Chapter 140: Broken halberds buried in the sand, new bones buried · IX

That night, the Cangyun Army showed its might and caught the Jiuli Pass guards off guard.

The sky was just getting light, and the mountains were covered with mist due to the cold autumn dew last night. Jiuli Pass was silent, the heavy inner gate of the pass was pulled up high, the iron chain and the mechanism creaked, the outer gate slowly opened, and from the white mountain mist, a neat line of figures walked out.

Xiao Hao rode Ba Hongchen in the front, and the Cangyun Army behind him were all covered in blood, and the blood on the iron armor and the blade was dripping, making it impossible to tell which color was darker, this color or Ba Hongchen's blood-red eyes.

The guards of Jiuli Pass were all ambushed.

This was a good start for them, but it was far from over.

Today was a good day. Shi Zhixuan was right. They had taken advantage of the weather and the location.

Xiao Hao led his team of fifty people and ordered them to carry war drums on their backs. He also released all the horses in the gang's territory to follow behind. He sent a private message to Shi Zhixuan:

"Jiuli Pass has won a great victory. It's time!"

Shi Zhixuan did not sleep all night. After hearing Xiao Hao's message, he finally put his heart back in his stomach. He stood up and walked out of the big tent.

Xiao Hao had agreed with him before that after taking Jiuli, they would take advantage of the hazy mountain fog in the early morning and attack together, attacking the main force of the Mongolian army from the north and south. Xiao Hao and his men were guarding the fork of the two rivers in the north, waiting for Shi Zhixuan's men to drive the Mongolian army here.

While Shi Zhixuan was counting the soldiers and arranging the division of labor among the people in the martial arts world, he said to Xiao Hao: "There is something I need to remind you. But this battle is crucial. If we are discovered by the other side, we will all be in danger of death. Don't be distracted by this."

Xiao Hao said "Huh?" in confusion.

"Your master is looking for you and is now inside the pass."

"My master..." Xiao Hao's hand suddenly tightened, and Ba Hongchen immediately stopped and shook his mane that was wet with mist.

The master is here? !

The master is looking for him? He actually knew that he was back? Would the master still recognize him when he saw him?

Xiao Hao was happy and worried, and he was a little at a loss for a moment.

He was stunned for a long while, and suddenly remembered that Shi Zhixuan used the words "your master" instead of "Master Huang Yaoshi". Could it be that the master told him about the time when he was Xiu Tai? !

Xiao Hao's face flushed. He was worried that he had been exposed in front of the two of them, but he couldn't help wanting to end this battle quickly and run back to reunite with his master.

When he was in Zheng Tai, he had a bad temper and caused a lot of trouble to his master. He felt guilty for not hearing from him after they parted. Ever since he knew that this world was the Condor Heroes, he had been secretly looking forward to seeing his master again. But when he thought about how to explain to him the twists and turns of the past few years and the completely changed voice and appearance when they met again, he had no idea what to

say, and he was afraid of making him angry. It's great that the master is still here... Does that mean that maybe he will have a chance to see Qi Gong again? Master's wife? The old naughty boy? He still had quite a few Tanghulu in his bag. Zhou Botong must be quite old now. Would he still like to eat this?

Xiao Hao couldn't help but curl his lips. When he...when he wins this battle, he will be able to meet his master again! When

Shi Zhixuan heard him pause, he understood that Huang Yaoshi was indeed Ah Hao's mentor. He guessed right. Whether this battle can go smoothly depends on their cooperation. Even if he is happy for the other party, he must calm down and concentrate on the battle: "Ah Hao, success or failure depends on this move. We are ready to set off."

Xiao Hao's face froze, and he said solemnly: "Okay!"

The pawn beside him saw him stop for a long time and moved slightly, and asked in confusion: "General, what's wrong?"

Xiao Hao shook his head and rode forward again.

In the Mongolian camp, Kublai Khan overturned the low table in front of him after listening to the spy's report.

"What a joke! How could they sneak into Jiuliguan City from under our noses overnight? Tell me again, how many people are there?!"

The spy trembled and fell to the ground, shivering and said, "Well, it seems that there are hundreds of thousands of them! The defenders in the city had no power to resist, and only one of the thousands of defenders escaped! They said...they said they fell from the sky, and suddenly filled the city, and the iron hooves of the Cangyun Army were everywhere!"

"Nonsense! Our station is just outside Dashengguan, how could so many people fall from the sky!"

The spy was so scared that he was about to cry, and he kept saying, "Then, then they might have drilled out from underground!"

With a "clang" sound, the large circular knife was pulled out from the knife rack. Kublai Khan held the shiny long knife against the spy's neck and said in a cold voice: "If you dare to talk nonsense and disturb my army's morale again, I will kill you!"

Before he finished speaking, he heard an urgent report from outside the tent: "Report! A lot of Song soldiers suddenly rushed out of Dasheng Pass and killed us!"

Kublai Khan walked out of the tent and heard the deafening sound of horse hooves and footsteps, the beating of war drums, and the deafening sound of killing in the distant canyons and mountains. He was suddenly startled and asked again: "How many people were killed in Dasheng Pass?"

The spy replied: "No, I don't know... Their leader seemed to say that there are 150,000 elite soldiers?"

Kublai Khan narrowed his eyes and crushed a letter of peace in his hand.

The Song people were indeed cunning and insidious. A few days ago, Jia Sidao, the right chancellor and chief envoy of Ezhou, had exchanged letters with him many times, intending to seek peace. He had no intention of accepting it. But the news of the Khan's death in the battle has been confirmed recently, and he must go back to fight for the Khanship. Jia Sidao's peace treaty can earn them salary, gold, silver, and silk for the next year, so it would be a waste not to accept it.

Seeing their sincere attitude, he wanted to take the opportunity to sign the peace treaty, but he didn't expect that the Song people were pretending to negotiate in order to paralyze them and take the opportunity to counterattack.

There were suddenly so many elite soldiers in Dashengguan, it must be that the main force of the Song army in Ezhou had joined forces with them!

Damn it! Damn it!

Jiuli Pass was lost, and they were besieged from the north and south. The exact number of enemies was still unknown, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. He was not afraid of the main force of the Song army, but the troops were evenly matched. Surrounded by mountains, it was very disadvantageous for them. If they fought hard, they would have to fight to the death.

His soldiers could not be defeated here in vain. Before he got the Khan's throne, the military power in his hands was also a weight.

Although the three passes of Yiyang were important, the Song people were weak-willed and prone to infighting. Even if they were taken back, they might not be able to hold them in the future. The most urgent task was to stabilize the domestic situation, seize the Khan's throne, and then plan for the south.

Kublai Khan shouted and made arrangements quickly: "Come north with me!"

"Yes!"

Shi Zhixuan led the two thousand Jianghu people dressed in Song army uniforms and the rest of the Cangyun Army in pursuit. In the narrow mountain roads, the Song army was endless in the mist.

At the end of the line, there were a large number of horses that Xiao Hao had stuffed into their brood. Shi Zhixuan had tied firearms to their horses' hooves and tails. The horses were startled and rushed across the valley, neighing in unison, as if there was an earthquake.

Kublai Khan led the army all the way north to the fork of Shuanghe River. Xiao Hao's fifty black armored soldiers were already waiting there. Unlike the deafening killing sounds behind them, the army in the white mist in front of them was so quiet that it seemed as if there was no one there.

Kublai Khan was alert and immediately ordered the army to stop.

Xiao Hao rode Ba Hongchen at the front. The valley was narrow, and the Cangyun soldiers behind him could only sit in a row of three, squeezed on the mountain road. The mountains were covered with fog, and the people in the rows behind could not be seen clearly. Xiao Hao asked the Cangyun Army in the back row to lead several horses carrying heavy objects and hide in the endless white.

"This road is blocked, save your lives!"

Kublai Khan had Shi Zhixuan's pursuers behind him. He recognized the leader, who had previously injured him in the military tent because he ignored the 200,000-man army. In front of him was a group of black-armored soldiers who seemed to have walked out of hell... The Song army had discussed it! He came to such a conclusion.

Every one of Xiao Hao's soldiers was stained with the blood of the Mongolian army at Jiuli Pass at night. None of them spoke, which was even more frightening than the shouting and killing behind them.

Kublai Khan looked at Xiao Hao coldly and asked in Mandarin, "What's your name?"

Xiao Hao took a step forward while driving Ba Hongchen. The Cangyun soldiers behind him also took a step forward with him. In unison, the Cangyun soldiers in the back row all dropped the heavy objects on their horses to the ground. Their collective step forward actually made the dust fly and the mountains collapse, making it impossible to tell how many people there were.

"Xiao Hao," Xiao Hao replied.

Kublai Khan sneered coldly, "You Song people are too untrustworthy. You agreed to destroy Jin together, but after the victory you refused to hand over the agreed land to us. We came to fight on our own, and you negotiated peace in a hurry, but you went back on your word and played tricks on us during these three passes, trying to kill me."

Xiao Hao did not smile and retorted coldly, "It was Mongolia that violated the terms first and reduced the land that the Song Dynasty deserved. We wanted to take it back, but you beat us back. How can we swallow this?"

He was suspicious. Why did Kublai Khan say that they negotiated peace in a hurry?

Kublai Khan said again: "The elite soldiers in Ezhou are indeed worthy of their reputation. Who is Jia Sidao? Come out and see me!"

Xiao Hao was slightly stunned, frowned, and said ambiguously: "There is no such person in the Cangyun Army."

Jia Sidao... the powerful minister of the Southern Song Dynasty.

The court has been silent, and Kublai Khan has threatened to meet Jia Sidao. Combined with what he said about peace talks... Xiao Hao snorted in his heart. They are fighting bravely on the front line, but there are people behind them who are greedy and afraid of death and want them to work for nothing. He has made a note of this.

Kublai Khan is so smart that he immediately thought that the Song army may not be so united.

He looked at the black armored Cangyun behind Xiao Hao, murderous aura, fierce eyes, each holding a Mo Dao and a black iron shield weighing several dozen pounds. Such an elite team, only two or three thousand are enough to defeat tens of thousands of enemies. He had seen the power of these Cangyun troops on the battlefield. The Song Dynasty reported that there were 150,000 elite soldiers. If they were all of this level, they would be very fierce.

But he already knew that this General Xiao and the secret envoy Jia Shu did not seem to get along well, so he would let the Song people deal with it themselves.

"General, you are so brave that you are willing to kill me here even at the risk of losing your head. I really admire you!"

Xiao Hao would not fight him head-on. Kublai Khan could reveal some information about the court's movements. He might as well take advantage of the situation: "What do you mean?" Kublai

Khan said "Oh?" and asked back: "General, don't you know that the Song Dynasty has discussed peace with us? You went out of the order of your emperor. Even if you took down three passes, what would happen? You will still be charged with disobeying orders?"

"..." Xiao Hao was silent for a while and cursed in his heart. Jia Sidao is such a villain. Why did the emperor send such a person to support Cang Yun! For such a long time, no news was given to the garrison, no soldiers and no food. He also asked why the court was so slow to respond. It turned out that the commander-in-chief of Ezhou had been secretly plotting to negotiate peace and seek glory!

He sneered and said to Kublai Khan: "The emperor is far away in Lin'an and cannot be present at everything. The general is away and does not obey the king's orders!"