moment, Guan Pingzhong ordered: "Continue to move forward."

At noon on July 7, Rong Mi people entered the pass. Long Wei, who was lurking in Jingmen Pass, released a pigeon to Huiye Mansion and Anxi Protectorate to report the news. Qin Ziyan, the Longwei Mansion of Huazhou, received news of the loss of Jingmen Pass at the hour of You. Governor Jiang was not in the office, and Qin Ziyan hurried to find Fang Biejia with information. If his skills were not great, Hua Sicheng and Guan Pingzhong both came to the Biejia Mansion.

When Guan Pingzhong learned of the loss of Jingmen Pass, he was both surprised and happy. He was surprised that Jingmen Pass was easily broken with the help of his internal response. He was happy that the 15,000 garrisons he led had a place to use their skills and might make military achievements. His Anximan could move forward. Anxizi, Anxibo, and Guan Pingzhong sat in a chair and wished he could send troops to Jingmen Pass immediately.

The Anxi Protectorate was to be moved to Zhenhuazhou. If anyone was unwilling to hear this news, it must be Guan Pingzhong. He was not in the way of dealing with Yang, so he would squeeze into Huazhou to command troops alone. God took care of him. He made two consecutive contributions and promoted him. If the Anxi Protectorate was moved to Zhenhuazhou, his soldiers would definitely be classified as the Anxi Daying system. Although he was the Zhongwu General of the Fourth Rank, there were still a few more in the Anxi Daying camp, not to mention that Yang Xiangliang was the third-rank Huaihua General, who was suppressing himself tightly. If he had the opportunity to make contributions in the future, how could Yang Xiangliang give him the opportunity?

The Rong Mi people invaded east at the right time. After hearing Qin Ziyan's words, Guan Pingzhong immediately stood up and said, "I'll go back and order troops and go to rescue earlier to try not to let Rong Mi people take away the food."

Back at the station, Guan Pingzhong beat the drum and gathered the generals, and formed two cavalry teams. He led the two thousand light cavalry to set out early the next morning. His deputy Lin Liyong led 12,000 infantry and then set off. No one knew what the war was going on. According to previous experience, Guan Pingzhong believed that when he arrived at the border, Hecheng, Yiding, and Jingyuan, the county towns close to Jingmen Pass, would probably not be able to defend, and the Tuncang would fall into the hands of Rong Mi people.

After traveling for three hundred miles, Guan Pingzhong saw the benefits of Jiang governor spending great effort to build roads. The speed of the march was one-third faster than before. At night the next day, he arrived at Wuda County, 70 miles east of Hecheng County. He was struggling and lacked horses. Guan Pingzhong ordered a temporary rest outside the county town. When the county magistrate heard the news, he rushed to take the troops to work.

Guan Pingzhong asked Wu Anqi, the magistrate of Wuda County, while eating: "Does Lord Wu know about the war on the front line? Where did the Rong Mi people go? The Tuncang fell into the hands of Rong Mi people?"

"The officials are not clear. According to the rumors of refugees, there are 100,000 Rong Mi people who invaded this time. I am afraid that the Hecheng will be difficult to defend. Tuncang will probably fall into the hands of the Hu people. Wuda County has a small lack of defensive equipment, so it is difficult to resist Rong Mi people. I hope General Guan can station in Wuda County and rescue the people of Wuda." Wu Anqi replied with a bitter face.

Before noon, refugees fled from Hecheng, Yiding and other counties in Wuda County appeared one after another, and the news brought was messy. Some said that 100,000 Rong Mi people rushed into Jingmen Pass and killed people when they saw them. Hecheng County had been massacred; some said that Hecheng, Yiding and Jingyuan counties were all taken away by Rong Mi people, and Rong Mi people were arresting Zheng people everywhere to transport the grain from the Tun Cang to Rong Mi Kingdom; some said that Rong Mi people were defeated and the defenders of Hecheng were defending the army.

Don’t be afraid of the second prince who killed Rong Miren. For a moment, rumors spread and people’s hearts were floating. Rich people drove their carriages and fled to the direction of Huiye Mansion with Xiaoruan.

Wu Anqi was panicked, otherwise the court would not allow the county magistrate to abandon the city and escape, he would have wanted to learn from the rich people and flee to Huiye Mansion. Seeing General Guan brought two thousand light cavalry, Wu Anqi was a little calmer and thought about how to keep these two thousand men in Wuda County, so that even if Rong Mi attacked, there would be a glimmer of hope.

Guan Pingzhong knew that the invading Rong Mi army was about 40,000, and he was scared to death when Wu Anqi was panicked, so he probably asked if he didn't ask anything. County magistrate Qi Yunrong came over with a yamen runner and bowed, "General Guan, Hecheng County sends people to deliver the letter."

The yamen runner bowed respectfully and said, "The villain Shi Ping, the yamen runner of Hecheng County, came to deliver the letter at the order of the governor, Lord Jiang."

"What, Governor Jiang? Is it General Jiang Anyong or Governor Jiang?" Guan Pingzhong asked in surprise. He knew that Jiang Anyong was training troops near Hecheng County with thousands of light cavalry, and Jiang was supervising the construction of the Anxi Protectorate's Station at the former site of Matai. How could he appear in Hecheng County?

Shi Ping said: "It's the governor, Lord Jiang, but General Jiang Anyong Jiang is also in Hecheng County."

"You mean Hecheng has not been lost yet." Guan Pingzhong asked in surprise.

Shi Ping smiled and said proudly: "General Jiang Anyong and County Magistrate Fan used a trick to surrender, and led Rong Mi to the city, and went out of the difficult formation to kill the second prince Rong Mi and General Jin Hu."

Suddenly, Wu Anqi couldn't believe it when he heard the news. He didn't expect it to be true. He killed Prince Rong Mi and General Jin Hu in the formation. This contribution could at least allow Jiang Anyong and Fan Shiben to upgrade to three levels in a row. Guan Pingzhong's heart flashed with jealousy, and then smiled and said, "Brother Tiger and Leopard, brothers of the Jiang family are all famous men."

"Last night, the governor, Lord Jiang, led his personal guards to Hecheng County, ordered the digging of trenches and horse pits around the county town, and led the river water into the pit to block the attack of Rong Mi Light Cavalry. It was noon this day when Rong Mi people filled the pit. Lord Jiang cleverly used a fire cattle plan and personally led a thousand light cavalry brothers to charge more than 10,000 Rong Mi troops, killing Rong Mi troops to flee in all directions. It was so magnificent." Shi Ping, the anti-Rong Mi army, participated in it and was honored to be in the battle. When talking about the war, the soldiers on both sides were ready to go, and they wanted to be in it.

"Master Jiang ordered the villain to come to Wuda County, and asked Lord Wu to lead the people to dig roads, dig trenches and trapped horse pits, delay Rong Mi's pace, and wait for reinforcements to arrive." Shi Ping understood his purpose. Wu Anqi heard that the governor Jiang came to Hecheng to block the enemy, and he felt courageous and said with a high heart: "I will organize the manpower now and follow Lord Jiang's instructions all night."

Guan Pingzhong put down the bowl, stood up and said, "Brothers, you can't let this guy Jiang Anyong take all his credit. If you eat enough, follow me to Hecheng County to kill Rong Mi people."

Although the news from Shi Ping was inspiring, Guan Pingzhong knew that Hecheng County could not resist tens of thousands of Rong Mi troops with only a thousand light cavalry and tens of thousands of Tun Ding Ding County. Rong Mi troops who were trapped one after another would be more careful. He hoped that when he arrived at Hecheng County, the city had not yet been broken. He accompanied him with some crossbow arrows and defended the city with hope to wait for Lin Liyong's arrival.

There are still twenty miles away from Hecheng County. Guan Pingzhong saw the fire and his heart sank. Hecheng County was still lost. I don’t know where the governor Jiang and the others are now. I hope that the auspicious people and heaven can escape from the city smoothly. The horse team went forward ten miles further.

The scout came to report, and the road ahead was dug up and it was difficult to move forward in the darkness.

The situation is unclear at night. Once they meet Rong Mi’s army, these two thousand people will be trapped and tired, and they may be destroyed. Hecheng County is just seven or eight miles ahead, and the blazing flames seemed to burn a hole in the sky. Guan Pingzhong hesitated whether to move forward or backward.

There was some movement on the right side, and the skill was not great, so the soldiers rushed over. Taking advantage of the faint fire, Guan Pingzhong saw the visitor wearing an official uniform and said, "I am the general of Zhuangwu Guan Pingzhong. He came to rescue Hecheng County. Why did Hecheng County catch fire? But it was lost."

The man saw clearly that the soldiers riding horses were all Zheng armored. He knew that reinforcements had really arrived, so he quickly bowed and said, "Li Jiagui, the magistrate of Hecheng County, led some of the treasurys to Wuda County. Unexpectedly, he met General Guan here. Hecheng County was Lord Jiang who used a plan to lure Rong Mi's army into the city and ignited the fire."

Guan Pingzhong hurriedly asked, "Where is the governor Jiang?"

"Master Jiang and his brother hid in the city to set fire. When the fire broke out in this city, the lord should have left the city. I heard that Master Jiang and Magistrate Fan made an appointment to meet in Hongliu Town, fifteen miles east of the city, and I think he should be there."

"Go to me quickly."

Two quarters of an hour later, Guan Pingzhong met the governor Jiang in a strong suit in the land temple in the west of the town. Seeing Guan Pingzhong, Jiang Anyi smiled and said, "General Guan came in time, and half of Rong Mi's army was stationed outside the city, so he might go with me to attack and kill him."

Cleda was cautious and sent 6,000 troops to station outside the city. Hecheng County was in flames. These 6,000 Rong Mi troops were startled. However, the fire in the city was too big, and there was nowhere to find water in the night, so he could only stare at the outside of the city without any choice. Jiang Anyi was determined to lead people to attack and kill, but there were only 700 light cavalry left, and there were not many bows and arrows, so he was afraid that he would steal chickens and lose rice.

The two thousand light cavalry carried three arrow bags with them, and there were thousands of crossbows and fifty thousand crossbows on the carriage that transported the arms. These were enough for Rong Mi’s army to suffer. Guan Pingzhong was so angry that he wanted to make contributions. Of course, he didn’t want to miss this opportunity. He asked his subordinates to carry the bows and arrows and crossbows, and immediately got up and went to Hecheng County with Jiang Anyi.

Five miles away from Hecheng County, the horses were already hard to move. Jiang Anyi ordered the Tun Ding who was accompanying him to take care of the war horses and walked quietly to the county town with 2,700 light cavalry. The flames soared into the sky, reflecting countless helpless figures outside the city. The horses were restless and Hu Yu shouted loudly to "put out the fire."

Guan Pingzhong whispered to distribute people, and more than 2,000 people scattered and hid in the trenches. With a command, the rain of arrows came, and Rong Mi people panicked. The enemy was dark and we were bright and clear. They didn't know where the Zheng army was shooting arrows. They could only run around like headless flies, with arrows running everywhere, people shouted to step on horses, and countless Rong Mi soldiers fell to the ground and died.

After shooting all the bow and arrows and crossbow arrows, Guan Pingzhong took the troops back to Wuli to rest and waited for dawn. The fire burned all night and it was smaller when dawn was approaching dawn. Although he was five miles away, the strong burnt fragrance came from the air, which made people disgusted.

As the sky was dawn, Jiang Anyi and Guan Pingzhong approached Hecheng County with their men. Rong Mi's army had escaped without a trace. Entering the city from the East City Gate, the city had become ruins, with burnt corpses everywhere, and people covered in blood bubbles were moaning and struggling.
Chapter completed!