Zhu Chongba didn't dare to ask what it was, and when he saw Guo Zixing branching out of everyone, he told himself about it, thinking that it must be an extremely secret matter, since it was a confidential matter, if Guo Zixing was unwilling to say more, if he asked more, wouldn't it be presumptuous.

Guo Zixing walked off the stage in a few steps and said to Zhu Chongba: "Don't be stunned, let's go." With that, he strode out of the tent.

Zhu Chongba didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly followed closely behind.

The two of them came out of the tent, and someone led two horses behind them, each riding a horse, and went straight to the north of the city. Zhu Chongba saw that Guo Zixing didn't take anyone else, only himself, and was suspicious, but he didn't know what Guo Zixing was going to do with him.

The two walked for a while, Guo Zixing kept hurrying, and when he was about to reach the outskirts of the city, he turned around and turned into a small alley.

Most of Haozhou City is Guo Zixing's sphere of influence, Sun Deya and the other three marshals together are less than half of Guo Zixing's sphere of influence, and the suburbs in the north of Haozhou City are of course Guo Zixing's territory.

After turning into the alley, Guo Zixing jumped off the horse and led the horse forward, and Zhu Chongba also hurriedly jumped off the horse and followed closely behind Guo Zixing.

It had just rained overnight last night, the sky was clear, the willows on the street were verdant, and the grass on the ground was covered with green. Although Zhu Chongba didn't read much, he still couldn't help but think of a poem taught by his master a few days ago: "The light rain in the heavenly street is as moist as a crisp, and the guest house is green and willow-colored." "A few days ago, when I recited this poem with my master in the private school, I just memorized it by rote, and I didn't feel it at all, but now when I walked in this rain and fog, I suddenly remembered this ancient poem.

Although the heart is poetic, the ground is muddy, every step of the two of them, is a wet footprint, can not walk a few steps, the feet are covered with grass and mud, each foot is stepping down a few inches of mud, pulling out is very difficult, not a few steps, it feels very uncomfortable.

Guo Zixing didn't care, led the horse, and strode forward. Zhu Chongba followed behind Guo Zixing without saying a word. The two walked briskly in the morning mist in the alleys of the outskirts of the city, which were tall and low, and were scattered with dilapidated houses.

At this time, it was still very early, and most of the people had not yet gotten up, because the suburbs were still quiet. Zhu Chongba was wondering where Guo Zixing was going to take him. Just thinking about it, suddenly Guo Zixing in front of him stopped in front of a courtyard.

"Zhu Chongba, you go with me to see someone. Guo Zixing's face suddenly became solemn, and he tied the horse to an old willow tree next to him.

Zhu Chongba nodded in response, and hurriedly tied the horse to a big willow tree on the other side.

"The identity of this person, you will naturally know when you see him later. Guo Zixing put his hands behind his back, paced back and forth for a few steps, looked at Zhu Chongba again, raised his head and said, "Zhu Chongba, you can follow me, remember not to talk nonsense." ”

"The subordinates don't dare!" Zhu Chongba hurriedly responded.

"Good. It's almost time. Let's go in. Guo Zixing looked around, and there was no one in the four places. Raise your legs and walk forward.

Zhu Chongba hurriedly walked two steps and stretched out his hand to push open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Guo Zixing did not hesitate, and walked into the courtyard in great strides. The courtyard is even more muddy, there is a big puddle in the middle, I don't know how deep, and there are yellow mud ponds all around.

Guo Zixing didn't frown, bypassed the puddle from the side, stepped on a few exposed stones, walked through the courtyard, and came to the door of the main house.

Zhu Chongba followed closely behind, walked in front again, and stretched out his hand to push open the door.

The room was pitch black, and Zhu Chongba couldn't see what was inside. I was stunned and was just about to speak.

Suddenly, I heard a dull voice inside and said, "Guo Dashuai, you are here, and I have been waiting for you for a long time." ”

"Who is it?" Zhu Chongba was shocked, hurriedly pulled out his waist knife, and grabbed in front of Guo Zixing in one step.

"Haha. General Peng. Guo Zixing, who was behind him, laughed and strode forward, "Guo is late, don't blame General Peng." ”

"Guo Dashuai, you have said it. The man said sullenly: "I, Peng Danai, am a down-and-out person, I came to seek refuge with Guo Dashuai, if Guo Dashuai does not give up, it is a great luck, where do you dare to be surprised." ”

At this time, Zhu Chongba saw clearly that the room was not big, and the light outside could not shine in, so it looked dark inside. There was a simple little bed in the room, and next to it was a large table, and a person was faintly sitting at the table.

The man said, stood up, walked to the door, and gave Guo Zixing a salute.

Guo Zixing hurriedly helped the man up and said with a smile: "Why is General Peng so polite." Hurry up, get up, get up. ”

The general raised his head and stood up. Only then did Zhu Chongba see clearly that this General Peng was of medium height, with a white face and beard, and he looked to be in his forties, but his hair was already gray, and his face was covered with wind and dust.

Looking further down, he didn't know whether it was mud or blood on his clothes, and they were mixed together, and he couldn't even see the original color of his clothes. It was as if he had suffered defeat somewhere, and had fled from the front of the battle.

Guo Zixing nodded, glanced up and down at this General Peng, and said in a low voice: "General Peng, I have made you suffer, I don't know what the situation in Xuzhou is now?"

The face of General Peng, which was already full of bitterness, added a little loneliness, he slowly shook his head, pulled Guo Zixing and said, and said in a muffled voice: "Guo Dashuai, the matter of Xuzhou, the last general is really unspeakable." ”

Guo Zixing hurriedly said: "General Peng, you sit down, let's talk slowly." ”

That General Peng and Guo Zixing were sitting at the table, and Zhu Chongba was standing at the door waiting.

"Ten days ago, the Tartar army, under the leadership of Marshal Tartar Toto, claimed to be an army of 700,000 and surrounded the city of Xuzhou.

At that time, knowing that the matter was extremely urgent, we immediately passed the news to the leader of Liu Botong, hoping that the leader of Liu Botong would send a large army to support, otherwise the lonely city of Xuzhou would definitely not be able to hold it.

Who knows, five days later, there is no news from the leader of Liu Botong, and the 700,000 troops of the Tartars have come to the city, besieging Xuzhou City like an iron bucket.

At that time, the defenders of Xuzhou City, that is, Li Dashuai's subordinates, were less than 100,000 people, and in order to defend the city, Li Dashuai mobilized the old and weak women and children of the whole city to help defend the city. However, this time the Tartar army was unusually ferocious, the first day of siege, the same night began a full-scale siege, we were caught off guard, plus the soldiers were not enough, it didn't take three days, the Tartars captured Xuzhou City.

After the capture of the city, General Li was captured, and most of the 100,000 horses were killed and wounded, and only Zhao Jun and I escaped with a few hundred people each with General Zhao. I heard that on the second day of the city's destruction, the Tartar army began to slaughter the city, and hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou City were almost slaughtered!"

Speaking of which, the more General Peng spoke, the louder he became, the more angry he became, and finally the case was arrested. Zhu Chongba saw that his arms were shaking and shaking, and the muscles on his face were twisted, obviously indignant to the extreme.

The Tartar army liked to slaughter the city, in that year, Temujin led the Mongolian iron cavalry to the south, breaking through the Southern Song Dynasty, every time he encountered a strong city, he always promised to slaughter the city for three days after the city was broken, and let the army ravage and loot for three days. After that, whether the Mongol army was attacking other countries or quelling civil strife, every time they encountered an obstacle, they allowed to slaughter the city and loot it for three days, which was really a cruel and inhumane practice.

Guo Zixing also said angrily: "I didn't expect the Tartar to be so brutal without repentance." I'll wait for the meat to be eaten before I can feel at ease!"

The General Peng scolded hatefully for a while, and then said: "Guo Dashuai, the last general and General Zhao fought desperately to get out of the encirclement, I led the remnants of my subordinates to come to you, and General Zhao led hundreds of people to take refuge in Sun Deya." The last general rushed to Haozhou City last night and sent a letter from his cronies to the marshal. ”

"I see. Guo Zixing pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "Then what is the whereabouts of Li Dashuai now? General Peng, do you know?"

General Peng shook his head, bowed his head and said, "I'm ashamed, I don't hide it from Guo Dashuai, Li Dashuai is now living and dying, and the last general doesn't know anything." ”

"yes. You have just broken out of the encirclement, how can you know the situation of Li Dashuai. Guo Zixing nodded and said, "General Peng, where are your subordinates stationed now?"

"He set up in the bushes ten miles north of the city. General Peng said in a low voice: "Without Guo Dashuai's explicit instructions, the last general will not dare to bring his subordinates into the city." ”

Guo Zixing nodded and said, "General Peng, you are thoughtful and do the right thing. ”

"Guo Dashuai, then what should the last general arrange next?" General Peng asked in a low voice.

Guo Zixing said: "General Peng, you don't have to worry about this. I've already made arrangements, so you can send someone to inform your subordinates and hurry into the city. As for you, come with me to Shuaifu, and we'll make arrangements. ”

The general Peng was overjoyed, saluted again and again, and said loudly: "Thank you Marshal Guo for taking in the last general, the last general is grateful here." ”

"Haha. General Peng, why did you start to be so polite again. Guo Zixing laughed loudly: "Hurry up, let's go to the city and go to the Shuai Mansion." ”

General Peng agreed repeatedly, and he had nothing to clean up, so he stood up, followed Guo Zixing out of the door, and led a horse out of the wing. Guo Zixing and Zhu Chongba also untied the reins of their horses, Zhu Chongba rode a horse to lead the way, Guo Zixing and General Peng followed behind, chatting while walking, and went straight to the Marshal's Mansion.

At this time, the rain and fog gradually disappeared, and the sun shone out of the clouds and sprinkled on the earth. The thin rain and mist are like a light veil, hazy on the willow tops of the woods, and the bursts of grass on the ground give people a refreshing feeling of clouds and fog.

Please look forward to watching the next chapter, "Military Aircraft Change-Part II"