My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 168 Spying
In the second year of Kaigan, autumn, early September.

Yanjing once again ushered in continuous mobilization. There were several huge military camps. Figures carrying swords and shields took large bags of dry food and tied them to their waists. Teams of men and horses were mixed together and poured out like a torrent. Following the winding official road southward into Laizhou, they got some supplies from Laizhou and continued south.

On the other side, the horn of the String Controlling Wolf Rider sounded.

The earth trembled slightly.

A large group of cavalrymen under the banner of Bingzhou gathered on the school grounds under the autumn sky. Lu Bu drew his halberd with one hand and held the reins on the horse's back with the other hand, riding slowly through the fields with Su Chen.

The afternoon rays of light shone on his face. The originally light beard was much thinner today, and his once gray hair was black and shiny in the rays of the sun.

Not long after, the Xiqiang flying cavalry galloped past from afar. Ma Chao and Ma Dai on horseback cupped their hands in this direction and chased Xia Houyuan's team.

Su Chen is now the king of Xia, but he has never been overbearing and majestic towards the generals around him. As the two walked, they talked and asked Lu Bu about this battle.

"Is there anything wrong with Marquis Wen in this trip south?"

Lu Bu tightened the reins, his eyes were deep, his arrogance remained unchanged, but he also had a different momentum than before. He whispered: "Whether it was in the past life or here, the Central Plains has always had sufficient money and food, and a prosperous population. It is much better than the north. Judging from the previous battles between Fenzhou and the Wei army, the soldiers were still capable of fighting, but the generals were much inferior. Perhaps a certain family and Xia Houyuan did not encounter the famous generals of Wei that day. However, since going south, you still have to be careful of the lack of troops in the rear, so as not to Being attacked by someone with evil intentions.”

These words reminded Su Chen of what happened in Yanzhou and Xuzhou in the late Han Dynasty.

Probably seeing what Su Chen was thinking, Lu Bu laughed loudly and said without hesitation: "Yes, a certain family has done it, twice!"

"Yanjing must be guarded, of course." Su Chen also looked ahead, his eyes were serious, but there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth. "...That's why Dong Zhuo and Zhuge Liang were sent to Yanjing, and this time they went to Ding'an City. Transfer Li Dian to Yanjing."

Lu Bu nodded. As for Su Chen's arrangements, they have all been leading troops for a long time, so they naturally understand: "What about preparing to fully attack Wei after October?"

"Well... I have this idea, but there are still a lot of preparations to be made for a full-scale war. Now there is no need to worry about Xirong. The locust plague has started. As long as Yantang Pass is defended, they will only choose to go south instead of east." There was a pause in the words. , Su Chen lowered his eyelids, "They will definitely plunder enough food before winter. This is my two-pronged approach!"

Hearing Su Chen's words, Lu Bu waved his hand boldly: "Haha, a certain family doesn't care about strategies or tactics. Let's fight the next battle first!"

"What I want is what Marquis Wen said!"

The two looked at each other, and Su Chen reached out and smacked it, and the palm of his hand that was also swiped hit each other in mid-air.

"Marquis Wen, send troops!" Su Chen tightened the reins, turned the horse's head and ran towards Yanjing. Behind him, Lu Bu turned his eyes and looked to the other side. There were three thousand string-controlling wolf cavalry waiting for him, and he nodded silently at them. With his head and feet touching the horse's belly, the horse with flying smoke and red clouds galloped directly out.

Three thousand wolf cavalry, one person and two horses, surged up in a mighty force and turned south to Lingzhou.

On the horse running towards Yanjing, Su Chen looked back at the leaving group of cavalry and issued an order: "Instruct Zhao Yun's Youyan Army to also prepare to march out of Yunjing and then enter Zhangzhou."

Immediately, Su Chen returned to Prince Xia's Mansion to arrange the affairs of the city. He talked secretly with Zhuge Liang and Dong Zhuo in the room for half an hour, and then pulled the rebuilt ancestral coffin to the palace. Li Tiangang bought a stick of incense and helped Su Chen bring it to the palace. The tombs of these emperors of all generations were carried on carriages, no longer by eunuchs or soldiers.

After going south this time, she didn't know how many months it would take to come back, so Su Chen still went to the Taining Palace, beating wooden sticks and sweet dates together.

But this time when they went south, Yang Yuhuan wanted to go with them. Firstly, Tang Xuanzong begged, and secondly, Yang Yuhuan knew Dong Zhuo. If Su Chen was not in Yanjing, and the other party rushed to the backyard, she would not be able to resist it. of.

Judging from the meaning of her words, it seems that it can also play a certain role on the battlefield!
Never mind her, she has to go back to Rongzhou anyway. If it doesn't work, she will be left in Su's house. Besides, Su Chen has been out for so long. Not only does he miss his family, he also misses the carefree Fang Xuejun.

After the arrangements were made, Su Chen led the shield warriors to join the [-] Youyan troops outside the city, leaving the other [-] to Dong Zhuo.

Soon, the army advanced southwest and headed for Rongzhou. …

In the south, the bright sunshine gradually faded away, and the sky became overcast, as if an autumn rain was falling.

Autumn thunder rolled across the sky.

Under the gloomy sky, a village twenty miles south of Zhangzhou on the north bank of the Hun River was surrounded by Hunhou Zhou Xiang's team. He got off the carriage and ran into the town's inn dragging his chubby figure.

Then he saw a beautiful figure sitting in the hall drinking tea with eight swords on his back, one foot on the bench next to him. There were many people in the world around him, both men and women.

"Can Guo Jijiu be upstairs?"

Zhou Xiang looked at the woman drinking tea, thinking she was a knight-errant whom Guo Jia had gathered. After asking, he stomped up the stairs. On the second floor, he saw the thin and frail Guo Jijiu sitting there. Drinking tea at the long table, the air is filled with a strong herbal smell.

"Sacrificial wine."

Zhou Xiang cupped his hands and sat across from him, "What's going on?"

"It's just a sneak attack. I don't think the Marquis came to ask in person." Guo Jia's face was still a little pale. He received a sword in his ribs, but nothing was hurt.

Just as he was talking, footsteps came from the stairs, it was the woman who had been stabbed eight times.

"Who is this?" Zhou Xiang asked Guo Jia hesitantly.

"The unmarried wife of King Xia..." Guo Jia smiled, but before he could finish his words, Zhou Xiang jumped up quickly, his hand moving up and down quickly.

"I've met Princess Xia!"

The pretty face of the woman who came over suddenly turned red with embarrassment, but she did not refute, "Guo Jijiu, just rest here for a while. I will check the rest. What can I say? Su Ting... is also my husband... the hall of King Xia." brother."

"No, Princess!" Zhou Xiang was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat, "I can't do it, I can't do it, how can you go to Wei State in person?"

"There is no one available now, who will do it if I don't do it myself? Guo Jijiu is so injured, don't look at him drinking tea with a confident look. In fact, it was my men who helped him up, and I gave him a push. Let’s see if he falls!”

Tea almost flowed out of the corner of Guo Jia's mouth.

Princess Xia is indeed a tiger.

"That's it. No one in the Wei Kingdom knows me. Looking at our equipment, we can tell that we are from Jianghu, so we won't attract too much attention." Fang Xuejun picked up the tea cup and squeezed it in front of Zhou Xiang, and the cup was sipped. With a pinch, he was broken into pieces, "How could I be so useless? I'm just here to find out Su Ting's whereabouts first, and I'm not really going to fight with people."

Zhou Xiang was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. He looked at Guo Jia from time to time, and the latter also shook his head. Fang Xuejun came quickly from Ding'an County this morning and brought 20 people with him.

Right now, he really needs the help of these people.

"Princess...just cross the river to take a look, but remember to be safe. The group should still be in Chendu County at the moment."

(End of this chapter)