Chamu had a bad first impression of Jing Zhe.
A man who looks like this is practically a provocation to other men!
So when he saw Jing Zhe, he rode his ox from the formation and came forward. When he heard Jing Zhe say that he was "the Empress's attendant", the first thing he thought of was eunuchs, because there were many eunuchs serving the royal harem in their Western Frontier royal family.
The thought of this possibility made him happy.
Oh, he was a eunuch! No wonder!
So he turned back to Babu and explained, "General, this man is a eunuch who serves the Empress!"
As he spoke, he glanced back at the Empress, feeling a pang of envy for Jing Zhe: "This little eunuch is so lucky!"
Babu nodded in agreement.
Being mistaken for a eunuch, Jing Zhe did not explain, which was actually for the best, saving him the time of being questioned.
"Tie them both up!"
Chalm led the two men closer to the formation and suddenly gave an order.
"General, is it really necessary to tie him up?"
Why not?
"Our Empress came down to Kadian to see your King of Western Xinjiang. By all accounts, she is a guest. The Western Xinjiang Kingdom has a renowned reputation; surely they wouldn't be so rude to an honored guest?"
Jing Zhe's voice was loud and clear, not only audible to Babu and others in the camp, but also to Liu Jinghong and others on the city wall.
Liu Jinghong immediately said, "General Babuwan, is this how you treat your guests?"
"..."
Babu frowned, his heart filled with disdain.
As the saying goes, a general in the field may disobey orders. He was indeed ordered by the King of the Western Frontier to come out this time, but not to capture Empress Yueyao. The reason he sent her down was actually to satisfy his own selfish desires.
How to treat guests?
What kind of guest would dare to ambush them?
However, in front of Liu Jinghong and the other Anguo people, he couldn't go too far, so he said coldly, "Chamu, who told you to go up and tie people up? You've disgraced our Western Frontier Kingdom!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a rough-looking man standing next to Babu, holding a large red flag, shouted angrily, "You audacious Chalm, get back here right now!"
This immediately caused the other four generals beside him, who were wearing the same general's armor as Chalm, to chuckle.
Chamu gritted his teeth and clenched his fist, glared at Jing Zhe fiercely, and then walked back in silence.
Watching this scene, Jing Zhe roughly guessed that the second person to reprimand Chamu was a half-general, and the other four were thousand-generals. Their relationship with Chamu was not harmonious, because the most naked hatred is only between those who are in the same profession.
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A path was cleared in the middle of the camp, where the tall and strong heavy cavalry sat atop towering yaks, watching Jing Zhe and Empress Yueyao approach.
Empress Yueyao was initially a little scared, but Jing Zhe turned around and smiled at her, deliberately pausing for a moment before standing very close to her. Only then did Empress Yueyao feel much more at ease.
The two walked up to Babu. Babu glanced at Jing Zhe and then looked away. Perhaps in his eyes, Jing Zhe was just a little eunuch with little presence.
His gaze fell on Empress Yueyao: "Your Majesty, since you are not going to honor the friendship that has lasted for so many years with our Western Frontier Kingdom, then we will have no choice but to trouble you to come with us!"
Empress Yueyao's gaze was indifferent. "General Babuwan, I can go to Kadian with you, but you must promise me that you will not cause any more trouble for the people of Yueyao during this time!"
"Hehe, let's wait until the Queen goes to Kaden and discuss this with our King! This general can't make the decision!"
With that, he waved his hand and exclaimed, "Mount!"
Then, a cavalryman led a tall yak clad in armor to the two men.
"Your Majesty, our heavy cavalry regiment doesn't have any carriages, so please make do with riding a yak!"
As he spoke, Babu's lips curled up slightly.
The 5,000 heavy cavalry regiment rushed from Kading, and they certainly didn't bring horse-drawn carts. The last of the column did have some flatbed carts, but they were piled with tents, so it wasn't practical to use any of them. Therefore, yaks became the first choice.
Upon hearing this, the empress bit her lip, a hint of anger flashing in her eyes. As an empress, she was always served by servants when she went out. Moreover, she did not know martial arts and had difficulty even getting into a carriage, let alone a yak that was taller than a carriage.
She stood there, her thin figure looking somewhat pitiful.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
Babu slapped his forehead and laughed, "I forgot, the Empress doesn't know martial arts either, so she can't get up there, right? How about I help the Empress onto the yak?"
These words caused a burst of laughter from the surrounding soldiers. Babuzhen seemed to be about to step down. Empress Yueyao was both ashamed and angry. At this moment, a pair of large hands reached up from her waist.
Empress Yueyao instinctively reached out to pat it, and then heard a familiar voice in her ear: "I'll help you."
In an instant, all her unease and tension vanished. If only one person could help her onto the yak, she would prefer Jing Zhe over Babu.
No, it can only be Jing Zhe.
Upon touching her, Empress Yueyao's slender waist felt incredibly soft, but Jing Zhe had no time to appreciate it. With a slight effort, he pushed Empress Yueyao up.
Just as he withdrew his hand, Empress Yueyao reached out her hand, looked at him sincerely, and said, "You come up here too!"
Jing Zhe was somewhat surprised. In his memory, the Empress, who had always treated him coldly, had never been so proactive.
However, she quickly calmed down after thinking about it. After all, she was a woman, and she was bound to be afraid in the midst of so many unfamiliar heavy cavalry regiments.
Without any pretense, he grabbed the Queen's hand as if to exert force, but in reality, he didn't use any leverage at all. He leaped onto the yak's back and sat behind Queen Yueyao.
Seeing Jing Zhe take the seat that should have been his, Babu was furious.
As the saying goes, a general who doesn't aspire to be a half-general isn't a good general. Chamu took the lead this time hoping to earn merit in front of Babu, but ended up being scolded by Babu, which made him somewhat apprehensive.
Seeing that Babu was unhappy, he felt that his chance had come and immediately went up to him and said, "General Wan, he's just a eunuch!"
After saying that, he took out the three martial arts manuals from his armor and handed them over as if presenting a treasure: "General, take a look!"
"What's this?"
Babu took it with some suspicion, and his eyes widened when he saw the cover: "A martial arts manual of the Sand Gang?"
Looking further down, their mouths dropped open in astonishment: "The martial arts manuals of Huangfeng Ridge and the martial arts manuals of Chiyan Sect?"
"Yes, General Wan!"
Chamu quickly reported what he had done, and sure enough, Babu praised him after listening: "Chamu, well done! When we return to Kading, I will report your merits to the King!"
"Thank you very much, General Wan!"
Seeing Chamu grinning like a dog's tail, the half-general and the other four thousand generals all looked at him with disgust.
"Guards! Prepare the arrows!"
Without warning, Babu suddenly gave an order, and all the archers at the back of the camp drew their bows and aimed at the Liangzhou city wall!
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