On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger.
In Zhuangzi, Jia Zhou asked someone to get red paper and write down couplets one after another. Puppy Fu, with the help of children, began to go into the forest to pick up dead branches, and tied a new broom to prepare for sweeping the dust.
"My boss, there is news from Mr. Chen. Two thousand carts of grain have arrived at Shanye Village and a warehouse has been set up near the ancestral hall. They are just waiting for the Lord's order." Chen Sheng came over in a hurry.
"Very good." Xu Mu smiled.
"Chen Sheng, starting from this period, you and Heifu will also take the villagers to the Mountain Hunting Village first."
Regardless of whether things succeed or not, when chaos breaks out in the inner city, it will not be wise to stay in Horseshoe Lake. To put it mildly, if the young Marquis is really determined, he will not be in a hurry to come back.
"Don't worry, my boss." Chen Sheng hesitated slightly, "If I have both arms intact, I can follow my boss to kill the enemy."
"Don't talk nonsense." Xu Mu clung to Chen Sheng's shoulders, "Brother Sheng is a great contributor to Xujiazhuang in my heart. If Brother Sheng hadn't helped me fight for my life, I would have died in Wangzhou."
"You and I are brothers. If we wait, don't talk about it again."
Chen Sheng's eyes were slightly red and he nodded seriously. When he turned around, he raised an arm vigorously and wiped his eyes for a long time.
In the wind and snow, the entire Xujiazhuang seemed to be busy all of a sudden.
Until noon, the sound of horse hooves could be heard from the path outside Horse Ti Lake.
Xu Mu, who was checking the knife, frowned and stood up.
"My boss, they are the army!" Gongou above said in a calm voice.
"Longbow, how many people are there?"
"At least five to six hundred people."
"Master, who will come to Horseshoe Lake at this time?"
Xu Mu shook his head, not guessing for a moment. According to his opinion, the most likely possibility is that the traitorous prime minister. After all, in the last round, the one with the broken ax suffered a big loss at the hands of Si Hu.
However, with the traitorous prime minister's pattern, shouldn't Yuan Tao be the primary target at such a critical moment?
"Damn it, it's that old boy, how can he also ride a horse?"
"Youwencai?"
"indeed."
Unconsciously, Xu Mu felt nauseated. If we say that the person we hate the most right now is none other than Juventus.
"Boss, I'm going to call the brothers from Qinglong Camp." Zhou Zun spoke angrily and ran towards the row of wooden houses behind Zhuangzi.
"Longbow, call the mountain hunting archers." Xu Mu said calmly.
No matter what it is, since Juventus dares to come forward in person, this matter must be a bit big.
More than five hundred people on horseback stopped their horses coldly in front of Horseshoe Lake.
Among the five or six riders parked at the front, there were not only outstanding talents, but also two middle-aged men wearing robes and armor. They looked fair and could not stand the cold. It was obvious at a glance that they were rich and powerful people.
"Who is Xu Mu!" A riding captain stepped out coldly.
"I am." Xu Mu calmly took two steps forward and looked at You Wencai. This time, You Wencai did not hide away. Instead, he raised his head and glared over coldly.
Xu Mu felt a little funny in his heart. When he first met Lao Tongsheng, he was still a greedy man who was greedy for money and flesh. Now he entered the inner city and his appearance changed.
"The Ministry of War has issued an order to suppress bandits! You bastards who kill people and take wealth, please listen!"
"In the late spring of the 18th year of Xingwu's reign in the Epoch Times, Xu Mu, a refugee, killed eight martial artists for no apparent reason in the wasteland outside Monan Town and abandoned their bodies in the wilderness."
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Xu Mu sneered. You didn't need to think about it to know that it was You Wencai's handiwork.
"Brother You, what a grudge. They brought an army to catch me. Could it be that they forgot that it was Xujiazhuang who gave you a bowl of food to survive."
"Don't talk nonsense. I'm not very familiar with you, a thief." You Wencai's voice was serious, with morbid joy on his face.
"The tide has turned, Master Xu, no one can protect you this time."
"Do you think that when I, Xu Mu, enter the inner city, I always rely on others to protect me?"
"if not."
Xu Mu laughed angrily and entered the inner city from the border. If he hadn't killed Di Gou and killed twenty cavalry officers and soldiers, Chang Shilang would not have come to win him over.
Similarly, if Baiqi had not entered the border and blocked the 130,000 Beidi army in the two cities, the young marquis Yuan Tao would not have had a heart-to-heart with him.
It is no exaggeration to say that he has led the villagers along the way, sword by sword.
"You, Youlang!" Xia Shuang, who was originally in the house, broke away from Jiang Caiwei's arm and ran forward through the wind and snow with red eyes, and ran to Zhuangzi.
"You bitch, shut up!" You Wencai shouted angrily as if he had been deeply humiliated. "You look up at me and then at yourself. You are just a maid, so you are worthy of shouting like this."
Xu Mu's face turned frosty. He finally understood that Juventus only thought that Yuan Tao left Changyang because his power collapsed. Then, it was used as a knife again.
All fools in the world have one characteristic, and that is insatiable greed.
"Xia Shuang, come back first."
Jiang Caiwei chased after her and wanted to run forward, but Xu Mu suddenly grabbed her arm.
"Xia Shuang, look up and see clearly what he looks like."
Xia Shuang shivered and stood in the wind and snow, feeling at a loss for what to do.
"What have you become! Xu Mu, you are also a dirty person! Tell me how noble and great you are, and you are not just a follower of others!"
"I just can't figure it out, how dare you talk to me!"
Ju Wencai, who was riding on the horse, shouted angrily.
"You are really sick." Xu Mu sneered.
"Haha, I know you want to leave the inner city. Once the young Marquis falls, you will run around like a dog again. But, I want to stop you."
"You misunderstood." Xu Mu sighed.
"Ha, look at him, he's still pretending to be aloof." Juventus laughed like a madman, looking at each other and laughing with the two wealthy generals in the same row.
"Stop talking to this thief. Prepare your camp and capture this thief!"
Xu Mu smiled.
Behind him, the Qinglong Battalion with more than 300 riders came roaring on horseback. More than a hundred mountain hunters and archers also climbed coldly to various heights in Zhuangzi, raising their iron bows.
"Master Xu, you want to rebel! The Ministry of War personally ordered the arrest, how dare you disobey!" You Wencai said with a ferocious expression, "This is best, just rebel. By then, all of your villagers will be hanged. die."
This sentence made Xu Mu's eyes suddenly darken.
"Do you think that a Viscount official can be lawless! There is an armed camp with more than 500 cavalry here. How can your villagers and dogmen kill them!"
"You are really crazy." Xu Mu waved his hand.
A small arrow shot down from a high place and pierced into Youwencai's calf. Suddenly, the pain was so painful that Juventus fell off his horse and fell to the snow.
"I originally thought that you were just like a nouveau riche, a bit vain. But now it seems that you are really seriously ill and cannot be saved."
Lifting his legs, Xu Mu walked forward coldly. Si Hu and Chen Sheng ran over and guarded Xu Mu closely.
"Thief, you dare to move——"
"Try moving one!" Xu Mu turned around and roared.
The rich general who was so shocked that he spoke suddenly paused on the spot.
"If you have any questions, go to the chief commander's office and find out who I am, Xu Mu. Don't say I'll kill one, I'll kill ten or a hundred. Your death will be in vain."
"What a big talk -" a captain spoke angrily, but before he could finish shouting, his head was pierced by a small arrow. The horse was so frightened that it dragged the body forward and ran forward, leaving bloody marks all the way.
"Kill, kill him! Kill him quickly! He is a rebel leader!" You Wencai on the ground shouted in pain.
"I don't believe it. You really dare to rebel-"
call out.
Another small arrow shot through the chest of another captain. The captain fell from his horse and died.
The officers and soldiers present all took a breath this time. Where did they get the courage to kill them?
"Longbow, watch carefully. Anyone who dares to say a word will be shot immediately!"
The two wealthy generals stepped back one after another. The officers and soldiers behind did not dare to move for a moment.
Xu Mu had a cold face, but there was an inexplicable helplessness in his heart. There are more than five hundred officers and soldiers on horseback, but no one is a hero.
"Brother You, I just suddenly realized that Brother You has been staring at me during this time."
"I know that you and I are tired of each other."
