Empress Chu

At this time, Bingwei also brought tea to the others, apparently ordered by Koyama, although he did not appear again, the lieutenants did not mind sitting down to rest and drink tea while discussing.

"How are we going to fight this battle in Xiliang?" asked one of the lieutenants.

Another lieutenant corrected: "It should be said that the battle of Xiliang is not yet fought."

Xie Yan came to sit on the ground and said: "Haste makes waste, the king of Xiliang must also think so, so don't worry."

Talking and laughing.

"The king of Xiliang has saved his whole life just for this big battle, and this is the only time in his life. He will die here if he dies."

"Then let's waste it, we Daxia are not afraid of fighting him, but are we afraid of him being wasted?"

The lieutenants nodded, "Of course we know." "But some people will be anxious." "The supervising army thinks that the longer the war, the more greedy we generals will be."

Xie Yanlai said: "The supervisor is like this, don't pay attention to him, if he doesn't say anything when he comes, doesn't he live up to his position, no matter what he says, we do what we should do, what can he do?" Here he smiled again, "If he really can do anything, that's fine too. You can label him as greedy for meritorious deeds, or be more ruthless and say that he has evil intentions and is a Xiliang spy or something—"

The lieutenants were engrossed in listening, and some couldn't help nodding, "Okay——"

"What's so good!" Zhong Changrong listened to Xie Yan coming to give Jiangshan advice, and watched the lieutenants nodding frequently, and couldn't listen anymore after hearing this, and shouted, "I brought you here for inspection, not to listen to advice."

The lieutenants laughed, and they didn't panic. Zhong Changrong and Xie Yanlai always quarreled together. They were used to it. Even since Xie Yanlai led the army alone as a guerrilla general, they were still not used to it.

"Look at your dirty heart." Zhong Changrong stared at Xie Yanlai, "Is there anyone like you who is a coach? Is this how a coach is?"

Xie Yanlai said loudly: "I'm not the coach! I don't care how the coach is, anyway, it's not me who is unlucky."

Zhong Changrong snorted, took a few sips of tea from the water bag, and stood up: "Let's go, continue to inspect."

The head coach also needs to move quickly during inspections, after all, he can't stay outside the Chinese army for too long.

Xie Yanlai didn't hold back either, got up and saw him off.

When Zhong Changrong walked out the door, he hesitated to speak, and finally said to Xie Yan: "I will not confront Fu Jianjun, he will make him fight alone, what I want is to defend the border county, block Xiliang, As long as I do this, no one can do anything to me.”

Xie Yanlai whistled: "General Zhong has made progress."

Zhong Changrong glared at him, hung the unfinished pearl water sac on his body, and strode out.

The guards outside had already lined up again, and Xie Yanlai personally saw them off on horseback.

"Tell me." He suddenly thought of something, and whispered beside Zhong Changrong, "Does the king of Xiliang want to negotiate a peace?"

Zhong Changrong sneered: "It's like this, and you still want to negotiate a peace? Who will negotiate with him! Why should he negotiate!" He smiled again, "Of course it is not impossible, as long as the king of Xiliang comes to us to confess his crimes and kowtow for mercy, But this is not called peace negotiation, it is called victory, and the king of Xiliang is no longer a king, but a prisoner."

Xie Yanlai clapped her hands.

This action attracted all the soldiers around to look over.

Zhong Changrong blushed slightly, and glared at Xie Yanlai: "What are you crazy about!"

Xie Yanlai clasped his hands and said loudly: "General Zhong is determined, I wish General Zhong a firm seat in the Chinese army, and we will be fearless and invincible."

The soldiers and guards lined up behind shouted in unison, "Fearless, fearless, invincible!"

Zhong Changrong was angry and funny, what kind of soldiers would he bring, just like the slogan Xie Yan shouted here--arrogant.

He looked at Xie Yan again, and urged the horse to gallop forward.

It would take two days to walk from Jiezi Pass to Xinggu Pass. When Zhong Changrong's commander saw the pass, the Wuya army was already waiting in line.

The leading young general ushered in first, surrounded by soldiers and guards, his momentum was not inferior to Xie Yanlai's, even more solemn than Xie Yanlai's.

"Liang Qiang, the last general, welcome to the general." The young general got off his horse and saluted.

Zhong Changrong overlooked this young general from a high position. The Liang family and his son are really favored by Deng Yi. Liang Qiang was named a guerrilla general after going to Beijing, and now Liang Ji is coming to his central army again——

A Zhao wrote a letter, worried that he would be ostracized and seized power, and told him to be careful. Zhong Changrong didn't think that what A Zhao said was too exaggerated, but he didn't need to be too nervous. Big mistake, no one can replace him.

Of course, he will pay more attention to Liang and his son.

If he finds that their father and son are not worthy of their names, he will definitely remove them from office no matter how much Deng Yi favors them.

"General Liang has worked hard." He said, "Wait for me to inspect the camp."

Liang Qiang hurriedly stepped aside: "Please, General."

Zhong Changrong walked past the soldiers and guards, and then inspected the pass. Standing on the city wall and looking forward, he could see patches of apricot blossom forests in the distance.

"This is the smallest but very important pass in Yunzhong County." Zhong Changrong said, "General Liang can't be negligent."

Liang Qiang replied: "The last general will live up to the general's high expectations."

Zhong Changrong said lightly: "This is not the general's high hopes. According to the general, you have a more suitable place to go."

These words are really blunt, Liang Qiang lowered her eyes slightly and said: "Then you will not be able to live up to the general's high expectations."

The boy is also quite arrogant when he speaks, but it is different from Xie Yanlai's arrogance. Xie Yanlai scolded you because he was afraid that you would not understand, while Mr. Liang was more polite——Zhong Changrong snorted inwardly.

"Then we'll just wait and see." He said, then turned around and strode away.

Liang Qiang followed and said, "The soup, tea and meals are prepared in the castle ahead, please take a rest, General."

Zhong Changrong turned his head slightly and asked, "Is there any good tea from the capital?"

Liang Qiang was taken aback, how could there be good tea in the capital?Is Zhong Changrong implying that the queen cares about his rich rewards?

"No." He shook his head.

Zhong Changrong said: "Then I won't drink, I still have to hurry, and the same goes for eating and drinking on the way."

Having said that, Liang Qiang no longer tried to hold her back, but bowed down to send her off respectfully.

Behind him, the guards lined up to watch Zhong Changrong and his party roll away.

The head coach came and went in a hurry, and there was no impact on the pass. Liang Qiang also resumed day and night inspections.

The sun was rising and the sun was setting, and the night covered the land. Standing on the outermost fortress of Xinggu Pass, the wind blowing from the valley made Nong Xia feel a bit chilly.

Even if it is a war, the guards are boring day after day, and everyone will inevitably chat and laugh in private.

"I heard that Zhong Shuai was eating and drinking at General Xie's place. He didn't even stay here for a while."

"So, General Liang and General Zhong are not in the same group."

"Stop saying a few words, what do you mean you are not in the same group? Shuai Zhong is the coach, and everyone is under him."

"That's right, Shuai Zhong stayed at Changping Pass for a day, but he punished the lack of military equipment and beat the chief general of Changping Pass with a military stick."

"If you say that, General Zhong and General Changpingguan are not just in the same group, they are clearly enemies."

The soldiers on duty on the fort let out laughter, dispelling the chill of the dark night.

There was a sound from behind, and a group of soldiers and horses came over. The guards on duty thought it was the changing of the guard, but they didn't realize until they approached——

"General Liang!" They were surprised, and rushed forward to greet him, "Why are you here?"

Liang Qiang looked at them and said, "My inspection is over, it's too late, I won't go back to the city."

The city where the general is stationed is some distance away, so it's not surprising that he doesn't want to hurry at night.

"Go down and rest." Liang Qiang said, "I'll be on duty tonight."

The guards were surprised and embarrassed: "How about that?" "It's better for us to come, general, you go to rest."

Liang Qiang had no expression on her face, she just said: "Go."

General Liang was polite and straightforward, making people dare not and could not disobey. The soldiers and guards did not dare to insist any longer, so they left in response.

"General Liang is really nice."

"General Liang takes good care of the soldiers. Everyone likes him very much. Look at the soldiers around him, they are all inseparable from him."

"It is said that General Liang saved them on the battlefield."

"If only I could kill the enemy with General Liang."

Standing on the castle, listening to the whispers of the guards going away, Liang Qiang's mouth twitched, as if she was smiling, but he didn't smile either, because he had nothing to laugh about.

Whether he is good or not, it is not up to him to decide, just like today, it is not his arrangement that he came here to guard the gate.

Liang Qiang stood on the dirt wall, looking at the dark night ahead, it seemed to turn into wood and stone.

I don't know how long it took, but the surroundings seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, but there was light and shadow shaking in Liang Qiang's sight.

This is not an illusion.

After fighting for so long, he already possessed the instinct.

Sure enough, the light and shadow became bigger and bigger, and I even felt a slight tremor under my feet. This is a soldier.

A large number of soldiers and horses.

In the middle of the night, coming from Xinghua Valley, these are definitely not Daxia's soldiers——

Liang Qiang tensed up for a moment, but the next moment, the hand of the guard next to him pressed on his shoulder.

"General," he said softly, "don't move."

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The hooves were covered with fur, which concealed the intensive pounding.

But the trembling of the ground can still be felt.

The soldiers and horses coming in the dark night are like a wall, getting closer and clearer.

Even if Liang Qiang closed her eyes, she could feel the wall almost touching the tip of her nose.

He wanted to ask why, but thought he was not qualified to ask.

He had seen this scene before, that time when the Xiliang soldiers stopped the soldiers and horses and stood there like a wall at a critical moment.

That time he saved his life by the wall, and this time—

"What are they going to do?" he heard himself ask hoarsely.

Or should ask, what are you going to do.

The guard standing beside him said: "General, don't be nervous, they are just borrowing a way."

Borrow a way, that's all?Liang Qiang turned her head to look at Bingwei: "You guys want to treason the country."

Bingwei smiled: "What kind of treason, if you say that, they would have been treason long ago."

The last time I saw a Daxia soldier take out a token, the Xiliang soldier stopped at a critical moment, as obedient as the right arm of a Daxia soldier.

"It's not treason," he continued. "It's just a deal."

Trade, do you trade with frontier soldiers and the safety of the people?Liang Qiang clenched the hand hanging by her side: "Is this deal going to be defeated?"

The guard frowned and seemed a little impatient, but the other guard next to him was very gentle and said, "General Liang is thinking too much, how could we be defeated in Great Xia, but, sometimes, it is necessary to win and lose, which is the way to deal with the world." road."

The two countries are at war, but also talk about the way of life?Liang Qiang was a little startled.

"So what if the two countries are at war?" The gentle soldier said with a smile, "A country is made up of people. Since they are all people, they naturally have ways of dealing with the world."

"Don't talk to him about it." The previous soldier interrupted impatiently, and said, "General Liang, someone in Xiliang needs a victory, and giving the Xiliang people this victory will not affect our battle situation. , that's all."

Is that all?Liang Qiang only felt that the palm of her hand was pierced by nails: "Then this time, will you cut off one arm or two of my arms?"

Having said that, he laughed at himself again.

"It's not good to keep the pass, and the enemy breaks in. As a general, you can only give up if you fight until your head is cut off."

Only in this way, he, Liang Qiang, died bravely in battle, and he could keep everything he got.

Heibei smiled and said, "You don't even need to move your arms this time, just stand here safely, and just pretend you didn't see it."

"It's all arranged so that no one will find out that you let it pass." Another soldier explained again, "At most, you will be punished for the crime of negligence in defense."

The former guard stretched out his hand and patted Liang Qiang on the shoulder: "General Liang, the loss of an arm back then could keep you brave and good at fighting, rich and prosperous. Now it doesn't matter if you are guilty, it can still let you kill the enemy bravely, and you can make meritorious service. Geng Sheng, don't you believe it?"

Believe it or not, it doesn't matter. Does he still have a choice?Liang Qiang looked at the Xiliang soldiers covered by the night in front of him. He shouted now, could he stop all this?

What can he do to stop it?He actually has nothing.

Maybe he was killed by these personal lieutenants before he could yell out.

Liang Qiang looked at the night, the dark black wall moved forward, passing through his line of sight, and like a swollen river, it overflowed the dam and spread to the vast land behind him.

The surrounding posts are silent.

This is not surprising, he came here to replace the outpost, and the other outposts were naturally replaced by the guards he brought.

Liang Qiang didn't look back, the night was quiet behind him, but he seemed to have heard the sound of fighting everywhere.