After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 303 Negotiation

  After she left, the carriage started again. The thin man grabbed He Lingchuan's intact arm, and said anxiously, "Home? Home! You can do it, kid. You're about to become famous, and you can still enjoy the beauty's favor!"

  The envy of single dogs is beyond words.

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  There were two thunderclaps in the sky.

  He Lingchuan sat up and stretched.

  Drinking in the dream has this benefit, and you won’t have a headache when you wake up.

  Hu Min helped him hold a celebration banquet in Yixianglou. There were originally only four people, but for some reason, the more they drank, the more people came. In the end, even the wicker and door panels came.

  Seeing how the two of them flirted together, He Lingchuan concluded that they were already having an affair.

   Of course this was before he got very drunk.

   How many jars of wine have you drank? He Lingchuan didn't remember it himself, anyway, he returned to reality as soon as he opened his eyes.

   Having said that, Sun Fuling's promise has not yet been fulfilled.

no chance.

  He Lingchuan rubbed his face, got up and opened the tent door to see, it was still raining heavily outside. This God poured water on the ground for several days in a row, wouldn't it get tired of it?

  He asked the local soldiers to ask. It is said that the flood season in northern Xia has now entered, and it will rain continuously for 30 to 40 days, with only a short break in between.

  In contrast, the rainy season in Heishui City has never been so long.

   Clearly this weather poses a challenge to grain storage. But this is not the top priority right now, as soon as He Lingchuan finished getting dressed, He Chunhua sent someone to call him.

  When He Lingchuan went to the main tent of the Chinese Army, a meeting was going on inside. He waited in the side tent for a while, and heard that it was mainly discussing the relocation of the camp.

   At present, it is basically certain that the main flood season of Hanhe River will come ahead of schedule. After a few days of heavy rain, the river bank is prone to loosening and collapsing, so it is best for the Yuan army to retreat another hundred feet.

  From the point of view of the garrison location, the ground south of the Han River guarded by the Yuan Army is soft, but there are rocky mountains to the north. In previous years, the floods would first flood the south bank and then flood the north bank.

  So Zhao Pan is also highly nervous at this time. The battalion had to be moved, and it had to be moved as soon as possible, but it couldn't retreat too far, because the enemy on the other side took advantage of it.

   It is up to him to decide the middle scale.

  After the meeting ended, He Chunhua came out and saw his son.

   "Father, what's the matter?" For the past two days, he was so absorbed in his practice that he forgot that this was the front line.

  He Chunhua spread a piece of crumpled letterhead on the table: "You have to come with me."

   This letter is wet, and the words on it are also blurred, but it does not hinder reading:

   At 2:30 p.m., Baiming Valley Xianglong Peak, if you don't come, the front line will be defeated.

  Is this so? He looked up at He Chunhua, only to hear his father say: "Hong Chenglue is determined to meet with us."

   Sure enough.

"To be precise, he wants to see his wife and make sure she is safe and well." He Chunhua said in a deep voice, "I ordered people to send a dozen arrows to the surrounding woods to send a letter asking him to quit Xiazhou. Hong Chenglue received it as expected. What you see is his reply."

  He was sure that after the food transport team arrived at the front line, the Xunzhou rangers would still be watching nearby.

   Sure enough, the book of arrows he sent people to shoot everywhere could reach Hong Chenglue.

   "If you don't go, the front line will be defeated?" He Lingchuan wondered, "This man has a big tone. What can't be done by the tens of thousands of Xunzhou troops on the opposite side, can he easily do it?"

  He Chunhua remained silent, his eyes flickering.

   "But Dad still wants to meet him for a while?"

   "It's better to believe it." He Chunhua is a cautious person, "Besides, he only has more than a hundred riders, why should I be afraid?"

   "Go get ready and leave in an hour."

  He Lingchuan hesitated to speak, so he had no choice but to take orders and leave.

  …

   An hour later, He Chunhua rushed to Baiming Valley in the rain with more than 600 riders.

  In addition to the 400 members of the grain transportation team, Zhao Pan assigned him another 200 elites. He Lingchuan saw that they were all carrying big bows.

   "In places like Baiming Valley, archers are best used." These are Zhao Pan's original words.

   There was also a carriage accompanying him, and Hong Chenglue's wife, Ajin, was lying in it. Of course, this is no longer a shabby civilian carriage. Before leaving, the mother-in-law helped her take a bath, changed her clothes, and even applied a little makeup to make her look better.

   Ah Jin is very quiet and at her mercy.

   After another hour, the team arrived at Baiming Valley.

  Going here, He Lingchuan understood Zhao Pan's painstaking efforts. Baiming Valley is surrounded by mountains, the rocks are mostly exposed, there are many strange rocks, and there are countless holes in the mountains.

  This kind of terrain is good for concealment, no wonder Hong Chenglue appointed to meet here.

  The locals lead the way. Xianglong Peak is the first short peak you can meet when you first enter Baiming Valley, and it is not difficult to climb.

  He Chunhua sent several scouts up, and the feedback he got was that everything was normal and there was no ambush.

  However, He Chunhua did not go up the mountain, and only let the team stop on the flat ground at the entrance of Baiming Valley.

  He asked someone to move a chair from the carriage, and Da Ma Jindao sat down.

  The meaning is very clear: I come to Baiming Valley as promised, but I won’t go in, it’s impossible for you to do everything. If you want to see your wife, come out and see yourself.

  The terrain of Baiming Valley is complicated, and He Chunhua must not let Hong Chenglue lead him by the nose. Who knows what weird arrangements are on Xianglong Peak?

  The elite he brought went to the nearby high point for control, and the archers lay in ambush.

   It's also God's favor. As soon as He Chunhua arrived at Baiming Valley, the rain stopped.

  The fragrance of the green mud lingers, and there are birds chirping in the forest.

  The valley is secluded and there are no people.

  Unable to eat hot tofu in a hurry, He Chunhua simply closed his eyes and rested his mind.

   After a quarter of an hour like this, the ground five feet in front of He Chunhua suddenly moved, and the gravel bounced everywhere. The personal guards immediately stepped forward and surrounded He Chunhua.

The rocks and sand on the ground gathered quickly, and in less than ten breaths, the ground sank into a large pit more than one foot wide and several feet deep, but a stone man who was two heads taller than a human climbed out of the pit, walking heavily. He Chunhua walked towards He Chunhua.

  The personal guard showed his weapon and shouted, "Stop!"

  He Chunhua waved his hand: "Let it come here." This thing seems to be harmless.

  The stout stone man continued to walk a few steps forward before stopping, with a low voice as if being run over by a stone roller: "Master He!"

  He Chunhua raised his eyebrows: "Hong Chenglue?"

   "Where's my wife?"

   "Let's talk about the business first." He Chunhua's eyes wandered in the distance, and the stone man was just summoned by the other party to talk with him using puppetry. But the control distance of this spell is limited, Hong Chenglue himself should be hiding not far away. Now Zeng Feixiong should be leading his men to search for Hong Chenglue's location nearby.

"I don't want your life, and I don't need you to embarrass me, as long as you quit Xiazhou for a year and you won't be able to re-enter." He Chunhua said slowly, "Your wife is a guest of honor with me. She eats and drinks well, and I guarantee that she won't feel any discomfort at all. , even better than sleeping with you. After a year, I will return her to you."

  Hong Chenglue's back and forth behind Zhao Panda is a huge disaster for Xiazhou. He Chunhua hated him for burning the military rations, but was even more worried that he would continue to wreak havoc without end.

   But this guy is slippery, not easy to catch. Then the best thing to do is to kick him out.

   "No." Hong Chenglue refused through the stone man's mouth, "Give me back Ajin now, or I will help the Xunzhou people defeat the enemy, and Zhao Pan will be defeated within half a month."

  He Chunhua couldn't help laughing.

  The celebration of the New Year with a heavy soldier in hand is not far from the north bank of the Hanhe River. Even he can't overcome the natural danger of the Hanhe River, and can't break through Zhao Pan's defense line. How dare Hong Chenglue fight this package?

  Hong Chenglue didn't say anything, just quietly waiting for him to finish laughing.

  The stone man was expressionless, which made it even more difficult for He Chunhua to figure out his thoughts.

  Negotiation is an art. If you cannot see the facial expressions of the other party, you will miss a lot of information. He Chunhua was very dissatisfied with this: "You are sure to defeat General Zhao, but you dare not show your face in front of me? You should come out and speak first, I don't believe in people who hide their heads and show their tails!"

  The stone man stopped talking.

   After a while, there seemed to be a figure flickering in the distance.

  The father and son of the He family stared, and two figures appeared on a small mountain more than ten feet away in front of them.

   That's Hong Chenglue?

  He Lingchuan had never met Hong Chenglue, but he recognized the other person as Dong Rui.

   This man is really better than Xiao Xiao, and he can't be caught or beaten to death no matter what.

  He Chunhua glanced left and right, and naturally someone sneaked towards the small mountain.

  The stone man spoke again: "Master He, don't play these tricks, you can't catch me."

  How do you know if you don’t try? He Chunhua smiled and said: "General Hong really has courage. But you are also a Yuanren, why did you help Nian Zanli, the defeated general, to attack the Yuan Kingdom? Well, as long as you are willing to withdraw from Xiazhou, I will release Ling's wife within three months." .”

  The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. If Hong Chenglue really leads his troops out of Xiazhou, it is hard to say whether he will come in later.

  So, the focus of the game between the two sides now is actually Hong Chenglue's "retirement".

  His retreat, He Chunhua has the credit of "not sending a single soldier, persuading the enemy's general to retreat", he has explained to the front line, to Xiazhou, and to the royal court, and his prestige is not damaged.

   And this retreat also caused trouble for Hong Chenglue himself. First of all, the soldiers he is now leading are all Xunzhou rangers, not Bega's army. "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts" have been muttering for a long time.

  If Hong Chenglue withdrew from Xiazhou for private reasons, how could the people of Xunzhou be willing to obey?

  Secondly, guerrilla attacks in the enemy's rear are the orders of Beja Kingdom. If he withdraws without authorization, he is disobeying the order, which is taboo in the army. Hong Chenglue has just come back, is he going to cut his way out?

  But He Chunhua's key points are real.

  Others can't imagine the bond between him and his wife.

  He Chunhua is going to cut off his future. Hong Chenglue, who had always been used to making difficult choices, hesitated visibly at this time.

  Dong Rui elbowed him: "Hey..."

  Hong Chenglue immediately raised his hand, interrupting his continuation.

  When He Lingchuan saw this, he understood that his so-called "helping Xun people defeat Zhao Pan" might not be able to show evidence to everyone.

  (end of this chapter)