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The blood of the setting sun shines, and the soldiers and horses confront each other; the shouts of killing soar to the sky, and the earthquake shakes the mountains.

It was obviously a brutal battle with corpses strewn all over the field and bloodshed, but the smiling man, one of the commanders of the two armies, turned his back to the battlefield and squatted down behind a boulder beyond the reach of the light, counting the ants on the ground.

The thirteen guards beside him are like thirteen pillars, forming a circle, sticking stiffly beside the smiling man.

Their smiling faces from time to time because of the corners of their lips parted seemed to be dull due to too boring days. It looked like they were laughing, as if they were crying.

For a long time.

The one who laughed said, "Who has nectar?"

The first guard on the left silently took out a small porcelain bottle from his bag and handed it to the smiling person.

Today, the thirteen guards don't wear knives on their waists, and don't put medicine in their pouches. They have all been changed into small windmills, small nectar, small birdcages, and small fishing baits, so that their adults can catch birds when they cross the mountain. You can fish when you cross the river, and you can play with ants even if you squat behind stones that don't shit.

The laughing man took the nectar, painted it on the stone, and drew circles on the stone one after another, making the ants at his feet crawl around the circle over and over again.

Then, the smiling person suddenly asked, "How many people died?"

The guard looked towards the battlefield: "About 300 people died."

The person who smiled was weak: "That should be almost the same."

Jin Wei also had a tone of lovelessness: "It should be almost the same."

The dead people they were talking about, of course, were not the dead of the Gao clan, but the dead of the Sui Palace.

This happened for a reason.

Six families mobilized troops, five were defeated, and the only one was victorious in successive battles, which inevitably attracted the attention of the other five families. Gao Dan secretly communicated with Ming Ruzhou, and Ming Ruzhou quickly issued an order that people would always die in a war, and those who lost the battle would have to lose their lives. Get some corpses.But it’s fine, it’s okay to let people lose the battle, and you can’t let people lose their lives, so after the people who laughed together, they had to be thick-skinned and asked their colleagues and the sky to bring some prisoners who made mistakes and cast them on the battlefield Above all, first strictly control the number of participants to ensure that they are far from the level of the aristocratic family, and then tell them that if they defeat the person from the opposite aristocratic family, the past sins can be erased in one fell swoop, and from then on, the world will be big, and the fish will leap and the birds will fly.

In this way, the requirement of being as bright as the day was finally met.

Lose real, lose beautifully.

Anyway—

The eyes of the smiling person drifted away.

Always lose.

He sighed again, waved his hands, and said, "Ming Jin, withdraw troops."

Now is the tenth day that the Sui Palace invaded the family!

Within ten days, in the west and north, the aristocratic family retreated steadily, and the Sui Palace was advancing step by step. Now the two groups of soldiers and horses in the Sui Palace to the west of the family, the two groups of soldiers and horses presided over by Zhan Kuang and the Man Who Laughed, have all arrived At Fengtai slope.

The patriarchs of the six major clans still gathered in Zhi Jiukai's hall, reading the battle reports from the front.

But now, apart from the letter brought by Gao's courier, which is still read carefully, the other five letters are only cared about by the family. Anyway, they always say "we are defeated", "we are defeated again", "we are defeated again and again". Defeated" expedited disaster report, anyone who likes to read it should read it.

Five pairs of piercing eyes looked word by word at the letters spread out on the table by Gao's messenger.

It just reads at the beginning:

Now we are at Fengtaipo with Zhi's friendly army.

Fengtaipo is the last barrier to the west of the family.There is a pass in front of Fengtaipo, named Gu'an Pass, and a plain behind Fengtaipo, named Luofengyuan.

Gu'an Pass is a cliff, and the lower wall stands thousands of feet high. If you don't have wings to fly into the sky, you can only pass through several thin iron cables connecting the two mountains.It is a place where the first class of the family is easy to defend but difficult to attack.However, if one crosses Gu'an Pass and arrives at Fengtai Slope, then behind Fengtai Slope, Luofengyuan can be seen endlessly, and there is nothing but a forest of cities and many people.

Therefore, the general under the leadership of Gao wrote a lot of words in his letter to emphasize the importance of Gu'an Pass in front of Fengtaipo. Outflanking, wasting vital strength in vain, fighting and retreating just now.

But now that they have all reached Fengtaipo, it is obvious that there is no way to retreat.

In the letter, General Gao emphasized his determination to stick to this place in order to protect the family and the country, and the sharp pen tore through the white silk.But in the next line, he changed the subject and began to complain about the ignorance of General Zhi next door. In his opinion, he failed in many battles that could be won, making one wonder if General Zhi had any extra ideas in his mind.

For this reason, he specifically asked the patriarch to coordinate with Patriarch Zhi to let the Zhi clan temporarily fall under his command until the crisis in Fengtaipo was resolved; The clan does not participate in the battle for the time being, so as not to help more and more.

At the end of the letter, General Gao also emphasized that as long as the patriarch can spare no effort to support his actions, he will surely be able to defend Gu'an Pass, and it is not impossible to wait for an opportunity to counterattack the Sui Palace and rob the land that was taken away by the Sui Palace. return!

I have read the letter.

Shao Qianyuan, You Bule, Nie Jinglun, and even Xu Qingping who has always respected Zhi Jiukai all looked at Zhi Jiukai twice.

If stones in this world have feelings, Zhi Jiukai believes that it is his feeling about his face at the moment.

He remained silent for a long time, then looked at Gao Dan who was sitting next to him, drinking tea leisurely.

Zhi Jiukai said: "Patriarch Gao, have you read the letter from the messenger?"

Gao Dan smiled: "It's not that Patriarch Zhi didn't see it, everyone has been staying here these days, and my messenger went straight to this place as soon as he entered the city, and you rushed to open it, but I don't know what was said in the letter. Why? , Is the war unfavorable?"

He put down the tea bowl in his hand, leaned over slightly, a little worry appeared on his face just right.

Zhi Jiukai took the battle report calmly, and briefly summarized the content: "The battle is going well, and now your troops and I have retreated to Fengtaipo. In order to stop the Sui Palace people more smoothly, your people Hope to temporarily have command over the entire line."

Gao Dan pondered for a while: "I don't think this matter is right."

This statement greatly exceeded the expectations of others!

They thought before that Gao Dan obeyed Zhi Jiukai's orders because of something wrong with his head, but now they finally saw some clues, it turned out that this person had his own cards in his hand, so he was confident.Seeing Gao Dan's reputation getting higher and higher day by day, and seeing the battle reports from the front, they all suddenly felt that Gao Dan was planning to eat Zhi Jiukai away.But now Gao Dan told them with his actions that he had no such intention.

Only Gao Dan said again: "As I said before, although our six families are connected, but the people below have not cooperated much, and they are not familiar enough with each other. If we rashly join forces, I'm afraid there will be countless people." At that time, we will be far away in the central capital, and we will be beyond our reach, and we will not be able to suppress it in time, but it will not be beautiful."

He said, stood up from the chair, walked to the front of the sand table, looked at the battlefield on the western front, and suddenly said: "Since everyone is at Fengtaipo, in my opinion, it is better for my troops and Patriarch Zhi's People and horses exchanged opponents. How about the Gao family facing the war madness, and the Zhi family facing the laughing man?"

The rest of the people looked at Gao Dan, only to see this person standing outside the sand table, wearing a feather fan and a scarf, holding a light fur coat in his hands, with a magnificent appearance, unparalleled resourcefulness, and felt overwhelmed for a moment.

Zhi Jiukai doubted, "What's the purpose of this dispatch?"

Gao Dan said with a smile: "First, my people can tell the Zhi Clan members the experience of dealing with those who laugh; second, it is better to use a tired teacher to a tired teacher than a tired teacher to an elite."

Zhi Jiukai pondered for a moment.

Gao Dan said again: "However, if there is such an arrangement, I have a request, and I still need the consent of Patriarch Zhi."

Zhi Jiukai: "Patriarch Gao, please tell me."

Gao Dan said: "It's not as good as Gao's and Zhi's teams outside also communicate with each other. Whether it is dispatching troops or other strategic ideas, they all cooperate with each other. Only by watching and helping each other can we firmly maintain the security."

Zhi Jiukai did not think for too long, and now he is not allowed to think for too long.

He quickly made a decision and nodded slowly: "It's just as it should be, so it's just as Patriarch Gao said."

At noon, everyone left temporarily.Sitting in the living room, Zhi Jiukai suddenly asked Zuo Jin's attendant: "Now how do the forces like Jiangong and Luoxinzhai react to Suigong's invasion of the family?"

The attendant hurriedly replied: "Now Jiangong and Luoxinzhai are already in the same place. Because of the distance between Tantra and Buddhism, they are still on the way. They will arrive soon. Daqing also sent people to distinguish them. In order to confuse the rest of the people and remove their own suspicions. As for the decisions of these companies...we haven't received any news yet, but Luo Xinzhai is very angry about this matter."

This is more or less good news.

Zhi Jiukai said nothing, and waved his hand to let the attendants go down too.

It wasn't until he was the only one left in the hall that he said in a low voice: "Gao Dan... are you really invincible, or is there something else wrong? You have suggested several times, and you are always thinking of me. After all, you are so loyal and treacherous." , or a traitor like loyalty?"

But the aristocratic family is now precarious, and it really needs some victories to stabilize people's hearts.

Before Luo Xinzhai and other members of the Righteous Path made a decision, he couldn't really distinguish between Gao and Dan in order to prevent the family's front from being completely defeated.

Zhi Jiukai sighed heavily.

Then he suddenly thought:

The reason why the demons have shrunk to one place for many years is definitely not because of their small number and lack of strength.

It's because: members of the Righteous Path are united in the same spirit, so they can suppress the living space of demons to the extreme for many years.Now that Jieyuan is rising, the forces of the Righteous Path must not stand idly by, otherwise——

After the family's internal meeting, Ming Ruzhou received a letter from Gao Dan.

He opened it to take a look, and found that Gao Dan's playing plate was getting bigger and bigger, and even Zhi Jiukai was pulled in, raised his eyebrows a little dissatisfied, turned to meet Jie Yuan, and repeated his request.

The main hall is decorated with hanging curtains, and there are "clank" strumming sounds from all around, it is not the rhythm that Ming Ruzhou has heard in the past.

Ming Ruzhou had just listened attentively, when he heard Jieyuan's casual voice coming from behind the curtain: "You can't make up your own mind about such trivial matters?"

Ming Ruzhou collected his mind, leaned forward and said, "This subordinate just thinks that Gao Dan's courage is too great."

Jie Yuan smiled and said: "Ming Rutian, if you were to raise a dog, what would you do to the dog first?"

Thinking as bright as day.

Jieyuan didn't wait for his answer, and lazily revealed the secret: "If I were to raise a dog, I would first feed it to make it smooth and smooth, to make it louder and bolder, and let it let go of its throat to bark, so that it can attract dogs. Most people pay attention..." He pointed with a smile, "Isn't raising a dog just for fun and to let others see how beautiful my dog ​​is?"

The wind just blows up the hanging curtain, revealing the scene behind the hanging curtain.

I saw Jie Yuan lounging on the couch, casually plucking the strings, the sound of "clank" obviously came from this.

In front of him, a group of people knelt down and held a plate. The white jade plate contained countless exotic flowers and fruits. Now there is a parrot with a bright coat flying around in the white jade plate. After taking a bite, it raised its wings and beat people :

"Bah, it's bitter!"

"Bah, it's astringent!"

"Hey, how dare you deal with birds!"

The bright eyes of the day attracted Jiaojiao's attention, and Jiaojiao immediately flew back to Jieyuan's shoulder, puffed out her chest, and said confidently: "What are you looking at, there are people under the bird's feet!"

Ming Ruzhou suddenly realized and was convinced by this scene of the swaying bird fighting against others: "This subordinate understands what your lord means, don't worry, your lord, this subordinate will completely convey your will to your lord."

The one who smiles is like leading soldiers back to the camp.

As soon as his men entered the camp, they immediately attracted surrounding crowds to watch.

The laughing man suppressed the anger in his heart, now that he is only joining forces with Zhan Kuang, his team has received frequent attention from the opponent, and the attention is inevitably full of surprise and sympathy.

Whether it's strange or sympathetic, anyone who smiles can understand.

It's like everyone is a dog, and the others are fighting dogs, good and valiant dogs.He alone is a defeated dog, a dingy mangy dog.Doesn't this make other dogs both curious and sympathetic!

He didn't take two steps, and a group of people cheered up behind him. This was Zhan Kuang's return.

The Zhan Madman lived up to his name, and so did his men and horses. As soon as people came in, they went on a rampage and scattered all the people behind the laughing man.The people behind the laughing man looked at the other party's complete victory, but they didn't dare to fight with him. They lowered their heads and silently avoided it.

The burning fire in the heart of the smiling person has become a flooding fire.

At this time, Zhan Kuang came to the side of the smiling person, and he laughed when he saw it.

Laugh, laugh, you still laugh!

Don't think he doesn't know, now everyone calls him "laughing" in private now?

Zhan Kuang was ignorant, and baldly said: "It makes people laugh, you are back? You have lost the battle."

The Qingjiang fire suddenly became a prairie fire!

The person who smiled smiled brightly: "Okay, Zhan Kuang, are you living too happily, let's make gestures?"

Zhan Kuang couldn't stop laughing: "Okay, okay, let's make gestures, don't cry if you lose."

The two talked and answered, but before they could proceed to the next step, Ming Ruzhou suddenly appeared, saw both of them were there, and just ordered: "You come with me."

The three of them entered the hall together, and they said as brightly as day: "The plan has changed. The Laughing Man will deal with the Zhi Clan tomorrow, and the Zhan Kuang will deal with the Gao Clan tomorrow."

Shi Po shocked the sky, and the laughing man and the war mad shouted together: "What!"

The author has something to say: Jiaojiao, as a part of this article, never says that she has someone on her head.

It just says-

There is someone under the bird's feet!