The Grandmaster Strategist

The title of Chapter 25 has been revised. The first half of the chapter has been slightly revised, so the entire chapter will be reissued this time.

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"Sneeze." Li Hu sneezed loudly and looked angrily at Jiang Zhe, who was standing in front of the camp with his hands behind his hands watching the snow scene. He hated himself again for being so weak and braving the heavy snow to defend the enemy. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand. He touched towards his waist, but before he touched the handle of the knife, there was a slight cough from behind him. He looked back angrily and saw Ling Duan standing there looking at him with a half-smile. When he saw him turning around, Ling Duan curled his lips and signaled Li Hu to pay attention to several guards standing not far away who were watching eagerly. Li Hu Once he is discouraged, any tiger guard can capture him. Trying to assassinate Jiang Zhe is really asking for trouble.

Ling Duan looked at Li Hu's dejected back and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He couldn't help himself. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but touch the short sword on his waist and continued to think about how to successfully assassinate Jiang Zhe.

I could clearly see every move of Li Hu and Ling Duan, and I couldn't help but smile on my lips. The scene of subduing the two of them appeared in front of me again. Although the two of them were still unwilling, But it doesn't matter, as long as it can achieve my purpose, it is enough.

In the camp, Li Hu looked at the young man in green strangely. Although he was a little reckless, he was not an idiot. The cold and harsh aura this man exuded today made him feel uncomfortable all over. He couldn't help but said: "Hey, who is making you angry today?" What's wrong? Why do you look so ugly?"

A trace of murderous intent flashed in Li Shun's eyes, and he said: "We have known each other for many days, so you two must not know my identity. I, Li Shun, am a servant of the Marquis of Chuxiang."

Ling Duan had already expected it and just smiled bitterly. At this time, Li Shun glanced at Ling Duan intentionally or unintentionally. His cold gaze made Ling Duan's heart tremble. He wanted to gather his energy, but unfortunately he was recovering from his injuries and could not do it at all. After failing, he had to sit down slumped.

Li Hu's eyes were blank, and it took him a long time to understand, and said: "It turns out that your boy is a subordinate of the supervisor. Let me just say, how could someone be so kind for no reason? But I am very strange. If your master wants to kill me, In revenge, I beheaded me with one knife that day, why is it so troublesome to wait until I recover from my injuries before taking action."

Li Shun's expression became colder and colder, and he said: "My young master's identity is unusual. I have been responsible for his safety for many years, but you almost killed him under my eyes. How can I not avenge this kind of shame and humiliation? And if it is done lightly, If I let you go, wouldn't it make others think that I, Li Shun, am easy to bully? Li likes to retaliate the most, but when you were captured that day, you were determined to die. If I killed you then, you would be happy in vain, so I I will treat your injuries and treat you with extra courtesy. I will wait until you don’t want to die and then I will kill you. Only in this way can I please you. However, cutting off your head with a knife is still an advantage for you, so I will give you two choices. First There is a choice. I will select a warrior from the prisoners of the Northern Han Dynasty and let you duel with him. The winner will live and the loser will die. If you can win a few more games, you will naturally be able to live a few more days. The second option, I have prepared various tortures for you. If you can survive them one by one, I will let you go. If you cannot survive the torture, you will naturally die."

Li Hu felt chills running down his spine. Neither of these two ways of death were good choices, but he was quite tough and stubbornly said: "Since I'm in your hands, you can kill me if you want. I don't have it." I’m free to play games with you, but I won’t kill each other. If you want to be punished, just do it and let’s see how long I can last.”

Xiao Shunzi smiled slightly, with a hint of cruelty in his smile. Just as he was about to speak, Ling Duan rushed to say: "Idiot, if you want to die more happily, you should choose a duel. At most, you will bump into your opponent in the first battle. Weaponry, death can be considered a pleasant death. If someone punishes you, when you cannot survive or die, you will inevitably beg for mercy. When the time comes, you will be taken out to show to the public, and your reputation will be discredited even if you die."

Li Hu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, but he was also a little unconvinced and said: "How did you know that I would not die of torture, but would behave like that?

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Ling Duan smiled bitterly and thought to himself, I have been with the general for many years. It is easy to die generously, but it is difficult to die calmly. Even a man made of steel can hardly struggle for long under torture. The general is also a person who is good at using torture. Once moved, A severe punishment. Those who are tortured either look for opportunities to commit suicide or surrender and beg for mercy. The number of people who survive the torture and die is already only one in a thousand. I have never seen anyone who can survive the torture to the end. Although he wanted to say a few more words, at this moment, Li Shun's cold eyes had drifted over, and Ling Duan did not have the courage to remind the stupid tiger again, look away, and thought to himself, if you don't understand, there is nothing I can do. , I don’t want to be in a dilemma of life and death.

Xiao Shunzi's eyes flashed with malice, and he thought to himself, this Ling Duan is really troublesome, should we take him along with us?

Li Hu now understood that the two choices of dare to love were just illusions. The man in front of him wanted to make his death painful and humiliating. However, he refused to give in by nature. Instead, he smiled and said: "I see, you kid is really unreasonable. Even I don’t want to give people pleasure when I kill someone. I’ve earned it by living longer. You can do whatever you want with me.” After that, he jumped out of bed and walked out. As he walked, he muttered: “Anyway, I If you have no relatives or dependents at home, what does it matter if you have a stigma?"

Xiao Shunzi was stunned. He originally thought that Li Hu would change his mind and ask for a happy death. He was still thinking about how to take action in time to prevent Li Hu from dying easily, but Li Hu still chose a more painful way to die. Just because he didn't want his colleagues to kill each other, this made him feel a little guilty. But no matter what, this person was already destined to die in his heart, and he was a cold-faced and cold-hearted person, so he turned around and went out to make arrangements. However, Ling Duan finally couldn't bear it and said: "Brother, on the battlefield, life and death are common things. Your Majesty is proud of the spring breeze, but we are the prisoners below. Naturally, you can deal with it as you like, but drag Is it too much to settle old scores today?"

Xiao Shunzi stopped, looked back at Ling Duan, and said: "You are the ghost knight of General Tan Ji's guard. I admire General Tan very much, so I won't care about you talking too much, otherwise I will let you Same crime as Li Hu. General Tan massacred countless soldiers and civilians in Zezhou out of personal hatred. These people were originally innocent. You must have never tried to dissuade him. Li Hu almost hurt the young master’s life. How can this be tolerated? You tell me. No matter whether he is punished or he is cruel, this person must be killed. You should still consider your own life. The coffin of General Tan has been sent to the Northern Han Dynasty, so naturally there will be no disaster of killing the corpse. As for you, if not Qi Qi His Royal Highness is so magnanimous that he has already been cut into pieces by a thousand swords to thank the soldiers and civilians of Zezhou. Do you still have the heart to complain for others?"

Ling Duan was stunned, but it was not because this man was mocking him. That man clearly said that he admired the general. How could this be possible? Let alone a member of the Yong army, he should only have hatred for the general. In the Northern Han army, other than himself, the generals In addition to his direct subordinates, other generals and sergeants were also very jealous and dissatisfied with the general.

At this time, Li Hu, who slowed down and secretly listened to the conversation between the two, knew that he would not be spared after all, so he walked out of the tent with some dejection. He was straightforward and did not look forward to death. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked outside the tent, he saw a scholar in Tsing Yi standing not far away, wearing a big cloak, and behind him stood a bodyguard in black. Although Li Hu only glanced at Jiang Zhe briefly that day, he only saw this Knowing the identity of the visitor, he couldn't help but sneered: "It turns out that Lord Supervisor is going to commit suicide in person. In this case, it would be worth it for me, Li Hu, to die. But when I think about the drowned rat's appearance that day, it's really funny." Quite." After saying this, he laughed loudly, but he wanted to anger Jiang Zhe. It would be best to make him angry, and it would be best to chop himself with a knife.

Xiao Shunzi was also stepping out of the tent at this time. When he saw Jiang Zhe standing with a smile, he couldn't help but scream. With his martial arts, he would not have ignored the eavesdropping outside, but there were people coming and going in the military camp. Jiang Zhe He was standing a little further away, but Xiao Shunzi regarded him as an irrelevant person. Besides, he didn't expect Jiang Zhe to show up here. Although the distance was still far away, Xiao Shunzi, who knew Jiang Zhe's details well, knew that he What he just said has been heard. He couldn't help but blush. He stepped forward and said, "I don't want to deceive you, but I really have a grudge against this person. Please forgive me."

Li Hu was originally filled with righteous indignation, but just after he said a few cruel words, he saw the man in green looking at him gently, without any malice, and even with a little appreciation. He couldn't help but feel at a loss, and thought to himself, "You want to kill me." It's none of his business if it's Li Shun. Isn't it a bit too much for me to say such evil words? He stood aside with some embarrassment and glanced at Jiang Zhe. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that this young man was thin and pitiful. Thinking of the day when he flew into the water with his flying spear, he felt excited at the time. But now he feels a little ashamed, thinking about his own strength. , why did he kill a weak scholar?

He was stunned. Ling Duan heard the word "Jiang Zhe" in the tent and couldn't help but feel something in his heart. He already knew that it was this man's plan that led to the general being ambushed and died. Although he held a grudge, he also wanted to see this man. How to describe it. So he tried his best to get out of the tent and looked at it carefully. Although he felt that Jiang Zhe was extraordinary, he was not as smart as he thought. Even though he was in the army and a high-ranking marquis, this man still wore a green shirt and had a smile on his lips. His eyes are soft and his actions exude a sense of tranquility, which makes people think of him as approachable at first sight. Ling Duan couldn't help but be confused. This man was the culprit who killed the general. Why couldn't he have any murderous intention?

Seeing that these three people were all looking embarrassed, I couldn't help but shake my head and chuckle. Although I knew Xiao Shunzi's temper well, but before he retaliated, he had to think about how to use excuses to deal with me in the future. Although I was a little annoyed, more But I felt moved and amused. Looking at Li Hu standing there in a daze, I had never cared about this person. When I fell into the water that day, I only hated King Qi for laughing at him. I never thought about taking revenge on this person. , I didn’t expect that Xiao Shunzi made a move in private. If I hadn’t caught him, he would have cursed me even in hell. Although I didn't recognize that person, I saw that at a young age, he had an expression as cold as ice and murderous intent. However, his complexion was fair and he seemed to have rarely seen sunshine, but he was a rare talent. After glancing at the young man again, I looked at Li Hu and asked with a smile: "So it was you who sent me to take a cold bath. I wonder who this is?"

When Ling Duan saw me asking him, he turned his head and refused to answer. Xiao Shunzi gave him a cold look and said, "This man's name is Ling Duan, and he is a ghost rider under Tan Ji."

I said with emotion: "I have heard that the ghost cavalry beside General Ghost Face is brave. I never thought that you have such ability at such a young age. It is really rare and rare." After sighing with emotion, I was about to politely persuade Xiao Shunzi not to pay attention to Li Hu anymore. When I was there, a strange idea suddenly came into my mind.

In the letter that was deliberately intercepted by the Northern Han Army that day, I mentioned that there were senior generals in their rear who were willing to surrender, but I did not allude to any specific person. As for how to aggravate Long Tingfei's suspicion later, I left it all to the King of Qi. I just gave a principle, don't favor one over the other, it's best if everyone is suspected and everyone seems to be rebellious, so as not to frame the wrong person and make Long Tingfei wake up. But when I saw this sergeant, I suddenly thought that compared to other generals, Shi Ying was actually the most suitable candidate. He led the army to intercept and kill me and the King of Qi that day. It was mostly luck that he was able to escape. There must be some in the Northern Han army. People must be suspicious. It would make sense to say that Quartz spared his efforts when chasing us. Although I really wanted to eliminate Duan Wudi first, Quartz was more careless and seemed to be more likely to fall into a trap. Thinking back to the information I got recently, Tan Ji and Shi Ying were very different from each other during his lifetime. This time Shi Ying was injured and stayed in Qinzhou, but Tan Ji led his troops and died in an ambush. If Tan Ji's personal guards said that Shi Ying had the intention of treason, they would only I'm afraid Long Tingfei will believe it even three points. Thinking of this, I glanced at Ling Duan again. I didn't know whether Xiao Shunzi wanted them to live together intentionally or unintentionally. In this way, I would be more likely to succeed.

But we can't be impatient about this matter. The first priority is to keep these two people by our side. Otherwise, how can we have the chance to let them know such a "secret"? Thinking of this, I smiled and said: "It's cold, so we can't talk outside. Let's go in." After that, I walked into the tent. Xiao Shunzi quickly stood beside me to prevent the two prisoners from trying to assassinate me. In fact, not to mention that they were too seriously injured to assassinate me. With Xiao Shunzi by my side, even if they were intact, there was no way I could kill them. The so-called dangerous situation is actually mostly because I knew in my heart that there was no danger.

Walking into the camp, I picked a chair and sat down. Li Hu and Ling Duan walked in slowly, somewhat reluctantly, but also curiously.

I looked at these two people carefully for a long time, and then said with a smile: "Xiao Shunzi, you are too troublesome. After they recover from their injuries in a few days, they will be sent to the hard labor camp. There will be heavy security guards outside. Unarmed and working hard every day, these two people are considered outstanding martial arts people. I am afraid they have to wear shackles. It is difficult to escape even if they want to. These people are prisoners. Even if we destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, within a few years Don’t even think about regaining your freedom, the pain is enough, why do you need to look for opportunities to take revenge?”

Although Li Hu and Ling Duan were sad to hear this, they also knew that this should be the case, and according to the rules of the battle between the two armies, seriously injured soldiers like them, with low status, would probably be beheaded by the enemy troops who were cleaning up the battlefield. Only lightly wounded soldiers and important generals are eligible to be prisoners. Even if they become prisoners of war, ordinary military doctors will be helpless with serious injuries like theirs, and they may not survive long. Speaking of which, Li Hu is still alive today because Xiao Shunzi wanted to take revenge and had people give him careful treatment. Ling Duan was under the influence of Tan Ji. King Qi specially ordered people to treat him. This saved his life.

I saw the expressions of the two people, and a trace of pity arose in my heart. People are born to like life and hate death, and the same is true for these two people. If they sacrificed their lives for the country, or faced unbearable humiliation, they would not be greedy for life and afraid of death. But now that adults As long as there is no accident, I will naturally want to live. Even so, I will not despise them because of this. If I want to force them to submit to Dayong and betray the Northern Han Dynasty, it is absolutely impossible. However, using It should still be possible for the pressure of death to force them to temporarily give up some dignity.

Thinking of this, I showed what I thought was a very sincere expression and said, "Brother Li, Jiang's oversight almost caused you to be almost humiliated. Although this was a servant's fault, it was also due to Jiang's lax discipline. As compensation, Li Brother is willing to stay with Jiang to serve for the time being. After the war is over, Brother Li can leave freely. If it is Jiang's true intention, he naturally wants to let Brother Li go, but Brother Li should also understand Jiang's identity. As Dayong oversees the army, there are some things that are inconvenient to do, but Brother Li can rest assured that most of the people around Jiang do not need to go into battle to kill the enemy, and they will not embarrass Brother Li and his former colleagues. I wonder if Brother Li is willing. Accept Jiang’s kindness.”

Li Hu's eyes widened. To be honest, Jiang Zhe's proposal was indeed very tempting. Apart from not being free enough, it could almost be said to be extremely generous. However, Li Hu had just learned a lesson and did not believe that such a good thing could happen in the world. Besides, Li Hu didn't know whether this was considered treason and surrender to the enemy, so he didn't know how to answer for a while.

I looked at Ling Duan again and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi has great respect for General Tan Ji. Jiang also regrets that he did not have the opportunity to meet General Tan. Brother Ling is the only survivor of General Tan's ghost knight. Ai Wu Ji Wu, Your Highness I don’t want to keep him in trouble, but the state has national laws and the military has military regulations. Now Brother Ling cannot leave freely. His Highness is a royal noble and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. It is inconvenient to keep Brother Ling by his side, so he once asked Jiang to take care of him. If Young Brother Ling If you don’t mind, how about staying with Jiang for the time being?”

Xiao Shunzi stood next to Jiang Zhe, with a look as cold as ice, but he almost laughed out loud. When did His Highness King Qi ask the young master? It was completely the young master talking nonsense, but he is a smart man, seeing Jiang Zhe's expression , knowing that something must be on his mind, he naturally would not break up the trouble, but deliberately showed a look of dissatisfaction, saying: "Sir, although you promised His Highness to take care of Ling Duan, Ling Duan is an enemy after all, so he detained them in the camp. That's it, why bother to stay with me? If this person is ungrateful and assassinates the young master, what should I do? And this Li Hu, the young master doesn't blame him is already his blessing, why should I keep him by my side?"

Although his words were full of disapproval, they further supported Jiang Zhe's statement, making both Li Hu and Ling Duan feel that Jiang Zhe did have good intentions. But neither Li Hu nor Ling Duan could agree. Although staying in the camp was definitely more comfortable than doing hard labor, and they could be freed soon, no matter how the war between Dayong and Beihan went, the two of them could always If you find a chance to escape, will you make a mistake and become a traitor? The two of them were very uneasy. They originally didn't want to talk to each other except to kill boredom. They exchanged glances several times. Unfortunately, one was too careless and the other was not very good at expressing. It almost turned into a farce. After a long time, they still couldn't decide.

I felt funny in my heart, but I also knew that it was impossible for them to explicitly agree. After the inducement was over, it was natural to threaten them, so I deliberately ignored the possibility of their refusal and said: "Since neither of you objects, Xiao Shunzi, You make some arrangements and let the two of them live in Huwei's camp, and when their injuries are better, let them come to the tent to be used."

After saying that, I didn't even look at their expressions of reluctance or even readiness to refuse. I took three steps at a time and walked out in a hurry with the guards. Li Hu was the most impatient and said loudly: "Wait a minute, I don't..." As soon as he said the words, he swallowed them back because he saw Xiao Shunzi standing in front of him, with a strange smile on his face. Li Hu's right hand had been pressed on his shoulder at some point, and a ray of cold energy rushed in from the shoulder well. Li Hu felt cold all over his body and couldn't say a word. Ling Duan felt a chill in his heart. He clearly saw the faint murderous intent in Xiao Shunzi's eyes, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Didn't your Lord let Li Hu go?"

A trace of hesitation flashed in Xiao Shunzi's eyes. After a moment, he put down his hand and said: "Since the young master has decided, I have nothing to say, but if you want to refuse, I will kill both of you immediately. The most I can do is blame the young master. A few words, Young Master is so kind, if you don’t appreciate it, you don’t know how to live or die, so I won’t be exaggerating to kill you.”

Both of them were shocked. Being killed in this situation was really not worth it. Ling Duan gritted his teeth and thought to himself, if I stay here and I might be able to kill Jiang Zhe one day, then it will be worth my life. Regardless of whether this idea was just an excuse, Ling Duan said bitterly: "I am willing to obey, Tiger, what about you?" Li Hu also became smarter at this time, and actually saw Ling Duan's hint, and said harshly. He said angrily: "Me too."

A trace of uncontrollable murderous intent flashed in Xiao Shunzi's eyes. At this moment, he was really angry. He could tell at a glance what these two people were planning. He was not willing to let two people with different ambitions stay with the young master. matter. But he had to suppress the anger in his heart. He understood that it was not surprising that these two people had such thoughts. This was one of the reasons why the young master was sure that they would give in. When walking out of the camp, Xiao Shunzi sneered secretly in his heart. Unfortunately, these two people were too naive. Human nature is very weird. Once surrender becomes a habit, they will gradually give up their persistence. No matter whether they are sincere or fake, this surrender will make everyone lose their confidence. They gradually gave up their hatred and the courage to resist, but they still had to be careful before they surrendered completely. However, although they did not fully understand the master's plan, these two people were probably completely used by the master before they surrendered.

Since that day, Li Hu and Ling Duan were forced to put on Yong Army uniforms and became personal guards around Jiang Zhe, the supervisor. They thought about assassinating Jiang Zhe all the time, because if they didn't think so, they would It reminds me of the scene when I was coerced into giving in by Jiang Zhe's "sweet words" and Xiao Shunzi's "threat". Unfortunately, there is no good chance. Although Jiang Zhe has a kind and lazy temper, he seems to be completely unsuspecting towards the two of them. Unfortunately, the guards around him are very cautious. Not to mention assassinating the two, they will be summoned even if they touch weapons. The gazes of more than a dozen eyes, not to mention the fact that Xiao Shunzi was almost always by Jiang Zhe's side, seemed to be able to penetrate the hearts of both of them with their cold gazes. Speaking of this, the two of them were even more puzzled. Although they stayed with Jiang Zhe to serve, Jiang Zhe actually ordered people to give them weapons. Even Li Hu privately asked whether this military supervisor was a bad person. ah? Ling Duan didn't think so. At least every time His Highness Prince Qi came to discuss military affairs with Jiang Zhe, the two of them would be isolated. It seemed that Jiang Zhe was not unwary. But in this way, Ling Duan felt relieved. He was not an idiot. He had followed the general for several years and knew some tactics. If Jiang Zhe showed complete trust in him, Ling Duan would think that Jiang Zhe must have malicious intentions. .

Li Hu sneezed again. It stands to reason that he is from the Northern Han Dynasty and has lived in the colder Qinzhou all year round. He should not be so susceptible to cold. Unfortunately, he is recovering from a serious injury and his vitality is severely damaged. Naturally, he is prone to illness. However, Although Ling Duan is young, his internal strength has been deeply trained, and now he can basically move as usual.

At this time, snowflakes began to fall in the air again. Xiao Shunzi, whom the two of them were most afraid of, walked up to Jiang Zhe and said, "Sir, it's snowing, so let's go back to the tent and take a rest."

Ling Duan rubbed his cold hands and listened carefully to Jiang Zhe's answer. In such a cold weather, he also wanted to go back early to warm himself up by the fire. A distant voice came from the wind: "The day after tomorrow is the anniversary of my late father's death. Unfortunately, I am away from home and cannot go back to visit the grave. Do you know if there are any temples nearby? It would be good to go to the Buddha to pay my respects." "Xiao Shunzi hesitated and said: "Sir, there is a Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple sixty miles away from here. It was originally a large Zen temple. Later, the Northern Han army invaded Zezhou several times, and this Buddhist temple was abandoned. Recently, our army has won a great victory. , there are many wastes waiting to be built in Zezhou, and Wanfo Temple has a monk presiding over it, so it should be possible to perform rituals. Moreover, the people of Zezhou believe that the Northern Han Army will not be able to invade an inch of land from now on, so there are gradually villages and wild shops along the way from here to Wanfu Temple. , and the roads have also been repaired before winter, so if you go there, it should be fine, but there has been heavy snow in the past few days, so the road may not be easy to walk."

Just when he heard this, a hearty laughter suddenly came from the distance, saying: "Following the clouds, braving the wind and snow, how can you suffer yourself." Ling Duan looked around, but it was King Qi who was wearing casual clothes and braving the snow.

Jiang Zhe also saw King Qi, but he was continuously unhappy and said: "Your Highness is here, and he must have military affairs. Zhe is just a supervisor. Your Highness doesn't need to discuss everything with Zhe, right?"

King Qi smiled and said: "If I don't know how to use a talent like you, I would be foolish. I do have something to discuss with you." After saying that, he took Jiang Zhe and walked towards the tent.

Ling Duan looked at Li Hu, shrugged, and walked together to the camp where the two of them lived. Once Li Xian arrived, someone would ask them to go back to the camp to rest, so this time the two of them did not wait for orders at all, and prepared to return directly. camp. Before he had taken a few steps, he saw Zhuang Jun, the guard next to King Qi, walking towards him in a hurry. Ling Duan stopped. He knew Zhuang Jun. When he was captured, Zhuang Jun visited his injury for King Qi, so Ling Duan stopped. Duan was ready to say hello to him.

Zhuang Jun felt happy when he saw Ling Duan stop. He walked up to him in a few steps and said with a smile: "Ling Duan, I have something to tell you. Let him go back first." Li Hu heard what he said, Without saying much, he left Ling Duan and went back on his own. Ling Duan felt a little strange and asked, "Guard Zhuang, what's the matter?"

Zhuang Jun looked solemn and said: "Ling Duan, you have been living with Li Hu. Have you ever heard him talk about intercepting and killing His Highness?"

Ling Duan was a little confused and said, "I heard him say it, but he didn't quite understand it."

Zhuang Jun's expression became darker and he said, "What do you know?"

Ling Duan's heart trembled, and he said warily: "I don't know much, I only know that they divided their forces to pursue them, and were finally defeated at Gushan Stronghold. He didn't see how they were defeated, so I don't know. I only heard him talk about supervising the army. The Lord fell into the water." He did not hide it. Zhuang Jun probably knew much more about these things than he did.

Zhuang Jun seemed to be relieved and said with a smile: "In that case, forget it, okay, you and I haven't seen each other for many days. While His Highness and Lord Supervisor are discussing the military situation, let's have a chat. How have you been lately?"

Ling Duan's heart moved. He saw Zhuang Jun looking towards the tent where he lived intentionally or unintentionally. An idea suddenly emerged. Zhuang Jun wanted to drag him here. He also asked himself what Li Hu had said and whether there was something wrong. In his heart In a hurry, he didn't bother to deal with Zhuang Jun, turned around and ran towards the tent, only to see two guards of King Qi blocking his way. Ling Duan made a bold move and drew out his short sword. Although he had just recovered from his injuries and lacked strength, Xi Zitan Ji's sword skills were indeed extraordinary. However, with three moves and two moves, a guard was forced to take a step away. Ling Duan rushed towards the tent. , at this time Zhuang Jun shouted: "Let him go."

Rushing back to the tent, Ling Duan saw Li Hu fatigued on the ground. Two Qi King guards were dragging Li Hu away, preparing to leave the tent. Ling Duan was shocked. Although he knew it was useless, he still blocked the two men with short hands. Ge trembled slightly. He knew very well that if King Qi really wanted to kill Li Hu, he would not be able to imagine it. But these days, Ling Duan had long put aside the grudges between Tan Ji and Shi Ying. According to his idea, if Shi Ying It's not Li Hu's business to hate him. For such a straightforward man, I can't bear to watch him die in front of my eyes.

At this time, Zhuang Jun walked over slowly with a few guards, and the tiger guards living in the camps on both sides also gathered around, looking at this strange scene curiously.

Zhuang Jun sighed: "Ling Duan, Li Hu's matter has nothing to do with you. The King of Qi has issued a military order and he is also among those to be beheaded. You'd better not interfere."

Ling Duan's expression became ferocious, his aura became thicker, he held his short hand tightly and said: "We are captives and cannot control our own life and death. Naturally, you will kill if you want. But if you want to take Li Hu away, just kill me first." Anyway, I have long thought of leaving with General Tan."

Zhuang Jun said coldly: "If you want to save people, you have to get through me first." After saying that, he struck Ling Duan with his palm. Ling Duan fought back with all his strength. The two exchanged more than ten moves. Ling Duan was already out of breath. After a few more moves, Zhuang Jun was knocked down with one palm. Zhuang Jun sighed and said, "I'll pretend that this incident never happened. You can go back and rest." After saying that, with a wave of his hand, the two guards dragged the semi-conscious Li Hu out. Ling Duan's eyes were about to burst, but he couldn't get up. After all, he was young, and his eyes were actually a little misty.

At this time, a tiger guard with a livid face stepped forward to stop him and said: "Guard Zhuang, I am here with an order from Lord Supervisor of the Army. These two people were taken in by you personally. If there is no order, please forgive me for not letting you go." Take Li Hu away."

Zhuang Jun cupped his hands and said: "His Royal Highness is supervising the army's camp. This matter is of great importance, and your Majesty will not stop it."

The tiger guard said coldly: "I have sent someone to inform you, sir. If you give an order, we will naturally not interfere."

At this time, a tiger guard hurriedly ran from Jiang Zhe's camp and whispered a few words in the man's ear. Ling Duan faintly heard that the man said: "Intercept and kill... don't leak... kill and silence." Although. Intermittently, but Ling Duan already understood in his heart that it seemed that Li Hu was included in the list of people who needed to be silenced because of some confidential matters. What is it that even such a small person must be silenced? Zhuang Jun's vague question just now echoed in his mind again. Watching Li Hu being taken away, Ling Duan felt a sharp pain in his heart, and he fainted as his vision went dark.