The sun is shining, the grassland in summer is getting hotter and hotter, but the most precipitous and towering city tower in front of Jincheng Pass is a high crown like a cloud, a soldier is like a forest, and it is hard to feel sultry when you look at it.

A tall old man with a crown and a big body was surrounded by the stars holding the moon, and his body was particularly conspicuous in a red vermilion robe.

According to the official system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, even a first-class official like the Six Books can only wear crimson official robes, and if you want to wear a red robe, you have to be super high-quality.

With only a little understanding of the current situation, it is not difficult to guess the identity of this old man. After all, at this moment, he is not in the center of the imperial court, but appears at the juncture of Jincheng in danger, except for the Cao Gong who served as Zhu Yi's military aircraft, the general of the forbidden army, the doctor of the sixth division, the prime minister Jian, You, Ji, and Qingping, I am afraid there will be no one else.

It is rumored that Cao Xianzhi, who is still in Beiding Mansion and has actually arrived at Jincheng Pass secretly, pointed to the camp in the pass, and said with a smile: "These three flags are the biggest reliance on Jincheng Pass. ”

Everyone's eyes followed, but they saw countless flags flying in the pass, colorful, and dizzying.

Among these various banners, there are not many who can be praised by Cao Xianzhi. In addition to the large banner of the Chinese army embroidered with the word "Shentu" in the center of the camp and decorated with ivory at the top, the two bright flags painted with gold embroidery stand out from the crowd.

Jincheng General Shen Tuyuan is more than fifty people, with a long white face and a straight posture, even if he is wearing a Xuanhe gold armor at the moment, he still gives people a chic and elegant feeling. As the most authoritative titled general in the Northern Four Prefectures and the unyielding top spot of Jinchengguan, he stood closest to Cao Xianzhi, and laughed loudly when he heard this: "Can the teacher recognize the two guard flags?"

When he was young, Cao Xianzhi, who was known as "Cao Hutou", was old and strong, and he was more energetic than Shen Tuyuan when he spoke, and he pointed to one of the red lion stepping mountain flags with black background and silver edges: "The name of the Jinchengtun cavalry guard is a household name even in Beijing, and there are often people in the temple who mention this famous gold-swallowing beast, saying that the money smashed in it every year is enough to feed 10,000 light horses. In my opinion, as long as this fierce heavy horseman, whose reputation is higher than that of the Hengshan Iron Cavalry, can always be decisive on the battlefield, no matter how much money it spends, it will be worth it. ”

Before Cao Xianzhi's words fell, a big man beside Shen Tuyuan had already knelt down on one knee, and the extremely heavy bright red armor on his body was sonorous, and he said loudly: "Tun Cavalry Captain Mu Shipan and a thousand red armor heavy cavalry under his command are ready to be dispatched by Cao Gong at any time!"

Cao Xianzhi nodded, and did not ask Mu Shipan to get up, but pointed to another white falcon flag decorated with white bird feathers as a pole, and said: "The Xiao Cavalry Guard also costs a lot of money, and it is said that it is better to lack than to indiscriminately never need new recruits, and cutting off the heads of ten Shengdi scouts on the border is the minimum threshold, not a brave old soldier killed in the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, and there is no qualification to enter the Xiao Cavalry Guard at all." Although there are only 1,000 cavalry guards, they are not 1,000 soldiers, but a real 1,000 commanders and chiefs. ”

He lowered his arm, looked at a young general who was also half-kneeling on the ground, and sneered: "Ganjiuquan, I heard that because the Qingzhou Haidong Gang's gang flag and your cavalry guards were in charge, a whole caravan of five hundred people was slaughtered by you?"

Ganjiuquan has narrow shoulders and long arms, is lean and capable, only wears a light leather armor on his body, and his blood is a little stronger than Mu Shipan's, and he said in a deep voice: "The Haidong Gang secretly communicates with Shengdi, smuggles arrow shafts, pig iron and other prohibited things, the evidence of the crime is conclusive, and it is not a pity to die!"

Cao Xianzhi laughed, supported his hands weakly, and let the two of them get up.

"Shipan, the Mu family has been a general for generations, and several generations have been the mainstay of the Jingshi Forbidden Army, even the Son of Heaven has high hopes for you, and the old man won't praise you much. ”

"Ganjiuquan, you are much more stylish than Murong Sheng's old ghost, and I don't know how he can accept a protégé like you. ”

He looked at the captain of Xiaocai who couldn't help but show a look of astonishment, and said solemnly: "The reason why the old man pierced this layer of window paper is that he doesn't want unnecessary internal friction at this time, not to mention these bullshit party disputes, just by paying blood bribes, the reputation of the Jizhou border army has already stinked on the street, and the reason why the court can still tolerate you is nothing more than that after careful calculation, I still feel that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages." ”

Cao Xianzhi glanced at Shen Tuyuan, who had an unnatural face, and a large group of school captains who had become foils, and snorted lightly: "Don't think that the old man is ruthless when he speaks, and don't complain about the old man's favoritism! Of course, there is a difference between intimacy and intimacy, but if the errand is not done well, don't talk about the old man's old feelings!"

These words were extremely serious, and the city tower immediately fell to its knees.

Shen Tuyuan said categorically: "The last general and others will work together, not forgetting the kindness of the Son of Heaven, and not forgetting the teachings of Cao Gong!"

There are many people kneeling, and those who are still standing are inevitably a little eye-catching.

Shen Tuyuan and the two titled captains both knelt on Cao Xianzhi's left side, and there were three people standing on the right hand, all of whom were incompatible with the generals of Jincheng.

Among the three, the closest to Cao Xianzhi is an old man in a gray robe, with goosebumps but strong spirits, one of the two on his side is wearing a big red dragon and tiger striped robe, wearing a jade leaf crown, and his face is covered with a hideous gold mask, and the other is wearing a big red armor, the same gold mask covers his face, and his waist hangs with two knives of mandarin ducks.

"Get up. ”

Cao Xianzhi waved his hand and said with a smile: "You don't have to guess in private, this is Lord Danqiu Yuan, the left priest of the Cereal Temple, and the old immortal who is called 'Danqiuzi' by the people is." ”

He pointed to the remaining two again: "You can also know a rough idea by looking at the color of the clothes, this is the second place among the red-clothed priests in the temple, and the surname is Duanmu, and the other is the leader of the red-clothed temple warriors, and the people in the rivers and lakes call it 'Red Jiaolong'." ”

Shen Tu Yuan took the lead in getting up and saluted the three giants of the Ceres Temple, although they saluted, they were not very affectionate.

Originally, the identity of Yuan Danqiu's left sacrificial wine was not inferior to Cao Xianzhi, but the Ceres Temple has always been from the system, and the two major factions of the Great Zhou Dynasty's Wenchen and military generals are clearly distinguished, and there are no strict requirements for the etiquette system.

With the cultivation realm of Shen Tuyuan's peak inspiration, he could naturally sense the majestic qi in Yuan Danqiu's old body, and most of the captains behind him focused their eyes on the body of the "Red Jiaolong".

This red-clothed samurai commander whose real name is "Li Xiujiao" is famous in the rivers and lakes, and has done a lot of things to destroy the sect, even in a remote place like Jincheng, he has heard of it, saying that where the "Red Dragon" passes, it often becomes a red land where no grass grows.

"Everyone must be muttering in their hearts, you Cao Hutou shouldn't be old and confused, you didn't bring the forbidden army of the brigade, why did you bring such three masters here, the battlefield battle is not to worship God and pray for blessings, but also different from fighting in the rivers and lakes, isn't this adding to the chaos?"

After a slight pause, Cao Xianzhi asked and answered himself: "The old man knows that everyone's time is precious, but since he has finished reading his own flag in the Guannei, he might as well accompany me, an old fool, to take a look at the Di people outside the city." ”

Outside Jincheng Pass, the sound of horns whimpered from far and near, and the battle array gradually gathered like a cloud.