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As soon as he entered the door, Ding Qian asked, "Did Brother Xu hear any news?" ”

Xu Gang shook his head and said: "No, I haven't heard any useful news, although my friend is also from Liao, but he can't get in the barracks, so he can't get anything from there." Only tomorrow, I will wait for the opportunity to sneak into the barracks to investigate. ”

Ding Qian nodded and said, "It seems that I have to do this." ”

Xu Gang stretched out his finger and pointed at Yang Kai, who was lying on the bed silently, and said, "Brother Ding, what's wrong with Brother Yang, he seems to be very unhappy." ”

Ding Qian smiled and said, "He's sulking!" ”

Xu Gang said: "Sulking, sulking at that person." ”

Ding Qian said: "Brother Xu, you don't know, after you went out today, I lay on the bed and fell asleep, so I knew that Yang Kai, this kid, actually ran to the street secretly, and took the initiative with a county leader in the county lord's mansion." ”

Xu Gang said: "There is such a thing. ”

Ding Qian nodded.

Xu Gang sighed and said, "Alas, this time you can get into trouble, how can the county lord provoke it." ”

Ding Qian said: "Actually, it's nothing, the older county lord is still very reasonable, he reprimanded his sister, and I also said a few words about Yang Kai, even if this matter is revealed." ”

Xu Gang said: "I don't think it's that simple, I've heard that the second county lord of the Yu Lu Weiguang family is a difficult lord, maybe he will come to the door." ”

Ding Qian shook his head and said, "No, that county lord doesn't know us, so let's go there to find it." ”

Xu Gang said: "Brother, after all, this is in the territory of Yulu Weiguang in Youzhou, the county lord wants to find someone, she just wants to catch a mouse and dig a hole in the wall to find out." ”

Ding Qian said worriedly: "Then it's better for us to change inns and live in them." ”

Yang Kai rolled over from the bed and sat up, and said angrily: "If you want to change places to live, you two will change it, I won't change it." If it were to be changed, it would be as if I, Yang Kai, were really afraid of that yellow-haired girl. I'll just wait here, if she doesn't come, if she really dares to come to the door, I'll give her something to see. Let that bullshit county lord know that the big knife is iron. ”

Xu Gang smiled and said, "I'm just inferring, are you Yang Kai so angry, okay!" You're a big hero, okay! ”

Yang Kai said: "It doesn't matter if I am a hero or a bear, anyway, I, Yang Kai, am not the one who bullies me if he wants to." ”

Ding Qian said: "Okay, don't say anything, let's go to the front hall and have dinner first." ”

Xu Gang said: "Okay, Yang Kai, let's go to dinner." ”

Yang Kai jumped from the bed to the ground and said, "Okay, I fought with that yellow-haired girl for a while, and now I really feel a little hungry." ”

Soon, the three of them finished their dinner and returned to their rooms to drink tea.

After drinking tea for a while, Ding Qian said to Xu Gang: "Brother Xu, let's go outside for a walk, it's a little boring to stay in this house." ”

Xu Gang said: "Okay then! Yang Kai, do you want to go with us. “

Yang Kai stood up and said, "How can you not go!" “

The three of them left the guest room and were just about to go out, when the innkeeper hurriedly stopped them and said, "Three guest officers, you can't go out now." “

Ding Qian asked in surprise, "Why! “

The innkeeper stretched out his finger and pointed out the window and said: "You see that this day has gradually darkened, and the king of the county has regulations, because now that the Song and Liao countries are at war, in order to prevent the Song people's spies from sneaking into Youzhou City, the sky ban will be implemented as soon as it gets dark. “

Yang Kai scolded: "Fuck, what kind of world is this, you can't go out and relax." Okay, then let's go back to the house and go to sleep. With that, he turned back to his guest room and collapsed on the bed again.

Ding Qian thanked the innkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, thank you for your kind reminder." “

The innkeeper waved his hand and said: "No thanks, no thanks, it's not easy for everyone to go out, it's better to be careful, so as not to cause trouble." “

Ding Qian pulled Xu Gang back to the guest room, sat there and drank tea, and then also lay on the bed, as if he was sleeping, his eyes idle.

At this moment, a gong was heard, and someone shouted: "Listen to each family, close the door immediately, no one is ready to go out into the street, and do not look out the window." There will be a large army passing by. “

The innkeeper ran into the guest room and said, "The guest officer turns off the lights, turns off the lights!" As he spoke, he blew out an oil lamp on the table, and the entire room was plunged into darkness.

The innkeeper said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I don't know what happened tonight, it seems that this is really going to be a big battle." “

Ding Qian said: "It's better to turn off the lights!" It's just the right time to get a good night's sleep. “

The innkeeper said, "Okay, then I won't disturb the three of you to rest." As he spoke, he gently closed the door and walked out in the dark.

Ding Qian, Xu Gang, and Yang Kai were lying on the bed, no one made a sound, and the guest room fell into silence, except for the occasional dog barking on the street, it was also lifeless without any sound.

After about a meal, a faint sound of horses' hooves was heard in the distance, and then the sound grew louder and louder, and the street became noisy.

Ding Qian quietly got up from the bed, came to the window barefoot, leaned his body against the wall and looked out, but the shadows appeared on the dark street, and a group of iron cavalry of the Great Liao Kingdom walked for more than an hour. The iron cavalry had just walked by and heard a "click, click" footsteps, and a group of Liao infantry troops carried ladders and other siege equipment, and this walk was more than two hours.

Needless to say, the army of the Liao State was gathering towards Youzhou City, preparing for a large-scale war.

Ding Qian quietly retreated to the bed and whispered to Xu Gang: "Brother Xu, judging from the time the team is traveling, can you calculate how many people and horses there were in the past." “

Xu Gang said: "I listened carefully just now, judging from the time of the team's march, there were about 100,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry troops in the past just now. “

Ding Qian said: "In this way, the Liao army has mobilized 150,000 troops here. It seems that they will take a short rest and will soon go south to Xiongzhou City. ”

Xu Gang said: "Who says it's not! Tomorrow during the day, we will immediately investigate carefully, find out the situation, and then immediately return to Xiongzhou City and tell the marshal to prepare to meet the Liao army. ”

Yang Kai sat up from the bed and said, "What are you going to do when you go back, you are not afraid of being tired when you run back and forth." I think it's better to just go out quietly for a while and see where the grain and grass of the Liao army are, and see how they attack Xiongzhou City. ”

Xu Gang shook his head and said: "No, now that martial law is on the street, the patrols of Liaogou are constantly coming and going, and we don't have that chance at all." ”

Yang Kai said disdainfully: "Opportunities are created by people, people like you who are afraid of tigers and wolves, how can you fight this battle!" ”

Xu Gang said: "It's not a matter of being afraid or not, only on the premise of protecting yourself can you better destroy the enemy." The three of us were ordered to explore the enemy's situation from the out, and we couldn't do it. Tomorrow, when the intelligence is collected, we will leave here as soon as possible, and strive to return to Xiongzhou as soon as possible, thinking that our army will gain the initiative. ”

Ding Qian nodded and said, "Yang Kai, Brother Xu is right!" We must not be brutal, otherwise we will not be surprised and make tomorrow's action more difficult. ”

Yang Kai muttered: "Okay, one of you is joining the army, the other is a regimental training envoy, and we are all high-level people, we are just Xiao Baiding, sleep!" As he spoke, he took off his clothes and got into the bed, and soon began to snore.

Ding Qian smiled and said: "This kid is really a pig, he will fall asleep when he says he will sleep, Brother Xu is tired all day, let's sleep too, there are still many things to do tomorrow." ”

Xu Gang said "um" and soon fell asleep.

In Youzhou City, Ding Qian, Xu Gang, and Yang Kai fell asleep deeply.

At this time, Yang Zongbao's Chinese army tent outside Xiongzhou City was brightly lit, and the bright candles illuminated the entire big tent as if it were daytime.

The two sat across a long table, each with a bowl of tea that had cooled in front of them.

Yang Zongbao looked at Governor Zhang and said, "Lord Prefect, it's already so late, why are you not sleeping at home?" ”

Governor Zhang shook his head and said, "Alas, you can't sleep well at home, so it's better to come and sit with you." ”

Yang Zongbao said: "Lord Prefect, are you worried about joining the army, Xu Tuanlian and Yang Kai and the safety of the three of them. ”

Governor Zhang nodded and said, "Yes, isn't the marshal worried!" ”

Yang Zongbao said: "How can I not be worried, didn't you see the horses galloping outside the camp tent when you came, but worry is worry, as the commander of the first army, I must remain calm, otherwise it will affect the morale of the army." ”

Governor Zhang nodded again and again: "This Zhang Mou knows in his heart that the marshal is the Dinghai Divine Needle of the people of Xiongzhou City and the 100,000 army, how can he mess up his own position." ”

Yang Zongbao said: "But what's the use of worrying, the three of them must have sneaked into Youzhou City at this moment, where there is a lot of danger, and everything can only rely on their wisdom and adaptability." ”

Governor Zhang said: "What the marshal said is extremely true. Youzhou City can be said to be the tiger's den in Longtan. ”

Yang Zongbao said: "I'm not worried about Ding joining the army and Xu Tuanlian, I'm just worried about my personal soldier Yang Kai." Although Yang Kai is strong in martial arts and brave in battle, he is young and reckless, if something happens, Ding will join the army and Xu Tuanlian will also be implicated. ”

Governor Zhang said: "I'm not worried about Yang Kai!" ”

Yang Zongbao said: "Oh, so what you are worried about is Xu Tuanlian, and it is no wonder that Xu Tuanlian is your old subordinate for many years." ”

Governor Zhang shook his head and said: "I don't have anything to worry about Xu Tuanlian, Xu Tuanlian is an old man, calm, and often goes in and out of Liaojing, I believe that he will not make any mistakes, and his martial arts are also very good, I believe that it is no big problem to protect himself." I'm just worried that Ding will join the army, you say that he is a literati, although he has some resourcefulness, but it must have penetrated deep into the enemy's abdomen, and it can be said that the sword is on the verge of the end. ”

Yang Zongbao smiled and said: "I didn't expect that Governor Zhang and Ding had only known each other for more than a month, and it was really rare to have such a deep relationship." “

Governor Zhang said: "Marshal Yang, you said that the interaction between people is sometimes very strange, some people have white hair as new, and some people are familiar at first sight. That's how Ding Qian and I feel. That's why I'm worried about him. “

Yang Zongbao nodded and said: "Understand, I can understand your feelings, among them, it is also the friendship that you have gathered after resisting the three attacks of the Liao people, which is called the same hatred and hatred." But Lord Prefect, don't worry too much, I believe that if there is any situation, Yang Kai and Xu Gang will definitely fight to protect Ding to join the army, both of them are the kind of men who would rather sacrifice themselves than protect others. “

Zhang Zhifu said: "I believe this, but I'm afraid that if we really have to fight with the Liao, the enemy is overwhelming, Yang Kai and Xu Gang can take care of it, in case Ding joins the army and the Liao army is injured or captured, it will be a great shame in the history of our Great Song Dynasty, for so many years, there has not been a rival who has died in the army." “

Yang Zongbao shook his head and said: "Lord Prefect, at this time, we should believe in their ability, I believe that with the extraordinary wisdom of Ding Senjun and the bravery of Yang Kai and Xu Ganglai, they will definitely be safe and sound." Let's have a cup of tea instead of wine, and I wish them a safe return. “

Governor Zhang hurriedly picked up the bowl and touched the bowl in Yang Zongbao's hand, and the two drank it all, put down the bowl and laughed.