The bright moon is like water, and everything is quiet.

Chu Huan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the majestic shadow in the distance. The pass was his biggest obstacle at present, and the power of this tiger was too fierce. If he could not surrender, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The land in the northwest is too barren, and once it is cut off from the contact with the pass, it will definitely cause chaos.

Chu Huan knew very well that the implementation of the equalization order in the northwest and the mutual adjustment of renting and commissions did indeed win the hearts of the people, and his reputation in the northwest was at its peak.

But he also knew that many places in the northwest had starved to death, and it was still some time before the autumn harvest, but the food stored in the northwest could not provide relief to the refugees in the northwest.

When the people are hungry, they will no longer care about any honest officials. Their first thing is to fill their stomachs and at least let their families survive.

At present, the number of victims is still limited and has not caused chaos. However, as time goes by, once the number of refugees increases, there will never be a shortage of ambitious people in the northwest, which will inevitably provoke chaos in the people.

Chu Huan believed that as long as the chaos in the northwest was in trouble, the equalization order he had worked hard to implement would collapse. Local governments strictly prohibit the people from harvesting food before the food matured, but the hungry people would obviously not care about these things at that time.

"Duke Chu, there is still one more hour." Chu Huan looked at Xigu Pass for a long time, and there were many soldiers and horses behind him, but they were silent. No one dared to come forward to disturb Chu Huan. At this time, time was approaching, and Xu Shao finally came forward to remind him softly.

Chu Huan nodded slightly and turned around. There were a large number of soldiers and horses behind him. Countless war horses were forming formations, while cavalry soldiers were holding the reins of the horse and sat next to the war horse.

The people are all raising their energy.

Hou Jingang and others were not far behind Chu Huan. When they saw Chu Huan turning around and coming forward one after another, Chu Huan glanced at the generals and said softly: "The rise and fall of the Northwest is here. Generals, if we can't take Xigu Pass tonight, we will have no face to see the elders and fellow villagers in the Northwest again."

Hou Jingang and Gu Liangchen were originally the Black Wind Cavalry generals of Zhu Qingyue. In addition to these two, there were not a few generals who were originally affiliated with the Black Wind Cavalry who were thrown under Chu Huan's command. The current Northwest Cavalry Legion is actually the main force of the Black Wind Cavalry.

Xu Shao and Lang Wazi seemed very calm, but Hou Jingang and Gu Liangchen were quite excited, with bright eyes. After they were under Chu Huan's command, they both followed Xu Shao to train the Northwest Cavalry Legion, but they had no chance to make military achievements. Today can be said to be the first battle under Chu Huan's command, and both of them had the intention to make contributions.

"Duke Chu!" Hou Jingang stepped forward and bowed: "With the trust of Chu, the Mo General did not have the merit of being a good person, but he had to take care of Chu. Today, he begged the Duke Chu to hand over the vanguard position to the Duke. If he cannot take down Xigu Pass, the Du General will come to see him."

"Director Chu, the Mo General is willing to be the vanguard." Gu Liangchen bowed and said, "The Mo General not only wants to take down Xigu Pass, but also offers Da Xi Zhang's head!"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "The two generals are eager to fight, so I can understand your feelings. And tonight, the two generals really need to do their best!"

The two looked at each other and both showed joy.

Chu Huan said in a deep voice: "Hou Jingang, Gu Liangchen obeys the order!"

The two knelt on one knee, and Chu Huan said, "I will order you to lead two thousand men each. At the established time, you must rush to Xigu Pass. Once the door is opened, no matter what method you use, you must insert our army's flag into the moment!"

The two of them said solemnly: "The last general will take the order!"

At the critical moment of Xigu, He Yuanqing still had no sleepiness. The night wind was gentle, standing above the critical moment, but under the whisper of the night wind, it could relieve the sultry summer night.

But for some reason, He Yuanqing's right eyelid kept beating, and this feeling made He Yuanqing feel a little restless.

Guan Lei was in a relaxed mood. Seeing that He Yuanqing was full of thoughts all night, he also knew that He Yuanqing was cautious and very suspicious, so he didn't care.

"It's already the hour." Guan Lei stretched his waist and smiled, "Old He, since you can't sleep, I'll take a look first. The general is not drunk for a long time. I don't know when I will wake up when I am drunk, but I'm afraid I may not be able to get up tomorrow. I'll change you again when I can't sleep tomorrow."

He Yuanqing smiled and said, "It's all for me to leave it here!"

Guan Lei patted He Yuanqing's shoulder and said nothing more, so he was about to go down to rest. Before he could take a few steps, he suddenly heard a scream from the side of the wall: "Look, what is that!"

As soon as the sound was heard, several consecutive shouts came: "Look, someone!"

"What's wrong!"

He Yuanqing and Guan Lei changed color at the same time, rushed over, approaching the edge of the wall, and looking into the distance. At first glance, it was not clear. However, when you looked carefully with the moonlight, you saw a dark cloud suddenly appearing on the distant land, and it was vaguely visible that the dark cloud was moving quickly towards Xiguguan.

"Old He!" Guan Lei looked solemn, "What's the point of seeing?"

"It's a human!" The black cloud was still a little far away, and He Yuanqing couldn't see it clearly. He poked out half of his body, held his breath and looked carefully. Soon, his pupils in his eyes contracted: "It's a cavalry, it must be a cavalry!"

He Yuanqing is a veteran. At first glance, the dark clouds didn't seem to be fast, but He Yuanqing knew that it was just a reason for distance. In fact, the other party was moving extremely fast, and as he moved towards this side, the dark cloud seemed to be expanding rapidly and gradually spreading.

"Blow the horn!" He Yuanqing made a quick decision and immediately issued an order: "Send the order to the entire army, the enemy soldiers are coming, prepare for battle!"

The low horn sounded quickly, and then spread to both sides of the junction. Under the training and governance of Da Xizhang, the soldiers guarding the junction were quite combative and disciplined. With the sound of junction, figures flashed at the junction. Everyone moved in the shortest time. The catapult cart was quickly raised, and the soldiers quickly moved the stones stocked up in the city to the vicinity of the catapult cart. The archers were already holding their bows in their hands, carrying arrow boxes, and quickly moved to the edge of the wall.

The low trumpet sound not only made the defenders respond quickly, but also awakened many sleeping people east of the pass.

The refugee camp that stretched for more than ten miles began to ring with the low sound of horns. Many people were bedded by the ground and had already sat up at this time, and the people lying in the tent had also lifted the tent and poked their heads out.

Although most people do not know what the horn sound means, this low horn sound like a choking still makes many people feel uneasy.

Among the people who were going northwest, there were many officials, gentry and wealthy families. They naturally understood what the sound of the horn meant, and many people's faces changed.

Someone has already whispered: "Someone is going to attack Xigu Pass, yes, Xigu Pass is blocked, and the Northwest Army cannot hold on, so we send troops to attack!"

"Xigu Pass is so strong. Isn't it said that even if there are 100,000 troops, it is difficult to capture the page?" someone next to him asked in confusion.

"Since we've been called, there's their way, so don't blame so much. We're here, maybe we'll get the people coming to Chiyu. Hurry up, pack up and leave here quickly!"

In the camp, people who guessed the truth of the matter immediately started to move.

This kind of thing spreads very quickly, and it spreads rapidly in the camp, and people have begun to escape east.

He Yuanqing had already pulled out his knife and stood by the wall. Guan Lei shouted loudly, ordering the defenders to guard their positions, and then said to He Yuanqing: "Old He, I will send someone to wake up the general!"

"The general is drunk like that, and I don't know if he can wake up." He Yuanqing looked solemn, "I have just been there. The general slept very heavily. Let's send someone to shout quickly. Let's talk about whether he can wake up!"

Guan Lei immediately sent someone to report, then walked to He Yuanqing, looked at the black cavalry that was rolling over here, and said, "Old He, don't worry too much. We have a tight defense here. They can't bear to kill, so let them see what it means to be a copper wall."

He Yuanqing looked solemn, and suddenly thought of something, and his face changed slightly.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that He Yuanqing's expression changed drastically, Guan Lei knew that something was wrong and hurriedly asked, "Old He, you!"

"Xuanyuan Shengcai!" He Yuanqing said sternly: "Go quickly, Xuanyuan Shengcai must have problems. Hurry up and send someone to guard the office!"

"Xuanyuan Shengcai?" Guan Lei frowned and said, "Old He, you mean!"

He Yuanqing said anxiously: "You don't think about why Xuanyuan Shengcai had just arrived before Chu Huan's army followed? Look at those soldiers and horses, there were thousands of people, and they were all cavalry. Think about it carefully, how many cavalry can there be in total in the northwest? These cavalry can be said to be full of all. In order to chase Xuanyuan Shengcai, how could it be possible to mobilize all the cavalry in the northwest? Moreover, Xuanyuan Shengcai has no close friendship with the general, so why did he get the general drunk and become sworn brothers!"

Guan Lei had already reacted at this time, stomped his feet and cursed, "This bastard who is stinging inside and outside!" He pulled out his sword, turned around and left, and He Yuanqing shouted loudly again: "Also, Shimen, Shimen, seal them in the passage, don't let them occupy the Shimen!"

Guan Lei was already angry at this time and led a few soldiers to run away.

In the passage, Xuanyuan Shengcai had already woken up the soldiers who were raising their energy in advance. Naturally, all the three hundred cavalrymen would not get up. They received secret notices and pretended to be sleeping.

"General, it seems to be a horn sound!" Ye Jun heard the voice faintly and reminded in a low voice. Xuanyuan Shengcai had nodded, looking at the hourglass, his armor had been removed. Seeing the hourglass, Xuanyuan Sheng stood up immediately, took the big knife, and gave Ye Jun a wink. Ye Jun nodded slightly, Xuanyuan Shengcai went to the stone gate, and arrived in front of the stone gate. The stone gate was closed, but there was a round hole as thick as an arm on the door, which was used to talk. Xuanyuan Shengcai shouted inside: "Open the door, I am Xuanyuan Shengcai, open the door!"

After the stone gate, two soldiers were on duty day and night. When they heard the shouts, they knew that Xuanyuan Shengcai was a distinguished guest from Xigu Pass. They did not hesitate and opened the door.

The stone gate opened, and a soldier was about to say something, but he felt the strong wind suddenly coming. Before he could react, a big knife had already slashed down in the air and was slashing his head. The soldier next to him was stunned. Xuanyuan Sheng did not hesitate, and another knife was cut off the man's neck with a backhand.

Seeing the stone gate open, Xuanyuan Sheng took action. Ye Jun suddenly stood up, pulled out his knife, shouting loudly: "Brothers, the time is here!" He roared and rushed towards the stone gate.
Chapter completed!