Zhao Zichuan was in a daze for a long time in the audience, his eyes were surprised but he couldn't speak, and his heart was anxious and entangled......

Zhao Zichuan was refused to travel, and even the other soldiers under the account were surprised and regretful when they saw it. Everyone knows that Zhao Zichuan, as the leader of the "Vanguard Five Tigers", led the troops to kill the enemy invincible; plus this time the enemy was still the brother killer who swore to kill his own blood, and he was happy to enmity on the battlefield, and no one wanted to let go of this shameful opportunity......

However, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing were undoubted, and the iron order ordered Zhao Zichuan to lead the cavalry battalion to stay in the rear camp and stand by, not to let them go out with them, obviously with the intention of a long time......

Zhao Zichuan still didn't speak, and looked at Tang Zhan with a stunned expression, his eyes full of disappointment and unwillingness. Tang Zhan understood Zhao Zichuan's thoughts, and immediately said, "I deliberately left you in the camp, you should know very well why." After all, Uliang Todo is your brother-killing enemy, and everyone knows the grievances of the dynasty a hundred years ago...... You should understand why Jing'er and I are doing this......"

Zhao Zichuan calmed down a little, restrained his expression, put down the contradictions and blood feuds in his heart, and thought calmly...... Immediately, he seemed to understand something, took a few steps back, and slowly responded: "I understand, lead the cavalry to stay in the back camp, and fly to ride Zhao Zichuan to take the order......"

After speaking, Zhao Zichuan retreated to the side of the tent.

However, Zhao Zichuan agreed, but his cronies did not. Li Xian and Li Gong saw that Tang Zhan Lu Jing seemed to be deliberately targeting his general, so they stepped forward to ask for explanations: "General, why is this? General Zhao fought all the way with the vanguard army, always charging at the forefront, bravely killing the enemy, and making countless feats for the army...... But why did General Zhao stay in the rear camp this time, the last general couldn't understand-"

Tang Zhan saw Li Xian and Li Gong, and said with a calm expression: "The reason I explained just now, this siege strategy is to advance by land and water, General Qin Yu is in command of the siege, and General Ben and General Xiao of the naval army are in person...... General Zhao is good at plain cavalry warfare, which is not in the strategic scope of this time, so not letting General Zhao go out on the expedition can make the cavalry in the army more nutritious and recharged, and it is for the sake of the overall situation-"

"Even if you don't lead the cavalry, it's good to follow General Qin to attack the city with infantry-" Li Xian still said unwillingly, "Or follow General Nangong Murong and lead the light cavalry in the 'Changlong Valley'...... In short, General Zhao has killed countless enemies with perseverance and perseverance, and he is a brave general of the 'Vanguard Five Tigers', and the last general and others who refused to go out on the expedition cannot understand it......"

"This is a military order, how can you let suspicion be? The military order is like a mountain, and if there is a rebuttal, the military staff will be fifty!" Tang Zhan Yan Ming gave a military order, which shocked the suspicious generals present.

But Li Xian and Li Gong are still unwilling, and the two who were born and died with Zhao Zichuan know better than anyone the hardships and loyalty that Zhao Zichuan has experienced all the way to the army, so they simply want to continue to refute at the risk of violating military discipline.

"That's enough, you guys stand down-" At the critical moment, Zhao Zichuan, as the party concerned, shouted an order, shocking Li Xian and Li Gong.

"General, why are you ......" Li Gong looked back and asked.

"I told you to stand down, don't you understand?" Zhao Zichuan didn't explain much, just scolded repeatedly.

Zhao Zichuan's words, the two have always been the only ones. There was no way, although there were too many grievances and dares in their hearts, Li Xian and Li Gong still reluctantly retreated and returned to Zhao Zichuan's side......

There was no longer any difference in the army, and Lu Jing subconsciously nodded at Tang Zhan. Tang Zhan understood it, and then ordered: "After the combat deployment is completed, the generals of all departments will now return to the battalion to rectify the soldiers and horses, and in two hours, the troops will be sent to Xiangyang!"

"Yes-" The whole army responded in unison, including Zhao Zichuan, who had been holding back grievances just now.

The military order was issued, and the officers and men in the army withdrew from the camp one after another, leaving only Tang Zhan, Lu Jing and Xiao Tian......

"Brother Zichuan's heart is painful, and we are the same......" Looking at Zhao Zichuan's lonely and departing back, Tang Zhan retracted the serious expression in front of the army just now, and said regretfully, "He wants revenge, and we also want to watch him hate with his own hands...... But Wuliang Todo is cunning, scheming, and especially aimed at you, Brother Zichuan. If you are emotional, it will cause great disaster...... Forgive me, Brother Zichuan, your revenge will be handed over to our brother to avenge it, and we will definitely get back the death of Brother Zijin-"

Lu Jing sighed slightly, and said with a little sadness: "It's just that Brother Zichuan is unwilling now, and he can't take revenge with his own hands......"

"Being able to set up an ambush to kill Brother Zijin, and can also report the war letter to return to the camp, it can be seen that this Wuliang Tuoduo is a ruthless person, and he is quite profound...... Xiao Tian bowed his head on the side and thought, "Don't talk about Brother Zichuan's emotions, even if we go to fight, I'm afraid we can't take it lightly......"

Lu Jing nodded, and said in response: "Yes, Brother Zichuan won't talk about it, Uliang Tuoduo is a close subordinate of Kuangkou Timur, and Kuangku Timur can observe the movements of our army from far away in the west, so I'm afraid that Wuliang Toduo will be the same, maybe all the generals in our vanguard army will be investigated a long time ago...... Although the siege is overwhelming, it must not be underestimated. And as I said before, in this crusade, we must kill Urryo Todo, and we must not let him escape......"

"Once he is allowed to escape, there will be endless troubles, this is also what you said, Jing'er......" Tang Zhan added.

"So you leave me here to continue discussing...... Xiao Tian seemed to realize something, and whispered, "Brother Tang Zhan and I led the naval army to attack from the waterway, in addition to besieging the city and putting pressure, more importantly, in order to stop Wuliang Tuoduo, right......?"

"Clever, Brother Xiao, I didn't expect to become the 'General Pingwei' of the Imperial Gift, and my head is more enlightened than before......" Lu Jing first teased Xiao Tian, and then said seriously, "That's right, Wuliang Tuoduo is not stupid, I am outnumbered and there is a huge disparity in strength, he must know that if time drags on, Xiangyang City will not be able to hold it sooner or later...... If you can't hold it, you will definitely escape, and the most likely direction is to go north along the waterway, retreat to Bianliang, Luoyang and other places...... If he wants to escape, he will definitely take the waterway, so this time I let your navy attack, the main purpose is not to attack the city, but to intercept - no matter what, I must also take off the head of Wuliang Todo, so as to prevent future troubles, and it can also solve the heart knot of the Zichuan brothers......"

"We mainly intercept, what about attacking the city?" Tang Zhan asked again, "General Chang Yuchun's order is for us to take the city, and he doesn't care what personal grudges we have with Wuliang Tuoduo...... The main force is all on the interception of the naval army, so is it certain that the frontal siege will be carried out?"

Lu Jing said confidently: "Don't worry, Brother Qin Yu's military talent, I can trust, a small Xiangyang City, I believe it will not be difficult for him...... In short, you just do your job well, then I will follow Brother Qin Yu and Sister Ying to attack the city by land, the two of you, including Sister Su, lead the troops to fight and know how to adapt to the situation, I am not here, I have to be more careful-"

"Don't worry, Jing'er, Brother Xiao and I will work together to get back the head of Wuliang Tuoduo—" Tang Zhan replied confidently.

Xiao Tian also nodded knowingly, and high-fived Tang Zhan and the two of them, and the two brothers' determination to help each other was the same as when they joined forces to defeat the Nangong brothers in Bianliang Lufu that day......

The suburbs along the Yangtze River......

The people of the Emei faction seemed to have something else to do, and Master Aojing led all the disciples to this area to rest, but the disciples who followed seemed to be scattered and not gathered together, or rather, they were assigned tasks to other places......

Master Ao Jing sat in place to recuperate, and the disciple Zhu Yun on the side helped the master get a scoop of water and slowly brought it over.

"Master, you're tired from traveling, drink some water—" Zhu Yun said respectfully.

"Hmm......" Ao Jing Shi Tai replied softly, facing the waves of the river in front of him, but he closed his eyes to recuperate, but after Zhu Yun handed over the water, he took a sip gently, and then asked with concern, "By the way, have you found the whereabouts of Zhao Zichuan's military camp?"

"Not yet, but it should be soon......" Zhu Yun stood beside Master Aojing, and said word by word, "Didn't you already send Senior Sister Hualing and Senior Sister Qingxue to investigate......?"

"Zhao Zichuan may go out with the army, but what about Li Yuru...... "Aojing Shi cares too much, only Li Yuru is alone, she is bent on catching Li Yuru, and keeps mentioning, "With Li Yuru's character of 'Yangzhou Woman', she will definitely not stay in the camp, and is more willing to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy...... But I can't rule out the accident, so I asked Hua Ling and the others to go to investigate Zhao Zichuan's camp before, the purpose is to ask them to confirm this situation, and they are not allowed to claim too much without my order......"

"Don't worry, Master, Senior Sister Hualing and her party, and Senior Sister Qingxue are taking care of you. Although Senior Sister Hualing has an impatient personality and is reckless, Senior Sister Qingxue has a calm personality, and she will definitely look at Senior Sister Hualing, Master, don't worry......" Zhu Yun continued to comfort on the side.

"It's because the two of them are together that I'm worried—" Master Aojing opened his eyes and suddenly raised his voice, "Although the two have opposite personalities, they often secretly compete with each other, oppose each other's opinions, and even fight each other...... The two of them act together, don't make any trouble for me, I'll be thankful—"

There was a slight ridicule in Master Aojing's tone, and Zhu Yun couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile.

Master Aojing paused for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "But then again, Qingxue's growth in the past year has been too fast—it turns out that in the Emei faction, although her status is also high, her martial arts are fundamentally inferior to Hua Ling...... But since returning from the Bianliang Kendo Conference, Qingxue seems to have changed as a person, working a hundred times harder than the original martial arts practice, and the martial arts swordsmanship suddenly threw off the other disciples a lot, and soon became equal to Hua Ling. To be honest, now Qingxue martial arts is not only on an equal footing with Hua Ling, but more importantly, her behavior is much calmer than Hua Ling, and she has a more rational decision than Hua Ling in major matters...... To be honest, sometimes I really hesitate whether to pass on the position of the future head to Hua Ling or to Qing Xue......"

When Zhu Yun heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised: "What does Shizun mean...... I want to leave the position of head to ......"

"Don't think too much, I'm just talking about it casually, not to mention that this is not the point I want to talk about......" Master Aojing knew too much that too many disciples would think more, so he immediately changed his words, "What I want to emphasize is that I want you people to learn more and see how others have improved so quickly in a year......

"Yes, the disciple remembers the teachings of the master......" After hearing this, Zhu Yun lowered his head and responded.

"But it's ......also strange to say," Aojing Shitai then asked to herself, "The kendo conference was nothing at that time, and after returning from Bianliang to the Emei faction, Qingxue seems to have changed as a person...... It must have been something that Bianliang met before leaving, what did she encounter......"

Zhu Yun didn't say anything more, just stood quietly aside, listening to Master Aojing muttering to herself......

At the vanguard barracks, the drums of war were beating and ringing, and the army was marching in strict formation, apparently heading for Xiangyang......

The main force in front of the main cavalry, with Qin Yu as the main general and Murong Ying as the deputy general, led an army of 10,000, and the land soldiers sent to Xiangyang. And with him, there were also Lu Jing and Lao Jiu, who could be transferred to the military march of Qin Yu's troops at any time......

The main army left the camp first, and the cavalry army that followed behind and rushed towards the two wings was the light cavalry led by Nangong Jun and Murong Fei, not following behind Qin Yu's army, but marching in the direction of the "Long Dragon Valley" on both wings. According to the plan of the army, it was intended to lay an ambush at the mouth of the canyon and flee to the ...... by land to break the defeat of the Wuliang Tuoduo army and abandon the city

As for the navy, Tang Zhan, Xiao Tian and others rushed to the north bank of the river mouth early on, mobilized the water army troops stationed at the shore mouth, and prepared to march north along the waterway......

At this time, the movement of the vanguard army was watched by the figures of the cliffs and cliffs next to the camp......

"Do you see clearly, senior sister, the vanguard army has begun to move......" Quietly it was a woman's voice, and the people who were crawling at the mouth of the rock wall were all plain-clothed women-it can be seen that the people who were "ambushed" here were naturally looking for Zhao Zichuan and Li Yuru's disciples of the Emei faction for a long time.

The person who asked just now was Yueli, Hua Ling watched from the front, and replied softly: "It seems that the army is about to march towards Xiangyang, and I don't know if Zhao Zichuan and Li Yuru are among them......"

"Whether we're here or not, we have to go to the barracks to see what is going on......," Lan Xin said even more impatiently, "Now that the army is out and the camp is empty, it's a good time to sneak in......"

Hua Ling nodded, and said with obvious intentions: "You're right, the army in the camp is not there, there is no better opportunity than this......"

However, at this time, Qing Xue, who had always been "competing" with Hua Ling, spoke: "Wait, don't forget what the master reminded us before we traveled, don't let us act too much...... Rash action may cause a commotion, let's see the situation first, don't rush this time......"

Qingxue was indeed more calm in analyzing the problem, but Hua Ling just couldn't stand it, and couldn't help but retort: "I said Qingxue, you don't want to do everything against me, right...... Besides, we are only going to investigate, and we are not here to investigate, and if the scattered soldiers are really stopped, it will not be difficult to escape from the barracks where the main force is not there......

Qingxue closed her eyes and thought about it, and then said, "Why don't you do it...... Let's go our separate ways, Senior Sister Hualing, you and the sisters will go to the direction of the main camp to attract the attention of the defenders, and I will secretly sneak into the side camp with light skills alone, and secretly look for Li Yuru's whereabouts......"

When Hua Ling heard this, her eyes changed, she looked at her "competitor", and rarely agreed: "Okay, I usually go against me, but this time my brain is bright...... Okay, just according to what Qingxue said, let's go our separate ways......"

Qing Xue didn't speak again, and acted according to the plan - the Emei disciples jumped lightly, and more than a dozen shadows suddenly disappeared......

Pioneer Camp ......

The main force of the army left, and Zhao Zichuan and his cronies blamed him for staying in the camp and waiting. Zhao Zichuan was in a very low mood, he knew that Tang Zhan and Lu Jing's purpose in not letting him go out was that he was afraid that he would be emotionally responsible and the military would easily cause big disasters. can't avenge the eldest brother with his own hands, Zhao Zichuan can't be happy in his heart......

He was upset, and he didn't want to take care of the affairs of the army, so he was refused to leave the camp, but Zhao Zichuan spent more time with his family. As long as there is no change in patrolling outside the camp, Zhao Zichuan will stay in the camp and take care of An An with Li Yuru. Although there are more contradictions in my heart, being with my wife and children can be regarded as soothing some of my inner anxiety and uneasiness...... (To be continued.) )