Xie Ming

Chapter 209 Xu Wenze

Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty!
Just in front of the East Gate of Mancheng, northwest of Baoding City, when Hu Chen led his troops to fight fiercely with Wu Guogui's Guanning Army, Xu Jizu also led his troops to detour and head to the south of Yi County!

It is the end of the Si hour and the beginning of the Wu hour on the sixth day.

After Ji Zu received Xiao Lang's order and withdrew his defenses from the west gate of Baoding, he led his troops on a forced march, detoured, and passed through the area west of Anlan-Xu Shui, passing twenty or thirty miles behind Ajige's troops!
Afterwards, they deployed their troops, lined up their men horizontally, and searched toward the north!

In order to avoid missing the trace of the Jiannu's rear baggage train, their soldiers deliberately slowed down, dragged the net and slowly traced back, heading north all the way to Yi County!

Until midnight, 0:45 pm.

Ji Zu's troops had already arrived about ten miles south of Yi County.

"Brother Jizu, isn't it time for us to take a break?"

"This man can resist, but the horse is almost in trouble!"

"We've been marching since this morning, and now we're in the north, with no place to get off our horses, so we're starting to search northward again!"

"It's almost been a day and a night!"

"We are almost at the south of Yi County!"

"If we continue like this, the soldiers may not have the strength to attack the city tonight!"

"In my opinion, we should rest here for a while until dawn. Then we can eat and feed the horses and gather enough energy to go into the city tomorrow!"

"Brother Jizu, what do you think?!"

The one who spoke out and reminded Ji Zu before his death was also a member of the Xu family in Jiulong Town.

His name is Xu Wen Ze, he is nineteen years old, and got married before the New Year. He just married Xu Xiaoyun, the eldest granddaughter of the eldest son of the second old master's first wife.

Xu Wen Ze was a man of both literary and martial talents. He studied and practiced calligraphy since he was young, and his life was very hard.

The family was originally an inconspicuous branch of the clan. The father died early, and the widowed mother relied on mending clothes, shoes and socks for others to barely support the living expenses and support Wen Ze's studies.

Originally, he wanted to study hard, pass the imperial examinations, and pursue a career in politics.

But who would have thought, things are unpredictable, and I happened to encounter such a situation!

The country will no longer be a country, the imperial court will be overthrown, and the world will be in chaos!
Xu Wen Ze, who had no hope in his career and was disheartened, was so angry and depressed!
Fortunately, when he was studying in the clan's private school, he was of the same age as the second old master's eldest granddaughter Xu Xiaoyun. They were childhood sweethearts and grew up together, so Xu Xiaoyun fell in love with him and wanted to marry him.

The family couldn't persuade him, so they agreed to the marriage. Before the New Year, Xu Wen Ze and Xu Xiao Yun got married in a formal ceremony.

After marriage, Wen Ze moved into the ancestral home of his second grandfather with his mother.

Although this move solved the livelihood problem of the mother and son, Jiulong Town was not big after all. Among the same clan, there was a lot of gossip about the idea of ​​marrying into the wife's family, and there was nothing good to say to him.

Xu Wen Ze is a very proud person and it is difficult for him to be under someone else's control for long.

So after the marriage, he changed his mind and decided to give up literature and take up martial arts to make a name for himself.

In addition, Wen Ze and Xu Jizu have been very close since childhood.

So, during this month or so, he kept following Ji Zu and practicing martial arts.

Heaven will not let down those who work hard!
In April of the following year, Xiao Jingchuan led his troops and charged into Jiulong Town. This also gave Wen Ze new hope!
So before, when Xiao Lang ordered Qi Dayong, Wang Chuanwu, Jin Xuan and others to recruit soldiers in Jiulong Town, this kid signed up to join the army in the first batch!

Xu Wen Ze decided to follow his elder brother Ji Zu to go out and try his luck!
However, the matter was not kept secret, and after his wife Xu Xiaoyun and the second old master found out, they all tried to stop him from doing so.

The old man, in particular, rejected Wen Ze's request in court on the grounds that he had no offspring.

Xu Wen Ze had no choice but to sneak out after leaving a letter home on the night Xiao Jingchuan led his troops south!
He chased all the way and caught up with Ji Zu, and finally joined the team. He has been following them until now.

At this moment, Ji Zu was ordered to lead his troops to the north to look for an opportunity to destroy the enemy's baggage. Xu Wen Ze also followed him, so he came up with the plan just now.

Upon hearing this, Ji Zu sighed.

"Ugh!"

"Wen Ze, the enemy is powerful and they are going around the rear to destroy the baggage. This is General Xiao's brilliant plan and it may affect the overall situation!"

"This is such a big event, and the general values ​​us so much. I can't see the Jiannu baggage train at this moment, and I feel uneasy for a moment!"

"Before you came here, you also listened to what Adjutant Gu, Gu Changting, said."

"It is said that outside the city of Baoding, there are already more than 20,000 enemy troops!" "If the enemy's red and red cannons are transported up there in full force, then the general will be under even greater pressure!"

"If anything goes wrong in Baoding Prefecture by then!"

"We will become the sinners of the whole army!"

"From now on, if you call us members of the Xu family, how can you hold your head up high in the team?!"

Xu Jizu had a frown on his face, and his expression showed a lot of worry as he spoke.

Seeing this, Xu Wen Ze beside him explained and comforted her.

"Well, Brother Jizu, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders and you are unwilling to relax for even a moment. I know this in my heart!"

"But, brother, we followed the established route and searched here in such detail!"

“Nothing was found.”

"I think the large number of baggage carriages and horses should still be further north. There is no reason for them to be missed and sent to the front line. Don't you think so?!"

"In that case, we still have work to do!"

"After all, no one knows how many enemy troops are accompanying his baggage train."

"Right now, our soldiers are exhausted and their morale is declining!"

"If we can't take this opportunity to rest and recuperate!"

"What if we run into some tough guys later? Do you think the soldiers now can defeat them?!" Xu Wenzhe advised again.

After hearing this, Ji Zu sighed on his horse and finally compromised.

"Ugh!"

"Wen Ze, what you said does make sense!"

"All right!"

"Pass the order down, all soldiers, rest on the spot!"

"Form two teams of riders nearby and take turns on duty," Ji Zu ordered.

"Haha, yes!" Wen Ze clasped his fists and accepted the order, then turned his head and prepared to pass the message on.

"Hey! Wen Ze, wait a minute!"

"Also, send two more scout teams to conduct scouts at night. They should take turns moving forward and backward to expand the search area!"

"We must not let this batch of baggage slip under our noses in the dark!"

"Did you hear that?!" Ji Zu ordered again.

"Yes!"

After Wen Ze received the order, he rode away to deliver the message.

On the evening of the sixth day, a slave camp was established ten miles outside the northern gate of Baoding City.

Following Ajige's military order, Lege assembled his 1,000 cavalry and began a forced march, heading back north!

They galloped through the night and by dawn of the seventh day, they had gradually arrived at a location thirty miles south of Yi County!
It was less than twenty miles away from Xu Jizu's group!

"Brother Jizu!"

"Brother Jizu!"

"Return, the scouts ahead are sending back the news!"

"It is said that a large number of enemy baggage trains were discovered five miles south of Yi County!"

"The number of guards is only a few hundred!"

Xu Wen Ze rode his horse hurriedly back from the north, and when he reached Ji Zu, he dismounted and jumped up, his brows beaming with joy, and was extremely excited while delivering the message!

(End of this chapter)