Shortly after capturing Qinghuai City, Wu Gen did not send any more troops. According to the plan, the Fearless Army will capture two more of the five major cities of the Meng family. However, considering that the most powerful wolf soldiers of the Meng family were missing, Wu Gen did not dare to leave Qinghuai City at will, lest the other party would come back and seize the city again.
The city has been under purge for several days. Thanks to the suddenness of the attack, all the treasury fell into the hands of the Fearless Army intact.
Qinghuai City is located at the center of water and land transportation. The wealth in the city is hard to imagine. In addition to gold and silver, Wu Gen only obtained 600 jade coins, as well as some jade coins and jade coins.
There are also a large amount of armor, weapons, and food. These gains are enough to expand the Yishan Fearless Army to 3,000 people.
Everyone in the Fearless Army was in jubilation. In addition to the rewards, the baggage ready to be put into the public treasury was enough to pile up two warehouses.
On this day, Wu Genzheng and Baoxiang were inspecting the city defense on the city wall. Zhang Wuyang hurried over and said, "Master, my men were in a residence and captured the city lord Meng Shuo, and found the city lord's seal on his body. "
"Oh." Wu Gen raised his eyebrows. Meng Shuo was the second son of the head of the Meng family. He had not been found after breaking through the city in the past few days. He thought he had escaped. "Bring him here, be careful, don't let more people in." see."
"As ordered." Zhang Wuyang handed over his hands and left, the heavy armor on his body clanking.
A moment later, Wu Gen saw the Lord of Qinghuai City in the tower of the east city gate. This is a middle-aged man in his thirties, his face is red and black, and he is wearing linen clothes, looking like a commoner.
At this time, Meng Shuo was kneeling on the ground, holding a cup of tea and drinking slowly. Seeing Wu Gen come in, Meng Shuo just raised his head and drank his tea.
Not far from him, there was an open baggage with a seal on it, a dozen spiritual jade coins, gold and silver, a fan, and various other odds and ends.
Wu Gen glanced at Meng Shuo, who was calm and at ease, and stepped forward to rummage through the items in his baggage. Suddenly, Wu Gen narrowed his eyes and saw a familiar object.
This is a mirror with a thumb-sized bead embedded in the frame. Wu Gen had seen this kind of mirror in Lu Lie's place before, and it was stolen by Niu Chao. He didn't take it seriously at first, thinking it was just a plaything, but he threw it to Yang Zheng casually.
Unexpectedly, he would see such a mirror here again, which made Wu Gen wary.
Wu Gen sat down in front of Meng Shuo with a mirror in his hand. Wu Gen ordered three bottles of wine to be served. He and Baoxiang each held one bottle, and the remaining one was handed to Meng Shuo.
Meng Shuo put down the wine pot, still enjoying his tea.
Wu Gen and Bao Xiang looked at each other, smiled slightly and said: "City Lord Meng, since you are already a prisoner, why do you need to behave like this again? I am Wu Gen, the fearless military commander of the Lu family. I have no enmity with the Meng family. This time I am just serving the Lu family." If you want to capture Qinghuai City, as long as City Lord Meng cooperates, your life will never be hurt."
"It doesn't matter." Meng Shuo put down his tea cup and put his hands on his knees. "The Lu family's brazen sending of troops this time must have murderous intentions. How can you, a minion, decide my life or death."
Gudong, Wu Gen took a sip of wine and wiped the corners of his mouth, "City Lord Meng is alive and well. Indeed, if I hand you over to the Lu family, whether you can survive or not depends on fate. However, even if the Lu family wants If you want to kill City Lord Meng, I'm afraid you have to capture Fang Cheng." He said and stared at the other party with a smile.
Meng Shuo's expression moved slightly, and he obviously heard the meaning of Wu Gen's words. After hesitating for a moment, he said solemnly, "How can we make the Lu family unable to catch him."
"Help me attack the city and collect people." Wu Gen put one hand behind his back, curled up one knee, and looked at the other party meaningfully. This time I came to see Meng Shuo with the idea that I could persuade the rest of the Meng family to surrender through him, so that my fearless army could have fewer casualties.
Meng Shuo raised his head calmly and did not get angry because of Wu Gen's lies. "You are just a minion of the Lu family. After you use it, you will end up with the same fate as me. How do you have the right to say such nonsense?"
Wu Gen raised his head and laughed when he heard this, "Yes, our fearless army, as a guest army, does such dirty work for others. The end of the rabbit is always inevitable. But." Wu Gen leaned forward a little, Staring at each other, "Who is the hunter and who is the dog? Who can tell?"
Meng Shuo looked slightly surprised and took a serious look at Wu Gen. "The Lu family is powerful. With your troops attacking the city, what can you do to him?"
"It's all about manpower. City Lord Meng has also seen it. I am just a member of the human race. I can get to this point in Kuntian Continent. How can I do it without some backing." Wu Gen waved his hands disdainfully, "I am a minion, so what can the Lu family do? They are not lackeys. It is hard to say who will live and who will die. The Lu family and I are just using each other, and we will probably break up.
This time, the Lu family didn't want to come forward directly, so they sent me as a minion to carry out the murder, but they also had room for maneuver. By the way, City Lord Meng, why would the Lu family attack your Meng family? "
"You don't know?" Meng Shuo looked up in surprise and asked.
"The Lu family just said that they couldn't kill these vassals indiscriminately, so they asked our fearless army to take action for them." Wu Gen also told the truth frankly.
Meng Shuo's face was a little gloomy, and he pondered for a long time before he said: "It seems that you are not even the lackeys and minions, that's all, let you understand. The Lu family has contacted each of our small families and wants to gather the soldiers of each family. The mirror in your hand is a token.
However, the family felt something was wrong and felt that the other party had different intentions, so they were a little hesitant and secretly informed the Ji family. The Lu family sent you and others to attack and kill the Meng family this time. They probably wanted to kill everyone as a warning, but they were afraid of being questioned by the Ji family, so they sent you here.
Even if the Ji family is held accountable in the future, the blame will be placed on you. So, Commander Wu, you are just a rag, thrown away after use, not even a minion. "
After listening to Meng Shuo's words, Wu Gen put his hands behind his back, looked up at the roof and remained silent for a while.
It turns out that this is what the Lu family has in mind. It seems that they still don't trust the Fearless Army and have doubts about whether they still care about the Ji family.
He was asked to attack the Meng family just because he wanted to test himself.
If he had an affair with the Ji family, then the fearless army's attack on the Meng family would be the killing of his own family. At that time, the Ji family would only be able to break their teeth and swallow it, and they would not be able to hold the Lu family accountable afterwards. This is why the Lu family did not send troops even though they could easily crush the Meng family.
If he breaks with the Ji family, it will just draw the anger of the Ji family to himself, the "abandoned person", and he may even have to act out a drama of protecting himself under the pressure of the Ji family, making it impossible for him to leave the Lu family, thus Get a tough guy.
Such exquisite thoughts are indeed exquisite. Wu Gen secretly sighed in his heart. It seemed that he had to fight the Meng family, and the fight would be more brutal, in order to make the Lu family feel more at ease.
Feeling depressed in his heart, Wu Gen scratched his head vigorously. These families didn't know what they were doing all day long. They were calculating and calculating, so they weren't tired.
"Why, Commander Wu has thought it through." Meng Shuo said with a smile, he leisurely picked up the tea cup and gently blew the tea stems on the surface of the water.
"What should I not think clearly about? Our Fearless Army is still weak at the moment, but who knows what will happen in the future. How can our minions not become hunters?" Wu Gen sat up straight and said seriously: "There are some things that you don't You know, I can save your life, but you have to help me. I will only say this once, I don’t know if City Master Meng is willing. If not, I will turn around and leave, and let City Master Meng be buried with the Meng family."
Meng Shuo held the tea cup and stared at the water without saying a word.
Wu Genteng stood up, turned around and walked out, "Since City Lord Meng doesn't want to, then forget it, I will hand you over to the Lu family. Whether you live or die is up to fate."
"Commander Wu, please be patient." Seeing that Wu Gen was about to leave, Meng Shuo put down his tea cup and stood up quickly. Finally, he put aside his own dignity, came to Wu Gen and bowed and saluted, "An ant can still live in vain, how can Shuo be exempted from the vulgarity? Please also ask Commander Wu to explain more clearly how to protect Meng Shuo's life."
"I can find a safe place to protect you. The Lu family cannot interfere. If the situation changes in the future, I can go out again and maybe find a new future." Wu Gen was a little impatient and squinted. Meng Shuo said loudly.
"How can Commander Wu guarantee that he will not break his promise?" Meng Shuo then asked.
Baoxiang was also a little irritable and said in a rough voice: "Believe it or not, our brother Gen never breaks his promise to others. Come on, don't talk to such a suspicious person."
Wu Gen groaned angrily and turned around to leave. As soon as he took a step, he found that his sleeve was pulled by someone. Meng Shuo said with an urgent look: "I am willing to help Commander Wu."
"That's right." Wu Gen sat down again, picked up the wine bottle on the ground and handed it to Meng Shuo, "After drinking this glass of wine, you will be deemed to have joined the gang."
Meng Shuo stared at the wine bottle that Wu Gen had forced into his hand with a wry smile, "It's not that I don't drink, it's just that I can't bear the alcohol. That's all." He gritted his teeth and raised his head to take a sip, but it was so spicy. His face was red and he kept coughing.
The three of them sat down again. Wu Gen smiled and held the other person's hand. "Lao Meng, tell me who can come to rescue me when I capture Qinghuai City."
"According to father's habit, it should be Meng Shun who leads the wolf soldiers to the rescue." Feeling the warmth of Wu Gen's hand, Meng Shuo got goosebumps all over his body.
"Can you persuade him to surrender?" Wu Gen went straight to the point.
"No." Meng Shuo was straightforward. "Although he is about the same age as me, he is my clan uncle. He is usually taciturn and has a stubborn temper. He only listens to my father's orders. If he knew that I surrendered, he would not be able to say anything. A slap will kill me."
"That's it." Wu Gen was a little disappointed and let go of Meng Shuo's hand.
"Uncle, I can't persuade him, but my fourth brother can. He is currently stationed in Rolling Stone City." Meng Shuo saw this and said quickly.
Wu Gen's eyes lit up. According to the agreement with the Lu family, among the three cities he wanted to conquer, Rolling Stone City was one of them.
Suddenly Wu Gen raised his eyebrows, "Why Rolling Stone City and not other cities?"
Meng Shuo sighed after hearing this, but took the initiative to pick up the wine bottle and take a sip. As the strong alcohol entered his stomach, his eyes turned red and his face became slightly ferocious, "Because among the five brothers of the Meng family, some of them cheated and betrayed the family for the sake of superiority. Therefore, there is no way to persuade them to surrender. If they met in person, they would hand me over again." Go out and take credit.”
Some people died, but not completely...
