Adviser should be self-improvement

Chang'an City, the Imperial Palace.

The voices of the guards stepping in unison spread outside the hall, but they were a completely different group of people from before. If there was any difference in the atmosphere, it would be less aggressive and more orthodox. wind.

The emperor's dormitory is no longer so empty and cold that it is chilling. Although there is no expensive warm jade paved, there is a stove to warm the body. Fruits are rare in this season, but there are palace people bringing fresh fruit plates every day. It is not luxurious, but it is enough to be called rich. In addition, all the pens and papers on the desk have been brought back—for the time being, Qin Ce did not deliberately embarrass the brother who once took care of him in terms of food and daily life, even if those who took care of others Have intentions.

Emperor Qianning just sneered at Qin Ce's actions, but Qin Ce obviously didn't care what Emperor Qianning thought. Before waiting for the arrival of King Xiangyang, the only interaction he had with the other party was to bring the official document that had been reviewed Looking for someone to seal, regardless of Emperor Qianning's sarcasm or chastising, he left after finishing the seal, without delay, making Emperor Qianning jump with anger every time.

But today is different.

"What, you only have 40 people!?"

Qin Ce looked at the official document without raising his head and said: "Originally there were only 35 soldiers. Excluding the dead soldiers, there are [-] soldiers who have been persuaded to come to Xiangyang."

Emperor Gan Ning pointed at Qin Ce, his eyes seemed to be looking at a fool with a brain problem, and he was trembling with anger: "The king of Xiangyang has a whole army of 70!"

"He has to keep someone to watch the house," Qin Ce said.

"Do you know what I'm talking about? Ah!" Emperor Qianning yelled with a ferocious expression on his face, spewing out his spittle, "You just use such a few people to beat the King of Xiangyang! That's the god of war recognized by Sheng Qian !"

"I only have so many people under my command."

Picking up an official document expressionlessly to cover his face, Qin Ce was not angry, and gave him a sideways glance, "Could you send out the remaining soldiers and horses?"

Emperor Gan Ning froze, as if he had lost all his strength, and put his head in his hands, with a look of collapse: "Why did I agree to cooperate with you at the beginning... Am I crazy! I'm crazy! Then But King Xiangyang! How the hell am I so stupid to agree to cooperate with you, a ignorant brat!" I even forgot to say the word "Zhen".

Qin Ce sighed, put down the official documents, and faced Emperor Qianning, his tone was still calm: "Want to go to the dungeon to accompany the eldest brother?"

A bloody figure pierced into Emperor Qianning's mind in an instant, and Emperor Qianning couldn't help shivering, fumbling his words.

Until now, he still didn't know why Qin Ce hated the eldest prince so deeply, but as the eldest prince's enemy, when he recalled how Qin Ce tortured the eldest prince with cruelty and viciousness back then, he didn't feel relieved at all.

Only shuddering remained.

Three quarters later, one of the two peaks outside Chang'an City.

"Mr. Chu."

Chu Huaiqing didn't look away from the avenue leading from Xiangyang to Chang'an: "What's the matter?"

Cao Yuan glanced at another peak: "Why isn't Mr. Xie with us?"

"Both roads can lead to King Xiangyang's territory, so they must be guarded separately."

"However, if Mr. Chu is not around, what if something happens to Mr. Xie?" Cao Yuan said, "When we parted ways, Mr. Xie seemed to vomit blood again, and he was still coughing badly."

Chu Huaiqing's palms were slightly tight, and he shook his head and said: "There are still many forks in the road after these two roads. We can't guarantee that we can stop Xiangyang King at the first intersection, so we must carefully observe the situation and predict the situation in Xiangyang. Which way the king will flee, and then decide whether to go for reinforcements... In short, our soldiers and horses are too few."

"Mr. Xie—"

Before finishing speaking, the sound of neighing horses suddenly came from a distance, not a single horse, but the noise brought by thousands, Chu Huaiqing suddenly turned around, staring at the Xiangyang army rushing towards Chang'an .

"Quickly estimate, how many of them are there?"

"Mr. Chu, there are about 30 people."

Chu Huaiqing's expression brightened, and he thought, "Qingjiu really guessed it right!"

The army of Xiangyang did not stop until the soldiers approached the city, and seemed to be about to break through the city gate. Countless soldiers and horses came overwhelmingly, the sky and the earth seemed to be shaken three times, and the guards on the city wall trembled in fright. , Beating the big drum again and again, the deafening drum sound circled and spread above the sky, resounding throughout Chang'an.

Only then did the King of Xiangyang raise his eyebrows, and waved his hand casually towards the back. One of the seven generals under the throne of Xiangyang sincerely understood, and turned his head to stop the Xiangyang army.

Seeing that the person finally stopped, the guard shouted in an unsteady voice: "Under the city, who is it?"

King Xiangyang tilted his neck, looked at them lazily, and didn't answer, but a general behind him stared angrily: "What kind of miscellaneous soldiers, even the King of Xiangyang doesn't know them!"

Hearing the name of King Xiangyang, the faces of several guards changed again and again. Under the double oppression of fear, they were timid and almost unable to hold the weapons in their hands. At this time, the gate of the city suddenly opened, and there were rows of Soldiers, out of sight.

Qin Ce came out leisurely on a horse, glanced at the huge Xiangyang army, and saluted the king of Xiangyang in front of him with neither humble nor overbearing: "My nephew has seen the emperor's uncle. Due to the delay, I am far away. Please welcome the emperor." Uncle forgive me."

He obviously kept his eyes open, but at the moment when he saw the city gate open, King Xiangyang seemed to really open his eyelids, and his condensed eyes became sharper, like a lion waking up from a light sleep, so as to He carefully assessed the strength of the intruder.

It is also evaluating the other party - whether they are qualified to fight with themselves.

Qin Ce responded calmly, and did not change due to the change in the opponent's momentum.

He and King Xiangyang looked at each other for three breaths.During these three breaths, the air seemed to be stagnant and heavy. The two of them seemed to have been fighting each other for as long as a century. Even the people around them could clearly feel the sharpness of the meeting, subconsciously avoiding their eyes, not daring to face it directly It was a frightening situation, but the two parties seemed to be okay. Just after three breaths, they returned to normal in a blink of an eye, advancing and retreating freely.

"That's right." King Xiangyang nodded, satisfied with what Qin Ce thought, but what was frightening was that this satisfaction did not come from the comfort of the elders, but from the strong killing intent to kill him with his own hands.

For a normal person, if he was stared at by such a gaze, he would not be scared to pee his pants on the spot, or he would have his hair stand on end, and then run to the end of the world with all his strength.

But Qin Ce just smiled slightly: "Uncle Huang praises you."

Seeing Qin Ce's unaffected smile, the fingertips that others couldn't see began to tremble with impatience. King Xiangyang smiled happily and said, "Why, why don't you invite the emperor in?"

"My nephew wanted to invite the emperor's uncle in, but the emperor's uncle suddenly brought so many people, I'm afraid it will disturb the people of Chang'an." Qin Ce cupped his hands and said, "Why don't you ask the emperor's uncle to leave these soldiers and horses outside the city first? , take all the generals, and enter the city with my nephew."

There was a burst of sighs in the army, and they laughed at Qin Ce's innocence. King Xiangyang narrowed his eyes, and his eyes fell on the soldiers behind Qin Ce: "If the king says no?"

Qin Ce lowered his eyes and continued: "This is also what the emperor meant. Please don't embarrass your nephew." Before he finished speaking, the soldiers raised their weapons one after another, as if they were ready to fight.

"That's it, then there's nothing we can do." The ending sound seemed to reveal a sense of helplessness, and the King of Xiangyang parted his thin lips lightly, and the words were forceful, "All the troops listen to the order—"

"exist!"

"Attack—in—go—for this king!"

"Yes!"

The Xiangyang army uttered a loud roar, and attacked the city gate aggressively. Qin Ce gave an order, and the soldiers behind him rushed out like tidal fish, spreading out in all directions, blocking the Xiangyang army trying to climb the city wall.

The king of Xiangyang turned his attention to Qin Ce at the first moment of the battle, and saw that in the blink of an eye, the opponent killed three Xiangyang soldiers without any effort, his eyes became more and more fiery, and the sword came out of its sheath. With overwhelming momentum, he hit Qin Ce's face directly.

Qin Ce was not afraid, and the long spear threw off the brave momentum and hit back.

The swords and guns collided together, dragged vigorously for a few breaths, the clanging sound echoed around, retreated again, and then violently met, sparks scattered from the surface of the weapons, the blades and guns seemed to be heating up, shaking Both arms were numb.

Qin Ce's battle was too fast and fierce, and they fought out of the city gate in a blink of an eye. Xiangyang generals looked at each other in the battle, and took the lead in choosing to protect Gongsun Ji, who was powerless, and none of them dared to get involved without authorization.

First, if you help without permission, you may be stabbed back by the king of Xiangyang who is on the rise, and second, no one is capable of helping in the battle between these two people!

When the opponent's strength is already much higher than his own, there is no need to mention it at all, and the huge gap between the two sides can be seen at a glance.

Just like Qin Ce and these generals.

Time quietly, from the time when Lieyang shifted from one side of the mountain to the other in the afternoon, Qin Ce and King Xiangyang have fought hundreds of rounds, going all out again and again, causing both of them to be a little bit Panting, but no one showed any signs of exhaustion. They rode their horses and paced for less than ten breaths, and they fought together again.

When both sides feel tired, every subsequent attack and defense must be cautious and cautious, because you never know whether you will suddenly relax in the next moment, and whether you will relax because of this moment, and you will never live!

It is not only Qin Ce Xiangyang King who is fighting with his life, but also soldiers from both sides. Even if the soldiers on Qin Ce's side are brave and look at death like home, they can't stand the opponent's large number of people. It's nothing in a short time. It became more and more obvious. Seeing that Xiangyang soldiers were about to break into the city gate, the battle drums were suddenly beating again on the city wall.

Three blows to the right drum, three blows to the reverse drum, and one blow to the heavy hammer!

The sound of the drum resounded through the sky, shaking the heavens and the earth, and came with a monstrous momentum. At the same time, it sounded the roar of the soldiers and horses of Chang'an ambushing in the bunker of rocks and bushes!

The interest was interrupted by the noisy roar, and the King of Xiangyang frowned slightly in surprise. After colliding with Qin Ce, he backed away a few steps and said in a deep voice, "I beg you!"

Li Ken was also startled when he saw the soldiers and horses that suddenly appeared. After regaining his senses, he withdrew from the battle situation, took out a signal flare from his arms, and fired it into the sky.

The soldiers and horses on both sides became a typical circle within a circle, and the Xiangyang soldiers who were ambushing behind the Chang'an soldiers made several louder and louder long whistles, pinched left and right, and closely pursued the Chang'an soldiers in front.

The Xiangyang Army, which was still in the battle, recalled the move of the King of Xiangyang to let Cheng Gai and the two lead the troops away before the battle. They had expected Qin Ce's ambush for a long time. On the side of King Xiangyang, he couldn't help admiring him for a moment.

This is their god of war!

However, King Xiangyang stared at his surroundings and waited quietly for a while. When he found that there was no other movement, his face darkened terribly for an instant, and he struck Qin Ce with a powerful blow.

Qin Ce made a backhand move, even if he managed to block the move, his palm was numb from the shock.

After this blow, King Xiangyang also felt uncomfortable, his palm was already bleeding, but he himself ignored it, and made another knife with his backhand, staring at Qin Ce viciously with eyes as sharp as an eagle: "Your What's the next move?"

Qin Ce moved calmly, raised his hand to block with the body of the gun, and a gleam of light appeared in the depths of his eyes, half a smile but not a smile.

At this very moment, a discordant explosion sound suddenly came from a distance.

At first, no one took these sounds seriously, because there was no time to care about external affairs on the battlefield. It was not until the explosions became more and more loud that they attracted everyone in the battle.

Then, they saw the monstrous flames, accompanied by thick gunpowder smoke, and the flesh and blood of countless soldiers bloomed into flying flowers everywhere they could see.