In Hanjiang Pass, in the spacious hall of Fan Mansion, Li Luanhu, dressed in military uniform, sat high above the main seat.

On both sides below, there were two rows of main generals of the Tang army sitting on the chairs at the door. Behind them were there a row of deputy generals, side-level generals, and other generals.

On the head seats on both sides were Luo Tong and Qin Huaiyu, and Shan Ximu and the General Wang sat in their lower heads respectively. Dou Xiantong, Chen Jinding, Luo Zhang and Qin Han were also sitting in a relatively front position.

"My generals, Hanjiang Pass has been defeated! However, there are still many levels below, and we need to take them all in one go," Li Luanhu glanced over the generals and said slowly: "Hanjiang Pass was settled, and it will take some time. I intend to ask General Shan to lead 30,000 elite troops to take the lead and attack Qinglong Pass. After the general settled Hanjiang Pass, the army would rest, and then advance. General Shan, what do you think?"

Shan Ximu was slightly stunned when he heard this, then stood up and bowed to Li Luanhu and said, "The Marshal has his life, and the general will naturally obey! However, the general is weak, can he choose some generals to accompany him?"

"Of course!" Li Luanhu smiled lightly and nodded: "All the generals here, General Shan can choose as much as possible."

As soon as Li Luanhu finished speaking, Luo Tong stood up and said, "Marcenary, I am willing to go with General Shan to attack Qinglong Pass."

"I am willing to go with you in the end!" Dou Yihu then stood up + Chang + Feng + Literature + + cfwx + ask for his order.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Zhang, Qin Han, Qin Ying, Cheng Qianzhong and other young players all stood up one after another.

Seeing this, Li Luanhu couldn't help but smile and nodded with a light smile: "Okay! All the generals are not afraid of hearing Zhan. It's rare! General Luo, you, an experienced veteran, will go with you, and I am very relieved. Since that's the case, then General Shan will be the main general, General Luo will be the deputy, Dou Yihu, Luo Zhang, Qin Han, Qin Ying, Cheng Qianzhong and other young generals will accompany the army."

"I wish you and others can achieve another military merit and win the Qinglong Pass!" Li Luanhu said loudly and stood up.

Shan Ximu and others responded respectfully: "Yes, we will never let down the Marshal's high expectations!"

"Okay, let's prepare first! Order the troops and prepare the food and grass. You can set off," Li Luanhu, who nodded slightly, turned to the other generals: "Generals, each returning to the camp to rectify the troops. The injured soldiers arranged for military medical treatment as soon as possible, and not delayed; the dead soldiers were properly buried: the surrendered soldiers at Hanjiang Pass were reorganized as soon as possible."

"Yes, Marshal!" The generals responded with a loud bang and quickly retreated.

The originally lively hall suddenly became quiet. Only Fan Long and the General Wang stayed.

"Marson, why do you want Shan Ximu to lead the army to capture Qinglong Pass and give such great achievements to him and such young generals?" General Wang looked at Li Luanhu with some confusion.

Li Luanhu narrowed his eyes and smiled meaningfully: "Great honor? General Wang, do you know who the guardian of Qinglong Pass is? What is its origin? Do you really think Qinglong Pass is so easy to win?"

"This" General Wang was slightly stunned and said with some uncertainty: "Zhao Dapeng, the general of Qinglong Pass, seems to be nothing outstanding. As for his origin, he doesn't know much about this last general."

Li Luanhu turned his head and looked at Fan Long and smiled, "General Fan Long, tell me the origin of Zhao Dapeng!"

"Zhao Dapeng. The disciple of Zhu Dingxian, a casual cultivator, has good martial arts skills!" Fan Long said slowly, "Zhao Dapeng himself is not difficult to deal with. As long as a general with high martial arts skills, he will have the chance to kill him off the horse when fighting in front of the formation. However, Zhu Dingxian is not an easy person. Although Zhu Dingxian is only a casual cultivator and his Taoist practice is not too profound, he is proficient in Qimen formations. He may not be good at fighting with others, but fighting between the two armies will definitely make people headache."

General Wang suddenly nodded and smiled when he heard this: "It turns out that the Marshal wants Shan Ximu and the others to explore the formation first!"

"Exploring the formation?" Li Luanhu, who smiled faintly, suddenly showed a hint of coldness on his face, and his tone suddenly became as cold as the cold wind in the cold sky: "You are wrong, I want them to die!"

Facing Li Luanhu's sudden cold gaze, General Wang's face suddenly turned pale.

Seeing this, Li Luanhu, who smiled coldly, got up and left the hall.

Fan Long, who then stood up, shook his head slightly, looked at General Wang with some disdain, and followed Li Luanhu.

In the quiet water corridor in the mansion, Li Luanhu was in front and Fan Long followed casually.

"Fan Long, your house is pretty good!" Li Luanhu, who suddenly stopped, stood on the railing and stood on the side of his body.

Fan Long, who walked slowly to Li Luanhu, also said with a relaxed and indifferent smile: "Brother Li, what a trick to kill people with a knife! When Shan Ximu and the others are killed or injured, it is indeed a good plan to clean up the mess. But have you ever thought about it? If Shan Ximu and the others really conquered Qinglong Pass through Zhu Dingxian's block, then such a contribution would be really great!"

"The credit is great, but it's a pity that they may not have the blessing to save it!" Li Luanhu smiled unanimously: "I know what you are worried about. If that boy Shan Ximu defeated you, are you a little afraid of him?"

After saying that, he turned his head to look at Fan Long, who had a faint smile on his face and a little unnatural expression. He reached out and patted his shoulder. Li Luanhu couldn't help but smile: "I admit that Shan Ximu is indeed not simple, and I can't see through him. However, he should not be very good at formation. So, you should keep your concerns in your heart. Even if he successfully conquers Qinglong Pass and makes a contribution, it's nothing. Once he fails, Zhu Dingxian will not show mercy to his men."

"That's right!" Fan Long nodded and narrowed his eyes: "If they both suffer losses, that would be even better."

"Both losses are both injured?" Li Luanhu laughed silently, and then turned around and left. A voice came into Fan Long's ears: "Recovering the wound well, we won't have to clean up the mess soon."

Fan Long, who nodded his head and watched Li Luanhu leave, couldn't help but narrow his eyes and murmured to himself: "Li Luanhu, what is your ultimate goal? Accumulating military merits and being named a marquis and kings? Can such a goal really satisfy your ambitions? Perhaps your real goal is"

"What is the teacher asking me to cooperate with Li Luanhu?" Fan Long, who took a deep breath, looked up at the distance.

Twenty miles outside Qinglong Pass, Shan Ximu brought 30,000 elite Tang troops here to set up camp.

The night was getting darker, and in Shan Ximou's tent, Shan Ximou, dressed in military uniform, was watching with an ancient book in his hand, reflecting a slightly dim candlelight.

"General Shan!" A gentle voice sounded. Luo Tong, who was also dressed in military uniform, walked in: "Have you hadn't rest yet?"

Shan Ximu, who didn't raise his head, responded calmly: "Didn't General Luo have not rested?"

He walked to the side and sat down, picked up a cup of herbal tea on the side and drank Luo Tong. Seeing that Shan Ximu was still looking down and reading the book without any intention of speaking, he couldn't help but speak, "General Shan, this place is not far from Qinglong Pass. Should we discuss how to capture Qinglong Pass?"

"I didn't even see the closing of Qinglong Pass. Is General Luo a little anxious?" said Shan Ximu.

Listening to Shan Ximu's slightly inexplicable words, Luo Tong couldn't help but narrow his eyes: "What does General Shan mean? Do you think we can't easily reach Qinglong Pass?"

"Someone is more anxious than us! This guest has been welcomed for more than ten miles away before he even came to the door." Shan Ximu, who closed the book, said in a slight tone, and at the same time, he looked up and shouted to the outside: "Come here!"

Outside the tent door, a personal soldier opened the curtain and walked in. He knelt down on one knee and shouted respectfully: "General!"

"Please invite General Dou, General Luo, General Cheng and two General Qin!" Shan Ximu ordered calmly.

Seeing the personal soldier retreating. Luo Tong, who reacted, couldn't help but change his expression and asked hurriedly: "General Shan, will the Xiliang soldiers and horses in Qinglong Pass come to attack tonight?"

"General Luo doesn't have to worry, you'll know soon," Shan Ximu said casually with a smile.

Seeing Shan Ximu holding the wise beads, Luo Tong was relieved and couldn't help feeling helpless. After all, Shan Ximu was the main general. Seeing Dou Yihu and others coming to the tent next, Shan Ximu assigned combat missions to them as if no one else was there, Luo Tong even felt that he was a little unnecessary here.

After Dou Yihu and others left, Shan Ximu turned to Luo Tong and said calmly: "They are enough to deal with the sneak attacks at night. Let's wait for news here with peace of mind!"

"Yes!" Luo Tong, who nodded slightly, turned to frown and said, "The General Zhao Dapeng of Qinglong Pass is not afraid. However, I heard that his teacher Zhu Dingxian seemed to be a paradise, and his methods are good!"

Shan Ximu narrowed his eyes and smiled lightly, "General Luo is quite well-informed, and he even knows this. Indeed, Zhu Dingxian has some methods that should not be underestimated. However, such a late-night calamity event should not be done with Zhu Dingxian's identity. Besides, although he has some cultivation, he really faces Dou Yihu and the others, and it is hard to say who will lose and who will win!"

"General Shan is very confident in the boys," Luo Tong was slightly stunned, then shook his head and laughed.

Shan Ximu's unquestionable mouth curled: "You can only be able to win a hundred battles if you know yourself and your enemy. If Zhu Dingxian doesn't come, it doesn't seem too difficult to kill him with the strength of Yihu and the others. If this is true, it saves a lot of trouble. After all, Zhu Dingxian is very good at formations. If we set up a powerful formation outside Qinglong Pass, we will really have a headache."

"Formation?" Luo Tong frowned immediately when he heard this. For a general like him who is extremely brave but does not understand the formation, facing the formation is undoubtedly a headache.

Shan Ximu's eyes flashed slightly and said lightly: "General Luo, Marshal Li wants us to attack Qinglong Pass as vanguard this time, but there are quite some unpredictable meanings!"

"Hmm?" Luo Tong was stunned, then frowned and looked up at Shan Ximu with a slightly changeable expression: "What do you mean?"

Shan Ximu looked at Luo Tong calmly, and then said calmly: "Can you not think of it?"

"This won't!" Luo Tong's eyes shrank slightly, and he shook his head and gritted his teeth slightly.

Shan Ximu shook his head without commenting, then lowered his head and turned on the ancient books on the table in front of him and read them carefully.

Looking at Shan Ximu who was reading a book, Luo Tong, who was frowning, could not calm down. He took two sips of tea with some anxiety, and then rubbed his hands and paced back and forth in the military tent.

But for a stick of incense, Luo Tong seemed to be as short as a year for this matter.

When Luo Tong couldn't help but go to investigate the situation personally, a faint sound of shouting and killing came. Luo Tong, who was walking, pausing, paused, paused, and his whole body tensed up instantly. He took a deep breath and murmured: "It's true that there was a night attack! Did you fight?"

"General Luo should sit down and wait! They will be back soon." Shan Ximu turned his head around the page casually without raising his head.

Luo Tong sighed softly, sat down helplessly, picked up the teapot next to him, poured a cup of tea into his mouth.

After about one stick of incense, as some vague sounds of horse hooves in the camp sounded, the rapid footsteps were getting closer and closer, and their bodies were covered with blood. Dou Yihu, Luo Zhang and others entered the military tent together.

"How is it? What's the situation?" Luo Tong stood up and couldn't help but ask.

Dou Yihu, who was smiling, stepped forward and bowed: "Report to the two generals, the last generals and others led 5,000 troops to meet the enemy. The enemy obviously did not expect that we would prepare in advance. We were ambushed halfway and caught us off guard. About 2,000 soldiers were killed or injured. A few were captured, and few escaped were killed and killed. They were killed."

"It was Luo Zhang who shot that guy with one shot. That shot was amazing. He was so enchanting and seeking life!" Qin Han smiled and said, "We haven't even had time to take action yet! This guy is taking action too quickly."

Qin Ying also said with a smile on his face: "General Shan, Uncle Luo, we heard the shouts from the Western Liang army that the guy who was killed should be Zhao Dapeng, the commander of Qinglong Pass. That guy, his martial arts are really not very good."

"Hehe! Actually, his martial arts are quite good, but he was besieged by us and was unable to make any moves, so I was lucky enough to pick him up with a shot." Luo Zhang scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

Listening to his son's military achievements, Luo Tong couldn't help but look happy: "Okay! Zhang'er. Good job!"

"Okay, there is no need to be too humble!" Shan Ximu stood up and smiled with an ancient book, "I killed the enemy's chief general in the first battle. This is a great contribution. Luo Zhang should be considered the first contribution, and the rest of them are also auxiliary contributions. When the marshal arrives, I will ask the marshal for you."

Luo Zhang shrugged his shoulders and said without comment: "Marson? He is afraid he will not be happy that we have made contributions."

"Zhang'er, don't talk nonsense!" Luo Tong shouted with dissatisfaction with frowning.

Shan Ximu waved his hand and said, "Okay, Luo Zhang, you all go and rest first! Tomorrow, we will still enter Qinglong Pass, but it will not be delayed. Zhao Dapeng is dead. If he can take the opportunity to occupy Qinglong Pass, it will be the best."

"Yes!" Luo Zhang, Dou Yihu and the others bowed their hands and turned around and left together.

Seeing them leave, Luo Tong looked at Shan Ximu with a look of relief and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Shan Ximu and smiled: "General Shan, look at you leading the army, you are really planning and predicting the enemy's initiative! Speaking of which, if you are determined, you are also a handsome man."

"Is it intentional?" Shan Ximu shook his head and narrowed his eyes: "General Luo, the father and son of the Xue family are both talented and have made great military achievements for the Tang Dynasty. So what? Just because of the failure outside Hanjiang Pass, Ding Shan was directly beaten to the end by the emperor. Do you think, with my origin, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty would trust me?"

Luo Tong frowned when he heard this: "Ximu, do you still have any prejudice against the Tang Dynasty?"

"Previous?" Shan Ximu looked at Luo Tong and shook his head slightly: "I'm just talking about the matter!"

Luo Tong sighed helplessly: "Hey! Although the emperor is not as wise as the ancestor of the emperor, he is still a wise ruler. Those who are kings are not perfect and always have some bias. As ministers, how can we be dissatisfied with the emperor because of this?"

"Three generations of loyal and kind-hearted Luo family have made great military achievements for the Tang Dynasty. However, I am different from General Luo," Shan Ximu shook his head and turned around and walked back to the chair behind the table to sit down, picked up the ancient book and said calmly: "It's not too early, General Luo should go back and rest early!"

Listening to Shan Ximu's almost direct drive, Luo Tong was stunned for a moment and shook his head with a helpless smile in his heart and turned around and left the military tent.

At 5 o'clock the next day, Shan Ximu's 30,000 troops were buried in the pot and made rice. After breakfast, they began to set off their camps and march towards Qinglong Pass while it was dawn.

The sun slowly rose, and several miles outside Qinglong Pass, the army crossed the official road was flying dust.

"Report!" The scout came to report and turned over and got off the horse in front of Shan Ximu and knelt on one knee: "Report to General, in the basin within the low mountain canyon ahead, red clouds and mist surround, and hot air evaporates, blocking the way to the west."

Shan Ximu couldn't help but frown and shouted softly: "Cheng Qianzhong, Qin Ying, you stay and let the soldiers stop for a while. General Luo, Yihu, Luo Zhang, Qin Han, you follow me to see the situation."

"Lead ahead!" As he said that, Shan Ximu ordered the scout in front of him.

The scout responded with a horse, turned his head and led Shan Ximu and others to gallop forward together.

After a journey of thousands of meters, the war horses arrived shortly after running. The group rode their horses to a hillside. Looking down at the huge valley basin below from the cliff in front of the hillside, they saw the red clouds rising and changing, like a huge stove-like fire, and the rolling heat waves swept through. Even though they were separated by a distance, they still felt a burst of heat as if they had entered the summer of June.

With a dull explosion, some fireballs could be seen vaguely in the rising red clouds and fog, which fell on the ground and turned into clusters of flames. The hot energy made the space distorted and blurred.

"Formation?" Qin Han, who was thinking, said in a low voice with a frown.

Luo Tong also frowned and shook his head and sighed, and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect that it was such a good and bad spirit. We really encountered the formation. This place is surrounded by the continuous valleys, and this is the only way to Qinglong Pass. Now that we are blocked by the formation, we will never have the chance to go to Qinglong Pass without breaking this formation, let alone take Qinglong Pass."

"General Shan, how about it? Do you have a way to deal with this formation?" Instead, looking at Shan Ximu staring at the formation in the valley and pondering, Luo Tong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked with some anticipation.

Shan Ximu, who had been silent for a while, shook his head and sighed slightly under the anticipated gaze of several people on the side: "This formation is not simple, and I can only barely see some tricks. It is difficult to break the formation."

"What should we do? Should we stop and wait for Li Luanhu to bring troops? At that time, he may make things difficult for us," Luo Zhang frowned and said helplessly.

Luo Tong shook his head helplessly: "If you are not sure about breaking the formation, it is better not to take action rashly, otherwise once you fall into the formation, it will be more than worth the loss."

"Hmph!" A cold snorted and echoed in the valley filled with red clouds. A fiery phantom flew over and landed on a red cloud condensed by a red flame above the valley, turning into a Taoist robe with a red face, a red hair and beard with a blush. His eyes that seemed to be burning with flames looked coldly at Shan Ximu and others: "Do you dare to kill my disciples, but you dare not come to break into the Red Cloud Formation of Zhudingxian? Unexpectedly, my disciple Zhao Dapeng actually died at the hands of you rats!" (To be continued...)
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