During the Changping Battle between Qin and Zhao, the Qin army built a fake granary on a hilltop to deceive the Zhao army, so later generations called this mountain Kongcang Ridge.

Gaopingguan is located on Kongcang Ridge.

Kongcang Ridge has undulating peaks, high peaks and steep cliffs, and is majestic, like a galloping horse.

The terrain is extremely dangerous, with deep ditches and steep cliffs. There are large canyons to the east and west, with deep ravines on the left and cliffs on the right. Peaks confront each other on the north and south sides of the pass, and there is only one road in the middle that can be used by vehicles and horses.

Hu obeyed Shi Bao's order and moved to the mountains north of Guancheng.

"One of the eight armies in Guanzhong of the Han Dynasty is occupied by the Tuchen Army!"

Hu Zun drew his handsome sword and shouted loudly to the soldiers:

"The imperial court established the Eighth Army in order to control the country, defeat disloyal subjects, and defeat rebels."

"Now the thieves are at the foot of the mountain. This battle is the first battle since the formation of the sudden army."

"If we win, we will live up to the emperor's expectations and the name of the Eighth Army."

"If defeated, the sudden attack on Chen's army will be a disgrace to the Eighth Army, and the Chinese army will no longer have a foothold for us!"

Compared with the experienced old men in the army who despise life and death, most of the soldiers in Tu Chen's army are considered new recruits.

Moreover, these recruits are not as determined as the trainee generals who came from the staff corps or the martial arts hall.

It would be false to say that they were not nervous or even afraid.

There were many people whose palms were soaked with sweat.

They didn't even realize that their fingers or arms were trembling slightly uncontrollably.

Even so, they still forcefully control their emotions.

Three years.

Three years of joining the army and three years of hard training are just for today.

From the day they entered the Chinese Army, they had already realized that sooner or later such a day would come.

No matter how scared they are, they can't retreat.

Anyone who flinches before the formation will be killed!

"General, I would like to ask you to be the vanguard!"

A young man in his twenties stood up and said loudly.

Hu Zun looked at the young man with twinkling eyes. After a slight hesitation, he nodded heavily: "Okay!"

This young gentleman is none other than Hu Zun's son, Hu Fen.

Because Hu Fen was born in the Anding Hu family and was the son of Hu Zun, after the battle of Xiaoguan, he entered the Royal Academy to study, and then entered the Martial Arts Hall.

As a child of an aristocratic family, Hu Fen is cheerful, strategic, and good at martial arts. He graduated from the Martial Arts Hall with excellent results.

After serving as a trainee in the Liangzhou Army for one year, he was selected into the staff group and participated in the Battle of Guanzhong with Feng Duhu.

When the Han Dynasty reformed its military system, Hu Fen joined the Tu Chen Army as a military prince.

It can be said that although Hu Fen is a child of an aristocratic family, his experiences over the years have made him a representative of the middle and lower-level young generals of the Han army.

"Attention, follow your team leader and team leader! Watch your respective flags!"

As a forward, Hu Fen, who already had experience in battle, shouted loudly when ordering the formation of the army, so that the new recruits kept recalling the commands and actions of daily training.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Dong dong dong!"

The war drums sound.

"Follow me!"

The first battalion began to press slowly down the mountain.

Near Gaopingguan, there are either mountains or ravines.

On the frontal battlefield, cavalry has no place at all.

This is also the reason why Shi Bao dared to let Tu Chen's army pretend to attack the north.

Tu Chen's army was an infantry army, standing high and facing down, ready to charge, but the Wei army was unable to dispatch cavalry.

Even if there was any accident, they could still retreat to the mountain and stay high.

The thief must not dare to chase him up the mountain, otherwise, he would give himself a great opportunity in Guancheng.

Of course, if the sudden attack on Chen's army was in unfavorable circumstances, they would not even be able to retreat back to the mountain.

Either Hu Zun is not worthy of being the commander-in-chief.

Either the Tu Chen army is not worthy of being included in the Chinese army.

Soon, the front line of Chen's army suddenly caught up with the Wei army at the foot of the mountain, and the sound of killing was faintly heard.

Shi Bao stood at the top of the city, not watching the battle between the two sides, but holding up a telescope to observe the movements of the Wei army in the south.

Shi Bao, who was condescending and had a panoramic view of Wei Jun's maneuvers, couldn't help but laugh and said:

"I don't know how capable the bandit army is, but it turns out it's just that."

As he spoke, he subconsciously tightened the telescope in his hand.

This is the artifact in front of the sincere formation!

"General Zhonglang, will the last general go to battle?"

Wang Han asked eagerly.

"Don't worry." Shi Bao put down the telescope and raised a smile, "Wait a little longer until the thieves are mobilized."

The Art of War says:

Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

It also says:

Those who are good at fighting will harm others without harming them.

Now the thief is committed by himself, and his every move is under his control.

Shi Bao couldn't help but have a clear understanding:

This is probably the feeling of strategizing and before the decisive battle, right?

He squeezed the telescope in his hand again.

The reason why the Central Protector can survive a hundred battles is probably because he can often do this.

Suddenly, Shi Bao seemed to feel something.

Compared to Shi Bao's relaxed and carefree attitude, Hu Zun on the mountain to the north was much more nervous.

He also held up the telescope and did not dare to be careless.

At the foot of the mountain, the arrows of the Wei army were flying like locusts.

Although the Han troops in the front row were holding shields and other protective equipment, there was no way to completely resist the falling arrows coming from above their heads.

Arrow feathers were like rain, flying over the heads of the front row and falling among the people behind.

Fortunately, the Tuchen Army, as a large Han army, had extremely sophisticated weapons and armor.

The arrow feathers falling in the air did not cause a lot of damage.

Even so, the blood splashed from time to time, the person hit by the arrow fell to the ground, and kept wailing, still made many recruits tremble after hearing it.

If it weren't for the constant beating of war drums from the rear and the severe punishment for violating military discipline, some people might have started to turn around and run back.

"Rush over, just rush over, hold the sword in your hand tightly!"

The old soldiers kept shouting and encouraging, "Follow me! Don't raise your head!"

No matter how good you are during training, when it comes to battle, if you can remember 10/10 of the movements, you will be considered an elite soldier.

More recruits, their minds are already blank.

I can only numbly rush forward with the corps leader Shi Chang Qu Chang.

"kill!"

The swords, guns, swords and shields finally collided hard together, and with a bang, a wave of blood spurted out all over the sky.

"kill!"

The new soldiers followed closely behind the veterans, relying on muscle memory to stab, slash and poke...

Many recruits woke up with a start when blood splashed on their bodies and faces.

Looking at the ferocious face of the thief opposite, some people were even frightened and didn't know what to do next.

"when!"

The Wei soldiers on the opposite side were overjoyed, raised their spears and stabbed him hard.
To be continued...