Xi County, county office.

Above the lobby.

"What, Lord Minghou was just attacked by the water when he was patrolling the river?" The county magistrate Ning Sheng was processing the papers, and stood up suddenly, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, and he looked at the person who came to report the news: "This news is true?" ”

"Lord County, this matter is true, I also heard that General Zhang Liao has begun to mobilize the army, and now even the city gate has begun to be under martial law, and the city gate is closed, and you are not allowed to enter or exit!"

The informant bowed his head and said.

"Is he hurt?"

Ning Sheng calmed down and immediately asked.

He is most concerned about this problem, if Mu Jing is injured, I am afraid that someone will be desperate to kill, not to mention him at that time, even in the entire Xixian County, there are probably not many people who can survive.

"It doesn't seem to be, many people saw it when he entered the city, he rode into the city, but it didn't seem to be very good, he was full of anger, and he looked like he was going to kill!"

"He avoided us on the day he entered the city, and he already had a mustard for us, and now he has encountered a water coward, can he be in a good mood, and at this time he may have the heart to kill us."

Ning Sheng paced back and forth in the hall, and his mood became more and more manic: "Damn, who is so bold?" ”

On the waterways around Xixian, there are indeed a lot of water robbers, raising thieves and self-respect, this is the phalanx of their rule in Xixian, thieves are outside, should be too guarded by the house, inside, the town is disobedient people, basically this waterway within a radius of 100 miles inside and outside the water Kou are raised by these big households in Xixian County.

And it's not a secret.

This is a matter that many people in Xi County have agreed on.

Since Zhang Liao led the army into Xixian, they were afraid that Zhang Liao would get the handle, so they immediately ordered all the water robbers to hide and not appear on the river, but they didn't expect that there were still people who dared to come out and attacked Mujing.

Isn't that adding insult to injury?

If Mu Jing was really angry, there was no need to mobilize the army, Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses alone were enough to make Xixian unstable.

"Someone, pass my order, and summon the big families in the city to come to the meeting!" Ning Sheng said coldly.

"No!"

A few scribes quickly went to give the order.

In less than half an hour, the county officials, county officials, county lieutenants, and county magistrates who came in person from the heads of large families in the city also gathered together, and they looked at each other, what happened in this Xi County could not hide from their eyes, they already knew what was happening.

"Who did this?"

Ning Sheng was cold and angry, his eyes were like lightning, swept over, and asked gloomily.

"Lord County, it shouldn't be us, since Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses were stationed in Xixian County, we have repeatedly resigned five orders, no one is allowed to come out to make a mistake, and we have also sent people to supervise, it can't be our people at all!"

County Cheng Tuhai hurriedly said.

At this time, people with a little brain, I'm afraid they don't dare to provoke Mu Jing, Mu Jing didn't just defeat Hanzhong, but also pressed his troops in Xixian, even if they are arrogant, they will never kill themselves.

"That's right!"

"We are not stupid, we knew that the prince was coming, and let them come out to make trouble!"

"That Zhang Wenyuan is stationed here, give us a boldness, we don't dare to do anything to them!"

“……”

Everyone said one after another.

"But now the prince just met the water cove, and there was a fight, even if the prince was not injured, do you know what this means, if the herdsman moves, let alone the main force, even if it is from Xicheng Shangyong, he can slaughter my Xi County!"

Ning Sheng said coldly.

He is self-aware, and he will not think that with the power of Xixian, he can resist a prince with a heavy army, and the pastoral army is so fierce when he enters the pass, Zhang Lu's arrogance in the past, but he can't stop the whole army in half a year.

They don't want to use their mantis arms as a car.

"Lord County, all the heads of the family, this matter is not trivial, if we can't find it out, I'm afraid this black pot will be us, Zhang Liao's heavy troops are stationed in the city, and there is a battalion of main forces outside, with more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, even if we resist hard, in the end we will be ruined!"

Wen Hu, the county magistrate, stood up and arched his hand and said, "So no matter what, we have to give an explanation to the prince and Zhang Liao!" ”

"I've already sent someone to investigate, and there must be news soon!"

The county lieutenant Yu Yue had a gloomy and cold face, his eyes were cold, he swept over, looked at the faces, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I will first say the ugly things in front, no matter who is involved in this matter, I will never show mercy!" ”

"Yes, no matter who did this, I will personally tie him up and go to see the prince!"

Ning Sheng said coldly.

"Lord County Lieutenant!"

A county soldier and marquis rushed in from outside and said directly to Yu Yue, the county lieutenant in the hall: "General Zhang Liao sent his own soldiers to give an order, so that you can go to the barracks to see him immediately!" ”

"Immediately?" Yu Yue squinted.

"Yes, immediately!" The county soldier nodded.

"Lord County, go and see General Zhang Liao first, test his heart, you still have to be prepared, you must find out the person who did it to the prince as soon as possible!" Yu Yue stood up and said to the county commander Ning Sheng.

"Go ahead!"

Ning Sheng nodded.

………………

……

In the barracks, the military flags of black mandalas flew in the wind, and hunting sounded.

"These water cowards, if you don't suppress them, you have to be prepared!"

In the main barracks of the middle battalion, Zhang Liao stood in the first place, convened the generals and discussed: "It is estimated that it is too late to build a shipbuilding, but we can invite craftsmen to build rafts and bamboo rows, search up and down, recruit some fishing boats, and most importantly, you must let the soldiers under your command begin to be familiar with the water, water combat, we are not good at it, but we are familiar with the water, at least we can ensure our escape on the water!" ”

"No!"

The generals nodded.

"Zhang Shi!"

"In!" Captain Zhang Shi was on standby.

"Once the spring ploughing is over, all the soldiers of the Second Army will be dispatched to Xixian County one after another, you lead elite scouts to personally survey the terrain, not in the city, but outside the city, along the rivers and waterways, looking for a place to camp!"

Zhang Liao instructed: "Our Jingping Second Army Lord has made a decision, he will become a naval soldier in the future, when you survey the terrain, you must keep in mind three conditions, first, you can't be too far away from the city, after all, we need the support of the city, second, if it is a place where you can build a boat and practice water, third, there must be a defensive barrier, but where you camp, you need to defend!" ”

"Understood!"

Zhang Shi nodded.

"General, Captain Yu is here!"

"He's in!"

Zhang Shi waved his hand and let everyone disperse: "You go and arrange it immediately, I persuaded this person, and immediately moved, this Hanshui waterway does not allow water to be used!" ”

"No!"

The generals took the order and turned to leave.

"The last general, Yu Yue, the county lieutenant of Xixian County, meet General Zhang!"

Yu Yue walked in and bowed.

"County Lieutenant Yu, you're welcome!" Zhang Liao personally helped Yu Yue up and said, "I invite you to come this time, in fact, there is something to discuss with you." ”

"If General Zhang has any orders, you can directly order them to go to the soup and fight the fire, at any cost!"

Yu Yue immediately expressed his loyalty.

"Do you know that the lord was attacked by the water bandits outside the city?"

"I've heard a little!"

"It's been two or three hours since this happened, and I guess you've received the news!" Zhang Liao smiled, but his smile skipped a chill: "The lord was first assassinated by assassins when he was going north in Fangling, and now he is attacked by Shui Kou, he is now furious, so he has given me a death order, ordering me to immediately send troops to suppress the bandits!" ”

"Bandits?"

Yu Yue's pupils changed color slightly.

"Yes!"

Zhang Liao said: "The lord has already said, he gave me five days, if I can't exterminate the water on the river, then he will kill me, my lord's temper is not very good, say one is one, I can't do anything about it, so I also ask the county lieutenant Yu to help, the county lieutenant Yu has been in Xi County for many years, and the Yu family is also a big family in Xi County, and the water bandits around Xi County are more or less knowledgeable!" ”

When Yu Yue heard this, his hands couldn't help but tremble a little, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said in a low voice: "General, it's not that Yu Mou is disobedient, Yu Mou has been in charge of the county soldiers for many years, and it's not that he doesn't want to suppress bandits, and the people of Xi County have a Qingming River, but the water is mixed, and the rivers in the upper and lower reaches of my Xi County are nine bends and eighteen bends, reeds, small forks, there are so many of them, I really can't understand them, and I have a weak heart!" ”

"Hey!"

When Zhang Liao heard this, he sighed: "Then I can't help it, I always have to give the lord an explanation, since I can't suppress the real water bandits, then I can only find some little thieves or something, no matter what, I have to give the lord an explanation, which household in the city will be hurt at that time, and ask them Haihan!" ”

When Yu Yue heard Zhang Liao's words, a cold air rose from his back.

He understood Zhang Liao's words.

It was because I understood it that I was terrified.

This is a clear threat, if you don't help me suppress the bandits, I will take the big households in the city, and when the time comes, one of them will collude with the bandits, and I will directly take it to the main bus errand, it's as simple as that, he doesn't care who hurts anyone.

"General......

Yu Yue slowly raised his head and looked at Zhang Liao, with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

"County Lieutenant Yu, we have a little friendship, I'll tell you directly!" Zhang Liao squinted his eyes and said: "It's not that I don't want to help you this time, it's that you are making too much trouble, who is the lord, he fought in Kanto back then, invincible, killed all the way down from Guanzhong, no one can stop him, enter Hanzhong, only half a year, straight into Nanzheng, what a sharp edge, but now he is attacked by the water bandits, and finally can only watch these water robbers drive the boat away, and there is no way, he is already angry, if I don't stop it, I'm afraid that there are already people in the city who have fallen to the ground, this thing also woke up the lord, there is a waterway in Han, In order to control the waterway, so the lord is ready to build a water army, my Jingping second army will become a water army, and will be camped in Xixian in the future, of course, we will not disturb the people, so we will be stationed outside Xixian, what you see, is only a part of the soldiers, my main force is coming, then it will really be impossible for me, the army is stationed, and the water bandits will never be allowed to run rampant, this water bandit, if you don't help me, I will be exterminated sooner or later, you help me, maybe there will be a way to live at that time! ”