The rain stopped at dawn, and Cai Ran used magic to dry his clothes wet from the rain. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Fire mages are good at capturing fire and transforming flames or increasing temperature, water mages are good at capturing water and transforming water or lowering temperatures, air mages are good at capturing air and transforming atmosphere or dust, and earth mages are good at capturing earth elements to transform metals or change gravity.

In life, magicians can use magic to bring various conveniences to themselves, but they do not use magic, which can be said to be their understanding of the wizarding world.

Cai Ran didn't wait for the sky to dawn before he climbed to the top of the loess slope, picked up some stones and built them into three layers, and then hid on the back of the dirt slope, trying to stay away from the road leading to the north gate of Nanqiu County.

The spring rain moistens things, the new branches spit green, and the avenue under the loess slope also has young shoots out of the ground, which was not seen before the outbreak of war, and the flow of people and vehicles in and out of the county town can press the soil on the ground as hard as stones, and the weeds with tenacious vitality cannot grow.

Today is relatively lively, Cai Ran saw two groups of fast horses galloping towards Nanqiu County, the knights on the horses should be the messengers of the Meng army, they did not hesitate to let the horses run at the fastest speed.

Cooing, Cai Ran remembered that he hadn't slept all night, hadn't eaten anything, and now his stomach was empty.

He was about to turn over some food from his baggage, when there was movement on the avenue again.

Two oxen led four flatbed trucks from the north, driven by two country men.

The car was loaded with fruits, vegetables and vegetables, and they were piled up higher than people.

The old cow who pulled the cart had lost most of his hair, and he walked forward with his head down, looking at the possibility of falling to the ground at any time.

When the ox cart came to the bottom of the loess slope, the country man drove the oxen to the side of the road, and actually stopped to rest, and one of the yellow-faced men walked up the loess slope.

When he came to the top of the slope, the yellow-faced man crossed his waist with one hand and looked south, took off the gourd on his waist with the other, stretched it to his mouth, bit the stopper and poured it into his mouth.

Cai Ran hurriedly walked out of the hiding place and waved at the yellow-faced man at the top of the slope. This person he knew, it was the Qianlong No. 1 who caught him at the Four Seas Inn.

Zhi Sheng ignored Cai Ran, first observed the situation around him, and made sure that no one around him ran to Cai Ran.

"Your Excellency Cai Ran, how are you doing lately?" Zhi Sheng pulled Cai Ran towards the ox cart.

"It rained all night last night, do you think it's okay?" Cai Ran said with a wry smile.

"The enemy has intensified their search for spies, and many of our strongholds have been forced to move, after all, this place is still occupied by people, and it is better to avoid them than to be caught. Zhi Sheng grabbed Cai Ran's burden, pulled it hard, and carried it onto his back, "What's it? ”

"Some clothes and food. Cai Ran's little strength can only be at the mercy of Zhesheng.

"Hehe, don't worry, there is no shortage of food in the city, you can eat and drink well. Zhesheng threw the burden to his companion, "Take this inconvenient into the city, and you will take it back later." ”

"When the enemy army is on guard, we still enter the city, isn't this the initiative to send it to the door? We should go to a place where no one is there for a while. Cai Ran still didn't give up, he didn't want to go into the city.

"Hide? To tell you the truth, there are armies all around now, where to hide? Don't worry, I don't want to die here like you, and I won't take you with me to die.

Okay, now you're dumb, I'll give you a look, I'll change your clothes later, and if there's any problem, let's talk slowly in a safe place in the city. ”

Zhi Sheng couldn't help but say, wiped Cai Ran's face with a damp cloth, felt out a bunch of bottles and cans, and used his fingers to pick out oil paint and smear it on Cai Ran's face.

In less than a stick of incense, Zhe Sheng dressed Cai Ran as a country man, looking a little similar to the companions he brought.

"No matter what others say to you, don't talk, just ahhhhhh Zhe Sheng told Cai Ran.

"Ahhh ”

Zhi Sheng nodded in satisfaction, and his companion picked up Cai Ran's baggage and returned the way he came.

I have to say that the killer hall master is a master of disguise, the calluses on Cai Ran's hands, and the different skin colors on the front and back of his neck highlight the image of a countryman working in the fields.

The old ox began to pull the heavy cart on the road again, and the man who was not very good at driving the cart walked more slowly than before, but no one on the empty road thought they were slow.

The north gate of Nanqiu County was deserted compared to the other city gates, and few people entered and exited in the morning, but the city defense army did not slack off because of this, and all of them straightened their waists and stuck to their posts, and their weapons and armor were polished.

A small convoy was slowly approaching the north gate, and the tax collector who was holding his eyelids against the sleepy insects came to his senses, and it was better to work a little than to be bored there.

"Six dogs, your dumb brother's strange illness has healed, and I can come out with you today. ”

The tax collector recognized the yellow-faced man and his mute brother who frequented the north gate from a distance.

"Thanks to you, Qigou's body is rough, and some minor illnesses and pains can be survived. If you can work, you can't lie at home, and you can't afford to support idlers at home. ”

While agreeing to the tax officer, Zhe Sheng took out a cloth bag from his arms and lifted seven or eight layers of coarse cloth to reveal the copper plate inside.

"What's the disease, I think nine times out of ten you think about women, you find him a mother-in-law to do it. ”

Zhe Sheng tapped the copper plate in the cloth bag three or four times before replying to the tax officer, "Where can I find a mother-in-law these days? ”

"The old rule, ten copper plates. The tax official spread his palms, "Martial law has been issued in the city, you have to rush back this afternoon, but if it's too late, you can go to the Piaohong Pavilion to find a girl to spend the night with." ”

Zhe Sheng shuddered and poured all the copper plates into the tax officer's hand, and said with a painful face: "I don't sell enough melons and vegetables for a year to stay in the Piaohong Pavilion for one night." ”

"Get in, your melons and vegetables will definitely be sold out today, maybe there is a reward that is really enough for you to go to the Piaohong Pavilion." The city gate officer couldn't help but say.

"Get out of here, get out of here. Seven dogs, keep up!" Zhi Sheng nodded and bowed, respectfully to the city gate guards and tax collectors.

Entering the north gate, Zhe Sheng drove the ox cart to the big bazaar, and Cai Ran followed without saying a word.

When the ox cart passed through the mouth of an alley, a sharp-cheeked man who looked like a steward stopped Zhesheng's way.

"Is it six dogs? Come on, come on, our family has all your melons and vegetables. ”

"Good, good. Zhe Sheng glanced at Cai Ran, and followed the sharp-cheeked man into the alley.

Suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded, coming from the direction of the north gate.

"It came so fast. Zhesheng glanced north.

Ding Kui followed Deng Biao's personal soldiers to the Chinese army, preparing to discuss the attack on the Hump Mountain Pass.

"Come on, sit down and talk. ”

Only Deng Biao and a magician waited for Ding Kui in the military tent.

"See Lord Deng and meet Master Ming. ”

Ming Tang was in the 206th Division.

Gu Jun knew that the key to this battle was to quickly take the Hump Mountain Pass, and high-level combat power could play a decisive role in the battlefield with dangerous terrain. After receiving Ming Tang and his entourage of magicians, he did not hesitate to implore Ming Tang to follow the 206th Division.

There were three factors that prompted Ming Tang to agree to Gu Jun's request, the first was that fighting this battle would help recover Nanqiu County as soon as possible, the second was because he wanted to find Ding Kui to find out about Cai Ran, and the third was that he heard that Ding Kui had a great martial artist by his side who could ensure his close safety.

Ding Kui had met Ming Tang in Port City, and promised to make every effort to find Cai Ran's whereabouts after this battle, and if necessary, he would send Ao Yu to assist Ming Tang in rescuing Cai Ran.

"Is the situation clear?" Deng Biao asked.

"I have been to Juyang City with my own soldiers, where the military camp is surrounded and heavily defended, and it can be confirmed that the Meng Third Army has been sent back to garrison, and most of the 24th, 25th, 26th, 28th, 29th and 30th divisions of Meng are there. ”

Ding Kui and Ao Yu left the swamp and went outside to inquire about the military situation while the army waited for the agreed attack time, and it only took half a day for the two to go back and forth.

"Well, as long as the wolf smoke is lit at the pass, the first to go to support should be the Meng 30th Division, and the first batch is estimated to be about 2,000 people.

The Longtan brigade will be handed over to you, and you will put on the uniforms of the Meng army as reinforcements and go to open the east gate of the pass, and Master Ming will bring 3,000 men and horses to meet you, and if you can't do it, you will attack it.

I'll lead the rest of my troops to intercept the reinforcements, and then come back to meet you when you take the pass, and I'll know that you've succeeded as soon as the wolf smoke goes out. ”

Deng Biao has repeatedly deduced many times, and this plan is the safest one he thinks.

"Lord Deng, in fact, Master Ming is here, and I only need two hundred people to open the east gate of the pass. Ding Kui said confidently.

"Two hundred? Oh, you're trying to pretend to be a scout, isn't it too risky? We don't have horses, and it will take time for the responding troops to arrive. ”

Deng Biao could guess Ding Kui's thoughts based on the number of people, but in his opinion, it was a bit risky.

"The east side of the Hump Mountain Pass is only more than fifty meters wide, and the appearance of Gu Shuai's army must attract more than half of the defenders to the west, which means that two hundred people face a maximum of one thousand people, as long as they hold the fifty-meter defense line with a stick of incense.

The lowly generals will select the strongest people in the headquarters and the Longtan Department to participate in this operation, plus Master Ming and his personal soldier Ding Yu, this battle should not be too difficult to fight. At that time, I will be wronged by Master Ming and change into Meng Jun's clothes. Ding Kui looked at Ming Tang.

"It's okay, since I'm here to cooperate with your army's actions, then I have to follow the military's conventions, it's a big deal that I only use defensive magic, and leave the matter of killing the enemy to Ding Yu. "Ming Tang doesn't care about pretending to be a small soldier.

If it is said that in the face of an opponent of the same level, Ming Tang is definitely unwilling to use a sneak attack, and would rather face the enemy openly, but after all, he is a sixth-level master, and he is unwilling to kill the small soldiers.

"Then do it, pretending to be a scout is not easy to be recognized by the enemy at the pass, and the other troops are ambushed on the periphery, and when they see the magic light bullet rising, they will rush through the level with all their might. Deng Biao saw that Ming Tang didn't object, so he had no reason to object.

"Let's go to Longtan now and settle down the personnel first. Ding Kui stood up and said.

"Go ahead, I'll have two hundred sets of Meng army's equipment sent to your camp in a moment. ”

When the town was broken, a lot of equipment of the Meng army was seized, and Deng Biao specially asked Jin Man for 3,000 sets.