Princess, please respect yourself!

Chapter 398

darkness before dawn.

After the ancient Huaiguan Pass was renovated and reinforced, it looked like a giant ferocious beast lying on the ground, with its legs spread apart, and mountains extending past it. This is the east extension of the Dahuang Mountains, and the entrance to the gate is a long and narrow ancient road.

The gate is built here. If there is one man who guards the gate, it will be impossible for ten thousand men to open it.

There is such an ancient road leading to the ancient Huaiguan, which is one of the passages from Huizhou to Yangzhou. This road is usually very busy, but now, this passage has been artificially closed.

"Commander Father, there are less than three miles ahead of us to the ancient Huaiguan Pass. The terrain of the ancient Huaiguan Pass is dangerous and the army cannot deploy. How should we pass the pass?" Qin Lang rode his horse to his adoptive father Qin Chong and asked.

"Easy, take it hard!" Qin Chong smiled slightly.

"Commander Father, there will be a lot of casualties..." Qin Lang said in surprise. These [-] soldiers are the most elite soldiers of the Sirius Army. If they die, one will be missing.

"Go ahead and gather all the generals of third rank and above in the army!" Qin Zhong ordered.

"Are you going to concentrate your high-end combat power to attack Guancheng directly?"

"Yes, this is the only way to quickly capture the ancient Huaiguan Pass, and the casualties will be the least!" Qin Zhong said.

"But what will happen to the army?"

"It doesn't matter. As long as the ancient Huaiguan is captured, the army will have no problem." Qin Zhong said, "Lang'er, after this battle, it is impossible for us to return to Lingzhou. This prosperous place in the southeast belongs to us."

"What do you mean, handsome father, we won't leave?" Qin Lang was shocked.

"If you don't want to leave, don't think too much about it, kid. After this battle, the Sirius Army will be disbanded and downsized on the spot, and most of the brothers will be demobilized."

"what……"

"It's still early. Your Majesty still needs me now. It's not like killing a donkey. You don't have to worry." Qin Zhong could see Qin Lang's worry, but how could he not know that even if Emperor Yongxi Taking away his military power will only happen in the future, not to mention that he is not incapable of protecting himself.

"Yes, handsome father!" Qin Lang nodded. His adoptive father was not a pedantic person, and he didn't have to worry about it. He only had to do what he should do.

"Black Feather Guard!"

"Yes!" Five hundred Black Feather Guards responded in unison.

"Do you dare to follow me and capture the ancient Huaiguan Pass?"

"The general has an order, how dare he disobey it!"

"it is good!"

"General, don't forget the last general!" Duan Tieniu rushed over in armor, holding an iron rod and cupping his fists.

"Brother Tieniu is willing to go, so that's great." Qin Zhong laughed. Duan Tieniu is a second-grade martial arts sect. Even among the generals under his command, his martial arts value is at the forefront. With one more person, Then there will be more combat power and more confidence.

There are more than 300 generals in the army who are third-grade martial arts masters or above, plus Qin Zhong and his son, five hundred black feather guards and a dozen Nanya third-grade Tiqi.

More than 800 people.

"Vice General Luan!"

"The end is here."

"My commander ordered that all the horses' hooves be bound, and your commander's army will follow behind and advance slowly. When I take over Guancheng again, you will lead the army into the pass and control the overall situation!"

"General, take the order!" Vice General Luan bowed and took the order!
"Let's go!" Qin Zhong waved his hand, and the assault team rushed up the hillside.

"Wolf Guard, follow me on the expedition!" Qin Lang then pulled out his sword, pointed in the direction of Ancient Huaiguan, and swung it fiercely!
There were no war drums, but the dull sound made by the war horses trampling on the ground was the sound of war drums.

rumbling...

No matter how hard 800 people try to cover up their whereabouts, they can't become completely invisible. Binding their feet can only make the sound less loud and detectable.

When the distance is close enough.

The soldiers on Guancheng suddenly felt the ground shaking slightly. Just when they were hesitant, someone identified the direction of the sound and pointed to the north.

That's the direction of Dazhou.

In the darkness, something seemed to be surging, and everyone felt a sense of fear coming. The unknown was the scariest thing.

Ow!

A huge wolf head suddenly penetrated the black screen and rushed straight into the sky above Guancheng. If you look closely, you can see that the huge wolf head not only opened its bloody mouth, but there was also a man riding on the wolf's back, holding a spear!
Enemy, enemy attack!

The city patrol officer finally realized something was wrong and quickly ordered to sound the "enemy attack" alarm. However, before he could tell when he opened his mouth, he was shot from the sky and nailed to the ground.

All the soldiers on Guancheng were so frightened that they immediately fled in all directions.

Qin Zhong took the lead with a horse, no, a wolf, one man and one gun, and directly killed Guancheng. After landing, he pulled out his spear from the ground.

With one pointed spear and a sweep, he swept out a large area above Guancheng, and the safe landing site was completed.

Immediately after, the other two first-grade grandmaster generals Hu Yanzhuo and Zong Ce in the Tianlang Army, although they were not as good as Qin Zhong, were both generals who had experienced hundreds of battles, they also fell behind Qin Zhong. Behind him, the results were rapidly expanded.

A first-grade grandmaster is a powerful weapon that is rarely seen in ordinary times. Generally, the chance of fighting in person is very small, and it is used at the most critical time.

The most critical moments are usually at the back. In a normal offensive and defensive battle, no general will rush to the front first. If you are not careful, it will become a joke.

Therefore, the leader of an army is usually very life-saving and will not go into battle easily.

However, there are always surprises.

In order to quickly capture the ancient Huaiguan, conventional tactics will definitely not work. We can only use high-end combat power to wipe out the garrison of Guancheng in one fell swoop and lure the army into the pass.

In this way, we can capture Guancheng as quickly as possible and block the news.

If the news can be blocked, that would be the best. If not, there is nothing we can do.

"You continue, I will come as soon as I go!" Qin Zhong jumped on the back of the Green Wolf King again and ran straight towards the residence of the general in Guancheng.

"Master, be careful!"

The second-grade Wu Zong of the Sirius Army also came up one after another, completely occupying a large area of ​​​​Guancheng, and killed directly under the city gate.

As long as the gate of Guancheng is opened and the army enters, the battle will be decided.

So we have to be quick. There are [-] defenders in the ancient Huai Pass.

It's just that most of the 1000 defenders are sleeping, and there are only about [-] defenders in Guancheng. After all, if Da Zhou attacks, there will definitely be news. If no intelligence is received, then why bother deploying so many people every day? Standing on the city gate?

Even if there is a sneak attack, the 1000 people in the city gate can withstand it for a period of time, which is enough for the army inside the gate to respond.

However, this time they miscalculated. Those who attacked the city were not ordinary soldiers, but all masters. They didn't ask about 21 when they came up, they just slashed and killed!

And the goal is extremely clear, which is to open the gate to Guancheng.

The most dramatic thing is that the general on duty tonight is not above the city gate. The officers and soldiers of Southern Chu are leaderless. This is simply...

In the Guancheng General's Mansion, Yiyang Hou Ma Tianlu was still sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard a fierce knock on the door. As a military general, he immediately woke up and sat up.

"What's the matter?"

"Master Marquis, it's not good, the Zhou army is coming!" Outside the door, Ma Tianyang, the commander of Rang's guards and his clan brother, shouted anxiously.

"What?" When Ma Tianlu heard this, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly got up from the bed, but he didn't expect his feet to weaken, and his whole body was actually weak.He was shocked. He was a first-grade grand master, so even if he indulged in excessive lust, he would not be like this.

Is it...

Ma Tianlu looked at the two indifferent eyes on the bed. He instantly understood that he had been plotted by someone long ago, and it was these beautiful women who plotted against him.

"You two stink..." Ma Tianlu was furious and spit out a large mouthful of blood.

"Master Hou, Master Hou, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine. You go and stop the defenders first. I'll be there soon." One of the women said, and it was exactly the voice of Ma Tianlu.

This frightened Ma Tianlu, who fell to the ground and could no longer speak, to death. He understood that he was doomed today.

This woman can actually imitate her own voice so perfectly that she can use it as a bait to infiltrate her. This shows that the other party has already planned it.
"Who are you?" Ma Tianlu asked with difficulty. He is a first-class grandmaster. Ordinary poisons cannot harm him, and poisoning must not be that easy.

"You don't need to know, you will be dead anyway!" The woman came forward and cut Ma Tianlu's throat with a sharp knife.

Poor Nan Chu Yiyang Hou didn't know how he was poisoned or who died at the hands of him until his death.

"Sister, hurry up, we must stop them from sending out the eagle message!"

"it is good."

In the ancient Huai Pass, there was only one guard, Yiyang Hou Ma Tianlu, who was a first-grade grandmaster. Qin Chong came over, naturally wanting to capture the thief first and capture the king first.

As soon as the result came, he met Ma Tianyang, captured Ma Tianyang in a few moments, and forced him to take him to see Ma Tianlu.

As a result, when he saw Ma Tianlu, he was already a cold dead body.

At this moment, the sound of fierce fighting came from the general's mansion. Qin Zhong directly asked Ma Tianyang: "Where is the fighting?"

"It should be the eagle house..."

"Eagle House!" Qin Chong was shocked, quickly grabbed Ma Tianyang and rushed out.

At the eagle house, a dozen Nan Chu warriors were seen besieging the two women. Seeing that the two women were outnumbered and about to die, Qin Zhong shot past them and seriously injured a dozen Nan Chu warriors.

"what happened?"

"Ying Jiu, Thirteen, please bow to the general!" When the two women saw Qin Zhong, they were overjoyed and immediately knelt down to greet him.

"You are Nanya's secret spies?" Qin Zhong was surprised, "Did you kill Ma Tianlu?"

"Yes, he was poisoned by our poison and couldn't use his true energy. Otherwise, our sisters wouldn't be able to kill him at all." Yingjiu explained.

"Okay, you two killed Ma Tianlu, the Marquis of Yiyang in Southern Chu. I will take credit for you." Qin Dian nodded.

"Thank you General."

"Are the Eagles here?"

"Yeah, I haven't been able to fly back." Yingjiu replied.

"Send an eagle message to Yangzhou, saying that the ancient Huaiguan has been attacked and has been repulsed, but most of the grain and grass have been burned. Please ask Yangzhou Shepherd Yuan Rui and Mr. Yuan to allocate a batch of grain and grass immediately!" Qin Zhong ordered.

"Yes, General, Thirteenth Sister can imitate Ma Tianlu's notes, and she also has the seal of Marquis Yiyang. It is not difficult!" Yingjiu said.

"Very good. After today, you two can stay with me to support military affairs!"

"Yes, General." Yingjiu and Yingshisan were overjoyed and immediately knelt down to worship.

"General, this man's name is Ma Tianyang. He is Ma Tianlu's cousin. He is greedy for life and afraid of death. Maybe he can be used to help us capture the ancient Huaiguan Pass as soon as possible!"

"Okay." Qin nodded and put the tip of his spear directly against Ma Tianyang's throat. "I heard it all. If you can persuade the defenders to surrender, I may spare your life. Otherwise, you will go with your cousin. Let’s keep company underground.”

"General, spare your life. I am willing, willing..." Ma Tianyang kowtowed like a fool. He was so frightened that he dared not disobey.

With Ma Tianyang as a traitor, the defenders in the ancient Huaiguan Pass easily laid down their weapons. With only a few strong men, Qin Chong ordered them all to be annihilated on the spot without hesitation.

This battle lasted no more than an hour.

When a ray of morning light shines down from the east, the battle flag at Guhuai Pass has been quietly replaced by a black wolf-head flag.

This is the military flag of the Sirius Army.

However, not long after the flag was raised, Qin Zhong ordered it to be replaced. It was best not to reveal his identity at the moment.

It would be best to prevent the defenders in Yangzhou City from knowing the news.

What's more, he still wants to defraud a wave of grain and grass from Yangzhou City. Even if he captures the ancient Huaiguan Pass, more than 3 people will be added to the pass. There is not much grain that can be stored in the ancient Huaiguan Pass. Generally, it is only 30 days in Yangzhou City. Shipping once.

Anyway, it's very close here, and it's a spacious and flat continent, so transportation costs are very low.

No one knows whether the raid on Yangzhou will be successful. If the food in the ancient Huaiguan Pass is enough to feed an army of [-] for a month, then [-] will not be enough for half a month at most, or even not enough.

Therefore, if we can cheat out a month's worth of food and grass, the army will not have to worry about food and grass in the next half month.

Of course, there is also the idea of ​​testing.

See if Yangzhou City can know the situation of ancient Huaiguan, so as to judge and formulate a plan to attack Yangzhou City.

Just after Qin Zhong led [-] Tianlang Army cavalry to raid and occupy the ancient Huaiguan, Lu Guogong, the original marching general of the Southeast Road, also ordered the entire army to be dispatched, and launched an all-out attack on the Southern Chu army at dawn the next day.

Suddenly the war in the southeast started.

Nanchu was really caught off guard this time. Not only the officers and soldiers below, but also the coach Tian Wenjing was careless. They did not expect that the Dazhou Conference would launch an attack before the first month of the year.

According to the intelligence obtained, Zhou Dynasty has not yet completed preparations for war, and the mobilization of troops and grain has not been completed.

In Tian Wenjing's opinion, starting a war in a hurry was extremely irrational. With Zhou's troops in the southeast, they could only maintain the status quo at best. If they wanted to attack, they would undoubtedly hit the stone with an egg.

Tian Wenjing couldn't figure it out for a while, but the Zhou army had already arrived, and he would naturally fight. If the opponent was stunned, then he deserved to achieve unparalleled feats.

……

In Yangzhou City.

Ever since Yuan Rui defected to Nanchu and became a state shepherd for his merits, he immediately lived a life of luxury, wine, beauties, and all the wealth in this world.

As long as Nanchu can stabilize the three southeastern states, he can continue to enjoy his glory and wealth.

He has a special hobby, which is sleeping with other people's women. He didn't dare to blatantly do it before. Now, he has great power. Except for those he dare not mess with, in Yangzhou City, he is the king of heaven.

He fell in love with his subordinate's concubine, found an opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk, and promised to be promoted and make a fortune. Then, the subordinate obediently sent the woman to the state shepherd's house to play games.

He is the concubine of a salt merchant and the concubine of a wealthy family. He doesn't dare to marry someone else's wife. If he marries his wife, he would be shitting on someone else's head. Therefore, everyone tolerates him. Who allows him to have an army in his hands? Is there support from the Huainan Army behind him?

No, he slept with another woman who was given to him by the salt merchant. She was young and fresh. That night, she felt like a fairy. This was really the life of a fairy.

However, a fierce knock on the door woke him up from his sweet dream. He was so angry that he rushed out without even wearing any clothes, kicking the person who knocked on the door and seriously injured him.

"Knocking on the door while I'm sleeping again, this is what will happen!" Yuan Rui's face was ferocious and his eyes were red, like a wild cat in heat.

　Ask for a monthly pass!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)