Bu Tong didn't expect that Mu Le's "I'll make you a friend" meant that he followed Bu Tong every step of the way, and Bu Tong was really helpless to look back at him.

"Brother Mueller, if you really have nothing to do and want to do your part, you can go anywhere to help before and after, and what do you keep following me?"

Mule bit the licorice unique to the northwest in his mouth, and his turban was wrapped around the high bridge of his nose, leaving only a small slit sticking out of the grass seedling, uninhibited and lively, although his expression was a little innocent, but when he opened his mouth, he looked like he was begging.

"Don't underestimate me, in this place, I can save your life."

Bu Tong shook his head helplessly, he could only let him follow, and there were many dead soldiers on his side to follow, so he commanded July,

"Go with them in March, and if you see January and February coming back, let him come and talk back in time."

July nodded and retreated silently, and Mueller smacked his lips again and again,

"January, February, and July, and you have seven secret guards with you?"

Bu Tong thought about the people behind him in January on the day of Mu Hewen's rebellion, and sighed that the scale of the dead soldiers who developed in January also smacked his lips.

"Yes, so I don't need your protection to survive, but there is a shortage of manpower everywhere outside, if Brother Mule has the heart to serve the country, it is better to help with this, maybe he will make a contribution to it when he turns back."

Mu Le shook his head firmly without the slightest waver, but his words were amazing, "I will guard you, so that you can live." ”

Bu Tong could only give up, standing on the sentry post of the second city gate, you can see that everyone on the city gate not far away is struggling to pile up defense materials, Mu Le watched all this indifferently in the wind, the turban on his head flew with the wind, and when he was about to fly away, he was simply torn off.

"The Beiliang Iron Cavalry is known for its bravery, you weak soldiers and thin weapons still have to defend Yanmen Pass, how can you do it?"

Bu Tong glared at him,

"Why are you still talking about the wind and cold at this time, although the army is weak, but now no one here has left to flee for their lives, and they have not wanted to give up Yanmen Pass to save their lives, everyone is ready to risk their lives to protect Yanmen Pass, why are you like this, if you don't know, you still think you are from Beiliang."

Mu Le smiled, "If I am from Beiliang, how will you stay?" ”

Bu Tong put away the clairvoyant mirror, and after thinking about it seriously, he spoke,

"I will, kill you and sacrifice the flag."

Bu Tong still remembered that Mu Le said that Xuanlin's name was a divine beast believed in by the Beiliang people, if it was heard by those people, he was afraid that he would catch Tang Xuanlin to sacrifice the flag, so now he wanted to tease him, and sure enough, Mu Le was instantly full of frustration,

"You have no conscience."

Bu Tong raised his head and glanced at the black oppressive sky again,

"Is it going to rain?"

Mu Le complained unceremoniously in the back, "This northwest wind and sandy land has been severely drought and water shortage for several years, if the arrival of the county lord can bring a rain, I am afraid that the real goddess will go down to earth." ”

The goddess descends to earth? This is the longing of the people of Kyoto City for the only part of Butong.

Butong muttered while walking down,

"I wonder if you're really just a peddler, and you know all the secrets everywhere, even the rumors in Kyoto City."

Muller carefully lifted the hem of Butong's skirt in the back,

"I make a living by selling information, so I naturally have to be well-informed."

Butong came down and stood firm, took out a gold leaf and held it up in front of Miller's eyes,

"I want to ask one more question, do you know who the Left Bank plays for now?"

Mu Le skipped the gold leaf and asked,

"What does the county lord think this war started?"

Butong was asked,

"Naturally, it is the ambition of the Beiliang wolf, taking advantage of the turmoil in my dynasty, taking advantage of the situation, and intending to annex it, isn't this an obvious reason?"

Muller smiled, his big eyes narrowed slightly, and his eyebrows and eyes were even more colorful, and his long and thick eyelashes cast a small shadow under his eyelids.

"The county lord Niangniang, you really look at everything on the surface, the Northern Liang Imperial Family has been fighting more than in the past few years, and the loss of national strength is much more serious than that of the DPRK, at this time, gathering a large army to attack the Southern Dynasty, isn't it looking for death?"

Bu Tong was taken aback by this unfamiliar point of view,

"The enemy army in Beiliang is now approaching Yanmen Pass, do you still think they don't want to offend?"

Muller looked at the torches that were constantly jumping and shaking next to him, and his voice suddenly became desolate,

"The king of Beiliang is entangled with heavy troops and fears that his life will not be long in coming, and the princes have already begun to fight among themselves, and most of this battle is done by the prince who holds military power, but the army is out of the border of Beiliang, how can he snatch the throne? If the old king had swallowed his breath at this time, wouldn't he have let the brothers take the lead. ”

Bu Tong's mouth opened wide in surprise,

"How come you even know about the Beiliang Royal Court...... Perhaps in order to establish his majesty among the people of Beiliang, this great prince took advantage of the emptiness of my court to make military exploits, which is also reasonable. ”

Mueller shook his head again and again,

"This is the prince of the southern kingdom who values the will of the people, so you can guess so. The Beiliang nation is fierce, that is, whoever has the ability to sit in that position, the people will think that he is the most brave and wise, and he can naturally be supported. ”

"It's really peculiar," Bu Tong sighed, "So why did this eldest prince come to the border from the royal court?" ”

Mu Le thief smiled, "I guess, I don't know if I have cooperated with someone and do something with his hand, and then that person will ensure that the eldest prince will sit on the throne of Beiliang." ”

Bu Tong was shocked, and many contradictions that he couldn't figure out were suddenly cleared, why did Bei Liang attack for no reason at this time? Why did the main army dispatch all the way south only rely on heavy troops to win by surprise, and there was no pause in the face of the 200,000 reinforcements waiting for the Liezhan Tiger? Why did His Majesty's people go to the Beiliang camp with Bu Yiyang on the left bank?

Mo not!

His Majesty intends to eradicate the forces of the powerful ministers, is this to use the forces of Beiliang to eradicate the thorn in the eye?

In addition, Bu Tong could no longer think of the second possibility.

……

At night, January first talked back and forth, and had informed Bu Yiyang of Bu Tong's entrustment, Bu Tong's brows were almost twisted into pimples, and he asked uneasily,

"Brother, do you have a reply?"

January bowed his head," said General Bu, the county lord was too suspicious. ”

Bu Yiyang really didn't believe it, Bu Tong sighed,

"In January, you go and arrange for three people to go to your brother's side, and no matter what accident happens, you must protect your brother."

January was ordered to go out, and Muller was listening, his eyes flickering,

"Sister Yun, you really have a brother."

Bu Tong didn't pay attention to him, here Chun Tao entered the door with February, February covered his arm, there were obvious blood stains on it, Bu Tong was shocked,

"Is this an injury? The road to the south is not smooth. ”

February looked annoyed, "Thank you for the county lord's care, your subordinates' injuries are not in the way, the generals' scouts are really powerful, the ministers are in a hurry for a while, and they were injured by mistake, the county lord's words have already let the letter soldiers arrive, and the army will speed up and rush here, and it will arrive about tomorrow evening." ”

Bu Tong breathed a sigh of relief,

"It's good to have it sooner."

Suddenly, Commander Xu ran over panting, "County Lord, something happened, the army of Beiliang outside is besieging the city." ”

Bu Tong looked at the hour and was shocked,

"This is a siege?"

How did it get so fast?

Commander Xu pointed to the direction of the city gate, "The Yanmen Pass and the city gate stretch for two miles to be guarded, and then there is the city wall, but you can't climb up and don't have to worry about it, but the city gate for these two miles is difficult, if the enemy army in Beiliang is attacking the city at the moment, I am afraid that they have not yet arranged to deal with the general." ”

Bu Tong went to the sentry to look at the city gate, and sure enough, the sergeant on the city gate was more busy than Fang Cai, almost trotting everywhere, Bu Tong handed the clairvoyant mirror to Commander Xu,

"The Beiliang army has arrived in the city, and we don't know when it will attack the city, so we still have to do our best to defend it."

Commander Xu glanced at it a few times, "If you go back to the county lord, I'm afraid that the arrow is already on the string, but I don't know how General Ming in the stone forest outside the city is prepared, the time is too hurried, and the subordinates are worried that they haven't set up an ambush yet." ”

Butong nodded,

"For now, I can only grit my teeth and wait for news."

Mu Le spoke unhurriedly in the back, "The wolf smoke has not risen, and I think that the Beiliang army will stop and rest for the time being, and only wait for the full attack of the city, but there is still a little time to breathe." ”

A letter soldier came from under the sentry, "The county lord, General Xu, General Ming asked his ministers to come down and pass the word, Beiliang sent an army of 80,000 to attack the city, the base camp must be in the rear, but you want to send troops to attack?" ”

Butong waved his hand,

"80,000 to attack the city, the defense of the base camp is still there, you are only a hundred people outside the city, let General Ming hide the sneak attack outside the city, and you are not allowed to act rashly without an order here."

The letter soldiers were ordered to retreat, and General Xu took a deep breath, "Eighty thousand strong soldiers, but they can afford us, the county lord, and the ministers will go down to see how the bows and arrows in the back are doing." ”

As soon as Xu Shenjiang left, Chun Tao stepped forward and said in a respectful manner, "Miss, I'm afraid." ”

Butong shook her little hand,

"You have come over to me in the rebellion in Kyoto City, this enemy army is still far away from you, what are you worried about?"

Chun Tao pouted, "It's different." ”

Muller was bored lying on the railing and looking at the brightly lit city tower in the distance,

"That is, what are you afraid of with me?"

Chun Tao couldn't help but reply to him, "What's the use of having you, this time the reinforcements will only arrive tomorrow evening, it's not as good as when we were in Kyoto City before, but the generals will come in an hour." ”

Mueller turned his head, hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled mysteriously,

"Now that I'm here, even if the Beiliang army really kills in, you'll be fine."

Bu Tong only looked at the city wall in front of him fixedly, heavy as a piece of Chen Tie in the dark, thick and hard, Chen Tie was on the sergeants who were struggling to protect this country, Bu Tong sighed, no matter what era, soldiers are the most lovely people.

……

I don't know how long it took, until Bu Tong's legs began to stiffen a little, until the color of the east began to slowly lighten, and a handful of wolf smoke suddenly burst into flames, breaking the silence and soaring into the sky.

Bu Tong hurriedly raised the clairvoyant mirror to see, and everyone on the city gate entered a state of alert, but there was no movement of fighting and attacking the city.

"What's going on?" As soon as Bu Tong asked questions, the letter soldier arrived,

"County Lord, the enemy army in Beiliang began to move, and frequently sent a team of people to check closely, but they were all eradicated by General Ming, and none of them went back."

Butong nodded,

"Very well, why is there wolf smoke lit in front of you?"

Xinbing gasped, "If you go back to the county lord, Bei Liang saw that the people who were exploring the road had gone and had not returned, so he intended to send a large group of men and horses to be the vanguard. ”

Butong nodded,

"Got it, you can go."

The wolf smoke was billowing and soaring into the sky, and the smell of fire oil lingered in the tip of Butong's nose, and he sighed softly,

"If only this wolf smoke was together, the people in Kyoto City could see it."

Mu Le's face had been calm since just now, and now he looked a little heavy, "Sister Yun, let's go and have a look." ”

Bu Tong thought that it was probably because of the wind and sand in this high place, and Mu Le couldn't help but be tired and bored after staying for a long time, so he nodded and walked down,

"Okay, let's go ahead and see how General Xu is doing."

The streets of Yanmen Pass are another scene, the people gather here, the branches and trunks are all over the ground, the men cut down the branches into the shape of the same size, and then the women carve them carefully, cut out the pointed heads, and then throw them into the basin or water tank to soak, and have made arrows like a hill.

"It's so fast," Bu Tong stepped forward and picked up one, the length and thickness were almost exactly the same as the real arrow, and an aunt on the side saw Bu Tong and exclaimed,

"County Lord's Mother!"

Everyone looked over to say hello, but their subordinates were still cutting the wood quickly and accurately, Bu Tong looked at it a few times, and couldn't help but ask,

"Why do you want to soak in the water?"

The aunt looked up at Butong, "The county lord doesn't know, our Yanmen Pass is very dry, this wood can't keep any moisture without arrow oil, plus we can't install arrows, we weigh this weight is lighter than the real one, soaked in water, this weight is about the same, and the sergeants will not be stabbed by the wood when they use it." ”

Butong is very nostalgic,

"Everyone's attentive."

Commander Xu ran back from a distance, panting heavily, "County Lord, is the siege starting from ahead?" Why did the wolf smoke get up? ”

Butong waved his hand,

"Not yet, General Xiang is for early warning, but despite this, Commander Xu must also be ready to go to war at any time, so let's go to the back tower to command."

Bu Tong looked at the people on the street,

"And everyone, prepare to take your things to the second city gate, here, here is always not so safe, if Bei Liang uses a stone, I'm afraid everyone will be hurt."

The people who were closer to Butong continued to work indifferently,

"County Lord, the street behind the city is also full of people, we are afraid that it will be crowded when we go, not to mention that there are soldiers stationed here, we are very safe."

Butong looked around, and then noticed that the roofs on both sides of the street were full of figures.

"But General Zhu?"

Sure enough, someone replied, "Yes, don't worry, the county lord will do his best to protect the people,"

"Okay," Bu Tong nodded, looking at the sergeants on the roof who almost blended with the ink, "Everyone has worked hard." “

Before I had time to say a few more words, there was a sudden thunderous sound like an iron horse glacial at the city gate, and the wolf smoke was everywhere, and suddenly the fire soared into the sky, illuminating this side of the world.

"Beiliang is attacking the city!" A shout broke into Butong's ears, and hurriedly took Chun Tao and Mu Le to the city tower behind him,

"Let's take a look!"