Chapter 197 Shouchun
Bai Zhong and the others stayed in Anfeng for more than a day.
Jing Yu finally found enough carriages and enough supplies for the road, and continued to Shouchun. After walking for about five days, he finally arrived outside Shouchun City.
In order to facilitate communication in Chu State, Bai Zhong, the little girl, Jing Yu and others learned some Chu language and characters in the past few days to avoid being passive in Shouchun due to language barriers.
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After learning more languages, Bai Zhong finally knew the little girl's name, which was Xiaoyu.
Xiao Yu does not have a surname, so she is just named Yu. She is still young and does not know where she comes from or her place of birth. She only remembers her first name. However, she is very well-behaved and sensible. Except for the day when her biological mother died of illness, no matter what happens,
No matter what happens, I don’t cry or make trouble.
When Bai Zhong heard the name "Yu", he was thinking that this girl would be Yu Ji in the future?
"General Bai, we are finally here!"
The carriage leading the way stopped and Jing Yu turned around and said, "You will follow me into the city later. I will arrange a place to stay and then report it to the king. I will not be able to see him until tomorrow."
"Trouble me, sir!"
Bai Zhong nodded.
When approaching the gate of Shouchun City, Jing Yu showed his token, but trouble came again. Bai Zhong's 500 people were not allowed to enter the city.
"Not negotiable?"
Bai Zhong asked them in Chu language that they must bring people into the city. If the five hundred people stayed outside the city, they would be afraid of any accidents.
The general guarding the city said simply and decisively: "Absolutely not, it is very dangerous for your Qin army to enter the city."
Baizhong shrugged and said, "Then we won't go in. Everyone will obey the order and return to Qin."
All the soldiers of the Qin army immediately turned around and wanted to go back to the west.
Jing Yu was anxious and came outside the city. How could he fail to seek peace? He hurriedly said: "General Bai, please wait a moment. Someone will come quickly and send a message to the king. Tell the king that I will bring five hundred Qin troops into the city. Your Majesty."
I will definitely agree.”
The general who defended the city was a member of the main war faction. He deliberately made things difficult for him, wanted to force the Qin army away, and even provoked a conflict. He said, "troops from other countries are not allowed to be stationed outside the city. If you don't leave, don't blame me for being rude!"
Hearing what he said, Shouchun's city guards all raised their crossbows.
Seeing this, the soldiers of the Qin army also raised their crossbows. Those in the back row immediately drew their swords from their sheaths and came forward from the rear with murderous intent. Even if there were only 500 people, they were not afraid at all when facing the thousands of people defending the city.
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The swords are drawn and a fight is about to begin at any time.
"Princess, protect Xiao Yu."
Bai Zhong also pulled out his horizontal sword, calmly, knowing that even if Shouchun came, things would not go well. He said coldly: "If you want to fight, we will accompany you. I'm afraid that the fight will start later, and your side of the city gate will be attacked."
More than 3,000 people are not enough for us to kill!"
He originally wanted to leave directly, but after hearing what the other party said, he decided not to leave at all.
As long as there is a fight, the mission of the envoy will be completed.
Arrogant!
The general felt that Bai Zhong was too crazy and dared to shout in front of him, so he couldn't help but said angrily: "Kill them!"
The Chu army's city defenders were about to take action.
How could Jing Yu let them fight? He stopped in the middle and shouted: "Stop it all. Don't forget that what Chu wants is peace. Once a fight breaks out, you will all die. The envoy of Qin is General Bai Zhongbai."
, General Zhao, if you don’t want to die, just give it a try!"
"Are you Bai Zhong?"
The general asked in surprise, feeling a little worried and scared for a moment.
Of course he knows what Bai Zhong has done since his debut, what achievements he has had, and how strong he is.
Bai Zhong was too lazy to answer and looked at them indifferently.
Jing Yu continued: "General Bai, you stay here first. When someone comes to the city, tell the king that an envoy from the State of Qin is here and asks for troops to enter the city. General Bai does not mean any harm."
No matter what period or place, there will always be war factions and peace factions.
Of course, the peace faction does not want to fight. In order to seek peace, their methods are sometimes very extreme. For example, Jing Yu and Bai Zhong want to lead troops into the city. Their attitude is very tough and even detrimental to the Chu country. But Jing Yu
If you choose to give in, you can send someone back to request, if you don’t want to start a fight.
They did this because they were afraid of overpowering Qin.
The Chu kings of all dynasties feared Qin like a tiger. In the past fifty years, three generations of Chu people feared Qin and moved their capital three times, and finally came to Shouchun. The Chu kings were happy with it, as long as they could avoid confrontation with Qin and exchange for a short-term peace.
But it was the people of Chu who suffered, so most of the Chu people in Huaibei hated Qin.
"General Bai, please put away your weapons first."
Jing Yu asked the guards to put away their weapons again.
The general guarding the city hesitated for a long time, then gave in and asked someone to put away their crossbows and swords.
Bai Zhong still sheathed his sword, but it could be seen that the peace-promoting faction and the war-promoting faction within the Chu State were constantly fighting, and no one would give in to the other.
The Qin army behind them also put away their weapons and stood upright in order. This was something that the Chu army could not match.
Xiao Yu watched all this curiously, feeling that Bai Zhong was very mighty and powerful, with shining eyes.
Everyone was in a stalemate outside the city for almost half an hour, and finally someone from the city came out.
"The king's imperial edict requires General Bai to lead troops into the city, but they can only be stationed in the martial arts field on the north side of the city. They are not allowed to take weapons out at will, and they are not allowed to cause trouble in the city without any reason until they leave."
The person who gave the order said loudly.
The King of Chu did this because he was worried that the Qin army would cause chaos after entering the city and even provoke unrest in Shouchun, so he trapped people in the martial arts arena and even sent people to guard it.
"What does General Bai think?"
Jing Yu turned around and asked.
Bai Zhong had no other requests and said: "Let's go into the city!"
"Enter the city!"
Jing Yu went forward first.
Bai Zhong and the others followed soon after.
The guard's face was ashen and he had no choice but to let him go.
The location of the martial arts field is very remote, and just as Bai Zhong thought, there are a thousand Chu troops stationed here to keep an eye on the Qin army.
"How about it?"
Ying Shu asked.
Bai Zhong didn't care about the Chu army beside him, and said: "Go and station yourself first. I want to leave, but I can't stop them."
They whispered, but Jing Yu couldn't hear them at all. He just led the people inside. Even the tents where the Chu army was stationed were prepared for the Qin army, and food was no exception.
"General Bai, please rest. I have to go back to resume my duties." Jing Yu said again.
Bai Zhong nodded and said: "Trouble me, sir!"
Then Jingyu left.
"Xiao Yu, are you tired?"
Ying Shu put the girl down and said gently.
Xiao Yu shook his head: "I'm not tired, Aweng was so powerful just now!"
Bai Zhong smiled and said: "There will be more powerful ones in the future, but with Xiao Yu by my side, I'm afraid there will be danger. Princess, protect Xiao Yu first."
"Xiao Yu is not afraid!"
The little girl shook her head with a strong look on her face.
Ying Shu smiled and said: "We, Xiao Yu, will be very powerful in the future."
They camped here until it was almost evening.
The soldiers in the army began to cook, as if they could not see the Chu army outside.
Had dinner.
Xiao Yu fell into a deep sleep, while Bai Zhong and Ying Shu didn't rest.
Ying Shu took care of Xiao Yu in the tent, while Bai Zhong left the martial arts arena easily like a ghost and blended into the dark night. After a few ups and downs, he came to an alley.
Within the range of his hearing, there was no one following him for several miles, so he came to a wooden door and knocked gently, with the rhythm of five long and two short.
The wooden door opened and a man walked out cautiously.
"I've met the commander-in-chief!"
Chapter completed!