Qixia Pass, the city is 20 meters high, about five miles long, although it is smaller than Dingzhou City, but because of the dangerous terrain, the throat of Dingzhou into the hinterland of the Central Plains in the west, it has always been valued by the Great Chu Imperial Court, here is the last dangerous pass to block the eastward advance of the grassland barbarians, in history, Dingzhou has fallen several times, but they are blocked by Qixia Pass and cannot enter the Central Plains. After crossing the Qixia Pass, it is a boundless great plain, there is no danger to defend again, it is the Great Chu Dynasty of the past dynasties, while operating Dingzhou, it does not forget to strengthen the protection of Qixia Pass, several generations of operation, Qixia Pass has been called an iron wall.

But since the beginning of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, first Xiao Yuanshan passed through Dingzhou, stabilized the strategic situation with the grassland, formed a strategic balance of power, and then Dingzhou fell into the hands of Li Qing, three years of operation, but also the grassland was beaten to no power to fight back, so far it is said that the grassland has been said to be Bo Xishan, not only is it powerless to invade the east, even self-protection has been powerless, the obstacle of the dangerous pass of Qixia Pass has become a chicken threat, the heavy troops stationed here began to slowly move south because of the rebellion in the south, and finally, Qixia Pass has only been left with the local soldiers and horses stationed in the state, It maintains a garrison of about 5,000 people, which is subordinate to the commander of Wu Zecheng, the commander of the state marshal, and Li Shanbin, the general of Qixia Pass, is Wu Zecheng's general.

After Qixia Pass lost the barrier function of the hinterland of the Central Plains, its status was greatly reduced, and now it has been classified as Changfeng County, which is a part of the state, and as the county seat of Changfeng County, there are about more than 10,000 residents.

Although Qixia Pass has been said to be gradually declining, but the prosperity of the past is still not far away, Changfeng County is a large grain production county, the place is rich, and Qixia Pass is the pass of Dingzhou, many merchants set up a branch here, and Dingzhou and grassland transactions, the floating population is very large, and the commercial tax is a great income. After the war between Dingzhou and the grassland, more materials flowed into Dingzhou from here in an endless stream, and these revenues alone were enough to make any other county and county government blush. Being a county commander or a garrison general here is a blushing fat difference.

One of the fat cha Qixia Pass garrison is located in the south of the city, here was originally the general of the army stationed, the road is not only spacious, and are paved with neat stone slabs, the houses on both sides of the street are planned in a unified way, the style is unified, after the army withdraws, most of the vacant houses left are bought by the new merchants, one after another businesses began to open here, the original strictness has gradually been replaced by a dazzling array of various commodities, some restaurants, restaurants, green buildings have also begun to settle down here.

In the middle of these shops, an eight-scarlet gate with two huge stone lions in the doorway still shows his majesty unlike the others, and the soldiers standing in two rows stand solemnly on either side of the gate, which is the Qixia Pass Garrison. Walk into the gate, bypass the wall, you can see quite a military style building, simple, tall, strong and durable, the courtyard with three entrances and three exits can be transformed into a fortress with a slight modification and arrangement, and on the high sentry tower, the guards holding Ge look down on the entire courtyard. From time to time, there are soldiers with swords on patrol in formation, and the military discipline is strict, and it can also be seen from this point that Li Shanbin, the general of the garrison, is also a rare good general, although there is no possibility of fighting, but these personal soldiers of his still maintain the demeanor that soldiers should have.

Li Shanbin is just over forty this year, as a general who has never fought a war, at this age to be promoted to this position can also be regarded as a prosperous official, he has been stationed in Qixia Pass for many years, starting from a school captain, step by step to the position of deputy general, Qixia Pass is his blessed land, here, he not only realized his ideals, but also married a wife and had children, branching out, a beautiful and lovely, gentle and demure wife, and a son and a daughter are smart and lovely, all of which makes him feel very satisfied, very happy, life is so, What more could you ask for.

But all this happiness came to an end with the arrival of a man, once upon a time, he wished that he had become a forgotten character, but with the gradual increase of his official position, this wish became more difficult to achieve, so he retreated to the next thing, hoping to live in peace forever, but now, this wish has also become a luxury. When he saw that person appear in front of him, he knew that he was about to step into an unpredictable place again.

led the man into his study, closed the door, and Li Shanbin slammed it to the ground, "Shanbin has seen Lord Zhong!" "That person is King Ning's former minister, the green wolf Zhongzi period.

Zhong Ziqi smiled and helped Li Shanbin up, and said with a smile: "Master Li, please get up quickly, this is going to torture Zhong, you are now a dignified deputy general." ”

Li Shanbin arched his hand and said: "Don't dare, Shanbin will always be the little soldier in front of Lord Zhong." ”

The two of them turned over politely, and finally sat down as the host, looking at Zhong Ziqi, of course Li Shanbin knew that he had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and he had never come to find himself for ten years, and now that he came to the door, there must be something big about to happen.

"Lord Zhong, I don't know if King Ning doesn't have any orders?" Li Shanbin got straight to the point.

Zhong Ziqi said with a smile: "Before I came, His Royal Highness King Ning was worried that General Li was now a noble and dignified lord, and he might not remember the old master, but now it seems that His Royal Highness King Ning is too careful!" ”

Li Shanbin didn't dare to say anything, but he smiled bitterly in his heart, if he was really as King Ning said, he was afraid that in the blink of an eye, he would either be suddenly killed or ruined, and with the improvement of his status, the more he knew about the power of the green wolf.

"Since General Li is still concerned about the old master, then I will get straight to the point, General Li, you should also know that over the years, you have been a small lieutenant with no background, and you have been able to rise step by step, and His Royal Highness King Ning has made a lot of efforts in it, although these things are unspeakable, but General Li can't forget."

Li Shanbin said: "Don't dare or forget, Shanbin has always remembered it." ”

"Well, now that King Ning has something to do, he needs your service, and the general has this heart!" Zhongzi period is the color road.

"King Ning is sent, and he will never give up." Li Shanbin said loudly.

"Good!" Zhong Ziqi clapped his hands and said: "General Li is really loyal and unparalleled, General Li, do you know the general trend today?" ”

Li Shanbin nodded, "I know a little bit about it!" ”

"The Xiao family went against the trend, plotted to kill the first king, and coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, His Royal Highness King Ning has decided to rebel against the army, clear the king's side, and kill Xiao Xiangfang and other traitors." Zhong Ziqi said lightly words that were enough to change the color of the Great Chu Mountains and Rivers.

Li Shanbin's heart beat like a drum, "Your Highness wants Shanbin to raise troops to echo and follow?" ”

"Neither nor not!" Zhong Ziqi said with a smile: "General Li, it's not that I underestimate you, with the place you are in, if Qixia Pass still has tens of thousands of garrisons as before, it can still shake the overall situation, but you don't have thousands of troops now, and as far as I know, except for your own battalion, the rest of the soldiers are lackluster, you are in the Xiao family's sphere of influence, once you raise troops, you will be crushed overnight." ”

Hearing that he didn't want to raise troops by himself, Li Shanbin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "Then His Highness wants me?" ”

Zhong Ziqi smiled and pointed to the west, "Your Highness is going to raise troops, but you are a little worried about the tiger in the west!" ”

"Your Highness refers to Li Qing and Li Dashuai!" Li Shanbin suddenly realized.

"Yes, Li Qing is besieging Bayan Kala, King Ning analyzed his strategy, he must want to trap Bayar alive, in order to ensure that his strength is not lost by him, so that after pacifying the grassland, he will draw his sword and join the Central Plains battle, so as to add variables to the battle of the Central Plains, King Ning means to drag him on the grassland, unable to look east!"

Li Shanbin was confused, "Lord Zhong, but I, this kind of person, how can I get Li Dashuai with stagnation?" ”

Zhong Ziqi laughed, "General Li, you are in Baoshan and don't know it, but you don't know that although Li Qing is a fierce soldier, he is at the critical point of life, but he is pinched in your hands!" ”

"What do you mean?"

"Lock!" Zhong Ziqi said: "Don't let a grain of grain enter Dingzhou, most of the grain in Dingzhou is imported from other places, and sixty or seventy percent of it is from your Qixia Pass, as long as you lock it, you can make Li Qing sleep restlessly, and eat tasteless." ”

Li Shanbin was frightened, "Lord Zhong, in this way, if I lead Li Shuai's army to defeat and let the barbarians win, won't I become a Great Chu sinner, I am afraid that after death, I will go to hell, and I will be spurned by the world when I live." ”

Zhong Ziqi raised his fingers, shook it, and said with a smile: "Master Li is too worried, you underestimate Li Qing too much, at this time, the barbarian has become a toothless tiger, it is extremely easy for Li Qing to win, but he wants to trap Bayar without much effort, you lock the pass, you can only force Li Qing to fight quickly, so as to suffer losses in the duel with Bayar, Li Qing's victory is undoubted, but it will also be a tragic victory, Li Qing will no longer be able to look east to the Central Plains, and when his vitality recovers, the overall situation of the Central Plains has been decided." ”

Li Shanbin gasped, this strategy is too vicious, if he does it according to this, he is afraid that he will immediately become a thorn in the side of Li Qing and the Dingzhou forces, a thorn in the flesh, and an insoluble grudge with them.

"Lord Zhong, I'm just a garrison general in Qixia Pass, here, there is also the Changfeng County Order, and there is also the Marshal Wu Zecheng of Bingzhou above, how many days can the lock pass be locked?"

Zhong Ziqi said with a smile: "Wu Zecheng has been summoned by Xiao Haoran to Luoyang to discuss matters, no matter how fast the back and forth is, it will take at least more than a month, and you only need to lock it up for a month." Without Wu Dashuai, the little Changfeng County Order, what can you do, you have a lot of reasons to persuade him to agree to your lock. ”

Li Shanbin was silent, Zhong Ziqi had exhausted everything, but after he locked himself, not only did he become Li Qing's enemy, but Wu Dashuai would inevitably no longer be able to tolerate himself, no matter how he counted it, it was a dead end. If you refuse, then you are afraid that you will soon become a dead man, for Zhong Zi period, he knows too well, and King Ning, who can control Zhong Zi period, is not a good man and a woman, if he disobeys his will, not only will he be difficult to protect, but he will also harm his family.

After being silent for a long time, Li Shanbin said: "Since this is the case, I will lock it up for a month, but I want to ask Lord Zhong for help with one thing." ”

Hearing Li Shanbin's promise, Zhong Ziqi was overjoyed, "General Li, please speak." ”

"My lord is leaving this time, please take Li's family to King Ning's side, if Li has three long and two short, please take care of my wife and child."

Zhong Ziqi said with a smile: "General Li is too worried, I have naturally arranged your retreat, okay, since you said it, this time I will bring your old woman and children to King Ning's side, you can rest assured, King Ning will never treat them badly." ”

"Then I would like to thank Mr. Zhong and His Royal Highness King Ning!" Li Shanbin stood up, and the matter had come to this point, so he could only run to His Royal Highness King Ning after the lock.

(To be continued)