The secret stronghold of Beiya Nilin Division is located in a small village five miles outside Luoyi City. This place is surrounded by green mountains and winding paths. Unless you are a local who is very familiar with the surrounding terrain, it will be difficult to find it easily.
At this time, Li Jiangyao was sitting in the room, discussing matters with the leaders of Nilin Division. Gurt, who had been coaxed and dragged here by him, was now taken over by Nilin Division and was properly taken care of. stand up.
Deputy Commander Qiao Shengchun said: "Fortunately, the rain tonight has somewhat disturbed the strange fragrance of flowers. Otherwise, the traitor Lao Jianhua might have arrived earlier, and your situation would have been even more dangerous. "
Li Jiangyao nodded with lingering fear. Half an hour ago, he passed by the enemy soldiers who were following him, and was almost hit by them. The danger involved makes me a little scared when I think about it now.
Jiang Junyi, the commander of the arsenal, sighed: "Oh, I really want to see with my own eyes what kind of spice it is that can have such a miraculous effect. If only a top expert like Miss Xiahou can detect it, wouldn't it be a tracking artifact?" If there is a chance, our Nilin Division also needs to be equipped."
"Xiao Jiang, I think you are crazy about ingenious weapons," Zheng Xiaotong teased: "The most important thing right now should be to stay as far away from that thing as possible!"
Qiao Shengchun waved his hand and interrupted them: "Stop talking about these useless things. Mr. Li, please give me an idea on how we should act next."
Li Jiangyao was slightly surprised when he heard this: "Huh? You ask me? Before, Shen Lie just asked me to lead you all to rescue the prince. Now that the task has been completed, you shouldn't need to listen to my orders anymore."
The Nilin Division officials present here couldn't help but look at each other.
What Li Jiangyao said does make sense. Before Shen Lie returned to the imperial capital, he made it clear that everyone should obey Li Jiangyao's instructions and make every effort to rescue the prince, but he did not say that after rescuing Li Bing, he would continue to listen to Li Jiangyao.
However, after these days of getting along day and night, everyone has unknowingly become accustomed to his instructions. Moreover, the current situation has created a new crisis, and no one has a good idea on how to act next.
If Li Jiangyao gives up his position now, the people in Nilin Division will immediately have a strange feeling of being leaderless.
Qiao Shengchun had the highest official position. When faced with Li Jiangyao's question, he realized that his answer was wrong, and even not answering was wrong. He coughed a few times in embarrassment, and then looked to his colleagues around him for help.
Wang Hai, the clerk of the Luoyi branch, was familiar with Li Jiangyao. He smiled when he saw this and said, "Your Majesty is right. However, Shen Changshi also made it very clear before returning to Beijing that our mission is to rescue the prince and his wife." Murong Xue. Now Master Murong is behind bars again, and the situation is more dangerous than before, so the mission must continue, and we must obey your command."
"Yes, yes, that's right."
"Well, I think that's also the case."
"Old Wang still thinks clearly."
For a moment, everyone in the room agreed.
After all, there is only one sentence: If you want to leave us alone, there is no way!
In fact, Li Jiangyao originally wanted to continue to lead the Nilin Division in a big fight, but because he was not justified in his reputation and was afraid that everyone would be dissatisfied, he decided to hand over the command and only participate in the operation in an ordinary capacity.
But now seeing the reaction of the Nilin Division generals, Li Jiangyao finally felt relieved and smiled happily: "Well, since the brothers can trust me, Jiang Yao is obligated to do both public and private things, so let's continue everything as usual!"
All the officials raised their hands and responded: "I will obey your orders!"
Li Jiangyao called everyone to sit down, and then analyzed: "There are several things that need to be sorted out first and prioritized. The first thing is to immediately send someone to the imperial capital to contact Shen Changshi and inform him of the prince. Regarding the situation of leaving Luoyi; at the same time, arrange manpower to go to Songshan Temple to take care of him, and ensure the safety of His Highness before the imperial capital sends people to pick up the prince."
Qiao Shengchun responded quickly: "Please rest assured, sir, we have already arranged these matters during the day. The brothers from the second branch went to the imperial capital to report the news, and the people from the third and fifth branches went to Songshan separately."
Li Jiangyao nodded happily, praised a few words, and continued: "The second thing is to seize the time to interrogate the Gurt I brought back. That guy is a member of the Turkic Ghost Dou tribe, Iron-Blooded Thirteen Eagle ranks ninth and can be Prince Tanley's bodyguard, so he must have a lot of useful information hidden in him. We must find a way to make him spit out everything he knows!"
"This is our special skill." Zhou Xing said with a cold smile on his face: "Master Qiao is the number one expert in this field in Nilin Division. Company Commander Shi has to ask him for advice. That Turkic ghost can’t hold his mouth shut.”
Qiao Shengchun smiled sheepishly: "Xiao Zhou, don't flatter me blindly and make Mr. Li laugh."
Li Jiangyao suddenly remembered that Shen Lie personally took action to torture the ghost alliance horse bandit Zait who was captured by them when they were guarding the city of Metasequoia City a few years ago. That horrific scene scared everyone at the time. Unexpectedly, Qiao Shengchun was actually more powerful than Lao Shen, which made Li Jiangyao feel a little pity for Gurt.
He looked at Qiao Shengchun with awe in his eyes: "Then I'll trouble you. Speaking of which, Gurt's hands are stained with the blood of our Shengtang people, so it's not a pity to die. But he still has value after all, don't kill him easily. .”
Qiao Shengchun smiled kindly: "I understand my humble position. During the interrogation, I will know how to handle it. However, after the Turkic ghost has tasted my methods, he will definitely think that it is better to die directly."
Li Jiangyao understood that he was not bragging, smiled bitterly, and said: "According to what you just said, after investigation, it can be determined that Lord Chang Xiong Chang died in the line of duty, but the body of Professor Ouyang was not found, so it is judged that he may We successfully broke through. Then, the only ones we need to rescue next are Murong Xue and the twenty-odd flying knight brothers. Right?"
Zhou Xing shook his head: "No, sir. According to the rules of Nilin Division, unless one has a special identity or holds important information, no special force will be organized to rescue captured members of Nilin Division. So. He said that the only one we need to save right now is Murong Xue."
His two simple words were tantamount to directly abandoning the flying knight captives and sentencing them to death.
The efficiency of the Nilin Division stems from its ruthlessness.
On the battlefield, sometimes in order to save one, ten people have to be put in. This is especially normal for soldiers, because they have the sense of comrades who live and die together.
But in the world of secret warfare, the goal is the only thing to consider.
For the goal, it doesn’t matter who dies; if it’s not for the goal, no one should die.
Li Jiangyao was silent for a moment, as if he had made a lot of determination, and said in a deep voice: "Actually, I think...including Murong Xue, there is no need to rush to save her now."
After hearing this, everyone present could not help but be stunned.
Everyone knows in their hearts that Li Jiangyao and Murong Xue are classmates in the martial arts hall. Together with Xu Youchang, the three of them are brothers and sisters, and there is no need to say much about the depth of their loyalty. Therefore, it is really puzzling for Li Jiangyao to say such things.
Qiao Shengchun hesitated and said, "Sir, do you have any concerns?"
Li Jiangyao sighed softly and explained patiently: "Now Lao Jianhua has returned to Luoyi from the front line and is personally in charge of the overall situation. He is very cunning and very familiar with Nilin Division. We have no confidence in winning against such an opponent. "
He paused briefly and then continued: "Take tonight for example. He clearly noticed that I was hiding on the rafters of Tingyuxuan, but he managed to keep his composure and deliberately said that he knew our secret stronghold and wanted to catch them all. , which forced me to panic in desperation, and almost turned me into a fool who lured the wolf into the house. If Lao Jianhua repeats his old trick and uses Murong Xue as bait to lure Ni Linsi to rescue him, he may very well jump into his trap again. In a trap. Besides, that Rui Ji is obviously Lao Jianhua’s, and now she’s pregnant. It’s really hard for me to judge whether Murong Xue is willing to leave with us alone.”
Qiao Shengchun said worriedly: "But if the time drags on for a long time, will Murong Xue be in danger?"
"I guess it's not too dangerous for the time being," Li Jiangyao said as if to comfort himself: "Lao Jianhua also wants to get some important information from Murong Xue, so he won't kill him in a short time. I know Murong Xue, This guy is not stupid, and he will not sacrifice himself in vain. Once he is convinced that he still has chips, he will definitely fight with Lao Jianhua to the end. Therefore, it seems that the situation is dangerous, but actually there is a chance of survival. Then again, the only way is to let Lao Jianhua Hua thought that Nilinsi had given up on Murong Xue and had all moved away, so he would relax his vigilance and provide us with an opportunity."
Qiao Shengchun, Zhou Xing and others nodded repeatedly, indicating that they agreed with his judgment.
After convincing the leaders of Nilin Division, Li Jiangyao mentioned another matter: "To be honest with you, what I am most worried about right now is not the safety of one or two people, but the national destiny of the entire Shengtang."
Everyone knew in their hearts that he was talking about Xie Guang joining forces with the Turks, and they couldn't help but become worried.
Zhou Xing couldn't help but sigh: "The Turks are attacking Xiaoguan fiercely, and that old bastard Xie Guang's soldiers are forcing Tongguan. The imperial capital originally occupied four fortresses and was impregnable, but now it is surrounded by enemies from both sides, as if it is trapped in a cage. among.”
Wang Hai also had a sad look on his face: "Master Li, the enemies on both sides are powerful, and now they are colluding together. What should we do?"
"I have been thinking about this matter." Li Jiangyao thought deeply: "I was wondering whether I should disturb them. Even if I can't completely succeed, at least I have to slow down the speed of the two groups of enemies joining forces."
"How to disturb the yellow?" Qiao Shengchun was very curious.
Li Jiangyao glanced at everyone and said calmly: "Kill the Turkic negotiator-Prince Tanli!"
