The wind and snow howled in my ears. The world under the night suddenly looked even more hideous.
If Xu Mu hadn't deliberately slowed down and estimated General Feng at his crotch, he would have fled away as fast as flying.
"My lord, have you ever thought about why the envoys from Liangzhou still enter the inner city on such a snowy winter day?"
"Your Majesty, you don't have much time."
"That's true." Jia Zhou smiled faintly, "My lord may not know that when the Marquis led troops to suppress the rebellion, the King of Liangzhou was deceived by others. Even though his clan members kept trying to persuade him, he still joined the rebellion. alliance."
"and after."
"The young marquis broke through the Weiwu Pass, and the King of Liangzhou hanged himself to death. But the remaining Liangzhou kings, who were not bloodthirsty, blocked the imperial edict and supported another Liangzhou king to ascend to the throne." To put it nicely, the young Marquis is equivalent to the benefactor of the King of Liangzhou."
"No wonder." Xu Mu was slightly surprised. At that time, Yuan Tao, even at a young age, already showed amazing courage.
"Liangzhou, Shuzhou, and Yanzhou, which faces the grassland near Saibei in the north, are nominally vassal to Daji, but in fact, they are independent in their own affairs."
"If my lord is willing, he can invade Shuzhou one day, accumulate food, cast weapons, and recruit soldiers. All he needs to do is guard the only pass outside Shuzhou, which cannot be opened by ten thousand people."
"Mr. Wenlong, the snow is heavy."
Jia Zhou paused and smiled. During the time they spent together, he had already roughly understood that the little lord in front of him was not a mediocre person. Seriously speaking, he seemed to be someone who was careful at every step.
He could even imagine how difficult it was for the little lord to enter the inner city from the border gate. He had no background, no money or food, and was only a villager in his twenties, with a few old horses and a dozen weapons.
But even so, the little lord still found a good way.
"My lord, let's talk again someday when you're interested."
"Thank you Mr. Wenlong."
Without any further pause, fifty or sixty men and horses broke through the wind and snow and traveled another dozen miles.
"Weifeng, how far is it?"
"My boss, we're less than fifty miles away. If we go any further, we'll probably run into an army of soldiers."
"Take the path."
…
The wind and snow were getting stronger and stronger, making the whole city tremble with cold.
"If anyone hides money and food secretly, behead him immediately!"
"We are soldiers from heaven descending to earth to save those who are in dire straits."
"If you tell me one more time, anyone who hides money and food will be killed immediately!"
The sound of horse hooves passing by on the street outside the house from time to time.
Several people with miserable faces were squatting in the room, helpless.
"Little prince, what should I do?"
Among them, a fair-faced guy raised his head with red eyes.
"You ask me which one to go to! I have no martial arts skills, and I don't know how to lead troops to fight. No wonder my father doesn't like me and sent me to the inner city in winter."
"My young prince, don't panic...if the Grand Duke knew about it, he would definitely send someone to rescue us." Another old guard hurriedly comforted him.
"I do not know either."
The young prince rubbed his eyes and said, "I don't know if he will take care of me. After all, I don't know martial arts and I don't know how to lead troops in war. I am unpopular wherever I go."
"Little prince, it's okay——, no, those rebels are riding back again. Hurry, we'll hide in the cellar."
Several guards hurriedly picked up the young prince and got into a hidden cellar in the house.
Not long after, the door of the room was kicked open, and a few rough yells could be heard vaguely.
The young prince, who did not know martial arts, held his head and hid in the cellar shivering.
…
"My boss, Mei County is ahead of us."
In the wind and snow, fifty or sixty riders stopped their horses and stood coldly at the edge of the forest.
"Where are the officers and soldiers?"
"It's been a long time. We've been marching for at least five or six days, and we're still twenty or thirty miles away."
Xu Mu frowned. This round, he didn't count on those camp soldiers either.
But in the current situation, how can these people sneak into Mei County. Seven thousand people were entrenched, and each mouthful of saliva was enough to drown them.
"Lord, the way to enter the city is actually very simple." Jia Zhou showed a faint smile, "These fleeing rebels must have believed in their hearts that the more soldiers the better. They only need to change into ragged clothes and offer two horses as a refuge. If you give a gift, you will definitely be able to enter the city."
"Mr. Wenlong, these words are very kind."
"Wei Feng, run further away and come back in search of a dozen rags."
After about half an hour, Wei Feng took two or three people with him and ran back again, and he brought back more than a dozen tattered linen robes.
But there were clearly blood stains on the linen robe.
"Wei Feng, why is there blood?"
"When an old gangster with a cutting edge kills someone, I go to the knife. I spend my money to buy a few pieces and then pluck a few pieces from the corpse. Don't worry, my boss, the corpses are all buried."
Xu Mu did not react and was the first to change into a linen robe, not forgetting to leave the warm robe on the horse's back.
After more than a dozen people were replaced, Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief, chose two older and weaker horses, and prepared to go to Mei County.
"Mr. Chen, you are cautious, stay here and act as the opportunity arises."
Chen Jiaqiao nodded.
"Wei Feng, you also take the rest of the people and stay nearby to wait for me."
"If something happens to my boss, how can I have the face to see my wife..."
"I came from the border to fight. There was no way I could die without a mountain of swords and a sea of fire."
Wei Feng hesitated for a while and then said goodbye.
"Go into the city."
Xu Mu originally didn't want Jia Zhou to follow him because he was suffering from old injuries, but Jia Zhou insisted on going and had no choice but to agree.
Si Hu, Jia Zhou, and more than ten heroes from the Qinglong Camp, all wearing ragged linen robes, led two old horses, carefully followed Xu Mu, and hurried towards Mei County.
As Xu Mu expected, there were still half a mile away from the city gate. A few stragglers on patrol outside looked around cautiously, and then they captured Xu Mu's dozen or so people.
"Horse sacrifice?"
"We can't live any longer. We want to enter Daping Kingdom and compete for food. These two horses are used to intercept and kill rich dogs! It's a pity that there are too many guards. I wish I could take a few more and give them to the king."
"Okay, since you are a hero who rebels against discipline, please enter the city quickly!"
What bad intentions can a local straggler have? After hearing what Xu Mu said, he immediately looked overjoyed and hurriedly got out of the way without even reporting to his superiors.
Along the way, Xu Mu turned his head and looked at Jia Zhou beside him, each seeing a hint of complexity in the other's eyes.
If a hero takes control of Mei County, he will immediately close the city at this time, mobilize the people in the city to guard the city gate, and then think of ways to withdraw from the scope of the camp's suppression.
The two groups of rebels at the gate of the city collected their horses and even smiled happily. They took half a piece of red silk and asked Xu Mu, a dozen people, to tear it up and tie it on their right arms as a symbol of the rebels.
"That's why I said, the fire won't burn this time." Jia Zhou said in a deep voice as he walked on the street.
Xu Mu remained silent. Throughout the ages, uprisings such as Chen Sheng and Wu Guang had almost no success. Most of them became the last straw that broke the dynasty.
"Lord, time is too urgent. We can't leave the city for half an hour. After the officers and soldiers come to surround us, it is very likely that we will be trapped in the city."
