Since Zhang Xiu, Fan Chou led the army to gather in Gaoling, Gaoling up and down have fallen into a state of tension, the army and people in the city continue to strengthen the city wall, the wooden boulders continue to transport to the city, although the surrounding area of Chang'an seems a little desolate, but the people in Gaoling City are more than 30,000 people, these people have become Zhang Ji's labor force to resist the state.

At this time, the number of defenders in Gaoling City reached 8,000 people, and with the strength drawn from the people by Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, the strength of the defenders reached more than 20,000 people.

Seeing that the city has been strengthened a lot with the efforts of the military and civilians, Zhang Ji is also relieved, the city at this time is the biggest reliance of the defenders, even if the state army has a thunderbolt, the city can still provide them with the greatest protection.

After Huang Zhong led the army to arrive, he directly set up camp twenty miles east of Gaoling City, waiting for the arrival of the army.

Then Huang Zhong led a thousand Sun archers to investigate the situation in Gaoling.

Thousands of cavalry came to the outside of Gaoling City, which made the city panic, and the people who strengthened the city wall were even more panicked, if it were not for the soldiers on the side, their first reaction was to flee back to the city.

After walking around the city, Huang Zhong also gasped, Gaoling was reluctant to Chang'an, and it was Zuo Fengyi's important city, after Zhang Ji and Fan Chou's deathless reinforcement, people could not give birth to the idea of attacking at a glance.

On Gaoling City, Zhang Xiu saw the banner of the Bingzhou Army waving in the wind outside the city, and a fierce color flashed in his eyes, thinking about how majestic the cavalry of the Xiliang Army was back then, how could he endure this breath.

"General, the state is really too arrogant, and he dares to come after only sending a thousand cavalry." The lieutenant said in a low voice.

Zhang Xiu snorted coldly and walked down the city wall.

Zhang Ji and Fan Chou were originally the elite Xiliang Army, although they had not experienced too large-scale battles for many years, the pride in their hearts was still there, and the state army was so proud outside the city that the generals in the army suddenly couldn't hold back and asked for battle.

Fan Chou set his eyes on Zhang Jidao: "General Zhang, the military heart is available, why don't you send a fierce general out of the city to drive this cavalry away." He understood the strength of the cavalry, so he only said that he would drive the cavalry away rather than defeat it.

"I am willing to lead a thousand cavalry out of the city to defeat the enemy." Zhang Xiu came out of the line.

Zhang Ji is very clear about Zhang Xiu's skills, and the reason why he has been able to be in an advantageous position in the confrontation with Fan Chou over the years is inseparable from Zhang Xiu's bravery, and Zhang Ji himself is also a fierce general.

"Youwei is brave, he can lead the cavalry out of the city, but he is the elite of the state army, which cannot be underestimated, just repel it." Zhang Jidao, from the situation spread in the city, there were only a thousand Bingzhou cavalry outside the city, which made the city a little shaken, such a situation is not what Zhang Ji wants to see, and now the state army has not arrived, as long as it can gain an advantage in the battle against the vanguard of the state, it can greatly improve the morale of the army in the city, and it is of great significance in the future battle.

Zhang Xiu hugged his fists and said: "It's easy to defeat the Bingzhou army." ”

Zhang Ji glared at Zhang Xiu and said, "Gather two thousand cavalry to fight." ”

Zhang Xiu hugged his fists and said, disapproving of Zhang Ji's caution, and the cavalry of the state army is strong, these years, the name in the world is getting louder and louder, but they are also invincible Xiliang army, think about the past, how brave the Xiliang iron cavalry was, how many enemies were frightened, and now in the face of thousands of cavalry, it looks like this.

In order to investigate the situation in the city more quickly, Huang Zhong ordered the cavalry under his command to be divided into two parts, one led by Sun Ning, to explore the defense of Gaoling in detail, only in this way, after the arrival of the army, can a reasonable siege method be made for Gaoling.

"General, you see the city gate is open, and it's the enemy's cavalry." A Sun Archer said excitedly, not at all afraid of the large number of enemy cavalry, since the Sun Archers had won many battles, which greatly boosted the morale of the Sun Archers.

Sun Ning shouted: "Prepare to meet the enemy." He also did not expect that the defenders would dare to go out of the city to fight, and fight with the army of Goguryeo and the Liaodong army, so he was inevitably a little lax in the face of Zhang Ji and Fan Chou.

Two thousand cavalry rushed out of the city, led by a general, armed with a silver spear and a black war horse under him, and distanced the cavalry behind him.

Feeling the speed of the war horse under him getting faster and faster, Zhang Xiu felt that his blood was boiling, and he was fighting against the elite Bingzhou cavalry, and he Zhang Xiu was going to defeat the enemy with the spear in his hand, so that the Bingzhou army did not dare to underestimate the Xiliang army.

The Sun Archers were elite, even though the enemy suddenly opened the city gate and rushed to kill, they didn't have too much panic, and under Sun Ning's order, they slapped their horses and killed the defenders.

Seeing Zhang Xiu's outfit, Sun Ning was secretly happy in his heart, the enemy general actually opened the distance of the cavalry behind him by an arrow, if he could shoot the enemy general in one fell swoop, it would be easier to win this battle.

Under Sun Ning's order, more than ten cavalrymen aimed their bows and arrows at Zhang Xiu, who came on horseback.

More than ten arrows came towards Zhang Xiu, but seeing that the spear in Zhang Xiu's hand was impenetrable, all the arrows were shot to the ground.

Sun Ning's face changed greatly when he saw this, he didn't expect Zhang Xiu to be so strong, and he could make more than ten arrows unable to succeed on such a battlefield, which shows that he must be a strong martial artist, and there is still an arrow he shot in it.

"Death to the thief!" Zhang Xiu shouted angrily, and a cavalryman knocked him off his horse with a shot, and the cavalryman didn't even have time to chop off the scimitar in his hand.

Zhang Xiu, who rushed into the Lieyang Bow Cavalry, faced the siege of several cavalry, and was at ease, but the combat effectiveness of these cavalry did make Zhang Xiu a little frightened, especially how quickly these cavalry responded to unexpected situations.

Zhang Xiu was brave, and the cavalry following behind him was also greatly encouraged, and rode towards the scorching sun.

Because Zhang Xiu entered the battle, the Lieyang Archers greatly discounted the bows and arrows of the enemy cavalry, and a rain of arrows only took the lives of more than 20 cavalrymen.

The cavalry of the two sides fought together, Sun Ning saw that Zhang Xiu had picked off several Lieyang archers one after another, and rode his horse and shot them up, as a general in the army, he could not retreat at such a time.

The two guns intersected, Sun Ning's heart was shocked, Zhang Xiu's marksmanship gave people a feeling of not only being sharp, but also a sense of continuity, after the hand, it gave people a feeling of falling into a quagmire, at this time Zhang Xiu was surrounded by three Sun archers.

Knowing that he was not Zhang Xiu's opponent, it was difficult for Sun Ning to retreat, so he could only grit his teeth and insist.

After the five combinations, the spear in Zhang Xiu's hand slapped towards Sun Ning, Sun Ning did not expect the spear to be used like this, and was caught off guard by Zhang Xiu's shot down the horse, without waiting for Sun Ning to get up and resist, the cavalry of the Xiliang Army quickly turned over and dismounted, and captured Sun Ning.

(End of chapter)