Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2330 It Turns Out to be Hidden Here 26.0

After lunch, Shen Cha took his two younger brothers and Meilin to say goodbye to Mr. Jiang and went to the old house where they had lived before.

When leaving the teahouse, he passed by Xiao Liuzi who was returning.

"Boss, we've caught him. I've told the brothers to take him back and hand him over to my second brother."

"Thanks for your hard work!"

"But." Xiao Liuzi lowered his voice and said, "When we arrested people, there was a group of people following us, but according to the boss's order, we pretended not to see it. Moreover, the second brother did not come in person, but only asked the brothers to come. The escort back also made several detours and got rid of them and left through the secret passage. We saw with our own eyes that the guy who followed us lost the target and returned in disgrace." He moved closer to Shen Cha and said in a smaller voice, "Yongqing Inn."

"Where do they live?"

"Yes!" Xiao Liuzi nodded, "We have blocked all the entrances and exits of Yongqing Inn. No one has come out since they entered."

"Hmm!" Shen Cha thought for a moment, "We can't let our guard down. If they come to us, we'll be in trouble. Okay, don't worry about it. I'll arrange for someone to go in and investigate."

"Get busy!"

Shen Cha winked at Merlin and left with his two younger brothers first. Merlin took advantage of the fact that no one around was paying attention to them and stuffed a heavy purse into Xiao Liuzi's hand when he passed by.

After Shen Cha and his group had left, Xiao Liuzi returned to the counter, and then Master Jiang slowly walked up to him and knocked on the counter with his fan.

"Second Master!" Xiao Liuzi bowed to Second Master Jiang and placed the money bag openly on the counter.

"Your general is really..." Master Jiang reached out and picked up the money bag, weighed it, opened it and looked at it, then pulled it back and put it back, saying, "He is very generous and never treats you unfairly."

"The general was brought up by the old Duke and Marquis, so her style of leading troops is the same as that of the Duke and Marquis, leading by example and caring for the soldiers." Xiao Liuzi looked at Master Jiang, "Have you never seen them on the battlefield?"

"No." Mr. Jiang shook his head gently. "How is it?"

"Even if there is only one last grain of food left, it should be distributed to the soldiers instead of being taken by yourself." Xiao Liuzi covered his right arm, smiled at Master Jiang, and continued, "This arm of mine belongs to General Xiao who fought against the general in the past..." He paused and sighed, "That Xiao who insisted on dragging the general to die in battle together. Master Jiang, you should know him."

"Yes. Later, he and his 70,000-man army were almost wiped out, which prevented the Liao people from invading the border for quite a long time, giving us some opportunities to recuperate." Master Jiang looked at Xiao Liuzi's arm. "Is that when he was injured?"

"Yes!" Xiao Liuzi nodded. "Before the Duke and the Marquis led their troops to help us, we were basically in a desperate situation and were surrounded by the Liao people. At that time, we had less than 6,000 people left, and more than 900 nearly 1,000 wounded soldiers."

"So serious?" "This is not the worst. We had 10,000 people when we left the camp. We fought for three days and two nights. It's a good thing that we are still here. After all, the enemy has nearly 70,000 people. We are outnumbered and can hold out for so many days. It's a blessing from God. We didn't bring too much food and grass at that time because we didn't expect to be besieged. Before the Duke and Marquis came to rescue us, our food was already seriously insufficient. We couldn't even have one meal a day."

"You can't even have one meal a day?" Mr. Jiang frowned. "Is this a common situation?"

"Not too many. It's only happened once or twice over the years. We got through it safely without any danger."

"It's just one or two times. If you don't make it through safely, you..." Master Jiang knocked on the counter lightly, "Well, fortunately, the wars are not so frequent and intense now, and they know not to act recklessly." He sighed again and said, "Without food, how did you get through?"

"According to the regulations, the general is entitled to four stone of food per day, officers are entitled to two stone, and ordinary soldiers are entitled to one stone. This is normal. But since the food shortage began, the general himself has only half a stone of food per day, and the rest is distributed to ordinary soldiers and the injured. The general said that no one should suffer, except the soldiers who can pick up swords and charge into battle and the seriously injured. But even so, the food was not enough. By the time the reinforcements arrived, the general had not eaten or drunk anything for a day and a night."

"She gave away all her rations?"

"Yes!" Xiao Liuzi nodded, "Not only the rations, but also all the food we brought with us on the second day of the siege. Second Master, you know, the general was not in very good health at that time. In fact, she was also injured at that time, but she didn't allow us to tell anyone. If anyone told anyone, she would beat us with a stick if she came back. We knelt on the ground to beg her and persuade her, but it was useless. She was just like the old Duke and the old Marquis, she was stubborn."

"Yes, the children they raise will naturally look like them."

"She refused to eat or drink, and she led the charge in the final battle. If the Duke and Marquis had not come to rescue her in time, she would have died of exhaustion." Xiao Liuzi sighed and looked at Master Jiang.

"I have heard about this. When he saw the reinforcements, the Duke and the Marquis, he was relieved and fainted."

"Yes!" Xiao Liuzi looked at the money bag on the table. "After returning to the city, they were rewarding each other for this battle. Everyone felt that they were at fault for not protecting the general well, which put the general in danger. But the general disagreed. She said that if she had not made a mistake in judgment and led her brothers into the trap of the Liao people, her brothers would not have been almost wiped out. In this battle, everyone deserved credit, but she was the only one who had to be punished."

"This has always been her style." Mr. Jiang sighed, "So, since that time, you have been following her wholeheartedly?"

"Yes!" Xiao Liuzi smiled, "The general saved me several times in this battle, and she also saved everyone several times. She even risked her own life to protect us. If we have any other intentions, we will simply not be human. It's just that..." He stared at his arm for a while, "Although the injury on this arm has healed and it doesn't affect my daily life, I can no longer hold a knife and can't go to the battlefield with the general."

"I'm sorry?"

"I don't have any regrets. After all, I can play a role here, just like fighting on the battlefield. It's just that," Xiao Liuzi paused for a while before continuing, "I just miss the days when I fought on the battlefield."

"You!" Master Jiang gently tapped Xiao Liuzi's forehead. "Instead of reminiscing about this, you might as well prepare well. Who knows, one day, Xiaocha might really need you!"