When he reached a sparsely populated place, Chen Mobai took off his mask, took a deep breath, and said to Qingyu: "From now on, I am not innocent, and we have nothing to do with Black Jade Tower."
"Then what should I call you?"
"Since we are pretending to be brother and sister, you can call me brother."
Lin Miaocai also came up, took a look and said, "Hey, Chen Shaoxia is pretty handsome, wouldn't it be a waste to wear a mask all day long?"
"I don't dare to take the word handsome in front of you. I didn't expect Brother Miaocai to be so charming after cleaning up. I'm afraid even most of the women in Weiyang Palace will pale in comparison with you."
"It seems that Chen Shaoxia is quite familiar with the people from Weiyang Palace~"
"Since you and I are already companions, don't think that the young hero is older than the young hero. You and I are similar in age. We should address each other by our names. Just call me Mo Bai."
"Mobai...it means black and white, right and wrong, yin and yang, and the rotation of day and night. It seems that the person who named you has a deep meaning."
"This man is so noisy." Qingyu complained.
"But you should have shown your real name before entering the Black Jade Tower, right?"
"good."
"Just in case, you'd better cover up a little bit."
"What's your best idea?"
"Indeed, I do, but I have to force you two to pretend to be my escorts. Miss Qingyu rarely shows up, so you only need to dress up a little. You need to make more changes, but I have made preparations before leaving."
As he spoke, Lin Miaocai began to change Chen Mobai's appearance, darkening his entire face, adding a beard to his chin, adding a fake scar on one eye, and finally putting on hats for both of them. .
"How is it?" Lin Miaocai asked Xiang Qingyu.
"A lot uglier."
"..., in short, it's fine if you don't recognize it. By the way, Mo Bai, wrap your knife in a cloth and give it to me or whisper, your knife is too conspicuous."
As he spoke, he took out a short blade from his bag and handed it to Chen Mobai.
"Qingsong Villa is not a martial arts sect. It has no weapons at hand. It only has this short sword, but it is definitely extraordinary. It may be able to temporarily replace your weapon."
Chen Mobai took it and took a look. It was indeed not like an ordinary dagger. It was silver-white like moonlight and the word "Broken Moon" was engraved on the sword's spine.
"Where did this dagger come from?"
"My master left it to me for self-defense, but I really don't know anything about martial arts, so I might as well leave it to you. Besides, you two will act as my bodyguards in the future. You were originally meant to protect me, so it's just right."
Chen Mobai always felt that there seemed to be some relationship between the Broken Moon and his Setting Sun based on their names. However, one of the two weapons was given by his grandfather when he was a child, and the other was left to him by Lin Miaocai's master. Maybe it was just a coincidence.
"It's no problem now. From now on, you will be called Lao Hei and you will be called Xiao Qing. You are still brother and sister, and you are also my bodyguard and medicine boy."
Chen Mobai was too lazy to bother with this kind of thing, so he just replied: "It's up to you."
"Ha, although I am the master from now on, the next plan depends on what you plan."
Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment and then said: "I have an old friend who should be in the army now. If nothing else, he may still be with General Yang Yunfei. Let's go to Julang Pass."
"Eagle Flying General Yang Yunfei? I heard that the younger generation of the Hao Kingdom Army has a saying of the Northern Eagle and the Southern Tiger. I am also very curious about who this Yang Yunfei is."
Lin Miaocai suddenly remembered something, took out a wine bottle from his luggage, handed it to Chen Mobai and said, "Wen Bufan and Mo Zui gave this to me before they left. This thing is of no use to me, so give it to you."
"What's this?"
"Nine Yang Brewing."
"Isn't this the thing that almost killed Mo Zui?"
"That's right, Mo Zui's body can't withstand the power of this Jiuyang brew, but you are the true energy of the sun, and you have a very strong and yang constitution. This thing may be able to save your life when you are in danger."
"Only those with the most rigid and yang constitution can do it? What's the benefit?"
"Jiuyang Brewing contains nine rays of Yang Zhenqi. It is said that each digestion can double one's own zhenqi. When all nine paths are digested, the zhenqi can be increased by nine times. Just how long does it take to digest it? It depends on the understanding and the chance. But I have only heard that I have never seen the effects of people taking it. I finally saw a person who drank it and almost died."
"It can be considered a strange thing."
"It is indeed a rare thing. Thanks to Wen Bufan for being able to get his hands on it, the people in Night Valley will probably go crazy."
Chen Mobai heard that this thing came from Nightless Valley, so he asked: "Is this something from Nightless Valley?"
"No, and I heard that it is one of the dowries of the valley owner's daughter."
"This...since it's so important, let's find an opportunity to return it to others."
"If you want to die, go and do it yourself. Don't say that Mo Zui took a sip of this thing. Even if it is returned to Zhao intact, do you think Evernight Valley won't pursue the matter of stealing the dowry?"
"Well, forget it then."
Chen Mobai then thought about it, this Jiuyang Brewing was useless to Mo Zui, and it might be a life-killing talisman, so he gave it to Lin Miaocai, and now Lin Miaocai lost it to him. Could it be that he was being taken advantage of.
Looking at Lin Miaocai's relaxed look, it was indeed true.
well……
Chen Mobai let out a long sigh, forget it, there is no difference between this thing in Lin Miaocai's hands and his own.
Passing through Ziwu City, Chen Mobai had a lot of memories when he came here again. The three of them came to Wanfu Tower to sit down, and they encountered Huang Youyun's intensive arrangements.
"Boss, what are you doing?" Lin Miaocai stopped Huang Youyun and asked.
"This guest, I will ask you to sit down and see what you are going to eat."
"I want to ask the boss why he is in such a hurry?"
"Oh, you ask this. There is a war going on here. I have friends who are in the army. I don't want to try my best to send some food, clothing and other things there. It's my best effort."
Lin Miaocai smiled and said: "What a coincidence, I am also about to go to Julang Pass to find General Yang to help."
"Are you talking about Yang Yunfei?"
"Exactly."
"Then we shouldn't go to Julang Pass, but to Xiegu, but..."
After Huang Youyun talked about it, they learned that Yang Yunfei and Mu Chengfeng had been guarding Xiegu Town to resist the competing forces for several months. Now that they had run out of food and grass, and had no reinforcements or supplies, it was only a matter of time before the city was breached.
"That's why I transferred the inventory from restaurants in several surrounding cities and tried to transport it to Xiegu to help General Yang. Now the supplies from various cities are being transported to Ziwu City one after another. If you want to go to help, you might as well go with us."
"The boss's move can be regarded as a model in the business world." Lin Miaocai said with a smile.
"Just preparing some food and grass is just a drop in the bucket. Without reinforcements, it may not be so easy to hold Xiegu. And from what you just said, Yang Yunfei is trapped because Xiegu is one of the key barriers for the Jingjun to encircle and resist Langguan. First, General Zhenbei intended to get rid of him with the help of Jingguo, and ordered him to sit in Xiegu to resist the Jingjun. However, he only allowed Yang Yunfei's own troops and 20,000 old, weak, sick and disabled to garrison. At present, food and support were exhausted, making Xieguo The valley is already a dangerous city, and in this case, it is not a crisis that these grains of food can resolve."
"This... what you said makes sense, what should we do?" Huang Youyun was just a businessman. He had never thought of so much before. After Lin Miaocai reminded him, he suddenly ran out of ideas.
"Sir, is there anything you can do?" Chen Mobai asked.
"Since Yang Yunfei was deliberately isolated, I am afraid that Xiegu is already an abandoned city in the eyes of the Zhenbei Army. As far as I know, the Yang family has always been stubborn and will never dispatch the garrison from Jieshan to come for reinforcements and follow Yang Yunfei to station in the northwest pass. There are probably not many silver-armored troops. From this point of view, we can only say... Xiegu is in trouble."
"Sir, don't make sarcastic remarks. Is there anything you can do about it?" Chen Mobai said angrily.
"Uh... there is a way, but we still need Boss Huang's help."
"Come and tell me."
Lin Miaocai thought for a moment and whispered something in Huang Youyun's ear.
Huang Youyun looked stunned.
"Aren't you kidding me?"
"No kidding, I don't want to accompany you to die."
"Your Excellency, please note that although Mr. Huang is a businessman, there are also some capable people around him. If you deceive me, the consequences will be..."
Lin Miaocai smiled and said, "Of course I won't lie to Boss Huang."
Seeing Lin Miaocai's determined look, Huang Youyun hesitated and decided to start preparations as Lin Miaocai said.
After he left, Chen Mobai asked: "What kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd?"
"Hey~ The secret of heaven must not be leaked, it must not be leaked."
"Mysterious." Qingyu rolled her eyes and said.
"Don't worry, it's such a good opportunity. If I don't perform well, how can I make you believe that I can help you."
"By the way, Mo Bai, on the way I heard you say that Su Wenfang, who is known as the most intelligent person, and Mu Chengfeng, who is also known as the most intelligent one, are all together with Yang Yunfei?"
"Xizhou tips..."
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, he is known as the smartest person in Hao Kingdom and the smartest person in the west, right?"
"You can say that, what?"
"That shouldn't be too stupid."
"..."
Julangguan, a fortress on the northwest frontier of the Hao Kingdom, is a strategically important battleground for military strategists. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Jingguo's 500,000-strong army was divided into three groups. The Western Army was divided into 100,000 troops and detoured to Xifeng City. The Eastern Army was divided into 100,000 troops to seize Xiegu, a town on the east side of Julang Pass. The road is broken, and eventually the siege of Julang Pass will be formed.
Once Julang Pass is surrounded and the rescue and supply routes are cut off, Julang Pass will be destroyed without attack, and the Zhenbei Army will eventually end up being surrounded and suppressed.
It was only a matter of time before Xifeng City was defeated. The passes in the surrounding towns were captured one after another, and several rescue teams sent out were blocked. The situation was not optimistic. Although Yang Yunfei was guarding Xiegu Town on the east side of Julang Pass, thousands of people were fighting against the 100,000-strong army of Jingguo.
"It is simply harming the country! Why do you want to kill me? When the competing countries are defeated, my head, Yang Yunfei, can be taken away from my neck at any time. However, we should not abandon the interests of the country and the people without considering it!"
Yang Yunfei was furious at this time. He knew clearly that there were defenders stationed at Shuanghe Road, but he couldn't get any response despite asking for help several times.
"Li Wei, the general of the Shuanghe Road garrison, is a person supported by General Yuan Ziyi of Zhenbei. He must have given his instructions, so he has been slow to come for reinforcements."
"If this continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to last ten days."
"If the competing army knows our current situation and attacks the city with all its strength, they won't have to wait ten days, they can break the city within three days."
"Mr. Su, Brother Mu, do you have any countermeasures now?"
Mu Chengfeng was thoughtful, but stopped talking.
"If you have anything, just say it."
"I'm afraid the general won't even tell me."
Yang Yunfei frowned, not knowing what he meant.
"Abandon the city."
"No!" Su Wenfang immediately refused.
"A hundred thousand competing troops cannot compete with a few thousand of us. Instead of destroying the city and killing people, it is better to change our troops into guerrilla troops. The purpose of the competing troops is to seize Xiegu and besiege Julangguan. They will not pursue us to the death. These are several thousand people. When the competing army wants to go around to the rear of Julang Pass, we can change from defenders to reinforcements and form a pincer attack with the Zhenbei Army. At that time, Yuan Ziyi will ask us for rescue."
"Although this method works, it is only a last resort. There are still people in Xiegu Town who have not left. If it were not for the help of the people in the town in a few months, we would no longer be able to support them. What will happen to these people who have abandoned the city now?"
"It must be impossible to take care of everything."
"This method is not feasible."
Mu Chengfeng sighed: "I said you definitely don't want to do this."
"With the combat power of our Yang family's Silver Armor Army, as long as one man can distract the competing army and disrupt the opponent, we can kill them by surprise."
"We have been fighting for several months, and the country has elite soldiers and generals, and we only have two thousand silver-armored troops... If it hadn't been for Mr. Su's wisdom, Xiegu would have fallen long ago."
"If it doesn't work, let the people evacuate first. We buy time for the people. Even if we die, we must try our best to ensure that the people in the city evacuate safely."
"Withdrawing the people will be known to the Jingjun, and then there will be no way out but to give it a try. But if Xifeng City is destroyed and the barrier of Xie Valley is lost, Jilang Pass will be really unsafe."
Faced with a dilemma, Yang Yunfei couldn't make a choice for a while.
"Report!"
When they were in trouble, a messenger came to report that Xifeng City had been captured by the Jing army.
Before Yang Yunfei and others could react, someone else came to report, and Wu Yuan called for formation under the city.
Su Wenfang said with a happy face: "Xifeng City has been lost, Yuan Ziyi will not let Xiegu fall. We only need to wait for reinforcements for a few more days."
…
"Yang Yunfei! From now on, don't call him the Eagle Flying General. He hides in his shell all day long and doesn't dare to fight. Instead, call him the Shrinking Turtle General!"
The man who called the formation was tiger-backed and dark-skinned. He was none other than Wu Yuan, the leader of the attack on Xiegu.
Yang Yunfei held the spear tightly on the city. On normal days, he would have gone out of the city to fight, but in the current situation, he was tied to Xiegu Town and could not act rashly.
At this moment, several people were observing the situation on the high ground in the distance.
"It seems that Yang Yunfei has no countermeasures now and can only stick to one day at a time. It is a pity that the generation of generals who should have become the pillar of the country is about to perish."
"Don't be so secretive, just say it if you can."
Lin Miaocai pointed to a forest far outside the city and said: "That forest just blocks the view, so we will rescue Xiegu from there. Boss Huang, do as I told you before."
"Okay." Huang Youyun responded and went to direct the action.
Chen Mobai didn't ask any more questions this time. Seeing Lin Miaocai being so calm, he wanted to see what he could do.
In Xiegu Town, Yang Yunfei refused to fight no matter how much the opponent yelled and cursed him. Jingguo originally did not dare to attack, first because he was afraid of Yang Yunfei, and secondly because he suffered a lot from Su Wenfang, so he did not dare to attack rashly. Now it seems that Yang Yunfei and Su Wenfang have no choice but to huddle in the city and hold on.
After calling for battle for several days, his patience was almost exhausted. Wu Yuan finally made up his mind to launch a fierce attack, vowing to take Xiegu Town in one fell swoop.
"The whole army is on alert! Archers!" Yang Yunfei also saw the situation clearly. While commanding the army, he began to evacuate the people out of the city.
When the dark clouds of the competing troops were pressing down on the territory, and arrows were raining down from the city wall of the Xie Valley, suddenly smoke gradually rose from behind the forest in the distance.
"what happened?"
"Report! There seems to be an army coming from the east. Look at the flag. The flag seems to be..."
"Stop hesitating, what is it?"
"It's the Flying Eagle Flag of the Silver Armor Army! The flag is the Chinese character for Yang!"
Wu Yuan was immediately struck by thunder and almost jumped off his horse.
"Yang family? How many soldiers and horses are here?"
"Look at the flags, there are hundreds of them."
"What! Who is leading tens of thousands of silver-armored troops? Is it Yang Pingchuan? Are you sure you read it correctly?"
"Never...can never be wrong!"
Wu Yuan was completely panicked at this time, thinking why the Yang family's reinforcements didn't come earlier and late, but they came at this time. Hundreds of flags showed that the reinforcements were at least tens of thousands, and they were still silver-armored troops.
The deputy general beside him also reminded: "General, if the Yang family's reinforcements arrive, it will be very detrimental to us."
"Nonsense! I still don't know!"
At this time, Yang Yunfei and others on Xiegu City also saw the unexpected situation.
"Is that the Yang family's banner?" Mu Chengfeng asked.
Yang Yunfei has outstanding eyesight, like an eagle's eye, and he is very familiar with his own flag. He noticed something was wrong at a glance, so he immediately denied it: "It looks similar, but it is not, and it will definitely not be the Yang family coming to help."
"Why?"
"My father is guarding the Jieshan defense line, and the Yang family's elite are also stationed at the two passes of Jieshan. Even if the war here is tight, it is absolutely impossible to send troops to support without reason. What's more, I have never sent a signal to my family for help."
Su Wenfang remained silent, just observing the situation in the forest. After listening to Yang Yunfei's words, he frowned slightly and said, "Although I don't know who did it, I came here at the right time."
"What do you mean, Mr. Su?"
"General, now you are leaving the city with all your troops. Although you charge and kill, the competing troops will not dare to fight."
Yang Yunfei immediately understood the intention.
"Yes, with Jingjun's fear of the Silver Armored Army, if we attack with all our strength now, Jingjun will definitely retreat without a fight."
"The other party may not be sure now that the reinforcements coming are from the Yang family, but in such a passive situation, if the general leads his troops to attack proactively, then it will be confirmed that the reinforcements will be the Yang family's silver armor army."
Yang Yunfei raised his silver spear and said, "Brother Mu, you have been holding back for so long, are you willing to kill the enemy with me?"
"of course."
After saying that, the two men descended from the city wall, quickly gathered the entire army, opened the city gate and led the entire army out of the city.
Sure enough, it was better not to leave the city. When Wu Yuan saw Yang Yunfei taking the lead and charging out of the city, he immediately panicked. He secretly thought that the Yang family's reinforcements had arrived and hurriedly ordered the withdrawal.
After being surrounded for several days, Yang Yunfei had been holding back his anger for a long time and had no place to vent it. Now, just as Su Wenfang said, they had just fought out of the city and the enemy ordered to withdraw their troops. In this case, how can we vent our anger without killing thousands of people?
Suddenly, the formation of the competing army collapsed, and the corpses of those who were behind were killed by Yang Yunfei and others were strewn across the field. Yang Yunfei did not stop the pursuit until they had withdrawn more than ten miles away.
He reined in his horse and looked in the direction of the forest. The rising dust became more obvious, and it seemed that many troops were approaching. Yang Yunfei turned over and dismounted, lay on the ground for a moment, then stood up, laughed a few times and said, "Let's go! Go meet this group of bold people."
After entering the woods, Yang Yunfei soon encountered "reinforcements".
"Boss Huang! It's you!"
"Mr. Mu, long time no see."
"Who is this?" Yang Yunfei had never seen Huang Youyun before, so he asked.
"This is Boss Huang Youyun Huang of Wanfu Building, and this is General Yang Yunfei."
"It turns out that this is General Yang. I have admired the general's reputation for a long time. Today, when I saw him, he turned out to be extraordinary."
"Boss Huang, thank you, but why would you..."
"Brother Yang, Boss Huang, this is not the place to talk. Let's go into the city and elaborate later."
Back in Xiegu Town, Huang Youyun explained while asking people to unload the supplies. Such behavior was naturally Lin Miaocai's idea. The thick smoke and hundreds of flags that appeared to be nothing more than the creation of more than 200 people walking back and forth on the ground with flags tied to the big brooms that Lin Miaocai asked Huang Youyun to make. The dusty appearance, the sound of horse hooves and armor were also made with props prepared in advance.
