mtl008 Chapter 180 "Your father is the old man, and you are the old woman? What generation is his moth
Chapter 180 "Your father is the old man, and you are the old woman? What generation is his moth
After a brief reorganization, Jiang Ci'an asked Zhu Jiuxing to take people to the border town first to learn how to use the thunder bomb.
He changed the deployment with Qian Xiaojin and Wang Renchang overnight.
After the discussion, they chose another campsite and the brothers were finally able to rest and recuperate.
Jiang Ci'an stayed up all night and was exhausted.
Qian Xiao went in and served him hot soup.
Jiang Ci'an had no suspicion and ate the food with his whole bowl.
Qian Xiaojin was very ashamed.
"I thought... the general would be wary of us, the old members of the Lu Family Army."
Jiang Ci'an put down the bowl and picked up the defense map again.
Said casually:
"I trust the people I employ. Moreover... I know you are the Regent's man."
Qian Xiaojin was shocked.
"When did the General know about this?"
He felt that he had hidden it well, and even Lu Mingchao never suspected him.
Jiang Ci'an glanced at his shocked expression with interest, with a faint smile on his lips.
"Since I first arrived in Kyoto, you provoked me in the prison cell with Lu Mingchao's purse."
"Varied……"
Qian Xiaojin thought of that embarrassing past event and fell to his knees in panic.
"General, I apologize for any offense I've caused you in the past. Please...don't blame me!"
Having followed Lu Mingchao for too long, he mistakenly believed that all masters were as petty and narrow-minded as he was.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Ci'an stood up and helped him up.
"We each serve our own masters, why should I blame you?"
He took another sip of the hot soup and smiled faintly.
"The soup is delicious. Did you make it?"
"Hmm... How did the general know that I was the prince's man?"
He still couldn't figure out where the mistake was.
Jiang Ci'an tapped the defense map with his fingertips, recalling the past.
“I remember that I had an argument with someone the night I was imprisoned because of Lu Mingchao’s revenge.
At that time, Changle instructed the jailer to report any abnormalities in time.
But no one reported to Changle that you went to the prison to cause trouble.
It was not until you left and came back, and Lu Mingchao had whipped me and imprisoned me in the corpse well, that she finally came.
Doesn't this mean... someone condoned your actions, helped you cover up, and prevented the news from reaching the palace?"
He paused briefly and sighed softly.
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
"It seems... at that time, the one who was most against Changle and I being together was the Regent!
So, compared to the Emperor, it is more likely that you are serving under the Regent."
Qian Xiaojin lowered his head, his face red and pale.
"General... you have suffered."
Jiang Ci'an was very calm and open-minded.
"Being with Changle is my own choice. Some suffering... is inevitable."
Hearing this, Qian Xiaojin raised his head and looked up at him.
I sighed in my heart:
Commander Jiang is really...brave and responsible.
In comparison, Lu Mingchao really played a good hand badly...
He had a good family background;
And he is childhood sweetheart with Her Royal Highness the Princess;
Even before His Highness met Commander Jiang, he had already made a marriage contract with him!
But he was fickle and wavered between His Highness and Miss Qi.
After His Highness and General Jiang got together, they started to stir up trouble again...
Thinking back, if he had not lost the heart of His Highness, how could he have secretly persuaded most of the soldiers of the Lu family army to switch to the prince's army?
"By the way, General, what should we do with those old generals who refuse to follow you?"
"Approximately how many people are there?"
"Eight veteran generals, with 2,132 soldiers under their command."
Jiang Ci'an looked back and also had a headache.
Most of those who are unwilling to turn to the light are veterans with ten years of service, who have followed the Lu family army since the time of General Lu.
They treated Lu Mingchao as their own son or nephew and showed him special favoritism.
Even knowing that he had betrayed them, they refused to take action against him...
But they have a certain prestige in the army, so they can neither be killed nor released!
"Lock them up for now, and then disperse them to different places and send them to the saltpeter mines to do hard labor."
"Yes."
"Have all the wounded been taken care of?"
"He has been sent to the city to recuperate."
Jiang Ci'an nodded and instructed:
"You must keep a close eye on your men and prevent them from tipping off Lu Mingchao."
"Yes, I understand."
"Well, go back and rest early."
"Yes."
Qian Xiaojin left the tent.
Jiang Ci'an sighed.
Holding the hot amulet on his chest, he looked up at the crescent moon.
"I don't know...how Changle is doing now..."
On Shen Changle's side...
Traveling all night left her exhausted.
In order to keep a low profile, the original four-horse carriage with a bed was replaced with a single ordinary carriage.
This was too much for her to bear as she was pregnant.
Mo Qingfeng was also worried when he saw her sweating profusely.
Finally, they found an empty cabin before dawn and stopped to let her rest.
He asked several maids to take good care of her and went into the city to gather information.
Only then did I know...
"Hey, did you hear the cannon fire last night? What's going on? Is there another fight in the border town?"
"I heard it, hush—they're saying... General Lu's weakling son committed treason! The current commander of Qi is our consort! I don't know if it's true or not!"
"Really? It's true! He even led his men to launch a surprise attack on the Firearms Battalion!"
"What happened next? Did you hold the border town? Did you let Yue State take it back?"
"No! The Prince Consort is so powerful! He conquered three cities in two months. How could they easily take back the border city?"
Hearing this, Mo Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief.
I was just about to buy some buns and ask a doctor to come back, but then I heard...
"But the situation isn't optimistic! I have a relative from the border town who came here for refuge. He told me that the border town has dispersed the people and seems to be planning to retreat."
"Your relatives in the border town? The people of Yue?"
"Yes, his wife is from Qi, my cousin... He said that the people in the border towns all hope that Qi will win this battle. He said that General Jiang is particularly kind to the people, treating prisoners well, and even ordered that soldiers not harass the people..."
Mo Qingfeng didn't listen any further. He bought breakfast and took the doctor out of the city to see Shen Changle.
Only when he heard the doctor say that he was just overworked and would be fine after two days of rest did he feel relieved.
He had just sent the doctor out the door and before he could return to the house, he heard the familiar sound of cannons again!
Shen Changle, who had just fallen asleep, was also awakened.
She recognized...
The sound was muffled and loud, it was the explosion of a thunderbolt!
Yue’s army...entered the border town!
She could no longer feel at ease and sat up, holding her stomach.
"Brother Mo..."
"your Highness!"
Mo Qingfeng knelt beside the bed, his brows furrowed.
"Your Highness, is it too loud? I'll find you some earplugs."
"No, Brother Mo, could you please come back later to confirm the situation in the border town?"
"Your Highness, please rest assured. I will go there and report any news I find out to Your Highness as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Brother Mo..."
Taking care of Shen Changle and helping him lie down.
Mo Qingfeng anxiously left the wooden house, but unexpectedly, he was surrounded by a group of bandits as soon as he walked out of the door!
The old man in the lead had a beard and spoke with great energy.
"I've been watching you for a long time! You came from the border town, a deserter, right?"
The little girl following behind was also very wild, wearing a tiger-skin miniskirt and showing off her long legs.
He waved his long sword and spoke with confidence.
"I've been watching you for a long time!"
The old bandit leader gave her a slap on the face when he heard this.
"Your father is Laozi, and you are Laozi? What generation is his mother?"
Shen Changle in the room was shocked when he heard this.
Listening to the sound outside the door, the more I listened, the more familiar it felt...