There was a pool of blood on the ground in front of the mountain road, and the lightning reflected in the sky was like sinking red ink.

An eagle soaring in the blood fluttered its wings, and a cavalry group of thousands of people suddenly emerged from the heavy rain!

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army in the west of the city all stared in horror, their hearts pounding as if they were being shaken by thunderous iron hooves.

With their cold armor, ghost-faced helmets, sharp steel swords at their waists, and majestic war horses, these soldiers are extraordinary at first glance!

The leader tightened the reins while running, and the team immediately came to a slow stop.

The man took out his badge and showed it, asking: "Who is in charge here?"

"Here!" The leader of the school captain rode his horse forward, "I have a humble position as the school captain of the Imperial Army in the West of the City, Cui Yingong."

"I am the chief scout of Manhong Pass, Liang Fenghou." The man lifted his mask, revealing a refreshing face, "Captain Cui is escorting the Zhen family to Manhong Pass?"

Cui Yingong glanced at his waist card and knew that the frontier garrison had arrived, but he wondered why the horse the opponent was riding was wearing heavy armor.

The frontier scout camp is famous far and wide, but its characteristics are that it is covered with deerskin and soft armor, and its horses are fast horses that can travel thousands of miles a day.

However, Liang Fenghou led thousands of armored cavalry, but his status was only that of a scout. According to his authority, he should not be qualified to lead the team.

However, the cavalry team acted according to orders and had strict discipline, which really puzzled Cui Yingong.

"Exactly." Cui Yingong clasped his fists hesitantly, "The team is here. Where do you want to lead the team?"

"This captain received a report from the post station that the Zhen family has passed through the Daizhou area. It was a tiring journey along the way. In addition, it rained heavily tonight, so I led my cavalry to meet the Forbidden Army in the west of the city." Liang Fenghou suddenly raised his voice, "The Forbidden Army in the west of the city

My brothers are all well done, thank you for your hard work along the way!"

"Huha!!!"

The roar under Qianmian Senhan's helmet was like a pack of wolves howling at the moon, frightening the teeth of all the soldiers of the Forbidden Army in the west of the city.

Cui Yingong looked ugly. He was not here to support us. He was clearly leading an army to show his power.

"Whatever you are saying, Lord Commander, I am working for His Majesty, so there is no need to worry about it." Cui Yingong squeezed a smile, "It seems too much for one family to speak two different languages."

Cui Yingong's words had already lowered the status of his own army. After hearing this, all the personal guards bowed their heads in silence and did not dare to look at the cavalry.

Liang Fenghou ignored him and asked himself: "Are there any descendants of the Zhen family in the team?"

Cui Yingong's heart skipped a beat!

The smile on his face froze, and he turned his head and asked in a low voice: "Is the chasing team back?"

The soldier's face turned bitter: "Sir, the mountain road is congested. I chased a few riders out, but the rest are still crowded inside."

"Useless things!" Cui Yingong scolded in a low voice, "If I can't chase this man back and get to the border fortress, you all will go to the desert to kill the foreign invaders. Do you listen?!"

"Young man, let's clear the road!" The soldier looked anxiously and pointed at a few people sideways, "Follow me, let's go!"

Several soldiers quickly rode their horses towards the front of the mountain road, but Liang Fenghou saw this and immediately frowned.

Liang Fenghou asked in a shocked voice: "Captain Cui, Captain Bendu asked me a question, why didn't you answer?"

Cui Yingong made up his mind to delay the time and said: "Zhen Yi's heirs are naturally here. We know that although Zhen Yi is a traitor, he has guarded the frontier for Zheng for so many years, so we dare not neglect his heirs. It's just the captain of the team.

, there’s a mixed crowd. I’ve sent people to look for them.”

Just as Cui Yingong finished speaking, one of the frontier cavalry approached: "May I ask Lieutenant Cui, a low-ranking officer, that I just heard shouts of killing in the mountain road? What's going on?"

Cui Yingong slapped him in the eye and said, "This brother is joking. In the snowy weather of the twelfth lunar month, prisoners will just cry out for injustice when they get cold. How can they cry for murder?"

The Forbidden Army in the west of the city lived in Chongdu. They were proficient in eating, drinking, prostitution, and gambling, and were especially good at guessing the thoughts of those in power. Listening to Cui Yingong's words, the soldiers all tacitly sealed the entrance to the mountain pass, hiding the corpses on the ground behind them.

But at this time, it was raining heavily, and the blood stains gradually overflowed to the entrance as the rain washed away, allowing Liang Fenghou to see the clues.

"Captain Cui really came right out of his mouth." Liang Fenghou pressed his palms on his thighs and looked down, "There was no shouting of killing, so how could there be blood all over the ground?"

Cui Yingong pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Master Captain, it is true that there were no shouts of killing, but just now there were prisoners on the mountain road who tried to escape. The brothers were not sure when they arrested them, so they killed a few people to set an example."

As soon as he finished speaking, an eagle roar suddenly came from the heavy rain. Cui Yingong felt a black shadow flash past in his sight and landed directly on Liang Fenghou's shoulder.

Boom!

The thunder light flickered in and out, and Cui Yingong's eyes suddenly shrank when he was looking directly at him!

It's an eagle!

This was a huge eagle, with black feathers all over its body, its claws clinking on the iron armor, and its fierce eyes stared straight at him.

"Oh? You dare to escape under Captain Cui. You really don't know whether to live or die." Liang Fenghou's eyes were exactly the same as those of an eagle. "The Hongshan Horse Road is a frontier fortress. The brothers of the Forbidden Army in the west of the city thought they were not familiar with the road conditions, so the captain and I You all will escort me together."

His words were like an order, and his tone was unquestionable.

"This... Sir, this is what a humble job should do, but the road conditions are not good -"

"Let's go. You ask people to move away, and I will lead the team." Liang Fenghou rode his horse and walked straight to the front. The tall horse was condescending and filled with cold murderous intent. "Also, let people bring Zhen Xiaoxiao. I want people."

This completely explained the purpose of his visit. Cui Yingong felt choked and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.

"Sir, the team is large and complicated, so we need to find someone——"

"I said it, man." Liang Fenghou directly pressed the handle of the knife, "I want it now."

Cui Yingong's back was soaked with cold sweat, and he stammered: "Bizhi, I'm here to find you!"

"Scout!" Liang Fenghou withdrew his aggressive gaze and said, "Let's go."

"Huha!"

Thousands of cavalry thundered, and snow and water splashed under the iron hooves. This cold army marched forward in order. Under the terrifying momentum, a group of forbidden troops in the west of the city retreated to both sides in fright.

At this moment, a soldier suddenly came galloping up the mountain road. He immediately reined in his horse and dismounted, knelt down and shouted urgently: "Report! The pursuer has been killed by the prisoners. Your Excellency, Zhen, Zhen is ridiculous..."

"How?!" Cui Yingong's expression changed drastically, "Say it quickly!"

"Run away!" the soldier howled. "The young man who was traveling with him was very skilled in martial arts. He killed several of our soldiers and ran away on horseback with others!"

Cui Yingong clenched his fists and yelled: "They are all losers! They can't even catch a baby!"

"Captain Cui." Liang Fenghou's angry voice sounded like thunder, "You never told me that Zhen Xie had already escaped."

Cui Yingong raised his hand to wipe his forehead and said with difficulty: "Sir, I..."

Liang Fenghou glared at Cui Yingong and shouted sternly: "Jiaohe!"

The cavalryman who spoke just now rode out: "Here!"

"Take a team and go find Captain Cui's missing people." Liang Fenghou said in a deep voice, "Remember, don't use force. If there is anything wrong with Miss -"

Jiaohe responded boldly: "If anything goes wrong, it will be dealt with by military law!"

After saying that, he took away a few horses and galloped past. He glanced at Cui Yingong. This look seemed to have been carved into Cui Yingong's eyes with a knife. He was so shocked that his whole body ran cold and cold sweat suddenly broke out.

This is the desert frontier cavalry, full of killing intent.

…

Yuan Ji and Zhen Xie fled in a hurry on horseback. Along the way, it rained heavily and snowflakes filled the sky. They ran like this for several hours.

After finally passing several hills, the road ahead suddenly opened up. At this moment, the fine sand stepped on by the horses' hooves was flying, and a majestic pass appeared directly ahead in the blink of an eye.

Manhongguan, here we are.

There were torches on the city wall, and the soldiers on duty stood on the top of the wall. When he saw someone approaching on horseback, he shouted: "Who is under the city?!"

Zhen Xie shouted loudly: "Zhen Yi's daughter, Zhen Xie."

The soldier was stunned. He took the torch and walked to the battlement, leaned down and looked down: "Come closer."

Yuanji rode his horse forward and stopped only when he reached the gate of the city.

The dim firelight was accompanied by the sound of sizzling rain. The soldier lowered his head to take a closer look, muttering in his heart.

He was silent for a moment and said, "You two will wait while I report back to Mr. Wei Shi."

After the soldier finished speaking, he ran towards the city and soon arrived in front of Wei Shi's study.

The room was scented with incense, and the candlelight was flickering in front of the table. Liu Shuoyun leaned on the armrest and propped up his cheek while reading a book.

Liang Fenghou's team had not returned for a long time, and he felt uneasy. According to normal times, he should have already gone to bed to rest, but Liu Shuoyun had been preparing for months to welcome Zhen Xie to the frontier fortress.

In addition, he received an imperial edict a few months ago that the imperial army in the west of the city escorting the exiled troops would be organized into Manhong Pass, so he saw this more clearly than others.

Manhongguan has been without a general in charge for several months. There are hundreds of thousands of elites in the pass. For many people, they are a force that cannot be ignored. It is also a pressure that makes Chongdu uneasy.

This is simply because this army has been controlled by the Zhen family from the beginning to the end since the establishment of the capital in the State of Zheng. Now that Zhen Yi is dead, the emperor has arranged for the imperial army in the west of the city to be brought in, presumably to pave the way for the generals who will take charge of the army in the future.

If Zhen Xie stays here, he will always be a hidden danger to the general who has not yet arrived.

Liu Shuoyun was brought out by Zhen Yi, and he kept his kindness in mind. At the same time, he also noticed that the Taiwei was old and was no longer as decisive in military affairs as before. On the contrary, Sikong and Shangshutai were gradually infiltrating into military affairs.

In other words, the current border fortress is both safe and dangerous for Zhen Xiaoxiao.

But Liu Shuoyun had an idea in his heart, and even Liang Fenghou did not tell him.

"Report!" The soldier hurriedly opened the door and knelt down on one knee, "Sir, there is someone under the city claiming to be Zhen Xiaoxiao, the general's only daughter."

Liu Shuoyun was shocked when he heard this and asked: "Where are the people?"

The soldier raised his head and replied: "The villain asked her to wait below the city."

"As expected, the Marquis of Feng brought the man back." Liu Shuoyun became slightly happy, but then faded away, "Have the Imperial Guards from the west of the city returned with the scout camp?"
To be continued...