Several guards pressed the two to their knees like wolves, and Xu Yicheng was about to open his mouth to defend himself, Li Debiao said: "I don't want to listen to your nonsense, so I shut my mouth." Then he shoved two clumps of rags into the mouths of both of them.

Li Debiao took a step forward, pointed the pistol at Xu Yicheng's temple, and slowly pulled the trigger. Suddenly, there was a thunderclap in the sky, and an extremely dazzling and vivid lightning cut through the night sky, which shocked everyone, including Li Debiao, and the trigger was not pulled.

Before everyone could look up at the sky, huge raindrops crackled and fell, and in just a few breaths, countless rain lines were connected between heaven and earth. This rain finally began to fall. Li Debiao did not cover up, shook the water on the brim of the military hat with his head high, stepped on the muddy road with his military boots, and pointed the gun at Xu Yicheng again: "God can only let you die a few seconds late." ”

At this moment, a military horn suddenly came from the entrance of the town, and the sound was rapid, piercing through the torrential rain and thunder, and went straight into the town. As soon as Li Debiao heard this military trumpet, his complexion changed, three long and two short, this is the most urgent military intelligence briefing. He had to put down his gun a second time and look that way.

After a while, the sound of horses' hooves came from the entrance of the town, and a herald in a short shirt and a flat hat was seen galloping in this direction. Running in front of Li Debiao, the herald didn't have time to rein in the horse, he rolled off the horse directly, fell into the muddy water, and shouted with a disgraced face and a crying voice: "Regiment commander, it's not good, it's not good!" ”

"The Southern Army is coming? Say it! Li Debiao shouted.

The herald stammered, "Great President, Great President, he ...... He's dead! As soon as the words fell, another thunderclap sounded.

When Li Debiao heard this, the world suddenly spun around, and he almost didn't stop. He grabbed the herald's coat and lifted him out of the mud and shouted, "What's the matter! ”

The herald was overly agitated and spoke in a different way. After saying it a few times, I explained the truth of the matter. It turned out that before Xu Yicheng and her rich husband left Beijing, Zhang Zuolin also left Beijing on the same day and returned to Fengtian by train. When the train arrived at the bridge at the intersection of the Jingbong and Nanman railways near Huanggutun, it suddenly exploded. The train was blown up on the spot, and Zhang Zuolin and his companions were killed. This herald happened to be serving as the liaison officer of the independent regiment along the line, and when he heard the news for the first time, he immediately ran back to tell Li Debiao.

(In fact, Zhang Zuolin was not dead at the time, and was sent to Shenyang four hours later, where he died of serious injuries.) The secretary of the Northeast Army did not mourn until 17 days later when the news of his death was announced. ）

After Li Debiao listened, he was silent at first, and then suddenly made a grunt, fell to his knees on the ground, and let out an earth-shattering cry. While crying, he slapped the ground hard, and after crying, he couldn't breathe, and blood actually came out of the corner of his mouth. Zhang Zuolin treated him with the grace of knowing it, and it was really painful to hear this bad news suddenly.

Xu Yicheng and her rich husband next to him were also shocked. Zhang Zuolin's generation of heroes actually died like this. They don't understand politics, but they all wonder, what's next?

Li Debiao cried for twenty minutes, and no one around him dared to persuade him, so he could only stand in the rainstorm and did not dare to move. Li Debiao finally stopped crying, he staggered to his feet, his eyes were blood-red, pushed away the herald, and walked in front of Xu Yicheng and the rich husband.

"You two." He shouted, his throat like two grains of sand rubbing against each other, apparently he had just cried out loud. Li Debiao's eyes were extremely resentful: "You forged his warrant, and Yu Shuai was assassinated." The train bombing must have something to do with you, right? ”

The two of them changed color, this is simply anger, it is really unreasonable, but who dares to dissuade him who is angry?

The more Li Debiao thought about it, the more reasonable it became: "You deliberately forged a warrant and transferred me to Tanglin, so that I didn't have time to protect Yu Shuai." Without the independent regiment, Yu Shuai would have been assassinated. Thinking of it later, Li Debiao looked up to the sky and cried: "Yushuai, you shouldn't let me be the head of the regiment, if you let me accompany you, there will never be such a thing!" It's my incompetence, it's my unfilial piety! After crying, he glared at the two of them again, "You two kings and eight calves, who asked you to assassinate Yu Shuai?" Well? Say! ”

After saying that, he flew up and slashed at the rich husband's chest, kicking him to the ground. Li Debiao brandished a pistol and looked fanatical: "I will avenge the handsome!" It's too cheap to shoot you guys! A thousand cuts! Sacrifice flag! He shouted, but the muzzle of the gun was pointed at Xu Yicheng, and he suddenly pulled the trigger.

Xu Yicheng only said that he had no reason to be spared this time, and closed his eyes. Unexpectedly, the rich husband who was lying on the ground didn't know where to get the strength, and suddenly his legs flicked, and the whole person jumped up, just in front of Xu Yicheng. As soon as the gunshots rang out, Xu Yicheng was shocked when he saw the old eunuch, his white hair was scattered, and he fell on his back.

Li Debiao was stunned for a moment, then raised his wrist again, ready to make up for another shot. Unexpectedly, a gunshot rang out from outside the town, like an echo.

Li Debiao's shoulder shook, and the soldier's acumen made him feel a little bad. The barracks had strict military law and absolutely forbidden shooting, which came strangely. He looked in the direction of the gunshot, trying to figure out what was going on. And then there was a second, third, fourth...... The gunshot just now seemed to trigger some mechanism, and in just one minute, the dense gunfire like fried beans resounded through half of the town, mixed with the rumbling roar of cannons, which continued non-stop. The heavy rain like a waterfall was overshadowed by the sudden sound of gunfire.

Anyone can see that this is a separate regiment that has been attacked by the enemy.

With heavy artillery, it means that the attackers are very large, and they also sneak attack in a rainy day, which can be called deliberate. This is not an accident, but a war.

The guards were at a loss and looked at Li Debiao. Faced with this sudden change, Li Debiao took off his military hat and shook off the rain, his eyes calmed down. Although the big marshal is dead, the team he handed over to himself cannot be lost. He no longer paid attention to the rich husband and Xu Yicheng who were paralyzed on the ground, held the pistol in his hand, and said hatefully: "Yushuai just died, I want to see who wants to take advantage of the fire to rob." Walk! ”

Li Debiao hurriedly left with most of the guards in the muddy water, leaving only one guard to guard it. This is a little soldier, the regiment commander did not give instructions, he did not know what to do, so he had to hold a gun in the rain and stare at them.

Xu Yicheng struggled to get up and hugged her rich husband. The blood on the old eunuch's chest kept gushing out, mixed with the rain, and soon a shocking pale red was soaked. Xu Yicheng probed his breath and found that he still had a breath. But Xu Yicheng didn't know what to say. The rich husband has always looked down on him, and the relationship between the two is very poor, but just now he blocked a mortal bullet for himself.

The rich husband barely opened his eyes and pushed him away in a hoarse voice: "You go, go away." ”

"But I can't throw you off." Xu Yicheng shouted, his face covered with rain.

The rich husband coughed up a few bloody spittle, gasped and said, "You are really annoying...... Ahem, but I can't help it...... The waste of the clan can't be counted on at all, and the only person who can keep Tanglin is you...... So you have to live...... I am also loyal, worthy of the Nine ......" He suddenly grabbed Xu Yicheng's arm, tilted his head, and died of anger.

Xu Yicheng picked up his body in a daze, with mixed feelings. The guard said nervously, "Don't move, don't come!" Xu Yicheng said angrily: "Everyone is dead, what do you want?" Don't you even leave a dry place for people? ”

"The head of the regiment asked me to look at you! You are not allowed to move. The guard shouted.

Xu Yicheng had no choice but to put the rich husband's body on the ground, sit cross-legged, and brave the heavy rain to confront the guards. He was already soaked, cold to the bone, and his whole body was trembling slightly, but his eyes were as stern as knives, which made the little guard shrink a little.

This old eunuch is a die-hard Manchu widow, he blocked that shot for Xu Yicheng, just out of foolish loyalty to the Aixin Jueluo family, and used him to keep Tanglin. Xu Yicheng could come up with 10,000 reasons for not having to grieve for his rich husband, but when he raised his head, the rain wet his eyes, and he seemed to see Chen Weili's figure in a blur.

In order to stick to their beliefs, this old and young man did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives. However, what the rich husband insisted on and was loyal to has long since decayed into ashes and degenerated like mud. His actions may be a kind of active relief after being extremely disappointed, which is subtly different from Chen Weili's dying mood with a faint hope. One is for the past to be buried, and the other is for the bright future. Xu Yicheng stretched out his hand, closed the rich husband's eyes, and said softly: "I will guard Tanglin, but not for you, nor for any Qing clan......"

After some time, the gunfire gradually subsided, and soon the rain stopped. Xu Yicheng was drenched in the heavy rain for a long time, and he was exhausted and drowsy. Suddenly, he saw a lot of lights rising in the distance, and many figures approaching this way, so he smiled bitterly and closed his eyes. Now he has no ability to resist, so he can only wait to be killed. Talking about guarding Tanglin is just a big thing that is beyond one's strength.

In the darkness of the night, it was not clear to see, and the guards who had been holding guns next to him shouted: "Regiment commander? ”

He was answered by a sudden burst of fire in the darkness, and the guard fell to the ground with a "snap" of a gunshot.

At the same time, Xu Yicheng couldn't support it anymore and was dizzy.

When Xu Yicheng woke up again, he found himself lying in a house of a private house, covered with a bed quilt, and the spicy aftertaste of ginger soup on his lips. He looked up and saw a village woman sitting tremblingly next to her, holding an earthen porcelain bowl in her hand. As soon as she saw him awake, the village woman was relieved, got up, put the bowl down, and walked out.

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps outside the house, and three or four people came in, all wearing Fengjun uniforms. The leader is a bald man, with horizontal eyebrows and thick lips, a bold nose, and the most striking thing is that his face is sprinkled with pockmarks, like a baked cake. Several others were one step back, apparently all retinues.

The bald man picked up the coarse porcelain bowl, sniffed it with his nose, turned around and slapped the guard, and said in a rich Henan accent: "His grandmother's, tell you to use the best medicine, what kind of bullshit is this!" The guards hurriedly explained: "All the people in this town have run away, and I can't find any suitable ......" The bald man slapped again: "Get out!" Useless stuff! What about ginseng! Bird's nest? A senior officer next to him hurriedly whispered: "Military seat, you have to prescribe the right medicine, you can't eat indiscriminately......

The bald man stopped, turned his head to Xu Yicheng and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, I'm really sorry, the people under my hands are sluggish." ”

"Where am I—I?" Xu Yicheng asked weakly.

"You're still in Mashenqiao Town, you've been in a coma for a whole day."

Xu Yicheng reluctantly raised his head and looked at the bald man in confusion, he looked at this person quite blindly. The bald man said, "You don't know me, but I know you." You are the bright-eyed plum blossom, the first master of the five veins of the capital to appreciate the treasure, the holy hand of the divine eye, Xu Yicheng. ”

Xu Yicheng thought to himself when I had such a messy nickname, and his expression didn't look like a joke, so he nodded slightly, saying I am Xu Yicheng, who are you?

The man stretched out his finger and aimed it at his head: "I'm Sun Dianying, you can call me Sun Mazi." After speaking, he laughed first, turned back to his entourage and said, "Do you think we are approachable?" The retinue responded.

"Sun Dianying?" Xu Yicheng muttered the name, startled. Isn't Sun Dianying Li Debiao's boss and the commander of the 14th Army of the Feng Army? He's here, but what about Li Debiao?

Sun Dianying saw his doubts, and proudly raised a finger: "Li Debiao's turtle grandson resisted the revolution and resisted stubbornly, and his people have been made dumplings by us." Li Debiao committed suicide by swallowing a gun and went underground to accompany President Zhang. He saw that Xu Yicheng was getting more and more confused, and pulled his Fengjun collar badge, revealing the blue sky and white sun inside: "Mr. Xu, you don't know yet, right?" We responded to the Northern Expedition and are now the commander of the 12th Army of the Sixth Army of the National Revolutionary Army. ”

Xu Yicheng then understood. It turned out that it was his immediate boss Sun Dianying who launched a surprise attack on Li Debiao's subordinates. It is not difficult to understand the cause and effect of this, Sun Dianying, like Wu Yuwen, saw that the general trend of the Feng army was gone, so he joined the National Revolutionary Army. Li Debiao is a nail planted by Zhang Zuolin in the 14th Army, and if Sun Dianying wants to change his banner, he must be removed first.

As a result, the 14th Army of the Feng Army was transformed into the 12th Army of the Sixth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and attacked Mashenqiao Town overnight, which can be regarded as a surrender. An army launched a sneak attack on a regiment, and the result was not suspenseful. Li Debiao was defeated and died, and the independent regiment collapsed. Xu Yicheng was lucky, just in time for this night attack, and was rescued by Sun Dianying.

The trees fell and scattered, and the walls collapsed and everyone pushed them. The general trend of the Feng army has gone, and Li Debiao's end has long been doomed. Thinking of him ending up like this, Xu Yicheng was a little embarrassed. If Li Debiao is not known for his loyalty, Sun Dianying may send someone to win him over. His loyalty first sent him to prosperity, and then became his life-threatening talisman. In a sense, he and his rich husband are the same kind of people.

Overnight, two "die-hard" people died in Mashenqiao Town, and the changes of the times are really a bit incomprehensible.

"How did you know me?" Xu Yicheng wondered.

Sun Dianying didn't speak, stretched out the big finger of his right hand, and pulled his right eye a little bigger, which looked a little funny.

"Liao Ding?"

Liao Ding was in Kaifeng's yin and yang eyes, and it was all thanks to Xu Yicheng's support that he went from a gangster to the number one person. Sun Dianying nodded and said, "He is our good brother, and he helped me a lot in Henan at the beginning." He talked about you a lot, and praised you as little in heaven and on earth, and our ears were almost out of the cocoon. I interrogated a few captives just now, and I knew that you were also here, so I rescued you - this is fate, you are destined to have a catastrophe here, waiting for the nobles to come to save you, isn't that us? Maybe we will go down to earth with the stars! ”

Speaking of this, Sun Dianying's eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, and his face was full of pockmarks and walked around with the trembling of his flesh. Xu Yicheng found that this warlord was a little nervous, a little imaginative, and could give full play to the sky with any word.

"Thank you for saving your life." Xu Yicheng was about to get out of bed to thank him, but Sun Dianying hurriedly supported him: "You are not well yet, rest." It's a pity that your friend is dead, and we can't save the body in the summer, so we buried it on the spot, and erected a monument, which has not yet been engraved. Xu Yicheng thought for a moment and sighed: "Forget it, I don't know what to write, leave a wordless tablet." For the rich husband, his feelings are very complicated, and he really can't evaluate it.

Sun Dianying said yes, then pulled a chair and sat down directly: "Mr. Xu, why did you come to Li Debiao's regimental headquarters?" ”

Xu Yicheng's heart suddenly moved, he looked for Li Debiao, he wanted to borrow troops to guard Dongling. At present, Li Debiao's department has fallen, but Sun Dianying's strength is even stronger, and it is the same to find him. Xu Yicheng secretly glanced at Sun Dianying, and suddenly hesitated a little in his heart. He is a little familiar with physiognomy, Sun Dianying's appearance is square and pointed, thick lips and edges, and his nose is like a gall but not right, which is called Diao Xiong's appearance - Diao Xiong is not as good as Xiao Xiong, and it is difficult to become a big weapon, but Bo En's ruthlessness is more than that.

Throughout Sun Dianying's resume, he has taken refuge back and forth between major forces over the years, and there is no loyalty at all. You see that he voted for the National Revolutionary Army, and immediately turned around and hit his colleague Li Debiao, which is really ruthless. This kind of person is based on interests in everything, and there is no ism, let alone any faith. Xu Yicheng was worried that telling him about the theft and excavation of Dongling would arouse this person's greed. The plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, swallow the wolf, what should I do if the tiger is not full?

Sun Dianying saw that Xu Yicheng was silent, and was a little displeased: "If Mr. Xu is inconvenient to say, let's not ask." Anyway, we are outsiders, even if we have saved our lives, we should be on guard in our hearts. ”

Xu Yicheng hadn't said it yet, but he had imagined a lot of things for himself. Xu Yicheng's mind was racing, and he decided to hook him up first and then say: "Don't hide it, I have a friend who is now trapped in Ping'an City, and this time I came to Li Debiao to borrow troops to save people." We forged Zhang Zuolin's warrant, how do we know that he found out, and the result is ...... If Sun Junzuo hadn't arrived in time, I'd just be afraid of ...... Ahem......"

He didn't say anything false, but deliberately concealed the most fundamental cause and effect of Tanglin.

Sun Dianying heard the details of Zhang Zuolin hiding needles in the brush, patted his knees and laughed: "Yushuai, this person seems to be bold, but in fact, no one is at ease, and he always plays some tricks." You are bold enough, Li Debiao is a dog of Zhang Zuolin, if you lie to him with this, he will definitely be in a hurry with you. ”

Xu Yicheng was very happy to see Sun Dianying, and took the opportunity to say: "Sun Junzuo, see if you can divide a team to save people......" Before he finished speaking, Sun Dianying interrupted him: "It's a coincidence, you are the second person to make this request." Xu Yicheng was stunned: "Who else?" Sun Dianying touched his bald head, revealing a look of disgust: "Hmph, it's a shame to say it, it's a Japanese, what is Daisuke." ”

When Xu Yicheng heard this name, his spirits perked up: "Sakai Daisuke? ”

"yes, yes, that's a weird name, you've heard of it?"

Sakai Daisuke and Xu Yicheng only met briefly once in the capital, and then he disappeared with the entire expedition. This person is the key to mastering Chen Weili's death, Xu Yicheng has been looking for them, and he can't imagine that he has nowhere to find him when he breaks through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there, and he actually bumped into Sun Dianying here. He hurriedly asked, "What do the Japanese say?" ”

Sun Dianying said that a few days ago, his troops moved to Zunhua and intercepted a group of Japanese halfway - to be precise, the Japanese took the initiative to come to the door - they claimed to be Japanese scholars of field archaeology, who were attacked by bandits, hoping to seek refuge, and also said that they had a companion who was captured by bandits and returned to Ping'an City, hoping that Sun Dianying could send troops to rescue him.

This companion should be Professor Yuzo Kido.

"That Sakai Daisuke was not small, saying that if I help them go to Heianjo, I can exchange it for the friendship of the Japanese Empire. Sneer, to put it mildly, Lao Tzu is very rare, as if he was a little Japanese. They're just a bit more powerful, and the Japanese girls are ugly. Sun Dianying raised his chin and dismissed.

"And then?"

Of course Lao Tzu didn't agree. Just kidding, the transfer of troops is a big deal, why should he, a Japanese, say that he will fight wherever he wants? Now Naoli is in chaos, who is whom, no one knows. What if Ma Futian and Wang Shaoyi also defected to the National Revolutionary Army? Aren't we going to be charged with attacking friendly forces? ”

Sun Dianying clearly said that he rejected the Japanese, but in fact, it was equivalent to rejecting Xu Yicheng. In this year, the leaders of the team are selfish, there is no benefit, and no one will fight with others for no reason, and lose their strength in vain. Xu Yicheng's expression darkened, and Sun Dianying also felt a little embarrassed, so he lowered his voice and said, "Hey, Mr. Xu, you don't know, I can't help it." The salaries in our army have been in arrears for half a year, and if it weren't for my good character, they would have mutinied. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, this time he beat Li Debiao, it was because Li Debiao had money and could be captured, so those rabbit cubs were willing to carry guns into battle, otherwise no one would be able to move them. ”

Xu Yicheng was pondering how to lobby. Sun Dianying patted him on the shoulder and said enthusiastically, "Mr. Xu, do you want to follow us?" ”

Xu Yicheng was stunned, why did this military commander's thinking jump so much. Sun Dianying cocked his thumb and was full of expectations: "Liao Ding admires you very much, Mr. Xu, and says that you are a masterpiece in the world." In this world, what do you say? It is easy to ask for priceless treasures, and it is rare to have talents. Liao Ding told me that the five veins don't treat you very well, because they have eyes and no beads. You follow us, I don't dare to guarantee anything else, glory and wealth are indispensable. Yes? What do you think? ”

Sun Dianying looked at Xu Yicheng eagerly, looking eager to be talented. Xu Yicheng could imagine that at this time, in Sun Dianying's head, I am afraid that Liu Bei's drama of visiting the thatched house had already been sketched.

"In addition to appreciating treasures, I don't know anything about politics and the military, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help the military seat." Xu Yicheng politely rejected this invitation, Sun Dianying invited again and again, but Xu Yicheng just shirked. Speaking of which, Sun Dianying was a little anxious, and he was about to make a mistake when he slapped the table. Unexpectedly, he raised his eyebrows, yawned, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes. As soon as Xu Yicheng smelled the sweetness emanating from his sleeve, he knew that he must be a smoker.

At that time, the military was the hardest hit area by heavy smoking. There is no one who leads troops to fight without tobacco and soil. As soon as Sun Dianying's addiction to smoking came up, he couldn't sit still. He arched his hand and said Mr. Xu, I will go out for a while, you think about it, let's talk about it another day, and then hurriedly said goodbye and left.

For the next few days, Xu Yicheng lay in bed to recuperate. Sun Dianying gave him a few horses and waited with him. If you have any needs, just mention to the senior officer next to Sun Dianying, if you want chickens and chickens, you want wine and wine. This person's name is Tan Wenjiang, and he is a division commander under Sun Dianying, who is tall and powerful. It's just that he is the commander of the division, but he follows Sun Dianying like a servant.

Xu Yicheng is very free here, except that he is not allowed to leave Mashenqiao Town, there are no other restrictions. Tan Wenjiang came to visit every day, and Sun Dianying sometimes came over to chat with him, talking about Fengyue, talking about the political situation, what Fengtian Marshal's Mansion closed its doors to thank guests for mourning, what was rumored that the Japanese planned the explosion of Huanggutun, and what the advance group of the National Revolutionary Army entered Beijing - of course, it was indispensable to win over and lobby, it was Liu Bei Zhuge Liang, Qin Qiong and Li Shimin, but it was not mentioned that Xu Yicheng left. It seems that Sun Dianying is determined to take him under his command, and he will not let him go if he does not agree.

Hai Lanzhu was still trapped in Ping'an City at this time; Once Wang Shaoyi finds Jiang Mason and grasps the location of the tomb, he may make a move on Tanglin at any time. Xu Yicheng was so anxious that he didn't dare to tell Sun Dianying about Tanglin, so he could only make a false deal and walk around the town in a circle.

When the officers under Sun Dianying heard that Xu Yicheng was a master of treasure appreciation, they all ran over one after another, and each took out something to ask him to palm. Xu Yicheng had no intention of offending them, and did his best to make them very satisfied, and the entire military camp soon spread the name of Mr. Xu. However, Xu Yicheng found that half of these things were snatched from others, and the other half were excavated weapons, indicating that Sun Dianying's army was not a good thing.

No wonder Sun Dianying himself complained that he couldn't fight without money. An army is driven by greed, how good can military discipline be?

Early this morning, Tan Wenjiang ran over and told Xu Yicheng that Sun Junzuo was invited. Xu Yicheng was thinking about how to talk to Sun Dianying all the way, and when he walked to Sun Dianying's temporary residence, he couldn't help but be stunned. In addition to Sun Dianying sitting in the middle, there is also a black-faced middle-aged man standing opposite, with broad shoulders and a wide face, a chin as thick as a green brick, and two lying silkworm eyebrows.

Although Xu Yicheng only had a relationship with him at the Majestic Hotel, he always remembered this face.

Seeing Sun Dianying's impatient expression, Xu Yicheng knew that Sakai Daisuke had come to pester him and ask for troops again. Sun Dianying didn't want to offend the Japanese, and he didn't want to agree, so he called Xu Yicheng over as a shield.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the room, Sun Dianying immediately bounced up from his chair and arched his hand: "You two are both cultural people, and you must have common topics." Sino-Japanese friendship, with a strip of water, let's talk slowly. We still have military information to deal with, so we won't accompany us. Then he yawned and walked away, and he didn't know where to go.

There were only two of them left in the room, and there was a slight eerie feeling in the air. Sakai Daisuke also recognized Xu Yicheng at this time as a Chinese who inquired about Chen Weili's death at the Majestic Hotel, and couldn't help frowning.

Xu Yicheng took a deep breath. Daisuke Sakai is the key to everything, but he has been hidden behind the scenes. Now that the two have finally faced each other, they are close to each other, and he can't retreat, and he can't turn around. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Xu Yicheng was determined to use the harshest and most direct method to win this narrow victory.

He raised his eyebrows, his sword unsheathed.

"Sister Koji Yongde's shot didn't kill me, so you disappointed Commander Sakai." Xu Yicheng was the first to speak.

Sakai Daisuke didn't expect him to be so direct, hesitated for a moment, and replied in Chinese: "Mr. Xu, what you said makes me very embarrassed. It's a rather ambiguous way of saying that neither admitting that you know or admitting that you don't know.

"How did Chen Weili die?"

Xu Yicheng went straight in. He didn't expect Sakai Daisuke to answer honestly, but when he thought of his friend's dying plea in that deep alleyway, his emotions couldn't help but surge out. In the previous investigation, he kept telling himself that Chen Weili died for a cause that surpassed his own, and the reason why he chose to pursue it was also to complete the other party's unfinished business. But when Xu Yicheng confronted Sakai Daisuke, he realized that the death of his friend brought him far more anger and pain than he admitted.

Sakai Daisuke looked at Xu Yicheng calmly: "Chen Jun died of an overdose of tobacco soil, I think I told you." ”

Xu Yicheng sneered: "He never touches any drugs." ”

"When Chen Jun was in Japan, he was a good student who was steady and rigorous. It's a pity that not long after returning to China, he became addicted to drugs. This is what you Chinese say, orange born in Huainan is orange, born in Huaibei is orange. People always change, especially Chinese. Daisuke Sakai's eyes were mocking.

"The Japanese are not going to change, they are just going to disappear." Xu Yicheng fought back unceremoniously. It is believed that the news of the disappearance of Sister Koji Yongde has reached the ears of Sakai Daisuke.

Sure enough, Sakai Daisuke raised his thick chin and spoke sternly and threateningly: "Mr. Xu, we Japanese citizens enjoy extraterritoriality in China, and any harm will be regarded as a provocation to the empire. ”

"Just like Zhang Zuolin?"

Xu Yicheng heard Sun Dianying mention it, and he suspected that the explosion in Huanggutun was done by the Japanese, only they had the ability, and only they would be so crazy. At this time, Sakai Daisuke's arrogant attitude was not unrelated to this incident.

Regarding this obscure accusation, Sakai Daisuke said noncommittally: "Mr. Xu, you are a smart person, you should know some things, it is better not to get involved." Some people shouldn't be messed with. ”

Xu Yicheng could feel that Sakai Daisuke was very inward-looking, and he was retreating in disguise. He took a step forward: "It's a pity, it's too late. Sister Lu Yongde has already confessed. I already know your plans and what you covet. Nine Dragons Sword, Qianlong Yuling - there are a lot of things you want to get your hands on! ”

He didn't expect Sakai Daisuke to confess himself, so he deliberately deceited and knocked on the mountain and shook the tiger, anyway, his sister Koji Yongde was still in his hands.

Although this move will put Xu Yicheng in danger, it can also make the Japanese think that his sister Xiaolu Yongde has already explained all the plans, and this conspiracy will naturally not be able to continue.

Any conspiracy, as long as it is confessed in the sun, will melt the ice and snow.

The room fell silent again, and Sakai Daisuke stared at Xu Yicheng, his fat fingers slowly rubbing each other, his eyes narrowing slightly. After a while, he suddenly smiled, it was a strange smile, like the nested Russian dolls in the city of peace.

"Mr. Xu must have misunderstood. We are an archaeological academic expedition that follows strict academic norms. Mr. Xu, you are also an archaeology student, so you should be able to understand. Daisuke Sakai said.

Xu Yicheng sneered: "Does archaeological scholarship also include killing people and killing people?" ”

Sakai Daisuke waved his hand a little impatiently: "I said it, he died from drug abuse, and the Japanese consulate has a detailed autopsy report." Speaking of this, he paused and changed the subject: "I heard Sun Junzuo say that you also have friends trapped in Heian City, and Professor Kido from our regiment is also there. At least on the issue of asking Sun Junzuo to send troops, our position is the same, so why not cooperate and work together to convince him? ”

Xu Yicheng's eyes became brighter and brighter, and his sharpness was revealed: "My friend, I will save it myself; My friend has been killed, and wherever the murderer goes, I will bring him to justice and put him to death. As for the robbers who dare to steal the treasures of our country, I will stop at all costs, expose them, and expose their ugliness to the sun. ”

His whole person was like a divine soldier slowly unsheathed, and the momentum was so strong that it was a little difficult for Sakai Daisuke to resist, and finally showed a hideous look: "You are fighting against the entire empire." No one will help you, Mr. Xu, no one. ”

Hearing Daisuke Sakai's threat, Xu Yicheng smiled instead. He made a threat, indicating that he had touched the sore spot, and his previous guesses were all correct - whether it was Chen Weili or the Nine Dragons Sword, all of this was really the overall situation set up by the Japanese in order to excavate Yuling.

Sakai Daisuke looked at Xu Yicheng: "Stubbornness is the last character flaw that human beings should have, and it will only bring trouble to everyone." Hearing this, Xu Yicheng smiled lightly: "Really? But in our Xu family, this is the most proud advantage. ”

After saying this, Xu Yicheng turned around and left, not looking at Sakai Daisuke. After all that had to be said was done, he made his position clear, lifted all cover-ups and pretentiousness, and officially declared war on the enemy. This war of mantis arms as a car finally began a month after it began.

The first person he looked for was Sun Dianying. When asked about Tan Wenjiang, he showed an embarrassed look and said that the military seat was thinking about strategy. Xu Yicheng had already heard from the horses that Sun Dianying's "thinking strategy" was to find a place to smoke a lot. Xu Yicheng said that I must go to see Sun Junzuo now.

Tan Wenjiang originally wanted to persuade him to wait, but seeing that his state was a little wrong, the whole person seemed to have magma in his body, which could erupt at any time, so he had no choice but to take Xu Yicheng to the smoke house in the town. When I arrived at the smoke house, it was full of smoke, and there were many opium boxes thrown outside, and an eagle was painted on it, which was the eagle brand of medicine.

Xu Yicheng covered his nose in disgust, passed through the soldiers who were swallowing clouds and mist, and did not knock on the door, but pushed open the inner room. Sun Dianying was leaning on a special large smoking recliner, holding a shiny copper smoking gun, his eyes fluttering. Next to him, a horse was kneeling beside him, diligently roasting him with smoke bubbles. There was a sweet smell in the room, which made people relax involuntarily.

Sun Dianying heard someone break in and was about to have a seizure, when he raised his eyes and found that it was Xu Yicheng, he immediately smiled: "Mr. Xu, are you done talking to the Japanese?" Let's take a bite, right? He shifted to make room. Ma Ben hurriedly got up and wanted to get a cigarette gun for Xu Yicheng.

Xu Yicheng didn't sit down, and said, "Sun Junzuo, I'm here to resign." ”

"Huh? We haven't talked enough, why are you leaving? Sun Dianying got up from the kang head.

Xu Yicheng arched his hand and said: "My friend is still trapped in the bandits' den, and his life and death are unknown. I've decided to go to Heian Castle and get my friends back. ”

"Tsk, what righteousness! There is our ninety percent style. Sun Dianying first cocked his thumb and praised it, and then said worriedly, "But Wang Shaoyi's person is very cruel, and Zhang Shaoshuai has a gray nose, you go there, it's very dangerous." ”

"Yes, I'm afraid that I will die for a lifetime, so I specially came to resign." Xu Yicheng said with a smile, "If I come back alive, I will definitely serve the military seat and serve the dogs and horses." Sun Dianying was first overjoyed, then "uh", and finally reacted. Xu Yicheng put himself in danger to force the palace, this is talking about conditions: Aren't you trying to recruit me? Okay, then don't watch me go to death, and quickly send troops to destroy Wang Shaoyi.

Sun Dianying frowned, stood up and threw the cigarette gun to Ma Ben, and came over to pat Xu Yicheng on the shoulder: "Ouch, Brother Xu, it's not that we don't want to help you, it's really troublesome." You're not in the army, you don't understand the situation. We have just joined the National Revolutionary Army, and it is a sensitive period. As soon as the troops are moved, I don't know how many people will be nervous. Ma Futian, Wang Shaoyi and Li Debiao are different, if I beat them out of the name, it will cause chaos. ”

Xu Yicheng keenly heard that there was a bit of a leak in his words, and his eyes slanted: "What the military seat means is that if the division is famous, then it will be no problem to fight Wang Shaoyi?" ”

Sun Dianying hesitantly scratched his bald head: "That's true. Either they still insist on fighting under the banner of the army, or they take off their military uniforms and fall into the grass again, then I still have a legitimate reason to go to war - but Wang Shaoyi's nickname is 'Evil Zhuge ', so he is not so stupid and has such a big flaw. ”

"That'...... What if they come and attack the throne? ”

Sun Dianying's eyes widened: "They dare!" Lao Tzu beat them out of the! ”

Xu Yicheng clapped his hands: "Then this will be easy to do." I will definitely go to Ping'an City, but I will try to get Wang Shaoyi's army to move away from Ping'an City and go to the vicinity of Ma Lanyu, east of Zunhua and northwest of Jixian County. There is the defense area of the military seat, and if they rush into it, it is equivalent to invading the territory of friendly troops, and you will be justified in counterattacking, and the division will be famous. ”

Sun Dianying frowned: "They really dare to send the army there, Lao Tzu must be unambiguous when they pack it up." But how can you get them over? Xu Yicheng stood with his hands in his hands and smiled slightly: "The mountain people have their own clever plans, Sun Junzuo only needs to ambush the soldiers and horses in advance, and wait for me to lure them over." ”

Sun Dianying's eyes lit up when she heard this. Zhuge Liang likes to say this sentence the most in the play, every time this sentence comes out, there must be a big victory. He looked at Xu Yicheng again, this guy was mysteriously selling Guanzi, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was like nothing, and he really had a bit of Zhuge Liang's demeanor.

Xu Yicheng was confident on the surface, but in fact, he was smiling bitterly in his heart.

There's no magic scheme at all. Tanglin is in Ma Lanyu, and Wang Shaoyi originally wanted to lead troops there, so he didn't need Xu Yicheng to lead it. He deliberately did not mention Tanglin, and said that Ma Lanyu wanted to draw Sun Dianying's attention to the military action to annihilate Ma Futian and Wang Shaoyi's bandits, so as not to let this Sun Mazi be greedy for Dongling.

At present, except for Sun Dianying, there is no force nearby that can restrain Ping'an City. In order to block the enemy outside of Tanglin, Xu Yicheng had no choice but to use himself as a bargaining chip.

"When you kill Wang Shaoyi and rescue your friends, you can't break your word." Sun Dianying did not forget to remind him.

"On the day of the deed, a city will personally hold the reins and saddle for the military seat."

After getting Xu Yicheng's assurance, Sun Dianying was overjoyed and grabbed his arm: "What are you holding on to the saddle, you come here, the two of us are brothers, rich and noble, and we are in trouble...... Oh, it's all about this, let's not say goodbye before leaving! ”

Xu Yicheng saw that Sun Dianying's interest was so high, and he had no other way but to smile and nod in agreement. Tan Wenjiang hurriedly went out and gathered yellow paper, roosters, incense candles and a statue of Guan Gong. Sun Dianying and Xu Yicheng set up a ceremony in the big smoke house, kowtowed to Guan Gong a few times, cut off the chicken's head, burned yellow paper, and then bowed to the deal. Sun Dianying is the elder brother, and Xu Yicheng is the younger brother.

After the salute, Sun Dianying asked for two large bowls of liquor, and after drinking it in one go, his numb face turned red, and he asked him with a big tongue: "Brother Yi, are you going to go directly?" ”

Xu Yicheng said: "If you drag it for a day, it will be dangerous for one more day, this is not far from Ping'an City, I will set off later." ”

"I really don't need my brother, I'll bring you a few guards?"

"If this is possible, one person is enough; If this is not feasible, it is useless to have more guards. This time, let me go to the meeting alone. ”

Xu Yicheng knew that Sun Dianying liked to listen to commentaries the most, and he also liked to make up his imagination in his own brain, and deliberately used more allusions to the Three Kingdoms. Sun Dianying listened, and sure enough, he patted his chest and was impassioned. Xu Yicheng secretly dragged him over again, and said in a low voice: "Ma Futian and Wang Shaoyi have been bandits for many years, and the treasures in their hands have accumulated in the sea. After they are finished, you have to send someone to receive the assets in Ping'an City as soon as possible, brother. ”

For a warlord like Sun Dianying, moving with affection is just a pretense, and if you really want him to die, you have to use it to benefit. After hearing this, Sun Dianying said "um", but did not make a sound, but there was joy between his eyebrows and eyes. Everything else is false, and this is the real benefit of heaviness. There is a shortage of pay in his army, which is just the right time to rain.

The two of them agreed on some more details, and Xu Yicheng suggested that the Twelfth Army be ambushed in advance at the pass of Malanyu, where the road is narrow and the mountains on both sides are high, which is an excellent ambush site. He actually hid a little selfishness, Malanyukou was still some distance away from Tanglin, which could minimize the impact of the battle between the two armies on Tanglin.

After the discussion was established, Xu Yicheng said again: "But I still have to ask my brother to borrow someone and go to Beijing to deliver a letter." Sun Dianying pointed at Tan Wenjiang: "You can hand it over to him, he just has to escort a batch of goods to Beijing today." ”

So Xu Yicheng wrote a letter, asking Tan Wenjiang to hand it over to Inspector Gui and tell the clan the news of the death of her rich husband. Tan Wenjiang was very respectful to the new righteous brother of the army commander, saying that he would send it as soon as he entered the city, and there would never be any delay. Sun Dianying asked about Sakai Daisuke again, Xu Yicheng didn't want him to know too much, and said that he would do something to Wang Shaoyi anyway, so it was better to sell the Japanese a favor, and Sun Dianying was naturally happy to see it.

Sakai Daisuke had just been rebuked by Xu Yicheng for the conspiracy, and no matter what tricks they had, they couldn't pose a threat for the time being.

After Xu Yicheng explained everything in Mashenqiao Town, he changed into an antique dealer's outfit. Before leaving, Sun Dianying told him to be careful, and said that he would arrange for a company of elites to be near Ping'an City, and if there was danger, someone would answer him.

Xu Yicheng bid farewell to Sun Dianying, and rode towards Ping'an City alone. As soon as I got out of town, I caught up with a drizzle. Xu Yicheng didn't dare to delay, braving the rain all the way forward, and didn't dare to run too fast to trap the horse's hooves. After a while, the rain stopped, revealing the azure clouds. Tanglin's tomb protection case mountain is faintly visible in the distance, and the momentum is magnificent and broad.

Xu Yicheng took out the big white handkerchief in his arms, wiped the rain off his face, looked in the direction of the capital, his lips moved slightly, and it seemed that he had countless words to say. But he didn't say anything after all, shook the reins, and galloped away along the official road. Ahead, the black clouds at the head of Ping'an City converged, and another rainstorm was coming.