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"Does General Zhou still recognize me?" Wu Jingyu noticed the unusual look in Zhou Shan's eyes.

Zhou Shan asked: "Are you ......?"

Wu Jingyu smiled and said: "Uncle Zhou, I am Wu Jingyu, the fifth son of the king of Pinglang County, do you still have an impression?" ”

Zhou Shan's eyes widened and he looked at Wu Jingyu again, and he was even more confirmed in his heart.

"Is it really the fifth son, I haven't seen you for a few years, and I've grown up...... You...... How are you here? ”

Wu Jingyu saw Zhou Shan's concerned eyes, his heart was sour, and he thought of his family who died tragically.

"Uncle Zhou, my whole family was victimized by the traitor Qin Lun, and only me and ...... are left Several family members escaped, and the patriarch of the Mongolian Han nationality, Liu Zhibang, took him in, so that he could meet Uncle Zhou here. Before his death, my father often mentioned the past of the Northern Expedition with Uncle Zhou, and when it came to the tragedy, he was always embarrassed, and often mentioned the past when you saved his life......"

Zhou Shan remembered some of the past, and also sighed: "The past is unbearable, the county king had the grace of knowing me before he was born, and he will be separated forever before he can repay him, alas...... By the way, this is His Excellency Liu Zhibang? ”

Liu Zhibang nodded and said, "Can the general get off the horse and talk!" ”

Zhou Zhi looked behind him, his subordinates were only ten meters away, and they could guard at any time, and then looked at the two thin young men in front of him, smiled lightly, turned over and dismounted.

Liu Zhibang said to Zhou Shan: "General Zhou, why are you here today?" ”

Zhou Zhi snorted and said, "Liu Zhibang, you asked knowingly, naturally I came to kill you!" ”

Liu Zhibang asked again: "General Zhou, do we have a grudge?" ”

Zhou Shan replied: "No hatred and no resentment......"

"Then why did the general kill Liu and then hurry?" Liu Zhibang asked again.

Zhou Shan sneered: "The king's life is in his body, and he has to kill ......"

Liu Zhibang smiled and continued: "Then the general is still willing to fight again?" ”

Zhou Zhi glared at Liu Zhibang after hearing this, but Liu Zhibang just looked at Zhou Zhibang's eyes calmly, and looked at each other for a long time, Zhou Shan sighed and said: "I can't beat you, but you can't help me, if I trap you here, you won't be able to rescue your main elite soldiers, and in the end we ......will win."

Liu Zhibang smiled slightly: "Really? If I want to go, will you dare to stop me? ”

"I ......"

Zhou Shan wanted to refute, but the dense and unimaginable rain of arrows just now made him feel palpitations, if it weren't for the fast running of his subordinate cavalry, the casualties would definitely have multiplied several times, although the number of his men was more than that of the Han army, but the combat power was too far apart, it really couldn't be compared.

Wu Jingyu said on the side: "Uncle Zhou, your generals are well-known, but you have been guarding the Hukou Pass for many years and have never been promoted, haven't you seen through this rotten officialdom?" ”

Zhou Shan smiled bitterly and said, "So what, no matter how bad I am, I am also the guard of the imperial border army, am I not as good as you!" ”

Liu Zhibang stared at Zhou Shan's eyes, and said, "General Zhou, I want to ask you, what did you do in the army?" ”

"Defending the ...... Country"

Liu Zhibang asked again: "Okay, let me ask you again, whose home is it to protect and whose country is it to defend?" ”

Zhou Zhi replied with some annoyance: "Liu Zhibang, what do you want to say when you go around?" ”

Liu Zhibang said: "Okay, Ming people don't say secret words, let me ask you, if you want to surrender, how much does it cost?" ”

"You...... Liu Zhibang, I don't know if you are really stupid or whimsical, I am a dignified imperial general......"

Liu Zhibang didn't let him finish his words, and then said: "Zhou Shan, your annual salary is only thirty gold coins, even if you deduct military salaries and peel them off layer by layer, you can get a few copper plates, you have been in the army for twenty-two years, and how many benefits have you sought for your family, your brothers, all of them gave up their lives with you, how much can you take care of your family after their deaths, the Qingyun Empire is rotten, and now even a wise official like the King of Pinglang County has been beheaded by the whole family, you have no background, do you really want to stay in Hukou Pass for a lifetime, and be a famous hero for all generations!" ”

Zhou Shan was embarrassed and angry when he heard this: "You are a wild man in a mountain village, what do I have ......to do with you if I Zhou Shan is a hero or not?"

Wu Jingyu played a round on the side and said: "The two of you are dissipating your anger, dissipating your anger, Uncle Zhou, your words are not rough, what Patriarch Liu said is not unreasonable, you were born in white, you have fought bloodily for more than 20 years, and you have only fished a border army guard for your great military exploits, and those who are reluctant to drill the camp rely on the shadow of their father's family, but they can rise step by step, they are the ones who enjoy the blessings, and you are the one who gives your life, what are you still nostalgic for in such an unfair world?" If you follow Patriarch Liu and overthrow this dark world together, the merit will be immeasurable......"

Zhou Shan didn't look at Wu Jingyu, and asked Liu Zhibang, "Then what price do you offer?" ”

Wu Jingyu was stunned for a moment, and his heart said that this week's handle is really simple and rude, and it is direct enough.

Liu Zhibang nodded and said with a smile: "Sixty gold coins a year, the treatment of your subordinate generals is double that of you, the soldiers are treated the same as our Han army, and their family members are old, sick and die, and the burden of our clan is ......."

Zhou Shan's mouth was open, stunned for a long time, and then he pondered in his mind for a long time, and asked with some uncertainty: "Patriarch Liu, do you know how many subordinates I have?" ”

Liu Zhibang said confidently: "Haha, it seems that General Zhou is afraid that I can't raise so many soldiers, General Zhou, what do you think of our army's equipment?" ”

Zhou Shan searched in his memory for a long time, and made comparisons one by one, and said: "The Han army's equipment is superb, not worse than the forbidden army, and even more ......."

Liu Zhibang asked again: "Then do you think I don't have the money to make such good equipment?" ”

"This ......," Zhou Zhi replied with some confidence.

Liu Zhibang smiled slightly, turned around and shouted back: "Send me the gift I prepared for General Zhou!" ”

"Yes!"

Two soldiers walked out of the Han army's large array, carried a wooden box with difficulty, and put it on the ground with a bang, smashing the ground to a depth of several centimeters.

Liu Zhibang pointed to the box on the ground lightly and said, "General Zhou, open it and take a look at the meeting gift I gave you!" ”

Zhou Shan saw the appearance of Liu Zhibang's old god, and muttered in his heart, what was in this box, and finally couldn't help but be curious, and slowly opened the lid of the box.

As soon as the lid of the box was opened, a brilliant golden light flashed so that Zhou Shan almost couldn't open his eyes.

"Wow...... This...... So much ......"

Zhou Zhi picked up a few glittering gold coins and put them in his mouth, and took a few bites.

"The texture is high, full of real gold, Patriarch Liu...... This...... This is for me? ”

"This thousand gold coins General Zhou can be used freely, I don't know how General Zhou chooses?"

Zhou Shan asked cautiously with some excitement: "This is a prepaid Yulu?" ”

Liu Zhibang shook his head: "No, this is a meeting gift for you and your subordinates, and the day of fortune has not yet come!" ”

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