Xifengkou.

Since the beginning of the Qin and Han dynasties, in order to guard against the invasion of the northern nomadic khanate, successive emperors have either built the Great Wall or built passes in the border areas, or built passes in dangerous mountain passes. The formation of Xifengkou is no longer available, but it is clear that the name of Xifengkou was not called this at the beginning of its formation.

Folk legend, as early as when the officers and soldiers were stationed at this peak, the old father looked for the son here, the father and son met, the old father died of joy and was buried in this peak, and then gradually, in order to commemorate the old father who was looking for a son for thousands of miles, it was renamed "Xi Fengkou", until today's "Xi Fengkou!" ”

At this moment, the Xifeng Pass is closed, and the dragon flag of the black face and Phnom Penh of the Great Zhou Dynasty is fluttering with the wind, the hunting sounds, and the Luanshui flows speechlessly from below. On the vast flat ground on the riverbank, hundreds of neatly arranged piles of firewood have been erected, which is enough to be as tall as a person.

On the west side of the flat land, there is a simple altar, on the altar, a Taoist priest is doing the magic to summon spirits, for a while, the wind is surging, and the yellow paper is flying all over the sky.

Wu Zheng looked at the flames burning in the iron cauldron, his face was gloomy as water, and then he looked up at the pile of firewood, and a heroic shortness of breath filled his chest, eager to poke a hole in that day and kick this place into a crack.

Nearly 20,000 Great Zhou soldiers stood neatly behind Wu Zheng, not moving, their eyes staring at the tall back in front of them with a fanatical look, because of His Royal Highness the Prince, they understood the glory of being a soldier, and they also fought for His Highness.

"The auspicious time has come, send the strong man!"

Suddenly, the master of ceremonies shouted in a hoisting voice. Wu Chu looked sideways and saw that the Taoist priest had already finished his practice. Sit still and recite the Sutra of Salvation in your mouth.

A wooden pile with a warrior inside. It was the guards who followed Wu Zhuang, as well as the generals of various armies, and Wu Zong wanted to bring them back and bury them in the heroic cemetery that had been built. This was the only thing he could do after they died.

"Your Highness!" Guo Zhiyun held the torch in his hand, knelt on one knee, and said, "Let the soldiers rest in peace!" ”

Wu Chuan squinted his slender eyes, and then took it in his hand. stared for a moment, and said slowly: "This battle, although defeated. But still glorious! The king's improper use of people is the fault of the king. Soldiers, rest assured, the defeat of the Khitan is imminent. It's also your credit! You are the forerunners of the stability of my Great Zhou. It is a good boy of my Great Zhou, and this king and the whole army will always remember it......"

After that, Wu Zheng stepped forward and lit the first fire, which was his favorite general and his family general, Wu Hei!

Piles of firewood, but for a moment. And it burned, and the whole bank of the river. Abnormal heat. But Wu Chu didn't realize it at all, he stared at the raging flames, piles of flames, like monuments, but it belonged to the monuments of heroes, to the soldiers who died for this empire, and to the soldiers who died for him.

Memories will fade over time, but this event will go down in history, and the patriotic spirit of the soldiers will live on forever.

At this time, on the land of Hebei, the Khitan people fled everywhere like lost dogs, and they had no desire to fight.

Ten days ago, the Khitan new city in the rear Yingzhou area was captured by Guo Zhiyun led the troops overnight, the city wall was razed to the ground at dawn, driving the Khitan old and weak and cattle and sheep into Yingzhou City, the news reached the Khitan army, the military heart was suddenly scattered, Sun Wanrong retreated to save the Hui people, halfway by the black tooth Changzhi ambush, tens of thousands of troops, was cut into several sections, fierce battle overnight, Sun Wanrong almost wiped out the entire army, so far, Sun Wanrong fled with the remnants of the army, and the army of the black tooth Changzhi chased after him, it was also at this time, Guo Zhiyun knew that His Royal Highness the prince was in danger, He sent Wu Youning to exterminate the small group of Khitans and Xi people who refused to defend the city, and he led his troops to hurry to rescue him.

A few days later.

Wu Tsu ordered all armies to strictly guard the pass, be sure to completely exterminate the fleeing Khitan and Xi people, and named Sun Wanrong to capture, and sent a warning to Silla, which wrote that if Silla dared to take in one Khitan Xi person, he would attack Silla one day and slaughter a city.

At the same time, Wu Chuan issued a document for the people of Hebei Prefecture to return to their homeland, as well as a document announcing the world's scholars, and next year the imperial examination will select some pragmatic officials to Hebei as officials.

After such a series of measures, Wu Chu led the army into Youzhou, and wrote the first battle report and the first note to the empress to the court.

That night, Wu Chuan invited the generals, and the veterans Sha Zha Zhongyi and Su Honghui were also invited.

After Shazha Zhongyi received the invitation, his heart suddenly darkened, so he wrote a long letter to his family and ordered the house slaves to be sent out of the city overnight. After Su Honghui received the invitation, after a while, there was news that he was feeling sick and could not go to the banquet. The rest of the veterans had their own reasons, but in short, the only person who came to the banquet in the end was Shazha Zhongyi.

In the study, Wu Zheng looked at this veteran, feeling angry and helpless in his heart, if this person attacked Huangzhang Valley at that time, he would not have fled so wolfly, and most of the nearly 100,000 sergeants could survive, so in this battle, he believed in himself too much, and he could afford these veterans.

"Your Highness, the old minister knows that the old minister deserves death, but I ask His Royal Highness to pardon the old minister's family, and in the next life, the old minister will repay His Highness's kindness." Shazha loyalted on his knees, begging for forgiveness, and his words were overwhelmed with grief.

Wu Chu got up slowly, and then threw a letter on the bookcase in front of Shazha Zhongyi, who looked at it, his face was like dirt, and he didn't dare to speak.

Wu Chu frowned and said: "I wanted to wait lightly, but I didn't expect you to harbor evil intentions and want to put this king to death, but what you didn't expect was that in the conquest of Hebei, my main army was just a cover to lure the Khitans." Although you have received the fortune of the previous dynasty, but you have forgotten that you can have such glory and wealth today, all of which are given by the saints, and you are so ungrateful, how can I spare it? Go back, this king will not kill the old minister, but he will never let go of a person who is treacherous and poisons my Great Zhou Society! ”

Shazha Zhongyi got up silently, slowly retreated, and returned to the army, it was night, and he committed suicide.

It was also this night that Wu Chu took down Su Honghui and other veterans by thunderous means, and prepared to be escorted to Luoyang, where they would be disposed of after being interrogated by the three divisions. Wu Zheng's resolute and resolute action suddenly made Youzhou blow a wind of purging officials.

On this day, it was a sunny day, Wu Chu climbed to the head of the somewhat decadent Youzhou City, looking at the vast Youzhou Plain, his heart could not be calm for a long time. Sweeping away the Khitan remnants of the party's own subordinate soldiers is in charge, and he only needs to think about what to do next at the moment.

There was no news from the two sons, which made him very melancholy, but fortunately, Yang Zhiqian was still alive, and he was quite satisfied with the intelligence processing during this time. From the intelligence, Wu Chu learned that after the empress fainted, the palace was almost controlled by Erzhang, but fortunately, there was a group of prime ministers in the court, and Erzhang could not touch political affairs, but if he was away for a long time and did not return, Erzhang used the emperor's order to meddle in the government, then maybe the court would be indirectly controlled by Erzhang. And under his own constraints, he will inevitably throw a rat into the trap, if that is the case, he does not know when he will be able to ascend the throne.

Originally, Hebei had been pacified, and it stands to reason that he could return to the dynasty, but Wu Chu did not do this, one was plotted by a traitor, and he needed to find out who it was, and the two forces were extended, he needed to think about it, and the third he had to consider for the throne, and he couldn't take risks again, and the disappearance of his second son made it difficult for him to face the women at home.

In this way, Wu Chu temporarily stayed in Youzhou, supervising the recovery of production in Hebei, and waiting for the remnants of the Khitan to be completely swept away.

"Your Highness, I have found Dong Wu!" Behind him, Yang Zhiqian's unique yin-like voice came.

Wu Shu was startled, turned around and asked, "What?" ”

Yang Zhiqian replied humbly: "Back to His Highness, I found Dong Wu, he brought back a Khitan general, saying that he wanted to see you!" ”

Wu Chu was stunned in his heart, could it be that his son was captured? Now that the Khitan was defeated, the Khitan people saved him, and then said: "Let them bathe and change their clothes first, and this king will come later!" ”

Half an hour later, Wu Chu saw Dong Wu and the Khitan people in the study, saw Dong Wu, and saw that the child was not injured in the slightest, and there was a bit of a taste of fortune, Wu Chu suddenly felt a little unhappy in his heart, and the original sense of surprise disappeared without a trace. It seems that his guess is correct, and his child is a prisoner.

"The child has seen his father, he has to see his father, and the child is finally at ease!" Dong Wu knelt on the ground and said with some excitement.

Wu Chu said slowly: "You are safe and sound, you are at ease as a father, and you have less of your mother's worries, so you can exercise in the army in the future." ”

"Father, this is General Li Kaigu of the Khitan, and he has always admired his father......" Dong Wu introduced.

Li Kaigu bowed down and said, "The sin will Li Kaigu knock to His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Wu Chu looked at him coldly and said, "Do you think that if I save my son, I won't dare to kill you?" ”

Li Kaigu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and immediately said: "Your Highness is angry, the sin general does not dare to expect His Highness to be lenient, but the sin general is really unwilling to rebel against the Great Zhou, but as a Khitan tribe, he also has a last resort." ”

"As a last resort? What a last resort! A rush of anger rushed through Wu Chu's chest, but suddenly he regained his calm, a Khitan general was just enough to make him so angry, so he said: "Tell me the purpose of your coming!" ”

Li Kaigu was shocked in his heart, the prince of the Great Zhou was really very human, he immediately kowtowed and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Li Kaigu has nothing else to ask for, but to ask His Highness to put down the butcher's knife and treat my Khitan clan well, I am willing to persuade the remaining Khitan warriors to join the Great Zhou, and live up to His Highness's kindness forever!" ”

Suddenly, the study seemed to be frozen, fine beads of sweat appeared on Li Kaigu's forehead, and Dong Wu's palms were also pinched with sweat, if it weren't for Li Kaigu, he would have been chopped alive by the Khitans, so he was very grateful to Li Kaigu, and he also kept his promise and brought him to his father.

"Hahaha!"

After a series of long laughs, Wu Zheng stared at Li Kaigu and said, "What if I don't agree?" ”

"......" Li Kaigu knelt on the ground, speechless.

Wu Chu immediately sighed and said: "This king is not a person who loves to kill, Li Kaigu, you go and surrender your people, after three days, if I don't get the desired result, there will not be a Khitan alive in Yingzhou City!" ”

Li Kaigu trembled, kowtowed, and said, "Your Highness!" (To be continued......)