Perhaps no one expected that simply digging and filling a trench would be so difficult.

The Changzhi Army soldiers were carrying shovels and picks, and they didn't know how to start.

There were large groups of cavalry eyeing each other in the distance, and as time went by, it seemed that there were more and more.

They shouted loudly, making meaningless screams, whistling around, as if they were just waiting for you to start taking soil, and they were about to rush over in this chaos and kill the enemy.

Moreover, you cannot get soil nearby, so you have to go to a little further, so you need to send troops to protect it.

The Liang army did plan so well. Five hundred people dug soil and two thousand infantry guards could pile up supplies near the place where the soil was collected to serve as obstacles.

But there is still a problem now. The ground is frozen hard and needs to go out to pick wood, collect firewood, and roast the ground.

Fortunately, there were many locust trees planted near the post road, and the nearby ones were cut down. Some of them could be cut down from afar, but people also needed to send guards.

You must first cut down trees, then dig soil, and then fill the moat.

Light riders crisscross the snow field.

Someone took out the tightly hidden bowstring from his arms, and after getting up, he shot through the north wind.

After shooting several arrows in a row, he didn't even look at the results. He directly took off the bowstring, hid it in his arms, quickly drove away, and met at the rest point in the distance.

I already had a hot soup cooked in a large pot of hot soup, and the jerky I carried with me was thrown into it piece by piece, scattering an attractive fragrance.

In this kind of ghost weather, how pleasant it would be to drink a pot of hot soup.

The Liang people who went out to pick the woodcutter were often caught in arrows, and screams came one after another.

This is really atrocity. Your step bow cannot touch others in the wind, but the Xia people's arrows can fly at high speed and kill lives.

Moreover, seeing their crazy appearance, they mostly think that even if they break all the bowstrings, they will continue to cause trouble and try their best to hinder every action of Liang Ren.

After a lot of casualties, I finally cut back enough firewood, but it was almost the hour of You, and the sky gradually became a little dark.

Liang Bing's morale declined a little, and everyone was cold and hungry. Kou Yanqing had no choice but to order camping on the spot and boiling water to cook.

The soldiers cheered and wanted to have a hot meal immediately to drive away the chills.

The sound of horse hooves was heard again. This time the scale was relatively large, and more than a thousand riders rushed over together.

They aimed at the weak part of Liang's camp, and after firing a round of arrows from afar, two hundred elite warriors dismounted, put on iron armor, and rushed up with a roar.

The cruel close forces unfolded immediately.

The drums suddenly sounded in Liang's military camp. The soldiers who had just sat down to rest were lined up in armor. They didn't need to be dispatched, but they needed to prepare for support.

The battle did not end soon, and the French people who were dismounted in the siege were quickly defeated. However, the riders on the periphery were still shooting arrows from afar, constantly killing and injuring the Liang soldiers, forcing them to give up their pursuit and maintain a low-intensity contact state.

The Liang army responded well. They quickly disbanded most of the soldiers and asked them to return to the camp to rest. Only three battalions of soldiers were left to sit in the tent, without disarming their armor, and ready to attack and reinforce at any time.

The haunted cavalry finally retreated, and Liang Bing felt relieved and prepared to have a meal.

Kou Yanqing looked around while walking on the snow. There were still cavalrymen in groups of three or three in the field, gathering from time to time to come to insult and provoke. Sometimes, when the opportunity was found, a magic archer would come up and shoot an arrow and leave.

The casualties caused were actually not large, but they caused considerable damage to morale. Fortunately, the Changzhi Army was relatively tenacious and had nothing to do for the time being. If you change to Tutuan Villagers, you will probably look panicked and anxious all day long.

Well, this is nothing. The key is that I only walked a few miles a day today, so I felt a little uncomfortable.

Normally, the harassment of cavalry is not so dangerous, but the wind and snow are so strong that the road itself is difficult to walk. The Xia thieves took advantage of the wind and kept harassing each time they took no hesitation, causing them to pay a considerable price for every step they took.

The thief has a big appetite!

After patrolling for a while, Kou Yanqing encouraged the soldiers on duty, and then returned to the tent and stared at Hu Zhen.

The harassment continued at night, and there were fierce drums and loud shouts of killing.

The Liang army was forced to stand up, and the entire army mobilized once, but soon found that only a sparse thieves were attacking and shooting rockets from afar, so they disbanded. Everyone was sleeping in their clothes, leaving only a few soldiers to prepare for the support.

At the third hour of Yin, the war drums started again.

This time, Liang Jun was not deceived, and some people were awakened from their sleep. After the officer scolded him, he continued to rest.

After the sun rose from the east horizon, Kou Yanqing was stunned to find that a cavalry with tall horses appeared on the southern wilderness.

Armored rider!

Apart from a distance, fires surged into the sky and smoke was shrouded in smoke. I don’t know how many people who were captured were sweating profusely and digging the trenches desperately.

What a thief!

"Blow the horns! Beat the drum!" Kou Yanqing pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand and said angrily.

I want to stop me and don’t pay any price, is it possible?

The armored cavalry seemed to be "fearing" the Liang army's advantage, and actually "escaped" to the north.

...

A hungry lone wolf swam on the vast snowfield.

Suddenly, its eyes were staring tightly to the west, where people shouted and neighed, which was very lively.

Zhu Youning's troops were able to reach southwest of Luoyang last night, but because the wind and snow were too heavy, the soldiers were so cold that they were reluctant to leave.

Zhu Youning was worried about the mutiny, so he ordered a camp to rest.

After a quiet night, we continued to march early in the morning of the ninth day of the first lunar month.

The road is really not easy to walk.

In the wind and snow, the carriage became very heavy and the people were a little listless.

The officers ran back and forth, shouting that they would have some wine and meat to eat after arriving in Luoyang, so that everyone could work harder, and it would be less than ten miles away.

Everyone reluctantly lifted their energy, encouraged each other, pulled and pushed, protecting the baggage vehicle through the snow and moving forward with difficulty.

At the time of Si, just five or six miles away from Luoyang, the scout sent back a message that shocked them: Luoyang had fallen, and Xia army flags were hanging on the top of the city, and there were countless soldiers.

"Where is Shuai Hu?" Zhu Youning cursed: "Why didn't you send an envoy to sue for such a big deal?"

The scout bowed his head and said nothing. Most of the messengers were arrested and killed. Is there any other possibility?

Valley

What to do? Zhu Youning was slightly panicked.

Are there any friendly forces now? Where are they? Why are there no news?

The soldiers looked at him one after another. After Zhu Youning was silent for a moment, he said, "I won't go to Luoyang anymore. Go south, go to Yique Pass, and return to Ruzhou!"

"Empress, how do you explain after you go back?" someone asked.

"Explanation?" Zhu Youning sneered and said, "I am the envoy of Yongning, not the envoy of Luoyang. Leaving Yongning was an order from Shuai Hu. Now I can't contact Shuai Hu, and Luoyang has fallen again. I don't know how many Xia thieves are

Waiting for us. Go south and go to Yique Pass!"

"Affect the order." Everyone responded.

It is very likely that you will have to fight a war when going north, and everyone knows this. People will die when fighting, and no one likes it.

A few generals with enterprising or loyalty frowned secretly, thinking it would be a pity to give up Luoyang and would be harmful to the overall situation. But the generals all gave orders, what do you say?

The Zhu family doesn’t take it seriously, so what kind of thing do you care about?

After the order was passed to each battalion, five thousand people began to turn and busy a group. At this moment, the scout rushed back from the north: "There are Xia thieves! There are no less than three thousand!"

"Damn it! What kind of battle did Hu Zhen fight? He cheated people! He sent orders to form a formation to meet the enemy." Zhu Youning pulled out his sword and roared.

Two thousand Tutuan Township men gathered the baggage vehicles in a hurry. Three thousand You Guojun took off the armor, spear, stair bow, heavy sword, modao, long axe, iron mace and other weapons from the chariot and began to arrange the array.

The north wind was howling and it was almost difficult to open his eyes, and Zhu Youning frowned.

The wind direction is not good!

Cai Songyang got off the carriage, and his legs were a little weak. Yesterday, an arrow was taken off his thigh, but the wound had not healed. Now he got off the car and chased the enemy. How brave!

"Helping me." Cai Songyang ordered to the left and right.

The personal soldiers understood, one person held the shield on the left and the other person held the bow on the right. Cai Songyang didn't turn his head and grabbed a weapon from the carriage. Very well, it was a short sword, just suitable.

"You guys say I'm seriously injured and cannot fight. Now that I have this sword in my hand, I can kill the heads of the bandits. Who dares to compete with me?" Cai Songyang looked at the old man Tiande Army around him and said loudly: "Kill the bandits and compare with me to kill them, "Kill the bandits and compare with me."

If there are many people, one person will reward hundreds of pieces of silk and never go back on his word. Do you dare to compete with me, the injured?"

"What's not to dare?"

"This will win me!"

"Kill the bandits! The worst is to die."

"One man takes it, no one can control it!" Someone shouted a slogan.

"One man deserves it!" "One man deserves it!"

The north wind blows up the ground, and snowflakes fall.

For more than a thousand days, the German soldiers took the lead. Cai Songyang was supported by his personal soldiers, waving the iron sword in his hand and chatting loudly with others.

The soldiers also responded with a laugh, with their armor and leaves on their bodies, and the long spear in their hands pointed at the thief from a distance, full of enthusiasm.

Ma Sixun wiped the ice crystals from his face.

Cai Songyang's injuries have not healed, and he dares to attack the thief formation. What's the hell that I have to be afraid of! The cruel and tyrannical factor in the martial arts blood was activated, and he took off his armor, took off his helmet and threw it on the ground, and said angrily: "I want this thing."
To be continued...