Chapter 2 Chapter Thirty-Two

The Dudu Mansion was brightly lit, and Zhou Nuo was probably celebrating all night long, but it was more likely that he was discussing. Tao Shouzhuo and I stood in a small building opposite the Governor's Mansion and looked there.Tao Shouzhuo is very sincere and meticulous, this place was arranged very early.Although the walls of the Dudu Mansion are so high that you can't see inside, you can see whoever comes out from the door at a glance. Tao Shouzhuo's plan is to let Tao Baihu create chaos outside the east gate, saying that the snakemen are attacking, and I will report the news, trick his subordinates out and kill him, and Tao Shouzhuo has already arranged several snakemen to be captured. At that time, he will be killed in the governor's mansion, saying that he is an assassin.I was still a little worried about the movements of Zhou Nuo's direct descendants. To reassure me, Tao Shouzhuo told me that he had already arranged manpower for those direct descendants. If Gu Ning, Ye Motian and Shang Shijie wanted to make changes, He will be captured immediately, but Sheng Chang actually still obeys Tao Shouzhuo's command, just pretending to take refuge in Zhou Nuo.Tao Shouzhuo is really scary, almost everything I think of, he has thought through it, and he has already arranged countermeasures.

I thought I had already joined the ranks of wise generals, but compared with them, the real wise generals were still far behind. Stayed in that hut for a while, it was almost midnight, but the city was still full of hustle and bustle, soldiers and civilians were still celebrating the victory, on the surface it seemed that singing and dancing were peaceful, they would never have imagined that something would happen soon.Looking at the lights of thousands of houses in the city, I suddenly thought of Xiao Xinyu again. Xiao Xinyu, I will avenge you.I said silently, even though she also wanted to kill me, I don't blame her at all.This is a dirty game, even if Zhou Nuo thinks of other ways to deal with me, it is understandable, but he really shouldn't use a woman like Xiao Xinyu.

At this time, there was a sudden commotion from the east, Tao Shouzhuo turned his head to look, and said with joy, "The white fox has started to move, General Chu, now it's all up to you." I bent down, tied up my leggings, and said, "Tao Dudu, if I miss, you must have ways to deal with it, right?" Tao Shouzhuo's face was awkward for a while, he hesitated and said: "This...Of course..." I interrupted him and said, "If I miss, Dudu Tao will not be afraid of me, and he will use whatever means he has." Tao Shouzhuo's character is not to do things he is not sure of, so he must have some powerful means to hide I will never bet all my treasures on me. After all, Zhou Nuo's Zhanying Dao and Zhantiequan are very powerful. Although I was caught off guard, there is no 100% chance of winning. I even doubt that Tao Shouzhuo will wipe us out together. heart of.

Tao Shouzhuo said: "Don't worry, General Chu, although Zhou Nuo is powerful, he can't beat four hands with two fists, and beside him, hehe, I have already ambushed someone." I straightened up and couldn't believe my ears: "You also ambushed someone beside him? Who is it?" Tao Shouzhuo smiled slightly and said, "You will know when the time comes." It was really unfortunate that Zhou Nuo had Tao Shouzhuo by his side. I was even more worried at this moment. I really didn't know if it would be a good thing for Tao Shouzhuo to control the Xifu Army after Zhou Nuo was dealt with.This person's thoughts are too meticulous, so meticulous that it scares me, maybe, I have been just a small cog in his plan from beginning to end, and I am doing everything according to his arrangement... But at this time, I can't help but think too much , I can only do it.

When we went downstairs, one of Cao Wendao and Tao Shouzhuo's subordinate named Xu Nanjiang was already waiting below.Tao Shouzhuo originally meant to let me bring only Qianfengying in, but I was still worried that he would turn his back on it and say that it was Qianfengying who took care of Zhou Nuo. I sent this Xu Nanjiang under my command.Although this person is not well-known, he is just a brave rider, but his body is well-proportioned, and his muscles almost swell to the point of tearing his clothes. It can be seen that he is a good player.Tao Shouzhuo and I went downstairs, they both stood up at the same time, bowed to us, I turned to Tao Shouzhuo and said: "Dudu Tao, after finishing Zhou Nuo, I will report to Dudu Tao in detail in front of Lord Wen. Thanks to the treason."

I said this to remind him that I still have the support of Marquis Wen behind me, and now we can benefit from cooperation. If he wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge, it will not be so easy.There was no change on his face, but I think he probably understood what I meant, and he bowed to me and said: "The first contribution to suppressing the rebellion is yours, General Chu, and the three million soldiers and civilians in Tianshui Province should all thank you for your virtue. " I also know the hypocrisy of this kind of excessive flattery, I didn't say anything, just said to Cao Wendao and the others: "Let's go."

In order not to arouse Zhou Nuo's suspicion, we can only go in with four or five people, so apart from Cao Wendao and Xu Nanjiang, I only recruited two soldiers with good sword skills from the forward battalion to accompany us.When I walked out the door, I suddenly felt a little dizzy in front of my eyes. No matter what I thought, I was still a little worried about doing such a big thing. We jumped on our horses, turned around and ran towards the Governor's Mansion. When we got to the gate, the gatekeeper asked from a long distance away: "Who is it?" I jumped off the horse and said, "Chu Xiuhong, the commander of the Vanguard Battalion, has urgent military information to report to Governor Zhou."

The janitor was also frightened by my eager tone, and he said, "Okay, I'll pass it on right away." Cao Wendao yelled at the side: "I'm going to spread the word, we have to see Governor Zhou soon." As soon as he pushed the doorman away, the five of us rushed in.The gatekeeper shouted anxiously from behind: "General, general, don't intrude!" We didn't care about him, so he rushed in.Across the courtyard, a row of soldiers with knives and guns was standing in the courtyard, they were Zhou Nuo's personal soldiers.Seeing us rushing in, an officer stopped us first and said, "Who is it? Stop!"

I took a deep breath and said, "The forward battalion controls Chu Xiuhong. The snake men are attacking again!" They were also stunned by the news, and looked at each other in blank dismay. I was about to rush forward, but the officer stopped me again and said, "General Chu, please stay, and I will report to the governor at the end." I shouted: "It's urgent, delaying the military situation, can you bear the responsibility?" At this moment, there was a burst of shouting outside, most likely people arranged by Tao Shouzhuo surrounded the Dudu's mansion.Hearing the commotion, the officer was stunned, and I rushed in as soon as I passed him, but he didn't dare to stop me.Just as he rushed in, Zhou Nuo said from inside, "What happened?"

He walked out the door of the inner room with a glass of wine.I fell to my knees, pretending to be out of breath, and said: "Dudu Zhou, the snake man has gone and returned, and is now attacking the east gate, and there seems to be an enemy situation at the south gate and west gate. Tao Dudu is commanding at the front line, and the situation is very critical." With a shake of his hand, the wine in the glass also came out, and he turned his head and shouted: "Gu Ning, Master Shang will pick you up, and go to the city to have a look right away!" The commanders of the first and third routes are indeed here, and they are probably also discussing how to start an incident.The two men had already snatched it out, and said: "Obey."

At this time, when the snake man attacked, Zhou Nuo must have lost his position.His plan was already on the line, but this news disrupted his deployment, and he had to rush to cover up the chaos.I couldn't help being a little funny in my heart, but I still had a look of panic on my face. The shouts around me became louder and louder, and someone was shouting: "The snake man is here again!" Probably arranged by Tao Shouzhuo, the shouting It was deafening and frightening. If I didn't know the details, I'm afraid I would believe it.Zhou Nuo was also very anxious, turned to me and said, "General Chu, let's go and have a look." Master Gu Ning had already jumped on his horse and rushed out of the gate at this time, both of them are warriors who are used to fighting, their movements are very agile.I followed Zhou Nuo in, there was a table of banquets inside, presumably Zhou Nuo was discussing matters with Master Gu Ning just now.Zhou Nuo didn't guard against me at all, and reached out to grab the long knife on the knife holder. I gritted my teeth, pulled out the knife suddenly, stepped forward, and slashed at his vest. This kind of sneak attack is very despicable, but now it can only be despicable.The Baipi Knife fell with the sound of the wind, Zhou Nuo was completely unprepared, turned around suddenly, the long knife was crossed horizontally before it could get out of its sheath, there was a loud sound, the Baipi Knife was slashing on his scabbard, and I was already dead with this knife. With all my strength, Zhou Nuo's long knife with its sheath and holder was cut in half by me. I was disappointed for a while, Zhou Nuo looked at me in astonishment and said, "General Chu, what are you doing?" He held a knife in one hand, and he never expected that I would make a sudden move.I shouted: "The traitor Zhou Nuo, hurry up and catch him!" My voice was silent, but he was still stunned. He stared at me. I was a little nervous, and Xu Nanjiang shouted behind him: "Hurry up!" This Xu Nanjiang was very fast, made a wrong foot, rushed forward, and he rushed past me silently to bully Zhou Nuo, stabbing Zhou Nuo straight with his knife.I only felt a blur in front of my eyes, and only heard the sound of "dang". Xu Nanjiang snorted and took a few steps back. What he was holding was a waist knife, and he glared at Xu Nanjiang and shouted: "This is the ghost shadow body technique, you are Tao Shouzhuo's disciple!" Xu Nanjiang said: "Captain Zhou, you have committed a crime, and you will be arrested quickly!" Zhou Nuo looked at him and suddenly shouted, "Come on!" He shouted loudly, but then there was another shout around him, drowning his voice.This inner room was separated by several doors, his personal soldiers dared not come in without orders, his face turned pale, and he scolded: "Tao Shouzhuo, you cowardly thief!" He turned around and backed away. We need to fight quickly, otherwise his soldiers will come over sooner or later. I rushed forward, stopped behind him, and said in a low voice: "Chou Dudu, rebellious ministers and thieves, everyone will be punished, surrender quickly! .” Zhou Nuo stretched out his hand and flicked the back of the knife, and said angrily, "I am Zhou Nuo, the governor of the Xifu army. If you die, you will die. Watch the knife!" The knife in his hand moved left and right, and I felt a gust of wind blowing towards my face, and his figure became blurred.Xu Nanjiang shouted from the side: "That's Zhanying Dao, be careful!" The last time I competed with Zhou Nuo with a wooden knife, I was completely defeated, and I was still very unconvinced. Seeing him swinging the knife again, I took a step forward, and the Baipi knife had been pushed out horizontally.This knife is attacking and defending, and now it is three against one, and we are sure of victory, so I don't ask for merit, but for no fault, as long as I stop him. Zhou Nuo's saber movement is extremely fast. If it was a year ago, I would not be able to stop such a saber strike. But this year, I have practiced saber and meditated when I have time. , but the wind of the knife can still be felt, I hold the Baipi knife tightly, and I don't care to distinguish the momentum of the knife he cut, the Baipi knife has already passed by with the wind of the knife he cut. The Zhanying Knife is unpredictable, if I can't hold it, then this knife will enter through the gap, and it will be able to cut off my head at that time.As soon as I swung the knife out, the tip of the knife seemed to touch something very flexible. I didn't know what happened for a while, but suddenly I remembered the scene when Teacher Wu Zhao taught us spear skills.At that time, he said that if the gun is released fast enough, the tip of the gun will feel much heavier when it breaks through the air. The faster the gun, the greater the resistance, so manpower is sometimes poor. It will be several times more.Although the swords and guns are different, the reasoning is the same. Zhou Nuo's Zhanying Dao can conceal the blade's momentum, which is a unique technique, but the air current aroused when the blade pierces through the air cannot be concealed no matter what.I can't see his saber, but I can feel the movement of his saber only by the slight difference in the feeling from Baipi Dao. It was only a matter of a moment, just as the Baipi knife was swung out, the head of the knife was suddenly heavy, and I felt like my heart sank as if something heavy had fallen.There is still no time to sharpen the gun before the battle, and I don't care about it now. My hand tightened, and the Baipi knife was lifted up suddenly. I only felt the heavy weight on the knife, and it made an ear-piercing sound of friction. Zhou Nuo is using a waist saber now, it is not as long as the Baipi Dao, and the steel mouth is definitely not as good as the Baipi Dao. His Shadow Zhan Dao is discounted, so I may not have a chance of winning, not to mention that even though the Shadow Zhan Dao is miraculous, it may not be good. It is invincible. The wind of the knife blew across my face, forcing my skin to ache. With a "cha", the two knives passed by each other, and Zhou Nuo also jumped back a step.I couldn't help but let out a long breath, I blocked the knife after all, although I still couldn't see the knife's entity clearly.I gritted my teeth and shouted, "Hurry up!" Zhou Nuo's Zhanying Dao is still not something I can resist. Fortunately, he has a small waist saber in hand now. He can't stop his thunderous saber momentum, now is not the time for a one-on-one fight, and there is no need to talk about the faith of fighting alone. Xu Nanjiang's figure suddenly flashed up like a ghost again, slashing at Zhou Nuo's vest.Before Zhou Nuo could stand still, he slashed off with his backhand. It didn't seem like he had used a lot of strength, but he held Xu Nanjiang's knife behind his back as if he had eyes.Xu Nanjiang had suffered a loss just now, and he didn't dare to bully him too close. When Zhou Nuo blocked him, he took another step back. Zhou Nuo's knife was like flowing water. Take a step back. The three of us were helpless against Zhou Nuohe, I couldn't help being angry and anxious, although I could roughly grasp Zhou Nuo's saber movement, but it was not easy to kill him now.Fortunately, although Zhou Nuo's sword skills are good, it is not easy to defeat us, but if Zhou Nuo can't be defeated again, his soldiers will definitely find that the situation is different, and then it will be difficult.I shouted in a low voice: "Let's go together!" Zhou Nuo glanced at me from the corner of his eyes, and cursed, "Shameless villain!" No one has ever scolded me like that before, I just felt a fever on my face.Now I'm really a bit despicable, but when I think of Zhou Nuo using a woman like Xiao Xinyu to deal with me, wouldn't he be even more despicable?Cao Wendao said on the side: "Don't pay attention to him!" Cao Wendao's saber technique belongs to the tough one, while Xu Nanjiang belongs to the soft one. Together, the two of them can learn from each other's strengths and make up for their weaknesses. In the battle group, the door was suddenly pushed open with a "bang", and someone shouted: "Captain, someone is rebelling..." Those were Zhou Nuo's two followers, and it was Tang Kai who spoke.They ran in terrified, and were stunned when they saw the scene in the room, but Zhou Nuo shouted: "Cut these villains quickly!" A Zhou Nuo is already difficult to deal with. I also know that Tang Kai's skills will not be much worse than mine. With three vs. three, then we have no chance of winning.With a flash of Xu Nanjiang's figure, he stopped Tang Kai, but the other one had already grabbed Zhou Nuo's side.Tang Kai and Xu Nanjiang have similar saber skills. When the two swords clashed, there was a crackling sound, and neither of them could be forced to retreat. But when Xu Nanjiang left, Cao Wendao and I felt the pressure doubled. Only holding a small waist knife, but the light of the knife was extremely long, forcing us back a few feet, Tang Kai shouted in the midst of his busy schedule: "Chu Xiuhong, what do you want to do?" I made up my mind, only felt that the Baibi Dao seemed to be much heavier, and my hands were trembling, I said in a low voice: "Conspiracy is an unforgivable crime, there is still a way to rein in the horse!" Having said that, I also feel confident insufficient. Zhou Nuo snorted and said, "Chu Xiuhong, I thought you were a hero and wanted to praise you, but I didn't expect you to be just a running dog." I was a little annoyed by his scolding, and I wanted to scold back, but I couldn't say anything serious. Another of Zhou Nuo's followers said, "Commander, our brothers have all been disarmed by Tao Shouzhuo, hurry up!" Go out, let's block these people!" It turned out that Tao Shouzhuo didn't put all his hopes on me, he started to act himself!Although I was a little unhappy, knowing that Tao Shouzhuo had no intention of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, I felt confident. Immediately, I stabilized my hand holding the knife, and said sharply: "Dudu Zhou, now that the country is in crisis, you dare to take advantage of the opportunity to plot rebellion, don't you?" Do you think about the people of the world?" Zhou Nuo sneered and said, "Only the virtuous live in the world, so what are the common people? Only heroes are in charge of this world. Look at the sword!" He handed the waist knife to his left hand, stretched out his hand and said, "Wu Jiudeng, give me the knife!" That Wu Jiudeng handed the long knife in his hand to Zhou Nuo. I knew that if Zhou Nuo got the long knife, it would be even more difficult to deal with, so I shouted: "Hurry up!" and rushed up immediately.There was no room left for this knife, no matter what, Zhou Nuo couldn't let Zhou Nuo take the knife. Zhou Nuo suddenly swung the waist knife in his left hand, and a network of knives was intertwined in front of my eyes. This kind of saber technique is dense and unsteady, it seems superficial, it is not the right way, he has never used it before, it is not difficult to decipher it.I stretched out my hand, and Baipi Dao stabbed straight in. The net of the sword he slashed disappeared immediately, but my heart sank.Zhou Nuo certainly didn't expect to block me with this kind of saber technique, but he only delayed for a short moment, and the long saber in his right hand would come out immediately, and that slash was the real attack.But now I have no way out, so I can only resist desperately. At this time Cao Wendao had also come up, he was only a moment behind me, Xu Nanjiang was still fighting Tang.Time also seemed to slow down suddenly. My knife broke through the net of Zhou Nuo's waist knife and pierced Zhou Nuo's left rib, but I knew that before I stabbed Zhou Nuo's body, the long knife in his right hand must have been dead. Sweep over.Now I can only gamble that Zhou Nuo dare not fight me desperately. I was already preparing for Zhou Nuo's thunderous blow, but suddenly there was a thunder in my ear, Zhou Nuo let out a cry of pain, but the Baipi knife pierced his ribs, I could hear it There was a sound of rubbing against Zhou Nuo's ribs, the expected blow did not come, but at this moment Cao Wendao had already rushed forward, his knife was slashing Zhou Nuo's heart, and the blade had already sunk into his body.I was taken aback, even if Zhou Nuo cut me in half with a knife, I wouldn't be so surprised, he seemed to suddenly become unable to use a knife, he was startled, but felt a pain in his chest, and was hit immediately When I went out, I could only hear Tang Kai screaming: "Captain!" His voice was extremely terrified. When I saw it, I was surprised again. Under Zhou Nuo's left rib was my Baipi knife, on his chest was Cao Wendao's knife, but under his right rib was Wu Jiudeng's knife. Tao Shouzhuo said that the person who placed Zhou Nuo next to him turned out to be Wu Jiudeng! Although I have won a big victory, I don't feel any satisfaction in my heart.If I fought alone, I would not be able to defeat Zhou Nuo, even in a two-on-one fight, Zhou Nuo's death by my knife is really a bit unjust. Zhou Nuo frowned in pain.He was stabbed three times, if someone else had already died, he still stood straight, glared at Wu Jiudeng, and shouted: "You..." Wu Jiudeng was already sitting on the ground, his shoulders seemed to be slashed by a sharp axe, and his flesh and blood were all in one piece. Zhou Nuo didn't grasp the knife with his right hand, which must be due to the power of his iron-cutting fist.This Wu Jiudeng was tough, he stood up and looked at Zhou Nuo and said, "Rebellious ministers and thieves, everyone will be punished if they get it!" Zhou Nuo roared angrily, and stretched out his hand to pull out the knife in the front of his heart, but it was a good thing he didn't pull it out, as soon as he pulled it out, blood gushed out immediately, and he fell to the ground and died instantly. No wonder Tao Shouzhuo is so reassuring about me. In fact, he doesn't have confidence in my sword skills, but he knows that with me fighting Zhou Nuo, Wu Jiudeng will definitely succeed.Looking at his dead body, I suddenly felt some sympathy for him.Zhou Nuo was arrogant and arrogant, and his sword and boxing skills were also a temporary choice, but he had been played by Tao Shouzhuo all the time, and he ended up like this in the end. At this moment, another "dang" sound was heard, and Tang Kai was stabbed in his right arm, and the knife fell to the ground.He originally thought that regardless of the outside, the six people fighting inside are sure to win, but he didn't know there would be such a change, he immediately lost the fighting spirit.Xu Nanjiang succeeded in one strike, and in a blink of an eye, he raised his sword and slashed at Tang Kai. He was already standing there in a daze, unable to even move. Even though I didn't like him at all, I couldn't help screaming when I saw him waiting to die, "Stop!" But I also knew that it was useless, Tao Shouzhuo's tricks were useless, and once he did, he would definitely kill Zhou Nuo. His cronies cut grass and roots.Unexpectedly, Xu Nanjiang's knife fell to the top of Tang Kai, but stopped suddenly, and sighed: "Tang Kai, you surrender." Tang Kai clutched his wound, looked at Zhou Nuo's body, and didn't know what was in his eyes.At this time, Tao Shouzhuo's voice sounded from the door: "General Chu has indeed succeeded, and his reputation is truly well-deserved." Well-deserved reputation?I've known for a long time that Tao Shouzhuo's words are insincere, but now it sounds more like irony.If it wasn't for Wu Jiudeng's sudden change, we wouldn't be able to clean up next week.Tao Shouzhuo was directing people to come over and looked at the people in the room.When he saw me, I suddenly felt chills all over my body and felt uncomfortable. Fortunately, he just glanced at me, then suddenly turned to Tang Kai who was standing aside, and said, "General Tang, the first command envoy Gu Ning colluded. The snake man killed the governor of Zhou, but it is a pity that the governor of Zhou was obedient, and heaven is jealous of talents, which is really embarrassing." He spoke with such sincerity that, had I seen it at first glance, I would have believed him to be telling the truth.At this time, several people came in carrying two tightly bound snake men. Tao Shouzhuo stretched out his hand and drew out the knife, and stabbed the snake man's throat with one knife. With the knife drawn, the blood gushed out, and he stabbed another snake man in the throat, put the blood knife next to Zhou Nuo's body, and said solemnly, "The heroic spirit of Governor Zhou is not far away, my little brother will definitely avenge you." I just felt like falling into an ice cave all over my body, almost shivering from the cold.Tao Shouzhuo was a thoughtful person, he made every plan closely, and turned his hands into clouds and his hands into rain, just like acting on a stage, he was really a remarkable character, and also a terrifying character.Tang Kai watched him pretend, and suddenly said loudly: "Thank you Dudu Tao for avenging Dudu Zhou." He also really knows how to adapt to the wind.I suddenly had a kind of contempt for him in my heart, walked over and pulled out the Baipi Saber from Zhou Nuo's body.The chest was slapped by Zhou Nuo, and it still hurts faintly. Fortunately, he didn't use the iron fist on me, otherwise I would have died a long time ago.I turned around and said to Tao Shouzhuo: "Commander Tao, the rebels have already been executed, and after the general returns, he will try his best to brag about the merits of Commander Tao in front of Lord Wenhou." Tao Shouzhuo still smiled and said: "General Chu has done a great job in repelling the monsters. It's a pity that Zhou Dudu's jade was broken in the hands of monsters. I hope that General Chu will ask for sympathy for Zhou Dudu's descendants in front of Lord Wenhou. At this time The border defense of Tianshui Province, the governor has to bear alone, it is really frightening." Zhou Nuo deserved his crimes, and death is not a pity, but Tao Shouzhuo still pretended to be hypocritical. I couldn't help feeling disgusted, and turned to Cao Wendao: "Brother Cao, let's go." When we went out, Tao Shouzhuo had already arranged a large cart for us.There are many people around the gate, they all know that something happened to the Governor's Mansion, but they don't know what happened, the curtain of my car has been put down, and I can't see the outside scene, I can only hear the crowd saying: "Look, Someone has come out." "Is it the governor of Zhou?" "I heard that another snake man has invaded the governor's mansion, please don't let anything happen." "The snake man is really powerful." I sat blankly, Cao Wendao turned his head, as if he wanted to say something, I pushed him, indicating that there were many people outside.Back at the station, Qian Wenyi and some officers came out to greet him, and whispered: "General Chu, is it over?" I have already discussed with several of their officers, and it was originally a desperate attempt. If I miss, the Vanguard Battalion will come over desperately.But I really didn't expect it to go so smoothly, and it's a bit strange in retrospect.In any case, it is true that Zhou Nuo was disobedient, and Tao Shouzhuo did the right thing to minimize the chaos in the city. It's just that Gu Ning was wronged. name of rebellion. Back in the inner room, let the officers go back, Qian Wenyi, Cao Wendao and I sat around the table.Cao Wendao said excitedly at this time: "Damn, General Chu, Zhou Nuo is really amazing." Seeing that I didn't seem to be very excited, he said again: "General Chu, do you think there is something wrong? Zhou Nuo said it himself. Say it's the other way around." Zhou Nuo was very powerful, but he died in our hands in the end, no wonder he was so excited.But I still felt a little worried, and said: "General Cao, don't you think this is actually going too smoothly?" It really went so smoothly that I couldn't believe it.Cao Wendao didn't take it seriously, and said, "That's because Tao Shouzhuo made a good plan." I nodded and said, "That's right, Zhou Nuo was completely defenseless against Tao Shouzhuo, I'm afraid he always thought that Tao Shouzhuo was working together with him." Cao Wendao seemed to understand what I meant, and said, "General Chu, do you think Tao Shouzhuo actually has the heart of disobedience?" I nodded again.What I am most worried about now is not Tao Shouzhuo crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, but that he also has a heart of disobedience, but he is not willing to submit to Zhou Nuo, so he uses me to deal with Zhou Nuo.Qian Wenyi suddenly said from the side: "No, if he has the heart of disobedience, I'm afraid he won't let you back." It is true that Tao Shouzhuo played a lot in the Dudu Mansion. If he wanted to silence him, he would have killed Cao Wendao and me by then.He is still very polite to us, I'm afraid I still hope that I can speak for him in front of Marquis Wen.Then the biggest possibility is that although Tao Shouzhuo has ambitions, he has no ambition to become a king on his own. I hope he is so, so that this matter is still complete.But my heart hurt again, and I suddenly thought of Xiao Xinyu.If Xiao Xinyu knew that Tao Shouzhuo was sure to win, she probably wouldn't commit suicide, right? But I suddenly felt wrong again.Tao Shouzhuo is so powerful, yet he still relies on me. Doesn't he know Xiao Xinyu's face?That's because Zhou Nuo trusted him so much, and Xiao Xinyu gave it to me through his hand, how can I not know it based on his character? At this time, my mind was in chaos, and the scene after Tao Shouzhuo sent me Xiao Xinyu seemed to appear before my eyes.The day after Tao Shouzhuo gave me Xiao Xinyu, Zhou Nuo summoned me and said that Tao Shouzhuo was stingy, and he wanted to give me two too, but I politely declined.What is the reason for his pretentiousness?Moreover, when Tao Shouzhuo and I discussed how to deal with Zhou Nuo in Baidi Temple, Xiao Xinyu was there. Even if Tao Shouzhuo was sure that Xiao Xinyu wouldn't hear us, he shouldn't be so careless with his suspicious personality. What exactly is going on?Although the major event was over at this time, the suspicion of this matter seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, and there was no sign of dissipating.Seeing that I was silent, Cao Wendao interrupted: "General Chu, do you still think there is something wrong?" I shook my head and said, "There are some things I still can't figure out. You guys should rest first, we'd better go back to the imperial capital as soon as possible. By the way, brothers, please pay attention at night and keep your knives and guns by your side." Qian Wenyi and Cao Wendao were stunned again, and I don't want to say anything more.As soon as they left, I took off my soft armor and prepared to lie down for a while.When I took off the soft armor, I saw a bruise on my chest. Looking in the bronze mirror, it looked like a hand had been painted on my chest. I couldn't help being shocked.Zhou Nuo's palm also looks like an extremely powerful weapon. I thought the three of us would be enough to deal with him. It seems that if Tao Shouzhuo hadn't made arrangements earlier, the three of us might not be able to take it down.Perhaps, what Tao Shouzhuo hopes most is that Zhou Nuo and I die together. As soon as he lay down on the bed, he could hear the hustle and bustle everywhere in the city, the sound became louder and louder, and there were bursts of crying, probably because the news about Zhou Nuo being assassinated by the "snake man assassin" spread.Marquis Wu Nanzheng defeated Li Tuan, if Zhou Nuo hadn't strongly advised him, Fudun City would have been slaughtered too. Zhou Nuo won the hearts of the people, and the people of Fudun City still miss him very much.I was suddenly at a loss, not knowing if I was doing the right thing or not. Zhou Nuo wanted to rebel, which is a crime that cannot be punished, but to the people, it doesn't matter whether it is Tianshui Province or Tianshui Kingdom, as long as they can live and work in peace, it is the same thing . I lay flat, my heart was in a mess, Xiao Xinyu's appearance flashed before my eyes from time to time.He dozed off in a daze, and was suddenly awakened by a voice: "General Chu is resting, come back at dawn." Before dawn, I sat up and put on my soft armor, walked out of the tent and said, "What's the matter?" It was a soldier who was on duty tonight.As soon as he saw me coming out, he bowed and saluted, "Controller, this man wants to see you." Standing in front of him was a man in a cloak, whether it was cold or something, it was tightly wrapped from head to toe.I said, "I don't know who you are?" The man lifted his hat and said, "Little man Tang Kai, I have met General Chu." Tang Kai!I was taken aback, and suddenly felt disgusted.He is Zhou Nuo's personal bodyguard, but when Zhou Nuo was executed, he immediately turned to Tao Shouzhuo's side. I despise this kind of volatile person from the bottom of my heart.I frowned and said, "What's the matter?" Tang Kai put on his hat again, looked around, and whispered: "General Chu, I have something to tell you, General Chu, please let me in." I looked at him and said, "Let's say it here, everyone in the forward camp is Chu's brother, and I can't hide anything from them." That being said, I was actually afraid of what Tang Kai would do.It can be said that Zhou Nuo died at my hands, and I have to guard against Tang Kai in case Tang Kai comes to assassinate him at his own risk.And having said that, I saw a touch of moving light flashed in the soldier's eyes. Tang Kai looked at it with some hesitation, quarreled with his teeth, and then whispered: "General Chu, Dudu Tao has decided to kill all the Qianfeng battalion. The villain heard the news and came to inform immediately." His words were like a thunderbolt. What I was most afraid of was that Tao Shouzhuo would cross the river and tear down the bridge. I didn't expect him to actually do so.The soldier was also shocked and said: "What?" I looked at him and said, "Call General Cao and General Qian here immediately." I took Tang Kai in, but my hand was still holding the Baipi Saber on my waist.Although shocked, I still dare not treat Tang Kai lightly.As soon as he entered the tent, Tang Kai probably realized that I was still wary of him, so he deliberately put his hands on the table and said, "General Chu, I don't have any weapons on me." He spoke frankly, but I still didn't dare to be careless, and said coldly: "General Tang's Iron Fist is also a weapon." Tang Kai looked at his hand, a trace of pain flashed across his face, he didn't say anything, maybe he also thought of Zhou Nuo's confession to him.For some reason, Tang Kai finally betrayed Zhou Nuo. Although he allowed us to complete the mission smoothly, I always loathe him.If he dies fighting hard, I'm afraid I will have some respect for him instead. After a while, both Qian Wenyi and Cao Wendao rushed in. Cao Wendao was still disheveled and must have just gotten out of bed.As soon as he came in, he said loudly: "Really..." Before he finished speaking, I stood up and said, "General Cao, sit down and talk." Cao Wendao would agree, sat across from Tang Kai, and when he saw him, he was surprised and said: "It's you?" Not so long ago, we were fighting with him to the death, and now we are sitting together, he is indeed a little bit Surprised. After they sat down, I said, "General Tang, tell me, where did the news come from?" Tang Kai swallowed his saliva, and said in a low voice: "General Chu, Tao Shouzhuo immediately dealt with Gu Ning after killing Governor Zhou. I had the chance to come out only after trying my best to suppress it. At that time, I heard that he was arranging troops to deal with you immediately after dealing with Gu Ning." Cao Wendao didn't care about my asking him to speak softly, so he jumped up and cursed: "This bastard named Tao, is he really going to cross the river and tear down the bridge?" Although the news was sudden, it was not surprising.I lowered my head and pondered, Cao Wendao said impatiently: "General Chu, what should we do?" I looked at Qian Wenyi, but Qian Wenyi didn't say anything. I said to Tang Kai, "General Tang, what do you want to tell us about this news?" Tang Kaidao: "General Chu, I just want to ask you to bring me and two friends to the imperial capital." Cao Wendao opened his mouth, probably wanting to agree, but I haven't said anything yet, and neither has he.I said: "Okay, you go and bring your friends over, and get ready to go right away." Tang Kai showed a happy face, left his seat and knelt down to me, saying: "Thank you General Chu for saving your life." He turned around and walked out. As soon as he left, Qian Wenyi suddenly said: "General Chu, do you really believe him? I'm afraid there may be deceit in what he said." I walked for two steps with my hands behind my back, then stopped and said, "That's right, his words are suspicious. He surrendered only because of the situation. For a deep-minded person like Tao Shouzhuo, if he is still wary of him, how could he say that?" Let him hear this secret discussion?" Cao Wendao opened his mouth, and said: "That's true, I didn't expect it, it's really reckless." He is actually very delicate, but he is too impulsive, but he is not reckless.Qian Wenyi wondered, "Then why did you agree to General Chu?" I said: "Tang Kai's news is mostly false, but this matter may not be true. I'm afraid Tao Shouzhuo really has the intention to silence us, but he will never be so fast." I am different from Zhou Nuo, it is useless to kill me. If Qianfengying can’t kill everyone, as long as one escapes back to the imperial capital, Tao Shouzhuo will face the wrath of Marquis Wen. , not to mention that he and I dealt with Zhou Nuo together, and the aftermath has not subsided at this time. If he kills me, how will he explain this to Marquis Wen?Unless he also wants to establish himself as king.If he wants to silence me, it will certainly not be now, but after the limelight passes. Qian Wenyi pondered for a while and said, "That's right, Tao Shouzhuo is indeed a duplicitous character. If you're not careful, he might stab you in the back..." Speaking of this, his face suddenly flushed.我知道他一定是想到自己了，在东平城里，当二太子要拿下我时，钱文义也一样在我背后捅了一刀。那时我对他实在已是痛恨不已，可是这次与他在东门外与蛇人殊死一战，我这条命也可以说是他救回来的，现在我也实在没法恨他，我拍了拍他的肩道：“任何事都在变，过去的事就不用多说了。” 他方才一失言，心中一定懊恼不已，可能也在悔恨，听我这么说，他感激地看了我一眼。我心头一阵发苦，想起当初一同在前锋营当百夫长时，我们几个平民出生的百夫长常在一块儿胡说八道地玩闹。现在虽然已与他尽释前嫌，但是我知道，以后不可能再象当初那样情同手足了。 曹闻道也觉察到我们有些尴尬，他打岔道：“楚将军，那我们该如何？” “事不宜迟，天一亮，我马上向陶守拙告辞，谅他也不敢强留我。” 曹闻道摇了摇头道：“这样不好，只会让陶守拙猜疑，我觉得还是跟他说，楚将军你接到文侯羽书密令，要马上回转，陶守拙也不会去和文侯大人对证。” 钱文义忽然道：“曹兄这条计不错，文侯大人正在北御狄王，此时帝都一定也很是混乱。不过不要说是文侯的密令，只含糊说一句就是，楚将军在告辞时再对陶守拙说说要将他的功绩报告的话，定定他的心，然后，”他突然笑了笑，又道：“再把唐开送给他，如果唐开是他派来试探的，那就让他作法自毙。如果不是，那就是个人情，陶守拙也不会担心我们对他不利了。” 我想了想，道：“如此甚好，天一亮我马上去。” 陶守拙一定在为了城中的善后事项焦头烂额，此时我提出回去，他多半也不会节外生枝地反对，而把唐开的密谋。我整了整衣服，道：“曹将军，钱将军，你们马上整装待发，事不宜迟，等我回来就走。” 曹闻道跟钱文义都站直了道：“得令！” 他们出去准备了，我把军服穿好，天也已经开始发亮。我坐在屋中，等着天大亮马上就去向陶守拙告辞，坐了没一会，一个亲兵进来道：“楚将军，方才那人回来了。” 是唐开么？我小声道：“让弟兄们多加小心，不要让他玩花样。” 唐开到底有什么打算我也不知道，也许真是钱文义说的，可能是陶守拙派来试探我的。如果唐开真的有这等目的，把他送给陶守拙后看看他的样子倒也有趣。我走出门去，道：“唐兄来了？” 我刚想说两句假惺惺的话，却突然一阵气苦。唐开赶着一辆小小的马车，和他并肩坐着的，竟然是萧心玉！萧心玉一身戎装，只是她的模样太过艳丽，怎么看仍是个男装的女子。我惊呆了，只道萧心玉还是骗了我，萧心玉却已跳下车走到我跟前小声道：“你是楚将军吧？我姐姐呢？” 她的声音有些稚嫩，此时我才觉察她的年纪比萧心玉要小一些，还不曾完全长成，仍是个少女。她是萧心玉的妹妹么？我正一阵茫然，曹闻道也过来了，道：“楚将军，如玉的姐姐你也要带回帝都吧？” 我看着那女子，喃喃道：“她叫萧如玉？真象。”说是“真象”，毕竟还有些不同，萧心玉更多几分艳丽，而这萧如玉眉目间却带着点稚气。看着她一副期待的样子，我只觉眼前一阵晕眩，道：“她死了。” 我说得很轻，但萧如玉还是听到了，她身子一晃，尖声道：“什么？” 她穿着军服时也不太显眼，但这么尖声叫起来，边上几个前锋营士兵都用异样的眼光看着她。这时我的亲兵牵着飞羽过来，我不想再多说什么，扭头对他道：“让他们在我帐中歇息一会儿。”跳上马走出营去。 到了陶守拙的副都督府，里面如临大敌，许多士兵顶盔戴甲地守在门口，一见我，一个士兵突然叫道：“哇，楚将军！” 那是个年轻人，我也有些忘了他是谁，道：“是我。” 他也发现我忘了他是谁，过来向我行了一礼道：“我是小朱啊，你忘了，上回你来，我们还同乘一匹马呢。” 我猛地想起上次北归时路过符敦城的情景了。那次是一个叫杜禀的队官带我回城，其中一个很爱多嘴的士兵正是这个小朱。我笑了笑道：“是啊，我记起来了。” 那次西府军第三军刚重编完毕，周诺甚至有心留我当第三路指挥使，最后还是听从陶守拙的话，把我打发走了。那时陶守拙就已经在打这第三军的主意了吧，现在的第三路指挥使尚师接名义上是周诺嫡系，只怕是陶守拙安排的。陶守拙跟我说他手下只有第四军的陶百狐，但就此看来，只怕真正忠于周诺的其实只是第一路尚宁。陶守拙如此处心积虑，实在令人生畏。 小朱看到我后倒没什么异样，仍是有说有笑地道：“那次你走后我就说楚将军是不凡之人，当初你们几个病弱之人还能千里北还，日后定能大放异彩，果然被我说中了。” 他还要说什么，陶守拙的声音突然响了起来：“楚将军！正想找你呢。” 我走过去向他行了一礼，陶守拙握住我的手道：“此番周都督殉国，城中又少大将之材，我想请文侯大人割爱，请楚将军在符敦城当副都督如何？” 小朱在一边惊得目瞪口呆，我这么点年纪居然要当副都督，大概也已超出他的想象。只是看着陶守拙那副热情得过份的样子，我心底不由生起一阵寒意。 周诺当正都督时，副都督可是陶守拙。他要让我当副都督的话，只怕想的是如何将我灭口吧。而且文侯为了牵制西府军，说不定真会答应此议。虽然当上副都督对我来说又跳了几级，但我实在不敢想象留在符敦城的样子。我也装出一副惶恐的样子道：“陶都督取笑了，末将无德无能，岂能担此重任。而且方才我军中接到羽书急令得马上回师，末将是来向陶都督告辞的。” 陶守拙怔了怔，道：“这么急？” 我不等他再说什么理由便道：“军情如火，军令如山，末将虽有心助陶都督平伏叛逆，但不得不出发了。” 陶守拙想了想，扭头道：“来人。” 一个亲兵过来，向他行了一礼，陶守拙道：“给楚将军备金珠一车。” I was taken aback.一车金珠，那是个什么概念？真要给我，只怕我一辈子都吃不完。却听得陶守拙又道：“楚将军，符敦城诸事繁冗，本督未得其便给文侯大人请安，还请楚将军代我送给大人。” 那是给文侯的啊。虽然我想要推辞，但一听并不是给我，我也不禁有些失望。陶守拙却象知道我的意思，又道：“内中也有一部份是给楚将军赏玩的，请楚将军笑纳。” 我道：“陶都督不必了，末将久事鞍马，这些东西实在没有用。” 陶守拙道：“楚将军这就见外了，符敦城能屹立不倒，楚将军功不可没，小小意思，不成敬意，”他嘴角突然浮起一丝高深莫测的微笑道：“楚将军若是多盘桓几日，那本督再给你物色一个美女，绝不逊于那萧心玉的。” 他知道萧心玉自杀！我的脑袋里“嗡”地一声响，抬起头看着他，陶守拙却在微微笑着，一副智珠在握，成竹在胸的样子。我低声道：“陶都督，这一切其实都是你的安排？” 陶守拙仍在微笑道：“多亏萧心玉舍身一谏，才让楚将军下定决心。楚将军，你告诉唐开，本督网开一面，让他识点时务。” 怪不得萧心玉要自杀，那一定是被陶守拙逼迫，而且唐开自以为得计，其实他这点手段都在陶守拙算计中。我象是浑身脱力，低声道：“陶都督，你都知道的话，为什么不拦下他？” 陶守拙突然叹了口气道：“杀人本非上策，多杀也是无益。” 那是萧心玉不惜一死才向陶守拙提出的要求吧。我心中不知是什么滋味，只觉眼里也有些酸。萧心玉说过，她有母亲和妹妹，那是以一死来换取那两人的自由。直到此时，我才明白自己错过了一个多好的女人。 我茫然地站着，陶守拙突然一拍我的肩道：“楚将军，天水省有陶某在一日，就是帝国不可逾越的坚城，请楚将军转告文侯大人放心。”