As soon as dawn broke, Mao Wenlong woke up from his deep sleep, although it was not snowing outside, it was extremely cold, and it was very warm to hide in the quilt, but he didn't want to get up. It's rare that Hong Chengchou has stopped in recent days, and he didn't pull himself up early in the morning, saying that he had to earn back the good time he had wasted before.

In the cold winter, lying in bed is also a kind of happiness, Mao Wenlong was immersed in a little happiness, but there was a nasty knock outside the door: "Chief soldier, Adou They have just come back, and now they have entered the city." ”

"What? Adou: They came back so soon, why didn't there be any news in advance? Mao Wenlong was pleasantly surprised and couldn't care about the cold weather, so he got up and opened the door as soon as he turned over.

A gust of cold wind blew over, and Mao Wenlong, who was only wearing thin pajamas, immediately felt a chill invade his body. Haoda didn't dare to slack off, for fear that Mao Wenlong would catch a cold, so he immediately entered the room and closed the door with his backhand.

"The chief soldier, because Adou and they returned quickly, faster than the speed of the messenger, so they arrived in Xi'an before there was any news." Haoda explained unhurriedly.

Mao Wenlong came over suddenly, immediately returned to the bedside, dressed under the vast waiting, and hurriedly washed, and then walked to the front hall together. Before entering the door, he heard Adou's deep voice chattering something, Mao Wenlong did not have the habit of hiding outside and eavesdropping, and strode into the hall.

Twenty men of different ages sat firmly in the hall, hot tea, hot water, and delicious snacks, which were served like flowing water at the serving. Twenty dusty men, without the slightest image of Sven, devoured them like hungry ghosts reincarnated.

The footsteps from the gate quickly attracted everyone's attention, and Adou saw that it was Mao Wenlong who arrived, so he immediately put down the snack in his hand, wiped the food residue in his mouth and saluted him: "General soldier......"

Mao Wenlong smiled and raised his hand to stop Adou from continuing: "Let's talk about other things when we're full of food and drink first." ”

Uncle Guan didn't say anything polite when he heard this, and immediately took the lead in gobbling it up, followed by the others, and the sound of chirping suddenly rose and fell in the hall. Looking at these hungry ghosts reincarnated like men, Mao Wenlong suddenly felt his appetite wide, grabbed the snacks in front of him, and nibbled on them with everyone.

Mao Wenlong's youth was beyond Uncle Guan's expectations, and in his mind, a person who can achieve such an achievement today must at least be middle-aged to be reasonable. However, Mao Wenlong in front of him is the appearance of a teenager, and it is estimated that his age should be on par with Adou.

Uncle Guan has been messing around on the rivers and lakes for more than 30 years, and he has never seen any kind of character. It was Chongzhen in the past, and he had also seen a few glances from afar in the Jingshi. Mao Wenlong's youth was unexpected by Uncle Guan, and he also had a little curiosity about him.

The dim sum feast ended quickly, and after the subordinates cleaned up the mess and evacuated, Adou once again bowed his hand to Mao Wenlong and said: "Chief soldier, Liaodong and his party, we are lucky to live up to your trust." More than 1,000 Jin soldiers hiding in Tashan have all been beheaded by us, and there is currently a Wu Sangui in custody with Brother Chen, and I believe that he will be escorted to Xi'an soon. ”

Mao Wenlong was in a good mood after hearing this, and laughed: "Okay, you really didn't disappoint me." ”

Seeing Mao Wenlong so happy, Adou's heart also began to heat up, he hesitated for a moment, and said again: "I don't know when the things that the chief soldier promised before can be fulfilled?" ”

This is the main purpose of Adou and their hurried back, and the safety of Jiuzhaigou depends on whether Mao Wenlong is willing to send troops to help.

Mao Wenlong closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then chuckled: "It's hard to chase after a word, and I will naturally not regret what I promised you." Tell me, how many soldiers and horses do you need, give me a specific number, and you can go to the barracks with Haoda on the spot to select men. ”

Adou was overjoyed when he heard this, bowed down and thanked: "Thank you for the success of the total army, we don't need too many soldiers and horses, just give us 5,000 people." But these 5,000 people could not come back in the future, and they had to stay there to protect the safety of Jiuzhaigou. Wait until Sichuan is completely calm before they can come back to their lives. ”

Mao Wenlong said indifferently: "Okay, the general soldier has promised you, but I also have a small request." ”

Adou immediately responded: "Chief soldier, please speak." ”

Mao Wenlong said with a smile: "While my soldiers and horses are protecting the safety of Jiuzhaigou, I hope that your group will not be disbanded and continue to stay and serve me." You will not be disbanded until my men and horses return. ”

Adou hesitated after hearing this, and he cast an inquiring look at Uncle Guan on the side. After Uncle Guan pondered for a while, he arched his hand to Mao Wenlong and said, "Does the chief soldier want to exchange these 5,000 soldiers and horses for our twenty people to serve you?" ”

Mao Wenlong chuckled: "It's okay for this big brother to understand it this way, you can think about it first if it's feasible, and it doesn't hurt to answer later." ”

The corners of Uncle Guan's mouth rose slightly, and he replied, "No need, now we can promise the general army." After the crisis in Jiuzhaigou is resolved, we will come back to serve you. ”

Mao Wenlong laughed when he heard this: "Okay, then it's a matter of words." ”

Uncle Guan also laughed heartily twice: "A word is a certainty!" ”

Things went very smoothly, especially Uncle Guan's cheerfulness, which surprised Adou. In his mind, Uncle Guan would definitely not easily agree to Mao Wenlong's request, but Uncle Guan's performance just now was completely contrary to Adou's thoughts.

Bidding farewell to Mao Wenlong, Adou and the others took a happy bath in Mao's mansion under the vast arrangement, and then all changed into new clothes. Then they went to the barracks, and went to select the five thousand soldiers and horses they needed.

Halfway through, Adou asked Uncle Guan in a low voice: "Why did you agree to Mao Wenlong's request so happily?" ”

Uncle Guan gave Adou a speechless answer: "There are not so many whys, it's just that it's pleasing to the eye." ”

Adou refused to believe it: "Just such a reason? ”

Uncle Guan rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Those of us who walk on the rivers and lakes, don't we just have this temperament, we can do whatever it looks like." If you don't like it, you just hold a knife on our necks, and rest to let us compromise. ”

With such an explanation, Adou also felt reasonable, perhaps because he himself had not participated in the rivers and lakes for too long, and now he has almost forgotten all the habits on the rivers and lakes.

The selection of 5,000 soldiers and horses was quickly completed, and Mao Wenlong generously matched it with 5,000 war horses and enough grain and grass. After Adou thanked Mao Wenlong gratefully, he set off with Uncle Guan and others and hurried towards Jiuzhaigou.