When Concubine Xiao thought of the old man's skinny body, covered with age spots, the smell of old age, and that soft and weak thing, she felt disgusted.
But her face showed joy and a young woman's shyness: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
......
Outside Xiazhou City.
Shi Yong, with five hundred soldiers, quietly found Li Hu's grain storage location and set it on fire!
Flames shot up into the sky and thick smoke billowed.
Li Hu, who was attacking Xiazhou City, saw thick smoke coming out of the direction of the grain storage. He hurriedly sent someone to inquire and learned that someone had set fire. He was shocked.
When Tong Gu and Du Wei, who were on the city wall, saw the fire behind Li Hu, their morale was boosted and they ordered their troops to leave the city and counterattack.
The two thousand soldiers were so powerful that the rebels panicked and fled. Li Hu could not gather his men and had to withdraw.
Tong Gu and Du Wei chased for ten miles and met Shi Yong who was attacking the fleeing rebels on the road.
When the three met, Tong Gu hurriedly thanked Shi Yong and invited him into the city to entertain him.
"Sima Tong, now that the rebels have retreated, I must hurry back to Wohugang. Lord Zhao has instructed me not to leave without permission. If I send troops to help this time, I will also risk being held accountable by Lord Zhao."
Shi Yong shook his head and declined. His right eyelid was twitching, as if he had a bad premonition.
"Brother Shi, don't worry. If the Lord blames you, Captain Du and I will definitely defend you. If there is any punishment, we will bear it together and will not let Brother Shi suffer alone."
Tong Gu and Du Wei made repeated assurances.
At this moment, a horseman came galloping over, shouting, "Master Shi, Master Shi!"
Shi Yong was startled, and the guard beside him responded: "Captain Shi is here."
The rider approached, fell off his horse, and stammered:
"I... I'm Deputy Commandant Zhou's personal guard! Wohugang was attacked last night. The warehouse was burned and the craftsmen were captured..."
What!
When Shi Yong heard this, he felt like he was struck by lightning. He swayed a few times on the horse's back and almost fell off.
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