The ancient city wall of Xihua City stands in the vicissitudes of life in a vast land. The city wall stretches, like a giant with arms outstretched, holding Xihua's military and civilians in his arms.
In the Dazhou military camp, stationed fifty miles outside the city, dozens of flags fluttered in the wind. The tigers embroidered with gold thread on the black flags were showing their teeth and claws, as if they could pounce at any time and tear their prey into their belly.
This is the military flag of the "Hu Ben Army" led by the Great Zhou Pingnan Army Marshal and Prince Zhongshun Pang Xiao.
And a big flag with the word "Pang" in black characters on a red background is also hunting and fluttering against the wild wind together with the military flag.
In the barracks, the order was in order, except for the lively noise at the school grounds.
"it is good!"
"Marshal Pang is very skilled!"
"Wang Erhu, are you eating for nothing!"
"Four people fight one of the marshals. If you still lose, the steamed buns tonight will be shared with the brothers!"
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In the school field, four big, three thick, broad-shouldered and round-waisted northern men were bare-chested, covered in hot sweat and white air in the cold wind, their bodies covered with dust, and each and every one of them were rubbing their fists, and surrounded the strong young men who were also shirtless. .
Even after being beaten down twice, the four of them are still not convinced!
They don't believe it anymore!
The four of them are all men who can stand on their fists and move horses on their arms. They are not opponents in martial arts. Can the four of them be better than wrestling? !
Look at Marshal Pang, although he is strong and strong, he is also a thin man. People say that his strength is not a loss, but they don't believe that he will lose this time!
The four of them roared at the same time and rushed up.
The sweat on Pang Xiao's forehead slid down, and the white air was bubbling in the cold wind, with excitement flashing in his eyes, and he quickly confronted him.
"Marshal mighty!"
"You guys are working hard!"
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The soldiers watching the show were not afraid of the height of the stage and shouted excitedly.
Hu Zi pulled Zheng Pei, who was beard and beard fluttering and Daogu Xianfeng, to watch the battle, shouting to encourage Pang Xiao.
Wearing a thick cloak, Zheng Pei looked at Pang Xiao with a faint smile. The upturned crow's feet at the corners of his eyes and the smile lines at the corners of his lips made this gentleman in his 60s look extra loving.
The battle situation was quickly decided. Facts have proved that wrestling is not all about strength, but also about skill.
Pang Xiao stretched out his hand to pull up the men who had been knocked down by him, and said with a hearty smile: "Tonight, let's add food to the big guys, let's eat meat today!"
"Okay!" The crowd cheered for a while, and the eyes of every man looking at Pang Xiao were full of eagerness and admiration.
Pang Xiao laughed and chatted with the soldiers, wiping his sweat and walking towards Hu Zi.
Hu Zi immediately took Pang Xiao's clothes and a big towel to greet him, "Master, you were really amazing just now."
Zheng Pei also smiled and put his clothes on Pang Xiao, "Little Wangye must be careful, if you don't pay attention to maintenance when you are young, what should you do when you get sick when you are old?"
Pang Xiao wiped his sweat casually with a large towel, and tied his belt as he walked to the tent, "Mr. Zheng, don't worry, we are used to staying in the north, and we really don't feel cold when we come to the land of the Yan Dynasty. Not even more so.”
"Yeah, the master was so mighty just now, when will I be able to become like you? You are so talented, I'm too embarrassed to be your bodyguard!" Hu Zi's eyes were bright.
After entering the tent, Pang Xiao poured a large bowl of water, and felt sweating away at this moment, so he put on his black shirt neatly, and tied his hair firmly with straps.
The well-dressed person is heroic and noble, and he is completely different from the bright and rough man just now.
Zheng Pei nodded in satisfaction.
Pang Xiao was not good at hiding his emotions when he was young, and he wrote on his face whether he was happy or not.
After so many years of experience, he has been able to change his aura at will. When he needs him to be a rough guy, he is a rough guy. After the people, he has always been too lazy to talk much.
"Report!" Someone outside the account shouted back.
"Come in."
"Marshal, there is news from Xihua City. The Emperor of the Yan Dynasty urgently summoned the two generals Sun and their families back to Beijing, and replaced a general named Wang Hui."
Hearing the words, Pang Xiao waved his hand to signal the pawn to step back.
Zheng Pei smiled when there was no one in the waiting list, "It seems that the sage's plan worked, and Emperor Yan was really frightened."
Hu Zi said: "I think that the dog emperor is a fool at all. He is greedy for life and fear of death and has no brains. It's a pity that Sun Yuanming, although he used to be disrespectful, but his position is different. In the end, he is a hero worthy of admiration, master, don't you think?"
Pang Xiao nodded and said, "It is a blessing for him to take a step first."
Hu Zi asked suspiciously, "Huh?"
Zheng Pei thought for a while, and then explained: "The little prince is right, Emperor Yan is suspicious and timid as a mouse. I must have read the national book of our sage, and I will be scared to death. Their Yan Dynasty talents are withered, and the treasury is empty. , there is no one who can fight against the little prince, and all he can do is try his best to make peace."
"Begging for peace?" Hu Zi blinked, then suddenly, he said, "Mr. Zheng means that Emperor Yan will attack the Sun family?"
"Yes, what we want is Sun Yuanming's brains, and Sun Yuanming refuses to give it. The Emperor of the Yan Dynasty was not only reprimanded by our sage, but also threatened like this. This simple-minded idiot will definitely think of using the Sun family to make a knife to appease our sage. anger."
"This idiot." Hu Zi laughed loudly: "He will kill everyone who has the ability. Make those people in their country hate him!"
Listening to the excited conversation between Zheng Pei and Hu Zi, Pang Xiao thought of the person related to the Sun family.
Her family has suffered so much, and her future life should also be affected.
Pang Xiao was a little worried about Qin Yining.
Even if she is the daughter of an enemy, in his heart, she is always special.
Zheng Pei is a good person. Seeing Pang Xiao's expression, he asked with a smile, "What is the little prince thinking?"
He asked again jokingly, "Isn't the little prince thinking about that girl from the Qin family?"
Pang Xiao leaned back lazily on the armchair, with a smile at the corner of his mouth, his eyes were sharp, and he raised his eyebrows to look at Zheng Pei.
Zheng Pei was gouged out by him as if he had lost a piece of meat, but because he was a counselor who had worked with Pang Zhongzheng and half of Pang Xiao's master, he watched Pang Xiao grow up with his own eyes, so he did not shy away from speaking.
"Little Wangye, there are so many beauties in the world, what kind of woman do you want with your talent? Why do you always think about Qin Meng's daughter? Could it be that Xiao Wangye is happy with her?"
"Why has this king ever said that he is pleased with her?"
"What does the lord mean?"
"This king doesn't know yet."
"I don't know?" Zheng Pei frowned.
Pang Xiao said bluntly, "Because this king doesn't know how he feels about her, he wants to quickly bring down Yan Chao, put her by his side, and think about it slowly."
Hu Zi looked at Pang Xiao dumbfounded.
You are clearly looking at people! They have all offered up robbing other people's bead flowers as treasures, what else is there to think about! !
Zheng Pei's face was ugly, "Little lord, don't forget how the lord went there! If it wasn't for that dog thief Qin Meng, why would the Pang family be here!"
"The two armies face off against each other, their positions are different, and there is no chance of death in battle." Pang Xiao tapped his index finger on the table, "Qin Meng is hateful, but the most blameworthy, isn't he the one who originally had doubts about my father?"
Zheng Pei pursed his lips and said nothing.
Indeed, if it weren't for the suspicious and suspicious at that time, how could a alienation scheme with loopholes really put the Pang family to death
To put it bluntly, when Pang Zhongzheng was only a high-profile person, the emperor was just jealous.
"Besides, didn't Mr. Zheng take revenge on Qin Meng back then?" Pang Xiao asked again.
Zheng Pei raised his voice: "I just stole a girl out, I don't think Qin Meng is very sad, what kind of revenge is this? Back then, we had to resort to this strategy because we wanted revenge but were unable to do so. Now we have status and power. If you want to crush them, you can do it at any time, so naturally you shouldn't let Qin Meng go."
Pang Xiao's heart lit up, with a smile on his face: "Since you know that you will retaliate against Qin Meng in the future, why would you use an innocent person to stab you?"
Zheng Pei was speechless for a while.
At this moment, a high-pitched and hoarse voice came from outside the tent: "Marshal Pang, our family is here with the secret decree of the Holy Master."
It's the Army Superintendent!
On this expedition, the Zhou Emperor sent the great eunuch Lu Yuan to accompany the supervising army.
Hu Zi smiled and invited Lu Jianjun to come in.
Lu Jianjun was in his early thirties, with a medium stature, a handsome face, and a white face and no beards. He bowed respectfully to Pang Xiao with his slightly slender body, and gave the secret decree sealed in wax in his arms with both hands, with a flattering smile.
Pang Xiao glanced at Lu Jianjun, opened the envelope, and took out the note inside.
There are only two words on it - "Slaughter City".
Pang Xiao's expression remained unchanged, and he put down the note.
Hu Zi and Zheng Pei have been paying attention to this side's movements, and their hearts jumped when they caught a glimpse of the two words on the note from the corner of their eyes.
Pang Xiao thought for a while and asked, "Is the person who passed the decree still there?"
"Back to the little prince, people have already gone back."
"This king understands, I would like to trouble the supervisor to take this trip."
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." Lu Jianjun smiled and saluted, and respectfully retreated.
As soon as the people left, Zheng Pei clapped his hands and smiled: "The holy plan! In this way, the anger of the Yan Dynasty that has been provoked will definitely rise to a higher level!"
Pang Xiao turned towards Xihua City, and asked with a smile, "What percentage of the people are women and children and the real soldiers in the city?"
This is a question with a known answer.
Da Zhou's spies have long since figured out how many troops, how many people, and the geometry of food and grass are in Xihua City.
Zheng Pei understood what Pang Xiao meant as soon as he heard it, and said disapprovingly, "Little Prince does not want the kindness of women. Besides, the secret decree is also an imperial decree."
"Women's kindness? Maybe." Pang Xiao sneered: "The Yan Dynasty claimed to be 300,000 defenders of Xihua City, but in fact, counting the boys in their early ten years, the defenders of Xihua City were only 30,000 people. The war is a war between men and children, so what's the deal with the old and the weak, women and children? The world is in chaos, and it is the common people who suffer! Could it be that the slogans we raised up were false?! The old people, women and children of Zhili, what the fuck is this!! This kind of thing is inferior to the beast, whoever the fuck likes to do it! I don't do it!!"