C76 (1/2)
Not long after, a captain dressed as a Moqiu Army Elder arrived in front of Xiu'er and bowed. He then asked Lord Messenger of God what orders he wanted to give and which Tiger King he wanted to inform them.
Xiu'er waved her hands, pulling the captain to a house by the side of the road that was filled with clothes, and said to him softly, ”Sir, we have a secret mission this time. If I wasn't misunderstood by your brother, I would not have revealed Lord Messenger of God's fan. ”
The captain's face was full of fear and trepidation, ”Then, your excellency, what do you mean?”
Xiu'er lifted her cloak slightly, and pointed to the red light armor inside. ”The fewer people who know, the better.”
The captain was immediately stunned. Forget about the red cloak, this red light armor was definitely an army uniform for the opposing Fire Phoenix Empire. Could it be that this group of people were sent to assassinate the higher officials on the other side of the Phoenix City Pass?
Thinking of this, the captain immediately felt his heart throb. How could he know such a high level military secret? In this short period of time, this captain who had always been in charge of the logistics affairs thought of a team of elite Moqiu Soldier disguised as a soldier of the Fire Phoenix Empire, took advantage of the chaos and sneaked into the Phoenix City Pass to behead the general. Then, he opened the door, released the million strong army of Moqiu State and the tragic story of the female general who stabbed herself to death with a blade in order to keep the secret, the captain had even thought of what he should say after being stabbed to death: ”For Mo Qiu, please don't cry.”
Seeing the leader's face change, Xiu'er was a little nervous. She was hesitating whether she should kill him directly, but what should she do after killing him? If she didn't kill him, what would she do?
Just as Xiu'er was hesitating, the captain suddenly stuck out his chest and closed his eyes, trying his best to sound magnetic as he said, ”Kill me, for Mo Qiu, please don't cry!”
This reaction greatly exceeded Xiu'er's expectations. What was wrong with this person? Whether it was him letting them go or him drawing his blade, Xiu'er had already thought of a way to deal with it.
If it was Chen Chu or Qu Feizhi who came in, this matter would be easy to resolve. Chen Chu must have pulled out her blade and stabbed it into him, slicing off the head to show off the people. ”Captain is already completely loyal to Mo Qiu! Anyone who dares to speak even half a word will be cut off! ” Qu Feizhi, on the other hand, would definitely chat with the Captain while hugging his shoulders. As he got closer to him, he would also ask him if he wanted to join such a secretive, great, and important operation, becoming someone that was selected by the Lord Messenger of God.
But Xiu'er was not Chen Chu, and was not Qu Feizhi either. She was at a loss what to do.
When he saw that the other did not make a sound, he thought that she had hesitated and quickly added, ”If Master Meng does not kill me, I will keep this a secret and not leak any of my lord's secrets!”
She tried her best to act as if it was all business. After asking for the name and background of the captain, she patted his shoulder and said, ”Then I'll be troubling you. I won't treat you unfairly after I've completed my task.” She didn't say how much trouble she was in. She just turned around and walked out. The main thing was that even Xiu'er couldn't figure out how to trouble this captain, and was more afraid that he would say something that he couldn't carry on.
However, it was this attitude that made the captain, whose name was Dou Bo, think: Helpful? That's what I have to do. If I don't do something, I definitely won't use the word 'thank you'. But what? Why didn't you say so? Or was she unable to say it out loud? Besides, what did he mean by not being mistreated? Was he going to kill them to keep their mouths shut in the end?
This was the second time he thought of killing someone to keep his mouth shut and this made him feel cold again. They had already done it, and now they wanted to kill him? Then why? Did he think he was useless? If his words were useless, then wouldn't that mean that if he did something useful, they would appreciate him and think that he was a talent that could be used? If that were the case, wouldn't they silence him? Incidentally, if they thought that they were ”helpful”, would they have the chance to become a part of the special envoy team of the Lord Messenger of God?
Captain Dou became more excited the more he thought about it. He quickly rushed out of the house and arrived beside Xiu'er. Under Chen Chu and Qu Feizhi's astonished gaze, he deeply bowed to Xiu'er and said, ”Master, I have a plan that can help you pass quickly.”
A general's achievements were like dried up bones. As a general, he liked having more generals under his command. With a casual wave of his hand, an army of tens of thousands of soldiers swarmed over, crushing the other party to pieces. However, the more soldiers there were, the more problems they would face, and that was logistics support. Soldiers had to eat and dress, and in order for them to fight well and train well, someone had to take care of these things for them. They could not be expected to pick up manure today, wash clothes tomorrow, pick up vegetables the day after tomorrow, or storm the city the day after tomorrow. Maybe the small team was still okay, but when the scale turned into a large army camp of ten thousand people, a hundred thousand people, or even several hundred thousand people, as long as no one cared about these things, half of the army camp would be paralyzed. Needless to say, the stench of sweat on his clothes and the smell of his shoes was enough to make anyone unable to stay. So there is and must be someone to deal with these things, and Captain Dou is this person.
As a captain, Dou Bo could be said to have the most soldiers under his command. He had a total of thirty thousand soldiers, which was several times more than the other captains. However, among these thirty thousand soldiers, twenty-nine thousand of them were all kinds of miscellaneous soldiers. However, Commander Dou was still enjoying his work. Even though the other battalions called him the ”Fecal Squadron”, he didn't mind it at all. He firmly believed that the 'jade' character in his name would be revealed sooner or later. Everything he had experienced now was nothing more than tribulation. When he had enough, he would shine above everyone else. And now this was an opportunity, a chance to make him shine.
Captain Dou's idea was very simple. He wanted to hide the Xiu'er and her Red Camp Warriors inside the clothes cart and send them to the place closest to Phoenix City Pass.
According to Dou Gou, the clothes were delivered only to officers, and in order to improve efficiency and ensure hygiene, he divided them into two groups. Each group had five teams under it, each of which would be responsible for an area, and every two days, they would change into clean clothes for all the officers. There was no one who had the time to change their clothes everyday, but they could send Xiu'er and the rest to a place only five kilometers away from the Phoenix City Pass. Once they got there, they would have to think of other ways. As for their war horses, it was even simpler. Wall Dou was currently taking care of the horses, using the chance to stuff a few of Xiu'er's war horses in. It would be fine if he waited until the time was right.
The Xiu'er agreed to this idea. Chen Chu and Qu Feizhi asked a few more questions and felt that it was possible. The delivery team used a large carriage to deliver clothes. If the arrangement was proper, there would be enough space for three or four people in each car. With the addition of the brothers guarding the horses, it would take at least three to five days to gather all of them. Although it took some time, it was still better than everyone rushing out and causing complete annihilation. Furthermore, according to Qu Feizhi, about twelve to three kilometers away from here, there was a mountain valley that they called a forest place. There were around two to three hundred people hidden there, so there wasn't much of a problem.