Zhu Nao

Under the big Sanguan.

More than a hundred cavalry were lined up a hundred meters away from the city wall. The city wall was brightly lit and lined with guards.

Regardless of the people inside or outside the city, both sides were full of vigilance. The cavalry below the city did not dare to approach the range of the tower rashly, and the people in the tower did not dare to open the gate to greet them.Both sides only sent a small group of people to approach each other to pass the news.

Xie Wuji stood at the top of the city, watching the people coming and going below, when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.He turned his head and saw that it was Zhu Nao who came up with Cheng Jingzhe.

Zhu Nao's long hair is tied casually, as if it was done casually before going out, and the collar of the obscene clothes can be seen in the outer robe.

Xie Wuji asked: "Are you already asleep?"

Zhu Nao lazily said: "I heard the news before I lay down. It seems that I don't need to sleep tonight."

Xie Wuji gave a "hmm".

Zhu Nao walked up to him, looked down together with him, and asked, "I heard that Han Feng brought a head first, is it Dong Jiang's?"

Xie Wuji said: "I don't know if it's Dong Jiang's. But those tokens and official seals don't look fake."

Junao understood.

People from the Yanzhou Army have never seen Dong Jiang with their own eyes, so they have no way of distinguishing the identity of a dead head.However, Han Feng had obviously anticipated this situation first, so besides the head, he also brought a lot of tokens that could prove Dong Jiang's identity.Things such as official seal tokens are Dong Jiang's personal belongings.If the owner is not dead, it would be a great risk to hand over these things to Han Feng first.

Out of caution, it should not have been so quick to draw conclusions.But Zhu Nao was already half-confident in his heart.He smiled faintly: "This wolf is really fierce."

Xie Wuji nodded.

His original idea of ​​creating a divorce was just to shake the morale of the Liangzhou army and weaken the combat effectiveness of the desert cavalry, so as to beat them to pieces on their way to retreat.But the effect of this dose of medicine was too strong, beyond his expectation, one dose of medicine directly exchanged for Liangzhou Mu's head.

Zhu Nao asked again, "What's the situation with the Liangzhou Army now?"

Xie Wuji said: "I sent someone to inquire, but I haven't come back yet."

He glanced at Zhu Nao's obscene clothes that were faintly exposed at the neckline, and said, "It's not so fast, you should go back and rest first. I will send someone to let you know if there is any news."

Autumn was deep, and the night was cold. When Zhu Nao came out, he put on a coat casually, and poured a few cold winds on the city wall, and his hair was already standing on end.He didn't say much, and went back to the house to change his clothes.

Not long after, Zhu Nao changed into a thick cotton coat and went back to the tower, and asked Jing Zhe to bring a small chair, it seemed that he had made plans to spend the night here.

Not long after he sat down, the spies who went out to inquire about the news rushed back.

The spy ran up panting, with a happy face, excitedly said: "General, Fu Yin! The Liangzhou military camp is in chaos now!"

Xie Wuji hurriedly asked, "How to disrupt the law?"

The spy said: "Some people are already retreating, and some people are fighting for food and pay! They are killing each other now!" In order to describe the scene, he even used several idioms, "Killing like chickens flying Dogs jumping, chickens and dogs restless, chaos!"

Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji laughed.

No wonder the spy was so excited.There is no better news for an army than when the enemy is at war and is killing each other.They can greatly reduce the enemy's strength without a single soldier, and it is a stroke of luck that such a good thing happens once.

However, it is not surprising that this kind of thing happened in the Liangzhou Army.Dong Jiang has always been suspicious and suspicious, the greatest power in the Liangzhou army is concentrated in him alone, and all the generals listen to him alone.When he was alive, he was able to speak his mind, but once he died, the Liangzhou army lost the leader, and it was normal for the Liangzhou army to fall apart and kill each other.

If it is said that Han Feng swindled to surrender first, and this was a trick set up by the Liangzhou army to deceive them, then the sacrifice of the Liangzhou army is too great...

Even so, Xie Wuji was still vigilant.He thought for a moment, and then ordered: "Let Wang Ping take 3000 people to go around to the valley entrance to the west to set up an ambush. Zhao Liu and Lu Wu each lead two battalions to outflank and assist from the north and south routes. Don't be impatient, don't act rashly, and watch the changes first. Confirm that the chaos of the Liangzhou army is not a trap, and then attack its weaknesses."

They had planned to send troops out to set up an ambush tonight, but now they saved the time to temporarily deploy troops.The messenger hurriedly delivered the order.

After making arrangements to take advantage of the fire to rob the Liangzhou Army, Xie Wuji cast his gaze downwards again.

How should he treat the brutal Desert Wolf below?

……

under the city walls.

The night was getting dark, the horses were so exhausted that they could hardly hold on, and the soldiers became more and more anxious.

"Lieutenant," someone came to Han Fengxian's side and asked cautiously, "It's been more than two hours, and the Yanzhou Army hasn't got an answer yet. Will they be willing to accept us? What if they..."

Han Fengxian was no less anxious and worried than these soldiers, so instead of trying to appease the soldiers, he kicked violently at the mound beside him in a rage!The soldier who asked him was taken aback, and hurriedly retreated, not daring to speak any more.

Han Feng kicked down the mound first, but his mood did not improve. He raised his eyes and glanced at the tower above.

He didn't want to join the Yanzhou Army either, but he had no choice.When he fled, he was in a hurry, he only had time to bring more than a hundred of his own soldiers, and he didn't even have time to contact the old department.Although Dong Jiang is dead, those officers in the Liangzhou Army have been at odds with him for a long time, and they will definitely not let him go.He didn't dare to go back easily, but if he left this far, then everything he had accumulated in the past would never be found again.

He is reluctant.So his only solution is to find a backer who can help him clean up the old troops and rectify the remnants of the army.

In this case, he had no other choice but to join the Yanzhou Army—even if it was dangerous, he would rather take this gamble than give up everything and start over.

A hundred meters away, he could only vaguely see the crowds on the tower, but he couldn't see where Xie Wuji was, let alone spy on Xie Wuji's thoughts.So he turned his head and looked at Ge Lingcha who was not far away.

Ge Lingcha sat on a big rock, and Sisi sat beside him.I don't know if it was too late, pregnant women were prone to sleepiness, or brother Lingcha's shoulders were too reliable, Sisi actually fell asleep under such circumstances.

Under the light of the fire, Ge Lingcha's eyes were a little hollow, and his expression was very dazed.There were still large patches of dried blood on his clothes.

Han Feng frowned first, and walked towards him.

He walked up to Ge Lingcha, who raised his head and glanced at him, his eyes were still empty, and after a while, he regained some expression: "... Tongman."

Han Feng was already in a bad mood, but seeing Brother Lingcha's mood was even worse, and seeing Sisi actually able to fall asleep, he was in a bad mood.He pointed at the sleeping Sisi and said angrily to his elder brother Lingcha: "Just now the chasing soldiers chased us right in front of our noses, yet you ran back to find her! If I hadn't arrived in time, you would have almost died! What do you think? Want to bring her by your side? We don’t even know if we can survive tonight! In case Xie Wuji refuses to take us in and sends soldiers to attack us, are you going to take her to escape?! You are courting death! "

Brother Lingcha looked at him calmly, and said slowly: "But if I don't take her with me and leave her alone in the barracks, what should she do?"

Han Feng first thought to myself what to do with her!If you are dead and pulled down, you can only hold back if you keep it, and you can't go into battle to kill the enemy!But he looked into Ge Lingcha's eyes, but he didn't say those words.

The atmosphere was quiet for a while, except for the howling wind at night and the crackling of the torches burning.

After a while, Ge Lingcha said slowly, "Tongman."

He asked: "In the past two years, have you really helped me find Sisi? Have you?"

I don't know if it was because of his tone or the evening breeze, but Han Feng felt a chill down his spine for no reason.He immediately widened his eyes and said: "Of course! It was Dong Laogou who wanted to provoke us, so he deliberately said those words to you! Do you believe what Dong Laogou said?!"

Brother Lingcha didn't speak, he just stared fixedly into Han Fengxian's eyes.

Han Feng was anxious at the sight of him first, and became more and more angry: "What do you mean?! Why do you look at me like that?! I asked Dong Laogou to be superior! He refused to let him go! I can't stare at him every day Man! Otherwise, if he finds out about you, he will definitely follow you!"

He was afraid that Ge Lingcha wouldn't believe him, so he said the same thing upside down several times.Brother Lingcha finally hummed and believed him.

Han Feng was still a little apprehensive.He always felt that something was wrong with Ge Lingcha, could it be that he was holding grudges against him?He really can't understand, isn't it just a woman? !No matter whether he asked Dong Jiang's important person or not, how could Ge Lingcha argue with him about this matter?

Not to mention Sisi, if he hadn't cut off Han Zan's head two years ago and joined Dong Laogou's command, even Ge Lingcha would have been killed by the Liangzhou army long ago!Obviously he saved them!

He was very unhappy.Xie Wuji refused to accept him for a long time, and now brother Lingcha is here with him again.What did he do wrong? !

After a while, he calmed down a little, and then suddenly thought: Does brother Lingcha really hate him?That's Ge Lingcha!He doesn't believe in anyone in this world, the only one he believes in is this person.Since Ge Lingcha was able to kill Dong Jiang for him, he must still be loyal to him...it must be.

Who hasn't lost their temper yet?What's the big deal.Let him go, don't bother with him.

Thinking of this, his anxiety finally gradually faded away.

The Yanzhou Army still didn't give them an accurate statement, and they didn't know what to wait for.Han Feng simply sat down next to Ge Lingcha, and stared in the direction of the tower in a daze.

……

On the city floor.

A messenger hurried up and saluted Xie Wuji and Zhu Nao: "General, Governor."

Xie Wuji said: "Have you asked? How did Han Feng kill Dong Jiang first?"

Dong Jiang's life and death are of great importance. If they want to confirm this news, all doubts must be answered.I heard that Dong Jiang is a suspicious person by nature, so he should be very wary of Han Fengxian, how could he take advantage of his loopholes and take his life?

Of course, while asking these questions, they were also inquiring about the internal news of the Liangzhou Army and delaying time.

The messenger said: "I have asked. They said that Dong Jiang was not killed by Han Feng first, but by a dog soldier under Han Feng first. Since the general and Fu Yin have used a plan to separate the Liangzhou army, the plan has been very effective. Dong Jiang Jiang became more and more suspicious of Han Fengxian, so he began to investigate the people around him, trying to find evidence of his rebellion. The dog soldier entered Dong Jiang's camp under the pretext of sending news to Dong Jiang. I don't know what happened to Dong Jiang's guards An omission, when he was searched, it was not found that he had a wire wrapped around his arm. He used that wire to hang Dong Jiang to death."

Dong Jiang was suspicious all his life, never thought until his death that he would lose his life by letting down his vigilance once in a while.

Although dogs are not as ferocious as wolves, they can still bite.More importantly - wolves do not recognize their masters, but dogs do.

Xie Wuji nodded after hearing the orderer's reply.Some details in this statement are quite vivid, not like random fabrications.Coupled with some of the previously confirmed news, this matter is almost certain.

The spy reported some questions to Xie Wuji and Zhu Nao just now, Xie Wuji asked him a few words at one time or another, clarified all doubts, and then stopped talking.

He stared fixedly in one direction, waiting for something.

I don't know how long it took before I saw several arcs of light suddenly appear in the slightly pale sky in the east—someone shot three rockets into the sky in succession!

Xie Wuji raised his eyebrows, his spirits lifted a lot - that was the signal sent to him by the troops he sent out to encircle and suppress the Liangzhou Army.

Liangzhou bandits have all been captured.It took a whole night, and now the overall situation is finally settled!

Xie Wuji let out a breath slowly, raised his hand, and was about to give an order, when suddenly a cool hand beside him grabbed his raised hand.He turned his head in surprise, only to see Junao standing up from the chair next to him at some point.

"General Xie," Zhu Nao couldn't help but yawned as soon as he spoke after staying up all night.He rubbed his eyes to get rid of his drowsiness, but he still had a smile on his face, "I think General Xie won't want Han Feng first, right?"

Xie Wuji narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "...Of course."

He dragged people under the city for so long, firstly, to confirm the defeat of the Liangzhou army, and secondly, he planned to drag Han Feng until the soldiers were exhausted and unable to run, so that he could send people to destroy the wild wolf.

From the very beginning, he had no intention of following Han Feng first.

Zhu Nao said: "Since General Xie doesn't want it, then leave him to me. I plan to incorporate him into the Shu army."

Xie Wuji was startled for a moment, his brows furrowed immediately: "You... this man is ambitious, vicious and cruel, and he is determined not to stay."

But Zhu Nao said: "I'm determined not to kill him. Today he took the initiative to surrender, if we kill him, who will dare to join us in the future?"

Xie Wuji was slightly startled again.He really didn't expect this.In the past, he was decisive in killing and attacking, and he never showed mercy to the rebels. He killed when he had to kill, and took in when he could. He didn't have to worry about how many enemy troops he could recruit.Because one of his former enemies was a rebellious rebel army, as long as all the rebellion of the rebel army is put down, the world will be peaceful.

However, since the emperor was killed and the court has no master, the situation in the world is actually completely different from before.In the future, it will be difficult to determine who is the army and who is the bandit; and the enemies they will face will become more and more complex.

After thinking for a moment, Xie Wuji's decision did not change.He said indifferently: "It's just you and me here today. You don't need to publicize the matter to kill these thugs."

Although Zhu Nao's tone was gentle, his attitude was equally firm: "Take them in, and then publicize this matter, I don't know how much energy and wars will be saved in the future."

Xie Wuji's brows furrowed even tighter, and he still didn't intend to give in: "Could it be that if you kill them, no one will come to surrender in the future? You want the world to know your magnanimity, so there is no need to rush this time."

Zhu Nao said: "Then what if it's still the thugs who come back next time? Kill them as usual, and wait for the next round? I'm afraid there won't be another round at that time, right?"

Xie Wuji stared at Zhu Nao, his eyes gradually darkened.

He paused word by word: "Master Zhu, do you intend to reject anyone who comes to join you?"

Zhu Nao pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "General Xie, although I don't understand war, in my humble opinion, fighting is like doing business. You don't have to worry too much about the gains and losses in a day and night. The most profit and the fewest casualties are the greatest victory."

It's not that Xie Wuji doesn't understand Zhu Nao's intention.It is true that from now on they will no longer face some straggling rebels, but heroes fighting for supremacy in the world.If we rely entirely on conquest to pacify the world, not to mention Zhu Nao, even he himself cannot afford to consume such energy.It's not that he feels that the enemy is irresistible, but that he has his own principles.Some people can accept it, but some people must not keep it.

And since he wants to work hand in hand with Zhu Nao to rule the world in the future, I am afraid that he must negotiate and settle the principles of each other as soon as possible, so as to avoid similar conflicts in the future.

So he was about to state his principles, but Zhu Nao said, "That's what I think. I'll answer the question General Xie asked me just now—yes. From today onwards, if anyone comes to join me, I will all come." , who, no, refuse."

Xie Wuji was stunned for a moment.

After an unknown amount of time, he slowly took a step back, looking at Zhu Nao with a cold gaze as if returning to the time when they first met two or three years ago.

Zhu Nao didn't retreat, but still stood where he was, the smile on his face faded, showing a rare seriousness.

Obviously, he wasn't joking.

Xie Wuji's lips twitched, wanting to say something, but finally restrained himself from speaking.

After a long time, Xie Wuji finally spoke slowly, without a trace of turmoil in his tone: "Then, please send someone out to receive it."

He said no more, turned around and strode away.