At the same time, the Lin family's office in Dìdū informed the Zichuan family that because the Zichuan family had been in arrears with the Lin family's war loans for too long, Heqiu zhèngfǔ had taken emergency measures as a last resort and included the six provinces of the Zichuan family as collateral for the loan under the control of the Lin family's security department.

The affairs officer assured that the Lin family had no territorial ambitions for the Zichuan family, and had no intention of occupying the Zichuan family's territory for a long time. The purpose of the 1.20 action is only to urge the Zichuan family to repay the loan as soon as possible, and there is no other intention. As long as the Zichuan family can repay the loan, the Lin Clan's Security Department will immediately withdraw its troops from the above six provinces, leaving not a single soldier.

"I hope that the Zichuan family can repay the arrears as soon as possible, and don't let this small incident affect the long-standing traditional friendship between the Lin family and the Zichuan family. The secretary said politely, and by the way, announced the total amount owed by the Zichuan family: about 300 times the annual GDP of the Zichuan family.

Of course, he also explained why the amount of this loan was so huge, and why it was so different from the records on the Ministry of Finance of the Zichuan family. During the war, the heads of the Zichuan family - His Royal Highness Zichuan Shenxing, His Highness Ning, and Luo Minghai - privately borrowed a large amount of money. At that time, the war was tight, and in order not to delay the great cause of all mankind to fight against the demons, the Lin family had simple procedures and let them withdraw the money without reconciling with the Zichuan family's treasury.

Moreover, "for the sake of calculation", the Lin family also adopted a "new method of calculating interest" -- the interest rate is a little higher than that of usury, but it has not yet reached the point of doubling every day -- so it is not unusual to arrive at such a debt figure.

"Every loan and interest is true, His Royal Highness Samxing, Lord Luo Minghai and His Royal Highness Zi Chuanning are very clear about this matter, and they promised us personally. If anyone doesn't believe him, he can confront the three of them. ”

The spokesman said with confidence: "Of course, the Zichuan family is a big country with a long history and a good reputation, and we believe that such a great country will never do anything to repay its debts." As long as your country settles the arrears, our Lin family will withdraw its troops immediately!" -- The meaning is very clear: everyone from the Zichuan family, before handing over this huge amount, I'm sorry, the six southwestern provinces are going to say goodbye to you!

When the news came, the Zichuan family was boiling in the country, and a strong backlash broke out in all provinces.

On January 23, hundreds of thousands of people, mainly university students, marched in Dìdū to strongly protest against the Hagaoka regime's vexatious occupation of the Zichuan family's land. The procession broke through the wall of gendarmes and rushed to the governor's palace and shouted slogans. According to the "dìdūrì newspaper", the college students shouted, "Resolutely resist the provocation! Support the eagle banner to recover the country! The family army will fight to the river hills!" -- (However, according to the recollections of those present, the college students shouted: "Resolutely deny the debts and do not repay the debts, go to the river hills, and capture Lin Rui alive for ransom! The tuition fees are too expensive, and every meal must have meat!!") In the face of boiling public opinion, the newly established Dilin regime faced severe challenges. The Lin family has always been the focus of the Ombudsman's attention. The country founded by the descendants of the Bright Empire has always been known for being enlightened and enlightened, but the intelligence officers know that in the Lin family, who seem to be zìyóu, it is more difficult for them to get some valuable information than it is to ascend to the sky. The country's top level is shrouded in layers of shady, whether it is personnel changes or policy formulation, it is secret, and even the membership of the Lin Elders Association is a secret, and the outside world can only know about the Lin family's announcement. The Heqiu Lin Clan, this is a group shrouded in mystery and darkness, very unclear, and impossible to figure out.

In particular, the 1.20 incident has further verified this view. The Lin family had gathered hundreds of thousands of troops on the border, and the hundreds of spies dispatched by the Supervision Department to the Lin family did not know anything about it, and there was no urgent report until before the incident happened - at that time, the vanguard of the Lin family's army had already crossed the border!

Because of the strict dereliction of duty in the intelligence collection of the Lin family, Bai Xia, the director of the Second Department of the Supervision Department (Foreign Intelligence Department), was severely reprimanded by Di Lin, and Bai Xia himself proposed to resign, but was refused. Di Lin ordered him to make meritorious service and continue to stay in his original post - the white house and the red clothes were so frightened that his clothes were soaked with sweat. He knew too well the temper of his immediate boss, and it was by no means tolerant to stay in his original position, and his quality was more akin to "a three-month reprieve".

In order to save his own life, Bai Xia tried his best. Since the Lin family entered the southwest, the nominal strongholds of the supervision offices in various places have been eradicated, but this is the land of the Zichuan family after all, and the supervision department still has intelligence advantages in secret. Soon, the invasion of the Lin family was identified and reported to dìdū.

"In this invasion, the Lin family mobilized more than 172,000 troops and 57 battalions, including about 153,000 infantry and more than 18,000 cavalry. In addition, the Lin family has issued a three-level mobilization order in the country, ordering the assembly of reservists, and it is estimated that the Lin family's war potential is huge. If mobilized at the national level, they would be able to recruit more than 800,000 soldiers and hold out for a year. The country has not fought a war for two hundred years, and it is very rich in human and material resources. ”

After listening to Bai Xia's report, although everyone in the conference room could not be said to have no face, at least their faces were dignified. The people here are all hardcore members of the Supervision Department, but two months ago, they were only middle-level officers, and they had only held the position of department chief or division commander at the top. For the first time, the soldiers participated in the national strategic decision, and the soldiers trembled and did not dare to speak up.

Di Lin waited impatiently and urged, "Let's talk about it." ”

Gopla, Jinxi, Baixia, Lu Zhen, and others all expressed their views -- most of them believed that the Lin family was menacing and extremely powerful, and the foundation of the Supervision Office was not stable, and all localities were not convinced, so it was not appropriate to clash with it head-on. They have scruples and are worried that once the war starts, the power of the Supervision Office will be unstable, and as for the border conflict, it can be resolved through diplomatic negotiations, but it is really not possible, and it is also possible to cede one or two provinces to the Lin family.

"I didn't expect to win the world, but all of your sharpness will be lost! When you say such things, are you still like the men of the Supervision Department?" Shabro, who was sitting at the end, became angry, got up and said: "What kind of thing is the Lin family, just a group of businessmen covered in copper smell! I can sweep them away with a gendarmerie division!"

Gopra said, "Shabro, this is a militaristic matter, you can't be impulsive, this kind of thing is very tricky. At that time, I saw with my own eyes that when the Zichuan family decided on the strategy of war and peace in the past, they were very cautious and cautious, and they had to hold meetings to discuss for several days, and the command office discussed for a long time, and the staff officers of the military affairs department drew up a plan, and then reported it to the general commander for approval...... In short, this kind of thing, you don't understand, you can't rush. ”

"It is precisely because of the gloomy atmosphere of the Zichuan family that they have been taken over the world by us! The enemy has already deceived the door, is there any choice but war?" Shabro shouted sharply: "An army that has not fought in two hundred years, how much combat power can it have? Even if there are millions of people, in front of us it is just a group of chickens and dogs!"

"Well said!" With a loud "bang", the audience fell silent. At this time, it was not someone else who stood up, but the chief inspector Di Lin. He has always been sven, his eyes are flashing with thunder and fire at this moment, and his eyes are as sharp as lightning, and he said fiercely:

"The southwest is the fertile land of the Zichuan family, and it is the source of our finances! Without the southwest, we will not be able to come up with money to pay military salaries, we will not be able to take out grain to fill military rations, and we will not be able to receive money, food, and military salaries, and hundreds of thousands of troops will bite us to death!

The Lin family has always seen the wind and steered, bullying the weak and fearing the hard, this invasion is just a temptation, he saw that we couldn't do anything with Minghui, thinking that we were weak and could be bullied, if we continue to retreat, they will be even more aggressive, at that time, it is really going to fight a big battle for the whole country!

Fighting a civil war with Minghui will deplete the country's strength, but the whole country will be angry at the Lin family who have deceived us! If we don't do it, the people will completely abandon us. Ladies and gentlemen, this war will not weaken us, on the contrary, with the help of a foreign war in which all are united in all of us, and we will be stronger!

The hearts of the army and the people are available, and our army will win this battle!"

At a high-level meeting of the Supervision Office on January 27, Di Lin insisted on a counterattack proposal against the invasion of the Lin family.

On January 28, the Supervision Office summoned the affairs officer of the Heqiu family in Zichuan, and the red cloth banner in the west presented him with an ultimatum: "Before February 15, if the Lin family does not withdraw from the family territory, then the two countries will only see each other at war!"

At the same time, the "Military National Salvation Committee" issued a wartime solicitation order, and at the same time released the speech of the new Commander-in-Chief, His Royal Highness Zichuan Ning, to the whole people. In his speech, His Royal Highness Zichuan Ning called on all the soldiers and civilians of the family to unite around the new zhèngfǔ and unanimously resist foreign enemies. The announcement received an enthusiastic response from the whole family, and the people and the military everywhere enthusiastically responded to the call, expressing their resolute support for the call of His Royal Highness Ning and the tough policy of the Military National Salvation Committee.

On January 31, the commander of Minghui in the northwest publicly stated that the Northwest Frontier Army supported the Military National Salvation Committee to fight back against the invasion of the Lin family, and the Northwest Army was willing to help in order to resist foreign enemies.

When the news came, there was jubilation in dìdū - or rather, in the governor's mansion. Inspector General Dilin delivered an enthusiastic speech thanking Commander Minghui for his support of zhōngyāng. The speech is open-minded, the rhetoric is impassioned and beautiful, and it is full of patriotism and optimism and militancy, which can be used as a Chinese textbook for middle school students. Only in some of the inconspicuous passages in it, there are a few vague words that make people scratch their heads - of course, in the eyes of insiders, this is not ambiguous at all.

Commander Minghui also responded to the family's statement, which was published in full in the newspaper. Reading the statement of Commander Minghui's statement, the fierce loyalty, and the hot heart of the pure son jumped on the paper, and who did not greatly praise this brave general who was loyal to the country in his heart.

Of course, like Di Lin's speech, there are a few words in the statement that the common people can't understand, but you can rest assured that these words are not for you to hear, and those who should listen will understand. The situation is too complex and delicate for the average person to understand. But there is only one thing you need to know: the spoils have been agreed.

In the eyes of high-level officials with knowledge of the situation, the agreement was not easy to achieve. Minghui also knew that if the southwest was allowed to be annexed by the Lin family, it would be difficult for the northwest frontier guards to resist the wind and frost alone. If he didn't want to surrender to Liufeng, he would have to unite with the traitor Di Lin of the Zichuan family.

Is it loyal to the Zichuan regime, which is one family and one surname, or is it loyal to this nation-state that has gone through 300 years of vicissitudes? In the face of the threat of life and death, Commander Minghui chose the latter. He made his attitude very implicitly: you can die the family, but you can't die the country.

The hidden danger in the northwest was solved, but Di Lin did not do it immediately. The Northwest is important, but the Far East is the key to life and death. Since the Dìdū Incident, the land of the East, which is barren and barbaric, but contains great power, has remained silent.

It's not just Di Lin, before the powerful man who controls the east doesn't take a stand, Minghui in the northwest, Liufeng Frost in Blue City, Liufeng Forest in Yuanjing, and Lin Rui in Heqiu, everyone is waiting. The various powers west of the Gucci Mountains were waiting, figuring out what the twenty-six-year-old soldier really thought, and no one dared to act rashly, for fear of a chain reaction.

On February 7, at the Gala of Valen's condolences to the officers and soldiers of the expedition, Zichuan Xiu, the commander of the Far East who returned from the Demon Kingdom, made his first public appearance, and his flowing silver hair caused a sensation in the audience. Reporters flocked to ask the Commander-in-Chief what he thought about the situation.

But no matter how many reporters chased and intercepted their questions, the silver-haired and sunglasses Far Eastern commander remained silent. In the circle of half-orc guards, the Far Eastern Commander watched the show in silence and expressionlessly. During the appearance, the reporters were so mad that they wanted to kill, and some reporters risked their lives to rush through the encirclement of the guards and rush to the side of the commander.

"The river hills invaded in a big way, and the continent was in turmoil. Do you have any opinions?" was grabbed by the orc guards and was about to be dragged out, the reporter struggled desperately and cried: "My lord, please, say a word!

Looking at the tearful reporters, the Far Eastern Commander waved his hand and took off his sunglasses, and the guards let go of the hands that grabbed the reporters.

Immediately, the audience was so quiet that even a pin could be heard, and the venue where thousands of people gathered could not hear the slightest sound of breathing.

"The affairs of the Zichuan family, the people of the Zichuan family will handle it, and it is not the turn of outsiders to interfere. Zi Chuanxiu said lightly, he nodded at the crowd, put on his sunglasses again, turned around and walked out of the theater.

"The affairs of the Zichuan family, the people of the Zichuan family will handle it, and no outsiders are allowed to interfere!" Within a week, this powerful voice from the Eastern Valen Fortress had spread through the headlines of thousands of newspapers and news, to Dìdū, to Heqiu, to Lancheng, and to Yuanjing.

As always, the Office of the Inspectorate was quick to get the news. The officers of the Shaozhuang faction cheered and shouted long live. They only noticed the second half of the statement: "The affairs of the Zichuan family do not allow outsiders to interfere." So, they asserted with confidence: "The Far Eastern Commander has resolutely stated that he opposes the Lin family's invasion of the Zichuan family, and he supports us!"

But the head of the Office of the Inspectorate is far less optimistic than they are. After listening to the report, Di Lin stayed awake all night and stayed alone in his study until dawn. When Mrs. Lin Xiujia went in to bring him breakfast in the morning, she saw Di Lin sitting quietly at the desk, with a photo of him and Zi Chuanxiu and Sterling in front of him when they were teenagers. This yellowed photo has been wet with tears.

Di Lin said to Lin Xiujia sadly: "Ah Xiu and I, it seems that we will inevitably fight to the death." ”

Lin Xiujia was very surprised. Although she doesn't ask about her husband's official business, she still reads it often in the newspaper, and the incident of Zichuan Xiu's statement is the latest hot news. She asked her husband: "Why? Didn't the newspaper say it, Ah Xiu had already said that it was not the turn of outsiders to interfere in family affairs, isn't this supporting you? Moreover, husband, you have always had a good relationship with Ah Xiu, how could he go against you?"

Di Lin smiled bitterly and shook his head silently. He said to his wife: "You only paid attention to the second half of the sentence, but you didn't see the front: 'The affairs of the Zichuan family, the people of the Zichuan family will handle it' - in fact, Ah Xiu's meaning is obvious enough, don't you still understand?"

Lin Xiujia's beautiful eyes widened and shook her head blankly. The intrigues of the heroes are too complicated, and they are not something that women who are busy with their husbands and children all day long can understand.

"It's okay if you don't understand. Di Lin groaned and said: "Today, the Lin clan has 500,000 troops and a strong national strength. Although I am sure that I will defeat them, the outcome of the battle is unpredictable. If I am defeated, then you can take Didi to Ah Xiu, and he will treat you well—at that time, I am afraid that no one will be able to protect you except him. ”

"Husband, how can I take refuge in your enemy!"

"Ah Xiu is not my enemy. Dilling shook his head and said, "Stirling has gone." In this world, I only have one friend left who can trust you and your children with confidence, and that is Ah Xiu. Having his friendship is the greatest luck in my life. It's just a pity—"

The handsome man burst into tears: "I'm not worthy!"

On February 15, 786, the deadline for withdrawal had already passed, but the Lin family still did not withdraw from the southwestern provinces, but instead sent an additional twenty battalions of garrisons. In response, dìdū's response was also uncompromising. At 12 o'clock at midnight on the 15th of February, after officially submitting a declaration of war and declaring a state of war between the two countries, the Zichuan family expelled the Hagaoka minister stationed in dìdū.

On February 16, the Military Salvation Committee issued a military order ordering the assembly of all armies around the dìdū. Both the Dìdūzhōngyāng Army and Dak's expeditionary force received orders to march southwest, and they were all reorganized into a large army, the Southwest Front.

The newly formed Southwest Front Army has 21 divisions and regiments, eight special brigades, and a total strength of 210,000 troops.

In order to deal with the invasion of the Lin family, Dìdū did his best. The Southwestern Front Army included all the Jīng Rui troops of the Zichuan family, and after it was opened, only a few military police brigades from the Supervision Department and some reserve militia transferred from the surrounding provinces were left in the city, and the troops were not even able to maintain social order, and the dìdū was equivalent to an empty city without defense. Quite a few high-ranking officers offered to the emperor to leave at least a reliable army of the lowest Cheng dù. Jinxi said even more earnestly: "My lord, with such a defense, only one light cavalry brigade from the Far East will be enough to take down Dìdū! At that time, we will all die without a burial!"

Looking at Jinxi coldly, Di Lin replied, "The third brother is definitely not that kind of despicable villain. Since he promised, it was enough, which was more reliable than twenty cavalry divisions. dìdū will be safe and sound, you can rest assured!"

The snow has stopped. The plains were filled with a light blue mist, and a crimson moon rose behind the hills, and the dim moonlight sprinkled on the snowy plains, sprinkling a faint red sè.

A group of warriors on horseback ran east along the avenue, all of them soldiers, wearing a black sè cavalry cloak, in which the heads and faces of the cavalry were wrapped in a cloak to protect themselves from the oncoming cold wind. The nose of the war horse sprayed white mist, panting and trotting all the way. The moon shone on the vast open field, and in the mist, only the sound of the hooves of the war horses could be heard.

At the head was a petite female officer, who, like the others, had her head and face wrapped in a cloak, revealing only a pair of bright eyes. She led the whole team, and the horses ran unhurriedly, just right for long journeys.

Suddenly, she raised her right hand suddenly, grabbed the reins, and stopped the horse.

Following her, the entire cavalry stopped in unison, as neat as one person.

The female officer listened intently, listening to the sound of the wind, and she turned back and asked, "What do you hear?"

"My lord, we also heard it, it seems that there is a battle ahead, and the scale is not small!"

"Exactly. The female officer was surprised: "Now in the Taiping years, there is no war in the southeast. How could anyone start a war on the post road?"

No one answered. The female officer muttered to herself, "Could it be that the robbers are robbing the caravan?"

Her adjutant, a scholar-like officer wearing a furry fur hat and glasses, stepped forward and joined her, dissuading: "My lord, let's let the local magistrate deal with this kind of robbery." We're a few dozen miles away from Valen, so we shouldn't be too troublesome, so let's take a detour. ”

"How can this be done, soldiers and bandits have not been at odds since ancient times! We are soldiers, how can we not fight thieves when we see them!" The female officer resolutely vetoed, and her face was full of excitement: "If we don't save us when we see death, we can't do this kind of thing! Take the good guys, and get ready to do it!"

The soldiers took out their sabers from the pockets of their horses and joked to each other: "I haven't fought for so many days, I've suffocated Lao Tzu, and I can finally move my muscles and bones!"

The battle was imminent, but the cavalry did not have the slightest nervousness, they whistled and joked, this was by no means a bluff, but the confidence after a hundred battles, and the ease with which they could play. For a warrior who has fought against the Demon Armored Beasts, dealing with a group of mainland bandits is not even a warm-up, at most it can only be regarded as an embellishment on a boring journey.

The cavalrymen stepped up their horses and galloped quickly, and the sound of hooves resounded densely in the night. Turning a hill, a battlefield suddenly appeared in front of them.

A dark red crescent moon hung in the distant blackened treetops, and behind the hill, the wreckage of two carriages burned brightly, and the bright flames engulfed the entire battlefield. Corpses lay on the ground, blood and broken limbs spilled on the ground, and it was terrible to see. Ambushed by a convoy of seven or eight carriages was parked crookedly on the official road, and two groups of men were fighting and brawling in the gaps of the carriages. The people who were fighting were holding torches in their hands, and in the firelight, countless figures were fighting, jumping, and flashing, and the light of steel was constantly dancing, and screams were coming one after another.

The cavalry suddenly arrived, which attracted the attention of both sides of the fight. There was a terrible cry for help from the fighting convoy: "Help, robbery, good man, save us!"

The female officer said coquettishly: "Stop! Bold bandits, dare to rob merchants on official roads! The officers and soldiers have arrived, and you are not ready to arrest them?"

The cavalrymen drew their sabers in unison, and the crisp sound of drawing their swords rang out. Although it is only a team of dozens of people, it has the intimidating power of the Senran army, and the momentum is compelling.

"Wait!" a man stepped out of the crowd and ran towards the cavalry. He shouted: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! Who is the brother on the other side? Don't be fooled by this group of traitors, we are family officials, and we are on a mission to catch traitors, and this is my ID." ”

He walked over, took out a military ID card with gold letters on a black background from his pocket, shook it in front of the female officer's face, and said with a smile: "I am from the Department of Justice of the Supervision Department, may I ask what your Excellency is called?

Recognizing that the other party was holding a genuine military ID, the female officer also slowed down her voice and said with a smile: "It turns out that Your Excellency is a law enforcement officer of the Supervision Department." We are under the command of the Far Eastern Commander, passing through here. Are you on a mission? Sorry, we almost misunderstood. Need help? My entourage can help. ”

Hearing that it was a soldier from the Far East, the military judge's face suddenly turned pale. He said politely but resolutely: "I dare not work Your Excellency." Your Excellency is in a hurry, and you also have a task on your side, right? I dare not delay your important event, and I have a good intention. ”

"I'm not in a hurry, and I've already done ......"

"Although we are both family officials, we are from the Supervision Department, and you are under the command of the Far Eastern Commander-I'm sorry to say this, but the rules of the Supervision Office are very strict, and some things are not convenient for outsiders to know, so it will be inconvenient for you to participate. Thank you for your kindness, but please hit the road. Have a nice trip!"

Although I am very interested in this conflict, since the other party has said this, I can't be too uninteresting to make it up. The female officer smiled: "Alright then, I wish Your Excellency success and a triumphant return." Brethren, let's go. ”

The female officer whistled, and the cavalrymen put their sabers into their scabbards without any sheath and went on the road scolding. After taking a few steps, as she passed the battlefield, she inadvertently looked at the besieged convoy, and among the figures of those fighting, a familiar figure caught her eye. She was taken aback, suddenly reined in the warhorse, rubbed her eyes in disbelief, opened her eyes and confirmed again, but the fire flickered, the light was uncertain, and in a blink of an eye, the figure was gone.

She turned her horse's head, turned back to the military judge, and asked, "Your Excellency, what are you on your mission?

The military judge's face was gloomy, and his eyes flickered: "Yes." ”

"There must be some misunderstanding here, let your people stop! There's a guy in the convoy, I know, she can't be a rebel!" The female officer was talking, when suddenly, an adjutant shouted from behind: "My lord, beware! he—"

The female officer suddenly flashed sideways, rolled from the saddle and fell to the ground, with a muffled "bang", fell heavily to the ground, narrowly dodged a sword that brushed her hair and sideburns, and the sharp wind pierced her eardrums with a faint pain!

At this time, the adjutant's words were finished: "-- I'm touching the sword!"

The military judge missed the blow and immediately pounced on the female officer with his sword, and stabbed the female officer in the chest with a sword. The female officer's reaction was also as quick as ever, and she immediately rolled under her mount, dodging the sword again. The military judge took the sword and wanted to stab again, but because the female officer was hiding under the belly of the war horse, the war horse kept raising its hooves, which hindered his hands and feet, so he hurriedly circled around the war horse, and he was at a loss for a while.

"Hey, the thief dares to plot against my family!" The cavalry reacted quickly, and the three cavalrymen had already ridden their horses and charged in this direction, their sharp sabers flashing in the night.

Seeing that the sneak attack had failed, the military judge immediately pulled out his legs and ran back, shouting: "Kill them! Kill them all, and leave no room alive!"

The female officer got out from under the horse's belly, and she shouted angrily, "Shoot!

In the sharp whistling, the cavalry slammed into the crowd, the horses were neighing, the warriors were shouting, accompanied by the terrible sound of swords and swords, the sound of steel slashing, the mournful cry of the wounded, and the screams of the dying on the verge of death.

The battle broke out suddenly, but soon it ended again. The other side was not a regular army at all, and the cavalry crushed them with a single onslaught, and after dropping a few corpses, they ran to the side of the road with a scream, "The wind is tight", and it was useless for the military judge to desperately cheer up - seeing that the team had collapsed, the military judge ran no slower than the others.

Watching the fleeing enemy disappear into the night, the cavalry was puzzled: "What a strange. That man claimed to be an officer of the Inspectorate, but why did they sneak up on the Lordship?"

"My lord, they must be gangsters!" said the polite adjutant with confidence, "They got a fake document and pretended to be the Supervision Department." Seeing that they were flawed, they were thieves with a weak heart, so they had to strike first, but we beat them away!"

The adjutant's speculation was reasonable, and the soldiers said, "It must be so, it must be so." ”

"Hehe, the current gangsters are really bold, and they dare to pretend to be officials and soldiers when they rob!"

But the female officer frowned slightly, and her heart was heavy. Instead of participating in the discussion among her subordinates, she walked straight towards the besieged convoy and shouted, "Everyone, are you alright?

A middle-aged man with gauze on his head and blood on his face greeted him from the convoy and said politely, "My lord, thank you so much just now." The evil bandits dared to rob on the official road, but fortunately you saved us. I can't thank you enough for this kindness. ”

He bowed respectfully, and handed over a money bag with both hands: "It's a small meaning, it's really not a respect, please take it to the wine with the brothers." I also hope that you can leave your name, and my master will thank you after rì. Intentionally or unintentionally, he blocked the way of the female officer's advance and the other party's view.

Looking at the money bag, the female officer didn't pick it up.

"Money doesn't have to be. But why didn't your lord come out? In any case, we had just saved you, and we didn't even want to thank you in person? Or, is your lord's status really so noble that you don't even want to see your life-saving benefactor?"

"This ......" The man's face changed, and he forced a smile: "Your Excellency, you are laughing." My master is just an ordinary businessman, and there is nothing noble to talk about. It's just that he was just frightened by the bandits and injured, and it was inconvenient for him to come out for a while, so I hope this is ......"

"Your Excellency Li Qinghongyi, please call her out. The female officer calmly interrupted him: "I saw her inside." ”

In an instant, the man's face changed dramatically. He pressed his hand to the hilt of his knife with lightning and whistled with a fierce look. More than a dozen big men rushed up in unison, holding bloody weapons in their hands. Although most of them were wounded, they moved quickly and had a distance between advance and retreat, much more clever than the gangsters just now.

The female officer took a step back sharply, pressed her sword with one hand, and behind her, the cavalry rushed up, shouting and scolding, and the sonorous sound of drawing swords continued.

The adjutant shouted: "Who are you? We are officers and soldiers, and we want to check your documents!"

The big man with gauze wrapped in his head replied in a deep voice: "My lord, I don't think the money is much, we can still discuss." After taking the money, you can go on the road, and I advise you not to meddle in your affairs! Although the bounty is rich, I am afraid that you will not be able to enjoy it later!"

"What a coward, dare to threaten the officers and soldiers to rebel?

The two sides were facing each other, and the conflict was about to break out, and at this time, a gentle female voice came from the carriage: "Excuse me, which unit are you from?

The female officer's eyes lit up, and she replied loudly: "Under the command of the Far Eastern Commander, the banner of Bai Chuan's red clothes! May I ask, is Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of the Governor's Mansion the Guard Lord Li Qing?"

"Ah, it's Shirakawa~" Another crisp female voice sounded in the carriage, and there was no surprise in the voice: "Is it really Sister Shirakawa?" The door was opened, and a fairy-like girl wearing a silver-white fur coat jumped out of the carriage happily and ran happily towards Shirakawa.

Seeing her, Shirakawa was suddenly shocked, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. She slowly knelt down on one knee: "Weichen Far East Army Bai Chuan, see His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief!"

Behind her, the cavalry knelt densely.