The corners of Tong Chen's mouth smiled slightly, and he watched Tang Zhan and Lu Jing leave......

"Tonight, it's all over......" After a moment, reflecting the bursts of fire rising from the valley floor, Tong Chen muttered secretly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Click, click, click......" While Tong Chen was looking back, there was a staggered sound of footsteps on the hillside - Tang Zhan and Lu Jing left immediately, and the reinforcements arrived.

Tong Chen seemed to have anticipated the ending, and stood up with the last strength, staring calmly ahead, looking at the direction of the military march at the hillside crossing......

Finally, the reinforcements surfaced, and the neat officers and soldiers rushed up the mountain, and the person who led the general in front of them was actually Timur.

According to the brothers of Ji Wan Jilie, Tang Zhan was defeated alone, Tong Chen led the team to garrison Qigu, and Timur personally led the army to arrive. How could he go to the bottom of the valley, but he saw that the fire was in disarray, and he heard that Tong Chen had captured the enemy general Lu Jing at the top of the valley, and he led the main force to come again.

But it still made Timur "pounce on the air", and on the top of the mountain, except for Tong Chen, who was seriously injured and dying, Tang Zhan or Lu Jing were no longer visible......

"The last general, Tong Chen, has seen Lord Timur......" At present, Tong Chen is still a military dependent, rushing to expand Timur's report.

"It's been a long time, General Tong ......" Timur looked disdainful, as if he deliberately blamed Tong Chen for not obeying military orders and using troops without authorization, so he sneered and asked, "I heard that after General Tong's victory in the first battle in front of Guanqian, the army was stationed in the Qigu area, but it was turned upside down by the enemy's generals......

"The army has no achievements, and it has lost several battalions in a row, which is really a dereliction of duty by the last general, and the last general is willing to accept all punishments...... Tong Chen bowed his head and said, in the face of "defeat", his heart was indifferent.

"But I heard that General Tong, you, captured the enemy's heavy general Lu Jing in the first battle of Guanqian......" Timur still had "hope", and continued to ask Tong Chen, "This is a meritorious achievement-I don't know General Tong, where are the enemy prisoners now?"

Tong Chen closed his eyes slightly, and said calmly: "The last general is incompetent, he failed to see the captive general, the battle on the top of Qigu Mountain, let the enemy general rescue and escape......" Tong Chen said in disguise that Tang Zhan Lu Jing matter, it seems that he has experienced a fateful battle tonight, and he has no responsibility for fame and fame.

When Timur heard this, his face turned pale, as if he had decided something, and his expression suddenly became hideous......

"The last general is incompetent, and he is willing to bear all punishments...... Tong Chen stood up straight, prepared for all the commitments, and walked slowly.

Timur smiled coldly, and said with a slight bias in his eyes: "General Tong, you, but you are the important person promoted by General Ben back then, and you are loyal to your life...... But if you disobey the military order and go alone, you will not escape the blame for the defeat of the military, General Tong, you should know the result......"

"Yes, the final general should be punished, and there is no way to avoid it......" In the end, no matter what the result is, Tong Chen is ready to wait for his fate.

"I still remember the rescue of General Tong back then, I promised you that I would help you find out the murderer of the Xue family of the Tong family......" Kuokuo Timur recalled the past of the year, and smiled coldly, "It's okay, General Ben can tell you ...... now"

When Tong Chen heard this, his expression turned stunned - he was finally about to know the truth he had been trying to know all night, and when he was injured, his heart was ......

Timur looked coldly, turned his face sideways, and ordered a gesture......

"Whoosh whoosh-" At the moment of the call, the arrows flew sideways behind the Meng Yuan array, and they were coming towards Tong Chen......

Tong Chen was stunned at that moment, but he also seemed to understand something......

The merciless arrow pierced deep into Tong Chen's chest - he did not expect that Timur would issue an "execution order" and put himself in a dead end......

But just before he died, in a trance, Tong Chen saw the side face of Timur, and the blurred but gradually familiar picture resurfaced in front of him......

(in recall)......

On the night of the disaster in Tianxing City, in the midst of the fire, Tong Chen ran into his deceased wife's house alone, but it was too late......

"Uhh!!h Holding the love token tightly in his hand, he saw several charred corpses that had long been burned to the point of the backyard - he and Ben couldn't recognize which one was the body of his fiancée, Tong Chen's soul had fallen into the endless abyss of hell......

"Yi'er...... Yi'er ...... "Tong Chen could only kneel on the ground and cry weakly - tonight the war was ruthless, taking the lives of his family and his fiancée. The Tong family is gone, the Xue family is gone, Tong Chen is like a hell in heaven one day, and his life has fallen into the dark abyss......

The fire of "Hu-Hu-......Hu-Hu" was still burning, burning the ruins of the mansion and the departing deceased...... Tong Chen looked at the body of his fiancée, cast a sad look, before the fire was extinguished, he could only helplessly watch the deceased, and his heart was indeed like a thousand knives, unable to breathe......

"Giggle......" However, in the midst of the fire and grief, there were scattered footsteps outside the gate of the mansion - as if someone was coming......

Tong Chen's first reaction was to think of the Mengyuan soldiers who slaughtered Tianxing City, so he opened his eyes angrily and vowed to pay for his life with these murderous and cold-blooded demons.

Picking up the cold gun again, full of anger, Tong Chen ran straight to the gate of the Xue family......

The person who came was indeed a good soldier of Meng Yuan, but Tong Chen seemed to be a step late......

In the direction of the door, watching the fire burn out, all the soldiers were ready to turn their heads and leave "satisfied". Tong Chen ran out of the backyard, but only saw the side face of the "murderer" for a moment, and before he had time to remember his appearance, he disappeared under the reflection of the fire at the gate.

"Don't run!-" Tong Chen swore to sacrifice the blood of these people, and shouted wildly.

But the fire was raging and fierce with the wind, and Tong Chen's cry was quickly buried in the ruthless sea of fire. Anxious and angry, he hurriedly ran to the gate and turned his head to look, but he could no longer see the figure of Meng Yuan's soldiers just now......

(In reality)......

The side face recognized that the Mengyuan general who was "one side" in the war was the one who expanded Timur......

After waking up, he was on the verge of Huangquan, and at that moment, Tong Chen had completely understood......

The culprit who killed the doorman Xue and the two families was Timur......

On the surface, he saved himself from prison, but in fact, he was deceived - Lu Jing was right, he was just used by Timur......

But it's too late to know all this. Looking at the hideous side face of Timur, Tong Chen really fell this time......

The cold spear in his hand rolled down, Tong Chen looked up at the open fire night sky, and at the last moment before he died, he was still worried about the hope in his heart, and said with a secret smile: "Brother Tang, it seems that I can only go here, you must promise me...... Protect your loved ones and protect your ...... Miss Lu......"

After speaking, Tong Chen closed his eyes indifferently with a smile, followed the footsteps of his deceased lover, and passed away......

A generation of heroes fell, and the cold spear, which symbolized the will of the Tong family, rolled down to the top of the cliff, and finally fell off the cliff......

Under Qi Valley, in the dark, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing were desperately trying to leave here......

Before leaving, Lu Jing had been reluctant to give up on Tong Chen's past, and felt very guilty in her heart. Who knew that he had just arrived at the entrance of the mountain road, and a spear fell from the sky, falling heavily and lying in front of the two of them.

That was Tong Chen's cold spear, with blood splashing on it, and when he looked up and saw the peak of Qigu Peak where he had just "duel", the two seemed to understand something at that moment......

"Big Brother Tong...... Won't it......" Lu Jing couldn't help but cover her mouth, she had already guessed Tong Chen's ending.

"After all, you can't escape your life, can you......" Tang Zhan also showed sad eyes, and sighed, "We are not enemies, but we met with bayonets because of the chaos of the war...... Now that fate is over, Brother Tong, you have lost your life because of the scourge of war......"

Lu Jing's face was full of sadness, and she slowly picked up the cold gun on the ground, and said without tears: "I'm sorry, Brother Tong, it's all my fault...... I used my strategy to calculate you, but I didn't expect that it would cost you your life...... This is not what I want to see, no......" Lu Jing seemed to blame herself, choking and shaking her head lightly.

"It's not your fault, Jing'er......" Tang Zhan took the gun in Lu Jing's hand, slowly hugged it from behind, and said lightly, "The situation of the war is already like this, and we can't turn back...... No one would have imagined that when the war was defeated, Brother Tong would thank him with his life, Jing'er, you are sad, and I am sad......"

"Stupid ......" Lu Jing leaned lightly into Tang Zhan's arms and muttered lightly.

"The battle between me and Brother Tong, should it be said that it is a ruthless strategic strategy, or a fateful duel without regrets......" Tang Zhan's eyes became more and more determined, and he leaned into Lu Jing's ear and said, "It's already like this, I can't wait to turn back...... Jing'er, your plan has succeeded in one step, and now we just have to wait for news from Brother Xiao and Miss Su......"

"And Wu Xiao and their ......" Bringing back the battle strategy, Lu Jing retracted his serious expression slightly, and said calmly, "The battle of Tongguan, now is the time to counterattack——"

He was even more sure of his war strategy - Lu Jing was secretly determined before that the strategy of fighting Tongguan would be the most dangerous plan in his life, and now he has succeeded in one step, and now he should push the boat along the river.

And this risky strategy is still a mystery to this day......

Tongguan main road, Matsucheng mountain pass......

In addition to the front pass of Zhengling, on the left and right sides of the Tongguan station, there are two narrow mouths of "Mast City" and "Dingcheng", guarding the flank of the main road of Tongguan. These two are the throat of Tongguan garrison, once lost, Tongguan will be in danger of being besieged by the enemy and pulling out the city, so the layers of heavy troops guard, holding the dangerous pass should be a heavy task.

However, in the previous Tongguan battle, the vanguard army of the Spring Department was defeated, and Sima Hanyi led the army to destroy the pioneer barracks, and Meng Yuan's morale was booming. Qin Yu was killed in battle, Lu Jing was captured, Qianguan defeated the enemy, Xiao Tian and Su Jia disappeared - everything seemed to be a good situation...... In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang's follow-up main force has not yet been sent to the hinterland of Tongguan, and the only enemy army that has penetrated into Tongguan has been wiped out, and the vigilance of Mengyuan's troops has been relaxed a lot......

And tonight around Matsu City, it's still a "Christmas Night......

The soldiers stationed in the city were lazy and idle, chatting and laughing with each other, and when they heard that the enemy troops were falling apart, their vigilance had been relaxed. Therefore, during this period of time, in addition to sending troops to patrol in front of the pass, there was no intention of holding on to the mast city, and the guards were lazy, chatting and laughing......

That night, the soldiers stationed there even drank wine, laid down all the precautions in front of the city, and rejoiced in themselves.

One of the soldiers was drunk, holding a wine glass and asking the leader next to him, "Big brother, we are so proud tonight, you say...... In case the enemy suddenly strikes at this time, we ...... It should be a good ......."

The leader shook his head and smiled, holding his wine glass dismissively, "No...... The enemy's vanguard army was defeated, and Zhu Yuanzhang's main force had not yet arrived, and they ...... Besides, don't we send troops to inspect the front of the pass every day, in case anything is unusual...... Wait for them to come back and report, won't it...... Got it......" was drunk as he spoke, and it was obvious that the leader was "enjoying himself" and didn't take the garrison guards seriously at all......

"Newspaper-" At this moment, the soldier's bulletin sent back a message, "Report to the general, the patrol has returned to the city, and requests to open the city gates-"

"Look, isn't it good to come back?" the leader tossed the wine glass casually, and said "happily", "Let's go, the brothers will accompany me to the main building to ask—"

So the leader and several of his men came to the top of the tower......

In the dark night, on both sides of the mountain road in front of the pass, a cavalry force of nearly 100 people was waiting in front of the city gate - it seems that this force is the patrol force sent by Mast City today, and it is now returning to the city on time......

"Our troops are sent back, and the gates of the city are opened quickly—" the cavalry general in front of the city shouted, Zhen Zhen rushed to the top of the building.

The leader walked to the entrance of the city tower with a drunken face, looked at the more than 100 horsemen under the floor, and asked: "I don't know what to do with today's inspection before the pass?"

"General Hui, everything is normal and unharmed-" the cavalry general replied, "After the annihilation and defeat of the enemy's vanguard army, there was no strength to counterattack for several days, and everything has been fine before the pass recently, and there has been no movement of the enemy army-"

"Look, what am I talking about?" the leader triumphantly asked his corporaries, and then ordered the soldiers guarding the gate, "Open the gates!"

"Squeak-bang-" There was a loud bang in the night, and the gate of the math city was opened......

Everything seems to be unharmed......

"Whoosh whoosh-" Suddenly, at the moment when the city gate was opened, the situation changed immediately, and the cold made the search for the light for a moment, and countless arrows rained down in the dark passages around the city......

It was so sudden, completely unexpected, how could he have thought that at the moment when the city gate opened, there was an enemy ambush and sneak attack......

"Ahh............h

"Kill!-" And at the same moment, the "patrol troops" that had turned back downstairs suddenly launched a fierce charge towards the mast city, and the army suddenly mutinied, and the defenders of the mast city were taken by surprise.

The ironhoof armor poured into the city like a tide, and the unsuspecting Mengyuan soldiers were killed "in a panic......

"How...... How could this be......" The chief general hadn't woken up from the drunkenness, but when he saw the corpses in the city stained with blood, he couldn't help but shout in panic......