Qu Lingyu said: "Uncle Zhang, even if you can say that the emperor of the Xia Kingdom is moved, sending troops is not a matter of three days and two days, and there will be a delay of several months." We can send a message to my father and Uncle Shi Han to come back, that's it. ”

Zhang Yuandao: "How can it be so easy? In order to be able to say that Tuoba Yuanhao sent troops, your father must stay in the Song Realm and personally lead the Chaos Alliance to fight a battle, which will definitely score a lot of manpower." Chu Qingliu said: "What are you doing with Zhao and Song Chaoming?"

Zhang Yuan said: "That's not necessary. However, he must be able to make considerable movements, and he must be able to shake Tokyo Bianliang in order to shake Yuan Hao and make him have the heart to send troops. Therefore, this matter must be handled by Brother Qu in Song Realm. ”

Chu Qingliu said: "So that's the case. went to the mountains to rescue the hostages, those great monks of the Western Regions, Tibetan masters or something, they really can't be relied on. They were originally half-hearted, and even if they could come, they didn't know who they would really help. In order to rescue the children of the gang, some people may come to help. However, if they have already hooked up with the unconcealed deceit, they may not be willing to come. It's really hard to say how many people will come in the end, what their skills will be, and whether they can really contribute. ”

Zhang Yuan sneered: "Whoever hooks up with the unhidden Pang and asks them empty-mouthed, they will definitely not be able to ask." This time, anyone who is unwilling to sincerely contribute to the rescue of the hostages must have received a guarantee that he has not hidden the false face, and he has the bottom in his heart, and he no longer has to worry about his family. These people will have to be purged in the future. ”

The man had just been so depressed that he talked about what kind of death he would end up with. At this time, when it came to the people who colluded with the Chaos Alliance, they were instantly full of murderous energy.

Chu Qingliu said: "Mr. Zhang, how many soldiers are there in these two places, Qingshi Taizi and Naoshui Dagou?"

Zhang Yuandao: "There are more than 5,000 troops stationed in the two places, and they are all selected by thousands of soldiers. If we don't try to transfer them away first, how can we save people? Once Tuoba Yuanhao wants to attack Zhao and Song, there will be no more than 200 people in these two places. The Xia State did not have much military strength, and no one was allowed to be idle. ”

Qu Lingyu said: "That being said, attacking the Song Dynasty seems to be a necessary plan. ”

Zhang Yuandao: "Whether you can overthrow Emperor Zhao Song and restore the Great Zhou depends on this move, saving people is just a hand-holding, and the two things just happened to come together." Even if there is no hostage, the attack on Song is inevitable, and the fight is only for this year or next year. I have recently felt that my body is not as good as before, and I will die in a foreign land all the time, before I die, I must see the Xia army invade the border of Zhao and Song in a big way, otherwise I will die blindly. If God has mercy on me, I can still fight to Bianliang, Tokyo. ”

"In the chaos of war, no matter who wins or loses, both sides will suffer a lot of casualties, and I don't know about it. But I don't feel ashamed in my heart, over the years, I have borne a lot of infamy, and no matter how much infamy I have, I Zhang Siyuan can afford it. Even if there is really an infernal hell, I don't believe that I am the only one who will go to hell, and Zhao Kuangyin's family will not go to hell. Chu Xian's nephew, instigating the two countries to fight each other, this matter has nothing to do with you, you don't have to be ashamed in your heart. If you can lead someone to rescue the hostages in the mountains, you will be able to avert my sins for me. ”

This person's eyes were really like torches, and at a glance, he penetrated Chu Qingliu's heart and wandered, and he had a lot of concerns, so he bluntly exposed it. Chu Qingliu was told the central matter, but he was speechless and speechless, and was silent for a while.

Zhang Yuan said: "Nephew Chu Xian, if you want to eliminate this campaign, you can only kill me, but even if you kill me, you may not be able to stop this." Since the Xia Guoguo, he has accumulated financial resources and manpower, and he has been plotting this battle for a long time, and what I, Zhang Yuan, have done is just pushing behind their backs. ”

He said what he thought in his heart bluntly, and Chu Qingliu was really speechless to respond. Ban Yan said: "Mr. Zhang, I don't understand military affairs, and I don't want to care about them. Sending troops to the Song Realm is not something that can be done overnight, Mr. Zhang, you should also think about it. I'll stay in the house for a month, and if there is an opportunity to free the hostages, I will not let it go, and if not, I will think of another way. ”

He couldn't take Zhang Yuan's life, so he could only wait and see.

After dinner, Qu Lingyu came to Chu Qingliu's room, and the two sat opposite each other speechlessly. The matter of rescuing the hostages was about to turn into a war between the two countries, and even if Qu Lingyu was bold, he felt that this matter was not small.

Since she was sensible, it has become natural to overthrow the Zhao Song Dynasty and revive the Great Zhou Dynasty and avenge the Guo family's father and son, which can be said to be a matter of course, and she has never felt that there is anything wrong. Previously, in the Song Realm, gangs were subdued and silver was extorted, which was also a common thing for people in the rivers and lakes, and there have always been many things. Even if they kill someone, they have already done something that they must die, and they will not be wronged by killing Liwei. But this is the first time she has heard about the war between the two countries, and she can't help but be shocked.

After staying for more than an hour and drinking a lot of tea, Qu Lingyu said goodbye. Chu Qingliu sent her back to the room, and on the way, Qu Lingyu said: "Senior brother, I think Uncle Zhang is right, the matter of handing over the army is not because of us. There is no hostage business, and this battle will be fought sooner or later, so we just need to think about saving people. Chu Qingliu nodded.

Early the next morning, Chu Qingliu had just gotten up, and Zhang Yuan came to his room and said, "Nephew Chu Xian, I have been thinking about sending troops all night, and I feel that it must be done. I am determined to do it, and I will do it with all my might. "That's it.

He came alone, without anyone or an inch, but it can be said that he put all his life in the hands of Chu Qingliu. Only in this way, Chu Qingliu would not be able to kill him.

A scholar who has been repeatedly abandoned by the Zhao and Song Dynasty officials, has drifted thousands of miles for half his life, and has fallen into such a situation, he can still be determined to restore the Great Zhou, and he will be difficult with the Zhao Song family to the end. Although this Zhang Yuan was able to sit in the high position of the Taishi in Xia Kingdom, in his heart, he was afraid that for many years, he was more sorrowful than happy, and he had his own pitiful and pitiful place.

On that day, Zhang Yuan stayed in the palace until dark before returning, and when he came back, he couldn't take a sip of tea, so he summoned his right-hand men and other cronies to distribute errands. The people received their orders, changed their clothes, put on their wigs, and went out overnight with enough silver. These people were all ordered to go to the Song Realm, contact Qu Guanghan and Shi Han, and order them to step up their actions in the Song Realm, and by the way, they will deploy the good hands of the noodle students to the Xia Kingdom in order to save people.

Chu Qingliu was not easy to inquire about all kinds of things, but Qu Lingyu knew all of them and told him everything.

After breakfast the next day, Chu Qingliu asked Qu Lingyu to understand the location and mileage of the bluestone platform and the Naoshui ditch, and said that he would go into the mountain to see it first. Qu Lingyu is known to many people near Xingqing, and it is really inconvenient to go to the above two places, so it is inconvenient to go together. Qu Lingyu wanted to find him a reliable family member who knew the language of the party to lead the way, but Chu Qingliu said that it was inconvenient to have too many people, so he didn't ask for it.

Chu Qingliu didn't want to shave his hair, and he didn't know how to speak party language, so he didn't bother to modify it, but just painted his face slightly blacker and made it look weather-beaten. He asked for a horse, brought a sword, and left Xingqing City with the reins of the horse.

When parting, Chu Qingliu repeatedly told Qu Lingyu, saying that he did not have a fixed return time, so that she did not have to worry. If she can't come back after three days, it will be an accident, and Qu Lingyu will learn that Mr. Zhang and her father will plan how to rescue the hostages.

As soon as I left the city gate, I saw the shadow of the mountain. It has always been said that this Helan Mountain looks like a horse, and the word Helan means galloping horses in the mouth of the north, Chu Qingliu has been watching it for a long time, but he has no experience at all.

After walking for half an hour, when I came to the bottom of the mountain, there was immediately a hard and cold ancient aura. It seems that between the mountains, rocks and trees, there are countless people and countless horses, and when they notice him, they will faintly make a sound. Chu Qingliu's heart was lifted when he ascended, and he took out the sword from the bottom of the saddle and knotted it on his back.

The bluestone platform and the Naoshui ditch are deep in the belly of the mountain, which is the foundation of the party's business for many years, in case of a big enemy to break through the border, used to fight in the corner. A small state in the northwest, always remembering danger, is much stronger than the Zhao Guan's family in Tokyo who only knows pleasure.

These two places are extremely well protected and deeply hidden, but since there are large groups of soldiers and horses coming and going from time to time, it is not difficult to find. Chu Qingliu remembered the inner and outer chapters of "Li Weigong Asks the Right" given by Ruan Yi, which said that those who are good at hiding hide in places that people don't know, and at this time, they feel that what this person doesn't know is not a certain direction and place, but really people's hearts.

If I hide my heart and disturb the enemy's heart, no one will know my intentions, so it will not be difficult to attack them by surprise and surprise. From the battle on the battlefield to the fight between two people, and the battle of wits in chess, this fundamental principle is not out of the way. He had already read those two booklets well, and at this time, when he touched the machine, he was naturally full of experiences.

Judging from the name alone, the Naoshui ditch is also called the guillotine ditch, it seems to be a ravine, there is only one place to enter and exit, and the terrain is much more dangerous, so Chu Qingliu went here.

In the afternoon, I still have no clue, and gradually even the mountain road comes and goes, and I seem to be lost. He dismounted, went up to the top of a peak, found a large pine, and jumped up.

This pine tree is nearly ten feet high, and it is difficult to jump to the top. Chu Qingliu took out his sword, took a breath of true qi, jumped up on tiptoe, waited until his body rose to the top, swung his sword and tapped the tree body, and then went up again. Thus the dots are connected, and after three o'clock, the man is already standing on the soft branch of the tree. The Kunlun faction's "stepping on the branches" light work has been exquisite, and since his resumption of work, the internal force has unconsciously advanced greatly, and this trick "there is a sky outside the sky" is used, light and agile, all unsatisfactory.

Looking at it from a distance, the valleys and ridges are continuous, and there is not the slightest trace of fireworks and people. Chu Qingliu looked at it for a moment, and was about to jump down, when suddenly his heart moved, his eyes swept down, and he saw that there was already a person standing under the tree, and he was looking up at himself.

He thought for a moment, then inserted the sword back, folded a pine branch the thickness of a little finger and held it in his hand, and floated down, the pine branch hanging on the trunk of the tree, sliding all the way down and gently falling back to the ground.

This man is in his early thirties, with a party hairstyle on his head, a party robe, and a machete at his waist. As soon as Chu Qingliufu landed, he said, "You hurt my pine tree, you shouldn't have it." He said the words of the item first, and seeing that Chu Qingliu was dazed and ignorant, he said it again in Chinese, but his face was dull and his tone was straight.

The party member has been attached to the Tang Dynasty since the early years, and it has been nearly 400 years so far, and it is not surprising that this person can speak Chinese.

Chu Qingliu said calmly: "You are right, birds and beasts, grass, trees, mountains and rocks are all merciless, and pine trees are not much different from people. However, I am not good enough to go straight down, so I have to break a branch of your tree to use. How much money do I have to pay you for hurting your tree?" He had already expected that this man would not be able to speak well, so when he fell, he did not use the blade of his sword to touch the body of the tree, but only broke a small branch, but this man still took the opportunity to make trouble.

The man said: "You Han people are really individual, and you will mention silver when you open your mouth, and Emperor Zhao and Song have sent us silver year after year, which has given away customs." ”

Chu Qingliu said: "You are not bad at all, this is called upward and downward effect." ”

The man said: "I don't lack money, you can put this branch back for me, we are fair and do not deceive." ”

Chu Qingliu listened, took off his hand to loosen the twig, and walked towards his horse. The man followed behind him and said, "You may be better than me, but you can't do any light work, and you can't leave." ”

Chu Qingliu got on the back of the horse and said, "I can't go back to your branch, but I have to go." If you don't want to let me go, don't say more, it's only right to stop me with a scimitar. ”

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