"If you die down there, who will take care of me in my old age?"
This is a question that Fu Xiaoguan cannot answer, because no one knows what the eighteenth floor of Tianji Pavilion looks like.
Maybe there is nothing wrong, just some traces left there by a few former time travelers.
Or perhaps it would be a great disaster, just like what Fu Xiaoguan had once worried about.
"So you must live well. If I'm fine, I can take care of you until the end of your life. If something happens to me... you must continue to take good care of this Fu Mansion and make sure your grandchildren grow up safely no matter what."
The fat man was speechless. I worked so hard to raise you. Do you have to take care of so many grandchildren for the rest of your life?
The father and son finished their dinner in silence, and Fu Xiaoguan summoned five army commanders to hold their first meeting in his room.
Under the lantern, on the table was a map of the Taier Mountains drawn by a spy from the Tianji Pavilion. The map was rather rough, but the basic landforms were marked.
"Our Hundred Flower Valley is located right here," Fu Xiaoguan pointed his finger at the map. "This place is surrounded by mountains on three sides, except to the north... This river valley runs along the canyon from Hundred Flower Valley. Outside this is the enemy's garrison camp."
He looked up at Guan Xiaoxi. "Your First Army, send out the Engineer Battalion. Three Blades, send three thousand Marines to provide cover. My requirement is to lay mines from the entrance of this valley all the way to here... a length of approximately ten miles!"
"Don't use trigger mines, use detonating mines."
"The enemy's main force is likely to move up this river valley, but a small group of elite troops may be able to climb the rocks to the mountain, just like the fire my father started..."
"If the enemy really sets fire to this area around us, all four hundred thousand of us will have to die here."
"So, Sandao, the remaining 7,000 Marines, you must defend these three hilltops! We absolutely cannot give the enemy a chance to launch a surprise attack with fire!"
"Also, Guan Xiaoxi's air force will cooperate with the five divisions to ascend the mountain tomorrow. I require your 3,000 air force to descend from the ridge of this mountain under the protection of the five divisions."
"Send out more scouts. Once the enemy enters the valley, once the battle for the valley begins, your air force...strike the enemy's main camp! Five divisions will be responsible for protecting their safety."
"Feng Xi's troops from the Second Army are ambushed on both sides of the river valley. The enemy will surely flee to either side if bombed. Destroy them all, leaving no one alive!"
"Wubing, Chen Po, your troops will stay where they are and rest. Once the battle in the valley is over, leave the valley and join up with Feng Xiguan and Xiaoxi's troops. Eliminate the remaining enemy forces, then... seize all supplies and everyone return!"
After careful consideration, Fu Xiaoguan made battle deployments for this first battle, and the five army commanders took orders and went out to implement the battle plan.
Su Mo was still in Fu Xiaoguan's room. "What about me? I'm bringing three thousand men with me, all former soldiers of the Excalibur Army!"
"You have another mission."
After saying this, Fu Xiaoguan took out another map, which was a full map of the Peacock Kingdom.
"Take your men and climb the rocks from the back mountain, leave the Taier Mountains from the east, and then... attack all the towns in the Peacock Kingdom! Remember, cooperate closely with the spies of the Tianji Pavilion and never encounter the main enemy force!"
"I want chaos in the Maurya Kingdom, so you are the core of this guerrilla war! You must provoke the Maurya King, and then he will send the remaining 500,000 troops here to fight me!"
"Remember, the key to guerrilla warfare is to retreat when the enemy advances, harass when the enemy camps, attack when the enemy tires, and attack when the enemy retreats! You are a flexible force. You must faithfully implement these sixteen-character strategies. Only then will you have a chance of returning alive!"
"Okay!" Su Mo excitedly took the order and left. Fu Xiaoguan breathed a sigh of relief, his mind still deducing the possible changes in this battle, when the fat man walked in with a bowl of dumplings.
"Come on, eat it while it's hot."
Fu Xiaoguan put away the map on the table and glanced at the fat man suspiciously: "I remember that you never went into the kitchen when you were in Linjiang."
"Hehe," the fat man rubbed his hands, a little nervous. "Later, I wasn't staying in Linjiang anymore, so I tried to make it myself. Try it first. This is the flour made from the newly snatched glutinous rice, and it contains honey from the mountains. Try it, try it!"
Under the bright light, the fat man's round face was full of anticipation.
At this time, he was like a child waiting for the teacher to mark his test paper. He was a little uneasy, as if he was worried that he would not do well, and seemed even more worried that his son would dislike him.
Of course Fu Xiaoguan didn't dislike it, because this was the first time his father had prepared food for him.
He used a spoon to scoop up a dumpling and took a light bite. The fat man suddenly pinched his clothes tightly, and then he saw a smile on Fu Xiaoguan's face. So, the heart that was stuck in his throat finally relaxed a little.
"how?"
"tasty!"
"real?"
"Why would I lie to you? Try it!"
"If it tastes good, eat more. If you don't eat enough, I'll make more for you tomorrow. I'm out of honey, so I'll take the honeycomb away tomorrow!"
Fu Xiaoguan didn't act pretentiously. He really started eating with big mouthfuls. The taste was really good, but a little too sweet.
He suddenly discovered a problem. The fat man in Linjiang back then was old now!
The fat man who lived a life of luxury in Linjiang learned to cook. He cared more about himself and was even afraid that he would dislike or get angry.
The lawless Saint-level master became soft and cautious at this time.
Ten years passed in a blink of an eye. The fat man had aged ten years and was almost fifty years old.
In the past ten years, I have always thought that fat people can do anything, so I have never cared about them.
Once in the palace of Guanyun City, the fat man was so stubborn that he didn't want to leave. In fact, he had already started to get old at that time, but he really didn't pay attention to it.
What is the saddest thing in the world?
A son wants to support his parents but they are no longer around... Although the fat man is not his biological father, the relationship he has with him is closer than that with his biological father!
"Dad, I'll cook for you from now on!"
"How can this be possible! You are the emperor. You have to worry about state affairs at home, and you have to worry about the war here. Dad... Dad is useless. I feel at ease and comfortable when I can cook for you."
Fu Xiaoguan felt his eyes a little sore, but he didn't say anything else. He wolfed down the bowl of dumplings, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and grabbed the fat man's hand.
"You've raised me for sixteen years! You're my father! I cook for you, I raise you, it's only natural!"
"For the next sixty years of your life, as long as I'm by your side, I'll be the one cooking for you! I said I'd take care of you in your old age!"
But you are going to the eighteenth floor of Tianji Pavilion!
The fat man wiped his hands on his apron and gave a forced smile, "Don't be so sentimental. If you live another sixty years, won't you become an old monster? You'll suck away the blessings of your children and grandchildren. You've been busy all day and you're tired. You should rest early."
"Do you miss my mother?"
"..." The fat man was stunned and left with his head down. Fu Xiaoguan suddenly laughed.
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