Chapter 534: Reunion in Troubled Times (Part II)
Lu Jing didn't say a word, jumped off the horse directly, and excitedly shouted at Xiao Tian and Su Jia: "Sister Su, Brother Xiao, it's really you-"
"Sister Jing, why are you ......" Su Jia was still not used to Lu Jing's armor-clad dress, and she was stunned that she hadn't returned to Shendao, "What are you dressed like this...... What do you mean?"
Lu Jing smiled, patted her breastplate and said, "I am now the military advisor of the vanguard army under General Xu Da's account, and today I will lead my troops to raid the rebel Gu Shilong, and do a good job of encircling and ambushing at the intersection of this mountain road...... It's Sister Su, why are you here?"
"This is a long story, since the separation of Bianliang last year, Ah Tian and I have encountered too many twists and turns......" Su Jia smiled bitterly.
"I'm the same as the fool-" Lu Jing also smiled back, "And Zhao Zichuan's big fool, and my sister-in-law, we have always been together......"
"However, what happened in northern Jiangsu?" Xiao Tian looked around at the dead silence and dead soldiers, and couldn't help but wonder, "Why is this area not only sparsely populated, but also constantly war......-torn?"
"That was when Yangzhou was prosperous in the past...... Lu Jing's expression was classified as serious, "It's different now, Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang has already raised a plan for the Northern Expedition, and I will accompany the general Xu Da to the north, and it will not be long before we reach the border of Shandong...... Naturally, this northern Jiangsu region is constantly in war, and it goes without saying that it is sparsely populated......"
"So that's ......" Xiao Tian couldn't help but sigh when he heard it, "It is said that the Mengyuan court is in turmoil." The world is in turmoil, and I didn't notice it when I was in the rivers and lakes...... Now come to this northern Jiangsu. This is the first time I have seen a war......"
Lu Jing thought for a while, and then asked, "That's right." Sister Su, where are you going to go next when you come to northern Jiangsu?"
Su Jia replied casually: "Ah Tian and I were originally ordered by the head of the Yixian Sect Fang Zhongtianfang to come to northern Jiangsu on a mission...... However, there were too many rugged roads along the way, and I recklessly came to Lijia Village, the ancestral hometown of Li Ting, the 'Yangzhou Miracle Doctor', but I encountered war...... Now Ah Tian and I want to go south, and I'm afraid it's not so simple to get around all this, so we are ready to take a long way back from Xuzhou and Huaibei...... Any questions. Sister Jing?"
Lu Jing's expression was slightly nervous, and she said seriously: "Sister Su, you came to the northern Jiangsu area today, and it may not be easy to go back...... Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Northern Expedition to strictly control the population going south, and if you want to return the same way, you will definitely not be able to pass the guarded pass......"
"No wonder, I said that after passing through the Suzhou area, the appearance of the Chengguan area has changed. It's not like it's under the jurisdiction of the Mengyuan Imperial Court,......" Xiao Tian recalled, "and the way up from the city was from the south to the north, and now if you want to go back to the south, it will be difficult to pass through the pass in the city......"
"And. Turning back from Xuzhou and Huaibei, it is impossible to ......" Lu Jing's eyes stared, and he deliberately emphasized.
"Why?" asked Su Jia in time.
"Because of that area...... The fool and I hold the power of the Vanguard Army. Manage everything, and I'm preparing to ask Ying to go on the expedition recently......" Lu Jing said with a serious expression. "In the land of Xuzhou and Huaibei, the Mengyuan army and our army fought several times and changed hands back and forth. This has also become the biggest obstacle for our army to go north to Shandong...... In other words, it is now the place under the strictest jurisdiction of the Mengyuan army, and it is impossible for you to pass through these two places......"
"This ...... Is it true?" Xiao Tian still couldn't believe all this.
Lu Jing closed her eyes and pondered for a while, and continued: "To sum up, Sister Su, Brother Xiao, you shouldn't have come to Northern Jiangsu...... Now that you are unfortunate to come, it is still equivalent to being in the chaos of war and cannot get rid of it, no matter how high your martial arts are, whether it is our army or the enemy army, you will not be able to easily leave here safely......"
"It means that we are also involved in the war and can't get out, right......" Su Jia closed her eyes and smiled.
"I don't want to put you in ......danger, Sister Su," Lu Jing thought for a moment, and then reversed, "If you really want to grow up and leave, there's only one way-"
"What's the solution?" Xiao Tian asked.
Lu Jing froze down, and then said, "It's you who are with us and go on the northern expedition as soldiers of the army...... If this strategy succeeds and the Northern Expedition takes the Shandong region, the army will immediately move south and march to Bianliang, and then you will have the opportunity to retreat...... Of course, war is a life of death, and if you follow us, you will definitely ...... There will definitely be a lot of danger, maybe it will be ...... one day" Lu Jing said this, and her tone was also up and down.
"I'm not afraid of these, after Jia'er and I left Bianliang, we didn't fight against the people of the Mengyuan Imperial Court, let alone the realm of life and death......" Xiao Tian remembered the experience after leaving Bianliang, and cheered up and said, "If you want to go north with Sister Jing, of course there is no problem, but I don't know how long I want to stay in the army......
Su Jia thought for a while and continued to ask Lu Jing: "By the way, Sister Jing, what is the route and strategy of your Northern Expedition?
Lu Jing nodded and said: "Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang's overall army is divided into two routes, all the way south to Fuguang and Guangzhou, and all the way to the north to start the Shandong expedition; our army is subordinate to the general Xu Dabu, the vanguard army has 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the northern expedition starts from Shandong; if it succeeds in removing its shield, then rotate the division to Henan, enter Bianliang, and break its wings; Ran Cheng, wave the army westward, pull out the Tong Pass and defend it, according to its household threshold. In the end, the situation of besieging the capital, the fall of Mengyuan, and the ...... is just around the corner"
"Shandong, Bianliang, and finally west to Tongguan...... Tongguan......" Su Jia seemed to care about something in her heart, and muttered.
"Jia'er......" Xiao Tian seemed to understand something, looking at Su Jia's slightly changed expression, and a trace of worry overflowed in his eyes.
"No problem, since we have strayed into the war-torn land of northern Jiangsu, then Ah Tian and I will only have to take refuge in you, Sister Jing......" Su Jia changed her expression and said, "Not only the Northern Expedition to Shandong, but also the Southern Expedition to Henan and the West to Tongguan, we will all follow you...... After all, my wish since I was a child was to be a woman with a heart for the common people, and now it seems that compared to that. Following Zhu Yuanzhang's army to defeat Meng Yuan, eradicate tyranny, and rescue the people of the Central Plains, such a will is more realistic and great, isn't it?"
"Follow us all the way, right?" Lu Jing said with a happy expression. "That's great, leaving Bianliang for so long. I've always wanted to reunite with you, Sister Su, and now it's finally happening...... All the way with the army, we have been together, and we will go through Shandong, Henan, and Tongguan, Sister Su, you really have the courage and backbone-"
"Where is ......," Su Jiaying smiled kindly.
"Or ......" However, thinking that it was the sisters' happy words, Lu Jing's eyes suddenly froze, and her tone changed, "Sister Su is just going to a certain place by the way." And then deal with someone......"
When Su Jia heard this, her expression narrowed slightly. It seems that Su Jia does have personal matters that she has not expressed to everyone, but she also ignores Lu Jing's wisdom. Lu Jing is indeed smart, and she can see what Su Jia is thinking at a glance.
"Sister Jing, you...... What do you mean?" asked Su Jia as she came back to her senses.
Lu Jing knew that it would be embarrassing to "expose" this matter in front of everyone, especially in front of Xiao Tian, so she simply resumed her smile and said, "I'm kidding, Sister Su...... Now that you have entered the barracks, you and Brother Xiao will belong to me and the fool. It's also very convenient to walk with you......"
"Then it's all up to Sister Jing, you-" Seeing that Lu Jing was "joking", Su Jia also smiled in response and simply agreed to the matter.
"Sister Su, I know what you're thinking. It's the same as that time in the Bianliang Zhenming Chess Academy......" Lu Jing looked at Su Jia's figure and muttered secretly in her heart......
Everyone was talking about "lively", and Nangong Jun and Murong Fei couldn't put their minds at ease. Nangong Jun walked up to Lu Jing's side. A serious way: "Sister Jing, our army division." We raided and pursued Gu Shilong, and the Zichuan brothers were still intercepting Mengyuan reinforcements. The situation is not yet known...... Now is not the time to gossip, we need to hurry back to camp and prepare for it-"
Nangong Jun mentioned this, and Lu Jing remembered that there were more important things. So, Lu Jing said to Xiao Tian, Su Jia and the others: "That's right, the Zichuan brothers are still fighting hard...... Sister Su, Brother Xiao, you can go back with me, if there is anything to talk about when you go back to the barracks-"
Xiao Tian and Su Jia naturally agreed, and Hu Yidi and the "Three Hip Hop Brothers" were no exception, and everyone followed the large army together and returned to the vanguard army under Xu Da......
"Drive-ride-" In the vanguard tent, the sound of a fast horse whipping was heard from time to time. This time, the vanguard soldiers were divided into two routes, one way to chase Gu Shilong, who abandoned the city and fled, and now he has been captured by the second general of Nangong Jun Murong Fei, and the other way is the main force of the cavalry led by Zhao Zichuan, the general of the flying cavalry, to intercept the backup of the Mengyuan army, and there is no news of his return so far......
Xiao Tian, Su Jia and others followed Lu Jing all the way through the right path of the barracks. To tell the truth, this was the first time that Xiao Su and others visited the barracks in the war-the soldiers in the barracks were strict and disciplined, and the troops were even more decisive and orderly in their training or actions. However, Xiao Tian and Su Jia were very excited, because the army they saw was no longer the Mengyuan army that oppressed and brutalized the people of the Central Plains, but the righteous army that resisted the tyranny of Mengyuan and wanted to overthrow and save the people of the world......
Nangong Jun and Murong Fei captured the traitor Gu Shilong, and went to the Changyu Spring Camp to report first, while Lu Jing brought Xiao Tian, Su Jia and others back to the camp.
In the camp, Tang Zhan, the leader of the vanguard army, was still waiting for the news of the war, and seeing that Lu Jing had returned safely, Tang Zhan turned his head and said excitedly: "Jing'er, you are finally back-"
Lu Jing smiled and smiled at Tang Zhan: "I'm not the only one who came back, stupid fool, guess who else I brought back?"
Tang Zhan immediately looked behind Lu Jing, and naturally followed by his former brother Xiao Tian and his friend Su Jia.
"Brother Xiao, Miss Su, it's you-" Tang Zhan was naturally very excited when he saw his old friend.
Xiao Tian and Su Jia are the same, Xiao Tian smiled, stepped forward, patted Tang Zhan shoulder to brother and said: "I really didn't expect that I haven't seen each other for a year, and Tang Zhan has become a 'vanguard general' in the army......
"Where and where, now for half a year, there are not many meritorious contributions, since the Yuxing City Five Absolute Formation raided the Mengyuan Cavalry and made meritorious achievements, this pursuit of Gu Shilong can be regarded as the second battle in the real sense of the vanguard army...... "Tang Zhan said with a smile, "But I just heard from the scout that Jing'er recruited Brother Xiao and Miss Su into the camp, which is really like a tiger with wings." The good brothers are reunited, and now they can live and die together on the battlefield. Isn't it pleasing to have such things like this in the world?"
"Yes, I think we fought side by side when we first met in Bianliang. At that time, it was to deal with the children of the Nangong family......" Xiao Tian also showed a heroic side and said, "This time I really want to live and die together on the battlefield...... Frankly. I once had such a will, vowing to drive the tyranny of Meng Yuan out of the Central Plains and save the people of the world, and now it has really come true-"
Su Jia didn't say much, just Ying He was by Xiao Tian's side. As usual, when there were many people, Su Jia looked quietly beside Xiao Tian more, smiling and silent.
Lu Jing also walked up and continued: "Stupid. When they came back all the way, Brother Xiao and Sister Su also told them about their experiences along the way after leaving Bianliang...... I can tell you, Brother Xiao is now a dragon hero who everyone respects again, and let him tell you the story of this......"
"Is it true?" Tang Zhan said more and more excitedly when he heard this, "It seems that after our brothers Bianliang separated, we all encountered extraordinary things...... Wait until you settle down afterwards. Brother Xiao, you have to talk to me about it......"
"Where, where......" Xiao Tian smiled embarrassedly......
"What's so busy?" At this moment, a familiar woman's voice came from outside the tent.
"It's my sister-in-law here—" Lu Jing deliberately said to Xiao Tian and Su Jia.
Sure enough, when the curtain was opened, it was naturally Zhao Zichuan's wife who came in. "Yangzhou Furong Woman" Li Yuru. Li Yuru's appearance remains the same, with a hot personality that can be seen under Allure's face. Now she is wearing a silver and white armor, which shows the flavor of a female general. However, Li Yuru's figure seems to have changed somewhat. The belly is slightly bulging, which can be seen by a person who understands. Li Yuru is already pregnant with Zhao Zichuan's flesh and blood.
"It's really sister-in-law—" Xiao Tian and Su Jia said excitedly at the same time.
"It's Brother Xiao and Sister Su—" Li Yuru also recognized it at first glance and said excitedly.
"Sister-in-law. Your stomach ......" Xiao Tian also saw it, and then asked secretly.
"Yes, Zhao Zichuan, this big fool, is unambiguous in this regard...... Lu Jing snickered, "My sister-in-law is already pregnant with the flesh and blood of the Zhao family, and now she is going out with the army because of her physical inconvenience, so she did not send to kill the enemy, but pretended to be a backup...... But now that Sister Su and Brother Xiao are here, you can temporarily fill your sister-in-law's position......"
"I've been pregnant with a child for two months, I didn't expect it to be in the barracks, and it's inconvenient to move......" Li Yuru still didn't change her hot personality when she was in Bianliang in the past, but seeing that Zhao Zichuan didn't come back together, she still asked worriedly, "By the way, what about Zichuan, he wasn't with you?"
Speaking of Zhao Zichuan, everyone's expressions were slightly restrained. Lu Jing's expression recovered slightly, and then said: "He and Lao Jiu went out together to intercept the reinforcements of Mengyuan's troops, and there is no news yet......"
Zichuan he ...... Nothing should happen, right?" Li Yuru began to worry about Qizi Chuandao.
"Don't worry, Lao Jiu is very shrewd, he is by the side of the Zichuan brothers, he will definitely be fine......" Lao Jiu was the staff officer of the Wangjia Village Hall Yinghui back then, and after joining the army, he has been assisting Lu Jing in the important affairs of the military aircraft, Lu Jing continued, "What's more, the Zichuan brothers are brave and good at fighting 'flying cavalry generals'...... Don't worry, sister-in-law, Brother Zichuan, he'll be fine......"
"Report—" As he spoke, the spies outside the tent came back with news.
Tang Zhan, as the commander of the vanguard army, naturally stepped forward to receive the news in person.
"Report to the general-" The spy knelt in front of Tang Zhan and said, "General Zhao returned safely, killed more than 800 Mengyuan troops, and Mengyuan's reinforcements collapsed and turned back-"
"Okay! This good news is just to inspire the morale of the army," Tang Zhan said impassionedly.
When Li Yuru heard this, she also nodded and relieved her heart.
"What's the matter, stupid, it's just intercepting reinforcements, why do you say that you want to inspire the army? Idiot, do you have other actions......" Lu Jing couldn't help asking.
Tang Zhan nodded, and then said to Lu Jing, "If I have made a war merit this time, I can ask for my life in front of the marshal and lead the army to Xuzhou, Huaibei and other places." If these two places are taken, the Northern Expedition to Shandong will be unimpeded-"
"I didn't expect you to take the initiative this time, stupid, please go on the expedition......" Lu Jing looked at Tang Zhan's confident expression, but she was a little entangled in her heart...... (To be continued......)