The cold wave has not completely subsided, but the sky is gradually becoming clearer.

"Eleven Lang, I still think that you shouldn't go in person. You have your own sergeant to serve, so why should you take this risk? Pulling Ye Chang aside, Liu Kun said with a worried face, he was really worried, before coming to Liaodong, he had made a military order on his wife's side, and he would definitely help Ye Chang, but he didn't help, and he watched Ye Chang fight.

Ye Neem next to him also nodded yes, he came to Liaodong with Liu Kun in order to build a workshop here. Originally, the project was going well, but suddenly the war broke out, and the project had to be suspended, and all the efforts were concentrated on the war.

Although the number of people who were actually conscripted into the army was less than 3,000, the rest of the people also had to undertake the tasks of transportation and logistics. Now the manpower controlled by Lushun, that is, more than 9,000 people, it can be said that all production has been delayed because of this war.

"Brother-in-law, Uncle Neem, don't worry, I've only taken a few people to go there once, and there will definitely be no problems." Ye Chang said with a smile: "After fighting this battle, Jili Prefecture will be calmed down, and after that, I will shrink in Lushun and no longer go on the expedition." ”

Liu Kun and Ye Neem knew that they couldn't resist him, so they could only tell him to be careful again and again. Ye Chang smiled and waved to everyone, and then marched towards the army.

There were 500 people who crossed the ice with him and detoured to Beisha City this time, all of whom were elites who had been trained in the previous war. The rest of the army, under the command of Nan Jiyun, was stationed at the three forks, and when the appointed time came, it approached Beisha City.

The equipment of the five hundred men was somewhat peculiar, and the horses were not carried, but instead they were made of two planks about three feet long each. Although the ice in the Bohai Sea is thick today, for the sake of prudence, they still use planks to share the pressure through the ice. While this slows down the pace of progress, at least the safety performance is greatly improved.

At first, people often slipped and fell, and after walking Lixu, Ye Chang ordered a temporary rest on the ice. These five hundred people are all bones, most of them are guards, and the rest are also selected people who are strong and enduring, so everyone does not look too tired at this time. But after a day's journey, after a thirty-mile detour, everyone was so tired that it was difficult to even breathe.

Fortunately, by this time, they had already landed.

The landing site was a little different from the original plan, originally in a barren beach, but now found a small fishing village. After controlling the village, Ye Chang was also tired enough, and he ordered the whole army to rest, but he and the officers of each department took turns on duty.

At first, the villagers were trembling, fearing that this group of people would suddenly slaughter the village, but when they found that they had only borrowed a house to sleep, borrowed a stove to cook water and rice, and left some copper money as rent money, they were also bold. Seeing that Ye Chang was patrolling the village with a small team, an old man in the village was pushed by the public, so he stepped forward and asked, "The general is the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"Exactly, old man......"

Before Ye Chang finished speaking, the old man bowed to the ground, tears were in his eyes, and he whimpered: "I didn't expect to see my Tang Heavenly Soldier here, and he died without regrets."

Ye Chang hurriedly helped the old man up, and said with a smile: "Why should the old man be like this?"

"The general doesn't know, our side, originally the descendants of the officials of the Andong Protectorate, the original change of Yingzhou, the road was isolated, and the Goguryeo and other clans here revived, and we and other Han officials and Han officials were all rejected. My father was a small official in Jili Prefecture and couldn't return to his hometown, so he came here and took root......"

A middle-aged man beside the old man is humane, listening to his conversation, it is not vulgar, Ye Chang smiled and said: "I see, I don't hide it, a certain is the imperial court appointed to join the army, and there is a shortage of officials under the account, since the old man has been here as an official, are you willing to come out to help me?" ”

The old man bowed again: "The old man is old, and he has no regrets when he sees the appearance of the Tang Army." My son Shi Duo, in the prime of life, also knows a few words with the old decay, if Ye joins the army and does not give up, he is willing to abandon the army and run. ”

This old man was a Jili state official forty years ago, and now he is over seventy years old, Ye Chang heard him recommend his son, and he was overjoyed at the moment: "Thanks to Dalang, I came this time to recover Jili Prefecture......

"I already know the prestige of Ye joining the army, in the past, the errand soldiers in Beisha City would come from time to time, urging the department to force taxes and steal chickens and dogs, and I didn't come during this time, it was completely the merit of joining the army" Hearing Ye Chang explain the purpose of his trip, the old man smiled.

There is a little cunning in his eyes, and he can survive under the noses of the Goguryeo people, and he naturally has a bit of skill. Ye Chang didn't care about this, he wasn't afraid that these Liaodong Han people were selfish, but he was afraid that they would be content with the status quo and not dare to be selfish.

Since the two sides recognized each other, with the help of the old man, this small village of more than 20 families also began to take action. The whole army rested in the village for the night, and most of them were confined to tents, and only a few wounded and sick were allowed to stay in the houses. At noon the next day, Ye Chang ordered the whole army to march forward, and under the guidance of the guide sent by the village, they marched towards Beisha City.

At this time, they were about ten miles northwest of Beisha City, because they were copying mountain roads and trails, and with the help of the cover of the woods, they arrived at the place where they could see Beisha City after an hour. Ye Chang did not rush to enter this time, but ordered Shanzhi to go to find Chen Xuanwei.

After waiting for another hour, Chen Xuanwei led a little Taoist priest here, and when he saw that Ye Chang had indeed brought hundreds of elites, he was secretly surprised in his heart. It is not surprising that two or three people bypassed the blockade of Beisha City, but hundreds of people were able to bypass it silently, and it could only be said that this Ye Senjun had a strong army in his hands.

"There is a long way to go, make an appointment with General Luo, tonight, our army will start to capture the city, he just needs to open the north gate and let our army in." Ye Chang saluted Chen Xuanwei and said: "The fate of the Han people in Jili Prefecture is entrusted to the Taoist. ”

"The poor road must be done without fail." Chen Xuan said with a sigh of relief.

He left the Taoist boy in the army, and slowly walked towards Beisha City by himself. When he arrived at the front of the city, the soldiers above recognized him, heard that he had come to see Luo Jiuhe, and went to Tongyu.

But Luo Jiuhe hadn't come yet, and Na Liding went to the city wall first.

"You thief, sneaking around here, are you acting as a thief?" Looking at Chen Xuanwei in the city, Liding asked loudly.

Chen Xuan squinted slightly, and sat steadily. Since he is a Taoist priest, he usually has to pretend to be a ghost and bluff people, but at this time, he performs in his true colors, and he is self-explanatory: "Duh, why did the people in the city say this, don't you know the poor way?" Poor Dao has been in Shuiyunguan for nearly 20 years, how can it be a fine work? ”

Everyone in the city laughed, including Liding herself.

"Old Dao, what are you doing here?" Although he reprimanded the old Taoist, Liding also knew that the Taoist priest of Lu Dao had some magical powers, and some Goguryeo nobles in Beisha City also respected him very much.

"I bothered General Luo last time, and now Lao Daoxin has some tea and presents it to General Luo."

"That's strange, where did you get your tea at this time?" Li Ding's eyes froze: "Could it be that you, an old man, really colluded with Tang Guo?" ”

"Jokes are jokes, you can't take it seriously at this time." Chen Xuanwei said: "Beisha City is guarded like an iron bucket, and the old way is to collude with the Tang State, and it is sad to have wings." With you here, how can the Tang people go to Shuiyunguan to deliver tea to Lao Dao? ”

"You haven't said where the tea comes from"

"Naturally, it was sent by others, a Han merchant, who returned south after selling the goods, was hindered by the war, so he sent all the remaining tea to the poor road." Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Do you have to ask if this Han merchant is a spy?" He went to Bohai before the war, originally thinking that he would return to Datang after spending the winter in the capital, but now he can only go to Taohuapu to wait. ”

Liding originally just deliberately made things difficult, and was about to say a few more words, but heard the sound of footsteps behind her. Looking back, he saw Luo Jiuhe's face sinking like water and walked over, although he didn't take Luo Jiuhe to heart now, he could only temporarily restrain himself.

"The Tao has been waiting for a long time." went to the city, Luo Jiuhe hugged his fists.

"Don't dare, don't dare, here is the tea for the general." Chen Xuanwei took out a paper bag from the bag and walked slowly to the city gate.

"Put a hanging basket down." Luo Jiuhe first ordered the soldiers at the head of the city, and then said apologetically: "Dao Chief, the city gate cannot be opened without permission during the war, so you can only grieve the Dao Chief first." ”

"Well, the general is too polite, with the general's courage and resourcefulness, presumably the war will not last long, and peace is just around the corner."

After Chen Xuanwei finished speaking, Ha Lu smiled, put the paper bag into the hanging basket, turned around and walked away. The sound of the little donkey's hooves was brisk, and Chen Xuan was immediately heard singing in a slight voice: "Jiang Taigong, eighty years old, when he meets King Wen, he is a flying bear......

"What this man sings, it's good." Liding said with a smile, but when the hanging basket was pulled up, he rushed to take the paper bag inside into his hand: "The tea he specially sent must be a good tea cake, I want to see it." ”

"That's for me" Luo Jiuhe stared at him and said.

Li Ding laughed: "Why should Brother Luo be stingy, it's just some tea, what's the harm in letting my brother see and understand...... Unless it's not tea in this paper packet, but something else......"

Speaking of this, Liding's heart suddenly became suspicious. A few days ago, the Taoist people came to buy paper and oil, and today they came to deliver tea...... This person can't help but be too diligent, if it is said that it is okay to buy paper and oil, but to send tea...... In this wartime, what kind of tea is sent?

Thinking of this, Liding took two steps back, a little farther away from the Nine Rivers of Derro.

Originally, he was just sweeping Luo Jiuhe's face, so that the soldiers knew who had the final say here, but at this time, a thought arose in his heart, if he really got Luo Jiuhe's handle, it would be a great achievement

His master, Quan Li, has not coveted the military power in Luo Jiuhe's hands for a day or two, and if Luo Jiuhe is brought down, his master will be able to become the number one general in Beisha City, and he can also ascend to heaven and truly become a "general"

"Still with me," Luo Jiuhe stretched out his hand.

Liding was willing to return him, he avoided his two companions, and immediately opened the paper bag, and some black dead leaves were suddenly scattered everywhere.

"Huh?" Liding was stunned.

The paper bag really contained only some tea leaves, but it was a little different from the tea bricks or tea cakes he had seen before, the tea leaves were not crushed, but scattered.

He looked at the paper wrapped in the tea leaves, but there was not a word on the paper, and it was impossible to convey any news. Li Ding looked over and over again, but there was nothing suspicious, he raised his head, but met Luo Jiuhe's gloomy gaze, and was stunned for a moment.

He suddenly remembered that although this General Luo was low-key now, he was not a figure to be messed with. This made him feel a chill in his heart, and he immediately accompanied a smile: "General Luo, the villain is rude, but it's okay, that person actually used these rotten tea dregs to deal with General Luo, it is really disrespectful, and the general will be reprimanded when he meets him next time."

Luo Jiuhe glared at him coldly, turned around and left, and didn't look at the tea leaves on the ground anymore.

When he was in Shuiyunguan, he drank this kind of tea, but he was a martial artist, and he was a little unaccustomed to drinking this kind of thing. Tea does not mean anything, and the news that really wants to be delivered has been passed to Chen Xuanwei with his arrival.

Chen Xuanwei came, and without any other signal, it meant that Ye Chang's troops had arrived.

Seeing Luo Jiuhe like this, he was really annoyed, Liding was also a little scared, and chased after him and said a few words, Luo Jiuhe just ignored him, and he couldn't help but be angry in his heart: "You and I are colleagues, why bother to show me this color?" Isn't it just a bag of tattered tea, next time I will put a good tea ball with you"

"Vertical, insult me too much" Luo Jiuhe heard this, he was furious, and slapped him with a palm: "If Quan Li said that it is still like that with my colleagues, you are just a dog slave of Quanli's family, for Quanli's sake, a certain person will give you three points of face, but you have bullied your family's Ah Weng and me."

He slapped Liding down with this palm, turned around twice and then sat down on the ground, and before he could climb up, Luo Jiuhe kicked him down again, kicked him on his back, and then left angrily.

Liding was so frightened that his face turned pale, where did he dare to say another word, until Luo Jiuhe walked away, he got up with a grunt, and saw that the soldiers under the city were all smiling, his face swelled into eggplant color, and he ran away to find Quanli and cried.

Quan Li got his report of adding oil and vinegar, and immediately became furious, and angrily looked for Quan Gaihong to comment. Quan Gaihong heard what was going on, and he smiled: "Your family is also bold, and they actually bullied Luo Jiuhe's head." That man has always been a temperamental, these days we divided his military power, he did not say a word, I originally felt a little worried in my heart, but now it seems that it has happened to your minion. ”

"The meaning of the assassination, is that it?"

Hearing that Quan Gaihong had no intention of delving into this matter, Quan Li was a little anxious, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to completely seize Luo Jiuhe's military power.

"Han'er is not reliable in the end, but at this time it is necessary to use its strength to defend the city, and after retreating from the Tang army, I order this Han'er to lead his subordinates to conquer everywhere, and his troops will eventually be exhausted." Quan Gaihong sighed: "If Gao Yincheng does not lose his military opportunity, how can he be so scruples, a messenger can take his life"

Since it is judged that the Tang Dynasty may return to Liaodong, Quan Gaihong will not allow his Han people to become powerful, and his plan is also the first time to say it to others, and Quan Li's heart is full of joy when he hears it, and he only hates not to see that day immediately

"However, at this time, I have to appease him, don't let him mess up." Quan Gaihong said, "You might as well go and make amends to him tonight." ”

"Yes"