Mingyue of the Great Song Dynasty http://www./0_1/Chapter 74: There is life and death between life and death (three)

Chen Mu was very confused, very confused.

In front of him was a personal soldier who sent Liu Xiu and others to the broken courtyard three days ago.

"Sir, there is still no abnormality. Every time my subordinates go to deliver meals, they seem calm and never leave the yard and try to go to the military camp."

The personal soldier carefully reported to Chen Mu about the movements of Liu Xiu and others. After thinking about it, he added: "But... they never seemed to have any anxiety on their faces, except when their subordinates took them to the yard on the first day."

"..." Chen Mu carefully picked up the beard on his chin, his eyebrows were locked deeply, and he fell into deep doubts.

He couldn't figure out what Liu Xiu and others were thinking.

Since they arrived in Dingling, before they met, Chen Mu knew that they must have come to ask for reinforcements. Before meeting Liu Xiu and his party, Chen Mu made arrangements early. In addition to asking his personal soldiers to take them to the broken courtyard, he also secretly arranged secret sentries around him, monitoring them from morning to night every day, to beware of any contact with the garrison in the city.

Even Chen Mu was ready in his heart. Once he found out that Liu Xiu had any abnormal movements, he would not hesitate to put them under house arrest, and even... killing these people secretly became the final option.

But now, Liu Xiu seemed to have really accepted his fate and did not act at all. Every time he asked his personal soldiers, the result he got was always the four words "no abnormality".

But Chen Mu really didn't want to believe that Liu Xiu would really give up like this. After all, all the people of the Chongling Group stayed in Kunyang City. Once Kunyang City was broken, Liu Yan and Liu Xiu would instantly lose all their subordinates and would no longer be able to compete for power in the Green Forest Army.

But...what exactly do they want to do?

Chen Mu thought hard for three days, but never came to a conclusion.

"you……"

Chen Mu stretched out his hand and gently lit the personal soldier. After hesitating for a long time, he made up his mind: "You go and find Liu Xiu and the others, and then he said, I'll invite them to the banquet."

After the personal soldiers received the order and walked out of the room, Chen Mu slowly shook his head and showed a complicated look on his face.

"Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu, what exactly are you going to do...?"

...

"General Taichang, my general holds a banquet to invite him. Please let me go."

It was already evening, and the personal soldiers came to the yard and brought Chen Mu's invitation to Liu Xiu and his party.

Here comes!

Liu Xiu and Li Tong looked at each other, and the same message was revealed in their eyes.

Three days have arrived. If there is any turning point, it is now!

Turning his head and looking at the respectful expression of Chen Mu's personal soldiers in front of him, Liu Xiu smiled absurdly in his stomach.

Take the time to make the time? I have been staying in the courtyard every day for the past few days, and even counting the leaves on the big tree clearly. What redundant can I make?

But he naturally wouldn't say this in his heart, just smiled and nodded: "Even so, then let's go."

The rangers stayed in the yard, and the only ones who followed the personal soldiers to the county government office were Liu Xiu, Li Tong and Ren Guang. Chen Mu stood at the gate of the county government office early, waiting to welcome Liu Xiu and the other two. Seeing them coming, Chen Mu walked down the steps from afar, stretching out his hand towards Liu Xiu with a smile on his face.

"The visit of Taichang General is really honored. Although I had wanted to hold a banquet and entertain him for a long time, I was really busy with military affairs a few days ago and couldn't find any time. Finally, I waited until today and finally found some time. I hope General Liu should not be surprised."

As he said that, Chen Mu turned around and led Liu Xiu and others to the county government. While walking, he was still talking nonstop: "After all, we are in the ranks now, and the dishes are probably a little worse, but the military situation is like this, I hope you can forgive..."

The military situation is busy? At this moment, the 400,000 troops led by Wang Yi and Wang Xun are all under Kunyang City. What kind of busy military situation can there be in Dingling?

Liu Xiu sneered in his heart, but he only smiled faintly on his face, and occasionally answered a few words until he followed Chen Mu and walked into the back hall of the county government office.

There were two rows of seats in the back hall. There were already five people sitting in the east head. Judging from the costumes, Chen Mu's subordinates should be in Dingling City. The position of the west head was empty, leaving it to Liu Xiu and others.

Chen Mu himself naturally sat on the main seat of the top leader.

After Liu Xiu and others sat down, the personal soldiers brought the wine and food. Indeed, as Chen Mu said before, the dishes were not rich, and even a little simple. However, Liu Xiu was not concerned about this, and he just smiled faintly, waiting to see what Chen Mu was about to say.

Chen Mu picked up the wine glass and raised it to Liu Xiu: "Kunyang was besieged by a 400,000 army, and it is said that it is already in a mess at this moment. General Liu was able to take only a few people to break out of the blood and break out. Such a bravery is really something that I admire. Come on, the generals of our rebels in Dingling City must come together to honor General Liu's heroic move! Let General Liu tell us what a life-and-death process is!"

With Chen Mu's voice, the remaining Pinglin soldiers and generals also raised their wine glasses together, and there was a loud roar of praise in the hall for a moment.

Liu Xiu raised his glass with Li Tong and Ren Guang, drank it all in one go, and then smiled and said, "The process of breaking through is nothing to mention, it was just a lucky person who was not discovered and secretly escaped from the siege. If it were really difficult, the days of defending the city were much more difficult."

Chen Mu nodded, with a hint of solemnity on his face: "This is exactly what I want to ask. Kunyang has been besieged for nearly a month. I wonder what the situation is in Kunyang City at this moment?"

"The situation in Kunyang is very good, but there is no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside. He is surrounded by a large army of 400,000, and the city is about to be destroyed. Apart from this, there is nothing to worry about." Liu Xiu smiled and looked at Chen Mu.

"Kunyang's military situation is urgent at this moment, and I am not ignorant of it." Chen Mu was ridiculed by Liu Xiu. Although he was a little angry, he still smiled forcefully: "But the soldiers in Dingling City are weak and have been recently captured by our army. It still needs time to appease and suppress it. I really have no energy to rescue Kunyang..."

"Three days ago, General Xi said this to me, so I will naturally be very clear." Liu Xiu nodded and said calmly: "So, since the general is willing but not strong enough, it is naturally inconvenient to force me."

"Thank you for General Liu's understanding. Then... I wonder what General Liu's plan is now?" Chen Mu finally began his real test: "It has been three days since General Liu came to Dingling. Since Kunyang City is so dangerous, if you can't bring back reinforcements, wouldn't it be..."

"If I really can't defend it, I can only leave it to fate." Liu Xiu smiled faintly: "Even the general has said that there is no reinforcements in Dingling City at this moment. What else can I do? By the morning of tomorrow, I will bring a group of comrades back to Kunyang."

"Return... back to Kunyang?" Chen Mu was stunned, with a shocked expression: "Wouldn't that be sent to death!"

"Of course, it's a death, but so what?" Liu Xiu poured himself a glass of wine, swallowed it in one gulp, and said proudly to Chen Mu and the generals of Dingling: "A man values ​​righteousness and neglects life and death. Before breaking through the siege in Kunyang City, I have already told all the soldiers fighting in the city that I will definitely bring back reinforcements to escape the siege of Kunyang City! Now, since the general is unable to help, can he watch the city of Kunyang be broken and all the soldiers in the city die, but he is still alive?"

Speaking of this, Liu Xiu slapped the table in front of him, stood up from his seat, raised his head high, and spoke passionately: "It is indeed Liu Xiu who cannot bring back the reinforcements. However, no matter how incompetent Liu Xiu is, at least he is not a person who is afraid of death! Although he cannot save the soldiers who have fought bloody battles in the city, he can at least die with them!"

After saying that, Liu Xiu's eyes glanced from the front. After hearing his words, the generals of Pinglin soldiers lowered their heads with shame, but Chen Mu's expression remained unchanged, and he only focused his head and looked like he agreed.

"The words of General Taichang is really admired and appreciated!" Chen Mu raised his glass of wine as usual and whispered to Liu Xiu: "If you don't succeed, you will be virtuous. Such a deed of sacrificing your life for justice is absolutely possible. Now I will use this glass of wine to promote General Liu!"

Hearing Liu Xiu say such words in front of everyone, Chen Mu was suddenly overjoyed. If he hadn't been in front of all the generals, he would have been afraid that he would laugh out loud at this moment.

If he was so idiotic that he had finally broken out from Kunyang but had to rush back to die, then the Chongling team would be Liu Yun. The soldiers of the Chongling Army would naturally be wiped out with the fall of Kunyang.

By then, the Chongling Army would completely withdraw from the factional struggles in the Green Forest Army and disappear without a trace. The huge reputation that Liu Xuan gained in the previous battle of Huang Chunshui would have no meaning after losing his direct troops. The Pinglin Army would have one less competitor.

Even if Liu Xiu was just talking nonsense, it didn't matter. Regardless of whether Liu Xiu's words were sincere or not, since he said it in front of everyone, he would have to leave Dingling tomorrow. As for whether he would return to Kunyang, go to Wancheng after leaving Dingling, or even live in vain, it would have nothing to do with Chen Mu and Pinglin Bing. As long as Dingling's troops could be firmly held in his hands, Kunyang would eventually lose. At that time, his goal would be achieved.
Chapter completed!