Jia Kangdi continued: "In fact, the most valuable thing in the hands of the emperor is a very powerful army left to him by the ancestors back then, and legend has it that the army is called the Howling Tiger Army, which is a pair of dark chess pieces in the hands of the ancestors. But no one had ever seen that army, so everyone speculated about the truth of the story. ”

Prince Ying asked suspiciously: "Haven't you seen the Duke of Zhongyong follow his ancestors to fight in the south and the north back then?" ”

Emperor Jiakang sighed and said, "I have asked the Duke of Zhongyong, but the Duke of Zhongyong has been silent about this, only saying that he should respect the will of the emperor. ”

Prince Ying sighed with emotion: "The loyal and brave prince is really loyal to the ancestors, but it is true to see him say this." ”

Emperor Jia Kang said in a deep voice: "Whether it is true or not, I must first uproot the spies in Xishu." Ning Wangfu seems to be impregnable now, but it is just an illusion. Uncle Huang has already known his fate, no matter how powerful he is, he will no longer be back then, and his sons are embarrassed except for the current King of Ning, Murong Jianning. And Murong Jianning, who succeeded the emperor's uncle, is actually just a strong outsider and a middle-class cadre, and he has no real skills at all. ”

Prince Ying nodded and said, "There are very few people in the royal family who are truly talented. ”

As worried as Jiakangdi is the Yuan father and son.

Yuan Shangshu was also a tiger general when he was young, and he was resourceful, so he was promoted to the position of the current secretary of the military department.

But when people reach middle age, the courage and strength of the year have been ruthlessly rubbed by the years, and now seeing that their son is about to go on the expedition, worry and anxiety unconsciously come to their hearts.

"Father, the emperor asked me to set off overnight? Has the situation changed? Yuan Gang asked nervously.

Yuan Shangshu sighed and said, "I have already arranged it for you, and when the time comes, you will follow me to the city gate." Don't ask about the rest, the people who see your uncle in Shu Road will be safe. ”

Originally, Yuan Gang was still fantasizing about riding a high-headed horse, leading a large army, and walking out of the city gate from the eyes of the common people's expectations, what a glory it was.

As a result, Yuan Shangshu's words were suddenly poured into his heart, and his little heart changed from excited and sudden to worried.

"Father, does this have something to do with my assassination? I'm not small anymore, but it's worrying me all the way if you hide it, so it's better to say it directly. Yuan Gang said unhappily.

Yuan Shangshu stuffed the secret letter into Yuan Gang's arms, and said in his ear: "You don't care about the affairs of the capital, you will go straight to Shu Road when you leave the capital, and if there is an accident on the way, go straight to your uncle's military camp."

After you leave, there will be a large army to escort new grain and grass to Xishu, and you must remember to send these things to General Murong. Now that they are entering Xishu on foot, they can't bring too much grain and grass with them, so you must move quickly and never let them run out of food.

What I just stuffed you is the emperor's secret letter, and your uncle will personally lead the army to Shu Dao to help you when he sees it. You must take care of this thing, it is your life charm, if you lose it, even if your uncle wants to help you, he can't help it. ”

When Yuan Gang heard this, he hurriedly stuffed the secret letter into the innermost mezzanine on his body, and said, "The child knows, and he must remember his father's words." ”

The sound of the child was heard, and the Yuan father and son left through the back door in disguise and went straight to the city gate.

At the same time, the black-clothed man near the potential Yuan Mansion also quietly followed.

This night is destined to be a night that is not peaceful!

At this time, Admiral Chiang, who had already been informed by the Zhongyong Prince, sent all his men to lurk around the city gate early to prepare for the next day.

The people who don't know anything about it still finish washing up early and enter their dreams, these dark tide battles don't have much to do with them, they are most concerned about how much money they make today, and whether the owner will be happy to give more silver tomorrow.

"Father, what about our people?" Yuan Gang, who arrived at the city gate, said to Yuan Shangshu in a low voice.

Yuan Shangshu let out a few strange screams, and then dozens of men in silver-gray suits jumped out of the hidden corner.

"I've seen Lord Shangshu." The men said in unison.

Yuan Shangshu nodded and introduced: "This is the dog Yuan Gang, and he is also the person appointed by the emperor as the captain of the vanguard this time, you must listen to his words and rush to Shu Dao as soon as possible." ”

"Subordinates obey." The men replied in unison.

Then Yuan Shangshu introduced to Yuan Gang: "Yuan Gang, these are the Silver Guards, and they are the most powerful guards besides the Jinyi Guards. Since I became the secretary of the Ministry of War, I have organized and established such a team, and they are generally lurking in various capacities in the Ministry of War, of course, this is also the acquiescence of the emperor. Now that I have handed them over to you, you must complete the task given by the emperor and live up to your grace. ”

Yuan Gang realized that his father was not really greedy for comfort over the years, but made these his own protective colors, successfully avoided everyone's attention, and formed a new powerful team for the emperor.

Yuan Gang had mixed feelings in his heart, and said cautiously: "Father, don't worry, you won't pay back the oath of Xishu!" ”

Yuan Shangshu took a breath, patted Yuan Gang's shoulder and said, "It's not too early, let's go quickly." When you return triumphantly, I will come to meet you at the gate of the city. ”

Yuan Gang clasped his hands into fists and said, "Yes, the child will definitely be able to return triumphantly, father, please go back." ”

After speaking, Yuan Gang left without looking back.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow pierced the silent night sky and flew straight towards Yuan Gang.

Yuan Shangshu was so frightened that he hurriedly swung his sword to block it, successfully blocking one of the feather arrows, but then more feather arrows flew from the roof not far away.

Yuan Shangshu's calm response from the beginning became a little overwhelmed.

"Father! Quick, take down the man on that roof! Yuan Gang heard the sound of arrows and hurriedly looked back.

saw that Yuan Shangshu was alone behind in order to let everyone leave successfully, blocking all the flying feather arrows in the back.

The Silver Guard quickly ran to Yuan Shangshu's side and began to shoot back at all the flying feather arrows.

Yuan Shangshu angrily reprimanded: "You are now the captain of the vanguard, not my son, the only thing you have to do now is to leave the capital with these people and rush to Shu Dao." And not to be delayed here. ”

"But, how do you deal with so many feathered arrows!" Yuan Gang shouted anxiously.

Yuan Shangshu shouted: "The Silver Guard obeys the order and immediately takes Captain Yuan away!" ”

When the Silver Guards heard Yuan Shangshu's order, their eyes flashed with confusion, and in desperation, they withdrew from the battle in batches.

Yuan Gang struggled in every way, and was finally pulled away by the Silver Guard.

"I, Yuan Hongjie, have been fighting on the battlefield for decades, if I can't protect my son today, I will be called a ghost in vain! Let the horses come! After speaking, while Yuan Shangshu quickly swung his sword, one long sword in his hand turned into two, and the force continued to pour out from his body, increasing the speed and power of the long sword.

"Good! It's been a long time since the old man has been in and out with the ghost hand, let's join forces again today! A familiar voice came from afar.

Yuan Shangshu laughed and said: "With the help of the former Kyushu God of War, why can't you take that thief!" ”

The man in black hidden on the roof couldn't help but ring the alarm bell in his heart when he heard Yuan Shangshu's conversation with another somewhat familiar voice.

The god of war of yesteryear? In Kyushu, it is estimated that the only one who can be called the god of war is today's loyal and brave duke, right? But how could he be at the gates of the city at this time?

In fact, the man in black guessed correctly, this person is Zhongyonggong. And the Loyal and Brave Guild actually came over to see what the road out of the city would pass through, so as to make adequate preparations for the smooth departure of the army from Beijing the next day.

But Zhongyong Gong didn't expect that tonight would be unintentionally inserted into the willows!

"The soldiers of the Admiral's Palace, please listen to the order, all go to the roof, and take down the man in black!" After the Zhongyong Gong gave the order, he took the lead in running in the direction where the arrow flew out.

Yuan Shangshu heard the words of Zhongyong Gong, and said happily: "The people in the Admiral's Mansion are all here tonight, it's like God helping me!" Thief, see how long you can be arrogant! ”

With a flame of joy burning in his heart, Yuan Shangshu's movements were faster!

Before sending troops, Admiral Chiang repeatedly told all the soldiers to obey the dispatch of Zhongyong Gong, so as soon as Zhongyong Gong gave the order, all the soldiers hiding in all corners of the city gate rushed out and flew to the roof.

This made the man in black even more scared, it was easy to deal with one person, but it was almost impossible for a group of people!

But now it was almost impossible to escape, because the soldiers on the roof were all checking the location of the man in black in the moonlight.

In desperation, the man in black had to jump off the roof and deal with Yuan Shangshu who was fighting alone.

Yuan Shangshu is not a vegetarian either, and before the man in black could stand firmly, he stepped forward and struck, and the man in black stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

The man in black also fell into a situation because of this, Yuan Shangshu was quick with his eyes, and his two swords attacked left and right, and the man in black had to deal with it in embarrassment.

Soon, many scars appeared on the man in black, and blood gushed out.

The loyal warriors and soldiers on the roof also jumped down when they heard the movement on the ground.

This time, the man in black is even more like a trapped beast, unable to turn over.

"Capture this man alive!" Zhong Yonggong shouted.

The soldiers responded in unison: "Yes!" ”

The man in black flashed fierceness in his eyes, and he screamed "ah", his mouth opened and closed, and countless insects flew in the air, drowning the moonlight. The whole sky suddenly became black.

Yuan Shangshu shouted and said, "It's not good, hurry up and light the fire." ”

Just when everyone was in a hurry, the man in black quietly wanted to slip away from the crowd, but he never expected that a cold knife was on his neck.

"You, you're not afraid of Gu worms!" The man in black was so shocked that his back was cold, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Zhongyong Gong laughed and said: "Don't forget, you Xishu was taken by me back then, and this little insect also wants to stop me?" You'd better be caught! ”

"Hmph, it's a fool's dream!" The man in black was about to bite through the poison sac in his back molars.

But Zhongyonggong moved faster, pinched the jaw of the man in black, and with a "click", the jaw of the man in black was removed.

Immediately afterwards, the arm of the man in black also unloaded, and the man in black glared angrily in pain, and his mouth let out a shout of "ahhhhhhhhhhh

Zhong Yonggong didn't care what the man in black was going to say, after taking out the poison sac directly from his mouth, he grabbed the man in black and ran in the direction of the prison.

"I will put this man in the prison first, and you will continue to guard the gate of the city, and you will not let go of any trouble! Yuan Shangshu, I'll leave it to you here, and the old man will go back when he goes. When Zhongyong left, he did not forget to tell the soldiers who were still fighting in place and Yuan Shangshu.

Yuan Shangshu replied loudly: "Loyal and brave duke, you can go with confidence." I'm going to die here today, and I'm not going to let a fly fly by!" ”

Between the words, Yuan Shangshu vigorously waved his double swords, and the explosion sound of "bang bang bang" that he only heard sounded in the air.

When I looked at it again, the originally dark sky, with the departure of the man in black, coupled with the soldiers using fire folds to drive away Gu worms, and Yuan Shangshu's force breaking through, the silver plate-like moon appeared in the sky again, and there was a little starlight embellishment, congratulating the victory of this battle!