readsfreenovel Chapter 683 Meeting Friends (2)
Chapter 683 Meeting Friends (2)
Aqi knew that Chu Xiaomu was sad, so he picked up some happy things in the Dongzhong Army and told him.
From Aqi, Chu Xiaomu learned that since the Dongzhong Army had fought with the Red Soldiers, they had basically won more than they lost. The reason they gave up the original Dongzhong Camp was not because they could not defeat the Red Soldiers, but because they retreated tactically. Because the Dongzhong Camp was located in the Green Plains, it was very open everywhere, with no strategic defenses, and it was too close to the Beast Mountain. If the Red Soldiers suddenly appeared, they would not have time to react.
Later, they learned that the Red Army was gradually increasing its forces, and the Dongzhong Army also felt unprecedented pressure. At this time, an envoy from Yutuo City came to visit and told Ding Qi that the Lord of Lulin City was willing to let the Dongzhong Army retreat to the Lishan area and unite with Yutuo City to resist the Red Army.
Ding Qi originally did not want to abandon the Dongzhong camp, but the eagle messenger sent to Bicheng had not yet replied, and time was very tight. He discussed with several camp officers and immediately agreed to Lu Lin'ang's suggestion to move the Dongzhong army five or six hundred miles east to Lishan.
Later, they walked another two hundred miles and arrived near Yashan where they are now. Not only is the mountain high and the valley deep, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is also backed by Yutuo City, making supplies extremely convenient.
Therefore, the next few attacks by the Red Army did not gain any advantage, but were defeated and lost, and two of the army's spiritual generals were killed. Chu Xiaomu knew that one of them was the brother of the claw tribe's spiritual king Yan Claw, whose name was Yan Zhong.
Chu Xiaomu was delighted, so he offered Ah Qi a bowl of wine and said with a smile: "Congratulations to General Yu Zhongjun for his great advancement in power and his unprecedented achievements. It is admirable!"
Ah Qi laughed and scolded him, "Xiao Mu, stop humiliating me. How can this be considered an extraordinary achievement? It was you who raised several large ships of food for Bicheng in Jinyang City and saved the three armies of Bicheng. This is the real extraordinary achievement."
Chu Xiaomu shook his head, feeling sad when he recalled that after he sent life-saving food to Bicheng, it aroused the suspicion of General Biye.
Aqi also sighed and said, "The general's temperament must have really changed." He then told him about how the Dongzhong Army retreated to Yashan because they did not receive any orders from the general.
According to the message from Li Qi of Zhongjing Army, the general did not reprimand Ding Qi after learning about this matter. Instead, he was quite sure of Ding Qi's decision, because preserving military strength was the top priority at that time. Even if Dongzhong Army was transferred back, it would not save Bicheng, but would cause more losses. The lack of food and grass later was an even bigger problem.
But more than half a month ago, he suddenly received a letter from the general sent by eagle, which severely criticized Ding Qi, saying that he not only failed to rescue Bicheng, but also abandoned Bicheng and went to Yutuo City. After reading the letter, Ding Zhongjun did not eat for several days and fell ill.
Chu Xiaomu was startled and asked, "Is Ding Zhongjun sick?"
Ah Qi said, "General Ding respected the general as if he were a god, and he also knew that he was always generous and magnanimous. Who knew that the general's letter would be so harsh? General Ding was already overworked, and with the added worry, it would be hard for him not to get sick."
Chu Xiaomu asked: "Then do you know why the general's temperament suddenly changed?"
Aqi shook his head and said, "I don't know. But the general is a spirit, and spirits are unpredictable. Maybe this is the reason."
Chu Xiaomu said, "It's not that simple." He told Aqi that the general was attacked by the claw tribe's spirit king Yan Zhua and the golden sword and black sword, which led to the crazy state. Jinglan said that the general's temperament may have changed drastically because of the crazy state, and he also expressed this guess.
Ah Qi was delighted and said, "So the general's personality didn't really change, but he became evil after using spiritual magic, which is equivalent to being sick. His words to rebuke Ding Zhongjun were not his original intention."
Chu Xiaomu nodded and said that this should be the meaning.
Aqi suddenly stood up, took Chu Xiaomu's hand, and said, "This is a good medicine. Xiaomu, come with me to Ding Zhongjun right away and tell him what you know. He will definitely not believe me if I say it."
He used so much force that it actually affected Chu Xiaomu's chest injury.
Seeing that he looked a bit painful, Aqi asked, "Are you injured too?"
Chu Xiaomu then recounted the incident in which he was stabbed by the golden sword of the Golden Blade and Black Sword in Jinyang City.
Ah Qi turned around and searched on a table beside the bed. After a while, he found a small blue porcelain bottle and said, "This was given to me by an old spiritual doctor named Huai. It is very effective in curing injuries."
Chu Xiaomu was not polite and took it immediately. After applying the medicine, the burning sensation on the wound disappeared immediately and became very cool. He applied three points of wood-phase spiritual power to the wound to speed up the recovery of the wound.
It was the first time that Xiaoying saw Chu Xiaomu’s wound. She was timid and scared, so she turned her back and dared not look directly at it.