Rebirth of the Merry Warrior

Chapter 60 Secrets of the Night

Yan Moran was taken aback for a moment, and said, "What countermeasures does Mr. Shen have?"

Shen Chengqian said: "It's just an idea. Since there are bows and arrows that can shoot two hundred feet in your country, why don't you enlarge the size of the bow and arrow? If the size is doubled, the power of the bowstring will also increase. If there is no accident , and the shooting range will be farther. As long as the shooting range reaches three hundred feet, it can cross the walls of the two cities and shoot directly into the two cities."

"But if the size of the bow and arrow is doubled, how can the soldiers hold it?"

Shen Chengqian said again: "At that time, three soldiers can use one bow and arrow. Two soldiers hold one side each, and the other shoots the arrow."

Yan Moran thought for a moment, and said: "Master Shen is really smart and resourceful, how about this, I will discuss with the artisans in the city later to see if this method is feasible. If it is feasible, I will order the artisans in the city to make bows and arrows overnight."

Shen Cheng nodded slightly, and said: "If this method is successful, we will be able to attack the enemy first and gain the upper hand. At the same time, it will also boost morale and make the soldiers more motivated to fight."

The four of them discussed the topography of the two countries for a while, but they broke up after a while.Mo Yu and Yan Moran went to deal with the matter of bows and arrows, while Shen Chengqian and Long Chenyu patrolled around in Yancheng.

At this time, the city was probably cleaned up, and military tents were neatly arranged, and the soldiers gathered together, chatting and expressing their sorrows.

This is probably the calm before the storm.

Mo Yu and Yan Moran rode their horses to a craftsman's factory, and entered the door to find the craftsman with the most exquisite craftsmanship.After Yan Moran roughly expressed his thoughts, the craftsman said: "General, this method is extremely subtle. It's just that it is easy to say to make a bow and arrow with a larger size, but it takes a lot of time because of the complicated process."

Yan Moran frowned slightly, and said, "I need a thousand bows and fifty thousand arrows, how long will it take?"

The old craftsman replied: "It will take about three days to gather all the craftsmen and make it overnight."

Yan Moran pondered for a while with downcast eyes, and then replied: "Three days...three days is fine." Then, he looked sideways at Mo Yu, and said with a helpless smile: "Now we can only hope within three days. There was no movement."

But Mo Yu said: "I was hoping that Yun Rong would take the initiative to fight. Now that he looks like a coward, he has lost the face of the country of his usefulness. Now it seems that he is just a young man."

Yan Moran knew that he was impatient, so he comforted him softly: "General Mo can't just be quick for a while, Yunrong hurts my people, why don't I want to fight him face to face? It's just that there is a river between me and Yunrong. If we fight together, Yunrong is good at water warfare, which is not good for us. In the current situation, we can only hope that Yunrong will still be stationed in the city for three days, so that we can safely use the strategy of firing ten thousand arrows."

Hearing that what he said was reasonable, Mo Yu nodded too.

Yan Moran stood up and said, "Now we still have to wait for the craftsmen to make bows and arrows. Master Shen and General Long are in charge of all the affairs in the city. Would General Mo come out of the city with me to have a look?"

How could Mo Yu be unwilling, so he quickly complied, and the two of them rode out of the city and went to the shallows by the river.

At this moment, it was the hour of You, and the sky was completely dark, with a few stars hanging in the sky.Mo Yu and Yan Moran sat down in a clean place beside the shallows, their ears filled with the peaceful sound of wind and water at night.Taking advantage of the night and starlight, it is almost different and elegant.

Yan Moran sat there, picked up a dead branch and sketched on the booth, and suddenly asked: "Who is there in the general's family? Are they married?"

Mo Yu was suddenly asked by him, she just lowered her head, and said: "I'm never married, I'm just a widow. I came from a poor family and fled to the imperial capital from a poor place. Later, by chance, I became a soldier under the command of General Long. .There are no relatives in my hometown, they died more than ten years ago."

"Ten years ago? How old was the general at that time?"

"Thinking about it, it's only seven or eight years old." Mo Yu said softly. "At that time, a newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, and when it was cornered, it dared to do anything. If I hadn't met General Long, I might even have become a bandit. Now that I think about it, it's all a coincidence, and everything is determined." He paused , and said again: "General Yan was born in a family of famous ministers, right? He should have been well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child. A commoner like me can't compare."

Yan Moran only smiled lightly, and said, "I'm telling the truth, I'm not afraid of your annoyance. In fact, I really envy the poor life like General Mo."

Mo Yu was puzzled, and said, "Why? Poor people don't even have food, so what is there for General Yan to envy?"

"The poor should at least live a simple and clean life." Yan Moran said quietly. "It's not like people like me who were born in a famous family. We have learned to intrigue and plot all kinds of schemes since we were young. If you live a bad life, you dare to insult even a subordinate. If you live a good life, you have to beware of the jealousy and revenge of other brothers and sisters. In my family, my brothers and sisters all want to become dragons and phoenixes, to be outstanding among others, and in order to achieve their goals, they try their best to put others under their feet. There is only fighting among each other, and there is no half-hearted affection at all.”

Mo Yu was silent for a moment, then said, "I, I don't know..."

"How do you know? It's all dirty things under the bright satin, they hide it well." Yan Moran said. "General Mo, can you believe it? In order to prevent my younger sister from entering the palace to compete with her, my elder sister secretly sent someone to strangle her to death. My second brother was jealous of my elder brother's career, so he took advantage of hunting opportunities to push him off a cliff. He paused, then continued: "The most frightening thing is that in the face of all this, my parents turned a blind eye and pretended to be deaf and dumb. Later I realized that they only need the strongest, even if they are their own flesh and blood. It is useless to them, and they are not rare."

Mo Yu looked at his injury, but didn't know how to comfort him, and said, "Then... Now, what happened to General Yan's brothers and sisters?"

"It's gone." Yan Moran said. "There's nothing left."

Mo Yu was puzzled.

"Three years ago, a sky fire burned down Yan's residence." Yan Moran said. "That was the night when I became the No. [-] Scholar in the new discipline, and I was honored to attend the banquet in the palace. On that night, my house suddenly caught fire. My brothers, sisters, parents, and servants were all asleep. The fire burned all night. In the early morning of the next day, The formerly luxurious Yan Mansion turned into scorched earth. And my parents and brothers all turned into ashes along with the building, and none of them escaped."

Mo Yu's heart tightened when he heard this, and he felt that he asked something that shouldn't be asked.

However, Yan Moran continued: "After this incident happened in my family, the eldest sister who was a concubine in the harem suffered from some kind of illness. Her body was full of sores, and her life was worse than death. After suffering for a month, she hit a wall And die, and die on their own.”

Mo Yu was speechless for a moment, and then said again: "General Yan is now a heroic young man with high spirits, and he has already comforted your lord Lingtang's heroic spirit in the sky. You must not be so sad anymore, it is not good for your health."

Yan Moran listened to his comfort, and then smiled again: "Don't worry about this, General Mo, I have already thought through it. It's just that when I think about it occasionally, I still feel a little sad." He suddenly smiled coquettishly, and said softly to Mo Yu Said: "I don't know what's wrong today, I just feel like old friends with the general at first sight, and I'm going to confuse the general with all these trivial nonsense at home. The general doesn't think that Yan is hypocritical, does he think that Yan is long-winded?"

Mo Yu shook his head again and again and said, "How could it be! General Yan regards Mo as a friend, and it is Mo's luck."

Yan Moran sighed softly, and said: "I have been in the officialdom for many years, but I have never had a close friend who I can trust. If General Mo and I are in the same battalion, it would be great to meet me earlier."

Under the moonlight on this night, Mo Yu saw Yan Moran's sad expression, wanting to clear up the demon, and felt an urge to push him under her body.

However, it took a long time to calm down, but it never happened.

At that time, he didn't know that Yan Moran was the clearest and coldest water in the world, and he couldn't catch it.Even if you touch it by chance, it will slip away from your fingers in an instant.

In the end, I can't ask for it.

Inside the study, Shen Chengqian and Long Chenyu were discussing the war.

Shen Cheng could tell that Long Chenyu didn't seem to want to take the initiative to fight this time, and in the final analysis, he might also be somewhat unwilling to lose troops for the sake of a so-called ally.He looked at Long Chenyu and said: "General, now it seems that there must be a battle between us and Yunrong?"

Long Chenyu nodded, and said: "Now it seems that Yunrong is extremely mad, even if we don't help Bai Ze this time, Yunrong will attack Beichen sooner or later."

"From the general's point of view, is my strategy of shooting all arrows at once feasible?"

"Theoretically, it is feasible." Long Chenyu said lightly. "It's just that I'm afraid that the situation on the battlefield is uncertain, and there seems to be variables."

Shen Cheng nodded slightly, and discussed with Long Chenyu a few more words, the two quietly kissed each other goodnight and left.Shen Chengqian got out of the tent and was about to return to his dorm when he saw a dark shadow flickering in the corner of the city wall, sneaking around.

During the battle, Shen Chengqian's nerves were always tense, and he was extremely afraid that it was a spy sent by the enemy country.However, he was afraid of the enemy alone, so he wanted to go out and call someone.

Unexpectedly, before Shen Chengqian could take a few steps outside, someone grabbed his wrist. He subconsciously wanted to call for help, but he heard the human say: "Master Shen, Master Shen, it's me."

Shen Chengqian hurriedly turned his head to look, and saw that it was a middle-aged man about 30 years old. If he thought about it carefully, he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was anyway.

"You are……"

"Below is General Yan's side lieutenant." The man said softly. "When your army entered the gate of our country, I also greeted you at the gate of the country. Has Mr. Shen forgotten?"

Shen Chengqian didn't think of anything, only had the impression that this matter did happen.So he said: "Oh, that's right. What's the matter with Mr. Shen?"

The man grabbed Shen Chengqian's hand, as if desperately grasping for a straw in the torrent.He definitely looked at Shen Chengqian, and said: "Master Shen, for the battle with Yunrong, your country must not go, Yan—"

"Ye Chun, Mr. Shen." Behind him, an elegant voice suddenly sounded. "In the middle of the night, what are you two discussing at the corner of the city wall?"

The person who came was Yan Moran who had just returned from outside the city.

Shen Chengqian turned to look at him, but did not see Ye Chun.At this moment, Ye Chun's face was ashen, and his face was full of expressions of extreme horror.

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