"It's time to eat~ Come and eat~" When it was time to eat, the cook in Chu Xiang's army shouted.
Yi Xiaodao was holding his own bowl and waiting in line for rice. The team moved forward in an orderly manner, taking food one by one. Finally it was Yi Xiaodao's turn: "Brother, what are you having for lunch today?"
"What else can we eat? Some of it would be good. Come on, take it." As he said that, the cook stuffed two large cakes into Yi Xiaodao's hand and filled Yi Xiaodao's bowl with half a bowl of millet porridge.
Yi Xiaodao looked at the two large pancakes and half a bowl of millet porridge in his hand. He couldn't help but be startled, and then sighed: "Oh, it's this large pancake with millet porridge again."
When the cook heard Yi Xiaodao's complaint, he knocked on the table with the pot and spoon in his hand: "If you don't want to eat it, you take it back and are picky. If you have the ability, drive the Nanhuai army back. When the army arrives, they will celebrate , I will cook whatever you want to eat, do you have the ability?"
Yi Xiaodao quickly stuffed the big pancake into his mouth, smiled and waved his hands: "No, no, I'm happy to eat, I'm happy to eat, hehehehe."
The soldiers were in groups, some sat directly on the ground, and some went into their tents and started eating. Yi Xiaodao also devoured one piece of cake and drank the millet porridge. He took the other piece of cake back to the tent and stuffed it into a bag. In addition to the cake that Yi Xiaodao had just stuffed in, there were as many as a dozen large cakes in the bag.
After Yi Xiaodao finished all this, he ran to help Third Master Li Rongyi get a meal and brought it to him: "Third Master, it's time to eat."
Third Master Li Rongyi was timid by nature, and his reaction after being captured was not violent. Seeing that he was quite honest, Ma Liu ordered his release from the prison car. Although he was still in shackles, it was much better than in the prison car.
When Li Rongyi saw Yi Xiaodao, he opened his mouth to eat without doubting Yi Xiaodao: "You young man... your accent doesn't sound like that of Chu Xiang... Uh... ahem, where are you from? To me, a dying person... You are such a nice person, but I have nothing to repay you with."
Yi Xiaodao looked around and saw that there was no one else around him, and said, "Third Master, how have you been feeling in the past two days?"
Li Rongyi saw that Yi Xiaodao didn't answer his words, and didn't care. The prisoners under the rank didn't have so many identities to talk about. When he heard Yi Xiaodao's question, he just thought it was the rugged general of the Chu Xiang Army, Ma Liu, who was asking, and replied: "Much better, but if the Chu Xiang Army wants to take me as a hostage, I advise General Ma to give up on this idea. My eldest nephew is filial, but he can also distinguish things clearly..."
After Yi Xiaodao interrupted, he said, "Third Master, take a rest first and get some sleep. You may not have time to sleep at night."
Li Rongyi was about to ask a question when Yi Xiaodao saw Ma Liu leaving the handsome tent, quickly put down the food and ducked into a nearby tent.
Yi Xiaodao has been following the Chu Xiang army these days. He saw that the Chu Xiang army often had soldiers fetching water and cutting firewood at Poyang Lake. Then he saw the opportunity and stared at a soldier who usually walked alone. He quietly After killing him, he put on his clothes and sneaked into the Chu Xiang army's camp.
Yi Xiaodao spent a few more days to understand the Chu Xiang Army inside and out, including patrols, sentries, guard changes, stables, etc., including the situation in the Chu Xiang Army.
Tong Meng led an army of 20,000 troops and was stationed south of the west bank of Poyang Lake. Ma Liu led an army of 30,000 troops and was stationed north of the west bank. Both armies were on guard against the Nanhuai Army's incoming attack from the north and south. After that night attack, Ma Liu's 30,000 soldiers were also quite damaged. These few times, Ma Liu led his army to camp and stood still. Tong Meng led his army to fight several times, but was stopped by the cautious Ma Liu.
"Come on, come on, play cards, General Ma just went to the south camp again."
"Haha, I'm afraid it's not General Tong who is clamoring to lead his troops into battle again, right?"
"I don't care about him. Come on, whoever it is, go out and look for the wind."
A group of soldiers shouted and started playing cards. One of them ordered Yi Xiaodao to go out of the tent to look for the wind. Yi Xiaodao frowned and looked at this group of Chu Xiang troops with some confusion. The first King of Chu Xiang relied on his unique beheading tactics to attack and kill four marshals and six vanguards, and single-handedly blocked the 200,000-strong army of Southern Shu. Why are the two armies facing each other? These Chu and Xiang armies still have the heart to play cards. Can such an army still fight?
Out of curiosity, Yi Xiaodao didn't go to find out. After all, why Chu Xiangjun had nothing to do with him, Yi Xiaodao went out with Xiao to help look out.
Time passed, and the afternoon passed quickly. Soon, at night, torches were lit in the military camp.
After Yi Xiaodao finished his dinner, he stuffed another big cake into his bag. After packing the package, Yi Xiaodao stuffed it into the stable and covered it with withered grass, waiting for him to change his guard. Soon, it was time to change the guard. Yi Xiaodao came to the sentry point in the military camp and changed the guard.
"Brother, why haven't I seen you before?" The Chu Xiang Army soldier who was on sentry duty with Yi Xiaodao shivered, tightened his coat, and asked aloud.
"Oh, I was in charge of cooking before." Yi Xiaodao said casually.
When the soldier heard this, he frowned and said, "A cook? By the way, the food in the camp is so unpalatable, why don't you talk to your former brothers and give them some oil and water? The big pancakes and millet porridge that you eat every day are not meaty at all... "
"Hey, doesn't General Ma eat the same as us?" Yi Xiaodao deliberately brought the topic to Ma Liu, the general of the Chu Xiang Army.
The soldier's eyes widened: "Who said they are all the same?" Realizing that his voice was too loud, he looked around nervously, and then explained, "If General Ma eats the same food as us, can he get so fat? General Ma has such an appetite, what he eats is chicken! Do you know what a chicken is? It’s a chicken that hasn’t grown up yet, and the meat is very fresh and tender.”
Yi Xiaodao made a mental note and then asked: "What about General Tong? General Tong is so thin, he should have the same food as us, right?"
The soldiers of the Chu Xiang Army put their sleeves back and replied: "General Tong is just like us."
"Hey, look. The generals are just like us, so what else do we have to complain about?" Yi Xiaodao said with a smile.
A soldier of the Chu Xiang Army muttered: "It's not like they are all the same. General Tong has so many wives, how can they be the same?"
Yi Xiaodao was moved when he heard this, and said with a wilted smile: "I said, you kid, can you still compare with General Tong? Tell me honestly, have you seen it? Is General Tong's wife good-looking?"
The soldier of the Chu Xiang Army rolled his eyes at Yi Xiaodao and said disdainfully: "Tch, who do you look down on? I have been a soldier in Chu Xiang for seven years. What haven't I seen? How pretty is his wife? Let me tell you, General Tong is fourteen years old. As a daughter-in-law, I change one thing a day, and a month passes after changing it twice. Look, you don’t understand anything, it’s really..."
Yi Xiaodao laughed carefully at the side, deliberately pretending to be surprised, and secretly noted the two's weaknesses in his heart. When the soldiers of the Chu Xiang Army saw Yi Xiaodao looking like a country bumpkin, they were startled, and their vanity as a veteran suddenly rose up, and they started chattering nonstop. Even King Xiang of Chu's socks had holes in them and which thumb was exposed was clearly stated.
Yi Xiaodao looked at the time and saw everyone in the camp falling asleep. Yi Xiaodao suddenly shouted: "Oh, it's over."
"Huh? What's wrong with you? Keep your voice down, what should I do if I wake everyone up?" The Chu Xiang Army soldier was talking enthusiastically when he was suddenly interrupted by Yi Xiaodao, who couldn't help but ask.
"My stomach is suddenly upset. How can I fix this? This is..." Yi Xiaodao shouted.
The soldiers of the Chu Xiang Army asked with concern: "Where are you on sentry duty? You came here suddenly. What did you eat? Everyone eats the same thing. Why are you so upset?"
Yi Xiaodao pretended to be embarrassed: "I really couldn't eat this big pancake and millet porridge, so I asked my brother who used to cook with me to help me. He gave me two sweet potatoes... Ouch, it hurts me so much."
"Sweet potatoes? Two more? Why didn't I kill you? Don't do anything like this!" The soldiers of the Chu Xiang Army taunted him. Seeing that Yi Xiaodao was really uncomfortable, he panicked and said, "You... you go quickly." , hurry up, hurry up, everyone is asleep now. Those who are secretly sent are my brothers, I will just say hello when I turn around."
When Yi Xiaodao heard this, he was about to leave. When he saw the soldier rummaging through his pocket, he took out a handful of tissue paper and handed it to him: "Here, it was originally used by me to escape. Please hurry up."
Yi Xiaodao looked at the piece of papyrus and felt a little moved in his heart: "Brother, what is your surname? I will give it to you one day!"
"Go quickly, you can talk so much with a handful of toilet paper." A soldier from the Chu Xiang Army kicked Yi Xiaodao on the butt, signaling Yi Xiaodao to go quickly.
Yi Xiaodao turned his head and looked around. When he saw that no one was alerting him, he felt relieved and ran towards the latrine. After running a certain distance, Yi Xiaodao estimated that he was out of sight of the secret sentry, so he turned a corner and walked around to the tent where the third master Li Rongyi was being held, and quietly looked into the tent.
The two soldiers of the Chu and Xiang Army were drowsy leaning against the prison car. The third master, Li Rongyi, was sitting in the prison car with his eyes closed. He didn't know whether he had fallen asleep or not.
Yi Xiaodao didn't dare to delay, he drew out the long knife from his waist and threw it at one of them, while he flew towards the other one.
"Well..." The long knife arrived first and cut one of the men's throats shut. The man groaned and fell straight to the ground.
The other person had just been awakened by the sound of falling to the ground, and while he was confused, Yi Xiaodao rushed over. The soldier was startled, and was about to shout and pull out the sword, but Yi Xiaodao kicked the handle of the sword. The long sword could not be pulled out, and the soldier's mouth was covered with his hand. With the force of kicking the knife just now, he jumped onto the prison car. With the force of his hand, the soldier's neck was broken and he fell limply to the ground.
"Third Master, Third Master. I'm here to save you." Yi Xiaodao did not dare to speak loudly, so he had to call softly.
Third Master Li Rongyi didn't really fall asleep. He had already woken up when the two fell to the ground. At this time, he saw Yi Xiaodao outside the prison car. He looked at the two Chu Xiang Army soldiers on the ground and asked: " What are you..."
"Third Master, don't ask anymore. The eldest son, Li Yaoyang, and the second son, Li Dingxing, are waiting. Come on, let's go out first." After saying that, Yi Xiaodao jumped out of the prison car, groped from the fallen soldier, and found the key. , open the prison car.
"How can we get away in the Chu Xiang Army's camp?" Li Rongyi couldn't help but frowned.
Yi Xiaodao carried Li Rongyi on his back and said, "I will definitely be able to escape, Third Master, please hold on tight!"
