Xingjing City was saved, the news came out, people rushed to tell each other, and the people in the city poured into the streets to celebrate.

People welcomed King Yuwen's troops into the city, and many people knelt down to the ground with tears in their eyes, expressing their gratitude to this life-saving division. They didn't expect that it was not the Dafeng Dynasty that saved them from danger, but the rebel army.

After General Chen Jinchao entered the city, he immediately ordered the troops to release grain to help the people, and then ordered the military and political leaders in the city to report to him in the county government to report the situation in the city.

After waiting for a long time, the guards came in to report that there was a soldier outside the door leading a giant to ask for an audience.

After Chen Jinchao sat down in the hall of the county government, it was rumored that the two of them went to the hall to meet him. When the two came in, they knelt down in front of the hall. The man in the military uniform was a middle-aged man, tall and thin, and then looked at the person next to him, kneeling down and standing taller than ordinary people, like a hill placed in front of the hall, it was the giant seen in the battlefield at that time.

"The little one's surname is Cao, his name is Jin, he is the captain of the Xingjing County garrison, and he came to meet the adult. The soldier said, and glanced at the big one next to him.

The big man hurriedly nodded and said, "I, I am, that, the regimental training of the county, urban and rural brave regiments, called, called Wu Kui." ”

General Chen glanced at the two of them and asked, "Are you the two of you in charge of the city at this time?"

The lieutenant surnamed Cao hurriedly replied: "I don't dare, it's just that the county commander of this city has been killed in the battle to defend the city in the early stage, and the deputy commander of the army, Ge Shouren, has been corrected because he led the people to surrender to the enemy, which caused the dissatisfaction of the soldiers and soldiers. In the later battle of the city protectorate, my brother took the lead and led all the officers and soldiers to resist desperately with the people, and everyone called him the general of the city protector. ”

"Oh, then this righteous man can be regarded as the commander of the city. Chen Jinchao stepped forward and helped the big man up: "The two righteous men are invited, Xingjing County and the people will rely on the two more in the future." ”

"Report to my lord, I'm not a boss, I was originally just a house slave, just brute strength, that, that thing to lead troops to fight, I was under the command of others. The big man Wu Kui stood up and said.

"Oh, then who are you commanding?" General Chen asked.

"My lord, it's my little sister who commanded me to fight, and I listen to her. Wu Kui said, and then talked about how the Feng family suffered, how to rescue the Feng family, Lu Ma and Lan Meier, and then according to Lan Meier's plan, he rescued all the officers and soldiers and killed the Northern Barbarians. When the city was besieged, how did they sneak attack the enemy camp according to the plan, and so on.

After listening to Wu Kui's statement, Chen Jinchao nodded appreciatively and praised: "Your little sister is really a little ghost and quite clever, I really want to meet her." ”

General Chen immediately ordered a banquet to be held in the living room, and asked people to invite Lan Meier to the banquet.

After the banquet was set up, General Chen and his wife Chen Wangshi attended together, and Lan Meier stepped forward to meet the general and his wife.

Chen Wang saw that Lan Meier was about seventeen or eighteen years old, although she was dressed without makeup and cloth, she could not hide her youth and beauty, her gestures, speech and demeanor, and her elegant temperament, not at all like being born in a family of servants, but like a young lady. I liked it in my heart, so I pulled it closer and sat down next to her.

After the guests and hosts were seated, General Chen beckoned everyone not to be polite, dine at will, and toasted the three with wine glasses: "Three righteous men, sacrificing their lives and forgetting death, fighting with their lives, and keeping the people of our Central Plains safe, are really heroes." I would like to toast you with a glass of wine, and I would like to thank you on behalf of the people. ”

During the banquet, everyone hurriedly stood up, raised their wine glasses, and said: Don't dare to be. Lan Meier replied: "The general is benevolent, we are waiting for the heart, and we are waiting for the people to have no quarrel with the world, but now that the national disaster is at hand, there are eggs under the nest, and it is also appropriate to raise a meager effort to protect themselves. After speaking, he raised his neck and drank the wine in the cup, and when he saw this, several other people also dried it together.

When General Chen saw that Lan Meier was bold and temperamental, he couldn't help but raise his thumbs and praise him. Chen Wang also felt that the little girl was cute, and was busy serving wine and vegetables for her, and his love was good for words.

Everyone took turns to toast General Chen, and Wu Kui felt that the wine glass was too small and uncomfortable, so he asked people to change the big bowl and pour three bowls of wine to the general. When the general saw that he was drinking like water, he was also amazed and full of praise.

During the banquet, General Chen talked about the reason for sending troops to the north, he said: "Tufan has invaded a large area of my northern territory, and further forced into the Central Plains, and now the war in the Central Plains is tight, my lord decided to personally lead the army to attack Tufan Metropolis, attack it unprepared, and prompt the Tufan army to fully retreat to solve the crisis in the Central Plains." ”

"This is a clever plan, but the soldiers are very fast, how can the general turn around and come back to rescue Xingjing County? Doesn't this expose the military situation and delay the military plane?" Cao Jin asked.

"This road is okay, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is not a moment and a half to attack it, if we gather 50,000 Tufan soldiers from Xingjing County to help, our army will inevitably be flanked. It is better to destroy it first, even if the Tufan army is greatly damaged, it can save the people of Li in danger, why not do it. ”

"The general's words are reasonable, and having such a benevolent army is also a blessing to our people. It's just that if you want to attack Gulu Pass now, it will be even more difficult, because Tufan must transfer troops to strengthen the guard and consolidate the city defense. Lan Meier said with some concern.

"That's the same, so I'm going to wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and then send troops to attack Gulu Pass, that is, wait for two or three more days. ”

"The general just said that the main purpose of this trip is to attack the Yinzhou Mansion of Tufan, right?" Lan Mei'er's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something.

"That's right, but if you want to hit Yinzhou Mansion, you must first take the solid pass. ”

Lan Mei'er suddenly put down her chopsticks, clapped her hands and smiled: "I thought of a way to take Yinzhou Mansion directly without going through the Gulu Pass." ”

Everyone turned their heads to look at her, but Wu Kui nodded again and again and said, "Yes, yes, you can go directly." ”

"Oh, then tell me about it. General Chen asked anxiously.

"Master Feng's family used to trade with the Northern Barbarians, and every year a large number of silk was transported to Yindufu, if you take the official road, there are many checkpoints along the way, and taxes and tolls have to spend a lot. Later, under the leadership of a northern barbarian, he passed through the mountains in the north of the county and could directly reach Yinzhou Mansion. It's just that the distance is farther, and the mountain road is steep, so it is not possible to drive, so it can only be carried by mules and horses and carried by manpower, but it can really save a lot of costs. The fifth brother also protected Biaoha on this road. ”

Wu Kui nodded yes again and again.

Hearing this, General Chen pondered for a moment, slapped the table, and said: "This plan is very good! The forward troops I led are all light horses and fast horses, there is no baggage, and there is no problem in taking the mountain road. That Tufan must transfer heavy troops to deploy defenses at Gulu Pass, so that Yinzhou Mansion will definitely be empty, but it will become a thing in our army's pocket, and you can bring it by hand! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"

"The little girl is a genius, she's really busy with me, I don't know how to thank you. General Chen said with a smile.

Receiving the compliment, Lan Meier smiled and trembled with joy like a flower. Chen Wang hugged her in his arms and said, "The general has no daughters under his knees, so it is better to accept this girl as a righteous daughter." ”

Lan Meier was also well-behaved, and immediately got up and worshiped her godfather and godmother, and everyone raised wine to congratulate. General Chen and his wife were very happy, and they did not show the reward to everyone at the moment.

After the banquet, General Chen immediately ordered the troops to immediately prepare for the attack. Leaving a deputy general and 5,000 soldiers and a number of ordnance and food, he asked Cao Jindu to assist the deputy general, mobilize civilian workers to build city defenses, replenish troops, and garrison the county seat. Because the enemy army suffered such a heavy setback, and learned that King Yuwen had sent troops to come, he would definitely not dare to invade again in the short term.

Here, Feng Wukui was the former lieutenant of the army, leading 2,000 people to open the road in front, and the rest of the troops were lightly armed and simple, and followed the front army to the mountains in the north of the county. At the same time, the herald quickly flew to King Yuwen and informed him of his intention to fight.