Chapter 413: Burning the Company and Hidden Worries
From autumn to September, the sky is high and the air is crisp.
The Hebei Plain is boundless as far as the eye can see. In the distance, the continuous Yanshan Mountains lie on the earth like ferocious beasts, overlooking this land that has been plagued by wars since ancient times and has existed forever.
It is already autumn, and Hebei is located in the north. The temperature is significantly lower than that of Luoyang. Along the way, you can see that the autumn grass on the roadside is withered and yellow and covered with white frost.
The autumn wind brought with it a bit of chill, carrying strong dead grass branches and leaves, and came towards me, hitting my face with burning pain.
Soldiers with iron faces, riding war horses, guarding a dusty carriage, marched forward day and night.
The clatter of horses' hooves resounded in the open field, and it didn't take long before it was blown away by the strong wind.
"Sir, do you want to take a rest?" Agui rode up to the car and asked the people in the car in a deep voice.
After three days of traveling day and night, this team has now set foot on the land of Hebei, less than 200 miles away from Baoding. However, considering the physical fitness of the military advisor in the car, it cannot be compared with the soldiers outside. Agui still
He stepped forward and asked.
"No need!" Lu Heng, who was sitting in the car, had been studying the march map. Next to him, there were stacks of military reports sent by Duan Peng in the past three days. After hearing this, he lifted the car curtain and said to
Agui said calmly: "Keep walking!"
Just as he was about to lower the car curtain, he suddenly noticed that the sun was dazzling in the sky. Unknowingly, it was already noon. Lu Heng put up an awning with his hands, glanced at the vast wilderness ahead, turned his head and said to Agui: "
Send the order, speed up, and reach Baoding Mansion before sunset today!"
"But..." Agui looked worriedly at Lu Heng's slightly tired face and was about to persuade him. But when he saw the young master's firm gaze, he finally had to agree: "Yes!"
Straightening the horse's head, Agui raised the whip in his hand, cracked it, and shouted loudly: "The whole army speeds up!"
"yes!"
More than thirty soldiers from the Snow Wolf Battalion immediately galloped on their horses after receiving the order.
The rumble of horse hooves resounded across the vast plains of Hebei, kicking up a puff of smoke and dust and sweeping towards the north.
In the swaying carriage, Lu Heng threw aside the marching map filled with circles, feeling a little upset.
He leaned on the rickety car. He turned his head and glanced at the combat outline that was compiled into a volume by Ouchi's copywriter. He muttered and cursed, "There are so many things."
Early the morning before yesterday, Lu Heng, who had already left the city in a car, was stopped by the chief steward chasing after him. He mysteriously handed him a letter from the emperor.
After opening it and taking a look, the emperor added another item to the battle outline.
The length of the article is very short and the words are sincere and touching. But the content is very nonsense.
The whole article is filled with thousands of words. It can be summed up in one sentence: Your Highness, Prince Jin, is my son and cannot die.
Damn it, what kind of order is this?
Even though Lu Heng thought he was well-educated, when he saw this letter, he still cursed in his heart.
Everyone knows that King Jin is determined to rebel.
Everyone is a bastard and determined. You are still indecisive. Aren't you making yourself uncomfortable?
More importantly, if he is noticed by King Jin, he will definitely have someone to rely on. When the time comes, when fighting a tough battle, King Jin, who has something to rely on, will definitely resist to the end and refuse to surrender. More importantly, he will not surrender to the end.
He will not die. On his side, out of the idea of not hurting others, he will inevitably be restrained when he uses his hands. The final result is to cause casualties to his own soldiers.
Without this handwriting, everything would be easy.
Dozens of mortars were aimed at his lair, bombarding him indiscriminately. This was to ensure that no chickens, dogs or tiles were left behind.
But now...&
Hey, you Alzheimer!
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Lu Heng glanced at the manuscript next to the outline. He was really upset and threw the manuscript in the corner.
The horse-drawn carriage was swaying and swaying. There was a rumble in the carriage, making people distracted.
Lifting the curtains of the car, I saw the crisp autumn air outside, under the blue sky and white clouds, and the golden fields as far as the eye could see. In the distance, the green mountains outlined by blue lines were endless and very freehand.
Beside them, warriors in armor, with faces as heavy as water, were galloping on their horses. Their black hair was flying, they were high-spirited, and they were so happy.
Lu Heng took a deep breath and said to Agui, who was riding a horse trotting next to the car: "Agui, find me a horse. I won't ride in the car anymore!"
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At nightfall, after traveling day and night, the motorcade, covered in stars and moonlight, finally arrived outside Baoding Mansion.
After more than ten days of rapid march, even the soldiers of the Snow Wolf Battalion were exhausted. For them, the hard work was not just the journey. More importantly, they had to closely protect the safety of the military advisors in the car. They were frightened along the way.
Yes, coupled with the long journey day and night, it is sheer nonsense to say that I am not tired.
At this time, looking at the solemn and ancient city walls under the deep night, these tough men could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Duan Peng, who had already received the order, was already waiting outside the door. Accompanying him were Zhan Xiong who arrived before Lu Heng, Qin Shihu with his golden hair, oh, and Prince Zheng who was sent by the emperor to see him, oh no.
, it should be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now.
"Welcome the military advisor (teacher)!"
Seeing the scholar in blue shirt among the black-armored sergeants, Duan Peng grinned, trotted over, took the horse rein from Lu Heng's hand, and said with a smile: "Commander, you are here!"
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Duan Peng, whom he hadn't seen for several months, seemed to have gained a lot of weight. Lu Heng smiled slightly, turned over and dismounted. He reached out and patted Duan Peng's arm and said, "How is it? Is Baoding's Huo Shao delicious? Haha!"
I originally thought that when Duan Peng heard the word "fire", he would frown and pour bitter water on himself. Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the boy just frowned slightly and said: "The taste is okay, but eating too much will make your stomach bloated."
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Well……
It seems to be different from expectations!
Seeing Duan Peng nodding in agreement, Lu Heng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
I was thinking to myself, is there something weird in this?
When he was in Korea, on a whim, Lu Heng chatted with Duan Peng about rations for the army. Because he liked donkey meat in his previous life, he told Duan Peng in a roundabout way that he would go to Baoding to think of a solution.
Can it be burned to make marching rations?
A few days after returning to Tokyo, Lu Heng received a letter from Baoding. Unexpectedly, Duan Peng actually thought of using fire to make dry food. And it was successful. Along with the letter, there was also newly baked compressed dry food made from fire.
Lu Heng picked up the oil paper bag in a novel way, opened it and took a look, but found that it was intact. Curious, he asked the three ladies: "You didn't eat it?"
The three girls laughed ghostly. Only Princess Ankang said mysteriously: "I keep it for you!"
Lu Heng was immediately moved and would have kissed her if he hadn't considered the negative impact of doing it in broad daylight.
I picked up a small square piece of dry food and took a look at it. Well, it was still baked. This way it will not get moldy and is conducive to preservation.
After looking at it carefully, he put the small piece of fire-roasted dry food into his mouth and took a bite.
Uh..., it didn't bite.
I tried a little harder, but it still didn't bite.
Finally, looking into the beautiful eyes full of ghostly smiles of the three women, Lu Heng smiled, coughed and said, "It's a bit hard!"
Finally, bite hard.
There was a crunching sound. The sound of loose teeth was heard.
Then, when he saw the three women pointing at their embarrassment, they burst out laughing like flowers.
Lu Heng looked at his hands, rubbed his cheeks, and looked down at the burning lumps in the oil paper bag. Suddenly, he saw a small and extremely cute tooth mark on one of them.
Huh……
This is……
Lu Heng was curious and forgot about his embarrassment just now. He stretched out his hand and pinched the piece of fire with teeth marks. He chuckled. He turned his head and looked at the three girls who were giggling and covering their mouths.
Wang Tingzhi, who laughed the most when Lu Heng saw her, her pretty face suddenly turned a charming red with embarrassment. She lowered her head in embarrassment and did not dare to look at Lu Heng again.
Ha ha……
Lu Heng was so happy that he raised his head and burst into laughter.
…
Now, I finally saw the initiator of this fire.
The first thing Lu Heng did was not ask him how his current military preparations were. Instead, he came up directly and said this.
From his point of view, Duan Peng would have been deeply affected by it after eating it for such a long time. Not to mention feeling disgusted, at least he would have a look of pain on his face.
Unexpectedly, this kid just frowned and said something that didn't hurt or itch.
Lu Heng rolled his eyes, lowered his head and thought for a moment. He raised his head, smiled and said to Duan Peng: "We haven't eaten on the way, brothers are all hungry. Which of you is burning, bring some!"
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"Yes, yes!" Duan Peng nodded quickly when he heard this. He took out some from his pocket, then turned around and said to the soldiers: "Whoever is on fire, bring some over here!"
After giving the order, the soldiers quickly searched their pockets.
Not long after, a veteran came over holding a lot of firewood and smiling.
"Commander, please!" The veteran had seen Lu Heng on the battlefield in Goryeo, and he was particularly happy to see the military counselor again.
Lu Heng nodded with a smile, took the lead in picking up a piece, and removed the outer oil paper bag in three strokes. Before he could completely open it, the fire inside broke into several pieces.
It seems really wrong!
Lu Heng raised his head and glanced at Duan Peng suspiciously. He picked up a small piece and put it into his mouth.
Um……
Soft, tender, crispy and delicious, it really tastes good.
"How about it? It's delicious!" Duan Peng chuckled and looked at Lu Heng eagerly.
Lu Heng nodded with a slight smile, clapped his hands, stepped forward, put his arm around Duan Peng's neck, pulled him over with force, and with a dark face, lowered his voice and said in his ear: "You Duan Peng, how dare you play tricks on me?
You are quite courageous!”
Duan Peng was startled when he saw that the military advisor was angry like never before, and said with a grimace: "Why did the military advisor say this! I don't know this!"
"You dare to pretend?" Lu Heng hugged Duan Peng's neck hard, lowered his voice, and said through gritted teeth: "Two months ago, you gave me a pack of fire, right?"
Seeing Duan Peng nodding, Lu Heng smiled coldly and said, "Can you eat it? It almost knocked out my teeth! Tell me, are you dissatisfied with me? Did you do it on purpose?"