There is a town called Qingshui Town between Tongzhou and Fengxiang more than 100 miles away from Longweipi, which is close to Weishui, and the merchant ships are very prosperous, and it is the hub of Fengxiang Xingyuan from the west of Chang'an.

However, since the peasant army used this place as a logistics base for the Western Expeditionary Army, there were fewer business trips here than in the past.

Meng Kai was shivering in the largest manor in the town at this time, and at dawn today, an unknown team surrounded Qingshui Town.

The lax and sloppy Meng Kaijun did not expect to be attacked in the rear, and more than half of the 5,000 men and horses were solved within half an hour of the start of the raid.

The attacking enemy acted quickly, and the attack was very fierce, and with a salvo of hand/crossbow, his soldiers barely had time to shout, and they became the ghosts of the arrows. This is also the main reason why his men died in a very short period of time.

When the enemy attacked, he killed more and more people and finally revealed his whereabouts.

Meng Kai, who was sleeping soundly with the rich concubine in his arms, was woken up by his guards and realized that he was surrounded by others. Immediately, Meng Kai didn't care about the bewitching woman who was not dressed and cried and begged, kicked it away, and rushed to get on the horse and leave.

After Meng Kai sobered up and learned the approximate losses of his subordinates through his subordinates, he was so anxious that he was in a hurry, but he didn't know how to deal with the enemy.

For he could hardly find his men now, most of them fled to hide in the town in order to flee for their lives.

Now there are only dozens of people with him, what are these people enough to do?

In order to save his life, Meng Kai had to lead dozens of subordinates to hide cats in the houses and courtyards in the town to delay time.

However, the ruthless methods of these criminals are even more ruthless. They took out some black clay pots, lit them and threw them out, and there was a bang, and then the explosion was a death or wound of the peasant army.

After witnessing these scenes with his own eyes, Meng Kai's heart couldn't help but feel like a ghost, and the sense of urgency that he was about to die made him even more flustered. So they had to go into hiding.

Seeing that the sun was already noon, the explosions and the voices of people were becoming less and less. Meng Kai, who had been woken up in the morning and had not eaten a drop of water until now, was hungry, but he did not dare to have any dissatisfaction or expression.

Because his men were just as nervous and timid, they were afraid that if they made a move, they would be found by the attacking enemy, and a black clay pot would kill them.

I don't know how long I waited, Meng Kai's hungry eyes were about to be glazed, but no one came to look for him.

Meng Kai, who was flustered and short of breath, looked at the mottled sunlight in the gap of the rockery, and then thought about what happened to him, which was really similar to his situation at this time.

Meng Kai didn't have time to sigh, he just wanted to get out of this crisis as soon as possible, but what should he do at this time? He thought for a moment, and then whispered to the guards not far away: "Ye Mingsheng, Ye Balang." ”

Ye Mingsheng is his hometown, the two grew up in the same village, because Meng Kai is fluent in the corner and good at interpersonal communication, so Ye Mingsheng has always followed Meng Kai's side.

Later, the two took refuge in Huangchao, a fellow recruiter and buyer, and because Meng Kai could speak well, he gradually emerged in the Huangchao army. Ye Mingsheng also became the head of his personal guard because of Meng Kai.

Ye Mingsheng, who was also fooling around elsewhere today, did not escape alone after discovering that something was wrong, but went to find Fa Xiao Meng Kai first.

Ye Mingsheng gently moved to Meng Kai's side and said softly, "Da Lang, what's wrong?" ”

"It's nothing, it's time to think about it, are those enemy troops already gone?"

Ye Mingsheng nodded, "I don't know, now those explosions are getting less and less, and I have already heard the movement, it should be biased to the northwest of the town." ”

"In that case, why don't we send someone out to have a look." Meng Kai said softly.

"Well, so-and-so thinks the same way, but who to send?" Ye Mingsheng was a little entangled.

Meng Kai said tentatively: "Why don't you go for a run, the others are not at ease." ”

Ye Mingsheng's face tightened, and then he nodded and said, "It's okay, I'll go here." ”

After speaking, Ye Mingsheng slowly got up and called the two guards to join him and walked outside.

Meng Kai watched his small figure slowly disappear, and the fear in his heart became longer and longer like the distant figure.

When the sun was in the west, Meng Kai was almost dizzy, and he heard that someone seemed to be calling his name, he listened attentively and realized that someone was really calling his name.

Meng Kai was ecstatic and stood up and rushed out, shouting in his mouth, "So-and-so is here, Ye Balang, so-and-so is here." ”

But when he ran out of the rockery, he found that the courtyard was full of people, all fully armed, and their crossbows in one hand were shining with cold light.

Meng Kai was frightened, and he said in a trembling voice: "Who are you?" ”

"You are Meng Kai?" The person who asked was a handsome and elegant young man, full of luxury, and he knew by his temperament that he was not a mortal.

Meng Kai hesitated: "How do you know the name of so-and-so, do you know so-and-so?" ”

The young nobleman pointed behind him and said, "You should know him, he brought us to you." ”

Meng Kai saw that the person was not Fa Xiaoye Mingsheng again?

He said in a trembling voice: "What do you want, how can a certain Meng Kai also be the person in charge of the military privy of the Great Qi State, if you want to surrender, it is a dream, and you are not afraid of death to kill or ......."

Meng Kai wanted to be a hero, but who knew that things were coming, but he didn't have the courage anymore. His voice trembled and was incoherent, and at last he was so shaky that he couldn't go on.

Ye Mingsheng whispered: "This is the world-famous Ji Wangye, Da Lang has seen the king soon." ”

Meng Kai wanted to stand up again, but he saw the bright blades of the soldiers around him. His knees involuntarily knelt on the ground, and then stumbled and said, "The sinner Meng Kai has seen King Ji, the king Wan'an!" ”

Li Bao glanced at Meng Kai with disdain, and then said kindly: "That's it, get up." ”

Meng Kai didn't hesitate at this time, and immediately got up and stood aside, and then peeked at Li Bao's expression from time to time with the afterglow of his gaze.

"So, the Meng army is about to surrender?" Li Bao said with a smile.

"It's gone, the first time I saw the king, I knew that the king was the dragon and phoenix among people, and following the king was the way out for the guilty ministers. Huang Wang, oh, no, it's the pseudo-Qi Huang Rebellion that will be finished sooner or later. ”

"I can't see that the envoy Meng Jun has seen it quite thoroughly, this yellow nest is indeed a grasshopper after the autumn will not be long after. Since you want to surrender to Lonely, you have to give Lonely a name according to your requirements for joining, are you willing? ”

Meng Kai only wanted to survive at this time, where was it better to refuse Li Bao, the powerful Tang clan? He still remembers the offensive and defensive battles under Chang'an City a few months ago, and Zhu Wen's later battle to recover Chang'an is really strange.

Meng Kai had also heard some versions that were different from Zhu Wen's report, and coupled with his own fiasco today, he had already determined in his heart that Zhu Wen was lying.

Since this King Ji is so powerful, he didn't dare to play any tricks, so he happily agreed to Li Bao. "I don't know what the king wants to be humiliated?"

"Shang Rang is about to return to Chang'an from here with the rout, do you understand what Lone means?"

As soon as Li Bao's voice fell, Meng Kai's heart palpitated, Shang Rang had already been defeated? Yes, only in this way can this auspicious king sneak attack himself with so many men and horses. But now he is just a bare pole, how can he be the enemy of Shang Rang's army.

So Meng Kai's knees were weak again, and he knelt on the ground again, he cried: "The king spares his life, the humble official is really not the material for war, Shang Rang has an army of 50,000 in his hand, even if it is defeated, how can he take this army with a certain light pole?" Please also choose another meritorious. ”

"It seems that what the envoy Meng just said is not from the bottom of his heart, come here!" Li Bao didn't look at Meng Kai, and shouted loudly.

"The king is angry, it's not that he is unwilling, it's just that he doesn't have any soldiers available."

"Don't worry about this, the lone sons are the most elite, they will do a good job in this matter, you just need to cooperate well."

When Meng Kai heard this, he smiled at Li Bao and said with a flattering smile: "This matter is easy, please rest assured, the king will definitely handle it." ”

Li Bao laughed, "So, it's a great relief!" ”

The night came earlier in the spring of March, and the town of Qingshui showed a calm and peaceful atmosphere everywhere, and the war and gunsmoke during the day were perfectly concealed under the cover of the night.

Meng Kai followed a young sergeant named Wu Xiaowu and sat in the big family in the town, waiting for the arrival of Shang Rang's defeated army.

The scout horse in front of him has already worn back the news, and Shang Rang's forward is expected to arrive in Qingshui Town in two hours.

Meng Kai rewarded Tanma, and then said to Wu Xiaowu with a serious face: "Why don't we use some wine and food, anyway, it will take a long time for the thieves to come." ”

Wu Xiaowu was expressionless, and said coldly: "Don't eat it, business matters." ”

Meng Kai didn't dare to say any more, and after a long time, Meng Kai mustered up the courage to speak again: "When did Wudutou meet the king?" ”

Wu Xiaowu's eyes narrowed, as if he was thinking about something far away, and then said: "At that time, the king was still the Liulangjun in the palace, and he was just a small handyman who would be the division, and the king did not treat each other as equals. ”

Meng Kai finally found Wu Xiaowu's itch, so he immediately chased after him, and slowly asked him, Wu Xiaowu was a sincere person, and he could withstand Meng Kai's intentional guidance and questioning, and Meng Kai slowly knew his details.

However, Wu Xiaowu and Li Bao didn't have much contact, so Meng Kai couldn't get any useful information. However, the two had an exchange, and the atmosphere was much more harmonious.

Just when the two couldn't find a topic anymore, Wu Xiaowu's personal guards came to report that Shang Rang's rout was about to arrive.

ps.: Today is Ah Yong's birthday, and people say that birthday wishes are the most effective. Then Ah Yong prays here: I hope that my father with a cerebral hemorrhage will wake up soon and stop falling asleep.