Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 445 Let them see what a rolling torrent is
Using Yan An's ideas to solve the current contradictions is not surprising if you think about it carefully. In fact, Xia Lin's situation is better than that in northern Shaanxi back then. At least he has real power and an absolute rear base as a guarantee.

But even so, he still found it difficult, extremely difficult. Even with cheats and strategies, it was difficult. You can imagine what a mess it was back then...

Xia Lin hadn't slept well these days, and his head was groggy with dark circles under his eyes. This was the first time he felt confused about the road ahead. He didn't have this feeling when he arrived in Xinping Township. At that time, he was full of confidence and felt that he was awesome.

However, now he has to proceed step by step, not only to calm the local people, but also to win over the villagers, deal with various livelihood issues, and to figure out how to launch a vast ocean of people's war in the midst of nervousness and anxiety. More importantly, he must not let the situation escalate, and let people go back to their lives in peace after the chaos.

This series of problems has caused a man who is known to be as wise as Zhou Yu to be on the verge of sudden death.

That night, he squatted by the Yangtze River and looked at the lights of the fishermen not far away, his eyes wide open. He had just patted his chest and assured his men that there would be no problem, but he only said that without any confidence in his heart.

All I can say is give it a try, that's all.

Just as he was in a daze and his mental stress was overwhelming, he suddenly saw a series of torch lights appearing in front of him. The distance was about four or five kilometers, and he couldn't see clearly because it was dark. But judging from the density of the torches, there were probably about five thousand people in the group.

He immediately concluded that these could not be refugees returning home, because refugees would not be returning in such an orderly manner, nor could they be bandits coming down to rob, because bandits would not be so arrogant. After all, there are 10,000 troops stationed here.

He stood up and looked around for a while, then walked towards the direction of the torches. The two sides were walking towards each other. On the road, he saw the patrolling new army also running towards those people.

After passing a floating bridge over a river bend, Xia Lin finally saw clearly what was coming. It was a team of regular soldiers wearing armor, but he didn't see who was leading them. He just stood by the road, with his hands in his pockets, intending to ask these soldiers what they were going to do.

While he was waiting, a fast horse galloped past in front of him. He didn't even see the figure and it passed by, but soon the horse came back and stopped in front of him.

"My Lord! I am back."

Xia Lin looked up and saw Luo Shixin, who looked exhausted, getting off his horse. He took off his helmet and said cheerfully, "I brought the fifth brother to you."

Xia Lin was silent for a moment, then pointed at the team and said, "Who is that? I didn't leave any military tokens for you."

"Those are all heroes who admire my fifth brother. When we passed by Xiangyang, General Guo of Xiangyang said that we couldn't pass through Xiangyang without orders and military tokens. Then he thought of this plan for us, saying that he would register these brothers in Xiangyang and give them armor, so we came all the way to find you."

"Oh... So that's what's going on. Brother Shan Wu is quite an important figure."

At this moment, Luo Shixin began to shake the torch in his hand frantically, and then shouted loudly: "Master Xia is here, Fifth Brother, come here quickly, don't let Master run away."

Xia Lin rolled his eyes: "Damn it, if you can't talk, just say less."

At this moment, the team immediately ran towards here. The first one to appear in front of Xia Lin was Shan Xiongxin, who was dressed in armor. He was riding Zhuifeng with a lance in his hand. He was wearing gray and black armor and looked mighty.

When he saw Xia Lin, he dismounted, held the reins and knelt on one knee: "This humble general, Shan Xiongxin, pays respect to the commander-in-chief!"

Before Xia Lin had time to say anything polite, the bandits counting money behind him all knelt down in front of him and shouted in unison: "Greetings, Marshal!"

"Oh my..." Xia Lin quickly helped Shan Xiongxin up, and then said to them: "Hurry up, you have been tired all the way. Find a clean place to camp now. I will come to allocate supplies tomorrow morning! Luo Shixin."

"The general is here!"

"Come with me and pack food and drinks for the brothers. You must have worked hard on the journey. Brother Shan Wu should come with us, too."

"Just call me Danwu, Marshal."

Xia Lin waved his hand: "I don't have those broken rules here, come quickly."

The army set up camp, and Xia Lin prepared food and wine for them to warm them up. He also set a banquet to entertain Shan Xiongxin. However, they were really tired at this time, so Xia Lin did not say anything, but just asked them to eat and drink well and then go to rest.

"Oh, Marshal. We met the princess on the road. I was worried that it would be dangerous for her to go on the road alone, so I asked her to take the ox cart and go with the baggage. She will arrive early tomorrow morning."

"What?" Xia Lin was stunned for a moment: "Who? Which princess?"

Luo Shixin scratched his head and said, "Ah... Marshal, who else could it be? It must be your legal wife, Princess Changle. She brought a few maids with her and was trying to sneak out to look for you. I recognized her on the way."

"She? She came from Fuliang alone with a few maids who never left the house to come to this war zone to find me?"

"Yeah." Luo Shixin gave a thumbs up: "That's awesome."

Xia Lin was so angry that he laughed out loud at that moment. At this moment, he finally understood what it meant to laugh out loud when one was speechless to the extreme.

"Nonsense!"

His sudden shout startled Shan Xiongxin, who then quickly gave Luo Shixin a look. After Luo Shixin reacted, Shan Xiongxin quickly stepped forward and said, "Lord Xia, don't blame the princess. She said she was worried about you. We have been away from home for more than a year, how could she not miss you. If it were...if it were someone else, they might have stolen a few men." Shan Xiongxin's face turned pale when he heard this. If he had a knife, he would have pulled it out and slashed Luo Shixin's mouth three times. How could this be said by a human being?

Fortunately, Xia Lin's mouth was not good either. After Luo Shixin said that, he laughed: "You idiot, it's a pity that we are all friends and don't bother with you. If it were someone else, you would be in trouble."

"General, he has been so arrogant since he was young. Don't blame him. If you want to blame someone, blame me, your elder brother."

Xia Lin waved his hand: "You can ask him yourself what kind of character this guy is usually in. If I blame him, I would have hung him on the tree and beaten him to death long ago."

Luo Shixin just smiled while sitting next to him, and Shan Xiongxin glared at him fiercely, but Luo Shixin didn't seem to realize it: "Fifth brother, I told you, the Marshal is a very easy-going person, which is different from the rumors outside."

"There is a difference between superiority and inferiority!"

Shan Xiongxin cursed Luo Shixin in frustration, while Xia Lin shook his head and said, "Fifth brother, don't worry about these things. There is no hierarchy. We are all the same. Sigh...how many people did she bring with her?"

"Yes, she brought three maids. I didn't dare to ask about the rest. It seemed that she said that Her Highness had brought her own maids with her, but the two behind her followed because they were worried that they would be in danger."

After hearing this, Xia Lin felt a little relieved. The ones chasing after him should be Sister Chuntao and Narcissus. With them around, at least safety wouldn't be a big problem.

But maybe they were just lucky. If they had encountered some gangsters who used despicable tricks on the way, it would have been a big deal.

"Okay, okay, come on, she's already this old, and she's still so willful."

The next morning, Shan Xiongxin's baggage train arrived, and Xia Lin had been waiting at the intersection for a long time. The little princess's ox cart appeared in front of him, and then the curtain opened slightly, and then quickly closed.

"I've seen it, I've seen it, don't hide."

At this moment, the curtain of the carriage was finally opened, and the little princess came out aggrieved. Seeing her tired and somewhat embarrassed, Xia Lin had prepared a reprimand manuscript of at least 3,800 words, but now not a single word could be used.

The two stared at each other for a moment, and the little princess looked ready to be scolded, but Xia Lin just opened his hands to her.

At that moment, she jumped out of the car and rushed directly into Xia Lin's arms, hugged his waist and said, "Husband~~"

"Call me later..." Xia Lin stood there: "I sprained my waist."

Next, Luo Shixin and his colleagues hurriedly lifted Xia Lin onto a stretcher and took him back to the county town.

The little princess stood by and cried...

"Am I useless?"

The little princess turned to Qiuhe who was accompanying her and said that Narcissus and Chuntao had already chased after them to take care of Xia Lin.

Qiu He pursed her lips but did not answer. The adults' silence was more powerful than words, which made the little princess burst into tears.

At this moment, Xia Lin was lying there unable to move because of the sprain, but he could still speak. He said, "It's over now. My wife must be crying outside. She loves to cry."

This made the doctor who was treating Xia Lin laugh. He said with a smile, "Sir, in winter, your muscles and bones are tense. If you are caught off guard, you will easily get injured. This time, you will lose your happiness after a long separation."

"It's okay, tell her to be on top."

As soon as the words came out, everyone was silent. It wasn't because they were shy, but they didn't know how to continue the conversation...

Fortunately, the doctor was an experienced person: "Sir, it won't work anywhere."

After saying that, he slapped a plaster on Xia Lin's waist, burning him so much that he cried out, but the doctor just smiled and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to bear the pressure that much in the next seven days."

Xia Lin was silent for a moment, then he said to Chuntao who was wiping his face, "Sister Chuntao, go with Luo Shixin to my place first, and go with Sister Shuixian to clean up your place, then take a good bath and have a rest. The doctor said that a short separation is better than a new marriage."

Chuntao was also left speechless by him, but as there were so many people around, she could only silently agree and leave with a red face.

As soon as they left, Xia Lin suddenly grabbed the doctor's hand and asked, "Is there really no other way?"

"Really not, wait a minute, sir, you'll have something to howl about."

(End of this chapter)