"The black clouds overwhelm the city and want to destroy it, and the armor light opens to the sun." Looking at the scene in front of him, Shen Huo's heart suddenly flashed over this verse that was taught by Taifu when he was a child.

After a long journey in the past few days, the army led by Shen Huo has now arrived at the border fortress, adjacent to the position of Qi and Chu.

Because it is located on the border, it is quite desolate. The desert is lonely, and the sun sets over the long river, which is probably the scene. After a few days of trekking, Shen Huo and the soldiers were already extremely tired.

At present, the Qi Chu army is ready and is harassing the border city of the Great Zhou. The people on the border were already unbearable, and when they saw Shen Huo and the others coming, they were naturally overjoyed.

At present, the situation in the border area is very critical, and after the generals of the border city greeted His Royal Highness the Prince, they did not have much politeness with him, and hurriedly asked Shen Huo to send troops to help.

I saw that the general's tiger eyes were tearful, looking at Shen Huo's eyes, half hurried and half earnest: "His Royal Highness the Prince." I have been looking forward to you for many days, and now I am finally looking forward to you. At present, the offensive of the Qi Chu army is fierce, and it looks like it will be impossible to resist, please send troops quickly, don't delay! ”

In the end, the veteran almost burst into tears, and his words were sincere, dedicated to the people of the frontier. Shen Huo looked at the veteran like this, and his heart was naturally very moved, but he could only say: "This road is high and far away, and there is no need to mention the hard work in the meantime." Let's let them repair first, otherwise it will be really difficult to fight if the tired soldiers are tired. ”

Hearing this, although the veteran had some regrets in his heart, he knew that what Shen Huo said was reasonable, so he didn't say anything more. I only pressed a regret in my heart. Shen Huo looked at the veteran like this, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

The border generals don't know, but Shen Huo understands it in his heart: Qi Chu's 100,000 troops are pressing on the border city, and he has a mere 50,000 troops, which is difficult to resist, but he is afraid that he will lose the battle.

It was Shen Huo who ignored the repeated pleadings of the border generals and only stood still. He thought silently in his heart, even if he calculated according to the fastest method, there would still be several hours before the 150,000 elite soldiers arrived.

If you go to fight against the Qi Chu army now, won't you lose 50,000 elite soldiers in vain? Thinking of this, Shen Huo immediately felt that it was not appropriate to send troops at this time. But the border generals repeatedly asked Shen Huo to send troops, and Shen Huo saw that the Qi Chu army was attacking fiercely, so he had to pretend to resist.

Shen Huo first called a group of soldiers to repair for a day, and after repairing, all the soldiers were generally relieved, and then decided to send troops.

Shen Huo sent troops, and he would not be as Chu Lingshen expected, with an army of 50,000 pouring out and being surrounded by the army of Qi and Chu. Instead, he sent an army of about 5,000 men, and tried to send troops first.

At this time, the general of the Qi Chu army was Guan Ziyi. These days of training on the border of Qichu also allowed Guan Ziyi to regain some of his belief in fighting in all directions as a general. When fighting, he is naturally extraordinarily brave.

Today is a little different. Guan Ziyi was stationed in the military tent, and suddenly heard a report from a spy outside: "General." The prince of the Great Zhou led a group of soldiers to meet the battle. ”

"General Ben is still looking forward to him." Guan Ziyi raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a slightly interesting smile, "I really said that Cao Cao Cao will arrive, let's go, let's go to meet the battle." ”

After that, Guan Ziyi spilled out of the military tent, immediately got on the horse, and led the army to the city around the city.

At this time, under the border city, Shen Huo led an army of 5,000 people, and was already standing here quietly waiting. Looking at the scene in front of him, Guan Ziyi was stunned.

He still looked impassive on his face, but he slowly thought about it in his heart: how could this Great Zhou prince only lead thousands of people to fight. In this way, how can I join forces with the rest of the 70,000 troops to surround the Great Zhou army.

Thinking of this, Guan Ziyi immediately hesitated, lest Shen Huo still have a backhand, and did not dare to rush into the army, but also sent an army of about 5,000 people to fight with Shen Huo in a roundabout way.

Shen Huo had not received reinforcements at this time, and it was when he was nervous and unspeakable, looking at Guan Ziyi's performance, he immediately showed a slight smile. He sent these 5,000 people this time just to deceive, in order to coax the people of Qi Chu to think that he still had a backhand, and did not dare to rashly send troops.

And Shen Huo's real backhand will be able to arrive in a few days. All of them are 200,000 troops out of the city to attack, and they will definitely be able to defeat Qi and Chu and the two countries.

Thinking of this, Shen Huo immediately showed a smug smile on his face, and instructed the soldiers under his leadership: "In front of you is the army of the Chu State, and see how this palace will take you and beat him to a falling flower!" ”

Shen Huo said this chicly, and people are also very chic. He held a long sword in one hand, and at this time, in addition to the scabbard, the dripping sword light swayed out in the morning sun, reflecting the silver and white armor on his body. The battle robe behind him was as heavy as blood, and Shen Huo's originally gentle face also carried a bit of blood.

was said by Shen Huo, and all the soldiers were aroused by the pride in their hearts, and they roared, and rushed forward one after another.

On the other side, Guan Ziyi saw the soldiers of the Great Zhou rushing forward, and he was a little surprised at first, but then calmed down, calmed his face, and led a group of soldiers to fight.

Suddenly, the shouts of the warriors were in unison, mixed with the smell of earth and blood, and spread across the border.

It took about a few hours for the battle to come to an end. This battle was regarded as the first time that Qi and Chu sent troops to the Great Zhou, and both sides were a little tentative. At the end, no one was left behind.

Shen Huosheng is strong in soldiers and horses, and he is lonely and brave. Although he had no experience in fighting, he led a group of soldiers to fight heartily, and fought a piece of the world in the Qichu army with the spirit of recklessness and daring to die.

Guan Ziyi has won many years of battle and has extraordinarily rich experience. No matter how the two countries of Qi and Chu train their troops, they are still a little weak compared to the Great Zhou, which has been accumulating power for many years.

In this way, in this battle, the two sides actually fought a draw. When the smoke cleared, they returned to the city to repair, counted the number of people, and prepared for the next battle.

Shen Huo took the lead in leading the soldiers back to the city. This time he brought out five thousand men, and only three thousand remained. Another 2,000 people were turned into bones, buried in the lonely smoke of the desert, buried in the bloody battlefield, silently guarding the frontier for the rest of their lives.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is mighty!" Shen Huo had just entered the city gate, but he heard continuous cheers. He looked up, and saw people standing on both sides of the street, all looking at him with a look of fervent adoration on their faces.

Looking at such a scene, Shen Huo felt a little lost in his heart. But in front of the people, Shen Huo couldn't show his emotions, so he could only force a smile, deal with the past one by one, and return to the temporary residence that had been prepared for a long time.

When he arrived at the residence, Shen Huo completely revealed the loss in his heart, hammered the table hard, and did not speak, but the expression on his face revealed all the thoughts in his heart.

Looking at Shen Huo like this, the deputy general beside him was a little worried, and hurriedly asked, "His Royal Highness the Prince." What's wrong with you. On your first expedition today, you were able to achieve such an achievement, and my subordinates thought it was already excellent. ”

This deputy general is the leader of the secret guard beside Shen Huo, who has grown up with Shen Huo since he was a child, protecting Shen Huo's safety. Over time, a deep friendship has already been established. In addition to the master and servant, there is also brotherly affection between the two. At this time, the deputy general asked Shen Huo, and he was also sincere.

"You don't understand." Listening to the lieutenant general's secret guard, Shen Huo just shook his head gloomily, "If the palace waits a little longer, it will be good to wait until the reinforcements come." ”

He paused for a moment, and then continued: "Originally, this palace thought in his heart, counting the reinforcements of the army of 200,000, it would be a complete victory no matter what. But he didn't want to rush out the troops this time, and the two thousand people who were killed lost their lives in vain. ”

"These two thousand people seem to be extremely small numbers, but they are all living people. Who of them doesn't have elderly parents to support, and beautiful wives and children waiting to be returned? ”

The more Shen Huo thought about it, the more he felt that he couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart, and his voice became deeper and lower: "It's the fault of this palace." If it weren't for the main palace, they wouldn't have left so easily. ”

Seeing Shen Huo stuck in a dead end like this and unable to get out, the deputy general was very worried in his heart, so he could only persuade him with good words: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must not be arrogant. This battle, firstly, is to appease the hearts of the frontier generals, and secondly, to test the strength of Qi and Chu, which is a battle that must be fought no matter what. ”

"This time we fought a draw with them, and although we lost 2,000 people, the two countries of Qi and Chu did not benefit. Not only that, but we also roughly figured out the way Qi and Chu used troops to send generals, and we will be much more proficient in using troops to fight next time. The adjutant reassured, "These two thousand people died as they deserved." Presumably, they will also be relieved to learn that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is like this for them. ”

Shen Huoben was sad in his heart, and was comforted by the deputy general, and after thinking about it for a while, he was relieved. His face was slightly gentle, and his originally lowered head was also raised, looking at the deputy general and saying with a smile: "What you said is true." It's the main palace that is narrow-minded. After that, the palace will go out with heart and live up to the expectations of every soldier. ”

"If you can think like this, your subordinates will be relieved." Listening to what Shen Huo said, the deputy general also showed a pleased smile on his face, "If you have always adhered to such a belief, you must be invincible in the future, and you will break through in one fell swoop." ”

"Then I will accept your good words." Shen Huo finally showed the first real smile of the day, looked at the deputy general and said.