I don’t know why General Gao is in such a posture, but his phrase "the fish bites the hook" has shocked Lao Chen. How many secrets does Gao Deng still have hidden in his heart that he doesn’t know about...
Suddenly he felt a chill running down his spine, and a flash of light flashed in Lao Chen's mind. He suddenly understood something, but he didn't dare to be sure. His eyes rolled rapidly and he thought silently in his heart.
"Old Chen, there are some things that I haven't told you yet. Just think about it in your mind and don't talk too much." Gordon finally gathered his thoughts and turned around to look at Old Chen's twinkling eyes. After thinking for a moment, he knew what he was thinking. Think about it, he said in a deep voice.
Pulled back from his thoughts by Gordon's words, Lao Chen's mind raced and he bowed and spoke softly.
"Old Chen can't understand what the general said, but what should I do next...?"
Gordon turned his eyes and smiled: "Does Old Chen know what is the most important thing about fishing?"
"What is it?" Old Chen seemed puzzled.
"patience!"
Gao Deng uttered two words softly, then shut up and said nothing more. He only glanced in the direction where Lu Can left just now...
But at this moment, Gu Xiao, who followed Shan Bin out of the Yunlai Inn, couldn't help but think about everything that happened in the Shicai Inn: "Why did the three Shalim brothers glance at Lu Jin in the corner intentionally or unintentionally? Isn't he Are they the masters of martial arts invited by Shan Bin... No, if they are really reckless, then the three brothers will never be like this."
The young man's frowning expression was clearly seen by Shan Bin. He turned his eyes slightly and asked Gu Xiao, "What is Little Brother Mu thinking about?"
Gu Xiao was interrupted from his thoughts and hurriedly pretended to be unhappy and said: "These General Yanbei are all ungrateful people. General Shan thought about them and changed the general rules in the city. They are still making noise here. If it weren't for General Shicai stopped me, but I will definitely use the lives of those three brothers to scare everyone."
Hearing the words, Shan Bin looked at the young man, as if he wanted to see through his mind... It wasn't until Yu Lie caught up with him that he looked back and said with a smile: "Brother Mu has a very thoughtful mind. It is Shan who can help Shan this time." Fortunately, brother, don’t worry, I don’t care about these people.”
After finishing speaking, Shan Bin seemed to see the eager look on Yu Lie's face. He turned around and frowned and asked: "What makes you so panicked? You are also considered a lieutenant general in Yanbei City. You should be calm and calm when encountering problems..."
"General... General, urgent... urgent report!" Yu Lie was not panicking, but the weight of the military information he had just obtained had caused beads of sweat to appear on the face of this fierce general.
Shan Bin had been under his command for many years, and Shan Bin had never seen Yu Lie with such an expression. He immediately knew that the military situation was serious, moved his eyes slightly, glanced at Gu Xiao behind him, and immediately winked at Yu Lie.
Immediately understanding, Yu Lie moved aside, and Shan Bin followed suit. Gu Xiao knew that Shan Bin did not want to inquire about the military situation by himself, so he immediately stepped aside.
Seeing that the young man was interested, Shan Bin withdrew his gaze, turned to Yu Lie and said, "Okay, report it quickly!"
"General, Jin's 100,000 cavalry have crossed the Qi-Jin border and are heading straight for Yanbei City!" Yu Lie said with a solemn face and cupped his fists. He thought General Shan would immediately order to summon the generals in the inn after hearing the Jin army's movements. To deal with the Jin army entering the city.
Unexpectedly, after Shan Bin heard about the military situation, he remained calm and calm, without any sign of urgency. He thought General Shan had not heard his report clearly, so Yu Lie raised his voice a little, preparing to report again.
"One hundred thousand Jin troops..."
Before he finished speaking, Shan Bin raised his hand to stop his words and said coldly: "I know, I know. You can stay and do your best to protect Yunlai Inn."
"General, what's important right now is not Yunlai Inn, but what's coming to Yanbei..." Hearing Shan Bin's understatement, he passed by. In his eagerness, he ignored military etiquette and spoke again, I want to persuade Shan Bin to focus on the Jin army entering Qi. 33
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted sharply by Shan Bin: "How dare you! Do you want me to give you the position of commanding general of Yanbei?"
Hearing this, Yu Lie was startled and hurriedly performed a military salute, knelt down on one knee and said in fear: "The general will not dare!"
Yu Lie looked frightened, but still wanted to explain. He was about to speak for a moment, but he heard voices of doubt and questioning behind him.
"Why was General Yu reprimanded by General Shan?"
Yu Lie knew that the soldiers under his command were in strict military discipline. When reporting military information, no one would dare to interrupt him. He swallowed the words of advice he was about to say. He looked back and saw another distinguished guest walking in the general's residence. It was this person who came and asked questions.
"Bold! Although you are a distinguished guest of the general, but the general is reporting military information at the moment, why do you come here without being informed!" Yu Lie was anxious. Seeing this man coming uninvited, he did not care about his status as a distinguished guest. , immediately stood up and spoke out.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Lu Can stroking his beard and smiling. He didn't care about Yu Lie's reprimanding words. Instead, he looked past Yu Lie and looked directly at Shan Bin, who had a solemn expression behind him and spoke.
"The general invited me into the palace and rewarded me with so much gold and silver. It was just to solve the troubling problems at the critical moment. I don't know what General Shan is worried about. You might as well talk to me. Maybe I can solve the general's doubts."
As soon as these words came out, Yu Lie, who was full of anger, couldn't help but stand on the spot. Before he could recover, he heard his general behind him reply: "Brother Lu, don't worry, it's just some trivial military affairs, not worth a moment." carry."
Yu Lie was also an upright general. Hearing that Shan Bin described the Jin army's entry into Qi as a trivial military matter, he was about to get angry, but his shoulder was held down by a hand. He looked sideways and saw that it was General Shan holding him down. Continue to speak to the distinguished guest.
"Brother Lu, didn't he stay in Yunlai Inn? Why did he come out?"
Lu Can's gaze was too intense, and when he came to Shan Bin's face, his gaze was not only scrutinizing, but also like a sharp sword piercing their hearts, wanting to explore the two people's thoughts. After a moment, he looked away and then slowly said: "I was in the inn just now. , suddenly felt something strange in the sky, so he counted with his fingers, it should be someone visiting the north..."
"Yu Lie!" Before Lu Can could finish speaking, Shan Bin interrupted.
"The general is here!" Thinking that the general had made up his mind to mobilize troops to respond, Yu Lie hurriedly responded and stepped forward to receive the order, but what he heard was not an order to mobilize troops.
"Tomorrow military regulations will continue as usual. You will lead our troops to carry out alert inspections in Yanbei City... I, the general, will ask Mu Yi to assist you."
Yu Lie stood blankly on the spot, but he didn't expect that what was waiting for him was... He wanted to argue, but it was difficult to disobey the general's order, so Yu Lie had no choice but to angrily receive the military order and turn around and leave.
Looking at Yu Lie's leaving figure, Lu Can turned to Shan Bin with a smile: "There are guests coming from the north. It seems that the general doesn't want to tell me. Fortunately, I can figure it out, otherwise..."
How could Shan Bin not know the implication of Lu Can's words? His eyes moved slightly, and he hurriedly stepped forward to invite Lu Can to lend another step to speak.
Lu Can had seen everything he saw in Yunlai Inn before. Shan Bin's words and deeds were not abnormal. But now looking at Shan Bin with a flattering face, Lu Can felt that something was wrong, but tomorrow would be the day. At the end of the chess game, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired, so it could only follow Shan Bin.
"The envoy doesn't know something, and none of my subordinates know it... If they find out the clues, it may be difficult to accomplish anything. Just now, Yu Lie reported that one hundred thousand cavalry from our dynasty had crossed the Qi-Jin border and charged straight towards the wild geese. Coming from Beicheng, not only can I know this kind of military information, but the generals in the Yunlai Inn will also know sooner or later, so I can only retreat..." If it weren't for the fact that there were still soldiers under my command who could see the two of them, At this moment, Shan Bin just bowed and bowed to Lu Can.
Shan Bin's words made some sense. He had not yet learned the news about the cavalry entering Qiyun. He had indeed seen the strange phenomenon in the sky when the sun was setting just now, and concluded that it was the man leading the cavalry.
Lu Can thought for a moment and asked: "In this case, Yu Lie's life cannot be spared, and no one who knows the military situation can be left alive, lest the Yanbei generals in Yunlai Inn know that our army has entered together."
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible. Not to mention that Yu Lie is also a well-known general in the Yanbei Army. His death will definitely lead to great chaos. We have not yet approached Yanbei with a hundred thousand cavalry. If we take action now, it will leak out. According to the news, if the patrol troops outside the south and north cities and the Yanbei camp raise their troops to attack the city, we may not be able to hold on until reinforcements arrive." Shan Bin saw the murderous intent in Lu Can's eyes and immediately advised him.
His eyes moved slightly, and it was clear that Shan Bin, who was the commanding general of Yanbei, was taller, but at this moment, he looked down at a humble ant like a high-ranking man, and gave him a contemptuous look: "General Shan, I look at Yanbei's actions and Yunlai's actions. You have no control over the situation in the inn, so you don’t have to wait until tomorrow, tonight is the best time to do something.”
Lu Can said the words of discussion with determination in his tone, but did not give Shan Bin any chance to refuse.
Xu Shi knew that Lu Can had made up his mind, and Shan Bin responded solemnly: "Since the envoy has made the decision, I will act according to your plan, but..."
"But what?" Lu Can asked.
"I originally planned to provoke the three Shalim brothers to fight with the Yanbei generals today, and then instigate them to have a bigger dispute tomorrow based on military regulations. Only then can I legitimately mobilize troops to capture the generals first. Once they resist, I will In the name of mutiny, we can send swordsmen and axemen to kill on the spot... If we do it tonight, what excuse can we use to convince the soldiers to attack and kill the generals? And what reason can we use to convince the Yanbei army outside the city?"
Rather than saying that Shan Bin was asking Yu Lu Can for advice, it would be better to say that Shan Bin was still arguing about whether to do it tonight or tomorrow.
"It's simple. If the general is worried that his soldiers are unwilling to kill the generals in Yanbei, I have some manpower to attack and kill at night. As for the reason... maybe the general has forgotten that in Jianglin City far to the south , did something big happen?"
Lu Can seemed to have expected Shan Bin to say this, and had already decided on a countermeasure in his mind. In other words, Lu Can had no intention of taking action on the day of military regulations. Just in case, what he wanted was to catch Shan Bin off guard. Just in case he suddenly changes.
"Ghosts walking at night!" Shan Bin suddenly remembered the shocking changes in Jianglin City a few days ago, and exclaimed. For a moment, he felt that all the soldiers around him were looking at him with confusion, and he quickly straightened his back and resumed his general posture.
The corners of his lips were slightly raised, and Lu Can took a step closer, bowed slightly, as if offering advice, but the words he offered were orders.
"The reasons and manpower are all ready for the general. It's time to start at three o'clock tonight."
Shan Bin's palms behind his back were already clenched into fists, but he turned his head to meet Lu Can's gaze. The two gazes intertwined for a moment. It was not like one was respectful and the other was confident as before, but more like an invisible confrontation.
After a few breaths, one person finally sighed softly: "That's it...that's it...I'll go make preparations right away."
The other person smiled and said: "No need, I have already arranged everything for the general. General, just wait and see..."
Shan Bin's pupils shrank suddenly, and he looked down the alley where Lu Can's eyes were glancing...
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The sun has set, the bright moon is rising, and the sky is getting darker. Although it is early spring, the temperature of the night is still cold, and the spring wind carries coldness like a knife, brushing against the cheek, which still hurts. However, the general with a solemn face leads his soldiers in front. It seemed that he didn't feel the cold wind like a knife at all.
The young man walking beside him clearly saw the general's expression. Although he didn't know the inside story, he was sure that what Yu Lie had just reported must be related to Yanbei.
"How to make Yu Lie take the initiative to tell what he just reported to Shan Bin without arousing his suspicion?" The young man followed Yu Lie, but kept thinking hard in his heart.
"Brother Mu."
While the young man was thinking hard, he heard Yu Lie in front of him take the initiative to speak. He quickly collected his thoughts and asked, "What's the matter, Brother Yu?"
Seeing the probing look in the young man's eyes, Yu Lie tried to cover up the doubts in his mind, waved his hand and said, "No...it's nothing."
Some people died, but not completely...
