Chapter 517: Fishing in Troubled Waters

Lin Haotian waved his hand, interrupting the dispute between the two, and then, he unhurriedly picked up the helmet that was placed on the ground, put it on his head, and then knocked it with his hand, and said: "Don't quarrel anymore, don't forget, we are now the local army of Qiqin Town, and the Leting Army and we are 'brothers'!"

"My lord, you must not believe his nonsense!" The demon warrior was in a hurry, looking at his momentum, he couldn't wait to draw his knife and split Gu Ji in half.

Lin Haotian frowned and looked at him silently.

The Demon Warrior's heart trembled, and he hurriedly bowed and retreated, not daring to say anything more.

Seeing that the demon martial artist retreated, Lin Haotian nodded with satisfaction, smiled indifferently at Gu Ji, and said: "The sudden appearance of the enemy situation, the brothers will inevitably be a little flustered, and if there is a misunderstanding, General Gu should not mind." ”

Lin Haotian has a very strong ability to stay calm in the face of danger, no matter how critical the moment, his mind can remain calm. If the Leting Army was really attracted by Gu Ji, then he was too stupid, although the Leting Army had a lot of troops, but after all, there were only five thousand people, let alone killing him, even the elite of the dozen or so demon warriors around him might not be able to resist it.

Hearing that he didn't have any doubts about himself, Gu Ji was stunned for a moment and muttered, "General Lin believes that the last general is innocent?"

Lin Haotian nodded and said, "I already said just now, I regard the soldiers of the You Army as brothers, since they are brothers, how can I doubt you?" Of course, if you really do something stupid about collaborating with the enemy, I will also kill you first! He added in his heart.

If Gu Ji thought that Lin Haotian was a little pretentious at the beginning, but now that it was his turn, he couldn't help but be moved.

His heart warmed, and he arched his hand and said: "The last general thanks to General Lin's trust, the last general dares to swear to the sky that he will never secretly collaborate with the enemy......"

Don't wait for him to finish. Lin Haotian nodded in understanding, and didn't say anything more, he looked at the soldiers and soldiers around him who were like a great enemy, and said with a relaxed face: "Brothers, don't be nervous, the people who come don't know our true identity, what should we do." Even if the other party really sees the flaw, more than 5,000 people can't help us!"

If the Lord will not be chaotic, the soldiers below will not be chaotic. Lin Haotian's calmness and composure at this time seemed to You Jun as if he had been given a sedative, and people's emotions quickly stabilized, looked at each other, and then put down the weapons in their hands one after another, and sat in groups by the waterhole. Some nibbled on dry food, while others simply rolled up their trouser legs and fished in the pool.

It didn't take long to hear the roar of footsteps at the entrance to the valley, and then a team of thousands or so people walked in.

As the sentry said, the number of this team was more than 5,000, and the ribbons fluttered in the ranks, and the flags were like a forest. The front flag is embroidered with the word 'Leting'.

Lin Haotian and the others were peeking at each other, and the You army that came didn't seem to expect that there were people in the valley. The soldiers and soldiers who walked in front were all taken aback, and instinctively took off their bows and arrows, and when they saw each other's appearance clearly, their hanging hearts immediately fell, and the soldiers who took off their bows and arrows were re-loaded.

You Bing, who was dressed as a captain, ran forward quickly, more than twenty meters away from Lin Haotian and the others. Ask aloud, "Which team is the brother in front from?"

Lin Haotian didn't say anything, and swept Gu Ji with the corner of his eye.

The latter understood, stood up, and shouted loudly: "We are from Qiqin Town, and we are going to reinforce the Longding Fortress. Brother, where are you?"

"Ahh ”

"Yo, that's a coincidence, no wonder it's happening here. Guji shrugged with a smile, and then asked casually, "How many soldiers and horses are there in your Leting?"

"It's not much, it's only five thousand five hundred brothers!" Captain You Bing had already walked up to Gu Ji, looked behind him, the corners of his mouth twitched, and said, "It seems that you are only about a thousand people?"

Gu Ji smiled wryly and said, "Our Qiqin Town is just a small place, how can it be compared to Leting City?!"

"That's ......" Captain You was talking to Guji, when a wave of people walked out of the ranks of the Leting army behind him, led by one, riding a black war horse, wearing a general's armor, and a bright silver spear hanging from the victory hook of the saddle.

The general walked over and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

"General Hui, they are the defenders of Qiqin Town, and like us, they are all going to reinforce the Longding Fortress. When Captain You heard the words, he ran back in a puff of smoke, and when he approached You, he intervened to give a salute.

"Oh, did Qiqin Town also send reinforcements? How come Ben Jiang has never heard of it!" Nayou General muttered, urged the horse, stood still in front of Gu Ji, did not mean to dismount at all, squinted at him condescendingly, and asked, "You are the leader?"

Without waiting for Gu Ji to speak, Lin Haotian crossed him and smiled at General You's horse: "Lin Asan, the commander of the garrison of the villain Qiqin Town, has seen the general!"

"Oh!" replied Nayo noncommittally, but the arrogance on his face became stronger. The other party is just a thousand-year-old commander, and of course he won't take it seriously.

Although Leting City and Qiqin Town are in Xinyu County, the latter is just a small town, and in peacetime, there are no defenders, and it is impossible for this general to know who the surname of the commander of Qiqin Town in Ludao is.

He sat upright on the horse, looked down at Lin Haotian for a moment, and said proudly: "This general is the general of the Leting City Guard, Zhu Kai!"

When Lin Haotian heard this, he almost laughed out loud, what kind of bullshit general, to put it bluntly, he is just a city captain in a local city, and his level is not as high as the city lord! Of course, his city captain is much higher than the commander of the local army he is now pretending to be.

Since the other party claimed to be a general, Lin Haotian was also willing to follow his wishes, and he could also take the opportunity to curry favor, so he bowed his hand and gave another salute, saying: "It turned out to be General Zhu, and the villain has long admired the general's name!"

Seeing that Lin Haotian's attitude towards him was polite and respectful, Zhu Kai's face was much calmer, and his tone was much softer, he pointed at a plate of loose sand with his horse whip, and asked, "These are all your subordinates?"

"Yes. General Zhu!" Lin Haotian glanced back, and then, pretending to be helpless, said: "The brothers have not been on the battlefield for a long time, and they are used to being lazy on weekdays, and now they are suddenly leaving home to fight. It's still a little uncomfortable. As he spoke, he waved to the soldiers around him again and again, and shouted loudly: "Queue!

When Sergeant You heard Lin Haotian's call, he gathered together loosely, and when he looked around, he saw that his helmets were crooked and his armor was slanted, and there were all kinds of them.

Zhu Kai couldn't help frowning, and looked down at Lin Haotian again. asked: "Lin Asan, is this how you lead the troops?"

Lin Haotian blinked, looked back and again, didn't feel anything wrong, and asked carefully, "What does General Zhu mean......"

Zhu Kai sighed secretly, pointed at Lin Haotian's nose with a horsewhip, and said angrily: "It's just that the army is not in order, don't you even have a big flag?"

Yo! This general's eyes are quite pointed! Lin Haotian nodded secretly. Everything else can be dressed up, but the banner can't be made in a moment.

The Great Banner is also known as the First Banner. On behalf of an army, but also the symbol of this army, finely made, both the flag or the side of the flag must be carefully embroidered, Lin Haotian these people can pretend to be the local army of Qiqin Town, but there is no flag of Qiqin Town.

However, Lin Haotian also reacted quickly. Almost didn't even think about it, and immediately replied: "Back to General Zhu, it's like this, the banner of this town was lost a few years ago, and now it has been rushed to be controlled. It's just that...... It's just not made yet. ”

Zhu Kai rolled his eyes, looking at Lin Haotian, a local army of more than 1,000 people, and didn't know what to reprimand them. The army is not like the army, the soldiers are not like the soldiers, and there is not even a flag, and when the war is fought, the soldiers cannot see the military flag, do you know which direction to rush and kill?

But after thinking about it, Zhu Kai secretly said again! He raised his head and said, "Don't call yourself from Qiqin Town......

Hearing this, Gu Ji's body trembled, and he hurriedly turned his head to look at Lin Haotian. The latter's eyes narrowed, and he didn't say a word, but Guji was already keenly aware of the murderous aura exuding from him.

He said urgently: "Zhu ...... General Zhu, we did come from Qiqin Town!"

Zhu Kai sneered and said, "But not now! From now on, you will all be dispatched by the general!" As he spoke, he waved his hand on the horse and shouted: "You wait to return to the team immediately!"

It's not a small time that Leting City can send more than 5,000 reinforcements in one city, but no one is afraid of the large number of soldiers under his command, and the same is true for Zhu Kai. If he hadn't touched the local army of Qiqin Town, it would have been fine, but now that he did, he just took it in and took it for his own use, and when he was rewarded for his meritorious deeds after the war, Leting City would also have an extra credit for more than 1,000 people.

At this time, Lin Haotian and Gu Ji finally understood what he meant, it turned out that he did not see his own flaws, but wanted to plan to absorb his own thousand people.

Lin Haotian was happy in his heart, this is God helping me, I am worried about how to sneak into the Longding Fortress, but now it is good, with the Leting Army as a cover, it will become a matter of course.

Seeing that he hung his head and didn't speak, thinking that he was unwilling, Zhu Kai raised his eyebrows and asked, "What?, Lin Asan, are you unwilling to obey the general's dispatch?" While speaking, he also pretended to touch the saber on his waist, as if Lin Haotian would draw his sword and kill people if he refused to agree.

Lin Haotian hurriedly raised his head, his face did not have the slightest hint of joy, only a panic on his face, he waved his hand again and again, and hurriedly said: "The villain does not dare! The villain does not dare!" As he spoke, he shouted loudly to the left and right: "Didn't you hear General Zhu's words? Return to the team!"

"Yes!" The more than 1,000 soldiers and soldiers also saw Lin Haotian's intentions, and people pretended to be unwilling and reluctant, and they all responded weakly, and walked towards the Leting Army camp in twos and threes.

Zhu Kai snorted impatiently, and scolded Lin Haotian dissatisfiedly: "Take care of your subordinates, if there is a problem under Ben General, Ben will try to ask you!"

"Yes, yes, yes! General, please rest assured, the villain will never cause trouble to the general!" Lin Haotian nodded again and again.

"That's the best!" Zhu Kai muttered, then floated off his horse, handed the reins to the retinue on the side, and then said to several commanders: "The whole army rests here, and when the sun is not so full in the evening, we will go to the fortress." ”

"Yes, General!" Lin Haotian mixed among several commanders, and bowed his hand with everyone.

This is that the plan has not changed quickly, and the words that Lin Haotian and his subordinates had designed in advance have now become useless. No one thought that they would have branches halfway through the festival and touch the local army in Leting City, let alone that Lin Haotian and these people would be all absorbed by the Leting Army.

Time flies, and before you know it, the sun is setting in the west, and the sky is approaching dusk, and a cool breeze flows in the air.

Zhu Kai felt that the time was almost up. Under the command of the herald, all set off and marched towards the Dragon Top Fortress.

Along the way, the Leting army did not encounter any obstacles, and when the day came, they successfully arrived at the Longding Fortress.

Hou Qiu, the chief general of the fortress, had already heard the news that the Leting army was coming to reinforce him, so he stood on the wall of the fortress and looked out, okay. There are really a lot of reinforcements in Leting City, and in the dark night, the torches are like fire dragons, and they continue to go far away. He had the gates of the city open and let the Le Ting army enter the city.

Don't look at Zhu Kai showing off his power in front of Lin Haotian, he is not arrogant, but in front of Hou Qiu, he is no different from a pug. From a distance, I saw Hou Qiu walking down from the city wall. Zhu Kai hurriedly adjusted his armor, and then followed. He knelt down on one knee respectfully and said, "The last general, Zhu Kai, will see General Hou!"

In fact, Hou Qiu's military rank is not high, and he is not even a general without a title, but after all, he is serving in the court, and there is a world of difference compared to the local army. For Zhu Kai's respect, Hou Qiu gladly accepted. He walked in all directions, came to Zhu Kai's approach, looked at him a few times, and said slowly: "General Zhu has worked hard all the way!"

"Ah, General Hou is serious. The last general will fight for the country, share worries for the king, and dare not say that it is hard. Zhu Kai replied cautiously.

Hou Qiu smiled, nodded, and asked, "How many brothers did General Zhu bring with him this time to reinforce him?"

Zhu Kai hurriedly said: "General Hui, a total of nearly 7,000 people!"

The fort has been strengthened by 7,000 people, bringing the total strength to nearly 50,000. Don't look at the coalition army, which claims to have millions, but it is not so easy to build the fortress that you hold onto.

Hou Qiu's face showed a smile, waved his hand at Zhu Kai, and said, "General Zhu has come from afar, and the journey is tiring, so you can go and rest first." As he spoke, he turned his head to the adjutant general beside him and said, "General Wu, find a place to stay for General Zhu and the brothers of the Leting Army, the conditions are as good as possible, don't wronged others!"

"Yes! General!" Hou Qiu's deputy general is named Wu Chao, an authentic fierce general, strong in martial arts, brave and good at fighting, but he is not very old, only in his early thirties, and his qualifications in the army are still shallow.

Wu Chao took Zhu Kai and the others into the fortress, Lin Haotian walked forward along the flow of people, and at the same time looked around, the area of the fortress is not large, equivalent to a small city, but there are no miscellaneous buildings in it, all of them are military tents.

In some places, the military tents were brightly lit, while in others they were pitch black, and it could be seen that more than half of the military tents in the fortress were already full.

The station arranged by Wu Chao for them was close to the heart of the fortress, and there were as many as 200 large and small camps together.

He turned back to Zhu Kai and said, "General Zhu, your army will live here in the future, as for how to distribute the military tent, you can arrange it yourself!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Thank you, General Wu!" Zhu Kai dared to say half a word, nodded like pounding garlic, and thanked Wu Chao again and again.

After a few words of greeting, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "General Wu, the last general has the courage to ask, how many troops are in our fortress now?"

Wu Chao said casually: "Counting the 7,000 brothers you brought, there are almost 50,000." ”

"Oh!" Zhu Kai agreed, but his heart hung up, and he muttered secretly: It turned out that there were only 50,000 people......

didn't want to stay longer, Wu Chao was about to leave, but suddenly, the outside of the fortress was like a frying pot, the horn sounded for a long time, the drums were beating, and the sound of killing was faintly transmitted into the fortress like a muffled thunder.

Zhu Kai grinned secretly, he would not be so unlucky, he had just arrived at the Longding Fortress, and the enemy army had attacked? He asked, "General Wu, is this ...... What's going on?"

"Nine times out of ten, the enemy army is coming to storm the fortress!" Wu Chao's face was gloomy, his sword was in his hand, and his eyes shot a terrifying light.

It is said that the attacking coalition army has a million people, and the small Longding Fortress, with only 50,000 defenders, can it withstand the attack of so many enemy troops? Zhu Kai had no bottom in his heart, and when the words of joining the battle came to his lips, he swallowed it alive and returned it to his stomach.

He stood there like a wooden stake without saying a word, he could drag it, but Lin Haotian couldn't afford to drag it out, and if he didn't go to war, how could he approach the city gate? If he couldn't open the city gate, it would be impossible for his 100,000 people to attack the fortress where so many defenders were stationed?

He took a deep breath, took two steps forward, and said loudly: "Since the enemy army has already attacked, we don't need to rest, just go to the city to kill the enemy!"

When Zhu Kai heard this, he couldn't wait to turn around and kick Lin Haotian hard, and scolded in his heart: Just you talk too much! He was about to reprimand, Wu Chao turned his head, looked down at Lin Haotian, and asked, "......Who is this brother?"

"Back to the general, the villain is the commander of the army!"

When Wu Chao heard this, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but look at Lin Haotian twice, didn't say anything more, turned his head to Zhu Kai and said: "General Zhu, it's better to come early than to come by chance, since you are in a hurry, take your brothers to fight with me!"

"Yes! General Wu!" Wu Chao had already opened his mouth, and Zhu Kai didn't dare to say it anymore no matter how timid he was, so he could only agree hard, and at the same time he didn't forget to glare at Lin Haotian fiercely.

When they returned to the fortress gate, the attacking coalition soldiers had already advanced under the city walls, and without the support of siege weapons, the people erected ladders and rushed to the city with their flesh and blood, and launched a life-and-death battle with the You army defending the city.

Zhu Kai led his seven thousand soldiers to follow Wu Chao back to the city gate, seeing that the battle on the city was fierce, Wu Chao didn't say a word, rushed to the city wall with a knife, and commanded his soldiers to fight.

Seeing that Wu Chao was gone, Lin Haotian immediately realized that the opportunity had come, and without waiting for Zhu Kai to order, he shouted first: "Brothers, follow me to the city gate!"

As he spoke, he rushed towards the city gate first. (To be continued......)