At Jingmen Pass, King Hu Dan and his ministers enjoyed lunch leisurely. This time, he entered the pass without any blood, and he seized a lot of weapons and supplies. Hu Dan was very satisfied. It seemed that his plan to gain a foothold in Huazhou was likely to be realized.

After dinner, Hu Dan did not set off to Hecheng County immediately. He wanted to give Hu Li some time, thinking that Hu Li could seize Hecheng before leaving, so that he would have reason to enfeoff the territory seized by Zheng State to his second son. Yi Caiduo had a good guess. In addition to intimidating the small countries in the Western Regions, Hu Dan also intends to gain a foothold in Huazhou as a stronghold for continuing the eastward invasion in the future. This stronghold naturally needs to be defended by trustworthy people, and the second son Hu Li is the best candidate.

The two sons dare to know in their hearts that he even intended to compete with each other. In his opinion, he was prepared for danger in times of peace and pressure to grow up better. Now that he is old, it is time to start to arrange the things behind him. Otherwise, once the two sons fight each other, there are many records in the history books of Central Plains that brothers are slaughtering each other for the throne.

In Hu Gan's heart, the eldest son Hu Rui is smart and smart, has a far-reaching vision, and can inherit great achievements. Unfortunately, Hu Rui prefers literary governance, has a slightly shorter martial arts, and has a slightly narrower temperament. After he succeeds to the throne, the second son Hu Li may have a depressed life. The second son Hu Li likes martial arts and is brave, and is brave to do things, but he is impulsive and does not take care of his work. He just lets him go to Huazhou to expand his territory. The two brothers are one east and one west, one inside and one outside, and Rong Mi Kingdom will be more prosperous and strong. As for who will become the last king in the future, his descendants will have their own blessings, anyway, they are all their own children.

Hu Dan liked the Central Plains. He traveled in Zheng State for two years when he was in his twenties. Dan Yuanzi met at that time. When he returned to Rong Mi, Hu Dan brought two carts of books from Zhongyuan. It was precisely with the wisdom in these books that Rong Mi State gradually grew stronger in his hands and became the leader of the Five Hegemons.

Tap the city wall at Jingmen Pass, Hu Dan flashed a sentence in the history of the Warring States Period in the Central Plains, "Prince a fertile land, give more important tools, but not as good as the country now." This Eastern Expedition, Lier should give more opportunities to make contributions to the country, so that he can have the excuse to send more troops and important officials to assist him. In the future, Lier will face greater difficulties than Ruier in Huazhou. He should do his best to help him before he dies.

The sun was already facing west, Hu Dan stood at the gate of the well, looking east, and his figure was stretched into the pass by the sun. The generals who were accompanying him did not make any noise. Hu Dan had already revealed his feelings through toasting for lunch just now. He might stay in Huazhou to assist the second prince in the future. The king has not set off for Hecheng for a long time, waiting for the second prince to announce the good news, so he accompanied him to see the scenery and wait for the news.

Shen Time passed, and Hu Gan's face showed displeasure. Nearly two hours passed, and the five thousand flying tiger army had not taken down Hecheng County yet? He slapped the city wall heavily, and Hu Gan said in a deep voice: "It's not too early, and the army follows me to Hecheng County."

As he was speaking, smoke and dust rose in the distance of the road, and a large number of war horses were rushing towards him. General Jinhu Shipa smiled and said, "Master, the second prince sent someone to report the message to welcome the king into the city."

Hu Dandiao said with a smile: "Send the orders of the three armies to prepare to march into Hecheng."

Tengyige was the Silver Guard General of the Flying Tiger Army. He accompanied the Second Prince to fight against Hecheng County. Huli and Yicaido led their troops into the city. He was behind the formation. When the battle in the city began, Tengyige had not yet entered the city. Seeing the defeated troops out of the city, Tengyige constrained the defeated troops to line up outside the city waiting for the Second Prince and General out of the city. As a result, news that the Second Prince and General Yi were both killed. Tengyige saw that there were still 3,000 defeated troops, and it was still worth fighting.

, prepared to lead the troops to fight again, but the ambush appeared behind him, and the Flying Tiger Army was not willing to fight in the new defeat. Three thousand people fled in scattered areas, and Tengyige had to escape to Jingmen Pass.

More than a thousand defeated soldiers gathered along the way, Teng Yige gritted the bullet and took them to Jingmen Pass. Tens of thousands of light cavalry in front of Jingmen Pass were already on horseback waiting for the news of his expedition. Teng Yige entered the urn city and someone led him to the original general's mansion. King Hu Gan and the generals were waiting for his news.

Teng Yige stepped into the hall with fear, not daring to look up, and knelt on the ground with a "plop". Hu Dan was stunned. He knew Teng Yige and shouted, "Teng Yige, what's wrong? Where is Hu Li?"

"The king, the second prince and General Yi, are both Zheng, who pretend to surrender and lure them into the city, and are ambushed and killed in battle."

"What?" Hu Rui stood up suddenly, feeling the sky was spinning, and the darkness fell to the ground in front of him.

In Hecheng County, Rong Mi's army retreated, Jiang Anyong and Feng Dingzhong met, entered the city amid the cheers of the people, and Fan Siben welcomed several people into the county government. Everyone was happy, but Feng Dingzhong frowned and said, "I saw that there were 40,000 or 50,000 invading Rong Mi's army at Jingmen Pass. I am afraid that Rong Mi's people will arrive again soon, and Hecheng County will be difficult to defend, so let the people escape quickly."

Jiang Anyong had just defeated the 5,000 Flying Tiger Army, and killed the second prince of Rong Mi and a general Jin Hu. He was very energetic. When Feng Dingzhong was about to withdraw, he said unhappily: "Brother Feng, I don't have many people to leave. Isn't it just to protect the country in the court? We will suffer if we withdraw from other counties. If Rong Mi people escape, we will chase them wherever we escape. It's better to have a few battles with Rong Mi in Hecheng County. I think Rong Mi people are nothing great. Besides, as long as we support tomorrow, General Guan's reinforcements will arrive. In another three or four days, the army of Anxi Protectorate will come. At that time, Rong Mi people will have to retreat. This is a good opportunity to make meritorious contributions."

Feng Dingzhong smiled bitterly. The younger brother of Governor Jiang just saw the credit and resisted Rong Mi for one day. What should he do? Hecheng County lacked soldiers and even had to rely on the wooden table to protect the shield. Rong Mi's army came roaring, and Hecheng County was over in less than half an hour. The second prince Rong Mi and a general Jin Hu died in Hecheng County. Rong Mi should not put Hecheng County into powder.

Fan Shiben sighed: "An Yong, General Feng is a mature saying. He wants to resist tens of thousands of Rong Mi's light cavalry with eggs to hit the stones. You should take people away. County Li, you should take the yamen runners to inform the people, and they will say that Rong Mi's people will attack the city again soon, so they should run away."

Jiang Anyong thought for a while and said, "Well, I'm not afraid of burning firewood when I stayed in the green mountains. Brother Fan, I will protect you and let's retreat first."

Fan Shiben shook his head and said, "I am the head of a county. How can I stay at my post without permission? I will survive and die with Hecheng County."

Jiang Anyong became anxious and said, "Brother Fan, I will not leave if you don't leave. You are not afraid of me, let alone afraid."

Siyu, who was standing beside her, supported her husband and said, "Yes, Rong Mi is not three heads and six arms. What's so scary? If you can't beat him, you'll run away."

Feng Dingzhong thought that this aunt had never fought a war, and she could not escape, and where would she escape? The enemy troops were everywhere in the mountains. Can she escape? However, most people in the hall were unwilling to escape, which aroused Feng Dingzhong's bloodiness. Not far from Hecheng County is Baqing Town. Hecheng County cannot defend Baqing Town is also doomed. Thinking of the family in the town, the houses, the fruit trees behind the house, the sheep on the mountain, and the children's private school, the brothers and sisters who came to farm with him, escape, where can they escape? If the family is destroyed, they will be saved.

What's the point?

"Since everyone thinks that it is necessary to fight, Feng naturally cannot retreat." Feng Dingzhong stood up and said, "Before Rong Mi people are still in the future, hurry up and summon the Tun Ding Ding. Qingqiang digs outside the city and traps the horse pit. The road leading to four towns and eight villages must be dug; the old and weak women in the city asked them to leave first, so that they would have to be distracted and taken care of them..."

Feng Dingzhong was a long-time general on the battlefield. Instructions were issued one by one, Hecheng County became a lively construction site. Nearly 10,000 Tunting and Qingshang digging trenches outside the city, trapped horse pits, and the roads were dug. The digging soil was piled up high, forming a slope that horses could not cross. Feng Dingzhong and Jiang Anyong led people to dig trenches, Fan Shiben and Li Jiagui organized the people to transfer, and the news came from all directions. When the sun set in the west, Hecheng County gathered 16,000 Tunting and more than 4,000 Tunting and more than 4,000 Tunting and more.

I thought the Rong Mi army was coming soon for some reason, but this was great news for the military and civilians of Hecheng County. Everyone dared not slacken. Although the sky was dark, the digging of trenches did not stop. Everyone knew that digging more trenches and digging more deeper and one foot wider. The Rong Mi people would have to spend more time to capture Hecheng County.

Over the past few hours, more than a hundred trenches of various sizes have been dug up outside the four gates of Hecheng County, and nearly a thousand horse pits were buried, with bamboo sticks densely covered with bamboo sticks. Outside the Xicheng Gate, there is a must-pass place for Rong Mi people. A flat land that is almost two feet wide within five miles. When Rong Mi’s war horses are coming, they may be complaining. According to Feng Dingzhong’s estimate, it will take at least half a day to bury these ditches and pits.

At the end of Jingmen Pass, Hu Dan opened his eyes in a daze and heard a depressed cheer in his ears: "Okay, the king is awake."

It was like a big rock pressing on his chest, and his breathing became difficult. Hu Dan struggled to sit up. Someone next to him helped him and stuffed a soft cushion behind him. Hu Dan only saw clearly that he was hiding on the bed. The decorations around him should be the residence of Jingmenguan Town General.

"Lier", when thinking of Lier's death, Hu Dan cried and cried softly, "Lier, killed his father." Hu Dan devoted his deep feelings to his two sons, worked hard to cultivate them, and planned for their future. It is a great misfortune for losing his son in old age. Although he is the king of the country, the pain is no less than that of ordinary people.

"Send the army and slaughter Hecheng County to avenge Li'er." Hu Dan struggled to get up, but his body shook and almost fell down again.

Zhu Leda was Hu Gan's confidant and advised softly: "King, take care of your health. The medical officer just said, "Your Majesty, you have hurt your internal organs and should pay attention to rest. It was too late at this time, and we were not familiar with the terrain. I was afraid of being ambushed by the Zheng people. Don't worry, tomorrow morning, the last general will take Fei Biao to pacify Hecheng County and kill all the Zheng people to avenge the prince."

Hu Dan nodded and slumped on his back mat weakly. The red light on his face turned into a destruction. The blow of losing his son made Hu Dan seem to have become ten years old in an instant. During this Eastern Expedition, Li'er died, and even if he captured the entire Huazhou, it would be difficult to relieve the pain of death.

At midnight, torches outside Hecheng County illuminated the night sky, and countless soldiers and civilians were still digging hard. Several war horses rushed from behind and carefully walked around the trench. In just three or four miles, they actually walked two incense sticks. Outside the east gate, Fan Siben said to the person who came with excitement: "An Yi, come to Hecheng, Hecheng is saved."
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