Passing through the trench fortifications and rushing all the way to Nagano, the hillsides were covered with wolves howling everywhere. Du Xuan proposed to take a break, but Shen Lie refused.
After arriving at the shore of Daqiu Lake in Huazhou and crossing half of Daqiu Lake along the quaint long bamboo bridge, Shen Lie asked them to stop and rest for half an hour.
It was a cold night by the lake, and the moisture was blown by the huge evening wind and hit the people on the shore.
Ji Xiahe got out of the carriage with a pot of cold wine. On the grass, everyone was sleeping and eating. Some people couldn't sleep and sat there looking at the big lake.
Ji Xiahe stopped and looked at them. No matter what they did, these men maintained a high degree of quietness and order. They were completely different from the Qiu Yu camp soldiers led by Vice General Lin when they fled from Guangzhuo.
The soldiers in Qiu Yu camp are also quiet. Soldiers trained in regular military camps are not much worse in discipline.
But those soldiers and the men in front of them had the most intuitive differences.
To be specific, Ji Xiahe couldn't tell. During these days, he either accompanied Sun or went to find Shen Lie, Du Xuan and Dai Yu. The rest of the people, including Zhai Jinsheng, said no more than ten sentences in total.
The only thing Ji Xiahe knew about them was that these men were not Shen Lie's true subordinates, but members of the Guo family.
But when it comes to the secret guards trained by the Guo family, it is not that he has never seen them before. The training of the secret guards by the family is indeed very strict, but no matter how high their quality is, it is difficult to compete with regular soldiers who have killed people and been on the battlefield. Let's compare them.
But these people can even compare to those regular armies.
Everything seems to be pointing to Jiangzhou Lake Tour again.
Shen Lie was talking to Du Xuan, Zhai Jinsheng and the others. Ji Xiahe did not go over immediately. He waited until the men around Shen Lie had completely left before he walked away.
Shen Lie sat on a low stone, looking at the terrain map in his hand with the dim candlelight. He turned around when he heard the movement, and Ji Xiahe swung the wine bottle: "This situation and this scene are really suitable for a drink."
The handsome man who had been tense all day smiled slightly, looked back at the map, and said calmly: "You can drink."
Ji Xiahe sat down next to him, opened the wine bottle, and a cold aroma of wine suddenly overflowed.
"It smells so good," Ji Xiahe took a sip and looked at Shen Lie, "Seriously you don't want to drink it? A small sip will make you feel more ambitious."
"I shouldn't drink."
"Then I owe you the lunch. When the world is at peace in the future, we will go find an elegant garden, enjoy the flowers and the moon, and sing songs over wine."
Shen Lie nodded and did not answer.
Ji Xiahe smiled again, raised his hand and took a sip.
Looking into the distance from the lake, there is no wilderness at all under the vast moonlight, only the sparkling lake, huge and cold.
The shores of Daqiu Lake were originally a scenic spot in Huazhou. The shores of several major lakes were bustling with tourists, and the canopies gathered there.
If they have free time in spring, the young princes and daughters of Huazhou will rent a boat and enjoy themselves on the lake, singing with emotion amid the contrasting mountains and rivers.
Ji Xiahe has not been here before, but there are so many poems and songs that have been passed down through the ages, and no one of these charming and suave young men would know a few of them by heart.
"I don't know who the group of people I bumped into today are," Ji Xiahe looked back at Shen Lie, "The fortification and combat preparations of more than a thousand people are no joke. In the entire Huazhou, no one has such a huge group gathered together. Troops. Moreover, although we went straight south after passing through the fortifications, I lifted the curtain on the carriage and saw sporadic lights under the canopy to the east, which were barracks."
"I also saw that the opponent's troops are no less than 10,000."
"What do you think of the opponent's skill during the fight?"
Shen Lie paused slightly, frowned slightly, and did not answer.
"Zhiyan?"
After a while, Shen Lie said calmly: "When you mentioned the action, I suddenly felt a bit familiar."
"Oh? Have we fought before?"
"No, it's their fighting style and spear skills." Shen Lie turned his head, his dark eyes falling on the spear he put aside.
It's a bit difficult to recall. The situation at the time was chaotic and I couldn't think of many details.
But he was sure that this feeling of familiarity existed, and the feeling was getting stronger and stronger. There was a name stuck in his throat, but he couldn't say it out.
"You haven't fought against many regular soldiers, right?" Ji Xiahe said.
"Regular soldiers..." Shen Lie paused, "I know who they are."
"who?"
"Maybe it's Li Qian's troops."
The battle when galloping horses led her to intercept Li Zhi was a thrilling battle even though it was a life-and-death battle. Shen Lie never felt that she was thirsty for a fight, but that battle was really enjoyable and the memory is vivid.
Looking back carefully, the opponent's moves tonight, their parrying and small-scale formation when the crisis came, were indeed the same as those of those soldiers back then.
"Those are Li Qian's troops?" Ji Xiahe was surprised.
"It may not be the case, but it is very possible." Shen Lie said.
"That's not right. Huazhou is not only divided into four parts, but also a place of four wars. If we don't have absolutely overwhelming strength, who would dare to swallow it and break this balance?"
Shen Lie's eyes walked around the map and finally landed on Shuangpo Gorge.
"Here." Shen Lie pointed.
Ji Xiahe looked around: "Shuangpo Gorge."
"If they want to stop us, they will have to either Shuangpo Gorge, Guozhuang River Estuary or Puluwu," Shen Lie said. "Puluwu has many villages. Judging from the way we don't want to cause trouble tonight, they definitely think we won't go there." Puluwu."
"Then let's go to Puluwu?" Ji Xiahe looked at the map, "When we get back to Zuilu and come out again, you can meet them in time."
"It's too late," Shen Lie shook his head, "I will never come to Huazhou again."
"Huh?" Ji Xiahe raised his eyebrows, "These are most likely Li Ju's troops. Aren't you tempted?"
"...Why am I moved?"
The smile on Ji Xiahe's face became meaningful. He raised the wine bottle in his hand and took a sniff: "Thanks to the fragrance of the wine now, otherwise I would smell the elegant and refreshing fragrance of you again. You took it out for the first time today." How many times?”
Shen Lie's handsome face was slightly red, but he couldn't help but twitching the corners of his lips and raising a smile: "What are you talking about?"
"In my opinion, if you really like your spices, you can just take them out and let Du Xuan study them and come up with a formula, or you can just burn them in a small stove to smoke clothes and people. Instead of taking them out and staring at a small wooden box every day I looked at it stupidly. Moreover, it is better to meet people directly when seeing things and thinking about people. That girl Xia hates Li Ju. If you can eat these Li Qian's soldiers and horses now, wouldn't you have a reason to go to her? Holding this A pile of military merits came to her and he said to her in high spirits, "Look, Ah Li, I have avenged you a little! Maybe when Miss Xia is happy, she can give you a few more wooden boxes so that you can see them all, haha" Ha ha……"
Shen Lie was amused by him and didn't want to be teased by him, but couldn't help but took out the small box from the satin bag on his waist and looked at it deeply.
Under the moonlight, the long black wood box is exquisite and elegant, and the cold night breeze blows gently, and the fragrance curls up.
It's so late at night, she should be fast asleep in her dream now.
Every time I see this box, I always remember her smile when handing it to me.
"It smells so good," Ji Xiahe joked, "Is it the wind? Or is it the heart?"
"It's her eyebrows that are moving." Shen Lie smiled lightly.
