Jiuding Military Division 2

When Dongfang Ao was still tens of feet away from the city, he hissed and shouted: "Military Master! Military Master! Military Master, save me!"

He Ran frowned and looked at him. When he came to the city, Dongfang Ao jumped off his horse and knelt on the ground with a plop, crying on his back: "Military Master! Military Master, save me!"

Seeing this, He Ran no longer hesitated, turned around and walked down the tower quickly, and when he came outside the city and walked in front of Dongfang Ao, Dongfang Ao was already crying. "Military Master, Dongfang Ao has been wronged. Dongfang Ao has never disobeyed orders. He had no choice but to escape during the escort, because someone wanted to harm me..."

He Ran was shocked when he heard the words, there was only one person who could harm Dongfang Ao and force him to this point, and that was Shi Jing who was guarding the lower reaches of the Gunlong River. Thinking of this, he hurriedly shouted: "Shut up!"

Dongfang Ao's mind was in a mess under the panic, and he didn't understand He Ran's intention for a while, so he said in a sad voice: "I ask the military teacher to let me explain a few words, I..."

He Ran glared at him, and said in a low voice: "Shut up! You are stupid!" Then he waved his hands to the people around him, and said, "Stay back ten feet away!"

Dongfang Ao suddenly came to his senses, and at the same time knew that the military division would definitely give him a chance to defend himself, so he hurriedly got up and wiped away his tears.

When everyone retreated, He Ran looked into the distance with blank eyes, and said calmly: "Speak."

Dongfang Ao stabilized his emotions, lowered his voice and said: "Reporting to the military division, the villain was ordered by the military division to cross the Gunlong River at night, and conquered the city defenses along the bank that night, and the soldiers arrived at Xiping Mountain early the next morning, and the guards fled without fighting. The villain stationed his army on Xiping Mountain and brought 3000 people to approach Juxian Mountain. At that time, the villain never wanted to attack Juxian Mountain. Seeing that its defenses were lax, he just ordered people to sweep the pass at the foot of the mountain. Come to respect the command of the military division to make the momentum bigger, and secondly, to get some military funds by the way."

He Ran still looked into the distance, nodded slightly, and said, "You did nothing wrong so far, what happened later."

Dongfang Ao's expression became excited, and he said: "Later, the villain also ordered the navy to go back and forth on the big river as a gesture of increasing troops according to the military commander's intention, but...but the navy disappeared after three days, and the villain went to the river again. After waiting for four full days, there was still no news from the other side. At this time, the food and grass carried by the army were almost exhausted, and the villain was afraid that the nearby Shun army would come to reinforce and cut off our way back. Begging to take advantage of danger to protect ourselves. The villain always remembers the advice given by the military commander before he left, and knows that he has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. He counts the days with his fingers every day, and waits anxiously for the navy to pick us up, but... but..." At this point, his throat choked up and he couldn't continue.

He Ran withdrew his gaze and glanced at him, then looked into the distance, and said, "Did you send someone across the river to ask Shi Jing?"

Dongfang Ao suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "On the second day when the navy disappeared, the villain ordered people to cross the river to ask questions. He sent no less than ten calls in the past few days, but none of them came back. The rolling dragon river is wide. Lang is anxious and worried that the navy of the Shun army will attack at any time, and the villain dare not let the army cross the river on rafts, please learn from the army."

He Ran gave a soft "hmm" and said, "That's right, let's go on."

"Later the navy finally came. After returning, the villain immediately went to Shi Jing and asked why he took us across the river so late. Shi Jing said that there was a Shunjun navy patrolling the river, so he didn't dare to send a boat out, and said that there was fog in the river afterwards. Unable to sail. Military division, I sent people to guard the river day and night. I have never seen a Shunjun warship passing by. For a few days, although there was mist, it was never to the point where the boat could not be sailed. The villain reasoned with him, He just... passed on the order of the military adviser, dismissed the villain from his post, and put me...arrested me." Speaking of this, Dongfang Ao was full of grievances, and the tiger's eyes gleamed with tears again.

He Ran withdrew his gaze, stared at him and said, "What's the matter with you escaping on the road?"

Dongfang Ao gritted his teeth, held back his tears, and said with hatred on his face: "The little man's relatives saw that I was taken into custody suddenly, and guessed that there was something wrong, so they secretly followed the escort on the road to protect the little man. At night they overheard the escort's plot to kill me on the way, so they killed them and robbed the villain. The villain wanted to go to Pingcheng immediately to meet the military adviser, but he thought that this area is under Shi Jing's jurisdiction. The villain is waiting for a crime, and I am afraid that I will be captured after a short walk. After thinking about it, the only way to save my life is to venture back to my own barracks. Those brothers know that I have been wronged. Fortunately, they protected the villain today. . . . to see the military division.”

After hearing this, He Ran closed his eyes. After a while, he exhaled lightly, looked at him and said, "Who is in charge of the army now?"

"Zuo Tang!"

"Take me to see him." He Ran called Zhong Mao to bring his horse.

"It is said that he came to see the military advisor, why should the military advisor go in person?" Dongfang Ao persuaded.

He Ran looked at him and said: "The situation is urgent, we can't delay, Baihe Bay has already fallen into the hands of the Shun army, and there is no room for any more trouble here."

"What?! Baihe Bay has fallen?" Dongfang Ao was shocked when he heard the words, but at the same time he knew in his heart that if the military master told him such important news, he believed what he just said. Let's go and retake Baihe Bay!"

He Ran shook his head and said, "You have to go see Shi Jing first with me."

A trace of sadness flashed across Dongfang Ao's face, he lowered his head and said, "Yes, the villain is willing to confront him."

He Ran glanced at him, and said: "It's not that I don't believe you, firstly, this matter is too serious, you must face it clearly, secondly, the guards along the way know that you are fleeing, and I ordered all the gates to arrest you , even if I cancel the previous order immediately, the military order will not be transmitted so quickly, so you cannot lead troops now."

Dongfang Ao had been in a state of agitation all along, and he understood after hearing what the military adviser said, and said: "The villain is really confused, alas, the brain of the villain is really not suitable for commanding troops now."

When they came to the place where the Chinese army was stationed, Zuo Tang and other generals came forward to pay homage. He Ran said to Zuo Tang, "Lead the troops and rush to Wanglong City to wait for Su Ming, the Commander-in-Chief. Let go." Then his eyes swept over the crowd, and he nodded to two loyal generals, "You two follow me."

After dealing with the matter here, He Ran took the three hundred soldiers straight to Shuangxia City where Shi Jing was located without delay.He now knew what Su Ming was going to say that day. Su Ming must have suspected that Dongfang Ao's attack on Juxian Mountain had something to do with Shi Jing. Su Ming is a cautious person. Although he guessed that the matter was mostly related to Shi Jing, he didn't want to say anything without any real evidence. He just reminded himself that he must give Dongfang Ao a chance to defend himself.

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