Chapter 73: The Courtyard Master Patrols the City
He came with a team of personal soldiers, and when he saw Yu Qingyao, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Xu Da gave him a look and introduced: "This is our new head Yu Qingyao, don't you want to see him?"
General Wu woke up like a dream and hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted.
He really didn't expect that the new courtyard master sent by Feiyunguan would be such a young and beautiful girl.
Yu Qingyao and Yan Yue returned the salute and said, "General Wu, the enemy army is coming, and I hope that the general will make more efforts to defend this city." β
General Wu hurriedly said: "The last general knows, this is my duty. The last general swore to live and die with this city. β
Yu Qingyao nodded with a smile.
Everyone can say this kind of clichΓ©, but few people can do it.
General Wu accompanied her on a tour of the city and introduced some information in the army. Yu Qingyao listened intently.
After a while, she asked, "Do you know who the enemy generals are?"
General Wu smiled: "I know this, I have fought with them. β
General Wu was promoted in the last battle, and he really knows a lot about the Wuzhou Army.
Yu Qingyao was happy and asked about the situation of the Wuzhou army and the habitual siege method.
The Wuzhou army attacking Tonggu was the left army, the main general was Song Yakun, the forward was Jiang Liang, and the rear army was Zhang Lin. 10,000 people are a mixed group of horses. There were 500 light horsemen, 1,000 archers, 3,000 sword and shield soldiers, 3,000 spearmen, and 5,000 auxiliary soldiers.
The van soldiers are mainly logistics troops who transport grain and grass and do miscellaneous work, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. It was the remaining seven and a half thousand men who could really fight. The strongest in battle was the five hundred heavy cavalry.
However, cavalry is of little use when it comes to siege cities. At the critical time, the Wuzhou army will not send cavalry to attack the city.
After Yu Qingyao asked about the situation of the army, she asked who Jindingguan sent on the other side.
Tang Kang said: "The number of people who came from Jindingguan is not much, it is about the same as our branch, about one hundred and twenty people, the leader is the elder Zheng An, and there are elites from the two branches of Jindingyuan. β
Yu Qingyao frowned lightly, which meant that the strength of the other party's Daoist was also stronger than that of the other party.
"When I get back, give me some information about the other party's Taoist. I want to know their names, their looks, their cultivation, and their abilities. β
Tang Kang respectfully agreed. He is in charge of intelligence, and Jindingguan is Feiyunguan's old enemy. Both sides have information on each other's main figures, and it's not difficult.
After patrolling the city wall facing the enemy, Yu Qingyao was generally satisfied, the soldiers' armor was distinct, and the weapons looked good. They looked nervous, but not timid.
Yu Qingyao felt that General Wu should be a qualified general. She thought it would be good. You can't expect everyone to be a celebrity.
She said with a pleasant face: "General Wu, it is up to you to defend the city." When the time comes, we will be at your command. Tell me where you need to plug it. β
General Wu breathed a sigh of relief and humbly said, "Where, the lord of the Yu Courtyard is noble, how dare the last general command you?"
Yu Qingyao smiled: "It's nothing, we're in the same boat." You don't understand the Tao, I don't understand fighting, each has its own strengths. It's up to you to decide when it comes to war. β
General Wu said happily: "What the master of the courtyard said is that in this way, the last general will trespass. β
Fighting a war is a fatal thing, Yu Qingyao is high and powerful, and her strength is the strongest. She's messing around here, and no one can stop her. He was really afraid that she would be blind in command. Therefore, he gave in for a while, and hurriedly agreed.
Yu Qingyao smiled: "That's it." β
Xu Da and Tang Kang observed Yu Qingyao from the side, and felt that the new courtyard master was fine, at least it was not a straw bag who commanded indiscriminately without understanding anything. When Yu Qingyao entered the city, the first thing she asked was not the Taoist temple but the defense of the city, which made them all breathe a sigh of relief.
Yu Qingyao said, at this time, what is the pipeline to look at? If you can't hold the city, everything is in vain. My sister has to run away.
I will take you to defend the city, and who will dare to disobey me?
The next morning, Yu Qingyao, accompanied by Tang Kang and Cheng Biao, went to see the governor of Tonggu Mansion.
Governor Liu is a young man in his thirties, and when he saw Yu Qingyao, he was very enthusiastic about her. Full of promises will reassure the people and promise not to lag behind.
After seeing Governor Liu's mansion, Yu Qingyao rode a horse and led a team of Taoists to go around the main streets of the city, first, to be familiar with the terrain in the city, and second, to appease people's hearts.
Seeing that the new master of the courtyard was a beautiful girl, the people of Tonggu City were amazed.
The crow standing on Yu Qingyao's shoulder gave people a deep impression.
The girl who raised crows, the common people said that they had never seen it.
When they learned that the crow was not an ordinary crow, but a monster, the people were even more surprised.
Wu Zhen stood on Yu Qingyao's shoulder, looking at the lively street market and the crowd of onlookers, she felt very subtle. In the past, she rarely went into the city, and hid in the mountains and forests, at most flying through the city from high altitudes. Because, the city is usually guarded by Taoist people.
Such a large-scale visit to the bustling city is also a very new experience for her.
At dusk, Yu Qingyao returned to the Taoist temple.
She stayed in the courtyard of the master, and when it was time for dinner, the two Taoist children brought a sumptuous dinner.
Yu Qingyao sat down at the table and prepared to eat.
Wu Zhen jumped off Yu Qingyao's shoulder and turned into a human form. In the past, on the gimbal, Yu Qingyao might have changed her human form. Now that we're here, it's all right.
When Xiao Daotong saw the crow, he suddenly turned into a beautiful woman in black, and he was startled and exclaimed, "Monster!"
Wu Zhen rolled her eyes and said, "What are you afraid of, I won't eat you." β
Yu Qingyao burst out laughing and said to Xiao Daotong: "Don't be afraid, she is my demon pet." β
Xiao Daotong calmed down, smiled reluctantly, and although he didn't run away, he hid by the door. It looks like it's ready to run at any moment.
Wu Zhen sat next to Yu Qingyao.
Yu Qingyao said to Xiao Daotong: "Mingting, bring another pair of dishes and chopsticks!"
A little boy flew out.
Another Xiaodao boy Qingsong stood by the door with a bitter face, they were the ones who served the courtyard master. He wanted to run, too, but was a step too late.
Wu Zhen looked at the dishes on the table and drooled. After living with Yu Qingyao in Yuntai Mountain for a while, she understood what the concept of food was.
Mingting ran to the kitchen and brought the dishes and chopsticks again.
Yu Qingyao asked the two little Taoist children to go down to eat as well.
Wu Zhen took a big gulp, his mouth was full of oil, and said: "No wonder that dog dreams of mixing into the crowd and becoming a rich man, your life is really comfortable." β
The dog she said was a wolf.
Yu Qingyao smiled: "If you follow me, you can live this kind of life every day in the future." β
Wu Zhen said, "Can you let me go to the kitchen if I have nothing to do in the future?"
Yu Qingyao smiled and asked, "You don't want to go there to steal food, do you?"
Wu Zhen rolled her eyes and said, "Your big kitchen, killing so many livestock every day, so much dead gas is wasted." I'm trying to breathe in. β
Yu Qingyao nodded and said, "It's easy, I'll just say hello." β
Uzhen nodded in satisfaction. Now it's okay, you don't have to go hunting by yourself, just go to the kitchen every day.
The two boys went to the canteen and ate quickly.
They want to go back to serve the beauty owner after eating.