newbobooks Chapter 118 General Ji Ran
Chapter 118 General Ji Ran
"Yes, General Ji!"
At the man's command, all the soldiers immediately cheered with high morale.
The soldiers' voices were deafening, but the man Ji Ran became worried as he looked at these soldiers!
They are all the Regent's armored soldiers!
The regent could not bear to see the South suffer again, so he ordered him to lead the armored troops to the South in secret to eliminate the Huns and give the southern people a home where they could live and work in peace.
Since it's a private matter, we have to keep it secret from the emperor, and we can't bring too many private soldiers!
Therefore, Ji Ran, following the order of the Regent, only brought 500 people with him, ostensibly to suppress bandits!
In fact, as soon as they set out on the road, they rushed straight from the capital to Quanzhou without stopping!
We did not stop along the way and changed horses when they were tired. After fifteen days of journey, we finally arrived in Quanzhou before dawn!
But in the end, I was still a step too late!
Ji Ran had been to Yongquanzhou many years ago. Although Yongquanzhou at that time was not very prosperous, it had green mountains and clear waters and the people were simple and honest!
It will never be like this, the city is deserted, corpses are piled up on the ground, and everything is desolate!
As soon as they entered the city and saw the devastation of Yong Quanzhou, the strong men's eyes were red for a moment!
They shouldn't have died. It was the damn court that committed the crime!
Ji Ran and his soldiers stopped at the city gate, and after just one look, he couldn't bear to look any further.
He turned around and ordered his confidants to quickly find a place to stay and wait until dawn to attack the Huns!
So, there was the scene that just happened at the Song Mansion, where they almost ran into Lu Qingqing and the other two!
After the soldiers' shouts, Ji Ran quickly reviewed with them the details of the attack on the Huns!
Even though the matter had been reviewed many times on the road, Ji Ran was still worried that there would be omissions, which would bring unnecessary trouble to the Regent!
The other soldiers were also afraid that there would be omissions, which would result in all their efforts being wasted.
When reviewing the situation, the soldiers each raised the problems they thought would arise and also proposed corresponding solutions!
Ji Ran looked at their dirty facial features, his pair of black eyes were unusually bright, just like the dark and boundless sky, suddenly a ray of white light like that emitted by a crystal stone hung high in the sky, sharp and full of spirit!
Seeing that they were in good condition, Ji Ran felt relieved from the hardships he had experienced along the way.
After reviewing the situation with them, Ji Ran saw that it would still take some time before dawn, so he let them take a short rest.
But his confidant Cheng Feipeng did not go down to rest. Instead, he stood beside Ji Ran, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Ji Ran was very unhappy with Cheng Feipeng's procrastination and asked unhappily, "Anything else?"
Cheng Feipeng saw the displeasure in Ji Ran's eyes and did not dare to delay any longer. He quickly said:
"General, when I went out to investigate just now, I found that someone had fought the Xiongnu with arrows. The number of the enemy should not be large, but their archery skills are very good!"
The armored soldiers are good at close combat with swords, and they can also use arrows, but they are not very skilled. Once they encounter an ambush, or the enemy has someone who is good at archery, they will suffer a great loss!
When Ji Ran heard Cheng Feipeng say there was someone with excellent archery skills, he became interested: "How did you say that?"
Cheng Feipeng recalled the dead Huns he saw on his way back, all of whom were shot in the head by an arrow, and couldn't help but say:
"I checked those who were shot by arrows. They were all killed by a single shot to the head!"
"One arrow to the head?"
Ji Ran frowned with a look of disbelief: "How powerful are these people? Pass the order and tell them to keep an eye out. If they encounter any traces of these people, they must not conflict with them and concentrate on dealing with the Xiongnu!"
Cheng Feipeng nodded, but said worriedly: "General, these people are so powerful. They are in the dark and we are in the light. If they do something dirty to us, we will be unable to defend ourselves!"
Ji Ran was not worried that these people would deal with them, "From the current situation, these people have the same goal as us."
If he guessed correctly, these people should be some chivalrous heroes in the martial arts world, who love to help others when they see injustice.
Perhaps he just couldn't bear to see the Huns killing the people, so he came to help!
These people are highly skilled in martial arts and conceited, and they hate dealing with the government the most.
Then there is absolutely no need to attack the government in secret!
The three people hiding in the dog hole heard their entire conversation word for word, and also knew their identities. They were ordered to come here to eliminate the Huns!
However, Lu Qingqing looked at the soldiers in front of her, who were lined up in five rows with ten people in each row. It was not difficult to calculate that the soldiers in front of her, plus their generals, were only about five hundred and one people!
There are only two to three thousand Hun invaders!
Five hundred against more than two thousand, that is to say, each soldier in front of them must kill at least five to six Huns to have a chance of winning. Otherwise, it would be like hitting a rock with an egg, and they would just be throwing their heads in front of the Huns!
Lu Qingqing silently analyzed the situation in her heart, and then she saw the soldiers who were taking a nap suddenly woke up when Ji Ran spoke in a majestic voice!
Before they could line up, a cold voice sounded above their heads: "Let's go!"
"Yes, General Ji!"
Everyone quickly got ready, and just like when they came, they moved forward in a mighty and purposeful manner like a surging tide.
In an instant, the front yard of the Song Mansion was cleared out, and no sound could be heard except the sound of the wind, as if they had never been there!
They climbed out of the dog hole and looked at the soldiers going away, hoping in their hearts that they could successfully kill these Huns.
The figure of the last soldier disappeared at the end of the street, and they hurried to do their own work, splitting into three groups to buy goods.
Liang Pei had just described the general layout of the Song Mansion. Lu Qingqing walked through the long corridor, and collected all the precious flowers, plants and trees on the corridor into the space. She then passed by a pavilion, on which was placed a set of exquisite tea sets.
There was still tea in the cup. It seemed that when he was drinking tea, he heard that the Huns were attacking, so he ran away in a hurry.
Then she took it, and Lu Qingqing waved her hand and put it into the space!
Continuing forward, Lu Qingqing soon found the Song Mansion’s warehouse and kitchen!
There are five warehouses in total, which are a bit messy. There is a stack of banknotes on the ground. It seems that someone came in temporarily, took some things casually and left, and didn't want the rest.
However, even if you take some away, just take a look at it.
The warehouse is still filled with various gold, silver, jewelry, precious calligraphy and paintings, antiques and other valuable treasures.
In addition, there were a lot of brand new cotton-padded jackets, cloths, beddings and two sets of yellow pear wood furniture.
Lu Qingqing didn't have time to take a closer look, she swept them all away and went to the kitchen!
The kitchen was also messy, but there was almost no food stored in it.
Lu Qingqing looked at the rice, flour, dried fish and bacon scattered on the ground, but there was almost no food left on the shelves.
It looked like the people in their house moved the things away in a hurry, and no one else came in to buy anything.