Qin Official

"Who are the people that a simple wooden fence city like Lintun is dealing with?"

Standing at the back in the middle of the team, centurion Liu Ji raised his little thumb at the simple town in front of him and smiled contemptuously:

"Sanhan used wood and stone as weapons, Donghao was helpless when faced with a wall higher than them, and there were wild boars and jackals."

This statement made everyone laugh, but the military judge did not laugh and just stared at him with his peripheral vision.

Now, what Lintun has to face is the three thousand Qin army that has been recuperating in Hancheng for half a year! Four stern ships have blocked the sea, eliminating all possibility of escape. Relying on the dense woods outside the city, craftsmen quickly built ladders. As for the siege engines? There is no need at all. Even if the city gate is not split open by the giant axe, it will be opened from the inside by the Qin soldiers who cross the wall.

Liu Ji was no stranger to the confrontation between the mob and the regular Qin army. Twelve years ago, he worked as a retainer under Waihuang Zhang'er, which coincided with the Qin army's attack on the city. At that time, Liu Ji was still a light knight who was an enemy of Qin. He killed a Qin soldier and met his nemesis on the city wall...

Liu Ji always felt that the rest of his life was ruined by that encounter. In the past three years, his destiny had been shrouded in a thick night, without any light.

Now that he is on the battlefield again, his identity has been reversed. From a light knight who fled in a hurry, he has become a Qin official chasing down traitors...

Although Heifu was in charge of the war as a military supervisor, Fusu was still in charge of the battle.

Young Master Fusu is not very good at fighting, but he has one advantage, that is, he is good at listening to other people's opinions. At the suggestion of several captains, the Qin army surrounded Xiaoyi like a surging tide. It soon shattered the outer wall and countless black seawater poured into it...

Liu Ji and his group of Jiaodong soldiers who were arranged by Hei Fu to assist the battle were responsible for blocking the perimeter. Canghaijun's remaining troops numbered two thousand. When the Qin army rushed them, many of them must have panicked and fled through the vacant east gate. , just in time to be caught by Jiaodong soldiers.

But they still underestimated people's desire to survive in desperate situations. Lintun was like an exploding cauldron. There were Canghaijun's best friends in the city who were still resisting. There were also thousands of people who didn't want to die with him and ran out of the city like crazy. Liu Ji and his group of five hundred people were in a hurry for a while. They caught most of them, but they also let more than a hundred of them run out through the gaps.

Liu Ji and the others had no choice but to follow the orders of Lord Five Hundred to pursue these people. Those people were familiar with the terrain and knew that the only way to survive was to walk into the mountains and forests. The Jiaodong soldiers followed closely behind, and the formation began to disperse.

Liu Ji saw the right moment, grabbed the scout's horse, and chased a hastily fleeing figure into the woods alone. At this moment, he felt that the eyes that had been staring at his back finally disappeared...

He knew that among the thousand men sent by Jiaodong to reinforce Haidong this time, five hundred commanders, military judges and several centurions were all Heifu's retainers. The military judges' eyes were always staring at him, as if they were looking forward to Liu. It's like running away before the formation!

Before departure, Hei Fu must have said something to them, Liu Ji guessed.

Although, Liu Ji still doesn't know what the purpose of that big shot is in playing with him like this?

Sometimes, when Liu Ji was feeling aggrieved, he would think to himself: "If that black guy is a good man like Longyang, he will like a man with a thick beard. I can only sell my butt to him a few times!"

However, Hei Fu's purpose is like a fog, making it difficult for people to figure out, which is uncomfortable.

But Liu Ji had an intuition that Heifu had been hesitating between killing and not killing him...

Liu Ji cherished his life and didn't want to give Hei Fu an excuse, but just this moment of being out of surveillance and control made him so happy that he wanted to shout loudly.

He knew that he couldn't run far, and it was even worse to be alone in a foreign forest. What's more, after Liu Ji was scared by Hei Fu several times, he always felt that Hei Fu could read minds. No matter where he fled or whatever he thought, he seemed to escape. But his discernment.

So when Liu Ji entered the forest this time, he didn't want to escape. He really wanted to catch the escaping bandit. Maybe with this head and the posture of being a dog for the Qin people, Hei Fu could relax his vigilance a little?

But when Liu Ji caught up with the thief, flew down and brought him down, and was about to raise his sword to kill the man, the man looked at Liu Ji's face with wide eyes and shouted tentatively:

"Are you Liu...Liu Ji?"

…

"I never thought I would see Brother Ji here."

The thief was very excited, and Liu Ji slowly lowered his sword with a complicated expression.

"Tian Meng, it's you!"

What a coincidence, the Canghaijun accomplice in front of him was actually the ranger who had lived and ate with him in the Yellow River for several months!

Liu Ji was not well-known at that time and was not a distinguished guest of Zhang Er, so he naturally had to live together with others. The man with a scar on his face in front of him is a young knight from Qi named Tian Meng. He often boasts that he is from the Tian Qi clan and has a wealthy ancestor. Although Tian Meng was poor and only had a broken sword, he was very generous with his money. Even if he only had a penny left, he would break it in half and give it to Liu Ji to spend together, which was very pleasing to him.

After the fall of Waihuang, Liu Ji and Zhang Er ran away, while the others fled in all directions like the Canghaijun gang members today. Liu Ji had not seen Tian Meng for twelve years, but who expected that he bumped into him here? ! When old friends meet again, it is a life-and-death situation.

Liu Jicheng's beard, which he had shaved off, had grown back to its former appearance. Only then could Tian Ji recognize him. After all, he was a roommate who had slept on the bunk bed and was very familiar with him. Tian Meng had suffered a lot and was haggard, but he Liu Ji's voice was too familiar.

"Why are you here in Haidong, under the command of Lord Canghai?"

Even if Tian Meng didn't say anything, Liu Ji could probably guess the reason. Tian Meng was from Qi. After the death of Wei, he must have returned to Qi. But within a few years, Qi also died. Tian Meng had a strong character, probably because of his strong character. Not wanting to be a slave to the country's subjugation, he began to travel overseas, perhaps following Sima Yongmen and Tian Heng, and finally came to Canghai...

Lord Canghai's men not only took in a large number of survivors from the Six Kingdoms, but even escaped from the Qin Palace.

But I didn't expect that after running for more than ten years, I would return to the beginning every time, running away with my head in my arms.

Tian Meng briefly talked about his affairs and looked at Liu Ji with doubts in his eyes: "Looking at how you are dressed, could it be that you are a Qin soldier? Or..."

He caught a glimpse of the crooked red bun on Liu Ji's head: "Qin officials?"

Liu Ji immediately smiled bitterly and said: "I can't help myself. Now... I am a small corps commander in the Qin army. My brother, Old Liu, I am getting better and better. I wanted to be a hero back then, but now I am suffering from this." I have lost all my energy through hard work. I am in my forties and my beard is almost turning gray. I still have to serve and be driven by others. This is how it will be in this life."

This "my brother" call was so affectionate, as if it was back to the time when Ren Xia was so angry. Tian Meng was a little moved, but he didn't realize that Liu Ji was sighing there, but the sword in his hand never left Tian Meng's body!

There were shouts in the distance, and the greetings were over. The pursuers would arrive at any time. The desire to survive made Tian Meng suddenly raise his head and said: "Brother Ji, I know you are the most loyal, let me go!"

Liu Ji talks about loyalty. This is Tian Meng's impression all the time. Like him, Liu Ji is also a person who is drunk now and drunk the next. Ren Xia is good-tempered, especially before Waihuang was besieged. Tian Meng still remembers those words and impassioned speeches made by Qing Xia!

"I have always respected the name of Mr. Xinling. I heard that Mr. Zhang was an old guest of Xinling. Following the ambition of the young master, I came here from Peishang and ate under Mr. Zhang's family. Although I have only been a guest for a few months, I am a true man, and I must keep my promise. Keep your word, now the sect master is in trouble, as a guest, how can you abandon him?"

"If Mr. Zhang wants to lead his troops to fight against the Qin invaders, Liu Ji of Peixian County is willing to follow him! Even if he dies, he will not regret it!"

It was these words that made all the young knights under Zhang Er's clan respond and fight in Waihuang. Although they lost miserably, just like today.

Tian Meng didn't know that Lao Liu sounded nice, but in his inner monologue, he wanted to run away after killing all the Qin soldiers in return for Zhang Er's several months of wine and meat. "Liu Ji's righteousness" became the exiled young knight's last memory of his pornographic life. Tian Meng believed that Lord Xinling could save people from danger, and now Liu Ji could let him go!

"It's natural."

Liu Ji suddenly felt relieved. He ignored the shouts coming closer and closer behind him, smiled, and said hastily: "You run faster, I pretended to fight with you, but you kicked me down and I couldn't catch up with you." !”

As he said this, Liu Ji let out an ouch and sat down on the ground, with a painful expression on his face. If he didn't know better, he would have thought he was injured.

"Thank you, Brother Ji. There is no way I can repay you for such a great kindness!"

Tian Meng was granted amnesty, but he didn't bother to bow and say thank you. He quickly got up and ran towards the forest. However, he was limping because his foot sprained when he was knocked down by Liu Ji.

But he had only taken a few steps when he heard the faint sound of a crossbow being cocked. Before he could react, a sharp sword came out of the bow and shot through his back and straight into his chest!

The violent impact caused the running Tian Meng to fly into the air and crash to the ground. When he turned his head with difficulty, he saw Liu Jizheng standing up with a crossbow in his hand, looking at him coldly.

The beard is still a big beard, but the look in his eyes is wrong. It is no longer the bold and heroic spirit of a light knight, but has become ruthless and worldly.

Tian Meng couldn't believe it, but Liu Ji calmly cocked the crossbow again. This time, he aimed it at Tian Meng's head.

"Why... why..."

Before Tian Meng could finish asking, Liu Ji pulled the trigger again and shot Tian Meng through the eye socket with a crossbow!

"Liu Ji, come back quickly, who told you to run away!"

Behind them were the shouts of the five hundred masters and military judges. As expected, they had been ordered by Hei Fu to watch Liu Ji and pay attention to his every move.

However, Liu Ji just cut off Tian Meng's head leisurely, turned around, held up the head of his dead friend, and said with a smile:

"Lord Five Hundred, didn't I get anxious when I saw the thief running away? He can really run away, I almost let him slip away! This head must be recorded for me!"

The Five Hundred Lords and the military judge exchanged scoldings, but they did not do anything to Liu Ji. When he got on the horse again, Liu Ji lowered his head and looked at Tian Meng's head and sighed.

Tian Meng was injured and could not run far. If Liu Ji really let him go, he would probably betray Liu Ji when Tian Meng was caught.

Even if he were captured on the spot, it would be of no benefit to Liu Ji if Tian Mengruo told Liu Ji's past events afterwards, even though Heifu had known about it for a long time.

After thinking about it, it was risky to let him go or to keep him, so it was better to kill him with his own hands.

Dead people don't chew their tongues.

Gently patting the head hanging on his waist, Liu Ji thought to himself:

"Brother, don't blame me. If you want to blame, blame yourself. If I were you, you should take advantage of the moment of hesitation and grab the sword and kill me!"

Loyalty? Can it help Liu Ji change his situation? They had long been forgotten, and Liu Ji was now concerned about how to survive.

Tian Meng's face was already cold, and drops of blood fell on Liu Ji's legs. The pierced eye looked at Liu Ji blankly, as if to condemn him.

But Liu Ji turned a blind eye, and instead showed a cruel look in his eyes:

"Those who are incompetent do not deserve to live in this world."

"The same goes for people who are soft-hearted!"