Chapter 217 Doomed to Fail
Yangliu Town.
Lu Chenhe and Yun Liu found their father that night, but General Minyuan was assigned to different places according to their abilities.
For example, Mr. Lu had an extraordinary temperament and was obviously not an ordinary person. So General Minyuan arranged him to be a close guard by his side, helping him write and read letters on weekdays. All the work requiring writing in the army was done by Mr. Lu.
It was different for Guardian Geng. He knew a thing or two after just a casual try and was directly sent to join the ranks of soldiers.
Ding Gui and Miao Dayou were assigned to work in the kitchen as cooks.
As for those who came from other villages, they were arranged in different places according to their strength and height. Some were responsible for washing clothes, and some were responsible for raising horses.
In short, Lu Chenhe and Yun Liu finally discovered that the idea of taking everyone away from the army at once was completely impractical.
Yes, it doesn't work.
While the head cook, Lao Lu, was away, Miao Dayou peeled potatoes while shaking his head and sighing, "Young Master, Third Young Master, you shouldn't have come in. This time it's over. It's obviously just us who were arrested, and you two rushed in..."
Lu Chenhe: “…”
Yun Liu: “…”
What are you talking about? Aren’t they also eager to save people?
Besides, no one had ever been in the army, so who knew that the divisions were so detailed? What was even more unexpected was that they were assigned to different places.
Miao Dayou looked at the expressions of the two young masters and immediately realized that he had said too much. He hurriedly said, "I'm saying, ha, otherwise, find a chance for you two to escape again!"
“…”
The two of them were very upset. Was this a joke?
Lu Chenhe threw the potatoes in his hand into the basin: "Uncle Dayou, how often do you see my father?"
Miao Dayou shook his head. "Master Lu only follows the general. The general never comes to the kitchen. He eats alone, and it's not our turn to serve the general food. Since we were captured, we've only seen him once. He followed the general, but we didn't say a word."
The military rules and regulations are not the same as those in ordinary village meetings. Anyone who speaks in a low voice when he shouldn't is considered to be a scoundrel who doesn't understand military law and will be dragged out and beaten with a stick.
After hearing this, Lu Chenhe felt sad.
My father was such a noble man, but now he can only compromise and follow General Minyuan.
I couldn't help but tighten the knife in my hand.
This Min Yuan is really too despicable.
Yun Liu noticed at this time that Ding Gui had not spoken a word. He had a serious expression on his face and his hand holding the knife was clenched so tightly that blue bruises appeared on the back of his hand. However, he seemed not to hear a word the people around him said.
Could it be that he was scared like this?
Yun Liu raised his hand and waved it in front of Ding Gui: "Uncle Ding, are you okay?"
"I……"
Ding Gui seemed to have something to say, but when he looked up and saw Yun Liu's face, he swallowed his words and finally shook his hand: "Oh, forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you."
Miao Dayou said, "Hey brother, it's already late. The eldest and third young masters are here to rescue us. If you have any ideas, just tell us and we can discuss it together."
"I don't have any ideas. If I do have any, it's to... persuade General Min to withdraw his troops."
"What?"
"This is a bit of a joke, Uncle Harding." Yun Liu almost cut his own hand. What was he thinking? How could he possibly persuade him? Judging from the look in his eyes, Min Yuan was determined to fight to the death.
In fact, this may not be a bad thing at this time. If the army is united, we may be able to win this battle.
Lu Chenhe said: "Uncle Ding, it is no joke to retreat such a large army. I think the general is determined to win this time."
"But……"
Ding Gui was so anxious that he could only scratch his head: "It's obvious that I will lose this time!"
lose?
Lu Chenhe and Yun Liu looked at each other. The battle hadn't even started yet, so how could he know they would lose?
What the two of them were thinking more was... the honest Uncle Ding Gui was so scared that he lost his mind.
But how could they know that this was not Ding Gui's fantasy, nor was he confused, but... this is what was written in later history.
In 220 AD, the nomadic tribe of Modu rebelled against Qi. Qi and Yan, the five states in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, were defeated one after another. Finally, there was a life-and-death battle in the north and behind the desert. Each side sent out more than 10,000 troops, and in the end Qi and Yan were defeated.
The desert army took the opportunity to advance, and General Qi Yan fought desperately, suffering heavy losses. The final result was that he ceded more than 50 miles of land.
It is clearly written in the book. It would be fine if Ding Gui had not read this history, but now that he knows what the result is, he must be terrified.
He couldn't imagine how tragic the battlefield would be at that time.
He only knew that if this battle had to be fought, their chances of survival would be almost impossible.
Therefore, persuading General Minyuan to withdraw his troops is the only way to reverse the outcome.
Ding Gui had already decided where to retreat, and he decided to retreat fifty miles away. This way, he would not rewrite history and there would be no casualties.
But who is General Minyuan?
An upright and incorruptible pillar of the country.
If you tell such a person to retreat and cede another fifty miles of land to Modu, he will not only call you a traitor but also drag you out as a sacrifice.
So Ding Gui felt that this matter made his brain hurt.
What should he do?
Lu Chenhe's voice rang in his ears: "Uncle Ding, how did you know you were going to lose? Do you even understand the art of war?"
Yes, since he can say this, he should also explain what is going on.
Everyone stopped peeling potatoes and looked at him.
But Ding Gui couldn't find a suitable reason to explain this, so he could only say: "I have been having bad dreams for the past two days. What does this dream mean?"
"Uncle Ding, maybe you had that dream because you were captured by the army." Lu Chenhe said.
"Yeah, you can't believe what you see in dreams."
Yun Liu also breathed a sigh of relief.
Even Miao Dayou felt that he, a brother who had always been reliable, was particularly unreliable in what he said today.
Okay, let’s continue peeling potatoes!
Seeing that no one believed him, Ding Gui didn't know what to say. This was all within his expectations, so he changed the subject and asked, "Master, were Xiaodie and the others okay when you came?"
"Don't worry about that. They've settled down in the nameless village!"
Lu Chenhe told Ding Gui about the plan before coming and the direction of the large team, hoping to ease his nervousness.
But Ding Gui's expression became even more anxious: "Didn't Xiaodie tell you something else? For example, whether they would continue on their journey or not."
Lu Chenhe didn't understand what was going on, so he told the truth: "We agreed that if they didn't return in two days, they would continue on their way. Now a day and a night have passed. If they follow the agreement, they will set off tonight and continue their journey towards Wo County."
Ding Gui nodded after listening and muttered, "Now that things are like this, the girl must be regretting not studying history well!"
Lu Chenhe was puzzled: "Ding Gui, what did you say you wanted to learn?"
"Oh, no, nothing." Ding Gui shook his hand and smiled awkwardly.
(End of this chapter)
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