sbdcsierra Chapter 917: Thank You
Chapter 917: Thank You
The situation in Jianzhou is not bad, but the situation in the other two states is not optimistic.
No matter the aristocratic family or the common people, they were all looted by the Shezhao.
Although Shezhao didn't dare to fight against the Chu State and took the initiative to retreat, but in the few days before the Chu State's army arrived, they had already taken away everything they could.
Only the common people suffering from hunger and cold were left.
They didn't massacre the city, not because they were kind, but because they wanted to use the time of massacring the city to search for more treasures and food.
After learning about the situation at the border gate, Long Bing'er slammed her fist on the table, and immediately the wooden table was scattered and turned into fragments all over the place: "This group of beasts! This revenge will be avenged sooner or later!"
Xu Qing on the side said: "Actually, this revenge can be avenged now."
Long Bing'er looked at Xu Qing and asked: "Now that Shezhao has withdrawn troops from Zhao State, logically speaking, Chu State no longer needs to help us, are you still willing to send troops?"
Xu Qing said, "The State of Zhao has ceded so much land and has not yet returned it. Of course, the State of Chu has a reason to continue to use force against them."
General Long heard Xu Qing's words and turned his head to look at him, and said solemnly: "I, Long Wu, have recorded the friendship of Chu State."
After saying that, General Long bowed to Xu Qing. Seeing this appearance, Xu Qing hurriedly returned the salute: "The same lineage, wind and moon are in the same sky, General Long doesn't need to be too polite."
This is the man who makes the virtuous king drool, and he is also his future father-in-law. Taking a step back, General Long can be said to have served the country and the people all his life.
Such a person, Xu Qing really felt ashamed to stay with General Long.
Next, General Long asked Xu Qing to sit down. Long Bing'er poured tea for the two of them and stood behind General Long without taking a seat.
Xu Qing looked at Long Wu and said, "General, in Junior's opinion, the top priority should be to appease the people displaced by the war and provide them with food to survive, instead of attacking Shezhao immediately."
Long Wu sighed and said, "Of course I know this. Although I have distributed all the surplus food of the Zhenxi Army to the victims of the disaster in the two states, it is still a drop in the bucket. I predicted today's situation ten days ago and wrote it in advance. After receiving the memorial, I sent it to the capital urgently for eight hundred miles, but there is no reply yet."
Xu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Eight hundred li is urgent, from Jianzhou to the capital. According to the distance between Jianzhou and the capital, I should have received a reply three days ago."
Long Wu could only shake his head at this moment, at this moment anyone could sense the helplessness of the chief general of the Zhenxi Army.
He has spent half his life leading troops to fight, and many things can be predicted and acted in advance.
But it's a pity that it's useless for General Long to be able to predict it, and it's useless if the capital can't react. Even if it's eight hundred miles away, it's as slow as a snail when it's delivered to the emperor.
The emperor was lazy, and the prime minister betrayed the country.
It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, even if Longwu has the military and political talents like Zhuge Liang, it won't help.
If King Xian knows the plight of General Long here, he won't be so heartbroken...
Xu Qing said: "This time our Chu army has brought a lot of food, let's not care about the drop in the bucket, some is better than nothing, let's distribute it."
General Long was surprised when he heard Xu Qing's words: "How can this happen? If the court's food and grass are not available, how should your army deal with it?"
Xu Qing said: "Junior also sent a memorial to the emperor of your country asking him to transport the food immediately."
General Long looked into Xu Qing's eyes and understood what Xu Qing meant, nodded his head and said, "I'm going to trouble you again."
Xu Qing said: "It's the same lineage, you don't have to be polite, general."
The reason why the imperial court dared to neglect the Zhenxi Army's memorial is because the imperial court knew that the Zhenxi Army was under the control of own and was easy to bully. Their memorial should be slowed down. At that time, several chief officials would discuss withholding it and make a profit. .
However, no one in Zhao State dared to neglect Xu Qing's memorabilia. The army of Chu State was really going to be hungry.
Chu State is the most powerful country in the world, even if the court of Zhao State is out of their minds, they dare not do anything with the food and grass mobilized by Xu Qing, otherwise there are 200,000 troops in the southern border of Chu State waiting to enter Zhao State open it.
This is the difference between having a backing and not having a backing.
The backing of the Zhenxi Army is the court of Zhao State, but Xu Qing is not.
Although General Long has led troops for many years, his emotional intelligence is not comparable to that of ordinary people. Although Xu Qing didn't explain it clearly, he already understood it.
After dealing with the problem of food and grass, Xu Qing continued: "The firearms carried by Chu State this time are mainly thunderbolts, and a large number of catapults are needed to throw them out."
General Long nodded and said: "I know a little bit about firearms. The key parts of the catapults used by the Chu State are standard, so that the accuracy of the catapults can be increased and the catapults can be controlled better, but I'm afraid I can't make them in a hurry now. Such a catapult."
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "Don't be so troublesome, our army is carrying enough thunderbolts this time, so you don't need to deliberately pursue the accuracy, just cover them."
When General Long heard this, hope appeared in his eyes; "It's so good. After the two states are regained, we will start building the catapult."
Xu Qing nodded and said, "That's very good."
General Long said; "After marching all the way, you must be tired too. I will ask Binger to take you down to rest first."
Long Bing'er heard her father's words and immediately said: "Yes."
After the two went out, General Long withdrew his gaze from watching them, and murmured: "I never thought that I, Long Wu, who fought for decades, would rely on my daughter's face to regain my victory today."
To put it bluntly, if the Chu State sent anyone other than Xu Qing, they might not be willing to contribute as much as Xu Qing.
Now that the Shezhao has retreated, the Chu State has successfully completed its mission by subduing its soldiers without a fight, but Xu Qing is willing to help the Zhenxi Army to appease the victims, to ask for food, and even to help Zhao State regain the lost land ten years ago.
On the first day when I first came to the border, I solved the problem that I had been having a headache for so long.
Long Wu really couldn't find any faults.
Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so let it go.
In fact, what General Long didn't know was that Xu Qing really needed to clean up Zhen Tianlei's inventory.
He brought so many firearms this trip, King Xian didn't intend to let him bring them back.
It's better to use than throw away.
in a room
Long Binger looked at Xu Qing and said, "I picked several rooms, and this one is the best."
Xu Qing looked at Long Bing'er and asked, "Then where do you live?"
Long Bing'er said, "Next door."
Xu Qing said: "Then let's change."
Long Binger heard Xu Qing's words and asked: "Why? Is this room not good?"
Xu Qing took it for granted; "Leave the best to you."
Hearing Xu Qing's words, Long Bing'er couldn't help lowering her head and pursing her red lips: "Thank you for today's matter..."
Xu Qing asked: "Thank me for what?"
Long Bing'er said: "Naturally, it is to appease the victims and is willing to help Zhao Guo regain the lost land."
Xu Qing looked at Long Binger's not wanting face and said, "Thank you only verbally?"
Long Binger entangled her hands in front of her body for a moment, and finally walked in front of Xu Qing, the two of them breathed audibly, and Xu Qing immediately felt the warm touch from their lips.
The only difference is that this time it was not a collision, and there was no handkerchief between the two of them.