Chapter 145 Undercurrent

"You're welcome, the general also saved me. To read the latest chapters, please lock in Aishang Novel Network biquge.info" Qin Ming's left hand stroked his neck intentionally or unintentionally.

On Qin Ming's neck, there was a bright red scar, although it was now scarred, but from the appearance of the scar, the original depth of the scar could still be seen. As long as it goes a little deeper, Qin Ming won't be standing here today.

Hu Wei glanced at the scar and didn't say anything about Qin Ming's movements. What the scar is, no one in the world knows better than Hu Wei. It was a natural disaster at that time, and Hu Wei left it on Qin Ming's neck. At that time, Hu Wei originally wanted to kill Qin Ming.

"Does he already know?" Hu Wei secretly guessed in his heart. Of course, no one was stupid enough to ask Qin Ming if he knew that he had the intention to kill him at that time. Since Qin Ming didn't say it explicitly, he also pretended to be stupid.

His breath stiffened slightly, but fortunately, at this time, Koku spoke:

"They are all comrades-in-arms of the same legion, and they support each other, which is what they should be, and who can save whom. ”

The reason why Keku can't be promoted is that he is too straight and can't turn his speech, so he often offends people.

Koku is a typical northern man, easy to make friends, he treats everyone as a friend. Don't look at him as a very good fighter, but in terms of life, he has a problem.

For example, now, he treats Hu Wei and Qin Ming as friends, and casually interjects the conversation between the two, which is a problem.

You must know that although Keku knew Hu Wei and Qin Ming, the two of them were younger than Keku, and Keku was their boss.

Keku didn't use official pressure at that time, and took Hu Wei and Qin Ming as friends, that was his business. But now, in terms of official positions, Hu Wei is a general, Qin Ming is a partial general, and the officials of the two are bigger than Keku. Hu Wei is even two levels older than Keku, and according to the military law of the empire, he can overstep the level and execute Keku.

In the face of such an identity exchange, Koku also used the habit of getting along with Hu Wei and Qin Ming in the right year, then he would offend people in minutes.

Of course, Hu Wei won't blame Koku, Koku will not have any problem interjecting like this. But what about someone who is calling these things very much? Scolding them to their faces, it's already good. At least after scolding you, he won't find a way to fix you again. If you change to a bad heart, you can see that the bad water in his stomach will splash on you at any point. There are really too many ways for a superior to play to the death of a subordinate.

"That's good. Hu Wei took Koku's words and said: "From now on, we are brothers in the trenches, sharing blessings and difficulties."

The two of you, I have already prepared a thin wine, one is to thank the two of you for coming to the rescue, and the other is to discuss with the two of you, which makes the defense of the city go back. ”

didn't go to the city lord's mansion, the place arranged by Hu Wei was his handsome tent. Although Hu Wei is now the highest-ranking person in the military of Lingguicheng, he doesn't want to be in the limelight. The city lord's mansion used to live in Sumadar, and he went there to discuss matters, what does it mean?

When they came to Hu Wei's military tent, the three of them sat down as guests. Momiji personally served the tea. Because Hu Wei had also invited other generals to come to the meeting, and those people had not yet arrived, the formal meeting had not yet begun.

"There's Mrs. Law. "When Koku received the tea, he was very polite to the autumn leaves. Keku used to be a subordinate of Xiangzhuang, the first husband of Red Leaves, and Xiang Zhuang used to be very good to him, so he was very respectful of Red Leaves.

Momiji asked, "General Koku has now been transferred to General Qin Ming's troops?"

The question of red leaves is Hu Wei's intention. As early as the time of Dingsi, Hu Wei attached great importance to Keku's ability to command troops. Keku is not only very familiar with war horses, but also has studied cavalry tactics, and Hu Wei has always wanted to take him under his control. It's a pity that when the New Year was in Dingsi, Zhu Daneng, Hou San, and other ten people, including General Lin Ke, all swore to Hu Wei, but Keku did not. Hu Wei was very disappointed in this way, because Hu Wei knew that a person with Koku's character, once he swore by wine, it would be equivalent to giving him his life.

Seeing Koku and Qin Ming appear together today, Hu Wei faintly felt that Koku seemed to be getting farther and farther away from him.

Koku listened to Hongye's question, was silent for a while, and said, "Yes, madam, I am now under General Qin Ming's account. ”

"What about General Bokamp?" Momiji asked.

General Bokamp's former boss was also Xiang Zhuang's subordinate and used to be Xiang Zhuang's adjutant.

At the mention of Bokamp, Koku's eyes were a little red, he shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "General Bokamp died in the battle of Tongle City. ”

"General Bokamp is dead in battle" Momiji lost his mind and almost touched the teapot to the ground. Bokamp is a very good person, after Xiang Zhuang died, he took good care of Momiji in the army, and he can be regarded as Momiji's old friend. Hearing that his old friend died in battle, or died in the civil war, Momiji's mood was unusually sad.

As the generals arrived one after another, the military tent began to be lively. Hu Wei looked at the red leaves, and wanted to comfort her a few words, but now the time and space are not right, so I can only do it.

said that he called the generals, in fact, most of the time, it was Hu Wei who was talking, Qin Ming occasionally opened his mouth to mention a few words, and the meeting was not very lively.

In the end, the result of the discussion was that it was decided to stick to the order and wait for the slowdown. This result is basically what everyone expected. Tongle is not very far from Linggui, and the main army of the blizzard will be able to rush back in a few days. Now there are 20,000 horses in the city, and it is not a problem to hold on for a few days until Sumatar returns to the army.

"The dead are gone, and you don't feel too sad. After the meeting, Hu Wei hugged the red leaves lightly and comforted him in a low voice. Now that the armies have strengthened the city defense, after the Three Kingdoms Alliance has not arrived, Hu Wei is not very helpful.

"I know. The tired water that Hongye held back was not until this time, and it dripped: "Life and death, I have already looked down on it." I'm sad, it's not that I should have died for General Bokamp, I'm sorry for him. ”

Momiji leaned his head lightly on Hu Wei's chest and recalled, "General Bokamp is a very good person, and he is very good to everyone. He is very patriotic, I remember he once said that in this life, you don't need to live too long, as long as you can one day, die fighting for the country, you will be satisfied.

Unexpectedly, he fought against Anrong twice, and they didn't have an accident. But he died in the civil war of his country. He's definitely going to be sad now. ”

Hu Wei silently held the red leaves lightly and didn't say a word. Although he had only met with Bokamp once, and he could basically say that he was a stranger to each other, he knew that what Bokamp said about dying for the country was not referring to the imperial power of the Mandala Empire, but to the people here.

In fact, the people and the state can be a whole, but the imperial power and the state are two different individuals.

To put it simply, loyalty to Valencia means loyalty to the imperial power. He was the owner of imperial power and the ruler of the empire. Imperial power is not equal to the state. A country refers to the people here, their thoughts, their culture, folk customs, etc., loyalty to the country is to protect the people of this land from other forces, if it is, it has little to do with the high Valencia.

No matter who is in power, he always wants to connect with the country, the people, and himself as a whole. He wanted the common people to transfer their feelings for their national culture to his emperor. Loyalty to the emperor is finally the nation, the people.

At the beginning, there were indeed people who misbelieved this view, thinking that loyalty to military power means receiving the country. They threw their heads for military power, drank and blooded, and remained unswerving until death. They thought it was patriotism, and when they were deceived a lot, they realized that imperial power and the state are two completely different existences.

Imperial power can be destroyed, replaced, and forgotten. A nation's culture is always accumulating and cannot be forgotten for a moment. Forgetting one's own culture is equivalent to betraying one's ancestors, which is a completely different feeling than betraying the imperial power.

"Malagobi, I'm thinking about some kind of nonsense. What a country, a nation, a culture of these messy things. I don't have a relationship with Lao Tzu, and I am not in the same time and space as them. ”

Ling Guicheng has been quiet for the past few days, there is no wind or rain, and no one has come to attack. There is not even half a figure outside the city. The war has deserted this originally lively city. Those who have doorways and money have already found a way to leave this turbulent land. And those who really have no way out, also find a place to hide. They don't go home to sleep until it gets dark.

Sumatra's troops, supposedly, should have been able to rush back to Linggui, but until now, they have not returned, and they don't know where he is, what is going on in their minds.

"Ring news" Hongye came to Hu Wei with a solemn face, raised a finger and said.

"What's the matter?" asked Hu Wei a little numbly. He has heard bad news in the past few days, but he has never heard good news, and he is used to it. If it weren't for Momiji's mouth, he wouldn't even want to answer.

"About Langtian. Momiji sat down on the chair and looked at Hu Yu with a little distraction.

Hu Wei touched his face and said, "What are you looking at me for, my face is full of flowers?"

Momiji shook his head and said, "Langtian's situation is exactly the same as you guessed. The Red Turban Army once again erected the banner of righteousness, and they proposed to fight against Anlinchi outside and corrupt officials inside, and overnight, they also took away the waves. ”

Although he had already expected that this would happen sooner or later, when he was really born, Hu Wei was not happy because his prediction was accurate. This is a tragedy for the people of the empire. No matter how bad the situation is, those high-ranking old men will not have any problems, and those who endure hardships are not ordinary people after that.

Hu Wei was thinking about it, when Zhu Daneng suddenly rushed in and hurriedly shouted:

"Report, sir. Something big is wrong."

Hu Wei raised his head, touched his nose and said, "No need to call, I already know." Momiji just sued me. Hu Wei thought that Zhu Daneng also came to report the rebellion of the Red Turban Army.

Zhu Daneng looked at Hu Wei, then at the red leaves, and said with some hesitation: "You all already know?"

Worry nodded and said, "The situation is the same as we expected before. Langtian mob again. ”

"No, that's not what I'm going to report. Zhu Daneng shook his head and said, "I just said that I just received the news, but you know it so quickly." So I said something wrong. ”

"Hmm, Zhu Daneng, aren't you talking about Langtian's business, then what good news do you bring?" asked Hu You. He's pretty much listening to the jokes now.

Zhu Daneng said with a stern face: "What I want to say is related to the commander of our Blizzard Legion, Sumendal."

Hu Wei seemed to vaguely guess something, and asked, "What happened to Sumendal?"

Zhu Daneng replied: "Half an hour ago, Sumentar died. ”

"How did you die. Hu Wei's face was unusually calm. He didn't know whether Sumatra's death was good news or news. He only knew that a big stone in his heart had fallen to the ground. He had been guessing before that Sumental hadn't come back yet.

Zhu Daneng said: "According to the news from Hou San, he was distressed and sick to death. ”

'Distressed illness,' these words made Hu Wei think of Wu Dalang, who also died of this disease. For some people who don't need it, distress is a good way.

Sumentar is alive, hindering too many people, making too many things difficult to handle. 'Distressed illness', let him feel distressed, and everyone's life will be better. If the strength is enough, Hu Wei wants to make Sumentar feel distressed, but I don't know who will make it this time.

It was a member of the Valencia, Sima Shou, and the Anlinchi Triple Alliance. It seems that everyone has a reason to make a move

"The resources in all aspects are almost gone, I think this order will return to the city, and we won't be able to hold it for long. Momiji said beside Hu Wei.

Hu Wei's eyes were on these Three Kingdoms Alliance troops who were desperately attacking the city. On the day that Hu Wei received Sumandar's death, the Three Kingdoms Company suddenly appeared and began to attack.

It's been the third day of the fight. The entire Qingzhou has now mostly fallen into the hands of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, and at this time, it has become an isolated city.

After Sumathal died, it is not known who took over the command of the Blizzard Legion, anyway, that person didn't care about Ben, and the city was still under attack by the enemy. Lingguicheng was attacked for three days, and not even a single reinforcement appeared.

Not only Ling Guicheng, but even the entire Qingzhou can no longer arouse people's interest. The sweep of the Three Kingdoms Company Army did not encounter decent resistance from Ben.

"If not, where can we go?" Hu Wei muttered.

Outside the city, there were 500,000 troops of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, layer by layer, piled up, and surrounded the entire Linggui City. If you want to break out the encirclement of 500,000 troops with less than 20,000 men, no matter how you think about it, it is impossible to succeed.

Suddenly, a question flashed in Hu You's mind, in fact, this question had already flashed out of Hu You's mind earlier, but at that time, he didn't pay attention to it. Now that I think about it, that's not normal.

The Triple Alliance seems to be waiting for something, their attack is not active, they often run after a few hits, and they have never attacked. Otherwise, with the enemy's 500,000 troops, how could they have fought for three days without taking the order to return to the city. Not only that, but the casualties among the soldiers in the army were not normal. 20,000 troops, but not many died.

Is this a war?

Hu Wei had always thought that this was because there was a problem with the command and coordination of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, and the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms were all going through the motions of trying out their tasks, and the typical work was not profitable.

Now, it doesn't seem like that's the case.

"Pass on my orders, the divisions and regiments will weaken their defensive intensity, and there is no need to fight hard with the enemy. ”

When Momiji heard Hu Wei's order, he couldn't figure out what Hu Wei was doing for a while. Does weakening the defense mean that the enemy will attack the city lightly?

Momiji didn't pass on Hu Wei's order, because she thought that this order was wrong to focus on Dà, and she had to figure out Hu Wei's original meaning at this time.

"Do you think it's strange?" Faced with Momiji's question, Hu Wei gave an answer: "There is no problem with my order itself. ”

Hu Wei said, walked to the city wall, pointed to the Three Kingdoms Alliance army that was practicing in the distance, and said: "You take a closer look at those soldiers, have you ever seen any country that was there before the siege of the city, and still has to train soldiers?"

Momiji thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No, what does this mean?"

Hu Wei said: "It shows that they are attacking the city just to make a show, and their focus is not to take the order to return to the city." Anyway, it's a play, so we might as well simply have fewer people. ”

Hu Wei's judgment was confirmed, as his defensive intensity weakened, the offensive of the Three Kingdoms Alliance also weakened, and sometimes he even sent only a hundred or so numbers up, put a few arrows casually, and went back.

Hu Wei's gaze turned to the imperial capital, he knew that there must be something born there, he didn't know.

With the development of the times and the progress of human beings, many methods have been extended to solve problems. War is no longer necessary to solve the problem of struggle, especially when one side is strong enough.

It is true that the Triple Alliance did not attack Lingguicheng in earnest, because they had already found a better way. can get the order without blood, or even the entire Qingzhou. This is a goal that they have set from the beginning.

The Mandala Empire, the imperial capital of Dragon City. The battle in Qingzhou is still going on, and there have been royal envoys from the three kingdoms of Anrong, Lin Gui, and Chihe here. And the place where they appeared was in the heart of the empire - the Water Palace.

After showing their strength, the Triple Alliance was now negotiating with Valencia, intending to get what they needed in a more peaceful way.

At the same time, there was also Ouyang Zhi, the minister of the Ningnan Empire, who was Ouyang Hanbing's uncle, and he represented the Ningnan Empire to participate in this negotiation.

The Ningnan Empire did not send troops to Qingzhou this time, but they also wanted a piece of the pie. They have the strength to do that, because they already have half of the Mandala Empire's food supply in their hands, which is the lifeblood.