The dusk of Shacheng is different from that of the capital, and the yellowish color is slowly accumulating and darkening, as if the yellow sand on the ground is reflected in the sky through a mirror, and the whole city seems to be shrouded in a yellow eggshell.

The general and Fang Cannon came at the same time, and there was also a middle-aged deputy general who seemed to be very close to Fang Cannon. Everyone introduced and greeted each other, and Ruan Mianmian knew that he was the deputy general Cao who had seen through King Qi's tricks with Fang Cannon half a year ago, but at that time, Cannon was still a small soldier who had just entered the barracks, and now the two of them are both deputy generals on an equal footing.

"Let's sit down, don't be restrained, this meal is a delicious meal to thank the general for inviting us to eat yesterday, and I also intend to let everyone open their hearts, the war in the country is imminent, but don't let some things affect the unity and stability of the army."

This meal Lu Gui sat at the main table, next to him was Princess Zhuen, such an arrangement was also decided by Mu Ruqing, after all, Lu Gui is the prince of the Central Plains, Zhu En is the princess of Mobei, the two of them represent the highest level of attitude of the two forces, no matter how smart he Mu Ruqing is, he is just a businessman and a quasi-concubine, and he does not have a reasonable identity to meddle in the military.

"Yes, we are still old friends with Vice General Fang, and we used to have a lot of relationships in the capital, so let's ask Vice General Cao to say something interesting, and we can also listen to his experience in the past six months." Jiang Xinyue was dressed in a riding costume today, heroic and cool, and she was also bold when she spoke, but she swallowtailed and glanced at Ruan Mianmian, who was full of stars, and just thought that she was looking for a topic to listen to Fang Cannon's story.

Vice General Cao had a little contact with King Qi at that time, and naturally knew the relationship between their group and Fang Dacang, and thought that he was here to be a foil today, but he didn't want to be named at the beginning of the banquet, so he raised his wine glass and drank two sips of wine, and began to talk endlessly.

"Speaking of cannons, he is really a talented general, when he first came, he pierced the eyes of the king of Qi and the barbarian commanders, and later we moved to the border sand city, on the way he was responsible for transporting a batch of grain and grass and stone and wood for defense."

"Later." Ruan Mianmian held his chin with his hands, his eyes were shining and bent into crescents, and he smiled and looked at Fang Dacang boldly.

"Because every time the grain and grass are transported, it is not allowed to be attacked by all forces, so we are also worried and send more troops to protect the grain and grass, or the cannon brothers see the clues, because those thieves only know that food is very important, so every time they are ambushed on the road to transport grain, and the road that transports stone fortifications is not ambushed, so he ordered people to hide the grain in the cart that transports the stones, and then fill the sacks with sand and gravel, even if those gangsters rob us, they are not worried, but the losses are greatly reduced."

Deputy General Cao's mouth was like a river, and he praised Fang Cannon as a generation of famous generals who used soldiers like gods, which made Fang Cannon a little embarrassed, waved his hand again and again, and said "Don't dare, don't dare."

As she was talking, the palace maid who was smoking had already brought her meal. These dishes are the works of Long Dafu and Qin Feng, both the local hao big bone sticks, as well as their signature dishes in the capital, such as Liangji soup or seafood hot pot, the ingredients are too regional, and it is difficult to get together in the Shacheng territory, but fortunately, the two are both skilled cooks, and they have made a decent dozen dishes with the existing ingredients, and there is a pot of fragrant and spicy butter hot pot, and everyone who eats it is flushed and in a happy mood.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was high, but Ruan Mianmian did not keep staring at Fang Dacang, but looked at General Zhongyong openly and secretly from the beginning, looking at his expression, it seemed that he was in a bad mood, his brows were furrowed and he did not let go, and he did not make eye contact with others, but he did not show any particularly complaining expressions, just a little embarrassed.

Ruan Mianmian stroked his sleeves, and took the opportunity of toasting each other to throw an inquiring expression at Fang Dacang, his gaze swept over General Zhongyong's side and stopped slightly.

Fang Cannon understood, shook his head, and took a sip of the wine in his hand, indicating that the matter was difficult to explain, and then the two of them tacitly agreed to leave the table one after the other, one said that it was convenient, and the other said that the wine was going to disperse, and the others were also interested in not following.

Ruan Mianmian pretended to be dizzy and the falcon swam to the back of the tent, then returned to his normal posture, waved his hand to let the falcon swim behind to look at the nearby situation, and walked to the person who had already come over and waited under the tree first.

"Cannon!" Ruan Mianmian shouted crisply, and pounced directly, with his hands and feet wide open, and the whole person was almost hanging on Fang Cannon's body.

As soon as the two of them met, they embraced each other enthusiastically, so that Hayabusa and Wuyi, who were squatting on the roof not far away, were excited at the same time, and they turned their heads and said in unison: "Outrageous." ”

"Cannon, you must have suffered a lot in the past six months, although Vice General Cao picked it up and said easily, but there are no eyes on the battlefield, how can it be good if you are injured." Ruan Mianmian and Fang Dacang were tired of crooking for a while, stretched out their legs and fell to the ground, pulling Fang Cannon's clothes back and forth, and really let her find a few scars that had healed and left scars, and she was suddenly distressed and wanted to cry.

"If you don't start a war with the barbarians, it's not a real battlefield, and when the barbarians are repulsed, and they don't have the covetousness to fight anymore, then the Central Plains will really settle down, and there will be no soldiers who will die under the sword on the battlefield." Fang Dacang clenched his fists, but his eyes looked at Ruan Mianmian softly.

"Speaking of which, the identity of the general's wife has been confirmed, right?" Ruan Mianmian scratched Fang Cannon's palm.

"It's confirmed, the general went to the barracks today, and heard the confession of the general's wife, and the places where you mentioned yesterday that there might be evidence hidden, the general said that he would be thoroughly investigated after he returned home today." Fang Cannon nodded, his expression a little more solemn.

"So he's coming here directly from the barracks, and he hasn't been back to see it yet?"

"Yes, the post I got in the barracks came with me, and he really understands the righteousness, and he is not hostile to us because we kidnapped the general's wife yesterday, but only hates and disappoints the general's wife, and he is really loyal to the general's wife to do his part." Speaking of the general, Fang Cannon sighed a little, "By the way, what are you asking this for?" ”

"It's nothing, I met a strange person when I was shopping today, so I asked my secret guard to tie him up and throw him to the General's Mansion, if no one finds out, I'm afraid I haven't eaten and drunk water until now, tsk, it's really pitiful." Ruan Mianmian shook his head, his eyes were full of playfulness.

"Cannon, if one day you also get the news that I am a spy, will you also kill my relatives and hand me over in such a righteous way?" Ruan Mianmian interlocked his fingers with him and asked a proposition that all girls would ask.

"Not only will I hand you over, but I will also interrogate you myself, and when the time comes, I will be the one who will be tortured, and I will be the one who guards the prison, even if you commit any great rebellious crimes, I will accompany you." Fang Cannon said half-jokingly.

"Phew, you don't coax me, last time Sister Xin'er told Duan Gongzi about this problem, so scared that Duan Gongzi lifted the curtain every once in a while and asked for warmth, as if he was afraid that his sister would run away." Ruan Mianmian snorted lightly, but laughed again, and the two of them held hands and walked for a while, each re-entering the table one after the other.

The atmosphere at the banquet was still hot, some cheerful soldiers also joined in, the table was packed, and some soldiers sang and danced to the tune of their hometown, which was a different style.

While everyone was reveling, a lieutenant under General Zhongyong hurriedly ran in, still holding a feather arrow in his hand, and said a few words in the general's ear, and saw that the general's face faded from his expression, and he didn't even have time to explain, so he directly picked up his spear and led a horse and rushed out, with a serious expression as if something was wrong.

The generals couldn't stop them, but it was still easy to stop a herald, and Zhu En, who was sitting closely, immediately stretched out his hand and grabbed the soldier, and asked Zhengse, "What's wrong?" ”

"This—" The soldier looked at the attire of the people at the table, and was a little undecided.

"This king is the king of England, and there are still my two younger sisters sitting here, the county lord of Jingshu and the county lord of Ruliang, you only tell the truth, otherwise the military law will deal with it." Lu Gui rarely showed the majesty of his prince at this moment, because he had already seen that the garrison camp not far away had begun to organize and decorate the troops, and something big must have happened.

"The prince spared his life, because there were barbarian soldiers gathered outside the city, clamoring that the general would go out to meet the battle, and that we had kidnapped the sister of their leader and asked us to hand over people!"

"How many barbarian troops are there?"

"Conservative estimates, fifty or sixty thousand." After the soldier finished speaking, he ran out in a panic, leaving a table of people with a changed expression.

"What's going on, what kind of fog is this, could it be that Mrs. Shilang is the sister of the barbarian leader? General Zhongyong is the brother-in-law of the barbarian leader? Liu Xin'er frowned, a little incredible.

"It's hard to say, we can't find out if this news is true or not, it's all up to them, their barbarians just want to use this excuse to provoke trouble and attack Shacheng, and now that the soldiers are in the city, we should also find a way to help." Jiang Xinyue's expression was solemn, and her eyebrows and eyes were sharp and solemn.

Fang Dacang hammered on the table in annoyance: "It's better to let people hand out the news, and it's a failure." ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, our entire team is only a thousand people, and force alone can't help, but don't you think it's strange, his number of fifty or sixty thousand came to attack the important place of Shacheng, as far as I know, there are as many as 100,000 garrisons in Shacheng, and there are cannons Their team is not far from the city, hitting stones with eggs, isn't it sent to death?" Ruan Mianmian hurriedly held Fang Cannon's hand and said his analysis.

"Turn the tiger away from the mountain." Everyone at the table fell silent, saying only these four words at the same time.