Huainan County, Great Zhou, Wuwei Army Barracks.

The Huainan Army was located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, facing Shanyang County, which was occupied by the 36 Giant Kou.

As long as Huainan County is lost, the entire hinterland of the Great Zhou will be flat and there will be no danger to defend.

At this time, in a large tent in the barracks, Dugucheng looked at the holy decree from the capital and sneered, and threw the holy decree in the corner like a rag.

Dugu Cheng is about forty years old this year, with a masculine and fierce appearance, a tall and strong body, wearing a pitch-black fierce Heaven Swallowing Armor, and a heavy and pressing momentum suddenly rushed to his face.

He was born in the rivers and lakes, and in his early years, he was taught by different people, and he wanted to make a name for himself in the rivers and lakes.

As a result, he found that there seemed to be some problems with his exercises, which were obviously mysterious and powerful enough, but he was never able to exert too much power, and he needed extremely strong requirements for both physical body and strength.

To put it simply, the upper limit is extremely high, and even the grandmaster realm can only be regarded as an entry.

There is no big faction as a backing in the rivers and lakes, and it is difficult to develop.

Therefore, Dugucheng joined the army, fought in the east and west, and it took twenty years to become the general of the Wuwei Army.

However, the elite of the Great Zhou are all in the border army, and the Wuwei Army was not the elite of the Great Zhou three years ago, but could only be regarded as a second-rate army.

It wasn't until three years ago that Dugu City suddenly felt that his strength had begun to improve by leaps and bounds, and the passes that had not been cleared before were all cleared in less than a month!

It just so happened that at that time, the thirty-six giants were in turmoil, and Dugucheng had a meritorious role in quelling the rebellion, and along the way, he fought in the east and west, and exterminated the thieves everywhere, which led to today's Wuwei Army, and he Dugucheng also became a general who leaned towards the government and the opposition.

This kind of background is destined that Dugucheng does not have much loyalty to the imperial court.

He can have today's strength and power on his own, how can he ever rely on the imperial court?

Even if there was no Dugu City without him, it was unknown whether the current Da Zhou would still be there!

"With Zhenwutang, those guys in the imperial court began to cross the river and demolish the bridge, do you really think that Yang Cheng can save Da Zhou? What a joke! ”

Dugu Cheng sneered.

"General, the imperial court has reduced the military expenses of our armed guards, this signal is a bit bad.

Don't care if Zhen Wutang can save Da Zhou, but obviously for the imperial court, they have found other forces to replace our Wuwei army.

If we continue to develop from that town martial hall, I am afraid that it will also be a threat to us at that time. ”

A scholar with a lupine scarf and two mustaches said with a solemn face.

He was Sima Yuzi when the Wuwei Army joined the army, and he was also a confidant of Dugucheng.

"Threats? Three years ago, a guy who relied on speculation to rise to the top is also worthy of threatening my armed guards? ”

Although Dugucheng had never seen Yang Cheng, he didn't look down on Yang Cheng very much.

I think he has accumulated a lot of experience in Dugucheng and has been training in the army for more than 20 years, so he has the strength and status he has now.

Yang Cheng's little boy only participated in the rebellion of the crown prince Zhang Xiren three years ago, and he relied on saving the emperor's life in exchange for the status of Zhenwutang now, how can he be compared with him?

Yu Ziqi said in a deep voice: "General, don't underestimate that Yang Cheng."

Although this person was nothing three years ago, as soon as he came out of the customs, he went to fight hundreds of miles alone, killing the White Lotus Mother and destroying the White Lotus Sect, which was not easy to match.

Moreover, this person killed General Pei Shixiong, and he has already begun to be the enemy of our armed guards, and it will be a problem sooner or later if the other party is allowed to continue to develop. ”

Dugucheng laughed and said: "Lao Yu, I'm not arrogant, but confident!"

If there is chaos today, dragons and snakes rise from the land, and there are countless heroes, but the one who can go to the end must be my Dugu City!

Twenty years ago, when I first came out of the world, my master told me that I am invincible in this magical skill.

The result? I have been suppressed on the rivers and lakes, and I can't compete with those Tianjiao Junjie who came from big factions.

But I am not discouraged, although I am defeated today, I don't believe that I can be defeated for the rest of my life!

Later, I joined the army in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it took me 20 years from a small soldier to become a general of the Wuwei Army, but I can still only be regarded as a second-rate army in the imperial court, and I can't get on the table.

But I still firmly believe that in the troubled times, there must be a place for my Dugu City!

How many people have insulted me and laughed at me over the years? What now? I am Dugu City in the Central Plains, the military guard army is invincible in the world, and the court is afraid of me but wants to use me.

It's just a Yang Cheng, if I really regard him as a great enemy of life and death, I Dugucheng won't be able to get to this point.

I have only one enemy in Dugu City, and that is the Mandate of Heaven! ”

Yu Ziqi looked at Dugucheng, who was domineering and exuding extreme confidence in front of him, and also sighed in his heart, the general had changed a little.

It is a good thing that the general is confident, if he does not have this heart, he will not be able to persist in this step.

Replaced by other people, he was suppressed by the people of the rivers and lakes when he was just a fledgling, and he was just messing around after 20 years in the army, and his spirit had long since dispersed, and he had long lost his enterprising spirit.

But Dugucheng is different, he has always believed that he will succeed, he is definitely not that ordinary person.

For more than 20 years, he really waited for an opportunity, not to mention that his strength has advanced by leaps and bounds, and he has also seized the opportunity of the rebellion of the thirty-six giants, and his power has skyrocketed, and he has become the pillar of the current Great Zhou.

But in the past three years, Duducheng's self-confidence has developed into conceit.

Although he said that he was not conceited, he could see that the general still inevitably changed his strength and mentality, and became more and more conceited.

He said that what he was fighting against was his destiny, but in fact, he was able to have this day by relying on his destiny.

In the past three years, the aura has skyrocketed, and the strength of many martial arts cultivators has also ushered in a wave of skyrocketing.

If it weren't for the Mandate of Heaven, it would be useless even if Dugu City could hold on.

Yu Ziqi cautiously comforted: "General, even if you don't take that Yang Cheng in your eyes, there must be an explanation for this matter."

This time, not only Yang Cheng is fighting with you, but also the court is beating you. ”

Dugucheng sneered: "Of course I know what kind of virtue those people in the imperial court are, so I didn't fight to the death with Zuo Yuan at the beginning."

Those Wenchen, as well as those idiots of the Great Zhou royal family, what they like most is to engage in checks and balances.

But to engage in checks and balances, you also have to see if you have the strength!

Go, help me make an appointment with Zuo Yuan.

Their thirty-six giants should have almost cultivated by now. ”

Dugucheng has been in the military of the Great Zhou Dynasty for more than 20 years, and has deeply experienced the era of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which emphasized literature and light military force, and it is strange that he can have a good impression of those civilian officials.

Late at night, on a hill at the junction of Huainan County and Shanyang County.

Dugu Cheng stood with his hands in his hands, waiting for something in the moonlight.

A moment later, a tall, rough-looking, bearded warrior strode up to the top of the mountain.

With every step he took, the hill seemed to tremble, but it didn't make the slightest sound, which was very strange.

"Dugu City, what are you doing more and more? Do you want to play with me again? ”

The rough man spoke, and his voice was heroic and majestic, it was the eldest of the thirty-six giants, the 'Heavenly King' Zuo Yuan.

At the beginning, Dugu City blocked the thirty-six giants, but in fact, the real battle situation was fundamentally different from Dugu City's report to the imperial court.

Dugu Cheng reported that his armed guards fought fiercely with the Thirty-six Giants, and suffered heavy losses, so they successfully sniped the pace of expansion of the Thirty-six Giants.

But in fact, Dugucheng only fought fiercely with Zuo Yuan, and the two sides did not fight to the death.

At that time, Dugu City's own strength had just skyrocketed, and the battle with Zuo Yuan could be said to be indistinguishable from victory or defeat, and if it continued to fight, it might be a situation of death or even death.

Therefore, the two sides reconciled, the thirty-six giants no longer expanded, and the Wuwei army in Dugu City did not take a step forward.

In fact, the thirty-six giants had just annexed several counties, and they hadn't finished digesting it, and they didn't want to continue to spend troops, so they acted in such a play with Dugu City.

One of the two sides needs to recuperate, and the other needs to make war achievements, so it can be regarded as taking what they need.

Dugucheng said: "Acting? Zuo Yuan, you must know that only if this scene continues to be performed, can you continue to regain your strength.

Otherwise, once my Armed Guards attack with all their might, do you think you thirty-six giants will be able to stop it? ”

Zuo Yuan sneered: "Shoot with all your might? With the strength of Da Zhou now, do you dare to shoot them all? Aren't you afraid that too many troops will be transferred and other places will be left unguarded, and the Great Zhou will completely collapse? ”

"The collapse of the Great Zhou, what does it matter to me?"

Dugucheng laughed and said, "Zuo Yuan, you and I have known me for three years, do you think I will care if the Great Zhou will collapse?" As long as I want to mobilize all my strength, Da Zhou's side will definitely cooperate with me to mobilize all my strength.

When the time comes, there will even be a million troops pressing the border, will you be able to stop the thirty-six giants? What are the consequences, have you thought about it? ”

Zuo Yuan's face showed a hint of anger, but he didn't continue to argue anything.

The reason why he was willing to cooperate with Dugucheng to act back then was because he knew that Dugucheng would not care about how Da Zhou was.

Once Dugucheng is angered, this guy really dares to rush with the Armed Guards.

When the time comes, he won't be able to pick up the cheap, but Dugu City can just support his own troops.

"Tell me, what are you calling me for?"

Dugucheng said: "The imperial court has recently reduced the military expenditure of my armed guards, which makes me very unhappy.

You thirty-six giants have almost cultivated themselves, it's time to do it.

You lead half of your forces to play a play with me in Huainan County, and the other half of your forces go around Huaibei County to the capital.

My general, Li Daoqian, is stationed there, and I will let him pretend to be defeated. ”

Zuo Yuan squinted his eyes and said: "Dugu City, my thirty-six giant kou is not your subordinate, why do you want to act, I have to accompany you to act?"

It's not easy for my brothers to cultivate, what if they lose in the attack on the capital? ”

"Because the person who made the imperial court reduce the military expenses of our armed guard army is called Yang Cheng!

Because I want him to die, is this reason enough? ”

Hearing the name Yang Cheng, Zuo Yuan was silent for a moment and spit out a word: "Okay!" ”