There was an uproar in the fort because of the night demon's murder. Dozens of soldiers gathered and clamored for an explanation. Because the eunuch was involved, the generals didn't know how to deal with it, which made the situation likely to spread.
I thought that after Chang Yu came back, with his usual style, he would go there and say something in person, but who knew that he was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic and had no explanation or explanation, so he ordered Ma Ke to go and appease him. Anyone who dissatisfied would be dealt with according to the military law of gathering a crowd to cause trouble!
Ma Ke was very prestigious in the Ningyuan army. Although he was not as good as Wu Sangui, he was no less prestigious than anyone in his ancestral family. The army officers admired him very much. This killing incident caused some soldiers to gather to denounce him, and he was the first to comfort him, saying
It was only when the governor returned to the fort that he would investigate clearly and give an explanation. The soldiers believed in him and the matter did not deteriorate further.
But who knows, after the great eunuch returned to the castle, the soldiers who gathered in the crowd thought they would be able to wait for a satisfactory answer, but instead they waited for a sullen Marco.
"It has been found that his death was more than justified. If he continues to gather people to cause trouble and spread rumors to disturb the morale of the army, he should be dealt with according to military law. Those who are stubborn will not be spared!" As soon as these words came out, it was colder than the weather outside, and dozens of people gathered together.
The soldiers who asked for an explanation looked at each other, and then dispersed silently, no one even dared to make a sound.
Since Marco has said that his death is more than justified, it seems that the dead colleague must have done something worthy of death. Furthermore, seeing Marco's look and momentum just now, he might draw a knife to kill at any time.
It's already like this, who dares to push it again.
Ma Ke opened the door and brought in a gust of cold wind mixed with snow. Chang Yu inside the room couldn't help but shrink his neck and looked up at him: "Is it settled?" He pointed to a seat next to him.
Ke sat down with his hands folded and said calmly: "Soldiers don't know a word of Chinese characters, and their minds are straightforward. If you talk to them in a roundabout way, they won't understand. You have to be more straightforward. Once they understand, they will know what to do."
Did it”
Chang Yu smiled: "I'm just afraid that someone will understand and still pretend not to understand."
"That means they are not sensible anymore. Of course there are people who can teach them to be sensible." Marco picked up the tea cup in front of him and took a sip: "Soldiers are actually very sensible."
"Just be sensible." Chang Yu breathed out: "Madman Zu Er is here, did you know?"
Ma Ke nodded: "I heard, I guess I'll arrive later..." But Chang Yu waved his hand: "We're here, our family asked Director Li to go outside to greet him."
Ma Ke was startled: "So fast, in such a windy and snowy day... he is indeed a lunatic." Based on the information he had received earlier, he expected that Zu Dabi would arrive in the middle of the night at the earliest, but he did not expect it to be so far in advance, and then he
He said: "Your Majesty the Governor even sent Taoist priest Li to greet him. Hey, you have given this lunatic enough face."
Chang Yu smiled: "Our family likes brave people the most. Although Zu Dabi is crazy, he is quite popular with our family. Besides, in this stormy and snowy day, people have traveled hundreds of miles to come to help. No matter what, we have to
I mean, I have to live up to my reputation."
Marco smiled and nodded, then stood up and said, "I will also go and greet you. After all, this madman Zu Er also has a strong appetite for me."
"Mr. Ma can do whatever he wants, but we think it's enough to do something for the sake of appearance, and there's already a guy who's the best at it. As for you, you'd better give him some benefits, otherwise those two lunatics
I’ll scold you later.”
Ma Ke was startled, and then he realized: "What Lord Du Gong said is that General Mo will go and organize things here, kill a few sheep for him to stew, and then make a jar of wine for him..."
"I'm afraid killing a few heads will not be enough." Chang Yu sighed: "Those who come from afar are guests, but we can't neglect our own hardworking men!" Chang Yu interrupted him: "Call Zu Zerun and the others back.
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Ma Ke was stunned again: "That trench..." Then he realized that Chang Yu didn't want the two thousand soldiers to be too burdened. Although they took turns digging trenches, it was a windy and snowy day after all.
It's dark now, and even donkeys need to take a breather. After all, they are humans, not machines, and not beasts. If the soldiers are too harsh and complain, it will not be a good thing before the war.
"Hey, good guy, this battle hasn't even started yet. The chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and sheep in the fort are about to be wiped out." Ma Ke shook his head and smiled bitterly. Chang Yu took a long breath: "Eat it while you can.
I can’t eat even if I want to wait until I die.”
Marco stopped talking, turned around and went out to make arrangements.
As soon as he left, Su Jing came in, holding a bowl and throwing it on the table. Chang Yu looked at her with a puzzled look on his face: "What's wrong, are you hungry?"
"I'm thirsty," Su Jing said with a dark face.
Chang Yu frowned: "If you are thirsty, just drink water. If you don't want me to make you tea, you still want me to feed you."
"It's not that I'm thirsty, it's Wuzhong who is thirsty. He doesn't want to drink water either. He wants to drink your blood. He said that a war is coming. It's the time to hire people. You must want him to get well soon, so you won't be stingy." Su Jing
He rolled his eyes and said coldly.
Chang Yu was stunned for a long time before he finally regained his composure: "What the hell do you think I am, this bitch!"
The last time Wuzhong was seriously injured, Chang Yu gave him blood to drink. I don’t know if it was a psychological effect or it was really useful. He recovered very quickly that time. Then this guy and the people around Chang Yu had the magical effect of accelerating recovery from Chang Yu’s blood.
Believe it or not!
So this time he wanted to drink again, and he wanted to drink a big bowl!
But looking at the bowl in front of him, Chang Yu couldn't help but want to curse. I'm a human being. Even a pig can't handle such a bowl of blood.
pig?
Hey, Chang Yu suddenly thought that pigs and sheep were being slaughtered in the fort, and his heart moved, so he said to Su Jing.
This, this is okay? Su Jing was stunned, but he quickly laughed, took the bowl and went out.
The heavy snow that had been falling all night and day finally showed some signs of decline. Although the wind was not abated, the snowflakes were much smaller. Tashan Fort, which had been empty all day, gradually began to become lively. Zu Zerun, who had been working hard outside for a day, led two thousand tired soldiers to Lu.
One after another, many people returned, and as soon as they entered the barracks, they didn't bother to warm themselves by the fire and lay down on their bodies, muttering about the damn God and this damn tiring work.
Some people with a good attitude say that you will sweat more at this time and bleed less during the war...it is inevitable to be criticized by others, and then to each other.
For a time, all kinds of spitting and obscene words were flying in the barracks.
When they heard that there was meat to eat and soup to drink, they turned over one after another regardless of fatigue and screamed with excitement.
When Zu Zerun returned to the barracks, he was exhausted. Although he did not work as hard as ordinary soldiers digging holes, he was still young after all. After a day of wind and snow outside, he felt exhausted and even had no appetite.
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Zu Kefa brought him a bowl of broth and placed it beside the shop, casually saying: "Second uncle is coming soon."
Zu Zerun raised his eyebrows: "When will it arrive?"
"I guess it will be soon. The Taoist priest next to the great eunuch went out to greet him earlier."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Zu Zerun got up, put on his clothes and walked out: "Hurry up, let's go and greet him."
"Brother" Zukefa stopped him: "We need to inform the eunuch, we are not allowed to leave the fort without permission."
"Ahem, let's go and talk about it. He has to let us go out to greet him, right?" Zu Zerun turned around and left. After walking more than ten steps, he heard an unusual noise at the city gate. He looked up and saw a longing figure. Guessing that his second uncle might be here, he called Zukefa and hurried over there.
The soldiers in Tashan Fort braved the wind and snow to dig trenches all day and night. Although it was hard work, it was not as hard as Zu Dabi and thousands of reinforcements. The soldiers digging trenches could also take turns to rest, and they also had hot soup to drink and meat to eat, but As for the reinforcements, they had to travel hundreds of miles in the wind and snow, with such strong winds and heavy snow, and there was almost knee-deep snow on the ground. They had to go step by step. It was okay for the cavalry to have horses, but it was hard for the infantry and the soldiers. Plant supplies and heavy troops.
Not to mention the urgent march, usually you can rest after walking ten miles, but this time you can only rest for twenty miles. There is no hot water, hot soup, and no meat. Just eat a few mouthfuls of dry food with snow, and even There is no place to take shelter from the wind and snow.
The reason for the urgent trip is firstly because of the military emergency, and secondly because it is such a windy and snowy day. The further you go, the greater the risk.
In this way, he walked more than a hundred miles in one day and one night.
You say whether you are tired or not, you say whether it is cold or not, you say whether it is bitter or not.
It was really bitter, tiring and cold, and many soldiers could hardly hold on on the road. Zu Dabi asked these soldiers to take turns riding, and they had just resisted to Tashan Fort. Thousands of soldiers were also fighting to the extreme. If they encountered the enemy at this time, , a shock wave collapsed.
Even Zu Dabi was staggering from exhaustion, but even so, when Zu Dabi saw Ma Ke who was greeting him at the city gate, he grinned and shouted: "Old Ma, you are still a person who comes out to greet him so late. I, that’s too…”
"Second Brother," Ma Ke quickly stopped him: "Master Du Gong has prepared wine and food to welcome you, and he has already sent Daoist Li ten miles away to meet you. Why are you clamoring for it?"
"Oh, hey, what do you think of that awesome nose? He's so bad at chatting..." Zu Dabi jumped off his horse, ran to Ma Ke, and gave him a hard thump. Ma Ke took a step back and walked behind him. I looked for Li Muxian, but saw no one. I couldn't help but ask, "Where is Daoist Li? Could it be that he has lost his way?"
"That's not true, it's just that that bull-nosed man with a black face and a score can't be said together." Zu Dabi turned around and looked around, but the surrounding area was dark and full of people, and Li Muxian couldn't be seen: "I don't know if I didn't say anything all the way. Where have you gone? I was still here just now..."
"It's good that you're not lost." Marco pulled him and walked in: "You must have suffered a lot along the way."
"No, hey, I need to take a few bites to warm myself up..."
"Your two mouths are two big altars..."
"What's wrong? Is it possible that there aren't even two jars of wine in the castle..." Zu Dabi was humming when he saw Zu Zerun and Zu Kefa rushing towards him: "Second uncle"
"What are you doing in such a hurry? You are so old and you don't know how to be more prudent." Zu Dabi frowned.
"My nephew was out on official duties and just came back when I heard that my second uncle was coming..." Zu Zerun was about to speak when he was interrupted by Zu Dabi waving his hand: "Okay, okay, when it's time to work, you can work, and when it's time to rest, Just rest, I have to ask the eunuch for a drink first."
"My nephew will accompany my second uncle..."
"Is that a place you can go to? Did you ask to go there?" Zu Dabi rolled his eyes. Zu Zerun looked a little embarrassed. Zu Dabi snorted: "You can rest first and go to find it later."