Proudly follow your heart

Xiao Hu didn't speak, and Tie Mei who was in front of him suddenly fell silent, the two of them were relatively speechless, and the scene suddenly became very strange.

Lu Feng is from Xisu, Xisu is rich and talented, he is certainly not a stupid person to be sent here by the king of Xisu, he looked around and did not know if he saw any clues, he took back his words of consolation , sighed in distress.

"Since you two are old acquaintances, is there anything you can't say, or avoid Lu being here, so it's hard to talk?"

"That's right, please go further away." Xiao Hu was actually very straightforward, saying that he cupped his fists.

Unexpectedly, he really made his words so clear. Lu Feng knew that he was King Zhan's confidant, so he had to give him this face, and was about to leave, but Tiemei held him back, "We are both messengers, you Is there anything you can only say to me, but not in front of Master Lu?"

Seeing Tiemei's resolute expression, Xiao Hu was struggling, his fists were clenched tightly, his eyes were wide open, and sweat was dripping from his forehead, which showed how conflicted he was inside.

As a result, Lu Feng also became curious, what is so important?

"Xiao Hu, what are you doing here? The war is about to start, and there are still many things to prepare." When the atmosphere was stagnant, a certain tent was opened, and King Zhan was standing beside the curtain, looking at him, If there is anything, there is a bit of laziness.

Lu Feng looked curiously, and saw that the light-colored long clothes were a little loose, and the hair that was always neatly combed seemed to have been rearranged, and it was not messy at all. This man who was once called the ghost-handed man, there seemed to be nothing in his pair. Things in the eyes, a little more heat out of thin air.

A person walked out from behind Jun Zhanran, naturally it was Nangong Cangao, with a look of interest, he glanced at them, "If there is nothing important, Xiao Hu wouldn't be standing there, don't you think so? "

"Since when did you start, you know better than me what's going on in the minds of my subordinates?" Jun Zhan raised his eyebrows back.

"Zhanran doesn't know, as long as it's your matter... no matter how deep or deep, I will understand it carefully." He whispered in his ear, Nangong Cang Ao's different tone had some ambiguous meaning, Jun Zhanran thought Just now, the temperature hidden in the bottom of his eyes deepened a bit.

Hearing Jun Zhanran's words, Xiao Hu had already stepped back, but he still didn't say anything in the end.

Lu Feng and Tiemei each saluted and returned to their own tents. What Jun Zhanran said was right, the war is about to start, and there are still many things to do... The two people in their respective tents became thoughtful .

"What do you think of these two people?" Nangong Cang Ao watched their leaving backs.

"Rinnan is already on the same boat as us, and Beijiang's princess is in our hands. As for these two countries... Xisu and Langdong, there has been no movement before, and the sudden visit of an envoy is just to protect oneself." Of course, Mr. Zhanran has no prejudice against this kind of monarch.

"The situation is tense right now. It's time for Xisu and Langdong to choose between us and Huangde. They are all smart people." Nangong Cangao looked around. The soldiers were practicing and their morale had stabilized. "I don't hate it." A wise man who knows the times."

Around, the treatment of horses and the preparation of food and grass were carried out in an orderly manner, busy but not chaotic.

The war is about to start, and the horses are poisoned. This kind of thing is the easiest to damage morale. Fortunately, Jun Zhanran and Nangong Cangao are in charge, and there are envoys from the two countries.

Compared with the encouragement received, the blow received is negligible.

If the intention of the poisoner was to damage morale, then this move was not wise, and ultimately did not achieve the desired effect.

After the poisoning incident, Lin Nan's soldiers have been extra careful, regardless of the drinking water, they have repeatedly checked, so that although the safety is guaranteed, it also consumes a lot of manpower, and at this moment——

Xia Guo sent troops.

Wars always start suddenly.

This is the battle between Pingkang Huanghuangde, Jun Zhanran and Nangong Cangao. Since the beginning of the war, the war has stopped, and it has consumed a lot of national power today.

This time, the curtain of battle was suddenly lifted, and it was winter.

The seasons change, and there is always winter. Fighting in winter is a big test for food supply and cold protection measures, let alone wearing armor and sitting on a horse, wielding a sword with frozen hands.

This is a test for all.

Xia Guo took advantage of the favorable location and did not have to worry about food and grass. Taking advantage of the opportunity that Jun Zhanran and Nangong Cangao and their horses were still recovering from poisoning, they used a surprise battle to kick off the decisive battle.

Despite this, the soldiers of Linnan did not feel afraid. After all, they came from Linnan, a country that wanders between autumn and winter all year round. People who come out of the barren land are like horses from the barren land. , Patience, sturdy, and not afraid of cold and death.

"The left-wing men and horses intercept the pursuers, you guys, go back, and give them a pinch together!" On the horse, in black and silver armor, with a red long knife gleaming with blood, Nangong Cang Ao wiped his face and mixed it with his wet hands. With blood and sweat.

"Our troops are not strong enough to fight head-on. Use the guerrilla method, don't love to fight, and withdraw if you can't win." Jun Zhanran sat on the horse, his thin face was full of sharpness, looking around, his eyes seemed to be Nothing can shake him.

These two people never conceal their own weaknesses. What they want is not only the victory in the immediate battle, but the final result is what they want.

A few days ago, their battle with Xia Guo soldiers had penetrated into Xia Guo's confidantes. Even so, the danger was not far away, and victory was not so easy to come.

Xia Guo led the army by a general named Shangguan Yu, who was over 40 years old. I don’t know where Huang De found him.

There are still many talents in Xia Kingdom.

Now, although they went deep into the territory of Xia Kingdom, on the one hand, they had to prevent the defeated army from counterattacking, and on the other hand, they had to control the cities that had already been captured. It was already obvious that they were short of manpower.

"When Yang Ling and the others come, it's time for us to really get it back." Jun Zhanran's face was also stained with blood, he turned his head and stared into the distance.

A tooth for a tooth, blood for blood, this day has finally come.

However, before that, they still need to wait for the arrival of backup. As the first team, he and Nangong Cangao have been here for a while, but if they want to win the final victory, the soldiers and horses in Yang Ling's hands are very important .

Yang Ling is not a dishonest person, but he has not arrived... Jun Zhanran suppressed the worries in his heart, and his face was still calm. Except for Nangong Cangao, no one could see the slightest worry from his face Come.

Yang rock.

Nangong Cangao knew Jun Zhanran's worry, because he was also worried about the same thing.

Yang Ling is a good general, the biggest problem may be his loyalty to Lin Nan.

His people are in Xia Guo, but his heart has never left Lin Nan. That land is what he really wants to protect.King An Jia was poisoned and it was difficult to protect himself. Although Nan Gongnian and other members of the Nangong family were watching in the court, in the final analysis, they were not from Linnan.

Mu Zhaoxia caused chaos in the court. As outsiders, they had no position to intervene. What's more, because Mu Zhaoxia was brought by Nangong Cangao and the others, in order to avoid suspicion, members of the Nangong family were not allowed to intervene.

Otherwise, the people of Rinnan will be suspicious, and the war in this place will be harmful but not beneficial.

"If only I could use poison." On the horse, Jun Zhanran suddenly said such a sentence.

Everyone's heart skipped a beat, if poison was used, this battle would not know where it would go, and the sight of corpses strewn across the field was almost in front of them.

"It's a pity you can't." Nangong Cang Ao was the one who knew the answer best.

"Why not?" Lu Feng questioned among the two envoys from other countries who had been under protection, or in other words, under surveillance.

Jun Zhanran didn't answer, his hands were also covered with human blood, and drops of bright red dripped from his fingertips to the ground, slowly, one by one, making patter, patter.

He looked at Lu Feng, vaguely, as if smiling, and Lu Feng's back suddenly felt chills.

"What we want is the kingdom of Xia, not the kingdom of death." Another man answered for him.

Nangong Cangao handed Jun Zhanran a piece of handkerchief, and his blood-red hand left a sticky patch of blood on it. Jun Zhanran wiped his hand, "I want Huangde to see with his own eyes, how Xia Guo is bit by bit, If you want to use poison to destroy everything before his eyes..."

He let out a sneer, that kind of laughter, I couldn't tell whether it was contempt or cold, the hearts of those who just looked at it trembled and shuddered.

It's easy to kill people if you use poison, but what about after that?Can the people of the Xia Kingdom support another man who killed his son or husband to become an emperor?

No matter how Huang De is, these soldiers on the battlefield are still the citizens of Xia Kingdom, the sons of a certain family, the husbands of a certain woman. If they are all killed, then Xia Kingdom will not be destroyed by Huang De, but will be completely destroyed. The end is in Jun Zhanran's hands.

How could he do that?Of course not.

He never said these words, but Nangong Cang Ao fully understood his thoughts, so he spoke out for him.

"...Always act like it's nothing to do with you. In fact, Zhanran, you have considered everything, haven't you? What you really want to destroy is Huangde, not Xia Guo."

"Unfortunately, from now on, the country of Xia is Huangde, and Huangde is equal to the country of Xia."

Jun Zhanran's eyes remained unchanged, and he threw down the blood-stained handkerchief.

"The rest is over, let's move—"

This battle was initiated by the Xia Kingdom. It started suddenly, and the progress was not slow. The light of swords and blood filled the land of Xia Kingdom.

The blood-red hands set off pieces of scarlet palm wind, the palm force is invisible, but the blood color is visible, splashing blood rain all over the ground, peeling off layers of red tiles, cutting open flesh and blood, and cutting off limbs.

Jun Zhanran was concerned about human life, but he didn't leave any room for strikes. Nangong Cangao and the two of them took the lead and charged forward, only to see the red light of the sun-shielding knife covering the sun, and the screams and wailing followed the light of the knife, and then stopped abruptly , ends with death.

General Rinnan's morale has greatly increased, and any general who has two generals who look like the birth of Yama in front of him will be full of confidence.

The battle report was sent to the meeting hall in the imperial city.

On the throne, Emperor Pingkang glanced at the battle report in his hand, and slapped it on the case. The loud bang frightened all the officials, knowing that the battle situation was unfavorable, they couldn't help worrying about their own safety.

"Your Majesty, these two rebellious ministers conspired with other countries to invade our Great Xia. Mu Zhaoran had already turned against him, but they also killed him. If other people fall into their hands in the future..."

"Are you worried that I will let you go out to lead troops?" Huang De is very clear about the worries in these people's hearts. After a long time in power, no matter whether they are honest officials or corrupt officials, in his opinion, they are things that are greedy for life and afraid of death.

Hearing his dissatisfaction, the minister plopped down on his knees, "Your Majesty has learned! I am loyal and dedicated to serving the country, but it is a pity that as a civil servant, I only hate that I can't serve Your Majesty like those generals!"

The civil servants all knelt down, expressing their loyalty one by one, and the military officers looked sideways and disdainfully. If disaster is imminent, the first ones to escape are not all those who can only show off their poetry, but now they say it nicely.

Huang De saw everything in his eyes, put down the battle report, and his face suddenly softened, "Get up, I don't blame you for being incompetent, and you don't have to worry too much, this battle has just begun, and the show is still here What about the back—”

On the throne, Huang De said so, with an extraordinarily pleasant smile, picked up the wine cup at hand, and squinted his eyes to take a sip.

All the ministers couldn't help but look at each other. The current situation is not good for the Xia Kingdom. Almost all the other four countries have expressed their views and stood on the side of the traitors. His Majesty has expressed his position like this. Is there any other way?