After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 260 Closed-door meeting
He didn't know about the murder case that happened in the town, but he recognized Hong Chenglue, so he was surprised: "Hong Chenglue, why did you come here?"

Hong Cheng smiled slightly: "Someone asked me to find you."

"Ah, who?"

"Liu Yalin."

The boy who was beheaded first was named Liu Yalin.Chen Youyu was startled, and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"He said to walk slowly and wait for you to go on the road together."

Chen Youkuo's subordinates said angrily: "Keep your mouth clean!" Holding up the scabbard, he was about to slap the tall man in the mouth.

Then he flew upside down.

The trunks that were as thick as a bowl's mouth a foot away were all broken.

The officer had already vomited three liters of blood while in the air, and he lost his breath when he landed. There was a big hole in his chest, just enough to hold a fist.

Another of Chen Youkuo's subordinates could not be called utterly loyal, he took two steps back when he saw this, and then shouted: "Boss, be careful..."

As soon as he spoke, something flew towards him, expanded his field of vision rapidly, and hit him in the face.

The man fell on his back.

It was the No. 1 victim's knife with the scabbard that knocked him down.

Only then did Chen Youguo realize that he was afraid, and he drew out his waist knife and shouted, "What are you doing! I am acting impartially, and the three of you should be executed according to the law!"

Hong Chenglue said grimly: "In June this year, you did nothing to suppress the bandits, but in the end you captured the good people of Jiulinggou to make a contribution. Is this also according to the law?"

"What's the matter? You don't want blood..."

With a soft swoosh, Chen Youguo's voice was interrupted, and he stared at Hong Chenglue in a daze.The latter ignored him, turned and walked towards the carriage.

After he took three steps, Chen Youguo's upper body suddenly slipped down.

He was cut open from the left breast to the right rib, and the section was neat.

Seeing that his legs were still standing on the ground, Chen Youyu screamed heart-piercingly.Blood gushed out, wetting the sand beneath him.

Cutting in half does not necessarily mean instant death, for those who have a little more breath, it may take a lot of painstaking effort to die.

Hong Chenglue got into the car and glanced out the window: "Let's go."

Killing someone casually to open a knife can be regarded as an end to this past.

Wu Qing clapped his hands and praised: "General Hong's sword is not old." He watched for a moment, but he didn't see clearly how Hong Chenglue made the sword.

Hong Cheng slightly smiled: "I'm the youngest?"

Without the shackles of the oath, he only felt relaxed.

This is called living.

For the past few years, nothing but the walking dead.

An hour later, the carriage arrived at Wujiazhuang.

This Zhuangzi is hidden near the forest farm, far away from the official road, except for lost travelers, almost no students will approach it casually.

Although it is called a "village", it is actually a stockade, with a whole circle of thorny horse-repelling posts outside, which is to keep robbers and bandits out.

Wu Qing showed up and shouted, and someone from the village came out to move the horse-rejecting post for the carriage to enter.

Hong Chenglue got out of the car, and under Wu Qing's guidance, he settled his wife in the nearest cabin.

Although the house is small, it has all the facilities. It is much better than his dilapidated house in Bailu Town. Even the burning charcoal basin at the end of the bed is a ground stove with stone guardrails around it.

Although there are more than a dozen large or small wooden houses here, Hong Chenglue can still feel that there are people inside.

After he settled his wife, Wu Qing led him to the wooden house in the middle.

As soon as the door opened, more than ten people inside stood up at the same time.

Wu Qing recommended: "Everyone, this is General Hong whom the master has been thinking about." Then he said to Hong Chenglue, "We sneaked into Xiazhou. These are the leaders of each team."

The two sides greeted each other.

Hong Chenglue also noticed that there was a blue-robed scribe sitting in the corner, with a mask on his face, he neither made a sound nor got up to salute, and there was a brown-haired monkey squatting beside his knee.

I don't know what species it is, but it's bigger and stronger than ordinary monkeys.While rubbing its hands to warm the fire, it also pushed a few chestnuts towards the fire, which was very spiritual.

Wu Qing sat down both sides, and then said: "Three of our teams were intercepted by the Xiazhou army. They magnified the record ten times and boasted everywhere. The Xiazhou people were deeply fooled, thinking that the new general manager brought a new look. By the way, The Xinzhou official in Xiazhou has arrived, called He Chunhua, and Marshal Nian has a feud with him. Now the news has been sent to Marshal Nian, and he ordered us to try to cut off the grain road."

"Spring is coming soon. If Zhao Pan's army can survive this spring and wait for the summer grain harvest, it will be even more difficult to push the front line south."

Even if Wu Qing didn't make a statement, it's clear to everyone present that Yuanbei's battle results were much lower than expected.Wu Qing looked at Hong Chenglue, "General Hong, my master recommended you to Marshal Nian. Marshal Nian hopes that you will lead the next action."

hope?Nian Zanli just wanted to test his fineness.Hong Cheng nodded slightly: "Okay, is there a sand table?"

Immediately, someone took out a square box, spread it out and placed it on the table.

Obviously this is a magic weapon, it looks like a tea tray when it is closed, but it can cover the table when spread out, and the sand inside is also quickly formed, piled up to form the terrain of the entire Xiazhou.

"Where did you lose the last three battles?"

Wu Qing broke a branch and clicked three times on the map: "Our Sanlu Ranger was ambushed at these locations. The Xiazhou government posted a notice that the two leading generals were He Chunhua's men, named Zhao Qinghe, Wu Shaoyi. As far as I know, Wu Shaoyi was originally from Hong Xiangqian's old department, and was later recruited by He Chunhua, and there is no specific information on the other Zhao Qinghe."

"Xiazhou's officers and soldiers' fighting strength was weakened, and they should not have been defeated." Hong Chenglue had lived in Xiazhou for several years, and he knew exactly who the local officers and soldiers were.Fake heads, vacancies, and stealing chickens and fishes are all fun, but they will die when they go to the battlefield.

As soon as these words came out, the generals were a little embarrassed.

"The main reason for our defeat last time was that we were caught off guard." Hong Chenglue was already hesitant, "Since we dispatched rangers, 300 people in each team is really too many, so we need to be more streamlined, otherwise people will notice when we come and go. , report to the local area.” Xiazhou is not a prairie, and 300 people still eat, drink, and sleep. It’s too conspicuous to come and go.

"How do you want to coordinate?"

"We have more than one stronghold in Xiazhou, right?" Hong Chenglue said, "Break it into pieces, each team should have no more than ten people, pretending to be a business traveler to go to the city and countryside to inquire about news, and the rest should stay in the stronghold, don't go out indiscriminately."

Someone said: "I heard that the newly appointed state official has some tricks to get a lot of military funds and keep escorting them to the front line." Otherwise, why is Marshal Nian upset?
"I delivered a batch ten days ago, and two carts of grain were stolen by several villagers passing through Bailu Town. It can be seen that the guards are lax." Hong Chenglue clicked on the sand table a few times, "Transporting grain from south to north, regardless of the early stage No matter how you go, you can't get around the three thoroughfares of Bailu Town, Xinhuang, and Jiaziguan."

Wu Qing nodded: "Yes, He Chunhua's army attacked our army in Xinhuang to win and saved that batch of food and grass."

All the generals looked at each other and said, "Should we wait and see in these three places?" Even if we choose one of the three, the chance of betting the wrong one is not small.

"Not bad." Hong Chenglue said, "Under the premise of insufficient information, a stupid way is a good way. How many people do we have?"

Wu Qing said a number.

"Okay, keep Bailu Town and Xinhuang separately, abandon Jiazai Pass, and send spies in disguise as businessmen. This time we will be ambushed by food and grass."

Some generals doubted: "Abandon Jiazi Pass?"

"I have been to Jiaziguan, where the official road has been in disrepair for many years, it is very difficult to walk, and the defense is lacking, and there are many bandits. If I were a grain transport officer, I would not choose that road; The land, the official road is straight and level, and the distance between the two places is only forty miles, so it is convenient to ask for help.” Hong Chenglue analyzed, “Besides, we are short of manpower. If we want to concentrate our strengths, we should stick to the two routes of Bailu Town and Xinhuang. .”

The generals agreed in unison.

Hong Chenglue had been through the battlefield for a long time, so they might not be convinced when he knew that he was airborne to make irresponsible remarks.Besides, how can we be sure in war?
As long as you win, everything you say is right.

Afterwards, everyone discussed and made some detailed arrangements.

Two days later, Wu Qing hurried out and came back again, and reported to Hong Chenglue: "Our eyeliner in Dunyu sent a message that more than 900 grain trucks from the south have arrived in Qingping Township!"

This military meeting ended after dark.

Wu Qing is a businessman who is only in charge of intelligence and logistics and does not participate in direct combat.

He was just about to count the horses and medicines when a soldier came over suddenly: "Master Wu, General Hong's wife is here to invite you."

Wu Qing was surprised, pointed to his nose and asked, "Is she looking for me?"

"Yes Yes."

"But where is the arrangement poor?"

"The villain doesn't know."

At the moment Hong Chenglue was presiding over the military discussion, Wu Qing thought about it and went to Hong Chenglue's residence.

The door was closed, and he knocked lightly: "Ma'am?"

Ah Jin's voice came from inside: "Please come in."

Wu Qing went inside and saw that Ah Jin was leaning on the head of the bed, covered with a quilt, and a pillow behind his waist. The charcoal basin at the end of the bed was burning vigorously, and the room was like spring.Because of the food and the warmth of charcoal, her complexion was much rosier than before she fled, and her eyes also regained a bit of aura.

"Ma'am, is there a place where the hospitality is not good enough?"

"No, everything is fine." Ajin said softly, "I heard that Mr. Wu is planning the supplies for the entire team?"

"Yeah, I have to take care of the eating and drinking of these hundreds of people." Otherwise, the sky will not drop big cakes for nothing.

"I want to ask Mr. Wu to find something for me." A Jin said, "I heard from Hong Lang that the scouts of the Beja country and the spies who sneaked into the enemy country used to carry this with them. Mr. Wu also has it?"

Then she asked for something, Wu Qing's face changed drastically when he heard it, and he waved his hands desperately: "No, no! If I dare to give you this thing, General Hong will chop me up."

"In case of emergencies." Ajin sighed softly, "If there is a good life and hope of recovery, how can I not think about it?"

Wu Qing refused to say anything.

A Jin looked at the sky, afraid that Hong Chenglue would come back at this time, so he said with a dark face: "If you refuse, I will tell Hong Lang that you despised me, insulted me behind my back, and threatened to throw me into the ravine. "

(End of this chapter)