In the evening, Zu Zerun, who went out to perform regular patrol duties, came back and brought back several hares that had come out to forage and sent them to Chang Yu to improve his food.
Chang Yu was used to living in the wild and was good at grilling game, but it was a little worse than Wuzhong. However, Wuzhong was seriously injured and bedridden and couldn't cook barbecue for him, so he had to do the job himself.
A fire was set up outside the house and the pickled hare was put on the shelf. After a while, the aroma filled the air and made people salivate. Many soldiers watched and smelled it from a distance and swallowed their saliva. '
But obviously these game meats are not to everyone's taste.
"It would be nice if there was wine," Tu Yuan murmured while chewing on the rabbit leg.
"Don't even think about it!" Chang Yu rolled his eyes. In fact, there is wine in Tashan Fort, but it is only for soldiers who go out to perform important tasks. It is called courage wine and farewell wine.
For example, that night Zukofa led a team to Songshan for reconnaissance.
Ordinary soldiers would never get a drop of it, except for a few generals.
But after Chang Yu arrived, he ordered him to stop drinking, except when he was on a mission or drinking for meritorious service.
"When I went to collect the corpses today, I did a rough count and found that nearly three hundred Tatars were killed by a small number of people yesterday." Tu Yuandu muttered. The implication is that I have done some merit in killing the enemy. It's not too much to order a drink. .
Chang Yu snorted: "According to military law, sending troops without authorization is punishable by death."
Tu Yuan stopped talking.
In fact, Chang Yu was not reluctant to part with the drink, but Tu Yuan was actually injured. For future generations, we know how harmful alcohol can be to an injured person.
While everyone was feasting, the city gate guards came to report that a group of cavalry was approaching. The reconnaissance cavalry came closer to investigate and found that it was neither the Qing army nor the Ming army, but the person who came announced his home address and was the commander-in-chief of Tongguan of the Ming Dynasty!
General Tongguan? never heard of that.
And why did Tongguan's general soldier come here?
So this group of troops was detained outside the city.
But Chang Yu and the others knew the origin of the Tongguan general!
After Li Zicheng negotiated peace with the imperial court, he was made a marquis, and his generals were promoted to chief military officers and given the rank of third-rank generals. For example, Liu Zongmin was the chief soldier of Shaanxi and Li Guo was the chief soldier of Tongguan.
Of course, Liu Zongmin and others were quite dissatisfied with these empty titles and positions, but in any case, this was a serious appearance given to them by the imperial court.
That's right, it was Li Guo who came.
Li Guo was coaxed, provoked and coerced by Chang Yu in the capital, and he came out of the confinement together to Ningyuan.
It's just that his identity is secretive and his actions are low-key. Except for the soldiers of Dongchang Guard, few people in Ningyuan City know his identity. Ma Ke knows it, and Zu Dashou also knows it but has never met him. Besides, apart from him, Other tribesmen will not know about it.
When he was in Ningyuan, Li Guo lived in a private courtyard of the General Military Mansion. He rarely went out or showed up. Chang Yu didn't care about him. He was also very comfortable. On weekdays, he would either take his family members out of the city for a walk, or stay behind closed doors. The Dongchang Guards had learned from Wang Fuchen and Wu Mushan and kept a distance from them, neither getting close nor rejecting them, while the Ningyuan Army thought they were Chang Yu's personal guards and also kept a distance from them.
Chang Yu didn't tell Li Guo when he came to Tashan Fort, let alone explain anything.
So Li Guo suddenly came, which surprised him.
But he still went to the city gate to greet him in person, only to find that not only was he coming, but he was also followed by a tightly wrapped woman, Night Demon Su Jing.
"What, Ning Yuancheng is tired of it?" Chang Yu stood at the city gate and looked at Li Guo and joked.
Li Guo bowed his hands and saluted: "Since I'm here to kill the wolf, I have to come to the wolf's den for a walk. The general will not come out just to enjoy the mountains and rivers."
A smile appeared at the corner of Chang Yu's mouth: "Tiger fighting wolf, there is something to behold."
"I will never let them down," Li Guo said expressionlessly.
"This bitch is so crazy," Wang Fuchen muttered in a low voice, but Ji Jike next to him glared at him: "He has been on the battlefield for more than ten years and fought hundreds of battles, so he must be crazy. Capital!"
Chang Yu extended his thumb and said, "It's good for our family to see the majesty of a tiger."
"I will definitely not disappoint Mr. Du Gong." Li Guo still had the same cold expression. Chang Yu smiled and said to Ma Ke next to him: "Mr. Ma, help Mr. Li take the wind and wash away the dust."
Ma Ke hurried forward, cupped his hands and said: "General Li, please"
Li Guo quickly returned the courtesy: "Mr. Ma, you're welcome."
"Why are you here?" Chang Yu walked up to Sujing and asked in a low voice.
Su Jing raised her eyebrows: "The world is yours, I'm coming or leaving, do I still need to ask you?"
Chang Yu sneered and said, "How can that be possible? The world is so big that Night Girl can go wherever she wants."
"What a night lady, you are neither fish nor fowl, don't be weird." Su Jing glared and was about to get angry. Chang Yu quickly pulled her and said: "There are more people, so give me face."
Su Jing was startled and then couldn't help but laugh: "You..."
"Hey, that nun smiled. This is the first time I've seen her." Wang Fuchen couldn't help but burst into tears again, and then he was kicked by Ji Jike: "Are you tired of living?"
"Why don't you see that guy in Wuzhong?" Sujing said a few words to Chang Yu and then walked towards the city. She glanced over and saw Wang Zhengnan and Fan Seng, but not Wuzhong, so she asked casually.
"He said, you are not worthy of going out to greet him!" Chang Yu said quickly. Su Jing was furious: "Who cares about his welcome? It's just that as a personal attendant, he should stay at all times, how can he leave his post without permission!"
"Wuzhong was injured, very seriously." Fan Seng couldn't bear it anymore. He and Wuzhong were old friends. They usually fought and fell in love with each other, but in fact they had a deep friendship. After Wuzhong was injured, he took care of him day and night, and he kept holding it in his heart. On fire, when he heard Chang Yu was still teasing, he couldn't help but speak out.
Su Jing was startled after hearing this, and then looked at Chang Yu. A master like Wuzhong could be seriously injured. What must have happened?
Chang Yu looked at her and didn't dare to joke anymore: "Let's talk about it inside."
After entering the fort, Li Guo was greeted by Ma Ke and others. Chang Yu took Sujing to Wuzhong's room. Wuzhong was sleeping at this time. Sujing checked his injuries and felt his pulse. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and then stared at Li Guo. Chang Yu: "You can actually do such a lifeless thing as assassinating a Tatar prince!"
"Soldiers use dangerous moves. If they succeed, they will get twice the result with half the effort!" Chang Yu felt guilty and his eyes evaded.
"You are a person who does big things. I don't understand how to get twice the result with half the effort. But as you said before, things like assassination should be left to professionals. Are you a professional?" Sujing shouted in a low voice: "Could it be that I Not more professional than you?"
Obviously he was complaining that Chang Yu didn't take her with him!
"The incident happened suddenly, there was no time to wait for you, and the assassination of Dorgon was too dangerous, and it left too many traces on you, and luckily you didn't go, otherwise I would have told you where it was." Chang Yu was afraid of waking up Wuzhong, Pull Su Jing out of the door.
But Sujing became even more angry when she heard this: "Am I being too lazy to co-write?"
Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "That's not what I meant. With your temperament, if you were on the spot, you would not give up even if you couldn't hold me back. You would inevitably be trapped in a tight siege. Even if you were able to get out of trouble in time, you would be chased and killed later to protect me." Zhou Quan sacrificed his life to save him. Although your swordsmanship is superb, it is not a problem to deal with the fighting in the rivers and lakes, but you are not strong enough to face the siege of the fierce soldiers in the army. Even if you are as brave as Wuzhong, you will inevitably be seriously injured. How long do you think you can hold out? !"
Bah, Su Jing's face turned red and she spat at him: "You and I are not relatives. If we know that we are no longer enemies, we will run away. Who would risk their lives to protect you!" Then he said: "Since you know that it is so dangerous, why are you like this?" Tuoda, if Wuzhong really died protecting you, how could you have the nerve to see that orphan and widowed mother!"
Chang Yu lost his temper after being scolded by her. He touched his head in embarrassment and looked away. Not far away, there were curious soldiers with puzzled faces. Who was this woman? The prison guard seemed to be afraid of her because she was wearing a hat. They didn't know she was a nun, so they had a lot of guesses and plots in their minds, but when Chang Yu looked over, they quickly dispersed.
As for the personal guards such as Kuang Ren and Fan Seng, they have long been accustomed to such scenes, and even pretended not to see it when they saw it!
In the entire army, or the entire Ming Dynasty, except for the one in the palace, Su Jing has such ability and courage. Apart from her, there is no third person. It is the current Crown Prince and Princess who has no influence on this great eunuch. You have to be polite.
"Tell me the truth. If you don't want to stay in Ningyuan City, why are you here? This is a military fortress. You, a woman, are inconvenienced. Not to mention that a war is going to start here at any time. It's extremely dangerous." Chang Yu asked seriously.
Su Jing also replied seriously: "That guy Li Guo has to be on guard. Since he is here, how can I not come?"
Chang Yu raised his eyebrows. He knew that Su Jing had been staring at Li Guo secretly during this period: "Did you find out what he was up to?"
Su Jing shook her head: "That's not true, but after all, I can't trust him. I always feel that for him, getting rid of you will do more good than harm!"
Chang Yu squinted his eyes and thought for a while and said: "The plan has been laid. If he gets rid of me, the benefits may not outweigh the disadvantages. And he also knows that if he kills me here, how can he come back alive?"
"But for Li Chuang, exchanging his life for yours is worth it!"
Chang Yu shook his head: "Li Guo is a very human being, both courageous and farsighted. He knows my layout and knows the trade-offs, so he is unlikely to do such a stupid thing."
"Don't you understand that it's essential to be on guard against others?" Su Jing was anxious. Chang Yu knew that she had a quick temper, so he hurriedly persuaded her: "What you say makes sense, but how can he succeed so easily if he wants to touch me?" , not to mention the thousands of troops and horses around me, and the guards who are never far away, how can I be afraid of him even if he fights alone?"
"It's my dog who is meddling in other people's business." Su Jing glared, and Chang Yu quickly said: "Of course, if you are here, everything will be safe!"
