You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 234 I'll Go to Xuzhou to Explore

After General Tiandao arrived at the border, he rested well for a day and got up early the next morning.

He came into the tent carrying his precious sword and looked around at the lazy soldiers with a frown.

He was sloppy, untidy, and lacked the spirit of a warrior.

It was as if someone had pulled out his spine, his whole body was collapsed and he didn't have a single bit of energy.

If he were to show up, he'd look more like a bandit than a soldier!

Comparing it with my own tent, the contrast is even more striking:

General Tiandao brought not many soldiers with him, only about four tents in total, but all of them were elite soldiers. Even though it was still early, they all put on their armor and marched forward, doing the most basic training of the day.

He didn't say anything, just waited in silence.

Not long after, General Tiandao saw the inspector jogging towards him without even putting on his clothes.

After seeing General Tiandao, his expression suddenly changed several times, first fear, then embarrassment, and finally turned into anger that had nowhere to vent.

He stood beside General Tian Dao, stretched out his hand and shouted to his soldiers:

"What are you all doing here? You are so lazy! Hurry up and get up from the ground! Don't make fun of yourself in front of the general!"

The soldiers he called out to came out of the tents in a panic, throwing away their weapons and armor, and still unable to unite.

Seeing their behavior, the inspector's face turned red. He muttered for a long time before he explained with deep embarrassment:

"General, these soldiers were originally stationed at the pass. Some of them are new recruits with little discipline, and some... You know, Xuzhou was abandoned for such a long time, how can these soldiers have any motivation? They are all old and weak soldiers with no skills and limited abilities."

After hearing the explanation, General Tian Dao just looked at him coldly:
"Born in adversity, die in comfort. These people have no sense of crisis and are unlikely to serve Lord Shou."

He paused for a few seconds and snorted coldly:
"Inspector, does this count as disrespecting the Prince of Shou? What do you think is the crime?"

What a big hat!

The inspector's legs went weak.

If this hat is made, not only will he lose the black hat on his neck, he may not even be able to keep his head!
"Please teach me, what should I do?"

Asked in a panic.

General Tian Dao stared at him without saying a word.

The inspector understood what he meant and immediately said:

"I haven't collected any treasures over the years, nor do I have much gold or silver, but I love women, so I sent people to Qingzhou to find many beauties, all of whom are stunning. If you need a few spittoons, I will send them to you."

Hearing that the inspector was "sensible", General Tiandao nodded and said:

"I don't expect your men to be very capable, but at least they should behave properly in spirit and attitude.

"Well, go chop off two troublemakers, hang their heads at the door of the camp, and then make them into jerky and distribute them to the soldiers under your command. If there are still some who are slacking off after you've done this, then you're considered a man of integrity, so chop them off again."

The Inspector gasped.

How could he be so cruel when he was a military supervisor? At most, he would punish them with military sticks and rattan whips.

Now it seems that the general was really ruthless!
I asked cautiously again:
"General, isn't this too harsh?"

"Too cruel?"

General Tian Dao snorted coldly: "They are here to serve as soldiers, not to be masters and enjoy a leisurely life! If they don't work honestly as soldiers, they are wasting the military pay of the King Shou! They deserve to be killed!"

The inspector could only nod hastily, not daring to say anything more.

"First, train your soldiers here. I'm going to Xuzhou."

The inspector looked surprised.

"You're leaving so soon? You're not going to stay here for a few more days? Are you going with the samurai from Kyoto?"

"When we are marching and fighting, how can we have so much time to stay?" General Tiandao glanced at the nobles who had not yet gotten up, with a look of deep disdain on his face: "Waiting for these gilded young masters to go to the front line, I'm afraid that the bandits in Xuzhou will come to our doorstep!"

The inspector looked embarrassed.

That is indeed the case.

He then prepared two banquets, one for mobilization and the other for departure. Each banquet would last for three days. After the banquets, it was estimated that this group of gentry would wander off to the Xuzhou front.

...It might indeed be a little late.

About ten days?

There is no way. He is half a logistician. He can lose the battle, but he cannot lose face and money.

"Are the front-line tents ready?"

"It's ready, it's ready, just waiting for you to come over."

General Tiandao returned to his camp to greet the soldiers, and the soldiers quickly packed up their supplies and prepared their horses and swords.

The inspector heaved a sigh of relief only after sending the great god away completely. He then turned his attention to the group of embarrassed soldiers under his command.

Which two should be killed to make jerky?
Without mentioning which two unlucky guys were stabbed, let’s just talk about the huge team marching on the road, raising the flag with the words "Heavenly Sword" written on it.

The flag is so majestic and powerful that passers-by would be scared when they see it.

This flag is new; the previous one had "Heaven's Mandate" written on it.

When they arrived at the pass of Xuzhou in Qingzhou, they saw a soldier who came to greet them. It was none other than the General of the Central Army who had been sent to Xuzhou.

He was also a veteran, but his official rank was two levels lower than Tiandao's. So he was naturally respectful when meeting General Tiandao.

He saluted General Tian Dao and waited for him to walk towards the camp, chatting on the way:

"General, our camp is located in the former Changjunli, a large city in Xuzhou. After the famine in Xuzhou, all the vagrants there had fled. Now the houses are still in good order and protected by city walls, which is just right for us to station there."

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment:

"but……"

"but?"

"If you want to go to Changjun City, you may have to pass by a main road. People in Xuzhou call it Tuihuo Road."

"What's unusual about this road?"

"There are two large forests on both sides of the road, with lots of grass and lush leaves," the soldier sighed and said, "The damn bandits from Xuzhou are hiding in them. They like to wear gray-green clothes and hide in the bushes so that they are hard to detect.

"They would pop out and harass our convoy whenever they have nothing to do. We have to be careful every time we pass that road to avoid being ambushed."

Upon hearing this, General Tian Dao frowned naturally:
"Won't you set fire to those two woods?"

"General, you don't know that the two forests are connected to our camp. If they are set on fire, our soldiers will be burned as well! These bandits know the terrain better and even put shit on their arrows!
"Once you are wounded by their hidden arrows, your skin and flesh will all fester. They have been fighting for several months, and we really don't have any good way to deal with them."

General Tian Dao frowned and said, "You useless idiot. You can't even handle this kind of ambush."

The scolded general's face turned blue and purple in an instant. He opened his mouth and muttered something, but in the end all the words were stuck in his mouth. He could only smile awkwardly and nodded, accepting the scolding.

After cursing, General Tian Dao snorted again and asked:

"Besides these guerrilla soldiers and the golden general, is there anything else in Xuzhou?"

"If you go north, I heard there's a ghost town there. It's full of sneaky ghosts. They occasionally come out to harass us. It's very annoying. They once killed a brother in a camp. And there are others..."

The soldier thought for a moment and said, "We haven't seen this, but we heard from the captured prisoners that there is a great lady in Xuzhou who saves people from suffering. If we do something too extreme, the great lady will appear and use her magical powers..."

As the general spoke, he looked at General Tiandao. As General Tiandao's face became darker and darker, the general's expression became more and more embarrassed.

"I asked you if there were any thieves on the other side worth paying attention to, and you told me strange stories?" General Tiandao raised his voice seven or eight degrees, and his eyes were about to spit fire!
"General, there are indeed rumors about the eldest aunt in the martial arts world. There has been quite a commotion in the north recently. You are in the south, so you may not have heard about it..."

"I'm going to slap you!" General Tian Dao slapped him hard in the face. "Even if a god from the earth came, he wouldn't have the power to kill all of them! You guys are so scared because of a Jianghu guy. Aren't you embarrassing the Qingzhou Army?"

The accompanying general felt a burning pain on his face from being slapped, but he could only smile and dared not say a word.

……

Zuo Chen and his companions rested in this small gathering place for one night. They packed their luggage and prepared to leave the next morning.

The soldiers who received everyone yesterday also came to the town gate to see them off.

"If you are going to Xuzhou City, you may pass Tuihuo Road. The Qingzhou soldiers use that road as their troop transport route. If you go there, you may run into them. Please be careful."

Zuo Chen didn't care much, he just smiled and said:
"Don't worry, those people are not strong enough to hurt us."

At this point, Zuo Chen looked at Cai Yi next to him with a joking look:
"You don't believe me, but you don't believe my aunt either?"

Caiyi blinked and glanced at Zuo Chen, but didn't show any expression and didn't say anything.

Zuo Chen: “???”

Ah! Caiyi is immune?!

Why is there no reaction at all?
Wanfa Leijie Zhenjun suffered the greatest blow since he came down the mountain, and he was weakening at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Caiyi was immune, but the other soldiers were not. The soldiers looked at Caiyi and seemed relieved, with bright smiles on their faces.

"Then I'm relieved. I wish you all a safe journey!"

Wave goodbye and set off again.

Walking towards the sun, it is a beautiful scenery.

The crowd didn't take the soldiers' warnings seriously.

It’s just a troop transport route. Even if you encounter Qingzhou soldiers, you probably won’t encounter any famous people.

It's impossible to run into General Tiandao directly.

(End of this chapter)