In the early morning, as soon as the first rays of sunlight fell on the window edge, Xu Rui was woken up by a noise.

Liu Yi pushed open his door, walked in anxiously and angrily, blasted out the soldiers and Xu Fang behind him, turned his head, and found that Xu Rui was looking at him inexplicably with a pair of panda eyes.

He snorted angrily, picked up the cold water on the table and took a big sip.

"Drinking cold water on an empty stomach hurts your body."

Xu Rui got up from the bed and hurriedly put on his robe.

Liu Yi said angrily: "You really think of yourself as a doctor?" If I don't lower the fire, I'm going to die! ”

Xu Rui asked someone to bring a pot of charcoal, put the kettle on it and warmed it without hurrying, and then went around the window to look at the weather outside, and then slowly sat opposite Liu Yi.

"It's so angry early in the morning, it must have been an accident in the army, right?"

Liu Yi saw that he seemed to have returned to his lazy appearance, and said in his heart that he had probably recovered from the grief of Yang Weiyuan's death, but for some reason, he always felt that the warm warmth on his body was gone, and it always gave people a cold feeling.

However, Liu Yi was in a hurry now, and he didn't have time to think about it carefully, and the thoughts in his head only flashed for a moment, so he pulled down his face and explained along Xu Rui's words.

"Yes, something happened. Yang Weiyuan...... Hey, the marshal is gone, everything is complicated, although the generals have been given a gag order, but the rumors still can't be stopped, and now there has been an unstable situation in the army, and morale is getting lower and lower. ”

Xu Rui nodded: "This is expected, what else?" ”

Liu Yichang took a long breath and said, "Hong Qi's three thousand men and horses have not arrived. ”

"What? What does it mean that it doesn't arrive? ”

Xu Rui was slightly stunned and frowned.

Liu Yi said: "Originally, according to your arrangement, they should arrive in Lingdong at dawn today, and the marshal has already deployed scouts on their way beforehand, once they approach Lingdong for ninety miles, they will be able to get in touch with the army, but they still have no news so far!" ”

Xu Rui's face changed, and he hurriedly took out the map from his baggage and spread it on the table, his fingers followed Lingdong all the way to the south, and his face became more and more ugly.

"There were many accidents during the march, and I didn't expect them to arrive on time with just tips, but they lagged too late, and now they haven't approached Lingdong City for ninety miles, and the army will have to wait for them for at least two more days."

Liu Yi slapped his palm on the table, and said hurriedly: "That's it, that's why I'm in a hurry, you don't know that Hong Qi has always been a rule, saying that the task completed in ten days has never been delayed until the eleventh, if it weren't for this, Dashuai and I would not have chosen him as the main general."

But now that the 3,000 men and horses have not arrived for a long time, there must be a big problem, if it is only late, it is a big deal to wait for two or three days, my most single-minded thing is that they have been caught up by the Black Flag Army and wiped out! ”

Xu Rui shook his head: "No! We can't delay that long, it's best to leave now, and no later than tomorrow afternoon!

According to my calculations, excluding the errors caused by inaccurate intelligence and the delay in conquering Lingdong, our army was only four days ahead of the Southern Dynasties at most.

At present, the army has been stationed in Lingdong for two whole days, and tomorrow's opening is already the limit, this is still based on the fact that the enemy has no accidents, and then we may be caught up by the Black Flag Army on the way to the field, or even blocked in Lingdong! ”

"In this case, there is only one way out!"

Liu Yi gritted his teeth, a fierce look appeared on his face, and a fierce light burst out in his eyes.

Xu Rui was taken aback, although Liu Yi said that he had a strong personality, he was born in Jiangmen, not a green forest bandit, and he was the first time he saw such an evil and bold appearance.

"General, what else are you hiding from me?"

Xu Rui asked uneasily.

Liu Yi sneered: "I didn't plan to hide it from you, isn't it just those eagle dogs of Jinyiwei, it will be difficult to move an inch in the army with them, I plan to immediately transfer troops to regain military power, if they know it, it will be enough, if they resist stubbornly, they will be wiped out!" ”

Xu Rui was shocked: "By all means, Jinyi Wei is the eyes and ears of the saint, killing is like rebellion, Xu Rui knows that you are thinking about the vitality of the army of 50,000, but you can't take the risk of punishing the nine clans to do this." ”

Liu Yi waved his hand and said: "It's okay, the old man is sixty and two this year, he has no children under his knees, there are only me and my wife in the whole family, even the Zhujiu clan is just two heads, Yang Weiyuan died tragically in Lingdong for the sake of Beiwuwei, why do I Liu Yi pity these two heads?" ”

At the mention of Yang Weiyuan, Xu Rui felt a pain in his heart, and he almost couldn't control his tears, but he was stirred up by intense emotions, and he calmed down.

"The general doesn't have to be like this, Han Baixing and the eagle dog are one of the culprits who killed their father-in-law, I originally wanted to keep them for a few more days, but now it seems that it is just the right time to solve them together!"

This time it was Liu Yi's turn to be surprised: "Boy, Yang Weiyuan was killed by the Southern Dynasty's dark chess, what is the matter with Jinyiwei?" You are only sixteen this year, and you will become a great weapon in the future, and you must not come nonsense, otherwise what will I face to see your father-in-law after I die? ”

Liu Yi naturally didn't know that it was Jinyiwei who wanted to be unfavorable to him, so Yang Weiyuan gave him the shadow and gave him the opportunity to play dark chess, but Xu Rui had already regarded them as enemies, and he was not unhappy.

Xu Rui shook his head: "General, don't worry, boy, I haven't sacrificed myself for the sake of righteousness, even if there are some risks, it is much smaller than a direct mutiny, for the sake of the 50,000 troops of Beiwuwei, you will wait for me for half a day." ”

Liu Yi thought of his unpredictable methods, and his heart was a little settled, but he was still inevitably worried about him, hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and asked, "How do you need me to cooperate?" No matter what you do, at least the old man of the forward battalion can still be deployed......"

Xu Rui waved his hand: "No need, this matter can only be carried out in secret, there are many people but it is not beautiful, as long as the general is ready, once he regains the power of the army, he will immediately lead the army to advance." ”

Liu Yi stared at Xu Rui for a long time and hesitated, and asked in a deep voice, "How sure are you about this?" ”

Xu Rui said word by word: "Only success, no failure!" ”

Liu Yi's face was cloudy, and after a while, he looked at Xu Rui and said, "Be careful!" ”

At three o'clock, the snow stopped and the clouds dispersed, and under the background of the sun, the whole Lingdong was covered in silver.

After breakfast, Xu Rui finally walked out of the inn, he didn't bring any entourage, he walked on the street alone, as if he was walking.

Seeing him go out, the middle-aged shopkeeper of the tea stall opposite hurriedly confessed to a few soldiers, excused himself for his flattery, and quietly hid in the alley behind him.

Xu Rui passed by the corner of the alley and saw a beggar squatting on the side of the road shivering, with a small bowl in front of him, so he threw a few coppers on his body into it.

The beggar was slightly stunned, and hurriedly thanked him, and kept saying auspicious words in his mouth.

Xu Rui sneered in his heart, but there was no difference on his face, and he didn't pay attention to the beggar, and walked straight forward.

The beggar was holding the copper, but his eyes were looking directly at Xu Rui, and when he walked a little farther, he immediately ran to the alley behind him, but he didn't even want a bowl.

There are at least four or five such scenes, and the tentacles hidden in the shadows are gradually stretching out.

In the guard camp, Chang Le trotted all the way and hurried to Wang Man's room, and when he saw that there were no outsiders in the room, he carefully closed the door.

"My lord, Xu Rui is out."

"Oh? Can anyone follow? ”

Wang Man asked.

Chang Le shook his head: "Confirm that he is the only one." ”

"Is there any movement in the battalions?"

"I haven't heard of it, but it's ......"

Seeing Chang Le's hesitation, Wang Man's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked, "But what, is there anything else abnormal?" ”

Chang Le said: "Liu Yi went to Xu Rui in the morning, he was anxious when he went, and he was worried when he returned, and his subordinates didn't know if this was abnormal?" ”

Wang Man frowned, pondered for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "Don't worry, Liu Yi must have found out that the three thousand men and horses failed to arrive on time, so he went to find Xu Rui in a hurry, but he didn't expect Xu Rui to be difficult to protect himself now, how could he give him advice?" Naturally, he had a lot on his mind. ”

Chang Le was stunned: "How can adults be so sure?" ”

Wang Man laughed and said: "I just received a secret letter from Shangfeng this morning, General Zhong is not far from Lingdong, he wants us to drag Beiwuwei in Lingdong for two days, and after two days, we can kill and annihilate this lone army in one fell swoop!" ”

"Really?!"

Chang Le was overjoyed and said: "In this way, the general doesn't have to take the risk to go to the appointment, even if Xu Rui has great ability, as long as we ignore it, he can't do anything!" ”

Wang Man shook his head and said, "This time, that time." Originally, I was kidnapped by Xu Rui with the situation, and I became a grasshopper on a rope with him, both glory and loss.

But now that the army is coming soon, I can rest easy as long as I delay it for two days, and I don't have to worry about what tricks he will play again.

And as long as he can get rid of Jinyiwei and go to the appointment alone, I can just take the opportunity to get rid of him, firstly, to intensify the contradiction between the generals of the Northern Wuwei and the Jinyiwei, and to force the Northern Wuwei to stay in Lingdong, and secondly, to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and cover up the evidence of my private use of Xu Rui! ”

Hearing this, Chang Le clasped his hands together and praised: "Wonderful plan! Xu Rui Xiaoer never dreamed that he had dug his grave for himself this time! ”

The two looked at each other and laughed.

In the county mansion, the Jinyi Wei secret agent who was in charge of monitoring Xu Rui hurriedly came to report that Xu Rui had gone out.

Han Baixing hurriedly asked, "Is he going to the Chinese army?" ”

The spy shook his head and said, "Xu Rui did not go to the Chinese army, but walked around the city, as if ...... It seems to be just a distraction. ”

"Distracted?!"

Han Baixing frowned, and suddenly clapped his palms and said, "I understand, at this time, he can't protect himself, how can he have the kung fu to relax?" I must have been forced to be in a hurry, and I am ready to contact other dark chess players to discuss how to deal with it, as long as we keep an eye on him, we will definitely be able to confirm his identity! ”

As he spoke, Han Baixing glanced at Li Kuang beside him, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice: "Li Kuang, you have made outstanding achievements, and you are also ranked number one in the entire Great Wei, and you still need more efforts in this matter."

These days are foolish brother reckless, so that you are frightened, foolish brother to accompany you is not, now is the critical moment for my brocade guard, I hope you see that for the sake of the same family, don't hate the foolish brother. ”

Li Kuang sighed: "That's it, you and I just have political disagreements, not personal grudges, I, Li Kuang, am not such a narrow-minded person, the matter has come to this, for the sake of the overall situation of Jinyiwei, I must do my best." ”

Han Baixing was overjoyed, waved his hand at the secret agent and said: "Immediately gather all the manpower, keep an eye on Xu Rui, and cast a big net, this time I will wipe out all the dark chess pieces in the Northern Martial Guard, and see what Liu Yi and the gelding dog have to say!" ”

The spy immediately took the order and left, Han Baixing laughed, Li Kuang raised his eyelids and glanced at him, a slight sneer flashed on his face.