Aggrieved Fish Sprite

The cool wind blows, and the drizzle washes away the dust and blood on the city wall.

At the head of Jiangxia City, the soldiers sat crookedly against the battlements. Some of them were slightly shorter, their eyes were directly covered by the helmets, and they had to raise their foreheads with difficulty when they spoke, so that they could barely see who the person opposite was. who.

"This damn weather is getting colder."

"...Hey, which general are you under the command of, why do you look at your face?"

The person being questioned hung his head, a little evasive.

"I escaped from Hua County."

"What Hua County, I think it's a soft bone from Nanping County!"

"you!"

The man showed humiliation on his face, pinched the opponent's arm that was holding him, and swung his fist away.

The muddy water on the ground was brought up, and the bang bang was hit, accompanied by the sound of the body falling heavily to the ground, and the applause of the surrounding soldiers, which instantly attracted the attention of a group of people.Life in the army is boring and boring, especially when defending the city. You are not allowed to walk around at will, and you cannot leave the city wall unless you are in rotation. Many people are holding back their anger and want to vent.

"Hit, kill the whole wretch!"

"I lost the face of the Jingzhou army!"

Mud dots splashed, mixed with a dozen arms stretched out here.

Seeing that the fight was about to turn into a bullying gang fight, a loud whip sound suddenly appeared in everyone's ears.

"What's going on? Stop!"

The guard of the warlord rushed to the crowd, regardless of right or wrong, and hit the crowd with a few whips.

The soldiers were all wearing armor, so as long as they were not drawn to the head, face, neck, and arms, it didn't hurt at all, but the military law was strict. They hurriedly shrank back and continued to lean against the battlements to shelter from the rain, pretending that the matter had nothing to do with them.

The two who fought at first could not avoid punishment, their leather armor was stripped off, and they were forced to lash ten times.

Qiu Jing saw all this in his eyes, frowned slightly, and said to his confidant: "The soldiers from Jingzhou who defected from Nanping County have been pushed out by soldiers from Jiangxia many times."

"Pavilion Master, my subordinates think that Old General Nie sent these people here on purpose."

It was Yuan Ting, the "tiger out of the mountains" who spoke, and he lowered his head slightly, with a cautious and humble expression.

There are not many people who understand the art of war in Fengxing Pavilion. The apprentices taught by Mr. Bao Guanyong are indeed outstanding in Fengxing Pavilion. After Yuan Ting was beaten by Meng Qi, there was another traitor among the brothers. Yuan Ting learned from the turmoil before and after Qiu Sizhi's death, and felt even more dissatisfied, so he joined Cheng Jingchuan's command and prepared to join the army to fight against the Tianshou Wang army at the junction of Yangzhou and Jingzhou.

Unexpectedly, he was sent back to Qiu Jing by Cheng Jingchuan,

After repeated tossing, Yuan Ting's temperament changed a lot.

Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that General Jiang Xia is an old friend of his teacher Bao Guanyong. At least Yuan Ting is convinced of this old general in his heart.

"The soldiers guard the city in rotation. Every time there is a disturbance, it is at an insignificant rest time. The positions of the foreign soldiers are very unfavorable. There are almost no people around them. The guards of the warlords come very quickly."

Yuan Ting lowered his eyes and said hastily and quickly, "Since the Tianshouwang army was defeated in Nanping County Fucheng ten days ago, Jiangxia has encountered three waves of attacks one after another. It is said that the army was defeated, but its combat power is not weak. Although the old general commanded well , and the number of rebels was less than we expected, and they were successfully defended in the end, but for many defenders, the madness of these rebels still exceeded their expectations."

Soldiers are also human beings. If anything is more difficult than expected, people will subconsciously shrink back.

Especially when seeing the corpses of colleagues and enduring the pain of wounds, morale must be low.

At this time, some special stimuli are about to come.

I also want to "warn" everyone that fleeing without a fight will not be tolerated anywhere.

"In this way?" Qiu Jing's expression showed disapproval, she shook her head and said, "These fugitives themselves are hidden dangers. They have already escaped for the first time, and they may escape for the second time. It became the first force to break the crossbow."

Yuan Ting was about to say that the warlord guards could control the few fugitives, and he heard Qiu Jing continue: "Besides, that person just now was not just transferred to the city for defense. Here to prevent bandits from attacking the city, he..."

He is no different from other Jiangxia soldiers.

The same bloody battle, the same is fighting hard, and there is no retreat.

When asked about his history, he lowered his head and dared not speak.

Fleeing in battle is bound to be beheaded in the army, and it is also a felony, but being led to "retreat" by generals after a defeat will not be punished by military law.But what the truth is, those who have experienced the destruction of the city know it in their hearts.

"The outer city of Nanping County was lost. It is true that someone made a big mistake, but the real mistake is definitely not on an ordinary soldier." The unbearable look in Qiu Jing's eyes slowly disappeared, and she turned her head to look outside the city. The warm autumn rain is like a gray curtain covering the whole world, and the river water in the distance can hardly be seen.

There were still corpses piled up outside the city, and a dozen or so people hanging from the city wall by hanging baskets were digging pits outside the city.

They would push the corpses down the pits, pour oil on them, burn them and fill them with earth.

There are many diseases in the south of the Yangtze River, especially when there is a lot of rain. The corpses cannot be kept for a long time or buried hastily.

Of course, doing such a job is risky. If bandits attack suddenly, and the hanging basket can only carry one person at a time, it means that most people will die. Usually, soldiers who make mistakes and are punished will do it.

The two people who had fought before were taken to the hanging basket after being whipped. One of them took a shovel and went down dejectedly.

It is not easy to work in the rain in this weather. If you are not careful, you may fall ill.

The world is difficult, whether a person is innocent or not, even his life and death are so insignificant.

To say that it is unlucky, it is probably an ordinary person who appears in a disadvantageous position at a bad time, and is unable to show extraordinary abilities, and is finally involved in the waves of misfortune.

Qiu Jing pressed his right hand against the rough city wall, and the slight pain cleared his mind.

"Has there been any news from Wu Di?"

Yuan Ting was stunned for a moment, he thought that Qiu Jing wanted to ask about the battle situation in Jingzhou, after all, the Qi army had already encountered the heaven-sent Wang Nikou.

"Not yet, no matter what, General Cheng broke camp yesterday and is heading east."

This is abandoning Jingzhou and preparing to deal with King Wu's troops. Obviously, King Wu does not intend to continue to sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight, but wants to go to the water to get some benefits, but Qiantang County and Jingzhou are separated by the land under the jurisdiction of King Ning. It's gone, no matter who it is, it's a good piece of fat.

Qiu Jing laughed at herself. The current situation is that she leads people to assist the Jingzhou army in defending Jiangxia, and Cheng Jingchuan fights against Wu army.On the surface, it seems that she is a little more difficult. People in Jianghu are unruly and unruly, and Jingzhou is close to falling. But in fact, Cheng Jingchuan’s situation is even more difficult. If King Wu’s ambition cannot be thwarted, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River will change again. .

"The chaos in the south of the Yangtze River must be ended before winter comes, otherwise..."

The people were displaced, and hunger and cold forced them to die in large numbers.

Once the population is lost, no matter how hard it is to recover Jiangnan's vitality, whether it is Qiu Jing's news network through Fengxing Pavilion and various commercial firms, or Cheng Jingchuan's ambition to change the way of life in this world, it will all be wiped out.

Because all changes must be based on solid warehouses and sufficient food and clothing.

Yuan Ting hesitated for a while, and finally asked in a low voice: "I don't know where Meng Guoshi is, can I invite him to General Cheng?"

"Wu Wang has no decent martial arts masters under his command. Mr. Qiu left enough manpower, and the prestige of the general is very important when the two armies are fighting. Meng Guoshi can help for a while, but not forever. Even if Wu Wang retreats, Ningdi still has one The mess is waiting for Cheng Jingchuan, he can only rely on himself."

As soon as Qiu Jing finished speaking, he saw more than a dozen horses coming towards this side in the distance.

The soldiers watching on the city wall whistled, and everyone got up holding their weapons.

"Wait a minute, it's our own people."

***

"Doctor Mo, please have some tea."

Mo Li stretched out his hands to rub his tired eyebrows, and smiled at the people in Fengxing Pavilion.

Daoist Ning was also sitting with him, his face was tired and dusty, he didn't look like a master at all.

The few sitting on the right are the elders of the Hengshan School, who are considered to be prominent figures in the Jingzhou Jianghu.

"The rebellious bandits are divided into five groups, and they are plundering in Jingzhou. Although those who escaped from the capital of Nanping County have been sniped by the Qi army and me, tens of thousands of Tianshou Wang's troops have been scattered to all parts of Jingzhou. ..."

Qiu Jing listened to his subordinates' eloquent reports, waved his hand to stop, stood up and bowed to everyone.

"Thank you for your hard work, seniors."

"It's okay, the old man didn't do anything, just eradicate some martial arts scum."

"Yes, if Daoist Ning and Doctor Mo hadn't been there, Hierarch Luo wouldn't have been executed so easily."

"Unexpectedly, it was Zheng Tu who conferred the king that day! Hey!"

Listening to everyone's comments, Ning Changyuan had a strange expression, and wanted to say that he was really not responsible for the death of leader Luo, but Mo Li shook his head at him, and Daoist Ning had no choice but to swallow the words again.

——Meng Qi showed up to the Qi army in the past few days, all with an old appearance, and this time he did not come with them. If Ning Changyuan explained, this strange thing about Meng Guoshi flickering, old and young It will be more widely circulated.

Although there were already various rumors in Fengxing Pavilion, one thing more is worse than one thing less, it doesn't matter who kills, and there is no place to get money.

The gerbil yawned in the ink carp's arms.

Stretch out your paws, the hidden pockets of this dress are relatively large, and you can lie down with your legs crossed.

The sword was gone, and Yunming Academy didn't need him, and the Qi army's suppression of the bandits was going well, so they simply got lazy.

Ning Changyuan seemed to have noticed something strange, and turned his head to look over. Mo Carp was serving tea from sideways without any trace, concealing the slightly bulging wrinkles on his chest.

Seeing that Qiu Jing was busy chatting with people from Jianghu sect and further controlling the situation in Jingzhou, Mo Li worried that the gerbils didn't eat anything today, so he excused himself from the journey and got up to leave first.

Qiu Jing didn't want to talk to Mo Li in front of so many people, so he ordered people to take Mo Li to the prepared wing to rest.

Ning Changyuan took the opportunity to follow.

"Wait for this matter, I don't know if the poor can go to visit Mr. Qin?"

"My teacher lived in seclusion for many years..."

Before Mo Li finished speaking, he felt an itchy "scratch" on his chest.

The gerbil was not happy.

Who wants to take Ning Changyuan with him when he goes back to "see" Xin Shangshan's "true face"?

Meng Qi was very thoughtful, Qin Lu was Ning Changyuan's savior, if old Mr. Qin looked down on him, angrily abducted his apprentice, and got out angrily, who would Ning Changyuan help?

No way!

Mo Li never expected the gerbil to think so much. He was about to speak when he suddenly heard commotion in the front yard.

This is the courtyard guarded by Jiangxia, because it was built in a good location and there are many houses, so it was taken out for the people of Fengxing Pavilion to live temporarily.

I don't want to, but here I even met someone who came to make trouble.

"Old man Nie is so old and foolish that he actually reused a group of unknown gangsters. Aren't they spies from the Holy Lotus Altar?"

"Come out! I want to see what kind of person he is, but he has three heads and six arms!"

Mo Li raised his eyes and saw a man in armor, full beard, and red eyes stepping in.

"General Han, calm down..."

The speaker looked polite, but with contempt on his face.

"Go away, you Jiangxia soldiers dare to bully my subordinates..."

Before that person could finish speaking, he was forcibly pushed out by the people from Fengxing Pavilion.

Even though he looked burly, how could he withstand being acupunctured?

"Who is this?" Ning Changyuan wondered.

"General Han of Nanping County, when he heard that the outer city was broken, he took his people and ran away. He even ran to Jiangxia, trying to persuade Old General Nie, and kept saying that he wanted to avenge King Jing." The people in Fengxing Pavilion curled their lips in disdain Said, "The outer city of the county mansion is so strong, it is no worse than Jiangxia, it broke down in a few hours, and there is still the face to shout around."

The ink carp gerbil didn't care about this farce.

After arriving in the house, Mo Li found out the clean clothes, looked at the food delivered, and sighed silently.

The greeting from Fengxing Pavilion was very considerate, with hot and hot water, just enough to have a full meal, wash off the dust and rest in bed, but there was no pastry.

At this time, no one in the city is likely to make pastries, so we have to save food.

When Mo Li turned around, he suddenly found that Meng Qi was already leaning on the couch and looking at him.

——Only a robe was covered on his body, the ink carp's.