As mentioned in the letter, along the banks of the Yellow River there were seven sentry towers made of solid wood, which could accommodate 20 people, not only to reconnoiter the enemy, but also to serve as arrow towers for defense. Luo Tianchu took advantage of the night to move south along the Jin military camp and observed the structural layout of the camp.

The two villages in front are the Han people to sign the army, the weapons are mainly shields, broadswords and bows and arrows, the task is to attract attacks, cover the main force, siege the city and rush the wall, as cannon fodder. The left and right two villages of the middle three villages are cavalry troops composed of Bohai and Liao people, the weapons are spears, sabers and bows and arrows, and the task is to impact the formation, outflank the two wings, and sneak attack to chase the enemy. The camp in the middle is the elite of the Jurchen tribe, which is an important chess piece to win the battlefield, often entering the battlefield when the two armies are deadlocked, serving as a thunderous blow and annihilating the other party. The arms are complete, the weapons are diverse, and the number of each type of soldier is not large, but they are all brave and fierce soldiers who are not afraid of death. The two camps in the rear, one for the reserve army and the other for the baggage troops.

The Yellow River is choppy, the night fog is getting thicker, and the river surface is covered with rafts under black pressure, connected by hemp rope, one mile wide, like a huge floating board, slightly floating under the drive of the river. On the other side of the river is Tongguan, Tongguan is also brightly lit, the banner of the word "righteousness" of the blood knife fort flutters in the wind, the swords and guns on the city wall are bright, and each battlement is guarded by soldiers.

There was a burly general in armor and a red cloak walking on the city wall, but the night fog was so vague that he couldn't see who the man was. Luo Tianchu looked at the undulating raft on the river, and thought to himself that it would be better to take a trip to see if the 'pontoon bridge' really worked.

He surged out of the darkness and rushed towards the pontoon. The vigilant Jin Bing didn't even look at him, only felt a gust of wind blowing overhead, and his person was already five feet away. The rafts underfoot are made of whole tree trunks, and although they are slightly undulating on the river, they can be crossed by well-trained soldiers. Luo Tianchu was even more flat on the ground, and he didn't even get his shoes wet. His running figure was still discovered by some golden soldiers, and they bent their bows and released arrows in the shouting, but when the arrows were shot, Luo Tianchu had already run to the end of the pontoon bridge.

Luo Tianchu flew and jumped on the opposite bank, suddenly felt the knife wind behind his head, and hurriedly lowered his head to dodge. The sneak attacker let out a "huh", and then swung his knife to cut it down. Luo Tian first knew that the people on the south bank were his own people, and he mistook himself for an enemy. He turned over and dodged another knife, and when he saw that the knife was half a foot longer and three points thicker than the ordinary one, he immediately shouted, "Brother Dongguo, is that you?" "Sneak attack on that person" Ah!", hurriedly put away the knife and asked, "Brother Luo?" Luo Tianchu turned around and smiled: "It's me." ”

That person was half a head taller than Luo Tianchu, with a scruffy beard on his face, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, it was Dongguo who asked the knife, he laughed, patted Luo Tianchu's shoulder heavily and said: "You stinky boy is finally back, I still miss you in the past few months." Luo Tianchu also laughed and said, "I miss everyone too." Dong Guo asked Daodao: "It's good for you to come back! Let's kill the golden dog together! What are you still hiding, why don't you get out and meet the castle lord yet!" At this time, more than a dozen soldiers came out of the rocks and grass.

Dong Guo asked Daodao: "Are you dumb?" I usually make a lot of noise to see the castle master, but now why don't you salute when I see it." A soldier quipped: "Didn't the general soldier of Dongguo not salute when he saw the castle master?" Dongguo asked the knife and scolded with a smile: "What kind of friendship do I have with the castle master, you know a fart." The soldiers stuck out their tongues, and then they said in unison: "Subordinates see the castle master." Luo Tianchu said: "No need to be polite. Dong Guo asked Daodao: "These are all new recruits, I train them, and I always want to see your true face, but how can you see you for a few months, this time it is just right for them to take a good look at the legendary Lord of Luobao." Luo Tianchu said: "Are you patrolling here?" Dong Guo asked Daodao: "Yes, we were ordered by the Lord of the Lu Hall to monitor the movement on the river, and these boys usually perform well, so we took them out to practice." I wanted to catch a spy and make a great contribution, but who knew that it was you. Luo Tianchu said: "Where is Hall Master Lu now?" Dong Guo asked the knife and pointed to the city tower and said: "The master of the Lu hall has always personally dressed up and patrolled, and he should still be on the city tower, and the generals and soldiers in the army admire him very much." ”

Luo Tianchu looked in the direction of his finger, and saw that the general on the tower of Tongguan City thirty zhang away was pressing the battlements with both hands, looking at him with a smile, it was Lu Fei, Luo Tianchu also smiled at him, such a friendship of life and death, there is no need to express feelings in words, a smile is enough.

The drawbridge "quack" fell, and the soldiers of the city cheered, or struck the shield with their broadswords, or slammed the ground with the handle of their guns, making rhythmic vibrations, shouting "Kill all the golden dogs, swear to protect the homeland" to welcome their commander.

Lu Fei, Gu Yao, Yan Weifeng, Cai Lianhua, and Du Kill lined up in a row and saluted: "Subordinates see the castle master." Luo Tianchu helped them up and said, "Brothers, don't be polite. Yan Weifeng hugged him and said, "You have been gone for several months without news, we are all worried that something will happen to you, it's okay, it's okay." Luo Tianchu said with a smile: "Thanks to everyone, this trip can be regarded as a catastrophe." Lu Fei said: "The castle lord has been tired all the way, please go to the city tower to rest first." Luo Tianchu said: "Let's talk together." ”

Du Kill led everyone up to the North City Tower. Luo Tianchu's room is the one on the north of the third floor, and as soon as you open the door, you can see the Yellow River and the Jinying lights on the opposite side by the railing. Gu Yao and the others were waiting in the living room, Luo Tianchu was taking a shower and changing clothes in the bedroom first, and the dignified commander could not face the generals in tattered clothes.

Du Slay had the soldiers carry the bath bucket into the bedroom and pour buckets of hot water into the bucket. Cai Lianhua carried a brand new black battle armor and bright red cloak to the room, and on the battle armor was a three-foot-long, swarthy sword, which was the Lone Ming Sword, Luo Tianchu was overjoyed, and there was a feeling of reunion of old friends in his hand. Cai Lianhua said: "Gongsun Junshi has received the flying pigeon transmission from the castle master, so he sent someone to send a sword and a war horse, and the black lightning has been fed in the stable, ready to be put into the battlefield at any time." Luo Tianchu said: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

After Luo Tianchu finished taking a bath, he pulled his black and shiny hair into a bun, changed into new underwear, put on the black battle armor, tied a red cloak, hung up the Lone Ming Sword, and came out to meet the generals with a pocket in his hand. When everyone saw that he was heroic and imposing, they were all heartbroken and cheered: "The castle lord is mighty." ”

After everyone sat down, Lu Fei took off his pocket, revealing a face that had experienced vicissitudes, he seemed to have aged a lot over the past year, the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes were deeper, the temples were slightly colored, and there was a contemplative meaning between his eyebrows, as if he was thinking about problems all the time. Du Shu and Cai Lianhua, who had always been with him, found that Lu Fei's brows had not stretched in the past year, and he had not even smiled. He devoted all his efforts to the defense of Tongguan, which is now stronger than a year ago, with complete tools to defend the city, and well-trained soldiers.

He personally traveled all over Tongguan for a hundred miles, set up strongholds, surveyed and mapped, read military books in his spare time, and worked tirelessly every day. The soldiers admired him, and everyone was willing to serve him. Lu Fei cleared his throat and said, "I don't know if the castle master's Linzi trip went smoothly, why didn't I see other people coming with the castle master?" Luo Tianchu smiled and said: "They are all fine, our trip can be described as full of twists and turns." At that moment, he recounted it, of course, concealed the affair with Yeluqi, and finally said: "According to the day, Xiao Zhu and they should have entered the Yellow River, and there is the owner of Liu Zhuang upstream to respond, so they should be safe." Hall Master Zhao's injuries will recover quickly with Hu Bai's conditioning, so don't worry. ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Dongguo asked: "Your trip is very interesting! It's a pity that I didn't make it, but you must take me with you in the future." Luo Tianchu smiled and didn't speak, Lu Fei said in a deep voice: "It's not a system, this is the Shuai Mansion, not the street of the market, what are you, I am not allowed to call it that anymore!" Dongguo asked the knife and was startled, and said guiltily: "I am so happy to see the castle master, I know that I am wrong, I know that I am wrong." Lu Fei said: "Go outside and get thirty military sticks yourself!" Dongguo asked Dao Nuonuo to receive the order. Luo Tianchu said: "Brother Dongguo is also an unintentional mistake, so you don't need to be punished." Lu Fei saluted: "The army cannot stand still, and the law is not strict and powerful." Dong Guo asked the sword if he disrespected the commander, and did not punish him, where was the prestige of the commander. Dongguo asked the knife: "The subordinates know their mistakes and are willing to be punished." With that, he strode out of the room and led the leader. (To be continued.) )