"In the past two months, Nanzhou, Linzhou, and Yunzhou... have frequently mobilized troops from these five states. Our spies came to report that the governor of Nanzhou was temporarily appointed as the 'General of Hussars'. He wanted to gather troops from the five states. Take Cangzhou in one fell swoop."
Wei Liang stood in front of a huge sand table, and around a sand dune with "Cangzhou" written on it, he planted five flags.
Pointing to the middle one, he drew a line with a branch and said, "These five states can temporarily mobilize more than 20,000 troops. They have been secretly mobilizing them for two months, and within half a month at most, they will point directly at Cangzhou... "
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Li Yi stood outside the door, listened to the analysis of the battle situation for a while, and walked away slowly without any major accidents.
Originally thought that the imperial court's counterattack would come very quickly, but who would have thought that a year after he went back, two or three months later, he brought Ruyi and the others to Cangzhou for vacation, and the other party was still dispatching troops.
Just adjust it, don't worry, there are more than 20,000 people, as long as this number does not increase tenfold, Cangzhou will be fine.
After they captured Cangzhou a few months ago, they recruited a lot of people, and now the team has expanded to more than 10,000 people. During these days, Wei Liang and the others dispatched some veteran soldiers to conduct systematic training for the recruits Well, when Li Yi went to the military camp again after two months, the military had taken on a completely new look.
This five-state joint attack is the determination of the court of Wu Kingdom, and for them, it is also a long-awaited opportunity.
Xu Zheng had already led people to those states a few years ago. Due to the heavily guarded defenders in the states, he hadn't made any big moves and could only develop in secret. Miss Liu Er had also led people to subdue several rebel forces early on. On the state city...
Everything is ready, just wait for them to call...
It doesn't mean that everything is ready, and there are still a few scripts left. Goulan's new play "Biography of the Assassin" launched in Wu Kingdom is coming to an end.
A teahouse outside the city of a certain prefecture in Wu country.
"There is a saying in the history books: when Zhuan Zhu stabbed Wang Liao, the comet attacked the moon; when Nie Zheng stabbed the puppet of Han, the white rainbow penetrated the sun; when Li wanted to assassinate Ji, the eagle struck the palace..."
In the humble teahouse, an old man with a gray beard sat at the front, his voice was up and down, "Some powerful assassins in ancient times even had celestial warnings when they acted. It is said that when Zhuan Zhu assassinated King Liao of Wu, the comet The tail swept across the moon; when Nie Zheng assassinated Han Gui, a white light rushed straight to the sun; when he was about to assassinate Qingji, the goshawk flew to the palace... These three are the three assassins we are going to talk about today. "
In the teahouse, although it is not overcrowded, there are no empty seats.
There are ordinary people who are taking a break in the teahouse, and there are also knights with swords and knives, but most of them are from the rivers and lakes with weapons, and they are all attracted by the stories told by the old man.
Hearing the joy, he would also take out a copper coin from his pocket and put it in a broken bowl in front of the old man.
Jianghu and temples seem to be far apart, but they are actually closely related.
What happens on the temple is closely related to the rivers and lakes. Once the temple collapses, the rivers and lakes will not be immune to it.
The Wu Kingdom favors martial arts, whether it is the poor, the gentry, or even the powerful royal family. Although they don't say that they value martial arts over culture, they reject and despise warriors far less than other countries.
When the country was stable, there were still rangers who killed people in the streets. Now the country is in chaos, and the water in the rivers and lakes, which was not very clear, has become more turbid.
The so-called chivalrous men, relying on their own force, despise the law, regard human life as worthless, pay for murder, offer rewards for assassination..., and they are repeatedly prohibited.
Because of Chongwu, he is naturally very interested in the stories of Jianghu.
These days, the heroic stories circulated in Goulan and small storytelling halls in various states are very popular in the Jianghu.
What the old man is talking about is "Biography of Assassins", which contains dozens of stories about assassins from ancient and modern times, and it is not just the frail stories of knights in the rivers and lakes. It may involve the brotherhood, the relationship between men and women, and there are many great heroes , the love for the country and the people...
At the same time, in the world of martial arts, there is also a list of assassins circulating. The list records are all famous assassins in the Wu Kingdom. After that, it lists in detail my life story and the reason for being on the list...
These things have been circulated in Wu Kingdom's rivers and lakes before, but no one has ever sorted these things together to make such a ranking.
There are ten ranks on the list, and there are only nine assassins. No one knows who made this list, but almost everyone knows the sentence that came out of this list.
There are only ten positions on the assassin list, and only these ten people can be called assassins. Those who cannot even be listed on the assassin list are not assassins, but rubbish!
The reason why there are only nine assassins on the list is because the position at the top of the list of assassins is empty, and there is only one line of poem.
"Zhao Keman and Hu Ying, the Wu hook is bright with frost and snow.
The silver saddle shines on the white horse, rustling like shooting stars.
Killing a person in ten steps will never stop a thousand miles away.
Hello. "
This is a poem describing knights. It is said that there were many knights in the land of Yanzhao in ancient times. This poem describes the demeanor of knights in the land of Yanzhao.
Hu tassels are dotted on the hat, and the Wu hook sword is as bright as frost and snow; the silver saddle and the white horse reflect each other, and they gallop like shooting stars; within ten steps, one person can be killed, and the pass of a thousand miles cannot be left behind; And go, without showing any trace, hiding his identity deeply.
This poem describes a knight or assassin to its peak.
Killing a person in ten steps will never stop a thousand miles away.
Hello…
This is the assassin, the most advanced assassin. According to the person who made the assassin list, this poem was written for the top of the assassin list. A few lines of poetry.
Following the old man's narration, excitement appeared on the faces of many people in the teahouse.
To top the list of assassins is almost the greatest honor for a knight or an assassin...
In the corner, two people were talking quietly.
"It is said that Princess Duanrong's bounty has increased by another 50,000, a total of 350,000 taels of silver. If she succeeds, she should be qualified to be on the top of the assassin list, right?"
"There has never been such a high reward. If this is not possible, who else is eligible?"
"I don't know how many people have gathered in Cangzhou. They have the same goal as ours. How easy is it to succeed?"
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While the two were chatting in low voices, a laugh came from beside them suddenly.
"You two are talking about when is the old calendar..." A man with a knife at the next table turned his head and looked at them, and said: "On the reward list, the highest reward is a million silver and ten magical soldiers. , to be favored by storytellers, to help you become famous, to get advice from a master, and to get you to the top of the assassin list in one fell swoop—the two must not pay attention to current affairs often, right?"
In the corner, a person was stunned, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are probably dreaming, a million silver, ten magic weapons, and the guidance of a master... Whose head is worth so much silver, have you met?" Are you a charlatan?"
The other nodded and said: "Everyone knows that Princess Duanrong's reward was actually ordered by the emperor today. Is there anyone in this Wu Kingdom who has more financial resources and is more trustworthy than the emperor?"
The man smiled when he heard the words, and said: "If today's emperor can be trusted, the rebels who were recruited by the court to surround and suppress Princess Duan Rong would not have disappeared in the imperial capital..."
The two were taken aback when they heard the words, and asked, "Then, is there evidence for what you said?"
"The one million taels of silver and ten magical weapons have been verified by ten famous people in the world. You can find out after a little inquiry..."
The two still didn't believe it, and asked suspiciously, "Whose head is so valuable in this world?"
The man pointed to the sky.
The two were startled again, and then their expressions changed at the same time. One of them looked terrified and asked, "Who has the guts to assassinate the emperor?"
"That's all for today." In front, the old man cleaned up the booth and said: "Tomorrow we will talk about 'Jing Ke Assassinates the King of Qin'..."
He waved his hand to the bottom and said: "It's still the same time, it's still the same place, we'll see each other..."