After throwing off Zhong Qingyuan, Beiwuwei advanced all the way to the northeast, and in order to prevent the enemy from gaining early insight into his strategic intentions, he also deliberately made a few small circles to cover up the real destination.

At present, the main force of the Northern Martial Guard is rushing north two hundred miles away, and it will turn back to the east from tomorrow onwards, and come straight to Lingdong City, and at that time, Zhong Qingyuan is still pursuing northward.

Originally, according to Xu Rui's plan, the army did not have to drill into the dead end of Lingdong City, as long as they continued to the east, bypassing Liuqing Mountain, they could return to Wei through Northern Qi.

But no matter what, Yang Weiyuan disagreed, because Lingdong City was the final destination of the 3,000 lone army led by Hong Qi, and Yang Weiyuan was afraid that Xu Rui would be ruthless and sacrifice these 3,000 people in vain, so he did not hesitate to delay for two days and prepared to come to Lingdong to join Hong Qi.

Xu Rui calculated the time, and he could afford to delay it for two days, so he pinched his nose and agreed, the only condition was to let him take the warriors of the forward battalion into Lingdong City in advance to prepare for the army to break the city.

Of course, making such a request is not that Xu Rui, a lazy man, has changed his sex, but he is really forced to be helpless.

Beiwuwei was exhausted from running all the way, and the wounded could not get a respite, which led to a large number of attrition, and less than half of the soldiers in each battalion could still maintain their basic combat strength, and their morale had dropped to the bottom, and they could not withstand a fierce battle at all.

After paying such a heavy price, Beiwuwei was about to escape, Xu Rui was unwilling to take any more risks for the army, so he had to take some risks himself, endure some hardships, and go through it himself.

Of course, he said it himself, he just slept in the carriage along the way, and threw everything else to Mei Chuang, so angry that Mei Chuang almost couldn't help lifting his bed several times.

It's Sangou, because he is the same age as Xu Rui, Xu Rui doesn't have any shelf, and there are endless novelties in his mouth, and he often tells a few stories, which makes him fascinated, and after a few days, the two have been inseparable.

"Stop, who are you waiting for, can there be an inquest?"

As soon as they walked to the city gate, the three of them were stopped by two city gate officials, one fat and one thin, who looked at the three of them with slanted eyes, and said angrily: "It is a war right now, and anyone who enters the city must inspect the identity and goods, so as not to mix with the spies, hurry up, give me back, and line up over there." ”

Xu Rui snorted coldly, shook his right hand, and a long whip slammed on the thin door officer.

"Dog, you dare to talk to the young master like this?!"

Although this whip is weak and weak, it does not hurt or itch on the body, but this place is the city gate, and countless merchants are waiting to enter the city, and the thin door official in front of everyone is suddenly annoyed and angry.

"You dare to beat the officers and soldiers?! Someone's coming......"

Before he finished speaking, Xu Fang on the side took out a golden waist card and threw it over casually, his eyes were full of contempt, as if he didn't bother to say anything to him.

The thin door official caught the waist card suspiciously, and the fat door official also came over, and the two saw a big Cui character engraved in the middle of the waist card, and there were three small characters at the bottom - Hanoi.

The pupils of the two shrank and exclaimed, "Hanoi Cui, you are ......"

"My young master is the seventh son of the Duke of Zhuguo, this time I went to Northern Qi to relax, and you two dogs are also worthy of getting in the way?"

Xu Fang's nose turned to the sky and said coldly.

The thin doorman's hands trembled, and he almost couldn't hold the waist card, the fat doorman's eyes rolled, and he hurriedly grabbed the waist card and respectfully handed it to Xu Rui.

"The two of us have no eyes, I don't know if it's Cui Xiaogongzi coming, I really should fight ......"

The Cui clan of Hanoi is one of the most famous families in the Southern Dynasties, and the head of the family, Cui Longting, is the Duke of Zhu Guogong, and the official is still in the Ministry of Officials.

If these alone are not enough to deter the world, but the Cui family is the biggest supporter of King Wuling, and it is also the right-hand man of the prince, with the endorsement of King Wuling, the Cui family is naturally powerful in the Southern Dynasty, and it is no wonder that the two small city gate officials are so afraid.

The waist card was handed to him, Xu Rui didn't move, and when Xu Fang on the side grabbed the waist card and put it away, he said: "Hmph, young master, I'm in a good mood today, I'm too lazy to bother with you, haven't I seen so many big cars, why are you so eyeless?" Why don't you get a few people to help! ”

The two city gate officials were immediately overjoyed: "Ah, look at the little dog's eyes, someone is coming, why don't you go and help the son pull the car?" ”

"Young master, no! There's ...... in there."

Sangou is young in the end, his background is too low, he has never seen any big scenes, and when he heard that the guards of the city were going to pull the car, he was shocked, and he realized that something was wrong as soon as the words came out, and he held back the second half of the sentence.

Seeing that Sangou's face was full of emptiness, the two city gate officials couldn't help but glance at each other, revealing a suspicious look.

Xu Rui said angrily: "Isn't it just a private thing, are you afraid that they will be greedy?" ”

As soon as they heard the word "private goods", the two city gate officials stared, and hurriedly looked at their noses and noses, pretending not to hear, and the three dogs let out a sigh of relief, scratched their scalps, and did not dare to speak again.

Xu Rui glanced at him, and Mei, who was pretending to be a steward, walked up, took out a wooden box and handed it to the two city gate officials, and said in a low voice: "Two adults, my young master is going out for the first time, and he doesn't understand the world, so please bear with me if I offend." ”

"Where is it, the young master is the dragon and phoenix among the people, it is a blessing for me to be able to take a look, how dare I ...... Hiss ......"

The fat doorman took the wooden box with a smile on his face, and his heart seemed to be knocked by a small hammer, so he quickly opened the wooden box and took a quick look, and suddenly his pupils shrank, and he gasped, and there were three neat rows of small gold ingots inside, and there were as many as a hundred taels in a rough calculation.

With a "snap", the fat doorman closed the wooden box, forcibly pressed down his pounding heart, and said with a smile: "Cui Cui Cui...... Cui is in charge, how can the little ones ...... Well, little ones, hurry up and pull the cart for the adults, be careful, if you bump it, be careful to eat the whip! ”

A group of soldiers defending the city hurriedly rushed to the official road, took the reins from the soldiers of the forward battalion, and helped drive the car into the city, while the soldiers of the forward battalion dressed as men stared at these soldiers, fearing that they would open the cloth and see what was inside.

They are all battle-hardened soldiers, and they naturally have a fierce murderous aura on their bodies, and the soldiers who are driving the car are stared at by them, and they only feel a chill in their backs, and they subconsciously speed up their pace.

Mei Chuang showed a satisfied smile, gently patted the box in the fat doorman's hand, and whispered: "This adult, my young master is out to practice this time, please don't make a noise, otherwise it will alarm the adults in the city, and I am afraid that the young master will not like it." ”

The fat doorman nodded like pounding garlic: "Don't worry, Steward Cui, the little one understands, the little one understands, and he will definitely not reveal the identity of the young master." ”

Mei Chuang nodded, ignored the two city gate officials, and followed Xu Rui and the others to the city with a swagger.

When they walked away, the fat doorman held the wooden box and stabbed the skinny doorman with his arm with a smile.

"Brother, we are developed this time."

The thin door official finally couldn't help but ask, "Brother Ye, will there be a problem if we just let them in?" ”

"Something went wrong, what went wrong?"

The fat doorman asked with a smile.

The thin door official hurriedly said: "I haven't inspected it yet, it's a big war right now, and if something happens, we can't afford it." ”

The fat doorman said disappreciatively: "What kind of war, this poor mountain is remote, and it is not a strategic place, who will eat too much and come here?" Besides, the Wei army is still hundreds of miles away, how can it still fly over? ”

"But ......"

Seeing that the thin doorman was still not at ease, the fat doorman smiled: "Don't be, brother, you also saw the waist card just now, is it fake?" ”

The thin door official shook his head and said: "The engraving mark of Zongzheng Mansion is exactly the same, and the material is also the pure gold of Ouchi, so it must not be faked!" ”

"That's it, they are indeed the Cui family, isn't that enough?"

"But their goods are obviously different......"

"It's just that you can't check it if there's a difference!"

"What does that mean?"

The thin doorman was puzzled.

The fat door official patiently explained: "Do you think where is the Cui family's fiefdom? ”

"Hanoi, of course, ......"

The thin doorman was suddenly stunned and exclaimed: "Hanoi is close to the sea and is rich in salt, do you mean that their goods may be illegal salt?!" ”

Salt and iron are the country's heavy weapons, controlled by the imperial court, private system, smuggling are felonies, the light is distributed 3,000 li, the heavy is the head to the ground, if the fourteen carts are loaded with private salt, even the Zhu Guogong is difficult to explain.

"Shhhhh

The fat doorman made a silent gesture and lowered his voice: "If it weren't for private salt, how could he let the Seventh Prince personally run this trip?" Look at the eyes of those dozens of guys, they are all full of murderous aura, it is obvious that they are escorting Cui Gongzi to escort them personally, if it is really found out, you and I will not be killed on the spot? ”

The thin doorman swallowed his saliva, and after a while, he was afraid, and the fat doorman patted him and sighed: "Brother, guarding the door is also a science, at night in the drunken fairy building, my brother will give you a wine to suppress the shock, and also call the brothers to have a good time, this cannibalistic age, there are few such carefree days." ”

In Lingdong City, Xu Rui and his entourage found the largest inn, packed a whole floor, and just settled down, Sangou immediately posted it.

"Brother Rui, why are you so bold, the car is full of ordnance, if the defenders see the flaws, then we all have to explain here?"

Xu Rui pointed his head with his finger, and said angrily: "Stupid, of course you have to be justified in lying, the more you regard yourself as the king of heaven, the more he regards himself as a seed, the more you are weak, the more he doesn't believe it, fortunately, Mei Chuang has just come back for you, otherwise it will be a big trouble!" ”

"I'm sorry ......"

Sangou's face was red, and he scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, always thinking about Brother Rui's words in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense.

Mei Chuang laughed and said: "Boy, Sangou is right, they all say that I am bold in the forward battalion, I think you kid is stupid and bold, I am worried about how to enter the city all the way, my heart said that you kid is also big-hearted, regardless of it, you can still sleep with your head covered, I didn't expect you to be a bamboo in your chest, such a headache was really fooled by your nonsense." ”

Mei Chuang is an honest person, and he is a little embarrassed to praise Xu Rui.

In fact, he dared to make such a fuss, and this outfit was his killer weapon.

Whether it is the waist card, the carriage or the clothes on the body, they are all genuine things of the young master of the Cui family.

The seventh young master of the Cui family is naturally not the kind of gentleman he played, but he was unlucky, he went to Kunchi Mansion to take care of the family's property, and happened to be caught by the scouts of Beiwuwei.

To say that that guy is also a clever ghost, he acted well, and almost made the scouts treat him as an ordinary rich and noble child, but fortunately, he recognized the "hunting suit" he was wearing, so he was caught in the Chinese army and handed over to Yang Weiyuan.

Under Xu Rui's unpredictable interrogation methods (in fact, it is commonly used by modern police, locked in a black carriage, not allowed to talk and sleep), he only lasted two days before he had a nervous breakdown, not only revealing his identity and discourse, but also telling a lot of secrets about the powerful people of the Southern Dynasty.

After Xu Rui got this information, he immediately had a plan, which led to this trip to Lingdong.

"Boy, now that the city has entered, you have to tell your brothers what to do, right?"

Mei Chuang asked.

When it came to what he was going to do next, the corners of Xu Rui's lips hooked up with a thief smile: "What are you doing?" Of course, it's delicious and delicious, and then make a big fuss! ”

Mei Chuang's face changed: "Boy, this kind of joke can't be made, if there is a big fuss and the defenders are prepared, how many soldiers will die in our army attacking the city?" It's not that you don't know that Beiwuwei is now exhausted and demoralized, and he really can't stand the vicious battle! ”

Xu Rui waved his hand, his eyes flashing: "Don't worry, I just want them to be on guard, the tighter the defense, the better!" ”

"The better the defenses?"

Several people in the room looked at each other, not knowing what else he had planned.