Invincible son

More than two hundred miles north of Jian'an City is the boundary of Yuancheng County, Lujiang Prefecture.

Everyone knows that the terrain in the south is as flat as a mountain, and if it weren't for the barrier of the Tiancang River, it would be difficult for the Southern Zhou Dynasty to stop Daliang's iron cavalry.Although the Gaoyang Plain, the best place to raise horses in the world, was occupied by Western Wu, the cavalry of Daliang was still too strong to resist compared to the Southern Zhou Dynasty.Apart from the Tiancang River, there is only one favorable location to the north of Jian'an City, and that is the mountains in Yuancheng County.

Among the mountains here, there is a pass connecting the north and south official roads called Shimen Pass. Two steep peaks rise from the pass, and the cliffs face each other, like a giant gate pushed open, hence the name Shimen Pass.

Shimenguan Canyon is more than 60 meters high, 6000 meters wide and [-] meters long.The pass was built [-] years ago. There are [-] elite defenders standing on the pass. Armaments and food are piled up like mountains. With the extremely difficult and dangerous terrain, it has become a model of easy defense and difficult attack.If you want to go south to attack Jian'an, the capital city, Shimen Pass is an important place for military strategists that must be captured, otherwise it will be impossible to guarantee the rear and supplies.

However, according to the estimates of the Southern Zhou Military Aircraft Office, the Shimen Pass guarded by [-] elite soldiers is enough to block more than ten times the number of enemies, so this pass has always been regarded as the northern gate of Jian'an.

Of course, such an important pass will not be guarded by ordinary generals. The current guard is named Lu Gong, who can be called a strange man in the Southern Zhou army.

Lu Gong's parents died when he was young, and he lived on wild vegetables and scavenging and begging. When he was nine years old, he went to Pingjiang Town in the east and was taken in by a kind family.He quickly showed his talent in martial arts. At the age of 14, he was chosen by the father of the town's official Fang Xie Xiao and selected into the army.

There are two things this person is best at in his life, one is training soldiers and defending the city, and the other is cultivating meticulous work.

He is six years younger than Xie Xiao, and he is seventy-seven years old this year.The two are close friends, and their friendship is not weaker than that of a brother. That's why he can be stationed at Shimen Pass, because this place is too important.

The scorching sun shrouded the earth in the afternoon, on the inner lawn of the General's Mansion, Lu Gong, who was dressed in bunting equipment, was practicing his sword.

Although he is close to knowing his destiny, he looks like he is in his 30s, with bulging muscles on his burly body, and his knife skills are crisp and sharp, without any sense of muddy water.

After finishing a set of saber techniques, Lu Gong took the sweat towel handed by his own soldiers and wiped off the bean-sized beads of sweat on his face, looked up at the scorching sun, and said in a deep voice, "Here you are?"

Another soldier replied respectfully: "Going back to the general, there are still about five or six miles to go."

Lu Gong said with a blank face: "Send 2000 soldiers, and I will leave the customs with this general."

"Follow the order!" The guards responded, and then left in a hurry.

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On the spacious official road, a team of more than [-] people moved forward slowly.

For a journey of more than two hundred miles, they walked for five days, which was the result of Pei Yue's repeated urging, otherwise, according to the footsteps of the princess's entourage, they could travel thirty miles a day at most.

The convenience in front is Shimenguan.

After about half a stick of incense, the majestic and solid pass is already in sight.

At this moment, only a burst of passionate drums sounded from the gate.

Immediately after the closed door was opened wide, a general in full armor led the infantry out slowly and lined up on the flat ground in front of the closed gate.

General Xia Fei's complexion changed slightly. Of course he knew who was guarding the pass here, and he also knew the relationship between Lu Gong and Ping Jiang Fang's family, but he never expected that the other party would put on such a posture.With the imperial decree issued by Emperor Qingyuan on his body, he can pass anywhere in the Great Zhou without hindrance, let alone this Shimen Pass.

"Marquis Zhongshan, please wait a moment, I will go to check first."

After Xia Fei left these words, he immediately went out with more than a hundred personal guards, and rushed towards the army that was in formation in front of the pass.

The entire team was forced to stop. Princess Qinghe's carriage and entourage were at the rear, Pei Yue's personal soldiers and the elite cavalry of the One Thousand Beiwei Battalion were in the middle, and the three thousand Jinwu Guards led by Xia Fei were in the front.

Deng Zai rode his horse to Pei Yue's side, and said softly, "Master, it seems that the visitor is not kind."

Although he is only a commander now, and the focus of his work has already shifted to the Beiwei camp, everyone knows that he is Pei Yue's most trusted confidant, who holds the most secrets of Pei Yue.After more than half a year of experience, Deng Zai's demeanor has become more calm and introverted, and he gradually has the background of a good general on the battlefield.

Pei Yue said calmly, "We are the ones who came."

Deng Zai smiled and said: "What the young master said is very true, but somehow there is a conflict, how should we deal with it?"

A sharp light flashed in Pei Yue's eyes, he shook his head and said, "It's still early, don't worry."

Xia Fei, galloping on a fast horse, obviously couldn't be as calm and composed as he was. He came to the pass with more than a hundred bodyguards, looking at Lu Gong with a stern face and the infantry behind him wearing armor and holding knives. , frowning deeply and asked: "General Lu, what are you doing?"

Lu Gong looked indifferently at the brigade behind him, and said in a deep voice, "Wait for someone."

Xia Fei vaguely realized that something was wrong, forced a smile on his face and asked, "Who is the general waiting for?"

Lu Gong said word by word: "Beiliang Zhongshanhou."

If we only talk about official positions, Xia Fei is the general of the Jinwu Guard after all, one rank higher than the other party, but the relationship between Lu Gong and Fang Xiexiao is too close, this is something that any general of the Great Zhou must consider and fear fact.If it wasn't the case, why would he be so cautious, he would have already sternly reprimanded him.

After hesitating again and again, Xia Fei said with a complicated expression: "General Lu, this junior is responsible for escorting Her Royal Highness to the north, do you know?"

Lu Gong thought for a while, lowered his eyes and said, "General Xia, you, Her Highness the Princess and the entourage can clear the customs immediately. Of course, the general will not obstruct you, but that Liangren can't."

Xia Fei wondered, "Why?"

Lu Gonghan said in a low voice: "My apprentice died at the hands of that Liang man."

The autumn wind is hunting, and the murderous intent is spreading.

Xia Fei had already guessed the answer, and the expression on his face became very complicated.As General Jin Wu, whom Emperor Qing Yuan trusted very much, he had a very good understanding of the situation in the Great Zhou army, and he was even more aware of the temperament and details of the middle-aged tiger general in front of him.From the perspective of others, the reason why Lu Gong was able to serve as the guard of the Shimen Gate was apparently because of his brotherly relationship with Zhen Guo Gong Fang Xie Xiao, but in fact it was due to this person's too tough and indifferent personality.

Perhaps it was because he lost his parents when he was young. Lu Gong never lied to others in his life, and his style of behavior was that he would retaliate, so it was difficult to cultivate a strong network in the army. Fang Xiexiao could only He was entrusted with the important task of guarding Shimen Pass to avoid conflicts between him and others.

However, he only had one disciple in his life, but he died in Pei Yue's hands not long ago.