The sky was gray, and this was the weather on the edge of the northern region for many years, and the clouds were thick, as if a heavy rainstorm would fall at any moment.

The wind was howling, and the forests of dead wood, like ghosts, stuck to the ground, emitted bursts of rotting stench, like corpses, and ghosts, and the eerie fires drifted everywhere, and the sound of weeping was buried in the earth.

However, there are few roars of fierce beasts, or the chirping of birds, and in places like the Northern Regions, the species called "fierce beasts" in the world dare not easily set foot in, let alone survive, except for demons and demons, they cannot survive here.

From the edge to the north, it gradually became a land of ice and snow, thousands of miles so vast and boundless, and the holy white was mixed with mottled blood red, everywhere, everywhere......

Full of danger, full of killing

On the other side of the edge, to the south, in front of the Dead Forest, there was a cold and wide river running through it, and across the river was a plain, on which were ten miles of continuous military camps, and the brave and loyal army was soaring

From here, the sky is a little blue.

"Drink, ha, drink" The school fields in the barracks were filled with the shouts of the soldiers practicing the battle formation, and they lined up in a neat queue, whether it was the spear battalion or the broadsword battalion, every swing broke out with a piece of strong true power

Their faces have only the color of perseverance, their eyes have only the light of strength, and their blood is running around them over and over again, refining their bodies and souls. This is a unique cultivation method for the army, which has an effect on both life and sexual skills, and can only be effective in the place of the barracks, together with the brothers in the army.

Although the soldiers' shouts shook the sky, they were all in a state of mind, their hearts were free of distractions, and their hearts were clear, which was also quiet.

And in some school fields, there are also teams of war beasts training, and they also roar like thunder, very fierce.

It is precisely because of these soldiers that the Beifu soldiers are guarding the frontier and their huge deterrent power that the demons of the Northern Regions have not been able to touch the Central Plains.

"Drive, drive, drive"

A team of fast horses came from the south, and the hooves of the horses kicked up the dust in the sky, and rushed to the center of the Beifu military camp, and all the young men sitting on the horses were heroic.

Listening to the shouts of the soldiers from afar, their blood boiled.

"This is the Beifu ......," someone muttered stupidly.

"Kang Le Gong was here back then, breaking the million demon army" Some people were so excited that their faces turned red.

As a man of the Xie family, the battlefield is their dreamland, and Beifu is their home

Xie Lingyun, Xie Gongxin and Xie Zhan, who were leading in front, were also impassioned, they belonged here, and they may have had some doubts before, but the moment they set foot on this land, they already understood.

The oath of the ancestors awakens between the flow of blood and qi, the great thief, when the dark clouds in the northern region are dispersed, it is the time to disarm and return to the field.

On this day, Beifu finally ushered in the younger generation of Xie's children.

More than ten years ago, Xie, Xie Qiong and others entered Beifu, but they were all inactive, and soon ended their military service and went back to be civil officials. So now in the huge North Mansion, although Kang Le Gong is the lord of the mansion, there are only a handful of Xie generals.

Now the hope of the Xie clan is all in this group of young people, otherwise there is no need for the royal family or other clans to seize the military power of the Xie clan, and the Xie clan will have no successors.

The arrival of the Xie people did not cause a sensation, did not affect the normal operation of the northern mansion, under the leadership of Uncle Zhong, who arrived first, they tied their horses to the stable, and went to the camp of the capital governor together, where a group of generals were waiting for them.

For many reasons, Kang Le Gong is in a semi-secluded state, and he comes to inspect several times a year, and is usually in the capital. So if there is no major event, the supreme commander of Beifu on weekdays is Liu Gaozhi, the governor of the capital, and he has full authority to handle the affairs of Beifu.

The tent of the Dadu Governor stands in the heart of this military camp, the size of a Taoist temple, and the flags with "Beifu" and "Liu" written on the top are blown by the wind, faintly exuding a strong might

First there were small soldiers, Xie Lingyun and his party walked into the camp tent briskly, and saw that the wide camp hall was full of men in military uniforms on both sides, and the middle-aged man in the position of the commander above was Liu Gaozhi, with a thick face outline, a thick beard, a purple complexion, eyes like a torch, and a burly figure like a bear and tiger sitting there, like a small one

Last time in the Penglai Secret Realm, Liu Gaozhi was very polite to Xie Lingyun, and he could even be said to be a little respectful, coaxing the little ancestor; But now, when he saw them come in, his expression did not change in the slightest, as if he was just receiving ordinary recruits.

There were nearly fifty generals on both sides, Sun Wuzhong, Wang Gong, He Qian, Liu Yu, Liu Yi, Liu Jiwu, Liu Xi, Zhu Qianzhi, Zhu Langzhi, Gao Changqing, and Gao Yazhi......

Almost all of them had solemn faces, and in their eyes, these young people were not the children of the Xie family, but just some children with no military merits.

The entire barracks hall was filled with an atmosphere of solemnity, and if people were not strong enough, they would definitely be so frightened that their legs trembled and they couldn't speak.

"Boy Xie Lingyun, see Liu Dudu and the generals" Xie Lingyun, Xie Gongxin, Xie Zhan and others all shouted their names, folded their hands, knelt down on one knee, and calmly greeted the generals.

"Well, it's hard to come all the way from the capital?" asked Liu Gaozhi, although the words were greetings, they were as calm as stones.

Everyone got up and replied that it was not hard.

Liu Gaozhi nodded slightly, stroked his thick beard, and said: "You are from a big family, you are used to living a life of fine clothes and jade food, after entering the North Mansion, your life will be completely different, if you can't stand it, come and tell me, you can go back to the capital at any time, and the North Mansion does not want a son." ”

"Yes," shouted in unison. Xie Lingyun thought to himself, I am used to living a poor life.

"When you first entered the Northern Mansion, you have no merits, even if you are the grandchildren of Kang Le Gong, you don't have any special treatment, but you can be treated according to the highest treatment of the clan's children in the army. ”

Liu Gaozhi said, his voice suddenly became more rough: "The soldiers have heard the order of the Governor of Pontus to promote you to be the leader of the Beifu team now, each leading a team of recruits, and each of them will be incorporated into an army."

The establishment of the Beifu soldiers is very simple, 500 people are a team, and there is a team leader; The three teams are one building, with one owner and 1,500 people; The two buildings are an army, with a general and 3,000 men.

The general and above are the governors who command the whole army, and the next is the lord of the mansion. In addition, there are military positions such as joining the army and general Yamen.

At the moment, Xie Lingyun and others received orders one after another, and they became the team leader as soon as they came, who said that they didn't inherit the shadow of their ancestors?

"Stand down. Liu Gaozhi said, the young people bowed their hands to everyone, and then retreated, and the camp was silent for a long time, and Liu Gaozhi asked, "What do you think of these boys?"

The generals stroked their beards and groaned, but they didn't dare to say anything lightly. Liu Gaozhi frowned, and said in a deep voice: "What do you care about? The Recreation Guild is not clearer than you and me? I am only afraid of burying talents, what do you think, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"Governor, I don't dare to say it, I really can't see through it. ”

A middle-aged man in the middle of the left column said, he has a tough appearance, his eyebrows go straight into the sky, his style and bones are peculiar, he has a domineering atmosphere, and he swallows thousands of miles like a tiger but Liu Yu.

Although his surname is Liu, he has no clan relationship with Liu Gaozhi, and is said to be a descendant of the royal family of the Han Dynasty, but now he is not a big family.

He was originally a member of Sun Wuzhong's Sima, he had been in the government for some years, he had not done much before, probably a late bloomer, and he had only begun to emerge in recent years.

"Oh?" Liu Jiaozhi looked at him, knowing that Liu Jinu was resourceful and had a first-class eyesight, but now, he asked, "Who can't you see?"

"Xie Lingyun. Liu Yu replied. Everyone nodded, naturally it was Xie Lingyun, and the other boys were either smart or mediocre, they could all take a general look, but Xie Lingyun ...... contradiction

Liu Yu continued: "On the one hand, this son is a strong cultivator, but his eyes are gentle, his bearing is elegant, and there is no murderous spirit between his gestures, but he looks like a statue of Buddha...... If there was no meeting this time, he thought that he would be a jade scholar, or like Xie Shuyuan, although he was peerless, he lacked some ruthlessness and was difficult to be a general. ”

The generals couldn't help but nod their heads when they heard this, and they were right, they felt this way too.

Liu Jiao thought about it, recalled something, and said: "Last year, I led the army to Penglai to fight, although it turned the tide of the battle, but at that time, Xie Lingyun had already made great contributions to Penglai, killing countless enemies, and he was the champion of the Heroes Association and the champion of the Spirit Beast Competition......

This is the reason why lowly officials can't see through it. Liu Yu shook his head, Xie Lingyun's face vaguely flashed in his eyes, "He has a fighting intent, but it is not a pure fighting intent...... He guessed that he was not angry and pacified the world, but to pull out the suffering of the Three Realms forever. Will he also be merciful to the Demon Army? Can he be a general?"

Everyone couldn't say whether it would be or not, and then another older voice suddenly sounded: "A sergeant like Xie Lingyun, in fact, I have seen it before." Everyone's eyes turned to look at the half-white-headed general who spoke, Sun Wuzhong.

Liu Gaozhi, Sun Wuzhong and He Qian and others are the first batch of fierce generals in Beifu, when Kang Le Gong recruited warriors to form Beifu, they were the first to respond and were selected to be reused, until now, what Beifu war has experienced, qualifications and official positions are very important. Now Sun Wuzhong is the "champion general" in Beifu, the champion among the generals.

When Taifu Xie was the commander of the three armies, Kang Legong was the champion general.

Sun Wuzhong's opinion is naturally more weighty, who is like Xie Lingyun?

"When the Beifu Soldiers were first established, Kang Le Gong was like that. Sun Wuzhong said reminiscingly.

Everyone was stunned, the juniors had never seen it, I don't know how, and another veteran He Qian couldn't help but nod with emotion: "I also remembered, Kang Legong, the grandson, really has his demeanor back then." ”

Liu Gaozhi was silent and did not speak, and raised his two thick eyebrows thoughtfully......

And Liu Yu is also thoughtful, in this way, if Xie Lingyun is tempered and grown, he can become the second Beifu military master like Kang Le Gong? This is a good thing, but it is not necessarily a good thing.

He can't say this, and everyone here can't say it.

It may be enough to be a general, and it may be enough to be a lord, but it is necessary to go further......

At the beginning, Beifu was very prosperous, and it was better than now, Kang Le Gong wanted to win this world, it was not easy, it was also nine out of ten, the soldiers would support him, the people would support him, and even the destiny of heaven would favor him

On the other hand, it was the surrender of part of the military power, and the Xie clan was suppressed and weakened, and was eaten away by the royal family step by step. Everyone was waiting for him to say "it's the opposite", but he didn't, he was still willing to hand over the military power to Liu Gaozhi and retire to Beijing on the grounds of illness.

This is his benevolence, and it is also the reason why the world has not fallen into the flames of war and has the image of peace.

Only Wang Gong, who is loyal to the imperial court, is in a happy mood for this, he is another big man of the Taiyuan Wang family, who was originally the spokesperson sent by the royal family to Beifu, although he has not been able to take military power for many years, but he is in a high position, which also makes the concept of the men in Beifu change, and they are more loyal to the court and the world, rather than loyal to the Xie family

"Except for Xie Lingyun...... What about the others?" Liu Gaozhi broke the silence, and he didn't know what he thought

"In the view of humble duties, Xie Gongxin and Xie Zhan can both be generals, and the rest of them do not have that kind of talent for the time being. Liu Yu said again. Everyone almost agrees with this opinion, I heard that Xie Gongxin was very arrogant before, but now it is not bad; Xie Zhan looks more light and gentle, suitable for joining the army, and it may be difficult to make a big difference when he goes into battle to kill the enemy.

After listening to the words, Liu Gaozhi thought for a while, and then decided on the ownership of the team leaders, and among them, Xie Lingyun was incorporated into Wang Gong's first army, Xie Gongxin was incorporated into He Qian's first army, and Xie Zhan was incorporated into Sun Wuzhong's first army.

"No, how can Xie Lingyun talk to Wang Gong" Sun Wuzhong was in a hurry, and Huo Ran got up.

Not to mention that Wang Gongshi is an outsider in Beifu, what he wants is to reduce the influence of the Xie family to zero; only said that he didn't know martial arts at all, but was just a horse on paper Xie Lingyun who was brought under his command, what could he learn?

Xie Lingyun is the best seedling of the Xie family, and it can also be said to be the most effective opportunity to inherit the Northern Mansion, and follow Wang Gong, but isn't it going to be ruined?

"Why can't you follow me?" Wang Gong was also anxious, his middle-aged face was full of anger, in his opinion, Xie Ling's entry into his army was the best result, and it was also Liu Gong's knowledge. He sneered: "It's better than following a big boss"

"Who are you talking about?" Sun Wuzhong was about to rush over, the champion general of Beifu, how could he be allowed to insult

This Wang Gong is indeed clean, has a few hard bones, but has many clan children have the same problems, pretentious, self-contained and noble, and actually looks down on them in the bottom of his heart, so the morale of his Wang Gong's army has always been poor, and he is not close to many subordinates and colleagues, and even has gaps.

Not only Sun Wuzhong, but many people in the camp had already wanted to beat Wang Gong and tell him that this was Beifu, not the Taiyuan royal family

Bang Liu Gaozhi slapped the handsome case heavily, and there was anger on Zichi's face, "General Sun, sit down." ”

"Shall I sit down?" Sun Wuzhong exhaled, his old face turned red, Liu Gaozhi, this old boy is getting more and more excessive, before he recommended Liu Yu to be the general of the First Army, the old boy actually let Liu Yu be a bullshit staff officer, and now he is even more bold enough to arrange a black road for Xie Lingyun, for what? Because he has been sitting in the position of the governor of the capital for a long time, he is still greedy, and he doesn't want to retreat?

I don't want to think about my original bear, who made these nobodies become these generals who are now in charge of thousands of troops

It's Kang Legong who is not the emperor, not your grandson Liu Jiao, Wuzhong said angrily: "Governor Dadu, I can sit down, but Xie Lingyun handed it over to me to bring, and Xie Zhan can't give it to Wang Gong." ”

Bang Liu Gaozhi slapped the wooden case again, the gloom on his face became heavier and heavier, and a powerful aura was bubbling all over his body, and he said in a deep voice: "You also know that I am the governor, this is the handsome order Xie Lingyun is merciful, if you follow a hot-tempered general like you, it is a big problem, now he is just a team leader, let him be familiar with military affairs calmly and then make a transfer, wouldn't it be better?"

This rhetoric can't convince Sun Wuzhong, in fact, He Qian and other veterans are also frowning, and it is reasonable, just by virtue of his loyalty to the Xie family, Sun Wuzhong is the most suitable candidate.

That's right, they have begun to trust Liu Jiaozhi very much, this old guy is more and more scheming the more he lives, and they can't see through him anymore.

"I have my own way of arranging. Liu Gaozhi didn't explain much.

"Since the governor has made up his mind, the veteran will not be too wordy, but I will definitely make this matter clear to Kang Legong, how can it be reasonable. Sun Wuzhong clenched his fists, his eyes wide.

"Just go" Liu Gaozhi suppressed his anger, and after a dull sound, he waved his hand, "That's it, let's go back and lead the army." ”

At that moment, Sun Wuzhong took the lead in walking out of the camp in a hurry, and the other generals also retired, Wang Gong smiled, He Qian shook his head and sighed, and Liu Yu looked calm......

When he was the only one left in the barracks, Liu Gaozhicai slapped the wooden case again and scolded the "old horseman", he frowned high, and his messy thoughts were churning......

At the same time, after leaving the Shuai camp, Xie Lingyun and his party went to the recruit camp under the leadership of Uncle Zhong, preparing to form their own team. It was the first time for them to walk in the barracks, and it was inevitable that they would look around curiously, admiring the imposing soldiers of Beifu and applauding because of the sturdy war beasts.

At this time, before leaving the range of the commander's camp, Xie Lingyun suddenly saw two old acquaintances walking by with a few soldiers not far away, He Wuji and He Changyu

"Huh" He Changyu over there seemed to have a sense, turned his eyes, and suddenly couldn't help exclaiming: "It's Brother Xie."

"I've said you a few times, the barracks are heavy and you can't make noise" He Wuji was first angry, and then shocked: "What? Xie Lingyun"