Chapter 24: Arrival
Will the Red Lotus Army agree to hand over Fu Jingshan's body to Dayan?
The answer is no.
If the Red Lotus Army really handed over Fu Jingshan's body, whether it was in terms of reputation or interests, it would be worth the loss
Besides, in this era, it is important to leave a whole corpse, Qin Shu's goal has been achieved, and it is impossible to hand over his head to the imperial court.
Otherwise, the significance of her coming to rescue Da Zhou will also be null and void, and maybe she will be considered to be colluding with the imperial court, and she should cooperate with the outside to deal with Da Zhou, or she may be seen as giving in to Da Yan and forcing her to make concessions.
How could Qin Shu do such a thing that harmed herself and others?
In the evening, after encampment, in the main tent.
"Great Chief, according to our current footsteps, we will be able to reach Guang County the day after tomorrow. But now that Da Yan is still following us closely, with no intention of retreating, could it be that they still want to kill Da Zhou before they give up? If that's the case, we can't stay in Guangxian County to protect Prince Zhou forever, right? Shi Lengyu said.
Since taking refuge in the Red Lotus Army, Shi Lengyu has begun to plan for the Red Lotus Army.
With her cleverness, it is not difficult to guess the thoughts of the generals of Dayan, knowing that they are afraid of the Red Lotus Army, and now they have successfully plotted against Fu Jingshan, and it is said that they have completed the task. But she kept following, which made her have to think more.
She doesn't care about Da Zhou anymore, she only cares about how the Red Lotus Army is.
Cheng Qiuyu glanced at Shi Lengyu, she was not completely at ease with Shi Lengyu, let alone trusted, and there were some things that she couldn't let know, such as Fu Jingshan's matter, although they didn't kill them, but their motives were not pure.
However, seeing that she began to consider the problem from the standpoint of the Red Lotus Army, her expression softened a little, and she also agreed: "Yes, big leader, let's go, I'm afraid that Da Zhou will be completely destroyed immediately." β
Qin Shu put down the pen in her hand, she was writing a letter just now, one was for Chen Xiuyuan of Yingtianfu, and the other was for You'an.
When the handwriting was dry, he folded it up and put it in an envelope, and had the letter delivered tomorrow morning.
This place is not far from the Qin family's territory, and when it comes to its own territory, it is much easier to send a letter.
"That's a real problem." Qin Shu crossed her hands to support her chin, propped her elbows on the table, and looked at the two of them and said bluntly. "In that case, it can only be a fight. Before leaving, this matter had to be resolved. β
The Red Lotus Army will not shy away from war, and when it is time to fight, it will never back down.
When Shi Lengyu and Cheng Qiuyu heard this, their eyes lit up and they nodded solemnly.
They actually want to compete with the Dayan court, in other words, they really want to go to the battlefield.
Shi Lengyu wanted to avenge the dead soldiers under his hands, while Cheng Qiuyu was holding back a lot of strength in his heart, wanting to defeat the Dayan army and raise his might for the Red Lotus Army.
Along the way, they were all running away, feeling aggrieved in their hearts.
Now that the eye-catching Fu Jingshan is dead, what do they have to worry about?
It can also be seen from here that most of the Red Lotus Army are militants.
"By the way, how is Prince Zhou?" Qin Shu asked.
Cheng Qiuyu suppressed the excitement in his heart and said calmly: "They set up camp a mile away from our camp, and they were really shameless, but their subordinates did not let people drive them away, but only sent people to warn them not to approach again." β
It can be regarded as leaving a point of leeway.
Qin Shu nodded, and before he could speak, Cheng Qiuyu suddenly curled the corners of his mouth, glanced at Shi Lengyu, with a little cunning in his eyes, and said gossipingly: "My subordinates also heard that there seems to be a lot of contradiction within the Great Zhou, and the Prince of Zhou is rumored to divorce his wife!" said that the crown princess was very disrespectful to Queen Xue, and she even fought, with a big nose and swollen face, until now, it is impossible to make trouble! β
"What?" Shi Lengyu was a little surprised, thought about it, shook his head slightly and said, "This is unlikely, how dare the Li family's temperament attack the Xue family?" β
"That's what I heard anyway." Cheng Qiuyu spread his hands and said, "This Da Zhou is really not good, and now there is no one who can use it." It's time for life and death, and they are still making a fuss about a little thing, and the only two generals who have to use are forced away by them on their own initiative, and they really die by themselves. Such a person deserves to die, and he is not worth saving at all. β
Shi Lengyu looked at his nose and heart, and was indifferent to this.
Qin Shu also knew about the Li family.
Li has never had any sense of zΓ i, she has always hung her head slightly, looking submissive, Xue never gave her face, she hit when she wanted, scolded when she wanted to, and never saw her resist, I didn't expect her to dare to do something to Xue, it was really courageous.
"Alright, let's say less! It's getting late, so go back and rest! Tomorrow speed up the march, preferably before noon the day after tomorrow, and feel the light of the county. Qin Shu said.
"Yes, Grand Chief." Cheng Qiuyu bowed down in response and slowly retreated.
The two of them looked at each other, and both saw the fighting spirit in each other's eyes, but they did not speak, and soon went to their tents.
Next.
Before dawn, the camp of the Red Lotus Army had already begun to make food.
They said that although there were 40,000 people, the movement was not noisy, and they were quick and agile in doing things, and everything was neat, even the more than 10,000 prisoners of war who surrendered.
Even some veteran soldiers, under the leadership of the Red Lotus Army and the Qin Family Army, gradually corrected their bad habits, became active and calm, and finally began to gradually integrate into the barracks and become a qualified soldier.
On the other side, the camp where Fu Chengwen was located was quiet, extremely quiet, and he was obviously still immersed in sleep.
These people were tired from top to bottom all day, and they were still frightened, and they were already tired and paralyzed, and this night, they all fell asleep, and even the soldiers who guarded were sleepy-eyed and kept napping.
Anyway, they followed the Red Lotus Army, and the Dayan Army didn't dare to catch up and fight them, so they slept with peace of mind.
It wasn't until the Red Lotus Army was about to leave that no one noticed the movement here, and at this time it was not yet dawn, and the scouts who had been listening to the movements of the Red Lotus Army opened their sleepy eyes and ran back to deliver the letter.
The entire barracks of more than 2,000 people immediately boiled violently like freshly boiled hot water.
"What's going on? What's going on? Xue Shi had a big pie face red, hurriedly got dressed, and asked a stout servant woman beside him inarticulately.
Originally, she didn't bring any maids, but this servant woman was still borrowed from the daughter of the minister's family, because she was strong and knew a little rough martial arts, so she would be taken out.
The servant woman said with an anxious face: "Niangniang, the Red Lotus Army has already left the camp, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered to pack up his things and hurry up to catch up......"
Xue's face turned hideous, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Why is it so early today, almost more than an hour earlier than before, they must have done it on purpose......"
Now she finally realized the bitter consequences of offending the Red Lotus Army, and she complained and regretted it in her heart. Especially thinking of what the Li family said to himself yesterday, he was even more frightened, for fear that the Red Lotus Army would really ignore them, and the Great Zhou would be completely finished.
Thinking of the Li family, the Xue family said: "What about the crown princess?" β
The servant said, "I'm still being imprisoned!" β
Last night, in front of Fu Chengwen, Xue fiercely sued the Li family, said her evil deeds, added fuel and vinegar, and angered Li Xiangguo, Li Xiangguo was not feeling well, and scolded Li a few words, blaming her for embarrassing herself, completely ignoring her life and death.
Fu Chengwen was angry, he didn't expect the Li family to be so bold, dare to beat his mother, and beat his mother so badly, it was definitely a crime of disobedience, and he was going to kill the Li family immediately, and he was angry for his mother, because it was late, everyone was tired again, and the ministers pleaded for mercy, so they reluctantly spared the Li family, but they just took her into custody for the time being, and planned to deal with it again in Guangxian.
"Take her with you." Xue said.
It's not that she finds it out in her conscience, but she still wants to keep her angry with herself! It was too cheap for her to die like this.
The most important thing is that she found that the Li clan defended the Red Lotus Army and the Qin leader everywhere, and she guessed in her heart that she might have colluded with the Red Lotus Army in private, and it might be useful to bring her with her.
Unfortunately, despite their haste to catch up, as they did yesterday, they were still far behind.
First, they worked too hard yesterday, and they didn't slow down, and they didn't eat breakfast, so they hurried on the road, and the speed was much slower than yesterday; Second, the Red Lotus Army changed your slowness yesterday and began to march rapidly, so the distance was not only not closer, but farther away.
And Da Yan also began to speed up the march, getting closer and closer to them, the shadow of death began to envelop them, Da Zhou from top to bottom, everyone's faces, couldn't help but reveal a little horror and despair.
Not only the ministers were panicked, but even the soldiers were panicked, thinking about how to escape, like lost dogs, and they couldn't live in fear.
There is only one exception.
Li sat quietly in the carriage, his expression calm, as if he had long accepted reality.
Xue Shi was angry when he saw her like this, but when he thought that he might be about to die, he was no longer in the mood to trouble them, and kept crying there.
Fortunately, the Dayan army did not catch up, and in the evening, when the Red Lotus Army was camping, they finally followed, but at this time, it was already the middle of the night.
They didn't set up camp, they just made do with it for the night in the wilderness.
The next day, they set off again, this time they followed closely with the Red Lotus Army, and before noon, they reached the realm of Guangxian, and when the Guangxian defenders received the news of the arrival of the army, they had already ordered the whole city to be under martial law.
Arriving at the destination, everyone in Da Zhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief, almost crying with joy.
Although Guangxian is a small county town, the defensive measures are all good, and there are still some troops, which is enough for them to continue to survive for a while.
Qin Shu had no intention of entering the city, she found a place with a water source and excellent terrain to set up camp, this place was less than a hundred miles away from You'an's territory boundary, she definitely couldn't retreat, otherwise, wouldn't it be like being driven back to her hometown? In this way, how can the Red Lotus Army become famous?
Therefore, Qin Shu decided to start a war with the Dayan army, not for the sake of Da Zhou, but for himself. Threaten the Great Yan by force, lest they enter their territory and cause trouble.
Now that Ying Tian's forces are empty, it is really not appropriate to add another opponent, she needs to deter the enemy army so that they do not dare to act rashly.
As soon as the camp was set up, Qin Shu was about to have a meeting with the soldiers, when a soldier came in and reported: "The great leader of Qiqi, the prince of Great Zhou, the queen, the crown princess and Li Xiangguo are asking to see outside the camp. β
Qin Shu had expected it in her heart, but she was not surprised.
Tian Mei sneered lightly and laughed: "It's really fast!" β
"I suspect they must have come to seek refuge from their chief, and perhaps they will shamelessly ask us to help them fight off the enemy. Although we had this intention, how could we feel so wrong in our hearts when they asked for this! Xia Tong also said.
Wan Xiong clenched his fists and said viciously: "I think it's okay to fight it directly." Our chief, do they see what they want? What are they? β
The thought of the chieftain's anger with him filled him with murderous intent.
Now, they still have their faces in front of them, which is really underwhelming.
"See! Why don't you see it? A bunch of beam-jumping clowns, isn't it good to entertain us? Sun Tianlai said.
"yes, it's not bad to hear what they say, but you have to make them pay the price."
Other people have also expressed their opinions, and some have allowed them to see them, and some have their own reasons.
Qin Shu had his own plans in his heart, and said to the herald with a slight smile: "Ask them if they have something important, if not, you don't need to see them." β
Outside the camp, Fu Chengwen and others were stopped outside the wooden fence of the camp, followed by only a column of guards.
Fu Chengwen looked inside anxiously, walking back and forth twice from time to time.
Li Xiangguo's face was not very good, the hair on his head was almost white, and he coughed twice from time to time, and his old face was very numb. This time, he was "detained" to apologize to the leader of the Red Lotus Army, but now he does not have the humiliating indignation he had before.
After suffering for the past few days, he also saw the facts clearly.
- Without the Red Lotus Army, they are not even as good as dogs, and they are worried about their lives at any time.
Xue covered her face, even so, she could see that her face was still bigger than others.
She didn't want to come, but she was worried that the prince would not be able to succeed, and she had a little bit of her own caution, so she still came with her, and because of some speculation, she also brought the princess here.
Regardless of whether there is a cat between the Li family and the Red Lotus Army, she has to give it a try.
Li stood behind them with his head down, his fist under his sleeve clenched tightly.
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