The soldiers do not disarm, and the horses do not unsadd.

Especially at the moment, the Tongyuan Front Army, which is far away from its own jurisdiction and goes deep into the southwest, is even more rumored to be a soldier, and Russell, as the main general, knows that what he will face is by no means a general, but it is no longer Pan Xihu, Fu Jianjiao and the like, as long as the little thumb can be easily pinched to death, but the old general who rose on the battlefield in the troubled times in the early years, no matter the realm, resourcefulness, ability, compared with him, it is still more than that, and what is more fatal is that these people are not directly ordered by the imperial court, If he does not obey the orders of the Son of Heaven and only listens to the orders of one person, he will inevitably be faintly worried, in case Wei Chongshan does not play cards according to common sense, and cut the mess quickly, if he is not careful, he will become a piece of fat sent to other people's mouths, so that people can feast and eat it cleanly, not to mention the original plan, and let themselves fall into the quagmire, so he strictly ordered his subordinates to be careful and vigilant at the same time, and never cross the border.

But the accident happened...

Originally, the Wuding Army stationed outside Pingyang and the border defender Zhengxuanlongwei maintained a delicate situation between each other, and they had been at peace for several days, but an unexpected incident broke this balance at dusk yesterday, forcing him, the vanguard of the army, which was used as a stone-throwing force to ask for directions, had to avoid its edge and retreat 20 miles.

Although Russell had been mentally prepared before his departure, he greatly underestimated the harsh natural environment on the Lumen border.

The closer to the southwest, the more mountains and forests are dense, the roads are rugged, it is extremely difficult to march, the terrain of mountains and rivers is even more intricate, it really can't be compared with the land of fish and rice in the southeast, he also deeply understands what is the poor mountains and bad waters, snakes, scorpions, insects and ants are everywhere at night, and fierce beasts and birds sometimes come and go to disturb the soldiers camped in the wild, and he also has to pay attention to the physical condition of the soldiers under his command from time to time, so as not to adapt to the water and soil, and suffer unspeakably, these are secondary, the most important thing is that he led the Wuding army to pursue the remnants of Hujiantang under the pretext of being lightly armed across the border, Not in front of the village, not in the back of the store, before the arrival of the baggage food and grass supply has become a big problem, fortunately there is no endless road, although the border is full of killing at the same time, the relative variety of resources are abundant, relying on the mountains and the mountains and relying on the water to draft, nothing more than that, he ordered to take local materials, hunting and waiting for the arrival of reinforcements, but a total of ten squads of a total of 100 people, in the end only returned to eight teams, and the other two teams were nowhere to be seen, he knew that it was with the border army scouts encountered a burial of bones, and he could only order to retreat, After all, he is just a small bait to see if he can catch the big fish that has not appeared in Lumen for many years, whether it is dead or alive! And as a cover, there is no need to meet now, the time has not yet come.

Osan Pass.

Surrounded by mountains on three sides, a trickle has become the source of life for the Wuding army camped here, and heavy troops are assigned to guard it in turn.

At sunset.

Russell and Deputy General Ma Changchuan just finished inspecting the camp, looking at the mountain col is in full swing, starting to make rice, his heartstrings that have been tense finally loosened a little, laughing at himself: "It is said that the soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, but this time the grain has not moved, the soldiers go first, it is really difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, stretched, fortunately, the timely arrival of the baggage has made me have a lot less worries, if the grain and grass come two days late, I have to let the southern barbarians lead the nose!" ”

Ma Changchuan, who was sturdy, said with a smile: "With the general's strategy and intelligence, the matter of grain and grass is difficult for you, and it is vain." ”

Russell laughed and said: "Thousands of clothes are worn, but you don't wear sycophants, you are a good hand at patting sycophants." ”

As the right-hand man of General Zhendong, Ma Changchuan was not ashamed but proud: "It is also the honor of the last general to be able to pat the general's ass, all the way to chase and kill the remnants of the Tiger Sword Hall, all the problems are not easy to solve in front of you, this is Ma Changchuan's heartfelt words, our army is just new to this place is not familiar with the terrain and features, the food and grass are insufficient, it is inevitable that there will be some powerlessness, so that the Lumen defenders can get a little cheap, and now the baggage is delivered, the reinforcements are to, the general is retreating as an advance, after regrouping, he will be able to smash Huanglong, why be afraid of others?!" ”

Russell smiled and shook his head, looked up at the top of the mountain to the north, and said no more.

Ma Changchuan followed his line of sight and couldn't see anything special, of course he couldn't be stupid to think that Russell still had the leisure to enjoy the scenery, and asked softly: "General, but what's wrong?" ”

Russell did not give an answer, but asked, "How much walked?" ”

A headless sentence, but Ma Changchuan knew what he meant, and said respectfully: "Thirty people a day." ”

Russell nodded lightly and muttered: "Eight hundred miles will be sent to the capital urgently, back and forth, and when the holy decree arrives at Lumen and is delivered to that person, it will take ten days, to say the least, it is enough!" ”

Then he raised his hand and pointed to the north, "Adjutant General Ma, what do you think is different about that mountain?" ”

Ma Changchuan raised his eyes and looked into the distance, looked at it carefully for a long time, and replied tentatively: "The trees are lush and the mountains are steep. ”

Russell was noncommittal, "What else? ”

Adjutant General Ma Changchuan pondered carefully what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of this Zhendong general? Is it really a view? Or is there any rare bird or beast in the mountain to catch, or is there some good treasure buried? Instead, he was curious: "The general knows how to find dragon points?" ”

Russell didn't understand what he meant for a while, and after pondering for a while, he figured out the trick, and said with a dumb smile: "Ma Changchuan, are you poor and crazy?" As far as I know, your family background is enough for you to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life, and you even want to dig graves and dig graves to get rich overnight, what kind of blessing and immortal are you really Russell? A casual camping place is the gold and silver mountains waiting for you, and I am not Mr. Qingwu's eyes are like torches, and the power of the gods can see through the appearance of everything at a glance, so ah, you don't daydream! ”

Fu General, this is the greatest praise of Xiao Ce, the king of Wuping, to this loyal and highly relied on Zhendong general Russell.

Thousands of troops are easy to get, and one general is hard to find.

Since Xiao Ce was the king of the three southeastern states, because the clan system has too many restrictions on him, the most important one is the weakening of military power, how can this meet his ambitions, in order to develop and expand his wings, it has become the top priority to win over a Zhendong general with real power, and he will do everything he can to support after the co-optation, and spare no effort to support him, asking for money for money, for grain for food, if there is a request, nothing is allowed, under such a sugar-coated shell "bombardment and indiscriminate bombardment", perhaps at the beginning Russell was still the general of Zhendong who guarded the border for the country, But now he has completely lost his original color, and has completely become a private soldier who cares for others.

Ma Changchuan climbed up the pole and flattered: "The general will definitely be able to go further in the martial arts, and then he will be a real immortal figure, the prince said that you are a lucky general, but according to the end of the future, you are a god general!" ”

Russell waved his hand and smiled: "Borrow your auspicious words!" ”

Ma Changchuan clenched his fists and asked sincerely: "The last general really can't see the difference between that mountain, I hope the general will solve his doubts?" ”

Russell finally retracted his gaze and gave a four-word answer, "Birds don't live." ”

Ma Changchuan looked puzzled.

That's the difference, general, you watched for a long time to see if the birds were resting over there?

Seeing that the subordinate who had followed him for many years still did not understand the meaning of the words, Russell stretched out his hand and pointed to the top of the mountain again, "You let the powerful archer shoot at the top of the mountain... Five arrows, no, ten arrows, and then it will come to light. ”

A powerful archer? He Ma Changchuan is one of the best, that Tiger Sword Hall's Fu Jianjiao was pierced through his left leg by an arrow, his fate is good if he dies, and he is also a lame man if he survives, he is eager to try: "Come on, take my horn big bow, I want to see what is hidden on the top of the mountain!" ”

When the first feathered arrow went to the top of the mountain, the mud oxen went into the sea, and there was no news.

Ma Changchuan, who was holding his bow and arrows and preparing to shoot the second one, asked, "General, is there some poisonous snake and beast over there, so the birds are reluctant to approach?" ”

Russell laughed: "Vipers and beasts? Not for the time being, maybe just a few little sparrows, or maybe not? ”

"At dawn this day, I happened to see birds flying over there, and now it's evening, and I don't see the birds returning to the forest, so I'm just guessing... You shoot a few more and try it! ”

Whoosh, Ma Changchuan's two arrows were fired together, as far as the eye could see, where the arrows went, it was still calm.

The corners of Russell's mouth curled, and he ordered, "Go get some gunpowder!" ”

Ma Changchuan had a heart in his heart, and hurriedly urged the soldiers standing behind the two, "Go, go, get more, if you can't shoot them, blow them up!" ”

As Russell had guessed, there were five "little sparrows" on the top of the mountain to the north, watching every move in the col.

They were border scouts, five people in a rank.

When the first feather arrow flew, the five of them were only the archers, after all, the five of them thought that there was no trace of any traces, so they didn't care too much, but when the second and third branches that came at the same time almost didn't beat one of them crookedly, it couldn't be said to be a coincidence.

The man who almost won the jackpot just now was obviously a little overwhelmed, "Boss, how do I feel the cool breeze swishing, let's not let people find out, do you want to choose a strategic retreat for the time being, stay in the green mountains and not be afraid of no firewood, don't be a shaker and be served by Russell." ”

The leader of this team had a solemn face, and after thinking about it for a while, he wondered: "No, what went wrong?" The five of us hid it well, could it be that Russell really has the ability to predict some uncertainties..."

Suddenly, one of them exclaimed, "Chief, look, what is that!" ”

The col was far away from the top of the mountain, and the five of them could only vaguely see that there were soldiers carrying three wooden boxes in the col.

In the end, I don't know who shouted, "It's not good, hurry up, Russell's gourd is going to blush us!" ”

Before Ma Changchuan really showed his skills, he saw the figure on the top of the mountain that was already fleeing in a hurry, and he jumped to his feet and scolded his mother: "A nest of mice hiding their heads and tails, don't run if you have the ability, Lao Tzu must blow you up to the sky!" ”

Russell laughed and left.