In an inconspicuous small courtyard in the east of Xinfeng County, Helian Bobo sat alone in the courtyard, his eyes looking out of the door from time to time, his expression was a little anxious, as if he was waiting for something.

He tightly held a military card with yellow characters on a black background in the palm of his right hand, and there was a simple line of text on it - Dingshan Army Scout Battalion is Teng Dashan, hometown: Xinfeng City!

It was the missing military card found by Cheng Kun and Tang Zhong on the deceased. As for how this military card got into Helian Bobo's hands, it's a long story.

On the surface, Helian Bobo was a moderately accomplished Xiongnu merchant, but secretly he was a meticulous work sent by the Xiongnu side. Although Da Chu and the Xiongnu fought all year round, they were eager to beat each other out of the dog's brain, but they couldn't help but sell in private.

Da Chu was to use the trade surplus to blatantly loot the wealth of the Huns, but the Huns were inseparable from the merchants, whether it was exquisite silk or salt and iron, it was something they could not refuse, even if they knew that they were slaughtered, they could only pinch their noses and admit it.

Helian Bobo's main activities were on the border between Dachu and Xiongnu, relying on reselling different commodities to make a profit, and he was also well-known in the merchant circle of Xinfeng City.

But few people know the true identity of this bold Hun man.

Since the accession to the throne of this generation of Chu Emperor Xiang Liang, he has never concealed his pioneering ambitions. Although the Qin Dynasty died II, it laid a solid foundation for the unification of the Central Plains during this period.

The Chu Dynasty inherited this legacy to a large extent, so the Chu emperors no longer needed to spend their lives fighting against enemy countries like the kings of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

But there is one more threat that needs to be removed, and that is the Huns. The majestic and majestic Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the ages, failed to eliminate the Xiongnu during his reign. All he did was to connect the Great Wall built by various countries before to resist the invasion of the Xiongnu.

Therefore, since then, the elimination of the Xiongnu has become the biggest goal of the emperor who yearns for martial arts.

After Xiang Liang took over this great empire from his father, he soon discovered that after more than two hundred years of development and recuperation, the national strength of Chu had reached a peak.

It is already difficult for him to achieve anything great in terms of civil affairs, and it is not easy to surpass his predecessors in this regard. This is really a pain for an emperor who aspires to leave a name for eternity. Therefore, it was natural for him to turn his attention to the Huns.

After suppressing the struggle between the old and new factions in the country with a strong hand, he began to significantly increase military spending, cultivate horses, and form cavalry. Under his instruction, Tiangehou also fought for many years and trained a group of qualified young generals.

Xiang Liang patiently spent more than 20 years slowly driving the chariot of Da Chu, and what is even more rare is that he has not hurt the vitality of the country.

There was no shortage of wise men on the Huns' side, but they were powerless to stop all this. He could only watch Da Chu sharpen his minions year after year, casting his bloodthirsty gaze on his side.

The descendants of these wolves know very well the truth of survival of the fittest. Since there is no way to stop the opponent, you can only find a way to strengthen yourself.

Therefore, the most famous wise man of the Xiongnu and the great master of the world, the high priest of the Black Heaven Sect has been committed to integrating the forces of various tribes over the years, and at the same time selecting a large number of elites and sending them to all parts of the Chu State to collect intelligence and do everything possible to narrow the gap between the two countries.

Helian Bobo is one of them. He has been sneaking into Youzhou for more than ten years, and he has been carefully hiding himself all these years, and even his wife doesn't know that the person next to his pillow secretly has such an identity.

Originally, everything was going well, Helian Bobo had been well disguised, and secretly sent back a lot of useful information, but now, this good situation was ruined by this sergeant named Teng Dashan.

God knows where this guy came from, because this person appeared so suddenly, he instinctively thought that his identity was revealed, and he killed people in a hurry.

After stabbing the other party's heart with a neat knife, when he turned out this person's military card, he found that he was from Xinfeng County, and he came back this time just to go home to save his family. Only then did he realize that he had killed the wrong person!

But the matter has come to this point, there is no return, and the next thing he has to think about is how to deal with this crisis, if he doesn't get it right, he will die without a place to bury.

He simply took the other party's belongings, disguised himself as a robber to kill and steal money, and then left the body in place. At this time, there were few people in the suburbs, and it would not be long before the corpse would melt into the vast snowfield.

After returning to the city, Helian Bobo excluded his henchmen to the city to inquire about the news, firstly to find out the origin of this Tengda Mountain, but to see if the news of his death had come out.

He knew very well that a Dingshan army, even if it was just a small soldier, no one would allow him to die so inexplicably.

It didn't take long for the men he sent to return.

The news is mixed. The good news is that there is no news of this man's death in the city yet, and the bad news is that it will not be hidden for long.

Because Teng Dashan's father happened to be Teng Ji, the head of the Xinfeng County government team, and he had already written to inform his family that he would go home to save his relatives in the past few days, and Teng Lao's team leader was looking forward to it at home at the moment. Once time passes, Teng Dashan does not return according to his words, with the vigilance of the old team leader for so many years, he will definitely find that something is wrong.

Helian squinted his eyes, hiding the cold light under his eyes, since he couldn't hide it, he could only find a substitute for the dead ghost!

......

After a long day of hard work, Cheng Kun and his master Tang Zhong finally saw the smoke rising from Chengjia Village from a distance, and when Cheng Kun walked into the house, he saw his father's and mother's surprised expressions as he wished.

"Xiao Kun, you're back. ”

Cheng Li directly threw away the vegetable spoon in his hand, hugged Cheng Kun in his arms, and his eyes moistened.

Cheng Kun also silently enjoyed this extremely warm moment, and the familiar smell of oil smoke from his mother made him relax all of a sudden.

After a while, Cheng Li let go of his embrace, and Cheng Kun also introduced her master Tang Zhong to her.

Daddy Cheng Zhen looked at Tang Zhong with a smile: "This is really a rare guest, since you are here, don't leave, just try your sister-in-law's craftsmanship." ”

Tang Zhong nodded and did not refuse, in fact, he was still thinking about the nameless corpse he had seen on the road before. He wanted to see if Cheng Zhen would recognize this person.

Xinfeng City is sparsely populated, and the only few villages are far apart, so people rarely go out at this time, and it is normal for people from different villages to not get along with each other. That is, Cheng Zhen, who has gone out and knows a lot about this area.

Cheng Li hurriedly took out the meat that was going to be eaten again during the New Year, fried two more dishes, and entertained Tang Zhong. The two men stepped aside, muttering something under their breath.

“...... What, a scout of the Dingshan Army was killed, what is going on? Whoever eats the bear's heart and leopard gall, the people of the Dingshan Army will dare to kill him!" As soon as Cheng Zhen heard the news, he immediately exploded.

Although his words are domineering, no one will question anything if they know.

In the land of Youzhou, it is every man's dream to join the Dingshan Army, and the Dingshan Army has already laid a deep imprint here. It is difficult for people in other places to imagine the prestige that the Joyama Army possessed. Now Tang Zhong told him that a Dingshan Army scout was killed and his body was thrown into the wild, and this is okay!

"I have carefully observed the wounds of the corpse, it is very similar to the knife used by the Hun cubs, this person's martial arts are not low, the shot is quite ruthless, and he is killed with one blow, such a person is rare. Tang Zhong then told what he had discovered.

Cheng Zhen listened, his pupils shrank, and he subconsciously touched the calf of his left leg, where there was a scar that had been left for many years, which was cut by the Huns with a knife on the battlefield that year.

"What are you going to do?"

"I'll go back to the county tomorrow and inform the county order of this matter, and then I'll go to the barracks, there is a master of the Huns in Xinfeng County, he can't just kill a scout, the hidden thing behind this matter is not simple. ”

"Well, that's fine. This matter must not be left alone. ”

"Of course. ”

......

After ending this somewhat heavy topic, Cheng Zhen naturally asked how his son Cheng Kun learned martial arts.

Hearing this question, Tang Zhong also laughed: "I really don't know what life you have accumulated virtue and given birth to such a kid." You don't know, less than a week after I handed over the "Iron Coat" to him, he succeeded in building the foundation. It took me a full month back then, and just like that, the general said that I was talented. ”

When Cheng Zhen heard this, he grinned and laughed: "Good boy, don't embarrass me!"