Because he went to bed late, Shen Lie was still in a deep sleep at sunrise.
Mayor Mo brought people to cry, saying that Guangnan Village was burned, killed and looted last night, with numerous casualties.
Hui Jin and Cheng Jieshi went out to comfort him, but Chief Mo cried for a long time. He always wanted to see Shen Lie, but he couldn't even reach the outermost gate of the military camp.
At noon, Mayor Mo and others came again, but Shen Lie still didn't show his face.
Hui Jin, Cheng Jieshi, and a group of military officers and counselors behaved politely and distantly, which made Chief Mo and the others gradually feel that something was wrong and began to murmur in their hearts.
This strong uneasiness caused them to go back and forth several times for the remaining half of the day. Not only did they never see Shen Lie, they also clearly felt the serious impatience shown by Yan Jun.
Seeing Hui Jin and Cheng Jieshi trying their best to maintain politeness, Mayor Mo and the others were completely panicked.
As the sun set in the west, the day passed by in a hurry, and Mayor Mo and the others had to return home.
Hui Jin went back to find Shen Lie, and the two scouts who came before him were reporting the movements on Cao Chunshan's side to Shen Lie.
The Pingpi soldiers who had suffered several minor defeats at the hands of Yan's army were greatly relieved when they entered the country last night and set fire to kill people.
After returning, Cao Chunshan distributed all the trophies to his men as a celebration, and will make another "hunting" plan in the near future.
Seeing Hui Jin coming over, he looked at her with a serious look. Hui Jin raised his hand: "General, Chief Mo and the others are leaving."
Shen Lie said: "You have suffered today."
Hui Jin hurriedly said: "Where is my duty?"
Shen Lie nodded slightly and looked back at the two waiters.
Hui Jin also stood here and listened. After listening, he asked curiously: "They are not coming tonight? No plans to come?"
One of the scouts said: "Well, maybe they think we will be on guard tonight."
Hui Jin frowned and subconsciously looked at Shen Lie.
Shen Lie's handsome face and Shen Ning asked, "Mr. Heyang, do you have something to say?"
Hui Jin paused and said, "It's best to add fuel to the fire now and strike while the iron is hot. What I'm afraid of is that they don't have a long memory."
The corners of Shen Lie's lips were slightly raised, half-smiling but not smiling: "How about leaving this matter to sir?"
"..." Hui Jin suddenly had the feeling that Shen Lie was waiting for him here.
But it's not difficult, it's just a bit unethical.
Hui Jin raised his hand: "...Thanks to the general's trust, Heyang will definitely handle it."
"Very good," Shen Lie said, "I will temporarily hand over the Dingzhao Camp to you. There are three thousand soldiers and horses in the Dingzhao Camp, which will only be used for your deployment in these two days."
Hui Jin was stunned: "Give it to me?"
"Um!"
Hui Jin was overjoyed, his eyes shone, and he bowed his head again: "Heyang will definitely fulfill his mission!"
When he said this, he felt that it was an exaggeration, so why not just scare the villagers and give them some pointers... But there was nothing he could do, he was really overwhelmed with emotion.
Three thousand soldiers and horses are not a small number, they are all at his disposal.
Who didn’t tremble to the sky when they were assigned a small errand by their teacher when they were young and studying in school?
This time he was given three thousand soldiers and horses. This kind of attention was far more valuable than a thousand pieces of gold. Who could not be overjoyed?
Hui Jin took the order and left, but within a few steps, an apprentice of the falconer came towards him, walking quickly. When passing by him, Hui Jin stopped and looked at the apprentice.
At present, there are only three places where letters are conveyed by eagles, one is Lingzhou, the other is Hejing, and the third is Songzhou where Liang Jun is located. No matter where this letter comes from, it is very worthy of attention.
Then I heard the apprentice shout: "Report! General, a letter from Songzhou!"
Shen Lie took it, unscrewed the bamboo tube with his slender white fingers, and took out the rolled letter paper inside.
Hui Jin looked at them, paying special attention to the change in expression on Shen Lie's face, although there was nothing there.
After reading it, Shen Lie took the letter back into the bamboo tube.
Hui Jin asked: "General, what is the matter in the letter?"
Shen Lie said calmly: "Liang Jun found a person in Songzhou whose appearance matched Qian Fengrong's. He had a violent temper and beat two people to death."
Hui Jin said happily: "Could it be Qian Fengrong?"
"Still to be verified."
"If so, then Songzhou..." Hui Jin frowned, "General, do you want to go to Songzhou in person?"
Shen Lie nodded: "Yeah."
Although he made an appointment with her to meet in Hejing, if it was really Qian Fengrong, he would have to go to Songzhou first, and she would definitely understand and support him.
Shen Lie looked at a soldier not far away and said, "Go and call Ye Zheng."
The soldiers responded and left.
Hui Jin had important things to do and couldn't stay any longer. He had a vague feeling in his heart that Shen Lie might leave at the earliest tonight or tomorrow night at the latest.
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"Sneeze!" Xie Zhong sneezed hard.
After the Zhongxin Army was gone, Xie Zhong fled southward. Ever since he left Anjiang and entered Songzhou, God had been unfavorable and it rained heavily for half a month.
After trekking for a long time, Xie Zhong, Zhuo Xilie and his party finally found Quanshu County, and he immediately fell ill.
A young woman with pretty features but a lot of injuries on her face came in and carefully put down the medicine in her hand: "Sir, medicine."
Xie Zhong glanced at it and waved.
The young woman blessed her with blessings, resigned and left.
Xie Zhong reached out to touch the soup, but it was still very hot.
When his nose itched, he raised his head and sneezed again. Xie Zhong hurriedly picked up the handkerchief on the table and pressed it against his mouth and nose.
After the medicine had cooled down a bit, he held his nose and drank it when he heard a sound coming from outside.
Xie Zhong quickly put down the empty bowl and went out.
It was raining heavily outside the house, and it was damp and sticky. The faces of the men headed by Zhuo Xilie all looked particularly ugly.
Coming in from outside the courtyard, they threw the rabbits, wild geese, wild ducks, pheasants, etc. in their hands on the ground, and threw aside the unwashed hunting tools and fishing nets filled with blood and fur.
"What's wrong," Xie Zhong said, "there are so many prey, and the harvest is good, why do you feel so angry every one of them?"
Zhuo Xilie's face darkened and he said, "Prime Minister, I can't survive this day!"
"what happened?"
"You have to hide from everyone you see, and you have to hide from a little old man alone! Even hunting is not fun!"
Xie Zhong sighed: "Hey, let's endure the calm for a while!"
Zhuo Xilie said coldly: "A lame little old man saw us!"
Xie Zhong was stunned: "Could you be..."
"That's right, I killed him!"
"this……"
A strong man at the door said: "Prime Minister, if you don't kill him, won't he recognize us and kill them all!"
Another person said: "That's right, kill them all!"
Xie Zhong was helpless: "The truth didn't say anything. Since he was killed, he was killed. How can he be resurrected?"
Zhuo Xilie said: "What about now, do we still want to stay here? The place in Songzhou is dry, damp and greasy, and we can't stay here for half a day."
When he said this, Xie Zhong kept observing his expression and saw that Zhuo Xilie was not relieved at all because he did not pursue the matter. Xie Zhong's eyes narrowed slightly, hiding his displeasure.
This shows that Zhuo Xilie and others have not taken him seriously at all, and they don't care whether he pursues him or not.
Xie Zhong showed a kind smile and said: "If I wait for two more days, I will still be ill and will not be able to rush. In two days, no matter whether my health is good or bad, we will leave."
