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A red, palm-sized tiger cub sprinted through the air, and a sword flashed from behind, snapping the tiny figure in half.
Before the little tiger had time to bark, it turned into a stream of light and disappeared.
"Ah, little trick withered insects."
A white-haired but energetic old man in cloth raised his hand and put his sword back into its scabbard. "Last night, the lights were on, but this thing was hiding in the dark. It must be a sneak attack. It's a pity that I can't hide it from you."
At this time, the sky turned bright and it was already the next morning. The forest was darker and much quieter than outside. Not even a bird was heard. After last night's chaos, some plans had to be suspended. The commoner old man stayed up all night. He was planning and angry. In the morning, he was even more angry. He walked around in his forest with a sword, trying to chop something out. Bad breath.
After walking away, he got rid of the problem and found an inexplicable little tiger in the shadow. The old man couldn't help but kill it with a sword, and his mood improved a little.
He put away his sword and returned to his tent, where he saw a young man leaning on a chair and looking at the sky.
As soon as he saw this person, the anger that the old man had just suppressed came up again, and he shouted: "Why is Your Highness sighing again? Does he still have the dignity of Your Highness? Wouldn't it disturb the morale of the army if people see it?" The harsh tone no longer sounded like that. "Admonish Your Highness".
His Highness has always been virtuous throughout his travels, and more than one "minister" saw him frustrated when he met him. It's just that different people have different personalities. The previous minister wanted to use a milder method to relieve him and regain his confidence through victory, but unfortunately failed. And this old man, Shangzhu Guo, was older and more senior. When the situation didn't go well, his anger rose. He was too lazy to coddle him and started to explode outright.
The young man raised his head when he heard this, his eyes were red. He didn't know whether he stayed up late or was angry. He sneered and said, "Military spirit? Where is the army? I thought they were all given to Shangzhu Kingdom." "
Shangzhuguo shouted: "I still have an army of tens of thousands and a lot of talents outside. But they are all doing big things and have not been transferred here for a while. Those who died this time were just rogues hired from the rivers and lakes. One thousand died and one died. Ten thousand of them are not worth a penny.”
His Highness smiled ugly and said: "Old General, let's just lie to others. Don't hide it from me. Although the Jianghu people are not valuable, the platform we use to organize the Jianghu people is not valuable either? The ghosts of Chuncheng are pushing people around. Once it was bulldozed, it seemed that the Guituimo branch in Yunzhou could not be saved, and our decades of hard work were ruined. Is this loss very small? Besides, your two right-hand men, a major general and a guardian Jun, he didn’t come back when he led the team, and we lost contact. You’ve been miserable for the past two days and can’t eat. Is it a lie?”
Shangzhuguo was stabbed in a painful spot, his eyes were about to burst, he stared at His Highness, gasping for air.
When His Highness saw him showing off his power like a wounded tiger, he felt guilty. Just as he was about to calm down and lift this layer, he heard Shang Zhuguo say word by word: "Yes, two of my confidants are gone." . The major general can run away alone, but most of my bodyguards have died. I have taken her with me for three years and regard her as a descendant. How can I not be sad? She is so young, has such good talents, and has a great future, but How could I not feel sorry for her death midway? However, she was loyal to the country and died a worthy death. Why shouldn't I be happy for her? No matter what, the dead are dead, and the living still have their own responsibilities. Young people all I am not afraid of opening the way. As an old man, why should I be afraid of going forward and charging forward one more time? Your Highness, you can sit on the high platform and watch us charge forward for you, but don’t discourage us, and you must be worthy of those who sacrificed their lives.”
He spoke sincerely, and His Highness was moved by his loyalty and no longer sneered at him. However, he did not give up his opinion. Instead, he advised: "We all know the loyalty and bravery of the guards and young generals, and the court also knows it, maybe It will make loyal people bleed in vain. No matter whether it is a reward or a commendation, I will never be stingy. But it is precisely because too many people have sacrificed and it is such a pity that I have to advise you. We don’t have many people and we cannot withstand such consumption. They died because those of us who were strategizing made mistakes. The water in Zhuoyu Villa is very deep, and the water in Yunzhou is even deeper. In my opinion, our strength is not enough to continue."
As he spoke, he slowly took Shangzhuguo's hand and said sincerely: "Shangzhuguo, let's retreat. Save your strength to do big things. Yunzhou's big plan is not here."
Lao Shangzhuguo gradually calmed down and said: "Your Highness, you can retreat if there is a temporary setback. Zhuoyu Villa can retreat, but do you want to retreat in Yunzhou? You used the big event in Yunzhou as an excuse to retreat today, so what if the big event is also a setback? Zhuocheng is already disadvantageous. , Our Yunzhou plan is simply abandoned? Otsuka Zai is not looking for it anymore? Zhuguo is also not sealed? Go back to Kungang? There is a lot of pressure from the Snow Mountain King in Kungang, do you want to let it go too? What about Yangzhou? What about Jiangzhou? What about Wujing? Should they all give up?"
After saying this, His Highness became silent. In fact, he understands the situation that the turtles are facing now better than Shang Zhuguo. Although he has accumulated many years of savings, he mainly focuses on saving manpower. He does not control a large territory. Every territory is lost, but he does not know when he will regain it. return.
Old Shang Zhuguo suddenly laughed and said: "Your Highness, you don't have to be depressed, the situation is not bad."
His Highness said "Huh?"
Shangzhu Guodao: "Because I haven't taken action yet. If I take action, the situation will definitely turn upside down."
His Highness was silent, not sure whether he was bragging for a moment, but couldn't help but said: "Shi Shangqing sent news that there is at least one swordsman on the mountain, maybe more than one. Not to mention the swordsman, the inspection department even sent a deputy Guardian envoy. Lao Zhuguo is also a swordsman..."
Shangzhu Guodao said: "Swordsmen are different from swordsmen. When I became a swordsman, they were still wearing crotchless pants..." Seeing that His Highness' face was a little tense, he also smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have no plans to go up the mountain now. "
He smiled and said: "I am the one who leads the troops. He is not a strong general who rushes into the battle alone, but a general who commands the overall situation. The key to fighting is to bully the few with more. I had the same layout before, recruiting more people and using thunder Zhuoyu Villa was flooded. But they attracted more people, but they caught us off guard. Now they have too many people to fight, so we will wait until there are fewer of them, and then we will attack again. Fight more and fight less. Last night, Shi Chunqing opened the portal and asked me to go over. Not to mention that the Xumamen Gate was shattered. Even if it is not broken, I will not go through. There is a trap, how can I jump? "
He said it casually, not paying attention to the look of Shi Chunqing opposite him.
His Highness asked doubtfully: "Really?"
When the portal shattered last night, Shangzhuguo looked like he could rush in at any time. Although he was old, he still looked like a tiger descending from the mountain. He was so frightened at that time that he almost threw himself in front of Shangzhuguo to stop him. It was true that even the turtle bandits were not rich in Shangzhuguo. Now Shang Zhuguo says he is not impulsive?
"I don't need to hide it, because I am old. If I were a few decades younger and at the age of the guards, I would really have been able to rush up and fight before the portal collapsed. But now I have been fighting for many years, and there is no word about advance or retreat. How could you not know? There are so many of them today, so what’s the point of standing still? Wait until those people come down the mountain, then we go up the mountain, and I will personally take the sword. In the end, Zhuoyu Villa is just a small matter, we still need to deal with the real big things in Yunzhou A few years. Since we will not leave Yunzhou, when will this sword be different?"
His Highness nodded, that's all. Standing still... isn't that just retreating? It just sounds better. Let’s talk about it in the future… in the future.
He asked again: "What if that sword has a swordsman after a while?"
Shangzhuguo smiled and said: "If you have it, just kill the swordsman, isn't that enough? Can't the sword be replaced by the swordsman? The only thing to worry about is that someone from Gao Yuanhou wants to take the sword away. But it is unlikely. This It is the first sword in Zhuoyu Villa, and it will not be given to others easily. Even if you want to leave, just send someone to pick it up. You can also intercept it halfway. It is more convenient to do it on the road. "
His Highness nodded again.
Shangzhu Guodao: "Besides, I will also be raising helpers during this period. Who doesn't have reinforcements yet? Just yesterday, I specially invited..."
At this moment, someone heard someone say: "Brother Xia Tian, am I late? Oh, His Highness King Cheng is here too."
His Highness was startled, turned around in surprise, and said, "You...ah, is Zhu Guo here?"
I saw a man walking out of the woods. He was about twenty years old. He had red hair on his head, like a burning flame. His appearance was quite handsome. His brows were full of evil, and his eyes were bloodshot, as if covered with a layer of blood.
This made his whole body look bright red.
This image has a strong sense of beauty, but it will definitely cause an uproar when walking on the street - the hair has mutated, indicating that this is a person who came from the Yinhui Township and was infected by the Yin Qi. To the common people, these people are like the source of plague, and they are avoided as much as possible.
Although under the rule of Yunzhou, the District Procuratorate gradually tried to recruit people from Yinhuo Township and publicized them, which seemed to alleviate some prejudices, the effect was not immediate. If anyone goes out with a red head, someone will point their fingers at him, no one dares to approach easily, and he won't even be able to buy a steamed bun. Even if some Yinhuixiang people dare to leave the closed village, most of them have to wear a hat and cover up.
This person dares to openly show off his red hair. In addition to his extraordinary courage, he must also have an unruly and ruthless spirit in his bones.
It was also the first time for His Highness to see this young man, but as soon as he saw the red hair, he knew who he was. This is the second Shangzhu Kingdom of the turtle bandits in Yunzhou, Dongfang Shangzhu Kingdom. He is the leader of the younger generation of turtle bandits. He is also famous among the turtle bandits for his mysterious origins and fierce personality.
Although it's not a good reputation.
In the small Yunzhou, there are actually two Shangzhu Kingdoms. This is all for the turtle bandit's century-old plan.
