Xie Ming

Chapter 497: Northern Order (II)

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"Let's be honest, Feiyu feels that if Gao Hu is the only one accompanying us, it may be difficult to sort out the problems."

"So I decided to send Xu Wenze to go with us, one civil and one military, so that we can have a discussion when something happens."

“I agree with this suggestion.”

"So, this involves a second military order!"

"Except for Master Liu who is heading to Yanzhou, the Death Star should not rest either. Lead a small team and head straight to Jinan at full speed!"

"Right now, Yuan Ping and Pei Zhong are still in Jinan City."

"Tell him to find these two people when he arrives and quickly pull the team out of Jinan for me!"

"Go to the east and gather with Ma Minglu."

"You must move quickly!"

"It's too late. Once the imperial decree arrives, we can't be sure whether Huang Degong will intentionally detain his own appointment!"

"If that happens, Yuan Ping and Pei Zhong will be in a passive position!"

Xiao Zi then mentioned the remaining assignments and issued two urgent orders, all heading north in different directions, intending to gather all the troops under his command and retreat to plan for the future.

Upon hearing this, Changting kept it in mind.

"Well, yes!"

"I'll find the unlucky star later and assign all the best horses in our team to him. Anyway, the imperial edict hasn't come down yet, so we still have time!" Chang Ting planned and blurted out.

However, after hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan just laughed miserably and sighed.

"Humph! Not necessarily!"

"Although the emperor's will has not yet been conveyed, all cabinet members are aware of this meaning."

"Well, just tell Death Star to go quickly. Whether it succeeds or not depends on God's will!" Xiao Yu.

Upon hearing this, Changting nodded seriously.

"There's more!" Xiao Hu came back and spoke again.

"If Yuan Ping and Pei Zhong can lead a team out, then Death Star will go to Qingzhou with them."

"If I can't get out, then I can't delay the death star. I will go to Qingzhou later!"

"When we get to Qingzhou, we'll find Qi Gang and Ma Minglu and tell them to stay hidden and efficient, and not to slack off in training and recruiting soldiers!"

"The situation in the southern border is now a foregone conclusion. All we can do is use this free time to prepare our army for training."

"Xu Jizu, Li Hongsheng, if we add Yuan Ping and Sun Peizhong, these four groups of people will be fully expanded!"

"We will occupy Pingdu, Laizhou, Ninghai and four or five other cities."

"The area east of Shandong is not a major transportation hub, so things can be handled relatively peacefully for the time being."

"By then, Li Huchen and Zhao Yingyuan will be operating in the central and southern mountainous areas in the south, and the prefectures along the coast in the east will be able to develop by relying on the remote areas in the east."

“Even if Huang Degong cannot defend Jinan in the future and lets the Tartars in the north come down, we can use the troops from these two groups to deal with the Jiannu cavalry!” Xiao Lang stopped talking.

"Yes! General!"

"I understand!" Chang Ting continued.

"Well, that's enough!"

"Come on, give me those bundles behind you, too."

After the order was finished, Xiao Lang let out a long sigh and suddenly said something else.

Upon hearing this, Chang Ting was stunned and barely recovered.

After a moment of stiffness, he moved, twisted his arm, and piled the remaining bundles of burnt paper next to Xiao Lang.

"Okay, I'll go to bed after I finish this."

"Oh, to be honest, I can't stand it any longer!"

"Oh, I haven't had a full night's sleep for several days in a row!"

As he spoke, Xiao Jingchuan felt a wave of fatigue coming over him. He felt very uncomfortable and held his forehead with his two fingers to squeeze the space between his eyebrows.

"Okay, I have nothing for you to do here. Go and do what I ordered. Ask them to assign the tasks!"

"Hurry up!" Xiao urged again. Seeing this, Chang Ting was worried about the general's condition, but he had to do his duty after all, so he tried to persuade him with a few words, but it was difficult for him to do so.

"Yes!"

"Then, General, please don't worry too much!"

"I'll go right away!"

"You should go to bed early!"

After saying this, Changting bowed solemnly, turned around without further delay, and quickly retreated into the darkness.
Time flies by
On August 18th, in the morning, the God of Joy is in the northwest, the God of Wealth is in the southwest, and the God of Fortune is in the southeast.

The city of Nanjing has a long history. Unlike Beijing, it is well-proportioned and well-shaped.

Moreover, the western suburbs outside the city are close to the river, and hundreds of ships are competing for the current. Large-scale water transportation trade is prosperous, and there are many docks of all sizes.

When many docks were gathered together, a town was formed.

The river is broad, and water birds get up early and linger near the shore, following the shouting of the captain of the cargo ship approaching the shore, the cursing of the loaders, and the calls of the trackers. If any of them are frightened, they will fly away in a flutter and turn to the southeast.

Traveling through the waterfront town in the western suburbs, there are more than a dozen narrow alleys crowded with people going about their daily lives.

There were guards stationed at the dock by the imperial court, as well as actors, boatmen, fishermen, laborers and merchants from various industries.

The first cobblestone road in front of the wharf, facing the river bank, has tea houses, gold and silver shops, pharmacies, bathhouses, as well as chicken and duck shops, pig shops, sheep shops, grain and oil shops. It has everything you expect and it seems to be quite large.

This western suburb by the water not only provides a resting place for water transport crew members, but also provides some rare opportunities for poor people in the surrounding countryside who are willing to work hard to earn money.

Squeak!
Birds flew southeast, and a few stopped to rest on the dirty eaves of a lane in the western suburbs.
This alley used to make a living by selling minced meat soup, which was loved by the unloaders who worked hard at the docks.

One big coin could fill a large bowl. They could not afford proper meat, but they could fill their stomachs with some oil and water from the offal, which was a rare delicacy for these people.

Squeak, squeak!

The birds started singing again.

In the mixed courtyard at the end of the alley, a rough man dressed as a fishmonger took advantage of the dawn to pick up all the fishing gear and other items piled in front of the door of the house.

After busying around for a while, he turned around and swept the net in his hand backwards without paying attention.

"Hey! Be careful!" Suddenly, someone came from behind and reported.

As the sound was heard, the scoop for catching fish was grabbed by someone.

The rough fishmonger turned his head and looked back.

"Ouch!"

"Hahaha, I'm in such good spirits today!"

"What's wrong?"

"This counts as a promotion, right? Huh?!"

The rough man laughed heartily, had a full beard, a solid body, broad shoulders and a big waist, and exuded a simple and honest character.

"Haha, I just have an official errand, no, no."

"Well, Xiaojia, I may have to go on a long trip with Ren in the next few days, so I'm afraid I'll have to trouble my sister-in-law to help take care of her for a few days."

"Here, I'm sorry to trouble you!"

As she responded, the man turned around and a person in a silver-white flying fish suit flashed behind her, speaking with an embarrassed look on her face.

"Hi!"

"It's okay!"

"We live in the same yard, so just add a pair of chopsticks. The little girl can eat as much as she wants!"

"You go on your way."

The rough guy was not idle while talking. He picked up the hook on the ground, tied it to the hemp line, and tossed it around. The fishy smell on his body became stronger, and it was really annoying.

"Hm? What's wrong, Yue Xiu?"

"A-Anything else?!"

"Haha, come on, move your feet to the side. You are stepping on the cage. Don't let the fishy smell get on you. If you go to the government gate, people will laugh at you!"

"No, it didn't touch me, did it?!"

(End of this chapter)