After breakfast the next day, Xiao Chiye put on heavy armor and went to the Beiyuan hunting ground. Shen Zechuan hasn't slept much these days. He didn't get a good night's sleep until last night, and he was still a little lazy when he stood under the eaves to send people off.
The snow has stopped today, and the sun shines brightly in the courtyard. Xiao Chiye braced himself fiercely, and turned around to talk to Shen Zechuan, but saw him standing sleepily in front of the door with an unhappy look on his face.
"When will you be back?" Shen Zechuan asked.
Xiao Chiye slid off his ankle and wanted to pounce on Shen Zechuan, but Xiao Chiye pinned it down and said, "Try as early as possible, and let someone call me if something happens."
Shen Zechuan was also brightly tanned by the sun. He avoided the sun, and now he narrowed his affectionate eyes and shouted, "A-ye."
Xiao Chiye gestured to kiss the bad guy, but Shen Zechuan was startled. Relying on his height, Xiao Chiye raised his arm to hold the door frame, and brought him back when Shen Zechuan stepped back. Xiao Chiye was too lazy to remove the curtain on the back of his head.
Shen Zechuan was kissed.
Chen Yang was thinking about the escort business that was going to be arranged at Bianbo Camp, but he didn't pay attention to the movement on the other side. Gujin watched the curtain sway, and the person disappeared. He took off his gloves and said, "Fu Jun and Master..."
Gujin didn't find the right words, so he could only look at Chenyang and hint with his eyes.
Chen Yang knew that Gu Jin was shocked by Shen Zechuan's discussion in the hall last night, so he closed the booklet, also looked over, looked at it for a long time, and said, "After the prince, the master has fought hard in the battle, and it seems that there is no problem. I'm afraid that his heart is still scarred like the wound on his back... It's a good thing that it's like glue."
After that night, many people wanted to take care of Xiao Chiye. They avoided the heavy snow as much as possible and watched Xiao Chiye cautiously, as if Xiao Chiye had lost his strength and became a fragile vase. Shen Zechuan was the exact opposite. He didn't give Xiao Chiye any words to comfort him, but his eyes were expressing dependence, as if he would feel cold and bitter if he left Xiao Chiye for half a step. Shen Zechuan revealed another meaning behind this extreme dependence, that is, Xiao Chiye is very strong.
Xiao Chiye doesn't need to be regarded as porcelain, he is iron, steel, or Shen Zechuan's Hongyan Mountain.
Xiao Chiye responded the same way.
* * *
Shen Zechuan asked Fei Sheng to call Gao Zhongxiong before the discussion, and Gao Zhongxiong stood in front of the study and waited for Shen Zechuan. Shen Zechuan excused his gift and said, "I asked someone to measure your size last night, and the winter clothes will be delivered to the house in a few days. It's cold now, do you still have the charcoal fire in your house?"
Gao Zhongxiong was Han Jin's staff before. When he came to Cizhou, he knew that he would not be reused by Shen Zechuan, so he took the next route. Yao Wenyu recommended him so strongly that he could find errands from the yamen, but Shen Zechuan rarely talked to him, which made Gao Zhongxiong a little scared.
When Gao Zhongxiong was nervous, he sweated and stuttered a little. These were the aftereffects of being ridiculed too much in Dan City before. Momentarily wiping away the beads of sweat, his chin was about to hit his chest, and he whispered, "Fu-Jun is training, Fu-Jun, House-Jun..."
The staff in the house were all in place, Kong Ling was standing under the eaves and waiting for Shen Zechuan to enter.
Shen Zechuan remembered how high-spirited Gao Zhongxiong was when he knelt in the heavy rain and scolded the eunuchs a year ago, so he listened carefully to what he said and said, "You don't have a family now, the monthly salary in the yamen is not enough, just ask the government."
Gao Zhongxiong originally thought that Shen Zechuan hated him, but because Yao Wenyu was inconvenient to speak, he didn't want Shen Zechuan to be so kind and cheerful today, and his heart was up and down for a while, and he choked: "I am grateful to the lord of the government, I have errands in the yamen, and the monthly salary is distributed on time, which , How can I take it from the palace again."
Shen Zechuan became more gentle and said, "You are also a gentleman in my house, so it is not appropriate to be so selfish."
When Gao Zhongxiong wiped his tears, he had mixed feelings. Shen Zechuan was willing to use him and respect him. The so-called confidant died, he really preferred to follow Shen Zechuan. At this moment, he wanted to say something of gratitude, but Shen Zechuan had already raised his hand to stop, motioning him to follow and go to the study together.
* * *
When Cizhou sent troops to Fanzhou this time, he originally wanted to borrow generals, but Shen Zechuan saw that King Yi had been accumulating grievances from the people for a long time, and Fanzhou was empty, so he did not borrow generals from the Northern Iron Cavalry, but assigned Yin Chang, the commander of the Cizhou garrison.
This Yin Chang was a general in the Cizhou garrison before the defeat of the Zhongbo Army. After the death of the commander, he was promoted to the top by Zhou Gui. Before Shen Zechuan arrived in Cizhou, Yin Chang had always been a bare commander.
This man is about the same age as Ji Gang. He likes to drink and has a long beard. The most annoying thing in his life is to take a bath, so he looks very sloppy. drink wine.
Kong Ling showed hesitation, he said: "Yin Chang is very old, and he has been away from the battlefield for several years, so I am afraid that he will not be able to compete."
Zhou Gui did not agree this time, saying: "The veteran has the advantages of the veteran, and if the government is willing to send him to send troops, he will definitely go all out."
"Except for Yin Chang," Shen Zechuan said unexpectedly, "Fei Sheng will also accompany him when we send troops to Fanzhou."
Yao Wenyu's wide sleeves stirred, and there was a cat lying underneath. He covered it with his hands and said, "Now that the horse roads are smooth, the military rations can be supplied by the two lines of Cizhou and Chazhou, and it only takes one day to reach Fanzhou."
"That's right," Shen Zechuan put the fan bone across his knee and looked at the crowd, "Now that time is running out, we are bound to win against Fan and Dengzhou, and this battle can only be resolved quickly."
Everyone in the seat claimed that they were, and they began to talk to each other, discussing how to arrange the vacancy in the Yamen that Fan and Dengzhou would fill up at that time.
* * *
Yin Chang was ordered to send troops, and Fei Sheng accompanied him with forty Jin Yiwei.
Fei Sheng only saw Yin Chang before he left. The commander had whiter hair than Ji Gang's, was not tall, and had a nose with wine lees, which was bright red. Fei Sheng saluted Yin Chang in front of the horse. Yin Chang seemed to have not woken up from the wine, so he muttered, "Get up."
Fei Sheng made a special trip to get scriptures from Qiao Tianya, and brought good wine to honor Yin Chang. Yin Chang opened it, took a sniff, and shouted "Okay", his voice was so loud that Fei Sheng's horse could not be held steady.
Seeing that Yin Chang was about to drink now, Fei Sheng hurriedly raised his hand to stop him, and said with an apologetic smile: "Old Yin, hold your breath, this wine is strong, it's hard to walk on the road when you're drunk, and when we triumph, I'll be the boss to accompany you, the old one, before you get drunk. !"
Yin Chang twitched his nose, as if he was very hungry, and took a few mouthfuls while Fei Sheng was talking. He drank all over his body and his nose turned even redder. He continued to breathe hot air, patted Fei Sheng's shoulder heavily, and said loudly, "You don't need to worry, kid, I have been in China for more than ten years, and I can figure out the way with my eyes closed! The more you drink, the more sober you will be, and you will be refreshed on the road!"
Fei Sheng estimated Yin Chang's age, and felt that if the battle hadn't been against Fanzhou, he would have wanted to slap his ass and leave immediately - this lousy old man doesn't look like someone who can fight! He thought so in his heart, and said with a smile on his mouth: "Okay, I will follow your old command this time." He led Yin Chang's horse and said, "I will help you to mount the old horse?"
Yin Chang tied the wine bag to his waist, patted it, laughed at Fei Sheng, and said, "You look good, I'm myself—"
"Hey," Fei Sheng saw that Yin Chang's feet slipped from the saddle, he quickly helped the old man with his eyes and hands, and quickly ordered, "You are safe!"
Fei Sheng supported Yin Chang and found that the old man's legs were thick and heavy. He helped Yin Chang on the horse, thinking that the old man had something, maybe he could really do it. But it didn't take long for Yin Chang to fall asleep right away, almost slipping off the horse several times, all because Fei Sheng called people to stare.
Cizhou is not far from Fanzhou, so Fei Sheng walked with trepidation for only two days, for fear that the general would fall to his own death before reaching Fanzhou. There was no danger all the way, and finally reached the place. After setting up the camp, Fei Sheng waited for Yin Chang to arrange the siege military affairs. Who knew that the old man went into the tent and fell asleep, snoring like thunder in an instant, and he didn't wake up no matter how loud it was.
Fei Sheng stood outside the tent and looked around. The Izuku garrison was all recruits. Yin Chang didn't even arrange for the night patrol team.
Fuck it.
Fei Sheng spat, and now wants to write to Shen Zechuan. Jin Yiwei had to do the night patrol on his own. Fei Sheng stayed in the camp until dawn, his eyes were red, watching Yin Chang come out of the tent full of energy, a smile forced out of his frozen face.
"Sleep well, Mr. Yin," Fei Sheng rubbed his hands and feet, "When do you think we will attack the city?"
Yin Chang sat down, poured wine from the wine bag, drank only two small glasses, and said, "No hurry, no hurry."
What Fei Sheng received was a quick-fix order. He said, "There has been no wind and no snow in the past few days. If you miss it, you won't be able to fight."
Yin Chang sipped his wine, looked in the direction of Fanzhou, shook his beard while smacking, and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? I don't think it's time yet."
Fei Sheng guessed that the old man was afraid of war, and there was no Yin Chang in Jin Yiwei's file. Fei Sheng turned over the case file in Cizhou when he was listening. Yin Chang had no achievements before he was defeated. He was able to be promoted to the commander because the general of the Cizhou garrison died, and he met the good man Zhou. Gui, ranked according to seniority.
Even after Yin Chang was promoted to commander, he had no sense of existence. He was drinking when Zhou Gui and Kong Ling were reclaiming the wasteland. He was still drinking when the Luoshan bandits headed by Lei Changming repeatedly harassed Izzhou. Even if the Izuku garrison was rebuilt, he was like a decoration. Didn't work.
Shen Zechuan assigned Yin Chang to fight this time because Cizhou really had no generals, and also because Fanzhou was easy to fight and there was no difficulty. The Ibaraki garrison must have a chance to stand on its own. This is a good opportunity. It doesn't need how strong the main general is, and it is enough to go with the flow.
Fei Sheng was thinking about it, seeing Yin Chang sitting opposite him, kicking off his boots and starting to pick his feet. He wanted to say something, but the old man's athlete's foot was so suffocating that he couldn't speak. He stood up hastily, clenched his fists at Yin Chang, and ran to breathe.
Yin Chang moved his toes and cleaned the gaps. He hasn't showered for almost two months, and now he can't take it anymore, hugging his feet and muttering.
Hai Rigu stayed at the Beiyuan campus, and Shen Zechuan left Scorpion here. They didn't get along well with the Ibaraki garrison at first, and they were always scolded. Later, Jin Yiwei reconciled in the middle, so that the two sides did not move.
Hai Rigu just finished cleaning himself up. In such a cold day, he took a bath with his shirtless, and when he was walking back from the well, he watched the camp door open.
The dark and dull heavy armor swept in, smashing the mud hidden under the thin snow, and smashed into him after passing through Hai Ri Gu Shi. He cursed in a low voice, wiped his face, and watched the headed horse turn his head and stare at him.
Hai Rigu recognized Lang Tao Xue Lai. He raised the wooden basin in his hand and said honestly, "Hello, Second Master."
Xiao Chiye was covered under heavy armor, not even showing his eyes. His overly stalwart body seemed extremely oppressive on horseback, because the constant approach of Lang Taoxue's lapel caused Hai Rigu to look up at him.
"Fu-Jun said he wanted to keep me," Hai Rigu was still wearing his cloth shoes. He glanced at the Libei Iron Cavalry around him, and looked at Xiao Chiye again, "...I think he's right."
"I'll give you a horse today," Xiao Chiye said in a low voice, "Bring your soldiers to the school grounds."
Hai Rigu understands what Xiao Chiye is going to do, and he has been training here with the Libei Iron Cavalry for the past few days. He put down the tub, put on the cloth shoes, and said, "I can still bring my hammer... Please try our new formation."
Lang Taoxue snorted with heat, and the horse covered in heavy armor approached again, forcing Hai Rigu to retreat.
Xiao Chiye said, "New formation?"
Hai Rigu took a step back and immediately explained truthfully: "I learned it from an old man," he raised his finger to his nose, "an old man with a red nose."