King Shatuo Li Keyong, riding a horse on a high slope with his body covered in dust, looking north with one eye, and holding the hilt of the golden tiger-head sword with five fingers in his right hand...

It was dusk, and the foot of Hengshan Mountain was dark and quiet. The last sunset shot down from the high treetops, covering the ice and snow. The white smoke from the soldiers making fire and cooking rose up, swaying in the sky under the fall. A group of returning birds croaked and flew past, making it look even more desolate at this moment.

When the last little sunlight also hid into the mountains to the west, the cold wind gradually rose.

Cheng Huaiyi, the commander of the left and right vanguard, came up with a hot soup, "The king first drink some hot soup." He advised painstakingly, "We rushed back to the rescue from Mozhou, and we almost never had a good rest since we left Yanmen. When did you take a break last time, King?"

"When my father was still alive, Yunniang was still by my side," said Li Keyong.

"No matter what, drink some hot soup first, eat a few barbecue, and replenish some energy." Cheng Huaiyi begged.

"Do you think we should turn around and return to Yanmen and leave Yunniang and the others behind?" Li Ke said hoarsely. In the afternoon, they were only fifty miles away from Zhigu, but at this moment, a cavalry came from behind and brought him a message. Shi Yan, who was guarding the Black Stone Fort, chased him from behind, in a very embarrassing manner, with more than ten large and small wounds on his body. As soon as he saw him, he immediately told him a bad fortune intermittently.

Before Shi Yan fell into a coma, he reported that the Black Stone Fort had been lost. The three thousand defenders of the Black Stone Fort had been defended in front of the five thousand Qin troops for only half a night before they were lost. Immediately afterwards, the thousand defenders of Feihu City also lost on the same night. They did not even hold on to dawn. Overnight, the two passes, Black Stone Fort and Feihu City, were lost. Shi Yan also brought news that after the Qin army captured Feihu City, they had already divided into two groups, one to the east and the other to the west.

Needless to say, Xiangdong must have gone to seize Zijing Pass and intercepted the follow-up reinforcements led by Wang Jingchong. However, Xiangxiu came to their rear route to Lingqiu City.

If Zijing Pass is lost, reinforcements from Hebei direction cannot enter Hedong. If Lingqiu City is lost, the retreat route between Zhigu Pass and Yanmen will be cut off. The reinforcements from their rush to Zhigu Pass will be besieged with the defenders of Zhigu Pass.

This was indeed a bolt from the blue. At this time, Li Jing suddenly sent troops to detour and surrounded their retreat, which had already revealed an extremely bad smell. Not long after Shi Yan arrived, another fast horse came from Yanmen to report, and the three divisions of Datong led 60,000 troops to attack Yanmen.

It rained all night!

The situation in front of Li Keyong is extremely bad now. Zhigu Pass may have been lost, Zijing Pass may have been lost, and even their rear road Lingqiu City may have been lost.

If Zijing Pass is lost, there will be no reinforcements in Hebei. If Lingqiu City is lost, the retreat will be cut off. The most important thing is whether Yanmen can block the attack of the three divisions of Datong. If Yanmen is also lost, then Shatuo will be finished.

"King, the Qin army may capture Lingqiu City at any time, but we still know nothing about what the situation is in Zhigu Pass. Perhaps Zhigu Pass has been lost. Even if Zhigu Pass has not been lost, if we reinforce Zhigu Pass, then Lingqiu City may be lost. Yanmen is still waiting for the king to return to preside over the presidency. That is the foundation of our Shatuo, and we must not lose it." Cheng Huaiyi lowered his voice, although he knew very well that the leader of Zhigu Pass was Mrs. Liu and King Jin's brother Li Kening. But the current situation is really impossible to take risks.

"Madam is still waiting for us, I can't leave her behind." Li Keyong murmured. During this period, he spent almost all of his time on the horse's back, and the heavy armor made his back sore and his legs almost numb. At this time, he was extremely tired, but he could not relax.

Holding the sword, Li Ke gritted his teeth. He once again fell into Li Jing's trap and fell into Li Jing's trap.

"King, let me lead three hundred cavalry to Zhigu Pass to inform my wife, and let my wife abandon Zhigu Pass and withdraw back to Feihu City. The king immediately rushed back to Feihu City and return to Yanmen!" Cheng Huaiyi suggested.

"I'm worried that the situation in Naogu Pass is now very dangerous!" Li Keyong sighed. After thinking for a long time, he finally made up his mind. He turned his head and stared at Cheng Huaiyi, "I'll give you an important task now. Can you complete it?"

"I will never refuse!"

"Okay." Li Ke patted Cheng Huaiyi's shoulder heavily. His left and right vanguard envoy was Cheng Huaixin's brother, and Cheng Huaixin was one of his confidant Yunzhong's seven generals. Cheng Huaiyi was not as brave as Cheng Huaiyi, but more steady. "Now you obey my orders, I will lead three thousand light cavalry to Zhigu Pass to reinforce the wife, and I will order you to lead the remaining seven thousand people to return to Feihu City immediately. In any case, I will defend Feihu City. In addition, I will send people to inquire about the movements of Yanmen and Yi Ding. Keep Feihu City and wait for my wife to come back."

"Even if you want to go to Zhigu Pass, you should go to Beizhi. Your plan is too risky."

"I am worth taking a risk with my wife at Naoguguan. Besides, I am not going to fight. If the situation is not good, I will immediately take my wife back to Feihu City."

"Maybe things won't be so bad. The lady is a hero and a heroine, and she is not allowed to be a good man. Even if she faces Li Jing, she believes that she can still be guarded by her own control." Cheng Huaiyi comforted him. Although he didn't believe this in his heart, the wife is not comparable to an ordinary woman, but what she is facing now is even more extraordinary a man. That's Li Jing.

"We'd better set off right away. Time is tight, brother!" Li Keyong took the broth and drank it all!

The three thousand most elite cavalrymen were soon separated, and they would follow Li Keyong to Zhigu Pass fifty miles away. Although Cheng Huaiyi always suggested waiting for the sent scouts to come back to report the news before making the final decision, there were fifty miles from Zhigu Pass here, and the scouts were even 100 miles back and forth, and it would take at least half a day to rush back. Time was what they lacked most now. Li Keyong couldn't wait and could not wait for a quarter of an hour.

Although Cheng Huaiyi and other captains suggested that Li Keyong bring more troops to Zhigu Pass, at least half of them. However, Li Keyong still rejected this proposal. Although he insisted on going to Zhigu Pass, he also knew the significance of Lingqiu City to them now. If Lingqiu City is lost again, they will be separated from Yanmen. In any case, this final retreat must be preserved.

"King, we are waiting for you and your wife to come back in Lingqiu City." Cheng Huaiyi turned over and waved to Li Ke.

Li Keyong nodded to him, "If we haven't come back in two days, then you say you want to retreat to Taixi Pass, and Lingqiu City is not at risk. Black Stone Fort, Feihu City, and Zhigu Pass are lost, Lingqiu City cannot defend at all. Go back to Taixi Pass and guard Taixi Pass, that is the last gateway in the northeast of Yanmen."

"Set go!" Li Keyong shouted, and Cheng Huaiyi repeated on the other side with a majestic voice, "Set go!"

When Li Keyong returned to the Central Plains, he also led his army here and headed northward to capture the four states of Xinru Wugui. Not long after, he led his army to pass here again, but that time he returned from here to the south, and led his troops to capture the three states of Wei Daixin in a row, laying the foundation for Yanmen Town.

Today is completely different. When Li Keyong's troops set off, his subordinates were exhausted, muddy and wet, flags were not raised, and their armor was not tidy, just like a defeated defeated army. "The Shatuo warriors are invincible, we will never surrender!" Li Kehe immediately cheered his soldiers, "Maybe his wife has captured Li Jing alive, and is waiting for us to watch Li Jing dance for us!" However, the lieutenants around him did not respond with laughter. When they learned that Black Stone Fort and Feihu City had been lost, and that their hometown in Yanmen might be watched by 60,000 Datong Army, and most of the reinforcements in Hebei might be blocked in Taihang Shandong, no one could be happy.

Three thousand men marched in the rain, snow and mud, and had only been resting for more than an hour. At this time, they were on the road again, but they still couldn't hide their fatigue.

The dark clouds drooped in the sky, and after the sunset sets down the mountain, the last little light gradually faded.

The three thousand Shatuo army set off torches and braved the whistling north wind, facing the rain and snow in the air.

It was dark at night and the wind was tight.

In the Zhigu Pass, during dinner, Li Jing invited Liu to attend the dinner. Although this dinner was just a very simple dinner during the war. Li Jing was the host of this dinner, with several senior officials from Qin Fan as accompaniment, and Liu, Jing Shisanniang, Li Kening and other several captive generals were guests. During dinner, Liu and Jing Shisanniang both changed into palace outfits. Jing Shisanniang was always in a water-blue palace outfit, while Liu Shisanniang was wearing plain white. Maybe she wanted to be clean, but wearing these plain whites on her body made her more temperament.

Li Jing had seen this woman look so heroic when wearing military uniform. When she wore this simple and plain dress, she did not wear a eyebrows and applied fat. She simply tied a high bun with a simple gold hairpin on it, but it became even more unique.

He couldn't help but glance at him a few more times, but Gongsun Lan took the opportunity to pour wine for Li Jing, reached out and pinched him hard on his thigh, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

When he returned to his room after dinner, he passed by the house of Liu and several female generals, and Gongsun Lan wanted to pull him in. However, Li Jing pushed him away seriously. No matter what, the women here were all roses with thorns, and Liu was even more identifiable. Li Jing had not planned to completely destroy the entire Shatuo clan. He thought of Li Keyong, the tall, burly and stout man with one eye on his face, a tall, burly and stout man. Li Keyong is indeed a very powerful person. If not, Li Jing would not have launched this adventure war under such circumstances this time.

This time, he set up a net of heaven and earth waiting for Li Keyong, but whether he could really catch Li Keyong and eliminate future troubles forever, Li Jing didn't have much confidence in his heart. If he could have more than 30,000 or 50,000 troops in his hands, he would not have to rely on the Datong Army to send troops to Yanmen. He could have copied Li Keyong's Yanmen nest in one fell swoop before Li Keyong was trapped in Hebei and had no time to rush back. After all, Li Keyong was in Hedong, but the core of his current competition was still in Hebei. Before Hebei was really taken over, even if he knew that Li Keyong would be a troublesome opponent, sometimes, he would not be able to attack Li Keyong at all costs.

Li Jing opened the window and it was getting colder at night. A crescent moon was half folded in the clouds, and the moonlight shone in the courtyard, reflecting the snow on the ground whiter.

This year is really cold, and auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. Maybe the next year will be a good year.

Zhao Jiang and Zhang Tieqiang stood at the door with horizontal swords holding horizontal swords.

"He's here!" Gongsun Lan had already put on a piece of armor and walked into the yard. She walked in stepping on the snow in the yard and raised a message tube in her hand. "Li Ke used it. It's still thirty miles away. He only brought three thousand light cavalry to come. He didn't know that Zhigu Pass had been lost and Liu had surrendered."

"Where is his other seven thousand?" Li Jing got up and walked to the weapon stand. There was almost a small arsenal with more than a dozen sets of armor and weapons on it, all of which were Li Jing's private collection. He took off an iron-tied strong bow from a stand and took another huge double-handed heavy sword that was seven feet long. Zhao Tieqiang and two other guards came in and helped Li Jing wear the dark green full-body armor he chose.

"Li Keyong has received news that the Black Stone Fort and Feihu City have been lost. He asked Cheng Huaiyi to bring another 7,000 people back to Lingqiu City." Gongsun Lan replied.
Chapter completed!