The army continued to move forward. At first, there were still some people who came to Fang Yun's carriage during mealtimes, but gradually, they rarely appeared.
This was because every meal time, Fang Yun would always bring out all kinds of delicacies from Jingzhou City. There were braised sauces, smoked, fried, and cooked dishes. As long as the food was slightly heated, the aroma would spread for hundreds of feet. It was far better than the food in the army.
Everyone then understood that this Marquis of Zhujiang firmly followed Confucius's fine tradition of "not being tired of eating, not being tired of eating". He even prepared a lot of delicacies in advance for the journey.
Therefore, some people began to say that Fang Yun was extravagant.
However, when this matter reached the ears of the people in Gao Wenwei, they caught an unusual piece of information. They realized that Zhang Longxiang had actually found his ancestral Hubei.
Chu was located in the south of Kong Shengwen Boundary. After the beginning of spring, the weather quickly became warmer.
Even though it was not the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, many places could already see greenery. Just as the poem said, the color of the grass could be seen from afar but not near.
With the support of the Zhuang Xingshi, the greatest impact on the soldiers was not physical exhaustion, but mental exhaustion.
Every day, there would be scholars in the army who would play more cheerful music for the zither or the lute, or there would be some activities during the night camp, such as wrestling, martial arts competitions, and so on, to constantly eliminate the monotonous feeling of the road.
Along the way, no general of the Lumen Army came to visit Fang Yun. Marquis Lumen was always at the front of the army, as if he had completely forgotten that there was a Marquis of Zhujiang in the army.
Fang Yun's mood was a little heavy. He had been in the army for many days, and no general had come to visit him. This was enough to show the seriousness of the matter.
These days, Fang Yun spent most of his time in the carriage reading and studying. However, he had been secretly observing the army. He quickly realized that there would occasionally be a faint but powerful talent in the Lumen Army. The level of the talent was similar to Marquis Lumen's strength, but the nature was different. The two sides were a few miles apart. Fang Yun did not have a chance to see that person because he was blocked by many soldiers and carriages.
Fang Yun felt that the presence of the talent Qi was familiar, but he could not guess who it was. However, he could at least confirm that there was an additional scholar with the Chu army heading south this time. The three Grand Secretaries could easily defeat the five barbarian kings one by one. Their chances of winning had increased by at least twenty percent.
As the troops continued to move forward, the soldiers began to become restless, and Zhang Longxiang became the target of the entire army's frustration. From morning to night, soldiers and generals were constantly cursing Zhang Longxiang and Zhang Wankong. A few high-ranking generals were even cursing loudly.
Marquis Lumen never stepped forward to stop him.
Fang Yun never retaliated verbally, but after being scolded so many times, it was inevitable that he would get angry.
The winter snow melted, and the spring rain came. When they were three days away from Pearl City, the spring rain started to fall.
At first, it was nothing, but after a few hours, the morale was very low. Marquis Lumen stepped forward and wrote a poem on the spot to stop the rain, which stopped the spring rain in a radius of several hundred miles.
The morale of the entire army was greatly boosted. They cheered for the victory of the Lumen Army, and were extremely grateful to Marquis Lumen.
At night, the army set up camp. Fang Yun was the same as usual. He still lived in the carriage and read.
Fang Yun was very happy these days, and this joy came from the books of Kong Shengwen Domain.
Although the Saint Origin World kept the famous works of the various ancient lands in the Notre-Dame Domain, the slightly inferior or ordinary books were abandoned. However, these books would occasionally have some unique insights. Every time he read something good, Fang Yun would be overjoyed.
As he was about to enter the war, Fang Yun had been reading the ancient books of Kong Shengwen Domain. As he read, he practiced in his heart. When he read something profound, he wished he could take out his official seal and enter the thirteen cloud ladders to verify it. Unfortunately, this place was too far away from the Sage Temple, and he couldn't use his official seal.
Not long after dinner, Fang Yun happened to read a military book written by a scholar. In the book, it was written that the people of Kong Shengwen Domain were growing stronger, but the Barbarians were also growing stronger. They slowly learned some of the human race's military tactics, which was why they were able to grow stronger in Kong Shengwen Domain.
Reading this, Fang Yun's spiritual sense instinctively began to deduce. After the deduction, Fang Yun was about to continue reading when he suddenly froze.
"The Barbarians will definitely receive the news of the 150,000 troops marching south! Among the five Barbarian Kings, one of them is the Fox Barbarian King. He knows a little about military tactics, which is why the Pearl River Army suffered such heavy losses. Even Marquis Qishan had a headache because of him. If I were the Fox Barbarian King and knew that the 150,000 troops were reinforcing Pearl City to take back Lian Pass, what would I do? "
Fang Yun couldn't sit still anymore. He immediately put down the book, quickly got off the carriage, and walked towards the direction of the main tent.
In order to prevent sneak attacks or accidents at night, the military was strictly prohibited. Every soldier in every camp and army had a fixed area of activity. Other than the generals with waist tokens, no one was allowed to move around.
Fang Yun was arranged to stay at the outermost area with the Southern Jingjun Army, which was further away from the Lumen Army.
When he walked in the Southern Jingjun Army's camp, no one stopped him. After all, the general of the Southern Jingjun Army was only Hanlin. Those small soldiers and generals didn't have much confidence in facing the great Marquis of Zhujiang.
Just as Fang Yun stepped into the Lumen Army's territory, three groups of patrolling soldiers walked quickly from three different directions, raising their shields and spears.
"This Hanlin Daren, do you have a nocturnal waist token?" The leader of the black-faced team looked at Fang Yun seriously and gestured to the people behind him. Two people from each of the three teams put a whistle in their mouth, ready to blow a loud warning whistle at any time.
Fang Yun frowned slightly and said: "I am the Marquis of Zhujiang, Zhang Longxiang. I don't have a waist token, but I want to see Marquis Lumen Daren."
Although the two of them had the same rank, there was a gap between their positions, so Fang Yun could only ask for an audience with the attitude of a subordinate.
The people of the three teams were stunned. Some showed anger, some sneered, but most of them didn't show any emotion. They just relaxed a little. No matter what the soldiers thought, no one spoke carelessly.
Fang Yun saw everyone's actions and secretly thought that the Lumen Army was indeed a strong army.
The black-faced team leader said: "Marquis of Zhujiang, please wait for a moment, I will report to the Marshal."
"Thank you." Fang Yun nodded. Marquis Lumen was the Marshal of the Lumen Army.
The black-faced team left with their own soldiers, and the other two teams stared at Fang Yun.
"You guys continue to patrol, I will wait here. I will not force my way in." Fang Yun said.
The two teams of soldiers didn't move, and a few soldiers showed a faint look of contempt.
"Hmph!" Fang Yun snorted, but in the end, he didn't do anything and just stood there waiting.
Time slowly passed. After a quarter of an hour, Fang Yun raised his head and looked in front. There was no shadow of the black-faced team leader.
After another quarter of an hour, the black-faced team still didn't come.
After a full three quarters of an hour, the black-faced team leader came over with a general wearing a scholar's robe.
The Jinshi general had a smile on his face. He walked over and cupped his hands, saying: "Subordinate official Wei Changxian greets Marquis Zhang. I wonder why Marquis Zhang has come to visit?"
Fang Yun also cupped his hands and said, "I've been reading books on the art of war all night and had a sudden realization. It has something to do with Chu's war situation, so I wish to meet Marquis Lu Men to discuss military matters."
Wei Changxian chuckled and said: "Marquis Zhang cares about the country and the people, I admire you. However, the Marshal is discussing the plan to pacify the barbarians with the other generals, so it is inconvenient for him to see Marquis Zhang. "
(To be continued.)
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