In Qinghuai City, Wu Gen, Baoxiang and others were drinking opposite Meng Shun and Meng Shuo, and the atmosphere was rather dull. Although Wu Gen frequently toasted, Meng Shun's eyebrows were still a little gloomy. For an orthodox general, surrender is never a happy thing.
Wu Gen raised his eyes and looked at Meng Shuo, motioning for him to persuade Meng Shun.
Meng Shuo stood up with an embarrassed look on his face and came to his uncle, "Uncle, my nephew would like to give you a drink."
Meng Shun raised his head and glanced at him, picked up the wine glass angrily, raised his head and drank it all. After looking at the empty wine glass for a long time without saying anything, he suddenly sighed dejectedly: "You and I are both descendants, how can we show off like an uncle in front of you?"
Speaking of this, Meng Shun's eyes were filled with sadness, and he stroked his forehead sadly, "Is our Meng family just gone? Meng Shuo, tell me why."
Meng Shuo was also sad. He looked at Wu Genfang and said slowly: "Uncle, our Meng family is sandwiched between two powerful forces. How can we tolerate the two sides? The outcome is like this, either the family will die or lose power. My father is participating this time. Spring hunting, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back.
You also know the situation at home. The third and fifth brothers have their hearts set on the Lu family. If the Meng family still exists, one of them will definitely take over. However, is the Meng family still the original Meng family at this time?
When the two of them come to power, they will definitely purge those who threaten them. Even you, uncle, may not be able to protect yourself. There is nothing I can do about surrendering to the Fearless Army this time. "
As he spoke, Meng Shuo lowered his head, sat slumped on the ground, poured himself a glass of wine, raised his head and drank it in one gulp.
Meng Shun opened his mouth a few times, but he didn't know how to comfort his nephew. He was usually only responsible for leading troops in war, and he had no way to deal with this great change in the family.
Suddenly, Meng Shun stood up, strode to Wu Gen, bowed and said: "Wu Qianhu, please save my nephew's life. I don't dare to think about it anymore. I just hope not to hand him over to the Lu family." , leaving some blood to the Meng family."
Wu Gen slightly turned the wine glass in his hand and said with a half-smile: "Zhen Fu, it is not difficult to save the lives of Meng Shuo and others. As long as they surrender to my fearless army, I will arrange a proper place for them to go.
As for their future future, it all depends on the governor. Although our fearless army is weak now, we can't guarantee that we will have a place in Kuntian Continent in the future. If the Zhen Fu could ascend to the throne, it would not be difficult for them to become rich and powerful. Otherwise, it can only be lost to everyone. "
Meng Shun pondered for a moment and sighed: "I understand Qian Hu's thoughts. Don't worry, since I, Meng Shun, have surrendered, I will serve the Fearless Army wholeheartedly. I hope Qian Hu can take care of my nephew."
"Okay." Wu Gen put down his wine glass, slapped the table and stood up, "I believe what Zhen Fu said. With a tiger general like you here, our fearless army will not worry about underdevelopment. Please rest assured, Zhen Fu, I, Wu Gen, Although he is not a kind person, he still understands the word "faithfulness" and will definitely protect Meng Shuo. Please rest assured."
With that said, he took Baoxiang and others and toasted Meng Shun and Meng Shuo solemnly, which was regarded as the formal drink for joining the group.
"I wonder what Qianhu's next step is going to be." After sitting down again, Meng Shun had agreed to serve for the Fearless Army, so he was naturally concerned about his next move.
Wu Gen stood up and ordered Zhuo Ke to take out a map and hang it directly in the hall, "According to the military order given to me by the Lu family, I fearlessly captured three cities. Originally, I planned to capture Qinghuai, Rolling Stone and Baiya. City, since Meng Shuo could persuade his fourth brother to surrender, it should not be difficult to capture Rolling Stone City.
As for Baiya City, if I attack it, I am afraid that the Meng family members in the city will be injured a lot, and they will be involved in the fight for the head of the family, so I plan to choose Jiguan City where Meng Zhuo is located. "
In fact, the wealth in Baiya City is more abundant, but as this is the main city of the Meng family, many clan members gather here, and the relationship is complicated. If someone has other ideas, Wu Gen should kill them or not.
The tiger general Meng Shun must have had other ideas after killing too many. If he didn't kill, he would be afraid that he would not be able to suppress it. In addition, with the Lu family fanning the flames behind him, Wu Gen was really afraid of being trapped in Baiya City, so he chose the relatively simple Jiguan City.
This city is guarded by Meng Zhuo, the third eldest son of the Meng family, so that he can not only attack the pro-Lu family forces, but also conquer Meng Shun more smoothly.
"Lao San's city." Meng Shun hesitated for a moment, but nodded, "This time I came to Qinghuai City to rescue, it was the message from Lao San. It seems that he deliberately wanted me and the Fearless Army to lose. I There is no problem of course, I just ask Qianhu to resolve it quickly and not to hurt too many lives."
"It's natural. The beating was so severe that both the Fearless Army and the Meng family were injured. Wouldn't it be beneficial to others?" Wu Gen sighed with emotion and turned to look at the crowd. "I intend for the whole army to rest for a day and stay. The wounded, others will go directly to Rolling Stone and Cock Crown City."
After the discussion, Wu Gen hurriedly reorganized his army the next day and transferred Mu Shi back from Xiaoyujin to guard Qinghuai City. The wolf soldiers formed their own army and set off together, while half of the formation-breaking army stayed in Qinghuai City to help defend the city, and the remaining half was led by Meng Shun to jointly attack the defenders of the two cities.
Rolling Stone City was captured without any trouble. Just as Meng Shuo said, his fourth brother Meng Ling was a coward and would definitely surrender the city after seeing him. After Meng Shuo secretly sneaked into the city to secretly meet with his fourth brother, the city gates soon opened and Wu Gen successfully took over the city.
Zhuo Ke was left to guard here with a small number of troops. Wu Gen took Meng Shuo and Meng Ling with him, disguised them, and rushed towards Jiguan City without stopping. While camping on the way, Li Qi handed over a secret report.
Wu Gen frowned slightly when he saw the contents of the secret report. The secret report was sent by Ye Ziming. It said that Meng Hao, the head of the Meng family, fell from his horse while participating in the spring hunting and was seriously injured and died. The eldest son Meng Qian had been ordered to take care of the funeral arrangements.
He fell off his horse and died. Haha, what a coincidence. Wu Gen grabbed the secret report and remained silent. This happened suddenly after he captured two cities. It seemed that the Lu family couldn't help but take action.
Calling Meng Shun and others together, Wu Gen handed the secret report in his hand to several people.
After reading it, Meng Shuo couldn't help but feel sad, "The Lu family is so ruthless. I'm afraid that if my eldest brother goes away, it will be very bad."
Meng Shun looked at his two nephews with tears streaming down their faces and remained silent.
"Wu Qianhu, please rush to Jiguan City as soon as possible. My father's death was all caused by Meng Zhuo and Meng Qi, these two wolf-hearted people. Please kill them to avenge this deep hatred." Suddenly. Meng Ling knelt down in front of Wu Gen and pleaded loudly.
Meng Shun wanted to speak, but he opened his mouth several times but no sound came out.
Wu Gen quickly helped Meng Ling up and sighed, "Although our Fearless Army is just a guest army raised by the Lu family and is not trusted by them, after all, all the supplies are borne by the Lu family, which is not easy to do. That’s too much. Let’s just wait until we get to Jiguan City and we’ll make a decision.”
Early the next morning, Wu Gen led his army and rushed to Jiguan City without stopping to rest once on the way. The news of Meng Hao's death could not be kept secret for long, and it would be difficult to handle if anything happened to Meng Zhuo after hearing the news.
By the time we reach evening, we are only half a day's journey from Jiguan City. The army set up camp to rest for the night and prepare to attack the city.
Originally, Wu Gen wanted to use his identity as a member of the Lu family to trick Meng Zhuo into opening the city gate. After all, he loved the Lu family, but he also had to be prepared for a hard attack if the other party didn't.
After dinner, while patrolling the camp, Zhang Wuyang quietly found Wu Gen. "Battlemaster, our scouts have discovered a group of people. I have led people to capture them." After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Wuyang whispered. : "There is a person who has Meng Zhuo's seal on his body."
Wu Gen suddenly raised his head, "Do Meng Shun and others know?"
"I don't know, my subordinates didn't tell them." Zhang Wuyang pointed in a direction, "These people were detained in a hidden place outside the camp, because I always feel that listening to the Meng Shuo family's words is a bit too biased. It is better to listen to the other side. argument."
Wu Gen pursed his lips tightly, lowered his head and thought for a long time before nodding, "You did a good job. There is no need for us to favor any one. Let's go and meet this third son of the Meng family."
The two quietly left the camp and walked a few miles to a woods. When they entered the forest, there were more than a dozen people tied up and sitting on the ground. When they saw Wu Gen approaching, they looked a little surprised and uncertain.
Zhang Wuyang pointed to a man sitting in the middle, wearing a jade silk brocade robe, "Fortress leader, the seal was found from him."
Wu Gen circled around the man twice and was about to speak. Suddenly, he raised his nose and took a sniff. Next to the man, a pale-faced young man, about eighteen or nineteen years old, smelled a faint fragrance. The fragrance was distant but not bright, and it was obviously the finest spices.
"Take him with you." Wu Gen pointed at the young man and walked straight into the forest with his hands behind his back. Zhang Wuyang was stunned, his face turned slightly red, he picked up the boy and followed Wu Gen inside.
There was a commotion among the other people tied up next to them, but they were suppressed by the fearless soldiers guarding them.
Wu Gen looked back at the man in brocade robes and smiled slightly.
When they reached a secluded place, Wu Gen sat down and gently ordered, "Untie City Lord Meng."
Zhang Wuyang stepped forward and untied the rope for the boy. Only then could he see clearly that there was a layer of calluses on the other's slender fingers, including the pads of his thumb and index finger, which must have been caused by holding pens for a long time. At this moment, it suddenly dawned on me that I couldn't help but admire Wu Gen's carefulness.
"I don't know why this gentleman said this. I am just a handyman in the city lord's palace." The boy raised his head and looked at Wu Gen calmly.
Wu Gen stared at the other party with a smile, took out the wine bag, took a sip, and handed it over, "Take a sip, City Master Meng, this wine is obtained from Qinghuai City, and mixed with Qingye wine from Rolling Stone City, the taste is quite refreshing. Quite a few.”
Looking at the wine bag stretched out in front of him, the boy's eyes dimmed a little. After a while, he took it, raised his head and took a sip, but was choked and coughed repeatedly.
After finally calming down, the boy seemed to have lost all his strength and leaned against a tree. "There are two of them."
"In my hands, there is also the uncle who was betrayed by you, and he has surrendered to me." Wu Gen looked indifferent, gently stroking the broken sword and eel with his hand.
"Wu Gen and Wu Qianhu, right? I'm Meng Zhuo. I didn't expect that after all my efforts to arrange for someone to be a stand-in, you still found out." The boy laughed at himself, "It seems that you are really the nemesis of my Meng family. "
"City Lord Meng is on a hurried trip, but where are he going?" Seeing the other party's admission, Wu Gen simply asked him about his itinerary.
"Baiya City." Now that his identity has been exposed, Meng Zhuo is much calmer, "My father unfortunately died, so I went over to help with the funeral arrangements."
When Wu Gen heard this, he sneered and said, "You must have gone to grab a seat. No wonder your two brothers want me to kill you."
"What are Qianhu going to do with them?" Meng Zhuo raised his head and stared into Wu Gen's eyes.
"Keep it, maybe we'll kill him." Wu Gen waved his hand indifferently.
"I'm not afraid that Wanhu Family will cause trouble for you."
"Only those who have soldiers and land are a threat to the Lu family. How can the Lu family take a second look at two people who have lost their land? Besides, it is my fearless army who is attacking the Meng family this time, not the Lu family. You are a sensible person and you should know There’s a difference.”
"In other words, Qianhu does not completely obey Wanhu's orders."
"I'm just a guest soldier, not a domestic soldier." Wu Gen's voice became colder and sterner, a little impatient with this back-and-forth test.
"Qianhu might let me go and let me go to Baiyacheng." Meng Zhuo sat up straight and put his hands on his knees.
"Oh, why? I'm a guest from the Lu family. To put it bluntly, I'm just a thug. How can I make decisions without some benefits?" Wu Gen stared at the other party coldly.
"I can form an alliance with Qianhu and help each other, provided that I take over the position of the head of the Meng family. Of course, this is a private alliance. If the Lu family has any ideas for you or me, it would be better to have someone take care of you." Meng Zhuo Calmly said.
"Why should I promise you and how can I explain to your two brothers?"
Meng Zhuo suddenly became excited and said bitterly: "They are idiots. I surrendered to the Lu family on my father's order, so as to preserve the blood of the Meng family in case of changes. A small family like ours is caught between two powerful How can we place our bets on one family?"
Wu Gen looked at the other person silently, as if he wanted to see a flower coming out of his face, "So, we can really cooperate."
"Yes, as I just said, the premise is that I arrive at Baiya City as soon as possible and obtain the Lu family's approval as soon as possible." Meng Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief and leaned forward.
"Is it possible that someone will compete with you for this position? It seems that the Lu family will not let your boss take the position." Wu Gen smiled slightly and sat up.
"My fifth brother, he wants to join the Lu family. It's just that he indulges in pleasure and drinking all day long. If the Meng family is left to him, it will be over." Meng Zhuo frowned and suddenly took out a A small seal, "With this thing, thousands of households can enter Jiguan City directly without spending a single soldier. There is just one thing. If there is a chance, please help me deal with my fifth brother so that he can't compete with me." .”
Wu Gen narrowed his eyes and raised his head slightly, as if he wanted to get to know the man in front of him again.
Some people died, but not completely...
