Chapter 208

At night, the whole woodland in the mountains was quiet. A military tent was set up among the trees. It seemed disordered, but it seemed to coincide with the terrain. No matter which direction was attacked by the enemy, the other directions would support quickly. There were patrol sentries within ten miles around the camp, and each patrol had a purple bell on its body, so long as there was an emergency, Will be the main warning, the clear bell will instantly spread throughout the whole forest.

After arranging the night patrol, Gu Qingcheng walked out of the camp, walked along the moonlight, sat down beside a bluestone, and looked at the moon in the sky. Tomorrow is the Moon Festival, the so-called people reunion, reunion, not to this time can always cause people's homesickness for no reason.

At this time of last year, she was still a student in Fengming Academy. Every day, she either listened to lectures under the seat of Lieshi, or invited three or five friends to have tea and talk about Taoism, or went to Fengming ruishe to find Lu que. But now she is the deputy commander of Fengxiang army. She has 45000 yunqi, the most elite of Fengxiang army, and shoulders the responsibility of family and country.

Looking at the eternal moon, Gu Qingcheng seems to see the capital of Qianyuan, the young man who is planning the whole battle of Southern Xinjiang in the outer Pavilion, the talented young man who can still decide the outcome of Southern Xinjiang thousands of miles away. For a moment, he can't help but be a little crazy.

Two years ago, because of her family background and childhood education, she always hoped that her future husband would be the kind of hero who could be a general. So after Lu que was attacked and injured, when she went to visit the Wei government, she would ask if he would be willing to lead the army to resist the enemy once the Three Kingdoms Alliance forces on the grassland went south.

But I didn't expect that within two years after these words were uttered, Lu que had grown into a figure that can't be ignored in the army of Da Qian. Just look at today's war of annihilating the country in southern Xinjiang. Although every military order issued by the foreign cabinet is in the name of Lu Chun, the new military Prime Minister of Wei country, all the generals in southern Xinjiang know that there is a shadow of landing vacancy behind these military orders. It can even be said that every military order is actually Lu Que's idea. His father Lu Chun and His Majesty the emperor have handed over the power of the war to him.

After the Fengxiang army captured the seven counties, the military orders from the imperial capital waige were issued. Lu Que's overall strategic layout for Tianxing has become increasingly clear. In particular, in addition to the letter Eagle used by the military, she and Lu que also have the white jackdaw Dongya as their communication channel. She is even more clear about Lu Que's overall layout than all the military commanders in southern Xinjiang, But just because of this, every time she saw Lu Que's letters and the military orders of waige, she couldn't help feeling distressed.

With her previous experience of cherishing yuanze, Gu Qingcheng really knows what kind of person Lu que is and what he pursues in his heart. She knows very well that whether it's power, status, fame and wealth, these are not in Lu Que's heart. So what Lu que is doing in waige is not what he really likes. But every time the army was mobilized and every military order came, we could see how much thought Lu Kuo had spent on the battle in southern Xinjiang.

But Lu Mingming doesn't like these things. He just has to do them. In this world, there is nothing more painful than to do something he doesn't like but has to do. What Lu is doing now is what everyone wants him to be, but not what he really wants to be.

"I don't know if he is good in the imperial capital." Gu Qingcheng sighed, a trace of essence flashed in his eyes. She has made up her mind that she will leave Daqian with Lu as long as he becomes an adult. No matter where she goes, she is willing to accompany him.

"Gu Shuai, I didn't expect Gu Shuai to be so elegant. He was watching the moon in the night." Zhai Ning's voice rang out from behind Gu Qingcheng. He had already fallen asleep, but he was still a little worried. He got up to check the sentry. Heard the soldiers say that Gu Qingcheng had left the camp alone for more than half an hour. He was so frightened that he hurried out to look for it. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out for about a mile, he saw Gu Qingcheng sitting on a piece of bluestone in a daze to the bright moon in the sky.

"Tomorrow is the Moon Festival. It's the first time for me to leave my family and friends and spend the full moon festival alone." Gu Qingcheng didn't look back, still looking at the bright moon in the sky“ I don't know what other relatives there are in general Zhai's family? "

Zhai Ning heard Gu Qingcheng say so, his eyes also flashed a trace of sadness, silently shook his head, his parents have already passed away, there is no family, all these years has been busy with military affairs, also did not get married, it can be said that he is alone, he does not know how many moonlit Festival he had, every time he thought about it, he felt a trace of loss and sadness.

"Sorry." Gu Qingcheng saw the bitterness on Zhai Ning's face, and a trace of apology flashed in his eyes.

"It doesn't matter. I've been used to it for so many years." Zhai Ning gave a bitter smile, took a deep breath, calmed his mood and asked, "why is Gu Shuai here alone? There are so many wild animals in the mountains. If Gu Shuai has any accident, he will not be able to explain to Lu Shuai who is in the imperial capital."

"I'm waiting for Dongya. Calculate the time. It should fly back soon. By the way, I want to be alone." Gu Qingcheng gets up and looks at the northern sky. Dongya, the white jackdaw, flies back to the northern capital when she leads the army to leave Guangji county. According to the time, she should fly back tonight or tomorrow morning. In her perception, she can already feel the breath of the white jackdaw, which shows that Dongya is not far away from her.

"Is Gu Shuai waiting for a letter from Lu Shuai?" Zhai Ning was envious of Lu que, who had defeated him in the capital of Daqian. Everyone in Fengxiang's army knew that there was a heterogeneous white jackdaw named Dongya in Gu Qingcheng, who flew between Tianxing Nanjing and the capital of Daqian every day to send a message to Gu Qingcheng and Lu que.

Gu Qingcheng is the most beautiful woman in the younger generation, no matter in family character, appearance, talent, or even self-cultivation. In Zhai Ning's eyes, it's lucky that Lu que has such a beautiful woman every day. If there is a woman like Gu Qingcheng with him in her diary, it's worth his death.

"Yes." Gu Qingcheng nodded with a smile. This is something that almost every Fengxiang soldier knows. There is no need for Gu Qingcheng to hide it. Then Gu Qingcheng took a look at Zhai Ning and asked, "general Zhai, you have seen him before. What kind of person is Lu Que in your eyes?"

"This ~" Zhai Ning hesitated, Gu Qingcheng's words recalled Zhai Ning's memory.

Zhai Ning thought of the battle of hexingyuan half a year ago, the cavalry that raided at night, the formation that could still anticipate the enemy at night, and the young man who was not old but had brilliant wisdom in his eyes, as if nothing could jump out of his grasp.

"Lu Shuai's talent is unparalleled in military competition. Zhai Ning has been in the Tianxing army for many years, but he has never seen such a person. It's Zhai Ning's good fortune to work for Lu Shuai." Zhai Ning arched his hand to the north and said sincerely that he saw with his own eyes how the once powerful lion army was forced into a desperate situation step by step by Lu que, and was surrounded and annihilated by the Yulin and benlei armies in xiaoqingshan. Zhai Ning's admiration for Lu que, who defeated his former leader Qiu lie, is a kind of admiration for the real strong.

"General Zhai, please remember what you said today. Lu que will never fail anyone who trusts him."

"The end will remember."

Gu Qingcheng turned to Zhai Ning and said, "there's one thing I haven't told you. Lu que mentioned you in his last letter. After this war, you and your troops will be transferred to the imperial capital and join the Changqing army. Do you understand Lu Que's arrangement?"

"I will understand." Zhai Ning smelled the speech heavily to nod the head, in the eyes flash a trace of fire. You know, it's the Changqing army, which is known as the first army of the Changqing army. At this time, Lu Chun, Duke of Wei, is in charge of the military power of the Changqing army, and the deputy commander of the Changqing army is Lu que himself. Lu que wants to transfer one of his demoted generals to the Changqing army. We can see his trust in him. He believes that under the arrangement of Lu que, he will better integrate into the Changqing army and become a real general of the Changqing army.

Moreover, Lu que has such a plan, which means to lead him to be a confidant. Thinking of this, Zhai Ning can't help but secretly make up his mind that he must make military contributions in this war and live up to Lu Que's trust.

Gu Qingcheng nods with a smile. Zhai Ning doesn't have a certain foundation in Daqian. As a demoted general, even if he makes great contributions, he will feel uneasy. Lu que is his only support in Daqian. She wants Zhai Ning to know that only by following Lu que can he gain a firm foothold in Daqian.

Just then, the sound of flapping wings came from the sky, and a big bird with a wingspan of nearly ten feet came from the northern sky. Since Gu Qingcheng left the capital of Qianyuan, Dongya, a white jackdaw, has been flying between Gu Qingcheng and the capital almost every day. After several months of training, her body has grown up a lot. Half a month ago, Dongya finally broke her natural shackles and became a spirit beast. Although she is only the lowest yellow level spirit beast, Gu Qingcheng has made up her mind, After this battle, give it the green wood leaf, so that he can change his blood like the white wolf king, and enhance his life.

"Dongya, it's hard for you." When the white feather jackdaw landed, Gu Qingcheng happily put his arms around its neck and said, "your speed is much faster than before. What's the matter? Did you encounter any danger on the way?"

The white feather jackdaw looked at Gu Qingcheng with his head sideways. There was a glimmer of joy in his eyes. He kept rubbing Gu Qingcheng's clothes with his sharp beak. Then his eyes looked at the metal tube that helped him on his feet. After he flew back to the imperial capital, Lu que saw that he had been promoted to a spirit beast and asked the craftsman to make it.

Gu Qingcheng smiles, touches the head of the white jackdaw, opens the metal tube, pulls out two pieces of silk from it, and looks at it through the moon pass.

"The ninth day of September? That's 25 days to go After reading the contents of the first silk, Gu Qingcheng turned to Zhai Ning and asked, "general Zhai, can we get out of Jieshan in 20 days?"

"What happened to Gu Shuai? Lu Shuai asked us to go out of Jieshan on the 20th?" Zhai Ning frowned at the news. According to his previous prediction, there was no problem coming out of Jieshan to Guangji Hebei in 20 days' time. However, there were many unexpected factors in the March. The wild animals in the mountains, the rainstorm in early autumn, and even the morning fog in the forest would affect the speed of the March. He was not sure about the specific time.

"See for yourself." Gu Qingcheng handed Zhai Ning the first silk, scanned the second one, folded it and put it in his arms.

"In the Double Ninth Festival, the soldiers went out of the mountain." The contents on the silk are very simple. There are only these eight words. But it also shows that all the arrangements made by Lu que have been arranged properly. It's just the day of the Double Ninth Festival. This is the final date. In other words, it's the time when the major armies of Da Qian launched a general attack on the Star Kingdom. Now it's 25 days before the Double Ninth Festival. Gu Qingcheng just asked if he could get out of Jieshan on the 20th, In order to reserve a few days to prevent accidents, it is also necessary to use these days to let the army rest.

"Gu Shuai, if it goes well, we can go to the northern mountain forest of Jieshan in less than 20 days. However, this mountain road has not been here for more than 10 years, and we are not sure whether the topography in front of it has changed. However, we can guarantee that we can cross Qingyuan stream and reach the northern edge of Jieshan before the fifth day of September." Zhai Ning said.

"That's good. As long as I can reach the edge of Jieshan mountain according to the date you said, I will report to waige for your help."

"Thank you, Gu Shuai."

While Gu Qingcheng received the letter from Lu que, several letter Eagles came to the garrison of the Beilei army and the Yulin army on the Huangyan River, the garrison of the Fengxiang army on the South Bank of the Guangji River, and the garrison of Ye Zhiqiu on the middle reaches of the Guangji river.

"What do you think?" Gu Huairen, who received the letter from Xinying, immediately informed Wei Jiu, the commander of the badminton army, and Shen Zhang, the commander of the thunder army. This letter from Xinying is different from the one sent to Gu Qingcheng by the white feather jackdaw. It's the real writing of waige, and it's also the highest level purple scroll in waige. The purple cloud pattern and the red phoenix pattern, once sent out, must be abided by unconditionally, no matter the twelve main army or the twenty-four guards, because it not only represents the military order of the outer Pavilion, but also represents the will of the Emperor himself.

"What else can we do? Of course, we're going to do it according to the order." Wei drunk saw the above content, his face showed a trace of excited smile.

"Yes, in the battle of Southern Xinjiang, Huxiao and Fengxiang armies occupied Nanli Jiangbei two counties, Fengxiang army captured Tianxing seven counties, and even Jinghai and Hanhai armies had the power of transporting military funds. Only we can drill every day in the north of Huangyan River, empty our military salaries, and now we can finally fight a battle painfully and quickly." Shen Zhang also rubbed his hands and said.

In recent months, they have been suffocated, especially when they see that other legions have made great contributions. Although last year the Yulin and benlei armies completely annihilated the crazy lion Legion and occupied a large area of land north of Huangyanjiang River, it was last year after all. After the war in southern Xinjiang, the two legions have not made any contribution. If it was not for the strict orders of waige, Huairen is also in charge of the army. Wei Jiu and Shen Zhang may have tried to cross the Huangyanjiang river.

"There is still some time to go before the period of Chongyang. During this period, there is no need to exert pressure on the other side. The meaning of your majesty and waige is very clear. As long as we try to cross the river in Chongyang and contain Yan Tuohai's troops, it's good to succeed, but it doesn't matter if we don't succeed." Gu Huairen see two people emotion some excited, thought to want to say.

"Gu Xiang, we have 450000 people, and the Changqing Navy stationed in Huangyan river is 470000 people. A small Huangyan River can't stop us." Shen Zhang frowned and said that he didn't want to be just a spectator to contain the other party's forces. In his heart, even if there was no Fengxiang army in the south, he could break through the Yanjiang defense line of tianxinghuang and win the capital of tianxingwang only with the help of the two armies of benlei and Yulin.

"Shuai Shen, we have the chance to win this battle. There is no need to sacrifice our sons for military merit." Gu Huairen said in a deep voice, "I know that all the soldiers below are dedicated to fighting. As a military commander, you naturally have to consider for the soldiers under your hands. But in this war, we are going to destroy Tianxing and Nanli. At the same time, we are not going to hurt ourselves. We are not going to delay this war until now. You can understand that."

"Gu Xiang, Shen Xiandi is just eager to fight. Please calm down." Seeing that Gu Huairen's face was not good-looking, Wei Jiu quickly said, "since the outer pavilion has issued military orders, we must comply with them, so we will go back to the whole army to prepare for war." Finish saying see Gu Huairen nod, Wei drunk quickly will Shen Zhang away.

"Brother Wei, the other armies have made great achievements. Is brother Wei willing to watch it?" Shen Zhang, who is pulled out of the door, stares at Wei Jiu and says.

"Shen Xiandi, no matter your majesty or waige, they don't want our troops to lose too much in this battle. However, the order of waige is to let us feint attack and contain, but there is still room for us. As long as we can cross Huangyan River smoothly and gain a foothold on the South bank, Gu Xiang will not stop us, This is also the reason why there is no dead words in waige's writing. But at this time, we can't directly say that we should change feint attack to the main attack. After all, the writing in waige is written in purple and red scrolls. Even if Gu Xiang agrees with our point of view, he will never say it. Do you understand? "

"Brother Wei said ~" Shen Zhang's eyes flashed a glimmer of enlightenment.

"There are some things that we can do, but we can't say." Wei Jiu said with a smile, "but we have to make a good plan for this matter. Gu Xiang is right. The reason why this war has been postponed to the present is that the imperial capital does not want too many casualties. Once we violate the imperial edict, we will lose too much. Even if we win in the end, we will not be able to account for the imperial capital. We have to come up with a way to win and not lose too much."

"I'm afraid it's difficult. Yan Tuohai on the other side is not a simple person." Shen Zhang had some ideas, but he said.

"It depends on the performance of Fengxiang army."