Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Expedition
"No, in fact, your requirements are not high at all, and you will definitely achieve what you want." Murong Chu hooked the corners of his lips.
This year was very peaceful, there was no need to visit relatives and friends, and there was no red tape, that is, the officers and men of the whole army had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together, divided the rewards of the imperial court, and the drill was suspended for three days, after which normal order was restored. But Murong Chu was much busier than before, except for sleeping, he basically spent most of his time in the big tent of the Chinese army, and he didn't know what to study with those generals.
Originally, these had nothing to do with Mo Li, and the military aircraft was not something that her little guard should inquire about. But she is always unsteady in her heart, Murong Chu once said that the Hu people's side has not been peaceful recently.
If Murong Chu really went to lead the troops to fight, she didn't know what would happen to her. Although she did not join the army, after all, she was named Murong Chu's personal guard, so even if she was allowed to go with her, it was natural.
Going to war is no joke, and if you're not careful, you may lose your life. Thinking about myself, I was really sad, when I arrived in this world, I began to be frightened, and finally stopped, and just stepped on the Yangguan Avenue of Ben Xiaokang, I ......
Forget it, it's useless to think too much, take one step at a time, if you can't do it, find an opportunity to slip away. Anyway, I have earned a lot of silver in the past few months, plus the big red envelope given by Murong Chu, it is almost three hundred taels, although it is not a lot, but it is enough to find a place to settle down. Thinking about it this way, I feel a lot more at ease.
As the generals were busy, the atmosphere in the barracks became tense, and the daily training time increased a lot. News began to appear among the soldiers that the army was going to go to the battlefield, but everyone not only had no resistance to fighting, but one by one they were gearing up and excited.
Sure enough, as soon as the first month of the new year, there was news that the Hu people had reversed the previous small fight, and the three Shan Yu tribes united, gathered 200,000 troops and began to attack on a large scale, and had captured the two cities of Ding'an and Jinghe ten days ago. At present, he is resting, and the next target is likely to be Jingyang City. If Jingyang is lost, it means that the border of the Great Zhou State has been torn open, and the Hu people can easily enter the Central Plains.
On the fourth day of the second lunar month, the holy decree of the imperial court to send troops arrived in the army. Murong Chu was appointed as the commander, Sun Han was the vanguard, and Cui Jianghai Cui, the squire of the military department who came to issue the decree, was the supervisor of the army, leading an army of 100,000 troops, and sent troops to the northwest on the same day to conquer the Hu people. After discussing with Cui Jianghai, Murong Chu ordered the whole army to rest today, assemble the army tomorrow, and set off at three o'clock.
When Mo Li heard the news, she was not too shocked, as early as the last time when Zhao's shopkeeper picked up the goods, she exchanged all the cash for silver tickets and the gold leaves that Murong Chu gave her and sewed them into the close-fitting jacket, leaving only some scattered silver in the small purse she carried.
While everyone was busy sorting out their bags, she sat alone in the big tent in a daze at a small burden in front of her, her things were very few, except for two sets of military uniforms, only one set of lilac robes that she bought when she went to Laizhou City for the first time. In addition to this little baggage, other possessions are on the body. If you really have a chance to slip away, change into a robe and throw away your military uniform, then you will simply have no luggage. But if you just leave, I really can't tell what it's like in my heart.
Until the time of the lamp, Mo Li didn't even light a candle, and kept curling up next to the square table. Murong Chu hurriedly came in from outside, frowning slightly: "Why don't you hold the lamp." As he spoke, he lit the candles on the candlesticks with the fire fold he had with him.
The flickering candlelight imprinted on Mo Li's body, and she looked at Murong Chu in confusion with her knees hugged: "Are you really going to fight?" ”
Murong Chu felt a little sour in his heart, nodded solemnly, pulled Mo Li up from the futon, put his hands on her shoulders, and looked at her with deep eyes: "Listen to me, Mo Li, someone will take you out of the barracks in a while, go to Baixianglou to find Shopkeeper Zhao first, I have a property in Laizhou County, he will take you over." You can stay there with confidence, and if you have anything, go to the shopkeeper Zhao. ”
Mo Li couldn't believe her ears, and was stunned for a long time before staring at Murong Chu in disbelief and asking, "Why?" ”
Murong Chu half-narrowed his gaze, and said in a low voice: "This time to conquer the Hu people, I don't have too much energy to take care of you all the time, and it will be safer to go to Laizhou County." Don't worry, I've already arranged it. ”
"You didn't plan on letting me go with you into battle?" Mo Li asked eagerly.
Murong Chu lowered his hands from her shoulders, put them behind him, and nodded solemnly: "Well, I never wanted you to go with me." Aren't you all ready to run, don't run, just go to Laizhou County. ”
Mo Li didn't want him to see through his mind that he was going to run away, he thought that he had been so busy recently that he didn't have time to notice himself, and he didn't think that he had already arranged himself. Turning her back to Murong Chu, she suddenly felt that her nose was a little sore, she blinked her eyes a few times, forced the warm liquid back, took a deep breath and said, "Thank you Lord General for bothering, in fact, I can take care of myself." I have also saved some money now and can start a small business on my own. ”
"You're on your own, I'm not at ease. Anyway, you have a contract with Baixianglou, just keep doing it. As I said, you are waiting for me in Laizhou County, and you will be ...... as soon as I come back. I'm going to look for you. Murong Chu's voice was soft, but his tone was very firm.
A low voice came from outside the tent: "Master, everything is ready, ready to go at any time." ”
"Got it, I'll leave right away." Murong Chu said, stuffing the small burden on Fang Ji into Mo Li's arms, Mo Li opened his mouth to say something, Murong Chu undoubtedly took her hand and brought her to the tent: "Mo Li, let's go, remember what I said, wait for me in Laizhou County." ”
The curtain was lifted, and Mo Li was pushed out directly, and the curtain was lowered, cutting off the gaze full of deep meaning. Eleven, who was dressed in dark clothes outside the tent, stepped forward and hugged his fists and said, "Brother Mo, let's go." Seeing that Mo Li was still in a daze at the big tent, he pulled up her sleeves and walked in the direction of Yuanmen. Mo Li was dragged by him, walking out one foot deep and one foot shallow, looking back at the big tent from time to time, but his heart was already mixed.
Outside the gate, a cyan car had already stopped there, and Eleven stuffed Mo Li into the car, and personally drove all the way in the direction of Laizhou County.
Before the second day, the soldiers had already arrived at the assembly site one after another, and lined up neatly. At the beginning of the ceremony, the cattle and sheep were slaughtered to sacrifice the gods and ancestors, and Murong Chu personally poured the blood of the sacrifice on the military flag with the word "Zhou" written on it.