"Why are you so fast?"
Daliang's newspaper was delivered to Xie Nandu as quickly as possible every time. She was almost certain that it would take at least half a month for Chen Chao to return to the capital, but she didn't expect that he would actually arrive half a month early.
Xie Nandu looked away, took the dagger, and began to walk slowly towards his small courtyard. Chen Chao followed behind him and soon walked side by side with him.
"This is ambiguous. I advise you not to say it in the future." Chen Chao glanced at the students and then said with a smile, "If I want to see you earlier, it will be faster." ??
"You are very shameless."
Xie Nandu said calmly, "It's the same as before, there is no difference."
Chen Chao was used to the woman in front of him, so he didn't care too much. He said calmly, "Who knew there were many people who wanted to kill me along the way. If I didn't run faster, I thought I wouldn't be able to come back. If I had known it earlier,
Just go with Eunuch Li."
There were gaps everywhere in his black shirt, and he was covered in travel dust, which already showed that this journey was not easy.
"Don't worry, not many people can kill me now." Chen Chao stretched out, looked at Xie Nandu beside him, and said with a smile, "You have grown taller, but you are not as tall as me."
Chen Chao reached out and gestured, brushing the green hair of the woman in front of him.
Women tend to develop earlier than men, so when they are young, most men and women of the same age are also taller. However, Chen Chao, who ran around everywhere since he was a child, actually has good muscles and has grown a lot taller during this period.
, after all, she is still a head taller than Xie Nandu, but according to Xie Nandu's figure, she is even taller than many women in the North.
It is a consensus that people in the north of Daliang are generally taller than people in the south.
Xie Nandu said softly, "Are you bored?"
Chen Chao didn't say anything, he just kept laughing.
A man's childishness will probably only show up in front of the woman he likes.
"The sword is forged? Are you not disappointed?"
Soon there were no academy students behind them, and they walked slowly along the lakeside. Xie Nandu asked, "Besides making swords at Jianqi Mountain, what else did you do for the imperial court?"
Chen Chao raised his eyebrows and said, "How come you know everything?"
Xie Nandu chuckled and said, "Probably because I have a brain."
Chen Chao frowned, pretending to be angry and said, "How come your mouth is more annoying than mine?"
Xie Nandu ignored him. After spending so long together, it was hard for Xie Nandu to not understand Chen Chao's temper, so she didn't care at all about these words.
"The imperial court wants Jianqi Mountain to forge ordnance for Daliang to replace the ordnance cast by the Ministry of Industry. In this way, many people in the north will die less and they will be more confident." Although this kind of thing will be confidential, tell Xie Nandu, and he will
I don't think it matters.
"But the matter is difficult to handle, at least on the surface Jianqi Mountain will not agree."
Xie Nandu didn't wait for Chen Chao to ask this time, and said bluntly, "Because Eunuch Li has also gone. People like him have not left the divine capital for so many years, but this time he went to deliver something to you in person. How can it be so simple?"
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Chen Chao said with some pride, "You are right, but Eunuch Li did not accomplish this matter."
Xie Nandu said calmly, "It was impossible to do it in the first place. This was just a cover-up. If Jianqi Mountain nodded so easily, then their situation outside Fangwai would be very embarrassing. So in the end, this matter fell on you?"
Chen Chao sighed. The so-called wise and almost demonic person probably refers to the woman in front of him.
"I suddenly felt very worried about my future."
He considers himself to be a very smart person, but in front of this woman in front of him, he seems to be suppressed everywhere for some reason. That is to say, Xie Nandu's level is not as good as him now, but this kind of thing can't be said for sure in the future.
After all, the talent of the woman in front of me in swordsmanship is too high. The nine-handed flying sword is the only one in the world now. In the future, she may become the only female great swordsman in the world. She won't be able to defeat him by then.
The other party's thoughts are all clear...
Chen Chao shook his head, always feeling that this matter was terrifying.
"What are you worried about?"
Xie Nandu glanced at Chen Chao.
Chen Chao waved his hand and changed the subject and said, "Jianqi Mountain finally agreed to send some of the swordsmiths from the mountain to the Shendu Ministry of Industry to teach the craftsmen and improve their skills. It was a disguised agreement to this matter, but this is just the beginning. I think our Majesty
, you won’t just think about it.”
"It's pretty much what I think. In the more than ten years since he took the throne, His Majesty has thought about a lot of things to do and done a lot. I admire him very much."
Xie Nandu looked at Chen Chao and said, "Both of them have the surname Chen, but you are far behind."
Chen Chao said helplessly, "What should I do? I'll ask him to let me sit on the throne?"
Xie Nandu did not laugh it off, but asked seriously, "Do you want to be emperor?"
The sudden question startled Chen Chao, and he asked curiously, "What, if I say that I want to, you will help me to plot to usurp the throne?"
Xie Nandu said nothing.
Chen Chao's eyes widened, "Xie Nandu, are you crazy?!"
"Aren't you afraid of losing your head?"
"You don't seem to have much courage, and you won't be able to become an emperor."
The two came to the door of the small courtyard. Xie Nandu opened the door and said casually, "Bake it."
Chen Chao responded, found the stove with ease, and started to light a fire.
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After peeling off the skin and handing it to Xie Nandu, Chen Chaocai peeled off another one himself, took a bite, and looked up at Xie Nandu in front of him. She was taking small bites just like the first time she ate it, but now
Her face is no longer as youthful as before, she has completely grown out, but there is no makeup on her face, it looks like a clean pear blossom.
Chen Chao felt a little emotional. The demon girl he met before was pretty good-looking, and the Yu Chu he met in the brothel was not bad. As for Chun Yue, she could also be said to be a beauty. However, after comparing with each other, he still felt that the woman in front of him was pretty.
Xie Nandu is the most beautiful.
"There have been many heroes saving beauties along the way. Maybe many women want to commit themselves to him at this time, right?"
Xie Nandu said casually while eating.
Although she didn't know exactly what happened in the Chen Dynasty, she had a general idea, especially things like standing up for Yu Chu in the brothel and rescuing the brother and sister in that small town. She knew all these things.
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"You killed a monk from Qingshui Mountain for that little girl. I remember you were not such a person before. So why?"
Xie Nandu looked at Chen Chao. Among so many things, apart from Jianqi Mountain, this one was the most interesting to her.
"Then what kind of person was I before?"
Chen Chao was also curious about what he looked like in Xie Nandu's eyes.
Xie Nandu said calmly, "You are self-interested and indifferent at heart. You don't have much emotion towards Daliang."
Tell the truth without hiding anything.
Chen Chao smiled bitterly and said, "Why do you make me so miserable?"
Xie Nandu did not answer the call.
Chen Chao reached out and took out the sachet from his arms and handed it to Xie Nandu.
Xie Nandu took it and took a look.
"We met by chance, and we were sent away for a while. It was a kindness and justice. If I didn't look back, I would feel a little regretful when I think about it occasionally. But when I look back, I see the outcome I least want to see. I feel a little confused. I could have done it.
I did more, but I didn’t do it. At that time, I was thinking whether I was wrong, but I couldn’t figure it out clearly, so I became confused.”
Chen Chao still hasn't fully figured out this matter, and his inner demons have not been completely eliminated.
"After that, I went up to the mountain to kill people. Apart from revenge, it was more about venting my anger. If I hadn't killed the monks on that mountain, I would probably have gone crazy after that night and there would be no way back."
Chen Chao asked, "From your perspective, am I doing this for her or for me?"
Xie Nandu shook his head, "No one can answer you, you can only ask yourself."
Chen Chao smiled bitterly.
Xie Nandu looked at Chen Chao, thought for a while, and decided to talk nonsense that he usually didn't want to say, "Chen Chao, changes in mood can be good or bad. No one can say for sure about this kind of thing, but people have to think clearly about what they want.
What to do and how to do it, otherwise sooner or later something will go wrong and you will regret it later."
Chen Chao clicked his tongue and said, "We are obviously about the same age, why are you always so old-fashioned? Other women of your age only think about rouge, gouache, and beauties all day long."
"People are different. Besides, you may not like that kind of woman." Xie Nandu picked up a book from the window behind him, as if he was about to end the conversation.
"That's not certain. After all, there are still many women in this world who like me."
Chen Chao spoke with a smile, deliberately trying to make the woman in front of him angry.
However, if Xie Nandu was so easily angered by him, it would not be that Xie Nandu. However, these words finally made Xie Nandu put down the book. The talented woman of the Xie family was silent for a moment, thought for a moment, and then asked, "You
How do you think two people can last forever?"
Chen Chao frowned and said, "Are you talking about us or something else?"
Xie Nandu said calmly, "General men and women."
Chen Chao remained silent. He had never thought about this issue. He couldn't tell. When it came to feelings, he even
I still wonder if this is a test for the woman in front of me.
Seeing that he was silent, Xie Nandu said to himself, "When men and women get along, one party will definitely pay more. The one who pays less may not always think of it. One day, if the one who pays more makes the other suffer,
If you feel wronged, the other party will probably wonder why I should be wronged. The more you think about it, the more you feel it is unbearable. This will lead to a quarrel. But when the quarrel starts, if neither party is willing to give in, can it continue?"
Chen Chao asked curiously, "Why do you start thinking about these things?"
Xie Nandu ignored him and just continued, "If there is a quarrel and neither party bows his head, it will be very bad."
Chen Chao thought for a while and finally said, "If it were me, I would probably bow my head. When two people get along, it's not just about one thing. In this matter, you have been wronged. In other matters, you may have made the other party suffer."
It’s a grievance, but the other party may have tolerated it, refused to suffer any loss, and kept arguing at every turn, no matter what, it won’t last long.”
Xie Nandu looked at him.
"Actually, when two people get along, you ask me one thing, and I ask you another thing. In the final analysis, two people like each other. These things are just trivial matters. They don't care about what to do, but there must be temporary grievances. When it comes to that
When the time comes, you need to exercise restraint.”
Chen Chao smiled and said, "Am I right?"
Xie Nandu said calmly, "It makes some sense."
"But I don't think we will have such trouble in the future. After all, you are not an ordinary woman." .??.
Chen Chao sighed, "But there aren't many women like you in the world."
Xie Nandu looked at Chen Chao with a half-smile, "When did I say I wanted to marry you?"
Chen Chao groaned and said with a confused expression, "When did I say I wanted to marry you?"
"What do you mean, you don't want to marry me?" Xie Nandu stared at Chen Chao.
Chen Chao's face turned pale. Why did he put himself in danger all of a sudden? Wasn't he discussing something else?
Just when Chen Chao was about to open his mouth, Xie Nandu shook his head and said, "Don't say it."
Chen Chao had no choice but to close his mouth again and remain silent.
The woman in front of me is truly a strange woman.
Xie Nandu reached out and picked up the book again. Chen Chao glanced at it and found that it was a military book.
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Outside the Great Wall of Mobei, a cavalry army numbering over a thousand people was wandering on the grasslands 30,000 miles away in Mobei. The leading cavalry general was not an elderly, middle-aged general, but a young general.
Hanging high.
This young man who was once just the deputy general of another young general left Xie Jingshan and became the commander of a cavalry army of 2,000 people after talking to the garrison. However, in comparison, the young man who came from Xie Jingshan
Xie Jingshan of the Clan was still slightly inferior. He was now the commander-in-chief of a cavalry army with a strength of 5,000.
If you don't become a lieutenant, but lead an army alone, although the number is small, the future will be better no matter how you look at it.
It's just that Gao Xuan never cared about these things. When killing monsters in the north, it didn't matter to him whether he was the leader or the deputy general. Even if he spent his whole life doing licorice, he had no complaints, but since this was the general's last wish
, if he is willing to see young people like him grow up despite the wind and snow, then he has no reason to refuse.
Thinking of the deceased general, Gao Xuan's expression was gloomy. The general who had been in the north all his life had long been the idol of countless young people.
When he joined the army, he probably came for the general, but it was a pity that he and the general were not able to achieve the eternal event of horse trampling the demon king's city. Now that he thinks about it, he feels a little regretful.
"General, thirty miles ahead, there is a demon cavalry army with the same number as us."
Just when Gao Xuan was in a trance, a scout came up to his horse.
Gao Xuan raised his head and looked ahead, smiling and saying, "We have the same number of people, so that's a disadvantage for us."
It is an indisputable fact that the individual combat power of the demon race is stronger than that of the human race. Even if the soldiers in the north are the same, it is actually difficult to challenge the demon race soldiers in one-on-one situations. It is precisely because of this
, the human race has been passively defensive since ancient times, and rarely takes the initiative to attack.
Gao Xuan raised his head and looked at the deputy general beside him, and asked, "Do you want to fight or not?"
The lieutenant general was a little older and had been in the north for many years, so he was considered mature. After hearing this, he immediately said, "General, our numbers are equal. Is it possible for us to win?"
Gao Xuan said, "If the two armies meet like this, we estimate that seven or eight hundred people will die, the other party will die two to three hundred people, and then the remaining two hundred of us will go south in embarrassment."
The deputy general said bitterly, "In this case, I would rather just avoid them."
Gao Xuan shook his head, "This general is talking about other cavalry armies, not ours."
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The lieutenant general looked stunned.
Just talking about the cavalry, here in the north, except for the troops under the command of the cavalry commander Li Changling, which can be said to be on par with the demon cavalry, or even slightly better, the rest of the cavalry may not have this ability.
Gao Xuan said softly, "In a war, both sides will fight to the death as soon as they meet. It is certainly magnificent and shocking to watch, but it doesn't make sense to use human lives to pile up people who are not raised by father and mother."
After saying this, Gao Xuan lightly clamped his horse's belly, walked a few steps forward, then turned around, looked at the thousand cavalry he had brought out at the moment, and said loudly, "There are demon cavalry ahead, and their number is about
We are almost the same, brothers said, should we fight or not?!"
After a brief silence, the thousands of cavalrymen shouted in unison, "I will obey the general's orders!"
Gao Xuan smiled with satisfaction, "In that case, I will show you what war is all about!"
After saying this, Gao Xuan looked at the lieutenant, and then began to make arrangements. Gao Xuan, who has been familiar with military books since childhood, is actually best at using tactics on the battlefield to win with fewer and more, and with the weaker than the stronger.
However, before he was not the commander-in-chief, he could only think about many ideas, but now it is different. He is already the commander-in-chief. What matters does not matter to him?
After everything was arranged, two cavalry armies each with 400 men detoured toward the left and right wings, leaving only the 200 cavalrymen led by Gao Xuan.
Gao Xuan sat high on the horse, raised the spear in his hand, and said with a smile, "People will die, but I guarantee that the entire opponent's army will be annihilated. We will win this victory with minimal casualties. Speaking of which, this general has it."
I envy you, you can easily earn military honors again."
The cavalrymen behind him kept laughing.
Gao Xuan waited patiently for the demon cavalry to come into sight.
Not long after, there was the sound of hoofbeats in the distance, and the monster cavalry, numbering about a thousand people, roared towards them.
Gao Xuan raised his spear and shouted loudly, "Let these cannibals see if our bones can break their teeth!"
As he shouted these words, Gao Xuan clamped his horse's belly tightly and charged away with the two hundred cavalry behind him.
This is how a cavalry collision with a huge disparity between the enemy and ourselves began.
On the Mobei Plain, there is the sound of hoofbeats.
Gao Xuan took the lead and threw the spear in his hand instantly, piercing an oncoming demon cavalry in an instant.
The huge inertia carried by the spear pinned the demon cavalry directly to the ground. He rode his horse high up, drew out the spear and pierced another demon cavalry beside him.
What followed was a fight with a huge disparity in numbers.
Facing the densely packed monster cavalry in front of him, Gao Xuan was not afraid at all. He just smiled. This battle was destined to end with the victory of the human race.
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Half an hour later, the battle ended.
The ground was covered with monster corpses.
Blood everywhere.
Gao Xuan, who was covered in blood, nailed the spear in his hand into the ground and shouted, "Report damage!"
The deputy general said loudly, "General Qi, 221 people were killed in the battle, 11 were seriously injured, and 36 were slightly injured!"
Gao Xuan smiled and asked, "The result of the battle?"
"The demon tribe's entire army was annihilated, and they were all killed!"
Gao Xuan didn't speak, just raised his head.
The surviving cavalrymen all looked at Gao Xuan at this moment, their eyes full of admiration for the young general.
It seems to be extremely rare for a war to reach this level.
The cavalry were all filled with emotion for this young general who had always been tepid in the past few years and had always been inferior to Xie Jingshan.
At this moment, all the cavalrymen who had initially looked down upon the young general were convinced, leaving only admiration.
With this battle, Gao Xuan's reputation is destined to reach a new level. Among these young people in the north, Gao Xuan may not be the one with the highest talent or the highest level, but after today, probably no one will have any doubts about it.
The thing is, the young general in front of me will be the best at fighting among the young people of this generation.
Gao Xuan let out a breath and said that he didn't care at all what the handsome talent said. The only thing he cared about was that fewer people would die. When did he go to the top of the demon king's city to have a look.
Will the past shame of the human race be washed away again on young people like them?
Gao Xuan didn't know, but he would devote his whole life to this matter and never regret it.
Gao Xuan glanced at the battlefield littered with corpses, and then said softly, "Clean up the battlefield and take the brothers home."
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This chapter has 6,000 words. There will probably be one or two more chapters tonight.
This chapter has been completed!