Chapter 13: Murder by the Sword

Xiapi City. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the secret room of the state capital, Guan Yu and Mi Zhu sat opposite each other.

"Mi Beijia, how is the marriage contract between Ling Mei and the pottery merchant, my brother asked about it again the day before yesterday, and he is looking forward to Mi Beijia becoming a marriage." Guan Yu stroked his beautiful hair, his eyes half-open and half-closed, and asked.

Mi Zhu frowned slightly, and sighed: "Zhu is also looking forward to marrying his sister to the state pastor as soon as possible, but the day before yesterday, my Mi family went to Haixi to divorce the pottery merchant, who expected that he not only refused, but also openly ordered his subordinates to beat my second brother Mi Fang." ”

"The potter is so uninteresting?" Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes opened slightly, and a trace of gloom flashed in his arrogant eyes.

Mi Zhu smiled again: "But don't worry, my Mi family has its own solution, and within half a year, Xuande will definitely be able to marry her sister in a straightforward manner." ”

Guan Yu was stunned at this time, and nodded slightly to express satisfaction.

At this moment, a servant of the Mi family hurriedly entered and enshrined a letter in Mi Zhu.

Mi Zhu talked and laughed on his face, opened the letter unhurriedly, glanced at it roughly, smiled suddenly, and his eyes were shocked.

"Mi Beijia, what happened?" Guan Yu saw that his expression had changed, and he couldn't help but ask.

After being stunned for a long time, Mi Zhu came to his senses, and said with a solemn expression: "There is news from Haixi, a few days ago, the pirate Xu Sheng led five hundred pirates to attack Haixi, but he was beaten by the potter and fled. ”

"There is such a thing!" Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes opened suddenly, "Although Xu Sheng, this thief is a native chicken and a dog, but he also has a bit of force, how can he be defeated by the potter?" ”

Mi Zhu told Guan Yu about the war in Haixi, but he hid the section where his Mi family paid Xu Sheng to attack Haixi.

"Just pull a martial artist, change the name of an ancient, and defeat Xu Sheng?" Guan Yuhu asked suspiciously.

Although Mi Zhu had doubts on his face, he had to sigh: "I also feel very surprised, but this is the case, maybe the potter secretly recruited some powerful rangers to work for him, otherwise how could Xu Sheng not be an opponent." ”

Guan Yu's lying silkworm eyebrows condensed secretly, and a trace of realization flashed between his eyebrows, as if he understood the reason why Zhang Fei's thirty personal soldiers failed to assassinate the pottery merchant, but were killed instead.

Thinking of this, Guan Yu's eyes paused with murderous intent, and he snorted coldly: "This potter is secretly raising masters, it seems that he is unwilling, and he is still thinking about the throne of Xuzhou Mu." ”

"Xuande Gong is incomparable in benevolence and righteousness, conforms to the will of the people, and it is Tao Gong who personally gave up the position of state pastor before his death, even if the pottery merchant is unwilling, it will not help." Busyness is an indication of loyalty.

Guan Yu nodded slightly, but said: "Having said that, this potter is a hidden danger after all, how to deal with it?" ”

Mi Zhu pondered for a moment, the corners of his mouth swept a trace of weirdness, and said with a smile: "Although the potters defeated Xu Sheng, most of them were because Xu Sheng was too conceited, if he could directly attack the city, five hundred pirates would be enough to level Haixi, Zhu has a plan here, as long as Xuande Gong has a military order, he will be able to easily get rid of the hidden danger of the potter." ”

At that moment, Mi Zhu explained his strategy.

Guan Yu's bare face, which had always been flat, finally showed a rare smile of satisfaction.

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A few days later, Hercynian City.

On the school ground, four hundred strong men are sweating like rain and practicing formations.

On the stage, the potter stood with his hands in his hands, scanning the soldiers, and his young face was written with some relief.

The millions of money sent by the Mi family gave him a military salary, and the defeat of the pirates in the previous battle made him more famous in Haixi, rich and prestigious, and as soon as the recruitment list was posted, the people who came to apply naturally flocked to it.

In just ten days, the potter raised 400 strong young people.

Although Fan Xu and Hua Mulan were not in command, they knew more about training than the potters, so he handed over the four hundred recruits to the two of them, and they practiced day and night, and in just a few days, they achieved some results.

"Report - the order of the Liuzhou Pastoral Army has arrived." A messenger galloped in and delivered a military order stamped with the seal of the governor to the potter.

The potter opened it and glanced at it, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but sweep a sarcastic smile, and he secretly thought in his heart: "Sure enough, as I expected, the Mi family is really unwilling, this time he actually used Liu Bei's power to force me to jump into the tiger pit, it seems that you will never give up if you don't get rid of me......"

The smile suddenly fell, and the potter waved his hands and shouted: "Lord Zhou Mu has an order, ordering us to exterminate the pirates, pass the order, and the whole army will immediately start and camp on the beach." ”

When the order was laid, the four hundred recruits did not change color, and there was an immediate uproar on the school ground.

Although Xu Sheng was defeated before, he did not hurt his muscles and bones, and there are still 400 elite pirates under his command, and his strength should not be underestimated.

Although their group of soldiers and horses is comparable to the pirates in number, they are all newly recruited, and they have not yet formed combat effectiveness, let alone are not familiar with naval warfare, how can they be fierce pirate opponents.

Even Fan Xu, who was gnawing on the chicken legs, was taken aback by the pottery merchant's order, came up in a few steps, chewed the meat in his mouth and shouted: "I said the lord, it's not that my old Fan said frustrating words, if you want to say that you fight alone, the pirate surnamed Xu is a fart in my eyes." But if you want to use the eggs of this group of recruits to go to sea to suppress pirates, isn't it equivalent to pushing the sheep into the wolf's den and sending them to death in vain? ”

"My lord, our army is newly recruited, and the training has not been completed, and the last general thinks that it is not appropriate to send troops at this time, please think twice." Mulan also reminded with a serious expression.

The difficulties mentioned by the two of them, how could the pottery merchant not know that Liu Bei forced him to suppress the thief in the name of the state pastor, if he did not move, it would be tantamount to openly disobeying the general's order, which was equivalent to a capital crime, and then Liu Bei could justifiably get rid of him as a hidden danger.

At present, the potter only has 400 soldiers and horses, and his strength is far from reaching the point of turning his face with Liu Bei.

There is still hope for going on the expedition, and there is only one way to die if you disobey the order.

"How can I disobey the order of the state pastor, I have made up my mind, you don't need to persuade more, just carry it out." The potter waved his hand and gave a resolute order.

Fan Hao and Hua Mulan had no choice but to follow the order, and on the same day, they gathered 400 recruits, left the city for more than ten miles, and went to the beach.

The potters led their army to the seashore, set up camp, and continued to train their soldiers, while ordering the requisition of coastal fishing boats for the use of the sea.

Within seven days, the potter had collected more than 50 fishing boats, large and small, enough for his 400 soldiers and horses.

The ships were ready, and the hundreds of recruits were nervous, ready to sail by boat, and followed their county commander to "sheep into the tiger's mouth".

Unexpectedly, the pottery merchant stationed troops for many days, but he never moved, but kept sending people to release rumors to the outside world, threatening that he was just a fluke last time to let Xu Sheng escape, and this time, he had to personally break Xu Sheng's body into pieces.

In the evening, the potter stood on the trestle bridge, looking at the sea and sky.

"Lord, aren't you going to sea to fight the pirates, we have been basking in the sun on this beach for ten days, why don't you still hold your troops, it's better to die early than you can die early if you send troops early, give your brothers a happy life, it's hard to wait for death all day long." Fan Hao blocked behind him and muttered a grinning voice.

"I mean to go to sea to fight for pirates, but when did I say I'm going to go to sea to fight for pirates?" The potter asked rhetorically, a mysterious sneer flashing through his eyes.