SFS Chapter 165: Back Mountain Talk
Chapter 165: Back Mountain Talk
After returning to Courtyard A, Murong Huan sat in the room and felt more and more that something was wrong.
The soft breasts, the lack of Adam's apple, the familiar features, it was obvious that this was a female, and it might be that woman.
She needs to think about it.
But how is this possible?
Shouldn't that person be recuperating in his own princess's mansion?
A few days ago, I heard that she was going on an incognito tour and wanted to burn incense at Zhenguo Temple, but she was plotted against and injured by the son of Duke Fuguo.
Now instead of recuperating properly, he comes here again.
What does she want to do?
Why dress up as a man?
The most important thing is that she, a woman, actually wanted to hang around in a man's yard.
Murong Huan grew angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He shouted, "Come here, bring over the man who offended me today!"
When Congxin heard the princess's order, he immediately led the guards to bring people back.
Murong Huan thought for a moment, then continued, "Go clean up the room next to this princess!"
Not long after, Cong Xin returned with his guards, "Princess, that man is not in the courtyard. Perhaps he went to the back hills to enjoy the scenery."
The back hill? The back hill was full of men. How could a girl like her get involved with men?
Murong Huan gritted his teeth in anger.
"Send two guards to follow and go with me to find her. We must bring her back!"
After saying that, he walked out of the yard angrily again.
The maids were all confused. What happened to the princess today?
Doesn’t she like that Mr. Lu?
Why did she suddenly treat another man like this?
At the same time, in the back mountain of Zhenguo Temple.
It is the time when red maples are everywhere and mountain chrysanthemums are in full bloom, which is a delightful sight and beautiful beyond words.
Hidden in a pavilion in the mountains, Zhong Ning met Lu Xingzhou, the extraordinary man who was said to have been chosen by a noble lady but who was unwilling to marry her.
Xu Zirui and three others also gathered here, and the four of them were having a great time discussing their literary talents.
Seeing Zhong Ning coming, Xu Zirui introduced with a smile:
"Brother Lu, Fang Ping, you're not here. This is Zhong Huaren, the new resident who just moved into our Dingzi Courtyard."
Zhong Ning and Lu Xingzhou greeted each other!
He is indeed a man who can charm Murong Huan, with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and a clear breeze and bright moon. He is indeed a good-looking man.
"Brother Lu, let me tell you, this Mr. Zhong is from the same hometown as that Lord Fang." Xu Zirui continued, with a hint of envy in his voice.
"Thank you, thank you. We've only met once, and we don't have any special relationship." Zhong Ning said politely.
Zhou Wenxing, Lin Jiacai, and the others immediately retorted, "Just being able to meet is a sign of friendship. Brother Zhong is really too polite."
When Lu Xingzhou, who was standing aside, heard the words "Master Xiao Fang", his eyes flashed and he turned his gaze to Zhong Ning again, instantly becoming interested.
Xu Zirui on the other side continued:
"Master Xiao Fang is truly a poet descended to earth. Look at his line: 'As a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family all the more during every festive occasion.' It truly captures the homesickness of today's students while away from home while studying abroad!"
"Who says it's not true? Lord Fang openly insulted the three kingdoms of Beidi, Xirong and Nanzhao at the Chongyang Palace banquet, but he also gave us, the Great Yong, a great avenge." Lin Jiacai also followed up.
"Speaking of slapping someone in the face, one person must be mentioned, and that is Princess Zhaohua." Zhou Wenxing opened his folding fan with a flick of his wrist, and said proudly, with the demeanor of a scholar:
"Although she was a commoner princess, Princess Zhaohua was able to single-handedly humiliate the envoys from the three kingdoms. The Northern Di and Western Rong fled in disgrace, and the Nanzhao envoys were directly imprisoned."
"Even Your Majesty has been forced to be tyrannical for once because of the Nanzhao's use of Gu on the crown prince. War is about to break out on the border. I heard that the Nanzhao ruler has already presented Your Majesty with a letter requesting peace."
"Brother Zhou, how are you so well-informed? This is an important matter for the court. How did you know about it?" Xu Zirui asked curiously.
Zhou Wenxing straightened his chest and replied with a smile:
"A few days ago, I went to a tavern in Kyoto and heard what a son of an official said after drinking. This matter is no longer a secret in Kyoto. Everyone is discussing whether the emperor will continue to declare war on Nanzhao!"
"I see!" Xu Zirui exclaimed, "But we have the imperial examination coming up soon. If we don't succeed, we must sign up to join the army and follow the Great Yong troops to crush Nanzhao together."
"The imperial court may pressure Nanzhao to cede territory and pay compensation, but it may not actually resort to military force." Shen Xingzhou suddenly said:
"I've heard that the land of Nanzhao is hot and humid, with miasma rife in the forests. At least one-third of the people of Nanzhao live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and there are also poisonous insects, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack!"
"Brother Lu is right. The imperial court may discuss ceding territory and paying compensation with Nanzhao, but attacking Nanzhao will require time to make some preliminary preparations."
Zhong Ning suddenly said.
Nanzhao was not easy to attack. They had many soldiers and civilians hiding in the mountains and forests, constantly harassing the army. They would attack if they could win and run away if they couldn't, implementing a guerrilla-style strategy to tire out the enemy.
Without thorough preparations, the army might never return.
Regarding this point, she has been thinking about how to break the deadlock these days!
In fact, when it comes to guerrilla warfare in dense forests, fire attack is the most effective.
But in this era, there were no detonators, rocket launchers, flamethrowers, etc. If we simply used fire attacks, we would probably burn the dense forest and destroy the ecology.
If this is the case, then just because of the damage to the ecology, it will take at least a hundred years for those mountains and hills to recover.
"I think that for battles in dense forests and wildernesses, we can organize a special team to bravely lead the charge, regardless of life and death, and fight our way out first."
Lu Xingzhou thought for a moment, then continued, "For example, prisoners who have committed serious crimes can be forgiven by using them as vanguards in the war!"
Hearing this, Zhong Ning couldn't help but look up and look directly at the young man in front of him who was bathed in the bright moon and fresh breeze.
If she remembered correctly, this tactic was used by Qin when it conquered Baiyue.
When the Qin State conquered the Baiyue, the regular army suffered a lot of losses under the Baiyue's guerrilla tactics. General Tu Sui was ambushed by the Yue people and died from a poisoned arrow.
In the end, the Qin army shed hundreds of thousands of corpses and blood and was almost defeated.
However, the First Emperor was not frightened by the fact that the Baiyue were easy to defend but difficult to attack. Instead, he sent Ren Xiong and Zhao Tuo to lead the army again.
He also ordered the recruitment of a large number of criminals, desperadoes, merchants and the like to form a corps called the "Seven Categories of Exiles" to deal with the Baiyue's tactics of exhausting the enemy, which was much more effective.
It is said that the existence of this special team not only solves and eliminates the hidden dangers of domestic violent elements, but also solves the "harassment guerrilla warfare" of Baiyue.
This also made an immortal military achievement for the Qin Dynasty's conquest of the Baiyue.
But I didn't expect that today, I would actually hear tactics similar to those used by the Seven Exiled Legion against the enemy.