Chapter 54 - Return to the Bamboo Forest
In the early morning on the Demon Spirit Continent, there was still a faint layer of mist in the sky, and even the hard-working people had not gotten up during this time. However, at this time, a convoy of grain and rice appeared in Xuancheng, the royal city of Qi, and at the head of this team was a general riding a white horse holding a long arc knife and wearing black iron armor. This time, the general was ordered to lead the 400 troops under his command to cover this grain transport force with 100,000 stones of grain and grass to go to the front line of Donglinguan to support the two armies of Qi and Feng Chiyunpin.
The reason why it is so urgent to send grain and grass is because at this moment, the army of Qi and Feng Chi Yunpin have already gathered under the city of Donglinguan, and on the other side, the current emperor of the feudal country, the Holy Emperor, also led his army of the Fengzhan Society to occupy the Donglinguan in advance, and a big war is about to break out. The grain and grass reserves of the Qi State are still relatively sufficient, so they can also temporarily provide sufficient supplies to the soldiers on the front line.
In addition to the general and more than four hundred soldiers, three conspicuous boys and maidens marched with the procession, and they walked at the back of the procession, surrounded by only two soldiers with spears. Walking in front was a young man in a blue robe, followed by two girls in white of the same age. Although it is now spring, there is still some cold in the early morning when the frost and dew are not resolved. The faces of these two girls were red from the cold, and they looked particularly good in such an environment.
These three people are naturally Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue and Feng Shanshan. After a night's rest, and now after being greeted by Prime Minister Li Dan, they have also obtained such an opportunity, and they have already followed such a team transporting grain and grass to Donglinguan, and the hearts of the three of them are unconsciously excited. It is indeed very difficult for them to participate in such a battle of the heavens, so that they always feel that this is a very good opportunity to experience in their hearts. Feng Yuchong and Gao Hanyue also listened to their grandfather Xia Yu's words before he died, and they also felt that it was not of much use for them to continue to study in the academy. Only by going out to experience can it be possible to achieve unexpected achievements.
Of course, the soldiers who transported grain and grass stared at Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue, and Feng Shanshan's little hairy child from nowhere. If it weren't for the leading general telling his soldiers that the three boys and girls were all introduced by Prime Minister Li Dan, they would have taken them to Donglinguan to join the battle.
Originally, the general thought that there was nothing, but what he didn't expect was that Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue, and Feng Shanshan actually knew the leader of the Qi army, the southern governor Chen Jie, especially Feng Shanshan, a little girl who didn't look very inconspicuous, turned out to be with General Chen Jie, which made the general who led the army to transport grain and grass a little surprised, and he didn't dare to underestimate Feng Yuchong and them anymore. This army went to the east of the pass relatively smoothly
The important checkpoint on the border of the Qi State is now occupied by the army of the Feng War Society led by the Saint Emperor of the Feng State. However, after the Holy Emperor led his troops to occupy this Xiongguan, he did not continue to lead his troops to attack Ruocheng, a city of Qi that was only a stone's throw away from the eastern pass. Instead, they quietly waited for the arrival of the two combined armies of Qi and Feng Chi Yunpin on the East Gate.
The Feudal War Society army led by the Holy Emperor was completely different from the Feudal War Society generals who were sent out to attack the southern city of Qi Kingdom. This army of the Sealed War Society not only has a great advantage in numbers, but also this army is well-equipped, well-trained, and very strong. Moreover, what the Holy Emperor relied on was not only the 100,000 Sealed War Guild army under his command, but also his own strong weapon soul use power and his arrogant state of mind that had not experienced defeat for a long time, which also made him not have any fear in his heart even if he was about to face the 150,000 army of the coalition army now.
The logistical supplies of Qi and Feng are relatively in place, and for the rear of the Feng State that is stable all year round, there is no problem in providing food and grass supplies for the 100,000 troops on the front line. The country of Qi is different, the long-term internal instability makes the reserve grain and grass of the country of Qi not particularly sufficient, and it is still necessary to wait for the first bumper harvest of the year, and the grain and grass reserves can be sufficient.
After two days of slow marching, the army of Qi transporting grain and grass has arrived at Ruocheng, the nearest large city to the front line of Donglinguan, and the current defender of Ruocheng is the deputy general of Chen Jie, the governor of Qi's 50,000-strong army this time. This lieutenant general was ordered by Chen Jie to lead the 4,000 troops of his headquarters to garrison Ruocheng. Originally, the defenders in Ruocheng were temporarily transferred by Chen Jie to the front line of Donglinguan to assist the troops on the front line in fighting.
In the east, on the not too wide plain, two elite armies were stationed on both sides. On the plain a little further back in the center, there were 50,000 troops of the Qi State, and this time Chen Jie, the governor of the Qi army, was stationed in a tent that looked inconspicuous directly in front of this camp. At this time, he sent someone to invite Yuan Yu, the leading general of the Fengchi Army, and Wei Ben, the leading general of the Yunpin Army, to discuss matters here. What's more, Chen Jie wanted to know if the current Holy Emperor had any powerful ability to dare to come to Donglinguan, the border of the Qi Kingdom, with the 100,000 troops of the Sealed War Society.
Yuan Yu and Wei Ben, in order to express their belief in the temporary alliance, also told Chen Jie everything they knew about the abilities possessed by the sect leader (Holy Emperor) of the Sealing War Society. Chen Jie also probably knew that the Holy Emperor possessed the ability, not only was he the strongest soul controller on the Demon Spirit Continent, but he also possessed a beast similar to a divine beast. However, what is his instrument soul, and what is this rumored beast, Yuan Yu and Wei Ben don't know what it is.
Chen Jie was actually very afraid of not knowing the opponent like this, Xia Yu had also told him that the original Sect Master of the Sealing War Society, that is, the current Saint Emperor, was unfathomable. This Sect Master of the Sealing War Society was also the only one who defeated the Lord of Xia Yu back then. Chen Jie still has enough preparation in his heart for this opponent with unfathomable strength. He then began to discuss the next battle plan with Yuan Wei Ben, whether to wait for the arrival of reinforcements from the rear, or to send a part of the army to tentatively attack Donglin Pass first, and try to seal the old bottom of the war meeting.
Between Wakajo and Donglinguan, there is a forest that looks like a white poplar forest on the outside. It is precisely because of such a poplar forest on the plain that it is not so lonely. And in this quiet poplar forest, where no one usually enters, two girls in white clothes followed a young man in a green cloud coat into this poplar forest from the north.
This poplar forest is actually a quiet bamboo forest, and this bamboo forest is surrounded by a dense cover like a poplar forest, but in fact, this quiet and deep bamboo forest is indeed the most rare Zihuang bamboo on the Demon Spirit Continent. And the two girls in white clothes followed a young man in a green cloud robe, obviously familiar with the road, entered the green bamboo forest with budding bamboo shoots and evergreen green bamboo growing from the back. Bypassing a few small bamboo forests in the surrounding bamboo forests, they came to the center of this green bamboo forest, a peach blossom forest glowing with a little plum red. This peach blossom forest carries the beautiful memories of their childhood moments.
These two girls in white clothes followed by a young man in Qingyun clothes were none other than Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue and Feng Shanshan, who had come to Ruocheng with the army transporting grain and grass before. The army that transported grain and grass was now temporarily taking a short break in Ruocheng, and Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue, and Feng Shanshan had no one to take care of them. They took advantage of this opportunity to return to this place where they had not been back for four or five months, where they were born and raised as children.
In the peach blossom forest, the fallen flowers are still colorful and fall on the ground, and the peach blossom trees do not grow new tender branches. However, Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue and Feng Shanshan clearly saw the breath of spring on the branches and budding treetops that grew faintly.
The Peach Blossom Forest bamboo house is still the same, and this bamboo house seems to have always maintained the appearance of Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue and Feng Shanshan when they left. Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing obviously haven't been back for a long time. However, although Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing sent a message back, they were in the territory of the closed country. Of course, Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue and Feng Shanshan, who are children, don't know what their parents are doing in the country.
Returning to the bamboo house, this feeling of suddenly being like a world away made Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue and Feng Shanshan's hearts inevitably return to the ignorant children of the past. Gao Hanyue touched the heads of Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan dotingly, and said to them with a smile: "Why haven't we been back for a long time, don't we go to the bamboo forest?"
Feng Shanshan and Feng Yuchong naturally have no opinions, Gao Hanyue is their common sister, and she teaches them as pure as their mother. Gao Hanyue pulled Feng Shanshan with one hand, and grabbed Feng Yuchong who was already sitting on the old chair with the other hand. The three of them seemed to have returned to the feeling of Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan looking for food and handing it over to their "Sister Yue".
"We haven't been here for more than four months, why do we have a feeling of being separated from the world" Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan are only two eleven or twelve-year-old children now, but after such a long period of experience, they will feel an inexplicable melancholy. When they returned to the thatched hut they had lived in in this bamboo forest, and sat on the small bed where they had slept for nearly ten years, Feng Shanshan even shed tears of excitement.
"We will definitely come back in the future"