After Qingcheng and Storm left the barracks, they went to the tavern where they had agreed to meet with Thunder Shadow in advance, and after waiting for a stick of incense, they saw Thunder Shadow walk in and look around, Storm hurriedly stood up and waved at him, indicating the location of him and Qingcheng.

Walking to the table, Lei Ying just sat down, and before he could speak, he asked with a smile: "You're back so soon, your brother's intelligence methods are not bad." ”

Looking at Qingcheng, who was also a little surprised, Lei Ying explained: "Young Master, the matter of Haichuan has been clarified. The reason why it is so fast is because this matter is already known to everyone. According to the people, it was a nest of bandits from Haichuan, who robbed houses and robbed houses and harassed the people in the eastern town of 'Linhai City' and its surroundings. ”

"Haichuan's bandits", listening to Lei Ying's words, the wind frowned and asked, "The bandits also need to be in charge of King Guhong himself?" It doesn't make sense. ”

Haichuan is full of bandits, in fact, they are pirates, and they rob houses everywhere in the coastal area of eastern Daqi, but because pirates do not have a fixed residence, they all hit one place and then leave, which is not easy to manage. However, since the "Marquis of Zhenhai" took charge of Linhai City, there have been a lot fewer bandits, so when he heard Lei Ying talk about it, the wind naturally didn't understand.

"That's right, ordinary bandits naturally won't move the people to move King Guhong to the past, but", looking at the stunned look of the wind, Qingcheng snorted lightly and explained: "This is definitely not a real bandit." Thunder Shadow, how many people did you inquire? ”

"Half a month ago, they had gathered more than 26,000 people, and now, to say the least, there must be 30,000."

"What?! Bandits of 30,000 people? This", listening to the number that Thunder Shadow said, Hurricane was even more puzzled, frowning and continuing: "How can there be so many normal pirates? Besides, what is the meaning of 'gathering', why, are they still recruiting troops with great fanfare? What kind of pirate is this? ”

"That's right."

Listening to the conversation between Thunder Shadow and Hurricane, Qingcheng chuckled and took a sip of tea, and then explained to the two of them: "This is not a pirate at all, but Haichuan's usual trick. In fact, this team of men and horses is Haichuan's army, they are scavenging gold and silver in Daqi under the banner of pirates to supplement the needs of the army, so that they can leave them alone as long as they say that the pirate power is too large and their own military strength is insufficient to deal with it. Hmph, when Haichuan and the Wu Dynasty broke off diplomatic relations, they made this kind of trick from the beginning, but I can't imagine that after so many years, they still don't change. ”

As a subject country of the Chinese Dynasty, Haichuan has always had the ambition of a wolf to surpass and embezzle, but the gap between the military strength of the two countries is too large, and Haichuan is scarce, so it is really not allowed in terms of strength at this stage. However, since the end of the Wu Dynasty, they have thought of another method, and that is the so-called banditry.

"Haichuan's military strength is weak, and the most important thing to replenish the military strength is money, except for people. But Haichuan's own taxes can't afford to raise a huge naval army at all, so they use this method to loot gold and silver in our Huaxia. That army is under the banner of pirates, and not only can we not blame Haichuan, but we must also help them to suppress the bandits together. If the bandits are successful, it is a big deal that Haichuan will lose a small army, but as long as they do not succeed, they will be able to wreak havoc on our side. ”

Listening to Qingcheng's explanation, the wind came to his senses, slapped the table angrily, and said, "Shameless! Hmph, Haichuan wolf's ambition is no longer a matter of one or two days, I can't imagine that they would do such a thing in order to supplement the economy, they really deserve to be killed. It's just right, this time we can go together to suppress the bandits, young master, you don't have to be soft on these bastards, let go of your hands and feet to kill them without leaving a piece of armor. ”

The wind is straight, and he is the most jealous and hateful, especially if he can't get used to this kind of villainous behavior, he will inevitably say so. And Qingcheng listened to his words, and after a moment of silence, he frowned and said, "However, there is still a problem in this matter. The Marquis of Zhenhai is the second-class marquis of my Daqi, according to the military system, he can command 30,000 troops, I have heard his father mention it, and he can be regarded as a bit of ability, how could it be, Haichuan is less than 30,000 pirates, so he beat him directly to the court for help? ”

The Marquis of Zhenhai, the second-class marquis, was ordered to guard Linhai City, under normal circumstances, if there is an enemy to attack, he can directly send troops to solve it by himself, and at present, the King of Guhong is ordered to go, which means that the Marquis of Zhenhai must be invincible and ask for help from the imperial court. However, Qingcheng felt that this was not reasonable.

"Young master, according to the information I have obtained, this time the Haichuan bandits, these pirates not only robbed the surrounding cities, but also attacked the military camp of Zhenhaihou several times, Zhenhaihou resisted several times, was defeated, and also lost thousands of men and horses, so he hurriedly asked the court for help."

Lei Ying explained, Qingcheng was even more puzzled, and after pondering for a moment, he shook his head and said, "No, there must be a problem." Imagine it, in less than three months before and after this banditry, Zhenhaihou, as a prince, has an army of 30,000, even if he is really invincible in strategy, but he is not lost to Haichuan in terms of troops, so as long as he insists, in fact, the pirates will not have any impact on him at all, and even, under his full force to suppress the bandits, the pirates will not be able to resist it first. ”

"That's right, I think so too", listening to Qingcheng's words, Lei Ying nodded and echoed: "Even if Haichuan's most elite troops come, it is impossible for Zhenhaihou's 30,000 army to be unable to resist for even three months, and such an urgent request for help will also have a huge impact on his political achievements." The strangest thing is that in the most fierce battle between the two sides, Zhenhaihou actually lost thousands of men and horses, and on the other hand, the pirates did not seem to have any casualties. ”

The "Emperor Guard" is the most elite unit in Haichuan, and it has always been only responsible for their emperor's escort mission, and it is impossible to come to Daqi, Lei Ying said this, in fact, it is a joke. Listening to his opinion, Qingcheng pondered for a while, and then sighed lightly: "Hey, this time, there are indeed many things that can't stand scrutiny, but at the moment, we haven't arrived in Linhai City yet, everything is just hearsay, and we can't draw conclusions too early." It's just that Lei Ying and Wind, pay more attention to the news of Zhenhai Hou after you go, I always feel that his approach is very abnormal. ”

Hearing is false, seeing is believing, although Qingcheng was puzzled, he didn't want to jump to conclusions too early, so he had to take one step at a time. After the meal, they returned to the barracks, Lei Ying also officially joined the army, and when he returned to the residence arranged by the unified arrangement, Qingcheng saw an acquaintance, who was Xu Liang.

Seeing that Xu Liang was waiting for him here early and didn't bring anyone else, Qingcheng understood that he was a man of his word, and stepped forward with a chuckle and said, "You are coming earlier than I thought." ”

Hearing Qingcheng's voice, Xu Liang hurriedly stood up, and after confirming the identity of the person in front of him, Xu Liang gritted his teeth and knelt on the ground.

"Young Marshal Duan, Xu Liang has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, I am blind when I collide with you, I should be damned, you just have to fall."

Seeing that Xu Liang's attitude had changed greatly, the three of Qingcheng were also puzzled, but when they heard what he called him, Qingcheng understood that he should have inquired about his identity.

Duan Feiyan is the former commander of the "Qingcheng Army", and Qingcheng has been in the army with his father since he was 13 years old, so he is naturally the young marshal of the "Qingcheng Army". However, since the Duan family's accident, few people called him like this, even Thunder Shadow and Storm changed their names at his request, so when he suddenly heard someone call him like this, Qingcheng was both surprised and melancholy.

"Once, we were the proudest army of Daqi, the Qingcheng Army with the most military achievements, and my father was also a famous general in the army second only to the king of Northern Xinjiang.

After sighing with emotion, Qingcheng sorted out his emotions, helped Xu Liang up, and asked, "Do you know me?" ”

"Young marshal, I know you, not only me, but also my mother, and my mother said that even if I forget everything in this life, I must not forget the great kindness of you and Duan Shuai!"

Saying this, Xu Liang's eyes were filled with tears, and he excitedly shook Qingcheng's hand and explained: "In the fifth year of CCB, there was a famine in the east, and a group of refugees who fled from Huanggu City to Qingyucheng were all about to starve to death and die of illness. After the famine, we returned to our hometown, and Duan Shuai sent a lot of property, and we all said that without Duan Shuai and the Qingcheng Army, our life would have been taken away by God a long time ago. But I, I'm looking for your bad luck today, I'm really damned! ”

Listening to Xu Liang's explanation, Qingcheng understood, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a chuckle: "I understand that you are just being used by others, and you don't take it to heart." You men in Huanggu City, they are all good, at that time, you were more active than one another, although we helped you, but you did not cause us trouble, my father also said, your backbone, it is really gratifying to him. ”

Hearing Qingcheng mention Duan Feiyan's words, Xu Liang couldn't help it even more, and a tear of remorse crossed his eyes. And at this moment, the uninvited guest came.

"It's really embarrassing for a big man to shed tears, go and go, it's annoying to see you like this, get out of here."

The one who spoke was an extremely handsome little brother, not tall, richly dressed, and a folding fan in his hand was a masterpiece, and he also hugged a group of house slaves around him, seeing that they were all holding military uniforms in their hands, they should also be recruits. And hearing that they still have the intention of driving people, the wind became angry when it landed.

"This is a barracks, not your home, how old do you dare to drive us away? And if you are outrageous, I think you are just looking for a fight! ”

As he spoke, the wind rushed in front of the man with an arrow and grabbed his shoulder with a palm. And the little brother looked at the sudden change, and didn't seem to take it to heart, and continued to fan leisurely. And looking at his appearance, the wind was even more angry, turned his palm into a fist, and hit the little brother's face.

"Presumptuous!"

Suddenly, a house slave behind the little brother rushed in front of him and punched the attack of the blast, and the two of them fought evenly. The strength of the wind arm is outstanding, although he did not exert all his strength, but he was also amazed by the other party's skills, but such a result, the little brother was obviously not satisfied, and immediately put away the folding fan, and angrily reprimanded: "Waste! I'll give you whatever you eat, and teach him a good lesson! ”

"Whoa!"

Listening to the master's words, all the house slaves behind him rushed forward, ready to join forces to bring down the wind. And Thunder Shadow looked at this posture, naturally he would not stand idly by, and stepped forward to stand beside the wind, ready for battle. Qingcheng on the side looked at the man with a little anger, raised his eyebrows, and thought with a chuckle: It turned out to be "him".