The General Is As Urgent As Law

Not long after, autumn began.

When autumn comes, Xisu will look for opportunities to rob merchants on the border between Guizhou and Yu, and if the opportunity is right, he will go to the city to rob.This kind of thing has been stationed by the Northern Army for many years, and they already know it by heart. When Xishou will come, and when there will be natural disasters and bad harvests, they will come several times. They are all clear.Ever since, at such a time, the Northern Army, which has been following the steps all day long, will become more cautious.

Although there are many soldiers in the north, with a total of [-] garrisons, there are also many Xisu people, and Dong Ming is also watching, eager to find a chance to get a share of the pie. No one knows how many people they will come. How big is it going to be.

As for the food grab in autumn, they all call it "fighting the autumn wind".

Xue Ziqin called a few lieutenants over to discuss this matter, and the veterans in the barracks knew at a glance that they were discussing countermeasures. Everyone knew that it was time to desperately.

But Jiang also didn't know about the autumn wind. He just felt that after autumn, the atmosphere in the barracks was a lot more dignified, not like before. Although the daily training continued, it was very slack.

The two of them were on night duty recently, and they both slept until the afternoon before waking up.

Wei Lin was still lying on the stack of straw, and Jiang also vaguely heard someone talking outside the tent, but he couldn't speak clearly, so he asked casually, "Why is everyone getting nervous recently?"

"Let's fight the autumn wind." Wei Lin said nonchalantly.

"What is the autumn wind?"

"It's just that a group of beggars who are about to starve to death are coming to grab food."

"If a beggar relies on robbing, then he is not called a beggar."

"Do I know this is an example?" Wei Lin said, "It's impossible for the northern army to just live here to enjoy the scenery, and they must guard against foreign invasions and food robbing."

"Then why does autumn come?" The two had been together for a long time, and the degree of Jiang's need to save face faded as the time got longer and longer.He really didn't know these things, but Wei Lin always knew that he thought that a gentleman should not be ashamed to ask, so he stopped being awkward, anyway, he was asking, not asking for advice.

Wei Lin propped up his hands and stretched his waist, and patiently explained to him in a lazy voice: "The border tribes don't have cities, and they don't know fine commerce. , so just come and grab us who have grain reserves."

"Can you beat them? They are too self-indulgent." Jiang Ye's tone was somewhat disdainful.Probably because he was born in this vast country, he felt that the border tribes were not dangerous.

"If you can't beat them, you can harass them. Anyway, if you grab something, it's a little bit." Wei Lin turned over lazily while talking, with his back to Jiang Ye, "I'll sleep for a while."

"Oh."

The conversation was divided into two parts, Xue Ziqin was sitting in the general's tent, and the four lieutenants in the hall stood aside with serious expressions.Xue Ziqin held the teacup in his hand, and didn't look at the four people below, looking a little careless.It was Min Qiu who took the lead: "General, it's time again."

"I know, otherwise why did I ask you to come here?" Xue Ziqin asked back.

Min Qiu was used to being teased by Xue Ziqin on weekdays, but now he didn't feel much, and continued: "The scouts have been arranged, how will the general plan to arrange other things."

Xue Ziqin smiled, that smile was quite normal, it wasn't a sneer, nor a belly laugh, in fact, it was probably just a smile.But when a smile appeared on Xue Ziqin's face, the matter itself seemed abnormal.The four people in the hall were a little panicked, they all looked at Xue Ziqin, waiting to speak.

But Xue Ziqin just didn't speak.

The atmosphere was so weird, Shan Mo couldn't bear his temper, and broke the silence: "Or follow the general's rules?"

Xue Ziqin beamed with joy when he heard the words, and burst out laughing: "You said it, it's not that I don't set an example, the old man has set the rules, and you all think the rules are good, don't you?"

"..." The four people in the hall fell silent.

Shan Mo really wanted to slap himself.The meaning of Xue Ziqin's smile just now was already obvious, it was digging a hole and waiting for them to jump four.

Normally speaking, Xue Ziqin suddenly became a general of the northern army, and this time Xizuan came to fight the autumn wind, it was his opportunity to show his performance, no matter what he did, he had to lead the attack himself, so that the Xisu people could not find the north.However, the Northern Army has more than [-] mighty men, and they have always arranged a division to deal with Xi Su.The reason is very simple, even if it is to survive the winter, it is impossible for Xishui to come out in full force, and the Northern Army has always been a representative of strong soldiers and strong horses. To deal with this kind of routine food grabbing activities, a few generals can't be said to be ten percent superior Heart.

As a result, the work of leading troops to block the attack has become a meaningless activity, and no one wants to take it upon themselves.Originally, I was happy to be idle in the military camp, but everyone still wanted to be lazy if they could.

Xue Ziqin smiled and waved to the four people in the hall, signaling them to come over.

Zhou Xiao seemed to have expected him to be like this a long time ago, sighed helplessly, shook her head, and walked up to Xue Ziqin first.Seeing Zhou Xiao walking past, Guo Linchong also followed.In a blink of an eye, the four of them gathered in front of Xue Ziqin's case, and saw that Xue Ziqin had come prepared and took out five bamboo sticks from under the case.

"The one who painted it won the prize, hurry up." He hid the colored end in his palm.

In the past, Xue Changfeng always ordered and arranged directly, but Xue Ziqin made the decision by drawing lots. I really don't know if this person is too casual, or he trusts the strength of the lieutenants under him too much.

No one was twitchy, each took one casually, and then

Light up the bamboo stick.

The bamboo stick that was randomly blackened with ink was in Guo Linchong's hand.

Guo Linchong looked at the bamboo stick and shook his head: "Hey, bad luck."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xue Ziqin's tone suddenly became serious, "To ensure the stability of the border, it is an honor to send you to lead the troops to stop Xisu!"

He really has the guts to say it... Hearing this, Guo Linchong replied silently in his heart, but he didn't dare to say anything on the surface, so he nodded and replied: "Yes, the general is right."

"Then it's settled. If there is no abnormality, Guo Linchong will handle the matter of blocking this year." Xue Ziqin was in a good mood, and his tone softened a lot.

Zhou Xiao looked at him and wanted to laugh.

He still knows a thing or two about Xue Ziqin's past.Although he didn't stay as long as Shan Mo, he also knew that Xue Ziqin had been bullied.As the saying goes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. There are quite a few people who have been staying in this military camp. Everyone has passed on, and there are several sets of rumors behind their backs. It is nothing more than those things in the past.

But Xue Ziqin's temper was really similar to the general's, and the gloomy days before didn't seem to have any effect on him.

Shan Mo saw that Guo Linchong took the job, his eyes were wrinkled, and after returning the bamboo stick to Xue Ziqin, he patted Guo Linchong's shoulder sympathetically: "Little Guo, just say there are not enough people, I will definitely support you." you."

"Thank you..." Guo Linchong said with a sad face.

Seeing that the matter of blocking Xi Su was finished like a farce, Min Qiu coughed twice, as if he had something to say.Xue Ziqin is very clear about Min Qiu's temperament, but this is what annoys him the most. Min Qiu always seems to have a preface when he says something, which is referred to as mother-in-law.

"If you have something to say, you can go out if you have nothing to do. You can go hunting if you have nothing to do. It just so happens that I'm hungry." Xue Ziqin said impatiently.The phrase "go hunting" was of course casual, as soon as Min Qiuna coughed, Xue Ziqin knew that he must have something to say.

"General, a letter has been sent from someone sent to investigate the identity of the famous general of Sui Kingdom who assisted King Wuqu."

"Oh?"

Several people sat back in the hall, only Min Qiu was left standing in front of Xue Ziqin, reporting.

After things happened one after another, Xue Ziqin felt that there must be something wrong with it.But the two assassins who assassinated Xue Changfeng died on the spot, and nothing could be found if they tried to investigate. After thinking about it, he decided to start from the general of the Sui Kingdom——from Hanzhou to Xiangcheng, this series of things happened strangely and quickly. Close, since it can't be verified here, it's better to change it.

"The general of the Sui Kingdom is Cao Zhong." Min Qiu said, "Cao Zhong's background has also been checked, but unfortunately it can only be found four years ago, and there is no news about it."

"Go on."

"Four years ago, Cao Zhong was suddenly reused by the fourth prince of Sui in Sui. They are all amazing talents. The incident in Hanzhou and even the invasion of Wuqu were all planned by him."

"Then this Cao Zhong is really a talent." Xue Ziqin said with lowered eyes, "Since he was already in Sui Kingdom four years ago, why did he sneak in from Yanzhou to join the army?"

"I really don't have a clue about this matter. After several investigations, there is no definite news. I went to inquire about the situation in Yanzhou. He joined the army spontaneously. His ancestral home is Xiangcheng, and he lives in Yanzhou."

Shan Mo felt a little confused, so he opened his mouth and asked, "Who is this Cao Zhong?"

"He is the spy who infiltrated into Yan Hangu before." The person who answered was Guo Linchong, obviously he knew about it better, "Cao Zhong'an pretended to be a recruit and infiltrated Yan Hangu's garrison, and then he did a lot of things... So, the man behind Wuqu King Gao He is the person." Guo Linchong said the last half of the sentence to Min Qiu, who nodded and continued: "Although I suffered a loss last time, neither Suiguo nor Wuqu was able to please, Cao Zhong's identity It’s also clear, and it’s not too bad.”

Xue Ziqin always felt something strange when he heard what these people said.

He didn't make a sound for a long time, and the people in the hall could only wait for Xue Ziqin to speak.

"Cao Zhong was the group of people I personally led, right?" Xue Ziqin asked.

Min Qiu nodded, he remembered these trifles most clearly.Xue Ziqin said again: "If it wasn't for Guo Linchong, I wouldn't even remember his name is Cao Zhongan."

Min Qiu answered, "It's indeed Cao Zhong'an."

"It's not that Min Qiu reported it that day, I just remembered..." Guo Linchong added another sentence.

"But I still think Cao Zhong is more fluent." Xue Ziqin said, looking at Guo Linchong with playful eyes.Guo Linchong happened to be looking at Min Qiu, and he didn't look at Xue Ziqin at all. Min Qiu didn't notice anything wrong, but followed Xue Ziqin's words and said: "That's true, but the name Cao Zhongan is not bad."

"A general of the enemy country is still a spy, why do you still praise him?" Shan Mo asked a little puzzled.

Xue Ziqin smiled indifferently: "This is called distinguishing between public and private. He must be a dirty villain, but it's okay to get the name. It's okay, let's go, Guo Linchong."

"Here!" Guo Linchong came back to his senses and looked at Xue Ziqin quickly.

"I'll leave the matter of blocking to you, don't mess it up."

"Yes."

After saluting one by one, the four of them withdrew from the general's tent one by one. Min Qiu was at the end. Just as he was about to go out completely, Xue Ziqin stopped him again: "You stay here for a while."