inspire-indiana Chapter 1247: About to Break
Chapter 1247: About to Break
If the Xu family army captured the capital, Zhou Guo, as the fourth son of the Xu family, would have to accompany them when they entered the city. How could they let her go at this time?
Zhou Guo looked at his meaningful eyes and understood what he meant. She had forgotten about this, so it seemed that she would not be able to leave after the New Year.
She withdrew and sat in her tent, writing letters to various places.
He sent out letters one after another, dozens of them every day, and seemed busier than Xu Xiushan.
Xu Xiushan said to the people around him: "Look at our young general. He has no less work to do than I do. He is even busier."
Everyone laughed, "Yes, yes, the young master is capable and a busy man."
In fact, Zhou Guo didn’t receive so many letters on weekdays. This time it was because many places had just started to build escort agencies, and even though Hu Zi and the others had dealt with a lot, there were still some big things that required her to make the decision.
Even if there are only one or two incidents in different places, when added together they amount to a huge deal.
She was a little confused when Xu Xiushan called her over. She just thought they were going to have a meal, so she sat down and started eating. As she ate, her eyes became empty.
Xu Xiushan sighed, picked up a piece of fish belly meat for her, and said gently: "Eat now, no matter how busy you are, there is no rush."
Zhou Guo came back to his senses, nodded, and ate the fish maw in the bowl.
Zhou Dacang on the side said: "General, she has always been like this. In order to ferment the manure, she buried it in the backyard for a year and suffered a lot. Fortunately, the manure was fermented in the end. If it still couldn't be fermented, I don't know how many more years she would have to tinker with it in the backyard."
Xu Xiushan said, "Eat your meal with peace of mind. After you finish eating, I will give you something good."
Zhou Guo's eyes lit up, "What good stuff?"
Seeing her greedy look, Xu Xiushan couldn't help but laugh, "You must like it."
Xu Sibei and Xu Yubei also laughed. Dad seldom showed his emotions in front of them. In front of Zhou Guo, he often laughed out loud. It turned out that his son and daughter were treated differently.
Zhou Guo was somewhat looking forward to it. Xu Xiushan usually gave her good things and paid her in piles...
……
She looked at the thing in front of her, her eyes lighting up. This, this, this is a cage of carrier pigeons!
Xu Xiushan put his hands on his waist and said, "I see you have so many letters to send. Now that we have extra carrier pigeons, I'll give you a dozen. You can use them to deliver letters in the future. It's much faster."
Zhou Guo didn't say anything. Xu Sibei laughed out loud, "Dad, you haven't seen Guoguo's letter. It's a thick letter. Are you sure that a little pigeon like you has such a big body to deliver such a thick letter thousands of miles away?"
He had seen Zhou Guo's replies to official documents, and not many of them were brief.
Xu Yubei said: "That's enough. Just write the words smaller and use longer pieces of cloth. If there is too much content, use manpower."
With carrier pigeons, human labor can still be used.
Xu Xiushan didn't care about all that. It was not like he had never used carrier pigeons before. Didn't he know whether they were useful or not?
He ignored his son and asked Zhou Guo, "Daughter, what do you think?"
Zhou Guo nodded happily, "Dad, I like it very much. These carrier pigeons are the best gift for me. They can save me a lot of energy."
Xu Xiushan was very satisfied. That’s right, how could I not like something he gave me?
It is not easy to raise a homing pigeon.
With the help of carrier pigeons, the efficiency of the subordinates' work has been greatly improved.
Hu Zi and the others looked at the carrier pigeon with curiosity. Someone said, "This thing is good, but isn't it used by the military? Can we use it too?"
Hu Zi said: "Since the master has sent it, it must be useful. Have you forgotten the master's identity? After all, he is a general. It will be faster to deliver letters in the future."
Zhou Dacang learned that Xu Xiushan had given Zhou Guo more than a dozen homing pigeons, so he ran over to see them. As he looked at them, he said, "General, you are really generous. You gave him more than a dozen at once. It is extremely difficult to train one of these things. You can't even pick one out of hundreds for military use. You just gave them to you. Don't you want the army to use them?"
Zhou Guo said, "We have already reached the gates of the capital. All the territory outside belongs to Xu's army. What's the point of using these things? We can just raise new ones later. I can save a lot of effort with these pigeons."
She asked for it after she had thought it through, otherwise she wouldn't have dared to ask for it easily.
Zhou Dacang nodded and said, "The general really dotes on you. He really treats you as his own daughter."
Zhou Guo happily stayed in the tent every day to deal with things, and then went to feed the pigeons after finishing.
The pigeon breeder was an old man in his fifties. He was very patient and answered whatever she asked in great detail. After a few days, she learned a lot of pigeon breeding techniques.
She was immersed in her own world. When she looked up suddenly, she found that she hadn't seen Zhou Dacang and Xu Sibei for several days. Even Xu Yubei was not there.
She searched the barracks calmly but didn't find him, and she didn't say anything either. If he disappeared at this time, he must have gone somewhere.
Xu Xiushan seemed to be very busy as well. There were people in his tent every day, and no one knew what they were discussing.
She didn't dare to get close and focused on dealing with her own affairs. Her own situation was also a mess and it was really not an easy task to create something from nothing.
Today is the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, and there are only ten days left until the Chinese New Year. This year, New Year's Eve falls on the 30th.
After she finished her work, she went to the kitchen and found a large piece of venison, planning to roast it. Coincidentally, she brought chili powder with her this time, which was a perfect addition to roasted meat.
During the Great Heat season, stoves were set up at the doors of several tents. Slices of venison were placed on the stoves, brushed with seasonings and sprinkled with chili powder. The aroma wafted from far away.
Zhou Guo couldn't wait to pick up a piece, blew on it and put it in his mouth, amazed. Sure enough, with the addition of chili powder, the barbecue tasted even more amazing.
She called everyone, "Come, come, sit down and eat together, it's delicious."
It’s strange that such a fragrant smell didn’t attract anyone, not even the patrolmen, and no one knew where everyone had gone.
While she was eating, Xu Sibei came hurriedly from somewhere, pulled her up and ran, "Come on, come on, follow me."
"Hey, wait, wait, this piece of meat, my meat!" She finally had the leisure to grill meat, but she wanted to leave after eating two pieces. She had to eat the piece that was just out of the pot.
Xu Sibei said: "Hey, you can eat whatever barbecue you want later. It's urgent now. Come with me."
Zhou Guo chewed the delicious meat, looked back reluctantly, and sighed, "Where are you going?"
Xu Sibei whispered in her ear: "The capital is about to be broken."
"Really?" Zhou Guo was shocked. "What happened?"
Xu Sibei pulled her onto the horse and said, "I'll tell you later. The capital will be broken by tomorrow morning at the latest, or late at night at the earliest."
Zhou Guo rode on his horse and ran for about half an hour. Then he saw dense black spots like ants in front of him, so they stopped.
Teams of troops were lined up neatly on the vast plain, and the generals stood solemnly in front of the army. On the podium in the front was the tall and mighty figure of Xu Xiushan.