Chapter 148 Second Update

Finally, Xing Yao went out with a box of mooncakes and came back with only two empty boxes.

"I wanted to find Military Advisor Chi to exchange the mooncakes, but other generals were there and thought that the mooncakes I took were given to them by the prince. Before I could say a word, the mooncakes were snatched away. Military Advisor Chi said that the mooncakes he took out were also snatched away in this way."

After hearing this, Feng Shuo's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Jiang Yanyi was holding back his laughter until his cheeks hurt.

Feng Shuo said sinisterly: "Let some generals who have eaten the mooncakes come to my tent to discuss matters, and call Chi Qing as well." Xing

Yao bowed in response, and Jiang Yanyi silently lit a candle in his heart.

Moon-watching is a must for the Mid-Autumn Festival. A bonfire was lit in the Hengzhou camp at night. Jiang Yanyi taught the cooks of the Fire Camp to make a simple hot pot. However, this pot of stewed food was more like a steamed dish.

Although the soldiers could not reunite with their families, they were in a good mood to have a reunion dinner with their brothers who had been through life and death together. Only when it was late at night did they lose sleep and miss home.

The soldiers under the various princes envied the treatment of the soldiers in the Hengzhou camp. They were also soldiers, but they were loved by the people and had moon cakes to eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival. On the other hand, they could not even have a full meal on weekdays. There were not many soldiers from the same hometown in the camp. When they missed home, they had no fellow villagers to talk to.

The soldiers who had mooncakes to eat missed home that night, and the soldiers who didn't miss home even more.

At the appointed time, the soldiers seemed to have returned to the camp to rest, but none of them fell asleep.

It was already the hour of Xu when Jiang Yanyi finished her work in the military camp. Feng Shuo was afraid that it would be unsafe for her to travel at night, so he let her rest in the military camp tonight.

He still had to discuss matters with the generals under his command. Jiang Yanyi couldn't sleep, so she waited for Feng Shuo and roasted tender corn in the charcoal pile after the bonfire.

August and September are the seasons for corn harvest, but the rich families don't eat much corn, thinking that corn is a coarse food. It is usually a sign of disrespect for the guests when ordinary people mix corn in their meals when entertaining guests.

Previously, the kitchen of the palace had not bought tender corn, and Jiang Yanyi thought that the corn was not ripe. Today, he saw it in Huotouying and learned the reason after asking.

As a modern person, Jiang Yanyi has no prejudice against corn. Whether it is boiled or charcoal-grilled, tender corn is a great delicacy. It is even more sweet and delicious when used to stew bone soup. However, the most classic way to eat it is naturally to steam corn cakes with sycamore leaves. Every time the corn is harvested, the old people in the countryside will steam a pot.

While Jiang Yanyi was telling Chenyu and Huo Jianjia about these ways to eat corn, he estimated the time to turn the corn on the charcoal. The roasted corn was burnt yellow with a little bit of black, and it smelled fragrant.

Huo Jianjia was strong and tough, not afraid of being burned. She found a few wooden sticks, sharpened them, and strung the roasted corns together. She wiped off the dust that accidentally got on the corn cobs and bit into them directly.

The corn kernels were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. They were fragrant and sweet, but a little hot.

Huo Jianjia accidentally got a streak of black on her face while she was chewing, which made Chenyu burst into laughter. Huo Jianjia chased Chenyu to fight her, but Chenyu quickly hid behind Jiang Yanyi and complained to him first: "Boss, look at Jianjia!"

Huo Jianjia rolled her eyes at her, stuck her big knife to the side, sat back and continued to chew corn.

Chenyu quickly made a face at her like a villain, Huo Jianjia snorted, turned around and continued to chew the roasted corn, without even looking at Chenyu.

Jiang Yanyi was amused by these two funny guys, and he almost couldn't stand up straight.

At this time, they didn't know that danger was coming.

In the night, a group of people and horses passed through the dense forest silently like ghosts.

A scout turned back from the front and half-knelt in front of the bearded general to report: "General, you are really

good at predicting things. Tonight, the bonfire in the Hengzhou camp is burning. It seems that they are celebrating a festival." The bearded general sneered: "Fortunately, I got the intelligence from King Xinyang before. I passed through Hengling and found that there were indeed no scouts from the Hengzhou army. The people in the Central Plains attach great importance to the Mid-Autumn Festival. They will eat and drink well tonight and will definitely be careless. We will kill them by surprise and seize Hengzhou in one fell swoop . The gates of Daxuan will be completely opened!"

It was already midnight when Feng Shuo finished discussing important matters with his subordinates. Jiang Yanyi left him a roasted corn, but Feng Shuo refused to eat it.

He was working on official documents at his desk, and Jiang Yanyi moved a small pony to sit next to him and peeled corn kernels to feed him.

He refused to eat the corn by himself, and he ate it with a clear conscience after she peeled it. Jiang Yanyi didn't know whether he was giving her face because of her hard work or he thought it was unseemly to eat the corn by himself.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yanyi couldn't help laughing.

Feng Shuo raised his eyes to look at her, "What are you laughing at?"

Jiang Yanyi smiled and shook her head without saying anything.

Feng Shuo stretched out his hand and gently scratched the tip of her nose, with a guilty look in his eyes that only he understood: "I'm sorry, Yi, I can't spend a good Mid-Autumn Festival with you this year."

Jiang Yanyi put down the corn in her hand, hugged his arms with both hands, rubbed her head against his arms lightly, tilted her head up and said with a smile: "Aren't you accompanying me now?"

He has been reading official documents, how can he be considered accompanying her?

When she said this, Feng Shuo felt even more guilty. He leaned over and kissed her lips lightly, "There are fireflies in the back mountain. I'll take you to see them?"

Jiang Yanyi had lived in the city all her life and had few opportunities to see fireflies. But when she heard this suggestion, and she was going with the person she liked, it was impossible for her not to be moved.

She hesitated and glanced at the documents in front of Feng Shuo's desk: "Aren't these urgent?"

Feng Shuo rubbed her hair and said, "We don't need this hour."

Jiang Yanyi couldn't hide the joy in her eyes, but she coughed lightly and acted reluctantly: "Since you want to see fireflies so much, I'll go with you."

Feng Shuo looked helpless and doting, and he couldn't suppress the upturned corners of his mouth.

He rode Wuyun and took Jiang Yanyi out of the barracks and headed straight to the back mountain.

The moon was big and round tonight, and the autumn weather was no longer as hot as the midsummer.

Jiang Yanyi sat on the horse with her back against Feng Shuo's chest. She felt as if she was leaning on a rock, and she felt indescribably at ease.

The evening breeze on her face brought the unique coolness of the early autumn night, and she squinted her eyes comfortably.

Feng Shuo's voice came from behind, and it was particularly low in the night: "If you like fireflies, I can catch some and put them in white gauze, and use them as lamps."

Jiang Yanyi smiled and said, "Fireflies reflecting the snow?"

Feng Shuo chuckled, "You know quite a few stories."

Jiang Yanyi snorted lightly and raised her chin. Feng Shuo chuckled behind her.

After walking for a while, they could see small green dots of light rising and falling in the dense forest in the distance, like a winding green ribbon.

It was the first time that Jiang Yanyi saw such spectacular fireflies. She was amazed, but Feng Shuo's expression changed and he even pulled the reins.

"What..." Jiang Yanyi turned her head and was about to ask him why he suddenly stopped, but Feng Shuo covered her mouth with his hand.

"Someone is walking through the woods, and there may be quite a few people." Feng Shuo almost whispered this into Jiang Yanyi's ear.

This was not the first time Feng Shuo had come here. Before, he could only see the fireflies outside the forest. Now, looking from a distance, the fireflies deep in the forest also flew up, and it was a very continuous band of light. It was obvious that someone was walking through the forest, disturbing the other fireflies resting in the forest. When

Jiang Yanyi heard him say this, his heart was instantly lifted.

This is the garrison of the Hengzhou camp. On weekdays, the patrol is strict. Even ordinary people will be driven away if they approach within five miles. Those who come through the woods in the middle of the night are definitely not good people.

Feng Shuo quickly dismounted and said to Jiang Yanyi, "Hengling is a natural barrier. There is no defense here. Someone has come here. It's obvious that the defense map has been leaked. You should go back to the barracks and tell Chi Qing, Han Tuo, Xiao Han and others about this. They know what to do. The allied generals in the main camp cannot be trusted completely. If you meet them after you return to the camp, don't ask for help easily."

Jiang Yanyi knew that he was worried that there was a traitor in the allied forces. She seemed to have a calm mind, but she was still afraid for no reason. She whispered to Feng Shuo, "What about you?"

Feng Shuo just shook her hand, "I'll go find out how many people are in the woods, and you go back to report. The sooner the main camp knows about the enemy's situation, the better their chances of winning."

Feng Shuo let go of her hand after he finished speaking. He just glanced at her and stepped into the night.

Jiang Yanyi also knew that the situation was urgent and could not be delayed, so she turned her horse around and drove Wuyun back the same way.

She was light and Wuyun was very humane, so they ran very fast along the way. The guards at the gate of the camp recognized Wuyun and removed the fence when they saw Wuyun carrying people from a distance.

When they went out, Feng Shuo and Jiang Yanyi rode out together, but when they came back, only Jiang Yanyi was there. The guards saw that Jiang Yanyi did not slow down when he arrived at the military camp, and drove Wuyun directly into the military camp, and they were a little puzzled.

Jiang Yanyi asked a patrol officer about Chi Qing's tent. When they arrived, because Wuyun ran too fast and she did not have enough strength, she almost failed to hold him back, and let Wuyun run directly into Chi Qing's military tent.

Chi Qing was sitting at the table with a half-filled jug of wine in his hand. He looked a little more uninhibited than usual.

When he saw Jiang Yanyi riding Wuyun, he raised his eyebrows unexpectedly: "Miss Chu, why are you practicing horse riding in the middle of the night?"

Jiang Yanyi didn't have time to argue with him, and said in one breath: "A large group of troops are coming from Hengling. The prince went to investigate the enemy personally and asked me to

go back to the camp to inform you and Generals Han Tuo and Xiao Han." When Chi Qing heard that the enemy was coming from Hengling, he dropped the jug of wine on the ground and walked out of the tent quickly, ordering the guard at the door: "Go and call Generals Han Tuo and Xiao Han to come!"

Jiang Yanyi was too nervous, Her hands and feet were so weak that she couldn't get off the horse. She sat on the horse and said to Chi Qing, "The prince is alone there. I hope the military advisor will send someone to help immediately."

Chi Qing saw that Jiang Yanyi was nervous. She asked someone to call her two maids over and comforted her, "Don't worry, Miss Chu. I will send the elite of the Tiger Battalion to meet the prince. The enemy came from Hengling in the middle of the night, so the number of people must be limited. I guess they want to launch a surprise attack. The target is most likely food and medicinal materials."

"They probably have an insider in the army. General Han and General Xiao will be ready to meet the enemy soon. I have to keep an eye on the various generals to catch the spy. Miss Chu, you go secretly to transfer the grain and herbs to a safe place."

The three of them are the most useful people under Feng Shuo. Chi Qing's plan is to put himself, Han Tuo and Xiao Han in the open, so that the insider can relax his vigilance, and then Jiang Yanyi will complete the last deployment.

Chi Qing allocated 3,000 troops to Jiang Yanyi and asked her to transport grain and herbs.

Jiang Yanyi was afraid that she would be recognized. If she was taken hostage, it would be a big trouble. She and Huo Jianjia and Chenyu changed into the clothes of ordinary soldiers.

The entire Hengzhou camp seemed peaceful, but everything had been carried out in an orderly and secret manner.

The soldiers were homesick and couldn't sleep at all. When they received the news of the enemy attack, they immediately put on their armor and took up their swords and assembled.

The leader in charge of the team said with a stern face: "The people of Hengzhou City brought mooncakes to you today. If you don't kill two rats from Minghan Kingdom tonight, you will not be worthy of the mooncake you ate! If you can't defend Hengzhou, you will have no face to see the elders and villagers of Hengzhou!"

The blood in the hearts of the soldiers was instantly aroused, and they all wanted to rush to the battlefield to kill the enemy immediately.

It was the first time that Jiang Yanyi saw the terrible efficiency of Feng Shuo's direct troops. It took no more than a quarter of an hour from loading the food and medicine to secretly transporting them out of the Hengzhou camp.

They went out of the side door of the military camp. Before they left, the entire Hengzhou camp still looked quiet, with no intention of going into battle immediately.

Except for Feng Shuo's own people, the troops of the various princes did not hear any news at all.

In order to avoid finding out the traitor and hurting other people by mistake, Chi Qing also made full preparations.

As long as there is an enemy attack, the first to rush out will definitely be Feng Shuo's direct troops who are ready to fight. They resisted the first wave of attacks, and the troops of the various princes had time to prepare for the battle and would not be in danger.

But if any of the troops were like Feng Shuo's direct troops and were ready to fight early in the morning, then the traitor would come out.

Han Tuo led the troops mainly to fight against the outside, while Xiao Han was to prevent the traitor from counterattacking.

Even though she had already left the Hengzhou camp with food and herbs, Jiang Yanyi's heart was still beating wildly.

Tonight's battle had to be won, otherwise not only would the morale of the soldiers plummet, but the people of Hengzhou would also be disappointed with the army.

She sat in the carriage, watching the shadows of the trees rapidly receding outside the window, and her heart was still very nervous. She tried to say something else to Huo Jianjia and Chenyu to ease her anxiety: "I asked someone to send the mooncakes to my uncle earlier, I wonder if he received it."