There is a tiger in my heart, but I still need to smell the roses.
It's like having made all the psychological preparations, you have the consciousness to fight a tough battle, you have the courage to die with the enemy and the strong confidence to defeat the opponent.
This is naturally not enough.
The next task is to ensure that on the road to defeating the enemy, all obstacles in the way of the team are cleared as much as possible.
Now, Qi Zhen will naturally not be so complacent that she thinks that she can successfully complete the next task just by relying on the fearless hearts of seven people.
He will not underestimate the difficulty of the system's questions.
After mobilizing before the war, Qi Zhen still got into his own simple tent in full view of everyone. Everyone knew that he had many things to think about, and they did not keep him for the team's rare "night talk around the fire".
Qi Zhen still maintained her familiar posture, with her left hand folded across her chest, her right hand resting on top of her left hand, and her index and middle fingers tapping her forehead rhythmically.
From the time the rest of the team started chatting outside, to the silence of their voices, and finally everyone fell asleep, Qi Zhen still maintained this posture, almost motionless.
Before Qi Zhen and the others came back, Li Qiang was supposed to be on duty for the first half of the night, and Li San was on duty for the second half of the night. After the three returned, they finally confirmed that Lin Xiao would be on duty for the second half of the night using the rock-paper-scissors method.
On the contrary, the man Qi Zhen was excluded directly.
Li Qiang walked outside Qi Zhen's tent and said softly: "Asleep?"
"How can I sleep?" Qi Zhen smiled bitterly and shook her head.
"How confident are you?" Li Qiang asked,
"Including Zhao Xuance and Sang She's current actual combat power, the possibility of winning may still be less than 50%." Qi Zhen did not hide anything from Li Qiang.
"So low?" Li Qiang was shocked when he heard this and asked quickly.
"If we follow the path of Plants vs. Zombies, I can be 100% sure that I can survive this guard mission, but this time it's different." Qi Zhen sighed, not very optimistic.
"I need to think about it again." Qi Zhen said sincerely to Li Qiang.
Li Qiang patted Qi Zhen on the shoulder again, knowing that he probably couldn't really help him, so he stopped disturbing him.
A night of silence.
According to the original idea of Mr. Liu Fang, the governor of Suzhou, the task of gathering officers and soldiers in Suzhou City this time must fall on Zhao Xuance.
Without him, it was just because Zhao Xuance had delayed the encirclement and suppression of Mulberry Snake before, and later, as the chief officer of a department to protect the land and the people, he was unlucky, and he actually allowed his deputy general to be assassinated by a gangster in the government office.
What's more, that person is the prince's confidant.
Liu Fang knew very well that he and Zhao Xuance were now a grasshopper on the same rope. If the prince really blamed him, he couldn't leave you, and he couldn't run away from me. In the end, it would be nothing more than the two of them being dismissed from office together, and they would both die together.
Therefore, Master Liu, who was very foresighted, first asked Zhao Xuance to arrange the specific matters of gathering and marching, and then waited for a period of time before arriving at He Yuan's wife's house, which is the current residence of King Xiangli.
But what Liu Fang didn't expect at all was that after hearing Liu Fang's report about Liao Xunli's death and the speculation about the murderer, King Xiangli did not immediately express his anger and asked Zhao Xuance to dismiss him and wait for retribution, so that Liu Fang had not None of the prepared rhetoric came into use.
King Xiangli waved his hand at Liu Fang, indicating that he already knew about the matter.
Liu Fang also reported to the prince the situation of the gathering of officers and troops. It was probably possible to complete the departure arrangements requested by the prince, and everything was in order.
He originally wanted to use this to reflect Zhao Xuance's hard work and merit, so as to compensate for the possible blame placed on him by the prince.
Except for the occasional hum, King Xiangli didn't even raise his eyelids, and he never took a serious look at the Suzhou Prefect.
After Liu Fang reported his work, he did not dare to add any more details and hurriedly resigned.
Although King Xiangli had never left the courtyard that originally belonged to He Yuanwai, the situation in Suzhou Mansion was completely different whether he was here or not.
Perhaps those who have been hiding their camp can finally feel proud at this time, or perhaps it is to show their loyalty to the court and the royal family in front of this nominal imperial minister who is actually a relative of the emperor.
In short, since King Xiangli came to Suzhou City, the orders of Suzhou Prefecture have never been executed as smoothly as today.
Zhao Xuance didn't say anything, Suzhou Prefect Yin was sitting in the main hall of the government office and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Sure enough, in the whole world, there is nothing but the king's land, and on the shore of the land, there is nothing but the king's ministers.
Early on the next morning, soldiers from all walks of life who received the notice gathered on time at the patrol school field.
The reason why they gathered at the City Patrol Department was not because Zhao Xuance had any superfluous ideas. Both Zhao Xuance and Liu Fang knew clearly that all the conspiracies and tricks at this time had no effect except making the two of them die faster.
I believe King Xiangli knows this better than them.
Mainly in the whole city, only the Xuncheng Si Yamen has a venue that can accommodate so many people.
They were neatly assembled into two phalanxes, one phalanx forming a battalion.
This also emptied out almost all the existing troops in Suzhou Prefecture.
There are only three battalions of permanent troops in Suzhou Prefecture, and before the discovery of Yuemeng Silk, this number will be reduced by another third.
Three battalions are one brigade.
Perhaps even the emperor would have never imagined that so many soldiers would be stationed in this land of plenty in the Central Plains because of Yue Meng Silk.
This is equivalent to the permanent strength of an important border town.
The most incomprehensible thing is that in addition to this brigade of infantry, Suzhou Prefecture actually has a group of cavalry.
When did the cavalry arrive from Suzhou Prefecture?
Even Zhao Xuance found this a bit unbelievable.
Looking at the somewhat unfamiliar faces, Zhao Xuance gradually began to suspect that these people were probably the prince's personal soldiers.
Although this group of cavalry was gathering and waiting like other soldiers at this time, they did not communicate with other soldiers, which gave Zhao Xuance a somewhat cold feeling.
Coldness is naturally a feeling, and if the same meaning is used to describe the style of an army, it would be iron-blooded.
This kind of silence and discipline made Zhao Xuance feel a little awe-inspiring, and he began to worry about Qi Zhen's team.
Zhao Xuance's worry was actually not only caused by the discipline of these cavalry, but also by the horses.
Although he has never seen the majestic posture of the cavalry in the important border towns, the horses bred locally in Suzhou are definitely not up to this level.
Not only that, as Suzhou is a major trading center, Zhao Xuance has seen many horses of various types in recent years. Yunnan horses and Sichuan horses are completely incomparable. These horses may only be those horses from the northwest grasslands.
In addition to the combat ability of the soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry is also a decisive factor, which is the quality of the horses.
And the horses under this group of cavalry actually have the same style as these soldiers, that is, silence.
But anyone can see the unruliness in the eyes of those horses.
When the soldiers from Suzhou Prefecture gathered, everyone unanimously kept a safe distance from these cavalry.
This kind of coincidence or tacit understanding makes these cavalry even more outstanding.
In accordance with the requirements issued by the Suzhou Prefecture, all soldiers set out from Suzhou City and arrived at the Yuemengshan Camp before noon on time.
Although the cavalry in that compartment was still nominally assembled with the soldiers under the jurisdiction of Suzhou Prefecture, they obeyed the instructions but did not listen to the announcement, and fell to the rear of all the advancing pawns.
However, Zhao Xuance was helpless.
Because behind this carriage of cavalry is the prince's carriage, and the prince's own cavalry protects his own safety, no one can say anything.
The most important thing is that the imperial envoy supervises the battle. This is a scene that has never happened in three years.
Zhao Xuance's heart also became lower and lower under the influence of these incidents.
It was not until the Yuemeng Mountain camp that Zhao Xuance's heart finally hit rock bottom.
"According to the order of the prince, I have taken over the Yuemeng Mountain camp. Zhao Xuance, the commander of Suzhou Prefecture's City Patrol Department, has temporarily taken charge of the affairs of the original camp of Yuemeng Mountain. I appreciate this!"
A cavalryman walked out from the cavalry and said loudly to Zhao Xuance and all the soldiers stationed at Yuemengshan.
Zhao Xuance's true emotions were well hidden by himself. He cupped his fists and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I obey the order."
There is no way for Zhao Xuance to seize power in an upright way. If he chooses to disobey orders at this time, then what happened a few days ago will also happen to him.
Fortunately, I had made sufficient preparations beforehand, and I believe that the soldiers originally stationed in the Yuemeng Mountain Camp were now solid.
More importantly, he believed that the Qizhen Seven would definitely find a better way to avoid the upcoming war between humans and the Mulberry Clan.
He wanted to try again to see if he could buy some more time for Qi Zhen and the others.
After all, it doesn't matter whether you work hard or not, in Zhao Xuance's opinion, more time will bring more opportunities.
That night, the commotion from all over the camp woke up Zhao Xuance, who was sleeping very lightly.
The ominous premonition in his heart prompted him to come outside his camp as quickly as possible. He saw bright fires in the camp, and soldiers far exceeding the number of night patrols were walking around.
The noise of the commotion did not come from the noise coming from the mouth, but from everywhere, sounds that although Zhao Xuance was unfamiliar with, were certainly unfamiliar.
It was the sound of a sharp blade penetrating the human body and rubbing against the bones and muscles.
A group of soldiers walked up to Zhao Xuance, blocked his progress, and said in a deep voice: "A thief has entered the camp. Please return to the camp."
Zhao Xuance thought, could it be Qi Zhen and the others? But when I think about it carefully, it doesn't seem right. With the strange figure and infiltration mode of Qi Zhen's team, how could they do it with such a big fanfare?
Just when Zhao Xuance was about to move forward again, the group of soldiers refused to give in and emphasized again: "Please return to camp, sir."
Only then did Zhao Xuance realize that the soldiers in front of him looked so unfamiliar.
He suddenly became alert in his heart, nodded, said nothing, turned around and returned to his tent.
The commotion lasted for half the night and finally subsided.
Zhao Xuance, however, stayed up all night.
When they gathered at the school grounds in front of Yuemengshan Camp on the morning of the second day, what Zhao Xuance was most worried about happened.
It was not just worry. Zhao Xuance looked at all the compartment commanders and corps commanders of the first battalion under his jurisdiction, and all his inner hopes were killed at this moment.
It was only at this moment that Zhao Xuance truly realized that in the face of absolute power, any conspiracy and trick were so vulnerable.
How to achieve absolute control over the officers and soldiers of a brigade in one night?
King Xiangli taught Zhao Xuance a good lesson.
First of all, you need to know enough about who is not your own. This kind of intelligence collection and personnel infiltration is far beyond what Zhao Xuance can imagine.
Then, kill those who do not belong to you.
That's it.
