"We are here to deliver hot soup to the soldiers under orders from above. If you continue to block us and waste time, the hot soup will get cold soon."
"No, we have orders from above. We must give a secret code before we can pass."
"We are the firemen at the back. We are not here to exchange money for them. We are just here to serve a bowl of soup. After serving it, we are busy leaving. What kind of secret signal do we need?"
"That won't work either. I have to ask the higher-ups for permission before I can let you in."
"This soup will get cold if it's exposed to the wind. How can we wait until then?"
"I really can't..."
The soldiers guarding the pass now understood that it was the brothers from the Fire Head Battalion who came to deliver hot soup, but were stopped by those nosy guys.
You know, the guards were standing in the windward direction, and the wind from the entire pass was blowing towards them, making them shiver with cold!
So at this time, having a bowl of hot soup is what the guards have always dreamed of.
So much so that when this matter was blocked, the guards could not stand.
The guards exchanged glances, and someone immediately went forward to negotiate with the soldiers in front.
This guard is also a veteran. As soon as he opened his mouth, he used the self-torture tactic and the emotional card:
"Brother, you know how pitiful it is for us brothers to be exposed to the cold wind all day long. It was not easy for us to get some hot soup from above. Besides, we brothers will leave after delivering the soup, so it won't delay us. Please be flexible!"
When the soldiers who knew the secret code heard this, they felt embarrassed to refuse. After all, they had to switch shifts with the people inside, so they should leave a way out so that they could meet again in the future.
In addition, the fireman who was delivering the soup kept urging them to hurry up and go back to cut vegetables and cook. With these two measures in place, the soldiers who had received the signal became confused and completely forgot the orders from above.
The soldier who gave the signal said helplessly: "Okay, go ahead, just deliver it quickly and come out."
"Oh, I understand." The fireman nodded, then turned to his brothers and said, "Brothers, do you understand? Come in with your weapons."
Following the responses from the firemen.
The soldiers who received the secret signal saw four firemen carrying large buckets of soup used for bathing. There were more than fifty people in total, carrying more than ten buckets.
The soldier who got the signal swallowed his saliva and couldn't help whispering: "Why is there no soup for us? It's cold here!"
The others nodded in agreement. Isn't this too much soup
The guards felt warmed in the heart, thinking that their superiors still understood their hardships. Look at this hot soup, how delicious it is!
It's just that the number of bowls taken was a little small. Why did they take two bowls? As a result, a group of people had to line up beside the bucket and wait to drink soup.
The people outside saw this scene from afar and didn't know what to say. They could only watch.
The entrance was a little small, so I could only look at the bucket of hot soup. But the soup was really hot, and the smoke was getting bigger and bigger...
Little did they know that only that bucket contained hot soup, the other buckets were filled with people and smoke bombs.
When the smoke bomb took effect, the group of guards really didn't notice anything was wrong. They just thought it was the smoke coming from the hot soup. After all, there were more than ten buckets of hot soup, so it was normal to have more smoke.
As the guards inside smelled the smoke that suddenly appeared in the air and fell down one after another in a daze, Mingyue and others came out of the barrel with paper stuffed in their noses and wet cloth wrapped around their faces.
At the same time, a huge firework bloomed in the gray sky.
A soldier inside Kangyong Pass accidentally looked up and saw the fireworks, and cursed with a smile: "Whose prodigal son is setting off fireworks in broad daylight?"
When General Zhou and others outside Kangyong Pass saw the firework, they all showed expressions of ecstasy.
Mr. Song, oh no, Miss Song is really a god, it's done, it's done. "Pass my order, prepare to break through." Commander Zhou said loudly.
The soldiers in front of him beat the gongs and drums, "Attack..."
A group of Song soldiers who had been patient for a long time suddenly turned into the bravest soldiers and rushed towards Kangyong Pass.
The gate of Kang Yongguan slowly opened.
It was at this time that the Wu army whose clothes had been stripped by Mingyue and others finally woke up and screamed that there was an enemy attack.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
Now the matter is done and the dust has settled.
When the Song army entered the pass, it was like a wolf among a flock of sheep. The morale they had built after successively conquering nine cities of the Wu State gave them a natural suppressive power when facing the Wu soldiers. From the moment they met, the Wu army had already lost half of its morale.
So after fighting for more than two hours, when Mingyue ordered the bandits wearing Wu soldiers' clothes to shout to surrender, many Wu soldiers also laid down their weapons.
Instead of fighting to the death, it is better to surrender. Anyway, it is not only the people from Kangyong Pass who surrendered.
As soon as this thought came to mind, the Wu army suffered a crushing defeat.
At this point, the most dangerous pass in the world was broken.
The Wu State’s greatest reliance was lost.
At this time, the King of Wu was really panicked. You know, without Kangyong Pass, other cities would no longer be able to withstand the advance of the Song army.
The Emperor Wu panicked and thought of asking for peace. He was even willing to send his most beloved daughter to marry the Emperor. Anyway, he had heard that the Emperor of Song wanted peace, so he would give him peace.
Those war advocates in Wu who once clamored for war are now as quiet as chickens, and some have even begun to think about their retreat plans.
It was only because of Emperor Wu's letter asking for peace that these ministers were still waiting and watching.
However, when Qin Xingye saw Emperor Wu's letter of peace, he sneered and tore the letter to pieces.
It's too late to make peace now.
Even if Qin Xingye no longer had any ambitions, once Kang Yong Pass was breached, his ambition to unify the world began to grow.
What's more, only by becoming the real overlord of the world can he make everything in the world as he wishes.
So Qin Xingye not only did not agree to Emperor Wu's request for peace, but he also wrote a letter to Mingyue, and this time it was still just one word: fight.
By conquering the State of Wu and turning the two countries of Song and Wu into one, he would become the first overlord in history to unify the country. Song Mingyue was the first female official in history. In this history book, he and her share the same fame.
After Mingyue received the express letter from Kyoto, she opened it and glanced at it, a smile appeared on her face.
Qin Xingye did not disappoint her.
How can we give up halfway at a time like this
The real solution is to take over the entire Wu Kingdom and replace all those good-for-nothings with people who truly serve the country and the people.
Therefore, while our army’s morale is high and the enemy’s army is in disarray, attack!
(End of this chapter)