Just when the epidemic control in Sihai City was gradually improving, news came from Jiaozhi City that Pang Lu had sent a team of soldiers and horses to line up in the city. However, the walls of Jiaozhi City are deep, and if there is no internal help, an army of 1,000 people can block the attack of 10,000 people.

After the last battle of the Jiaozhi Mountains, Pang Lu was attacked and killed by the two fierce armies of Wohua Mountain and Daming Cave, and suffered heavy losses, and the garrison in Jiaozhi City was also killed by Liang Jin and others.

But seeing Li Zhengxing and Sun Nanping standing in front of the city gate, there were people in the army who shouted loudly, but the people who were holding on to the city gate were the people of the fourth battalion, not to mention the soldiers brought out by Luohu, they were all extremely short-tempered, and immediately shouted and scolded to the city: "Dog thief Sun Huan, rat Li Zhengxing, if you don't have the ability to capture Jiaozhi City, don't bark under the city, otherwise your grandfather and I will send you a wave of arrows to taste." ”

Hearing this, Sun Huan was furious, and originally planned to launch a siege formation to scare the soldiers in the city, but was stopped by Li Zhengxing: "General Sun Huan, we have important things to do this time, and the task assigned to us by the governor is the most important, don't lose a big one because of a small one!"

Sun Huan held his breath, frowned, and said, "Hey, call your commander out, if you don't want to make Jiaozhi City bleed, just do what I tell you to do, I don't want to waste my tongue on your little person." ”

Who knew that the captain of the city was also a man with a good temper, and he threw down a spear as he spoke, and Sun Huan's war horse was frightened, and he took a few steps back, but saw the captain of Wohuashan and said: "Sun Huan, what if I don't scream? In front of Chen Bingcheng with hundreds of people, where do you look like you want to discuss things? I can see you as wanting to fight again." I can take this Jiaozhi City in your hands once, and I can occupy it steadily, and if I have the ability, I will attack the city, and if I don't have the courage, I will go away!"

Sun Huan was furious, snatched the bow and arrow of the archer on the side, and shot an arrow, on the helmet of the lieutenant in the middle, cold sweat broke out on the captain's forehead. This Jiaozhi City is at least more than ten meters high, and Sun Huan is standing fifty meters away, and he can still shoot so accurately, this kind of skill no longer belongs to the archer of the eighth battalion.

"Acquaintance, if I hadn't discussed something with you in Wohua Mountain, I would have shot an arrow to your head a long time ago, and quickly call your commander!"

Sun Huan was still noisy, but the captain waved his hand and ordered the arrows to be released, and hundreds of arrows were shot out in an instant, Sun Huan's army was forced back dozens of meters away, Sun Huan and Li Zhengxing had a fire in their stomachs, but they had no choice but to let the soldiers shout and scold under the city, so as to attract the attention of the commander of Wohua Mountain.

However, he said that after more than ten days of pranayama, Luo Hu and Meng Lang had recovered a lot, and they felt that their bodies had some strength, so Luo Hu wanted to deal with things quickly. Die didn't quite understand, and said: "Brother Luohu, what is so important, there are two commanders in the army to deal with it, it's not too late to help him when you are injured?"

Luo Hu's face gradually became solemn, and he said, "I have been delaying these two things for so long, if I put them on hold any longer, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to feel at ease." I broke through the mouth of the mourning tiger and accepted the love of a small soldier in the Daming Cave, I must pay it back earlier, I did not listen to Jiang Ming's words before, causing him to fight with Hanzi in the mouth of the mourning tiger, this is also my mistake, I need to atone for his sins. ”

Wu Xingmin has been hiding in the team of Wohua Mountain since the battle of the Mourning Tiger Mouth that day, helping Luohu to break through the Mourning Tiger's Mouth, he has already betrayed the Daming Caves, if he continues to stay in the Daming Cave military camp, I am afraid that he will be detected by some people with keen perception, and even sentenced to death. The Daming Grottoes under the management of the poisonous dragon son have always been severely punished, and he even has the power to dare not easily get into danger.

Staying in the Wohua Mountain military camp, although there is no high-ranking official Houlu as imagined, but under Luohu's order, his life has been easy in the past ten days, except for not being able to go anywhere, there seems to be nothing bad. This kind of life is much better than fighting for his life on the battlefield, and he is tired of the dangerous life of not being able to estimate when he will die.

Just as he was about to spend this idle day in the sun again, two sturdy men walked in from the sloping alley, and he gradually smiled and frowned, and put on a temperament that seemed to be many years, and said: "I thought that you wanted to unload the mill and kill the donkey, and trapped me here for a long time, it seems that I still live the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." ”

"Hahahaha!" Luo Hulang laughed a few times, walked side by side with Liang Jin, arched his hand first, and said: "Mr. Wu is too worried, I have always known Xinyi in Wohuashan, and Mr. helped me a few days ago, I naturally want to repay my kindness, but I have been lying injured and unable to move for so long, and this matter is not easy for them to deal with, so I have to delay it again and again, and I am really guilty of putting Mr. here." ”

Wu Xingmin saw that the two of them bowed their heads in front of him, and the etiquette was very measured, so he couldn't help but relax the vigilance in his heart, and said: "The banner of Wohua Mountain is very loud, and there are some people who are indeed doing things according to those orders, but although Wohua Mountain in the Qin Dynasty is not small, it is a corner after all, if it can occupy one or two counties, there will naturally be more people with it." ”

Liang Jin heard the man dressed as a soldier say a good thing, so he said: "Mr. is not shallow, but it's a pity that Wohua Mountain is just to protect the people of that area to live and work in peace and contentment, and has no intention of conquering the Qin Dynasty and competing with the Qin Emperor for territory." Although it is located in a corner now, it has the power of the country, and if someone wants to attack Wohua Mountain, they will naturally pay a heavy price. ”

Wu Xingmin's eyelids blinked, and he said indifferently: "This is true, Wohua Mountain has only been established for more than ten years, but it can become the number one mountain bandit organization in the Qin Dynasty without relying on all forces, and its strength naturally cannot be underestimated." However, being conservative and not enterprising, on the contrary, will make the defense lose its original meaning, Wohua Mountain has won a lot of battles, the south rejects the barbarians, the north reaches the Daming Grottoes, and the army of the Qin Dynasty in the east and west directions, it seems that it has never really failed. But don't all of you people in Wohua Mountain keep you, if one day the yellow robe is added, the Qin Dynasty doesn't know if you can fight or not?"

Liang Jin and Luo Hu were shocked, Wu Xingmin's words seemed to pick out the inherent contradictions in Wohua Mountain, and what was in front of him was the reality that had to be faced, Liang Jin, Luo Hu, Lin Han, Meng Lang, and Chu Hong were naturally one heart, but the mountain lord Zong Kun had never expressed his meaning, and it was indeed just to protect the hundreds of thousands of people in the Wohua Mountain area, but it was not certain whether Zong Kun would choose to be called the king and emperor one day, and the "Juyi Jingnan" at that time became a representative of power, and the yellow turban was meaningless.

Liang Jin was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "Mr. is reasonable, we will naturally think about it more, but Wohuashan will still follow the previous practice, as long as the Qin Dynasty retreats, we will not expand our territory more, and Jiaozhi City will also be sent as it is." ”

Wu Xingmin touched his chin and said: "You don't need to tell me this, I'm just putting forward some of my own opinions appropriately, if the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty come, you can answer like this, if Pang Lu is really scared by you, maybe he will really make concessions and no longer attack your Wohua Mountain." But I think this result is unlikely, Pang Lu is a veteran of more than 30 years on the battlefield, and his meritorious achievements are close to the three generalissimos, he will not admit his defeat, and the current situation does not allow him to withdraw from the battlefield in advance, whether it is Daming Cave or barbarians, whether it is Pang Lu or you Wohua Mountain, you must stick to this area at this moment, prepare for war for war, or meet war. ”

Luo Hu frowned tightly and said, "Mr. Wu, what do you mean by this?"

Wu Xingmin said: "If you can investigate more, you should understand the current battle situation, the Jiaozhi area is like a mess, Wohua Mountain has to send troops to meet it because it wants to protect its own territory, and the Qin Dynasty is because of the chaos in the court, and it is necessary to quickly suppress the largest mountain bandit organization in the country to determine the prestige of the Qin Emperor." ”

But the sons of the emperor of the Qin Dynasty did not think so, they would use this to stir up the situation, so that they would have enough time to accumulate strength, and the succession and the emperor became a definition at this time, as long as the prince could have more capital, they could become the real winners in the chaotic and treacherous battlefield of the Qin Dynasty. Thinking that the two of them had already heard of the secret from the capital of the Qin Dynasty, the golden gull in the cage turned into a black eagle, what a ridiculous farce, the eldest prince Qiuling withdrew from the whirlpool of battle, and the pattern of the Qin Dynasty became clear again. ”

"The Daming Caves and the barbarians are affected by this vortex, if they don't participate in it, they are likely to be suppressed by the suddenly growing Qin soldiers or the power of Wohua Mountain, so they are like flowers and plants, changing their positions with the turmoil. And behind this battlefield, there seems to be a pair of invisible hands in control, the theft of the blood-red agate, the leakage of the golden gull black eagle secrets, the cooperation of all forces, and the balance of each other, as long as the manipulators behind it do not stop their own means, this war will never end. ”

Although Liang Jin and Luo Hu also sensed many things, they were not so comprehensive, although Wu Xingmin only strung together everything that had happened since the start of the war, but it made Liang Jin and Luo Hu suddenly open their spears. Mu Ya may know, but because of the differences between him and them, he naturally won't explain it in such detail, but listening to Wu Xingmin's words today, they have revealed their long-standing doubts. China Library

Liang Jin asked, "Mr. Wu, do you know the identity of the person behind it?"

Wu Xingmin shrugged his shoulders, showing a look of disinterest, and said, "How can I know this? I am not one of those conspirators who have passed through the heavens and the earth, and it is not easy to deduce these things by relying on my different eyes." And when this war ends, it doesn't matter to me, does it?"

Liang Jin was stunned, looking at Wu Xingmin's blue and purple pupils, as if he understood Wu Xingmin's intentions, he just wanted to show his head in front of them, and he didn't have the heart to help them. Liang Jin and Luo Hu secretly glanced at each other, Luo Hu stepped forward and said: "Mr. Wu, thank you for helping me break through the siege of Daming Cave the day before yesterday, I can't thank you for your kindness, I want to ask Mr. to be a master in the army, although he is not a big official, he can also manage many soldiers." In the future, as a colleague, I will also ask Mr. Wu to carry more leads. ”

Luo Hu spoke thoughtfully and tactfully, even Lin Han and Liang Jin couldn't do it, in the face of these good words, Wu Xingmin was a little unappreciative, and reflexively lay on the chair basking in the sun, and said: "The two of you are thinking a little too much, according to normal logic, I should be a meritorious person in Wohua Mountain now, and then occupy a high position and help Wohua Mountain attack Daming Caves, right?" ”

Liang Jin said: "Oh, what is the gentleman's idea? Don't you dislike that the position of the main book is too small, not enough for the gentleman to show his ability?"

Wu Xingmin said: "No, no, no, I have also been in the army for many years, so I naturally know what position the chief secretary is, although it cannot be said that he can govern the whole army, but he also has a lot of power, you can put forward such conditions for me, but I am very bold, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it impresses me." This is much stronger than the cold-blooded system of the Daming Caves, which submerged my talent among tens of thousands of soldiers. It's just that I don't want to get involved in the war anymore. ”

Luo Hu's face froze, and said: "Mr. Wu has more vision and insight than ordinary people, no one can recognize Mr. talent in the Daming Grottoes, so that Mr. has been forgotten for a long time, we can now assure Mr. in the name of Wohua Mountain, we will definitely give you a stage to show, and it is not difficult to win the merit and become the commander in the near future, why should Mr. be so disheartened." ”

Wu Xingmin sighed lowly, glanced at the two of them, and said, "I'm just an ordinary person, because I was born with different pupils, so I can understand the mystery of things. Originally, I thought that it would be enough to be able to live and work in peace and contentment in the Daming Cave area, but the poisonous dragon son violently recruited soldiers, so I had to get involved in this war. But what can the third rank do, it is good to be able to save his life, I have not had the luxury of expecting to worship the prime minister, nor have I thought about the famous Danqing, as long as I can protect myself in this troubled world, it is already a great luck. ”

Liang Jin said in a deep voice: "'The world is disturbed, the bells and drums are shut', the current Qin Dynasty is a mess, no matter where Mr. goes, he may face the danger of not being able to control his own destiny, only by arming himself, he may be able to survive the catastrophe." ”

Wu Xingmin shook his head vigorously, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said: "This is wrong, there is more than one Qin Dynasty in these three walls and nine fields, I think, my footsteps should be outside the Qin Dynasty." After all the three walls and nine wildernesses, there must be a place for me to stay, right?"

The topic ended with such a question, what Wu Xingmin wanted and wanted to do was extremely clear, and it seemed impossible to persuade him to stay in the army through a few words. However, Liang Jin and Luo Hu had listened to Wu Xingmin's interpretation of this battlefield before, and they decided that this was a treasure jewel of sinking sand, and now after Mu Ya left, there was a lack of people in the army who could see the situation clearly, and they were really unwilling to let go.

"It is rumored that people with different pupils have abilities comparable to fairies, it seems that this Wu Xingmin's vision is indeed unique, if he can stay and help us, we will definitely be able to face the unknown turmoil more easily. ”

"For the time being, leave him here with good wine and food, and wait until Hanzi and them come back, we will think of a way, of course, we can't force others, he probably likes Wohua Mountain to be more humane, so he chose to help us, if we forcibly leave him, what is the difference between it and Daming Grotto?"

After Liang Jin and Luohu discussed, they made up their minds to leave Wu Xingmin behind, of course, the treatment was naturally more than the food comparable to the commander, which can be said to take Wu Xingmin very seriously. It's just that whether he can help Wohua Mountain is still a question.

Liang Jin and Luohu were walking on the edge of the city wall, and suddenly heard the noise outside the city, so they called a soldier to inquire about the situation, and then they knew that it was Pang Lu's people who were scolding outside the city, and they had been here for most of the day.

It is a felony not to report important things in the army, and after the two of them understood the situation, they climbed the city wall, and the executive captain was a member of the fourth battalion, so naturally he was to be dealt with by Luohu. As soon as he shouted the order, he stripped off his armor and sword, and pulled it out to hit dozens of boards, if Pang Lu really had something to delay by his wanton behavior, I am afraid that he would not be able to keep this position.

Luo Hu shouted angrily: "Drag him down for me, guard against arrogance and rashness for the generals, and dare to have such a person who ignores military law in the future, and kill him directly on the spot, no longer showing favoritism." ”

In fact, Luo Hu is still favoritism.

The whole army was purged and silent.

Luo Hu and Liang Jin stood at the battlement, looking at Sun Huan and Li Zhengxing not far away, and gradually doubts came to their minds.

"Look, Liang Jin and Luo Hu are here, and we can finally talk about it. Li Zhengxing stood up, and Sun Huan also got up, and slowly approached with his three hundred soldiers.

Li Zhengxing shouted: "Commander Liang Jin and Commander Luohu are not harmed, it is really not easy to see you, and the two commanders are really quite good at disciplining the enemy who came to negotiate without permission, but the demeanor of this Wohua Mountain has lost a lot. ”

Liang Jin said: "This has nothing to do with the demeanor of Wohua Mountain, I have been very respectful of the Governor of Pang Lu, a few days ago I won your army by luck, I am indeed a little arrogant, I especially want to see the two of them, the Governor of Pang Lu asked you to come to discuss matters with us, naturally you can't be angry at every turn, I don't know if the two of you have calmed down now?"

Originally, it was just a soldier's reckless behavior, but Liang Jin said that he did it specially, and he gave out the sonorous words in a few words, Li Zhengxing and Sun Huan naturally couldn't continue to talk about this matter, even if they were angry in their hearts, they still had to swallow it.

Li Zhengxing breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Pass the governor's order, teach me to come and negotiate with your army, discuss matters related to each other's withdrawal and preservation of Jiaozhi City, and the governor of Pang Lu personally drafted a document as evidence for negotiations. ”