On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger.
In the village, Jia Zhou asked people to get red paper and wrote down couplets one after another. The puppy Fu, with the help of his children, began to go into the forest to pick up dead branches, tied a new broom and prepared to sweep the dust.
"My boss, I heard from Mr. Chen that two thousand carts of grain have arrived at Shanye Village and a warehouse has been set up near the ancestral hall, just waiting for the Lord's order." Chen Sheng came over in a hurry.
"Very good." Xu Mu smiled.
"Chen Sheng, starting from this period, you and Heifu will also take the villagers to the Mountain Hunting Village first."
Regardless of whether things are successful or not, when chaos breaks out in the inner city, it will not be wise to stay in Horseshoe Lake. To put it mildly, if the young Marquis is really determined, he will not be in a hurry to come back.
"Don't worry, my boss." Chen Sheng hesitated slightly, "If I have both arms, I can follow my boss to kill the enemy."
"Don't talk nonsense." Xu Mu clung to Chen Sheng's shoulders, "Brother Sheng is a great contributor to Xujiazhuang in my heart. If Brother Sheng hadn't helped me fight for my life, I would have died in Wangzhou long ago."
"You and I are brothers. If we wait, don't talk about it again."
Chen Sheng's eyes were slightly red and he nodded seriously. When he turned around, he raised an arm vigorously and wiped his eyes for a long time.
In the wind and snow, the entire Xujiazhuang seemed to be busy all of a sudden.
Until noon, the sound of horse hooves could be heard from the path outside Horse Ti Lake.
Xu Mu, who was checking the knife, frowned and stood up.
"My boss, we are the army!" Gongou above said in a calm voice.
"Longbow, how many people are there?"
"At least five to six hundred people."
"Master, who will come to Horseshoe Lake at this time?"
Xu Mu shook his head, not guessing for a moment. According to his opinion, the most likely possibility was the traitorous prime minister. After all, the one with the broken ax suffered a big loss at the hands of Si Hu in the last round.
However, with the traitorous prime minister's pattern, shouldn't Yuan Tao be the primary target at such a critical moment?
"Damn it, it's that old boy, how can he also ride a horse?"
"Youwencai?"
"indeed."
Unconsciously, Xu Mu felt sick to his stomach. If the person he hates the most right now is none other than Juventus.
"Boss, I'm going to call the brothers from Qinglong Camp." Zhou Zun said angrily and ran towards the row of wooden houses behind Zhuangzi.
"Longbow, call the mountain hunting archers." Xu Mu said calmly.
No matter what it is, since Juventus dares to come forward in person, this matter must be a bit big.
More than five hundred people on horseback stopped their horses coldly in front of Horseshoe Lake.
Among the five or six riders parked at the front, there were not only outstanding talents, but also two middle-aged men wearing robes and armor. They looked fair and could not stand the cold. At a glance, it was obvious that they were rich and powerful people.
"Who is Xu Mu!" A riding captain stepped out coldly.
"I am." Xu Mu calmly took two steps forward and looked at You Wencai. This time, You Wencai did not hide away. Instead, he held his head high and glared over coldly.
Xu Mu felt a little funny in his heart. When he first met Lao Tongsheng, he was still a greedy man who was greedy for money and flesh. Now he entered the inner city and his appearance changed drastically.
"The Ministry of War has issued an order to suppress bandits! You bastards who kill people and take wealth, please listen!"
"In the late spring of the 18th year of Xingwu's reign in the Epoch Times, Xu Mu, a refugee, killed eight martial artists for no apparent reason in the wasteland outside Monan Town and abandoned their bodies in the wilderness."
…
Xu Mu sneered at the corner of his mouth. You didn't need to think about it to know that it was You Wencai's handiwork.
"Brother You, what a grudge. Now they have brought an army to catch me. Could it be that they have forgotten that it was Xujiazhuang who gave you a bowl of food to survive."
"Don't talk nonsense, I'm not very familiar with you, a thief." You Wencai's voice was serious, with a morbid joy on his face.
"The tide has turned, Master Xu, no one can protect you this time."
"Do you think I, Xu Mu, have always relied on others to protect me when I entered the inner city?"
"if not."
Xu Mu laughed in anger, and entered the inner city from the border gate. If he hadn't killed Di Gou and killed twenty cavalry officers and soldiers, Chang Shilang would not have come to win him over.
Similarly, if Baiqi had not entered the border and blocked the 130,000 Beidi army in the two cities, the young marquis Yuan Tao would not have had a heart-to-heart relationship with him.
It is no exaggeration to say that he has led the villagers along the way, sword by sword.
"You, Youlang!" Xia Shuang, who was originally in the house, broke away from Jiang Caiwei's arm and ran forward through the wind and snow with red eyes, and ran to Zhuangzi.
"You bitch, shut up!" You Wencai shouted angrily, as if he had been deeply humiliated. "You look up at me, then at yourself. I'm just a maid, so you deserve to be shouted at like this."
Xu Mu's face turned frosty. He finally understood. You Wencai only thought that Yuan Tao left Changyang because his power collapsed. Then, he was used as a sword again.
All fools in the world have one characteristic, and that is insatiable greed.
"Xia Shuang, come back first."
Jiang Caiwei followed and wanted to run forward, but Xu Mu suddenly grabbed her arm.
"Xia Shuang, look up and see clearly what he looks like."
Xia Shuang shivered and stood in the wind and snow, feeling at a loss what to do.
"What have you become! Xu Mu, you are also a dirty person! Tell me, how noble and great you are, and you are not just a follower of others!"
"I just can't figure it out, how dare you talk to me!"
Ju Wencai, who was riding on the horse, shouted angrily.
"You are really sick." Xu Mu sneered.
"Haha, I know you want to leave the inner city. Once the young Marquis falls, you will run around like a dog again. But, I want to stop you."
"You misunderstood." Xu Mu sighed.
"Ha, look at him, he is still pretending to be arrogant." Juventus laughed like a madman, and the two rich generals in the same row looked at each other and laughed.
"Stop talking to this thief. Prepare your camp and capture this thief!"
Xu Mu smiled.
Behind him, the Qinglong Battalion with more than 300 riders came roaring on horseback. More than 100 mountain hunting archers also coldly climbed to various high places in Zhuangzi, raising the iron bows in their hands.
"Master Xu, you want to rebel! The Ministry of War personally ordered the arrest, how dare you disobey!" You Wencai said with a ferocious expression, "This is best, just rebel. By then, all of your villagers will be hanged.
die."
This sentence made Xu Mu's eyes suddenly darken.
"Do you think that a Viscount official can be lawless! There is an armed camp of more than 500 cavalry here. Can your villagers and dogmen be able to kill them!"
"You are really crazy." Xu Mu waved his hand.
A small arrow shot down from a high place and pierced into Youwencai's calf. Suddenly, the pain caused Youwencai to fall off his horse and fall over on the snow.
"I originally thought that you were just like a nouveau riche and a bit vain. But now it seems that you are really seriously ill and cannot be saved."
Lifting his legs, Xu Mu walked forward coldly. Si Hu and Chen Sheng ran over and guarded Xu Mu closely.
"Thief, you dare to move——"
"Try moving one!" Xu Mu turned around and roared.
The wealthy general who was so shocked that he spoke suddenly paused on the spot.
"If you have any questions, go to the chief commander's office and find out who I am, Xu Mu. Don't say I'll kill one, I'll kill ten or a hundred. Your death will be in vain."
"What a big talk -" a captain spoke angrily, but before he could finish shouting, his head was pierced by a small arrow. The horse was so frightened that it dragged the body forward and ran forward, leaving bloody marks all the way.
"Kill, kill him! Kill him quickly! He is a rebel leader!" You Wencai, who was on the ground, shouted in pain.
"I don't believe it, you really dare to rebel-"
call out.
Another small arrow shot through the chest of another captain. The captain fell off his horse and died.
All the officers and soldiers present took a deep breath this time. Where did they get the courage to kill them?
"Longbow, watch carefully. Anyone who dares to say a word will be shot immediately!"
The two wealthy generals stepped back one after another. The officers and soldiers behind did not dare to move for a moment.
Xu Mu had a cold face, but there was an inexplicable feeling of helplessness in his heart. There were more than 500 horsemen in the army, but no one was a hero.
"Brother You, I suddenly realized that Brother You has been staring at me during this time."