It is impossible to be ungrateful.
Chen Tang really values his reputation.
She knew very well that a good reputation would more easily gain the trust and dependence of the common people, which would be conducive to rebuilding a new order.
One is a cold and majestic monarch, the other is a kind and gentle monarch. The lower-class people subconsciously prefer the latter. Even if both have to fight, either fighting or on the way to fight, the common people are more likely to believe that the latter will bring them a stable life. The common people know her gentle side, and her notorious side is enough for her enemies to see.
"Shanxiao, how about leaving this matter to you and Gongyi?"
Things should be dealt with sooner rather than later. Deliberate delay will only leave criticism. Even if Chen Tang's ambition does not allow Wu Xian, the opponent, to exist, they are still allies at the moment and have a common enemy. It is important to join forces to eliminate the enemies headed by Huang Xiguang.
In this world, survival is the top priority.
Only the forces that survive are qualified to talk about the future.
Chen Tang not only accepted Wu Xian's request for help, but also sent people to respond as quickly as possible, preferably in order to intimidate Huang Lie's troops.
She has enough manpower now, and any one of them can do the job, but after thinking it over again and again, she still chose Cui Xiao and Luan Xin. After Chen Tang finished speaking, Cui Xiao cast a surprised look at her.
"My lord is willing to entrust me with an important task, and I should not slack off in the slightest. However, I am afraid it is not appropriate for me to take charge of this matter when I have not done anything at all." Cui Xiao's words hinted at a tactful refusal.
Chen Tang smiled and explained: "Don't worry, Shanxiao, it's not that I'm deliberately making things difficult for you, but I've thought it through carefully."
It was not very authentic to let Cui Xiao face the old boss right away. People with suspicious minds might think that she was deliberately making things difficult. Even if there was no such thing, wouldn't Luan Xin have some thoughts in his mind if the task was mainly for newcomers and the old ones as assistants
There is another possibility, Cui Xiao might just be being modest.
But Chen Tang always likes to play it straight, she is not dumb, God gave her a mouth, isn't it for speaking
"There are many military formations that can conceal auras, but I have only seen Shanxiao's army that can conceal the national seal. Under your leadership, the army can avoid the enemy's eyes and ears and successfully meet up with Brother Zhaode. This is something that others cannot do easily. Letting Gongyi go with you and assist you is for Gongyi's own reasons. His scholarly ways are too heavy, and his movements are slower than those of ordinary people..."
Whose team will be the captain if the network delay skyrockets during a fight
Gongyi is good in every way, except for his sloth-like reaction, which is really annoying. Once in combat, his reaction is ten breaths slower than that of an ordinary person. This shortcoming dooms him to only play a supporting role.
Seeing his new master explaining to him seriously, Cui Xiao smiled and bowed: "Cui Xiao will definitely live up to the master's expectations!"
Cui Xiao also asked Chen Tang for Zhao Wei.
Chen Tang was puzzled: "Are you talking about Dawei's child?"
"Dawei's father, Zhao Feng, has always been friends with Xiao. Xiao also regards Dawei as her own daughter and hopes that she will have a bright future. It is beneficial for young warriors to be tempered more on the battlefield..." The new lord was so frank that Cui Xiao did not hide anything and spoke directly.
As an elder, he should take care of his niece.
There aren't many opportunities to gain experience without taking too much risk.
Chen Tang nodded, and thought of Xu Quan by the way.
"In that case, then you should take Wenshi with you." It doesn't matter if you take one child or two children, the more the better.
Cui Xiao had some impression of Xu Quan.
These impressions did not originate from Xu Quan's cousin Xu Jie, but from his own niece Zhao Wei. Zhao Wei relied on Zhao Feng to bully the younger generation in Tianhai, and she would beat anyone who offended her, and the elders would cover the trouble. As time went by, she offended many people.
They were afraid that Zhao Wei would be led astray, so they carefully screened the child's circle of friends. Among them, Xu Wenshi from the Xu family was close to Zhao Wei, so they paid special attention to him. But before that, they had only heard about him, and this was the first time they had met him face to face.
Chen Tang also threw out the nuclear weapon Gong Xichou.
At first, Gong Xichou was reluctant, but Chen Tang had a little trick to convince him: You just need to focus on the sixteenth-level great weapon on Huang Lie's side, and don't worry about anything else.
Gong Xichou said: That’s fine.
He assembled five thousand soldiers and marched out to support Wu Xian.
The messengers sent by Wu Xian also went with them. Without them, how would outsiders know that Chen Tang did not drag his feet
The messenger was a military commander under Wu Xian. He was quite powerful, and his martial courage totem was very suitable for reconnaissance and breakout. It fell on him to deliver the letter for help to Chen Tang. He vaguely felt that Cui Xiao looked familiar.
After staring at me for a long time, Cui Xiao couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to: "General, why are you looking at me like this? What's wrong with that?"
The messenger asked, "May I ask your name, sir? To be honest, I think you look very familiar... but I can't remember where I have seen you before... Is your ancestral home in Tianhai County?"
Cui Xiao: “…”
Luan Xin, who was not far away: "???"
No, even though Cui Xiao doesn’t have a strong presence due to his special way of being a scholar, he shouldn’t be so unrecognizable, right
It was only about a month since Cui Xiao left Wu Xian and joined his lord!
Cui Xiao remained calm, playing with the knife fan in his hand: "I am not from Tianhai, my surname is Cui, my given name is Xiao, and my courtesy name is Shanxiao."
The messenger blinked, his eyes confused and hesitant, and his hesitation was also a bit shaken. After a long while, he said, "Sir, your name is the same as my colleague."
Cui Xiao asked: "Is it possible that it was just one person?"
Messenger: “…”
messenger:"???"
messenger:"!
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His brain nearly burned out.
When did Cui Shanxiao come to Lord Shen's camp
The messenger had no impression at all.
Cui Xiao interrupted his thoughts: "These trivialities are insignificant. The most urgent task is to find Wu Gong's troops as soon as possible."
Shen Tang's guess was correct.
Cui Xiao's scholarly ways are indeed threatening.
If he had the idea of treason, he only needed to secretly open the way of the scholar at a critical moment and impose the side effects on the lord he served, so as to disintegrate the team from within. This was also the reason why he was unwilling to tell others his trump card - including Zhao Dayi and Qin Gongsu, and even less so Wu Zhaode.
To some extent, Cui Xiao has a harder time finding a job than Qi Shan.
Qi Shan's lord-killing plan needed the lord to be suspicious, and the initiative was in the hands of the superior, but Cui Xiao's turning a blind eye was up to him. If he wanted to secretly kill someone, he would be successful without being discovered and ruining his reputation.
After seeing this, Emou called him an expert.
The disadvantages are obvious, but the benefits are also obvious. As long as the superiors always trust him and Cui Xiao remains loyal, the troops he leads will be a "ghostly" army that comes and goes without a trace.
Unobstructed access anywhere!
Of course, the larger the target group to be covered, the greater the cost and the shorter the duration. In battle, scouts are needed to assist the left and right, to use the way of scholars when there is a risk of exposure, and to march at full speed when it is safe to attack Huanglong.
It took only three days at full speed.
The most angry person was undoubtedly Huang Lie who received the news.
"Whose flag do you think that army is flying?"
The scout trembled: "Shen's flag."
Among the dozens of forces in the Dragon Slaying Bureau, there is only one with the surname Shen.
"The surname is Shen, and it's Shen Youli again - these are five thousand soldiers, not five thousand ants. How could they dodge five lines of defense and appear here quietly?" This is what Huang Lie doesn't understand the most. If he is so derelict in his duty, he must be a spy, right
The scout was half-kneeling on the ground, sweating profusely. The clothes on his back had been soaked by sweat at some point and were sticking tightly to his skin.
He didn't even have room to quibble or shirk responsibility.
Pale face: "I have failed in my duty, please punish me, lord."
Huang Lie asked again: "Does the leading general have Gongxi Chou?"
It is easiest to identify Gongxi Chou.
He is the one with braided hair and blind eyes.
When the question was asked, the scout lowered his head even more: "Among the enemy generals, there is indeed one who looks very similar to Gong Xichou..."
Huang Lie looked at the direction of Wu Xian's troops, feeling somewhat unwilling.
If Chen Tang hadn't intervened, he and Zhang Yongqing would have had a great chance of winning if they attacked Wu Zhaode from both sides, but Chen Tang's reinforcements had arrived, and the follow-up troops were probably on the way. If the war started at this time, it would be good to be able to win quickly, but the fear was that the war would be stalemate and Chen Youli would stab him in the back.
The most important thing is that some of Huang Lie’s troops are absent.
Huang Lie was weighing the pros and cons here, while Wu Xian's side was also very lively, and it reached a climax after Zhao Wei arrived.
Wu Xian’s camp.
"What are you doing?"
Zhao Wei shouted loudly, and before anyone could figure out the source of the sound, she broke the military staff with her bare hands and kicked the soldier who was executing her.
Cui Xiao said sternly: "Dawei, come back!"
Zhao Wei suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured over him.
He looked around with an unpleasant expression.
The army successfully contacted Wu Xian's outpost. Wu Xian was overjoyed and immediately sent people to pick up Cui Xiao and others. Zhao Wei followed him obediently at first, looking forward to meeting his old father Zhao Feng. Unexpectedly, he saw Zhao Feng being beaten with a stick.
This scene made her head buzz and she was furious.
Her rationality went offline, and driven by physical instinct, she crushed the military stick, kicked the executioner away, and stood in front of Zhao Feng.
Not only other people were dumbfounded by this scene, but Zhao Feng was also confused.
At this moment, he was in a very sorry state. He had taken off his upper body armor, exposing his chest and back. The shocking wounds were still bleeding. His hair was a little messy and his face was cold. There were several red marks on his back from being hit hard by the wooden stick, and some of the flesh was rotten.
With Zhao Feng's current strength and reputation, to put it bluntly, even if he sexually harassed his lord Wu Xian or his wives and concubines, he would not be beaten with a military stick in public!
But this scene happened right in front of Zhao Wei.
What exactly happened
Before Wu Xian's men could speak, Zhao Feng, who was standing behind Zhao Wei, spoke up: "The military camp is an important place, how can we treat it as a joke?"
The color drained from Zhao Wei's face.
Her eyes met Wu Xian, who had a stern look in the distance, and a few familiar faces of uncles and aunts not far away. She opened her mouth.
Cui Xiao said from behind: "Dawei, come back."
Although the voice is harsh, it is meant to protect.
Zhao Wei bit her pale lips, clasped her hands together, and confessed her crime to Wu Xian. If she went back, she could make a big deal out of a small matter at this critical moment of cooperation between the two families. But this matter was caused by her impulse, so of course she had to take responsibility for it, and she couldn't let the elders clean up the mess. Wu Xian would certainly not punish her, because beating a dog depends on its owner, so he naturally had to give Chen Tang some face.
"Why did you come out to stop the execution?"
Zhao Wei asked in return: "What crime did General Zhao commit?"
Wu Xian said: "Delaying military affairs and harming colleagues."
Zhao Wei was stunned. Was the other person talking about her father? Given her father's nature of being a punching bag, how could he harm his colleagues
She turned her head and looked at Zhao Feng in confusion.
"Dawei, get out." Zhao Feng didn't show any regret, but he also didn't show any anger at being wrongly accused. He was calm and composed, leaving people completely confused.
But Zhao Wei took root: "General Zhao..."
Wu Xian asked her, "What is your relationship with Dayi?"
Zhao Wei's breaking of the cane punishment was, at best, a fan's anger at his idol's beating, but at worst it also damaged the relationship between the two families. Wu Xian wasn't going to make a big fuss.
But he didn't expect that Zhao Wei had a "bomb" buried in his body.
Cui Xiao: "Dawei is the daughter of General Zhao. She lost her temper when she saw her father being beaten. Please forgive me, Lord Wu."
Chen Tang did not stop Cui Xiao from taking Zhao Wei with him, so Cui Xiao tried to test Chen Tang's attitude - Zhao Wei, as a personal guard, would inevitably run into Zhao Feng and a group of uncles who were familiar with Zhao Wei. There was a risk of his identity and gender being exposed.
Shen Tang glanced down at her blouse.
There are also embroidered patterns specially drawn by Wuhui on the skirt.
Do you think I'm going to hide it
In the past, no one believed in her gender, and since this matter was also in her favor, Shen Tang simply let them misunderstand.
Now that she has stood firm on her feet, why would she continue to misunderstand
Wearing a beautiful little skirt and still being misunderstood as a cross-dresser, how aggrieved is that? She is ready to take this opportunity to show her cards thoroughly! She, Shen Youli, is as beautiful as a flower and a good lady!