The windward village is not big, built on a hillside, backed by a cliff, originally could not accommodate 10,000 soldiers, Cui Hong deliberately expanded the village, the defender is Zhao Mengli, the left general of the Southern Army, Cui Hong raised up the old subordinates, loyal to Taifu like a dog. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Uncle Zhao San blocked an arrow for my father on the battlefield, and one of his arms was broken, and it was difficult for him to hand over the stockade. Unless my father ordered it, even the emperor would not be able to open the door if he stood here. Cui Teng covered his eyes with his hands and looked up the mountain, "Third Uncle Zhao is old and in poor health, if he dies suddenly, the problem will be solved." ”

For Han Ruzi, speed is everything, the southern army behind him is in an ambiguous and vague state, once he stops and thinks, it is difficult to say what kind of thing he will do, and Baiqiao Town in the rear, if he can't quickly bring back a large number of soldiers, Cai Xinghai's little people will never be able to stop Cui Taifu who heard the news and counterattacked.

Cui Sheng just came down from the mountain, and said with a bitter face: "No way, the old man is more stubborn than a cow, holding and not moving, not leaving, otherwise let's go back to Baiqiao Town first, and wait for me to convince my father, Zhao Mengli will naturally join the village." ”

Han Ruzi turned around and looked, the southern army was endless, and there was no end in sight, these people were busy on their way, once they stopped, they would have the opportunity to observe the tired marquis and carefully analyze those false and real rumors......

The momentum was like a bamboo, and he couldn't stop at the last moment, Han Ruzi said to Cui Sheng: "I'm going to see General Zhao, you show me the way." He also said to Cui Teng, Chao Hua, and the veteran of Baiqiao Town: "The three of you stay and wait for my order." ”

Cui Teng was more willing to go up the mountain, "Uncle Zhao is familiar with me, and I will lead the way for the tired marquis." ”

"No, you're not a general of the Southern Army." Han Ruzi insisted on leaving Cui Teng at the foot of the mountain, because except for the small number of northern troops brought by Chaohua, the second son of the Cui family was the only person he could trust.

Han Ruzi had no other choice, he was not just walking a tightrope now, but more like standing on the crest of the waves, extremely careful to maintain his balance, even so, the slightest change in the waves under his feet could still break him to pieces.

Cui Sheng led the way, and Han Ruzi followed on horseback, with only one guard by his side.

Meng E wore the clothes of a soldier of the Northern Army, and she had been inseparable from the tired marquis.

Above the walled gate, Zhao Mengli, the left general of the Southern Army, saw Cui Sheng who had gone and returned, and without waiting for the other party to speak, he first said loudly: "General Sheng, it's useless to talk more, you better go back to Baiqiao Town, tell Tihou that I am a lackey of Cui Taifu, and if the master doesn't speak, the dog will not let go." ”

Cui Sheng laughed twice, pointed to the people around him and said, "Tired Hou is here, Third Uncle Zhao, you can tell him personally." ”

Han Ruzi was wearing the armor of an ordinary general, Zhao Mengli didn't see anything special, and looked at it for a while, "I've already finished speaking, Tired Hou heard it." ”

Han Ruzi nodded, raised his voice and said: "Old General Zhao prides himself on being a loyal dog, okay, may I ask, when the loyal dog saw that his master was killed, did he rush over to savior him, or did he stay where he was and pretend to be loyal?" If General Zhao doesn't believe me, he should capture me alive, and if he believes me, he will send troops to Baiqiao Town with me. ”

Zhao Mengli snorted and did not answer.

Han Ruzi opened his arms, "I'm here, if General Zhao really cares about the safety of Mrs. Cui, please open the gate of the wall, let me in, and let's talk face to face." ”

Zhao Mengli glanced down the mountain, the southern army was assembling, but there was no formation, and it was impossible to charge for a while, and then under the walled gate, there were only Cui Sheng, Tihou and a guard.

"Open the door." Zhao Mengli finally gave the order.

The gate of the village slowly opened, Han Ruzi rode in on horseback, and Cui Sheng persuaded beside him: "Tired Hou, don't blame me for not reminding you, Zhao Mengli was born in the army, he has never read, he doesn't understand the etiquette of dignity and humility, he started a fire, except for his father, no one can stop him, he will really kill people." ”

Han Ruzi smiled and said: "No matter how fierce the dog is, it is also a dog, what's so scary?" ”

Han Ruzi was actually a little scared in his heart, so he glanced at Meng E before riding his horse into the windward village.

Cui Sheng looked at the tired Hou in surprise, he couldn't imagine that this was the gentle and elegant young man at the beginning, so he followed, he was not afraid of Zhao Mengli, as long as he didn't meddle in things, his life could always be saved.

Zhao Mengli had already walked down from the gatehouse, standing on the main road with a group of generals and guards, as if greeting the tired marquis, but they all held their swords and guns, and stood without kneeling.

The gate of the village slowly closed behind him, and Han Ruzi rode his horse until he galloped within ten steps in front of Zhao Mengli before stopping, looking down at the old general.

Zhao Mengli looks much older than Mrs. Cui, but he is called "Third Uncle", presumably self-modest, when he was young, there are still a few remnants of his big waist and roundness, there are three or four scars on his face, his right arm is weakly sagging, the waist knife is directly inserted into the right side of the ribbon, and he holds the knife in his left hand, and it seems that he has already mastered the action of drawing a knife with his left hand.

Han Ruzi glanced twice, and saw that this was a general who was extremely strict in governing the army, such a big thing happened, but there was no chaos in the village, no one was hanging out, and no one was talking to each other, and the movements of dozens of generals and guards around Zhao Mengli were uniform, either holding knives or guns, while staring at the tired marquis, they also paid attention to General Zhao's every move with their spare eyes.

They are a group of dogs under the control of "loyal dogs".

Han Ruzi jumped off his horse and strode in front of Zhao Mengli, "I am the new Great Sima of the Northern Army, the Holy Decree ......"

"It has nothing to do with the Holy Decree." Zhao Mengli looked like he didn't care when the sky fell, "I only obey Mrs. Cui's orders, do you have his handwriting?" ”

"No, and I know that Mrs. Cui won't have any more handwritten letters."

Zhao Meng used the Yin Owl's gaze to stare at the tired marquis, waiting for the young man to make a move.

Han Ruzi met the opponent's gaze, and saw a deep contempt and ruthlessness in it, Cui Sheng was right, Zhao Mengli dared to kill, and the emperor's relatives and holy decree had no effect on him.

Cui Taifu once recaptured the southern army with only his own strength, and he had his own set of skills for employing people, and most of the soldiers loyal to him were taken to the capital, leaving only one Zhao Mengli, who was still extremely difficult to deal with.

Han Ruzi couldn't be silent, he had to continue.

"Cui Taifu led the 60,000 southern army to the capital, thinking that he could easily defeat the eighth battalion of the guards, he was wrong, very wrong. Now the Holy Lord and the Queen Mother have been cured, and the holy decree on my body is evidence, in order to protect His Majesty and the Queen Mother, the Eighth Battalion of the Guards will swear to defend the city to the death, and with only 60,000 southern troops, it will not be able to attack it in a year. ”

Han Ruzi paused and continued: "General Han Xing has gathered 100,000 troops in Hangu Pass and is heading to the capital to escort him, and 60,000 southern troops will enter the net. ”

Cui Sheng, who was standing on the side, kept nodding, he had already believed what Tihou had said.

"Not only that, but the 100,000 northern army is also moving south at this moment......"

The Northern Army claims to be 100,000, but in fact there are only more than 80,000 people, Han Ruzi said casually, it is not an exaggeration, but Zhao Mengli on the other side sneered, "Tired Hou really knows how to say." ”

"You don't believe it?"

"Do you think the Southern Army is stationed here for decoration? The scouts I sent were as far away as Mancang, and they came back twice a day to report the news, and every move of the Northern Army was under my control, and they had not moved at all. ”

"Right now." Han Ruzi didn't give an inch, and his face was not red, but he stepped forward, "Your scout is desperately rushing back." ”

"Then wait for the scouts to come back." Zhao Mengli was unmoved, he was not tall, but the whole person was extremely imposing, it was a kind of indifference cultivated in the killing, and he didn't pay attention to the so-called threat at all, whether the northern army set off or not, he didn't seem to care.

Han Ruzi encountered a hard bone, and it was even more difficult to deal with than he expected, so he quickly glanced at the other generals, it was definitely not easy to be Zhao Mengli's subordinate, they didn't pay attention to what the tired marquis said, they all clenched their weapons, and just waited for an order.

"I'll wait with you." Han Ruzi pretended to be relaxed, "There are 10,000 southern troops in the stockade, and 30,000 southern troops are coming outside, leave me behind, 40,000 southern troops belong to you, you can save the Lord by going south, and going north is enough to command 100,000 northern troops." ”

Zhao Mengli's eyes changed for the first time, the hand holding the knife relaxed slightly, pondered for a while, and asked, "If everything you said is true--I doubt it-you plan to save Taifu?" ”

"Mrs. Cui's daughter is my wife." Han Ruzi said slowly.

"Taifu has more than one son-in-law." Zhao Mengli replied.

"Of course, but Mrs. Cui only supports the son-in-law who can win, that is, me, and I also need him, with the help of the Southern Army, I can return to the capital without blood. So I can save Mrs. Cui, and he is willing to be saved by me, and we have a tacit understanding between us. ”

Zhao Mengli is a confidant of Taifu Cui, he somewhat understands Taifu's thoughts, and has three or four points of belief in Han Ruzi's words, and releases the handle of the knife with his left hand, "Then stay with the tired marquis, if the situation is really as you say......"

"Then it's too late!" Cui Sheng interjected eagerly, he was completely persuaded by the tired marquis, and the more he listened, the more shocked he became, "Once my father fights with the camp of the guards, he will bear the sin of rebellion, so ...... That's ......."

Zhao Mengli said coldly: "General Sheng, you should believe in your own Lao Tzu, if the situation changes, Taifu can see at a glance, whether it is fighting or peace, advancing or retreating, he has his own measure, we have no other ability, just guard his home for him." ”

Zhao Mengli glanced at Han Ruzi a few more times, "If the Tired Hou is a good son-in-law of the Cui family, he should also believe in the vision of the Taifu." ”

"Of course, so I'm willing to stay in the stockade and wait for news with you." Han Ruzi had no other choice.

Zhao Mengli waved his left hand, the generals released the hilt of their swords, and the guards raised their spears, which was regarded as a sign of eliminating hostility.

"Please." Zhao Mengli turned sideways.

"Please." Han Ruzi said.

The two of them, one left and one right, walked up the stone steps to the lobby at the top.

As soon as I walked to the door of the lobby, a shout suddenly came from behind: "Scout back to the village!" ”

Han Ruzi's heart chuckled, Zhao Mengli stopped and turned around, looking at the scouts rushing at the gate of the village, and felt that he should say something to Taifu's son-in-law, "Don't worry about it, I'm just a big old man, I can only fight, I don't understand anything else, if I ......"

Han Ruzi couldn't help nodding, and suddenly hugged Zhao Mengli's healthy left arm tightly with both hands.

Zhao Mengli was stunned for a moment, he couldn't tell whether this was an expression of intimacy or something else, he only felt that he was young, but his hand strength was unexpectedly large, and he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and he was about to shake it off hard, when he felt a pain in his neck and was stabbed by something.

Meng E knew what the tired marquis wanted to do, so she didn't draw her knife, her arm was raised, and the dagger was flashed, hitting the back of Zhao Mengli's neck.

This blow was accurate, even if the master of the rivers and lakes took this blow, he should be killed, but Zhao Mengli did not, roared, raised the whole person with his left arm, turned around and smashed at the sneak attacker.

Meng E quickly drew the knife, and the lightning stabbed Zhao Mengli's throat in an instant.

Cui Taifu's "loyal dog" finally fell, and Han Ruzi also fell, and his hands still refused to let go.

Meng E kicked lightly with his foot, Han Ruzi reacted at this time, and hurriedly stood up, only to see that there were knives and guns in front and back, left and right, and the nearest one was only a few feet apart, and the reason why these people had not made a move was because they were too surprised, and General Zuo did not give an order - Zhao Mengli was too strict in governing the army, he did not speak, and no one dared to move.

Han Ruzi's gaze went beyond the knife and gun, looked at the scout who stopped halfway because of surprise, patted the dust on his body, raised one foot, stepped on the head of the corpse, and said:

"The Great Chu soldiers stand on the right, and the Zhao lackeys stand on the left." (To be continued.) )