After the fairy disappeared

The Messenger Behind Chapter 280

The general manager of Xiazhou came in person, and what was being escorted was the food that everyone in the barracks looked forward to, so he should be welcomed by the soldiers.

The two sides greeted each other, first two rounds of courteous talk, all with smiles on their faces, and there was a great affinity at first sight.

After all, Xiazhou's safety still depends on Zhao Pan.

Whether the battle on the northern front can continue depends on whether Director He can transport food here.

The interdependence of the two sides determines that the relationship has been very close from the beginning.

Zhao Pan seems to have grown up according to the template of a general in the eyes of ordinary people, with a hulking back, thick eyebrows and beard, his face is full of boldness, and his laugh seems to shake down the small trees beside him.

When the rations are delivered, the frontier army will take them over.He Chunhua's team can finally rest.

Zhao Pan dragged He Chunhua into the camp, and wanted to serve him wine to greet him.

It was the beginning of Shen Shi (after three o'clock in the afternoon), and there were only five people sitting in the big tent.On the opposite side is Zhao Pan and a lieutenant general, and here are He Chunhua and his son and Elder Liang.

It is worth mentioning that there is a hornbill standing on Zhao Pan's shoulder, half yellow and half black, with an astonishingly large curved mouth, which occupies at least one-third of the body length, and an exaggerated helmet protrusion above the eyes.

He Lingchuan doubted whether the hornbill's two small eyes could see the scene directly in front of it with the helmet protruding from it.

After the introduction, the meal was served.

He Lingchuan saw that there were different things on each table: mixed rice, stewed meat, and a small bowl of wine.

Then, the wine bowl was filled to the brim, and it was quite fragrant.

Zhao Pan had two bowls of meat on the table, because the hornbill on his shoulder jumped onto the table and started pecking at the meat.

It has no hands, but its mouth is big. It throws the meat in the air, opens its mouth to catch it, and swallows it.

One mouthful after another, very quickly.

"This morning, a big wild boar of three or four hundred catties hit the fence, and then it became the bowl of meat on the table. Otherwise, I really couldn't come up with anything other than miscellaneous rice, wild vegetables and this jar of wine. Things to treat guests." Zhao Pan laughed, "I probably know that Master He is coming, otherwise we haven't seen any living things on the front line for a long time."

The birds and beasts in the nearby mountains and forests had long been eaten up by the hungry soldiers.

There are many beans added to the brown rice. He Lingchuan can only recognize soybeans and mung beans, and there is another kind of mottled color that I don't know what kind.Pork is just boiled, only salt is added.When He Lingchuan put a piece into his mouth, he felt that his mouth was full of smell, and it was hard to swallow.

Wild boars and domestic pigs have very different meat quality.

The front line of this war is short of food all day long, and there is almost no food to eat, let alone ginger, garlic, pepper, aniseed, soy sauce to remove fishy smell and increase fragrance.

But He Lingchuan didn't even frown, and ate it with a smile.When he was squatting on the Chipa Plateau to guard monsters, he stuffed more unpalatable and weirder things into his mouth.

On the contrary, Elder Liang only took a bite, and then put the chopsticks aside.

Zhao Pan glanced over and saw everything in his eyes.

He Chunhua on the other side also talked about the battle on the road, and then apologized: "I am ashamed of my king's trust, I only brought in nine thousand shi of the [-] shi of food raised by the king's court, really incompetent!"

Before he reached the front line, he sent a special envoy to deliver the news, so Zhao Pan had thought about the news several times, digested it several times, filtered out most of the negative situations, and only shook his head and sighed: "Thanks to Mr. He personally escorting, If it were someone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to keep a grain of food from Hong Chenglue's hands!"

He Lingchuan looked at his father and saw that he hesitated to speak, so he said on his behalf: "Is General Zhao's evaluation of Hong Chenglue so high? We rarely heard this name before."

"Hong Chenglue's reputation is all in the demon country in the north. He fought more wars with the countries in the east, so his deeds rarely spread here. But Nian Zanli and I have been stationed in the north all year round, so we know his past very well." Zhao Pan waved his hand. He said, "Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements. In today's troubled times, there are many people who become famous in one battle. How many people can win a hundred battles, or even win without fighting? Let me talk about one more person, you must know—"

"Hong Xiangqian."

He Chunhua was slightly startled: "The rebel leader?" Zhao Pan suddenly mentioned this person, and He Chunhua immediately realized that both of them were surnamed Hong.

"That's right, Hong Xiangqian, the leader of the bandits who disrupted the central region and invaded the capital, is Hong Chenglue's brother!"

The He family father and son were very surprised: "Hong Xiangqian's brother is actually in Xiazhou?"

What Hong Xiangqian committed was the crime of family punishment, that is to say, Hong Chenglue is considered a fugitive?
"Yes, there is a deep gap between the two brothers, and Hong Chenglue didn't help Hong Xiangqian rebel. Otherwise, it's hard to say whether Ke Jihai and the others can defeat Hong Xiangqian and relieve the crisis in the capital." Zhao Pan sighed. "Hong Chenglue is the best at seizing opportunities. He was able to defeat the enemy without fighting in at least two key battles. Mr. He can keep nearly [-] shi of grain from him. I don't dare to ask for more."

He Chunhua frowned: "But this person wandering in the rear of our army is always a serious hidden danger, we have to try to get rid of it."

He had already seen Hong Chenglue's slickness. He escaped from the Xiazhou army twice last night and almost killed his son.

All of Hong Chenglue's opponents wanted to kill him, but he is still alive and well.

Thinking of this, another thought suddenly popped up in He Chunhua's heart.

"Without fighting...a subdued soldier?"

Zhao Pan put down the bowl: "What did Master He say?"

"Oh, it's nothing." He Chunhua raised his wine bowl, "I offer a bowl to General Zhao. With your town, the blessing of the big kite."

Zhao Pan is a general who is as famous as Ke Jihai and Wu Di. If someone else comes over, he really can't stop the offensive of the year's praise ceremony.

He raised his bowl and drank it all in one gulp, but he was not humble.

"My son was visiting Bailu Town, and I heard that Hong Chenglue and his wife lived in seclusion there for three years, and they lived in poverty." The proud and famous general lived in seclusion and was willing to suffer from poverty. He didn't dare to write like this in his script, because he didn't make money at all. .He Chunhua asked again, "What is going on here, does General Zhao know the truth?"

"There are many versions passed down from the demon country in the north. The most widely circulated one is that Hong Chenglue was in distress when he was young. He was rescued by his wife Ajin twice in distress. The two wandered and endured hardships together, so they had a deep relationship. He made a blood oath to seal the sword, but unfortunately his son still died and his wife was also paralyzed. He was disheartened and bound by the oath, so he simply resigned from office and lived in seclusion in the countryside.”

He Chunhua couldn't help laughing: "Nonsense. Such a trivial matter can make a powerful general seal his sword? It's a joke!"

"I don't think so either. But folks love this kind of storybook the most." Zhao Pan laughed, "I heard in the early years that Hong Chenglue was once involved in the royal infighting, and he was on the wrong team. Hehe, you and I both know the danger. So it is very likely that he resigned to avoid disaster, perhaps in the name of his wife's dystocia. This is also a good and fast run, otherwise after the new Emperor Bega , may not be magnanimous."

Even if there was, Hong Chenglue didn't dare to gamble at that time.

"It makes sense." He Chunhua mused, "But now that he is back and leading troops for the people of Xunzhou, this is probably behind the back of the demon kingdom in the north."

"That's inevitable. Nian Zanli has suffered two defeats under his command, but Hong Chenglue is now leading soldiers from Xunzhou. If it wasn't for the northern demon kingdom's instruction, how could he serve the defeated generals?" Zhao Pan snorted, "Everywhere In wars, there are shadows of demon kingdoms disrupting the situation everywhere. But it still doesn't end by itself, hateful!"

He Chunhua hummed, thoughtfully.

Everyone chatted for so long, and the meal was already done.

Zhao Pan was quite considerate: "You guys have come from a long way, and it's getting dark, so I won't disturb your rest."

But He Chunhua said: "It's okay, I want to go to the front line now."

The new governor of Xiazhou loves his post and is dedicated to his work. Unlike those pampered officials, Zhao Pan will certainly not object: "Then please come with me."

Of course, He Lingchuan also followed his father and toured the front line together.

It turns out that the enemy and us are bounded by a Han River, which is about fifteen feet wide. The north of the river was occupied by Xunzhou people, and the south of the river was stationed by Zhao Pan's army.

The camp of Yuan Guo's army was fairly neatly stationed, and the other side was also brightly lit. From where He Lingchuan was standing, he could still see the figure of a sentinel holding a spear in the Xunzhou military camp.

The distance between the two sides is so close, but the atmosphere is still peaceful at the moment.

He Chunhua also asked: "Didn't you fight recently?"

Even on the front line, it is not every day.

"In the past two days, we have planted seedlings in the farmland behind, and the front line has agreed to avoid fighting." Zhao Pan pointed to the yellow flag flying in front of the camp. "The season is here. If you don't rush to plant the fields, there will be nothing to eat in the coming year."

"It seems that the food in Xunzhou is not rich." Otherwise, the people of Xunzhou should attack vigorously and destroy the opportunity for the Yuan army to cultivate and farm.

"Xunzhou suffered from a drought last year, and the crops were in short supply. If Hong Xiangqian hadn't suddenly attacked Woling Pass this year, and Da Sima launched a national revolt, I guess Nian Zanli would not choose to defect and treason this year."

"Northern Demon Kingdom doesn't support it?"

"After Sun Fuping was killed, Nian Zanli's rebellion was revealed, so he had to surrender to Beja. I heard that Beja's attitude towards him was relatively cold."

He Chunhua smiled: "Hurry up is not a business." If Beijia Kingdom took the initiative to persuade him to surrender, he must be treated very well.

"That's right, if Bega supports the New Year's celebration, asking for money for money and food for food, we won't be able to hold on for so long." Zhao Pan said bitterly, "It just wants to watch us internally fight and reap the benefits in the future. Congrats to the idiot!"

"However, the Northern Demon Kingdom has also taken action now, using Hong Chenglue." He Chunhua pondered, "It may have changed its strategy towards the Yuan Kingdom."

Zhao Pan sighed: "There are no outsiders here, let me explain to you. Mr. He, in the eyes of an ancient country with a long history like the northern demon country, we are actually a small state of Cuoer. Its current center of gravity is in the east. It should be I'm not interested in reaching out here."

He Chunhua was silent.Beja's attitude towards the New Year's tribute shows the country's arrogance.

After all, it has always been a strong player in its 600-year history.

He Chunhua's state of mind is very subtle, as if he should be glad that the Beijia Kingdom ignored this place, otherwise Xiazhou would be even more in jeopardy.

(End of this chapter)