Chapter 153: Sudden Accident
Chapter 153: Sudden Accident
Finally, General Huo looked at his subordinates who were following closely beside him and said, "Captain Qi, you follow us."
Qi Xing's face suddenly darkened.
"General, I won't go."
"You have the final say, or this general has the final say."
"Of course... you have the final say." Qi Xing was distressed, "But General..."
Huo Ting: "Stop talking!"
When Jiang Yue heard this, she felt very nervous.
The snow kept falling, turning everything around white.
Jiang Yue rubbed her frozen little hands, and her little face was also frozen blue and purple.
Before he could be happy, Qi Xing suddenly knelt on one knee in front of General Huo.
"General, the enemy will attack Rongzhou City soon. Please allow me to say something that I shouldn't say. If we borrow troops at this time, Rongzhou City... I'm afraid..."
The 5,000 soldiers that the late General Xia borrowed last time never came back, which made Qi Xing feel sad for a long time.
"What are you afraid of!" Huo Ting straightened his back. Even though he was over forty, he was as passionate as anyone else.
At the critical moment, isn't it time for the soldiers to fight bloody battles?
"General, the enemy troops of Northern Yan are eyeing us covetously. If we send out troops, they will definitely be watching from the dark. I'm afraid that as soon as we borrow troops, the enemy troops will..."
"That's perfect. It will disperse their forces, and General Ling will be able to recapture the city faster."
Seeing Qi Xing was about to speak, Huo Ting waved his hand to stop him.
Then, he looked at Jiang Yue seriously.
"You haven't had lunch yet."
Since he wants to borrow troops, he also needs to understand the situation.
Then, he checked Jiang Yue's badge and confirmed that she was undoubtedly a soldier under General Ling.
The topic changed too quickly. Jiang Yue touched her belly and felt a strong hand on her shoulder.
"You must be tired after traveling all the way. Let's go into the city first and eat something before we go on." Huo Ting looked at Jiang Yue and thought of his little grandson. The dim light in his eyes flickered a little.
Jiang Yue followed behind General Huo Ting. When she turned her head, she saw the empty right sleeve of General Huo and her eyes paused slightly.
She didn't say much, and followed General Huo into Rongzhou City.
Then, he went to General Huo Ting's residence.
Huo Ting did not live in the mansion, but lived in the military camp in the city with the soldiers, and trained hard day and night every day.
These soldiers are all his trusted aides and have all experienced many battles.
He guarded the border for decades, but was forced to retire because of the loss of his right arm.
Having spent half his life in the military, he still requested to go into battle and kill the enemy, but His Majesty could not bear it.
After his repeated requests, the emperor finally let him become the garrison commander of Rongzhou.
In Rongzhou City, at the military camp,
Because General Huo Ting went to make arrangements, Jiang Yue was taken to a military tent.
Jiang Yue looked at the food in front of her, two steamed buns and a plate of pickles, and couldn't help but feel touched.
Who knew it would be painful to go to the side court? Even if I die, I can still smell the fragrance of the chivalrous bones.
The reason why she had lived in peace since she was born and had been able to study hard in a warm hall was all thanks to the soldiers who swore to guard her to the death.
After the meal, her hands and feet felt warmer after she filled her stomach.
Thinking about important business, he left the tent.
Qi Xing was standing guard outside the tent at the moment. When he saw her coming out, he just said expressionlessly,
"Let's go."
Jiang Yue nodded, followed Qi Xing's steps, and went to the military camp training ground together.
At the parade ground, General Huo was standing on a high platform and had just finished speaking.
The well-organized army of 10,000 people had much better momentum than these new recruits.
Jiang Yue fell in love with such an army at first sight.
When they set out, she followed behind Qi Xing, and just as she was about to mount her horse,
Then I heard the hurried sound of horse hooves coming from afar.
"Report...General!"
Immediately afterwards, a cavalryman hurriedly dismounted and knelt on one knee.
Huo Ting: “Speak!” The most heartbreaking thing is the loss of a city, so even the bad news cannot hit him.
However, the cavalryman reported:
"Young Master, Young Master was out investigating the enemy situation and was..."
"By what?" Huo Ting's heart suddenly rose to his throat. Siyuan was just a child. Why was he investigating the enemy situation? Wasn't he supposed to stay away from danger?
He hadn't seen his grandson since last night, and the more he thought about it, the more nervous he became.
Jiang Yue beside him also became nervous.
"...They were kidnapped and are now in the enemy camp. They said they would take good care of the young master... They said they were waiting for your order. As long as you open the city gate and let them in, the young master will be safe."
Huo Ting staggered a step.
The Huo family has been a single-son family for three generations, and he only has one grandson, Huo Siyuan.
He just closed his eyes slightly.
"Qi Xing, hurry up!"
"No, I won't leave!" After hearing this, Qi Xing wished he could destroy the enemy camp immediately.
Huo Ting: "As long as the enemy does not retreat, I will not be safe in the east. If you don't leave, I will replace you!"
"Yes, sir!" Qi Xing said goodbye in tears.
After hearing this, Jiang Yue's heart also tightened.
Looking at this scene, she began to understand what the "internal and external collaboration" in the letter meant.
I think the enemy general of Northern Yan had been planning this for a long time.
Yesterday, the enemy general He Lanrui learned that the messenger was dead, so he issued a separate announcement.
Before leaving, she said something comforting,
"General Huo, the young master will be fine."
Huo Ting simply waved at her.
"Let's go quickly. The people of Rongzhou are all waiting for good news from General Ling."
Jiang Yue nodded seriously.
On the road, she and Qi Xing rode their horses in front, and ten thousand soldiers followed closely behind them.
The snow was not heavy, but it fell heavily and without interruption for most of the day.
Jiang Yue's hands and feet seemed to be frozen, and she felt that the winter here was colder than in her hometown.
...In the post station, Deputy General Zhang Yan was also busy today.
Early in the morning, he sent several soldiers to lurk at intervals of one mile in the places where the grain transport officers must pass, for fear that their grain and fodder would be attacked by robbers.
The remaining people were all injured to varying degrees. People from the clinic came and gave them simple treatment. They only had some minor skin injuries, nothing serious, so they just lay down and rested.
Zhang Yan has been injured more than once or twice, and he has long been accustomed to it.
He was a little worried about Jiang Yue, as it was not easy to borrow these soldiers.
Wu Fei's injury was not as serious as Xue Wen's. At this moment, he was sitting on the edge of the bed, applying medicine to him.
Xue Wen grimaced in pain, "Be gentle..."
"You didn't cry out in pain on the battlefield, but now you're being pretentious." Wu Fei had never applied medicine to anyone before, so his hands were a little unfamiliar.
Before, it was Jiang Yue who applied medicine for him.
Thinking of Jiang Yue, he wondered, "Where is Jiang Yue?"
Xue Wen: "I was with the deputy general last night. You have to ask him."
Xu Qiang, who was lying on the ground, listened to the conversation between the two and said casually,
"The deputy general went to pick up the food and grass ahead of time, so I guess they went together."
Wu Fei shook his head. "No, I didn't see Jiang Yue when I saw Deputy General Zhang leading his men out this morning."
Song Jie: "I guess it's because the kids are just playing around."
Wu Ding: "She is about the same age as my nephew, and is at the age of playing."
"A little kid?" Wu Fei disagreed. "Back then, our Captain Jiang was still breastfeeding, but he had already read the Four Books and Five Classics by heart."
These people...are worthy of being Jiang Yue's followers.
Xue Wen: "I guess Captain Jiang is out on a mission."
"I think so!" Wu Fei agreed.
Suddenly, I remembered that I had just discovered Jiang Yue's illness in the past month. "It's so inconvenient for her to go out alone."
Upon hearing this, Xue Wen laughed out loud a few times, and the wounds on his body almost split open.
"Fatty, why don't you keep up?"
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