coobybook Chapter 447 A great victory
Chapter 447 A great victory
After General Qin reacted, he immediately implemented his previous plan.
The original purpose of this war was to annihilate half of the enemy forces here, which is why they have endured it for so long, changed their normal behavior, and made plans for such a long time.
Burning the enemy's food supplies is only a means of attacking again after half of the enemy has been annihilated. Now that someone has helped me, my plan must not fail. I must double the joy this time.
After saying this, he immediately adjusted his tactics and began to slaughter the enemy unilaterally.
The fighting on the battlefield was very fierce. Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest were not in a hurry. They still hid in the darkness, silently watching everything in front of them.
The battle lasted until midnight before it gradually subsided. The enemy was defeated and fled.
Our troops pursued the enemy for twenty miles, and finally forced them back to the next county, where they lay low and dared not show their heads.
Our army obviously did not intend to give the other side a chance to breathe. After the war, we directly stationed our troops outside the next county town.
Of course, these are all things that happened later. The Taoist priest saw that the battle was over, and then he took Lu Chuan to the county town openly.
The soldier guarding the gate did not know the Taoist priest and naturally refused to let him in. It was not until the Taoist priest took out his badge that the soldier hurried forward to report.
General Qin and the two princes, who had just won a victory, were discussing today's battle and the burning of food supplies when their subordinates came to report that someone wanted to see them.
General Qin had originally not intended to meet him, but when he heard who the visitor was, he immediately changed his mind.
He even went to the city gate to greet him in person, and the two princes also came with him.
When General Qin saw the Taoist priest, he was about to start greeting him, but the Taoist priest waved his hand to stop him.
He turned around and bowed to the two princes. Seeing this, Lu Chuan also bowed.
There is no way. That's his status and position. Even if the Taoist priest dislikes these rules, he still has to follow them.
Upon seeing this, the two princes hurriedly returned the greeting. The group had nothing to say at the city gate, so they headed towards the county town.
The Taoist priest had no intention of introducing Lu Chuan throughout the whole process. Even though the others were curious, they could see that the Taoist priest didn't want to say more, so they tactfully didn't ask.
As for Lu Chuan, he had no choice but to meet him and he didn't want to get involved in their affairs.
When they arrived at the place where General Qin handled military affairs, the Taoist priest directly took out a blueprint from his arms and handed it to General Qin, which he had just taken out from the enemy general's camp.
When General Qin saw clearly what it was, his hands started shaking with excitement.
The three of them looked at each other and were about to bow and thank the Taoist priest at the same time, but the Taoist priest avoided them without leaving a trace.
God knows that he is just an official of medium status in the court, but the ranks of the other three people are much higher than his. He cannot accept such a great gift.
General Qin said, "Master, you deserve it. I will lead the people of Yuanqing Country to thank you."
The eldest prince said excitedly, "I guess the fire in the enemy camp was also the work of the Taoist priest."
The Taoist priest just smiled and said nothing, but General Qin thanked him sincerely, "Thanks to the Taoist priest for setting the fire, otherwise, I don't know how many of our soldiers would have been killed or injured."
The Taoist priest also said sincerely, "No need to thank me. You have suffered a lot in the past two years. The continuous natural disasters have caused the court to suffer losses. You have suffered."
General Qin just smiled and said nothing, obviously he had many unspeakable secrets.
"Fortunately, everything is over. Our good days are coming soon. We won a great victory in this battle. We have been frustrated for so long, and now we can finally let out a sigh of relief."
The Taoist priest also greeted, "The next thing depends on you. Now that the enemy's food and grass have been burned, you must seize the opportunity."
"Don't worry. I promise you that all the lost territory will be recovered soon."
The Taoist priest chatted with them for a few more irrelevant topics, then stood up and prepared to leave.
General Qin was also very sensible and never asked the Taoist priest why he was here.
The Taoist priest has always been elusive, and has rarely appeared in public in recent years. Apart from the last time he was seen in the capital, there has been no news of him since.
As for the young man following behind him, it is not difficult to see that he is also a skilled person. Since the Taoist priest is unwilling to introduce him, I will not ask any more questions.
He would not ask anyone to investigate afterwards, because General Qin knew the Taoist priest very well and knew what kind of person he was. After all, he would not do anything to harm the people of Yuanqing Country.
As for what the Taoist priest did today, he must write a memorial to the new emperor. No matter what, he must be rewarded according to his merits. And General Qin will not take away the credit.
But there is no need to mention the young man behind the Taoist priest. Judging from the Taoist priest's expression, he probably doesn't want others to know about it.
The confidential map sent by the Taoist priest cannot be believed blindly. It still needs to be investigated to determine whether it is true or false.
Although General Qin was well aware of the Taoist's character, the matter was of great importance and no one could be trusted easily.
Having often been on the battlefield and in official circles for so many years, General Qin does have some scheming skills, otherwise how could he have secured his position as general.
As for this trip, Lu Chuan was very smart and played a qualified background role throughout the whole process, without saying a word from beginning to end.
Regarding this, the Taoist priest praised Lu Chuan generously, saying, "You performed well this time and have made progress."
After leaving the crowd, Lu Chuan returned to his previous appearance, touched his head honestly, and said nothing.
After a night of tossing and turning, the sky was now slowly getting brighter, and the two of them did not waste any more time and headed home.
Although he took Lu Chuan to meet some people he shouldn't have met today and his whereabouts were exposed, the Taoist priest also believed very much in General Qin's character and did not beat around the bush, but took Lu Chuan home directly.
The Taoist priest was very sure that General Qin would not follow him. Even if the eldest prince and the eighth prince had ideas, they would be suppressed by General Qin.
As for reporting the matter to the new emperor, the Taoist priest is not worried because the new emperor is one of their own and will not do anything.
When the two got home, it was already time for lunch. Xu Han had just finished preparing lunch when they came back.
When Mu'er saw her father and the Taoist priest coming back, she hurried to the kitchen to get new bowls and chopsticks.
During the meal, the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan were like starving ghosts, eating mouthful after mouthful. Xu Han was afraid that they would choke to death.
After the two of them finished lunch, Xu Han didn't ask any more questions and directly urged them to go to rest.
Seeing how haggard they look, I think it’s because they didn’t sleep all night.
(Sisters, the war is finally over, and our good days are coming soon. Next, we will work hard to make money and build a career. I love you, muah. Thank you for your support.)