NFBE Chapter 152 Borrowing Troops
Chapter 152 Borrowing Troops
In the afternoon, heavy snow began to fall again.
The soldiers were exhausted, hungry and sleepy, so Zhang Yan ordered them to rest on the spot.
During the rest time, the soldiers huddled together for warmth.
Jiang Yue took out the steamed bun from her bag and broke it into small pieces. She didn't find it unpalatable at all, but she felt that it was not enough.
Wu Fei and Xue Wen hugged themselves, their teeth chattering from the cold, but they still ate the hard steamed buns with snow water.
They continued on their journey, the sun gradually set and it became pitch dark. Finally, they arrived at the post station and the snow had stopped.
Although the post station is simple, it is clean and tidy.
There were too many people, and the station became extremely crowded as soon as we entered.
At the post station, the waiter saw that they were wearing armor, so needless to say, he quickly invited them in and arranged a room for them.
The waiter looked at Zhang Yan and said:
"Master Jun, why are you in such a mess?"
Not hearing any reply, the waiter tactfully did not ask any further questions and hurriedly instructed the other waiters to prepare the meal.
As soon as the hot food was served, the soldiers began to eat it voraciously.
While eating, Zhang Yan told the waiter,
"Prepare more hot water."
When Jiang Yue heard the word hot water, her eyes flickered slightly.
But after hearing what Deputy General Zhang said,
"Ten people in one room."
The fire in his eyes went out.
There were only a few rooms in the post station, so we had to sleep on the floor.
Finally, I heard Deputy General Zhang say,
"Jiang Yue, share a room with me."
She was... a little confused. "No need, Lieutenant General!"
"Don't be so reserved." Zhang Yan was of course used to sleeping alone, but to Jiang Yue, he always felt that she was still a child.
"Yes." What else could Jiang Yue say.
In the inn room, Zhang Yan sat on the bed, thinking about the next battle plan in his mind.
Because of the injuries on his body, his face always looked haggard.
After Jiang Yue washed her hands and face, she looked at the two quilts on the bed, took one off the bed, and spread it on the wooden floor.
"Lieutenant General Zhang, I'm not a good sleeper. To avoid kicking you, I'd better sleep on the floor."
Not to mention taking a shower, even having a separate room is a luxury. Jiang Yue only hopes that everything goes well.
Zhang Yan nodded: "Okay."
Suddenly remembering the secret letter that was hijacked today, he took it out and hesitated for a moment, but because General Huo was higher in rank than him, he put it back in his arms.
"I'm going to Rongzhou tomorrow. You lead the soldiers to pay more attention."
Jiang Yue: "But, what did you find?"
After asking, he felt that he was overstepping his authority and stopped asking.
Zhang Yan did not hide it and put the letter in the open.
"At that time, I seized a letter on the road. It was written to General Huo, the garrison commander of Rongzhou."
"The deputy general is suspicious..."
Zhang Yan: “Impossible!”
"Perhaps the enemy is trying to sow discord."
"That's true. I'm just worried that General Huo will be taken advantage of."
"Deputy General Zhang, it might not be appropriate to go directly to find General Huo." Jiang Yue felt that if General Huo really collaborated with the enemy and committed treason, it would be very dangerous for Deputy General Zhang to go there.
If the enemy is just trying to sow discord, then there is no need to send this letter.
The comparison will be left to General Ling.
"I didn't plan to hand over the letter. I just wanted to go to Rongzhou City to meet General Huo." Since Zhang Yan was here, he still had to go and meet him to see if he could find some clues.
Furthermore, the general instructed me to go and borrow some troops before he left.
Jiang Yue heard this and thought it was feasible.
"Mr. Lieutenant General, you are injured, I will go!"
Zhang Yan thought about it.
"Okay." The supply of food and supplies cannot be neglected, he has other arrangements.
"However, when you see General Huo, don't say much, just observe secretly."
He finally couldn't help it and opened the envelope.
When I opened it, there were only four words on it:
"The inside should be in harmony with the outside."
"What do you mean?" Zhang Yan put the letter back, with many doubts in his mind.
Jiang Yue didn't know either. She had never met General Huo and didn't know whether he was a traitor.
"Deputy General Zhang, we just happen to be in need of troops. We can ask for support and give this a try."
Deputy General Zhang: "That's right."
He was wondering how Jiang Yue could guess what the general meant.
At dawn, Jiang Yue's biological clock forced her to wake up quickly.
It was a rare occasion that the room was warm, and Jiang Yue's hands and feet were warm, but she still curled up her whole body in the quilt, feeling lazy and not wanting to move.
"It's okay, sleep a little longer." Lieutenant General Zhang's indifferent voice sounded behind him. Jiang Yue turned around, hummed, and curled up in the quilt again.
"Are you missing home?" For the first time, Zhang Yan spoke to Jiang Yue in a gentle tone.
Jiang Yue fell into a brief memory.
Finally he got up and walked to the window.
Snowflakes were falling outside the window again, but not big.
At this time, grandma and my sisters should still be huddled in their warm quilts, not yet awake.
Or maybe... Jiang Yue forced herself to dispel her thoughts.
Grandma must be thinking about her too.
"When you miss home, just look in the direction of home." Zhang Yan leaned against the edge of the bed, seemingly talking to himself.
After breakfast, Jiang Yue said goodbye, took the map given by Zhang Yan, and set off for Rongzhou alone.
Wanting to let Tianyi horse rest for a while longer, she deliberately changed the horse.
Walking on the official road, the road was covered with snow and it was white.
Apart from encountering the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled who were fleeing famine, there was nothing else to discover.
But when she arrived at the city of Rongzhou, she was trapped outside the city.
No matter how much they tried to persuade him, he was not allowed to enter the city.
"Who knows if you are a spy from the enemy country?"
Even if Jiang Yue reported where she came from,
"Excuse me, I am General Ling's man."
The man still ignored it.
"How could a soldier like you be so important to General Ling? In my opinion, you are just a spy at the border."
The soldiers guarding the city tower kept shaking their heads.
Because they had already guessed Jiang Yue's intention, and such things had happened frequently before.
There are only 5,000 soldiers in Rongzhou City. If we lend them all to them, how can we defend the city?
The man rubbed his face secretly and waved his hand to drive the people away.
What he thought was true. Since Linzhou City was broken these days, they were provoked by the enemy every few days. They couldn't eat or sleep well.
Jiang Yue was blocked from entering the city gate, feeling a little depressed.
It took nearly an hour to get out of the city.
Just as I was thinking of a countermeasure, I saw a general in armor walking out of the city gate. It was General Huo.
"Is General Ling okay?"
Jiang Yue was secretly delighted, thinking it was worth the time she had spent.
He raised his eyes and took a serious look at the general in front of him. He was now over 40 years old and seemed to have experienced a lot.
"well."
"Go back and tell General Ling that if he needs my help, I will do my best to help him."
Huo Ting has a handsome appearance and seems to be a righteous person. No matter how Jiang Yue looks at it, it is impossible that he would be a traitor.
"Yes." Jiang Yue nodded and clasped her fists. Before she could finish her business, she heard Huo Ting say in a serious tone:
"I can only support you with 10,000 soldiers at most. I hope that General Ling can take back Youlan City and Linzhou City as soon as possible."
Now, the main generals of the two cities have all died, and the people are in panic.
These ten thousand soldiers were not just guards, but his entire property.
After hearing this, Jiang Yue was secretly delighted. She didn't expect General Huo to be so generous.
She immediately clasped her fists.
"Thank you, General Huo!"
"Linzhou and Rongzhou are interdependent. Now that Linzhou is destroyed, this general can only defend the territory of Rongcheng to the death." Huo Ting said righteously.