Fierce battles were in full swing at Muxia Pass, and the dense sound of the ox horns resounded throughout the mountains.

Qian Fengsha led more than 6,000 Qiang and Huangzhong Qiang soldiers to the pass in time and rushed into the pass like a tide.

"Cut the horse, nine sheepskins, you go up to the east city wall." The strong wind and sand ran wildly, shouting, "Xinhu, let's go up to the west city wall, go up to the west city wall."

"Brothers, kill, kill..."

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Bu Chuihong looked up at the gate, and the densely packed Qiang soldiers were covered with disheveled hair. They rushed over and formed two roaring dragons at the city wall, roaring along two long and wide stone steps.

Bu Chuihong raised his sword and roared: "Shoot...Archesters, shoot me with volleys, shoot me..."

Under the command of an officer, the Xianbei archers launched crazy shooting at the Qiang people.

The soldiers of Xianling Qiang were facing the arrows in the sky without any fear. They held their weapons high and stepped on the bodies of their comrades, shouting and running at the top of their lungs.

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Duan Xuan kicked away the body that was falling toward him and retreated quickly.

"Brothers, kill the archers, kill the archers..."

The nearby Han soldiers retreated quickly when they heard the sound and rushed towards the Xianbei archers.

The Han soldiers on the city wall were killed and injured, especially at the breakthrough of the Xianbei people, at least hundreds of corpses were piled up. The soldiers were no longer bound and fought bravely without any restraint when their vitality was cut off.

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Tuoba Feng personally led the first batch of three hundred personal guards to attack the city wall.

He saw the Qiang people swarming in, and the advantage he had previously occupied was about to disappear, and he couldn't help but be angry and pointed his sword in front of him, roaring wildly: "The warriors of the Tuoba clan, kill... kill..."

When the Xianbei people saw the noble adult committing suicide on the city wall, their morale was suddenly boosted, and they were all willing to sacrifice their lives and shouted forward.

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The soldiers on both sides looked angry and looked fierce. Everyone was like evil wild wolves, entangled with each other, swung their swords at each other, and shot arrows and spears. Countless lives drifted away in this short moment with the bloody wind.

The strong wind and sand rose into the air, chopped off with one knife, and the enemy's howls accompanied by the blood splashed, spewing the strong wind and sand on their heads and faces.

Duan Xuan met Bu Chuihong again, and the two fought fiercely, never stopping.

Tuoba Feng's sword was flying, and the blood on the knife turned into drops of blood and jumped in the air.

The battle was fierce and bloody, and the huge and noisy fighting echoed over Muxia Pass.

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The Xianbei people could not reach more and more Han troops and gradually retreated.

The Haoshuo Tuoba Hui, who succeeded Tuoba Feng in command under the pass, coughed loudly. He heard the rapid sound of horns coming from the pass, which was Tuoba Feng asking for support.

Tuoba Hui waved his hand vigorously, signaling the second group of soldiers who broke out before the sudden attack to launch a charge.

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Li Hong stood on Fanting Mountain and looked around.

"The terrain of Liupan Mountain is dangerous and has always been a military important place for garrisoning troops." Li Wei stood beside him, pointing to the mountains in all directions, and said with a smile, "Liupan Mountain controls Guanlong in the south, Lingwu in the north, Hehuang in the west, Qing and Huan in the east, are the key points for entering the pass outside the border. In the past, Emperor Wu once erected a stone tablet here and wrote the four words "Longyu Key" on it, which means that this Liupan Mountain is like a key that opens the gate of Guanzhong, and cannot be missed."

Li Hong smiled and turned around and said to everyone behind him, "Good place. I heard that this was once a place with prosperous populations, right?"

"Yes." Li Wei said, "What the lord said is not bad, but that was more than a hundred years ago."

"When Emperor Wu of the previous dynasty, in order to strengthen the strength of the Han army to fight against the Huns, he opened up wasteland and farmed in Beidi County, established Yuanjian, and raised a large number of soldiers and horses. Later, the strength of the Han army was improved. Emperor Wu begged Huo Qubing as General of the Cavalry, led tens of thousands of cavalry from Longxi, and the two northern regions attacked the Huns at the same time, penetrated more than two thousand miles into the desert, seized a large area of ​​land, and greatly expanded the territory of our Han."

"At that time, the Huns were defeated, and King Hunxie of the Huns led more than 40,000 people to surrender to our Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu ruled the world with his benevolence and righteousness, and did not drive them out of their lives, but placed them in the northern land, Shuofang and other border counties. The next year, there was a great disaster in the Central Plains and tens of millions of refugees. Emperor Wu decisively ordered to move more than 700,000 victims to Lingzhou, a fertile county in the northern land, and to cultivate farms in the Shanghe area. This was the second large-scale northward migration after the Great Qin State moved people to guard the border."

"After this group of victims arrived at a large area south of the Yellow River, they began to open up wasteland and farmland. At that time, their food, seeds, and oxen were provided free of charge by the imperial court. The border guards also helped them dig many Yellow-induced irrigation canals such as Hanbo and Hanyan to irrigate the Yellow River water to irrigate the farmland and plant grains. After the hard work of these people who moved inland, the originally deserted meadow area actually showed a prosperous scene of "crowned caps and caps" in the past. It was during this period that the imperial court drew some areas from Beidi County and set up Anding County."

"Oh, so that's it." Li Hong said suddenly, "There is such a story about the origin of Anding County. What about later?"

"Later..." Li Wei smiled bitterly and sighed, "The worries of the Huns have not been eliminated, and the Qiang people have begun to become stronger again. How could they not be jealous when they see the wealth of my great man? So the invasion continues like this. The war in the border counties continues, and the lives of life are tragic. This prosperous scene is like passing smoke and clouds, and there is no more."

"On the contrary, our great Han Dynasty has never been prosperous since Emperor Wu. After the decline of its national power, the court naturally could not resist the invasion of the Hu people, so it had to let them come and go to the border counties freely, burn, kill and loot. Now, the Xianbei people dared to unscrupulously penetrate into the hinterland of our great Han Dynasty. Could it be that my great Han Dynasty really declined to this point?"

"Where are people? Where are millions of people?" Li Hong asked, "Are they all killed by the Hu people?"

"It's almost the same." Xie Ming said, "Even if they were not killed by the Hu people, they were massacred by our army because of the rebellion. Now, there are very few Han people here except the Hu people."

"In the past few decades, the Qiang people and the Han people in the border counties have not been able to withstand the exploitation and oppression of corrupt officials, and have gathered people to rebel, especially the two counties of Beidi and Anding." Li Wei said, "The most powerful time was the rebellion initiated by Dian Ling, the leader of the Qiang people, Dian Ling, in Lingzhou, the northern county. Almost all the Han people on both sides of the Yellow River participated. The army of suppressing the rebellion was defeated again and again, and the three counties of Anding, Beidi and Shangjun were all occupied."

"A few years later, Dian Ling died of illness. Du Jigong, a Han man, assisted Dian Lingling's youngest son Lingchang, and stayed in the Ding Xicheng, Fuping and Shanghe areas in the southeast of Lingzhou for ten years."

"Later, the court sent more than 100,000 troops and mobilized more than 10,000 cavalry from the Huns to start attacking the rebels. The rebel general Lang Mo led the troops to meet the enemy and fought fiercely for several months. That winter, the rebel general Lang Mo died in battle, and tens of thousands of rebel soldiers were slaughtered, and the rebellion was completely pacified. However, the imperial court fought for ten years and paid 24 billion yuan of military funds. The treasury was exhausted, and it was conceivable."

"The continuous rebellion in Xiliang was a fatal blow to the Han Dynasty." Xie Ming sighed, "The deep harm to the country and the people is seen from this."

"My Han Dynasty has such a corrupt court and bureaucrat. How can the country be undefeated and why will the dynasty not perish?" Li Wei said excitedly, "Sir, look at the country and the country, full of holes and devastated. How can there be a possibility of saving it? Sir, now..."

"Zhongyuan..." Li Hong hurriedly stopped him, "Now that the Hu tribe is invading, the enemy is approaching, and the situation is critical. Are you still saying such despicable words?"

Seeing that Li Hong looked bad, Xie Ming quickly reached out to pull Li Wei's sleeve and signaled him not to talk nonsense anymore.

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"Zhongyuan, please restrain it, Changfeng, look, if I place ten thousand troops here, can I block the 120,000 Xianbei army?" Li Hong pointed to the surrounding mountains and fields and asked.

Xie Ming shook his head and said, "It's impossible."

"If you plan to ambush the Xianbei people in Boluogu, the blocking location is very unsatisfactory. Fanting Mountain is only sixty miles away from Boluogu, which is too close. Once the Xianbei people's subsequent army breaks through our blocking, we can quickly reach Boluogu. At that time, we will be surrounded by Xianbei people."

Li Wei also shook his head and said, "The idea of ​​retreating through Liupan Mountain and waiting for an opportunity to ambush the enemy is best to get the approval of the court before we start to make arrangements."

"Now, General Dong Zhuo's troops are quietly rushing to Lingzhou. As long as he cut off the retreat of the Xianbei people, the Xianbei people will fall into a dilemma. If they do not want to suffer major losses, they will definitely withdraw their troops as soon as possible. Therefore, under the current situation, I think it is better to follow the will of the court, defend Gaoping and go to the court."

"Although the loss of Gaoping to the death is greater, it is safe. You don't have to disobey the will of the court, and you have to lure the enemy south to attack and annihilate the enemy." Song Wen said.

"This trick to lure the enemy is very risky. Once a mistake occurs, the Xianbei people will cross Liupan Mountain and enter Guanzhong. The adults will be punished for death." Xie Ming reminded in a low voice.

Li Hong glanced at them, smiled coldly, and said nothing.

"Does sir insist on doing what he wants?" Li Wei asked boldly.

"The 12,000 infantry of Lord Xianyufu brought a large amount of food and supplies. Even if they were rushing day and night, it would take two days to get here." Li Hong said, "At present, in Gaoping, Chao's area, we only have 24,000 cavalry of Qu Yi and 18,000 infantry of Yan Rou. In total, we only have 42,000 people, but we have to deal with 120,000 Xianbei people."

Li Hong paused for a moment and continued, "We don't have enough food and grass, and we don't have enough weapons. After three days, our soldiers not only had no food, but also had no arrow branches. In this case, the court actually asked us to defend Dong Zhuo's army to capture Lingzhou. Is it a bit of a joke to treat human lives? Is the lives of soldiers all the lives of grass?"

"Do you know when Dong Zhuo will conquer Lingzhou? Do you know how many troops the Xianbei people left in Lingzhou City?" Li Hong asked a little angrily, "Do you know how many days a soldier can bring food? How many pots of long arrows do you know?"

Li Wei and the other two looked ashamed and a little at a loss.

"If all of them were done according to the will of the court, if I, Li Hong, could have 10,000 people survived, God would have opened his eyes." Li Hong calmed down and said slowly, "The Xianbei people have already fought to Qingshui River. My cavalry army had already gone out of the blockage, but the army's food, grass and supplies have not yet entered Anding County. Am I allowed my soldiers to go to war with bare hands?"

Li Hong pointed to his head, smiled reluctantly, and said, "It doesn't matter if my head falls, but I can't let all 100,000 heads fall."

"Here, I have the final say, I will fight whatever I say!"

"Get on, keep on rushing."

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Li Hong took Black Panther Yi from the camp and just walked out of the Liupan Mountain realm when he met soldiers from the scout camp.

Zheng Xin, who arrived in Gaoping City at the same time as Qu Yi, sent someone to deliver emergency military information.

"He Lian and Tuoba Feng finally showed up." Li Hong let out a sigh of relief and said to Li Wei with a smile, "I'm just looking forward to him coming."

"Sir, you snatched Helian's woman. You should be fighting hard with Lian for you." Li Wei smiled, "Why is it the opposite now?"

Li Hong smiled faintly, and the white-clothed wind and snow suddenly appeared in his mind.

"The Xianbei people are very fast. They have already started attacking Xiaoguan and Muxiaguan yesterday." Xie Ming put away the book in his hand and asked, "Sir, have we ordered several adults to lead their troops to retreat to Gaoping City immediately?"

After he and Li Wei and Song Wen told Li Hong about it, their ideas changed immediately. The general was outside and the king's order was not accepted. In this situation, defending to the death is indeed not a good idea. As Li Hong said, if Dong Zhuo could not defeat Lingzhou, or if he captured Lingzhou in a month, all the soldiers who blocked the front were killed or injured, what else could he fight? Li Hong's army rushed to Gaoping from different places in batches, and every time he faced the enemy, he was at an extremely disadvantage in number. The casualties were heavy, which was obvious.

"Order Yan Rou to quickly arrive at Muxia Pass to block the enemy to cover the soldiers who have retreated from Xiaoguan and Shimen Pass to Gaoping City safely." Li Hong nodded and added, "You must withdraw tonight. Anyone who violates the order will be killed!"

"Sir, then the news that we lost the third level will be sent to Luoyang?" Li Wei asked in a low voice.

"Of course we have to report to Luoyang." Li Hong said, "Just say that Helian and Tuoba Feng suddenly appeared at Muxia Pass. We were not strong enough to stop us, so we had to abandon the three passes and retreat first."

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Under the guidance of Pang De, he paid homage to Li Hong.

"The Xianbei people have crossed Muxia Pass and are attacking Gaoping City." Li Hong even spared the greetings and said, "Mr. Lü, please go back to the city immediately and order the people in the city to evacuate towards Liupanshan."

Lu Qun was surprised and asked, "Really? So soon? Xiaguan only received a letter from the prefect at noon, saying that the army was still fighting fiercely at the three gates."

"The three passes have been lost." Li Wei took out Shu Jian from his arms and shook it at him twice and said, "We just received the news that the Xianbei people have begun to attack Gaoping City."

Lu Qun, without any doubt, bowed and said hurriedly, "Secretary will return to the city now. How many days can I stay in Gaoping City?"

"We have no food and grass, and we have no weapons to supplement. We can support it until tomorrow night at most." Li Hong said, "Mr. Lu must remember to evacuate the people in the direction of Liupan Mountain. Our follow-up army is coming day and night with food and grass. The people can get food near Fanting Mountain."

"Okay, okay, thank you sir, thank you sir!" Lu Qun bowed and said a few words of gratitude, and hurried back to the city to arrange evacuation affairs.

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The battle at Muxia Pass continued until late at night.

Although the Han army sustained until midnight at the cost of more than 3,000 people killed in battle, the Xianbei people built a ground slope to attack the city in advance, seized the opportunity, and formed an unbreakable breakthrough, resulting in the loss of the east and west city walls.
To be continued...