The road to the west was very lonely, and Guan Yu and Zhu Long walked at the front of the army.

At this time, Zhu Long also learned that Guan Yu had lost almost all his relatives in that short day, and even if he stepped on the top of the martial arts, he could not change his heaviness.

"General Guan, I'm not particularly good at comforting people, and I don't know what to say. But I understand your feelings, I too have lost all my loved ones overnight. The pain was heart-rending, and it is something I still remember. But we are men, men who should stand up to the sky, and even if we are crushed occasionally, we still have to get up and keep fighting. Zhu Long said slowly.

Although Zhu Long's words are not particularly suitable for comforting people, for the current Guan Yu, it is undoubtedly a man's encouragement.

"Thank you, Commander Zhu, I, Guan Yu, am not someone who falls so easily. Guan Yu said with a smile.

Zhu Long smiled unexpectedly: "The General Guan I know is not someone who will easily say thank you. ”

"People change, just as the future is full of changes. ”

Along the way, the two chatted bitterly, which made these two men walk into a lot.

At this time, a soldier who was exploring the way rushed over and reported: "General Advisory, a small pursuit force of the Qin army has been found in front, probably hundreds of people, and they are chasing and killing a squad of Han troops. ”

"Nine times out of ten, the current Han army escaped from the Northern Wei City, let me go and save them. Guan Yu replied.

"General be careful, I'll take a few soldiers with you. Zhu Long suggested.

"I wish the commander a lot of thoughts, I'm now at the top of the martial arts. Guan Yu said with a smile.

As soon as Guan Yu said this, Zhu Long reacted that he had just tried to protect a martial arts powerhouse. I couldn't help but smile helplessly.

Guan Yu made a gesture and followed the soldier and rushed over.

In an empty plain, hundreds of Qin soldiers were chasing a fleeing crowd of more than a dozen people. The group was dressed in the uniforms of the ordinary Cao army, and there were also some people in miscellaneous uniforms, and the reason they were chased and killed was probably because of the galloping carriage they were guarding in the middle.

As soon as Guan Yu arrived, he didn't think too much, rode his horse, dragged his knife and rushed up, and rushed towards the Qin army from the side.

Qin Jun also watched in amazement as a strong man with a knife rushed towards them frantically.

"Who are you?, you. Before the next sentence was finished, the big knife had already slashed in front of his eyes, the blue light was entangled, the glaive moon was in the sky, and there was a flurry of operations, and the group of soldiers did not even release Wu Yuan, and they left the world with shock, but if they knew that they were dying in the hands of the top of the martial arts, I am afraid that it would be enough to boast for a while in the other world.

When the soldiers saw that they were saved, everyone exclaimed.

"Great, we're saved. ”

"Great. ”

After Guan Yu solved everything, he also led people to them.

"Thank you, hero, for your help. A leading soldier stepped forward and thanked Guan Yu.

Guan Yu glanced at the sparse people behind him, and asked, "Who are you?"

The leader said: "We were originally Han people living in the Northern Wei City, but not long ago, the Qin army broke through the Northern Wei City, and we escaped with our fate. It's just that Qin Jun still won't let us go. Fortunately, a hero saved us. ”

Guan Yu nodded and didn't say anything more. is also a fallen person at the end of the world, and now Guan Yu doesn't know what to say.

Just when Guan Yu was silent, a graceful figure stepped down from the carriage.

"Are you General Guan?"

Guan Yu slowly raised his head, only to see that the woman's posture was moderate, tall and short, shoulders were as narrow as a cut, her waist was as thin as a bundle, her beautiful neck exposed her fair skin, her hair bun was towering like a cloud, her long eyebrows were curved and slender, her red lips were fresh, her teeth were white, her eyes were shiny, and her cheeks were sweet dimples. Although she was a little tired from the hasty escape, she was still elegant and charming, and her demeanor was gentle and quiet.

"Are you?" The amazement of this woman really made Guan Yu's eyes light up, and he was even a little familiar, but he had never paid much attention to women, and he couldn't remember who this beautiful woman was.

The woman said elegantly: "The little woman's name is Zhen Mi, she is a native of Zhongshan, and she was the wife of Cao Pi, the son of Prime Minister Cao Cheng of the Northern Wei Dynasty. ”

"I see, where is your husband now?"

Zhen Mi's expression was lost for a while, "He has died in battle." ”

When the Northern Wei Dynasty fell, except for Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who fled, the others could not escape from the completely blocked city at all, but Zhen Mi was snubbed because of some complaints about Cao Pi's private life, and Cao Pi found a reason to rush to Lincheng, but because of this, he had to escape from the blockade of the Qin army.

Guan Yu looked at the woman in front of him, "What are the plans of that lady now, and where are she going?"

"Home is gone, and Zhen Mi doesn't know where to go. As she spoke, she raised her teardrop eyes and looked at Guan Yu pleadingly, "If the general doesn't dislike it, can he take our group with him." Although he can't help the general lead the army to fight, Zhen Mi will try his best to take care of the general. ”

There was appeal and hope in her eyes, Guan Yu couldn't bear to refuse her, so she could only say: "I don't know where I will go, but I will be in the army for a long time, if my wife doesn't mind, I can also set off with Guan Mou." I can't guarantee your life, but as long as I'm alive, I can save your life. ”

After getting Guan Yu's permission, Zhen Mi's tearful face finally showed a smile, which was a rare smile from her heart in the past few years.

In the end, a group of people with families and families to worry about, each of them disbanded and left, and about half of them chose to follow Guan Yu and embark on the road to find Li Qiutong.

After a few days of hurrying, the group finally returned to Shu Han City, but now there is a bleak scene outside Shu Han City, and the news of Bai Qi beating Luoyang has already spread throughout the Han Kingdom, and the Qin and Han Wars, which lasted for three years, still ushered in the end.

Three days later, Li Qiutong finally came to Shu Han City with nearly 10,000 people.

Although he heard the words of many fugitives along the way, when Guan Yu told Li Qiutong the news that Liu Bei was dead and the Han Kingdom had been destroyed, he still had a deep grief in his heart.

"Before leaving, the eldest brother said that he believed that you would definitely inherit his unfinished business and truly bring peace to the people. As he spoke, Guan Yu knelt down on one knee and said in a straight voice: "And I, Guan Yunchang, am also willing to join the general and fight together without regrets from today onwards." This is the third time in Guan Yu's life to kneel to others, the first time is to kneel to his parents before parting, and the second time to kneel to each other, the three of them kneel to each other, and this time, this proud martial saint really let go of his arrogance that no one in his eyes and looked at himself and others.

"General Guan, please get up, I, Li Qiutong, am far inferior to the King of Shu in terms of ambition, but what I can promise is that I, Li Qiutong, will treat the general like a brother and will not disappoint the King of Shu. Li Qiutong said, and hurriedly helped Guan Yu up.

"Thank you, General Lee. ”

But the reality is not as rosy as imagined. Seeing that a few people had said something about the same, Ren Xingtian also stepped forward and said, "Since this is the case, let's discuss it carefully, what should we do next." Shu Han City must not be able to stay, now that the Tang State is chasing us, and the Qin State can also fight at any time, so we will definitely have to find a place that can allow us to continue to develop, and it will be safer in a short period of time. ”

Ren Xingtian's words speak out of reality, but they also pose problems. No matter how strong Li Qiutong and everyone will be in the future, they need to have a time to become stronger. And where is the security in the world now?

Everyone fell silent at this point.

"Why don't we go to the City of Chaos, with the strength of the big brother now, Lu Bu is not our opponent, and there are enough resources for us to develop. Yang Ruiyun suggested.

However, Ren Xingtian shook his head and said, "No, although the City of Chaos is a city, it is just a gathering place for a group of mercenaries and warriors, what we need is a territory of our own, a territory that can be controlled by ourselves in all aspects." It can be attacked and defended, and it can be fought or retreated. But if there's no better option, City of Chaos isn't impossible. ”

"Zhenbeiguan, how is it?" spoke Biluo, who had always been silent.

As everyone's eyes gathered, Biluo said slowly: "Actually, my full name is Beitang Biluo, and our Beitang family is the people who have guarded Zhenbeiguan for generations, including the female soldiers under me, they are all from Zhenbeiguan. We're also most familiar with that. ”

Biluo's identity was finally revealed, some people were surprised, and some people had already expected it.

"Why Zhenbei Pass, isn't that a checkpoint, it shouldn't be big. Li Qiutong wondered.

Biluo slowly explained: "No, Zhenbei Pass is actually located in a magical canyon in the Tianlun Mountain Range, surrounded by towering mountains. And the city in the center of it is very large, comparable to half of Chang'an City, its southeast, northwest and northwest sides extend in a triangle, the north and south sides are connected to Dongwu and Beizhan, respectively, according to the mountain range to establish two hundreds of meters high city walls, that is, the rumored Beiwu world. Within the walls of both sides, there are guards of the Zhenbei Army. In the east, it is the production area of the mainland's famous minerals, the Northern Spirit Cold Iron, and the west is a treasure land with rich spiritual energy, but it is rumored that there are murderous beasts inhabiting, so it has always been a forbidden area. Counting the size of the whole, it is not much smaller than Chang'an City. ”

Ren Xingtian also nodded and said: "It is true that Zhenbei Pass has good geographical conditions, but the Northern Martial Realm is there, and it is basically impossible for us to defeat it." Moreover, although the Zhenbei Army, which has been fighting with the Northern Wars all the year round, has no military formation, it is also brave in combat, especially with rich experience in defending the city, relying on the advantage of the boundary wall and the large defense machine, even if it is three complete military formations, it may not be able to defeat it. ”

"Yes, but these rumors are for you. There are many more problems and contradictions within the real Zhenbei Pass than you might think. Biluo slowly explained the details of Zhenbei Pass to everyone.

"First of all, although Zhenbeiguan belongs to the Qin State, the local residents of Zhenbeiguan have a very poor relationship with the Qin State. Most of the people living in Zhenbeiguan now are composed of soldiers and their families who went to guard the border after the completion of Zhenbeiguan, including the first generation of our Beitang family, who also went to Zhenbeiguan. After so many years of inheritance from generation to generation, we are more willing to accept that we are from Zhenbei rather than Qin. Therefore, a hundred years ago, the Qin State had found that Zhenbei Pass had gradually escaped their control, although we did not have fertile land, but we had the unique cold iron in the world, and through the exchange of trade, Zhenbei Pass also continued to prosper. However, the Qin State was reluctant to do this, so he set a new law for Zhenbei Pass, that is, to deprive the Beitang family and many Zhenbei patriarch families of the right to manage, and every ten years would send a general to serve as the lord of Zhenbei City, so as to control Zhenbei Pass. The city lord had almost any rights in Zhenbei Pass. But Zhenbei Pass is the people of Zhenbei after all, so how can he be allowed to be pointed at by an outsider. ”