There was only a sound of horse neighing, and then the sound of hooves gradually faded away. The servants chased after them, shouting as they ran, "My lord! That is His Highness's horse!"
"I've been alone since I was a child, and I'm used to being wild." Yan Xun said with a smile, looking at the direction of Fou's departure.
Chu Qiao looked at his profile, and felt a gentle expression that had never been seen before in the man's eyes. She knew that it was a long-lost family affection, and she hadn't seen it on Yan Xun's face for a long time.
The sun covered the last ray of light, the earth was deep, and the stars seemed to be above the head, like pairs of cold and sharp eyes, overlooking everything on the Yanbei Plateau. Chu Qiao took a deep breath, and the cold air flowed into the lungs along the cavity, like a piece of ice.
"Actually, I'm luckier than her!"
The man suddenly sighed in a low voice, he didn't turn his head, he was still looking into the distance, his gaze was as deep as the sea, and his left hand gently held Chu Qiao's palm. After dinner, Chu Qiao sat in the temporary study and checked the recent battle report. She knew that the situation in Yanbei was not optimistic at this time. In order to cooperate with Zhenhuang's uprising, a coup broke out in Yanbei on the same day. The Datong Guild and the former Ministry of King Yan led the troops to quickly occupy the important cities on the east and west lines of Yanbei. However, the area around Meilin Pass in the north has always been a place where the empire defends against dog soldiers. The city is tall and thick, with tens of thousands of troops stationed, it is not easy to attack. And because of insufficient personnel and strategic mistakes, the news of the war in the east spread quickly. When the rebel army arrived at Meilin Pass, the Xia army was ready to fight.
Although the Grand Peer Association claims to be full of talents, there are not many people who really have brilliant strategic means. Their tactics are still at the most superficial stage. The reason why they can win depends entirely on their vigor. Chu Qiao knew that in front of the elite troops of Great Xia, this spirit could not keep them going. War is an art, but here, there are too few people who understand this art.
She quickly integrated all the battle reports, and wrote down the points that needed attention one by one with Zhuji. By the time she read them all, the sky had already darkened.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, Chu Qiao responded, the door was pushed open a crack, and I poked my head in, looked around like a thief, and asked softly, "Where is my brother? Is he there?"
"Not here." Chu Qiao stood up, "He's meeting guests in the front hall, does the Lord have anything to do with him?"
"It's fine if you're not here." Hearing that Yan Xun was not there, Juji suddenly walked in cheerfully, strode up to Chu Qiao, and said, "I'm here to look for you, let's go, I'll take you out for a walk."
After all, regardless of Chu Qiao's opinion, she came up and grabbed her and walked out. Chu Qiao was dragged out by her just in time to grab the big Qiu in a hurry.
"My lord, what do you want from me?"
Through the streets and alleys, all the way to the west of Luyi. The terrain in Luyi is relatively high, and there is a small hill to the west. Most of the troops are stationed here. Before dusk, there are bonfires everywhere, and the smell of cooking is everywhere. The soldiers didn't know Chu Qiao, and when they saw Fiao Fie approaching from a distance, they all greeted each other with a smile and shouted loudly, "Hey! My lord is here, have you eaten? Would you like to sit down and eat?"
Ji Fan smiled heartily and cursed: "Get out! I ate abalone, lobster, and hoof meat over there. Who cares about your dry noodle soup?"
The soldiers laughed loudly, and they were not angry, they gave way to the two of them one after another, but when they saw Chu Qiao, they paid a little attention.
"Hey, this, I gave it to you!" Chu Qiao smiled and pushed Chu Qiao forward, Chu Qiao's eyes suddenly lit up.
I saw a dark red war horse tied to a big tree, with red hair, shiny black hooves, a tuft of white hair in front of its nose, fat and healthy, bright eyes, it looks like a good horse.
Chu Qiao slowly stretched out her hand, and gently touched the horse's nose. The horse snorted meekly, and sprayed hot air on Chu Qiao's palm.
Chu Qiao chuckled, and Fan Fan smiled and said, "Ah Tu likes you."
"Atu?"
"Well, I gave it its name." Puff patted the horse's head and smiled triumphantly, "It's the Horse Head King at the foot of the Huihui Mountain. It took me seven days to hunt it down and I trained it for a year. Much, now it's yours."
Ever since she lost her shooting star, Chu Qiao has never had a fixed mount. Seeing that this horse is indeed a good horse, she couldn't help feeling warm in her heart, and said with a smile, "Thank you, my lord."
"Can you stop calling me Lord Weng?" Fie said, "I am not from the direct line of the family, even my father was never called by this title when he was alive, and it is even more impossible to talk about it now."
"Well, then I call you?"
"It's fine if you call me Fou Fie. I'll follow my brother's example and call you Ah Chu. Neither of us will take advantage of the other."
Chu Qiao smiled, "Fei Fie."
Chu Qiao smiled, his eyes narrowed into a long thin line, Chu Qiao felt somewhat moved. This girl was not yet twenty years old. The Yan family was slaughtered back then. As the only daughter of Yan Shicheng's younger brother Yan Shifeng, she narrowly escaped her life because she was born to a dancer. When he was a slave in Zhenhuang, he was rescued by a warrior from the Datong Association. Over the years, she has been the spiritual leader of Yanbei, taking the place of Yan Xun, and as the only blood of the Yan family in Yanbei, summoning the old and anti-Xia benevolent people, especially in recent years, she has grown up slowly, even more He joined the front line several times and became the leading general of Yanbei.
In the chaotic world and the flames of war, anyone's experience can almost be written into a legend.
"Achu, is Zhenhuang fun?" After all, she was still a girl of eighteen or nineteen years old. After chatting with Chu Qiao for a while, the topic changed to one side, "I heard that it is very prosperous over there, and there is also Foluo on the other side of the sea. People come to do business, and the people there are all red-haired and blue-eyed, have you seen it?"
Chu Qiao smiled and said: "I have seen it, but not many. When it comes to prosperity and overseas people, Bian Tang has more."
"Bian Tang?"
"En." The two led the horse for a while, and then sat down on a high slope, shoulder to shoulder, with the big fur dragging on the ground, and the moonlight shone on their shoulders, shining brightly.
Chu Qiao said slowly: "It's a beautiful country. It never snows all year round, and there is no winter. It is warm like spring all year round, with blooming flowers and prosperous commerce. There are more than three million people in Tangjing alone. It is almost We are one-fifth of Yanbei."
"Wow!" The girl who had never been out of Yanbei widened her eyes, "That's awesome!"
"Yeah," Chu Qiao smiled, remembering Li Ce's complacent look, "it's quite awesome."
"You must go and have a look when you have a chance," Yan Fan said firmly, waving his small fists, "I will go when the battle is won."
Chu Qiao said: "Well, I will go when I win the battle, and I will accompany you when the time comes."
"Oh oh oh, it's you who said it, and you are not allowed to play tricks when the time comes." Fade yelled at the top of his voice, then pointed at the honest horse grazing beside him and said, "Ah Tu heard that, do it for me." certificate."
The horse was very smart, apparently heard the owner calling his name, and looked up.
Chu Qiao smiled, "Okay, Ah Tu will testify."
At this time, there was a sudden sound from below, and Gou jumped up lively and looked down. Suddenly his face brightened, and he waved his hands and shouted: "Xiaohe Xiaohe, here! Here!"
After a while, the sound of horseshoes sounded, and a handsome young man in his early twenties jumped off the horse, ran forward a few steps, and asked pantingly, "What's the matter, calling someone to come to me in such a hurry?" ?”
"Introduce a friend to you."
Pointing at Chu Qiao, he said triumphantly, "Do you know who this is? Telling you can scare you to death, heh heh, this is Chu Qiao, the one who led the Southwest town government envoy to defeat a large group of Northwest troops."
"Ah?" Xiaohe was taken aback for a moment, very surprised, his eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, and he shouted, "So young?"
She gave him a blank look, as if she was laughing at his ignorance, and said to Chu Qiao, "Achu, this is Xiaohe, your name is... hey? Xiaohe, what is your name?"
Xiao He's complexion turned dark immediately, and he said depressedly: "You don't even remember my name?"
"Who has nothing to remember this?" Frowning, he said confidently, "Your name is not called by anyone, so it is useless at all."
Xiao He gave her a blank look, then turned his head and said to Chu Qiao: "Miss Chu, my surname is Ye, Ye Tinghe, and I am the clerk of the First Army. They all call me Xiao He, and you can call me that too."
Chu Qiao smiled and said, "General Xiaohe, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Hey, he's still a general, heh heh, in his next life."
"Hey! Fade, you're so disrespectful to say that about me in front of new friends!"
Ji Fan crossed his waist, "I don't want to be righteous, and I can't walk when I see a beautiful woman. I tell you, Ah Chu is my brother's wife. You, don't make bad ideas."
Xiaohe blushed, "Since when did I make up my mind? You spout blood!"
Yan Fan stretched out his fingers and poked Xiaohe's chest vigorously, and said domineeringly, "I'll spray you, how about it?"
Xiao He said with a sulky face: "Shret! I can't tell you clearly, Miss Chu, I still have something to do, so let's go first."
"Come on, what can you do? Clerk, heh heh, I don't know what kind of official he is. Mr. Wu is just trying to save face by assigning you an errand!"
"you… "
Seeing that the two of them were blushing and were about to start a fight, Chu Qiao quickly smoothed things over and said, "Now that the new army is formed, the clerk has a heavy responsibility, so it's right to be busy."
"Ah Chu, don't speak well of him."
Chu Qiao said with a smile: "No, now that the front line is fighting, the clerk plays a decisive role in the rear. Recruiting and training recruits, enacting military laws, establishing order, integrating the limited strength of the militia, organizing reinforcements to go to the front line, and arranging new troops. The security of the city defense and the new ruling organization in the occupied area, stabilizing the hearts of the people, raising food and military supplies, and organizing civilian men, horse teams, and convoys to transport food and grass are complicated tasks that ordinary people are not capable of."
As soon as the words fell, the two of them stared at Chu Qiao in a daze. Chu Qiao was slightly taken aback, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
"No, no," Fie turned his head and said to Xiaohe, "Are you doing these now?"
"No," Xiaohe shook his head, "I'm in charge of recording the battle reports, and sometimes I help the soldiers write home letters."
Chu Qiao was embarrassed for a moment, this is not a clerk, it is clearly the job of a camp clerk.
"Xiaohe, it seems that you will go to Ah Chu's place often in the future." Fade blinked her eyes, "She will teach you a lot."
Xiaohe nodded quickly, "No wonder he won the battle. It's amazing and insightful."
Chu Qiao sighed helplessly, it seems that Yanbei's army really needs a thorough integration.
After chatting for a while, they parted ways and said goodbye. Chu Qiao turned her head from a distance, and she could still see Goji and Xiaohe walking and making hands, pushing me and hitting you, she couldn't help but feel a little funny.