"They want to know how the general can guarantee that he will let them go afterward."

Haha, you're still negotiating terms at this time? "Tell them they have no choice but to trust me."

"I want to see people before noon, and it would be best if everyone who can come can ride on horses."

Wang Guanfang took the order and left.

When Qi Shaoshang and his men saw Wang Guanfang, they had no time to speak, but Wang Guanfang shouted, "Our general said that you can only trust our general unconditionally."

"Before noon, prepare your personnel and come on horseback."

"Otherwise, if we fall behind, the general will be angry."

The people around Qi Shaoshang were very angry when they heard this, but Qi Shaoshang calmed them down and said to Wang Guanfang, "Sir, we also want to ride horses, but we have a limited number of horses in our village, only about a hundred. Even if all the horses in the martial arts competition are added together, we still need 500 to 600 horses."

Wang Guanfang was silent for a moment before he said, "I'll go ask our general for instructions."

Wang Guanfang turned around and came to Li Xiuzhu's carriage to explain the situation.

Li Xiuzhu hesitated for a moment and then said, "Give them the remaining horses first. The people we replace will set up camp on the spot and look after the remaining people on the mountain."

"They are not allowed to leave the mountain until the war is over. They will send ten people to buy groceries, and we will send a hundred people to follow them."

"Do you understand?"

Wang Guanfang was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood how to operate it.

"I understand."

When Wang Guanfang saw Qi Shaoshang again, he said, "Go and call for help. Our general will be in charge of the horses."

Qi Shaoshang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. At least everything was fine now.

"Let's go, everyone. Let's go back to the village and gather some people."

After they went up the mountain and made sure that there was no one around, Qi Shaoshang gave instructions to the unhappy people.

"Leave two people in each village who can take care of the overall situation and are trustworthy."

"Also, we can't completely trust them. Once the army leaves, we still have to find a way to transfer our people."

"If we can't move them, we'll have to cut down all the trees on the mountain from top to bottom."

"That way, we won't be afraid even if the other party sets the mountain on fire."

"As long as we have enough time to prepare, our Lianyun Village is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and we can help each other, and we also have a water source. Even if something happens to us, the village will be safe."

Everyone's eyes brightened after hearing Qi Shaoshang's words.

"The boss is right, and by the time we get to the battlefield, these things can be done."

"Once we have taken over the Juyongguan Gate, we will flee. Even if he denies his loyalty, we will have nothing to say."

Qi Shaoshang nodded upon hearing this.

"Well, let's go back and call for more people. We don't need to call too many people from each village. There are 500 people in each village. We must stay and let go of our strength."

"I didn't report too many second- and third-rate experts just now, so at least one-third can be left."

Before noon, Li Xiuzhu saw the people prepared by Qi Shaoshang.

3,500 people is not a small number.

Excluding the 400 war horses left over from the previous bandit suppression, there are still 3,100 left.

Li Xiuzhu immediately left behind 5,000 new recruits who had never seen much blood.

But even so, the people on the mountain did not dare to move, after all, they were all well-equipped regular troops.

The army set out again, and this time there were no more accidents.

But after two days of walking, Li Xiuzhu's carriage suddenly left the team.

He did not take anyone with him and drove his own carriage towards Sishui Town and Leting Town.

Seeing Li Xiuzhu leave, Lianyunzhai's third leader Ruan Mingzheng came to Qi Shaoshang and whispered, "Boss, that dog official drove away by himself. Should we..."

Qi Shaoshang also frowned, not understanding why the general named Li Xiuzhu would leave the army without permission at such a critical moment.

"Moreover, Juyongguan is related to the people of Dazhou. We should not waste time before taking Juyongguan, otherwise only the people will suffer."

After hearing Qi Shaoshang's words, the several leaders who gathered around felt unwilling, because being willing and being forced are two different things.

He glanced around secretly and saw many pairs of eyes looking at them secretly.

At the same time, Li Xiuzhu and Su Ru were also speechless.

To be honest, the relationship between the two is very awkward now, but it's not really awkward, it's even a bit intimate.

Can two completely awkward people live in the same carriage for two days?

Although the two of them didn't do that again, they still slept in each other's arms.

Of course, this was all unconscious. Su Ru, who had just experienced an incident, felt very insecure.

Although they slept on their sides, Su Ru was always in Li Xiuzhu's arms when she woke up, and Li Xiuzhu also habitually put his hands in Su Ru's arms.

Well, these are all bad habits that were indulged by Yinping.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

As they were almost there, they both felt a little reluctant to leave.

But military operations cannot be delayed, and even the shortest road will eventually come to an end.

At night, in a temple outside Leting County, two people were warming themselves by a fire.

Li Xiuzhu could only deceive himself by saying that it was too late to enter the city.

Su Ru also knew this, but she also did not object to Li Xiuzhu's approach.

After eating some barbecue, Su Ru looked at Li Xiuzhu who had been silent all the time, and suddenly asked: "Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Li Xiuzhu paused while adding firewood, then put the firewood in with a wry smile.

"Yes, but I can't speak."

"Because I'm afraid that once I open my mouth, I'll never be able to let it go."

"I can, but I can't hurt you."

Su Ru was silent for a long time before she said quietly, "You are right. This may be the best outcome."

"May you return victoriously without any disaster or trouble. I will be in the capital watching you return."

Li Xiuzhu smiled when he heard this.

"Thank you. I will definitely return safely because there are so many people I care about there."

When saying this, Li Xiuzhu's eyes were on Su Ru.

Although this woman had traveled a long way with him and hadn't even taken a shower for two days, she was still as beautiful as ever.

Su Ru's face turned slightly red, and she didn't dare to look Li Xiuzhu in the eye. Fortunately, she couldn't see clearly under the light of the fire.

Time passed by minute by minute, and neither of them spoke again, but there was no awkward atmosphere at all.

Because even if neither of them spoke, they knew that the other's thoughts were on each other.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Ru suddenly hugged her arms and said softly, "It's a bit cold."

cold????

Looking at the fire burning brightly in front of him, Li Xiuzhu didn't feel cold at all.

Wait, could it be that Su Ru is sitting on the vent? "Come sit here with me, maybe you are sitting on the vent."

"Um!"

Su Ru said this and sat down next to Li Xiuzhu.

But just a few breaths after sitting down, Su Ru looked at Li Xiuzhu again.

“It’s still a bit cold!”

(End of this chapter)