and state.

Outside the city of Shaojin, on the lonely mountain.

The general of the Liang army, Zhu Jian, stood on the hill, while a man stood opposite him.

Jiang Zhou!

The two of them and Fang Pei used to be subordinates of the Lu family, but after Huan Wu captured Jizhou, the situation was different. Zhu Jian was listed as a guest by Huan Wu, ranked as a general, and held 20,000 righteous soldiers. For more than ten years, Zhu Jian has been stationed in the annex state to defend against foreign races, and his military achievements are impressive.

And Jiang Zhou and Fang Pei are just ordinary generals, and their status is very different. They stayed in the Liang army, but they were just pawns, and they were naturally not treated well. It's just that Jiang Zhou and Fang Pei have never resented Zhu Jian. However, the relationship between them is not good.

"Zhu Jian, you're still here."

"Since you want to see me, I have to come for the sake of the friendship of the old people."

Zhu Jian came alone, without a single soldier, and without even a little defense.

Jiang Zhou smiled and said, "You are still like this, you have to make me hate it." ”

In Jiang Zhou's opinion, Zhu Jian was very confident and did not think he was a threat. And this, in particular, annoys him.

Zhu Jian also smiled and said, "I know. ”

Zhu Jian knew very well that Jiang Zhou was a person, and he would not use some subordinate means to harm him. And so, he came.

The mountain breeze blew, with a little comfort, echoing among these two comrades-in-arms who had been together for decades. They used to march forward side by side, slaying the enemy with their swords. But now they are each its own master, and they are incompatible.

"I hated you when I was my father. Because of your talent, and because of the love of the ancestor for you. You have been entrusted with the re-administration of the White Robe Army. Then the first lord died, and Huan Wu and Chen Shi attacked Jizhou. You were the first to choose to surrender to Huan Wu, and persuaded us to follow Huan Wu as well. As it turns out, you were right when you advised us. Although Chen Shi was a peerless hero, he still died in the hands of his own people after all. If we had followed him then, we would have been in a different place by now. ”

Jiang Zhou raised his head and sighed with some emotion. At that time, after the death of the Lu family, there were constant internal strife and chaos in Jizhou.

At that time, Chen Shi's power was stronger, but Zhu Jian chose Huan Wu, I have to say that in the eyes of people at that time, it was indeed a bit surprising.

"But what I didn't expect was that you would betray the lord in the Battle of Southern Zhou and choose Yang Xian."

Zhu Jian felt a little regretful on his face, the betrayal of Jiang Zhou, these old generals, largely determined the direction of the war in Southern Zhou. At that time, although Huan Biao was defeated, he was still able to support it. If you can wait for Huan Wu's reinforcements, then the Liang army will not be defeated.

And if the Liang army won the battle of Southern Zhou, there would be no current thing. Zhu Jian was in Bingzhou at that time and did not participate in the Battle of Southern Zhou, but now that he thinks about it, he still feels a little regretful.

"I didn't expect that either. In fact, you know who I am, and if it weren't for that Dickson guy who pushed me to the strings, I wouldn't have had the courage to betray me. ”

"It's really like yours."

The past is like the wind, and when Zhu Jian recalls that war, he may regret it. If the Liang army had won at that time, the world might have been unified long ago. It's just that Zhu Jian is just a pity after all.

"But as it turns out, this time, my choice may not be so bad."

"Indeed." Zhu Jian nodded, "Yang Xian is indeed a master, and he has also made a mess of my Liang's country. ”

"You see that?"

"Su Mei, that demon woman, after surrendering, actually took His Majesty to live in the house of the nine-tailed fox Su Ying, and there is nothing to see. Until now, Su Wen surrendered, Lufu fell, and the gains and losses of the state were only in a moment. Even though I have 20,000 righteous soldiers, I can run rampant in the world, but it is difficult to save the country. ”

"In that case, why don't you go home early?"

Jiang Zhou persuaded.

"I am favored by the Lord and am a Liang minister. It's just that I'm afraid it won't be long before there will be no land in the world. Where can I go? ”

"Thank you!"

Jiang Zhou said suddenly, but Zhu Jian was stunned.

"Thanks for what?"

"After I surrendered, you were the one who saved my daughter from being bullied."

"You're welcome."

"It's just that I'm going to be sorry for you today."

Jiang Zhou suddenly drew his sword and walked towards Zhu Jian. It's just that Jiang Zhou's cultivation is a big step behind Zhu Jian, although it was a sudden attack, but it was blocked back by Zhu Jian.

"What do you do?"

Jiang Zhou didn't speak, but the sword move in his hand was a little faster. Zhu Jian hurriedly parried, but Jiang Zhou was clearly fighting for his life.

"Jiaolong Duel!"

This Jiaolong duel is a style of swordsmanship taught in the Lu army in the past, and it is a move that is helpless and ends up together.

And between the lightning and flint, the two swords intersected. Zhu Jian's long sword pierced Jiang Zhou's abdomen, and Jiang Zhou's sword only wounded Zhu Jian's arm, leaving a wound on it.

"What do you do?"

Jiang Zhou lost, but he still had a smile on his face. Zhu Jian saw it in his eyes, but he didn't understand what his inexplicable move was for?

Jiang Zhou laughed, but he was very happy.

"O Jane! After all these years, you still lost to me and me once. ”

Zhu Jian frowned, but saw Jiang Zhou's hand gently raised up and pointed behind Zhu Jian.

At this moment, Zhu Jian turned around, but saw smoke and dust billowing above Shaojin City in the distance. This mountain is not close to Shaojin City, and such a large amount of smoke and dust is absolutely impossible to be an ordinary accident.

It's the fires of war.

"What's going on?"

Zhu Jian knew that at this moment, the main force of the Zhou army had not even arrived in Lufu. With the cavalry in Lufu alone, it is impossible to capture Shaojin. What's more, the 20,000 righteous soldiers are still guarding against the Zhou army in the north, and they will not let them go south without releasing a little news.

"The general trend of the beam has gone, and you are not the only one in this world? You don't want to be Zhou Chen, but they can't wait. ”

Jiang Zhou's bloody hand held Zhu Jian's arm and climbed up to his wound.

"Today, a large number of generals and colonels among the 50,000 Liang troops have risen, plus the masters of our army who have mixed into this Shaojin City, Huan Zilu will definitely die. If you were in the city, you would not live. ”

Zhu Jian finally understood what Jiang Zhou meant at this time, and he sighed.

"But even so, I must go back."

The smile on Jiang Zhou's face still didn't change at all, and he looked at Zhu Jian, as if he was laughing at his innocence.

"Have you ever heard of the Gold Chipping Pill?"

Zhu Jian's face changed, but he suddenly found that the spiritual qi on his body had declined. I can't use all my strength. He looked at Jiang Zhou, holding his arm, dripping with blood.

"I specially asked my lord for this medicine, how can I waste it? You can't go anywhere, just stay here! ”

Zhu Jian looked at Jiang Zhou, who was still smiling in front of him, although he was seriously injured, closed his eyes, and suddenly sighed.