In front of the formation, Xiahou Zhuo saw a flag on the other side.

He was once a general of the border army of Da Chu, so he was naturally familiar with what the general flag represented. The former general of the Da Chu government symbolized the strongest combat power of Da Chu.

Although Da Chu won fewer victories and lost more in the hundreds of years of battle with Heiwu, Da Chu's border troops have never been afraid or retreated.

Pei Fanglun was transferred from the border army and promoted to General of the Right Guard.

In the minds of many border generals, Pei Fanglun has a high status, and it can even be said that he symbolizes a spirit.

But people always change. After leaving the border army, Pei Fanglun, who was promoted to General of the Right Marquis Guard in the second year, was able to make the feat of leading his army to attack Yanzhou without waiting for his decree.

Someone advised him to wait for the imperial military order and his majesty's order. He said that when he arrived, how many villagers would die in Yanzhou?

He also said that as a soldier, it would be a shame if he needed to wait for orders to fight back against the enemy who invaded the country.

However, a few years later, he seemed to have become a different person.

Even Pei Fanglun himself sometimes sighed when he looked back on the past years. If he had not been promoted, he would have been in the border army and would have been so pure.

After reaching that level, you have to consider more complex things, rights, desires, and futures.

Xiahou Zhuo was silent for a moment and asked Li Chi, "Can I go and meet Pei Fanglun?"

Li Chi nodded: "Be careful."

Xiahou Zhuo said: "I just feel a little sad and always feel that I should say something to him."

Li Chi said: "If I were you, I would go."

Xiahou Zhuo didn't want to say thank you to Li Chi because they didn't need to say thank you at all.

Li Chi knew that Xiahou Zhuo would be in a heavy mood. He decided to go to the border army because of Pei Fanglun. Now Pei Fanglun has become an enemy.

Moreover, Pei Fanglun is definitely not a mediocre person. When he was crossing the river, he was defeated by the cavalry of the Nalan tribe. That was not his stain. Anyone would have been defeated.

Tang Pidian arranged tens of thousands of cavalry to wait for him to cross the river. When the troops were over halfway, they suddenly attacked.

In this case, the scattered infantry against the light cavalry with more troops. Not to mention Pei Fanglun, Prince Wu would not win if he was commanded by him.

Xiahou Zhuo asked someone to prepare a small boat, and only two personal soldiers took the boat to the south bank, and stopped the boat to the middle of the river, dropped the anchor, and then shouted to the south bank.

"Can General Pei say a few words? I am Xiahou Zhuo, the northern border."

Xiahou Zhuo shouted and did not continue. People on the other side would definitely hear it. If Pei Fanglun didn't come, he wouldn't force it.

However, the other side soon responded.

"I've heard your name, you're waiting for me there for a moment!"

After shouting, a small boat soon came towards Xiahou Zhuo. Like Xiahou Zhuo, he only brought two personal soldiers to support the boat.

Two small boats stopped in the middle of the river, and the distance was less than ten feet away.

Xiahou Zhuo was a little nervous, tidied up his clothes and leaned over, "I have seen the general."

"General Xiahou, you are polite."

Pei Fanglun folded his fists and returned the gift.

He is no longer young, almost the same age as Xiahou Zhuo's father, so it is not too much for Xiahou Zhuo to salute as a junior.

"I have heard your name. For several years, you took the brothers of the border army to fight against the black warriors. When the news came back to Daxing City, I drank a hard drink at home."

Pei Fanglun said: "I thought at the time, but it was a pity that I didn't know the young hero. If I knew it, I must give him a good greeting."

Xiahou Zhuo was filled with emotion because of this sentence.

"I wanted to go to the frontier to join the army, but I was influenced by the general. When I was studying, the general's name was engraved on my desk."

Hearing Xiahou Zhuo's words, Pei Fanglun was silent for a moment, tidied up his clothes, clasped his fists and said, "I'm sorry, I'm disappointed you."

Xiahou Zhuo shook his head: "I don't know if I'm disappointed, but I just feel that the general is here. I should salute the general. It is the general who teaches me in the battle of Yanzhou. Men join the army and guard the frontier. They should point out the sword of men in the Central Plains."

Pei Fanglun breathed a sigh of relief and turned around and asked for two pots of wine from his personal soldiers, and threw it to Xiahou Zhuo a pot.

"Treat you."

Pei Fanglun pulled out the plug of the wine pot and raised his head to fill his breath.

Like him, Xiahou Zhuo tilted his neck and took a big sip.

Pei Fanglun said: "I respect you this glass of wine for the people of the Central Plains. The northern border will not be lost, and the people of the Central Plains will be spared a catastrophe. I have been for the border army and know how difficult, hard, and cruel that such a war is. You...you have no support."

Xiahou Zhuo said: "I have it. Over the past few years, the Heiwu has repeatedly gone south, and the support of me is King Ning."

Pei Fanglun was stunned.

He hadn't been to the north for a long time. Most of the information he knew about Ning King Li Chi came from the people from Yang Xuanji's side, and also the hearing in the court.

"King Ning..."

Pei Fanglun muttered to himself two words, and then fell silent.

Xiahou Zhuo said: "General, you are the hero of the Central Plains and the role model of your border army. I dared to persuade the general..."

Before he finished speaking, Pei Fanglun shook his head: "This is not just a matter for his own masters. You know, if I acted only for myself, I wouldn't be here, nor would I still be Chu Chen. Maybe I'd have left this armor long ago and found a place to live happily. Where is there anyone in this chaotic world worthy of my sacrifice."

This time it was Xiahou Zhuo's turn to remain silent.

The Pei family is a big family, and it is a big family that can rank among the top ten in the entire Central Plains.

How can people like Pei Fanglun be free?

"drink wine."

Pei Fanglun raised the wine pot.

The two of them drank a big sip of wine at the same time. After the two sips, they were already half over.

Pei Fanglun asked: "Is it difficult to fight a black warrior? You know, although I am a border army, I am garrisoning Yanzhou and rarely deal with black warriors."

Xiahou Zhuo nodded: "It is difficult to fight. The black warriors have the advantage in their bodies and sizes than those of us Central Plains, and they are also strong. Moreover, they are fierce by nature and enjoy killing people."

Pei Fanglun was a little shocked.

Think about those battles with the black warriors. Even if Xiahou Zhuo had the support of King Ning Li Chi, how could he compare his military strength with the black warriors?

In addition to the inherent advantages of the black warrior, winning such a battle is a lifetime of pride, and Xiahou Zhuo won more than once.

"amazing!"

Pei Fanglun raised the wine pot again: "To you!"

Xiahou Zhuo raised the wine pot: "To the general."

Pei Fanglun shook his head slightly: "I am not worthy of your respect."

Then drink the remaining half pot of wine in one go.

He threw away the wine pot, stood up on the boat again, and then gave a standard military salute to the Great Chu Mansion.

"Old border army Pei Fanglun, salute General Xiahou!"

Xiahou Zhuo stood solemnly and returned the greeting: "Xiahou Zhuo, a new recruit from the border army, salute the old regiment!"

Pei Fanglun put his hand down, looked at Xiahou Zhuo and said with a smile: "Although the court has been saying that the border troops of Da Chu garrison the frontiers to resist the black warriors, while King Ning Li Chi attacked behind the borders, so that the people of Jingzhou thought that it was true, but I believe what you said, and the border troops will not deceive the border troops."

He slowly let out a sigh: "But we still have to meet on the battlefield. I will show all my skills. Don't take it lightly. Now we are not on the battlefield of foreign enemies. We are killing each other... Winning and losing are life and death. I also know that if the main force of the Ning Army is not here, you may not even have ten thousand people in your hands. If I win... I will build a grave for you in person."

Xiahou Zhuo nodded: "I'll wait for you on the battlefield."

Pei Fanglun clasped his fists again, then turned around and said, "Let's go back."

Xiahou Zhuo kept watching Pei Fanglun's boat go away, silent, but he seemed to have let go of something when he learned that Pei Fanglun was leading the troops on the other side.

Li Chi kept holding an iron mark in his hand and stood on the shore until Pei Fanglun returned to the other side of the river before he handed the iron mark to his personal soldiers beside him.

When Xiahou Zhuo's boat came back, Li Chi reached out and supported Xiahou Zhuo and jumped back to the shore.

"Prepare for the war."

Xiahouzhuo strides toward the shore: "They will attack with pontoon bridges and ferries at the same time. We will destroy his pontoon bridges and prevent him from directly pressing on the shore with his superior forces."

Li Chi looked at him with a feeling of distress.

Xiahou Zhuo looked back at Li Chi: "What are you waiting for? The enemy will attack soon, and you have not announced in public that I am the leader of this battle, so please hurry up."

Li Chi nodded vigorously and followed quickly.

"He's very strong."

Xiahou Zhuo said as he walked: "He never lost once when he was guarding the border in Yanzhou."

After pausing for a moment, Xiahou Zhuo smiled: "But I'm stronger."

Li Chi asked: "Be confident?"

Xiahou Zhuo said: "They have many people and many people take turns to go, and our weapons are big and live long enough."

Li Chi: "..."

Xiahou Zhuo said: "I have seen the stone-throwing cart behind the camp, and I have also seen how many bed crossbows and crossbows you have piled in the camp."

Li Chi said: "You also know that I am the kind of person who is afraid of being poor, so I have to stock up on everything as much as possible."
To be continued...