Chapter 213 Gods Are Confused
There is a roc that spreads its wings thousands of miles away, looks down at the country of the South, but sees no smoke from cooking fires, only the flames of war.
The thirty-first year of the Nan Kingdom, late winter and early spring.
General Cao Fang was stationed at the northern border of the Nan Kingdom. He repeatedly drove the Luojiang guerrillas out of the border, but was invaded again and again.
In the central region of Nan State, the remnants of the former Great Chu State are causing trouble and occupying a large number of cities with the intention of restoring their country. Generals Duan Jie and Meng Jianyun are leading the battle in the rebel areas.
The Lion Army in the southeast relied on the top-secret and detailed defense map of the Black Scale Cavalry camp. Huo Gannian arranged the soldiers and planned the strategy, leading the Lion Army to attack the enemy camp at night, breaking through the dangerous pass outside Yancheng and defeating the Black Scale Cavalry.
After two days and one night of fighting, the Black Scale Cavalry had to withdraw from the territory of Yancheng and hurriedly fled to the southeast.
The Lion Army pursued the victory and advanced triumphantly all the way.
After months of fierce fighting for nearly half a year, they successively recovered one state, six cities, twenty-nine counties and forty-eight counties.
Although they failed to drive the Black Scale Cavalry out of the national border in one fell swoop, the Lion Army's record of repeated victories and undefeated victories still won praise from the whole country and respect from all over the world.
The only regret is that the 20,000 Yancheng civilians who were previously captured could not be rescued, which added a failure to this glorious record.
However, the imperial court still gave generous rewards and awards according to military merit, which greatly encouraged the soldiers.
Even Mo Mo was rewarded for his contribution in delivering military intelligence, and received ten sacks of mink grain and the title of Marquis Xin.
Then, two orders from the Eastern Palace suddenly appeared, which further excited the Lion Army:
One commended General Huo Gannian for his masterful military tactics, measured advances and retreats, and his contribution to the recovery of the southeastern territory. He was promoted to the rank of Second-Rank General of the Lion-Powerful Expedition to Suppress the South, and was promoted to the second-class hereditary marquisate. He was also awarded a fief of 400 li and a thousand hectares of land.
The second article praised Captain Yun Chen for his courage and bravery, and for going deep into the enemy's territory to plan secrets. He participated in dozens of battles, big and small, and always took the lead in every battle, defeating all enemies and being the bravest of the entire army. He was promoted to Major General Xuanwei and was granted the title of fourth-class viscount.
As soon as the two Eastern Palace orders were issued, the names "Huo Gannian" and "Yun Chen" immediately resounded throughout the land, attracting thousands of attentions.
The whole country knew that the young master of the Huo Clan, who was rich and powerful, could deploy his troops and generals as if he had divine help, and his strategies were perfect, which could be called a divine plan.
As for the little "Xuandu Guard" who was born as a guard, he relied on real swords and guns to fight, drawing blood with every step, and repeatedly made military achievements. He was promoted three levels and reached a high position. He was truly brave.
So, what are "Shen Suan" and "Shen Yong" busy with now?
If Nan Lijun had clairvoyance, and extended his eyes to the defense line of Guying City and the central camp of the Lion Might Army, he would take a look—
In the kitchen, Yun Chen was wearing an apron and standing in front of the chopping board. He was chopping the air with a kitchen knife in one hand, and his other hand was turning over and over in the air, as if he was cutting vegetables or meat.
From her stiff movements, half-closed eyes, and distracted gaze, it can be seen that she is sleepwalking.
Across the chopping board, Huo Gannian crossed his arms and frowned, seemingly unable to understand why Yun Chen had developed the habit of sleepwalking in the middle of the night.
Ye Yan, who was standing next to her, glanced at the dark sky, picked at the boogers in her eyes, and carefully watched over Yun Chen to prevent him from cutting his hands. From time to time, he handed her two potatoes and carrots to cut.
Buyan yawned loudly: "Cut it, cut it. Now the cook has less work to do. Where in the world can you find a general as considerate as Achen? He fights during the day and helps prepare food at night. Hey, Achen, cut the carrots into smaller pieces, otherwise they won’t taste good."
"Shut up! Don't talk to a sleepwalker!" Hua Jue covered Bu Yan's mouth with his hand, "Be careful or else Achen will get into that or that or that..."
"Mania!" Rong Yi continued.
Hua Jue really didn't like this statement and didn't want to associate these three words with Yun Chen, so he couldn't help but glare.
Although Rong Yi was very friendly to the Huo Gang members because of Huo Gan Nian and Yun Chen, he still looked down on Hua Jue, a "dandy boy" who got a backdoor job as a guard, and said unhappily:
"Emotional damage, phlegm and fire disturbing the mind, and sleepwalking at night are all manifestations of mental disorder. What's wrong with that?"
Hua Jue frowned, "What nonsense! Ah Chen is just too tired these days! I just want to say, don't talk like that, you're going to scare him!"
Seeing that Hua Jue and Rong Yi were about to argue, Rong Jiang and Luo Dongdong quickly came up to change the subject:
"It's just sleepwalking! It's a small problem. General Yun just likes to sleepwalk while cutting vegetables in the kitchen. He won't hurt anyone. It's just a dream. Maybe it will get better after a while. Once we get out of the war zone, we can find a good doctor to check it out."
"I feel like something's wrong. For the past six months, Boss Yun has often been sitting alone, dazed and depressed. What happened when he stole the defense maps from the Black Scale Cavalry Camp? What triggered him? Why won't he tell us?"
The people present looked at each other in confusion, you looked at me, I looked at you, and finally they all turned their eyes to Huo Gannian, thinking that he must know.
But in fact, Huo Gannian didn't know either.
Ever since Yun Chen returned from the Black Scale Cavalry Camp, he has been concentrating on fighting. He even speaks less and rarely smiles.
Whether he was looking for an opportunity to test what happened in the Black Scale Cavalry Camp, or wanted to get close to her, or tried various funny ways to comfort her, Yun Chen was very resistant.
He couldn't bear to force her and could only let her comfort herself, but he didn't expect the situation to get worse and worse, to the point where she was sleepwalking in the middle of the night.
"Oh, it's so tiring to stand. Since Achen has already cut the vegetables, why don't we eat something?" After Buyan made the suggestion, several people immediately started to work, got the pot ready, and began to cook meat and vegetables.
Everyone looked at Gu Yunchen, yawned, and gathered around the small table to eat, drink and chat.
Ye Yan habitually set the table for Huo Gannian first, but the latter waved his hand and refused to sit down:
"You guys eat, I have no appetite."
Seeing that Huo Gannian's brows were almost twisted into a knot, and she was staring at Yun Chen without relaxing for a moment, fearing that she would do something dangerous, Ye Yan knew that he could not persuade her, but still brought a green pear over.
Huo Gannian took the pear and just took a bite when his hand slipped and it accidentally dropped to the ground. He bent down to pick it up. When he stood up and looked up, he happened to meet Yun Chen's half-closed eyes. He was suddenly startled and broke out in a cold sweat.
It was a look he had never seen in Yun Chen's eyes before.
An unusually cold and murderous look.
Combined with her numb and stiff chopping movements, it was as if...
Chopping a living person.
The next day, everyone tacitly agreed not to mention Yun Chen's sleepwalking.
Yun Chen was still the same as usual, either busy training soldiers or patrolling the camp. Even during his breaks he was brushing horses, brushing one horse after another, and not allowing anyone to interfere and help.
She was so focused on these things that she didn't notice that Ye Yan, Buyan and Hua Jue had disappeared towards Yancheng for several days.
When they came back, the three of them looked extremely bad. They rushed into the main account, and the two brothers Rong Jiang and Rong Yi and Luo Dongdong also entered.
A group of people talked in low voices in Huo Gannian's tent for half a day.
Occasionally, one could hear intermittent sentences such as "We checked the camp where the Black Scale Cavalry was stationed at that time", "We dug up the泔水坑 they buried", "It was all... boiled bones", etc.
When the curtain of the main tent was opened again, everyone came out one after another and looked at Yun Chen who was brushing the horse not far away. They all had an extremely distressed expression on their faces.
Bu Yan walked forward, gently held Yun Chen's hand which was red from brushing the horse, took the brush, and said:
"Let me do it, Achen, you take a break."
Bu Yan's expression was solemn and unyielding, so Yun Chen had no choice but to let him take the horse brush while he got up and went on patrol.
Rong Yi and Luo Dongdong followed her closely.
Every time she arrived at a checkpoint, before she could even open her mouth, the two people behind her had already rushed over and completed the inspection.
She felt a little confused, and when she turned around, she saw Hua Jue looking at her with red eyes, trying hard to hold back tears.
She stepped forward and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? You look so pitiful. It makes me feel so sad."
Hua Jue couldn't hold back his tears and burst into tears: "Achen, I feel sorry for you... wuwu..."
Yun Chen was confused and was about to ask for clarification when Ye Yan stepped forward, covered Hua Jue's mouth and dragged him away. He beat him as he dragged him. His hands moved fiercely, but his expression was extremely gentle in contrast.
"The young master is looking for you, Achen."
Yun Chen was stunned by these people, scratching his head in confusion, and walked towards the big tent. Before he lifted the curtain, he heard Rong Jiang's voice inside saying:
"No wonder General Yun can't stand meat these past six months. Let's make some vegetarian dishes. This season is perfect for water chestnuts. Pick the tender shoots from a basket, blanch them in boiling water for a few seconds, drain them with spring water, mix them with garlic juice, aged vinegar, light soy sauce, and salt, add some chopped chili peppers, and pour a spoonful of boiling oil over them—it's so fresh and delicious. I guarantee that General Yun will only think of this when he enters the kitchen from now on."
"Okay, sure. You write down the steps in detail for me." After Huo Gannian finished speaking, Yun Chen lifted the curtain and walked in. Rong Jiang immediately retreated obediently.
She asked Huo Gannian:
"What are you doing? Why are everyone looking at you like you're in a weird state?"
Huo Gannian didn't respond, but smiled and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the back hillside to play - find some water chestnuts and make you something delicious."
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