Chapter 627: Pacifying Sibao County (Twenty-Nine) [Requesting Double Monthly Tickets]
"well……"
"well……"
After a while, there was another "sigh".
"Yu Weiheng!"
"Do you have a problem with me, sir? Hearing you sigh and complain three times a day is really getting on my nerves!"
"Strategist, my sigh isn't because of you... I just find it incredibly boring. We haven't encountered a single decent soldier or general along the way..." Strategist Kang Shi's luck was indeed mysterious. Apart from encountering an enemy supply train that day, where they fought and gained a slight advantage, they hadn't encountered any more enemy troops... no, enemies.
They sent a letter to their lord's main force, and the reply they received was that the main force wasn't under much pressure and didn't need their reinforcements; they were to improvise. Yu Zi couldn't help but complain: "Isn't this just about staying wherever it's cool?"
Instead of joining the main force, leaving only strategist Kang Shi to improvise, the outcome was predictable: either immense leisure or a near-certain death. Sure enough, the past few days have seen a series of fruitless attempts. Forget the enemy, not even a shadow of a ghost has been seen…
Kang Shi: "..."
He'd been under a lot of pressure lately, not only enduring the resentful stares of these ambitious juniors during the day, but also finding no peace in his dreams at night. With a hint of resentment, he said, "Boring? I'll let you stumble upon something interesting later..."
Yu Zi said softly, "I believe you are a man of your word, but some things are better left unsaid."
Kang Shi nearly choked on his own blood.
General Jiang shook his head repeatedly.
At first, he felt some sympathy for Kang Shi, after all, it wasn't Kang Shi's idea to have such an unpopular scholarly way of doing things. But seeing Kang Shi being bullied by a junior and unable to retaliate—tsk, General Jiang's mentality underwent a subtle change: "I've never seen such a clumsy scholar as you. You're her superior, after all, and you're being bullied like this, aren't you ashamed?"
Kang Shi said helplessly, "How can I argue with a child?"
General Jiang raised his voice as if he had heard something out of the blue, turned his head to look in Yu Zi's direction, and lowered his voice.
"Is she a child? She's the granddaughter that Old Man Yu taught with all his might! The two of them are cut from the same cloth. The old man is cunning, and the young woman is deceitful; they're both the type to kill without a care in the world. Countless young men from the border garrison avoid her. You call her a child?"
Kang Shi was taken aback upon hearing this, finding it difficult to equate the person General Jiang was referring to with Yu Zi. Although he hadn't had much contact with Registrar Yu, based on their limited interactions and the few words Chu Yao had gleaned, Registrar Yu seemed to be a decent person.
General Jiang almost burst out laughing, his snow-white beard trembling along with his muscles: "Old Yu is considered upright? Pfft, if he heard you say that, he'd probably suspect you have ulterior motives. Otherwise, how could you lie so blatantly against your conscience? Upright? Have you ever seen an upright person whose scholarly way is 'switching the beams and replacing the pillars'?"
Although the Way of the Scholar is a rare and precious skill, it's quite common in circles where outstanding individuals abound. General Jiang has been serving under Chen Tang for quite some time now, and as he's become more familiar with her subordinates, he's gradually learned that these seemingly young but actually cultured scholars almost all possess one aspect of the Way of the Scholar, with a very few even having two…
Scholars of this caliber should know what kind of people use "stealing the beams and replacing the pillars" as their way of being a scholar.
Anyway, he's not a good person.
Kang Shi: "..."
Just then, he overheard Yu Zi and Lin Feng whispering to each other, occasionally letting snippets of their conversation drift to his ears. Yu Zi was asking Lin Feng about something: "Ling De, when you attained the Way of the Scholar, were there any omens?"
Lin Feng shook his head: "No."
Not wanting to see Yu Zi disappointed, he changed the subject.
Why did you bring this up again?
Yu Zi sighed, "Alas, it's naturally for my future and for the great cause of military merit! I must awaken a scholar's way that can completely restrain Military Advisor Kang... I don't know how many times I'll have to accompany him on military campaigns in the future, I can't let myself go empty-handed every time..."
Lin Feng: "...It can be like this?"
"If your obsession is deep enough, it's possible."
People should still have dreams.
Kang Shi: "..."
So he's just a stumbling block?
Just as I was feeling down, I heard Xianyu Jian laughing.
His anger suddenly found an outlet: "What are you laughing at?"
Xianyu Jian, who had been inexplicably scolded, said with an innocent look, "Strategist, I have good news! We have some work to do!"
Kang Shi's heart skipped a beat.
He knows perfectly well how unlucky he is. Getting a job at this crucial juncture is probably not a good one.
They immediately opened the map and scout intelligence.
The contents of the document caused Kang Shiwei's expression to darken.
“We’re here right now… but how could there be a force that doesn’t belong to Qiu Cheng’s command here?” General Jiang asked, approaching them. He wasn’t very familiar with Sibao County; all the marching routes were planned by Kang Shi alone. They were clearing out the enemy forces by following the map’s markings, but unfortunately, Qiu Cheng’s troops were faster, and they repeatedly missed their targets.
They are short-handed.
They simply don't have the capability to take over unclaimed land.
Xianyu Jian: "But apart from Xiaocheng, the other places in Sibao County are sparsely armed... Could it be that these people are planning a 'when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits' scenario? Taking advantage of the fact that our army is facing off against Qiu Cheng and cannot spare any troops, they want to hide behind the scenes and reap the benefits?"
Kang Shi: "It's also possible that they're coming for us."
Xianyu Jian exclaimed in surprise, "Have we been exposed?"
Kang Shi shook his head: "No, it's Longwu County."
Judging from the location and direction of this unfamiliar army, they are probably heading towards Longwu County. Could they be reinforcements brought by Qiu Cheng? Yu Zipan, on the other hand, was so eager for military merit that her eyes were practically popping out of her head. She said, "Those who help the enemy are the enemy!"
Since they're the enemy, let's fight them!
Kang Shi hesitated for only a second.
He chose to follow them.
Take advantage of their unpreparedness and strike at their vitals!
After all, they really lack military merits.
While Kang Shi and his group racked their brains for military merit, Shen Tang also encountered a small problem. Although the army was stationed outside Xiaocheng City and could attack at any time, several challenges had gone unanswered, with the city remaining silent and refusing to fight. This made Shen Tang wonder if Gong Xichou was the one holding the fort... Could his headstrong nature really be so incompetent?
Little did they know—
Gong Xiqiu has continued to do as he pleases for the past two years, but he has professional ethics. He takes people's money and fights for them. When to fight, where to fight, and with whom to fight are all arranged by his patron. Qiu Wenyan didn't say anything, happy to have a couple of days of peace and quiet.
Hearing the drums of battle outside the city, Gong Xilai looked up and asked, "Brother, how long do you think Qiu Wenyan will keep hiding like a coward?"
"He's stalling for time."
"Delaying time?"
Gong Xichou: "They brought reinforcements from elsewhere. I guess they want to wait for the reinforcements to make some progress. Even if they can't take Longwu County, they want to make a big fuss to throw the Mama army into chaos, and then launch a surprise attack when they're not paying attention... I can hear their plan."
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In just two more days, this awful 2022 will be over.
(End of this chapter)
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