After Xiaobu left, Zhuang Ji summoned Zhong Yitong again and said: "Now the situation is urgent, and it is time to employ people." I was going to ask you to exercise for a while, but now I can't wait. You have to learn to stand alone, and you have to fight the Qin army face to face. ”

Zhong Yitong said with all his hands: "General Zhuang, if you have any tasks, just give orders." My Zhong Yitong's life, as well as the lives of those brothers, were given by the general, and now, the general is marching west for the country, and Zhong Yitong is willing to die for the country. ”

"That's a good point." Zhuang Ji praised, "You have the spirit of dedication to the country, which touches you." But this time I led you to fight for the country and regain lost territory, and we must not make you sacrifice your life for the country as soon as you go to the battlefield. The lost land must be recovered, everyone's lives must be saved, and they must come back alive. This is our greatest promise to you. ”

Zhong Yitong nodded and said, "General Zhuang, don't worry, as long as you give orders, we will definitely complete the task well." ”

Zhuang Ji ordered with a serious face: "Zhong Yitong, listen well, this general orders you to take a ten-person team along the left bank of the river, carefully and meticulously sweep the ground and reconnoitre, and eradicate the eyeliner set up by the Qin army on the shore." In this way, our warships can continue to move forward without being discovered by the Qin army. After the arrival of General Xiao Buzuo's land soldiers, our warships will be able to cooperate with them to take Wushan in one fell swoop. ”

Zhong Yitong said with his head held high: "The general can rest assured, he is very familiar with the terrain on both sides of the river, and he guarantees to complete the tasks assigned by the general and remove all obstacles for the warship to move forward." ”

In addition, Wu Shixun's fleet, which entered the water from Dongting, stopped at Waiwei, which was 100 miles away from Qianzhong County, after more than ten days of travel.

He sent a reconnaissance detachment, disguised as Qin soldiers, infiltrated the barracks, found out the enemy's situation, and decided not to wait for Zhuang Ji's large army to arrive, and took Qianzhong first to show his ability.

However, for the sake of safety, Wu Shixun still sent two groups of traffic officers before attacking the Qin army, one group went directly to Yingdu to report to Jin Shang and King Qingxiang; The other group marched west along the river and approached Zhuang Ji.

After Zhuang Ji completed the deployment of troops on both sides of the river, he summoned the captains of each fleet to the building boat, selected 500 soldiers who were as watery as fish, and led the team up the river by himself.

When Liu Huaibei heard about it, he hurriedly ran to Zhuang Ji's side and tried his best to persuade him: "General Zhuang, we can go, but you can't go." You also know that this time the Qin army is particularly closely monitored on the water, and the slightest wind and grass will cause them to fire thousands of arrows, giving the opponent no chance to resist. ”

Ah Cai kept doing things that were good for the soldiers. At this time, she was carrying a dustpan of fried croissants for the soldiers to eat as snacks, and happened to pass by Zhuang Ji's office cabin, and listened to what Liu Huaibei persuaded Zhuang Ji, so she stopped to eavesdrop. It didn't matter what she heard, but she was so anxious that the dustpan in both hands fell to the floor, and the croissants were scattered all over the ground.

Liu Huaibei turned around and went out to take a look: "Oh, why did you spill them here?" I want to give General Zhuang more to eat. As he spoke, he helped pick up the croissants from the floor into the dustpan.

Zhuang Ji walked out of the door and looked, and then said, "Is it for me to eat?" How can I eat so much? ”

Ah Cai's cheeks were red with shame, and she replied: "What you think is beautiful, I make it for the big guys." Seeing that everyone marched every day, day and night, training troops and defending against the enemy, it was strange and hard, so I made some snacks from my hometown and let them sip their mouths in their spare time. ”

When Liu Huaibei heard this, he picked one up and fed it to his mouth, chewing and saying: "It's rare that Ah Caimei has this heart, on behalf of everyone, I have received your heart first." ”

Ah Cai said angrily: "Look at what makes you greedy." ”

After Liu Huaibei helped to pick it up, he asked, "Hey, who are you going to give it to?" If it is really for everyone to eat, what will General Zhuang do? Leave some for General Zhuang, and I'll take the rest to everyone, and I won't tire you anymore. ”

Ah Cai didn't refuse, but said: "Let's eat it for everyone, if Brother Zhuang wants to eat, I'll do it again." ”

After Liu Huaibei walked away with the croissant, Ah Cai walked generously to the office cabin and said, "Brother Zhuang, I heard at the window just now that you are going to take a small team to Wushan by boat?" ”

"Well, there's such a thing." Zhuang Ji replied lightly.

Ah Cai said seriously: "I heard from you just now that the Qin army has set up surveillance posts on both sides of the river, and Huaiyue is still in their hands, if it is found that you did not do what they wanted, can Huaiyue's life be saved?" Huaiyue's life is really bitter. Brother Zhuang, if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about Huaiyue. He has no father and no mother, he worships you as his godfather, and you treat him as your own son, you can't just let him die in the hands of Qin Jun. ”

"Acai, what are you talking nonsense?" Zhuang Ji said correctly, "I personally went out for the sake of the officers and soldiers of the whole army, how can I only consider Huaiyue alone?" Besides, we have taken the form of double insurance to ensure the safety of Huaiyue. Of course, I can't tell you exactly now. However, please rest assured, Huai Yue is my godson, and I will make sure he is okay. ”

Ah Cai said stubbornly: "However, you can't go this time." There are so many people under your command, and all of them are good at sailing and fighting, which round will you personally go out? When she said that, she turned around and walked out of the hatch, and as soon as she closed it, she said, "I've tied this door to the outside, and you'll just shut it up and report it to you when they come back." ”

Zhuang Ji ran to the door and pulled the door, but the door really couldn't be opened. He shouted at the window: "Ah Cai, open the door quickly, I have an urgent matter, I can't joke." He kicked the door with a bang.

Ah Cai tightly pulled the wooden handle on the door with her hand, did not relax, did not respond, and let Zhuang Ji shout inside.

Liu Huaibei was about to enter the office cabin with a large handful of croissants, and when he saw the situation, he said, "Oh, Sister Acai, what are you doing here?" Open the door, I've picked up some of the best croissants for General Zhuang, and if he eats these special snacks, he will always think of you. ”

Ah Cai raised his hand to hit Liu Huaibei, but let go of the door.

Liu Huaibei was bent on guarding against the croissants in his hands, for fear that they would fall and break, so he leaned over and hid, and begged: "Don't make trouble, push the door open, and give General Zhuang a taste." ”

The door creaked open.

Zhuang Ji said reproachfully: "Ah Cai, no matter what you do, you can't lock me up." ”

Liu Huaibei presented the croissant cake with both hands and said: "General Zhuang worked hard, everyone picked up some of the biggest points, and said let me send them over, please taste them too." ”

Zhuang Ji picked one up and fed it to his mouth, chewed it a few times, nodded and praised: "Well, it's so crispy, it's really fragrant, it's the taste of home." Ah Cai is also eccentric, such a delicious thing, I will give it to you to eat. It's still my veteran, I can't forget any good things. ”

"Hehe, the lives of your brothers are yours, and you are also brothers. No matter what, they are all blessed and shared, and they are all in trouble. Liu Huaibei said on behalf of all the soldiers.

Ah Cai blushed and said, "Brother Zhuang, you like to eat, Ah Cai will make it for you every day in the future." After saying that, he ran away in a puff of smoke.

Zhuang Ji looked at her stupidly.

Liu Huaibei looked at Zhuang Ji like that, quietly stepped back, wanted to leave, and let the general think quietly. But as soon as he lifted his footsteps, Zhuang Ji stopped and said, "Want to go?" Don't you put the croissant with me anymore? ”

Liu Huaibei suddenly woke up, and quickly put the croissant cake in his hand on Zhuang Ji's table and said, "Look, I'm thinking about something else, and I forgot about the croissant." ”

"Oh, what do you want?" Zhuang Ji looked at Liu Zhunbei curiously and said, "Did you think of another way to persuade me?" ”

Liu Huaibei said with a sincere face: "General, to be honest, I discussed it with a few veterans, and they all agreed that there is no need for you to go out in person this time to send out a hundred warships." Immodestly, as long as you appoint a leader, these veterans can be used for ten. Are you still worried about this? ”

Zhuang Ji patted Liu Huaibei's shoulder and said movingly: "For you veterans, what else is there to worry about?" It's just that this is the first battle of our western expedition, and the situation we are facing now is very dangerous. As a general of a unified war, knowing that the battle situation is dangerous, he must charge forward without hesitation, how can he push the soldiers forward, and the commander can sit on the command ship and enjoy leisure? He saw what Liu Huaibei was going to say, and waved his hand to stop him, "Okay, don't say anything, Zhong Yitong and they have already opened the way for us, and I must take everyone to set off." ”

After Liu Huaibei left, Zhuang Ji specially found Ah Cai and explained: "Some soldiers will go with me first, there are most people left here, I have made arrangements, but in case of emergency, you should still be the master, so as not to mess up their formation." ”

Ah Cai nodded seriously.

Bai Changzhong led a ten-person sharp knife team to set off overnight, groping his way on the rugged and bumpy cliffs on the south bank of the Yangtze River, all the way without incident, and successfully arrived at the foot of a mountain called Sun Ridge. He saw that there was a dilapidated hut halfway up the ridge.

A team member named Tu Dengfu proposed: "It's better to sleep here, and then go straight to Wushan in one go when the day dawns." ”

"Who said that? The more places like this, the more dangerous they are. Zhong Yitong reminded everyone to be more careful, maybe there are people in this hut.

Tu Dengfu said indifferently: "How can there be anyone in this barren mountain and wilderness? It's almost the same to say that there are ghosts. ”

Another member of the team said, "It's better to be careful." If they don't have anyone, why would the general send us? It is very likely that even if there are people, they will not let us find out openly, but hide in the shadows. Therefore, every step we take, we must look ahead and backward, and we must not take it lightly. ”

"Hey, don't talk, there's movement ahead." A team member named Erwa hurriedly lay down and said in a low voice. 166 Reading Network