Xie Tong was taken aback, how could everyone have the idea of fighting the Qinggang sword, could it be that there is really some mystery in this sword, it is worthy of Shi Jingjiao and others But since there is a mystery, why did Master Xuanfeng not reveal the slightest, which made him very puzzled, he smiled and said, "The rumors cannot be believed, Brother Shi, this is probably embarrassing little brother!"

Shi Jingjiao let out an "oh", showed an extremely confident smile, and said, "Brother Xie, you and I are both smart people, you should know that some things cannot be lied, and lies are extremely easy to expose, Shi dares to guarantee that this matter is known only to the three of us, so that no one else can listen to this, how about it? As long as Brother Xie agrees to this, Shi dares to guarantee that Brother Xie will return to Jiangbei safely, and send horses and food to ensure that the two of them are comfortable on this trip." ”

Xie Tong's eyes widened, this matter was very tempting for him, firstly, to ensure the safety of the two, and secondly, he was just borrowing the Qinggang Sword, he really wanted to gain insight into the secret of the Qinggang Sword through this matter, and said with a smile, "Since this is the case, according to Brother Shi's meaning, one day, as long as Xie Tong gets the Qinggang Sword, he will lend it to Brother Shi, but I don't know if Brother Shi can trust the younger brother."

"Okay!" Shi Jingjiao said with a smile, "Brother Xie's words, junior brother will definitely believe it, come here! Prepare horses, send the two of you to the north! Also, the purple gold order in your hands can ensure that the two of you will go unimpeded, and no one dares to stop the two." ”

Xie Tong said, "It turns out that Brother Jing Jiao has already prepared for this, and the younger brother admires it!"

Shi Jingjiao laughed and said, "It's the little brother who should be admired, he has already laid a net, and he has full confidence that he can catch Brother Xie and the others, but Brother Xie is a step ahead, not only did he not become a fish in the net, but he also bit the net." caused heavy losses to the rebels, and this deed is enough to make Brother Xie famous all over the world. Except for Zhu Wen, there is no one who is Brother Xie's opponent!"

When Xie Tong left Yixing, he was still thinking about the meaning of Shi Jingjiao's words in his mind. Obviously. Although Shi Jingjiao held an important position in the army of Huangchao, they were not single-minded, Xie Tong made such a big move in the south this time, and anyone would be eager to cut Xie Tong with a thousand knives, but Shi Jingjiao, who was stable and victorious, released them because of a green steel sword, which shows that each place has a ghost.

Lai Kezhong had already learned the relevant secrets from Xie Tong's conversation, and said, "Do you really plan to lend him the Qinggang Sword?"

Xie Tong smiled and said, "Don't hide it from the eldest brother, the Qinggang Sword is the treasure of my master's sect, but the younger brother has never discovered any secrets of the Qinggang Sword." Although it has been rumored in the rivers and lakes that the one who gets the green steel sword wins the world, but the little brother doesn't have any clue, it's good to lend him a look, and the little brother is also very anxious about the secret of this sword", he laughed self-deprecatingly.

Lai Kezhong was taken aback, and said, "The treasure of the master's sect, are you a member of the Yellow Heaven Sect, are you?"

Xie Tong smiled bitterly and said, "Big brother guessed well, I am Xie Yang." It's just a name change. ”

Lai Kezhong didn't show too much excitement, he said slowly, "No wonder you look like a fan!"

Xie Tong smiled and said, "If you go down this way, you can reach Yangzhou in five days, I don't know what the battle situation on the front line is!"

Lai Kezhong said: "If it is not bad as expected." Kexu City should have taken Yangzhou!"

Xie Tong was surprised: "Why does Brother Lai have such confidence?"

Lai Kezhong's eyes looked straight at the north and said, "Although this person is insidious and cunning, this is also one of his advantages. This person is very good at marching and fighting, and he will not let go of such a great opportunity to make meritorious contributions. Why don't you believe it?

Xie Tong showed a naughty look. Laughing, "Bet on what?"

Lai Kezhong said: "How about betting on two bottles of burning knives!"

The two of them burst out laughing.

After five days of marching, the two crossed the river. After passing through the enemy's defense line, he finally arrived near Yangzhou, to Xie Tong's surprise, this area no longer had the pleasant scenery before, and the outside of the city had become a ruin, and all that came into view was broken bricks and rubble, and damaged weapons abounded, obviously experiencing a vicious battle.

A large camp was stationed in the south of the city, and seeing that the flag was Xie Tong's pupil battalion, Xie Tong was overjoyed and hurriedly urged the horse to run over.

The sentry had already spotted the two, and when Xie Tong approached, he suddenly said in a loud voice, "Lord Xie is back!"

There was a commotion in the camp, and a large group of people suddenly rushed out and surrounded Xie Tong and the others in the middle.

Xie Tong only realized the support and expectation of the Guzhai brothers at this moment, this feeling was very different from the past month or so, and he finally had a feeling of going home. But he felt a faint pain in his heart, half of the 1,000 people and horses he brought out stayed in the splendid land in the south of the Yangtze River forever, he put away his sadness, and hurriedly said, "Where is Lord Wang Daoxun?"

A commander said, "Lord Wang is in Yangzhong City at the moment."

Xie Tong said, "The brothers went to guard the camp first, Xie went to see Lord Wang first, and when he came back, he was catching up with the brothers."

Xie Tong rode directly to Yangzhou City, and went straight to the headquarters of the army, the palace of Huangchao in the past - Wenhua Palace, Wenhua Hall was still well preserved, and did not lose its brilliance in the war.

Ye Wang Li Zhaofeng and the three commanders were talking secretly in the Shang study's room, and when they heard that Xie Tong and the others asked to see him, they hesitated for a moment and said, "Announce him in!"

Xie Tong and the others walked into the Shang study, knelt down and said, "I've seen the prince!"

Li Zhaofeng, the king of Ye, waved his hand and said, "Get up!"

Xie Tong said, "Thank you, Lord Wang!" He got up and stood aside, secretly observing the reactions of everyone in the room.

The expressions of several people in the room were very unnatural, as if they were worried about something, only Lord Wang nodded.

Li Zhaofeng said, "General Xie went to Jiangnan alone this time, I don't know what the results are!"

Xie Tong glanced at Wang Daoxun, he didn't know how to answer!

Wang Daoxun saw Xie Tong's embarrassed appearance, thinking that his trip had not yielded, and hurriedly said, "Lord Wang, all his subordinates are not thoughtful, and General Xie only brought a thousand men and horses with him." In the face of tens of thousands of enemy troops, I am afraid that it will be difficult to act, so please ask the prince to punish his subordinates. ”

Ke Xu Cheng snorted coldly and said, "Our East Route Army broke through Yangzhou City, which was originally a good situation, but Wang Daoxun, you transferred troops south without the permission of the prince, resulting in the lack of strength of our army, and Zhu Wen cut off the back road, and the 100,000 army was trapped in Yangzhou, and Xie Tong did nothing to go south this time, Wang Ye, all this is Wang Daoxun's desire to be improperly commanded, please order the prince to punish him."

Xie Tong was shocked, the worry finally happened, it turned out that the enemy army was divided into three ways on the surface, in fact, except for the West Route Army under the command of Datuk Venerable, the remaining two armies were commanded by Zhu Wen, Zhu Wen strategically gave up Yangzhou, causing Kexu City to easily capture Yangzhou, Zhu Wen led the army, on the one hand forced back Sima Xiangru's middle route army, on the other hand cut off the retreat of the East Route Army, sent troops to recapture the Great Wall of Heaven, and trapped the 100,000 troops on the East Road in Yangzhou City, forming an encirclement.

Lord Liao suddenly spoke, "Lord Wang, Lord Wang can't be blamed for this matter, Lord Wang has already foreseen Zhu Wen's move, but they have just captured the Great Wall of Heaven and the loss of troops is serious, so they were exploited by Zhu Wen."

Ke Xu Cheng still didn't hesitate and said, "Lord Liao's words are wrong, if Xie Tong's thousand-life force can guard the Great Wall of Heaven, how can it last for a while longer, and wait for the assistance of our army, Xie Tong will go south, lose his troops and lose his generals, and do nothing, isn't it a fact?"

Li Zhaofeng, the king of Ye, glared angrily and said, "Xie Tong, where are your troops! Did you come back alive alone?"

Xie Tong shook his shirt, and said neatly, "Lord Wang, the last general is not without achievements in the south this time, this month, the last general and the enemy's 20,000 troops have been around several times, beheaded more than 3,000 enemies, broke through Jiangyin City, blew up more than 60 enemy warships in Wuxi, burned the enemy's grain and grass tens of thousands of stones, broke through the city lord's mansion in Hangzhou City, burned the enemy's Hangzhou grain depot, but also lost 500 brothers, they have died on the battlefield. ”

His words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, directly shocking everyone on the spot, including Wang Daoxun, who thought that he was in the Arabian Nights and said something inconsequential, mainly because his troops were too small, only a thousand horses, even ten thousand horses could not do this.

Ke Xu Cheng stroked his beard and said contemptuously, "General Xie, although you are brave and invincible, and you have the feat of attacking the Great Wall of Heaven, but this matter is not trivial, you have only a thousand troops and horses, if you want to do this, I am afraid it is a fool's dream! Is it that the enemy is all decorations, let you slaughter it, Wang Ye, Xie Tong He disobeyed the military order first, deceived the superiors and concealed the subordinates, and bewitched the public, it is really intolerable, please give the order of the prince, immediately behead him to show the public to set an example."

Li Zhaofeng, the king of Ye, narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "General Xie, although you have made meritorious contributions in breaking through the Great Wall of Heaven, you have repeatedly violated military discipline, and you have tried in vain to deceive this king with lies.

The form took a sharp turn, and the guards rushed in directly, and they were about to take down Xie Tong.

Lai Kezhong took the first step and crossed in front of the guards and said, "Lord Wang, there will be a word at the end!"

Li Zhaofeng, the king of Ye, glanced at him and said, "Say it!"

Lai Kezhong glared at Ke Xu Cheng fiercely, and said, "Lord Wang, what General Xie said is true, if the prince doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate, this matter has spread all over the south of the Yangtze River, everyone knows it, and after the investigation of the matter is revealed, it will not be too late to punish."

Wang Daoxun said, "Lord Wang, I can trust General Xie, if you lie about this kind of thing, it is very easy to be exposed, what is the use of saying it, please ask the prince to investigate." ”

Lord Liao also snatched it out and said, "Lord Wang, our army is currently suffering from internal and external troubles, trapped in Yangzhou by Zhu Wen, the top priority is how to break out, at present, Sima Xiangru has no news over there, I'm afraid I can't point to it, Xie Tong is a fierce general, how about allowing him to make meritorious contributions, if it is found out that Xie Tong is really deceived and concealed, it will not be too late to cut it." ”

Li Zhaofeng, the king of Ye, thought for a moment and said, "Okay, according to what the two adults said, allow Xie Tong to make meritorious service with the guilt, and go down!"

Xie Tong walked down expressionlessly, he had experienced this month's suffering, with good news, he returned to the camp full of joy, thinking that he was greeted with flowers and applause, but he didn't know that it was such a situation, a basin of cold water was poured directly on his heart, and the joy and excitement suddenly became bitter, such an empire, such a world, is it really worth his hard work? )