Chapter 3: Morning Dew (No. 5)

Thinking of this, Cheng Mingzhen made a decision categorically. "Someone comes, pass on my general ......"

"The subordinates are here!" The herald quickly ran to him, waiting for all the orders. Cheng Mingzhen suddenly lost his courage again, hesitated, and didn't know whether to wave down his raised arm.

Once you make a mistake. How should I explain this to the brothers after exiting the valley? After Zhang Da knows about it, will he misunderstand? Although his current position among the Zhang family army is very embarrassing, Zhang Jin said that he has a life-saving grace for himself after all. If it is because of their own suspicions that the two sides break up, what will the same people think? What will the world say about themselves?

He found that his soul had also walked into a valley. It is narrower and more dangerous than the valley outside. You can't make a mistake, and the slightest mistake will ruin your reputation. Backwards, the retreat has been cut off. And if you continue to walk forward, you can't see where the end of the valley is, and you don't know what kind of fate awaits you.

At this time, there was a sudden noise in the team in the distance, and Deputy Commander Han Gesheng carried a straw bag of fodder and quickly squeezed it over to this side.

"Order the left and right brothers, form a circle, and be on guard twenty paces away!" Seeing this, Cheng Mingzhen immediately made a decision. Regardless of whether it will cause the morale of the army to fluctuate, directly vacate an empty space in the valley and interrogate the prisoners first.

As he spoke, Han Gesheng had already come closer. His body was drenched with sweat, but his black and red face was full of anger. Walking to Cheng Mingzhen's side, he threw the straw bag on his shoulder downward, and with a "plop" sound, he directly pulled out a big living person.

"Spare your life, spare your life!" When the captives saw the sun, they immediately fell to the ground and prostrate. It doesn't matter if he is facing Cheng Mingzhen with his buttocks, his head is actually the combat boots of a pro-soldier.

"What about my scouts, what have you done to them?" As soon as he saw the color of the captive's clothes, Cheng Mingzhen was immediately convinced that this person was from Juluze. Flying kicks in the opponent's ass and asks loudly.

"Nine! Alas......" The captive was kicked and chewed, quickly rolled on the ground, and kowtowed his head to Cheng Mingzhen, "Nine masters, you listen to me." I entertained your scouts well, and didn't hurt half of their cold hair? ”

Hearing the voice and tone of this person's speech, Cheng Mingzhen felt very familiar. was looking closely, and it happened that the other party also raised the unlucky face of a lot of debt. He was taken aback again, and couldn't help but take half a step back, pressing the handle of the knife with his hand, "Shiwang, how could it be you?" Are you going to cut me off? ”

Han Shiwang saw that Cheng Mingzhen recognized him, his mouth grinned, and he howled loudly, "Nine, nine masters, I, don't you know who I am?" Even if I eat leopard gall, I don't dare to go against you, right? ……”

Before he finished crying, Han Gesheng gave him another kick from behind his buttocks, "Come on, why are you here?" Who sent you? ”

"Alas!" Han Shiwang rolled on the ground again, then sat down on the ground, crying and wiping his tears, "What are you doing?" Don't ask. You guessed it right, anyway! But I didn't do it, I really didn't do anything......"

As he spoke, he began to howl loudly again, as if he had been greatly wronged. Cheng Mingzhen knows that this guy is timid, he usually follows behind others, but when he really does things, he looks forward and backwards, and has no responsibility. Zhang Jin said that sending such a person to cut off his retreat was really the wrong person. If he had acted decisively, I am afraid that his team of soldiers and horses would have been blocked in the ravine. And let Han Shiwang do it, but he must confirm that there is no danger to him before he orders it. ，

Ignoring Han Shiwang, who was crying and wiping his tears, he turned his head to his confidant general Han Gesheng: "How did you catch him?" How many soldiers and horses did he bring? ”

"There are more than 2,000 of them!" Han Gesheng spat on the ground and said angrily. "But it's all rubbish. This guy was drawing at the valley Bibi, and I took a dozen brothers from behind the bushes and pressed him over. When the rest of the people saw him arrested, none of them dared to come up to help, and watched as I dragged their master into the valley! ”

"No, it's not like that!" Without waiting for Cheng Mingzhen to speak, Han Shiwang preemptively defended himself. "That's not the case at all! I couldn't bear to cut you off, so I deliberately dragged it out and didn't do it. I hope that the nine masters can understand the taste and turn back as soon as possible. Otherwise, when you arrest me, I will definitely order everyone to rush up. Even if you can't save me, you guys won't want to leave alive! ”

That sounds a lot like that. Although Han Gesheng is brave, he is not a fierce general who is invincible. One person is more than enough for two or three ordinary minions, and against dozens of times the number of enemies, even if the mixture is iron, it may not be able to stop it. But Han Shiwang may not have intentionally released the water, he just didn't have the courage to disobey the order of the big boss Zhang Jincheng, and he didn't have the courage to give it a go with the brothers of the Jinzi Battalion. So after being captured, he simply gave up resistance and let Han Gesheng drag him away, and let the subsequent events develop at will.

At this time, many generals had already noticed that the situation was different, and they all slowly gathered around. Cheng Mingzhen was afraid that delaying it for a long time would lead to chaos in the army's heart, so he had to let go of the thousands of things in his heart first, and asked urgently: "Are the brothers you left outside willing to listen to you?" ”

"Listen, listen, promise to listen!" Han Shiwang knew that he had escaped again, and the chick nodded again and again. lest everyone not believe it, he couldn't wait to add, "It, in fact, everyone doesn't want to harm the Nine Masters." But the big boss forced us, so we had to do it hard. Now that it has been discovered, it can be regarded as an explanation for the big boss. Ninth Master, as long as you go to the mouth of the valley and say hello, they will definitely disperse immediately! ”

"Don't let them disperse, I want them to surrender!" Cheng Mingzhen thought about it and decided in a low voice.

"Well, I'm afraid there is, it's a bit of trouble. Brother, the brothers' homes and families are all in Juluze! Han Shiwang became more and more bold, and directly pointed out the inappropriateness of Cheng Mingzhen's idea.

"Bold!" Some people were angry and shouted loudly.

"Shut up!" Han Gesheng simply spoke with his feet, lest the other party want to put on his face when he stepped on his nose.

"I, I, I'm telling the truth!" Han Shiwang lay on the ground and covered his face with his hands. "Everyone knows that the big boss is not doing this authentically, but, but he is the big boss after all......"

Hearing his words, everyone fell silent. When Cheng Mingzhen and others planned to leave Juluze together, they invited Han Shiwang and Zhang Zhupi as well. For their own reasons, the two refused Cheng Mingzhen's wooing, but they did not take the initiative to speak to the big boss Zhang Jincheng afterwards. Especially Han Shiwang, he was originally the descendant of the former six-master Han Jianhong, and he and Cheng Mingzhen should be regarded as enemies. However, this person didn't seize the opportunity to avenge the previous master, and just found an excuse to stay in Juluze and didn't follow everyone to advance and retreat together.

With the things that Han Shiwang did at the beginning, everyone couldn't kill him. Moreover, now his suggestion is also out of good intentions, and he does not intend to challenge Cheng Mingzhen's authority. After thinking about these things clearly, everyone was embarrassed, and turned their heads to Cheng Mingzhen, looking forward to his final decision.

Cheng Mingzhen sighed and stretched out his hand to pull Han Shiwang up from the ground. While helping him clean the dirt outside his leather armor, he asked kindly, "If I put you and your brothers back, how will you explain to the big boss?" Will he kill you? Will your family be implicated? ”

"This, this ......" Han Shiwang didn't think about it so long-term at all, hesitated for a moment, and a layer of sadness appeared on his face. I don't know, anyway, I can say that I accidentally fell into your ambush and was defeated by you. Then you said that you remembered the old love and did not kill us. But you can't go back to everybody, you can't!" He thought for a while, hesitated and changed his words, "You can do well, leave a few hundred people who have nothing to worry about, and we will say that they died in battle when we go back." In this way, it makes sense for everyone! ”

"I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it for a few days!" Cheng Mingzhen sighed again and shook his head with a smile. "The big boss is not so easy to fool, sooner or later he will find out that you are lying to him!"

"Well, what should I do?" Han Shiwang was familiar with Zhang Jincheng's temperament, and the more he thought about it, the more sad he became, and he squatted on the ground with his head in his arms.

This wretched appearance made Han Gesheng, who was surnamed with him, feel that his face was gloomy, stepped forward and grabbed his arm, and shouted: "Stand up and speak, are you fucking a man!" When someone kills, you stretch out your head and cut it off? Don't you dare to resist, won't you run? ”

"Run?" Han Shiwang's eyes rolled, but he lost his vitality in an instant, "Run?" Where are you going? In these years, there is no chaos, and there is no big boss? ”

escaped from Zhang Jincheng, as well as Wang Jincheng and Li Jincheng. This is the same dilemma that everyone is facing. Listening to Han Shiwang's words, Cheng Mingzhen couldn't help but smile bitterly, "You're right, there's nowhere to run." But you can't wait to die. I will let you and your brothers go, and you will find a way to steal your wives and children out of your own hands. After coming out, it's okay to find a mountain and occupy the mountain by yourself, and it's okay to come and join me! Anyway, don't wait to be cut! ”

"Leader!" Seeing that Cheng Mingzhen really wanted to let Han Shiwang go, everyone stopped him in unison. The team at the mouth of the valley has not withdrawn yet, if Han Shiwang is released at this time, in case he turns his face and does not recognize people, I am afraid that it will take a lot of trouble for everyone to come out of the mountain.

"It's all my own brothers, Shiwang can't bear to deal with us, and I can't bear to kill him." Cheng Mingzhen glanced around with his eyes and shook his head with a wry smile. Looking at Han Shiwang, he patted the other party's shoulder with his hand, and said with a smile: "Let's go, take all the brothers at the mouth of the valley away." If you have a home, you will go back to pick up your wife and children, and if you don't have a home, you will hide outside for a few days, and then make plans when the wind has passed! ”

"Ninth Master!" Han Shiwang didn't expect Cheng Mingzhen to really let himself go so easily, and he was so moved that snot and tears flowed out. He didn't have the courage to fight side by side with Cheng Mingzhen, but he didn't want to see such a good person die in a daze. wiped a handful of snot and tears on his face with his hand, and choked up and reminded: "If the Ninth Master wants to return to Ping'en, it will be as soon as possible." When I came, the big bosses, the five masters, and the six masters were arguing over whether to grab your territory. It is estimated that for a while, they will not be able to make up their minds to do it. Take advantage of others thinking you've gone to Hedong......"

When interrogating Han Shiwang just now, Cheng Mingzhen had already calculated in his heart. As Zhang Jin said, since he wants to clean himself up without blood, he must confirm that he has led his men and horses across Taihang Mountain, and then he will be relieved and bold to take over the three counties of Ping'en. In that way, the resistance suffered by him will not be too violent, and at the same time, it will also avoid the chance that if Du Juan gives up Ping'en and leads the brothers of the Jinzi Battalion to kill Taihang Mountain desperately, the husband and wife will find another opportunity to join forces.

But man is not as good as heaven. Although Zhang Jin's plan is exquisite, he should not wishfully think that in order to avenge Wang Mazi, he will travel desperately day and night, without even looking at the situation behind him. He shouldn't have sent Han Shiwang, who had an enmity with him on the surface, but in fact had already abandoned his previous suspicions, to carry out the key step. What's more, at the moment, Zhang Jin said that he really can't find a good executor around him. The generals of Hao Laodao's department may not support this decision, and it is more likely that they will secretly release water or report to themselves. Sun Huozi and Lu Fangyuan have little strength in themselves, and they have always been wavering. As for Zhang Hu and Zhang Biao, I am afraid that there are more important tasks for the two of them at the moment, and no one has time to rush to Taihang Mountain.

This may be a little kindness from the thief God who is playing tricks on enough people! "Hurry up and tell the brothers that I hope we will have a chance to meet in the future!" Cheng Mingzhen waved his hand at Han Shiwang and ordered him to leave. Then he raised his eyes to look at the blue sky above his head, and let out a long roar. The suppressed cry of "Ahh He asked himself if he was worthy of Zhang Jin, and he asked himself what he had never done wrong? But why did Zhang Jin say that he was treated like this? Why?

"Ah, ah" The soldiers of the Jinzi battalion were in a stirring mood, and they raised their heads to the sky and roared. In order to curry favor with Zhang Jin, they rushed to the front almost every time they played! In order to please the big bosses, they always handed over more than seventy percent of their seizures to the Zedi and shared them equally among those who did not fight. In order not to attract suspicion, they dare not wear the best armor themselves, and dare not use the best weapons themselves, and everything is handed over to the big boss! And the big bosses, why can't they tolerate them? Why is it so ruthless that he coaxed more than 4,000 brothers to kill an unknown enemy, but did not even leave a way for everyone to retreat?

Why? Why?

"Ahh There was only a line in the sky overhead, which was forcibly split by the angry waves under his feet. If they want to find a way to live, they can only use knives to chop.

After the shouting finally stopped, Cheng Mingzhen also regained his previous calm appearance. "The order, the rear team becomes the front army, and the front army becomes the rear team. Back to Ping'en, let's pick up our wives and children! ”

"Back to Ping'en, let's pick up our wives and children!" Duan Qing, Han Gesheng, Wang Fei, and dozens or hundreds of leaders of all sizes echoed in unison. Soon, this heartfelt cry was heard by thousands of people, and they repeated in unison, "Go back to Ping'en, pick up your wife and children!" ”

"Go back to Ping'en, pick up your wife and children!"

"Go back to Ping'en, pick up your wife and children!"