"Yan Hong, can the leader of the Xi tribe find out who the other party is?"
"That's not true. They basically have a single line of communication, and there is no following the clues. In addition, the other party is very cautious and has rarely appeared outside. The Xidi side is still investigating."
"Adjutant Wang, how is the situation in the Zhuzhu tribe now?"
"After Leqi and Letai were captured by us, the Zhuzhu tribe has been migrating overnight. Their tribe is best at hiding. It may be difficult to catch them out for a while."
Zheng Quchi pondered for a moment, rubbed his brows and said, "So, I still have no clue."
"That's not the case..." Yan Hong brushed her bangs from her forehead, and when she saw the lady's crystal-clear jade eyes glancing at her, she narrowed her eyes with a smile: "It happened that Yan Hong framed the Zhu Zhu tribe for the sake of design, which caused conflicts between the two tribes. When I was angry, I once sneaked into the Zhuzhu tribe and encountered something."
It was dark that night, and the colorful streamers outside the Zhu Zhu tribe were blown up by the wind. The bonfire was strong, and the quiet race seemed to be resting. She ducked into the shadows, and was about to throw the key evidence into one of the tents. , but heard the sound of someone talking through the gap in the curtain.
"Honorable Sir, the Wa people have followed your instructions and caused trouble around Ubao. They have expanded the matter and attracted the attention of Ye's garrison. They have also sent troops to exterminate them, just in case..."
"No need to worry, our lord will naturally arrange a way out for you. If we hadn't sent you lake salt from the Zhuzhu tribe, you would have been unable to survive long ago. Now is the time for you to repay the favor."
"I know, I know, we are absolutely loyal to the Lord, but how long will it take for the Lord to arrive? I think the time is almost here."
"How can we guess the Lord's thoughts? Anyway, do what you should do."
After Yan Hong finished recounting her recalled experiences, she added: "As far as Yan Hong knows, among the surrounding countries, only Beiyuan Country produces its own lake salt, and other countries basically purchase sea salt in large quantities from Qiuci Country. "
Therefore, among the seven countries, Guizi is the richest. It is located on the coast and has rich industries, especially important supplies such as salt. Apart from the threat of pirates, there are basically no natural enemies. People in the country live a wealthy and comfortable life. They are not willing to participate in land grabbing wars, they just want to make a lot of money.
"Do you think the people behind the Zhu Zhu tribe are from the Beiyuan Kingdom?"
Are the various incidents at the Ubao border this time due to the war that Beiyuan tried to provoke?
Yan Hong did not answer directly. She asked, "Madam, have you seen the weapons used by the Zhu tribe?"
Zheng Quchi thought about it for a moment: "I have seen the bows and arrows and bone spears they used."
"What do you think of these weapons?"
"Mediocre."
"This is enough to show that there is nothing outstanding about the creation of weapons by the Zhu Zhu tribe. They are all inherited from the traditional weapons of nomadic barbarians. But this time they have such terrifying lethal weapons as fire and thunder. It is said that Beiyuan Kingdom and The Mo family has an unclear relationship in private, and as long as we investigate this matter in depth, we will definitely find something."
Yan Hong's analysis is somewhat reasonable. It has to be said that the Mo family's "business" is quite extensive... They used to sell weapons to Nanchen State and Hongsheng State, and now they are exchanging weapons with Beiyuan State.
Wei Yao spoke up at this time: "But the problem is that it is very difficult to get information from Beiyuan Kingdom or Mo Family. If we really have to deal with these two giants, we will be in big trouble. .”
As soon as these words were said, it was equivalent to returning the difficulty to the beginning. No one could be caught, no clues could be found, and the situation could not be determined.
But after a conversation with Yan Hong, Zheng Quchi had a new idea. She said: "Don't worry about it first. You assemble the equipment in the warehouse, step up training and continue to prepare for the battle. I will figure out the rest. "
Mrs. Cai had a sad look on her face just now, but now she seemed to have an idea, and her expression was calm and indifferent. After hearing what Mrs. Cai said, they put aside the matter for the time being and settled the matters at hand first.
When Zheng Quchi was about to leave, Fu Rong suddenly stopped her: "Madam, does the general have to be locked in a cage all the time? Isn't this too..."
Zheng Quchi said: "To be kind to him is to be cruel to ourselves."
"Then can we go and see the general?" Wang Zebang requested.
After Zheng Quchi captured Yu Wensheng, he immediately isolated him from everyone in the camp and did not allow anyone to visit, including Wei Yao and the others.
It's not that Zheng Quchi doesn't want them to visit, but Yu Wensheng's current situation is not suitable for seeing anyone.
She shook her head and said honestly: "Not yet."
Wei Yao didn't say anything, but he looked a little disappointed.
After Zheng Quchi left, Wang Zebang wanted to persuade the impulsive Fu Rong not to worry, but he heard him say: "If you don't see me, then see you. Madam must have her own considerations."
Wang Zebang was shocked by his profound righteousness: "..."
Fu Rong looked at him and said with a faint smile: "What's wrong, what do you want to say? Do you really think I am a fool or a heartless person?"
Wang Zebang did underestimate him. He put on a straight face and said angrily: "It's good if you can think so."
Wei Yao stared at the two of them thoughtfully: "Let me tell you, when did the relationship between you two get better? What activities did you do in secret during my absence?"
Fu Rong rolled his eyes: "I'm sick."
Wang Zebang ignored him directly.
After Yan Hong heard their fuss, she suddenly asked, "Do you think my wife can really shoulder the responsibility of a general?"
Unexpectedly, the three of them reacted in the same way.
"Aren't there still us?"
"We will carry it with the general's wife."
"We believe her."
Yan Hong and Runtu both have deployment tasks all year round. She has never gotten along with Zheng Quchi when they are away from home, but they have heard about her from various channels. To be honest, she is indeed a great person, but That's all.
So Yan Hong just smiled and said nothing, taking a wait-and-see attitude.
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After Zheng Quchi finished the meeting, he went to the warehouse to pick out a wooden barrel, boiled some water, scooped it in, and carried it to Yu Wensheng.
As soon as they met, she first gave orders: "Yu Wensheng, you are not allowed to bite me again."
Her shoulder is still hurting even though she has medicine on it, and her fingers are also bandaged. When others ask her, she is embarrassed to tell where the injury came from. If you say that the injury is serious, it doesn't matter. The injury is light and the pain is tight. She doesn't understand. How could he? Do you like biting her so much?
Yu Wensheng worked hard all afternoon in the cage, but was unable to dismantle the steel cage and escape. As soon as he heard the movement, he reflexively turned his head and stared at her coldly.
After Zheng Quchi mixed the cold water and adjusted it to the right temperature, he pinched a wet towel and walked to the cage: "Look at you, you usually like to be neat and clean, but now you live a casual life. If you don't wipe it, you can't do it." It will stink, if a dignified general is seen like this..."
She muttered for a while, took a bowl from the table next to her, put it in, and placed it on the ground: "Drink."
Yu Wensheng followed her movements and saw the bowl of orangutan liquid, and his breath immediately suffocated. Zheng Quchi had an illusion that his pupils had become vertical at this time.
He picked it up with one hand, tilted his neck and poured it into his mouth, and drank it all in a few gulps. During this period, Zheng Quchi kept a close eye on him, fearing that he would be uncomfortable or have an extreme and abnormal reaction, but he did not expect that this time he would not only I didn’t feel any discomfort, and my face even improved a lot after drinking it... just like a moistened rose.
"It turns out that even half-bloods are willing to drink it."
This bowl was blood water. She asked the military doctor to prepare it aside. Then she found a dozen strong men, each of whom put a little bit together into a bowl. The collective contribution was regarded as a blood donation.
No one knew what the bowl of blood was used for. Zheng Quchi just made an excuse, saying that it was for medical research. The military doctor gave them medicine while telling her lie.
It's just that the blood of an ordinary person can only temporarily allow him to eat normally without starving to death. She doesn't know the principle of this, but anyway, she will give it a try.
To be honest, she felt sick to her stomach just imagining what it would be like to drink human blood, but he was very satisfied, and even his murderous and sinister eyes became relatively calm.
So she struck while the iron was hot and fed him some more food, and this time he ate it all instead of throwing up.
She took advantage of the fact that he was now feeling lazy after drinking and eating, and while softly humming a hypnotic ditty, she began to wipe his face, hands and feet. While she was timidly wiping across the cage, his eyes were as dark as the underworld. Huo's eyes were locked on her face, but fortunately he did not launch an attack, but kept staring at her with unknown meaning, making her scalp numb.
Keep an eye on her, she was ready to attack anyway, if he made a move, she would run away.
After she put him into clean clothes, she finally took care of his long, knotted hair, which was stained with various solidified lumps. It was hard and troublesome to wash it. It took nearly half an hour to do it. I wrung out my wet hair, thinking that it would be very cold in the middle of the night, so I put a pot of fire next to it and let it dry slowly.
After nearly an hour, Yu Wensheng regained his former smooth and beautiful appearance, and Zheng Quchi, even though he was tired, felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment in his heart. It was like picking up a dirty and smelly dog outside. The long hair was dry, and after some cleaning, I finally got a beautiful puppy with shiny water.
"Do you know who I am?" She asked softly with fire in her eyes.
He leaned on the steel pole of the cage, his long hair and soft hanging clothes spread on the felt, his long eyelashes half hanging down, the temperature inside the tent was soft and warm, and there was a faint scent coming from Zheng Quchi. Body fragrance, he turned a deaf ear to her inquiry, and then slowly closed his eyes.
Seeing that he was asleep, Zheng Quchi took another quilt from the couch and stuffed it in. Then he took the wolf-proof wooden stick lying next to him and carefully unfolded it to cover him.
She stared at his dimple and said secretly: "Soon, I will find a way to save you soon."
In the past, he had always been the one to save her, he had come to help her. In Zheng Quchi's mind, he was like a majestic mountain, indestructible. But this time, she saw with her own eyes that he fell from the altar into the quagmire and became a man driven by instinct. A driven, bloodthirsty monster that can only survive by drinking human blood.
She stopped others from coming to see him just because she didn't want to see any pitiful looks towards him, and he didn't need it.
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After Zheng Quchi waited for Yu Wensheng to sleep, he called Gan Xin and said straight to the point: "Gan Xin, you have a way to contact the people of the Mo family, right?"
Seeing her serious expression, Gan Xin said without asking any more questions, "Okay."
"Then I want you to do a favor. Ask Qiu for me what conditions he wants before he is willing to tell me whether the Mo family has been involved with Beiyuan recently, and whether the fire thunder was given by the Mo family. "(End of chapter)
