When the two returned to the General's Mansion together, Zhou Helan had already invited the craftsman back. Yanzhou is not rich, and the lives of wealthy families are not luxurious. Therefore, there are few jewelry shops in the city. The only two jewelry shops sell gold and silver jewelry, and few are inlaid with jade and jade.
Zhou Helan asked them one by one before inviting an old craftsman who could see them back.
The old craftsman took the jade, looked left, looked right, looked left, and after a long time he trembled and said: "It should be right, it is jade. It's just that some are fine and transparent; some are mixed. This jade is mixed. If you do, you won't be able to sell it."
The old craftsman slowly separated more than a dozen "stones" on the table. Most of the first half of them were of poor quality; the remaining half were pure and flawless high-quality jadeite.
But even so, if the remaining half of the jadeite can be sold in Yejing, it can also sell for a lot of money.
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Even Zhou Helan, who has always been calm, thought of the huge benefits hidden behind this, and his heartbeat couldn't help but quicken.
When An Changqing and Xiao Zhige came back, Zhou Helan was asking someone to arrange the old craftsman to rest. Seeing the two come back, they quickly reported the matter. An Changqing fiddled with the few pieces of jade, and felt like a pie fell from the sky, and looked back at Xiao Zhige with a gleaming gaze.
Xiao Zhige pondered for a while, and asked Zhou Helan if he still remembered where the mountains were. He sent a letter to Chang Zaichang, asking him to send troops to investigate first.
Zhou Helan recalled it, but it was a long time ago, and he was not very sure of the location. He only sketched a topographic map and roughly described the appearance of the mountain. After that, Xiao Zhige wrote a letter in person and stamped it with a private seal. On the same day, they ordered people to quickly send them to Liangzhou.
Liangzhou and Yanzhou are adjacent to each other, and a quick horse can go back and forth in three or four days. Xiao Zhige estimated: "There should be a reply in three days at the earliest."
However, three days later, he did not receive a reply from Chang Zaichang, and even the sender never came back. However, the scouts came to report that Huyan Xun, who had been repelled earlier, had already regrouped and was ready to attack again.
Xiao Zhige summoned the generals to discuss the countermeasures. Although Yanzhou has been relieved for a while, these grains and grasses will not last for long, and spring has already started, and spring ploughing will be soon. Daye has always used fields to support its soldiers. In addition to the food and grass allocated by Taifu Temple, the soldiers will also farm during the truce. If the war continues, the Beidi people are barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, but they can't afford it.
"We must fight quickly." Xiao Zhige said solemnly.
"But Huyanxun shouldn't easily retreat this time." Qi Wei said with a heavy expression: "Beidi Wangting's eyeliner sent back news that Beidi was greatly affected by the snow disaster this time, and many cattle and sheep were frozen to death. In the spring, the livestock suffered from disease again. They suffered heavy losses, and the attack on Yanzhou was a last-ditch battle. If they could not capture Yanzhou and bring food back, Huyanxun would definitely be charged as the leader.”
Otherwise, Hu Yanxun would not have been defeated at Hongya, and after breaking his arm again, he would have to hold on and refuse to retreat. Like a lone wolf with no way out, it will take a bite of meat from Yanzhou in death.
Xiao Zhige pondered for a moment, and tapped the Beidi Royal Court with his finger on the map: "Huyanxun has brought out most of his troops this time, and the Royal Court's troops must be empty.
The Beidi Royal Court is in the depths of the Northern Desert, and the terrain is complicated. If you rush to attack, it is easy to be ambushed. But this time is an excellent opportunity. Bei Di's forces are out of the nest, and the interior of the royal court is bound to be empty. If he leads his troops to attack at this time, it is very likely to solve this serious problem in one fell swoop.
"It's too risky." Xie Ling, who has always been more stable, disagreed: "If you want to hide from Huyanxun, the number of raiders should not be too large, but if this is the case, you may not be able to capture the royal court. And in case Huyanxun notices it. , withdrawing troops and returning to help, it is very likely that they will be attacked from front and back."
The other generals nod their heads, also thinking of this.
However, after Xiao Zhige was silent for two or three breaths, he said solemnly, "I will go in person."
Qi Wei frowned immediately: "General can't take risks. If something happens to you, Yanzhou's morale will be dissipated!"
Over the years, Xiao Zhige is the backbone of Yanzhou. As long as he is here, the generals, soldiers and people of Yanzhou will still have a breath left, and they can grit their teeth and defend the city, and he is the heaven of Yanzhou. But if the sky falls, this Yanzhou City will not be able to hold.
It's too risky.
The other generals also agreed with Qi Wei and did not agree with Xiao Zhige going.
Xiao Zhige got up and took two steps, pointed at the Beidi King's Court and said, "The Beidi King's Court is empty and in the midst of civil strife. Only five thousand people can kill them by surprise."
After a pause, he added: "And King Beidi and Huyanxun have not dealt with each other for a long time. If he is defeated and returns to the royal court, he will definitely be questioned. But if King Beidi dies...he can replace him."
Huyanxun, King of the Great Golden Crow, was the younger brother of King Beidi. He is brave and good at fighting, and is loved by the people of Beidi, so he has always been feared by the king of Beidi, and the two have been at odds in private for a long time.
"Five thousand soldiers, betting on Bei Di's disintegration and betting on Yanzhou's stability for a few years," Xiao Zhige looked at them with a solemn expression: "Betting or not?"
There was a long silence in the chamber. Bei Di fell apart, and there was no more war in Yanzhou, which was too much temptation for the generals who had been harassed by Bei Di for a long time.
After a long silence, Qi Wei was the first to speak out: "Bet the motherfucker! But the general can't go, I'll go! It's worth exchanging my life for half of Bei Di!"
"Lao Qi's brash temperament is not suitable for raids! Let me go." Xie Ling objected.
Several other generals spoke out one after another, all vying to lead a surprise attack.
Xiao Zhige raised his hand slightly, stopped their quarrel, and said without saying a word: "I'll go. I am most familiar with the northern desert terrain."
Others still wanted to object, and they stammered again. Indeed, for so many years, they have only been circling around the northern desert. Only Xiao Zhige has gone deep into the northern desert and is the most familiar with the terrain.
Seeing that they were silent, Xiao Zhige continued to arrange: "Huyanxun will attack the city tonight, I will show my face, and then Qi Wei will lead the troops to fight. I secretly lead 5,000 men and horses and go around the ancient Amu Road. You just need to drag If I live in Huyanxun for five days, I will destroy the royal court!"
Several generals looked at each other for a while, and finally they could only respond in unison: "I will not be humiliated!"
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After arranging everything in the army, Xiao Zhige went back to the general's mansion.
An Changqing hadn't slept yet, and was polishing a piece of dark purple jade in the room with the lights on. This jadeite is the best quality of the remaining jadeites. It is also a rare deep purple and the size of an egg. An Changqing liked it at first sight, so he borrowed a simple tool from an old craftsman and slowly polished it himself. .
In the last life, he had nothing to do in the mansion, and learned to carve from books. Also tried simple smelting jade. It's just that the tools are not complete, and he is self-taught, so he can only do some simple tricks. Now that he had good materials, he was itchy again, so he borrowed jade tools from the old craftsman, and slowly polished the jade by himself.
"Well, you can still smelt jade?" Xiao Zhige was surprised, and then frowned when he saw the wound on his finger, "Why didn't you ask a craftsman to do it?"
An Changqing vaguely said that he had read it in the book: "I want to try it myself."
In fact, he suddenly wanted to make something for Xiao Zhige, but he didn't want to tell him in advance if he hadn't done it yet.
Hearing that he wanted to try it, Xiao Zhige didn't want to defeat his interest. He had no choice but to frown and take the medicine for the golden sore, and carefully apply medicine to the wound on the pulp of the finger. Yeyu is a hard job, and An Changqing hasn't touched these tools for a long time, so it is inevitable that he will be born with his hands, so he accidentally added a few wounds.
"Be careful in the future." Xiao Zhige disagreed.
An Changqing secretly wrinkled her nose behind his back, and hummed: "I see, I was only born with my hands today, so I accidentally injured it."
Xiao Zhige gave him good medicine, and put away the odds and ends on the table: "I hurt my eyes at night, and I'll do it later during the day."
An Changqing followed behind him, obediently saying "oh". Seeing his cooperative attitude, Xiao Zhige's clenched eyebrows loosened a little.
After the two went to the ear room to wash up, they cuddled on the bed and talked. After Xiao Zhige came back, his expression became a little dignified. An Changqing was leaning on him with his legs crossed, but when he saw that his brows were wrinkled into the word "Chuan", he stretched out his hand and pressed it between his brows, muttering, "Why are you frowning again? eyebrows?"
The raid on the Beidi Royal Court was a covert operation. Even the person on the pillow can't say it. Xiao Zhige didn't want him to worry either, so he put it another way: "Huyanxun will probably lead an army to attack the city tonight."
"Are you going to fight again?" An Changqing sat up straight, her eyes slightly worried.
"Well. I'm going to lead the troops to fight."
An Changqing has been in Yanzhou these days, and he has the same blind trust in Xiao Zhige as the people of Yanzhou.
Xiao Zhige had a smile in his eyes, took his hand, and said solemnly, "Well, I will definitely come back."
An Changqing nodded inexplicably, thinking that this was just an ordinary battle, and did not notice the condensed expression in his words.
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Because Huyanxun might come to attack the city that night, neither of them slept. The city seems to be dark, but the troops dispatched in the barracks are preparing for the upcoming battle.
At three o'clock in the ugly time, the scouts came to report that Huyanxun's army had arrived ten miles outside the city.
Xiao Zhige put on his armor, bid farewell to An Changqing and prepared to fight.
An Changqing watched him leave, but he was no longer drowsy. After thinking about it, he asked the soldiers to bring a ladder for him and climbed to the roof to take a look.
In the dark military camp, the lights were lit up one by one, and the rapid sound of the horn tore through the long night. The sound of neat and regular steps could be heard in the General's Mansion. The houses in the city also turned on the lights one by one.
At the time of Yin, the preparations for the battle of Yanzhou soldiers were over, and Huyan Xun's army roared. Amid the rush of drums, the sound of fighting outside the city shook the sky.
An Changqing tried to stretch his neck to look into the distance, but he could only vaguely see a large number of lights and black heads reflected by the firelight.
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When there was a fierce battle outside the city gate, Xiao Zhige had already taken 5,000 iron armored troops and quietly galloped away to Changri County. Leaving the city from Changri County, passing the ancient Amu Road, bypassing the frontal battlefield, you can go deep into the hinterland of Beimo and go directly to the Beidi Royal Court.
The author has something to say: Well, you lie to me every time and wait for you, the gift is gone. (Brumbling
Cowardly: ... I didn't lie. (guilty
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