Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

"The whole army has them!"

"have--!"

"The destination of this trip is the Beiguan border! Let's go!"

"Yes!"

At this moment, outside Wangyan City, the black mass of Shura Army was ready to go, led by the heroic Chu Yao. Before setting off, he deliberately looked back at the carriage behind him, where Xiao Zuochen and Mr. Ying were sitting.

"He stole the show this time."

Xiao Zuochen was sitting in the carriage and saw Chu Yao looking back. The two looked at each other and Xiao Zuochen lowered the curtain.

"Why? You want to be in the spotlight too?"

Mr. Ying asked curiously, and his adopted son couldn't help laughing.

"Of course not. I just want to ride a horse."

Xiao Zuochen was telling the truth. He was not the kind of person who liked to be in the limelight. Moreover, whether Chu Yao was in the limelight was the same as him.

"With your health, you'd better ride in the carriage with me."

The army marched on foot for half a month and finally reached the border between Tai'an and Cangyan, which was the northernmost part of Beiguan.

"Look here, the road is long and narrow, with canyons on both sides, and the terrain is dangerous."

"If we are ambushed here, I'm afraid there will be no way to escape."

"Well, this is a natural barrier, we should make good use of it. The people from Shenyin Pavilion also helped a lot this time."

Mr. Ying was sitting in a wheelchair, looking down from the lower cliff. Xiao Zuochen, Chu Yao and Mr. Ying's adopted son were standing behind him.

"The North Gate faces the Cangyan Kingdom, and the Shenyin Pavilion is at the northernmost end of the North Gate. If the Cangyan Kingdom attacks, the Shenyin Pavilion will be the first to be occupied. Moreover, with my relationship with Xiao Zuochen, even if this matter has nothing to do with the life and death of the Shenyin Pavilion, I will help him."

Chu Yao said this, and gave Xiao Zuochen a look, as if asking him "Am I right?"

After hearing this, Xiao Zuochen smiled but said nothing, but Mr. Ying asked knowingly.

"Oh? What is your relationship? How come I don't know?"

"Of course..."

Chu Yao looked at Xiao Zuochen again. Xiao Zuochen had a helpless look on his face. He opened his mouth to say "good brother", but Chu Yao spoke first.

"It's a master-disciple relationship!"

"what?"

Mr. Ying thought there was something wrong with his ears.

"When did you become master and apprentice?"

Mr. Ying thought for a second or two and then continued.

"But Chu Yao is a little bit stupid, and you didn't teach him well enough!"

Mr. Ying's words made Xiao Zuochen couldn't help laughing, and he quickly "admitted his mistake" behind him.

"I didn't teach him the right way. I will have to learn the teaching method from you someday."

Chu Yao, who was standing by, saw the two of them talking to each other and stamped his feet in anxiety.

"What? I am the master, Xiao Zuochen is my apprentice!"

"Oh? Then what did you teach him?"

Mr. Ying was really curious. It wasn't that Chu Yao had no strengths, it was just that what he could teach... didn't seem to be anything special.

"Sir, Chu Yao taught me Qinggong."

Xiao Zuochen took the initiative to "confess", and Chu Yao finally put away his pouting mouth and stood aside with a smug look on his face. Mr. Ying naturally knew that Xiao Zuochen was learning Qinggong, and his expression was not too surprised.

"I was always worried about what would happen if I passed away suddenly one day and you were left to support Wangyan City. Now that I see you standing with Chu Yao, I feel relieved."

Mr. Ying's words startled the three people behind him.

"Sir, what are you talking about?"

"Godfather, you must not say that!"

"gentlemen..."

Mr. Ying waved his hand.

"Forget it, forget it. You don't like to hear this kind of thing now. When you can take life and death lightly and laugh about it, that's when you will truly grow up."

The reason why the Shura Army set out early was because Mr. Ying was worried that there were enemy spies in Wangyan City. After all, people from Tai'an could infiltrate other countries, so spies from other countries could naturally infiltrate Tai'an. The Shura Army set out earlier than expected, so the enemy's plan had to be changed temporarily. The Shura Army's marching speed was faster than that of ordinary troops, so even if the enemy knew that they set out early, they might not have calculated that they had reached a natural barrier.

"This time, the battle plan will be jointly formulated by you two brothers, but fighting is not just a matter of talking on paper. If you want to accurately judge the enemy's thinking, you must put yourself in their shoes and think and see!"

"Yes, we'll go down and check it out for ourselves in a moment!"

A few days later, on a sunny day, at the border between Tai'an and Cangyan, a large group of armored troops slowly approached. The general at the front was fully armed from head to toe, and the speed of his horse seemed to be carrying the weight of two people. Behind him followed a short man with a small beard and a somewhat wretched look. This man was Pang Hong, the military advisor of the armored army of Cangyan. Although his appearance was not impressive, he helped Cangyan turn defeat into victory in several battles with Musi because of his strategies, so you can't judge a person by his appearance.

"What a nice day today! It's hard to see such a cloudless sky in Cangyan!"

Cangyan State is located in the north and in a basin. There is less wind, so it is relatively cold and humid. It is basically cloudy all year round, so people there eat a lot of spicy food.

"The weather is so good before we even enter Tai'an, which shows the geographical advantage of Tai'an. Such abundant sunlight is suitable for the growth of my Cangyan boys! I, Hu Cheng, will definitely make Tai'an suffer during this southern expedition, at least to capture this nearby city!"

"The general is mighty!"

"The general is mighty——"

The military advisor shouted loudly, and all the armored soldiers behind him who could hear the sound shouted loudly. The sound spread in all directions, and soon returned, because they had already arrived outside the "gate" of the canyon.

"Military Advisor, what do you think of the terrain of this canyon?"

Pang Hong raised his head and squinted his eyes to look into the canyon.

"The road in this canyon is long and steep. If we are ambushed again, there is a high probability that we will never be able to return."

As Pang Hong spoke, a flock of birds flew out from the gap above the canyon. Hu Cheng also saw this scene, holding the restless horse with one hand, and spoke leisurely.

"If we lure Tai'an's troops here, wouldn't they be the ones who go and never come back?"

Pang Hong frowned, seeming to be not optimistic about Hu Cheng's idea.

"General, we are the ones who want to attack the Kingdom of Tai'an, so we need to cross this canyon and reach the border of Tai'an. Tai'an has no intention of attacking us, so there is no need for them to cross this canyon."

"I know. What I mean is that we pretend to retreat and lure them to catch up."

"I think this plan is not feasible. If Taian's army doesn't fall for it, it will only consume our army's physical strength. Moreover, for Taian, their goal is only to resist our invasion. They will not easily step into this canyon."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade the military advisor, Hu Cheng simply waved his hand and gave up.

"Okay, okay, I'll follow your orders! Should we cross the canyon today, or rest for a day and continue tomorrow?"

"I heard that the Shura Army from Wangyan City has already set out. We should also reach the Beiguan border as soon as possible to avoid being caught in a passive position."