It was still cold in the early spring night, and Gao Deng, who was heading north with his young boy and four thousand patrolling troops, could already see the towering city wall of Yanbei City in the distance.
Looking back at the exhausted patrol soldiers, Gordon felt guilty. Not only had the reputation of these brothers been damaged since they followed him, they were also nicknamed "bastards" by their colleagues in the Yanbei Army. Even their families misunderstood them. He is the ghost who helps himself, a "bastard," as a slave. Read Shula
In order to capture the young man, the people in Mo County even raised their sabers that were supposed to protect the people towards the people of Mo County. Now they have been traveling for days without rest, and are now extremely tired.
Fortunately, we are close to Yanbei City. As long as we enter the city, we can rest and recuperate. We can also read out the imperial edict and announce to Yanbei that we will take over as the commander-in-chief of the northern territory.
In this way, troops and horses can be mobilized to temporarily stop the chaos in Yanbei and find the two escaped bandit leaders. They can also interrogate the young man and ask him to hand over the defense map, and at the same time send people to find Yang Hucheng's whereabouts.
These two points alone are not enough for Gao Deng to work so hard. The most important thing is to find the person who kidnapped His Highness Prince Ning. The Holy One has determined the intention of Yi Chu. Then His Highness Prince Ning will not only be the prince but also the safety. , that is the future of the entire Qiyun.
After calming down, Gao Deng turned to Xu An beside him and said with concern: "Old Xu, hurry up and take your time on this journey. How is your injury?"
"For those of us in the army, the injuries like this are not worth mentioning..." Xu An didn't care at all and spoke carelessly. The general looked at him inquiringly and told him the truth.
"Don't worry, General. Most of the wounds on the skin and flesh have healed. Medical Officer Chen is not only very skilled in medicine, but his medicine is like an elixir. The medicine will cure the disease. I think in three to five days, the wound will be healed." Xu Anben is. Tough guy, what's more, the entire patrol is gritting its teeth and hurried on, and General Gao is also injured on his shoulder, how can he hold him back?
Gao Deng smiled knowingly, needless to say, Lao Xu, but what the army has to worry about is the young man in the carriage, and then he asked again: "It's been several days, and I haven't seen Lao Chen and Commander Yan. They... "
"General, Lao Chen said that the young man has extraordinary martial arts skills and is an unusual person in the world. In order to prevent him from recovering his skills, he needs to be fed Ruanjin Powder every two hours... He is under strict command and is guarding him in the carriage every day. Next to him, he and Lao Chen were guarding the young man."
Xu An reported the truth truthfully, feeling guilty in his heart. Not to mention that the young man had saved hundreds of brothers in the patrol and his own life from bandits, but the Mo County commander was willing to surrender for the sake of the people, so he could be called "chivalrous". But now he has become a prisoner who is on guard day and night. It is really difficult for him to feel at ease when he repays kindness with hatred.
How could Gao Deng not know the character of this upright general? He sighed slightly and asked Xu An: "Old Xu, I know you feel guilty, but the reason why we join the army is not for loyalty in the world, nor for temporary peace. What we seek is eternal peace."
The embarrassed look on his face reflected Xu An's state of mind at this moment. Gordon saw it in his eyes and continued to speak: "Old Xu, I don't want to embarrass you, I just want you to let it go temporarily..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw a horse riding through the smoke and snow in front of the march, and the sound of shouting from the soldiers was heard at the same time.
"Report—"
Gordon raised his eyes slightly and looked at the "single" chess piece on the back of the messenger. There was some confusion in his eyes. However, after a moment, he adjusted his armor and ordered Xu An to stop the march, while he rode the horse out of the queue. Welcome the messenger.
"Gordon obeys the order." The ordering soldier spoke with a disdainful tone to the approaching Gordon.
Gordon didn't care about the arrogance of the soldiers who were delivering the order. At the moment, he was still the "bastard general" in the eyes of everyone in Yanbei. Naturally, he wanted to continue his performance. He immediately got off his horse and greeted him with military salutes.
"The commander of Yanbei, Shan Bin, has an order, ordering Gao Deng to lead the patrol to retreat thirty miles and set up camp. The generals are not allowed to approach Yanbei City."
Hearing the order and raised his head, Gordon's small eyes flashed sharply, which showed the general's momentum. The soldiers in front of him also noticed it. They couldn't help but take a step back and looked at Gordon with disbelief. This "
"The idiot general" seems to have an indescribable aura about him, which makes people feel frightened.
Gordon also felt that he had not suppressed the anger in his heart. It was not the right time now, so he quickly changed into his previous straw bag appearance, put on a smile on his face, stood up and spoke to the messenger: "Brother, you have worked hard all the way. Come to me to patrol and deliver the order. It is really hard.
Someone is coming..."
The patrol soldiers had already arrived after hearing the order, carrying a plate of gold and silver. Gordon stuffed the gold and silver into the hands of the soldiers who sent the order, and then asked: "The patrol soldiers have returned to the city to return orders. Isn't it the middle of the month? Yanbei Camp
The day of military regulations is coming soon, so Gao led his army to the north. Why did the commander-in-chief ask me to retreat and camp... There is no war at the moment, so this is against military regulations..."
After getting the gold and silver, the expressions of the soldiers who ordered the order softened a little, and even the fierceness of being superior to others was forgotten. He smiled and saluted: "General Gao, please don't embarrass me. I will only follow your orders."
With the order, you can camp outside Yanbei City with peace of mind, and don’t make my general displeased."
When Gao Deng heard this, his eyes shone slightly. He only noticed something fishy in the few words of the messenger, and said with a smile without showing his expression: "Then please reply to General Shan. Gao took the order and led the army to retreat thirty miles to camp. It's just that
The sergeant is tired after this journey..."
General Gao Deng has a good reputation. Not to mention Shan Bin's soldiers, even in the whole Yanbei, no one takes Gao Deng seriously. Seeing Gao Deng's humble appearance at this moment, let alone the patrolman who relies on his brother.
The general guard took it seriously, but for the sake of gold and silver, he still spoke in a slower tone.
"I have to ask my general for instructions on food and wages. In my opinion, Master Gao should try to get into the city to see my general in person after setting up camp. After all, General Gao led his army north without permission. This is...
..but this is a taboo in the military."
Gordon hurriedly put on a sad look on his face, rubbed his hands and said, "Well, after setting up camp, I will go into the city in person and pay a visit to General Shan. Please pass on the message."
The messenger put the gold and silver in his arms, clasped his fists and said, "General Gao's request will be sent back to the city next time. As for whether my general will agree..."
"This is easy to say. As soon as the notification arrives, Gao will discuss the next matter with General Shan." Gordon said repeatedly.
The ordering soldier looked at the gold and silver and saluted Gao Deng, then got on his horse and returned to Yanbei City to return to his command.
Behind him, Xu An clapped his horse and approached. Gordon didn't have to look back. He could tell from his heavy breathing that he was full of anger. However, what pleased Gordon was that even if he was angry again, Xu An did not angrily rebuke the orderer on the spot, which was the same as before.
The flexible and upright general has grown a lot.
"General, Shan Bin is going too far! Although our patrol army has not received military orders, it is already the middle of the month. Even according to military regulations, it is within the duty of the patrol army to return to the Yanbei camp to report on their duties. Shan Bin has
Who has the right to prevent the garrison from entering the city, not to mention that General Gao has an imperial decree..."
Xu An was so angry that he couldn't help but speak, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Gordon.
"Old Xu, please be patient. In my opinion, what happened today is not a matter of whether or not we can enter Yanbei City." Looking at the back of the messenger soldier who was leaving in the distance, Gordon rolled his small eyes and murmured.
murmured.
Xu An had been following Gao Deng for a while. Seeing Gao Deng's expression, he immediately knew that this was not easy. He quickly calmed down his anger and stepped forward and asked, "What does General Gao Deng mean?"
"As you said, even if there is no order to mobilize troops and it is close to the date of military regulations, there is no way to order to prevent our troops from entering Yanbei City. I don't know what the mystery is." Gordon thought for a moment and then said
Out of doubt.
Xu An has been in Yanbei for many years and has experienced many things in Mo County. He has experienced a lot. He saw General Gao's concerns and immediately said: "What's the difficulty? Why don't Xu An lead three cavalrymen from our headquarters?"
"Hundred, go into the city to see Shan Bin. We'll know what's going on in the city when we get there."
"No, I still don't know what kind of medicine Shan Bin is selling in his gourd. After Wan Jun was taken into custody, he has become the highest-ranking general in Yanbei City. If you are charged with disobeying the general's orders, not only will you not be able to find out,
Any information will put yourself in danger."
Gordon didn't want Xu An to take risks. He frowned and thought for a moment, then continued: "Old Xu, go and ask Medical Officer Chen to meet with Commander Yan, and at the same time pass on my military order to retreat thirty miles and set up camp."
"I have the order." Xu An accepted the order and left.
The patrol was ordered to retreat slowly, both cavalry and infantry, in an orderly manner. If other generals in the army saw it, they would be surprised that the patrol led by the "bastard general" would have such a military appearance.
When the troops were retreating, there was a carriage that was very conspicuous in the army. Every soldier passing by was attracted by the chatter and laughter in the carriage, as if he didn't know what was going on in the carriage.
Whoever it was, would definitely think that someone in the patrol was not observing military discipline, but when he saw several elite guards in the patrol waiting in formation beside the carriage, with stern expressions, he remembered that the young man from Mojun was also detained in the army.
"Boy Mu, I said you are cheating. You agreed to have three glasses of wine per person, but you only have two, so you are hiding the wine. How can you behave like this? No, no, drink quickly." He was scolded with laughter from the carriage.
The sound came from the car curtain that was blown open by the wind from time to time.
The retreating soldiers were attracted by the sound and turned their heads to look at the carriage. However, they did not wait much longer. They just stared for a moment and then continued to issue the retreat order.
In addition to the carriage, in addition to several elite patrol soldiers who guarded the caboose, there was also a young man riding on a good horse with a solemn expression, and a pair of tiger eyes constantly scanning the patrol soldiers who were gradually retreating.
Yan Qingchuan still didn't know the order to retreat thirty miles, and was looking at the patrol soldiers who were slowly retreating with caution and confusion. He saw the curtain of the carriage next to him opened, and Lao Chen stretched out his head and said to him: "Commander Yan,
It's cold outside, why not get in the carriage and have a drink together."
"Medical Officer Chen, why are you retreating when you are already only more than ten miles away from Yanbei City?" Yan Qingchuan asked in a low voice.
After being reminded by Yan Qingchuan, Old Chen discovered that the soldiers were retreating. When he was also curious about why they were retreating, he only heard the voice of a young man in the carriage: "Senior Chen, please invite Brother Yan to enter the carriage and drink together."
Let’s serve a few.”
Gu Xiao, who was in the car, was captured. Although he was force-fed Ruanjin San, which blocked his internal energy and could not be used, Gordon and others served the young man with good food and drinks all the way.
Gu Xiao had made up his mind to go north with the help of patrol troops to find Mr. Yun's whereabouts. Since the people of Mo County were out of danger, and since they had no worries about food and drink along the way, and he didn't have to worry about the journey, the young man ended up there.
Leisurely, clothes come and go, food comes and food comes and mouth opens...
In addition, what left Gu Xiao speechless was the Ruanjin Powder sent by the medical officer Lao Chen on a regular basis. If he did not take it, several people in the army would not be at ease... Now that it is "fish and meat on the chopping board", he might as well
Take it on time.
But what Gu Xiao is worried about now is not the poison of Ruanjinsan, nor what will happen to him after arriving in Yanbei. What he is worried about is why Yan Qingchuan, as the bodyguard of Mr. Yun, suddenly switched sides and was used by Gordon.
.
Profit and inducement? Gu Xiao absolutely doesn’t believe it. Although he is not familiar with Yan Huwei, he will definitely not be bribed with money just because he has the same skills as Yan Bin. What’s more, these days, he has been tempting Yan Qingchuan with his words.
He always hesitated to avoid all topics with Mr. Yun.
From this point of view, it seems more like Gordon was threatening him with something, and then he asked Yan Qingchuan to help him capture him.
While he was at ease, Gu Xiao kept thinking about what happened in Mo County in the past few days. Brother Yan was clearly eager to find Mr. Yun's whereabouts before they parted that night, and even almost fell out and started fighting for Mr. Yun.
But in just one night, not only did Gao Deng's attitude suddenly change, but the strict guards also switched sides... Looking back carefully, on that day in Mo County, although the people were ordered to be taken as hostages, when they agreed to withdraw from Mo County,
The look on his face showed relief.
Thinking about this, Gu Xiao already had some inferences in his mind...