On the majestic Xiongguan, arrows splashed like rain, and people constantly rolled down from the ladder and arrow tower, and the sound of fighting resounded through the sky for a while. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Shen Zhezi stood between the battlement walls, constantly drawing the bow and strings, and shooting arrows at the invading enemies under the pass. At this time, there is no need to consider the problem of accuracy at all, but the test is arm strength, even if you can't shoot the target, you can suppress the opponent's offensive momentum. The two quivers beside him had been shot empty, and his arms were also sore, so he could only retreat and rest in the small building at the head of the city.

This offensive and defensive battle lasted for nearly an hour, from afternoon to dusk, the enemy camp was closed before the enemy camp was closed, the attackers slowly retreated, and the people and soldiers on both sides cleaned up the battlefield, leaving only sporadic throwing arrows, intended to cause some trouble to the enemy, and at the same time cover their own side of the line.

As early as a few days ago, the Zhang Jian Department of the Liyang Army marched eastward, successively crossing Langya, Qu'a, and Jurong, and finally the garrison was outside the Daye Pass, and the offensive and defensive battles of similar intensity had been going on for several days, and they were deadlocked with each other.

Shen Zhezi arrived at Daye Pass the day before yesterday, and in addition to bringing reinforcements from the First Army's own troops, he also transported the military baggage that Jingkou had recently collected.

After the battle stopped, the soldiers quickly returned to the team, and the battle losses were counted by their respective commanders and captains, and finally submitted to the hands of the superintendent Guo Yu, who then arranged the patrol duty affairs of each song, and then transferred to report to Shen Zhezi.

Shen Zhezi had already left the small building at this time and was strolling around the city. He himself has not experienced many military affairs, and even if he does, he has only tasted it lightly, and it is the first time that he has experienced such a serious offensive and defensive tug-of-war like this one. There are many bloody scenes of blood splashing and broken arms piercing throats in battle, but there is not much real blood.

From the commander to the soldiers who fought in the specific bloody battle, although there was no lack of passionate roars, when it came to the specifics, there was a chilling calmness and orderliness. Especially in the middle of it, seeing those soldiers almost mechanically throwing and killing the enemy, it makes people feel that this is not a tragic fight, but a normal labor like harvesting seedlings. The disregard for human life is outrageously cold.

Shen Zhezi knew very well that there would be no shortage of similar experiences for him in the future, and he could not appreciate the war from an aesthetic point of view, but it was inevitable that even if there was discomfort in his heart, he had to hold it and get used to it.

Not far in front of him, a soldier of his age had his left chest pierced through by a stray arrow, and his childish face was still at a loss except for pain. His chest rose and fell sharply, the corners of his mouth continued to spurt out short inhales mixed with blood foam, but his hands and feet had twisted into an unnatural arc.

When he saw Shen Zhezi coming, he subconsciously turned over and saluted, Shen Zhezi hurriedly rushed forward and pressed his shoulder: "Don't move, don't move, it's okay!" ”

The young soldier made a muffled lotus sound in his throat, making it impossible to make out what he wanted to say, except for more blood from the corners of his mouth.

"Where's the doctor?"

Shen Zhezi motioned for his entourage to hold down the young man, and he got up and roared angrily.

Two bloodied doctors rushed over and tore open the front of the boy's shirt roughly, leaving only the corner of the cloth around the arrows. After a little diagnosis, the two seemed to have made a decision, one of them took out scissors to cut off the arrow feathers and arrow clusters that appeared in the front and back, and the other poured out some muddy ointment in the bamboo tube, rubbed it evenly in the palms of both hands, and then grinned at the young man: "Boy, hold on!" ”

When the young man heard this, his eyes flashed with a hint of confusion.

"Hold him down on the shoulders and legs!"

The other doctor let out a loud shout, and then the iron tongs clamped the end of the arrow shaft and pulled it hard, and the bloody arrow shaft was suddenly pulled out, and at the same time, a stream of bloody arrows suddenly shot out! The young man's limbs straightened up, the green tendons on his forehead burst out, the look in his eyes quickly dimmed, and the hoarse voice in his throat was extremely hoarse!

Shen Zhezi squatted to the side, his eyes suddenly condensed when he saw this scene, affected by those memories in later generations, he thought that this young man would howl loudly. However, when I saw this scene, I realized that the pain that really penetrated into the bone marrow, people couldn't cry out.

Another doctor held the ointment in both hands and pressed it against the bloody hole in the boy's chest and back, but blood still gushed down his fingers. The boy's face was getting paler and paler, his body trembling as if he had been infected with malaria, and his eyes were already rolling upward.

"I can survive the present, I can survive tonight, I won't be able to raise it for long, and I am a thug."

Guo Yu walked behind Shen Zhezi, followed his line of sight, and sighed: "If it is in the Northland, it can only be done with one sword, saving a lot of pain." ”

Shen Zhezi woke up like a dream, stood up suddenly, wandered a few steps in the distance, wiped the cold sweat on his face, and then barely squeezed out a smile and waved his hand: "I'm fine." ”

Seeing the young man's hands under his sleeves unnaturally growing and clenching, Guo Yu sighed in his heart, who would like to see such a tragic picture of people who have normal human habits. Shen Zhezi's endurance was much better than he thought, when he first entered the battle formation, he only cared about wiping his tears every time, and only after a few months did he dare to wield a knife.

Shen Zhezi didn't know what Guo Yu was thinking, he waved a knife and cut off a corner of his shirt to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and then felt a little more sticky, and then found that that corner of his shirt had already been wet with blood, and he didn't have to think that his forehead was also blood-red now. He laughed at himself, threw the blood-stained cloth in his hand in the corner of the wall, and then walked to the battlement wall, looked at the messy battlefield below and frowned: "I look at the previous battle, the enemy is very chaotic, it shouldn't be the elite of Liyang, right?" ”

Guo Yuxing walked to Shen Zhezi's side and nodded: "As expected, the attackers have been attacked in the past few days, and there is no basis for advancing and retreating, and it is definitely not the main department of Liyang." It should be that the young and strong people who have been plundered in several counties recently have been forcibly driven forward to paralyze our army. The main general, Zhang Jian, never showed up to sweep the formation, and should be leading the crowd to cruise around to find a way out. ”

After hearing this, Shen Zhezi was silent again, looking at the dead corpses lying below, his mood was extremely complicated. Nowadays, young and strong with cattle, they can cultivate more than one fertile land without missing the agricultural time, and can produce hundreds of grains every year. But now, it's just a section of rotting corpses stacked under the wall, and there is no point in dying.

Daye Pass is majestic and towering is only secondary, because it is built according to the north dock wall, there is a certain gentle slope at the bottom of the base wall, nearly a zhang long, on the one hand, it increases the stability of the wall, on the other hand, it creates obstacles for the enemy's attack, and if necessary, it can be placed to reject horses, and at the same time, it is extremely difficult to build a ladder, to a certain extent, lengthen the battle line, and reduce the arrows under the wall to cover the dead end. When it is necessary to attack the enemy at night, it is very convenient to either highlight or respond.

Just this difference in architecture can actually create so many tactical advantages, and Shen Zhezi is really sincerely admired for the war wisdom of the ancients. But when he thought of this change in the building, he didn't know how many lives he would pay, and he couldn't laugh a little.

The Great Cause Pass lies here, and there are continuous mountains on the left and near, and even if there are mountain paths, it is difficult to allow a large number of troops to pass through. People can walk, but no ordnance can be carried. It can be said that as long as the great cause is not lost, Jingkou is safe for the time being. Unless the Liyang Department can go south to break through Xuancheng, and then bypass Wuzhong to the north and enter Beijing. But if this happens, it is impossible for Jiangzhou to sit idly by, and the Liyang Department will not dare to come in depth in a big way.

Therefore, here in Daye Pass, from construction to deployment, Shen Zhezi has never faked his hands to others, and his own family firmly grasps this place. Now that the capital is in full swing to prepare for the establishment of the platform, Shen Zhezi led his troops to this place. Now, many of the early arrangements can be said to have come to an end, and whether the various arrangements can be implemented and effective in the end will be decided by the victory or defeat on the battlefield.

In the next few days, Zhang Jianbu always maintained a dispensable offensive against Daye Pass, but his main force had already rushed left and right before Xiongguan, raging on all sides, hoping to cut off the connection between Jingkou and the west. However, how difficult this is, not to mention that Yuzhou Zuyue is fighting frequently with the Later Zhao army, and there is no time to look south. Jiangdong alone is also because Xuancheng is still entrenched, Jiangzhou has made repeated moves, Zhang Jian himself does not have many troops, and it is difficult to completely isolate Jingkou.

By mid-March, the parties in the west had finally responded. The arrival of Jiangzhou was Wen Qiao's younger brother Wen Chong and his Sima Wang, who made a detour to the north of Wuzhong to Jingkou. Later, Wang Shouqi personally rushed to Daye Pass to send Wen Qiao's handwritten letter, which had no other content, but only expressed his anxiety about the current situation and his grief over Yu Liang's death, and expressed his support for Jingkou Xingtai.

Shen Zhezi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this letter, with his current position, Wen Qiao didn't have to talk to him about these things solemnly. But now he sent his cronies to send such a letter, and the meaning behind the scenes was that he hoped that his family could put the national disaster first and not have too much selfishness.

Knowing Wen Qiao's painstaking persuasion, Shen Zhezi didn't mind much. Although he saved Wen Qiao's life, to be honest, he didn't have that kind of intimate friendship with each other. Just as he took Yu Yi to Jingkou instead of Jiangzhou after Yu Liang's death, now Wen Qiao has reservations about his family's trust, which is also human nature. As long as we can ensure that we can echo each other and raise troops together to quell the rebellion, everything else can wait until after the rebellion is quelled.

In addition, Wen Qiao did not say a word about the division of the state, which also showed his attitude. That is, it is not in favor of this, but it will not be prevented either. This attitude of expressing silence is actually a kind of support in itself, because the establishment of Dongyangzhou, which is geographically aimed at cutting off the two counties of Jiangzhou, is also dividing the power of Wenqiao.

In addition to Jiangzhou, Yongzhou and Xiangzhou also had envoys coming. Yongzhou is now only an overseas Chinese, and its jurisdiction is only in Xiangfan, while Xiangzhou is a vassal of Jingzhou. The arrival of the envoys from these two states has cast a haze over the already good situation. Because Jingzhou, which is closer to Jingkou than these two states, lags behind these two states.