In the summer when the clouds are shining, cicadas scream in the forest. On the official roads between Hongnong County, smoke and dust splashed from their feet, rising from the sky and spreading into a light gray.

The creaking shaft of the car was twisting and moaning, and the man who drove the old donkey wiped the sweat stains on his forehead. From time to time, the wife and children sitting on the car fucked in a panic and curled up, and there were countless surging figures around. The old man who lost his wife held a broken bowl and followed the crowd with a staggered cane. The occasional crying sound came, no one paid attention to, and the lost child stood by the roadside and cried loudly; there were also people in the green forest mixed in, looking back at the road when they came, looking back at the sight of the crowd, all of whom were crowded with people, moving slowly numbly.

The yamen running horses to keep order were neighing among the ridges of the distant fields: "Don't go forward any more, don't congestion on the road!"

However, no one paid attention to it. When Tongguan was broken, the soldiers from the entire city would either surrender or die in battle. The people who heard the news dared not stay and went to Chang'an, the capital, or went to Chang'an, or went further to seek relatives or made another way to make a living. No one would be willing to bet on whether these chaotic soldiers would kill them, such ordinary people.

"Men, please let go of the road and disperse to the nearby townships. Don't go forward any further."

On the side of the long dragon, the officials followed the horses and kept persuading the people who passed by. The capital issued an order, Chang'an would deploy a defense line and not take in refugees who had escaped. The gods would not care about the other meaning of these people, but they dared not announce it. Once they talked about it, those who believed in gods and Buddhas were likely to cause greater chaos.

Yang Guang could only send officials, and the yamen runners lobbyed and moved people to remote villages and towns, waiting for the war to end. Even if the officials knelt down and kowtowed to them, few people went to the mountains and forests and towns.

Not only Hongnong County in the east, but also Feng Ling in the south, Zhejiang Yang, Shangluo, and Feng Ling in the north, were also in this scene. The soldiers and generals who were ordered by the emperor to evacuate the city defense early, and it was like the roads in the northwest were inconvenient. The news was blocked. The 50,000 troops of Li Gui from Liangzhou advanced eastward and were difficult to resist. Liu Jianwu, a general who had been northwest of Rong for many years, led the remaining troops to fight and retreat, and stopped in Tianshui County.

"You can't retreat again... You will retreat again, and you will be in the capital, Chang'an."

The towering city wall stretched from side to side, surrounding for more than 30 miles. Liu Jianwu stood on the top of the city, looking at the sky clouds to the west, his gray hair and beard trembled slightly in the wind, and sighed.

Around him, the old troops, the defenders in the city kept carrying the equipment, stones, and rolling wood. Even the beams of the people's houses were collected and moved to the city wall. Liu Jianwu held the hilt of the sword at his waist, turned around and walked slowly. Looking at the busy scene of the city wall, he couldn't help but reminded him of Murong Fuyun, who was trapped in the Great Valley, smiled self-deprecatingly.

"I guess the Tuyuhun Emperor was in this mood at that time..."

The wind blew up in the evening, and some broken "Sui" flags flew away. As we walked forward, the deputy general beside Liu Jianwu looked at the broken red color rendered in the sky and seemed a little uneasy.

"General... can we defend this? Those who are not like humans at all, and who can get up and continue to beat them by swords and guns. The brothers all said... they all said..."

Liu Jianwu turned his face and said, "What do you say?"

"Everyone said it was a monster, and it was also said it was possessed by a god."

hehe.....

Liu Jianwu chuckled, turned his face back, continued to walk forward, and helped the two soldiers fight against the rolling wood, and patted the dust on his hands.

"So what? We are gods and monsters, so let's not guard them?"

He slapped the wall with one hand, blinked his tired eyes, and said firmly: "If you serve as a soldier, you should defend your territory and wrap your body around. How can you stop fighting just because you can't win? Then, will the soldiers like us become a joke and look down on you!"

"Even if there is a god on the other side... a demon... isn't there a national master? At this time, your Majesty and the national master should be dealing with it. What we have to do is to defend and delay the rebels."

In fact, he didn't understand in his heart that Li Gui was originally the Sima of the Yingyang Mansion of Sui State. Why did he rebel and become king? How did he collect such a group of soldiers who were not afraid of swords and guns?

There were still more than a hundred miles to the west. Li Gui, the King of Daliang who Liu Jianwu thought of, had led his 50,000 troops to conquer Zhangye, Dunhuang, Xiping, Jincheng, and Longxi, and quickly advanced eastward, as if he was rushing to the direction of Chang'an all the way.

The sun sets, and the red glows are in the red light, and the flags are stretched for miles. The vast army raises dust and rises straight into the sky. Li Gui, who is riding on the war horse, is looking into the distance east.

"After crossing the city ahead, you will be able to meet with the immortals in Chang'an."

As a famous family in Hexi, Li Gui was originally Sima of Yingyang Prefecture, Wuwei County. He suddenly rebelled, which made everyone confused. However, no one knew that a few months ago, he was possessed by the Tinto Pheasant, one of the twenty-eight constellations, which caused this war chaos to disrupt the world and get the Kongtong Seal back. These things were planned in heaven and cannot be changed.

"When it's dark, arrive outside Tianshui City to camp!"

He issued an order, and the surrounding army accelerated its pace and advanced with a dense sound. Just as he looked into the distance, a fast horse returned in front, which was the scout attached to his immortal soldiers.

"There is a yin energy spreading in front of you, and there should be a yin spirit appearing."

Li Gui frowned slightly, raised his face on the horse's back and looked at the sky. It was getting dark. "It seems that the Yin God granted by Lu Liangsheng has arrived."

Thinking of the experiences of the Xingsheng Immortals before, I waved my hand and ordered:

"Be careful and move forward slowly! You can check which Yin Shen is."

The scout who received the order turned his horse's head and ran away. However, it was dark. Less than thirty miles past, a gloomy wind blew out of the loose forest. Hundreds of ghosts held flags and bowed and crossbows, guarding a chariot and floating out. The next moment, the chariot instantly pulled the distance closer. Before the scout could react, an ancient bronze dagger passed through his body, setting a golden figure in half.

The figure on the chariot came down, and the sword tip wrote a few seal scripts on the horse, leaving behind the fainting scout's body, patted the war horse, and let it run back to Li Gui in its original direction. It was taken forward and saw several big words composed of yin energy - King Wu'an of Qin, Bai Qi.

"The Yin God on earth dares to bully me!"

Li Gui suddenly shouted loudly, and his palm slapped the lingering yin energy. The war horse was knocked over to the ground with a wailing sound. The four hooves struggled for a few times and then disappeared.

"I want to grab him with my own hands and erase my soul!!"

Soon, 50,000 troops advanced rapidly along the horizon. On Tianshui City, Liu Jianwu, who heard the news, came in armour and sword. Looking at the end of the sky and earth, a black line swept over with dust and smoke. When it hit the wall with a punch, gritted his teeth and squeezed out the sound.

"Prepare for war!"

"General!"

Almost at the same time, the deputy general's voice was also shouting: "Look over there!"

The last afterglow of the sunset fell, and the direction was pointed, there were thousands of troops coming from somewhere. They lined up in arrays to guard a chariot slowly coming from the side. The armor on their bodies were holding long soldiers and the hands were not as good as those on the Central Plains.

The strange army that suddenly appeared, Liu Jianwu on the city wall and a group of soldiers guarding the city fell into a tense atmosphere, waiting for the other party to be an enemy or a friend.

However, at the same time, Dou Jiande and Li Mi, who spread across Hongnong County, were the first to encounter a group of enemies.
Chapter completed!