Chapter 130: Enemy at the Gate
"Let them wait in my tent, and I'll go to the kitchen to get them some steamed buns and water."
Ling Chan returned to the tent and said, "General Liu, I'm going down first."
Liu Hong put down his pen, stood up, clasped his fists, and said, "Goodbye, Marquis Zhenbei."
When Ling Chan returned to her tent, she saw Gong Ye and Gong Ling, who looked exhausted.
"Just the two of you?"
Gong Ye and Gong Ling had just sat down when they saw Ling Chan and quickly stood up. "Replying to the host, Gong Zi and the other sisters are all in Wufang County."
"What's the matter?" Ling Chan gently pressed her hand down, motioning them to sit down.
"Replying to the host." Gong Ye told Ling Chan what they had discovered in Wufang County.
It turned out that after the sisters from Qingyi Tower came to Wufang County and rented a yard to settle down, Gong Ye and Gong Ling came out to inquire about the location of the military camp.
As luck would have it, as soon as they left the yard, they saw a man in military uniform walking past them.
They thought that since the man was wearing a military uniform, he must be from the military camp, so they could go up and ask about the location of the military camp.
Just as they were about to go up and ask, Miyaba discovered something was wrong with this person.
He kept looking around, as if he was doing something wrong, so Gong Ye and Gong Ling decided to follow him and see what he was going to do.
Hearing this, Ling Chan gave Gong Ye a look of approval.
Her ability to spot anomalies shows that she is very perceptive and suitable for the job of an agent or spy.
Miyaba smiled awkwardly and continued to talk about the following things.
They followed the soldier all the way, and although his behavior was abnormal, he did not do anything suspicious.
Just when they thought it was a wrongful conviction, the man entered a shop that specialized in selling medicinal herbs.
Shortly after the soldier went in, another person went in.
After a while, the soldier came out, took the sword and left, and another man followed soon after.
When Ling Chan heard this, she didn't think there was anything wrong.
Gong Ye frowned at this time, "OP, the problem lies in... the person behind..."
"He walked past us..." Gong Ye looked at Gong Ling, "We all smelled... the smell of mutton."
The Daqi people also like to eat lamb, so it is normal for people who have just eaten lamb to have the smell of lamb on their bodies.
The problem lies in the local area. This is Wufang County, on the border between Daqi and Dahe. The people here are very poor. How could they possibly eat sheep? Not to mention the common people, even the county magistrate and the wealthy families here would not bear to eat sheep.
So they thought of a possibility, that this person was not a Daqi person, but... a Dahe person!
The Dahe people especially like to eat mutton and horse meat!
Ling Chan had never eaten mutton when she was in the capital, but she had a mutton dish when she was at Floating Cloud Villa.
I don’t know if it’s because there were no diverse seasonings in that era, or because the cooking method was too simple, but the lamb has a very rich flavor.
If modern seasonings and modern techniques are used, many muttons will not have a strong smell. It is said that the further north you go, the less strong the smell of mutton will be.
But it is difficult to get rid of the strong smell here, so Gongye's suspicion is justified.
"We followed that man all the way north..."
"We left Wufang County and arrived at the Dahe military camp."
"That person entered the Dahe military camp!?" Ling Chan repeated Gong Ye's words.
"About what time?"
Miyaba glanced to the side and said, "It should be... the end of the Xu hour and before the Hai hour."
It was the end of the Xu hour and before the Hai hour, which was around nine o'clock in the evening. Wasn't that the time when they were crossing the river?
So...going back a step further, that Daqi soldier is a spy in the army!
"Did you see the man's appearance clearly?" Ling Chan asked.
Gong Ye Gong Ling shook her head. "That person was very cautious. He lowered his head when he came out. We didn't dare get too close, so we didn't see him clearly."
"But we saw the Dahena clearly."
Ling Chan thought for a while and said, "Then you two should stay in Wufang County and look for this person."
"As for Gong Zi and the others, let them come to the military camp tomorrow."
Gong Ye Gong Ling accepted the order, "Then I will go back first."
The two of them walked to the door of the tent and happened to meet Hongdou, Gong Lan and Gong Yu who were going to get steamed buns and water.
"Master." Gongye Gongling saluted Hongdou.
Hongdou stuffed the steamed buns into their mouths and said, "Take them with you on the road."
Since they had already reached the door of the tent, Hongdou knew that they must be leaving the tent.
"Thank you, host." Gong Ye Gong Ling took it, turned around and saluted Ling Chan, then saluted the others before leaving.
After experiencing a great battle, Ling Chan felt a little sleepy. Before dawn, she took a quick shower and went to bed to sleep for a while.
She only slept for a short while and woke up at dawn.
After leaving the tent, she found that the soldiers who stayed behind to clean up the battlefield had returned.
"Marquis Zhenbei." Everyone was surprisingly in good spirits, holding a bowl of porridge in one hand and a steamed bun in the other.
He ate a mouthful of porridge, a mouthful of steamed bun, and even said hello to Ling Chan with his mouth full, "Zhenbei Hou, it was all thanks to you last night."
Ling Chan smiled and nodded at everyone, "It's all thanks to you all. Everyone, eat more."
"Of course." The soldiers raised their bowls of porridge and steamed buns generously, "Only when we are full can we march to the city."
"Yes, the enemy is at the gate!"
"The enemy is at the gate!"
"The enemy is at the gate!"
After more than ten years, the Daqi soldiers finally appeared outside the city of Heyun again. This was truly an exciting moment for them.
"Everyone, eat quickly. After you finish eating, line up and wait for General Liu's orders."
I don't know who said this, but everyone raised their white porridge and gulped it down like a pump. They didn't even have time to savor the steamed buns in their hands and finished them in two or three bites.
Ling Chan watched them disperse and turned around to look for General Liu.
When she turned around, she first saw Xiao Jin outside Liu Hongying's tent.
Thinking of what Gong Ye and Gong Ling had told her last night, Ling Chan approached him lightly, "Deputy General Xiao."
He simply bowed, "I have something to tell you."
Xiao Jin nodded slightly at her, "Marquis Zhenbei, please speak."
At the same time, I was wondering, wasn't I avoiding him before? Why did I take the initiative to talk to him today?
No matter what, he was still happy.
"Yesterday, the sisters from Qingyi Tower arrived in Wufang County." Ling Chan said.
Xiao Jin looked at her with a questioning look in his eyes.
"They discovered something."
Ling Chan explained the whole story in detail, "I asked the other sisters from Qingyi Tower to come to the military camp, while Gong Ye and Gong Ling stayed in Wufang County to find the big He man."
Gong Ye Gong Ling did not see the appearance of the Daqi soldiers, and there were so many soldiers entering and leaving the barracks yesterday.
Since we can’t find the Daqi soldiers, we can only hope to find the Dahe people and then ask them about their identities.
"It's not that easy." Xiao Jin directly broke Ling Chan's thoughts.
Ling Chan was puzzled, "Why?"
As long as that person is in Wufang County, Gong Ye Gong Ling will always know.
"The person who delivers the message will not appear easily. Usually there are certain secret codes." Xiao Jin explained to her.
Ling Chan frowned when she heard this, "Secret code..."
"Did Gong Ye and the others see anything special?" Xiao Jin asked.
Ling Chan shook her head. Gong Ye and Gong Ling did not mention this matter.
Xiao Jin said calmly, "Then... I'm afraid they won't be able to find that person."
"What about the spies in our army? Is there any way to find them?"
Xiao Jin did not reject it immediately. "Let's wait until the army reaches the city of Heyunfu before making any plans."
Ling Chan nodded, "Alright."
After the army had eaten and drunk their fill and had a good rest for a day, Liu Hong ordered the army to break camp and head towards the city of Heyun Prefecture on the next morning.
This time, they didn't have to travel day and night, and they moved slowly towards He Yun Mansion.
It took their army five days to reach the city of Heyun Prefecture, a journey that would take three days for a fast horse to travel.
At this moment, He Yun Mansion was on high alert, and the city walls were full of soldiers.
Liu Hong ordered to set up camp five miles below the city of Heyun Prefecture.
The distance is very close, and you can see the figures on the wall of Heyun Mansion from the watchtower.
Liu Hong was not in a hurry at all, and neither were the Daqi soldiers.
Everyone was just at the foot of Heyun City, eating, drinking and sleeping.
Instead, their every move was seen by the Dahe soldiers, making them extremely envious and jealous.
Ju Hongtu, who went to Jina Prefecture to transport grain, has not returned yet, and there has been no reply to the letter sent to the court. They are now isolated and helpless.
The sisters from Qingyi Tower also joined the Daqi soldiers a few days ago. When they set up camp, their tents were around Ling Chan.
Gong Ye and Gong Ling would send news every day, but there was no news about Da He's spies.
Taking advantage of the fact that the two armies were not taking any action during the standoff, Ling Chan decided to go to Wufang County in person.
After Xiao Jin found out, he caught up with her and wanted to go with her.
"You..." Ling Chan subconsciously wanted to refuse.
"Let's go." Xiao Jin interrupted her directly, "The spies in the army must be caught as soon as possible."
"Otherwise it will affect our attack on He Yun Mansion."
"Miss." Hongdou wrapped a large bag of steamed buns and said, "I'll go with you."
"No need." Ling Chan took the steamed bun, "The sisters are all here, you stay here too."
"In the next few days, if General Liu summons his deputy generals to discuss military matters, you will go in my place."
"Yes." Hongdou nodded obediently.
Ling Chan hung the steamed buns on the horse's back and climbed on. "Deputy General Xiao, let's go."
Two horses galloped out of the camp and headed south.
The journey would take three to five days. Ling Chan was anxious and kept running. At the end of the evening of the first day, she was still running.
"Marquis Zhenbei." Xiao Jin called her.
Ling Chan acted as if she didn't hear anything and continued to speed up.
Xiao Jin had no choice but to speed up and catch up.
"Marquis of Zhenbei."
"Wanyue."
"Ling Chan!" Xiao Jin had no choice but to ride his horse to Ling Chan's side, turning his head to shout at her, "Ling Chan."
Ling Chan then looked at him, then pulled the reins and slowed down.
"Deputy General Xiao?"
"Ling Chan..." Xiao Jin also stopped, "It's getting late, let's rest for a while."
"Are you tired?" Ling Chan asked back, looking at Xiao Jin as if she looked down on him.
"I..." Xiao Jin said helplessly, "I'm fine, but...we don't need to rest, the horses also need to rest."
Ling Chan lowered her eyes to look at the horse under her. It was panting and looked really exhausted, but it was as loyal as the Daqi soldiers and did not kick its back.
"Give the horse some water." Xiao Jin said.
The horse under Ling Chan glanced at Xiao Jin, grateful for his righteous words.
Ling Chan got off the horse, took out the water bag, poured it into the palm of his hand, and then extended his hand.
The horse was very well behaved and licked me with its tongue.
It was really thirsty and drank half of the water in the water bag before stopping.
Over there, Xiao Jin was also feeding his horse, and the two of them sat back to back in silence.
After feeding, he tied up the horse and said, "I'll go find some fodder."
Ling Chan nodded and tied up the horse.
When Xiao Jin came back, Ling Chan had already lit the fire.
Xiao Jin not only brought back fodder, but also brought back a pheasant, which had been plucked.
"Pheasant?!" Ling Chan looked over in surprise.
I have been in the military camp for so long and haven't eaten meat for a long time.
Xiao Jin smiled at her and said, "Well, I'll let you eat two chicken legs later."
Ling Chan smiled embarrassedly, "No need."
Xiao Jin was silent, slowly roasting the pheasant with a serious look on his face.
Ling Chan was originally looking elsewhere, but there was nothing to see in the dark, so her eyes slowly moved to Xiao Jin's face.
He didn't know when he took off the mask on his face. He guessed it was because the fire was too hot.
Because of wearing a mask for a long time, the color on his face was obviously layered.
"Since your injury has healed, why are you still wearing a mask?" Ling Chan was puzzled.
There were no scars on his face except for the color layering caused by the mask.
Xiao Jin touched his face without looking up, "I'm used to wearing it."
In fact... he had some strange suspicions about Ling Chan... the medicine she gave him... was too effective...
If someone discovered that the injury had healed so quickly, it would definitely attract attention.
Therefore, he decided to wear the mask and take it off after returning to Beijing after the border war.
Ling Chan took out a steamed bun, stuck a thin wooden stick into it, and roasted it on the fire for fun.
I didn’t expect the steamed buns to be baked crispy and have a unique flavor.
Ling Chan simply baked one for Xiao Jin as well, "Let you try it."
Xiao Jin went to take it, but his hand accidentally touched the back of her hand.
The two of them froze at the same time, and Xiao Jin's chest rose and fell suddenly.
Ling Chan slowly pulled her hand out, "Try it, it tastes pretty good."
"Hmm." Xiao Jin hummed, and awkwardly turned the roast chicken with his other hand.
The steamed bun was close to the corner of his mouth, and it burned him, "hiss..."
Ling Chan raised her eyes to look at him, "It's very hot, be careful."
After the chicken was roasted, Xiao Jin really tore off two chicken legs and handed them to Ling Chan.
Ling Chan looked at the fragrant roasted chicken legs right in front of her and couldn't help but sniff them. "What a nice smell!"
"Eat it."
Ling Chan only took a chicken leg and said, "You have one too."
"You eat it." Xiao Jin insisted on stuffing the other one into her other hand.
Ling Chan watched him continue to tear the roast chicken, and a strange feeling rose in her heart...
On the fifth day, the two arrived in Wufang County and found Gong Ye Gong Ling.
"Did that person make any special moves?" Facing Xiao Jin and Ling Chan's questions, Gong Ye Gong Ling frowned and thought carefully.
The two exchanged glances from time to time...
"I remember." Gong Ling suddenly called out, and Ling Chan and the others looked at her.
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