evening.
A green war horse wearing armor entered Wuping County, with a young man sitting on the horse.
He looks twenty-three or four years old, with three-dimensional facial features, electric eyes, fair and shiny complexion, and a small red mark between his eyebrows, which looks like a closed eye, adding a bit of evil charm.
This person is Wang Cheng.
After receiving Zhu Bangguo's military order, he rode a green thunder horse and rushed here non-stop, and finally arrived after six or seven hours of running.
It has to be said that the speed of Qing Lei, which transformed into a dragon scale horse, has increased more than three times compared to before, and its endurance has also increased many times compared to before.
It is no problem to travel thousands of miles a day, and even carrying a thousand kilograms of weight will not have a great impact on its speed.
After seeing Wang Cheng's identity token, the soldiers guarding the city immediately let him into the city.
In the past half month, Wang Cheng's name has spread throughout the Western Army. Everyone knows that the Western Army has produced an extraordinary figure. In less than a month, he was promoted from a martial artist to a captain.
"Master Wang came here alone to see the general?" Chengmen Wei asked.
Wang Cheng nodded and said: "Yes! I have an urgent military situation and need to meet with the general immediately!"
"Sir, please come with me!"
The city gate captain temporarily put aside what he was doing and personally led Wang Cheng to the general's mansion.
Song Huchen, the general of Zhenxi, was handling military affairs in the palace at the moment. When he saw Wang Cheng walking in, his expression changed and he immediately ordered the servants in the hall to retreat.
"I've seen the general under the mark!"
Wang Cheng performed a military salute, then explained his purpose of coming, and handed the letter in his hand to Song Huchen.
Song Huchen opened the letter and browsed it quickly, his face gradually turned ugly, and his face was so dark that it seemed like water was dripping from his eyes.
He put down the letter, stood up from his seat, and walked back and forth in the hall just like Zhu Bangguo did before, while saying: "What a Xia King Li Yuanjie, he actually hid this trick!"
"A peerless general. How could a small Xia Kingdom give birth to such a figure? He is also his own son, Li Yuanjie. He is going to use his son as a weapon to turn the tide of the war!"
Song Huchen has led the army for many years, and he knows very well the importance of a peerless general in a great battle.
A peerless general is known as the courageous one in the army. When two armies are facing each other, a peerless general can lead the army and gain the upper hand.
In terms of personal force alone, a peerless warrior could compete with a great master. In an era when King Wu was not born casually, peerless warriors and great masters were the top fighting power.
On the battlefield, the peerless general plays a greater role than the great master, because the peerless general is trained to rush into the battlefield and is more professional.
At this moment, a shout came from the front yard, with a cry in the voice.
"General! General!"
I saw a soldier rushing into the courtyard covered in blood. When he entered the lobby, he didn't pay attention to his steps and tripped hard on the threshold.
He ignored the pain and crawled to Song Huchen, crying: "General! My general... he died in battle!"
"Who?" Song Huchen didn't respond.
He has three Zhonglang generals under him, namely Jianwei Zhonglang general Zhu Bangguo, Fenwei Zhonglang general Fu Cheng, and Yangwei Zhonglang general Liu Xingze. Each of them leads more than 10,000 troops.
The soldier cried: "General Liu! It's our General Liu!"
"Xingze?" Song Huchen still didn't understand.
Although he ordered three generals to raid the Xia Kingdom, they all used cavalry. How could they be killed while sitting in the army?
Could it be that he personally led troops to raid the border of Xia Kingdom?
The soldier shook his head and said, "It's the Xia people. The Xia people have attacked our Nanli County!"
"Conquered Nanli County?" Song Huchen was confused.
Nanli County is where Liu Xingze's camp is located. The city walls are tall and strong, and there are seven to eight thousand troops stationed there. It is impossible to break the city without more than five times the force.
"Tell me! What's going on?"
Song Huchen was anxious. He had to find out what happened.
Wang Cheng walked to the soldier at this time, lifted him up from the ground, and asked him to speak slowly.
After calming down for a moment, the soldier said: "That group of Xia soldiers first encountered Colonel Zhang's three thousand cavalry. After defeating Colonel Zhang's men in one fell swoop, they put on my Great Zhou armor and disguised themselves as Our men cheated and opened the city gate."
After hearing this, Song Huchen's tiger eyes were half-squinted. If it was true what this person said, he could really break through the city gate.
However, he immediately had doubts in his heart and said: "The whereabouts of Zhang Chao's three thousand cavalry are very secretive. How did they encounter Xia's army?"
Subconsciously, he still felt that Zhang Chao and others had encountered Xia's army, otherwise it would be difficult to defeat Zhang Chao's troops.
However, what the soldier said next made him feel a wave of panic.
"General, without Xia's army, there are only a few hundred troops from Xia to attack me in Nanli!"
"Only a few hundred people?"
Song Huchen repeated these words several times and said, "Is it also the Black Eagle Army?"
His captain Chen Yang was still lying on the bed. He encountered the Black Hawk Army, and the three thousand troops were almost wiped out.
"I don't even know if they are the Black Hawk Army. In short, they are all very powerful, and the strength of the young adult who leads them is unfathomable!"
The soldier continued: "After this group of Xia people cheated and opened the city gate, they were quickly discovered by us. But when our people surrounded them at the city gate, it was the young man who killed them with his own strength. There is a way out."
"He is too strong. Our people can't even catch his roar. Our crossbows haven't been cocked yet, and his roar will shock them to death!"
At this point, he looked frightened and said intermittently: "My general personally took action, but he couldn't catch even one of his moves, and was captured by him instead. The general did not want to live in vain, so he died after breaking his heart."
He did not continue talking about what happened after that, but Song Huchen and Wang Cheng both understood.
Without the general Liu Xingze in charge, the seven or eight thousand troops in Nanli County were leaderless, and their defeat would be a matter of time.
Song Huchen's face was as black as coal. He turned to look at Wang Cheng and asked, "Can you kill someone with a roar?"
Wang Cheng did not hesitate and nodded: "Yes!"
Song Huchen raised his head and looked into the void, sighing: "I didn't expect to meet each other so soon."
"What does the general mean by this?" the soldier asked curiously.
Song Huchen didn't say anything, but just glanced at Wang Cheng, but Wang Cheng felt like Ming Jing.
As a large peripheral area, Nanli County's defenses have been tested for more than ten years and are extremely good. The city walls are covered with iron-armed crossbows that can kill the Grand Master.
Even if the city gate is opened by luck, the city is divided into several layers, and each layer is as guarded as an iron barrel. Even if a grand master breaks in, there will be no benefit.
Therefore, the group of Xia people who raided Nanli County was most likely led by the six sons of King Xia.
Song Huchen walked back to the main seat. After turning around, he looked at Wang Cheng with a serious face and said, "Wang Cheng, listen to the order!"
Wang Cheng looked solemn and straightened his back immediately.
Then, Song Huchen said: "The Xia people invaded the territory, massacred Nanli, and the guard died in the battle. In this autumn of life and death, the first priority is to protect the land and the country. Wang Cheng, the captain of the school, has bravely killed the enemy since he was in the army, and has made many military exploits. For the time being, I will promote you to the position of Zhonglang General. I hope you will drive out the Tartars, regain Nanli, and protect our people in the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Wang Cheng was startled when he heard this. If he heard correctly, was he temporarily taking over the post of Zhonglang General?
However, as far as he knew, General Zhonglang was already a general, and only the King of Zhou had the right to appoint and remove him. General Zhenxi did not have this right at all.
At this time, Song Huchen walked up to Wang Cheng with a piece of paper in his hands and said: "In extraordinary times, extraordinary things should be done. With your achievements, it is only a matter of time that you take over the general position. Now it is just an appointment in advance." This matter will be reported to King Ming on his own, and the formal appointment edict will be issued in a few days."
Wang Cheng took the document. His appointment was clearly written on the document, and the seal of General Zhenxi was stamped on the bottom corner.
With this document, he is the Zhonglang General, but he still lacks the formal edict from the King of Zhou, but this does not prevent him from exercising the rights of the Zhonglang General.
In fact, such appointments were common during wartime. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and even the generals of the three armies may be killed. If we wait for the monarch to appoint everything, the day lily will be cold.
"Wang Cheng, I can only raise two thousand cavalry, but I can only raise so much!"
Song Huchen looked solemn and told Wang Cheng: "Nanli County is related to our southwest defense line of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and there is no room for failure. No matter what method you use, general, you must do your best to take back Nanli County!"
"Got the order!"
Wang Cheng didn't even think about it. The memory engraved in his bones made him immediately accept the military order.
Song Huchen patted Wang Cheng on the shoulder and said: "This is a test for you. A peerless warrior will face a peerless warrior. There is no test more suitable for you. If you win, you will be famous all over the world, and high officials and generous salaries are waiting for you. you lose……"
He suddenly paused and said seriously: "If nothing can be done, you must come back alive!"
At this moment, he transformed into an elder again, completely denying the order just now, and the words of concern for the younger generation flowed into Wang Cheng's heart like a hot spring.
Wang Cheng's nose felt sore and he pretended to be free and easy: "General, don't worry, this small life will be of great use. If you die, you have to wait until I give birth to a son!"
After hearing this, Song Huchen pointed at Wang Cheng and said with a smile: "You kid can actually joke!"
Wang Cheng rubbed the back of his head out of habit. These words did not seem to come from his mouth.
Song Huchen continued: "I won't say any more. In short, the fall of Nanli County has become a fact. If it cannot be recovered, the responsibility will not be on you, so you should not have too much psychological burden."
Wang Cheng nodded, but secretly vowed in his heart that he would take back Nanli County no matter what.
For no other reason than two thousand men versus hundreds, and the leader is also a peerless general, why should he be inferior?
Naturally, Song Huchen didn't know what he was thinking, and said bluntly: "Okay! Take the military order I gave you, go to the camp to collect the two thousand cavalry, and set off immediately!"
"yes!"
Wang Cheng didn't stay long, called the soldier, and walked out of the hall together.
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