Chapter Thirty-Eight—Head-to-Head (Part II)

The most important military town in the south of the royal Chen family was Xiao Pass, and Xiao Pass, a Xiongguan built in the very steep Qingling Mountain Range, runs through the mountains on both sides, so that the people who travel between the mountains on both sides can easily return to the past. As a result, many hunters or woodcutters who originally came and went in this Qingling Mountain Range, as well as some ordinary people who farmed in the mountains, have settled down in Xiaoguan one after another. Gradually, this Xiaoguan, which was not particularly populous, has become more prosperous.

However, it is mainly because of the previous civil war that led to the current garrison in Xiao Guan, which is in the early 5,000s, led by Chen Xiao, the nephew of Chen Xuan, the head of the Chen family of the royal family, this Chen Xiao is also a relatively talented person, and he is one of the more outstanding nephews of the Chen family of the royal family. He has always led the army to guard this Xiao Pass, he is very familiar with this Xiao Pass, and his prestige here is also very high, Chen Xuan is also more relieved that Xiao Pass and several surrounding counties have been handed over to his nephew to command.

Of course, the pressure on Chen Xiao's body is also very huge now, he has heard the specific content of the annihilation of the feudal army from the scouts under his command, and he knows that there is still an extremely elite heavy armored cavalry in the Qi country, and it is relying on this heavy armored cavalry that they finally laid the foundation for defeating the feudal country. And at this moment, there is also a Qi army stationed outside Xiao Pass, an army of more than 10,000 people. Chen Xiao was not worried that these 10,000 people would be able to break through the Xiao Pass that he had been operating for several years. But if the army of Qi in the rear comes together, I'm afraid they will really be under some pressure.

So, after weighing the pros and cons for a period of time, Chen Xiao finally decided to ask Checheng for help, hoping that his uncle could send about 5,000 people to help him, and he would have a lot of confidence to guard this Xiao Pass, even if all the Qi troops came here, there would not be too much pressure on him.

Today, Chen Xiao, who was dressed in a white uniform, had already started patrolling on the city tower, he stared at the dense Qi military camp under the city tower, and his mood was actually not happy, after all, there was still the possibility that 10,000 troops of the Qi State below might march to them at any time, which made Chen Xiao not happy anyway. He had already issued an order two days ago, ordering his sentinels to go to all aspects of the Qingling Mountain Range to find the people who were still there, and take them back to this Xiao Pass as soon as possible. Only when all the people were withdrawn back did he dare to let go of his hands and feet to fight with the Qi army.

At this time, a lieutenant general beside Chen Xiao said in a low voice: "General, in the current situation, it is absolutely impossible for us to directly go out and attack the Qi army, after all, the gap in military strength is still here." I think it's imperative that we close the surrounding mountain roads from the Qingling Mountains to our Xiaoguan. In normal times, these mountain passages can only be provided for a few people to pass through together, and the large army will not be able to enter this place under any circumstances, but in fact, although the large army cannot enter this place, there is a possibility that some spies from the Qi State may sneak into Xiao Pass at any time, and once they should join forces with the outside, our Xiao Pass may suffer the biggest crisis."

This lieutenant's reminder is something that Chen Xiao has been thinking about, maybe for them Xiao Pass now, it has been a basically impossible thing to succeed in fighting with the Qi army before leaving the pass, after all, their army is really insufficient in number, and they have to disperse to defend various places, and it is already a very difficult thing to defend this Xiao Pass, not to mention sending troops to repel the 10,000 Qi troops in front of them. Now, what Chen Xiao is looking forward to the most is that the reinforcements from the rear can reach them in the fastest time, so that the possibility of them defeating the Qi State will be much greater.

So, after thinking about the joints for a while, Chen Xiao made another decision again. "We're not in a hurry to go out and fight the Qi State now, our army just needs to stay here. The top priority now is that we need to dispatch all aspects of the Qingling Mountain Range in the fastest possible time, and order the soldiers to go everywhere to dispatch all the civilians back. Vice General Sun, I will leave this matter to you, once all the surrounding people return to Xiao Pass, immediately close the city gates on the east and west sides!"

"Yes!" The lieutenant general in front of him did not hesitate at all, and turned around and left quickly. This Chen Xiao paced on the city tower again, in fact, he was still very worried in his heart, after all, the Qi State was the power of 50,000 elite troops, and if they couldn't wait for reinforcements now, Xiao Pass might still not be able to hold it. After all, this tenfold gap in military strength is too great, and in the face of this absolute superiority in military strength, any strategy and steep terrain will not have the best effect, because the military strength gap is still too large, and in the face of this absolute military strength gap, everything is a different kind of floating cloud.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao felt that it was necessary to use a military force under his command that had never been dispatched, and left Xiao Pass to go to various places to listen to the news, once they learned the exact news, they could calmly make the next further deployment. Otherwise, the initiative is not in your own hands, and it is always a very helpless thing

Just when Chen Xiao's deputy general, Vice General Sun, was directing the soldiers beside him to move the people, three figures that looked like dust had appeared from the east of the Qingling Mountain Range, and it was obvious that these three figures were not like ordinary people going up the mountain, but people with an unusual identity. Under the leadership of a girl in a white dress in her early twenties who walked in the forefront, these three people climbed directly over the eastern peak of the Qingling Mountain Range in front of them, and came directly to the east gate of Xiao Pass.

Now due to the arrival of the Qi army, it has directly led to the fact that every guard at the gate of Xiaoguan is now strictly checking every person who comes here, and it is obvious that these three young people are not ordinary people, so they will naturally be subjected to the most severe interrogation. Even, because of the actions and expressions of these three young people, the guards in front of them felt that this matter was unusual, and they hurriedly passed the news to Deputy General Sun, who was now patrolling the city gate. Vice General Sun felt that this matter was very serious, and he hurriedly came to the gate of this eastern city in person. I want to see who these three young people in front of me are.

These three young people were none other than Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan, and Kong Hong, who had come here from Checheng, and they had not encountered any obstacles since they set off from Checheng, and had already arrived at Xiaoguan after a day's work. Obviously, Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan, and Kong Hong's purpose now is also very clear, they want to take advantage of the chaos to break into Xiao Guan, and win the plan to give Qi Guo a plan to cooperate with the outside and the outside.

It's just that Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan, and Kong Hong really didn't expect that as soon as they came here, they had already caused a big trouble in front of them, and even at this moment, they had already caused a deputy general-level figure in this Xiao Pass. However, Kong Hong told Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two siblings, that although Chen Xiao, the guard of this Xiao Pass, had military talent, he was completely incapable of dealing with other political issues, and his character itself was a bit indecisive, so they didn't really need to worry about other things. It's really not good, find a chance to meet him, maybe there will be another opportunity.

As he was talking, the army in front of him suddenly dispersed at this moment, and Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan, and Kong Hong looked at the hurried Deputy General Sun in front of them. However, while seeing the appearance and physiognomy of this Deputy General Sun clearly, Kong Hong's gaze suddenly froze in the air, and the gaze of the Deputy General Sun in front of him was also sluggish, but he immediately came to his senses, pretending not to know anything, and shouted: "Where did the ignorant people come from, dare to spread wild here? Say, where did you come from?"

Kong Hong smiled slightly, she had already remembered who this Deputy General Sun was. Isn't this person the secret eyeliner that their family's Kong family planted in Xiao Guan? Kong Hong never thought that he had already held such an important position as a deputy general, so perhaps using this deputy general would be able to help them accomplish their far-reaching plans more easily. The soldiers around Vice General Sun were ready to step forward and grab Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan, and Kong Hong, but Kong Hong directly turned the frost power in his hand to control the front of these soldiers, which made the soldiers in front of him very surprised, and they didn't dare to step forward.

After seeing the movements and expressions of Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan and Kong Hong, the deputy general in front of him happened to seize an opportunity that he could take advantage of to turn this matter into his help. As a result, Vice General Sun shouted angrily: "You three people, are you just here to seek death? Who are you? If you don't speak again, I will arrest you and return you to prison!"

Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two brothers and sisters, didn't plan to do it now, because Kong Hong's secret actions made the two brothers and sisters directly understand the meaning of this, Kong Hong now naturally said: "In this case, we want to follow you to see the situation, I want to hear it, you have no evidence, and we don't have anything unrelated to us, how can you condemn us?" "Come on, arrest us!" The deputy general Sun in front of him pretended to be angry, shouted directly, and ordered the surrounding soldiers to step forward directly and arrest Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan and Kong Hong.