King Yu's army and Guangyuan army were stationed outside the city of Dazhi, and Xuan Shaoning set up his men and was preparing to go to King Yu's shogunate. Just halfway through, an ordinary soldier walked in front of him, Xuan Shaoning felt a little familiar, looking carefully at the back of the person always felt that he had known each other, so he couldn't help but scream, who knew that the person not only did not stop but walked faster, this time Xuan Shaoning felt that there was a problem, and immediately caught up. As soon as he reached out and touched the man's shoulder, the man dodged, followed by a strong kick, Xuan Shaoning Rao was quick to react, a sideways to protect his vital point, took a big step in front of the man's eyes, and blasted out a punch very quickly, although the man had already sensed Xuan Shaoning's attack and wanted to resist, but unfortunately the speed was not as fast as it was, and he could only barely resist the punch with both hands, only to hear the sound of "ah", and took a few steps back. It didn't matter if it was this one, but Xuan Shaoning immediately stopped it, because it was a woman's voice.

"Scarlet?"

"Yes, you're pretty heavy!" Seeing that his identity was recognized, Ling Feiyan simply raised his head.

"You are dressed as a man, it seems that your father did not agree and secretly followed you, right?"

"Yes and what? How could I miss such an opportunity to go into battle and kill the enemy? Hey, how can I say it, we're also classmates, you won't demolish me, right? ”

"When the time comes, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you!"

"Who wants you to protect you! My martial arts are not inferior to you, okay! Ling Feiyan turned her head angrily and left, walking with peace of mind and integrity, seeing that Xuan Shaoning was also helpless, thinking that she still had something to do, she had to give up.

Before Xuan Shaoning walked to the door of King Yu's shogunate, he heard the voice of Annan's assassin Chen Jiale, "Minister Chen Jiale see His Royal Highness King Yu!" ”

Lifting the military tent and following the voice, this Lord Thorn Shi who had been sticking to Annan for ten years was already silver-haired, but he had a tough body and walked steadily. "It seems that this Lord Assassin is also a martial arts practitioner!" Xuan Shaoning muttered to himself.

At this time, the commanders of the three armies in the shogunate of King Yu have all arrived, Yang Zhong, as the son of the old general Yang Jie, is in his prime, and he looks heroic in a military uniform, he gave a military salute and introduced to King Yu and Chen Jiale: "General, Lord Chen, these are my two deputy generals Gu Junyuan and An Haoran. ”

Gu Junyuan is a little older, with big eyes and a square face, thick eyebrows and beard; And that An Haoran is much younger, with delicate facial features and a handsome face, if it weren't for his dark skin, he would definitely be a beautiful man. Both of them were also dressed energetically, and they saluted King Yu and Chen Jiale one after another.

Chen Jiale also introduced: "This one behind me is Miao Wei, the captain of my Annan garrison, and for many years, he has been able to prevent the Tang Dynasty from crossing the mountain, and Miao Duwei has made great contributions!" ”

This Miao Wei has a frosty face, his temples have already shown frost flowers, and there is a deep knife mark on his left cheek from the eyebrows to the wings of the nose, which makes people unbearable, and at a glance he knows that he is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years. Miao Wei did not smile, and said after saluting the people present: "Lord Chen has praised it falsely, the last general is just loyal to his duty, and this time he will recover Yinzhou, but he is driven by the general!" ”

"Good! Miao Duwei deserves to be an example of the defenders of Annam! King Yu dodged half of his body, gave up his position and said: "On these two sides are the cronies of my Xuanjia Army, Captain Lu Xiang, Captain Tong Xin, and Centurion Xuan Shaoning of the Han Dao Guard; Captain of War Thunder of the Rusty Guard; Geng Yan's commander of Jin Jiawei, Qin Qi's commander; These two were Ye Kai and Zhao Kexin, the personal guards sent to me by Master Baishi of Qingshan Academy. ”

Yang Zhong looked at Xuan Shaoning and said, "You are Xuan Shaoning, the first hero who killed the Xiliang guards in one fell swoop and helped my Liang uproot the cloud village?" ”

"The last general is Xuan Shaoning! However, General Yang is serious, it is the credit of the Xuanjia Army to uproot the Cloud Village, not me! ”

"Good! If you have a responsibility and do not take credit, you are worthy of being a great general under the command of the general! Yang Zhong was obviously very satisfied with Xuan Shaoning, he walked to the battle sand table and continued: "General, Lord Chen, the end will be a quick battle for this battle, my Guangyuan army has a total of 20,000 people, plus the general's Xuanjia army and Lord Chen's Annan garrison, a total of 50,000 people, now stationed outside the city, it will not take long to be discovered by the Tang Dynasty spies, in my opinion, it is best to start tonight." ”

King Yu disagreed, "General Yang is a little in a hurry, our army has just arrived, and the fatigue of the division is not the most favorable time to start a war." Of course, it is the best strategy to take the Tang defenders by surprise, but we can't be reckless, let's listen to Lord Chen's analysis first. ”

Chen Jiale did not shirk, and walked to the side of the sand table, the sand table is a topographic map simulating Annan and Yinzhou, and there is a raised ridge in the middle, that is, Bishan, north of Pishan is Yinzhou, and south is Annan. Yinzhou can be said to be a plain, Yinzhou City is built on the plain, facing the Bishan Mountain in the south, and the Tang Dynasty in the north, in order to prevent the enemy from attacking, there is a military camp between the foot of the Bishan Mountain and the Yinzhou City.

"The mountain road is narrow and rugged, and the most convenient way to cross the mountain and enter the boundary of Yinzhou is here." Chen Jiale pointed to a position in the ridge of Bishan Mountain that was obviously recessed, "This place is called the Tiger's Mouth, which means that once you occupy this place, it will be regarded as controlling Pishan, through which you can quickly enter the boundary of Yinzhou, and at that time, the advantage of cavalry will be reflected." ”

"If you don't go through this pinching tiger's mouth, then go to Yinzhou ......," Yang Zhong asked, pointing to the mountain beam that crisscrossed the sand table.

"Then you can only bypass half of the mountain, and the distance and time will be several times longer!"

"Since this pinching of the tiger's mouth is so important, Xia Tang has already controlled it." Ye Kai interjected very inappropriately, although what he said made sense, Zhao Kexin, who was standing on the side, stared at Ye Kai viciously, and Ye Kai had to shut up obediently.

"This Ye Guard is right, now the tiger's mouth is indeed in the hands of the Lower Tang Dynasty, and the guard is Ba Xilang, a loose cavalry general in the Lower Tang Army, I used to fight with him, this person is thoughtful, and it is difficult to deal with."

"According to Lord Chen's meaning, if you can't take this pinching tiger's mouth, you won't be able to talk about recovering Yinzhou, since that's the case, then hand over this vanguard battle to my Guangyuan Army!" Yang Zhong looked at King Yu with fiery eyes.

But King Yu didn't speak, it was Xuan Shaoning who spoke, "The battle of pinching the tiger's mouth is definitely not a good time, and it must be won in a short time, otherwise it will alarm the army of the Tang Dynasty." General Yang, your Guangyuan Army is a combination of cavalry and infantry, and only above the plain can exert the greatest combat power, and the Cold Sword Guard is built for the charge, so leave it to us Cold Sword Guard. ”

Yang Zhong thought for a while, and although he was displeased, he had to agree: "I have long heard that the Han Dao Guard is the best at raiding, and all of them are strong in martial arts, and there are brave and resourceful people like Centurion Xuan, so it is indeed the most suitable to hand over the battle of pinching the tiger's mouth to you." ”

Xuan Shaoning's initiative to invite Ying coincided with King Yu's inner arrangement, and only after stabilizing Yang Zhong did he order: "I think so too, Lu Xiang, Tong Xin!" ”

"In!"

"Order you to be the vanguard, and take the lead in attacking the tiger's mouth tomorrow night! Be sure to do it quickly! ”

"Yes!"

"With the confrontation between Annan and Yinzhou for many years, Xia Guan has figured out the distribution of troops of the Xia Tang garrison: the southwest city gate is the gateway to the mountain, and the guards are the strongest; A hundred miles away from the southeast city gate is the camp of the last army of the Lower Tang Dynasty, and the fast horse galloping only needs one day and one night to help, so it is the most empty place for defense. Chen Jiale explained the key point of this battle, "So the difficulty of the surprise attack is here." ”

"If the battle of pinching the tiger's mouth cannot be quickly resolved, it will drag the army out of the mountain, and once our army gallops through the tiger's mouth, Yinzhou City will definitely attract the attention of the Tang Dynasty defenders, if they ask for help from the end of the army, then there is only one day left for us!" Geng Yan clearly analyzed the time of this battle.

"They thought that our army would not be able to capture Yinzhou City in one day, but we just want to let the Tang Army see the means of the Liang army to capture the city!" What King Yu showed to everyone was the grasp of Chengzhu and the courage to win this battle, which suddenly made the generals feel a little uneasy and slowly put down. "The task of seizing the tiger's mouth is entrusted to the Cold Sword Guard, and a thousand of you need to clear the obstacles within an hour. Once you pass through the tiger's mouth, the troops will immediately be divided into two ways: General Yang, Gu Duwei, and An Duwei, you will lead the Guangyuan Army to the southwest gate with great fanfare and momentum, and you must set up enough shelves to attract the attention of the Tang army; Geng Yan, Zhan Ting, and Miao Duwei followed me to attack the southeast gate, riding in the dark, silent, and the horses were silent, and quietly went around the city gate at the fastest speed; Lord Chen, the rest of the army will be handed over to you, on the one hand, to prevent the Tang army's sneak attack, and on the other hand, to serve as our backup. King Yu laid out all the battle plans he had calculated in his heart.

"Yes!" The generals agreed in unison.

"General!" This time, it was Ye Kai who spoke out of place, "The two of us are your personal guards, so ...... We're going to take part in this battle too! Zhao Kexin also looked at King Yu with a serious face, with both expectation and responsibility in his eyes.

King Yu looked at the two who were very serious, and after a little thought, he nodded.

"Thank you, General!" Ye Kai also took the opportunity to throw an eyebrow at Xuan Shaoning, and Xuan Shaoning smiled with some admiration.

At this time, Fan Xi, the lord of Yinzhou City, was standing at the top of the tallest building in the city, the Ci'an Temple Tower, the wind blew the tips of his hair, a braid hung from the top of his head to his shoulders, his face was thin, his cheekbones were high, his eyebrows were cold, his beard was blue, and he stood with his hands in his hands, standing still.

The top floor of Ci'an Temple is Fan Xi's favorite position, standing here he can not only overlook the mountain, turn around and can enjoy the city of Yinzhou, this four vertical and four horizontal city has entered the ninth year in his hands, 20,000 soldiers in the city, the Tang Dynasty and the Liang people live together, called the guard, the Khan King gave him full power of the army, politics and finance, as if he was the lord of Yinzhou City.

"General!"

"What's the matter?"

"The master of the Wei Chi department is here!"

"Ask him to come in."

Only a moment after the guards retreated, Wei Chizong appeared in the tower, his thick hair coiled at the back of his head, looking like a gourd, a blue-gray cloth shirt tightly attached to his body, a slit neckline, a strong chest looming, ordinary appearance, tall and big, powerful and powerful, such a character, walking lightly, it can be seen that the depth of internal strength.

"The Sand Halberd Master came in person, it seems that there is something important?" Fan Xiao didn't look back, and continued to look at the mountain in the distance.

"I'm here to save General Fan's life." Wei Chizong spoke in a low and hoarse voice.

"Oh? That Fan is going to listen to him. Only then did Fan Yu retract his gaze and turn to look up at Yu Chizong, who was a head above him.

"The king of Khan got the exact news that the Liang Dynasty was determined to recover Yinzhou, and at this moment he was afraid that the Liang Dynasty's army had been assembled in Annam. They want to have a raid, this news, General Fan can be used? ”

Hearing such a big event, Fan Xi's face did not change, and his smile remained unchanged, "As one of the six personal departments of the Khan King, you will naturally believe that the news that the Lord Zhuo got from his action must be more than this, right?" ”

"That's right, this time the Liang Dynasty sent Xiao Yunqi, the king of Yu, and Yang Zhong, the leader of the Guangyuan Army, of course, naturally the stubborn old man of Annan Assassin Shi Chen Jiale."

"How many?"

"Not less than fifty thousand. Yan Tong arranged for spies in Annan City to report, and they would choose to do it on these days. ”

"It is said that the six are pervasive, and it is better to see than to hear, no wonder King Khan is so heavy. Since they want to sneak attack, then I'll fulfill them! A smile rippled on Fan Xi's lips that made people feel cold.

On the night of June 2, the 29th year of the Liang calendar, there was no fire in the military camp outside Dazhi City, and there was silence, not at all like the state before the war. However, in fact, all the generals and soldiers were ready, quietly waiting for the order.

Cao Tie rubbed his hands and asked in a low voice: "Centurion, it is said that the defenders are only three hundred people, with our numbers, it shouldn't be difficult to take it, right?" ”

Xuan Shaoning frowned tightly and did not answer, Xie Yu made a silent movement, and reminded in a low voice: "Do you still need to talk about the duties of our cold sword guards, now that this is the case, you don't have to worry so much, just remember that you must complete the task!" ”

The thousand-man Han Dao Guard led by Lu Xiang and Tong Xin was on the outskirts of the military camp, Xuan Shaoning in the night looked at the Black Cave Mountain, thinking that the importance of pinching the tiger's mouth was very clear to the Tang defenders, and the night attack could gain the upper hand at the beginning, if the defender stubbornly resisted and dragged on the battle and made a bigger movement, then Yinzhou City would inevitably be aware of it. The terrain of the Tiger Pass is gentle, flat and wide, and it is only a matter of time before four teams of people and horses can pass at the same time, and 40,000 troops can pass, but the key is how to do it quietly and not give any chance for reaction in Yinzhou City? If they want to buy time for the follow-up large army, then their actions must be fast and as small as possible, and the first priority is to capture the thief and capture the king first, and to kill Ba Xilang......

Just when Xuan Shaoning's mind was turning, the fire at the head of Dazhi City suddenly went out, and it was immediately rekindled in an instant, which was the signal for war!