The rolling river water carried a kind of blood and scarlet, mixed with a smell of corpses, and in a blink of an eye, it attracted the people on the shore and the fishermen living on the shore, Qin Yunuan and Leng Changxi just glanced at each other, silently retreated to the side, and watched the reaction of the people in this fishing village.

Accompanied by the red river, soon, a corpse that was about to decompose also floated down from the upstream, among the floating corpses, not only those soldiers wearing armor, but also many innocent civilians but did not know what they had done, some of their hands and feet were cut off, some were directly decapitated, and all kinds of mutilated bodies and discrete limbs seemed to float aimlessly in the water, and they were terrifying to look at.

The villagers immediately talked about it, and some people on the periphery had already dispersed quickly, ready to find someone to take a closer look.

Zhang lame walked at the forefront: "Grandma, what's the situation, this water has become like this, I'm afraid there will be no fish for three or four months." ”

The old village chief glanced at Zhang Cripple, squinted his eyes and said: "You only care about your little fish, but you don't want to think about what is going on in this upstream, if it is really as this cold general said, the upstream is the military camp of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, then it is necessary for the old man to gather the village chiefs of several surrounding villages to talk to His Royal Highness the Third Prince." ”

"Does it work?" Leng Changxi poured a bucket of cold water mercilessly. "If he was really scared, how could he so blatantly throw the corpse in the water, and besides, there are so many innocent civilian corpses mixed in."

The old village chief frowned and did not speak, and the surrounding discussions came like a tide, the so-called human words were terrifying, and this matter could not withstand any delay.

Just when the old village chief was worried but had no idea, a villager who ran from the entrance of the village in thatched shoes rolled several times in succession and ran directly to the village chief from the hillside.

"Village chief, it's not good, the village sent people to recruit soldiers, saying that all strong men in the village between the ages of 16 and 40 must be conscripted."

Have to? It's a conscription here, and it's obviously forcing people to comply.

Qin Yunuan and Leng Changxi glanced at each other, and Qin Yunuan took the initiative to step forward and ask, "Where did you send the conscription?" ”

The little man who reported the news shook his head and spat a mouthful of thick phlegm fiercely, and then said, "Who else can there be?" The military camp over there in Western Xia will not believe in the people of our Great Qi, and they will not come to the territory of our Great Qi to recruit troops, isn't it only the military camp on the side of the third prince? ”

The person who reported the news didn't know the identities of Qin Yunuan and Leng Changxi, and he said it without scruples, but the old village chief just nodded, and then asked, "How long is the deadline?" ”

The young man who reported the news tilted his head: "Within three days;

。 That's it, and sighed earnestly: "Uncle, I see that this time the three princes are menacing, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape, I heard that one of the first few villages was unwilling to hand over the strong man because of stubborn resistance, and the whole village was slaughtered, and the body was directly dismembered and thrown into the Sui River, and there was not even a grave, that is, the one upstream who has always had a silk business with our village." ”

As he spoke, the young man looked towards the river, and when he saw the red river and the corpses, he suddenly felt sick and wanted to vent something.

So, the corpses of these civilians are what happens to those who don't want to join the army.

This was almost a shock, and everyone couldn't help but feel a little frightened in their hearts, Sima Rui really could do anything now.

Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan looked at everyone's reactions, didn't say anything, and said to the village chief: "Today, I and I are here just to explore the terrain, after all, the soldiers of Western Xia don't know water, we only hope to find the narrowest place of the Sui River, help us cross the Sui River, crusade against Sima Rui and other deceitful and famous thieves, and put the emperor under house arrest, now that he is offended, it is really an accident" After speaking, Leng Changxi glanced at the corpse full of rivers with a sad face" As for the next thing, Leng can only express regret, there is still something in the barracks, Leng took his leave first. ”

Leng Changxi took Qin Yunuan and left silently, and on the way, he couldn't help but comfort an old woman who had just learned that her only grandson was about to be conscripted.

Out of the fishing village, Leng Wu had already prepared a carriage and an incense burner to warm his hands outside, Leng Wu looked at the movement in the distance from a distance, and asked more: "Black Eagle, they finally took the risk to blow up the dead man's pit in Sima Rui's barracks, why didn't the general take the opportunity to encourage the fishermen to rebel and submit to us, and what kind of fake conscription order did they get, if these fishermen were serious, and they really went to Sima Rui's barracks to report three days later, wouldn't we have fallen short?" ”

Leng Changxi got into the carriage without saying a word, only a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, he stretched out his hand and took Qin Yunuan to the carriage, and waited until Leng Wu sat on the handlebar-style seat and started to catch the car, Leng Changxi handed the hot incense burner to Qin Yunuan, and said slowly: "If I convince them now, all I get is a group of fishermen with fear and awe, if I let them think slowly for three days, plus the plan after that, what I get will be a group of people who are willing to die for me, The two concepts of a transport fleet that knows how to distinguish between right and wrong are completely different. ”

The so-called soldiers must first have a sharp weapon if they want to do their own things, and at the same time, it is very important to win back people's hearts, and Leng Changxi now knows how to be very measured.

At the same time, Sima Rui built a camp near the river.

Several soldiers came to report one after another, saying that the gap opened by the explosion of the dead man's pit was too big to be blocked for a while, and I was afraid that many corpses would flow out with the water.

Someone came to report that he had captured alive a Western Xia soldier who had come to sneak attack, but he refused to say anything and had already committed suicide by biting his tongue.

"Fuck off, useless thing." Sima Rui will kick people's hearts every time he loses his temper, and his trick has made many people daunted, "People are dead and what do you want to catch me alive, useless waste, it's useless waste, don't let me check it out quickly, this time Leng Changxi acted strangely, he had nothing to do with running over and blowing up the killing pit, and after all the corpses flowed downstream, it was bound to be seen by those flat-headed people, the last conscription had been a mess for a while, if it was made a fuss by those ignorant fishermen, I was afraid that it was around the Sui River, I can't stay any longer. ”

As Sima Rui spoke, his tone suddenly paused, and he seemed to be talking to himself: "So, Leng Changxi's purpose is this?" ”

Before the others could react, Sima Rui had already dragged the collar of a signal soldier beside him and asked, "When will Jade Begonia arrive?" ”

"The last general is also ......;

。 ”

"Didn't he say that he set off from Kyoto half a month ago? Why hasn't it arrived yet? Sima Rui slammed his fist on the desk with a muffled sound.

At that moment, there was a sudden sound of a scream outside, with the screams of some small beasts, like apes howling.

Sima Rui was surprised, suddenly, a little monkey with a black body, only two cheeks with two pinches of white hair, and a black and white tail jumped into the house, this little monkey is still a monkey cub, curled up but the size of a half fist of a 'cheng' person, but the posture is extremely agile, and a clear-eyed person can recognize at a glance that this is a juvenile lion-faced monkey.

Sima Rui was stunned and watched the monkey climbing back and forth in his study, he recognized this little monkey, he was the pet of Yu Haitang, and others did not dare to bully this little monkey at will, because Yu Haitang was already very old, and it was inconvenient to do many things by himself, all relying on the help of this little monkey, he was a big celebrity in front of Yu Haitang.

However, this good news shows that the jade begonia has arrived.

Sure enough, there was an announcement from outside, saying that Yu Haitang had arrived in front of the camp gate, looking at the wide open camp gate but not coming in, just sitting proudly in a wheelchair without moving, and not allowing his entourage to lead the camp first, I don't know what it means.

What else can this mean, Sima Rui frowned, didn't he wait for himself to go out to greet him before he could come in?

I have to admit that Yu Haitang has a very good set of techniques for governing the country and self-cultivation, and he is a person as famous as that, unlike Qiu Murong, Xu Ji or Baili Ai before, for them, Sima Rui is the boss, they are subordinates or thousands of horses who are recognized by Sima Rui, and for Yu Haitang, Sima Rui is just a chess piece for him.

It's just that Sima Rui and Yu Haitang are cooperating, and Sima Rui is fighting wits and courage with Yu Haitang to prevent himself from being used by him, but he wants to use Yu Haitang.

In Leng Changxi's view, such a cooperative relationship is destined to not last long, and the moment Sima Rui walked to the camp gate, the moment he saw Yu Haitang's face condensed, it proved that Leng Changxi's words were reasonable.

"Sooner or later, one day, I will be free from this old widower's control." Sima Rui swore a poisonous oath in front of the camp gate, and then took out an extremely respectful look and came to Yu Haitang.

Yu Haitang already has a crane goosebump appearance, but compared with the same old man rickets appearance of Baili Ai, he seems more of a fairy wind bones, between the eyebrows and eyes suddenly a Ling Yue breath, although the feet can no longer walk, but a self-made wheelchair can come and go freely, Yu Haitang raised the still bright eyes, greeted a dozen, the little monkey immediately ran over, An An nested in the crook of his arm.

In addition to Sima Rui, there was also Bai Li Ai who came to greet Yu Haitang, who had just changed the plaster for Xu Ji, who was already paralyzed, and hurried over.

"Mr. Jade." Sensing that Yu Haitang's eyes fell on him, Bai Li Ai also saluted Yu Haitang very humbly.

Yu Haitang just glanced at him and said coldly: "It is indeed a good way to use the knowledge of pharmacology to delay the spread of the toxins accumulated in your body, but a person who is less than thirty years old has made a appearance with me, an old man in his nineties, are you willing?" ”;