Gaotang Prefecture, Boyang County.

Gao Lian was lying in a large chair, sweating profusely in pain, and a doctor was pulling out the arrow from his shoulder, blood soaking through his clothes.

After being injured by an arrow and fleeing back to the barracks in a hurry today, he knew that the barracks could not be defended! Although he still had 2,000 well-equipped soldiers under his command, after seeing the brave Zhu family sergeant, he didn't think that he could resist with these 2,000 officers and soldiers.

But he was not willing to accept defeat and fled back to the city of Gaotang Prefecture, which was deep in the wall, and instead fled through the Pegasus Valley to Boyang County, the southernmost county of Gaotang Prefecture, bordering Dongchang Province.

Although Gao Lian was not good at military command, he was still a little clever, in order to avoid being chased by Zhu Long following the traces, he asked the flying god soldier to tie a branch to the horse's tail and drag it all the way to eliminate the traces.

Sure enough, Zhu Long didn't catch up, and he didn't know that he was hiding in Boyang County.

Thinking of Zhu Long, he gritted his teeth and said: "Zhu Long thief, I will not kill you, and I will not be a man!" ”

Wen Wenbao, the commander who was standing aside, immediately shared his hatred and hatred: "My lord, give a man to the lowly position, take off the head of Zhu Longxiang, and avenge the adult!" ”

When Yu Zhi heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he sneered silently - hmph, an ignorant fanatic, when he met the fierce general of the Zhu family's army, he was just giving away his head, and he dared to speak out here!

But there was no expression on his face, his head bowed, his shoulders hunched, in a place that was not easy to see with a cheap eye.

In today's battle, the official army was defeated too badly, Xue Yuanhui died on the battlefield again, and his performance - cough cough - is not so good, he will definitely become a cheap punching bag, and even have to take the blame.

Gao Lian had a gloomy face, didn't pay attention to Wen Wenbao's words, and was not in the mood to scold Yu Zhi, a waste, but thought about how to deal with Zhu Long, it was impossible to rely on these two wastes, so he could only find another reinforcement.

I heard that Zhang Qing, the governor of Dongchang Mansion, is strong in martial arts, so he can write a letter to Chen Wende, the governor of Dongchang Mansion, and ask him to send troops to help.

It's just that Zhu Long has a large number of fierce generals, and Zhang Qing alone is afraid that it will be difficult to support it alone, and he must ask the Daimyo's Mansion to stay behind Liang Zhongshu to send troops to help.

But Liang Zhongshu is the son-in-law of Taishi Cai Jing, no matter his status or backer, he is far above him, and he may not be able to take care of himself, it seems that he can only use it to his advantage!

With a decision in his heart, Gao Lian dragged an arm and began to write a letter at the desk, and after writing, he selected two clever henchmen from the Flying Divine Soldiers and sent the letters to Dongchang Mansion and Daimyo's Mansion respectively.

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When night fell, the lights were on in the yamen of Dongchang Mansion, and the prefect Chen Wende was under the candlelight, looking at a letter, and couldn't help frowning.

In the letter, Gao Lian asked him to send troops to help intercept the Zhu family's army, but he was not interested in suppressing the thieves. First, he is old, he has no hope for the future, and he just wants to retire smoothly, and secondly, there is no backstage in the court, even if he makes meritorious contributions, no one will help him speak, it will be in vain.

What's more, Gao Lian is a good bird, if he can swallow it alone, how can he give him the credit for no reason? It must be that the strength of the Zhu family army is strong, and he can't deal with it alone, so he asked him for help, but how can the strength of Dongchang Mansion be compared with Gaotang Prefecture?

But Gao Lian wrote a letter for help, and he didn't dare to refuse, although he was an honest official, boasted of being clean, and didn't want to be in the same stream with these rogue-born ministers, but he didn't want to offend Gao Lian, because offending Gao Lian was equivalent to offending Gao Lian, offending Gao Lian, he might not be able to wait for the day of retirement, he had to go home with a bed, hard work all his life, and finally he couldn't even receive his retirement salary.

He is incorruptible, and he is counting on this retirement salary to provide for his retirement!

After weighing it for a moment, he said to the servant who stood aside, "Where is the messenger?" ”

The servant said respectfully: "Wait outside the door for your reply!" ”

"Take him down to drink and entertain, arrange for him to stay, and then send a servant on duty to invite Zhang Dujian over!"

"Yes!" The servant turned and went out on errands.

Zhang Qing has not yet married a family, he lives in the barracks, not far from the county office, and he came after a while, bowed after entering the door, and said loudly: "The last general will meet Lord Chen!" ”

Chen Wende looked at the heroic young military general in front of him, and admired it very much, but it was a pity that he didn't have a daughter, otherwise he would have to recruit him as a son-in-law.

He coughed, and the old man's voice was hoarse: "Zhang Dujian, Zhu Long of Dongping Mansion has plundered Lingzhou, and is about to transit from Gaotang Prefecture and my Dongchang Mansion, Gao Zhizhou of Gaotang Prefecture wrote to me, he led the soldiers and horses in the territory to block Zhu Long, but Zhu Thief is fierce, he can't catch it, so please send troops to help!" ”

When Zhang Qing heard this, he showed anger and said hatefully: "I wish the dragon to be a disaster for the people, the last general is an officer of the imperial court, and he should serve the imperial court, please give an order, and the last general is willing to lead troops to help the war!" ”

"Good! Good! Chen Wende applauded repeatedly: "Zhang Dujian is really loyal and patriotic, and diligent in the king's affairs!" After destroying Zhulong, I will definitely report for you! ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't ask for credit, the main thing in the end is to exterminate the thieves for the country! The military situation is like fire, the last general will go to prepare, and he will lead the army to Gaotang Prefecture early tomorrow morning! ”

"Good! There is a messenger here in Kochi Prefecture, and he will lead the way tomorrow! ”

After Zhang Qing left, Chen Wende showed a smile of relief and said to the servant: "This Zhang Qing is dedicated to the public, and he is really a pillar of the country!" ”

The servant smiled: "The master doesn't know, this eunuch may have a little selfishness." ”

"Oh! What do you mean by that? ”

"Zhang Dujian has a good friend named Huangfu Duan, nicknamed 'Purple Haired Uncle', who is my veterinarian in Dongchang Mansion, who is the best at treating war horses, and has the best relationship with Zhang Dujian. But this summer, after being deceived by Zhujiazhuang in the name of medicine and horses, he was forced to stay, so Zhang Dujian has always hated Zhujiazhuang! Even if there is no Kochi Prefecture for help, when Zhulong passes through our mansion, Zhang Dujian will not let them go. ”

Chen Wende suddenly realized, "I see, no wonder he is so angry!" ”

Before dawn, the moon is hidden and the stars are sinking.

In the Daimyo Mansion in Beijing, a gentle knock sounded outside a side door behind the yamen.

The little guy who was curled up behind the door and napping with his knees in his arms, a spirit woke up, his body bounced, and he quickly pulled the deadbolt of the door, fast and light, very skillful, and did not make a sound.

A middle-aged man with an elegant appearance and luxurious clothes pushed the door in and asked in a low voice, "Madame didn't go to the study to look for me tonight, did she?" ”

The little guy hurriedly said: "No! ”

"Okay, that's good!" The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly walked to the study, pretending to be diligent all night.

The little guy closed the door, looked at the back of the middle-aged man leaving, showed a trace of sympathy, and sighed: "The dignified Liang Zhongshu, there is a fierce wife at home, and it is really pitiful to raise a woman so secretly!" ”