"What?"
Xia Mu was even more surprised when he heard Hou Yong's words.
"The Tiger Talisman is not in your hand? Then how should Marshal Li command these soldiers? Does she have the Tiger Talisman in her hand?"
"What do you think?"
A mysterious smile appeared on Hou Yong's face.
Xia Mu's mouth twitched.
"When did these things happen?"
"Haha, General Xia, your acuity on the battlefield needs to be improved!"
Hou Yong laughed heartily and patted him on the shoulder.
This time, Hou Yong and the others brought a lot of military supplies to the base camp, including the wood they needed. With so much wood, it was more than enough to make a crossbow.
After Qin Yun walked out of the camp, Xia Mu immediately introduced him: "General Qin, you may not know this one. General Hou is also an old general of our Daxia."
"General Qin Yun, I finally see you! I think I saw Shentu Jian fighting before, and with his fierce fighting style, he was no match for you!"
Qin Yun smiled and felt a little more relaxed.
He was still worried before whether the general sent by Xia Zi this time would still be as difficult as Xiang Jiequn.
Fortunately, as the emperor, His Majesty was keen enough to send another veteran.
Qin Yun has indeed never heard of Hou Yong's name. He is already in his fifties this year. He failed to achieve any military exploits on the battlefield when he was young, so he has little sense of presence in the court. However, the loyalty of this old general , there is absolutely no need to question it.
Qin Yun couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Xiang Jiequn was older than Hou Yong, but Xia Zi still gave him the opportunity to go to the battlefield and perform meritorious service. He could see that Xiang Jiequn also came with the idea of devoting meritorious service to this expedition. Unfortunately, , he was too eager to get things done.
Moreover, Xiang Jiequn is narrow-minded. He knows that he is too old to compete with young generals like Qin Yun and Yi Rui, so he wants to play some dirty tricks.
"What are you thinking about?"
Li Ruyi patted his shoulder, bringing Qin Yun back to his senses.
"Ah, nothing."
Qin Yun took out the tiger charm and put it in Li Ruyi's hand.
"I was the one who sent the secret message that Xiang Jiequn might be rebelling. The two of us had not yet reunited at that time. It is probably for your convenience that Your Majesty asked Xu Huibao to hand the Tiger Talisman directly to me. Now, I will return it to him. for you."
Li Ruyi frowned and asked: "Why explain so much? Are you afraid that I will think too much?"
Qin Yun smiled and shook his head and said, "No, it's just...some things still need to be explained."
Li Ruyi rolled his eyes.
"Forget it... Do you think His Majesty doesn't think more about it than you? He knew I wouldn't think too much about it, so he asked Xu Huibao to give you the Tiger Talisman directly."
Qin Yun smiled awkwardly.
"I know, after all, we are both family."
"Who is with your family?"
Li Ruyi gritted her teeth and simply ignored Qin Yun and walked towards Hou Yong.
When entertaining Hou Yong, Qin Yun learned that the old general had also gone on an expedition with Xiang Jiequn when he was young.
"Xiang Jiequn was not a good person at that time. He kept suppressing the new generals for fear that their military achievements would surpass his."
Hou Yong shook his head helplessly.
"Is this what you call old age at a glance? You actually had this kind of behavior decades ago."
Yi Rui couldn't help but complain.
"Miss Zhuge, I have seen the design drawing of your crossbow. If possible, I would also like to make a batch for my army."
Hou Yong said excitedly.
"This may not be appropriate for me to say, but there is indeed no military strategist who can compare with you in our Daxia court."
Military strategist...
Zhuge Xianqiao smiled bitterly.
"General Hou, you praise me too much. I just make some inventions in my spare time. How can I be compared with so many adults in the court?"
Everyone looked at each other and smiled without worrying too much about this issue.
After all, Zhuge Xianqiao's ability is obvious to everyone, so there is no need to emphasize it at all. After returning to Daxia, Xia Tianzi will definitely use her again when he knows Zhuge Xianqiao's ability.
Just as the Daxia military camp was welcoming Hou Yong, Wanyan Shaoning's Nanman base camp was not idle either.
Unlike the peaceful atmosphere in Daxia, the atmosphere in the Nanman military camp at this time was a bit stiff.
"Marshal Wanyan, you have been defeated repeatedly. Is this your commanding ability as a marshal?"
A general wearing special armor stood in front of Wanyan Shaoning, staring at him with playful eyes.
"Haha... Yuchi Shao, don't stand and talk without hurting your back. You will take charge of the next battle. I want to see how you can defeat Li Ruyi and Qin Yun."
Yuchi Shao sneered.
"I can't guarantee Li Ruyi, and...you won't forget, right? She is your opponent in this battlefield, what does she have to do with me?"
"Let's not talk about Li Ruyi, let's talk about Qin Yun, just a small general in Daxia, but he can actually make you, Marshal Wanyan, miserable. I think you are really getting better and better."
"you--"
Wan Yanlun's face darkened and he was about to speak, but was forced back by Wan Yan Shaoning's look.
"Okay, Yuchi Shao, I don't want to hear your nonsense. Where are the supplies?"
"Back there, Marshal Wanyan won the battle without winning much, but he used a lot of supplies..."
A hint of ridicule flashed in Yuchi Shao's eyes.
Wanyan Shaoning couldn't help but clenched her back molars.
In order to make the heavy crossbow, they did spend a lot of materials. Unexpectedly, this bastard would use this to mock him.
It would be fine if those materials were put to use, but...
Thinking of Zhuge Xianqiao's modified artillery, Wanyan Shaoning was so angry that her teeth itched.
"The leader sent me here because he was afraid that you wouldn't be able to handle it. Next, leave Qin Yun to me, and you only need to concentrate on dealing with Li Ruyi."
Yuchi Shao looked at him condescendingly and said lightly.
"...Don't be complacent. You won't know what's going on until you actually face Li Ruyi and Qin Yun."
Yuchi Shao smiled carelessly.
"The battlefield is not a place for a second generation ancestor like you to come!"
Wanyan Shaoning did not choose to quarrel with Yuchi Shao. One reason was that the other party's father had a high status in the Southern Barbarians and he could not afford to offend him. The other reason was because Wanyan Shaoning was indeed unreasonable. Since Li Ruyi arrived at the battlefield, he has not A victorious battle was fought.
"I'm too lazy to waste time with you here. Take me to see Gong Yangming. I heard that you beat him until he couldn't get out of bed?"
Yuchi Shao frowned and said: "Gongyang Ming is our staff officer. You are punished as you say, and you are punished with such a heavy punishment. Don't you know that water prisons are something that even strong soldiers can bear?" Can’t you live there?”
