Although this was not the first time for Lu Guangda to meet King Gu Ye, the two of them had basically no contact and could not be called acquaintances. They were just "nodding acquaintances" to the end of the day. However, when Lu Guangda strode out today, it happened to be
When he saw Gu Yewang standing there with a worried and angry expression, he felt helpless and guilty in his heart.
He knew very well what King Gu Ye was here for, but neither he nor Xiao Mohe could help King Gu Ye. The court's will was very clear. Li Xingchen of Bajun had undoubtedly become a lone army and an abandoned son.
The so-called abandonment means that these reinforcements of food, grass, soldiers and horses have nothing to do with Li Xinchen.
Nan Chen didn't want to invest more in Bashu, so Li Xingchen could only rely on himself for the rest.
King Gu Ye also saw Lu Guangda walking out and took a step forward: "Brother Pankan!"
Lu Quanda hesitated for a moment, then saluted King Gu Ye: "Mr. Gu."
King Gu Ye stopped being polite to Lu Quanda and stretched out his hand to grab Lu Quanda's sleeve: "Brother Panlan, tell me, is it that the general doesn't plan to give any more food? And brother Panlan, you
Is there any food left over there? A few stones is better than nothing."
Seeing King Gu Ye's anxious look, Lu Guangda was a little surprised as to why this old master looked like he had been given a shot of blood. After all, King Gu Ye was a well-known celebrity, and logically he would not lose his composure like this. But then he thought about it,
The current situation in Bashu is definitely not optimistic. Since the old master has taken refuge with Li Xingchen, it is reasonable for him to be anxious.
After a moment of silence, Lu Guangda whispered: "Gu Gong, you understand your thoughts, but the imperial court's will is here. The general is ready to attack Xiangyang. Now we don't have enough food in Jingzhou, and our troops and horses are even more stretched.
How can it be······"
King Gu Ye's face turned slightly pale, and after a long time he sighed softly: "How could this happen? Your Majesty really intends to leave Bashu alone..."
At this moment, Chen Yu strode out and when he saw King Gu Ye, he bowed his hand solemnly, and then handed over the jade pendant in his hand: "Gong Gu, my general said that he really has no face to see Gong Gu again, so this jade pendant is
Give it to Duke Gu, and he can use it to exchange for money to reward the soldiers. This is the last bit of kindness that the general can show."
King Gu Ye gritted his teeth and did not reach out to take the jade pendant.
What does a small jade pendant mean in a battle with thousands of troops?
Seeing that King Gu Ye had no intention of accepting it, Chen Yu said helplessly: "Gong Gu, the general is not God. There is Your Majesty above him. As the general of Da Chen, he has to obey His Majesty's wishes.
.General Dang Kou is the benefactor of the Xiao family, and my young general is also in Ba County. If the general had not been helpless, he would never have refused to save him!"
After a pause, Chen Yu lowered his voice and bent deeply: "Gu Gong, the general has his own difficulties in his position. Please accept this, Mr. Gu."
King Gu Ye sighed deeply and reached out to take the jade pendant. This might be the only answer he could bring back to Li Xingchen.
While those young men were fighting bloody battles at the front, he, the old man, could only bring this kind of news. And Lu Quanda also took off the jewelry from his waist, grabbed Gu Yewang's hand, and stuffed the thing into his hand without any explanation.
In hand:
"Gu Gong, please tell Li Shizhong that I am ashamed of him."
King Gu Ye clenched the things in his hands tightly, looked up at the gloomy sky, and murmured: "I am incompetent, incompetent!"
As he spoke, King Gu Ye turned around and walked out staggeringly.
Lu Quanda and Chen Yu glanced at each other subconsciously, and both saw the deep helplessness in each other's eyes. Now they have too many constraints on them, and they can only move forward along the trend of this troubled world, and they don't know where they will end up.
Only the stumbling old man in front of him and the brothers Paoze standing on the top of Bajun City are still struggling against the trend and struggling in this troubled world!
As for whether they could struggle to find a way out, neither Lu Guangda nor Chen Yu knew. But in their hearts, these guys who were ready to face the wrath of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were real warriors and heroes.
Lu Quanda looked up at the sky and said softly in a voice that only Chen Yu could hear:
"This gloomy sky..."
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"General Yuchi!" Wei Xiaokuan still had some residual snow on his body, and his eyes were bloodshot, but when he strode in, even Yuchi Jiong's subordinate general, who had never been very cold towards Wei Xiaokuan, subconsciously said
Lower your head slightly.
The fatigue on Wei Xiaokuan's face and the residual snow on his body alone are enough to deserve everyone's respect. This Zhuguo of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was tall with thin cheeks, and his steady character was directly reflected in his face.
Yuchijiong smiled and held his hands in greeting: "Brother Xiaokuan!"
Wei Xiaokuan's first name was Kuan, and his courtesy name was Xiaokuan. However, he always lived by his word, so it was not inappropriate for Yuchijiong to address him directly as "Brother Xiaokuan". Wei Xiaokuan was startled for a moment, then nodded with a smile.
He called Yuchi Jiong "general", and Yuchi Jiong directly called his cousin. This situation usually occurs when superiors confront subordinates. Invisibly, it means that he is a head shorter than Yuchi Jiong. Look at the generals around him.
Looking at the expressions on their faces, Wei Xiaokuan could also understand that this was Yuchijiong's deliberate move.
Even if Yuchijiong wanted to have a good talk with him, he still had to worry about the feelings of the generals under his command.
Yuchijiong made a gesture of invitation and placed two mats side by side in front of the tent. Obviously, he did not want to distinguish between superiority and inferiority. Perhaps Yuchijiong did not want to leave any actual clues.
"General Yuchi, I came all the way, and there was no communication along the way. I wonder what the situation is like in Bashu now?" Wei Xiaokuan said in a deep voice, not in a hurry to sit down.
Yuchi Jiong was startled, then stretched out his hand and pointed on the map: "General Wei, look, now Li Xingchen has mobilized his troops to go north to Hezhou. As for where he wants to attack, or whether he just wants to defend Hezhou, that's unclear."
Wei Xiaokuan frowned. It was reasonable for Li Xingchen to send troops, but there was still no basis for him to refer to whether Li Xingchen stationed troops in Hezhou and whether it was offensive or defensive.
Compared with Yuchi Jiong, Wei Xiaokuan knew less about Li Xinchen, and naturally he dared not make a judgment easily: "General Yuchi, what do you think?"
"Li Xingchen has always been bold and careful, so I don't think he will sit still and wait for death." Yuchi said after careful consideration, "So the target of his attack is very likely to be here."
Following the direction of Yuchi Jiong's finger, Wei Xiaokuan's pupils shrank slightly: "Langzhong?"
"Perhaps Li Xingchen is already sending troops to attack Langzhong..." Yuchi Jiong said slowly.
At this moment, the tent curtain was lifted, and a sentry rushed in carrying a wind and snow scroll.