After the sunset, the temperature plummeted, and the burning sensation gradually receded, and outside the city walls on the north and south sides of the east gate of Qianyanchi Fort, there were corpses piled up, and the clothes were mixed, both officials and soldiers, and there were also rogue bandits, and the latter were the majority, and the two were mixed together.

"Buzz..."

The strong smell of blood attracted a large swarm of flies, buzzing and flying among the corpses, like bees collecting honey.

At this time, the city gates were closed, and the smell of gunpowder smoke after the great battle was permeated, and there was more of a sense of tension.

On top of the city walls, torches were lit, either planted there, or held by soldiers. One by one, the guns are aimed at the distance, all of them have been loaded, and they only need to light the fuse with the torch, and they can be fired in an instant, blowing a crater out of a hundred meters away.

A group of men appeared, approaching the city gates. Suddenly, a person rushed out of this group of about 1,000 cavalry, galloped towards the Qianyanchi Fort, and when there were still five or six meters away from the city gate, he suddenly pulled the reins, and with a long neighing of horses, this person stopped in his life, and shouted loudly: "The guards in the city listen, we are the garrison of the Xi'an Prefecture battalion, quickly open the city gate and let us in." ”

Hearing this, Liu Fangliang, who was standing on the city wall and had already disguised himself as an official soldier, suddenly looked overjoyed, and was about to give the order to open the city gate, but was pulled by Wu Ruyi from behind, and the latter was the first to shout: "Who is coming?" If you can't prove your identity, you will never be released. ”

Because their backs were facing west, due to the angle and light, the officers and soldiers under the city and the cavalry not far away, they did not notice the change in Liu Fangliang's expression, let alone see the small movements of the two.

"Bold! Know who we are? We are the subordinates of the Xi'an Prefecture Yinghe garrison, and our general is over there, waiting for you to reply, and quickly open the city gate! ”

As he spoke, the soldier was quite complacent, proud, leaning slightly to the side, pointing in a certain direction behind him.

Seeing that a small soldier dared to shout in front of him, so arrogant, Liu Fangliang was angry, and snorted: "Isn't it the crazy man He under Hong Chengchou?" Others may be afraid of him, but Lao Tzu doesn't like him. ”

Liu Fangliang's voice was not loud, and he just wanted to scold, but he was stopped by Wu Ruyi with his eyes, and the latter reminded in a low voice: "Don't be impulsive, He Renlong is Hong Chengchou's subordinate, and he should be a garrison in Yansui Town, how did it become the garrison of the Xi'an Prefecture battalion?" There must be something going on, no matter what, let's get to know the matter first. ”

"However, the Boss is still waiting for news from us near Fort Hairadhu. If it is delayed like this any longer, it will be easy to affect the action over there......" Liu Fangliang's voice was full of anxiety, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted again by Wu Ruyi, who was even more unmoved.

"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, everything is safe and dangerous, anyway, the boss said, as long as you send your clothes over before the sun goes down." Wu Ruyi responded hastily, and immediately set his eyes on the soldier below.

"As far as I know, He Renlong is a subordinate of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Yansui, and he was a garrison in Yansui, why has it become the garrison of the Xi'an Prefecture battalion now?" As soon as the words came out, he seemed to feel that what he said was a little blunt, and Wu Ruyi added: "You must have also seen that Qianyanchi Fort has just experienced a big battle, with heavy casualties, and the officers and soldiers in the city can be defended. If you don't find out your identities, you really can't let you into the city. After all, isn't it unheard that the thieves disguised themselves as officials and attacked the city? When it is so sensitive, it is impossible to be cautious. ”

A gust of wind struck, and the soldier who was stimulated by the strong smell of blood frowned, and he couldn't refute Wu Ruyi's words.

"Okay, you wait, I'll report your request to the general." The soldier frowned and looked at the left and right sides, the corpses piled up like a hill, and after dropping a sentence, without waiting for the other party to respond, he immediately pulled the reins horizontally with his right hand, turned the horse's head and left.

Seeing that the people were walking away, Liu Fangliang couldn't wait to ask, "Captain Wu, what are you messing with them?" Why waste that time? Directly let them in, with the brothers lying in ambush on both sides of the street, although the strength of the two is about the same, but we are better than a surprise attack, and in a few moments, we can solve these rabble. ”

If you wipe the dust off Wu Ruyi's face, it is not difficult to see that he is smiling bitterly.

Wu Ruyi saw that the soldier had returned to He Renlong's cavalry team, and what he was talking to a person, he knew that the one with two beards and a long spear in his hand should be He Renlong.

Seeing He Renlong nodding frequently, and after hearing the soldier's report, although he was dissatisfied, he still took out something and handed it to the soldier, Wu Ruyi understood that his plan had succeeded for most of the time, and the other party did not suspect that the Qianyanchi Fort had been lost.

As soon as he thought of this, Wu Ruyi's nervousness eased a lot, and Liu Fangliang's voice ended at this time, seeing that the soldier would not arrive for a while, he immediately replied: "Fangliang, what you think is too simple. Regardless of whether the person who came was crazy or not, if we opened the city gate rashly, we would let them in so easily, but it would reveal flaws and make them suspicious. ”

Although Liu Fangliang is short-tempered and impulsive, he is not stupid, Wu Ruyi immediately reacted as soon as he reminded him.

Yes, don't say that this is Dry Salt Pond Fort, it's just to change to any small town, so easily listen to the other party, open the city gate, let them in, if there is nothing greasy in it, how is it possible?

No matter how slow the other party is, there will be doubts in his heart. After all, with only a military uniform and a burst of shouting, how could he gain the trust of the defending general who had just experienced a big battle?

At the same time, He Renlong walked slowly with his cavalry, and the soldier who was in charge of the negotiation at the beginning walked in the front, went straight to the city gate, and as soon as he stood still, his right hand was raised, and a jade pendant-like thing appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"Listen to the guards above, this is the personal wear of our general, the only one in the world, which is enough to prove our identity."

It seemed that the sunset sun was still dazzling, and the soldier paused in his tone, lowered his head, rubbed his eyes, seemed to think of something, and continued: "Moreover, you put away your bows and arrows first, and the rolling stones and trees next to you, all of them must be set aside, and our general will come over and show his sigil." ”

"Okay, I promise you. Before I do, though, I'm going to take a look at the jade pendant. Wu Ruyi agreed without hesitation, and then with a wave of his hand, a hanging basket was slowly lowered from the city wall.

The soldier turned over and dismounted, came to the bamboo basket, put the jade pendant in, and muttered, "It's really troublesome, be cautious." ”

After the basket was retracted, the archers on the wall soon let go of their hands, one hand put the arrow back in the cage, and the other hand carried the bow behind him.

Seeing this, the soldier's heart was relieved, and he was about to turn around and return to the team, but He Renlong had already come slowly with the men and horses, and went straight to the city gate.

Soon after, with a dull sound of "crunching" echoing, two heavy wooden iron doors slowly opened, He Renlong's eyes narrowed slightly, laughed, waved his big hand, and then said loudly: "Enter the city!" ”

However, to everyone's surprise, He Renlong did not take the lead and entered the city, but still stood there, directing his subordinates to enter the city, his eyes looked at the corpses on the north and south city walls, his face was expressionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking?

At this time, Wu Ruyi, who was dressed in an official uniform, rode out, walked out of the city, and went straight to He Renlong, followed by a team of soldiers.

"Hehe... General He, why did you stop? Hurry up, I have already ordered someone to prepare wine and food in the city, set up a banquet, and thank you for your help. ”

While speaking, Wu Ruyi had already come to He Renlong's approach, and the two of them were facing each other, and the distance between them was only one meter.

At this moment, He Renlong withdrew his glance, seemed to feel Wu Ruyi's arrival, looked over directly, and did not ask Wu Ruyi's identity, but said casually: "This gang of bandits who attacked Qianyanchi Fort, looking at the decorations on the corpses they left behind, should be non-muddy subordinates." ”

"Uh... Yes, General He! Wu Ruyi was slightly stunned, he didn't expect He Renlong to be such an opener. Although there were some surprises and he was very contemptuous of himself, Wu Ruyi still replied like this.

He Renlong didn't say anything more, just glanced at Wu Ruyi, and looked at the corpse teams on both sides again, buzzing flies flying around, but his brows were slightly furrowed, and he said with some questions: "Now at this time, it is the height of summer, the weather is hot, so many corpses are piled up here, it will rot and stink in less than two days, and it is easy to cause a plague, why don't you deal with it and bury it?" ”

"General, it's like this, after the attack of the thieves, the officers and soldiers in the city suffered heavy losses, and only half of them survived. Therefore, before the arrival of the general, Zai Xia did not dare to open the city gate and dispose of these corpses. The last general is really worried, and if he doesn't get muddy, he will ambush around, or go and return, and once the city gate is opened, he will catch us off guard. ”

When Wu Ruyi replied like this, he also understood a little in his heart, why He Renlong did not enter the city for a long time, this He madman held a grudge, and was wearing small shoes for himself for what happened just now, taking revenge on his repeated suspicions, until he took out the sigil, and did not let him enter the city.

Thinking like this in his heart, when he answered, Wu Ruyi was still smiling.

For a while, there was a brief cold scene, and no one said anything more.

It seems that there is no place to find faults, He Renlong did not express any opinion, about Wu Ruyi's words. Still didn't ask Wu Ruyi's identity, name, and official position, he glanced at him casually again, and then gently clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and said lightly: "Let's go, take me to see the guards at the other city gates to ask for money." ”

"Okay, General."

Wu Ruyi agreed, then turned the horse's head, walked first, led the way in front of the head, looked like a tour guide, but secretly slandered in his heart, this He madman is really famous as meeting, but so, that is, playing some pediatric-like means, deliberately ignoring his banquet invitation, pretending to be arrogant.

"Tap... Tap..."

I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, He Renlong's war horse walked very slowly, and the seven or eight meter aisle actually took a few minutes, and the whole person seemed very leisurely, look at this, look at that, his eyes always wandered between his subordinates and the aisle of the city gate, and he didn't look at Wu Ruyi, as if the other party was a transparent person.

Finally, under this almost turtle-speed march, He Renlong walked out of the city gate, and nearly half of the thousand-strong cavalry entered.

Suddenly, He Renlong's war horse stopped, his own eyes flickered twice, fleeting, and began to look around frequently, seeing that everything was normal, Wu Ruyi's soldiers stood far away on both sides of the street, gently pinched the horse's belly again, and said secretly in his heart: "It seems that I was overly nervous, and the gang of thieves who didn't get mud should have just rushed to the aisle of the city gate, and were repelled by the officers and soldiers in the city." ”

From beginning to end, Wu Ruyi, who was in charge of leading the way in front of the head, kept an eye on He Renlong from the corner of his eye, and saw that the other party stopped without warning, looked around, and sighed in his heart, when he was about to give the order to act, he saw He Renlong continue to march, so he couldn't help it, and still pretended to be fine.

However, after walking a few meters away, He Renlong pulled the reins and stopped again, a trace of doubt flashed between his eyebrows again, as if he had thought of something, his nose sniffed lightly, as a martial artist, he had experienced real battlefield killing, He Renlong immediately had a judgment.

No, it's the smell of blood, and it's not as strong as the city gates.

Although with such a judgment, since the thieves did not attack the city, why did Qianyanchi Fort have such a strong smell of blood? However, out of caution, He Renlong did not make a reckless decision, but looked into the distance, deep into the hinterland of the city.

After all, the strong smell of blood in the city could also be due to other reasons, the seriously wounded were placed nearby, or the smell of blood from outside the city was blown in......

At this moment, He Renlong's eyes narrowed slightly, and as if there was no time, a faint smoke of gunpowder flashed from time to time, lingering in the courtyard of the house. If it weren't for the fact that the sky was still bright, it would not have been possible to detect this subtlety.

Wu Ruyi, who was walking in the front, also paused, and saw He Renlong's expression change slightly, if he hadn't been paying attention to it, he wouldn't have noticed it at all. Immediately, Wu Ruyi's heart rose again, and when he saw He Renlong looking at him, he immediately retracted his thoughts, pretended to be calm, and smiled with a smile on his face: "General, why don't you leave?" ”

At this time, He Renlong's expression still returned to normal. However, compared to the indifference just now, now he has a little more smile, and he said affectionately: "Hehe... No, I was just a little surprised to see how well the Dry Salt Pond Fort was protected. ”

However, He Renlong's heart was not like this, and there was a feeling of sudden enlightenment. During the whole process of seeing Wu Ruyi, although he had always despised and not looked at the other party, he had been paying attention to it in his heart, observing secretly, and finally understood the strange feeling, why he had a strange feeling when he saw Wu Ruyi for the first time, and he always lingered.

The other party has a unique temperament of a soldier. Although Wu Ruyi has been smiling all the time, he looks flattering and flattering. However, all this could not hide the characteristic temperament of a professional soldier, with a strong body, a straight back, and an angular face......

These thoughts flashed in his mind, He Renlong's heart turned upside down, shocked, completely firm in the judgment just now, immediately no longer hesitated, turned the horse's head cleanly, and in an instant, galloped away, and shouted: "It's not good, there is an ambush in the city, get out of the city quickly!" ”