The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the roads are muddy.
Xi Junmai, wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat, led a large group of people to the intersection guarded by Suzhou County soldiers. He took a glance and found that the guards were tight and there was no abnormality. He felt relieved and went to stand guard all night. The county soldiers shouted loudly: "Where is General Shen?"
When the county soldiers saw so many navy soldiers coming in an aggressive manner in the rain, they immediately trembled with fright and hurriedly ran up to meet them.
For a long time, due to its special status of being directly under the royal family and the arrogance and arrogance of its first commander Fang Jun, the navy in the south of the Yangtze River has suffered a lot. It has a bad reputation among the people, and it has been talked about all over the south of the Yangtze River. His color changed, and he was deeply afraid.
When Fang Jun was transferred back to Chang'an, he thought that the navy's style could be softened. Who knew that the successor commander of the navy, Su Dingfang, completely continued Fang Jun's tough style, being tyrannical and selfless, which made the relieved Jiangnan nobles complain endlessly.
It can be said that the overall image of the Royal Navy in Jiangnan has only one word, and that is "tough".
Not only was he tough on the Jiangnan nobles, but he was also tough on pirates. He was even tougher on Baekje, Japan, and other Southeast Asian countries!
This made all walks of life in the south of the Yangtze River frightened and afraid of the Royal Navy. They were afraid to avoid it and never dared to face it head-on.
The Suzhou County Military School Captain on night duty trotted forward, laughed along with him, and said in a low voice: "General Shen is resting in the tent. It seems to be almost midnight. I wonder what General Xi has to do?"
Xi Jun did not bother to check his eyelids when buying. He pressed the handle of the waist knife with his hand and said in a cold voice: "Let me see Shen Wei quickly. I have something important to ask you!"
The commander of the county military school showed hesitation, why: "General, although we are local county soldiers, we are also in the ranks of the Tang army, and we must abide by military laws. Although it is not war time, we are responsible for protecting Her Royal Highness the Princess. We do not dare to slack off in the slightest when it comes to our important task. If there is no urgent military situation, we will not dare to allow outsiders to enter the Central Army without permission. Otherwise, it will be a violation of military law, and I will not dare to deal with it."
This statement sounds reasonable and well-founded, neither arrogant nor arrogant, and is logically blameless.
Even on the battlefield, since the two sides do not belong to each other, they should form their own system. They should communicate with each other in accordance with military laws. They must not enter the other side's military formation without authorization, let alone let the other side's coach meet in front of the formation.
But Xi Junmai looked rough, but in fact he was very thoughtful. He always felt that the military commander in front of him was too resistant. His eyes wandered when he spoke, and his expression was unnatural.
Feeling a little solemn in his heart, Mr. Xi thought about it for a moment and asked, "I heard the roar of muskets being fired in the manor earlier. I don't know why?"
In fact, he only had suspicions and was not sure that the sound was from the firing of muskets, but this did not prevent him from committing a fraud.
The captain looked suspicious and asked curiously: "Has there ever been the roar of muskets? The general has just been on duty, and he has been in the central army before. He has never heard the roar that the general mentioned. There are a few muffled thunders from time to time, but it is not It's not very loud... Could it be that the general heard it wrong?"
Xi Junmai stared at his face closely, not missing the slightest change.
But I never found out that he was lying.
Xi Junmai was also a little shaken. Was it really just thunder and not a musket fire?
So why did Fang Jun enter the manor and never come out for so long?
Wei Ying came up from behind and whispered: "General Xi, why don't we just break in?"
Xi Junmai shook his head.
The Guard Eagles are Fang Jun's personal soldiers, and their responsibility is only to protect Fang Jun's safety. However, as a naval commander, Xi Junmai cannot be so reckless. What if Fang Jun is fine and he breaks through the Suzhou County soldiers without permission?
If Zhen Zhen breaks in, how will he explain to the court afterwards?
And he has another worry. If Fang Jun is really plotted and has fallen into the hands of these Suzhou County soldiers, and he rushes in like this, he is afraid that he will force them to execute Fang Jun immediately and lose his life.
The last bit of room for maneuver.
He always had a sense of luck in his heart, thinking that even if these people were bold enough to attack Fang Jun, as Fang Jun was the Duke of Yue and the consort of the court, how could these people dare to harm Fang Jun's life?
It's most likely just to achieve a certain purpose...
What's more, if these people dare to murder Fang Jun, how can the lives of the several princesses living in the manor not be in danger?
You must not be reckless at this moment, and you must take a long-term approach.
Xi Junmai took a deep breath, nodded slowly, stared at the captain and said: "It's best if nothing happens in the manor. If there is the slightest accident that scares the Duke of Yue and several princesses, I guarantee that you guys
The fate of the county soldiers will be extremely miserable!"
The lieutenant looked pale and said hurriedly: "How could this be? The manor is so tightly surrounded on the third and third floors that even a bird can hardly fly. How can there be any danger? The general is serious."
Xi Junmai snorted and said: "This is the best!"
The leader of his men had no choice but to return to the Chinese military tent.
As soon as they entered the tent, Wei Ying said anxiously: "Why is the general back again? Regardless of whether the muskets were fired before, my second son has not been able to come back for so long. Something must have gone wrong. General, don't be careless!"
Xi Junmai comforted him and said: "Although I am a partial general now, I am also from the side of the Duke of Yue. If the Duke of Yue is really in danger and is risking his life, how can I let the Duke of Yue suffer any harm?"
The situation is unclear at the moment. These Suzhou County soldiers are guarding the outermost floor of the manor. If we forcefully break in and cause chaos, and then rush into the manor and cause several princesses to be frightened and injured, they will surely die!"
Wei Ying is also a smart person. He knows that what Xi Junmai said is true, but he still can't hide the worry in his heart: "Can't we just sit back and wait for death?"
Xi Junmai sat down, with a calm expression on his face, and said slowly: "The Duke of Yue is the bravest of the three armies. He has experienced countless battles and fought in countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood. How could he be so easily defeated by those state soldiers and generals?
Were they murdered by the soldiers of the prefecture and county? Even if they had planned for a long time and carried out the plot behind the scenes, and even succeeded in their plot, the Duke of Yue, even if he used his last bit of strength, could still kill them and turn them upside down, instead of this peaceful scene now. Don't worry.
, It’s not yet midnight, let’s wait for another hour, if the Duke of Yue still fails to return the favor during the ugly time, then I will risk everything and lead you in!”
Wei Ying's face was full of worry, but he also knew that Xi Junmai's concerns were not unreasonable, so he could only wait a little longer.
*****
"Hiss... be gentle! Do you want to blind me?"
Shen Wei was lying on his back on a simple bed in the Chinese military tent. A military doctor was standing beside the bed, leaning over and washing his face with water. The bruises on his face were not bad, but his left eye was hit with a blunt object.
The blow caused the corner of his eye to rupture, and even one eyeball was bloody and bloody. The slightest touch made Shen Wei flop around like a fish thrown into a frying pan, and he screamed heart-breakingly under the severe pain.
A close subordinate stood on one side, looking at Shen Wei's appearance with fear. Who would have thought that Fang Jun just casually threw the short-barreled musket and hit Shen Wei's face, and what a coincidence. Hit in one eye?
This is so unlucky...
After a long while, the doctor breathed a sigh of relief and took a step back, saying: "The army is simple and lacks medicine, so we can only do this for the time being."
Shen Wei was lying on the bed, covered in cold sweat from the pain. The injured eye still could not see, and the pain became unbearable even if it was moved a little. She gritted her teeth and asked, "Can this eye of mine still be cured?"
The doctor was silent.
Shen Wei endured the severe pain and turned over to sit up, cursing: "I am not a spoiled woman. The men of my Shen family are upright, so what if I am blind? Tell me!"
"Here!"
The doctor was so frightened that he trembled and said in a trembling voice: "It's good to teach Shen Sima. I know that I am not good at academics and slow in medical skills. I am really powerless. If Shen Sima wants to save this eye, I am afraid he needs to be diagnosed and treated by a famous doctor in Chang'an, especially It’s the miraculous doctor Sun Simiao. It is said that he has the power to resurrect people, flesh and bones, but..."
"But what?"
"Jiangnan is thousands of miles away from Chang'an. Even if we set off right now, Shen Sima's injury will not delay the long journey..."
Shen Wei felt cold in his heart: "In other words, my eye can't be saved?"
The doctor bowed repeatedly and said anxiously: "I am incompetent, I am incompetent..."
"Get out of here!"
Shen Wei shouted angrily, picked up the teacup on the coffee table next to him and threw it out. The doctor was so frightened that he hurriedly exited the tent and fled.
Shen Wei endured the severe pain, panted heavily, and asked the confidant beside him: "Have you found any trace of that guy?"