Outside the lobby, it was still dark and gloomy.

In the rain and mist, the ghost is aura, the yin wind roars, and it ramps wantonly in the Dushuo Mountain.

The rivers below the mountain and on the surface of the sea set off huge waves, constantly crashing on the shore, breaking into countless splashes and splashing in all directions.

The loud sound of the waves, faintly, echoed in the wind and rain.

On the lobby of the military palace yamen on the top of the mountain, several centipede beads used for lighting emitted a soft light in the dimness, illuminating the lobby. Ying Lingxing under the soft light was like a spring breeze, her heart was very happy, and her face showed excitement that could not be hidden.

When he was a little demon, he watched his father command thousands of troops and horses many times, and he was heroic. At that time, Ying Lingxing secretly swore that one day in the future, he would be like his father Yingzhao, to lead thousands of troops and horses, and gallop on the battlefield with high spirits.

Later, after several wars, tragedies and massacres, scorched earth and blood, Shuoyue Island gave Yingling Xing, who had seen it with his own eyes, a childhood with bloody and red memories.

That's also a memory that he still has in the depths of his mind and can't erase it.

At that time, Ying Lingxing swore again that he would become a sergeant and general of the Nine Shadows Kingdom when he grew up. To become a sword in the hands of Uncle Xiao Shizhu, swing his sword and horse, and cut off the heads of all enemies who dare to invade the Nine Shadows Country and endanger the people of the Nine Shadows Country.

So he studied hard, was successfully admitted to the palace, still worked hard and diligently, and then graduated with high scores.

In this way, Yingling Star is getting closer and closer to his dream.

This time he went out with the king of Yama, and he made several great and small military exploits. If he hadn't been killed and surrendered a few times, and he was punished, he would have been promoted a long time ago.

Among the young generals of the younger generation of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, I am afraid that except for Wu Xiaoshen, he is the fastest promoted to the rank of Ying Lingxing.

The reason for this really has nothing to do with his father, the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, Yingzhao, it is nothing more than Yinglingxing's outstanding ability.

Just like Xiao Shizhu's personal order this time, he also took a fancy to Ying Lingxing's ability.

In addition to the courage of charging into battle, Ying Lingxing is also very strategic. And the tactics are tricky, compared to Shuyan, who is good at defense and is called an iron plate junior by Xiao Shizhu, Ying Lingxing is extremely good at long-distance running, and he specializes in hitting his surprises, so that the enemy can't predict his actions.

These are the reasons why Xiao Shizhu personally ordered the general.

"Don't be in a hurry, kid. Listening to the sound of wind and rain outside the house, King Yama looked at Ying Lingxing opposite, and grinned happily after hearing this, just like a blooming delicate flower, and immediately, he continued to convey the order of the court to Ying Lingxing: "The lord has another order, which is to send you a prison army." ”。

"I obey the arrangement, which one is the overseer?" Ying Lingxing was not surprised, and gladly accepted the arrangement, he knew that it was necessary to transfer the overseer in the army.

Xiao Shizhu needed officials in these positions to restrain the discipline of the army, so as not to become a straggler in his army, so as not to be disorganized and undisciplined.

Ying Lingxing naturally didn't make a fuss, but asked thoughtfully: "Is it Uncle Huang under the command of Dashuai?"

The old Huang mentioned by Ying Lingxing is the supervisor of one of the main brigades in the army under the command of King Yama now. In the past, I got along well with Ying Lingxing, and I had a good relationship. And the two ghosts are also very chatty about things such as war and strategic deployment, such as command and conspiracy, etc., and they are very speculative, which can be said to be the same as the heroes.

When Ying Lingxing asked, her eyes were filled with anticipation and hope.

It can be seen that he still hopes very much, and this ghost will be his supervisor.

"It's a pity, Lao Huang still has to stay under my command. "It's a pity that in life, how can there be so many things going well. King Yama then shook his head slowly and said, "It's Lord Zhuhai, and this is also the general ordered by the lord himself." When the time comes, you have to cooperate with him sincerely and work together. ”。

"Yes. A gust of cold wind blew in and blew on Ying Lingxing's back.

In the biting cold wind, he snorted slightly, and after answering, he said: "The last general knows this ghost, and he once had a few encounters with him when he was in Dongyizhou. I heard that he was the first meritorious person in my country's surprise attack on Dongyi Continent, and he also won the Crimson Flower Medal (one of the military merit medals of the Nine Hidden Kingdoms) awarded by the lord himself. ”。

"Yes, Zhu Hai is capable, assertive, has a good strategic vision, and is calm and composed. On the battlefield, it can also help you give you advice, which is a good right-hand man. King Yama, who bowed his head slightly, stroked his beard again, and a look of approval appeared in his eyes: "With Zhu Hai as your supervisor, Ying Lingxing, the lord has deep expectations for you." Don't let him down. ”。

What King Yama said is true, Xiao Shizhu attaches great importance to the cultivation of young ghosts. And for imps with outstanding abilities like Ying Lingxing, they also have high hopes.

Therefore, Xiao Shizhu didn't want Ying Lingxing to violate military law again.

Otherwise, he could only slash the horse with tears, which would be a great loss to Xiao Shizhu and the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

But if Zhu Hai can restrain Ying Lingxing and hone him into a malleable talent, then the Nine Shadows Kingdom will have an extra sharp sword.

"Yes. Ying Lingxing replied again, and then asked, "Where is our army about to attack?"

"Flowing waves. King Yama stood up, walked to the map hanging on the side, and his firm gaze fell on the Liubo Island on the map: "Conquer it, defend Liubo after capturing it, and wait for the next action order, this is the military order given to you by the lord." Do you have the confidence to complete the task?".

He looked at Liubo Island and stood quietly near the west coast of Dongying Island. Not to mention holding the coastline, it can form control over the western and middle areas of Dongyingzhou on the coast.

It is also the sea barrier of these areas, the first gate to the west.

King Yama secretly admired the heads who were far away in Yuque City and made decisions. Not only did they ask them to enter the Yitian Mountains north, but they also wanted to occupy Liubo Island, once this two-pronged approach was successful, the west coast and inland coastal areas of Dongying Continent would be firmly controlled by the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

"Guaranteed to complete the task!" Ying Lingxing, who was standing up, stopped his waist, straightened his back, looked ahead with his head held high, and gave King Yama a loud and confident answer.

"Go, go prepare, you only have twelve days to prepare. Lord Zhu Hai has already set off on his way. King Yama, who retracted his gaze, turned around and walked back to the handsome case and sat down: "Twelve days later, it should be there." Hopefully, by then, you'll have ready to go out and have a battle plan. ”。

"No. Ying Lingxing shook his head and turned to leave the lobby.

"Ying Lingxing. Just when Ying Lingxing had only taken two or three steps, King Yama stopped him again, and King Yama, who was full of solemnity, immediately advised: "In the future, I will command the army, and as a general, I must have the demeanor of a general in every word and deed." Don't break the military rules again. ”。

Ying Lingxing turned around, faced King Yama again, and bowed deeply, "Thank you for cultivating and teaching." ”。

King Yama nodded, not saying a word.

Ying Lingxing didn't say anything more, hiding his excitement and excitement, trying to restore his complexion to normal, and then turned around and left the place......

On the other side of the Yuque Palace, it was still shrouded in the coldness under the black snow.

The howling wind like a tiger's roar in the valley swirled non-stop, bringing up a chill that was biting to the bones.

The doors and windows of the lobby of the Central Council were closed again, and Chen Ruo and Qing Lan also retreated. Together with the golden tired, he stood outside the door, watching the snow fall in the air with the wind and was stunned.

Between the bamboo forests in the courtyard, the ancient altar carved into eight trigrams, surrounded by eight pieces of different sizes and shapes, has been almost covered with black snow.

The gossip and sixty-four trigram patterns and star patterns on the ground in the middle were all gone, buried under the black snow.

There are eight stones around, and on the smooth stone surface facing the gossip, the ancient ghost inscriptions carved on the seal are almost covered by black snow, and it is difficult to see the true face.

And in the hall paved with jade bricks, only Xiao Shizhu and Lin Cong were left.

"A few days ago, you said that among your Xuanjiao, there are several intelligence points of the Six Heavens Continent exposed, what's going on?" Seeing that there were no outsiders in the lobby, Xiao Shizhu asked Lin Cong with his hand pot: "Is the loss big?"

"The loss is not small, several points of people have been arrested, and there are two or three members among them, but they are excellent messengers. Lin Cong sighed softly, and his eyes were filled with regret.

Since the establishment of Xuanjiao, the system has been perfected. The members who perform their own duties within them have their own titles. For example, the Wind Cutting Envoy is responsible for secretly plotting against the high-ranking officials and magnates of the enemy country, and is also a lurker who penetrates into the enemy. The Wind Lookout is a master of deciphering the intelligence ciphers of enemy countries, and he is good at deciphering the ciphertexts used in the liaison of various countries. The messenger is responsible for investigating intelligence in various places.

What Lin Cong said was to tell Xiao Shizhu that this incident had caused his Xuanjiao to lose several masters who were good at inquiring about information.

In addition, there are also messengers in the Xuanjiao who are responsible for confirming the authenticity of information, and they can distinguish the true from the false, false and false. It just happened to be a matter of looking and hearing and asking questions, and all the intelligence work was summarized.

"These points are all very important intelligence points in the Six Heavens Continent. With this move of the Northern Yin Dynasty, we can't use a peace treaty to bind them. Lin Cong picked up his teacup, and while gently scraping the tea powder in the cup with the lid of the blue and white cup in his hand, he said: "Fortunately, several other points that are in contact with them have been evacuated urgently, so it has not caused greater losses." ”。

Xiao Shizhu groaned, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Lin Cong is also telling the truth, the peace treaty between the two countries only demarcates the national border on the surface, and does not send troops to cross the national border with each other. But secretly, whether it is Xiao Shizhu or Emperor Xudu, no one is polite, they have contacts with each other, and they tacitly do not have the determination to make a big move on this matter.

What's more, this kind of thing can't be done in a big way, it is carried out in secret, and it can't be turned over to the table, even if you suffer a loss, you can only swallow it in your stomach.

After a while, Xiao Shizhu hurriedly asked, "Has the rescue operation begun?"

"Here we go. Lin Congcai took a sip of tea, hurriedly put down the teacup, and said, "However, the minister also made a plan for cutting grass." ”。

After that, Lin Cong took out a notebook from his sleeve, and then said: "Although the minister believes that his subordinates have firm beliefs and beliefs, and they are also full of confidence and expectation in the Lord's open creation of a just and bright underworld, they are not easy to be co-opted and corrupted by the enemy, and they will not easily betray our country. It's just ......".

Lin Cong stopped abruptly before he finished speaking, just stood up silently, and handed the notebook with the grass chopping action in his hand to Xiao Shizhu.

Lin Cong was in the Northern Yin Dynasty and did a ghost errand. He knew the cruelty of the punishment of the Northern Yin Dynasty.

Scissors cut off fingers, pillars of fire are roasted, and frying in an oil pan are all commonplace. Stone pressing, stone grinding toes, etc., that is even more common.

The knife saw frozen, the broken tendons and deboned bones, and the collarbone pierced the mouth, which are all shocking.

Under all kinds of punishments, even if you have firm beliefs and beliefs as the pillars, I am afraid that a few soft bones will be grinded out.

Because of this, Lin Cong is ready, now is not the time to talk about benevolence and righteousness. Once there is a traitor, it is necessary to eradicate the traitor as soon as possible.

This is the grass cutting operation.

Xiao Shizhu and the ghost mother, after carefully reading Lin Cong's recital together, slowly raised their heads and looked at Lin Cong, who had already sat back in his chair.

And Lin Cong's face was full of determined looks.

He had made all the preparations and determinations, and the only thing to be thankful for was that the current intelligence showed that the Xuanjiao disciples under his command had not yet relented and rebelled.

Then, Xiao Shizhu's eyes flashed with coldness, and his murderous aura appeared: "It's feasible, but you can't kill innocents indiscriminately, it's better to rescue first." I believe that the ghost people in my country, whether it is officials or ordinary people, are rare in soft bones. ”。

When the words landed, Xiao Shizhu closed the notebook in his hand and put it on the small table next to him.

"Yes. Lin Cong got the order and got up to answer.

"I've got this on file. Xiao Shizhu, who had just put down the notebook, then told Lin Cong: "You must actively prepare for the rescue mission first, and the grass cutting operation can only be a backup plan; Otherwise, the losses will be even greater, and the gains will outweigh the losses. ”。

"We must give full trust to our comrades-in-arms. The ghost mother took over when Xiao Shizhu finished speaking, and said unhurriedly: "For the rescued officials, don't make any moves that chill their hearts without conclusive evidence that they have secretly betrayed." ”。

When Lin Cong nodded in response, he kept it in mind.

"Go down, you're solely responsible for this. Xiao Shizhu said, closing his eyes slightly.

When Lin Cong heard this, he slowly bowed and withdrew.

As soon as he left, the lobby doors and windows closed again. Chen Ruo and Qing Lan still didn't enter. Only Mu Qingming and his wife were left in the lobby, and it was even more deserted.

"The Northern Yin Dynasty is really fast. Lin Cong only left for a moment, and Xiao Shizhu sighed: "Our side just pulled out their intelligence network, and their side also started to act." ”。

Although there was a sigh, there was no fear.

For the Northern Yin Dynasty, even if it is an opponent in chess, Xiao Shizhu does not have the slightest fear and jealousy.

On the contrary, there was a faint hint of excitement and excitement.

"So Lin Cong is still thoughtful in his work. The ghost mother was naturally not afraid of the Northern Yin Dynasty, but she just glanced at the notebook that Xiao Shizhu had closed at hand, and said lightly: "In the grass cutting operation he handed over, didn't he pull out a number of Northern Yin Dynasty's intelligence bases and secret yamen in the Six Heavens Continent to retaliate against the opponent's actions?"

This is the central task of Lin Cong's grass cutting operation, a tooth for a tooth.

It's just that these things and actions of the Nine Shadows Kingdom can only be carried out in secret. When the matter is finished, the slightest clue and trace cannot be revealed, otherwise it will be even more happy.

However, the war between the two countries is like this, where there is only the Jin Ge Iron Horse on the battlefield, and there is more of the open and secret battle behind the scenes.