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The people sent out by the Meng Mansion came back to report within two days, and they found this "Lord Hong", and now he has become the leader of the bandits, organized an insurgent army, entrenched in Yaoshan, Quzhou, hence the name Yaoshan Army , and even fought twice with the officers and soldiers of Quzhou Mansion.

"The eldest lady is forcing Meng Boquan to send people to Quzhou to kill Master Hong to avenge Meng Jing."

The news was told by Hongxia to Chi Yue.

Chi Yue guarded the corner gate, while Qi Xiao and the others sat under the wall to rest.

Yu Ran nodded, thinking that it was as expected by His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince.

Qi Xiao asked: "What about the eldest son and that Mr. Bo? How should I say it?"

The head of the Meng family, Meng Boquan, has no idea, most of the matters of the Meng family have been handed over to the eldest son Meng Tao, if he really wants to send someone to Quzhou, it will not be a trivial matter.

Chi Yue smiled: "After hearing Mr. Bo's words, the eldest son temporarily persuaded the eldest lady.

What Mr. Bo meant was that although Quzhou is adjacent to Lu'an Mansion, it is not the territory of the Meng family after all. If you send people there rashly, I am afraid that Quzhou Mansion will misunderstand and create a rift with the Meng family.

Furthermore, the Yaoshan army is so powerful that it has attracted many refugees to gather in Yaoshan. If the Meng family only sends a few people, they may not be able to hurt Master Hong. "

Yu Ran looked at Qi Xiao, this Mr. Bo is really a bad thing, no wonder Qi Xiao didn't intend to take advantage of Mr. Bo from the beginning.

Qi Xiao nodded: "Mr. Bo is really a sensible person.

Not bad. "

"Huh?" Yu Ran didn't understand, "Don't you want the Meng family to send troops? Why don't you think Mr. Bo is in the way?"

"No problem."

Chi Yue waved his hand and explained for Qi Xiao, "After all, we are outsiders, even if Hongxia still trusts me now, her words in front of the eldest lady can't influence the decision of the head of the Meng family.

On the contrary, Mr. Bo, who is deeply trusted by Meng Tao, will naturally advise the Meng family, and we can just sit back and enjoy the success. "

"But didn't Mr. Bo stop the lady from sending someone to Quzhou?"

"The eldest lady sent people to Quzhou to avenge her personal revenge, which is harmful to the Meng family, so of course we must stop it.

But Quzhou is in a mess, and the imperial court can't take care of it for a while. If the Yaoshan army invaded Quzhou mansion and robbed the granary of Quzhou mansion, it would be a real rebellion. The head of Quzhou mansion prefect no more?The Meng family is the closest to Quzhou. If the Meng family received the call for help from the Quzhou government and sent troops to help, suppress the riot, and kill the leader of the bandit, it would be a great achievement, and the second son's revenge would be avenged by the way.

Kill two birds with one stone. "

"That's right, that's right, that's right!" Yu Ran nodded again and again, and Chi Yue threw the thread of "Master Hong" to the eldest lady, and they didn't need to make any effort in the future, just wait and see what happened, and just sit back and enjoy the success.

The Meng family wants to make military achievements, and the eldest lady wants to avenge their son. They are much more anxious than Qi Xiao about sending troops. Even if the Quzhou government doesn't send a letter asking for help, they will find a way to "help" the Quzhou government. It will all come naturally.

Chi Yue and Hongxia got closer, and now the news from Meng's Mansion came without any effort, and the raging war outside seemed to have nothing to do with Qi Xiao and the others.

Yu Ran feels terrible when he thinks about it, the emperor of Qi, the imperial court, Xu Zheng, who would have thought that His Highness the Ninth Prince Qi Xiao, who broke through three passes in the northern border all the way, is not in Bashan, but nestled in Lu An's mansion to take care of his family and protect him? hospital?In the midst of strategizing, decisive victory thousands of miles away, that's what it means.

***

In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of February, and Tang Ling's small courtyard became more and more colorful day by day, and it looked like she was going to live there for a long time.

The soldier sent by Lu Xiulin to deliver the message watched Tang Ling leisurely drinking tea and admiring the moon in the yard, for a moment he almost forgot why he came here.

"My lord, the canal has been cut off!"

Tang Ling held the teacup, took a sip of tea slowly, and nodded: "Understood."

The little soldier stood there in a daze, did he know?Then what?

"Send me a message. I'll treat General Bai to supper later."

"Ah?! It's..."

Qing Lan sent off the soldier who sent the message, and when she returned to the courtyard, Tang Ling had already entered the room and had just sat down at the desk.

Qing Lan originally thought that Tang Ling was indifferent to the cut off of the canal, and wasn't in a hurry, but it seemed that my young master's calmness still had an element of pretentious sophistication.

"Qing Lan, bring in my tea."

"Oh."

Qing Lan brought the teapot on top of the small stove in the courtyard and the teacup on the side together into the house, poured a cup of hot tea and brought it to the table, "My lord, the stream has been cut off, what shall we do?"

"There's no rush about Xiqu."

"I can't wait to burn my eyebrows?"

"Did you see the swift eagle in the courtyard?"

Qing Lan was stunned for a moment, he didn't pay attention when it was dark.

"It has flown away."

"..."

"Did you see the pigeons in the yard?"

Qing Lan shook her head slightly, those pigeons from Xingluowei came almost every day, as if they came to grab a meal, and left after eating, seeing them too often, Qing Lan didn't even pay attention.

"The people from Xuanji Camp just came here."

Tang Ling didn't eat a few mouthfuls of dinner, but after a while she said she wanted something sweet, so Qing Lan went to the kitchen to get a bowl of steamed cakes, did she just miss it?Tang Ling didn't say anything before.

"The first thing is, Chen Heng led an army of 20 people and passed through Fenglin Mountain.

The second thing is that my father marched westward and passed Ningtang. "

The third thing is that everything is going well for Qi Xiao in Lu An Mansion.

Qinglan looked at Tang Ling silently. Tang Ling told him these things, but he didn't understand. He only knew that the war between Chen, Qi, and Zhou was already raging. For the first time, the Chen and Zhou allied forces attacked Qi.

They have lived in Bashan for so long, if Xu Zheng didn't come to harass them, Qing Lan would have almost forgotten that they are now at war.

"Young master, are you afraid that Lord Chen will suddenly invade the Taihua River when you lead the army into Qi?"

Tang Ling shook her head: "No more.

The state of Qi was on the verge of dying and vulnerable, and Chen Heng led an army of 20 to go south. At this time, the state of Chen would no longer have the energy to go to war on two fronts. Instead of eating the roasted duck in front of him, he went after my father. "

Tang Ling and Qi Xiao broke through the mountains and crossed Fenglin Mountain during the twelfth lunar month of winter and the heavy snow and ice. The best chances are gone.

"Then... since Lord Hou led the troops into Qi, son, when shall we join Lord Hou?"

Tang Ling glanced at Qing Lan and said softly, "There's no rush."

Well, there is no rush.

Qing Lan couldn't help muttering: "My lord, you are not in a hurry, you are not in a hurry, what is a hurry?"

Tang Ling laughed and asked back, "Qing Lan, what are you in a hurry for?"

"Young master, Bashan is in danger! Qi is in danger!"

In the past Tang Ling marched with Marquis Xun An to fight for the Great Zhou Dynasty, but now Tang Ling and the others were trapped in Bashan to make wedding dresses for Chen Guo. Qing Lan felt that it was a loss-making business.

Although it was a last resort, but now that Marquis Xun An has already sent troops into Qi, Tang Ling packs up her bags, and is escorted by the Xingluo Guards to leave Bashan, and go straight to Lord Marquis.

Tang Ling smiled without saying a word.

Qinglan couldn't help but said again: "I know that the young master likes the king of Chu, but since it is impossible, why should the young master hold on to it?"

"I said wait for him to come back."

Following Tang Ling's gaze, Qing Lan saw the brocade box on the desk, inside which was a seal carved by Tang Ling herself.

Qing Lan sighed unconsciously...

"Qing Lan, go and tell the kitchen to prepare some supper dishes, and Bai Xiqiao will come over later."

"……Oh."

***

On the other side, Baixiqiao was busy hunting mice in the hole, with a vicious smile on his face.

Xu Zheng cut off the canal and ordered people to quickly open the iron fence of the canal, trying to forcefully enter Bashan through the canal in the dark.

Fortunately, there were people guarding the canal day and night. As soon as the stream was cut off, the guards beat the gong to send a message to Baixi bridge.

The canal was narrow enough for two people to pass side by side. As soon as Qi Jun jumped into the canal and charged towards Bashan, they were forced back by spears.

Unwilling to give up, Xu Zheng ordered a strong attack, equipped with shields and spears, and stormed.

Baixiqiao arrived in a hurry, and directly ordered people to pile straw into the canal, pour kerosene on it, light the fire, and fan thick smoke into the canal.

No matter how strong Ren Xuzheng's shield is, no matter how sharp the sockets are, if he encounters hot and choking smoke, he will retreat if he does not retreat.

Xu Zheng didn't expect Chen Jun in Bashan Pass to react so quickly. He couldn't sneak in or attack by force, so he had to retreat and go out, but returned in vain.

Baixi Bridge came earlier than Tang Ling expected, with the armor still on her body, and she looked a little embarrassed in the dust and dirt.

As soon as Tang Ling saw Baixi Bridge, she called Qing Lan: "Qing Lan, go get a basin of hot water to wipe Big Brother Bai's face."

"okay."

Bai Xiqiao entered the room and sat down on his buttocks, poured himself a sip of water first, avoided those polite greetings, and simply said the matter: "Xu Zheng's attempt to enter Bashan from Xiqu is a waste of effort. If he dares to come again, I will bury him alive at the root of the Bashan city wall.

But how do you know that he will dig up the canal and make people on duty day and night? "

"Guess.

If I were, I would dig.

One is that Bashan lacks water, without water source, the army's morale will be broken and the city will be in chaos; the other is that if the stream canal is dug, there will be a secret passage leading to Bashan. The canal was originally used to break Bashan of. "

Baixiqiao drank a cup of tea in one gulp: "But Xu Li doesn't know, since the first day we entered Bashan, we have been storing water, and every household has to receive water according to their needs. Well, the people in the city don’t know, and we won’t be short of water for the time being.”

Tang Ling smiled lightly: "The defeats that Xu Zheng suffered at the hands of your father in his entire life are probably not as many as those lost to you in the past two months."

Bai Xiqiao sighed, shook his head and said, "Don't praise me.

I am self-aware.

I just believed that Bashan Fortress was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and my father and Xu Zheng were the ones fighting on the battlefield with real swords and guns.

What's more, I have the world-renowned Xun'anhou Shizi as my military advisor, so it's really not easy to lose. "

Tang Ling refilled a cup of tea for Baixi Bridge: "Brother Bai, don't be overly modest.

I believe that General Bai has a soul in the sky, and he will feel very comforted. "

Bai Xiqiao smiled, his eyes were a little lonely.

Not long after, Qing Lan and her servants brought hot water and supper, Bai Xiqiao took off his armor, washed his face, and then sat down to eat, he was already hungry.

Bai Xiqiao asked while eating: "Please come over for supper so late, is there a letter from Xiao'er?"

"Yes, tell us that you are safe."

Bai Xiqiao nodded: "He still has a heart."

"Qi Xiao, everything is going well.

Xu Zheng has been besieging Ba Mountain for nearly two months, and it is time to run out of food and grass.

The wells in Bashan are not abundant, and the water storage is limited..."

Bai Xiqiao smiled: "Understood.

Tomorrow, I will give permission to send back those guards of the Qi State who have been locked up. "

Tang Ling nodded, and after fighting side by side for two months, Bai Xiqiao and him gradually developed a tacit understanding.

"I have a letter here for the license, and you will send it out when you release him tomorrow."

"Book of War?"

"No, a letter of persuasion."

Bai Xiqiao let out a chuckle: "I don't know what expression Xu will have when he receives it.

It would be even better if the letter of surrender could piss off that old man Xu Li. "

Bai Xiqiao laughed for a while, and felt more and more that Tang Ling and Qi Xiao were very similar. If Qi Xiao was here, he would definitely think of some harm to provoke anger and permission.

Tang Ling put the letter by Baixiqiao's hand.

Bai Xiqiao put down the bowls and chopsticks, and opened the letter first to read. After reading the beginning, he frowned and looked up at Tang Ling: "This...?"

Tang Ling only smiled, and Bai Xiqiao lowered his head and continued to read. After reading, he was stunned for a moment before taking back the letter.

"This is...you copied Han Chaosheng's handwriting?"

Bai Xiqiao was not familiar with Tang Ling's handwriting, and had only read it once or twice, but the handwriting of this letter did not look like it.

The signature in the letter is Han Chaosheng, and the tone is also the meaning of subordinates to their superiors, and even some nephews to their elders. It is a letter of persuasion written by Han Chaosheng to Xu Zheng.

"Can this permit be trusted?" Bai Xiqiao looked at Tang Ling suspiciously. His letter was definitely not written to provoke Xu Shi, otherwise there would be no need to bother. The words in the letter were sincere and did not intend to anger Xu Shi at all. , even a little afraid of Xu Zheng's anger, but also with some comfort.

Tang Ling shook her head slightly: "Probably not.

So when you send the letter tomorrow, you must shout it loudly, and let as many people as possible hear it. The letter was written by Han Chaosheng to Xu Zhan, and it is to persuade us to surrender Xu Zong. "

Bai Xiqiao narrowed his eyes: "Han Chao will never surrender, and he has hardly spoken in the past month.

Since you can imitate his handwriting and make Qi Jun believe that Han Chaosheng has surrendered, do you still need to keep him alive? "

"Han Chaosheng is still useful.

Don't rush to kill him. "

Bai Xiqiao put the letter carefully into his bosom, and without asking, raised his chopsticks to put a piece of meat into Tang Ling's bowl: "You should eat more.

When Xiao'er comes back, if he sees you have lost so much weight, he will definitely lose his temper.

It hurts the fish in the pond. "

Tang Ling was startled, then smiled, "Thank you, Brother Bai."

***

The next day, early in the morning, the weather was gloomy as if it was going to rain.

The gate of Bashan City Gate was opened.

Baixiqiao came out of the city gate on horseback, holding a rope in his hand, and a man was tied to it, the Bashan defender who had been detained in prison for more than two months.

After Tang Ling locked them up, they were not beaten or punished, but locked up in the dark, so that they could not eat enough every day, and they could not live well. Many people got sick, but no one cared about them. Some of them couldn't bear it and died, so they were dragged out and buried.

Baixiqiao pulled people out, walking very slowly, because those Qi soldiers could not move even if they supported each other, one could pull down another, and after walking two miles, they walked from the cloudy sky to the light of the sky.

Xu Zhan's scouts had been guarding outside Bashan City Pass, and went to report to Xu Zhan once the city gate opened.

Xu Zheng quickly led a vanguard army to arrive.

Baixiqiao stopped the horse, looked at the Qi army from a distance, loosened the rope in his hand, took a deep breath, and shouted: "I have come to give a gift to General Xu! I also brought a letter from Han Chaosheng to General Han! "

These people also gave the license that it is impossible to raise their spirits to charge in the short term, but they are the people of Qi State, the soldiers of Qi State, they need food, drink, and medicine. .

Xu Zhengtang is the Marquis of the North, is he going to starve his soldiers to death?

Seeing the great gift that Baixiqiao brought to him, Xu Zheng almost stretched out his hand and drew his bow to shoot Baixiqiao to death.

Bai Xiqiao reined in the horse's reins, stepped back, and drove the defenders of the Qi Kingdom forward, and slipped away before Xu Lian could kill him.

"Oh, General Xu, I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry to come out today, and the house is waiting for me to go back to have breakfast, and I will treat you to tea next time!"

The sound of laughter swayed in the mountains, drifting far, far away with the wind.

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