"A month ago?"
It was indeed a day of disaster for Longwu County.
He had previously asked his father to pay attention to the situation over there, and he also wanted to know how his soulmate was doing. It is rare to have a soulmate in life, and it would be a pity if he died early? Although he didn't know what happened specifically, he knew the final result, which was good luck.
Mama is a lucky person and can turn misfortune into fortune.
It’s not heartbreaking to listen to this story again now.
"Is it really so bizarre?"
I even felt a bit like watching the show.
Gong Xichou moved his small wooden stool closer to the merchants. Everyone was eager to listen to gossip and didn't pay attention to him. So he successfully blended in with them and asked the store owner for a plate of beans. He bent his left arm to hold the urn of his father's ashes, and with his right hand, he picked up the beans and threw them into his mouth.
He said excitedly: "Don't keep me in suspense."
The other audience members also followed suit.
“That’s right!”
“Any joy you have should be shared.”
Some impatient people even threatened: "Since you are so secretive and refuse to tell us, we are going to break up now!"
The merchant was so angry that he waved his hand to drive them away in annoyance: "Get lost - you can listen or not! How can this matter be explained in a few words? I heard it from others on the road, so I have to consider and embellish it."
Storytelling naturally has to have ups and downs.
No one dared to urge him anymore.
———
A month ago, it was late at night in Longwu County.
Rustling, rustling.
“Got it!”
"Boss, we caught a sentinel!"
The lasso made a beautiful arc and wrapped around the target's head, and everyone rushed forward to subdue him!
"Hahaha—big fish! Let's give our brothers a snack today, catch it!" The sergeant in the night patrol team waved his hand.
When the others heard about the extra meal, they all tried their best.
The weather at the border is bitterly cold, and extra meals are a luxury.
"Behave yourself, or you'll have something to worry about!" With the temptation of food, they didn't care whether the person was comfortable or not, and tied him up to death, making sure that he couldn't escape even if the devil came. But the man "fought stubbornly" and "struggled desperately."
He shouted at the top of his lungs: "How dare you!"
He twisted his body to break free: "Don't catch me! I'm a messenger sent by the governor of Longwu County!" He struggled hard but still couldn't free his hands that were tied behind his back. He was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. One night, a patrol soldier sneered: "You are a messenger?"
There is not a single word of truth coming out of the mouths of these aliens.
"Look up at your military master's face. Does he look like someone who is easy to deceive?" He spat and said viciously, "Be honest and I will leave you with an intact body! If you don't behave, your military master won't mind killing you on the spot!"
Who among those stationed at Yonggu Pass didn't hate these cruel and insane Ten Crows? Which family didn't have a few relatives killed by these brutal beasts? When two countries go to war, victory, defeat, life and death are common. Kill if you want, but the Ten Crows just like to use cruel methods.
He has to torture people to the point where they look like humans no longer.
"You are the hotshots—you caught the wrong guy!"
The night patrol soldier asked his comrades with a smile: "Do you believe it?"
"Hahahaha, we don't believe it!"
In the early years, there was a group of Shiwu refugees who came to Yongguguan with their families, claiming that they had suffered oppression and humiliation in Shiwu and wanted to sell themselves to make a living. At that time, diplomatic relations were still good, and the new garrison commander believed them out of pity.
Send someone to arrange them together.
Everything went peacefully for a few days.
As a result, late one night, these ungrateful foreigners suddenly launched an attack, causing the tragic deaths of many unprepared soldiers and bringing disaster to nearby villages. In order to sneak into the interior and commit crimes, they would come up with any excuse.
Longwu County would bribe the poor Shiwu people and train them to be their insiders, and tip off certain tribes about spring hunting activities. Similarly, Shiwu would secretly plant spies in Yonggu Pass to leak military intelligence and work together from inside and outside.
All these means are hard to guard against!
The night patrol soldiers were tired of hearing this.
"Do you have our county governor's token in your hand?"
"A token? Of course I have one!" The messenger stiffened his neck and said, "Take me to see the commander of the pass quickly! I will give it to him when I see him. If you don't trust me, I can't trust you either! Who of you can afford to delay military intelligence?"
The night patrol soldiers looked at each other.
If they were really the Ten Crow scouts on the front line, they probably wouldn't have the confidence to ask to see their general. The sergeant pondered for a while, and immediately made a decision: "Search him, and then take him to see the general!"
"You, you guys! You'll see what happens to you later!"
The captured messenger was so angry that his face turned blue.
In the end, they only found a piece of paper in the lining of the clothes, with a seal on it, which was Shen Tang's Wenxin monogram!
The sergeant recognized some words and his face changed drastically.
"Really? Take him away! To see the General!"
Ever since the relationship between Yonggu Pass and Shen Tang eased, the garrison commander Chu Jie intentionally condoned it, and Yu Zhubu did not stop it because of his granddaughter Yu Zi. Chu Yao successfully led his men to interfere in the internal affairs of Yonggu Pass, and gradually became familiar with the military affairs here, laying the foundation for taking over in the future.
I'm not being polite at all.
The soldiers occasionally complained and hoped that the two would come out to support them, but they either pretended to be deaf and dumb or tried to smooth things over. In addition, Chu Yao was willing to give them food, so there was no riot. Chu Jie was even happy to see Chu Yao's "power grab" move succeed.
Although Chu Yao always said that he didn't like internal affairs, disliking and not being good at them are two different concepts. There is no need to worry about problems when handing military affairs to him. If it weren't for the consideration of Yu Zhubu's mood, Chu Jie even wanted to push the rest out.
Chu Yao has to work 997 every day.
Only when the moon is at its highest point can one finish the chores at hand.
Remembering that at noon, the scouts reported that there was an unusual movement at the border barrier, Chu Yao was going to take a look at it under the cover of night. Halfway along the way, he saw a line of soldiers escorting a man to the main tent. He paused and followed them. Chu Jie was forced to leave the warm bed.
The messenger knelt and presented the token with both hands.
He said to the yawning Chu Jie, "Greetings, General Chu. I was sent by the Magistrate of Longwu Shen. According to reliable information, the Ten Crows Royal Court intends to integrate its forces and will attack the border in a large scale soon. The Magistrate asked me to come and give you a message. Please make preparations early."
Coincidentally, Chu Yao came.
Chu Jie handed the paper over casually.
"It's your master's. Check to see if it's real."
Chu Yao took it but didn't even look at it, and asked, "Why aren't you anxious?"
Chu Jie smiled and said, "It's urgent, but I also know that this day will come sooner or later! I've been prepared for it."
The messenger's message was indeed serious, but Chu Jie had been dealing with the Ten Crows for many years, and he had seen all the tricks and schemes of the other side, and had experienced all kinds of storms. The truth of the message was secondary, and he was a little worried that Shen Tang was captured and the token was fake.
Chu Yao made a judgment at a glance.
"real."
Chu Jie asked: "Is it true that the Ten Crows sent out troops?"
Chu Yao looked towards the border barrier, frowning, as if indicating something: "In the past few days, the scouts have reported several times that the border barrier has moved abnormally, which is much more frequent and violent than in previous years. I checked it several times and found that the border barrier is as brittle as thin paper. There is no reason why the Ten Crows would not know this."
That is to say—
The intelligence is credible.
If he was the think tank of Shiwu, he would not easily let go of this rare opportunity. The previous harassment of Yonggu Pass, covering a part of the troops sneaking into the county, killing and looting, was perhaps a test for this war.
Chu Jie's brows were tightly knitted together, and he looked extremely solemn.
He knew this day would come.
But I didn't expect it to happen so soon.
"Do you want to petition the court for reinforcements?"
Chu Yao proposed it, but it was rejected by Chu Jie.
He sneered coldly: "The tyrant Zheng Qiao will not care. Longwu County suffered such heavy losses before, and he didn't even send reinforcements, and even withheld military supplies. The tyrant is stupid and arrogant, and those scholars who are qualified to discuss the court are just sitting there doing nothing..."
Finally, let’s summarize.
"They are all birds of a feather!"
"Do you expect them to have a change of heart? These good men under my command will not have lost their lives in vain, bah!"
Chu Yao remained silent. In his heart, he was worried about Longwu County and also concerned about his lord and his entourage who were deep behind enemy lines.
He asked, "Do you want to fight?"
No matter what the situation is, he must protect this foundation for his lord and cannot make any more mistakes.
Longwu County, the people are in the county!
Chu Jie hummed and asked back, "Do you think I'm a coward?"
It is an honor for a brave warrior to die on the battlefield. After the fall of Chu State, Longwu County became his second homeland. How could anyone with a strong character allow his homeland to be trampled on? Not only must we fight, but we must fight to the death!
Chu Yao rolled up the note and said, "I'll send the letter back."
There is a serious shortage of manpower in Longwu County.
It's too slow to send someone back.
He directly condensed the letter and wrote down the message in a concise way. He watched as the letter condensed into a blue bird, which flew into the sky like an arrow, and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye. Chu Jie clapped his hands and praised: "Wu Hui, your strength has improved again!"
There are many words with the ability to send messages, but most of them have limited range. Bluebird's message is one of the ones that can send messages relatively far. However, no matter how far the distance is, it is not far enough. Once it exceeds the limit, the consumption of literary energy will increase!
The seat of Longwu County is more than a day’s journey from Yonggu Pass, and the amount of literary energy consumed is enough to drain an ordinary scholar!
Chu Yao, however, made it look like a piece of cake.
But how long has it been since he reunited with Wenxin? If he had not suffered the disaster back then, how amazing would he be now? Thinking of this, Chu Jie's smile became unnatural, and the arc gradually disappeared.
Chu Yao knew he was thinking about the past, but he didn't say anything and found an excuse to leave. He didn't have the energy to look up the past or chew on the pain of the past. Wouldn't it be more meaningful to kill a few more Ten Crows
"Why is General Zhao here?"
Chu Yao sent a message back, and reinforcements arrived in the morning of the third day, led by Zhao Feng and his men.
Zhao Feng jumped off his horse and stepped forward, fully equipped with armor: "What are you talking about, sir? Guarding the border is a matter of life and death for countless people inside the border! We have no choice but to do it! This is not the time to worry about personal gains and losses, life and death? I came here when I heard about this!"
Chu Yao waved his sleeves and bowed deeply: "General, you are righteous!"
Zhao Feng laughed heartily: "That's right! They say there are only wrong names, not wrong numbers. It's true!"
Chu Yao couldn't help laughing at the man's cheerfulness and optimism. Kang Shi, who came with the army, teased him with a half-smile.
"If I don't persuade you at this time, I really can't stop you!"
"No one can stop our passion! Our soldiers are not afraid of death! Besides, we have been keeping a low profile for the past few years. If we don't move, not only will our armor become rusty, but even our skills in killing enemies will become rusty... Since the Ten Crows are so blind, I will not hesitate to use their heads to sharpen our swords! Sharpen them! Kill them so that they dare not come again!"
Chu Jie also rushed over after hearing the news.
Hearing this, I felt like I had met a soulmate.
"Well said, General!"
“I don’t deserve it!”
Zhao Feng and Chu Jie clasped their fists and greeted each other. They looked at each other for a few breaths, then suddenly burst into laughter, put their arms around each other's shoulders and said they wanted a drink.
It has somewhat dispelled the dark clouds that were hanging over my heart.
Kang Shi looked at the two of them and sighed.
"These warriors..."
Friendship comes unexpectedly.
Chu Yao: "I really didn't expect General Zhao to come."
His lord saved Zhao Feng's life, and Zhao Feng had already repaid the favor long ago. This time, he was willing to help regardless of the consequences.
This favor is so much owed!
I hope Wu Xian doesn't mind_(:з」∠?)_
"Has the border barrier always been like this?"
Kang Shi put his hands in front of his eyes. The weather was good today, and he could see it even from here: "Very weak."
No wonder Shiwu took the opportunity to take action.
Chu Yao shook his head: "Not really, although it was unstable before, the breath was still okay, but... Yao was worried about the palace..."
"I'm worried that something might happen to Zheng Qiao."
Kang Shi used a firm tone.
He sneered disdainfully: "Those who hold the national seal but weaken the national border to this extent are all rulers who will destroy their country and their race. It's good that Geng Country is destroyed. It's a good opportunity to take advantage of the chaos to rebuild the world."
"Reshape the world... But before that, we have to pass this hurdle. Yao only has a 20% chance of success!"
Chu Yao smiled bitterly. He had deduced the situation countless times in the past two days, and his chances of winning were at most 20%, and that was still a narrow victory.
It’s all because our own military strength is so pitifully weak.
Even a good cook cannot cook without rice.
Kang Shi put down his hand upon hearing this, his eyes filled with confidence.
"I have 100% confidence!"
"Just take a gamble!"
If he sacrifices a lord, he will win every bet!
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