In Dingxiang City, in the city lord's mansion, after Li Jing heard the captain who rushed in shouting that there was news, he hurriedly took a few steps forward, stared at the captain and said, "What did you say? What's the news?"
"Commander Cheng, Luo Hou and the others have news!" the captain gasped and reported back.
"How do you know?" Li Jing stared at the captain in front of him and asked. Of course he knew this captain. He was one of his men. He couldn't get any information about Cheng Yaojin, so how could he know?
The captain took a few more breaths before replying: "Just...just now, a person came from outside the city and sent information about Commander Cheng and them. Now he has passed out. The doctor is treating him. I will report first." Your Majesty!"
"Someone is coming? Hurry, take me there!" Li Jing heard that Cheng Yaojin and the others had sent people, and there was nowhere to sit down, so he urged the captain and walked out the door.
For an hour, Li Jing stood at the door of the city's traditional Chinese medicine clinic and waited quietly.
In the hospital, the soldier who fainted after delivering the message was lying in the room to rest. After diagnosis and treatment by the doctor, he only fainted due to overwork. There was nothing serious. He could wake up after just a short rest. This made Li Jing He breathed a sigh of relief. If he died like this, he would be angry to death.
We finally have information about Cheng Yaojin and the others, but we can't get the details. Can we not be angry?
"Commander, he's awake!" Inside the door, the doctor came out and bowed to Li Jing to report.
These words shocked Li Jing, and he hurriedly turned around and walked towards the medical center.
Seeing the somewhat pale soldier on the bed, Li Jing showed a rare smile and said, "How are you resting?"
Seeing Li Jing's arrival, the soldiers hurriedly prepared to get up, but Li Jing held him down and said, "You are weak, just lie down and talk!"
"Thank you, Marshal!" the soldier said with emotion.
"Are you back from Cheng Yaojin?" Li Jing asked softly.
"Yes, Marshal, I am here to deliver a letter on the orders of General Cheng!" As he said that, he took out a letter sealed in a bamboo tube from his arms and handed it to Li Jingdao.
Li Jing's eyes lit up when he saw the bamboo tube. He didn't say anything more to the soldier who delivered the letter. He took the bamboo tube and opened it. Inside was a letter written in sheepskin. In this way, even if the bamboo tube was broken, it would not be affected by heavy snow. Only the handwriting is unclear.
Opening the sheepskin, rows of small characters came into view.
Li Jing watched intently, sometimes frowning, sometimes spreading his brows and putting on a smiling face. However, the more he looked at Li Jing, his eyes became wider and wider. In the end, they were almost rounded, and his breathing became a little rapid. In the end, he even He looked up to the sky and laughed, making everyone on the side scratch their heads. They didn't know what good news the commander had seen, and he actually laughed like this.
However, the commander's ability to smile like this meant that the news coming from the front was good news, not bad news, which made everyone feel relieved.
"You have a good rest. If you need anything, just tell them and they will arrange it for you!" Li Jing patted the soldier lying on the bed and said.
At the same time, he turned to the doctor and ordered: "He will be left to you. If anything goes wrong, you are the only one I will ask!"
The doctor naturally nodded in agreement, how dare he say no.
Returning to the city lord's mansion again, Li Jing looked at the parchment letter sent in front of him and pondered in silence.
The letter described what Cheng Yaojin and the others had experienced these days, and how Luo Zhang found them. The twists and turns were difficult to describe in words, but the result was good. They were all safe, and during this pursuit , more than 10,000 soldiers were damaged in the battle and froze to death. Li Jing couldn't believe it. He thought that in such a stormy and snowy day, it was considered good for a small number of people to survive while marching outside. , but Cheng Yaojin said that they only lost more than 10,000 people.
At the back of the sheepskin letter, Cheng Yaojin explained that this was all Luo Zhang's credit. If Luo Zhang hadn't taken the risk to find them, not only so many people would have died, but the entire army would have been wiped out. , with the magic medicine made by Doctor Sun, many people who were frostbitten recovered, which was one of the reasons why no one died. After that, the igloo built by Luo Zhang was simply a miracle. Not only was it as warm as spring in it, but it was even Cooking is not a problem. With this igloo, you are not afraid of the wind and snow in the north at all, just like what Luo Zhang said before.
However, they also encountered a problem, that is, insufficient supplies. Originally, the firewood was only enough for five days, but Luo Zhang gave them a way. They found a black stone that could burn. Luo Zhang called him coal. This thing is magical. , which burns longer than firewood and is everywhere near them, just collect it.
It was because of seeing this that Li Jing's eyes widened in the medical center. What Cheng Yaojin said was really unbelievable. Black stones that can burn are better than firewood. If he hadn't believed Cheng Yaojin, Jin and Li Jing were afraid that they would think he was talking nonsense.
But think about it, Luo Zhang can build an igloo that is as warm as spring. It is not a big deal to find something that can replace firewood.
At the end of the letter, Cheng Yaojin recounted what they had discussed and wanted Li Jing to participate.
This was also the reason why Li Jing sat there in silence.
Li Jing was naturally very willing to do this, but he wanted to think more. Although he had never seen this thing called coal, he could know its value from the descriptions of Cheng Yaojin and others.
And after the war, if these people collectively want this land as a fiefdom, it will definitely arouse His Majesty's suspicion, and then send the Secret Service to investigate. If their thoughts are investigated, Your Majesty will not let them get their wish. At the very least, this There must be His Majesty's share in it, otherwise it won't work at all.
But now is not the time to think about this. Now that he knows that Cheng Yaojin and the others are fine, his originally worried heart is finally relieved.
The reason why he hasn't written to Chang'an these days is because he doesn't know what to say. Could he write to tell His Majesty that he has lost contact with Cheng Yaojin and others? He doesn't know the situation now?
If this was really reported, His Majesty would probably remove him as the chief marching officer of Dingxiang Road immediately.
He had worked hard to get this position, and he was about to get it done. If he was withdrawn at this time, wouldn't it mean that he was making a wedding dress for others, so he kept suppressing this matter and did not contact Chang'an.
But now it's okay, everything is over, and he got the news about Cheng Yaojin and the others, so he can naturally write a letter to Your Majesty to inform him of the situation here.
At that moment, without any hesitation, Li Jing picked up a pen and started writing on a piece of cloth. He combined what happened in these days with what was written in the letter sent by Cheng Yaojin, and explained such good news to His Majesty. Naturally, there is nothing to worry about. This is a great joy. I think His Majesty will be overjoyed when he sees it!
