A great man once said that in struggle we must be good at grasping the principal contradiction.

Northwest Yan has long since become a mess.

In the north, the war between the imperial court and Zhenbei Palace was in full swing.

In the south, the Xiliang Tianqi rebels have the potential to sweep across the two states of Xiliang and Yanbei.

Behind this.

It was a game between the imperial court and the King of Zhenbei, Marquis Fubo, the Northern Barbarians, and the people from the Western Regions.

The situation is complex and changing rapidly.

Coupled with the backward communication technology of this era.

Even though Zhang Chu holds such a big killer weapon as Fengyun Tower in his hands, it is difficult to grasp the context of the chaos in northwest Yanxi.

Not to mention, sorting out a thread from the chaos...

But as the saying goes, don't let others snore on the side of the bed.

The Peking League is a big mountain in the northwest of Yanxi. How dazzling it is?

No matter who gains power, they will regard the Peiping Alliance as a club in their eyes, and they will only want to pull it away quickly.

If even Zhang Chu was living his life in a hazy way, he might not even know why one day when armies from heaven and earth would attack Taiping Pass.

rule?

Rules have always been a yoke on the weak and a weapon in the hands of the strong.

Changing the location, Zhang Chu himself could find no less than ten reasonable ways to bulldoze the Taiping Pass.

If Xuanbei Prefecture wins against Zhenbei Palace, there will be no need for excuses. The swarming Northern Barbarian cavalry will tear Taiping Pass into pieces!

I cannot grasp the context of the situation in northwest Yanxi and cannot figure out a solution to the current predicament.

Zhang Chu can only start from himself...

Unexpectedly, everything was solved easily!

He completed the "Five Directions and Five Emperors Return to Yuan Gong" and reached the second level!

If Yanbei is in chaos again, the number of people who can kill him will never exceed the number of palms!

As long as he doesn't die, Taiping Pass will be as stable as Mount Tai!

In addition, his eldest sister Wu Jiuyu made such a fuss, and anyone who could kill him would never do it easily.

certainly.

This is hardly peace of mind.

But at least, there is room to breathe...

This is what Zhang Chu thinks.

However, before he could catch his breath, Taipingguan welcomed an unexpected guest.

"Ran Lin?"

Zhang Chu, who was sitting on a large gilded chair in the Rising Sun Palace, frowned at His Highness's soldiers and asked in a deep voice: "Is he the only one?"

His Royal Highness's soldier: "Reply to the leader of the alliance, he is the only one."

Zhang Chu groaned and tapped the table in front of him with two fingers, and said: "Open the door and welcome him in."

"Here."

The soldier clasped his hands in response and hurried out with his sword on his waist.

Zhang Chu stared at the soldier's disappearing back, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.

Although he and Ran Lin didn't meet many times, they could be considered old acquaintances... the kind of old acquaintances with a very ordinary relationship.

In his mind, Ran Lin is a strong person if he is strong in ability, but his methods are a bit underhanded...

Last year, in order to force him to lead troops north, he did not hesitate to let a small group of Northern Barbarian cavalry pass the defense line and massacre his Beiping Alliance's baggage team transporting grain and fodder to the Northern Xinjiang defense line.

Based on this alone, he and Ran Lin will never be friends.

If it were another time.

Ran Lin came to the door, Zhang Chu would never see him.

But right now.

Ran Lin is the true commander-in-chief of Zhengbei Palace.

The commander-in-chief of Zhenbei Palace was originally the Changsheng King Yingyong.

It's a pity that that guy is a reckless man with great ambitions but little talent. He dared to advance with light troops in an away battle, allowing Huo Qing to flood the three armies. In one battle, he wiped out nearly 200,000 of the imperial court's elite forbidden troops.

I don’t know whether the imperial court did not publicly remove him from the post of commander-in-chief of the Northern Campaign because it was a taboo to change generals on the battlefield, or because he was a prince of the clan. Instead, he hurriedly dispatched the Western Governor to the nearby area.

Xuanbei came to the rescue, but ended up taking advantage of Tian Qingjun's Li family...

Now in name, Ying Yong is still the main leader and Ran Lin is the assistant, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Ran Lin has taken over the 200,000 forbidden troops in Beiyin County and is exercising the true power of commander-in-chief in the northern expedition.

Therefore, no matter how much Zhang Chu hates this person, he still has to give him the most basic respect.

After all, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one.

Anyway, he had already made up his mind and refused Ran Lin regardless of why he came.

Not long after.

Under the guidance of the soldiers, Ran Lin, who was dressed in gray uniforms and had a gray beard and looked like an ordinary rich man, strode into the Rising Sun Palace.

"Leader Zhang, long time no see."

Ran Lin clasped his fists and said with a polite smile.

Zhang Chu smiled and clasped his fists in return, "That's so polite Ran Shuai, please take a seat...come, serve tea!"

Ran Lin sat down and stared at Zhang Chu, who was getting younger and younger in the palace. He suddenly sighed and said: "Brother Zhang is really a great person in the world. He has already traveled thousands of miles and reached great heights even after he was only a few years old. This is really embarrassing for this old man!"

Along the way, Zhang Chu seemed to hear such sentiments every time he reunited with old friends after a long absence.

But what Ran Lin said was really not a compliment.

Years ago, when he commanded an army of 300,000 in northern Xinjiang to fight against the northern barbarians, he was in the third level of the third realm.

At that time, Zhang Chu was only a fifth-grade person...

Not even qualified to stand in front of him and speak!

Later, by virtue of his efforts to regain Xuanbei, he was promoted to a higher rank, promoted to the second rank, and reached the sky in one step!

At that time, Zhang Chu was only at the top level of the fourth rank. No matter how he manipulated him, he could only dare to be angry but dare not speak out.

However, only one year has passed!

Zhang Chu actually stood in the same place as him.

At this moment, the distance between him and Zhang Chu was only a few feet, and the powerful aura of true energy faintly exuding from Zhang Chu's body actually made him feel terrified!

If I had to use an accurate description to describe his mood at this moment, I am afraid that only the three words "Beep the dog" would be barely adequate...

Zhang Chu listened to his sour words and suddenly smiled: "I have to thank Ran Shuai for this. If you hadn't forced me to lead the army north to fight against the Northern Barbarians last year, and won the praise of the people of Xuanbei, I'm afraid I would still be in the Fourth Five-Year Plan now."

Pin Youyou, if you think about it this way, Ran Shuai is half as good as me as a master."

As he said that, he really bowed his hand to Ran Lin from afar.

Ran Lin's face looked a little unhappy.

How could he not hear that Zhang Chu was mocking him for forcing him to lead the army north last year through dishonest means?

With his city, if it were for other things, no matter how unhappy he was, he wouldn't show it on the surface.

But on this matter...he really felt that Zhang Chu was right.

If he hadn't forced Zhang Chu to lead the army north to fight against the Northern Barbarians last year, and harvested a huge wave of public opinion, he might still be wandering around the fourth and fifth ranks now!

It was simply... ten dogs beeping!

After a while, the soldiers on duty outside the palace brought in two cups of fragrant tea.

The two of them drank tea and exchanged a few words of pleasantries in a moderate manner. Zhang Chu got straight to the point: "Ran Shuai is responsible for the important task of conquering the Zhenbei Palace and is busy with many things. Don't you think you have time to come to Taipingguan to see the scenery?

If there is anything that needs Zhang’s help, Ran Shuai might as well say it directly. If it can be done, Zhang will do his best. If it can’t be done, Ran Shuai also asks Ran Shuai to understand Zhang’s difficulties.”

Ran Lin put down his tea bowl, stood up, and bowed his head to the bottom: "I know the difficulties of Alliance Leader Zhang, and I don't want to trouble you to invite Alliance Leader Zhang unless you have to.

"However, the Huo family has committed such crimes that they have coerced the northern barbarian traitors to cause rebellion, and have trapped millions of people in Xuanbei Prefecture in dire straits. Today, the Beiyin defense line is in danger and is on the verge of collapse. The century-old prosperity of the four southern counties is about to be destroyed."

"We are all in ruins, but we really have no other choice. We can only come here to ask for the help of Leader Zhang. Please take care of the livelihood of millions of people in Xuanbei, and for the sake of the livelihood of millions of people in Xuanbei.

Tens of thousands of Paoze brothers who died in the battle put aside their sectarian opinions and went out to attack Huo Ni!"

He spoke so earnestly and impassionedly in the audience that he almost couldn't help but leave two ounces of horses urinating.

But Zhang Chu in the hall picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. After he finished speaking, he smiled calmly: "Haha..."
To be continued...