Chapter 651 "My Ideal Husband"
The next morning.
At the end of the Mao hour, the three thousand Tengu troops who had completed the second round of "bombing" returned safely to the mountain temple.
A total of 8,000 barrels of gunpowder were lost in last night's sneak attack, which is all of Liangzhou's current black powder reserves.
More than a hundred Tengu soldiers were killed in the battle, most of them were shot down accidentally.
The Jueji coalition suffered at least 100,000 casualties.
Before the official battle began, the army's strength was reduced by one-eighth overnight.
Such a loss was not small, and it also made the originally aggressive coalition forces become frightened for a while.
They didn't know whether the Tengu Army would use the same old tricks again, but the terrifying power of black gunpowder forced them to make the most cautious response.
From the hour of Chen, the remaining 700,000 people stopped their marching, set up camp on the spot and quickly occupied all the high peaks within a radius of dozens of miles to prevent the sneak attack from happening again.
On the other hand, various giant arrow chariots and crossbows that were originally prepared for sieges were also deployed around the camp, becoming powerful weapons against the Tengu army.
There is no doubt that the two rounds of bombing last night threw the Jueji coalition forces into chaos, and their goal now has become "not seeking merit but avoiding mistakes."
Conquering Liangzhou is a matter for the future. Right now, the first thing to do is to ensure that not too many people die from this powerful gunpowder.
There is nothing wrong with this response when the enemy situation is unclear.
But surprisingly, the Tengu army did not pursue the victory.
Instead, all 400,000 Daning troops in Liangzhou City were suddenly mobilized, arrived near the mountain god temple two days later, and began to build fortifications along the Wangnan Peak line.
At this point, only three days had passed since the "Xianchi Surprise Attack", and the situation of the war in Liangzhou had undergone tremendous changes.
Although the two armies were separated by several snow-capped mountains at this time, they could not see each other.
But the straight-line distance between the two is less than a hundred miles.
This means that no matter which side decides to go to war, its army can reach the other side within a day.
At the same time, this also means that the battle of Liangzhou has already started earlier than expected and has entered the final stage which could explode at any time.
Will they fight?
To most people, this issue is not worthy of discussion.
After all, not only did Wei Changtian capture Yan Huanwen, he also used a surprise attack to almost wipe out the entire vanguard of the Jueji coalition.
The latter item alone had intensified the conflict between the two sides to an irreconcilable point, not to mention that Dajue had been preparing for this great battle for a long time.
Therefore, the current question may just be “when to fight”.
However February 13th was the sixth day after the "Xianchi surprise attack" and the third day when the two armies were facing each other in the Tianshan Mountains.
At midnight that night, an old eunuch came out of the Dajue Palace and quietly found the envoy stationed in Dajue by the Daning Zhanshi Mansion.
The latter's surname was Jia, and he was just getting ready to go to bed.
But before he could take off his clothes, he saw several men in black standing behind him.
"W-Who are you?!"
"Two countries at war do not kill envoys! Stop your reckless behavior!"
“.”
"Master Jia, I came here on a secret order. Please forgive me for my rashness."
After taking a look at the envoy with a livid face, the eunuch in black bowed his head and saluted.
"His Royal Highness the Prince of our dynasty wants to talk to you."
"Please."
"Xian Ping, how did you get to know Miss Song?"
Outside the city of Liangzhou, the Shu army set up camp.
It was already late at night, but a light was still on in one of the tents.
Chu Xianping was looking through some information sent back from Dajue at the table, while Li Zimu was sitting opposite him, grinding ink while asking with great interest: "Tell me about it, this is not a secret!"
"What kind of person is she?"
“.”
There is no doubt that the "Miss Song" mentioned by Li Zimu is Chu Xianping's legal wife, Song Li.
Chu Xianping met Song Li in a brothel in Fengyuan, so the latter naturally did not want to elaborate on the matter.
When Li Zimu saw that he didn't say a word, he immediately guessed something.
"Xian Ping, does Miss Song have a poor family background like me?"
"Um."
Chu Xianping hesitated for a moment and uttered a word softly.
"I redeemed her."
“.”
The meaning of this sentence couldn't be more obvious. Li Zimu couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then he sighed softly:
"Then she must be very beautiful."
"yes."
Chu Xianping was still very frugal with words: "Very beautiful."
"Compared with me?"
"this."
"Hehe, it looks like she's going to be better looking than me."
Li Zimu's eyes curved into crescents, and he said in a teasing tone: "No wonder you married her!"
"I didn't marry her because of her looks"
Chu Xianping shook his head with a complicated look in his eyes.
"Her father owed gambling debts and was unable to repay them, so he sold her to a brothel."
"I felt sorry for her, so I redeemed her."
"I thought that was the end of our fate, but she found me later."
"And then"
"Then Miss Song will pledge herself to me."
Li Zimu suddenly interrupted with a smile: "You didn't dislike her, so you agreed, right?"
“.”
Looking up at the smiling Li Zimu, Chu Xianping nodded.
"Yes, that's about it."
"That's what I said."
Li Zimu shook his head proudly, and then said softly with deep meaning:
"Miss Song has finally found a suitable husband as she wished."
“.”
With his eyes slightly narrowed, Chu Xianping naturally understood the meaning of Li Zimu's words.
In the latter's view, the reason why Song Li married him was not because of any "feelings", but because of the wealth and power he displayed at that time.
"Miss Li, it's getting late!"
For a moment, Chu Xianping's face suddenly turned cold: "If you are fine, please go back. I won't see you off!"
"Huh, I knew you wouldn't like it."
Seeing that Chu Xianping was suddenly about to drive people away, Li Zimu was not annoyed.
She pushed the finished inkstone to Chu Xianping's hand, then stood up and muttered softly:
"Anyway, you should know best whether what I said is true or not."
“.”
After taking a deep breath, Chu Xianping said nothing more. He just lowered his head and pretended to look through some secret letters.
In fact, he had indeed sensed that something was wrong with Song Li a long time ago.
After they got married, the latter proposed to learn how to do business from Xu Qingwan within a few days, saying that she wanted to find something to do.
Chu Xianping naturally agreed to her request, and even asked the Freemasons to secretly provide more assistance.
Later, Song Li's business became more and more prosperous and he made a lot of money.
But at this time she was no longer satisfied with being just a wealthy businessman, and she even wanted to get involved in Freemasonry.
Chu Xianping had discussed this matter with Wei Changtian before, but the latter was too lazy to take care of it.
In the end, Chu Xianping did not really allow Song Li to join the Freemasonry.
However, even so, Song Li still relied on her status as the "helmsman's wife" to do some "bullying" things.
It wasn't too serious, but it caused complaints from all walks of life in Shuzhou City. The candlelight flickered, casting a long and thin shadow.
At this time, Li Zimu had already walked to the curtain, ready to lift it up and go out.
Looking at the former's back, Chu Xianping felt very complicated.
He knew that what Li Zimu said was right, and felt a little guilty about his attitude just now. He opened his mouth to apologize.
However, before he could say "sorry", an anxious voice came from outside the tent.
"Mr. Chu!"
"Mr. Wei, please go to the state government office with Miss Li to discuss matters immediately!"
(End of this chapter)
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