Chapter 420 "General, please, save us!"
(Thanks to Wangwu for casting a monthly vote.)
As soon as Brother Zhao finished speaking, the women from Zhao You's family who had married into Lijiatun all gathered around him, chattering and asking him if their family members were still alive.
Li Shiyue, with a stern face, called out "Third Brother" to Li Shiliang. Li Shiliang then shouted at the women, which finally brought the women in the council hall to their senses.
Some of the more timid ones immediately started crying.
Some had red eyes, bit their lips, and tried to hold back their tears, their knuckles turning white as they twisted the hem of their clothes, but they still didn't cry.
Regardless of their actions, they all stopped the chattering culture from moving.
The scene quieted down, and Li Shiyue then looked at Brother Zhao, whose forehead was red and swollen, and asked, "Such a big thing has happened, it's not something the county constables can handle."
I know the county magistrate of Sanshan County. County Magistrate Zhou is a capable man. After he learned about the Zhao family's situation, didn't he ask Magistrate Wang to go to the military garrison to ask for help?
Suppressing bandits is the duty of the garrison, and it is their responsibility to take action.
Why did you come to my place instead of the garrison?
Even though I hold a military rank, I'm only off duty at home today. Within the Xuanjia Army, I still have to obey orders.
After Li Shiyue said that, everyone present immediately understood.
"That's right, these mountain bandits must have been sent by the Xuanjia Army to suppress them!"
"What brings you people from the Zhao family to our Lijiatun?"
"that is!
In October, even her soldiers had to obey the general's orders!
Why have you come to our village at this time?
Listening to what the people of Lijiatun said, Brother Zhao opened his mouth as if to say something, but the Li family members watching would never give him the chance.
Li Shiyue was genuinely angry about the chaotic scene in the council hall. She reached out and slapped the tall table beside her, shouting at the noisy crowd, "Enough!"
Everyone fell silent, finally giving Brother Zhao a chance to explain.
"Just as General Li said, County Lieutenant Zhou led the constables, and the clan chief and we followed. We searched every house in the village twice, and we also searched the surrounding mountains with torches, but we only found some footprints."
We found the garrison, but the officer said that the county magistrate had to write a memorial, and the general had to approve it before they could send troops to search the mountains and suppress the bandits!
We waited for a whole day and night, but the general still didn't bring his troops!
"Waaah, the clan chief said, the clan chief said, if the general leads his troops to find us, the women and girls of our Zhao You family will probably all be defiled!"
We can't wait any longer!
How can we wait any longer?
The chieftain said, "We have to go and rescue them ourselves!"
At this point, Brother Zhao wiped away the tears on his face, looked up at Li Shiyue sitting at the head of the table, and said, word by word, "General Li, you are the most capable person we Zhao family know!"
Many of the women from our Zhao family have married into the Li family village. Now that things have come to this, the clan chief sent me to plead with the general: please help us!
After Brother Zhao finished speaking, he knelt down again before Li Shiyue and kowtowed to her earnestly.
"General, please, save us!"
Standing to the side, Zhao Min, even though she knew from her elder brother Zhao that her parents and nephew were all well, still teared up when she heard about the Zhao family's situation.
She looked down at Brother Zhao kneeling on the ground, and she knew that Brother Zhao was making things difficult for her.
"What she said in October was clear: she also had to obey the orders of the garrison."
How can you just order troops to rescue people?
...But what else can we do?
By the time the general approves the order, will the abducted people still be alive?
Before Zhao Min could figure things out, Li Shiyue stood up, walked over, and pulled Zhao Min up.
Under everyone's bewildered gazes, Li Shiyue said to Zhao Min, who was also looking up at her, "Sister-in-law Min, quickly make him some food."
After we finish eating, I'll take Brother Zhao with me to the military garrison to ask what exactly happened.
Li Shiyue then looked at Li Shiliang and said, "Third Brother, call two people to come with me."
You all, stay here and wait for news!
After giving these instructions, Li Shiyue walked to the door, but then remembered something and turned back to the group, saying, "Don't tell the villagers yet. We don't know the details of the General's arrangements, so it's best not to let the news leak out."
You know it yourselves.
Third Brother, go and remind the people at the village entrance and the lookout tower on the mountain that if anything happens, they must act immediately according to the rules!
In less than fifteen minutes, several horses were parked at the entrance of Lijiatun Village, and a group of people gathered around.
Li Shiyue originally only wanted to take Brother Zhao, Yangzai, and Mazi with him;
But Brother Zhao can't ride a horse, and Yangzai and Mazi's riding skills aren't good enough to carry a strong man at high speed.
Therefore, in the end, Qin Fen, the brother-in-law, went along with them.
Although Qin Fen was just a hunter, after getting engaged to Li Qiutian, he moved directly to Lijiatun and even learned to ride a horse with Li Qiutian's help.
Perhaps Qin Fen was born with some talent; ever since he learned to ride a horse, he has become even better than Li Qiutian, an experienced rider.
Even while riding a horse, his archery accuracy was still remarkable, hitting the target nine out of ten times!
Therefore, it's feasible for Qin Fen to take Brother Zhao on a horse.
"Sister, please don't go. If you come with me, my brother will be the only one left to take care of the family. How can I feel at ease?"
If you insist on having someone come with me, then it would be better for my older sister to go with my older brother instead.
Nowadays, I only need to go to the military camp to inquire about the situation, and my brother-in-law is enough to accompany me.
If there's a real need, I'll let you know, okay?
Thus, Li Shiyue, along with Ma Zi, Yang Zai, Qin Fen, and Zhao Da Xiong, mounted their horses and headed straight for the official road, heading towards the garrison in Sanshan County.
Time was precious, so Li Shiyue didn't hold back on the journey. They sped along and arrived at the entrance of the garrison before evening.
The soldiers standing guard at the gate naturally recognized Li Shiyue's little red horse and her face.
"General!"
Li Shiyue did not dismount. She said to the people behind her, "Wait for me here. I will go in and ask. If there is anything, the soldiers will call you in."
Once inside the military camp, she went straight to the main house.
In the past, Liu Tan would stay in the main house with his two deputy generals, Zhao Da and Ma San, as well as two squads of personal guards.
But today, she had only just reached the main gate, and before she could even let the soldiers on guard go in to announce her arrival, Ma San came out from inside.
"Lieutenant General Ma!"
General Li!
After exchanging greetings with clasped hands, Ma San stepped forward and pulled Li Shiyue aside, away from the soldiers on guard, and asked her, "Didn't you say that your nephew and niece were going to have their first birthday and you would be on leave for three days straight? Why are you back on the second day?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
