Chapter 482 482: Let’s go to Quantai to recruit old troops (Part 2) [two-in-one]
As we all know.
Shen Tang has a group of literati and scribes who have abandoned their lord, and Kang Shi, who has the "will lose every bet", is the best among them. As a result, Shen Tang's teeth will be clenched when he drinks water, and he will catch cold when he blows the wind. Don't even think about the unrealistic dream of going to a casino and getting rich overnight.
You can only win against the dealer by setting up a stall!
Troubles come after pitfalls, but at the critical moment it can turn things around!
Chu Yao was surprised when he heard this: "Seriously?"
Kang Shi said: "Of course it is true!"
As long as the Lord's destiny is hard enough, he can become a god!
Although his way of being a scribe is not completely passive and uncontrollable, it is almost there. The current predicament fully meets the conditions for his scribe's method to be activated, and the disadvantage of the situation has reached a critical point of life and death. Rather than sit back and wait for death, it's better to give it a try.
Kang Shidao: "When the war begins, we will join forces to perform the 'Last Stand', and the effect will be ten times or even ten times better than usual. With the bravery and skill of General Chu, General Zhao and others, we will occupy another With the advantage of Yongguguan’s terrain, we may not be unable to win!”
It is true that the national border barrier is as brittle as tissue paper, but it can also play a certain role in reducing the combat pressure on one's own side. Looking at the overall situation, the balance of victory still tilts heavily towards them. Kang Shi had thought very clearly on the way here.
But what he didn’t expect was—
“This can’t happen! This matter must be carefully considered!”
Kang Shi asked hurriedly: “Why not? Could it be? Is there any better way than this? When we live on the border, the nearby separatist forces have no friendship with us and will not send troops to help. If we don't do this, the Yonggu Pass will be broken."
Ask again: "Have you ever thought about it. Consequences?”
"Of course Yao has thought about it." Chu Yao was also excited about Kang Shi's plan at first, and he had a feeling of a bright future, but soon he thought of something, which was like a basin of cold water dousing the rising joy, "Your way of being a scribe It will affect the lord!”
My lord is still in Shiwu territory at the moment.
Her luck was not very good to begin with - if she had been really lucky, she would not have picked up so many literary scribes with all kinds of scribes one after another - Kang Shi now had another "head-on blow" , Chu Yao is really worried that his lord will be unlucky enough to touch the enemy's lair, which is fully armed, sharpened, and fully prepared for war... That would be funny.
Chu Yao was unwilling to take risks with his lord.
“This——” Kang Shi calmed down after hearing this.
There was a hint of sadness on his brows. He was so preoccupied with thinking about how to deal with the crisis at Yonggu Pass that he really neglected his lord. It's not that he doesn't care about his lord, but that his lord is the most stubborn person he has ever seen in his life, so he subconsciously ignores him.
Kang Shi sighed: "What should we do?"
Chu Yao frowned and thought for a long time, weighing the pros and cons.
I heard Kang Shi grit his teeth and said fiercely: "If the Yonggu Pass is broken, my lord and the others will be dead, and we have no choice but to retreat. The outcome will be early death or late death. Difference, it is better to take a gamble - bet on her He is the right one! Looking at the past and present, which one has a smooth journey? In the same way, which one will die prematurely? ?”
I have never seen a gambler more addicted to gambling than Kang Shi.
But thinking about his way of being a scribe, he is very helpless. This guy's way of being a scribe is to use the master as a bet.
No worries!
Kang Shi was not annoyed.
Smiled: “That’s how life is!”
If you don’t take a gamble, you don’t know how bright the future will be.
The world is undecided, the outcome is uncertain!
If you lose the bet, you will pay for your lord’s life!
Chu Yao looked at the unsatisfactory national border barrier and sighed heavily: "It's a last resort, but it's not a last resort -"
"It's not necessary unless it's a last resort." Don't look at Kang Shi's mouth. He said it coolly, but he was also afraid of risking his lord's life.
The atmosphere in Yongguguan is much more solemn than before.
The patrol soldiers had murderous looks on their faces and their eyes were glowing green! The lights in the main tent were on all night, and figures came and went, discussing how to deal with this battle. The generals around the guard Chu Jie are all veterans with rich combat experience.
They know the terrain near Yonggu Pass very well. Where to camp, where to ambush, you can point them out with your eyes closed. But no matter how they gathered together to deduce, they were not optimistic about this battle, and the tent was filled with gloom.
For a time, people's hearts were floating.
There are even younger ones who want to quit.
I just didn't dare to say it, my eyes flickered.
They know Chu Jie’s temper very well.
I hate deserters the most, and will kill people if I disagree.
"Alas! Why are you crying and looking sad?"
Chu Jie looked at them with unlucky expressions.
Several veterans hesitated to speak and sighed.
Chu Jie slapped his chest loudly and said, "At worst, I will die in the same year and on the same day. I am willing to clear the way for you to die."
Master Yu interrupted him angrily.
"Shut up! You're going to die before the battle even starts!"
In his opinion, Chu Jie is the most unlucky.
Chu Jie was scolded so much that he turned off the microphone.
"In my opinion, General Chu is right." Zhao Feng expressed his support for Chu Jie and said solemnly, "We have no way to retreat, and the worst we can do is die. Yes! There is no chance of winning in this battle. If you fight, you will die. But if you think about it, we can do it without fighting. Survive? If we don’t fight this battle with all our lives, the people in the pass will live in the hands of Shiwu thugs, and future generations will be enslaved.”
Zhao Feng’s calm voice came to everyone clearly. ears, spread throughout the main tent Every corner: "The men died tragically, their homes were lost, and the wives and daughters fell into the hands of thieves and suffered humiliation. It would be good if the lost land could be recovered in the short term, but what if Shiwu established a foothold here? The children and grandchildren will be Being assimilated into the Shiwu ethnic group, they forgot their ancestors. , and even wielded a butcher knife to kill the same people!"
"Everyone has his own ambitions, and it is understandable that you want to retreat. I guess there are old people and young people among you..."
Zhao As soon as Feng said these words, everyone was angry.
"We respect the general for lending a helping hand in times of crisis, but the general's words are too harsh to hear. If you are really greedy for life and afraid of death, and find another job early, what power and wealth can you not get? How can you be stationed in a bitter cold place for so many years and be exposed to this wind and sun? Sunbathing?”
The man became more and more excited as he spoke, with veins popping up on his forehead, with an expression like “You can kill me but you can’t insult me.”
Even the young man who initially wanted to quit had a firm look in his eyes and calmed down: "Although we are not as powerful as General Zhao, but an ordinary man can still splatter blood three feet in anger. It is our duty to defend our homeland. There is no need to use this aggressive method."
"Yes, this is looking down on me!"
Zhao Feng apologized good-naturedly.
He bluntly said that he had misunderstood everyone. When the battle is over, if he survives by chance, he will be punished with three drinks as an apology.
In this way, the dullness of the main account was gone.
"Report——"
Everyone's nerves were tense.
The scouts ahead have discovered Shiwu soldiers and horses!
It is expected to arrive outside Yonggu Pass in two days.
So fast!
For a while, the only sound left in the tent was the occasional beeping sound of candles burning, which made every face solemn.
Under the national border barrier.
“Finally caught up!”
The dusty scribe abandoned his tired and sweaty horse and hurried on foot with his words and spirit. He hurriedly and slowly finally arrived before the war started. Seeing that the national border barrier was even more fragile than when he left, the scribe tightened his baggage and frowned.
“It’s really not good...”
Is it better to stay and intervene, or to leave?
Scribes prefer the latter.
You won't be able to help much by staying here, unless someone is willing to open up the treasury, but will Zheng Qiao be that victim?
Looking at the national border barrier in front of him, he chuckled, raised his hand to create a gap that could accommodate one person, and passed through without alerting the guards. Next, you only need to climb over the city wall to return to Longwu County in the pass.
Under the cover of darkness, the scribes seemed to be in a no-man’s land.
Just when the scribe was about to relax his vigilance, a sword light came from the darkness and passed dangerously close to his neck.
With a sound, he drew his sword and fought.
The clanging sound of the swords clashing was particularly clear in the dark night. The scribe was worried that too much noise would attract patrolling guards. In line with the principle of doing more than doing less, he took a few steps back and waved his hand to stop him. He turned around and ran away.
But the man said: "I want to escape!"
Several chains of literary energy rose from the ground.
Coming towards him.
The scribe secretly had bad luck and met a colleague.
When he is rich, even the King of Heaven is not afraid of him.
When you have no money, you will be bullied by dogs when you are in peace, and you will be teased by shrimps when you are in the shallows. You are also unlucky.
“Wait a minute!”
The scribe avoided the attack, jumped up to a high place, bowed to the opponent, and tried to communicate: “I am not a bad person!”
"You came from outside the customs. If you want to cross the customs, you can come tomorrow. Isn't it a bad person to sneak across the border in the middle of the night?"
Kang Shi also didn't expect such a gain.
He came to get familiar with the terrain of Yonggu Pass.
Where to set up the formation to maximize the benefits, who knew that before taking two steps, he felt an extremely slight fluctuation of unfamiliar culture in the air, and followed it to find it. Haha, he really caught a little rookie with a weak aura.
The response is quick.
You can dodge any sudden sneak attack. It can be seen that he is also an old man walking outside.
The scribe asked back: "The crisis at Yonggu Pass is imminent, how can we turn it on and off? It's a helpless move for me..."
Kang Shi put down his sword upon hearing this.
Ask: "How do you know about this?"
The scribe smiled bitterly: "To tell you the truth, I actually received the news and rushed to inform the guard. I hope I can prepare early. It’s just that I heard that someone has already taken the next step, so there is no need for me to make this trip again.”
“I’ll have to see the general to tell you whether this is true or not.”
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Kang Shi was not going to let this person go.
Anyone acting suspiciously will be arrested first.
The scribe raised his eyebrows and reluctantly put away his sword: "Okay!"
Kang Shi was surprised that he was so happy.
“Follow me.”
On the way, the scribe had no intention of running away.
Kang Shi asked a few questions: "Why did you leave seclusion, sir?"
The scribe did not hide anything: "Entrusted by a friend."
"What is the entrustment?" ”
“It is naturally a life-and-death plan for the people in the pass.”
Kang Shi paused and looked at the scribe, as if he doubted the truth of what he said, but the scribe looked at him frankly.
The scribe asked: "Sir, don't believe it?"
"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just your strength..." Kang Shi didn't speak too clearly, just understand it yourself.
The corner of the scribe's mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't feel angry or looked down upon. In fact, he had long been used to it.
“A person should not be judged by his appearance.” Yes, he admitted that his literary talent was not very good compared with the person in front of him, but he could not underestimate him because of this. Believe it or not, he threw all the gold in the package at Kang Shi's face to show him who was the best?
Kang Shi apologized: "I was rude."
And asked: "Who asked me to ask?"
If it is true, there is no flaw.
If it is false, it will be full of errors and omissions.
The scribe betrayed his savior without hesitation.
Calculating the time, I estimate that the other party is also on the road to hell. Speaking out will not affect him at all, and maybe he can save some of his reputation. Since Yan Xingning followed Zheng Qiao, his reputation has been in decline, and he is almost dead in a ditch.
He said: "I was entrusted by my benefactor Yan Xingning to help him go to Shiwu to make arrangements in order to save the building that was about to collapse."
Hearing the word "Yan Xingning" Kang Shi was shocked by the name.
Subconsciously asked: "Which feast is Xingning?"
The scribe: "Yan'an, Yan Xingning."
Kang Shi stopped and used the moonlight to see the scribe's face clearly. After a while he said: "Yan Xingning is my friend."
Scribe: "...may I ask who you are, sir?"
Kang Shi said: "When I gave the Kang family name, the courtesy name was Ji Shou."
The scribe had a vague impression and asked: "Kang Silang?"
Kang Shi nodded: "Yes."
The scribe: "..."
Kang Shi asked: "Sir, do you recognize me?"
The scribe shook his head and said: "I don't know, but Xingning said before that he had bad luck in gambling. A friend who also likes to gamble is said to be Shirou Kang. If you are too poor to open the pot one day, you can ask this person to blackmail you for some money, and you will definitely make money without losing money."
Kang Shi: "..."
The scribe looked at Kang Shi's dress, and it was true. It is exquisite and decent, with luxury in a low-key manner, the standard style of aristocratic family.
Kang Shi endured the bulging veins on his forehead and said angrily: "Yan Xingning...how could this guy say such stupid things?"
Does he look like someone who has been taken advantage of?
Allow strangers to extort money from you?
"This is not like what he would say..."
Kang Shi thought he still understood his friend.
The scribe coughed slightly, and there seemed to be something strange on his face: "This is indeed not like his style, but he did say so."
Kang Shi was rich and would lose every bet, but he was indeed short of money and had integrity. Bright way to make money, why not do it?
"...Why did he ask you to go to Shiwu?"
He decided to skip the topic of extorting money.
I secretly made up my mind that I would never bet with this person.
The scribe wrote lightly: "It's nothing. I just cooperated with him to get a Shiwu Bu defense map. It would be even better if I could find ways to provoke internal fighting among the princes of Shiwu Royal Court. Although there were twists and turns on the way, fortunately - fortunately not It’s an insult.”
But I don’t know how effective it will be.
Conflicts also take time to ferment.
Hearing this, although Kang Shi did not completely dispel his doubts, he also changed his attitude. If what this person said is true, I really can't neglect the other person. If you neglect it, wouldn’t it chill people’s hearts? For details, take it back and ask slowly.
Kang Shi changed the subject and asked about the current situation of Yanan.
Since the last time he met Yan'an's incarnation and had a quarrel, Kang Shi never heard from him again.
The scribe said: "He...tsk, I'm afraid it's not good."
Kang Shi: "It is indeed difficult to assist a violent lord."
He knows that Yan An was not the kind of person who would help others do evil, but she really couldn't understand the other party's plans. Xingning really thought that he could completely calm down and tame Zheng Qiao, a wild wild horse that was running wild, with the help of his brother-in-law?
There is a high probability that he will be trampled to death.
Kang Shi tried to persuade him again and again, but Yanan was also a donkey, and his temper became so stubborn that even the cows couldn't be pulled back.
The scribe shook his head: "It would be okay if it was just difficult to do. I'm afraid he would have already asked Po Meng for soup..."
Kang Shi was struck by lightning and froze in place. .
“What!”
The scribe said: “If nothing else, he should be dead.”
Kang Shi was so distracted by the news that his body swayed slightly. He blinked hard, as if it was difficult to digest the sudden bad news. When the scribes saw Kang Shi's reaction, they knew that Kang Shi was really a friend of Yan'an.
Sighed: "My condolences."
No one can stop this man from dying. Because the person who killed him was not others but himself, how could he stop him?
Scribe: "Dying for the Tao is not a bad ending."
At least I have no regrets when I leave.
This is also what countless literary scribes want.
Kang Shi's eyes were red, something seemed to be stuck in his throat, and he didn't speak for a while. He had a premonition that this day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly. It caught him off guard——
Is there really no feasting in the world?
Due to the way of being a scholar, Kang Shi had very few friends, and Yan Xingning was the most special. When the two met when they were young and willful, they had disputes and conflicts, and more often than not Look for sympathy among people who share the same path.
We once walked side by side, promising to put an end to the injustices in the world.
Why did he die?
The scribe saw this and wisely did not speak again.
Until he entered the military camp, he saw Kang Shi coming and going freely, and asked: "Sir, are you serving under the guard general Chu Jie?"
Kang Shi shook his head: "My lord, the governor of Longwu County, take over. When he heard that Yonggu Pass was in trouble, he brought people to support him."
Scribe: "The governor of Longwu County?"
"Yes, sir, do you recognize your lord?"
The scribe shook his head: "No, it's just——"
His expression was strange for a moment.
He also said: "Xingning really likes this young county governor very much. He speaks highly of him and recommends him to me several times. I wonder how Mr. Shen is doing?"
Tang Sister(っ°Д°;)っ: Danger! ! !
I originally wanted to finish the rest of the plot, but I found that - well, I really can’t finish it, so I’ll save it and continue tomorrow. Hey hey, if no one steals the monthly vote list, shiitake mushrooms should be at the top of the list. It’s been a long time coming.
PS: Strange, my title is clearly "I am going to Quantai to recruit old people here," why was "this" swallowed up?
(End of this chapter)