Zhou Chang'an suffered a defeat in the first battle, and he was already angry; Now when he heard that Zheng Qian had nothing to do with this beggar named "Jia Lao Liu", he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart anymore!

"Don't know? Since you don't know him, why did you bring him into my mansion? ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, Jia Lao Liu was not brought into the Shuai Mansion by a student. After inspecting the wounded barracks, the students had come to consult with you about the military situation. When the students just arrived at the Shuai Mansion, the Shuai Mansion did not see a single guard or a subordinate; In the entire marshal mansion, only this old man surnamed Jia sat under the window of the study, and the student thought that he was from Chiwuzhong, so he was called in. ”

After Zhou Changan listened to Zheng Qian's rebuttal, the anger in his heart immediately disappeared: If things are really as Zheng Qian said, then this inconspicuous old man can quietly turn the heavily walled Marshal's Mansion into an empty door, and there must be something outstanding. At least at the same level of difficulty, if the spies were replaced by the Red Crow, they would never have done it so cleanly!

Thinking about the key, Zhou Changan also put away his contempt; He looked at the sour old man again, and after careful consideration, he said softly:

"Jia Laoweng, this king just heard from you, he is a local of the Three Jin Dynasty, right? So what do you do for a living? ”

Jia Lao Liu was like an old macaque, scratching his chin with his backhand, while replying to Zhou Changan's question:

"Huh? I've done so much work! You see, when I was eight years old, my parents starved to death; I've been in the wind and rain alone for so many years, and it's not easy to survive, how dare I pick the fat and the thin? When I was younger, I was apprenticed to a carpenter; But he later asked me to learn the "aversion to victory" with him, and I pondered that the fact that it was too immoral to do it, so I didn't do it; Later, I changed careers and worked as a mason for a few days, but the work was so tiring that I felt a pain in my arm after a few days of work, and then I simply ......."

"Okay, okay, what this king asks is what you do now? I don't need to talk about the old days......"

"Now? When you have nothing to do, you can find a ruined temple to stay; If you are hungry, you will steal something, eat what you can eat, and sell what you can't eat for silver; Isn't it all like this......"

Zhou Changan was so blocked by him that he couldn't go up and down, and the words were held in his throat, and he couldn't find a suitable word to match. You can't ask Jia Lao Liu, whose family is living like this, right? It wasn't until Zheng Qian coughed lightly to remind him that Zhou Changan squeezed out a dry sentence......

"It turns out that you are not a beggar for the elderly, but a gentleman on the beam...... Ha...... Haha......"

"Your Highness, look, I'm so old, it's hard to cross the threshold, where can I go to the beam?"

"I can't cross the threshold...... So what can you steal out there? ”

"Didn't you just say that? Steal whatever you have! It's mostly big roosters, ducks, dogs, and whatever; Every once in a while, when he was in good health, he also stole a few large animals such as cattle and horses. However, the price of that thing is too high, and it is not easy to get rid of, mainly because it is too difficult to hold. I'll tell you two that there will be one time......"

Zhou Changan listened to the old thief's stealing experience, and waved his hand with a forced smile, interrupting the other party's glorious deeds:

"Okay, okay, this king has heard clearly. You are so old, and your body is not very neat, but you can still have the enthusiasm to protect your family and defend the country; As far as the heart of your old man is concerned, it is also worth learning from you from my younger generations. But at the moment, although we have suffered a small setback, we are still at the point of exhaustion. If there is a real need for you to grow old in the future, this king will definitely go and invite you in person. Oh yes, when you leave the Shuai Mansion in a while, ask the housekeeper to receive a reward, and it should be my Zhou Changan to thank you for a piece of heart. ”

Zhou Changan's words were not only very decent, but also fully cared about Jia Laoliu's face; However, the other party shook his head and chose to ignore the steps in front of his feet!

"Why don't you take money when you don't do any work? Isn't that a recipe for food? Besides, the old man was entrusted by a friend to come to Hedong City to help in the war; If you take your money for nothing, won't it not only ruin your own reputation, but also ruin the friendship between friends? ”

"Friends? Oh yes! That's what you say...... And I don't know that the "friend" who asked your old man to help out has a big name? ”

"Come to think of it, that baby's name is quite weird...... It seems to have something to do with ghosts and gods......"

"Ghost ...... God...... Could it be that you are always on this trip, and you are entrusted by Shengui in the dark north! ”

"That's right! Shen Gui! That's the kid who asked me to come! ”

Two quarters of an hour later, the Shuai Mansion was completely restored to its original appearance. The eight personal soldiers at the main gate of the Shuai Mansion, the two guards at the back door, the twelve red black secret sentinels nearby, and the chief housekeeper and twenty-six men and women all woke up leisurely in their respective posts, as if they had taken a collective nap.

In just half a day, the main village of the Qin army, located in the west of Hedong City, has begun to take shape. It was only when night fell that more than 10,000 Qin army vanguards, plus 8,000 auxiliary troops who came later, stopped their work one after another, and ate a steaming meal around the marching pot.

If it is inferred according to the speed of construction, only after tomorrow and the next two days, not only can the logistics of the Qin army be transferred to the front line in advance; And those siege equipment supported by Di Ting, you can also start the first assembly test launch.

In this way, if this camp is completed, then the Qin army's large-scale siege of the city is also in sight!

Of course, the current camp of the Qin army is just a prototype. From the defenders' point of view, now is their only chance to win: from tonight until three days later, before the battle wall and arrow tower are completely completed, the defenders of Hedong City can take advantage of the night to loot the camp and organize the enemy from afar to gain a foothold.

However, this excellent fighter is not obscure, not only Zhou Changan, who has just suffered a big defeat and urgently needs a shame, sees it in his eyes; Every veteran of the Qin Army also raised 120,000 points of vigilance in his heart.

In order to resist the battle of the camp robbery that is likely to break out tonight, the more than 10,000 vanguard troops are fully responsible for the security work; The 8,000 auxiliaries and the 2,000 black horsemen of the Qin army were put into the account to rest; After dawn the next day, the two sides will work in shifts.

More than 10,000 people stayed up all night to guard the camp, and such a huge lineup of night sentries was indeed a bit extravagant and wasteful; But tonight is the most dangerous time after all; is the so-called careful sailing of the 10,000-year-old ship, just by staying up for a few nights, you can set up a stable camp for the follow-up army; Who can say a "no" to this lucrative business?

The sky was dark tonight, and the torches lit by more than 10,000 Qin soldiers who kept vigil were like a little starlight in the galaxy, refracting on the surface of the blood-red salt pond and reflecting a strange light; Taking advantage of the right night, with the help of the atmosphere, the Qin soldiers who had nothing to do gathered together in groups of three or five, chatting with each other, driving away the coldness and loneliness of the night.

"Hey! When I was a child, I heard the old people in the village talk about it; The realm we are staying in now is the tightness of the evil gate! ”

Most of the sergeants of the vanguard army are the children of the Three Qins; They speak the same accent and grow up on the same land, so the topics of interest are naturally not far apart.

The fighting man on the battlefield does not have many literacy and hyphenation, even if he has only opened Tong Meng, he can be regarded as half a talented man. Therefore, the most popular topics among these people are nothing more than things like silver, women, peach scandals, and legends of gods and monsters.

In terms of the current atmosphere, if you don't talk about some weirdness, I'm really sorry for the salt pond like a sea of blood!

"Hey, I heard the old man in the village say that this happened after the last decisive battle between the great god of Chiyou and the Yellow Emperor; Chi You was defeated in that battle, and later fled here, where he was captured by the Yellow Emperor's men! Well, look at the water in this pool, why is it red? It's because the salt pond is made of the blood of the great god Chiyou! Unbelief? Then you keep telling us, what does the water in this pool taste like? What? Seawater? Phew! Sanjin is the hinterland of the Central Plains, where does the sea come from! If you don't understand, just shut up and listen! It is said that after the great god Chiyou was captured, he was pressed by the Yellow Emperor on the edge of the salt pond and chopped off his head! Since then, every full moon night, there will be a sound of ghosts crying wolves and golden iron horses near this salt pond! If someone happens to pass by here, they will be dragged down to be a substitute for the dead! ”

The first half of the ghost story told by this Qin sergeant is indeed an ancient legend, but the second half of the statement of "finding a substitute for a dead ghost" is completely a dog's tail and a mink, and it is made up! But even so, there are still many of his fellow brothers who believe his nonsense; There is also a white-faced half-grown child, holding a spear and looking nervously left and right, and the whole person is slowly rubbing in the opposite direction......

"Wrap your tongue, look at that Wa Hadi, it's all cowardly! (Don't talk about it, look at what it scares the children in)! ”

The small group of Qin troops guarding the edge of the salt pond were immersed in the terrifying "ghost story" and could not extricate themselves; But at this tense moment, from the night in the distance, there was a sudden thunderous shout! The already tense nerves were suddenly broken by this loud shout, and including the "narrator", they were all shocked into a cold sweat! However, when I calmed down and pondered at random, I found a flaw in it.

Yanchi is located in the territory of Sanjin, even if the water ghost who comes out to "find a stand-in", he can't always speak the authentic official dialect of Qindi!

This is obviously their own people!

After thinking about this truth, the veteran of the Qin Army who told the story finally put his mind at ease. He carefully reviewed the other party's tone, and only felt that the person who came should be an official who could not be provoked; Only then did he move his butt and rub it over, smiled at the other party, and reached out to rub the head of the half-grown child:

"It's a cowardice, it's a little timid!"