Qian Yong secretly observed his left and right sides and secretly prepared to break out.
With their strength, it would not be a problem for them to concentrate their efforts and break through.
Chen Tang silently prepared to pull her sleeve back, but Qian Yong misunderstood her intention and changed his move from grabbing her sleeve to grabbing her arm.
He frowned and said, "Don't bother with me."
You should be more serious in formal occasions.
Qian Yong was so angry at her words that he almost fell backwards, and his eyes widened like copper bells and tigers: "Chen Youli, what do you think I am?"
I reminded her with good intentions, but she actually spoke ill of me again. Aren't you afraid that she will be in trouble someday? Qian Yong snorted in his heart and prepared himself to stand by and watch.
Good words cannot persuade a ghost who is seeking death!
Chen Tang was almost speechless: “Keep your distance.”
Qian Yong said: "I never said I would obey you!"
Are you going to treat him like a superior and a subordinate now
He wasn't even spoiled when he was attached to Zhang Yongqing!
Chen Tang: “???”
They seemed to be talking on different channels.
Chen Tang whispered: "Although I don't care about the idea of sex not being intimate, you are an old man in your thirties or forties, and you look big and strong. You are really not my type. You are too old and too fleshy. I prefer young and tender..."
Her aesthetic is quite specific.
Liking beautiful, explosive muscles doesn’t mean not caring about body shape, and one cannot ignore the face on the neck. Qian Yong’s reactions recently have been a little off, and she dislikes it.
Just when they were thinking about whether to teach Qian Yong a lesson, Kang Shi and others received the news and came forward: "My Lord!"
Only then did Qian Yong let go of his hand.
The doubts in my heart were not resolved.
His intuition told him that something was wrong with the atmosphere in Chaoli Pass!
What was even more wrong was that Kang Shi and the others were obviously genuinely happy about Chen Tang's return, but their words and expressions seemed evasive.
Even the "outsider" Qian Yong noticed this, let alone Chen Tang? She sat in the main seat and looked around at everyone.
Her return was rather sudden, the news had not yet spread thoroughly, and other people were also busy with other things, so some of them did not have time to come.
As soon as Shen Tang sat down, Kang Shi took the initiative to present the national seal.
"I have finally lived up to my lord's trust! Now the item is returned to its original owner!"
Qian Yong stared at the glittering national seal.
He had also briefly held the national seal, so he naturally knew what the national seal distributed by Zheng Qiao was like, but the one in Chen Tang's hand was different. The moment it appeared, the aura of the surrounding heaven and earth became several times denser, and even Danfu Wudan was affected.
Chen Tang reached out to take it, holding the national seal in one hand.
"Different?"
Kang Shi smiled and said, "I added two more."
"Two? In addition to the one with Zheng Qiao's broken sword, are there any other ones?" In view of Kang Shi's mysterious luck, Chen Tang did not place any hope on him. As long as Kang Shi's troops were safe and sound and he did not lose the Chinese seal, then he would have accomplished his mission.
For some reason, Kang Shi's smile seemed forced.
He gritted his teeth and told the origins of the two national seals.
One was obtained when Kang Shi led his troops to retreat towards Miaojiang and was attacked by the enemy on the way, and the other was obtained when he led his troops to attack Chaoli Pass. Chen Tang asked, "Where is the one that Zheng Qiao gave me?"
Kang Shi opened his eyes, unable to speak.
Chen Tang mistakenly thought that Chu Yao's troops had encountered a strong enemy and had to abandon the national seal in exchange for a chance to break out, so he smiled and comforted them: "The national seal is something that only needs one. The people are safe and the troops are preserved, this is the most important thing."
There's no use for her to have so many national seals.
Once you have a firm foothold, it will not be too late to slowly collect them back one by one.
Kang Shi wanted to say something but stopped.
Chen Tang had already closed her palm and grasped the national seal. The national seal was attracted by the aura, and turned into a dazzling stream of light, which seeped into her palm little by little, and returned to the familiar Dan Mansion along the meridians. Almost at the same time, the corners of Chen Tang's mouth froze.
Kang Shi's heart skipped a beat.
Chen Tang asked him, "Where is Wu Hui?"
With the national seal in hand, she could clearly sense the location of her subordinates whose lives depended on her. Ning Yan was right beside her, but Chu Yao, who should have been nearby, was far away.
He is not in Chaoliguan!
If it were any other time, Chen Tang would have thought that he was out on business. After all, the mess in Yanzhou was not easy to clean up, and once he got his hands on it, he would be very busy. But at this moment, Kang Shi and the others were obviously hiding something from her, so she had to be suspicious.
Chen Tang asked again: "Where is Wu Hui?"
Xun Zhen and his son who were traveling with Chu Yao’s troops are here!
Chu Yao can’t be away!
Chen Tang adjusted his mood and said calmly: "Don't hide anything from me. I don't like any form of deception, even if it's well-intentioned!"
Kang Shi and others had no intention of hiding anything.
They were just worried that Chen Tang would go out of his way to find someone after hearing the news, because the situation in Yanzhou was not under their control, and they had to prevent any possible danger. Chu Yao was not even a fraction of what his lord could do.
Even Chu Yao himself would think so.
The crowd, led by Kang Shi, told in detail about Chu Yao's division of troops to transport food - Chu Yao's team did not arrive at the agreed time, and must have encountered trouble on the way. When they learned the news, they immediately sent troops to search and support.
Upon hearing this, Shen Tang clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white.
She made a prompt decision: "Integrate the troops."
Kang Shi and others turned pale: "Lord—"
They thought of Gu Ziyi from Shangnan.
Chen Tang looked very calm, and even smiled to reassure everyone, saying, "Don't worry, I'm not planning on doing anything. Right now, I'm the only one who knows where Wu Hui's troops are. He's still alive, and I just want to lead the troops to meet them."
Of course, if Chu Yao were to encounter any mishap—
Humph, that’s another matter.
Upon hearing that Chu Yao was missing, Wei Shou volunteered, muttering, "… It's not that I'm worried about him. You know, this guy ran around in the heart of the Northern Desert without any trouble. It's because Ah Xin was worried about this brother that I had to make a trip."
He didn't do it voluntarily, he was forced by his wife.
Chen Tang quickly assembled two thousand elite troops.
Everyone: "My Lord, no, we don't have enough manpower!"
Chen Tang said: "We have enough manpower. You guard Chaoli Pass well. I will be able to bring Wuhui back in less than three to five days."
Before setting off, the team added another person, Gong Xichou.
Chen Tang said, "I won't bother you with this matter."
If Gong Xichou hadn't descended from the sky to intimidate the allied forces, Kang Shi's group would have been in danger of death. The other party had done enough, and Shen Tang was embarrassed to let him run around again.
Gong Xichou refused to accept the offer: "You are a sacred object."
He has to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get bumped into anything.
In fact, if he were to say, it would be safest for Mama to go back with him to the tribe’s land, lie down in the coffin, and be buried in the ground!
Chen Tang was stunned: "Have you found evidence?"
Gong Xichou said confidently, "I have verified this with Zhang Yongqing before. There are not many people in this world who have truly seen the holy object. Even I only know what the holy object looks like from the few words recorded in the clan. I didn't expect it to be really Mama."
It was a pleasure to meet Mama.
It is a joy to recover the holy object.
Mama = holy object, double the happiness!
Even if there are only a few people left in the Gongxi tribe, he will abide by the tribe's precepts and guard the sacred objects until his benefactor returns to fulfill his promise.
Chen Tang: “…”
If it was the usual Chen Tang, she might still happily plan to use the identity of the holy object to exploit the labor of the freeloader Gong Xichou. But now that Chu Yao is missing, she has no interest in doing so.
She sensed the location of Chu Yao's aura, checked the map of Yanzhou, found the approximate location, and led her troops to attack.
After a while, there was only smoke and dust but no one was seen.
Kang Shi looked at the direction where the army was going, his eyes reluctant to leave, and he did not look away until he could no longer see them, and then he looked at a strange face. The middle-aged scholar noticed his peeping, turned his head to look at him, held up the fan, and bowed from a distance.
"Lao Cui, let's go together."
Qian Yong did not go with Chen Tang to fight.
However, as a newcomer who had just arrived, and a newcomer who had made enemies with the Chen Tang forces, he knew better than to chat with other people, and especially avoided Kang Shi - he still could not forget Kang Shi, this gentle scholar, who was even crazier than a brave warrior on the battlefield - but he was a restless person, so he looked around and greeted someone he was relatively familiar with.
Lao Cui nodded.
Everyone went down the city wall one after another.
Qian Yong and the other two fell behind the team.
After completely distancing himself from the others, Qian Yong whispered, "Tsk, the lesson of Gu Ziyi is still there, but Chen Youli is so anxious to go crazy. With such a temperament, what do you think, Mr. Cui?"
Lao Cui: "It is better to be affectionate and righteous than to be ruthless and unrighteous."
If the one who got into trouble was Gong Su, Wu Zhaode would not be able to do this. He would be nervous and worried, but he would not take risks alone.
Mr. Shen is indeed a man who values friendship and loyalty.
Qian Yong nodded in agreement: "That's right. If we run into someone like Zhang Yongqing, we'll be so angry that we'll wake up even after we die."
He was just about to ask Lao Cui if he had time for a drink, but Lao Cui stopped and a tall figure ran towards him.
"Uncle Cui, why are you here?"
There was undisguised astonishment and curiosity on the visitor's face.
Qian Yong asked: "Your nephew?"
The two of them don't look alike.
Lao Cui said: "It's my niece, Zhao Dawei."
Zhao Wei's facial features were almost distorted: "..."
Qian Yong: “???”
In addition to his full beard, he also had a question mark on his face, and his eyes were fixed on Zhao Wei's waist. Although the latter did not wear the Wudan Tiger Talisman, the martial energy overflowing from his body was genuine. He said with a fierce face: "Old Cui, is there anything wrong with your eyeballs?"
Such a handsome boy, how could he be my niece
Zhao Wei's face was dark, and he stamped his feet like he did when he was a kid, but he didn't control his strength well, and the floor tiles under his feet cracked with a click. Qian Yong was close and could clearly feel the ground tremble. He looked down and saw that the cracks were half a foot long.
He gave a thumbs-up in a sarcastic way.
"Niece, you have great leg strength!"
Zhao Wei's face turned red and then black.
I wish I could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
On the other hand, Lao Cui looked as if he was not surprised at all, and even said a piece of super big news with a smile: "Compared with Mr. Shen, Dawei's ability is like a grain of rice compared to the bright moon."
Qian Yong was puzzled: "What does this have to do with the surname Shen?"
Why did you suddenly bring up Shen Youli
After taking two steps, Qian Yong's feet froze.
Lao Cui smiled and said, "Did Uncle He just find out now?"
What did you find
Naturally, it was because Qian Yong, this rough man, had no control over his words and made dirty jokes every day. Jiang Xiandeng and Ning Tunan looked at him with a knife in their eyes!
Qian Yong looked in the direction where Chen Tang left, and his expression was ferocious for a moment.
"The surname is Shen, is it a woman?"
Lao Cui said: “The same is true for Ning Yan beside Mr. Chen.”
It took Qian Yong a long time to hold back from choking to death on his saliva.
Asked: "When did you find it?"
Lao Cui said, "You can't mistake that face, right?"
Qian Yong said with all his might: "… If Chen Youli was a girl, I would be pregnant and have two babies in three years!"
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As they sped along, the strong wind blowing in their faces made Shen Tang's nose itch. She sneezed one after another, and the subtle sour and itchy feeling spread from her nose to her whole body, causing her to tremble and her hair to explode.
Travel day and night to reach the target direction.
Chu Yao's position has been moving slowly. Looking at the location on the map, the terrain there is hidden and there should be no danger in the short term.
However, Chen Tang still couldn't rest assured.
She moved forward at full speed, and after a day and a night, Chu Yao's aura became more and more obvious, and the straight-line distance between them was shortened to fifty miles!
"My lord, there are traces of troops marching nearby."
Judging from the traces, they should have been left three or four days ago.
Chen Tang rode on the back of a motorcycle and looked around at the mountains. The mountains in Yanzhou were not high, so it was very convenient for scouts to conduct reconnaissance.
She asked: "Have you found the signal we left behind?"
The scout shook his head: "No."
Chen Tang raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, his heart burning with anxiety, but he had to stay calm. The closer he got to Chu Yao, the more traces of the enemy he found. After analysis, the number of people was more than 10,000, and it would be troublesome if he encountered them.
Gong Xichou said: "It's not like you can't beat him?"
"Being able to defeat them is one thing, but there is more than one force nearby, and I won't do anything stupid like making wedding clothes for others." The only thing to be afraid of is that when you are fighting with the enemy, a knife will jump out from behind.
Chen Tang only has this little wealth, so he has to be frugal, right
She was careful to keep her distance from the enemy forces.
Trying to find opportunities.
result-
She looked at the map calmly. If she drew the route, it was clear that they were approaching Chaoli Pass in a roundabout way at a snail's pace.
what does that mean
This meant that Chu Yao's troops who were being hunted still had some strength left, at least they were not as pitiful and desperate as she had imagined before.
Gong Xichou said, "How about I sneak in and take a look?"
Snakes are good at hiding, and Gong Xichou's strength is enough to allow him to cross the enemy's defense line without being noticed.
Shen Tang nodded: "It's troublesome."
If we can get in touch, maybe we can attack the enemy from both sides.
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The situation of Chu Yao's troops at the moment was indeed much better than what Chen Tang had imagined. It was unlucky that their troops were targeted as soon as they entered Yanzhou. A large amount of baggage slowed down the march, so Chu Yao made a prompt decision and ordered his men to abandon the food.
Throw while running to hinder the enemy's pursuit.
You can't follow the predetermined route, you can only take one step at a time and see how it goes.
Seeing this, the rescued old ministers of Xin State were even more worried. They had finally escaped from the tiger's mouth, but now they were going to fall into the wolf's den
One person couldn't help but say, "It's better to abandon the national seal."
"Yeah, anyway, Mr. Shen doesn't need this."
Compared to a dispensable item, soldiers and horses are definitely more important. If you hold on to it and don't let go, you will lose both your life and your wealth!
Chu Yao also began to waver. The enemy was getting closer and closer. They would catch up in half a day. Their troops were simply not enough to resist.
He could only discuss it with Luan Xin.
Now that things have come to this, the priority should be to preserve our military strength.
If there was only one national seal, Luan Xin would definitely suggest holding out for a while, but if there were more than one, it wouldn't be worth sacrificing more than 2,000 elite soldiers for it. How many people does the lord have
Chu Yao made a difficult decision.
... and had no choice but to give up...
etc!
Just as he was about to speak, Luan Xin finally remembered something.
Suddenly I remembered that there is still hope.