Chapter 65: Branches
When he heard Xu Kang say that he had a way to get out of the city, Lu Zhi was about to ask a question, but before he could speak, he heard Xu Kang shout.
"Uncle Shi, I'll go!"
After saying that, he jumped and turned into a majestic giant eagle in mid-air, and rushed into the sky with a flap of his wings.
Seeing this scene, Lu Zhi was stunned again, and it wasn't until Xu Kang's figure completely disappeared into the night sky that he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"How lucky to be able to get such a disciple!"
The words were full of envy.
As soon as his words fell, Huangfu Song's voice also came from the direction of the courtyard gate.
"Brother Zi is missing Uncle again? Don't worry, with the talent of Uncle Jiao, it is only a matter of time before he comes back, otherwise after this battle, you and I will start Your Majesty together and summon Uncle Jiao back to Beijing...... By the way, why don't you see Ed? โ
"Ed is worried that the barracks will change, so he went back!" Lu Zhi replied.
"Going back?" Hearing his words, Huangfu Song's eyes were suddenly full of doubt, "I just came from the direction of the city gate, why didn't I meet him?" Could it be that he will not be able to fly? โ
"Hmm!" Lu Zhi nodded, then pointed to the sky above him, "He flew away from here!" โ
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In Huangfu Song's envious expression, Lu Zhi began to tell him the process of Xu Kang turning into an eagle and flying away.
At the same time, Xu Kang had already flown out of the county seat of Changshe, and then under the guidance of the firelight, he quickly returned to his camp and landed accurately in front of his big tent.
At this time, a soldier on duty was standing at the door of the big tent, and he was suddenly startled when he saw a giant eagle landing in front of him.
But in the next moment, when he saw the giant eagle in front of him turn into Xu Kang in an official robe, he immediately became excited, and immediately knelt down on one knee.
"I've seen the general!"
"Hmm!"
Looking at the soldier's excited face, Xu Kang suddenly smiled slightly, and then gently patted him on the shoulder.
"Go and call Zhao Hong and Zhang Cheng to me!"
"Yes, General!"
Hearing his words, the soldier immediately said yes excitedly and loudly, and then went to call for someone at a trot.
Seeing this scene, Xu Kang gently touched the sparse beard on his chin, and then grinned.
"Hehe, it seems that I can become an eagle, and now it should spread throughout the entire military camp, so it's okay, so that don't such guys shout all day long, and I don't even lose face?"
Unconsciously, Xu Kang began to bark with his pet again.
But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he finished speaking, a big black head arched out of the door of his big tent, humming and looking at him with two round, swarthy eyes.
If it's not a pig, who is it?
Seeing this scene, Xu Kang was stunned at first, and then couldn't help laughing randomly.
"Haha, I also said where did you guy, it turned out that you stayed here!"
He smiled and patted the pig's strong head, "How is it, do you miss me if you haven't seen me for a day?" โ
Pig strong: "Huh...... (ยด๏ฝฅฯ๏ฝฅ`)โ
"Hahahaha......"
Xu Kang was amused by its stupidity, and immediately took more than two dozen magic breads from the space backpack and threw it at it, and then patted his head again.
"For the sake of you being so honest and obedient, I'll give you a few more this time, let's eat!"
"Let's chirp, chirp, chirp......"
Now that the pig's strong mouth has been fed by Xu Kang, except for the magic bread, only the occasional snake that emerges from the grass can arouse his appetite, and as for the grass roots and bark, he basically doesn't eat anything anymore.
Fortunately, the magic bread itself is extremely satiating, one a day is enough for ordinary people, and a super foodie like Pig Qiang, a dozen magic breads a day is enough to meet its needs for a day.
Of course, if there are a few more, you don't have to worry about it not being able to eat, after all, foodies themselves are amazing animals.
And when the pig was strong and ate sweetly, Zhao Hong and Zhang Cheng also rushed over, and then saluted Xu Kang together.
"Your Excellency!"
"Hmm!" It seemed that the two of them were coming, and Xu Kang immediately nodded at them, "Let's go, enter the account and talk!" โ
"Yes!" Hearing this, the two of them agreed in unison again, and then followed him into the big tent.
After entering the big tent, Xu Kang asked the two directly, "I left last night until now, what happened in the army?" โ
"Lord Hui, everything is as usual in the army!" Hearing his words, Zhao Hong immediately replied.
Zhang Cheng frowned, and then hugged his fist towards Xu Kang.
"My lord, at noon, Bo sent someone to find Peng Tuo, and I sent him away, but this is not a long-term solution, the general is worried that things will change, and I hope that my lord will make a decision as soon as possible!"
After listening to the reports of the two, Xu Kang immediately smiled and nodded, and then spoke again.
"Well, I know, I've already negotiated on the Changshe county seat, and tomorrow morning, you will let everyone pack up and go to the Changshe county, and I will open the city gate for you after dark, understand?"
Hearing this, Zhao Hong and Zhang Cheng were immediately overjoyed, and hugged their fists again in response, "Understood, my lord!" โ
Seeing the happy looks of the two, Xu Kang smiled again and nodded, "Well, it's not too early today, go back and rest!" โ
"Yes!"
The two agreed again and went back to rest, while Xu Kang sat on the bed and began to use the [Food and Water] technique to make magic bread and magic fresh water.
He was too busy in the past two days, basically he didn't have much time to sit down, and now that he was free, he naturally wouldn't waste it, so he hurried up to replenish the inventory in the space backpack.
After being busy for most of the night, I finally added more than 8,000 magic bread to the inventory of the space backpack.
Although he still wanted to continue, he had already drunk a stomach full of magic fresh water, and he couldn't drink it anymore, so he could only stop what he was doing, and then fell asleep on the bed in a groggy state.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already dark outside.
The sound of the soldiers talking, the sound of walking, the sound of horses snorting, and the "creaking" sound of the baggage cart passing by came to his ears one after another.
Hearing that everyone was busy, he immediately lost his sleepiness, immediately got up and dressed, and then walked out of the big tent and began to direct everyone to pull out the camp.
Now there were more than 70,000 people in the camp, and in addition to 10,000 soldiers with combat effectiveness, there were also 50,000 or 60,000 old and weak women and children, so the preparations for departure were not completed until the afternoon.
As for the rest of the matter, it was much simpler, with his order, Zhao Hong and Zhang Cheng erected a banner with the word "Peng" symbolizing Qu Shuai Peng, and then led a large army towards the county seat of Changshe.
And Xu Kang did not go with them, but changed into the form of a giant eagle again, flew to the courtyard of Lu Zhi, the county seat of Changshe, and told him and Huangfu Song that he was going to bring troops into the city.
Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song were already worried about the lack of soldiers in the city, but now that they heard that Xu Kang had brought the troops over, they naturally had nothing to hesitate about, and immediately rushed to the city gate with him.
When they arrived at the gate of the city, Zhao Hong and Zhang Cheng arrived with the vanguard, and then rode horses and stood in the open space two hundred meters away from the city.
Soon, the follow-up troops also arrived one after another, 70,000 people stood together, and from a distance, it looked like a black oppressive piece, which looked quite powerful.
Seeing this scene, not to mention those soldiers who had no bottom in their hearts, even Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive, and hurriedly asked Xu Kang.
"Ed, is this your man?"
"Yes, Yide, don't be a yellow turban thief who came to attack the city, you have to see it clearly!"
Hearing the words of the two, Xu Kang immediately laughed.
"Haha, uncle, uncle, don't worry, no matter how confused I am, can I still admit my mistakes? You can see that the banner of the word 'Peng' they carried was obtained by killing Peng Tuo and co-opting their people, so don't worry! โ
Hearing him say this, the two of them were relieved, and then began to pass the order, telling the soldiers defending the city that the soldiers under the city were not enemies, but reinforcements disguised as yellow turbans, and told them not to attack, and let each other in after dark.
And the soldiers were also relieved to learn that it was not the Yellow Turbans but the reinforcements under the city, and then began to watch the sun and wait for it to get dark.
In summer, the days are long and the nights are short, and the darkness is slow, so the soldiers defending the city waited for hours, and did not wait for it to get dark, but waited for another Yellow Turban army.
The number of this Yellow Turban Army is even larger, just by looking at the huge formation, you can know that the number of this Yellow Turban Army is definitely not less than 100,000 people, which is more than Xu Kang's people.
And judging from the banner of the word "wave" held high by the other party, if nothing else, then the person who came should be the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai - Bocai.
So after seeing this scene, Xu Kang's brows suddenly wrinkled.
"I'm in trouble!"
Bocai's arrival completely disrupted Xu Kang's original plan to enter the city, giving him a sense of dilemma.
If you force yourself into the city at this time, I am afraid that the Bocai army will also take advantage of the situation to enter, and at that time, Changshe City will be dangerous.
But if you don't enter the city, once your true identity is revealed, you will inevitably be besieged by the Yellow Turban Army, and your troops will probably be in danger of being wiped out.
After all, in the case of a melee, artillery can't play a role, and you can't even fight with your own people, right?
With nothing to do, he could only ask Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song for help.
"Uncle, uncle, how to break this situation?"
In fact, when this question was asked, Xu Kang didn't have much hope, and he was even ready to sacrifice part of the Yellow Turban to surrender so that his main force could prepare to enter the city.
But what he didn't expect was that after hearing his question, Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, don't worry about virtue, it's Na Bocai who should be worried!"
"That's right, he's here today, I'm afraid it's time to die!"
"Huh?" Hearing the words of the two, Xu Kang's eyes suddenly widened, and his eyes were full of doubts, "This is ...... What does it mean? โ