The general's wife knows medicine

Chapter 216: Meeting an Old Acquaintance

After obeying the order, several people quickly hid in the woods on both sides of the road.

Not long after, a group of people gradually appeared in sight.

The team seemed to be in a hurry, as if they were on the road. There were many of them, all dressed in uniform, and the leader was riding a tall horse with a serious look on his face. In the middle of the team were several horse-drawn carriages full of goods, with their wheels rolling and raising clouds of dust.

When the team approached, the people hiding in the woods could clearly see the family emblem printed on the carriage.

Deputy General Chang was puzzled. Isn't this the family emblem of the southern caravan? How did it appear here?

He was originally from the south. Before joining the army, he was a street stalker. He knew several major families in the south.

The leader of the team was tall and strong, with a resolute face, and his eyes were fixed on the road ahead with sharp gazes.

At this time, the leader seemed to notice something unusual ahead, and he raised his hand to signal the team to stop. One of the guards took a few steps forward and looked around vigilantly.

Another man on horseback came quickly from the back of the team to the leader and asked, "What's wrong? Why did you stop?"

The leader frowned slightly and said, "Something seems to be wrong ahead. We need to be careful."

The man immediately looked around vigilantly and realized something was wrong.

"Could it be someone from Chen?" He raised his hand to signal everyone to be on guard.

The team immediately entered a state of preparation.

That speed is comparable to that of soldiers in the army.

At this moment, Deputy General Chang, who was hiding behind the tree, widened his eyes and was overjoyed.

Without caring about anything else, he jumped out from behind the tree.

As he ran, he shouted, "Lao Yang, Lao Yang, it's me, it's me, Lao Chang!"

Yang Tingzhen, who was looking around vigilantly, was stunned when he heard the familiar voice.

Look towards the source of the sound.

It turns out we are old acquaintances.

Yang Tingzhen immediately jumped off his horse and went to meet him.

The two of them excitedly held each other's hands.

"Why are you here?" Yang Tingzhen asked.

Deputy General Chang never expected to meet his old comrade here, and he was so excited that he almost cried.

Yang Tingzhen is here. Does that mean General Weide is here too?

Great! The reinforcements have finally arrived.

Deputy General Chang looked behind Yang Tingzhen.

There was no army, and no General Weed.

His eyes could not hide the disappointment.

"We have been trapped in the city for more than a month. During this period, we have fought with the Chen people many times, and there have been many casualties. There are not enough herbs in the city, so I came out to look for them." Deputy General Chang sounded a little listless.

How could Yang Tingzhen, who had been his comrade-in-arms for many years, not know?

Then he smiled and said, "The general is behind us and should be here soon. I was ordered by the general to go to the south to purchase food, grass and herbs. I came here by water, so I arrived a little earlier than them."

When Deputy General Chang heard that General Weide and his men were following behind, he immediately smiled happily.

He pulled Yang Tingzhen to reminisce about the past.

Yang Tingzhen stopped him and said, "Let's find a place to rest first. We have been on the road to arrive early and in time. Everyone is hungry now."

Deputy General Chang nodded and led a large group of people back to the town they had just visited.

Deputy General Chang led the team into the town and found an inn to settle down.

The innkeeper ran away, leaving the inn empty.

Fortunately, the items are quite complete and convenient to use.

Yang Tingzhen ordered his men to unload the goods, and then arranged for everyone to cook, eat and rest.

At the dinner table, Deputy General Chang and Yang Tingzhen talked about the situation in the city. Yang Tingzhen asked about the progress of the war and the condition of the wounded, and Deputy General Chang answered one by one.

"We have been trapped for a month, and the people of Chen have surrounded us. If General Zou hadn't led his men to attack the enemy camp at night and distracted their attention, we would have been unable to get out." Deputy General Chang took a sip and said.

Yang Tingzhen didn't expect that Wei Dewu was actually injured, but he was relieved when he heard that it was not serious.

"What is the current situation in the city?"

"The situation in the city is still okay now, because our people suffered heavy casualties and we are obviously short of manpower. General Wei made the decision to have all the men in the city's families join the army, and the women help out. The army provides them with food, so they can have a glimmer of hope. At present, everyone is united." Deputy General Chang recalled that during the last war, the full cooperation of the people really saved them a lot of trouble.

Yang Tingzhen nodded in admiration, "General Wei did the right thing."

Deputy General Chang was a little worried. He had been out for two days and didn't know what the situation was like in the city now.

"I wonder when General Weide will arrive?"

"It should be in the next two days." Yang Tingzhen calculated the time carefully. "The last time I received the general's letter, I had just landed from the water. He said it would take at most five days to arrive."

He landed the day before yesterday.

"So what should we do now? Should we wait for the general to come, or should we find a way to get into the city first?" Deputy General Chang actually wanted to go back to the city right away.

But he was worried that if the Chen people discovered that they were carrying so much food and supplies, they would definitely not allow them a chance to enter the city.

Unless we can find a way to get in touch with the city and work together from inside and outside.

However, the city was already under siege, and after what happened last time, I'm afraid the people of Chen would be even more cautious.

"I will send a message to the general and ask for his opinion first. Let's stay here for one night." Yang Tingzhen said.

Deputy General Chang had no idea and could only nod.

Deputy General Chang said goodbye and went back to rest.

Yang Tingzhen found the leader of the team.

"Boss Deng, you've worked hard on this journey. We are almost at the border town now. It will be dangerous if we continue walking. Your people can leave early tomorrow morning."

Boss Deng was startled. "Brother Yang, you are too polite. We accepted this order because we knew you were delivering food to the border. Otherwise, we would not have risked coming here at this time." He paused and said, "But since we are here, we must follow the rules of the underworld and deliver the goods."

We are all iron-blooded men, how could we be afraid of death?

He originally agreed to take on this business because he wanted to contribute to the border.

Yang Tingzhen smiled and bowed to Boss Deng, then left without saying anything else.

This is also their intention, not to mention that they do not have enough manpower at the moment.

If we meet the Chen people, we will have a better chance of winning.

He returned to his room, wrote a letter, handed it to a confidant, and asked someone to rush it to Mu Jintang.

In the dead of night.

There was a burst of hurried horse hoofbeats, as if someone was approaching quickly.

Yang Tingzhen sat up from the bed, quickly put on his clothes, and went to the hall.

At this time, Deputy General Chang and Boss Deng were also standing in the hall.

When they saw Yang Tingzhen, they quickly gathered around him.

Soon, a messenger came rushing in, he was pale and looked panicked.

Panting, he knelt down and clasped his hands, saying, "It's bad. There is a large group of enemy troops coming this way."