Half a day later, Lu Sheng came back with the people, and told Lin Aoxue with a dejected expression that they didn't ask any news. He said that when the villagers heard them mention the bandits, they immediately shook their heads and avoided talking, and even picked up their hoes and blasted them. out of the village.

Lin Aoxue heard the words, her eyes became more thoughtful, and at the same time, she also had some concerns in her heart. She was a little funny, patted Lu Sheng on the shoulder, and asked Lu Sheng to change the military uniform and go to another village to explore Explore the situation.

Although Lu Sheng didn't understand why he had to change his military uniform to inquire about the bandits, since it was Lin Aoxue's order, he naturally obeyed, and asked two people to change the military uniform into ordinary coarse clothes before heading to another village. Inquire about the situation.

After Lu Sheng left, Lin Aoxue dragged his jaw and thought, thinking that it was true that the mountain bandits had made good friends with the people at the foot of the mountain, otherwise the people in the village would not have taken the initiative to cover up for those mountain bandits. This made Lin Aoxue have two points of interest, and some wanted to know who the mountain bandit was.

Lu Sheng took less time to go out this time, and came back soon, and then reported to Lin Aoxue excitedly:

"General! There's news! What do you think these people are thinking? That gang of bandits protects you like a treasure, and they still favor you. I said, why did you change your clothes and ask about it!"

Lin Aoxue gave him a white look, smiled and urged:

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, tell me what news you found?"

Lu Sheng was attacked by Lin Aoxue, but he was not afraid at all. He smiled and replied:

"There are nearly 10,000 bandits in Woshan, and their stronghold is in the deep mountains nearby. The bandit leader is called Gao Cheng. I heard that he is a good player. To arrest him, he got into a fight with the conscripts in a fit of rage, and was called a rebel army. Since he was forced to become a rebel army, he simply led a few brothers to revolt, while removing the bandit dens. While expanding the manpower, no, in just over a month, it has already reached such a scale."

"He sent the looted food to the villagers for disaster relief. Because he was persecuted by the imperial court, he was quite disgusted with the army. He often tried to loot the regular army's food and grass, but he was a character with a strange temper!"

After hearing Lu Sheng's description, Lin Aoxue also found this elevation very interesting. She asked Lu Sheng if he had found out where the bandit army led by the elevation was located, but Lu Sheng said:

"Every time Gao Cheng's bandit army sent food to the village, they were not sure when or where. Even the people in the village only knew that there were such a group of rebels, but they didn't know their specific whereabouts."

After hearing Lu Sheng's words, Lin Aoxue nodded, thought for a while, and replied:

"You send a few people to keep an eye on the situation in the nearby villages. Next time, if someone comes to deliver food, follow them to see if they can find their den of thieves. In addition, spread the news in the village that the bandits who attacked Xingbei Army's food and grass were captured alive. A leader will be executed in public in a few days."

Lu Sheng was surprised again. Lin Aoxue had no intention of killing the bandits, but why did he ask him to release such news. He was a little confused. He said that he could still understand the reason by sending people to follow him. He was confused and didn't quite understand Lin Aoxue's intention.

Lin Aoxue gave him a white look and said to him:

"This bandit leader is a man of righteousness and hates the regular army. He will not see his brother beheaded in public after we capture it. If the news is released, he will most likely come uninvited."

Only then did Lu Sheng suddenly look dumbfounded. Lin Aoxue patted his shoulder and said with a smile:

"In the future, you need to use your mind more."

Lu Sheng laughed stupidly, scratched his head embarrassedly, said hello, then turned around and went out to arrange Lin Aoxue's order.

Lin Aoxue stationed the army outside the valley and waited for two days. There was no movement from the village. She thought that if she continued to delay here, the army would run out of food and grass, which would be bad for the march. If he was willing to put on the suit, Lin Aoxue had to leave this place, continue marching forward, and put this matter aside.

She ordered people to tie up the small mountain bandit leader who was captured last time, saying that he would be executed in public, and then asked with a smile:

"Are you afraid?"

The leader was a **** person, he snorted lightly, spit on the ground, and laughed:

"If you want to kill, you have to kill Xi Ting Zun!"

He stayed in the camp for two days, and Lin Aoxue gave him good food and drink. Even if he died this time, it would not be a loss. Lin Aoxue was not angry, and waved his hand to let him be dragged down, and when he reached the front of the army, he was to be executed in public.

But just as the guard's blade was about to fall, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from outside the slope, and the scout immediately sent the news back, reporting that a group of people and horses had appeared in the distance, with a number of about ten thousand.

Lin Aoxue heard the words, the corners of her lips curled, and there was a smile in her eyes, but it really made her wait for a while.

She waved her hand to stop the soldiers who were about to execute the execution, and then waited for a while. When the two armies faced each other and could clearly see the enemy's head, the bandit army was riding a black horse with a back With a broad-backed sword, he shouted loudly:

"The front is Xing Beijun in charge?!"

Lin Aoxue carried the silver spear in one hand, stepped on the back of the horse and took two steps forward, followed by Lu Sheng and Xu He. Since the last time Xu He went out with Lin Aoxue to go deep behind the enemy and robbed the barbarians, he has always admired Lin Aoxue. He often runs errands with Lu Sheng and works actively, and now he is half a confidant of Lin Aoxue.

When the enemy's voice fell, Lin Aoxue raised his head and replied:

"The next one is Xing Beijun Lin Aoxue, is your Excellency the leader of the rebel army?"

"That's right, I'm not going to change my name or my surname, I'm Gao Cheng! Your Excellency deliberately set up a plan to lead me here, didn't you just want to capture our troops and horses, and now I'm here, should I fight?!"

The strong man who straddled the black horse had a flickering look in his eyes, and he was eager to try. He had a straightforward temperament and said that if Lin Aoxue wanted to fight, he would not begrudge his own life. When he admitted his identity, the horse under his seat snorted, showing a bit of anxiety.

Lin Aoxue laughed, shook her head and sighed:

"What Gao Zhuang said is bad! He set up such a plan, but he insisted on recruiting everyone to join the army, or indiscriminately killing people with lofty ideals in the name of crusade! I really don't want anything else!"

Gao Cheng was stunned when he heard the words. He had already predicted that Lin Aoxue would be angry because his subordinates had sneakily attacked the army's food and grass, so he led him to arrest him and put him in the urn. Unexpectedly, Lin Aoxue opened his mouth, but what he said was not what he said at first. thought.

He frowned, wondering what medicine Lin Aoxue was selling in the gourd. Seeing that his brother was still tied with hemp rope, his face sank and he sneered:

"Hmph! You guys in the regular army really like to talk nonsense with your eyes open. My brother is still tied there by you, how dare you ask me for something?!"

Gao Cheng's words were full of disgust for the regular army. His expression was vicious. It seemed that as long as Lin Aoxue wanted to make some crooked ideas, he would immediately lead the people behind him to rush up.

Lin Aoxue waved his hand and signaled his subordinates to release the little leader and **** him to his side:

"So, maybe talk to your Excellency?"

Gao Cheng became more and more puzzled. Lin Aoxue's behavior seemed to him to be extremely strange. He frowned, testing Lin Aoxue's bottom line:

"You put people first!"

Lin Aoxue took a step back, and the elevation took a step further. This time, he made another request to release people. The smile in Lin Aoxue's eyes was even greater, but she no longer indulged, she only said:

"Your Excellency is too far ahead, people can let it go, but before you let it go, you have something to say!"

Hearing this, Gao Cheng had a vigilant look in his eyes, tightened the reins in his hand, and the bandits behind him whispered.

"What are you doing?!"

After hesitating for a while, Gao Cheng replied in a loud voice, thinking that anyway, today is the end of the day. He originally wanted to save people, so it would be fine to listen to Lin Aoxue's request.

The corners of Lin Aoxue's lips twitched, and no longer detoured with Gao Cheng, she said with a smile:

"I heard that you are short of food. Recently, all the bandits have been wiped out again. There is no livelihood. It must be difficult for you to support so many people behind you, right?"

Gao Cheng's face froze, his eyes widened, and he was speechless for a while. He was a rough man with little knowledge, so he relied on this arrogance to gather such a group of brothers to fight against the indiscriminate conscription team.

But people have to eat when they are alive, and food cannot be made out of thin air. This year, natural and man-made disasters caused no harvest in many parts of the Central Plains. He plundered the nearby cottage with his blood to help the victims, but as time passed, he discovered The exhaustion of the 10,000-strong team is really severe, the food in the stockade is short, and the rations are gradually running down, but there is no other way to make a living.

Just as Lin Aoxue said, it was only when the master knew that this oily rice was not easy to come by, and it was very different from when he was alone in the rivers and lakes.

Seeing that Gao Cheng didn't answer, Lin Aoxue had a bottom in her heart, so she raised her voice again:

"I heard about Gao Zhuangshi's deeds in the next two days. I think that Your Excellency and the brothers behind Your Excellency are also people of righteousness and righteousness. It is too subservient to be a mountain bandit in this backcountry, so I might as well show you a clear path."

Lin Aoxue said this, and Gao Cheng hesitated. He gritted his teeth and looked solemn. He thought about it several times before asking:

"Come and listen."

Gao Cheng's attitude softened a bit, and his tone was not as impatient as at the beginning.

Lin Aoxue cleared his throat and shouted in a deep voice:

"Why don't you take these brothers north to Xingbeiguan, join the army, how is the treatment of Xingbeijun, you can ask this strong man who has lived in our army for two days, he will not treat you badly!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Lin Aoxue said these words, Gao Cheng's expression suddenly changed, his eyebrows twitched, and he reprimanded:

"You're actually playing with me!"

Lin Aoxue's eyes narrowed, and he thought that this is the key:

"Where did you say that?"

The elevation has an angry look, and said urgently:

"Hmph, you know that I don't want to join the army, but you deliberately say such words, aren't you fooling me as a three-year-old baby?!"

Lin Aoxue didn't seem anxious at all. Seeing Gao Cheng's anger, she laughed loudly:

"Why don't you wait for the next speech to finish?"

Elevation has lost patience and glares:

"What else do you have to say?!"

The smile on Lin Aoxue's face was undiminished, and she actually looked like a bamboo in her chest. She took off the silver spear with her hands behind her back, pointed at Gao Cheng's nose and shouted:

"In my humble opinion, the reason why Your Excellency is reluctant to join the army at the emperor's call must be because you have a heart of benevolence and do not want to fight with your fellow clan, but Your Excellency has built a rebel army, robbing the rich and helping the poor, which shows that Your Excellency is not a cowardly person. , in that case, why not use this heart of benevolence and righteousness to protect the country, rivers and mountains, and fight against the barbarians?"

"Your Excellency, you know that the barbarians intend to break into Xingbeiguan every year, and how many murders are committed in Xingbeiguan? How many people's food and grass are looted?

Lin Aoxue's words were powerful and loud, and at the moment when Gao Cheng was speechless, he added another sentence:

"Wait here to sit and eat the mountains, and then you can't even save your own life. How can you talk about the disaster victims in the village? Since you have this opportunity now, you don't want to kill each other with your clan, then go north to Xingbeiguan, reward your ambition, and then To be able to live without worry, such a best of both worlds strategy, where is the loss to you!"

Gao Cheng was shocked, and even the man who was captured by Lin Aoxue was stunned, and the bandit soldiers who followed Gao Cheng were in an uproar. Gao Cheng rode on the horse, his eyes flickered, and he was very tangled. He knew in his heart that if he continued like this, he would be at the end of the road for a long time. Lin Aoxue's words touched him a lot and made him feel a little bit for a while. Trance.

After a while, he finally gritted his teeth, and under the astonished eyes of the bandits behind him, he took off the broad-backed sword behind him and held it in his hand.

"I have heard that General Lin is unparalleled in killing the enemy on the battlefield. I am fortunate to see it. If I don't fight, I will not regret it! I will put my words here today. If General Lin can defeat me, I will lead the way. This group of brothers went north and defected to General Lin's name, Fu Ruo, it's not even a weakling to point fingers at me!"

Gao Cheng's words were like a dull hammer, resounding through the entire mountain col, the army behind Lin Aoxue was in an uproar, and the bandit soldiers behind Gao Cheng also had their eyes wide open.

They don't mind where they go as long as they can eat with Gao Cheng, but Gao Cheng is born with divine power, and all the brothers in the stockade have seen it. After going through ten moves, Gao Cheng took the initiative to challenge Lin Aoxue, and Lin Aoxue's fierce name has spread all over Beichen.

In the face of Gao Cheng's invitation to fight, Xing Beijun laughed and sighed that Gao Gao was beyond his own power, but Lin Aoxue raised the silver gun in his hand and suppressed the whispers of the army. The smile on her face also closed, showing a cold and indifferent expression, confronting Gao Cheng with equal attention, and promised:

"According to Your Excellency's words, the battle is over!"

Lu Sheng was not worried at all about the outcome of the battle, he took off the luggage hanging on both sides of Lin Aoxue's saddle, Lin Aoxue rode his horse forward, and Gao Cheng also kicked and kicked forward for more than a hundred paces with his horse's belly. Lin Aoxue was about ten steps apart and looked at each other from a distance.

"Please!"

The back of the blade trembled, and Lin Aoxue took the initiative to charge. Lin Aoxue raised the gun and gave him enough respect. The two charged forward, the blade of the gun collided with the edge of the blade, and there was a crisp sound, and a huge force rushed up from the tip of the gun. Lin Aoxue's arms trembled, removing most of her strength, and the legs of the horse under her seat also stepped on the ground, leaving a few deep footprints.

Compared to Lin Aoxue's seemingly frail appearance, Gao Cheng exudes a very heavy arrogance. The sword and gun are connected, and Gao Gao's impact is not small. Lin Aoxue seems to be thin and small, but her technique of using force to fight is wonderful. At the top, the anti-shock force caused the horse under the seat to stagger and take a small step back.

When the two fought for the first time, Lin Aoxue, who seemed to be less powerful, had the upper hand.

"Hahaha! Rejoice! General Lin has to be careful!"

Gao Cheng's knife just used only 70% of his force, and it is difficult for ordinary people to bear this weight. Unexpectedly, Lin Aoxue took it easily. Since this is the case, Gao Cheng no longer hides his clumsiness, and strikes again with his backhand.

Lin Aoxue did not move, the tip of the spear turned, not to be outdone.

The two rode horses and horses back and forth, each time being accompanied by violent tremors and neighing, the force of the big sword swung by Gao Cheng was getting stronger and stronger, and Lin Aoxue's brows were also wrinkled. Therefore, when Elevation's next knife was coming, Lin Aoxue suddenly fell on his side and hung on the side of the saddle.

The tip of the spear slid past the blade and hit the knife grid with a crisp sound, which shook Gao Cheng's wrists numb, and the tiger's mouth cracked. , suddenly lifted him up, fell off the horse's back, and the steel knife also landed at his feet and plunged deep into the mud.

"Accepted!"

Lin Aoxue was still sitting on the horse, looking down at the elevation. The horse under her seat was calm, neither arrogant nor impetuous, and her temperament was similar to that of Lin Aoxue. Gao Cheng was still a little stunned when he fell off his horse. Lin Aoxue used to get a shot in his chest, and now he was in constant pain, and his breathing was a little uncomfortable, but he grinned.

The group of bandits looked at each other in dismay, some people didn't even understand why Gao Gao was suddenly picked off by Lin Aoxue, obviously they were still in a state of evenly matched before, how did Lin Aoxue's move change, and the moment when he showed his flaws, it turned into a chance to win.

Gao Cheng laughed for a while, then got up and grabbed the hilt of the big knife, and put the big knife on his back again with a loud sound:

"General Lin is really a fierce general, I'm better than I am!"

Then, holding the reins of the dark horse in one hand, he turned his head to look at the brother behind him, and shouted:

"Brothers! I'm going north to Xingbeiguan to kill the barbarians! If you want to go with me, stay, if you don't, there is still some rice in the village. Divide the things and go find your own livelihood!"

He didn't have anything to pack, and if someone stayed, the food wouldn't go to waste.

Lin Aoxue admired Gao Cheng's temperament that he said nothing and immediately practiced it. She smiled and nodded, her eyes full of admiration. After Gao Cheng finished speaking, no one in the team behind him left the team. After the bandits looked at each other, they all chose to stay.

"General Lin, since I don't have any of my staff going back to the cottage, I will ask General Lin to watch and distribute the remaining food and grass to the people in the village. Besides, can General Lin release the people now?"

He also thought about his brother who was detained by Lin Aoxue.

Lin Aoxue laughed loudly and said:

"Of course."

Then she waved her hand, and the guard holding the little leader released the man and let him go back to Gao Cheng.

"Your Excellency is going to Xingbeiguan, just tell the general that it was recommended by Lin Aoxue, and the general will be able to leave Er and Guanzhong."

Gao Cheng clenched his fists towards Lin Aoxue again and said:

"I wish General Lin an early victory and a triumphant return!"

"Lend your auspicious words!"

Lin Aoxue smiled, Gao Cheng told Lin Aoxue the location of his mountain gate, and then led the soldiers and horses behind him and Xing Beijun passed by, plunged into the valley, and never looked back.

Lin Aoxue watched the team go away, and when she thought goodbye, she immediately turned her horse around, swept her eyes, and ordered to call.

The army marched forward again, Lin Aoxue all the way to the east, and the cities he passed along the way were basically not stubborn. A quarter of the entire Beichen Kingdom.

After another half month, because the bandit soldiers in this area have been taken away by Gao Gao, Lin Aoxue did not encounter any obstacles on the road. He had just occupied a city, and when he was changing defenses in the city, suddenly a fast horse came running from a distance, Lin Aoxue was far away. Looking at it, I recognized that it was the messenger from the north.

The man hurried under the city tower and confirmed that the person standing on the city was Lin Aoxue, and immediately reported loudly:

"There is an urgent report from Xingbeiguan!"

Lin Aoxue opened the city gate and sent the messenger in. When the man approached, he suddenly knelt down on one knee and said to Lin Aoxue:

"General Lin Pian! Xing Beiguan was raided by savage soldiers three days ago and is in danger. The general was assassinated in his tent and was injured. He ordered General Pei and General Lin Pian to take care of the new city affairs, and immediately lead troops back to help!"

The news of the army came suddenly, and Lin Aoxue was stunned when he heard it. Xing Beiguan had 100,000 soldiers and horses. If it was normal, even if there were savage raiders, the soldiers in the pass would not be so panicked, but Bei Chenlong was in his own place. He was assassinated and wounded in the military tent, so it can be seen that this attack by the barbarians was unusual.

Lin Aoxue supported the arm of the messenger, frowned, and asked anxiously:

"Do you know who the barbarian leader is?"

The messenger knows everything:

"If you go back to General Lin, the barbarian brought the troops this time with a woman, the same woman who went outside the pass last time to call for battle!"

Zhe Ji!

Lin Aoxue's heart sank immediately. She has personally experienced how powerful Zhe Ji is, and Zhe Ji's cohesion and prestige among the barbarian tribes is far beyond the comparison of ordinary barbarian generals.

Zhe Ji personally led the troops to attack the city. Xingbeiguan only had 100,000 troops, which was definitely not enough!

Her heart suddenly panicked, Yunyan was still in Xingbei Pass, if the barbarians were to break through the pass, Lin Aoxue could not predict and dare not imagine the consequences!

Lin Aoxue clenched her teeth sharply and made a decisive decision. She left 20,000 soldiers and horses to garrison in the city, and she took away the remaining 100,000 people.

Previously, she and Pei Qing led the troops to go south to Wuyang, and then went through Wuyang to divide into two routes, Lin Aoxue to the east, Pei Qing to the west, and captured a total of eleven cities before and after. On the way back, she felt that the road was extremely difficult to walk.

No matter how she accelerated her march, time was still dragged by the pace of the hundreds of thousands of troops.

Because the exact location of Lin Aoxue and the others could not be determined, they ordered the soldiers to rush on their horses and followed their team all the way. It took three days to bring the news out of Xingbeiguan. Lin Aoxue led the army back. After traveling day and night, and walking for nearly ten days, I finally arrived at Yiping, which is the closest to Xingbeiguan.

When Lin Aoxue came to Yiping, the army led by Pei Qing was still on the way back. When Lin Aoxue saw many temporary military tents in Yiping from a distance, her heart felt as if a huge rock fell on it. Shen Shen Shen again, an extremely suppressed irritable and fearful emotion almost drove her crazy.

She forced herself to suppress her fear, gritted her teeth and entered the camp outside Yiping with the messenger, found Bei Chenlong's military tent, and hurried inside.

Bei Chenlong's condition was not very good. He was lying on the bed recovering from injuries, his face was pale, and he looked very haggard. When Lin Aoxue came, he subconsciously raised his head and looked at the curtain, and there seemed to be two points of panic in his eyes. After distinguishing that it was Lin Aoxue, he breathed a sigh of relief and waved to Lin Aoxue with a tired expression:

"Aoxue, come here."

Lin Aoxue frowned and walked towards Bei Chenlong, clasped his fists in a salute before his couch, and then asked:

"General, what happened? How did it suddenly become like this?"

A man who was ambitious and majestic more than a month ago suddenly changed his appearance.

Bei Chenlong's eyes seemed to be hiding something, and he looked extremely tired. He raised his arms, and Lin Aoxue took the initiative to step forward to help him up. He moved like this, and immediately began to cough violently. Lin Aoxue had never Having seen Bei Chenlong suffer such a serious injury, what is the identity of the person who assassinated him this time?

She was so anxious that even though she had already guessed in her heart, she still forcibly suppressed her fear, intending to hear a completely different result from Bei Chenlong's mouth.

Then Bei Chenlong spoke up and said:

"Xing Beiguan is broken."

Lin Aoxue's hand holding Bei Chenlong's arm suddenly tightened. Under the shock of her heart, her pupils contracted violently, and her heartbeat almost stopped. She breathed hard to suppress the unease that had filled her heart, and tried her best to restrain herself. He didn't ask about Yunyan's situation.

"The barbarians directly dispatched 150,000 soldiers and horses to attack the city this time. They occupied Xingbei Pass. Our soldiers suffered heavy losses, and the 100,000 garrisoned troops in the pass lost more than 60,000 in battle."

This was a very painful number, which made Lin Aoxue's spine go cold. However, with the individual combat capability of Xingbeiguan and the overall quality of the army, how could the barbarians attack the city with 150,000 troops and horses, how could Xingbeiguan lose 60,000 in battle? !

But what terrified Lin Aoxue the most was Bei Chenlong's following sentence:

"There are spies in the pass, and the barbarians know the deployment situation of Xingbei Pass very well."

Lin Aoxue closed his eyes suddenly, feeling extremely sad.

With such casualties in front of him, Lin Aoxue knew that there must be a black hand behind it. Otherwise, with the geographical advantage of Xingbeiguan, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if the barbarians dispatched 150,000 troops, Xingbeiguan would only have 100,000 soldiers. It is not easy for the barbarians to break the city, let alone cause such heavy losses of more than 60,000.

External collusion, internal assassination, well-planned, and a mid-level expert, even Bei Chenlong is no match, who is the opponent? How long has it been buried in Xingbeiguan?

If this spy was originally a barbarian, it would be fine, but if it was someone from Beichen who helped foreign enemies to harm more than 60,000 compatriots, what a vicious and cruel disposition!

"Then in Xingbeiguan... what's the current situation?"

Lin Aoxue struggled for a long time, and finally only asked this question. She couldn't imagine how Xing Beiguan would be treated by the barbarians. The events of Yong'an that year were still vivid in her mind. She was afraid that what she was about to hear would be something she could not bear. news.

Bei Chenlong coughed twice before answering:

"The barbarians did not order the massacre of the city this time, but the situation is not very good. We are currently retreating to Yiping, and we are short of troops and horses. We don't know how long we can support Mingzheng and Poyan. We need to wait for Pei Qing to arrive. Get back to Xingbeiguan as soon as possible!"

Xing Beiguan is Bei Chenlong's obsession and also his root. He has guarded this land for decades, and it is true that his ambition for imperial power once diluted his enthusiasm for this Guanshan, but the moment Xing Beiguan fell, this The pride and feelings etched into his bones hit his heart like a hammer, and taught him a lesson.

He wants to take Xingbeiguan back.

Hearing this, Lin Aoxue breathed a sigh of relief. The barbarians didn't slaughter the city, which meant that the people in the pass were not in serious trouble for the time being. She nodded in agreement, and told Bei Chenlong to rest in peace before walking out of his tent.

Her face was in a trance, and there was a hint of fragility in her expression. She didn't know what happened to Yunyan right now. Even if the savage soldiers didn't burn, kill and loot in the pass, the people in the pass would definitely not be able to live in peace. Is Yunyan waiting for her to rescue?

Her heart was heavy, and before she took two steps, someone suddenly rushed up from the side and punched her in the face.

Lin Aoxue couldn't dodge because she was distracted, and was hit by the powerful punch in an impartial manner. The mask on her face shattered with a click and fell to the ground. She also staggered and took a few steps back, waiting for her to get angry. When he looked up, he saw Gao Gao, who had come to the North because of her words a few days ago, was staring at her with red eyes like a mad leopard.

The situation came suddenly, and the guards on both sides were stunned for a moment before they reacted. They rushed forward, and several people worked together to press the crazy elevation to the ground.

"Liar! You liar! Dongzi is dead, and Xiaofu is also dead! Your special mother wants us to die!"

The restrained elevation struggled with all his might, and while he cried, he smashed the ground with his fists, until the flesh of those fists was blurred.

Lin Aoxue was stunned by Gao Cheng's punch, and then heard his heart-piercing accusation. Her whole body seemed to be stunned, and she was in a trance. She pursed her lips, as if a hole had been dug in her heart, empty. , the pain like a dull knife cutting flesh was entangled so tightly that she couldn't tell whether it was more guilt or more regret.

She didn't expect such a change. If she had foreseen it, not to mention that she would not let Gao Cheng lead his bandit soldiers to the north, and she would have taken Yun Yan away from the very beginning. Or, let her leave the north and go back to the capital.

But the cruelest word in the world is if.

No ifs, no assumptions, just **** reality.

None of them want this to happen, and no one can take responsibility for it.

She walked in front of Gao Cheng, leaned over and grabbed his collar, returning her fist with a fist, smashing Gao Cheng's head on the ground with a thud.

Gao Cheng no longer struggled, his eyes were still scarlet, and he was crawling on the ground. The scar on Lin Aoxue's face looked even more hideous at this moment.

She clenched Gao Cheng's clothes tightly, her fingers clenched tightly, her knuckles rattling.

"In this battle, Xingbeiguan killed 60,000 soldiers. All of them are as strong as your brothers. They were murdered by traitors, killed by barbarians, they are martyrs in the north, they are me The pride of the people of Beichen, it is my fault to point the way for you, but since you have decided to come up, you should be enlightened!"

"It's no use crying and hating, it will only humiliate their heroic souls! They spilled blood on Xingbei Pass, and told the barbarians to continue trampling on them. It doesn't matter if you hate me, but you should hate those barbarians!"

Lin Aoxue let go of her hands and let Gao Cheng fall to the ground. Her eyes were flushed, and she said with a cold face:

"It won't be long before the army will take back Xingbeiguan and avenge them."

When Gao Cheng was taken down, Lin Aoxue didn't order him to be locked up, he just let him calm down and think clearly.

When he turned his head again, Lin Aoxue met Pei Qing, who was rushing towards him. He had just come back from the front line. He and Lin Aoxue looked at each other and nodded, and then quickly disappeared into the camp.

Lin Aoxue covered her eyes wearily, tears dripping from the corners of her eyes, and she wiped them away with force. She is not hard-hearted, she can maintain reason most of the time, but the feeling of heartache is beyond the control of reason.

The person she cares about the most is still in Xingbeiguan at the moment, but there is no other way but to wait for her. Xingbeiguan is so big and there are so many savage soldiers that she can't be matched by bravery alone, so even if her heart has been The pain almost split open, and she still had to force herself to stay awake.

She took a deep breath, walked out of the camp quickly, and went to rectify the more than 100,000 soldiers and horses she brought back. Since Pei Qing has already returned, it will not be long before the army will go to war.

Not long after Pei Qing entered Beichenlong's military tent, he came out soon after, Beichenlong issued a military order, calling all generals and officers to attend the discussion.

Lin Aoxue is now an officer at the rank of general, so he can naturally participate in this discussion. Bei Chenlong called everyone to the tent and briefly described the current situation in Xing Beiguan. He appointed Pei Qing as the main general and Lin Aoxue as the deputy general. The commander had just arrived. The 300,000 soldiers and horses at Yiping and the 30,000 disabled people at Xingbei Pass immediately set out to capture Xingbei Pass.

As soon as the military order was issued, a scout suddenly returned news from Xingbeiguan, Bei Chenlong let him enter the tent, but when he saw the scout kneeling on one knee, he said in a panic:

"General! Xingbeiguan has changed! The barbarian garrison has begun to retreat!"

What? !

All the generals in the tent were shocked by the news. The barbarians seemed to have calculated the time when the Xingbei army would return to help, but they had expected it one step earlier. The barbarians are about to retreat!

Bei Chenlong was so angry that the veins on his forehead jumped violently, but he was seriously injured. When he was angry, he immediately coughed violently, and his face was bruised and vicious.

He clenched his teeth hard, slapped the edge of the bed, and said angrily:

"Send troops now!"

The barbarians made Xing Beiguan fall so badly, how could they let them go as soon as they said they would?

"General, is there any fraud in this matter?"

The cunning of the barbarians has made the soldiers of Xingbeiguan feel deep fear, they have to think more, what if they are just a trick to hide people's ears, they lead the troops to rush over, but they are ambushed by the barbarians, so what? Is good?

Bei Chenlong's face was gloomy and uncertain. In the past, he might have directly criticized this man for being frightened and timid as a mouse, but today is different from the past.

Bei Chenlong coughed a few times, then raised his head to look at Lin Aoxue and Pei Qing, panting and said:

"The two of you are careful. First, find out whether the brute is really retreating. Seizing the barrier is the first priority. If there is a chance, it is best to deal a blow to the brute, but don't be greedy for success and make sure to be safe."

Pei Qing and Lin Aoxue nodded in agreement. They did not act in a sloppy way, and they discussed a strategy to capture Xingbeiguan.

The barbarians had been stationed in Xingbei Pass for seven or eight days before, and this time, news suddenly came out that they were about to retreat. Presumably, the supplies in the pass were not left behind. This time the battle to seize the pass was the same as the last Zhe Ji general Lin Aoxue. Sent back to Xingbeiguan, the battle of the sneak attack on Poyan was exactly the same.

Lin Aoxue let out a long sigh and tried to calm herself down. The most important thing right now is to cooperate with Pei Qing to take Xing Beiguan back. In fact, the moment she heard the news of the retreat of the barbarians, Lin Aoxue felt a little relieved. At least, if they could retake the city faster, she would be able to confirm whether Yun Yan was safe or not.

Otherwise, no matter how much she misses her, she will not be able to get the news of Yunyan immediately.

Lin Aoxue's heart was extremely heavy, and even her breathing felt very oppressive and uncomfortable, as if a dull knife had cut her heart, causing the pain in her heart to continue and intense, and could not be stopped.

The army's tracks could not be concealed. They spent two hours rushing to Xingbeiguan. The entire city was silent.

The scout who had previously sent orders to Yiping led the way, contacted the scouts who had been squatting outside Xingbei Pass for continuous inspection, and reported to Pei Qinglin Aoxue and others that the barbarians had all evacuated Xingbei Pass from the northern gate an hour ago, and a garrison Neither was left.

Pei Qing's face turned cold, and Lin Aoxue looked at each other. They both saw strangeness and suspicion in each other's eyes. They frowned, fearing that the savage soldiers were singing an empty city plan.

After hesitating for a moment, Pei Qing let a team of 5,000 soldiers break open the city gate, the scouts entered the city first, and the army behind them was ready to wait.

However, after entering the city, the scout will explore around the gate, and then quickly return to report:

"General Pei! General Lin Pian! There are no barbarians in the pass! The barbarian army has been evacuated!"

Lin Aoxue took a step forward and asked:

"How about the people in the gate?"

Pei Qing glanced at her sideways, and sighed that Lin Aoxue really loved the people like a son. In this case, the people in Xingbeiguan were the ones that he cared about the most.

Deterred by Lin Aoxue's aura, the scout trembled and replied respectfully:

"People in Guanzhong can't stay behind closed doors, it doesn't look any different!"

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