(The moon of the fifteenth is sixteen round, and it is not too late to bless today, I wish you all a happy holiday.) Ask for collection, ask for recommendation)

There were a few screams outside the bushes, then there was silence, and then more than a dozen men with knives and guns walked in, just like those who had come before, with armor on one side and the other, like broken pockets hanging from beggars, only a few of them wore boots on their feet, and the others were still straw sandals, even barefoot.

A few people went over to move the iron pot, pulled out the firewood and beat it on the ground, and the remaining fire was directly extinguished with their feet, and the surroundings quickly fell into darkness, and the stars and moon in the sky could show their glimmer after a while.

The robbers were apparently killed, and the wine and meat that the boatman "Lao Si" had worked so hard to buy fell into the hands of outsiders.

There were about twenty people in all, sitting on the ground and taking turns drinking and eating meat, scooping the soup in the pot with a wooden spoon and taking a big sip, without fighting or giving in, and everyone ate in silence and in an orderly manner, as if they had been discussed a long time ago.

Lou Ji and Ma Wei struggled to sit up, and they were very surprised in their hearts, these people did not dress like officers and soldiers, but their behavior was more regular than that of officers and soldiers, and it was even more unguessable.

There was not much food, and more than 20 people quickly ate it, and no one shouted that they were hungry.

Someone found the scattered baggage, and a person sitting in the middle divided the copper coins and jewelry into several points, and could not see clearly in the dark, all up to him, and everyone took turns to get up and come to receive it.

There was only one winter robe, and no one wanted it, so he threw it back to Lou Ji and Ma Wei.

Among them, justice is paramount, and the person in charge of distribution is clearly the chief.

The more Lou Ji and Ma Wei looked, the more surprised they became, and they looked at the leader a few more times, and with the help of the light of the stars and the moon, they could vaguely see that it was a man of thirty or forty years old, with a very thin body, wearing straw sandals on his feet, and no more armor pieces on his body than others, but the surrounding open space was larger, and when everyone walked in front of him to receive the spoils, they were all respectful.

These men did not know the etiquette, but they walked lightly, their lips were closed, and there was no questioning, and they were obviously in awe and fear of their leader.

Someone found a few books that had been thrown away, and the chief, who seemed to be quite interested, flipped through them in his hand, and finally said the first sentence, "It's the reader." ”

Lou Ji ignored Ma Wei's warning in his eyes, and said loudly: "Dare to ask who your Excellency is the hero?" ”

The leader turned slightly sideways, facing the two captives, "Don't dare to call yourself a hero, in Xia Ning, violent and violent." ”

From this point on, there is no irritable appearance in the person at all.

"You were also river workers, weren't you?" Lou Ji asked again.

One of them interjected: "Brother Storm, what are you talking about with him?" Kill it with a knife. ”

"Be polite to readers." As soon as Ning Bao'er spoke, no one spoke, "We are not river workers, but the vanguard of the Descending Army." ”

Hearing this, the two people on the other side were taken aback, the descendant army is the self-proclaimed name of the rebellious people in Guanzhong, according to the news that the imperial court got before, it has long been defeated, and the besieging of the general is another group of people, but they didn't expect to appear here.

Ma Wei blurted out, "Aren't you guys in Qinzhou?" ”

Everyone sneered, and Ning Bao'er said: "The heavenly soldiers have opened the way, and the descending army has already broken through the pass, and it is behind us, and it will be there in a few days." ”

Ma Wei was dumbfounded, but Lou Ji didn't believe it, and asked, "Do you know what kind of place this is?" ”

Ning Bao'er was silent, and the others did not answer

Ma Wei understood that Ning Bao'er was talking nonsense, but he didn't dare to laugh, and coughed lightly.

"Tell me what this place is." Ning Bao'er's tone was still calm, but there was already a threat, and the people around him were all clenching their weapons.

"More than ten miles ahead is a small city on the north bank of Mengjinkou, and a one-day journey to the south is Luoyang, the eastern capital."

The people on the other side were surprised and delighted, "We are so close to Luoyang!" "Where is Mengjinkou?" "It's not far from Koto, right?"

Ning Bao'er raised her hand, and everyone was silent, "Who are you?" ”

Lou Ji was thinking about how to introduce himself, and Ma Wei next to him said: "My surname is Ma Mingwei, I am a descendant of the emperor of the Liang Dynasty, this Lou ......"

"My name is Xu Ji." Lou Ji's decision to use this name was not a temporary idea, and he had been thinking about it for a long time.

Ma Wei continued, "This Brother Xu once stabbed the emperor three times with his own hands. ”

There was another commotion among the people on the other side, and Ning Bao'er asked, "Which emperor?" ”

"The Emperor of All Things."

"The Emperor of All Things is dead?"

"You don't know?"

Ning Bao'er turned her head to the crowd: "Did you hear that?" The Dog Emperor is dead, it's really ......" he couldn't think of what to say.

Hearing the sound of "Dog Emperor", Ma Wei felt relieved, "It's what happened a few days ago, you can ask casually, this matter is known to the world, and there are wanted notices for Brother Xu everywhere." ”

Ning Bao'er got up, strode in front of the two of them, bent down to check the foundation of the building, and then stepped forward and said, "It's not like that." If you want to write a poem, I believe it, kill the emperor, I don't believe it. ”

"The emperor is not three-headed and six-armed, it doesn't take much effort to kill him, and I am a mending knife."

Ning Bao'er laughed and was about to speak, when a shout suddenly came from outside the bushes, "Qin prisoner, come out and surrender quickly!" ”

"The officers and soldiers are looking for me."

Xu Ji, Lou Ji, Ning Bao'er didn't have time to ask, so he drew his knife and took the lead to get out of the bushes, and the three followed, but the others hid.

Ma Wei whispered: "These people actually know a little bit about the art of war. ”

Xu Ji also wondered, and felt more and more that this Ning Violent child was extraordinary.

Ning Bao'er shouted and scolded the dog officer, probably being attacked, and quickly retreated with the three of them, and said loudly: "Thirty or so little spearmen want to arrest your master, wishful thinking!" The old man first punched his left and then his right kick, and threw you all into the river and fed you! ”

In just a few sentences, the enemy's strength and its own countermeasures are clearly explained.

The officers and soldiers didn't know what they meant, and when they saw that there were few others, they all rushed in, and their foothold was not stable, and seven or eight people rushed out of the bushes on Ning Bao'er's left hand, and the tigers roared and wolves howled, and some people deliberately shook the branches, and Leng Buding looked like there were hundreds of people hiding.

The officers and soldiers were frightened, and in panic, Ning Bao'er shot an arrow from the bush in his right hand, which was not accurate at night, and missed the target, but it was enough to make the officers and soldiers scattered, thinking that they had fallen into an ambush of the army, they turned around and ran, and many people didn't even want the spear in their hands.

Ning Bao'er shouted, and everyone came out of the bushes and followed him after the enemy.

"Don't miss the opportunity." Ma Weidao, although these people seemed to sympathize with the assassin, he didn't want to risk staying.

Xu Ji also thought the same way, back to back with Ma Wei, groping for the knot, trying to untie it, the sound of killing outside shook the sky, and the screams were endless, he was in a hurry, but he solved it more slowly, hurriedly restrained his mind and concentrated on doing things.

The rope was finally untied, and Ma Wei first untied the rope on his feet, and then turned around to untie Xu Ji.

The battle outside was not over, the two had been tied up for a long time, their hands and feet were numb, they helped each other to get up, and got out of the bushes from the other end, there was a vast expanse in front of them, there was no path, there were no markers, and they trudged the grass with one foot deep and one foot shallow, just wanting to escape farther.

I don't know how long it took, the sky was getting brighter, and the two of them couldn't walk, and they sat on the ground at the same time gasping for breath.

After resting for a while, Xu Ji got up and looked around, "There seems to be a road ahead...... Worst. ”

Xu Ji shrank back, Ma Wei was shocked, and whispered: "They caught up?" ”

Xu Ji nodded, he saw a few figures, holding knives and guns in their hands, it should be Ning Bao'er and his gang.

The two of them lay on their stomachs in the grass, not daring to look up, hoping only not to be discovered.

It didn't take long for them to feel something poking in their backs, and the two hurriedly turned around, shocked to see that the four were looking at them with a smile and a groan, and the spears in their hands were reversed.

One of them exclaimed, "Found it!" Over here! ”

The others soon arrived, with a few more pieces of armor on their bodies, knives at their waists, and guns in their hands, and apparently won a great victory with the officers and men.

Ning Bao'er looked down at the two, "Why do you want to run?" ”

"We ...... Hurrying to go. Ma Weidao stood up with Xu Ji, not wanting to look too timid.

"Where are you going?"

"Go to Jinyang." Ma Wei suddenly had an idea, and arched his hand: "The officials are forcing the people to rebel, why don't you heroes go to Jinyang with us?" Shen Mu is recruiting talents, and I will recommend you to you, and you will be reused. ”

Ning Bao'er shook her head, "We don't accept the heavens, we don't care about the earth, and we are not allowed to be idle." ”

"Are you from Koto?" Xu Ji remembered hearing a person say that he was going to Jiangdong.

Ning Bao'er said: "My ancestral home is Jiangdong, I have moved to Guanzhong for many years, and the incarnation king named me the king of Wuyue, so I took people to see the fief. ”

Ning Bao'er also looked tattered when she put on her armor, her complexion was dark, and her face was vegetable, and she was actually a prince.

"With these people, you can't get to Jiangdong."

Ma Wei quietly made a look, but Xu Ji refused to change his words.

Ning Bao'er glanced at his subordinates, "Don't be afraid, there will be more people walking and walking." Let's go, you take us to the small town of Mengjinkou. ”

"What are you going to do there?" Ma Wei was even more nervous.

"I asked, your name is Lou Ji, the son of the general, and you really participated in the assassination." Ning Bao'er's gaze fell on Xu Ji.

"I have left the Lou family and changed my mother's surname to Xu Ji."

"Hey, I don't care whose last name it is......"

"His mother is the former princess of Wu Kingdom, doesn't it mean anything to you?" Mavi grabbed every straw.

The words "Princess of Wu Kingdom" did have some influence, everyone whispered eagerly, and they all stared at Xu Ji, and Ning Bao'er said: "The living King Wu is useless, let alone the dead princess?" Let's go, let's go to the small town of Mengjinkou, and after taking it, maybe we can let you go." ”

"Take the city? Just these people? Mavi couldn't believe his ears.

"What's wrong? These are the only people who killed not a single officer and soldier last night. ”

Lou Ji took half a step back and arched his hand: "Since the king is aiming in Jiangdong, would you like to listen to me?" ”

The title of "King" came into effect, and Ning Bang'er actually laughed, "What do you want to say?" ”

"I don't know why the king was crowned, and I don't know what the king has to plan to reach Jiangdong. I have a foolish strategy, and the original king chooses ......"

"Don't drag the text, I don't understand the king."

Everyone around laughed, but Ma Wei looked confused.

Xu Ji was unmoved, and continued to say with a straight face: "Going up along the river, 100,000 river workers near Tongguan rebelled, with a huge momentum and no one to lead it. If the king is ambitious, he will go straight to Tongguan and encircle the anti-army heroes in the name of the king. Most of the river workers are Jiangdong people, homesick, and they are willing to go east with the king, so that 100,000 people will attack the city and plunder the land, who dares not to obey? Why rely on the courage of twenty men to take a small city? ”

The number of 100,000 was made up casually by Xu Ji, but the whole strategy was the truth in his heart.

Ma Wei understood, and also spoke: "The river workers rebelled at the beginning, the dragons had no leader, with the prestige of the king, they must be respected, and in a few days, the rebel army elected the commander, even if the king came to the world, he may not be able to seize the throne." ”

Not only Ning Bao'er, but even the people around him were also a little moved.

"Is there really a rebellion against the river workers?"

"An army of 100,000...... Sounds pretty good. ”

Ning Bao'er looked at the two of them, "If the Descendant King has a military advisor by his side, I can also have it, you two, be a military advisor for me." ”

Ning Bao'er took out a few books from his arms and threw them to Xu Ji.