Sha Po Lang

Chen Qingxu looked at Chang Geng's face carefully, and said: "I heard that His Highness has been traveling non-stop. First, he went south to Jiangbei to rectify the cruel officials and profiteers along the canal, and then returned to Beijing to dispatch the household department and Lingshuyuan. Came to the northwest, running back and forth, and haven't rested yet, but you seem to be looking good?"

This incident is quite bizarre. When she left Beijing, Chang Geng's body bones were almost beyond control. I thought he had worked hard for more than half a year, and I didn't know where he was. , Chen Qingxu was almost a little nervous, lest he see that ominous red light in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, Chang Geng's complexion was much better than she imagined, the state of "the sky is falling and the earth is falling into my own tranquility" in Prince Yan seems to have returned.

It was similar to the few years when he followed General Zhong and roamed the rivers and lakes with nothing to do.

But it seems to be a little different, he seems not as dull as before, very deliberate, and he is not lacking in fireworks.

"It's just a few trips, it's not going to happen," Chang Geng said indifferently, "Everything is said to be difficult at the beginning, but I actually think that the beginning may not be the most difficult. You see, the government has reached the point where everything is broken. No matter how bad I am, the most I can do is to besieged the capital again by foreign soldiers, and it can't be worse. The subjugation of the country is familiar once and twice, and the princes in the court are probably used to it, so they won't blame me too much. "

"...Your Highness is really close to Zhu Zhechi, and has obtained a bit of the true biography of Lord Hou." Chen Qingxu secretly dragged out Gu Yun, who was not distracted by anything, and whipped the corpse once. After whipping the corpse, she thought about it carefully, I also felt that it made some sense, so I said again, "Yes, sometimes it is more difficult to accept the decline after the peak than to reorganize the country."

"Then it doesn't interfere with my business." Chang Geng said to her with a somewhat casual attitude, "Zixi's health was not good when he was young, he needs to be recuperated as soon as possible, if he doesn't fight, he won't be able to stay in the Xuantie Camp It’s been a few years, if he leaves, I’ll follow him.”

Chen Qingxu: "..."

It took her quite a while to realize who this "Zi Xi" was referring to, and she was thrown into a turmoil, and she suddenly realized that the courage on the face of His Royal Highness King Yan, which could cover thousands of miles of wind and dust, was not his complexion, but the spring scenery!

Miss Chen didn't know what to say for a while - if such unimaginable feelings can blossom, then she is a big girl who is no uglier than anyone else and hangs around with men all day long, how come no one dares to express it to her? What's the point?

Is it because her naturally cold face is too lethal?

...or is it because Commander Gu's upper beam is not upright, but his lower beam is not crooked?

However, Chang Geng's seemingly casual sentence, although it aroused a bit of inhumane sourness in Miss Chen, it was undoubtedly a reassurance for her.

Even though the sky is high and the emperor is far away on the northwestern border, one can still hear about His Royal Highness King Yan's methods of overturning the court.

Aside from Chen Qingxu's admiration, she couldn't help feeling a little bit worried that he would be entangled by power in the future—she didn't distrust Chang Geng's character, but Wu'ergu was always like a dark cloud that couldn't be dispelled. , if he can stick to his heart, how about ten or eight years?Will power and poison accelerate the erosion of his sanity?When the time comes, he will hold the Linyuan wooden token in his hand, and his power will be overwhelming, who can stop him?

It wasn't until she heard this that she felt relieved - no matter what, as long as An Dinghou is doing well, there will always be someone in this world who can restrain him and give him a hand.

Thinking about it this way, Chen Qingxu secretly rejoiced, thanks to the fact that the Linyuan wooden sign was not affected by her vote of objection, and it was finally handed over to Chang Geng, otherwise Daliang might not have been able to get over this in just half a year. Come on.

This breath finally slowly gathered momentum on New Year's Eve—the Xuantie Battalion divided into three groups, and made a surprise attack on the Western Region coalition garrison.

The Allied Forces of the Western Regions have been confronting Jiayuguan for a long time. They have not received supplies from foreigners for a long time. Their own skills are not good, and their armored chariots are broken. Intention to quit.

The sixteen-nation coalition received a scout report that day, saying that there was no movement in the Xuantie camp, so they were relieved.

The guards were all wandering around, and the commanders of various countries were getting together unprepared to concentrate on quarreling. The whole station was in darkness, and the sudden black crows seemed to fall from the sky.

Many people wished they could rush into the battle without putting on their trousers, and be blown over by the menacing Xuantieying camp like fallen leaves.

Seeing that the situation was not good, a small country far away made a quick calculation of its own national power with little family background. The king and commander made a decisive decision and led the crowd to flee first.

This run seemed to send some signal, and the entire coalition army was in an uproar. When it was out of control, Xuanying dropped a lot of copied letters from the sky, and scattered them everywhere like paper money. The leader of the small country in the Western Regions negotiated the terms secretly with Gu Yun, and wrote a few ambiguous personal letters. At this time, Hou An Ding, who turned his face and refused to recognize anyone, printed a bunch of them down and pasted them in time to cooperate with the first batch of escaped pioneers. It looks very shocking.

Before those duplicitous small countries in the Western Regions could swear to their allies angrily, the sound of the big beams and copper roars, the mountains and the tsunami came from the sky.

A sharp-toothed Xuanying loudly pointed out several rebellious small countries in Daliang Mandarin and the common language of the Western Regions, and then brazenly announced: "Now that you have surrendered, you will disarm and step aside. The Black Tie Ying will not be held responsible for accidentally injuring a friendly army with the eye!"

The Allied Forces of the Western Regions were blown up. Who has the leisure to stop and carefully read the right and wrong of the analysis paper at this time?After a hasty glance at the beginning and the end, I saw that the appellation was disgusting and the attitude was humble, so I took it as conclusive evidence and believed it.

The teams of the countries in the Western Regions were all in disarray, there were strong enemies outside and traitors inside, no one seemed like a good person when they bumped into each other, and they fought regardless of enemy or friend.

It was the first day of the eighth lunar month in Long'an, and it was the end of Jiaozi, saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

After the return of the head coach, the dormant Black Iron Camp finally showed its fangs that had been suppressed for half a year. The iron sword roared westward, sweeping past the Western Region coalition garrison like cutting melons and vegetables.

The coalition forces were defeated, and they fled in all directions for a while. In one night, they saw the true combat effectiveness of the Xuantieying, which was able to sweep away eighteen tribes with thirty cavalry.

On the second day of the junior high school, a group of remnant soldiers from the Western Regions retreated while fighting, and Xuanying captured King Kucha, the leader of the Allied Forces of Sixteen Nations, alive.

At the same time, the good news spread to the wounded soldiers in the pass.

This is the first good news in Daliang in the true sense since half of the country fell. Regardless of each other, they hugged each other and cried into a ball.

Chang Geng breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to open his mouth to order his servants to prepare to return to the capital immediately, but he called out, but no one cared about him, so he shook his head helplessly, took a handkerchief and handed it to the silently crying Chen Qingxu.

They have waited too long for this day, and the building will fall under the precarious wind and rain. However, as long as the rocky beams and pillars are still intact, and the black iron army's majesty is still intact, there will always be a day when this dilapidated river and mountain will be tidied up.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the Allied forces of the Western Regions retreated to the entrance of the ancient Silk Road. The news of their whereabouts was leaked by the captured Han slaves, and they were ambushed by the Loulan people. The prince was forced to go into exile. At this moment, he finally had a chance to avenge his vengeance.

So far, the coalition forces have been hit hard again, and they are already defeated.

On the day of breaking the fifth day, the Xuantieying resolutely took over the 27 passes on the ancient Silk Road, directly sent troops to attack the former ten thousand kingdoms garrison, and captured all the foreigners who had not had time to evacuate.

Shen Yi ran to the tent and reported: "Commander, those bastard grandchildren from the Western Regions shrank back and handed over the book and negotiated. They were afraid that they would not be able to explain to their foreign fathers who lived and fed their parents. They wanted to exchange prisoners with the Han Chinese they captured before. You look……"

Gu Yun immediately agreed: "Change!"

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the commander's tent, and "the commander in chief thought twice" one after another.

Shen Yi was taken aback: "Commander, the battle report has not yet been uploaded to the imperial court. There are many important foreign officials among these prisoners, so they dealt with it privately... Is this appropriate?"

Gu Yun raised a hand to interrupt him: "If the Xuantieying hadn't retreated at that time, these people should still be within their own borders at this time, even if they become refugees, they can at least line up to get a bowl of porridge. I was taken away for no reason and humiliated as a beast... I am not blaming you, the withdrawal order was also a wild goose at that time... I let someone pass it on. The Xuantieying was preserved, so that the present victory, the capture and humiliation of the compatriots The merit is still above us, and no one can treat the hero slowly if he treats anyone slowly."

As soon as these words came out, there was complete silence in the tent, and no one raised any objections—but they soon discovered that Gu Yun had no intention of "arbitrarily" disposing of the prisoners of war.

The two sides exchanged their respective captives at the agreed place and at the agreed time. However, just as the coalition forces in the Western Regions were about to leave in disgrace, a Qingqiu Xuanqi suddenly took a wooden arrow shaft without an arrow point, and turned back to the people next to him. He poked his chest lightly, and the man had already added a bag of chicken blood to his chest, and it burst with just one poke. From a distance, "blood flowed horizontally", as if he had been hit by an arrow.

The one who "shot the arrow" was very dedicated, and swayed back and forth, left and right, on the spot, before entering the link of pretending to be dead with peace of mind.

Facing the stunned enemy, Gu Yun gave an order ruthlessly: "These things that are not as good as pigs and dogs are addicted to treachery, and in the name of exchanging prisoners, they actually launched a sneak attack on our army and took them down!"

The light cavalry in front of them spread out quickly, and dozens of heavy armor came out. Gu Yun's voice fell, and the heavy artillery had already fired.

When Gu Yun was a young man in the Western Regions rebellion, he was still a fledgling, and he was not so shameless. Later, when the ancient Silk Road was opened and the two sides became friendly, the Marquis of Anding always maintained the demeanor of a big country and restrained his subordinates. demeanor.

Who knew that he could turn a deer into a horse in front of his face, turn black and white, and talk nonsense with his eyes open!

The allied forces of the Western Regions who had agreed to exchange prisoners were stunned together with the captives of all nations. Before they could resist angrily, an ambush black eagle descended from the sky, cut off the rear, and shot an arrow in the air, and misfired the half-filled signal flare. After five divisions and two, they were cleaned up.

Only then did Gu Yun turn his head to Shen Yi and said, "I just borrowed a prisoner of war for fishing, so it can't be regarded as 'disposing of it without authorization', right?"

Shen Yi: "..."

Most of the Central Plains captives captured by the Allied Forces of the Western Regions were businessmen who had traveled thousands of miles to beg for a living. At the beginning, they did not retreat with Du Caishen by mistake, so that they fell into this situation.

Some of these people were doing small business by themselves, and some were making a living with the caravan. Together, men, women and children, there were still more than 30 people left—the rest had already died in the hands of the Western Regions people.

That night, these people from the Central Plains who had been humiliated in every possible way and treated like cows and horses were finally escorted by the Xuantieying and supported each other back to their own borders.There is still a dozen or so feet away from the ancient Silk Road pass, and it is not yet possible to pass through. I don’t know who will take the lead in kneeling down and grabbing the ground with their heads, crying endlessly.

Gu Yun waved his hand, ordering the escorting soldiers to stop and not to rush, but to wait silently.

Among these captives, only one person did not cry. That man was about thirty years old. He was well-mannered and looked like a scholar. With a pair of soldiers in the water, stand still at a distance.

A soldier whispered in Gu Yun's ear: "Commander, I heard people say on the way that it seems that this scholar gathered together the refugees who were taken captive by the Western Regions, saved so many people, and designed to leak the information of the Western Region thieves." Whereabouts, so that Prince Loulan has the opportunity to sneak attack."

Gu Yun was taken aback for a moment, but before he could think about it, he saw that the scholar had brought the young man beside him to kneel down.

Although Gu Yun had just finished playing hooligans to the outside world, he didn't dare to be contemptuous towards these people, and hurriedly said: "Sir, you don't need to be like this, please hurry up, what's your name?"

The scholar refused his support, and said in a deep voice: "Marshal, Cao Min's surname is Bai Mingchu. He is a poor scholar who has failed for a long time. Bringing my younger brother to the ancient Silk Road to write and calculate for others to make a living, but unexpectedly encountered such a catastrophe. Although Bai is not talented, he is also a disciple of a saint. However, due to the situation, he fell into the hands of the enemy, and in order to save his life, he was wantonly insulted and castrated by those thieves..."

Gu Yun was taken aback. He didn't know what to say for a while, so he personally stepped forward, came to the two brothers, and said in a deep voice: "We are late."

Bai Chu said: "I have been lingering until now, but I just want to see Master Wang regain the lost ground with my own eyes."

Gu Yun cupped his hands solemnly: "Sir, you have made great achievements, and I will definitely report them to the imperial court."

Bai Chu smiled lowly: "How dare you take credit for your broken body, it's just a ruthless request from the grassroots."

Gu Yun: "Please tell me."

Bai Chudao: "I have a young brother named Zheng, who is only sixteen years old, and is not as good as a crowned adult. Fortunately, he is born with strength. Although most of the six arts of gentlemen are not good, but the skill of riding and shooting is acceptable. The grass people know that Xuantie Ying is the country's Sharp weapon, all the soldiers are elite, he is not worthy of his qualifications, I just want him to be a servant who runs errands and serves, and he will follow the commander in front of the horse and train him for a few years. Tell him to grow into a man who stands upright."

Gu Yun glanced at the young man, saw that he was thick-headed and thick-headed, and he didn't interrupt, just wiped away his tears with red eyes, and sighed secretly: "Sir, please get up quickly, this is a trivial matter..."

Bai Chu pressed the boy's head and stepped forward a few steps, forcing him to kneel in front of Gu Yun: "Kowtow to the commander."

Baizheng is probably a solid-minded child, he kowtowed desperately when asked to kowtow, there was nothing false, the stone brick floor under his feet made him kowtow and tremble, Gu Yun had no choice but to bend down to help him up, but he just touched it When he saw the boy's shoulders, he was startled, and felt that the boy's shoulders were trembling uncontrollably, not excited, but... fearful.

A few thoughts suddenly flashed through Gu Yun's mind——

The allied forces of the Western Regions were attacked on the ancient Silk Road due to their whereabouts being leaked, and suffered heavy losses. How could they not be outraged?

Then the first to bear the brunt, they will take these suspected prisoners of the Central Plains, and others will put it aside first, but the leader will definitely be implicated regardless of whether he has anything to do with this matter. There was no need for evidence at all, and a little doubt would have saved his life.

For this prisoner exchange, it's fine to release some old, weak, sick and disabled, but how could they also release this Bai Chu?

Just now he vaguely felt that something was wrong, but when Bai Chu said such words in the background of dozens of people mourning, he felt agitated and guilty for a moment, and he didn't investigate further!

As soon as Gu Yun was alerted, he backed away immediately. At this moment, he heard a loud roar, and the whole body of "Bai Chu" swelled up, his thin face was rounded, and the skin was cracked - his face fell off. A torn human skin mask came.

"Big guy!"

A black iron heavy armor rushed over without hesitation, hugged Gu Yun, turned around and used the back of the three-layer steel plate as a shield to protect him——

With a loud "boom", that "Bai Chu" exploded, and a huge wave of fire swept all directions. He hit the ground heavily, and his eyes went black.