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"Hey, who are you?" shouted the sentry at the head of the city. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Xiao Cheng, who was riding a horse, pressed the brim of his hat and shouted to the city: "I'm here to send the marshal's order, hurry up and open the city gate." ”

Seeing that there was no vision in the distance, the sentry nodded and said, "You wait, I'll go and open the door for you." ”

Although Mustang City is on the edge of the city, there is something that can barely be called a city wall, but this city wall is completely made of rammed earth, although it is five meters thick but only five meters high, after years of erosion, this city wall is now also mottled, especially the sentinels running, making the dust flying.

The sentry ran to the bottom of the city, and together with several soldiers guarding the gate, he removed the bolt and opened the gate. Coughing twice and spitting out the foam from his mouth, the sentry said, "Come with me, Lord Saihan is already anxious." After speaking, he pulled Xiao Cheng to sit down on Da Wanma, and walked towards a mansion not far away.

Xiao Cheng didn't refute, letting the sentry pull his horse, but his eyes roamed around, trying to memorize all the nearby terrain. "Why didn't Leary come back? Didn't he go to deliver the letter?"

Xiao Cheng had already thought of the reason, and immediately replied: "Leary was attacked by the enemy on the way, and when he arrived at the barracks, he was already seriously wounded, and he could not travel a long way, so the marshal left him to heal and sent me to deliver the letter." ”

"Leary is wounded? Alas, how long is this going to be fought? In the past, we fought in the past, but the benefits were limited, and last year we were defeated. Now that it's okay, everyone has come to the door, I really don't know what those officials think, can't they live a good life? ”

"Yes, I hope that this time the marshal can be victorious, so that those people from the Dragon Xiao Empire will never dare to come again, and we will be stable. Xiao Cheng casually agreed.

"If we are defeated this time, let's go and sue for peace, and the Longxiao Empire may be in the way of the situation and let us go. If you really win, you can see that the officials must be hot-headed, and they will not be able to run when the weather is warm. The sentry seemed to be very insightful, and told Xiao Cheng about the stakes. The two chatted, and after a while they arrived at the door of the mansion.

This mansion is not gorgeous, after all, the whole city is full of adobe houses, and no one is much better than the other, but this house occupies a large area and seems to live with a lot of people. In the past, it was the residence of the governor who managed the collection of taxes in the area, but due to the seasonal nature of the market, the appointed governor only stayed here when there was a market so that the taxes could be collected nearby. It was winter, and there was no market at all, so naturally the chief would not come.

The temporarily vacant house happened to be used by the army, and now stationed here is the commander of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, who is in charge of logistics, Saihan, who is under the command of De'ang, and is responsible for guarding the military supplies here.

Saihan is a thoughtful man, he is different from most of the rough-drawn Chagatai people, he is a guy who is willing to use his brain when encountering problems, even to the point of suspicion. It was precisely because of his prudence and cunning that De'ang was relieved to put such an important supply base under his management.

At this time, Saihan had just gotten up, and before he could wash his face, the guards came to report that the messenger who had sent a letter back to the marshal had arrived. "Oh, it's a day late. Saihan muttered secretly in his heart, originally according to his calculations, the reply should have arrived yesterday, but he didn't want to delay, and the suspicious Saihan secretly paid attention in his heart.

"Let Leary wait in the lobby and I'll be over in a moment. Saihan said, waving.

"My lord, the person who sent the reply was not Lery, a stranger he had never met before. The guards reported that when they heard that the man they had sent had not returned, but had changed to a different one, Saihan's suspicions had become even greater.

Saihan came to the lobby, and Xiao Cheng was already standing there respectfully waiting. Saihan secretly looked at his heart and sank, he found that this person's strength was very high, and he was on par with him, and he should not be a nobody in the army with such skills, and his heart immediately became vigilant.

"Where's the marshal's handwritten letter? Saihan pretended not to see the flaw and said loudly.

"Here it is. Xiao Cheng took out the fake reply letter and handed it to the guard next to him, who quickly delivered the letter to Saihan's case. Saihan opened the envelope and looked at it. It seems that this message was written by the marshal himself, and there is no problem with the content in it, but it just says that the fighting on the front line is fierce, and I am afraid it will take a while, so let him immediately mobilize grain, cattle and sheep, and send food to the front line, but there is nothing new in the rest.

The letter didn't seem to have any flaws, Saihan was still not at ease, he looked at Xiao Cheng and suddenly burst out: "Bold and spy, dare to pretend to be a messenger to deceive me, and take it for me left and right." ”

Saihan's words made Xiao Cheng's brain buzz, as if it had exploded, and his first thought was that he was exposed, and he must run out. As the guards approached him, he suddenly calmed down, and looking at Na Saihan's playful gaze, he suddenly understood that this suspicious fellow must be really testing him. If at this time, if you show even a hint of panic or hesitation, you will be seen by the other party.

Xiao Cheng's acting skills are also excellent, he first pretended to be stunned, and then shouted at Saihan with an angry expression: "You are just a captain, what right do you have to arrest the marshal's heralds, do you want to rebel? Not to mention that in the lower body, you don't seem to have the right to arrest me at all." Xiao Cheng's words made those guards stagnate, they slowed down their movements, and they didn't dare to lean over, after all, offending the marshal was much more serious than offending the commander.

Seeing Xiao Cheng's straightforward theory, Saihan was a little surprised, he didn't expect that this person was neither afraid nor broke through with his strength, but instead reasoned with him. Saihan didn't pay attention to the guards who were obviously ineffective, but said with interest: "I arrested you because I know that you are not a herald of the marshal, but a fake, have you been seen through by me and still don't admit it?"

"Why should I admit it? I was originally the marshal's herald, do you still want to impose the charges on me? If your tricks are discovered, aren't you afraid that the marshal will settle accounts after the autumn?" Xiao Cheng kept putting Marshal Gamudi in front of him, just to make everyone present have some scruples.

Saihan said: "Okay, then I'll talk about your flaws, according to my calculations, it only takes three days for the messenger to arrive at the barracks and then turn back, why did you arrive a day late." ”

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