Jiaohua

Chapter 689 Returning to the Drunken Deer (Part [-])
One is an ambush and encirclement war, and the other is an encounter war.

Just like one side is the hunter and the other side is the prey.

If the prey wants to escape from the encirclement, it needs to use all its strength.

It is not easy for a hunter to catch a neat and orderly tiger.

In Youhu County, Jiangzhou, Jin Hongkang was always angry about letting Shen Lie lead his troops out of the siege, so for this ambush, Jin Hongkang issued a death order, and he must see Shen Lie's body.

Facing the Qiuyu Camp with rich combat experience in the army, Ouyang Huan had to make drastic adjustments according to the terrain in the shortest possible time.

If you want to preserve your troops as much as possible, you must sacrifice some of your troops to attract the opponent's firepower.

Therefore, they rushed all the way to Hetai Village, and scattered their soldiers and horses all the way.

From the integration of two, two into four, four into eight.

After arriving at Hetai Village, he continued to divide into two groups, and continued all the way to Guozhuang Jiangkou. He abandoned the carriage, and Guo Ziyu and the others stepped into Hetai Mountain, which is connected to Anzhu Pass in Hetai Village. He planned to go to Guozhuang after the limelight passed. Zhuangjiangkou.

There are only a hundred or so people left in a panic.

Guo Ziyu slammed angrily at an ancient tree, bleeding from his finger bones.

Ouyang Huan, who was not good at riding a horse, fell down on the low rock, frowning.

In this battle, not to mention half of the survivors, even one-third of the survivors may not be there.

The orange light of the setting sun covered the sky, and the sound of fighting came from the northeast.

Looking up, you can see the afterglow burning brightly, and the wings of tired birds passing by the clouds.

"A lot of people will die." Ji Xiahe said.

Shen Lie looked at those sunset glows, but didn't speak, the warm sunset glowed his cold white skin with a layer of light.

Di Jinsheng followed behind them, his voice was cold: "No matter which side dies more, it is the enemy who dies."

"En." Ji Xia agreed.

It took them two days and two nights to circumnavigate an extremely distant mountain path and arrive at Drunk Deer at dawn on the third day.

Located in Zihe Xifang on Jinjialin Road in Zuilu, along the entire long embankment street on the north bank of Zihe River, there are seven inns under the name of Shen Lie.

The seven vacant inns were quietly full. The shopkeepers brought hot water and food that had already been prepared. The head manager counted the number of people, and there were a total of 25 people missing.

Du Xuan took the roster handed over by the chief manager, and after a while, he gave a faint "hmm".

"Did something happen to them?" the chief steward asked in a low voice.

"Troubled times, it's normal." Du Xuan sighed softly.

Thinking of the letter left by Guo Yu, Du Xuan said, "By the way, there is one more thing."

He took out the letter paper and handed it to the chief manager: "After reading it, make arrangements."

The families of these dark guards have undergone many transfers and relocations in the past two years.

But some old people always have the friendship of their homeland in their hearts, and they refuse to leave life and death, and they can't tell them clearly about the hidden conflicts with the Guo family. On hold for now.

After briefly explaining the matter to the chief manager, Du Xuan turned around and went back to the upstairs bedroom.

When he passed the door of Shen Lie's room, he pressed his ears to the door.

There was no sound of bathing water, nor the sound of pages turning, so he probably fell asleep.

Finally, I can rest well. Although this place can't be called home, it is my own territory after all, and it is a place where I can temporarily feel at ease.

Du Xuan straightened up, raised his eyes and glanced at the inn.

drunk deer.

Drunk deer.

This is also his hometown.

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The Drunk Deer Guo family occupies an area of ​​[-] mu just for their mansion in the city.

Opposite the mansion is the busy market, where there are many tea shops and hawkers, the streets are bustling and prosperous, and the flow of people is dense.

Since Geng Yin, the gate of the Guo Mansion has never been closed.

No matter day or night, the gate is full of people coming in and out, with all kinds of clothes, whether poor, rich, old, or vigorous, they really want to step on the threshold.

As the sky was getting darker, a carriage stopped, and three middle-aged men wearing scarves, who described elegance and elegance, got off the carriage.

The guards in front of the gate accepted their invitations and turned around to enter the mansion.

The faces of the three of them were not good, and they stood by the carriage a little dejectedly, talking to each other very softly, feeling uneasy.

Not long after, the guard came out and asked them to go in and wait in the tea room.

The person they came to meet this time was Guo Zhaohai, the busiest member of the Guo family.

After returning from Jiangzhou, Guo Zhaohai has been in the Guo Mansion, almost staying at home.

But since he came back, seven out of ten people who came to visit Guo's house came to see him.

Three men went into the tea room, and there were already nine people waiting inside.

They are all literati who are proficient in poetry and books. When they meet each other, whether they know each other or not, they are used to asking each other.

The three men were no exception. After greeting the others, they sat down quietly.

There are many people, and the status is more or less, so some people can't hide their desire to express themselves, those who show their talents, those who show off their power, and many anecdotes must be brought out.

The three men sat silently. When people asked about them, they answered a few words. If others didn't ask, they just stayed in the corner as if they didn't exist.

Some people chatted and mentioned Hengxiang and Dongping Academy.

That little evil boy who was arrogant and arrogant in the capital reappeared, and said that she will protect Dongping Academy, and she will not forgive anyone who dares to touch Dongping Academy.

The storytellers spoke vividly, saying that even if she could not deal with thousands of troops, it would not be difficult for her to sneak attack and assassinate the chief general among the thousands of troops.

The three men were speechless. When they heard the word "Ali", one of the men looked up at the speaker.

The man was keen, noticed his gaze, turned around and smiled and said: "Why, brother is also interested in that girl Ali?"

"No," the man shook his head, "it sounds familiar."

At this time, a little maid came in to serve new tea.

The three men thanked them lightly, and then heard the little maid say to them in a low voice: "My master said that you can only go one of the three of you, so go now."

The three of them paused, and then looked at each other.

"I'll go," said a man, "I'm a little more eloquent than you."

The little maid led him and quietly left through the side door.

Others are not stupid and know it's queue jumping.

But he acted in a subtle way, not blatantly, and who he wanted to see was the master's final decision, so everyone should just turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye.

Guo Zhaojiang was not alone in the study. There were six other people in the study, including Guo Yanchuan, the third master of the Guo family.

The man followed the little girl in, and the little girl retired quietly after blessing her. The man took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Villain Wang Xudu, I have met Mr. Guo."

"Sit," Guo Zhaojiang said, "Mr. Wang is polite."

Wang Xudu thanked him and sat down beside him.

Seeing that Guo Zhaojiang didn't show any intention of retreating, Wang Xudu frowned slightly: "Master Guo...Your Excellency should know the purpose of my trip."

Guo Zhaojiang smiled lightly, and said, "I can't make up my mind about Shen Lie. Our Guo family has already severed all ties with him."

　Thank you Hua Lizi for your reward~!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)