Xuanyuan Chen let Duan Qifeng live well, obviously avoiding the topic of the crime of losing the city. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After Xiao Tianming heard it, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he and Duan Qifeng's colleagues for many years, they had a very good personal relationship, and they fought against thieves together, and they could be called brothers in life and death.

Xuanyuan Chen's relaxed attitude also made the atmosphere in the grass shed suddenly like spring warmth and ice melting, and there was no longer the solemn atmosphere just now.

Zuo Kui asked people to bring two wooden stools, and enthusiastically pressed Duan Qifeng on the stool and said: "Brother Duan, my old Zuo is a stupid man, if there is anything that offends you with words before, you must not take it to heart, if you can't get angry, I will let you beat you until your heart is happy."

Duan Qifeng's mood calmed down a lot, Xuanyuan Chen used his deceased wife and daughter to comfort him, which touched him a lot, and his will was no longer as depressed and depressed as just now, only to see Duan Qifeng get up and arch his hand, and said: "This general is serious, his humble status is low, and he doesn't dare to be commensurate with the general's brothers."

Zuo Kui scolded with a smile: "The general is a fart, I am a little brigade marshal, it is estimated that the court will not recognize it now, but you are in front of a serious Bapin County Lieutenant." Speaking of this, he pursed his lips and pretended to be dissatisfied: "Do you look down on my old left, so you refuse to call me a brother."

Duan Qifeng is not a person who is obsessed with small sections, I saw that his hands were arched again, and he said quite straightforwardly: "Then it is better to be respectful than to obey your orders, and call Brother Zuo."

Zuo Kui laughed, and affectionately punched Duan Qifeng's chest, his strength was not small, but Duan Qifeng's body did not shake at all, Zuo Kui was even more cheerful when he saw the smile, and praised loudly: "Good man!"

Xiao Tianming smiled at the side at the right time: "Brother Zuo is heroic and has the style of a general, and it is really a blessing for Lieutenant Duan to have a brother like you." He spoke calmly and indifferently, but there was a flash of light in his eyes.

Zuo Kui's unintentional words revealed a lot of things, Xiao Tianming was thoughtful, and he had a new understanding of the more than 800 strange visitors in the Dragon King Village.

There is no doubt that these people are soldiers, otherwise Zuo Kui would not call himself a brigade commander, and he said that he may not admit it to the court as a brigade commander, which is very intriguing.

The army that the court did not recognize could only be a rebel, but Xiao Tianming did not think that the other party was a rebel army.

Because in all parts of Jiannan Province, although there are many rebellious officers and soldiers, it is impossible to have such a strong combat force, even if it is the Longwu Army, one of the four major legions of the Han Empire transferred from the capital, it seems to be slightly inferior to it.

When the Longwu army was in Jiannan Road, Xiao Tianming was in charge of a batch of military rations assigned by the imperial court, and personally escorted them to the station of the first section of the Longwu army.

It was his first and only close encounter with Long Wujun.

From a sensory point of view, Xiao Tianming had to admit that the Longwu Army was an elite division, the barracks were arranged in an orderly manner, and every soldier exuded a fierce spirit, and the defenders of the cities and counties of Jiannan Province could not be compared with it.

And what impressed Xiao Tianming the most was the arrogance in the expressions of the soldiers of the Long Wu Army.

They choose one out of a hundred and are skilled in martial arts, which is the capital of their arrogance. As a member of the four major legions of the Han Empire, they are the personal guard legions of the Han Emperor, and their status is transcendent, and they are by no means comparable to ordinary soldiers, which is also worthy of pride.

However, although the Longwu Army is arrogant, Xiao Tianming also feels a sense of arrogance in the eight hundred unidentified soldiers in Longwang Village.

The arrogance of these eight hundred people is similar to that of the Long Wu Army, but there are also obvious differences.

Their arrogance is more of a contempt for heaven and earth, a killing spirit tempered in blood and fire, a trampling on life and death, and a disdain for failure.

And the essence of all this comes from strong self-confidence, and it can even be said to be blind self-confidence, just like when they shot to kill the thieves in the Dragon King Village, from the calm and indifferent faces of each soldier, it can be seen that they never seemed to think of the possibility of failure, and the extermination of the four thousand thieves is just a trivial matter that should be taken for granted.

Xiao Tianming determined that the soldiers of the Long Wu Army were not as good as these 800 people.

It's just that Xiao Tianming has always had a doubt, where did the confidence of these 800 people soaked in their bones come from, what they have experienced, and where did they come from.

Thinking of this, Xiao Tianming's gaze inadvertently came to Xuanyuan Chen's body, and Xuanyuan Chen also happened to look at him, neither of them deliberately avoided each other, but Xiao Tianming's eyes were scrutinizing and exploring, but Xuanyuan Chen's gaze was as clear as a mirror, making people unable to see anything.

Xiao Tianming withdrew his gaze and sat down slowly, with thoughtful eyes in his eyes.

Xuanyuan Chen smiled, and after the two of them sat down, he said: "I came to you today, not to investigate the crime of losing the city, but to issue the rations of more than 3,000 people in the Dragon King Village." When he finished speaking, his smile had already retracted, his face was more solemn, and he looked at Duan Qifeng and said, "County Lieutenant Duan, the cottage grain and grass are about to run out, I wonder if you have a good plan to deal with it?"

Duan Qifeng didn't think about it when he heard this, and his tone was full of awe-inspiring murderous aura: "Kill thieves and take food!"

When Zuo Kui heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Duan Qifeng, and he had the same feeling in his heart that the hero saw and hated to see each other, and the brother he recognized was really his appetite for himself.

Xuanyuan Chen was silent, and turned his head to look at Xiao Tianming, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Xiao Tianming's expression was cold, and he shook his head and said: "Killing thieves and snatching food is just a drop in the bucket, and it can't solve the urgent need." He pondered for a moment, his eyebrows suddenly raised, and he said, "It's better to grab grain, it's better to collect grain!"

Xuanyuan Chen immediately asked, "Where do you get the grain from?"

Xiao Tianming chuckled lightly and said, "General, do you know that the food needs of the thieves in the Dragon King Village, in addition to going down the mountain to rob them, there are two major sources."

Everyone was shocked and looked inquiring.

Duan Qifeng's eyes froze, and he said, "Brother Xian, are you referring to Pei County and Li Zhuang?"

Xiao Tianming nodded, and said with a hint of undoubted firmness in his smile: "That's right, it's Peixian and Lizhuang, both of which have the ability to produce their own grain, and their reserves are at least above 10,000 stones."

Xuanyuan Chen's heart was shocked, but he asked quietly: "You mean that the two places of Li Zhuang and Pei County have been providing grain and grass to the thieves in Longwang Village in the past?"

Wan Xiaodao suddenly interjected: "Isn't that a collaborator with the enemy, not afraid of severe punishment from the imperial court?"

Xiao Tianming's face showed sarcasm, and said: "The thieves of Jiannan Province are rampant, although the imperial court sent the Longwu army to quell the rebellion, but against the thieves everywhere in Jiannan Province, the Longwu army has gradually been at a disadvantage, and in early February, it suffered a big defeat, and now the whole army has to retreat in Qi County, and Antai, the capital of Jiannan Province, and Jinzhou, another big city, including most of the counties and towns, have all fallen into the hands of thieves."

He didn't say it, but the meaning of his words couldn't be clearer, the imperial court had almost lost control of Jiannan Dao, how could it have the ability to punish those who collaborated with the enemy?

Xuanyuan Chen's face changed slightly, he knew that the situation in Jiannan Dao was erosive, but he didn't expect it to be so erosive.

As one of the strongest armies in the world, the Long Wu Army was in such an embarrassing situation, no wonder Nangong Qianyue only brought a thousand men and horses with him when he went to Pengcheng, not that he didn't want to bring it, but Jiannan Dao was in danger, and he didn't dare to transfer more people and horses.

Of course, the greater the pressure on the Long Wu Army, the more beneficial it is for Xuanyuan Chen, at least Nangong Qianyue has no energy to deal with him before he successfully quells the rebellion, but the strength of the thieves also surprised Xuanyuan Chen, and said with a very cautious face: "The drought in Jiannan Province is serious, causing countless hungry people, and it is inevitable that they will be coerced into thieves, but no matter how many thieves there are, they are just a group of rabble, and the strength of the imperial court's garrisons in Jiannan Province is not strong, if it is not defeated, it is understandable, but the Long Wu Army will be defeated, which is a bit incredible." , presumably there must be something hidden in it. ”

Xiao Tianming frowned slightly, he didn't know about military affairs, and he didn't know how to explain the defeat of the Longwu Army, but Duan Qifeng beside him understood, and said with a slightly dignified expression: "The thieves who defeated the Longwu Army are not a group of rabble."

Duan Qifeng exhaled a cool breath, and said uncertainly in his eyes: "Now entrenched in Antai, the thieves in the second city of Jinzhou call themselves the Great Qin Army, and the troops they have plus the hungry people they are coerced are more than 800,000, and they are divided into two battalions, the outer battalion is dominated by hungry people, and most of the inner battalions are rebellious officers and soldiers, of which there are no less than 30,000 men in armor, and there are even about 7,000 cavalry."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

30,000 armored, 7,000 cavalry, such a powerful force, coupled with hungry people as cannon fodder, no wonder the Longwu army is in a deep predicament.

Xuanyuan Chen's face was even heavier, and he said after a while: "The so-called Great Qin Army, where did the 30,000 sets of armor come from, and where did the 7,000 cavalry come from, could it be that all the officers and troops of Jiannan Province rebelled?"

It's hard to figure out, but for some reason, a cloud of clouds is cast over everyone's hearts.

The north wind is cold, and people's hearts are even colder.

The rebellion in Jiannan Province seems to be far from being as simple as the imaginary rebellion of the hungry people.

Xuanyuan Chen breathed a sigh of relief, at this time he didn't want to be more entangled in the affairs of the Great Qin Army, so he returned to the topic of lack of food as soon as he turned around, and said: "Lord Xiao, what you just said, do you want to say that we can follow the example of the thieves of Longwangzhai and ask for grain and grass from Pei County and Li Zhuang."

Xiao Tianming nodded heavily and said, "The general clearly sees that this is what the humble position means."

Xuanyuan Chen stood up, slowly walked out of the grass hut, and looked at the clouds in the sky.

The sunset is gorgeous, like a neon dress, and the clouds are sparkling, like a feather coat......

The beautiful scenery of dusk came into view, but Xuanyuan Chen didn't do much nostalgia, he suddenly turned around and said loudly: "Since this is the case, then without further ado, after half an hour, I personally led three hundred people down the mountain to collect grain, and the rest of the people waited to strictly guard the cottage!"

In the grass shed, a group of officers of the Longwu Army expressed their willingness to walk with Xuanyuan Chen, Xiao Tianming and Duan Qifeng glanced at each other, and said in unison: "I am willing to lead the way for the general!"

Xuanyuan Chen smiled and said, "Then there are two Lao."

Xiao Tianming and Duan Qifeng walked out of the grass hut, followed behind Xuanyuan Chen step by step, and only walked a dozen steps, Xiao Tianming hesitated a little on his face, and suddenly asked out loud: "I don't know the name of the general, can you tell me about the humble position?" The identity of the other party is mysterious, and it seems that this should not be easily asked, but Xiao Tianming really can't help the curiosity in his heart.

Xuanyuan Chen stopped, turned his head and looked back, a pair of eyes as deep as the sea.

Xiao Tianming looked at Xuanyuan Chen's eyes, and there was a strong throbbing in his heart, it was an inexplicable taste, and he began to regret asking the other party's name a little.

Xuanyuan Chen's gaze quickly swept over Xiao Tianming, and he turned his head again, as if he didn't want to tell his name.

Xiao Tianming let out a disappointed sigh in his mouth when he saw it, but before the sigh dissipated, Xuanyuan Chen's voice without a trace of waves came from his ears: "My surname is Xuanyuan, and my single name is a Chen character!"

Duan Qifeng had been watching from the sidelines, and after hearing this, he muttered to himself: "Xuanyuan ......" The name has not yet been pronounced, and his whole body is already trembling violently, and his face is full of horror and inexplicability.

Xiao Tianming's appearance was even more unbearable, his eyes were straight, his lips trembled, but he couldn't say anything.