Chapter 10: Expedition with the Army
After meditating overnight, the sky was not yet bright when I opened my eyes. Wei Jie habitually took a nap. Although it seemed that there was no difference between meditating on the Book of Heaven and Sleeping, he did not sleep well. Wei Jie felt that he should have just fallen asleep, but was awakened by Komatsu's hurried knock on the door.
"Second Young Master, Second Young Master, wake up quickly, Master, let you go to the lobby quickly!"
Xiaosong's tone was extremely rapid, and Wei Jie's heart skipped a beat, "What's the big deal?" He was already suspicious of Wei's refusal to Sima Daozi in person yesterday. He did not dare to neglect, so he put on a casual dress and rushed to the lobby.
Wei Zi, Wei Heng and Wei Yue were all present, while Wei Zi and Wei Heng were even dressed in military uniforms. The mother of Wei Jie, Wang, was with him with a worried look on his face.
"What happened?" In a hurry, Wei Jie didn't care about greeting him and asked directly.
"Jie'er, the Former Qin army went south and Xiangyang was in an emergency. General Zhu Xubali of the Central Army rushed to request the court to send troops to support him. Your father and I want to lead the army to help defend the city!" Wei Zi said in a deep voice, his anxiety overwhelmed.
Wei Jie's heart skipped a beat. The New Year had just passed, and now it was the beginning of the fourth year of Taiyuan. Xiangyang was captured by Fu Pi and Murong Chui, Yao Qian and others this year.
"Grandpa, Xiangyang cannot go!" Wei Jie said in a daze.
"Protecting the territory is the responsibility of my soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty, not to mention that the emperor's order is difficult to violate, so how can I not leave? Even if it is a dragon, tiger den, my Wei family's children must strive to move forward bravely!" Wei Zi said unhappily, knowing that this trip is dangerous, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to return. Wei Jie was also concerned about his grandfather, so he could only sigh.
"I have discussed with your father and brother. You will inherit the title of Grandpa Lanling Gong. If I go to war this time, I will die on the battlefield, you will inherit the title directly. If I can win, Grandpa will personally organize the inheritance ceremony for you!"
"Grandpa, you refused Sima Daozi to join forces to deal with the Xie family yesterday. I took the emperor's order to go to war so early today. Among them, it must be Sima Daozi's conspiracy to deal with you. Xiangyang has been surrounded for a year. Seeing that the city is about to break through, you will die at this time! This is the conspiracy between Sima Daozi and his son!" Wei Jie was sure that Xiangyang City could not be defended. If Wei Wei Heng really went, the possibility of survival was extremely small.
"No need to say, Jie'er, Xiangyang must go! No, Jie'er is still inexperienced, and you still need to deal with the affairs of all and big families. In the future, we will do our best to assist your brother and promote our Wei family!" Wei said earnestly as if he was explaining his funeral. After that, he picked up the sword on the table and walked towards the door without looking back.
Wei Heng glanced at his two sons deeply, and stopped talking, and followed Wei Zi's footsteps without looking back.
Wang sobbed in a low voice, kneeling on the ground, kneeling on his husband, Wei Yue also knelt down. Wei Jie looked a little confused, but in fact his mind was running rapidly. He couldn't watch the father and son go to Xiangyang to die, and he must find a way to solve the situation!
"Mom, I want to go to Xiangyang with my grandfather and father!"
In the stunned eyes of Wang, Wei Jie hurried back to the room to change clothes, and instructed Xiao Song to take good care of his mother, so he hurriedly chased Wei Wei Heng's team that had already been pulled out of the camp.
"What did your brother say just now?" Wang didn't come back to his senses and asked uncertainly until Wei Jie's back disappeared from the gate.
"He said he wanted to go to Xiangyang with his grandfather and father!" Wei Xu replied in a low voice.
"What?!" Wang screamed.
"Is he crazy? Why don't you hold him back? Are you going to watch your brother die?"
"I…"
"Xiaosong, Xiaosong, go quickly, go and pull the second young master back!" Wang staggered and could only call Xiaosong and asked him to hurry up and chase the guards back.
The sky had just turned white. Although Wei Wei Heng set out half a stick of incense before him, because he was marching quickly, the guard stairs rushed for an hour and could not see the trace of the army.
Along the way, he was still thinking about ways to solve this dead end. Although his thinking was not very clear, he had a rough outline and Xiangyang would definitely not be able to save it. However, he could use the fall of Xiangyang to lay the groundwork for future events and lay the groundwork. The details can only be made after seeing Wei Wei Heng.
From Jiankang to Xiangyang, the straight line distance is more than a thousand miles. Even if you march in a hurry, it will take at least one month to reach Xiangyang. Wei Jie believes that with this month, he will definitely be able to develop a perfect solution, provided that he has to catch up with the army quickly.
"I said, Master Wei, can't you exercise normally? What are the broken parts of you?" Wei Jie rubbed his sore calves and couldn't help but complain in his heart.
The Weijie in history is already famous for his weak body. Now he has a personal experience. He probably has walked for about ten miles in this hour and has already felt an unsustainable feeling. Just when the Weijie was in a state of pain, Komatsu's hurried cry came from behind him.
"Second Young Master, wait for me!"
"Why are you here? Didn't you ask you to take good care of my mother at home?" Wei Jie asked with a frown!
"Madam said you are going to die and ask me to take you back!" Komatsu looked much stronger than the Wei rank. At this moment, when he came to the Wei rank, he seemed much calmer in comparison.
"I can't watch them die. I have to find a way to let them go! Since you are here, don't go back. You run fast, hurry up and catch up with my grandpa and the others and let them wait for me in front. I have something important to discuss with them!"
"My second young master, the master and the others are from a military family. Now they are marching urgently. Not to mention you, I can use my strength to take care of it. I am afraid I can't catch up. Let's go back!" Xiaosong said with a bitter face.
"Okay, go back! The barbble whip in my room has been useless for a long time and is covered in dust. It's time to let it see the light of day again!" Wei Jie stopped and turned around and walked back after hearing this.
Komatsu subconsciously shivered and hurriedly said, "Don't, Second Master, I know there is a station not far ahead. As you are, it should be no problem to borrow two horses. If you have horses for transportation, we should be able to catch up with the master and the others!"
If you want to be afraid, what Komatsu is most afraid of is the guard level!
"What are you waiting for?"
However, Wei Jie and Komatsu didn't know how to ride a horse. The horse was borrowed successfully. After getting on the horse's back, they realized that riding a horse was not a simple matter. They spent a lot of effort to conquer the two well-trained war horses under their crotch. By the time they saw the formation of the Wei army, it was already night.
"I have seen the Second Prince of Wei, Duke Lanling and Lord Hengwei of Wei have taken the lead and are not in the army!"
After reporting, a general-looking man came to Weijie. Although he respectfully called him the second son of his life, he looked dissatisfied.
"What? When did they leave?" Wei Jie wanted to curse. There are still people in the world who are so anxious to die!
"After the army set off the camp, the two generals led the five thousand light cavalry to take the lead and rushed to Xiangyang to support. The remaining infantry and baggage were commanded by the last general..."
"Okay, okay, I'm not interested in the rest. I just want to know if I can catch up with them!" The irritable Wei Jie interrupted the deputy general's chattering impatiently. When was it time, he was still talking about whether there were any of them!
"I'm afraid I can't go back to the second young master! The two generals set off on the road with light equipment, and they were all light cavalry who were walking on the mountain roads. I'm afraid they could reach Xiangyang in half a month, and it would take at least one month for us!"
"General Gao's name?" Mu Yicheng, he and Komatsu were absolutely unable to go on the road alone to chase Wei Zi and others who were invisible to see the shadows. At this moment, they could only patiently follow the army to Xiangyang.
"The last general Liu Laozhi!"
Liu Laozhi was born in a poor family. Among the high-ranking families, he didn't take ordinary people seriously except for those with great military achievements, let alone Wei Jie, a slutty boy. He was the descendant of his immediate boss, and he didn't even bother to pay attention to it!
"Liu Laozhi?" Wei Jie was surprised. Shouldn't this Liu Laozhi be with Xie Xuan in the Northern Palace soldiers? Why did he become a deputy general under his grandfather? Could it be that Liu Laozhi has not yet joined Xie Xuan's command?
"Young Master knows the last general?"
Chapter completed!