Yang Muyun sighed secretly in his heart, if you want a leader to be even-handed with a bowl of water to the people below, sometimes it is really difficult.

"And what about the people in your stockade now?" Yang Muyun asked, "Who is in charge?" ”

"They are all under the hands of the Great Young Master now," Nong Kang's face was a little gloomy, "and those who did not die in the tiger's mouth have been punished to repair the passage." ”

"Channel, what channel?" Yang Muyun asked.

"Hmm......" Nong Kang's face changed, and he was speechless.

"Uncle Nong Kang," Yang Muyun didn't press, and changed the topic: "If you are fortunate enough for the Annan people to retreat, can you still take your subordinates back to the village?" ”

Nong Kang was shocked, and snorted: "I heard Lord Venasuva say that the stockade outside the valley has been destroyed by the Yue people, and it is ...... Can you go back? ”

"What if it's not destroyed?" Yang Muyun said: "It's not easy for Uncle Nong Kang to work hard to lead people to create a village, so can he abandon it so easily?" ”

Nong Kang froze, he had never thought about it. Venasuva said that as soon as the Yue people came, there would be no chickens and dogs left in the place where they passed, and asked him to quickly take the whole village into the valley to resist the Vietnamese army, and he did so, and he did so, and he did not even have time to bring the grain stored in the cellar, so he led the people of the whole village into the valley of the storage basin. At the same time, there are more than 100 people in the valley outside the valley, and tens of thousands of people poured into the valley at once, which is equivalent to adding tens of thousands of mouths to eat, and Venasuva immediately felt the pressure doubled, and because of the hurry, the vast majority of the villagers did not carry food, which invisibly increased the tension in the valley. Venasuva ordered people to reorganize these villagers, the strong ones were directly incorporated into the army and distributed everywhere, and the old and weak women and children went to let them do some chores, but when they were starting to do it, some of the people in the village caused chaos because they did not distribute food in time, including the people of Sangtun Village, in order to make an example, Venasuwa handed them over to his eldest son Solang to deal with, Solang simply tied them to the tiger pool to prepare to feed the tiger, but was rescued by Yang Muyun.

"There will be no more war between Cunpen and Annan," Yang Muyun continued, "Then Uncle Nong Kang and the people in the village will not have to live in fear every day. ”

"How is it possible to stop fighting with the Yue people?" Nong Kang said in surprise.

"If the pot is surrendered to Annan," Yang Muyun said slowly: "Then Uncle Nongkang and the people of the whole village don't have to fight with the Annan people anymore?" ”

"You, you ......" Nong Kang looked at him with wide eyes, "You are not an envoy sent by the Ming Dynasty, but a spy of the Yue people." "Take a few steps back, a little farther away from him.

"Squeak-" With a sound, Ah Xiang led Ah Wang to push the door inside.

"Ah Xiang," Nong Kang pointed at Yang Muyun and said to his daughter, "Go and tell Lord Venasuwa that this person is a spy of the Yue people, ...... quickly."

"Abba, what are you shouting," Ah Xiang waved his hand to silence his father, "Have you forgotten that the lives of you, Ngawang and the rest of the people in the village were saved by adults?" ”

"But he ......"

"Don't point at your lord like that," Ah Xiang stepped forward and pulled his finger, "My lord sacrificed his life to jump into the tiger pond for you, have you forgotten all these Abba?" ”

"Yes, Sister Ah is right," Ah Wang also said on the side: "There are so many tigers besieging adults, don't you see it too, Abba?" ”

"What kind of mouth does the little guy have?" Nong Kang reprimanded.

"Abba," Ah Xiang said, "the moment the adults saved you and Ah Di, you have already returned your life to the Venasuva father and son, and from then on, you and my and Ah Di's lives belong to the adults." ”

"You, you're ......" Nong Kang glared at his daughter, speechless for a while.

"Abba," Ah Xiang slowed down her tone, "Actually, what the adults said is not unreasonable, Cunbin has been fighting with the Yue people for so many years, when is it a head!" Since you can't beat it, you can simply return to the Yue people, and you can live a peaceful life......"

"Shut up!" Nong Kang scolded his daughter, "Aren't you afraid of bringing disaster to the people of our village? ”

"Are you still thinking about your stockade?" Ah Xiang shook her head slightly, "The village has been disrupted, and Abba is leading the village to make trouble because he didn't distribute food in time, do you think Lord Venasuwa will trust you again?" Even if the Yue people retreat, will he let you lead the villagers back to be your leader? ”

Ah Xiang's words made Nong Kang fall silent.

"Abba," Seeing that his father's emotions were no longer excited, Ah Xiang persuaded him: "My lord is a capable person, even the White Tiger King will not hurt him, and we will never be wrong to follow him." ”

"Uncle Nong Kang," Yang Muyun also said, "If you can be a vassal to the King of Lancang, why can't you rely on the Yue people?" ”

"But......" Nong Kang looked at Yang Muyun and said, "Can Lord Venasuva be a vassal to the Yue people?" ”

"Yes," Yang Muyun said with certainty: "Now that the Annan army has broken through the defense line in the upper reaches of the Xinping River, and has been inserted into the Qingteng Pass from the mouth of the Swallow Creek to bypass the Tiger Roaring Platform, and the channel for the pot to ask for help from Mengsuwa has been cut off, how long do you think Venasuva will last?" As long as Uncle Nong Kang acts secretly with me, not only can I protect the basin and valley from fire, but also ensure that the people of your whole village are safe and sound, and you can still be the head of Sangtun Village. ”

Nong Kang was silent for a long time, and then he seemed to have made a great determination and said: "Okay, my Nong Kang's life is given by adults, and I will do whatever the adults tell me to do." ”

"Hmm," Yang Muyun nodded, "Can Uncle Nong Kang contact the people in the village now?" To achieve great things, there must be enough people. ”

"That's no problem," Nong Kang said, "and as long as I live, they will still consider me their leader." ”

"That's very good," Yang Muyun turned to Ah Xiang, "Is your grandma now with Mrs. Natabo?" ”

"Yes," said Axiang, "Lord Venasuva has assigned my grandmother to work with Lady Natabo. ”

"Then she'll be able to meet Lady Natabo?"

"Naturally, you can see it," Ah Xiang felt that Yang Muyun's words were very strange, "Grandma used to send the embroideries from the village to Mrs. Natabo, and she was very familiar with her. ”

"That's good," Yang Muyun said, "Can you ask your grandma, when did you last see Mrs. Natabo?" ”

"Do you want to see Lady Natabo?" Ah Xiang blinked.

"Is this convenient?" Yang Muyun smiled, "If your grandma can do it, it would be great." ”

"My lord, do you want to ......" Ah Xiang bit her lip and didn't say anything more.

"I just have an important matter to ask Mrs. Natabo," Yang Muyun said, "and I don't mean anything else. ”

"Yes, Ah Xiang," Nong Kang said, "you are already an adult, and you are a good servant, what else do you do with so much?" He said to Yang Muyun again: "My lord, I am just this one daughter, you will definitely take good care of her, right?" ”

"Well...... Yang Muyun didn't know how to answer well, so he had to respond vaguely, "I will protect Miss Ah Xiang well, Uncle Nong Kang rest assured." ”

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The Annan army broke through the three lines of defense set by the barbarians in the upper reaches of the Xinping River by setting fire.

This is a decision made by Zheng Ke after careful observation and careful consideration. At this time, the rainy season has not really arrived, and it is easy for fires to start in the forest.

The front team of Annan's officers and soldiers no longer held large shields to guard against the pits and traps under their feet, crossbow arrows and stones in the bushes, and rolling logs and stones on the cliffs overhead, and the forward troops carried flammable hay and firewood when they entered the dense forest upstream, and when they reached the dense jungle, they set fire, and the soldiers behind cleaned up their own side, and the fire spread to the depths of the dense forest with billowing smoke.

Not only did the fire destroy all the traps in the forest, but before the fire could reach, the smoke drove the brutes out, and they fled deeper into the forest with the panicked beasts. The army of Annam marched slowly and slowly, extinguishing the embers along the way, step by step, the fire baked the muddy ground hard, and the road was much faster than before.

When the fire was cut off by swamps and cliffs, the officers and soldiers of Annam brought firewood and grass again to light the fire. Even if the barbarians were in danger of fighting without any vegetation to combust, it would be difficult for them to cope with the offensive of the Annan army, not to mention that the smoke had already made their eyes red and swollen like peaches, and it was difficult to see clearly, so it was difficult to form an effective blockade.

After the front defense line was broken through, the barbarians retreated to the back to rearrange the defense line, and tried to clear the combustible grass and trees in the dense forest filled with choking smoke, in case the fire was brought over, the barbarians had just arranged the front defense line and waited for it, fireworks were lit on both sides, and the officers and soldiers of Annam shouted to kill from both wings, and the formation of the barbarians immediately collapsed, and after a period of fighting, the remaining barbarians fled in all directions.

In this way, the Annan army used fire as a soldier, marched with the fire, and fought several times with the barbarian soldiers in the smoke of the fire, relying on the superiority in numbers and equipment to fight more and more bravely, and the barbarians who had lost the cover of the dense forest and grass were like loaches that had fallen into the ashes, and could no longer stop the offensive of the Annan army. Although the war is proceeding slowly, it is advancing step by step and resolutely in depth.

After several days of fighting, Zheng Ke was already able to see the Qingteng Pass in the distance.

Different from the mouth of the swallowing river, Qingteng Pass is a water pass, and the cliff near the pass is full of hanging vines, so it is called Qingteng Pass, and the water flows out of the pass, which is the Xinping River. To be precise, the Xinping River originates in the Cunpan Valley, flows westward from the Cunpan Valley, encounters a mountain obstruction, turns north, and then flows eastward.

Along the upper reaches of the Xinping River, you can reach Qingteng Pass. When the Annan army advanced to Qingteng Pass, it meant that the last exit of the Cunbasin Valley was blocked, and the entire Cunbasin Valley had been surrounded by the Annan Army.

Zheng Ke carefully surveyed the terrain of Qingteng Pass, and then ordered the army to camp on the spot and no longer attack.

Unlike the generals of Annan, Zheng Yu proposed to go and surrender.

"It's best to be able to surrender without a fight," Zheng Ke frowned after listening to Zheng Yu's suggestion, "But now is not a good time to surrender, Venasuva's troops have not suffered major losses, and he will not bow his head and negotiate peace without taking a few hard battles." ”

"It doesn't matter if he lowers his head and surrenders," Zheng Yu said: "The important thing is that it is good to be able to go in and explore the situation inside, so that Daddy can mobilize his troops and horses to launch an offensive when and where he is more sure." ”

"I don't think you're just here, right?" Zheng Ke glanced at his daughter, "You still want to inquire about him, do you?" ”

Zheng Yu didn't speak, as if acquiescing. Since he and Yang Muyun were separated, he has never been found, and he has been worried about his whereabouts these days, since there is no outside the valley, that person should be in the valley.

"Do you like him?" Zheng Ke stared at his daughter and asked.

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"If I meet someone who is worthy of me to take off the mask, I will naturally take it off, don't worry about Daddy," Zheng Yu said lightly: "There is nothing wrong with me wearing a mask and pretending to be an entourage to enter the valley with Tao Fang, right?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with that," Zheng Ke sighed lightly, "But have you ever thought about why I would think of sending Tao Fangjin there?" It's because if Venasuva took his head to sacrifice the flag, I wouldn't be distressed. ”

"Daddy......" Zheng Yuxiu frowned, "You mean that it will be very risky to send someone into the valley to see Venasuva now?" ”

"Daddy," Zheng Yu said, "Young Master Yang also helped you get rid of Ruan Zhi, and with this alone, we can't turn a blind eye to his disappearance." ”

"Okay," Zheng Ke said, "I will send Tao Fang Jin into the Valley Club for a while, if you are interested, go with him...... Won't you take off the mask on your face then? ”