Chapter 175: Chasing the North (24)
In Cloudsdale, a hidden place on the back street.
It was nightfall, and in the winter season, even if the threat of foreign invasion had weakened to negligible, the patrol vigilance in Cloudsdale had not relaxed at all.
With so many people concentrated in the city, and even more precious, food that is related to the fate of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in winter, fire prevention alone is an extremely important responsibility. And the art of military training, such as practicing but incubating eggs, can not relax and slack off at all, once relaxed, it will be difficult to come back.
Patrols are constantly passing through the streets. Every time a group of people passes, they will raise torches to shine on this deserted back alley.
In the alley, it is quiet and quiet, there is no social fire drama today, and the people in the alley seem to have cut the door early to rest. There are no footprints in the snow. There is no movement at all.
When a patrol team passed, a black shadow suddenly crossed the other side, this figure was very tall, but it was very flexible, and in a flash it flashed into the back alley, and flew to the front of a courtyard gate, pinching its throat and learning to crow twice.
The courtyard door opened suddenly, the door shaft should have been oiled, and there was no sound at all, and a few black shadows came out of the courtyard, holding a guy in his hand, but it was a broom, and he seemed to cover up the footprints left by the black shadow all the way.
The black shadow had already entered the courtyard, and after the figures cleaned up the traces, they also dodged back, and quickly closed the courtyard door.
The tall black shadow slammed headlong into the antechamber with its fur curtains.
In the antechamber, a few dim lights were on. There were already seven or eight people sitting in the room, and everyone had a nervous and wary look on their faces. These seven or eight men, although they wore shabby leather jackets, all of them had fierce expressions and fierce manners. At first glance, it is a long-standing and life-and-death fighter!
When the tall black shadow crashed in, these seven or eight men were all tight, as if they were going to jump up the next moment, and then pull out their blades and start fighting!
The tall black shadow didn't wait to stand still, then lowered his voice and spoke: "It's me!" What about wine? ”
These seven or eight men all breathed a sigh of relief, and some people laughed and scolded: "You black lieutenant is late, you come in and make such a big move, it really scares us!" If you weren't familiar with the footsteps of your hammer, you would have to get an old punch in the face when you came in! ”
This tall black shadow is none other than Wei Chigong.
He stood at the entrance of the foyer and smiled disdainfully: "Look at you, I'm afraid of being like this!" Isn't it just such a sip of wine, making it look like this, the fighting man has the courage and strength to drink wine, and he dares to say this anywhere! ”
Someone sneered: "You talk to Eagle Strike?" ”
Someone else sighed faintly: "There are fewer and fewer places to sell wine in this city." Feng Qi was copied the day before yesterday, and eight or nine generals pressed to beat the military sticks in front of the door, and many people watched the excitement. All the wine brewed by Feng Qi was confiscated, and this guy was also driven to the city to do hard labor for ten days, and he still had a brother to take care of him, otherwise he would really involve Feng Qi. ”
More people were still impatient, slapping the table and shouting, "Wine, bring it quickly!" Let's come here with all our hard work, wait for this black lieutenant to be so late, drink it early and spread it early, after gathering for a long time, God knows what will happen! ”
The owner of this private tavern was busy bringing up a large tray, which was full of simple drinks and food, pickled chicken, pickled vegetables, a little meat sauce, and a stack of dry cakes. A small guy of mixed Hu and Han descent held a pottery urn.
Everyone's eyes lit up, but they just stared at the urn and couldn't stagger it.
A few men who helped Wei Chi Gong clean up his traces also squeezed in at this time, during this time Wei Chi Gong had the highest status, and at this time they couldn't care about being polite, pushing away Wei Chi Gong and wanting to squeeze to the front, where could Wei Chi Gong let them succeed, and he came to the front with a brisk step, sat down with a plop, and looked at the wine urn with a blank eye.
The shopkeeper was a half-old man, but he was not afraid of these fighters at all, put down the tray, and stopped the little man from opening the pottery urn. sneered: "It's not easy for the little old man to do this business, if he is found by Eagle Strike, he will have to be hit with twenty military sticks on his buttocks, and he will have to do hard labor in the city." It's nothing to exert some strength, the old man has a lot of old robes in the army, but he can't afford to lose that person. Therefore, all cash is paid, and credit is not discussed. ”
A group of middle- and low-level generals of Hengan Yingyang Mansion have dug into their pockets, and three or five copper coins of various colors have been piled together and piled up a lot on the table. Only Wei Chigong touched his waist, but he didn't have any money.
Forced to be helpless, Wei Chigong could only salivate and ask for a loan from Paoze, but I don't know if it was because he borrowed too much in the past, these generals shook their heads one after another, and they all had good money.
After the stalemate, the shopkeeper shook his head: "Hei Wei is exempt from the delay, you are a good man who is bent on fighting the Turks, no more than many people now, and you still think about other thoughts." My body and bones were lost in the hands of the Turks, and then I withdrew from the army. Today's bowl of turbid wine, I'm late to invite the black lieutenant. ”
The shopkeeper cleaned up the treasure on the table, asked the little servant to open the pottery urn, and limped back to the room. Everyone didn't care, just stared at the little guy pouring the turbid wine in the urn into one bowl after another.
It was easy to divide it, and everyone picked up the pottery bowl and drank it in small gulps. As soon as they took a bite of their stomachs, everyone let out a sigh of satisfaction.
The wine is a village-brewed turbid wine, and it has passed through two sieves at most, and all the wine residues float on it. The grain used to make wine is not very good, it should be old grain, and the wine is in the mouth, the aroma is leaking, and the sour taste is strong.
Such a village brew, in front of the eyes of those generals in the Yingyang Mansion of Mayi, will not take a second look. But for these generals of Hengan Yingyang Mansion, it is like a treasure.
Hengan Yingyang's house eats little and fights hard, which can also be seen.
After half a bowl of wine, these generals finally had some thoughts on gossiping, and the hottest topic now was naturally Xu Le's legendary victories in the hinterland of Mayi County. Everyone had seen what Xu Le did in Cloudsdale that day, and he was a young hero who had been rare for decades.
The generals present knew that Xu Le did not really serve Liu Wuzhou. But he became the new patriarch of the Lianghai Special Department. As a result, why didn't he go to receive the Lianghai Special Department, but instead appeared in Shenwu, and there was a lot of trouble, and everyone was a little confused.
But Liu Wuzhou suddenly released the news again, saying that Xu Le was ordered by him to question Wang Rengong, and finally caused this war. Liu Wuzhou is a figure who has never told lies, and now the generals really thought that Xu Le had already become their robe.
This robe is also really powerful, and he pierced Wang Rengong's tiger skin in one fell swoop. For the generals of Hengan Yingyang Mansion, it is also to get rid of a big stone in their hearts.
is such an opponent, and you still want to clean up our Hengan Yingyang Mansion?
It's better to live in peace, wait for us to finish this winter, and come to beat you! At least you can have a peaceful winter!
I just don't know, when will we do it?
After a few sips of wine, someone couldn't help but ask Wei Chigong. Among the people present, he has the highest status and should know the most inside information.
"Hei Wei Chi, has the Eagle Strike penetrated the wind to you, when will you hit Wang Rengong?"
In front of his own robe, he has always been easy-going, and there are some Wei Chigong, who is neither big nor small, but at this time, he just glanced at his robe coldly, and his eyes were indescribably sharp!