There are three camps in the northern part of Yudang Mountain, and the central camp and the northeast camp guarded by Xiao Luo's Yundu Wangcheng Guards and Rizhao National Reinforcements are in a state. While arranging for manpower to strengthen the walled gate, he also sent a letter to the two lieutenants of Rizhao, hoping to take care of each other, and at the end of August, he set up a banquet for the labor army in the camp to thank each other for their help.

After receiving Xiao Luo's letter, the two lieutenants who led the reinforcements from Rizhao gathered together. Both of them are capable generals who have followed Qin Tiancang for many years, and they naturally dare not slack off on the confidential matters that have been granted before this expedition.

It's just that Xiao Luo first came to set up a banquet to entertain, both of them were suspicious, before Xiao Luo this person had heard of it, it was rumored that this person was extremely high, and he was old and serious, the king Yelu Jinyun and the deacon of Jiali Temple were not lacking in discord, Xiao Luo was able to be appreciated by the two at the same time, his ambition was not small, and his city government was not deep, and now the war was undecided, but he summoned the two captains of Rizhao in advance to meet, and his true intentions were not known, so he had to be guarded against.

The older of the two lieutenants, the black-faced and bearded man named Jia Shou, and the younger red-faced man named Yuan Yan, each of them ordered his retinue to withdraw from the tent and then discussed the matter of going to the banquet together.

Jia Shou personally poured a full cup of tea and handed it to Yuan Yan, but he didn't drink it, just twisted the teacup and played with it in his hand.

"Brother Yuan Xian, I don't know what you think about Xiao Luo's banquet for the two of us?"

"What can you think, just go to the banquet, why is the eldest brother worried?"

Jia Shou sighed and said: "It has been more than a week since our unit went to Yutang Mountain, during which Xiao Luo only asked me to hold on and not to arrange combat missions, and I have not received a secret letter from the king so far, I am afraid that there will be changes in the middle." ”

Yuan Yan drank the tea in the cup and said lightly: "It turns out that the eldest brother is worried about this matter, and the younger brother thinks that no news is the best news, after all, you and I were ordered to come to help Yundu, and it is reasonable for us to come and come, and everyone who comes is a guest, and he Yundu will definitely not embarrass us." ”

"Having said that, but I am really uneasy in my heart, I think this Golden Sacred Palace Xiao Luo is not an idle person, he intends to let me wait to guard the central and northeast regions, in fact, he himself is guarding the southwest gateway with dangerous terrain, our army has been pushed to the front position, not only can not advance, but also hold the road of our army's retreat, so well-intentioned can not be said to be a coincidence, and the letters exchanged between our army and the headquarters are sent through the southwest gateway avenue, and now I have not seen the response of the king's letter, but I am afraid that the letter has already fallen into the hands of Xiao Luo. ”

Yuan Yan hurriedly exclaimed: "If this is the case, then this banquet cannot be gone!"

"But Xiao Luo's letter is willing to let you and me go to the banquet, if you don't go, it doesn't agree with reason, and if you go, I am afraid that he will harm the two of us, because my brother didn't sleep all night last night because of this matter. ”

"Big brother!" Yuan Yan straightened up fiercely, "As the saying goes, the first strike is stronger, and the second attack suffers." Now that we can't tell the true purpose of Xiao Luo, it is better for us to do nothing and do it endlessly, and we will do it at the banquet to get Xiao Luo, so that the two of us can be safe and sound, and the northern border area of Yutangshan will be in my hands. ”

Jia Shou said worriedly: "I'm afraid that I can't kill Xiao Luo with the strength of the two of us, even if I can kill him, I am afraid that the two of us will not be able to get out of the southwest camp. ”

"In this way, you can really only go to this Hongmen banquet?"

Jia Shou turned his back and didn't say a word, the two people in the room were silent for a long time, and the air became heavy for a while.

Suddenly, Jia Shou's hand playing with the teacup suddenly stopped, and there seemed to be a light in his eyes.

"Brother Xian, I have a plan to kill Xiao Luo. ”

"Big brother, please speak!"

"It's better to reply to Xiao Luo, saying that the camp is busy with military affairs, and it is inconvenient to travel far, and Xiao Tongjun is specially invited to come to the appointment, and a banquet can be set up in a secluded place in the valley.

"Big brother's plan is very good, but what if Xiao Luo refuses to go to the appointment?"

"You also explained in the letter that we brought Rizhao wine with the army, and it is rumored that Xiao Luoyi is thin and arrogant, and he must be drunk and happy, how can he give up this opportunity to taste fine wine?"

Yuan Yan nodded and praised: "The eldest brother really has a brilliant plan, it's just that the younger brother still wants to ask for advice, but please give the eldest brother a famous word, where should we set up a banquet?"

"Right here!"

Following the prestige, I saw that Jia Shou was poking his finger on the picture book of the mountain shape of Yutang Mountain, and the direction pointed by his finger was a post station called Fengshendian, which was about 20 miles away from the central camp and 40 miles away from the southwest camp. Yuan Yan immediately understood his intentions, once Xiao Luo left the base camp, no reinforcements would arrive within two hours.

"Big brother, it's really wise, little brother, I'll send someone to the southwest camp. ”

In the southwest camp, Xiao Luo has been communicating with He Pei in the form of flying pigeons since he left Yundu City, but he has not received He Pei's letterhead since the 27th of this month, and he vaguely feels that an invisible disaster will come soon.

Fortunately, Chong Wanzhong won a success, and the Yudangshan Company recaptured all the three camps that were lost. Xiao Luo thought that as long as the Luo Sheng Ronin was driven out of the Zhenjiang line, he could hold on to the river, who knew that two edicts were sent to Chong Wanzhong in succession, both of which were politely refused, in Chong Wanzhong's view, only by taking advantage of the victory to pursue, he could directly smash Luo Shengguo's old nest Que City, and eliminate Luo Shengguo's living force in one fell swoop.

Xiao Luo originally planned to let Chong Wanzhong change his defenses with him, and he sent some soldiers and horses back to Yundu City to carry out the defense of the city. Helplessly, Chong Wanzhong refused to listen to the order and insisted on going deep into the territory of Luo Shengguo. He was worried that the Rasheng Ronin group would seize the mouth of the river and leave Chongwanzhong, who had penetrated deep into the enemy's rear, isolated and helpless, but he was even more afraid of the 5,000 Rizhao reinforcements in the hinterland, so he deliberately divided their troops to guard the place outside the pass, and sent people to monitor the movement in the camp day and night.

It just so happened that the day before yesterday, his subordinates intercepted a letter to Jia Shou himself, and when Xiao Luo flipped through the letterhead, he found that the paper was wet and the ink had shown signs of melting.

I saw that there were few numbers written in the letter, and the words 'in the cold and dew season, ascending and drinking' were clearly mentioned, but there was no signature at the end of the letter. Xiao calculated the days, and the 29th of this month was the cold dew season, and it was only two days away.

Xiao Luo knew at a glance that this letter was from Rizhao, after all, there was no rain in Yundu today, and the letterhead was clearly soaked by rain on the way, and the content of this letter was obviously not shallow, but the few numbers concealed a mystery, which seemed to be a point.

Xiao Luo intercepted the letter, although he did not know the intention of the letter, but felt the need to meet the person who received the letter, so he sent a letter to Jia Shou and Yuan Yan to say that he would set up a banquet for the labor army. Who knew that Jia Shou sent an envoy to reply to the letter, on the grounds that he was busy with military affairs, he mainly rebelled against the guests, and set up a banquet in the Fengshen Store and invited himself to go in person.

"Lord Si Tian, I think that since the other party uses the busy military affairs as a rhetoric, we can also follow the law, and refuse it. ”

The person who spoke was Qiu Xiaoxing, the captain of the Wangcheng Guard, who was a good cultivator and knew a lot about the strategy of the soldiers, and had followed Situ Hongyuan to fight in the Quartet, and was later promoted to the commander of the division and was responsible for the defense of the royal city.

"You mean, this seat shouldn't be at the feast?"

"That's right, as the saying goes, there are no good people, and there is no good banquet. I don't think it's easy to go out. ”

"That is reasonable, short, since you have read the contents of the letter, you may wish to say any suggestions. ”

"Xiao Sitian, the content of the letter is clearly a secret letter, and its true purpose must be related to the cold and dew season of the day after tomorrow, and it is expected that today's banquet must be a preparation for the action of the day after tomorrow. Fengshendian is forty miles away from my camp, if Si Tian goes, the team will not be able to accompany him, if the killer is ambushed during the banquet, he will only be afraid of more auspicious and less auspicious, and I hope Xiao Sitian will be cautious. ”

Xiao Luo smiled and said: "Rizhao and my country have always been good friends, and this time we are kind of invited, if you excuse yourself to excuse yourself, it won't hurt the harmony of the two families." What's more, now is the sunshine and the past friendship sent troops to help, and there is a life-saving grace in our country, what you say is inevitably suspected of dividing the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and you can know that the deity can punish you at any time!"

"Xiao Sitian is a person who understands, and he just says his thoughts according to the truth, if Sitian doesn't want to listen, he won't say it anymore. ”

Xiao Xiao stared at Qiu Xiaoxing meaningfully, and after a long time, he said slowly: "I heard that you were once Situ Hongyuan's subordinate, and you know that our Jiali Temple and the monarch have always been at odds, Situ Hongyuan, as an important minister under the monarch, is naturally loyal to the monarch, and has also opposed my Jiali Temple several times, since you have served the two of them successively, why are you waiting for me this time?"

After Xiao Xiao finished speaking, he showed a suspicious look, and the sharp edge between his eyes was revealed, and Qiu Xiaoxing only felt a chill.

He avoided Xiao Luo's gaze and said, "Since Xiao Sitian doubts me like this, you don't have to let me go with the army when you go out of the city." ”

"The deity is willing to take you with me, just because you are used to fighting, but the sudden eagerness of today's deity is really incomprehensible, and I would like to ask you to explain my doubts for a short time. ”

"The eldest husband should have a clear distinction between public and private, and it is difficult for me to defend the city as the captain of the Wangcheng Overseer Army, and it is my duty to defend the city, and there is an invasion of foreign troops, how dare I abolish the public for personal reasons, not to mention that Jiali Temple and the monarch are both for the sake of Yundu Sheji, otherwise Xiao Sitian would not have rushed to the front line overnight to resist the enemy, but all those who resist foreign races are my brothers and sisters, how can I not know whether it is good or bad, and there is no distinction between inside and outside?"

"Okay!" Xiao Luo stepped forward and clasped Qiu Xiaoxing's hands, and said excitedly: "Sure enough, he is a man who loves and hates clearly, so in this way, you and the deity must go to the appointment today, I don't know what you think?"

"Xiao Sitian really wants to go to the banquet?"

"Why don't you dare!"

"Okay, since Si Tian is willing to go to the banquet, I will accompany me, I think I also rode a horse when Yashi was attacking, and there is no need to scruple to have a meal with Lord Si Tian today. But when we both leave the camp, who will we hand over to the deacon?"

"The deity thinks that there will be no mistakes when handed over to the deputy commander!"

"What Si Tian said is very true, and I will arrange the gifts for the banquet and the accompanying carriage. ”