Sir, I can do it!

Beiguan City is a huge barrier standing between Beiyan and Beidi, and it is also a dividing line separating the Central Plains from the barbarians.

Lancheng is a small city outside the pass, and the city is not big.In non-wartime, vendors from all walks of life on the grasslands in the small town were lively.Lancheng was only a small village at the beginning, and most of the refugees and fugitives settled here. Gradually, the nearby mountainous areas were opened up. As time passed, the population gradually increased.

Because it is close to Beiguan City, it is also the only market nearby.Many herdsmen took their cattle and sheep to exchange grain and cloth with the Central Plains people in the city.The cattle and sheep outside the customs are strong, and the price is very low. Merchants from the Central Plains often come here to pick some to go back, and the price has quadrupled after a hand.

Every year during the autumn harvest, Beidi people will go to the surrounding villages to dig grass valleys, and Lancheng will close the city gates to strictly prohibit Beidi people from entering and leaving.The defenders and villagers outside the customs are used to Beidi people coming to grab grain. Whenever the grain is harvested, the defenders will patrol the vicinity closely. Although they are occasionally robbed, they are generally safe.

This year, the internal turmoil in Beiyan, Yin Shijun took control of the court, and the court was full of smoke and chaos.In addition, Beidi is determined to enter the customs. Compared with the Dacaogu where there was little trouble in the past, Guyang's army is aggressive, but the defenders have no sense of crisis, causing the villages outside the city to be slaughtered, and Lancheng is also looted. .

"...What a crime." Han Sizhi sighed, and added charcoal to the charcoal basin, and the temperature in the tent rose again.

"People from Beidi have always been cruel. It's Han Sizhi who hurt you." Wei Zhao said lightly.

Han Sizhi hurriedly waved his hand: "What do you mean? I'm alone, and it's the same everywhere. But you don't want to be straight. I'm not a straight person now." He touched the wipe on his hand There was a little light in the eyes of the shiny knife.

"My real name is Han Wenhui. Of course, if the third son really feels sorry for me, he might as well enroll me in the Wei Family Army."

Wei Fang glanced at him, and joked: "Aren't you afraid of being nailed to the infamy of a traitor and thief for thousands of years?"

Han Wenhui smacked his mouth, and said indifferently: "Thousands of years of infamy can be regarded as famous people in history, and infamy is also famous."

Wei Zhao couldn't help laughing: "Brother Han can think about it. But I'm only temporarily leading the Wei Family Army, not a real member of the Wei Family Army. I need to inform my father about this matter."

Han Wenhui cupped his hands: "Thank you, Third Young Master."

Wei Fang scalded the pot of wine and filled it up for everyone, then picked up the wine glass and pecked carefully, followed the line of fire along the throat and then to the abdominal cavity until it reached the lower abdomen, he couldn't help but sighed: "No wonder Beidi's The wine is so strong, the sky is really cold enough."

"Report! Third Young Master, there is an urgent military situation in Beiguan City!"

Wei Zhao frowned, and said sharply, "Come in!"

The scouts raised the heavy curtains, and the heavy snow poured into the tent with the wind, forming a small piece of frost in the tent, and then turning into a pool of snow water.

"Third Young Master, Beiguan City came to report that the Beidi army suddenly appeared in Heifengling. According to the report, Wanyanhong's army has not left the pass, and the Beidi army in Heifengling is under the guidance of others."

Wei Zhaoteng stood up, his thick eyebrows frowned: "The information is sure and reliable?"

The scout said: "The person who came here was appointed by the captain under Wan Yanhong's account, and there was a handwritten letter from General Shen of Yanzhou. When the villain came, people from Beidi had already mixed in in Beiguan City."

Han Wenhui pursed his lower lip, his face was a little unhappy: "Do you know who it is?"

The scout said: "I don't know yet."

Wei Zhao walked quickly to the map, and pointed out the location of Heifengling with his fingers trembling slightly.

Gu Yang stormed Beiguan City for a month but failed to capture it. Now that it is entering the cold winter, the wind and snow are getting stronger, and it is no longer suitable for fighting.At most ten more days, the war will cease.But in the coming spring, Beidi will make a comeback again.But Beiyan and even Qi are in chaos. Only when Beidi's exhausted army is driven out of Yelanggou, can we avoid falling into a tired battle with Beidi when spring comes.

Beidi can afford it, but Wei Jiajun can't afford it.Not to mention that there is an emperor of Qi who is determined to put the Wei family to death behind him.Wei Ru must set aside enough time to rectify the food and pay of soldiers and horses, and stabilize Beiyan.

And Beidi Khan Suolang just ascended the Khan position, and under pressure he sent Gu Yang to attack the city. If nothing was found, the Beidi court would also feel flustered.What's more, Beidi suffered a disaster, and they urgently needed to capture a city to relieve the pressure on the court.

But at this time, someone sent the defense map of Beiguan City to Gu Yang.

Relying on the terrain of Gaolan Mountain, Beiguan City is easy to defend but difficult to attack.Gaolan Mountain stretches for more than a hundred miles, and Heifengling is the most dangerous section.Not to mention that it is freezing cold at this time, and dripping water turns into ice.Even when the weather is good, the military scouts who know the terrain best need a lot of courage to dare to walk the narrow plank road that is formed against the cliff.Beidi has not violated the border for 30 years, and the plank road is inaccessible and deserted for many years. If there is no defense map, even the Wanyan family would not know that there is such a road.

More importantly, at the end of this section of plank road is a section of artificially excavated secret passage, which leads directly to Beiguan City.

It is said that this secret passage was dug by the ancestors of the Murong family who were ordered to garrison Beiguan during the period of Emperor Heng of Chu.Beidi's army had already broken through Beiguan City and went straight to Shuozhou. It was the Murong family who tried their best to turn the tide and used the arrogant strategy to make Beidi retreat in succession and retreat from Beiguan City.But at that time, the country was in turmoil, Hengdi's foundation was unstable, and a victory was urgently needed to stabilize its position.

The Murong family took advantage of the siege of Beidi to dig tunnels eastward from Xiao'an Mountain inside the city, leading directly to Gaolan Mountain outside the city.The army worked without sleep for nearly half a month before they roughed up the tunnel.After the rest, the Murong family sent troops through this tunnel, secretly left Heifengling, and took the lead in copying Beidi's rear.Then open the city gate and fight Beidi.

It is said that Beidi's entire army was almost wiped out in that battle. Although Murong's loss was not small, after this battle, Beidi was terrified and severely injured, so he retreated directly to the depths of the grassland.After more than a hundred years, although there were times when Beidi violated the pass, the situation was very different. The generals only needed to stick to the pass city and not let Beidi people enter the pass.Therefore, the plank road in Heifengling was gradually forgotten.

Until the war at the end of Chu, when Beidi violated the border again, Murong Xiong accidentally discovered this secret way from the ancestors' letters, and used this secret way to beat Beidi people back to their hometown.

But now the Beidi people have learned about this secret passage, but the Weijiajun in Beiguan City don't know about it.

The weather was extremely cold this winter, and the soldiers guarding the second half of the night were even colder and sleepy, rubbing their hands and stomping their feet all the time, unable to get rid of the cold air that penetrated their bones.

"It's a strange day. It's so cold just in winter. This year, it's hard to survive." Soldier A complained while holding his silver gun and breathing into his hands.

Soldier B said: "It's better to be cold than dead. If it gets colder, this battle will be impossible."

"That's right—eh?" Soldier A suddenly looked at Xiao'an Mountain. Heibu was in the middle of winter. When the cold wind blew, the remaining snow on the trees was rolled up.He rubbed his eyes and said, "Did you see any black shadows?"

Soldier B also squinted and looked: "Where is the black shadow coming from, you must be dazzled."

Soldier A frowned while turning his head to look, feeling that something was wrong, he elbowed Soldier B: "Let's go and have a look."

Soldier B yawned, shrank his neck and nodded: "Okay, walking more will keep you warm."

The two slowly approached Xiao'an Mountain in the cold wind, and suddenly stopped at a distance of one foot from Xiao'an Mountain.Soldier B's hair stood on end, and he whispered: "It seems that there is a sound."

The two held the silver guns tightly in their hands, pointed the tip of the guns forward, and stepped forward carefully.Suddenly, a figure flashed out from the slash.Against the backdrop of the snow covering the mountain, the long knife shone with a frightening coldness. Immediately afterwards, two streams of hot blood spurted out, leaving only two bright red marks on the ground.

At the same time, the sergeant sent by the captain of the Northern Yan Army to report the news saw Tang He, the guard of the gate.

Tang He listened to the sergeant's report, roughly estimated the distance and time, and immediately frowned: "I'm afraid it's too late. According to my military order, all the soldiers of the first battalion will go to Xiao'an Mountain quickly, and must intercept the Beidi sergeant. The second battalion will defend Beidi with all their strength." City gate. Close martial law in the city, be sure to kill all Beidi troops who rush into the city."

Suddenly a deputy general said: "General Tang, the third son is still in Lancheng."

Tang He's eyelids twitched.

Although the Wei family army took back Lancheng, in fact Lancheng has no military value.There is only one small watchtower that can be defended, and it is okay to block the skirmishers who attack Caogu.In the face of a large army, Lancheng has little defense.In addition, the strength of the Wei family army was stretched, so Wei Ru did not place too many defenders in Lancheng, leaving only 2000 soldiers to guard the city.Once Beiguancheng warns, these [-] people can also be used as a mobile force to help.

Previously, Wei Ru had been worried that Wei Zhao would not arrive in time, and the war would be delayed until the next spring.Unexpectedly, Wei Zhao moved very quickly and the timing was just right.So Wei Zhao was ordered by Wei Ru to leave [-] private troops of the Wei family to Tang He to guard the city together.The rest of the troops followed Weiru to Yelanggou.

Wei Zhao didn't see his father for many years, so he personally led the army into Lancheng, and watched his father lead the army away.I planned to stay overnight and return to Beiguan City the next day, but I didn't want to run into this.

The scout said: "General Tang asked the third son to return to Beiguan City quickly."

The strong wind swept in, and the thick felt curtains were blown up by the wind, and the fine snowflakes poured wildly in the cracks.Accompanied by the sound of the wind, there is also the faint sound of dull drums, like thousands of troops galloping forward.

Wei Zhao opened the curtain, and the cold wind rushed towards his face, whistling in his ears.The mountains shrouded in the night looked like a black dragon submerged in a deep pool, its huge body swayed, and the earth trembled accordingly.

His dark eyes reflected the snow fluttering in the sky, like a bottomless lake.

"That's too late."

The calm tone made everyone present feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

The ground roared, and the sound of the drums was getting closer and closer, until rows of snow curtains like huge waves were set off in the distance, and the cavalry in the snow curtains brandished long knives and charged towards Lancheng with a hoarse roar——