In the wee hours of the morning, Chen Guyu woke up, although he really didn't need sleep very much after becoming a cultivator, but he never deliberately rejected it, and this time he suddenly woke up a little unexpectedly. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

It was pitch black outside, the moonlight was dim, and I couldn't see anything clearly, but I could only hear the faint sound of a watchman coming from a long distance, and it was still ugly, and there was still a long time before dawn.

He closed his eyes and wanted to sleep a little longer, but he reluctantly opened them soon and moved slightly. Su Sheng'er slept next to him, hugging his arm tightly, and the big movement was definitely going to wake her up, so Chen Guyu only relaxed slightly.

It's just that why did you wake up all of a sudden?

At night, turning around, looking out the window at the silence, Chen Guyu's heart was filled with a very inexplicable emotion, as if he was hovering with guilt, to whom, Yun Sleeve...... It shouldn't be her, it should be ...... Can't remember, can't remember at all......

After Chen Guyu became a cultivator, he had always believed in this intuition, and he knew very well that there must be a reason for waking up this time, and that reason was mostly in his previous memories that he hadn't yet remembered, what could it be?

Since settling here, Chen Guyu has rarely thought about the lost past, especially after marrying Su Sheng'er, he has no interest in recalling at all, he is very satisfied, and he only wants to grasp the present.

But there is a fate in this world after all, and often when a person is the happiest, it will come to his side, bringing so-called trouble or cause and effect.

The night was long, and Chen Guyu fell into deep thought.

……

Today should be the third day of the fifth month, the season in the world is gradually moving from the warm spring to the early summer, the war between Xichuan and the Tang Dynasty is still ongoing, the national strength of the two countries is actually about the same, and it is also comparable at the level of cultivators who can determine the direction of the victory of the war, at least in the early stage of this war, the two countries have adhered to the original covenant, except for the first battle in Jinju City last year, no strong man of the Dao realm has appeared on the battlefield, at most it is only sitting in the rear to deter.

Of course, although the national strength is about the same, but in terms of momentum is very different, Xichuan as an invading party, aggressive, not afraid of life and death, and the Tang Dynasty because of the three palms of the Qingshi Taoist to destroy the national fortune, the whole empire has a feeling of sunset, although the Tang Emperor has turned the tide, but still was beaten back.

The Daijiang realm has long been broken, and the fine willow pass guarded in winter is also in danger, and the great empire of the Tang Dynasty is naturally not short of generals, and the Tang Emperor has also completely delegated power, looking forward to one day being able to come from the front line with the news of the victory of the Tang Dynasty. But now it is exactly that hearty victory, after several months of continuous fighting, many soldiers in the Tang Dynasty have been completely frightened, and their momentum cannot be mustered, even if the military god is reborn, there is no way.

Outside Xiliu Pass, Hu Shenzhou, the commander of Xichuan's expedition this time, Hu Shenzhou, the son of Hu Zetian, the Taishi of the Xichuan Empire, was leading a group of generals to discuss the next strategic plan in a tent.

Hu Shenzhou is Chinese New Year's Eve a year old today, although he has only passed the age of standing, but because of his father, he has been in charge of the army for thirteen years, starting from the youngest Jiupin Lieutenant, step by step to the position of this general, of course, there must be a family background, but to be able to sit in such a position at this age, and even to be able to reassure Emperor Xichuan that he will lead the army, obviously the ability is also first-class.

Hu Shenzhou looked at the map hanging in front of him about the roads around Xiliu Pass, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, it's been three months, and for three whole months, we haven't broken through this Xiliu Pass, and we can't even advance it, but you can tell me, how should I explain to Your Majesty?"

"Marshal, it's not that we can't wait, it's that this Xiliuguan is indeed the most dangerous place in the Tang Dynasty, as long as the thieves in the Tang Dynasty refuse to fight, plus we can't use those lethal weapons, it's really helpless. ”

Hu Shenzhou turned around silently, swept the crowd with an indifferent gaze, and finally shook his head: "I don't want to listen to the explanation, I just want to know, how much time, how much time you can bring this fine willow pass under my Xichuan rule!"

"This ...... Marshal, please wait for me for another three months!"

"Hmph, three months? You dare to say, I will give you three months, whoever gives me this time, will Your Majesty give it! Chen Tianbao, how did I explain your affairs?"

"Back to Marshal, I did find that in recent days, the Tang Empire has put granaries in many places, but even so, it still makes the people miserable, and my subordinates think that the Tang Empire may have a problem in terms of supply!"

"Okay, let's explore again!"

Hu Shenzhou nodded, and then glanced lightly at the group of generals who had been keeping their heads down and making promises: "Three months, it must be impossible, you also heard Tianbao's words just now, Ben Shuai will give you another three days, and it will break through the fine willow pass!"

"This, marshal, it's impossible, it's only been three days......"

"Yes, Marshal, it's not that I can't wait......"

"This is a military order, a military order is like a mountain, if you can't do it, I'll ask you!"

Hu Shenzhou waved his hand and drove the group of generals out, leaving only one Chen Tianbao still standing there.

Seeing everyone leaving, Chen Tianbao hurriedly stepped forward and said with some doubts: "Marshal, why bother, even if the news of his subordinates is true, it is really a little embarrassing to break through the fine willow pass in three days, why is the marshal so anxious?"

Hu Shenzhou had already sat back in his chair, sighed and said: "Tianbao, you and I have grown up together since childhood, we are like brothers, I will not hide this matter from you, the reason why I am so anxious is that I have no choice but to do so." ”

“…… Why?"

Hu Shenzhou didn't answer directly, but asked another question: "Tianbao, do you think we can destroy Sheng Tang?"

"This, with all due respect, I'm afraid it won't work. The territory of the Tang Dynasty is huge, the population is large, with the current national strength of the empire, if you want to eat it all, even if the Tang Dynasty completely gives up resistance, it is absolutely impossible, the empire does not have the strength to unify the south. ”

"You are right, we can't destroy the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty can't destroy us, in the past few hundred years, there are no wars, but there has never been a time when the other party's muscles and bones have been shaken, coming and going, I'm afraid that there will be no thousands of years, and there will be no results!

Chen Tianbao frowned: "My subordinates heard that it was the Tang Dynasty that offended some big man and the country's fortunes declined, which led to such a result." Your Majesty doesn't want to miss such an opportunity. ”

"Hmm...... In fact, the theory of national fortune is too ethereal, I didn't believe it at first, but along the way, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who were brave and good at fighting in the past have all become greedy for life and afraid of death, and I began to believe that maybe in this darkness, there is indeed the existence of national fortune, and the prosperity of the national fortune will lead to the prosperity of the empire, and the decline of the national fortune will cause the empire to fall......"

Chen Tianbao hissed, but this thing was too nihilistic, and the discussion was also a disrespectful act, so he hurriedly changed the topic: "What does the marshal mean is that this time the fortunes of the Tang Dynasty are declining, and we will have a chance to exterminate the Tang Dynasty?"

"It's difficult, it's difficult, it's difficult!" Hu Shenzhou suddenly stood up and shook his head: "It's still difficult, the fortune of the Tang Dynasty is still there, and it's not yet time to destroy the country, not to mention that before leaving, Your Majesty also gave me a secret decree and asked me to act according to the above." ”

Chen Tianbao was stunned for a moment, and remembered Hu Shenzhou's words before: "Could it be related to Xiliuguan?"

"Yes, Xiliu Pass is the famous fortress of the Tang Dynasty that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Tang Dynasty can resist us for several months even if the national fortune declines, if it is in our hands, you say, does the Tang Dynasty still have a chance to resist, when the time comes, the entire Daijiang Realm will always be under the rule of my Xichuan!"

Chen Tianbao thought about it carefully and understood the meaning of his words. In the past, Xichuan had also won the victory of occupying the entire Daijiang realm in those hundreds of years of war, but in the end, because of the existence of the sighing ravine, he could not send troops to garrison, and he still returned the victory to the Tang Dynasty.

Daijiang Realm is a plain, so it is extremely difficult to defend, but Xiliuguan is different, it is a natural fortress, as long as troops are sent to guard it, the main passage of the Tang Dynasty is stifled, and the empire has more time to slowly map the entire Daijiang Realm, when the time comes, the territory of the Xichuan Empire will increase greatly, and they will also become meritorious ministers of the empire to open up the territory, and their names will go down in history.

For a while, Chen Tianbao's breathing was a little heavier, he looked at Hu Shenzhou, and asked the last question: "Marshal, I understand, Your Majesty wants to take advantage of the slump of the Tang Dynasty to occupy Xiliu Pass, but Marshal, why do you have to be in such a hurry, three days, you can't reach it quickly!"

Hu Shenzhou nodded, and the question went around and returned to the original place: "I know, I have already said the importance of Xiliuguan, and now I will tell you, it's not that I'm in a hurry, I only give them three days, but ...... We only have three days left. ”

"Three days, marshal, subordinates don't understand, what does this mean?"

"After three days, this battlefield is no longer ours and no one we can control. ”

Hu Shenzhou said this last sentence in a deep voice, and then directly shut up, for him, as long as he captures this fine willow pass, it is the time to retire, and everything that follows has nothing to do with him, and it is not something he can participate in.

Chen Tianbao was stunned, looked at the suddenly depressed figure of the young general in front of him, suddenly understood, and muttered: "I see, I just said why this Imperial Academy's martial arts exercise was so many days in advance, it was they who are coming......"

……

In a small city of the Xichuan Empire, the sky was still bright, and the entire city could only show a vague shadow in the plain, but in the extreme north of the world, the morning sun had risen from the horizon, sprinkling light on the world, and a huge water pool exuded a sparkling color under the light, like a fairyland.

It was a heavenly pool, on the top of a high mountain, not visible to mortals. And on the edge of this heavenly pool, there is a group of people standing against each other.

Ning Bully Fang was wearing a dark blue Taoist robe and sat cross-legged on the ground, until the wisp of the morning sun broke through the clouds and sprinkled on him, and finally said in a loud voice: "Elder Yun, the time has come. ”

Elder Yun sat opposite, coming from the inner gate of the Stopping Breath Pavilion, and when he heard Ning Bully's words, he opened his eyes that looked drooping and old, and said in a very flat tone: "Since this is the case, then let's start!"

The attitude can't be considered good, after all, anyone who is bullied will not have a good face, but Ning Bully doesn't care about this, and waits for so long to stop the view before agreeing to the challenge, what is the attitude?

"Senior Sister Qixi, let's come first!"

Yang Qixi was sitting not far away, accompanied by several elders of the Bright Temple, but her face was a little inexplicably pale, as if she was absent-minded, and when she heard Ning Bullying speak, she said a little back to her senses: "Just listen to Senior Brother." ”

"I heard that the Restless Wind Spirit Twins are a pair of twin brothers and sisters, and I think they can only exert their full strength together, so I think they can go together. ”

Ning Bully Fang stood in the middle of the field, pulled out the sword that had been hanging behind him, and said calmly.

However, as soon as he said this, all the disciples who belonged to the Stopping Breath Meditation camp shouted out angrily.

"What do you mean!"

"Dare to look down on me, look for death!"

"Everyone, be quiet, I'm here to fight. ”

On the other side, Ren stood up from meditation and stepped forward. Naturally, he would not be disturbed by Ning Bully's provocative words, he just wondered why the Bright View and the Ruling View would come together to challenge, and they did not follow the ritual laws of the Holy Land, and their words were full of provocations, why?

He walked quietly to the field, full of respect for this holy son who was in the limelight at the judging platform, but at this moment, he had to come out, he also hoped to fight with a stronger person, and his mind was calm, so he arched his hand and said: "Stop watching and chasing, accept the challenge of senior brother, Senior Brother Ning, please!"

"Come!"

In an unknown and mysterious place, a small holy war unfolds, and no one knows what the final result will be, and a thick fog quietly hides everything in the back mountain.

The Great Elder of the Restless Meditation appeared above the clouds, looking down at everything below, with a hint of doubt on his face.