At the head of Beiping City, the flag dances with the wind and hunts sounds.

However, the shock and blow to the military and people of Beiping brought by the recent fiasco have not yet subsided. It was inevitable that the troops would suffer defeat, but even the White Horse Righteous Army was completely annihilated, which greatly dampened the confidence of the people of Beiping. Anyone who cares about current affairs knows that Youbeiping may not only lose a battle this time, but also probably lose the future, and the atmosphere of the whole city seems very low.

Not only this city, but the entire Youbeiping is immersed in grief.

Several horses came from far and near, and rushed straight to the city gate.

"Stop!"

The city gate guards shouted, and the sergeants immediately put the horses in the middle of the road to prevent the incoming horses from forcibly entering. In fact, the defenders of the city gate knew that there was no possibility of the cavalry attacking the city, and such a move would inevitably give the impression of being inappropriately handled. However, in order to prevent the infiltration and nuisance of hostile forces, the higher authorities demanded that the degree of vigilance be increased, and the defenders below could not say anything.

The horses stopped outside the cordon and did not dare to make a mistake.

The defenders of the city gate were completely relieved, and their own sergeants walked up and asked, "Who is the people, what are you doing in the city?" ”

Immediately, a young man in a blue shirt looked surprised and said, "Is the interrogation at the Beiping City Gate so strict?" ”

The usual sentence evoked the sergeants' memories of the previous defeat, and they were even more unhappy in their hearts, and they became more and more impatient in their words, and snorted coldly: "Don't talk nonsense, report quickly!" ”

The blue-shirted young man sighed, hugged his fists and said, "Qu Chen asks to see Brother Gongsun." ”

The city gate sergeant froze for a while, and asked, "But it's from the Flying Fish Territory?" ”

"Exactly."

A few years ago, there was a great drought in the grasslands, and the Xianbei people marched south, entering the Han settlement area to plunder, and Gongsun Zhan, who had always hated foreign invasion, led his troops to conquer. In Yuyang County, he met a young hero from the Flying Fish Territory, fighting on the Great Wall, Gongsun Chan admired the young man's bravery and courage, and wanted to recruit him into his command, but the young man refused, but Gongsun Chan did not mind, but generously funded the young man to form his own cavalry. Two people who are equally brave and good at fighting, equally vicious and hateful, and who love cavalry the same, have become forgetful friends.

This incident was circulated as a good story.

Most people in Peking are familiar with this good story, and they also know that the young man is from the flying fish collar and has the surname Qu.

Qu Chen has visited Beiping many times, and has also drunk and feasted with the Beiping generals several times, but in the past, Beiping City has never implemented such a strict access control system, Qu Chen went directly to the Taishou Mansion to find Gongsun Zhan after entering the city, and he will not be questioned at the city gate, so the gate guard sergeant also knows that there is such a person, but he can only rely on imagination what Qu Chen looks like.

Now, the legendary hero was right in front of them.

The city gate military general walked over quickly, clasped his hands into fists, and said to Qu Chen in a respectful tone: "Please enter the city." ”

Qu Chen returned the salute with his fists and led several entourages into the city.

It wasn't until Qu Chen and the others disappeared into the door hole that the city gate military general still maintained a welcoming posture, and it wasn't until the sergeant came over to remind him that he straightened his waist again and silently walked to the side.

"What's wrong with the boss?"

"My brother just died in Jizhou, and I'm in a bad mood, probably because I'm distracted."

"Don't mess with it......"

The whispers of the sergeants, though muffled, did not reach his ears.

However, the Beiping military general didn't say anything, only he knew that the slight gaffe just now was not a momentary distraction, but out of real respect and gratitude to that person. Because only he knew how the remnants of the Beiping Army escaped from the encirclement, it was not the Beiping Mansion hired player territory fleet that was declared to the outside world, but the young man just now who privately mobilized the sailors and rescued the remnants of the Beiping Army who were in a desperate situation.

His status in Beiping is not high, but he also understands that Qu Chen's rescue of Gongsun Zan is equivalent to stabbing the sky, and it is not good to cause the Flying Fish Leader to suffer a catastrophe. Beiping's descriptions of Gongsun Zhan's escape from the predicament are actually to cover up the fact that the flying fish collar interfered, as for whether he can get through the trick, I'm afraid only God knows.

He lost a brother in that battle, but saving Gongsun Zhan's life was more important than anything else.

Gongsun Chan is the soul of Beiping!

This Beiping military general was grateful to Qu Chen from the bottom of his heart, and thanked him for his help when Gongsun Zhan was in danger.

Unlike the city gate guards, many of these guards in the Taishou Mansion knew Qu Chen.

So Qu Chen soon met Gongsun Zhan.

"Zixi, here."

Gongsun Chan stood by the window, a smile appeared on his face, but he probably hadn't smiled for a long time, this smile was not so natural, and his slightly hoarse voice was even more deeply tired. In the past, Gongsun Zhan's back was as straight as a knife, but now it is obviously a little rickety, even if the sun shines on him from the window, it still can't erase the gloom and desolation on him from the inside out.

Qu Chen couldn't help but feel a little sad.

I haven't seen him for a month, and Gongsun Chan is a lot decadent.

Obviously, the defeat of Jizhou and the complete destruction of Baima Yicong dealt a very big blow to Gongsun Zhan.

The so-called heroic shortness of breath is nothing more than this.

"Brother Gongsun ......"

Qu Chen wanted to explain Gongsun Zhan, but he didn't know where to start, so he didn't say anything for a while.

Seeing his helpless appearance, Gongsun Chan laughed again.

This time it wasn't forced to laugh, but it was much more natural.

Gongsun Chan slowly paced over, held Qu Chen's shoulder, and said, "Come, drink with me." ”

"Okay."

There are many wine jars piled up in this room, and it is obvious that Gongsun Chan has often borrowed wine to drown his sorrows recently, and Qu Chen can't bear to refuse. He is also a cavalry general, and he knows how difficult it is to train an elite cavalry like Baima Yicong, so he also understands very well what it means to lose Baima Yicong, not to mention, the fall of Baima Yicong is to fight to the death for Gongsun Zhan, and no one is spared, which is bound to make Gongsun Chan bear more pain.

There are no wine bowls.

Gongsun Zhan directly unsealed the wine jar, handed it to Qu Chen, and then uncovered another jar.

Without any prelude, Gongsun Chan craned his neck and poured the whole jar of wine into his mouth. He drank too quickly, and a large amount of wine didn't have time to eat, flowing down his cheeks and neck, and soon wet a large part of his chest and placket, and Gongsun Chan ignored it completely.

Qu Chen's heart was even more sad.

In his opinion, what flowed from the corners of Gongsun Zhan's mouth was not like wine, but more like silent tears.

Qu Chen felt panicked in his heart, so he quickly picked up the wine jar and poured himself like Gongsun Zhan.

"Smack!"

Drinking the entire jar of wine in one go, Gongsun Chan slammed the jar to the ground and shouted happily.

"Smack!"

Qu Chen concocted the same method, smashed the wine jar, and then quietly looked at Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Zhan quickly quieted down, his eyes returned to clarity, and he said solemnly: "Yuan Shao Chen Chongbing Yu Zhangwu, I should have guessed that it was the Flying Fish Leader who saved me, and he was ready to attack you." Zixi, you go back and tell Yuba County that Beiping will not let Feiyuling suffer for saving me......"

"Brother Gongsun doesn't need to worry about the flying fish collar, my righteous brother has already negotiated with Yuan Benchu." Qu Chen said.

"Are you alright?"

"It's okay."