Just when Shi Bao succeeded in forcibly crossing the Danshui, he was ready to attack the eldest son at any time.

The Han army also made a breakthrough on another front.

Liu Yin, who was in front of Hangu Pass, turned to attack the old Hangu Pass when his attack on the new pass failed.

The Wei army at Jiuguan defended the dangerous area.

The ancient Xiaohan Road is already rugged and difficult to navigate, and the section of Hangu Pass is sandwiched by high mountains on both sides, and the city of Guan is hidden in the Han Road.

The Han army had no way to form a formation, so they could only form a long snake formation and march in single file.

The soldiers walking at the front saw dozens of carts lined up in front of the city gate of Hanguguan City, piled high with fodder.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of clappers.

But I saw figures of people emerging from the high mountains on both sides.

At the same time, countless rolling wood and stones fell down one after another.

Fortunately, Liu Yin had already thought of this.

Only a sharp whistle was heard, and at the same time someone shouted:

"Raise the banner!"

The Han soldiers raised their large shields to cover their heads, and at the same time tried to get closer to the mountain walls on both sides.

The Han army's quick response prevented heavy casualties.

However, after rolling wooden rocks dropped from a height, many of them could not stop rolling and bumping around after they hit the ground.

"ah!"

Only a few miserable screams were heard, and finally some unlucky soldiers escaped from falling objects, but they could not escape from the rolling wood and rocks on the ground.

Even the comrades around the unlucky guy could hear the "clicking" sound of fractures.

"Ah! Ah!"

The injured person could not stand steadily and fell directly to the ground, holding his injured leg and screaming miserably.

But his calf was exposed with thick white bones.

The pain was probably too severe and he couldn't hold it back for a moment. He rolled to the ground and his body was exposed all of a sudden.

"Come back quickly, don't move!"

"You guys, drag him back quickly!"

The colleague next to him was about to reach out and pull it, when suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the air, followed by a loud "bang".

A rock hit him directly in the chest.

"Uh, ho..."

The screams stopped immediately.

The soldier lying on the ground turned his eyes white, and at the same time, dazzling blood poured out of his mouth.

"Ho ho ho..."

He seemed to still want to speak, but could no longer speak.

Soon, more and more blood foam came out of the corner of his mouth, and it seemed that there were some small objects in it.

Judging from his reaction, it was obvious that his lungs had been smashed.

The comrade who reached out to help him was stunned for a long time, and then he retracted his hand with some guilt.

Because there is no need to save anymore!

Even if he were the founder of military medical engineering, I'm afraid he would have to be taken to a medical school to have a chance or two.

I don’t know how long it took, and I don’t know whether it was because the Wei thieves had finished throwing away the rolling wood and stones, or because they failed to cause too many casualties to the Han army, the wood and stones finally began to become sparse.

"superior!"

"Big rafters, hold up the front and move those hay carts away!"

The Han army had just taken action again when suddenly another abnormality appeared in front.

At some point, a thick smoke began to fill the air.

Those with sharp eyes quickly reported: "General, the thief set the cart on fire!"

The special terrain of the valley prevents the thick smoke from dispersing in time.

Seeing the smoke getting thicker and thicker, the vision was greatly obstructed.

At this time, drum beating and killing shouts were suddenly heard from ahead.

"No, the thief may be coming!"

Fortunately, the Tiger Infantry Army is an elite army. Although it has been reorganized and restructured, and there are some new recruits, the foundation is still there.

The general at the front was extremely experienced. He made a decisive decision and immediately ordered:

"Fire the arrow!"

"Puffy!"

…

Although the arrows were fired very hastily and hastily, they were still within the foreseeable range.

The number of arrows fired was not large, but it could at least deter and delay, buying a little time for the comrades behind.

Experienced soldiers all know one thing: life and death on the battlefield are often determined by just a small amount of time.

The first wave of arrow fletching did seem to have an effect.

The Wei army behind the thick smoke did not rush out.

"Form up! Form a formation quickly!"

"Hirpen!"

"Keep playing! Pick up the one at the back quickly!"

After a period of slight confusion, the Han troops at the front quickly organized a defensive formation.

But as the smoke continued to spread, their figures disappeared into the white smoke.

The Han troops in the rear could only hear war drums and shouts of killing, as well as the constant shouts of "shoot arrows" and "form formation" from their comrades in front, but could not see what was going on at all.

"What happened?"

"Quick, ask what happened ahead!"

The mountain road was already narrow, and the Han troops were crowded in, making it impossible to quickly convey the news from the front.

Coupled with the wood and rocks smashed down by the Wei army from the mountains on both sides, the already difficult mountain road became even more difficult to walk.

It was difficult for the messengers to communicate with each other, so the news was naturally not conveyed smoothly.

"General, the situation ahead is unclear. It is very likely that we were ambushed by thieves."

When they learned that the life or death of the soldier at the front was unknown, someone from the left and right advised:

"The thieves set up ambush on the mountains on both sides. It was obvious that they were well prepared."

"This road is more difficult than the new pass in the north. If not, let the soldiers withdraw first and consider the long term."

A telescope can see far away, but it cannot see through.

Liu Yin put down the telescope helplessly and looked at the mountain road that had become smoky. Hearing the faint shouts of killing coming from ahead, his face became a little gloomy.

"Retreat?" Liu Yin pointed forward, with anger hidden in his eyes, "How to retreat? Tell me, how to retreat from this situation?"

"Do you believe it or not? With just one gold strike, the soldiers in the mountain road will not die in the hands of thieves, but will be trampled to death by their own people!"

On such a narrow mountain road, as long as you are not careful, once chaos occurs, it will only cause a stampede.

When the time comes, the thieves will just follow and harvest.

"Then what should we do?" The left and right seemed to know that it was out of consideration, but the situation in front of them made people anxious.

"Order, let the soldiers form a formation on the spot to defend against the enemy."

At this moment, Liu Yin could only trust the soldiers of the Tiger Infantry Army.

Especially those at the middle and lower levels, I hope they will have enough ability to organize their subordinates to deal with emergencies at hand.

"Both the Prime Minister and the Central Protector have always attached great importance to the training of soldiers. They are indeed far-sighted."

Liu Yin clenched the telescope in his hand and said silently in his heart.

He took a deep breath and looked up at the mountains to the south.

It was still dead quiet there, without any movement.

"Cough cough cough!"

"Ahem..."
To be continued...