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March [-]th, Yanmen Pass——

At this time, the genius was dimly lit, but there was already a person standing on the pass outside the city.I saw him wearing a ragged and blood-stained military uniform, with a wine jug pinned to his waist, and a long knife on his back, which was more than one foot long. I don't know how he usually wields it.Although it was already spring at this time, the morning in the Yanmen area was still as cold as winter, but he bared his chest and showed his two strong arms, as if he didn't feel the cold at all.

Ha's exhaled breath formed a mist at the end of his nose, and a pair of sharp eagle eyes locked on the Huns barracks at the foot of the mountain, secretly counting the flags representing different tribes.Today, two wolf flags are missing, and one bear flag is missing, which means that at least [-] Xiongnu troops have been transferred to other places.

Did the Huns finally meet stubborn resistance elsewhere?The man thought to himself.

The Xiongnu army outside Yanmen Pass once reached 7 people, and at that time there were only [-] defenders at Yanmen Pass.After more than a month of bitter fighting, more and more Huns have been transferred away recently. The remaining number is estimated to be less than [-], but only [-] of Dayan's defenders are alive and able to fight.Although there is enough food and grass in Yanmen Pass, there are not many arrows left, and nine out of ten stones, tung oil, and wood are also consumed.If you want to persevere, there is no other way but to fight with your life.

"General Bai! General Bai!"

A boy who was only thirteen or fourteen ran up the pass while shouting.Originally he was far from the age to join the army, but now even seventy old men in Yanmen Pass have already gone up to the tower, and all the young people also volunteered to form a messenger team, specially running errands for the defenders to deliver news.

"Yun Ya'er, you came to find me?" The person standing on the pass to observe the enemy's situation was none other than Bai Qi who bid farewell to Liu Xi and rode alone to the border pass a few months ago.

At the beginning, Bai went to Yanmenguan to join the army. He started as an ordinary soldier and gradually rose to the rank of centurion through meritorious service.In fact, he was not a genuine general at this time, and the reason why he became the commander-in-chief of Yanmen Pass was entirely because of the strong recommendation of the previous commander when he was dying.

Since the start of the war, Yanmen has been closed for fierce battles, and four generals who commanded the army have died. Bai Qi's military achievements have also promoted him from a centurion to a thousand commander.With the defensive battles time and time again, Bai Qi's military talents gradually emerged. As long as he was there, the enemy would not be able to attack anyway.The generals involuntarily surrounded him and followed his advice.So after the fourth general who commanded the army died in battle, they accepted Bai Qi's command without any objection.This is a moment of life or death. Only those who are deeply admired can become generals who lead the army.At this moment, everyone in Yanmen Pass trusts Bai Qi, so they are willing to put their lives in his hands.

"General Bai, the generals are waiting for you to go back to discuss matters, let me tell you, I guess you must be here." Yun Ya'er looked at Bai Qi as if she was looking at the god in her heart.Bai Qi saved the life of his grandfather who had been dependent on him since he was a child, and his goal in life is to become a great general like Bai Qi.

Bai Qi smiled and said, "Smart ghost! How did you guess I'm here?"

"Because General Bai likes to observe the enemy's situation..." The young man once wondered where Bai Qi went every morning, and followed him many times before he knew Bai Qi's whereabouts, but now he was embarrassed to say it.

Bai Qi asked again: "Why are you discussing things so early today?"

Yun Ya'er said: "There is not enough wood in the city. General Li proposed to demolish Li's ancestral hall. All the generals are arguing over it!"

Bai Qi couldn't help pursing his lips when he heard the words.The Li family is a hereditary military household, and has been stationed at Yanmenguan for nearly 200 years. Even the change of dynasties has not shaken this point.According to legend, the ancestors of the Li family had their wives and children killed by the Huns, so they made an oath that as long as there is a descendant of the Li family, the Huns will not be allowed to step into Yanmen Pass.Li's ancestral hall is dedicated to all the heroes who died in the battles of the Li family. It can be said to be the most solemn and solemn place in the entire Yanmen Pass, and it is also a spiritual symbol of the Yanmen Pass defenders.Someone wants to demolish the Li family's ancestral hall, which is something that he would never dare to think about at ordinary times, but the person who made this suggestion now is the patriarch of the Li family, which shocked Bai Qi's heart.

"Go! Take me to see!" Bai Qi patted Yun Ya'er on the shoulder.

When Bai Qi arrived, there was already a group of Li clan members ready to demolish the ancestral hall.The older clansmen stood aside and wept but did not stop them. It was the generals defending the Yanmen Gate who stubbornly stopped the group.

"General White!"

Seeing that it was white, the scene was silent.

"I already know the matter. General Li, I will not take your suggestion."

The general surnamed Li yelled at the top of his lungs when he heard the words: "General Bai! Listen to me! The wood in the city has been slumped to the elbow, and the houses of the people can be demolished. Why can't the ancestral hall of my Li family be demolished?" If the ancestors knew that the ancestral hall was demolished to fight the barbarians of the Huns, they would not blame them!" At this moment, although he was heartbroken, he resolutely made the same decision as his clansmen.There may be no ancestral hall, but Yanmenguan must not be lost!

Bai Qi shouted: "Don't you feel ashamed of your ancestors by doing this?"

The members of the Li clan on the side finally couldn't help crying loudly. If they hadn't really reached a desperate situation, they wouldn't want to do such a thing that disturbed their ancestors.For a while, there was a sound of mourning and weeping.

Bai Qi said again: "Although I will not accept your suggestion, I have the right to expropriate the wood in Li's ancestral hall. Now I order you to demolish the Li's ancestral hall. I swear by Bai Qi here that I will fight back the Huns." , I will definitely return you a brand new ancestral hall! If you violate this oath, I will be struck by lightning, and my car will be cracked to death!"

"General White!"

In this way, it is tantamount to Bai Qi making a decision to demolish the Li family ancestral hall, so that the descendants of the Li family do not have to be ashamed of their ancestors, but relatively Bai Qi has to bear the responsibility for this matter. he goes.The members of the Li clan were both moved and guilty, and they all bowed down in front of Bai Qi.

"Okay, the matter has been decided. The barbarians of the Xiongnu have shown signs of retreating recently, but everyone must not relax, and don't forget about General Qi."

Bai Qi was talking about the assassination of a general in charge of the army before Yanmen Pass.Although Bai Qi noticed something was wrong that night, he was still a step late.Unknowingly, many masters came from the Xiongnu army, sneaked into Yanmen Pass quietly, one group assassinated the guards, and another group sneaked open the city gate.Based on the situation at the time, Bai Qi could only take care of himself at most, so he had to go to the gate of the city first, and led dozens of soldiers to fight to the end bravely, killing the infiltrating enemy army.But when he led people to rescue him again, Qi Fei, the guard of Yanmen Gate, had already been stabbed several times in his body, and died for the country with his life only in time to say a few last words.It was Qi Fei who elected Bai Qi as the general guard of Yanmen Gate.

Bai Qi mentioned this incident to strengthen the vigilance of the defenders.They have persisted for so many days, although their physical strength has almost reached the limit, they are extremely excited mentally, and some even have the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy, which makes Bai Qi a little concerned.No matter how small the Huns were, the number of the defenders was ten times that of the defenders. If they were not careful, the entire army would be wiped out. He felt that it was necessary to sound the alarm for the defenders.

After Bai Qi explained the demolition of the ancestral hall, he went to check the granary and well.Although he has a rough appearance, he is very sensitive to the details of the battle and never gives the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it.By the time he finished his round, it was already noon.At this time, it was almost time for the Huns to call for war, so Bai Qi went to the tower.

The Huns attacked Yanmenguan for more than a month, and the offensive has changed from intensive to twice a day, as if they have lost confidence in gnawing on this hard bone.The two sides are at a stalemate. On the one hand, they don’t want to sacrifice too many Huns to attack Yanmen Pass, and on the other hand, they want to pull ten people to support the Dayan army every time they die. The competition of force has become a competition of willpower. Know how long the other party can last.

However, the Huns called formations on this day were somewhat different.A dozen women in disheveled clothes were dragged to the front of the formation, and it could be clearly seen on the city wall that these were all Dayan women who had been looted.Instead of yelling and cursing like before, the Huns began to laugh and rape these women.

Seeing this scene, the eyes of the soldiers guarding the gate almost burst into flames. Many of them drew their knives in their hands, but they suppressed the urge to rush out of the city gate.

This time the Huns' strategy was inferior but effective.

Bai Qi was also furious.

Under the city wall were the laughter of the Huns and the cries of women, and occasionally there were one or two voices calling for help and cursing.Many soldiers couldn't help closing their eyes and covering their ears.

"Bring the bow!"

Bai Qi reached out to take the longbow handed over by the soldier beside him.This bow is just an ordinary longbow, and its range is usually two hundred paces, and it will not exceed three hundred paces if it is shot down from the city wall. At this time, the Huns are fighting four hundred paces away. of.However, everyone's eyes couldn't help turning to Bai Qi, hoping that he could shoot an arrow to frighten these Xiongnu barbarians who are not as good as beasts.

Bai Qi bowed to the full moon, prayed secretly in his heart, and then shot the arrow with a bang.

The arrow is like a shooting star, only to drink blood for the enemy!

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"it is good--!!!"

There were thunderous cheers on the city wall, and the Huns had no choice but to shrink back angrily when they saw this, and formed a formation to attack the city tower after a while, and a bloody battle that happened every day was ignited again.

Bai Qi doesn't know how many days he will have to wait for reinforcements, he doesn't even know if there will be reinforcements, he only knows that he can't fall down, because there are thousands of miles of rivers and mountains behind him, and tens of millions of people need his protection!

The general can die, but the fighting spirit is unstoppable!

Emperor, don't let me down, and I won't let you down either.