After Gu Qian finished speaking, he called out loudly to Captain Qin, who was chatting and laughing with his soldiers not far away:
"Go and call Qiu Dayu over."
"Qiu Dayu?" Captain Qin looked bewildered. "Who is that?"
Qiu Dafu shook his head at Captain Qin.
"No."
He was content knowing that his fifth brother was safe and sound.
To avoid being bombed by Qin Feng, they needed to leave as soon as possible and had no time to catch up.
Unexpectedly, when he turned his head, he saw his fifth brother, who was fast asleep under the eaves of the city tower, with his head resting on Zhao Jun's shoulder.
The image of his eldest brother appeared in his mind.
In a daze, their figures overlapped.
Qiu Dafu's eyes felt a little sore.
Gu Qian nodded.
"Captain Qin, inform General Liang to gather all the soldiers and leave the city immediately!"
"Are we really going to leave the city?" Captain Qin looked conflicted. "General, we finally managed to capture the capital of Qi... Yes, sir!"
Faced with Gu Qian's gaze, he had no choice but to bow and accept the order.
Qiu Dayu, in his sleep, smacked his lips, seemingly dreaming of delicious food.
In reality, what he was holding in his mouth was the half-eaten piece of steamed bun.
The fatigue of these past few days has kept these Dongjin soldiers constantly on edge.
Now, even after entering the city gates, the general still wouldn't allow them to relax their guard in the slightest.
However, Qiu Dayu was really sleepy.
He hasn't had enough sleep since he joined the army.
That's why he rested his head on Zhao Jun's shoulder, letting him keep watch for him.
Because of Qiu Dayu, Zhao Jun's neck was a little stiff.
He wanted to wake Qiu Dayu, but seeing that he was sleeping soundly, he only moved his head slightly.
Beside them, Zhao Zheng, Zhao Chuan, and Zhao Yi sat in a row, each munching on a large steamed bun.
Upon seeing the general approach, Zhao Zheng and the others quickly and respectfully stood up.
The three of them lowered their heads, avoiding eye contact with Gu Qian.
Zhao Zheng dared not, and also felt embarrassed.
Zhao Chuan and Zhao Yi dared not, even though the general was easygoing, they were still very cautious.
Zhao Zheng shook Qiu Dayu's body, but Qiu Dayu was sleeping too soundly, so he had to let Qiu Dayu sleep against the wall while he quickly got up.
They simultaneously clasped their hands in a fist salute to Gu Qian.
"General!"
At the same moment, when they clearly saw Qiu Dafu standing beside Gu Qian,
The expressions on their faces were utterly astonished.
Gu Qian knew that the group knew each other. He glanced down at Qiu Dayu, who was fast asleep, and then stopped a short distance away. He began to urge Captain Qin and General Liang to assemble the army.
"Second Uncle?" Zhao Zheng addressed him.
Because he and Qiu Yan were childhood sweethearts, he respected Qiu Dafu very much, and the two had a good relationship.
It was only later, when Xiaoyan encountered some unexpected events, that their relationship became awkward.
Zhao Chuan chimed in, "Second Uncle, what are you doing here?"
Zhao Yi's first thought was, "Did my second uncle also join the army?"
Zhao Jun: "Second Uncle, which army are you in? I've never heard Da Yu mention you joining the army before?"
"I didn't join the army, I just arrived recently." Qiu Dafu shook his head at the three of them, without saying anything more.
Now is really not the time for reminiscing.
Looking at his fifth brother, who was still fast asleep on the ground, he reached out and shook his body.
Qiu Dayu did not respond.
Shake again,
"Brother-in-law, don't make a fuss, let me sleep a little longer." Qiu Dayu mumbled a few words, turned over, and continued to sleep.
With Qiu Dafu present, Zhao Jun and the others, upon hearing the bugle call signaling the start of the march, didn't bother asking any more questions and hurriedly ran back to their unit.
Now, only Qiu Dayu remains, still fast asleep.
Qiu Dafu shook his head helplessly and straightened up.
How tired was he?
He stretched out his foot and kicked Qiu Dayu's legs.
If once isn't enough, try twice.
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