Chapter 127: Make a decision, get off the horse
But this just reflects Chen Baixing's leadership from the side, isn't it?
"It's okay, my son just happened to be going to Xunyang, and I heard that something happened in Huaicheng, so I came over to take a look." Gu Qingwan said with a smile.
"Since Childe is coming from Xiaocheng, I don't know about reinforcements..."The young general hesitated.
Gu Qingwan shook his head helplessly, "As you can see, this son only came to Xunyang with guards to do business, and Xiaocheng's reinforcements are only afraid that it will take a few days to arrive." ”
"That's right." The young general sighed a little disappointed, but at the same time, he was also a little glad in his heart, glad that the handsome man in white in front of him did not come here to replace Chen Baixing.
"Childe, our captain is here." A guard came in to report.
"Well, let him in." Gu Qingwan nodded. Automatically ignore the gaze of the surrounding gaze. She knew that there were two reasons why these people were faintly hostile to her. First, because she has not revealed her identity since she entered the city, they are therefore vigilant, and second, because she is from Xiaocheng and is a little too young, so they are not convinced.
However, she will prove it with facts later.
Chen Baixing stepped into the house quickly, followed by several young generals. As soon as he entered, he saw Gu Qingwan sitting on the main seat, he was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted and stepped forward to salute, "Huaicheng guard Chen Baixing has seen it... Son. He paused for a moment before such a word came up, because he really didn't know who the white-clothed boy sitting above was, and he didn't say anything about these people who came to report him, so he had to be rude and call him 'Childe' first.
"Captain Chen doesn't have to be polite, please sit down." Gu Qingwan looked up at him and said with a smile.
It's hard for Chen Baixing to recognize her, not only did she change into men's clothes, but even her face was specially painted, teaching people to not be able to distinguish between male and female.
Xiao Mu, who was following behind Chen Baixing, glanced at Gu Qingwan strangely, pointed at her and suddenly became excited, "What son?" It's just..."
"Xiaomu!" Chen Baixing, who was already sitting in danger, was almost frightened and fell off the chair, he glanced at Xiao Mu warningly, got up again and bowed to Gu Qingwan and said, "I'm sorry son, it was the little brother who was ignorant and collided with you, don't be surprised."
Gu Qingwan looked at Chen Baixing with a cautious look, covered his lips and laughed in a low voice. She smiled so much that Chen Baixing was stunned, and everyone in the room looked at Gu Qingwan inexplicably. She didn't stop until she was a little looked at by everyone, sighed lightly, reached out and took off the hairpin on her head, and let the three thousand green silks hang down.
"Women?" Except for Lifeng and the others in the room, the rest of the people couldn't help but let out exclamations.
"How is it a woman?"
"Presumptuous!" Chen Baixing had already recognized Gu Qingwan the moment he put down his hair, and immediately stopped the discussion of his subordinates. Although he was also puzzled why the princess suddenly came to Huaicheng, he would never tolerate the contempt of others for her.
Chen Baixing immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty, "My subordinate Chen Baixing has seen the princess. It was his subordinates who offended the princess and asked the princess to surrender. ”
The other people in the room also hurriedly knelt down in surprise, "My subordinates have seen the princess." Xiao Mu excitedly ran to Gu Qingwan to ask for credit, "Princess Shizi, is Xiao Mu the smartest?" It was Kogi who recognized you first! ”
Gu Qingwan lowered his eyes and smiled: "Yes, Xiaomu is the smartest."
Fu raised his head again and said to Chen Baixing and the others who were kneeling on the ground: "You don't have to be polite, get up." Concubine Ben just happened to be here, so she came over to see the situation. Captain Chen, let's talk about the current situation. ”
"Yes." Chen Baixing got up and pulled Xiao Mu from in front of Gu Qingwan before saying: "This time Xiyu is just a test, Huaicheng and Ningzhou were attacked at the same time, fortunately, the number of the other party is not large, and we have no casualties." It's just..."
"Just what?" Gu Qingwan frowned slightly. She almost knows what Chen Baixing said, there is no news from Xiyu's side, and her people have not sent the message back, so she knows no more than Chen Baixing now.
Chen Baixing pursed his lips and said, "It's just that Xiyu hasn't sent the commander yet, and the last general doesn't know who will lead the troops on the other side."
Gu Qingwan nodded lightly, "Who is attacking the city now?" ”
"It's Xiyu Pingzhou Taishou Wu Ying."
"And how are you going to deal with it?" Gu Qingwan raised his eyebrows and looked at Chen Baixing and the young generals in the room.
"Back to the princess, we are ready to go to war with Xiyu." A young general got up and reported proudly.
"Yes. The last general has already made a series of defenses, just waiting for the Xiyu people to come to the door and die. Chen Baixing clenched his fists, this was the first time he had led his troops to fight, and he had already laid a series of defenses in Huaicheng a long time ago. Although he is not as good as the experienced General Leng and others, he is still confident that he will never let the Xiyu people step into the land of Mobei!
Gu Qingwan nodded lightly, and after a moment of silence, he smiled lightly, "It's a good thing that you can be confident." But after all, fighting a war depends on experience and strategy. Do you think that if you do a good job of defense, you will be able to do everything without worry? ”
"This..."Chen Baixing was stunned for a moment, speechless for a while. I have to say that he really thinks so.
"What does this mean, princess? Could it be that the princess of the world has any opinions? A young general got up and looked at Gu Qingwan and said a little unconvinced. They've been busy doing so much defense these days, and they can't be useless, right? You can't look down on them just because she's the princess, right?
"Presumptuous!" Yue Thirteen took a step forward, his sharp eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared coldly at the young general and shouted. Ever since he and Lifeng had followed the princess these days, they had been completely impressed by Gu Qingwan's strategy and temperament. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for him to let others openly disrespect the princess. Moreover, he believed, soon they would be ashamed of their own contempt and disobedience to the princess.
The young general who was standing was obviously startled by Yue Thirteen's sudden menacing. Yue Thirteen was originally a secret guard, and it was already very scary to go to that station, but now the anger on his body is leaking out, which makes people feel cold at the soles of their feet.
The young general paused, then reacted, and then glared back at Yue Thirteen, and his momentum was not inferior to Yue Thirteen. He also went through the regular training of the Qin family army and climbed up step by step, and he also dealt with the Xiyu people two days ago, and the killing aura on his body was not vain.
Gu Qingwan looked at the two of them who were tense, and the rest of the young generals also looked at Gu Qingwan and the others. Just think about it, any general should not like others to be unaffirming their efforts, and they still look domineering.
Gu Qingwan took a sip of the teacup, raised his eyebrows slightly, and did not speak or stop Yue Thirteen. There was a sudden embarrassment in the room.
Chen Baixing clenched his fists and coughed stiffly twice on the side of his mouth, "It's all a family, everyone has something to say." Fu turned his head to Gu Qingwan and said, "The last general and others are all leading troops to fight for the first time, and there are many things that are not done well. If the princess has any suggestions, you may wish to put them forward, and everyone will work together. ”
Gu Qing raised his eyebrows lightly, although Chen Baixing said it tactfully, the meaning of his words was also a little unconvinced. She put down the teacup and smiled leisurely, "Captain Chen, how about we make a bet?" ”
"What bet?" Chen Baixing was a little confused.
"Dismount." Gu Qingwan said mysteriously with a smile.
"Dismount? What does this mean? Chen Baixing touched the back of his head and asked puzzledly.
"Didn't you say that Lord Xiyu hadn't come yet? In that case, it is better to give him a 'surprise' before that. The corners of Gu Qing's lips hooked up a dark smile.
When Chen Baixing heard this, his brows furrowed and furrowed, and then he reacted, "Does the princess mean that we take the initiative to attack?" ”
"Yes." Gu Qingwan nodded.
"But there aren't many soldiers and horses in Huaicheng." A young general was quite shocked by Gu Qingwan's boldness. Their tens of thousands of men and horses are not enough to defend the city, where are the extra soldiers and horses to attack Pingzhou?
"Who said that this concubine must attack the city in a big way?"
"What does the princess mean..."
"Night raid on Pingzhou." Her eyes were calm, and the wandering eye waves made people secretly palpitate. She didn't know how much these four words weighed on them, but the words that came out of her mouth felt as lighthearted and light-hearted as if she were talking about something commonplace.
"This..."
"Do you have any questions?" She looked at the slightly discolored people with a smile in her eyes, and said in a soft tone.
“... No. After a moment, everyone nodded in response.
"When will the princess attack?" Chen Baixing asked thoughtfully.
"Tonight." She smiled on her beautiful and moving face, and her smile was breathtaking, but it made people feel extremely bloodthirsty and cruel.
Xiyu, this concubine will take you under the knife!
"The princess just came, will she be in a hurry tonight?" After all, it's directly related to the lives of the soldiers, so it's not a child's play.
"The more rushed you are, the more unpredictable it will be." She said shallowly.
"I don't know how many people the princess needs? The last general is going to prepare now. Chen Baixing arched his hand.
"Two hundred is enough." Gu Qingwan raised his hand and laughed softly: "But... Concubine Ben attacked Pingzhou tonight, so she naturally needed Captain Chen's help. ”
"It's nature." Chen Baixing said without hesitation. After a pause, he hesitated a little, "I don't know what the princess just said about getting off the horse?" And the bets between you and the general..."
"Concubine Ben is going to take Pingzhou before the sun rises tomorrow! As for the bets... If Concubine Ben does it, Captain Chen, you will be the front line in the next battle, how about taking the lead for Concubine Ben? ”
When Chen Baixing heard this, a flash of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly nodded and responded: "Okay, no problem." Everything is according to the orders of the princess. ”
He is not a fool, and naturally understands that the princess's request is also to train himself, and not let him be a paper tiger who can only talk on paper. It is the striker who leads the charge, so there must be brave and resourceful people. Not only would he not blame Gu Qingwan, but he would also thank her for giving him this opportunity. If he was just asked to be a general who could only defend the city, he would still feel a little constrained.