Yin Wenjun's body shook slightly, this Xiang Gongzi was almost one of the people he feared the most in the thirty-mile camp. He knew that he would see him today, but he still couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. Liu Yangzhi has only been in Jiuyuan City for half a month, and he has not said a word to Xiang Zhuang, so he is naturally not familiar with his voice, but he saw Yin Wenjun's solemn expression and his heart was not angry. He walked past Yin Wenjun's side and walked into the tent. After only taking two steps, someone next to him shouted: "Stop, don't bring a blade into the account!" ”

Before he finished speaking, he heard the sharp wind breaking through the air, coming in a hurry, and the two long knives of the guards in front of the tent were one high and one low, stabbing at Liu Yangyi's shoulder and abdomen, and the speed and strength did not have the slightest warning meaning. Although Liu Yangyi is competitive, he is not a reckless person, so it would be inappropriate to break into the account like this. However, Yin Wenjun's mind was also extremely quick, and he understood Liu Yang's intentions, and rushed forward to stretch out his foot and step on the long knife. The guard on the left only felt a flower in front of him, and with a violent shock in his hand, the long knife had been trampled under Yin Wenjun's feet. Liu Yang did not change his color, took a step forward, his shoulders were crooked, and he was hitting the arm of the right guard, and his left hand was still holding the food box steadily.

His attack was so fierce that he knocked off the guard's shoulder with a single hit. The guard was also a ruthless character, obviously he had no strength in his hands, but he still clung to the long knife and blocked it sideways in front of Liu Yangyi. At the same time, the sound of knives was continuous, and the other guards were obviously also veterans, and they forced into Liu Yangyi and Yin Wenjun three steps in front of them just by breathing, and the bright long knives locked all the willows.

Yin Wenjun said in a deep voice: "Fang Cai is reckless, Grandpa Chu forgive me." As he spoke, he and Liu Yangzhi retreated at the same time. Liu Yang stepped forward and knocked the guard with the knife behind him away again. The two of them were messengers this time, armed only with soft-armored waist knives, and when they stepped back, they were already in the hands of the first two guards. Pity the two guards, who are also good in the army, have an extra knife in their hands, but they still don't understand what is going on.

There was silence in the tent for a moment, and a high-pitched voice said, "Yin Wenjun, you are very good now!" "The voice is flat, and I can't hear any emotion. A familiar voice continued, "Come in." "It was Xiao Jiu and Chu Chennian, and the three leaders of the merchant army were actually in the tent. Yin Wenjun showed a smile on his lips, it seems that Chu Chennian is still very face-saving. The tent was a cowhide lacquered gold tent with nine pillars and eighteen columns, and it was so big that it could almost run a horse, but there were only five or six people sitting in the middle, and it seemed very empty. Yin Wenjun and Liu Yang walked into the tent, respectfully bowed to the young military general in the middle, and said, "I've seen the prince." "It turns out that it was the year of Chu Chen.

Xiao Jiu slapped it a few times and said, "I still know that it is the prince, and I don't kneel." Yin Wenjun said lightly: "The armor is on the body." Chu Chennian smiled, waved his hand and said, "It turns out that it's not a big gift, isn't it, Yin Wenjun?" "Naturally, what he said was the military salute performed by the Church when there were 700 generals in the Templars. Yin Wenjun raised his head and replied: "You are the Lord of Shang, and Wenjun does not dare to abolish the ceremony...... At the beginning, the military salute was about "serving the death force of adults", but now I can only say it to Brother Chu. Chu Chennian's eyes flashed, and he nodded: "So that's the case, it's good...... It's good ......" Although the Wooden Banner Army claims to be the real Templar, but the jade seal of the wooden head is still in Chu Chennian's hands, and the Iron Floating Slaughter outside the tent is the most elite combat force of the Shang State Templar Legion, and their slogan is also "Advance for the King", claiming to be "Orthodoxy of the Templar".

The debate between the true and false sanctuary has been a topic that made Chu Chennian gnash his teeth since the Jiuyuan Yizhi three years ago, and Yin Wenjun came up to mention this matter, and the smell of gunpowder in the big tent suddenly became heavy. Chu Chennian pondered for a moment and asked, "Yin Wenjun, how long have you been with me?" Yin Wenjun didn't think about it and said: "The siege of Qinyang to Jiuyuan changed banners, and it was almost two and a half years. "Two and a half years!" Elder Chu Chen sighed, "Do you know how many of those holy halls were still under my command back then?" Yin Wenjun said honestly: "Wenjun doesn't know. "One hundred and seventeen people. Do you know how many wooden flag troops there are in Tianming City? "Thirty-one." Yin Wenjun replied.

"So this is Templar orthodoxy." Chu Chennian laughed, and without waiting for Yin Wenjun to argue, he pointed to the Tiefutu outside the tent and asked, "Yin Wenjun, your ability to govern the army is still above Tianming City." You come and tell me, how are these people? Yin Wenjun pondered for a moment: "It's not as good-looking as Yongning Dao." But ......" Chu Chennian's face was slightly relaxed: "But what? "However, the Templar Legion in Yongning Road is suitable for military parades, and these soldiers, Wen Jun thinks they can fight." Yin Wenjun was conservative, he said that these cavalry could fight, that is, this was an extremely powerful army.

After just passing through these heavily ridden guns, Yin Wenjun and Liu Yang were relaxed on the surface, but they were actually quite shocked. Today's Tiefutu is very different from the Jiuyuan period. For example, those war horses have all changed their breeds, and the heavy horses from Hanzhou are a head taller than the two of them. This pony is not very fast, but he is the best at carrying weights. The reason for the change of horses can be seen from their armor. After the Nine Plains changed banners, Chu Chennian could no longer obtain a large number of barbarian weapons, so he had to focus on the Ming Kingdom. These black armor styles are similar to those ordered by Tianming City back then, but they are Zhongzhou's finely forged folding steel armor, which is much heavier than the armor made by the barbarians, and the thickness has also increased.

Cavalry with spears more than a foot long has never been seen. Such a spear is both heavy and penetrating. Those knights saluted with guns in one hand, and when the two of them walked through the passage, the guns did not shake, which shows that the knights have extremely strong arms, and they are all carefully selected. Yin Wenjun always thought that Zuo Liu's guerrilla attack could be regarded as the strongest heavy cavalry in the Eastern Continent, but in front of Tiefutu, he had to admit that there was a big gap.

Hearing Yin Wenjun say this, even Xiao Jiu couldn't help but have a smile on his face. The total number of this Iron Floating Slaughter is only seven hundred, and it is known as invincible in the world, and it is the elite under his command. "You know they can fight!" Chu Chennian dragged out his voice, "Then do you think they have any opponents in the Wooden Banner Army?" Yin Wenjun laughed: "The prince is joking, when it comes to fighting, if we only compare the strength of several generals, then we should have handed over the table of surrender to ask the prince to give him the guilt." If you just compare the strength of a few generals, you would have been there in Qinyang. Although the Iron Floating Slaughter is powerful, does the prince plan to drive them to attack the city? ”

Bluestone is the ancient barbarian remnant city, known as the first strong city in Wanzhou, and Li Zhuyi, the lord of bluestone city, is not ashamed to say: "The strength of bluestone can be called the leader of Sanlu." "It has been a full month and sixteen days since Chu Chennian besieged the city, although the large-scale siege battle stopped as early as the first seven days, the tentative raids have been continuous, and it is clear that Qingshi is easy to defend and difficult to attack. No matter how strong Tiefutu is, after all, he is still a cavalry and cannot fly to the city. As long as they rush into the city a hundred steps, they will also be dead willows. "General Yin is very confident in the defense of Bluestone City!"

Xiang Zhuang stood up. Yin Wenjun stared at him, for more than five years, everyone is no longer the hairy young man in Qinyang City, but Xiang Zhuang is still the same white-clothed and ethereal appearance, and his handsome face has not left a trace of time. "But I don't know how many people there are in the Wooden Banner Army, which can make you so confident?" Yin Wenjun kept silent. He is not the kind of person who is as sharp as a blade, when facing Xiang Zhuang, he would rather say less so as not to leak his mouth, this person's mind is so deep that it is simply terrifying!

"The Wooden Banner Army is known as seven thousand, and I think four thousand is not bad. Li Zhuyi's 20,000 private soldiers plus 5,000 Fufeng Battalion, at best, were 30,000 horses. General Yin, we have 200,000 troops here, how can you fight? If you talk about defending the city, the 50,000 residents of Qingshi City plus 30,000 soldiers, where will the food and grass come from? This hundred miles of yellow millet has already delayed the harvest......" Liu Yangyi, who had been silent, suddenly raised the food box and interrupted Xiang Zhuang's words: "Big brother asked us to send bluestone specialties to the prince and Xiang Gongzi to taste." A trace of astonishment flashed across Xiao Jiu's face, and then he sneered: "This guy in Tianming City will play falsely." He glanced at Chu Chennian and beckoned, "Present it and see what the bluestone produces." ”

There are simple four-color dishes in the food box, one white, one red, one green and one yellow, which looks very good. Xiao Jiu glanced at Yin Wenjun, with a faint doubt in his eyes. Xiang Zhuang's demeanor was still calm, he reached in and broke a piece from the yellow nest, put it in his mouth and chewed it, a little surprised. "This year's millet?" He smiled, "It's not strange to grab a few acres, but it's a pity that now there are rotten yellow millet fields outside Bluestone City." Xiao Jiu then understood, dug up a piece of cyan cold powder and put it in his mouth, which was made of acorn noodles. Bluestone is also known as the oak city, the city is full of big oak rice, late autumn is the season to harvest acorns.

The acorn jelly was very slippery, and Xiao Jiu couldn't help but dig another spoonful before saying, "Yes, it's quite delicious, but I can't bear to be hungry......" There was a disdainful expression on his face. The red dish is a peony-skinned drunken rouge. Xiang Zhuang looked at the dish of fish, and slowly read in his mouth: "Come to the drunken stem and dew deeply, and paint peonies with rouge...... Presumably, this is Rokui's famous cochineal. "The six wells of bluestone begin to flow for three days on the twenty-fifth day of the month. The fish was no more than the size of a finger, the color was like rouge, and the fat fish had a lot of fat in its body, and it tasted very beautiful. Legend has it that the six wells lead to the sea, and the cochineal fish is a change from the scale armor of the red turtle on the bottom of the sea. Flowing fish is a matter from midnight to dawn, and the six wells are full of rouge, overflowing so much that they can't be fished out. But as soon as the day dawns, the fish in the well suddenly disappear.

The white plate was neatly stacked with white cuts, sliced almost translucent, with only the skin sticking together. It's just that this meat has skin but no fat, and it doesn't have the texture of ordinary pigs and cows, which looks very strange. Xiang Zhuang's face finally changed slightly, and he said to Chu Chennian: "It's probably a stone mushroom, something called a polyp in Zhongzhou." ”

Yin Wenjun nodded and said, "Xiang Gongzi is well-read and knowledgeable. This is the stone mushroom, and the natives also call it stone meat. Every family in Bluestone City keeps a piece in a water tank, which can grow to the size of a tabletop, and if you cut a piece to eat...... ""It will grow back overnight, right?" Chu Chennian was also a little curious, "I've heard it before, but it's just a legend." He took a slice of stone meat and put it in his mouth, "It doesn't taste bad, it's like pork." He suddenly smiled, "In this way, Tianming City is planning to defend in Bluestone City in peace?" ”

Yin Wenjun said: "Grandpa's army of 200,000 is not easy to eat!" Speaking of which, the autumn soldiers on the battlefield of Yongning Road, the heavy snow on the fourth day of early November......" Chu Chennian laughed loudly: "You guy, you are really nostalgic." I understand what you mean, go back and thank you for this box of food in Tianming City for me! Since you think you can keep it, you might as well keep it. Since you have plenty of food, hehe......" He glanced at Xiang Zhuang, "You might as well give more relief to the farmers who haven't received autumn grain!" Ten cities in Wanzhou, bluestone accounts for several "most" words: the northernmost, the oldest, the smallest, and some people say that it is the most comfortable.

Unlike Zhongzhou, Wanzhou has few wars, and the city structure is self-contained, the most obvious point is the borderless city. From Hengyu to Baishui, these prosperous cities have no city walls, and Huai'an is just a sub-city with an embarrassing pattern in the center.

Bluestone is an exception. I don't know how many years ago, the barbarians took the stone of Nandui Mountain to create the royal capital at that time, which is today's bluestone. From today's point of view, this is an impossible project to complete in any case. The only complete city left by the barbarians happens to be at the throat of Zhongwan traffic, the chamber of commerce and the city lord of the past dynasties are heavy on military affairs, more than 100 years of operation and the careful layout of the barbarians, bluestone has always been known as the "gateway of Wanzhou". Although it is said to be the smallest of the ten cities, the entire 30,000 homes in Qingshi are behind the thick city wall of seven zhang high, which is unique in Wanzhou.

The local products of bluestone are not abundant. One south and one north are Huangyangling and Nandushan respectively, and to the east is the treacherous terrain, which is not suitable for living, let alone building a city. But the barbarians had the ability to dig six wells in the city. It is said that it is a well, and there are wellheads of Zhangxu, and six wells are connected continuously. The main shaft is large and square, and it is the size of half a room. The well is full of good sweet water, which is inexhaustible, which not only feeds the population of more than 100,000 people in bluestone, but also creates famous products such as rouge fish and stone mushroom. The barbarians are exquisitely designed, and the bluestone city is not only densely covered with waterways, but also divided into open channels and culverts.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the water from the well was so turbulent that the grating at the mouth of the well was removed, and the well overflowed with open channels, washing the streets of the city. All the streets are nullahs on the left and dark ditches on the right, and the well water rushes to the dirty bluestone streets and shines brightly again, and the green is charming. This is also the origin of the name of Bluestone City. Although it is a beautiful city in ancient times, because it deviates from the artery of Wanzhou's economic operation, the status of Bluestone City in Wanzhou is not very high. If it weren't for the fact that it was on the main road of Zhongwan traffic, the city would probably gradually become second-rate.

From Chu Chennian's point of view, if you want to go down to Wanzhou, you must first take bluestone, which is also no suspense: although bluestone is the first strong city in Wanzhou that has never fallen in history, it is also the only strong city in Wanzhou, and Wanzhou will be broken without attacking if it falls into bluestone; The hundred miles of Pingchuan outside the city are the most suitable for the use of cavalry, and the cavalry is the most proud military force of Chu Chennian; Li Zhuyi, the lord of Qingshi City, is the most resolute one in the Wanzhou Chamber of Commerce who resists the annual recruitment, and he does not hide much when he hooks up with the Wooden Flag Army in private; The best thing is that the bluestone itself only exists as a transportation hub, and even if it is broken, it will not hurt the overall situation of Wanzhou.

In July of the twelfth year of Emperor Wei, the merchant army of 200,000 soldiers sent bluestone. At this time, the grass in Yongning Road was already so yellow, and the yellow millet outside the bluestone city had just lowered its head. After three strong attacks, Chu Chennian found that the original Shang army's ability to attack fortifications was still much weaker than that of field battles. He is not in a hurry, from Tianyuan to Huobei is a world of rumors, and it may not be a bad thing for this battle to drag on for a few days. The Templars' iron cavalry galloped through the yellow millet fields, and the guerrillas of the Wooden Banner Army also attacked frequently, fighting or winning or losing, and the yellow millet all over the ground was literally rotten in the ground. After more than a month of hard work, the Wooden Banner Army completely lost control of the periphery of Qingshi, and the merchant army only set up a large camp at the east gate and the west gate, and had already trapped Qingshi City to death. Three days before Yin Wenjun and Liu Yang's envoys, the merchant army had just intercepted a grain ship from Huai'an at the mouth of the Bad Water River.

With the storage of bluestone, it is really absurd to feed 80,000 soldiers and residents, Chu Chennian twice used arrow books to urge Li Zhuyi and Tianmingcheng to sacrifice the city to survive, but Tianmingcheng was very tough, and sent Yin Wenjun and Liu Yangzhi to send such a food box to demonstrate. Although Chu Chennian didn't know much about Tianming City's bull temper, he was still amused by this naïve move. Coming out of the camp of the merchant army, Liu Yangzhi felt that his heart was not very steady, and the words that Chu Chennian said made him unable to figure it out.

Neither Tianming City nor Li Zhuyi planned to use that food box to let Chu Chennian dispel the idea of being trapped. However, the problem of grain was really not as severe as Chu Chennian expected, and the intermittent action of collecting yellow millet and purchasing grain and grass began as soon as the news of the merchant army's departure from Jiuyuan came out, and at the same time, the rationing of grain began in Qingshi City. Chu Chennian and Xiang Zhuang always thought that there were still 80,000 residents in Qingshi City, but they didn't know that the evacuation operation had been going on for nearly half a year. For this battle, Li Zhuyi's preparations were more adequate than Chu Chennian's. As it stands, it is not impossible to keep it for another month or even two months. A month later, the Shang Kingdom entered the winter, and the road to Wanzhou was rugged and difficult, and the supply of the 200,000 army was only more troublesome than that of Qingshi.

If Chu Chennian didn't take the initiative to attack this month, the siege of bluestone should be able to alleviate naturally. The only problem is that the horses of the Wooden Banner Army have begun to lose their combat effectiveness. However, in the case of losing the outlying positions, the cavalry was not so helpful in the defense of the city. The question is, if Xiang Zhuang is really as powerful as Yin Wenjun said, how can these things be hidden from his eyes? Liu Yang thought hard for a while, and felt that the only place that could go wrong was the water source. The water source of the bluestone six wells is a long underground river that does not know where it flows, and as far as the current situation is known, the only thing that may be related to this underground river within a radius of 100 miles is the Xiangshuitan that he has just visited. But even if the merchant army also knew about the Xiangshuitan, how could they get in without Suzuka's singing? It's all cranky!

Thinking of Suzuka, Liu Yang's heart suddenly warmed up. The career of Rong Ma since Jiuyuan City has been upside down, he is not a gentleman who guards himself like jade, although he is not greedy for flowers and lustful, but he has experienced a lot of women over the years. But Suzuka is so different, so pure that it is like a smile during the New Year, which makes him feel a faint pain in his heart. The days of licking blood from the knife had become so much that it had almost become a habit, and he had almost forgotten why he did it. In the few days he spent with Suzuka, he suddenly remembered that there were some things that really needed to be guarded. Only by thinking about it from time to time will you not become numb. After seeing Eikage, he was supposed to return to Bluestone immediately, but he almost got tired of being there, forgetting his duty at Bluestone.

When he left Xiangshuitan, he still smiled heartily: "Suzuka, I'll come back to see you when I'm done with this battle." He remembered Suzuka's shy nodding look, reluctant and expectant. The girl hadn't asked him for a word, but he knew he had left something there. Suzuka didn't know this, and Liu Yangzhi himself didn't understand it until he returned to Aoshi. "What do you think?" Yin Wenjun was pondering Chu Chennian's response, and when he looked back and saw the comrade next to him, who was known for his resourcefulness, with a pensive face, he couldn't help but ask. Liu Yang raised his head and met Yin Wenjun's worried gaze. He was always so worried, even when the sun was shining and the hillside was full of flowers.

Chu Chennian said that Yin Wenjun ruled the army above Tianming City, but Liu Yangzhi could not agree. Some things can't just be judged by mental means, and the slightest hint of a smile in Tianming City alone is enough to make the most nervous soldier let go of the blade that is too tight. has been following Tianmingcheng for so long, even Liu Yangcheng is not sure what Tianmingcheng cares about and what he doesn't care about. "Want to ......" Liu Yang smiled back, "Lao Yin, are you and your sister-in-law love at first sight?" "Yin Wenjun and Ah Ling are immortal couples in the Muqi Army. One is one of the "Wooden Flag Shuangjie", Tianming City's old partner, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the black hand behind the Wooden Flag Army; One is the first beauty in the Wooden Flag Army, a legendary witch dancer. The vicious fight between Yin Wenjun and Ani is the most popular legend in the Muqi Army, which man in the army does not have the illusion of a hero saving beauty?

Yin Wenjun glanced at him suspiciously, guessing what bad idea Liu Yangzhi was turning again, but did not answer. With his legs clamped, the spotted leopard "swished" onto the suspension bridge. Liu Yang looked at Yin Wenjun's back in frustration and patted Wu Qi's neck: "Let's not compare with him, aren't we just running fast?" "Things came quickly. It had only been three days since he came back from Chu Chennian's camp, and early in the morning, the atmosphere at Xiguanmen suddenly became tense. Liu Yang was on duty at the Wangshan Gate, and he naturally couldn't see the movement on the other side of the Xiguan Gate through the half of the bluestone city with oak rice and green onions. However, there were many horses' hooves in the city, and the bluestone soldiers with red flags on their backs came and went on the bluestone streets, and they knew at a glance that something was happening.

Liu Yang reversed the defense to Fan Xiwen of the Fufeng Battalion, jumped on his horse and ran to the City Entang where Tianming City lived. The soldier ran in a hurry, and he almost pulled off his horse, swallowed his saliva, and said, "Xiguanmen, there are many people in Xiguanmen." Liu Yang frowned, thinking that this bluestone commander really didn't go to Liu, and he couldn't speak clearly, which was far worse than that of the Wooden Banner Army.

The soldier calmed down, and this time he said much more fluently: "In the morning, there were suddenly many more tents outside the West Gate, there were always 10,000 people, and they were not merchant troops, it looked very strange, and General Tian and City Lord Li had passed. He looked at Liu Yangyi carefully, obviously recognizing him, "General Liu, General Tian didn't convene a meeting!" "The Wooden Banner Army is accustomed to field battles, and it is the first time to defend the city. This time stationed in Qingshi, Tianmingcheng especially emphasized that each person should perform his own duties, and he should not leave his post without an order. Liu Yang snorted, nodded and said, "You go." He turned his horse's head and walked towards Wangshan Gate, and his mind was full of the words he said when he saw Chu Chennian. Thinking of Ling Bing's sentence "not a merchant army", he couldn't help but let out an "ah", and his heart was cheerful.

Since losing control of the bluestone periphery, the Wooden Banner Army has sent far fewer scouts. These days, the movements of the merchant army behind the big camp cannot be mastered. However, if the scattered intelligence is gathered, it can always be seen that the small units of the merchant army are very active, and there are traces of the Red Brigade on Huangyangling and Nandui Mountain. The Shang country has many mountains and mountains, and the Red Brigade was originally good at mountain warfare, but the two mountains are far away from the city, and the terrain is treacherous, so it is impossible to hide the heavy troops. Liu Yangyi's initial guess was that Xiang Zhuang was suspicious, and later he also thought that it was probably related to the water source. The fame of bluestone six wells is too loud, no matter who hits bluestone, they can't help but fight this idea.

Regarding the problem of water sources, Liu Yangyi is very relieved, that is, the opportunity is really so coincidental, Chu Chennian found Xiangshuitan, and they still have no way to deal with Huiying. It wasn't until so many people appeared in Xiguanmen that Liu Yangyi figured out that the scouts of the Red Brigade were not necessarily looking for water sources, and those mountain people were their targets. There was no water source on the plains, and most of the farmers of Qingshi lived on the edge of the city, and when the war first started, they either left or retreated into Qingshi. Huangyangling is not enough, Nandushan Mountain is known as the orange orchard of Wanzhou, and there are many villages on the mountain. Chu Chennian used soldiers to pinch the harvest season of yellow millet this time, and it was precisely for grain. Not to mention trapping the bluestone, driving all the people on the mountain to the bluestone is also a good way to increase the burden of defending the city.

It's just that Liu Yang smiled slightly, although this method is good, it is also easy to crack: as long as the city gate is not opened, the mountain people will become Chu Chennian's problem. What's more, bluestone is now a place of right and wrong, and those mountain people may not be willing to come in if they are driven by knives. Before he reached the gate of Wangshan, a person suddenly jumped out next to him and grabbed the reins of the black horse. Wu Qi is an old horse who has been in battle for a long time, and this time he was suddenly caught by the living, and he was shocked and angry, and he neighed and retreated. Liu Yang's face changed, his hand shook, and the moon-breaking knife in his hand had already slashed towards the man's arm.

Liu Yang admits that his sword skills may be slightly deficient in Tianming City, and he is only afraid that he is stronger than Yin Wenjun, anyway, Yin Wenjun is known for his marksmanship. This knife responds to the surprise attack, which is urgent and ruthless, full of ambition and certainty. Unexpectedly, the man reacted so quickly, and with a flip of his wrist, a cold Sensen ruler slashed the long short knife against the broken moon, but only pushed half a handful, and the strength on the knife was exhausted. After several years of fighting in Zhongzhou and Wanzhou, Liu Yang has seen a lot of knife techniques, and it is the first time that such a short knife with no rules and rapid changes is the first time I have seen it, and there is a vague sense of déjà vu in my heart. Seeing that the owner of the short knife had withdrawn, he also restrained his sword.

Glancing at this Fufeng Camp scout in a strong suit, Liu Yangyi's eyebrows raised: "Wen Jindu?" Wen Jindu obviously didn't expect Liu Yang to know his name, and he was stunned. Liu Yang smiled slightly: "You're here for Qingshi, it's good!" Your knife skills are very good, do you want to ......" Wen Jindu ignored him, approached half a step, and said in a dumb voice: "Do you like Suzuka or not?" Wen Jindu asked cluelessly, his face was full of anxiety, his lips were chapped, and all of them were bloody. But Liu Yangzhi is such a smart character, his heart sank and he already thought of the reason, grabbed Wen Jindu's shoulder and asked, "Is Suzuka also there?" ”

Wen Jindu nodded vigorously, his eyes were almost bursting with fire, and he said loudly: "Liu Yang, Suzuka treats you so well...... You're going to save her. Liu Yang heard what he said sadly, and felt a little strange in his heart, and said: "Of course you have to save it, don't worry......" Before he finished speaking, his face suddenly changed, his heart was cold, and he stared at Wen Jindu's eyes and asked, "Is it that City Lord Li doesn't let those people enter the city?" "Wen Jindu is from the background of picking up stone mushrooms, although he has not practiced martial arts, the skills and swordsmanship practiced by the cliff are very impressive. When he arrived in Qingshi, it was just in time for the merchant army to go south, and he sold the big horn and went straight to the place where he recruited field soldiers, showing a little skill, but he entered the Fufeng camp in three days.

Qingshi City is not big, and they are all in the army, so Wen Jindu actually has many opportunities to see Liu Yangyi. It's just that the army is pressing, and the Qingshi soldiers and civilians are on the line of life and death, even people like Wen Jindu who are ignorant of the world know that now is not a good time to ask about Suzuka. Although there was an order in the army not to spread rumors that the Red Brigade had gone up the mountain, the news "bumped" into Wen Jindu. Tianming City was not idle, and the cavalry of the wooden banner was not easy to use, so the locals who were neat and skilled in the Fufeng battalion were released one by one as scouts. Wen Jindu is a person from Huangyangling, and he happened to be sent on such an errand. Soon after he left the city, he saw the merchant army escorting the mountain people down the mountain in groups. He was worried about Suzuka in his heart, and Ichiliu hid and ran to the mountain, but he was still late.

The mountain was in shambles, and the whole village was empty. The Leader's Cottage is no exception. Wen Jindu was stunned for a long time, and when he remembered those mountain people, he turned back and followed them all the way. When we arrived at Qingshi, outside the Xiguan Gate was the camp of the merchant army, and the mountain people were kept in captivity like cattle, hiding behind the camp. Wen Jindu lay ambush outside the camp for two nights, but the merchant army was heavily garrisoned, and he couldn't get in at all, but the familiar feeling in his heart was getting stronger and stronger. Last night, the mountain people were driven to the west gate, and among the tens of thousands of chaotic figures, Wen Jindu finally caught a glimpse of a corner of the red dress.

At dawn, Wen Jindu climbed the city wall and returned to Qingshi, hurriedly just wanted to find Liu Jinyu, but saw that the head of Xiguanmen City was already busy. The soldiers who came and went issued orders one by one, and Li Yuyi's archers and the bed crossbows of the Fufeng battalion all rushed to the west gate. He arrested a brother from the Fufeng camp and inquired about the news, but the guy only knew that there was a bad battle to be fought. The intention of the merchant army is incomprehensible to Wen Jindu's head. He didn't know what the reason was for the dispatch of the guards at Xiguanmen. However, no matter how confused people are, they can see that Xiguanmen is completely the atmosphere before the war, and once the battle starts, those mountain people sandwiched between Qingshi and the merchant army will only have one dead willow. The more Wen Jindu thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he almost cried out in fright, and finally racked his brains to remember Liu Yangyi.

He knew that Liu Yangyi was an important figure in the Wooden Banner Army, so he put all the life in his heart on him. "As long as he can rescue Suzuka, I'll hide far away from now on and never look at them again." Wen Jindu thought. Li Zhuyi naturally refused to let those mountain people in, and Liu Yang knew very well in his heart. If he sat in Li Yuyi's position, I am afraid that it would be the same decision. The stakes are big, and the implications are far more than just letting these mountain people escape from the city. Even if it is a last-ditch solution, Liu Yang is rebellious, and he can't come up with a good way in a hurry. He grasped the handle of the knife and let it go, thinking of the tragic situation of the mountain people caught between the two willow armies, and a cold sweat was on his back.

Seeing that he was hesitant, Wen Jindu's last glimmer of hope also cooled down, took a few steps back and spat on the ground, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that Suzuka is sincere." He turned and strode away. I didn't have to take two steps, and suddenly I felt tightness in my chest, and coughed, and my mouth was full of blood. He spat out a mouthful of blood, thinking to himself that it would be nice if he could die with Suzuka. Thinking about this, my steps turned out to be much brisker. Looking at his appearance, Liu Yangyi also knew Wen Jindu's thoughts, and his face couldn't help but feel cold: he was also the deputy commander of the Zuoliu guerrilla of the dignified Wooden Banner Army, how could he not even save a girl, it was really not as good as a recruit of the Fufeng Battalion.

"Stop." Liu Yang shouted back. Wen Jindu turned his head without any expression. "You don't want to go back to the Fufeng camp, just stay at Wangshanmen." Liu Yang said in reverse, "I'll say hello to Liu Jinyu." If you want to save Suzuka, you can't buy it with your life. He gritted his teeth, "I really don't believe we can't save Suzuka, just tonight." Wen Jindu didn't really have any hope for Liu Yang's promise, he nodded and said, "That's fine." He turned around and walked back, clearly not giving up.

The black horse was strangled and chewed, and the four hooves of the horses sparkled back and forth on the bluestone streets. Liu Yang watched the stubborn young man disappear into the corner step by step, and he didn't know whether it was jealousy or what, but he was a little empty.

It wasn't until dusk that the soldiers brought a verbal briefing to Wangshanmen, with only one sentence: "Liuyang handed over the Wangshanmen defense to Fan Xiwen." "There is no explanation for the assignment after the transfer of defense. Liu Yangyi and Fan Xiwen exchanged uneasy glances, understanding that something was wrong above. After staying in Wangshanmen together for so many days, the two of them actually don't have much to hand over. Fan Xiwen sent Liu Yang to the city, opened his mouth and asked him, "Where to go?" Liu Yang hung the spear on the side of the saddle, dressed in a heavy suit, obviously dressed to fight, and said with a wry smile: "Where did you say to go?" ”

Fan Xiwen sighed and patted him on the shoulder: "It's just some mountain people, but we have made a mess...... Brother Liu, you are a careful person, and when you see General Tian and City Lord Li, you should speak kindly. At this time, I can't afford to mess up! Liu Yang didn't answer, and thought to himself: "You have to know that wouldn't it be more chaotic for me to go to the camp of the mountain people at night?" "Almost all the high-ranking generals of the Wooden Banner Army gathered on the Xiguan Gate, but there was no panicked brigade guerrilla. There are faint people crying outside the city, and there are quite a few of them. It seems that the mountain people tried to enter the city and had some conflicts with the defenders, and Liu Yang's heart was somewhat fixed. With Tianmingcheng's character, the possibility of conflict with Li Yuyi at this moment is too small. Most of the meaning of gathering the generals is to give Li Yuyi an explanation. He looked around and saw Liu Lingshi holding on to the female wall and looking out, so he patted him and asked, "What's going on?" ”

Liu Lingshi pointed his finger outside the city: "See for yourself." Liu Yang glanced at it, and immediately gasped, the moat was full of dead bodies, about a hundred of them, and their bodies were full of carved feathers. The mountain people were now hiding three or five miles outside the city, whimpering incessantly, sounding very miserable. He also thought that there would be mountain people in a hurry to enter the city, and the defenders at the head of the city would inevitably drive them away. The guard of the West Gate is Fang Tingyuan, the commander of the Fufeng Battalion, who heard that he is a powerful character, and he doesn't want to be so ruthless. The deputy general of the Muqi Army stationed in Xiguanmen was Liu Jing, who was kneeling on one knee at this time, and the two long swordsmen of the Fufeng Battalion beside him had blood-red eyes and a fierce face. Seeing this, Liu Yangzhi had already understood most of it, and whispered to Liu Lingshi: "Is it that Liu Shenjian has softened his heart towards those mountain people again." ”

Liu Lingshi stuck out his tongue and said, "No wonder people say that you have an idea, so you can see what's going on with it...... Liu Jing was not only soft-hearted, he started to abolish Fang Tingyuan's two personal guards! Liu Yang's face sank. The relationship between the Wooden Flag Army and the Fufeng Battalion was originally delicate, and it couldn't be worse if this kind of thing happened at this time. He glanced at the mountain people in the distance, and thought that Suzuka was among them, and his heart was on fire. The generals sat down in the troop cave, their eyes staring at Tianming City and Li Zhuyi. The Fufeng Battalion is also a field soldier, but it is more close than Li Zhuyi's private soldiers. This lawsuit will finally fall on the Wooden Banner Army and the Bluestone City Lord.

Li Zhuyi stood up and walked to Liu Jing's side to untie him, Liu Jing snorted lightly in his nose, but he didn't appreciate it. Li Zhuyi didn't care either, and arched his hand to the generals and said: "The responsibility for today's incident is not with General Fang and General Liu, but with me and Tianshuai." General Liu, you have to take care of you until now, and if you don't obey the general's order, you ......" Liu Jing said loudly: "Yes, you should kill your head if you don't obey the general's order." But he ......." Tianmingcheng interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Liu Jing, one thing is only one thing. Although General Fang is excessive, it is also within his scope of power and responsibility, and it should not be confused. City Lord Li is right, today's matter is mainly due to our hesitation, and the orders issued are vague. ”

Liu Yang was secretly anxious when he heard it, and the key to treating the mountain people was "release" or "prevention", and the difference between the two words was huge. Overall, there shouldn't be much chance of letting them in. However, before the above is clear, the guards still have some space to maneuver, and if Tianmingcheng makes his words clear, it will be very disadvantageous for him to rescue Suzuka. Li Zhuyi sighed: "Nandui Mountain and Huangyangling are all under the rule of bluestone, and it is not wrong for these mountaineers to say that they are bluestone." The more than 100 lives that died in vain under the city, as the lord of Qingshi City, I can't escape the blame......" Speaking of this, tears flashed in his eyes, and his face was extremely painful. But then the conversation changed, "But if these 10,000 mountain people have fallen to Qingshi, who should take care of the lives of the 100,000 people in the city?"

Who should bear the fate of millions of people in Wanzhou? Li Zhuyi didn't dare to put tens of millions of lives at risk with the benevolence of a single thought. This responsibility is not even possible for anyone here to pick up. "Everyone knows that Chu Chennian does not follow common sense in his use of troops. However, it is really a bit out of place to encircle the mountain people outside the battlefield. The Mu Qi Army had never recognized Chu Chennian as the leader of the Holy Church, just because he was too unstingy to sacrifice the lives and dignity of others. But now, Chu Chennian has forced the Muqi Army into such a dilemma, everyone is at war, and no one can say anything in a hurry.

Liu Jing stiffened his neck and said: "At least let some old, weak, sick and disabled people come in, and one person can afford to eat less than a mouthful of food." You say, "Do you starve to death if you don't have this mouthful?" Liu Yang shook his head, although this Liu Jing is unparalleled, his temperament is always naïve and simple, and he only thinks about eating in the past few days. Of course, the first is food, the bluestone siege, Tianming City certainly does not have the ability to confront Chu Chennian head-on, and it is very difficult for the merchant army to break through the city wall. Both sides know very well that this battle is mainly to see who can withstand it. Li Zhuyi was finally well prepared, and Tianming City was also carefully arranged. Even so, it is still uncertain whether it will be able to carry the supply of the merchant army. Suddenly, with the addition of more than 10,000 mouths, Qingshi's food is even more stretched. Chu Chennian laughed at the food box at that time, probably which is what it meant.

Even if there is no food problem, no one dares to guarantee that these more than 10,000 people are mountain people. As long as a hundred and ten merchant spies are put in, no matter how strong the bluestone city wall is, the city defense will be precarious. In order to eliminate the spies, Li Zhuyi's kung fu began to be done in early summer. If you really want to let people in, isn't your previous work wasted? Finally, there are at least 5,000 cavalry in the camp of Xiguanmen, and Tiefutu is also deployed here. In the face of such a strong enemy, if the West Gate is opened, it is difficult to say whether it can be closed or not. However, having said that, "release" or "prevention" is the most critical decision, and only after it has been decided can we figure it out one by one according to these three items.

Sure enough, Li Zhuyi smiled bitterly and asked Tianmingcheng: "Li Shuai, did you say that you would starve to death?" Tianmingcheng frowned, and said for a long time: "This is very difficult to say. He said that it was difficult to say, and naturally he admitted that these 10,000 people had the possibility of eating dead bluestone. There was a sound of footsteps at the door, and a chief walked in with a headless arrow, saying that it was a letter from the merchant army. Li Zhuyi stretched out his hand to take it, shook his head and said, "This person has written good words." He handed it to Tianmingcheng, who glanced at it and said, "Xiang Zhuang wrote it." Xiang Zhuang's merry and talented son, this letter is also written steadily, and the beginning is: "The elder who seeks wood must consolidate its roots;

Those who want to flow far will dredge their springs; Those who think about the safety of the country must accumulate their virtues and righteousness...... and put a big grin on the truth that "the people's livelihood is the most important thing in governance". In fact, Wanzhou's literary style is quite good, but Li Zhuyi is good at martial arts and dislikes literature, and he is an outlier among the city lords of Wanzhou. Tianming City is a troubadour, so it doesn't take much effort to read this kind of thing, and while reading it, he will tell the generals. Xiang Zhuang was "appalled" by the behavior of the defenders of Xiguanmen who shot and killed the mountain people, but he did not directly point to the fault of the defenders, but only emphasized the reason that the battle between the two armies did not involve the Li people. Then the conversation changed, "The moon heard that there are many terraced fields in Huangyangling, and the local people lack tamed livestock, so they lure the young animals of mountain cattle with sweet liquor...... "This custom Liu Yang has heard in the mountain pass. In winter, the farmers on the Huangyangling Mountains lure the young of the mountain cattle to climb the terraced fields at extremely high and dangerous places with sake lees, and then dig up the willows and raise them with sake lees.

At the beginning of spring, the calves grew stronger, and they did not dare to come down after the willows were repaired, so they worked honestly in that terraced field all their lives. The story was told in the book, but there was no follow-up. Liu Lingshi's eyes widened and he looked left and right, and finally couldn't help asking, "What does that mean?" Liu Yang whispered: "It means that you wooden flag soldiers, are you also difficult to deal with yourself at a height that you can't get down?" As he spoke, he was shocked in his heart, and the fear that came from nowhere, the hairs on his arms stood up. Liu Lingshi thought for a while, patted his thigh, and said, "I know, that 'Xiangzhuang' is to provoke us to let the mountain people in!" ”

Tianmingcheng nodded slightly, and his attitude gradually became resolute: "Yes, since he wants to provoke us to let the mountain people in, then we really can't let those people enter the city." Liu Jing jumped up and said loudly: "Brother Tian! If so, what is the difference between us and Chu Chennian? The generals stared at Tianming City with blazing eyes, most of them all had the same thoughts. Wen Jindu decided to go to the camp of the mountain people at night to find Suzuka. He spent the whole afternoon sharpening his knives. Now, in addition to the thin mushroom-picking knife, Fufeng Camp also issued him a long and big Pu knife. The texture of the knife was very average, but he still sharpened it to a crisp finish. In fact, it is just that you can't touch the merchant army when you go out of the city at night, and if you do, it doesn't make a difference if you bring twenty more knives.

But what can you do without sharpening your knives? If he didn't sharpen his sword, he would think about Suzuka's appearance in the chaos and go crazy. At dusk, it seemed that something had happened, and the Bai Commander of the Scout Team looked everywhere for their deputy commander, Liu Jinyu. Because Fang Tingyuan guarded the West Gate, Liu Jinyu became the commander of all the Fufeng Battalion troops in Qingshi City. Liu Jinyu was not the only one missing, several lieutenant generals and secret magicians also left cleanly, and among the more than 1,000 Fufeng Battalion field soldiers stationed in the Confucian Temple, there was only one medical officer who was considered a high-ranking general. When the chief was in a panic, he saw Fang Tingyuan withdraw. Among the soldiers of the Fufeng Battalion who came down with Fang Tingyuan, Wen Jindu was very surprised to see Luo Misheng.

Romisheng's face was very bad. When Fang Tingyuan ordered the archers to shoot, he saw that one of the mountain people who fell from the arrow was the old mud of the persimmon ridge. This made him worry that there were his parents and family in the crowd behind. "The matter of the West Gate, if it weren't for Liu Shenjian of the Wooden Banner Army, hundreds of more people would have died," he explained to Wen Jindu, "But City Lord Li just sent Commander Luo to replace the Southern Commander, and Liu Shenjian was swept to the end, and now he is still an archer on the West Gate!" ”

"Ah Sheng......" Wen Jindu's voice trembled, "Among those people who shot down, is Lao Ni the only one who knows him?" "Well," Luo Misheng nodded, "Adu, don't guess, the people running in the head are all young and strong men, and if Suzuka and my parents were among them, they should be left behind!" "He comforted Wen Jindu vigorously, but he was actually comforting himself." By the way, now each city gate has replaced the guard of the Muqi Army with a deputy general, and Liu Yangyi, who came to our village last time, is now a deputy general at Xiguanmen! He breathed a sigh of relief, "The commander is not as severe as the commander of Fang, Vice General Liu has something to do with us, if there is anything else, you can't start so dark, right?" ”

The news doesn't sound bad, Liu Yang rebelled against the Zuoliu guerrilla, the strongest of the Muqi Army, and now he happened to be guarding the West Gate, if he was really willing to contribute to Suzuka...... However, Wen Jindu decided to forget about Liu Yangyi for the time being, and remembering that hesitant face, he was not worth it for Suzuka: "How can you fall in love with such a person?" Although he was born good-looking. "There are twice as many guards at the West Gate as before, five golden bed crossbows are set up on the city tower, and arrows as thick as children's arms look hungrily at the campfires and camp tents in the distance, Wen Jindu feels chills in his heart. He walked back and forth to and fro on the city, and he didn't think which way to go. Looking over the city walls, the camp of the mountain people was in disarray, like thorns in a swamp. Anyway, he knew that he couldn't leave the city from Xiguanmen, the defense was too tight.

Although he did not have a token to enter and exit the city gates, the high walls were not an obstacle for him who was born as a stone mushroom picker. When he went down the city wall, Wen Jindu was stopped. "Which team are you on?" A samurai from the Wooden Banner Army looked at him sensitively, "Show the token." Wen Jindu pointed to the order flag on his back to show him, and the soldiers of the Fufeng Battalion passed through the city unimpeded. Who to look for? "The samurai still won't let him go." Find me. Half of the horse road was not in the shadow of the city wall, and Liu Yangyi walked out of there. Liu Yang rode backwards on the black horse, one man and one horse were heavily armored, and the helmet with the mask covered his face.

He didn't look any different from a heavily armed guerrilla, but Wen Jindu knew it was him. In the tents opposite, there was a bond that connected the two strangers. "You ......" Wen Jindu couldn't hide his surprise. He didn't expect anything from Liu Yang, but when Liu Yang reversed him and relieved him, he realized that he had been secretly looking forward to help. Liu Yang nodded: "You should also know the order, and you can't let them in." His arm drew a circle, pointing beyond the walls, and the blue steel armor made a pleasant crashing sound.

"And what are you going to do?" Wen Jindu looked at Liu Yangyi's outfit, and there was a glimmer of hope in his heart. "I didn't say I couldn't go out," Liu Yang said indifferently. He had already thought about it carefully, and Tianming City's order only said that no one could be let in, but it still left some gaps. Tianmingcheng did not tell the generals about his plans, but everyone knew that it was not so simple: it had been ten days since the Wooden Banner Army stopped attacking, and in the next few days, I was afraid that there would be another vicious battle to be fought. Now that the West Gate is in the hands of him and Liu Jinyu, it is not impossible to bring Suzuka in. "What are you going to do?" The shining eyes behind the mask stared at the young man who didn't even wear leather armor.

Wen Jindu couldn't answer. He didn't think about how to find Suzuka among the more than 10,000 mountain people; When he found out, he didn't think about how to take her out; Even if he brought it out, he didn't think about how to swim across the deep moat and climb the towering city walls. You can't think too much about a lot of things, or you'll be discouraged before you even start. Liu Yang nodded and stretched out his hand: "Come up, I'll take you out of the city." Wen Jindu looked at the arm wrapped in steel armor, shook his head and said, "I have my own way to get out." As he spoke, he kicked his legs and jumped onto the women's wall. The commander and the commander were talking at the head of the city, but the soldiers around them did not pay attention.

Suddenly, I saw the commander jump on the arrow stack, and his figure flashed down the city, and several nearby soldiers couldn't help but exclaim loudly, and for a while, the eyes on the city wall were cast. Liu Yangyi was also taken aback, and urged the horse to go to the female wall to look around. I saw Wen Jindu carrying a simple knife on his back, using both hands and feet, and he calmly climbed down from the slippery city wall. Where had these soldiers seen such skills, and they all clamored. Several archers looked at Liu Yangyi with inquiring eyes, and Liu Yangyi waved his hand to signal that he didn't care, lowered his head and thought: "This Wen Jindu really has two hits." Liu Jinyu was also shocked, and rushed to Liu Yangyi and asked loudly: "What's the matter?" "The armor was neat, and even the bowstring was twisted, and it was obvious that people couldn't unload their armor and horses from this sleep.

Liu Yangyi didn't intend to hide his intentions from Liu Jinyu, he didn't have the ability to go up and down cliffs like Wen Jindu, and it was impossible to bypass Liu Jinyu by opening the door and putting the drawbridge. After a little hesitation, he said to Liu Jinyu: "Seventh brother, there is one person among the mountain people who must be saved. Liu Jinyu looked at him with a strange expression, and after a long time, he waved his hand and said, "Don't be reckless, if you can't run back." Liu Yangyi was ready to tell Liu Jinyu the ins and outs, and even the picture of the Xiangshuitan had to be moved out. The bluestone water vein involves life and death, and it is estimated that Liu Jinyu does not dare to ignore it. Unexpectedly, Liu Jinyu was so refreshing, he felt a little embarrassed, so he had to say: "Brother Seven, don't worry, I have a sense of proportion." Liu Jinyu rode to the gatehouse and made a gesture to a soldier at the gate of the city, and the sound of "rolling" was that the drawbridge was being lowered.

He didn't look back, and there was a slight smile in his voice: "I want to see how good that woman is." When he said this, Liu Yang almost fell off the horse, and he had never heard of Liu Jinyu being able to read minds. He settled down, gave a military salute to Liu Jinyu, and said, "The iron armor is still there." "It's showing that you're not just doing it for personal gain. Liu Jinyu replied solemnly: "Here!" "The drawbridge is not leveled. Liu Yang pinched the horse's belly with force, and the black horse neighed and jumped out with all his might. Looking back at that moment, Liu Jinyu was still watching the city. Liu Yang secretly thought, it turned out that Chu Chennian's hand was really beautiful, and although Li Zhuyi and Tianmingcheng's orders were out of helplessness, after all, they still planted a nail for the defenders.

There was no merchant army guard outside the camp tent of the mountain people, and although Wen Jindu was surprised, he was too happy not to think about it. He unloaded the sword, and in the night it looked not far from those mountain people, walking among the fallen or lying crowds occasionally attracted a few vicious curses, but no one thought that this was someone from Bluestone City. In fact, where did the mountain people have camp tents, some people brought a layer of cloth and used rice branches to pick up the right to make a tent, and most of them didn't even have time to bring food when they were driven out by the merchant army, let alone bedding, and fell to the ground in a hurry. Wen Jindu took a turn around a few bonfires that were clearly extinguished, where could he see these many faces clearly, and his heart suddenly became empty.

How long does it take to see more than 10,000 people one by one? At least not in one night. Thinking of this layer, he no longer had the strength, and sat on his knees, his eyes blank. He closed his eyes and vigorously recalled the bits and pieces of Suzuka, and his mind suddenly became clear, but he felt that Suzuka was on the northwest corner, and he walked there step by step, and he didn't know how many people he stepped on. There is a flute in the night breeze that breaks the air, the flute is not high-pitched, it is soft and tactful, lingering in the ears, it is actually the "flower" that everyone will sing on Huangyangling. Wen Jindu listened attentively, and he didn't know how many memories were tumbling into his eyes, and he almost forgot to move forward.

Several mountain people around him were also from Huang Yangling, and at this time they all sat up straight and listened there, and heard tears falling straight down when they heard emotion. Suddenly, there was a faint singing voice in the distance, and the voice sounded familiar.

"Flowers! The seeds that are sown are white, the buds that come out are green, and the flowers that bloom are ...... It's red-red-red! Wen Jindu was in ecstasy, his chest was hot, and he spread his legs and ran wildly. Out of the corner of his eye, a man and a rider were galloping in the direction of Suzuka. The people around her are panicking, but Suzuka's mind is very fixed. Coming down from Huangyangling, she was as trembling as everyone else, but when she arrived outside Qingshi City, she was no longer afraid. Just like the others who went down the mountain, there was no news after Wen Jindu went to Qingshi, and the people in the village said that it was because Qingshi was fighting, and soldiers and horses from the Shang Kingdom besieged Qingshi City.

They also saw the soldiers in red leather armor of the Shang Kingdom, and they were all so vicious and terrifying. And the rumor says that the merchant army under the mountain is even more terrifying, and there are more than 300,000. 300,000 people, what kind of concept is it, even Luo Jiu, who is the most knowledgeable in the mountain col, can't imagine that a city as big as bluestone has a population of only 100,000. But Brother Liu is in Qingshi, it's been almost two months, Qingshi City is still standing there well, what about the 300,000 merchant army?

None of those merchant troops could enter. She knew that Brother Liu would come to save her, and the people in the village said that Brother Liu was a great official, and he had many warriors under him who were stronger than the merchant army, and he would eventually rescue everyone.

In the afternoon, bad news came, and the defenders of Bluestone actually shot arrows and killed many mountain people who flocked to the city wall. At that time, Brother Liu must not have been there, Suzuka believed. She wasn't worried at all, just like she used to wait for Liu Yangyi's arrival in front of the hut. But when the flute finally sounded, she couldn't help but tremble, and she couldn't even speak. The evening breeze caressed her hair lovingly, and it took a while for her to wake up and sing aloud.

Liu Yang reined in the war horse, and the delicate red figure was standing in front of the bonfire. The bonfire went out, reflecting the stone tears on her face. He pushed the mask off his helmet, his heart burning. At the moment when he jumped out of the city gate, he suddenly realized that Suzuka's position in his heart was so deep that he thought that he could use duty and distance to block it, but with a slight brush, those smiling eyes buried everything in front of him. He rolled over and dismounted, and Suzuka's red dress floated like flames. In such an environment, her red dress is still so spotless.

The person in his arms is warm and real, and through the sturdy steel armor built by the barbarians, Liu Yangyi can also feel the "pounding" heart in his body. He glanced back at the dark castle and said softly to Suzuka, "Suzuka! Suzuka! I'll take you away. Not far away, in the shadows, a pair of eyes dimmed. Wen Jindu turned his head to look at the merchant army camp, which was still brightly lit. "Brother Liu, it's good that you're here." Suzuka held back her tears and tried to calm down, "We're all out of food, and if you don't come again, you'll starve to death!" She hugged Liu Yangyi's arm tightly, "Take us into the city!" ”

"And the people in the village?" Ryuyo looked at Suzuka's finger pointing at the jumping bonfire, and behind the fire were starry and expectant eyes. After getting along before, of course he knew that Suzuka was a very good-hearted girl. However, the people in the mountain pass treated her so badly, and he really didn't expect Suzuka to stand up for those people at this moment. "O people here! They are all mountain people, not meticulous workers, nor wars. Suzuka was a little anxious, and raised her forearm, her fingers running over the vast night.

Liu Yangyi was really stunned at this time, and after a while, he took a deep breath. Because of his surprise, he didn't notice that Suzuka's face also changed slightly. He held Suzuka's soft shoulders and tried to find an excuse to convince Suzuka. "Suzuka," he coughed awkwardly, "so many of you have been driven here, Tianshuai and City Lord Li already knew!" Now we have a solution, but not so quickly......"

Suzuka grabbed Liu Yangyi's arm, the steel armor was cold, and her fingers were pinched white: "Is there a way?" What to do? What to do? "My cheeks, which were flushed with excitement, look so bright in the night." Uh......" Countless thoughts quickly swept through Liu Yangyi's heart, even in the Xiguanmen Troop Cave, he didn't have such a sense of urgency, "That's the case, behind it is the camp of the merchant army......" He said hesitantly, "These many people are moving......

Suzuka's body slowly stiffened in Liu Yang's words, she gently pushed Liu Yang's body away, and asked him softly, "Brother Liu, are you here today to take me away?" Liu Yang looked at her clear gaze, gritted his teeth and nodded, lowered his voice and said, "The food in the city is not enough for these many people to eat, and everyone will starve to death together in the end." ”

"But......" Suzuka's heart sank little by little. She paused, her eyes drifting to the extremely high and distant sky, "Brother Liu, at that time, you told me stories under the big pine rice and told me about those wars. You told me that fighting a war is not the same as fighting a war. True Templars are the ones who protect the land, and do not trample on the blood of the innocent. When you said that, Brother Liu......" Her face was full of longing.

Liu Yangyi's throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he muttered: "If everyone dies together, there is no need to guard anything......" This sentence sounded straightforward in the amass cave, and came out of his mouth, but his voice became lower and lower, "Now the order of City Lord Li ......" He looked at Suzuka's face, Suzuka was still dimple deep, and the bonfire reflected on the steel armor was reflected on her face, a faint piece of blue, and she looked much thinner.

Liu Yangyi saw a big blister on her mouth, which showed that she was in a hurry in the past two days. His heart softened, and he couldn't say anything anymore with a frown.