Yanxing Pass, the gateway to Hanzhou, is a pass at the forefront of Hanzhou’s defense line.

A few years ago, the Northern Jin Dynasty suddenly attacked Hanzhou. Yanxing Pass was caught off guard and was attacked by the Northern Jin Dynasty soldiers and horses. The people in the city suffered numerous casualties. Then the Northern Jin Dynasty soldiers and horses attacked Hanzhou in multiple directions, and the world was shocked.

This also made the battle for the Chang family's border troops extremely difficult. In the end, they finally gathered their forces and blocked the troops of the Northern Jin Dynasty in Hanzhou City. If Chen Yue hadn't involved a large number of troops of the Northern Jin Dynasty in Liaodong at that time,

There is also a Yan Rong who is stealing the house behind his back. I am afraid that Beijin will really conquer Hanzhou.

Therefore, after Beijin was destroyed and the border troops regained their lost territory, the Chang family mobilized a large amount of manpower and material resources to renovate and strengthen Yanxing Pass. The city wall alone was raised by more than three feet, not to mention that it was spread all over the city.

Various archery towers, turrets, and horse walks.

The soldiers in the city are also veterans drawn from various places, and they are all elites of the border army.

Today's Yanxingguan is known as the most important town in Hanzhou, and its strength is second only to Hanzhou City, the capital of Hanzhou.

The terrain of Hanzhou is relatively gentle, and there are continuous mountains on the east and west sides of Duduyanxing Pass, so the ancients of Hanzhou built a pass here to prevent the nomads from the north from going south.

Now that the Ning army has moved south, and a large number of elite border troops have been transferred to the Central Plains, the Chang family cannot send troops to defend every city, so the defense of Yanxing Pass has naturally become a top priority.

It was getting dark, and a long string of torches were lit up on the top of the city at Yanxingguan. Guards were patrolling back and forth, and the flags of the Chang family were flying high on the top of the city.

The faces of the defenders at the top of the city seemed quite relaxed, and there were not many people on night watch. After all, there was no war at the border of Pinghan Road, so they had become a rare leisure person.

A thin military general walked slowly on the top of the city, sometimes stopping to count the number of defenders, sometimes looking out of the city, and asking the soldiers next to him:

"How's it going? Nothing unusual, right?"

The soldiers guarding the city wall shouted loudly:

"General Chang, there is nothing unusual!"

This person's name is Chang Hehe, a branch of the Chang family. He is the chief general of Yanxing Pass and a serious fourth-grade general. Among the border troops of Pinghan Road, there are still many military generals named Chang, but whether they are direct lineage or sideline

According to the system, one must have military merit in order to be promoted to an official position. This fact has never changed since the Chang family has been established in Pinghan Road for hundreds of years.

This may be one of the reasons why the Chang family can compete with the Yuwen family in the court.

"Hmm~"

Chang Hehe responded lightly and warned: "Be careful and don't take it lightly. I know the brothers are working hard. We have prepared hot soup in the camp. When the defense is changed, go down and drink it."

"Hey, General Xie!" The soldier grinned and stood up straight.

From this point alone, it can be seen that Chang Hehe has great prestige in the army, and he cherishes his soldiers and is considerate of his subordinates.

"Puff puff puff~"

A series of neat footsteps sounded from behind. Chang Hehe subconsciously turned his head to look, and then said with a smile:

"General Yan, are you going out to patrol the night in person at this late hour?"

The person who appeared on the top of the city was none other than Yan Zhang, the infantry commander of Pinghan Road. He was the highest-ranking general with real power in the entire Pinghan Road besides the Chang family.

Yan Zhang was followed by several rows of guards. Chang Hehe took a cursory glance and felt that there were at least nearly a hundred people. He was immediately confused: Although Yan Zhang often came to patrol the night on weekdays, did he bring more guards today?

But Chang Hehe didn't think much about it at all, just thinking that Yan Zhang did it casually, and Yan Zhang was much higher than him in terms of official position and status, so it was his turn to make irresponsible remarks.

Yan Zhang waved his hands slightly and said seriously:

"Although there is no fighting on Pinghan Road, we still need to watch the night. The Jiedushi is away these days, and the defense of Yanxing Pass has to rely on us to keep an eye on it.

Don’t slack off.”

After the Chang family's army went south to conquer the Yuwen clan, the Jiedu envoy Chang Jingan who stayed at Pinghan Road would basically stay at the front line of Yanxingguan in case of unexpected events. But recently, hadn't the Chang family been dispatching troops to Jiaodong Road, so Chang Jing'an

Jing'an returned to Hanzhou City to coordinate the deployment of troops.

Yan Zhang is the commander of the Pinghandao Infantry Army. Logically speaking, he should be stationed in Hanzhou City, but this time he took the initiative to ask Ying to guard the border in place of Chang Jingan. Chang Hehe himself is the commander-in-chief of Yanxing Pass, so now

The military affairs of Yanxing Pass were in the hands of these two people.

One is named Chang and the other is named Yan, both of whom Chang Jingan trusts the most.

Chang Hehe smiled: "General Yan is really rigorous in leading his troops. Don't worry, I have already checked the city. There is nothing abnormal."

"Brother Chang has checked it out and I'm naturally relieved, so we won't go." Yan Zhang chuckled.

He did not call Chang Hehe by his official name, but referred to him as brother. The two were about the same age and were acquaintances. In addition, the Chang family and the Yan family were family friends, so it was no problem to call him brother.

But after all, Yan Zhang's status is much higher than Chang Hehe's, so the words "Brother Chang" made Chang Hehe's heart feel a little warm.

The two walked side by side on the top of the city, sometimes chatting about some interesting anecdotes or the war ahead. They felt quite comfortable, and they would laugh happily from time to time.

Yan Zhang said calmly:

"The elite cavalry troops in Hanzhou have been transferred to the front line one after another. Now these big soldiers guarding the city are all infantry~"

"Haha~" Chang Hehe chuckled softly and said: "The general is in charge of the infantry and runs the army strictly. Who knows Pinghan Road? The combat power of the frontier infantry is not as good as that of the field cavalry."

"Oh, I didn't expect Brother Chang to be so good at talking?" Yan Zhang joked:

"It seems that the general is here to be the commander-in-chief of Yanxing Pass. It's time for you to go to Hanzhou City and become a storyteller. Maybe you can become famous all over the world."

"Hahaha, the general is joking."

"Hahaha!"

The two of them laughed out loud.

Before we chatted for a while, a series of horse hooves sounded in the darkness in the distance, which quickly attracted the attention of the defenders at the top of the city.

The soldier with sharp ears was the first to shout:

"Someone, that!"

A loud shout interrupted the two people's chat, and made the defenders' eyes widen.

Chang Hehe frowned and looked outside the city, and shouted:

"alert!"

"promise!"

"Be alert, crossbowmen ready!"

"Click rub rub~"

On the top of the city, there were hundreds of crossbows aimed at the outside of the city, each with their bows bent and ready to fire. Because the sound of horse hooves was not noisy, there seemed to be only one horse, so everyone's expressions were not so nervous.

Yan Zhang's eyes were very calm. He looked at the dark night outside the city, and then at Chang Hehe, who was frowning, with an inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

"Da da da~"
Chapter completed!