The sun finally reluctantly disappeared over the horizon, and the evening breeze blew through the tents, blowing the torches that had just been lit and the fire in the fire swaying and flickering, flickering and flickering, and one could not help but fear that the flames would be extinguished at any moment.

Mu Xiaojiu discussed with Qi Ying and Li Lu, the two generals, and finally decided that Qi Ying would take the men and horses to send those people to the Haidong area behind the battle line, while Li Lu returned to the camp with Mu Xiaojiu to report what happened in Qidong County today.

It is worth mentioning that Hao Mu did not choose to follow Grandma Zhang, Uncle Wang, and the people of Qidong County to the Haidong area, but followed Mu Xiaojiu and Li Lu to the military camp, saying that he wanted to join this war as a person from the rivers and lakes.

If it was an ordinary person in the rivers and lakes, it would naturally be impossible for him to participate in the war at will, but Haomu is different. First, he has been staying in Qidong County, and many people in Qidong County have vouched for him; Second, today Mu Xiaojiu witnessed Haomu fighting against the Fusang leader, and many people saw him beheading hundreds of Fusang people with one as a hundred. Therefore, after thinking for a while, General Zhang Qi also decided to let him join the garrison.

"So, the people of Qidong County are willing to evacuate?" Zhang Qi and the adjutant on the side were all happy.

The thin and tall Li Lu nodded, "That's right, General, thanks to those old people in Qidong County who spoke out to help, otherwise things wouldn't have gone so smoothly." ”

"Good, good!" Zhang Qi laughed heartily and said three good words in a row, "In this way, the defense on the north shore can be made a little simpler." Pass the order down, shrink the defensive line, and let the sons and daughters recharge their energy and prepare for the big battle. In addition, arrange four teams of men and horses to patrol every day, and do not slack off! ”

Li Lu was stunned for a moment, and then asked a little cautiously: "General, what do you mean......?"

Zhang Jian slapped his hand on the table hard, "The fighting on the south bank has always been stalemate, and it is very anxious. Although our Central Plains is now surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it is not suitable for fighting a war of attrition, the Fuso people have a small area and a small number of people, and they are not suitable for fighting attrition, and they themselves understand this truth. Therefore, we are now shrinking the defensive line and giving up all the east of Qidong County, and the Fusang people will definitely not sit idly by, and will definitely drive troops in. There is no way, they can only fight, fight, and see if they can seize this opportunity. ”

"So......" Li Lu pursed his lips, "My lord, this is a fancy to the Fusang people, and they must seize the north shore, so they decided to use Yangmou?" It's just that if the Fuso people attack and fight against the water, we are not sure of victory. ”

Zhang Qi nodded, "That's right, we really don't have the certainty of winning." However, although it cannot be said that it will win, there is a certainty of eight points. The secret agent came with the news that the total strength of our two large battalions is about 30% more than that of the Fuso people, and the combat effectiveness of the Fuso army is not as good as ours, if it were not for the fact that they are relying on the strength of the building ship and the difference in water quality, we would have won this war a long time ago. As long as we cooperate well with the side of Chongming Island, and lure the Fusang people to the shore this time, we will definitely be able to annihilate most of the Fusang people's troops in one fell swoop. ”

Li Lu thought for a while, and then he said, "The last general understands, I'll go down and give the order." ”

Zhang Qi waved his hand and motioned for Li Lu to go out first, and then turned his head to look at Mu Xiaojiu and Hu Xiaoxian, "Lord Mu, this time, there is something I want to ask you and Mrs. Zun for a favor." ”

Listening to Zhang Qi's words, Hu Xiaoxian suddenly blushed, "General Zhang, Xiao Jiu and I haven't gotten married yet." ”

When Zhang Qi heard this, he glanced at Mu Xiaojiu in surprise, and then said, "Well, that's a gaffe." That's the case, I would like to ask you two to go to Chongming Island and deliver the letter to General Li for me. After all, if this kind of important battle report is passed on by carrier pigeons, it is still a little unsafe. After the letter is delivered, please stay there. After all, the North Shore side is mainly responsible for defense, Lord Mu, you are not as good as the role you can play over there, and most of the martial arts people here are also over there. ”

Mu Xiaojiu glanced at Hu Xiaoxian, and after seeing that Hu Xiaoxian nodded and signaled that he had no problem, he replied to Zhang Qi: "Okay, no problem, this matter will be left to me, since the battle situation is urgent, I and Xiaoxian'er will set off." ”

Zhang Qi hesitated for a moment, and then said again: "In addition, I want to ask Master Mu to bring that kid named Haomu over as well, after all, it is really a bit of a small use for him to stay here." ”

The adjutant next to him changed his face greatly, "My lord, this ......"

"Alas, it's okay, the suspect doesn't need to be suspicious. Anyway, it had already been decided to let him stay, and besides, Lord Youmu watched, even if he really had a problem, it wouldn't be able to make much of a storm. Zhang Qi interrupted the adjutant with a wave of his hand

Mu Xiaojiu smiled lightly, he knew that Zhang Qiken asked him to take Hao Mu to Chongming Island, which was enough to prove that he didn't doubt Hao Mu too much. Of course, Zhang Qi didn't fully believe in Hao Mu, so he let himself go with Hao Mu.

"In that case, then I'll go to Haomu now, and I'll leave as soon as possible at night." Mu Xiaojiu replied.

"Okay, I'll go and arrange people and boats now to carry three people across the river."

……

The bright moon hangs high, and the Yangtze River is sparkling, which is very beautiful. It's a pity that the weather has been getting colder and colder recently, otherwise this scenery is only more attractive.

A small boat is moving forward on the river, riding the cool breeze and slowly breaking through the waves. In the moonlight, it was vaguely recognizable that there were four people on board. Two men and one woman were dressed in normal attire, and the other was fully armoured and had a long knife hanging from his waist. Now the soldier-like man was holding the boat, and the other three were chatting in whispers.

Just now, Mu Xiaojiu went to find Hao Mu, and Hao Mu didn't think much about it, and directly agreed. After all, for him, as long as he can contribute, it doesn't make a difference whether he stays on the north shore or Chongming Island. Therefore, Mu Xiaojiu, Hu Xiaoxian and Hao Mu also got directly on the boat prepared by General Zhang Qizhang and went straight to Chongming Island.

"Little brother, I don't know if you know anything about the war on the south bank?" Mu Xiaojiu asked casually.

The soldier nodded, "Lord Qiqi, we also know a little about the war on the south bank. I heard that there is fighting every day now, and it has not stopped for a day. However, it is not every day that the battle is a battle, and many times the two sides are actually testing each other, so there are actually a few battles that are really tragic. ”

"And now that there's the upper hand?" Hu Xiaoxian asked with some curiosity: "It should be the Central Plains." ”

"This ......" the soldier showed a little embarrassment on his face, "It's a bit embarrassing to say, although there are few Fuso, but in fact, the two sides win and lose each other, basically whichever side attacks is the one who loses." If the Fuso people come ashore to attack, they will be defeated because of the lack of manpower and the fact that their combat effectiveness is inferior to ours; And if General Li sends troops to attack the Fusang people, the Fusang people will rely on their better water nature, and it will also make our side suffer a small loss. ”

"In other words, fighting on the shore is stronger on our side, and fighting on the water is a little more powerful for the Fuso." Hao Mu said, and then looked sideways at the soldier, "This brother, how can you know so much as a soldier?" ”

The soldier coughed dryly, "That...... I'm not a soldier, I'm a general......"

……

After a long while, everyone finally arrived at the north shore of Chongming Island.

"Who's coming? Stop! Otherwise, you will bear the consequences! "As soon as we reached the shore, we were greeted by someone. The first man was holding torches, his face was cold, and behind him stood about forty or fifty men, some of whom were armed with knives and torches, and stood on either side; The other part of the people held the bows and arrows that had been wound and pointed at Mu Xiaojiu and the four people from afar.

The partial general hurriedly raised his hands above his head and said, "General Qin, slow down!" I am Guo Ju, a partial general under General Zhang, and I was ordered to send the envoy to Chongming Island. ”

The leader frowned, took a few steps forward with the torch, pointed the torch to Guo Ju's side, and then nodded, but did not signal the soldiers behind him to put down their bows and arrows, "It turned out to be General Guo Bi, I don't know which one is the envoy?" Can I give the token to the next view? ”

Seeing that this general surnamed Qin was so vigilant, Mu Xiaojiu couldn't help but feel a little more appreciation in his heart, took out the waist card from his waist, raised his hand and threw it over.

The general surnamed Qin caught the token, and after confirming it, he pressed his hand down and asked the archers in the rear to put down their bows and arrows. Then, he stepped forward, first returned the token to Mu Xiaojiu, and then turned over and knelt down on one knee, "The last general, Qin Muyan, I have seen Lord Mu, I have offended a lot before, and I hope that Lord Mu will not be strange." ”

Mu Xiaojiu smiled gently, "General Qin is polite, please get up quickly." Now that the war is going on, it is also appropriate for the Qin generals to be more vigilant. ”

Qin Muyan nodded and stood up, "Since Master Mu is here to find General Li, General Guo Bi knows the route, so he will take you there." The last general will still be on duty, so he will not accompany him. ”

After speaking, Qin Muyan arched his hand towards Mu Xiaojiu, but he didn't speak anymore, and the few people who watched Mu Xiaojiu were a little stunned, only Guo Ju's face was as usual, and he walked towards the island with everyone.

After leaving for a while, Guo Jufang smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Mu, don't blame General Qin. In fact, according to his military exploits, he must at least be on the same level as General Li and General Zhang. But because of his character, many big people don't like him, so he has never been able to rise. ”

Mu Xiaojiu nodded thoughtfully, no wonder. Today, after saying a few words, Qin Muyan stood there like a stone man, although there was nothing wrong with it, but for some big people who were used to hearing flattery, this kind of behavior was indeed very unpleasant.

After walking for a while, and passing through three checkpoints in succession, everyone arrived at the barracks and met General Li.

Speaking of which, this General Li is slightly different from Zhang Qi. Zhang Qisheng has a Chinese face, a resolute face, a strong physique, and is completely able to crush Mu Xiaojiu in terms of height and size. This General Li has a melon seed face, looks very handsome, and his body size is similar to Mu Xiaojiu, and even shorter than Mu Xiaojiu.

"General Li, General Guo Ju and General Guo Bi are here with the envoy."

"Okay, I got it." Li Ling nodded, put down the scroll in his hand, got up and walked out of the tent.

"General Guo Ju, I've seen General Li." As soon as Li Ling came out, Guo Ju hurriedly saluted, and then was about to open his mouth to introduce, but saw Li Ling wave his hand and smiled at Mu Xiaojiu: "This must be the special envoy Master Mu." I've never met Mu-sama, but I've heard it mentioned by people a lot. I don't know if Lord Mu still remembers Wujie General Liu Qing? ”

Mu Xiaojiu smiled, "Naturally, I remember that when I returned to the capital to receive the post of special envoy, it was General Liu Qing and the duke who took me back to the capital." How? Does General Li know General Liu Qing? ”

Li Ling nodded, "Well, General Liu Qing is my countryman and my close friend." Therefore, from him, I have heard a lot about you, Lord Mu. Speaking of which, Liu Qing still admires you very much. ”

"Uh...... Mu Xiaojiu was stunned, and then scratched his head a little embarrassed, "This...... I have nothing to worship. ”

Li Ling couldn't help but laugh when he saw Mu Xiaojiu's appearance without the slightest severance. Although he always heard Liu Qing mention the person in front of him, but as the saying goes, it is better to be famous than to meet, and now when he sees it, he knows that what Liu Qing said is true.

"Master Mu, don't stand here, let's go, follow me in, let's go to the tent and talk." As he spoke, someone next to him naturally stepped forward and opened the curtain of the tent, "As for the others, please go to other places to rest first." ”

The other people naturally had no objections, and Mu Xiaojiu did not force Hu Xiaoxian to stay, but nodded at her and followed Li Ling into the camp.

After entering, Mu Xiaojiu took out Zhang Qi's letter from his arms and handed it to Li Ling, "General Li, this is what General Zhang Qi asked me to give you, an urgent battle report." ”

"Oh?" Li Ling took the letter from Mu Xiaojiu's hand, confessed to Mu Xiaojiu, and then opened it and read it.

"Hmm...... The people of Qidong County have all been evacuated? That's a good thing...... What the? Withdrawal? Shrink the line of defense? ...... hissed," Li Ling muttered, his face a little hesitant, "I didn't expect Zhang Qi to come up with a good idea, this trick is really good." Now that the war is too anxious, and the soldiers are somewhat tired and impatient, if we can succeed this time, it will also boost morale......"

"It's just...... I need to think about it......"

After frowning, Li Ling raised his head and put on that gentle smile again, "Lord Mu, the letter said that you would stay here." In this way, I'll take you to meet the other people here, and then arrange for you to rest, what do you think? ”