Before Chang Suining left Beijing, he ordered Steward Bai to take stock of the private property that could be sold in the house. Steward Bai accidentally discovered an old and mottled waist tag when he led people to take stock of a warehouse.
Chang Kuo's name was engraved on the belt, and the position on the belt was that of a deputy general in the Xuance Army's forward camp.
Manager Bai told her that Chang Kuo had been looking for this badge for a long time after it was lost.
So Chang Suining took it with him when he left Beijing.
Shown to Captain Bai together with the water bag was the Xuance Army waist badge engraved with Chang Kuo's name.
She wanted to "exchange" the horses because she wanted to go to Changkuo. In the situation where it was not convenient to express it clearly at this time, it was most intuitive and clear to express it with Changkuo.
If this thing doesn't work, she still has Cui Jing's half bronze talisman that can be used.
But the other party simply agreed after seeing this badge. This shows that not only was he aware of the strangeness of this march, but he also treated Chang Kuo with respect and trust.
Chang Sui Ning feels at ease.
Although Cui Jing's bronze talisman was not used, she dared to find this person because of the list Cui Jing had given before. According to Cui Jing, most of the people on the list were people he and Chang Kuo knew well. The key was
Time can deliver trust.
It is of great use at this moment.
Otherwise, during the march, it would be almost impossible for her alone to steal the horses in front of everyone and successfully leave the team.
The lieutenant colonel of the army leads a regiment of 200 troops. Although his official position is not large, it is enough to arrange this matter.
After the army rested and set off again, Chang Suining and the others got on their horses and galloped away in the opposite direction.
Some people soon discovered the matter and reported it to the deputy general.
"...General, three infantrymen stole horses and escaped!"
"You dare to be a deserter under my nose, I'm afraid you're tired of living!" The lieutenant general named Qu said sternly: "Order a team of fifty people to chase, and be sure to capture them all and behead them all in public display!"
"yes!"
Lieutenant Bai, who was on horseback, looked back at the direction the three of them left, and his fingers on the reins quietly tightened.
In order to have a deterrent effect, all armies have always dealt with deserters very strictly, and when arresting deserters, they do not care whether they are alive or dead.
A group of men and horses galloped in pursuit. A crossbowman on horseback nocked an arrow and shot at the three figures in front.
The three people and three horses were galloping, and arrows were also flying, faster than the horses' hooves.
Chang Suining, who was running at the front, threw a long knife behind him: "Uncle Blade, follow it!"
Chang Ren raised his hand to take it, and swung his knife to block a flying arrow from behind.
"Uncle Blade, follow me!" The girl's clear voice sounded from the front again.
The girl reined in the reins, suddenly changed direction, broke into the withered grass beside the official road, steered the horse across a semi-dried canal, and turned onto a trail on the opposite side.
Chang Ren and the other two followed closely.
After taking several detours, the three of them successfully got rid of the chasing soldiers and random arrows behind them.
After confirming that no one was injured, Chang Suining found his way back to the official road and took out a flag and tied it behind his back.
It was used by soldiers in the army when sending emergency reports. Anyone who saw this flag would not dare to stop it along the way.
Chang Ren looked at the flag and then at the knife in his hand: "..."
So...when did the girl steal these things? Isn't she too handy?
He didn't mean to question or pursue the case... After all, if he didn't have an adopted family, how could he blame the head of the family who worked hard to support the family?
"drive!"
The girl did not look back, tied the flag and continued on her way.
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Chang Kuo led his light cavalry across the territory of Luzhou and slept in the open that night.
Chang Kuo was sitting by the fire and looking at the topographic map of Hezhou. A captain stepped forward quickly to salute, his tone a bit slow: "...Deputy Commander! We have sent people to explore again, and there is still no army behind to follow.
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Chang Kuo frowned.
The lieutenant sitting next to him stopped to stir up the fire with a branch, then threw the branch down: "...The soldiers who were ordered haven't followed up for a long time, what a ghost!"
If we rush faster, Shouzhou is only two days' ride away from Hezhou, but it takes five days for the infantry to move quickly. Time is tight for this trip to rescue Hezhou, but now the army at the rear has not been able to catch up, wouldn't it?
Mistake!
Chang Kuo looked towards Shouzhou through the crackling fire, his eyes darkening: "It's a ghost. This is a ghost hitting the wall."
The soldiers I ordered when I arrived were unable to keep up with them. What else is this if it's not a ghost trying to hit a wall?
"What kind of disease does this 'ghost' have?" The deputy general stood up unbearably, "This thing can not only hit the wall, but it is also a water ghost, specializing in holding people back!"
He was one of the people named by Chang Kuo and brought out. When Chang Kuo was beaten out under disguised house arrest, they were the ones who cooperated outside. Chang Kuo was worried that these people would be retaliated by Li Yi after he left the camp, so he took them all with him.
"Send someone back to the camp overnight to investigate the situation and ask the commander if something happened in the army." Although Chang Kuo's face was gloomy, there was no sign of anger. In other words, he was not naive enough to think that Li Yi would be like this.
Let him leave the camp quickly, even if he goes to save Hezhou.
Soon some soldiers were ordered to return to camp.
"Deputy Commander, what should we do now?" A deputy general asked: "Do we have to wait for the news of the departure of the army?"
Chang Kuo subconsciously looked in the direction of Hezhou.
Just half an hour ago, some Hezhou soldiers risked their lives to break out of the encirclement and came to ask for help and report.
The soldier was covered in blood and tears, almost crying and knelt down in front of him, and told him that the governor of Hezhou had died in the battle, and now the people guarding the city in his place were his wife and his only two remaining sons. The eldest was sixteen years old.
, the smallest one is only twelve.
After the soldier reported this news, he fainted from weakness and passed away. He has yet to wake up from the high fever, and may not have a chance to wake up again.
Although he was still hundreds of miles away, Chang Kuo seemed to be able to smell the blood rising to the sky in Hezhou City, the children crying in fear, and the tragic cries of the soldiers clinging to death.
"Wait..." He repeated the word from the deputy general's mouth, feeling that it weighed more than a thousand pounds.
Can you wait?
Can you afford to wait?
Chang Kuo raised his head and glanced at the dense stars in the sky, but that night, no one in Hezhou had the intention to look up at the stars. If he couldn't wait for reinforcements to rescue him, there wouldn't be one for a long time in the future.
Perhaps, some people will never lose this opportunity to look up at the stars.
While Chang Kuo was concentrating on making a decision, he suddenly saw a shooting star passing quickly above the night sky.
Immediately, there was the sound of horse hooves, as if riding on the meteor.
Chang Kuo stood up subconsciously.
Soon a soldier came to deliver the message.
"Deputy Commander, three soldiers rushed here, claiming that they have confidential military affairs that need to be reported to the Deputy Commander!"
At this moment, the three people were stopped outside the military formation by soldiers holding long guns on guard. They were interrogating them: "Which battalion are they from? What are their names? Where are their belts?"
"…Chang Ren?!"
Chang Kuo, who was striding forward, recognized the person standing at the front at a glance and was very surprised.
"General!" Chang Ren relaxed and saluted quickly.
The other person also followed suit and saluted.
Chang Kuo looked over: "Chang Spear!"
As he spoke, he looked at the third person, his eyes trembling: "Ning..."
The deputy general who followed closely was startled when he heard the voice - you? Why do you, deputy general, still use the honorific title?
"These are my own soldiers!" Chang Kuo's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately said to the three of them: "Follow me!"
The three of them hurriedly followed.
"You two, guard!" Chang Kuo told Chang Ren and Chang Ren when no one was around, and he pulled the girl who was pretending to be a soldier and asked her to stand in front of him.
"You kid...how did you get here! And got into the army? Do you know how dangerous this is!"
"Dad, now is not the time to talk about this." Chang Suining took him a few steps further and whispered: "Business matters are important."
Chang Kuo: "?"
Chang Suining: "I know it's so sudden for you to see me here. But you have experienced many battles, what kind of storms have you not seen?"
Chang Kuo: "..."
He has never seen such a storm!
Who would suddenly see his daughter who is far away in the capital during the march?
Chang Suining's flattering comfort was ineffective, and Chang Kuo was really shocked: "Answer Dad's question first, don't ramble, this is a big deal!"
Chang Suining: "It's a long story..."
"Daddy has time!" Chang Kuo pointed to the soldiers who were sleeping and resting: "It's not time to leave yet!"
Usually at this time, Chang Sui Ning would choose a spokesperson.
So he turned around and shouted: "Uncle Blade!"
Chang Ren, who had just finished drinking water, put away the water bottle and immediately stepped forward.
Chang Suining, who had been chasing him non-stop, sat aside to drink water and eat cakes to rest and accumulate strength.
Chang Ren starts from the time when Chang Sui'an was unjustly imprisoned, and continues until Ming Jin's death.
Chang Kuo felt a chill in his heart called fear.
Naturally, it is impossible for him not to know about this matter till now. After the case was settled, the empress specially sent people to Shouzhou to see him. However, according to the visitor's account, his son was only killed by Na Chang and Ming Jin, mother and son.
The attempt to slander failed." The saint quickly returned justice to his son and executed Ming Jin.
Now that I heard it, I realized that his stupid son almost lost his life!
And to be fair, his daughter almost risked her life to get her back!
Looking at his daughter who was sitting on a tree stump and eating cakes, Chang Kuo's anger and guilt reached the peak: "... Dad is out there and has no idea that you are being bullied like this in Beijing!"
Chang Suining stopped eating the cake and said, "I don't know, but it's because someone doesn't want my father to know. It's not my father's fault."
How could Chang Kuo not figure out the trick in this? The saint had clearly made preparations to sacrifice his son and the entire Chang family.
Chang Kuo's heart was raging and he couldn't stop it. He volunteered to attack Xu Zhengye, but he almost lost his two children.
He wanted to protect the stability of the land below him, even if he gave up his life, but the saint sitting in the temple couldn't even give his children the slightest pity?
"Good boy... you did a good job." Chang Kuo suppressed the hoarseness and trembling in his voice, "It's my father's fault."
"Daddy is very good, especially now that everything is safe and sound. Brother and I will not become fatherless children." The girl stood up, walked over, raised her hand and patted his shoulder: "Dad, I'm here to guard you.
As a common people, I am here to guard our home, it is what we have agreed to do, there is nothing wrong with my father, it is the fault of others."
The little girl in his eyes stood in front of him and gave him praise and comfort. At this moment, Chang Kuo's heart and eyes were so swollen that he almost cried for no reason.
After a moment, he raised his rough hand and touched the girl's head.
Everyone has negative scales, and he will never forget the pain of fear in his lifetime.
"Our Suining is a child with courage and determination... It is right to leave the capital in time." At this point, he asked: "Where is that brat recuperating now?"
Just now Chang Ren mentioned that he had found a place for Lang Jun to recuperate in advance.
"Not far." Chang Suining said, "In Xuanzhou."
Chang Kuo nodded: "Xuan..."
Wait, where?!
Chang Suining gave a more detailed answer: "At the residence of Princess Xuan'an."
"What?!" Chang Kuo almost jumped up, as if a bucket of boiling molten iron had been poured on him, and he was almost wiped out on the spot.
Chang Suining then told how the eldest princess also asked people to help her, and finally said: "The eldest princess said that she and her father are close friends, and Xuanzhou is stable and suitable for recuperation."
Chang Kuo's eyes turned black for a while, and he was afraid that if he kept it, he wouldn't be able to get this brat back!
He wanted to say more, but the girl in front of him asked tentatively: "Dad, did I do something wrong?"
"...How could it be!" Chang Kuo laughed "ha" to hide his emotions, and gave a thumbs up to his daughter who was frightened and tired all the way: "Ning Ning did a great job, there is nothing better than this! But!
What a good boy!"
"By the way, I just said that... there is still 'business'? Can you tell me about it for Dad?" Chang Kuo had some thoughts of escaping reality.
"Father, let's see."
Chang Suining took out the piece of silk, kept his voice as low as possible, and repeated what He Wei said before he died.
"...It is indeed Li Yi!" Chang Kuo whispered: "Put your things away quickly!"
Chang Suining: "At that time, I couldn't discuss the matter with my father in the military camp, so I didn't dare to reveal the imperial edict rashly."
"This is the right thing to do. This matter needs to be negotiated and a charter is reached, and someone who can represent the court needs to come forward to be safe..." Chang Kuo said: "Otherwise, the camp will still be in civil strife at this moment, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
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Chang Suining: "At this time, the Holy Spirit is here. Will my father go back to Shouzhou to find someone to discuss this matter and punish Li Yi?"
Chang Kuo didn't answer for a while.
In the darkness, the girl continued: "The army has changed its marching route and will not follow my father to Hezhou. This is Li Yi's plan to make my father die in Hezhou."
"They expected that I would go to support Hezhou even if I couldn't wait for the army to arrive for a while..." Chang Kuo said: "If they expected it, would Sui Ning also think that Dad is too stupid and doesn't know how to adapt?
Want to die?"
A smile lit up the girl's eyes, and she raised her chin slightly, seeming a bit proud: "I only think that my father's character and prestige are so profound, even the rats in the gutter believe it."
After Chang Kuo was startled, he suddenly laughed, but his eyes became wet and hot: "Dad, Ning Ning said this, I really have no regrets in this life!"
There are many myths in this world. For example, a person's so-called "kind-hearted and soft-hearted" sometimes becomes the laughing stock of others and a knife in their hands.
If you know that there are dangers and traps ahead, but still insist on going for this "goodness", it is a real "foolishness".
But at this time, there are still people who agree with his "foolishness" and are even proud of his "foolishness".
What he didn't know was that this man who was proud of his foolishness was also determined to never let his kindness become foolishness.
The kindness of military commanders is good for the common people, so it is particularly valuable. However, the kindness of military commanders is also very dangerous and endangers themselves, so they need to be protected. And Lao Chang's kindness, in a sense, was cultivated by her indulgence all the way.
, she will try her best to protect the bento to the end.
She asked: "Dad, have you ever fought a battle where you knew you couldn't do anything?"
"Of course." Chang Kuo said, "More than one scene."
"That's it." Chang Suining said: "Li Yi guessed that my father would go to Hezhou, so let him guess this half, but he has no say in the remaining half. Ah and I
Dad has the final say."
"Well said! How can a mouse be so short-sighted as to predict everything!" Chang Kuo said without any hesitation in his heart: "Then we will settle in Hezhou first, and then go back to deal with that stinky rat!"
"I'm going with my father." Chang Sui Ning immediately said: "This battle may not necessarily be a 'no-no'. I thought about two plans on the way and I don't know if it is feasible. I will tell my father in detail on the way."
Chang Kuo's expression straightened up, he blinked his big bull's eyes, and tried to ask: "What are the two plans? Why don't you tell dad now?"
Chang Suining also blinked: "Then will dad still take me with him?"
