Chapter 97

"Qingquan city is a big city in the south. It's not surprising that the thunder army appears here. It's just the number." Gu Qingcheng looks at the thunder heavy riding approaching the city gate, which is also a little strange.

The benlei army and Panshi army, as the two largest legions of Daqian, were mainly set up to fight against the animal tide of xiyuanze in the South and Caohai in the north. Although they also took part in the war between the north and the south, they did not defend themselves. They turned around in the mountains and went to see the clear spring as the source of Qingxi. Until the sun fell to the west, they went down the mountain and returned to the city.

It's time for them to turn on the lights when they return to zuixiang residence. After breakfast, they are going back to their room to have a rest. Although Lu que had a sleep during the day, he still felt sleepy.

When they returned to the courtyard, they found a middle-aged man pacing in front of the courtyard, with a heavy mind.

"Second uncle." Gu Qingcheng saw the man take two steps and saluted.

This is Gu Qingcheng's second uncle, Gu Huaiyi, the current commander of Zuo Honghu Wei? Lu que looked at the man up and down, and found that he really looked a little like Gu Qingcheng's father. He also took two steps and saluted "Gu Er Shu."

"You are Lu que." Gu Huaiyi raised Lu que with a smile and said, "I held you when you were young. I didn't expect that you were so big in a flash."

Lu que smiles and scratches his head. He doesn't say anything. Gu Lu and his father are friends. Gu Huairen and his father Lu Chun are brothers in the same robe. Gu Huaiyi was also a valiant general in the northern expedition. He said that he once held himself. That's really possible.

"Second uncle, what's the matter with you coming to me so late?" Gu Qingcheng asked curiously.

"You child, do you want the second uncle to talk here?" Gu Huaiyi pretended to be angry.

"Since the second uncle is here, why don't you go in first?" Gu Qingcheng didn't care about Gu Huaiyi's words at all. It's obvious that he has a good relationship with his uncle and nephew.

"As soon as I got to the door, the White Wolf made a whine sound. Without you, I would not dare to go in." Gu Huaiyi pointed to the white wolf king who peeped out half of his head and looked at the gate of the courtyard.

"The second uncle joked. With the cultivation of the second uncle, Bai Xia is no match for the second uncle." Gu Qingcheng waved to the white wolf king. The white wolf king knew that the man was not the enemy, so he drew his head back into the room.

"I'm not afraid of it. I'm afraid of hurting it. You girl will come to me for trouble." Gu Huaiyi tapped some Gu Qingcheng's forehead, then looked back and forth at Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng, with a smile on his face. "Second uncle is disturbing you, but Qingcheng, second uncle also knows that you are all young people. It's a little less Gu Ji to act, but it's not married yet, but you can't mess around."

"Second uncle, what are you talking about?" Gu Qingcheng's face was very red. He stamped his feet and glanced at Lu's absence. Lu que on one side also touched his nose awkwardly. However, when he appeared here, it was easy for people to misunderstand him. This matter could not be explained yet. The more he explained, the more he made people reverie. Therefore, he had no choice but to smile bitterly.

"Well, let's go in and talk." Gu Huaiyi looked at his niece's coy appearance, and he no longer made fun of her.

"Second uncle, please."

The three came to the main hall of the courtyard and took their seats respectively. Gu Qingcheng asked, "what's the matter with the second uncle coming here at this time?"

"It's nothing. I just came to see you. When you got to Qingquan City, you sent a message to someone. I didn't want to come to see the second uncle." Gu Huaiyi picked up the tea that Gu Qingcheng had just poured for him and said.

"The second uncle lives in the army all the year round. I don't have a military position. It's inconvenient to go there. Besides, I just pass by Qingquan, and I will leave the day after tomorrow. I don't want to disturb the second uncle."

Seeing that they were going to talk about family matters, Lu wanted to get up and leave. Unexpectedly, Gu Qingcheng, who had just raised his body, patted him on his thigh. He could not help but sit back. He was surprised.

Knowing that Gu Huaiyi's wife died early, Lu que did not leave a son and a half, nor did he remarry. He devoted all his energy to the army, and even moved himself to the barracks. There were only a few old people in the mansion of Qingquan city.

And Gu Huaiyi and Gu Qingcheng's uncle and nephew have a good relationship, and they get along just like father and daughter. Gu Huaiyi often takes some special products from southern Xinjiang back to the capital for Gu Qingcheng. The Liuyun tea they drink in the morning is the one Gu Huaiyi gave to Gu Qingcheng.

Gu Qingcheng's actions are naturally in Gu Huaiyi's eyes. He can't help but sigh that the little girl grew up. However, he is also very satisfied with Lu que. Not to mention the relationship between the two families and Lu Que's family background, he has heard a lot about Lu que himself in the capital, and he has heard a lot about it in Qingquan city. Especially in Gu Huairen's letter some time ago, he was able to quickly calm down the chaos of the eighteen marquis, Behind this, there is Lu Que's shadow. He can't help but sigh that there are successors in Wei government, and Gu Qingcheng has also found a good husband.

"Lu que, you are not an outsider. Don't leave in a hurry." Gu Huaiyi took a sip of tea, looked at the two people with red faces, and said, "this time I'm here to let you two return to the capital, don't continue to go south."

Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng look at each other in the face, and their eyes are puzzled. Gu Qingcheng's purpose of going south this time is to understand the local conditions, customs and geography of the south. After all, she is going to work in Fengxiang army soon. Once Tianxing civil strife occurs, Fengxiang army will definitely go south to fight. Instead of knowing it at that time, it's better to come and have a look in advance. After all, whether it's in books or in Gu Huaiyi's letter, I didn't come to see it personally.

On the one hand, Lu was worried about Gu Qingcheng's safety. On the other hand, he wanted to take a tour around. Finally, he went to see what the Zhennan pass looked like. They didn't want to leave Daqian. Generally speaking, there was no danger. They didn't understand why Gu Huaiyi wanted them to return to the capital.

"Second uncle, what happened?" Gu Qingcheng frowned. She knew that if it wasn't for something serious, the second uncle would not let her go back to Beijing.

"In the afternoon, a thousand thunder riders came to Qingquan city. Have you heard about it?"

Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng looked at each other and nodded. That was what they saw with their own eyes. It's just that the thunder riding to Qingquan city has nothing to do with their return to the capital.

Seeing that they nodded, Gu Huaiyi said, "King Tianxing is ill and has a short life. His next four sons have already become irresistible. However, the reason why Tianxing Dynasty bureau can maintain balance is that, in addition to Lao Wang is still alive, most of the military power of Tianxing is in the hands of wuchenggong, the younger brother of Tianxing king. "

"Second uncle, we all know this, but it has nothing to do with whether we can go back to the capital." Gu Qingcheng some don't understand of ask a way.

"Of course, it has something to do with it. In the afternoon, when the thunder riding came to the city, Yan Tuohai, the Duke of Wucheng, felt the instability in the court and transferred the troops stationed outside xiyuanze back to Tianxing city. Moreover, the northern frontier army of Tianxing, which was confronted with the high wind army, was also shrinking its line of defense. Now there is no Tianxing soldier in the hundred miles outside zhennanguan."

"What?" Gu Qingcheng and Lu que were surprised at the news.

Just as Daqian set up 300000 benlei troops to guard against the possible animal tides in xiyuanze, Tianxing Kingdom also had an army stationed outside xiyuanze.

Xiyuanze is located 500 miles south of Nanguan in Daqian Town, between Tianxing and Nanli. Although the animal tide in xiyuanze was not as violent as that in grassland in history, it suffered heavy losses every time. Now the Duke of Wucheng in Tianxing Kingdom has let go of the defense of Xiyuan zewai. Once the animal tide happens, it will be a huge threat to Daqian, Nanli and Tianxing.

Moreover, xiyuanze animal tide has not broken out for hundreds of years. Once it breaks out, we don't know how many fierce beasts will rush out of xiyuanze. Once the animal tide goes north, even zhennanguan, which is high in the city and deep in the pool, may not be able to resist the huge animal tide.

Lu que saw the tide of animals in the mountain and sea paintings, but after all, it was only a mountain and sea painting of thousands of miles. Although the herd of animals was huge, there were not many other animals. But xiyuanze is not the same. Xiyuanze is one of the top ten Jedi in the mainland, and can rank in the top three.

Lu que has lived in bugui mountain for 12 years. There are countless exotic animals in the eight peaks and ten valleys, and their grades are not low. It's like the nine color deer called brother Lu by Lu que. It's a spirit beast of heaven. There must be such a strange beast in xiyuanze, which is juxtaposed with the top ten Jedi of bugui mountain. If it's a heavenly level spirit beast, it's OK. If it's a heavenly level fierce beast, it must be a human catastrophe.

"Gu Er Shu, has the news been verified?" Lu que asked.

"I have written to the external intelligence department and the secret guards for confirmation. The news should come soon, but this time the thunder army is going to transport all the military funds stored in Qingquan city to the front line. Obviously, the news is credible, otherwise it won't be like this." At this point, Gu Huaiyi did not have a smile on his face. Although there were nearly 800000 troops of four legions in the south, Gu Huaiyi really had no idea whether he could defend the southern defense line if the animal tide went north.

"But, second uncle, xiyuanze animal tide has not happened for hundreds of years. Even if Tianxing Kingdom withdraws xiyuanze's army, it doesn't mean that there will be an animal tide." Gu Qingcheng also asked.

"Everything is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. Once the tide of beasts appears, we are not prepared for it. That is a disaster. We have prepared ahead of time for the generals to win or lose first. Even if the tide of beasts is huge, the four legions on the front line can persist for a period of time, so that we can have time to withdraw the people in the south to the north of Lijiang River and Changqing river."

"Gu Er Shu is right. If the scale of the animal tide is too large to contend with, you can only give up the southern territory and move the people northward. You can't compete with the animal tide. Otherwise, the destruction of Dayan will be repeated in Daqian." Lu que also nodded his head. His view was the same as that of Gu Huaiyi and other commanders in the south.

Since ancient times, except for a small number of violent animals, most of the time the occurrence of animal tides is due to living space and food. In order to ensure their own safety, human beings drive the beasts away from human cities and towns. The animal instinct will let those beasts enter the rare mainland Jedi. As time goes on, the number will be more and more, and under the lack of food, the number of animals will be more and more, There will be a tide of animals.

If it's just an ordinary tide of animals, it's not enough. If there are high-level leaders of different animals in the tide of animals, that's the real trouble. Not to mention the different animals in the sky, they are just like the top ones in the mountains and seas. The tide of animals they command can easily destroy some small countries.

"But second uncle, once the animal tide really happens, isn't Tianxing afraid of it? How can Tianxing's allies leave south to let them do so? How can the people of Tianxing agree? " Gu Qingcheng asked again.

"Although his majesty sent Bai Yi and his army to the North last year, Da Qian's suppression of the two countries in the South was not the same as before, but the four legions gathered at the border still made the two countries in the South feel at a loss. Now people with a clear eye can see that after the death of old king Tianxing, his country will be in chaos, and our army will send troops, and our ancestral temple and country will soon be lost. How can the royal family of Tianxing care about the ideas of its allies and the lives of the people? "

Gu Huaiyi's face is also very blue when he talks. The move of Wu Chenggong is just to harm others and not to benefit himself. Maybe once the animal tide happens, the royal family of Tianxing will take their families out to sea and leave this mess to Daqian and Nanli. When the animal tide is settled, both countries will suffer heavy losses, and they will not have the energy and strength to find Tianxing's trouble again. It is really a good calculation.

"Well, we'll go back to the capital tomorrow." Gu Qingcheng took a look at Lu Que and said.

"Well, you'll have to go tomorrow and have a rest early. I have some military affairs to arrange, so I'll leave first." Gu Huaiyi was also relieved to see Gu Qingcheng promise to return to Beijing. He was afraid that these two men would not be afraid of tigers when they first came out. He had to go to southern Xinjiang to have a look. If something happened to these two men, even he himself could not accept it, not to mention Lu Chun and Gu Huairen, the Duke of Wei and the Duke of Ding, who were far away in the capital.

"Tomorrow morning there will be an official ship of the Ministry of household to the capital. I'll see you off." Gu Huaiyi got up to think about it and added that he didn't see the two people leave, and he was really worried.

"Good." Gu Qingcheng and Lu que get up to send Gu Huaiyi out of the door and return to the hall.

"Sister Qingcheng, you don't really want to go back to Beijing." Just when Gu Qingcheng spoke, her eyes were a little strange. Gu Huaiyi didn't find it, but Lu que, who was sitting beside her, saw it clearly.

"You said Gu Qingcheng took a sip of tea and said, "go back to the capital tomorrow. I still want to go to southern Xinjiang to have a look. Once the second uncle says it's true, Fengxiang army will go south ahead of time. If I don't go to have a look, I'm not sure."

"I'll go with you. I want to go to zhennanguan this time."

"Aren't you afraid?" Gu Qingcheng looks at Lu Que and says.

"Be careful, warrior. Besides, you are not afraid. What am I afraid of. I've been through the tide of mountains and seas. "

"Well, let's go together." Gu Qingcheng nodded with a smile.