On the eastern front of Luzhou, the remnants of Tunu's soldiers had been wiped out, and Tao Huayuan led a group of soldiers to Tielang Pass.
Colonel Qiu Leigang is still alive, thanks to him still recognizing Tao Huayuan, otherwise he would never have opened the gate of Iron Wolf Pass.
After the iron gate was opened, Tao Huayuan entered the pass with food, ordnance and winter clothes. Seeing that Tao Huayuan only brought more than a thousand people, Captain Qiu asked: "Didn't you say there were 100,000 troops? Where are the soldiers?"
Tao Huayuan smiled and said: "Captain Qiu, don't worry, we are just the vanguard, the army is still behind."
"Where is Xu Denglang? Didn't he come with you?"
"He has other things."
Xu Zhiqiong said that he had gone to attend to personal matters. Tao Huayuan was very dissatisfied with this and wondered what personal matters he could have in Yongzhou.
Captain Qiu looked Tao Huayuan up and down and said with a smile: "I see you are a little fatter, you must be pregnant."
Tao Huayuan's face sank, "This guy can't speak!"
Lieutenant Qiu didn't realize that he had said something wrong and said with a smile: "It's true that Xu Denglang is willing to let you come to the border with your pregnancy? But having said that, are you married? If not, you have to hurry up and wait.
These days, I have a big belly and have to be gossiped about. Back then, my wife and I..."
Tao Huayuan looked at Colonel Qiu with a smile, her eyes full of murderous intent.
Colonel Qiu had seen a lot of murderous intent, but he was also dull: "You girl, why are you staring at me? I'm telling you something serious. You two are so tired every day. If you are pregnant, you should get married as soon as possible...
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The two qi of yin and yang overlapped, and Tao Huayuan sealed Qiu Leigang's mouth: "Colonel Qiu, hurry up and count the food and fodder for the people, horses, and then take me to the top of the city to see the enemy's situation."
Climbing to the top of the city, Tao Huayuan saw that the enemy camp was much closer to the city, there were many more soldiers and horses in the camp, and she also saw a lot of siege weapons.
Qiu Leigang said: "Mao Sha has been beating hard in the past few days. Thousands of them are rushing up. They are not the type to fight hard. After being beaten and feeling pain, they turn around and run away. Then they run back to rest for the night. The second
If the sky hits again, it will be like crazy."
Tao Huayuan said: "It's okay to be crazy. Their general is dead."
Qiu Leigang was shocked: "Which general are you talking about?"
Tao Huayuan nodded and said: "Killed by Elder Shengwei himself."
"Who is Elder Shengwei?"
"Have you heard of Canglong Palace? There are three elders in Canglong Palace, and Elder Shengwei ranks second."
"I've heard of it! Isn't that the emperor's ancestor?" Qiu Leigang said happily, "Okay, good fight! I didn't expect that elder to come to our Yongzhou! Where is his old man?"
"I went to Shuangxiong Pass to see the General of Chariots and Cavalry. Not only Elder Shengwei came, but His Highness the Crown Prince also came."
"The prince is here too!" Qiu Leigang looked surprised, "Where is the prince?"
"The prince is going to visit each of the three passes. He went to Yangjiao Pass first."
Captain Qiu was startled: "Why are you going to that place?"
"Didn't you say that the brothers in Yangjiaoguan are suffering the most? Shouldn't we go and see them?"
"It's hard, they are the hardest, but I'm really worried about them getting into trouble," Qiu Leigang said with a worried look, "If we hadn't met you beforehand, we definitely wouldn't have opened the door for you.
Yangjiao Pass is much more difficult than ours. I'm afraid that the prince won't be able to enter Yangjiao Pass, and I'm even more afraid that those gangsters will offend the prince, and if the prince blames them, he will suffer."
…
In Shuangxiong Pass, Chu Xin took Liang Jixiong into the tower. The former burly and strong cavalry general had sunken eye sockets, tangled beard and hair, and looked haggard.
Liang Jixiong told Chu Xin about the recent war. When he mentioned that the enemy general Nie Gu came to be killed, Chu Xin laughed loudly and said: "Second Elder, when did you learn to be so vicious?"
Liang Jixiong smiled bitterly and said: "Do you think I am that cruel person? This is all Xu Zhiqiong's plan!"
"Where did that kid go? I've always liked his personality, but I haven't had the chance to have a drink with him."
"He went to Iron Wolf Pass."
"Iron Wolf Pass!" Chu Xin frowned, "The sergeants at Iron Wolf Pass don't recognize him, I'm afraid he won't be able to enter the gate!"
"He can get in. The defenders of Tielangguan have met him once. It was because he had been to Yongzhou before that they knew the battle situation in Yongzhou, and he also cleared the grievances of our Yongzhou soldiers. General Chu, you deserve it
I feel aggrieved, I came here just for..."
Liang Jixiong paused for a moment and found that Chu Xin was a little lost in thought.
He stared at Bai Zihe from time to time.
Bai Zihe blushed, lowered his head and said nothing, glancing at Yu Shan from time to time.
Chu Xin and Liang Jixiong talked for a while, then found an excuse to call Bai Zihe into the back hall for questioning.
After asking Bai Zihe, Chu Xin returned to the main hall, with a sullen face and shouted at Yu Shan: "Come here!"
Yu Shan was well prepared and followed Chu Xin to the back hall with his chest raised.
Liang Jixiong was confused and asked Bai Zihe: "General Bai, what happened?"
Bai Zihe lowered his head and said, "I don't know anything about them..."
In the back hall, Chu Xin asked Yu Shan: "What did you and my subordinate Bai Zihe do?"
Yu Shan answered frankly: "Nothing has been done yet, but the friendship is there. I only hope that the generals of chariots and cavalry will make it happen!"
Chu Xin snorted and said, "Do you know who I am Bai Zihe?"
Yu Shan said: "She is the general's concubine!"
Chu Xin said in shock: "Is this what she told you?"
"She refused to say it, but I can guess it," Yu Shan leaned over and saluted, "It is not the husband's fault to seize love with a knife, and Yu does not want to do this. Since he and General Bai fell in love at first sight, Yu begged me with a smile on his face.
General..."
"What the hell are you talking about? That's my sister!"
Yu Shan looked at Chu Xin, shook his head and said, "General, don't say it's a joke."
"Why am I just joking?"
"At your age..."
"My father was fifteen years old and I was a fifty-year-old child. What's wrong with her?"
Yu Shan was stunned for a moment, then saluted again: "Brother, I'm offended!"
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The prince led a group of troops and waited at the foot of Sheephorn Pass for half a day.
Qiu Leiguang's guess was very accurate. The soldiers at Yangjiao Pass would not open the door to the prince.
The prince showed the flag and the edict, and wanted to throw the tooth plaque on top of the city, but the soldiers inside the pass refused to open the door.
When dusk arrived, Lu Yunxi became anxious: "His grandma's property will be given to these bunch of bastards until I go up and teach them a lesson!"
Lu Yunxi tried to climb up to the door with great effort, but fell off after climbing only a few steps.
The Chiyou Soldier Master Seal of the Chariot and Cavalry General is no joke, all Taoist methods must be restricted here.
It was not until Haishi that Chu Xin arrived from the Yin-Yang Array, stood at the foot of the pass and shouted towards the city: "Open the door! I'm back!"
Chu Xin shouted this, and everyone raised their heads, waiting for any movement in the city.
After receiving no response for a while, Lu Yunxi became impatient and said to Chu Xin: "General, if you shout one more time, we will worry about whether the defenders at Yangjiao Pass have rebelled!"
"Don't rush! Wait a moment!" Chu Xin believed in his soldiers.
After waiting for a while, the gate under the city began to sound and gradually rose.
A soldier commander came out with more than 20 soldiers.
They were covered in soil, from their hair to the tips of their toes, as if they had been reshaped by the soil.
They are very thin, so thin that they cannot hold up a single suit.
The soldier commander stood in front of Chu Xin and remained silent for a while.
Chu Xin looked at the soldier commander and asked, "These are the only ones left?"
The soldier commander said: "There are twelve more who are guarding the top of the city. There are twenty-three here, that's all."
Chu Xin trembled slightly.
He left five hundred sergeants for Yangjiao Pass, and that was all he had left.
Lu Yunxi stepped forward and said to the soldier commander: "I only know your general, but not His Royal Highness? Why didn't you open the door?"
The soldier commander didn't answer.
Lu Yunxi was furious. He stepped forward and grabbed the soldier commander and said, "Why didn't you tell me something I asked you?"
Chu Xin clenched his fists, said nothing, and turned to look at the prince.
The prince stopped Lu Yunxi: "Don't be ridiculous!"
Lu Yunxi, holding back his anger, pulled the commander staggering, and a cloth bag fell out from the commander's chest.
The soldier bent down to pick it up, but Lu Yunxi snatched it away: "What is this?"
The commander immediately became red-eyed and stepped forward to fight with Lu Yunxi, but Lu Yunxi refused to give it to him. After fighting for it twice, the bag broke and a piece of powder was spilled.
Lu Yunxi was shocked and quickly covered the prince's mouth and nose: "Your Highness, hold your breath quickly, this bitch is poisoning!"
The soldier commander didn't say anything, lowered his head and picked up the powder bit by bit into his clothes.
The prince pushed Lu Yunxi away, looked down at the soldier commander and said, "What on earth is this?"
The soldier commander whispered: "This is rations."
"Rations? What rations?"
"A day's ration."
The prince looked at it carefully.
Sawdust, grass seeds, bran bark, and a little mixed flour.
This small bag of minced rice is a day's ration.
The two soldiers squatted down and picked it up together with the soldier commander.
This is not the ration for the commander alone, but for three people.
Chu Xin remained silent and looked at the prince quietly.
The prince silently looked at the soldiers in front of him and took two steps back.
Chu Xin looked at it coldly.
Why did he retreat?
Do you think my soldiers are dirty?
Or are you really worried that they were poisoned?
He is worthy of such a prince...
Chu Xin was suddenly stunned.
The prince knelt on the ground.
Lu Yunxi was frightened and rushed to pull the prince: "Your Highness, you can't do it! Your Highness, you can't do this!"
The prince pushed Lu Yunxi away, bowed his head and said, "Thank you, sir, for guarding the country of Daxuan!"
Thank you, Lord, and protect the common people!
Thank you, gentlemen, for guarding the Great Propagation of the State!"
The soldier commander was still picking up scraps on the ground, and a teardrop fell on his clothes.
The soldiers' tears solidified on their faces and turned into two mud marks.
The shofar was closed, and the broken propaganda banner fluttered in the wind.
The soldiers gritted their teeth and no one cried.
…
Late at night, Xu Zhiqiong walked out of the Shifang hook fence with a solemn expression.
He reminded himself countless times to do serious things and not linger around here.
But he still stayed in the hook bar shamelessly for a day and a night.
Zhou Qinglin chased him outside the door and said to Xu Zhiqiong: "Brother Xu, I'm here waiting for you to come back."
Xu Zhiqiong sneered and did not respond.
Do you think I will come here again?
Do you think I am the kind of person who has no determination?
Xu Zhiqiong returned to Zhonglang Courtyard first. There were piles of heads in the front yard, and a fishy smell could be smelled from a distance.
These heads were killed by Chang Decai and Yang Wu in the past two days. Xu Zhiqiong ordered them to take the heads back because there was karma on them.
Chang Decai trotted up to Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Master, you are back, but you have made the slave family very anxious. Yang Wu has gone crazy!"
Why are you crazy?
Xu Zhiqiong went to the backyard and saw Yang Wu standing on the rockery in the middle of the pond, holding a lantern and shouting loudly: "Dog officer, do you know your crime? Villain, do you know your crime? Do you know your crime when you commit a crime in the street? Beat him.
Women and children, you know your sin..."
Xu Zhiqiong jumped to Yang Wu and asked: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
Yang Wu looked at Xu Zhiqiong and asked, "What kind of brother am I to you? A classmate in the academy, or a sibling in charge of the office?"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "They are all!"
"I was kicked out of the government office!"
"I am now in charge of Qianhu Yamen, I will write your name back!"
"Okay!" Yang Wu smiled, his body softened and he almost fell into the pond.
Xu Zhiqiong hugged Yang Wu and walked down the rockery, and found that his body was burning hot.
This is a fever.
Can ghosts also have fever?
You have to ask Chang Decai.
Chang Decai shook his head and said: "I have been an immortal soul for so many years, but I have never heard of fever. What on earth is going on?"
Looking at Chang Decai's concerned expression, he was really worried about Yang Wu.
Chang Decai has been calling himself a slave recently...
Could it be that... between them?
Xu Zhiqiong carried Yang Wu into the bedroom in the main courtyard. He wanted to leave it to Chang Decai to take care of him, but as soon as he reached the door, he turned back.
Could something have gotten into Yang Wu's body?
Xu Zhiqiong glanced at it with the Eyes of Sin, and was immediately dumbfounded and took several steps back.
Chang Decai was shocked and said: "Master, what's wrong with you?"
There was mist lingering around Yang Wu.
He has cultivated enough to reach the ninth level and is about to reach the eighth level.
He is not sick, he is about to be promoted.
But what kind of Taoism does he practice?
Killing way?
There is no murderous aura.
Onmyoji?
Can't smell any yang energy.
Suzaku said?
No sparks.
Underworld?
The smell of Yin Qi is very strong, but it is definitely not the smell of the underworld practitioners.
Xu Zhiqiong has never smelled this smell before.
It was a pure yin energy, purer than the yin energy of the Yinsi.