This greeting made Chu Pingchuan suddenly have mixed feelings in his heart.

He remembered that three years ago, he guarded the Jade Pass on the southwest border. Xiliang and Nanchen formed an alliance to form a coalition of 300,000 troops, and the army pressed the border, menacing, in a vain attempt to break through the defense line of Yushi Pass. He led his troops to resist with all their might, and fought bloodily, but the number of enemy troops was too large, Dasheng's army was outnumbered, and it happened that the rainstorm continued for several days, the granary was washed away, malaria was rampant in the army, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was almost lost.

That battle was the most difficult battle he had fought in so many years, and he didn't have the right time, place, and people.

Just when he was about to run out of mountains and rivers, run out of food and food, and planned to die in battle with his body, it was the majestic Feiyun Cavalry commander in front of him who led 30,000 elite cavalry to arrive in time, and reversed the decline overnight, and then the two of them joined forces to kill the enemy, and supported it for three days before waiting for the arrival of imperial reinforcements.

Therefore, in Chu Pingchuan's mind, the two of them have a fateful friendship.

However, at this time, they are already their own masters, and they are fighting each other.

"yes, it's been a long time." Chu Pingchuan looked at the former colleague in front of him who had fought side by side with him, and sighed in his heart. "Since the farewell of the jade pass three years ago, see you again today, and the demeanor of the general is still the same."

Hearing Chu Pingchuan mention the Jade Pass, Wen Renyuan remembered the days when the two of them were in the same boat under the difficult situation of the disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, and his solemn face eased a little, and said with a smile: "Each other." ”

In all fairness, Chu Pingchuan can be called one of the best generals in the Dasheng Dynasty, with an upright temperament, loyalty and patriotism, and has been guarding the southwest border for so many years, conscientious and conscientious. Chu Pingchuan, the general of the expedition to the west, is not only famous in Dasheng, but also in enemy countries such as Xiliang and Nanchen, which are also quite influential.

Two veterans who are also famous all over the world looked at each other and smiled, as if everything was in plain sight, in the eyes of the deputy general Chen Yinzhi on the side, the two did not seem to be in a duel, but seemed to be reminiscing.

But after laughing, the two returned to the topic. The confrontation between the two armies is not a good time to catch up with the old days.

"General Wenren made a special trip here to wait for Chu, shouldn't he have come to find Chu to catch up with the past?" Chu Pingchuan's tone was calm.

Wen Renyuan is a straight person, he will not beat around the bush, and said bluntly: "Old General Chu is in a hurry, presumably in a hurry to go to Shangyong City, but unfortunately as long as I hear that Renyuan is here, I am afraid that Old General Chu will not be able to do so today." ”

"Oh?" Chu Pingchuan raised his two thick eyebrows, "It seems that we have to fight today?" ”

Wen Renyuan tightened the hook and sickle in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "The prince and princess have an order, and this battle must minimize casualties." Although the Feiyun Cavalry only has 10,000 soldiers and horses, if it really starts, the 30,000 army behind you will not be able to bargain for anything, and at most it will only be a lose-lose. In order to avoid senseless sacrifices, it is better for the two of us to fight first, what does General Chu think? ”

Chu Pingchuan is also a cheerful temperament, and after hearing Wen Renyuan's words, he smiled and said, "Princess Xuan is benevolent. Anyway, it depends on the will of the general. ”

The two of them clenched their weapons at the same time, clamped their legs between the horse's belly, shouted, and galloped towards each other.

Chu Pingchuan held an iron nine-curved spear in his hand, the red tassels were flying, whirring in the wind, and Wen Renyuan had a green dragon hook sickle in his hand, with a strange shape and amazing power.

"Ding!" The sound of weapons intersecting was deafening, as if a few sparks were scattered and splashed in all directions, which showed how terrible this blow was.

These two people are tough guys, with comparable skills, veteran duels, every move is strong and powerful, the force runs through Changhong, and the weapons intersect, sparks fly. Between the horses' hooves, after a hundred moves, the two of them fought heartily, but they were always evenly matched.

The two were inseparable, and when Chen Yinzhi and the others next to him were frightened, they suddenly heard a "boom", and in the direction of Shangyong City in front of them, a signal flare was launched into the air, and a little red light bloomed brilliantly in the azure night sky.

Chu Pingchuan, who was fighting, sank in his heart, and made a move to block the attack of Wen Renyuan's hook and sickle, took a few steps back, and said with a solemn face: "General Wen Ren, what did you do in Shangyong City?" ”

Wen Renyuan looked up at the sky, his face relieved. This is a reminder that the Flying Cloud Rider can retreat. He muttered, "It seems that Mo Ye and they have already succeeded. ”

Succeed? Chu Pingchuan's face changed slightly, "Is there something wrong with Cao Xun and them?" ”

Wen Renyuan said with a smile: "Old General Chu rest assured, the princess's order is to capture General Cao Xun Cao alive, so he will not be in danger." ”

"What? Do you mean that Cao Xun has been captured alive by your people? Chu Pingchuan's face became even more ugly.

Cao Xun is very skilled, extremely brave, and it is far more difficult to capture a strong martial arts general alive than to kill him directly. Under the Xuanwang Mansion, there are really capable people.

At this time, there seemed to be a rumbling horse's hooves at the foot of the mountain in the distance. A scout from the Dasheng Army hurried over on horseback and whispered a few words to Chen Yinzhi's side. Chen Yinzhi's face sank, and he stepped forward and whispered to Chu Pingchuan: "General, Yu Jing has led the reinforcements of the Meng family army to the outside of Shangyong City. ”

Chu Pingchuan's pupils shrank, and his face instantly turned a little pale. It seems that they have been tricked. In this battle, their side was already defeated before it started.

King Xuan took the opportunity of Xiao Shizi's full moon banquet to deliberately gather all the guards and officials in the northwest in Mocheng in such a high-profile manner, in order to paralyze their minds, disturb their sight, and relax their vigilance. In Shangyong City, they must have already laid a net of heaven and earth, just waiting for them to throw themselves into the net.

Ming Xiu plank road secretly crossed Chen Cang, invited Jun into the urn to lure the enemy deep, now Cao Xun was captured, the first battle was lost, this game, it was he Chu Pingchuan lost.

"What do you want to do with Cao Xun?" Chu Pingchuan asked in a deep voice. Cao Xun is a rare member of Dasheng's fierce general, if he is in trouble, he will definitely save him at all costs.

"Old General Chu, rest assured, my princess and General Cao are old acquaintances, and they will not be embarrassed by him." Wen Renyuan said, "Before leaving, the princess still has some words for me to convey, Dasheng Tianzi is mediocre, perverse, and suppresses the old ministers of the first emperor in every way, and hopes that the old general Chu will cherish it more." Leave. ”

After speaking, Wen Renyuan gestured to Chu Pingchuan, and then ordered in a loud voice: "Retreat!" ”

"Wait!" Chu Pingchuan stopped him and said, "Chu has something unclear, and I hope that the general will tell him." ”

"Old General Chu, please speak." Wen Renyuan nodded.

"Mocheng is thousands of miles away from here, you and Yu Jing were obviously still in Xuanwang's Mansion for a banquet last night, why can you appear here today?"

This is something that Chu Pingchuan has always been unable to figure out. Thousands of miles away, no matter how fast Feiyun Qi and the Meng Jiajun traveled and marched non-stop, it was impossible to rush here from Mocheng in just one day.

Wen Renyuan was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "This ...... It doesn't hurt to tell you. General Chu probably also heard that the treasure of Gaozu in the previous dynasty was in the northwest, but in fact, the place where the treasure was located was still a secret road, leading directly to Mocheng and Zhengyang Pass. ”

I see! Chu Pingchuan watched Wen Renyuan and Feiyun ride away, gradually disappearing into the wind and sand, and could only let out a long sigh.

Obviously, Shangyong City has already been heavily organized and deployed, and the reinforcements of the Meng family army have rushed here, so it is difficult for them to win if they want to capture Shangyong City.

It seems that God is looking after Xuanwang's Mansion!

In Shangyong City, the fierce battle has ended, Cao Xun, Rong Kui, Guo Wei and other major generals of Dasheng have been subdued, and the rest of the soldiers are holding weapons around the place, seeing that the lord will be trapped, they look at each other for a while, not knowing what to do.

Cao Xun glared at the man in black who held the long sword around his neck, and said angrily, "What do you want? ”

The black-clothed man had a few heavy dye on his face, and he couldn't see his true face clearly, and said in a flat tone: "My princess wants to invite General Cao to come over the mansion for a while." ”

Princess Xuan? Cao Xun thought of the calm, wise, calm and calm woman, and was stunned for a moment before he said stiffly: "What if General Ben doesn't go?" ”

"If that's the case, we naturally have a way to invite you to go." The man in black had a cold voice, and deliberately accentuated the tone of the word "please", "But my princess said that General Cao, you will definitely agree, because General Cao is a good general who loves soldiers like a son." ”

When Cao Xun heard this, he was really angry. Apparently the gang is now threatening him with the lives of the soldiers under him. If he doesn't go, he will have to fight this unknown team again, and in the end it will not increase the casualties.

At this time, there was a sudden roar of horses' hooves at the city gate, which was mighty and magnificent, and when you heard the sound, you knew that there were at least tens of thousands of people.

"Reinforcements have arrived!" A man in gray exclaimed with joy.

And Cao Xun's face was even heavier. They can't even deal with these guys in front of them, who are not ghosts or ghosts, if they add tens of thousands of Meng family troops, they want to retreat from this Shangyong City, it is even more foolish.

"General Ben promised to go with you, but he had to let these soldiers go back safely." Cao Xun said in a resolute tone.

"That's nature." The man in black said indifferently: "The princess has an order, not to kill indiscriminately." ”

Cao Xun was a little relieved, looking at these strangely dressed and nimble young people in front of him, he couldn't help but ask, "You guys...... Who the hell is it? ”

In his experience, this is definitely a well-trained team.

The long sword on Cao Xun's neck in black did not move at all, just like his eyes that were as calm as water at the moment, and he just coldly popped out two words to Cao Xun's inquiry: "Hidden wolf." ”