With the words, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl walked into the inn and saw Liu Yu sitting at the table at a glance, and was immediately overjoyed: "Oh, Brother Liu, are you here?" I said, "Why don't magpies keep barking early this morning?" ”

Liu Yu also stood up with a smile: "Hey, I was talking to Uncle Cao about you just now, Sister Xiaoyun, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Cao Laohan came out of the kitchen at this time and said curiously: "I said girl, why did you come back?" Don't you have to be busy at the Governor's house? ”

Xiao Yun handed the wine jar in his hand to his old father and explained: "Originally, Yan Duwei had a few days of autumn vacation, and I should have served him and his wife over there. However, yesterday, a soldier from the battalion suddenly came to inform him, saying that all the naval troops were preparing for war, and everyone had canceled their holidays, and ordered Lord Du to return to the camp to report as soon as possible. No, I saw that there was nothing to do during the day today, so I took a half-day leave with my wife and came to see you. ”

Liu Yu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Zhao Liang again. Zhao Liang also felt that things were a little unusual. He Qian's sailors suddenly assembled to prepare for battle, indicating that most of them smelled something.

I only heard Cao Laohan sigh: "Alas, is the army going to prepare for war again?" I don't know why, are you planning to go on a northern expedition? ”

"Daddy, don't worry about it." Xiao Yun smiled: "Isn't it good?" Otherwise, how would I have a chance to meet Brother Liu. ”

As she spoke, she turned to Liu Yu and asked with a smile, "Brother Liu, did you come to Guangling specifically to see us this time?" ”

"Oh, it's both to visit you and to do some business." Liu Yu smiled: "We will stay here for a few days, and we will stay here with your father." ”

"That's great," Xiao Yun said happily: "Brother Liu, sit down for a while, I'll go get a few snacks for you, so that I can catch you up." ”

Liu Yu hurriedly said: "Don't be busy, Sister Xiaoyun, sit down, I still have something I want to inquire with you." ”

Cao Laohan also said: "Girl, don't touch your hands, Daddy, I'll just be alone." Sit with you Brother Liu for a while and have a good chat. ”

Xiao Yun agreed coolly, sat down at the table, and asked with a smile: "Brother Liu, are these all your brothers in the army?" ”

Liu Yu nodded and introduced Zhao Liang: "This is my boss and my eldest brother, Zhao Liang." ”

When Xiao Yun heard this, she hurriedly got up and saluted Zhao Liang: "Lord Zhao, you are my eldest brother's eldest brother, please accept Yun'er's worship." ”

Zhao Liang hurriedly said: "Sister Xiaoyun doesn't have to be polite, don't call me an adult, and call me Brother Sheng like Liu Yu." ”

Xiao Yun nodded, called "Brother Zhao", then sat down again, and asked Liu Yu: "You just said that you had something to inquire, what did you mean by something?" ”

Liu Yu smiled and said in a relaxed tone: "Actually, it's nothing, I just want to talk to you about family life." Hey, by the way, I remember that Captain Yan used to serve in the Left Battalion of the Navy Army, and now what? Is it still the same? ”

"It's long gone," Xiao Yun shook her head: "I heard my wife say that Lord Du Wei has won the appreciation of General He, and has been transferred to the Chinese military camp and obeys orders in front of the tent." It looks like I'm going to be promoted soon. ”

Zhao Liang asked: "Then did Captain Yan say that he suddenly canceled his vacation, what was the reason?" ”

Xiao Yun looked dazed at first, and after thinking about it, she said, "I don't know very well, but I heard Lord Duwei gossip with his wife last night, saying that it seems that there is another war." ”

"War? Fight with whom? Liu Yu asked.

Xiao Yun tried to recall, and said: "When I gave them supper, I listened to it, and Yan Duwei didn't mention who he was going to beat, but he just sighed and said what song he sang in the same room." ”

Zhao Liang was slightly stunned: "Singing? Is it roommate? ”

"Ah yes, that's the word, in the same room!" Xiao Yun said curiously: "Brother Zhao, what does this mean?" ”

Zhao Liang didn't answer her, just watched

Looking at Liu Yu, Liu Yu nodded understandingly, and continued to ask: "Xiao Yun, we are all big and rough soldiers, and it may not be right to explain what the same room is doing." Big brother asked you, on the way here today, did you find anything unusual in Guangling City? ”

Xiao Yun didn't understand what he meant, and asked rhetorically, "What does the eldest brother mean?" ”

Liu Yu smiled: "Well, anything is fine, as long as it is different from usual." ”

"If you want to say something different," Xiao Yun thought, "then the ships of the army have all left." She was a little surprised when she saw Zhao Liang and Liu Yu, and then explained: "Yan Duwei's home is not far from the Watergate Wharf. There are usually a lot of warships parked there, but when I went out to buy groceries this morning, I couldn't see them anymore, and the sailors on the docks were gone. ”

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Liu Yu immediately became alert and asked, "How many are there?" Is there a flag on the boat with a dragon head and a turtle body? ”

Xiao Yun replied: "There are usually more than a dozen." At the front of each boat is a dragon head turtle flag. ”

Liu Yu nodded and said to Zhao Liang: "It should be He Qian's commander's fleet." ”

"So, He Qian is no longer in Guangling City at this time?" Zhao Liang was a little surprised: "What does this mean?" ”

Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "This shows that they are likely to have mastered the exact movements of the Jingkou battalion, so they did not simply take a defensive position, but chose to take the initiative to attack." ”

Zhao Liang knew in his heart that he shouldn't say too much in front of Xiao Yun, but he still couldn't help but be curious: "Take the initiative?" With the strength of the naval army, can there be a chance of victory in the battle? ”

"Of course not," Liu Yu almost squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "But it is more than enough to fight an ambush." ”

He paused, and then explained: "The biggest advantage of the navy is that it can use the waterways of the Yangtze River and its tributaries to quickly transport troops. As long as the intelligence is accurate, they can land anywhere and sneak up on targets on land, and they can set up an ambush before they can wait for the army to enter the trap. ”

Xiao Yun saw that their faces were solemn, and she couldn't help but be worried, although she couldn't understand what the two were saying, she still asked timidly, "Two big brothers, what are you talking about?" How do I feel as if something really bad is going to happen? ”

Liu Yu smiled calmly and comforted her: "It's okay, sister, Brother Zhao and I are just discussing the issue of marching and fighting." By the way, you go to the kitchen to see how Uncle Cao is doing, I'm a little hungry. ”

Xiao Yun didn't understand a half-understanding agreement, and then got up to leave, Liu Yu lowered his voice again and said to Zhao Liang: "Big brother, I originally thought that He Qian's army was at most guarded, and was waiting for Liu Gaozhi to come to the door. But now that he has left Guangling, it is obvious that things are more than that, there is at least half a chance that the navy will give Liu Gaozhi a painful blow! ”

"Didn't you just say that? Although the navy has the advantage of mobility, its strength is much different from that of the Jingkou battalion, and it can only win by ambush. Zhao Liang was puzzled: "This requires very accurate intelligence, including the distribution and route of Liu Gaozhi's army." But how did He Qian know about these news? ”

"Isn't that easy?" Liu Yu sneered: "Either He Qian has eyeliner in the Jingkou camp, or Sima Daozi secretly helps." In my opinion, the latter is more likely. ”

Zhao Liang agreed: "Sima Daozi is obviously not a big deal to see the excitement!" In order to balance the strength of Liu Gaozhi and He Qian, in order to achieve the best effect of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, it is very reasonable to have some off-court balance. Liu Gaozhi's forces were superior, He Qian had intelligence support, and the gap between the two sides narrowed rapidly. ”

"So what are we going to do now?" Liu Yu frowned, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Zhao Liang groaned for a moment and said, "I think for now, we still have to find Master Xie An first." Now that the two armies are tense and tens of thousands of people are facing each other directly, it is absolutely impossible for us to come forward

Stopped. If there is no more powerful force to intervene, it can only rely on the personal prestige of the soul of the Beifu soldiers. ”

Liu Yu nodded: "What the eldest brother said is right!" In addition to the Great Commander, only Lord Xie An in the world can suppress all forces, or rather, he should be a more prestigious person than the Great Commander, and even Sima Daozi may not dare to directly contradict him. So without further ado, let's hurry up and find his old man's house and ask him to get out of the mountain as soon as possible to quell this civil strife! ”

"But do you know where Xie An is now?" Zhao Liang asked him rhetorically.

Liu Yu said: "I don't know. Still, I'm guessing someone might know. On the way here, I have been pondering one by one, thinking about it, and I feel that this person is the most reliable. ”

Zhao Liang was quite curious: "Oh? Who exactly? ”

"It's the Qingniu Daoist of Xuanyiguan in Guangling City." Liu Yu introduced: "This Taoist is good at refining Wushi San, and he is also a master of Qing talk, so he is quite popular with the Gaomen scholars, and thus has also made friends with many dignitaries. I think that if Lord Xie An goes to Guangling to live temporarily, he will most likely have contacts with Qingniu Daoist. ”

Zhao Liang heard that what he said made sense, and said happily: "Then what are we waiting for?" Hurry up and ask him! At the moment, the two sides will fight at any time, and there can be no further delay. ”

Liu Yu nodded and shouted at the kitchen: "Uncle Cao, Xiao Yun, let's go out to do something, and we'll go back!" ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for Cao Laohan's father and daughter to respond, so he led the way first, took Zhao Liang and his subordinates out of the small inn, and went straight to Xuanyiguan in the northwest corner of Guangling City.

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Zhao Liang and Liu Yu explained their identities to the Taoist boy guarding the door, and bluntly said that they wanted to ask to see the Taoist of the main Qingniu. But unexpectedly, the little Taoist boy said that the master was refining the pill at this time and could not see the guests.

Zhao Liang used the Dafa of voyeurism to know that the other party was just an excuse, and the main reason was that as the lieutenant and centurion of the Beifu Army, their status was too low, and they were not qualified to meet the old man.

Damn, this is clearly a dog's eyes looking down on people! Zhao Liang cursed secretly in his heart, turned his head and whispered to Liu Yu: "This kid is talking nonsense!" Qingniu didn't practice any ghost pills at all at this time, but was playing chess with others. ”

Liu Yu didn't understand how Zhao Liang could know that Daoist Qingniu was playing chess with someone, but he didn't have time to ask in detail, so he worried: "Then what should I do?" Is it hard to break? ”

"I can only break in!" Zhao Liang said ruthlessly.

Liu Yu looked a little worried: "Big brother, we are here to ask someone for news, if we annoy the Qingniu Daoist, I am afraid that the other party will refuse to tell the truth even if he knows the traces of Master Xie." ”

Zhao Liang snorted coldly: "It doesn't matter, as long as that bull-nosed old Taoist really knows, I have my own way to get the information." After that, he pointed at the little Taoist boy with his hand, and instructed his subordinate Du Wangbing: "This guy deliberately obstructs official business, deceives us, and takes him down for me!" ”

Xiao Daotong was shocked when he heard this, and before the soldiers stepped forward to make a move, he shouted, turned around and ran inside: "Oh no, Master! Officers and soldiers are arresting people indiscriminately! ”

Zhao Liang was overjoyed when he saw this: "Follow him, just lead the way for us and go to find Qingniu!" ”

In this way, Xiao Daotong shouted and ran wildly all the way, Zhao Liang and others chased closely behind, and after passing through two courtyards in a row, they ran straight to the door of the chess room used by the Qingniu Dao Chief to receive distinguished guests.

At this time, the entire Xuanyi Temple was almost shocked by them. There were four young Taoist priests with long swords on their backs standing outside the door of the chess room, and when they saw this, they showed their weapons one after another, blocking Zhao Liang and Liu Yu from their way.

Before Zhao Liang and Liu Yu could speak, an old Taoist wearing a cyan robe and a bit of a fairy wind and bones walked out of the chess room quickly, and said in a deep voice: "Tong'er, what's the alarm?" ”