Chapter 119 Ambush Success
"yes."
Li Da took Ren Wen to do this dirty work. He covered the last layer of soil with a shovel and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Ren Wen said, "Brother Li, is the young master really dead?"
"The bodies are all here, how can they be fake?" Li Dadao said.
Renwen pouted. Everyone thought he was young and didn't know anything. But how could the young master die so easily? Li Da saw his unbelieving face and slapped him directly.
"There's no point in overthinking. Death is death."
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Liang Ming looked at Chang Xixi's lifeless face and wondered in his heart, has this lady accepted the death of the young master?
Chang Xixi took care of the funeral and did not say how many years she would mourn for Gu Rongyu. She just wore plain clothes and it was rare to see her wearing bright colors. Even the silk flowers she wore were mostly blue, and rarely bright colors.
The gold hairpin that Gu Rongyu gave her was also gathering dust in the space. This small courtyard that they built together was temporarily given to Dusi for management. She probably wouldn't come back here again.
Chang Xixi thought to herself that even if she wanted to pay tribute to Gu Rongyu, she could go anywhere and she didn't have to come back to visit the grave.
The moon was rising high in the sky. In the courtyard of the only teahouse in Panzhi City, Chang Xixi was sitting there waiting for Dou Shi to arrive from Wanfu Village, bringing with her the eldest brother, the second brother, and her father's family.
This was the first time they had reunited in a few months. Chang Xixi didn't cry or feel sad. She simply asked everyone to sit down, and asked Lao Fuzi to sit down as well. The waiter brought the dishes.
This day happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and we were admiring the moon.
No one dared to mention that person, and everyone kept their mouths shut, only talking about happy things.
Chang Xixi took a sip of wine and said, "Gu Rongyu is dead. From now on, I plan to live in Ruzhou. If your father and mother want to go with me, I will make arrangements and we can go together. If not, I will give you some money and you can stay in Panzhi City. You can also start a small business and find wives for your eldest and second brothers."
After saying this, Renwen took out a purse from his pocket and placed it on the table.
Chang Xixi poured herself a glass of wine and took another sip. "Look at this money and see if it's enough. If not, we'll talk about it later. What I don't lack right now is money. Just don't waste it."
After saying that, she raised her head and drank the wine in the glass. She really wasn't sad, that was a lie!
The doubts in my heart have not been dispelled.
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Chang Xixi was wrapped in spring clothes. The white silk was embroidered with pear blossoms. She touched the pear blossoms and thought about how beautiful it would be if that person were here and wore this dress.
Just thinking about it, she whispered to the person on the beam: "You let Big Brother go to sweep the grave of your master when he is free."
"Oh." Liang Ming was angry just now, but now he heard that Chang Xixi still cared so much about his master. He felt a little warm in his heart and went there happily.
Outside the Great Wall.
Gu Rongyu was leading a small team to raid the enemy's food and grass train. This was a plan he came up with himself. The quality of the soldiers in the Southern Dynasty had been poor in recent years. Not to mention such a long journey, even marching for three consecutive days was unbearable for some soldiers.
How can such soldiers fight in a big war?
He secretly gathered his father's old subordinates and took them to ambush here. They had been waiting here for two days without food or water. If they didn't come soon, these old soldiers might not be able to bear it.
Just as he was waiting anxiously, the sound of horse hooves came from afar.
The scouts ahead reported, "The deputy commander has a large group of food and fodder, including cattle and sheep! There are also many women and cotton clothes. Should we rob them all?"
"How many of them are there?"
"There were about twenty soldiers escorting him, all on horseback."
Gu Rongyu looked back at the soldiers he led. It was agreed that there were only a dozen horses for cavalry, and there were no extra horses for everyone to use. You ride for a few days and I ride for a few days. They are extremely precious.
It was very difficult. The money given by the higher-ups was not enough, not even enough to pay the monthly allowance. He was very worried.
"Archers, get ready. Don't hurt the horses. Their horses are all good stallions. They run fast but are healthy and obedient." Gu Rongyu gave the order.
Just wait for the enemy team to fall into their trap!
They had set up traps in advance, and they did not expect that the Southern Dynasty's army would dare to launch a sneak attack. After all, the Southern Dynasty's army had been beaten and fled by them before, so they underestimated the enemy.
There were twenty people, and Gu Rongyu rushed forward and killed ten of them. The others were shot to death by bows and arrows, and then killed by spears from other soldiers. Only two were captured.
Among them, there were more than thirty women following the team. They were extremely scared when they saw the Southern Dynasty army.
Each of them hugged the people around them, looking at Gu Rongyu with moist eyes as if begging for mercy. Gu Rongyu called Qingnan over and said, "Go and tell them to go back to where they came from. I can give them three days of dry food and water. We don't need them in our army."
"Well, the prisoners are to be taken back. This is against the rules."
"Simple, go back and tell them that these women are also brave and good at fighting. They ran away when we were sleeping at night. I didn't expect those barbarian women to be so strong."
"Oh, yes."
Qingnan felt that the young master was too merciful. The most feared thing when leading troops to war is mercy!
He did so. The women took the things and walked about ten meters away. They kowtowed three times to Gu Rongyu from a distance before leaving.
After burying the bodies, they loaded the food back onto the carts, replaced the military flags with those of our Southern Dynasty, and returned to the barracks in a mighty procession.
The general leading this place now is a man named Li Qian, who has never been a general in his generation. However, they have more experience fighting against the Shu Kingdom, but they have no experience in dealing with these barbarians. Therefore, they can only use the most conservative method, which is to defend the city! Hold it to the death!
It is precisely because of this that the barbarians have not annexed any of the Southern Dynasty's land for three months.
They were delighted to see their army returning with a large supply of food and good horses. After ten years, they had finally won a battle.
Li Qian personally went to the city wall to greet Gu Rongyu. Seeing that he and the soldiers were all dusty and exhausted, he said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"We waited for two days in ambush before we won. I'm afraid we won't win if we fight head-on." Gu Rongyu sighed. Now he urgently needs a capable army, not these weak soldiers.
When he returned to his tent and was thinking about this, his soldiers walked in dissatisfied.
"We refuse to accept it! Even though our victory wasn't fair and square, at least we still won!"
"Um?"
Gu Rongyu raised his head from the military book and looked at the indignant soldiers.
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