I want to do something big [fast travel]

Yuecheng has rarely been so lively.

There were less than 2000 people left from the original [-] troops. At this time, the arrival of the [-] to [-] troops was like a shot in the arm, causing the panicked Yuecheng to stabilize again.

Lang Qi also followed.

However, he didn't know that what Gu Yanqi asked him to send that day was actually a fake letter until the dust-cleaning feast at night.

"Mr. Gu is truly unpredictable." Lang Qi said to Jing Zhongjin, "I envy you now. After following Mr. Gu for a few days, you have become a thousand households."

He was over forty years old, and he was only a thousand households. Jing Zhongjin was in his 20s, not only became a thousand households, but also showed his face in front of His Highness, and he has a bright future in the future.

Jing Zhongjin was speechless, and only bowed his hands towards Lang Qi.

He Zhengqi poured the bad wine from the jug into his mouth, feeling a bit unsatisfied.

"It's so easy to wait for the reinforcements, so we can relax a little bit." The general beside him laughed, "Madam Gu has done a lot of hard work in this battle, the general must reward her!"

He Zhengqi's black face twitched slightly, and he couldn't tell whether it was anger or something else, and he poured himself another glass of wine.

"Bah, a man, what a reward!"

"Madam Gu must not hear this!" The general hurriedly stopped her.

He Zhengqi sneered, and from the corner of his eyes unconsciously searched for the thin figure, but in the next second he saw Gu Yanqi's white clothes walking past his eyes.

The generals fell silent for a moment.

He Zhengqi didn't know if he heard his words, he lowered his head and drank the bad wine in the cup in one gulp.

Gu Yanqi walked to Mu Jing's desk, raised his wine glass and said, "Your Highness, Yan Qi respects you."

Mu Jing hurriedly got up and replied: "Young Master Gu is ashamed of this king, this wine should be my king's respect for Young Master Gu."

After saying that, without waiting for Gu Yanqi to speak, he drank the wine in the glass and walked out to hold Gu Yanqi's hand.

"Before this king, I only felt that I had seen the wise people in the world, but I didn't know that there were people outside the mountains. Mr. Gu is really a wise man in the country."

He held it tightly, and Gu Yanqi gave up if he couldn't pull out his hand. When the two of them were close, he whispered to Mu Jing.

"Your Highness, the reinforcements have arrived at this moment, and the crisis in Yuecheng has been eliminated, but the crisis of Your Highness has not yet been resolved!"

Mu Jing's face changed slightly: "How do you explain this?"

"Your Highness, please find a secluded place to discuss in detail."

Mu Jing nodded, asked the guards to fill up the wine, and said loudly: "Everyone!"

The chaotic sounds in the hall immediately dissipated, and all the civil and military generals raised their wine glasses and hurriedly stood up.

"Everyone has worked hard for these six days of fighting!" Mu Jing continued, "Today is a banquet for the generals of Shenluguan, and it is also a celebration banquet!"

"Although there is a ban on alcohol in the army, the king pardons all generals for drinking alcohol today!"

"It's just that the barbarians are still entrenched outside the city. Tomorrow, the king will preside over the battle. Don't drink too much. Tonight, I will respect everyone with this drink!"

After he finished speaking, he drank up the wine in one gulp, and all the generals rushed to pay respects.

For a while, the hall was full of laughter.

Mu Jing put down the wine glass, took Gu Yanqi's hand and hurried out of the hall, back to the study.

"This place is secluded, Mr. Gu can speak freely."

"I came here to tell Your Highness that although reinforcements are coming, Da Shanyu Geser will not retreat easily. You are here to confront him. When the barbarians retreat and return to Beijing after the battle, you will be in great trouble. !” Gu Yanqi said immediately.

A look of surprise flashed across Mu Jing's face: "Why? Yuecheng and Shenluguan have never been lost, and even Yancheng has been taken back by Daqing!"

"However, it is true that Your Highness underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, causing 30 elite soldiers from Shenlu Pass to die in Yancheng, and only a thousand people fled to Yuecheng. The army is guarding Shenlu Pass, as long as His Highness did not send troops rashly, the barbarians would be exhausted."

If it weren't for this, Gesser would not have used tricks to lure Mu Jing into battle.

Mu Jing was a little bit reluctant to leave with that hand: "What difficulties will this king face, please advise."

Gu Yanqi said, "Does Your Highness want to be the emperor?"

Mu Jing's pupils contracted: "Don't say that the father is still built here, that is, a hundred years after the father, there is still the emperor, how can it be my turn."

"But Your Highness, if His Highness the Crown Prince succeeds, you will not be able to avenge the barbarians who burned and killed Qingren today."

Gu Yanqi did not shy away.

"Daqing has had a hundred years of hatred with the barbarians, and the emperor will definitely avenge the people."

"Your Highness is really willing?" Gu Yanqi's eyes flashed a slight smile, he continued without waiting for Mu Jing's answer, "Even if Your Highness is willing, Donggong is not."

"Your Highness has saved Shenluguan and Yuecheng this time, and also acquired Yancheng, which is a great achievement. If there is no accident, everyone in Daqing will praise your name."

"But now Daqing places more emphasis on literature than martial arts. The former court's phrase 'the number one scholar is a good man' can be seen! As long as the East Palace catches the mistake of your defeat in the court, all your victories will be wiped out. .”

"With all due respect, you and the East Palace have always been in a life-or-death situation, and the East Palace will never allow you to get big because of your military exploits."

"But you have a way to make them have nothing to say." Mu Jing's deep eyes contained a kind of appreciation mixed with strange emotions, "Gu Yanqi, you surprise me every time."

"Qi does have a plan, which can force back the barbarians outside the city at present, and can protect the barbarians for the next 20 years, and can solve the immediate crisis of His Highness."

Mu Jing said: "Tell me what you need."

"Your Highness, please give me Jing Chongjin and give me another three thousand cavalry." Gu Yanqi said loudly, "For a month at most, I will make the whole court shut up about Yancheng's defeat!"

"What are you going to do?"

Gu Yanqi pointed to the north.

"Go further north!"

Mu Jing said categorically.

"impossible!"

"Your Highness!?"

"I'll give you two thousand more cavalry!"

A look of surprise flashed across Gu Yanqi's eyes.

"Also, I'll go too."

Mu Jing added.

"Don't say no!"

Does he know that he is the chief general!

To be honest, Gu Yanqi was a little confused.

In this extremely dangerous Shenluguan battle, Mu Jing is the main general, and the great general He Zhengqi is only the deputy general, and he has no right to command the entire army beyond him.

There is no such thing as the main general leaving the army and running away by himself.

Mu Jing was very satisfied with his surprised appearance, which finally gave Gu Yanqi some popularity.

"Even if the Shenluguan reinforcements arrive at Yuecheng tomorrow, Gesell will not retreat."

Prince Gong, who rarely gained the upper hand, analyzed slowly.

"As of today, the barbarians have lost more than 8 soldiers and countless slaves, of which more than 5 died in Shenlu Pass, and another 3 died in Yuecheng within six days. "

"Of his 20 troops, there are only 12 left. These people are the pillars of the tribes on the grassland. If Gesell can't produce any results after the death of so many people, he won't be able to return to the grassland alive. up."

"Those tribal leaders will be the first to kill him."

Mu Jing said slowly: "So you see, there are still battles in Yuecheng."

"Then shouldn't you stay?"

"That being the case, I should go with you. There will be no loss in entrusting Yuecheng to He Aiqing. But neither you nor Jing Zhongjin have enough prestige and experience to lead a team of 5000 people."

An invisible smile appeared on the corner of Mu Jing's lips: "But I have."

Gu Yanqi frowned, he could not agree with this.

"What's more, the defeat in Yancheng was fought by me. To make up for this mistake, it's up to me to fight the battle on the grassland."

Seems to make sense.

But Gu Yanqi did not compromise: "Your Highness is the commander of an army, and you must not leave easily."

"This matter is not negotiable."

"Then Yan Qi is not going to the north either!"

"If you don't go, I will go alone!"

Gu Yanqi held his breath in his throat, feeling extremely uncomfortable, before vomiting it out after a while: "Since Your Highness insists, I have nothing to say. But Your Highness, Grassland and his party, Yan Qi has three chapters to make with His Highness!"

"You said."

"First, these 5000 people must obey my command, and even His Highness cannot intervene!"

"Yes!" Mu Jing frowned slightly, but he didn't think it was too much.

"Second, you can kill the enemy, but you must never kill the innocent!"

"Alright." There are no innocent people in the barbarians, Mu Jing nodded.

"Third," Gu Yanqi's eyes flashed brightly, "Who is innocent is up to me!"

Mu Jing finally frowned.

Seeing this, Gu Yanqi said: "If Your Highness does not agree to these three items, Yan Qi would rather not go to the north."

Mu Jing stared at him for a while, then let out a long breath.

"That's all, the king agrees."

Gu Yanqi was still too kind.

In the early morning of the second day, five thousand soldiers and horses came out from the west gate of Yuecheng, bypassed the western mountain peaks, and headed straight for the grassland without disturbing the barbarians.

He Zhengqi watched this group of soldiers and horses on the city wall, he frowned tightly, feeling very unhappy.

After Mu Jing left, he was entrusted with the important task of officially presiding over the affairs of Yuecheng. Zhong Wenzhuo also stayed in Yuecheng and studied with He Zhengqi.

Zhong Wenzhuo's father and Mu Jing's mother are siblings, and he himself showed outstanding talent in the defense of the city a few days ago, so he received extra care.

At this moment, Zhong Wenzhuo looked at the cavalry going away, and said gloomily, "I want to go too."

"You? Just stay in Yuecheng honestly and don't cause me any trouble!" He Zhengqi glanced at him.

"Tsk." Zhong Wenzhuo squinted at him, "Why did Gu Yanqi fall in love with you? He ran to the north so desperately, he was really blind."

He Zhengqi's face darkened: "Now that he's gone, you can go with him too."

Huh?

Zhong Wenzhuo suddenly remembered something, it seemed that a few days ago, Gu Yanqi had given him the kit, saying that he would open it after he left Yuecheng.

Hasn't he left Yuecheng now?

Thinking of this, Zhong Wenzhuo didn't care what He Zhengqi thought, turned his head and left, and went back to the room to take out the kit.

He carefully opened the kit, took out a small piece of paper inside, read it carefully, and couldn't help turning his eyes to the south side of Yuecheng, the rolling mountains in Daqing.

"There will be..."

Five thousand cavalry detoured from the west side of the Xing'an Mountains and ran all the way to the grassland. They galloped at full speed until evening, only to see a barbarian tribe appearing on the horizon.

Gu Yanqi didn't stop the cavalry at all, instead he asked Mu Jing to speed up and charge forward. Anyone who resisted would be killed, but those who didn't hold weapons in their hands would never be killed.

Mu Jing followed his advice very well, the 5000-man army was already a huge monster for this barbarian tribe, and they had already discovered the enemy's situation before Gu Yanqi found them.

Most of the young and middle-aged men in the tribe have followed Geser to the south. The only two or three hundred young and middle-aged men took up their long swords, stepped on their horses, and rushed over with howls. Even the old, young, women and children took up weapons. , looking at the enemy vigilantly.

"kill!!!"

Following Mu Jing's order to reach the entire army, the ground was trampled by horseshoes and trembled. The five thousand cavalry lined up neatly, headed by Mu Jing, and rushed straight at the barbarian guards!

Tear!

The long sword pierced through the barbarian's chest, bringing up brilliant blood. With one charge, the two or three hundred barbarians fell off their horses one after another, and the green grassland was immediately stained with blood.

Seeing this, the barbarians in the tribe hurriedly closed the fence around the tribe to block the wild beasts, hiding behind one by one and trying to continue to resist.

"We have already used this trick!" Jing Zhongjin laughed, and he led the cavalry to pull out the fence with ease.

This barbarian tribe was stripped of its last armor, revealing the delicious flesh inside.

The battle was quickly over.

Under Gu Yanqi's command, the surviving barbarians were tied up and placed in the tribal center for custody. The cavalry occupied all the tents, and today this is their resting place.

The carefully fattened cattle and sheep were slaughtered by the Qing people without hesitation, and clusters of bonfires were lit on the grassland.

Today is the nightmare of this barbarian tribe, but it is also a carnival for the Qing army.

"Kill their cattle, sheep and horses! Take away their food!" Gu Yanqi said loudly, "Let's hold a celebration banquet tonight!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!"

The shouts of 5000 people shook the entire grassland, and the captured barbarians looked at them with a pale face, and murmured.

"Changshengtian will punish you for your atrocities!"

Gu Yanqi rode past him, and lowered his head to look at him, with a bright smile in his eyes.

"Changshengtian also has to obey the emperor's imperial edict."

"When they burned Qingren's slaves to death, they should be ready to sacrifice their own lives." Mu Jing walked over at some point, and said with a frosty face.

It seems that Prince Mozhigen's act of burning the slaves really angered Prince Gong severely.

Gu Yanqi said: "There are thousands and hundreds of such tribes and millions of such barbarians on the grassland. Don't you think His Highness wants to kill them all? Don't forget the three chapters of our agreement."

"You are too kind." Mu Jing shook his head, "Don't kill them? Then how do you deal with them?"

"Of course it is to drive them away." Gu Yanqi said with a smile, "The most is to burn down their camp, and let them go to the lord of the grassland, Gesser, in only a single suit."

In this winter when there was no harvest due to the defeat, even Geser Da Shanyu did not live well, but as the lord of the grassland, he could not refuse the support of these barbarians who supported him.

Unless he wants his army to mutiny.

Mu Jing looked at him, and let out a long breath.

"You should smile more."

"what?"

"It looks much better this way."

Gu Yanqi restrained his smile, he pulled the horse back a few steps, and looked at Mu Jing strangely.

"His Royal Highness be careful."

Mu Jing couldn't help laughing: "I wouldn't do anything to my subordinate's wife, but you are too weak and always look dull, at least you should be more energetic when you smile."

A blush rose on Gu Yanqi's face.

"I was wrong to blame Your Highness."

Mu Jing waved his hand to show that he didn't care. He looked at the busy soldiers and said, "The banquet seems to be ready."

Gu Yanqi quickly changed the subject: "Your Highness, everyone is waiting for you."

"Not only me, but also you." Mu Jing dismounted and extended his hand to Gu Yanqi, "Your prestige in the army has already caught up to me."

Gu Yanqi laughed. He was about to turn over and get off the horse, but just as he got off the horse with one leg, his heart throbbed suddenly, and the other leg lost strength quickly, and he fell towards the horse.

"Yan Qi!"

He felt himself falling into a broad and solid chest, and beside his ears was the anxious cry of a man, but it didn't help him at this moment.

Just a little exercise, and then the disease came back.

This body is much weaker than when it first arrived.

But now he can adapt to this level of pain.

"Your Highness... Your Highness..."

Gu Yanqi vaguely saw that Mu Jing lowered his head, put his ears close, and listened carefully to his words.

They were so close that they could almost feel each other's breath.

Mu Jing's hand held him tightly, as if to give him strength.

"My...package...has...medicine..."

Soon, the pill and water were delivered to his lips, Gu Yanqi reluctantly drank it, and finally felt his heart feel better.

"I shouldn't have allowed you to enter the grassland."

As soon as he regained his strength, he heard Mu Jing's words.

"Exchanging Gu Yanqi for one country in Daqing is worth it no matter what." Gu Yanqi smiled, "I'm fine now, but His Highness is worried."

Mu Jing lifted him up and leaned against him, and said: "I saw that you were in high spirits during the day, and I thought your health was getting better again, but I didn't expect that you are still so weak."

"This heart disease was brought out from my mother's womb, there is no way it will get better." Gu Yanqi shook his head.

"Your Highness, Mr. Gu, the beef has been roasted, do you want to...eat...?" Jing Zhongjin walked over, and when he saw their posture, he stopped talking, his eyes wandered from side to side, wondering if he should leave.

Mu Jing was taken aback for a moment, only to realize that he and Gu Yanqi were between the two horses, blocking the sight of others, so no one saw what happened just now.

Their posture is indeed a bit ambiguous.

"Go and pack up a tent and let Mr. Gu rest..."

"I want to eat!" Gu Yanqi had already run out of Mu Jing's arms, as if he had never been ill, but the bruised lips still reminded Mu Jing who was the only one who knew what happened just now.

"No." Mu Jing was rarely overbearing.

"Cough." Jing Zhongjin boldly interjected, "Your Highness, Mr. Gu is hungry even after running around for a day, so let's eat something before resting."

Gu Yanqi had already walked towards the fire: "Exactly! If you can't eat, you can't fight, and if you can't fight, you can't go back to Yuecheng."

He took two people to sit down by the fire, and took the roasted meat from the soldiers.

"Husband is still waiting in Yuecheng, Yan Qi wants to go back early."

"Then you care about He Aiqing so much?"

"That's natural." Gu Yanqi didn't see the emotion on Mu Jing's face, "After all, I came here for him."

Let him live like a gutter rat to claim his honor.

"Young Master Gu really cares for General He!" the soldier joked.

But none of the people sitting by the bonfire could laugh.

Jing Zhongjin, who is taciturn but knows the inside story of the general and his wife well.

It's still Mu Jing who doesn't know anything about her own thoughts, but is also very troubled.

Gu Yanqi took a bite of the beef, feeling the salty taste in Feng Yu's mouth, squinted his eyes and smiled contentedly.

It's good to be alive.

Therefore, no one can stop him from living.