Under the dark night, a full moon hangs high, and the bright moon shines thousands of miles.

On the official road leading from Qinglong Pass to Zhuque Pass, in the sound of hurried horses' hooves, there were two or three thousand elite horsemen of the Tang Army who were traveling under the stars and nights. The two of them are all dressed in military uniforms, and it seems that they are Xue Rengui and Xue Dingshan father and son. Looking at the armor and robes of the father and son, they turned out to be the outfits of the marshal and the vanguard general.

Behind the two of them were Cheng Yanjin, who was dressed in brocade clothes, and Qin Huaiyu, who was dressed in bronze armor.

Looking at Xue Rengui's father and son, who were galloping ahead of them and in high spirits, Cheng Yanjin and Qin Huaiyu, who glanced at each other, couldn't help but show a look of relief, and they all smiled.

"If Li Luanhu knew that Rengui and Ding Shan were awarded the title of Deputy Marshal of Zhengxi and the Great Pioneer of Zhengxi Left Road by the Emperor's grace, I don't know what his expression would be!" Cheng Biting Jin grinned.

Qin Huaiyu frowned slightly and said with some worry: "I don't know what the emperor thinks, this Li Luanhu and Ding Shan are not in harmony, and it is difficult to talk to Brother Xue together." If you make it too handsome, you can't do it."

"Maybe the emperor thinks that the army is attacking Shun Lì now, even if there are some contradictions, it won't affect the overall situation too much!" Cheng Yanjin groaned.

Qin Huaiyu couldn't help but shake his head: "The emperor has a limited understanding of military affairs, and if he doesn't know the slightest contradiction and negligence, it will cause uncontrollable consequences and affect the outcome of the war." Uncle Cheng, in fact, I really can't figure it out, how could the emperor suddenly use Brother Xue and Ding Shan again? Could it be because of Uncle Xu's deathbed words? ”

"Not exactly," Cheng Yanjin shook his head slightly and said with some uncertainty: "I heard." It seems that Yun Weng said something to the emperor when he left Suoyang City and returned to Beijing. ”

Qin Huaiyu was immediately surprised when he heard this: "Yun Weng? What can he say to the emperor? ”

"I don't know!" Cheng Yanjin shook his head and said: "Don't look at Yun Weng as just a miracle doctor, but his influence on the emperor and even the martial queen is not small. Heard. He is also a cultivator, who can avoid good and bad fortunes and deter demons and monsters. ”

Qin Huaiyu was stunned when he heard this, and after a while, he couldn't help but shake his head and laugh: "Then I really didn't know real people before!" ”

"Huaiyu, you really don't care. This Yun Weng seems to have a somewhat unsimple origin," Cheng bit Jin Zhengse said.

Qin Huaiyu nodded slightly. Then he raised his eyebrows and said slightly: "By the way, I remember Yun Weng's granddaughter, who seems to be quite interesting to Ding Shan, right?" ”

"Oops! It's hard to say! It's been a few years. Their relationship is always inseparable. However, Lingyun's girl is not small now, but she has never been married. If there is no reason for Ding Shan, it will make people a little unbelievable. Cheng Biting Jin stroked his beard and smiled: "But Ding Shan, this kid is really not simple." You said that if he really had a heart, he would marry him, so procrastinating. ”

Qin Huaiyu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Uncle Cheng, I see that your addiction to being a matchmaker has been committed again, right?" ”

"Hey, don't say it, maybe there is a good marriage this time that needs Lao Cheng to achieve!" Cheng Yanjin smiled slightly mysteriously.

Qin Huaiyu raised his eyebrows lightly and said thoughtfully: "Uncle Cheng is talking about Jin Lian and Yihu?" Well, a few years have passed, and they are not small. Let's talk about this marriage. It really can't be delayed any longer. ”

"You can't drag it! Who knows when this war will be over! If you fight for a few more years, the marriage of your two boys, Qin Han and Qin Ying. It's going to be delayed. If you want me to say, there are many good women in this Xiliang! If you see a suitable one, let's talk about the next one first," Cheng Yanjin nodded and said with a smile.

Qin Huaiyu couldn't help but look at Cheng Yanjin with a helpless smile: "Uncle Cheng, then I will leave the marriage of your two nephews to you." ”

"Don't worry! Guaranteed to keep you satisfied! Cheng Biting Jin grinned.

While the two were talking, a small black dragon foal suddenly came from behind, obviously underage but still looking like a divine horse, and a handsome young man on horseback who looked thirteen or fourteen years old and was still a little childish came over and laughed: "Grandpa Cheng, Uncle Qin, what are you talking about?" So happy? ”

"Chu Yu! I'm talking about your marriage with your Uncle Qin, when will you and Princess Mingyue get married? Cheng Yanjin laughed jokingly: "You have to hurry!" Otherwise, in a few years, maybe Grandpa Cheng won't have the mouth to drink your happy wine! ”

The young man is Xue Rengui's second son, Xue Dingshan's younger brother Xue Chuyu.

Hearing Cheng Biting Jin's joking words, Xue Chuyu couldn't help but blush: "Grandpa Cheng, if you make fun of me again, I can sue Mingyu for going!" A lot of age, old and old! ”

"Haha!" Qin Huaiyu on the side also laughed: "Chu Yu, this is the first time you really go to the battlefield with your father, but you have to work hard to make meritorious contributions, otherwise it will be bad if the emperor doesn't give you Princess Mingyue to marry in the future." ”

Xue Chuyu suddenly looked at Qin Huaiyu depressedly: "Uncle Qin, even you laugh at me!" ”

As he spoke, Xue Chuyu slowed down his horse slightly and fell behind.

Among the cavalry, there were two young men who were not wearing armor, and they were the two brothers of Qingzhu Qingyuan.

Looking at Xue Chuyu, who had retreated to the side, the two couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

"Hey, two senior brothers, can you tell me who is guarding the Xiliang Pass that has not yet been breached?" Xue Chuyu looked at Qingzhu and Qingyuan with some curiosity and said, "I know, you went to investigate a lot of information before, you should know those guards very well, right?" ”

Qing Yuan and Qing Zhu glanced at each other, and then said with a smile: "Chu Yu, this information, the marshal can know it." You can only be regarded as a small general now, what's the use of knowing? ”

"Know yourself and know your opponent, you won't be defeated in a hundred battles!" Xue Chuyu hurriedly said: "Maybe I also have the opportunity to lead the army alone!" ”

Qing Yuan couldn't help but laugh: "You? The hair hasn't grown yet! Want to lead the troops alone? You don't want to think about it, with your young age, can those proud soldiers and fierce generals believe you? ”

"Humph!" Xue Chuyu snorted lightly, two purple gold copper hammers appeared out of thin air above his hands, and he danced a few times and said: "With the purple copper gilt hammer in my hand, I'm not afraid that they won't be convinced!" ”

Qing Yuan's smile deepened. Qingzhu couldn't help but smile and admonished: "Boy, don't be too confident." Your martial arts are good, but you don't have much experience in enemy battles. It's going to take some sharpening. ”

"You guys look at it, I will definitely be able to accumulate military merits and lead an army alone," Xue Chuyu was extremely confident

In Xuanwu Pass, the night was dark, and Li Luanhu's residence was in a dim room. A strange black mist suddenly appeared, condensing into a mysterious man shrouded in black robes, revealing half of his pale and emaciated face.

On the bed. Li Luanhu, who was quietly closing his eyes and meditating cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the black-robed mysterious man with a slight frown, and his voice was cold and low: "Why are you here?" ”

"By the order of the prince, inform the little prince. Xue Rengui and Xue Dingshan, father and son, were reactivated by the emperor. Serving as the deputy marshal of the Western Army and the great vanguard on the left road respectively, they have already rushed to Xuanwu Pass in the starry night, and it is estimated that they will arrive tomorrow," the black-robed mysterious man's voice was a little cold and lackluster without a trace of emotion.

As soon as the black-robed mysterious man's voice fell, Li Luanhu's face became gloomy, and a sinister aura surged out of his body like a volcanic eruption, causing a vicious aura to sweep out of thin air in the room.

"Good! Very good! Li Luanhu's face twitched gloomily and said, "Your Majesty! is worthy of the emperor, what a good means! So fast. began to send people to clamp me down, and it was Xue Rengui's father and son. Case. If I don't reuse their father and son, won't I live up to the emperor's wishes? ”

When it comes to 'reuse' and 'mind', Li Luanhu's tone is more ruthless.

The black-robed mysterious man didn't seem to notice Li Luanhu's state at this time, and still said in a cold and indifferent tone: "Little prince, the prince asked his subordinates to remind you that Yang Fan outside the White Tiger Pass has laid out an extremely powerful formation, and you must be careful, otherwise you will inevitably lose your troops and suffer heavy losses." In the current form, the little prince must not have a big defeat. Otherwise, the prestige and military exploits accumulated earlier will be meaningless. ”

Li Luanhu's face changed slightly when he heard this, and then he nodded fiercely and said, "Okay!" I know! Go ahead! ”

"Subordinates retire!" The mysterious man in the black robe who responded indifferently turned into a black mist and disappeared without a trace.

When the mysterious man in the black robe left, Li Luanhu couldn't help but take a deep breath and sneered: "Xue Rengui! Xue Ding Mountain! Since your father and son are in such a hurry to come to me as a pathfinder, if I don't fulfill you, won't I live up to your 'heart'? ”

"Someone!" After speaking, Li Luanhu shouted loudly to the outside with a slight flash in his eyes.

'Squeak' The sound of the door opening soon sounded, and a personal soldier entered the room and knelt down on one knee to Li Luanhu and respectfully said, "Marshal! ”

"Pass the order! Tomorrow, the fifth watch will make rice, and the sixth greater army will start on time, and the troops will enter the White Tiger Pass! Li Luanhu ordered in a deep voice.

The soldiers responded to the order, and hurriedly got up and retreated to give the order.

In the Xuanwu Pass, a tense atmosphere before the war quietly rose and spread.

Li Luanhu led the army to set off early in the morning of the second day, marched at full speed, and came to the last official village of the eighteen official villages between Xuanwu Pass and Baihu Pass before noon.

In the hall of a mansion that occupies a large area in the official village, Li Luanhu sat on the main seat with a cold face, and his slightly gloomy gaze swept over some of the cronies and generals sitting on both sides below, and said in a cold tone: "What about General Dou Xiantong?" ”

"Marshal, listening to General Dou's personal report, she seems to have been diagnosed by the military doctor as pregnant, and she is not feeling well on the march for days, so she is resting," Fan Long hesitated slightly, but still coughed lightly.

Li Luanhu was stunned for a moment, and even the corners of his mouth hooked up an inexplicable cold arc, as if smiling: "Really? That's a great event! The Xue family finally has a queen. ”

"What about the other generals? Could it be that they are all pregnant? Li Luanhu, who turned to a smile on his face, became more cold in his tone, and his cold gaze made the generals below a little afraid to look directly.

Listening to Li Luanhu's somewhat joking and sneering words, the generals were a little afraid to deal with it for a while.

In such a depressing atmosphere, General Wang, who took a deep breath, got up and said to Li Luanhu: "Marshal Qiyu! General Dou and the others were attacked on the march, among which General Dou Yihu, General Qin Han and General Diao Yue'e were all seriously injured and are now recuperating from their injuries. And General Chen Jinding has also been found to be pregnant before. But he still insisted on following the army. But now, her body doesn't seem to be feeling well, and the military doctor says she needs to recuperate. ”

General Wang's voice did not fall. A suppressed cold aura spread, making all the generals present tense.

"Hehe, double happiness is coming, right? Good luck for the Xue family! To the surprise of the generals, Li Luanhu, who was silent for a long time, suddenly laughed, laughing loudly, but there was a faint scarlet color emerging in the pair of cold eyes, and even the smile on his face was with a hideous taste: "So, now here." There's not even one who can talk and call the shots, is there? ”

Facing Li Luanhu's gaze that looked at him as he spoke, General Wang trembled. hurriedly opened his mouth and said in a trembling voice: "Marshal Qiyu, General Diao Yingxiang Diao is waiting outside for the marshal to summon you." ”

"Oh? I thought that one attack would wipe them out! Li Luanhu, who raised his eyebrows and sneered, said in a deep voice: "Let him in!" ”

General Wang answered. He waved to the guards outside. The pro-soldier nodded and hurriedly went out.

Soon, in the sonorous footsteps, Diao Yingxiang, who was dressed in military uniform, strode in and bowed to Li Luanhu, who was sitting on the main seat: "The last general will meet the marshal!" ”

"General Diao, from now on, the previous 30,000 soldiers and horses under the command of General Dou Xiantong will all be under your control," Li Luanhu looked at Diao Yingxiang with squinted eyes. A little silence is a direct spoke.

Hearing Li Luanhu's words, Diao Yingxiang couldn't help but look up at Li Luanhu in surprise. Obviously a little hard to believe.

Even the cronies and generals under Li Luanhu had a slight change in their expressions at this time, and even some people were already angry. That's 30,000 elite Tang troops! Diao Yingxiang is a general, what qualifications does he have to command? Could it be that the marshal trusted him so much?

"Thank you Marshal for your trust!" Diao Yingxiang, who reacted, hurriedly bowed respectfully to Li Luanhu.

Li Luanhu, who nodded noncommittally, continued: "General Diao, this commander will give you an hour to straighten out the troops and horses and set off!" Explore the way first, and find out the details of the White Tiger Pass for Ben Shuai. Ben Shuai gives you the right to make a decision on the spot, I hope you don't let Ben Shuai down. ”

"The last general commands!" His expression changed, and Diao Yingxiang, who had a faint hint of solemnity in his eyes, obviously hesitated, but still took a deep breath and took the order.

Diao Yingxiang, a person who has lived for half his life, is not a stunned young man who doesn't understand anything. Li Luanhu's seemingly reusable move, what is the plan in it, I'm afraid it won't be so simple. Although he didn't know what Li Luanhu's intentions were, from his military orders, Diao Yingxiang felt an inexplicable pressure.

Open the way for the imperial army and find out the details of the White Tiger Pass, how can this task be so simple?

Li Luanhu, who saw Diao Yingxiang leave, turned to look at the cronies and generals who also had different expressions, and said indifferently: "You guys also go and prepare!" When General Diao found out the situation of the White Tiger Pass, it was the time when the army entered the White Tiger Pass. ”

"Yes, Marshal!" All the generals got up and retreated, only Fan Long stayed with a slight hesitation.

Seeing that Li Luanhu's eyes narrowed and he didn't pay attention to his meaning at all, Fan Long couldn't help but take a light breath and said, "Brother Li, what should you do if Diao Yingxiang is afraid of the battle?" ”

"On the battlefield, if you are afraid of war, you should be beheaded for your crimes, do you still need me to teach you?" Li Luanhu spoke indifferently, but there was a cold killing intent in his tone.

When Fan Long heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "The last general understands!" The last general is gone! ”

More than 20 miles away from Baihu Pass, Diao Yingxiang, who had just led the army to set off, received information from the scouts, saying that there were Xiliang soldiers guarding the valley in the mountain canyon a few miles away, and set up a defensive position.

"Yang Fan, this bastard, reacts quite quickly. However, he actually wanted to stop me on the road, what is his confidence? Or is there another calculation? Diao Yingxiang, who squinted and muttered to himself, groaned and gave an order: "Pass the order, the army will advance at full speed and rush to the outside of the valley as soon as possible." ”

A few miles away, for an army of 30,000 marching at full speed, it was only a stick of incense in time.

Outside the valley mouth surrounded by several barren mountains, Diao Yingxiang waved his hand and ordered the army to stop, looking up at the valley mouth and barren mountains without any trace of the enemy in front of him, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Which general is willing to lead his troops to explore the formation?" Diao Yingxiang groaned and said to the generals behind him.

As soon as Diao Yingxiang's words fell, a young general in his twenties and thirties jumped out of his horse and asked Diao Yingxiang for his life: "General, the last general is willing to go to the valley to investigate, just give the last general 500 soldiers and horses!" ”

"Good! General Ben gives you five hundred cavalry. Remember, if you find out about the enemy, don't fall in love with the war, and withdraw as much as you can," Diao Yingxiang nodded and admonished.

The young general answered, and with a wave of his hand, he rode his horse and led the five hundred Tang army elite horsemen into the valley in front.

After the five hundred soldiers and horses entered the valley, after calming down for more than ten breaths, there was an abrupt burst of neighing of war horses, shouts of killing and faint beast roars, but then a qiē regained calm.

"Huh?" Diao Yingxiang, whose face changed slightly, looked at the calm valley mouth, and waited for a while without seeing the five hundred soldiers and horses who had gone in before coming back, and couldn't help but look a little ugly.

The generals remained calm at first, but slowly began to talk in anxious whispers.

"General, the last general only needs one person to enter the investigation, please allow the general!" A lean general in his thirties couldn't help but step forward and gritted his teeth and asked Diao Yingxiang for his life.

Diao Yingxiang, who looked at him sideways, frowned and hesitated before nodding and saying, "Be careful!" ”

"General rest assured!" The lean general who answered the call rode his horse and galloped towards the valley: "Drive! ”

The sound of the horse's hooves gradually became quieter, and after about ten breaths, the mournful neighing of the war horse, with the familiar voice of the lean general, let out an unwilling scream, and a qiē regained its calm.

The faces of all the generals suddenly changed, and the depressing atmosphere spread, and even the war horses under the generals were a little restless, their hooves scraping the ground, and a low neighing sound came from their mouths. (To be continued......)