The sunset fades and darkness falls.

The more night, the more desolate it becomes.

The corpses stacked outside the city stenched.

Fortress, shrouded in the breath of death.

In the distance, there was the sound of Captain Diandu's scolding, scolding loudly, and I didn't know who he was scolding.

Chen Mu held a torch and lit multiple torches on the western city wall about 150 paces long. ”

Turning his head to look at the city, there were many fewer people than last night, and a touch of pathos came to his heart. Shook his head, shook off that self-pity, and pretended to walk back easily.

In fact, it is not without benefit that there are fewer people, at least no one grabs wheat bran when eating it. - The grain has been cut off, and the wheat bran is usually used to feed the livestock.

Chen Mu walked to the bonfire, stirred the bottom of the pot in the porridge pot, and put the spoon down. Sighing, I still scooped half a bowl. He hid in a corner, took out half a piece of bread hidden in his pocket, and ate it with wheat bran porridge.

It's hard to swallow.

I sprinkled some salt and forced myself to swallow it.

Zhang Cripple walked over and sat down angrily: "There are so many officers in this unit, there is a captain for five people, and there are ten captains, thirty captains, centurions, and above there is the captain who commands three hundred people." How difficult it is to get into the captain. If it weren't for the misfortune of Captain Li who was hit by an arrow, fell off the city wall, and was flattened by the Tartar soldiers with a mace, I don't know when it would be the turn of the second stunned man to be the captain. ”

I heard Dian Xiaozhong scolding people just now, and it seemed that he was scolding Zhang Cripple. The cripple didn't dare to collide in front of him, and he inevitably muttered a few words behind his back.

Chen Mu continued to eat with his head bored, unable to swallow, and swallowed with his neck stretched.

Zhang lame sneered: "Captain Li died a tragic death, but how tragic it is?" The armor is cold when people die, who will remember him in a few years? As soon as the battle ended, Kong Xiaoxian, the commander of the regiment, arranged for Dian's allegiance to take over the third battalion like a monkey. This stunned man can be regarded as a chicken dog, and he has ascended to heaven. Blind to the armor of light. ”

Complaining about the chief behind his back is not a good thing, Chen Mu plans to divert the topic, any topic.

This mouthful of wheat bran can be considered swallowed.

Chen Mu rubbed his neck and said, "Cripple brother, don't talk to me about this in the future." I don't really like to hear it. ”

"And what do you like to hear?"

"I'm willing to listen to your analysis of the enemy's forces, and I think you're a person who analyzes the enemy's situation more accurately than you analyze allegiance." Chen Mu put down the bowl: "I think we should kill out, instead of passively nesting in the city." ”

Zhang lame snorted coldly: "Do you know why I was scolded? ”

"Why?"

"Just now, I asked Dian for allegiance, hoping that he could persuade Captain Kong Xiaoxian to concentrate all the troops of our seventh regiment and kill Horsehair Mountain. Grab their food. ”

"Cripple brother, I admire you for that. If I were the Captain, I would have listened to you. Chen Mu ate up the Hu cake and clapped his hands: "Dian Xiaozhong refuses to listen, let's go directly to Kong Xiaoxian." ”

"Boy, do you understand? If Kong Xiaoxian doesn't listen, you will offend the allegiance of the canon, but you will not get any benefit. ”

"If I succeed, shouldn't he look up at me if he pledges allegiance?"

"That's possible." Zhang lame stared at Chen Mu: "I think your kid is a person who can do big things." If you dare to go, I'll go with you. ”

Chen Mu smiled: "That's what I mean." I'm a rookie after all, and I can't see a lot of things as well as you. If you can accompany me and persuade Kong Xiao to send troops first, it will be more certain. ”

"Let's go! Shall we go now? Zhang Cripple's face was full of seriousness.

Chen Mu: "Let's go!" ”

At this time, most of the people had fallen asleep in the city, and the two wanted to go down to the city, so they said hello when they passed by the standard-bearer Zhang Han, and only said that they would go down and.

Zhang Han is tall and big, mentally headed, and is responsible for night lookout, just now he saw Chen Mu and Zhang Cripple come together and talk for a while, he stared at the two as if he had a premonition.

"I don't think you guys are going to."

Chen Mu stared at Zhang Han: "Then what do you think we can do?" ”

Zhang Han looked at Chen Mu's hand: "How many years have you been practicing?" Don't tell me you haven't practiced, you're not very strong, but you can resist 400 pounds of rolling logs. ”

"Stop, we just want to." Chen Mu frowned.

"Here, pull hands." Zhang Han stretched out his hand to shake hands with Chen Mu.

It's not a friendly move, it's a challenge.

Listening to Zhang Cripple, there are also levels of practice, practice to the highest level, the ability to reach a thousand catties, in the face of a city wall like Jiuquan City, you can climb with your bare hands, it is very powerful. However, there are very few such people, and there are no more than thirty people who have practiced to this level nationwide.

There are not many people in the army who have practiced qigong, accounting for about one-tenth of the total number of people, and they are promoted and appointed according to their rank. A person like Zhang Han, who has a strong physique and practices three grades, is Qu Cai when he is a centurion.

The grade of practice is exactly the opposite of the grade of officials, with officials having the largest grade and practicing the smallest grade.

Chen Mu also had qigong on his body, which was of course the result of the host's hard cultivation before the crossing, and Chen Mubai picked up a bargain.

Chen Mu didn't hold hands with Zhang Han, but said with a smile: "If you have anything in your heart, just say it." ”

Zhang Han withdrew his hand: "If you want to escape, I promise to shoot you to death with an arrow; If you're going to do something big, I want to take me with you. According to my estimate, you have already practiced to the fifth rank or higher. I want to follow you. ”

Chen Mu nodded: "If there is a chance, I will take you." After taking two steps, he turned his head: "I like people with eyesight." ”

This may be the speaking habit left by Chen Mu after being the chairman for too many years. Before the crossing, he often used this "empty glove white wolf" method to motivate his subordinates. Now he's using it again. A simple sentence praises people. Why not.

Zhang Han has a strange nature, and he usually doesn't like to talk much. But listening to Zhang Cripple, this kid is making rapid progress. Zhang Han was born a poor boy and only started practicing after he came to the army, but his practice speed was very fast, and his combat power was one step a year, and he had been targeted by Captain Kong Xiaoxian. According to the lame's estimates, people like Zhang Han are by no means things in the pool. But compared with Chen Mu, he is still a lot behind. Because Chen Mu is only seventeen years old.

Seventeen boys and eighteen Hans.

Seventeen years old is still a teenager, if you want to have Chen Mu's cultivation, you must cultivate from a young age. This is not something that ordinary people can do, and the children's practice is supported by gold and silver, so Chen Mu's identity is becoming more and more mysterious.

But at this time, Chen Mu himself didn't know what his identity was, so he couldn't talk nonsense.

But he kept "silent", and Zhang Cripple often scolded Chen Mu for being untruthful and didn't treat me Zhang Cripple as a friend.

Faced with this situation, Chen Mu didn't explain anything to Zhang Cripple, and he couldn't tell him that I was a person from the future world. Since he can't say it, he often fools Zhang Cripple, saying that he is a little stupid and can't remember the past. Zhang Cripple is an old slippery head, and he is skeptical of this kind of talk.

Chen Mu always felt that the personality of this lame man was a bit like his former driver, Lao Zhang, and then felt a little kind. In that world, no one dared to talk to him loudly, but the driver Lao Zhang dared to joke with him, because they were once a comrade-in-arms in the trenches. Lao Zhang has a strong mouth and can speak very well, but he can't do his job, so he was assigned the position of branch manager, and the company was yellowed in a short time. He just drove well, fast and steady, and later became Chen Mu's full-time driver.

Chen Mu smiled bitterly, he suddenly came to another world, no one regarded him as the boss, and he became a hairy boy, which really made people laugh and cry. But it's not bad, this body is really good, and I like it very much.

The two of them walked down the road to the city, and walked straight to the command post in the city, where the sentry found them on the four-foot-high wooden lookout in the center of the city and shouted, "What are you doing when you don't stay on the city wall?" ”

Zhang lame shouted: "Look for Captain Kongdu, there is an urgent military report." ”

When the sentry knew the lame man, he didn't say anything more.

According to Zhang Cripple, Kong Xiaoxian, the commander of the Seventh Regiment, held a thousand people in his hands, and he guarded Jiuquan City for more than a month. It was a very hard fight.

At first, Kong Xiao first let 800 people climb the city wall, and he led 200 people to sit in the city. When the wall was in danger, he led two hundred men to rush there. For more than a month, Captain Kong Du ran to the west city wall several times, and his performance was decent, and he did not have a too bright performance.

Zhang Lame said that Kong Xiao was a member of the Tang clan first, and he practiced as a child, and his personal combat power was good, so he was arranged to be an official here. It's a pity that he leads troops to fight, he is a layman, and he is inferior to me.

"Captain Kong Du is asleep, if you have any matter, tell me first." Lang, the secretary next to the captain, stopped Chen Mu.

Chen Mu: "Urgent military situation, I just want to tell Captain Du alone." ”

Secretary Lang smiled bitterly: "Tell me, I'll convey it again, can't you?" ”

Chen Mu: "No. ”

Secretary Lang pulled a heavy face: "The general didn't sleep, or I'll take you to see the general?" ”

"The regimental staff general can't call the shots." Chen Mu shook his head.

At this time, Wu Dong, the regimental supervisor, came over, Wu Dong was a eunuch, and there were several masters around him, who easily did not participate in the battle, and they were specifically staring at the head of the army. If he finds out that Captain Kong is going to rebel, he can directly kill Captain Kong.

Perhaps it was a problem that had been cultivated in the palace for many years, and Eunuch Wu always looked at the inferior people with a touch of contempt: "What are you looking for Captain Kongdu, tell me first." ”

"Nope." Chen Mu said without thinking.

"Presumptuous!" Wu Dong didn't say anything yet, and the servant beside him was on fire: "Lord Prison Commander asks, do you dare to prevaricate?" ”

Another servant shouted: "The captain doesn't dare to contradict the prison army, what are you!" ”

Chen Mu sneered: "Captain Du is the head of the troops, and I can only tell Captain Du what I say." If you want to hear it, you can listen to it with the captain. The governor of the province rebelled. ”

Chen Mu suddenly led the topic to rebellion, and the problem escalated.

Eunuch Wu found a feeling that it was difficult to ride a tiger. After all, Kong Xiaoxian was the head of the Seventh Regiment, and before Kong Xiaoxian rebelled, the prison army could not take the lead. Otherwise, Captain Kong Du would not have felt too comfortable with him on the grounds of "supervising the army indiscriminately interfering in military affairs". Maybe you have to continue to go back to the palace to clean the toilet for the emperor's concubine.

"Who's arguing outside?" Kong Xiaoxian's voice came from the house: "Is there a military situation?" ”

Secretary Lang heard that the lieutenant had woken up, and hurriedly trotted over and reported in a low voice.

Kong Xiaoxian quickly got up, lifted the curtain, strode out, looked at Wu Dong, and looked at Chen Mu: "What are you looking for me?" ”

Chen Mu beat his chest and saluted: "Captain Kongdu, I think you should be killed, instead of waiting for death in the city." ”

"Why wait for death?" Captain Kong Du put his hands behind his back.

"We don't know exactly when reinforcements will come. But we're out of food. ”

Kong Xiaoxian shouted: "Isn't there still wheat bran to eat?" At the critical moment, why not hold on? Even if the wheat bran is eaten up, there are still a few war horses, and if the horses are killed, they can still survive for a few days. ”

Chen Mudao: "According to my observation, the enemy army will not exceed three hundred. There are still more than 200 people in our seventh regiment. They can sneak up on us, why can't we sneak up on them? In addition, we have been holding on, but we have not fought back. They must have thought that our lord would be cowardly, and would not dare to go out of the city. So killing it at this time will have a surprise effect. ”

After a slight pause, before Kong Xiao could speak first, Chen Mu said in a loud voice: "But in our opinion, our Captain Kong Du is by no means a cowardly person. ”

Kong Xiaoxian was about to scold, but his hands were raised, but he put them down again.