Pearlescent as bright as the moon

Along the canyon trail, the group walked for more than 40 miles, turned around a cliff, and saw a bright light before their eyes. It turned out that they had emerged from the mountain.

Everyone looked around and saw that the sky was vast, the setting sun was like fire, and the vast plain was dotted with beautiful hills. Ten miles away, a large stream of water flowed from south to north, glowing with golden light, as bright as the bright clouds.

, as magnificent as brocade.

Not far away, another river flowed in, forming an upside-down character "Ya".

Right where the two rivers meet, there stands a small castle, and the shore is lined with boats of all sizes.

Everyone couldn't help but smile when they saw such a beautiful scenery, but Xu Guanzhong was shocked, his body trembled slightly, and he cried out: "Ah! This water, this water direction, why is it going to the north?"

Cao Cao had never seen him lose his composure like this before. He was stunned and said quickly: "Brother, don't panic. Please speak slowly. What went wrong?"

Xu Guanzhong looked regretful, pointed to the fort in the distance and said: "My younger brother has inquired in Huining Mansion before and learned that after passing through Mulingwoji Ridge and going east for more than ten miles, there is the intersection of Mudan River and Langlang River.

The castle here is called Xiaomingzhu Castle. The leader of the Kingdom of Jin sent a Muke Ren to be the master of the castle and led more than 300 Bohai soldiers to station here. All pearls picked by Zhuhu must be delivered in this castle.

, and then the officials sell them to merchants.”

Cao Cao looked at the fort in the distance, nodded and said, "So what?"

Xu Guanzhong gave a wry smile, shook his head and said: "In his fort, because he was afraid that Zhuhu would resist and also wanted to eradicate smuggling, he had prepared good warships. My younger brother wanted to take his warship. If he couldn't, he would try to buy one from the merchants.

A big boat, so we can go down the river, turn into the gurgling water, then enter the Tuomen River, and then enter the sea. Who knows..."

Before Cao Cao heard the clue, Li Jun and Zhang Shun were surprised and said in unison: "Down the river?"

When the two of them shouted, Lao Cao finally understood and whispered: "Could it be the other way around?"

Xu Guanzhong nodded bitterly: "My little brother believed in people's words and only thought that the river flows from north to south. Who knows that it is completely the opposite when I look at it now! If I make this mistake, I will miss my brother's big event."

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Well, I can't blame you. It was just hearsay. The person you are talking to may not have been to the Mudan River himself, so it is inevitable that it is not full of information... I don't think the water flow is the same."

It's so urgent that we can just go against the current."

Li Jun said: "Brother, brother Guanzhong, just don't worry, leave my younger brother alone, Zhang Shun and I are here, sailing against the current, what's the point?"

Xu Guanzhong sighed: "Although it is not impossible to go against the current, the boat will inevitably move slowly, which will inevitably delay the time. If Aguda finds out that we have been to Qigganling Racecourse, it will not be difficult to guess our whereabouts. At that time, he will send a message with Haidongqing and call

Isn’t it going to create a lot of trouble by arresting us along the way?”

Zhang Shundao: "Don't be afraid of him. When we get to the water, it's me and Li Jun. Even if the Jurchens are good at fighting, how dare they come to catch me in the river and sea?"

Cao Cao patted Zhang Shun appreciatively and said with a smile: "That's all, it's over now, Guan Zhong, you don't have to think too much. Seeing that it's getting dark, we'll take a break for a while, and when it gets completely dark, we'll hide in the fort."

We can seize his warship. I have two brothers, Li Jun and Zhang Shun, to rely on for the rest."

Xu Guanzhong nodded slowly: "Brother doesn't blame my younger brother for being negligent, but I can't let it go. I will attack the city today, and I will be the vanguard. I will fight to the death to seize the warship and make the difference." After saying this, his eyebrows were already raised.

, a pair of apricot eyes, the gaze is like a wild fire, extremely cruel, not as calm as usual.

Cao Cao frowned when he saw this, and suddenly took Xu Guanzhong's hands, shook them gently, raised his head and looked him in the eyes, and said warmly: "Guan Zhong, how can we be without faults in this world? Even if a wise man thinks a lot, there is one thing he can't do."

When it was lost. Moreover, from my brother's point of view, this matter is not surprising. If you want to be a pioneer, brother, of course you can do it. But you must remember firmly that you and I are brothers, so you must be more careful.

Do you understand?"

Xu Guanzhong was a man of both civil and military skills, and was well versed in astrology and arithmetic. He had no shortcomings in tricks in the world of martial arts, and in planning in the temple. He was also young. Although he was modest in conversation on weekdays, how could he not be arrogant in his heart? If he was not arrogant, how could he be?

He would be nicknamed "Crane Soaring to the Sky", and he would not abandon his official position and come to join Cao Cao.

In his own heart, he had long regarded himself as Cao Cao's mastermind. Although he later met Wu Yong, Li Zhu, Xiao Jiasui and others, he did not think that he was inferior to others. However, this time he was negligent and caused a big mess.

When the leak comes, I feel ashamed and angry, which is really hard for ordinary people to imagine.

Fortunately, Cao Cao's wisdom is not inferior to Guan Zhong. When it comes to arrogance, it is conceivable for a person who can say "the heroes of the world and me". Therefore, among the more than ten brothers here, only Cao Cao can really feel it.

Xu Guanzhong was afraid that he would make a mistake in his excitement, so he quickly grabbed him and said these words seriously.

Xu Guanzhong was stared at by Cao Cao's eyes like a deep pool, and he felt the nameless fire in his heart gradually dissipated. Cao Cao's serious words and deep voice were deeply engraved in his heart. He couldn't help but smile secretly, took a long breath, nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, brother.

The younger brother wants to help his elder brother achieve great things, how can he throw himself away like this?"

Cao Cao felt relieved when he saw that he was enlightened. The two held hands and looked at each other, laughing in relief.

After more than an hour, the sky was dark. Cao Cao and others came to the fort three miles away and let Duan Jing stay. Wu Lu took care of the horses. The remaining brothers all changed into fish-scale armor, only two eyes were exposed, and they quietly watched in the night.

After hiding under the fort wall, Xu Guanzhong said: "Brother, wait for me to go up and take a look at his clues, and then decide on his plan!" After saying that, he jumped up, jumped more than ten feet, tapped lightly on the wall, and climbed up again

Leap, reach out to climb the wall, and jump over lightly.

Many brothers had never seen Xu Guanzhong show off his skills. At this moment, they all shouted: "I didn't expect Guanzhong to have such light skills!"

Shi Qian whispered: "In the past, I was working with my elder brother in Tokyo. My elder brother sent me to use Qinggong to send letters to Captain Gao's house. My younger brother from the Xu family climbed the wall and walked across the house, always following me. My younger brother was not aware of it. You

What do you think he is capable of?"

After Xu Guanzhong climbed up the fort wall, he took a bird's-eye view and saw that the castle was roughly divided into two parts. The north side was neatly organized with military camps, and the area near the wall was a horse gallery. The south side was filled with high and low buildings. According to what he had seen before,

After inquiring, there were merchant houses, inns, and a few private houses. The tallest one in the middle was where the castle owner lived.

Along the east side, there is a large pond with several large and small warships inside. There is a river connected to the Mudan River outside, but there is a water gate on the river, which is tightly closed at the moment.

After taking a closer look, he had an idea in his mind. He climbed out of the wall again and landed lightly on the ground. By the moonlight, he drew the terrain on the soil and discussed with Cao Cao: "Brother, please look, there are more than three hundred soldiers here. Although

They are from Bohai, but they are not useless like the Song army. If it is a head-on battle, my brothers and I are few in number. If anyone makes a mistake, we will regret it. In my opinion, it is better to capture the thief first than the king!"

Cao Cao asked: "How to act?"

Xu Guanzhong said: "My younger brother also used Qinggong to get inside, and attacked and killed the master of Mouke Castle in one fell swoop. Then he set a fire and taught several of Shezhe's brothers to climb in from the north city. When they saw the fire, they seized the horses from the horse gallery.

He took advantage of the chaos to disperse his soldiers so that he could set fire to the barracks. When his navy saw it, he had to open the water gate to escape, and then taught his brothers to lie down outside the door. The river there was narrow. Once the boat came out, they robbed his biggest battle.

Boat, what do you think, brother?"

Cao Cao said: "Since you have a plan, we will act accordingly, just be extremely careful."

Xu Guanzhong nodded, still used Qinggong, and jumped up the wall.

Cao Cao was finally worried, so he smiled at Shi Qian and said, "He followed you that day, and you follow him today. Brother, please sneak up on Guan Zhong quietly, so that if anything goes wrong, we can help you."

Shi Qian was very proud of his Qinggong skills. He was followed by Xu Guanzhong last time. Although he didn't say it, he was a little unhappy in his heart. Unexpectedly, he had a chance to regain his position today. How could he not want to? He immediately said happily: "Brother knows

From the bottom of my heart! Let me tell you that the crane soars to the sky, and the fleas on the drum are not unworthy of their fame."

After saying that, he started the wall-walking technique, and he jumped up against the wall like a big gecko. Like a silent smoke, it followed Xu Guanzhong in the distance.

Cao Cao followed what Xu Guanzhong said and allocated his manpower: "If you are waiting for a few brothers, go here. If you are waiting for a few brothers, you can go here..."

Xu Guanzhong entered the castle, walking lightly and without moving, only walking quickly in the shadow of the eaves, avoiding patrolling soldiers all the way to the castle lord's palace, lightly jumping over the wall, seeing the front hall was brightly lit, and faint voices could be heard, so he quietly

He moved closer and licked the broken window paper with his tongue. When he looked inside, he couldn't help but feel angry.

I saw a big tiger-skin chair in the middle of the hall. Behind the chair were two young men fanning themselves, and an extremely fat man sitting carelessly, about fifty years old, with his arms bare and his belly sticking out.

, with a domineering and rude expression on his face, while drinking tea, he pointed at the father and daughter kneeling in front of him and cursed: "Damn you guys! I am the plotter of the Great Jin Kingdom and the master of this Little Pearl Castle.

!Isn’t a noble man like me not worthy of a cheap girl from your family? You must know that your master Nemur is interested in her, which is a blessing for your family. You don’t know how to cherish it, and you dare to refuse your kindness.

Could it be that you really have eaten the heart of a bear and become a leopard?"

The father and daughter looked like they were struggling to survive on the water. The father in particular had dark purple spots on his arms and calves, which were caused by years of diving and withstanding water pressure. His face was wrinkled and his hair and beard were gray. Hearing the words of conspiracy, he was frightened.

The two sides were fighting, and he kept kowtowing and said: "It's not that I dare to contradict the Lord of the fort, but my daughter is young and weak, and she is really not lucky enough to serve you. I hope you can forgive my father and daughter."

A girl kneeling next to her was also frightened and trembling.

This girl is only thirteen or fourteen years old. Although her skin is dark, her face is quite handsome. If you look closely, she can even be called exquisite. However, this girl is extremely thin and wears odd-style shorts like her father.

It was made of fish skin, and the muscles on its wrists and knees were bulging. It was not known how long it had been since it had eaten a full meal.

With a bang, the fat Muke smashed the tea bowl into pieces. He stood up tremblingly and roared: "You are so shameless. In this case, I will kill you. That girl can't get out of my hands."

Mouth."

He took two steps forward and kicked the father, causing him to somersault and fly out. He landed a foot away and vomited blood. He stepped forward and wanted to chase, but the woman hugged her legs and feet and screamed: "Please, sir."

Don't hit my daddy."

The fat Mou Ke looked down, and a lusty and ferocious silver smile suddenly appeared on his shiny fat face: "Gaga, your name is Pearl, isn't it? Haha, how can you raise a pearl from such a poor family like yours?

Just obey me and live in fine clothes and food from now on. Only then can you be considered a pearl."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand to pull the woman. The girl screamed in fright, and rolled and crawled away. Muke laughed loudly, and started to chase after him. Suddenly he screamed, but he stepped on the girl and smashed it.

On the tea cup.

It was difficult for him to have such a fat body, but he jumped a few steps on one leg, sat back on the chair, and with great difficulty lifted the sole of his foot to see a small wound with a few drops of blood coming out. The guy was so angry that he cursed:

"Where are the people? If you don't know how to clean and hurt the soles of my feet, shouldn't you be punished by death?"

The two waiters looked pale and trotted away to get some water. They bandaged his wounds with white cloth. Then they were knocked to the ground by a big-eared scraper. However, they got up without saying a word, quickly picked up the pieces on the ground, and cursed again.

Come out in a hurry.

Xu Guanzhong quickly retreated and hid behind a bush, but he heard two young men whisper: "This Han girl is really pitiful. If she falls into the hands of the master, she will be killed in a day or two." The other one hurriedly said.

Said: "Shut up! If the master listens to this, will you and I still survive? He has been here since he came to this city, and he has killed dozens of women every year. Why don't you come here in pity?"

In the hall, the fat man who called himself Nemur pointed his finger at the Han girl Pearl and shouted in a deep voice: "If you hadn't dodged, how could the master have been injured? Bitch, come here if you are sensible and serve the master. Otherwise, first of all,

Kill your ignorant father and then throw you to the barracks to suffer."
To be continued...