The mountains are majestic, and the cold wind is bleak.

On the watchtower stood a tall man, with a Chinese face, a gray beard crawling all over his cheeks, his eyes were blazing, and his body exuded a murderous aura peculiar to a soldier.

Shen Liang, the current general of the Shujian Kingdom, was born with extraordinary might.

He was dressed in silver armor, holding a sword in his right hand, and looked into the distance.

The wind hunted, blowing the red cloak on his back like a blood-stained cloud.

From ancient times to the present, there has never been a shortage of masters, nor has there been a shortage of generals.

So far, he has experienced twenty or thirty battles of wars, large and small, but-

Shen Liang let go of his hand, he didn't know when, his palms were already full of sweat.

It's really rare to see a tense situation like today.

The last time was the big war twenty years ago, right?

His eyes narrowed, and he lost himself in the memory.

The battle known as the Zhentian Sanfu Kingdom Revolution was supposed to be a battle of faith for them to win back their freedom.

He was still very young at the time, and someone else was wearing this armor.

The dazzling and incomparably tall figure, the one he had sworn to follow, led the army of the Shoken Kingdom and launched an attack on the Heavenly Sword Kingdom from the same location in the Izumo Mountain Range.

It was supposed to be a must-win game, but for some reason, they were ambushed by the Heavenly Sword Kingdom, and in the mountains and snow, it was difficult to move an inch, and later due to the supply line being cut off, they once fell into the predicament of hunger and cold.

Looking back now, I still have lingering palpitations.

He remembered that at that time, there were corpses piled up all around, the blood was frozen by the cold wind, and the army of the Heavenly Sword Kingdom seemed to be inexhaustible, and the mountains and fields were full of people.

Shen Liang recalled the sense of despair of endless slashing and killing at that time, obviously he had just killed a bloody path, and he was immediately overwhelmed by the figure.

I don't know how many swords were broken, and how many swords he snatched from the dead......

Later, his whole body was numb, as if it was no longer his body, but he was just swinging his sword with instinct.

Until the time the Great General fell......

It was only in the bottom of his heart that there was a trace of disgust for being alive.

Shen Liang still remembers the middle-aged man who came out of the crowd of white-clothed armor at that time.

The man, known as the Heavenly Sword Emperor, came up to him and held his sword body with his hand.

Blood flowed down the other's fingers, and then was frozen into ice edges by the cold wind.

"That's it, it's over."

It wasn't until the man's voice sounded that he came back to his senses from the endless mechanical slashing.

Shen Liang's brows furrowed, revealing a sad expression.

He had thought countless times how good it would have been if he had died there at that time.

It's really ironic to say, he participated in the rebellion of the Three Blessing Kingdoms, and he was also one of the main generals among them, killing many people from the Heavenly Sword Kingdom, but Tiandao Yunguang didn't hold him accountable at all.

Even when the Book Sword Emperor appointed him as a great general and reported the matter to the Heavenly Sword Emperor, the other party readily agreed, not afraid of what threat this rebellious general would pose to the Heavenly Sword Kingdom in the future.

At first, Shen Liang was quite puzzled, and he was grateful to the Heavenly Sword Emperor, but since he took over as a general, he has also figured out a lot of things-

No matter what, from the topography, the Book Sword Kingdom will always be the barrier of the Heavenly Sword Kingdom.

No matter who serves as the great general, as long as the cooperative relationship between the Three Blessing Kingdoms is cut off, it will be safe for the Heavenly Sword Kingdom, and even, the stronger this barrier, the better.

Like now.

If the army of the Sword Nation wanted to invade the Heavenly Sword Kingdom, it had to step through their land.

The Shurui City where he was located bore the brunt of the attack became the first target to be attacked by the other party after entering the customs.

Thinking of this, Shen Liang frowned deeply.

Almost within a day of the bad news of the assassination of the Heavenly Sword Emperor, the army of the Chong Sword Kingdom drove into the Jianhan Pass on the Shuchong border.

The defenseless defenders of the Sword Kingdom were beaten to the ground and lost the city.

Then, after occupying Jianhan, the opposing army's army quickly advanced northward, like a sword, straight into the northeast hinterland.

"The blind can see what they have to do."

A loud voice came from behind him.

He turned his head and looked calmly at the visitor.

The other party's expression was cold, the long and wide phoenix eyes did not make any waves, and the long black ponytail hung behind him, looking at him with his hands folded.

Li Shiluo, the first swordsmith of the Sword Country.

"Master Shiluo," Shen Liang smiled happily, "you've come just in time, we need your help." ”

Li Shiluo nodded, his eyebrows swept lightly, and his eyes looked at him with rolling eyes, "So, what happened in Jianhan Pass at that time?" ”

……

"The army of the Chongjian Kingdom attacked Jianhan Pass ten days ago, and the incident happened suddenly, and we didn't have any preparation at all."

The general of Yonghui Wei explained to the group of Wei Gong, "Moreover, a very strange sword appeared in their array. ”

"Strange swords?" Emiya looked at him with a glint in his eyes.

"Yes, although I haven't experienced it myself, the brothers who survived from Jianhan Pass said that the team of Chong Sword Country is about a hundred people, equipped with a black iron giant sword that is more than five meters long and needs three or four people to operate at the same time. When attacking, the sword spread outwards like an umbrella, blocking the formation and turning into a huge tortoiseshell-shaped shield. ”

When he said this, he sighed slightly, "It is said that it is completely different from the shield wall condensed with energy, that sword and shield almost resisted most of our attacks. ”

"Sounds a lot like the Turtle Castle I built before." Wei Gong held his chin and said suspiciously.

All eyes converged.

Wei Gong smiled awkwardly, "I'll explain this to you later." ”

He looked up at the captain of the Yonghui Guard, "You go on. ”

The other party sighed, his eyes sad for a while, "Because of that strange sword, it only took less than a day for the sword to fall." According to our intelligence, the army of the Chongjian Kingdom should now be heading towards the northeast, and the next target to capture will be Shurui City in the middle of the abdomen, if their target is the Heavenly Sword Kingdom, they are bound to fight here. ”

He bowed slightly, his expression solemn, "Due to the limited number of troops, the general has transferred the main army to Shurui City, and we are just in case we are sent here to make final preparations." ”

After listening to his words, everyone finally understood the current situation.

No one spoke, and fell silent.

After a while, Ye Ziqing spoke, "However, in this way, in fact, if you want to maintain the battle line, it is also a very troublesome thing for the Chong Sword Kingdom. There are very few supply points in the middle, and if you want to gain a firm foothold, you will have to station a large number of troops, and at the same time, the Izumo Mountain Range leading to the Heavenly Sword Country is extremely difficult to walk...... Chong Sword Emperor is really crazy, so he wants to do this kind of thing! ”

"Not necessarily, who said that you must send troops to the Heavenly Sword Kingdom in the short term?" Kenrin Sakura said-for-tat.

"You mean ......"

Everyone immediately understood that as the Chongjian Kingdom, the best way was to feed the war with war, occupy the eastern front of the Shujian Kingdom, and then use the resources and manpower in this land to supply them for future wars.

Even if they can't defeat the Heavenly Sword Kingdom, then the Book Sword Kingdom will become their main devouring target.

War has always been about the greater good.

"That's why we're so jealous, if they gain a foothold here, then I'm afraid it's us who suffer." The captain of Yonghuiwei said.

……