After the Wohua Mountain army led 70,000 people to conquer the Qin Dynasty, only a small number of men and horses were left to garrison the base camp of Wohua Mountain, and the same did not give up the stronghold of Sihai City, because of the destruction of Jiaozhi City, the poisonous gas of sulfur fire has always been in the city, and no one has gone to explore, and Sihai City has become the most convenient city in this area.

Of course, this is for Wohua Mountain, the power of Wohua Mountain is getting bigger and bigger like a snowball, with the Sifang City in the west as the boundary, and a large area in the east is under the control of Wohua Mountain.

What's even more strange is that the two sides of Daming Cave and Wohua Mountain have been fighting for many years, but during this time, they have no more swords, they have all their attention on the conquest of the Qin Dynasty's city, there is a legend that the two sides have agreed that whoever enters the capital of the Qin Dynasty first, and captures the Qin Emperor alive is the new lord of the Qin Dynasty.

Of course, they don't care who the emperor of the Qin Dynasty is, even if Qiuyuan's edict has been promulgated to the major cities, the news of the old king's plea for guilt has spread, and the new king has promulgated a series of tax reduction measures to converge the hearts of the people in the world, but the general trend is like the embankment of the river, some people may still have illusions about the Qin Dynasty, but more people are focusing on the two major mountain bandit organizations, focusing on the expectations of the government of Wohua Mountain.

The original construction in Sihai City did not stop, Du Henghe, who has always been warlike, was left in Sihai City by Liang Jin, although he has been eager to make contributions, and now his strength has reached the eighth rank, but Liang Jin's strict orders do not allow him to refute, just because there is still one person left in this city, Luohu's wife who has not passed the door, Die.

Since Luohu's disappearance, Die has been in tears, and the soldiers who searched have searched for him, and Liang Jin even left a henchman he trained to investigate the news about Luohu in the surrounding cities, but nearly a month has passed, and still nothing has been found.

Die was originally a gentle and sentimental woman, and now she has encountered this kind of thing, no one knows where Luohu went, and she doesn't know whether it is life or death, although Liang Jin had thousands of kind words before the expedition, let her wait for news in Sihai City, but she still couldn't stop worrying, in her early twenties, a green silk has already appeared white.

This, the old doctor of Wohua Mountain, who was recuperating in the city of the four seas, passed away, and he had treated the generals of Wohua Mountain in many battles, and cultivated many excellent disciples, and continued to contribute his medical skills to Wohua Mountain.

The mountain lord, military advisor, and commander of Wohua Mountain were all gone, only a few physician apprentices who stayed in Sihai City bowed down, Du Heng and led all the city soldiers to pay tribute, and Die, who had never gone out, also came to Doctor Zhou's mourning hall, bowed three times, and said: "If Brother Luohu is here, he will naturally do the same." ”

After the death of Dr. Zhou, Sihai City continued to develop, because following Liang Jin's governance policy, and even referring to the governance method of Yangtafeng on Jiaozhi City, Sihai City began to develop, and the population of hundreds of thousands less than Jiaozhi City suddenly began to rise sharply because of the migration of the population from other cities, perhaps many years later, Sihai City will really become the second Jiaozhi City.

And the butterfly, who was called Mrs. Luo by the soldiers, did not seem to continue to cry and hurt her body, and found a time to curl her hair, as if she looked much more mature, but she still couldn't hide her white hair, and no one could say a word of comfort to this, everything was waiting.

After Liang Jin set out on the expedition, the limelight has overshadowed all the commanders, Cheng Huan and Wang Xiang are still in the eight-stage position, naturally they can't compare to his merits, and Hu Yanwu, who has always boasted of being extraordinary, seems to have exhausted his strength, only relying on that mountain and forest armor soldier, and then has little right to speak, but Liang Jin can lead the troops to attack the city and stabilize the people's hearts without omission, he can't do these things better than Liang Jin, and Liang Jin's half-step nine-stage is much stronger than him, and he has been reused by the mountain lord Zong Kun.

After capturing several cities one after another, Zong Kun issued a general, appointed Liang Jin as the general, and led all the soldiers and armor of Wohua Mountain, and even in Zong Kun's absence, he could make his own decisions, this right has surpassed Hu Yanwu, who was the commander in the past, and even faintly surpassed the military division.

Commanding the army as a general, Liang Jin can be a team, with a cautious plan, several cities have been captured one after another, and the mountain lord Zong Kun has gradually thought deeper, but these things, he will not say to people who can't believe it.

In the camp tent, Zong Kun called Sikong Jin and said, "Military advisor, now we are already under the gate of Qicheng, and we will reach the capital of the Qin Dynasty not far away, I don't know what you think?"

Sikong said solemnly: "Lord Yushan, the Qicheng in front of us is also a big city, there are no less than 700,000 people in the city, if I blindly conquer, I am afraid that it will hurt my reputation of Wohua Mountain for being kind to the people, so I can only outwit." I have already discussed this issue with General Liang Jin, and have made a plan to break the city within five days. ”

Zong Kun's expression was slightly constricted, and said: "So I can rest assured, now we are fighting for time, the poisonous dragon son made a contract with me before, the first to enter the capital is the king, and later it has become the first to capture the Qin Emperor as the king, if they let them take the first step, then the cornerstone laid by my Wohua Mountain will no longer exist, it is simple to tear up the contract, but it is difficult to put an end to the people of the world. ”

Sikong said cautiously: "This matter is also a little troublesome, the poisonous dragon son wanted this contract to restrain the mountain owner, Wohua Mountain is different from Daming Grottoes, they don't have so many benevolent governments, and our Wohua Mountain can reach such a scale in just a few years, and the original policy is inseparable." ”

"What's more, in the battle of sulfur and fire, the heavy price paid by Liang Jin's troops spread out, making the reputation of my Wohua Mountain really believe that this is an important reason why we were able to carry out this Northern Expedition. It's just that because of this, we can't destroy our original reputation at will, otherwise our front will collapse completely. ”

"Without the support of the people, Wohua Mountain will have no fighting power, we can't learn from the Daming Grottoes, the bloody suppression of the voice of resistance, so we can only continue to implement benevolent government in some aspects, and educate the people on the surface, so that we can accumulate a thousand merits, which is our advantage and our weakness. ”

Zong Kun said: "The poisonous dragon son made such a contract with me, I can't refuse, if when the Qin Dynasty is captured, the Daming Cave also launches an offensive against our army, our troops are not able to move as freely as the Daming Cave, and now it seems that it is a bad move after all." ”

Sikong said solemnly: "Don't worry, the purpose of the poisonous dragon son to set such a contract is to limit our speed in political action, and if they take the lead in attacking the capital, we will be at a disadvantage in luck and popular support, so that we will have no chance to resist." But Daming Grottoes have always been unpopular, even if they are the pioneers, it is not so easy to control the Qin Dynasty, and we will have a chance at that time. ”

"What the military advisor said makes sense, so that we and Daming Grottoes can be regarded as holding each other back and cooperating with each other. It's just that I always feel that Daming Grottoes has exposed all their strength too early, and it has always been too high-profile, which is not the consistent code of conduct of the poisonous dragons, and I am a little worried that Daming Grottoes has other means. Zong Kun let out a long sigh and said, "Forget it, don't talk about this, let's talk about your opinion of Liang Jin." ”

"General Liang Jin?" Sikong Jin rolled his eyes and said, "I don't know what kind of question the mountain lord wants to ask?"

Zong Kun said: "Just tell me casually, you have been working with Liang Jin for dozens of years, how do you feel about him?"

Sikong said: "Liang Jin has always had the talent to lead the troops, before he served as the second commander of Wohua Mountain, the military camp under his jurisdiction has the ability of elite soldiers, invincible on the plain of three thousand heavy cavalry, the name of the Yama of the strict killing army is appropriate, the mountain lord now appoints him as the general of Wohua Mountain, his march with troops will be maximized, with such a fierce general, the general of the Qin Dynasty is unstoppable. ”

Zong Kun frowned tightly and said: "Not only Liang Jin, Luo Hu, Meng Lang, Lin Han, Chu Hong, and even Jiang Ming who appeared this year, they all have extremely strong talents, if they can really be subdued, then no one in this Qin Dynasty will be able to stop my hegemony, it's just that the more talented people are, the more they have many ideas, and they are not something I can control." ”

Sikong Jin said tentatively: "Is the mountain lord afraid that Liang Jin will rebel?"

Zong Kun said: "No, no, no, I have never been worried about this, when the five people of Liangjin joined me in Wohua Mountain, I saw their talents, and entrusted them with important tasks, during this period, I trusted them very much, and even Hu Yanwu and the three of them as my cronies, I still have doubts, but for them, I have no doubts." ”

Sikong said solemnly: "Mountain Lord, my subordinates are a little incomprehensible, Hu Yanwu, Cheng Huan, and Wang Xiang are the old subordinates of the mountain master, although the soldiers did not explain, but everyone knows that Liang Jin and the others are always foreigners, and Hu Yanwu is the real leader, and the mountain master has been putting the three of them on his side for several years, and the intention is obvious." ”

Zong Kun said in a deep voice: "Military advisor, is it necessary for you to talk like this to me? Although the three of them are my cronies, they are actually not as pure as Liang Jin, Hu Yanwu is arrogant, Cheng Phantom is secretive, and Wang Xiang is favoritism, these are all intolerable existences for those who have achieved great things, and it is only because they bear the name of my cronies and subordinates that they can serve as the commander in Wohua Mountain for so many years. ”

"On the other hand, Liang Jin and the others, although they all have their own tempers, but they have never despised my power, Liang Jin is calm, Luohu is good at planning, Lin Han is smart, Meng Lang is good at fighting, Chu Hong Cunyi, the five of them told me at the beginning that they will not live in Wohua Mountain for a long time, and during this time, they can let them be generals and do anything that does not violate justice, and as they said, for the so-called experience and experience, they did not plot any of my rights and status, and even when Hu Yanwu and the three were squeezed out, they only tolerated it. ”

"Because they know their position, this kind of part is not a constraint for them, but a beneficial behavior, and fortunately, I met them, if they returned to the Daming Caves, maybe my Wohua Mountain would have disappeared a few years ago. I have the grace of knowing them, and they have a sense of doing it to me. It's just a pity, there's no way to leave them all behind, it's a pity, it's a pity!"

Sikong said indifferently: "Liang Jin and a few people were separated once, I am afraid that they will not gather again in the future, the mountain lord wants to recruit them, it seems that there is not much chance of winning, after all, as the mountain lord said, they can achieve this kind of achievement at such an age, it is by no means an ordinary person, the mountain lord can get Liang Jin's help, it is already a great luck." ”

Zong Kun sighed again and said, "It's indeed a blessing, even if I put on my armor and go into battle, I can't do anything better than Liang Jin, and I have to prepare other things." I'm not worried that Liang Jin will betray me, but I'm just worried that he will leave suddenly. ”

Sikong said solemnly: "Oh, why didn't the mountain lord ask General Liang Jin about these things himself?"

Zong Kun said: "Wohua Mountain has changed for Liang Jin. In the past, I fought to protect the people, but now I am fighting for my selfishness and my hegemony, Liang Jin and they actually have no reason to go out for me again, but Liang Jin still agreed to your request and became my subordinate, I can't figure out the reason for this, so I won't ask. ”

Sikong pondered for a long time, and said: "I have no way to answer this reason, Liang Jin said to me before, the brothers naturally want to go together, and now no one else has come back, he is a fixed coordinate, if he leaves Wohua Mountain, the others will not be able to find it." Besides, if he didn't command the army, he really didn't have anything else to do, and after some comparison, he chose 'I'd rather follow the army than the farmer'. ”

Hearing this, Zong Kun was slightly surprised, and immediately smiled: "What a guy who can't be controlled, I'd rather follow the army than farming, it seems that he regards going out for me as the most secondary choice." However, this will give me peace of mind, at least he will be able to help me for a long time. ”

This conversation came to an abrupt end, but the war was still burning, and after Qicheng, there were dozens of cities, and then, the capital of the Qin Dynasty.

The climate is already very cold, but the war on all sides is in full swing, and it seems that they want to settle the entire Qin Dynasty before the end of the year.

Liang Jin changed into a cotton shirt and wore iron armor outside, which seemed to be nothing to him, not even as heavy as the hammer lance in his hand.

Zuo Shuangli stepped forward and said, "There is news from Sihai City that Doctor Zhou has passed away. ”

Liang Jin was silent for a long time after hearing this, sighed a long time, and said: "Doctor Zhou doesn't know how many times he saved us, in the end none of us were here, his age, it's really a pity, I originally planned to let the mountain master Xu invite Doctor Zhou back, but he couldn't be idle, saved people for a lifetime, and in the end those people were not grateful." ”

Zuo Shuangli said: "Du Henghe set up a mourning hall, and the soldiers and generals of the whole city participated in the ceremony. ”

Liang Jin sighed again and said, "Du Henghe wants to come, I didn't let him come, it seems to be right, if he also leaves, there will be no one to guard Sihai City." He has a heart, but when the war stabilizes, I'll have to go back and see. Is there any news on anything else?"

Zuo Shuangli said again: "The Sixth Commander sent a message, saying that he had found the Ninth Commander, but because he had to do it in advance, he didn't come back first, and now he wants to go to the Tianxin Empire, so he will report his safety." ”

Liang Jin said: "Good guys, two bastards, I don't care about me, I must clean them up when they come back." However, since there is something to be done in advance, then go first, and then meet later. It's just that after the eldest son and Mengzi left, there was no news back, and there was no trace of Luohu, which made me even more worried. ”

Zuo Shuangli said: "The six commanders explained some military matters in the letter, saying that you should not be too reluctant, if you can't, you should leave Wohua Mountain as soon as possible, so as not to involve greater trouble." ”

"Oh?" Liang Jin said, "What did he say?"

Zuo Shuangli handed the letter over, Liang Jin opened it and looked at it carefully for a long time before he said: "So that's the case, no wonder there is no news in the major cities in the west, it turned out to be the means of the four princes of the Qin Dynasty, he was able to completely block the news, and then sweep and clean the major cities, this kind of stroke is too big." And what puzzles me is that the two generalissimos Deng Xing and Meng Jinyan are already under Qiu Jue, and they seem to have a faint meaning of surrender, it seems that Qiu Jue's chances of victory are indeed not small. ”

Zuo Shuangli's face did not move, and said: "But the Seventh Prince Qiuyuan has already ascended to the throne, and has used some means to seize his authority and win the hearts of the people, the capital is like an exclusive palace of the Seven Princes, can the Four Princes ignore these?"

Liang Jin said: "I don't know much about that Qiu Jue, and I don't know what kind of means he has, but if I want to be able to clean the west at this time, it is enough to see that he is not an ordinary person, maybe he really has some kind of dependence, and all Qiu Yuan has is the capital, which cannot be called unbreakable." ”

Zuo Shuangli pondered deeply, but it was difficult to understand the political implications.

Liang Jin said again: "Hanzi also said that Yu Kongsang appeared in the capital of the Qin Dynasty, and it is suspected that he has surrendered to the Seven Princes, which is troublesome, I don't know if the strength of the mountain lord can defeat that Yu Kongsang, otherwise, just by Yu Kongsang alone, he can defend the entire capital, and there is no point in raising troops in Wohua Mountain." ”

Zuo Shuangli asked, "Commander, is the Ninth Rank really so strong?"

Liang Jin pondered deeply: "Naturally very strong, the mountain lord tested me once a few days ago, although I was lucky enough to take a few tricks from him, but I always felt that I couldn't defeat him." Forget it, there's no need to talk about that. ”

"Hanzi asked me to leave room for myself, I naturally know what he said, but this Wohua Mountain, this battle, I should be a general!"