Chapter 3: Morning Dew (11th Middle School)

"Are you really going to help Zhang Jincheng fight?" After the guests were helped down to rest, Wang Ermao walked to Cheng Mingzhen's side and asked in a low voice. Having been in exile for nearly a year, he knew very little about the changes inside Juluze. It's just out of concern for his friends, I hope Cheng Mingzhen will carefully consider it before making a decision.

"Let's go to the study!" Cheng Mingzhen did not answer his question directly, and suggested with a smile. Then, he turned his head and instructed the guards beside him: "You go to the inner house to report it, and say that I live in the front yard with Ermao tonight." Tell them not to wait for me! ”

Wang Ermao and he are brothers in life and death, and they reunited after being separated for nearly a year, and they should have enjoyed the treatment of "having a long talk with a candle and a broad narrative". Therefore, the soldiers were not surprised, agreed, and hurriedly went to the back house to spread the word.

The two brothers smiled at each other and walked side by side to the study. They sat down very casually, poured their own strong tea, and chatted while drinking.

This time, it's not the leaves used to entertain Fang Yanzao, but the real fragrant tea. Although it is not a good product, drinking it in the mouth can relieve hangover and make people feel refreshed.

"In Wagang Mountain, they didn't have a hard time for you, did they?" Cheng Mingzhen took a few sips slowly, and then asked with concern.

"Nope. At most, it's a buckle and don't let go, what can you do with me as a big man! Wang Ermao shrugged his shoulders and responded with a grin. At first, they wanted to use me as an excuse to deepen their contact with Zhang Da. Later, the current boss Zhang didn't seem to care too much about the life or death of us people, and slowly his thoughts faded. Later, I heard that you had brought the team to Ping'en alone, so I wanted to contact you through our people. No, Fang Yanzao was just ordered to send an envoy and immediately called me. Actually, I haven't been in the mountains enough, they sent me back! ”

"Can't get enough of it?!" Cheng Mingzhen smiled and disgusted the other party. suddenly remembered that Wang Ermao might not understand this allusion, and added with a smile: "Is Wagangzhai very interesting? Or is there a beautiful woman on the mountain who has hooked your soul? ”

"Not really!" I haven't seen him for more than ten months, Wang Ermao's figure has grown half a head taller, his shoulders have become three or four inches wider, and his heart is not as empty as before, but has a lot of useful things, "It's not enough to be happy." Moreover, Wagang Mountain is not as prosperous as Ye County. I'm a little reluctant Xu Maogong and Cheng Zhijie's big group of people, all of whom are well-known heroes, but it's a pity that they are unlucky, and they just recruited Li Mi! ”

"What are these words?" Cheng Mingzhen was slightly stunned, and then asked with a smile. "What the hell is going on with the Wagang Army? You tell me about it. I'm really in the middle of nowhere, and I'm very closed to news! ”

Wang Ermao originally wanted to introduce the basic situation of the Wagang Army to Cheng Mingzhen, so as not to make good friends suffer losses when dealing with these people in the future. Hearing Cheng Mingzhen's question, he immediately put away his smile and explained solemnly: "Actually, today's Wagang Army is very different from the original Wagang Army. Before Li Mi went up the mountain, the Wagang army had always been small, but the soldiers were well-trained, and like your Rui Shi battalion, they all took the elite route. Because they guarded a canal, they could often intercept grain and wealth transported to the eastern capital from all over the world, so although the scale was small, the mountains were rich and famous. On the side of the imperial court, it has always been regarded as a major trouble. And Xu Maogong, Cheng Zhijie and others were brave and strategic, and defeated the officers and troops who came to suppress them many times. Therefore, the colleagues in the rivers and lakes from all over Henan mentioned the Wagang Army, and they were also very respectful! ”

This is similar to Cheng Mingzhen's impression of the Wagang Army. What he didn't know was what had changed since Li Mi went up the mountain. It stands to reason that with the fame and strength of the Wagang Army, there is no need to make a Li Mi as a signboard. This person is a scourge at all, and whoever harms him, recruiting him up the mountain is definitely a move to set himself on fire.

Before he could raise the question in his heart, Wang Ermao had already explained in a low voice, "Xu Maogong is good at using soldiers, but he is a little arrogant, and he is not good at it and does not like to meet him. The Wagang Army became famous, and Zhai Rang wanted to do something bizarre, but before those ridiculous orders were passed on, he would be dissuaded by Xu Maogong. Over time, Zhai Da was not happy in his heart, and he always wanted to find someone with ability and reputation to check and balance Xu Maogong. ”

"So that's it? I said how Li Mi went up to Wagang Mountain. Cheng Mingzhen shook his head and smiled bitterly, sympathizing with Xu Maogong's plight. This is the inevitable end of being an arm for others, right? If the boss does not have a broad enough mind, no matter how important the arm is, he will not hesitate to break the wrist of a strong man at the critical moment.

Seeing that Cheng Mingzhen's smile was a little bitter, Wang Ermao knew that he remembered what happened to him, sighed and shook his head, and continued: "That Zhai Rang was a jailer before the rebellion, and his knowledge and bearing are slightly stronger than our Zhang Da master, but they are not much stronger. He originally thought that he would help a Li Mi who had no foundation, and he would definitely be better able to control than Xu Maogong. Unexpectedly, after Li Mi went up the mountain, he immediately spread heroic posts in the name of Wagang Mountain. In just a few months, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses from the three mountains and five mountains were recruited. After everyone arrived on the mountain, they refused to hand it over to Xu Maogong for training, but relied on it to fight against the soldiers and horses of the original squad of Wagang Mountain. came and went, and simply didn't even buy Zhai Rang's account! ”

"Then Xu Maogong can also tolerate him?" Cheng Mingzhen frowned and asked loudly. Influenced by his master Duan Blind, he had a deep prejudice against Li Mi. If he had changed his position in Xu Maogong, I am afraid that Li Mi would have been chopped up with a knife, how could he keep this wolf ambition guy and watch him spoil the foundation he had worked so hard to build day by day?

"What if you don't tolerate it?" Wang Ermao glanced at Cheng Mingzhen and asked angrily. With Li Mi in front of his head, Zhai Da no longer regards Xu Maogong as a thorn in his side. If Li Mi is expelled and the power is monopolized. Didn't Zhai Da Boss rush at him again? At that time, either he will kill Zhai Rang and be infamous for killing the lord and seizing the throne. Either he was killed by Zhai Rang, and there were no bones left. Where could there be a better alternative? ”

This encounter is probably a little more embarrassing than Cheng Mingzhen in Juluze! For a while, I felt desolate and silent when I listened and spoke. After thinking about his thoughts for a while, Cheng Mingzhen regained a little bit of energy, took a breath of suppressed breath, and sighed with a wry smile: "I originally heard that there are many heroes in Wagangzhai, and I thought it was a place to stay. If it weren't for Li Mi, maybe he would have agreed to someone's invitation tonight. Who would have thought that under ...... fame, it would actually be unbearable!"

"It's just a burnt of incense!" Wang Ermao smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"A burnt of incense?" Cheng Mingzhen was puzzled. Now, in less than a year, his good friend Wang Ermao has changed greatly. There were many places that were very unfamiliar to him. But thinking about the things that Wang Ermao has experienced in more than a year, these changes can be understood.

"It just looks smoky and steaming. In fact, when there is some wind and rain, it will disperse! Wang Ermao sneered and explained with hatred.

"Then you're still there and won't come back sooner?"

"Although Wagangzhai is a furnace of incense. But many of the people in it are well-known heroes. It's just that they didn't follow the right person! It's what you said, what comes at the right time, and you don't know its master. Wang Ermao looked at Cheng Mingzhen and pointed out.

"When did I say that?" Cheng Mingzhen was so confused. This is the folk rumor, when Zhuge Liang was invited out of the mountain by Liu Bei Sangu Thatched House, the hermit Sima Hui commented on him. But because his rhetoric was too profound, he didn't explain it to Wang Ermao at all.

was in shock, and heard Wang Ermao say in a low voice: "In this troubled world, either you have the ability to do it yourself, or you follow the right person." Otherwise, find a person who can't help Adou to protect it, and sooner or later you will have to exhaust yourself to death. ”

This is already a very clear reminder to good friends not to go to the dark with Zhang Jin, Cheng Mingzhen understood in his heart, but he said to him, "You said that Wagangzhai Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, what kind of Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger method." So what is the origin of Xu Maogong? What are Cheng Zhijie and Shan Xiongxin like? How can you be brave and resourceful? ”

"Xu Maogong is the son of Xu Gai, a wealthy businessman, and like you, he has been familiar with military books since he was a child." Wang Ermao thought about it and introduced with a smile. "When he was young, he traveled outside the Cypriot region, helping people train in a tribe and fighting battles, and he had a deep grasp of cavalry tactics. On martial arts? may be taller than Hao Laodao, after all, he is a child of a wealthy family, and he can afford a good master! ”

At this point, Xu Maogong is luckier than Cheng Mingzhen. Cheng Mingzhen was suddenly hit by a tragedy when he was a child, and his family changed from well-off to abject poverty in an instant. Therefore, although the foundation is solid, the follow-up training cannot keep up. And Xu Maogong's father, Xu Gai, is still a wealthy businessman in the Great Sui. I really don't know that there is such a son of a heroic man in the green forest in the family, what means did Xu Gai use to escape the government's investigation?

In any case, there is always some truth in this sentence. Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, among the eighteen kinds of weapons, the power is dominated by the long lance. And a good long lance is often worth tens to hundreds. Without a certain family background as a backing, Sensei said that if he asked a famous teacher for guidance, it was impossible to buy a weapon at hand.

So there is a rumor in the rivers and lakes that Guan Yu, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yunchang, must be born in Yeluzi. Because its famous weapon, the Leng Yan saw, is a long-handled broadsword, not an iron lance used by the children of the family. On the contrary, Zhang Fei, who is regarded by the people as a pig-killing man, must have a very solid family. Because the so-called Zhangba snake spear in his hand is actually a long lance with a strange shape, but it is wavy, not as straight as an ordinary long lance.

"He's using a broken lance! It is extremely skillful, and on the battlefield, ordinary people can't get close at all. As if guessing what Cheng Mingzhen was muttering in his heart, Wang Ermao smiled and gave an expected explanation. However, he didn't need to fight by himself, Cheng Zhijie and Shan Xiongxin had already taken care of these errands. That Cheng Zhijie is inferior to Xu Maogong in terms of strategy, but his martial arts are far higher. usually uses an iron spine lance, and there is no opponent in the entire Wagang Mountain. As for Shan Xiongxin, it is a three-strand gilded lance, and it is also a real enemy of ten thousand people! ”

Both the Broken Branch Lance and the Iron Spine Lance are a variant of the horse lance. The front is slightly longer than a normal lance, and those who need to control it have very flexible skills and quick reflexes. The difference between the latter and ordinary horse lances is that the blade is wide and heavy, and the person who controls it needs to have extraordinary strength to wield its power. The third type is a mixture of lance and fork, which is very powerful to use, but requires higher physical strength and skill to use. If you are not skillful enough, you will easily be caught by the enemy with weapons on the battlefield and become a burden to yourself.

While thinking about the appearance of several weapons in his heart, Cheng Mingzhen compared the three fierce generals of the Wagang Army with the familiar people around him. Compared with each other, he had to admit with frustration that in terms of pure force, the heroes of Julu Ze were far behind the heroes of Wagang. Zhang Jin said that under his command, the person with the highest martial arts is Hao Laodao. And Hao Laodao was born as a dart master in the rivers and lakes, and the double knives are impenetrable when wielded, which is extremely suitable for the battle between the rivers and lakes. But in front of the two armies, the other party rushed with dozens of horses and lances, and Hao Laodao's side was going to suffer a big loss in the length of the weapon first. As for Cheng Mingzhen himself, he clearly knows his catties. Relying on his young strength, good physical strength, and quick reaction, he can barely deal with Hao Laodao, and if he is really skilled in martial arts, I am afraid that he will be beaten back to his original form within a few rounds.

In the future, if there is really a conflict with the Wagang Army, I am afraid that the Zhaozhou Army will only be able to rely on the cooperation of the battle array to make up for its own shortcomings! Although it may never be something that can never be born, Cheng Mingzhen can't stop himself from imagining. After all, he is still a young man, and no matter how stable he is, he will also have the heart to be competitive. Besides, he just rejected Fang Yanzao's woo today, who knows if the other party will encourage the Wagang Army to come to the door because of his grudge in the future?

"In the short term, the Wagang army should not be able to expand northward. So you don't have to worry for the time being, and I don't want you to go to the same place with Li Mi and the others! Wang Ermao took the lead again and gave Cheng Mingzhen the answer he wanted early.

"How did you kid become so smart? I wonder if you're possessed by a youkai. Being pierced by a good friend's words, Cheng Mingzhen couldn't help but laugh and protest.

"Overnight, two lives!" Wang Ermao smiled and said with emotion.

"Virtue!" Cheng Mingzhen scolded with a smile. With 500 light cavalry, he single-handedly challenged the tens of thousands of troops under the famous Sui general Wei Wensheng, and I am afraid that when the decision was made, Ermao had already regarded himself as a dead man. Cheng Mingzhen understood the state of mind of his good friend at that time, so he naturally "understood" the meaning of the phrase "two lives". On the bank of the Yellow River, Ermao died once. was saved by an unexpected person in a desperate situation, and he survived again. Life and death have passed, no matter who it is, they will be reborn, right?

"Seriously, I don't care what you have with Li Mi. But I really hope that you don't get involved with Li Mi! Wang Ermao smiled and solemnly proposed again.

Ming Zhen nodded lightly and accepted his friend's kind reminder. "What about you, you owe Wagangshan such a big favor, what will you pay back in the future?"

"It depends!" Wang Ermao instantly returned to his original grinning appearance and said with a smile. "You can't put your brothers' lives on the line for the sake of returning favors."

"And!" He looked at Cheng Mingzhen's eyes and continued: "You are the same, don't follow Zhang Jinwei, it's not worth it!" ”

"I also know it's not worth it!" Cheng Mingzhen sighed faintly. He didn't want to face this topic, but he never got around it, "But Juluze expanded too fast, and Zhang Dadang's family swept the entire Qinghe County in less than half a year." Now his back road is unstable, but he is in a hurry to attack Xindu. Once there is a mistake, I am afraid that it will be a catastrophe! ”

"Then you're going to send troops?" Wang Ermao frowned when he heard this, "Haven't we had enough of the favor back then?" ”

"Once he is defeated, I am afraid that the flames of war will immediately burn to my own doorstep!" Cheng Mingzhen shook his head first, and then smiled helplessly, "The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, this truth will not be wrong." ”

It can be seen that Cheng Mingzhen has been deeply worried about something. But Wang Ermao had just returned from Henan, and he was blind to the current situation in various parts of Hebei, and he couldn't solve problems for his good friends at all. He knew that he couldn't dissuade Cheng Mingzhen, so he had to retreat to the next best, "Then you have to prepare carefully before leaving." You can't even ignore your own back road and rush up to work for others! ”

"Actually, before you come back, I'm ready to send troops. Today's news is just a few days earlier than the time to send troops! Cheng Mingzhen nodded and explained in a low voice. On the Wuyang County side, Wei Deshen and Yuan Baobao have been very unhappy recently, so even if I am not there, they may not seize the opportunity to fight Zhangshui. Originally, I had planned to let Juan Zi and Ge Sheng keep the house. Since you're back, stay behind and help your sister-in-law keep the house. I went to Xindu, first help Zhang Jincheng fight a few happy battles, and melt the anger in his heart. Then see if you can find a way to persuade him to turn back and stabilize the rear! ”

"I'll go with you!" Wang Ermao immediately rejected Cheng Mingzhen's proposal. "I have lived in Wagangzhai for so long, and I have learned a lot. I might be able to help you a little bit by following you, not like it was like it was! ”

Speaking of which, if Cheng Mingzhen refuses, he will inevitably hurt his good friend's self-esteem. He had to nod and admit with a smile, "It's okay, the two of us haven't fought together for a while." But this time, the battle may be bigger. I heard that after the siege of Yanmen was lifted, the imperial court sent many famous generals to the localities. Zhang Da Boss doesn't know the convergence ...... at this time"

"What can a famous general do, it's not that I haven't seen it?" Wang Ermao became happy, and his original form was immediately revealed. "Let's go together, and we'll meet those famous generals. If Zhang Jin says that he wants to be unfavorable to you, I can still help you! ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and they all remembered the scene when they jumped off the remnants of Guantao County together and walked to Zhang Jincheng's camp. At that time, they were also honest in their hearts, a few years have passed, and the memories have gradually blurred, but the warmth is still there.

Preview for the next section: Zhang Jin said that he unfortunately met the nemesis of hit. Li Xu vs. Cheng Mingzhen, who wins?