Qingzhou Mansion. Xuanwu General Zhang Baiqian looked at the two urgent military intelligence reports spread out in front of him, and was at a loss.

King Guanxi was ordered to enter Beijing and participate in the enthronement ceremony, and the major and minor affairs on the ground of Qingzhou Mansion, as well as government and military affairs, were all pressed on his shoulders. Tanma had already reported in the early stage that the grassland army was assembled and ready to move, but he didn't expect the other party to move so quickly. And it seems to be pinched a little, just when the enthronement ceremony of the Great Chu Emperor was about to be held, he suddenly launched a fierce attack on Feihong Pass and Yumen Pass at the same time.

On the one hand, General Xuanwu ordered people to report to the imperial court truthfully, and on the other hand, he sent a fast horse to inform the two guards that they were only allowed to hold on, and they must not be greedy for merit. He put on armor, personally commanded 30,000 soldiers and horses in Qingzhou, and drove to Yumen Pass.

Above the gate of Yumen Pass, the banner of Da Chu fluttered in the wind.

The guard Du Ziteng held the battlements with his hands, looked at the grassland that held high the scimitar in front of the pass, and showed off his mighty grassland, and hated the root of his teeth. Helplessly, because he received an order from General Xuanwu earlier, he could only retreat and watch the grassland ponies under the city gallop back and forth unscrupulously.

The warriors of the "fierce" clan in front of the pass fought against the enemy for several days, and there was no reaction from the castle tower. Later, they figured it out: it turns out that the opponent can't understand it! Then find a few people who can speak Zhongyuan to scold.

There was a reaction from the upper floor of the city, and the guard Du Ziteng not only hated the root of his teeth, but also had a stomachache from anger. A volley of arrows fell, but it failed to hurt the enemy troops under the city.

Just when Du Ziteng couldn't bear it anymore, he suddenly received a report from Tanma: Xuanwu General Zhang Baiqian personally led the Qingzhou army to come, and asked General Du to go to greet him. General Du was overjoyed, and trotted forward to greet him, thinking to himself: Now you can always go out to meet the enemy, right? I'm fucking suffocating to death!

Zhang Baiqian climbed the city tower surrounded by the generals and raised his eyes to look outside the gate. As far as the eye could see, the enemy's tents were connected, and the city was crowded with people, scimitars, and people shouted and neighed. He couldn't help but secretly take a breath of cool air, and for no reason he always thought of the locusts flying everywhere in the mountains and fields in his hometown in the year of the catastrophe.

"General Zhang, my subordinates are going to fight with the soldiers defending the city! These barbarians are so arrogant that they don't take us seriously at all! The guard Du Ziteng knelt on one knee and saluted Zhang Baiqian.

Zhang Baiqian turned around and glanced at him, nodded and said, "General Du, please get up." The reason why General Ben strictly ordered you to hold on to the retreat in the early stage was because he was afraid that you would be careless and fall into an ambush by thieves, so it was important to hold the checkpoint first. I have come with a great army today to repel these thieves who have invaded my territory. General Du was eager to win, and the morale of the soldiers was high, which was gratifying. ”

General Du stood up and said eagerly: "General Zhang, the last general will lead the men and horses, kill out of the pass, and give the thieves a dismount, how about it?" ”。

Zhang Baiqian looked into the distance and said with a smile: "Wait, General Du is too impatient." Why don't you let the soldiers I brought with me take a breather? Early tomorrow morning, this general will be on the top of the city tower, personally beating drums and cheering for you, and it will not be too late to destroy the bandits! ”。

The next day, on top of the Yumen Gate, several big drums were erected. Zhang Baiqian was dressed in bright armor and sat in front of the big drum.

As the gate was pushed open with a bang, General Du jumped on his horse and raised his gun, leading his men to rush out of the gate.

The warrior of the "fierce" clan in front of the pass was a little surprised: he shrank his head and remained motionless for so many days, and he took the initiative to leave the customs before he started scolding today?

Before they could arrange their formation, the men and horses led by General Du had already rushed to the front, and with the earth-shattering war drums on the city tower, the defenders of Yumen Pass rushed into the enemy formation with a howl like a tiger on the mountain.

Just the day before the enthronement ceremony was to be held, Liu Qian received a military intelligence report from Qingzhou and hurriedly convened everyone to discuss.

When Zhai Longbiao, the king of Guanxi, heard this, he immediately got up and jumped up, and said loudly: "Grandma, Lao Tzu has only been away for a few days, and these grassland barbarians are about to turn against the sky!" The eldest brother and the younger brother said goodbye, so they rushed back to Qingzhou Mansion non-stop, and then came back to visit everyone after killing all these rabbit cubs. ”

Shi Tiangong on the side frowned and said: "Fourth brother, don't be impatient, the ceremony will be held tomorrow, there is General Xuanwu in Qingzhou, and it will not be too late for you to leave after the enthronement ceremony is over." ”

Zhai Longbiao waved his hand again and again and said, "The Sprinkle family can't wait!" ”。

He turned to Liu Qian and hugged his fists and said, "Big brother, you ascend your throne, I will turn my axe to cut people, and there will be no delay!" ”。

Liu Qiantie reprimanded with a blushing face: "Presumptuous! The enthronement ceremony held by the widow is the destiny of heaven and the desire of the people, why did it become child's play in your mouth?! As the prince of Da Chu Guanxi, you should know the priorities, and you should pay attention to individuality and proportionality in doing things. ”

After a slight pause, Liu Qian glanced at Zhai Longbiao's neck, with an unconvinced expression, sighed softly, and said in a slow tone: "Fourth brother, you have to leave some time for the widow, so that I can arrange for the dispatch of people and horses to accompany you, right?" There is also the issue of food and grass. So, wait patiently for a few days, and the widow will definitely let you go back to the battlefield to kill the enemy! ”。

For Liu Qian, who was the emperor of Great Chu, the eve of the enthronement ceremony was destined to be a sleepless night.

In the first half of the night, he discussed with the ministers the process of the next day's ceremony, the details of the sacrifice to the heavens, etc., and in the second half of the night, he was busy discussing with several close ministers how to deal with the sudden attack of the grassland barbarians.

"The collection, dispatch, and transportation of grain and grass will be handed over to Brother Jingcheng to handle, and General Xuanwu's note does not say how many soldiers and horses the thieves have come, and whether they need to send reinforcements all the way." Liu Qian rubbed his slightly reddened eyes, looked at Shi Dazai and Li Jingcheng in front of him and said.

Shi Tiangong bowed and replied: "The grassland barbarians chose to commit this major attack, it must have been premeditated, and it must not be taken lightly. I, Da Chu, should mobilize the soldiers of the whole country to deal with it calmly, so that nothing can be lost. Wei Chen came up with a plan to kill two birds with one stone: the saint only needed to make a decree and ordered Ma Maoxun to personally lead his subordinates to Qingzhou Mansion to meet the invading enemy. If he leads the troops to go, the saint can secretly inform General Xuanwu that the Ma Jiajun and the grassland thieves will fight and lose, and we will wait to reap the benefits of the fisherman; If he dares to disobey the will, it will be better to do it, and we can take him down for the crime of deceiving the king!" ”。

Seeing that Liu Qian, the emperor of Great Chu, and Li Jingcheng, the imperial historian of Qincha, both bowed their heads in contemplation and were silent. Shi Tiangong continued: "My only worry is that Ma Maoxun is really in a hurry, what if he jumps over the wall in a hurry, joins forces with the grassland barbarians on the front line, and fights back against my Da Chu?" ”。

Li Jingcheng shook his head and said, "What Dazai said is extremely true, and this is exactly what I am worried about!" ”。

Liu Qian put down his hand and muttered: "Let the elite division of the fifth and sixth brothers not be used, and let Ma Maoxun take his men and horses to Qingzhou, it is too risky!" If you don't get it right, you will be startled, which is counterproductive! I plan to let the sixth brother command his soldiers and generals to rush to the aid of Qingzhou. In any case, the sixth brother has a good way of leading the troops to fight, and taking this opportunity, we can also support him far away, so that we can see the right time to attack Ma Maoxun! ”。

The sound of war drums and the neighing of war horses.

In front of the two armies, General Du waved the spear in his hand, clenched his steel teeth, and his eyes widened angrily, not letting go of any figure rushing towards him with a scimitar.

The overwhelming impact of the Chu army forced the hastily engaged enemy army into chaos, leaving behind hundreds of corpses and retreating.

General Xuanwu, who was standing on the city tower, saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart. He turned his head and shouted, "Beat the war drums for me a little more!" General Xia listened to the order: lead your men and horses to prepare to go out of the customs, assist General Du in chasing and killing the thieves, and hear that Mingjin must stop and return, so as not to fall into the ambush of the thieves, there must be no mistake! ”。

Standing behind him, General Xia, who was already gearing up, hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "The last general has an order!" ”。

(To be continued in this chapter)