Star Trace Gate

On the cliff of Dangshan Mountain.

Ren Ye, Li Yan, Tang Feng, Liu Jishan, Yang Nan, Er Leng, as well as the royalist veterans Zhang Gui, Lin Zifu and others were all looking to the north at the moment, where the imperial army was gathering.

However, everyone can only see the boundless white mist at this moment. This mist will not dissipate until after the unitary hour, and then the final battle will begin.

The white mist is like a "wall" that separates the Daqian Dynasty Star Gate and the Qingliang Mansion Star Gate. Although there is linkage between the two star gates, they are not a whole and exist independently. That's why the native Jingdi said... Qingliang Mansion is a small secret place.

Behind the white mist, there is a large open plain, vast and empty, with abundant green plants, like an endless grassland as far as the eye can see.

When the imperial army passes through this grassland, they can see Dangshan Mountain. When the time comes, 50,000 troops rush through the canyon road and attack Qingliang Mansion.

Yang Nan stopped and stared at the green mountains on both sides of the entrance to the canyon road, and said softly: "I need four thousand elite veterans, fifty supernatural power users, and the best military horses... to leave the canyon road and serve as a suicide squad to break the road."

Expendables, just hearing these three words, you can imagine bloody and tragic battlefield scenes...

Ren Ye frowned and was thinking about who to send.

"Your Highness, I am willing to lead my troops there."

At this moment, Er Leng suddenly stepped forward, cupped his fists and said, "My subordinates can select elite veterans from the guard camp."

Ren Ye suddenly turned back to look at him, but before he could reply, he saw Zhang Gui from the royalist party, and Lin Zifu and others also knelt down on one knee.

"Your Highness, we are willing to lead the troops there and defend Qingliang Mansion to the death."

More than a dozen veterans of the King White Party, who had turned gray at the temples, collectively asked for a fight.

"You...!" Ren also felt a little numb when he saw this scene.

The seizure of power in Qingliang Mansion in the past few days relied on the help of these people; now that the war is about to begin, it is these people who have come out to fight.

The veteran general Zhang Gui was experienced and he added softly: "Your Highness, most of our camp are surrendered generals. Without the leadership of King Huai's confidants, I am afraid that the soldiers will be timid when the battle begins. We old bones are willing to take the lead. , Renew the banner of King Huai."

"Uncle Zhang is right." Er Leng was stupid but resolute. He bent down again and said, "Please give the order, Your Highness."

Ren Ye walked up to everyone, helped them up one by one, and nodded heavily: "Then I'll leave it to you all."

Zhang Gui stared at him. After pondering for a long time, he clasped his fists and said, "My subordinate has something to say. I don't know whether to say it or not."

"You say."

"In the past few years, His Highness has been addicted to wine and sex, as timid as a mouse, and has even forgotten the revenge of killing his father. Fortunately, today, you have finally woken up." Zhang Gui spoke very seriously, speaking in an elder tone. : "As the battle continues, I don't know how many dead bones will be buried in the sand of Dangshan Mountain. But I believe that the victory or defeat of this battle will not determine your life. I remember that when Emperor Wu rebelled, we followed King Huai's rebel army and suffered many defeats. , when they were in trouble, there were even less than a hundred soldiers, but in the end the Zhu family conquered the world. My subordinates wanted to say, even if we lose early tomorrow morning, you can't go back to the past, and you can't be depressed and waste your time... Because. There will no longer be three hundred loyalists, nor will there be any secrets and back-up men left by the old prince. Please comfort your bones with your ambition."

“Ambition comforts the bones.”

Er Leng and the other veterans clasped their fists and saluted.

Ren Ye nodded slowly and saluted with his fists in the same junior manner: "I've been taught a lesson."

After half an hour, everyone's discussion ended.

Yang Nan, Wang Pei and others stayed behind and began to arrange defenses around the canyon road.

Ren Ye, Er Leng, Zhang Gui, Lin Zifu and others returned to Qingliang Mansion to select elite veterans.

Not long after, a member of Qianhu who was promoted from Qingzhou Weixin reported to Yang Nan personally: "Let me tell you, General Soldier, according to the statistics from various ministries, we have more than 8,400 available soldiers."

Qingzhou Guard has five guards, about 5,000 people. In addition to the guards battalion, officers and soldiers of Qingliang Mansion, secret agent battalion, royalist party and other military units, it is reasonable to say that the number should exceed 15,000.

However, after King Huai seized power, many lower-level soldiers fled, and now only about 8,000 people remain.

But this number has exceeded Yang Nan's expectations. He nodded with satisfaction: "I understand. Tonight, you will lead a bodyguard and ambush on the right side of the cliff..."

Yang Nan stood on the cliff and began to mobilize his troops.

……

The day's preparation time is about to pass.

All the military forces of Qingliang Mansion rushed to the canyon road of Dangshan Mountain, set up ambushes on both sides of the cliff, and prepared a large number of defensive equipment.

In the city.

Er Leng, Zhang Gui, Lin Zifu, and Tao Wenyuan, a veteran of the royalist party, each selected a thousand troops and prepared to follow Yang Nan's military order.

In the government office, Er was standing in front of the stable, looking at a tall, pure white horse with good feed in his hand: "Eat more, little orange..."

Not far away, Liu Jishan, who was helping the death squads transport supplies, walked over with his hands behind his back: "Leng Leng, is this your horse?"

Er was stunned and turned around: "Yes, my horse. Its name is Little Orange..."

Liu Jishan looked at the very handsome white horse and couldn't help curling his lips: "You call a person so handsome, you call him a little orange?"

Er Leng's eyes were confused, as if he didn't understand what the other party said.

"This horse is so handsome." Liu Jishan said in a different way.

"Hehe." This time Er Leng understood. He gently stroked the horse's head and smiled warmly: "It is already old. When I was young, my hometown in southern Xinjiang suffered from war, and the people's lives began to become miserable. I met Prince Huai by chance. He thought I was a piece of martial arts material, so he asked me if I would like to leave my hometown and follow him. After that, I would have enough to eat, so who wouldn’t want to? At the age of sixteen, he was just old enough to become a military horse. The old prince saved me and also saved it. Otherwise, it would have been sold by my father, or it would have been secretly killed for meat by the refugees, or snatched away by some group of bandits. Joined the army."

"Over the years, he has eaten well and has grown into a handsome man." Er Leng smiled.

Liu Jishan nodded slowly: "How old is it?"

"More than ten years have passed and it is almost thirty years old. It is an old horse." Er replied stunned.

"The young man left home and returned home." Liu Jishan recalled an ancient poem and sighed with a smile: "It's not easy to live in your era."

He was stunned and confused again: "Why do you always say strange things?"

"Haha, it's okay." Liu Jishan waved his hand and smiled: "If I have a chance, I will go to your hometown to visit."

"Haha." Erdu smiled and said no more.

"Prepare to march."

Outside the hospital, someone shouted.

Little Orange stood in the stable and quickly ate the fodder and snorted.

"Let's go!" Er Leng held the horse's rope, glanced at the central hall of the government office, and prepared to leave.

At this moment, Ren Ye stepped out and looked at him with his hands behind his back: "...I was stunned, go back quickly! After this battle, let's go to the Jiaofang Division to have a good time."

"Haha." Er Leng smiled knowingly, led the horse and said, "Subordinate, I would like to go to the brothel with King Huai to bully men and women."

Lian'er rushed out quickly and mysteriously took out a Taoist talisman from her waist: "Quick, hang it around your neck. This thing is very effective. If you wear it close to your body, the little devils who capture people on the battlefield will not dare to look for it. you."

"You were deceived by a charlatan again." Er was stunned and speechless.

"It's not a lie. This is sold by the old man Xu in the city. It's very effective."

"...!" Er Leng took it and hung it carefully around his neck. He raised his head and shouted to King Huai: "Your Highness, there are dangers in the tomb, so you must be extremely careful."

"You and I will be honored together." Ren nodded in response.

After saying that, he took his horse and left.

Outside the city, four thousand veterans had assembled.

The family came to see them off, and Zhang Gui's wife cried: "You are already this old...!"

"It's not like I've never been on the battlefield, you woman, why are you crying?" Zhang Gui cursed and said, "Go home quickly and light a fire to cook, and wait for me to come back early tomorrow morning."

"Mother, please go back." Zhang Gui carried the wood-chopping ax: "I think Zuo Xuan, the leader of the army, is also a traitor, so I will chop him down tonight."

"Leave!"

Zhang Gui roared, holding the horse's belly: "Drive!"

As soon as the words fell, four thousand people left the city and went straight to the Dangshan battlefield.

……

In the blink of an eye, the unitary hour is coming.

Ren Ye walked to Qingliang Mountain alone, entered the tomb through a collapse on the eighth floor, and then looked up at the winding nine-story tomb passage.

After he was stunned for a long time, he couldn't help but sigh: "From now on, I will be alone in a lonely grave. Oh, that doesn't sound very auspicious... It depends on tonight whether I will come out or lie down completely."

After saying this, Ren did not hesitate and walked towards the tomb passage leading to the ninth floor.

"Tap!"

The sound of footsteps resounded in the empty tomb. This time... he successfully passed through the shimmering barrier and entered the nine steps.

At this time, the unitary hour happened to have arrived.

Ren Ye stepped up to the first step and suddenly heard a slightly younger female voice.

"Are you... here? I... how long have I been asleep?"

"boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a ray of green light shot up from the Qingliang Mountain.

Ren Ye's hair stood up when he heard the female voice, and he instinctively shouted: "Who are you? Princess Anping?!"

"Princess Anping? No... no... my last name seems to be Yin..."