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Chapter 36: Going to War with the Army (Revised)

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time flies.

Another peaceful day.

"Fugui, I'm going to be away for a few days, you stay at home and take care of me!"

early morning.

Wu Wen left his residence.

At the door, a thin little boy of only eight years old stood there respectfully, watching Wu Wen walk away.

"Sir, please take care!"

This little boy named Fugui was Wu Wen’s new slave in Yanzuofang.

Like Yang Ergou, Fugui was also skinny when he first arrived.

But unlike Ergou, Fugui’s physique is not good, he is just an ordinary person.

After raising them for the same half month, Yang Ergou's body grew rapidly like a balloon, while Fugui's flesh grew very slowly.

This was because Wu Wen had used gold needles to acupuncture his body in advance, combined with electrostatic field stimulation to activate his body and speed up his growth. Otherwise, after half a month, he would probably be much thinner than he is now.

I haven’t been back to Zhujia Village for some time.

When Wu Wen said he wanted to be away for a few days, he actually just wanted to go back and take a look.

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It was December of the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, a cold and windy month.

Liu Heita's army was unstoppable and approached Zongcheng.

Xu Shiji fought hard but was ultimately defeated. After being defeated, he had no choice but to abandon the city and flee to Mingzhou in a hurry.

However, Liu Heita pursued him relentlessly and Xu Shiji's entire army was wiped out, leaving him alone to escape.

This battle completely shocked the court and made everyone deeply aware of Liu Heita's powerful strength.

Emperor Li Yuan was deeply worried and immediately decided to send out his trump card, General Tiance and Prince of Qin Li Shimin.

Inside the East Palace.

The atmosphere was tense and solemn.

Crown Prince Li Jiancheng summoned all his officials to discuss countermeasures.

He sat there with a gloomy face, looking intently at the people in front of him.

"Your Highness, His Majesty's feelings towards you have never changed. It's just that the situation of the rebellion is too serious, so he had to let the King of Qin lead the troops to fight." An official tried to comfort him.

"I don't need these empty words! What I want is practical countermeasures!" Li Jiancheng shouted angrily.

At this time, Wang Gui, the official of the Eastern Palace, stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the threat posed by the King of Qin lies mainly in his high prestige, and the army is willing to obey his orders.

Although the King of Qin was the commander-in-chief of the army this time, His Majesty the Emperor also appointed the King of Qi as his deputy commander-in-chief.

We can take this opportunity to place our people in the army.

After the King of Qin wins, our people can also take the opportunity to gain military merit, and after a little work, they can occupy important positions in the army, thus weakening the power of the King of Qin."

Li Jiancheng lowered his head and thought for a moment, frowning: "I'm afraid this won't be easy. My second brother will definitely obstruct it."

"Your Highness, it is indeed difficult to place people in the King of Qin's army under normal circumstances. But the situation is different now. Xu Shiji has been defeated, and we can take this opportunity to recruit soldiers and arrange our people to go in. This is in line with the court system. Even if the King of Qin knows about it, he will not dare to oppose it blatantly. What's more, we have the help of the King of Qi." Wang Gui analyzed.

Li Jiancheng nodded, seeming touched.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly looked up at Wei Zheng and asked, "How is Wu Wen now?"

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Zhujia Village.

"Master Jiu, I'm back!"

As Wu Wengang walked to the gate of the courtyard and pushed it open, a half-grown yellow dog suddenly rushed forward, raising its head and barking at him.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

"Hey, you bastard, I've only been away for a few days, and you don't recognize me?"

Wu Wen pretended to be angry and kicked it. The little yellow dog immediately jumped back nimbly to avoid it, then sniffed its nose and tried to move forward.

As if it smelled the familiar scent of Wu Wen, it stopped barking and instead wagged its tail happily.

At this time, Master Zhu Jiu, who heard the noise, walked out of the pharmacy.

"Awen, you're back!"

Seeing that Master Jiu was frowning and looked troubled, Wu Wen immediately stepped forward and asked with concern, "Master Jiu, did something happen?"

"Ugh!"

Master Zhu Jiu came to the bench and sat down, sighing and saying, "The court was defeated, Liu Heita rebelled, and the entire Hebei region was occupied by the rebels."

"Master Jiu, these are all major issues that the court should be concerned about. You don't have to worry so much!" Wu Wen said with a smile.

"Ugh!"

Master Zhu Jiu sighed again and said, "I don't want to think too much, but the court has been defeated again and again and has no more soldiers to use. However, the enemy's army is powerful and must be eliminated, so the court sent the King of Qin to fight this time and recruited soldiers near Chang'an."

Hearing this, Wu Wen's heart moved and he looked at Master Zhu Jiu blankly.

Jiu Ye continued, "This time, I will go with the army."

"No way!" He thought the same thing. Wu Wen said in disbelief, "Master Jiu, you are so old, and... you are disabled. No matter what... this shouldn't happen to you."

Master Zhu Jiu shook his head: "I didn't go to the battlefield as a soldier, but was recruited as an accompanying physician."

But even so, Wu Wen was still nervous.

Swords and knives are merciless on the battlefield, and Jiu Ye already has difficulty walking, so the risk factor is extremely high.

Moreover, Wu Wen knew best that although Li Shimin won the battle in the end, he knew how difficult the battle was, almost like a meat grinder.

"It is difficult to disobey military orders. Ah Wen, please help me pack up. I will report to the military camp tomorrow and set off with the army."

"So fast!" Wu Wen said in surprise.

I didn't expect that I would have to say goodbye to Master Jiu just after returning, and even send him to the battlefield.

He packed his bag nervously, taking almost everything he would need during the march.

The next morning.

Wu Wen accompanied Jiu Ye to the entrance of the village.

At this moment, people from Zhujia Village who were also recruited have arrived here one after another.

When the people of the Tang Dynasty were conscripted to fight, they had to provide their own dry food and weapons, so they were almost all fully armed.

"Master Jiu!"

"Master Jiu!"

Seeing Master Zhu Jiu coming, everyone greeted him.

Jiu Ye accompanied the army as a doctor, and everyone was familiar with him, so they naturally felt a little more at ease. They greeted him warmly again, hoping that he would pay more attention when treating them in the future.

Wu Wen looked at the people in front of him. There were almost no young and middle-aged people. Most of them were veterans who had retired from the army, or people with some minor disabilities but could still fight. He couldn't help but sigh.

The wait didn't last long.

I saw a fast horse galloping towards me from a distance, with a messenger sitting on it and a flag on its back.

"Are all the people from Zhujia Village here?" asked the messenger.

The village chief with white hair and a cane stepped forward and responded: "I am the village chief of Zhujia Village. All the people from Zhujia Village who are being recruited are here."

The messenger nodded while sitting on his horse, then took out a scroll from his arms and began to call out names.

"To the third... to the happiest... to the ninth!"

When Zhu Jiuye's name was called, Jiuye took something and stepped forward to respond.

Alas! Wu Wen sighed again.

However, at this moment, the messenger suddenly called out his name.

"Wu Wen!"

When Wu Wen heard the other party calling his name, he was stunned. Not only him, but even Master Zhu Jiu looked confused.

Seeing no one responding, the messenger shouted again: "Where is Mr. Wu? Isn't he here?"

Escaping military service is a capital crime punishable by death. The messenger looked ahead with a fierce look in his eyes.

The village chief turned to look at Wu Wen, pointed at him with his cane, and said anxiously: "Awen, come forward and respond."

Wu Wen came to his senses and immediately stepped forward to respond.

Seeing him stand up, the messenger immediately scolded him: "I just called your name, didn't you hear it?"

Wu Wen frowned slightly, took out the East Palace token from his arms and displayed it.

"Is there some misunderstanding here? I am from the Eastern Palace. Even if I want to go with the army, it should be the order of the Crown Prince."

Looking at the token representing his identity in his hand, the messenger looked at the list in his hand again.

In the eyes of a messenger, military orders are above everything else!
No matter who they are, as long as they are on this list, they must enter the camp with him.

"That's right, Wu Wen from Zhujia Village!"

"Okay, now that everyone is here, follow me."

After putting away the documents in his hand, the messenger was about to lead everyone to the military camp.

I didn't have time to prepare, but luckily I prepared enough for Master Zhu Jiu yesterday.

"Awen, how come you are on this expedition list?"

Jiu Ye came to Wu Wen and asked in a low voice.

"I don't know either!" Wu Wen shook his head in confusion. He didn't know why this happened.

Arrived at the military camp stationed outside Wannian County.

Because Wu Wen and Zhu Jiuye were doctors, they were arranged to stay in a neat tent alone.

What surprised Wu Wen was that there was no one else here. He didn't know if the other accompanying doctors had not arrived yet, so there were only the two of them here for the time being.

"Awen, now that you are here, you should make the best of it. Now that you have arrived in this military camp, you should do your job well. After the war is over, we can go back, and you can also get military merit." Master Zhu Jiu was worried that Wu Wen would not be able to adapt, so he spoke to comfort him.

"Master Jiu, I'm fine." Wu Wen replied with a smile.

After thinking about it, I decided to join the army with Jiu Ye, so that I could be there to accompany him and take care of him without having to worry.

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　According to readers' feedback, this chapter is indeed problematic, with no context and seems a bit jumpy, so the author made some minor revisions.

　　
　
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