bayedsolid Chapter 590: Meeting (1)
Chapter 590: Meeting (1)
The treatment went smoothly, and Chu Xiaomu returned to the guesthouse at around 5 p.m.
As soon as I returned to my room, someone knocked on the door. When I opened the door, it was Jinglan.
Jinglan looked a little excited and said, "Brother Xiaomu, Li Zhongjun is here."
Chu Xiaomu was also very happy and asked quickly: "Where is Li Zhongjun? Take me to see him."
Jinglan said, "He is waiting for you in the room."
Chu Xiaomu asked where Xiaoying had gone. Jinglan said that she had been playing outside all day and was a little tired, so she went to bed early.
Chu Xiaomu hurriedly straightened his clothes and came to the guest room where Li Qi, the military commander of Bicheng, was staying. As soon as he entered the south gate of Jinyang City with a few guards, he ran into Jinglan and Xiaoying. When he learned that Chu Xiaomu and them were staying in this guest house, he also asked for a room here.
Li Xian was the first person Chu Xiaomu met in Bicheng, and he took care of her in Zhongjing Camp, so she had a good impression of him. Now that they met again in a foreign land, she felt even more cordial.
When Li Qi saw Chu Xiaomu coming in, he also stood up to greet him. After all, Chu Xiaomu was appointed as the commander of the Nanding Army by the general himself.
After the three of them sat down, Li Xian talked about how Chu Xiaomu and Jinglan bought several large ships of grain in Jinyang City and sent them back to Bicheng, which solved the great predicament of the Bicheng army. He praised the two of them very much and said that it was a blessing for the Bicheng army and the people of Bicheng that Chu Xiaomu came all the way here.
Chu Xiaomu blushed and said, "General Li, what you said really humiliates me. I have not done anything and have been appointed as the Central Army of the Nanding Army without knowing why. If I don't do something for Bicheng, how can I live up to the expectations of the General and General Zhou?"
When Jinglan heard him mention her father, her nose felt sore and she lowered her head.
Li Qi naturally saw it, so he laughed and said, "You are right. I heard that when you first received the order from the general to serve as the central army of Nanding, Wang Gu, Yang Sui and others were very dissatisfied and said behind your back that the general let you serve as the central army out of favoritism. It was not until you transported several large ships of military rations to our army camp that these guys finally stopped saying bad things about you."
Chu Xiaomu asked about the situation in Bicheng again.
Li Qi said that Bicheng was relatively stable at the moment. The three armies of Beicheng, Xiyi and Zhongjing with more than 12,000 troops were deployed along the west bank of the Kun River. Whenever they found a ship coming from the east bank, they would lead their troops to sink it. The Red Soldiers no longer dared to cross the river easily.
Chu Xiaomu asked Chi Bing if he was building a warship.
Li Qi said that he was not very clear about this. There was a river bay on the south side of Bicheng with a flat and wide water surface. It had been surrounded by all kinds of things by the Red Soldiers for several months. Our soldiers did not dare to get too close, so they did not know whether they were building warships inside.
However, there is no need to worry too much. Large warships are complicated to build, and there are few craftsmen in the Chisha Kingdom who can build ships. Even if there are a few, it will take a long time to build a large ship that can cross the river for combat.
On the contrary, the Green City Army, under the arrangement of the general, is renovating and strengthening its warships to find an opportunity to cross the river and counterattack to recapture Green City. According to the current progress, it is estimated that it will be completed in half a year.
Chu Xiaomu frowned and said, "It's right to modify and reinforce the warships. In my opinion, isn't it too hasty to find an opportunity to cross the river and counterattack? Although our army can use the advantage of boats to cross the river, it is unlikely to defeat the Red Army on the shore within half a year."
Li Qi sighed and said, "Master Jinglan Huang Tianxiang and I also thought the same, but the general didn't listen."
When Jinglan heard Li Qi talking about his master, she asked hurriedly, "Fourth Uncle, how is my master?"
Li Qi said, "Huang Tianxiang is still in good health, but he has been working hard on Bicheng's affairs for the past few months and seems to be a little haggard. By the way, Jinglan, he asked me to bring you a message."
Jinglan said, "Fourth Uncle, please speak."
Li Qi said, "Huang Tianxiang asked you to return to Bicheng after the Seven Cities Conference. He has something important to discuss with you."
Jinglan seemed a little nervous and asked, "What's the important matter?"
Li Qi smiled and said, "Since it is an important matter, Huang Tianxiang will not tell me. When the time comes, you can go back to Bicheng with me, and I will take care of you on the way."
Jinglan glanced at Chu Xiaomu and nodded.
Li Qi asked the two how they had raised so much food and were able to send it back to Bicheng safely.
Chu Xiaomu did not hide the fact that the only general in Jinyang City was once a slave with him in Jiaoshan, and they had rebelled together, and they were very good brothers.
Li Qi nodded and said that if he had the chance, he would definitely meet General Xuan and thank him on behalf of the general.
Chu Xiaomu thought that Xuanying was a very quiet person, usually unwilling to say a word, and was afraid that he would not like to meet you, the stranger guests from other cities.
The three of them talked about the upcoming Seven Cities Conference.
When the oath of alliance of Cangmu Kingdom was signed, Bicheng had not yet been built. However, under the governance of General Biye, Bicheng had long become a big city that could not be ignored in Cangmu Kingdom. The Bicheng cavalry in particular was famous among the four countries. Jin Lier naturally sent an invitation letter to General Biye.
Bicheng is relatively close to Jinyangcheng, only about 200 miles farther than Anfengcheng. The general received the invitation letter for the conference six days ago. General Biye wanted to come in person, but he was still worried that the Spirit King of Chisha or a powerful Spirit General would sneak across the river and hurt people. After discussing with several major generals for a meal, he decided to send Li Qi, the general of Zhongjing Army, to attend the conference.
Bicheng and Yutuocheng are the best friends. It is said that the person they sent is Lu Linnange, the daughter of the city lord Lu Linang. She set out from Yutuocheng, passed Xiehuaguan, crossed Qingyuan, and then passed Chenmuguan in Jinyangcheng. She will probably arrive one or two days later.
Jinglan had heard of Lu Linnan Ge a long time ago. It was said that she originally wanted to learn spiritual arts from Ran Qingdeng, but Ran Qingdeng had a strange personality and refused to accept her as his disciple.
Li Qi nodded and said, "The Dongzhong Army repelled the Red Soldiers advancing eastward several times, and Lu Lin Nan Ge helped a lot. It is said that her spiritual power is exactly in line with the spiritual power of our Dongzhong Army's young general Yu Aqi, which is why they were able to defeat Yan Zhong, the brother of the Spirit King Yan Zhua."
Chu Xiaomu asked: "What kind of spiritual power is compatible?"
Li Qi smiled and said, "This is a matter of spiritual power and spiritual arts. I don't understand it either. You can ask Huang Tianxiang's favorite disciple." After saying that, he looked at Jinglan.
Jinglan blushed and said, "What do you mean by 'favorite disciple'? Fourth uncle, you will laugh at me."
Li Qi said seriously, "I heard that if you hadn't arrived in time and used your spiritual power with Xiaomu to calm the general down when he went berserk, I'm afraid the Bicheng army would have been in great trouble. Some people say that this is because of the spiritual power of you and Xiaomu."