Xu Ji felt that he had only fainted for a short while, and when he opened his eyes again, everything around him had changed, not a snow-covered road, but an ordinary bed, and he knew that he had entered the barracks again.

"Mr. Xu is awake?" A middle-aged man walked up and asked, smiling.

"Are you...... Doctor? ”

"I'm Bao Langzhong in the army. Mr. Xu's illness is ferocious, but fortunately I took the medicine in time, if it was a little later...... Hum. ”

"Thanks, whose barracks is this?"

"King Ning's barracks."

Xu Ji sat up suddenly, felt that the world was spinning for a while, and after a while, he said, "Where is King Ning?" I want to see him at once. ”

"Mr. Xu, don't worry, you haven't fully recovered, not to mention that although this is King Ning's military camp, King Ning himself is not in the camp."

Xu Ji was disappointed, slowly lay down, and asked, "I don't know Bao Langzhong, how can you recognize me?" ”

Bao Langzhong was slightly stunned, "I'm ...... They asked me to come and treat Mr. Xu, and I came, but I didn't actually recognize Mr. Xu. ”

"Oh, who's the battalion commander?"

"General Zong Ming Yizong."

This name is quite special, Xu Ji immediately remembered that this person was a river worker, who followed Ning Baoguan halfway, and was still a guard when he guarded the eastern capital, and now he is a general with troops.

But Xu Ji only remembered his name and vague appearance, and he didn't know anything about Zong Mingyi, "Trouble inform me, I want to see General Zong." ”

"General Zong is not in the camp either."

"Huh?"

"General Zong is in a hurry to lead the troops and leave, leaving a few of us to take care of Mr. Xu."

"How long have I been unconscious?"

"It's been two days on and off."

Xu Ji was taken aback and struggled to get up, "My cloak ......"

"Here, it's really a good sight, it has to be worth a lot of money, right?"

Bao Langzhong took the cloak, gently rubbed the fox fur on it with one hand, Xu Ji snatched it away, and then said apologetically: "I'm still a little cold." ”

"Yes, since the beginning of winter, it has been the coldest in the past few days. Mr. Xu lay down for a while and didn't have to rush out. ”

Xu Ji put on his cloak and insisted on going out to take a look.

It was even colder outside the tent, the bitter cold air penetrated into his nostrils, the sun shone on the snow and was extremely dazzling, Xu Ji seemed to have been poured a big sip of spirits, and almost fell headlong again.

Bao Langzhong, who came out, hurriedly hugged him, "The illness comes like a mountain, and the illness goes like a thread, Mr. Xu has just recovered from a serious illness, and his body is very weak, so he should rest more." ”

"It's okay, I can stand it." Xu Ji smiled, pushed Lang Zhong away, and stood firm.

It was a small camp, with only three tents, and the one he lived in was in the middle, with a few horses standing in the snow grazing on grass, and from time to time bursts of white steam erupted from their nostrils, and the soldiers hid in the tents to keep warm, and there was no one to be seen.

"I've been in a coma for two days?" Xu Ji asked.

"Yes, how many times did you wake up and say some nonsense, but Mr. Xu doesn't remember?"

Xu Ji shook his head.

"Mr. Xu will not die in a big disaster, there will be a blessing, I will let people cook some hot soup."

"There is labor. I owe Bao Langzhong a life. ”

"Don't say that, it's my duty to heal my injuries, Mr. Xu wants to thank him, General Xie Zong, he gave a death order, if I can't let Mr. Xu wake up, I have to be buried with him."

Bao Langzhong smiled and walked to the tent next to him.

Xu Ji didn't want to go back to the tent, so he slowly walked to the main road, looking at the solid ground that had been trampled on, pondering the current situation, this Zong Mingyi was relatively friendly, but after he entered the Eastern Capital and saw Guo Shifeng, everything was unpredictable.

Xu Ji sighed lightly, he didn't even have the strength to escape now.

A team of men and horses galloped from the direction of the Eastern Capital, and Xu Ji stood in place and watched.

"God has eyes, and my brother is safe." Guo Shifeng jumped off his horse, ran to the front in a few steps, and looked Xu Ji up and down several times.

Xu Ji was actually weak, but he tried his best to straighten his body and said with a smile: "I met a good man and escaped." Brother Guo, where are you going? ”

"When I heard General Zong say that he met his younger brother on the road, I immediately went out of the city and came to visit, thinking that it would be one step later...... Haha, it's good for my brother to recover from his illness, why are you standing outside on such a cold day? ”

"Wait for Brother Guo."

"Brother knows I'm coming?"

"My heart is moved, and I know that there will be an old man who will visit."

"Haha, after this illness, did my brother get supernatural powers?"

"It's hard to say."

Guo Shifeng laughed, looked back at the soldiers he brought, and was hesitating, Bao Langzhong walked over, holding a bowl of hot soup in his hand, he didn't recognize Guo Shifeng, nodded his head, and said to Xu Ji: "Mr. Xu, let's go into the tent, drink a bowl of soup to warm up your body, and your illness will be better." ”

Guo Shifeng stepped forward and grabbed him, "Brother Brother, hurry up." This is Lang Zhong, thank you for your rejuvenation and saving my brother. ”

"It should be, it should be." Bao Lang said vaguely.

Entering the tent and sitting down, Xu Ji slowly drank the soup, Guo Shifeng said: "The Eastern Capital is in chaos, I can't find my brother everywhere, I can't imagine that you will go out of the city - why didn't my brother go to me, but escape?" ”

Xu Ji put down the soup bowl and said with a smile: "I just want to go out of the city to find Brother Guo." Brother Guo said at the time that he was going back to see King Ning soon, I thought you were on the way. ”

"Blame me, just a casual word, let my brother suffer so much."

"So Brother Guo has always been in the city?"

"Alas, it's a long story, King Liang can make me miserable, saying that he would contain the Sheng family, but he was treacherous and led his troops to Jizhou halfway. Actually, it's a clever plan, but at least you have to let me know. Not long after the Liang army entered Hebei, the Sheng family led the troops south, and now it has reached the periphery of Stone City, which makes King Ning quite embarrassed, and I am even more ...... Alas. ”

"King Ning is angry with Brother Guo?"

"King Ning reads that I have merit, and this matter is all King Liang's idea alone, so I have no complaints against me, but I feel uncomfortable, so please Ying, I want to take the eastern capital for King Ning."

"Congratulations to Brother Guo, it's done, without spending a single soldier, you will win the first city in the world for King Ning."

Guo Shifeng said with a smile: "It's barely worth the merits, I want to thank General Pan Kaipan for knowing the situation and understanding the general situation, and it will be thorough at one point, saving me a lot of trouble." ”

"Strategists like people like General Pan."

"Hehe, it's not me boasting, if I hadn't tried it myself, who would have known what General Pan was like? I'm afraid they all thought that he wouldn't turn his back on King Liang, right? ”

"In this matter, I admire Brother Guo, and I am ashamed." Xu Ji picked up the bowl and continued to drink the soup.

Guo Shifeng smiled and said to Bao Lang who was guarding the side: "Do you recognize me?" ”

Lang Zhong said with a smile: "I didn't know each other originally, but listening to the conversation between the two, I know that you are Guo Junshi, a big celebrity in King Ning's body." ”

"Well, since you know who I am, and you want to stand here and eavesdrop on our conversation, will you only heal, not look at your eyes?"

Bao Langzhong's face turned red and he withdrew in a daze.

Xu Ji said: "He saved my life, Brother Guo doesn't have to treat him like this." ”

"It's just a man, it's his duty to heal the disease, if he cures a person, he will be held to the sky, then it's worth it?"

"Hmm. My friend is still in the city, separated from me? ”

"Yes, don't worry. Now that my brother has recovered from his illness, what are his plans for the future? ”

"I don't have any plans, just sit here and wait."

"Waiting for whom?"

"Wait for Brother Guo first."

"I'm already here."

"Wait for King Ning."

Guo Shifeng's expression stiffened slightly, "Wait for King Ning?" ”

"King Ning will arrive soon, I'll wait for him here."

"When you see King Ning, what does Brother Ji want to say?"

Hearing this, Xu Ji knew that he had not guessed wrong, King Ning was also going to the Eastern Capital, and he was on the way, so he smiled and said: "I was ordered by King Liang to help defend Xiangyang, and after seeing King Ning, of course I still have to borrow troops." ”

"On the orders of King Liang? Brother is this going to serve King Liang as the master? ”

Xu Ji shook his head, "The guest listens to the Lord's orders, and the things I promised must be done." ”

"Haha, I don't believe in King Liang, but I believe in Brother Liang, I think the three of us planned to assassinate at the beginning, the matter was leaked, I and King Liang ran to death, only Brother Brother Liang stayed and didn't leave, and finally became a thorn, since then I know that Brother Brother is a person who keeps promises."

Xu Ji held the soup bowl to keep warm, "But I haven't seen King Ning for a while, and I have some festivals with him, I wrote a letter to borrow troops before, King Ning politely refused, this meeting, I don't know what the result is, can Brother Guo say a few words on his behalf?" ”

"Brother I want to hear the truth?"

"Of course."

"If I open my mouth, King Ning will not send troops to Xiangyang."

Xu Ji smiled: "I understand, I was confused for a while, Brother Guo and I are old friends, if you speak for me, King Ning must be suspicious in his heart." But Brother Guo is always by King Ning's side, so he can always give me a few words. ”

"King Ning appreciates his brother very much, and often says that you are as wise as me, but you are better than me, if you are willing to serve him as the master, King Ning will obey you."

"King Ning, if I have a big plan, how can I be reduced to this? But no matter what, I won't take refuge in King Ning. ”

"Why? Brother Ning thinks that King Ning does not have the luck of the emperor? ”

"No, although King Ning is difficult at the moment, once he moves away, he will be able to occupy half of the country, proud of the Central Plains, and the most emperor. I don't take it as the master, but because I have an appointment with the king of Liang and the heroes of Xiangyang, and I can't use it twice. ”

"What about after the incident in Xiangyang?"

"Retreat to the mountains and forests, open the door to welcome guests, and talk about the 'general strategy', regardless of the origin."

Guo Shifeng said with a smile: "Brother Ji has arranged a good retreat for himself, and whoever wins the world in the end will be grateful to you." But have you ever thought about it, won't everyone be polite to you, there are always strong people among the heroes, what should I do? ”

"People are absent-minded, and the corpses are vegetarian."

"Can Brother Brother really do it?"

"I've done it many times."

"Haha, my brother's ambition...... It's getting different from us. The younger brother wants to borrow troops from King Ning, but in fact, there is a ready-made reason, and with the wisdom of the younger brother, he shouldn't have thought of it. ”

"There have been many accidents, and I have just recovered from my illness, and I am confused, and I still need Brother Guo's advice."

"If King Ning does not occupy the eastern capital, there is no hope of borrowing troops, once King Ning enters the eastern capital, borrowing troops is not borrowing troops, but sharing worries for King Ning."

Xu Ji said with a smile: "Sure enough, I still need Brother Guo to remind me, that's right, whether Xiangyang can be defended, although it is the battle of Jingzhou, in fact, it is also a matter of the safety of the eastern part of the country, if He Rongren captures Xiangyang, he will inevitably transfer troops to Luozhou." ”

"King Ning is about to arrive, I have to go to greet him, so I won't chat with my brother and say goodbye."

Xu Ji put in the soup bowl and personally sent it to the side of the road, watching the guests leave.

Guo Shifeng led people to gallop out for more than a mile, turned around and looked at Xu Ji, and finally waved his hand, and then galloped away.

Xu Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief, for him, this is the real "escape".

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