Will Ming

Chapter 270 Nine

Xu Shiji came back half a day late, and he and Cheng Zhijie rushed back with more than a hundred gray-clothed soldiers. On the way, they heard that the people from Wagangzhai had besieged Lei Ze County, and the two were even more urgent. , changed direction and rushed to Lei Ze day and night. When they arrived outside the camp of Wagangzhai, their clothes and faces were so dirty that even the soldiers of Wagangzhai didn't recognize them.

Even Xu Shiji, who pays attention to his appearance and always maintains his demeanor, is covered in dust. If he washes his face, the water for washing his face may be even more turbid than the water of the Yellow River.

"stop!"

The Wagangzhai soldiers guarding the camp gate held their spears and shouted loudly: "Who is it!"

Cheng Zhijie glared at the soldier and said, "It's been less than a month since you left, why don't you even know me? You don't know me, don't you know the long spear in my hand?"

As he spoke, Cheng Zhijie took off the horse lance that was hanging on the victory hook and threw it forward. With a bang, the long lance stabbed not far from the soldier's feet and plunged into the ground deeply.

The soldier's eyes widened, he looked at the long lance in disbelief, then at Cheng Zhijie and said tremblingly, "Master Cheng...and a military advisor?"

"what!"

The soldier suddenly screamed, turned around and ran back: "Everyone, come and see, the military commander and the others are back! Master Cheng is also back! Come and see, they are all back!"

He ran and screamed, looking a little crazy.

Cheng Zhijie burst out laughing, and immediately pulled out his long spear and hung it up, then said to Xu Shiji, "Damn it, it looks like we've seen a ghost."

Xu Shiji looked at Cheng Zhijie, then looked down at his dirty clothes and sighed: "At this time, you and I are probably not more beautiful than ghosts."

The two dismounted. Soldiers from Wagangzhai came to lead their horses, greetings were endless. Xu Shiji and Cheng Zhijie walked into the camp while smiling and talking to everyone. Not long after, Zhai Rang and Shan Xiongxin hurried out of the camp. Inside ran out.When Zhai Rang saw Xu Shiji and others, he took a few steps and grabbed Xu Shiji's hand, looked it up and down carefully, and said with emotion: "Mao Gong, I'm sorry for you."

He grabbed Cheng Zhijie again, his face changed and his eye circles turned red and he was about to cry: "You two, let the brothers miss you so much!"

Cheng Zhijie laughed loudly and said, "Brother, haven't we come back well?"

Shan Xiongxin also hurried over, and the four of them held hands and talked.

"Big brother..."

Cheng Zhijie glanced at Zhai Rang and said, "Can we talk about it later? The military division and I are in a hurry to come back day and night, and we haven't eaten all day."

"quick!"

Zhai Rang turned around and ordered loudly: "Prepare wine and food for the military division and Master Cheng!"

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"Big brother..."

After taking a good bath and changing into dry clothes, Xu Shiji regained his former style. He picked up the wine glass and called Zhai Rang, and said: "The tired elder brother came to pick us up with his brothers. I feel uneasy. Respect Big Brother, I won’t say much about the rest!”

Zhai Rang picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "They are all my brothers, why are you talking so strangely?"

Everyone drank the wine in their cups, Xu Shiji pondered for a while and then asked: "Brother, I heard that Pu Shangong is a guest in our cottage, why don't you see anyone?"

"Ugh……"

Zhai Rang sighed and said: "You came back half a day late, and Mi Gong has already left. Before leaving, Mi Gong was very regretful because he couldn't see you and Brother Yaojin. Mao Gong, why did you come back by yourself? Wasn't it Li Is that guy Xian detained? Did he let you go because he was afraid when he heard that the army from Wagang Village came?"

Xu Shiji shook his head slowly, and briefly explained what happened to him in Yanyun Village.He deliberately concealed the cooperation between Li Xian and Zhang Xutuo, the governor of Qi County, which he had discussed with Cheng Zhijie on the way.

Zhai Rang and the others heard that Yanyunzhai's troops were elite and good at fighting, and with more than 15 troops, they killed Zhishilang Wang Bo's [-] troops to ashes. The faces of him and Shan Xiongxin immediately became serious. YouQi inquired in detail about the cavalrymen of Yanyun Village and the heavy-armored Mo Daomen. The two of them glanced at each other, and Zhai Rang sighed: "I didn't expect that the troops in Yanyun Village would have such combat power. It seems that we underestimated them." ah."

Shan Xiongxin sneered: "Even so, what can we do? Could it be that our Wagang Village is afraid of them?"

"Second brother!"

Xu Shiji persuaded: "It's not that I'm afraid. Who is our Wagang village afraid of? It's just that our Wagang village has just developed now. If we rashly start a war with Yanyun village, even if we can win the battle, our Wagang village will definitely be strong." Big injury. Second brother, think about it, if tens of thousands of brothers are killed or injured, don't you feel bad?"

"This……"

Shan Xiongxin's complexion changed and he sighed: "Could it be that we can bear this bad breath?"

Zhai Rang was afraid of the table and said: "Of course I can't bear it anymore! Mao Gong was held back for half a month by the people of Yanyun Village. We must help Mao Gong and Yao Jin get back the debt. But Mao Gong is also for us Wagang For the sake of the village, I don’t want us to lose too much in order to fight for breath. I think this is good. Since Mao Gong doesn’t want to completely fall out with the people of Yanyun Village, then Li Xian has never felt sorry for Mao Gong. Then go back and save some face for Li Xian."

"Big brother..."

Xu Shiji didn't continue to persuade, but asked Zhai Rang: "Pu Shangong has stayed in the village for these days, and he didn't give advice for our cottage? He is the most famous person in the world, so he is naturally insightful."

"Of course there is!"

Speaking of this, Zhai Rang's eyes suddenly brightened: "I received your personal letter. I was still hesitating between sending troops or not. Clearly, I made up my mind to send troops to save you."

Zhai Rang said exactly what Li Mi had said, his eyebrows beaming as he spoke.

Seeing Zhai Rang's expression, Xu Shiji sighed deeply in his heart.

"By the way, Mao Gong, who are those people you escorted back?"

Shan Xiongxin was curious when he thought of Li Xian and the others remanding more than a dozen prisoners.

"It's Li..."

Cheng Zhijie opened his mouth to tell the truth, but Xu Shiji quietly pulled him under the table, he winked, and Cheng Zhijie forcibly suppressed the rest of the words.

"It was those people who were caught by Li Xian who encouraged our Dongjun people to go to Dongping County to make troubles. These people first sneaked into our Dongjun County, encouraged the people to go to Dongping County to farm, and then took the opportunity to instigate the Dongjun people to have conflicts with the local people. Then put the blame on our Wagang village."

"No reason!"

Zhai Rang slapped the table and said angrily, "Who sent them there!"

"Yes……"

Xu Shiji paused and said, "Jibei Zhishilang Wang Bo."

Cheng Zhijie's eyes widened instantly, but he didn't say anything because of Xu Shiji's eyes.Xu Shiji sighed: "That Zhishilang Wang Bo wanted to attack Dongping County and take Juyeze, so he came up with such a dirty method. He wanted to provoke our Wagang Village and Yanyun Village to fight, and then he took the opportunity to seize Dongping County. But after all the calculations, he missed one thing, and had to launch an attack on Dongping County in advance."

"What is it?"

Zhai Rang asked.

Xu Shiji said: "Food and grass! The food and grass of the Jibei Army is not enough to last until the war between Wagang Village and Yanyun Village."

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"Mao Gong, what do you mean?"

That night, Zhai Rang asked Xu Shiji eagerly while pacing back and forth in his big tent.He stopped in his tracks, looked into Xu Shiji's eyes and asked, "Do you mean we just retreat back to Wagang in such a useless manner?"

"Big brother!"

Xu Shiji stood up and walked to Zhai Rang and said, "Brother, this is not useless at all!"

He said sincerely: "Brother, think about it, why did we have a conflict with Yanyun Village? Why did Li Xian detain me? Why did he let me back? Why did he come to Lei Ze from Sucheng with his army? Didn't leave in a hurry?"

"why?"

Zhai Rang asked.

Xu Shiji explained: "Because Li Xian doesn't want to be an enemy of our Wagang Village, brother, he is showing his favor. It can't be considered that he detained me that day. When I learned that it was Wang Bo who was soliciting right and wrong, I was very surprised. Annoyed, it happened that Wang Bo led an army to attack Dongping County, so I took the initiative to follow Li Xian to Sucheng to fight Wang Bo."

He looked at Zhai Rang and said: "I have made it very clear in the letter to my elder brother. Let's not make enemies with Yanyun Village for now. Personally lead the troops to level Yanyun Village. However, if we confront Yanyun Village now, firstly, we are not sure of victory, and secondly, isn’t this a trick that we know is Wang Bo’s trick and we want to get into his trap? ? If it gets out, our faces will be even worse!"

Seeing that Zhai Rang's face softened, Xu Shiji changed his tone and advised, "Brother, think about it, if you calm things down this time and give Li Xian of Yanyunzhai a chance to explain and admit his mistakes, the reputation of big brother's benevolence and righteousness will surely spread all over the world. Even the people of Yanyunzhai will be impressed by his generosity and virtue, how many people will come to serve as elder brother?"

"Didn't elder brother always say that the benevolent and righteous win the world!"

"Do you really think that we won't lose face if we return to Wagang Village?"

Zhai Rang hesitated and asked.

Xu Shiji said, "Of course not!"

"Brother, if Li Xian, the leader of Yanyun Village, apologized in person, and then brother Renyi forgave him, how could it hurt his face if it spread?