Huan Rong

Chapter 79 Night Chapter

After the Double Ninth Festival, the weather gradually turns cooler, and the temperature difference between day and night suddenly increases.

During the day, the soldiers practiced profusely, and at night, they needed to cover themselves with two layers of outer robes to sleep soundly.

The wooden house built by Yandu servants is very strong, and it can block the wind better than the military tents. Huan Rong showed his comradeship and let Liu Laozhi and a few counselors give up the wooden house, and he stayed in the military cart. It's really high-spirited.

Huan Rong was very embarrassed to be praised by everyone.He is very clear that in terms of comfort, a military car is no less than a wooden house, and it is safer.

The only problem is that Qin Jing also didn't live in the wooden house, and during his stay in Fangtou, he slept in the same car as him!

Sitting in the carriage, Huan Rong rested his chin on one hand, his long hair was loose behind him, and yawned wearily.The shadow elongated on the wall of the car, shaking twice from time to time.

In less than five breaths, the car door was opened from the outside, and the cool night wind blew in, Huan Rong shivered, and his sleepiness was relieved a little.

"Brother Rong hasn't rested yet?" Qin Jing walked into the carriage and asked in surprise.

Huan Rong shook his head, hearing the "bo-bo-" sound outside the car window, opened the wooden cabinet as usual, took out a plate of dried meat, then opened the window and let the scops owl in.

The scops owl flew into the carriage, found the lacquered plate on the table, picked up a piece of jerky in one bite, and quickly swallowed it.

Soon, half a plate of jerky disappeared.

Huan Rong was very skeptical, given the size of this bird, where did all the meat go?

"This is raised by Brother Rong?" Qin Jing glanced curiously, sat opposite Huan Rong, and poured out a cup of warm tea from the pot.

"No." Huan Rong yawned again, and tried to reach out his hand. The scops owl immediately stopped eating, stared at him with big eyes, and clicked its beak a few times, expressing that it would not be touched.

"Ahei seems to know it."

When outsiders hear this sentence, they will probably think that what part Huan Rong is talking about, they will never think that he is talking about two birds.

"This kind of bird is used to traveling at night, and it is very common in the north, but it is not easy to domesticate."

Qin Jing put down the teacup, looked at the scops owl's back feathers, and recognized its species.The slender fingers ran down the ear feathers. The scops owl did not resist, let alone stare. It swallowed a piece of jerky, performed a bird's stunt, clicked twice, turned over and lay down on its hands.

Huan Rong was dumbfounded.

This is a bird?

Is this really a bird? !

Among the owls, the collared scops owl is relatively small in size. This one seems to have left the nest not long ago. It is about six inches from head to tail, and it can be held in one hand.

However, even a small size has weight.

Qin Jing spread five fingers, weighed the weight, smiled and raised eyebrows at Huan Rong, and said, "Did you feed it less these days?"

Huan Rong looked at the scops owl with its wings folded, its rear molars were grinding and creaking.He didn't even touch it, and when he met Qin Jing, he just lay down and lay down a few catties of dried meat for nothing. Next time he comes back, there won't even be a shred of meat!

As the night grew darker, the wind became colder, rolling dead branches and sand and gravel against the carriage, making a loud bang.

The scops owl was full and rubbed against Qin Jing's fingers. It didn't care about the blowing night wind. It flapped its wings and flew out of the carriage, disappearing into the night sky.

In the whistling wind, there were a few vague birdsong from time to time.

Huan Rong pulled up the car window and looked out from the gap. Except for the cold moon hanging high and the twinkling stars, there were only rows of wooden military tents and the figures of soldiers passing by on patrol.

"Brother Rong, it's time to rest."

Although the carriage is spacious, it is not easy to set up a couch.

Spreading the wolfskin mattress on the wooden boards and using a cloak to keep out the cold, Huan Rong was still not used to it, so he could sleep peacefully by laying an extra layer of brocade.Qin Jing is used to marching and sleeping in the open, so he still rests in the wilderness.As far as he is concerned, the conditions in the carriage are quite good.

"Brother Qin."

"kindness?"

"...It's nothing." Huan Rong turned over and lay on his back looking at the roof of the car.

In the dim light, the wood texture can be vaguely discerned.

He remembered that Xiang Lisong had a mechanism on the roof of the car, as long as he pressed a wooden board engraved with a ring, a flying arrow would shoot out immediately.Experiments were done at that time, and within a hundred meters, three layers of cowhide could be shot through.

After lying down for a long time, Huan Rong never felt sleepy.Turning over, looking through the low table next to him, he found Qin Jing resting his head on one hand, staring at him with dark eyes.

The silk cloth that tied the hair was untied, and the black hair was scattered like silk and satin.

Under the flickering light, the eyebrows and eyes look more delicate, and the lips are bright red, which is different from that in the daytime.

Bang, bang, bang...

Huan Rong's heart was beating a drum, his throat was dry, he knew not to look at evil, but he couldn't take his eyes away no matter what.

Sensing his embarrassment, Qin Jing smiled slowly.

For a moment, the interior of the carriage seemed much brighter.

Huan Rong finally realized what it means to overwhelm a country and overwhelm a city.

"Brother Rong."

"what……"

"What did you want to tell me just now?"

"Hairpin."

"kindness?"

"The hairpin that brother Qin gave me seems to have a family emblem?"

"Indeed." Qin Jing's smile showed a little more meaning, "I carved this hairpin myself, brother Rong is happy?"

Huan Rong swallowed, really didn't want to go against his will, so he could only nod.

"As long as Brother Rong likes it." Qin Jing leaned forward slightly, stretched her long arms over the table, rolled up a strand of black hair hanging on the brocade, and wrapped it around her finger twice, before Huan Rong could make a sound, she gently open.

"Compared to Brother Rong's gift of beads and pictures, this is really nothing. If I find a good jade in the future, I will carve another one for Brother Rong."

Qin Jing's tone was natural and her attitude was very sincere.

Huan Rong was silent for two seconds, looked at the strand of hair falling on the pillow, and frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong.

However, should we continue to ask?

Thoughts turned in his mind for a few times, and finally, Huan Rong chose to trust his intuition and pressed the question back to the bottom of his heart.

I always feel that if I continue to explore, [-]% will encounter "risks".As for what kind of risk, Huan Rong refused to think about it.

The lamp oil is gradually burned out, the three-legged lamp is gradually dimmed, and the light like beans is quickly extinguished.

In the dark, Huan Rong tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, so he could only use the most stupid method, facing the wall of the car and counting sheep.After counting to 360 seven, he was finally invited by Zhou Gong and slowly fell asleep.

Qin Jing looked at him quietly, her smile deepening.

The next day, the soldiers of the right army got up early to practice. Liu Laozhi set an example, holding a long spear, and stabbing out one after another. The movements were coherent and powerful, with a unique sense of beauty.

After 150 blows, Liu Laozhi removed his upper robe, naked his dark and strong chest, put down his spear, and picked up boulders arranged according to size, from small to large, one by one above his head.

"The general is mighty!"

The soldiers shouted in unison and applauded loudly.

Unconvinced, Dian Kui also took off his shirt, his rock-like muscles swelled up, walked up to the boulder, stood on his lower body, his neck was bulging, and he swung the two boulders at the same time.

There was a silence in the field, and then thunderous cheers erupted.

Dian Kui swung the huge boulder over his head, and after ten breaths, he gave a loud shout and smashed it to the ground.

Amidst the blunt sound, dust was flying.

Liu Laozhi took the lead in applauding: "What a strong man!"

The camps of the forward and the two armies were next to each other, and the shouts of the right army's drill came, and the left army was envious and helpless.

I envy the opponent's bravery, and next time I fight against the barbarians, I will definitely gain more military exploits.

Helplessly, my family doesn't have a commander like General Liu, let alone a food delivery officer like Lieutenant Huan, barely enough to eat twice a day, and I can't get enough for every meal, how can I fuck every day like those fierce guys.

"I heard that they swung stones, twelve in a row, and the smallest weighed dozens of catties."

Although the strength is not comparable, it does not prevent everyone from being curious.

While escorting the servants out of the camp, those who had something good to do walked outside the camp on the right to look around, and saw a cloud of dust flying in the camp, and the sound of shouting and killing was loud, sometimes there was the crisp sound of swords, guns, swords and halberds clashing, followed by loud applause, envious meaning is stronger.

Seeing the envy on the "neighbor"'s face, the gatekeepers raised their heads high and proudly.

Are you envious?

It's useless to be envious, who told you not to be a good general!

In the middle of the practice, Huan Rong joined in with the steps.

The government army and the private soldiers competed to learn from each other, Qin Lei and Qin Jian were already eager for skills, and Huan's trilogy was also envious.

There is no first text, no second martial arts.

Both are soldiers and men, and they have to go to the battlefield to fight. When they meet someone who is evenly matched, they must fight to see who is superior.

"Pay attention to proportions."

After getting along for several months, Huan Rong has a good understanding of Qin Lei and others.Even though they are not as strong as Dian Kui and Liu Laozhi, they are indeed as strong as the two, because they have been fighting with barbarians all year round, if they don't do it, it's nothing, and doing it is a killer move.

Minor injuries are fine for sparring in the school field, but serious injuries are definitely not acceptable.

Huan Rong must be vaccinated in advance.

Compared with the private soldiers and servants of other states and counties, the right army can be called elite, but no matter how elite it is, it is limited. It is really not enough to meet Qin Lei and Qin Jian who are similar to cheating.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, servants must pay attention!"

With Huan Rong's permission, Qin Lei and the others went off in turn.

Amidst the loud shouts, the atmosphere in the school grounds became even more enthusiastic.Not only the forward Zuojun, but even the camps a little further away heard the noise, and they sent people to investigate one after another. What's going on, could it be that they discovered the barbarian spies?

Qin Jing stayed in the military cart, and was opening a roll of bamboo slips, when he suddenly saw a goshawk falling from mid-air, holding a bamboo tube in its claws, trembling, it might fall to the ground at any time.

"It must be Ah Yan."

Qin Jing chuckled, bent down and walked out of the carriage, jumped off the shaft with one arm, put the wolf fur wristband on her right arm, caught the flying goshawk, and grabbed the bamboo pipe that almost fell to the ground.

噍——

Goshawk screamed and rubbed against Qin Jing, as if to express his grievance.

After stroking the goshawk's back feathers, Qin Jing unfolded the silk cloth, took a closer look, and immediately called a healthy servant and ordered him to look for Huan Rong in the school grounds.

"Tell Lieutenant Huan that the cattle and sheep have arrived, please go out with General Liu."

"promise!"

More than ten miles away from Fangtou, beside a dry riverbed, Qin Jue and Qin Yu ordered the team to stop for a while, and then move on after a short rest.

For the convenience of walking, the two brothers both wore narrow-sleeved Hu clothes, longbows and quiveres on horseback. Their heights and faces were exactly the same, which was particularly eye-catching.

"Alan, don't you find it strange?"

"strangeness?"

"You and I have traveled all the way. There are locust plagues in Wuxiang and Shangdang, and there are swarms of locusts in Guangping. I thought it would be the same in Yecheng. But look, this place is less than twenty miles away from Fangtou. The same drought, but no sign of locust plague, how is it not strange?"

Qin Jue pointed to both sides of the river bed, except for the rows of deep pits, not even the shadow of a migratory locust.

Qin Yu frowned, jumped off the horse, and looked at the potholes densely covered by the river bank, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.

"Ayan, these are man-made." Qin Yu pondered for a moment, and said, "The migratory locusts are mostly born in the fields on the banks of the river. If someone finds the hiding place of the migratory locusts and digs them in advance, it can explain the current situation."

"It makes sense." Qin Jue walked over and stood side by side with Qin Yu, "What I don't understand is who did this."

Murong Xianbei couldn't wait to dig the ground.

Jin army?It doesn't even make sense.

They are here to attack Yecheng, not to help the other party control the locust plague!

The two brothers looked at each other, came up with several possibilities, and overturned them one after another, racking their brains, and finally they were still full of doubts.

"I've seen brother, maybe I can understand."

At the same time, a group of Xianbei cavalry carried Murong Ping's secret letter and arrived in Yuzhou, where Murong Chui was entrenched.

After the cavalry entered the city, they were immediately brought to Murong Chui's tent. Because they traveled day and night and hurried on the road, their mouths were already too dry to speak.

Murong Chui frowned and asked someone to pour a few bowls of clear water, the cavalryman drank the full bowl, his throat was no longer dry, and he just let out a hoarse voice.

"Your Highness, the city of Ye is in critical condition. The Jin army is less than a hundred miles away from the city, and the city may be destroyed at any time. The troops in the city are insufficient, and the Di people took advantage of the fire to rob them. They asked to send the hostages and cede the land before they were willing to borrow troops."

"What?!" Murong Chui was furious, "What did His Majesty and the Queen Mother say?"

"Your Majesty has been drinking all day long and has not been in court for half a month." The cavalryman said with difficulty, "The Empress Dowager has become sick from worry because of Princess Qinghe being sent to Chang'an. She is sick in the palace and entrusts the affairs of court to the Grand Tutor."

Murong Chui believed that Murong Wei was drinking, having fun and ignoring government affairs.

Ke Zuhun's daughter was sent to Chang'an to get sick because of her beloved daughter. Murong Chui didn't believe it.

He knew that woman, she would do anything for her rights.It is more reasonable and more credible to say that she and Murong Ping failed to fight for power and were placed under house arrest in the palace.

Murong Chui's thoughts changed sharply, he acted furiously, he deceived the cavalrymen who delivered the letter, and ordered him to submit the letter, read it from beginning to end, but he was stunned on the spot.

He led his troops to save Yecheng, and designated Jingzhou and Yuzhou as his fiefdom?

How could Murong Ping be so "generous"? What's the idea behind it?

"Is this what the Grand Tutor meant?"

"Return to Your Highness, Tai Fu said, if His Highness is willing to send troops, he will definitely go to the lord of the country and make His Highness the Great Sima!"

Da Sima?

Murong Chui sneered secretly, from this point of view, Murong Ping was really in a hurry.

The knight who delivered the letter was taken down to rest, Murong Chui raised his account immediately, and called his counselors and generals to discuss the matter.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid there may be fraud in it!" Huben Zhonglang said.

"Murong Ping is very scheming, His Highness Xu must be hiding some scheming in the two states this time."

"Your Highness, the letter only said that the Di people were not satisfied with gold, silver, silk and satin, and forced the imperial court to cede land on the condition of sending troops, but did not say whether the imperial court would agree. If yes, where would the cede be?" a Han counselor said in a deep voice.

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the tent.

"Impossible!" A Xianbei general protested, "If that old thief agreed to cut the land, how could he promise to send troops to the two states?"

"Although this statement is reasonable, but," the adviser continued with a serious expression, ignoring the bearded and staring Xianbei general, "I am worried that the imperial court has reached a tacit agreement with the Di people. Your Highness Xu, please leave Yuzhou to defend the army. The outer purpose is to suppress the soldiers of Jin and contain the people of Di."

The counselor's words echoed in everyone's ears, and to Murong Chui, it was like a heavy hammer being dropped.

"His Royal Highness stationed troops in Yuzhou, and he is actually the lord of Yuzhou. Although Jingzhou was occupied by begging Xianbei, he came from afar and had no foundation at all. And his tribe was wiped out, and the person who did it has not yet been found out. Your Highness is as follows: It’s not hard to fight for it.”

"Those who worry about you are actually Di people."

"Di people?"

"Yes." The counselor nodded and said, "If the imperial court chooses the land of the Di people, and chooses the land of Jing and Yu, and then grants the two prefectures to His Highness, even if he can repel the Jin soldiers, His Highness may not be safe."

When the time comes, will Murong Chui give way?

If so, I am afraid there will be no place to stand.If not, [-] to [-] cavalry and infantry from Yuzhou would have to go in, and it would be Murong Ping who would benefit in the end!

Before the counselor finished speaking, Ran Ganjin and the others were already furious.

"The old thief is so brave!"

Murong Chui's face sank like water, if Murong Ping met him face to face, he would definitely be hacked to death by him, and chopped into a meat paste by himself.

"Your Highness, no troops are allowed!"

"Your Highness, you must not fall for the tricks of the old thief!"

Murong Ping raised his right arm, stopped the crowd, took a deep breath, and said, "Send troops!"

"Your Highness!"

"It is stated in the letter that if Your Highness does not send troops, the imperial court intends to return to the land of Xianbei's ancestors." The Han counselor said again, "If His Highness publicly refuses, no matter whether you can repel the Jin soldiers or not, it will be confirmed and given to others."

"Isn't that..."

Everyone's eyes were red with anger, but there was nothing they could do.

"Send troops." Murong Chui said in a deep voice, "Order [-] troops, follow me to conquer Ye City!"

Murong Ping's calculations are vicious, so why not give him a chance?

"Jiazhou."

"My servant is here." The Han counselor cupped his hands.

"Write the pen for me and write back to the Taifu. I will lead my troops to Yecheng, and say that in the face of crisis, we should not select talents based on their background. I recommend Situ Zuochang Shi Shenyin, Shangshulang Xiluoteng, Huangmen servant Fengfu, and Hubenzhong. General Lang ran Ganjin to participate in the military. When the army arrived in Yecheng, the military orders were issued, and the court must not intervene!"

The counselor promised, and already had a draft in his heart.

After the discussion is over, all the generals will leave the big tent one after another, and arrange their own troops.

Murong Chui called for Buqu and said, "The King of Zhongshan, please come and see me."

Bu Qu took the order to retreat, and in less than a cup of tea, Murong rushed into the tent with a tense expression, showing no trace of his usual pride.

"uncle."

"Why, blame me for locking you up?"

"Don't dare." Murong Chong replied dryly.

Murong Chui sighed, and said: "It's not because I'm cruel and don't let you go back to Yecheng, but because Murong Ping is not kind, if you go back, you will definitely be sent to Chang'an."

"I'd rather be with sister!"

"Shut up!" Murong Chui stopped Murong Chong and said, "You are the prince of Xianbei, how could you suffer such humiliation!"

"But sis, she..." Murong Chong's eyes were red, and he clenched his fists tightly, "One day, I will slaughter everyone!"

"Fenghuang," Murong Chui said in a deep voice, "I will lead my troops to Yecheng, and you will go with the army."

"uncle?"

"Remember, if you stay in the army, you can't leave the barracks even if you don't get my order. Even if the queen mother summons you, you can't enter the palace!"

"……promise."

Murong Chui dispatched troops and generals, and [-] generals left Yuzhou and rushed to Yecheng.

The Jin army and the Di people got the news almost at the same time, and Sima Huan issued three military orders in succession, asking Yuan Zhen to dig through the stone gate as soon as possible.The Di people didn't react too much, and still sent troops as agreed.With Murong Ping's secret letter in hand, there is no need to worry about the other party's repudiation.

Thinking that things were going well, Fu Jian brought Princess Qinghe into the palace. After a few days, he thought about Murong Xianbei's "Phoenix Emperor".

Wang Meng had no intention of persuading the ruler about this problem.

Anyway, the Yan Kingdom will be destroyed sooner or later, but it is no big deal for a prince who destroys the country to follow the lord's will.

The battle situation went round and round, and began to tilt to the original track again.

With Huan Rong as a variable, the Jin army's rations are still sufficient.However, it is still unknown whether he can fight Murong Chui evenly until Yuan Zhen breaks open the stone gate.

Jiankang City

In the middle of the night, several black shadows avoided the patrolling government army and sneaked into Qingxi.

The health servant of the Huan Mansion, who was waiting for the rabbit, immediately became alert, followed the black shadow to the gate of the Yu Mansion, and confirmed that the other party had entered through the wall.

"Take people to the pier immediately, and keep an eye on the merchant ships that bring these people here. The others and I will guard here. Anyone who goes in tonight, don't even try to escape!"

"promise!"