readsfreenovel Chapter 498 1 Road Chat
Chapter 498 1 Road Chat
Chu Xiaomu paid fifteen silver shell coins, and the three of them finally crossed the Xiaoli River and arrived at the territory of Jinyang City.
He originally wanted to smash the raft of those people as soon as he crossed the river, but he finally held back.
Jinglan seemed to see what was on his mind and said, "Although they broke the laws of Bicheng and made money that they shouldn't have, who can say that they didn't save lives?"
Chu Xiaomu deeply agreed with this.
After crossing Xiaolishui, there was a dense forest full of thorns and there was no road at all. Even if Chenghuang and Longban were very powerful, they would not be able to pass through it.
The three of them had no choice but to follow the path trampled by the refugees until they reached the Kun River.
It was the beginning of the rainy season in Beast Mountain and Green City. Although the rainfall was not heavy, by the time it reached Jinyang City, the water level of Kun River had risen a lot. The water was rolling on the wide river surface, and white waves were occasionally appearing.
When the three were looking at the Kun River at a loss, they suddenly saw a black-sailed boat coming towards them from the opposite bank, and they were all delighted.
When they asked about the boat fare, the boatman actually charged one gold coin per person, which was five or six times more expensive than the Bicheng side. The three of them had no other choice but to pay the fare to cross the river.
After crossing the Kun River, it is already thirty to fifty miles past the Jieyun Pass.
The three of them chatted along the way, telling each other some of the strange things they had seen.
Chu Xiaomu talked about the Beast Mountain, which surprised the two girls. Xiaoying kept asking questions. Jinglan was shy and mostly listened to what Xiaoying asked.
When Jinglan talked about her master Huang Jieshi, she said that her skills were not even one tenth of her master's, and she didn't know when she would be able to learn real skills.
Chu Xiaomu asked: "Jinglan, when we worked together to control the general's madness, you used fire-type spiritual power. Isn't this considered a real skill?"
Jinglan shook her head and said, "I haven't cultivated true fire spiritual power. That time, my master gave me a potion to drink beforehand, which only gave me temporary fire spiritual power."
Chu Xiaomu thought, so that's how it is. Cultivating spiritual power is more difficult than opening the original force. He was lucky to eat a few spiritual fruits picked by Chenghuang to obtain the three spiritual powers of wood, electricity, and earth. He also received the moon dew from his master, the Queen Mother, to have the current Hongfeihong phase. Jinglan had no spiritual fruits to eat, so if she wanted to cultivate the fire spiritual power, it would definitely not be achieved in two or three years.
Since he was going to Jinyang City to plan something big, he naturally had to know something about it. Chu Xiaomu also heard a lot about Jinyang City from Jinglan.
Jinyang City has stationed tens of thousands of heavy troops at Jieyun Pass, and the leading general is said to be Jiang Gupu, one of the four great Jinweis.
There are four great Golden Captains in Jinyang City, namely Zhong Zhaokui, Zhao Xiantong, Qi Changshu and Jiang Gupu. The first three are disciples of Golden Sword and Black Sword Ying Tianxing, but Jiang Gupu is not, and he is not a member of the Golden Sword sect either.
It is said that Jiang Gupu is a very arrogant person, and his Force Martial Arts is even better than Zhong Zhaokui, Zhao Xiantong, and Qi Changshu. However, due to his unyielding character, he has always been ostracized by the people of the Golden Sword Sect. He was able to take the position of Golden Commander because of the strong support of Jin Lier, the young lady of Jinyang City.
After the Red Army broke through the Green City, it was expected that they would then head north to Jieyun Pass, so the Golden Blade and Black Sword immediately sent Jiang Gupu to Jieyun Pass to defend it and meet the enemy. This was a great opportunity to establish military merit, and Xuanying, Zhao Xiantong, and Qi Changshu also responded enthusiastically, sending troops to support them.
Because everyone knows that the Red Soldiers are not only sharp-edged, but also brutal and unreasonable. As long as they pass Jieyun Pass, the destruction of Jinyang City is only a matter of time. By then, all the mansions, beautiful women, fertile fields... will be occupied.
Anyway, the soldiers are going to die, and when the credit is gained it will be theirs, so why not do it?
Only Chu Xiaomu, Yang Dou, Li Qi, Yang Luo, Huan Zhizheng and a few others knew that General Biye was injured by a surprise attack by a masked master. And they didn't tell anyone, because the general was not only the lord of Biye City, but also the cornerstone of people's stability. If the soldiers or the people knew that he was injured, it would cause panic or even chaos.
Chu Xiaomu thought that although the general had a high reputation in Cangmu Country, his relationship with the surrounding cities was not very good. There were three large cities bordering Bicheng, Jinyang City, and Yutuo City, but since Bicheng was besieged by the Red Soldiers, only Yutuo City had sent troops to help.
However, the military strength of Yutuo City was relatively weak. After sending out troops, it only cooperated with the Dongzhong Army of Bicheng, and did not cross Biyuan to fight against the main force of the Chibing.
However, according to Jinglan's words, the Dongzhong Army did not join forces with the Yutuo City Army to advance westwards. Firstly, they were held back by the Red Army advancing eastwards, and secondly, the general did not intend to let them come and die. Because at that time, the general had already made plans to cross the Kun River and defend it, so it would be useless for the Dongzhong Army to come.
Not only did Baijun City not send troops to help, it even strictly guarded Juhou Pass and interrogated the people from Bicheng who fled to Baijun City. Chu Xiaomu met their general Mu Longguang, and the two had a long conversation for an entire night. From Mu Longguang's words, it was known that their Yongcheng Lord was even gloating over the fact that Bicheng was forced to surrender by the Red Soldiers.
Although Jinyang City did not deal harshly with the fleeing Bicheng Baixin, and agreed to send troops, they dragged their feet and did not send troops until half a month after Bicheng was captured, and the army stopped at Jieyun Pass. They called it sending troops to help, but in fact they were just guarding their own pass.
Chu Xiaomu sighed, thinking that only when a real disaster strikes can one see who a true friend is. This is true for individuals as well as for city-states and countries.
The relationship between Bicheng and its surrounding areas has reached this point. Firstly, it may be that the general is too powerful and is envied by others. Secondly, some people may think that he has some treasures and hope that Bicheng will be in trouble so that they can reap the benefits. The masked master who injured him should be from one of the surrounding cities.
Jinglan said: "Brother Xiaomu, do you know that the Dongzhong Army has also produced a very powerful young general."
Chu Xiaomu suddenly had an idea and asked, "Is it a person from Anfeng City named 'Yu Aqi'?"
Jinglan nodded and asked, "Where did you hear that?"
Chu Xiaomu told him about how he met Gao Tinggeng's team while on sentry duty at the foot of Gusong Ridge and heard him talk about Yu Aqi. Then he said, "General Ding even praised him as the second best person in Bicheng besides the general."
Jinglan said, "Speaking of this General Yu, he is indeed extraordinary. After the Red Army captured Green City, they divided their forces into more than 10,000 and marched eastward to Yutuo City. Unexpectedly, they were blocked near our Dongzhong Army camp, and the Claw Clan spiritual general who led them was also killed. It is said that he is also the brother of Yanzhua."
Chu Xiaomu said, "This has greatly dampened the morale of the Red Soldiers!" Then he laughed, "Miss Jinglan, do you know who that General Yu Aqi is?"