After Xu Beiyou and Zhao Qing had a deep talk, Zhao Qing decided to convince his old friend not to go to Shuzhou for the time being, but to go to Liangxiang and his party first. The old Confucian student, or Qian Muzhai, one of the eight great gentlemen of Confucianism, had no objection to this, and listened to the advice of Zhao Qing, who was both an old friend and a family member, and decided to go to Liangxiang first.

Zhao Qing was defeated in Bohai Mansion in Zhili Prefecture that year, and followed Xu Hongru to Jiangnan, where he met Qian Muzhai, who had just emerged in Shilin, Jiangnan, and the two hit it off at first sight and became friends. Later, Zhao Qing returned to Xiao Yu, went to the imperial capital, and began to set up the Tiance Mansion, and the two separated.

It's also a coincidence to say that in the past few decades, Zhao Qingguan was the commander of the soldiers and horses in the north, commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, and ruling almost five states. In the following decades, Zhao Qing was hidden in the court of Daqi and gradually disappeared from the world, but Qian Muzhai became famous in the Jiangnan Shilin literary circle, not only ranked among the eight great gentlemen of Confucianism, but also had a tendency to become a family of his own.

Life is unpredictable, nothing more than that.

As for the result of the conversation between Xu Beiyou and Zhao Qing, although Zhao Qing did not refuse, he did not give a clear answer, but he just said that he Zhao Qing is the icing on the cake, but he may not be able to send carbon in the snow. In this regard, Xu Beiyou didn't ask for anything too much, but just said that he would go to Xiangyang City first and then talk about it.

The group turned around and went to Liangxiang.

At this time, Xiao Jin had already begun to attack Liangxiang, because after repeated defeats in Daomen, Xiao Jin finally could no longer use any offensive strategy, so he could only have no choice but to attack, fortunately, the Jiangnan rear army suffered heavy losses in the battle of Dongting Lake, far from being compared with the heyday, the Great Qi court was too busy to take care of itself at this time, and could not give reinforcements, and the Wei army had occupied most of Huzhou centered on Jiangling Mansion at this time, and the military supplies and grass were worry-free, enough to launch a protracted battle against Liangxiang.

The siege of the city is difficult and tragic, needless to say, the history books have long recorded, flying stones like rain, people like ants, countless deaths and injuries, miserable, whether it is the siege party, or the defender of the city, it is like being in purgatory on earth.

On the third day after the Wei army began to attack the city, Xu Beiyou and his party arrived outside Liangxiang City, and the Wei soldiers who had just retreated from the city wall did not stop this group for the first time, and watched them enter the gate of Xiangyang City, and then collect their troops and truce.

Because in this group of people, there are two sword immortals in the eighteenth-floor realm, a martial artist in the seventeenth-floor realm, and a Confucian gentleman.

How can these remnants of the Wei State who have been fighting fiercely for a day stop them?

However, in the early morning of the next day, dawn was about to dawn, and Xiao Jin, the king of Wei, came to Xiangyang City under the escort of the six sides of the King Kong Temple and Xiao Lin of the Ghost King Palace.

In addition to the fact that he wanted to see the new Sword Sect Sect Sect Master who turned the situation in Jiangnan by half with one person and one sword, he was also afraid of Xu Beiyou, so he had to sit in charge himself.

When Xiao Jin rode out of the crowd, behind him was a dense Wei army, with no head or tail, and the sound of soldiers shouting was like a mountain and a tsunami.

If it is replaced by other times, I am afraid that Yu Kuang will really despair, under the offensive of the Wei State like a tide, his side is trapped in the lonely city, unless it is Sun Shaotang who is in the White Emperor City to send troops to rescue, otherwise it is difficult for the two Xiang, known as the southeast gateway, to hold on for two months, as long as the two Xiang fall, then Huzhou will no longer be in danger to defend, and the Jiangnan rear army can only retreat again and again, until the White Emperor City, or even retreat into Shuzhou.

The key is that the situation in Shuzhou is very complicated, not only to rush to the south of the Yangtze River, but also to take into account the northwest, but also to guard against the southern Xinjiang barbarians who retreated into the 100,000 mountains, in this case, whether Sun Shaotang can send troops to rescue, and how many troops can be sent, among which there are still doubts, Yu Kuang has prepared for the worst.

However, in such a situation, the arrival of Xu Beiyou and others was undoubtedly a timely rain, which made Yu Kuang experience the taste of a long drought and a rainy day.

After Xu Beiyou entered the city, he first met Zhang Yuping and Li Shentong, Li Shentong, this kid has experienced several battles, although his kendo cultivation has not improved much, but his gas state is obviously different, and he has a little more iron-blooded taste, which makes Xu Beiyou quite emotional, and sure enough, the battlefield is the best destination for men.

After that, Xu Beiyou saw Cangyun and Lingyun again, Lingyun asked Xu Beiyou where Qi Xianyun went, Xu Beiyou told him that Qi Xianyun had been taken back to the Daomen by Murong Xuan, after hearing this reply, Lingyun was obviously relieved, but after Xu Beiyou told him about Bingchen again, his face was much more solemn.

Xu Beiyou didn't say anything more, in his opinion, among the twelve disciples of Autumn Leaves, Ling Yun is actually the most suitable candidate to be the head of the sect, although he may not be good at strategy, nor is he an immortal, and even a little impulsive, but Ling Yun has one thing that can overcome all the shortcomings, that is, he has no selfishness and is only fair in everything. The head of the Dao Sect is not the sect master of the Sword Sect, and he doesn't have to be arbitrary in everything, such a selfless and public person is far better than Tianyun, Bai Yunzi and the like, but unfortunately Ling Yun is only ranked eleventh among the twelve disciples, and he does not have the foundation of Tianyun and others, nor the favor of Qi Xianyun, and he lacks enough experience, so it is destined to be difficult to ascend to the position of head of the sect.

After a sleepless night, when the sky was about to dawn, Xu Beiyou and Yu Kuang climbed to the top of the city.

At this time, the corpses on the city and under the city walls have been emptied, and they are no longer as tragic as yesterday, but the faint smell of blood wafting in the air is a reminder to everyone that many people have died here in the past, and many people will still die in the future.

Xu Beiyou leaned on the battlements and looked out, and unsurprisingly saw the surging tide of soldiers outside the city and Xiao Jin, who had already gone out of battle.

He said to Yu Kuang, who was about to return to the watchtower in the city to sit in charge of the overall situation: " Governor Yudu, as far as I know, the master of the Daomen Town Demon Palace, Chenye, has been recalled to Xuandu by the Yuqing Palace, and accepted the questioning of the peak masters, and now the Daomen can no longer set off any too big waves in Jiangnan, so Xiao Jin had to start attacking the city, in order to take Jiangnan as soon as possible, stabilize the war situation, and form a court to resist the court, and then strive to go north to wave the army, cooperate with the grassland army in the northwest, and attack the king in the northeast before and after, conquer the imperial capital, and thus dominate the world. ”

Yu Kuang smiled bitterly: "I don't know this truth, the southeast half of the wall is tied to my body alone, and I can't afford to lose half of it." ”

Xu Beiyou hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you want me to help you boost your morale?"

Yu Kuang clenched the handle of the knife on his waist violently, stared at Xu Beiyou and said slowly: "Do you want to be a 10,000-strong enemy?"

Xu Beiyou smiled and said, "Since you have come to Xiangyang and caught up with such a big battle, if you don't go out of the city to fight, wouldn't it be a trip for nothing." ”

Yu Kuang said calmly: "If you want to go out of the city to fight, you can, but you have to pay attention to your own safety, to say something unpleasant, if you die outside the city, I can't explain to Han Ge Lao and Her Royal Highness the Princess, let alone to the Sword Sect." ”

Xu Beiyou said with a smile: "There are Bingchen and Zhao Qing who are pressing for me, and they want to kill me, and it is almost the same as Qiu Ye to take action in person." ”

Yu Kuang no longer persuaded each other, looked at Xu Beiyou, who was just dressed in a splendid white robe, and asked, "Do you want to wear armor?"

Xu Beiyou shook his head.

At this time, the military formation outside the city had begun to change, and a large number of armor soldiers scattered to both sides, and then a venerable artillery and crossbow were pushed out, thinking that this was the meeting gift from the Wei State to Xu Beiyou.

Xu Beiyou held down the red practice sword hanging from his waist.

Yu Kuang exhaled a heavy breath of turbidity and asked again, "Don't you need to punish immortals?"

Xu Beiyou chuckled softly: "They are not worthy." ”