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Xuanyuan Shengcai was alone, with a long bow in his hand, and looked up at the defenders above the pass. His eyes were sharp. , the guard Da Xizhang must be looking down at him at this time.

At dusk, the weather was sweltering, Huang Tu was dressed in official robes, riding a horse non-stop from Jiazhou to Xiguguan, Huang Tu was already exhausted, but fortunately there were not many obstacles along the way, everything went smoothly, Chu Huan's pursuers were not able to catch up. He was still strong on his own before, but now that he was under the pass, the critical moment seemed to pass, and his whole body collapsed for a while. Only then did he feel that his whole body was already drenched in sweat. .

That wet and sticky feeling made him very uncomfortable.

A moment later, he turned his horse's head when he saw Xuanyuan Sheng, shook the reins, and came slowly. Huang Tu didn't care about face at this time, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, only when he saw Xuanyuan Sheng approached, and asked: "Xuanyuan General, is Da Xizhang open the door?"

"Master Huang, it seems that Da Xizhang has no intention of opening the door." Xuanyuan Shengcai sneered and said, "He wants to keep this general out of the gate...!"

"General Xuanyuan, don't get me wrong." Huang Tu hurriedly said, "No matter how courageous Da Xizhang is, how dare he stop you outside the pass? Let's wait a little longer, he will never...!"

Xuanyuan Sheng interrupted with a sneer: "It seems that his wings are really hard, even dare to block the way of this general......!"

At this moment, the sound of "quack quack quack" was heard, Huang Tu's brows stretched, and he said with a smile: "General Xuanyuan, you really misunderstood him this time, look, isn't the gate already open? "

Xuanyuan Shengcai immediately turned his horse's head and faced the pass. He saw that the heavy copper gate was rising up little by little. The speed of rising was not fast. The raised height is enough for people to pass by on horseback.

Xuanyuan Shengcai did not hesitate, shook the reins of the horse, took the lead, and rushed forward, followed by three hundred cavalry, and followed Xuanyuan Sheng before rushing forward and entering the gate. The sound of "quack quack" is that the giant gate has been lowered, and the speed of lowering is much faster than when it was raised.

After the giant gate fell, the surrounding area suddenly became dark, but there were fire nests on the stone walls on both sides of the aisle, and at intervals, there were relatively coordinated fire nests on both sides. In the passage, it is also possible to see clearly.

The aisle of this pass is not too wide. Three hundred cavalry entered it, and it was not crowded at all. In the passage, under each fire nest, there was a guard with a long spear. Xuanyuan Sheng entered the aisle. , did not dismount, and led a group of cavalry slowly forward. After walking for a while, they saw a group of people coming out from the stone wall not far in front. The first person was slender and dressed in gray armor, followed by seven or eight people. A soldier came forward to meet him, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Young General, General He Changqing at Xiaxigu Pass, welcome you, Major General!"

Xuanyuan Sheng reined in his horse and glanced around. He didn't pay much attention when he left the customs before, but now he saw that there was a stone gate in the middle of the passage, among the stone walls on both sides. He Changqing and others came from the left. Shimen walked out.

Only then did Xuanyuan Sheng get off his horse, cupped his hands towards He Changqing, and said, "He Pianjiang, you're bothering me!"

"How dare you dare!" He Changqing said with a smile: "General Daxi still has official business to deal with, so he can't come to see him off in person, and the special general will see him off. I hope the young general will not blame him."

"Since I have official duties, I won't blame it." Xuanyuan Shengcai said indifferently: "However, I don't understand what He Pianjiang said!"

"Oh?" He Changqing smiled and said, "What does the young general mean?"

"He Pianjiang came to see you off instead of General Daxi, is he going to drive us away now?" Xuanyuan Sheng said coldly: "The general didn't say that he would leave now!"

"Ah?" He Changqing was startled, and at this moment, Huang Tu had already stepped forward. When he got off his horse, he felt that his legs were fluttering, as if he was stepping on clouds and mist, and he said to He Changqing, "I haven't prepared food and water yet. , we drove for a few days, but we were very hungry."

He Changqing wondered: "Master Huang, this is an important pass, and the defenders in the pass must not...!"

"Shh!"

A cold wind suddenly blew up, and Xuanyuan Shengcai had already swung the big knife in his hand, and put it on He Changqing's neck. The attendants around He Changqing immediately held down the handle of the knife, and were about to draw the knife. The soldiers on duty nearby also raised their spears and pointed them at Xuanyuan Shengcai and others, Xuanyuan Shengcai's [-] cavalry had all dismounted at this time, and seeing this situation, they all drew out their swords, and the sound of swords and swords rang out all at once.

Huang Tu suddenly changed color, and lost his voice: "This is... what is this for? Quick, put down the knife...!"

Xuanyuan Shengcai stared at He Changqing coldly, and said indifferently: "Master Huang, you didn't listen to what he said? I ran all the way from the northwest and didn't ask for their support. Now I just got off the horse, and my buttocks are still hot, so he wants to drive away." Let me go, even if I agree, these brothers under my hand have been running non-stop for a few days, hungry and thirsty, they will not agree!"

He Changqing forced a smile and said, "Major General misunderstood...!"

Xuanyuan Sheng said in a deep voice: "Misunderstanding? I'm afraid it's not a misunderstanding. Where is Da Xizhang, I want to see him."

"Why do you need to be angry, Major General...!" There was a burst of laughter, and the stone door opened, and a general stood at the stone door, but he didn't come over, he just cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Da Xizhang is here, just now there was a delay in business, Don't blame the Major General for failing to send them off in person...!" Glancing at the cavalry behind Xuanyuan Shengcai, the whole group was full of travel and dust, and many of them were in disheveled clothes. Huang Tu saw Da Xizhang , hastily stepped forward, and said in a low voice: "General Daxi, General Xuanyuan is not happy right now, and I have been holding back my stomach all the way, so don't blame him."

"Oh?"

Huang Tu pulled Da Xizhang's arm, and said in a low voice, that is, he briefly explained the matter of Jiazhou. Da Xizhang frowned, and then slightly relaxed it. At this time, Xuanyuan Shengcai had already retracted his knife, and stepped forward Come, and said: "General Daxi, Xuanyuan will not stay here for long, just stay for one night. My brothers have worked very hard on the journey, so we will rest here for the night, but I hope General Daxi can borrow some food and water. We will leave when tomorrow dawns, and even if we borrow something from you, we will repay you back double."

Da Xizhang said with a smile: "whatever the major general said, we are all ministers of the same dynasty, so why should we divide each other? And I can serve as a guard here, and it was also recommended by the Duke and his elders. I will never forget the kindness of the Duke. Yes." Looking at He Changqing, he said in a deep voice, "Hurry up to prepare food and water, and also hurry up to arrange a banquet, I want to wash away the dust for the major general."

Xiguguan seems to be just a pass, but the stored materials are quite rich, so there is no need to worry about food and water. According to Xuanyuan Shengcai's suggestion, the three hundred cavalry rested in the passage. He Changqing arranged for people to bring food and water. Water, that is, the horse feed needed by the war horses, was also supplied.

Zhi Ruohuang Tu and Xuanyuan Shengcai had been on the road for several days, covered in stinky sweat, Da Xizhang ordered someone to prepare bath water, and the two of them had a good wash, feeling relaxed for a while, just wanted to find a set in the pass Changing into clean clothes is as difficult as climbing the sky.

The money and food of the soldiers at Xiguguan can be guaranteed, but the court supplies are scarce, and the military uniforms of the soldiers guarding the pass have not been changed for two years.

Da Xizhang hosted a banquet for Xuanyuan Shengcai and Huang Tu. Being at the pass, the banquet was naturally very simple. He managed to scrape together seven or eight dishes, but he brought several jars of wine over.

The cups were mixed, and Da Xizhang repeatedly persuaded him to drink. He himself is not weak in drinking, and Huang Tu is also not weak in drinking. It's just that Xuanyuan Shengcai's face is always expressionless, and he looks very depressed.

"Young General, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs." Da Xizhang knew the inside story from Huang Tu, knew that Xuanyuan Shengcai had suffered a big loss in Jiazhou this time, and could understand Xuanyuan Shengcai's current mood, "Major General can retreat completely, It is already a great happy event, so there is no need to worry about the past."

Da Xizhang was single-handedly promoted by the Xuanyuan family. Although he has a cautious temperament, he still has a feeling of closeness to the people of the Xuanyuan family.

Xuanyuan Sheng was only less than 30 years old, and he was the son of the empire's number one martial arts family. He was inevitably proud and arrogant. After suffering such a big loss, he was naturally brooding, and it was no wonder that he was so depressed.

Xuanyuan Sheng had only been drinking again and again, and now his face was flushed, and he was faintly drunk. He suddenly picked up the saber that was put aside, and pulled out the saber with a "choke". Da Xizhang frowned, but saw Only then did Xuanyuan Sheng roar, and rushed to the wall with the knife in his hand. With a low growl, the big knife slashed towards the wall.

This pass is made of huge stones, which are hard and strong. When the big knife was cut on the wall, sparks splashed everywhere, and the sound of "choking and choking" was loud. Huang Tu stared blankly, but Da Xizhang frowned deeply, staring at Xuanyuan Shengcai, who was a little mad, after a while, the big knife was already wrapped around the edge, and the criss-crossing on the wall were the imprints of the big knife.

Xuanyuan Shengcai seemed to be tired, so he finally stopped, put aside the big knife in his hand, turned around and walked back, picked up the wine bowl, drank the remaining half bowl of wine in one gulp, and then put down the wine bowl, raised his hand to wipe the drink from his mouth, and said in a voice of resentment: "Chu Huan...Chu Huan, I must tear him to pieces!"

Huang Tu and Da Xizhang glanced at each other, knowing in their hearts that this was the youthful vigor of young people, Da Xizhang said gently: "Don't worry, Major General, sooner or later the imperial court will send troops to destroy Chu Huan, and then Major General will have a chance to take revenge. "

"They don't have much food left." Xuanyuan Shengcai's eyes were red, "Jiazhou's food storage is only enough to last for more than 20 days, not enough for the autumn harvest. Shuoquan's food and grass are also seriously lacking. Throughout the northwest, millions of people, If there is no food, there will be trouble soon. General Daxi, block the Xigu Pass, and don't let a single grain flow to the northwest."

Da Xizhang smiled and said: "Don't worry, Major General, I don't dare to boast about anything else, but if there is a grain that can flow to the northwest through Xiguguan, it will be my incompetence, Da Xizhang!"

Xuanyuan Shengcai picked up the wine jar and filled Da Xizhang with wine, Da Xizhang said: "Young General, you already have too much, why don't you drink it another day...!"

Xuanyuan Sheng raised his eyes to stare at Da Xizhang, and said, "Why, General Daxi doesn't like me? He doesn't want to drink with me?"

"Major General misunderstood...!" If it were someone else, Da Xizhang would not pretend to be false, but Xuanyuan Sheng came from the Xuanyuan family, and Da Xizhang could not ignore the Xuanyuan family, so he smiled reluctantly: The major general is willing to drink, and I am willing to get drunk with the major general!"

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