"Have you grown taller again?"
When Du Chengfeng returned to the house, Carpenter Li, who had not yet left, asked the same question.
If Liu Bolun's words can still be regarded as the speech of a drunkard, then Li Carpenter's words are extremely credible. This carpenter, who is quite sensitive to size, not only saw Du Chengfeng's increase in height at a glance, but even accurately judged how much taller he was.
"It's an inch and a half longer than a few days ago. That means you've suddenly grown two inches and a half longer than when we first met... Is this because you're growing a little too fast?"
It is indeed a little too fast, even a little too fast. If one inch taller, which is about three centimeters, is not too obvious, then two inches and two centimeters, which is about seven centimeters, is a bit too obvious.
The height of seven centimeters, rounded up, is from 1.8 meters to 1.9 meters. This is already a height increase that can be seen with the naked eye.
"And your arm...if I touch it, your arm must be thicker, right?"
"……Have it?"
Du Chengfeng didn't realize it himself, but his schedule during this period was really quite full - after careful calculation, he actually came to Yanzhou City in just a few days, and spent most of his time riding around. , finally prepared to settle down and rest, but Yanzhou started fighting again.
With such a busy schedule, he didn't even have time to find a knife to sharpen, so how could he have the time to care about his height?
"Maybe it's because of exercise."
In terms of height, Du Chengfeng is not sure, but as for his arms, he has indeed fought a lot in the past two days. When his arms are congested, their arm circumference will indeed become larger, which is normal.
"Anyway, don't worry about these trivial matters for now, I have something serious to say."
With that said, Du Chengfeng called everyone who was still in the house, including Li Carpenter, Cui Yuan, a few academy students who had nowhere to go, the academy cooks, and the two guarding doormen. . After everyone arrived, Du Chengfeng gave an overview of the current situation.
"Anyway, everyone, hurry up and pack your bags. The man named Xiang Rong will be coming soon with his troops."
After some explanation, Du Chengfeng raised his head.
"Do you guys have anything else to do?"
"We can't leave yet."
The first to stand up were the two gatekeepers.
"The mountain leader's corpse still needs to be restrained. We can't leave yet... In two days, we will be back in two days."
"...I understand."
Hearing this, Du Chengfeng couldn't help but sigh.
The death of old man Ruan is an unacceptable thing for everyone. Now that the two gatekeepers have this idea, there is no reason for him to refuse.
"Process it as soon as possible, and I will help you buy time."
"We actually can't leave here yet."
Carpenter Li also stood up.
"When we left Jizhou before, the villagers still had some food left with them, and it was enough to eat on the way. But now, they have to buy food again... There is chaos in the city now, and I don't know if I can still receive it. Supplies.”
"In this case, I'll think of a way."
Hearing Carpenter Li say this, Du Chengfeng couldn't help but feel a toothache. After all, technically the pot was still on him.
If he hadn't planned to send the children to study at Old Ruan's place, the villagers wouldn't have had the intention to put down roots. Now that the war suddenly broke out, the villagers missed a good opportunity to stock up on food.
Fortunately, the governor of Yanzhou seems to be easy to talk to, and he has the status of a hero, so he should still be able to collect some food.
"So why did you stand up?"
Du Chengfeng turned to look at Cui Yuan.
"You still have a wanted warrant on you, how dare you stay here? Are you really afraid of being caught and beheaded when you go out?"
"...I'm always standing."
Cui Yuan had no expression on his face.
"I haven't sat down since just now, so how can I stand up?"
"That's okay."
Seeing that everyone had their own things to do, Du Chengfeng got up and led his horse out. He also wanted to go to the Governor of Yanzhou to talk about the evacuation.
Just like Jizhou, Yanzhou needs to be cleared in advance this time, otherwise once this big city with a population of more than 100,000 is turned into a hunting ground, God knows what kind of terrifying monsters will be raised - you know that when he was in Jizhou, Na He Xi The total number of people killed by Qing was only tens of thousands, and they already had extremely terrifying combat power.
If Du Chengfeng hadn't killed a similar number on his side, and his combat power was almost the same, then in Jizhou, he might really have been eaten by He Xiqing who turned into a strange bird.
Fortunately, compared to the Battle of Jizhou, this time, he still has some time.
"It's not too late to leave now."
In the Governor's Mansion, Du Chengfeng bowed his hand to Qi Jinshan.
"If we complete the retreat now..."
"Hero, don't worry, come here first and take a look."
Hearing what Du Chengfeng said, Qi Jinshan did not answer, but pulled him to the side of the sand table.
"This is the terrain of our Yanzhou. Although there is almost a flat river between Yanzhou and Jizhou, there is no danger to defend, but as long as we stand ready at this big river, when the prairie people cross the river, we can attack them halfway across the river... …”
"ah?"
Du Chengfeng was stunned.
What's the point of attacking halfway across the river? Has Qi Jinshan not figured out the situation yet? With the level of Yanzhou's military preparedness, even the giant human-faced eagle released by others cannot defeat it. How can we talk about half-crossing and attacking?
"Of course, I also know that Yanzhou's military equipment is lax, and I am afraid that it will not be able to compete with that grassland master."
Saying this, Qi Jinshan cupped his hands towards Du Chengfeng.
"Fortunately, we also have a hero here. As long as the hero takes action, the grassland master will not be worth mentioning."
"……Wait a moment."
Listening to Qi Jinshan's words, Du Chengfeng suddenly felt that something was not right.
Let's not talk about whether he can defeat the grassland master, just talk about Qi Jinshan's words...why doesn't he seem to have thought about withdrawing?
"Retreat? Why retreat?"
Qi Jinshan clenched his fists and spoke sternly.
"The people from the grasslands caused trouble to my Yanzhou City, and they have not yet avenged their revenge! Now these barbarians actually dare to invade the south. That is the time for my good man to make great contributions!"
"you……"
Du Chengfeng opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a long time.
At this moment, he suddenly knew why the prairie national master Xiang Rong was not in a hurry to march.
Originally, he thought that in a place like Yanzhou, which is close to the border, even if there is no need for a ferocious wolf like Liu Yanran, at least there should be a mountain guard dog that can guard the house and the courtyard.
But who would have thought that Qi Jinshan, the commander-in-chief of the Yanzhou army, was actually a pig.
