"Wei Qi is awake."
"Is there anything strange about him?" Song Xin asked.
"He's just a little weak. Tuoye went to take care of him."
"Let her be." Song Xin shook her head.
After Wei Qi woke up, he found that all his guards and concubines were dead, leaving him alone. Tuo Ye came out and was willing to take care of him.
The originally glamorous young master had no one to take care of him, so he could only become disgraced every day. However, his attitude towards Takuno has become much better.
After knowing Wei Tong's identity, Wei Qi wanted to make friends with him. Let Tuoye help him walk to Wei Tong.
"Wei Qi, named Mingda, was born in the Wei family of Juancheng County, Yanzhou. Thank you Lord Duwei for saving me. I have heard of Lord Duwei's chivalrous name for a long time, but I have never been able to see his true appearance. It is a pity. Now that I can see him, It is actually a blessing to have Wei Qi for three lifetimes.”
Wei Tong smiled politely: "I didn't save you, it was Song Ya and the others who saved you."
Wei Qi's expression changed, and the corners of his mouth trembled as he didn't know what to say. As for thanking Song Ya and the others, it was impossible to kill him. Especially when he failed to harm Song Xin, but instead brought trouble to himself.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Wei Tong knew why and asked, "Isn't it true that Wei Xuangong belongs to the Young Master...?"
"It's my father."
"Oh, disrespectful. Forgive Wei for being presumptuous. If the young master feels unwell, it's better to go back. In front of the two armies, life and death are no child's play."
"My father asked me to come here to practice. Kill the enemy in front of the battle and make meritorious service, and bring glory to the lintel." Every time he mentioned his origin, Wei Qi felt quite proud. Now, he has only these arrogance left to support him.
Wei Tong saw him looking sick, smiled lightly and said, "Sir, it's cold outside, you'd better go and rest."
Sensing the contempt in Wei Tong's words and expression, Wei Qi puffed up his chest and said, "My ancestor, I am General Wei Qing during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu. I just want to go into battle to kill the enemy and add some glory to my ancestor."
But Wei Tong didn't care about him. With this sick look, let alone killing the enemy, it was unclear whether he could reach Jingzhou.
Seven or eight days later, the team finally reached the ground in Jingzhou and entered Nanyang County. The further south you go, the more obvious the traces of the war are.
The muddy road is full of messy footprints and ruts. Dead bodies of humans and animals can already be seen in the grass. Wei Tong felt strange and didn't understand why there were traces of war here.
Suddenly, a dozen hungry and red-eyed people burst out of the grass beside the road, trying to snatch the army rations. But the soldiers guarding the food and grass were naturally not vegetarians. They stopped them and beat them randomly, and even killed a few on the spot.
Seeing that the situation was almost out of control, Wei Tong shouted: "I am Captain Yingyang Qingqi! Who are you waiting for, coming to rob the army of food and grass!?"
The people who were snatching the food seemed to be petrified for a moment. They looked at Wei Tong for a long time before a bold man finally came out and said: "We... we are all soldiers of Jingzhou..."
Wei Tong scolded: "Why are you not on the front line? What are you doing here!?"
"We can't go back to the south... Our army... Our army has been defeated!"
The few survivors who were paralyzed by hunger lay in the mud and cried.
Everyone present was shocked and speechless. Song Xin already knew that this battle at Chibi would fail, and he was a little regretful that he could not see the whole battle with his own eyes.
Wei Tong still didn't believe it, and asked again: "It's a defeat. What do you mean by a defeat?"
"The navy army was defeated. The prime minister has now fled to Jiangling... We all escaped. Please give us some food."
Wei Tong felt sad for a while. Before he came out, the navy had won a small battle. At that time, everyone felt that it was not difficult to conquer Jiangnan.
He ordered his soldiers to get some semolina cakes to satisfy their hunger. As soon as the soldiers took out the wheat cakes, dozens more hungry soldiers emerged from the grass. These people didn't care about the bran and sand inside that hurt their teeth, and swarmed up and snatched up all the wheat cakes.
Song Ya came out and said: "We are going to Xiangyang. Just follow us. There will be someone to look after us on the way."
When the hungry soldiers heard this, they nodded one after another. What should they be afraid of if they have something to eat?
"Wait!" At this time, Wei Qi, who had been silent all the way, suddenly spoke.
"What are your orders, Mr. Wei?" Song Ya was a little unhappy.
"Let them follow, what if they encounter the enemy? What if they are enemy spies?
Song Ya immediately retorted: "The situation is unclear now. If they are allowed to wander around, they may disturb the nearby people..."
Wei Qi's face was livid, he coughed twice and then angrily shouted: "How dare a small team leader disobey me? Drive them away quickly!".
Song Ya had been suppressing his anger all along the way. He stared at Wei Qi angrily and said, "Master Wei, although these people are all soldiers of Jingzhou, they are also brothers. Are you going to let them starve to death?"
"Humph, it's all grass here. Can't they just eat grass? What else is there to say for escaping from the battlefield?" As soon as these words came out, the faces of the embarrassed escapees were very ugly.
Song Ya said coldly: "Eating grass? They are not livestock! Didn't you, Master Wei, abandon everyone and escape?"
Wei Qi's face turned pale for a while, suppressing his anger, he looked at Song Ya with a sinister look and said: "Song Ya! You, a lowly born thing, dare to contradict me? Your Song family's land rent and land tax next year seem to be going up. ”
As soon as this statement came out, everyone from Songjia Village panicked. The current land tax is already very high. If it increases...
Wei Tong interrupted coldly: "Let them follow. If anything happens, I, Wei Tong, will be responsible. Don't insult my brother with your background from now on. If it weren't for them, you would have died in that stinky water cave."
As soon as these words came out, Wei Qi seemed to be choked, his face twitched, and he didn't know what was on his mind. He lowered his head and did not dare to say another word.
Song Xin watched coldly from the side, this is really one thing that brings down another.
Behind Wei Tong was the behemoth Yingchuan gentry. Although the Wei family was powerful in Juancheng, it was just a local family, and Wei Tong didn't take it seriously at all.
Wei Qi's face turned pale with anger and he returned to the car without saying a word. He grabbed the brocade quilt at hand and tore it into pieces. He suppressed himself and didn't dare to make a sound.
He had never experienced this kind of depression and frustration. He has lived a life of adequate food and clothing since he was a child, and he is the eldest son in the family. He speaks his mind and is honored and favored. How can he ever be so angry?
Moreover, today Wei Tong mentioned the stinky water cave that would become his lifelong nightmare.
What happened in that day made him never want to touch a woman again in his life.
"Destroyed my spiritual core and cut off Wei Qi's path to immortality. Song Xin, why can you, a lowly student like you, cultivate and live forever..." Wei Qi squeezed the torn brocade quilt tightly, jealous. Tears are almost shed...
He recalled the day he rode away on horseback, only to find the banshee behind him. That night, in that stinky water hole, the terrifying woman played with him like a doll. But because he was worried about the master in his mouth, he didn't kill him.
When Wei Qi thought of this, his head ached.
The banshee pricked a hole in the skin on the top of his head. Because it was covered by his hair, Song Xin didn't notice his wounds. At this time, the wound had begun to fester. Wei Qi was afraid of being discovered and rarely got out of the car. He ate and drank in the car... If he was asked to ask Song Xin for treatment, it would be better to kill him. I can only wait until I get to Xiangyang to discuss it with my father.
After the renovation of Nanyang County, the soldiers who had fled returned to their own troops, and the grain transport brigade continued to march towards Xiangyang. During the day, Song Xin asked Wei Tong for advice on tactics and the art of war in facing the enemy, and at night he practiced Qi and swordsmanship.
A few days later, the grain team finally arrived at its destination, Xiangyang City.
The tension and chill in this place was like a huge millstone, making everyone's hearts sink. There were few common people at the city gate, and most of them were soldiers with panic-looking faces coming and going. There are those who prepare to defend the city, those who transport grain and grass, those who prepare rolling stones, those who heat oil and wax, and those who prepare weapons.
All the circumstances show that the battle situation is tense, and everyone is beating drums in their hearts. They don't know when the Sun and Liu coalition forces will approach the city.
---End of this volume---
