Wu Sangui's voice was very soft and could hardly be heard by everyone in the tent. However, seeing Chang Yu's expression changing from time to time, nodding and shaking his head, he was really curious, but it was difficult to pry.
After a long while, Chang Yu sighed: "Maybe it's possible, but I'd better listen to everyone's opinions." Wu Sangui told everyone what he was thinking, and the whole room was in an uproar. Everyone talked endlessly until late at night. Fang Zhi went back to his tent to rest.
The sky was slightly bright and the camp was quiet. Chang Yu got out of the tent and looked around. Except for Song Luoshu and the Chen brothers who were on duty outside the tent, none of the other servants and generals got up. There were several patrol teams in the distance. Walking slowly, steps very light.
Chang Yu signaled Song Luoshu and the Chen brothers to rest, then walked to the lake to wash his face, and then did some stretching exercises. Just as he was about to run along the lake, he saw Su Jingjing jumping out of the carriage not far away and said hello. : "Did you sleep well?".
Su Jing hummed, went to the lake to wash her face, and caught up with Chang Yu who was running and said, "I want to go back."
"Are you going back to Nanjing?" Chang Yu nodded: "This place is really not suitable for you. There are many inconveniences in joining the army, and seeing too much fighting has a great impact on a person's heart and spirit..."
"No" Sujing interrupted him: "I think it's time to do what you told me to do!" Chang Yu was startled and then nodded: "It's a long journey, let Song Luoshu accompany you."
"No need." Su Jing shook her head: "I like to walk alone." She said with a slight smile: "I may have trouble walking on the battlefield, but I can walk alone in the world. Don't worry, good news will come in half a month or a month."
"Well... you look pretty when you smile." Chang Yu saw Su Jing smile for the first time and found it very beautiful.
Su Jing frowned: "Did you see a ghost in broad daylight? When did I ever laugh!"
"Okay, maybe I'm dazzled." Chang Yu shrugged: "Have you enough money on your body? If you need anything, just ask. By the way, you can go to Kuang Ren and ask for a waist card. If you encounter trouble or need something locally, If you want help, just go to the local government office or from Jinyiwei or Dongchang."
Su Jing nodded slightly: "You don't have to worry about me, just have a good fight. I hope you will return victorious when we meet again."
"Well, take care!" Normally, Tian Yu hardly sees Su Jing and doesn't miss her much, but today he feels reluctant to say goodbye to her.
Half an hour later, the sky was bright. Chang Yu, who was sweating profusely from running, jumped directly into the lake and took a bath. As soon as he climbed up, he saw Wuzhong peeing in the trees by the lake. He got angry and kicked him into the lake. Middle: "You've been told repeatedly not to relieve yourself by the lake, so you're going to be special, right? If tens of thousands of people in the entire army are like you, then there won't be shit and urine everywhere for miles around, and you'll be fined with this month's salary..."
Huli Wuzhong made a fierce move and ran far away before showing his head and laughed loudly: "It's fine, this year's fine will be confiscated. Where did this month come from?"
Chang Yu then remembered that all his salary had been spent.
"You have a lot of debts everywhere, but you still have the nerve to smile." Chang Yu curled his lips, and Wuzhong looked indifferent: "I really can't go to the battlefield tomorrow to kill a few thieves to earn some bounty to supplement the money first."
The two people were noisy, and the military camp became noisy. The soldiers began to get up one after another, wash up, make fires, make food, drink and feed the horses, and everyone got busy.
When Chang Yu returned to the tent, Chang Bian had prepared a rich breakfast for him, including two steamed buns, broth and two eggs. As the great eunuch of Dongchang, no matter where he is, there must be more than ten eunuchs or maids waiting around him. In the previous dynasty, not to mention the level of Wei Zhongxian, even a mere eunuch overseeing the army was very impressive. All you can imagine.
But Chang Yu was always different and hated this kind of behavior. On weekdays, there were only two young eunuchs serving tea and water in the yamen. On the way out of Beijing, he took in a girl, Lian Xin, and now he has left Nanjing. This kind of work is not easy He was taken over by the mute groom Chang Ben.
Chang Bian squatted at the door of the tent, holding a bowl of broth and wolfing down the steamed buns with a satisfied look on his face. Chang Yu glanced at him: "Chang Bian, has anyone bullied you recently?"
Chang Bian shook his head vigorously and made babbling gestures. Chang Yu couldn't understand and shook his head and said: "If someone bullies you, go to Kuang Ren or Master Qiao, Master Chen said."
Wuwuwuwuwu... Chang Bian stood up and opened his eyes wide, making strokes on his hand. Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Are you talking about Wuzhong?"
Chang Bian nodded vigorously, and Chang Yu's face darkened: "Did he bully you?"
Chang Bian shook his head vigorously again, and then started playing tricks at the door. Only then did Chang Yu understand: "He is teaching you martial arts, so you should study hard..." While talking, Tu Yuan, Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu came. "Master Governor, are you looking for us?"
Chang Yu waved for them to sit down and ordered the soldiers outside to bring some more food to eat together: "There is work."
"Damn! It's finally our turn." Tu Yuan and the others slammed the table together and splashed soup all over Chang Yu. Several people hurriedly wiped him and apologized. Chang Yu gritted his teeth angrily: "If I wasn't worried that I couldn't defeat you three, I would have beaten him. If you just have a meal, this matter will not be over..."
"The Governor told the three of us to remember it first, and later we will do the work and atone for our sins." Jia Waixiong chuckled: "But let us take the vanguard?"
Chang Yu nodded: "The scouts have reported that there are many traitors from Hubei Province. When the third battalion goes to meet them, kill them and drive them away. I heard that Guichi County is in ruins. Go and take a look..."
The three of them took the order, ate breakfast in a hurry, and then went to mobilize the troops to leave the camp and go south.
The generals here also got up and had breakfast and gathered under Chang Yu's tent. After a brief discussion, they decided to send troops southward. Unsurprisingly, the descendants of Wang Ti were the first to attack, followed by Jin Shenghuan, and finally Wu Sangui and Ma Ke. Because Dongchang The guards have gone to the vanguard, and the generals also know that today is just a rush and there is no possibility of large-scale fighting. The soldiers are not under pressure. After eating and drinking, they break camp and send troops.
Nearly a thousand riders of the Dongchang Third Battalion went south from the Qingtong River along the river bank. After a few miles, the terrain gradually opened up. Looking eastward, all you could see were hills, swamps, cottages and woods. Tu Yuan ordered a hundred riders to go to investigate, and as expected, they tracked down several thousand riders. The thief spies who were riding and hiding among them were killed in a short time.
"This place is only a few miles away from the main camp. The bandits have penetrated quite deep." Lao Jiu frowned: "I don't know if they sneaked in last night or this morning."
"The Governor only sent a few scouts south to conduct reconnaissance. We have to collect intelligence and carry out counter-reconnaissance, so we don't have enough manpower. Let's just pull out a big net and collect them all." Jia Waixiong said coldly. Tu Yuan and Lao Jiu nodded, and each He ordered his men to spread out and advance southward like a dragnet.
Approaching Guichi County at nearly half noon, they saw a small stone city standing in the southeast in the distance. When the three of them were about to ride their horses, they saw several horses approaching at a rapid speed. In the blink of an eye, there were four or five officers and soldiers scouting them. All of them were wounded, and one of them still had an arrow stuck in his back: "General, we are under General Jin's command and have been ordered to search the ruined city of Guichi. We don't want to be ambushed by the bandit army, killing more than ten people..."
When Tu Yuan and others heard this, they asked how many thieves there were inside. The scouts said that there were thirty or forty people hiding in the dark places in the city who suddenly burst out...
"You guys go back to the main camp to bandage it first." Tu Yuan then sent an order to the third battalion to outflank, and hundreds of horses rolled away wildly. The rebel spies hiding in the city discovered the situation and quickly fled out of the city. However, there is a big lake to the north of the city and mountains to the east. The third battalion happened to be outflanking them from the northwest. With nowhere to escape, they had to go back into the city, where they were blocked by the third battalion.
In just one stick of incense, more than twenty thieves' heads were brought to Tu Yuan and the others: "Head, there are three more who are being tortured."
When Tu Yuan and his three men were about to enter the city to see how the city was being destroyed by the bandits, dozens of horsemen came rushing towards them from the northwest. The three of them frowned and looked: "Hey, they are from the Guards Camp. Could it be that the Governor is here?"
