The sun is blazing in the sky.

The strong sunshine made people dare not raise their eyes to look at the sky, and also filled the cold body with warmth.

The large, dark mass of Wei troops outside the pass continued to rush towards Pengcheng Fortress, just like the sand in a funnel sloping downward.

The city wall was full of corpses but no one cleaned them up, both from the Chu army and from the Wei army. The Wei army stepped over the corpses and climbed up the wall of the fortress to fight with the Chu army. They were repelled by the Chu army again and again, and then launched again again and again.

Charge. The soldiers of both armies either fell under the arrows, or fell together from the city wall and became part of the sea of ​​corpses.

The fire arrows fired by both sides sometimes set the mountains of corpses piled high on fire. There is always a fire here and there on the battlefield that will never stop.

The flowing blood gradually gathered into shallow pools of blood, splashing blood at the feet of the soldiers, turning into blood mist under the burning of the fire, and flashing with blood under the sunlight.

The air was filled with the smell of burning and blood. A group of vultures were hovering in the sky, not daring to land and unwilling to leave.

In my ears I heard the scream of arrows piercing the air and the banging sound of hitting the shield. There were scratches on the black iron tower shield, while the ordinary large shield was already full of pits.

It had been more than a day, and Zhou Tai's eyes were full of bloodshot eyes. Standing at the top of the city and looking at the enemy formation, even though he had killed six to seven thousand enemy troops, the black mass still couldn't be seen to have melted much, which made people feel helpless and despairing.

Zhou Tai touched the long steel spear in his hand. Even if the sun was shining brightly in the sky, even if the fire and smoke continued outside the city, and even if the war was in full swing, it was still so cold. It would always be so cold, just like this cold world, but it was this

The only thing that reassured him in the freezing cold was that the warmth from his hand spread to the spear, and he felt that it was a part of his body.

"How many brothers do we have left?"

"Less than two thousand people."

A commander next to him did not hesitate and answered Zhou Tai immediately. He obviously knew the situation of casualties very well. He continued.

"One thousand, four hundred of them suffered more or less minor injuries, but it did not affect their actions. The remaining more than five hundred people were seriously injured, or suffered wounds to their hands and feet, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced."

Zhou Tai fell silent as he stared at the Wei army in front who were switching siege troops. Xiahou Dun changed his strategy after the failed sneak attack last night, focusing on long-range attacks, but he would launch a fierce offensive as soon as he found out that Zhou Tai had withdrawn a group of soldiers to rest.

As the casualties increase, the pressure on the city is also increasing. If the troops are divided to rest, the risk of the city falling will also become higher; but if the soldiers are not allowed to rest, how can such high-intensity fighting brothers be able to

How long will it last?

It seems that two days is the limit of Tiger Roar Camp.

Zhou Tai sighed softly. He didn't know if holding off the Wei army for two days would be enough for Ji Shu to complete his plan, but all he could do was fight to the last soldier.

"General, five hundred brothers and I are staying here. You and the other brothers can take a step back and rest for the time being. If I set fire to this fortress, it will take me another half a day!"

The person who spoke was the previous commander. His name was Tang Chi. He was the oldest person in the Tiger Roar Camp, much older than Zhou Tai. He knew that Zhou Tai had the least amount of rest, and he had only had less than a few rests from yesterday to now.

Two hours. He also knew that the Wei army was using the strategy of weakening the army. Even though Huxiao camp still had most of its troops, if this went on, the combat effectiveness of the brothers would become lower and lower. At a certain point, Huxiao camp would be weak.

Xiaoying will soon be overwhelmed by a steady stream of Wei troops.

Burnt the fortress?

Zhou Tai's brain, filled with murderous intent, gradually began to spin again.

It is indeed feasible. He originally planned to burn the fortress at the last moment, drag more Wei troops with him, and hold off Xiahou Dun for a while. But Tang Chi's words reminded Zhou Tai that executing this plan first under the current situation would allow the brothers to get the full benefit.

Rest and restore his fighting strength. Perhaps this can delay Xiahou Dun for another half day.

"This plan is feasible, but if we want to leave, we must leave together."

Seeing Zhou Tai nod, Tang Chi laughed, cupped his fists and bowed.

"Why are you being pretentious, General? I'm just waiting to die today! My brother, I just want to take the first step, so why bother?"

There was no hesitation in Tang Chi's words. Every soldier in the Tiger Roar Camp had only the will to die in his heart.

Some seriously injured soldiers behind him who had their hands and feet broken off also heard Tang Chi's words. Upon seeing this, they all stared at Zhou Tai and shouted.

"That's right, that's right! General, just take the other brothers to retreat to the next line of defense to rest. Is it possible that you don't trust me and are afraid that I won't be able to hold on for even half a day and lose the fortress in vain?"

Where is the next line of defense? But the soldiers all believed that as long as Zhou Tai was still alive, he could build another line of defense to resist the Wei army.

It was like a stove burning firewood in his chest. Only the spear in his hand came out with a hint of coolness. Zhou Tai tightened his grip on the gun and bowed.

"This way, brothers, please go ahead. Zhou Tai and the other brothers will come later."

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After attacking for a day and a half, seeing that it was getting dark again, the Tiger Roar Camp finally couldn't hold on any longer.

After Du Ji's troops withdrew, it was Lu Kuang's turn to attack the Pengcheng Fortress. The Xianden camp originally had a strength of 10,000 people. In addition to the 3,000 dead soldiers lost last night, it had lost about 2,000 people so far.

But these are not important. What is important is that the first camp to charge and stand firm on the city.

Fight in!

The city was lost, and the gate of the fortress was suddenly opened by the soldiers who first entered the camp.

Lu Kuang did not dare to be careless and quickly sent his troops to report the military situation to Xiahou Dun. Then he led 5,000 warriors who had first climbed into the camp and entered the fortress.

The army was defeated like a mountain.

After the city gate was lost, the Tiger Roar Camp had no intention of recapturing it. Instead, they relied on the towers, horse-repelling stakes, rolling logs, etc. in the fortress to delay their retreat while retreating to the rear.

Lu Kuang understood that Zhou Tai had accomplished his purpose of delaying and was preparing to run away! He suddenly thought that he still had 5,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhou Tai's remnant army only had more than 1,000 people left, losing the advantage of the city wall.

Even if you fight head-on, what's the point of fear? What's more, the enemy only wants to run away now!

"Don't let the enemy go!"

Lu Kuang ordered to strengthen the offensive and bite the Chu army to death.

Although the Chu army's counterattack was still tenacious, they mainly retreated, and a bunch of wounded soldiers could be seen behind. Lu Kuang was so excited that Xu Sheng, the enemy who killed Lu Xiang, was nowhere to be found, so he took the Chu army with him.

General Zhou Tai performed the surgery first.

"If Zhou Taixiu leaves, will he dare to fight to the death with me, Lu Kuang?"

"Hmph! Ignorant fool, you can catch up with grandpa first before you talk!"

Lu Kuang didn't know Zhou Tai. Although he had looked at the city from a distance, he couldn't see it very clearly. At this moment, following the sound, he saw a general with three white feathers on his helmet. Lu Kuang recognized this helmet, which was Tiger Roar.

The emblem of the battalion leader.

Lu Kuang was somewhat impressed, but he did not expect that Zhou Tai would personally stay behind to cover the evacuation of the wounded soldiers. No wonder after the defeat, the Huxiao Battalion not only did not flee, but also fought back so tenaciously.

Lu Kuang grinned when he saw Zhou Tai and others retreating into a military camp, pulling up their horses again, and using the tower to counterattack.

Since you want to break up, then don’t leave!

He pulled a commander beside him and gave instructions.

"You, immediately lead people around and surround the back door of this military camp. You must not let the Chu army escape!"

The general left in response.

Lu Kuang drew his sword, took a large shield from the soldiers beside him, struck the shield with his sword and shouted.

"Brothers, follow me in and kill Zhou Tai. Your reward will be yours!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

After entering the camp first and breaking the city, their morale was already high, but after hearing the words, their ferocious spirit became even stronger.

"kill!"

Lu Kuang didn't show any pretense, he raised his big shield and charged out first. All the soldiers immediately followed him, and for a moment their shouts of killing soared to the sky.

The camp gate was quickly captured. Although many Chu troops took advantage of the night to hide in the dark and shoot cold arrows to cover their retreat, Lu Kuang still caught up with Zhou Tai.

"Give the signal!"

Zhou Tai said this, and the soldiers beside him shot a loud arrow into the sky.

"No, there's an ambush!"

Lu Kuang was shocked, and the Wei troops around him quickly formed a defensive circle around him.

However, after waiting for a long time, the surroundings of the military camp were quiet and there was no movement. Lu Kuang poked his head out from behind the shield and saw that Zhou Tai had already led his men away.

"Zhou Tai, you shameless villain, you actually defrauded me!"

Lu Kuang was so angry that his whole face became distorted. He dropped his shield and chased after him angrily.

"Chase me!"

The back door of the military camp had been blocked by people arranged by Lu Kuang, but the Chu army did not leave after all.

Therefore, they simply stopped running and pounced fiercely like wild beasts trapped in a cage.

Lu Kuang saw that some Chu soldiers had lost their right hands, so he raised his sword with his left hand to fight. Some Chu soldiers were hit by several swords and did not fall down. They grabbed the sword on their chest with one hand to prevent the Wei soldiers from pulling it out, and threw their own sword away

into the enemy's chest.

So fierce!

They seem to be a group of monsters who know no pain, no fatigue, and no fear of death, which makes people shudder. Even when facing the elites of the Wei State who are famous for their fierceness and bravery - Xian Dengying, they show contempt, fearlessness, and strive to move forward.

, killing the enemy until they are frightened, as if they are the born king.

Even though they knew that the Chu army in front of them was certain to die and there was no possibility of a comeback, the soldiers who first arrived at the camp still flinched. Seeing such a scene, Lu Kuang felt mixed emotions in his heart, and he took the lead to kill Zhou Tai and followed him.

The soldiers who came also joined the battlefield one after another.

Zhou Tai did not evade this time and faced Lu Kuang head-on. The two fought for fifteen rounds, and Lu Kuang pierced Zhou Tai's chest with his sword.
To be continued...