Qi Jiguang's eyes lit up, and he said: "No, Qi firmly believes that within ten provinces, there will be loyal and brave, and there will be no loyal and righteous people in Zhejiang?" It's just that those of us who are generals need to find out. Brother Tianluo, Hu Butang and Mr. Xu all have high hopes for you, and hope that you will stay with us and make your own contribution to the anti-Japanese plan. ”

The wolf laughed and stood up: "General Qi, what you said to the wolf today, the wolf will definitely be engraved in his heart, as for the matter of resisting the Japanese, the wolf is the liver and brain, and he must also destroy this group of demons in human skin, you can rest assured." It's not early today, my companion is seriously injured, and I still hope to get the doctor's care, and I also want to see Hu Butang as much as possible, and I also ask General Qi to make it convenient. ”

Qi Jiguang also stood up with a smile: "There is no problem with this, the general originally received an order today, saying that the people in Yiwu made trouble, armed fights, and thousands of people were killed and injured, if it wasn't for Mr. Xu's sudden disappearance, I should have been on the way to Yiwu at this time, and now that Mr. Xu has been found, then I can also go back to the camp and hand over the order, and then go to Yiwu." ”

Sky Wolf's heart moved: "The people are making trouble? Could it be related to the Wakos? ”

Qi Jiguang was slightly stunned: "Why did Brother Tianwolf say this?" ”

Heavenly Wolf thought of the incident in the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi back then, and sighed: "General Qi, when the Mongols invaded back then, I used to investigate cases in Shanxi, I don't know if General Qi has heard of the White Lotus Sect?" ”

Qi Jiguang nodded solemnly: "Of course I have heard of this cult, and Brother Heavenly Wolf's great name also spread all over the world along with the extermination of the White Lotus Sect at that time." Could it be that Brother Heavenly Wolf also thinks that in the southeast, there are also organizations like the White Lotus Sect that secretly collude with the Japanese to cause chaos? ”

Sky Wolf glanced at Feng Wu. smiled slightly: "Back then, Miss Feng Wu also exterminated the White Lotus Sect with me, Feng Wu, do you agree with my conjecture?" ”

Although Feng Wu changed her face today, and her face withered because of serious injuries, she still couldn't hide her peerless demeanor with a smile, the corners of her mouth hooked, and she smiled: "Listen to you say this." It's really a bit like that, I remember that in order to lead the Mongolian army into the Kou, the White Lotus Sect also attacked and destroyed all kinds of green forest cottages everywhere. to strengthen their own strength. General Qi, are you really sure that those are just the arms fights of the common people and villagers, not the vendettas of the gang organization? ”

Qi Jiguang's brows furrowed: "Now I haven't arrived at the scene, I don't know the local situation." But the initial report said. These are not ordinary vendettas of people in the rivers and lakes, but the people of Yiwu and the people of neighboring Yongkang County, it is said that it has been fighting for three months, and both sides have dispatched dozens of villages, adding up to 40,000 or 50,000 people, and thousands of dead and wounded. ”

Sky Wolf and Feng Wu glanced at each other and smiled slightly: "If that's the case." It's unlikely, it must be some gangs and gangs in the country. If they had captured the Green Forest Cottage as an internal response to the Japanese Bandits, they would not have dragged on for so long and made such a big battle, like the White Lotus Sect attacking a cottage of hundreds of people, that is, in one night, which alarmed the government, and it would not be easy to act in the future. However, I didn't expect that there were such fierce people in a place where the people in the south of the Yangtze River were soft, which was really beyond my expectations. ”

Qi Jiguang laughed: "Actually, this matter is also beyond my expectations, the local officials saw such a tragic and protracted fight, it is said that they didn't dare to go up to get people, not even to mediate, they could only send a few small officials every day to look at the records, and now seeing that this battle can't be quelled at all, they can only report to Hu Butang and ask us to send troops to suppress it." ”

Heavenly Wolf frowned: "General Qi, before sending troops, can you go to Yiwu alone with me, I want to see the situation there with my own eyes, and I can't let the tragedy of the White Lotus Sect leading the Mongol invasion in Shanxi repeat again." ”

Qi Jiguang nodded at first, but there was still a trace of doubt in his eyes: "Brother Heavenly Wolf, if you want to prevent the traitors from colluding with the Japanese Kou, then you should also lead the troops with me, what is the matter with us going alone like this?" ”

The wolf's eyes flashed: "General Qi, if it is really done by the wolf, then we will only startle the snake and let them escape, and it will be difficult to catch it again, and you should also know that the sword is fierce, cruel in nature, and extremely cunning, if it really drags on for so many days, it must be pretending to be the people, deliberately showing mercy, but if we really transfer troops to go, then they may be going to kill, we must not go unnoticed!"

Qi Jiguang nodded: "I have heard about the heroic past of Brother Tianwolf breaking the White Lotus Sect, and he is also a lonely hero who entered the tiger's den alone. It's just that you and I are going, no matter how high the martial arts are, it is difficult to beat the four hands with two fists, does Brother Tianwolf have a mature detailed plan? ”

Sky Wolf smiled slightly: "I also just learned about this, I can't talk about any plans, but I rely on my intuition, I always think that this is not simple, if it is not for the Japanese to make trouble, with a group of mountain people can last for months of fighting, this kind of brave and ruthless bloody and strict organization, isn't it a natural excellent soldier?" Since the general is worried that there are no strong soldiers under him, why not choose a place where the weapons are fighting? ”

Qi Jiguang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Yes, you reminded me now, such people are naturally excellent soldiers, if it weren't for the Japanese to provoke trouble, then I must be subordinated to my subordinates, haha." ”

Feng Wu suddenly interjected: "General Qi, I see that the scale of your subordinates is not too large, only two or three thousand people, why not spend more money to recruit some masters of the rivers and lakes, these people themselves have martial arts, and you don't need to retrain, wouldn't it be better?" Sky Wolf, didn't you also temporarily respond to the call back then and beat the widows? ”

Qi Jiguang stared at the Heavenly Wolf and said, "Brother Heavenly Wolf also enlisted in the army back then and fought against the Japanese Invaders? ”

The wolf laughed and waved his hand: "It's all an old thing, when I was just out of the mountain, I hadn't joined the Jinyiwei yet, and when I passed through Nanjing, I met the Japanese who showed off their might outside Nanjing, and I was indignant for a while." At that time, Tan Lun Tan, who was the head of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, once temporarily recruited some people from the rivers and lakes to go out of the city to pursue the Japanese invaders, and it was also at that time that he temporarily served under Lord Tan's men for a while, and later the Japanese were exterminated. We, the people in the rivers and lakes, also received the reward and dispersed. ”

Qi Jiguang suddenly realized and nodded: "I see, it's just what Miss Feng Wu said just now, in fact, the imperial court has been doing it in the past two years, and it has recruited monks and soldiers from Southern Shaolin to fight against the Japanese Invaders, and has also offered heavy rewards to recruit people from the rivers and lakes to fight against the Japanese Invaders." But the effect was not good, so we were transferred to Zhejiang to train the new army. ”

Sky Wolf Qi said: "I think those widows are just some swordsmen with strong martial arts. Last time, those Japanese ronins outside Nanjing City, although they were brave, were only a few dozen people, and we had hundreds of Jianghu masters plus some Jinyi guards to wipe them out. Although the number of monks and soldiers in Southern Shaolin is not large. But there should be hundreds, and Shaolin's Arhat stick formation is famous all over the world, can't it deal with a small group of pirates? ”

Qi Jiguang sighed: "Brother Tianluo doesn't know anything, the wolf is cunning, sometimes scattered into small groups to plunder around, sometimes gathered into thousands or even tens of thousands of troops to attack states and counties, and also understands the art of war and tactics. Will lure the enemy deeper, last year before General Zongli led the army to help. Southern Shaolin's Moon Sky Master and Master Tianyuan once led the monks to help the war, they used the iron bar to make a cooked copper stick, and the large copper coin cast in the stick, is an iron rod weighing forty or fifty pounds, with the Shaolin monk's extraordinary arm strength and strong internal strength, as long as the body of the Japanese Kou is hit, it can break its armor and protect the body, and the middle one is either dead or injured. ”

"The monks led by the two masters are also disciplined, well-trained in advance and retreat, and can fight in formation when fighting with the Japanese invaders, but the Japanese are cunning, in a battle, sent ambush soldiers to put on the clothes of our Ming army, secretly approached the monks from behind, and then suddenly slashed and killed, the monks were caught off guard, more than 300 people were lost in this battle, and even the leading master of the moon sky also died heroically, after this battle, Yan Song concealed it in the court, but said that the monks were difficult to control, and the friendly forces clashed with each other, and even did not give a pension, In a fit of rage, Southern Shaolin withdrew all the monk troops and no longer supported the Battle of Pingwu. ”

Feng Wu hooked the corners of his mouth and sneered: "Hmph, Yan Shifan's family did this kind of thing, he wished that the Shaolin monk was dead, and this place would be occupied by his Demon Sect." ”

Qi Jiguang sighed: "The traitors are in charge, the world is turbid, as for those people in the rivers and lakes who were temporarily recruited, most of them came for reward, most of these people are bandits in the green forest, or the underworld is strong, it is difficult to control, it is okay to let them fight with a small group of Japanese robbers in the short term, but if they are trained according to the army for a long time, and punished according to military law, it is 10,000 unwilling, last time Hu Butang also recruited more than 2,000 such people in the rivers and lakes, but they stayed for less than three months, and they were basically dispersed, so this matter is not feasible, Hu Butang was helpless at this time, and transferred troops from other places to the southeast. ”

The wolf completely understood, he nodded, turned his head to Feng Wu and said: "Feng Wu, your injury is too serious, this time I will recuperate in Hu Butang's camp first, I will go to Yiwu with General Qi, and I will look for you when I come back." ”

Feng Wu's lips pursed high, she was obviously not satisfied with the decision of the Heavenly Wolf, but just as she was about to speak, there was a pull in her neck, and it was a sharp pain, so she could only grit her teeth and said, "Then you go and go back quickly, you can't leave me alone." ”

The heavenly wolf turned his head to Qi Jiguang and said, "General Qi, then let's go back to Hu Butang's camp first." ”

Three hours later, the army camp outside Hangzhou was brightly lit, and the sergeants who came and went on patrol were walking in a stream, and outside the tent of the Chinese military camp, a big flag was planted, and the word "Hu" was written on it.

An old man about fifty years old, with a majestic face, an eagle nose and a lion's mouth, dressed in a red second-grade court dress, sitting upright in the Chinese military tent, his eyes are not too big, and he has been squinting slightly, but occasionally he opens his eyes with a shining light, with a terrifying majesty, and the high bridge of the nose stands up his nose like an eagle hook, and the two deep nasolabial folds on both sides of the nose are impressive, with the twitching of his facial muscles, these two nasolabial folds are also constantly twisted, not angry and self-authoritative, and have the domineering spirit of a heroic hero who rules one side.

The old man was sitting behind the handsome case, holding a Tang newspaper in his hand, thinking about something, and in front of him, Xu Wenchang and Yu Dayou stood left and right, Xu Wenchang, who was dressed in green clothes, no longer had the arrogance he had when he was in the Hangzhou restaurant during the day, he bowed his head and restrained his hands, and his expression was very humble, and Yu Dayou lowered his head even more, and he didn't even dare to take a breath of the atmosphere.

The voice of the sergeant outside the night guard came from afar: "The weather is dry and dry, all battalions should pay attention to fire prevention." Three more!"

The old man's eyelids raised slightly, put the Tang newspaper in his hand on the table, and let out a long breath: "Dayou." Did you do it three more? General Qi and our distinguished guests have not yet arrived? ”

Yu Dayou replied: "Lord Ministry, General Qi's subordinates were brought back by the deputy general an hour ago, but now that General Qi has not returned, could it be that person is really a wolf, not a wolf?" ”

Hu Zongxian quietly asked Xu Wenchang, "Wenchang, what do you think?" ”

Xu Wenchang smiled slightly, and said slowly: "According to what the students see." There is no doubt that this person must be a wolf, and if he were an ordinary wolf, he would never be so calm. And after General Qi retreated left and right, there was no fight in the hall, but General Qi asked his subordinates to withdraw first, so it was obvious that this person took out some tokens. Friend or foe. The students thought that at this moment in Hangzhou City, except for the brocade guard of Tianluo, no one had this identity and ability. ”

Hu Zongxian nodded slightly: "Wen Chang's words are reasonable, so in your opinion, why did General Qi and the Heavenly Wolf delay their arrival?" The wolf is so martial and courageous, why is it that there is suddenly another seriously injured woman next to him, and he does not go to the headquarters of Jinyiwei. But you have to ask your fellow to find a medical officer in the inn? ”

Xu Wenchang's expression became solemn, and he thought about it carefully. sighed: "When the student and the wolf met today, he was indeed the only one present, and he didn't know what happened after the student left, but the wolf's martial arts are so high, the student has seen it with his own eyes today, and with a slight raise of his hand, he slapped a tabletop into wood powder, it seems that those rumors about him on the rivers and lakes are true, I don't think anyone in this Hangzhou city can hurt him now." ”

Yu Dayou also nodded: "Although the last general and the wolf did not fight, but I can feel his momentum and internal strength, there is no doubt that he is the top master, and the female general has not seen it, I don't know if it is the companion or subordinate of the wolf, if this is the case, he sent someone out to carry out the task, and then this person is seriously injured to return, it is also possible." ”

Hu Zongxian stroked his long beard under his chin, and said slowly: "Wen Chang, you have been talking with the Heavenly Wolf for so long, have you ever noticed that the Heavenly Wolf has the intention of waiting for someone?" If the wolf wants to connect with his companions, why would he choose to be in that restaurant with many people? ”

Xu Wenchang smiled slightly: "The student agrees with the judgment of the department, the encounter between the wolf and the woman should be just an accident, as for why they didn't return to Jinyiwei, the student speculated, maybe the woman is not necessarily a person in Jinyiwei, but just a friend of Tianwolf in the rivers and lakes, and he is not very willing to let Jinyiwei know that he and this woman met, so he will find an inn to live in." ”

Hu Zongxian nodded with satisfaction: "What Wen Chang said should be a reasonable judgment, so that all the doubts can be explained, Jinyiwei has a strange style, making good use of various informants and people in the rivers and lakes, and since this wolf also joined Jinyiwei halfway, it is not strange that some of his friends in the rivers and lakes are not surprised, but why is he not coming now, even General Qi has not come, why is this?" ”

Xu Wenchang glanced at Yu Dayou and said: "I'm afraid that the wolf and General Qi are like-minded, the heroes cherish each other, and they have the intention of hating each other, so they have been talking so far. ”

Hu Zongxian sighed, picked up the Tang newspaper in his hand again, and took a look: "Now the passing year is unfavorable, and there has been no way to control the harassment and attack of the Japanese Kou on us, and Xu Hai and others can swagger and openly pass the market in my Ming Dynasty, and now the people in Yiwu have these things again, it can be said that internal and external troubles are coming together, and at this juncture, the emperor has sent Jinyi Wei here again, alas." ”

Xu Wenchang hurriedly said: "Hu Butang, although the current situation is difficult, but it is gradually improving, as long as we can stabilize the Japanese first, and then train new soldiers over time, our plan will definitely be able to get the truth, although the wolf is a brocade guard, but also a chivalrous man with national affairs in mind, when the time comes, a key step, maybe need to be implemented by him." ”

Hu Zongxian didn't answer, glanced at Yu Dayou, and said lightly: "Dayou, you have worked hard today, go back to the tent to rest first, early tomorrow morning, the Guangxi wolf soldiers led by Mrs. Washi will come, and you will lead the army to greet you, so don't be too tired today." ”

Yu Dayou gave a military salute, turned around and withdrew from the big tent, Hu Zongxian watched him come out of the tent, his expression changed slightly, he lowered his voice to Xu Wenchang, and said, "Wenchang, is there a follow-up to that auspicious thing?" ”

Xu Wenchang's eyebrows jumped slightly, and he nodded: "That pure white deer, the student has captured it in Wuyi Mountain, and now it is secretly kept in the governor's palace in Hangzhou City. ”

It's just that the students still don't understand, do they have to do that? Your current official position as the governor of Zhejiang is still quite stable, and once this thing is dedicated, the official position of the lord in the southeast may be safe, but your name in this life will not be kept. (To be continued......)