Dugu Xian has been cornered, and he regrets the moment when he threw himself into Jinpeng Castle.

Although he did not read much military books, he spent his entire youth and youth in the regular army, and war was neither a means to defend his family and country, nor a way to make meritorious achievements, but an ordinary way of life, which was not much different from all walks of life.

He once had a passionate passion, but it was slowly extinguished by the rainy death, too many people were slaughtered like cattle, and the death of people, himself, and the country was meaningless.

The whims of the kings in the rear, the impromptu whims of the generals in the front, sometimes just because a certain big man drank a few more drinks, the soldiers had to sacrifice their precious lives on the battlefield, but the impact on the whole situation was minimal.

Dugu Xian knows that he will never be able to become a famous general and a fierce general, he just hopes to establish a professional army, and he doesn't care who he fights for, but when to start the war and how the battle will be carried out must be decided by the soldiers at the forefront of the battle.

Some people often use chess as a metaphor for war, but Dugu Xian does not realize the similarity between the two at all, the opponents around the chessboard are always equal in strength at the beginning, the real war has never been so perfect, the side that has the advantage in advance is usually the winner, so the biggest duty of the commander is to increase his advantage as much as possible before the battle begins.

It is not uncommon to win more with less, but to regard exceptions as the goal is tantamount to a foolish person who waits for the rabbit.

Dugu envy thought that Dubu King would understand his thoughts.

Jinpeng Castle's requirements for killers are very similar to Dugu Xian's understanding of war, but it turns out that there is not much in common between the two, and Dubu Wang's point of view is very simple: if you have more soldiers than the other party, you should be overwhelmed, defeat the other party in the shortest possible time, it doesn't matter how many people die, victory is important.

When besieging the camp of Daxue Mountain in the west of Biyu City, the two of them frequently clashed their ideas, and in the end, Dubu Wang was the one who really called the shots, and Dugu Xian's only duty was to break down those straightforward demands and transform them into military orders for innocent soldiers to carry out.

The siege of a brick-and-stone capital was a mistake in itself, and it was even more wrong to entrust such a daunting task to the Four-Nation Alliance, which had little siege experience and equipment.

Dugu Xian was sent to clean up this mess, and he resisted from the beginning, but he had no choice, his status in the eyes of King Dubu was becoming more and more equivalent to a slave, and saying "no" would risk his life.

When he was most desperate, he wondered if his surname was causing trouble, why did he have the surname "Dugu", which clashed with the name of the master.

No matter what he thought in his heart, as a professional soldier, Dugu Xian was still loyal to his duties, trying every means to attack the capital of Shiguo, digging secret passages, piling up high platforms on the walls, building siege rams and ladders, etc., he tried, but none of them worked.

The guards of the capital were also experienced veterans.

Dugu Xian couldn't help but feel a sense of pity for Prime Minister Shi Guo, and he didn't know that Zhong Heng was almost at the end of his rope, he could see through the enemy's tricks, half of which relied on keen intuition, and the other half was luck.

Just as Dugu Xian gathered 5,000 soldiers and made a large number of siege equipment, intending to try another strong attack, the news that confused and frightened him came: the Dragon King did not die, and the army of Daxue Mountain did not perish, but grew stronger and entered the Western Regions from Wushan.

Dugu Xian found himself in a desperate situation, no matter whether he could conquer the capital of Shiguo or not, it was a capital crime to lie to King Dubu that the Dragon King was dead.

Dubu Wang had long been tired of this undesirable general, and one of the manifestations was to send a large number of staff officers and assassins in the fort to monitor Dugu Xian's every move, nominally to protect his safety.

When the news of the Dragon King's return to the Western Regions with his army was confirmed, the killers' eyes on the commander of the coalition forces became a little different, and Dugu Xian believed that this was by no means his illusion.

The messenger is heading across the desert to Biyu City, and when he returns from the Stone Castle, he will most likely bring with him a death sentence.

Dugu Xian felt that he had little time left, and in the tent where the negotiations were conducted, as soon as he retired from his entourage, he told Zhong Heng his true purpose, "I want to surrender." ”

Zhong Heng's first reaction was that the other party was giving the signal to assassinate, so he stood up and looked nervously left and right.

There was no assassin, Zhong Heng breathed a sigh of relief, sat down again, and began to think seriously about those four words, and couldn't help but be surprised, "Uh, General Dugu......"

Dugu Xian is not particularly good at negotiation, so he didn't go around in circles, and directly explained his predicament, and finally said: "In the entire Western Regions, only the Dragon King can still compete with the Dubu King, and I am willing to help him." ”

Zhong Heng has always been proud of his way of looking at people, but this time he was a little undecided.

The power of Jinpeng Fort in the Western Regions is in full swing, and the capture of the capital of Shiguo by the Four-Nation Alliance is just around the corner, and the opposing commander actually proposed to surrender, which is really a bit unbelievable, "This ...... Of course it's a good thing, what about General Dugu's family? Don't you think about it?"

"I have no wives and children, my parents and brothers are both from the royal family of Xiaowan Kingdom, the son of King Dubu has just obtained the throne from our family, he should not be poisoned so quickly, and I have been away from home since I was a child, even if King Dubu threatens my family, I will not care. ”

This is a not very smart jackal, Zhong Heng came to the conclusion in his heart, and believed Dugu Xian's words for seven or eight points, "Welcome, but ......"

Zhong Heng looked unhurried, Dugu Xian was a little anxious, "I can't wait for this, let me be honest with you, the two entourages I brought are Jinpeng killers, as soon as the negotiation is over, they will do it, you have to find a way to save yourself, this can always show my sincerity, right?"

Zhong Heng was still as steady as Mount Tai, and his calm smile made Dugu Xian feel deceived, "Prime Minister Zhong, I admire your courage and personality before I am willing to surrender, otherwise, even if the Dragon King himself stands in front of me, I will not bow my head, I hope to ......"

"I don't have the slightest doubt about General Dugu's sincerity. Zhong Heng felt that he could believe Dugu Xian, "Let me tell you the truth, the Jinpeng killer wanted to take the opportunity of negotiation to assassinate, I had already guessed it, so I also made preparations." ”

"Are you prepared?" Dugu Xian was a little surprised, and glanced left and right a few times, thinking that he could find the ambusher from the corners.

As far as he knew, there were not many masters in the capital of Shiguo, but Zhong Heng's defense was very tight, setting up many traps, and repelling the sneak attacks of the Jinpeng killers several times, he thought that this time was the same, and then he remembered that the tent was set up by the coalition army, and it was impossible to hide the other party's mechanism.

Zhong Heng decided to be honest with the generals who surrendered, "My preparations are here. He spread out his right hand, revealing a tawny pill that looked unsightly and was thrown on the ground like dirt.

Dugu Xian was puzzled, Zhong Heng didn't explain much, his hands were folded, ready to crush the pill, he suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Has General Dugu practiced internal skills?"

"I practiced a little bit when I was young, but after so many years, I haven't made much progress. ”

"It is estimated that the impact will not be great, and if General Dugu feels a little unwell later, there is no need to panic. ”

An extremely faint fragrance came out of Zhong Heng's palm, Dugu Xian's mind was dizzy, and the bit of true qi in the dantian that he had forgotten for many years disappeared in an instant.

"Please General Dugu shout something and bring in the two killers. ”

Zhong Heng was close in front of him, but what he said seemed to be far away in the sky, Dugu Xian relied on the last bit of sober reason, and shouted loudly: "You cheat!"

Two killers pretending to be staff officers in the army rushed into the tent, smelling the fragrance, and they were also dizzy in their minds, and their true qi quickly dissipated.

The two of them were taken aback, if they were facing a master, they would retreat immediately, but Zhong Heng's martial arts were mediocre, and with the little remaining true qi, he could still complete the assassination mission.

After a moment of measurement and judgment, the two killers continued to rush towards their targets, the daggers in their hands still holding firmly.

Zhong Heng didn't even have a chance to dodge.

The killer fell in front of him, the murder weapon in his hand less than a foot away from his toes.

Zhong Heng's face turned pale, and he smiled reluctantly at the old man who rushed in, "Thank you......"

The old man was expressionless, and flashed out of the tent, this is also a person that Zhong Heng can't see through, he can't help but think, probably only the dragon king will believe and control this kind of woman.

The old man was dressed as a Dutch woman.

She and the Dragon King arrived at the north shore of Xiaoyao Sea by boat the day before yesterday, climbed the wall at night and sneaked into the capital of Shiguo, and went directly to see Zhong Heng.

The task of killing Dugu Xian was in charge of Zhong Heng himself, and the lotus girl only stared at the Jinpeng killer.

None of the guards outside knew what was going on in the tent, but they were ready for battle, and at the same time drew their weapons and rushed towards each other.

Xu Yanwei was not afraid of normal men, but she was afraid of men who were fighting, so she screamed and hid behind the tent.

The battle soon ended, and the Dutch Maiden joined the warband and killed the five swordsmen of Jinpeng Castle at a dizzying speed.

"Lotus girl, you are a lotus girl!" Xu Yanwei was the first to recognize the old man's true identity, "What about the Dragon King? He is still alive, I know ......"

This was not the place to speak, the coalition side had spotted the fight around the tent, and a group of cavalry was rapidly approaching.

Zhong Heng walked out of the tent with Dugu Xian on his shoulder, "Let's go." ”

Dugu was envious of Indra incense, and was immersed in the dream world of half-truths and half-truths, not knowing anything about what happened next, when he opened his eyes again, the first thing he saw was the pale face of a young man.

"Dragon King. He said.

"Do you have a way to defeat the army of the Dubu King?" the dragon king got straight to the point, without a word of greeting.

Dugu Xian is not fully sober, but he has been thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of Jinpeng Castle for a long time, "I have no way to win, only some ideas that may win." ”

Dugu Xian has not yet accepted the lesson, and in the face of his new master, there is still room for words to be spoken.

Gu Shenwei was not angry, on the contrary, he felt that Dugu Xian might be the person that the Great Snow Mountain army had always lacked the most - a general who really knew how to do the army.

"Say what you think, and let us make it happen. ”

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