Chapter 253 Do Not Disturb
Autumn of the thirty-first year of the Nan Kingdom.
On the vast plains of the southeast, one hundred thousand elite heavily armored cavalry appeared out of nowhere.
This cavalry army has strong armored horses, brave and good fighting cavalry, and all of them wear iron-faced helmets.
From afar, one could see thousands of fierce horses galloping towards them, and the roars from behind the iron-faced helmets were as loud as dragons, striking the soul and courage.
There is no need to even engage in battle; just one look is enough to scare the enemy into standing on end.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Black Scale Cavalry hurriedly broke camp and retreated.
However, the Iron-faced Cavalry of the Lion-Power Army was a "new officer" who was just waiting to drink blood and drink horses' water. He chased them all the way, killing and beating them. The Black-Scale Cavalry was so frightened that they ran away. They really hated that the war horses only had four legs.
The Iron-faced Cavalry was like an iron tower hurricane, sweeping across the entire southeastern plain, forcing the Black-scaled Cavalry back to the southeastern desperate situation, and almost driving the enemy completely out of the border of the Southern Kingdom.
The Lion Power Army was in the midst of a fierce battle and was about to pursue the victory, reorganize the army and march out again to completely wipe out the Black Scale Cavalry.
Unexpectedly, two orders from the Eastern Palace arrived, prohibiting them from leaving the country without permission:
First, the Lion Army was ordered to cease fighting and only stay at the border to prevent the enemy from invading again;
Second, Huo Gannian and Yun Chen must be summoned back to Beijing urgently to report on their work, and there must be no mistakes.
When the Eastern Palace Order arrived, the Lion Army felt mixed emotions.
The good news is that all the territories in the southeast have been recovered, but the worry is that if we don't wipe out the Black Scale Cavalry in one fell swoop now, it will give the other side a chance to catch their breath and rest, and there will be more fierce battles waiting for us.
Huo Gannian also had a headache. When he was marching and fighting outside, what he feared most was the imperial court's meddling and the attitude of "deciding the outcome thousands of miles away". Without knowing the actual situation on the front line, they only talked about military operations on paper, which made the front line exhausted.
But now he has an army of 300,000, and the Huo Gang is rich enough to rival a country. If he is not careful, he will be accused of "disrespecting the East Palace and holding his own troops."
Helplessly, Huo Gannian had to arrange some military affairs with Yun Chen, ordering Rong Jiang and Rong Yi to guard the border, and then set out on the journey back to Kyoto.
Huo Gannian and Yun Chen took off their armor and walked in light clothes.
It was rare that there was no smoke and fire of war, so the two of them simply didn't even ride their horses.
Huo Gannian harnessed the carriage to the wolf-slaying colt and the water dragon, pulled Yun Chen into the carriage and snuggled in with him, becoming a pair of mandarin ducks that were the envy of others.
If Huo Gannian hadn't been concerned about the coachman in front of the carriage and the two hundred personal soldiers following behind, he would have wanted to do something extremely ungentlemanly.
According to Huo Gannian's original plan, it was early autumn now, and they would travel west from the southeast border to Kyoto. The scenery along the way was beautiful, and he and Yun Chen could travel around and stop as they went back.
Sometimes you can swim in the crystal clear lake surrounded by mountains, and sometimes you can practice swordplay on the top of Xiaoyao Peak, which looks like it was split by a giant axe.
If you encounter a mountain stream on the way, you can go boating on the lake; if you encounter a canyon, you can walk through it.
In short, we ride horses and drink plum wine when the weather is clear, and take a nap in each other's arms when it is cloudy and drizzling.
It was a rare opportunity to travel with Yun Chen, so Huo Gannian specially chose a path through the deep mountains and valleys that avoided the war zone.
Unexpectedly, before they had walked two miles, an urgent order from the Eastern Palace arrived, urging Huo Gannian and Yun Chen to arrive in Kyoto before August 15th.
Calculating the time, there are less than thirty days left.
There was no other choice, Huo Gannian and Yun Chen had to take the nearest official road.
In order to speed up, the two men left the carriage and galloped on horseback, leaving even the two hundred personal soldiers far behind.
So, all along the way, one could see two fast horses galloping at lightning speed, and two young generals passing by with vigor and vigor like the wind.
I only sleep two hours a day and spend the rest of the time traveling.
For seven or eight days in a row, when Huo Gannian got off his horse, he felt that the ground was still undulating and the road was a little unstable.
Yun Chen is a little better than him. After all, she grew up in a stable and has been a guard for so many years.
That night, the two of them rested at an official inn.
The news that General Shiwei and Major General Xuanwei would be staying at the official inn had been received long ago, so the inn was cleaned inside and out, and food and bathing supplies were prepared.
Yun Chen hadn't taken a bath for seven or eight days. As soon as he finished his meal, he went into the bathroom and prepared to take a nice bath.
Huo Gannian stayed outside the door to guard her.
He was leaning against the bathroom door, with a chessboard in front of him, playing chess alone.
He picked up a black piece and prepared to make his move when he heard the sound of clothes falling in the bathroom behind him.
The surface of the water moved gently, which must be Yun Chen walking into the bathtub. He was distracted and placed the black piece directly in the center of the square on the chessboard.
He suddenly found it funny and quickly moved the black piece to the spot. Just as he was about to place a white piece, he heard the sound of running water. It must be her taking a bath.
Hearing her soft and charming moan of comfort and contentment from behind, his hand trembled and the white piece fell onto the chessboard with a clang.
He began to constantly build up his mental strength:
I am a gentleman, I am a gentleman, I cannot treat Chen'er lightly, I cannot treat him lightly...
Perhaps because he was trying too hard to persuade her in his heart, he couldn't help but recite it out loud.
In the bathroom, Yun Chen asked curiously:
"Ah Nian, what are you mumbling about?"
He sighed:
"Nothing, just saying how miserable my life is."
It was completely incomprehensible for a young and strong man who had been single for many years to have to face his wife who was not yet married, and how painful it must be for him to only be able to look at her but not eat her. Yun Chen was a little puzzled and said:
"Anian, wait for me for another quarter of an hour. I've been riding a lot these past few days, and my legs are a little sore. Let me soak them."
leg?
Which leg?
Where are the legs?
Huo Gannian couldn't help but let his imagination run wild, and his body began to feel hot. He was just angry that his future wife was too pure and seductive.
He began to ponder: Since we're already engaged, why not just make it a done deal? Or should he hold out a little longer and make it more formal on the wedding day?
Playing with the chess pieces in his hand, his mind was distracted and full of inappropriate things for children, but his ears moved slightly and he caught a hint of an unusual sound.
It was almost night when Huo Gannian and Yun Chen arrived at the official post station. Everyone inside and outside the post station was asleep, and it was very quiet, with only the sound of the night wind blowing through the surrounding woods.
Whenever the wind blows, the leaves rustle, and there will be dense footsteps moving quickly.
The wind stopped and the footsteps stopped too.
Huo Gannian continued to sit at the table playing chess calmly, but one hand had quietly grasped the Hidden Moon Sword under the chessboard.
Suddenly, a gust of night wind blew, making the door rattle.
Almost at the same time, a cold blade appeared in front of Huo Gannian.
He dodged and the man's sword missed and stabbed into the cushion beside him.
He stuffed a handful of chess pieces into the man's mouth, and with a horizontal and a slash of the Hidden Moon Sword, he silently cut the man's throat.
He said in the shower room, "Chen'er, the wind is blowing, I'm going to tie up the horse." He picked up a piece of cloth and wrapped it around the sword, leaving only two inches of the sharp tip outside.
He carried the assassin, whose throat was bleeding but not yet dead, out of the house, closed the door tightly, threw the assassin down, and used him as a barrier under the door. Then he looked around at the dozen or so black-clad figures around him and said in a cold and displeased voice:
"My wife is taking a bath, please don't disturb her."
"Madam?" a black-clad assassin wondered, "Aren't there two men?"
Huo Gannian sneered, then raised his sword and flew away.
More than a dozen black-clad assassins attacked together.
Four or five of them tried to rush into the house, but were all beaten back by Huo Gannian and could not get close to the door at all.
The assassin's knife hit the cloth of the Hidden Moon Sword, making a dull sound, which was completely covered by the increasingly rapid sound of the wind.
Huo Gannian flew like a dragon, the tip of his sword flying up and down, piercing the assassin's throat, making it impossible for the opponent to scream.
In just a moment, almost all of his companions fell under Huo Gannian's fierce sword. The last assassin shouted to boost his courage and rushed towards Huo Gannian with his knife.
Huo Gannian frowned, his expression extremely impatient. He turned over with Qinggong, stabbed the man in the mouth with a sword, and said in a low and stern voice:
"I said, my wife is taking a bath - no! noise!"
At this time, Yun Chen asked in the room:
"Ah Nian, what's that noise outside?"
Amidst the whistling wind, Huo Gannian pulled the tip of the sword out of the assassin's mouth, shook off the white brain on it, and said calmly:
"It's okay, the horse stepped on my foot——"
Huo Gannian used the tip of his sword to poke at the corpses on the ground. None of them had any identity or origin, so he couldn't tell anything.
He curled his lips and sneered, his guess already certain in his mind.
He tied ropes to the feet of a dozen corpses and asked the wolf-slaying colt to drag them to a distant puddle and throw them away.
When Yun Chen came out of the shower, everything had returned to normal. He only saw Huo Gannian sweeping the floor in the dark yard.
Yun Chen couldn't help but shook his head and said:
"As expected of a young master, your sweeping is different from others. Others sweep with the wind, but you sweep against it and eat up the dirt. How amazing!"
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