Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 265
"Your Highness, this is the letter just sent by the messenger."

Although it was late at night, Gu Qi's room was still brightly lit. After Cunran took the letter from the messenger, he didn't dare to delay for a moment, so he delivered it to him without stopping.

After Gu Qi took the letter from Cunran's hand, he opened it, and after carefully reading the above text, his expression was not good.

"I didn't expect my father to send Gu Lingqing to attack Wangcheng, and even allocated him an army of [-]." Gu Qi tightly grasped the letter in his hand, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it on the ground angrily.

After Cunran heard what Gu Qi said, his face became very ugly: "Your Highness, we only have [-] troops, and the situation is not optimistic. What should we do?"

"Go and call General Chen." Gu Qi ordered with a cold face, "Just say that the king has something important to discuss with him."

General Chen had already fallen asleep, but when he heard Cunran that Gu Qi was looking for him, he got up and dressed immediately, and hurried to Gu Qi's yard.

"His Royal Highness King Qi."

Gu Qi, who was sitting in front of the desk with a gloomy face, heard General Chen's voice outside the room, got up immediately, and went up to open the door for him in person: "General Chen is here, come in quickly."

When the two sat down at the desk, Gu Qi personally poured a cup of tea for General Chen and placed it in front of him. General Chen picked it up flattered and took a light sip.

"It's so late, I invite General Chen to come to discuss important matters, and please don't blame General Chen."

General Chen hastily put the teacup in his hand on the table: "Your Highness is serious, I don't know why Your Highness called General Mo to come late at night?"

Since calling himself here late at night must not be a trivial matter, General Chen has already made mental preparations, but after he heard what Gu Qi said, even though he had already made mental preparations, he still couldn't bear it. He frowned.

"Father has already sent Gu Lingqing to Wangcheng, and gave him an army of [-]."

"A 8000-strong army?" General Chen said in surprise, "There are only [-] elite soldiers in Wangcheng. If we are recruiting, there will be only [-] troops at most. How can we compete with a [-]-strong army?"

"This is the news that the king just got, so he asked General Chen to come to discuss it. This matter cannot be delayed. Gu Lingqing is already on his way to Wangcheng. We have to make preparations in advance." Gu Qi's expression was very dignified.

"Gu Lingqing?" General Chen was stunned for a moment, "But that idiot prince, why did the emperor send him here?"

General Chen patted his thigh, and then he laughed: "Since it was that stupid prince who led the troops, why should the [-] troops be afraid? Without a backbone and courageous generals, no matter how many troops they have, they will not be able to exert their strength." effective effect."

Compared to General Chen, who was relieved in his heart, the expression on Gu Qi's face did not relax at all. Maybe others don't know Gu Lingqing's true strength, but Gu Qi knows best. He has been able to pretend to be crazy for so many years, and his mind is absolutely extraordinary. as far as possible.

Seeing the serious expression on Gu Qi's face, General Chen, who had been laughing all the time, also slowly restrained his smile, and asked in a low voice: "Is the news that the general got biased?"

Gu Qi put his hand on the table and clasped it one after another, just like clasping it on General Chen's heart, which made him feel extremely terrified.

Gu Qi didn't speak, and General Chen didn't dare to say more. For a while, the room fell into silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Qi stopped clasping his hand on the table, put his whole hand on the table instead, and then looked up at General Chen.

"Gu Lingqing is the one who knows the best, and should not be underestimated." After saying this, Gu Qi smiled wryly and shook his head lightly, saying that he knew him best, but he just knew his true face. , As for his fighting ability, I have never seen it before.

"So, General Chen." Gu Qi finally opened his mouth slowly, expressing the decision in his heart, "Tomorrow you will lead your subordinates to drill your troops and strengthen the patrol in the city. Anyone who enters or exits the city gate must be carefully checked In addition, more troops should be added outside the city to expand the area to double the original size."

"Yes, the last general will obey the order." General Chen agreed without hesitation, and secretly wrote down what Gu Qi said just now in his heart.

Wangcheng is located in the northernmost part of Yuan Kingdom. The imperial city in the middle may have slowly entered spring, but Wangcheng is still covered with ice and snow.

The winter in Wangcheng lasts for nine months, and it is the coldest season at this time, which is exactly what Gu Qi wanted.

The bad weather and the fact that Wangcheng is located in a plateau area that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, this rare geographical condition and the blessing of the weather environment made Gu Qi feel more confident.

"General Chen, go back and rest quickly. There are still many things to be busy tomorrow, so I really need to disturb you today." Gu Qi stood up and said to General Chen with a smile.

Hearing Gu Qi's polite words, General Chen waved his hand in a rather indifferent tone: "Your Highness, we are all rough people who don't know how to speak nicely, so just ask us to do anything that needs to be done. "

Gu Qi nodded, stepped forward and patted General Chen on the shoulder: "This king understands that General Chen and his subordinates are all real people, and this king will definitely not treat you badly."

"Your Highness is really the last general. Now that we have finished the discussion, Your Highness should rest earlier. The last general will retire." After Chen Zhangjun left Gu Ji's courtyard, he hurried back to his room, but he had no intention of going to sleep. Planning for tomorrow's own affairs.

Gu Qi was making perfect preparations, and Gu Lingqing, who was on his way, was also blocked.

The further north you go, the colder the weather will be. In addition, there will be heavy snow from time to time. The speed of the march can be said to be very slow, and many soldiers suffer from wind and cold. Jia Mingyun is busy running around all day. Yes there is not much progress.

"Let's set up camp here tonight, and distribute the extra quilt and cotton clothes." Gu Lingqing said to Lu Nan next to him.

Lu Nan was recommended by Xiao Yichen to Gu Lingqing. This time when he attacked Wangcheng, Gu Lingqing needed a lieutenant to assist him. Before setting off, he asked Xiao Yichen for his opinion, and he recommended this person to himself.

This Lu Nan has no family background, his family is an ordinary farmer. After being conscripted by the government a few years ago, he was discovered by Xiao Yichen, and he was brought up step by step.

This person has much more experience in fighting than Gu Lingqing, and he is more prudent and considerate. Before setting off, he suggested to Gu Lingqing to bring a lot of quilts and cotton-padded clothes.

"General, the general thinks it is not suitable to distribute the cotton-padded clothes and quilts at this time." Facing Gu Lingqing's order, Lu Nan put forward his own different opinions.

(End of this chapter)