Xu Ruyu sneaked out of Yongyang City overnight.

Xu Ru's ghost ghostly shadow infiltrated the large camp set up by the Puji and Baishi coalition forces more than ten miles north of Yongyang City. The north camp of the coalition army forms a regular triangle with the dock fort outside the city with the help of the topography, one corner points to Yongyang City, two corners against the north, each edge is a fort of dozens of pheasants (the city wall is three zhang long and one zhang high is a pheasant), and the center point of the triangular military camp also has a fort, and the marshal tent of the enemy's north camp is located in it. The four dock forts were made of granite, the size of a millstone and plastered with millet soup, and were so strong that even a hundred stone crossbows could not shake the walls of these dock forts. These are all dock forts that were not destroyed in time when the families hurriedly evacuated. Under the light clouds and the moon, under the slight light, the four dock forts in Beiying were like four giant beasts lying in the night, looking greedily at Yongyang City.

Xu Ruyu saw that although the enemy's northern camp was slightly deviated from the northern city of Yongyang, it was connected with four stone forts, which could be called a fairly medium-sized fortified city, even if the military strength in Yongyang City was equivalent to that of the enemy, it was extremely difficult to break the siege of the enemy. Xu Ruyu couldn't help but secretly curse the stupidity of the Yongyang family, and hurriedly evacuated without caring about destroying these dock forts, thinking that the east and west sides of Yongyang City should also be the same, and if there are three small fortified cities on three sides, Yongyang City will be surrounded by it.

The siege of Yongyang has been completely pinned on the elite soldiers of Wanling to go south, but Wanling must first solve the threat of Yihanwen in Qingzhou, and also need to break the defense line built by the Baishi and Puji coalition forces in Biling, Yiyang, and Tairu, and then send troops to Yongyang City to help Yongyang. How long can the food in Yongyang City last, and is it time?

Xu Ruyu couldn't see whose name the handsome flag hung high in the fort but wrapped in a ball was, and he didn't know whether the main general was from Baishi or Puji, so he quietly sneaked to the stone fort in the center of Beiying, thinking that the handsome tent should be set up there.

The camp tent stretches for several miles, undulating endlessly like clusters of fine waves rising on the mighty ocean, the camp tent is brightly lit, the patrol soldiers hold halberds and blades, and march in line between the various camp tents, from time to time there is the neighing of war horses, which is particularly clear in the silent night, and occasionally the patrol soldiers whisper to each other, and there is no other sound. Xu Ruyu secretly thought: Although the thieves are fierce and violent, but the strict discipline is rare in the Eastern Navy, and the combat power must be far above the weak division and brigade of Yongyang.

Xu Ruyu avoided the patrol ding's secret sentry, and when he arrived near the stone fort for a while, he saw a high wall and a deep wall, and the wall was full of wind lanterns. A gust of wind flickered, and the lights flickered, and the shadows cast by the sergeants on duty on the high wall shook endlessly. The sergeant on duty only felt that something seemed to flash in front of him, and only took it as an illusion caused by the shaking of the shadow, ignored it, and scolded: "Mother, I have been guarding for half a month, and I don't attack the city, when can I go to Yongyang City to have a good time?" I heard that Yongyang's girls have very firm and delicate skin, which is very different from those loose and loose on the island. ”

"You still have to hold it first, listen to what the boss said, it will take a while before the city is attacked."

"When those white and tender girls are so hungry that they only have a bunch of foreskin bones left, what's the fun of playing?"

Xu Ru knew that there were thieves stationed in the fort on Puji Island, and he was afraid that there would be a master at the level of Gongliang Youqin, so he didn't dare to go deep into it, so he looked around in the north camp and threw himself to the north.

In the early hours of the morning, a heavy fog suddenly appeared, covering the sky and the earth, covering the faint morning light, and the treetops, grasses, river embankments, and ridges all disappeared from the horizon. Xu Ruyu was afraid of losing his way in the fog, so he only walked northeast along the official road from Yongyang to Longyouyi.

After traveling dozens of miles, except for the enemy troops stationed in the dock forts along the way, but did not encounter enemy ranger scouts, I felt strange. Suddenly, I heard the horse's hooves in front of me, and I heard on the ground, and about 30 riders were galloping towards here. The wilderness is wide, the dense fog is rolling, even if the good friend Qin is in person, Xu Ruyu is also confident to avoid the dense fog and escape, so he lies quietly on the side of the road and waits for the enemy to come.

A faint human voice came.

"General Xiao, the enemy army has now learned to be obedient and has taken refuge in the dock fort."

"It is precisely that we should also withdraw from the inner line, and it will not take long for the enemy to figure out a way to restrain us, and then our situation will be much more difficult."

"Why don't you return to Yongyang alone, report to my father about the deployment of the enemy army in various parts of the East China Sea, and I will lead my brothers to move to the outer line."

"General Mei, I'm used to fighting in the field, so it's better for me to harass the enemy on the outside line."

Xu Ruyu heard the voices of Xiao Wuye and Mei Xuanmo, although he couldn't guess why the two of them were still here, but he knew that he was already friends and enemies with the two of them at this time, so he thought about it, got up and walked to the official road, and said, "Brother Xiao, Brother Mei are okay?" ”

The more than thirty horsemen were taken aback, but they were well-trained, and they had surrounded Xu Ruyu before Xiao and Mei gave the order.

Xu Ruyu smiled and said, "I don't know if Brother Mei and Brother Xiao still remember the younger brother Xu Ruyu?" ”

"Qingfeng General Xu Ruyu?" Mei Xuanmo lightly reined in the horse's reins, looked at Xu Ruyu suspiciously, and said.

Xu Ruyu went to a puddle on the side of the road, washed away the dirt on his face, revealed his true face of Qingjun and Qixiu, and calmly faced Mei Xuanmo's forced gaze.

Mei Xuanmo turned over and dismounted, put his arm around his shoulder, and said affectionately: "It's really General Xu." "It's as if the gap between the two of them didn't exist in the past.

Xiao Wuye waved his hand to withdraw and walked over. Xu Ruyu couldn't bear Mei Xuanmo's sudden enthusiasm, and he didn't show it, so he greeted Xiao Wuye and said, "Fortunately, General Xiao helped outside Longyou City, so that there was a glimmer of life in the East China Sea." ”

Mei Xuanmo's face remained unchanged, but the feminine light in her eyes flashed. Xu Ru took it in his eyes and thought to himself: Xiao Wuye stayed in the Mei Clan, and finally succumbed to him, so it was better to use Mei Heihei's hand to force him away, so that he could find another world.

When Xiao Wuye saw Xu Ruyufu meeting, he reminded him of the old matter of Longyou, and separated the relationship between him and Mei Xuanmo, and did not foresee or hide it on his face, looking at Xu Ruyu with a slight anger in his eyes.

Xu Ruyu didn't care, looked at Mei Xuanmo, and said, "Mei Duwei has withdrawn to Yongyang City, why is Brother Mei still lingering outside the city?" ”

Mei Xuanmo said: "My Yongyang army was attacked and dispersed by Xu Bodang under Tairu City, and the soldiers were scattered, chaotic, and did not escape anywhere, until they got rid of the pursuing soldiers, and lost news with the army, and rushed back to Yongyang, the city was besieged by the enemy legion. ”

Xiao Wuye said: "General Mei was unwilling to abandon us and enter the city alone, so he stayed on the inner line with us to harass the enemy army. ”

Only then did Xu Ruyu understand why the enemy ranger scouts were rare, because they were disturbed by Xiao Wuye's leading army. I thought: How could Mei Heihei spare more than 30 cavalry, he just wanted to lure you into Yongyang City for his Mei family's use.

I thought again: Of course Xiao Wuye understands the mystery, why do you still want to maintain Mei Heihei? Maybe there is an unknown reason, thinking of the two who just separated Mei and Xiao, I am afraid that I will offend the two of them at the same time. Xu Ruyu was already at odds with Mei Xuanmo, so he was not afraid that he had a stalk in his heart, and thought: I hope Xiao Wuye understands my intentions and doesn't blame me.

Xiao Mei and the two told Xu Bodang in detail about the situation of Xu Bodang's sneak attack on the Yongyang Army, and listened to Xu Ru in detail. It turned out that in mid-October last year, Baishi sent 20,000 elite soldiers to Wanling to assist Qingzhou Yihanwen to attack Xinfeng City, and the offensive was very fierce, but he couldn't take Xinfeng City, and Xu Bodang sent all the 8,000 Mingguang elite cavalry in his hand to the Xinfeng battlefield. Mei Tiecao's vigilance was greatly reduced, for fear that the Qingzhou and Baishi coalition forces would take the lead in breaking through the Wanling defense line, and they would not be able to get Pingcheng when the boundary was demarcated, so they launched an offensive against Tairu City and had a decisive battle with the Xijia defenders on Tairu City. Ten months were not allowed, heavy losses were taken, and more importantly, the Yongyang army was weakened.

At this time, Xu Bodang secretly galloped 30,000 elite soldiers under Xinfeng City to Tairu day and night, gave the Yongyang army a thunderous blow, and defeated the Yongyang 50,000 army.

Xu Bodang let go of the east side of Tairu into the sea, Tairu Xi Dongye Zhiji withdrew less than 10,000 remnants from Tairu, abandoned Tairu City, arrived in Pingyi by sea, and joined the Wanling Chen clan.

Xu Bodangtun's 40,000 elite soldiers were on the front line of Biling, Yiyang, and Tairu to prevent the Wanling army from going south, and 30,000 elite soldiers and 80,000 Puji bandits besieged Yongyang.

Qingzhou Yihanwen gave up attacking Xinfeng City, and entangled 50,000 elite soldiers under the city of Zedang, a big city in the northwest of Wanling, so that the Wanling water camp and foot cavalry could not get out to aid Yongyang.

Xu Ruyu waited for the two to finish speaking, and asked, "I don't know what the two of you plan now?" ”

Xiao Wuye said categorically: "Xiao is deeply favored by the Mei family, and he should try his best to work for Yongyang." ”

Xu Ruyu sighed secretly and said secretly: You treat the Mei family with sincerity, but the Mei family has been guarding against you. looked at Mei Xuanmo quietly.

Mei Xuanmo arched his hand and said: "Fortunately, General Xu helped the East China Sea, so that my Mei family still has a glimmer of life, but it is rumored that General Xu has left Wanling for a long time, dare to ask for details?" ”

Xu Ruyu said: "Wait and see the situation to find life. ”

Xiao Wuye asked, "Where is the vitality?" ”

Xu Ruyu was reluctant to tell Mei Xuanmo what he was planning to do, so he avoided the conversation and said: "How did you think about hearing about the two of you and wanting to divide the troops?" ”

Mei Xuanmo was unhappy in his heart, hidden and inconspicuous, and said: "I will wait for the tenth month to come to guerrilla behind enemy lines, and hunt and kill a small group of enemy rangers. Recently, the enemy cavalry did not dare to come out to scout, and I waited for a long time but did not wait for the fighters, for fear that Gongliang Youqin would come up with a plan against us and want to evacuate this place. The crisis in the East China Sea was caused by my Mei family, I hope to take on more, Brother Xiao will return to Yongyang City to report the enemy's situation, I will lead people to withdraw to the enemy's outer line, but Brother Xiao is unwilling, and wants to fight with me about this external line. ”

Xiao Wuye was afraid that after he entered the city, Mei Xuanmo immediately abandoned his subordinates and followed him into Yongyang City, so he was unwilling. It's just that it's inconvenient to explain it to Xu Ruyu.

Xu Ruyu said: "Xu Bodang gathered 70,000 troops in the East China Sea, Baishi's defense must be empty, Brother Xiao should lead the troops into the territory of Baishi Mansion and harass Xu Bodang's rear. Brother Mei should return to the city to clarify the enemy's situation, and then quickly sneak across the river and form an alliance with the Fan and Zhu clans of Yuejun, so that the Fan and Zhu families will step up their offensive against Wenling and relieve the pressure on Yongyang. ”

Mei Xuanmo saw that Xu Ruyu also supported Xiao Wuye's guerrilla attack on the outside line, and knew that it was difficult to find a reason to persuade Xiao Wuye to enter the city, so he hated it in his heart, and after talking for a while, he separated from Xu Ruyu and Xiao Wuye and galloped towards Yongyang City.

Xiao Wuye arched his hand and said, "Thank you Brother Xu for your help." ”

Xu Ruyu said: "You should know that Mei Xuanmo will not linger outside the city for these thirty or so cavalry. ”

Xiao Wuye said: "Yes, these more than 30 people are insignificant in the entire East China Sea battle, and I also know that the Mei Commander wants me to return to Yongyang City with him." But I didn't want to abandon my brothers, nor did I want to turn my back on the Mei family, so I had to guerrilla everywhere, willing to die with my brothers. ”

Xu Ruyu said: "Oh, it is a great grace for your parents to give birth to you and heaven and earth to raise you, and you despise your body, aren't you betraying the great grace of your parents and heaven and earth?" ”

Xiao Wuye said: "Xiao someone is short of money to bury his mother, and he has the help of the Mei clan, so he doesn't dare or forget." My parents gave birth to me and heaven and earth raised me, but I just wanted me to follow righteousness, and I sacrificed my life to martyrdom, how can I say that I have betrayed the great kindness of my relatives? ”

Xu Ruyu laughed loudly, rested for a long time, looked at the angry Xiao Wuye with contempt, and said lightly: "I think Brother Xiao is a hero, but I don't want Brother Xiao to be a stupid person." Ignoring Xiao Wuye's gloomy face, he said to himself: "I don't want Brother Xiao to even be able to distinguish between great benevolence and small favors, in vain I have always wanted to make friends with Brother Xiao, so I quit." ”

After that, Xu Ruyu was about to leave.

Xiao Wuye moved in front of Xu Ruyu, blocked the way, and said: "I haven't seen you for half a year, General Qingfeng is like being reborn, I hope General Xu will teach someone Xiao." ”

Xu Ruyu said: "Don't dare." The Mei family subsidizes your mother's burial, where does its capital come from, his men do not farm, women do not weave, his fingers are soft, he is not resistant to work, he is not a craftsman, he is not a businessman, he accumulates private capital, spends money like dirt, and he is not extravagant, and he fights for the world, but he has plunged six million people in the East China Sea into war. If you want to donate your body, you should donate to Li Shu, who really buried your mother, why use this pretending to be pretentious, I think you are holding the righteousness as a dangling, but in fact, you want to follow the Mei family to seek wealth. ”

Xiao Wuye was not angry but happy, bowed, and said, "What should someone Xiao do?" ”

Xu Ruyu bowed in return, and said with a smile: "Ruyu doesn't dare to show off in front of Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao squeezed Mei Xuanmo, and I am afraid that he has already made up his mind." ”

Xiao Wuye said: "I don't care if Brother Xu scolds me for being greedy for wealth and nobility, why should Brother Xu be stingy with a few words? ”

Each other understands each other's intentions, and the mood is happy.

Xu Ru smiled and said nothing, Xiao Wuye continued: "I can't look past the children of the family for a long time, two years ago, Mei Xuanmo's brother Mei Tianzi bullied the people's daughters, I happened at the right time, I stopped him, injured him, and was later transferred by Mei Tiecao to Longyouyi as a guard captain. It wasn't until before the war that I was reinstated as the commander, hoping that I would work hard for his Mei family. If I hadn't sworn to help the Mei people, I would have left for the rest of the country. Now that the Xu brothers have taught each other, they can understand why they need to keep any oath with these flesh-and-blood devouring families. It's just that I was born and raised in the East China Sea, and at the moment of life and death in the East China Sea, Xiao is even more reluctant to leave the East China Sea, hoping to do my best for the East China Sea to repay the great kindness that Brother Xu Ru said. ”

Xu Ruyu said: "The arrogant words of the right talent, I hope that Brother Xiao will not be surprised." ”

Xiao Wuye laughed a few times and said, "If it weren't for that, I wouldn't be able to understand Brother Xu's intentions. Brother Xu also left Wanling because of this, right? ”

Xu Ruyu was silent, recalling the past, gloomy and sad, but between his expressions, he acquiesced in Xiao Wuye's guess, but felt a little relieved because Xiao Wuye was in the same mind as himself.

Xiao Wuye said: "Brother Xu, have you ever thought about establishing a meritorious career? ”

Xu Ruyu shook his head slowly and said: "Since the old dynasty, the clan system of the family has been implemented for hundreds of years, and the new dynasty was founded, and the strength of the family has increased greatly, almost to the point of building a temple. In addition to joining the family, it is difficult to make a difference. ”

Xiao Wuye knew the meaning of his words, sighed, and was silent for a long time.

Xu Ruyu said indifferently: "The danger of the East China Sea is unsolvable, or unknown, how can you have the heart to think about anything else?" ”

Xiao Wuye Zhengse said: "Can Xu Ruyu teach me, if the three clans of the East China Sea are destroyed, can it bring a wedge of change to the world?" ”

Xu Ruyu was shocked, took a few steps back, and said dejectedly: "The world has been greatly damaged, how can the people be embarrassed? ”

Xiao Wuye said: "After the chaos, Fang Kai is prosperous. ”

Xu Ru was frightened, and secretly Dao Gongliang Youqin invaded the East China Sea at this time, so after a little thought, he shook his head and said: "Dry up the world, who can trust to clean up the mess?" ”

Xiao Wuye was also discouraged, depressed, and the ambition of the right talent no longer existed, and he said for a long time: "Where is Xu Ruyu going? ”

Xu Ruyu said calmly and said, "Qingzhou." The vitality of the East China Sea lies in Yihanwen's self-respect and detachment from Qingzhou. ”

Xiao Wuye said: "You mean to force Yi Hanwen to sign a contract with Wanling, so that Wanling can free up his hands to aid Yongyang?" Seeing Xu Ruyu nodding slightly, he said: "Although Yi Hanwen has always had different ambitions and has the help of his clan uncle Yi Shide, but Yi Zhouwu's reputation is very powerful, and Yi Hanwen does not dare to make a slight move." ”

Xu Ruyu said: "It is Yi Zhouwu who has accumulated supreme power only with his personal might, so that people can take advantage of it. There is no second person in the Yi tribe who has the same prestige as Yi Zhouwu, but he will smoothly take over his authority, as long as he has an accident, the Qingzhou political system will be turbulent, and the worst is not good, and Yi Hanwen will also support troops outside to stand on his own. ”

Xiao Wuye then understood that Xu Ruyu was going to Qingzhou to plot against Yi Zhouwu, he was speechless for a long time, looking at Xu Ruyu's quiet eyes, although he knew that he was extremely arrogant, he became more and more respectful in his heart, and said with blazing eyes: "I'll go with you." ”

Xu Ruyu knew that this trip was very dangerous, and Wanling would also contribute, but he didn't want Xiao Wuye to be in danger, so he refused: "Brother Xiao should collect the remnants of Yongyang in various places in the East China Sea, and then return to Baishi to attack the enemy's supplies, and make some preparations for the Wanling army to go south in the future." ”

Xiao Wuye took out a book from his arms and said, "This is what I have learned from practicing martial arts, and I hope it will be helpful to Brother Xu's trip." ”

Xu Ruyu deeply felt Xiao Wuye's affection, deeply moved, and said: "Xu Ruyu deeply remembers Brother Xiao's righteousness. "Although Xu Ruyu's current cultivation is not weaker than Xiao Wuye, but Xiao Wuye has practiced superior martial arts since he was a child, and what he thinks about must have something that Xu Ruyu has not reached, and the help to Xu Ruyu is great, and it is even more rare.

Xiao Wuye said: "Brother Xu did not hesitate to risk his life for the six million Li Shu in the East China Sea, which is the righteousness, what is Xiao someone?" ”

The two shook hands and smiled, and all the feelings were unspoken.

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