Chapter 174: Quid pro quo
In the following days, it was very calm for three consecutive days, except for an opportunity to go out once a day, the rest of the time stayed in the camp, and Zhang Xiaochi would be loosened one hand except when it was convenient to go out, and the rest of the time, his limbs were always tied with ropes.
And the relationship between the little girl and him is much better than when they first met, at least when facing him, the little girl is no longer so resistant and afraid.
However, when eating, the little girl still squatted in the corner alone to eat, and the slight improvement was that she no longer ate facing the wall.
"Boy, come with me."
This is the noon of the fifth day that Zhang Xiaochi was imprisoned in the camp of Jinguo, and not long after he and the little girl finished eating, the five big and three rough men suddenly broke in with a group of people, and without saying a word, they directly ordered their subordinates to carry Zhang Xiaochi and go out.
"Where are you taking me?"
After four days of recovery, Zhang Xiaochi's injuries were seven or eight times better, but in order to avoid being targeted, he deliberately did not resist.
"Don't talk nonsense, just follow us!"
"It is necessary to remind you that I am not here, and the little girl must not be wronged at all, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
"No more nonsense!"
The five big and three thick men had a cold face, and took Zhang Xiaochi to turn left and right in the camp, and after walking for about five or six minutes, a group of people came to the open-air blacksmith shop in the camp.
Inside the open-air blacksmith shop, a group of Jinguo blacksmiths are forging in full swing, and the sound of percussion comes and goes.
"General, people have brought it."
The five big and three thick men came to the front of the beard and said respectfully.
With a serious expression, he picked up a part and came to Zhang Xiaochi, and asked seriously.
"This is forged according to the design drawings, you see, is there a problem?"
"That's fine."
Zhang Xiaochi glanced at it briefly, and quickly made a judgment that this part was the simplest of the giant bow and crossbow.
"No problem, the best, it took us two days just to forge this thing."
After speaking, the bearded man glanced at Zhang Xiaochi, and the threat was very obvious.
"Boy, you'd better pray that we can succeed, otherwise, the consequences are not something you can bear."
Zhang Xiaochi was unmoved and asked coldly.
"You didn't just ask me about that, did you?"
The bearded man didn't speak, spread out the design drawings, pointed to a part on it, and said.
"We haven't been able to forge this thing!"
Looking at the parts pointed at by the beard, Zhang Xiaochi sneered in his heart, this thing is not the most difficult to forge, without technology and corresponding equipment, it can't be made at all.
"You kid can't have drawn a fake blueprint, right?"
"If you don't believe me, you can tear up the blueprints."
Zhang Xiaochi replied calmly.
"Then why can't we forge it?"
Looking at the beard that was on the verge of breaking out, Zhang Xiaochi thought about it for a while, and decided to help him overcome the forging problem of this part.
After all, his body has not completely recovered, and he has not yet found a way to solve the common people, and it is difficult to implement these plans if he is not stabilized.
"I can help you, but on one condition!"
Zhang Xiaochi said seriously.
Hearing this, the beard raised his eyebrows, and a touch of anger flashed in his eyes.
"Boy, you are now a fish on the chopping board, and you are not qualified to negotiate terms with me!"
Zhang Xiaochi was still unmoved and said calmly.
"My conditions are simple for you, you just need to untie the ropes that bind my hands."
"If you don't believe me, you can add me another anklet."
The beard looked Zhang Xiaochi up and down, and finally nodded.
"As long as you help me solve the problem, I can agree to your conditions."
"Well, untie it for me now."
The bearded man glanced at the five big and three thick men, who understood, and hurriedly went up to help Zhang Xiaochi untie the rope.
However, before he could untie the ropes, the beard retreated to what he thought was a safe distance.
Zhang Xiaochi sneered in his heart, if he really wanted to do it, this distance would not be safe at all, and he was sure to solve him before the beard fled.
"Let's get started."
When his subordinates helped Zhang Xiaochi add an extra pair of anklets, the beard reminded him impatiently.
Zhang Xiaochi didn't ink, and began to instruct the blacksmith on how to forge and how to avoid bad products.
An hour later, after his careful teaching, he finally succeeded in forging the parts.
Looking at the finished product, the beard was ecstatic, and immediately ordered the blacksmiths to forge according to Zhang Xiaochi's method.
"Boy, you can go back."
The bearded man looked at the parts with great joy, didn't look at Zhang Xiaochi, and waved his hand to signal him to leave.
Zhang Xiaochi was about to leave, and suddenly found a scout rushing into the blacksmith shop in a hurry, now that the Jin Kingdom and the Great Yue Kingdom are at war, the scouts are coming, there must be news to tell the beard.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaochi deliberately slowed down, and with his hearing beyond ordinary people, he heard the words of the scout and the bearded man clearly.
"Da Yue came with reinforcements, and went out of the city to fight with the Jin army, and both sides were injured."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaochi's heart relaxed a little, as long as the city wall of Shuangzhu Peak was not lost, the people in the rear would be very safe, but as soon as he relaxed in his heart, he heard a news that made him nervous.
"General, we deliberately defeated the battle, so that the group of fools in the Great Yue Kingdom think that we have become arrogant soldiers, as long as they let them win a few more times, they will definitely dispel their concerns, and when the time comes, we can lure the snake out of the hole, and then come to catch the turtle in an urn."
"Hurry up, what are you rubbing?"
Zhang Xiaochi wanted to listen to it for a while, but the five big and three rough men didn't give him a chance, and forcibly threatened him with a knife to speed up.
When he returned to the camp and saw that the little girl was safe and sound, Zhang Xiaochi breathed a sigh of relief, and when the little girl saw Zhang Xiaochi, she was not good at expressing herself, and the expression on her face eased a lot.
After confirming the safety of the little girl, Zhang Xiaochi's expression suddenly became serious, although he didn't hear all the conversations between the scout and the bearded man just now, he could know that they had formulated a method to deal with Da Yue Guo and were implementing it.
Listening to the tone of their conversation, Zhang Xiaochi's heart became more and more nervous, and he couldn't wait to rush back to report the news now.
The only thing that put him at ease was that their plan seemed to have just begun to take effect, which meant that he had at least two days to get back to the news.
"Big ...... Big brother, do you have something on your mind? ”
Just as Zhang Xiaochi was thinking, the little girl's timid voice woke him up.
Looking at the little girl who was trying to keep her composure, Zhang Xiaochi came to her side and said softly.
"Little girl, do you know where the others are being held?"