Chapter 1122: Carrying on the Past and Forging Ahead (12)
Jiangdong County, Wuzhou Port, a flat-bottomed sea ship slowly sailed into the port, as soon as the ship docked, the Chu sergeants who had been waiting on the shore rushed up, boarded the gangplank, poured into the ship, and lined up on both sides of the deck of the ship to be on guard.
"Master Zhong, please!" Qu Wan smiled all over his face, and stretched out his hand to let the old man in cloth beside him. Qu Wan has recovered from the fiasco of the battle of Kangping City, it's not that we can't do it, it's that the enemy is too cunning, too powerful, and Qu Wan's judgment on him made Qu Wan lose thousands of miles of land, but he still kept his official position, and this time, Qu Wan sent him to preside over this mission.
The two of them stepped into the cabin one after the other, staring at a pale, haggard young man in the cabin, who looked to be in his early twenties, and if he saw him anywhere outside, he would not be associated with the most powerful weapon of the Han Kingdom.
"Mr. Mao, hard work." Qu Wan smiled and bowed his hand to Mao Wei, "I am Qu Wan, the general of Chu State, welcome Mr. Mao to Chu State."
"Shameless!" Hearing the other party's self-introduction, the last bit of luck in Mao Wei's heart was completely shattered, and he had indeed arrived in an enemy country thousands of miles away.
Qu Wan was not angry, "Chu is a good place, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the climate is pleasant, far from being comparable to the north, I believe that Mr. Mao will soon like this beautiful country."
"Mr. Mao won't stay in Chu for a long time!" Zhongli on the side dusted off the corners of his clothes and said quietly: "But there is still a long way to go from here to the Qin State, and there are naturally many scenery to see along the way, just as General Qu said, the Chu State is indeed beautiful and worth seeing."
Hearing Zhong Li's words, Qu Wan laughed, pointed at Zhong Li and said, "I forgot to introduce Mr. Mao, this is Mr. Zhong Li in the Qin State Pass, and he is also a person who wants to come and see Mr. Mao's face from thousands of miles away. Mr. Mao, this journey is too hard, so let's get off the boat first, rest for a few days, and refresh our spirits. If there is any request, Mr. Mao will put it forward, and we will not allow it."
Mao Wei stared at Qu Wan deadly, and suddenly opened his mouth, and a mouthful of thick phlegm sprayed at the other party's face, Qu Wan turned to one side and avoided it, "Mr. Mao is still a little unaccustomed to it, but it won't be long before he will definitely like us here. Someone, please get off the boat."
After bending his sleeves and leaving, Zhongli looked Mao Wei up and down, laughed, and turned away.
Being carried out of the cabin by two people, Mao Wei looked at the completely unfamiliar environment, his ears were full of incomprehensible local dialects, and his eyes were blank, he had really arrived in another country.
On that day, when he was under the protection of the two guards to take care of his father's funeral in Huili County, he regretted that he should not have taken a short route in the mountains in order to hurry, when the crossbow arrows rang out, the two guards and their horses fell to the ground together, and they didn't even have time to scream, they were already thrown to the ground, and after a heavy blow to the head, they fell unconscious, and when they woke up, they had already arrived on the boat and went with the flow. After nearly a month of bumps on the water, my feet once again stepped on the ground, but I had already arrived at Chu Land, which was far away from my homeland.
Looking left and right, Mao Wei wanted to find an opportunity to rush to the side of the boat and jump into the water, so it was a hundred, but it was a pity that the two big men beside him were obviously experienced, Mao Wei's figure, in front of them, was like a little chick, Mao Wei just moved, and the hands of the two who were gently holding him immediately tightened.
It's no fun to jump into the water, but as long as I don't eat, I can't starve to death. Mao Wei secretly swore in his heart that he would never do anything to betray the country.
Stepping ashore, Mao Wei was quickly stuffed into a carriage, and under the protection of thousands of Chu cavalry, he did not stop at all, and left Suzhou Port directly, heading towards Jiangdong County.
A few days later, the Jiangdong County Post House, the residence of the Qin people. Pican angrily walked into Zhongli's room, sat down with a heavy thud, grabbed the tea bowl, and gulped down the tea.
"What, hit a wall again?" Zhongli's face was as usual, he looked at Pi Kang, and asked with a smile: "Doctor Pi, I told you a long time ago, you don't need to touch a nose of ash, you just don't listen, what about now?"
"Zhong Houye!" Pi Kang raised his voice, "You are the leader of this operation, and now that the Chu people clearly want to detain Mao Wei in the Chu State and not give it to us, how can you still lie still like a mountain?" Now they won't even let us see each other."
Zhongli smiled and said, "What's so strange about this, if it's on our territory now, I'll do the same."
Pi Kang gritted his teeth and said: "Zhong Houye seems to be in the chest, this time we have paid such a big price, if we can't bring Mao Wei back, not only will it be difficult to explain in front of the king, but also to the court."
Zhongli was silent for a moment, "Of course I know that this time the last strength left by Tan Feng in the Han Kingdom was also wiped out, and our strength in the Han Kingdom was frantically retaliated against by the Han State Supervision Yuan, with many casualties, and almost all of our strength has been lost, but all of this qiē, as long as we can bring Mao Wei back to China, it is worth it, the spy network has been destroyed, we can rebuild, but there is only one Mao Wei, since then, it is basically impossible to get another such person from the Han Kingdom."
"In that case, in the face of such a rude move by the Chu State, how could Master Hou be indifferent?" Pican said loudly.
"Doctor Pi!" Zhongli smiled, "If you want to bring Pi Kang back, it's not something you and I can do, everyone in Qin Chu knows the importance of this person, this is a contest between the two countries at the entire level, when we were making this plan, Wang Shang had already thought of this, so there are also arrangements, don't worry, things will take a turn for the better soon."
Pi Kang nodded, "In this way, I am relieved, it turns out that the king has already arranged it. Are you going to use force to intimidate the other party?"
"It's not intimidation, once the Chu State really doesn't talk about credit, we will come to the real thing. Zhou Yujiang is already waiting for him!" Zhongli said coldly: "Although our Qin people suffered a big defeat last year, we are not bullied if we want to."
Just when Zhongli was showing his cruel side, in the county government of Jiangdong County, the county guard Wen Zhuang was looking at Qu Wan with a worried face: "General Qu, this Mao Wei was originally weak, and now he refuses to eat, and he is dying when he sees it, I don't want such a person to die here with me, you better take him away earlier!"
"Now that he's like this, can he travel a long way?" Qu Wan shook his head, "I'm afraid that I won't be able to go far, so I'll kick my legs. Wen Junshou, find your best doctor in Jiangdong County to come over, if you want to go on a hunger strike but die, it's not so easy, let's save his life first, you can rest assured, as long as his body recovers a little and he can travel a long distance, I will take him back to Yingcheng."
"And that Pikang, who is noisy every day, is annoying!" Wen Zhuang said in distress.
Qu Wan laughed hesitantly, "What about making him noisy?" People are in our hands, and even they are on our territory, what can I do?"
"The general is not going to give them people?"
"Jokes." A trace of murderous aura flashed in Qu Wan's eyes: "The Qin State is originally stronger than my Chu State's military strength, but if this person can be used by us, then our strength will be reversed, you say, will I give it to them?"
Wen Zhuang said with some hesitation: "If the Qin people get nothing, will they be annoyed and angry, now that the two sides are cooperating, it is not a good thing to tear their faces. Although a weapon is powerful, compared with the hard-won cooperation between the two countries, I am afraid it still cannot be compared!"
"When Na Mao Wei opens his mouth, we will give them the recipe for that weapon." Qu Wan said: "But we won't give it, General Qu Chong has specially explained that the formula can be given, but such a talent who can conduct in-depth research on this weapon must not be given."
"How do you get Mao Wei to speak?" Wen Zhuang frowned and said, "Now it looks like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard."
"We're not very good at this, but the ghost has already sent someone over, and I believe they will have a way!"
"I'm afraid what they are best at is torture, right? Mao Wei's current physical condition is rectified by them, and I am afraid that he will not die." Wen Zhuang shook his head and said.
"Don't worry, I'm sure it won't be tortured this time, Wen Junshou, among the ghosts, there are many talents, it's just that they weren't very used before, this time, it's a good time for them to show their skills, do you think Lu Rong will let go of this opportunity to turn over?"
"Lu Rong came in person?"
"That's nature." Qu Wan said with a smile: "The ghost shadow has been treated slowly over the years, and finally when it comes time to turn over, Lu Rong is of course the one who jumps the most."
"So we'll be in Koto for a while!" Qu Wan said with a smile: "First, it is also to regulate Mao Wei's body, and now he looks like he is not alive, but it is not good, and secondly, it is necessary to let this person speak first, as long as he speaks, the rest of the things will be much easier." In the end, we have to wait for the battle between Qin and Chu. I hope Huang Shoufu and the others can withstand the pressure, if we bring this Mao Wei back to Yingcheng now, there will not be much room for turning around."
"It's really strange that Pi Kang comes to shout every day, and Zhongli wanders around Jiangdong City every day, as if nothing happened!" Wen Zhuang shook his head and said, "He doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all."
"He's not in a hurry because he knows better than Pikang!" Qu Wan sneered, "The Qin State is no longer what it used to be, our Great Chu is becoming stronger and stronger, and his abacus is just afraid that it will not be able to be beaten."
Qin State, Nanyang County, Zhou Yu looked coldly at the dozens of generals under his tent, and said in a deep voice: "Generals, this battle is the first large-scale attack on Chu by our Great Qin in recent decades, what we want is not only victory, but also if it is a overwhelming victory, this battle is related to a heavy contest between our Great Qin and the upper echelons of the Chu State, so if that general does not achieve our expected goals in this battle, military law is waiting for you. Got it!"
"Understood!"
"Attack!" (To be continued......)