The fertile land of the Great Xia Kingdom is thousands of miles, and the four seas are Xianning, relying on more than benevolence, righteousness, grace or wagging the tail and begging for mercy.

Behind the return of the world to the heart of the world is backed by absolute force. The first emperor of Great Xia had a male lord descended from heaven, known as the mighty emperor, and the internal affairs were clear and the foreign affairs were peaceful.

Emperor Weiwu single-handedly founded the Northern Army Changsheng, the Eastern Army Fuyao, the Southern Army Dingbian, the Western Army Chiyan, and the Imperial Court Army in his own command, which was the foundation of the Great Xia Empire. In order to control the five armies, the defense department of the five armed forces was set up to coordinate the soldiers and horses of the five armed forces.

However, under such an establishment, the golden-armored city patrol general did not take the Defense Division of the Five Armies in his eyes at all, and the little Shule Protector naturally did not know what to do.

The Jinjia general's name is Huo Ping, and although he is only in his thirties, he is the nephew of Horn, the uncle of the dynasty. Horn was quite trusted by the Son of Heaven in Great Xia, so he was in charge of the forbidden army camp patrol in the imperial city of Sheng'an, although the number of the forbidden army was less than half of any of the five armies, but you were the Son of Heaven's attendant, so he naturally felt superior.

Huo Ping is a simple person, has the strength of his arms, and was arranged by Horn to serve as a car cavalry captain in the outer city patrol battalion, and a golden helmet and gold armor naturally shows that his identity is different from that of ordinary captains.

Geng Zhong was in a hurry to collide with Huo Ping, and in a fit of rage, Huo Ping ordered the accompanying crossbowmen to shoot arrows at this disobedient man who did not know the height of the sky and dared to make trouble at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

Although Geng Zhong was hot-headed, he had cultivated his battlefield skills in his border army career for many years, and when he saw a row of crossbow arrows fanning towards him, he knew that there was no way to avoid it, so he leaned back, and the whole person was tightly attached to the back of the war horse under his crotch.

Several crossbow arrows flew past Geng Zhong's face, although his body was alert, but with the popping sound, two crossbow arrows hit the front chest of the war horse, and one went straight into Geng Zhong's thigh.

Geng Zhong's eyes were dark, and he almost fainted in pain, and the same pain was the war horse, two crossbow arrows into the flesh three inches, although they did not hit the vital point, but even frightened and painful, the war horse neighed, and the front hooves kicked violently in the air. However, the crossbow bolt was too deep to be thrown off.

The war horse lost its temper, and as soon as its front hooves hit the ground, it instantly pulled out its legs and galloped wildly.

The startled horse was different from usual, and crashed head-on into the encirclement arranged by Huo Ping, and the two riders in front couldn't dodge, and were knocked to the ground by Geng Zhong's startled horse.

The startled horse took the injured Geng Zhong and unexpectedly broke through Huo Ping's blockade and rushed straight into Xiong'an City.

Huo Ping is used to being arrogant on weekdays, but he never thought that today he would even dare to fight against a war horse, and it was self-defeating that the arrow wound frightened Geng Zhong's war horse, and the crazy war horse was like a whirlwind, rushing straight into the city, and now in order to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday, the city is full of lights, full of festivity. If something happens to his own lot at this juncture, I'm afraid it will be enough for him Huo Ping to drink a pot.

Captain Huo Ping patted his head anxiously, so he had to lead his subordinates, turn the horse's head, and chase after him.

"Shoot the arrows, release the arrows!" Huo Ping ordered his men to continue to release arrows as he pursued.

There were a few more swishing sounds, and Geng Zhong was hit by two more arrows in his back, but fortunately, there was a military armor on his back, and the cowhide armor removed most of the strength of the crossbow arrows, but Geng Zhong still felt a hot and sharp pain in his back, and then a hot liquid began to flow in his back, and it should be that the wound was constantly gushing blood.

The frightened horse galloped all the way along the main street of Xiong'an, and gradually entered the downtown area, and the patrol battalion behind did not dare to release crossbow arrows indiscriminately, for fear of hurting passers-by, but Geng Zhong began to blacken in front of his eyes, and gradually lost consciousness, and finally with a bang, the whole person fell off the horse's back, and rolled on the ground for several weeks with the huge momentum, and fainted.

Soon, Huo Ping rushed to the front with his men. The pursuers surrounded Geng Zhong again, Huo Ping was furious, picked up his Xuanhua board axe, and was about to cut Geng Zhong's neck, "Rebels and thieves, don't ambush and punish yet!"

"Stop!" A roar from outside the encirclement was like thunder on the ground, full of energy, almost breaking everyone's eardrums, and even Huo Ping, who was tall and tall, was startled, and the plate axe in his hand almost escaped.

Everyone turned their heads to look, an old man with white hair, with long hair twisted in his forehand, staring at Huo Ping with round eyes, his face was ruddy, but this face was more like being angry by Huo Ping. A deep mark on the old man's forehead should be caused by wearing a hat and helmet all year round, coupled with his tall figure, which makes people guess that the old man should be from the military.

"The patrol battalion takes people to do things, and idle people don't have to make trouble. Huo Ping's anger at being hit by Geng Zhong did not subside, but for some reason, he was a little weak in the face of this old man, and his words eased a lot, probably because the old man was not angry and arrogant, which made people guess that he was not an ordinary old man in the market.

"The old man is the commander of the Defense Department of the Fifth Army, Shi Changpo, not to disturb the adults on errands, but this person is wearing a beacon helmet, he should be a member of my five armies, I don't know why the adults want to take his life?"

Chang Poyu old general is the Dinghai god needle in the Great Xia Imperial Army, in the early years he followed the Great Xia God of War Tiankui Marquis galloped across the field, although he is now over seventy years old, but his body is strong, his voice is like a bell, and he still commands the Defense Division of the Five Armies.

"Oh. It's General Chang, I've been looking up for a long time, I'm Huo Ping of the patrol battalion, this chaotic minister and thief pretended to be a border army, forcibly broke into the city gate, with bad intentions, the old general knows, now the imperial city is a very difficult period, and there can be no mistakes in security, our patrol battalion must take him down. Huo Ping is simple-minded, but after all, he has been in the officialdom for a long time and knows the truth of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at the feet of the Son of Heaven, he has not met General Chang much, but he has also heard of Chang Polu's fiery temper, so his tone is very tactful, and he doesn't want to make trouble.

"That's right. Chang Polu twisted the white beard under his chin again, "After all, this person is carrying the beacon helmet of our five armies, it is better to ask General Huo Ping to give the old man a thin face, and let our five military defense divisions review the origin of this person, if it is really detailed, it will be handed over to the patrol battalion for disposal." ”

Huo Ping naturally refused, hinting that his subordinates would tie up Geng Zhong, but he pretended to greet him, "General Chang Lao spoke, and the little one will naturally do it, but now that the thieves are committing murder in the city, our patrol battalion can't sit idly by, so I'll take the thieves back to register first, and then send General Chang to the Defense Division of the Fifth Army in person." ”

"Not good!" Although Chang Poyu, who was as loud as a bell, was old, he was quick-witted, and knew that this was Huo Ping's perfunctory words, as soon as this person entered the patrol camp, he was afraid that he would disappear in the world.

At this time, Geng Zhong came to his senses, and when he heard the conversation between Chang Huo and the two, especially after seeing General Chang Poyu of the Defense Division, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted, "General Chang Lao is above, Shule Protector Geng Zhong, meet General Chang Lao, Geng Zhong has a major military situation to report to the Defense Department of the Fifth Army." ”

"Oh, Shule!" Chang Polu remembered, according to the past practice, he would personally lead the guards to inspect the nine borders, and check the border defense and combat readiness of the empire.

A few years earlier, he had personally inspected the imperial enclave of Shure, despite the opposition of the crowd.

Shule is the Empire's outpost to monitor the threat of northern rangers, pinning down the three kingdoms of Xiqiang, Northern Liang, and Nanjun in the northwest of the Empire. After Chang Polu personally inspected, he found that although Shule Captain Tangshan was cunning and deceitful, he needed such talents to protect a place like Shule, and more than a dozen imperial soldiers under Tangshan were all dead soldiers of Tangshan.

He also had a little impression of Geng Zhong, "Protector Geng Zhong? It's indeed you, what are you wearing a beacon helmet for? What happened to Shule?"

"General Chang......" Geng Zhong hadn't opened his mouth yet, tears were already falling, he endured the pain and knelt down and kowtowed to Chang Poyu, "General Chang, if you don't send troops to support in time, I'm afraid that the defense of Shule City will not be guaranteed!"

Then, Geng Zhong told everything that happened in Shule City.

Chang Poyu listened and listened, his brows furrowed, "Demon beasts attack the city, my old man has galloped all his life, and I haven't heard such a statement, but I know that this guy in Tangshan, if it is not really necessary, he will not send someone to ask for help......"

Huo Ping, who was on the side, saw these two guys talking to themselves, completely ignoring himself, and couldn't help but interject, "General Chang, don't be fooled by this guy's nonsense, I'll take him back to the patrol battalion for interrogation first." ”

"As I said, this person is a member of the Fifth Army, and I guarantee this person with the head of the neck. Chang Polu's tone was unmistakable.

Huo Ping stopped doing it now, and raised his voice, "General Chang, the humble position is also the emperor's edict, and during the birthday celebration of the Queen Mother, no one will be allowed to make trouble in the capital." The safety of the imperial city is not the responsibility of the old general's head. ”

"Then please ask Lord Huo Ping to also gamble on his own head, if the information about the fall of Shule City is false, I will often break the prisoner and send my head to the city defense battalion, but if the information is true and the military situation is delayed, is Lord Huo Ping also willing to sacrifice his head?"

Although Chang Polu is already old, his hot temper back then has not diminished at all, seeing that Huo Ping refuses to let go of Geng Zhong, he can't wait to gamble with this gentleman in a fit of anger.

Geng Zhong on the side finally understood why the always slippery Tangshan brother was in awe when he mentioned Chang Poyu, the general was willing to ask for the soldier's life, and the soldier was naturally willing to give his life to the general.