"I also escaped from the wilderness, and I met your brother Fu on the road."
Bai Xiaoliao didn't think much of it, only muttering, "The natural disaster finally ended, and I thought I could live a good life. But the Northern Qiang and Southern Xia are both ambitious and want to take a piece of our Great Jin. I don't know when this will end."
"It won't be long, don't worry." Shen Huaixu said softly, looking at the slightly desolate sky in the north.
Bai Xiaoliao thought Shen Huaixu was trying to persuade him to be more open-minded, so he didn't think much of it. He just carefully reminded him not to go out easily these days.
Shen Huaixu nodded nonchalantly as he observed the empty streets. A war was raging outside the city, and the people inside had their doors and windows tightly shut, staying indoors. Apart from the whistling wind and the occasional explosion of gunpowder in the distance, there was almost no other sound. The entire city seemed like a dead city.
Someone heard their voices and cautiously looked through the crack in the door to see what was going on. It would be difficult for the people in this city to sleep peacefully tonight.
"By the way, the Northern Qiang suddenly launched a night attack this time. Are we prepared? I saw a huge crowd of people coming suddenly outside the city. I was so scared that I hid and didn't dare to move." Shen Huaixu sounded frightened, as if it really happened.
When talking about this, Bai Xiaoliao instantly became excited. "I'm just a small soldier, I don't know much, but Brother Fu knows a lot. Brother Fu said that the Northern Qiang would attack us in a day or two, and General Meng also said that he was shaking the morale of the army. Fortunately, General Qi valued Brother Fu and didn't take it lightly. I didn't expect them to attack tonight. Fortunately, Brother Fu warned us in advance, so we were prepared."
"Did you hear the explosions in the enemy camp at the city gate?"
Bai Xiaoliao scratched his head, unable to stop laughing when he thought of this, nodding his head and saying, "It was quite powerful. That thing should be used against us, right? I don't know how it exploded. I guess the Northern Qiang people did something dishonest and angered Master Tianzun..."
"I heard this thing is called a firearm. Paired with a catapult, it's a deadly weapon on the battlefield." Shen Huaixu pretended to be worried. "The Northern Qiang have such a thing. No wonder they dared to launch a night attack this time."
"What are you afraid of? The Northern Qiang people are just too arrogant. They thought we were unaware and planned a sneak attack." Bai Xiaoliao said with a mixture of indignation and pride, "Little do they know that we have the same things they have. The worst that can happen is that we can just go against them and see who can do it..."
As he spoke, his voice became lower and lower, and finally he stopped and covered his mouth.
Shen Huaixu continued walking forward, and when he realized that no one was following him, he turned around and said softly and considerately, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
There was a cunning look in his eyes that could not be hidden, and he also understood why the news that the Northern Qiang people also had firearms was blocked.
First, it can prepare supplies and weapons for the Northern Qiang people to delay time. Second, after the war breaks out, Youzhou will be caught off guard and will most likely be defeated. After the defeat, the fact that the Northern Qiang people also have firearms will be exposed. At that time, the emperor will be furious and the court officials will be shocked, and all the blame can be put on Shen Su.
Even the blocking of the news could be put on Shen Su. After all, the formula and shape of the firearms were known to the enemy, and Shen Su was responsible. Not to mention that the matter also involved Fu Yin, who was on good terms with the Shen family.
After figuring it out, Shen Huaixu only had one last question left - who was the mastermind behind the scenes.
Bai Xiaoliao hung his head, clearly filled with regret. He lowered his voice to a very low level, "This matter must not be revealed..."
Halfway through his words, another explosion was heard. Licking his dry lips, he said dryly, "Forget it, forget it. After today, this matter will be impossible to hide."
The two talked along the way and unknowingly arrived at the inn where Shen Huaixu was staying.
"Miss!"
Xiaoman opened the door of the inn with surprise and ran to Shen Huaixu: "You are finally back. If it weren't for the letter from Master Fu, Shuangjiang and I would have left the city to look for you!"
"I went out to do something." Shen Huaixu touched his ear and said to Bai Xiaoliao, "Thank you, Brother Bai, for sending me back. How about I treat you to a drink to show my gratitude?"
Bai Xiaoliao waved his hands and shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, the war is urgent, I have to return to the camp as soon as possible... I'll go ahead."
With that, Bai Xiaoliao ran off. As he ran, he wondered, how could he have told everyone about what Brother Fu had repeatedly warned him about? Weird, truly weird!
Seeing that the people had disappeared, Shen Huaixu walked towards the inn and asked Xiaoman: "Where are Shuangjiang and the others?"
"I went out to look for you and you haven't come back yet. I'm staying alone in the inn waiting for you to come back, young lady." Xiaoman looked cautiously at the street outside before closing the inn door again.
"It's my fault. I should have left you a message."
Xiaoman actually didn't know what the young lady was doing in the northern border. She just subconsciously felt that the matter that made the young lady make such a personal trip must be a big deal. When Youzhou was attacked tonight, she was wondering if it was related to the young lady.
"Miss, if you want to do something dangerous next time, just tell our servants. Why bother making a trip yourself?" There was an unconcealable worry in her eyes.
Shen Huaixu thought that only she could do this.
She looked around. The inn, which had been bustling before, was now deserted. "Don't worry, I know what's going on. Where have all the people in the inn gone?"
"The kitchen here leads directly to the basement, which can be used as a temporary hiding place. Everyone hid in there."
Chen Huaixu took Xiaoman's hand, shook it, and smiled with his eyes curved. "Xiaoman, I'm almost smelly. Can the inn still heat up some water? I want to take a bath."
"Leave it to Xiaoman." Xiaoman immediately patted his chest, feeling obligated. Before leaving, he remembered something, "Miss, should we hide too?"
"No need to hide, they can't get in." Shen Huaixu poured a cup of cold tea on the table, drank it in one gulp, and then said casually.
Today is a rare opportunity to kill the Northern Qiang King, but Youzhou City is not very close to the Northern Qiang King's camp, and I don't know if Fu Yin can seize this opportunity.
On the battlefield, the Great Jin and the Northern Qiang fought fiercely, but after the previous incident, even if the Northern Qiang could regain their morale, they would be quickly defeated.
Needless to say, after this battle, the morale of the soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty became increasingly high. In addition, the commander-in-chief, General Yunhui Qi Zhan, upheld the lofty belief of "beating the dog when it is down", and followed closely behind the fleeing Northern Qiang people, fighting with great enthusiasm.
At the same time, under the cover of night, Fu Yin led several thousand soldiers around the main battlefield and headed northwest.
In the dark night, half of his face was covered by a black mask, with only a pair of eyes shining brightly, as mysterious and dangerous as the deepest abyss.
Compared to the bustling capital, the endless glaciers and grasslands may be his territory.
This time, he was about to go to the heart of the grassland to see with his own eyes what the Northern Qiang King's tent looked like.
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