In the study room of Changsun Mansion, Changsun Wuji took the cloth from the housekeeper and read it carefully. There were not many words on the cloth, but it made Changsun Wuji very excited after reading it.
After he finished reading, he raised his head and looked at the Great Elder and said, "Great Elder, yes, the thing has been found. You are saved!"
"What? Patriarch, are you serious?" The great elder also stood up and said excitedly.
"Seriously, Feng Ang has already sent a message. He has found the Lingnan giant centipede. Now it has been sent to Chang'an by his fast horse. I believe it will be delivered soon. You are saved!" Changsun Wuji said happily! smiled.
The elder took the cloth from Changsun Wuji and looked at it carefully. Sure enough, Feng Ang stated in the letter that the Lingnan giant centipede he needed had been found and was now being delivered by a fast horse, reminding Changsun Wuji not to forget them. According to the agreement between them, he would send someone to receive the things, and asked Changsun Wuji to prepare the things.
Seeing this, the elder's heart, which had been hanging for many days, was finally relieved. With the Lingnan giant centipede, the expert would no longer be in trouble, and his problem would be solved.
"According to what this letter says, it will take five days at the fastest and seven days at the slowest. We should be able to make it in time. However, to be on the safe side, it is better to send a team of people to respond to avoid any mishaps!" Changsun Wuji He pondered for a moment and said.
"As it is, I'll go down and make arrangements. Leave this matter to me!" The great elder said and led the housekeeper out of the study in a hurry. After all, this matter was related to his life. Now that he had hope, he couldn't help it. Don't care.
In Luoyang, in a secret house, after two days of investigation, Mozi's people finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
In the hall of the house, the "man" in a bamboo hat remained silent, while a group of Mozi members sat quietly waiting for the master's instructions.
"Sun Twelve, are you right in your investigation? The person you fought with for the first time was Wu Shaobin from Luofu? And the person I killed for the second time was the prince's man?" The "man" in the bamboo hat pondered for a while and then asked road.
"Sir, the news about this matter is conclusive. It is true. The person who captured me was Wu Shaobin from Luo Mansion, and this mine also belongs to the Luo family. As for why the prince's people are guarding this mine, I have found out clearly. It's because Luo Mansion was attacked in the early morning of that day, so Wu Shaobin rushed back, and Luo Zhang had always been on good terms with the prince. He was afraid that there would be no one in Luo Mansion, so he borrowed manpower from the prince to guard the mine!" Sun Twelve reported.
"I didn't expect that the prince would be involved in this matter. It seems that the secret of this mine is really quite big! There are Changsun Wuji, Luo Zhang, and the prince. What is the secret of this mine?" Dou Li muttered the man.
In the north, Dingxiang City, after several days of rapid march, Li Ji finally arrived at Dingxiang City with 50,000 troops.
At this time, Dingxiang City was in devastation, with broken eaves, broken walls, and collapsed houses everywhere. It was obvious that this place had experienced many wars.
Fortunately, at the beginning of the war, the people here had all moved to the south and were not affected by the war. However, there were many injured soldiers lying on the ground, groaning in pain.
This made Li Ji, who had just entered the city, frown. He did not expect that Dingxiang City was in such critical condition. He was afraid that if Dingxiang City had not been in such critical condition, Cheng Yaojin would not have asked for help. With Cheng Yaojin's temperament, he could He was forced to this point, which shows the brutality of the battle.
When Li Ji came to the city lord's mansion, he almost didn't recognize Cheng Yaojin when he saw him.
"Li Ji, you are finally here. If you don't come again, you will never see me again!" Cheng Yaojin sat in the seat of the city lord and said with a wry smile.
At this time, Cheng Yaojin was naked, but his body was covered with gauze, and traces of bright red blood showed through the gauze. It was obvious that he had suffered serious injuries.
"Yaojin, how did you do this?" Li Ji hurriedly stepped forward to check Qi Cheng Yaojin's injury.
"What else can we do? When I first arrived here, I encountered a large-scale attack by the Turks. Naturally, I led my troops to attack. After several battles, it ended up like this!" Cheng Yaojin said slowly.
"If I hadn't come early, I might have attacked Dingxiang City. The Turks' attack was too fierce. I didn't expect that during our northern expedition, the Turks wanted to go south. Fortunately, we made the northern expedition, otherwise the Turks would have captured Dingxiang City. , then it will be smooth sailing all the way south!" Cheng Yaojin said bitterly.
"You should take good care of your injuries first. Leave this place to me for the time being. I have brought 50,000 horses. With your existing army and horses, it won't be a problem to hold on for a few days. Wait for Li Shuai's army to arrive. When the time comes, the Turks will I can't be arrogant anymore!" Li Ji comforted Cheng Yaojin.
"Will I support you? What will I support? My injuries are nothing. I think back when I accompanied His Majesty in the wars, my injuries were much more serious than this. I didn't go into battle to kill the enemy. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter." Cheng Yaojin said nonchalantly.
"You said it was back then, but your current age is not what it was back then. Do you still think you are a young man? You can take care of yourself when it's time to take care of you. Only when Li Shuai comes can you go into battle to kill the enemy. Don't let you get hurt by then. No, we can only watch us make military exploits, so don’t worry when the time comes!" Li Ji joked.
After hearing what Li Ji said, Cheng Yaojin thought for a while and said: "You are right. I really want to raise him. When Li Shuai comes, I will kill the Turks happily. I am the one who hates this." If you don’t repay your gold, you won’t be a human being!”
"That's right. You go and have a rest. Just leave this place to me for the time being!" Li Ji said with a smile.
Seeing Cheng Yaojin being helped down to rest, Li Ji walked to the city lord's seat and sat down, and a group of generals came forward to pay homage.
After greeting the generals, Li Ji said: "Tell me everything about the situation. I just got here and I don't understand the situation yet!"
After hearing Li Ji's inquiry, the first one to stand up was Changsun Chong. He stood up and bowed, wearing a helmet and armor, and said: "Master Li, the Turks currently have a hundred thousand troops stationed in Wei. , before you came, we had besieged Dingxiang City for more than ten days, and launched attacks on Dingxiang City every day. Many parts of the city were damaged, but fortunately, they were repaired under the obstruction of Master Cheng and his army, but those places were not damaged after all. Although it is strong, there is still the risk of being broken by the Turks. As for the soldiers and horses in the city, there are currently more than 38,000 capable soldiers, more than 12,000 wounded soldiers, and more than 10,000 killed in battle."
Looking at Chang Sun Chong who reported the report, Li Ji's eyes flashed. He didn't expect to see Chang Sun Chong here, but after thinking about it, he was relieved. Chang Sun Chong was a frontier soldier. When Cheng Yaojin arrived, he naturally incorporated him into his army. , he can be forgiven for being here.
