In the early morning, it rained lightly, and the Taihang Mountain in the distance shrouded in the rain like a fairyland. The only pass city in Taihang Mountain is in a gloomy haze, and the Northern Han army is waiting for it on the high city wall, and the bright weapons reveal a touch of fearful cold.

Zhao Kuangyin rode his horse, and his side was the Great Zhou Emperor Chai Rong, who was sitting on a chariot at this time. Ye Yinfeng and Ling Tianyun were standing on Chai Rong's left and right sides, their faces were as calm as ever, and the Great Zhou army finally arrived at the gate of the Tianjing of Taihang Mountain.

Ling Tianyun's face was slightly pale, the internal injuries on his body had just healed, and the ordinary middle-aged man had already left him. He didn't expect that in the end, it would be Ning Bugui who saved him, at that most critical moment, Ning Bugui came to the rescue, otherwise, he would have already turned into a ghost under the knife of the Khitan wolf blood guard.

Ye Yinfeng's handsome face revealed a bit of fortitude, Dugu Aoxue was sent by him to a farmer's house at the foot of Taihang Mountain, and he also happened to meet the Zhou army who was heading north after meeting Ling Tianyun. As for why Yuwen Bufan would let them go in that cave in the end, he couldn't understand it in his heart. He didn't expect to escape Yelu Wuji's search, but in the end he was discovered by Yuwen Bufan, but in the end, Yuwen Bufan left without saying a word.

Chai Rong looked at the Heavenly Trench Pass, in addition to the city wall that was a few feet high, there were also smooth mirror-like cliffs on both sides of the city wall, although he led hundreds of thousands of troops from the Great Zhou Dynasty to surge, but in the face of this naturally formed Heavenly Trench Pass, he also had a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

This natural barrier is not at all to be able to win by a large number of people, this pass really has a husband when the pass is not open to the danger, Tianjing Pass is one of the eight wonders of Taihang Mountain, it must have the strategic significance of its existence. Passing through Tianjing Pass and crossing the Taihang Mountains are Zezhou and Luzhou. The Northern Han army divided into two routes to take Zezhou and Luzhou, and if they stayed up for one more day in Tianjingguan, Zezhou and Luzhou would be more dangerous.

Chai Rong frowned tightly, and the current danger of the moat is not something that can be determined by the troops, unless it is outwitted. He didn't expect that he would be stumped by a dangerous hurdle on the first expedition, and the question of whether to attack or not to attack has been haunting his mind. He turned his gaze to Zhao Kuangyin, who was riding a horse beside him, and Zhao Kuangyin also happened to look at him at this time.

"Second brother, Tianjing Pass is in front of you, if you want to attack it, it will definitely damage my Great Zhou soldiers, if you don't attack it, then Zezhou and Luzhou will be in danger. What should I do now, I don't know what the second brother can do? A hint of anxiety flashed in Chai Rong's eyes, and he also knew what was at stake, but he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

"Big brother, now the morale of our army is high, if we don't attack strongly, it will inevitably suppress the morale of our army, even if it can't be broken, it will not damage the morale of our army. Since our army has come to this patio before closing the city gate, we must show the momentum of our Great Zhou soldiers, otherwise we will be laughed at by all countries in the world. ”

"It's just that it's useless to attack like this, it hurts the lives of my Great Zhou soldiers in vain, how can I bear it for my brother." Chai Rong sighed, he was still hesitant in his heart, he felt that there was no need to let the lives of the Great Zhou soldiers show the momentum of the Great Zhou, but the army had arrived, which meant that the arrow had been wound, but he had to send it.

"Order, attack." Chai Rong knew that the matter had come to this point, it didn't matter whether he attacked or not, the most important thing at the moment was to boost the morale of the Great Zhou soldiers. I saw his order, and suddenly the war drums roared, and the Great Zhou soldiers like a tide went towards the Tianjing Pass wall.

Zhao Kuangyin, Shi Shouxin and other Great Zhou generals guarded Chai Rong's left and right, quietly watching the battlefield of the siege. Ling Tianyun's face did not have any emotional fluctuations, although he had not personally experienced such a battlefield, but when he was in Baishui Pass, he had also dealt with the Khitan army a lot, although the scale was not as good as at this time, but he was already accustomed to it in his heart.

However, Ye Yinfeng's face looked a little nervous, and a pair of stars couldn't help but look at the siege battlefield. He has never experienced a battlefield of this scale, in the past, he was just the son and young master of a down-and-out family, and he wandered around after being tragically changed, where did he experience such a war scene.

I saw that the high city wall was full of archers in the Northern Han army, and under the city wall were the Great Zhou soldiers who swarmed in. The siege ladder was quickly raised from the corner. However, the Zhou army was greeted by a rain of arrows like locusts, and the sound of wailing came from the cloud ladder. Figures fell from the air of the ladder like falling meteors, and then fell heavily to the ground.

The war was tragic, the war was even more cruel, and the lives of the Zhou army fell like this, but with the unfavorable departure of the Zhou army, it did not make the Great Zhou soldiers lose their momentum, on the contrary, the speed of the siege became faster and faster. Several Zhou soldiers had already jumped from the cloud ladder to the city wall, but before their figures could stand firmly, they were slashed and killed by the Northern Han soldiers who pounced, and the blood splashed all over the sky.

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes flashed with a complicated light, he couldn't help but tighten the reins in his hand, and the horse under his seat kept trampling its four hooves. The faces of the generals behind him were not very good-looking, and they did not expect that this small Tianjing Guancheng would make the Great Zhou lose troops so severely.

The city wall was already full of Great Zhou soldiers, but the Zhou army still rushed towards the city wall without hesitation, and the sound of killing resounded throughout the world. Suddenly, the hiss was all over the field, shaking the warm spring breeze back, and only the dark clouds in the sky were still watching the excitement with great interest.

Chai Rong's face became a little pale, it was the Great Zhou soldiers he brought out from the imperial capital Bianliang, every fresh life ended like this, they were hot-blooded men who stood up to the sky in the Great Zhou.

The pace of siege is getting tighter and tighter, looking at the Zhou army crawling like ants under the city, Li Yanneng only feels a bitterness in his throat. He still underestimated Da Zhou's determination, he didn't expect tens of thousands of troops to pour towards this city wall one after another. Relying on the danger of the moat, the first attack of the Great Zhou was repulsed in this way, and the corpses of the Zhou army were everywhere under the city wall, and the blood was stained everywhere.

"General, the Great Zhou Army is nothing more than that, tens of thousands of people have not been stopped by thousands of our people." The soldiers beside him couldn't help but have a little excitement in their eyes, and said excitedly to him. Only Li Yan can know that the Great Zhou army can't just give up, and there will be a more fierce siege next.

"Don't take it lightly when you inspect the wood and rolling stones. Da Zhou is coming with great momentum this time, and he will not give up so easily. Let all officers and men be vigilant and not slacken, otherwise they will be dealt with by military law. Li Yanneng commanded the soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty in a deep voice. Standing on top of the high city wall, the warm wind swept across his chest, and he only felt endless pride. If he, Li Yanneng, succeeds in blocking the Zhou army here this time, then he can leave a strong mark on the famous history of the Northern Han Dynasty.

"Have you found out who the general of this Great Zhou is leading the troops?" Li Yanneng asked the deputy general beside him, and at this time, he didn't know who the Great Zhou leader who came from this pass was, which made him feel a little defeated. As the saying goes, knowing that the other side can win a hundred battles, but he doesn't even know who the leader of the Great Zhou is.

According to the report of the spies, the Great Zhou army was divided into three routes, the first road was led by Zhang Yongde, bypassing Taihang Mountain and going in the direction of Zezhou, and the second road was led by Fu Heng, heading towards Luzhou. The other two Zhou armies were not to be feared, and they had to delay their arrival for several days, presumably His Majesty had already taken the two cities of Zezhou and Luzhou. The lieutenant next to him replied.

"But there is news from Your Majesty, how is the military situation in Zezhou and Luzhou?" Hearing the adjutant general's answer, Li Yanneng's mood improved greatly, and he led thousands of soldiers to attack Tianjing Pass, if the Northern Han army could not take Zezhou and Luzhou, then their thousands of troops would be isolated.

"I have besieged Zezhou for several days, but the defenders of Zezhou are as stubborn as stones, and they can't take Zezhou for a while. His Majesty intends to divide the troops into two routes, and then divide the troops and horses to Luzhou. As long as you take a city, you will win the battle. ”

This invasion of Zhou, His Majesty has made a great determination, firstly, to take advantage of the new emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty to ascend the throne not long ago, the Great Zhou State is still unstable, and secondly, the Khitan has long had the heart to covet the Great Zhou, and it happened to hit it off, so there will be this war of the Great Zhou. And the Northern Han Dynasty claimed to be a multi-million army that went south to attack Zhou, but in fact, Li Yanneng knew very well in his heart that the Northern Han and Khitan coalition troops were only 100,000.

In the Great Zhou military camp, Chai Ronggao sat on the main general's platform, and on both sides below him were the generals who went north on this road. For Chai Rong's personal expedition, Da Zhou did not announce it to the public, and the main man who went north on this road would be the banner of stone and trustworthy. In addition to Shi Shouxin, most of the generals in this road army are rising stars, although Zhao Kuangyin has military exploits, but he has always served as the commander of the forbidden army, so he is not named this time.

Standing tightly behind Chai Rong were Ling Tianyun and Ye Yinfeng, and in the shadows of this tent, there were still masters of the Holy Yang Gate lurking. There are several people in his tent who have never even seen Zhao Kuangyin's face, they only obey the orders of the new emperor of the current Great Zhou, these people are wearing the clothes of the Great Zhou Puneng sergeant, but they give people an unfathomable feeling.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I went on a personal expedition for the first time, but I didn't expect to be disadvantaged, and I am ashamed of my Great Zhou, and even more ashamed of those Great Zhou soldiers who died at the hands of the Northern Han thieves. When the current situation is urgent, the other two soldiers and horses are difficult to reach the goal for a while, and only from this patio pass can the situation be opened. Chai Rong's expression was a little heavy, and the tiger's eyes shot a terrifying light, sweeping towards the generals below.

Ye Yinfeng's mood was very complicated, he didn't expect that he had gone north all the way to find Xiao Yujing, but he had inexplicably become the bodyguard of the Great Zhou Emperor Chai Rong. If it was Ling Tianyun, he would definitely not have such a complicated idea, it was inevitable to go north with the army, but the safety of the eldest brother Chai Rong was also the most important, and he was also responsible for rebuilding the Flying Bird Battalion. At this time, the Tianjing Pass had not yet been breached, and the brothers of the Flying Bird Camp who had been separated from him had also lost contact with him, so he could only stay in the Great Zhou military camp temporarily.

Chai Rong and the generals of the Great Zhou did not discuss any good plan, so they could only temporarily disperse the military meeting. Walking out of the tent, Ling Tianyun and Ye Yinfeng walked side by side, they returned to their tent, and both meditated and breathed. At this time, the Great Zhou military camp was like an impregnable wall, and they had nothing to do for the time being.

"How?" Ling Tianyun opened his eyes, smiled and asked Ye Yinfeng. "How?" Ye Yinfeng also woke up from meditation, and when he heard Ling Tianyun's inexplicable question, he couldn't help but ask him in confusion. "I'm about to break through the limit of the Innate Realm, as long as there is an opportunity, I will soon be able to break through the Near-Heaven Realm. As for you, I feel that the aura on your body has also become a lot stronger, shouldn't you be about to break through? ”