After noon today, the chaos began.

Hundreds of defeated soldiers appeared outside the city of Gangwei. They shouted and asked to enter the city with words such as "there have been defeated" and shouted to enter the city. Hu Zesheng initially ignored it. There were deserters in any large-scale battle, and they would fabricate various logical excuses to show that escaping from the battlefield was the most correct choice at the time. Under normal circumstances, Hu Zesheng would order these cowards to be arrested, either in confinement, or simply chopped off their heads and put their heads in a wooden cage for public display.

The distance between Hulao Pass and Gangwei City was very close. Last year, the Niu people burned the entire city with a fire. After several months of reconstruction, they finally had a partial defense foundation. The defenders in the city and the newly moved civilians were only more than 20,000, including some women. Hu Zesheng could not tell the authenticity of these defeated soldiers, and could not identify their identities one by one in a short period of time. He could only order the city gate to be closed and not allowed to enter.

He sent people to stand on the top of the city and shouted to the outside, asking the defeated soldiers to bypass Gangwei City and head to the Iron Jaw City located behind.

It is the number one important town in the northern territory of the Tiger tribe, and it is a large city with a population of more than 200,000.

Only by defending Hulao Pass and Gangwei City can the Dragon Clan be curbed... It should be the offensive of the Niu people. Hu Zesheng refused to admit the "Dragon Clan" and his stubborn and firm attitude also caused dissatisfaction among the defeated soldiers gathered outside the city. Because the situation was not so bad at that time, there were not many defeated soldiers outside the city, and there was no news of failure in the direction of Hulao Pass. Hu Zesheng thought about it over and over again, sent out some food, and sent a team of five officers to gather the people outside the city and lead them to Iron Jaw City.

This is the safest and most cautious approach.

The officers were doing their duty and took the defeated soldiers who had already received the food and headed towards Iron Jaw City.

Huzesheng continued to stand on the wall, staring at the north with his eyes full of anxiety and doubt.

His mood was very complicated: on the one hand, he hoped that the Hulao Pass defenders would win and drive the damn Niu people back. However, reason told him that this was impossible. The power of hot weapons was self-evident. Even experienced veterans like Hu Zesheng had never had the concept of "gunboats". Niu people actually brought the cannons onto the ship and formed a mobile artillery on the river surface that could flexibly change positions and directions.

On the other hand, Hu Zesheng prayed to the gods, hoping that the tiger clan would not lose too ugly in this battle. It would be fine if there were heavy casualties, at least we must ensure that the control of the Hulao Pass defense line must not be lost.

Compared with "winning", the latter idea is more realistic.

He was finally disappointed.

The number of defeated soldiers increased, and soon exceeded 2,000.

Under normal circumstances, there would not be so many people. Even if the two armies were in stalemate, the battle situation would not be so many people who escaped at the last minute.

This means that the Battle of Hulao Pass has been defeated and the Niu tribe has captured the Pass.

Several members of the commander guard who fled back brought terrible news - the deputy general (confidant) was a traitor and he betrayed everyone.

This made Huzesheng feel unacceptable.

He remembered it very clearly that it was a young man with a likable appearance, with the mark of a hundred people on his left arm. After taking over the power of Hulao Pass, Hu Zesheng vigorously selected outstanding talents from the lower-level officers. Including the hundred people, a considerable number of officers had practical experience. They fought against the deer and the Niu people in Hongyue City last year. What's even more rare is that the young man learned some cultural knowledge from the witch in his early years, which became a special ability that other competitors did not possess. As a result, he was valued by Hu Zesheng and promoted to his adjutant and acting deputy general.

Such a person is actually a traitor?

Hu Zesheng didn't know that Tianhao had a mysterious intelligence department. Pingjun recruited many reserve personnel. After the Battle of Red Moon City, all the tiger tribes who died in battle were selected. According to the appearance of the deceased and the relevant description of the prisoner, Pingjun carefully selected more than 40 people to change their identity. All the replaced deceased have one thing in common - they have no family, their parents died early, and were forced to join the army because of their hardships.

Hulao Pass is a border pass, and there is no such thing as taking turns to be on duty in this era. Once a soldier guards the border, he is likely to stay there forever until he dies of old age.

This group of replacers has received rigorous training. They know how to communicate with people around them and how to weave stories with various lies. When they meet someone they know, they immediately find excuses to avoid them. In the shortest time, they can learn some of the situation about the other person about them from others, and try to keep the subsequent conversations as long as possible, and paralyze the other person to the greatest extent.

More and more defeated soldiers escaped from Hulao Pass, with more than 5,000 people.

They refused to implement Hu Zesheng's order and strongly demanded to enter Gangweicheng to rest.

"Grand Commander, please let us enter the city! The Dragon tribe pursuers are right behind. You ask us to go to Iron Jaw City... It's too far there, we can't walk anymore."

"It's okay to go. Let's go into the city now and have some food and take a break."

"We are not rebels, we are all brothers of the Tiger Clan. Why do you just watch this and don't save you? The Dragon Clan's people are coming, and they will soon be able to catch up with us."

"Let me enter the city, I have a secret to the commander..."

The outside of the city was filled with people, and more and more. During the stalemate for more than three hours, the number of defeated soldiers coming from the front line of Hulao Pass increased sharply, and soon exceeded tens of thousands.

Huzesheng never regretted it like he is now.

If it weren't for being too comprehensive, I wouldn't have left Hulao Pass last night.

If I had made up my mind to deal with these defeated soldiers from the beginning, grabbed dozens of people from the first batch and hanged them on the city to show their public display, there would have been no such difficult problems as difficult to solve now.

The defeated soldiers brought news of defeat. Once they entered Gangwei City, they would inevitably cause large-scale panic in the city. The two sides spoke through a wall without face-to-face close contact. Hu Zesheng could also enforce military control and maintain order in the city. If the defeated soldiers were allowed to enter the city, their previous efforts would be completely in vain, and Gangwei City would be in chaos without fighting.

With the "rebellious" confidants as an example, Hu Zesheng can't believe anyone at all, let alone those guys who keep saying "I have a confidential report". Everyone is defeated from the Hulao Pass. What a great secret can you know? The regent of the bull tribe has three heads and six arms? Or is he not the man he looks like on the surface, but is he a girl inside?

Since he has been defeated, let the defeated soldiers go towards Tieja City! It is a major city in the rear, and the rulers have enough time and strength to solve the various troubles caused by the defeated soldiers. No matter what, the city of Gangwei cannot be in chaos. Hu Zesheng made up his mind and insisted on firmly defending the city based on the existing 20,000 soldiers and more than 30,000 civilians in the city.

One by one, the linen bags filled with grain were thrown from the city. This was the food prepared by Hu Zesheng for the defeated soldiers. The amount was not large, so he would definitely not be able to eat enough, but as long as he saved some, it would be enough to maintain their way to Tiejan City.

The guards set their bows and arrows, aimed at the guys who shouted the most in the defeated group, and fired continuously. The distance was too far and there was no accurate head and failed to shoot the person to death, but it showed Hu Zesheng's determination. He stood at the top of the city and roared angrily: "Get out of here, go far away. Gangwei City does not welcome you!"

He didn't dare to take these defeated soldiers at all. This was obviously a trick of the Niu tribe. They were powerful and captured Hulao Pass in less than a day, which was enough to illustrate the problem. With the strength of the Niu tribe army, coupled with the flintlock rifle that was far more powerful than cold weapons, they could catch a large number of prisoners.

But they did not do this. As many as tens of thousands of defeated soldiers fled to Gangwei City... Just think about it with your toes, you can understand that the Niu people were actually driving these defeated soldiers in disguise, allowing them to replace "siege" without any notice. Hu Zesheng dared to use his own head to bet: the forwards of the Niu people must have arrived at a hidden location near Gangwei City. They have been waiting and looking for a suitable opportunity to solve Gangwei City at the lowest price and highest efficiency.

Thinking of this, Hu Zesheng felt his scalp numb and his back was covered with cold sweat.

The defeated soldiers outside the city were still yelling.

He became angry and grabbed the longbow in the hands of the guards beside him, pulled out an arrow from the quiver, put the bowstring on it, aimed at the person with the closest distance and the loudest sound, pulled the longbow to the extreme, and suddenly let go of his fingers.

The arrow was very accurate. The sharp steel arrow roared into the man's right eye with a harsh roar, and blood splashed in an uproar around him. He didn't even have time to scream, but he fell backwards with the huge impact and his body's instinct reaction, and died on the spot.

"Get out of here!" The furious Huzesheng continued to shoot his bow and arrows, shooting out of the city like crazy, and at the same time let out a roar that seemed illogical to others: "If you don't want to die, get out of here! In short, you are not allowed to come in. Those who are not afraid of death can come over and try it. I will treat you as a target and shoot all of them!"

The most terrifying thing in the world is the madman, especially the madman holding weapons in his hands.

The defeated soldiers ran away with the food bags. The defenders on the city kept throwing food outside. Hu Zesheng did not order to attack those who came to pick up the food bags in fear. He felt very tired and had an indescribable difficulty and numbness.

The deceased did have the deterrent effect as it should be. The defeated soldiers dragged the corpses away, stripped off their armor and clothes outside the range of the bow and arrow, and began to divide them with knives and axes.

Hu Zesheng sat on a supply box and watched all this hunchedly.

This scene is very familiar, and he has done this himself, and more than once.

Suddenly, the sound of rapid footsteps came from behind him. Hu Zesheng subconsciously turned around and turned his head to look at the stairs connected to the city. He saw a young officer wearing leather half-armor running up from there. He couldn't wait to get close to him and knelt down on one knee at a position five or six meters away, panting, shouting loudly: "...Sir... the riverside... the Dragon Clan's fleet... huh, they are calling!"

Hu Zesheng felt his whole body twitching suddenly.

This is the news he least wants to hear, and it is also the most logical news.

"What are you panic!" He tried hard to maintain the majesty of his leading general, gritted his teeth, and held the hand that was secretly exerting force in the box, and finally stood up. Hu Zesheng pressed the huge fear and shock in his heart, and his expression on his face was harsh and ferocious: "What Dragon Clan, they are the Culpes. They have nothing to be scared about. Come with me and teach these damn guys a lesson."

As soon as he took a step, he heard a dense explosion from the east of the city. Black smoke rose in that direction, sweeping through the fiery red flames. The ground under his feet also became slightly trembling, as if an invisible giant hand was pushing the city wall, shaking the foundation of the wall.

"That's the Dragon Clan's fleet." The officer who came to report the news was bloodless. He raised his hand to point at the burning east of the city, his eyes full of despair: "They fired."

The people around were stunned, and hundreds of tiger warriors gathered around Hu Zesheng looked in that direction, unable to say a word, and collectively fell into silence.

Hu Zesheng rushed forward, grabbed the officer's collar with his left hand, and roared angrily: "I have already said that he is a member of the Niu tribe, not a member of the Dragon tribe. Do you want to die if you disobey my orders repeatedly?"

Without waiting for the other party to answer, Hu Zesheng pulled out his sword with his right hand, put it directly on the other party's neck, and slashed it against the other party's neck with force. The officer's throat was cut off on the spot. His eyes were full of disbelief, and his hands covered his bleeding neck tightly, staggered a few steps, and fell head-on.

"Those who rumor confuse the crowd, kill them!"

Hu Zesheng raised his blood-stained knife and glanced around with his crazy eyes: "We are descendants of the divine tiger, and our ancestors obtained this land with their power. No matter who the other party is, we will never give up our own things... Everyone, kill with me! Follow me and don't stay away!"

...

This battle with a huge difference is destined to be without any suspense.

The intensive bombardment of up to hundreds of artillery was enough to turn any rebel into powder. Because it was built along the river, the entire Gangwei City was within the range of artillery fire. The landing dragon infantry occupied three towers. They raised their heights and guided the naval guns with flags to suppress the tiger army gathered in the city. The shelling lasted for nearly forty minutes and everything was over.

People found Hu Zesheng in the corner against the wall of South Street. His left leg was blown off, and a shrapnel about five centimeters long tore apart the armor, which penetrated deep into his heart. The old man did not close his eyes until his death. He held a knife in his hand, maintaining a posture of ready to attack at any time.

The landing troops began to clean up Gangweicheng. According to the plan formulated by Tianhao, this place will be transformed into a semi-defensive rear base. As long as there is an inland fleet, Gangweicheng will not be afraid of attacks from the tiger people.

There were more prisoners in this battle than Hulao Pass, with more than 30,000 people.
Chapter completed!