Near the forward battalion of the Chinese army, Yang Huaiye was lowered from the high flagpole, at this moment he was sunburned all over his body, his mouth was torn into several petals, his eyes were full of blank dead gray, the blood marks on his wrists were strangled by the rope were dry and black, and the whole person only had half a life left.

The sound of horse boots sounded from behind him, and Yang Huaiye immediately curled up in a ball like a frightened cat, trembling all over, and didn't even dare to look back.

Xu Rui frowned and asked in a low voice, "Why did you make him look like this?" ”

Xiao Hu smiled: "This kid is very bad, firstly, to vent evil anger for you, and secondly, to get more things out of his mouth." ”

Seeing Xu Rui's displeased face, Xiao Hu said again: "This time you were so miserable in the edict prison, and you almost lost your wife, so you don't want to take revenge?" ”

Xu Rui shook his head: "Of course the revenge has to be avenged, and I have a small heart, no one wants to run away, but the revenge is not such a retribution, I am not cowardly enough to find a small shrimp to vent my anger." ”

Xiao Hu shrugged his shoulders noncommittally and said loudly: "Hey, tell Xu Dashuai what you told me the day before yesterday." ”

Hearing Xiaohu's voice, Yang Huaiye, who was dying, was like a frightened bird, he was shocked, turned around as fast as he could, and was about to open his mouth when he saw Xu Rui also standing there, his face suddenly changed greatly, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, but his face was terrified, kowtowing like pounding garlic.

"I was bewitched, I don't dare, I really don't dare, I beg Hou Ye to spare his life, Hou Ye to spare his life."

Xiao Hu looked at Xu Rui proudly: "How is it, do you have the pleasure of revenge now?" ”

Xu Rui said with a cold face: "Seeking psychological comfort with a lost dog will only make me feel pathetic." ”

Xiao Hu was bored with himself, pursed his lips, and said loudly to Yang Huaiye: "Okay, don't howl, let you repeat what you said to me the day before yesterday." ”

Yang Huaiye's wailing stopped abruptly, and he recalled it with his sluggish head, and then said in a panic: "I remembered, I remembered, the day before yesterday, I said that although the person who contacted me was wearing a hat and had a mysterious identity, I once secretly followed him."

Although he was soon discovered, he didn't tear his face with me because he wanted to trick me into murdering the Hou Ye, and he ...... And when he spotted me, he seemed to be making a strange gesture to the sky. ”

"What gesture?"

Xiao Hu asked again.

Yang Huaiye hurriedly raised his trembling hands and learned to make that gesture.

Xu Rui's eyes narrowed when he saw the gesture.

Xiao Hu glanced at Xu Rui and asked, "Do you remember who he was gesturing to at that time?" ”

Yang Huaiye said: "There was no one, it was in Jiumen Hutong at the time, and he seemed to be drawing towards the sky." ”

Xiao Hu looked at Xu Rui.

Xu Rui said: "Not far from Jiumen Hutong is the Lonely Leaf Temple, the bell tower of the Lonely Leaf Temple is three stories high, because you should be able to see everything in the alley, and the gesture, it is a dark chess!" ”

As he spoke, Xu Rui looked at Xiao Hu and said, "Didn't you say that all the information about the mastermind behind the scenes is the secret of your Guigu Gate, why do you want to tell me such a major news that the black hand is a dark chess?" ”

Xiaohu shrugged his shoulders: "This is your own guess, not what I told you." ”

Xu Rui glanced at Xiao Hu deeply and said, "Give him a good one." ”

With that, he turned and left.

"Huh? Hou Ye spares his life, Hou Ye spares his life, please for the sake of your father, bypass me this time, I don't dare again......"

Yang Huaiye was shocked when he heard this, burst into tears, and kowtowed again and again to beg for mercy.

Xiao Hu was stunned: "Hey, I thought you would spare him a dog's life." ”

Xu Rui paused, and said without replying: "Although he opened his mouth to beg for mercy, his eyes were full of hatred, and there was a limit to repaying his kindness, do you think I am the kind of pedantic person who repays grievances with virtue?" ”

Xiaohu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say anything.

Xu Rui suddenly remembered the snowy night when he came out of the edict, and remembered Princess Qixia's tear-stained face that night, and his hands gradually clenched into fists.

In the past, no matter what others did to me, I could not take it to heart, but now that I have her, I will never let her be hurt in the slightest, even if it is just for me.

Xu Rui said a word silently in his heart, and while walking towards the big tent of the Chinese army, he asked Cao Siyuan aloud: "Is there any news from the scout?" ”

Cao Siyuan walked up to Xu Rui and said, "Earlier, the scouts of the Nine Roads all came with news, and no sandstorms were found. ”

Xu Rui was about to nod, but suddenly he was slightly stunned: "Shouldn't you send twelve scouts, why are there only nine ways?" ”

Cao Siyuan said: "This exploration is to reconnoiter the sandstorm, not to search for the enemy, so there are no scouts behind the army. ”

Xu Rui frowned: "Won't there be a sandstorm after the army?" ”

Cao Siyuan said: "This season, the northwest wind blows in the Hanhai Gobi, and the army is moving from east to west, so there should be no sandstorm behind you." ”

Xu Rui was stunned: "How do you know that the northwest wind is blowing this season?" ”

Cao Siyuan said: "The combat manual issued by the staff before departure is very clear, doesn't the marshal know?" ”

Xu Rui groaned slightly, and suddenly remembered the combat manual he said, and his heart was slightly shocked.

"Are all your decisions along the way based on the Operational Manual?"

Cao Siyuan nodded: "Although most of the soldiers of our army are from the northwest, most of them are people near Tianqi Pass, and they are also very unfamiliar with the eight hundred miles of Hanhai Desert, and there is too little information available, so there is no way, so I have to take the combat manual that was originally used as a reference as a treasure book." ”

"It's broken!"

Xu Rui's face changed when he heard this.

Cao Siyuan was taken aback by Xu Rui's face, and hurriedly said, "Dashuai, what's going on?" ”

Xu Rui said: "The General Staff Department compiles the combat manual according to the information collected by the War Department, while the information on the battle situation in the northwest is all reported by the border army of Longtu. ”

Cao Siyuan frowned: "Dashuai is worried that Long Tu deliberately deceived us with fake news, he's afraid he is not so bold, right?"

And this information had been sent to the capital half a year ago, even if he really wanted to make a fuss about it, it would not be so early

Also, how does he know we're going to use this information? ”

Xu Rui said: "Long Tu's ability to perfectly conceal the fact that the battle is unfavorable shows that he has already got along with the local Jinyi Wei and Dongchang Fanzi, and the identity of the police guard and Dongchang Fanzi is secret, and the internal punishment is severe, and he is precisely the person who is the least likely to be bought."

It can be seen that although Long Tu is a layman in the war, his political skills are extremely high, and the city government is unfathomable.

At the moment, what he is most worried about is being settled by the Holy Autumn, whether it is for Heqin himself or for our Apocalypse Guard, he has a very strong mustard.

And this 800-mile Hanhai Gobi is not only our only way, but also the only dangerous road, if we die in a sandstorm, he can be upright and worry-free, and he has this motive. ”

Cao Siyuan was shocked when he heard this: "If this is the case, Long Tu was careful and arranged early, and only used a series of news that seemed to be true and false to put my army in danger, and there was no trace of it afterwards, which is really terrifying!" ”

Xu Rui nodded: "I hope that this commander is careful, but there is nothing wrong with being careful, you should immediately send scouts now and go deep behind the army for thirty miles to investigate." ”

Cao Siyuan nodded, and suddenly Lin Shaodong hurriedly ran over, and whispered with a gloomy face: "Dashuai is not good, I just received a report from the scout, I heard thunder fifteen miles in the northeast, it may be a sandstorm!" ”

"What?!"

Everyone was shocked, Xu Rui and Cao Siyuan glanced at each other and said: "Immediately according to the emergency plan, order the whole army to pull the heavy cart to the side of the camp to reinforce, as a barrier against the wind, focus on protecting the princess's frame, and never make any mistakes!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Cao Siyuan's face suddenly became very ugly.

Xu Rui suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Cao Siyuan said: "Dashuai, the princess wants to go out of the camp to relax, and the last general feels that the princess has been choked enough along the way, and we will not pull out the camp today, so ...... I promised to let Yu Linwei, who was with me, accompany him......"

"What did you say?!"

Xu Rui's face suddenly changed when he heard this.