The ghost mother who returned to the Vientiane Palace in the inner courtyard was already half angry. Chen Ruo, the newly promoted personal maid, walked over slowly with the fragrant tea that had just been brewed, handed it to her with both hands, and lowered her head and asked: "My lord, Dongchengwei commands Hu Lai, but he is notoriously proud of his achievements. Except for you and Lord Chunyun, he didn't take anyone in his eyes, can Xiao Shizhu stop him?"

"Isn't that the same with Xiao Shizhu? put two proud ghosts together, see which of them is powerful. The ghost mother smiled faintly and said lightly: "If Xiao Shizhu can't even surrender Hu Lai, then what army will he command, let alone take Wu Zhiqi." ”。

"My lord, forgive me for talking too much. After thinking for a while, Chen Ruo raised his head and asked, "I'm afraid that you want to borrow Xiao Shizhu's hand to clean up the hu." Over the years, he has no one in his eyes because of his military exploits. Embezzling military salaries, and conniving at his subordinates to rob civilian funds, is too unusual. ”。

"Shut up. The ghost mother scolded, and her smile suddenly turned into anger. Chen Ruo is right, she really thinks so, but this can't be passed on, only she knows it herself, otherwise her prestige will be diminished.

And Chen Ruo's heart suddenly tightened with her words, and after knowing that he had said the wrong thing, he hurriedly stepped aside, lowered his head and said, "Chen Ruo said nonsense, I hope my lord will forgive me." ”。

After glaring at her, the ghost mother lifted the teacup, scraped the tea powder with the quilt cover, and said secretly in her heart: "Xiao Shizhu, let me take a good look at your ability." ”。

At the same time, Xiao Shizhu went to find Chunyun first, and after taking the token order flag, he took King Kong out of the palace and went to the locust tree bar. At this time, just in time for the meal, the four demon spirits were there, so Xiao Shizhu told them about the fact that he was about to lead the troops to the battle while eating in the name of rubbing rice.

After finishing, he looked at Ying Zhao and Lu Wu, then at Tu Qi and Qin Yuan, and said slowly: "Don't say that the eldest brother doesn't give you the opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune, this time you all have to go to the battlefield with me, and then you will be meritorious service." As for this bar, it will be closed for a month. ”。 As soon as the words fell, before several demon spirits could agree, the shadow loosened his fingers, and the chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground.

After the "clang" sound, everyone's eyes fell on the shadow, and the eyes began to redden.

She looked at Xiao Shizhu's eyes with begging, and asked tremblingly: "Big brother, Ying, can Yingzhao not go to him?" She has experienced the war between the ghost mother and the ghost king six hundred years ago, and the scene of wolf smoke rolling and screaming is still fresh in her memory.

"What kind of?" Without waiting for Xiao Shizhu to speak, Ying Zhao slapped the table and shouted: "Big brother's business is my business." If I hadn't had a big brother, I would have died on the streets. Now that he's going to war, can I not go?".

"The battlefield is too dangerous. Not to be outdone, Ying'er raised her head to meet Yingzhao's angry eyes, and said in a tearful voice: "I don't want you to go, I don't want you to go." ”。

In the tears rolling in her eyes, there was no grievance, only worry and nervousness, which was heart-wrenching to watch, and at the same time fell into silence.

When a person dies, the soul can come to the underworld and re-enter the reincarnation and start all over again, but if the ghost dies, there is no future or next life to speak of. This is the cruelty of the underworld, and everyone knows it. I was all happy, but all of a sudden I was a little depressed, and the atmosphere in the store seemed a little heavy.

"Brother and sister Shadow. Ying Zhao was about to speak, but was interrupted by Xiao Shizhu raising his hand, and said, "Don't worry, big brother, I will be incompetent again, and I will help you take care of Ying Zhao." I promise that when the battle is over, he will stand in front of you safe and sound. Even if I die, he won't die. ”。

"But......" Shadow looked embarrassed, and before she finished speaking, she paused, and at the same time subconsciously touched her stomach. Xiao Shizhu glanced at it, and guessed that Ying'er was pregnant.

Although he was completely sure that he used a strategy to win Wu Zhiqi in a battle, the ever-changing truth on the battlefield was clear even to a young man like him who had never been on the battlefield; when there was any accident, only God knows. You can't let a child be born without a father. What's more, this child's father is his sworn brother.

After thinking about it in silence for a while, he finally said, "Yingzhao, you stay." ”。

"Why?" the puzzled Ying Zhao immediately shouted unconvinced.

"Listen to Big Brother. Xiao Shizhu scolded and said, "But before leaving, you have to help me train the army." You are all working with the ancient gods to quell all kinds of war-torn souls in the underworld during the flood era, and tactical literacy and combat experience are what I need. ”。

"It was such a happy decision. Without waiting for Ying Zhao to refute, Xiao Shizhu laughed and interrupted him.

After eating, Xiao Shizhu took Yingzhao, Tuqi, Qin Yuan and King Kong, as well as Tiankuixing, and went to the city.

"Big brother, watching you make meritorious contributions, I feel uncomfortable staying at home. "Along the way, Yingzhao always chattered, and just said a few words over and over again. And Xiao Shizhu couldn't say anything, he couldn't take this demon soul who already had a family and a room to take on an adventure. Therefore, he simply chose to remain silent.

In the end, Xiao Shizhu was tired of hearing this, so he had to say: "You are not good at water warfare, what are you taking you to do? You give me a good stay here, and I won't even let you practice as a soldier if you talk nonsense." ”。 After saying that, he walked quickly to the east of the city.

Out of the city, the group of ghosts headed east. After passing the farmland below the city, they walked into a mangrove forest located outside the edge of the farmland.

After following the path in the forest, after walking out of the three-mile field, I came to the edge of an open field. This place is not large, at most 100 acres in size, circular in shape, surrounded by quagmire swamps. There is only one way in and out, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It is indeed reasonable for the ghost mother to arrange a guard here, which can be attacked and retreated, and become a barrier to the east of Xiaoyu Mountain City.

Look at the open ground, there are many dome tents. A long wooden fence enclosed the tent in a large circle. Behind the fence, every few zhang there was a tower made of wood, with the flag of the Oni Mother Country planted on it, and stood with a bow and crossbow, and looked around with all the sentinels in their hands.

In the camp, groups of very energetic soldiers patrolled back and forth between the tents in the camp. All this shows that the combat effectiveness of this army is not weak, and Xiao Shizhu is very satisfied.

Later, when they arrived at the gate, they were stopped by the guards.

Without waiting for the guards to ask, Xiao Shizhu took out his general order, clenched his hand and handed it to them, digging his nostrils and saying proudly: "Dare to stop me, do you know who I am?" Lord Ben is the rebellious general sealed by the ghost mother this morning, haven't you received the document that Lord Ben is about to take office?"

The guards looked at Xiao Shizhu, who was wearing the official uniform of the Nine Grades, with a puzzled look, and after looking at the token carefully to confirm that it was correct, he hurriedly saluted him and said, "My lord, you are not wearing armor, and your subordinates don't know that it is you, and I hope that you will forgive me for the offense." ”。 As he spoke, he hurriedly made way for Xiao Shizhu.

"Walking. Xiao Shizhu nodded and smiled proudly, and with the entourage behind him, he strode into the gate with his head held high.

Before they had taken a few steps, Xiao Shizhu, who was on the tip of his ear, heard a whispered voice behind him: "Is my lord old and confused, sending a nobody to lead us, and he is a goddamn little ghost." ”。 The tone was full of ridicule.

Then the other replied in a disdainful tone: "Isn't it? not to mention holding a sword and a sword like that, I'm afraid that if he wears armor, he will be crushed to the ground and unable to move." ”。 As soon as he finished speaking, the two guards laughed in unison.

Xiao Shizhu listened to this conversation word for word, and was angry in his heart, he hurriedly turned around and walked quickly to the guards and stood still. He returned suddenly, but the two guards who were not expected were stunned, and hurriedly put away their smiles and tightened their faces.

"Laugh at me, do you think that Lord Ben is not worthy to lead you to fight in all directions?" Xiao Shizhu looked at the two soldiers and said, "Tell you, soon Lord Ben will be famous in the entire underworld, and it will be your glory to follow me to fight at that time." Remember your ridicule of me today, and remember it for me, which will be a source of guilt for you in the future. ”。 After finishing speaking, he glared at the two soldiers fiercely, and said angrily to King Kong who was standing not far away: "What are you doing in a daze, beating the drums, and ordering troops on the school field!"

After half a pillar of incense, in the school field behind the camp, Xiao Shizhu sat on the Taishi chair in the middle of the parade platform. With Erlang's legs crossed, he held a branch in his hand and waved it.

Standing behind him were King Kong Yingzhao and Tuji Qinyuan. And under the stage, standing were the soldiers of Dongchengwei. At the head are five thousand households.

Xiao Shizhu saw that these soldiers were not standing, and they were not sitting on the elephant. Those who yawned, those who stretched, and those who sat on the floor chatting in twos and threes, and their weapons were thrown aside. It was completely different from what he saw outside the camp.

After thinking about it for a while, he knew that the soldiers' various behaviors were to know that he had never led a soldier and that he was a petty officer, so they would give him a horse. But someone has to take the lead when he gets off the horse, Xiao Shizhu's eyes swept over them, and he saw that thousands of households were there, and so were hundreds of households, but he sent the commander Hu Lai, and he knew that Hu Lai was the leader.

"The assembly drum is beating, and after five hundred and fifty breaths, you are late, and you are still lazy. Xiao Shizhu snorted coldly, stood up and looked at the soldiers with lazy writing, and shouted: "It's okay if you don't take me in your eyes, but if the enemy army comes now, will you be too late to gather?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a human soul with no armor properly put on and a wine jug in his hand, walking out of the school yard and shouting, "What are you doing? After saying that, after a long hiccup, he reached into the armor and scratched his belly.

Xiao Shizhu saw that he was not big but sturdy and burly, and there was a long scar on his face, starting from under the right eye and slowly extending down to the corner of his mouth. Although he was drunk, there was still a sense of calm in his eyes, indicating that this person had experienced a hundred battles. Coupled with the crooked iron helmet he wore on his head was completely different from that of the sergeants, and the loose chain mail on his body was a set of flying fish suits, it was clear that he was the commander of Hu Lai.

"Be bold and come here, as a commander, you can count the generals in the academy if you are late. Xiao Shizhu pointed to the branch in his hand and stood in front of the troops in the audience, looked at his Hu Lai with a smile, and scolded sharply: "I am still drinking in the camp, and I have no military discipline." ”。

After finishing speaking, he said to King Kong and Ying without thinking: "Drag it down and cut it!" As soon as the words fell, before Hu Lai could speak, Ying Zhao and King Kong had already stepped forward, jumped off the parade platform, and subdued Hu Lai with three strokes and five divisions.

"General, Commander Hu is only guilty of drinking and not dying. The five thousand households who were stunned hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy for Hu Lai. And those soldiers who were lazy and lazy before were also frightened and suddenly came to their senses, and they all turned their heads to look this way.

Who would have thought that the little white face in front of him, who seemed to be the same as the weak scholar, was so hard-hearted, and he was the only one to do things.

"Lao Tzu has contributed to the ghost mother country and shed blood for the ghost mother. Hu Lai, who had been pressed to kneel on the ground, and his hands were buckled behind him by King Kong, suddenly woke up. Furious, he raised his head and glared at Xiao Shizhu, and shouted in his mouth: "I have a credit to the Ghost Mother Country, without the order of the Ghost Mother, who dares to touch me?"

"I dare to touch you. I came to command the army on the order of the ghost mother, I am the military order of this army, how old are you? This general ordered troops on the school field, you are late, it is just enough to instigate the sergeant to give me a dismissal, and I dare to disobey the military discipline and drink in the camp, and now I still want to threaten me? According to the military discipline of the ghost mother country, threatening the boss in the army is regarded as a mutiny, and it should be beheaded!" Yu Bi Xiao Shizhu looked at the horror that appeared in his eyes a little bit, and coldly spit out a word: "Chop!"

As soon as the words began, Ying Zhao pulled out the sword on Hu Lai's waist and raised it high, and cut off Hu Lai's head without hesitation in the next second.

As Hu Lai's ghost head landed, and before he could roll out of a few circles, the army was in an uproar, and then fell into silence.

A moment later, Hu Lai's body turned into a speck of dust. Looking at Hu Lai's passing, they naturally knew that Hu Lai was said to be beheaded, and if he was disobedient, the end could be imagined. The powerful soldiers who knew Xiao Shizhu hurriedly stood upright, not daring to say anything more. also has a little awe of this new general.

"In the future, if you gather, you can only use fifteen breaths of time, and you will be fined one military stick for more than one breath! Military orders are like mountains, and those who dare to disobey orders will be your tomorrow today. After dropping this sentence, Xiao Shizhu brushed his sleeves and walked away.

Before he could get out of the school grounds, he saw all the sergeants kneeling down under the leadership of King Kong and them, and shouted in unison, "Yes!"