Section 40

Yan Shaofen pushed open the door, and before she could walk in, someone in the inner room said in a low voice, "Close the door."

The man's voice was hoarse, like a night owl. Yan Shaofen pursed her lips and closed the door anyway. She whispered, "Master, you're too careful. ”

The man said in a hoarse voice, "Lanning is Simon's base camp, it's always good to be careful." ”

It was already dark, and when I closed the door, it was pitch black inside, and I could barely see a qiē. Yan Shaofen blinked, letting her eyes adjust to the darkness around her, and the qiē in the room fell into her eyes. The man sat cross-legged in the corner, covering his figure with a large cloak, and his face was even more thin, except that in front of him was a large gun that was extremely disproportionate to his size, and at first glance it looked a little out of place. Seeing Yan Shaofen coming over, he said in a low voice, "What is the result?" ”

Seeing that Yan Shaofen shook his head, the man frowned and said, "I see that your breath is uneven, obviously you have just fought with someone, isn't it Wu Ming who is doing it with you?" ”

"Yes, there is a junior general in their team, and they have also reached the seventh dan, and they are on a par with me. As for Wu Ming, I haven't touched him at all, so I don't know the depths. ”

"Seventh-rank junior?" The man couldn't help muttering, "Could it be Yang Xiong?" That's impossible, Yang Xiong is still in Nanning now, unless he can clone up, it is impossible to appear here. So who is this guy? ”

This person is the contemporary Purple Spear Gate Master Lao Shishou, after the Purple Spear Gate arrived in the West, the foundation is still in the Xiyi country. The masters of the previous generations were also served by Xiyi people. When Yefeng Pearl asked Yan Shaofen to find trouble with the Northwest Grain Team, Lao Shishou happened to be there. Taking advantage of this opportunity to test Wu Ming's hypocrisy, and even provoke the hatred of Louju and the northwest, this plan of killing two birds with one stone is extremely cautious, and I thought it was foolproof. Unexpectedly, the temptation met Yang Yi, and then he was rushed by Xuanyuan Ling to resolve it into invisibility. Yan Shaofen thought for a while and said, "Why don't you assassinate with me, as long as the layout is appropriate, Wu Ming will not be lucky." ”

"No, you don't." Lao Shishou shook his head and said: "There is no need to take such a risk, there are many warriors in the guard battalion, and it is very difficult, once you are deeply encircled, it will really be a catastrophe." ”

Yan Shaofen hurriedly said: "Then what should I do?" Is that all? ”

"Sometimes, borrowing a knife to kill people can hurt people more invisibly." Lao Shishou smiled, indescribably gloomy: "I just got the news, Simon has suffered another defeat in the front, and the Dongmeng army is rushing towards Lanning at high speed." Once it becomes a defensive battle, it is much better for us to wait here and reveal a few more military secrets to Dongmeng than to directly brute force. ”

Yan Shaofen pursed her lips and stopped talking. She is a Lan Shanren, and she has no interest in the dispute between East and West Mongolia, and she lacks confidence in the restoration of Xiyi. It's just that Jiang Huan is his father's friend, and when he was very young, he even followed him for a while as Jiang Huan's daughter. Her spear skills can have such an achievement, and Lao Shishou naturally contributed a lot, but Jiang Huan also contributed a lot. That's why she is so concerned about avenging Jiang Huan.

It's just that listening to the meaning of Lao Shishou's words, he doesn't seem to care about revenge. His attention was all attracted by the war between the East and the West.

But Senior Brother Jiang's hatred must not be counted like this. She thought.

※※※ No words overnight.

The next day, Wu Ming got up early in the morning and took Yang Yi and other soldiers from the inner camp to finish their efforts. Seeing that it was still early, he casually found a place on the steps and sat down. On the playground at this time, Zuo Wei was running with 5,000 soldiers from other camps, and the sound of the trumpet was shaking the sky.

Zuo Wei is good at logistics and is a rare auxiliary talent. This time I went north to Lanning, and the main task was to transport grain and grass, and then settle the follow-up matters with Xuanyuan Ling. Grain and grass are such things, just counting and storing them is a very laborious thing, so Wu Ming didn't bring Jian Feiyang, but he brought Zuo Wei with him.

After running, the team disbanded on the spot, Zuo Wei walked up to Wu Ming and said softly: "My lord! ”

Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, Wu Ming couldn't help but wonder: "Sullen, do you have anything on your mind?" ”

"My subordinates dare to ask my lord, how long are we going to stay here?"

Wu Ming was stunned, and then smiled: "What's the matter, homesick?" ”

From last year's expedition to the present, more than half a year has passed, and it is normal for people to think about it, so Wu Ming said this. Zuo Wei nodded, shook his head again, and then said, "Yes, not all." Seeing Wu Ming looking at himself with a surprised face, he sighed and said: "I heard from the old guys under him that General Li's injuries are also very serious, although he has not been unconscious like Na Yan Da, but his left shoulder is almost scrapped, even if it is better in the future, his left hand is not very sharp." ”

When he spoke of Nayanda, his tone was very unkind. But it's no wonder that Li Yuan is his old boss after all, not only him, I'm afraid that the entire remnants of the Black Armor Army are very dissatisfied with Na Yan Da. Wu Ming thought for a while and said, "So, don't want to stay in Lanning?" ”

Zuo Wei bowed and said, "Yes." Wu Ming was silent, and only after a while did he say: "Brother Zuo, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not. Zuo Wei looked at him with some surprise and said, "If your lordship has something, please say it, and your subordinates will listen to it." ”

Wu Ming stared at him and said slowly: "General Zuo, if one day I meet Li Yuan's sword soldiers, how will you deal with yourself?" ”

Zuo Wu's body was shocked, and he smiled for a while: "Why did the adults remember to ask this?" ”

Wu Ming stared at him and said slowly: "Brother Zuo, I have to ask, please answer truthfully." ”

Since the Western Expedition, the foreign battalions have suffered great losses, but they have also replenished a lot, canceling each other, and now there are nearly 30,000 people. Among the 30,000 soldiers from the outer battalion, Wu Ming had 5,000 here, Jian Feiyang had taken 10,000 from there, and 10,000 had been stationed there to support Miki. Although Liao Gang had heavy troops there, Wu Ming was the most at ease with him, so he didn't send anyone, and only stationed 5,000 people as a sign. Most of the more than 10,000 people who were later added were prisoners who surrendered after defeating Jiang Huan, and a small number were refugees recruited from hundreds of thousands of refugees. Whether it is in the Central and Western regions or in the northwest, they are all good at cavalry, and these people are born to ride horses, and with a little combination of battle formation training, they are qualified cavalrymen. But when they enter the army, whether it is discipline or loyalty, it is difficult to compare with the old soldiers. Therefore, the grassroots generals of the outer battalion are still mainly veterans.

In the outer camp, the middle and low-level generals were composed of two parts, and after Jian Feiyang surrendered to the Southern Han Dynasty, the more than 2,000 soldiers to whom he belonged were also assigned to the Guards Battalion. These people are veterans of veterans, and they are the personal troops of Chen Jianfei, the former general of Fenwei. Chen Jianfei is good at defense, so these soldiers are not only good at horse fighting, but also good at spear formation after dismounting. Of course, what kind of general leads what kind of soldiers, these two thousand people follow Jian Feiyang, and their mouths are also the most vicious. They often use foul language on the battlefield, and their mouths alone are enough to infuriate the enemy half to death. It's also a big feature.

The other part is the former Black Armor Army soldiers. When Li Yuan was won back to the Northern Han Dynasty by Li Tie with family affection, Tao Yu felt the strong combat effectiveness of the Black Armor Army, and designed to keep the remnants of the Black Armor Army. This army had about 3,000 people at first, but during the Hanning War, they were attacked by the Organ City Water Army, and lost some more, and when they were put under Wu Ming's command, they were about the same number as Jian Feiyang's personal army, and they were also more than 2,000 people. The prime minister once slandered the strength of this team and had the intention of annexation. But although this army is a remnant, it is very united, and would rather die than be broken up and reorganized. In the end, the prime minister couldn't, so he had to take advantage of the Guangyang rescue war and throw it to Wu Ming. The Black Armor Army is brave in battle, not only good at horse warfare, but also the prime minister once asked them to use thunderbolt chariots to launch fire attacks on the river, so they also have some experience in water warfare and equipment warfare, and they are rare all-round talents.

The scale of the foreign business has increased dramatically, but the basic structure has not changed much. Zuo Wei misses Li Yuan very much, and there must be a lot of other thousands of soldiers who have this heart. Now the confrontation between the North and the South and the Han Dynasty, Li Yuan is on the side of Kyoto. Wu Ming was really afraid that he and Li Yuan would meet on the battlefield, and these people would turn against each other. They occupy important positions, and if there is a dissent, the scale of the mutiny must be very large. Once this is the case, even Da Luo Jin Immortal can't save it.

Zuo Wei lowered his head, his face full of pain. Wu Ming turned his head and closed his eyes with his hands: "It seems that I know the answer without you saying it." You go, I won't embarrass you. In addition, you go and tell the old brothers of the Black Armor Army, they are willing to go with you, go together. Go to General Li Yuanli, not only will I not be embarrassed, but I will also send enough entanglements. ”

Zuo Wei's whole body trembled like chaff, obviously full of contradictions in his heart. After a while, he raised his head, and the pain on his face did not decrease: "My lord, why are you forcing me? ”

Wu Ming turned his back to him, still silent. The color of pain in Zuo Wei's eyes became stronger and stronger: "During the first battle of Hanning, the prime minister planned to use my 3,000 brothers as cannon fodder to form a blasting ship to attack the northern army. You were the one who saved us at the risk of your own safety. In the past four years, we have been born and died together, and the brothers' respect for you is only stronger than General Li, don't you still believe us? ”

His words pierced Wu Ming's heart like a knife, and Wu Ming turned his head to look at him, and there was some astringency in his eyes. After a long time, he said: "Thank you for looking up to me so much, my order just now is still valid, you go down and announce it." ”

Zuo said anxiously: "My lord, in the past four years, most of the brothers have married in Nanning, and the hearts of the people have long been settled. ”

Wu Ming waved his hand and said, "That's it, carry out the order." ”

Looking at Zuo Wei's somewhat lonely back, Wu Ming's heart was also in pain. But what can be done about this, the military magnate one, it is impossible for a team to be loyal to two people at the same time, and it is two hostile people. If there is really a confrontation with Li Yuan that day, these black armor soldiers are all grassroots officials, they don't need to launch a mutiny, as long as they hesitate a little, it is enough to let themselves die without a place to be buried. Therefore, it is necessary to take precautions and nip this possibility in the bud.

He looked up at the sky again. The fake drama is really done, but when the real thing is approaching, I realize that I am still as hard as iron.

I hope it's all in vain. Xiaoling, don't let me down.