Invincible son

Chapter 986 987 [That beam of light]

"The wind blows at the ancient pass, and the trees crack like cracks.

A desolate foreigner, riding a horse to pass the next month.

The frost on the board road is chiseled, and the Shiliang River swallows.

It's strange that the dawn is cold, and I love the snow on the top of the mountain. "

—— "Nine Miles of Caring for the Ancients"

Jiuliguan in the night has a lonely and majestic beauty.

This place is located more than [-] miles south of the border of Yunzhou, adjacent to Xing'an Mansion and Gaotang Mansion in the south. The two mountains stand between each other and form a canyon. The two ends are narrow and the middle is wide, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Someone once lamented that if Jiuliguan was located in the western or southern borders, it would definitely become a great pass on the border, but it is a pity that it has no use in the northern border.Now that the world has changed, the barbarians are able to rise up in the wasteland, forming a tribe whose strength cannot be underestimated, crossing the border to harass the people of Daliang, and Jiuliguan, which was not visited by anyone in the past, instantly becomes a barrier in the north of Yunzhou.

Ge Shuyi's defeat in the wilderness was aggrieved. The right time, place and people did not take advantage of it, and he was tricked into betraying the marching route, almost ruining all [-] elite infantry.But he is not a lucky person who climbed up by nepotism, at least he still has the basic qualities of a coach. After the news of the barbarians crossing the border, he immediately adjusted the distribution of troops in the Xuanhua Camp, abandoning all the military stations, and turned to the focus Defend border passes.

Jiuliguan is the most important thing. As the gateway to the north of Yunzhou, it can play an extremely critical role in deterring the barbarians.

Now there are 500 troops stationed in the pass, and He Zong is the commander of Qinglongwei Zuojun.

He was born in a wealthy family in Huazhou. With his extraordinary courage and bravery, he was promoted from infantry to commander after 15 years. It was not easy along the way.Although he knew that it would be difficult for him to make further progress in his lifetime, he did not seek trouble because of this, and continued to do his duty conscientiously.

When the war broke out, he received an order from Ge Shuyi to ensure the safety of Jiuli Pass and not give the barbarians a chance to sneak attack.After Ge Shuyi's defeat, He Zong became more and more afraid to be careless, and had to personally inspect several times a day before he was reassured.

There was no snow tonight, but the cold air was still severe. The soldiers in charge of the night watch on the pass had to get as close to the brazier as possible, so as to resist the severe cold in the northern Xinjiang at night.

He Zong walked back and forth on the city wall. He didn't scold the soldiers who were warming up. He just told them not to relax their vigilance. Now that the barbarians are moving across the border, no one can be sure of their next move.Although Jiuliguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the barbarians make a strong attack, it is not impossible.

"Boss, we all know the seriousness, and we definitely don't dare to be lazy in the middle of the night."

"That's right, even Commander Ge Shu has been defeated, who dares not cheer up."

"Boss, don't worry, if the barbarians really dare to break through, we will definitely avenge the death of Marshal Geshu and those brothers."

Under the shadow of the fire, young faces glowed with confidence.

He Zong was very satisfied with the morale. He walked down the city wall after talking with them for a while.

The night in northern Xinjiang seems extremely long.

At the beginning of Yinshi, everything is silent, and there is no sound of people in the pass, only the crackling of burning firewood and the whistling of the new wind.

The two seemingly inconspicuous ordinary soldiers near the closed door glanced at each other, nodded slightly at the same time in the misty light of the torches, and then drew out their hidden daggers and shot suddenly.The fellow next to him was at his most sleepy right now, and his eyelids were constantly covered. How could he have imagined that his friends who had been with him day and night would suddenly ruthlessly kill him.

The process of these two ordinary soldiers killing their comrades was extremely short, and they didn't even make any sound.

They dragged the corpse to the inner wall of the door opening and put it down, then walked to the closed door, lifted the huge bolt vigorously, and then opened the closed door a little with extremely cautious strength.

After finishing these, the two left and closed the door unhurriedly, and disappeared into the night while no one was paying attention.

Let's say that He Zong simply wiped his face after returning to his residence, and lay down on the bed with his clothes closed, but he couldn't fall asleep anyway.

Although he came from a wealthy family, his favorite thing since he was a child was hunting in the wilderness. Of course he didn't dare to go too deep, and only tried his luck in the fringe areas.After joining the army, he couldn't be as free as before, but he still retained that keen feeling.

Tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep, He Zong always felt panicked, as if standing on the edge of a cliff, as if he might fall to pieces at any time.

After hesitating again and again, He Zong got up and put on his armor, hung his waist knife on one side, and walked out of the house.

The two guards guarding the outside could still stay awake at this moment, they couldn't help getting up and asking: "Boss, why don't you rest?"

He Zong said in a deep voice, "I can't sleep, go out and have a look."

The soldiers smiled honestly, knowing that their leader was cautious, so they didn't make a fuss, grabbed their weapons and followed him out.

The night in the pass is as solemn as ink, only the light in the brazier is like stars, swaying with the cold wind.

After arriving within the range of the northern city, looking at the quiet scene on the city wall, a soldier smiled and said: "Boss, as long as the barbarians are not out of their minds, they will definitely not go to Jiuli Pass to act wildly. They are very powerful in the wasteland. But if you want to attack the city with thousands of people, and there is no such thing as a ladder, then it's better to be a daydream—”

The voice stopped abruptly, and the smile on his face froze instantly.

In the cold wind, a group of three stood about thirty feet behind the closed door, watching one after another burly barbarians in animal skins appear in the door opening.

He Zong's body trembled uncontrollably, without any hesitation or hesitation, he shouted with all his might, "Savages sneak attack!"

A shrill sound pierced the night.

Immediately, the defenders in the pass made a movement, and at the same time, more than a dozen barbarians in the front of the door opened their feet and rushed towards He Zong and the other three.

"run!"

He Zong pulled out his waist knife, and slapped the back of the soldier who seemed to have been frightened stupidly with his backhand, and the three of them ran towards the rear desperately.

The fighting broke out suddenly before dawn.

The ten or so barbarians did not pursue He Zong and the other three, but rushed towards the northeast corner of the pass at an astonishing speed.

Immediately afterwards, countless barbarians rushed in through the closed gate, rushing towards key positions in the pass like a torrent, and many soldiers of the Liang army died under their crude weapons before they even understood the situation. The surface of the lake generally spreads rapidly.

He Zong kept gathering the soldiers who were still alive, and let them gather around him. When there were hundreds of people, he immediately turned back to fight the barbarians who broke into the pass.

He had seen barbarians in the wilderness before. At that time, his impression was that although these people were tall, they looked tired, and they didn't dare to approach Liang Guo hunters like him, and would avoid them if they were far away.However, facing each other head-on tonight, He Zong quickly felt the terrifying power like a mountain pressing down on the top.

These barbarians are like giant beasts passed on by word of mouth by their ancestors. They are not afraid of pain, life and death, and often one person can withstand three or four Liang Jun.

More and more barbarians rushed into Jiuliguan. He Zong could no longer wait and see. He led more than 200 soldiers to resist desperately, but the comrades around him fell one by one. His heart was bleeding but he couldn't save him. those young lives.

"Boss, get out!" a soldier roared angrily.

"I can't hold it anymore!" Another sentry officer helped He Zong block a blow from the side barbarians, but his right hand was torn apart by the shock.

He Zong knew that their choice was right, but Jiuliguan was the barrier to the north of Yunzhou, and behind him were countless Daliang people, ordinary people like his relatives.

With blood in his eyes, he suddenly turned his head and looked towards the silent northeast direction, gritted his teeth and said, "Go to the beacon tower!"

The soldiers immediately understood what he was thinking, and no one hesitated at this moment, shouting almost in unison: "Kill!"

More than 200 people form a charging spear, regardless of He Zong, sentry officer, team leader or infantry, their identity is no longer important at this time, they gather tightly together, step in unison, and roar solemnly.

In front of this team bursting out with the will to die, the barbarians who were almost invincible in hand-to-hand melee had to make a narrow way.

When he rushed near the beacon tower, there were only more than 100 living people left around He Zong, and he didn't have time to cry sadly.After killing the few barbarians who seized the beacon tower, he also did not go to see the remains of the two comrades beside the beacon tower. He ordered his personal soldiers to light the fire while guarding the periphery with the remaining comrades.

After fighting for more than a quarter of an hour, his throat was already hoarse, but he still shouted tenaciously: "Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

The fellow robes described themselves as embarrassed, blood stained Zheng robes, but roared in unison.

The sound shook the sky.

At the same time, in the beacon tower behind them, a strong flame shot up into the sky, and the smoke billowed up, almost illuminating the sky.

The barbarians were furious, and the offensive became more violent and cruel.

The flames behind him became more and more fierce. According to the unique design of the beacon, it would definitely not be able to be extinguished in a short time.

At this time, He Zong was covered with scars, surrounded by the corpses of his comrades and barbarians, he was the only one left alive, and even the two soldiers who had shared weal and woe for many years fell down.

He leaned on the ground with his knife, panting heavily.

The barbarians surrounded him and the beacon.

He Zong saw an exceptionally tall and mighty barbarian appearing accompanied by a middle-aged barbarian, and then ordered the middle-aged man to stop and walked towards He Zong alone with bare hands.According to the military emergency report sent by Marshal Ge Shu, this burly barbarian should be the leader of the barbarian clan, Lie Jiaomi. Judging by his demeanor, he seemed to want to chat with him.

He Zong stood up little by little, held the handle of the knife tightly with both hands, and raised his head slightly.

His gaze was slightly turned, and he looked towards the night in the southwest direction, where his hometown and his parents, wife and children whom he missed so much were there.

His eyes were full of nostalgia, but it quickly disappeared, leaving only a tragic look.

"what!"

He Zong let out the last roar of his life, raised his knife and rushed towards the burly barbarian.

(End of this chapter)