The seventh day of winter in the twenty-third year of Zhaohua.

early morning.

Yudan River Plain, clear.

There is mist.

At Wuya Pass, the newly appointed border guard general Gou Kuo, wearing a bright suit of armor and a broad sword hanging at his waist, began a routine patrol under the protection of a group of personal guards.

Standing on the high wall, he majestically placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword and supported the wall with his left hand.

He glanced extremely seriously at the Yudan River plain shrouded in mist, and said to the lieutenants on his left and right:

"My general and the prince have come to guard the border in trust. Before leaving, His Royal Highness the prince said some serious words to my general in the study room of the East Palace."

He raised his left hand, pointed downwards, and said, "The Yudan River Plain is a treasure!"

"It has a vast territory and fertile land, which is even worse than our Hawonju..."

"His Royal Highness said that he hopes that this general can suppress the border troops. Not only must he defend Wuya Pass, but he must also train all the soldiers in Qicheng Village more rigorously!"

"Next autumn, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will ascend the throne as emperor!"

He then pointed to the Yudan River Plain in the mist, "His Highness hopes that this general can seize this large area of ​​land and send it to the coronation ceremony in the form of a successful report on the day he ascends the throne!"

"Add a rich and colorful touch to His Highness's enthronement ceremony!"

He turned to look at the soldiers behind him, and his voice became louder and louder:

"Everyone, you are all the direct confidants brought by this general from Kyoto, and you are the most trustworthy and sharpest swords in my hands!"

"This general has completed the replacement of the seven generals of Qichengzhai... They are all fierce generals transferred by my father from the Divine Eagle Army!"

"It's a pity that Xia Li neglected to train his soldiers. The cavalry does not have the fighting skills that cavalry should have, and the infantry does not have the formations that infantry should have..."

"Compared to the Divine Eagle Army, the soldiers of these Seven Cities Village are just a bunch of losers!"

"Fortunately, Your Highness was aware of the situation and made adjustments in time. Otherwise, with their fighting power... one day, Wuyaguan will fall into the hands of the Ning army again, and even Xia Yuanzhou will not be spared!"

"Now, the seven generals are retraining those soldiers according to the training methods of the Condor Army. They will be able to form a strong combat effectiveness in about half a year."

"By then...next summer,"

Gou Kuo turned his attention to the vast Yudan River plain again. His waist was straight, and his square face was filled with a touch of excitement:

"I, the general, will personally command one hundred thousand soldiers and leave Wuyaguan... to seize the Yudan River Plain and give the best gift to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The soldiers behind him were so inspired that they burst into thunderous applause.

They all looked excited, because this was a great achievement in opening up a territory and splitting the earth!

But at this moment, Gou Kuo suddenly frowned, and he stretched out his left hand and pointed in the direction of the Red Flame Army camp.

"What it is?"

Just in the mist, it was vaguely visible that the Red Flame Army camp was not as quiet as before.

Not only were there many people moving, but also many tall and unknown things were moving!

Chen Zhongshi, the left deputy general of the border guard, touched the short beard, looked at it for a moment, and said very seriously:

"General, could it be that the Red Flame Army has been in vain for a long time, and seeing the heavy snow coming, they are going to withdraw their camp to the Yudan River?"

Zhang Shiqiang, the right deputy general of the border guard, also spoke at this moment:

"General, Ning's national strength is weak, and with such a stalemate, the Red Flame Army is almost running out of food and grass."

"Ning Guo pinned its hopes on the regent Li Chenan. Li Chenan died on the top of the Western Mountain. This originally hit the Red Flame Army hard, so the Red Flame Army has not launched a single attack these days."

"Now it's rumored that Li Chen'an faked his death and went to the Forgetting Platform in Xijian Tower... I guess this news has also spread to the Red Flame Army."

"Wu Mian and Yan Jinong must know that there is no way in or out of Wangqingtai, so Li Chenan will never be able to come out again in his life. This is no different from real death."

"Therefore, the general thought that since they no longer had the will to fight, it would be a good idea to retreat to the front line of the Yudan River. Otherwise, they would simply abandon the entire Annan Road!"

Chen Zhongshi, the left deputy general, nodded and looked at Gou Kuo, "General, it's better to take advantage of his illness to kill him!"

He punched the wall and said, "How about we march out of Wuya Pass and beat up the drowned dogs?"

Gou Kuo was about to move in his heart, but he still pushed back the idea.

"The Qichengzhai cavalry originally stationed in the pass wall has returned to the Qichengzhai to receive new training. We only have more than 50,000 soldiers guarding the pass... It is not appropriate to leave the pass, because the Red Flame Army has that big kill in its hands.

Fireworks."

"His Royal Highness the Prince said that the Ministry of Industry is going all out to study the manufacturing process of fireworks. Once the research is successful, it will be the first to provide it to us."

"Don't worry, I've got plenty of credit!"

"This general will use the minimum cost to gain the maximum credit."

"Ignore it, go and patrol the wall!"

Gou Kuo lifted up his cloak and was about to turn around when his eyes glanced under the wall again.

The foot he stepped out took back again.

There was a look of surprise on his square face.

Because the Red Flame Army in the distance did not retreat, but pushed that tall thing towards the wall!

The wall is on top of the mountain.

The Red Flame Army is on the hillside.

That thing looks very huge, so it moves upward very slowly.

But in the sight of Gou Kuo and others, many soldiers appeared on the mountainside!

Not a soldier of the Red Flame Army!

Because their flag is not the bright red of the Red Flame Army, but... black!

"God Guards!"

Gou Kuo turned to look at Zhang Shiqiang, the right deputy general, frowned and asked: "Didn't it say that the 50,000 Divine Guards have left the Yudan River and returned to Shuzhou?"

Zhang Shiqiang was also shocked.

He quickly bowed his hands and said, "General, this information came from Xia Li's former scout... He said that the Divine Guards had left more than three months ago. We were still in Kyoto at that time, and it had only been about half a month since we had been here...

"

He puffed up his cheeks and said, "Xia Li, who is called a dog, is trying to trick me!"

"Order...all ministries to be on alert!"

"Order... send people to Qicheng Village quickly. The enemy army is pressing down on the border. Wuyaguan needs support!"

"Burn the smoke! Prepare to fight!"

As the horn sounded, the walls of Wuyaguan suddenly became busy.

Straight plumes of smoke rose from beacon towers everywhere, and Wuyaguan, which had been quiet for half a year, once again sounded the thunderous war drums.

The rear of the Red Flame Army.

A huge battlefield first aid camp was set up here.

The camp was filled with many medicinal materials.

There are also many recruited doctors from the Jade Pill City Medical Center in the camp, who are busy preparing healing ointments according to the prescriptions written by Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu and others arrived outside the camp at this moment. They all looked at the smoke in the distance and at the catapults that were slowly moving upward.

Wang Zhenghaoxuan was surprised by the weirdness of that thing and couldn't help but turned around and asked his father:

"The enemy knows our movements, can this thing be useful?"

Wang Zhengjinzhong glared at him: "You know nothing!"

"This is not a sneak attack!"

"This is to destroy Wuya Pass in an upright and dignified manner!"

"Let Wu Jun see the beauty of these fireworks!"

Xiao Wu looked at the divine guards on both wings.
Chapter completed!