bestfiction Chapter 255 She Actually Forgot
Chapter 255 She Actually Forgot
"Mr. Mingxi, do you have anything to add about the enemy's food transportation routes and Qi's food supply?" Zong Yanli turned his head to look at Lu Peibai and asked softly.
"A little bit." Lu Peibai saw that Zong Yanli had made such a perfect plan, and was still refining and supplementing it bit by bit, and even came further to confirm with her. She had never seen such a strategic deployment in Min Wenshan.
In the State of Qi, Min Wenshan was also a capable general of Qi. He conquered half of the country for Qi and fought in countless battles. Even the Northern Kingdom was under the pressure of Qi.
Generally speaking, Min Wenshan is a brave and resourceful general. Lu Peibai once thought the same way, but now Lu Peibai sees a brand new leader in Zong Yanli.
It turned out that a commander-in-chief could be so easy-going, that people would listen to the words of counselors like them, and that as a woman, she could stand in the council camp and express her views so openly.
There is no need to hide it, and no one will say a word.
Zong Yan Liping and others who were sitting in the position of the main general looked at everyone. What everyone said was for the army and to offer advice for strategy. Even if there were disagreements and disputes, there was never any sign of resentment.
Even the military generals only spoke a few words loudly, and if they felt something was inappropriate, they would speak out directly. Although many of the counselors were scholars, they did not make trouble.
"General Meng is now training the shield formation, so let me be the main force to intercept the food this time!" Yan Yingshan rubbed his hands, as if he was ready for a big fight.
"..." Hearing this, Monk's eyes suddenly widened, and he bared his teeth and said in dissatisfaction: "It's okay to practice this formation for a few days less!"
"How can that be possible? If it delays the general's next siege plan..."
Monk was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. On the one hand, he couldn't give up the training of the army, and on the other hand, he was reluctant to give up the food.
Zong Yanli looked up and said, "Monkey, let Shi Gan lead the army to intercept the grain this time, and you stay in the camp and train the shield soldiers well."
Zong Yanli smiled and said to Meng Qi, "Shi Gan Dang has learned a lot from you during the battle, but he has never led an army alone. Now is a great opportunity for me to see if you, as his master, have taught him well."
Monk's expression suddenly became serious, he stood up and said, "Don't worry, General! Since you are my student, you can't be any worse than me!"
"Okay." Zong Yanli raised his eyebrows and smiled, squinting at Meng Qi and said, "If Shi Gan Dang can lead the army and make merit this time, I should also consider letting him lead the army to fight in two years."
"I can't always have you, my master, protecting me." Zong Yanli said, smiling at Meng Qi, "Do you have any objections?"
"I have no objection." Monk quickly leaned forward to agree. Although he could not go, if his student could go, it would also bring honor to him. Compared to going himself, Monk hoped that Shi Gan Dang could make a name for himself so that he, as their master, could also be proud!
"Let's settle this matter for now. I'll let you know if there's anything else to add later." Zong Yanli nodded with satisfaction, said this to everyone and then dispersed, leaving Pei Liang and Long Feiguang alone to talk to Mr. Mingxi.
The military tent was much more spacious, and Zong Yanli raised his hand to invite a few people to take a seat, sitting around the table in front of the map.
Zong Yanli relaxed his back a bit, and even his expression became a little lazy. He said to Lu Peibai: "Our army is not familiar with the territory of Qi. Mr. Mingxi grew up in Qi. Is there any way to complete this map?"
Lu Peibai nodded and smiled, "What a coincidence! I was just about to present this complete map to the general."
With a smile on her face, she pulled out a scroll from her sleeve, which was a map of Qi State.
"I made some rough corrections and annotations on this map of Qi." Lu Peibai pursed her lips and looked at Zong Yanli and said so. She had followed Min Wenshan for many years, and Zong Yanli had already obtained the rough map of Qi a long time ago, but it was not detailed enough.
"General, please take a closer look." Lu Peibai was drawing this map in his spare time, and it was finally completed today. He just hadn't had time to take it out yet, but when he heard Zong Yanli asking about it, he took it out.
"Sir, you understand me so well." Zong Yanli unfolded the map and studied it carefully.
At the moment, I had to admire Lu Peibai's carefulness. After reading it again, I found several roads that Lu Peibai had marked in advance. My heart moved slightly and I looked at Lu Peibai with some surprise and said, "Mr. Guan Mingxi's intention is to let me intercept the food?"
While Zong Yanli was praising Lu Peibai for her attentiveness, Lu Peibai was also moved by the fact that Zong Yanli had noticed her intention so subtly. She lowered her eyes slightly and whispered, "I do have this intention, but I don't dare to speak freely because I don't know the general and the army well enough."
Zong Yanli's eyebrows relaxed and he laughed loudly, saying, "Sir, don't worry. If you have any strategies to deal with the enemy in the future, you can tell me."
"I am not a conservative person. I will not use any strategy without thinking about it." Zong Yanli raised his eyes and looked at Lu Peibai seriously and said, "Looking at the painting, it is clear that it is a conclusion that you have come to after deep thinking."
"It seems that you and I have the same opinion!"
Lu Peibai was a little dazed when she heard Zong Yanli's sincere and straightforward praise. She couldn't help but pursed her lips and thought of how tactful and cautious she had to be every time she spoke under Min Wenshan's command...
Pei Liang also came over to take a look and praised him, "Mr. Mingxi's map is really detailed. I didn't expect that Mr. Mingxi is so good at math and his painting skills are so detailed?"
Lu Peibai was actually a little embarrassed by the compliment. He just lowered his head and smiled faintly, saying, "I have a little knowledge, but I am not proficient in it."
"Hey! This is much better than Wujiu's painting." Pei Liang praised it without any hesitation.
"Ahem." Zong Yanli glared at Pei Liang and said, "Don't talk like that. If Wu Jiu hears it... you must have seen what happened to Meng Qi."
Pei Liang: “…”
His face turned pale for a moment, and he quickly covered his mouth, lowered his voice and stared at Lu Peibai and said, "Mr. Mingxi, please don't tell Wujiu."
Lu Peibai blinked in confusion, obviously not knowing what interesting thing had happened.
Zong Yanli laughed and brought the topic back to the main topic. He asked Lu Peibai in detail about his views on the strategy, and then made more appropriate adjustments with Long Feiguang and Pei Liang based on the current situation in the army.
They were so excited that they even stood up and went to the sand table to set up their own military formations, thinking about how to set ambushes and where to fight.
Before I knew it, I had been awake all night and it was not until dawn that I finally finalized it.
"It's already dawn?" Zong Yanli glanced outside the tent, looked at Lu Peibai with a little apology and said, "Sir, you've just arrived and I've made you work so hard. It's really..."
"No problem." Lu Peibai's face was very excited. She looked energetic and bowed to Zong Yanli and said, "Thank you for not abandoning me, General. I am willing to listen to my words today. Mingxi is very grateful."
"We are all soldiers in the same camp, and we will all be one family from now on." Zong Yanli waved his hand and smiled, then said to Lu Peibai: "Sir, you don't have to be so cautious in the future, you can be more casual."
Lu Peibai pursed his lips and agreed. Pei Liang beside him raised his hand and rubbed his forehead and said, "Stop being polite. I haven't rested for several days. I can't hold on any longer..."
Pei Liang felt that he was drifting, and bowed to Zong Yanli and said, "Don't blame me, General. I will go downstairs and rest first."
Zong Yanli naturally waved his hand in agreement and asked them to go back. He then turned around to get his long sword and practiced a set of sword techniques. Then he washed his face, changed into dry clothes and fell asleep. However, he did not sleep for long and got up in just one hour.
"Is the general always so strict with himself?" Lu Peibai had not gone to sleep because her heart was pounding at the moment. She also took the opportunity to observe Zong Yanli and the entire Daqian military camp.
"Mr. Mingxi." Gao Feilin brought food to Zong Yanli. When he met Lu Peibai, he was polite and said, "Mr., don't just look at the general. Look at the entire Daqian army. There is no one who does not strictly abide by military discipline."
"The general leads by example, and the soldiers follow suit."
"Since we are in the army, we must be strong and brave."
Gao Feilin's simple and ordinary words moved Lu Peibai deeply. At this moment, she seemed to truly understand where she stood. The petty grudges, hatred and weirdness in the army in the past seemed so insignificant at this moment.
Lu Peibai had to admit that when she rebelled against Min Wenshan, what she was thinking in her heart was not to find a world overlord to assist her, nor did she abandon Min Wenshan because she thought he was not an overlord.
She was just thinking selfishly that Zong Yanli was so brave that he could frustrate Min Wenshan. She wanted Min Wenshan to die and the State of Qi that made her disgusted and sad would be destroyed!
Everything is just for selfish thoughts.
But at this moment, Lu Peibai suddenly felt ashamed and confused. When she was young, she also had the dream of assisting the emperor to dominate the world, but after several years of wasting time, the light was extinguished. She lived in the small "rear camp" and it seemed that all her ambitions became empty words.
She actually forgot her original intention.
"Mr. Mingxi!?" Gao Feilin's panicked voice sounded in his ears. Lu Peibai turned his head and looked. Then he came to his senses and found that his cheeks were wet with tears.
"Did I say something wrong?" Gao Feilin was terrified. He stepped back and bowed to Lu Peibai, saying, "Please forgive me, sir. I didn't mean to offend you."
"No, I don't blame you." Lu Peibai laughed, wiped the tears from his face with his hand, and said while crying and laughing: "I'm just, I'm just too happy..."
"……"what?
Gao Feilin was really at a loss. He had been in the army for so many years but had no experience in dealing with women at all!
Seeing Lu Peibai crying like this, how could he not be afraid?
Mr. Mingxi was invited back by the general himself, but he was so embarrassed that he cried when the general met him. If the general knew about it, would he skin him alive?
Fortunately, Lu Peibai didn't say anything. After wiping away his tears, he smiled at Gao Feilin and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, General Gao."
Gao Feilin nodded confusedly, made sure Lu Peibai was okay, then turned around and left.
After delivering the meal to Zong Yanli's table, he was still confused and became more and more nervous. He secretly thought that he should say less to Mr. Mingxi in the future. He was afraid that this female lady had suffered a lot of stimulation from Min Wenshan!
"What are you thinking about?" Zong Yanli finished his meal and looked up to see Gao Feilin looking thoughtful. He immediately raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"Nothing." Gao Feilin came back to his senses and lowered his head and said, "I just met Mr. Mingxi on the way here just now and talked to him for a few words."
"Yeah." Zong Yanli asked while eating, "Why? Do you think Mr. Mingxi is difficult to get along with?"
"That's not the case..." Gao Feilin said carefully, "I just think that it would be inconvenient for Ms. Mingxi, a woman, to be in the army. Although the general respects her, Ms. Mingxi is beautiful after all."
"Hmm..." Zong Yanli frowned as he listened. It seemed to be the case.
She lowered her head and finished the noodles in the bowl, wiped her mouth and said, "It doesn't matter, let her dress like a scholar in the future and have someone make a more sophisticated mask."
Since he was her counsellor, he didn't have to go out often. After all, he wasn't like a general who needed to lead his troops. Moreover, Lu Peibai was either in the military tent or in the meeting camp most of the time. Apart from the generals, how could he easily see a small soldier like him?
Zong Yanli raised his eyes slightly and asked Gao Feilin to take away the dishes and chopsticks. He then called Wen Nian and began to prepare for the battle.
Qi State.
At this moment, Min Wenshan had also received orders from generals in various places to come to support, and he roughly estimated that the number of troops was just as much as the others. This finally made Min Wenshan feel relieved. However, there was some chaos in the royal court of Qi at this moment.
Although the new king has ascended the throne, his former subordinates have not yet been completely cleared out.
It would have been fine if Min Wenshan had won, but he not only lost, but he lost so badly.
This was not a good thing for the new emperor. Naturally, some people in the court raised objections, believing that Min Wenshan's defeat this time, and even General Xue Liqing was killed by the enemy, was clearly due to Min Wenshan's dereliction of duty in leading the army. Someone immediately proposed to take back the military power.
"These old guys!" Min Wenshan was very angry when he saw the letters sent from the capital.
"What is the emperor's decision?" the general asked.
"...Call Qiu Wu to supervise the battle." Min Wenshan's face looked grim, and he even gritted his teeth when he said the name.
"The boss of the Qiu family?" The generals also had strange expressions.
If there is anyone in Qi who can compete with the Min family, it is only the Qiu family. Qiu Wu and Min Wenshan are extremely incompatible. They have fought many times in the past, but later, when the crown prince was established, the Qiu family gradually fell into silence.
Qiu Wu must have come with bad intentions, how could Min Wenshan not be angry?
If it weren't for the defeat, how could those old immortal creatures have caused such a fuss about the arrival of the supervising army?