Today's battle with Charahan and other King Extreme Realm cultivators was evenly matched.

Although some people were wounded, no one was killed this time, and in the end, the battle ended with a tacit understanding between the two sides.

Returning to the roof of the city tower, he sat down safely with his robe and his robe resting on his knees, and Zhao Ning continued to exist as the banner of the army, standing still.

In the past few days, he, Zhao Beiwang, Yang Jiani and others have to fight against Chalahan and other kings every day, and sometimes they will fight several times a day.

Whenever after the battle of Chalahan, he went back to reflect and felt that he had found a breakthrough, adjusted his tactics and challenged again, Zhao Ning would tell the other party with practical actions: You think too much.

The two Quasi-King Extreme Realm cultivators of the Zhao Clan had gained a lot of comprehension in the days of cross-border battles, and now they both had the intention of breaking through the realm.

If these two people are successfully promoted, and the number of Kings of the Extreme Realm on both sides becomes the same, then Zhao Ning's side, which has a thousand strange soldiers, will have the strength to defeat the other party.

"As long as there are no accidents, when your mother is promoted to the Wang Ji Realm and the 60,000 forbidden troops arrive, it is guaranteed that Yanmen Pass will be completely stabilized. ”

Zhao Beiwang looked at Zhao Ning and sat down, "But the Shanhai Pass has been broken." The Shanhaiguan garrison has become a remnant of the defeated army, and under the pursuit of the Northern Hu Jingcai, the annihilation of the whole army is the inevitable outcome. I don't know if the forbidden army can block them in the way before they reach the land of Gyeonggi. ”

Wang Rouhua is one of the two quasi-kings in the extreme realm.

Regarding Zhao Beiwang's worry, Zhao Ning did not comment.

From Shanhaiguan to Yanping City, there are more than 600 miles away, and there are many prefectures and counties in the middle, and there are also new troops of defense envoys, but there is no real Xiongguan Tianmoat.

The army that relied on the local defense envoys, and the forbidden army, which had not experienced serious battles, could only be said to understand the difficulty of blocking the pace of the Beihu army.

The only thing that Yan Ping could rely on was that Song Zhi could mobilize almost all the powerhouses of the Wang Ji Realm except for Yanmen Pass to try to balance Tianyuan, Zuo Xian Wang and others.

"Where did the forbidden army that rushed to the aid of Yanmen Pass go?" Zhao Ning only asked this question.

"They quickened their march and would arrive in three days' time. ”

Zhao Ning nodded, his eyes jumped over the battlefield where blood and fire were intertwined and fierce battles were in full swing, and looked at the center of the Beihu military camp, the camp on the highest mountain.

His eyes were waveless, calm as water.

No one knows what he's looking at, what he's thinking.

But including Zhao Beiwang and Yang Jiani, everyone was used to his appearance, no one asked, and no one bothered.

......

Yanmen is closed to the west of Yanping.

From Yanping to Yanmen, a total of less than 800 miles away, the army travels 30 miles a day, and the double road and journey are 60 miles a day, most of which have to march in the mountains and forests.

After Lingqiu County, the valley road has become relatively wide, and there will be no more dangers until Yanmen Pass. Under Song Zhi's strict order of "day and night", the forbidden army increased the speed to the extreme.

The increase in speed not only exacerbates physical exertion, but also affects many aspects. The core requirement of the march of the army is to be able to enter the battle at any time in case of accidents, and the requirements for formation are very high.

And now, the defense of this forbidden army against the enemy has obviously decreased a lot.

The leading general is called He Wenjin, and he can be dispatched with 60,000 forbidden troops, so you can imagine his status in the emperor's mind. At this time, he rode on his war horse, and while hurrying quickly, he recalled the emperor's instructions to him.

The emperor's instructions were very simple: after arriving at Yanmen Pass, everything was at the mercy of Zhao Beiwang. The army must cooperate with the Yanmen army to guard the Yanmen Pass, even if the city is killed in battle, it cannot let the Beihu soldiers step through the pass.

There is nothing difficult to understand.

The situation is difficult and dangerous, and the officers and men of the three armed forces must work with one heart and one mind.

But along the way, He Wenjin did not stop figuring out the emperor's "deep intentions".

The Hanmen has been fighting with the family for so many years, and He Wenjin is thinking about how to deal with the family in addition to military affairs on weekdays, calculating the children of the family in the army, and expelling the other party for legitimate reasons.

If he hadn't done a good enough job in this area before and made outstanding achievements, it would not have been possible to gain the trust of the emperor and the cabinet and get to where he is today.

For the officials of the poor family, it is their duty to fight with the family, and winning the fight is a political achievement, which is the basis for adding officials to the knighthood, and is the basis for establishing a life.

How to gain the favor of Shangguan is the ladder of career ascension, and how to gain the favor of Shangguan is the proposition of officials who think about it day and night. Under this, it is the so-called doing practical things.

Doing practical things does not necessarily lead to promotion, and flattering the officials is good, as long as the other party nods and casually does some political performance projects, they can go further.

The reason why the officials can be promoted by this is not because they have been deceived by the officials who have long been extremely skilled in this way, but because what the officials need, just a reason for their promotion.

Everyone is their own person, tacitly.

For He Wenjin, the emperor is the biggest official.

He had to find out what the emperor wanted.

It was day and night, and the army stopped to rest.

Although the emperor's order was to travel day and night, it was necessary to rest or rest, and the meaning of the order was nothing more than to rush to the night with torches and a little longer.

"Simply set up camp, don't build a lot of buildings, dig ditches and build walls. Tomorrow, I have to get up early and hurry, so that the soldiers have more time to rest, so as not to become a tired army after the Yanmen Gate. ”

After He Wenjin gave the military order, he found a place to sit down. This is inside Yanshan, Yanmen Pass is still there, the Beihu army will not appear here, they don't have to worry about the enemy.

"Is the general planning how to repel the Beihu army?" the deputy general asked when he saw He Wenjin pondering again.

He Wenjin shook his head, "In the battle of defending the city, what needs to be planned is just a battle." What Ben was thinking about was how to complete the errand assigned by His Majesty. ”

"Your Majesty has given another errand to the general?" the adjutant general was surprised.

"Of course, Your Majesty will not say it explicitly. Now that this is a time of national war, Your Majesty must raise the banner of unity from top to bottom, how can he openly issue an order to destroy unity?"

He Wenjin looked up in the direction of Yanmen Pass, the night was deep, he couldn't see anything except the dark shadows of the mountains, but his eyes were still sharp:

"But as His Majesty's courtier, the lord humiliates the ministers to death, and the lord worries about the humiliation of the ministers. We must have insight into what His Majesty wants, and take the initiative to solve problems for His Majesty, which can be regarded as fulfilling our duty as a courtier. ”

The adjutant general was confused and asked tentatively, "What does the general mean?"

He Wenjin's eyes burned, "Your Majesty asked me to come to Yanmen Pass to replace An Siming, if there is no accident after this battle, I will be stationed in Yanmen Pass." Ben is going to complete An Siming's unfinished task, fight against the Zhao family, and even replace the Zhao family's position in Yanmen Pass!"

The adjutant general was stunned for a while, "But Your Majesty's attitude towards the family has changed recently, no longer suppressing them, and letting us abandon the fight and fight with one heart, why should the general still think about ......"

"Stupid!"

He Wenjin snorted, the other party was his confidant, so he didn't have to hide his thoughts:

"It is Your Majesty's national policy to suppress the family and centralize power, how can you say that you will give up if you give up? At present, it is only forced by the situation and suspended in name!

"This national war will inevitably consume the family army and cultivators faster, this is an opportunity for Your Majesty, and the same is true for you and me!

"Therefore, when we arrive at Yanmen Pass, our first task is to preserve our strength, and we must not let the soldiers be killed or injured too much. There are people under your command, and you can have confidence after the war!

The reason why An Siming failed was that he wanted to make contributions on the battlefield too much, so he ended up with the annihilation of the whole army. How can you and I ignore the lessons of the past? Remember, obeying Zhao Beiwang's orders is not the same as selling his life!

"Yanmen Pass is a place of moats, as long as we have enough troops, it will be difficult for Beihu to conquer the city.

"So in this battle, you and I can just work, and leave the work to the Yanmen army. In a word, they die for the dead, and they stand for credit, and our greatest pursuit is to preserve our strength!

"Once the Beihu army is defeated and retreats, with the number of Wang Ji Realm cultivators in the Zhao clan now, His Majesty will inevitably be suppressed with all his might after the war. And when the time comes, the Yanmen army will suffer heavy casualties and few troops, and the Yanmen Pass will naturally be ours!

"If you don't save your strength at this time, what will you do to sit in Yanmen Pass and replace the Zhao clan when the time comes?

After saying this, He Wenjin's eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire, and they were terrifyingly bright.

The vice-admiral was shocked and speechless.

Seeing that the deputy general was still a little hesitant, He Wenjin was displeased, and said coldly:

"Learn literature and martial arts, and the goods are in the emperor's house. From the very beginning, we have to share the king's worries! We have to do whatever His Majesty wants us to do, and everything else is not important, it is all false, do you understand?"

The deputy general finally had an epiphany, and hurriedly clenched his fists: "The general's wisdom and courage are unparalleled, and the last general is difficult to reach!"

He Wenjin nodded with satisfaction, and secretly thought: "If Your Majesty knows that I understand his mind, he will definitely praise me, and it will be difficult for me to think of a bright career in the future." ”

He is so "empathetic", and I don't know if Song Zhi really knew what he was thinking at the moment, whether he would pat him on the shoulder and laugh, or if he would lift the long sword and cut off his head.

Of course, Song Zhi can blame He Wenjin for thinking too much.

But he has used the poor officials to suppress the family for so many years, and he has long cultivated many poor officials into a group of eagle dogs who don't care about black and white.

He suddenly completely subverted the past, and it would be too naïve to want the official of the poor family not to be confused, not to be confused, not to think too much, to immediately restrain his dark thoughts, and to become a moral master.

"General, the Yanmen Army has sent someone to meet us. ”

After a while, He Wenjin heard footsteps.

At first, it was faint, and then it gradually became clear, the footsteps were dense and rumbling like thunder, it seemed that there were a lot of people, hearing such a movement in the middle of the night, the soldiers were immediately alert, and the troops in charge of the guard had already begun to line up under the order of the general, preparing to meet the enemy, He Wenjin sent the cultivators over to check the situation at the first time.

Hearing the cultivator's return, He Wenjin relaxed.

He passed on the news and told the soldiers not to be like facing the enemy, so they quickly gathered their positions and continued to camp.

The Yanmen army arrived soon, although there were torches, but in the middle of the night, it still looked mysterious, and the face was not very real, even if there were cultivators standing on a high place, they could not see the specific situation of the rear team of the Yanmen army.

"This general Zhao Qiyang, because the general noticed that there were many cultivators in Beihu, there were many people who crossed Yanshan, so in order to avoid any accidents, he specially ordered this to meet the forbidden army in the future, and dared to ask where the main general is?"

When he got closer, the general of the Yanmen Army led by him asked on horseback.

He Wenjin walked out, "This general He Wenjin, on the orders of His Majesty, led the army to rush to the aid of Yanmen Pass." ”

"General He!"

The general hurriedly dismounted, took a few steps forward, hugged his fists and saluted, his attitude was respectful and polite, and his expression was moved and cordial, "The Yanmen army is fighting fiercely every day, and the soldiers are suffering heavy casualties, and the whole army is looking forward to the general for a long time! Now that the general has finally arrived, with the general's help, the Yanmen Pass can be defended, please accept the general's bow!"

As he spoke, the general knelt down on one knee.

He Wenjin didn't expect the people of the Zhao family to be so respectful to him, and he was very happy in his heart, and he felt that his image was tall. Since he is so important, then when he arrives at Yanmen Pass, he should have a lot of right to speak, and while he is happy, he reaches out to help the other party:

"Why should General Zhao be polite......"

He was barely halfway through his sentence when his voice stopped abruptly.

The "General Zhao" in front of him, when he stretched out his hand to support him, and was defenseless, to everyone's expectations, he suddenly burst into trouble, and the dagger in his sleeve stabbed into his chest in an instant!