Chapter 107 Brother Zhao, You Really Make Me Impressed!
The meeting had ended when Chen Hai returned. The prefect was immersed in sorting out the paperwork. When he heard footsteps, he raised his head and glanced at Chen Hai.
"What's the matter, Lieutenant Xiao?"
Chen Hai looked calm and walked over to help organize the copy and said: "The captain discovered a group of pirates wandering around in Lingshan, and wanted to kill them easily, so he sent someone to give you a message."
The prefect smiled and said: "We, the captain, dream of becoming a general! Either way, we must show some color to these pirates, otherwise the people along the coast will always complain about our inaction."
Chen Haidao: "Exterminating the pirates is not your job alone. Dajing has a long coastline. If the pirates become a disaster, not only all the governors of the thirteen cities in Jingdong will be responsible, but also the imperial court..."
The prefect pointed at Chen Hai, interrupted him and said: "If the common people were as sensible as Chen Shucheng, we, the prefect, would be great!"
"By the way, where is the messenger sent by Xiao Shouwei?"
"He is exhausted from the non-stop journey. I have asked him to go down and rest."
The eunuch pinched his chin and said, "Did you hear clearly? Did Xiao Shouwei's words mean that he needed reinforcements? He is a stubborn person, and he came from the bottom of the army. Sometimes he is embarrassed when encountering difficulties.
If you speak directly, don't ignore his true purpose of sending someone to deliver the letter."
"No!" Chen Hai said sternly: "As the Grand Administrator knows, I am a close friend of Xiao Shouwei's younger brother, so I have a lot of contact with Xiao Shouwei and know his temperament!"
"According to what the messenger said, this group of pirates only consists of about thirty people. Xiao Shouwei has brought out a hundred garrison troops, so he can completely handle them."
"The purpose of Lieutenant Xiao's sending someone to deliver the letter is just to assure you that he is safe, because he is afraid that you will worry about his safety."
"He also knows that I care about him!"
The prefect smiled, stood up and walked out, and said slowly: "Xiao Shouwei is a talented and motivated man. I am different. I am already old. I can't even sort out these documents. From now on, Qingdong City will not be able to do it without me."
, but we can’t live without him, Xiao Luofeng.”
"Chen Hai, follow these brothers and work hard, they will definitely have a bright future."
The prefect patted Chen Hai on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Strengthen yourself and then serve the country!"
Chen Hai quickly lowered his head, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Lord Prefect, for your advice!"
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Upon discovering that the Southern Zhou Army had launched a general attack, Zhao Cheng and Xiao Luofeng did not hesitate, nor did they take any chances. They led everyone and ran up the mountain.
The Southern Zhou army went up the mountain from the west, and arranged their troops to extend to the south and north, pushing upward from the north, west, and south, like a big bag, trying to put the mausoleum mountain into it bit by bit.
Even if Zhao Cheng and others could cross Lingshan Mountain, they could only descend from the east.
And to the east is the sea.
Therefore, both Zhao Cheng and Xiao Luofeng knew that if reinforcements did not arrive, even if they could distance themselves from the Southern Zhou army, they would be like trapped beasts fighting and eventually turn into a last-ditch battle.
"They looked very angry and were going up the mountain very fast."
From climbing the mountain in the early morning to evening, Xiao Luofeng saw that the garrison was a little tired, so he ordered a short rest.
Xiao Luomu gave his brother some saliva and said, "Their coach finally couldn't stand it anymore."
Zhao Cheng said: "It was actually later than I thought. This shows that the coach of the Southern Zhou Army is a calm and cautious person. This is not a good thing for us."
Zhao Wu interjected: "The seven generals of Yangmen are actually the generals of the governor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty. With so many here at one time, could it be that the governor came in person?"
"no."
Yang Taozhi put a mouthful of dry food into his mouth and said: "If the commander at the foot of the mountain is the governor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, he will attack the mountain that night after discovering the body of the first seven generals of Yangmen."
Although he didn't know Yang Taozhi's identity, Xiao Luofeng nodded subconsciously, firstly because of his trust in Yang Taozhi, and secondly because he thought so too.
The fighting style of the Southern Zhou Dynasty governor was not suitable for such a latent mission deep into the enemy's territory.
This is why when Xiao Luofeng discovered the seven generals of the Sheep Gate, he never thought that the opponent's coach would be the Grand Governor.
"It doesn't matter who it is."
Yang Taozhi swallowed the remaining dry food in his hand and said, "I'm really cornered. I can kill him."
Hearing this, everyone felt like their hairs were standing on end.
The battle situation is so critical, and our own side is completely at a disadvantage. Yang Taozhi wants to take the commander's head from the enemy, but he does it so lightly...
How confident this is!
"No!" Zhao Cheng said immediately: "Xiao Shouwei has already judged that the opponent has at least a thousand people. Your personal force is very strong, but it is still too risky."
Zhou Chuan and Zhou Nuo looked at each other and said, "I can help when the time comes."
Zhou Nuodao: "And me."
"That's even worse!" Zhao Cheng said in a more serious tone: "The other party knows that we have experts here, so the protection of the coach must be the first priority, not to mention that this coach is someone who can mobilize the seven generals of the Sheep Gate.
This shows how high his status is! I believe it is possible for you to assassinate him, but it will be too difficult to escape intact."
Zhao Cheng clasped his fists at the Zhou Chuan brothers and sisters and said: "Two heroes, please stop encouraging my sister! Neither personal sacrifice nor group suffering is what I want. What I want is that not one of them can be missing!"
Hearing this, brother Zhou Chuan and Xiao Luofeng both respected Zhao Cheng.
Xiao Luomu blinked his eyes, leaned into Zhao Cheng's ear, and whispered softly: "Didn't you say that if it really comes to a critical moment, your sister can protect a few of us from leaving, and the garrison will not be able to take care of it?"
"My current thoughts have not changed."
Zhao Cheng said seriously: "But that was at the last moment. Before that, whenever we have the chance, we cannot trade their lives for our hope of escape."
Xiao Luomu said seriously: "Brother Zhao, you really impressed me during the trip to Lingshan!"
"What's wrong with me?"
"You are so kind."
"Bah, don't scold me!"
Zhao Cheng suddenly sneered and said: "I have nothing to do with kindness. Not long ago, because of a decision I made, Su Wansan's family died under a butcher's knife. Su Wansan deserves to die, but do all the Su family members deserve to die?
?When the Su family fell, I didn’t feel a trace of guilt."
"Kindness requires ability and a price, otherwise you will be a cowardly idiot!"
"If being noble means being kind and requires sacrifice, then I will never be a noble person in my life."
Zhao Cheng patted Xiao Luomu's shoulder and said, "So don't think too much, I'm still me."
After speaking, Zhao Cheng glanced down the mountain and continued walking up the mountain.
"Don't rest, keep climbing while it's still dark!"
As night fell, Zhao Cheng and his party still did not stop. He knew that the first night when the Southern Zhou Army launched a general offensive was the most exciting, and both sides were racing against time.
Zhao Cheng walked in the first line of the team, with Zhao Wuhu opening the way in front of him and Yang Taozhi covering behind him.
As he walked, Zhao Cheng suddenly discovered that there was no sound behind him.
When he wanted to look back, Zhao Wu's back in front of him suddenly froze, and then he fell down.
Zhao Cheng stopped quickly, looked back, and found that a large piece of the mountain had fallen in the already dark forest.
Only Yang Taozhi was still standing, looking behind Zhao Cheng.
Zhao Cheng seemed to realize something and turned back sharply.
boom!
Before he could see anything clearly, Zhao Cheng felt his eyes go dark and fell down.
Yang Taozhi took a light step to catch the fallen Zhao Cheng.
