Volu in Camp (1/2)

Volu in Camp¹

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— Records Voluht of the fifth day of the tenth ’s Chuzhou³ Barracks, the tent of the cos, those inside dancing and singing in celebration of peace Southern Chu’s Luo Louzhen, coenerals In the tent, a dozen-odd feraceful Their ht and thin The scant skin they shohite as snow,the tent fro

Luo Louzhen, who sat in the seat of honor, held two char woht Every so often, he threw his head back and laughed The two sixteen, seventeen-year-old young wo sain, one of the young woh her red lips He never rejected these advances Very few people would pay attention to it when drunk and clapping along to the beat of the song, but his gaze rarely flitted over the dancers’ bodies Luo Louzhen wasn’t too interested in these picked and selected women The enerals and officers

Young woh-ranking generals, while the lower-ranking generals and officers focused all their thoughts on the stunning dancers

Luo Louzhen smiled proudly He was handso he didn’t possess was talented strategists and tacticians in the top ranks of theWeijun’s support, he ained control of the Chuzhou Barracks, he spent a lot of thought on how to consolidate power He coaxed over the unruly generals and soldiers with the allure ofout the truly talented officers so they would not endanger his position With the allure of money and the military power in his hands, the Chuzhou Barracks was like iron plate At the very least, no one could prevent the

Luo Louzhen knew hi He knew that coenerals, he had far too little standing Although he understood the purpose behind Shang Weijun supporting hioals, he had always been too scared to truly offend the Lu fa He always did as Shang Weijun said, and Shang Weijun knew the Lu family wasn’t easy to deal with As a result, Luo Louzhen settled down nicely in Huaidong As for the threat of Great Yong, it had aleighed on his ht years of no action, coupled with sycophants and flunkies crowding all around hi head He had essentially forgotten the power of Great Yong’s cavalry

When Luo Louzhen was tiring of the entertainuard sprinted in and said, “General, Grand General Lu sent a letter”

“What could be going on? Have the er couard hesitated as he glanced at the debauchery inside the tent but was afraid to raise an objection Grand General Lu Can was Southern Chu’s highest authority in the er was quite rude Further, the grand general was supposedly very strict on his troops It would be inadvisable to let the uard knew that if he spoke out, he would likely be punished by Luo Louzhen As a result, he followed orders and gave the er an audience inside the tent

After a rew cold when he saw the happenings inside the tent He gave a military salute “This retainer is Lu Qun Please find the letter sent on the Grand General’s orders, General Luo” A young soldier with an impassive face walked in from behind him, then saluted

Luo Louzhen beckoned, and one of his bodyguards ca it to him Luo Louzhen read it and chuckled “The Grand General is overly concerned It’s not eight or nine years ago These days, our arhuai⁵ and Sichuan We also have the Yangtze as a natural barrier If the Yong ar their ieneral understands the Grand General’s intent Please reply to the Grand General that this general obeys the royal decree to take charge of the Huaidong htest As for the eneral understands However, reinforce contains seventy thousand troops Can we not counter the Yong arer was a military retainer of the Lu fah with a hint of conteer The young soldier next to hier held back his fury and said, “That being the case, please bestow the return letter, General, so this retainer can take it back”

Luo Louzhen i, pen a return letter to the Grand General forit, have hier, his behavior haughty and rude This tied as well, his eyes flashi+ng with killing intent

Taking the return letter, thesoldier turned and walked out of the tent Once they exited through the ate of the barracks, they could still hear the distantsoldier said coldly, “We et back If we let Luo Louzhen defend Huaidong, the Yong army is bound to push deep into our territory Let’s make Dad ready to pick up the pieces”

“Don’t worry, Young General,” sighed Lu Qun “The Grand General knew of Luo Louzhen’s conduct long ago We cae simply to do e could The Grand General has a solution for later events After the Young General and bodyguards rendezvous, go to Shouchun⁶ The general defending Shouchun, shi+ Guan, is strict by nature The Grand General’s orders are for you to arrive before the twelfth If you disobey the order, he’ll probably cane you”

The young soldier couldn’t help but fret He restrained the urge to rub the punished area He had to ride for days after getting punished, not a comfortable experience

Meanwhile, inside the Chuzhou Barracks, Luo Louzhen had chased away thethe officers at the banquet were getting antsy, he chuckled and said, “Fine, the song and dance has been enjoyed to its fullest Generals, enjoy yourselves”

This hat the generals had been waiting for Seeing Luo Louzhen being helped out of the tent by two young wo since lost his patience pounced on a dancer After each of the high-ranking officers carried a gorgeous maid out of the tent, the central tents that should have been in charge of tacklingout with obscene noises

Luo Louzhen happily returned to his bedchaht after the start of the third watch, a bodyguard sprinted in and said, “General, the er of His Lord the Prime Minister requests an audience”

Luo Louzhen, waking froh er see his conduct and the envoy spoke of it upon returning, it was certain to lower the prime minister’s reputation Luo Louzhen’s authority and wealth were all granted by Shang Weijun, and he hadWeijun’s niece He would never dare to offend Shang Weijun At once, he had the bodyguard hide the two young women in another tent, while he hurriedly washed his face with cold water Luo Louzhen personally went to greet the er cared not for the stink of wine and fragrant, feminine perfume on Luo Louzhen He si Weijun and hurried off

After opening the letter, Luo Louzhen felt like cold water had been poured over his head It distinctly wrote of the approaching Yong arrip on Sikou on the Huai, and refusing hi of the ene Weijun wrote this correspondence, he didn’t believe the Yong arn For seven years, the Yong arave Shang Weijun a false i, the Sichuan defensive line was itze River was at their backs Co Weijun now felt completely certain that Southern Chu’s four hundred thousand-strong arht of a northern offensive into the Central Plains never even crossed hisit as difficult as possible for Great Yong to ht process But it wasn’t only him—the majority of Jianye’s assorted officials were unwary Not only had Shang Weijun disapproved of Lu Can’s petition, he was even disgusted

Several days ago, Shang Weijun discovered the dayslong disappearance of Lu Yun Shang Weijun even knew inally intended to take this opportunity to blackmail Lu Yun and further seize military power However, his confidants advised him that there was no conclusive evidence and to shelve it for now It wouldn’t be too late to wait for evidence of the Lu fa As a result, Shang Weijun sithened the surveillance on the Lu fa hi a step out and keeping silent to the Southern Chu court, Shang Weijun would definitely have used these events as exploitation, even if Lu Yun was sent straight into the ca Weijun’s opinion, since the Lu fa’an secretly co truly intended to n this year, Lu Yun and Lu Can’s two trusted military retainers couldn’t possibly return peacefully fro Weijun’s own standards, he too would have left Lu Yun behind to coerce his father, so Lu Can’s alar ar Weijun’s opinion, just a deterrence After all, the nonpay’s reputation

Unlike Jianghuai and Jingxiang, Jiah there hadn’t been any major battles Further, Yu Mian ence along Even if that was not the case, could Jia armies? Moreover, the main force of Southern Chu—co Pass and the fifty thousand xia and Jiujiang Barracks’ force of sixty thousand men each totaled two hundred thousand They were all under the direct control of Lu Can While Lu Can didn’t have jurisdiction over Huaixi’s⁸ fifty thousand-strong garrison in naeneral So shi+ Guan was very respectful toward the Lu family In addition, out of Jianye’s one hundred thousand royal guards, forty thousand favored Lu Can The reuards didn’t have ’s seventy thousand troops, a regie wouldn’t have been out of the question