The sound of horses' hooves sounded from the mountain road, and the soldiers on duty in Taiping City were shocked to find that on the road leading to the city gate, a horse was in front, and more than a dozen war horses were behind, like the same gust of wind rolling towards the city gate. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"It's General Lee!" On the tower of the city gate, Zou Zheng saw the knight on the horse at the front at a glance, and shouted loudly, "Open the city gate, open the city gate." ”

The city gate had just opened a gap where people and horses could barely pass, and Qin Feng and his war horses had already passed through this gap, leaving a back for the soldiers defending the city, and a big exclamation mark was written on everyone's faces.

Dazhu stopped the war horse with a loud voice, the robe on his body was already soaked, he couldn't tell whether it was sweat or snow, his face was covered with mud, the whole person looked tired, and behind him, the horse monkey was even more crouched on the horse, and it seemed that he couldn't even speak.

Their group returned from Changyang County with Qin Feng, one person and two horses, almost sleepless, even if they were iron-beaten men, they were all wilted at this moment.

"Horse monkey, are you okay?" Zou Zheng went down the city wall, reined in the reins of the horse monkey, and asked with concern, it seems that the horse monkey is in a very bad state.

"Brother Zou, get some ginger soup, give each brother a bowl, and go to the cold. Also, prepare some food. The horse monkey lifted a tired face from his horse, "Besides, we need a bed to get a good night's sleep." ”

"Okay, I'll be ready right away." Zou Zheng nodded repeatedly.

Dazhu turned over and dismounted, walked over and put the horse monkey off the horse, they just ran one side, they already felt unbearable, the horse monkey from Shayang to Changyang, and from Changyang County all the way back to Taiping City, the distance was twice as much as theirs. Leaning on the shoulders of the big pillar, the horse monkey closed his eyes and actually snored.

"Good fellow, this is falling asleep?" Dazhu was surprised, and a short body carried the horse monkey on his shoulder, and strode towards the city.

In Taiping City, a group of people are gathering in Wang Hou's house, discussing countermeasures, and this sudden incident is likely to have a great impact on the Taiping army. The Qichu War, which has always been very noisy, is really about to kick off this time, and what kind of attitude the Taiping Army should hold in this war that affects the pattern of the mainland is exactly the question that all Taiping people need to think about.

"Old man Liu, tell me, there are a few people here, you have the most knowledge, and you have a better grasp of big things than us." Wang Hou was the first to speak, in the room, if you only look at the official position, of course, he is the highest, and his relationship with Qin Feng is also the closest, but when it comes to influence, there is no one else in the old man Liu.

"If I had to talk about it, I would say that we need to maintain our current attitude and continue to maintain the posture of alliance with the Qi people." Old Man Liu looked at everyone: "We are adjacent to the Qi people, with our current strength, it would be unwise to turn against the Qi people." You must know that the Qi people were stationed in Dengxian and no longer moved forward, not because they did not have the strength to destroy the Yue State, but because of political considerations, they signed an agreement with the Yue State, but we did not. If we turn our faces and attack aggressively, we are really powerless to stop it, don't forget, our current main force is still in Changyang County. ”

Everyone was silent, Old Man Liu's words were naturally correct, but now that this matter involves the relatives of Princess Zhaohua and Qin Feng, I am afraid that the matter will not be so simple.

"The Qi people still need us, and they are also afraid that we will turn against the water, you know, the Chu people are still in Baoqing, my opinion is that if the Qi people don't take the lead in turning their faces, we can't openly fight against them." Ge Qingsheng also expressed his opinion.

Zou Ming was the only military general here who led the troops, he stood up and said loudly: "I don't care about this, I just want to say that if the general shouts to fight, I will fight." Qi people are so shameless, do you think we are easy to bully? Give them a lesson and let them know that we are not easy to bully either. ”

The skillful hand who rushed back from the Taiping Iron Mine also slapped the table and said in a deep voice: "Zou Ming is right, the Taiping Iron Mine is now on scale, and the construction of weapons is also on the right track, and we can provide the army with enough weapons." Moreover, Lu Feng has now raised an army of 3,000 people in the Taiping Iron Mine, and I look at it that the training is also good, at least he can fight if he pulls it out. Coupled with Zou Ming's army, as well as the city guard army of General Liu Xingwen in Shayang County, with nearly 10,000 troops, it is not impossible to fight. Fight first and then talk, at least let them hand over the child. ”

"Fight, if Shu Hui doesn't hand over the child, then fight!" Shu Chang knocked on the table viciously and looked at everyone.

Wang Hou looked left and right, the attitudes on both sides were distinct, he suddenly felt a little headache, for such a major event that might affect the survival of the Taiping army, he really felt that he could not make a decision with his wisdom.

"Let's wait until the general comes back!" He kept pulling his beard and talking to the mud.

Everyone fell into silence for a while, and in a quiet moment, Luo Yishui, who was squatting behind Wang Yueyao, suddenly stood up and pulled Wang Yueyao's sleeve, "It's here!" He said inexplicably.

Immediately, Old Man Liu also stood up, his face was very surprised, "So fast? ”

While everyone looked at the two of them in some inexplicable confusion, the sound of horses' hooves was already heard in their ears, and they were soon outside the courtyard.

The horse's hooves stopped suddenly, the neighing started, the door had been pushed open, and Qin Feng's dirty face had already appeared in front of everyone.

"Where is Ruoxi?" His voice was a little hoarse, and he looked at the crowd and asked.

Everyone in the room stood up and bowed to Qin Feng in unison.

"Where is Ruoxi!" Qin Feng ignored everyone and asked loudly repeatedly. "How is she now?"

"The princess's injuries are not serious, and they are healed now." Wang Houdao.

"But she's gone." Old man Liu added.

"Something is wrong!" Zou Ming said.

"Shu Hui snatched away a pair of your children!" Shu Chang jumped out and shouted loudly: "I now estimate that Min Ruoxi and Aunt Ying must be going to fight with Shu Hui." ”

The words were very simple, but they made Qin Feng immediately understand everything that had happened. Min Ruoxi is fine, he can still be alive, which reassures him a little, but a pair of children who have not yet met were snatched away by Shu Hui, which made him worry again.

"Shu Hui?" He gritted his teeth and hissed, "What does he want to do?" ”

Recalling the somewhat vague attitude of the other party when he saw off Shu Hui in Changyang County, Qin Feng's heart suddenly felt a little abrupt. Both sides are well aware of the fact that the alliance between them is extremely fragile, and the Qi people are most worried about the large-scale landing of the Chu people in Baoqing and causing the Qi people to suffer from the enemy, so Qin Feng, a force that lies between the two sides, is extremely important. But Qin Feng because of his relationship with Princess Min Ruoxi of Zhaohua, in Shu Hui's view, there is a great deal of uncertainty, and it is possible to turn his face with Qi people at any time, once the Chu people and Qin Feng collude together, the blow to Qi people will be fatal, especially after Shu Hui understands the combat effectiveness of the Taiping Army more and more, this feeling will be stronger and stronger.

It is obviously beneficial for Qi people to take Qin Feng as a soft threat, and then use this to threaten Qin Feng to maintain a biased attitude towards Qi people in this struggle.

Children, naturally, are the best bargaining chips. Qin Feng believed that if it weren't for Min Ruoxi's martial arts cultivation that had reached the ninth level, and there was a great master like Aunt Ying by his side, Shu Hui might have thought of arresting Min Ruoxi together.

"General, no matter what, even if the child falls into the hands of Shu Hui, his life will not be in danger." Old Man Liu said slowly: "He just wants to use this to threaten the general, with the current situation, it is better for us to maintain the status quo, in addition, send someone to negotiate with Shu Hui, let him understand the general's attitude, and force him to hand over the child." ”

For a while, Qin Feng had already thought a lot, as Old Man Liu said, the child would not be in danger of life if he fell into the hands of Shu Hui, but Min Ruoxi was different. With Min Ruoxi's strong temperament, if she doesn't get the child back, she will definitely not give up, but she is in a more dangerous situation now.

No matter how high Yinggu's martial arts are, but since Shu Hui dares to do this, he has naturally planned it thoroughly, in front of thousands of troops, no matter how high his martial arts are, what role can he have?

Calm down, you need to be calm now. Forcibly holding his anxious mood, Qin Feng kept saying to himself. Everyone is watching themselves, and every decision they make means the life and death of countless people and the future of the entire Taiping Army.

He sat down and closed his eyes slightly.

There has to be a decision. The child can't give up, Min Ruoxi can't be in danger, and the future of the Taiping Army must naturally be taken into account.

The room was so quiet that it seemed that even a needle could be heard clearly on the ground, and all eyes were focused on Qin Feng's body, and in such an atmosphere, even Luo Yishui tightly covered his mouth.

After a while, Qin Feng stood up suddenly.

"Zou Ming, lead your Thunderbolt battalion to the border of Feng County and prepare for battle. Inform Liu Xingwen of Shayang County that the whole county has entered a state of war! He said loudly.

"Understood!" Zou Ming said excitedly, for him, it has always been his dream to go back to his homeland.

Qin Feng glanced at Old Man Liu, who wanted to speak, shook his head slightly, and continued: "Yueyao, inform Shu Hui through the people in Taipingfang, let him understand that the consequences of forcing me will be very serious. ”

"Got it!" Wang Yueyao nodded.

"If I chase after Ruoxi, she might do something stupid. Mr. Wang, you first sit in Taiping City, make overall arrangements and command, Old Man Liu, you press Mr. Wang's formation. ”

"General, let Xiao Shui follow you, there is a great risk in going here, Xiao Shui can help you." Wang Yueyao said.

"He, okay?" Qin Feng hesitated a little, Luo Yishui's martial arts were naturally high, but this guy's temperament was uncontrollable.

"I'll make him listen to you for everything." Wang Yueyao affirmed.

"Okay, so be it!" Qin Feng said: "It is definitely not in our overall interests to turn the other face with Qi people now, but we must also let Shu Hui understand that small actions can sometimes cause big things." He had to make a trade-off. (To be continued.) )