nycdaug Chapter 108 Brothers gather together
Chapter 108 Brothers gather together
Zong Yanli called Gao Feilin to fetch some water, looked down at the blood stains on his armor and frowned slightly, turned around and stood in front of the map to look at it, heard Gao Feilin's voice outside the tent, turned around to answer, and then saw Wen Nian follow Gao Feilin into the tent.
Zong Yanli asked while washing his hands: "What's the matter?"
"General." Wen Nian bowed and said, "A letter from Pingnan Camp."
"Give it here." Zong Yanli nodded slightly, without asking why Wen Nian had to do the job of delivering the letter.
She took the letter, which was written by her father. The preface congratulated her on her promotion, and then mentioned Kuang Xingquan and several others in the Pingnan Camp. They were all her former subordinates. Now that Zong Yanli was a general of the army, it was time for them to come and serve.
After reading the letter quickly, Zong Yanli turned around and sat down at the table to write a reply.
At the beginning, Zong Yanli left Kuang Xingquan and others in Pingnan Camp, waiting for the day of war with the State of Jin. Even if Zong Yanhongjing did not mention it, Zong Yanli would have taken the initiative to ask for those people.
"Send this letter to Pingnan Camp." After Zong Yanli finished writing, he handed the letter to Gao Feilin, and then asked, "Why haven't I seen Ning Chi recently?"
"Ahem..." Gao Feilin felt a little guilty. He glanced at Zong Yanli and whispered, "Since the Qin army returned to the capital, Marquis Lin'an has sent many letters to order Young Master Ning to return to the capital, but he ignored them all..."
"I think Ning Chi is afraid that the general will let him go, so he avoids meeting him."
Gao Feilin had a headache. Ning Chi and Xiang An had been sticking together all the time these days, and they were almost sworn brothers.
Others may not know, but Gao Feilin knows that Ning Chi has bad intentions. He wants to trick Xiang An into pleading for him and let Zong Yanli accept him as a student.
Perhaps because they were of similar age, Long Feiguang's fifth and sixth brothers in the White Eagle Army also made friends with the two. Now, the four of them were just like real brothers, just short of sworn brotherhood. They often competed with each other or practiced martial arts, and they were all very enthusiastic.
Zong Yanli: “…”
She did somewhat neglect these younger ones, and after a moment's hesitation she said, "Call them over later."
"Yes." Gao Feilin agreed and went downstairs with the letter.
"Anything else?" Zong Yanli saw Wen Nian still standing there, so he glanced sideways and asked.
"I'll wipe the armor for the general." Wen Nian walked forward, took the cloth beside the basin and said.
"Why do you need to do such things?" Zong Yanli frowned slightly, sighed in his heart when he saw Wen Nian like this, and waved his hand to let him come forward and wipe it.
Zong Yanli would not take off his armor easily, so he would just rinse the blood stains on the armor and leave it alone.
Wen Nian came forward to wipe her clothes. Zong Yanli was still looking at the map. Occasionally, she would pick up the military register on the table and take a look. Being promoted to general was indeed a great honor for her, but it also came with more responsibilities and military duties.
Now that the two armies are on the battlefield, she doesn't have much time to think about anything else. Her mind is filled with how to deal with the upcoming battle.
Wen Nian raised his eyes slightly, his gaze fell on Zong Yanli's visor, his mind full of thoughts about that day...
"Okay?" Zong Yanli saw that Wen Nian didn't move, so he turned to look at him.
"It will be done soon." Wen Nian glanced away and lowered his head. He turned around to wash the cloth, then went around to Zong Yanli's back to wipe it again.
"Go to the army tomorrow and select two more personal guards." Zong Yanli also roughly felt it. Now she doesn't have enough manpower around her. There are more soldiers and generals under her command, and there are more orders and other things to do. Gao Feilin is overwhelmed by it.
"Yes." Wen Nian responded in a low voice.
After Wen Nian went down with the basin of water, Fang Haocang and the others all sighed when they saw this scene: "This Pingxi General is really good at managing his subordinates. Not to mention that he has so many soldiers and generals under his command, even his deputy generals treat him so kindly that they rush to do tasks like serving tea and water."
Tian Xingchao sighed and said, "It is indeed rare..."
Over there, Meng Qi stared at Wen Nian fiercely, and finally blocked Wen Nian's way and said, "Brother Nian, why do you look so absent-minded these days? Did you get scolded by the general?"
Wen Nian paused: "No."
"I don't think so." Monk laughed and said, "Then why are you so gloomy these days?"
"..." Wen Nian glanced at him, as if he was too lazy to talk to him, and said, "I just learned that the general asked for people from Pingnan Camp. I think Kuang Xingquan and others will be here soon."
"What!?" Monkey almost jumped up when he heard this, and asked excitedly, "Really?!"
Monkie didn't care about Wen Nian at all. He was extremely excited. This was finally the day he had been waiting for!
Everyday when he saw Long Feiguang and his brothers being so close in the White Eagle Army, Monkie especially missed the days when he was in the same tent with Kuang Xingquan and others. Now that they were finally getting together, how could he not be happy?
When Double Ninth Festival arrived, Kuang Xingquan and others who had received the general's order rushed to Anzhou Pass and reported to Zong Yanli's camp.
"Greetings, General!" Kuang Xingquan, Huo Wenqi and the other two were very excited. They strode forward, knelt on one knee and bowed respectfully.
"Hurry up and get up." Zong Yanli's eyes also showed joy. He stepped forward, bent down, helped the three people up and said, "You came so quickly!"
"General Zong Yan informed us after receiving the general's letter." Kuang Xingquan had grown a stubble, looking more calm and experienced. He said with a happy expression, "We knew the war was tense, so we didn't dare to stop and set off that day."
"You've worked hard along the way. Let's go into the tent and talk." Zong Yanli invited Kuang Xingquan and others to go into the tent and take a seat.
"Brother Quan——!" He had just sat down when he heard Monk's hurried shouting outside the tent. The next second, he saw Monk open the tent and rushed in.
"Aqi, hahaha!" The brothers hadn't seen each other for many years. When they suddenly saw Kuang Xingquan and others, they immediately stood up and hugged and bumped fists with them.
"Finally I see you!" Meng Qiduan looked at Kuang Xingquan and Huo Wenqi, then turned to look at Jie Hu, and laughed happily: "This time, if we join forces, we will definitely be able to wipe out the Jin army without leaving a single piece of armor!"
"Correct!"
"well said!"
Kuang Xingquan and others also laughed and turned to look at Zong Yanli. The excitement of the brothers working together at this moment was worth more than a thousand words.
Zong Yanli looked at them with a smile in her eyes. The sense of urgency in her heart seemed to be diluted a lot with the arrival of Kuang Xingquan and others. She finally felt again the feeling of having brothers to support each other and overcome all difficulties.
Shortly after Kuang Xingquan and others arrived, Zong Yanhongtu also sent reinforcements.
The person who came to help was none other than Dong Haoqiang, who had frequent contact with Zong Yanli.
"Meet the General of Pingxi!" Dong Haoqiang was extremely excited. He could say that he had witnessed Zong Yanli step by step reach his current position. The young general of the past has now become a great general who dominates a region!