At this time, Jianning County.

Jianning belongs to the southern part of Shudi, with 17 counties under its jurisdiction, of which the seat of the county is Wei County.

Zhuge Jun didn't dare to stop for a moment with Meng Lingyue, because the two of them still had horses to ride, and they barely repaired halfway, so they arrived in Wei County in only two days.

Arranged Meng Lingyue to rest in the post house, Zhuge Jun only cleaned up a little, and when he was practicing medicine in Nanzhong before, some big guests rewarded him with a lot of coins, which happened to come in handy at this time, so he settled down in Wei County and quietly waited for news from Nanzhong.

But what was waiting for was bad news, and soon the news of Nanzhong flew everywhere, in just a few days, I don't know where the Yue army came out of nowhere, quickly occupied the three counties of Yunnan, Xinggu and Yongchang in Nanzhong, and the king of Nanzhong, Meng Qiu, was killed in battle, and the Vietnamese army directly approached Jianning, and even the four counties of Jianning, which had a great tendency to sweep.

In Wei County, Meng Tai was full of beards, sitting in a group of beggars, his face was extremely haggard, and he also heard the news from Nanzhong, and his father lied to him after all.

Meng Tai hurriedly fled from Nanzhong to Jianning, in order to avoid the pursuit of the Vietnamese army, he didn't take anything away, and walked all the way to Wei County penniless.

No one here recognized Meng Tai, he was beaten out by the county soldiers as a beggar in front of the county guard's mansion, and Meng Tai couldn't find his sister Meng Lingyue, now he has nothing, and the sad atmosphere hangs on his face, sitting alone in the corner of the street in Wei County.

"Eh Mengtai, I begged for two more dough cakes just now, one for you and the second dog." A clear-faced, but very thin beggar approached with two loaves of bread in his hand.

"It's Big Dog Brother, thank you!" Meng Tai took the bread from the big dog's hand and thanked him.

The big dog put another bread in the hands of a weak, half-grown beggar beside him, who was at most fifteen or sixteen years old.

Meng Tai's stomach was already growling, and he was about to bring the bread to his mouth, but he saw that the big dog's hand was empty, so he asked:

"Big dog brother, where's your bread?"

The big dog scratched his head and smiled wryly: "I... I'm not hungry, you two eat! ”

Meng Tai smiled helplessly, broke the dough cake in his hand in half, and handed the larger half to the big dog, and said, "Eat." ”

The big dog took half of the bread, weighed it, and looked at the half of the cake in Meng Tai's hand, obviously his half of the cake was much bigger, so he said: "I have a small appetite and can't eat so much, so you should eat my piece!" ”

Saying that, he was about to stuff this half of the cake back into Meng Tai's hand, Meng Tai quickly pushed it back, and said with some anger: "I have relied on your two brothers for the past few days, I am already grateful in my heart, if you do this again, I will leave Wei County." ”

Even if Meng Tai is downcast now, he is also the prince of Nanzhong in the end, and he would rather starve to death than beg, so he has relied on the big dog to beg for food these days.

The big dog had no choice but to take back the bread, sat next to Meng Tai, and said: "If you hadn't come to the rescue, maybe our two brothers would have been exposed to the streets, how can the grace of saving lives be repaid in a few days." ”

The big dog looked at the two dogs who were eating bread with a kind face, their two brothers have been orphans since they were children and begged for a living, a few days ago they were forced to run to the green skins on the street to beg for food, and were almost killed by the gang of green skins, if it wasn't for Meng Tai passing by to rescue and clean up the group of green skins, he and his younger brother may be just two cold corpses now, and then they were thrown out of the wild to feed the dogs.

"It's a trivial matter, but it's not enough to worry about." Meng Tai said in a flat tone, taking small bites of the half of the bread, his face still sad.

"Brother Meng Tai, you are so capable, what is the way to come from, why haven't I heard you mention it?" The big dog also took a small bite of the bread in his hand and asked.

He was curious about why a person like Meng Tai, who was tall and skilled in martial arts, would be a beggar like them.

Meng Tai ate a little, then put away the rest of the dough and stopped chewing, his face was full of despair, and he was silent for a while before sighing and saying:

"I'm just an ordinary person, and I don't have a way out."

The big dog could see that Meng Tai must have some past, but he didn't want to mention it, and he was not reluctant, but he knew that Meng Tai was definitely not an ordinary person, at least unlike them.

Ergouzi quickly finished eating the whole bread in his hand, but his stomach was still rumbling.

Meng Tai raised his head, glanced at Ergouzi, and handed him the little bread he had just put away: "Eat more, you are still growing your body." ”

"Thank you, Brother Meng!" The second dog took the bread three times and divided it by two, and ate it again.

The big dog sat next to him and looked at his younger brother, and suddenly felt a little unbearable, it would be too useless for him to beg for the rest of his life.

As if remembering something, the big dog turned his head to Meng Tai and said: "Brother Meng, yesterday I heard that the county general Li Yi was recruiting troops in Wei County, and the second dog is still young, so I can't let him beg like this with me, I want to take him to join the army, and I can also eat together." ”

Meng Tai glanced at the two of them when he heard this, with their physique, they were probably easy to be bullied in the army, but it was much better than begging, so he nodded and said: "It's okay, I heard that the Han army is not bad for the soldiers, and joining the army is also a way out." ”

The big dog paused, looked at Meng Tai with blank eyes, and said, "I think... I want Brother Meng to join the army with us, so that we can have the same relationship with each other. ”

The big dog knows that a person with a physique like them can only be bullied in the army, and Meng Tai is a capable guy, so bring him with him to support himself, maybe Meng Tai can still be mixed with an official and a half-job, and they can also follow suit.

"I'm not interested." Meng Tai just replied coldly.

He really had no interest in joining the Han army, from the prince of Nanzhong to a beggar in a blink of an eye, his South China was gone, his father he admired the most was gone, and Meng Tai had not yet come out of the blow.

When the big dog heard Meng Tai's answer, he was silent for a while, and then he was relieved, how could a person with such ability as Meng Tai and them have never been all the way, how could he be willing to mix with them, so he said with a wry smile: "Okay, then Brother Meng take care of himself, the soldiers and horses of Weixian County will fight with the Yue army soon, and I and Ergouzi don't know if we can come back alive, and we will see Brother Meng again if we have fate." ”

Meng Tai's originally silent mood suddenly revived after hearing the big dog's words, forcibly suppressed the boiling qi and blood, grabbed the big dog's collar and asked, "What did you say?" To fight the Vietnamese army? ”

The big dog was frightened by Meng Tai's sudden performance, and he didn't dare to speak without moving, and the second dog next to him was also at a loss, why did the kind big brother Meng Tai suddenly look like this.

Meng Tai reacted at this time, quickly loosened the collar of the big dog, and said, "I'm sorry, I lost my temper, did you just say that the soldiers and horses of Weixian County are going to fight with the Vietnamese army?" ”

Although I don't know why Meng Tai was so excited when he heard that he was going to fight with the Vietnamese army, the big dog still replied truthfully: "Yes, it has been spread all over the county, the Vietnamese army has even broken down the four counties of Jianning, and it is about to hit Wei County, and the county general is recruiting troops to prepare to resist the Vietnamese army." ”

"Where to recruit troops, take me there!" Meng Tai said categorically.

Now the big dog is really confused, Meng Tai, who was not interested in joining the army just now, now knows that his attitude will change so quickly after knowing that he is going to fight with the Vietnamese army.

"Brother Meng, do you have any hatred with the Vietnamese army?" The big dog asked with concern.

Meng Tai's eyes were tightly stared, a trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and replied: "My home was destroyed by the Vietnamese army, my father also died in the hands of the Vietnamese army, and my sister is nowhere to be found. ”

The big dog didn't expect Meng Tai to have such a past, and he suddenly didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only sigh and say: "The Vietnamese army has done evil, there have been more and more refugees from Wei County recently, all of them are from the four counties of Jianning and Nanzhong, there are many refugees, and even beggars have no way to live, otherwise my brother and I would not risk dying to beg for food in Qingpi's territory." ”

While the big dog was talking, suddenly a lot of people gathered on the street, and a Han soldier in red armor carried a golden gong and kept beating it, attracting the attention of the people around him.

"The county general Li has an order, the Vietnamese army is brutal and tyrannical to invade our Han realm, and the chickens and dogs are restless where they pass, and he ordered the counties to recruit volunteers to help defend the city, and wait for the imperial court to rescue, and anyone who is sixteen to sixty years old can enter the camp!" The Han soldier kept shouting at the people around him, and posted a notice on the wall of the street.

There was also a Han soldier who moved a table with a bamboo slip on it, ready to register the list of recruits.

Although there were many onlookers around, there were very few people who went to register for the army, and no one was willing to go into battle, although all of them would suffer after the destruction of Wei County, none of them were willing to die first.

Meng Tai didn't think about it, got up and walked over there, and the big dog and the second dog also quickly got up and followed.

"I want to join the army!" Meng Tai walked over to the desk of the Han sergeant who was registering and said loudly.

The deep voice frightened the Han sergeant for a moment, and when he looked up, he saw a tall and mighty man standing in front of him.

"You... You want to join the army? The Han sergeant asked.

"Exactly!" Meng Tai replied.

"Name, place of origin, age."

"Meng Tai, a native of Yunnan, is twenty-two years old." Meng Tai replied one by one.

The Han soldiers used a knife and pen to engrave Meng Tai's name and information on the bamboo slips.

"You're in good shape, you're waiting, next!" The Han sergeant did not look up, and shouted directly.

"Big dog, from Jianning, twenty years old!" The big dog struggled to puff out his chest and replied loudly.

The Han sergeant glanced up at the big dog, immediately frowned, and said with some worry: "Your physique...... It's a bit reluctant! ”

The big dog hurriedly stood upright, inhaled enough strength and said loudly: "Go back to the military master!" Although the small one is thin and weak, he understands the principle of loyalty and patriotism, and now the Vietnamese army is barbarian and invades the country, and the small one is willing to do his best for the elders of Wei County! ”

The Han sergeant nodded and said in appreciation: "Even beggars have loyalty and patriotism, why should our Han army be invincible, okay, you are also waiting by the side." ”

The Han soldier raised his knife and pen and engraved the name and message of the big dog.