Chapter 379: Dawn of Victory
More and more people died in the dark night, including Xianbei Hu people, soldiers defending the city, and also Northern Huns who were pushed to their limit.
Originally, Xiahou Dun still hoped that the number of Northern Huns' guards was small, and even if they could not be annihilated, they could be repelled.
There is no need to think about the gap in strength. For the soldiers who have reached a certain peak in strength, small calculations are simply meaningless. In the end, the war is still about combat effectiveness. However, the combat effectiveness of more than a thousand pseudo-military soul corps is so incredible that he has nothing to say.
"Damn it, send out a distress signal!" Xiahou Dun finally couldn't hold it anymore. If this continued, all the Northern Huns would die, but these hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous Hu would all run away.
Without saying a word, Xiahou Yuan raised his hand and a flash of sword light flew into the sky, creating a distress firework in the air. This was a special distress signal decided by Guo Hao, and it could only be released in the most urgent circumstances.
Xiahou Dun mobilized his soldiers as much as possible. The situation at Juyong Pass was in complete chaos, and the reserve troops originally prepared had to be pulled up to the city wall for a bloody battle.
As the Huben Camp and the Northern Xiongnu fought to the death, gaps began to appear in other places one after another, and the Xianbei, Wuhuan and other miscellaneous Hu people also poured in, making the already difficult situation even more corrupt.
Some Xianbei and Hu people had already begun to cross the defense line of Juyongguan and fled northward.
Thanks to these fleeing Hu people, the defense line of Juyongguan became more stable.
After seeing a way to survive, these barbarians had no intention of fighting the Han army to the death and simply ignored the Han army and ran away.
In the end, the soldiers of Zhonglei Camp gritted their teeth, abandoned the city walls, and rushed towards the area of the Northern Huns.
Juyongguan can be lost and the Hu people can be let go, but these Northern Huns must die here today.
Where the battle was most intense, Xiahou Dun led the Huben Camp to hold out against the Northern Xiongnu guards. People fell every minute, but no one wavered, and no one chose to leave.
After both parties reveal their identities, it's a fight to the death. It's a very simple truth.
"Where are my personal guards? Follow me and kill them!" Huyan Lin became ruthless and killed the soldiers of the Huben Camp who were rushing towards him with one move. He stood in place and began to gather people.
He has already understood the key point. It turns out that the guy opposite has dual talents. The spiritual talent and the legion talent can cooperate with each other. No wonder it becomes more and more difficult to fight. It turns out that the opponent's legion talent is a double-edged sword. The more losses you suffer, the more combat power you gain.
Thousands of Han soldiers have been killed, but the remaining soldiers are getting better and better at fighting.
Huyan Lin took the lead and led the Northern Xiongnu guards to rush towards Xiahou Dun without paying any attention to the Huben soldiers who tried to stop him. The previous battle made it clear that Xiahou Dun could not beat him. If it were not for Xiahou Dun's personal guards who fought to the death to protect him, Xiahou Dun would not have been able to escape at all.
On the other side, looking at the fireworks exploding in the sky, Hua Xiong's face changed drastically. He didn't expect that the Xiahou brothers could not hold on. If they lost Juyongguan, all the responsibility would be on him.
"Zijian, don't worry about us, go and support us quickly!" Ju Yi immediately yelled to Hua Xiong.
Hua Xiong did not hesitate and rode out with Fei Xiong. They were afraid that they would encounter a large number of wandering Hu cavalry on the grassland, so the two sides marched together. Who would have thought that they did not encounter the wandering Hu cavalry, but the incident happened at Juyong Pass first.
"Not good!" Gongsun Zan, who was resting on the other side, also felt that something was wrong. They had only held out at Juyong Pass for less than a day.
He had seen the Xiahou brothers before, and they were definitely not good-for-nothings. But the fact that they started asking for help after just one day showed that something new had definitely happened.
"Lord Gongsun, why don't we go to Juyong Pass and start persuading them to surrender?" Yan Gang asked cautiously. If Gongsun Zan had not accepted a group of Hu prisoners before, he would not have made this suggestion.
"Stupid... let's do it!" Gongsun Zan became furious when he heard this, but then he thought of something and hesitated for a moment, and agreed to Yan Gang's suggestion.
Gongsun Zan was not a pedantic person. He had previously thought of letting these miscellaneous Hu people return to the north and settling scores with them after attacking Goryeo in the north. Now Yan Gang's suggestion of persuading them to surrender hit the nail on the head.
The white horse had instantly reached its maximum speed from that unscientific speed, crossed a not-so-short distance, and quickly arrived near Juyongguan.
"General Bai Ma is here. Those who surrender will not be killed. Those who surrender will not be killed!" Gongsun Xu tried his best to show the brilliance of his legion's talents so that the Hu people could see Bai Ma's figure in the dark night.
"Those who surrender will not be killed! Those who surrender will not be killed!" The thunderous shouts of the Baima Yicong made the miscellaneous Hu people kneel down and surrender. They had no hope of survival before, and they fought to the death with their last breath against the defenders of Juyongguan.
But now that the existence they feared most was willing to surrender, they saw hope of survival again, and they relaxed in fear, and naturally lost the will to continue fighting.
Gongsun Zan had not expected that his willingness to surrender would have such a good effect. Even if hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous Hu people were scattered and killed by Bai Ma, it would take a day or two. But now, even if he shouted, all the Hu people surrendered wherever he went.
"The Hu people fear power but not virtue, but blindly using power does not seem desirable . Maybe I should cooperate with the governor?" Gongsun Zan couldn't stop thinking in his mind.
He is not a fool. If he can drive the Hu people to fight against each other, he naturally does not want to damage the reputation of the Han people.
On top of Juyong Pass, Huyan Lin looked at Xiahou Dun in front of him frantically. He was obviously seriously injured and on the verge of collapse, but his combat power had risen from the great perfection of internal Qi leaving the body to the extreme of internal Qi leaving the body.
He had originally had the upper hand in the battle, but now he was at a disadvantage.
As Xiahou Dun grew older, he became more and more crazy. His physical injuries were constantly recovering but new injuries were constantly incurred. Relying on the extremely powerful recovery ability of his internal energy leaving his body, he struggled to lock blood and fight to the death with Huyan Lin.
Huyan Lin was extremely mad. He felt that Xiahou Dun in front of him was already a candle in the wind, but Xiahou Dun stood firm and even left more and more wounds on his body.
"Let's go!" Huyan Lin almost gritted his teeth. He couldn't even look his soldiers in the eye. This choice was not suitable for them, the Northern Huns.
"King!" a guard shouted, his words full of disbelief.
"Let's go! We'll come back and fight later!" Huyan Lin's nails on his clenched fists almost pierced his palms. Because he was the king of the Huns, he was more aware of the importance of the Northern Huns' Royal Guards.
There were more than 2,000 Northern Huns, but now there are less than 1,000 left. Although more than 4,000 opponents died, it was not worth it at all.
The Northern Huns are no longer the Hun Empire, and Duizi's tactics are completely inapplicable to them. There is now a huge gap in the size of the Han Dynasty and the Northern Huns.
The Northern Huns must now cherish every member of their tribe and every bit of strength and prepare for the big plans ahead. They cannot die now.
More importantly, Huyan Lin realized that they had wasted too much time in this place. The voices of the white horses trying to persuade them to surrender and the barbarians kneeling down like dominoes made him realize that the situation was hopeless.
He has not forgotten the flying cavalry. Once that cavalry arrives, they will have no way to escape. That is the real soul of the army.
