The twelve Winter Solstice brothers were divided into four groups according to their usual habits. After everyone came down the mountain, they glanced at each other, and then they scattered and went their separate ways. Only the fourteenth and Shen Guifu Yi were left, and in a corner in front of the East Customs, they kept carrying the eighteen extremely mysterious big wine jars brought by He Wendao.

The original guys of the Winter Solstice brothers were all the silver saved from between his teeth by Bao Qin, the head of Shuangshan Village, and purchased them bit by bit: except for the black iron dagger with a non-reflective blade, the rest are just some common road goods. Of course, their daily work is also to keep an eye on assassinations, and with their hard-working nature and 'natural' concentration, they are quite handy at doing these jobs.

But now these deaf killers, under the 'investment and transformation' of the "rich second generation" Shen Gui, have long been in a different situation. In addition to the original dagger unchanged, including the night clothes and the headband, they have all been turned upside down.

Each navy blue night coat is made of fine linen purchased by Nankang at a high price, and its toughness and ductility are excellent; Wearing it on the body will not tie your hands and feet, and it will not bring out the sound of the rubbing of the clothes when you move; And the technique of wrapping the black scarf on the head was changed to an extremely cumbersome wrapping method after Liu Banxian's guidance. Unexpectedly, the same material, now just a different winding method, actually gave birth to an unexpected unloading defense effect; The feet are all high-quality thin floor fast boots, and each person is equipped with several different metal soles, which can be easily replaced at any time according to the different needs of the task.

On the leather girdle around their waists, there is a leather first aid bag: there is a roll of cotton gauze in it, as well as the hemostatic and life-hanging pills configured by Li Le'an, or Lin Siwei; In addition to these medications, there are four small planks to support the first aid kit, and in the event of a fracture, a leg strap can be attached to make a simple splint.

The darts often used by people in the winter solstice are also on both sides of the front and back, opening a deep blood groove, and under the dart body, two barbs are also added to increase the lethality and lethality; At the end of the dart, a metal ring is added; In this way, in addition to being able to be tied to the waist on weekdays for easy carrying, you can also hook a few iron chains on the iron ring, and with a little modification, you can become a chain dart suitable for both near and far.

With such a complete assembly, the combat effectiveness and survivability of these winter solstice killers have been qualitatively improved.

And although Fourteen has always been a loner, he is the most talented one in the winter solstice when he does these rough jobs.

He calculated the time in his heart, and took advantage of the change of duty on the south side of the city wall of the East Customs, and shook the flying claw in his hand twice, and after a barely audible metal sound came, the hook made of stainless steel was tightly clasped in the gap of a city brick; Fourteen used all his strength to pull twice, and after making sure that the hook was stable, he grabbed the zipline tightly with both hands, and used his hands and feet like an ape, and after only three steps, he turned over and landed on the road of the city wall that was more than forty feet high. And with the cat's paw boots under his feet, there was no sound in this quiet night.

And this city defense sentry who came from the change of guard, before he could even yawn, was cut by the black iron dagger in the hands of the fourteenth. After Fourteen put on a Pingbei military uniform outside his night clothes, he carried a lantern and inspected the city wall.

The city defense of the East Customs is extremely tight, and the guards and sentinels on the city wall at night have to change shifts every hour; And it just so happens that the two sentry posts on the south city wall, a total of sixteen sentries on duty, have been quietly cleaned up by the thirteen deaf killers of the winter solstice. So, in the hour when the city defense of the East Customs is blank, what can these deaf young men do?

After dawn, the father and son of the Pingbei Hou Guo family had the answer - the three hundred guards of the Pingbei Hou Mansion, plus forty servants and women, and sixteen city defense guards, are now all corpses divided into two parts; And on his handsome case, he was also left with a 'flying knife note'!

Since Guo's father and son are still alive, Guo Xing has nothing to fear. He just didn't understand why the other party didn't kill his father and son in the face of such a good opportunity and the ability to come and go freely.

"They are Youbei, thinking that with a flying knife and a piece of paper, they can threaten our Pingbei army?"

Guo Xing grew up in the Hou Mansion since he was a child, and he was originally an extremely noble young master.

Although Guo Xiao, the Marquis of Pingbei, is also a marquis, after all, he has decades of experience and friends with heroes all over the world, so he naturally knows a little about these methods on the rivers and lakes; At this time, his son Guo Xing didn't know what to do, and he didn't blame him, but explained it to him in detail:

"This kind of behavior of piercing the letter with a flying knife and staying on the other party's house is called a flying knife handing note, which is a common way for the Jianghu people on the Huayu Continent to warn the opponent. Therefore, according to Wei's father, those bandits who broke into my East Customs at night to kill people should have nothing to do with Yan Chongwu. But...... I have never formed such a blood feud with the Jianghu people who are close to annihilation; And if the other party wanted to get rid of our father and son last night, it shouldn't be a difficult thing...... Let's take a look at what they wrote. ”

Guo Xing heard his father's order, stepped forward and pulled out the letter on the flying knife. Smoothing out the punctured letterhead, after a cursory glance, he calmly read aloud:

Guo Gong'an Shun respectfully:

I listen to family affairs, and I don't bother you with the Pingbei Hou Mansion. This time, he took away 365 lives to repay the great kindness of the prince and the marquis. I hope that the prince will put his body first in the future, and don't meddle in other people's affairs. Nan Kangdi listens respectfully. ”

The letter was written in a very simple and straightforward manner, with neither a pseudonym nor an obscurity. Although the words are quite polite and respectful, between the lines, there is also some threatening meaning.

After Guo Xing finished reading, he just thought about it for a while, and then said with a puzzled tone:

"Oh? In this way, the bandit who entered the customs last night turned out to be Nan Kangdi? That doesn't make sense...... If the people of Nankang retaliate for robbing the corpse of Huang Li, then they can directly form an alliance with the Youbei Third Road and send people in advance to disturb our Beiyan South Line; Now he just sent some killers to kill my Pingbei Hou Mansion cleanly; This act of revenge seems to be full of flavor of the rivers and lakes, and it also loses the face of our Pingbei Hou Mansion, but it does not conform to the consistent style of those Nankang people. ”

Yes, the people in Huayu Continent all know that Nankang people will never participate in this kind of thing that does not see actual benefits.

There is an old saying on Zhongshan Road, called people are old and fine, horses are old and slippery, rabbits are old and eagles are difficult to take. This Pingbei Marquis Guo Xiao, after all, is a veteran of the battlefield, although it is not a last resort, but he has seen a lot of people and things, and he can also think of some places that Guo Xing missed.

For the sake of the father, it is not impossible for Di Ting to do such an abnormal act. You think, the prince of Youbei took out a large sum of silver, but the contact person sent by Di Ting fled with the money, and it is reasonable to say that this amount of money should be counted on Di Ting's head. According to the rules of the rivers and lakes, receiving money is equivalent to an errand, and Diting has always valued the most reputation, how can he do such a stupid thing of pretending not to know? In this way, once Youbei tied Di Ting to his own chariot, it would be equivalent to taking the attitude of half of the Nankang magnates into his own pocket at one time. Their behavior last night, on the surface, seemed to be to teach us nosy Beiyan people, but my father thought that this was also just an explanation for the loss of money to the prince. Therefore, in this incident, it is not Youbei who gets the most benefits, but our Beiyan ......."

"In other words, they listened to such a bloody intimidation of our Pingbei army, even if they paid off Yan Tian's favor? From this point of view, what earth-shaking changes have taken place in Nankang's attitude towards the war between the two norths? ”

"It's not so optimistic! Nankang people will do business when they are born from their mother's womb, and even children know that the price is the most expensive if they do not set the sought-after goods of the final buyer. In my opinion, their attitude is the same as Mobei, they are all concerned about the result of the first battle between the two families, who wins, they will beat the water dogs with whom. ”

Guo Xing only thought about it for a moment, then immediately got up from his seat, ignoring the bloody corpses all over the house, and said excitedly while pacing:

"Looks like our time has come! If this is the case, then Yan Tian must have received the 'good news' from Di Ting, and his spirit will naturally relax, and yesterday Yan Chongwu was also shot in the armpit by me with an arrow, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead! If we can pour out 150,000 square meters of the northern army at this time, we can quickly sweep the leaderless Flying Bear Army camp with the momentum of lions fighting rabbits. According to my deference, it only takes one morning to completely cripple and disperse the 50,000 Flying Bear Army stationed outside the city. ”

"What happens after you break up? Although the Flying Bear Army is not large in number, it is already extremely resilient under Yan Chongwu's years of training; For my father, I have the experience of breaking up the Flying Bear Army, no less than six times before and after; But to this day, they are still guarding the country in front of the Youbei Third Road. ”

"Father, in the past, you broke up the Flying Bear Army, and either withdrew to the East Customs overnight, or stationed in Jincheng; And even if you forge ahead and enter Jincheng, you will eventually be reorganized by the Flying Bear Army, send light cavalry to harass and outflank the rear grain road day and night, and finally return to the East Customs under the danger of running out of food. ”

When Guo Xiao heard this, he also had a headache and said:

"Yes, Jincheng is a small city for material transit for Youbei. Even if we garrison it, we can't get continuous supplies from the East Customs, and it's a pity that this Jincheng is tasteless and abandoned......"

"Then this time, after we broke up Yan Chongwu. He immediately waved his army north, ran a thousand miles, and went straight to Fengjing's lair! According to the report of the spies in Fengjingcheng, at this time, near Fengjingcheng, in addition to the two armies of Jinjia and Flying Tiger, which were reorganizing and training, there were only 2,000 Taibai guards guarding the palace. Such a force, in the face of our Pingbei army, could not hold out for even two hours. Today's Youbei is no longer the era of the world's strongest army; And today's Pingbei Army is not the motley army with weak combat power back then; Father, as long as we can reach Fengjing City within three days, even if we can't capture the city for a while, Mobei and Fengjing, the two hungry wolves watching from the sidelines, will not dare to act rashly. At that time, we can rely on Jincheng as a transit for grain and grass, and besiege Fengjing City unhurriedly. ”

Guo Xiao, who has been cautious in his life, reflexively felt that it was inappropriate when he heard his son's very risky lone in-depth plan. But judging from the "intelligence and evidence" I have recently obtained, it seems to be as ingenious and appropriate as a stroke of God. I couldn't think of a good rebuttal for a while, so I asked casually:

"If Yan Chongwu hadn't died, or if the Flying Bear Army had reorganized and attacked the grain route from Donghaiguan to Jincheng again, wouldn't our 150,000 lone army go deep into the hinterland of Youbei at that time, and then be cut off from supplies, wouldn't we all starve to death under Fengjing City?"

Guo Xing listened to the doubts raised by his father, and the corners of his mouth suddenly pulled out an extremely hearty smile:

"Haha...... The puppet emperor Yan Hunt was besieged in the capital, even if Yan Chongwu was still alive, as his clansmen, the younger generations did not know how to return to the Son of Heaven, but instead attacked and disturbed our grain road? Even if Yan Hunt knew that this was a plan to save Zhao from Wei Wei, he would definitely be upset! And if Pei Ya's Zhongshan Governor's army is ordered by the emperor to return to the capital to aid Feng, those Mobei robbers will not give up this once-in-a-century opportunity! ”