Outside Jinlong Pass, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded.
The guarding soldiers were immediately alert, their swords unsheathed, and they gathered outside the gate of Golden Dragon Pass.
"Open the door!"
A loud shout suddenly sounded, and then the figures of Jiang Chunxiao and several personal guards slowly appeared.
"Quickly, open the door!" the guard captain said.
After the gate opened, Jiang Chunxiao and his guards immediately rushed into Jinlong Pass.
The pursuing army from the Western Regions immediately stopped when they saw Jiang Chunxiao and his party entering the pass.
"General, they have entered the Golden Dragon Pass, what should we do?"
Within the pursuit team, a soldier said.
"I didn't expect them to move so fast."
"Qian Xiangdong will inevitably die today."
"retreat!"
A man who looked like a general gave the order to retreat, and the pursuit team quickly evacuated here.
If he got any closer, he would be within the range of the trebuchet.
At that time, these hundreds of troops of his will be smashed into pulp in less than a quarter of an hour.
Inside Jinlong Pass.
"General, the pursuit troops in the Western Region have evacuated." A soldier reported to Jiang Chunxiao.
Jiang Chunxiao nodded, then looked at Qian Xiangdong, who was still unconscious on the ground.
"Wake him up."
Then, a soldier came over and poured a bucket of water on it.
Stimulated by the cold water, Qian Xiangdong suddenly woke up.
After waking up, Qian Xiangdong looked around and gave up completely.
The troops from the Western Regions who came to rescue him did not catch up with Jiang Chunxiao.
"Qian Xiangdong, no one can save you now."
"You betrayed the army and assassinated your colleagues. You will inevitably die today." Hong Mingfei walked over and said coldly.
"General... Lord Governor."
"My subordinate was just confused for a moment, which led to a big mistake."
"General, please give your subordinates a chance to make up for their mistakes!"
Seeing that the situation was over, Qian Xiangdong immediately knelt down and begged Jiang Chunxiao for forgiveness.
Suddenly, Jiang Chunxiao punched Qian Xiangdong right in the face.
Qian Xiangdong's nose and mouth suddenly started to bleed, and a few of his teeth flew out.
Later, Jiang Chunxiao grabbed Qian Xiangdong, who was knocked to the ground, and dragged him toward the camp.
After entering the camp, Jiang Chunxiao threw it directly in front of Lin Rui's body.
"Ask General Lin, can he forgive you?"
"If he says to spare you, this general will not pursue the matter." Jiang Chunxiao's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
At this time, there were already people standing outside the camp.
When the soldiers in Jinlong Pass heard that Qian Xiangdong had been captured, everyone wanted to eat him alive.
"Qian Xiangdong, you thief, General Lin treats you badly, but you actually do such a disobedient thing!"
"Qian Xiangdong, you betrayed Daxia and defected to the Western Regions. Are you worthy of your brothers who died on the battlefield?"
"General, kill him!"
"..."
For a moment, there was a lot of curses outside the camp.
There were even some hot-tempered people who had drawn their swords and wanted to avenge Lin Rui.
Fortunately, he was stopped by the military governor's team, otherwise Qian Xiangdong would have been chopped into shredded squid.
"Did you hear it?"
Inside the camp, Jiang Chunxiao asked Xiang Qian Xiangdong.
"Even if this general spares you, do you think all the soldiers at Jinlong Pass will spare you?"
At this time, Qian Xiangdong's eyes were already empty, as if his mind had been taken away.
Suddenly, Jiang Chunxiao drew his sword.
With one strike of the sword, Qian Xiangdong's head was cut off instantly, and blood sprayed across the entire camp.
"General Lin's heroic soul is not far away. Have a good journey."
"Leave matters on the Western Front to us with confidence."
After finishing Lin Rui's clothes, Jiang Chunxiao turned around.
"Someone, bring General Lin's body back to Kyoto."
"And inform His Majesty of today's events word for word."
…
A few days later, in Kyoto.
Lin Rui's body has been transported back to Kyoto.
When Jiang Qiulu learned about this, he was immediately furious.
At the back of the mountain, Jiang Qiulu watched Lin Rui's coffin being buried.
The hill behind the palace is where people who have contributed to the royal family are buried.
The people who sleep here are all heroes of the Great Xia Dynasty.
"I have been working with General Lin for more than ten years."
"General Lin fought bravely and made great achievements."
"I didn't expect to die at the hands of a villain. It's really a pity." King Jiang said behind Jiang Qiulu.
Jiang Qiulu's face was expressionless at this time, but anger was already rising in his heart.
"Where is Qian Xiangdong now?"
Jiang Qiulu turned around and looked at the soldiers on the western front and asked.
"Back to Your Majesty, Qian Xiangdong wants to escape to the Western Region Army."
"He was captured by the general and his guards and brought back to Jinlong Pass, and then he was killed immediately!" the soldier said.
"Humph, it's an advantage for him." Jiang Qiulu said with a cold snort.
Returning to Tai Chi Hall, Jiang Qiulu let out a long sigh.
"The Western Front is now leaderless and a new leader must be elected," Jiang Qiulu said.
"Brother, let Chun Xiao serve as the general of Zhenxi." Jiang Donglin said.
Jiang Qiulu nodded.
"That's what I meant."
"Right now, Chun Xiao has the highest military rank on the entire Western Front. He should be the General of Zhenxi."
"But Your Majesty, if Chun Xiao is allowed to hold this official position, it will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of some ministers in the court."
"They will think that Chun Xiao is in an important position and may arrange some things such as high achievements and shocking the master." King Jiang said.
"Let me see who dares?"
"If he is not convinced, then let him take this position on the Western Front."
"If you don't have the ability, just keep your mouth shut."
"Right now, when the country is in crisis, there are still people making irresponsible remarks from behind." Jiang Qiulu suddenly turned around and said.
"Don't worry, Shibo, if such a person really appears in the court."
"You don't need your Majesty's order, this junior will let the people from the Zhenfu Division arrest him." Di Yunhao said.
King Jiang was filled with joy when he saw these bloody young men.
With them here, they can definitely lead the Great Xia Dynasty to the top of the mainland.
"Eunuch Li, prepare a decree."
Li Mingzhi immediately stepped forward and listened carefully to Jiang Qiulu's instructions.
"The general of Zhenguan, Jiang Chunxiao, is now named General of Zhenxi."
"Have full authority over combat matters on the western front."
"..."
After the imperial edict was written, Jiang Qiulu stamped the royal seal on it.
Then have the soldiers take them back to the Western Front.
This incident quickly spread throughout the palace.
To Jiang Qiulu's relief, no ministers discussed this matter.
Some people may have opinions in their hearts, but they don't show it.
But as long as it doesn't interfere with the battle situation on the western front, Jiang Qiulu will turn a blind eye.
"The assassin sneaked into the Golden Dragon Pass."
"I was still struggling with the opinions of the courtiers on whether to defend or attack."
"Looking at the current situation, the result is already obvious."
"I believe that after the ministers know this result, they will no longer advocate defense."
