readx; Just when Lei'er sneaked out of Xiangyang City under the cover of a rainy night, there were also fifty cavalry waiting anxiously in a dense forest in the southwest of the city. www.biquge.info If you want to say that the clothes of these people are worse than asking for food, there is no armor at all, and the military uniforms on their bodies are also worn, and at this time, they are poured by the rain, and they are even more cold.

But none of these people shouted cold, just silently stared at Xiangyang City, which was like a sleeping monster several miles away. I don't know how long it took for an officer to finally be impatient and asked the general beside him: "Battalion Commander Dou, it seems that something big has happened in Xiangyang City!" ”

The one who was called the "battalion commander" was none other than Dou Mingming, a general under Li Dingguo. Now he has been promoted to the rank of general of Zhengsanpin, but the soldiers under him still like to call him the battalion commander affectionately according to the Qin soldiers' system.

"I'll persuade Lord Cheng not to go to Hong Chengchou, alas!" Dou Mingwang said regretfully, "If Hong Chengchou was willing to lend us food, he would have borrowed it a long time ago, so why delay it until now?" And Lord Cheng had to go into the city to find Hong Chengchou single-handedly, and said that if it was successful or not, there must be news before dark. ”

"It's still dark, it's almost dawn!" The lieutenant officer said hatefully, "In my opinion, Master Cheng must have fallen into the city." This damn King Hongyan, is it impossible to rebel? ”

"No evidence, don't talk nonsense! Wait and see! Although Dou Mingwang reprimanded the Chinese officer twice, he also locked his eyebrows worriedly.

As he spoke, the sky was gradually brightening. Suddenly, there was a loud hoof on the official road in the west of the city, and a large number of cavalry roared towards Xiangyang. The Chinese officer was shocked and said, "Battalion commander, they are not wearing official uniforms, are they thieves?" ”

But he saw that this group of cavalry rushed straight to the city, and talked cordially with the defenders at the head of the city, and then the city gate was opened, and the whole group entered the city with a smile and a smile.

"Battalion commander! Damn, let me guess correctly, Hong Chengchou, this rabbit cub, really rebelled! The Chinese officer scolded, "How else can you hook up with the thieves and let them into the city easily?" Battalion commander, what shall we do now? ”

Dou Ming's heart also sank suddenly, he naturally knew how much damage it would cause to the overall strategy of suppressing thieves and even the imperial court if Hong Chengchou, who had strong troops, rebelled. It's just that he is cautious, and he is not completely sure and refuses to draw conclusions. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he pointed to the distance and said, "Look! ”

Everyone looked intently, and it turned out that a small group of cavalry did not enter the city, but drilled into a small village not far from Xiangyang City. Soon the village jumped up, proving that the comer was a thief.

"Come with me!"

With a wave of Dou Mingwang's hand, the fifty cavalrymen immediately turned over and got on their horses, and quietly approached the small village while the sky was not yet completely bright. There were already faint screams and cries in the village, and Dou Mingwang said with a cold face: "I have the holy secret message left by General Dingnan: whether it is an official or a thief, as long as it poisons the people, you can kill it first and then play it!" Above! ”

These fifty cavalrymen were all from Qin soldiers, and their hard training on weekdays made them still maintain strong combat effectiveness despite hunger and cold. With an order, fifty horses rushed into the village like arrows, and not one of them shouted.

After a short battle, the small group of thieves who were looting in the village were all wiped out. In fact, there were only seven people in this group, but in such a short period of time, more than ten people had been killed, and two women had been raped, which made the soldiers under Dou Mingwang's command so angry that they had to dismantle the only captive.

Dou Mingwang stopped everyone and conducted a brief interrogation of the captive. The man knew that something was wrong, and in order to curry favor with Dou Ming, he said 1510: "Your Excellency General, you must show mercy to your subordinates!" The villain is the subordinate of General Ma Shouying Ma in the 'old return', he was a thief in the past, but now that the faint king is dead, Governor Hong wants to support King Fu to ascend the throne, and has recruited us all, and now we are also officers and soldiers, we are a family, a family! We came to Xiangyang to go into the city to receive food, just walked here, a little bit of an old problem, just... Only... As long as the general spares my life, I promise not to tell what happened just now, and those who died, even if they were unlucky..."

Dou Mingwang was taken aback, and interrogated several times before he understood the current situation. Seeing that Dou Mingming fell into deep thought, the man felt that there was hope for his life, and just opened his mouth and said: "General, just now the villain got some silver taels, all of which were dedicated to the general..."

It's good that he didn't say this, but a sentence reminded Dou Ming, and he stabbed him with a backhand in the neck, and the head immediately rolled and flew out.

"Hey! It's too cheap for him to die! The soldiers couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Dou Mingwang raised his hand to stop the noise of the soldiers, and said after a moment: "Hurry up and appease the people, and then come with me!" ”

After about half a moment, this team of fifty people swaggered to the foot of Xiangyang City. Dou Mingwang glanced at the Chinese officer, and the Chinese officer pulled his neck and shouted to the city: "The brothers in the city listen to the truth: we are the subordinates of General Ma Shouying Ma, and we have come to Xiangyang to receive food and salary!" ”

"Hehe, you're coming fast!" The defenders of the city have just let a group of people into the city, and at this time, there is no doubt, and the hippie smile is authentic.

"Isn't it, I don't have food at hand, and I'm panicking!" The middle officer said with a haha.

"You wait, I'll let people open the city. However, Governor Hong has an order, you can enter the city to receive food and salary, and the ordnance must be temporarily stored at the city gate, otherwise you are not allowed to enter the city, don't blame the old brother for not saying anything first. ”

The middle officer was stunned for a moment, but when he saw Dou Mingwang nodding resolutely at him, he replied with a smile: "It's easy to say!" Yes, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years! ”

At this point, the defenders were more assured, the city gate was opened, Dou Mingwang and others dismounted, led the horses into the city, and according to the requirements of the defenders, they left all the swords, guns, bows and arrows at the city gate.

At this time, it was already bright and bright, the rain stopped and the clouds were collected, and the morning light sprinkled the streets and alleys of Xiangyang City. The Chinese officer looked at no one outside, and whispered to Dou Mingwang: "Battalion commander, how can we save adults with our bare hands now?" Besides, we don't know where the adults are! ”

"Don't rush yet, let's see how it goes." Dou Mingwang calmly pointed ahead and said, "See, didn't the group of people who entered the city just now all run to the tavern to drink?" We're going too! ”

It turned out that after the gang of thieves entered the city, it was just like Grandma Liu who had entered the Grand View Garden, and had already thrown the task of receiving food and salary out of the clouds, and went straight into a three-story restaurant on the side of the street, urging the men to serve wine and food. How dare the shopkeeper and his fellows provoke this gang of fierce gods, they can't cook for a while, and they only serve the price of wine in a jar. These thieves were also unceremonious, and immediately sifted through large bowls and drank booze.

The head of the thief drank three bowls of wine in a row, and was about to urge the shopkeeper to serve meat, when he suddenly saw Dou Mingwang and his party walking in, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart: "Which of you are the subordinate who holds the plate?" ”