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But soon he covered up the habit of border customs again, helped the girl stand up and said: "It is our duty to protect the people, there is no need to do this, but you have to take these two children away quickly." , it will be even more dangerous here in a while, and you must not approach it."

Of course the woman knew that there was a war going on, so she didn't dare to stay longer, she just thanked her a thousand times, and even gave her home address and asked Huang Yao to come and sit at home, and then she took the children, one big and one small, and walked away quickly into the city .

Huang Yao stood on the spot, looking at the woman's plump figure, and said with a voice, "She looks pretty, but her figure is round. No wonder she gave birth to two sons."

"General, that girl is the aunt of the two babies, and she is not married yet." The sergeant at the side listened to his own officer's words with a smile on his face.

Huang Yao's eyes widened suddenly, and he shouted exaggeratedly: "What? Not married yet?"

As he said that, he suddenly reached out and grabbed the sergeant's collar, and said, "You didn't say it earlier! Such a juicy little girl was let go by me just like that. She...what's her name? Did she say that?"

The sergeant was a little uncomfortable being held by the neckline, but he still couldn't help laughing out loud: "She didn't tell you, but she told us. She seems to be called Yao'er."

"Yao'er..." Huang Yao let go of his hand, smashed his mouth, seemed to be savoring the charm of the name, and then suddenly made up his mind, "Damn, such a juicy girl, you can't just let it go, wait After the battle, I will come to propose marriage."

This time it was the sergeant's turn to stare. He didn't expect Huang Yao to be so aggressive. He wanted to come to propose marriage just after meeting him. What did he have to like?

"Do you understand love at first sight?" Huang Yao picked his nostrils, rolled his eyes with an expression of "you have never seen the world at first glance", "I like Xiaojiabiyu like this, tsk tsk, not only is she understanding, but her ass is also Yuan, it will be no problem to have two big fat boys, when the time comes for my young master to get married, you will have a share of the wedding banquet."

The sergeant was silent, just looked at Huang Yao, thinking that you, the nephew of old general Huang, still need to find a girl by yourself?But it’s true, the ones arranged at home are always not as interesting as the ones you find yourself.

However, the fight between the three of them didn't last long, and soon the enemy's second wave of stone throwing had arrived. On the high city wall of Jianye, even the archers at the top of the city could feel the soles of their feet numb due to the vibration.

Fortunately, the city walls of Jianye City were rammed very tightly, and the gaps between the outer bricks and stones were filled with glutinous rice. The collapse was still separated by one hundred and eight thousand miles.

But the dwellings are different. Even though the dwellings in Jianye City are much better built than other small towns, they are still like lotus leaves hit by hailstones in the face of killer weapons such as trebuchets. Flying, the walls were broken, and some windows were smashed directly.

"Your mother...this is too wasteful." Huang Yao looked at those nice houses, thinking that the brothers in the frontier army dreamed of coming to Jianye to have such a room, but now they have to be destroyed after World War I. How many drops, some unreasonable pain.

But then he immediately slapped himself awake again, and then fled to the base of the city wall with his two subordinates in an ugly posture holding his head.

It has to be said that this person, who was born in the Huang family, could have been an honorable son of the second generation ancestor to enjoy his life, but under the wind and sand blowing in the border these years, he has already lost his bookish and noble atmosphere, and replaced it with a military-specific Thick and simple, mixed with a little ruffian, it makes those military veterans feel very close.

"Look! What are you looking at? See if I can beat people away or something?" Huang Yao glared at his subordinates, then raised his voice and shouted, "Listen to my orders! Let go!"

"The enemy is approaching, three hundred steps! Let it go!" Abu's eyes were red, and he swung down with one hand suddenly. Arrows like locusts blasted into the sky, and fell towards the county soldiers holding shields one after another.

The strength of the arrows falling from the top of the city is greater than that on the flat ground. In addition, these county soldiers are not trained enough on weekdays. Rain took life.

"They were supposed to be soldiers of Jingwu, and they were all subjects of Jingwu..." Abu kept waving his arms, causing the archers to release round after round of arrow rain, but every time he swung, his heart became heavier .

The two parties that were supposed to coexist harmoniously had to fight to the death and life on this battlefield. Such a matter of relatives hurting enemies and happy ones is really not happy.

Zhu Ran still stood beside the crenel at the top of the city, looking at the gradually built bridge below the city, without saying a word, raised his eyes a little higher, and looked into the distance.

There is Gao Changgong's real elite. Nearly [-] Qingzhou ghost riders have never shown up from the beginning to the end, as if they are still waiting for something.

The Art of War says, ten are surrounding them, and five are attacking them.

However, the number of these county soldiers is at most equal to that of the defenders in the city, and they lack training. As long as they are commanders, they will definitely not be able to break through the city walls.

But Gao Changgong still did this, what was he thinking?Could it be that he still has some means to hide, but he didn't use it?

Although he has been Gao Changgong's arm for many years and knows Gao Changgong's preferences and style very well, the current Gao Changgong has become more and more unpredictable, and no one knows what surprises he will give people next.

After an hour of siege, the troops composed of common people and local county soldiers were repelled three times, and few people climbed to the top of the city, so in the end more than a thousand corpses were scribbled and retreated.

This is probably the easiest battle that Zhu Ran has ever fought. If it is to defend the city, there is no such a decent siege army. Battalion, but now he can only watch the enemy retreat in an orderly manner.

He has been standing on the top of the city, waiting, and when the dusk fell, he suddenly sighed and said: "In this way, I am afraid that I will never get the title of 'fear of war' and 'killing people' from now on." Lost."

Although what he said to Abu is awe-inspiring, since he is a soldier who licks blood at the edge of his knife, no one is willing to bear innocent injustice and make his subordinates and the common people laugh at him.

Thinking of this, he looked a little sad, and then walked down the city alone, and disappeared into the army camp under Abu's gaze.

Next, the enemy army attacked for another four days. Although they fought more fiercely each time, they were still unable to climb to the top of the city under Jianye's solid city defenses and complete defensive equipment. More than five thousand corpses were left behind. When piled up, there are countless hills.

The Jianye defenders naturally suffered casualties, but compared with the enemy, only a thousand soldiers on the top of the city had lost their combat effectiveness, which would have been considered a great victory in the past.

I don't know if it's because the performance of the enemy army is really ugly. These days, people in the city gradually began to spread stories about Zhu Ran, the commander of the forbidden army, who was timid and fearful of fighting. , and a little more indignation.

"I see, this General Zhu Ran has been under the General's hand for a long time, and he shrinks like a mouse when it sees a cat." In a small restaurant, a scholar who was a little drunk suddenly patted On the table, he blushed cursing and cursing, "But those are the people of my Jingwu. The sage said, if you don't do what is right, you have no courage. It's fine if he doesn't do it. He even fired a few rounds of arrows to drive them away. Already, how could this be done by a famous general?"

Hearing these words, the few people sitting next to him also responded in unison, and the round in the restaurant suddenly heated up.

"Guest officer, it's not good to say what you said here, even if you want to say it, please keep your voice down..." The owner of the restaurant was also a little embarrassed.

In fact, there have been some such discussions in the past few days, but this is the first time that such a commotion like today is happening. Although most people think that Zhu Ran's act of shooting random arrows at the people is very abominable, but such a commotion, God knows if there will be any government officials door-to-door.

"What are you afraid of?" The young scholar didn't take it seriously, and pointed at the boss with a smile reeking of alcohol, "It's so bright, why can't we just say a few words of justice?"

However, he soon discovered that there was a metal-colored, blunt, cold wall in front of him.

Chapter 768 Good News

Except for prisons, there is probably no wall made of iron in this world, and the sudden appearance in front of him proves that the wall in front of him is not a real wall.

The scholar's eyes were as red as a rabbit's. After staggering, he suddenly stomped his feet to stand on his feet, raised his head in a daze, and saw a pair of cold eyes.

Qin Ke closed his lips tightly, touched the Bodhisattva sword pinned to his waist with one hand, and stood in front of the scholar in such a majestic manner.

Although his figure is not as tall as Abu's, years of practice have made his body stronger and stronger, and when he is supported by the armor, he seems to be a few inches taller out of thin air.

"You... who are you..." The scholar still hasn't woken up, and stared at Qin Ke blankly, "Why are you standing in front of me, to stand up for that mouse general?"

"Come on, throw him into the cesspit to wake up his mind." With a sense of oppression, Qin Ke said coldly, and then two spies from the school affairs office quickly stepped forward behind him, and directly took the scholar away He raised his head, and left the restaurant like a stroke under the scholar's furious scolding, and then heard a thud from a distance.

The discussion in the restaurant suddenly disappeared without a trace, even a needle could be heard, and the owner of the restaurant was so frightened that his legs seemed to be rooted and he couldn't move at all.

"Anyone who dares to speak in vain, I will invite them to have a cup of tea in the jail." Qin Ke snorted, turned around and walked out of the wine shop without embarrassing the others.

The reason why Zhu Ran came forward was naturally because Abu told him the truth about this incident when he was depressed, so he also knew that Zhu Ran's actions were actually for the sake of the lives of those people. As a self righteous person, those malicious words still left an indelible stain on Zhu Ran's bright cloak.

"Go and tell Mr. Zuo Langzhong, let him arrange someone to investigate, whether someone is agitating on purpose." After walking for half a street, Qin Ke suddenly stopped and explained to a person behind him.

Now that the whole city is closed, and Gao Changgong's army is outside, people's emotions are naturally more tense than usual, and what worries him most is that there may be shadows of those people behind these rumors. As for why they want to smear Zhu Ran, the purpose is self-evident.

But why, after searching for so long, can't find the tail of these people?Had they some hiding place that remained unknown?

While thinking this way, Qin Ke led someone to knock on the vermilion lacquer gate of a house. Before the housekeeper inside the gate could say anything, he raised his right foot and kicked on the gate with a bang.

"Check, Wu Yi'an, the Taichang chief, privately communicated with the rebels, and his family property is now confiscated, and the family members are temporarily detained in the school affairs office!"

There was a flutter of cats and dogs in the courtyard, abuse and begging for mercy and screams were heard endlessly, the flowerpots in the courtyard were overturned, and the cabinets were forcibly pried open. His hands were soft, but in just a cup of tea, he had already dragged the master who was naked and sleeping with his concubine from the bed, and the heavy shackles were placed on that fat neck.

And there is another group of people who are still searching in the house, rummaging through boxes and cabinets, carrying all the valuables to the courtyard, putting a seal on them, and preparing to be carried away later.

"This guy is quite fat." A detective captain just found ten gold bars from under the bed board in the bedroom, and slipped a pearl necklace into his bosom. There was a rhythm to his brisk steps.

Qin Ke had a panoramic view of all this, and also knew that there were countless raids on the school's home, and how many times such things had happened.

It is such a big yamen, and it deals with major and important cases. The opponents are not ordinary people. Many people even find it difficult to live to old age. For the sake of the future, some small actions are always human.

So he didn't step forward to stop it, but just watched the ten gold bars being placed in the box, and said: "Don't go too far."

The Detective Lieutenant immediately became a little apprehensive, and then bowed his hands respectfully, his eyes darkened, he no longer dared to be as casual as before, but devoted himself to completing the task of the superior.

A spy quietly walked to Qin Ke's side, bowed his head and said forward with both hands: "My lord, this is the letter we found."

Qin Ke turned around and took the letter in the spy's hand, flipped through it, nodded slightly, and sighed regretfully at the same time.

Although there is tangible evidence of the official's collusion with the enemy, it has nothing to do with the people he wants to investigate. No matter how awkward the pace of the fat master who is wrapped in a blanket walks outwards, it will not be resolved after all. The problem he most wants to solve at the moment.

"If that girl can wake up." Qin Ke murmured.

He was talking about, of course, the Gongsunli who was placed in the dark room.

Although Qiao Feifan said that she is recovering well, it may be because the water flow in the underground ditch is too fast, which caused her to hurt her head, so she is still in a coma, and can only maintain it by feeding rice soup and kumiss every day .

Outside the dark room, there are three groups of people who take turns to replace each day, day and night, which is enough to see how much Zhou Gongjin attaches importance to this important witness.

……

For the next few days, the city remained peaceful, but there were still stones thrown by trebuchets falling from time to time near the city wall. From a distance, even at night, the city was brightly lit, and horns and drums sounded from time to time.

But as most people expected, Gao Changgong's army never broke through the city wall, let alone threatened the inner city of Jianye - what good effect could be achieved by attacking the city with such a weak army?

They fought back and forth several times, leaving nearly ten thousand corpses behind. Even those county soldiers believed that Gao Changgong was the "Master of Justice", and their morale was extremely low. Not even one person got on the head.

What made the people of Jianye City even more excited was that a news came from outside the city at this time that Huang Hansheng won a big victory and Sun Tong was killed on the battlefield!

"The old general's sword is not old! On the battlefield, it is said that he single-handedly shuttled among tens of thousands of troops, and no one could stop him. When Sun Tong was within a hundred steps, he drew a bow and shot Sun Tong to death. Where is the thing that humans can do? It is simply a god."

If Qin Ke passed by specially, he would probably find that the scholar who was thrown into the latrine a few days ago, ate a lot of shit and bathed at home for a few days to peel off his skin, finally got rid of his own stench and forgot about it. With the face he lost, he stepped into the wine shop again, and started to be presumptuous again while drinking.

And everyone applauded in unison, and one of them looked at the scholar with great interest and said: "I heard that now that Kangzhou has been recovered by the old general, those rebellious Suns who rebelled were caught and killed, shouldn't they be the next step?" Leading the division back to help?"

"You guys don't understand." The scholar raised his chin and said proudly, "I have found some information. This time, Old General Huang will not teach."

"What do you mean by not being a class teacher? Jianye has been fighting for so many days. Doesn't General Huang think about our Jianye?"

"Yes yes yes..."

Most of the people present were ordinary people, and they naturally didn't have much knowledge of the current situation. It's just that there is no peace in and out of the city these days. Even if there is good news recently, it is inevitable to panic.

However, the scholar sneered instead, looked around and said, "What do you know? reason."

The scholar completely forgot that he had satirized Zhu Ran just a few days ago, and he said eloquently based on the little news he got: "Don't forget, there are people from the Tang Dynasty in the northwest. Can this rebellion be done?" If this is the case, can Tang Guo come to bite? The current news is that the Northwest Frontier Army has already retreated [-] miles under the siege and interception of the Tang Army. The border and the rebels have merged into one place."

Chapter 769 Solicitation

When it comes to enemies, the people of Jing and Wu may never get around the word "Tang". Since the two countries fought, the two sides have been sworn enemies.

Seven years have passed in a blink of an eye, not only has nothing changed, but even the hatred has deepened. Even the people on the side of the road are eager to eat the flesh and skin of those "beasts" that once invaded their homeland.

The scholar felt the sudden tranquility in the wine shop, and a surge of anger was constantly surging in the dark, but he nodded in satisfaction, and said: "General Huang not only killed Sun Tong this time, but also took back my elite from Jingwu, and now he is sending his troops to Northwest is to resist the Tang army."

"As far as I know, the leader of the Tang Kingdom this time is not Xiang Chu, but General Guide, who was originally on the southern army. His position is only equal to that of General Yunhui. In addition, the last time Tang lost troops in the Mohist family, his vitality has not yet recovered. It must not be the opponent of the old general." The scholar's pupils were shining brightly, as if he had seen the scene of the battlefield with his own eyes, and said, "We Jingwu came here after all the hardships back then, didn't we have some evil fire today, what are we afraid of? ?”

"Okay! The old general is mighty!" In the wine shop, someone immediately shouted, and then the shouts became one, and the drinkers who got up threw down their money, and they all drank red-faced, as if the enemies outside the city had disappeared. Make them worth worrying about.

However, there are still some people who know the background of some scholars, and teased: "Ren Tu, you know so much, but it's not that you didn't get a little fame. I heard that you went to join the army. What's the matter, they didn't want you, did they?"

The scholar Ren Tu blushed, and shouted at those who laughed at him: "Who says I have no fame? I just disdain to associate with those pedantic aristocratic families! Look at them, everyone's eyes are higher than the top! , are actually as stupid as pigs..."

But before he could say a few words, the man pierced him again: "What disdain, you're just bragging, you can't afford to get out of the way, not to mention the little books you have read, you might as well be your old book Be a doctor."

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

In fact, this is not too embarrassing. Jianye is the capital of the Jingwu Kingdom, and there are many powerful families. Some people jokingly say that a brick falling from the sky and hitting a person may have a family background.

Although the scholar Ren Tu is not willing to be an ordinary person, drinking in such a restaurant proves that he is not from a wealthy family. If he wants to follow the path of those high-ranking officials by giving gifts, it is almost impossible to find a job in Jianye. It is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

However, Ren Tu has a bit of a temper, and he really got into a fight with that person. Not only did he speak one sentence after another like a knife and a gun, but he even rolled up his sleeves as if he wanted to fight.

That man was nothing more than a small businessman, and he didn't give up in the face of Ren Tu's behavior. He could only give in and say a few nice words, and punished himself with three drinks before giving up.

The scholar who won this "struggle" was also very proud. He picked up a few peanuts and threw them into his mouth, chewing them, and then hummed a little song, which probably sang "A man should wear a thousand-gold armor Drink the Canglan." I don't know if he wrote it himself or which drama.

It's just that he hasn't noticed that two pairs of eyes have quietly landed on his back.

"This man is thin and thin, but he has a bit of blood." Huang Yao held the wine cup, drank a cup and smiled at his side, "This is the scholar you threw into the cesspit last time to take a bath?"

Speaking of this, Qin Ke in casual clothes looked at the back and thought of the scene of that day, and couldn't help smiling: "I'm afraid he can't even wash the shit out of his bragging mouth, and he can't say anything." Dare to say that the old general went to the border, just let him disclose it casually? You won't stop it?"

Huang Yao was not worried at all, he smiled and said: "It's okay, actually this matter is no longer a secret in the military, I guess that in a few days even the imperial court will make an announcement, these few days... it's just the imperial court It is to observe the reaction of the common people, afraid that they will be too disappointed."

"I don't think you are worried at all. The siege outside the city has not yet been lifted." Qin Ke teased.

"Me? It's not that I'm not worried." Huang Yao bit the crunchy sour radish and said, "It's just that I understand one thing very well. I'm fighting a war here, and I'm fighting a war here. In fact, it's no different."

Is there any difference...Qin Ke felt a little inexplicable in his heart, but in the end he could only sigh and said, "Drink."

On the first day when I met Huang Yao at the school affairs office, Qin Ke was impressed by Huang Yao's very clean smile, and he once said that he would invite someone to drink, so today is the fulfillment of his promise.

"How is the situation outside the city?"

"It's not bad, the general's elite has never been moved from the beginning to the end. Recently, he has forced a lot of strong men from the common people. The number should be 12. In fact, those strong men who have been brought here have not been trained. Even the county soldiers It's not as good as going to the battlefield, I'm afraid that if you can't hold on for half an hour, you will collapse, but it is the thing that worries me the most."

"why?"

"A knife in his hand and a knife hidden in his sleeve. Of course, the latter is more terrifying. It is absolutely impossible for the general to be so incompetent. The more strange things he does, it can only prove that he has a plan in his chest. On the contrary, we This side has been kept in the dark."

"That's right." Qin Ke nodded while drinking, thinking that he still had a mission, then got up and said, "I'd better go back to the school office first."

"Just right, I also have some things to do, let's go together." Huang Yao put down the wine cup and dropped a small piece of broken silver, but Qin Ke stuffed it back into his hand.

"I've agreed." Qin Ke said firmly.

Huang Yao grinned: "It's not enough to just treat me to this wine, let's forget it this time, and next time you have to treat me to something better."

The two looked at each other for a moment, then laughed in unison.

But after throwing down the money, Huang Yao didn't walk out of the restaurant, but walked in another direction.