Chapter 122 Secretly communicating with Chang Xixi
"Are you the leader who's been stationed here for three years? I heard you only have 10,000 men, yet you were able to hold off our 50,000. You're a talented person, so why are you so reckless today?"
As Gu Rongyu was speaking, he asked Qingnan to take out a handkerchief and gently wiped the blood stains on the sword.
Under the light, his face was expressionless but also had an indescribable cruelty and a hint of sadness.
"Are you the new lord? There's nothing special about you..." The leader turned his head away with disdain and looked at Gu Rongyu, acting pretentiously!
"I'm really nothing special. I just want to take back some things that belong to me. But, you have become a stepping stone for me." After Gu Rongyu finished speaking, he wiped the knife in his hand clean and let Qingnan take it back.
Just with that slight movement, the leader discovered that his body was covered with wounds, his clothes were torn to pieces, and blood was oozing out. Because he was wearing dark clothes, it was difficult to see clearly.
"Send him to a prisoner camp."
He spoke softly.
He looked down at his clothes. Oh no, another one was torn! He had to take it out for repair. He would just have to wear armor from now on! This was one of the few clothes Chang Xixi had made for him.
He didn't dare to take too much with him when he left, and he was afraid that Chang Xixi would find out when he buried him that the person was not him... He had used up all his clothes again, and his brows were furrowed, not very happy.
Even though he had just won a battle, he still looked unhappy.
Another beautiful victory. Gu Rongyu walked back to the military camp. Li Qian was already waiting there. He came to ask Gu Rongyu for advice.
"General Gu, I have something to ask. I've tried these methods before, but why were they defeated so easily? I've been in dire straits several times. Why did you succeed with the same tactics, but I didn't?"
"It's simple. Every time I attack, I take them by surprise. I don't give the enemy any clues. For example, this time... we thought they wouldn't come, but the leader was so determined to win that he showed up straight away. So we fell into their trap... And the reason we intercepted their food supplies before was because they'd been using our Southern Dynasty army for ten years. They saw us as nothing but ants, so their defenses were pretty lax."
He is not a god!
However, he only used some tactics. He would not win every time. It was just that he had set up the game, and the opponent broke in without knowing the danger.
After Gu Rongyu said this, Li Qian had nothing to say.
"Just tell me what you want to say. I have no objection. You are still in charge of this army. I am just holding a sinecure. The military command is still with you. Don't worry about me. I am just your deputy general now."
Li Qian then gave up the idea, but the sense of crisis that followed was also coming towards him.
This kind of thing... for him, it is rare to see it in a hundred years.
In the past, on the border with Shu, my father had a way to deal with them. Although he couldn't win every battle, at least he wouldn't suffer a crushing defeat. But when he came here... he lost a lot of cities, big and small.
He was speechless in front of the people of the Southern Dynasty and the emperor, and he didn't dare to face his father.
That's why he came to ask Gu Rongyu if there was any solution... But Gu Rongyu didn't have any solution either, so he had to leave.
After waiting for him to leave, Gu Rongyu didn't sleep either. It would be dawn anyway. He picked up a book at hand and began to study the living habits of those barbarians.
I found that they were completely dependent on the weather for their livelihood. If there was plenty of rain this year and the cattle and sheep reproduced well, then they would have food all year round, which would be a good thing.
If it was not so good, they could only rely on robbing food from other tribes. The Southern Dynasty, which knew how to farm, became their target of robbery. Moreover, the land in the Southern Dynasty was very suitable for farming, and different crops could be harvested at least four or five times a year, so people lived a very good life.
So, they set their sights on this piece of land.
However, they do not understand the language here. A few people can speak the language of the Southern Dynasty, but they can only speak it but not write it. Some can write it, but they don’t understand much.
They captured the city and did not teach the people of the Southern Dynasty how to farm. They just asked them to hand over a portion of the grain every year so that they could feed their own people.
Gu Rongyu now only wants to quickly resolve this trouble and take back all the cities so that he can meet their Khan.
They barbarians had ten khans and one great khan. The system was based on victory by force. Whoever won would become the great khan. Later, it gradually evolved into whoever could make the people under his command well-fed and ensure that everyone had a woman, whoever would become the khan.
Gu Rongyu watched all night long. The next morning, he asked the chef in the kitchen to prepare a meal for everyone, and then he took up weapons for training.
His request was simple: kill as many people as possible on the battlefield, but also keep his life!
What they want is victory, not death! What they want is the enemy's head and the surrender of the enemy, not the tears of their wives and children at home.
His words were particularly effective, and everyone practiced very hard, every day.
Gu Rongyu looked at his soldiers, each of whom was very motivated... He suddenly thought that if Chang Xixi was by his side, there would definitely be a way to quickly take back the city.
So I became more careful.
He wrote a letter to the old man in the identity of General Gu, the old man who helped them take care of the teahouse in Panzhi City, asking him about some barbarians and asking the old man to tell those stories to Chang Xixi.
At the same time, Chang Xixi received a letter from the old master, which described the current situation in the court and the affairs of the border.
Chang Xixi thought the old man was amazing!
Even those very insider information can be obtained, and a book is also included, which describes the customs of the barbarians. Because, usually, Chang Xixi also likes to chat with the old man about some random things.
Therefore, she did not find it unusual. Perhaps she felt that the old man still cared about the country and was a patriot.
So... she wrote in her reply: "If they don't have food, then we can solve the food problem. If they don't have women, then we can solve women's problems. If they don't have cattle and sheep, then we can solve production problems. If the land can't grow food, then why not choose something that can grow food? Why do you have so many problems? All you do is steal other people's fruits. Are you uneducated barbarians?"
She complained for a while and received praise from the old man!
Gu Rongyu over there also received a letter from Chang Xixi. Looking at her handwriting, he felt a warmth in his heart and felt that he must go back and bring her to his side!
Chang Xixi's idea coincided with his. In fact, the general had the same idea back then. Unfortunately, he was murdered by a traitor when he returned to pay his respects.
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