As expected, Li Mi's army did not launch any offensive against Luoyang City in the past half month. Although Wang Xuanying is no longer the commander of Luoyang's soldiers, he still went to various military camps all day long to show off his eldest son's majesty. Although I am the commander of Luoyang's soldiers, I have already awarded Kou Zhong the Golden Seal. In fact, he has assumed the position of commander, and I have gradually moved behind the scenes. During these ten days, Kou

Zhong was busy, and all his food, drink, accommodation and transportation were moved to the military camp. It was not as good as sharing the joys and sorrows. Therefore, he was deeply respected by the soldiers in Luoyang. In their memory, no general could have been with them food, clothing, accommodation and transportation like Kou Zhong. And I was finally able to get free. I had the rare time to live a warm life quietly with my beloved wives in the restaurant, play with them, and give me some advice on their kung fu.

It took me a lot of effort to explain to him from Yang Gongqing. He was able to accept that I would step down behind the scenes and Kou Zhong would achieve the task of unification. At first, although Yang Gongqing didn't say it, I knew that he must have doubts in his heart. But within a few days, he saw Yang Gongqing happily found me, and he kept saying a lot of good things from Kou Zhong, and praised him. The excitement was like finding a rare treasure.

The past ten days are probably the most peaceful time in Luoyang these days, and the market in Luoyang has gradually become lively. Although there are still brigades of troops patrolling the market from time to time, it is many times better than the market depression in a while. Speaking of which, Kou Zhong has made great contributions. If it weren't for his efforts to win the market in Luoyang, Wang Xuanying and others would certainly oppose it strongly. The reason is that if the market is opened, they are worried that the spies from Wagang will be involved in Luoyang City. However, Kou Zhong is also smart and came up with a way to block Wang Xuanying and others' mouths.

The market in Luoyang is only open for two hours a day, and the corresponding city gates are only open during these two hours. There are soldiers and horses patrols ten miles away from Luoyang. Every three incense sticks, Luoyang sentries will return to Luoyang to report the situation outside the city. And the two who returned, when they arrived in Luoyang, replaced one of the two soldiers back by a soldier in the city, and then returned to the sentry outside the city with the other. The replaced sentry returned to the military camp to report military information. In this way, not only can the soldiers be exhausted, but also can prevent the people sent by Li Mi to kill the two-life soldiers on the way and impersonate the name. The distance between the sentry and the sentry is at most a stick of incense from returning to Luoyang. Therefore, if the sentry does not return to the sentry, someone will lit a wolf smoke to call the police. This will prevent Li Mi's army from attacking Luoyang during the period when the market is opened.

Many people in Luoyang rely on the market to maintain their lives. They sell goods and then use the money to buy the daily necessities needed for the day. Therefore, closing the market undoubtedly cut off their source of life and can still deal with it in a short period of time, but after a long time, it is naturally difficult to maintain. Kou Zhong's move undoubtedly gave these people a way out, and of course it is very popular, and Kou Zhong's name has become louder in the hearts of the people in Luoyang.

In August, the sun was scorching, and for more than ten days of exposure, the hot people could almost breathe. The earth was like a steamer. From a distance, the beams and pillars of the house seemed to be slowly steaming. I'm afraid that Luoyang had never encountered such a ghost weather in the past twenty years.

On this day, Su Su, who had never liked to play with swords and swords, suddenly became interested and pulled us to the yard to practice sword skills with him. It was just to let everyone just defend but not attack, and to resist her attack with all their strength, because her cultivation was the weakest among all the sisters, so everyone set this rule and said that Su Su would only defend but not attack when she faced the sword.

Seeing Su Su beat Fu Junmao and other women all over, it was already a fragrant man. I clapped my hands and walked to Su Su to wipe the sweat on her forehead and said with concern: "Why did Su'er think about it today and want to pull us out to compete in swordsmanship?"

Su Su blushed and stood quietly beside me, without the fighting spirit of fighting just now, and said softly: "It's Su Su who sees Sister Yuyan and other sisters are practicing martial arts hard, afraid of being laughed at by the sisters and being told by her husband, so she has been working hard to contact each other these days, but unfortunately she has not made much progress."

After hearing this, I stroked her face and smiled, "Silly girl, everyone has different personalities and preferences. You don't like to learn martial arts by nature, so your cultivation in martial arts is naturally not as good as Yu Yan and the others. But your cooking skills are also beyond their reach. Even if you don't learn at all, your husband will not blame you."

At this time, Wei Zhenzhen and other girls also surrounded her and said to her with a smile: "Su'er, you are really true. Since we are all sisters, of course we understand your personality, it is really difficult for you. But don't say that you have made great progress today. A set of Jade Girl Sword Techniques made us sisters busy and forced Sister Yuyan back three steps. It was already rare."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuyan smiled and said, "Yes, Susu, you have already understood the secret of swordsmanship. The only thing you lack now is experience and heat."

I looked at the dense trees not far from the courtyard and smiled and said, "Xiao Zhong, you have seen them all, so hurry up. Now they are all generals, why are they still like children?"

"Hehe" Kou Zhong smiled mischievously, fell from the tree canopy, then picked up the tea on the stone table and drank it all, patted his chest, as if he was talking to himself: "I know now. It's really hard to learn martial arts secretly. In such a hot weather, I have to hide myself tightly, and I almost died of heat. Fortunately, there is Susa Su's herbal tea, otherwise I would be miserable."

I smiled and patted him on the head, saying, "You guy has a good front door but you don't leave, why did you run to the tree? Why are you hiding here? Is it because you guy got into trouble again?"

Kou Zhong hurriedly said, "Of course not. When I came in, I saw Mrs. Su preparing to compete with several other sisters-in-law. It is rare to see Mrs. Su dancing with her sword, so of course she had to hide and appreciate her. I had already tried very hard to hold my breath, but I still couldn't escape your ears, brother."

After hearing this, Su Su gave Kou Zhong a blank look and said with a smile: "Slippin, it would be strange if you hide it tightly in such a hot day. You guys talk first, I'll make some thirst quenching things for you to drink."

I kissed her on the face before letting her go.

Kou Zhong looked at Wei Zhenzhen and asked in confusion: "Sister Zhen, I just saw that when Su Xiao was fighting with several sisters-in-law, the moves were all different. Why did Zhenxiao just say that she used the same set of swordsmanship?"

After hearing this, the girls around him smiled and Wei Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Although Su Su's moves are completely different, the inner breath and the mystic meaning of her sword are exactly the same as the mystic meaning of the Jade Girl Sword Technique, so I said that. The mystic meaning of the Jade Girl Sword Technique is on the four words "elegant and ethereal". Xiao Zhong, if you recall it carefully, you will naturally understand."

After hearing this, Kou Zhong thought carefully and said thoughtfully: "Listen to you, Mrs. Zhen, this is true. Just now, Mrs. Su's sword posture was extremely graceful and charming, as if she was dancing. And when she was dancing the sword, I seemed to see four or five Mrs. Su surrounding you, Mrs. Zhen, but when fighting with several other sisters-in-law, the situation was completely different. Why is there such a big gap in the same sword technique?"

I smiled and patted Kou Zhong's shoulder and smiled, "Actually, no matter any kind of martial arts, it has its own soul, which is what I mean. Sword technique is a dead person who lives. The same sword move is a dead person who lives. You cannot stick to the moves of sword technique when dealing with unused enemies. As long as you master the secret meaning, you will naturally master the root of the sword technique. The reason why Su'er's sword technique has unused sword moves is because she faces different enemies, and she has integrated her own experience into the sword technique, and naturally formed her own sword technique. Only in this way can each sword move of her own are triggered from the heart, and the power is naturally incomparable. Remember, the strongest martial arts is not learned by yourself, but created by yourself, just like Shi Zhixuan's "Immortal Seal". Do you understand?"

Kou Zhong's eyes flashed, and even the smile on his face was filled with surprise. After talking to himself a few times, he suddenly said, "Thank you, brother, I've been taught."

I smiled and said, "You kid is not in the military camp, why are you here again today? Is there anything you need to help with? What's going on with Li Mi's army recently?"

Kou Zhong said: "I came to discuss this matter with my elder brother today."

"Oh?" I looked at him and said, "Let's talk about it before you go in. The weather outside is so hot."

After I followed me to the house and sat down, Kou Zhong said, "Although Tianzhu caused his internal injury to Li Mi's backlash, with Li Mi's cultivation level, after so many days of rest, he should have recovered. However, he had never launched any offensive against Luoyang. Today, he received a report from the sentry, saying that Li Mi's army retreated twenty miles, which was completely inconsistent with Li Mi's style of conduct. Yesterday, I carefully considered all the battles that Li Mi led the troops to fight, and almost all the attacks he launched were caused by his attacks. It was as powerful as the enemy, and there was no chance of breathing at all. Then he forced his opponent to make mistakes. He took advantage of the victory and defeated his opponent in one fell swoop. But his current performance was really puzzled, and in desperation, I had to run to my elder brother to ask for help."

I thought about it and asked, "Li Mi is a cunning and treacherous person. Besides, he has never led troops to attack a city as strong as Luoyang before. Those battles are also some mobile field operations, which are of little value to our reference. By the way, have you sent someone to inquire?"

Kou Zhong replied: "It's not just sending people to inquire, but I also sent people to harass the Wagang Army on such a small scale, but Li Mi seemed to have a reassurance and was unmoved by our provocation."

I looked at Kou Zhong, stood up and paced back and forth in the room, and I felt really strange. What was Li Mi's intention to withdraw his troops there?

At this moment, two crisp knocks sounded. Zhu Yuyan pushed the door and walked in, put the tray on the table and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, you both come over and drink a bowl of rock candy lotus seed porridge, and ice the Shu."

Zhu Yuyan saw me frowning, put down the things in her hand, walked behind me and hugged me tightly, put her face on my back and said with concern: "What is the matter that makes my husband so worried? Don't think about it, just drink some things first, relax, it's cold, refreshing, maybe there will be unexpected gains."

I turned around, pinched her face, and smiled and said, "Isn't Su Su cooking something? Why did you send it to Yuyan?"

Zhu Yuyan pulled me to the seat and brought me a bowl of rock candy lotus seed porridge and handed it to me, saying, "The weather is so hot today. If I continue like this, the roof will be filled with smoke. I am afraid that a little spark will burn it. They said that they were sweating like a lot of sword practice just now and insisted on pulling Susu to bathe, so I brought the porridge to you both."

Hearing the four words "burn into a piece", a light suddenly flashed through my mind. I suddenly knew Li Mi's plan, and excitedly kissed Zhu Yuyan's forehead and said, "Yuyan, you are such a genius, you have helped your husband a lot."

Zhu Yuyan's face turned red and she said softly: "Xiao Zhong is here, how bad is it to be seen."

I laughed and looked at Kou Zhong, who was still a little puzzled at this time. I don’t know why I was so excited, and then shouted outside the door: “Shang Lie, bring the topographic map around Luoyang as soon as possible.”

In less than a moment, the picture was already on the table. Zhu Yuyan asked curiously: "Husband, what do you want to use the terrain map?"

He smiled at her and said, "It was Yuyan, you reminded me to let me know about Li Mi's trick." Then he turned his head to Kou Zhong and said, "Xiao Zhong, come and see." Li Shi pointed at the map and asked, "Is this where Li Mi's army is now?"

Kou Zhong looked at it and nodded, "Yes, this is the base of the Wagang Army. What's wrong? Brother, have you found something wrong?"

I smiled and said, "Xiao Zhong, if you look at the terrain here carefully, you will understand. Why did Li Mi retreat his army to the vicinity of Qiniu Mountain in such a hot weather?"

Kou Zhong looked at me in confusion, nodded to him with certainty when he saw me, then turned his gaze to the topographic map with doubts, muttering to himself: "Qiushan... Luoshui... Weather... Wait." The muscles on Kou Zhong's face twitched, as if they had realized something, jumped up suddenly, and shouted excitedly: "I understand! I understand!"

I smiled with satisfaction and asked, "What do you know?"
Chapter completed!