Chapter 285 With great power comes great responsibility

Chapter 285 With great power comes great responsibility

Chapter 285 With great power comes great responsibility

Two days passed silently.
The originally messy and complicated Jinchi Guard has changed drastically.

It is no longer the messy place where the war just ended.
The burning fire has been completely extinguished.

The ruins were cleared away, and the shabby thatched houses and bamboo baskets were knocked down.
The body on the gravel road disappeared,
Only slightly dark red bloodstains and the black color of burnt flames were left.

At this moment, it is not just the soldiers who are working in the Jinchi Guards.

There were also many civilians and captives from the original Golden Tooth Guards.

They didn't want to work at first.

But after some experiences, I suddenly discovered that
The Ming army before them seemed different from the ones they had seen before.
The prisoners would not be treated kindly, but would be severely punished. No matter who they were, if they did not work, they would not have food to eat.

Some prisoners tried to start a riot but were easily shot.

Since then.
Almost everyone calmed down.

Feng Cheng, the governor of Yunnan, arrived at Jinchiwei in the early morning.
At this moment, accompanied by Lu Yunyi,
Wandering around in the Golden Tooth Guard, he often sighs
His feelings towards Jin Chiwei were complicated.

The Jinchi Guard was established under his leadership, but was eroded after the defeat in the 18th year of Hongwu.

The three-year period has passed, and the Jinchi Guard has inexplicably returned to the hands of the Ming Dynasty, which makes Feng Cheng feel complicated.

“Do you see that half of the bamboo building?

At that time, I lived there, and from there I could see the Lujiang River not far away.
As soon as the weather is clear, I will be there, watching the river flow, wondering when I can enter Luchuan.

It's a pity that fate played tricks on us. Luchuan didn't fight back, but instead he was able to occupy Jinchiwei."

Feng Cheng's face was full of sighs and his voice was hollow. He would point to a building from time to time and tell stories from the past.

From time to time, he glanced at Lu Yunyi on the side, with admiration flashing in his eyes.

I admire his boldness and whimsy.
At the same time, he had already determined in his heart,

This young man has seen the tacit understanding between Daming and Luchuan.
But no matter what, Feng Cheng still wanted to confirm it.
He thought for a moment and spoke in a deep voice:
"Yun Yi, since the original military assignment was for the Yuyu Division, why did you suddenly change your mind?"

An inexplicable flash of light flashed in Lu Yunyi's eyes, and a simple smile appeared on his face. He said bluntly:
"Reporting to the Lord, after we left Yunlongzhou,

The weather turned gloomy and it even started to rain.

I dare not lie to you, sir. A group of soldiers from the front scout unit got lost in the forest."

Lu Yunyi showed some embarrassment on his face.
Upon hearing this, the personal guard Feng Yunfang's eyes widened suddenly, with a look of doubt on his face.
He quickly lowered his head and pretended he heard nothing.

"get lost?"

Feng Cheng was stunned, his expression changing back and forth, his facial features squeezed together.
Deng Zhizhong, the commander of the Dragon and Tiger Guard, also looked confused for a moment, with a look of suspicion on his face.

Then, Lu Yunyi spoke with reason and evidence.
This caused everyone present to shake their heads and their faces to change.
In the end, I had to accept this somewhat ridiculous statement.

Feng Yunfang looked at the people around him strangely.

I felt that the atmosphere seemed to have eased a little at this moment, not as solemn as just now.

And these adults seem to be closer to their own adults.
This made him have a flash of enlightenment in his eyes, and he quickly took note of this matter.

The group wandered around in the Golden Tooth Guard.
After looking everywhere, Feng Cheng waved his hand:

"Disperse, all troops should obey the orders of the front scouts.
Quickly complete the subsequent cleaning and reconstruction of the Golden Tooth Guard,
Now that the Golden Tooth Guard has returned to our hands, there is absolutely no reason to return it."

"Yes!"

The generals dispersed with smiles on their faces, showing no dissatisfaction with the arrangement.

In this way, the only ones left in the team were Feng Cheng and Lu Yunyi's personal guards.

Feng Cheng waved his hand again: "Stay away."

The guards slowed down and fell far behind.

It was only at this time that Feng Cheng spoke in a deep voice:
"Why do you want to hide your shortcomings?"

Lu Yunyi looked up in bewilderment.
The two looked at each other, and he smiled in an instant.
The confusion on his face disappeared completely, replaced by a sharp and restrained look:
"Sir, the front scouts are now in full swing, and I am afraid that the soldiers will become too proud."

Feng Chengding stood still, looked him up and down, and slowly shook his head:
"Why is it so? It is natural to serve in the army and make contributions. Why hide it?"

"Sir, there are other gains from this trip, and I have to hide some of them."

Feng Cheng's eyes flickered, and he became interested:
"Oh? Anything else you got?"

Lu Yunyi walked closer and lowered his voice, like a child sharing a hidden toy with an adult.

"Sir, we have captured Hanba."

Rumbling--

There was a loud explosion in the sky, and the clouds in the gloomy sky seemed unable to bear it any longer.

They began to collide with each other, making thunderous sounds.

Feng Cheng's pupils suddenly contracted, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
There seemed to be a thunder explosion in his heart, which stunned him to the spot.

"What did you say?"

Feng Cheng couldn't help but raise his voice a few notches.

Then he realized that this was inappropriate and his voice quickly fell back.

"Reporting to the Lord, when we broke into the Golden Tooth Guard,
Hanba, the governor of the Luchuan front, was found in a house in the south.

After a fierce battle, he was captured and is now secretly detained in the Jinchiwei Yamen."

Feng Cheng's expression changed back and forth, and I finally understood why he was hiding his incompetence.
Compared with Hanba, the Jinchiwei is just a drop in the ocean.

With Hanba in hand, the Ming court could even declare victory now.

No matter what the battlefield looks like, some of the results of the battle will be left behind!

Of course, this is just the worst-case scenario.
If everything goes well, we can learn from Hanba the specific military strength and deployment of Luchuan.
You can even peek into its true weaknesses and defeat it in one fell swoop.

After all, Hanba is the governor of the front line.

The control over the Luchuan army lies only with Si Lunfa.

As for Luchuan's most important source of income - the slave trade,
If Feng Cheng remembered correctly, it was Hanba who pioneered in the west.
How could such a person who made great contributions to Luchuan be arrested so easily?
Until now, Feng Cheng still couldn't believe it and felt a little excited.
"Why didn't you tell me when you came to report it earlier? Take me to see him."

Lu Yunyi smiled gently and led the way.
At the same time, he told the story of victory before the battle.
The reason is naturally to take a desperate measure.

After hearing this, Feng Cheng did not blame him, but instead said that he was courageous.

At this point, a major hidden danger in capturing Jinchiwei has been eliminated.

After many twists and turns, Lu Yunyi brought Feng Cheng to the backyard of the Jinchiwei Yamen.

A room was set up here to imprison Hanba, and more than ten guards were guarding the door.
Seeing the two men coming, they bowed their heads and said, "Sir."

Lu Yunyi waved his hand, looked at the big lock on the door, and ordered:
“Turn it on.”

"Yes!"

The soldier stepped forward to unlock the door and then opened it.

A piercing cold wind seemed to bring with it a deeper chill.
Along with it, there was also an indescribable smell of blood.

It is like an invisible tentacle that makes people feel depressed.

Feng Cheng was stunned, his brows furrowed and his expression became strange.

He slowed down his pace unconsciously and entered the house. He took in the environment inside the house with a glance.

This is not a house, it is clearly a torture chamber.

Even though it was daytime, the house was unusually dark, and all the doors and windows were boarded up.

The dim oil lamp flickered with a weak light, casting mottled shadows and giving the surroundings an eerie color.

On the wall, spots of blood were faintly visible.
In the corner, various torture instruments were scattered on the ground, rusty and rusty.

There were still some spots of blood remaining, which seemed to have not dried yet.

In the center of the room, a thick wooden stake stood out.

Tied to it was a frail but unusually tall figure.
The figure had blocked all the wooden stakes and stood there like an iron tower.

The man lowered his head, his long messy hair covering most of his face.

One could only vaguely see that his exposed skin was covered with scars.
Some have scabbed over, while others are still oozing blood.
The ropes at the wrists and ankles were deeply embedded in the flesh, and the blood that flowed out had dyed the ropes red!

The blood dripped slowly from the bottom of the rope.

The sound of dripping blood echoed in the house, and there was a pool of dark red blood on the ground.

Feng Cheng's eyes widened slightly, and a look of disbelief flashed across his eyes again.

It seemed as if he couldn't believe that the person in front of him was Hanba from Luchuan.

Lu Yunyi's face was solemn, and he spoke in a deep voice:
"Sir, the situation is urgent. I want to take down the Fishing Department today.

In order to completely build the western barrier of Dali, we resorted to torture to extract a confession."

"This this."

Feng Cheng didn't know what to say.

After a long pause, he regained his composure and said in a deep voice:
"Yun Yi, this is a bit reckless.
Hanba is the general of Luchuan, and he has a noble status, so he should be treated well. "Lu Yunyi did not answer immediately.
Instead, he walked to the side and handed over a brand new dark blue booklet:

"Sir, this is the information obtained through torture for a whole day and night.
It records the deployment and specific numbers of troops on the Luchuan border, as well as some information about Luchuan’s domestic situation.”

Feng Cheng didn't care about Hanba anymore after hearing this. He took the book and looked at it carefully.
The more I looked at him, the more frightened I became. The smile on his face never stopped.
After reading to the end, he put away his smile, his face became solemn and thoughtful, and he muttered to himself:
"I was wondering why Luchuan suddenly went crazy, it turns out there was a flood in the country."

The confession states that several grain-producing areas at the southernmost tip of Luchuan were
The harvest was bad because of the continuous heavy rain.
The crops in the fields were almost all submerged in water, and no crops were harvested.

Today, Luchuan is a living hell, with disaster victims and famine victims everywhere.

Feng Cheng quickly understood Si Lunfa's intention.

Why did he rush to send troops to Jingdong in winter?
He needs food from Jingdong.

Feng Cheng held a blue booklet in his hand, frowning slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Then he turned to look at Hanba who had fallen into a deep sleep.
"Put him down. If anyone asks about this matter later, just say it was my order.
Some of the officials in the court are always sad about the passing of time, trying to find fault with us.
This officer has a lot of experience in dealing with such matters."

Lu Yunyi was stunned.
The torture of Hanba was originally an act to neutralize his merits.
A good general has both merits and mistakes.

Now things seem to be taking a weird turn again.

He showed some hesitation on his face, walked closer, and said in a low voice:

"Sir, isn't this a bit too great a contribution?"

Feng Cheng was stunned for a moment, then he understood, a smile appeared on his face, and he reached out his hand and gently tapped him:
"You, you are so young but act so mature. No wonder the general would say that about you."

Feng Cheng waved his hand:

"That's what ordinary generals have to worry about.

When the war is over, you can marry Chu Ting.

Not only will I, your uncle, protect you, but your brother-in-law and His Majesty will also protect you."

The sudden change of address caught Lu Yunyi off guard, and a bit of restraint appeared on his face:

"Thank you for your protection!"

"Just now when there were so many people outside, it was fine for you to call me Sir, but now it's just you and me, what are you calling me?"

Lu Yunyi blinked his eyes, full of innocence:
"uncle."

"Hahahaha." Feng Cheng laughed out loud, feeling extremely happy.

"Well, well, well, the battle in the southwest has been won.

The Ming Dynasty has gained a new young hero, and I have also gained a good nephew.

Let's go, we should celebrate such an achievement and have a meal first!"

At dusk, the feast ended.

Feng Cheng was drunk and was helped by his personal guards to rest.
Lu Yunyi was also helped away by his personal guards.

But he did not go back to rest. Instead, he broke free from the support of his personal guards and came to the main hall of the yamen.

Entering it, he shook his head, trying to get rid of the drunkenness in his mind, but to no avail.

Helplessly, he looked at Feng Yunfang and ordered:

"Go get a basin of cold water."

"Sir, why don't you go and take a rest?"

Lu Yunyi did not speak, but sat quietly aside, supporting his head with his palms.
The other hand waved, the meaning was self-evident.

Feng Yunfang left quickly, while Lu Yunyi pondered over the subsequent battle arrangements.

And to check and fill in the gaps in today's affairs.

"Where are the soldiers from Luchuan?"

Soon, heavy footsteps sounded.

Liu Heiying, wearing armor and covered in sweat, hurried over.

Seeing him like this, he quickly took off his head armor and threw it aside, helping Lu Yunyi to straighten his body.

"What are you doing?"

After being straightened up, Lu Yunyi opened his eyes dazedly and saw Liu Heying with bloodshot eyes.

Liu Heiying was startled by the sudden sound.
His body shuddered and his face turned pale.

"Brother Yun'er, you're not drunk."

Lu Yunyi pinched his brows and said, "The wine of this Jinchiwei is not pure enough, and I can't get drunk by drinking it."

"This Lord Feng is really something, drinking in the daytime,

Fortunately, it was in the government office. If the brothers saw it, they would have shouted.

They wanted to drink and celebrate yesterday, but we had to persuade them to stop."

Liu Heiying muttered as he took the basin from Feng Yunfang's hand and wet the towel in it.
Not long after, Lu Yunyi took the towel, his face showing sorrow, his voice a little vague:
"When a nephew meets his uncle, he has to drink even if he doesn't want to.

By the way, Lord Feng took over the torture of Hanba, and let us put the blame on him."

"what?"

Liu Heiying widened his eyes, scratched his head lightly, and couldn't help laughing:

"Brother Yun'er, can we say that we have amazing luck? There are people protecting us wherever we go."

Lu Yunyi felt a little uncomfortable wiping his face like this.
He stood up and put his whole head into the basin.
咕噜 咕噜
Crash. Whoosh.

Feeling the cold stimulation around my face and the pain like a needle prick,

Lu Yunyi felt much more sober.

He raised his head, shook the water off his face, and said as he wiped it:

"This is not luck, this is all about ability. If we don't have the ability, the big shots won't even bother to look at us."

Liu Heiying nodded in agreement, and then said:
"Brother Yun'er, why do I feel like it's getting easier to make achievements since we got promoted?

In the past, we had to report everything we did.
We also need to consider what our colleagues think. Now"

He thought of this Western Expedition, which he did not need to report to anyone.
Hit wherever you want. You gentlemen only care about the results and even ignore some of the mistakes.

Lu Yunyi was stunned and nodded slightly:

"The higher the official rank, the less shackles from superiors there are, but the greater the responsibility one bears.

We can achieve success in everything we do, so that you can feel that it is easy to make achievements.

If we make just one mistake and lose the battle, it will be very difficult to recover.”

As he spoke, Lu Yunyi forced himself to cheer up, walked to the desk at the top, and looked at the pile of documents.
"Have you dealt with some?"

Liu Heiying trotted over and said in a low voice:
"We will go to the Yuyu Tribe the day after tomorrow. I have already processed all the documents related to the expedition.

Prepare early, set off early, and don’t delay. ”

Lu Yunyi smiled and gave him a thumbs up:

"Black Hawk, that's great. I wish you could always be so diligent."

Liu Heiying shook his head like a rattle and said solemnly:
"The commander has his own business. I am the deputy commander, so how can I interfere?"

Lu Yunyi felt somewhat helpless, so he sat down and spoke in a deep voice:
"Instructions will be given tomorrow that the wounded cannot be left in Jinchiwei and must be quickly transferred back to Yunlongzhou for treatment.
In addition, people will be sent to clean up the official road from Jinchiwei to Yunlongzhou in Yongping.
Let the Dragon and Tiger Guards go, and we won't be responsible for rebuilding the Golden Tooth Guards.
Once everything is coordinated, we will go to the Fishing Department and quickly occupy it.

That’s a great place.”

Liu Heiying's eyes flashed with doubt, and then he thought of something:
"Brother Yun'er, what do you want to do?"

Lu Yunyi laughed:
"Luchuan is suffering from a disaster right now. If someone were to go in and cause some trouble, Luchuan would be in trouble.

The Jinchi Guard was established here for the imperial court's defense considerations.

The Lujiang River not far away is the widest part of the river.

Although the water flow is not that turbulent, it is difficult for people from Luchuan to cross it.

The Luchuan River section where the Yuyu Department is located has fast-flowing water and a narrow river channel.

With the unique craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty and its excellent ships, it is an excellent place for attack.

Regardless of whether we go to Luchuan later or not, we must occupy it first, one in the south and one in the north.
A defense line is complete only if it can defend and attack..."

Although Liu Hei Ying had known about this for a long time,

But it was not until today that I was there in person that I truly realized the mystery.

He couldn't help but nodded.
But then, he heard Lu Yunyi mumbling dazedly:

"But I still don't understand where Hanba's soldiers are."

"where"

"Why is he alone?"

(End of this chapter)