Luo Tianchu was stunned, his eyes were red, and he said sadly: "I want to go back and see the military advisor." Gu Yao said: "This is exactly what the military advisor is worried about, so I repeatedly told us not to tell you, what I am afraid of is that you will be distracted." Luo Tianchu said sadly: "Can the military division's illness be cured?" Yan Weifeng said: "The military division's illness is accumulated after years of hard work, and there is nothing to do in normal times, but once it is sick, it is a major event, and the doctor said that the prospect is not optimistic." Luo Tianchu cried: "I rode back to Chang'an to take a look at the military division, and I can rush back tomorrow morning, and I will never miss something." Gu Yao said: "The ransom subordinates bluntly said that the castle master is not a doctor, and it will not help if he goes, but it will make the military advisor more worried." As long as the Jin army can be defeated, the military advisor will let go of a worry, and maybe the illness will be better. Luo Tianchu nodded and said, "What Brother Gu said is true. Yan Weifeng said: "Originally, the eldest lady also wanted to come to Tongguan to see you, but as soon as the military advisor fell ill, she stayed to take care of the military advisor, saying that the maid in the house was clumsy, and she was not at ease." Luo Tianchu was relieved: "Xue'er has really grown up. Yan Weifeng said: "There is another happy event, Mrs. He has also been pregnant for three months, and the current fetal image is stable and healthy, Xiao Zhu is going to be a father again." ”

Luo Tianchu was overjoyed and said: "Great, he must be happy to die if he wants to know." How about the slave? It's time for the day to give birth, right?" Yan Weifeng said: "Yes, just in the past few days, the midwife and the confinement lady have been invited to take care of her at home every day. They are very worried about Xiao Zhu, and I have sent someone back to report their safety. Luo Tianchu nodded and said, "Okay, good." Yan Weifeng took out a small jar of flower carvings from his arms and said: "I know that drinking is forbidden in the army, so this is the only altar to talk to our brothers." Luo Tianchu said: "Okay, this wine is just the right thing to cheer up." ”

Then the three of them came to the bedroom to talk about the wine, and talked about when Luo Tianchu first met Yan Weifeng, Luo Tianchu was still a nobody who did not understand martial arts, Yan Weifeng was ordered by his master to come to investigate Zhong Yuanpeng's whereabouts, and when he eavesdropped, he was pulled in by Zhong Yuanpeng from the window, tortured to extract a confession, and finally told the truth by cutting off his hand. Gu Yao laughed when he heard this, Yan Wei blamed Luo Tianchu for mentioning the ugly thing, and he couldn't stop laughing and scolding. Gu Yao also told how he went from a rich son to a prodigal son at the end of the world, and how he joined the Blood Sword Castle. Yan Weifeng lamented that Wang Renxiao went astray, and finally fell into disrepute and died. The three of them chatted until midnight, sleeping together, regardless of each other. Gu Yao chanted a poem in a hazy way, and then fell asleep. Luo Tianchu heard a lot in this night talk, and said little, as a commander, he must understand his subordinates, but he can't let his subordinates know too much about himself, in fact, he also wants to pour the bitter water in his heart, but he still endures, "forbearance" is a necessary condition for the commander.

Luo Tianchu had already gotten up before dawn, in fact, he hadn't fallen asleep at all, he had been lying there and running the true qi in his body for three weeks, and his spirit had already recovered. He hadn't slept for many nights, and whenever he felt tired, he used this method to regain his energy, and although it worked well, it was harmful to his body in the long run. Working during the day and sleeping at night is the law of heaven and earth, violating yin and yang, and reversing black and white will only lose the body. He was afraid of waking up Gu Yao and Yan Weifeng beside him, so he quietly took the armor to the living room, and after draping it neatly, he walked down the city tower and came to the city wall to inspect.

The sun has not risen, the fog has not receded, the sky and the earth are gray, and the air is cool. The sound of the Yellow River was still there, and the Jin army camp on the opposite bank was also immersed in the mist. Every morning is the most beautiful time of the day and the beginning of hope. The soldiers on the tower of the city are changing the guard, the soldiers who have just woken up are lining up in a long line to take over, and the soldiers who are on the night watch are also going down the stone steps on the other side to sleep. Looking at these young faces, I don't know how many of them will never be able to go home again, and how many families will be sad because of this.

Luo Tian knew that now was not the time to be sentimental, so he collected his mood and talked to the soldiers in the city. The soldiers of Tongguan are all the children of the Blood Knife Fort, composed of ethnic minorities, they have little culture, some of them can't even speak Chinese, but the more uneducated people are to fight, the more fierce they are not afraid of death, because they don't have many ideas, they are easy to lead, and their combat effectiveness after strict training can even exceed that of the Jurchens.

Through Lu Fei's training this year, these 30,000 soldiers are already the absolute elite of the Blood Sword Castle, and if they are equipped with sophisticated equipment and excellent war horses, they will be a sharp sword for entering the Central Plains. Nowadays, most of the soldiers' equipment is trophies, and the weapons are also remade from old iron on agricultural tools. Luo Tianchu secretly made up his mind to wait for the treasure of Linzi to arrive, and first prepare equipment and weapons for the soldiers.

He walked slowly on the city wall, and found that a person got up earlier than him, and saw Lu Fei's waist straight, his hand pressed on his long sword, looking to the north. After seeing Luo Tianchu, he smiled and said, "It's rare that the castle master can get up early after eating. Luo Tianchu was surprised: "How does the master know that I have eaten wine?" Lu Fei said: "If the subordinates of Tongguan don't know about it, it will be really a dereliction of duty." Luo Tianchu sighed: "The master has no matter how big or small the work is, no wonder the sideburns are full of flowers." Lu Fei said: "Tongguan is the lifeblood of my pass, and the castle lord trusts his subordinates, and he dares not to do his best." ”

Luo Tianchu pointed to the Jin Soldier camp in the north and said, "What does the master think of the Jin Army's village." Lu Fei said: "Facing the water, this echoes the other, easy to defend and difficult to attack, suitable for advance and retreat." Luo Tianchu said: "If we go out of the city to fight head-on, is it possible to win?" Lu Fei shook his head and said: "We are bound to lose ninety percent, and one percent victory is also a disastrous victory." Luo Tianchu said: "Has the Jin soldier ever written a war letter to us so far?" Lu Fei said: "Never, maybe you know that we won't fight, so you don't need to do anything more." Luo Tianchu pondered: "This is not quite right, the more we know that we don't face the battle, the more we should challenge, the next battle book can boost morale and weaken our spirit, this truth is not understandable." Why don't you do this?" Lu Fei said: "The Jin soldiers have been here for more than a month, and it is strange to say that apart from a few ineffective harassments, there has been no large-scale attack, nor has there been any active challenge. Sticky Han can hold his breath, I don't know what to think. ”

Luo Tianchu pondered: "Has Sticky Han ever shown up?" Lu Fei said: "I haven't seen him yet, but his golden handsome man has been standing in the camp." Luo Tianchu said: "Write a letter to him for me, to write modestly and respectfully, saying that I asked him to talk on the pontoon, and there was only one person on both sides." The messenger who chose the name was able to deliver the letter, and he must hand it over to Muhan. Lu Fei said: "What is the castle master talking to him?" Luo Tianchu said: "I have to talk to him about something, I just want to know if he is in the barracks." Lu Fei said: "My subordinates understand, it's just that there are no ghostwriters in the Guan, and I'm afraid I can't handle my words." Luo Tianchu smiled and said, "How did the master forget that we have two amazing talents who are still lying high?" Lu Feixi said: "Yes, yes, I forgot about them, so I will ask them to write it." ”

It is really useless to ask Gu Yan and the others to write such a letter, and they can take it in their hands. At the moment, Gu Yao dictated, Yan Weifeng ghostwrote, and after a while, he completed a letter of appointment that was sprinkled, neither humble nor arrogant, with concise language and beautiful fonts, Luo Tianchu and Lu Fei were very satisfied after reading it, and they couldn't pick out a single word of discomfort, so they planned to find a capable messenger to send it, Gu Yao said: "Why bother looking for someone, I am willing to go in person." Lu Fei said: "You want to go?" Gu Yao said: "The content is what I said, of course, I explain it more clearly." Luo Tianchu agreed: "It's okay if Brother Gu goes, no messenger will have the same demeanor as Brother Gu, it's just that Jin Ren has never been trustworthy, so be more careful when you go." ”

Gu Yao said: "Don't worry, I will adapt to the situation." Yan Weifeng said: "I'll go with you." Gu Yao said: "The two of them seem timid, and I am enough for one person." Luo Tianchu said: "Just in case, it's better to bring a signal flare, if there is trouble, we will go to answer it immediately." Gu Yao said: "Okay, before I go, I have to change my outfit first, and I have to look like a civil envoy." Yan Weifeng said with a smile: "If the Jin people invite you to eat and drink, you can't agree." Gu Yao said: "Why? Afraid of poisoning?" Yan Weifeng smiled: "It's not, after three glasses of wine, your civil official will become a prodigal son who doesn't choose to speak, and don't you embarrass me in the fort?" Gu Yao scolded with a smile: "Good boy, I'll reason with you when I come back." ”

Everyone has never seen Gu Yao tie his hair in a bun since they met him, all of them are long-haired shawls, chic and uninhibited. At this time, he not only tied his hair in a bun, but also wore a purple and gold crown, wore a scribe's robe, and tied a white jade belt with a jade pendant, as if he had become a young talent with a proud career. Everyone praised it, Gu Yao didn't have the slightest sense of crampedness in this new dress, and he smiled bitterly when he was dressed in the mirror, recalling that when his father was alive, he always forced himself to dress like this to go to the academy. After bidding farewell to everyone, he came to Tongguan with a letter in his arms. Instead of letting the soldiers row him across the river, he stepped on the raft and ran out with light feats.

The Jin soldiers on the other side of the river immediately spotted him, and a group of men stood by him, bending their bows and arrows to make him stop. Gu Yao slowly walked over and said in fluent Jurchen words: "I am the envoy of Tongguan, and I have a letter from the castle lord to Marshal Muhan. The leader Jin Bing looked at him vigilantly, asked him to stand outside Sanzhang, and asked, "Do you carry weapons?" Gu Yao raised his hands and said, "What do you see?" Jin Bing let him in, searched it, and said, "Where is the letter?" Gu Yao raised the letter and said, "The letter is here." Jin Bing stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it." Gu Yao said: "Our castle lord has an order, and this letter must be handed over to Marshal Muhan in person." Jin Bing said impatiently: "Don't talk nonsense, bring it." Gu Yao said with a straight face: "This letter was written by the commander of my family to the commander of your family, do you deserve to be involved in a small pawn? If I am unreasonable, I will immediately turn around and go back, and you will bear the responsibility for all major incidents." Jin Bing said: "How are you going?" Gu Yao said: "Lead the way ahead and lead me to see Sticky Han." (To be continued.) )