In the main hall of Thundercloud Castle, Hua'an and Thunderstorm, Zhao Wu are discussing with the castle lord Thunderyun and Zhao Youde, and the specific itinerary of returning to Jiangnan early tomorrow morning, I heard the sound of killing outside, and screamed again and again.

The five of them were all shocked, and hurriedly got up and walked out of the main hall, and as soon as they arrived at the door, they saw a fort soldier hurrying in.

"What's going on out there, why are you so panicked?" Fort Lord Lei Yun asked calmly.

The fort soldier hurriedly replied: "Fort master, it's not good, the officers and soldiers are here." ”

The five people were all shocked when they heard this, Thundercloud Fort is so remote, how did the officers and soldiers find out, could it be that there are spies in the fort.

"The three of us just came back from Yecheng, and the officers and soldiers were killed, it seems that we must have been followed." Hua An said what was in his heart.

When Zhao Wu heard this, he shook his head and retorted: "Impossible, I paid special attention to the situation behind me along the way, if someone follows me, it will definitely not escape my eyes." ”

"Yes! I paid attention too. Thunderstorm added.

Since both of them said so, Hua An couldn't refute it directly, and besides, Hua An himself paid attention to the situation behind him from time to time along the way, and didn't find anything abnormal.

But his intuition told him that he must have been followed, he remembered that he had just separated from the Yan Kingdom delegation and heard a sneeze when he ran out of the grove, although he didn't notice anyone around, he was sure that it must have been a sneeze from someone, maybe he had met a master of stalking.

"Fort master, the officers and soldiers have rushed in." Another fort soldier came panting and came to report.

At this time, the shape shì was extremely critical, and it had reached the point of burning the eyebrows, and the top priority was to do everything possible to repel the officers and soldiers who rushed into the dock fort, and it was no longer important how the officers and soldiers discovered the dock fort.

"Gather all the horses in the fort and kill the officers and soldiers." Thundercloud shouted, picked up a spear and led the way towards the fort gate.

Zhao Youde, Thunderstorm, and Zhao Wu also followed closely with spears, and Hua An certainly did not flinch, he pulled out his Qingyu sword and caught up with the four of them in a few steps.

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The number of cavalry rushing in from the dock soon reached fifty, and the cavalry behind them continued to pour in.

However, more and more people rushed to reinforce the fort when they heard the news, and soon gathered 500 men and horses near the fort gate.

Both sides were red-eyed, not a single person flinched, and the corpses of many soldiers who had died in battle lay on the ground.

"Who dares to offend my Thundercloud Castle, looking for death." The lord of the castle, Thundercloud, shouted loudly, raised his spear and rushed into the battle group, and ended the life of a cavalryman with a single shot.

Zhao Youde, Thunderstorm, and Zhao Wu followed closely behind Thundercloud, and the four of them rushed into the enemy group, and the four spears were invincible, constantly reaping the lives of the cavalry.

When the surrounding fort soldiers saw the two castle lords charging in person, their morale was immediately boosted, and they rushed to kill the cavalry that poured in one by one.

The influx of cavalry gradually put themselves at a disadvantage, and although new cavalry continued to pour in, their numbers continued to decline, and they could only maintain more than twenty horsemen in a while.

"Force them out completely, kill!" Hua An shouted and rushed forward, the green sword hand rose and fell, and the cavalry was cut off one by one.

With the efforts of all the warriors of Thundercloud Castle, the cavalry that poured into the fort was completely slaughtered, and the subsequent cavalry saw that the situation was not good, and they all stopped advancing.

They began to assemble at the farthest point from the Dock Fort, which was barely out of range of the bow and arrow, and the archers in the fort could not shoot them.

"Dad, they're assembling, why don't we rush out and destroy them completely." Thunderstorms shouted loudly.

Lei Yun frowned slightly, and denied: "No, it is beyond the range of bows and arrows there, and our warriors' combat strength is not as good as these officers and soldiers, and without the protection of archers, our losses will be even greater." ”

Lei Yun was right, after the battle just now, everyone could see that these cavalry were really strong.

Although they stormed the fort and left behind more than 100 corpses, the fort soldiers of Thundercloud Castle were killed more than 200 in battle, and many of those 100 cavalry were shot by the archers on the fort walls.

"Close the gates and prepare to hold on." Thundercloud gave the order.

"Click......"

With a screeching click, the heavy fortress door was completely shut.

In order to prevent the enemy from breaking through the fort gate, the fort soldiers brought a dozen thigh-thick long wooden sticks to the door, and another hundred fort soldiers stood around these wooden pillars, ready to confront the enemy who hit the door at any time.

The population of Thundercloud Fort is more than 3,600, except for more than 600 women and children who cannot fight, the remaining 3,000 men can be called warriors.

But among these 3,000 people, including teenagers of thirteen or fourteen years old, as well as old people in their fifties, only 2,000 are really in their prime.

Most of the 2,000 prime-aged fort soldiers were undertrained and had not been tested on the battlefield, and there were only more than 500 brave soldiers in the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Today, most of the 500 warriors are about forty years old, and they have not fought for many years, and their physical fitness has declined in different ways, and they are also at a disadvantage compared with the elite officers and soldiers outside the fort.

This is also the reason why Lei Yun did not dare to rush out to fight, the strength is too thin, it is not an opponent at all, relying on the two-zhang high stone fort wall may still have a chance of winning.

"All the archers will go up to the wall with me, and the rest of the brothers, half of them will hold on to their place, and the other half will go to the fort to carry stones, and they will stone the beasts to death tonight." Thundercloud finished speaking and led the archers up the fortress wall.

The length of the entire fort wall is about two hundred steps, and there is a gatehouse above the middle gate.

Hua An, who was standing under the gatehouse, looked at the people gathered in front of him, and was worried for a while.

He didn't expect so many officers and soldiers to come, and as nearly a thousand cavalry finished in formation, a large number of infantry poured out from behind.

Moreover, these infantry are very well-equipped, with thirty percent of them carrying large shields in their hands, many archers with strong bows on their backs, and even more than a dozen simple ladders.

It seemed that the officers and soldiers were prepared, and Hua An let out a long breath.

There are more than 2,000 officers and soldiers in front of him, and there is still a steady stream of officers and soldiers coming behind, so people don't know how many officers and soldiers have come.

Fort Lord Lei Yun frowned, he knew his strength very well, if these officers and soldiers set up a cloud ladder to forcibly attack, it was only a matter of time before the Dock Fort was lost.

But if you give up resistance, the result is the same death, the same death, he naturally will not choose to surrender, he is not a person who is afraid of death, and dying on the battlefield is the greatest glory for a warrior.

But he felt sorry for his son, he hoped that his child could escape this catastrophe, and besides, they had to go to Jiangnan to inform Han Qian of the news of Shi Hu's southward journey.

"Hua'an, Thunderstorm, Zhao Wu." Thundercloud shouted.

"Yes." When the three of them heard the sound, they immediately gathered around Thundercloud.

Lei Yun looked at the three of them, his eyes were full of kindness, paused, and said loudly: "The three of you have an important mission, you must tell General Sù Han the news of Shi Hu's southward journey, now you immediately leave Wubao from the cliff path in the back mountain, and rush to Jiangnan day and night, there must be no mistake." ”

In order to make the three obey, Lei Yun did not hesitate to use the tone of a soldier.

"Dad, if I don't leave, if I want to leave, I will kill this group of officers and soldiers first." Thunderstorm was the first to disobey.

Zhao Wu also shook his head and said: "Wubao is in danger, and it is difficult for Zhao Wu to obey his fate. ”

"Uncle Lei, let's fight with everyone! We are not going to leave under such circumstances. Huaan also said that he would not obey.

Zhao Youde next to him and Lei Yun's thoughts were the same, he also wanted his children to escape this catastrophe, seeing the three of them disobeying, he opened his mouth and reprimanded: "The three of you are still young, and the road ahead is still very long, besides, the mission you shoulder is more important, the cliff path is dangerous everywhere, and only you have the ability to pass guò, go quickly!" ”

"Uncle Zhao, don't say it anymore, as long as we fight with all our might, we may not lose to this group of officers and soldiers, how can we flee without a fight, besides, the eldest husband Ma Ge is also fortunate to be shrouded in battle, and dying on the battlefield is also the greatest glory of my generation." Hua An's generous statement said that everyone was enthusiastic.

"Dad, let's unite and fight off this group of beasts." The thunderstorm was full of blood.

"That's right, if you want to go, you have to leave from the front." Zhao Wu also interjected.

Seeing that the three of them were reluctant to leave, Lei Yun and Zhao Youde were suddenly full of emotion.

First of all, they are very aware of the gap between themselves and the strength of the officers and men outside, and their enthusiasm can improve their morale, but they still cannot change the fact that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and most of the results of their struggle to resist will be the death of all of them.

Secondly, they were not also full of blood back then, knowing that their strength was weak, they insisted on crossing the Yellow River north to save the people of the Central Plains, but their subordinates died one after another, and finally had to lead the remnants to retreat in the small Leiyun Castle.

Their son's appearance today is just as imposing as they were back then. Bravery, integrity, and willingness to take responsibility are all excellent qualities that I have inherited from them, and now there is no reason for them to flee from the battle.

The two of them looked at each other and immediately burst out laughing.

"Sure enough, it's Lao Tzu's seed, not afraid of death, good." Thundercloud patted Thunderstorm on the shoulder and gave a rude compliment.

"Wu'er, let go of your hands and feet, kill a big fight, and never have mercy on the enemy." Zhao Youde also encouraged his son.

Hua An looked at the Qingyu Sword in his hand, and secretly made up his mind that he must use the sword in his hand to kill at least fifty enemy heads.

The enemy's men and horses in front had been assembled, and Hua An roughly estimated that there were about 3,000 people, more than 2,000 infantry, and less than 1,000 cavalry.

The assembled enemy troops looked ahead with fierce eyes, waiting for the commander's order.

Sun Fudu, the general of Long Xiang, looked at the poorly equipped enemy on the fort wall, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, in his eyes, the enemies on the fort wall in front of him were his military merits.

He drew his sword, pointed forward, and shouted, "All the soldiers obey the order, attack." ”