looked at the mouth of the valley with an ugly face, and after a while, Diao Yingxiang took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "The generals listen to the order, and the general is going to enter the valley to investigate." If I have not come out of the time for a stick of incense, you will order the withdrawal of your troops. Remember to be careful of enemy pursuits, though. ”

"General!" When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but shout anxiously.

One of the middle-aged generals said directly: "General Diao, I don't know what the enemy situation is in the valley yet." You are the commander in the army, and you must not take risks without permission. If there is any accident, how can I explain to the marshal when I go back? ”

"Yes! General Diao, I think we should withdraw our troops first! A gray-haired veteran in his fifties was also busy persuading.

Listening to their words, many young generals frowned slightly, and even two stunned young men wanted to go to the valley with Diao Yingxiang to investigate, so as to make a plan.

"General Ben has made up his mind, you don't need to say more," Diao Yingxiang, who swept his eyes over the generals, and finally paused on the two young generals, said directly: "You two, follow General Ben into the valley to investigate." The other generals led their troops back a mile! ”

The two young generals responded excitedly and respectfully with surprise under the different looks of the other generals, and galloped towards the valley with Diao Yingxiang.

"It's good to be young! Young people dare to fight! The gray-haired veteran shook his head with a sigh and said softly.

The generals who sighed helplessly turned their horses' heads directly and said, "Go!" Retreat a mile! ”

While the army slowly retreated a mile, Diao Yingxiang and the three of them also rode into the valley.

in the valley. The mountain wind was bitter, and the sky was gray, and even the surrounding barren mountains were a little blurred. There was no trace of Sergeant Xiliang.

"Be careful! Don't be careless! Diao Yingxiang, who slowed down, and the two young generals behind him slowly advanced in a zigzag shape, approaching the depths of the valley.

Soon, the dust in the air around me became thicker, and I couldn't see anything around me at all.

"That's not right!" Diao Yingxiang, who whispered, seemed to think of something, and hurriedly waved his hand to stop the horse. looked at the surroundings and his face became solemn: "I'm afraid we have entered a formation." ”

When the two young generals heard this, their faces immediately changed. Being in the army, especially the Tang army, attacked all the way here, and also encountered some formations. They naturally understood the horror of these formations.

"General, what should I do?" One of the young generals was a little panicked and hurriedly looked at Diao Yingxiang.

Diao Yingxiang, who looked around vigilantly, said in a calm voice: "Don't panic! Don't mess with yourself. Let's respond to all changes with the same first. Let's see what kind of tricks this formation has. ”

"Yes!" The two young generals who answered the call were also vigilant and cautious to pay attention to their surroundings.

In such a tense atmosphere. There was no sound in the valley except for the faint sound of the wind and the breathing of the three of them.

I don't know how long later, when even the young general had a cold sweat on his forehead and panicked in his heart, a faint beast roar sounded, followed by a rapid sound of breaking the air.

"Huh?" Vaguely, one of the young generals who seemed to see a phantom flashing from the gray air turned his head suddenly, but he was missing the trace of the phantom, and he was puzzled, and an inexplicable sense of crisis made him turn his head to look at the other side.

However. The young general, who had just turned his head, only felt that his eyes were dark. The next moment, a cold light suddenly appeared, and then a tingling pain came from his chest the moment it disappeared. The young general, who subconsciously looked down, only saw a black arc of sword light flashing out of his chest, and with a bloody light submerged under the horse's belly.

A black afterimage flew under the horse's belly, and the fierce cold light swept across the war horse under the seat of another young general, and with a terrible neighing sound of the horse, the young general was suddenly thrown out of the horse by the violent war horse, and the wolf fell to the ground.

As soon as the soles of his feet landed, and before the young general could stand firmly, a sharp claw slashed across his neck, bringing up several blood marks, and blood spurted out from the hideous wound that tore half of his neck.

The young general, who didn't even let out a scream, suddenly fell to the ground with wide eyes, bringing up dust, and there was still a trace of horror and unwillingness in his wide, rapidly fading eyes.

"Huh?" Diao Yingxiang, who suddenly turned his head to look at the movement, vaguely caught a phantom flashing along the ground and coming towards him, and subconsciously lowered his head, only to see that the war horse under the seat was tied to the horse's hooves with a black chain and fell to the ground with a neighing sound as the chain tightened instantly, and a horse leg with a dazzling blood light flew directly into the gray air with the black chain.

Diao Yingxiang, who hurriedly dodged and jumped up, the wolf fell to the ground, only to hear the sound of breaking the air in his ears, and the glaive knife in his hand almost reflexively slashed backwards like a block.

The sound of the clashing of gold and iron sounded, and a humanoid beast figure flew away and disappeared, the blood-red claw remnant still dazzling.

The surroundings were quiet again, Diao Yingxiang's eyes swept around, but the scene in his eyes was that two of the three war horses had their stomachs cut open, and their internal organs and blood flowed out of the wounds, and the other war horse that had one leg torn off was also torn open with its stomach, all of them were convulsive and were about to die; In addition, it was the corpse of the young general who had fallen to the ground and the blood under his body had stained the ground dark red, and the corpse of another young general who had fallen on his back and had the same hideous wound on his neck.

"Bastard!" Diao Yingxiang, whose eyes were red, couldn't help but look at him and frowned angrily and roared: "What kind of hero is the one who hides his head and tail?" If you have the ability, come out and fight to the death with me Diao Yingxiang! ”

As soon as Diao Yingxiang's words fell, the crisp sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, which caused him to suddenly turn his head and grit his teeth to look over.

In the dust and mist, a divine horse came with elegant steps, and a young general on horseback was dressed in military uniform, holding a bright silver spear, and was extraordinary.

"Yang Fan!" Diao Yingxiang, who saw the appearance of the person who came clearly, suddenly gritted his teeth and roared when the enemy saw him.

Seeing this, Yang Fan couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth and smiled casually: "Diao Yingxiang." Don't look like you have a deep hatred for me. Oh, by the way, we do have a grudge. National feud! You, a traitor, want to attack my White Tiger Pass in turn, you really don't want any shame. Since this is the case, then the general will fulfill you and send you to the Nine Springs and my Xiliang ancestors to ask for sin! ”

"Yang Fan, I'll kill you!" Yang Fan's words made Diao Yingxiang, who was excited, feel like he was about to explode. With red eyes and an angry roar, he killed Yang Fan.

Seeing this, a disdainful sneer flashed in his eyes, and his right arm shook, and the bright silver spear in his hand swept out like a silver dragon. With a sharp sound of breaking the air, the 'sonorous' sound swept away Diao Yingxiang's violent blow with all his strength, and the tip of the spear loosened and pierced Diao Yingxiang's chest.

There was a piercing sound of breaking through the air, and a white ray pierced through the gray mist and hit the barrel of the bright silver spear directly. Causes the spear's aggressive attacks to be affected instantly. The tip of the spear slashed across Diao Yingxiang's waist.

"Cloud Piercing Arrow?" Seeing the white arrows turned into white arrows, Yang Fan couldn't help but look slightly gloomy.

In the sound of breaking the air, Xue Dingshan, who was stepping on the shield, flew from beyond the mist in the distance in the blink of an eye.

Yang Fan, whose eyes were narrow, shook his arm, and the spear in his hand suddenly pulled back, wanting to cut Diao Yingxiang's chest.

However, Diao Yingxiang is not a vegetarian, and he reacted almost at the same time, and his figure moved dangerously and narrowly to avoid this blow. But unexpectedly, the arm hit the other edge of the tip of the gun, and there was a 'snort'. The sharp blade of the spear actually cut off Diao Yingxiang's entire arm, and blood sprayed out.

"Ahh Diao Yingxiang, who staggered back with a scream, was supported by Xue Dingshan, who had fallen to the ground, and tore the corner of his robe to wrap his broken arm for him.

Yang Fan, who was stunned, looked at Xue Dingshan and Diao Yingxiang with a sneer: "Diao Yingxiang, count yourself lucky!" However, Xue Dingshan, you are really stupid enough, in order to save Diao Yingxiang, you actually put yourself in the battle. Now, I'll see how you leave. ”

"Yang Fan, there will always be a time when we have decided life and death, so we will leave!" Coldly glanced at Xue Dingshan of Yang Fan, and as soon as the words fell, he flew up with Diao Yingxiang, and flew towards the mist in the distance with his shield.

Yang Fan, who looked at this scene with a sneer, seemed to be aware of the slight change in his complexion after a while: "Huh? How can it be? How did Xue Dingshan find out where the Shengmen was? Did it happen to be right? ”

Outside the valley, the more than ten Tang army generals saw that Diao Yingxiang couldn't wait for a long time, and they were already ready to withdraw their troops.

And at this moment, in the sound of breaking the air, Xue Dingshan's pedal shield flew out of the valley with Diao Yingxiang, and in the blink of an eye, he came to the front of the generals and fell to the ground, and the shield under his feet quickly shrank into a streamer and submerged into his body.

"Marshal Xue?" Several of the generals recognized Xue Dingshan at a glance, and they couldn't help but shout in surprise.

Xue Dingshan looked at Diao Yingxiang's pale face, frowned and hurriedly shouted: "Quick, General Diao is injured, withdraw your troops!" ”

The generals looked at each other in response, hurriedly turned the rear team of the horse's head to the front team, and led the troops to retreat.

Xue Dingshan took the lead and took Diao Yingxiang to fly back to Xuanwu Pass, but he didn't fly far, he saw the huge military camp that was being planted on the ground below, and he couldn't help but fly down with a look.

The imperial army was stationed in the barracks, and in the tent of the marshal of the Chinese army, Li Luanhu sat on the main seat, Xue Rengui and Cheng Yanjin sat in the first place on both sides, and the generals of the Tang army gathered.

"Report! General Xue, the great vanguard on the left, asks to see the marshal! A herald hurried in to give the report.

Li Luanhu, whose eyes were shrunk, said directly: "Let him in!" ”

The herald retreated, and after a short time, Xue Dingshan, who was dressed in military uniform, entered the tent, causing the generals to turn their heads to look. Facing the different eyes of the generals, Xue Dingshan bowed to Li Luanhu with a calm expression: "The last general will meet the marshal!" ”

"Haha, General Xue! With you coming to help, this handsome man is like a tiger with wings! Looking at Li Luanhu, who had been silent for a long time in Xue Dingshan, he suddenly got up and walked towards Xue Dingshan with a laugh, stretched out his hand and patted Xue Dingshan's shoulder and said, "In the future, we must work together to make contributions to my Tang Dynasty." ”

Xue Dingshan looked up at Li Luanhu, and also smiled slightly: "The last general is willing to follow the marshal to make contributions to the Tang Dynasty and be loyal to the emperor!" ”

"Good! General Xue, please be seated! As he spoke, Li Luanhu, who walked back to the handsome seat and sat down, couldn't help but look at Xue Dingshan, who was sitting in the empty seat under Xue Rengui, and said with a slight flash in his eyes: "General Xue, I heard Marshal Xue say that you went to pick up General Diao." What do you think? How's it going? ”

"Back to Marshal! General Diao led his army to the mouth of a valley. encountered a formation blocking the way, and lost hundreds of soldiers and horses, and several generals. Even General Diao himself was seriously injured and broke an arm. If it weren't for the late general's timely arrival, I was afraid that General Diao would die in the battle," Xue Dingshan said busily.

Li Luanhu frowned when he heard this: "Oh? Formation? What kind of formation, so powerful? ”

"If the last general is not mistaken, it should be the monster seven killing array!" Xue Dingshan groaned and spoke.

Xue Rengui's brows furrowed: "Monster Seven Killing Array? ”

"That's right! It's an extremely special and strange formation," Xue Dingshan nodded.

Li Luanhu's eyes flashed slightly: "General Xue, you seem to have some understanding of this formation. I don't know if there is a way to crack it? ”

"Marshal! The Monster Seven Killing Array is a maze array auxiliary, cooperating with the masters in the array to attack and kill. The average army will be devoured as much as it enters, and it is simply sent to death. Even if he is a strong martial artist, he can't last long in the face of constant attacks and killings. Xue Dingshan said: "How to break the formation." At present, there is no good way to do it. The marshal studied under the Golden Axe Tianzun, and his knowledge was extraordinary, I don't know if there is a way to break this formation? ”

Li Luanhu, who was commanded by Xue Dingshan, was slightly stunned, and then shook his head and said: "The family teacher is not good at formations, so this commander's understanding of formation methods is even more limited. However, General Xue seems to have learned the way of the formation from the Beihai Shinto, even if there is no way to break the formation, there should be some ways to deal with the formation, right? ”

"Although the last general has learned some ways of formation. But it's just a rough surface," Xue Dingshan said, waving his hand.

Li Luanhu narrowed his eyes and said, "General Xue can save General Diao Yingxiang from the formation." This is not as simple as a rough formation. General Xue, now that the enemy is present, you can't hide your secrets! ”

"Marshal Li rest assured! If a child has this ability, a definition is not to be shirked! Xue Rengui didn't wait for Xue Dingshan to speak, but he was busy and said to Li Luanhu slightly.

Xue Dingshan also nodded and said: "Marshal, although the last general can't break the formation, he can see where the birth gate is." As long as the formation does not change, the last general will enter the formation, and he will still be able to recognize the location of the birth gate in a short time. However, if you go deep into the formation, it's hard to say. ”

"Excellent! This is already good news for us," Li Luanhu said with a bright eye: "General Xue, then when the two armies meet again, this commander will look at your means." As long as you can kill the master who is responsible for attacking and killing within that formation, the monster seven killing array can only be regarded as a maze, and the power is much smaller. ”

Cheng Yanjin couldn't help frowning and said, "This is a bit difficult!" Yang Fan is not stupid, how can he let us kill his masters? Once they encounter danger, they will definitely retreat into the depths of the formation, and then we will not be able to continue to chase and kill. Otherwise, if you get trapped in it, you'll be in trouble. ”

"So, we must act cleanly!" Li Luanhu's eyes swept over the generals sharply: "Gather all the masters to fight into the formation, don't have any thoughts of keeping your hands." With all his strength, even if he can't kill all those masters, he can at least kill half or even most of them. ”

When the generals heard this, they all nodded secretly with bright eyes, and they somewhat understood Li Luanhu's thoughts.

Fan Long suddenly said, "Marshal, this is a good idea. However, there were a lot of injured masters in the army before, and we may not have enough manpower! ”

"No hurry!" Li Luanhu said confidently: "Anyway, our grain route is unblocked, and we have captured a few passes, and we have obtained a lot of military rations, so we can afford to wait." Next, let's wait until the injured General Shan Ximu and General Qin Han recover from their injuries, and then it's not too late to make a move. In addition, the sergeants fought year after year, conquering the Qinglong, Suzaku and other passes, and they were also tired, which just allowed the sergeants to recuperate. ”

When the generals heard this, they all looked at Li Luanhu in a little surprise, and they didn't expect that he, who had always liked to fight speed battles, would have such a decision. Even Xue Rengui and Xue Dingshan, father and son, were all surprised in their hearts.

"Come, give the order to go down, and the army will rest. Scouts were dispatched to closely monitor Yang Fan's movements. In addition, Marshal Xue and General Xue's father and son returned to the army, which is a happy thing, let the Huotou battalion prepare a banquet, and the marshal will take the wind and wash the dust for them! Li Luanhu didn't care what the generals thought in their hearts, and said aloud directly

In the spacious hall of the Yang Mansion at Baihu Pass, Yang Fan, who was sitting on the main seat, heard the movements of the Tang army reported by the scout who was kneeling on one knee below, and couldn't help frowning slightly with a look of surprise: "Hold your troops still?" ”

"Alright, you stand down!" Yang Fan, who groaned slightly, waved his hand to let the scout retreat.

When the scout retreated, Yang Fan, who was spinning around with a teacup in his hand, frowned and fell into deep thought.

Time passed, I don't know how long it took, with a crisp sound of footsteps, Yang Fan, who seemed to be aware of it, looked up and saw Fan Lihua, who was dressed in white and snowy, walking in from outside.

"Pear Blossom!" Yang Fan, whose eyes were bright, couldn't help but get up to greet him with joy on his face.

Fan Lihua looked at Yang Fan with a light smile: "Yang Fan, I didn't bother you, right?" ”

"No, how could it be?" Yang Fan smiled and hurriedly said: "I said, even if you treat this place as your own home, what is there to disturb?" Besides, Tang Jun was frightened by my monster Seven Killing Array, and he was standing still, so I couldn't say that I would be much easier next. ”

Fan Lihua's beautiful eyes flashed slightly when she heard this: "Oh? Did the Tang army stand still? ”

"That's right! This is the news that the scout has just arrived, the Tang army has put on a defensive posture, as if they want to fight a war of attrition with me," Yang Fan shook his head and sneered slightly, and then hesitated slightly before saying: "By the way, I saw Xue Dingshan today." He broke into the formation and rescued Diao Yingxiang, who was trapped in the formation and was almost killed by me. ”

Fan Li's pretty face changed, and he hurriedly said, "He entered the monster seven killing array?" You trapped him, or"

"He rescued the man and escaped!" Looking at Fan Lihua's obviously anxious appearance, Yang Fan couldn't help but shake his head a little bitterly and helplessly: "That kid seems to know some about my monster Seven Killing Array, and he can actually see where the birth gate is. However, he should have limited understanding, and he can't break my monster seven killing array. ”

Fan Lihua secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, looked at Yang Fan's confident appearance, and couldn't help but say, "Yang Fan, don't be too careless." There are a lot of capable people in the Tang army, maybe someone can break your monster seven killing array. ”

"Haha, Pear Blossom, as long as you don't make a move, those people in the Tang Army who are now in the Tang Army will never be able to break my monster Seven Killing Array," Yang Fan immediately laughed when he heard this. (To be continued......)