Sixty-four, Xiping City
The next morning, the sky was slightly bright. Zheng Wan woke up and heard the sound outside, Zheng Shengdong should have gotten up and now practiced in the courtyard. Zheng Wan simply freshened up and left the house.
Zheng Shengdong seems to be polite, but he makes a good axe. Step by step. Zheng Wan didn't have that much strength, so she couldn't learn this skill. I sighed softly.
"Shouyun." Zheng Shengdong finished practicing a set of movements, stopped, and wiped his knife and axe. Turning his head slightly to look at Zheng Wan. "Up? But you can get used to it. ”
"I've been in a hurry these days, I've survived the wind and sun, and I've finally lived in the house, where is I not used to it," Zheng Wan handed over her clothes. "Father-in-law. It's amazing. If I can do the same, so good. ”
"What kind of big knife do girls learn. But speaking of which, the art of self-defense can be learned. These days in the Governor's Mansion. Let Zixuan teach you. His swordsmanship and secret weapons are the best. ”
"Thank you, father-in-law."
"Report, Li Yunzhi has sent troops to attack again." The soldiers outside the door hurried over, and before they could kneel, they began to shout.
"Let's go." Zheng Shengdong directly put on his armor, went to the horse house to pull out the horses, and rushed to the city gate with Zheng Wan.
The morning sun was very dazzling, the wind and sand blew from time to time, on the city wall, the soldiers of Daqin fought back, and the bows and arrows continued to shoot at the Liangchu army that attacked from time to time. The Liang Chu soldiers attacked a few steps and then retreated, behaving a little strangely. Zheng Shengdong, who was standing on the city tower, narrowed his eyes slightly, this time it was only a small branch, there were not many people, hundreds of people, it was really not to be afraid.
Recently, Liang Chu often sent people to harass him. Our army can still handle it. Jiang Lingzhi also rushed over and explained on the side.
Zheng Wan looked at those Liang Chu soldiers and felt a little strange, she couldn't say it, in fact, Li Yunzhi either knew that the Great Qin generals were missing, so it was better to directly make a big attack, so that he could take the lead, or he would come to a well and not interfere with the river water, so that the trouble from time to time was not consuming each other. Deplete? Zheng Wan had a flash of inspiration and leaned over to carefully observe Liang Chubing.
"Be careful." Several bows and arrows flew in Zheng Wan's direction. Zheng Shengdong pulled Zheng Wan over and glared. Reprimanded, "Reckless." ”
"Thank you, father-in-law." Zheng Wan's face became extremely bad, "Father-in-law." I seem to have made a discovery. ”
Zheng Wan approached Zheng Shengdong. "Liang Chu is borrowing our arrows. The soldiers were tied with thick straw. ”
Zheng Shengdong was slightly stunned, looked at it, and sure enough, he looked at Zheng Wan with a hint of appreciation. "Zheng Liu, let someone bring some oil."
"Yes." Uncle Zheng didn't doubt him, and immediately ordered someone to get it. After a while, a few barrels of fire oil were placed in front of him, and Zheng Shengdong stretched out his hand to measure the direction of the wind.
"Stop the attack." Zheng Shengdong instructed the archers to stop the arrows in their hands, "Send some fire oil to Liang Chu." ”
The fire oil was poured into the urn, lit it, and threw it at the attacking Liangchu soldiers, and the attacking Liangchu soldiers became fireballs in an instant. Zheng Wan calmly looked at the screaming Liang Chu people below, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but show a smile. Li Yunzhi, what a person who wants to kill us with our arrows, what a clever move, the god of war is the god of war in the end. So it seems that your armaments will not be able to keep up. I will drive you out of the city in the next few days.
"Withdrawn." A soldier next to him said happily. The soldiers celebrated.
"The general's shot is really powerful. The general really lives up to his name. Admire, admire, admire. Jiang Lingzhi clenched his fists and saluted again and again.
Zheng Shengdong glanced at it, and was not at all interested in such flattery. "Sixth Uncle Zheng, check how many bows and arrows we have used these days. How much is left in the storeroom. ”
"Yes."
The middle-aged man touched the ashes, but his face still did not change.
Zheng Shengdong's face was very bad, and he only glanced at everyone fiercely, "Generals, please go back and write a detailed battle plan today, and I will check it tomorrow." Walk. ”
Zheng Shengdong left with the guards.
"My general has been on the road for days, Xu is tired, and his temper is a little bad, please forgive me." Zheng Wan smiled and apologized to the generals present. "I'm going to bother you to make a battle plan today. Ladies and gentlemen, good work. ”
"It doesn't matter. That's what we're supposed to do. Jiang Lingzhi waved his hand happily.
"Farewell." Zheng Wan then followed downstairs. Quickly ran to follow Zheng Shengdong and his party, grabbed the last person, and whispered softly, "Feng Zixuan, go follow that Jiang Lingzhi and see how he writes this battle plan." The guard named Feng Zixuan glanced at Zheng Wan, nodded, and took advantage of a corner to fly away.
Uncle Zheng Liu's intimate preparation of ice cubes for several rooms, which made the room not so hot.
Zheng Shengdong Xu was at noon, and it was rare to call Zheng Wan to discuss the matter, and there were only three people in the house: Zheng Shengdong, Zheng Wan, and Zheng Liushu. "Zheng Liu, tell me about the situation here." Zheng Shengdong sat calmly in the main seat, and his armor had not yet been taken off.
"Yes, General." Uncle Zheng sat on the right side. pondered slightly, "The generals of Xiping City are headed by Jiang Lingzhi. The other five people, two of them were originally pulled by him, and they obeyed him, that is, the other three, one was a high-minded attitude that had nothing to do with himself, as long as it did not involve the soldiers in his hands, he remained silent, and the remaining two were suppressed by Jiang Lingzhi, who obeyed him on the surface, but actually didn't know how much he looked down on him in his heart, Jiang Lingzhi was originally from Xiping City, joined the army at the age of sixteen, and climbed to this position step by step, which is a character. But it's also because this person is very utilitarian. So I can't see the good of others, this is the case with the two who were suppressed, one Wang Minglang, who used to be a butcher at home, was a bold person, had a lot of friends, and was a righteous person, but he was straightforward and fast-talking, and often offended Jiang Lingzhi without knowing it, but fortunately, the other Tan Xi was good to him and helped him from time to time, otherwise I am afraid that he would have been driven down by Jiang Lingzhi a long time ago. Tan Xi is a smiling tiger, there have been a few officials in the family, although the officials are not big, but in Anhui City, it is also considered to be the number one big family, this Anhui City is not far from Xiping City, it is a small city. The general who remained neutral was named Ji Wuwu, who was a distant relative of the Ji family in the capital. Uncle Zheng paused obviously when he said about him. Ji family, Zheng Wan was stunned in her heart, no wonder it was none of her business, this person must have experienced unimaginable hardships to achieve this position.
"Shouyun, what do you think of these people?" After listening to Uncle Zheng Liu's report, Zheng Shengdong turned his head to look at Zheng Wan.
"Father-in-law, I've only seen them in a hurry, how can I draw conclusions?" Zheng Wan was stunned, she didn't expect Zheng Shengdong to suddenly ask.
The corners of Zheng Shengdong's eyes raised slightly, and he smiled, "Shouyun, you have asked Zixuan to follow Jiang Lingzhi, and you dare to say that it is difficult to draw conclusions?" ”
Zheng Shengdong looked at Zheng Wan, "Shouyun, you are the bloodline of the Zheng family in the end, you don't have to be formal, and there is no one else here, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Before you came, didn't you swear to help me? ”
Zheng Wan smiled embarrassedly, "Then Shouyun will say it for the time being, and my father-in-law will listen to it for the time being." In fact, most of them still rely on intuition, Jiang Lingzhi is the eldest of the six generals, it stands to reason that the general's mind is relatively simple, and he is obedient, but these six people have different expressions when they came in yesterday, especially when Jiang Lingzhi took the lead to see his father-in-law, he didn't raise his two heads behind him, Jiang Lingzhi did whatever he did, his eyes have been following Jiang Lingzhi, and he is looking at the head of the horse, it is obviously a group, the one opposite him who has been smiling is Tan Xi, but it is in line with Uncle Zheng Liu's statement, is like a smiling tiger, the last one is expressionless, Ji Wuwu, these two people are a little unable to see through. There was a hint of ridicule on the face of the more athletic man in the middle. It seems that this Wang Minglang really looks down on Jiang Lingzhi. Zheng Wan stopped.
"Go on." Zheng Shengdong drank tea.
"When I arrived at the city gate today, when I took the oil at that time, a trace of relief flashed in Tan Xi's eyes, it seems that this person must have discovered this a long time ago, but I don't know for what reason, I haven't said it. Wang Minglang was full of joy and admiration when he saw that the oil was prepared for Liang Chu. This man may be a little worse in strategy, but he should be a reliable man, and he has a lot of strength, and I saw a few urns of fire oil that he shot out, and his archery skills should be good. The expressionless Ji Wuwu always had an expression, it was really a little difficult to judge, Jiang Lingzhi behaved very normally, and the body behind him trembled a little, but this was fleeting. I felt that the more normal I became, the more strange it felt. Whether it is anger or chagrin, it can be explained, but Jiang Lingzhi looks like he has nothing to do with himself, which makes people suspect that he is in the know. ”
Zheng Shengdong looked at Zheng Wan's eyes even more appreciatively, "The analysis is good." In just two meetings, you can see so many things, and you really deserve to be the Zheng family. If you are a man, you will be able to achieve more than your brothers. ”
Zheng Wan's face flushed slightly, "Let my father-in-law smile, this is just Shouyun's casual remarks." How can it be compared to brothers. Today, it seems that the armament of this cloud capital city should be very scarce. I thought of borrowing arrows. It's a great opportunity for us. ”
"I asked the people of the Otoko to explore the place where the armaments and food were stored. When news of your brother comes back, it's time for us to fight. Let's have lunch first. We're tired from traveling these days, and we still have a lot of things to deal with during this time. The situation in Xiping City is even worse than imagined. Zheng Shengdong waved his hand and motioned for Uncle Zheng to serve the meal.
"Yes, these days, I take the time to disguise myself and go to the people to find out the news."
"Good. Proceed with caution. Let Zixuan follow you. ”
"Hmm."
The weather in Xiping City is really hot, Zheng Wan picked up a glass of cold water, this world is really unpredictable. Li Yunzhi, it's time for your name as the god of war to change hands.