Unfortunately, the quiet girl is not here...

On the morning of the seventh day of November, Zhao Yu stood outside his tent and enjoyed the beautiful snowy scenery.

Unfortunately, Jingnu is far away in Xuchang at this moment, otherwise he could take Jingnu to enjoy the scenery together.

"ha."

Under Zhao Yu's glance, Niu Heng, who was standing beside him, yawned and immediately instigated Zhao Yu: "Ahu, I'm bored, how about we go to the city to get some wine?"

Looking at his silly smile, Zhao Yu was so amused and laughed: "Maybe General Xue will let us start to act..."

"In this weather?" Niu Heng opened his eyes wide in surprise.

It has to be said that this ghost weather is indeed not conducive to action. Even the 500 scattered wolves returned to Zhao Yu's army one after another a few days ago. After all, the current ghost weather will really freeze to death.

Maybe he was annoyed by Niu Heng, so Zhao Yu finally agreed.

There is nothing to do when going to the city to find a place to drink. I think neither Xue Ao nor Liangcheng would blame him for this. After all, according to the meeting a few days ago, Xue Ao initially decided to start the action in the first month of the New Year, which is more than twenty days away.

Of course, despite this, it is best to know Xue Ao.

With this idea in mind, Zhao Yu took Niu Heng, He Shun and others toward Xue Ao's camp.

Xue Ao's camp was behind Zhao Yu and Li Meng's camp, passing through the joint camp, which was the camp of the Taiyuan cavalry under Xue Ao's command.

Along the way, Zhao Yu and his group met Henan soldiers and also patrolled infantrymen from the Taiyuan Army. The soldiers on both sides saluted and greeted Zhao Yu, which showed that they all recognized Zhao Yu, the Yingchuan Chief Commander.

Soon, Zhao Yu came outside Xue Ao's barracks. At this time, he was surprised to see that Xue Ao was practicing martial arts with a general on the snow with his upper body naked. Although it was still snowing in the sky at this moment, Xue Ao seemed to be unaffected. His upper body was slightly red and exuding a mass of heat, which made people feel shocked.

“Yo.”

Perhaps because he noticed Zhao Yu and his group, Xue Ao stopped the game of competition with his subordinates and greeted Zhao Yu. Then, he looked at Niu Heng and smiled and said, "Niu Heng, let me play a few tricks?"

Niu Heng hesitated for a moment, but in the end he was greedy and defeated everything. He shook his head and said, "No, I want to go to the city to have a drink..."

"oh?"

Xue Ao looked at Zhao Yu in confusion.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu explained briefly, then clasped his fists and said, "...that's it, if General Xue allows it."

"Hahaha."

Of course, Xue Ao would not mind, so he agreed immediately and even smiled and told Zhao Yu, "If you encounter good drinks, remember to bring two jars for me."

Zhao Yu agreed with a smile.

In fact, if Xue Ao really wants to drink, he just needs to say hello to Tong Yan, the commander of Liangcheng, and the latter will make arrangements.

However, Xue Ao was so prejudiced that Zhao Yu and Li Meng were also affected to a certain extent, and kept a distance from Tong Yan as much as possible to avoid causing Xue Ao to be unhappy.

An hour later, Zhao Yu brought Niu Heng, He Shun and several black tiger thieves to the Xicheng Gate of Liangcheng.

With his identity as the Yingchuan Chief Commander, the soldiers of Liangcheng who were guarding the city gate naturally did not dare to stop him. They immediately opened the city gate respectfully and let Zhao Yu enter the city.

It has to be said that although I have seen it many times, Zhao Yu still felt inexplicable in his heart every time he saw these Liangcheng soldiers. After all, seven or eight years ago, on the night when the Zhao family in Luyang was in trouble, it was these Liangcheng soldiers who slaughtered the Marquis' Mansion in a foreign land.

Although most of these Liangcheng soldiers were just obedient, this was not enough to completely let Zhao Yu go.

Will the Battle of Liangcheng happen after the New Year?

Walking on the streets in the city under the snow, Zhao Yu thought to himself.

According to his vision, Liang Cheng would face the attack of Jiangxia, Yuzhang and Jiangdong three charity troops. When the time comes, Zhao Yu would have the opportunity to take advantage of the chaos and capture Tong Yan in his hands. As for the blame, it would be fine to throw it to the charity troops on the other side - the latter would not mind anyway.

However, now, the situation has changed. Xue Ao has decided to start the "countering the rebels" action in the first month after the New Year. If Zhao Yu was not wrong, this will greatly affect the plan of the righteous army to attack Liangcheng, and even force the rebels to give up the attack on Liangcheng.

If the rebels are forced to give up attacking Liangcheng, how should he take advantage of the chaos and capture Tong Yan in his hands?

It is undeniable that this incident gave Zhao Yu a headache.

"Ahu, Ahu."

Just as Zhao Yu was thinking, suddenly, Niu Heng patted his back and said anxiously: "There is a wine shop there."

Zhao Yu looked up and saw a wine shop next to the street not far away, with a flag with the word "wine" hanging on the wine shop.

Jin State has been promulgating the order to ban winemaking for seven or eight years, but the wine shops in the world can still be opened, which is really ironic...

When Zhao Yu took Niu Heng, He Shun and others into the restaurant, he thought to himself.

The prohibition of making wine is different from the prohibition of alcohol. As the name suggests, it is just that the court does not allow the use of grain to make wine, but it is not prohibited from the sale and drinking of wine. Thinking about it, it is clear that this incomplete government order must have given birth to a large number of private workshops, including rich families and even high-ranking officials and nobles. With the high rice prices today, ordinary people cannot even eat enough food, so where can they get the remaining grain to make wine secretly?

Incomplete decrees are meaningless.

Zhao Yu sighed secretly, and at the same time called the clerk in the restaurant and ordered two pots of wine, a few dishes, and a plate of beef from the latter.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to wait for the dishes, Zhao Yu secretly looked at the pedestrians coming and going on the street outside the store.

Liangcheng is still stable at present, and the people in the city still live as usual, and there is no panic.

This was achieved by both the 70,000 reinforcements outside the city and by the walls of Liangcheng. This city, which belonged to the capital of Wei in ancient times, had a towering wall that surpassed ordinary county towns, and was no less than Xuchang.

It is obviously not easy for the rebels to capture such a city, and what's worse is that given Xue Ao's strategy, the rebels may not even be able to pose a slight threat to Liangcheng.

Kaifeng...What should I do?

Zhao Yu fell into deep thought.

Kaifeng is the first link for Xue Ao to counter the rebels. According to Xue Ao's plan, one day after the New Year, Zhao Yu and his Yingchuan army would be responsible for recapturing Kaifeng with thunder. Then, they divided their troops into two groups, one to capture Xianping and the other to cooperate with Xue Ao's Taiyuan cavalry to completely cut off the return of the 300,000 rebels.

At the same time, Henan Commander Li Meng will also be responsible for seizing Xiao Huang and Kao County - seizing Xiao Huang County is just the icing on the cake. The key is to seize Kao County. Once Kao County is captured by Li Meng, it will be difficult for Jiangdong Yishi to retreat eastward.

According to Xue Ao's idea, 300,000 rebels would be firmly nailed to death in Liangcheng and Xiaohuang areas, and suffered the fate of being cut off from the food route. The most critical step in this strategy is naturally whether the Yingchuan army under Zhao Yu's command can successfully capture Kaifeng.

The rebels are not fools. Regardless of whether the capture of Kaifeng County is successful, they will immediately realize that the Jin army has launched a counterattack. Whether the Yingchuan army can capture Kaifeng as planned will inevitably have a huge impact on the situation at that time.

It is no exaggeration to say that the lifeline of the Battle of Liangcheng is now in Zhao Yu's thoughts. He can seize Kaifeng according to Xue Ao's instructions and put 300,000 rebels in a disadvantage; he can also deliberately fail to use it to remind the rebels.

Successfully seizing Kaifeng would make him more and more appreciate by Xue Ao, but the price would be to destroy 300,000 righteous masters, including Jiangdong righteous masters; and the failure would naturally make Xue Ao feel unhappy and even arouse Xue Ao's suspicion.

I have to say that this is really a difficult problem to grasp.

Just as Zhao Yu was thinking, he suddenly heard a voice: "Master Zhou."

Hmm?

Zhao Yu suddenly raised his head and happened to see Liangcheng Chief Commander Tong Yan walking into the restaurant with a few guards. He sat down on the seat opposite Zhao Yu with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "I just got the news. I heard that Chief Commander Zhou entered the city. I thought Chief Commander Zhou had something urgent, but I never thought that Chief Commander Zhou was hiding in this restaurant... Haha, Chief Commander Zhou was so elegant."

Why did this guy come?

He muttered in his heart, and Zhao Yu laughed calmly: "Haha, let Captain Tong laugh... If Captain Tong doesn't dislike him, what if he sits down and drinks a few drinks?"

"Haha, please don't give me a favor to you?" Tong Yan sat down with a smile. Then, he called the shopkeeper to serve wine and food again, and at the same time, he asked him to get another portion of wine and chopsticks for him. Finally, he expressed his mercy that the cost of this wine and food was recorded on him.

During this period, when the rest of the drinks in the restaurant heard the conversation between Tong Yan and Zhao Yu, they learned that these were two big figures, so they stood up and left, leaving only one man covered with a gray cloak.

To be fair, the cost of a meal is naturally not much. Even if Zhao Yu used his salary as the chief lieutenant, he would have fully afforded it. However, Tong Yan's move was obviously a show of kindness to him.

What a irony that the murderer who caused the destruction of his Zhao family in Luyang is now showing his kindness in front of him, Zhao Yu.

After a while, when the clerk in the restaurant served wine and food, Zhao Yu personally poured a glass of wine for Tong Yan, and smiled faintly, "I'm afraid there is something wrong with the Chief Tong Duke coming this time?"

Hearing this, Tong Yan smiled and then sighed, "I don't hide it from the Commander Zhou... I believe that Zhou Duwei has also seen it during this period. General Xue has some prejudices towards Tong, but General Xue is very common sense about Zhou Duwei. If Zhou Duwei can say a few good words in front of General Xue on my behalf, Tong would be very grateful..."

"Oh."

Zhao Yu smiled. He felt that Tong Yan took the initiative to show his kindness to him, and this is probably the only thing left.

He thought for a while and said, "To be honest, both Zhou and Li Duwei have noticed this matter, but to be honest, this matter is really troublesome..."

As he was talking, he suddenly saw the winery in the corner of his eyes staggeringly getting up, picking up a package on the table and preparing to go out.

However, just as the man was about to pass by Tong Yan's back, a sharp weapon suddenly appeared in the man's sleeve, and then he stabbed Tong Yan's back hard.

"Be careful behind it!"

Zhao Yu subconsciously shouted again, and at the same time threw the cup in his hand and the hot wine at the assassin, causing the assassin to raise his hand to block it.

"What?"

Tong Yan, who was reminded by Zhao Yu, also changed his expression and turned around suddenly. When he saw a sharp blade stabbing at him, he subconsciously raised his hand to resist.

With a puff, the sharp blade immediately pierced Tong Yan's right arm.

Tong Yan screamed in pain, turned around and kicked the assassin. Then, he took advantage of the other party being forced to retreat and fled to Zhao Yu with the trauma in his arms.

The assassin wanted to get closer, but at this time Niu Heng, He Shun and several black tiger thieves sitting next to him had already reacted and drew out weapons to protect Zhao Yu and Tong Yan.

Seeing this, the assassin threw out the short sword in his hand at Tong Yan, but unfortunately he was blocked by He Shun.

“…”

After glaring at Zhao Yu hatefully, the assassin made a quick decision to rush towards the door, obviously preparing to break through.

In fact, there were four guards of Tong Yan at the door of the restaurant. When the guards realized that someone was assassinating, they immediately rushed towards the assassin. However, the assassin seemed to have good martial arts skills, and broke through the blockade of Tong Yan's four guards and rushed out of the restaurant.

"Chasing me!"

Tong Yan endured the pain and ordered to his four guards.

Hearing this, the four guards also chased out of the restaurant. However, with a puff, one of the guards fell on the snow outside the restaurant.

"Bound arrow! Someone is secretly setting a crossbow arrow!"
To be continued...