Chapter 609

Hexingyuan, Hexing fortress, once a brilliant fortress, with the fall of its imperial dynasty, now only the damaged city gate and mottled stone wall are left. The fortress that used to be fought by countless people can only reflect the afterglow of the past under the setting sun.

From the turret of the fortress, you can see the Huangyan river at the south gate. It's just the rugged and winding river of Southern Xinjiang. Here you can only see a water line like a black snake. At this time, more than a year later, the voice of people was heard again in Hexing fortress.

Two armies came here one after the other. One was Zhai ningbu Qingqi, who passed the Huangyan River to the west, and then ascended the road to the north. The other was a battalion of Fengxiang yunqi, which was brought by Bai Xuguang, zhixingnan and shenlixing. Because of the fast waterway, they got here first. The other was the xiyuanze army, which was ordered to go south by the army.

At this time, on the mottled wall of hexingyuan fortress, Yan Tuohai, commander-in-chief of xiyuanze legion, and Zhai Ning, former general of Tianxing crazy lion Legion and now general of left army of Daqian Fengxiang legion, were standing on it, looking to the direction of Huangyan River in the south along the continuous army tent gradually built up on hexingyuan.

"General Zhai, don't you have anything to say to Ben Shuai?" At this time, his eyes were already in the dry land. Although the sky star was gone, everything was irreparable. Yan Tuohai was still filled with emotion, and his eyes toward Zhai Ning became a little complicated.

In the battle of hexingyuan more than a year ago, if Zhai Ning had not been defeated by Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng, Lu que would not have been able to dig the Huangyan River, let the river flow to the ancient river, and blocked the way of the lion army going south. If the lion army is not destroyed and Qiu lie, the commander of the Lion War, is not dead, the star situation will not collapse to the later level. At least the battle between the four sons and the king will not happen. In that case, although Tianxing's throne changes, the three legions will still have the strength to deal with Daqian.

Although the most important reason for that war was Qiu Ao's perverse use of Lu Que's plan, and Zhai Ning's responsibility was not great, Zhai Ning and his Qingqi did not return to Tianxing system. Instead, they stole Huangyan River, climbed mountains and mountains to the south of Tianxing. After Fengxiang army landed from Nanhai County, they quickly threw themselves into Gu Qingcheng's command, The Fengxiang army swept the seven counties in the south of Tianxing in less than one month, making Tianxing no longer have the capital to fight against Daqian.

Later, Zhai Ning, who was familiar with the terrain of Tianxing, took Gu Qingcheng along the ancient mountain road, so that Gu Qingcheng's Fengxiang yunqi suddenly appeared in Xihe county without warning. Overnight, Xihe was easy to defend, and Fengxiang army's northward passage was opened, so Tianxing had no place to defend except for the deadly battle against the city.

Yan Tuohai, once the commander of xiyuanze army, hated Zhai Ning to the bone for a long time. This hatred even exceeded the arrangement and planning of the whole Tianxing war, and the land shortage they were subject to everywhere. It also surpassed Gu Qingcheng, who led the army to the collapse of guanba City, and even surpassed Gu Qingcheng, who had dragged him and xiyuanze army along the Huangyanjiang river, Wei Jiu and Shen Zhang, who were in great danger in China and could not lead the army back.

Because if it wasn't for Zhai Ning, the progress of Fengxiang army would not be so fast, so Tianxing could have at least one to two months more time. Qiu xuzhineng can at least integrate the army of the Middle Kingdom, make the newly recruited soldiers initially become an army, and thus have the strength to fight against Fengxiang army. Even because Fengxiang army is a lone army, as long as it can be laid out calmly, Tianxing will not perish in less than a year.

But now Tianxing no longer exists. The 18 counties of Tianxing, which had been ruled by Yan's royal family for more than 500 years, had been in the hands of Daqian. As the only legitimate descendant of Tianxing's royal family, he also surrendered to Daqian. There is not much difference between him and Zhai Ning in essence. Zhai Ning is fighting under Gu Qingcheng's command, and he also obeys Lu Qian's military order. He used to stop the animal tide in the south of Danshui, but now he leads the army to help Ning'an City, just like a real commander-in-chief. He follows the commander-in-chief's military order and dedicates his loyalty and blood to Da Qian. This is also the reason why Yan Tuohai is complicated to see Zhai Ning.

Zhai Ning smelled that Yan's face showed a complicated smile, in which there were three points of bitterness and three points of resentment, but more of relief. Under Yan Tuohai's strange eyes, Zhai Ning said, "Yan Shuai was born into a royal family and was the first king's brother, but he was put out of the precinct for half of his life and was not allowed to return to Zhongxing City, just like exile. Yan Shuai himself can't control his own destiny, let alone I, who was born in a grass-roots family and had no power. "

Yan Tuohai has been silent for a long time. Zhai Ning is telling the truth. His brother Wang has been guarding against him for 20 years. On the surface, he is the commander of one of the three legions of Tianxing, but in fact, he is no different from the exiled soldier. In 20 years, his spirit has already been worn away, which is why he has the will to inherit the throne, And I don't have the heart to sit on the throne.

He has heard a little about Zhai Ning's life. He can imagine how talented Zhai Ning was when he joined the Qiu family. In order to get the promotion, he lived a servile and cautious life. However, these injustices, in Yan Tuohai's view, can not be the reason for his betrayal.

"Tianxing is your home country. You were born and grew up here, and eventually destroyed it yourself. Ben Shuai wants to know what you did it for, power, wealth, or resentment that has been buried in your heart?" Yan Tuohai said in a voice without any emotion.

"Yan Shuai, if I say no, do you believe it?" Zhai Ning looked at Yan Tuohai with some excitement and said, "if you say why I would take refuge with Lu Shuai and Gu Shuai, it should be the respect they gave me and the hope that Da Qian could give me and my brothers. It makes me feel like a person, not a dog driven by others. Yan Shuai may not know that under Gu Shuai's command, we don't have to worry about being cheated for military merit, and our brothers in the army don't have to worry about being cheated for military pay, so that we have no rice to cook at home. "

At this point, Zhai Ning showed a disdainful smile and continued, "if Yan Shuai doesn't believe me, you can ask any of my brothers. Now they are willing to fight for Da Qian and die for Lu Shuai and Gu Shuai. Just because fighting for the big gun can not only make their families feel comfortable, but also give them the fairness they feel. They will be rewarded for their meritorious deeds and punished for their mistakes. There is a young man in our army who is very brave in fighting. When he broke the Xihe River, he made the first contribution. In less than half a year, he was promoted from a white man to a captain and led only 500 men and horses. Marshal Yan is a man who knows the soldiers. Do you think it's possible for him to be in Tianxing? "

"Ai ~" Yan Tuohai sighed and closed his eyes in pain.

Because what Zhai Ning said is true, the royal power of Tianxing has long been separated by the high-ranking families in the country, and all the rising channels are controlled by them. If talented people do not depend on these families, they can only end up in depression in the countryside. Even if they are attached to these families, they are only regarded as the objects that can be used and the stepping stone for the promotion of their children. Their military contributions, which they have devoted themselves to governing the people and fighting for their lives in the bloody battlefield, are finally stolen by the children of those families. We can imagine how desperate this feeling is, and how hopeful such a country is.

Just like Zhai Ning in front of us, if he is the former commander of the lion army, not Qiu Ao, the son of Qiu lie, then everything may be different. But even Qiu lie, who is the first-rate figure in Tianxing, didn't promote Zhai Ning to the position of chief General. Instead, he asked him to help his son. It can be imagined that in those years, Zhai Ning's heart was suffering and unwilling.

There must be a cause for everything. The root of Tianxing's demise lies in the Yan family, the royal family, and the Qinggui family. Although his brother Wang has been king for more than 20 years, he does not have the courage to raise a butcher's knife and reform the law as he did in Li Yongxian, the king of Nanli. He does not have the ability to smooth government affairs and balance the court. He is not even a king guarding the city, At most, he is just a political strategist.

There is nothing wrong with Zhai Ning's practice except abandoning his home country. This is the outbreak after a long period of repression, and it is also the struggle of the poor scholars of Tianxing. Tianxing has more than one Zhai Ning. After Daqian swept seven counties in Henan Province, he marched northward, but no one stood up to fight, It can be seen that Tianxing has already lost the support of the people. Those people who have no food and drink to welcome King Qian have already left Tianxing a last fig leaf.

"I, Yan, failed you." It took a long time for Yan Tuohai to speak, and the painful voice made Zhai Ning's heart tremble.

"Yan Shuai." Zhai Ning was moved by Yan Tuohai's words. He thought that he didn't care since he joined Gu Qingcheng's command. But Yan Tuohai, who is the king of Tianxing, still stirred his mind because Yan Tuohai's words are equivalent to admitting that Tianxing failed them, not that they betrayed them.

Yan Tuohai patted Zhai Ning on the shoulder, looked to the north, and said, "the great heroes of Da Qian have emerged in great numbers. They will not return to the east of the mountain. The restoration of the territory of the three ancient dynasties has become a trend. No matter it is Tianxing, Nanli, or the grassland in the north, the Three Kingdoms can not compete with Da Qian. This is the way of heaven, the aspiration of the people, and the efforts of the emperors of Da Qian, As far as this point is concerned, the emperors of Yan family are not as good as emperor Daqian. It's not accidental that people have life and death, the state exists and perishes, and the stars perish. It's all my fault, Yan. Although you take refuge in Da Qian, I don't blame you. "

"Thank you for your understanding." Zhai Ning solemnly saluted Yan Tuohai. What he did was not the military salute, but the salute of seeing the king in front of the stars.

Although Zhai Ning is very important under Gu Qingcheng's command, and both Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng are people who are not in doubt, which makes him feel at ease. After all, Zhai Ning is from Tianxing. It's impossible to say that he doesn't have any friendship with Tianxing. For Tianxing, what he does is betraying his monarch and betraying his country, which has become his heart knot, And Yan Tuohai's words completely untied his heart knot.

"It's selfish of me to say that." Yan Tuohai picked up Zhai Ning and said in a joking tone, "you are highly valued by Lu Shuai and Gu Shuai. I will help you to get rid of the knot today. Naturally, you have to accept my love. Maybe you can use it in the future."

"As long as Yan Shuai is useful, Zhai Ning agrees." Zhai Ning said seriously.

Yan Tuohai took a deep look at Zhai Ning and said, "if benshuai wants you to join benshuai in the next war and unite with Nanli Wang Liyong to defeat Lu Que's army, will you?"

"This ~" Zhai Ning smell speech a stagnation, immediately shook his head, "betrayal such things I have done once, will not do the second time, I advise Yan Shuai think twice."

"Ben Shuai did it once and didn't want to do it again." In Yan Tuohai's mind at this time, it was Lu Que's young face, and the pair of eyes that seemed calm and peaceful, but seemed to have insight into everything.

"What do you say they're talking about?" At the gate of a relatively intact stone house in the fortress, Shen Lixing looks at the two people on the city wall and asks Bai suiguang and zhixingnan.

"It doesn't matter what you say, as long as they can be used by us." Bai suiguang found a stone pier, sat down and said.

"Zhai Ning has proved that he will not betray. As for Yan Tuohai ~ "here, zhixingnan pondered for a moment and continued to say," since Lu que is a man who dares to use him, he naturally has the means to guard against him. With Lu Que's ability to control the war situation, Yan Tuohai and his xiyuanze army can't do anything. "

"After such a long time, I still heard praise from brother Zhi." Shen Lixing looked at zhixingnan in surprise and said.

"Ah ~" zhixingnan sighed and said, "although it's not like admitting it, Lu que left us far behind in the first battle of Tianxing and the first battle of beast tide. Although I'm not a person who belittles myself, I may not be able to achieve what Lu que has achieved in more than ten or twenty years. Lu que is not only a hero created by the times. He really surpasses us too much. Some people say that he is the first person of the younger generation. I think it's not wrong. Now we are not as good as him in both merits and talents. "

"If Lu que is the first person of the younger generation, who does he think is behind him? Is it Ye Zhiqiu or Zhuge Yan? "

"How could it be Zhuge Yan?" Bai Xuguang heard that Yan had some jumping feet and said, "in those days, three Ye Zhiqiu, Yan Zheng and Lu que were in the first place. Now Lu que is in the first place. Yan Zheng has the power to calm down the chaos in Qingquan, ye Zhiqiu has the power to lead the tide of beasts. They can be tied for the second place. Zhuge Yan is just doing chores in the army. What can he do?"

"Brother Bai, it's true that Zhuge Yan is a busboy, but he is a busboy in waige, a busboy in the commander-in-chief's office in southern Xinjiang, and a busboy in the Changqing army. He is still better than us. Now he is in the former army of the Changqing army, and the three of us are transferred to his command this time." Looking at his friend's angry appearance, zhixingnan said with a smile.