Chapter 278 Double Poplars Are Very Useful!

Hanzhong County, Yangping Pass.

After a night of bloody fighting, the enemy finally retreated. Huang Zhong slumped on the ground exhaustedly, the big knife in his hand was already stained red with blood, obviously beheaded many enemies!

The enemy's attack was very fast, wave after wave, and the entire Yangping Pass was the strongest enemy attack guarded by Huang Zhong. Because of the high terrain on both sides of the Zouma Ridge, it is not easy to climb, so the attacking enemies are obviously much less.

"General Huang, are you okay?"

Yang Ren and Yang Ang came from both sides, looking at the blood stains on their bodies, Huang Zhong knew that their life was not so easy this night.

"I'm fine, how about you? Is it okay to close it?"

Yang Ren nodded and gave Huang Zhong a reassuring look.

"General Huang, it's a good thing you discovered it in time! After I arrived on the mountain, I also ignited the rocket. Unexpectedly, the enemy has already sneaked up!"

Yang Ang was also afraid for a while. If the enemy did not attack by surprise, if there was no arrangement in advance, it would be hard to say whether Yangping Pass could be defended.

"Yes, thanks to General Huang this time!"

Huang Zhong waved his hands to the two of them, he didn't care to listen to their compliments now.

"Okay, have you checked the casualties of the soldiers?"

"General Huang, don't worry, our soldiers suffered a total of more than 400 casualties, of which more than 100 were killed in battle and more than 200 were slightly injured."

It can be seen that Yang Ren is quite acceptable to this casualty. After all, the enemy is a surprise attack, and judging from the degree of attack, the number of people is much higher than that of his own side.

"General Huang, the enemy has lost at least thousands of people in this battle! However, our arrows are extremely depleted, and the soldiers' physical strength is also severely depleted. Now many soldiers can no longer draw their bows and arrows!"

Huang Zhong showed a worried look on his face, he probably could have guessed the situation without Yang Ang telling him. Yangping closed the arrows with more than 100,000 arrows, relying on these thousands of people to shoot them empty, and then had no time to rest, and fought bloody battles with the enemy again, the exhaustion of physical strength is beyond doubt!

"Let's not talk about the soldiers, my arms are a little numb now! Has anyone sent out for help? Has the military division responded?"

Seeing Huang Zhong's anxious expression, Yang Ren nodded quickly.

"General Huang, don't worry, the military adviser has already rushed to Yangping Pass in person, and General Xu led the Wuwei Battalion and Wubu Battalion to come!"

Jia Xu's behavior style is very clear to Huang Zhong, he should be able to reach Yangping Pass in a short time, and he is also slightly relaxed at the moment.

"The two of you go to arrange for the soldiers to take turns to rest. Remember, you must not relax your defense! You must persist until dawn!"

Yang Ren and Yang Ang were both young people, so they were naturally full of energy. After the first bloody battle, they were even a little excited, and immediately patted their chests to reassure Huang Zhong.

"General Huang, don't worry, with us two brothers, the thieves will not be allowed to succeed!"

"Yes, yes! General Huang, go and rest for a while, our brothers are watching over here!"

Huang Zhong couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard this. I'm not yet forty years old, I didn't expect to be looked down upon by these two brats!

"Hehe, Mr. Huang has not reached the age of forty-confusion, and he has inexhaustible strength in his whole body!"

"Both of you quickly return to the mountains on both sides, remember, you must keep your eyes open, and don't let the enemy steal by!"

Yang Ren and Yang Ang smiled awkwardly, and then they all obeyed and ran up the mountain.

Looking at the backs of the two, Huang Zhong couldn't help showing a smile, and was once again shocked by Liu Zhang's gaze!

Yang Ren and Yang Ang were little people who were not well-known in Hanzhong County, and Yang Lin never mentioned these two sons!

It just so happened that Liu Zhang was able to spot the two of them at a glance!

Although Yang Ren and Yang Ang do not have extraordinary qualifications, if they are trained properly, they will definitely be two heroes! Moreover, the two of them had no intention of opportunistic, and obeyed all kinds of appointments, arrangements, and even orders unconditionally.

This is what makes Huang Zhong most gratified. No matter how capable a person is, if he doesn't obey orders, he will definitely not be able to reuse him!

For Yang Ren and Yang Ang, Liu Zhang had a clear position and knew where their limits were.

You can be a vanguard, you can defend the city, you can be a lieutenant general, and even lead a battalion of troops in the future! However, the two are not capable of fighting alone.

Even so, such talents are quite rare!

If it was summer, it would be cold at Yin time, but unfortunately it is winter now, Huang Zhong stood at the post for another hour, and it was not until Mao time that there was a trace of brightness in the sky.

After dawn, the field of vision naturally widened. Huang Zhong couldn't help but look outside the city. There were no corpses left in the gate, presumably the enemy troops moved away when they retreated.

The entire Yangping Pass seems to have returned to the time of stability. If it weren't for the many bloodstains on the city wall, it would never have been imagined that there was a bloody battle late last night!

Huang Zhong finally breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the enemy will not attack for the time being. Just give him a few hours, and when Jia Xu arrives with his troops, Huang Zhong will be even more fearless!

There were no more accidents, the enemy did not attack again, Jia Xu and Xu Huang finally led the army over.

"General Huang, you have worked hard!"

When Jia Xu saw Huang Zhong's armor and the blood stains on his face, he already thought of the cruelty of the war!

After receiving the news that Yangping Pass was attacked, Jia Xu didn't delay at all, but the transfer of troops was indeed not a simple move.

Not only must the troops be assembled and the armaments arranged, but also the city defense and various supplies must be carried. The whole process will take nearly an hour.

"This is what Huang Zhong should do! Military division, I didn't expect you to come so soon. I thought you would have a few more hours."

"General Huang, you don't know that the military division has summoned us since we received the news that your patrolling soldiers were missing! When the news of the attack on Yangping Pass arrived, the military division had already made various arrangements, and the team was assembled directly to rush Come to Yangping Pass."

Xu Huang talked about Jia Xu's wisdom, and he looked at the counselor entrusted by his lord with special respect in his heart.

"General Huang, let the soldiers of the Wushe Battalion take a break first, and let General Xu's Wubu Battalion close first."

Huang Zhong naturally had no objection to Jia Xu's proposal. Even though the martial arts battalion had arranged to take turns to rest, the closed soldiers were already very tired, and some of them couldn't even open their eyes!

"Okay! Then leave it to General Xu!"

"General Huang, you're welcome!"

Seeing Huang Zhong bowing his hand to thank him, Xu Huang hurriedly returned the salute, and then directly ordered the lieutenant to lead the soldiers to quickly go to the pass to prepare for the next attack.

"General Huang, do you know the origin of the enemy army?"

Huang Zhong shook his head. From the attack to the retreat that night, he didn't see any enemy generals. All soldiers were rushing to kill.

"Military division, judging by the appearance of the enemy army, it should be the Xiliang army."

(end of this chapter)