Chapter 2 Chapter Two

Both Shao Fengguan and I were taken aback. Shao Fengguan rushed to the bed and shouted, "Afang! Afang!" Zhuge Fang rushed into the room, Shao Feng said: "Quick, look at him!" Zhuge Fang glanced at the fainted Gu Xuan, took an earthen jar from the side, and said: "His wound has burst, quickly, change the gauze for him!" He took out a pair of small scissors from his waist and cut off the gauze on Gu Xuan's body.As soon as I cut it open, I smelled a bloody smell, and I wanted to vomit.When I saw his wound, I couldn't help but gasp.The area between Gu Xuan's waist and abdomen was almost black, it couldn't be called a wound, but the whole skin was burned off.Such a serious injury can only be formed in a big fire.At this moment, I no longer doubt that what Gu Xuan said must be the truth.

Zhuge Fang dug out a pile of black ointment from the crock with a small silver spoon, spread it on Gu Xuan's body, spread it out carefully, and wrapped it with new gauze.The wound was too big, and it was difficult for Zhuge Fang to wrap it, and it would take half a day.Shao Fengguan said to me: "General Chu, let's go out first." He supported Gu Xuan, his hands were also stained with blood.I nodded and followed him out.Gu Xuan's tragic situation is really hard to see, and his words made my mind even more messed up. Shao Fengguan went to the backyard and took a bucket of well water to wash his hands. I stood behind him without saying a word.While washing his hands, he said, "General Chu, do you believe what he said?"

This is not true.I want to say that, but I know it's a lie.I said: "It can't be a lie. But, how could Bi Wei do this?" Shao Fengguan shook his hands, and said with a sneer, "Do you really think that Bi Wei is so domineering? How dare he do this without the order from above. Chu Xiuhong, after all, you are not Lord Wenhou's close confidant. He won't tell you about it, hum." There is also a deep meaning in his words.Back then, Shao Fengguan was also Wenhou's confidant, but he was still not as good as Bi Wei and Deng Canglan. Now my status happens to be equal to him back then.I didn't refute his words, but just said: "But why do you want to do this, my lord? Soldiers sacrifice their lives to win, and it doesn't have any impact on the morale of the army."

Shao Feng said: "You are still too honest. An adult is an adult. In his view, everyone is just a tool, which is just easy to use or not." I couldn't refute, so I just nodded and said, "But I don't want to silence it. Why did he do that?" Shao Fengguan wiped his hands dry and said, "Because my lord didn't tell them the truth. This trick can only be completed by dead soldiers. What if these soldiers repent and refuse? He was prepared to sacrifice these ten people from the beginning. " I just felt the coolness behind my back, and murmured: "But since they are willing to lie in ambush underground for more than a month, are they still afraid of death?"

Shao Fengguan straightened his clothes again, leaned close to me, and said in a low voice: "General Chu, when you get hotheaded, you will put life and death at risk, but those ten people will hide underground for a month. In the month, can you guarantee that they won't think wildly? If a few people refuse to obey orders to ignite the gunpowder, the power of the minefields will not be exerted, and the imperial capital will only fall. Lord Wenhou also said that he is doing this Put all your eggs in one basket, there must be no mistakes in one step. Now that you have deceived these people, then deceive them to the end and seal their mouths forever. My lord is my lord. In his opinion, soldiers and generals, including you and me, Including Deng Canglan, Bi Wei, and even the prince, are just his tools!"

I felt a chill in my heart, and shouted softly: "Bold! Your words are outrageous!" Shao Fengguan didn't expect me to say that, he was stunned, and sneered: "So you are such an idiot. Okay, you go and report to your lord, I have seen through it, and I am not afraid of you." Although he said "not afraid", his hand was already on the waist knife. It seems that if he disagrees, maybe he will really kill me.I was confused for a while, and murmured: "I won't report it. Gu Xuan is too pitiful. He saved us, but he still ended up like this." Shao Fengguan was startled again, then let go of his hand, and said softly: "Yes. We can't do anything, just let this real hero live, and it can barely reduce a little bit of guilt."

His words were extremely painful, and my nose was sour when I heard it. I lowered my head, and tears almost flowed down my face.Heroes are only applauded when they succeed. People like Gu Xuan can be regarded as true heroes, but no one will ever remember him, and even surviving has become a luxury.I said, "Yes. What are we going to do?" Shao Fengguan said: "I don't know if Bi Wei has noticed it, I'm afraid I'm a little suspicious. Once he finds out, Gu Xuan's life will be over. I'm going to Xiongguan City to continue training. The Wind Army has only 800 people. And I haven't been there for long, and I can't believe them, your forward battalion has 5,000 people, and most of them have been with you for two years, I hope you can take him in when I leave. Fortunately, he is completely disfigured , if the injury can be cured, no one will know if you keep your name incognito."

The Vanguard Battalion hasn't come back yet, so hiding in the Vanguard Battalion with 5,000 people is naturally safer than hiding in the Wind Corps.I nodded and said: "In these years, I also have some rewards around me, which can let him live in a home." Shao Fengguan said: "This is the best. Although the escort company has a lot of expenses, it also earns a lot. I can give him some. Bi Wei will never think of it if you come forward." I just felt like my heart was being bitten by something, Shao Fengguan was still thinking about where to go to heal his wounds, now the only way to go north would be safer.Hearing Shao Fengguan's voice, I suddenly felt a sore nose and said, "Brother Shao, the so-called true heroes probably all end badly."

Shao Fengguan seemed to be choking, his words stopped abruptly, and he said after a while: "Probably." We sighed at the same time. The defeat in the battle of Dongping City also caused a setback in the counterattack of the imperial army.In the next month, Deng Canglan and Bi Wei's offense did not improve much. Although the snake man had no counterattack power, his defense was as solid as a rock, and the offensive and defensive sides formed a stalemate. It's getting hotter and hotter, and now it's July, and it's the scorching heat.At the beginning of July, the Qianfeng Battalion came back to rest, and I was relieved to see that both Cao Wendao and Qian Wenyi were not seriously injured.Although I can rest assured about Qian Wenyi, I still only told Cao Wendao about Gu Xuan.After Shao Fengguan left, I found a small house in a secluded place, and I found an old woman to wait on him, but the injury on Gu Xuan's body was too serious, and no new skin could grow after the scabs formed, so I was very scared. hot.I wanted to find another opportunity to send him to a northern village for him to recuperate, but Marquis Wen would call me often, and I couldn’t find time. Now that Cao Wendao is here, I finally have someone I can rely on.

When Cao Wendao heard about Gu Xuan, he couldn't help but sigh.We were discussing where to send Gu Xuan, when a soldier suddenly said outside the door: "General Chu, General Li, please see me." I was stunned, and said: "Which General Li?" Suddenly remembered, I was surprised and happy, and said: "It is General Li Yaotian, hurry up and invite him in." As Deng Canglan's deputy general, Li Yaotian also made a lot of contributions this time.The last time I parted ways with him in Xiongguan City, I hadn't met him yet, but in the battle with Lu Gongxing in the East Palace, it was thanks to the meteor hammer he gave me that I was able to save myself. It can also be said that my life was saved by Li Yaotian.Hearing that he came, I was overjoyed immediately, and I didn't care about discussing Gu Xuan with Cao Wendao anymore.

I went out to greet him, and saw Li Yaotian standing at the gate of the camp leading his horse.I hurried forward and said: "Brother Li, it's really rare, hurry, hurry, please come in." Li Yaotian smiled and said: "General Chu, long time no see, I heard that you have been promoted to partial general?" Although Li Yaotian made meritorious service, he only received rewards, and his military rank was not promoted. This time, only Pu Anli and I were promoted among the middle and upper ranks.Thinking that I was one rank higher than this inexperienced wise general Li Yaotian, I couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, and said, "I'm just kidding, it's just a fluke. Cao Wendao, you take General Li's mount down so that you can feed him." But I thought Considering that Li Yaotian is so talented, but his military rank is not as high as mine, my theory of "lucky" may not be wrong. Cao Wendao agreed, and went down, Li Yaotian and I walked in side by side, and I said as we walked, "General Li, are you taking a rest too?" Li Yaotian said: "I came back with the vanguard battalion you led, but it's not a rotation. General Deng ordered me to supervise the building of warships. We must build huge ships this year." I recalled what Xue Wenyi said before, about building warships with a length of more than forty feet, and asked hurriedly, "Is it forty feet long?" Li Yaotian raised his brows and said, "You heard about it too? I was shocked when I heard the size. I heard that it was designed by a small official named Ye Feihu from the Ministry of Industry. This person is quite talented." I have also seen Ye Feihu once. Although he has no official position, he is extremely rebellious. However, Marquis Wen admired him very much and named the largest ship "Feihu".Probably because of the support of Marquis Wen, he, a small official, was able to undertake such a heavy responsibility and build such an unprecedented giant ship.I said, "It's really not easy for such a big ship. It seems that the construction started in April last year. I'm afraid it's almost finished now, right?" Li Yaotian said: "How can there be something, it's too early, I'm afraid it's only half done now." I frowned, and said: "I remember hearing Cui Shilang from the Ministry of Industry say that the Feihu took a thousand man-hours, which is equivalent to hundreds of workers working hard for a month or two. The Feihu is 20 feet long. Well, if all the dimensions of this 40-foot-long ship are doubled, the time spent will be eight times proportionally longer, and it will take one or two years to complete. From April last year to now, it has been more than a year, is it still not finished? " Li Yaotian said: "How can it be so easy? The working hours are not calculated in such a way. When the size of the ship is large, the processing difficulty will increase exponentially. For the keel of the ship alone, it takes at most ten days to process the keel of an ordinary small ship, but this giant ship is so Huge, the keel is formed, dried, and painted. It takes half a year for this item alone. Besides, the wood needed for a giant ship is far more rare than that of a small boat. There are some, my lord was called by Marquis Wen, and ordered people to donate 20 giant trees and 200 craftsmen." It seems that this ship really spared no expense, and Li Yaotian came back from the front line, I'm afraid it was to better command the two hundred sentence Luo craftsmen.All the systems in Juluo are imperial-scale, and their scholars are called "two classes", and reading and literacy are all based on the imperial system, so communication is not a problem, but ordinary people are not.Unlike Li Yaotian, who had studied in the Imperial Military Academy, most of those craftsmen could only speak the local dialect, and it would be a hassle to rely on a generalist to translate. However, Li Yaotian, who is from Juluo, directly supervises the work, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Marquis Wen is also really shrewd, he has already calculated these trivial matters.Now I am more and more admired by Marquis Wen. I just feel that every word and every move of his must have a deep meaning, although I disagree with some of them, like the matter of calling Li Yaotian back.Deng Canglan is certainly a general, but in my opinion, Li Yaotian's water combat ability is still higher than Deng Canglan's. It would be overkill for him to come back to supervise the shipbuilding. I thought for a while, and said, "What is the purpose of building such a big ship, General Li, do you think this matter is a bit overjoyed?" Li Yaotian said: "My lord's deep meaning, I can't figure it out. I just wanted to ask you, is there any intention to go to sea and fight in the court?" "Go to sea?" I was taken aback.Now the Snake Man has made us burn out, and I never thought that I would still have the energy to go to sea to fight.I said: "Why do you want to go to sea? How did you think of going to sea to fight?" Li Yaotian paused, as if he had made up his mind, Fang said: "Because I feel that such a large ship is no longer practical in the inland rivers and rivers. Do you want to use this huge ship for naval battles? That's why I came here." You inquire about the news." My heart shuddered.Indeed, I am not as far-reaching as Li Yaotian, and I am not interested in government affairs at all. I usually only pay attention to military affairs, so I really can't tell.But I remember that Nangong Wenli said that he was supported by the princess and swore allegiance to me.He is an advising doctor, so he should be quite familiar with government affairs. I have never visited him these days, but I can ask him for information. After thinking about it, I said, "Brother Li, are you free today?" Li Yaotian said: "I'm fine today. What's the matter?" I smiled and said, "I'm not too sure about this, but I can ask. Today I'll be the host, let's drink together and eat your kind of stone barbecue." When talking about stone barbecue, Li Yaotian couldn't help but licked his tongue and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, but I have a big appetite, so don't make you poor." I smiled: "Don't worry, I'm a general now, it's not a problem to treat you to a barbecue or two with my salary." Now that the power of the empire has not reached the south of the river, the relationship with Juluo Island has suddenly become closer, and there are a few more Juluo-style taverns in the imperial capital, entrusting the affairs of the army to Qian Wenyi and Cao Wendao. Li Yaotian walked to one of the restaurants together.I first called a soldier to invite Nangong Wenli, he will come over soon, Li Yaotian and I first found a box upstairs and sat down cross-legged, ordered a few big pots of beef and mutton, and waited for Nangong Wenli to come. A little guy brought over a charcoal basin.It is slightly different from the local flavor of Juluo. This restaurant has also improved the stone barbecue and turned it into a stone barbecue.A stone slab was placed on top of the charcoal basin, which must have been burned for a long time, and the upper side also looked oily.This side is polished very smooth, revealing the shading inside, which looks appetizing, as if this stone can also be eaten. The boy put away the tableware and sprinkled some wine on the stones. With a "chih", a strange fragrance came to our nostrils, and he spread his hand towards us and said, "Please use it." The aroma of the wine mixed with oil was very tempting. I knew Li Yao couldn't wait any longer, so I said, "Brother Li, come, let's eat first." As he spoke, he took a piece of meat and spread it on the stone slab.The sliced ​​meat was very thin, the red, white and white ones were very fresh, and they turned brown as soon as they were placed on the slate.Grilled on both sides, dipped in the sauce and ready to eat. Li Yaotian ate a piece of meat and said, "Brother Chu, who is this friend you are calling?" I said: "His name is Nangong Wenli, and he is an official admonishment doctor." Li Yaotian said: "Is it admonishing the doctor? He should know." He said and grilled another piece of meat.The two of us were eating by ourselves when we suddenly heard a waiter outside saying: "Are you looking for General Chu Xiuhong? This way please." I stood up and said to Li Yaotian: "He's here." As I said that, I opened the door, and saw Nangong Wenli coming upstairs, I hurriedly said: "Master Nangong, please come here." Nangong Wenli walked up to me, suddenly knelt down and saluted, "The humble Nangong Wenli has met General Chu." Nangong Wenli's admonishing doctor is a civil servant. In terms of rank, he is only one level lower than my partial general. In such a private occasion, there is no need to salute. Get up. Come on, let me introduce a friend to you, this is General Li Yaotian." Li Yaotian had already stood up, bowed his hands to Nangong Wenli and said: "Master Nangong, I have long admired your name." Nangong Wenli smiled slightly, and said, "General Li's reputation is like thunder." We sat down, Nangong Wenli said as soon as he sat down, "General Chu, what's the matter for calling me today?" I looked at Li Yaotian and said, "I have something to ask. May I ask Lord Nangong, is there any proposal to go to sea to fight in the court recently?" Nangong Wenli raised his brows, looked around, and then whispered: "General Chu whispered softly. Where did you get the news?" Although he didn't admit it, it has proved that someone has proposed to go to sea to fight.I was taken aback, and lowered my voice, "Is this really the case?" Nangong heard the ceremony and said: "Lord Wenhou sent a memorial to the emperor, and after that he vigorously recruited shipbuilders and sea charts. Although I have never seen that memorial, I have heard people say that Lord Wenhou did go to sea to fight. meaning." I thought for a while and asked, "What do you mean, sir?" Although we have achieved a victory, it is not a decisive victory, and the strength of the imperial army is still insufficient.At such a time, it would be unwise to set up another sea front.But although I can't figure it out, I firmly believe that Marquis Wen's move has a deep meaning. Li Yaotian suddenly said: "Perhaps, my lord wants to open up the sea front." I said: "The land route has not been opened yet, so now we are going to divide our troops to fight at sea? Isn't that putting the cart before the horse." Li Yaotian said: "That's not what I said. Brother Chu, don't forget that there is still a force in the south whose details are still unknown." I was shocked all over, and I was stunned, Fang said: "Wuyang City?" The face of Wuyang City is still vague until now.Zheng Zhaolai met Marquis Wen once, but Marquis Wen wanted to kill him that time, and it didn't seem that they meant to join forces.Now that the transportation between the north and the south of the empire is blocked, no one knows what happened to Wuyang City.It is still unknown whether this big southern city has fallen or is still fighting hard. Li Yaotian said: "Yes, it is Wuyang City. There is no news about Wuyang City so far, and most likely it has not been hidden yet, but I really can't figure out why the snake people let them not attack. After much deliberation, the most likely place is Wuyang City The lord and the snake people have reached an agreement not to invade each other, or they may have taken refuge in the snake people." Nangong Wenli lost his voice: "What? Is this possible? But now there is no news." Li Yaotian's face was very heavy, and he said: "If Wuyang City is destroyed, the refugees will definitely flee everywhere. No matter how strong the Snake Man is, he will not be able to kill hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians. There will always be a few escaped. We will get news. It is precisely because there is no news now that it further shows that there is no war in Wuyang City." I nodded and said, "That makes sense. But even if Wuyang City surrenders to the Snake People, it certainly doesn't mean surrendering sincerely. That's why adults have such a suggestion." Li Yaotian frowned, and pondered: "But, why didn't you contact me before? If Wuyang City can send troops when the Snake Emperor's capital retreats, the Snake People's foothold is not stable, and they will definitely not be able to defend Dongping City. Catch them all." There was great regret in his voice, too.This time the Snakeman was able to break through the siege of the Water Legion and retreat into Dongping City. In the final analysis, the Water Legion was not strong enough.If there were 20,000 soldiers from Wuyang City to help out, the 20,000 defeated soldiers of the snake people might really be wiped out on the river. My mind raced furiously.What was the purpose of Zheng Zhao's visit that time?If at that time the Lord of Wuyang City had the intention of joining hands to fight against the enemy, why did Marquis Wen want to kill Zheng Zhao?There may be some secrets in it, but it's not clear yet. Don't think about it anymore, I said: "Come on, don't talk about state affairs, let's have barbecue." After eating the barbecue, the sky was getting dark, and when Li Yaotian and I walked out of the restaurant, a few stars had already lit up in the sky.We walked slowly along the street, each thinking about our own thoughts.After the siege of the imperial capital was lifted, everything was destroyed, as if everything was the same as before the war, but I know that the new era that the princess said has gradually arrived without knowing it.Lifting the ban on literary schools is only the first step, just like a snowball, the snowball is getting bigger and bigger, which will fundamentally change the imperial bureaucracy. I just hope that the accident of the Snake Man will not interrupt the progress of the empire. I suddenly remembered something, and said to Li Yaotian next to me, "By the way, Brother Li, didn't you ask before, is there a sage temple in Juluo Island?" Li Yaotian said: "Yes. What's the matter?" "God Fuxi really has the head of a man and the body of a snake?" Li Yaotian said: "Yes. Our Gouluo actually moved from the Central Plains. It is said that this Temple of Sages and Sages was built according to the appearance of the Fuxi Temple in the Central Plains, but on a smaller scale. The Fuxi Temple has probably disappeared. You guys The Central Plains people don’t know about it.” I frowned: "But, why do you have a human head and a snake body? Could it be that snake people appeared in ancient times?" Li Yaotian said: "I can't explain these things clearly. It's been too long, no one knows, but, after all, the Fuxi God and the snake man in the sage temple are somewhat different, and it's thanks to the snake man who forced them together." I was very curious and said, "Really? What's the difference?" "Fuxi's upper body is the same as that of a human being, but the appearance of the snake man is not human-like after all." "That's right..." I thought about the piece of cloth Mu Kun gave me.The print on that piece of cloth is very vague, only the appearance of Fuxi and Nuwa on the portrait can be seen, but it is very close to the shape of the snake man.According to Li Yaotian, the real appearance of Fuxi and Nuwa is not so much a snake-like person, but a mixture of human and snake-human. I am afraid that what Mu Kun said about the world of four-limbed people taking away two-limbed people is not true. Not true! When I think of this, I can't help but let out a long breath.After hearing what Mu Kun said, I was always a little uneasy, and felt a little guilty, but now it's much better.Seeing me relieved, Li Yaotian probably felt strange, and said, "Brother Chu, what's the matter?" I said, "It's nothing." If this world doesn't belong to the snake people, then I don't need to feel a little guilty about this war.I thought so, but the appearance of Mu Kun couldn't get rid of it in my mind. Although Mukun is a snake-man, but it is too much like a person, it can be said to be a person.If I were to kill it, would it feel the same as killing it? The thought weighed on me unexpectedly.I walked silently, listening to my own footsteps, just at a loss. Arriving in front of the Qianfeng Camp, Li Yaotian said: "Brother Chu, thank you for your hospitality, I have to go too. I will probably be busy starting tomorrow." I bowed to him and said, "Brother Li, take care, and come here when you have time." A soldier led out his horse, Li Yaotian jumped on the horse, bowed to me on the horse, and suddenly said: "Brother Chu, maybe we will see each other forever." I was about to go in, but I couldn't help being surprised when I heard him say that, and said, "What's wrong?" Li Yaotian had a strange look in his eyes, and said, "I hope I guessed wrong. Listening to what Dr. Nangong said, I feel that Lord Wenhou seems...it seems..." He hesitated and didn't continue, I was anxious and said, "What the hell is it?" Li Yaotian was startled, and said: "It's nothing, I probably thought wrong. Haha, I suddenly felt that my lord might want to make an expedition to Wa Island." "what!" This sentence really surprised me. I think Marquis Wen asked Li Yaotian to supervise the construction of warships. It was nothing more than vigorously developing the navy and trying to get in touch with Wuyang City at sea. He never thought that he would go on an expedition to Wa Island.I said, "How on earth do you feel that way?" Li Yaotian wiped the sweat from his forehead, forced a smile and said, "There is no reason for that, but I think that building such a large ship seems to be only used for long-distance voyages, otherwise it will be overkill. But although the Japanese are ambitious, if they go on an expedition now, I can't help but be a bit indiscriminate, haha, brother Chu, I'm probably guessing nonsense." He took my leave and rode back.I looked at his back, but I felt chills in my heart. Li Yaotian is a peerless talent of a famous general, his feelings will never be for no reason.I secretly made up my mind that tomorrow I will ask to see Marquis Wen and ask in person what the purpose of these warships is. The next day was a fine day.In midsummer, there is a lot of rain, and it will rain every three days, but once it is dry, it will last for more than ten days without rain.I got up early, went out with the whole battalion soldiers, sweated all over, took a shower, was putting on my war robe and belt, and was about to see Marquis Wen, when Cao Wendao suddenly came over and said: " General Chu, Lord Wenhou sent someone to summon him." I fastened my belt and walked over. The one who delivered the order was Wang Hai, the leader of the Marquis Wen's army.When he saw me, he saluted first and said: "General Chu, my lord has an order, I order you to go quickly." I said: "What a coincidence, I just wanted to see the adults." Cao Wendao took my Feiyu, I jumped on the horse, and said, "Brother Cao, I will entrust you and Brother Qian here, let the brothers step up their training." Wang Hai's horse is also a good horse, but it is several grades worse than Fei Yu, I hold Fei Yu from time to time to prevent him from running too fast, and said: "General Wang, do you know why the Lord called me? " Wang Haidao: "I don't know the last general. I heard that the adults are going to review the new army. I probably want you to go with me." I said, "Is there any new army?" Because the imperial army lost too much, Marquis Wen accelerated the expansion of the army. Now the imperial capital's garrison is close to 100,000, of which 30,000 to 40,000 are newly recruited. Probably these soldiers are in Xiongguan City After the training, I just arrived in the imperial capital.I didn't ask any more questions, and walked forward with Wang Hai. After entering Wenhou's Mansion, Wang Hai walked in with me.In fact, I have been to Wenhou's Mansion many times, and I don't need him to lead the way at all. It's just that he is conscientious and meticulous, and no matter who it is, he will accompany everyone to the study.When he reached the door of the study, Wang Hai said loudly, "My lord, General Chu Xiuhong is here." "Are you here? Come in quickly." Wen Hou's voice came from inside.I opened the door and went into the study.As soon as I entered the door, I couldn't help being surprised. The doors and windows in the hall were closed, and the curtains were drawn down, making it very dark. For a while, I didn't find where Wenhou was. When I looked closely, I saw Wenhou standing at the table. In front of a big table in the corner, I was looking at something intently.I walked behind him, knelt down and said, "My lord, the last general Chu Xiuhong is polite." "Xiu Hong, you are here." Marquis Wen turned around, "Come here, take a look here." I didn't know what Wenhou was looking at, so I stepped forward.There was no such table a few days ago, it must have been newly laid.Rather than a table, it is a large square trough without a cover, seven or eight feet square, with some sand piled in the middle.Although it was very dark, I recognized it at a glance. It was a map. There was a long strip of white fine sand piled up in the middle, which was exactly the shape of a big river, dividing the whole table into two halves. I said, "It's a topographic map." Marquis Wen nodded, and said: "These days I ordered people to sort out the maps of various provinces, and asked the Ministry of Industry to mix fine sand with glue to make this real map for me. You see, a foot of this map is equivalent to a thousand miles. The distance between the east, west, north and south of the empire is about ten thousand miles, and ten years is not enough for one person to travel all over the empire, but now they can see everything in sight.” Although I have lived for more than 20 years, I have been to quite a few places. I have been to Gaojiu City in the south. Once I saw it on this map, I realized that I had only traveled a small area.The imperial capital is located on the east side of the northern part of the empire. I used to think that the imperial capital was far away from the sea, but when I looked at it on the map, the imperial capital was almost attached to the sea.Wenhou said that one foot on the map is equivalent to a thousand miles on the ground, and the imperial capital is less than a thousand miles away from the sea. Looking at it here, it is less than a foot. I looked at the map and said, "My lord, with this map, the situation in the world is under control." Marquis Wen sighed, and said: "No, it's still too rough. When you put it together, the two adjacent provinces are all wrong. Now that the army is in chaos, it is even more difficult to draw a good map. This map is only I can’t just express a meaning, the world will be peaceful in the future, and I will order people to draw a detailed map of the world for the benefit of future generations.” I want to say that this map is already detailed enough, but since Marquis Wen said so, I dare not refute it.In any case, being able to piece together the maps of each province is quite remarkable.I greedily looked at the map, desperately trying to find out the location of Gaojiu City, but I was not used to it, so I couldn't find it for a while.Marquis Wen suddenly pointed his hand and said, "Gaojiu City is here." His finger pointed to a small wooden castle.There are quite a few small castles like this, and they must represent those big cities, and the one representing Gaojiu City is the largest one.When I saw this, my heart couldn't help shaking.Under the command of Marquis Wen, Gaojiu City was just a toy-like wooden castle, but at the beginning, the bones of 100,000 imperial troops were buried here. I stared blankly, not moving.Marquis Wen patted me on the back suddenly, and said, "Xiu Hong, do you want to lead the troops back one day and sacrifice to the heroic spirits of the fallen imperial soldiers?" I knelt down and said: "My lord, I can't let go of this hatred day and night. For this humiliation, the final general is willing to be smashed to pieces, and I will not hesitate." Marquis Wen smiled faintly, and said: "It's not possible now. It must be the lair of the snake man. With our strength, we still can't attack there. Sit down." I'm a little disappointed.Marquis Wen called me here today, and I secretly hoped that he wanted me to replace Bi Wei because Bi Wei and Deng Canglan were at a disadvantage. After all, Bi Wei and I are both generals now, and this is not impossible. .But hearing what Marquis Wen said, it seems that he didn't want me to lead the army.I sat down and said: "My lord, the last general has not fought for a long time, and his heart is on the battlefield. I hope my lord will let the last general go out." Marquis Wen looked at me and said, "Do you want to fight?" I had already sat down, but stood up again and said, "Yes." Marquis Wen stood up and said, "Alright, there is one thing I want you to do." Surprised and delighted, I asked, "What is it?" "Contact Wuyang City."