On the eighth day of the fifth month, the scorching sun hung in the sky.

The earth is like fire, and the four seas are steaming.

After days of heavy rain, the scorching sun scorched the earth, thousands of willows hung down their branches and leaves, the scenery between thousands of streets and hundreds of squares was somewhat distorted in the hot weather, and the old dog on the street lay in the shade and gasped, and the saliva would make a soft sound on the stone bricks.

The hottest time of the year in Chang'an City has arrived.

It was difficult to go out in the weather, but at this time, the road outside the city gate was full of people, scholars, and people from the rivers and lakes, wearing hats and holding umbrellas, and heading to the Falling Dragon Bend on the bank of the Wei River with raging flames.

It was decided that a contest between the ten martial arts of Dayue would be held at the Falling Dragon Bend, where it was rumored that 'there was a dragon falling from the sky into a river', and the ring had been set up, and the Son of Heaven would also come in person.

The people in the rivers and lakes pay attention to face, and there is no face greater than the king of a country coming to observe in person, which can be regarded as a statement to the martial artists in the world - the imperial court still attaches great importance to martial artists.

Such a grand event naturally attracted the attention of the Dayue government and the opposition.

In Guozi Prison, there was a day off today, and most of the students went to see the excitement, and the school buildings were empty.

Thousands of peach trees were exposed to the scorching sun, and wisps of green smoke rose from the peach blossom forest.

Song Yu, who has been in prison for ten years, stood alone in the peach blossom forest, put a picture scroll in his hand into the brazier, and watched the 'peach blossom retrospective' that had been painted thousands of times turn into ashes in the flames.

"Xiaowan, this king was untrustworthy back then, and today, it can be regarded as making amends for you."

Liu Yunlin stood beside him and said in a deep voice: "Xu Buling has been poisoned recently, staying in the ice room day and night, and I learned from Mrs. Lu's maid's chatter that Xu Buling's temper was extremely irritable after being poisoned outside the city, and even Mrs. Lu was not allowed to approach, so I was more stable today and accompanied Mrs. Lu out of the city." As long as the last straw is thrown away, Xu Buling will inevitably be unable to restrain himself. ”

Song Yu looked at the burning scroll in the brazier and sighed softly:

"That's good."

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"Tiger—"

"Tiger—"

"Tiger—"

The land of Sanqin, 600 miles away from Chang'an, is at the foot of Longtou Mountain in Qinzhou.

Ten thousand horses galloped like the sea, and the king's flag was like a burning black flame, hunting in the northwest crosswind.

The cross wind blows, and the drums of war beat.

The military camp of the 80,000 Xiliang Army is like countless black bunkers growing on the loess earth, stretching to the end of the sky.

The soldier in black fish-scale armor drew a four-foot-long knife from his waist under the scorching sun.

30,000 light cavalry behind, 20,000 heavy cavalry in front, all wearing heavy armor and holding spears, this is the Dayue Town National Iron Cavalry that Xu Lie has saved up in his lifetime, and it is also the only army in the world that can hedge head-on with the Northern Qi Iron Rakshasa head-on.

Tu Qianchu, the general of the East Road, stood on the left side with two hexagonal copper hammers on his shoulders, and Yang Zunyi, the general of the South Road, stood on the right with a black front lance.

Yue Jiulou held an oil-paper umbrella in his hand, covering the blazing sun for the white-haired man in front of him with a golden crown in a python robe.

Pedal Pedal –

The scout hurried over and handed out the paper tube in his hand.

King Su unfolded it and looked at it a few times, then threw the note under the stage, and picked up the long sword from his side - the sword was three feet four long, and there were red flower spikes hanging on it, which was the dowry sent by the Lu family in the East China Sea back then, and the sword name was 'Red Lady'.

Boom –

The long sword choked out of its sheath, and the sword reached the blue sky and white sun.

"All the troops are attacking."

"No."

Knock Knock Knock –

The drums of war resounded through the wilderness of the northwest.

The black blade crushes the city like the sea, and the galloping sound of thousands of horses is like a wave!

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Chencang, which is 300 miles away from Chang'an, is 30 miles east of Qianyang Pass, the first Xiongguan in the northwest, and in front of Jiazi, in order to guard against the iron cavalry counterattack of the left army of the Northern Qi Dynasty, a new pass was built, which was called Zhenhu Pass.

The distance between the two passes is only thirty miles, and there is not a single house in the middle area, and there are countless trenches, pillboxes, horse rejections, and pits.

The garrison of Qianyang Pass was the Xu family army, and the enemy facing it was the remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty who had occupied Yuanzhou for a generation.

In order to revitalize the Central Plains in the future, the Northern Qi Dynasty has always held Yuanzhou in its hands, like a horn on the map, inserted into the territory of Dayue.

Yuanzhou is connected to Longnan Liangzhou in the south, Mobei Plain in the north, Guanzhong across the mountains in the east, and the entire Hexi Corridor in the west.

Northern Qi relied on the danger of the topography of Liupan Mountain, built Xiongguan in the Jingyuan generation, the name was directly called 'Wangnan Pass', and set up heavy troops to garrison, holding on to this last chassis, Jiazi before Xu Lie and Dayue Zhulu Army have tried to capture the last stinky stone at the door of this house, but unfortunately the terrain has been fruitless, with the passage of time, it has been stalemate.

The enemy facing Zhenhu Pass on the surface is also the Northern Qi soldiers and horses in Yuanzhou, but the actual role of Zhenhu Pass is to defend against King Su in the northwest.

After breaking Chang'an, Qianyang Pass was garrisoned by the Xu family's army, and the Xu family's efforts to expand the territory were rewarded, and it could deter the Northern Qi Dynasty, so there was no reason for Xu Lie to withdraw his troops. When Emperor Xiaozong died, the defenders of Qianyang Pass could not be withdrawn. The defense of the Northern Qi Dynasty by the Xu family is naturally unbreakable, but if King Su rebels, it is basically a horse to Pingchuan until the city of Chang'an.

In order to solve this embarrassing situation, the imperial court between Jiazi built three passes between Chencang and Chang'an, and there were Tianwang Pass and Xingping Pass behind, saying that they were afraid of the remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty counterattacking, but in fact, the blind people knew that they were guarding against King Su.

Qianyang Pass is an enclave for King Su, stationed in the Chen Cang generation is the Dayue Western Army, from Chen Cang to Chang'an Sandao Pass Chen soldiers 200,000, the commander is the 'Var Da General' Guo Zhongxian, the Liu family's soldiers and horses also gathered in it.

Under the scorching sun, Liu Chang'an, the eldest son of Taiwei Liu Pingyang, ran quickly to the head of Zhenhu Pass in armor, his face was slightly nervous, he came to the dragon flag, raised his hand and said in a deep voice:

"General Guo, King Su has been training troops in Qinzhou recently, and it seems that the signs are not right in the last general, so please don't be negligent ...... generals."

Guo Zhongxian is over sixty years old, and he can sit in the Western Army of Dayue and fight against the Prince of Northern Qi Zuo and even the King of Su, Xu You, so he is naturally not an ordinary person. At this time, he pressed the imperial golden knife in his hand, looked at the north, and said coldly:

"Lao Tzu has been standing here for half his life, when was he negligent and needed to be taught by your little doll?"

Guo Zhongxian has always had this temper, Liu Changan did not show any dissatisfaction, and stepped forward:

"King Su is training troops in Qinzhou, and it is only three hundred miles away from Qianyang Pass, if it is ......"

Guo Zhongxian has been looking at the north: "Xu You is not a fool, he went to Chang'an for some reason, even if he broke the three passes and entered Chang'an, he would not be able to defend the middle of the pass with 200,000 people, and his son was also in the capital, so he rebelled at this time." ”

Liu Pingyang pursed his lips, but he didn't say much, bowed down and said: "Please also ask General Guo not to be negligent and strengthen combat preparedness, even if Su Wang is divided and defends himself, it can be regarded as military training, which has all benefits and no harm." ”

Guo Zhongxian thought for a while and raised his hand:

"Got it, drumming."

"No!"

Knock Knock Knock –

The drums of war then resounded at the head of Zhenhu Pass......

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Thousands of miles of yellow sand, the black city where the Northern Qi heavy troops gathered.

Prince Zuo Jiang Yu stood at the head of the city, looked at the huge map in front of him, planted a small flag in the position of Shazhou, and looked in the direction of Suzhou City, which was looking at each other from afar:

"Chen Xuan, you said that there will be changes in Chang'an, this has been a month, Xu You has been training troops, seeing that the weather is about to return to the camp, this king has transferred half of the soldiers and horses in the south, such a hot weather, dozens of people died of heat on the march, if you run in vain, this king will cut off your head."

Chen Xuan wore a robe, stood next to Yutu, and looked at Chang'an's position:

"Don't worry, according to the news from the spies in Chang'an, there will be a competition over there today, and Emperor Dayue will also go over.

Prince Zuo Jiang Yu looked at the endless military camp behind Heicheng and raised his hand:

"Don't let this king down, go and give orders."

"No!"

Chen Xuan bowed down and retreated from the city......

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At this moment, in Chang'an City, there is still singing and dancing, and there is no movement.

The people in the streets and alleys dragged their families to the outside of the city to see the excitement, and the rich and noble families took advantage of the fact that the sun was not poisonous in the early morning, and got into a carriage early to take a good position on the bank of the Wei River.

Only Xiao Ting, who finally cheated fat powder money from the two aunts and was ready to bet a lot of money, was locked in the house, banging on the door and crying:

"Auntie, I was wrong, you let me out. Today's competition must be won by Tang Jiao, you let me take a look, and I'll come back after a look......"

It's a pity that no one cares.

Within the majestic imperial city.

After the court meeting dispersed, the imperial study room behind the Taiji Hall was filled with incense.

Song Ji took off the dragon robe and crown, sat on the couch in a literary robe, supported the small case with his elbows, and Bai Zi flipped at his fingertips, frowning and thinking about the endgame on the chessboard.

Father-in-law Jia sat across the chessboard, with a humble smile on his face, looked at the sky, and reminded softly:

"Holy Lord, the time for the martial arts competition outside the city is coming, and the honor guard is ready, when will you leave the palace?"

Song Ji likes to play chess, and once delayed the time of the court because of playing chess, and was scolded by the old horseman Qi for several years. At this time, rubbing the chess pieces, a little disappointed:

"It's the end, Rong Zhen thinks again."

Father-in-law Jia bowed slightly, sat quietly in front of the chessboard and waited.

Song Ji carefully looked at the endgame in front of him, frowned and pondered, and only after three poles did he buckle the chess pieces in his hand on the chessboard:

"No regrets, out of the palace."

"No!"

A moment later.

Outside the Taiji Palace, the Son of Heaven with six horses drove out of the palace gate.

Song Ji, who was crowned by the dragon robe, sat on the imperial chariot and walked across Suzaku Street.

The people on both sides of the street bowed their heads, and the courtiers' chariots followed closely behind, slowly driving out of Chang'an......