Liang Fenghou and Ye Hongfang looked ahead, and saw that after the city gate was opened, there was a neat row of tall giant shields erected, and then retreated to the sides, revealing a lonely and arrogant figure.

Jiao Hongxue was dressed in silver armor, the cloak on his shoulders was as white as twilight snow, and a giant sword was wrapped in a sheath and stood straight in front of him. The hands pressed the hilt of the sword, staring at Liang Fenghou.

"The news of the fall of Manhong Pass has been reported here, General Liang." Jiao Hongxue's eyes were as cold as a star, "Why are you still alive?"

Liang Fenghou heard about Jiao Hongxue's deeds in the court many years ago, and it is rumored that he guarded the western border and experienced no less than 100 major battles invaded by foreign domains, but every time it was reported, it was a great victory. The civil and military capitals of the Manchu Dynasty praised him with only four words: "Solid."

And Jiao Hongxue's personality is rarely talked about, because he has never entered the capital because he has been guarding Xiyin Pass all the year round, and it is rumored that he is indifferent and has no lust, and all he likes is battlefield killing.

Now that he saw it, Liang Fenghou felt that these rumors were true, but Zhen Yi had talked about Jiao Hongxue when he was still there, saying that he was actually very gentle and easy to get along with, and he was a man who cared about his family.

But he has never been married, which family can he care about?

Liang Fenghou restrained his wandering thoughts, and said respectfully, "Liang Fenghou has seen Lord Taiwei. My lord, the Manhong Pass was indeed destroyed, but the 100,000 iron armor was never defeated, only because the Yanzhou canal was destroyed, resulting in the flooding of the Manhong Pass, and the armor and demons were killed in the Honghe. In the end, he will be lucky enough to survive."

Jiao Hongxue looked at Liang Fenghou, her face remained unchanged for a long time, and then she grabbed the scabbard and turned around and walked inward.

"During the interrogation of Yanzhou Mujiang Zimo, I heard that my Jiao family disciple was identified by you." Jiao Hongxue's steps were flat, but every step seemed as if she was preparing to draw her sword, "But is there such a thing?"

Liang Fenghou and Ye Hongfang glanced at each other, and then he kept up with Jiao Hongxue's pace and said, "This is indeed the case."

Jiao Hongxue suddenly stopped when she heard this, and this step suddenly made Liang Fenghou and Ye Hongfang, who were following, also stop. The armorers with huge shields on their sides squinted at the two of them, and their eyes in their helmets were full of unruly coldness.

"If he pretends to use the power of the Jiao family to act as a tiger." Jiao Hongxue's eyes were full of murderous intent, "Why didn't you kill him?"

Liang Fenghou was taken aback, and he replied without thinking too much: "There is a strict punishment under the law of Zheng Guo."

Jiao Hongxue's eyes narrowed slightly, and those tower-like armorers all stared at Liang Fenghou in unison.

The atmosphere became tense in subtle ways.

Jiao Hongxue turned around and said, "That's good."

He took another step, and suddenly Ye Hong's hanging heart could be put down. A group of armor soldiers glanced at the two of them, and immediately followed Jiao Hongxue's back.

The group walked through the long passage of the city gate, and Liang Fenghou found that the city wall of Xiyin Pass was extremely thick.

After that, Jiao Hongxue walked into the plank road and led the two into the study.

This study is carved out of the mountain, more like a cave, the passage outside runs through the city wall in all directions in a ring, the open space in the center is the martial arts field, and the starlight of the night falls from above, like a solitary cave.

The study was simply furnished, and after the three of them sat down, Liang Fenghou asked first: "Dare to ask Lord Taiwei, how long has Xiyin Pass been fighting with foreign enemies?"

Jiao Hongxue's giant sword leaned on his thigh, and he sat on the big horse golden sword, saying, "Ten days."

Ye Hongfang blurted out in shock: "Impossible! Ten days ago, the Red Pass was still fighting! Didn't Lord Taiwei's words mean that the demons were attacking Xiyin Pass at the same time as they were fighting at Manhong Pass?"

Jiao Hongxue bowed.

Liang Fenghou asked suspiciously, "But when I saw that my lord was arranging troops today, it seems that he intends to take the initiative to attack?"

Jiao Hongxue took out the letter from the table, handed it over and said, "The letter was sent to me by Shi Danxin a few months ago, when he suggested that I order the Jiashi to build a tunnel in the mountains to connect all the mountains and forests outside Xiyin Pass. In addition, a sentry tower was built in front of the city gate to garrison archers. I was skeptical at first, but I ordered the armorers to repair it as much as possible. But it is true that as he expected, this move can form a horn with the pass, and it is more than enough to defend the city." He pointed to the letter that Liang Fenghou had received, "This letter was received ten days ago, and when the letter arrived, the enemy also arrived."

Ye Hong's eyes trembled, and he said, "Shi Junshi really anticipated the enemy's opportunity, and he was unpredictable."

Liang Fenghou's expression was gloomy, and he saw the old figure jumping down from the city on the day of the fall of Manhongguan.

The arrogant laughter is still in my heart, he is a generation of sages, a lifetime of rough tea and thin clothes, and poured his heart and soul into the Manhong Pass, but after all, he fell short.

Jiao Hongxue saw that he was in a trance, so she guessed what was on his mind. Z.br>

"If, as Mr. Shi said, there are millions of these demons, then it will be a matter of time before Xiyin Pass is captured." Jiao Hongxue said these words lightly, "To Chongdu, you need to cross the river, and I have already sailed to Yanzhou in accordance with Mr. Shi's wishes."

Marquis Liang Feng said in surprise, "Lord Taiwei, if this is the case, why didn't you lead the soldiers to retreat to Panzhou early?"

Jiao Hongxue looked at Liang Fenghou with a calm expression, and he asked rhetorically, "Then why don't you retreat to Daizhou?"

Liang Fenghou was stunned when he heard this.

What does it mean to retreat to Daisui?

The border areas that cross the Red Pass will all fall, and his retreat may be able to hold the people of Daizhou, but the people of the border counties will suffer a catastrophe.

This was his reason, so he replied to Jiao Hongxue with a firm look.

The resolute eyes of the two seemed to have the same reason, as if they were looking at each other, and as if they were looking at themselves.

Jiao Hongxue pressed his knee and said, "I am the same, I can turn from attack to defense when I retreat, but at this time, the army's spirit is in full swing, and I can take advantage of the victory to pursue. If you stay here, you will die, so it is better to fight the enemy head-on and survive in danger."

Liang Fenghou bowed his hand in shame and said, "Lord Taiwei's talent for leading the army has won the essence of the art of war, and Fenghou is convinced."

Jiao Hongxue waved his hand to signal that he was not polite, and then said: "Xiyin Pass has been the pass where I have been stationed for many years, and the local foreign domains in the west have a good relationship with me, if the attack fails, I can retreat into the outer tribes to take up the defensive. Originally, I was worried that there would be no general in the Yanzhou garrison to drive the armor soldiers to arrange the defense, but now you are here at the right time. I will send someone to send you to Panzhou, and then you will take a boat to Yanzhou, and I will present it tonight, but your general will no longer be used."

Ye Hong asked in surprise, "Is the general deprived of his number?" No, Lord Taiwei, General Liang is not a deserter in this battle, I am full of Red Pass armor soldiers are all exhausted until the flood floods the pass, and there are no deserters in the army!"

Jiao Hongxue waved his hand again to signal Ye Hong to calm down, and he said slowly, "Your Majesty has just issued a holy decree in the past few days, and you may not know anything."

Just then, the soldier's voice came from the door.

"General, the little one is here to bring tea and dry food."

Jiao Hongxue said casually, "Come in."

The door was pushed open, and a armor-clad soldier in armor walked into the room, immediately placed the tea on the table, and poured the tea for the three of them one by one.

But Liang Fenghou and Ye Hongfang looked at this person as if they had seen a ghost.

This person is Jiao Pengxing!

"After the trial of the Golden Palace, he was imprisoned in the heavenly prison." Jiao Hongxue took the tea cup that Jiao Pengxing respectfully handed over, "I read that he is the heir of my Jiao family, so I implore the queen who died early to release him and go to Xiyin Pass with me to guard it. Let him swear that he will never leave Xiyin Pass again in this life, and his name will not be entered into the family tree after his death."

Jiao Hongxue held the teacup and read the word queen out of deep longing and sentimentality.

Liang Fenghou had known Jiao Pengxing for many years, and he knew Jiao Pengxing's personality, so he asked the question: "If you don't enter the family tree after death, you will be born with no place to come from, and you will have no return to the tomb after death." Are you really willing?"

Jiao Pengxing seems to have been smoothed out in these years, he smiled very gently, and said, "Who is willing, born as a human being, you can't help yourself. Besides, the Yin Mountain outside the West Yin Pass is very big, and there is always a place to bury me."

Liang Fenghou was impressed by the bland explanation, and then Jiao Pengxing withdrew with the tea tray in his hand and closed the door.

"His and I are doomed." Jiao Hongxue looked at Liang Fenghou with a guilty face, "What he did back then was to pay back with his life, if you see Zhen Yi's daughter Zhen Kexiao again in the future, it will be considered that my Jiao family has an explanation for her."

Liang Fenghou was deeply impressed by Jiao Hongxue's actions, he did everything properly and without leakage, and he was convinced inside and out

The obedience is even more impressive.

But the fate he chose was for the Jiao family and Zheng Guo, as if there was no brilliance in his life, only these past events that became the gossip of the people after dinner.

"Your Excellency." Ye Hongfang had a question, "You haven't said why General Liang's general number can't be used anymore."

Liang Fenghou took a sip of tea, put down the teacup and said, "Your Majesty's holy decree has pardoned, the old case of the Zhen family has been reopened, and according to the file given by the prison, Zhen Yi is not guilty, and the reason is that Pang Boyi framed Zhongliang. The nine clans of the Zhen clan were exiled to the Red Pass back then, and now that the pass is flooded, it is estimated that the people of the Zhen clan are gone. However, the prince of the Zhen family was the old rule of hereditary recklessness set by the founding emperor of Zheng State back then, and there is no restriction on the superiority of men and inferiority of women. If Zhen Kexiao is still alive, she will be the successor King Zhen."

Ye Hongfang looked at Liang Fenghou in astonishment, and said hesitantly, "In this way, the garrison of the Red Pass is still King Zhen, but a female general?"

Jiao Hongxue bowed silently.

Liang Fenghou didn't care about these titles, he looked at Jiao Hongxue and said, "My lord, when are you going to attack?"

Jiao Hongxue touched his fingers, he lowered his face slightly, and said calmly, "Tomorrow."

Liang Fenghou frowned and said, "But if you attack, you will be fully attacked when you leave Yin Mountain!"

"There's a suspicion here." Jiao Hongxue's ten fingertips were white in the support, "These demons seem to have encountered obstacles on the way to attack, and it can be seen from the number of people and routes they have attacked one after another, they have been blocked on the way from Yinshan to the desert."

Liang Fenghou's eyes were full of suspicions, and he said, "But the Manhong Pass has fallen, and the demons can only go to the Manhong Pass by slaughtering the desert atrium and the left court. There is no force in the desert that can compete with them."

The ten fingers were slightly divided, as if revealing the suspicions on Liang Fenghou's brows.

Jiao Hongxue said in a deep voice.

"No, there must still be."

On the second day of Liang Fenghou's departure, the city gate of Xiyin Pass was opened, and Jiao Hongxue turned over his horse and took the giant sword handed by the armor.