The war broke out at a moment that no one expected.

Qin Guanzai tried his best to minimize the losses of the people, and everyone went into the city to escape.

At first, he regretted leaving Xiong Daxiong Er and the others in the border army, leaving Xiongzhou extremely empty, but thinking about it, having them there would also be a supplement to the strength of the border.

After arranging local affairs in Xiongzhou, Qin Guan remembered that Han Shicheng brought more than 20,000 Xin'an troops to stop 20,000 Liao cavalry. This had no chance of winning at all. It was like hitting an egg with an egg against a stone, but he had to admire the opponent's courage.

No, I want to go to the front line.

When he told Xu Tongpan this idea, Xu Qing strongly opposed it, "Sir, although you have the title of military commander, you are also the prefect of Xiongzhou. It is too dangerous to go to the front line."

Qin Guan shook his head, "If an army of 20,000 invades, Xiongzhou will not be in danger."

Qin Guan put on his armor, took the Overlord's Spear, and with a hundred guards, rode out of Xiongzhou. He did not go directly to the Xin'an Army, but to the Baode Army to garrison the city.

At this time, the Baode Army had been notified and was ready for battle. However, the main task of the Baode Army was to defend the Xixia Kingdom's front line. They did not dare to dispatch at will to support the Xin'an Army without an order to go up to the peak.

As soon as Qin Guan entered the city where the Baode Army was stationed, Zhao Decheng came to greet him. Qin Guan said to Zhao Decheng: "Is it possible to send troops to Chitang Pass and join the Xin'an Army to stop the enemy?"

Zhao Decheng shook his head and said in embarrassment: "Sir, it's not that we don't send troops if we succeed. If we go to support the Xin'an Army and Daxia takes the opportunity to invade from this line, the border will have no defense capabilities. By then, the Xixia Army will be able to march straight in. We

, it is hard to escape the blame for hundreds of deaths.”

Qin Guan frowned. He knew Zhao Decheng's difficulties. Generals like them could not fight however they wanted. The Ministry of War had strict deployment of troops, which they could not change at will.

Qin Guan finally said: "Can you lend me a few thousand soldiers?"

"How much do you want, sir?"

"How many cavalry do you have?" Qin Guan asked.

"Three thousand."

"Give me all your cavalry, plus Xiong Er's two thousand cavalry, making up five thousand. I think it can also be of some help to the Xin'an Army." Qin Guandao.

Zhao Decheng gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, sir, I will gather the cavalry right away."

Half an hour later, with a roar, Qin Guan took the lead, followed closely by Xiong Er and Huang Luanfeng with five thousand cavalry.

The cavalry team was fast. It only took half a day for Qin Guan to arrive at the Xin'an Army garrison. After meeting Xiong Da, Xiong Da told him that the Xin'an Army had organized a line of defense at Chitang Pass and had blocked the Liao army for a day.

time.

Qin Guan immediately ordered: "Xiong Da, organize 5,000 infantry, and the rest will continue to guard Tuncheng. We will go to support the Xin'an Army."

Chitang Pass is called a pass, but it is not a Great Wall pass like Jiayuguan Shanhaiguan. It is just a place name.

Surrounded by continuous mountain forests, with a mountain road in the middle, the Kingdom of Zhao built a city gate at the entrance of the valley, which was used as a pass in peacetime and to block the enemy in war.

At this time, a fierce battle was going on at Chitang Pass. The Liao soldiers were carrying ladders one by one and holding simple knives in their mouths, desperately climbing up. The Xin'an Army soldiers on the city gate were struggling to push them away.

Kill him.

Han Yuqing held a long spear and her armor was stained with blood. She came to Han Shicheng and said: "Father, there are too many enemies in a row. Our army has suffered heavy losses. There are no less than 2,000 casualties. We are almost unable to withstand it."

Han Shicheng said solemnly: "If we can hold on for a while longer, we will have no advantage when we reach the plains."

Qu Li sat on his horse and watched his soldiers rush to the city wall from a distance. He said in a deep voice to the deputy general: "Speed ​​up the attack pace. Chitang Pass must be captured before sunset."

"yes."

The deputy general took the order. After a while, the Liao army's attack became more fierce. Some soldiers were able to rush to the top of the city. The Liao army and the Zhao army started a fierce battle at the top of the city.

Han Yuqing danced with the wind with a silver bell gun, pierced the throat of a Liao soldier who was rushing towards him, and lifted it out. The soldier's body flew out of the city wall and smashed into a group of Liao soldiers who were climbing a ladder.

Four or five people went down.

Suddenly, a Liao warrior as strong as a bear rushed to the top of the city, holding a long-handled sledgehammer. When he saw Han Yuqing, he roared and rushed towards him with a hammer.

There was a whirring sound from the hammer, and Han Yuqing raised his hands. There was a clang, and Han Yuqing was thrown several meters away with both his body and his gun.

Han Yuqing was bleeding from the corner of her mouth and suffered internal injuries. Her arms were as heavy as a thousand pounds and she couldn't lift them up. The arrogant man rushed at Han Yuqing again. Two soldiers ran over and stood in front of Han Yuqing. The man swung his sledgehammer and bang bang.

With two blasts, the two soldiers were shot away.

Seeing that the heavy hammer was about to fall in front of him, a spear stretched out from the side, and with a pop, it penetrated the strong man's side ribs. Han Yuqing saw that it was his elder brother who saved him. Han Cheng used his only remaining arm.

Holding the gun with one hand, he thrust the spear into the strong man's body.

"ah!"

The strong man roared and swung out the sledgehammer in his hand, hitting Han Cheng on the chest with a bang. Han Cheng flew four to five meters away, and after landing, a big hole was made in the armor on his chest.

"Pfft, cough cough."

Han Cheng spurted out a mouthful of blood and was seriously injured.

Han Shicheng wielded his spear and killed several Liao soldiers. At this moment, there was a roar and the gate of Chitang Pass was broken.

Seeing that the situation was irreversible, Han Shicheng shouted loudly: "Everyone withdraw from the city, and we will defend the second line of defense."

Some soldiers stepped forward to block the situation for a while, then pulled the three Han family members away, mounted their horses and took the remaining soldiers with them, and rode into the open area.

"The city gate is open."

"Kill!"

The Liao cavalry roared and rushed into Chitang Pass, and behind Chitang Pass was the open plain of Xiongzhou.

On the plain, there is a military formation, which is the Xin'an Army's "Eight Gate Formation".

The formation sounds mysterious, but in fact it is nothing more than the arrangement of the troops during battle. Depending on the terrain and the type of enemy faced, a formation can be set up to effectively defend and kill the enemy. This is the military formation.

The three members of the Han family entered the military formation on horseback. The openings of the military formation immediately merged. As soon as they arrived inside, Han Cheng couldn't hold on anymore and fell off his horse. Soldiers came over and quickly carried Han Cheng to the back for treatment.

At this moment, Han Yuqing's face was also pale, her two arms were seriously injured, and she still could not raise her gun to the enemy.

Looking at the Liao army killing them, Han Shicheng's face was full of seriousness. He knew that the Xin'an army might have to show up here today.

When infantry versus cavalry, the odds of winning are slim. You can only defeat the opponent by relying on numerical superiority. But now you only have 20,000 infantry. How can you defeat the Liao Kingdom's 20,000 cavalry? Unless the God of War descends to earth.

"Crash."

The vanguard of the Liao army chasing the Han family and their son had already arrived. They were small in number but fierce in force.
Chapter completed!