Chen Tang looked at the middle-aged scholar and said, "Before this matter is settled, I am afraid you will not be able to go south to escape the disaster. But you can rest assured, Chen will not let you fall into a desperate situation."
The middle-aged scholar said: "That's fine. I have heard of Mr. Shen's reputation, so I can trust him."
Chen Tang then asked Qian Yong if he needed help.
Qian Yong slapped the ground and said, "What's going on? You took my most precious thing and now you want to walk away?"
Chen Tang: “…”
Jiang Sheng and Ning Yan's expressions twisted for a moment.
Chen Tang poked Qian Yong's wound with his finger and said unhappily, "You are an old man in his thirties or forties, and you are making dirty jokes to me?"
Qian Yong slapped Shen Tang’s finger away: “Are you at a disadvantage?”
Chen Tang said: “It’s a big loss!”
Didn’t you see the murderous look in Jiang Sheng’s eyes
Qian Yong was the strongest and most seriously injured among the wounded, but with the help of several scholars and literati to restore his martial arts, he just meditated for most of the night. When he was a little tipsy, he exhaled a breath of foul air, and most of the surface wounds had healed.
The longest wound on the abdomen was left with only a light pink scar.
Qian Yong's face looked much better than before. He clenched his fists, stretched his limbs, and his bones made a tooth-grinding sound from inside to outside. On the surface, it looked like nothing serious, but in fact, the Dan Mansion was still in a state of depression: "It will take more than half a month for the internal injuries to heal."
It is not advisable to use force during the next half month. If you force it, a rupture of the wound is not a big deal, but the real concern is that it may aggravate the internal injuries.
The remaining subordinates also breathed a sigh of relief.
Qian Yong said to Chen Tang who was guarding outside: "Thank you."
He tried to take two steps, but stumbled and nearly fell.
The general quickly supported him and unexpectedly found that Qian Yong's face was a little red, his lips were dry and pale, and his exposed skin was burning hot. He said in panic: "General, you have a fever-"
"Nothing, nothing."
Qian Yong waved his hands to suppress the rising feeling of drowsiness.
"It's just a fever, there's no need to make a fuss. The injuries he suffered last night would have killed an ordinary person long ago." A large piece of intestine flowed out and was exposed outside without any necrosis. He was still alive and kicking in the middle of the night. It was a medical miracle.
"Zhang Yongqing's troops will not give up, and they must have sent a large number of troops to search. You all should disguise yourself and pretend to be refugees to blend in. Without the sense of the national seal, it will be difficult for him to catch us." With Qian Yong and his group acting as a burden, Chen Tang and his group could not move fast. "There are so many national seals in Qianzhou. If we delay for a while, Zhang Yongqing will divert his attention."
Qian Yong had no objection to Shen Tang's arrangement.
but-
He asked Chen Tang: "When did it happen?"
It was a meaningless sentence, but Chen Tang understood what he wanted to ask, which was nothing more than when she had obtained the national seal. If it weren't for the existence of the national seal, Chen Tang should have been able to absorb Qian Yong's national seal without any obstacles: "Well, it's been a long time."
Qian Yong asked: "What happened after the Xiaocheng Alliance?"
Now that things have come to this, there is nothing to hide.
Chen Tang nodded and said, “Yeah.”
Qian Yong's facial muscles twitched violently for a long time, and he finally uttered a sentence: "I didn't lose unfairly! You are smarter than Zheng. Not to mention those stupid guys outside, I'm afraid even Zheng Qiao doesn't know you have such a hidden trick, right?"
If Zheng Qiao knew, how could he let Chen Tang run the business with peace of mind for so many years? How far has this fellow run the business? At that time, Qian Yong led his troops and attacked Nanyu County of Longwu County with full confidence, but he encountered powerful enemies one after another and returned in defeat.
Chen Tang in the eyes of outsiders: delicate and vulnerable.
But the actual Chen Tang: is overbearing and domineering.
Chen Tang was annoyed: "You said I am cunning, I admit it, how can people survive in this world without cunning? But you compare me with Zheng Qiao, you are too mean to me! No matter how cunning I am, I can't do such a crazy thing. You might as well praise me for my clever mind, it sounds better, right?"
The counties and prefectures in Qianzhou were caught in a chaos, and the number of refugees soared. A few tall and strong men mixed in were not noticeable. Because of the physique of Qian Yong, the frequency of blackmail and exploitation of Chen Tang and others also dropped sharply.
During this period, he also gradually gathered more than a hundred remnants of Qian Yong's army.
They left smoothly, but Zhang Yongqing almost got angry.
"Report—My Lord!"
Zhang He personally led his troops to pursue Qian Yong's remaining troops.
Qian Yong's troops were not numerous, but because he had been a thug for many years, fighting in many battles, he had accumulated rich combat experience over the years, which was far beyond the reach of the temporary militia. The more they fought, the higher their morale became. Even when they were forced into a desperate situation, they could still burst out with terrifying fighting spirit, which really delayed Zhang He's troops for a long time. Zhang He was not in a hurry at first, because the harvest was already in his pocket.
Unexpectedly—
Just as they were about to encircle and kill Qian Yong, and were about to catch him in the jar, the connection between the national seals suddenly disappeared.
It disappeared very abruptly!
Zhang He almost had a mental breakdown.
But he still didn't give up hope and chased all the way to the last sensing point. He sent soldiers to search, but only found a large pool of blood and armor fragments by the stream. No one was found alive, and no body was found dead. Zhang He tightened the soft flesh of his cheeks, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent.
"Search! Search every place thoroughly!"
I don’t believe that Qian Yong could just fly away like that!
In fact, Zhang He didn't really want to take action against Qian Yong.
If Qian Yong just followed him obediently, Zhang He would not mind having an extra right-hand man - the two of them were classmates and were natural allies. However, Qian Yong had his own ambitions and was unwilling to stay in a small place. Every time he sent troops for Zhang He, he would ask for more money and food. He also had many complaints about Zhang He's orders over the years, and gradually a rift developed between them.
Zhang He could no longer tolerate Qian Yong.
Qian Yong also developed murderous intentions towards Zhang He.
This time Zhang He took the initiative and thought he had it all figured out, but he didn't expect something would go wrong at the last minute. It's not just the duck in his mouth that flew away, it's the roasted duck that flew away!
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
Chen Tang and his party of four picked up 1 scholar, 1 general and his remnant, and 1 national seal. Chu Yao's troops also reaped a lot. In order to ensure the safety of the grain supply line in the rear, Zheng Qiao's granary was located in an extremely hidden and advantageous position, which was a good deal for Chu Yao.
Empty it, empty it, empty it all!
By the way, retreat via Cunshan City.
The main forces of the alliance army were all active in another area, and Cunshan City was conquered by Chen Tang, so it was implicitly under the influence of the alliance army. When Zheng Qiao was flying the kite, he avoided Chen Tang's forces, and the alliance army was not attracted...
By some strange coincidence, this created an excellent condition for Chu Yao to transfer food and grass! They had a luxurious lineup of scholars, but no outstanding generals. If they were unlucky enough to encounter a strong enemy, the two armies would be at a disadvantage in a group battle.
Most of the grain was moved into Cunshan City.
"Cunshan City has strong defenses, is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and is safe. We use this as a foundation to quietly transport grain across the Miao River." Chu Yao and several others held a meeting to determine the route for transporting grain. Everything should be done quietly, without making a big move to attract attention.
"Once the food transfer is complete, we will withdraw our troops in batches."
While the allied forces were focused on Qianzhou, they would transport the food away and then concentrate their forces to attack Yanzhou. If that didn't work, they could use Chaoli Pass as a defense line and take advantage of the empty rear defense of some small forces in the allied forces to annex half of Yanzhou.
As for Lingzhou...
This place is too powerful.
None of them are easy to beat.
We can wait until their forces are almost exhausted before we make a move. Chu Yao and the others were calculating loudly, so loud that even Kang Shi could hear it. He looked at the broken limbs and debris on the ground, and the bloody smell lingered on his nose. He sneezed loudly, but before he could rub his nose to relieve the itch, a shadow flew over from a distance, and he subconsciously raised his hand to catch it.
This stuff is bloody.
However, you will know what it is once you get it.
Gong Xichou said: "We chased him for dozens of miles before we caught up with him."
Kang Shi carefully held the national seal, took out a handkerchief and prepared to wipe the blood stains on the surface, and said: "You are too rude, what if you break it?"
Gong Xichou curled his lips: "Isn't it just a broken seal?"
"Huh, 'broken seal'? How many people throughout history have been broken up over a 'broken seal'?" Kang Shi looked like he was saying, "You Gong Xichou have poor eyesight and don't know the difference between gold and jade." If it weren't for this thing, how could there be so many corpses on the ground
Oh, Gong Xichou’s eyesight is indeed not good now.
Gong Xichou: "What are you going to do with this national seal?"
As far as he knew, the fusion between two different national seals was very slow. Kang Shi had two seals on his body, and other national seals within the range would also sense two seals. Who knew how many bees and butterflies would be attracted... Gong Xichou felt annoyed just thinking about it.
For a moment, Kang Shi had no good solution.
But he knew his faults.
Anyway, I have bad luck. What’s the difference between bad and worse
He could only sigh and say, "What else can we do? Speed up our march across the river and rush back to Chaoli Pass. The faster, the better and safer it will be."
As he was speaking, Gong Xichou looked at Kang Shi thoughtfully.
To be more precise, look at what is in Kang Shi's hand.
Kang Shi lowered his head, not understanding why.
Then, he saw a horrifying scene.
I saw a little golden dragon swimming from his Danfu, along the meridians, and finally crawling out from his palm, and slapping the national seal in Kangshi's hand with one claw. The national seal rolled to the ground, rolled twice, and the national seal left his hand, and he almost had a cardiac arrest!
Kang Shi picked up the national seal.
The little golden dragon's whiskers trembled, and it slapped the creature away with its claws again.
When Kang Shi picked it up for the second time, the little golden dragon's whiskers stood up in anger, and he seemed quite angry. Just when Kang Shi didn't know what to do, the national seal turned into mist, and then turned from the mist into a thin, weak, and colorful little dragon.
Xiaolong wrapped his fingers around Kangshi pitifully.
He timidly peeked out from behind his fingers.
The two dragons confronted each other with their hands between them for several breaths.
The little golden dragon swung its tail, and the other little dragon looked at it with envy, its eyes almost glued to its pure golden dragon scales. Finally, the colorful little dragon slowly flew to the little golden dragon and stretched out two short dragon whiskers.
I don’t know what the two communicated about. The little golden dragon nodded its noble dragon head, and the two dragons turned into two clouds and merged into one.
The little golden dragon transformed again, and its size was a circle larger than before.
belch-
It burped and lazily crawled back to Kang Shidan's mansion.
Kang Shi: “…”
Gong Xichou: "... there is only one breath left."
Kang Shi's expression suddenly became serious.
The two seals were completely fused into one aura, which meant that they were no longer distinguishable from each other. This was completely beyond his cognition. You know, under normal circumstances, the fusion speed of the seals was shockingly slow. Gong Xichou also thought of this.
"This only shows that Mama's national seal is very special."
Kang Shi exhaled a breath of turbid air: "It's a good thing after all."
Gong Xichou said: "Mama was also very special."
Only a special state seal is worthy of a holy relic.
Although Kang Shi was unlucky, he did not have many soldiers along the way, but he had Gong Xichou and Chu Jie, two high-end fighters, to support him. Even if Wen Xin Wenshi's soft power was a little weak, he did not have to worry about encountering ordinary opponents. Kang Shi was worried, and finally heard the sound of the surging water of the Miao River before dusk that day.
Kang Shi sensed it carefully for a while.
There is no trace of the national seal on the other side of the Miao River.
Chu Jie is not optimistic: "It is better to be safe than sorry."
If we were attacked by surprise during the crossing of the river, we would be completely helpless.
Kang Shi: “…”
He looked at the river with gloomy eyes, feeling more and more ominous.
"How about... crossing the river somewhere else?"
Chu Jie: “…”
He finally understood why Lao Jiang said not to travel with Military Advisor Kang, because the other party's bad luck would make you question your life!
Chu Jie rubbed his brows and said, "Let's see what the scout says."
The scout's response was that there was a suspicious shadow on the other side of the river.
Kang Shi: “…”
He took a deep breath and commanded the army to move down the river.
But after only half a day of rapid march, the vanguard scouts reported back that there were many refugees ahead. When these refugees saw them, they either fled in fear or knelt down to beg for mercy. Some even voluntarily handed over their belongings. How could the scouts dare to accept them
The military camp has strict laws and regulations. If you are reported for plundering the common people, you will be punished, and the reporter can get a triple reward. As for bribing everyone and covering up for each other, that is even more impossible. Because each patrol is random, the personnel are not fixed.
The vanguard scouts also learned from the refugees the truth about their escape: they were not fleeing because of the chaos in Qianzhou, but because of the flood.
Kang Shi's heart skipped a beat: "Flood?"
Scout: "Nine out of ten counties in Yanzhou are flooded."
In some places, the terrain is higher, but the water is only just above the ankles. In some places, the terrain is relatively low, and there are unrepaired river embankments nearby. The branches of the Miao River suddenly swelled and burst the embankment. After many days, the water level in some places has not receded. The severely affected refugees were homeless and had to leave their homes and flee to make a living. The situation is very serious.
When Kang Shi heard this, he opened his mouth but remained silent for a long time.
How did the flood come about
Of course he knows.
Yu Zi was nervous: "Will the flood affect Longwu County?"
Kang Shi simply sorted out his emotions and said, "It shouldn't be. Longwu County will not only not be affected by the disaster, but may even benefit from it."
Her master's favorite things were building bridges, roads, canals, rivers, and riverbanks. If it weren't for the shortage of manpower and tight finances, she would have wanted to dig a reservoir to store water. Build two more, so that she wouldn't have to depend on the weather every year.
There is no need to worry about flooding.
There are just too many refugees, and they may pour in in large numbers.
However, this is something that my cousin is very worried about.