Xuanyuan Shengcai was alone, holding a longbow, looking up at the defenders above the pass, his eyes were keen, although the pass was towering, he could still vaguely see the shining figure at the pass, and he concluded that the guard Da Xizhang must be looking at him condescendingly at this time.

When it was dusk, the weather was sultry, Huang Yan was dressed in an official robe, riding on a horse, from Jiazhou non-stop, rushed to Xigu Pass, it was already exhausting Huang Yan, fortunately, there were not many obstacles along the way, a qiē was quite smooth, Chu Huan's pursuers were not able to catch up, he was still strong to support himself, but at this moment to the pass, the critical moment seemed to pass, his whole body was a burst of prostration, at this time I felt that his body had already been soaked with sweat.

The feeling of being wet and sticky made him very uncomfortable.

After a while, he saw Xuanyuan Shengcai turn the horse's head, shake the horse's reins, and slowly come over, Huang Yan didn't care about decency at this time, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and saw Xuanyuan Shengcai approaching, and asked: "General Xuanyuan, is Da Xizhang opening the door?" ”

"Lord Huang, it seems that Da Xizhang has no intention of opening the door." Xuanyuan Shengcai sneered: "He wants to keep the general out of the pass!" ”

"General Xuanyuan, don't get me wrong." Huang Yan hurriedly said: "No matter how bold Da Xizhang is, how dare he stop you from the gate?" Let's wait a little longer, he won't! ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai interrupted with a sneer: "It seems that his wings are really hard, and he even dares to block the road!" ”

At this moment, the sound of "quack" was heard, Huang Yan's brows stretched, and he said with a smile: "General Xuanyuan, you really misunderstood him this time, look, hasn't the door been opened?" ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai immediately turned the horse's head, facing the pass, and saw that the heavy copper gate was rising little by little, the speed of the rise was not fast, after a while, the copper gate stopped rising, and it was not completely pulled up, but the height of the rise was enough for people to ride a horse.

Xuanyuan Shengcai did not hesitate, shook the reins of the horse, took the lead, rushed forward, three hundred cavalry followed, followed Xuanyuan Shengcai rushed forward, entered the gate, the front foot just entered, and there was a sound of "quack" from behind, but the giant gate had been put down, and the speed of putting it down was much faster than when it was raised.

After the giant door fell, it suddenly became dim, but on the stone walls on both sides of the aisle, there were fire nests, and at intervals, there were relatively coordinated fire nests on both sides, and the fire flickered, and it was possible to see clearly in the passage about a few miles long.

The width of the aisle of this pass is not small, three hundred cavalry enter it, it is not crowded at all, within the passage, under the fire nest in each place, there is a guard with a spear, Xuanyuan Sheng only entered the aisle, and did not dismount, led a group of cavalry to slowly step forward, walked for a while, and saw a group of people coming out of the stone wall not far from the front, the first one was slender, a gray armor, followed by seven or eight soldiers, greeted him, and said with a smile: "Major General, He Changqing, the partial general in the Lower West Valley Pass, Welcome Major General! ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai reined in the horse and glanced around, he didn't pay much attention when he went out of the customs before, but at this time, he saw that in the middle of the aisle, in the stone walls on both sides, there was a stone gate, and He Changqing and others walked out of the stone gate on the left.

Xuanyuan Sheng turned over and dismounted, arched his hand towards He Changqing, and said, "He Bijiang, bother!" ”

"How dare you!" He Changqing said with a smile: "General Daxi still has official business to deal with, and he can't come to see him off in person. ”

"Since I have official duties, I naturally won't blame him." Xuanyuan Shengcai said lightly: "But what is the general's words, Ben Jiang is a little incomprehensible!" ”

"Oh?" He Changqing smiled: "What does the young general mean?" ”

"Why is General Daxi coming to see us off instead of General Daxi, is he going to drive us away now?" Xuanyuan Shengcai said coldly: "Ben Jiang didn't say that he was going to leave now!" ”

"Huh?" He Changqing was stunned, and at this time, Huang Yan had already stepped forward, he got off the horse, only to feel that his legs were fluttering, as if he was stepping on the clouds, and he had already said to He Changqing: "We haven't prepared food and water yet, we have been on the road for a few days, but we are very hungry in our stomachs." ”

He Changqing was puzzled: "Lord Huang, this is a key place, and it must be the defenders in the pass!" ”

"Huh!"

A cold wind suddenly rose, Xuanyuan Shengcai's big knife in his hand had been swung out, and it was placed on the side of He Changqing's neck, He Changqing's entourage immediately held down the handle of the knife, and was about to draw the knife, that is, the soldiers on duty nearby, also raised their spears, aimed at Xuanyuan Shengcai and others, Xuanyuan Shengcai's three hundred cavalry, at this time had already dismounted, seeing this situation, they also pulled out their knives, and for a while the sound of swords rang out.

Huang Yan suddenly changed color, and said in a lost voice: "What is this for?" Quick, put down the knives! ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai stared at He Changqing coldly, and said lightly: "Lord Huang, you didn't listen to what he said?" Lao Tzu ran all the way here from the northwest, not begging them to answer, now just dismounted, the butt is still hot, he wants to drive Lao Tzu away, even if Lao Tzu agrees, these brothers under his hands have been running non-stop for a few days, hungry and thirsty, they don't agree! ”

He Changqing reluctantly smiled: "The young general misunderstood!" ”

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

"Why should the young general be angry!" A burst of laughter came, the stone gate opened, and a military general stood at the stone gate, and he didn't come, but just smiled and said: "Da Xizhang is here, only then can there be a delay in official business, and he can't send him off in person, don't blame the young general!" Glancing at the cavalry behind Xuanyuan Shengcai, the group was all dusty servants, and many of them were untidy, Huang Yan saw that he had arrived at Xi Zhang, and hurriedly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "General Da Xi, General Xuanyuan is not happy in his heart now, and he is holding back a belly of fire, don't blame him." ”

"Oh?"

Huang Yan pulled Da Xizhang's arm and whispered, that is, to say the matter of Jiazhou concisely, Da Xizhang frowned, and then stretched slightly, at this time, Xuanyuan Shengcai had already withdrawn the knife, stepped forward, and said: "General Da Xi, Xuanyuan will not stay here for long, only for one night." My brothers, who have worked very hard all the way, will rest in this aisle for the night, but I hope that General Daxi will borrow some food and water, and when it is dawn tomorrow, we will leave, and if we borrow your things, we will repay them twice as much. ”

Da Xizhang said with a smile: "Whatever the young general says, we are all ministers of the same dynasty, so how can we divide each other." And I can serve as a guard here, and it is also recommended by the old man of Guogong, and I will not forget the kindness of Guogong. Looking at He Changqing, he said in a deep voice: "Don't hurry up to prepare food and water, and hurry up to set up a banquet, I want to wash away the dust for the young general." ”

Xigu Pass seems to be just a pass, but the stored materials are quite abundant, food and water are naturally not worried, three hundred cavalry according to Xuanyuan Shengcai's mention, then rested in the aisle, He Changqing arranged for people to send food and water, that is, the horse material needed by the war horse, and it was also supplied.

As for Huang Yan and Xuanyuan Shengcai, who were in a hurry for days, covered in stinky sweat, Da Xi Zhang ordered people to prepare bath water, and the two of them washed up happily, feeling relaxed for a while, but they just wanted to find a set of clean clothes to change within the pass, but it was as difficult as climbing to the sky.

The money and food of the soldiers of Xiguguan can be guaranteed, but the imperial court is short of materials, and the military uniforms of the soldiers guarding the pass have not been changed for two years.

Da Xizhang set up a banquet for Xuanyuan Shengcai and Huang Yan to catch the wind, and at the pass, the banquet was naturally very simple, and he barely got together seven or eight dishes, but he came over with several jars of wine.

Staggered, Da Xizhang persuaded him to drink again and again, his own alcohol consumption is not weak, and Huang Yan is also not shallow, but Xuanyuan Shengcai's face is always expressionless, and he looks very depressed.

"Major General, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers." Da Xizhang knew the inside story from Huang Yan's mouth, knew that Xuanyuan Shengcai suffered a big loss in Jiazhou this time, and was able to understand Xuanyuan Shengcai's current mood, "The young general can retreat with his whole body, it is already a great joy, and there is no need to worry about the past." ”

Da Xizhang is a member of the Xuanyuan family, although he is cautious, but after all, he still has a sense of closeness to the people of the Xuanyuan family.

Xuanyuan Sheng is only less than thirty years old, the child of the first martial arts family in the empire, it is inevitable that he is arrogant, and after suffering such a big loss, he is naturally in his arms, and it is no wonder that his feelings are so low.

Xuanyuan Shengcai drank again and again, at this time it looked like his face was red, faintly drunk, and suddenly picked up the saber that was placed aside, and pulled out the knife with a "choking" sound, Da Xizhang frowned, but saw Xuanyuan Shengcai roared angrily, held the knife and rushed to the wall, and in the low roar, the big knife cut to the wall.

This pass is made of boulders, hard and strong, the big knife is cut on the wall, sparks splash around, the sound of "choking" is loud, Huang Yan stared blankly, Da Xizhang is deeply locked eyebrows, staring at Xuanyuan Shengcai, who was a little crazy, after a while, the big knife had already rolled the edge, and the criss-crossing wall was the mark of the big knife cut.

Xuanyuan Shengcai seemed to be tired, finally stopped, threw aside the big knife that had been chopped in his hand, turned around and walked back, picked up the wine bowl, and drank the remaining half of the bowl of wine in the bowl, then put down the wine bowl, raised his hand to wipe the wine from his mouth, and said with resentment: "Chu Huan Chu Huan, Lao Tzu must break him into pieces!" ”

Huang Yan and Da Xizhang glanced at each other, and they both knew in their hearts that this was the youthful vigor of the young man, Da Xizhang said gently: "Don't worry, the young general, sooner or later, the imperial court will send troops to exterminate Chu Huan, and the young general will have his own chance to take revenge." ”

"They don't have much food left." Xuanyuan Shengcai's eyes were red, "The grain storage in Jiazhou is only enough to last for more than 20 days, and it can't last the autumn harvest, and the grain and grass in Shuoquan are also scarce, and the entire northwest, millions of people, have no food, and they will soon make trouble." General Daxi, blockade Xigu Pass, don't let a grain flow to the northwest. ”

Da Xizhang said with a smile: "Don't worry, the young general, don't dare to boast about anything else, but if there is a grain that can flow to the northwest through Xigu Pass, it is my Da Xizhang's incompetence!" ”

Xuanyuan Sheng picked up the wine jar and poured wine for Da Xizhang, and Da Xizhang said: "Young General, you already have too much, it's better to drink it another day!" ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai raised his eyes and stared at Da Xizhang, and said, "Why, General Da Xi doesn't look down on me?" Don't want to drink with me? ”

"The Major General has misunderstood!" If it were someone else, Da Xizhang would naturally not pretend to be a resign, but Xuanyuan Sheng was from the Xuanyuan family, but Da Xizhang couldn't ignore the Xuanyuan family, and reluctantly smiled: "As long as the young general is willing to drink, I am willing to get drunk with the young general!" ”