Chapter 119
Life is like a play, all depends on acting
Liu Buqi's silence was not because he didn't want the other party to retrieve the body, but because it was not in line with the customs of the grassland!
The grassland people believe in Changshengtian and practice the custom of sky burial. Therefore, soldiers who died in battle often have their bows and arrows taken away by their fellow tribesmen, and their bodies are placed aside at random, waiting to rot and return to the grassland that nourishes the grassland people!
This kind of situation of retrieving the bodies of soldiers had never happened before, which made Liu Buqi a little confused.
After receiving a positive response, Zhuanqu Yanshi placed her hand on her chest and bowed slightly, a typical steppe etiquette. Liu Buqi also bowed in return.
The maid spoke again, "Zhuanqu Yanshi deeply appreciates Madam Liu's care for the heroic souls. We have agreed to a half-day truce to collect the bodies of the fallen soldiers!"
After saying that, Zhuanqu Yanshi and her maid returned to the grassland camp. After a while, a group of unarmed grassland men came directly to the gap in the Great Wall. Liu Buqi also ordered Guan Ying not to carry weapons and deal with the piled up corpses together with the grassland people!
Liu Buqi sat back down silently, shaking his head wearily. Half a day later, the grassland's follow-up troops should be arriving!
The so-called half-day ceasefire proposed by Zhuanqu Yanshi should be an excuse. If the newly defeated army has no subsequent reinforcements and has lost the gap in the Great Wall, there is no possibility of breaking through the Great Wall again. It should retreat now.
The grassland army did not retreat, which meant that Zhuanqu Yanshi had not given up. Probably the only explanation was that reinforcements were about to arrive!
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Looking at the leader of the Great Wall garrison brought by Liu Feiyan, Liu Buqi felt a little bit amused and helpless!
Apart from the two officers who were previously affiliated with the Sanfu Garrison Army, the remaining person was actually the "violent" soldier!
In the military, seniority is important, and even more so, direct lineage. This is especially true in times of life and death! After encouraging and comforting the two officers who were not promoted by him, he listened to their reports on the battle situation and losses.
Liu Buqi casually tapped the young soldier with his finger and said lazily, "General Jun, you've been promoted so quickly!"
In theory, this kind of behavior is somewhat disrespectful to the soldiers who have just fought bloody battles, and is extremely likely to cause disgust, but neither the people around him nor the soldiers in the distance have this feeling!
Because this kind of "favor" showed an obvious problem, this little soldier was a direct descendant of Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi! And a very close direct descendant!
Xiao Junzi touched his head with a silly smile. He had long been accustomed to the way Liu Buqi spoke to him.
"Madam, I didn't expect that! The prince originally ordered me to escort the grain to Lushan, but General Song was entrenched in front of Lushan and asked me to come to Zhenbei Prefecture to escort the last batch of grain directly back to Jinjing."
"I didn't expect to be stuck here! The garrison just happened to be short of cavalry commanders, and they were promoting generals a while ago, so I got promoted for no apparent reason!"
Liu Buqi was also speechless. Although this young soldier was very aggressive, he was a lucky general who could not be left behind. He had been following Yue Lingxi since he was not well-known and was killed and injured by Deputy General Wang Changling.
Along the way, he experienced almost all the battles, big and small, in Youzhou, and went through Jinan Prefecture alone, and accompanied Yue Lingxi on horseback in the capital. He always met the right people and his official rank became higher and higher.
"Oh, then you must thank Her Royal Highness the Princess and Lord Situ..." Obviously, the little soldier belonged to the group of Great Wall defenders who were promoted on the spot when Yue Hanxin and Xu Ningmei took control of the power and wanted to make a plan to resist the grassland army.
The young soldier glanced at Yue Hanxin and Xu Ningmei who were sitting on Liu Buqi's left and right, and bowed crookedly, as if to express his gratitude, which caused Liu Buqi to scold him angrily.
"You idiot, what kind of etiquette is that? Go down and get yourself 20 military sticks!"
But Xiao Junzi started bargaining loudly like a street thug! "Oh! Madam, after these twenty blows, I won't be able to ride a horse anymore! If you come, I'm ready to kill everyone and vent my frustration these days!"
Xu Ningmei, who was standing by, had no choice but to "step forward" again and interrupt the "performance" of these two people!
Liu Buqi has already called this little soldier a "fool", so is it possible that he can continue to argue with him?
"Madam, this is the time to use our men. We must not let the soldiers' patriotism be dampened!"
Liu Buqi was waiting for this step. After a heavy "snort", the words of punishment naturally came to nothing!
This somewhat deliberate "performance" seemed completely reasonable to everyone except Yue Hanxin and Xu Ningmei!
The situation in Youzhou has been turbulent, and there has been discussion in the army for a long time! Although the specific situation is unclear, the rumors in Yanjing City have spread to the Great Wall defense line!
The little soldier's disdain for Princess Yan and Situ itself represents the attitude of the military! However, others dare not express it easily!
Although he is not a smart and capable general, but after years of military service, Xiao Junzi naturally understands that he is labeled as a member of the Yue faction. There are some things that only he can do without restraint in the current Great Wall. This is called the awareness of being a direct descendant!
Life is like a play, it all depends on your acting skills! After Liu Buqi satisfied his low-brow interests a little bit, his mood became extremely comfortable.
More importantly, if no one expressed dissatisfaction in the army that Yue Lingxi and he had built their fortunes from, what the civil servants would not say and what the common people dared not say, wouldn't that chill him to death?
This episode was just a diversion. Liu Buqi asked an unfamiliar officer to set up a defense line at the gap first. The focus of the next attack and defense would undoubtedly be here!
He also asked Xiao Junzi and another officer to inspect the military camp and take the time to let the soldiers prepare the city defense equipment, eat and rest!
He took Yue Hanxin and Xu Ningmei to the tallest three-story tower near the gap. This would be the command post for future offensive and defensive battles!
The maids and servants who came with them, led by Jiang, immediately set up arrangements on the top floor of the tower!
This is not because these noble ladies are being pretentious, but mainly because Liu Buqi may encounter problems at any time, so they must be fully prepared!
After finishing his packing, Liu Buqi quickly fell asleep on the makeshift bed. After following Yue Lingxi around all these years, he had long been accustomed to taking a nap whenever he had time.
The officers are naturally busy with other matters, so now we must seize the time to recuperate and gather our strength to deal with the main event that will take place tonight!
Yue Hanxin and Xu Ningmei were placed on the second floor. They looked at each other in silence, each lying on the bed, tossing and turning, not knowing what they were thinking!
After an unknown amount of time, a commotion was heard. The two men hurriedly got up and looked around from the lookout. Behind the distant grassland camp, a black line slowly appeared!
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