In Xiangzhou City, in the backyard of the state yamen, more than a dozen large trees covered with clouds block the scorching sun and circled out a piece of shade. Cheng Qun, wearing a wide robe, sat cross-legged on the bamboo couch, with a chessboard in front of him. Cheng Qun was concentrating on, twisting a black piece with both hands, falling down with a snap. After looking at it for a moment, he picked up another white piece. This time he was undecided and hesitant. He wanted to make a move, but he took it back.

"General!" Outside the shade of the tree, there were rapid footsteps. Cheng Qun raised his head and looked at Peng Zhongjun, the magistrate of Xiangzhou who was walking towards him with burnt faces. He smiled slightly and threw the white piece in his hand back into the chess box.

"Hare the Hong Maid breaking through Shuocheng?" He raised his head and looked at Peng Zhongjun.

"The general knows!" Peng Zhongjun said in surprise: "I just received an urgent report from the Pegasus in Shuocheng. Shuocheng was lost, and ten thousand Xiangzhou Town Army were defeated. Now they are fleeing to Xiangzhou City. The White Lotus bandits are chasing each other in a hurry. Where did the lord get the news?"

Cheng Qun laughed and waved his hand, "Sit down, Lord Peng, look at your anxious look, can't you guess? Come and have a tea!" He lifted up the teapot on the square table beside him and poured two cups.

"Thank you General!" Peng Zhongjun picked up the teacup, looked at Cheng Qun, and said with shame: "The General once hoped that the Xiangzhou Town Army could defend Shuocheng for three days, but within one day, the bandits would break the city. Zhongjun was really shameless to see the Lord."

Cheng Qun took a sip of tea, "It's okay! Although it was a bit unexpected to me, Shuocheng was originally planned to give it to his opponent. However, Lord Peng, the town army really needs to be well rectified. It is so unbearable to fight, how can I take on the heavy responsibility in the future? This time I can send troops to help, and next time, I may not have such good luck!"

Peng Zhongjun nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, it's really annoying. General, you are in charge of warriors. After defeating the bandits this time, I would like to ask General Cheng to worry. It would be impossible for this town army to be remediated!"

Cheng Qun smiled and said, "This is a small matter. When this matter is over, I will send a group of grassroots officers to your army. I will help you bring the army up. Even if I move south in the future, I will not be afraid of the bandits' rebellion!"

Peng Zhongjun was overjoyed, "I would like to thank the general for this. The so-called general is the courage of the army. With these experienced and brave grassroots officers under the command of the general, our Xiangzhou Town Army will be reborn."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" Cheng Qun drank all the remaining tea in the cup and stood up with a smile. "Sir Peng, Shuocheng is only more than a hundred miles away, so we should prepare to welcome the guests!"

"Please, General!"

In Shenwu County, another attack came to an end before the night came. The three-eyed tiger's auxiliary soldiers still did not take Shenwu. But today, their performance was obviously much better, and they attacked the city wall several times. The stalemate with their opponents was a little longer. Although they were still driven off the city wall in the end, everyone believed that as long as they came again, they would take Shenwu County.

"Luo Yi. The second leader has conquered Shuocheng, which is only thirty miles away from Xiangzhou City. The attack on Xiangzhou City will be launched soon. I can't get entangled here. Shenwu County is left to you, whether it is to fight or surround him. Be careful!" The three-eyed tiger looked at the still burning Shenwu County tower and said.

"Brother Hu don't worry, you can go to Xiangzhou. If you go to Xiangzhou for less than three days, I will definitely conquer Shenwu. Lead my troops to join you and contribute to the head's attack on Xiangzhou City!" Luo Yi smiled and said, "You can feel that they are at the end of their strength. If there weren't a thousand Leopard Guards at this time, we would have already taken Shenwu."

"Be careful! I will lead the cavalry to attack Xiangzhou City in the early morning tomorrow." The three-eyed tiger stretched out his hand, grabbed Luo Yi heavily, turned around and slapped the horse and left.

Tu An sat silently in the city tower, with no lights in the room. With the torches on the city wall, he could see his face full of excitement. After several days of fighting, the garrison in Shenwu County did not do his best. In order to make the three-eyed tiger outside the city mistakenly think that this was the Xiangzhou town army, they only took out about half of the people to fight in the city at a time, and the rest were on standby as reserve teams. Only when a dangerous situation arose, a reserve team would be sent to rescue the enemy. To lead an elite army like the guard against the three-eyed tiger's auxiliary soldiers, Tu An even tried his best to think about how his subordinates could show weakness to the other party.

The Hongniang captured Shuocheng and was advancing towards Xiangzhou City. The three-eyed tiger should have impressed Shenwu County and led the main force to attack Xiangzhou City. He would not take a Shenwu defender who had been beaten to death in his image.

Thinking of the proud part, Tu An couldn't help but burst into laughter. Under the city of Xiangzhou, Hong Madam was about to fall into a huge trap.

The General of the Fuguo did not want to get entangled with Hongniang in the northwest. He was eager to include the northwest under his rule, so he tried his best to weave such a trap. For this reason, he even made a deal with Su Can Congliang, so he was able to withdraw the leading guards from the battlefield between both sides and enter Xiangzhou in batches. Tens of thousands of leading guards became the biggest variable in this battle.

Tu An stood up and walked out the window. Dawn was already showing in the sky. It was almost dawn. He walked out the window and stared at the mountains in the distance. At this moment, an arrow with fire light shot into the sky on the high hills in the distance, flew high, and a line of fire broke out in the air, flew towards the Shenwu County, and slowly fell to the ground with all his strength.

Tu An laughed loudly, the main force of the Three-eyed Tiger left, and the only ones who were left under the city at this time were only the thousands of auxiliary soldiers. He stretched his arms and reached out to attract his personal soldiers, "Tell my brothers that the White Lotus bandits may launch another attack after dawn. Everyone should be careful. I'll go to bed first. We have to wait for the Three-eyed Tiger to go further before we can start."

The personal soldier smiled and said, "General, don't worry, go to bed. To deal with these people, we can pick up snails with ten fingers, and we will definitely get it."

Tu An laughed loudly, with his hands on his back, and left the city tower with his hands in his back. The moment he walked down the city tower, the sound of gathering soldiers in the camp of the White Lotus Sect soldiers in the distance below the city sounded again. Tu An shook his head and left on his own.

The leading guards in Shenwu County took off the costumes of Xiangzhou Town Army, put on their standard military uniforms, gathered in the city, and once again repelled Luo Yi's attack. At this time, it was already noon, and it was time to counterattack.

Tu'an appeared in front of the soldiers in full arms, looked at the energetic soldiers, and nodded with satisfaction. These days, the men under his command were so exhausted.

"Get out of the city and attack!" Without any extra agitation, Tu'an issued a simple order.

The gate of Shenwu County was opened, and three thousand elite guards rushed out of the city and quickly formed a formation outside the city. On the city, there were sounds of war drums and loud horns.

Luo Yi, who had just finished an attack, couldn't believe his ears after hearing the reports from his personal soldiers. He ran out of the camp and saw the opponent's army coming out in Shenwu City. His heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley. This was not the Xiangzhou Town Army, but the leading guard. At this time, the opponent's clothing, flying flags, and strict military appearance were definitely not something that the Xiangzhou Town Army could do.

These days, they have been pretending to be the army of Xiangzhou. This idea spreads wildly in their hearts like a poisonous weed. Luo Yi was like a soldier cellar. He had experienced many battles and naturally knew what this meant. If the leader guards could appear here, then they could appear anywhere in Xiangzhou, for example, on the road of the three-eyed tiger advancing, or under the city of Xiangzhou, this was a conspiracy. They had to face more than just the Leopard Guards, no leader guards.

Before he could come up with a countermeasure, the leading guards on the opposite side had already advanced forward. Amid the rumbling drums, the leading troops lined up in neat formations and slowly advanced towards them. The cavalry on both sides ran and protected their flanks.

"Come!"

"General!"

"You bring two horses and go chase Tiger Master immediately, tell him the situation here, and let him be careful of ambushing!" Luo Yi said in a deep voice.

"Yes, General!"

Watching the personal soldiers leave, Luo Yi took a deep breath, turned over and jumped onto the war horse, "Beat the drum and fight!" he shouted loudly.

The three-eyed tiger led the three thousand main cavalry and rushed along the avenue to Xiangzhou City. The more we were heading towards Xiangzhou City, the terrain became more and more undulating. You could already see the high and low mountains in the distance. The only way to Xiangzhou City and to accommodate cavalry is to pass through. The hills with shrubs and pebbles are everywhere. For the cavalry, it is not so important that one death trap is a death trap, and the horses with broken horse hooves will be difficult to survive.

But it is gratifying that there are no other fortresses or cities in the direction of Shenwu to Xiangzhou City. You just need to run all the way to Xiangzhou.

To be honest, the Three-Eyed Tiger does not like this kind of combat environment. He grew up in the desert and was a natural cavalry general. He prefers the desert environment where the sky is high and the clouds are low and the endless. There is a paradise for cavalry, galloping on horseback, chasing clouds and lightning, determining victory or defeat with speed, and determining life and death with equestrianism.

I looked up at the sun. It was noon. The soldiers had been running for a morning. It was time to take a break. In such hot weather, it was said that they were people or war horses. I was already very tired at this time. I stopped to rest for a few hours and avoided the vicious sun. After the sun sets, I moved towards Xiangzhou City.

"Stop moving forward, the whole army rest!" After the orders quickly passed to the army from the front of the army, all the cavalry stopped and turned over and dismounted. They were busy picking water bags from the saddle, feeding them first, and then turning the water bags back and drinking happily. For these cavalrymen, the war horses are their other comrades who can entrust their lives to each other.

Most of them stopped to rest, but the whistleblowers had no time to rest. They changed into an empty horse they had carried before. They continued to move forward, and they also had to be alert and inquire about military information.
Chapter completed!