Outside the walls, the smoke filled the air, and the soldiers in the camp seemed to have received some orders, and the gunpowder and explosives were let go, and bags were thrown out with the action of the artillery and stone throwers, splashing up groups of dust and debris.

With the counterattack of the soldiers in the camp, the shouting outside gradually dissipated, and the counterattack slowly stopped, except for the people who continued to be vigilant and observing on the wall, the rest retreated, carrying supplies and repairing various equipment.

Chen Yuanshan and the others stopped for a few quarters of an hour, and only then did they reflexively return to the camp until the shouting of killing gradually faded.

Chen Yuanshan said, "In today's battle, the Heavenly Thieves Association is just giving a dismount, and it has not moved the real character, this time to stop the plan of the Heavenly Thieves Association to steal and dig the mausoleum, I am afraid that it will be difficult!"

The flag envoy said, "General, I think the combat strength of the imperial court is also good, there are 20,000 troops here, although there are more casualties in the past few days, but most of them are minor injuries, and they will be raised for a few days, why do you have such considerations." ”

Chen Yuanshan said, "Have you forgotten that we have been looking for the whereabouts of the suspected tomb a few days ago, and we have been fighting since the thieves showed up on this day." At that time, I remember that the imperial court was still looking for suspicious tombs, supplemented by sending the Heavenly Thieves Association, but now you see, almost all the energy of the imperial court is placed here. ”

The flag bearer nodded as if he didn't understand, and then asked, "But general, this is the place where the former emperor is suspicious, it stands to reason that the imperial court should be more familiar with this place?

Chen Yuanshan sighed and said, "I'm afraid that yes, otherwise Lin Shoubei wouldn't have suddenly transferred us out and excluded us, it seems that he still doesn't trust us!"

The flag bearer snorted angrily, "We are kind enough to help them, and when we want to see the real guys, they throw us aside, these guys really have no conscience." ”

Chen Yuanshan smiled bitterly, "What do you know, nonsense, the royal burial place has always been kept secret, this is not surprising, after all, we are just rural warriors, even the important ministers of the court can hide, how bad is it to let us hide to the side." Do you want to participate? Be careful when the time comes, it's easy to get in, but hard to get out!"

Holding the flag made his mouth squirm, and finally did not speak, this kind of gossip of being killed by the royal pit has always been the hottest legend on the rivers and lakes, and he does not want to be the protagonist of it.

The flag bearer did not speak, and everyone in the tent was still absorbing what had just happened, no one spoke, and it was quiet for a while, and at this time, the soldiers outside the tent came in to report, "General, the prince of the imperial court has arrived." ”

"Oh, please. ”

As soon as Chen Yuanshan's words were spoken, the curtain of the tent was opened, and under the blocking of the three personal soldiers, a middle-aged eunuch with oily hair and a powdery face led by two small eunuchs who crossed the sword broke in.

Chen Yuanshan was not angry when he saw this, he scolded his own soldiers and let them go out, "Princess, you always look for someone Chen, and you give an order to visit yourself, why did you come here in person?"

Wang Gonggong said with a smile on his face: "General Chen! Your famous miscellaneous family has often heard about it in the palace, and it is still clear that your background is still clear to yourself, and you are not a person in the officialdom, so the miscellaneous family will not come out like that." It's not easy to come to you this time, why don't you invite the miscellaneous family to sit down?"

Chen Yuanshan gave up the first place and invited the prince to take a seat, but the prince sat elsewhere, which made Chen Yuanshan's eyes shrink, and asked unhurriedly, "The prince is busy with business, what is the important matter to come to me today!"

Wang Gonggong smiled and replied not as asked, but about what happened just now, "The general governs the army strictly, and it really lives up to its reputation, a few pro-soldiers can not give up their lives for the sake of military orders, such soldiers are really rare, it is rare to think that I Beichen is such a tiger division, and it is really a big loss for my Beichen for the general to leave the army→!"

Chen Yuanshan laughed: "Even if I leave the army, aren't you still serving in the army!

The prince said fairly, "Suitable, suitable, the general is worthy of being a figure respected by the emperor, and he is really dedicated to the country! What the general has done over the years, the emperor is actually paying attention to, and there are not many people who can have this grace on the rivers and lakes!"

Chen Yuanshan smiled and didn't match, some words can be answered, some can't, after all, he is a Jianghu person, although the relationship with the imperial court is the foundation of the Five Elements Banner, but it can't be too close, otherwise it will become the eagle dog of the imperial court, not only in the rivers and lakes, but also lose the qualification for dialogue with the imperial court, and completely become the dagger of the imperial court, or even wipe the paper.

Wang Gonggong smiled, bored himself, knowing that Chen Yuanshan meant that he still had to keep a certain distance from the imperial court, and everything would not go according to your heart, and asked with a smile, "I don't know what General Chen thinks about today's battle?"

Chen Yuanshan said, "Your army is very brave, reacts quickly, and responds properly, there is no problem?"

Wang Gonggong himself didn't know about military affairs, and he didn't plan to discuss this kind of thing with Chen Yuanshan, so he just talked about it to lead his own topic, and said to Chen Yuanshan, "If it's the Five Elements Banner that should be fought today, I'm afraid that it has already hit their lair, right?"

Chen Yuanshan didn't know what he meant, anyway, he couldn't accept his praise, so he only said vaguely with him, "Wang Gonggong Liao praised, we are from the rivers and lakes, and our temperament is a little wilder, the rivers and lakes are all revenge today, and we are just reckless, it's nothing." ”

replied casually, how do you know that the prince took it, "Okay, a good sentence of today's revenge, today's revenge, what a group of reckless Jianghu people, but unfortunately the Beichen Empire does not have such backbone, and can only be bullied." ”

Chen Yuanshan heard what Wang Gonggong said, his heart was not good, shouldn't this old guy arrange any work for himself!

Sure enough, Wang Gonggong then said, "General Chen, there is a reluctant request below, I wonder if General Chen can agree?"

Chen Yuanshan had the heart to refuse, but when he saw the playful look flashing in the eyes of the prince, he secretly said that it was not good, this old guy was playing a trick on himself, no matter what, he would take this matter first, and then he should know that he was in the military camp now, otherwise he would resist the military order, and it would be too late to engage in military law for himself. "The prince has something to say!"

The prince said, "Okay, happy." To tell the truth, today's move by the Heavenly Thieves Society is to delay our imperial army. ”

"Procrastination?"

"Not bad. Our imperial army has already discovered the location of the former emperor's mausoleum, but it has been harassed by the Heavenly Thieves and Thieves and cannot be relocated. The actions of the Heavenly Thieves are to delay the army of our court, so that they can go down the tomb in advance and steal the treasures in the tomb. ”

Chen Yuanshan glanced at the prince, since he said it so bluntly, it means that the two sides are already fighting, and this matter can't be hidden at all, and maybe even someone from the Heavenly Thieves Association has already gone to the tomb, otherwise they can't be so anxious. So he asked, "Dare to ask the prince, how do you need us to cooperate?"

Wang Gonggong smiled and said, "It's nothing, the Heavenly Thieves will make a big move, the rear will be empty, General Chen is a veteran in the army, this move to save Zhao from Wei should be very easy." ”

After listening to the words of the prince, Chen Yuanshan did not immediately agree, nor did he refuse directly, but fell silent, with his silence, everyone did not dare to speak, quietly waiting for his decision, because everyone knew that the lives of three thousand people under the Five Elements Banner were in his words.

(End of chapter)