Evening.

In the bustling city of Zhengzhou, the soldiers at the city gate were checking every passerby, and suddenly a biao man rode a military horse and galloped over, and the soldiers saw that the person riding the horse was well-dressed, and he knew that he was not an idle person, so he did not stop it.

Of course, they also saw clearly the gold-inlaid forehead of the war horse, which was a status symbol.

As the group passed by the city gate, a woman in black was holding the basket with one arm and gently pressing one hand on the basket. The basket was filled with some ordinary vegetables, which were covered with a dusty cloth. The woman's eyes were fixed on the gate, and when she saw the leader of the group of horsemen, she was about to reach into the basket when she found a cold gaze sweeping towards her.

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Palm light time.

In an alley called Meihuaxiang in Zhengzhou City, a middle-aged man in a brocade dress walked in front with a gloomy face, followed by seven people.

Among the seven people, there was a man in white clothes, holding a long sword in his hand, the silver sheath and red spike of the long sword were no longer ordinary, and the sword body must be in excellent condition.

Meng Du inquired about the murderer of Meng Yang, but he personally went to the barracks to inquire about the situation, but found nothing, but at this time he received a letter from Meng Danqing, which said that the Empress Dowager has helped you find the real murderer, it is two people, one of whom is Xiao Xianmei, a female assassin of the eighth grade.

The letter demanded that Meng Du must capture Xiao Xianmei within a month, and at the same time ask about the whereabouts of the other killer.

The people who killed our Meng family must not be allowed to go unpunished, otherwise where would my Meng family's face be?

After Meng Du received the letter, he scattered a large amount of money to buy off the killer groups all over the country, and he must dig out Xiao Xianmei's hiding place.

Money can make ghosts grind, but what he didn't expect was that the news would come so quickly.

In Zhengzhou, an important town in Henan, a leader of the killer group, named Ruan Qilang, quickly confessed Xiao Xianmei's whereabouts, and he offered a price of 30,000 taels of silver, and Meng Du agreed without even thinking about it.

After Ruan Qilang got the money, he told Meng Du that Xiao Xianmei was hiding in the Chen family wine shop in Luoyang.

Don't underestimate that tavern, how many dark piles in Zhengzhou City are hidden there, exchanging information with each other, I will reveal this news to you today, and I will also want to be mixed up in the killer group in the future. With the money, I'm going to the South incognito.

Meng Du didn't care where Ruan Qilang went, he didn't care about the 30,000 taels of silver, he would rather be deceived than try.

As a result, Ruan Qilang didn't lie, they really found Xiao Xianmei's whereabouts in Zhengzhou.

Facing the killer of the eighth grade, Meng Du brought the ninth rank swordsman Ji Yifa.

"I want to live." Meng Du gritted his teeth and said gloomily.

"I can only do my best." Ji Yifa's face was expressionless.

"Of course, if it's really hard to deal with, it's okay to die."

Although Meng Du's martial arts skills are not very high, he is also a fifth-grade sword cultivation foundation, and of course he knows the danger of an eight-rank assassin. He didn't want to put Ji Yifa in again. Of course, if Xiao Xianmei wants to hurt Ji Yifa, it is not so easy.

This time, in addition to bringing Ji Yifa, Meng Du also brought six masters, all of whom are capable of the seventh grade. Qipin is already well-known in the rivers and lakes. If it is a mixed killer, it is also the top 20 level. However, since these people can take refuge in the Meng Gate Valve, they can no longer abandon the light and the dark, after all, the benefits of taking refuge in the Gate Valve are not only themselves, but the whole family is also stained. On the other hand, the Assassin syndicate, whose family members were often placed under house arrest, had a hard time, and were worried all day long.

followed the five sons of the Meng family, often acting as a blessing, but only occasionally facing danger. Even if they are unfortunately killed in battle or left crippled, the Meng family will reward their families openly. Let them have no worries.

In contrast, they know best which situation is better.

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Meng Du found a nearby inn and chartered the second floor. Hide behind window cracks.

He had already arranged his tactics, just waiting for his subordinates to surround and kill Xiao Xianmei.

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Under the moonlight, the white-clothed swordsman Ji Yifa, like a statue, stood in the corner of the Chen family's wine shop.

In this corner, you can see the main entrance of the Chen family's wine shop at the same time, and the assistant who is ambushed in another alley, Chen Jia'an, a boxer with eight grades. Today, Ji Yifa is bound to win, even if she can't capture Xiao Xianmei alive, she will have to pay the price of her life. The hatred of the Meng family, the gate valve, will never spare anyone easily.

Suddenly, a woman's figure appeared on the wall, she jumped continuously, jumped over the wall, and fled three feet away from Ji Yifa, fleeing to the north.

Chen Jia'an, who was guarding there, immediately pulled out his sword and stabbed at the woman, the masked woman easily dodged, her figure continued to move forward, and she jumped suddenly, and her left knee was pressed against the bridge of Chen Jia'an's nose.

The woman's knee rested on the bridge of his nose, and his sword slashed across the woman's back.

He was sure that his sword had scratched the woman, and at the same time heard a sharp snort from the woman's nose.

It's a pity that the woman's body is very fast, and the sword is not fatal, and at this time, Chen Jia'an has been knocked out more than a zhang away, and hurriedly got up, the woman has already run to the north, her body is extremely fast, and her steps are light.

Chen Jia'an wanted to chase, but saw that Ji Yifa was motionless, he made a gesture at Ji Yifa, but Ji Yifa shook his head gently, he thought that the woman just now was definitely not Xiao Xianmei. Otherwise, you're dead.

Turn the tiger away from the mountain.

And Ji Yifa has already seen through Xiao Xianmei's tricks.

"Xiao Xianmei, I advise you to be arrested. So I promise you to die with dignity. Ji Yifa no longer hidden, but said loudly.

A woman's cold voice came from the originally quiet wine shop: "Ji Yifa, you are a dignified nine-rank swordsman, and you actually act as a lackey for the door valve." ”

Ji didn't say anything, jumped onto the wall.

He was exposed to the light like this, obviously a contempt for Xiao Xianmei.

"Aren't you an assassin of the eighth grade? Shoot me with an arrow and try it. ”

"So why bother. Ji Swordsman's nine products have already been verified, and the little woman has no interest in verifying it again. ”

Even so, Xiao Xianmei refused to reveal her location.

Ji Yifa didn't dare to break through, knowing that the probe knife of the Shangupin Assassin was not a joke.

"I don't understand, what are you still holding onto. Do you think you'll be able to get past this? Ji Yifa stared at the front with sharp eyes, there were three windows in front of him, and he didn't know that Xiao Xianmei was hiding behind that window.

"I knew you were coming, and I knew it from the moment Meng Du walked into Zhengzhou City. If you still have an impression, you should have caught a glimpse of me once in the crowd, but you were blinded at the time. Xiao Xianmei sneered.

"It turned out to be you." Ji Yifa remembered the woman in black, who looked ordinary, which was completely inconsistent with the rumored "glamorous killer", "At that time, you put on makeup. ”

"Of course." Xiao Xianmei's cold voice carried a touch of arrogance: "Ji Yifa, I advise you to leave quickly, otherwise your master may be unlucky." ”

"Hahaha." Ji Yifa suddenly burst into a sneer: "What a big joke, with my Ji Yifa here, I don't believe anyone can hurt the fifth son." Even if the Great Grandmaster came down in person, I would be able to withstand dozens of rounds, and Childe would have been out of danger by then. ”

"Ji Jian, why bother talking nonsense with him. I, Li Chongguang, am not talented, and I would rather open a way for Ji Jian. ”

There were only three windows in front of him, and Li Chongguang felt that as long as three people broke through at the same time at this time and broke open the windows, he would be able to determine the location of the killer. In this way, Ji Yifa can be targeted. Why talk nonsense with this woman?

In fact, Li Chongguang's words were also said to Meng Du.

So his gaze fell on Meng Du.

Meng Du hugged his shoulders, nodded, and shouted: "Li Fuxi, Chen Guangxin, the two of you and Li Chongguang are rushing to the left, middle and right windows respectively. ”

"Yes!"

Three agile figures rushed over at the same time. But at this time, they made a mistake that made Ji Yifa's heart tighten. Aren't you exposing the position of the fifth prince by doing this?

The situation is urgent, and Ji is no longer allowed to think too much.

Suddenly, three black arrows were fired from the middle window, drawing three lines in the moonlight, and hitting three people in the foreheads at the same time, killing them instantly.

Now that it has been exposed, Ji Yifa almost ran to the middle window with a snap of his fingers.

There was a "bang", the window was smashed, and then there was a fierce fight in the room.

"Seal the front and back doors!" Meng Du pulled out his long sword and shouted, "I will kill this thief tonight!" ”

Chen Jia'an led one person to block the main entrance, and Meng Du led two people to block the back.

The fighting in the room grew more and more intense, and soon, a woman in black jumped out of the window, trying to run through the back door.

"Hahaha!" Meng Du laughed wildly, "Abolish her!" ”

The two servants beside Meng Du drew their swords and rushed forward.

Originally, Ji had treacherous swordsmanship as soon as he made a shot, and Xiao Xianmei was difficult to use with a sword, but suddenly two more masters jumped over, and he fell into trouble in an instant.

"Catch it alive!" Meng Du roared.

"Poof!" A sword pierced Meng Du's chest.

Meng Du glared in despair, slowly turned around, and saw that the woman who had escaped just now had actually killed her again.

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The food has finally arrived.

Although the quality of the grain is not good, for the temporary fourth division, which is about to run out of cooking, it is as exciting as a long drought and a rainy day.

Originally, the people in the Dizhou area were enthusiastic about joining the army when they saw the Liang army coming, but due to the lack of food, Tang Qi did not dare to recruit troops.

Now that there is food, Tang Qi set up a recruitment banner in the four counties of Dizhou, and in just three days, he recruited more than 2,000 people.

At this time, she got two letters in a row, one was sent by Ma Bufang, the governor of the new soldiers, the letter said: Now all the troops are asking for soldiers from him, and he really has no one in his hands, let alone equipment, but in order to thank General Tang Qi for taking care of Ma Butong, he still prepared 1,000 people for you, and 200 sets of leather armor, and the weapons are all military knives.

Another letter was sent by Huo Zizhen, the commander of the Northern Army, which said: The enemy army in Dizhou was only 2,000 at first, and later increased by 2,000, making a total of only 4,000 men.

And you, Tang Qibu, had 10,000 people when he crossed the river, and now there are only 2,000 people left, although the land of Dizhou was cleared, the losses were too heavy.

Strategically, you have accomplished your goal, but tactically, your failure is also obvious.

Your river crossing battle, Dizhou battle, the first Bohai Sea battle, the second Bohai Sea battle, the sneak attack on Zhanhua, the sneak attack on Yangxin, the second sneak attack on Yangxin, and the harassment of Cangzhou.

Not to mention the skirmishes, the battles of more than 5,000 people were fought very dangerously, and the results were mixed.

The first Battle of the Bohai Sea was a risky act, and defeat was expected; In the battle of capturing Dizhou City, if the Second Independent Regiment had not arrived in time, the battle would have failed; In the Second Bohai Battle, although Huang Jia was killed, he also lost the entire camp and 1,000 Liang soldiers, which was not a victory.

The only commendable thing is the battle of Maji River, which blocked and killed the enemy general Du Shunnan, and the fight was remarkable.

However, it is said that in the end, he let the enemy Natan Hun withdraw from Dizhou with 300 infantry and 500 strong men, which was also an obvious mistake.

3,700 kills and 8,000 self-losses, such a record, it is difficult for the commander to issue you a commendation order.

However, considering that your team is poorly equipped and has a large number of recruits, it is not easy to complete strategic tasks. Therefore, I will still record the merits of the house for you. However, it is still too early for you to ask for the words "temporary" and "recruit" to be removed from the number.

Finally, it is worth mentioning that, judging from a series of battle situations, Tang Yuan, as a new soldier, has a unique strategic vision and is worth focusing on.

Since you only have more than 2,000 horses left, it is not suitable for you to continue fighting, so I ask you to temporarily garrison Yangxin to repair your team and wait for an opportunity to harass the enemies in Cangzhou and Dezhou. When the time is ripe, contact Xiao Han's department and launch a general attack on Texas.

"Let's contact Xiao Han?"

When Tang Qi saw the military order, he felt that the second monk was confused, Xiao Han was in the sequence of Sima Jiahu's army, and we were in the sequence of the Shence army, how could it be possible to contact Xiao Han and listen to his command?

Huo Zizhen's approach is really inappropriate, and Tang Qi can't do it. But she didn't want to offend Huo Zizhen because of this, so she asked the scout to go to Lu Wuxuan, the commander-in-chief, and asked the scout: "In the future, there is Huo Zizhen's military order, don't come back in a hurry, just take a look at Lu Wuxuan, and after getting his instructions, you will come back." ”

Scout Xu Feige's face was red, and he said: "The general asked his subordinates in advance, but the situation was very delicate at that time. General Lu and the marshal were in the same room, and his subordinates were humble and didn't dare to stay longer, so they waited outside, but their subordinates waited for an hour and couldn't contact General Lu, so they ran back on their own initiative. ”

"Didn't I tell you that when you can't find Lu Wuxuan, you can find his secretary Lang Tang Shunzong?" Tang Qi always felt that Xu Feige was a shrewd person, so he let him run the shuai department, but from this matter, she was a little disappointed in Xu Feige.

Xu Feige said in embarrassment: "Secretary Tang, he has already died in his post. ”

"What?" Tang Qi exclaimed: "He is the secretary of the Shuai Ministry, it can be said that it is the safest place, how could he die?" ”

Xu Feige said: "One day, a male Jia Tiecai came from the north, that force was very fierce, it is said that it may be the enemy Jiupin general Yan Zhan Shiya personally led the team. ”

"Supposedly?" Tang Qi frowned.

Xu Feige nodded and said, "Yes, that iron horse is like a gust of wind, blowing over and blowing away." rushed directly to the commandery, and it was impossible to resist at all. Fortunately, the important officials of the Ministry of Command were all under the city of Xiangzhou at that time, and they were not in the Ministry of Command. ”

Tang Qi dropped his sleeves and said, "If those people are in the commandery, they won't be overwhelmed." ”

Xu Feige bowed his head and said: "What the general said is extremely true, and the people in the commander also said so. ”