If this troubled world is a story, the beginning of all stories is a war.

When it comes to stories, everyone tells them differently.

The army outside Zhongning City was led by Qin Zhiwei and Huo Lingzhuo, and the main force of these 30,000 people was located at the north gate of Zhongning City.

There is an official road in the northwest direction of the north gate of Zhongning City, this official road is about ten meters wide, both sides of the official road are grass, the war horses on the grass are leisurely chewing the grass, and the soldiers who feed the horses are wearing black armor, sitting on the grass, playing a game of wrestling.

From time to time, the crowd erupted in cheers, as if shouting for the victor.

Looking north along the horses, there was a continuous camp, the gate of which was newly made, and a brazier was set up on the left and right.

In the camp, there are two kinds of tents, black and white, which are separated from the left and right, and they are clearly distinguished.

At the end of the camp was a large black and white tent, which was the camp of the main general.

At this time, it was past noon, and after the soldiers had finished their lunch, except for the soldiers on duty, the rest of them went back to their tents for a nap.

Xu Xiang was wearing a blue brocade, sitting in the main seat of the main general's camp, and the left and right sides were the eldest grandson Mingying and Yang Dianfeng.

Qin Zhiwei was wearing a silver military uniform and a high ponytail, sitting at the lower position on Xu Xiang's left side, and his cold face looked very heroic. This is the first time Xu Xiang has seen her wearing armor, like a serious female general.

And Huo Lingzhuo was wearing a black python leather armor, which wrapped her body tightly, looking exquisite, and her devil-like figure was visible at a glance.

None of the three spoke first, Xu Xiang was nominally the commander of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, but Qin Huo and the others always had reservations about him.

He knew that even if it was 30,000 ordinary soldiers, it wouldn't take so long to break through Zhongning City, not to mention that the soldiers in the hands of the two were all strong troops.

Both of them are shrewd characters, they don't eat hard and soft, and it's useless to say anything to themselves, so he hasn't figured out how to speak for the time being.

He rested his right hand on the table and gently tapped on the table, making a "pop" sound.

Qin Huo and the others didn't speak, they didn't expect Xu Xiang to come back so soon, he only left more than ten days ago, and before leaving, he asked them to capture Zhongning City as soon as possible, but now Zhongning City has not been breached, Xu Xiang must have asked for the crime when he came over this time.

The two of them saw that Xu Xiang had not spoken, and they didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, and they were also thinking about how to deal with it.

Mainly, they got the news that Xuanyuan decided to take Heyuan Mansion, and let Xu Xiang be the commander of the First Army, and canonized Xu Xiang as the general of Zhenbei. Therefore, they judged that Xu Xiang was going to hit Zhongning City, at least a month later.

Xu Xiang's sudden appearance caught them off guard.

Huo Lingzhuo finally couldn't help it, and took the lead in opening his mouth, "Lord Commander, why did you come here?" ”

Xu Xiang glanced at her, but still didn't speak, and there was no expression on his face.

"Forehead......" Seeing that Xu Xiang didn't reply to her words at all, Huo Lingzhuo spoke again, "Zhongning City's resistance is extremely fierce, but I have already discussed it with Commander Qin, and we will definitely take Zhongning City at all costs tomorrow." ”

"Huo Lingzhuo." Xu Xiang was still unmoved, and just called her name.

"The subordinates are here." Huo Lingzhuo hurriedly said.

"You go back to Shanhaiguan." Xu Xiang said lightly.

"What?" Huo Lingzhuo was stunned for a moment, I don't know why Xu Xiang said such a sentence, she came to Ningdu just to get a piece of the pie, and now Xu Xiang wants to transfer her back as the commander of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, but she didn't have any hair, how could she be willing to return to the border?

"I'll let you take all the advance troops back to Shanhaiguan!" Xu Xiang's tone aggravated a little.

Huo Lingzhuo didn't dare to oppose Xu Xiang openly, and glanced at Qin Zhiwei, as if he was asking her for help.

Qin Zhiwei understood, she and Huo Lingzhuo had indeed reached a consensus, if Huo Lingzhuo left, her strength would be limited, and she was afraid that she would not be able to control the Xuanyuan royal family at that time.

"Lord Commander, now is the time when you need someone, Huo Commander ......"

However, before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Xu Xiang, "And you, Qin Zhiwei!" All of your people will be transferred to Lushui Town! ”

Qin Zhiwei showed an unbelievable look on her face, she was very sure that Xu Xiang had no usable troops in his hands, he wanted to assist Xuanyuan Ding to recapture Ningdu, relying only on the 10,000 Chengfeng army of the Changsun Clan, as well as the soldiers of the several captured cities in Zhongshan Kingdom, it would be impossible to recapture Ningdu and expel the Ming Clan.

It is precisely because she knows that Xu Xiang needs their troops very much now, so she is not afraid of Xu Xiang turning his face at all.

If Xu Xiang turned his face, it would be better for them, in this case, they could even directly let the Council of Elders and the Eight Divisions vote together to set aside this order.

However, what they didn't know was that the Council of Elders and the Eight Divisions, who had been in high positions for a long time, couldn't adapt to Xu Xiang's sudden control of the Dragon Order, and they were out of everyone's control.

Xu Xiang is now going to transfer them all, which is not acceptable to them in any way.

Without the political center of Ningdu, it is almost difficult for them to come back.

"I wonder why Lord Commander wants to transfer us all away? Is it because the siege is not good? If this is the case, it is indeed a dereliction of duty on the part of the two of us, and my subordinates will gather the three armies later, and we must capture Zhongning City within today! Huo Lingzhuo said.

Xu Xiang shook his head, the perfunctory behavior of these two people made him very disappointed in the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow.

"No need. You just have to do what I have to say. ”

Qin Zhiwei felt that she didn't understand Xu Xiang at all, and it was absolutely unacceptable to transfer them, so she said without humility or arrogance: "Although Lord Commander is in charge of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, the responsibilities of the Eight Divisions of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow are also clearly defined, and you know very little about the affairs of our Eight Divisions. Although the commander of my eight divisions only obeys the orders of the commander, with the current situation in Great Xia, he cannot leave Ningdu. I hope you will consider it carefully. ”

"So, you're not going to leave, are you?" The corners of Xu Xiang's mouth flashed with a playful smile, he had long known that the two would not be so willing to listen to him.

"I just hope that the Lord of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow will focus on the whole of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, think clearly before acting, and not subvert the thousand-year-old tradition of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow for the sake of being happy for a while."

"A thousand-year-old tradition?" Xu Xiang smiled coldly, "Since you mentioned the thousand-year-old tradition, then I will use the thousand-year-old tradition to talk to you." ”

As soon as his words fell, there was a sudden movement in the ground, and it seemed that a 10,000-pound boulder had smashed on the land.

With the sound of metal crashing, a two-meter-tall iron man lifted the curtain of the tent and walked in.

Qin Zhiwei and Huo Lingzhuo looked at this iron man who was nearly two meters tall, his whole body was wrapped in iron skin, the iron helmet on his head wrapped all parts except for the two eyes tightly, and a crystal bead was inlaid on the forehead of the helmet, and a blood-red word "Ling" could be faintly seen in that bead.

The iron man's iron hand pressed the place of his navel, and after a mechanical sound, the mouth of the tightly wrapped iron helmet opened, and the iron man pinched a silk cloth from his mouth.

Then he closed his mouth, and the iron helmet became a whole again, as if the mouth had never opened.

This silk cloth is golden in color, with several lines of block letters on the front and a dragon on the back.

"Herald!" Qin Zhiwei and Huo Lingzhuo cried out at the same time.

This herald can be said to be a legendary existence, and no one has seen it except for the people of the Council of Elders, not even if they are the leaders of the Eight Divisions.

But they had also heard the Presbyterian people's description of the herald, and it was no different from the iron man in front of them.

The Herald appears every ten years, bringing the Council of Elders enough dragon blood and finch blood to infuse seals on newcomers to the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow.

The people of the Presbyterian Council also talked about the herald, and in addition to providing dragon blood and finch blood to the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, the herald would also convey the order of the commander. If there are disobedient people, the consequences are unbearable.

It is said that there are five heralds in total, and each of them has at least the Innate Eightfold Realm.

However, the strong force of the herald is not the source of their fear, but the herald himself is the provider of dragon blood and finch blood, and can directly deprive those who disobey the orders passed down by the herald.

Unlike the palm order, there is a certain limit on depriving dragon blood and finch blood, although they don't know what this restriction is for the time being, but they know that Xu Xiang can't be directly deprived now.

And now that the herald has appeared, they don't have to think about it to know that the most mysterious herald of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow has been mastered by Xu Xiang.

The iron man's mouth did not open, but a mechanically synthesized voice came out: "Great Xia, the dragon bird system, the second commander of the dragon order, Xu Xiangling, the commander of the dragon division on the ground, Huo Lingzhuo, the first to send the whole army, evacuate Ningdu, garrison Shanhaiguan, and you must not return to the customs unless you declare!" The soldiers belonging to the Tianlong Division are stationed in Lushui Town, Hexi Corridor, and they can't be moved lightly unless they are adjusted! Tell the commander of the second division, disobey the order, and remove the commander! Regain the resistance and remove the name of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow! ”

When the herald had finished making the announcement, he turned around and left the tent with heavy steps.

"I don't know what you think of my thousand-year-old tradition?" Xu Xiang looked at the back of the iron man leaving, and asked lightly.

Huo Lingzhuo's face turned pale for a while, and she couldn't know what the herald meant.

Transfer her out of Ningdu, which means that if Xu Xiang doesn't transfer her back, she will probably have to die in Shanhaiguan for the rest of her life.

How could she be willing, her eyes glared at Xu Xiang angrily, and she said sharply, "Xu Changsha, do you really want to force me?" ”

"Commander Huo!" Qin Zhiwei knew that Huo Lingzhuo was about to lose his mind, so he hurriedly scolded her.

"Don't be rude in front of the order!" She gave Huo Lingzhuo another look, then bowed down and said to Xu Xiang, "Since the Lord has made up his mind, his subordinates will naturally obey!" ”

Huo Lingzhuo calmed down, she was able to become the leader of the Earth Dragon Division, she would never be a dizzy person, Qin Zhiwei's head drink made her calm down.

The reason why he wanted to transfer the troops in the hands of Qin Huo and the others was that he had his own plan.

Now that Ming Heng has been assassinated, it is very likely that Ming Jing has taken power, so Ning Du must not use the previous plan to attack again.

Therefore, it is useless to keep more troops here, not to mention that Qin Huo and the others have always been against him, in order to ensure that the plan set by himself and Xuanyuan can be carried out smoothly, it is very necessary to transfer their 30,000 troops away.

If you want to subdue the entire Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, it is not so easy, and if you use strong words, you will encounter countless resistance, so you still have to use your brain.

But now, he has no spare time to play a game of power and profit with this group of people in the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow. At present, the most important thing is to ensure that Xuanyuan Ding returns to Ningdu smoothly and cleans up the Ming moth first.

Seeing that Xu Xiang ignored them, Qin Zhiwei spoke again, "If you are in charge of the order, there are no other orders, and the subordinates will retreat first." ”

"Go ahead!" Xu Xiang waved his hand.

After the second daughter bowed and left, when she walked out of the camp, Huo Lingzhuo's face darkened.

"Qin Zhiwei, what does Xu Changsha want to do? Transfer me back to Shanhaiguan and transfer your 20,000 people to Lushui Town, he thinks that with the 10,000 people of the Changsun clan, he can take Ningdu? It's just wishful thinking! Huo Lingzhuo said angrily.

Qin Zhiwei frowned, "Commander Huo, I told you a long time ago, take Zhongning City as soon as possible and give him an explanation, but you don't listen." I guess it angered him, that's why he's like this! ”

"Take Zhongning City, you said it lightly! You and I only have 30,000 troops, and we have to lose at least 5,000 people to take Zhongning City! Without these 5,000 people, how can you control the little emperor? ”

"Actually, I think Xu Changsha is right. Maybe Xuanyuan Ding is not as untrustworthy as we imagined, we didn't even try to trust, how can we know that Xuanyuan Ding is not trustworthy! ”

Huo Lingzhuo smiled coldly, "So, Qin Zhiwei, do you still plan to continue to stand on Xu Changsha's side?" ”

Qin Zhiwei didn't answer, but was pondering, Huo Lingzhuo added, "Even if you stand on his side, will your Qin family agree?" For so many years, the power of our Eight Division's family is complicated, and we already have our own way of doing things, if you want the Eight Division's family and the elders to listen to him, will anyone be willing? ”

"However, the truth is that he really has control of the Dragon Order!"

"Humph! It's not your fault! The Celestial Dragon Division has been searching for thousands of years, but has not found the owner of the Dragon Order. If you become the leader of the Tenryu Division, you will spend so much effort to find it. The result? Get back a nuisance! ”

"Huo Lingzhuo, didn't you say anything when my Tianlong Division found him? Do you think I don't know all of you're thinking about it? They all want to control him! Qin Zhiwei said-for-tat.

"So what?" Huo Lingzhuo directly admitted, "But now the truth is that the speed at which he mastered the Dragon Wandering Order was too fast!" None of us were prepared at all, and when the time came, he discovered the filth behind the Eight Division's family and the Council of Elders. This knife! There is no doubt that it will be cut on you and me! ”