"Bold sinner, seeing the envoy is like seeing His Majesty! Why don't you kneel down and salute quickly?!"

The young man exuded a bloody aura all over his body, his eyes were like cold stars, his jade-colored face was carved like a knife and an axe, and the blood outlined the cold and sharp jaw line.

He only loosely held the long sword that was dripping blood in his hand, and walked alone in front of the ten thousand army calmly, but like wolves like sheep, no one dared to speak out and scold him.

"Holy envoy?" Murong Xing slowly raised his hand, casually wiped away the blood dripping from the corner of his eyes, and said in a flat voice, "What proof do you have that you are a holy envoy?"

The fair-faced eunuch had long expected that Murong Xing would refute, but he didn't expect him to say such ridiculous words, so he immediately sneered and raised the bright yellow edict in his hand.

"This imperial edict was written by His Majesty himself, and it is stamped with the Jade Seal of Chuanguo. How can it not prove that our family is a holy envoy?"

The shrill voice drifted in the cold wind at the border, accompanied by the fierce fluttering of the battle flag, it was inexplicably ridiculous.

"All I know is that those who defend the country are the soldiers who fought bloody battles in front, not a villain like you who only flatters and flatters you in the palace."

Most of the more than ten thousand soldiers and soldiers were newly conscripted soldiers and horses from the imperial court, and they had never experienced war, but at this moment, they could clearly see the blood-stained robes of the young man at the front, and the reflection of the long sword.

You can hear the golden and iron horses in the distance only separated by a city, and the killing sound is loud.

"Murong Xing, you are so presumptuous! How dare a criminal who has been sentenced to death speak to our family like that!"

"The general is outside, and the emperor's order is not acceptable. What's more, it is an order of a foolish emperor!"

Murong Xing's phoenix eyes were cold, but the bottom of his eyes seemed to be burning like a raging fire.

Burning the rushing blood inherited from the family of military marquises, and burning the clank and iron bones of the soldiers who guarded the gate, wrapped in horse leather.

"I know that the soldiers below are all newly recruited by the imperial court. Now that Liang is short of food and silver, you are still willing to join the army. It is nothing more than a man's passion for serving the country."

"On the city wall opposite you, the generals of Daliang are fighting bloody battles with the Wei army. If you are willing to listen to these eunuchs talking nonsense, then fight against each other!"

"If you are willing to obey my orders and enter the city to fight against the enemy, then kill these eunuchs on the spot!"

A slight commotion sounded in the army formation below.

The eunuch holding the imperial decree was forced into a cold sweat by Murong Xing's words, and couldn't help shouting.

"This is the Holy Majesty's will! If you dare to disobey the military order, it will be treason, beheading, and extermination of the nine clans!"

"Wouldn't it be a great crime to watch the commander of the Wei army drive straight in, trample on the land of Daliang, and kill innocent people?!"

Murong Xing sneered, and slowly raised his hand, signaling the crossbowmen guarding the city wall to set up their bows and arrows.

"Wei's army is nearly [-] people, and the reinforcements that came were only more than [-] people, but our Majesty still wants to use these more than [-] people to abolish the crown prince and kill the general."

"Why, do we have to wait until the Wei army takes down Chang'an City and goes to the south, and the soldiers' families are hard to preserve, so that we know what righteousness is?!"

The boy's spine is tall and straight, like pines and cypresses on the cliffs of the northern mountains, and his body is tall and jade.

The crossbowmen he brought were only dozens of people, but they seemed to be leading thousands of troops, their expressions remained calm and unchanged.

"As long as you kill these eunuchs, I will open the city gate and let you in to fight against the enemy together. If you think that the sacred order is hard to violate, then go ahead and attack the city!"

There is a boundary of tens of meters, but it seems to be separated by a natural moat.

The deathly silence magnified the shouts of killing and the sound of war drums from afar.

"Wei's army is about to reach Chang'an, what else is the emperor's order that is not the emperor's order!"

I don't know who was the first to speak out, half of the soldiers suddenly burst into an uproar.

Several generals looked at each other, then suddenly pulled out the sabers around their waists, rode their horses to the side of several eunuchs, and with a wave of the blade, several terrified heads were chopped off to the ground.

"Murong's son! My father used to be the subordinate of the old Marquis! Now the emperor has decreed that the Marquis' title has been revoked and he is under house arrest in Beijing."

"I thought I came here to reinforce the Northwest, but I didn't expect it to be such an edict! We are willing to enter the city to fight against the enemy, and we are also willing to assist His Highness the Crown Prince to serve the King!"

The vast sky shifted with the stars, turning nights and dawns one by one.

The low earth city wall was covered with a thick layer of blood, and the bones of soldiers from the two armies were piled up under the tower, like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. It was impossible to tell how many people died in the battle.

"My lord, when will the army led by His Highness the Prince arrive?"

Murong Xing walked through pools of half-dried blood, taking advantage of the pause in the Wei army's offensive, overlooking the distant mountains and forests.

According to his agreement with Shao Guan, today is the deadline.

The young man's handsome brows were slightly furrowed, and his cold pupils seemed calm at first glance, but beneath them were turbulent undercurrents.

Seeing that Murong Xing remained silent, the inquiring general couldn't help but whispered: "My lord, there are still less than 5000 soldiers in the city who are strong enough to fight... Food and grass have also been out for a day."

"Kill all the horses left in the city to feed the soldiers."

"Yes."

"My son! Wei Jun is here again!"

The bang of the ladder hitting the city wall has almost become a wake-up call to wake up all the soldiers resting on the city wall.

Before the soldiers who reported the news fell, the crossbowmen spontaneously lined up in three rows, and the spearmen stood on the edge of the wall, aiming their spears at the Wei soldiers climbing up from below.

Even though there were countless corpses underneath, the black-armored soldiers facing them in the distance were still like a tide, seemingly endless.

"Your Majesty! Use up the last remaining log fuel!"

Murong Xing turned his face to avoid the splash of blood, only to realize in a daze that it was already midnight.

"Come on, brothers, the Liang people have no feathers and arrows! They can't hold on anymore!"

More and more Wei troops were pushing stone carts to hit the city gate, and the shouts outside the city were intertwined into a large sound wave, like the enemy's song celebrating victory in advance.

The fuel oil fell down the city wall, and with the raging flames of the torches, the last barrier to defend the city was built.

"My son...how about we withdraw?"

The general who spoke to persuade did not dare to finish his sentence, His Royal Highness, maybe he will not come back.

Murong Xing's handsome face reflected half of the flames, while the shadow of the other half carved out the boy's three-dimensional facial features and sharp lines.

The color in the phoenix's eyes, between the darkness of the night and the scarlet of the fire, seemed unpredictable but decisive.

"...When the fuel and the rolling logs are used up, you immediately lead the soldiers to withdraw. Don't be afraid of the emperor's blame, just say, Your Highness the Crown Prince and I have died in the chaos."

The general was stunned for a moment: "What does Shi Zi mean by this, why don't you come with us—"

"My lord, come with us!"

Murong Xing smiled lightly and interrupted their words.

"Being able to defend until today, we are worthy of the people of Daliang. I can't let you die in vain. It's just... only when His Royal Highness returns, can I be worthy of him."

After a few moments of bright light, the fire, like a splendid firework, ushered in its extinction.

The soldiers guarding Murong Xing were silent and persisted, but under Murong Xing's relieved gaze, they gritted their teeth and backed away.

Wei Jun was like a tiger and leopard waiting around. After the flames were extinguished, they continued to show their fangs, and rushed towards the young man whose sword was already curled.

"My son! It's our military flag!"

A hoarse cry made everyone rush back towards the city wall in an instant, looking towards the forest behind Wei Jun.

The neat army formation behind the Wei army was scattered by a cavalry team as sharp as a blade at some time.

There was also a steady stream of silver armored cavalry, pouring out from the mountains and forests from all directions, and surrounded the Wei army in all directions.

"It's His Royal Highness! His Royal Highness has returned with troops! Jiayuguan has been taken back!"

The cheers of the soldiers reached Murong Xing's ears, but it was almost silent.

Murong Xing's eyes were firmly locked on the army formation charging below, on that thin young man, it seemed that all his mental perception could only feel his young man at this moment.

"Your Majesty! The Wei army is completely in disarray! Let's open the city gate, rush out, and wipe out the Wei army!"

Countless amounts of blood were sprayed in front of his eyes, and countless corpses were trampled under the feet of horseshoes.

Shao Guan's dark eyes could only see the city gate getting closer and closer, looking for that familiar figure in the waves intertwined with thousands of silver and black.

The battle flags of the two armies fell and were erected again. Shao Guan heard the sound of swords colliding in his ears, and his body moved sideways before he realized it. He saw a Wei soldier being chopped off his horse.

But immediately, someone grabbed his waist and almost pulled him off the horse.

The long sword had no time to stab back, the hoarse and deep voice was far faster than his reaction.

Embracing him and sitting on the same horse, the young man with a hot chest pressed his chin lightly against his black hair.

He said, "Guan'er, I'll wait for you as promised."

Dawn breaks, and the rare warm winter sun breaks through the dreary night, spreading golden-red light to every corner of the battlefield.

The only ones still standing on the battlefield are the big beam soldiers in silver armor and white clothes.

Shao Guan's tense mind relaxed at that moment, and he leaned against Murong Xing's arms almost exhausted, his voice was so weak that only the two of them could hear it.

"We won... Daliang was saved."

"Yes." Murong Xing tightened his arms holding Shao Guan, his phoenix eyes drooped slightly, seeing the young man's face covered in dust, "Is Your Highness injured?"

"No, How about you?"

"I do not have either."

Shao Guan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed lowly, his peach blossom eyes were as clear as if he hadn't just left the battlefield.

"That's fine."

We're all fine, that's fine.

It has been more than ten days since the corpses on the battlefield were cleaned up and the defense of Jiayuguan was rearranged.

The soldiers of the Northwest Army who had fled and scattered in various places were integrated, and together with the defenders of the cities in the Northwest, there were barely [-].

With the great victory in the Northwest, the news that more than [-] soldiers and horses wiped out the [-] troops of the Wei army spread throughout Daliang, and there was also news of the people's spontaneous petitions.

Numerous memorials and Wanmin letters were passed to Chang'an one after another, asking Emperor Liang to take it back.

"Your Highness, the crown prince, I am afraid that His Majesty will not be able to abolish it."

Shao Guan smiled, Ren Murongxing hugged him from behind, and slowly unfolded the letter in his hand.

"... These things are all your plans?"

A tired kiss fell to his lips.

"I'm not a half-immortal, how can I figure it out?"

Murong Xing smiled lowly.

"Let's not talk about this first... I haven't touched Guan'er for so many days, does Guan'er miss me?"

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