After Xiong Ze recruited these soldiers from Hubei into the army, because he was afraid that they would rebel on the battlefield, he dispersed them into some third-rate troops of the Chu army. They were only issued with swords, daggers and other weapons.

They were responsible for escorting grain and fodder, maintaining local security, serving as messengers, and guarding newly conquered cities by the Chu army. As the war got bigger and bigger, more and more soldiers were needed on the front line. Among these third-rate troops of the Chu army,

All the people of the Chu State have also been drafted, so most of the current defenders are young men from Hubei who were recruited by them as soldiers.

When you were drafted into the Chu army, why didn't you go to Wang Yun and ask him to take care of you? Maybe your situation would be much better than yours now!"

Hou Kun swallowed and glanced at Chen Xiaomu, "To be honest, I was not drafted in the army at that time, but my mother was ill and we had no money to see a doctor. We had no friends in this small town, so we usually relied on my mother.

I sewed and mended for others and earned a few coins to survive. I finally scraped together a few coins and hired a gentleman from the town to see my mother. But the husband said he wanted to cure my mother's illness.

, it cost at least half a drop of money. At that time, the family had less than a hundred copper coins in total. When my mother saw that I was worried, she simply said that she would not be cured. I disagreed with her life and death, so I wanted to borrow some money from Muramasa's family to treat my mother first.

Then I worked part-time for his family to pay off the debt. I happened to encounter the Chu army at his house that day and asked him to come forward to recruit young men. The conditions they offered were that if he was willing to serve as a soldier in the Chu army, he could advance his military salary by two taels of silver. In addition,

There was also a reward of one tael of silver. At that time, I was heartbroken and immediately stepped forward to sign up for the name Hou Kun that my mother had changed for me when she came to this town. However, this matter required a guarantee from the village leader.

If I took the money and deserted or rebelled against the enemy, I would have to ask the village chief. Seeing that my mother and I were strangers who later moved to this town, the village chief didn’t want to vouch for me at first, but later after I begged hard,

, Muramasa reluctantly agreed, but he put forward a condition, that is, after I left to serve as a soldier, my mother must move to his house, and he would look after her, and at the same time do some cleaning and mending work for his house.

."

"In order to cure my mother's illness, I gritted my teeth and agreed to his conditions. Before leaving, my mother took out a letter written by Wang Yun to my father when he surrendered to the Chu army.

That night, when my mother was moving my father's body, it fell from his body. My brother and I were too nervous at the time to notice the letter, but our mother quietly collected it.

When I was sewing clothes for people in the town, I heard someone say that after Wang Yun surrendered to the Chu State, he accidentally saved the life of Shi Lei's son Shi Biao. Shi Lei was so grateful that he killed almost all the surrendered generals of the E State in the Chu State.

After that, he was left alone, and compared to when he was in Hubei at that time, he was only demoted one level in rank."

"Because I am actually a daughter, my mother was afraid that I would be discovered in the Chu army, so she asked me to take this letter. If I have to find a way to find Wang Yun as a last resort, please ask him to give me a favor for his past kindness.

Some care!”

"Now that you have nothing, do you still want to restore the country?" Chen Xiaomu asked helplessly.

Hou Kun nodded, "This is also the biggest reason why I want to persuade Wang Yun to surrender. The people in Hubei are suffering so much from being oppressed by Xiong Ze and this gang of thieves, so I want to stand up for them."

"Ideals are plump, but reality is skinny," Chen Xiaomu advised.

Hou Kun's hands suddenly grabbed Chen Xiaomu's arms, his eyes shining with strange light, "Help me find the person who came up with the plan to flood the Chu army. As long as he agrees to help me, I will make him my wife, concubine, and wife."

Any slave can do it!”

Chen Xiaomu smiled and said: "If this guy has a wife and is afraid of his wife, what will you do? First of all, you are definitely not good as a wife, but he doesn't dare to ask for a concubine or a slave!" Chen Xiaomu spread his hands and looked helpless.

Sample.

Hou Kun was stunned for a moment. She had never thought of this. In her impression, wasn't it common for rich and powerful men in this world to have three wives and four concubines? Her father loved her so much.

My mother, I still have more than a dozen concubines in the harem, and I haven’t seen my mother complain once!

Seeing Hou Kun's dazed look, Chen Xiaomu couldn't bear it, so he waved his hands and said: "Forget it, let me help you find this person. The most urgent task now is to solve the problem of Wang Yun, the guard of Xinhe City in front of us.

Judging from the situation you just introduced, since Wang Yun has found Prime Minister Shi Lei as a big backer in Chu State, he will not come out to follow you again and risk his own life. Therefore, I think it is still my original intention.

As for the plan, I will bring the troops back to Tianmen Mountain first. Tomorrow morning, you can send this letter to Xinhe County and give it to Wang Yun, and ask him to lead his troops to meet Zhu Ping, the deputy governor of Xinyang Pass. Then we will go to Tianmen Mountain.

Set up an ambush and destroy them all."

"Please, give me a chance, okay?" Hou Kun suddenly turned around and knelt down in front of Chen Xiaomu.

"But have you ever thought about it? What if Wang Yun turns against you and takes you down, and sends you to Xiong Ze to ask for credit? Then I'm afraid even your mother will be doomed!" Chen Xiaomu frowned and asked Hou Kun.

Hou Kun shook his head blankly, "No, I believe Wang Yun would not do such a thing. My father treated him well. Even if he did not agree to surrender, he would not betray me and my mother! What Wang Yun did

An army is my last hope, please help me!"

Chen Xiaomu frowned and thought for a long time. From Hou Kun's account, he still felt that this old general of the E Kingdom named Wang Yun was now more than likely to have given his allegiance to the Chu Kingdom. But if he could test Wang Yun without showing his face,

Yes, it may not be a bad thing. If the fight succeeds, you will gain more than 10,000 troops without losing any blood. From this perspective, it is worth taking the risk!

Chen Xiaomu reached out and pulled up Hou Kun who was kneeling on the ground, "You can go to see Wang Yun, but I have to go with you, and you can't reveal your true identity in front of Wang Yun for the time being. Everything will be done after I talk to him.

It's a deal. If you agree, we can pack up and leave now.

"What are you going to do? Wang Yun doesn't know you!" Hou Kun asked with confusion on his face.

"Just tell me whether you agree or not?" Chen Xiaomu didn't want to waste any more time with her.

"Hou Kun thought for a moment and agreed to Chen Xiaomu's proposal."

Although Li Gui and Zhang Jian tried their best to dissuade Chen Xiaomu from going to Xinhe County to take risks, he politely refused. After he arranged for Zhang Jian to lead 5,000 troops to ambush outside the gate of Xinhe City to pick him up, Chen Xiaomu asked him to

Li Gui found two sharp daggers for him, put one in his arms and hid the other in his leggings. Then he unpacked a five kilogram package of explosives and divided them into five small packages for himself.

I picked up three and handed two to Hou Kun.

"What is this for?" Hou Kun took the small explosive bag and turned it over in his hand but couldn't see anything good about it.

Chen Xiaomu pointed to the black fuse on the explosive pack in her hand, "If you encounter danger in Xinhe City, light this with a fire stick, and then throw it to a place where there are many Chu soldiers. Throw it as far away as possible."

Hou Kun curled his lips secretly and said to himself, "This thing needs to be lit on fire before it can be thrown. It would be easier to just put a brick into it!" But because of Chen Xiaomu's face, he still put the two small bags behind his back for daily use.

In the backpack containing letters.

At this time, Chen Xiaomu also changed into the Chu army's armor, mounted his horse with Hou Kun and ran towards Xinhe County, which was thirty miles ahead.

Xinhe County is a small county town built a few years ago. The city wall is not too high and the moat is not wide. If you stand by the moat during the day, you can clearly see the faces of the soldiers guarding the city.

The two rode horses and rushed to the moat in front of Xinhe County. It was already midnight. They raised their heads and looked at the dark city. They could only vaguely see the outline of the zigzag defensive wall on the city wall. There was not even a person's shadow on it.

nothing.

"You are delivering messages in the army, what should you do if you encounter a situation like this?" Chen Xiaomu asked Hou Kun beside him.

"If the postmaster said that it would be urgently delivered in time, he would definitely have to open the city gate. If he didn't say that it would be urgently delivered in time, then wait outside the city until dawn before sending him in, otherwise he would wake up in the middle of the night and be sleeping.

If you are a good-tempered Shangguan, I may give you a few words of reprimand, but if you encounter a bad-tempered one, you may be slapped with a slap in the face."

"Then look at the letter we sent this time. It should be called Kaichengmen, right?"

Hou Kun nodded, "Generally, military letters requesting reinforcements are issued in a timely and urgent manner."

Chen Xiaomu cleared his throat, put his palms in a trumpet shape and put them to his mouth, "Hey, is there anyone in the city?"

He shouted several times in succession until he was out of breath, but there was still silence on the top of the city, with no response at all.

"What did you do yesterday?" Chen Xiaomu turned around and asked Hou Kun, but found that Hou Kun was secretly beside him and almost laughed out loud.

"What are you doing? My voice is almost hoarse from shouting, but you can still laugh!" Chen Xiaomu was confused and angry.

Hou Kun didn't say anything. He took off the bow he was carrying and took out an arrow without an arrow from the quiver hanging on the horse's belly. He placed an arrow on the bow with a small barrel tied to the arrow shaft and pointed it at

In the direction of the city gate, he drew the bow string fully, and then let go suddenly, "Woo," a long and piercing scream cut through the silent night sky. There was an immediate reaction on the top of the city. Following a burst of chaotic footsteps, on the moat

The suspension bridge was put away, and the city gate behind the suspension bridge was opened creaking!

"Come on," Hou Kun said softly to Chen Xiaomu, then took the lead in riding a horse across the suspension bridge.

As soon as the two people came out of the city gate, a soldier riding a horse beside the gate immediately ran in front to guide them. After a while, the three people ran to a building that looked like a yamen. The soldier leading the way was far away.

Then he started shouting, "Urgent military message, please meet with the garrison master."

Several soldiers on duty rushed out of the gatehouse next to the Yamen. They reached out and grabbed the reins of the three men's horses. The three men turned over and dismounted. The soldier who escorted them over hugged them with fists and walked into the gatehouse of the soldiers on duty to rest.

At this time, the small door under the main door on the steps was opened, and a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar walked out with a portable lantern. After whispering a few words to Hou Kun who was walking in front, Hou Kun jumped out of his body.

He took out a small sign and handed it to him. The middle-aged scholar took it into his hand and looked at it, then turned sideways and let him go, then stopped Chen Xiaomu who was following Hou Kun.

Hou Kun turned to the middle-aged scholar and said, "He is not a postman from our posthouse, because this military letter is very important. He was sent by General Zhu, deputy director of Pingyang Pass, to escort me."

Hearing that it was someone sent by the deputy governor of Pingyang Pass, the middle-aged scholar's body trembled obviously. He nodded and stood by the door. After Chen Xiaomu came in, he trotted to the front and held a lantern for the two of them.
Chapter completed!