Gucheng is located in the southwest of the Tang Dynasty, and its scale is not large, with a population of only 20,000, but it is already a large city in this sparsely populated border.

Due to the border with the Xia Kingdom, the walls of Gucheng were built particularly high, and the significance of its military fortress was much greater than that of the town.

In the eyes of the locals, this city, which symbolizes "abundant grains", represents people's desire for a life of abundant food and clothing. But years of war have turned this longing into an unattainable mirage, where even the richest men wear coarse cloth clothes, and ordinary people have never seen silk silk in their lives.

If it weren't for the Xia Kingdom's large-scale attack, this inconspicuous small city would never have entered people's sight, but now, it is the focus of the entire Tang Dynasty.

"General, the army of the Xia Kingdom has been standing still!"

Above the city, a soldier in armor knelt on one knee and said respectfully to the old man next to him.

The old man was dressed in silver-white armor, his long beard had long since turned gray, and the wrinkles on his face were like cracks in the city wall, silently telling the traces of time. It's just that the blazing eyes and straight spine imply that the old man is still old and strong, and his demeanor has not diminished as it used to be.

This old man is the pillar of the Tang Dynasty, and the entire Western Regions is regarded as a god-like figure - the head of the Golden Sword Warrior Family, Zhan Lingyun.

This old man who has been fighting all his life has forged an immortal legend with iron and blood. If there is a person among the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who everyone admires, Zhan Lingyun must bear the brunt.

Since he first joined the army, he has personally participated in no less than 100 battles, and he has rarely been defeated. All the men of the war family joined the army to kill the enemy, and his three sons and four grandsons were all turned into heroic souls in the war.

The years have passed, and now he is an old man in his seventies, and he should have unloaded his armor and returned to the field a long time ago to enjoy the joy of family, but he has always stuck to the border, like a banner that makes all the generals return to their hearts.

Zhan Lingyun looked at the dark figure outside the city, and his resolute face was expressionless.

The army of the Xia Kingdom has been attacking the city continuously for the past few days, as if it will not give up if it does not break the valley city. But from last night to now, the army under the city has been in full battle, and there is no appearance of attacking the city. The contrast between before and after is very strange.

Before the army of the Xia Kingdom, the young man riding a white horse looked at Zhan Lingyun for a long time, his face full of ease.

This young man with an obvious outline of the Western Regions is called Mo Lingtu, and he can be regarded as the most outstanding general of the younger generation of the Xia Kingdom. His ever-changing tactics made Zhan Lingyun, who was accustomed to only prushing and fighting, shine in front of him, and secretly sighed that there was a successor to the Xia Kingdom.

Mo Ling had been waiting for someone, and he stayed quietly for a long time, when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

Mo Lingtu was overjoyed and said loudly to the city: "Old general, you are old and strong, and you are strict in governing the army, Mo Lingtu admires it very much." But unfortunately, this valley city will be your old burial place! ”

"Huangkou Xiao'er, you can't capture Gucheng for a month, but do you want to shake the heart of our army at this time?" Zhan Lingyun shouted.

"Listen-" Mo Lingtu closed his eyes, listening to the sound of the horse's hooves getting louder and more urgent, and the expression on his face became more and more proud, and he laughed loudly: "Old general, if you only think that Mo Lingtu led an army of 50,000 to fight the autumn wind, then you are very wrong!" The appetite of my Xia Kingdom does not stop there, just when you and I are playing, Ulcheng in the east, Pingshui County in the north, and Rongcheng in the south have all been broken by my Great Xia iron hooves, and the sound of horses' hooves you hear is the reinforcements of my Xia Kingdom! ”

"What!"

Zhan Lingyun's face changed, and he suddenly heard a collection of reports from behind him: "General! The army of Xia is coming from the northeast! The last general estimated that there were about 50,000 enemies! ”

Zhan Lingyun's eyes were dark, looking at the dark clouds rolling in the sky, he sighed secretly, this border of the Western Regions... Is it finally going to be impossible to hold on?

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"Can't hold it? How can it not be held? ”

Tang An and Murong sat side by side in the carriage and had already set foot on the road to the Western Regions.

There are many rights and wrongs in the capital, and such a big thing happened yesterday, who knows how many people will take advantage of the topic today? More things are better than less, Tang An made up his mind that night, and left immediately the next day, away from the center of right and wrong.

hastily transmitted the news of the emperor's pardon of Feng Zhilan back to Feixue Yue Lan Pavilion, Feng Zhilan was overjoyed, and sent someone to summon back the dismissed sisters, and repeatedly said that he would have nothing to do with Qi from then on.

Of course, to leave for more than a month, this is undoubtedly a kind of torture for Tang An, who has just broken his child's body, and Liu Tingge Qingqing and me, Tang An returned to his home non-stop to take leave, and prepared a carriage full of food and drink.

What is strange is that the eldest lady actually showed some loss, and teased her a few words in succession without hearing the familiar sentence "I killed you", but was depressed all night, which surprised Tang An.

Early the next morning, this girl didn't go to the Flying Heaven Gate, but stood at the gate to see off Tang An and Murong, and gave him a sword by his side. Tang Anxin muttered: What's wrong with the eldest lady? Forget it, for the sake of the gift, at most be kind to her when you come back.

After a day of driving, Tang An suddenly felt bored in front of an ice cube that couldn't find topics, couldn't make games, and couldn't tell jokes. After sleeping all afternoon, when he opened his eyes and saw such a cold face, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he took the initiative to find a topic.

The fairy is definitely not interested in the things of the wind and snow. After thinking about it, he suddenly thought that Qin Tian had told him about Mu Jingfeng guarding the city gate by himself thirteen years ago, Tang An was very curious, so he took the initiative to ask about the scene at that time.

However, the answers given by Mu Rong and Qin Tian were a little different. According to Mu Rong, Mu Jingfeng was originally unable to guard the city gate.

Tang An held his face, his face full of puzzlement: "Senior Mu's martial arts are the first in the world, and everyone said that he tried his best to protect the imperial city back then, why do you say that he can't keep it, fairy?" ”

"Back then, the master's martial arts were high, but no matter how high a person's martial arts were, he couldn't stand up to an enemy who was a thousand times his own." Mu Rong said lightly, "What's more, there is also a Divine Martial Sect Sect Master among these enemies. ”

"Hey, even the Demon Sect Master is here?" Tang An was suddenly even more interested, and said, "Is the sect leader's martial arts very high?" Who is more powerful than Mu seniors? ”

Mu Rong glanced at him like an idiot, and said, "Divine Martial Sect Leader Ling Bingyan, haven't you heard of it?" ”

"Ling Bingyan..."Tang An muttered a few times, feeling that the name was somewhat familiar. suddenly remembered that he was on Lushan at that time, and Wang Daxian seemed to mention it when he was fighting with the man in black.

"It turns out that the leader of the Demon Sect is a woman, and she is also the master of the man in black." Tang An muttered, "But looking at the skills of the man in black, it's very ordinary!" If I study hard and practice hard, I estimate that I will be able to beat her in ten days and half a month. To be able to teach such an apprentice, then Ling Bingyan wouldn't be too powerful if he thought about it, and he would definitely be far worse than you, Sister Fairy. ”

(Thank you Zhiqiu, the pants are a big reward~)