Chapter 3556: The general is away from home and may not obey the king's orders
At the same time, the south gate of Yongzhou City just made a loud roar and closed behind Zhu Chengjun.
The loud noise seemed to inspire the young soldiers accompanying him. They were all so excited that they wanted to spur their horses and rush out to achieve great deeds. However, Zhu Chengjun stopped instead.
Wei Ying, who was following beside him, rode his horse to his side, shaking the reins, and said softly, "Your Highness, why did you stop?"
Zhu Chengjun said, "My father gave me something and told me to look at it after I leave the city."
As he spoke, he reached into his arms and took out the flattened paper roll. He unfolded it neatly and took a look at it, then immediately frowned.
By this time the sun had already set, leaving only a faint afterglow around, and the shadows on his face were deeper, making him look more mature and even more profound than his actual age.
The people around him looked at him holding the piece of paper motionlessly, and they were all a little confused.
Wei Ying asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Zhu Chengjun stared at the short line of words on the paper, without saying a word, and handed the paper to Wei Ying in silence.
Wei Ying took it carefully and looked at it, and was immediately shocked.
The people around also bravely stretched their necks to take a look, and they were all stunned.
Wei Ying immediately asked, "Why did Your Majesty make such an arrangement?"
“…”
"Haven't we already made plans before? We've already checked out the spots. Why are you suddenly changing the plan now?"
Wen Wuyu on the side couldn't help but whispered, "Is there a mistake?"
Zhu Chengjun immediately said, "No way! This is my father's handwriting. Besides, this thing was handed to me by my father himself. How could he have made a mistake?"
Wei Ying said, "But, won't there be problems if we keep changing our orders every day?"
“…”
"We all look forward to fighting, but this—"
After hearing this, the young people around also showed some displeasure.
Most of these people were a group of royal family members that Zhu Chengjun had recruited in the army. They did not have the bad habits of the playboys. On the contrary, those who could get along with him were all people who wanted to do something big, break away from the protection of their ancestors, and achieve their own achievements. Therefore, they attached great importance to this expedition and only hoped to make some achievements to show others.
However, they suddenly changed their previous plan before arriving at the battlefield, and in their opinion, the task the emperor asked them to perform would have no impact on the outcome of the war.
The people ran thousands of miles from north to south just for this. Now it is inevitable that they feel a little discouraged.
Wen Wuyu also asked: "Your Highness, are we really going to follow His Majesty's orders?"
Saying this is already a crime of deceiving the emperor.
However, everyone also knew that Wen Wu Yu grew up in a special environment. Although he had been in Yan Country for several years, he still had no concept of heaven, earth, emperor, parents and teachers. Sometimes, no one cared about him, and no one would bother with him when he said some nonsense.
But these words made everyone's heart move.
The young men in the military camp all have a saying in mind: When a general is away from the army, he is not bound by the orders of the king.
This is the embodiment of a mature and wise soldier.
Although they went to fight in the battlefield, the marching plans were all set by the emperor and several generals in advance. In theory, they were just executing them. But if they could make their own plans and ultimately win, then the victory would truly be their credit.
Even if they are punished afterwards, they have no regrets.
Thinking of this, everyone became eager to make a move. They stared at Zhu Chengjun with red eyes, waiting for him to make the final decision.
Zhu Chengjun frowned and looked down at the short sentence on the piece of paper. He was silent for a long time before he looked up at everyone and said, "No."
“…”
"We should do as our father instructed."
Everyone felt a little disappointed: "Your Highness..."
Zhu Chengjun said, "Although I don't know why Father changed his plan right before the battle, I believe he must have his reasons. This is my first battle, and I don't think we have the wisdom and experience to surpass him and the other generals. So, I will listen to him."
When everyone heard this, they felt a little disappointed, but there was nothing they could do.
Wei Ying sighed and could only say, "Well, no matter what, we will stay with His Highness and achieve great things together."
When the people around heard the words "achieve great achievements", they became excited again. Zhu Chengjun crumpled the paper into a ball and stuffed it into his arms, then said, "Okay, everyone, don't hesitate, follow me to achieve great achievements!"
After saying this, a group of young men followed him on horseback and galloped away in a mighty procession.
After the sun sets, it gets dark quickly.
Only half an hour had passed, and the entire world seemed to be shrouded in a pitch-black, closed cover. Add to that the dark clouds and low pressure tonight, and you couldn't see the moon, not even a bit of starlight. Everyone who was still awake had an inexplicable feeling of being enveloped in darkness and about to suffocate.
In such a dark night, there was still a little fire flickering across the mountain road.
It was a team that transported food to Doubei Town during the day. After delivering the food, they rested outside the town for a while. When they returned to the granary here, the food was already fully stocked.
The leading captain was followed by two personal soldiers holding torches to illuminate the road ahead, as well as the most conspicuous tall grain stacks at the entrance of the granary.
The soldier guarding the grain saw the fire and immediately shouted from behind the wooden door, "Who is it?"
The captain took out the token from his pocket and held it high next to the torch: "It's us, we're back."
The people inside hardly needed to identify the tokens; just by the voices they knew they were familiar faces. They hurried forward and pushed open the wide wooden gate. Several soldiers guarding the granary came over with smiles, because they were also waiting for these people to go to town and bring them some wine and meat. They smiled and asked, "Did you have a safe journey?"
The captain rode into the gate and said lazily, "What else can I do?"
The soldiers behind him had already dismounted impatiently and were throwing the wine and meat they had brought with them to the soldiers they knew. Everyone was chatting and laughing as they prepared to sit down and eat a big meal. The captain glanced back and couldn't help but say, "Don't be so careless. Close the gate."
Everyone laughed and said, "You really worry too much. We are in such a deserted place, who would be here——"
Before he finished speaking.
There was a sharp whoosh sound, and a flash of fire suddenly appeared in the air, flying over like a meteor, and with a bang it hit the tall grain stack closest to the gate.
It's a flaming arrow!
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