就在此时，门外传来楚军斥候颤抖的声音，惊得整个天人阁安静下来。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “这么快？”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                楚墨眉头一皱，他算到蛮荒不会放过这个机会攻打楚国，但他却没想到的是，蛮荒动作如此之快。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “大约多少人马？”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                楚墨沉声询问道，幽州附近虽说囤积了他预备的绝大部分兵力，但也不过四十万左右，何况他还将二十万大军分给令狐雪，支援西梁，如今幽州附近的楚军怕只有不到二十万。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                若蛮荒大军来袭，他必须在周边城池调兵过来。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “约莫十万之多，只会多不会少。”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                斥候楞了一下，如实回答。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “夏侯将军跟西门将军到了吗？”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                楚墨连忙问道，他此前亲自回了一趟京城，请这位西门庆老将军出山，可一而再再而三的被西门庆拒门不见，无奈之下，楚墨迫于前线压力只得作罢，不过他临走前，可是留下了一把火铳。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                他相信，西门庆曾为楚国出生入死多年，不会在关键时候见死不救。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                楚国这些老将军里面，唯有西门庆才能被称为战神！

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “夏侯将军到了，但是还没有西门将军的消息。”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                斥候犹犹豫豫说道。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                听到这个消息，楚墨并不意外，大楚开国之初时，西门庆凭借一人之力，横扫九州五郡，打下京城，战功赫赫，可楚国先皇安定天下时，却罢免了所有武官，包括西门庆。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                那时先皇的做法，导致整个楚国重文轻武，寒了大部分将军们的心，那些老将就此发誓，终生不在为将！

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “夏侯将军来了一月有余，不过殿下一直在处理事情，他便没有打扰殿下，现在正和诸葛将军训练楚军。”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                李谨在一旁将夏侯霸的情况说给楚墨听，自从夏侯霸追随楚墨防守西门关，击退西梁后，夏侯霸对楚墨可是无限佩服。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                在接到楚墨召集的命令时，他马不停蹄从京城赶至幽州。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “吩咐下去，命令夏侯将军率领一队大军护住城门后方，命秦朗将军率领剩余大军全部前往城前，对了，李谨，你亲自出城一趟，同时赵子云命他不要轻举妄动！”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “若蛮荒真是攻打幽州而来，孤会以火药为信号，在没看到孤的信号前，务必不能让赵子云沉住气！”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                楚墨转身朝着天人阁楼下走去，李谨点头则是紧紧跟在他的身后。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                可就当楚墨刚踏出天人阁外，准备走出天人阁时，楚墨突然停下脚步，目光回头望向天人阁内部，顿了顿叮嘱道：

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “办完这件事，你不要回来，去把她接回城里，记住，这疟疾即便是武道强者，一旦感染，也会丧命，毕竟武道强者也是凡人之躯，你这一趟务必要小心。”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                说完楚墨便转身离开，朝着城门方向走去。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                身后的李谨并未跟上楚墨的步伐，而是点点头，隐匿在人群当中，不见踪影。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                街道上，伴随着蛮荒攻打而来的这则消息，整个幽州百姓显得人心惶惶，恐惧难安。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “蛮荒要打来了，难道我们要死了吗？”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “怕什么，我们幽州如今可是有太子殿下亲自坐镇，而且还有几十万楚军，那蛮荒来打，跟自找死路有何区别？”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “是啊，天塌了有高个子盯着，我们慌什么？来来来，喝茶。”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “只是听说这一次蛮荒有备而来，人数怕同样是在数十万左右，这一趟楚国只怕是大难临头咯！”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                街道上，一个身穿道袍的男子跑来跑去，口中说着一些奇奇怪怪的话，声音不大，却刚好被有心人听在耳里面。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “臭道士，你说的话从来都没有应验过，别在这吹牛逼了，上次有眼无珠在那大放厥词说什么太子殿下白了发一定会死，可后来呢？”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                有人认出这个当初在湖边一本正经说楚墨遭受天谴，天降血雨，必死在此地那些流言蜚语的道士，不屑一笑。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “别理他，疯子一个，满口胡言乱语。”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                也有人对那老道士嗤之以鼻。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “大难临头不自知，真是可悲，老道我研究一辈子天机，如今得道窥探出蛮荒大势，不可睥睨，这一战，楚国必败，而且还会败得彻彻底底！”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                老道不在乎世人对他的眼光，一人行走在街头上，仿若过客，来也匆匆，去也匆匆。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                只不过老道士的话正好落在前面不远处的楚墨耳中，楚墨停下脚步回过头去看向老道士，神情略有深意。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                这世上从来不缺聪明人，缺的是一条路走到底的笨人。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                显然那老道士就是这类人。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “有些人，喜怒不形于色，但有些人……”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                楚墨深吸了口气，转身抬脚朝着城门口走去。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “殿下……”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                身后，降雪匆忙的声音凭空响起，但见降雪连忙朝着追上楚墨的步伐，只不过在降雪的身旁，站在一名年轻男子。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                楚墨转身朝着身后望去，当看到那名男子时，楚墨的眼神微微迟疑。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “殿下，你看谁来了。”降雪十分欢喜。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                楚墨惊疑对着那年轻男子问道：

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “你怎么来了？”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                年轻男子微微一笑，语气透着无与伦比的自信回答道：

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “苍家已经被全灭了，我带着仅存的苍家势力来投靠你，我想你不会拒绝吧。”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                男子自是苍皓月，在经历神州巨变，而且苍家也近乎被蛮荒所灭，他对蛮荒的仇恨滔天，可现在神州与蛮荒联手。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                他们苍家在神州已无立足之地。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “当然不会，苍兄是有大智慧的人，若苍兄有需要，孤可封苍兄为楚国将军当当。”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                楚墨调侃起来，对于苍皓月，虽说他两之间没有过深的交情，但苍皓月从头到尾都未有害过他的心，而且在血河畔时，苍皓月可是对自己处处维护。

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “楚兄说笑了，我是有分寸的人，很有自知之明，家主我都当不了，怎可当将军。”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                苍皓月一边说着一边凑上前：

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “不过你们楚国边境可真是戒备森严，若非我使用了一些手段，还真不会站到你面前。”

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                文言，楚墨摇头苦笑道：

                                

                        

                        

                        

                                        

                                “这也是无奈之举。不过大敌当前，苍兄还请先自便。”


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