The gatekeeper of the West City Gate, named Li Daren, was sitting boredly on a chair in the tower with a cup of tea in front of him, squinting in the sun.
When he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats, he looked down in confusion and saw Jiang Tuo and his party.
Especially Jiang Tuo, who was still wearing the captain's armor. He quickly stood up, then hurriedly got off the city wall, opened the city gate, and greeted him with a smile on his face.
"I am the gatekeeper Li Daren. May I ask the captain who is..." Before Li Daren could finish his words, he felt his eyes blur, and then there was a crack, and he was whipped.
He raised his head in surprise, looked at Jiang Tuo innocently, and then felt a pain in his body, which made his whole body tremble.
He didn't understand why he had just said a word and the captain in front of him wanted to whip him? Could it be that this guy has a hot temper and beats anyone he sees?
Not to mention that Li Daren didn't understand, even Lu Qing was stunned. He felt a chill on his back when he looked at the cold eyes on the tower and the rows of crossbows.
This gentleman of my own is really running wildly on the road to death!
If he showed any flaws and was discovered by these Wei troops, he would be shot to pieces with just a shout.
How dare he?
"The purpose of whipping you is to make you remember better!" Jiang Tuo said indifferently.
Li Daren didn't understand very much. He covered his neck and didn't know what mistake he had made. He could only ask: "Why did you offend the captain in your humble position?"
Jiang Tuo said disdainfully: "The war is in full swing now. As the gatekeeper of Sanguan, you are so unsuspecting that you sit there basking in the sun and looking at the scenery. How happy you are!"
"Don't even think about it, what if someone in the Shu army deceives the city gate into opening? Can you bear the responsibility?"
"I hit you to wake you up. The war situation is still unclear, so we must not take it lightly! Zhuge Villager is full of tricks, so we must be more careful, do you understand?"
Li Daren broke into a cold sweat when he was told that, and he nodded quickly and said: "I understand the humble position!"
"If you let General Right see the look you had just now, he will definitely kill you!" Jiang Tuo squinted his eyes and saw that he was almost ready to establish his power. He waved his hand and ordered: "Here you go, order the commander-in-chief here. Come and see me!”
"Yes Yes!"
Jiang Tuo waited at the city gate for about an hour before the chief military officer arrived belatedly.
"Meet the Captain!"
The chief military officer was a young man. He carefully looked at Jiang Tuo's face, and then asked: "Sir Captain, I don't know that you are here due to my humble position. Please forgive me for not being able to welcome you from afar."
"snort!"
Jiang Tuo snorted coldly, took out Zhang He's command arrow, squinted his eyes and said, "You are such a powerful official for a little commander in chief!"
The chief military officer looked at Jiang Tuo in astonishment, not understanding what he meant.
Jiang Tuo frowned and said coldly: "I have been waiting here for an hour before you came in a hurry! This is war time, are you so careless? What if the enemy sneaks in?"
The commander-in-chief looked a little embarrassed.
He didn't understand why the captain was looking for trouble. Now the right general and the Shu army were fighting fiercely, and the war was getting intense.
And the Sanguan he was guarding could be said to be in the rear area. Unless Zhuge Liang went crazy, he would dare to divide his troops in a large circle and attack Sanguan with great effort.
Speaking of which, his duty in Sanguan is nothing more than to ensure the smooth turnover of food and grass.
"The horse ridden by a humble person goes too slowly."
"What horse are you riding?"
"Ah? A green-maned horse for a lowly job."
"We all ride yellow-maned horses or BMWs from the Western Regions, but you only ride green-maned horses. No wonder you blocked the horse!"
The chief military officer was stunned and quickly changed the subject: "Lord Captain, I wonder why you are here this time? How is the battle between our Wei army and Shu army? When is the war expected to end?"
"The war is very anxious!"
Jiang Tuo looked serious and analyzed randomly: "Although the right general occupied the street pavilion and cut off the Shu army's retreat, the Shu army led by Zhuge Liang was very powerful. They rushed left and right and almost broke out of the encirclement!"
The commander-in-chief nodded and sighed: "Zhuge Liang is a genius in the world. He is extremely resourceful and must be guarded against!"
Jiang Tuo said loudly: "How can you boost the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige! Our right general is brave enough to be worthy of all men, and he will definitely be able to capture that Zhuge villager alive. Well, I'm here for something important!"
"What's the matter?"
Jiang Tuo's face was solemn, he suddenly raised his command arrow and shouted: "According to the order of the right general, you will lead the city defenders to Tianshui to support the right general. No mistake! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
The commander-in-chief was shocked. What was the use of thousands of defenders on the battlefield? Why did the right general give such a strange order?
But he was not allowed to think, and Jiang Tuo looked serious: "What? Are you going to disobey military orders?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare. I'm here to summon my soldiers. However, our army's duty is to ensure the smooth flow of food routes. Once we leave, there will be no one to guard us!"
"I guess the right general's troops have been stretched to the limit now. He has no time to mobilize troops from other places, so he urgently recruits your troops. Don't worry, your troops will be back in less than ten days and a half."
The commander-in-chief was relieved, that’s it!
He turned to leave and wanted to gather his soldiers, but without thinking, Jiang Tuo stopped him again and reminded: "It will be very easy for your troops to make contributions this time. I hope you can seize this opportunity and live up to the trust of the right general." !”
"Yes! Thank you, Captain!"
At this time, the commander-in-chief saw the young captain waving his hands impatiently. He immediately turned around and ran away as fast as he could.
While running wildly, I was thinking to myself. I didn't expect that the captain looked very stern, but he was also kind-hearted. He kindly reminded him to be well prepared, and he would definitely make great achievements this time.
Could it be that... like those famous generals, would I be reused by the court and leave a name in history?
Thinking of this, how could the commander-in-chief dare to show any slightness?
He was seen calling his soldiers to assemble along the way, and sent a few more soldiers to notify the gatekeepers of other gates and ask them to assemble at the west gate.
Soon, he led seven to eight hundred soldiers out of the city gate. When he met Jiang Tuo, he raised his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, these are all the soldiers under my command. Please lead the way."
"good!"
Then, in Lu Qing's shocked eyes, he saw Jiang Tuo, an incomparable resourceful, cunning and treacherous man, and the pass defenders walked into the encirclement with three parts of admiration, four parts of expectation, and one part of nervousness without looking back. .
