The clatter of horse hooves stopped in front of the door of a square house. The fence made of solid wood is only half a foot high. Standing outside the door, you can see the simple layout and furnishings in the yard.
To the east of the yard is a small vegetable plot, which must be empty at this time of year. The soil in the vegetable plot clearly shows signs of being plowed deliberately.
Next to the vegetable field is a well, with a wooden eaves built over the well to prevent dirt from falling into the well.
Next to the well is a sink for laundry. It can be seen that it is carved out of stone, and there is a wooden support next to the sink.
There was a large washbasin with colorful patterns on the stand. When they saw the washbasin, people outside the hospital took a second look curiously.
The maid who was leading the way saw this and said:
"This is the enamel basin made by the master, but it is a good item that has a price but no market." Huang Yueying was stunned.
"Enamel basin?" This is the first time I've heard of such an object. The maid said as she pushed open the courtyard door. What came into view was a sidewalk paved with bluestones. The maid took the lead and walked in.
Huang Yueying followed closely, looking towards the west. To the west of the yard was a bare ginkgo tree with a swing tied to its trunk, which immediately attracted her attention.
On the other side of the swing is a huge bluestone, about as high as the knee. It is very large and can seat three or five people. The surface of the bluestone is polished very smooth. When I first saw it, I thought of lying on it in the summer. It must be very pleasant to look up at the stars from above.
At this time, two futons were placed on the bluestone, and in the middle was a simple chessboard, filled with black and white chess pieces made of glass. A ginkgo leaf just fell on it, adding a bit of artistic conception.
"Miss, this is tonight's dinner. According to the master's instructions, I specially asked the cook to make it lighter." Seeing the master come back, the maid who was assigned to serve came out of the kitchen, holding a rich and delicious food in her hand. Another simple meal.
The maid who led the way introduced:
"Miss, this is Ping'er. She is mainly responsible for the young lady's food and daily life. The cook in the kitchen was specially sent by the young master. She studied with Aunt Niu for a period of time before, so her skills must be very good."
"Ping'er has met Miss. I wonder where Miss would like to have dinner?" the little maid carrying the dishes asked respectfully.
Huang Yueying looked at the bluestone. The little maid understood it, carried the dishes over, packed the chessboard into the room, and brought out a small low table.
The food was put on the table, including three dishes, one soup, and a large glass of milk. Vegetarian dishes were the main ones, and the only meat dish... was a bowl of steamed eggs. Are eggs considered a meat dish?
The little maid was afraid that Huang Yueying would think she was neglecting her, so she explained:
"These dishes are all made according to the menu ordered by the young master. They are a bit lighter. I hope Miss will not blame you." Huang Yueying came closer, smelled it, shook her head and said:
"No, it's already very good, and the cook's skills are really good. Although they are all vegetarian dishes, they are very satisfying." The little maid nodded happily and winked at the cook who was peeking in the kitchen. Let the cook rest assured that this master is a good person.
"Well..." Huang Yueying was a little hungry. After sitting down, she instinctively wanted to take off her hat and veil, but she looked up and saw two maids standing aside. She said with some embarrassment:
"Can I trouble you to step aside?" The two maids looked at each other. The eldest maid was the one who got the order from Wei B. She nodded and hurriedly pulled the little maid into the kitchen.
"If the young lady has any instructions, you can call me by my name. We will wait in the kitchen. Oh, by the way, the young lady must drink all the glass of milk. This is what the young master ordered." Huang Yueying said to her gratefully. Nod.
After the two left, Huang Yueying took off her bamboo hat and veil, revealing a sallow face...?
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"This milk tastes good!"
"Old Chen, give me another drink."
"Hahaha, this must be the first time for Teacher Zhang to drink milk, right?" The wind on the grassland is slightly colder than in Guan Nei. The freshly squeezed milk is warm, and drinking it makes your stomach feel warm.
Zhang Fei drank seven or eight bowls in a row, and finally burped happily. The field of vision moved up, and through the distorted heat waves of the flames, a burning tent in the distance was unusually eye-catching.
"Brother, this is the second tribe. I didn't expect that in just two charges, we lost more than 300 infantry." Guan Yu frowned and gnawed on a leg of lamb in his hand.
Liu Bei, who was sitting next to him, also frowned, took a sip from a bowl of milk, and sighed helplessly.
The infantry he brought this time were all recruited with great difficulty. There were a total of 3,000 people. Unexpectedly, nearly 20% of them died in less than ten days.
While sighing, he had to sigh at the power of the black armor. The dead infantry were all ordinary soldiers who did not wear black armor. Those capable black armored soldiers not only suffered no casualties, but also made great achievements. The black armored soldiers were indispensable for the successful victory of the two tribes this time.
Of course, the one hundred city guards brought by Zhang Fei are the main force, but the role played by the one hundred city guards is limited after all. Facing the Xiongnu tribe with as few as three to four thousand people, the one thousand infantry wearing black armor will rise. The role is crucial.
"Two tribes, in addition to the one thousand black armors we have already obtained, we can also get one thousand sets, which is two thousand black armor soldiers." Liu Bei showed a smile, his eyes full of longing.
When Guan Yu heard this, he nodded slightly to express his agreement. At the same time, he threw away the bones in his hands and picked up the Qinglong Yanyue Sword beside him.
"I'll get used to it a little longer. Brother, go to bed early tonight." Guan Yu said and walked towards Zhang Fei. Liu Bei looked up and saw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei chatting for a few words. The two found an open place to practice with their weapons.
Upon seeing this, the infantry and city guards who were resting gathered over and cheered one after another. Seeing this scene, Liu Bei felt a little uncomfortable.
He didn't know when he started to feel Guan Yu's alienation from him. Perhaps it was because he was too neurotic, but he always felt that in recent days, his second brother Guan Yu was deliberately trying to get closer to his third brother Zhang Fei.
As for Zhang Fei, Liu Bei smiled bitterly. Although he still called himself "big brother", he could clearly feel that Zhang Fei was not as obedient as before. Now Zhang Fei is not only independent, but also very good at grasping the relationship with his two brothers. distance.
That's right, it's about grasping the distance between the three brothers. Zhang Fei's position has completely shifted to Wei B's. He is no longer the stubborn big brother he was before, and I will do whatever you ask me to do.
Liu Bei knew that Zhang Fei resented him in his heart and hated himself for taking Guan Yu away without saying a word. If he hadn't left him without saying goodbye, the three brothers would not be so divided today.
It's a pity, one wrong step, one wrong step after another. Now Liu Bei could only put on an expression of blessing, and from time to time encouraged Zhang Fei to follow Wei B and make a world of success.
In order to continue to create a great image of a loyal brother in Zhang Fei's heart.
"Hahaha, second brother, you can't do it. This Qinglong Yanyue Sword is not as useful as my Zhangba Snake Spear."
"Haha, third brother is joking. If I hadn't let you go, you wouldn't be able to support it anymore."
"Hey, second brother, why didn't you ask me if I tried my best?" Zhang Fei said and suddenly jumped back a few steps, and the eight-foot-long snake spear in his hand suddenly split into two, and said:
"I learned a set of two-handed stick techniques in Changshan some time ago. Second brother, be careful."
"Oh?" Guan Yu's expression was solemn, he pushed the Qinglong Yanyue Sword hard on the grass, and looked at Zhang Fei curiously.
I saw Zhang Fei take a deep breath, and a big bag seemed to bulge in his chest. His whole body's energy and energy changed drastically in an instant, as if a tiger was about to pounce on him at any time.
Although I don't know what stick skills Zhang Fei learned in Changshan, the sense of crisis he brought to Guan Yu skyrocketed at this time.
Guan Yu did not dare to neglect, he raised the Qinglong Yanyue Sword and held it directly in front of him, which could be regarded as both offensive and defensive. Dudu~
"Huh?" Zhang Fei, who was ready to go, suddenly turned back. One hundred city guards affiliated with Zhang Fei also picked up their weapons and immediately entered combat mode.
Just when Liu Bei and the thousands of infantrymen were still looking confused, he saw a stream of light not far away lighting up the night sky.
Dudu, dudu~ The trumpet sounded again. Zhang Fei's vigilant expression relaxed instantly. He turned around and shouted to Guan Yu:
"Second brother, let's fight another day. A guest is coming."
"Guest?" Liu Bei also came over at this time. Guan Yu looked at the stream of light with the same curiosity. Not long after.
The sound of horse hooves came rolling in, and the leader was Sun Ce, who was wearing black armor, Hua Li, who was wearing standard stab-proof clothing, and Zhou Yu...
"Hahaha, Yide, I finally found you." Hua Cong greeted him carelessly. Zhang Fei also laughed and greeted him, including a hundred city guards, all of whom also looked cheerful.
Liu Bei and Sun Ce, on the other hand, looked at each other and just put their hands together politely. Liu Bei's eyes searched behind Sun Ce and others, and then he couldn't help but frown... Strange, why didn't he see Cao Mengde?
Liu Bei didn't know yet that someone was playing a trick just to be on the safe side, so Sun Ce had no choice but to obey.
When the two armies meet. Zhang Fei pulled Hua Cun aside and asked in a low voice:
"Have you brought it?" Hua Cun smiled and looked at a certain figure hiding in his team. Zhang Fei glanced along his line of sight, smiled, and said nothing.
The next day. I thought Zhang Fei and Hua Kun would force the two armies to act together. Liu Bei and Sun Ce, who were thinking about how to reject them, suddenly received an unexpected piece of information.
Hua Cun brought the two of them together, took out a map and said:
"Brother Xuande, brother Bofu, come and see, this is the distribution map of the Xiongnu tribes we have collected. There are seven tribes closest to us..." After burning an incense stick.
Liu Bei and Sun Ce each took Guan Yu and Zhou Yu back to their respective camps. They could never figure out when the Wei family had obtained such clear information about the Huns. Not only did they have the exact location of the tribe, but they also noted the tribe's approximate number of people, as well as basic defenses and strategies.
For example, Liu Bei has obtained a tribe strategy. If he follows the strategy provided by Hua Cun to attack that tribe, he only needs to use 1,000 black armors and Zhang Fei's 100 city guards to cover him, and he can defeat it effortlessly. The main fighting force of the tribe.
It was almost the same with Sun Ce. As long as they strictly followed the strategy provided by Hua Cun, they would be able to take down two small tribes of about 3,000 who surrendered before noon.
After returning to the camp, Sun Ce handed the rubbing map of Kantu to Zhou Yu, and at the same time analyzed the general situation of the two tribes with Zhou Yu.
After getting all the information, Zhou Yu could not think of a better strategy, because the strategy given by Hua Cun was the simplest and most practical.
Zhou Yu immediately looked at the hundred city guards led by Hua Kun. He frowned and said:
"Master, the Wei family must have sent a master over. Although I don't know how they got this information, but he was able to quickly integrate the information and give such a perfect strategy. This person's military skills must be far better than mine." Sun Ce nodded solemnly. Although he was very happy to pick up two tribes for nothing, the more he came into contact with the people of the Wei family, the more he felt that the Wei family was unfathomable, as if in front of the Wei family, all of them were An elk is generally powerless in the face of a tiger.
The two people hiding in the Huali team.
"Okay, brother Xiao Zhao, our mission is completed, what should we do next?" Hao Zhao heard this, unconsciously touched the package on the saddle, shook his head and said:
"Mr. Xun, don't ask me. Young Master said, let me listen to your arrangements. If you say to leave, we will leave. If you say to continue to follow up, we will continue to follow up. Anyway, I am your eyes." Xun Duan sat on horseback. Above, he laughed, glanced at the package Hao Zhao was protecting intentionally or unintentionally, nodded and said:
"In that case, let's follow you for two more days and finally come to the grassland. Xun is quite interested in the scenery here." Hao Zhao laughed and said:
"It's okay, I'll listen to you sir." In a blink of an eye...two days later. The teams of Liu Bei and Sun Ce merged again, this time the two teams gathered by a stream.
Sun Ce took off his black armor tiredly, and jumped into the cold stream shirtless. The dried blood on his body melted instantly, and soon the transparent stream water was dyed red.
"Phew, feel good." Sun Ce picked up a handful of water and splashed it on his face to make himself look more energetic. Zhou Yu also took off the sword from his waist. He took out the sword with some pain and looked at it. It was already full of gaps.
"In two days, four tribes were destroyed and nearly 30,000 Hu tribes were killed." Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce. Sun Ce smiled bitterly, slumped down in the stream, holding his body tired, and replied:
"Now I finally know how the Wei family wiped out a tribe of 100,000 people with 2,000 city guards. It's simply unbelievable. They seem to know everything." Zhou Yu nodded slightly, took off his boots, and put his feet in In the stream, the cold and biting water made him shiver.
"I eavesdropped for a while last night, and there seemed to be a strange noise. Then I saw a red light rising quickly into the sky and disappearing in an instant. Although I don't know what it was, I must be inseparable from it." Sun Ce frowned. Frowning slightly, he looked at the city guards who were joking and joking not far away.
"Wei's method is obviously not as simple as it appears on the surface... We have been running rampant on the grassland for many days and have not been discovered by the Huns. This is simply impossible. Gongjin, do you still remember yesterday afternoon? , Brother Huaqin asked us to temporarily change our direction." Zhou Yu nodded and said:
"Of course I remember. At that time, I vaguely sensed that something was wrong. It seemed that he was deliberately avoiding something. Now that I think about it, could he have seen the Huns' movements in advance and intentionally let us avoid the Huns' scouts?"
"It's possible." Sun Ce said.
"Isn't that a foresight?" Zhou Yu looked in disbelief.
"What exactly is that red glow?"
