After having the battle, Zhuge Liang arranged for Zhang Fei and Shamoke, two generals, to start blocking them layer by layer with their soldiers, but whenever there was favorable terrain to use, he would use it to slow down the advance of the Celestial Empire's army.

Under Zhuge Liang's dedication, the pace of the Celestial Empire's army was blocked layer by layer, and more than a month passed, but it only advanced less than two hundred miles. This progress made the generals of the Celestial Empire have a feeling that they can't be forced.

is even a little more, because he can't stand such a speed of advance, a general and a soldier have ventured into the light army, and Zhuge Liang saw the opportunity and gave him a heavy blow.

Zhuge Liang was not afraid that the Celestial Empire army would be in a hurry, on the contrary, he was afraid that they would not be in a hurry and would advance slowly.

After a few rash advances, many generals suffered losses, and everyone became honest, and then they obeyed the will of the emperor Zhang Chao, fought steadily, and advanced step by step with the advantage of a large number of troops.

This kind of combat method made it difficult for Zhuge Liang to find a suitable opportunity to start, but became passive.

It's just that fortunately, the land of Xishu is also vast, and exchanging space for time is enough to slow down for a while, and both sides can only look for opportunities in the war. It's just that if that's the case, maybe Zhang Chao can win, but it will take enough time. But Zhuge Liang wanted to take step by step as a strategy, but he did become vulnerable because of problems in the rear.

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Jianning City Palace.

Since Zhuge Liang went to the front line, everything here has been decided by the Mi brothers.

In the past, when Zhuge Liang was there, it became that the emperor Liu Chan had to listen to his orders, not to mention the Mi brothers, who were looked down upon by Zhuge Liang, and it was even more difficult to do anything.

But now, Zhuge Liang left, the Mi brothers felt that the stone on their heads was gone, and they felt unprecedented relaxation.

Mi Zhu.

As the current helmsman of the Mi family, this period of life can be described as very comfortable, more than two months, so that his spirit is relaxed to the extreme, and he has a feeling of being the eldest in the sky, the second in the earth, and the third in the earth.

And the only thing that made him feel a little unhappy was that there was also a Ma Liang in the city who was against him everywhere, as far as he knew, this person had sued himself in front of the emperor several times, which caused Liu Chan to be dissatisfied with himself, which made him can't help but hate in his heart.

However, hatred is hate, Mi Zhu really doesn't dare to do anything to the other party, this Ma Liang's younger brother is Ma Yan, a celebrity in front of the prime minister, he really doesn't dare to do anything about it.

The most important thing is that Ma Liang has an extremely close relationship with General Liao Hua, who has 50,000 troops, and when they are together, even Liu Chan must be in awe.

has no power in his hands, and his confidence in speaking is naturally not tough enough. Thinking that although he has thousands of family wealth, he can't tell when he will be taken away, Mi Zhu's heart has all kinds of unhappiness.

Compared with the displeasure in his brother Mi Zhu's heart, his younger brother Mi Fang seems to be much more heartless.

Since he was a child, he has been taken care of by his brother, and over time, his nerves have been big, and there is a tendency for Mount Tai to collapse and not move. Of course, this does not refer to his courage and heart, but because he knows that no matter what happens, his brother will not ignore him.

It's because of the care of his eldest brother that he doesn't have to think about too many things at all, but every day in addition to going to the tavern is going to the green 0th floor, and he lives a very comfortable life every day, and he doesn't see any troubles.

On this day, Mi Fang still went to Xixin Pavilion, the largest flower building in the city, and lit the top brand of small pink here, wanting to spend the wind and rain together.

The silver was spent, and Mi Fang, who was carrying four guards, walked into the room, and it didn't take long for her to feel uncomfortable.

Just after the joy, Mi Fang lay on the edge of the bed, panting, and at this moment the door was suddenly opened from the outside, and then three reckless men walked in.

The door was opened, and under the conditioned reflex, Mi Fang couldn't stop scolding the outside world, "Who, why don't you understand the rules so much?" ”

Although Xiao Taohong has been very popular recently, he is now the guest host, and he hasn't gone out yet, so why do you allow others to come in?

Originally, he was still violent, and even thought about whether to call the guards to come and teach this short-eyed guest a good lesson, when suddenly a sharp long knife stood at his neck, feeling the cold above the blade, Mi Fang was frightened for a while and said palely: "I don't know which hero came, what did Fang do wrong, please speak up, I am willing to pay for the silver." ”

Mi Fang wants to use silver to find a way to live. However, the person who came did not come for the silver at all, but the leader grabbed him with a big hand, and immediately ripped him off the bed, and then looked at the smooth Mi Fang and said: "Hurry up, put on your clothes, if you slow down, I don't mind leaving some souvenirs on you." ”

"Ahh Xiao Taohong, who had woken up on the side, watched this scene, and had already screamed in surprise and fell unconscious, leaving Mi Fang with a nervous face and trembling clothes.

Mi Fang was taken away like this, and when he left the Xixin Pavilion, he didn't see the four guards he was carrying. I just knew that someone had wrapped his head around him and put him in a carriage, and then he came to a dwelling.

At this point, the black cover on Mi Fang's head was removed, and where he entered his eyes, he saw a person with a smile on the corner of his mouth. "You're Mi Fang..."

Compared with his younger brother, his brother Mi Zhu has indeed paid a lot of attention, although he also spends all his time drinking, but most of them are in his own house. Even if he has to go out, he will inevitably take the avenue, and he will be accompanied by nearly 100 guards, that is because he has not forgotten that the current Jianning City is not peaceful, at least as far as he knows, nearly 30,000 Southern Barbarian troops have disappeared and disappeared, and there is no trace, which is one of the biggest hidden dangers.

Hidden in the house, Mi Zhu has its own sense of security. But even so, when he was eating in the hall, a cold arrow was shot at the beams, and the buzzing sound after the shot caused him to be shocked, and he hurriedly called out.

The butlers and guards soon arrived and protected them. Even so, it took a while for him to calm his fear.

"Look at what is written on it." Looking up and noticing that there seemed to be something tied to the feather arrow that had been shot in, Mi asked in horror.

The butler stretched out his trembling hand and pulled out the arrow, and handed it to Mi Zhu with a trembling hand.

Seeing that the housekeeper couldn't hold the arrow feather in his hand, Mi Zhu couldn't help but pour a useless sound, and then snatched it over, tore open the tie, and saw the content on the paper.

"What's going on?" The housekeeper also wanted to stretch out his head to look, but before he could see anything, Mi Zhu had already held the paper ball in his hand, with a panicked expression. His younger brother was kidnapped, and he said that he couldn't make a noise, otherwise his brother's life would be ruined.

As an elder brother, Mi Zhu still has a deep affection for his younger brother Mi Fang, and he must not see any danger to his younger brother. Fortunately, the note just said that if you want 5,000 taels of silver, you can save people. This number is really nothing to Mi Zhu.

After taking a breath and calming down his mood, Mi Zhu decided to pay to save people.

Songshan Inn is one of the most ordinary inns in the western suburbs of Jianning City, because the environment is general, and most of the people who usually stay here are ordinary people passing by. But today, there are a few well-dressed guests.

And the first one among them is even more imposing, he is Mi Zhu who came in disguise.

What was written on the note was to ask for the redemption of his brother from here, Mi Zhu came in person, in order to save his brother with his own hands, of course, he also had another thought, that is, to see who was sacred, and dared to attack Mi's family, if it was possible, he would never let go of these bold people.

The reason why Mi Zhu made the decision to go to him in person was because the other party only asked for five thousand taels of silver, in his opinion, as long as these ransoms, the kidnappers must have no background, otherwise, they would not only need these money.

Thinking that the kidnappers might be very ordinary, or even just a few Diao people who couldn't survive, Mi Zhu was determined in his heart at this moment, and he felt that he had eaten the other party.

Walked into the Songshan Inn, sniffed his nose lightly, and felt an unpleasant dryness, Mi Zhu's face became a little ugly, he could smell it, it was the smell of a man who had not taken a bath for a long time, and it was very unpleasant.

But it smells bad, Mi Zhu has strengthened the determination that the kidnappers have no origin, if the other party has an identity, how can they trade here. "Let's go, go in." With confidence, he waved his hand generously and led the four guards into the depths of the inn. In fact, on the periphery, there are dozens of guards from Mi Mansion, who are hiding in the shadows, just waiting to catch the kidnappers.

After finding a servant in an inn and asking the location of the room he was going to, Mi Zhu took four guards to carry a large box and went inside.

Maybe it's because the conditions of the inn are too poor, and the more you go inside, the darker it gets, and you have walked a long way unconsciously, but you still haven't found the room you want to go to, and Mi Zhu, who is walking in front, said a little impatiently, "Why haven't you arrived yet, I said that a few of you have to keep up..."

When he said this, Mi Zhu turned around and was surprised to find that the four guards who were originally following him had disappeared.

The guards couldn't find a trace, Mi Zhu had a bad feeling, and his intuition told him that this place was very dangerous, so he wanted to turn around and retreat. But it was too late, for behind him two great men were already coming side by side towards his place.