Chapter 149: The Fall of the Thousand Islands (7)
"Xiao is in charge!" Zhang Zelan first drank loudly, and then smiled slightly: "You listen to what Ben will say." ”
Xiao Mengzhi was stunned when he heard this, and then he glanced at Yan Feihuang, only at the other party's jaw, so he sat down and said, "General Zhang, please speak." ”
Zhang Zelan said with a smile: "Master Xiao, let me tell you the truth, in fact, Ben General is in urgent need of a few combat exploits now." You don't know, since the crusade against the water bandits, the general has also made a lot of mistakes, I don't know how many people in the military camp look at me unpleasantly, and after the battle here is over, not only will they not be praised, but they will even be demoted and fined. If the generals who can fight without bloodshed recruit you and Xiao Yan and the two families, it will be worth a lot of money. But did Xiao Dangjia ever think that even if I agreed to Zhao'an, would my General Shi agree?
This time, you must have seen that my General Shi is determined to suppress bandits, and your Xiao Yan family is the focus of attention. General Shi is different from this general, she doesn't know the sincerity of your two surrenders, if you come to express your sincerity after the end of this war, then General Shi will definitely treat you as a two-sided and three-knife wall grass, according to General Shi's temperament, he must cut the grass and eradicate the roots. ”
After hearing this, Xiao Mengzhi's expression showed some panic, and he couldn't help but follow Zhang Zelan's words and asked, "That General Zhang, what should we do?"
Zhang Zelan said in a deep voice: "In order to show loyalty to General Shi, before the end of the suppression of bandits, you must show some combat exploits. Even if you don't go into battle to kill the enemy, but only wave your flag and shout in the rear, then you have to know that you are a bandit, and you are not an enemy, but a brother. After General Shi Mang found out afterwards, he would definitely not be responsible for the past sins of the two of you. If you still think that Ben will be using you after listening to Ben Jiang's heart-to-heart words, then don't you still have the killer weapon of Dong joining the army in your hands?
As long as Dong joins the army, even if General Shi doesn't care about the military exploits of the two of you, he will compromise by three points. ”
"What do you mean by that?"
Zhang Zelan frowned when she heard this: "General Shi is a female general who does not let her eyebrows, the two of you should know." ”
Yan Feihuang smiled and said: "This Yan has heard about it, but it has always been regarded as an anecdote before, could it be true?"
"It's true. ”
Xiao Mengzhi was dumbfounded, he couldn't believe that the one who had been dealing with their seven water bandits in Qiandao Mansion was actually a woman. ”
Zhang Zelan said lightly: "General Shi has actually made a private agreement with Dong Ping for life, and the reason why General Shi wants to suppress the bandits in such a hurry is actually to disarm and return to the field as soon as possible, and stay with Dong Ping for life." ”
Yan Feihuang sneered: "I have only heard of General Shi's name, and I have not seen him, but thinking about the woman who can suppress the bandits, she must be extremely vicious." This ugly woman is used to seeing a rough man in the barracks, and she is immediately obsessed with the merry boy who is both talented and good-looking. ”
"Smack!"
Zhang Zelan slapped the table abruptly, interrupted Yan Feihuang's teasing, and said coldly: "Master Yan, please pay attention to your words." ”
Yan Feihuang was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said, "General Zhang, Yan understands someone. Everyone looks like each other, but they can't compete with their children. General Zhang, presumably you have your own selfish intentions when you brought Na Dong to join the army and let him be our hostage. ”
Zhang Zelan pursed her lips and didn't answer, Yan Feihuang said: "Brother Xiao, General Zhang's words have all been said about this, if we don't send troops, it will be too petty." But Brother Xiao doesn't have to be embarrassed, this time I will only take my brother from the Yan family there, you take people here, and I will go there to get military merits. ”
Xiao Mengzhi said secretly when he heard this: "The strength of my Xiao Yan family is far superior to this Zhang Zelan, and I don't think he can do any tricks." And since this military merit can be obtained at your fingertips, why not make a Bo Bo?" Thinking about it, he smiled and said: "What Brother Yan said, Brother Fool can't let you rob all the credit, and my Xiao family will also send troops." ”
Zhang Zelan smiled after hearing this: "With the help of the two masters, why can't we soar." ”
Yan Feihuang smiled: "What General Zhang said is true. ”
At this time, Dong Ping was lying in the gatehouse, napping. Outside the gatehouse, there were at least twenty or so people guarding it. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
Dong Ping narrowed his eyes and said weakly: "Since you have lost your courtesy, you must lose it to the end, otherwise you will be looked down upon." ”
The man outside the house replied: "Back to Dong to join the army, the head of my family knows that it is cold at night, so he specially ordered the concubine to send a bowl of sweet soup to Dong to join the army." As soon as Dong Ping heard that this person was a woman, he changed his lazy complexion, sat down and said, "Please come in." ”
As soon as Dong Ping's words fell, the man leaned sideways and pushed the door with his shoulder, and walked in slowly. Dong Ping raised his eyes and couldn't help laughing: "Ben joined the army and said that he should send a few girls, but it was a yellow-faced woman who came in." ”
When the person heard this, he lowered his head and said, "The dignity of the concubine hinders the eyes of Dong Joining's army." ”
Dong Ping waved his hand and said: "This yellow-faced woman is not derogatory here when she joins the army, but Huang Siniang's face is like a hibiscus and her chest is like jade, she is really a good mother-in-law." ”
Hearing this, the person laughed, she put the sweet soup on the table and said: "Dong Senjun said that it was funny, how can the concubine be decorated with the poems of Du Fu and Bai Juyi, the two great sages." ”
When Dong Ping heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, and he said: "The eldest sister actually knows these two poems. ”
The person who came nodded and said: "The family is good at chanting poetry, and the cheap concubine is familiar with it, and she knows something." ”
As soon as he heard this, Dong Ping stretched out his finger and ordered the sweet soup with a "snap". The person who came was about to call for a stop, but was stopped by Dong Ping's look. Then Dong Ping wrote three words in the tray, which was "Liu Futang".
Seeing this, the eyes flickered, and Dong Ping smiled again: "It seems that the eldest sister's father-in-law is close friends with these two poets, and I also know these two in the next year, so maybe I can become friends with the eldest sister's father-in-law." After that, Dong Ping wrote a Pu character under the word Liu again.
"For the eldest sister's father-in-law, I'm afraid he is the real saint. More than ten years of cold and hardship, but I don't feel the wind and rain. ”
Dong Ping said that, and he heard someone outside: "Come out quickly, how can you be worthy of talking to the adults in the barracks with such a lowly status." ”
Hearing this, the person who came hurriedly wrote two words on the tray, and then she hurriedly said: "The concubine is offended." Immediately, she wiped the handwriting off the tray, picked it up, and pushed the door out in a panic.
Seeing this, Dong Ping couldn't help but feel like he had suddenly pressed a boulder in his heart, and he couldn't breathe.
"According to Liu Futang's status in the Xiao family, how could his family be treated like this......?
Thinking of this, Dong Ping closed his eyes and fell heavily to the ground. Hearing the commotion, several people broke in from outside, and only one of them said, "Take him to prison and lock him up." ”
At the same time, Xiao Feihuang and Xiao Mengzhi had begun to reorganize their men and horses and prepared to go on an expedition with Zhang Zelan.
In a trance, the wind is bleak in the middle of the night, and the lake is cold.
Dong Ping opened his eyes in the dark and damp prison, and when he squinted, he saw that there were only four people patrolling the prison.
"It seems that they are quite self-conscious of their own means. ”
Dong Ping smiled, his right hand, the straw that padded the bottom of the prison, and four of them were absorbed into his palm. Immediately, Dong Ping reversed and swallowed the air, and the four straws slowly flew out of the cell. The four stalks were pinched by an invisible hand, and the four people guarding the cell were accurately pierced through their throats. This move seemed to be windless and waveless, but when Dong Ping finished it, he was already pale and sweating. With such an accurate grasp of true qi, even some top masters have to weigh it, not to mention Dong Ping, who is not strong in his body.
After the four of them were finished, Dong Ping meditated cross-legged for a long time, and his face returned to blood. He slowly stood up, walked to the front of the cell, and after smashing the door with one palm, he walked out of the cell with a gloomy face.
At this time, the island was empty, and less than half of the troops were left.
Dong Ping wandered aimlessly, and the people he bumped into couldn't escape the fate of becoming a human being. Finally, in front of a dilapidated house that could not shelter from the wind and rain, Dong Ping saw a man sitting on the threshold smirking. Dong Ping stopped and watched.
Soon a woman came back with some scraps in her hand. The man sitting on the threshold snatched the meal and devoured it. The woman stood by, her eyes full of sorrow.
"Brother Liu regarded you as a close friend at first sight, and his wife reminded you that the soup was poisonous, so that you escaped. But for the sake of your own little calculations, you have harmed this couple into this picture. I thought that if I changed my name, I would be able to live like a person. But your conscience was rotten years ago. ”
Dong Ping sighed faintly, and then he pulled his legs and walked towards the two people in front of him.
"Eldest sister, thank you for your kind reminder. ”
Hearing this, Liu Pu looked sideways, and when she saw Dong Ping, she was first shocked, and then said with shame: "Where is this, the concubine almost became an accomplice who harmed my husband's friend." ”
"How did the eldest sister know that she was a friend of Brother Liu, just because she knew the name of the eldest sister?"
Liu Pu nodded and said, "My husband will only mention the name of the concubine when he is with his close friend." Although I have been on this island for three or four years, there are very few people who know the names of the concubines. ”
Dong Ping's heart was even more unpleasant when he heard this, he didn't want to look at Liu Pu with sincere eyes anymore, so he squatted down, looked at Liu Futang, who was still stupid and smirked, and said, "Brother Liu... How did you become like this?"
Liu Pu touched the tears in the corners of his eyes and said, "I was caught by the Yan family and tortured like this." ”
Dong Ping said lightly: "Seeing that Brother Liu was useless, Xiao Mengzhi regarded him as an outcast." ”
Hearing this, Liu Pu hurriedly defended Xiao Mengzhi and said: "The head of the family still takes care of our husband and wife, but except for the head of the house, the Xiao family looks down on our couple unpleasantly." ”
Dong Ping smiled after hearing this: "Yes, no wonder others." If you have a place to stay, thank God. Immediately, Dong Ping stood up, he took out a silver ticket from his arms and said, "Take this and take Brother Liu away." The kindness of the Xiao family, you have already repaid it. Go to Lin'an, use this silver to hire a good doctor, and maybe save Brother Liu. ”
Dong Ping's last sentence completely blocked Liu Pu's refusal in his throat. Suddenly, she knelt on the ground violently, and kowtowed to Dong Ping three times. Dong Ping didn't stop it, he just said lightly: "Go from the north of the island, you just have to go, and leave the rest to me." ”
As soon as Dong Ping's words fell, he saw Liu Futang clapping his hands and smirking: "Okay, okay, let's go!" Liu Pu took out a handkerchief, wiped the corners of Liu Futang's mouth, and then took Dong Ping's silver ticket and disappeared into the night with Liu Futang.
After the two of them left, the dilapidated house where they lived was ablaze, a raging fire, a fire that could not be extinguished by a drizzle. Subsequently, fires were lit one after another in various parts of the island. This really responded to that sentence, there was a fire in the backyard, and chickens flew and dogs jumped. It's not okay if the chicken doesn't fly, because it doesn't want to make a roast chicken without salt. Although it can be made into a dipping sauce afterwards, the skin of the chicken is burnt and the essence of the white-cut chicken is lost, is it still called white-cut chicken? The chicken was burnt, but in their mouths, it was still delicious.
Just like at this point, a few wild dogs blocked the way.
Liu Pu protected Liu Futang behind him, and in front of her, there were three men with even more fierce faces under the firelight. A man smiled: "Although this woman is a little older, she still has a little bit of beauty." There is a master on weekdays, and we don't dare to do anything to her. At this time, let's take care of his family in front of this arrogant Liu Futang!"
Suddenly, the man's movements stopped abruptly, and a big hand grabbed his neck from behind.
"Take your dog's eyes off you, this army does not allow you to desecrate this lady. Take away your dog's paws, for this army will not allow you to defile this lady. But the matter has come to this, I, Dong Ping, can only give you a death. ”
With a slight force in Dong Ping's palm, the human head was separated. After wiping his hands clean, Dong Ping looked at Liu Futang, who was full of horror and smirk, and said, "The boat is ready, let's go quickly." ”
Liu Pu settled down, she grabbed Liu Futang's hand, and quickly walked forward. When the two of them came to the north of the island, they saw a passenger ship that could carry more than a dozen people. But at the same time, a huge figure standing in front of the ship also discouraged it.
Dong Ping came to Liu Pu's side and smiled: "That's a good boy, if he didn't want to jump into the water with the army, I would have personally sent you out of this Thousand Islands Mansion." Rest assured, with his protection, no one will dare to disturb you. After that, Dong Ping handed Liu Pu a bulging and bloodstained cloth bag and said: "But I have to give him some meat to eat for three meals a day, and then rest assured, although this bag is stained with blood, it is not human flesh inside." ”
Liu Pu wanted to laugh, but she couldn't, she said in a low voice: "Dong joins the army for his great kindness, and the concubine will definitely repay it in the future!"
"Hurry up and repay me. ”
When Liu Pu heard this, she didn't say more, she took the cloth bag, and went towards Ajing and the boat with Liu Futang. As soon as the boat left, it was rowed to a different situation.
Dong Ping looked at the boat, and Liu Futang, who was smiling stupidly on the boat, also looked at Dong Ping. He was still giggling, but there was no chaos in his eyes.
"Dong Gongzi, it's easy to calculate. In the future, let's compete again, compare the high. Liu Futang thought like this.
The fire on Yangyuan Island gradually went out, and Shi Mang, who was sitting firmly in the cabin, was about to give the order to launch a second round of attack, but a thick white mist suddenly rose, and under the white mist, not only was this Yangyuan Island a blur, but even her team fell into chaos.
Shi Mang had no choice but to order to retreat first, and wait for the clouds to dissipate.
On the boat in the air, Long Zhengfeng looked at the dense fog that filled the whole island, and couldn't help laughing: "Four waves girl, your ability is comparable to that of an old fairy in the sky." ”
Yan Silang said with a smile on the side: "The dragon master is false, this Qiandao Mansion is already prone to fog at night, plus the island has just burned a fire, and now it is raining lightly, fogging is natural." I'm just reconciling it and making it a bigger lead. Having said that, the four waves of what the dragon master confessed to have been done, and now the dragon master can fulfill his promise, right?"
Long Zhengfeng smiled: "Of course I won't break my promise, Miss Yan can leave at any time, but I still want to persuade the girl, it's better to stay." ”
Yan Silang said with a smile: "This is not necessary, since the officers and soldiers of the Long family have come here, then presumably my Yan family will not be able to avoid this disaster, now I still go back to help myself in charge of the family, and come to be benevolent." ”
Long Zhengfeng said with a smile: "If Miss Silang just wants to go to Brother Yan, then you can see it if you stay here, and you don't need to run back and forth so troublesomely." ”
"What does the dragon master mean by this?"
Long Zhengfeng said with a smile: "When the general is a general, how can the chariots, horses and artillery be absent?
The night is dark, and it is heavy.
Suddenly, an uninvited guest arrived.
Shi Mang heard footsteps and raised his head.
"Leng Shaoxia, why are you here?"
Leng Piaopiao leaned against the hatch, took two long breaths and said, "Dong Ping asked me to come." ”
Shi Mang hurriedly got up and said, "Is there a change in the Xiao family?"
Leng Piaopiao nodded and said, "Yes, the Xiao family suddenly sent someone to surrender to Cheng." General Zhang agreed, so he took Dong Ping and Yan Feihuang to Xiao's house together. ”
"Just the three of them?"
"On our side, General Zhang only took Dong Ping with him. Before Dong Ping left the ship, he secretly told me with his lips that the so-called surrender of the Xiao Yan family was just a pretense, and he asked me to come to you, the general, and asked the general to withdraw your troops quickly!"
When Shi Mang heard this, she didn't say anything, she secretly said in her heart: "According to Zhang Zelan's nature, he will definitely use the forces of the Xiao Yan family for his own use, if the Xiao Yan family suddenly turns back, then he will be doomed." But at this time, it was on the bow and had to be sent. ”
After thinking about it, she said: "I will send someone to ask Zhang Zelan to withdraw my troops, but I can't withdraw here, once I withdraw, not only will the whole army be destroyed, but I will lose everything." ”