Chen Ke tried to ask Xiaoyao Xian a few times, but he and Ah Wei still refused to enter the military camp in Great Xia.

Seeing that Xiaoyao Xian refused, he and Xiao Lingwei still had an appointment. Chen Ke had no choice but to promise the people of the Sword Pavilion that he would go to the Great Xia military camp first, and if the two armies of Long Xiang and Wuwei did anything to harm the people and money, they would notify Xiaoyao Xian as soon as possible.

Hurriedly said goodbye to the four Sword Saints. Chen Ke greeted a group of cavalry generals patrolling in the air, and after sending out the identification signal, he entered the Daxia military camp.

When Chen Ke found Xiao Lingwei, she was resting in a yellow-trimmed tent with her master and uncle.

"You're here. I saw Chen Ke lift the curtain and enter the tent. Xiao Lingwei pursed her cherry red lips and asked with a smile.

Chen Ke also gave Xiao Lingwei a big smile back, and then he respectfully asked Cao Luhua, who was drinking tea with Lei Bin: "Cao Heavenly Master, when will the army be able to reach the Sword Gate?"

When Chen Ke came, he saw that the cracks between the cliffs went straight into the sky, and the legendary sword gate was closed in a confusion and could not see the true face.

He really wanted to see the whole picture of the vicinity of Jianmen Pass as soon as possible, and then plan how to rescue Zhao Wan.

"I can't say for sure about the military aircraft. Cao Luhua raised the teacup, politely rejected Chen Ke's question, and reminded him that this was a military camp, and some news could not be inquired about.

"But you can ask Marshal Ji Zhao, after all, you are now the captain of the Five Rank Rangers of Great Xia. Calyx Luhua said with a smile.

"Du Wei?" Chen Ke frowned and asked in surprise, when did he become an official of Great Xia?

"It is the reward of the will. Xiao Lingwei took out a golden silk edict and a token from her mustard seed bag, handed it to Chen Ke and said. "I told you that day, because of the merit of checking the demon and saving the driver, you and An Tianshi will both be rewarded. The reward given to you by the Great Xia Imperial Court is this martial arts captain. ”

"You can take it, it will be convenient for you to walk in the territory of Great Xia. Although this is an idle errand, it is good to be able to meet Ji Shuai. After drinking a cup of tea, Cao Luhua saw that Chen Ke seemed to have a sense of rejection on his face, so Wen Yan suggested.

Chen Ke didn't want to take this useless thing, but as soon as he heard Cao Luhua's persuasion, he felt that it made sense, so he accepted the edict token.

When Xiao Lingwei took Chen Ke to see Ji Zhao, he was singing and dancing with the soldiers in front of a bonfire.

The man in front of him was still quite young, and there was a heroic spirit between his eyebrows and eyes. He was not tall and had no distinctive stature. Wearing a pair of simple and flexible light armor, he only has a decorative gold tiger head hanging on his right shoulder.

If it weren't for Xiao Lingwei's guidance, it would be hard for Chen Ke to imagine that now this young man who is wandering in the soldiers' pile and singing with a group of big heads. is the rumored invincible Daxia Zuo Shuai, Ji Zhao.

Ji Zhao was out of the noisy crowd, he patted the shoulders of the soldiers sitting around the campfire, and squeezed in to sit down.

"Marshal Ji. Chen Ke and Xiao Lingwei stepped forward to greet Ji Zhao.

"You are the bear demon Chen Ke?" Ji Zhao took a small soldier's dirty water bag at this time, took a big sip, wiped his mouth comfortably, and then asked Chen Ke.

When the little soldiers saw that their commander had something to talk about, they left with interest, leaving the bonfire for them.

Chen Ke nodded in response, and handed over his edict and jade plate.

"Congratulations to Captain Chen. Ji Zhao checked the token and congratulated with a smile, "This is an idle position, I won't give any military orders to the commander, I just hope that the monk will not forget to contribute when he needs it in Great Xia." ”

"By the way, I am now ordered to temporarily leave the Praetorian Guard and govern the two armies of Long Xiang and Wuwei. According to military law, I should be called a general, and I must not be called a marshal anymore. ”

"And since you have entered the barracks, everyone is a brother who stirs horses and spoons in a pot. Come, drink. He also threw the water bag containing the turbid wine to Chen Ke.

"Haha. Seeing that Chen Ke was not afraid of dirty water bags, he drained the remaining turbid wine in one gulp. Ji Zhao's face became even better.

"I heard that Du Wei is a person from Shuzhong, and he used to live near the Sword Gate?" he motioned for Chen Ke to sit down, and then asked.

Chen Ke nodded, indicating that this was indeed the case.

"Oh, does the Lieutenant know the detailed terrain near this Sword Gate?" Ji Zhao asked happily, touching his chin.

It's a pity that Chen Ke shook his head and replied with some embarrassment: "I'm ashamed to say that I was just a little demon in Izumo Mountain at the time, and I didn't go to Jianmen Pass." ”

"I see. Seeing that he didn't get any useful news, Ji Zhao was not discouraged, but he leisurely roasted half a leg of lamb with an iron skewer, and invited Chen Ke and Xiao Lingwei to taste it with a smile.

After chatting with Ji Zhao until midnight, Chen Ke said goodbye to Xiao Lingwei and returned to his own tent.

"Great Xia has coveted Shuchuan for many years, how can he not know the terrain of Jianmen Pass?" he lay down on the spot and asked Bai Ze in his divine sense.

"After the rise of Great Xia, I entered Shuchuan and planned to retire in seclusion. When passing by Jianmen, Shu was already building passes and arranging enchantment arrays. Bai Ze explained in his divine sense, "Thousands of years have passed. During this period, there have been several major wars, and the Sword Gate Pass must have been banned for a long time, so it has been transformed. ”

Early the next morning, Chen Ke was woken up by the fierce sound of military horns.

The cloud of soldiers has begun to assemble. They lined up in a neat army of 1,000 people, with swords like a forest and slogans that shook the sky.

The military array is arranged like chess, and the chessboard stretches all the way to the foot of the Qinling Mountains.

"Early this morning, Ji Zhao suddenly ordered the whole army to open and prepare to detain the customs. Xiao Lingwei flew in front of Chen Ke at this time, twisted her eyebrows and told him.

"Affinity under the feet, quiet as a mountain, order like electricity. This Ji photo really has a bit of a famous general's style. When Bai Ze heard this, he praised in his divine sense.

Chen Ke and Xiao Lingwei flew forward for a while, and finally found Ji Zhao and Cao Luhua in front of the military formation.

They're on a small platform right now. The platform has a radius of more than ten zhang, pulled by six huge rhinoceros, and a giant tree with Qi red is erected in the middle of Ji Zhao's handsome flag.

And Ji Zhao was sitting leisurely under the handsome flag, snorting melon seeds.

Chen Ke landed on the platform. From a distance, he saw that on the left side of the Great Xia military array, there were the people of the Joyful Immortal and the Sword Pavilion floating in the air.

Today's Xiaoyao Immortals, they are closely guarded by more than a dozen monks in the Great Xia Army. Although the two sides did not fight each other, and the tension between the two sides was still visible.

The old panda who was looking around seemed to have spotted Chen Ke and waved his fat hand at him.

Ji Zhao also saw the movements of people in the distance, his lips curled, and motioned for Chen Ke to come to his side.

"Don't worry. Ji Zhao handed the melon seeds in his hand to Chen Ke, then clapped his hands and said: "My military order is like a mountain, since I have promised the Sword Pavilion all the major repairs, try not to disturb the people, and not to kill a single person." I will absolutely obey it. ”

After speaking, he waved his big hand, and a sergeant beside him immediately waved the small flag, and there were some giant men beating drums on the platform, and their drum beat also changed.

The army obeyed the order, and from the front array, dozens of heavy-armored, strange-looking rushing vehicles slowly protruded.

Finally, the army ran into the first layer of prohibition.

As if sunk into a thick layer of cotton, the rushing cars stopped moving forward, smoke and screeching from the wheels. What's more, from among the mountains and forests and rocks beside the avenue, there are also mechanisms that emerge, spitting fireballs of crossbow arrows at the rushing car.

Immediately a group of heavily armored soldiers with helmets and armor came down from the cart, and they built their shields and formed a formation. Then the seal on the shield appeared, turning into a huge arc to protect them.

As soon as these heavily armored soldiers formed a formation, they began to skillfully break the ban and clear the obstacles.

Thanks to their efforts, the army began to advance in an orderly manner again.

Although the occasional rush was smashed by an endless stream of mechanical spells, the follow-up soldiers were always able to make up for it in time, catch up with the progress, and evacuate the wounded.

However, Chen Ke keenly found that Ji Zhao's face looked a little unsightly at this time.

He frowned, watching the cliff crack in front of him get closer and closer to the army, turning into a wide and deep valley, and the color of doubt on his face became more and more intense.

"Strange. Xiao Lingwei stood beside Chen Ke at this time, and said with some confusion, "In the past, when Master and I passed by the Sword Gate, before we reached the mountain wall, there were already many soldiers stationed in the garrison, and there were even bed crossbow stone cannons. They're all gone!" She looked around nervously, as if wondering where the men had gone.

Chen Ke also felt a little strange when he heard this, according to his shallow ancient military literacy, he also knew the importance of long-range rejection of the enemy and echelon blocking.

Looking at the tragic first battle battlefield yesterday, although the Shu army is not as good as the Great Xia army, it still has the strength to fight. Among the bones left on the battlefield, there were also many soldiers dressed in Great Xia.

Why are they willing to let their doors open today, and their opponents are approaching the front of the mountain?

Whew~~~~~ a loud and long horn suddenly came from the opposite mountain, the clouds and mist suddenly dispersed, and everything in front of him suddenly became clear.

At the end of the avenue, it becomes a stone-hewn staircase, winding up the valley like a long ladder to the sky.

And at the end of this long ladder, deep in the valley, is a towering wall.

The walls are no more than a hundred feet wide, but they are a thousand tenacities high. The midday sun shone on the walls, dyeing the entire cliff a dazzling golden yellow.

The heavy city wall is built of huge stones, and on its surface, there are faint seals of the law. The fortress extends to both sides of the valley, and on both sides of the ladder, the mountain wall is densely covered with fortress secret passages.

On the upper part of the majestic city wall, there is a huge plaque that reads: "Tiankai Sword Gate"

"This is the sword gate closed. Cao Luhua pointed to the city pass and said to Lei Bin, "It is said that the city wall is built with rock boulders, and the glutinous rice and grass are made of sticky alloy juice to fill the joints, and the precious Danmu fruit pulp is also smeared on it, and then engraved with the magic circle enchantment. Ordinary swords and swords are difficult to injure in the slightest. In such a majestic pass, Shuchuan has been operating for 8,000 years. ”

The top of the Jianmen Pass city wall was already high above the clouds, and the soldiers on the opposite side stood at the head of the wall, as if the heavenly soldiers were coming.

On the top of the gatehouse, there was a huge four-clawed dragon flag, and a woman in a bright yellow dress stood below.

Gongsun Ping?Chen Ke recognized the queen of Shuchuan at a glance, and she even arrived at Jianmen Pass?

Gongsun Ping was surrounded by the crowd on the city wall, and his posture was still so upright. Nearby, there was a general in armor and a vague pink figure. It's a pity that it's too far away, and there are prohibitions and barriers, Chen Ke really can't see clearly.

"Ha!" Ji Zhao saw Gongsun Ping standing at the head of the city, and his frowning brows suddenly opened. He let out a chuckle and immediately raised his right hand and clenched it into a fist.

Wow ~ Wow With Ji Zhao's clenching fist, hundreds of thousands of troops stopped in just two breaths.

"Mingjin, collect the troops. Ji Zhao narrowed his eyes, looked at the majestic sword gate in front of him, and said softly.

The army began to slowly retreat.

"Why?" Lei Bin seemed to have a good personal relationship with Ji Zhao, and he could still ignore the military aircraft and ask Ji Zhao.

"Husband fights, courage also. Ji Zhao put his hand into the bag of the herald beside him, took out a handful of melon seeds from it, and said indifferently. "The sword gate is strong, and it is difficult to go down in one drum. Now that the soldiers of Shuchuan are relieved because of the presence of Gongsun Ping, why should I risk losing my troops and losing my generals today, so as to increase their morale?"

"It's better to directly collect troops and save the edge of our army. It can also confuse the enemy army and sharpen its sharpness. ”

"But after all, the other side is my Changjun Lord of Great Xia, aren't you afraid that she is here for peace talks?" Cao Luhua didn't seem to be satisfied with Lei Bin's casual questioning of the military plane, and pulled the corner of his clothes.

"Since the Changjun Lord has come to the Sword Gate Pass in person, he has not sent a messenger to come. Ji Zhao grinned lightly as she knocked on the melon seeds, "It can be seen that at least for now, she has no sincerity in negotiating." ”

Seeing Lei Bin nodding in agreement, he seemed to understand. Ji Zhao stood up again, looking at the towering Xiongguan, he raised his sword eyebrows, crossed his waist and said: "What's more, the military order I received is to capture the Sword Gate and take Jinguan City directly!"