"What's there to say?"
Jiang Pengji passed by in her military uniform. Her sharp ears overheard their conversation, so she interrupted and asked.
Bai Ning laughed. "Fengjing is preparing to marry a beautiful lady. He'll be hosting a banquet. He wants me to go and drink until I'm drunk."
Jiang Pengji glanced at Qin Gong. He had a bright and warm smile on his face. She could tell that he was in a good mood.
"Don't say things like 'I'm going to get married after the war, wife and children will warm the kang bed'." Jiang Pengji also learned about the "certain death flag" from the audience. It was common in dramas and movies. The main character who spoke would definitely die. The purpose was to set off the tragic atmosphere … Even though Jiang Pengji herself had raised countless flags, it was indeed inauspicious to say such things before the war.
Qin Gong asked in surprise, "There's a saying for this?"
Jiang Pengji said, "I don't know where I heard it, but those who said such things before the war basically never came back."
Qin Gong's face turned pale. Bai Ning patted his shoulder and said in a rough voice, "Don't be afraid. Just spit a few times and take it back."
It was originally a joke, but he didn't expect that Qin Gong would actually learn to do it seriously. He looked very cute.
Jiang Pengji could not help but be speechless. "I lied to you. You two actually believed it."
Qin Gong opened his innocent eyes wide. Seeing that Jiang Pengji could not continue "doing evil."
She asked, "Do you really plan to marry Lady Xu after the war?"
Qin Gong nodded. He was immediately stunned. He asked her, "How did you know it was her, my lord?"
Jiang Pengji asked in return, "If it wasn't for this intention, you wouldn't have to take care of everything even if she's the daughter of your former lord, right?"
"That's what I think." Qin Gong said, "After the war, I'll marry her. I can take care of her in the future. It's killing two birds with one stone."
Even though Jiang Pengji did not mistreat or mistreat the children of defeated vassals, she could not stand the tripping of her subordinates. Since the successive defeats of Xu Fei and Xu Pei, the Xu family, which used to be like the sun in the sky, had completely quietened down.
If Xu Fei and his wife were still alive, as the daughter of a vassal, Xu Yanxiao's marriage would definitely be top-notch.
Now that Xu Yanxiao's parents were dead and her immediate family was no longer around, Xu Yanxiao's marriage fell into the hands of her eldest aunt.
Eldest Aunt didn't treat Xu Yanxiao harshly, but she wasn't as attentive and loving as her mother. Marriage was even more out of the question. Most of the time, she would be married to the legitimate son of a small aristocratic family. If she was unlucky, she might even be married to a commoner who had recently risen to power. Once she got married, Qin Gong would have to avoid arousing suspicion and would not be able to protect her. Rather than worrying like this, it would be better to just marry her. He would treat her like a treasure.
Qin Gong was Jiang Pengji's trusted general. If Xu Yanxiao married him, no one would dare to underestimate her in the future.
Jiang Pengji smiled. "I'm so envious."
Qin Gong was puzzled. "Is my lord envious of this general?"
Jiang Pengji said, "It's good to be young. Isn't it enviable?"
Qin Gong was confused. He didn't know what was so enviable about being young. This had nothing to do with what his lord had said before.
But he could also tell that his lord was very much in favor of his marriage with Xu Yanxiao. This made Qin Gong heave a sigh of relief.
He wasn't afraid of anything else, but he was afraid that his lord wouldn't agree. If that happened, Qin Gong would be in a difficult position.
He could either give up on Xu Yanxiao or resign and live in seclusion.
If he asked himself honestly, the possibility of him choosing the latter was higher.
"Remember to leave a cup of wedding wine for me."
Qin Gong smiled. "Yes, my lord."
While they were chatting, the army was ready to set off. Jiang Pengji mounted her horse.
"My lord, what are you doing?"
Qin Gong was shocked. Was his lord going too?
"It's not good to be idle all the time. My bones are getting hard," Jiang Pengji said. "Let's set off!"
Qin Gong was speechless.
Was it really because of this willful reason?
Qin Gong missed his old lord Xu Fei very much. Although Xu Fei wasn't very smart, he wouldn't be so bold as to rush to the frontlines.
The army set off in three directions. Jiang Pengji's expression was not very good. Her brows were tightly knitted.
She led the army and set off naturally not because she wanted to fight a war. She just had a bad premonition.
This was a kind of natural intuition that had been honed through countless life and death experiences. It was hard to explain, but this intuition had saved her many times.
The army quietly approached the enemy's camp. The scouts who set off first quickly returned with news. "Reporting to my lord, the enemy's camp is empty. The shadows in the tents are all straw branches. Judging from the ashes of the bonfire in the camp, they should have left less than 15 minutes ago. "
They split into three directions to outflank the enemy's camp, but they didn't expect the enemy to have already retreated.
Qin Gong and Bai Ning each led a group of troops. When they heard the scouts' report, they immediately gave the order to chase after them.
The enemy left in a hurry. They left some heavy and clumsy military supplies and rations in the camp that were not suitable to be taken away. It could be seen that the enemy left in a hurry.
If they caught up with the enemy at this time, they would definitely win a great victory when the enemy was unprepared.
Jiang Pengji felt that something was wrong.
Her troops did not move. She asked the scout, "How's the bonfire?"
The scout said, "Some are still burning, some have been extinguished. It's a mess."
Jiang Pengji asked again, "What about the footprints near the bonfire?"
The scout recalled carefully and reported truthfully. The footprints near the bonfire were a little messy.
Jiang Pengji asked a few more questions in succession, such as the layout of the enemy's camp. The more she listened, the more she frowned.
The general who was sent by the military counselors to protect his lord was puzzled. He asked, "My lord, is there something wrong?"
Jiang Pengji grabbed the reins and said coldly, "There are many things wrong. They had the energy to prepare straw branches to disguise as human shadows. It can be seen that they were quite calm when they retreated. If that's the case, the bonfire, documents, and objects shouldn't be so messy! "
The general's heart turned cold after he heard that. He exclaimed, "Could it be a trap?"
Jiang Pengji sneered. "I'm afraid we've been fooled. Send two groups of troops to recall Qin Gong and the others. I'm afraid there's an ambush ahead … "
The general asked, "Don't we need to send troops to support them?"
Jiang Pengji smiled. "We should also welcome our guests. Let's deal with the enemy first. Give the order — get into formation and face the enemy!"
Not long after Jiang Pengji finished speaking, the enemy's battle cries suddenly rang out in the previously empty enemy's camp. They seemed to have appeared out of thin air. Arrows rained down from the sky. The enemy's sneak attack was astonishingly fast. Many people were hit before they could react.
"They're hiding underground!"
Jiang Pengji revealed how the enemy "appeared out of thin air" in one sentence.
It wasn't that there was no one in the camp. They were all hiding underground!
Because the camp was very messy, it was impossible for the soldiers to move the items and check them one by one.
As long as the soldiers spread out their sleeping mats and covered the holes where they were hiding, they would basically not be discovered.
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