Hei Liandu quickly spun the big knife in his hand a few times and fought for twenty rounds. Huaiyu's spear appeared and disappeared like a ghost, never leaving his side. It stabbed into Liandu's ribs, above his left rib and below his right rib. One spear was divided into eight, eight, and sixty-four spears. Hei Liandu brandished his saber repeatedly. He faced it, blocked it, lifted it, and even turned his saber. He arranged flowers on his left and right. Su Qin carried his sword on his back and shuttled through the moon. Two dragons entered the sea, and two phoenixes pierced through the flowers. He left and right, but he could not cut down. The two of them fought for 40 rounds and there was no winner. Hei Liandu shouted,"Generals, hurry up and capture Qin Huaiyu." The generals rushed over in unison. Hua Zhi, Lu Da, Buhua, and dozens of other generals stepped forward and surrounded Qin Huaiyu. Tang will Yuchi brothers two horses rushed to the front of the battle, called son-in-law don't be busy, brothers to help. When Qin Huaiyu saw the two of them arrive, he felt relieved.
Hei Liandu raised his saber and slashed at Bao Lin. Bao Lin rushed over to meet him and stopped Hei Liandu. Baoqing killed all the foreign generals and more than half of the foreign soldiers died. Only Hei Liandu's large saber was powerful enough to fight Qin Huaiyu and Yuchi Baolin. The three generals fought for another forty rounds. Hei Liandu gradually relaxed his knife skills. He turned around and looked at his soldiers. Many of them had been killed by Baoqing. He was very calm. At this moment, Qin Huaiyu's spear pierced through his throat. Hei Liandu shouted,"Ah, my life is over!"”It was too late to parry, so he could only turn his head to the side, but he had already been shot in the shoulder. He shouted and led his horse away. Bao Lin rode his horse forward, raised his bamboo whip, and struck his back. Hei Liandu shouted and spat out blood. He couldn't sit steadily on his horse and was stabbed in the heart by Qin Huaiyu. He fell off his horse and died with another stab. He ordered the soldiers to take the head and quickly seize the pass. Qin Huaiyu rode up the suspension bridge first. Bao Lin and Bao Qing waved their spears and ordered the generals to quickly seize the suspension bridge. Zhou Qing, Xue Xiantu, Jiang Xingba, Li Qingxian, Zhou Wen, Zhou Wu, Wang Xinxi, and Wang Xinhe-the eight commanders-mounted their horses and crossed the suspension bridge with their sabers. Those small barbarians were unable to dodge in time and were killed by Qin Huaiyu's spear. The Bao Lin brothers and the rest of the generals chopped with their sabers, chopped with their axes, picked with their spears, and killed countless people. He rushed into the marshal's house and checked the money and grain of the state. The grain was abundant and the warehouse was sufficient. So he asked the generalissimo outside the pass to enter the pass one after another with the emperor of Zhenguan.
The common people hung lanterns and lanterns to welcome the emperor. He also took out the grain and grass, money and grain, opened the book, and sent them to the marshal. Huaiyu and Bao Lin stepped forward and reported,""The generals have killed the foreign slaves and have been locked up. The money and food are written clearly and presented to the marshal.”Xue Rengui said,"The three of you took Jiepai Pass and frightened Xiliao. Your contribution is not small. You are indeed called heroes."”Taizong was very pleased."Your son, your royal nephew, is indeed the son of a general. He is even more ruthless than Brother Qin and Brother Yuchi.”The imperial feast was prepared to celebrate the great merit. The next morning, the banner of King Hami was destroyed, and the flag of the Great Tang commander was raised. After three days, the army was ordered to fire cannons and break camp. The three armies were like tigers and the generals were like gods. They left Jiepai Pass and headed straight for Golden Clouds Pass. When the soldiers heard that they had lost Jiepai Pass, they flew to report that they had entered the pass. After three days of fighting, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and the grass did not grow. After another three days, they arrived outside the pass and stopped their horses. The marshal's men had arrived and ordered them to set up camp. They fired three shots and set up camp.
Besides, the general guarding Jinxia Pass was named Huermi. He was ten feet tall, with a head like a bucket, a face like indigo, hair like cinnabar, a yellow beard under his chin, and infinite strength. On this day, a small report came in, saying,"Jiepai Pass was broken by the Great Tang, and at the critical moment, the Black Pingzhang died. I've been defeated and wounded." When Huermi heard that the realm tablet had been lost, he said in shock,""Hurry up and call him in." Ba Du 'er walked in and knelt down, saying,"Master, bad news!" The Tang soldiers were truly valiant. Jiepai Pass had been broken and they would reach Jinxia Pass in a few days.”Hearing this, Hu 'er Mi was frightened and said,"This town knows. Quickly go to Suoyang City and report to Marshal Su.”He ordered them to add more stones, gray bottles, cannon stones, bows, crossbows, flags, and arrows at the critical moment. When the Tang army came to attack, they immediately reported to the town.”
Let's talk about the marshal outside the pass climbing the tent and gathering the generals on both sides to listen to orders. Yuchi Baolin put on his clothes and went up to the tent, saying,"Marshal Qi, the Fuma of Jiepai Pass has made a great contribution. Now that we are at Jinxia Pass, I will take this opportunity to make a small contribution.”Rengui said,"Good, brother, you are really a hero, but you must be careful."”When Huaiyu heard this, she said,"Marshal Qishang, Jiepai Pass is thanks to the help of your two brothers. Today, I was the one who went to challenge the foreign generals."”The marshal said,"The order has been issued. The prince consort can go to escort the array."”Yuchi Baolin wore a helmet and armor, hung his sword and whip, and mounted his horse with his spear. He led the soldiers out of the camp gate. When he came to the pass, he shouted,"The news from the pass told the lord that the emperor of the south is going to kill all of you." The Jiepai Pass had been broken, so he had come out early to die.”"Master Qi," reported the Xiaofan of the Pass,"a troop from the Great Tang has arrived outside the Pass.”When Huermi heard the news, he quickly took his armor, mounted his horse, and took his knife. After putting on his armor and dressing up, he took his horse and mounted the carved saddle. He took his knife out of the mansion and came to the gate. He ordered the switch to be turned on. With the sound of a cannon, the door was opened and closed, the suspension bridge was lowered, and the horse rushed out. Bao Lin raised his head and looked. This general was very ferocious. He wore a bright iron helmet with a red tassel on his head and a dragon scale armor on his body. His face was blue, his hair was red, his eyes were like copper bells, his ears were sharp, and his face was yellow. He rode a red-maned horse with a large saber that shone brightly. The spear and saber clanged together, and his roar was like thunder. "Tell me your names," Bao Lin shouted.”"Do you want to know the name of the Mo family?" Huermi asked. I'm under the command of the red-haired broadsword marshal Su. I'm the marshal guarding Jinxia Pass.”"You look like a Xiliao Jie dog," said Bao Lin. Today, the heavenly soldiers had already arrived, but instead of welcoming Xian Pass, they blocked their way. They were clearly tired of living!”Furious, Hu 'er Mi raised his saber without asking for Bao Lin's name and hacked at his head. Bao Lin's cry came at the right time. With a clang of his spear, he reared his head. Suddenly, he shouted,"Not good!" and leaned back on his horse. Bao Lin tightened his grip on the spear in his hand and stabbed forward. Suddenly he was too late to dodge, and the spear hit his chest. He leaned back and fell off his horse. Bao Lin stabbed him to death again and ordered his generals to seize the pass. Everyone rushed forward on their horses. Qin Huaiyu was guarding the formation. When he saw Bao Lin assassinate the general, he hurriedly waved his spear and said," Generals, hurry up and seize the pass. His subordinates were Yuchi Baoqing, Zhou Qing, Wang Xinxi, Wang Xinhe, Li Qingxian, and Jiang Xingba. These six riders led the three armies and rushed over. Bao Lin caught up to the suspension bridge, but it was too late for the small barbarians to pull them up. They hurriedly shot out wolf fang arrows, but Bao Lin used his spear to push them away. They rushed in through the arrows and stabbed a few small barbarians. They all caught up and crossed the suspension bridge. Six horses and horses rushed into Guanzhong. The sound of drums was like thunder, shouting and killing the sky. The deputy generals, tooth generals, and command generals in the pass were wearing helmets and armor. They mounted their horses and carried their swords to attack the enemy. The Bao Lin brothers had two spears, and they weren't good at it. They stabbed one after another, and the soldiers were all killed. Zhou Qing used an iron sword to kill all the soldiers who could not escape in time. Yuchi Baoqing, Wang Xinxi, etc., killed people with big knives as if they were cutting vegetables. He entered the marshal's office, checked the money and food, and invited the Tang Dynasty marshal to enter the pass with the emperor and the imperial army.
Bao Lin stepped forward and reported,"I will hand over the order.”The marshal said,"You have made a great contribution to this critical juncture.”The Emperor said,"Your nephew is a young man who can sweep the north. His ability is the same as that of Qin's son-in-law.”He immediately issued an edict to hold a banquet in the marshal's mansion to celebrate his achievements and reward him. The next morning, he took the banner of the West Liao and raised the banner of the Great Tang. He raised his horse for three days and set off with firecrackers. The three armies marched for three days, hoping to reach the Heaven Pass. When they arrived outside the pass, the horses and horses stopped. The marshal's men had arrived and ordered them to camp ten miles away from the pass. Yuchi Baoqing stepped forward and said," The Emperor's son-in-law and elder brother have taken two passes. Marshal, please wait for a moment and set up camp. When the general comes out to take the pass, we will open it for a while. If we win, we will charge into the pass and succeed immediately. Isn't that beautiful?" If we can't win, it's not too late to camp." "This time," said Qin Huaiyu,"I will go myself.”"Why do you despise me, Prince Consort?" said Yuchi Baoqing."You have never contributed to the court. This pass must be broken by your junior.”The marshal said," General, if you really want to go, you must be careful. Wait for me to lead the battle with you. With His Majesty's great blessing, General will defeat the foreign generals. I will lead the troops into Guanzhong. This is also your credit."”Baoqing accepted the order. He put on his helmet and armor, hung his sword and whip, and mounted his dark horse. He urged the horse to come to the front of the pass and shouted,"Send in the message from the gatekeeper. Tell him that the heavenly soldiers have arrived and that they should quickly hand over the pass. If there's any resistance, I'm going to tackle the problem.”
Putting aside the problem of Baoqing outside, the small fan reported in,""Chief Qi, a group from the Great Tang has arrived.”"When did the people from the Central Plains arrive?" the chief asked in alarm. Have you set up camp?" "Lord Pingzhang," Xiaofan reported,"we haven't set up camp yet. We're ready to fight.”"Two passes in a row, and another Heaven Connecting Pass."”He ordered the horses to be brought over. When he was done, he hung his sword and whip, held the Langya stick, and led the rest. With a cannon sound, he opened the door and took the lead to charge across the suspension bridge. Bao Qing raised his head and saw that it was an evil general, who was extremely dangerous. How could he be dressed? He wore a shining iron helmet with four phoenixes and two dragons on his head, a golden armor with locks on it, and a Langya staff in his hand. He sat on a thousand-mile silver steed. He was a good Tartar general with a black face and yellow beard. He went to the front of the battle. "If you have a barbarian and a son," Baoqing shouted,"you can tell me your name."”The president put the baton together and said firmly,"If you want to ask for the name of the Mo family, listen to me. I am the commander of the Heaven Connecting Pass, Duan Jiucheng. Do you know how powerful the Great General is? Hurry up and retreat, don't come and accept your life!" Bao Qing thrust his spear at him. Duan Jiucheng raised his cudgel and swung it back. With a shout, he hit the roof beam. It was so powerful. It was indeed as powerful as Mount Tai. Baoqing raised his spear to block the attack. With a crack, he blocked it at the side. Then he turned around and shot him in the throat. He fell off the horse and died. Seeing that their general was dead, Xiao Fan 'er knew that the battle in Jinxia Pass was fierce. He shouted and fled to Suoyang City. The marshal was not happy and led his men into the pass with Baoqing. The soldiers gathered at the headquarters. Baoqing into the account to pay the order, brave attack pass, the court is very happy, said: "His contributions are not small. His nephew is more heroic than his father and brother. He is indeed the son of a general.”Baoqing saw the court praise, very happy. He immediately issued an edict to change the flag of the Tang Dynasty, check the money and grain in the official warehouse, and raise the army for three days. The marshal and the military counselor discussed taking Suoyang City.
Vanguard Officer Zhou Qing was very happy that the enemy had fled as he attacked and destroyed the stronghold along the way. On this day, they arrived at Suoyang Pass. Zhou Qing knew that Suoyang was the throat of Western Liang. If he wanted to occupy Suoyang, he would have to march straight in. Zhou Qing had quite a bit of battle experience and knew that this was a crucial battle. Thus, he ordered the three armies to quickly prepare for battle. Before Zhou Qing could set up camp, three cannons were fired from the city gates of Sun Lock Pass. The city gates were wide open, and the enemy troops inside charged out. The two armies engaged in a melee, and the battle was unprecedentedly intense. The eight commanders threw themselves into the battle. Swords flashed and swords flashed. They fought for the entire morning, but neither side had won or lost. When it was time for lunch, they withdrew their troops and returned to their camps. Zhou Qing ordered the wounded to be carried away, the bodies to be buried, and the camp to be set up five miles in front of the pass.
Everyone had finished their meal. In the afternoon, Zhou Qing was fully dressed, mounted his horse, and came to Suoyang Pass with his saber. He scolded the enemy for the second time. Suoyang Pass's gate opened, and an enemy general led his troops to the front. Zhou Qing looked up and saw the general." He had a fox tail on his chest and pheasant feathers on his head. He was wearing a big red dragon vest and a straddling horse suit. He was wearing leather boots and riding a big white horse. He held a mountain Xu in his hand. His face was blue and full of bumps. He had a Dalian beard and looked very ferocious. When asked his name, he was called Golebenmu. When Zhou Qing heard the name, he could not remember it.""Good boy, where are you going?" Zhou Qing's temperament was like fire as he swung his saber straight at Golebenmu. The enemy general didn't show any weakness and grabbed his axe to fight. The two horses galloped over and fought together. "Hualala!""Chi!" He let Zhou Qing slash the enemy general off his horse. When the enemy soldiers saw that things were not going well, they were defeated. Zhou Qing waved his saber in place of the military order. "Go!" "Kill!" The Tang soldiers rushed up in all directions and crossed the Yang-locking Pass in one go. The enemy ran through the gates on both sides. Zhou Qing was overjoyed. I had originally thought that there would be a huge battle in the Song Ocean, and this battle would take at least half a month. I didn't expect it to be so smooth and successful.
In less than two days, the Middle Corps arrived. When the marshal heard that Zhou Qing had taken the Yang-locking Pass, he discussed with the Emperor and entered the city. Zhou Qing led the seven deputy vanguards to personally welcome the Emperor into his temporary palace. The marshal and military advisor entered the marshal's hall. Li Shiming was overjoyed when he saw Zhou Qing. He held Zhou Qing's hand and said,""General Zhou, you have done a great service to the Great Tang. After returning to the capital, I will certainly reward you.”"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhou Qing reported the situation of the battle to the marshal and military advisor. Military Advisor Xu twirled his beard and said nothing. "Military Advisor, why aren't you speaking?" Xue Rengui asked.”"Aiya." Xu Maogong did some calculations." This Yang-locking Pass is a vital passage. I don't think the enemy will give up easily. Why did they retreat after being defeated in one battle?"”"Could it be that there's something else going on?" "Marshal, we can't stay in this place, immediately order the evacuation of Suoyang.”
Xue Rengui laughed out loud." Advisor, don't underestimate him. I know that Su Baotong is useless. Today, the Emperor is going to attack. I believe that there will be no major issues. You all have to be careful when you enter the pass. Let's see what tricks he has up his sleeves.”Xu Mao publicly declared,"Marshal, don't underestimate the enemy. Otherwise, it will be another example of conquering the three eastern rivers and crossing Tiger City."”Cheng Yaojin cried out," That's not right, Military Advisor. Our Prince Consort and General Yuchi are invincible heroes. They took three passes without breaking a sweat. Don't you know that Suoyang City's garrison general?" He must have heard of this prestige and thought that he didn't dare to face the enemy, so he abandoned the city and fled. Even if he heard my old minister's name, he would also be frightened. How could he have any plans? He was clearly afraid of us and ran away.”Xue Rengui said,"Old Qian Sui's words aren't wrong. His group are all dogs and sheep. What's there to worry about?" When the Great Tang's heavenly soldiers arrive, he will flee. This is not a place to build a capital, so what is there to be afraid of? For the time being, we will enter Suoyang City, and then attack Xiliao. Our emperor is blessed, and Xiliao will certainly be destroyed.”So he ordered the three armies to drive into the city. The marshal gave the order, and all the troops fled into the pass. Military advisor Xu Maogong calculated that the emperor would have a few years of disaster, and the general would have such a calamity. The heavenly secrets could not be revealed in advance. The marshal ordered Yuchi Baolin to check everywhere to understand, afraid of plotting evil schemes, check money and food, the original is sufficient, meaning there are several years of food. The people settled down as usual. The military counselor ordered the soldiers to transport the grain into the pass first, and then invite the Emperor into the city. The marshal and his generals went far out of the city to meet the emperor and enter Guanzhong. The emperor ascended the Silver Hall. The ministers had finished their pilgrimage. The generalissimo ordered 300,000 troops to camp at the head of the camp and close the ten gates to discuss taking Hanjiang Pass.
It is said that Su Baotong secretly sent troops to listen to the news. Now he saw that the king of Tang and his subjects had entered the city. The cannons were fired on all sides. There were millions of foreign soldiers surrounding them. Ten gates were set up in a camp. There were ten layers of white tents, flags and banners of five colors, and the sun was shining brightly. Frightened, the Tang army on the city wall hurriedly reported to the marshal's mansion and reported,""This is bad. There are millions of Liao soldiers outside the city.”The emperor was scared out of his wits, and the ministers were drenched in cold sweat. They knew that they had fallen into the empty city trap. "Brother Xue, what should we do?" the Emperor asked. They had fallen into their trap. How strong was this city? If they attacked, wouldn't they lose their lives? Quickly prepare the troops to go out of the pass, kill the Liao soldiers, and see the hero.”Xue Rengui said,"Your Majesty, please be at ease and go to the city to see the actual situation. If it is really powerful, then you can make up your mind."”"Yes," replied the Emperor. Together with the military counselor, marshal, Cheng Yaojin and the generals, they went to the west city to take a look. He saw that the enemy troops outside the city were like mountains of soldiers and seas of generals. The troops of the six countries and three rivers were all gathered here, surrounding Sun Lock Pass. Li Shimin knew that the military counselor was right."What should we do?" Military Advisor Xu said,"My Lord, the urgent matter is still to come." Our rations have been cut off. Without rations, our army will be in chaos.”Li Shimin asked the marshal what to do, Xue Rengui made a prompt decision: Abandon Suoyang and break out of the encirclement.
At the mention of breaking out of the encirclement, Zhou Qing's face fell. I am the vanguard officer of the front. After winning the battle, I asked the lord to enter the city on a whim. In the end, the regiment ended up here. I have to take full responsibility. Breaking out of the encirclement should also be my matter. It is best to open a way out and protect the lord, the military counselor, and the general safely. That is the best policy. Thinking of this, Zhou Qing quickly bowed and said,""General, I am not talented. I am willing to ask you to go out and fight against the troops of the six countries and three rivers to protect my lord. If you cannot win, I am willing to obey your orders.”Marshal Xue was about to give the order when he was stopped by the military counselor."Wait. Marshal, just now when you and I climbed up the city tower, we saw clearly that there were millions of troops from the Three Rivers and Six Nations. Can we get out? One could imagine that they were prepared beforehand. If we go out, it would be equivalent to sending ourselves to death. We have to wait until after dark to break out." The commander agreed and told Zhou Qing," You take Jiang Xinben, Jiang Xinba, Li Qingxian, and Li Qinghong with 1,000 men each. Break out of the East Pass in five ways. If you succeed, send out the signal and we will break out in large groups."”Zhou Qing nodded in agreement.
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