Updated: 2013-04-29

As the sun sets, a trace of afterglow spreads on the outskirts of Jinyang City. The bodies and weapons on the ground have long been emptied and buried by the Jin army. The bright red land is wailing, as if reminding people not to forget the tragic war that has happened.

The gates of Jinyang opened and closed a few times, and teams of infantry and cavalry left the city and headed towards the distance. Although they had not informed the Qihuo Army, Bo Sheng and Li Yun could also guess that it was an army heading to the mountain road to deploy defense. In this battle, the Jin army lost a lot of troops, and the Qihuo Army also lost 30% of its strength, and the alien coalition was also seriously damaged.

Even if Liu Cheng was willing to fight back, it would probably take some time to raise enough troops and replenish the army's supplies. If the Jin people could block the roads and build fortifications by relying on the mountains, the aliens would have taken advantage of the territory in the future, which would be better than being trapped in Jinyang City and besieged.

"It seems that your hard work is in vain." Li Yun said with a hint of frustration. For this stubborn man, such a tone is already considered sad.

From noon to evening, even if the Zuti brothers had a lot of things, there should be news at this time. There has been no news for a long time. Do you feel ashamed of the Qihuo Army, or have you been obsessed with the power and forgotten everyone? In short, by this time, you should be desperate.

Sometimes Li Yun admires Bo Sheng for being able to keep calm in everything. At this time, Li Yun still maintains an indifferent face and asks himself that it is difficult for him to do it.

Bo Sheng glanced at Li Yun, and his eyes seemed to say what do you think I was doing? But then Bo Sheng sighed and said, "The brothers of the Zu family are not the people you imagined. According to their personality, even if they are separated from you and me, they will come to explain that they will never use this method."

Li Yun was enthusiastic and Bo Sheng was indifferent, but the one who knew Zu Ti and Zu Yue brothers best was Bo Sheng.

"It's this time, do you still have hope?" Li Yun couldn't help but say wonderingly.

Bo Sheng said cautiously: "If the Zuzi I knew is right, although it was too late at this time, the news I brought back might not be bad."

Just as Li Yun was about to shake his head and deny Bo Sheng's statement, the Jinyang city gate opened again. Zu Ti and Zu Yue brothers rushed over, and ten feet away from behind the two, the Jin army general walked out, and the head of Jinyang was Sima Yue!

"Huh? This is it!" Li Yun's face darkened, and he waved his hand to the beggars and entered a state of alert.

Bo Sheng was also a little suspicious, staring at the every move of the Jin army with a cold star. When the Zuti brothers approached, Bo Sheng and Li Yun also greeted him with a smile. The two could see clearly that the Jin generals behind him were walking very slowly. Although they brought a lot of soldiers, they were all without weapons. They were actually wine, meat, pigs, cattle and other rewards!

"Shi Zhi was so late, so it made me very urgent!" Bo Sheng did not hide his mood at all and said straight to the point.

Zu Ti and Zu Yue looked happy and said, "Mr. Sima has agreed to sign the title of two generals. This time, we are here to reward the beggars, and we also invite the two brothers to welcome him."

"What!? Brothers, I have thanked Shi Zhi!" Bo Sheng and Li Yun were quite surprised when he heard this, and suddenly felt happy and bowed his hand to politely.

Zu Yue smiled and said, "Brother, I worked very hard to negotiate with Lord Sima for this matter, but fortunately, everything will be perfect in the end."

Li Yun thought to himself and said, "Then will my military power be taken back!?"

Being a general is a good thing and a happy event. At least it has a place in the army and has the opportunity to make achievements. But if the military power is deprived of it, it is a shortcoming and the two have to think about it before they can make a decision.

Zu Ti smiled and said, "Don't worry, two brothers, Lord Sima has agreed to the banner of the beggar army and is preparing to report to His Majesty to make another organization."

"Don't say so much, prepare to welcome Sima!" In just a few words, Bo Sheng saw that the result exceeded his expectations. He was very happy and hurriedly urged Li Yun.

The two hurried back to the camp to prepare, and the Zuti brothers also turned around to inform Sima Yue. Zuti talked freely in Jinyang City, and his passionate remarks moved Sima Yue, and at the same time accepted the Qihuo Army. The Qihuo Army is a combat power outside the Jin army's organization, but after all, it is also the Jin army.

It is just composed of refugees and exiled officials from the areas occupied by foreign races. Since these people formed a force, whether to attract help or force them to become obstacles, it depends on how Sima Yue solved it. Basically, the generals of the court would not allow private troops other than the organization, and it is understandable that the existence of the beggar army was regarded as treason.

But what the Jin State lacks most is combat power, and what the people lack even more is the hearts of the people. The resistance forces organized by themselves are not recognized by the court, but are suppressed. Once this spreads, it will inevitably make people laugh at the world, and the soldiers and civilians of Jin State are frustrated. Sima Yue does not understand this truth, but he is angry and no one dares to persuade him.

Some people take power, some people are determined to protect their fame, and some people are worried about being retaliated for this, so no one is willing to go against the wind. Zu Ti has nothing, and his insights have broken the embarrassment in Sima Yue's heart and the stalemate in the situation.

In fact, Sima Yue also knew the consequences of doing things in absurd way, but if there is really no way out, he can only bite the bullet and continue to do it.

If you cannot understand the minds of the superiors as a subordinate, you will be mediocre, and even if you forcefully advise, it will end the tragedy. But if you can understand the minds of the superiors and be favored by ordinary people, it will be just a normal thing to be favored by the superiors.

It is unknown whether Zu Ti is like this, but Sima Yue thinks that Zu Ti brothers are good, and they have the meaning of being a confidant.

The beggar army's grand welcome gave Sima Yue enough face. Even if Bo Sheng and Li Yun were a leader, they were just ordinary people in the eyes of officials. They were once officials in the county, but the original Chengxian County had been lost, and this sesame-sized official was not much different from that of none.

Besides, if the person who escapes, what can you do if you take your crime?

It is profitable that both sides have changed their previous appearance and are very polite. After drinking and eating, both sides are already the main ministers and are very harmonious.

Sima Yue's position is just a position as a captain, but he can serve as a general's power. The memorial has long been sent to Yedu. Once His Majesty has approved it, the Zuti brothers and other leaders of the Qihuo Army have their own military positions and can lead troops to fight and kill the enemy.

After being recognized by the court and received supplies and rewards, the beggar army naturally had to obey Sima Yue. So under the planning of Sima Yue and everyone, the Jin army pushed the defense line into the mountains. There were many mountains, and it was impossible to defend every road, but it was not difficult to set up defenses at the throat. The rest blocked the mountain road and left spies to patrol.

Zu Ti's plan was very clear. The most powerful alien race was the cavalry, and the cavalry's forces often accounted for 30% or even more of an alien coalition. Although Jinyang is a strong city, the facts that continue to occur show that the alien coalition's strategic and tactics and combat effectiveness of the attack are no longer the alien race of the past, but have a lot of experience.

Facing such an enemy, defending the city will no longer be the first-class strategy. Setting up fortifications based on mountains can maximize the offset of the opponent's cavalry advantages, and make the opponent's cavalry unable to play with the advantage of the territory. They can only watch the battle from the rear.

With a victory at the bottom, the Jin army's enthusiasm was rising. Those who were recuperating were busy and even those who were spies dared to go further to inquire about the news.

As time passed day by day, the envoy who went to Yedu returned to Jinyang in advance. What was conveyed was not the imperial edict of Emperor Sima You of Jin, because the envoy had never arrived in Yedu, let alone met Emperor Sima You of Jin.

It turned out that the envoy left Huguan and rushed to Yedu, but encountered troops from other races outside Huguan! If it weren't for Wang Huang, the general of Huguan, who led his army to train outside and returned to Huguan, it would be that not only the envoy had lost his life, but even Huguan would be dangerous!!

After hearing this, Sima Yue couldn't help but be stunned on the spot. Zu Ti and others were also shocked, looking at each other and wondering what had happened.

There were alien soldiers and horses outside Huguan. So what happened to Yedu? If Yedu makes mistakes, wouldn’t the entire Jin State be destroyed? For a moment, everyone dared not continue to think about it. After a restlessness, they were silent. The heavy atmosphere was frozen and it was almost suffocating!

"Wang Huang is a capable general in the army. There will be a detailed military information report in half a day, but we should prepare before that." Sima Yue knew that Wang Huang was the most capable general under his father Sima Tai. He has always been smart and capable. When encountering foreign soldiers, Wang Huang would definitely try every means to inquire about the news about Yedu. After calculation, he would not be much slower than the envoys he sent out.

Shi Xian said: "There are still tens of thousands of troops outside Yecheng, and they will not be infiltrated by foreign races without any noise. Something must have happened. Huguan has not many troops, so I'm afraid General Wang will be unable to support it alone."

Sima Mo was still panicked and said, "Then we can go to Huguan quickly..."

Sima Yue glanced at his younger brother and shook his head and said, "Only by defending Jinyang can you block the alien army. The situation in Yedu is not clear. Now I am going to divide the troops to Huguan to assist General Wang Huang with his armed force. What do you think?"

Although Sima Yue is often impulsive, he shows the royal temperament at a critical moment. After all, he is also an outstanding figure in the clan.

Whenever this is outstanding, the generals look at Sima Yue. Sima Yue has no intention of going to Huguan. He obviously wants to stay in Jinyang to resist the alien race. You should know that the last time he repels the alien race was because of Zu Ti's strange strategy and the bravery of the Qihuo Army. The next time the alien army comes, he will inevitably count the Qihuo Army as the combat power of the Jin people. It would be even more difficult to plot against the alien race at that time.

Facing a head-on battle, even if the cavalry of the alien race is difficult to use for a while, they will still fight hard. There are many infantry of the alien race, and their troops are still above the Jin army. Once a road is opened and the cavalry is allowed to enter the battlefield, the Jin army fighting in the field will worry about the annihilation of the entire army.

There is nothing wrong with strategy, but the enemy's strength is far beyond imagination. Everyone knows what the consequences will be if there are any mistakes.

Shi Xian stood up and made a debut: "I am willing to stay here to help the general resist the alien race!"

Shi Xian is the longest general in the army, and his combat power is one of the top Jin army in Jinyang. It’s just that he is different from the system. He is not a soldier under Sima Tai, but a soldier mobilized from other places. The two of them had some friction in the matter of the beggar army before, but now they looked at each other and their resentment turned into smoke and smoke.

Sima Yue nodded and said, "With General Shi's strong help, he is more confident of resisting the alien race."

The Zuti brothers were also standing up at this time, but they saw Sima Yue continuing: "The Qihuo Army is brave in combat, but the fighting equipment is not complete, so it is difficult to exert its maximum combat power when staying here. Brother Shizhi can lead a Qihuo Army to Huguan Arsenal to equip the fighting equipment. At that time, whether to fight or retreat, you can adapt to the situation. Leave a group of troops in the Qihuo Army to fight side by side with me!"

The soldiers and generals under the two Zuti brothers were Bo Sheng and Li Yun. The Zuti brothers had no objection to this. How to allocate troops depends on what Bo Sheng and Li Yun meant.

Bo Sheng and Li Yun naturally understood what Sima Yue meant. At this time, such distribution was a public heart, without any selfishness, which was completely different from the attitude of intending to station troops and beg for military power on that day. In fact, Zu Ti had already secretly mentioned Sima Yue in his words that he personally swallowed the beg for the vacancies to increase his strength. But if he admitted the beg for the vacancies and won over, this was also the combat power of Sima Yue, and it was more labor-saving and more complete than the previous method.

The personnel composition of the beggar army is different and the combat power is uneven. It is okay to fight and ambush. If there is a position war, half of the people will not be able to exert their strength due to huge pressure. In addition, the weapons and armor are not complete, which is not conducive to hard battles.

The war-going generals were left to help fight. The rest of them not only supported Huguan, but also prepared them to complete combat power. This was to enhance the strength of the Qihuo Army, and at the same time, it did not mean that Jinyang's combat power would be lost too much.

"I am willing to stay in Jinyang to assist the generals to resist foreign tribes." Bo Sheng, who had always been talking, said first this time, which surprised Li Yun who had just spoken...

"Okay, I will allocate another 2,000 infantry to Shi Zhi to take charge. Don't let this general down." Sima Yue said to Zu Ti in his expression.

Under the starry night, nine thousand soldiers hurriedly left Jinyang and drove to Huguan under the leadership of Zu Ti, Zu You and Li Yun. Everyone was in a heavy mood along the way and were speechless. Halfway through the journey, they met an envoy from Huguan and had a general understanding of the situation ahead.

It turned out that a few days ago, Yecheng had discovered traces of alien troops in the north and informed the Huguan defenders to be careful. Therefore, the Huguan guard general Wang Huang led his troops out of the pass to practice every day in case of emergency needs and could support Yedu at any time.

However, there were three Jin troops in the north of Yedu, which had a lot of troops stationed, and they were not afraid of attacks by foreign races. Therefore, there was no news within a few days, and the Jin people didn't care.

At present, the alien soldiers and generals have no action to set up camp under Huguan City, but they have separated the news of Huguan and Yedu. However, according to the analysis of the Huguan defenders, the alien soldiers and horses along the way should not have the strength to capture Yedu, so Yedu should be safe so far.

The envoy continued to rush to Jinyang, but Zu Ti and others were much more excited. As long as Ye was fine, Jin would remain Jin.

As Dongfang Lubai approached, he finally arrived near Huguan. Everyone was tired and felt relieved. However, the closer they got to Huguan, the more nervous everyone was. The sound of killing in the direction of Huguan was shocking, and it was obvious that they were fighting fiercely!

Zu Ti frowned and said, "I will bring the elite troops to reinforce first, and you will come afterwards."

Li Yun nodded and said, "Shi Zhi is careful, we will arrive later."

Although Sima Yue gave Zu Ti not many two thousand soldiers, he was actually the elite in the army! Zu Ti led a team of nine thousand people to march, which was naturally different from the speed of the two thousand elite soldiers. At that time, Zu Ti led two thousand elite soldiers to quickly go to the front for support, while Zu Yue and Li Yun took the seven thousand Qihuo army to speed up and then chased after.

Even Ye cannot be thrown away, and the country will be gone once it is thrown away; but Huguan cannot be thrown away. Once Huguan is lost, wouldn’t it be attacked from both sides?

When he came to the city of Huguan, he heard it even more clearly. The shouts of killing on the other side of Huguan were all the busyness of the soldiers on the front of the city. After informing his name, the Huguan defender naturally opened the door and let it go. As soon as he entered Guanzhong, a city guard lieutenant said to Zu Ti at the city gate: "The thief is powerful, please help Lord Wang Huang quickly!"

"Oh? I'll go now. There are reinforcements in the back, so you can prepare armor and utensils!" Zu Ti heard this and was very surprised. Wang Huang was a famous general in the army. Since he said that there were not many foreign troops, why did he create another thief now? He immediately gave instructed him and shouted, taking two thousand elite troops through the interior of Huguan and rushed out bravely at the city gate on the other side!

As soon as the city gate opened, more than a thousand Jin troops were fighting hard under the city, and foreign soldiers and generals attacked fiercely! And far from the battlefield, a Jin army rushed left and right under the siege of the enemy, and could not break through the siege.

"The army of Jin is here, don't be rampant!!" Zu Ti shouted loudly and urged the horse under his crotch to lead two thousand elite soldiers to fight out!

The alien soldiers didn't care who you were. When they saw the new force fighting out, they all looked excited and swung their swords to fight!

However, Zu Ti's sharpness is unstoppable! With the reach of the gun, foreign soldiers and generals fell down and died one after another, but they were actually incomparable generals!

The alien soldiers and horses under the city were Shi Le who attacked Yecheng. The one who pressed the formation to supervise the soldiers to attack Huguan was Wang Yang, one of the eighteen cavalry under Shi Le. Seeing that the newly attacked Jin army was brave, Wang Yang was unwilling to show weakness. He snorted coldly and waved his sword and rushed forward to intercept Zu Shi's fighting!

"Huh? There are still such people in this city, and it seems that the city is empty." Wang Yang swung his sword and slashed at Zu Ti, but he was judging the strength of the Huguan City in his heart.

"Hmm!" My thoughts turned and suddenly felt something was wrong. Wang Yang suddenly lifted the reins, and the war horse was lying on the ground!

The tip of the gun stroked across the helmet, and the helmet was picked off when it was shocked! Wang Yang felt a chill on his head, and he was even more scared. He could not have imagined that the other party was so sharp, but he almost killed his life with one move.

Zu Ti failed to take Wang Yang's life with one move, and he didn't care. He led his army to rush to the distant battlefield. However, he praised the enemy general's horsemanship just now, and he avoided the shot he must kill under the impossible circumstances! It seems that the aliens should not be underestimated.

"Why are there so many Han people?" Zu Ti rushed all the way to approach the periphery. The alien army was ordered to stop the Jin army from breaking through, but they didn't mind someone entering the inner world and dying. Therefore, they all deliberately avoided Fang Zu Ti and rushed into it.
Chapter completed!