Lanling Ji

Chapter 46 [Zarbal]

It was just dawn, and Ye Lanling was still snuggling up to rest by the smoldering fire, with Bai Ze and Shen Ning sleeping on his left and right sides.Bai Ze curled up in Ye Lanling's outer shirt, Shen Ning was covered with a thick quilt, and the three scratches on his face were vividly visible.

"What did you say? Say it again!" The sudden roar woke up the lonely bird in the woods, and also woke up the light sleeper.

Ye Lanling moved his eyelashes, slowly opened his eyes, and after listening carefully to the meaning of the roar, he stood up abruptly and walked towards the source of the sound.

"You said that the grain and grass were ambushed by enemy soldiers and all were robbed? The whole army was wiped out?" Deputy General Wan's eyes were red, staring at the ragged and blood-stained Ma Tan in front of him.

"Yes, the grain and grass were raided by Zhou soldiers in Qingjiangou, one mile away from the barracks. When the Luoyang soldiers arrived, they had already wiped out the grain robbery."

"This... this..." Deputy General Wan staggered back in disbelief, and leaned against the tree at a loss.

Ye Lanling walked quickly in front of Ma Tan, looked at Lieutenant General Wan who was ashen-faced, and frowned.

"General..." Ma Tan looked at Ye Lanling who suddenly appeared, and after a moment of blankness, he hurried forward to report.

Ye Lanling raised his hand to interrupt Ma Tan, "I already know a little bit, now I have a few questions to ask you."

"Ask for advice? I don't dare." Ma Tan was surprised when he heard for the first time that the commander-in-chief, who is a general, would use the word "ask for advice."

"En." Ye Lanling turned sideways, glanced at Lieutenant General Wan who still had his eyes open, and asked, "How many troops are there inside and outside Luoyang City?"

"Reporting to the general, [-] people will be stationed in Luoyang City, and [-] people will be camped outside the city."

"How many enemy soldiers do you know?"

"According to the spies' report, there are more than [-] left."

"Fifty thousand?" Hearing this number, Ye Lanling became puzzled. According to common sense, fifty thousand should be more than enough to ten thousand, not to mention that the other party has the strength to secretly ambush food and grass, so they must also know that Qi's reinforcements will be there. Arriving tomorrow, the chances of winning against an army of [-] will be greatly reduced. Then why did the enemy stand still and just ambush the food and grass instead of directly attacking the city and occupying Luoyang City?I can't figure this out anyway, "How long can the remaining food and grass in the camp last?"

"Reporting to the general, it can only last for one day at most."

"Is there any collection of grain and grass in Luoyang City?"

"This..." Ma Tan heard this question and couldn't help lowering his head, "Report to General, about Luoyang City..."

"But it doesn't matter."

"When our soldiers entered Luoyang City, we had already mobilized all the food and grass in the city. Now..." Ma Tan said in a low voice.

"What? The whole city?" Ye Lanling was surprised and couldn't believe it.If even the food and grass of Luoyang people's homes are exhausted, and the aid is ambushed again, how can we defend against the enemy soldiers when the next batch of food and grass arrives.No... Ye Lanling frowned slightly, carefully recalling what Deputy General Wan had said to him before he set out on the road.He said that the battle had been fought for nearly a month. At that time, the food and grass in the camp had been prepared for one month, and with the food for the people in Luoyang City, it should be more than enough for four days, so why was there no food?There must be something hidden here.And what is the inside story, only in Luoyang city can we know.He turned around and ordered to the stunned Vice-General Wan, "Vice-General Wan, pass on the order and set off immediately. You must arrive in Luoyang City within three hours."

Luoyang, which used to be bustling and not bustling, is now closed and isolated, as quiet as a dead city, only the soldiers guarding the city gate looking back and forth from time to time.The [-] soldiers and horses led by Ye Lanling joined the barracks outside Luoyang at noon that day, and the guards of the camp were Bu Bingtou.

"General Wan, you're back. Food and grass have been robbed. Could it be that heaven is going to kill our army?" Bu Bingtou cried out for pity, and almost fell to the ground with his nose and tears.

"Fart!" Lieutenant Wan yelled angrily, grabbed the collar of Bu Bing's head and threw it aside vigorously, "It is impossible to destroy our army! Whoever dares to say such rebellious words and shake the morale of the army, I will rule the law Deal with it!"

Bu Bing shook his head for a while, but he didn't dare to say more, and the soldiers around him also fell silent.

Deputy General Wan looked at Ye Lanling behind him and the boy who was always holding a white dog. He cleared his throat and said loudly, "In accordance with the Queen Mother's order, Mr. Gao will be the general and I will be the deputy general. From now on, the army will All major matters are decided by the general."

"Om—" After listening to Vice-General Wan's words, the soldiers exploded. Everyone looked at the new general and whispered.

"Don't make a noise! ​​Don't make a noise!" Seeing his subordinates who were becoming more and more undisciplined, Deputy General Wan roared, "Be quiet! General Gao has something to tell everyone."

"Hello, everyone." Ye Lanling took a step forward and said calmly with a smile, "I believe everyone already knows about the robbing of food and grass today. The most urgent task now is to find a way to collect food and grass and wait for the aid in four days. Luoyang is not very familiar, so if any of you have ideas or suggestions, please stand up and let me know."

After the words were finished, it was extremely quiet downstairs. The soldiers stared at their new general in a daze, and no one came back to their senses.

Ye Lanling frowned, looking depressedly at the unresponsive general.Again, what the hell are they looking at?What on earth is there to see in my face?Really defeated, it seems that the top priority should be to ask Ning'er to make a mask, and immediately!

"Cough cough!" Deputy General Wan coughed loudly on purpose, glaring at these weak-willed useless soldiers, "Everyone can say what they want, if you don't have it now, then you can report to General Gao when you have it." Deputy General Wan turned sideways Turning around, he said to Ye Lanling in a low voice, "General, you are tired after traveling for five days. In the end, I will take the general to the tent to have a good rest in order to deal with the hostility."

"Well, thank you, Lieutenant General Wan." Ye Lanling smiled slightly, causing the people below to sigh again.

Shen Ning glanced at those officers and soldiers who looked like nympho, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.Hey, Gao Wei, Gao Wei, it's strange that you won't be wiped out with such a force.

A corner of the barracks

"General Wan."

"Please call me Lieutenant General." Lieutenant General Wan raised his hand and glanced at Bu Bingtou who was anxious beside him.

"Hey, what time is this and you are still sticking to these chief and deputy generals." Bu Bing stomped his head and rubbed his hands, turning around like ants on a hot pot, "Do you think the Queen Mother doesn't trust us? It's from Luoyang. The matter was discovered? Send an outsider to monitor us?"

Deputy General Wan narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said seriously, "No, it's not us that the Queen Mother is going to deal with, but Gao Changgong."

"how do I say this?"

"Do you know what General Gao's real identity is? He is the former prince."

"Front... to the crown prince?" Deputy General Bu's eyes widened in surprise.

"En." Deputy General Wan looked at the lazy soldiers around, "A few days ago, I went to the palace to meet the Queen Mother, and I happened to meet him in the Summer Palace. When the Queen Mother issued an order, he objected. See how unwilling he is. If you don't want to, it should not be someone from the Queen Mother's side."

"But... But, he is now a general."

"Because he is a general, we have to respect him. When Zhou soldiers attack in the future, we just need to swear to protect Luoyang City. As for him..." Deputy General Wan saw Ye Lanling walking towards them in the distance, Then he nudged Bu Bing's head with his elbow and whispered, "Let him fend for himself."

"Deputy General Wan and Bu Bingtou are here." Ye Lanling walked in front of them, looked at the two men who were acting a little unnaturally, and understood a little bit in his heart. He smiled slightly and said, "I'm going to Luoyang tomorrow. A trip to the city, please arrange it with the two of you."

"This..." Bu Bingtou heard that Ye Lanling was about to enter Luoyang City, and looked anxiously at Deputy General Wan at the side.

"Follow the order! The general will definitely arrange it properly." Vice-General Wan answered with cupped fists.

"Okay. By the way, there is one more thing to bother you two."

"The final general will do his best to fulfill the general's order." The two spoke in unison.

"Please choose someone who is good at riding and teach me how to ride a horse."

"Ah?" The two said in unison again, looking at the smiling Ye Lanling in surprise.

Ye Lanling nodded helplessly, "Just like what you can't believe, I don't know how to ride a horse."

"According to the order, the last general is going to find a cavalryman. General, what do you think?" Bu Bing stared blankly at this great general who had never been seen before or since.

"Then there will be the leader of the army. I'll wait in the tent." After speaking, Ye Lanling turned around and continued to inspect the barracks.

"Wan...Deputy General Wan, are you...are you sure he is the general sent by the Queen Mother?" Bu Bing looked at Ye Lanling's slender figure suspiciously.

"If I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I would never admit that he is our general." Deputy General Wan stared at the back, "How can a general who can't even ride a horse lead troops to fight?"

"Maybe the Queen Mother wants him to die in battle." Bu Bingtou said in a low voice.

"Don't talk nonsense! If he hears this, you will have to move your head!"

"Okay, I won't talk about it. I'll go find Xiaotong, he's the best at riding." Bu Bing turned his head around, looked at Ye Lanling in the distance, and muttered in a low voice, "It's a pity, such a handsome man I don't like It’s the first time I’ve seen it.”

"Stop talking nonsense! Let's go!" Vice Admiral Wan pushed Bu Bingtou, who was yelling at his mother-in-law, and then looked at the strange general, frowning.This person...not to be underestimated.

General account

"Brother Ye, you're back." Seeing Ye Lanling enter the tent, Shen Ning hurried forward and put the things in his hand in front of him, "Look, how does it look like this?"

Ye Lanling looked at the strangely shaped scarlet mask in front of him, and frowned slightly, "Ning'er, can you be more ugly, I don't think this look is scary enough."

"No!" Shen Ning vetoed, he turned over the mask, and the two long ropes fell down, "Brother Ye, do you still remember the thatched hut when we met? Things, those are the masks used by Muai Rui Niangqin for sacrifices, and one of them has not been displayed. It is the patron saint of the Rouran tribe—Zarbal. I only saw it once, but it is deeply imprinted in my mind Middle. That look, just like this one in my hand." Shen Ningping looked into Ye Lanling's clear eyes, "Brother Ye, let the god of Zarbal protect you. Protecting you will bring you great success this time. Sheng, protect you from any harm."

"Ning'er..." Ye Lanling took the mask from Shen Ning's hand with a touch of emotion, "Thank you, Ning'er, I will always wear it."

"En." Shen Ning smiled, and there was a hint of love in his gaze.

"Ahem!" Bai Ze suddenly jumped between the two of them and coughed loudly, "Ahem!"

"Bai Ze, what's wrong with you?" Ye Lanling knelt down and hugged the limp Bai Ze, "Did you catch the cold? Did gods catch the cold too?"

"No!" Bai Ze glanced at Shen Ning, who was already looking fierce, and didn't care, he rubbed against Ye Lanling's arms.

"Go away!" Shen Ning finally couldn't help but push away the beast in Ye Lanling's arms, but saw Bai Ze briskly jumped aside, turned around and said angrily, "Brother Ye, don't get close to Bai Ze in the future, he is a man!"

"Bai Ze... the man..." Ye Lanling was speechless for a while when he heard Shen Ning's angry words.It's true that Bai Ze is a fairy, he also has the appearance of a human being, but he appears in the form of a cub, who would treat him like a man.

"You vulgar boy! Lanling just likes to hug me, can you control me?"

"You!" Shen Ning was so angry by Bai Ze that he choked out a sentence for a long time, "Shameless!"

Bai Ze looked at the faintly visible scratches on Shen Ning's left face, and scratched his ears amusedly.

"You two..." Ye Lanling wanted to persuade the two of you, but then thought, this noisy way of getting along is not bad.He lowered his head, looked at the bright red Zarbal in his hand, and slowly raised it to cover his face.For a moment, through the mask, he seemed to see the whole world.

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