Wujiang County only has two city gates in the north and south and a water gate in the southeast. Because the flood will be discharged tomorrow, they are all blocked, and the only way in and out is by hanging basket.
It was an extraordinary period, and even late at night, people were constantly coming in and out, most of them responsible for delivering messages and orders.
Towards the end of the day, three men in military uniforms entered the city through a hanging basket after checking their identities, and were led to the county government office.
"Are you from the Fenghua Army?"
Ban Zhi, who was on duty at the gate, was surprised to see that the three men's military uniforms were very worn and even barefoot.
The leading man clasped his fists and said, "Exactly, I am Chen Xiaokun, the Marquis of Yu, the capital of Fenghua Army. I have received an order from King Yan and am here to return my order. Please inform me."
After checking the seal and the transfer order document, Ban Zhi became enthusiastic and took the three of them to a signing room in the magistrate's office. "Please wait a moment, Marquis Du Yu, I will inform His Highness."
Not long after, someone opened the door and came in, but it was not Zhao Mengqi, but Wanwan with joy.
"Uncle Chen, Uncle Tian, and Uncle Xiahou, you are here."
When Chen Xiaokun and the others saw Wanwan, they quickly stood up and saluted, "I will finally pay my respects to the young lady."
Wanwan was helpless when the three of them were so respectful, "Uncle Chen, you are still so old-fashioned. You always salute me, a junior, and you are not afraid of shortening my life."
Chen Xiaokun just smiled silently, but Tian Chengguang said cheerfully, "How can you? If the young lady were a man, it would be time to take over and take command. It is only natural that we salute you."
Xia Houji was even more cheerful, "I think that regardless of whether we are in command or not, the young lady is our head."
After chatting for a while, Chen Xiaokun asked, "My dear wife, why haven't you seen His Highness Prince Yan yet?"
"He hasn't slept for several days and finally fell asleep, so I'll meet you first on his behalf." Wanwan replied casually.
From these words, the three of them heard the smell of gossip. The relationship between the young lady and King Yan was indeed unusual.
It's not that the three rough embryos were so sensitive, it was just because King Yan's transfer order and Wanwan's handwritten letter arrived at the Fenghua Army, so there was such speculation in the army.
As the only descendant of the Chen family, Wanwan's marriage is even related to the future of the entire Fenghua Army, so it naturally attracts the attention of everyone in the army.
So Tian Chengguang couldn't help but asked tentatively, "The marriage between the young lady and the Liu family..."
Wanwan answered directly, "Retreat."
"It's better to retreat, it's better to retreat." Tian Chengguang asked again, "What about you and King Yan?"
"Yeah." Wanwan nodded shyly.
After receiving the affirmative answer, the three of them were sincerely happy, and they all seemed to have a bad impression of the Liu family.
Xia Houji said bluntly, "Not to mention other things, the Liu family should have retired a long time ago. Back then, I felt that Liu Xiuli was not a good person because of his pretentiousness and righteousness. When we were engaged, I even advised the general, but the general said nothing about the cleverness of the Liu family's child. , I am a scholar, hehe, I don’t understand what is so good about being a scholar..."
Tian Chengguang recalled the past with some emotion, "Liu Xiuli, he was fine before, but after the general died in the battle, he became a little hard to understand."
"What can't we understand? Isn't it because we don't agree with him taking over as general? He says he wants to make us rich, but do we really think we can't see what his plans are? He just wants to change the Fenghua Army. You have to make oxen and horses for him like other Xiang troops." Xiahou Jian said disdainfully.
"Yes, since then, he has left and established his own business. He has become more and more prosperous, and our life has become more difficult..."
Chen Xiaokun interrupted the discussion between the two, "Okay, let's not talk about this guy. Everyone has his own ambitions. Now that the young lady has canceled the engagement, we have nothing to do with him."
"Yes, there is really nothing to say." Xiahou Jian shrugged, and then said cheerfully, "By the way, if the young lady marries King Yan, won't she become the Queen in the future? Hahaha, this is great, Lord General I definitely never imagined that one day I would be the head of the state."
"Uncle Xiahou, this is not nonsense. From our family background, how can we have such extravagant expectations." Wanwan smiled bitterly.
Xiahou Jiehui misunderstood, "Could it be that King Yan..."
"no
His reasons. "Wanwan didn't know how to explain it. After all, family scandals should not be made public. It was one thing for someone to know, but it was another thing to take the initiative to say it.
Xia Houji didn't understand the meaning behind this, but he patted his chest sharply, "Don't worry, little lady, Fenghua Army is your natal family. From now on, if we make more contributions to His Highness King Yan, no one will be able to overtake us. "
Wanwan felt that it was unclear, so she changed the topic, "How many people did you dispatch this time?"
Tian Chengguang replied, "After seeing the lady's letter, no one dared to neglect it. However, most of our troops are old and weak, and some people have to be left to take care of them. Therefore, with all our efforts, only more than 5,000 people can go out. It's just our station." It was too scattered and it took a lot of time to assemble, so we brought some of them over first."
Wanwan nodded after hearing this. She knew the situation of the Fenghua Army very well. She had tried her best to gather 5,000 people. "Thank you uncles for your hard work. Things will get better in the future."
There was a sound of footsteps, and Zhao Mengqi strode into the custody room, laughing loudly, "It's my fault, I was snoozing for a while, and I neglected everyone..."
Wanwan turned her head in surprise, "Why are you here? Why don't you sleep more?"
"Three hours are enough, sleeping more is useless." Zhao Mengqi was indeed full of energy and energy.
Chen Xiaokun and others hurriedly paid their respects. Only then did Zhao Mengqi notice what they were wearing and was very surprised, "Well, why don't you even have shoes? Is the army so embarrassed? You generals are all like this. What about the soldiers?" Doesn’t it mean that we can’t even eat?”
"Your Highness has some misunderstandings." Chen Xiaokun hurriedly explained, "It is true that there are some difficulties in the army, but the reason why we don't wear shoes is mainly because we spend most of the time on the ship, so wearing shoes is a bit inconvenient."
Tian Chengguang also added, "Another thing is that our Fenghua Army is a little different from other armies. Most of them are fighting for generations. We all live together. How can we pay attention to the differences between soldiers? Everything we eat is shared by everyone, and we share the joys and sorrows. That is Thanks to this, no one in our army has starved to death."
Zhao Mengqi somewhat understood that this Fenghua Army was indeed a little different. It actually achieved equality between officers and soldiers to a certain extent. It was said to be an army, but in fact it was more like a big family, or a commune. In this generation, it was indeed incredible.
However, this difficult situation is real. From this point of view, other Xiang troops have to bear all kinds of additional labor, and the situation will only be worse.
This made his face look a little heavy, and he said slowly, "I promise you that we will solve this problem as soon as possible and improve your treatment."
Chen Xiaokun and the other three were overjoyed, "Thanks to His Highness for your grace, we finally have hope."
They thought that Zhao Mengqi was only talking about the Fenghua Army. In fact, Zhao Mengqi wanted to include all the Xiang Army, and it was not that he was just talking in vain, but that he had already made plans in this regard. After the flood passed, the official plan would begin. Start implementing it.
"I guess you guys who came so late must not have eaten yet. I have asked someone to prepare food for you. After you finish eating, we will talk about your mission."
As soon as Zhao Mengqi finished speaking, Qian Xiaopang and Geng Zhi came in with large trays of steaming soup, pasta, mutton, fruits and vegetables.
From the looks of it, it definitely wasn't made in a hurry, and it was so delicate and rich. It was probably originally prepared for King Yan and others.
Chen Xiaokun and the other three didn't know what to do for a moment, so they all looked at Wanwan.
"This is His Highness's wish. Uncles, please don't refuse. Just eat it quickly."
Wanwan finished speaking with a smile, and then thanked Zhao Mengqi softly, "You are so attentive, I have neglected it."
"Use it slowly, don't be in a hurry."
Zhao Mengqi was worried that they would feel uncomfortable eating if he was there, so he led Wanwan out of the custody room. Chen Xiaokun and others looked at this scene with even more joy in their eyes.
Although it was not raining, the moonlight behind the cloud curtain was not bright, and the yard was hazy.
For Zhao Mengqi, this was a good environment for committing crimes. He couldn't help but pull Wanwan into his arms with a strong hand.
Caught off guard, Wanwan screamed in surprise, but was blocked back by the fiery and domineering voice.
Wanwan was stunned and did not respond or resist.
, letting someone swim around until he felt a little suffocated, then he subconsciously tightened the flesh on Zhao Mengqi's waist, creating a 360-degree spiral.
With their lips parted, Zhao Mengqi grimaced in pain, but in his eyes was the smile of a successful woman. Well, it was worth it.
Wanwan was like an ostrich, burying her head in Zhao Mengqi's chest, breathing rapidly.
Zhao Mengqi gently held her waist and came close to her ear, "This is my first kiss." Parentheses, in this life...
Wanwan felt velvet tickling her ears, making her earlobes hot, "What did you say?"
The voice was muffled by the chest, a little muffled, a little muffled, and even more seductive and enchanting.
Zhao Mengqi licked his lips, feeling very unsatisfied, "I said, let's do it again."
Just when he was about to commit his second crime, God couldn't bear it. A rush of footsteps rushed towards him, and he shouted anxiously, "Your Highness, Your Highness..."
When he heard Hou Tao's voice, Zhao Mengqi didn't dare to ignore it and immediately said, "I'm here!"
Wanwan quickly left Zhao Mengqi's arms and stood aside, lowering her head and pretending to fix her hair. However, the feeling of being invaded just now appeared in her mind.
Hou Tao followed the sound and came over. He didn't care to breathe calmly and said hurriedly, "Your Highness, there are a large number of ships approaching on the lake. It is probably an enemy attack. It can take at most one stick of incense to reach the shore. If it comes from the mouth of the river, it will take a long time." Shorter!"
Damn it, what the hell! ?
Zhao Mengqi was confused, and then started spinning rapidly again.
Careless!
Eighty percent of them are from the Liu family.
I believed too much in calculations, thinking that I had paralyzed them enough and everything would go according to my plan, but I ignored that accidents were everywhere.
"How many enemies are there?"
"Unknown. The police officer reported that there are at least two hundred ships. It's hard to estimate the size."
"How many of us are there?"
"Excluding the twenty people who stayed at Pingwang, there are less than a hundred of us in total. There are still more than two hundred forbidden troops in the city. Most of the archers and government officials have dispersed to various towns and villages, which is negligible. There are actually two thousand civilians who are used to prevent disasters. There are many, but I don’t know if they can be used..."
"Okay! Issue an order to have all the Ban Zhi and Imperial Guards go to the city! Geng Zhi, get your armor! Qian Long and Wu Qiong, you two stay in the county government office to protect Duke Wu and his ladies!"
After Zhao Mengqi finished speaking, he turned around and held Wanwan's shoulders, "Ruochu, help me protect Jian Niang and the others. If...if the city is destroyed, you immediately take them to find a place to hide. No matter what, you must find a way to survive!" "
I originally wanted Wanwan and the others to leave the city now, but the situation outside is unclear and may be even more dangerous. We can only place all our hopes on defending the city first.
Hou Tao immediately ran to look for Chang Geng, while Chen Xiaokun and the other two hurriedly came out when they heard the noise, "Your Highness, is there an enemy attack?"
Zhao Mengqi was overjoyed and said, "I almost forgot that you are here. Hurry up and let the Fenghua army enter the city."
Chen Xiaokun's face was not good, "Your Highness, there are only 600 people coming with us, and the ship is parked three miles away. Brother Tian, please go and dispatch quickly. Xiahou and I will go to the city to help."
Zhao Mengqi was greatly disappointed when he heard this, but the most important thing now was to resist the first wave of attacks and prevent the enemy from entering the city.
"Let's go to the city!"
