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The night was as silent as stagnant water.

On a verdant mountain peak at the mouth of the Yangtze River, more than a dozen colored stone army sentinels are lying under the green trees on the top of the mountain, carefully watching the movement of the Yangtze River waterway in the south.

With the natural and man-made disasters in recent years, the originally prosperous Yangtze River waterway is deserted at this time, and for a long time, there is not a single ship passing by here.

"Team leader, it's freezing this day, and there is only a small path in the river, the thief is so cunning, will he come by water?"

The one who spoke was a recruit who had only joined the Caishi Army last year, named Zhao San, who was born as a homeless person in Caishi Town, although he was only nineteen years old, but because of his infinite strength and fierceness like a tiger, he was affectionately called the 'Three Tigers' by their brothers.

It's just that if you talk about the front of thousands of troops and horses, probing the enemy's situation, this is the strength of the three tigers, but if you want to be like now, on the top of this mountain where no birds, alone against the cold wind by the river, looking at this dry waterway in a 'stupid and stupid' way, the three tigers are obviously a little impatient.

"What? Three Tigers? You kid, give you a good errand, and you still pick the fat and thin? Yes~! Since Grandpa Guo has arranged us here, there must be Grandpa Guo's intentions! You're too cold at this point? Yes? If you get to the gate, then don't you freeze your kid's eggs out? ”

These dozen or so people are veterans who have participated in the Battle of Songshan, and they have rich experience, and they laughed and 'ridiculed' the Three Tigers.

The generation of the Three Tigers, from the age of thirteen or fourteen, fled to Caishi Town with their father and mother, and almost grew up listening to Liu Ruyi's stories every day!

From Liu Ruyi's escape from Liu's house on a snowy night, to the killing of Qi Meng, the chief steward of Liu's mansion, and the 'ghost head knife' of the second steward, all the way to the Central Plains, Huguang, Songjin, Luoyang and other major battles, every battle commanded by Liu Ruyi, the three tigers can almost be reversed!

And his greatest wish is to follow Grandpa Zaiguo's side, kill out of the customs, and kill all the dog Tartars who destroyed his homeland!

At this time, listening to the head of the team saying that the weather outside the gate was much colder than here, the three tigers couldn't help but come to their senses all of a sudden, and the original chill was instantly left behind, "Team leader, look at what you said!" What's this cold? Did you see it, brothers? ”

The three tigers puffed up their chests proudly and shook his two strong and powerful arms, "As far as the little brother's tendons and flesh, even if it is a black blind man in the snowy mountains, it is definitely not as good as the little brother being frozen!" Team leader, you say, just stay here for a month, as long as you leave something to eat, I will never complain about my little brother! ”

The surrounding soldiers couldn't help but laugh.

"Three Tigers, you kid! We all know that you have a lot of strength, but you can fucking eat more than a cow! If you want to stay here for a month, then the wild things on the mountain will not be eaten by you! ”

"That's right! Three Tigers! Thankfully, there's still water! You'll be able to catch fish in the water when the time comes! ”

Looking at the smiles of his companions, Sanhu couldn't help but straighten his neck and said dissatisfiedly: "What do you know! It's not edible! What is this called? That's right! As Grandpa Guo said, this is nutritionally balanced! If you eat well, then you can have strength, and then you can do a good job with the tartars! However, then again, you say that this thief is this guy, what is he doing blindly? His little means, how can he be the opponent of Grandpa Guo? What a match for my Colored Stone Army! Damn, wasting their time! ”

Everyone nodded.

It is said that as the color stone army has become stronger and stronger in recent years, it is almost invincible, which also makes the hearts of the color stone army full of pride!

Coupled with Liu Ruyi's repeated emphasis on the 'Chinese optimality', these soldiers and men feel that fighting their compatriots cannot be regarded as a real battlefield, but can only be regarded as cleaning the door for China and the Ming Dynasty.

"Shh~~! Brothers, don't speak, look! Over there, there's a ship over there! At this time, the first chief suddenly stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, but his finger pointed to the waterway on the south side of the mountain.

Through the deep moonlight, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

I saw that on the originally calm water, I don't know when, there was an extra group of black and oppressive boats.

Most of these boats are not big, many of them are small fishing boats, and they seem to be inconspicuous, but without exception, every boat is full of black and oppressive figures!

Definitely the army without a doubt!

"Grandpa Guo is really like a god! Hum! These dog offal, I'm afraid it's a thief! Brothers, give Lao Tzu a twelve-point spirit, three tigers! Fast! Release the carrier pigeon and immediately report to General Huolang! Captain A hurriedly ordered.

"Yes!" The three tigers also knew that the matter was important, and they did not dare to be lazy, so they hurriedly took the pigeon cage hanging on the branch on the side, quickly wrote a few words, tied it to the pigeon's paws, and let it go......

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At this time, this large number of ships in the waterway is undoubtedly the main force of the thieves!

Through the interrogation of those official and military messengers, Zhang Xianzhong got the most 'certain' news, at this time, Xiangyang City was empty, and the overall number of defenders was only 3,000 people!

The supreme military commander was Zhang Kejian, the military supervisor who stayed in Xiangyang.

If he can let go of such a good opportunity, then he will really be ashamed of his nickname of 'Eight Kings'!

At that moment, after discussing with the generals, Zhang Xianzhong did not hesitate at all, ordered the army, and quickly approached Xiangyang City by waterway.

Here, he is going to learn from Zhuge Kongming, who is the first, to play a good show of 'stealing beams for pillars' and 'tanuki for princes', so that people in the world can really see the methods of his eight kings!

The convoy did not dock in time, but stopped in the mountains on the western side of the waterway.

Zhang Xianzhong personally walked in front of Li Dingguo, who had already changed into the armor of the official army, "Yichun, are you ready?" ”

Li Dingguo nodded resolutely, "Father, don't worry, if you can't open the gate of Xiangyang City, I am willing to come and see you!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong nodded with satisfaction, but said softly: "Yichun, your ability, my father has believed it!" However, you have to be careful in everything, and if you can't force it, you don't have to be persistent and take risks! ”

"Yes!" Li Dingguo respectfully kowtowed to Zhang Xianzhong, waved his hand, and said to the seventeen or eighteen elite riders beside him: "Sons, let's go!" ”

"Yes!" In a moment, they mounted their horses and quickly disappeared into the darkness of the night......

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At this time, in the Caishi Army camp, which was ten miles away from the west side of Xiangyang City, Liu Ruyi had already received the latest battle report.

Not surprisingly, the thief~~, bite the hook!

Beside him, Xiao Liu'er, Chunwa, Jia Dazhuang and others were ready and stood aside.

And at this time, because Huo Lang was pretending to be Luo Anbang's guard, he had already led more than 1,000 elites of the Qinglong Battalion and took root in Xiangyang City.

Everything is already on the right track.

"General, give the order! This time, no matter what, we must not let the thief escape again! Xiao Liu'er knelt down a little anxiously.

Chunwa and Jia Dazhuang also hurriedly knelt on the ground.

Liu Ruyi took a deep breath, and in his mind, there was a clear mind, "The person who sacrifices the thief is also a hero in the world!" It's a pity that this person is an ant and has to be removed! However, if the war starts in a moment! If you can, try not to harm his life! Also, Li Dingguo, the general under the command of the thief, I admire this person very much, try not to hurt his life, and bring him with him! The rest, not a single one! ”

"Yes!" The three of them knelt down and kowtowed.

"Also, this matter must be carried out according to the original plan, don't be in a hurry, be sure to wait for the thief to enter the urn, and then do it! Don't startle the snake! ”

"Yes!"

Thinking that there was nothing missing, Liu Ruyi's face flashed with fierceness, "Let's go!" I'm here waiting for your good news! ”

"Yes!"

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The night is gloomy, and the lonely moon is like frost.

I don't know when, the sky intermittently drifted with fine sleet, and between the sky and the earth, there was a vastness.

At this time, outside the south gate of Xiangyang City, about twenty horsemen rushed to the scene!

"Open the door, open the gates! We have found traces of thieves in Baokang County, and we need to immediately supervise the castle war! ”

Li Dingguo, wearing a bright red mandarin duck battle jacket with a straight body like a green pine, rode on a tall horse, and shouted loudly to the defenders of the city.

"Who are you? It's so late, the gates won't open! Come back into town tomorrow morning! "The defenders of the city are sleeping in a daze, where do they have the mind to pay attention to these thankless 'companions'.

"Dog's day, Lao Tzu is the personal soldier of the supervising army, and there is an urgent military situation, so you need to report to the adult quickly! If the military situation is delayed, can you afford it? Li Dingguo couldn't help but scold!

But the more arrogant he was, the more uncertain the defenders at the head of the city became, and one of the officers hurriedly climbed up to the top of the city, took a closer look at Li Dingguo, and said with some unconfidence: "Brother, which yamen are you from?" Can there be a seal? This is the rule, please understand! ”

So saying, he laid down a small basket on the head of the city.

Li Dingguo sneered slightly, took out the seals of the unlucky official and military messengers from his arms, put them in a small basket, and watched them being carried to the city.

The officer at the head of the city carefully investigated, confirmed that it was correct, and hurriedly changed his smiling face, "I'm sorry, brother!" These are all rules ordered from above, and the little brother can't help it! Someone! Quick, put the basket away, and let the brethren come up first and warm up! ”

In a moment, dozens of soldiers at the head of the city worked together to put down more than a dozen small baskets.

Li Dingguo's face changed slightly, he didn't expect that the officers and soldiers would be so cautious.

He looked around, glanced at a few cronies, nodded slightly, and then said to the defenders at the head of the city: "Thank you, brother!" We'll be right here! ”

As he spoke, Li Dingguo took the lead in striding forward, stepped into the small basket, and was pulled hard by the defenders at the head of the city, and came to the top of the city.

"Brother, look at you a little faceless! How come I haven't seen you before? The officer at the head of the city smiled and said to Li Dingguo.

These defenders, with low positions and low salaries, are far inferior to those pro-soldiers under the command of Zhang Kejian, the supervisor of the army, and their voices are naturally lowered.

Li Dingguo smiled, "I have been following the elder of the pavilion all the time, and I have just arrived at the door of the prison army!" By the way, what's going on here, old brother? This city gate is a fat man! ”

"Ouch! Brother, you're wrong! At present, there is a shortage of soldiers, and in a day, not a single hundred and eighty people have entered the city, and they are all poor and begging for food! There's a fart! Ay! If the elder brother can get to the side of the prison army, then he really asks the gods to tell the Buddha to burn high incense! The officer at the head of the city grumbled with a bitter face.

What he said was right, due to the impact of the military disaster, the prosperity of Xiangyang City was no longer what it used to be, and their income was also greatly affected!

By this time, more than a dozen soldiers had already climbed to the top of the city.

Li Dingguo glanced at the officer at the head of the city with a smile, but his hand was already tightly clasped on the hilt of the knife.

Suddenly, he turned to the river and said loudly: "Brother, look, what's over there?" ”

The officer at the head of the city hurriedly turned his head to the south, wanting to find out!

But at this moment, the steel knife in Li Dingguo's hand was already out of the sheath like lightning, and with one knife, he cut off the officer's head!

"Brothers, do it!"

For a moment, chaos reigned at the head of the city......

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