"Is His Royal Highness the Prince here? Shen Fei said eagerly.

"I'm resting in bed. ”

"I have something to say to him. Without saying a word, I broke through the door. There was an ambiguous atmosphere wafting in the room, Shen Fei didn't have to think about it to know what the two of them had done before, he walked straight to the edge of the bed, saw Tuoba Lie with a shocked face, and said to him: "Your Royal Highness, we must leave immediately." ”

"What's wrong with Shen Daozun?"

"Don't say it, hurry up, take advantage of the fact that the power of the rescue Linghu Hanging Boat is not ready, we can go as far as we can, the sooner the better. ”

"Is it really that urgent?"

"In the afternoon, I went to see Linghu Hangzhou, and after he met me, he poured bitter water and kept showing weakness. ”

"Tiger falls in Pingyang, is there anything wrong?"

"It may be possible to put it on others, but he is a fox hanging boat, and his initiative to show weakness can only prove that there are other plans, hurry up, and drive out an extra mile is good. ”

"Oh well. "Tuoba Lie holds the position of a forward officer in the border army, and he knows the truth of the speed of soldiers, since Shen Fei said so, there must be his reason, and he needs to be decisively agreed.

Clapped his hands at the moment and beckoned to Mr. Yue: "Order the thousand-man army, all the staff will gather immediately, and leave for the imperial capital in an hour." ”

"Yes. ”

Five hours later, under the bells and whistles of Jinling City, the imperial army of 1,000 people was assembled. The people of Jinling City had never seen such a well-trained army in their lives, and they took to the streets one after another, standing in the distance to peek.

The armor was neat, the thousand-man army was wearing armor, wearing steel helmets, carrying a strong crossbow on his back, and hanging a treasure knife at his waist, and the uniform pace announced to everyone the hard work of training on weekdays, and everyone was tied to a package, which contained a day's dry food, and Tuoba Lie personally found Murong Baishi and begged him to gather the personnel of the government and work hard to prepare rations for the soldiers. The subordinates of the four major families gathered too much manpower and material resources, and finally came in handy at this time, and the grain and grass were prepared neatly in just four hours, but it was still beyond Shen Fei's expectations, he didn't expect that there was such a thing as preparing grain and grass at all. This is also the difference between marching and fighting alone, marching and fighting pay attention to the soldiers and horses not moving, grain and grass first, without enough rations, the army will not have combat effectiveness.

Even so, it was only a day's ration prepared, and with this day's time, they should be able to reach the nearest city north of Jinling City, Nantong City.

The army is ready to go, and the well-trained Imperial army is truly eye-catching. As we all know, all the wars of the empire are concentrated on the borders, and there are almost no uprisings in the inland areas, and it is not to be underestimated that the Southern army can still train to such an extent without fighting for a long time.

A legion of 1,000 people, the soldiers were ready to go, ready for battle, the dilapidated Jinling City Gate looked so small in front of the soldiers, the city wall was like a dilapidated ruin, it seemed that it could be wiped out with a single charge.

The soldiers guarded two carriages and three prisoner carts, and the prisoner carriages escorted a group of servants and waiters around Qianqian, and in the carriage sat Qianqian and Linghu Hanging Boat, Qianqian was taken care of by Ting'er, and Linghu Hanging Boat was taken care of by Lan'er.

Shen Fei deliberately asked Ting'er and Qianqian to sit together, he wanted to see what kind of wonderful chemistry would occur between the two of them.

Nalan Ruoxue sat on the back of the second child, the second child condensed the wind flow into the shape of wings, made up for the defects of the broken wings, and carried Nalan Ruoxue to fly in the sky, and the other six children were lazily scattered around the army, looking at the crowd around them boredly.

Shen Fei sat on Moyu's back and stood shoulder to neck with Tuoba Lie, An Linglong did not follow, such a dangerous journey, the two of them should stay in the city.

Not far away, there was a lot of people, and people who loved to watch the excitement gathered at the end of the sight, not daring to take a step beyond the thunder pool, but they all scrambled to probe their brains, full of curiosity about the existence of the imperial army, and discussed the identity of the personnel escorted by the army. Ordinary people are always like this, they have a strong curiosity about everything, and they are completely unaware that danger lurks around them.

Tuoba Lie rode on the back of a long-legged horse with a white mane, looked at the semicircular moon in the sky, and said worriedly: "The inside of the city is full of lights, but the outside of the city is dark, and it is not suitable for marching." ”

"Hurry up and march straight to Nantong City, I believe that with the quality of the imperial army, there should be no problem. Shen Fei responded.

Tuoba Lie said: "Nantong is just a stop, we are still far away from the imperial capital when we arrive in Nantong, and it will not be good if the soldiers are injured because of the night march." ”

"There is no joke in the army, since the assembly has been ordered, there is no reason to withdraw the military order, even if we know that it is not suitable, we can only go all the way to the dark. ”

"That's what I said, but ......"

"Your Highness!"

"Just as Shen Daozun said, let's go. "Because Tuoba Lie has been obeying orders in the army for a long time, there are many staff officers around him, and he is more accustomed to listening to other people's opinions

Shen Fei saw that he was relieved, put his mind at ease, and asked instead, "Madame, have you settled down over there?"

"Linglong is used to being alone, so she didn't react much, but just told this king that the road ahead is dangerous and pay attention to safety. ”

"That's the best, I thought Madame would complain if she was left alone in the city. ”

"It's a little bit of a whisper, just comfort a few words, the king knows the delicate temper. ”

Shen Fei raised his head and looked at the hour, "The time has come, and you can set off." ”

Tuoba Lie nodded, raised his right hand high to stabilize for a moment, and waved forward vigorously: "The whole army obeys the order, marches twenty miles to the north, and sets off!"

"Whoa!" lined up, and the sergeants marched forward in unison, and set off on their journey.

Almost at the same time as the axle turned, Linghu Hangzhou woke up from the carriage, glanced at the maid Lan'er who was waiting beside him, covered her forehead with her hand, and took a deep breath: "Am I going to be smart when I go in such a hurry?" ”

Lan'er didn't know the true identity of Linghu Xuanzhou, and when she saw that he was awake, she said happily: "You woke up, how much wine did you drink in a drunken state, and the four of you carried you to the carriage together." ”

"Hehe, yes, if you are drunk like this, you have to leave Jinling, it can be seen that Brother Shen's words are all lying to Zhou. Turning her eyes to Lan'er, "What's your name, little girl?"

"My name is Lan'er, and I came to take care of you on the orders of my son. Lan'er couldn't understand what the other party was saying, and honestly explained her intentions.

"I sent a personal maid over, and there is still some friendship. Linghu Xuanzhou's gaze came through his fingers, looking a little sluggish, "Wait and sit tight, lest your butt be blown away." ”

"Sit tight, do you still need to sit tight on such a smooth road?" Lan'er grinned. In the sight, Linghu Xuanzhou turned around and stopped looking at her, and then, there was a real gump under his buttocks, and he fell forward defenselessly and fell on Linghu Xuanzhou's body.

The latter remained motionless, his eyelids closed slightly, and he snored all over the sky, and fell asleep again. Lan'er said in her heart: What a strange person! I tried to get up, sat down, lifted the curtain in the carriage, and probed out: "Brother coachman, why did you suddenly brake suddenly." ”

"Who knows, there seems to be something going on up ahead. "The carriage was surrounded by the sergeants left and right, and it was not clear what was going on outside, but there was a buzzing sound in my ears, like the hustle and bustle of many people mixed together.

Suddenly, thinking of Linghu Xuanzhou's words just now, Lan'er opened her mouth wide in surprise, unable to say a word.

As the Imperial Thousand Army moved forward, a team suddenly appeared from the civilian area on the southern flank of the army, advancing at an extremely fast speed, directly colliding with the army. These people are all dressed in tatters, holding a bowl in their left hand and a bamboo cane in their right hand, and their feet are either bare, or wearing a pair of broken straw sandals, and their bodies are smelly and dirty.

"Beggars?" In their hesitation, they had already collided with the thousand-man army, as if they were not at all afraid of the majesty of the thousand-man army, and pushed each other with the soldiers, crowded, and kept moving forward. The coincidental time and the occurrence of coincidental events prove that it is not an accident, but a seemingly coincidental event arranged by people with ulterior motives.

Shen Fei immediately raised his immortal power and enveloped the army of thousands of people, and noticed that the beggars did not seem to deliberately gather towards the place where the carriage was, but after a short contact, they all walked to the gate of the city, and lined up in five columns.

The bamboo cane regularly struck the ground, making a sound similar to the drum before the war, but Shen Fei, who was used to it in the human world, knew that this was not beating a drum, but begging, a unique way of begging for food.

There are a large number of old, weak, sick and disabled people in the territory of the people's country, who have no land and lack the ability to work, and have to become beggars and live a precarious life. When the beggars are more numerous, they will naturally get to know each other and form a team, and knocking on the ground with a bamboo cane is a relatively scoundrel way to beg for money after they form a queue.

To put it bluntly, it is to scare and threaten to play scoundrels and ask for money. Just imagine, a business shop is blocked by crowds of beggars at the door, banging on the ground like a government official, and there are still customers who dare to come to the door, and they are not so frightened that they quickly close the door. At this time, he can only give some money to eliminate the disaster, which is similar to the protection fee charged by Linghu Hanging Boat to control the underworld. It's just that beggars have never dared to threaten only weak merchants, and it is unheard of to openly extend their begging hands to the army.

Tuoba Lie raised his hand and waved forward, and the sergeants automatically divided into two teams and stepped forward, the front row squatted, the back row stood upright, and the repeating crossbow behind them was aimed at the front.

"Whoever comes, know the consequences of blocking the Imperial army!" shouted the master Tuoba Lie, who came from a military background and was angry at daring to stop the army's advance.

The ordinary people who had been peeking from a distance were all happy: "Hey, hey, look, the notorious beggar gang has appeared, and it must be the ghost who made the fox hang the boat in private." ”

"The masters have been arrested, and the subordinates are willing to give up. The person next to him chimed in.

"Who doesn't know that the beggar gang is an organization attached to the Blue Dragon Society, specially used to deal with some dirty work, this time there is really a good show. ”

"The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, I'll just say, it is impossible for the fox to hang the boat obediently tied up. ”

"Hey, hey, did you see it the day he was arrested, the army surrounded Linghu Mansion, I knew at that time that Jinling City was going to change. ”

"You are so bold, I was confined to my house that day, and I didn't dare to go out at all. ”

"Hahaha, coward, I really saw it, the army and the private army of Linghu Mansion confronted each other all night, and it was almost dawn when Linghu Hanging Boat opened the door and surrendered, worthy of being the king of Jinling City, when he went out, he was so majestic, he looked stupid, and he knew that this matter was not so easy to end. ”

"It's really fake, if he doesn't want to tie his hands to death, why do he have to surrender, can't he just resist directly?"

"Resist to the end! That's the Imperial army, do you think it's useful to resist? I think Linghu Hanging Boat must be trying to save the country with a curve, ostensibly surrendering, but actually sending his subordinates to make trouble."

That makes sense. ”

"That's it, who am I, everything I see is real. ”

"Don't brag, if you're really that smart enough to get to where you are now. ”

"Damn, I'm out of luck, and I don't look down on people anymore. Let me tell you, my vision will definitely not be wrong, Linghu Xuanzhou must not dare to openly argue with the imperial army, so he sent a beggar gang to make trouble. ”

"Anyway, it's a good show this time. ”

"Of course!"

The so-called spectator is the envy of others when they are prosperous and wealthy, the ridicule of others when they are in dire straits, and the joys, sorrows and sorrows of the people around them with a mentality that has nothing to do with themselves.

When the spectators were discussing, Shen Fei was also pondering, the beggar gang must have been sent by Linghu Xuanzhou, and it was intriguing to choose to appear at this point in time, he should have estimated correctly, Linghu Xuanzhou borrowed wine to kill his sorrows, and he was really delaying time.

But they were hesitating whether they should order to open fire, blocking the way of the Imperial army was undoubtedly a dead end, but if they shot the beggars in broad daylight, it was very likely to arouse public anger and attract their next move. To kill or not to kill is undoubtedly a difficult problem, and it is a difficult problem for Ling Hu to hang the boat for himself. The journey has not yet begun, and it has encountered such a problem, which shows that the road will not be peaceful.

"A hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff!" is really the best way to describe Linghu hanging boat. Shen Fei rode forward, circled around the spot, and grabbed the reins: "You can know what the consequences of blocking the imperial army are!"

The reason why Shen Fei took the initiative to step forward was because in terms of reputation, Tuoba Lie was completely incomparable with himself, so he took the initiative to negotiate with the other party. The so-called soldiers who surrender without a fight, if they can make the other side realize the danger without starting a battle and leave quickly, is the best choice for the two armies to fight.

"We are hungry, we are hungry, we are hungry ......" The beggars did not have a fixed leader, their faces were dirty, and they were as thin as firewood. I can't see clearly and I can't even distinguish between men and women, giving people the feeling that they are pitiful, full of yellow teeth, constantly tapping the ground with a bamboo cane in their hands, and their voices are weak, like walking corpses: "We are hungry, we are hungry, we are hungry......"