"What, you want Le Yu to join the Death Warriors together? Ahem, why is there such a discussion? Could it be that Le Yu is threatening you." Wu Gen and Bao Xiang looked at each other and stared at Zhuo who was a little embarrassed with a smile. gram.
"No, no, it's definitely not the case." Zhuo Ke's face turned red, and he rubbed his hands together and said shyly: "I just think that she has such courage, and it is really a waste to dig trenches and chop firewood all day long."
Wu Gen looked a little weird. He stared at Zhuo Ke for a long time before letting out a sigh of relief. He reached out and took out a cloth bag, "Zhuo Ke, I have some money here. You can take it and spend it."
Zhuo Ke was stunned and felt at a loss holding the cloth bag, "Fortress leader, I'm not short of money."
"No, you will be short of money soon." Wu Gen said decisively, "And you will be short of a lot of money."
Just when Zhuo Ke was about to refuse, Baoxiang also persuaded him: "Take it. If it's not enough, just ask. Men, don't be too stingy."
"If Leyu can make great achievements in this battle, I will allow her to join the ranks of regular soldiers again. Go ahead and don't let her roam around outside the courtyard." Wu Gen pushed Zhuo Ke and drove him out.
When they returned to the house, Wu Gen and Bao Xiang looked at each other and smiled brightly, just like when my son had just grown up and asked who had cabbage.
"Wu Gen, in the blink of an eye, we are all old, and the younger generation has all woken up." Baoxiang had a sigh on his face and tremblingly picked up the tea cup.
"Go, gun, go, you're old. I'm still young and strong, waiting to get a wife." Wu Gen angrily kicked Baoxiang lightly, but unexpectedly, his body didn't move back, and the old waist hit him hard. At the corner of the table, he couldn't help but sigh while covering his waist.
In the early morning, the sky is still dark, and the clear dreams are hard to overwhelm the stars. Even the lights in Youyi Mountain are lit up. A thousand men and horses who went out to fight had already gathered at the foot of the mountain, and the barking of dogs and the crowing of horses could be heard from time to time in the ranks.
Wu Gen rode on his horse, looked at the dark crowd of people and horses around him, and nodded to Zhang Wuyang, "Let's go."
With a whistle, the military chariot pulled by the giant mastiff started first. Then, a series of dog barks sounded, and the military chariots rumbled westward one after another. There were cavalry on horseback to cover the military chariot. These horses were still a little afraid of these giant mastiffs, and they automatically stayed away without being prompted by their masters.
In this battle, the cavalry were all one person and two horses, carrying dry food with them. They were only allowed to rest twice a day on the way, so as to reach the upper reaches of Xiaohe River in the shortest time.
As soon as the team left Youyi Mountain, several birds took off and flew into the distance, blending into the still-fading night.
The convoy traveled for a day and stopped to rest in front of a winding mountain. This group of mountains is collectively called Lushan. Once inside the mountains, the convoy will not be able to move as freely as it does now. If there is a narrow place, people still need to get down and push the military chariot forward.
Niu Chao happily rode a giant mastiff and ran around the camp. He was the most energetic in the entire army.
Wu Gen, Bao Xiang and other generals gathered around the campfire. Like every soldier, they each held a bowl of porridge with two pieces of dark pickles, and talked about the military situation while eating.
"Is there a letter from the Lu family?" Wu Gen handed the bowl to Zhuo Ke behind him, but after waiting for a long time, Zhuo Ke did not answer. When he turned around, it was Le Yu who took his bowl.
"Where's Zhuo Ke?" Wu Gen was stunned.
"He was dining with the other soldiers who died in the siege." Le Yu pointed to a group of figures in the distance, where the aroma of wine was wafting. According to the rules, these people can get a pot of wine today, while others, including Wu Gen, can only drink porridge and eat big cakes.
"You have to ask him to come back." Le Yu blinked and didn't understand why his brother opposite him lowered his head in shame.
"Oh, forget it, wait until he is done with his work and then look for me." Wu Gen felt a strange feeling in his heart, and his eyes looking at Le Yu became much softer.
When he was about to rest, Zhuo Kefang returned to Wu Gen's camp and said, "Captain, the Lu family has sent a letter asking why we chose to stay far away from the near."
"Sure enough, we have a lot of people here." Wu Gen sneered while lying on the cowhide couch, "Ignore them and just pretend you didn't receive the letter."
Speaking of this, Wu Gen carefully tested: "Why don't you let Le Yu stay in the camp and not attack the city with you? The camp will be safer after all."
Zhuo Ke waved his hand carelessly, with a proud look on his face, "No need, her ability is not weak, why should she stay in the camp? Oh, why do you ask this, village leader." Afterwards, Zhuo Ke also realized that something was wrong with Wu Gen. , looking down at his feet a little nervous.
Wu Gen threw his head back and laughed, laughing so hard that he almost couldn't breathe. He pointed at Zhuo Ke and said, "Little... boy, let me tell you, the head of the village, whether it was you who seduced Le Yu first, or Le Yu who seduced you."
"No, Village Leader, what are you talking about?" Zhuo Ke put the footbath in his hand on the ground, "Leyu is an innocent girl. If you say this, Village Master, how will others see her? I'm just afraid of her. My good skills were buried, so I shamelessly begged the leader of the village."
When Wu Gen heard this, he quickly raised his hands and begged for mercy. His smile was brighter than a mountain flower, "Okay, okay, okay, the village leader deserves to be beaten for his foul mouth. You two are innocent. When the Meng family is captured, the village master allows you to be in his treasury." Choose some treasures first, hide them secretly, and don’t tell others.”
"That won't work. If others find out, wouldn't it mean that the village owner is being unfair?" Zhuo Ke shook his head and refused.
"You silly fool, there will be many places to spend money in the future, why don't you save some money for private housing quickly? Buying a house and land will cost a lot, and you will need to buy dozens of sets of jewelry. Please ask your husband for money when you have a child. Even in the future, children will travel far away to practice Buddhism, so they will have to prepare more money.
Although Le Yu's parents died young, we can't treat them badly. We have to have everything we should have, and we have to have what we shouldn't have. Don’t worry, our Fearless Army is not short of this money. "Wu Gen sat up and pointed at Zhuo Ke with some hatred.
"What are you talking about, village leader?" Zhuo Ke stood up nervously, turned around and was about to leave.
"Zhai Master, he doesn't want me." Suddenly, Niu Chao opened the curtain and climbed in, "I'm going to marry a man with a house of 100 people. Village Master, you can't be stingy."
Wu Gen was stunned and suddenly became furious. It turned out that this boy had been lying outside. He reached out to pick up the boots beside the couch and threw them towards Niu Chao. ,disappear as far as you can."
Niu Chao instinctively avoided Wu Gen's attack. He was beaten a lot on weekdays and had already formed a habit.
Soon, Niu Chao's shrill cry sounded in the camp, "Lexi, I saw Zhuo Ke and your sister sneaking into the woods. Zhuo Ke had already put his dog paws into your sister's clothes. The two The white pigeons have been licked bald. If you don't care anymore, your belt will be gone, and this uncle will take care of it."
"Niu Chao, you are looking for death." The roars of two men and one woman rang out from the camp. Three figures flew out and kicked Niu Chao, who was running around.
"Ouch, here comes someone, we're going to beat him to death." Niu Chao's shrill screams rang out. Seeing that the three of them had no intention of stopping, he roared: "I'm telling you, if you hit me again, there will be more in Le Yu's belly." The child has no father, so pity my posthumous son."
After a lot of confusion, Niu Chao could only walk lamely for several days.
Seven days later, a strange-shaped car emerged from a mountain pass in Lushan, with several soldiers pushing it behind it.
Soon, cars one after another poured out of the mountains. The giant mastiff pulling the cars lay on the ground, panting with its tongue hanging out.
Wu Gen sat on the horse and looked at the rolling hills, feeling filled with emotion in his heart. Although taking this road avoids the Meng family's territory, the journey is really difficult.
It is difficult to travel in the mountains, and because of the huge size of these vehicles, in many cases only one vehicle can pass through. After breaking three vehicles, we finally got out of this Lushan Mountain after pulling and pushing.
"Master of the village, why don't you send someone to inquire about Xiao Yujin's situation?" Zhang Wuyang suggested to Wu Gen beside the campfire.
"Okay, let Niu Chao go and let the others rest on the spot." Wu Gen took out a few pieces of silver and threw them behind him.
A thin figure jumped up like a cheetah and accurately caught the money. "I want to use this money to buy Lao... Niu." Niu Chao took advantage of the situation and lay down on the ground again.
Wu Gen took out an ingot of five taels of silver from his body and placed it on the ground. "After checking it out, this money is yours."
"Okay." Niu Chao jumped up and disappeared into the distance.
"Is he okay?" Zhang Wuyang was a little confused.
"Don't worry, as long as he has money, this kid can do anything."
The next day, Wu Gen was leading people to discuss how to attack the ferry. Niu Chao ran back excitedly, took out a handful of short branches, some long and some short, and threw them on the ground, "This is a boat."
He grabbed another handful of grass stalks and said, "These are people. The yellow ones have knives and guns. I can only roughly count them. These people are walking around and I can't tie them up."
Wu Gen counted the branches on the ground and found that there were forty-seven large and small ships. As for the people at the ferry, there were more than 500 people, of which only more than 100 were responsible for guarding.
Looking at the Xiaoyujin terrain that Niu Chao made with stones and branches, Wu Gen threw the silver out. Niu Chao grabbed the silver and ran far away, ignoring Wu Gen and the others.
Wu Gen squatted on the ground, glanced at the people around him, and pointed to the terrain of the ferry on the ground, "The ferry is not big. If my whole army presses on it, I will be in disarray. This time, we divided into three teams to capture the ferry. One team was led by Zhuo Ke. Leader, lead the siege soldiers to sneak upstream and attack from top to bottom.
The other team, led by Bao Xiang, Zhang Wuyang and Tu Dan, attacked the ferry from the front and controlled the troops on land.
As for the last team, Lexi and I were on the downstream coast, intercepting and killing the escaping boats.
The most important thing in this battle is to be fast and ruthless, and not allow one person or a boat to escape, in case the Qinghuai City defenders learn of our movements. After seizing these boats, Zhuo Ke and Le Yu led the dead soldiers to take boats down the river and attack Qinghuai City. Others stayed far away and entered the city after seizing the city gate. "
"Sir, Zhuo Ke's team should send Mu Shi over again to help." Tu Dan suddenly suggested.
Wu Gen glanced at Tu Dan and shook his head, "No need, it's enough with Le Yu accompanying us. The whole army will have a good meal today, march at full speed, and launch an attack early tomorrow morning."
Everyone responded enthusiastically and stood up to prepare.
Some people died, but not completely...
