In order to find out which route the troops who came to Jiangzhou to support him plan to take next, Xiao Ding decided to personally visit Dingchang City at night and personally approach the other party's commander Da Chunlu in order to obtain useful information.

So, despite the dissuasion of the full battalion soldiers, he left Shaoxian on horseback and came towards Dingchang County.

Dingchang County is in the west of Shao County, not far from Shao County, if the march, there is half a day to arrive, and Xiao Ding alone riding alone, faster than the march, two hours later, he has come to Dingchang outside the city.

In order to make it easier for him to go, Xiao Ding kept an eye on it, and instead of leading the horse into the city, he came to a remote forest outside the city, tied his horse to a tree, and let it gnaw on itself.

He was not worried that the horses would be taken away, this was outside the city, there were no people nearby, even if there were people passing by, most of the people in this era were simple and kind, and when they saw horses tied to trees, they would know that there was an owner's horse, not a lost horse, so they would not easily steal someone else's horse.

After tying up his horse, he walked out of the woods and went straight to the city gate.

Although Dingchang County is next to Shao County, there is no war yet, and the city gate will naturally be opened during the day to facilitate the entry and exit of residents inside and outside the city.

Xiao Ding followed the team into the city, it was past noon at this time, and according to the report of the detective horse, Da Chunlu's troops would not arrive in Dingchang City until the evening, so he still had to wait for most of the afternoon.

Xiao Ding casually found a restaurant, and after eating something, he went to the inn and went in to rest.

It wasn't until the evening that Xiao Ding heard movement on the street outside the inn, and when he went out, he saw a large army passing by on the street.

Xiao Ding didn't have to guess to know that this must be Da Chunlu's troops entering the city.

After Da Chunlu enters the city, the troops will definitely go to the barracks in the city to station, and if there are not enough rooms in the barracks, the nearby houses may also be requisitioned. And Da Chunlu himself will definitely be accepted into the county government by the county order of Dingchang County.

Xiao Ding only needs to wait for the night to darken, then go to the county office and listen to the next step they are talking about. So, he didn't leave the inn, only ordered a few things to eat in the dining room on the first floor of the inn, asked for half a pot of soju, and drank while eating, waiting for dark.

A person pours himself and drinks until it gets dark, half a pot of soju is only about half a catty, the soju of this era has a low alcohol content, for Xiao Ding, drinking half a pot of wine is just the bottom of the bed, not even slightly drunk.

I saw the night falling. Xiao Ding returned to his room at this time, and he didn't wait for the third watch in the middle of the night, as long as it was dark, although there were still people on the street at this time, Xiao Ding was worried that he would miss any information if he went late.

So, he took out a night suit prepared in advance from the jade pendant space and put it on his body. The so-called night clothes are black tights tailored by Jianghu people in order to facilitate the crime at night, wrapped in black clothes from head to toe, and only leak out of the eyes and mouth and nose, which is convenient for night action, hiding in the dark, and not easy to be discovered.

With the jade pendant space, it is extremely convenient to carry items, and no one can find out where the items are hidden.

After changing clothes, Xiao Ding pushed open the window, performed a light body technique, jumped out of the window, and jumped directly onto the roof opposite. Then on the roof, he ran towards the county office.

The county government of Dingchang County, like other county seats, is in the middle of the city. The layout of the cities of this era was almost all about the same. Because the people of this era are superstitious about feng shui, as the capital of a county, the county government must be built in the center.

Xiao Ding rushed all the way to the county government compound in Dingchang County, many rooms in the courtyard were still brightly lit, and many people were busy, each busy with their own things.

He went directly to the roof of the county hall and crouched in the dark shadow of the roof. Run the exercises, cast the heavenly ears, and listen carefully to the house.

At this time, there were often people walking back and forth in the courtyard, and Xiao Ding did not dare to go to the eaves to peek into the house.

There was a lot of noise in the house, and I heard the sound of drinking. I heard a slightly older voice say: "General Da's visit to my mansion today really makes my mansion shine and bright!" Come on, come on, I'll first salute General Da with a glass of respect! ”

Then, a loud voice said: "Wang Zhixian is polite, Da Mou passed by Guixian today, there is a lot of disturbance, and I hope Haihan!" ”

When Xiao Ding heard this, sure enough, the military general who led the team, Da Chunlu, was in the house, and he listened to everyone's conversation for a while, and he could roughly judge that in addition to the Wang Zhixian who was drinking together to wash the dust for Da Chunlu, there were also officials in the county, such as the commander, the county lieutenant, the master, and the chief bookkeeper.

However, he listened to it for a long time, and these people talked back and forth, but they did not talk about which route to take tomorrow.

Xiao Ding lay on the roof and was a little anxious. I secretly said in my heart, when will it be before they can talk about the topic they want to hear?

Although I am in a hurry, I can't, people don't talk about this, I can't just jump down and force them to say.

However, Xiao Ding was in a hurry, but the people who were drinking in the house were not in a hurry at all, they were still chatting about which Qinglou's chicks were smart, which Qinglou's chicks were versatile, and said that they would help General Da call a few chicks to sleep later.

Speaking of joy, these people laughed out loud.

Sure enough, no matter what era, after men get together, the topic of conversation can never be separated from women, and as soon as they talk about women, men will have infinite reverie and feel happy.

Xiao Ding lay on the roof, although he listened impatiently, but the purpose of his coming tonight had not been achieved, so he had to continue to wait patiently.

Finally, after the second watch, a guard hurriedly ran in from outside, walked into the house and reported to Da Chunyu: "General Huiyu, the messenger who went to Tingzhou Pass to deliver the letter has returned, saying that he has brought back the letter of the second son. ”

"Bring the messenger here!" Da Chunlu commanded.

The guard answered and turned to go out, and in a few moments brought the messenger who was waiting at the door into the hall of the county office.

When Da Chunlu saw the messenger coming in, he hurriedly asked, "You went to Tingzhou Pass and saw the second son?" ”

"Yes, I gave him the letter you wrote to him." The messenger replied honestly.

"I heard that you brought back a letter from the second son?" Da Chunlu put down the chopsticks in his hand and said.

"Yes, here!" As he spoke, the messenger pulled a letter from his bosom and raised his hands above his head.

The guard next to him hurriedly took the letter and handed it to Da Chunlu.

After Da Chunlu took the letter, he unfolded it, then laughed, and said to Wang Zhixian: "Hahaha, after the second prince heard that I was going to go over to meet him, he was very happy, saying that he had prepared a banquet and was waiting for me to come and drink!" ”

Wang Zhixian said with a smile on the side: "Congratulations to General Da for being able to get the appreciation of the second son!" I wonder when General Tatsu plans to join the second son? ”

Da Chunlu listened to Wang County's order complimenting him on the side, he was in a very good mood, and he didn't hide it from Wang's county's order, so he said: "I plan to leave for the direction of Tingzhou Pass tomorrow, bypass Shao County, and take the road of Longxing County." ”

Xiao Ding heard this sentence on the roof, and his heart finally fell to the ground, and his heart said, after all, he didn't come in vain, and finally overheard useful news.

I only heard that Wang Zhixian in the house was still persuading: "It's better to be more careful on the road to General Da!" I heard that the commander in Nashao County is very good, only commanding 20,000 troops, he has already captured several cities in Jiaozhou, and he has also defeated the eldest prince and returned to Jiaozhou. ”

"I also heard that the commander of the other party is very good at using troops, originally the prince ordered me to go to Lenan County to meet the great prince, but I have received the news in Lianji County before, Lenan County has now been lost, and the great prince has also been recalled by the prince to Jiaozhou City. That's why I made a temporary decision to go to Tingzhou Pass and join the second son. But don't worry too much, the other party only has a total of 20,000 people, but my army is as many as 30,000, and they don't dare to come to touch me! Da Chunlu said nonchalantly.

When Xiao Ding heard this, he said in his heart that the more you underestimate the enemy, the happier I will be! , just right, take the opportunity of your underestimation of the enemy and destroy you. He was happy in his heart, but he couldn't help but be a little negligent, and accidentally, he stepped on a tile under his feet, making a "click" sound.

At this time, one of the attendants in the courtyard was about to enter the hall with a pot of broth, but the sound of the tiles was heard by the attendant, and he followed the sound to look at the roof, and saw a dark shadow lurking near the ridge, so he immediately shouted: "Who is on the roof?" Come on, huh? There are assassins on the roof! ”

When Xiao Ding heard this, he said in his heart, he was discovered, so he should run away quickly. Anyway, I've gotten useful news. Go back early, or set up an ambush in advance.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly got up, and he was not afraid that the attendant in the courtyard would find out about him, so he directly ran the light body technique and fled towards the county office.

There were still some patrol soldiers in the county, and when they heard the shouting, they quickly gathered. When they saw Xiao Ding jumping back and forth on the roof, they hurriedly pulled out their bows and arrows and shot at Xiao Ding.

When Xiao Ding saw the soldiers below shooting arrows at him, he immediately ran the Vajra technique. At this time, he had already practiced the third layer of qi, and the vajra technique had been mastered, and he could reach the level of invulnerability, and usually ordinary swords could not hurt his physical body.

At this time, Da Chunlu, Wang Xianling and others had also heard the shouts outside and walked out of the house.

At this time, Xiao Ding had already come to the courtyard wall of the county government, as long as he climbed over the courtyard wall, he could escape.

As soon as Da Chunlu saw that Xiao Ding was about to flee, he hurriedly said to Wang Xianling: "Wang Zhixian, hurry up and give the order, block the whole city, and arrest the assassin!" ”

Xiao Ding jumped on the wall, his heel was unsteady, and suddenly a row of arrows from outside the wall shot at him. It turned out that the soldiers patrolling outside the county government wall had heard the sound of shouting "arrest the assassin" in the courtyard, and when they heard movement above the wall, they shot arrows at the top of the wall without even thinking about it.

Although Xiao Ding could be invulnerable, he was shot off the wall by the force of those dozens of arrows.

After falling into the wall again, Nada Chunlu had already snatched a machete from the guard's hand and slashed at Xiao Ding.

When Xiao Ding saw it, he said in his heart, this time he is in danger, it seems that he is in some trouble, can he escape from this Dingchang City tonight?