Chapter Seventy-Four: Night Talk I
Along the way, Zhang Mancang and his party moved north so "unhurriedly", while on the stretcher, Old Doctor Liu and Chen Xiwa fell asleep as if they were dead.
Before Zhang Mancang and his party entered the city, on the stretcher, the bloodied old doctor Liu and Chen Xiwa were recognized by the officers and soldiers on duty at the city gate.
"Shhh...... Isn't that Dr. Liu and Mr. Chen? How to ......"
Zheng Wuchang, who was on duty at the city gate, looked stunned, he couldn't have imagined that the two people who were still alive at noon had become like this at this time.
"General Zhang!"
Zheng Wu ran a few steps and came to Zhang Mancang's horse and knelt down with his fists in front of him.
"Hmmm......"
Zhang Mancang nodded slightly, looked up at the city wall again, and asked, "How is the progress of the city wall repair now?" ”
"Report to the general, with the current progress, the completion of the south of the city will take until the end of autumn next year!"
"Late Autumn ...... Next Year"
Zhang Mancang didn't say anything when he heard this, but his old eyebrows frowned slightly, and then he led the horse to walk towards the city gate by himself.
"General Zhang!"
Before the sound of horses' hooves sounded two steps, behind him, Xia Wuqi shouted at Zhang Mancang. Zhang Mancang heard Xia Wuqi shouting at him, and then grabbed the reins and turned his head to follow the sound.
Seeing this, Xia Wuqi hurriedly arched his hand and said: "General Zhang, along the way, the common people will take the initiative to avoid it, so I don't know who is lying on the stretcher." But once you enter the city, the hot streets and alleys are in full view, and I am afraid that it will cause panic among the people in the city. If the Qin thief learns about it, I am afraid that there will be chaos again! After all, the weight of Liu Lao and my Zhao Guo is not light, and the veteran commander still hides Liu Lao's face before entering the city! ”
When Zhang Mancang heard this, he nodded at Xia Wuqi with great satisfaction, but then shook his head slightly: "Little brother is not too worried, just follow the old man into the city!" ”
As he spoke, Zhang Mancang turned his head and led the horse towards the city again.
Xia Wuqi looked at Zhang Mancang with a confused expression, he naturally didn't know that Zhang Mancang had already caused the city of Old Doctor Liu's serious injuries outside the city.
"What kind of medicine is sold in this old gourd?" Xia Wuqi squeezed his brows and said secretly in his heart.
Xiao Li Zi saw Zhang Mancang walking straight into the city, and he didn't talk nonsense, and after arching his hand towards Xia Wuqi, he followed, and behind him, a series of fiery red armors followed.
Xia Wuqi smiled bitterly when he saw this, so he had no choice but to take Ah Fang towards the city.
As Xia Wuqi expected, as soon as the team entered the city, on both sides of the street, many Zhao people sat on the ground crying and grabbed the ground, and even more directly cried and rushed towards Old Doctor Liu's stretcher. What Xia Wuqi also expected was that the people in the streets and alleys seemed to be organized, waiting on both sides of the streets and alleys early.
Fortunately, Zhang Mancang led a lot of personal soldiers, and several young men were directly tied up by Wuhua on the top of the city gate tower after several attempts to persuade them to no avail.
"Zhang Jiangshuai, this ......"
Xia Wuqi saw that a few young people who were crying like tears were tied up before they could get close to Old Doctor Liu, and immediately asked puzzledly: "Old general, these people are not guilty, why do you want to detain them?" ”
Zhang Mancang didn't reply when he heard this, but just led the horse to continue walking forward by himself.
Not to mention that Xia Wuqi followed Zhang Mancang to Dr. Liu's house in a daze, and when the old Zhao people crowded outside the house dispersed one by one, the streets and alleys had already disappeared and their fingers were pitch black.
At this time, Xia Wuqi was busy bandaging Chen Xiwa's wounds, while on the side, Zhang Mancang, Mrs. Chen, and Xiao Yao'er were standing with red and swollen eyes like wooden chickens. After Xia Wuqi finished his busy work, in the starry night, a silver moon was quietly hanging high.
"Ping'er, grind the remaining medicine for tomorrow's needs." Xia Wuqi breathed a sigh of relief slightly, shook his arm that was a little sore, and instructed the little medicine disciple.
The little medicine disciple wiped the tears from his face when he heard this, and then lowered his head and got busy.
With the sound of the little medicine man pounding the medicine, the night is getting deeper and deeper. Around the grass house, the crickets and frogs cries one after another, composing a chapter of tranquility and peace for the moonlit night.
"Sister Chen......"
Xia Wuqi arched his hand and said, "Chen Liangsi's life is no longer in serious trouble, but it will be cured in a long time." It's not early at this time, so let's rest early! ”
Aunt Chen didn't say anything when she heard this, but just knelt on the ground with a "poof", and then kowtowed to Xia Wuqi with a trembling body.
Seeing this, Xia Wuqi hurriedly helped Aunt Chen up: "Sister Chen, don't be like this, let's rest quickly!" Chen Liangsi will be here tonight! ”
Aunt Chen still didn't speak, just shook her head slightly, signaling that she wanted to stay here.
"Sister Chen, let's go back, it's inconvenient for you to stay here, this general still has important things to discuss with Doctor Xia."
Zhang Mancang's tone was indifferent, but he exuded an irresistible majesty. Aunt Chen saw that Zhang Mancang said this, so she had to go home with interest.
"Zhang Jiangshuai ......"
"Little brother, don't ask more, the old man knows what you want to say......"
After Aunt Chen left, Xia Wuqi was about to speak, but before he could speak, he was interrupted by Zhang Mancang.
Zhang Mancang looked thoughtfully at the old doctor Liu, who had been wrapped into zongzi, and after a while, he replied in a hoarse voice: "The reason why the old man did this when he entered the city was to plan for everything!" ”
"Shhh...... Will it be counted? ”
Xia Wuqi was puzzled by Zhang Mancang's headless words, "Dare to ask the veteran commander whose plan is it?" Hiss...... Could it be that it is really a Qin thief! ”
As soon as he mentioned the "Qin thief", Xia Wuqi's originally tired face instantly became much more energetic.
"You ...... guy"
Zhang Mancang scolded with an angry smile.
"Shhh...... Isn't it? ”
"Yes......" Zhang Mancang nodded.
Xia Wuqi saw Zhang Mancang nodding yes, and the whole person was suddenly excited, but he didn't even owe half a second, and a look of doubt crept up on his face again.
Zhang Mancang saw that Xia Wuqi's face was cloudy and wonderful, and he couldn't help but sigh and said: "The old guy is seriously injured, and the reason why the old man is making a big show in the city is to lure the snake out of the hole!" ”
Speaking of this, Zhang Mancang glanced at Xia Wuqi meaningfully and said: "The old man also heard that the whole thing was caused by the kidnapping of your house, which shows that the frequent loss of children in the city has a lot to do with Xu Dezheng, the old ghost!" The reason why the old man didn't send someone to hunt down and kill Xu Dezheng in Xiali Village was because he wanted to find out the real conspiracy of the Qin people! ”
Speaking of this, Zhang Mancang's eyes were full of murderous intent.
"Shhh...... Isn't that the man who is bound in the city today...... Isn't it the Qin thief in the city? ”
"I don't know!"
Zhang Mancang shook his head slightly, and a pair of sharp and cloudy old eyes looked at the little medicine apprentice who was still stuffy and said meaningfully: "Ping'er is the only mantle of the old guy. Before the little guy left the school, the old guy was unmatched in the importance of our army. So the old man wants to borrow the old guy's body to try it out, and catch a few live mouths to confirm the old man's judgment! ”
Zhang Mancang's words made Xia Wuqi feel unhappy in his heart, but he had to admit that he was indeed inferior in medical attainments. The little medicine apprentice on the side, the whole person was stunned by Zhang Mancang's words......