"Enter the big tent and listen to what the people inside are saying."
When the two ghosts entered the tent, Song Xin saw clearly what was going on inside. There were several people discussing things inside. One of them was tall, about eight feet tall, with majestic appearance. He has a fair complexion and a short beard on his chin. He didn't wear any armor, just a light yellow battle robe with a cowhide belt around his waist.
He is not as thick-waisted as Cao Ren Niujin and other Cao Jun generals. This general has broad shoulders and a thin waist, and has thick limbs. Song Xin guessed that this must be Zhao Zilong who became famous in the battle at Changbanpo. But it is much different from the bare-faced and beardless look in TV series and games. No matter how you look at it, he is forty years old. After all, in Song Xin's original era, Nian Zhao Yun's image had been solidified by film and television games.
Zhao Yun was reading a military newspaper, and Song Xin saw that it was signed by Liu Bei, saying that Guan Yu had led two thousand troops across the river to seize Cao Ren's retreat. He was ordered to hurry up and purchase military supplies and weapons. Once he received a message from Yun Changyide, he immediately set off south to attack the four counties in Jingnan. The letter did not mention Zhang Fei's sneak attack on Ming'e Sansai.
"How are we going to purchase military rations for our army now?" Zhao Yun asked.
"Returning to the general, our army can supply enough food and fodder for half a month at present. If we want to wait for the food and fodder to support March, it will take another half month." A warehouse official said.
"You need to get food as soon as possible. The battle report from Generals Guan and Zhang will arrive soon. If the food and grass are not available, you will have to engage in military law."
"Yes, general, I will do my best to buy it. Please allow me to stay for another ten days. Now that all the grain and grass in the south of the Yangtze River have been conquered by Zhou Yu, we have to spend money to buy it from the big families in the south of the Yangtze River."
Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Well, I know it's not easy for you to buy food, but the military order is here. If you delay the expedition, I will also be punished. You can increase the price by 20%, and then go to the common people and big households to buy food. , don’t rob by force. In addition, give more rewards to the people who transport military supplies, and don’t beat or scold them.”
"Yes, general, I'll do it right away." The grain officer responded, saluted and left the tent.
"This general is very kind to the big families and people in the south of the Yangtze River. He is much kinder than Cao Jun's generals. No wonder the people of Xinye and Nanyang were willing to follow Liu Bei to move south." Song Xin heard the conversation between Zhao Yun and the grain officer and admired in his heart.
At this time, a young general next to Zhao Yun saw Zhao Yun finish talking to the grain officer, and said: "General Zilong, I just received the news of the horse exploration, and I came here to inform the general."
"Oh, Shu Chang, what should I say?"
"At present, the four counties in Jingnan are weakly defended, with only more than a thousand people in each place. Although Sun Quan's army went to Hefei, he still sent troops westward with the intention of taking the four counties."
"Oh, how many people are there? Who is leading the troops? Can you inform the lord?"
"The number of troops and horses is currently unknown. There are about three thousand. I have sent a military academy to report to the lord."
"In this case, I only hope that Yun Chang and General Yide can send a letter as soon as possible. The four counties are very important to the lord. Our army must get them first."
"It turns out that Liu Bei was waiting for the stalemate between Zhou Yu and General Cao in Jiangling. Guan Yu cut off our army's food route, and then took advantage of the two sides to attack the four counties of Jingnan when they had no time to look south. This is the same as General Xu Huang's speculation. Guan Yu only had about Two thousand troops, this situation needs to be reported to the Prime Minister."
After listening to this, Song Xin thought to himself. At the same time, Song Xin also marveled at Guan Yu's courage. A mere two thousand men dared to go deep behind enemy lines. You must know that the prime minister had at least hundreds of thousands of troops between Jiangling and Xiangyang.
At this time, no one expected that just these two thousand troops would throw the entire Jingzhou war situation into chaos. This is also one of the highlight moments of Guan Erye's life.
Song Xin said: "You two will read all the military reports around Zhao Yun. I want to see if there is any news missing."
The two ghosts naturally obeyed the order. After a while, Song Xin said: "I know everything I need to know. You two, please come back."
After hearing Song Xin's instructions, Huangpi and Bangu exited the tent. They quickly flew to the wooden fence of the inner military camp, and suddenly there was a soft buzz.
Then a talisman flew up from nowhere and quickly stuck to Huang Pi's body. Song Xin felt his eyes go dark, and the trace of consciousness attached to Huang Pi's body was instantly wiped away. Then Song Xin felt as if his mind was being wiped out. The needle pricked.
The talisman was affixed to Huangpi, and he immediately froze in place like a log.
"The ghost soldiers are working here, who dares to disturb you!" Ban Gu saw the talisman flying out and didn't have time to warn Huang Pi. When he saw him being hit, he immediately scolded him.
A man who looked like a military academy flashed out from behind a tent and said with a respectful expression: "I didn't know the two ghosts were here. I just felt a ray of spiritual consciousness of the practitioners in the camp, so I fired a talisman to hit them. Forgive me, forgive me. crime."
"I'm here to look for lost souls. Don't disturb me. Please remove the talisman quickly." Ban Gu continued.
"Yes, I have offended you. I will remove the talisman immediately." After saying that, he made a spell with his fingers, and the talisman attached to Huang Pi's body turned into powder and dispersed.
"Well, if you are sensible, I won't hold you responsible for the offense today. We still have important matters to attend to, so you can retreat." Half Bone said, and without waiting for the man's reply, he picked up Huangpi and flew out of the camp. .
The two ghosts returned to Song Xin's tent and said, "Sir, my whereabouts were discovered just now by a cultivator. We lied and claimed that we were searching for lost souls here. It was that person's talisman that distracted your mind."
"Well, it turns out there is a fellow Taoist here. How is his cultivation?"
"I think he is an alchemist, but his level... seems to be better than yours, sir."
Song Xin looked solemn. It was definitely not good news that a practitioner was in the opponent's camp. "The information we know so far is enough to repay General Cao. It is not advisable to stay any longer. I will leave right now. You two can quickly get into the box."
The two ghosts went straight into the black box without any nonsense.
Song Xin called Song Ya, and without explaining much, they decided to leave immediately.
After leaving the tent, I found two daggers, went into the stable and took two horses, quietly left the camp, and the two mounted their horses and ran northward.
After running for ten miles, the two men suddenly reined in their horses. Because there was a figure waiting for them in front.
"How are you two? I've been waiting here for a long time."
"Who are you? Why are you blocking my way?" Song Ya asked loudly, then drew out his dagger and pointed it at the other party.
"The wisp of spiritual thought I shot away just now belongs to which of the two of you?" The man didn't answer Song Ya, as if he turned a blind eye to him.
This question made Song Ya look confused.
"It's from me. Who is this? How to find me?" Song Xin replied coldly.
The man looked at Song Xin, ignored Song Ya, and said: "Fellow Taoist, my surname is Zhang, my name is Xiuyang, and I am a disciple of Zhang Tianshi in the Five Pecks of Rice Sect. This is just a small talisman tracking method, a little trick. Your Excellency can mobilize ghosts. Soldier, I wonder who you are? Why do you come to the camp?"
"It is inconvenient for me to disclose my identity, so please step aside and let me wait." Song Xin said coldly.
"Well, I'm afraid that won't work." Zhang Xiuyang said with a smile. "It seems that you are also a cultivator. Why can you mobilize the ghost soldiers of the underworld?" he asked.
Song Xin saw the look of expectation in his eyes.
"You want to know what this is for?"
"I'm just curious."
"Are you just curious? Do you still want this method?" Song Xin said with a sneer.
"Well, since you already know what I'm thinking, just hand it over." He continued to smile. When Zhang Xiuyang was scolded by Half Bone at first, he almost believed it, but he felt strange at the same time. When he was breaking up the talisman, the fly ash made from the spiritual talisman was stained on the yellow-skinned and half-bone spirit body, and he sensed that they had entered Song Xin's tent.
Later, the two ghosts entered the black box where they lived. Zhang Xiuyang could not sense the trace, but he had already discovered Song Xin and waited for them on the road they must pass. This ability to mobilize the ghost soldiers of the underworld is very attractive, and Zhang Xiuyang is naturally very curious.
"As long as your Excellency hands over the method, I will let you two leave immediately. I will never break my promise." Zhang Xiuyang said.
"What if I don't hand it over?" Song Xin said.
"Then we can only take you two back and let Zhao Zilong come and question you."
"Catch me and wait until we go back. You can also ask General Zhao about your identity as the Five Dou Rice Cult. What are Zhang Lu's people doing here." Song Xin retorted.
Zhang Xiuyang hesitated. Originally, he was just curious and wanted to see what the method was. Unexpectedly, Song and Xin's poor words made him a little annoyed, but instead aroused his desire to fight. However, he still had a smile on his face, "It seems that Shima is unwilling to hand it over?"
"Haha, I won't hand it over."
Song Xin was also a little annoyed. This was not a magic method, but a ghost attendant given to Xiaoyu by the ghost general.
Even if I want to, I can't. If I talk nicely, it's not impossible to say it clearly. It's just that this person was threatening from the beginning and even used talismans to secretly track them. In this current situation, it seems that a fight is inevitable.
"Brother, please take the horse away. It seems that this fellow Taoist wants to fight tonight, so I have no choice but to spar with him."
