Xinmen Pass is located in the east of Lixin City, and is the only place where Lixin City, a small island on the coast on three sides, is connected to the inland of Dongyuan.

Because the inland area connected to Lixin City is almost all blocked by continuous steep cliffs, if you want to enter the Dongyuan inland from Lixin City, this only Xinmen Pass has become the only way.

This pass is not artificially chiseled, but it is a naturally formed passage, so the ingenuity of its topography is definitely not something that can be created by craftsmen.

Lixin City and Dongyuan inland in the Xinmen Pass area are separated by a mountain range that is more than hundreds of people high, and the peaks are connected to each other, stretching for thousands of meters.

The side facing the mainland is gentle, surrounded by vegetation and trees, and looks no different from ordinary peaks, so there are several pavilions built sporadically on the top of the peak, and there are also roads paved with stone steps to connect, and it is extremely convenient to climb the mountain and watch the sea and the moon.

However, the side facing the sea and the side of Lixin City, which is surrounded by the sea, is a completely different scene: this side is not a mountain, but a pure cliff, a vertical cliff that is as flat as a mirror.

The cliff wall is as if it was chopped down from the head by an invisible axe, and there is no grass on it, and the gray and white rocks are washed away by the sun and rain for a long time, and the ground is as clean as jade, and even glows under the light of the sun and the moon.

With this cliff, if you want to enter the inland of Dongyuan from Lixin City, there is only one way to go - that is, the only port between this cliff, where the city is now used as Xinmen.

The width and height of this Xinmen are less than ten steps, and the people can enter and exit in normal times, but it is a little stretched to accommodate the luxurious convoy of people and horses of the royal family, and similarly, the military battery wants to pass through here, which is also quite inconvenient.

This is why the small city of Lixin, which is supposed to be a battleground for soldiers, seems to have been abandoned by the inland of the Central Plains, and few princes and nobles have been willing to set foot in it for decades. The only time was seven years ago - in 628 - King Xin's sudden visit, and the people who thought that it was finally going to usher in the spring of the small town had not yet had time to celebrate, but found that it was nothing more than empty joy, King Xin hurriedly visited, and left in a hurry, and there was no follow-up, and the town soon returned to the embarrassing situation of fending for itself.

Although Lixincheng and Xiyou face each other across the sea, the Dongyuan Imperial Court did not regard it as a military stronghold to increase the number of troops and supervision, a big reason is because of the existence of this Xinmen Pass.

The throat-like Xinmen Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is guarded at this pass, which can easily resist the attack of thousands of elite troops with only a few men and horses.

And this is why, Zuo Qiyang, who skillfully used the connections he deployed when he followed King Xin to Lixin City seven years ago and took the Xinmen Pass without wasting a single soldier, will be fully sure that Tang Yinbrown can't think that he can take the Xinmen Pass, and if he wants to stop the people who want to stop the six doors, he only needs to secretly stay at this pass and wait for the prey to take the bait.

However, after three days and three nights in a row, his subordinates hid among the bushes above the pass under his arrangement, ready to condescendingly ambush the group of people who had been memorized in advance.

In the past few days, no matter whether the sun is high, or the rain is continuous, no matter how unbearable, or the cold wind at night, even if it is the bites and disturbances of mosquitoes, insects, birds and beasts around them, these hundreds of well-trained soldiers have never been separated from their posts.

On the one hand, this is the result of their years of rigorous training, and on the other hand, it is also because Zuo Qiyang, who led them to guard here, also waited here with them for three days and three nights, and even the soldiers changed their guards in shifts, but he never closed his eyes.

At this time, it was the third night of squatting at this Xinmen Pass.

Not to mention the soldiers who were ambushed in the trees in the mountains, even Zuo Qiyang, who was leaning alone against a boulder, had a gloomy face, and his eyes were full of resentment that had accumulated for a long time.

The subordinates who have followed Zuo Qiyang for many years have roughly figured out his temperament, and know that the best way to protect themselves at this moment is to try not to provoke this new adult, the red man in the eyes of the emperor, so they are afraid to avoid it.

There is only one person, but he is different from the estrangement of others, and at this moment, he went against the current and came to Zuo Qiyang's side.

Ruipeng is different from Zuo Qiyang's other subordinates, he is the only one who has followed Zuo Qiyang to the north and south since he served in the Dongyuan Imperial Court, and now he can be regarded as Zuo Qiyang's first-class confidant, seeing Zuo Qiyang's eyes full of loneliness at this time, it is naturally impossible to hide far away like others.

He has been with Zuo Qiyang for nearly ten years, and he knows very well that this adult has the ability to anticipate things like a god, which is why when Zuo Qiyang told himself that he was going to "commit treason", Ruipeng did not doubt his motives or worry about his fate like others.

Sure enough, he didn't misunderstand the person, this general who did his best in Dongyuan but has been depressed, after making a choice that all Dongyuan people despised, he actually mixed up in the Xiyou court, and he was on the rise, and in just five years, he has achieved the imperial guard, not to mention a "traitor" who took refuge in the Dongyuan court, and even many princes and nobles with a pure background in the west can reach the position.

But it was precisely because he knew Zuo Qiyang's ability that Ruipeng was even more worried about his mood at the moment.

Three days ago, when he successfully won this Xinmen Pass, Zuo Qiyang confidently told his subordinates: "In less than three days, we will definitely be able to win Tang Yinbrown and his party in this Xinmen Pass in one fell swoop!" ”

The soldiers were also convinced of Qi Yang's words, thinking that they had worked hard all the way from the capital city in the west to the territory of the East Plains, and now their hard work finally paid off, and in this small coastal city is finally about to usher in a battle that can make them return home, and they are all looking forward to it with twelve points of spirit, waiting.

However, tonight is the deadline promised by Zuo Qiyang, but there is still no movement at the pass, except for the occasional sound of birds, beasts and insects from the mountain stream.

Ruipeng stood beside Zuo Qiyang for a while, originally wanted to wait for the other party to speak, but he had to wait for a long time to no avail, thinking that if he didn't take the initiative to break the deadlock, Zuo Qiyang wouldn't mind standing and waiting all night with him.

"Lord Zuo, three days have passed, except for a simple meal of dry food, you have not rested for a moment, now that we brothers are watching, you will not miss any of the people who have passed the test. Look, do you want to rest for a while and refresh yourself before coming back? ”

Ruipeng cautiously tested, Zuo Qiyang paused for a moment, but suddenly said firmly:

"Tell me to go down, everyone gathers, we are ready to prepare, and go back to the west."