Jiangcheng, the border town of the Qin Dynasty, although it is not as prosperous as Yeyang City, has a gentle feeling of a small jasper, and there is a simple and kind fashion when you enter the city.

There are three eight-stage masters in Sanyuan Mountain, and the leader of them, Zhuo Chaosong, is rumored to have stepped into the realm of Shuling with half a foot, and there are no eight-stage martial artists in my Jiangcheng, counting Yue Zhiyan, who escaped under the hands of Yu Bushi, there are only seven seven-stage martial artists.

Sent someone to investigate the movement of Sanyuan Mountain, and found that Zhuo Chaosong had colluded with the county guard of Jiangling County, and his soldiers and horses were also moving stupidly, which has confirmed that what Yu Bu said was true, after the seventh, the water of the Takijiang River was cut off, if Sanyuanshan took the opportunity to attack Jiangcheng, Jiangcheng would have no soldiers to fight.

Jiang Ming's heart was moved, the so-called good and evil is a way to understand people, but it cannot be used as a fait accompli, he deeply lamented Mei Heng's tragic death, but it cannot be a reason to mess with right and wrong.

He used to work hard for many people, Mu Qinglan who is deep in bamboo horses, Xiao Gao and Zhong Hai, who have depended on each other since childhood, Kwai Ji, who has not been together for a long time but is quite trusted, Lin Han, who talks a lot about drinking, and Shen Yi, who doesn't know where to go, those who he thinks are important, those who he agrees are worth protecting, he never hesitates.

But is it worth answering the request of the girl in front of you? I don't know each other for a few days, a hero saving the beauty drama in the old scene, maybe after a long time of dating, these two words are not so cheap in Jiang Ming's eyes, and it is not something ordinary friends can ask for to achieve the status of his life to help.

He is very selfish, he does not believe in absolute justice and kindness, nor does he respect the idea of benevolence in all things, and it is diametrically opposed to the righteousness of justice, after experiencing the hunt and killing of the Zhong family father and son in Huangshi Town, he is more desperate than anyone else, and it is not his style to take such a big risk for an irrelevant person.

He said coldly: "I have a lot of troubles, far greater than the threat of a Sanyuan Mountain, and I also have friends, so I can't implicate them because of my own selfishness." Sorry, I'm going to pack my things and I'll leave. ”

Jiang Ming left with an indifferent face, and these severing words finally made the reliance in Mei Yuqi's heart collapse, and the pear blossoms fell with pearls in the rain.

Mei Kuan sighed, although such an ending was expected, he couldn't help but worry about the future of the Mei family and his family, and there were a few more gray hairs on his head.

Jiang Ming returned to the room reserved for him by Mei's house, and he couldn't help but start to get irritable in his heart, drinking tea tastelessly, and even sitting looked uneasy.

"Is it really amazing?"

He lay on the couch, his round eyes open, as if he wanted to look at himself at the blackness of his eyes.

"No, I'm just a little sorry for Mei Heng's death, and I'm just a little sorry for Mei Yuqi's desolate demeanor. ”

Jiang Ming began to question his most primitive thoughts, but those thoughts were correct, he firmly believed. The only thing that was wrong was the woman.

"Knock knock!" A regular knock on the door sounded, Jiang Ming thought it was Mei Kuan who came to beg him again, and his voice couldn't help but rise in irritability: "If you want to enter, go in!"

It was Mei Yuqi who entered the door.

Mei Yuqi changed into a silver-white comfortable suit, and the attached robe tightly outlined the exquisite curves, showing a more feminine style than before. However, her eyes were still red, and her hair was a little messy, and it was difficult to hide the sadness and pain she had seen before.

"Excuse me, the previous request is indeed a bit difficult for the strongman, I know that my subordinates have not prepared wine, so I brought the altar 'River Beach Clear Drink', I hope Childe likes it. ”

Mei Yuqi politely washed and poured wine, like a waiter entertaining guests, but Jiang Ming was stunned at the moment, after all, the other party was everyone's young lady, how could he do the work of these subordinates?

"Miss Mei, you don't have to be like this, my attitude is just a response to the domineering attitude of the previous family masters to me, after all, you saved my life. ”

"However, you have already repaid this favor, and you saved more than 50 people in the convoy. Daddy, he can't practice martial arts, since the death of his brother, the entire Mei family no longer has a strong support, he can only show weakness in many times to maintain the prosperity of the entire family. I also understand that if it is for the Mei family and really sacrifices me alone, I will be willing. Mei Yuqi was resolute.

Jiang Ming picked up the wine glass and drank it all, as if bitter: "Could it be that your life has no separate meaning, and life is only for the sake of the family?"

"I don't know how important life is, but if the Mei family is ruined, I can't make myself better. Mei Yuqi's eyebrows furrowed again and again, and it was difficult to hide her sorrow.

Jiang Ming seemed to have something to say, but he couldn't pour it out, so he picked up the wine jar brought by Mei Yuqi, looked up to the sky and poured it into his mouth violently, he looked at Mei Yuqi, as if angry: "Mei Yuqi, help me find someone, she should be the same as me, maybe she can find it by the river beach of the deep stream." As long as you help me find it, the Mei family is doing me a favor, I will help you immediately, but I have to make it clear that I don't have absolute confidence to win Sanyuan Mountain!"

"What?" Mei Yuqi was stunned, and her nearly dry heart was instantly filled with an indescribable thread, she covered her mouth, as if she was still questioning something, but because of that promise, her eyes were not filled with tears again.

Jiang Ming stuffed a self-made portrait into Mei Yuqi's hand, forced himself to avoid Mei Yuqi's eyes, and said: "I don't need gold, silver, money, and I don't need you to be a slave or a maid, since we know each other and there is no hostility, then we can be considered friends." This person is a very important person to me, you help me find someone, I will help you defend the city, so it can be regarded as paying off. ”

was angrily pushed out of the door, looking at the closed door with a stunned face, Mei Yuqi suddenly broke into tears and laughed, at this moment, her heart really fluttered.

"How can this be paid off......

Mei Yuqi's heart that had fallen into darkness could finally see the light.

At night, the moon is as cold as ice, after all, it is only February, even if the climate of the whole Zhu Tianye is warm, but there is still a cold wind in the river city on the edge of the deep stream.

The cold moonlight is like a pale yellow veil, paving a river pavilion, and the figures stand lonely, and the robe will be rolled up by the wind.

Jiang Ming held the halberd in his hand, as if there was a close friend standing next to him who he hadn't seen for many years, his heart was surging and his spirit was clear.

Suddenly, the halberd pierced the sky, moved with the halberd, fell against the wind, split horizontally and vertically, stabbed in front and back, one move and one style, coherent like the wind, endless like the river and the sea.

Slowly stopped, Jiang Ming put the halberd aside, breathed a long sigh of relief, sat on the stone bench, and said, "Since you're here, let's come in." ”

The person who came was Mei Yuqi, she was still wearing a silver-white suit, which matched the color of Jiang Ming's clothes very well. She held the plate of the wine jug and glass, smiled Yingyingran, and sat opposite Jiang Ming unceremoniously.

"That halberd method just now is a little peculiar, Jiang Gongzi's master shouldn't be a nameless person, right?" she poured two glasses of wine and served one in front.

"You guessed wrong, I don't have a master, this halberd method is created by me by combining the heads of a hundred schools. Jiang Ming took a drink first, snatched the wine jug and poured it himself.

"I don't believe it, if you don't have a master, how can you become a martial arts master in your early twenties?" Mei Yuqi laughed.

"If you don't believe it, I'm a little incredulous. Jiang Ming muttered a few words in a low voice, looking at Mei Yuqi's clothes, he always felt a little uncomfortable: "You did this on purpose, right?"

Mei Yuqi chuckled: "I thought you wouldn't find out? But don't think about it too much, I'm doing this to make your share more formal, so as not to stumble on the generals of the other four families. ”

Jiang Ming smiled bitterly: "So that they can be convinced? If there are people in it who like you, they won't be pricked and stabbed me to death?"

Mei Yuqi said: "How is it possible, they at least know the situation of Jiangcheng, and they may be unconvinced, but if they really do something, then they will really become a thorn in the side of many forces in Jiangcheng! ”

Jiang Ming undeniably shrugged his shoulders and took another sip of wine: "However, there is one thing that makes me very happy, your river beach drink is very delicious, thanks to you personally bringing me wine these days, otherwise you will starve me to death." ”

"Why is a person in his twenties so addicted to alcohol, don't blame me if he can't marry a daughter-in-law in the future. Mei Yuqi said angrily.

"I don't know why, since I drank alcohol, I can't let go of it anymore, of course, I don't do it anymore, I lost all my friends, and I don't know what to lose next time. ”

The two chatted from time to time, chatting about some mundane things that had nothing to do with Fengyue, and their words were praised and deprecated by others, but they chatted happily and comfortably. Jiang Ming put more energy on drinking, and he couldn't drink too much, so he tasted it slowly, and his face was slightly drunk, it seems that drunkenness is not drunk, it can also be rivers and lakes, and it can also be grass and trees.

Mei Yuqi sat with a light smile, like a begonia blooming at the beginning of its life, pure white and elegant.

She wondered how good it would be if the years were so quiet. The man in front of her doesn't have to go on the expedition, and she doesn't have to recall the hardships of the past, how good.

In the summer, the long river is cut off, and the Takijiang River, which is coiled outside the river city, also reveals the hinterland of the river with dry cracks, like the lines of the tortoise shell, revealing a deep passivity.

This, Sanyuan Villa Chunhai led thousands of people to besiege outside the city, shouting to fight generals, sometimes insulting words involving the five major families, Zhao Shiren, a seven-section martial artist of the Zhao family, could not bear his humiliation, led people to kill, was smashed off the horse between Zhuang Chunhai warm wine, fortunately, the general hurriedly rescued, and several people retreated to the city.

"Uncle Chu, what do you think the people of Sanyuan Mountain mean? The soldiers are in the city but do not attack the city, they use the method of agitating generals to make people fight, and after winning, they do not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but are stationed on the spot, as if they are prepared for a long-term siege. Jiang Ming also represented the Mei family as a general, standing at the head of the city, looking at the wide plain, as if sighing.

This young man of the eighth-stage martial arts master made Chu Yiyang very happy with his title, he did not use his strength to suppress people, and for the ministers of the Mei family, it was undoubtedly the greatest respect.

Chu Yiyang said with a smile: "Jiang Gongzi's worries are also my worries, attacking the city and plundering the land, the army will be ten times that of the city people, because of the problem of the moat drying up, Jiangcheng has no natural danger to defend, but Sanyuan Mountain needs five times the strength to capture the city." At this time, they retreated without a fight, not because of the siege of the city, in that case, the grain and grass in Sanyuan Mountain could not be consumed. Judging from the wide and deep ruts we saw in the valley outside the city a few times ago, they may be waiting for a large siege machine, once there are crashes, ladders, heavy crossbows and other equipment, the two sides will really usher in a big battle. ”

Jiang Ming had never experienced a real war, so naturally he had never seen this kind of equipment, and even when he was in Cambrian Pass, he had no chance to see it because of the different regions of the military camp he was in. But Jiang Ming could clearly feel the urgency in Chu Yiyang's words, and he said: "Sanyuan Mountain is a mountain bandit, where did the large siege equipment come from? Since we know their movements, why don't we stop them in advance?"

Chu Yiyang said: "The siege equipment should be provided by Lin Quanfeng, and their meeting seems to have no intention of covering it up, and our people have discovered the cattiness of the two parties early." Lin Quanfeng is the county guard of Jiangling County, and behind him is the entire Qin Dynasty, once they start to support Sanyuan Mountain, it will not be difficult to get siege equipment. But because Zhuang Chunhai is in the outer city, how can the soldiers and horses of my Jiangcheng break through, and it is quite difficult to stop it. And once you go out, you may face a siege of thousands of people, not to mention blocking them from transporting equipment, even if you go around, it will be dangerous. ”

Jiang Ming frowned and groaned slightly: "But if the siege equipment arrives, Jiangcheng's advantage will no longer exist, plus the three kings of Sanyuan Mountain are all in the realm of eighth-stage martial arts masters, we will be extremely passive." This kind of passivity comes from the level of fighting generals, fighting generals do not have an advantage, and it is even more difficult for the two armies to win against each other, even if they cannot attack the city in the short term, but our crisis still cannot be solved. ”

Chu Yiyang said: "We don't have a better way. ”

Jiang Ming turned his head and said, "Uncle Chu, I have a suggestion to send a cavalry out of the city and try to destroy it before the siege equipment of Sanyuan Mountain arrives. ”

Chu Yiyang said: "In this case, the people sent out are equivalent to dead soldiers, and this plan is difficult and dangerous, if you are not careful, it will lead to the death of the cavalry, which will greatly reduce our vital force, I have to say that there is a great risk, and I am afraid that several principals involved in the decision-making will not agree." ”

Jiang Ming said: "Where can I manage so much, hurry up and convene the other four families to carry out a combat meeting, as long as the pros and cons are stated, there will definitely be people who agree, we must encourage them to send a seventh-stage martial artist, I will lead people to break through with him, and the success rate of our plan can also increase a little." ”

Then Chu Yiyang and the four generals discussed in the city lord's pavilion, and stated the existence of the crisis, Zhao Shiren and Xiao Kuo of the Zhao family, Song Yuanxin of the Song family, Han Pu of the Han family, and Tian Maojia of the Tian family, expressed their personal opinions, and finally the minority obeyed the majority, and Tian Maojia asked Ying to break through with Jiang Ming. This breakthrough of the dead is not very tragic, and in the situation that the overall situation is about to collapse, everyone desperately hopes for a direction of light.

Mei Yuqi looked at the white armor on Jiang Ming, at the fearless halberd that went into battle to kill the enemy, and at the murderous but indifferent look of the husband, her heart was pounding.

"Obviously she was about to despair, but she ran back again, what a fool, how can so many people stop it......" With tears hanging in her eyes, she actually laughed, because that person, like the brother of the silver helmet general who traveled in all directions back then, had such firm and deep eyes that he would once again turn the tide.

Lin Quanfeng couldn't help frowning when he saw that the city gate had been opened, but the soldiers were blocked from the door: "Who is this person? Such martial arts and courage should not be an ordinary person, order his subordinates not to hurt his life, try to capture him alive, and hand it over to the prince for disposal." "The men and men took the order.

Jiang Ming's tenacity far exceeded the expectations of these soldiers, one person held the halberd, although tens of millions of people could not be overdone. Every time he waved his halberd, a human head would be thrown, and at this not wide city gate, in the blink of an eye, the corpses of nearly a hundred people were piled up, and Jiang Ming's upper body was also stabbed several times.

The way of martial arts starts from manpower, and it is still difficult to fight with one enemy, not to mention, he is now going to block a thousand with one.

The silver armor was already stained with blood, Mei Yuqi saw it in her eyes, her heart hurt like a knife, she unconsciously looked moved by this man she didn't know much, she shouted hoarsely: "Jiang Gongzi, if you can't hold on, give up, don't waste your life." ”

Jiang Ming looked up at Mei Yuqi with pear blossoms and rain, smiled indifferently, and then waved another halberd and fought with the siegers, this battle is not fair, only winning or losing. Despite his exhaustion, he could not give up defending the city, which was his first and last belief.

"Roar~" Suddenly the horn sounded, the deafening war drums beat, I don't know who shouted "Jiangcheng people are back", Lin Quanfeng's soldiers and horses began to fall into a panic, and there were countless tramples on each other.

"I'm back! I'm finally back!" Mei Yuqi saw the billowing smoke behind Lin Quanfeng's army, and knew that Jiang Cheng had won half the way today, she ran down the city tower quickly, she wanted to tell the man who fought bloodily that he was a hero!

When Lin Quanfeng heard the news, he glanced at the city gate unwillingly, and said, "The whole army retreats! Even if we don't break through the south gate, the four princes will definitely succeed, and the five lords will definitely invite me in again." ”

As Lin Quanfeng's army retreated, Jiang Ming, who was covered in blood, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the weakness instantly covered the whole body, and he felt that he had lost his balance when he stumbled, and at the moment he fell, Mei Yuqi hugged him with tears.

"Do you know what you did? You saved us, you saved Jiang Cheng, I know that my vision is right......

And Jiang Ming seemed to be numb, and his mind couldn't listen to any words, but he felt that his head seemed to be placed in a very soft place, which was very comfortable and extremely warm.

The battle between Jiangcheng and Sanyuanshan finally came to an end after the defeat of the latter, and the mountain bandits who had dominated for a long time not only lost the martial arts master Zhuang Chunhai, who had been in the eighth position, but also under the surprise attack of Jiangcheng's men and horses, nearly 1,000 people died in the chaotic knife, plus the damage of various siege equipment, Zhuo Chaosong could no longer stabilize the morale of the army, so he directly ordered to return to Sanyuanshan, wanting to make a comeback, it was impossible in a few years.

The Jiangcheng forces on the winning side did not gain any benefits, and when the army was exhausted, the army of the Qin Dynasty took the opportunity to capture half of the city, and the army of the Qin Dynasty of more than 10,000 people entered Jiangcheng and confronted the five major families.