[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 139 [English]

Chapter 134 Meng Zheng

Hu and Lu are known in the Changjiu tribe as the most likely people to become Russia, the Soviet Union and Japan. Although they are cruel, they are quite good at fighting.He’s team is composed of elites from various tribes in the border areas. These cavalry have only fear but no respect for Hu and Lu, but it is precisely because of fear that they feel shocked at this moment.

In just a few moments, Hu and Lu were knocked off their horses, and the morale of the Biansha cavalry fell with him.Hu and Lu hastily concluded that there were countless Libei reinforcements behind them, which also completely extinguished the determination of the Biansha Cavalry to fight again after losing their leader.With Xiao Chiye as the center, they spread out in all directions.

Countless torches formed a long line, approaching from behind, as if they were carrying millions of soldiers.

There was also a surprise attack on Gujin in Shasan Camp. Bayin was trapped inside and outside. Seeing Xiao Chiye calm and calm, he thought that Xiao Chiye was leading Libei’s main force.The key is that at a glance, Bayin saw that there were invisible black shadows behind those torches. As the grass spread out, they seemed to line up all the way to the horizon.

Bayin didn’t want to make the same mistake again, so he reined his horse back a few steps and ordered to abandon the camp and flee.The Biansha cavalry retreated hastily and disappeared into the night without even having time to collect the bodies of Hu and Lu.Xiao Chiye stopped where he was, and Tantai Hu led his men, shouting and killing, and chased him for several miles. When Bayin did not dare to look back, he quickly retreated and returned to Shasan Camp.

When Bayin looked back, he could still see those stretching torches.

If Bayinken looked more carefully or could calm down, he would have discovered that there were loopholes in tonight’s raid.Hu Helu is superior in strength, but as he himself said, he is the main general in field battles, and letting him defend the camp is putting the cart before the horse.If he could follow Bayin’s suggestion, stay within the Shasan Camp and quickly deal with the small group of forbidden troops brought in by Gujin, he would have the upper hand.Sha Sanying had an iron wall and a copper wall behind closed doors. Xiao Chiye had no baggage and no siege equipment, so he couldn’t attack by force.However, Hu and Lu had been distracted by their winning streak since the beginning of this spring and could not withstand deceit. When they saw Gujin climbing the wall, they thought it was a surprise attack from Bianbo Camp. When they saw countless torches, they thought it was reinforcements from the Libei Iron Cavalry. When they finally saw Xiao Chiye, they were already in chaos and defeated without a fight.

Xiao Chiye lifted Hu Helu’s head and looked at the unshaven face for a moment, but couldn’t remember who this person was.He handed the head to Tantaihu, but Tantaihu refused to take it, so he handed it to Gujin and said: “Pack up all the corpses in the camp. Bury the brothers from Libei close to them, and the soldiers from Biansha bury them far away. It’s hot, so don’t put the corpses away, so as not to cause disease.”

Gujin took the head and recognized it was Hu Helu.He didn’t expect that Xiao Chiye would chop Hu and Lu to death when they met each other. Guo Weili had been fighting with this man for half his life, but he disappeared overnight.

Xiao Chiye unloaded the Langlu knife and said, “What, do you recognize it?”

Gujin said: “This man’s name is Hu Helu. My master is he. He defeated Guo Weili in the north and captured Tudalong Banner.”

Xiao Chiye ran around for two consecutive nights, and now he had other things to do. He just nodded to indicate that he understood, and asked Gu Jin to do the work.He called Tantaihu, threw the knife to Tantaihu, and walked inside together.

“This camp is big enough,” Tantaihu looked around and marveled. “This wall is built faster than a regular city. There are also large bows on the wall stacks, and horse traps are set below, which can be hit from both distance and distance.”

“My eldest brother has spent a lot of money here,” Xiao Chiye looked at the camp wall and said, “Memorize the layout on the wall. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask Chenyang or Gujin. Tomorrow I will ask the military craftsman to give you the camp zoning map. You must also memorize this thing.”

Tantaihu responded quickly.Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Xiao Chiye wants to reuse he. From the time he left Qudu to now, Xiao Chiye has brought Tantai Hu with him in every battle. Tantai Hu doesn’t know a few Chinese characters. In order to be worthy of this kindness, he also worked hard to read with Chen Yang.

Xiao Chiye hurried in to see the military craftsman.He made it very clear to Wu Ziyu, but there was one thing he didn’t mention, that is, he took Sha Sanying back and did not intend to return it.This place has both offense and defense, and is also a barrier for Bianbo Camp. The north can support Xiao Fangxu, and the west can lead to the northeast grain and horse road. It is very suitable for him.

Anyone who wants to ask him will come and talk to him in person.

By the time Xiao Chiye could finally lie down, it was almost dawn.He slept in the tent for several hours. Chenyang came from Bianbo Camp on the way and did not disturb him.Xiao Chiye woke up near dusk. He was standing outside the tent immersed in washing when he heard the sound coming back suddenly.

Xiao Chiye tied up his arms and blew a whistle.He circled fiercely for a while, then folded his wings and landed on Xiao Chiye’s arm.Xiao Chiye took out the prepared strips of meat from his skin bag and fed it to Meng. While Meng was eating the meat, he saw the big walnut on Meng’s leg.

“Your Majesty is fine,” Chen Yang smiled, “I’m here to tell my master that I’m safe.”

Xiao Chiye didn’t smile, he was quite unhappy. He untied the big walnut, squeezed it in his hand for a moment, threw it to Chen Yang, and said, “Dad brought Meng back specifically to pass on military orders. Open it and read it to me. This old man is very bad.”

Chenyang opened the walnuts and spread the paper.

Xiao Fangxu’s handwriting was very crazy, saying that he had known that Amul would send people around to the southeast camp, but why he didn’t respond in advance and ignored it.He also asked whether Meng secretly beat Yu because he was too belligerent, just like Xiao Chiye.Finally, Xiao Chiye was asked to stay put and not act rashly…

Xiao Chiye stretched out his finger, turned the letter over, skipped the eloquent paragraphs on the front, and pointed to the concise and concise sentences at the back.

Chen Yang coughed and read in a steady voice: “I know my son Mo Ruofu. It’s too late when the letter arrives. I know that you will definitely attack Sha Sanying. In this case, then you can escort Wu Ziyu… and become a baggage general.”

There was silence.

Tantaihu didn’t understand Xiao Fangxu. In his expectation, even if King Libei would not praise Xiao Chiye, he should transfer Xiao Chiye to the battlefield. Making meritorious service as soon as possible would be the best reward for Xiao Chiye.Under the current situation in Libei, placing Xiao Chiye in the rear as a baggage general was like putting back the sharp edge that he had pulled out of Qidu.Is the prince crazy?Or is it that in order to appease the prince’s faction, Xiao Fangxu did not hesitate to hide Xiao Chiye for another nine years?

Xiao Chiye pursed his lips tightly and endured it for a long time without saying a word, then turned to look at the setting sun again.

* * *

A few days later, the caravan starting from Cizhou went south and headed for Chazhou along the official road.Kong Ling pretended to be a steward, and the royal guards disguised themselves as servants of a wealthy family. Shen Zechuan claimed that he had been sick in the carriage for a long time and rarely showed up.

Kong Ling took the road guide from Cizhou and saved a lot of trouble on the way.These days, anyone who can obtain the official scriptures of the government should not be underestimated. In addition, there are many guards, and ordinary bandits do not dare to rob easily for fear of stepping on Tai Sui.

After leaving Cizhou, there were more beggars on the road.Children as young as 60 years old are forced to make a living and come out to cheat. They can talk about everything they want, including gods and monsters, and they coax passing business travelers to spend money to seek peace.

It was fine in the first few days, but it rained in the next few days, and the weather suddenly turned cold, and Shen Zechuan became ill.There are all liars on this road, just in the black shops one by one. Even if Kong Ling dares to hire a doctor, Qiao Tianya doesn’t dare to let him get close to Shen Zechuan.Fortunately, it was not serious. I only had fever for two days and then slowly subsided.

Shen Zechuan now spends more and more time at his desk, and neglect in martial arts is inevitable.After he sent Qi Huilian away, he often felt that his body was overwhelmed and it was easy to get sick due to seasonal changes.In fact, there were signs of this happening as early as Qandu. In the epidemic records, he got sick as soon as he said he was sick.

The carriage drove through the mud and arrived in Chazhou in the rain.

Luo Mu, the capital of Chazhou Prefecture, was still in his concubine’s room when he received the famous post from Kong Ling. He looked over the post over and over again, as if he wanted to dig out the flowers, but he refused to move his buttocks.

He’s concubine in the fourteenth room is a new concubine. She only had a banquet a few days ago. She is being pampered recently, so she is inevitably delicate.The concubine took out the name card from Luo Mu’s hand. She knew a few characters and said, “Who is this Kong Ling?”

Luo Mu held the person on his lap and said, “Kong Ling? He was a poor man. In his early years, he followed Tantai Long, the commander of the Dunzhou garrison. Later, Tantai Long died, so he ran to follow Zhou Gui.”

The concubine was rubbed by Luo Mu’s beard and giggled. As if she was afraid of being tainted by poverty, she dangled the name card with her little finger and said, “Then how does he recognize the master?”

Luo Mu laughed at himself: “We come from the same school.”

“Oh, then we have to entertain people well.” This concubine was embarrassed by Luo Mu’s first wife. Her brother was Cai Yu, one of the tea state bandits, and he was someone Luo Mu relied on, so he planned to let Luo Mu divorce his wife, thinking that he could host the banquet by having outsiders visit.She thought so, and slapped Luo Mu frivolously with the name card, and said: “I’ll hold a banquet for you, and you can invite your brother here to kill them. We are so powerful in Cizhou. I heard that a lot of Libei’s military rations have been taken away from Cizhou this year, so we are rich.”

Luo Mu didn’t respond and just said: “Why waste that money? You can spend it with a few mouthfuls of cornbread. He is probably here to borrow money. I don’t see him.”

The concubine refused to obey and acted coquettishly around Luo Mu. The name card slipped to the ground.

Luo Mu followed the famous post with his eyes, half-shaked his concubine’s arm, and said, “It’s too late to meet again when we go to Cizhou. Look, the post has fallen. Pick it up quickly…”

Seeing that she was too weak, the concubine turned around and stood up, getting angry.The embroidered shoes stepped on the name card, she lightly stomped a few times, and said: “I got married, and I haven’t entertained the guests for the master yet. They are all married by a matchmaker. Why am I the only one who is shorter? I just–”

Before she finished speaking, Luo Mu’s expression turned cold and he shouted: “Get out of the way!”

Ever since she married Luo Mu, Ms. Cai has been doted on. She has never been yelled at or scolded by him. She was shocked all over and took a few steps back in a daze.

Luo Mu leaned over and picked up the name card. There were shoe prints on it that couldn’t be wiped off.He sullenly put away the post. When he looked up again, he took Cai’s hand and said with a forced smile: “Don’t worry about the matters in the front hall. I will discuss this matter with my brother in detail. I won’t sit here today and will come to see you later.”

After saying that, without waiting for Mr. Cai to come to his senses, he opened the curtain and left.

It was still raining outside. The attendant opened his umbrella and Luo Mu walked in and said, “Is he still there? Invite he to the front hall. I’ll go see him right away.”

* * *

When Luo Mu arrived at the front hall, Kong Ling had been waiting for a while.When he saw Luo Mu ascending the steps, he stood up to greet him.The two of them laughed as soon as they met. Luo Mu motioned for Kong Ling to sit down, and the two of them chatted for a while before getting down to business.

“I came to see you this time because of your will.” Kong Ling said after drinking tea, “Cizhou has gradually improved in recent years. The fields have recovered well and the food is abundant. However, the population of Cizhou has seriously declined and cannot eat so much. The remaining food has been stored for a year and has either been eaten by rats or has become moldy.”

Luo Mu listened to Kong Ling’s speech attentively and saw that he looked good and his hair did not have much gray.

Kong Ling met Luo Mu’s gaze, smiled again, and said: “So we thought, Chazhou has been buying grain at high prices from Hezhou and Juexi all these years. It’s such a disadvantage. How about you and I working together? We are close and it is convenient to transport. We are willing to pay a lower price than Juexi for grain. How about it?”

Luo Mu noticed that there were wrinkles around Kong Ling’s eyes when he smiled. He looked away as if waking up from a big dream. He thought for a moment and said, “I roughly understand what you mean. It’s a good thing, but it can’t be done.”

Seeing that Kong Ling wanted to say something, he raised his hand to stop him.

“Chazhou is not Cizhou. Zhou Gui does have the courage to do what he says, but how much of this courage is based on his father-in-law? In the early years, Mr. Liu was determined to suppress bandits in Cizhou, which made Cizhou free of banditry today, but Chazhou cannot.”

Kong Ling expected this and became quiet for a while.After a moment, he said: “Meng Zheng, is there no chance at all?”

When Luo Mu heard Kong Ling calling him, he turned his head away hastily.

Kong Ling thought that Luo Mu was in trouble, so he said: “Cizhou has rebuilt its garrison. As long as this business can be successful, we will also be willing to contribute to the important task of suppressing bandits in Chazhou in the future. Meng Zheng, the world is in chaos right now, and heroes from all walks of life are bound to rise in the mountains and fields. As long as you are in it, you can’t escape the dispute. You and we are classmates and have the same feelings. Why don’t you take this opportunity to stand up and stop being controlled by the bandits?”

“You and Zhou Gui were in Cizhou and didn’t know my difficulties.” Luo Mu turned around and said, “If the banditry in Chazhou was so easy to solve, why didn’t you go to me instead of Zhou Gui?”

Kong Ling wanted to explain, but Luo Mu had already stood up and said: “Today’s grain in Chazhou is bought at high prices from Juexi and Hezhou. Bandit leaders from all walks of life are involved in it, and they are reaping the dividends. Now if you want me to buy grain from Cizhou instead, you will cut off people’s wealth. This business can’t be negotiated at all. Just the rumor of it will put you and me in danger. Go back.”

Luo Mu asked people to see the guests off. He walked a few steps, stepped out of the threshold, and then turned back.

They haven’t seen each other for many years. The strange thing is that no matter how old Kong Ling is now, Luo Mu still firmly remembers what Kong Ling was like when he was a student.The splashing rain under the eaves wet Luo Mu’s shoulders, and he stood like this for a long time.

Kong Ling has missed many things in his life, just like at this moment, he couldn’t see clearly Luo Mu’s bright eyes behind his back, and just said: “I am bound to win this trip. If I can’t do it today, I will come again tomorrow. Meng Zheng, I am sure, as long as you are willing to talk to us.”

Luo Mu was dumbfounded, and after a while he said, “Who else did you bring? When you entered the city, you used Cizhou’s documents, and when you saw that I delivered the name card, your whereabouts were exposed. I advise you not to act rashly, and return to Cizhou after a few days.”

After saying that, without waiting for Kong Ling’s reply, he took off his robe and walked down the steps.

* * *

Later, Shen Zechuan took the medicine and listened to Qiao Tianya truthfully reporting the two of them’s original words. He couldn’t help but turn around and look at Qiao Tianya.

Qiao Tianya nodded with understanding and said: “He and I have been classmates for many years, and our friendship is naturally no better than others. According to the master, how should we negotiate this business? Luo Mu is a bit interesting. Although Chazhou is in chaos, he will always stand firm and will always be the capital of Chazhou.”

“You can talk about whatever you want,” Shen Zechuan’s nose was blocked and his speech was a bit muffled, “Since he is still standing, it means he has a heart. Today’s words are all high-sounding words, but they may not be sincere. Find a way to avoid the ears and eyes, I want to see him.”