Duan Zhuang looked at his younger brother's return, but he glanced at Princess Suo Yali behind him again, his face still didn't show too much expression, he just opened his mouth, and then said to Duan Chong: "Let's talk about it when we enter the city!" Duan Chong also nodded when he heard this, and followed Duan Zhuang into the county town, and Duan Chong left Dali since he was a child, and the soldiers of Dali did not know much about the second prince of the royal family, so Duan Chong's arrival did not cause too many waves, but Duanzhuang led the two to the city lord's mansion, which was originally the residence of the county guard of Qianzhou County, but unfortunately it was now snatched by Duan Zhuang as a temporary combat command place and base camp, as for the original county guard of Qianzhou County, it has already become the ghost of Duan Zhuang's sword.

After entering the county guard's mansion, Duan Zhuang directly arranged for the two of them to take a bath and rest, Duan Chong did not shirk, these days he had been in a hurry overnight, he had not taken a bath for a long time, and there was a smell of sweat all over his body, and after taking a bath, Princess Suo Yali was tired, so he went to sleep directly, but Duan Chong fell asleep with Princess Suo Yali, and got up with his spirits, and came to the hall with his clothes, and in this hall, the eldest prince of Dali, Duan Chong's brother, Duan Zhuang was already waiting here, Duan Zhong sat down directly beside Duan Zhuang, unceremoniously picked up the tea that had already been brewed and took a sip, at this time the tea was naturally not used to taste, but to refresh the mind, and when this cup of tea was finished, the teacup was placed on the table, but no one came to renew the tea, and Duan Zhuang still said with a cold expression: "You...... Not dead! ”

This sentence seems to be a question sentence, but it doesn't seem to be, Duan Chong frowned and said, "You...... I should have known I wasn't dead! ”

Duan Zhuang's brows also furrowed: "Why?" ”

Duan Zhong smiled and said: "If you know that I am dead, at this moment Dali's army should have been drawn to the city of Nanjing, this Changsha Mansion only has 10,000 military horses, as long as you go to cut off the heads of local generals, it only takes two or three days to break the city, where will it stop you, the reason why you will lead the troops to stay here is because you don't want to avenge me, so you know that I am not dead, in the same way, our Dali can only digest the land west of Changsha Mansion, in more than that, there is not enough military power to occupy it!" ”

Duan Zhuang still had an expression on his face when he heard this, but his head nodded, this nod was undoubtedly an affirmation of Duan Chong's guess, but in his words he asked: "You are so sure of the relationship between us, do you think that I will advance Dali's troops to the city of Nanjing for you!" ”

Duan Chong smiled and didn't speak, but in his heart it was enough to affirm that although Duan Zhuang always had a cold expression on his face, but for Duan Chong, he was very considerate and caring, starting from his childhood in Dali, no matter how difficult Duan Chong's mother Concubine Zhuang was, Duan Chong never held a grudge against Duan Zhuang, and on top of the battle for the throne, Duan Chong also took the initiative to retreat three points, and clearly expressed his attitude when he left Dali. With Duan Chong's scheming and means, Dali will definitely prosper, but Duan Chong retreated, and Duan Zhuang inherited Duan Chong's love, in the past few years, Duan Chong whether it is in the South Liang or the North Liang, but if there is any need, Duan Zhuang will try to meet it.

So Duan Zhong just paused, got up and went to get the teapot to fill his teacup, then turned around and said: "I didn't die about this matter, how many people know, Su'er and Liao Jiajia don't know!" ”

Duan Zhuang's cold expression twitched, but he quickly regained his composure: "This matter, only my father and I know about this matter in the whole Dali!" This sentence undoubtedly indicates a problem, that is, Miss Su'er and Miss Liao Jiajia didn't know that Duan Zhong was still ...... alive, so Duan Chong's face was suffocated: "Why don't you tell them!" ”

Duan Zhuang took a breath, but shook his head, stretched out his hand in his arms, but took out a letter and threw it on the table beside Duan Chong, and Duan Chong's eyes swept away, and his pupils suddenly shrank: "What's going on, why are you here!" "What is placed on this table is the letter written by Duan Zhong in Dongyi, according to Duan Chong's prediction, at this moment, this letter of peace should already be in the hands of Su'er or Liao Jiajia!"

Unexpectedly, Duan Zhuang shook his head and said, "I...... It's not that I'm going to hold it, but ...... You don't have the news that you're dead, you can't let anyone know! ”

Duan Chong's eyes narrowed: "What do you mean!" ”

Duan Zhuang stared at Duan Chong for a moment, but hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "This is what my father meant...... Also...... Grandpa's meaning! After that, he looked at Duan Chong's blank expression and hurriedly explained, "Because we need a ...... Reasons to send troops! ”

Duan Chong sat on the chair with a butt, and finally understood the meaning of the words in the mouth of this village, his Lao Tzu Zhengkang Emperor is the emperor of Dali, and he is also a Ming Jun, and because he is a Ming Jun, it means that there will be ambitions, of course, this ambition can be big or small, but there is no doubt that this heavy death news gave Dali a reason enough for Dali to send troops, since ancient times, Dali has been in a safe corner, and the territory is scarce. will not give up this opportunity, even Duan Chong himself will not, and the only thing that Duan Chong didn't expect is that Duan Zhengzheng, the ancestor of Dali, would acquiesce in such an act, and conceal the news of his death, which has been concealed for a year, and it seems that he doesn't plan to let others know in the future, if he hadn't found Princess Suoyali, I'm afraid that by now, none of his three wives would have learned the news, thinking of the suffering his wife has suffered in the past year, and the child who has not been born for a long time and has never met, his heart is extremely sour.

Duan Zhong took a deep breath: "With Dali's current military strength, it is already good to be able to occupy the territory west of Changsha Mansion, can't I go back to see my wife now!" ”

Duan Zhuang shook his head: "No, but ...... Su Er and Liao Jiajia I have sent someone to pick them up secretly, and your son, it should be able to arrive within half a month, all we need is that the news that you are not dead cannot be spread, so you ..... You can't rush back to Dali! ”

Duan Chongyan was overjoyed when he heard this, it seemed that his brother was extremely self-conscious, not to the point of being unkind, as long as he could see the children he had never met, as well as Su'er and Liao Jiajia, it was not so important whether he could return to Dali or not. Although he misses his Lao Tzu Zhengkan and his mother very much, things are always not perfect, so Duan Zhong naturally has to make a choice, and there is still a lot of time to come back to respect the old and care for the elderly, according to Princess Suoyali's words, his son has not been named, maybe because Su'er or Liao Jiajia still have a trace of expectation waiting for Duan to come back! So when he heard Duan Zhuang's words, his heart suddenly became excited, and he even began to plan to name his son who he had never met.

But I heard Duan Zhuang continue: "So I'm here, and I still have a few requests for you!" ”

Duan took a heavy breath and said, "You say! ”

"In the past year, your power in Nanliang has not been lost, even your valley is still safe, but it has been abandoned for a long time, and your 'poison dagger' has all been transferred, after a year of development, plus my 1,000 people, there are a total of 4,000 people, I need you to continue to use these 4,000 people, to ...... Help me! ”

Duan took a heavy breath: "How else do you want me to help you!" ”

Duan Zhuang also took a breath: "Help me drive the army to the city of Nanjing in Nanliang!" ”

Duan Zhong was shocked: "Why did you suddenly have this idea, just said that it was good to occupy the area west of Changsha Mansion, how did you become so greedy now!" ”

Duan Zhuang shook his head and said, "Because now...... There you are! ”

Duan Zhong was stunned for a moment: "With me, what can you change, you must know that the power of one person cannot play any role in the war!" ”

Duan Zhuang shook his head: "With you, there are four thousand 'poisonous daggers' under you, and more importantly, you also have Tie Da and Cui Rixing, and even more ...... Three hundred cannons! ”

"Three hundred!" Duan Zhong took a deep breath, he didn't expect that in just one year, this Iron Egg and Cui Rixing had actually built three hundred cannons under Duan Zhuang's hands, you must know that this artillery fired an incomparably powerful bomb developed by Iron Egg! With Dali's financial resources and materials as support, the production of this ammunition is not a problem, I am afraid that the amount of ammunition accumulated in the past year is enough to reach a terrifying number, and as long as there are these 300 cannons and sufficient ammunition, this is only 30,000 Dali army, even in the face of 300,000 troops can not change, this is the power of thermal weapons, there is no doubt that at the moment, it is dignified to say that to sweep the entire Central Plains, it is not impossible.

Duan Zhong was silent for a moment, but finally nodded: "I know what you mean!" After saying that, there was silence for a while, and then he continued: "What about Zongzi and Jiang Mingchen?" ”

"The zongzi are on the Cangshan Mountain, and Jiang Mingchen is in the Dali Palace!"

Duan Chong nodded when he heard this, this zongzi has no news of his own, it is extremely normal to return to Cangshan to continue practicing with Duan Zhengjing, and Jiang Mingchen is in the palace, so he naturally has to protect Su'er and Liao Jiajia very dutifully, I believe that this time, Jiang Mingchen will also come with the two of them to see him.

For this year, fortunately, nothing major happened, and everything can slowly get better.