Xie Ming

Chapter 194 Zhou Changsheng's Heart Knot
As the enemy troops were approaching, Xiao Lang ordered Master Liu Erye to rush to Baoding Prefecture overnight to spread the news throughout the city.

There!

Inside the battlement of the city's east gate, Hu Chen was sitting with his legs apart, eating and drinking with his captain Zhou Changsheng and chatting about the evacuation of civilians from the city.

"Hey! Most of the people in the city have evacuated to the mountains!"

“It’s just that there is.”

"Alas! You don't know, these villagers are really stubborn!"

"No matter what you say, he won't move!"

"You don't allow me to hit or scold you!"

"I really have no idea what to do with this!"

"Even if I have to die, I'd rather die in my own home!"

"Look! I still have this."

Zhou Changsheng spread his hands, thinking that the task was too difficult.

"No, no, no!"

"This is not okay!"

"If the fire starts tomorrow, no one will be allowed to stay in the city!"

"Changsheng, if the soft approach doesn't work, then let's use the strong approach!"

"I estimate that the war will begin in the next two days!"

"I've been smelling something since early morning!"

"If you do this, tomorrow morning, send soldiers to every household in the city who has not left!"

"You just drag and carry!"

"You have to get these villagers up the mountain. This is a death order. Do you understand?" Hu Chen ordered.

"Yes! Understood!"

Zhou Changsheng pretended to take the order, but before he knew it, the chicken leg in his hand almost fell to the ground. He quickly steadied his hand, smiled awkwardly, and sat down again.

As for Hu Chen, who was standing beside him, taking a bite of meat and a sip of wine, he had no time to look at him.

"Oh, by the way, have the kerosene, hay and other incendiary materials in the city been prepared?!"

"This afternoon, I saw Minglu bringing several large trucks into the city. Where did you put them?!"

While eating and drinking, it seemed that Hu Chen did not waste any time talking, so he asked two more questions in a row. At the same time, the roast chicken was almost eaten up!
"Hey, don't worry, General!"

"Everything has been prepared and assigned!"

"Wait till the war starts, just give the order from you, General!"

"Then our fire that fills the whole city will surely burn vigorously!"

"Burn it so hot that even the people in Baoding can feel the warmth!"

Zhou Changsheng patted his chest and spoke.

"What?"

"What the hell is this General?"

"I am still the boss!"

"We have more soldiers and horses now!"

"But the general is away from home, and his military rank has not been promoted for a while!"

"What are you yelling about?!" Hu Chen seized on the first word of the conversation and glanced at Zhou Changsheng on the side with a slanted look, looking quite dissatisfied!
"Oh! Captain, General, it's all the same!"

"You will be promoted sooner or later!"

"Calling them in advance will make everyone happy and give them something to look forward to!" Zhou Changsheng argued with a smile.

"Fuck your mother's fart!"

"Tell you!"

"Stop it right there!"

"Xiao Jingchuan, General Xiao, that's what a general is!"

"I am still, and can only be, the captain!"

"Stop causing trouble for me!"

"General Xiao, Peizhong, Changting and the others are all my brothers, so it won't be a problem!"

"But didn't you see that the Crown Prince is still with the army, as well as those two Liu Wenbing and Gong Yonggu!"

"None of them is a good person!"

"Except you, you have also told all our brothers clearly. From now on, think before you speak!"

"Pay attention to me!"

"You think it's nothing, but when someone else hears it, it tastes different!"

"Stop causing trouble for me, do you hear me?!" Hu Chen instructed.

Upon hearing this, General Zhou Changsheng was embarrassed and muttered, "Got it!"

After saying all this, Hu Chen turned around, still feeling uneasy, so he asked again about the previous incident.

"Hey! You haven't told me yet!"

"Where on earth did you get those fire-burning things?!"

"Be careful with these things!"

"They are all things that can catch fire at any time. If you don't handle them properly, they will explode and burn, and there will be no distinction between friend and foe!"

"The enemy is attacking the city. We are in the city, but we still have to resist for a while before we can lure the enemy into the city!"

"Don't wait until the time comes when the siege is not ready and rockets and shells are fired in from outside, setting the inside on fire first!" "By then, we will be like ants on the hot fire!"

"If everything goes wrong because of this, how can I have the face to return to the army and the team?!" Hu Chen warned.

"hey-hey!"

"General, hi, the commander!"

"Just rest assured!"

"I moved all that stuff into the cellar of the city's treasury!"

"Also, two teams of soldiers have been arranged to guard outside the treasury!"

"I picked out those people one by one and assigned them to designated areas in advance!"

"When the time comes, all we need is for you, the commander-in-chief, to give the order."

"I told them to follow the plan and take the things to different places in the city!"

"It will definitely not cause any trouble for you!" Zhou Changsheng explained.

Hearing this, Li Huchen wiped his mouth and finally grinned.

"Hahaha"

"Okay, okay!"

"You're good, kid! You're smart!"

"I think you're not any worse than that bastard Qi Dayong, ah!"

"Hahaha"

Hu Chen took another sip of wine, laughed heartily, and threw the wine jug back into Changsheng's arms.

But after hearing what the general said, Zhou Changsheng felt a little sad in his heart. He stood up and looked eastward outside the city. It was pitch black in front of him, and he felt quite disappointed!

"Hey! Hello, Boss!"

"How dare I compete with Qi Dayong!"

"As the old saying goes, if you compare yourself to others, you will die; if you compare goods to others, you will throw them away!"

"What kind of luck and fate does Qi Dayong have?!"

"You said that he violated military regulations, but not only did he not have to die, but it was a blessing in disguise!"

"Take your own troops and go on your own!"

"What kind of person is that?"

"Right now, he is in Jiulong Town, who knows how happy he is!"

"Let's just follow his method of recruiting soldiers. General Xiao will definitely continue to entrust us with important tasks in the future!"

"It's only a matter of time before he becomes a lieutenant, a lieutenant commander, or even a general!"

"I don't have that fate, and I don't dare to think about it!"

Zhou Changsheng complained so sourly that Li Huchen almost lost his teeth!

"Ugh!"

"you boy"

"You are drinking my wine, it's not wine at all!"

"It's obviously old vinegar!"

"This guy is so jealous of me, he's going to kill me!" Hu Chen interrupted.

"Captain! You said I joined the army no later than Dayong, right?!"

"In terms of bravery, wisdom and strategy, how am I inferior to him?"

"I am just a straightforward person, but I lack social skills!"

"Why does this person have such a different fate?!"

"I envy him! I'm jealous!"

"I want to make a name for myself, too!"

"I"

Zhou Changsheng still kept dwelling on these words, as if he had been feeling angry for a long time and finally spoke out loud.

But Hu Chen felt uncomfortable after hearing that, so he didn't care about anything else and snatched the wine jug back from the boy.

Just take two big gulps when it touches your mouth!
After drinking, he still sat with legs apart, looking west, and spoke to comfort her.

"Eternal life!"

"Okay!"

"Don't think about those things!"

"Good job!"

"Did you hear that?!"

"The world is in chaos now, the situation has been turned upside down!"

"In the future, there will be plenty of opportunities to achieve great things!"

"Maybe after a few battles, you'll have all the military merits!"

"By then, won't I be more prosperous than Qi Dayong who lives in the mountains?!"

After saying that, Hu Chen handed the wine jug to him again!

Zhou Changsheng took it and took a few more gulps against the wind unwillingly!

suddenly!

Looking from afar, there seemed to be a horseman on the road ahead, galloping towards this side!
(End of this chapter)