Seduction

"Who taught you to ask these questions?" Zhang Jiyao said angrily.

"If you have a clear conscience, are you still afraid of me asking?" Zhang Xirao asked, "Father is an official of Yuezhu, how could he let the barbarians in? Is what they said true?"

"Don't talk to your father like that!" Zhang Jiyao walked over and grabbed his daughter's wrist like a wild beast that had been set on fire. Zhang Xirao was startled and shrank back unconsciously.

"My lord, our army has arrived and we can set off." A man with a foxtail scarf wrapped around his head suddenly appeared at the door. Zhang Jiyao let go of his daughter, turned around and took out a string of animal tooth necklaces from a drawer and tied them around his neck.

"Father, father..." Seeing his father's attire, Zhang Xirao suddenly thought of the distant past. When she was a child, she also lived with a group of people wearing such attire. She used to think that she was a minority. However, the small tribes in this area are superimposed with the word "barbarian".

During these years of living in the capital, Zhang Xirao had never seen her father dressed up like this, and today's Zhang Jiyao made her feel strange and scary.

Zhang Xirao shook her head, the uncontrolled development of things was beyond her tolerance.

"Prepare the horse for me." Zhang Jiyao was fully armed and said to the fox-tailed man. Immediately, the two communicated in a completely different language. Zhang Xirao was stunned for a moment, but she could still understand a few words.

She heard the fox-tailed scarf say that the army had surrounded the imperial city, and she was waiting for Zhang Jiyao's order.

The rain outside was almost roaring.

Zhan Xingruo always told Wu Zheng that such a rainstorm wouldn't last long, and it would stop as soon as it rained. Wu Zheng looked at the densely packed army outside, and wondered in his heart, could this rainstorm stop soon? The more he thought about it, the more decisively the rain hit the city wall.Wu Zheng stood up, wiped off the dusty saber, put it on his body again, turned and left the Prince's Mansion.

Zhang Jiyao led Hu Jun into the Forbidden City and went straight to the palace.He thought that what he was facing was just a group of bereaved dogs, or unarmed soldiers who were about to subjugate the country. The barbarian generals were tall and powerful, and they were very brave.

But one thing alone surprised him.

When the barbarian army rushed to the palace aggressively and wanted to seize the imperial power in one fell swoop, they met the army defending the city. On the way forward of the army, a more boiling murderous aura emanated from the guarding army.

Zhang Jiyao reined in his horse, only to see a man in silver armor with a horizontal sword standing in front of thousands of troops.

Zhang Jiyao was startled, his expression didn't change, but his eyes narrowed unconcealably, trying to make sure he saw clearly.

The man held his gun high, and the black horse neighed powerfully. In the blink of an eye, he had dragged the gun and ran towards him. Zhang Jiyao didn't think much about this figure, and instinctively raised his hand to fight. The heavy rain blurred his vision. In a blink of an eye, Zhang Jiyao saw the almost identical face clearly.

Same face, same armor, same marksmanship and strength, same hatred.The person in front of him was like Hou Chengfeng from more than ten years ago, gritted his teeth, held a gun, and pressed him step by step to take his life.

Zhang Jiyao responded with every move. Gu Qing's gun lacked the harshness of the Northwest, but he was not in a hurry, and every shot was solid.

The rain splashed wantonly in the collision of the two cold weapons. Chengfeng Hou was seriously injured and insisted on fighting Zhang Jiyao to the end, but that battle was not a fair war after all. Zhang Jiyao also recalled later that if he was Chengfeng Hou, will not be reconciled.But at this moment, he felt that Marquis Chengfeng had returned to his soul, and in this young body, he would fight him again with his memory.Gu Qing took his father's share together, and swung every gun firmly at Zhang Jiyao.

Zhang Jiyao was forced to retreat step by step, but Gu Qing didn't say a word. Every time the weapons collided, their fates were tightly intertwined.

Zhang Jiyao sneered, he was able to defeat Chengfeng Hou more than ten years ago, and he can still be able to beat Chengfeng Hou more than ten years later.

"You want to take revenge on me, you're too tender!" Zhang Jiyao said, with a sideways shot, he pushed Gu Qing away.

The subordinates made a secret movement, signaling the archer to release the arrow.

Suddenly, a bell-like call broke through the heavy and oppressive dark clouds.

"Father!" Zhang Xirao shouted.

The pink skirt was unexpectedly conspicuous in the heavy rain, and it became the only color in the entire battlefield.

Zhang Jiyao's eyes widened, "Go back!" He roared, and veins emerged on his temples.

Zhang Xirao didn't hear it, he ran to Zhang Jiyao, crying as he ran, "Father, don't make any more mistakes, don't hit me anymore, I miss my mother so much, I really want to—"

As she was running, her thin body suddenly leaned back, and a sword pierced her chest. Before Zhang Jiyao could retract his hand to stop it, the archers behind him all fired arrows.

Gu Qing was blocked behind the shield by the lieutenant who rushed forward in time, and only then did he really breathe out, and stared blankly at the fallen girl.There was still a sachet in his pocket and he didn't have time to return it to her.

The fighting between the two stopped suddenly. Zhang Jiyao ran towards his daughter, knelt in the heavy rain and hugged his daughter who was tied up like a hedgehog. cry.He held his daughter in one hand, picked up the gun in the other, stepped on the horse and rushed towards Gu Qing roaring.

The soldiers collided again, and Qiao Sanniang, who was watching from a distance, snorted coldly.

Zhang Xirao's body, like a petal, withered unexpectedly in the mud and heavy rain.She has always wanted to kill this child, the child who robbed her of her love and happiness. She watched Zhang Xiluo riding that pony, detoured around the path, and followed her father closely all the way, trying to find Opportunity stopped the father.Both childish and heroic.

Qiao Sanniang followed her all the way, neither killing her nor stopping her.

After seeing Zhang Jiyao kneeling on the ground, the knot in his heart seemed to be suddenly opened.

The hatred of more than ten years was all washed away with a heavy rain.Qiao Sanniang felt an unprecedented relief. Finally, she no longer had to follow in anyone's footsteps like before, and could finally go wherever she wanted and love whomever she wanted.

She unscrewed the jug and took a sip. She was in a good mood and turned around to run towards the spear king.

After receiving the warning that the attack at the main gate might not go well, Hu Jun, who was in ambush at the east gate, immediately dispatched and was stopped by Chen Jiang's Hengdao who had been prepared a long time ago.

Chen Jiang led a small group of elite soldiers and horses. This army has been fighting against the barbarians in the Northwest all year round. The barbarian general has a bald head like Sha Tuo, a sheepskin tied around his waist, and his bare right shoulder. He is not afraid of Chen Jiang's resistance at all. A famous general, he stepped forward to fight Chen Jiang for a few rounds, then suddenly retreated. Before Chen Jiang could react to the result, he was surrounded by the large army that rushed up suddenly.

It turned out that Sha Tuo just wanted to test how much Chen Jiang was worth, and didn't want to fight Chen Jiang head-on at all. Suddenly, Hu Jun surrounded him and swallowed Chen Jiang in.

All the soldiers couldn't see Chen Jiang, so they also rushed forward, but just as soon as they exchanged their blades, a group of Hu troops emerged from the woods, quickly enveloping Chen Jiang's elite, and the two armies formed a huge chaos In the circle, Chen Jiang was at the very center, and the endless barbarians rushed towards him one after another.

Undoubtedly, none of these barbarians can beat Chen Jiang, but with such a huge number and endless battles, Chen Jiang will feel the fatigue of swinging his gun after a while, but he can't relax for a moment, as long as he pauses for a while Seconds, someone will be killed.After another few rounds, Chen Jiang's armor became heavier and heavier in the rain. He began to hold the gun with both hands, and every time he swung his cheeks trembled with a suffocated voice. Sweat and rain fell from his eyelashes together. fall down.

People were still rushing forward, Chen Jiang couldn't see the situation of his own people outside, and the soldiers outside didn't know whether Chen Jiang was dead or alive, the scene was extremely chaotic.

Chen Jiang's nerves were tense, he turned around, killed, raised his hand, and bowed his head. Every movement had to be closely connected, and if he made a mistake, he would lose his life.

This barbarian army did not fight fiercely but unexpectedly stalked people. Chen Jiang knew that the opponent had a large number of people, but he really did not expect that they would put so many people at the east gate. The east gate is the closest to the main gate. If this army enters, Zhang Jiyao will get Without help and support, Gu Qing's army does not have an advantage in numbers, and it is hard to say whether it will win or lose. If this wing is allowed to enter again, I am afraid it will kill Gu Qing.

Chen Jiang suddenly remembered that he had made an agreement with Gu Qing that if he had the opportunity, he would take a good look at Gu's courtyard.

More than ten years ago, he also agreed with Chengfenghou in this way.

After a battle, Chen Jiang's bones were about to be broken, and Chengfeng Hou sat beside him with hot soup and blew.

Chen Jiang sat up in a panic, and Hou Chengfeng quickly waved his hands, "Lie down, lie down, no one will beat you right now," he said.

Only then did Chen Jiang calm down. He recalled that when he was on the battlefield, he saw his teammates fall one by one, with hot blood splashing on his face. Completely lost the ability to resist.It's just that the saber hadn't landed yet, when it collided with the silver spear suddenly sparks, Cheng Feng Hou bent down, blocked the saber that was waving towards Chen Jiang, and cut the man off the horse with his hand back.

"Get up! I don't have eyes to protect you a second time!" Cheng Feng Hou said, Chen Jiang only saw Cheng Feng Hou's back at that time, Cheng Feng Hou put down these words and rushed into the battlefield again.

From then on, Chen Jiang was no longer afraid. He also wanted to be a person who could protect others, or to be a person like Cheng Feng Hou, who would make great achievements with a three-foot sword, instead of shrinking like this.

"Boy, you owe me your life." Hou Chengfeng handed Chen Jiang the soup that was no longer hot, but Chen Jiang didn't dare to take it.

"You can't pick up a white blade with your bare hands, and you can't pick up soup? Take it!" Cheng Fenghou said.

Surprised, Chen Jiang quickly held it with both hands, his heart beating wildly.

"General, general," he stammered.

Hou Chengfeng looked at him sideways, and while wrapping gauze around himself, he asked lazily, "What's the matter, I want to go home, there's still time."

"No." Chen Jiang lowered his head.

"Thank you, thank you," he said.

"There is nothing to thank, you are my subordinate, and I can't watch you die." Cheng Fenghou said.

"I, I won't make that mistake again. From now on, Chen Jiang will definitely protect you to the death and pay life for life." He said excitedly.

Hou Chengfeng wrapped up his wound, snorted, turned around and rubbed Chen Jiang's hair, "Okay, okay, but you said, protect me, don't let me die in front of you." he smiled.

More than ten years have passed in a flash, and the last sip of wine that year was given to the snowflakes in the northwest. He did not fulfill his promise and failed to protect Chengfenghou.

Chen Jiang gritted his teeth, and the movements of his subordinates became increasingly sluggish irresistibly. On his back and chest, new and old injuries quickly overlapped.

Hot blood oozes out from inside, and icy rain penetrates along the armor. Chen Jiang roars, bursting out with the most extreme strength of his body. Hu Jun can't believe that a general is so difficult to deal with. Chen Jiang's feet are already full of After killing the corpse, Na Shatuo finally ran towards Chen Jiang, turning his sword.

Chen Jiang's vision was blurred, and he raised his gun to fight with a loud roar. After several fights, the Shatuo Hu Dao couldn't get close to Chen Jiang's body. As soon as the horse turned around, Chen Jiang found an opportunity and shot him in the chest.

Chen Jiang threw the apricot blossom wine, Shatuo was nailed to the ground, and Chen Jiang no longer had the strength to pull out the apricot blossom wine. He fell off his horse, and the surroundings were surprisingly quiet. The hundreds of elites he brought , has all fallen into Shatuo's body, and under his own feet, there are also layers of people, blood pooled into a stream, and was scattered by the rain.

Chen Jiang wanted to find his soldiers, but he couldn't even take a step. He tried his best to crawl out from the crowd, pulled out the apricot blossom wine from Sha Tuo's chest, and then turned over and lay down. on the ground.

Tens of thousands of silver needles fell, weaving the sky and the earth together. Chen Jiang breathed hard, his eyelids were heavy and he couldn't open it. He could feel the blood in his body flowing out bit by bit, but slowly Even this feeling is gone.

Chen Jiang thought that if he guarded the east gate and Gu Qing, he would fulfill the agreement ten years ago. Hu Jun might be thinking that the three armies can win the spirit, and the general can win the heart, but he ignored that his team from the Northwest Our army bears the responsibilities and beliefs of the past ten years.

Even if the whole army is wiped out, there is no doubt that they will die, and they will stick to it unswervingly. This is the only thing Cheng Feng Hou left them.

Dan can be ground but not lost its color, gold can be sold but not changed.

Chen Jiang smiled, and he closed his eyes lightly as the rain poured down.

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References for this chapter: The Defense of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty

"Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms"

"The Art of War"