On the evening of the second day, the soldiers and horses of the two battalions of Jin Shenghuan and Gao Jinku hurriedly arrived at the vicinity of the county seat of Yingshan County. Seeing that there was no opportunity to take advantage of it, the Zuojia army continued to move eastward, and before leaving, several houses under the city were destroyed to vent their anger and demonstrate.

When I arrived at the Pailou River in the east of the city, I unexpectedly bumped into the soldiers and horses of Zhao Ying in Yunxiang Town here. To go to Wuyang Pass, the Pailou River is a pass that must be passed, Zhao Ying guards here and does not let go, Jin Shenghuan left Gao into the warehouse to reorganize the army, and drove his horse to see the commander of Zhao Ying. Wang Laixing came out to greet him, Jin Shenghuan and he saw that most of the soldiers of the Zhao camp were still camping on the way into the tent, and they knew that they were also new to the tent, so they asked when they arrived in the tent: "What do you want to do when your army is stationed in Suizhou?" ”

Wang Laixing had already made a statement, but said: "Yingshan County sent a letter, saying that there was a nuisance of thieves, and our army came to suppress it. ”

"A thief nuisance?" How did Jin Shenghuan listen to it, how did he feel that Wang Laixing meant something.

"There are Tukou entrenched in Wuyang Pass, and the border between Chu and Yu has not been peaceful recently, and our army is guarding here. Just wait for the heavy rain to stop, and immediately enter the suppression. Wang Laixing said seriously.

"Zhao Shuai is also there?" Jin Shenghuan asked.

Wang Laixing laughed and said: "It's just some mountain bandits, how can I get my lord to go out." Then he asked, "Is Zuo Gongzi here?" ”

Jin Shenghuan also said: "Zuo Gongzi is going to the southeast of Chu, and I also heard that the bandits in Tongbai Mountain are raging when I go north, so I came to deal with it." ”

When Wang Laixing heard him say this, he said: "Since Zuo Gongzi is going to the southeast of Chu to suppress the Kou, there is no need to be distracted, there are soldiers and horses in Yunxiang Town here, and nothing goes wrong." ”

Jin Shenghuan laughed dryly and said: "Where Your Excellency says, our army will help and suppress it, and follow the thief's direction, where there are thieves, there will be my left army, and what is the north and south." ”

Wang Laixing shook his head and said: "That's the case, but there are also regulations for marching, and Zuo Gongzi didn't even see the face of the Song Army Gate in Wuchang Mansion, so he transferred to another army, which is not in accordance with the rules." If there is a document from Song Junmen, everything is easy to say. ”

"There is no paperwork from Song Junmen." Jin Shenghuan spread his hands and said, "I temporarily learned about the situation of the thieves in Tongbai Mountain, my son-in-law is kind-hearted, and he can't bear to see Yingshan as a thief, so he delayed the plan to go south." ”

Wang Laixing said: "It's not that I don't show affection, but I actually act according to the order of my lord." The lord said that martial law in the north of the county is under martial law, and no one is allowed to come and go without official documents and runes. Please also ask for your understanding. ”

"Zhao Shuai is my father-in-law, a piece of paper is not worth the love of father and son, do you have to act according to the rules of death?" Jin Shenghuan was so dissatisfied, and his voice was much louder under his impetuousness.

Wang Laixing nodded and said, "Maybe it's okay, but ...... But I have to go down to my lord to confirm it. ”

Jin Shenghuan shouted: "Zhao Shuai is still in Suizhou, you send someone to ask for instructions to come and go for at least two days, our army can't stand it." ”

Wang Laixing smiled bitterly: "There is no way, if you can't stand it, your army can continue to go south." ”

Jin Shenghuan said that there was no progress at all, he was anxious, he didn't care about much, and said directly: "There is still one thing to go north, the war in Henan is urgent, Zuo Shuai has set a strategy, and if he wants to move into Huguang, he needs to respond!" ”

Wang Laixing was unmoved and said: "If Zuo Shuai comes, our army will respond." ”

When Jin Shenghuan heard this, he already understood that Wang Laixing was deliberately trying to embarrass himself, and his anger came up immediately, and he was about to attack, when he suddenly thought that there was still money in the south and was eyeing him, and if he rashly clashed with Zhao Dangshi, he would fall into the unfavorable situation of being attacked by the north and the south. Then he thought that Zuo Mengeng trusted Zhao Dangshi very much, and he would inevitably be charged with the crime of picking provocations without authorization and destroying his relationship with Zhao Dangshi. How to think, how not to cost-effective.

Wang Laixing observed his words and looks, and saw that Jin Shenghuan's face showed anger, and then the anger dissipated and returned to composure, and he also breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Dangshi instructed that he could not start a war with the Zuo family army unless he had to, and he was really worried that the hot-tempered officers of the Zuo family army would have a hot head and take the initiative to provoke trouble, and at that time he could only defend himself, which would inevitably damage the interests of Zhao Ying.

"Without Song Junmen's documents, how about my son-in-law's handwriting?" Jin Shenghuan asked after a moment's thought.

Wang Laixing knew that this was already Jin Shenghuan's bottom line, and he didn't want to provoke him anymore, so he pretended to hesitate for a long time before replying: "Yes, it depends on the relationship between the son and my father-in-law." ”

Jin Shenghuan looked at the sky and said with a cold face: "I'll hurry up tonight, and I estimate that I can get the son's handwritten book tomorrow morning." Your Majesty has made a promise, and you will not break your promise. His voice was hard, and his eyes shone with a bit of fierceness.

Wang Laixing pretended to be calm and said: "As long as there is a handwritten letter from the son's seal, I will not stop it." ”

Jin Shenghuan snorted heavily, and walked away full of unhappiness.

Wang Laixing waited for him to go away, his self-soothing expression changed sharply, and he beckoned to Wang Guangying, who was waiting not far away, and said: "Pass the order, hurry up and build the camp, dig a trench outside the camp, and it must be completed tonight." ”

Wang Guangying nodded and said, "Do you want to send someone to Xianggong Temple?" "Zhao Dangshi is currently garrisoning Xianggong Temple with Han Gon and Ma Guangchun, as a response to Suizhou and Yingshan County.

"Just let me know, and the lord will be sure." Wang Laixing said, "What progress has happened to the Guang Sentinel? ”

"As reported earlier, it's still on the way, and everything is going well."

Wang Laixing thought of someone at this time, frowned, and said, "By the way, what's the name of the deputy sentinel in your sentry?" ”

"Zhang, Zhang dares to be the first."

"Is this man reliable? What is the purpose of the Guang Sentinel Officer who went out to fight this time, leaving 500 people in his own outpost, and instead asked him to take the soldiers and horses in your outpost as his deputy? ”

Wang Guangying was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Deputy Sentry Zhang is brave in battle and can win the hearts of soldiers, and I and the Sentry Officer are very optimistic about him." ”

"You two just have the same opinion." Wang Laixing nodded lightly, "Let Zheng Sentinel not slack off on the periphery, and keep an eye on the nearby Zuo Jiajun." I went to discuss the follow-up arrangements with Lu Senjun. After saying that, he stepped on the muddy water and left.

The rain is still raining and shows no signs of abating.

"Dare to be the first, don't embarrass Lao Tzu in this operation."

Wang Guangying thought silently in her heart, and her heart seemed to have flown to the hinterland of Tongbai Mountain, hundreds of miles away.

The rocks collapsed, the mud flood went down, and several soldiers screamed and flew in all directions, lucky to pick up their lives.

"Uh-"

They looked back in horror and saw that the mud was splashing, and there was a soldier who was drowning in it, and when the mud flowed by, they looked closely, but the soldier's right leg was crushed by the boulder that had rolled down.

"What's wrong?" The officers behind cut through the crowd and hurried over.

"Deputy sentinel, Lao Lu didn't escape!" A soldier shouted.

The officer was Zhang Kangxian, and he recognized that the soldier who was pressed under the stone and wailed was a celebrity in the battalion, and he was skilled in masonry, if he was not good at archery and respected by the robe, he would have been asked by other battalion leaders of the Tuntian Army to go over to specialize in production.

"A few of you, go with me!" Lao Lu's howl echoed endlessly in the deep valley of the empty mountains, and Zhang Dang first beckoned a few sturdy soldiers to step forward together.

The large stone path that pressed against Lao Lu was several feet long and very large, and it was traversed in a narrow mountain road, and the original continuous procession came to a standstill.

"One-two-go!"

Zhang Dang first and several soldiers each arrived at the big stone, shouting and gritting their teeth to fight.

With a push of the head, the boulder tilted slightly, but because of the uneven strength of everyone, it immediately returned to the right, only to hear a tooth-sore "gurgling" sound, and the old man under the stone cried bitterly and almost fainted.

"Come again!" Zhang Dangxian was very anxious, sweating like rain, and turned to Lao Ludao, "Hold on!" ”

Everyone continued to work hard, and this time only Zhang Dang was the first to call the shots.

"One-two-go!"

Dashifu raised a slight angle, Zhang Dang first finished the word "go", obviously felt that the strength of the crowd weakened, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, he had no time to think carefully, and saw the deviation of the boulder leaning across the past, and immediately used his back to carry the crumbling boulder.

The weight of hundreds of catties instantly sank on Zhang Ganxian's body, his forehead and temples were bruised, his face was extremely red, and his legs trembled at the same time. Even so, he tried his best to exhale in a slightly trembling voice: "Quick, come again!" ”

Seeing this, several soldiers took a deep breath, regained their strength, and with the last sound of "up", Zhang Dang first straightened his back with all his strength in the direction of the force, and the boulder turned over, rumbling and rolling to the side of the mountain road, stuck into the ravine.

"Hoo ......"

Zhang Dangxian's forehead lines were stacked, his hands were on his hips and panting, watching the soldiers treat the delirious old shelf, and when he was even, he immediately urged the following troops: "Keep up!" ”

turned around and walked a few steps, bumped into Guang Wenlu who heard the news from the front, and listened to him: "There is a big stone blocking the road?" ”

"It's cleared."

Guang Wenlu said: "Very good, not far ahead is Pingjing Pass, don't go wrong, I have already sent someone to bring a message and a letter from Liu Hongqi, Mao Xianwen and Zhao Fawu are already waiting at the foot of Wufeng Ridge." ”

The army marched in a hurry, and the narrow and winding deep valley mountain road seemed to have no end, and one mountain after another. Guang Wenlu walked between the Chongling Mountains that plunged into the sky, and couldn't help but sigh: "One husband is invincible, and the danger of Pingjing Pass is not under the Jianmen Pass in Sichuan." Mr. Lu said that those who use soldiers must make good use of risks, and can collect the advantages of time and place for their own use. ”

Before he could sigh, there were bursts of cheers in front of him, Guang Wenlu smiled, and said to himself: "It seems that Pingjing has arrived." ”

Turning the mountain pass, the two walked in unison to catch up, one Mao Xianwen and the other Zhao Fawu.

"Borrow your place to rest for half a day and set off at night." Guang Wenlu jumped off the horse and hugged his fist.

Zhao Fawu said: "We have both seen Lord Liu's letter, and it is our duty to answer your army. In addition, all the north of Pingjing Pass have been explored, Zuo Liangyu is leading soldiers and horses in the Zhongshan shop in the east of Xinyang Prefecture, there is no other sentinel riding near and far, along the northern foot of Tongbai Mountain, safe and proper. ”

Mao Xianwen was puzzled: "Forgive the villain for being presumptuous, Zhao Shuai does things for the imperial court, how can he be involved with King Chuang?" ”

Guang Wenlu said lightly: "Didn't Zuo Liangyu also come to find the two?" ”

Mao Xianwen was silent, and Zhao Fawu said: "The villain has picked up all the flags and other things sent by Zuo Liangyu in his hand, and will send them to your army immediately." ”

The three of them walked side by side, and after walking a few steps, Guang Wenlu said: "I need to remind you two of one thing." ”

"Master Guang just commands."

"Within three days of our army leaving Pingjing Pass, Zuo Liangyu may come to storm it, and the two of you have prepared in advance." Guang Wenlu said calmly, "As long as you can block a wave of attacks, it should be fine." ”

When Mao Xianwen and Zhao Fawu heard this, they each nodded with their faces.

Guang Wenlu went to attack Jiuli Pass, and he was determined to win. Once Jiuli Pass is in hand, Zuo Liangyu has no way to retreat, and the dog will attack Jiuli Pass under the wall in a hurry, and if Jiuli Pass is not defeated, it will turn to attack Pingjing Pass. Guang Wenlu knew the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Zhao battalion, but he had no bottom about the ability of the Mao and Zhao villagers. If it is really a good person who was defeated by Zuo Liangyu's blow, then Zuo Liangyu can drive south to continue to break through Wuyang Pass and escape. But if Zuo Liangyu misses a blow, considering that the chasing soldiers behind him have the shadow of the former Lianzhu Gorge, he will not stay in the Tongbai Mountains for too long, so he can only withdraw in advance. As for what will happen if he withdraws, it will be his life.