[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 199 [English]

Chapter 191 New Year’s Eve

At Xu time in the evening, the north and the south gathered.

Xiao Chiye lifted the curtain, and Shen Zechuan led Xiao Xun and bent down to enter.The discussion in the hall paused. Xiao Xun took off his wind collar and protective sleeves and handed them to Gu Jin. Then he knelt down beside his father without looking away.

Qi Zhuyin took advantage of this gap and leaned over to ask Lu Yizhi in a low voice: “Don’t you think you would give your son to someone else?”

Lu Yizhi held the teacup in both hands. Before he could reply, he saw his son turning to look at Qi Zhuyin as if he had something to say.She also whispered: “Oh no, Xun’er heard it.”

Xiao Xun saluted Qi Zhuyin, who drank tea with a guilty conscience.

Xiao Xun looks like Xiao Jiming, but he is not as elegant and easy-going as his father. He doesn’t like to smile much, and looks extremely serious when he has a small face.

Lu Yizhi said sadly: “Who are you following?”

Shen Zechuan has already taken his seat over there, with Xiao Chiye and Yao Wenyu on his left and right.Taking Xiao Chiye to the left is the Libei camp; taking Yao Wenyu to the right is the Qidong camp. Among them, Bo is the least popular, but the most cannot be ignored.

“There are still three states that have not been taken back by Zhongbo,” Qi Zhuyin said to Shen Zechuan. “We hope that Fu Jun can complete the unification of Zhongbo before next winter.”

“If the commander-in-chief is willing to show his favor to Fan and Deng states,” Shen Zechuan said, “of course I would be extremely happy.”

“It’s hard to say,” Qi Zhuyin laughed, “If Qandu forces me to attack King Yi, there is nothing I can do.”

Yao Wenyu knew what Qi Zhuyin meant. It was not that she had nothing to do. She wanted to rely on King Yi to exchange for next year’s army rations from Shen Zechuan, so as to make sufficient preparations for her attack on the Qing Mouse Division.

“Since the commander-in-chief can sit in Libei,” Yao Wenyu said calmly, “giving up the crusade against King Yi is just a matter of words.”

The northern and southern fronts were about to be unified. Qi Zhuyin turned a blind eye to Qudu’s orders several times. If she was really afraid, she would not come to Libei at all.But Qi Zhuyin just wanted to kill him. She was already so poor.

“I came to Libei without noticing. This is different from resisting the emperor’s order. There has been so much movement in Cizhou this year. If I don’t kill King Yi, your school ground will be placed at the gate of Dan City.” Qi Zhuyin said, “The title ‘Fujun’ is also worth pondering. In my opinion, there is no difference between the two words ‘King Yi’.”

“Then there is a big misunderstanding,” Shen Zechuan smiled, “From Chazhou to Dunzhou, we in Cizhou are doing things according to the rules. What kind of great title is ‘Fujun’? There is no explicit law saying that it is inappropriate. I am just a guest in the capital of Cizhou.”

This is the loophole of not setting up a counter-flag. In fact, Cizhou has long been separated from the control of the capital, but the capital has been reluctant to issue notices. First, they are afraid that Cizhou will jump over the wall and really unite with Libei to attack Dancheng. Second, they are afraid that other places will imitate the cat. However, they are forced by internal strife and have no intention of submitting recruitment to Shen Zechuan. As a result, Qi Zhuyin can only rely on King Yi to threaten Shen Zechuan.

If this threat was made a month ago, Shen Zechuan would have to find a way.But now, he is the key to determining whether the North-South Front can be established. Money and food have become his confidence. He must use what he has on hand to obtain the greatest benefit. Just like Qi Zhuyin wants to kill him, he also wants to kill Qi Zhuyin.

“Han Jin is in your hands,” Qi Zhuyin said. “On this basis, Cizhou is guilty.”

“Han Jin,” Shen Zechuan bit out these two words without fear in his eyes, “Who knows whether he is in my hands or not?”

This is the reason why Qi Zhuyin has always been reluctant to go to the capital. It is too tiring to deal with experienced planners like Shen Zechuan. Talking in circles makes no progress. Tai Chi makes people lose their temper. It almost reminds me of the feeling of asking for money at the Ministry of Household Affairs.

“Even if I let Fan and Dengzhou go and let you eat them, what will happen to Duanzhou?” Qi Zhuyin immediately turned around, “You have less than 40,000 soldiers, 20,000 of which are new recruits. You still have a long way to go to recapture Duanzhou from the Biansha people.”

This is to ask Shen Zechuan to ask Qidong to send troops to help.

But Xiao Chiye said: “I will go to Duanzhou in February at the latest.”

“Although Zhongbo does not need Qidong’s assistance for the time being, whether the Qidong garrison can attack the Qingshu tribe is related to the tightness of the northern battlefield,” Yao Wenyu continued, “So Cizhou is willing to share the worries for the commander. Fujun has considered the military ration issue for the commander before coming to Libei. As long as Qidu really dares to cut off the commander’s military rations, then Qidong’s military rations for next year can be borne by Hezhou.”

Yao Wenyu’s words were just beautiful. When Shen Zechuan was gathering Yan Heru’s wool in Dunzhou, Yan Heru once said that he would also have to bear Qidong’s military rations. Shen Zechuan withdrew part of it and ordered Yan Heru to find a way to supply Qi Zhuyin himself.When he said it at this moment, it can be regarded as the truth, but he slightly concealed some key points and erased Yan Heru.

Adhering to Shen Zechuan’s purpose of plucking wild geese, Yao Wenyu paused for a while and said: “The commander-in-chief is right. There are only 36,000 soldiers in Zhongbo now, which is negligible compared with the two parties here. It’s just that Duanzhou isIf the gate of Zhongbo facing the east cannot be closed tightly, it will be impossible to cut off the supply line of Biansha, not to mention whether Biansha will use this to erode Zhongbo, block the connection between the north and south battlefields, and make Libei fall into siege.”

Qi Zhuyin thought, so——

As expected, Yao Wenyu said: “So, we hope to establish direct horse roads with Libei and Qidong next year and get some guidance on military camp control.”

Military camp control was an implicit statement. Qi Zhuyin felt that what he actually wanted to say was that Shen Zechuan wanted to get the help of Qidong generals so that they could train a garrison for Zhongbo next year that could go on the battlefield.Libei is all cavalry, and Zhongbo garrison is infantry. We can only ask Qidong to help with this matter.

There is a lot of ambition revealed in this, at least everyone here can understand it.This shows that Shen Zechuan neither wants to rely on the Libei Iron Cavalry nor simply asks Qidong to borrow troops. He wants to restore the Zhongbo defense line and establish his own armed forces.

It’s really cool to have money.

Everyone here sighed with emotion. After converting these military rations into silver, plus horse trails, equipment, city repairs, etc., it would be nearly a million taels in a year.In the past, I had to shirk everything because I had no money, but now Shen Zechuan just does what he says.

“In addition, regarding the cavalry that the Lord discussed with the prince in detail last time,” Yao Wenyu said, “can Libei still provide war horses in the spring of next year?”

The war horses at the battle site are now seriously missing, and the pasture will be restored in the beginning of spring. According to Shen Zechuan’s wishes, if Libei cannot afford it, he can postpone it.

Xiao Jiming said without hesitation: “Yes, but Zhongbo will lend us Luoshan as a horse farm.”

This is Xiao Jiming’s plan.The only general Xiao Chiye had was Tantai Hu. He was placed in Dunzhou, which was equivalent to giving it to Shen Zechuan.When Xiao Chiye goes to Duanzhou in February next year, it will be quite inconvenient to replace the horses on the existing horse track in Boying.If Libei builds a new racecourse in Luoshan, it will not only reduce the transportation pressure on Bianbo Camp, but also establish a small line of defense in Zhongbo. In this way, even if Duanzhou falls, or Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye turn against each other, Libei will not be immediately passive.

“Should Duanzhou build cavalry?” Lu Guangbai asked.

Shen Zechuan didn’t have much thought about this cavalry yet. He just said: “I’ll try the light cavalry. I’ll have to wait until next year when I have a war horse before making any plans. Does General Lu want to stay at the battle site?”

Lu Guangbai nodded and said: “Libei needs time now. My soldiers can stand up to Hassen’s elite scimitar for the cavalry in the battlefield. I am also very interested in the ‘Scorpion’.”

“Then I also have a request,” Qi Zhuyin said, “Since Lu Guangbai stayed at the battlefield, in exchange, Xiao Chiye will have to go to the southern battlefield to defend the border county for me next June.”

Xiao Chiye was stunned.

Qi Zhuyin knocked on the desk but said nothing else.But Xiao Jiming and Lu Guangbai both understood what this meant. Qi Zhuyin wanted to give Xiao Chiye a chance.

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God gave a man named Amul to the Eagle tribe on the banks of the Tea Stone River, and then gave Amul a gifted son.They led the Biansha cavalry to rise from the riverside, and relied on strategy and scimitars to disintegrate the Great Zhou Dynasty.Perhaps at this moment, in Amul’s eyes, Biansha’s era has arrived.He saw the big curtain opening in front of him, and Biansha would bid farewell to the pain of walking in the wind and snow in the past. They had gone through so many hardships and were about to leave this barren land and establish their own dynasty on that fertile land.

This winter, the east-west territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty was completely divided.Shen Zechuan’s barrier blocked the two borders of the Northeast. It took him half a year to complete this wall, connecting the north and south battlefields in the dilapidated Zhongbo. Even though he had not clearly pointed the finger at Qidu, the tilt of the situation had already been revealed.

There are no lanterns or firecrackers in Libei this year, but it is not nothing. Shen Zechuan had New Year’s Eve dinner here.He fell asleep during the vigil, and Xiao Chiye placed a new folding fan and a few copper coins beside his pillow.When Shen Zechuan was half awake, Xiao Chiye touched his head, and he fell asleep again.

Xiao Chiye took off his shirt at night. Starting from his left shoulder to his waist, the entire back was occupied by the alpha wolf.The anger, roaring, and tearing pain are all engraved here. This wolf is not healthy, and the position of the left eye is exactly the same as the wound on the left back shoulder. It seems to have been gouged out, so it looks extremely ferocious.

Xiao Chiye remembered the humiliation in that heavy snowfall.

Hasson is right.

Everyone must retaliate in kind.