It rained heavily all night, and there was no other sound between the whole heaven and earth, only the sound of the rain constantly hitting and washing away everything.

The thunder and lightning had stopped working, and the wind had lightened a lot, but the rain had not abated at all.

The water on the entire city wall was brushed over the city, but fortunately there were drainage holes left when the city wall was built, and at the moment the rain was bubbling in the direction of the drainage holes, and the façade of the city wall seemed to hang a huge waterfall, and the rain rushed down, flowing down from the pre-dug drainage canal into the moat below.

The moat, which had no water, was about to overflow at this time, and it became a veritable moat.

As far as the eye can see, the whole world seems to have turned into an ocean, and nothing can be seen clearly, and all that comes into view is a string of rapid rain lines.

Jiang Chuan stayed in the city tower all night, and talked with Liu Ji all night, talking about the upcoming battle to defend the city, and also about the future planning strategy.

The two also got to know each other more deeply in this conversation.

Liu Ji's unique views and opinions on Jiang Chuan on many issues are often shocked, and he feels that many of the problems that he couldn't figure out before have suddenly come to his senses.

And Liu Ji's erudition made Jiang Chuan admire him even more. Liu Ji is not only proficient in soldiers, but also knows yin and yang, kanyu, agriculture, etc. As for the doctrines of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, it is not a problem. Of particular interest to Jiang Chuan was that Liu Ji was a staunch supporter of authentic Legalism.

I didn't expect that there were hundreds of schools of thought in this world, which made Jiang Chuan very surprised.

Of course, their representatives are not those names that Jiang Chuan is familiar with.

But what surprised Jiang Chuan the most was that Liu Ji could also do swordsmanship and archery.

At first, Jiang Chuan didn't believe it, thinking that the long sword on Liu Ji's waist was as flashy as the folding fan that those scholars used to pretend to be forced.

But after Liu Ji took off his long sword in front of him and performed a piece of swordsmanship with agility and sharpness that was not similar to his age, Jiang Chuan couldn't believe it.

Although Liu Ji's swordsmanship cannot be compared with those fighting techniques on the battlefield that kill the enemy with one move, Jiang Chuan can also see that Liu Ji's swordsmanship is not a showmanship, and it can be used to kill people.

As for archery, Jiang Chuan asked people to find an arrow target, thinking that it would be good for Liu Ji to shoot ten steps away.

But who would have thought that Liu Ji shook his head again and again, and he still shook his head after thirty steps.

Jiang Chuan was ruthless, and let people put it in the farthest distance that could be placed in the city tower, that is, fifty steps.

But looking at Liu Ji's appearance, he still seems to be dissatisfied.

But there is no way, now there are no arrows outside at all.

Jiang Chuan handed his bow and arrows to Liu Ji, which was an authentic two-stone bow. At the beginning, Jiang Chuan himself said that he couldn't pull it.

But unexpectedly, Liu Ji shook his head and asked for a longbow for a foot archer from a crossbowman.

The bow arm of this longbow is nearly two meters long, and it is a hard bow made of a single wooden stick, which is quite laborious to pull.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ji skillfully pulled the bow and set up the arrow, and then pulled the bow for a full moon, and aimed at the target slightly, and the arrow flew out.

Just listened to the sound of Du, obviously the arrow was on target.

Jiang Chuan couldn't wait to walk over and was shocked to see that the arrow was nailed squarely to the target's red heart, and it was nearly an inch deep.

Looking at the arrow whose tail was still trembling slightly, Jiang Chuan couldn't help but admire: "I didn't expect my great military division to be a master of archery, it's really hidden." ”

The surrounding soldiers also cheered in unison.

Liu Ji returned the bow to the soldier, and said with some embarrassment: "The lord praised it falsely." When I was a teenager, I began to practice swordsmanship and archery, in fact, I thought that one day I would be able to emulate the famous generals of ancient times to kill the enemy, serve the country, and show what I have learned. I didn't expect that after so many years, I have never had the opportunity to perform. If it weren't for the strong conversation with the lord today, he would not have made a fool of himself in front of the lord. ”

Jiang Chuan pulled Liu Ji's arm and said with a smile: "The military advisor doesn't have to be humble, I think I have picked up a treasure today, not only one more military advisor, but also one more general, military advisor, do you say yes or no?" ”

Liu Ji was also laughed by Jiang Chuan's words: "The last general is ordered, please give the order to the lord!" ”

Jiang Chuan didn't expect Liu Ji to have this old naughty side, and after being stunned for a while, he pointed at him and laughed again.

Suddenly, the door of the castle tower opened, and two figures dressed in robes flashed in, and as soon as they entered, the water on the robes and hats accumulated at their feet.

"The Tartars outside were shivering in the rain, but the two inside were talking and smiling, and I don't know what the Tartars would look like when they found out." The first person suddenly shouted.

Jiang Chuan was stunned for a moment, this voice sounded so familiar, how could it seem to be his own voice.

Liu Ji was also stunned, and looked back at the person.

Seeing Jiang Chuan's stunned appearance, the man raised his hand and took off the hat on his head, revealing an extremely handsome face, looking at Jiang Chuan with a smile.

"How are you?" Jiang Chuan looked at this face, his face was shocked, and he couldn't help blurting out.

He didn't expect that the person in front of him turned out to be Bai Jinxiu, could it be that she was imitating her voice just now?

Bai Jinxiu smiled and didn't say anything, but the person behind him spoke.

"Hehe, isn't Childe scared? Let me tell you, our young lady will have a lot of skills, and this ventriloquist is nothing. Our young lady can also imitate the calls of various birds and beasts, but it's like. Last time we were in the mountains, when the young lady practiced ventriloquism, we attracted a large flock of birds to circle around the young lady. ”

The person who spoke took down the hat on his head as he spoke, revealing a cute and smiling round face, which was naturally Bai Jinxiu's personal maid Xiaowen.

"I didn't expect the white girl to have such a ability, it's really incredible. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought I had seen a ghost. Jiang Chuan greeted him and said with a smile.

"You're a ghost, a ghost without a conscience." Bai Jinxiu glanced at him and muttered in a low voice.

Although the voice was not loud, Jiang Chuan happened to hear it.

Jiang Chuan was indeed a little embarrassed, and when he was looking for someone to go to Datong to deliver a letter, the girl agreed to it. But it's been so many days since they've been back, and he hasn't had time to say thank you.

This is indeed a bit unreasonable, so Jiang Chuan smiled and didn't dare to say it again, for fear of being complained about again.

Liu Ji also came over and said with a smile: "The white girl is amazing, which makes Liu Ji eye-opener." This heavy rain is majestic, why did the two girls come? ”

Bai Jinxiu glanced at Jiang Chuan, her face was slightly red, but she didn't speak.

The little girl Xiaowen's eyes rolled, and she smiled sweetly: "My young lady knows that Mr. and Son-in-law must be guarding here, and they must not have eaten yet, so I specially made a few side dishes for the two of them." ”

Jiang Chuan found that both of them were carrying a wooden food box in their hands this time.

Liu Ji looked at Bai Jinxiu, who was a little shy, and then looked at Jiang Chuan, who looked ignorant, and laughed: "Oh, the old man is really blessed today, and he has been blessed by the lord again." The rain is so heavy, the two girls are really hard, let's go upstairs and be clean. “

Saying that, Liu Ji took the initiative to take the food box in Xiaowen's hand and walked to the top floor of the city tower, which was a place specially prepared for the generals to rest and command.

Jiang Chuan had no choice but to smile awkwardly, and reached out to pick up the food box in Bai Jinxiu's hand, I don't know if he was a little nervous, and accidentally touched the back of the girl's white and smooth hand.

He was nothing, but Bai Jinxiu was shocked "Ah", and with an instinctive loosening of his hand, he almost threw the food box on the ground.

Fortunately, Jiang Chuan's hand was quick, and he grabbed it, and when he looked at Bai Jinxiu again, his face was already crimson.