Except for the confused Batulu, everyone else in the camp was a smart person. More than one person discovered that Chang Sheng had something on his mind. When Chang Sheng came back to his senses, he found that Datou, Li Zhongyong and others were all expressing doubts and concerns. looked at him with eyes.
What Changsheng was thinking about just now was not something bright and honest. In order to hide his true thoughts, he had to look at Li Zhongyong pretending to be serious, "Second Senior Brother, the firearms you make are extremely powerful, whether it is to fight the enemy in front of the enemy or to attack the city. They are all of great use. There are less than fifty barrels of gunpowder in the camp right now. You and your senior and third senior brothers have business to do and cannot stay in the camp for a long time. I would also like to trouble you to slightly modify the gunpowder before leaving. It will be used by Master Zhang to attack the city in the future."
Hearing what Changsheng said, everyone realized that this was what he had been thinking about before. They all looked away and continued to eat and drink. Li Zhongyong nodded and said, "Okay, let's stay here for one night and leave early tomorrow morning."
"You and the boss will stay here for one night," Chen Liqiu said. "The three of us are out. There is no one in charge in Shuzhou right now. I will rush back first and prepare the carriages and horses in advance. When you go back tomorrow, we will set off immediately. "
Changsheng said, "Third Senior Brother, you don't have to be too anxious. We left some money with the court before we left. Now that we are about to regain Hanzhong, the new army can be self-sufficient in money and food in a short period of time without the need for subsidies from the court."
Chen Liqiu raised his head and glanced at Changsheng, but did not answer.
After successfully diverting everyone's attention, Chang Sheng began to think about finding a reasonable reason to stay in the military camp for a few more days. To say that he had no purpose in staying in the military camp would be to deceive himself, but to say that he had a clear purpose would be unfair to a good person. , I can only say that I still have some ideas, and there are two reasons why I have certain ideas. One is what Chen Liqiu said to him on the way here, and the other is that I seem to have grown up.
To be fair, deliberately delaying in the military camp for a few days at this time is really a bit overweight, because everyone on our side had finally managed to lure the Japanese pirates back to Japan and gained some opportunities. However, the emperor was transferred to a subcontract and they could only rush back to rescue him and were delayed from Chang'an. A few days. This time I rushed to Hanzhong to assist in the battle, and was delayed for several days. The little advantage I finally gained, but by this time, there was not much left. If I stayed in the military camp any longer, I would probably lose the opportunity completely, and invisibly become the enemy. Next, finding and protecting the Earthly Branches increases the variables and difficulty.
If military and national affairs are delayed because of indulging in children's personal affairs, is it not a case of lust and putting the cart before the horse?
But just leaving like this, it felt like something was missing. The two of them couldn't see each other often. Later, he and Datou and others would have to travel to various parts of Kyushu, and seeing each other again was far away.
Just when Chang Sheng was hesitating and tangled, the curtain was opened and Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo walked in.
Seeing the two people arriving, everyone in the tent left their seats and stood up. Before anyone could put down the food in their hands, Zhang Shan waved his hand and said, "We are all our own people, so there is no need to be polite. Go on and eat."
Although Zhang Shan had no airs, everyone in the tent still put down their food and greeted him in greeting.
Zhang Shan came here to formally thank everyone. This battle was a complete victory, and everyone in the tent should remember it as the first achievement.
Zhang Shan knew very well that everyone came to help the battle out of personal feelings rather than public motives, but he did not mention personal feelings at all, and only defined it as public affairs. He only said that he would ask for credit and reward for everyone in the victory memorial that was later presented to the emperor. .
After thanking Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo, they turned around and left. Everyone in the tent wanted to go out and see each other off, but Zhang Shan waved his hand to stop them.
Changsheng was already conflicted about whether to stay in the military camp for a few more days. After seeing Zhang Mo, he became more conflicted. As long as he saw Zhang Mo, he would be in a good mood even if he did nothing. If he did something a little bit, he would be in a good mood. , I guess I will feel better.
After lunch, everyone lay down to rest again. Batulu knew that he was snoring and was worried about disturbing everyone, so he ran to the back camp stable to sleep with Huo Qilin.
After lying down this time, I never fell asleep again. My mind was filled with Zhang Mo's voice and smile, which I couldn't get rid of.
This feeling of restlessness and wandering makes Changsheng feel awkward. He tries hard to divert his attention and think about other things, but all his efforts are in vain. His mind seems to be confused, his thoughts cannot be coherent, and he can't think about other things at all. state.
At sunset, everyone woke up one after another. After simply cleaning up, Chen Liqiu said goodbye to everyone. Shuzhou was leaderless and he had to rush back to Shuzhou overnight.
After leaving Chen Liqiu's tent and seeing him off, the four of them all looked at Changsheng with questioning eyes. They all knew that the situation was serious and time was running out. Now that things were going on here, they were seeking Changsheng's opinion on whether to leave as soon as possible.
Changsheng originally wanted to stay for one night on the grounds that everyone was injured, but then he thought that he was also injured. Even if he stayed for one night, he probably wouldn't have the chance to be alone with Zhang Mo. In addition, the war had just ended, and Zhang Shan, Zhang Mo and others We need to clean up the aftermath and recruit the soldiers, and we don't have time to accompany ourselves. There is no point in staying here all night. It is better to leave early.
After making up his mind, Changsheng raised his hand to Datou and the others, "Take care of yourself and let's go."
Datou and the others nodded in agreement and returned to the military tent to pack their luggage.
"Lao Wu, you are injured and your horses are tired, so please take care of yourself." Li Zhongyong warned with concern.
"The skin injury is not a problem," Chang Sheng said in a lowered voice, "Second Senior Brother, there are many dangers in the ancient tombs, you should also pay attention to safety."
Li Zhongyong nodded and turned around, "I'll call the boss."
"Don't disturb him, let him continue to sleep." Changsheng reached out and held Li Zhongyong.
After a while, everyone packed up. Young Master Black and three horses were not far from the military tent. Big Hair called out to Miss Bai. Everyone rode on their horses, bid farewell to Li Zhongyong, and headed to the Chinese military tent to meet Zhang Shanhe. Zhang Mo said goodbye.
The camp was very large, and the military tent where everyone on our side was resting was far away from the Chinese army's tent. On their way to the Chinese army's tent, the five of them discovered that Zhang Shan and a group of generals were arranging their troops to surrender on the battlefield due east of the camp.
Just when Changsheng turned his horse's head and wanted to go over and say goodbye to Zhang Shan, Zhang Mo came over from not far away and asked, "Where are you going?"
Chang Sheng stood up and dismounted, "The war here is over, it's time for us to leave."
"You are all injured, how can you just leave?" Zhang Mo frowned.
"The matter is of great importance, and time waits for no one." Changsheng shook his head and said.
Zhang Mo knew that Chang Sheng and others shouldered heavy responsibilities, so he did not try to persuade them to stay in vain, "Even if I have to leave, it won't take more than a moment. You go back to the camp and rest for a while. Big brother will call you for a discussion later."
Hearing Zhang Mo's words, Datou immediately answered, "Your Majesty, our mounts are not as good as Black Master's, and they cannot move fast day and night. We will set off first. You can handle the military affairs here and then join us in Shenzhou, okay?"
Changsheng did not answer immediately after hearing this, because he was not sure whether Datou's words were just casual or had a deeper meaning.
Before Chang Sheng could speak, Yang Kai and the other three nodded in agreement, "Yes, in order to save time, let's go ahead."
"That's fine." Changsheng nodded in agreement.
After receiving Changsheng's consent, Datou and others said goodbye to Zhang Mo, then each rode on horseback and left the camp to go north.
Watching everyone go away, Zhang Mo walked to Changsheng's side and said, "Brother never kept you here to discuss matters, it was me who kept you here."
Chang Sheng was young and thin-skinned. Hearing Zhang Mo's words, he was often embarrassed, "They also noticed it."
Zhang Mo smiled and said, "There is a lot of noise in the camp. Go out for a walk."
Changsheng nodded in agreement and walked forward slowly with Zhang Mo.
"You have an injury on your leg, so you'd better ride a horse." Zhang Mo said.
"No, it's nothing serious." Changsheng shook his head and said.
At this time, our own soldiers were still cleaning the battlefield with torches, and a large number of trophies were continuously transported back to the camp, including weapons, horses, clothes and armor. Among the rebels were rhinoceros soldiers. Although the rhino armor worn by the rhinoceros soldiers who died in the battle had Even though they were damaged, they were ripped off. These rhinoceros armors can still be used after being repaired.
The two had been separated for a long time, and Changsheng didn't know what to say to Zhang Mo for a moment. Just when he was thinking about how to speak, a carriage carrying the body of a ox passed by the two of them.
"Where did the cow come from?" Changsheng asked casually.
"Not only are we short of horses, but the rebels are also short. They use ox carts to carry their supplies," Zhang Mo said.
"What are you doing bringing back a dead cow?" Changsheng asked again.
"Eat it." Zhang Mo said.
Hearing Zhang Mo's words, Chang Sheng frowned. Although the Shangqing Taoist priest couldn't help but eat meat, there were four things he didn't eat: cows, dogs, black fish, and wild geese.
Seeing Changsheng frowning, Zhang Mo explained casually, "Don't do to others what you want to do to yourself. We are Taoist priests, but soldiers are not Taoist priests. Although we don't eat beef, we shouldn't prohibit soldiers from eating it."
Changsheng nodded slowly when he heard the words. What Zhang Mo said did make sense. As the saying goes, seek common ground while reserving differences. You can abide by some rules, but you should not force others to follow them.
When the two of them were talking, they came outside the camp gate. Zhang Mo casually took off the reins of a war horse and turned to get on the horse.
Changsheng didn't know why, so he tilted his head to look at her.
Zhang Mo said, "You have an injury on your leg, let's just ride a horse."
Hearing what Zhang Mo said, Changsheng got on his horse and walked alongside Zhang Mo.
Zhang Mo did not go east, but rode south.
After a while, the two gradually moved away from the camp. Changsheng turned around and looked back at the camp and the battlefield, "How many soldiers did we lose in this battle?"
"More than thirty thousand." Zhang Mo replied.
"The new army lacks training, and once it is put into actual combat, its shortcomings will be revealed," Changsheng said. "Fortunately, we have recruited hundreds of thousands of surrendered soldiers. I am also worried that the surrendered soldiers will defect in the next siege battle, so before Only then will they be warned sternly so that they will not dare to rebel again."
"You have thought carefully." Zhang Mo nodded.
Changsheng has never been with the opposite sex before, and he doesn't know what to say in this situation. He doesn't know sweet words, and he doesn't despise the oath of love, because in his opinion, any words spoken will be frivolous and true love cannot be expressed. It should be expressed in words, but should be seen in actions...
