"Sir, Xuanzhen County has set up checkpoints on all official roads to strictly check passers-by." Ada brushed away the snowflakes on his head and said in a gentle voice.
Gu Nanxi: "Let's rest in the temple for one night."
You can get from Anwu County to Xuanzhen County by water or by land.
Xuanzhen County is mountainous and has a dense network of waterways, but they are all small rivers and streams.
This winter was extremely cold and many streams were frozen. Gu Nanxi was unsure about the freezing conditions of the rivers in Xuanzhen County, so in order not to delay matters, he chose to travel by land.
The defender in Xuanzhen County was thoughtful and bold. Knowing that he would come to Xuanzhen County, he did not choose to defend the city, but chose to send people to set up checkpoints on the official road!
The cold wind was howling outside, but a fire was burning in the dilapidated temple.
Old man Geng set up the pot and boiled a pot of hot water. Then he skillfully took out a piece of dough from his bag, put the dough into the hot water, and opened the palm-sized oil paper bag, which contained powder of unknown substance.
Old man Geng poured the powder into hot water and stirred it with chopsticks. The dough instantly fell apart. After the powder dissolved in the water, it gave off a fragrant aroma.
The aroma was so overbearing that the soldiers collecting firewood outside the temple drooled.
"Uncle Geng, what did you put there? It smells so good that it makes me dizzy." The young soldier couldn't stand the greed anymore, so he walked up to old man Geng and asked.
Ada squatted beside Old Man Geng, his eyes fixed on the noodles.
Old man Geng added another egg to the noodles and kicked Ada: "Move aside, suck your saliva, it almost fell into the bowl."
When passing by the young soldier, Old Man Geng replied: "Newly developed instant noodles from the cannery."
Old man Geng brought the instant noodles to Gu Nanxi: "My lord, have something hot."
Gu Nanxi picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of instant noodles. The fragrance in the air became stronger.
Everyone swallowed their saliva.
Gu Nanxi heard the sound of swallowing saliva and looked up. She didn't know when all the soldiers stopped what they were doing and their eyes were almost glued to the bowls she was holding.
Even Old Man Geng couldn't resist the overbearing aroma. He used all his strength to turn his head away to prevent himself from looking greedy.
Gu Nanxi put down his bowl and chopsticks and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this is a new product that has just been released and the production volume is not large yet. When we return from the battle, instant noodles should be available in Yunzhou. You can eat as much as you want."
Gu Nanxi handed the instant noodles to Old Man Geng: "Take this bowl of instant noodles and share it among you."
"What do you want to eat, sir?"
Gu Nanxi strung the frozen hard buns on a tree branch and roasted them over the fire: "Eat roasted bun slices to nourish your stomach."
Old man Geng wanted to decline, but the instant noodles in his bowl smelled so good that his stomach was rebelling, so he said, "Thank you, sir."
As Old Man Geng took the instant noodles, he was immediately surrounded by soldiers outside the temple.
"Uncle Geng, please give me a taste, just one stick will do."
"And me! When I return to Yunzhou, I'll give you two cans!"
The soldiers took turns eating, looking very satisfied.
The remaining noodle soup was also drunk up by them with the soba.
"Why do instant noodles smell so good? The more I eat, the more I crave!"
The soldiers sat together, reminiscing about the instant noodles they had just eaten.
Especially Ada, he just grabbed three sticks and had a sip of soup, he was so happy!
Gu Nanxi turned the branch reflexively to prevent the steamed buns from getting burnt, but his thoughts were actually already in Xuanzhen County.
Judging from Xuanzhen County’s response, they must have guessed that they didn’t have many soldiers left, so they dared to deploy the county’s troops.
The biggest difficulty facing me is where will the soldiers come from?
By squeezing in some, we can draw some troops from various counties, but it will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of local governance.
There is no need to do this, the consequences will outweigh the benefits.
Gu Nanxi frowned. He had originally planned to take over Guangde Prefecture before the New Year, but now it seems that this might be impossible.
Well, in the past two years, Yunzhou has expanded too fast and really needs to stabilize.
Among the five counties of Guangde Prefecture, if we can capture Anwu County, we will have achieved our strategic goal. If we can capture any of the remaining four counties, it will be a huge profit.
"Uncle Geng, please lead a hundred people to visit Tongli County."
Old man Geng hesitated: "Sir, how about sending Ada? I have to stay by your side to protect your safety."
When Ada heard this, his burly body shook, and he said without thinking: "I won't go, I want to protect the adults!"
Old man Geng knocked Ada on the head with his pipe: "What are you protecting? I'm worried about leaving the adults to you!"
Ada was unconvinced: "My body is more majestic than the mountains, my eyes are sharper than the eagle, and I have the strength to draw a bow! I am also younger than you!"
It hurts, my friend!
Old man Geng had many regrets in his life, the biggest one being that he was born at the wrong time. If he had been born a few decades earlier, wouldn't he have made more contributions to the general!
"You are young and inexperienced. Haven't you heard that having an old person in the family is like having a treasure?"
"I don't care, I won't go!" Ada said stubbornly.
Old man Geng was so angry that he stamped his feet and decided to show Ada what it means to be still as good as ever.
Gu Nanxi said quickly: "We still have 30 packs of instant noodles left. Whoever goes to Tongli County will get all these 30 packs of instant noodles."
Old man Geng wavered shamefully.
However, Ada reacted faster and raised his hand high: "I'll go!"
Gu Nanxi pretended not to notice the undercurrent between the two.
Being a lord is just like being the head of a family. Sometimes you have to learn to be deaf and blind.
"Ada, this trip to Tongli County is just a feint to attract Li Aotian's attention."
Xuanzhen County and Tongli County are just in two directions.
Even if Ada cannot lure away Li Aotian's main force, he can still restrain Li Aotian and prevent him from making a desperate move.
Ada is very familiar with this job: "Sir, Tongli County is so far away from Xuanzhen County. What should we do if we lose contact with you?"
It is very likely that a hundred people would disperse into the mountains like raindrops into a river.
Gu Nanxi gave Ada a sixteen-character mantra: "When the enemy advances, I retreat; when the enemy stays, I harass; when the enemy tires, I attack; when the enemy retreats, I pursue."
"Your mission is to make Li Aotian confused about which county we are targeting. When you arrive in Tongli County, you don't have to rush to kill the enemy. Survival is the first priority. It would be even better if you can recruit more soldiers and expand the team."
Gu Nanxi carefully warned: "Remember, if you can beat him, fight him, if you can't, run away. Don't confront Li Aotian head-on, and don't defend the city or the mountain. Tongli County is deep in Guangde Prefecture. If you go there and there is no reinforcement, once you defend it, it will only be a dead end. Remember?!"
Ada recited the sixteen-character mantra silently several times and felt that this sentence was wonderful. However, he could not understand it at once, so he kept it firmly in his heart and would ask Alechuan when he returned to Yunzhou.
"Ada, even if we withdraw our troops back to Anwu County, you have to stay in Tongli County. Can you do it?"
"Yes!" (End of this chapter)
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