Sir, I can do it!

On the martial arts arena in Beiguan City, a young man in black was waving a silver gun with his bare arms. The silver gun was wrapped in the roar of a tiger and the roar of a dragon, as if he wanted to climb the nine heavens and capture the clouds in the sky.

The young man's eyes were focused, and he used his full strength in every move, and every stab was faster, more accurate and more ruthless than the previous one.

Because no one knows the power of speed better than he does.He may not have internal strength, but he can constantly temper the speed and strength of his thrusts.

He will never forget the day Changsun Ke fell down the Baizhang Cliff. If his long knife could penetrate Wu Da's heart accurately, he would not have the opportunity to swing the knife backhand at himself, and Changsun Ke would not be killed to save him. Wu Da knocked off the cliff with one palm.

The long knife was only an inch away from Uda's heart.An inch of life, an inch of death.

Wei Zhao has never regretted it like that for a moment, regretting that he played games in his life and didn't learn martial arts.If he could practice martial arts as hard as his father, like his elder brother... But the most powerless thing in this world is 'You could have...'

"Azhao, take a break. If you are so eager for success, you will hurt yourself in the end. Father and brother have spirits in heaven, and I definitely don't want you to become like this today."

Wei Shuhua tightly gripped Wei Zhao's wrist, her eyes were red.

Wei Zhao's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat. He was panting heavily, his chest heaving and falling.

"Second sister, it's only an inch away!"

Wei Shuhua let go of her hand, and then held Wei Zhao's hand. She seemed to dodge her eyes, and said softly, "Ah Zhao, we found something, come and see it."

Wei Zhao's eyes froze, and he grabbed Wei Shuhua's hand behind his back: "Is it related to him?"

Wei Shuhua nodded.

Wei Zhao has already rushed out, followed by Wei Shuhua.

The moment the big tent was lifted, a horizontal sword broke into Wei Zhao's sight.The quaint scabbard was engraved with patterns of ice clouds, and the black jade-like hilt was cold to the touch. When the sword was pulled out, the sword body was as bright as snow and as cold as ice.

Twilight cold.

"Where did you find the sword?"

Wei Li bowed and said, "Twenty miles east of the Mang River under the Baizhang Cliff. Someone went there last winter, but the sword was buried in the snow and ice, and no one noticed it for a while. Now the ice and snow have melted, and the sword is revealed. When I found it, the blade had already been submerged in the mud by the river."

"Is there any other clues?"

Wei Li said: "Last year, the snow was heavy, the winter was very cold, and there were wars. The residents on both sides of the Mang River moved out to avoid disasters. Only a few scattered families have moved back. But my subordinates have searched all around. No clues were found."

Seeing that Wei Zhao's face turned dark, he hurriedly said: "There are few wild animals around the Mang River, and the dead bodies are not easy to rot in the cold winter. Since we didn't find any bones, it means that the eldest grandson may still be alive."

Wei Shuhua also hurriedly said: "Master Changsun's past experience is extraordinary. He can endure what ordinary people can't bear. Maybe it's not impossible for him to recover from his injuries and not be able to contact us. The terrain of Yelanggou is complicated, and there are always omissions." Not everywhere. Besides..."

She stared at Wei Zhao, and said, "It is up to you to decide the overall situation of Beiyan, how the remnants of the Wanyan family will settle down, and there are rumors in the court that the Wei family army rebelled, the second elder brother was secretly escorted to Beijing, the grandmother was imprisoned, and Pei'er was imprisoned." Put Donggong under house arrest, you have a plan for how we will go in the future."

Wei Zhao stroked the sword in his hand, the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed.

The waning moon is like a hook, hanging behind the treetops.

The moon doesn't come full every day, except in dreams.But after being in chaos for so long, it's time to wake up from the dream.

"Second Sister, it's not up to those people to decide whether the Wei family rebelled. Whoever has more power has the right to speak. Grandma and Pei'er are Li Huai's bargaining chips to hold us back, and they will also be Li Huai's life-saving in the future. Fu. He will take good care of his grandmother, because Beidi will make a comeback, and the only ones who can resist Beidi's iron heels are the guards."

He put his sword back into its sheath, his brows were full of coldness and sternness, just like the eldest grandson Ke back then, his every move was as cold as ice.

"However, the Wei Family Army will no longer be driven by him."

Wei Shuhua was puzzled: "I didn't understand. In the winter of last year, whether it was the battle of Yelanggou or the battle of Beiguan City, Beidi suffered heavy losses. Uda died, and Solang Khan's younger brother Gu Yang was seriously injured. , I heard that they haven’t woken up yet. I’m afraid they are going all out to avenge our Wei family army.”

Wei Zhao sneered: "My father also died in a fierce battle in Yelanggou. The enmity between us and Beidi is endless. But this is a national enmity. Our real enemy should be the person who sold the defense map of Beiguan City. Brother, the person who had to go out of the city to meet the enemy is the one who conspired to seize the military power of my Wei family and kill my Wei family."

Wei Zhao paused every word: "If you want to fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside."

In the Battle of Beiguan City last year, Gu Yang's army was stopped outside the Guancheng because of Wan Yanhong's defection.The Beidi soldiers who entered the Guancheng through the Heifengling plank road were all besieged and killed by the guard Tang He.The Wei family and the Wanyan family inside and outside Guancheng cooperated with each other, and Gu Yang's army was defeated.

It is precisely because of this that Wei Shuhua successfully led the Wei family's private army to break through the siege, occupied the Wild Wolf Ditch before Bei Di could react, and rescued Wei Zhao.When counting the corpses, they found Wei Fang and Han Wenhui who were still alive.

Wan Yanhong was seriously injured in this battle and died.Yin Shijun fled to Beidi with a few personal guards while the two sides were fighting.

More than half of Wanyanhong's [-] troops were killed or injured in that battle, and now there are only [-] left, who are temporarily arranged in Lancheng.

The guard of Lancheng died in battle when Gu Yang's army rushed through the pass. Today's Lancheng is temporarily led by Shi Jin, the captain of the Northern Yan Army who reported to Beiguan City.

The reason why it was reported in Shengjing City that Wei Zhao occupied Yanzhou to plot against him was because Wei Li had met Shen Qingping who had escaped in Shuozhou City.Shen Qingping told him that Cui Fengyu secretly escorted Wei Xi to Beijing, and now he is on his way.He wanted to report to Yanzhou, but happened to meet Wei Li, so he entrusted Wei Li to convey the message, while he followed Wei Xi all the way into Beijing in the dark.

When Mrs. Yu learned of this, she immediately packed her bags and rushed to Shengjing.Before leaving, he handed over Yanzhou City to Wei Shuhua.

Although Shen Qingfeng was still guarding Yanzhou, he knew that the death of Wan Yanhong opened the knot in Madam's heart.By doing this, she surrendered to the Wei family, and from now on, the Murong family will be at the disposal of the Wei family.

And because Wan Yanhong's soldiers fought against the enemy together with the Beiguan City Guard Army, the two sides could be regarded as life-and-death friends.These soldiers are all from Beiyan, and they are grateful to Wei for abandoning his country's feud and helping him guard the pass.Coupled with the collapse of the Wanyan royal family, they have no leader, and they are willing to join the Wei family.

Although they are all remnants, they are no more than [-] troops when combined.But for Wei Zhao, this is a good start.

He dispersed all the soldiers of the Wanyan family and the Murong family into the Wei family army, and posted notices in the major cities that Beiyan had been taken over by the Wei family army, without any other explanation.However, combined with the news from Shengjing of the Qi State, the people of Beiyan thought that the Wei Family Army really broke away from the Qi State and became self-reliant.

And because the Wei family army kept the Beidi barbarians out of the pass, saving the people of Beiyan from being slaughtered by the war, the reputation of the Wei family army in Beiyan even far surpassed that of their predecessor, Wanyanzhe.Because of this, the people of Beiyan did not have the slightest resistance to Wei's garrison Beiyan.Many small towns in Beiyan came to surrender one after another, expressing their willingness to serve the Wei family as their master.

In just one month, Wei Zhao regained the entire Beiyan.

Winter in the Northland comes early, and spring comes late.In April, the city of Shengjing was already blooming like a brocade, while the vegetation in the land of Northern Swallows had just sprouted buds.

After a rain, the spring plowing in the north also started.Wei Zhao transported dozens of truckloads of sweet potato seeds from his hometown in Xiangzhou, and distributed them all to the villages under the jurisdiction of each city in Beiyan.

The market in Lancheng has also reopened.At the beginning, few grassland people dared to come, but there were always those who couldn't survive and wanted to try their luck in Lancheng.

Seeing that the soldiers guarding the city were only doing routine interrogation and did not make things difficult, they were relieved to enter the city boldly, exchanged food with the Han people, and agreed on the time for the next transaction.

Regarding the reopening of the market, Tang He, the guard of Beiguan City, faintly smelled a bit of conspiracy.

Wei Zhao just smiled at this, and said, "Although I want to avenge myself first, it doesn't mean I won't do something to Beidi."

He boarded the gate tower of Guancheng, and there was a vast wilderness outside the city.Looking far away, the mind is at ease.The black cloak was blown by the breeze. He took off the hood and raised his head slightly to feel the rare warmth of the spring breeze in the north.

"The root of the war is the unequal interests. Beidi launched the war because of the harsh climate of the grasslands and the scarcity of land that can be cultivated. They could only exchange grain with the Han people at a low price. When they saw the Han people spread When they saw the lush land, they would wonder why the Han people have such a unique advantage. They knew from birth that they wanted to fight for the fertile grassland, and when they saw that the Han people had land and food, they naturally wanted to grab it. But in fact, as long as the balance is No one likes war if they don’t benefit from it.”

"Of course, there is another aspect. The Beidi people started the war purely to satisfy their ambitions. To deal with such people, we can only end the war with war. If they are beaten hard, they will naturally retreat to the depths of the grassland obediently if they are scared. "

"Obviously, Suo Lang and Guyang are the second type of people, and Yin Shijun who took refuge in them is also this kind of person. But there are many tribes in the grassland, and not all of them want to start a war. As long as we use enough benefits to stabilize those who don't want to fight tribes, the grasslands will fall into internal strife. At this time, Suolan naturally has no time to take care of the war with us."

"It's just like how Emperor Wu treated the Murong family of Yan State back then, dividing and transforming them."

Tang He stroked his beard with satisfaction on his face: "The Wei family is indeed born for the battlefield."

Wei Zhao smiled slightly. He stroked the Mu Han sword on his waist and said, "General Tang's words are wrong. Someone once told me that the Wei family was born out of war."

If Wei Shuhua was there, she would definitely be able to see Wei Zhao's smile was also slightly cold.His whole body is like a piece of ice that will not melt for a thousand years. Even if he hides some emotions around her, she can still sensitively detect Wei Zhao's changes.

He is more and more like a person, what's more, he is colder than that person.

After all, they are no longer who they used to be.