He took a sudden sip of the marrow from the beef leg bone, and the fragrant oil made Shaha feel happy. However, when the beef leg bone was smashed with stones, it was still mixed with some dregs, and his mouth was full of foam, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
"Zhongha, it's better to hurry up as soon as possible. It's really inconvenient to take these people with you. If you and I are separated, you can take the crocodile man and the brave man to Biyang first."
"No need."
Shah held half of the cow leg bone, closed one eye, and then got closer to see how much bone marrow was inside. He found a branch on the spot, dug out it skillfully for a while, and stuck out his tongue to lick it wildly.
"Shou Li is definitely short of major generals now."
"You do not understand."
"..."
He wanted to refute that you are a fool who knows nothing about fighting, but after Ying Jian thought about it carefully, it seems that Shaha is really more valuable than him.
After holding it in for a long time, Ying Jian tore off a piece of beef, poked a few taros with chopsticks, and took one from the chopsticks to eat. The image was also quite bad.
"Why do you say I don't understand? Is there some profound meaning in it?"
"Shou Li must win."
"..."
If he hadn't considered twice that he was no match for Shah, Ying Jian would have wanted to smash the beef in his hand over and then spit taro foam on his face.
What is Shou Li Bisheng?!
Of course, Shou Li must win. But is it enough that Shou Li must win?
Okay, okay.
So Ying Jian closed his mouth and continued to pick up the taro skewers with a depressed look on his face. His whole body felt bad.
Shaha didn't pay attention to the complicated changes in Ying Jian's expression. He sucked the beef bone marrow rhythmically. After eating up a piece of beef leg bone, he grabbed another bone in his hand and looked up.
Holding Ying Jian: "If Shou Li had needed me, he would have asked me to go to Biyang. If Shou Li doesn't call me, that means it's okay without me."
"..."
After listening to Shaha's words, Ying Jian suddenly... enlightened and nodded dully: "Zhongha... what he said makes sense, what he said makes sense."
The logic is self-consistent, the name is real, and it is indeed difficult to refute. Ying Jian even pondered for a while and felt that Shaha's approach had nothing to do with the military strategists, but was a bit similar to the legalists.
To sum up, just one thing: the boss is right, everything the boss said is right!
Then on this basis, serve the boss.
Looking at Shaha who was shaking his head and competing with the cow leg bone, Ying Jian felt a sense of sublimation. He felt that he had understood something and was making great progress.
"Zhongha, great wisdom is like foolishness."
Just as he was sighing, he heard the sound of horse hooves. At this moment, the captain of the scout team was already on alert. Shaha took out his binoculars and looked at it, and said stunnedly: "It's a 'riding legend', but it doesn't look like the Wu people."
"Um?"
Ying Jian stretched out his hand, and Shah handed him the binoculars.
"It's... Yanren."
"Am people? Yun Am clan?"
"No, he is from Yan State in the North. Yanshan Horse, Ji State Sword."
"How could the Yan people enter Huai?"
Shaha quickly wiped his greasy hands on his body and grabbed the spear poking at the side, "Are you going to kill me?"
"It's still unclear whether he is an enemy or a friend."
"There is no one around, and you don't even know if you kill others."
"..."
The reason is very good.
So Ying Jian said: "Let's capture him first."
Just as he was about to intercept the fast-running Yan Ren, he saw a rumble coming from behind.
“And ‘The Legend of Riding’?”
Shaha's expression changed. He rode so many horses, so he was not an ordinary character. At least only a noble from a big country could have such a configuration.
"Could it be that Jin people are hunting nearby?"
Along the way north, information was available every three days, so it was not unknown how much changes had taken place in Xu's hometown.
Now the young master of the Jin Kingdom, Xiao Que, is in Xu Di. The Jin Kingdom has established such an "enclave" and must show off its muscles. Otherwise, how can you say it?
Chu State is now in a mess, Wu State is a new ally, Song State has just been forced to hang up by Yang State, and the only two people nearby who can stretch out their claws are Cai State and Chen State.
Fortunately, these two countries have been very competitive from last year to now, and they dare not tease the Jin tiger's beard.
Therefore, if the Jin people really hunted here, no one would dare to cause trouble.
"Look again."
Ying Jian picked up the telescope again, and this time, he climbed up to take a look.
"Huh?! It's the Jin people who are chasing these three Yanqi."
"Can the Yan people be killed now?"
"etc!"
Suddenly, the situation changed drastically. Three knights from the Yan Kingdom quickly crossed a grassland. The Jin Kingdom's pursuers were in hot pursuit. However, they were suddenly overturned, and more than a dozen of the knights collided directly with each other.
A dozen cavalry in the front suddenly encountered a sudden change, and the rear immediately alerted, but before they could gain a foothold, arrows like locusts shot the Jin pursuers into hedgehogs.
The pursuers were mostly light-armored mounted infantry, and the horses were already tired. When they stopped suddenly, it was difficult to continue the attack. A hail of arrows came over, and dozens of horsemen were directly crowded into a seemingly empty but actually cramped area.
The land of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River is far from as flat as people think. There are ditches, hills and forests all over the place, which makes up this extremely complicated geographical environment.
"Zhongha!"
As Ying Jian roared, Shaha's momentum suddenly exploded, and he immediately shouted: "Fight with me!"
"yes!"
The crocodile men immediately lined up, but they did not ride horses, but trotted at a leisurely pace. The total weight of their weapons and armor had been reduced a lot, and the brave men were ready at any time.
However, a large number of soldiers and civilians who were unaware of the situation looked confused and did not understand why the crocodile men and warriors suddenly became so murderous.
But at the moment Shaha was about to go into battle, Ying Jian's eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted quickly: "Zhongha, stay here!"
"Um?!"
At this moment, Shaha's whole body was full of evil spirits, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Ying Jian. Even this former minister of Shulong Kingdom also had a numb scalp.
Fortunately, Ying Jian also understood that this was Shaha's nature. After suppressing his fear, he said anxiously: "I'm afraid there is a scam!"
Shaha's evil spirit suddenly dissipated, and he was like a deflated rubber ball. He became lazy and leisurely again. He turned around and shouted: "Be alert!"
"yes!"
The crocodiles all stopped moving forward and chose to watch.
At this time, Ying Jian said to Shaha: "Wu and Jin have formed an alliance. Li Zeng, the leader, said that Jin wants to be king. If so, those who ambush the Jin people must be from other countries!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a small-scale one-sided massacre had ended. Even if Shah led a charge, he could not save the Jin people.
It just looked like they were dealing with the Jin ambush in the distance, and they hadn't noticed Ying Jian's team several miles away.
The location where Shaha and Ying Jian are located is a mound. They are on the sunny side. Even if the Crocodile Men form a team at this moment, the scouts in the distance cannot see them because of the cover of shrubs, reeds and other plants.
Only three knights from the Yan Kingdom ran away and headed straight towards the mound. When they reached the shady side of the mound, the three of them dismounted from their horses to rest, massaging the horses and checking the damage to the hoofs.
The three of them were still talking while they were busy, but their words were very strange and had a strong accent.
"What kind of bird language is this?"
"It's 'dirty person'. But it should be 'shubo'."
"'Dirty person'? 'Familiar person'?"
Shaha looked confused and didn't know what Ying Jian was talking about.
"The 'filthy people' are also called 'Bo people', and there are many people to the east of Yan. Those who are controlled by the Yan Lord are called 'Shu Bo', and those who imitate the Yi and Di invaders are called 'Sheng Bo'."
Ying Jian is actually not too sure that these three knights are "Shu Bo", but he uses the elimination method. He can understand the Yayan of Yan and the dialect of the five capitals of Yan. He can also understand these three.
The knights obviously did not say such things, so it is natural to infer that these people are not authentic Yan people, if they are "filthy people" controlled by Yan Jun.
It was just that he and Shaha frightened the three knights of the Yan Kingdom when they commented arrogantly.
After shouting, the bow was fully drawn and turned around. However, at the moment of turning around, the enemy could not be seen. The arrow just trembled on the bowstring and never shot out.
"Tied."
"yes!"
As a voice sounded, the three Yan knights immediately put away their bows and arrows, threw their weapons to the ground, and knelt on the ground happily, with their limbs stretched out.
There is no way, when hundreds of armored men suddenly appear, any sharp archer will be useless.
What's more, the armored man on the opposite side is not an ordinary armored man. He has obviously seen blood, and there is a lot of blood.
"Who are you?"
"Yandu Ranger."
The questions were simple and the answers were quick and without any hesitation.
"Why ambushed the Jin people?"
"If you do it this time, you'll get ten gold pieces per person."
Ying Jian's eyes widened, he was obviously shocked. If one person has ten gold, how much money will it cost? Of course, Ying Jian also knows very well that it cannot be all gold, and it is very likely that cloth will be used to pay, but the total amount
Definitely not cheap.
The reason why the business of licking blood from the edge of a knife is popular in Yan is not because the Yan people are good at it, but because the location of Yan is not good, and the land output is only one-tenth of that of Qi. Therefore, most of the time, the Yan people still
Rely on trade to maintain finances.
Things outside of trade are even more complicated.
If there is trade, there will naturally be thieves. If there is no Fire Thieves Group, then there must be the Wind Thieves Group, and then there will definitely be a mercenary union due to the birth of the Thieves Group...
It's a normal thing, but this time, the "mercenaries" were originally half thieves.
"Being able to serve as a ranger in Yandu is extraordinary."
Standing in front of the three knights tied up with five flowers, Ying Jian asked, "Last name."
The knight of Yan Kingdom was obviously ashamed of his behavior, and most likely felt that doing this job for others was an insult to his ancestors, so the three of them blushed and did not speak for a long time.
"Last name."
A dull voice sounded, and Shah looked at the three people coldly.
"The surname Jiang!"
The answer was given without hesitation.
"The surname Jiang?"
Only then did Ying Jian react, "Are Mo Feier and others from Qi?"
"The ancestral home is Zishui, and later moved to Yidu."
Ying Jian nodded slightly, and then said: "You will speak frankly about the ambush of the Jin people."
"this……"
The three knights of the Yan Kingdom gritted their teeth, and then the one who was probably the leader said: "This time, on the order of the leader, I have come to assassinate the young master of the Jin Kingdom."
"Head of the line?"
Shaha looked at Ying Jian strangely.
Ying Jian explained: "There are many guilds in the five capitals of the Yan Kingdom, and rangers are also included in this category. In addition to rangers, merchants and craftsmen all have guilds."
"At the head of the line, is he the boss?"
"good."
After getting the answer, Shah turned around and asked: "Where is your boss?"
"..."
The knight of the Yan Kingdom was speechless. The fat man in front of him had a weird accent, which sounded like bird singing, and he was nervous. It was really a bit scary.
"The leader of the army once said that if our attempt to assassinate the prince of Jin fails, we will guerrilla in Xu to wear down the Jin army."
"So it seems... you were once the guards of the Yan Kingdom?"
If you serve as a soldier for Lord Yan and then fight against the barbarians, you can be called a "guard". Being able to become a "guard" is also a pretty good elite.
These knights from the Yan Kingdom had strange accents and were descendants of the surname Jiang. Ying Jian speculated that these knights might be low-level officers in the Yan Kingdom's army.
"I admire the gentleman's quick thinking."
The knight of the Yan Kingdom sighed, and then looked up at Ying Jian, "It's true. The three of us were indeed the 'guards' of the Yan Kingdom. Now we are controlled by a gentleman. Exposing our surnames can be said to be an insult to our ancestors, and we are ashamed..."
After hearing these words, Ying Jian nodded happily, and then burst into laughter.
"Ajian, why are you so happy?"
"First Li wrote a letter asking me to look for assassins. I originally wanted to look for Yue swordsmen, but now it seems that I don't need to bother you too much."
The two of them didn't speak very fast, but their vocabulary and grammar were extremely weird. The three Yan Kingdoms obviously understood every word, but they just didn't understand what was said.
However, when Ying Jian mentioned "assassin", the expressions of the three Yan knights changed. After all, the other person not only had a weird identity, but also had an awkward and weird feeling in his dressing and speaking.
If the group of people in front of me are barbarians, if they serve as assassins for the barbarians, then they really shouldn't mess around in the Yan land.
The three knights of the Yan Kingdom who were tied up with five flowers were still struggling with this nonsense, but Ying Jian was simple and clear: "I am a sergeant in the Yin City of Wujiang, and my salary is comparable to that of the five senior officials of the Yan Kingdom."
Ying Jian did not mention his rank, but roughly stated his income, which was similar to that of the fifth doctor.
In other words, if you hire someone to do something for you...it's really not a waste of money.
"The gentleman is from Wu?!"
"My hometown is in the land of tranquility."
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Ying Jian was suddenly stunned for a moment, because the three Yan Kingdom knights actually showed contempt in their eyes.
It's normal to despise them. In a place where everyone is comfortable... isn't that just barbarism?
"I don't want you to be assassins. I wonder if the three of you are in Jianghuai now?"
The group of knight-errants is quite special. It includes many rebellious elements from different classes. There are descendants of down-and-out nobles, frustrated military veterans, and talented people in the field who cannot be reused. Of course, more of them are rebellious teenagers.
But no matter what, if you want to be the boss of this special group, you won't be able to sit still without two brushes.
Either you are ruthless enough, you have strong professional skills, you have money, you have big backers...
The Yan State is the poorest among the great powers, so most of the ranger guilds in the five capitals of the Yan State rely on professional skills to make a living.
The knight-errants at this time did not have the concept of "righteousness", let alone "righteousness". The highest moral integrity was "the master humiliates his subjects to death", and then there was a strong social contract spirit, saying who to sacrifice one's life for... most of them
They will fulfill the spirit of the contract.
It is very different from the behavior of Yue swordsmen.
After Ying Jian caught these three unlucky guys, he didn't suddenly want to use assassins from the Yan Kingdom, but the assassins from this place were the most suitable for the boss's requirements.
County Magistrate Li clearly pointed out in his letter that he planned to kill a talented young man from the Song Dynasty, one named Song Xin. Li Jie told Ying Jian that he wanted to kill Song Xin.
Qiu has no grudge against Song Xin, but County Magistrate Li has grudge against Song Xin's father, Song Xin, so there is nothing he can do.
Any harm that does not bring harm to the family is just nonsense. There is not even a "jianghu" these days, so there are no rules in the world.
According to County Magistrate Li's observation, in this situation where various countries are fighting, there is a kind of horse-playing style. The important thing is to kill the opponent and then take back all the wives of the opponent.
There is no requirement to accept everything, there is no pure love, no true feelings, only hard work...
There are many lovers of married women, such as the old monster Gou Chen. He has many concubines in his harem, which are originally trophies. He hugs them and fucks them twice to show his dominance and awesomeness, and then it's over.
There are even more exaggerated ones, such as the Chu and Yue countries, after killing one or two barbarian tribes, not to mention their wives, their sons dared to play with them.
There is nothing you dare not do...as long as you dare to think.
County Magistrate Li doesn't want to kill Song Xin, he just wants to kill Song Xin and then Song Guo.
It's just that finding an assassin is a high-cost job. In addition to spending money, you also need connections and vision.
Anyway, County Magistrate Li himself couldn't see what was so good about the assassins he hired. Most of them were just trash who were slapped to death by him.
But there was no other way, and I couldn't go thousands of miles to kill people myself, so I had to cast a wide net.
There are not many talents with good skills in casting nets in Jiangyin. There are many here and there, including Ji Ba, the prince of the Six Kingdoms, Ying Jian, the minister of Shulong Kingdom, and Shang Wuji, the former pillar of the Yunyan clan.
"Three of you, I am not a warrior, so I will discuss with you all. If it were this person, it would be very different. Now that the three of you have come to Jianghuai, you must know the story of 'Five Steps to See Blood'!"
The naked Ying Jian stared at the three unlucky guys who were tied tightly.
Upon hearing Ying Jian's words, the knights of Yan Kingdom's already numb body actually trembled, and the three of them all raised their heads to look at the fat man.
The leader, who looked astonished, opened his mouth even more, and it took him a long time to say: "Jun... you are Wu Ha from the 'Five Steps to See Blood and Kill Xuanwu'?!"
"What? It doesn't look like that?!"
Shaha's eyes widened, and he immediately looked at the three of them with an angry look.
"No, no, no...like, like!"
Just as he was speaking, the leader of the knight surnamed Jiang had very complicated eyes, and there was a spontaneous admiration. In the end, he looked at Shaha with admiring eyes: "Jun Naiwei's husband! He is a true hero!"
"Compared to Shou Li, I am like a firefly to the bright moon."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Ying Jian turned around and looked at Shaha. He was stunned. He didn't think it was strange for others to say such dirty words, but he didn't expect that you, Shaha, would actually hide such a trick?!
Hurry up and take out your notebook.
"Zhong Ha's words are really... really..."
Ying Jian thought about "really" for a long time and didn't know how to continue.
But Shaha was calm: "I heard it from Mr. Shang."
"..."
Ying Jian immediately put away his notebook. Sure enough, how could such a saucy thing come up with by this fat guy?
"You two gentlemen, please listen to me!"
Suddenly, the leading knight surnamed Jiang gritted his teeth, raised his head and said to the two of them, "Assassins from all over the world are gathering in Xu, and they are all here for the Wu-Jin alliance. Except for the two young masters, all the officials here are here to be assassinated.
of!"
"What a courage!"
With a loud shout, Ying Jian restrained his previous amiability, and his eyes were cold and stern, "With such arrogance, do you think that King Gusu can't fight?!"
"Gentleman, don't blame me, this is what I say from the bottom of my heart! Just now, the gentleman asked me about Xingshou's whereabouts, and I can't hide it. Xingshou has been missing for many days, and he is not around Xu. When the three of us were chatting, we had guessed that Xingshou or
In order to contact the assassins from all countries, we are doing something important!"
"guess?"
"Although we are rangers, we were among the guards in Yidu in our early years. We had no choice but to live in the wilderness because we offended noble people. However, because of our experiences in the past years, we have become the leaders of the army. Now among the rangers of Yidu, we are the best.
Anyone who comes to Xu to assassinate the Jin Dynasty's young master should stop the three of me."
This was a clear statement, but Ying Jian still found it strange: "Since we wanted to destroy the Wu-Jin alliance, we should have tried our best, but now that you and the others are not here, there must be something fishy."
Shaha on the side laughed and said: "Since he is not here, he must be planning something big. Didn't he just say that?"
"Do you believe what he said?"
"Just listen to it."
Glancing at Shaha, the somewhat speechless Ying Jian suddenly began to think deeply. He brushed his beard for a while and couldn't figure out why the Yandi Ranger didn't go all out.
At this moment, they specifically assassinated Young Master Xiaoque to cause a commotion, and then ambushed and killed the Jin army.
Could it be that this group of people wanted to use this guerrilla method to wipe out Jin's Xu troops?
Isn't this wishful thinking?
However, if this were not the case, wouldn't it be a warning to the enemy, frightening the young masters of the two countries in advance, and increasing the guarding strength of the two countries?
Ying Jian couldn't figure it out for a while, so he simply wrote a letter on the spot, preparing to find the answer from his father.
Sometimes, when Ying Jian discusses things with Young Master Ba and Shang Wuji, he always feels that the boss is more unique in his thinking mode.
"If you, the gentleman, will not give up, we are willing to join Wu Ha's sect!"
"hehe."
Ying Jian just thought the three of them were farting, sneered, and then said, "Come here, drag them down and keep a close eye on them."
"yes!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
The three knights of the Yan Kingdom were speechless and looked at their idol Shaha longingly. However, Shaha had a dumb look on his face and had no intention of offending them at all, as if... he seemed to be thinking about a question.
"Zhongha, I am going to write a letter to ask the leader Li. Since assassins from all over the world are gathered in Jianghuai, why bother to alarm the two young masters? Zhongha? Zhongha!"
"Uh...huh?!"
Shaha scratched his head, suddenly patted his belly that was a little round at first, and then murmured in a daze, "Ajian, if you want me to be an assassin... I will go to Gusu to kill King Wu right now."
"Are you crazy? It's so easy to go to Gusu to assassinate the King of Wu..." Ying Jian's expression suddenly changed and he began to ponder, "I heard that the palace guards also have capable people who were sent here."
As he spoke, Ying Jian's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he became energetic and even a little excited: "Zhong Ha, if you are an assassin, why are you going to assassinate King Wu now?!"
"Because it's easy to kill. There are so many people here. It must be difficult to get close to the two young masters. When I killed Lord Yiyang, I already found it difficult, but as long as I am caught by surprise and move forward bravely, I can succeed. If I can kill Yiyang,
You, you can kill the King of Wu."
The two "citizens of Wu" were discussing how to kill their king. At the ambush site not far away, the Jin army had been harvested. A large number of people emerged from the bushes and reeds.
come out.
"What will happen if word of today's ambush on the Jin army reaches Gusu?"
Ying Jian asked this question, but not to Shaha. He smiled and replied, "The king will definitely send more capable ministers and generals to protect the young master!"