The day after the Sharp Knife Army arrived in Lake City, the imperial court sent a father-in-law to convey the imperial court's orders.

Naturally, the imperial court would not convey military orders, and military orders were handled by the governor of Nanjing, Hu Butang. And the imperial court sent people to come in order to reward the various departments of the Sharp Knife Army.

Because of the meritorious work of the Sharp Knife Army in purging the Fujian Invaders, the imperial court officially appointed Zhang Yongjie as the commander of the Sharp Knife Army, and Li Geng as the deputy commander.

The establishment of the Ming army, the general commander has more than 7,000 people, and the sharp knife army reached 7,000 people on the day of the formation of the army in the Blood Drinking Valley.

Such an appointment by the imperial court meant that the rank of the generals of the various departments of the Sharp Knife Army was improved, and it also provided supplies for 7,000 people.

Before the big war, there must also be some action within the Sharp Knife Army, the promotion that should be promoted, and the reward that should be rewarded.

Zhang Zhi sent the military records over the years for Zhang Yongjie's reference. Regarding the list of promoted personnel drawn up by Zhang Zhi, Zhang Yongjie basically has no objection. It's just that his eyes fell on Chen Dong's name, and Zhang Yongjie fell into thought.

In the five years since Chen Dong joined the army, he attacked and killed 38 enemies, so this time Zhang Zhi planned to promote Chen Dong to the general.

Chen Dong doesn't know martial arts, and he has actually killed thirty-eight people in the past five years, and the key thing is that he has not become cannon fodder, so he should be promoted.

It's just that Zhang Yongjie has received news from Peng Mofeng many times, and Chen Dong is not so honest in the military camp, and he has done a lot of things that violate military discipline.

But Chen Dong didn't have the courage to commit capital crimes, he did some painless things, and he also locked up a lot of small black houses.

The Sharp Knife Army was originally an army composed of a group of martial arts people, and in terms of military discipline, there were some problems in itself, which were more serious than Chen Dong, and there were many people.

For example, the uncles of Qiandaomen often violate discipline, but because they are Zhang Yongjie's elders, Zhang Yongjie does not give them seriousness.

The elders are in the military camp, which is indeed a bit difficult to restrain them, so Zhang Yongjie found a reason to send Uncle Fang, Uncle Shen and Uncle Wan from Qiandaomen back to Qiandao in the second year.

There are still many people, although they often violate military discipline, but they have been promoted to a certain extent because of their military merits.

Zhang Yongjie remembered that Chen Dong had a bad character and gambling habits, and if he was allowed to become an official, he might have to do some dirty things such as deducting soldiers' rations, and he could not be spared at that time.

Chen Dong is an only son, and Zhang Yongjie has often sent people back to Qiandao in recent years to visit Aunt Chen, Uncle Chen and others, and often give gifts.

For Aunt Chen's sake, Zhang Yongjie didn't want to see Chen Dong being dealt with by military law, so Zhang Yongjie didn't want to promote Chen Dong.

Zhang Yongjie lifted the brush again and crossed Chen Dong off the list of promoted soldiers.

On Zhang Zhi's fold, Zhang Yongjie passed it in its entirety, but Chen Dong was the only one who vetoed it. Although Chen Dong gritted his teeth, he was helpless. After all, this Zhang Yongjie has never talked to Chen Dong.

Yan Shixiong has basically not spoken to Zhang Yongjie a few times in the past few years. Although Zhang Yongjie was always wary of him, he didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

This night, Yan Shixiong, who has never liked to speak, suddenly found Zhang Yongjie and invited him to go around the edge of Taihu Lake.

Zhang Yongjie wanted to know about Yan Shixiong, so he readily agreed.

Yan Shixiong took Zhang Yongjie to the outside of the city, found a vacant place, turned around and said: "In the past few years, you have known a lot of things on the rivers and lakes. ”

There are 1,500 soldiers in the special service battalion who are responsible for finding out the news, and the affairs on the rivers and lakes are indeed rarely filled with Zhang Yongjie.

Zhang Yongjie nodded and said, "That's true." ”

Yan Shixiong said again: "But you know very little about the Blue Dragon Society. ”

Zhang Yongjie thought about it, he actually knew a lot about the Blue Dragon Society, but why did Yan Shixiong say that he knew very little?

Yan Shixiong said: "The things you heard about the Blue Dragon Society are all superficial things. Because the superior basically doesn't treat you as a subordinate, she never delegates tasks to you. ”

This is a truth, since joining the Blue Dragon Society, Xiao Yan really did not arrange any secret missions for herself. In addition to the initial arrangement, such as helping Li Ling on Li Can's wedding day, Zhang Yongjie has never heard of it.

Yan Shixiong said with a straight face: "But this time, you have to go." ”

Zhang Yongjie said: "What do you mean this time? Miss Xiao is going to make a move?"

Yan Shixiong said: "Since Zhao Qianli rushed out of the rivers and lakes back then, it has been seven years since the Blue Dragon Society and the White Dragon Society were at war. ”

In the past seven years, the Blue Dragon Society and the White Dragon Society have played each other several times, winning and losing each other. But Xiao Yan of the Green Dragon Society does not know martial arts, and has never appeared in person, so in the final analysis, this Green Dragon Club is still at a disadvantage.

Zhang Yongjie said: "Yes, time flies so fast. ”

Yan Shixiong continued: "In the past seven years, the upper position has been under the threat of Zhao Qianli, and he was almost beheaded several times. ”

Xiao Yan was able to escape for seven years under the direct threat of Zhao Qianli, and it was really difficult for her.

Yan Shixiong said: "And this time, the upper position has mobilized the eight King Kongs of this association to prepare for the beheading of Zhao Qianli. ”

Eight King Kongs, Zhang Yongjie is the first time I've heard of it. But from Yan Shixiong's words, it is not difficult to judge that Xiao Yan is determined to put aside the battle below, directly find Zhao Qianli himself, and carry out the beheading operation.

This can be described as a big move of the Blue Dragon Society, and Zhao Qianli carried out several decapitation operations on Xiao Yan, all of which were unsuccessful. And this time, it was Xiao Yan's first decapitation of Zhao Qianli.

Zhao Qianli's martial arts are one of the few people in the world, and he has been named one of the new three masters by the rivers and lakes in recent years.

The masters of the rivers and lakes are three dingjia, and the Xuankong remnant yang Xiangxi woman. This sentence has been invalid since the Battle of the Blood Drinking Valley back then.

The three masters of the new era naturally refer to Yang Shan, the master of the Blood Drinking Valley, Zhao Qianli of the White Dragon Society, and Zhang Yongjie of the Thousand Islands faction.

Zhang Yongjie is convinced of his kung fu, so he will take the masters of the second echelon in the world, Shen Yugang, Tang Jun, Hu Weiyang, etc., and it will not be a problem for him to fight a dozen by himself.

Xiao Yan gathered the Eight King Kongs, even if the Eight King Kongs' strength was greatly improved, would they really be able to behead Zhao Qianli?

Yan Shixiong said: "Among the eight King Kongs, I am among them, so now, let's try the internal strength first." ”

After speaking, Yan Shixiong stretched out his palm, wanting to test his internal strength with Zhang Yongjie. Zhang Yongjie readily agreed.

The internal strength of the two was stirred, and they knew each other, and Yan Shixiong's internal strength could reach 30% of Zhang Yongjie's.

In comparison, Uncle Shen Yugang and others are less than 20% of their internal strength, which is enough to prove that Yan Shixiong's internal strength is by no means idle.

Yan Shixiong said: "The internal forces of the Eight King Kongs are almost on the same level. From this point of view, to exterminate Zhao Qianli, the upper position is fully prepared. ”

Yes, according to the general internal force competition, three to four masters like Yan Shixiong will already be able to defeat Zhang Yongjie. What's more, with eight against one, the odds of winning are greater.

It seems that Xiao Yan is not moving, and if she moves, she will be earth-shattering.

Zhang Yongjie said: "When you tell me these things, are you asking me for leave to leave the Sharp Knife Army?"

Yan Shixiong said: "It's not just that. I want you to come with me. ”

Now that the Sharp Knife Army has just left for Hucheng, and the Battle of Nanjing with the Japanese Invaders is about to break out, how can Zhang Yongjie, as the commander, be absent at this moment? At such a time, where is there time to take leave and leave the Sharp Knife Army?

Yan Shixiong said: "The superior has never asked you, and you have never been counted in the plan to exterminate Zhao Qianli this time. ”

Yan Shixiong's words are credible, if Xiao Yan used his own force to exterminate Zhao Qianli, there would be no need to wait until today, and there would be no need to gather the Eight King Kongs at all.

Zhang Yongjie shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to leave." ”

Yan Shixiong sneered: "You go away, although you are the world-famous Zhang Shaoxia, but you should know that Li Geng is in charge of all the major battles of the Sharp Knife Army, and it is the same with you and you in the army." ”

Although this was true, but when he said it to his face, Zhang Yongjie still felt a little unpleasant, and he didn't know how to answer Yan Shixiong.

Yan Shixiong continued: "What's more, in this battle, there may be danger in the upper position. ”

Any action that is a last resort can be flawed. Xiao Yan may be in danger in this battle, which is also to be expected.

Yan Shixiong continued: "Eight people act together, and the upper position will also watch the battle. You know, when there are more people, there may be accidents. In the past few years, the Blue Dragon Society has produced a number of traitors. So among these eight people, there may be traitors. In such a situation, this battle can be described as a risk. ”

Zhang Yongjie can't deny that Xiao Yan is in danger, which can affect Zhang Yongjie's nerves, which is something he is extremely unwilling to see.

Yan Shixiong said: "Once there are traitors among these eight people, then after this battle, there will be no one who will be on the throne." So I think you have to be part of this battle. ”

Yan Shixiong's words had already hit Zhang Yongjie's weakness, and he said movingly: "Where is this battle? When will the action begin?"

Yan Shixiong said: "Where the Yangtze River enters the sea, Changxing Island. Zhao Qianli has already arrived there at this moment, and the association will cover up and kill Zhao Qianli tomorrow evening. ”

Zhang Yongjie asked, "Then why did Zhao Qianli go to that island?"

Yan Shixiong said: "Why did he run to that island, this would have been unknown. But what the Association knew was that Monk Xuankong, Yang Xing, Hattori Qianyuan and others were on Panlong Island, eighty nautical miles away in the East China Sea. ”

Zhang Yongjie said: "You mean that Zhao Qianli went there and might have secret contact with the Japanese Kou?"

Zhang Yongjie learned from He Yuankui that Zhao Qianli had contact with the Japanese Kou. originally wanted to denounce Zhao Qianli and exterminate Zhao Qianli through the power of the government.

But back then, the Lord of the Ministry named He Yuankui as his person, so Zhang Yongjie never went to find He Yuankui.

In addition, Zhang Yongjie did not find ironclad evidence of Zhao Qianli's collusion with the Japanese invaders, so it was impossible to dispatch the power of the government to attack Zhao Qianli, and later put this matter aside.

Although there is no evidence, Zhang Yongjie has always believed that this Zhao Qianli colluded with the Japanese Kou, and he is not a good person anyway, so it is better to take this opportunity to destroy Zhao Qianli.

Therefore, whether it is from justice or personal relations, it seems that he must participate in this battle.

Zhang Yongjie said: "I'll go with you, let's go get the horse now." ”

Yan Shixiong said: "You can't take the horse, General Zhang's crotch chasing the wind and horses is unknown to everyone in the world, in order not to startle the snake, we must pay attention to concealment, and we can't let Zhao Qianli notice that you have also arrived at the battlefield." ”

Yan Shixiong's words convinced Zhang Yongjie that he suddenly killed Zhao Qianli, which would be even more unexpected to annihilate Zhao Qianli in one fell swoop.

But he left the team suddenly, and he didn't say hello to anyone, which is a violation of military law, although he is the commander of the Sharp Knife Army, but he can't do this!

Zhang Yongjie said: "Then I'll go back and say hello to Li Geng and them." ”

Yan Shixiong said: "General Zhang, please rest assured, if you leave this team, Gong Cao will definitely know, and I believe that the Sharp Knife Army will make corresponding adjustments." ”

This Gonggong Cao is the supervising army, since Tang tamed the country and colluded with the Japanese and collaborated with the enemy, Gonggong Cao has placed eyeliner around every general of the Sharp Knife Army.

Zhang Yongjie said: "There is still some distance from here to the mouth of the Yangtze River, so let's set off immediately." ”

As soon as Yan Shixiong turned around, Zhang Yongjie slapped Yan Shixiong's back with a palm.

Yan Shixiong was caught off guard, immediately collapsed to the ground, and then wanted to use internal force, he already found that there were restrictions everywhere in his body.

His internal strength was already far weaker than Zhang Yongjie, and with Zhang Yongjie's sudden attack, Yan Shixiong had no power to fight back.

Zhang Yongjie played against Yan Shixiong, there was no need to sneak attack from behind. But Zhang Yongjie just tested Yan Shixiong's martial arts, and if he wanted to temporarily restrain Yan Shixiong, but not let him get hurt, the only way was to sneak attack.

Zhang Yongjie dragged Yan Shixiong into the woods, and then said: "Now as long as you use your internal force, you will break your muscles and bones and become a waste." ”

Yan Shixiong was surprised and said, "You doubt me?"

Zhang Yongjie said: "I am already suspicious, and I am often transferred away from the mountain, so I have to offend." Since you know that there are more than 1,500 people in the Sharp Knife Army's spy camp, you should know that our information is extremely well-informed. ”

Zhang Yongjie said again: "I don't know if Zhao Qianli is on that island, but it is absolutely impossible for the Xuankong monk, Yang Xing, and Hattori Qianyuan to be on Panlong Island, eighty miles away in the East China Sea, at this moment. ”

Zhang Yongjie sneered: "Because this afternoon, someone saw the three of them in Jiaxing. Therefore, I suspect that you transferred me out of the Sharp Knife Army in order to create conditions for the Xuankong Monks to sneak attack the Sharp Knife Army. ”

Yan Shixiong shook his head and said, "That's not the case. ”

Zhang Yongjie immediately came out with an internal force, and set up five big acupoints on Yan Shixiong's body, making Yan Shixiong unable to move.

Zhang Yongjie just said: "Set off at dawn tomorrow, if Hattori Qianyuan and others don't come to attack the Sharp Knife Army tonight, I will heal your injuries and let you return to normal." ”

After speaking, Zhang Yongjie clapped his hands, and someone immediately appeared and came to Zhang Yongjie to listen to the instructions.

Zhang Yongjie said: "Find two people, disguise themselves as me and Yan Shixiong, and let them immediately move towards Changxing Island at the mouth of the Yangtze River." ”

The man immediately returned to Hucheng, and sure enough, after a while, the two rushed out one after another, wearing the same style of clothes as Zhang Yongjie and Yan Shixiong, with the same style of hairstyle for the two, and rushed to the northeast while the night was dark.

If Yan Shixiong was really a traitor, then the two of them rushed to the northeast in disguise as themselves and Yan Shixiong, then the would-be wouldn't have known that they had left Lake City.

Zhang Yongjie said to Yan Shixiong: "Are you a traitor or not, let's speak with facts." ”

Yan Shixiong shook his head and said, "Your judgment method is not rigorous. Whether or not the Japanese invade the Sharp Knife Army does not prove that I am a traitor and want to transfer you away from the mountain. ”

At this moment, the army is fighting, and the battlefield is full of intelligence officers, if Yan Shixiong is not a traitor, the Japanese may indeed find out the secret of his departure from the Sharp Knife Army barracks from elsewhere.

Zhang Yongjie smiled and said, "If the Japanese really attacked the Sharp Knife Army tonight, and you are really not a traitor, then blame your bad life, and I, Zhang Yongjie, have no choice but to kill you unjustly." ”

Zhang Yongjie also knows his judgment method, which is indeed not rigorous. The reason why I want to say this is to scare Yan Shixiong and try to deceive him.

The reason why he decided to stay tonight was to prevent his speculation from being true, and if the Japanese invaded the Sharp Knife Army camp tonight, he could rescue him immediately.

As for whether Yan Shixiong is a traitor, it seems that it is better to investigate again, and it is not appropriate to act rashly.