Chapter 62: The Messenger

  The army of Qian Bu's troops began to set up camp at dusk, but on this narrow plank road, the tents were a bit difficult to build, and they had to leave a passage outside the tent, so the soldiers could only squeeze together.

  The night grew darker, and the camp was filled with the sound of snoring. Qian Buli still hadn't fallen asleep. Escaping from the political whirlpool of Ji Zhou Guo in a weak position and running to relatively safe Fuzhou was a wise choice. But whether he could become the dragon that returns to the deep sea depends on Qian Buli's decision!

  On the march, Qian Bu's men gathered intelligence about Fuzhou through various channels. It was a lawless place where officials and nobles who had been granted titles in Fuzhou were doing their utmost to expand their own power, while the local strongmen were doing their utmost to maintain their original power. This was an irreconcilable contradiction!

  It's impossible to suppress both sides. If you want to support one side and suppress the other, it's a big problem for Qian Buli. Who should he support? If he supports the local Tuzu strongmen, he can stabilize Fuzhou in the shortest time possible, but this will leave a bad name. In the future, when he leaves Fuzhou, the nobles from various places will inevitably strongly reject him, and he will fall into a difficult situation. If he wants to suppress the Tuzu strongmen, it's extremely difficult. Is he going to carry out several large massacres? If he forces the Tuzu people to rise up in revolt, his 3,000 men won't even be enough for them to fill their teeth gaps. Moreover, conquering the world can't rely solely on his own troops; he needs to recruit a large number of soldiers from the local area. If things really go wrong, Qian Buli's prospects are worrisome!

  If neither side suppresses... it's a bit unrealistic, one side wants to get more, and the other side will not give up their own things. As mentioned earlier, this contradiction is irreconcilable. Qian Buli thought for a long time but couldn't think of a suitable solution. Forget it, let's talk about it later! Qian Buli sighed deeply.

  "Sir." Just then, Du Bing's voice came from outside the tent.

  "Come in."

  Du Bing lifted the door curtain and walked into the commander's tent. He looked around, then assumed a hesitant expression. At this moment, guarding Qian was Du Bing's original bodyguard Sun Zhongde. How could he not understand his former superior's intention? Sun Zhongde hastily led three other bodyguards out of the tent.

  "What's going on?" Qian Bu Li raised his head in surprise, they were already deep in the Nanling Mountains, it shouldn't be possible for anything unexpected to happen, could it be that there were still some bandits or robbers who dared to challenge the army?

  "Adults." Du Bing walked up to Qian Bu Lixian and lowered his voice: "The scouts I sent out caught two of Wei Yunfeng's messengers."

  "They're talking nonsense, aren't they?" Qian Buli smiled.

  "No, sir. The brothers have already knocked them out according to your orders." After entering the Nanling Mountains, Qian Buli had given an order that anyone who saw a single person or several people riding quickly from behind would be knocked out first. Du Bing didn't understand Qian Buli's intention at first, but now he understood. As a general, he naturally knew about Qian Buli's determination to protect the princess and defy the central government, but the soldiers didn't know. If rumors spread, it would inevitably cause panic among the troops! And Commander Qian had even anticipated this and taken precautions. Du Bing's respect for Qian Buli grew, and his determination to follow him became firmer.

  "Bring the person over." Qian hesitated for a moment: "Go wake up Wang Rui too, be quick about it and don't disturb others."

  "Yes sir." Du Bing said, and then he walked out of the commander's tent in a few steps.

  Before long, Du Bing and Wang Rui walked into the tent, each holding a person with their hands tied behind their back. Qian Bu Li pointed to the teacup in front of him, and Wang Rui picked it up, pouring the tea water onto the person's face. He then removed the cloth from the person's mouth, while Du Bing was even more ruthless, slapping the person several times with his hand, forcing them awake.

  The man who was awakened by Du Bing's punch shook his head, and immediately became clear about the current situation. He couldn't help but burst into a rage: "Bastard! I'm going to..."

  His words were not yet finished, Du Bing's hilt had already heavily struck his ribs, knocking the rest of the words back, and his body also fell to the ground, while Du Bing grasped his neck and lifted him up again.

  "It's forbidden to make loud noises in the military! You look like a soldier, don't you even understand this?!" Qian Bu Li smiled and stood up, walking slowly to the person's side: "Do you know what kind of punishment you'll receive for making loud noises in my military camp?"

  It's pointless for Qian Buli to ask questions when that person is being choked by Du Bing and can't utter a single word, how could he possibly answer Qian Buli's questions.

  "It's really impolite..." Qian Buli shook his head: "Let me tell you, it's... a tongue cut!" As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Buli suddenly made a move, his right palm heavily chopping onto the man's throat. The man involuntarily spat out his tongue under the heavy impact, and Qian Buli's long sword flashed out of its scabbard like lightning, chopping straight down.

  From Qian Buding's swift sword to Du Bing's iron hand, the movement was as smooth as a single breath, swift and unmatched. However...the accuracy of the swordsmanship was not something to be proud of. This one sword not only cut off that person's tongue but also his nose and lips. His mournful cry was then suppressed by Du Bing's iron hand clamped on his chest, allowing only a few strange and painful nasal sounds to escape.

  Qian Buli lightly wiped the bloodstains off his sword and walked back to sit down on the commander's chair, smiling as he looked at another person held down by Wang Rui: "Now do you know my military rules? I hope that when you speak, you must be a bit quieter, I can hear it." After finishing speaking, Qian Buli waved his hand.

  Wang Ruisheng opened the man, and the man took a deep breath first, trying his best to stabilize his emotions. Then he said in a low voice: "Report to General, you seem to have misunderstood us. We are the envoys sent by General Wei Chi, and we have the orders signed by the prince and General Wei Chi on our bodies!"

  "No matter who comes to my territory, they must follow my military rules and discipline!" If Qian Buli wanted to shirk responsibility, not many people could grasp his handle: "Besides, you didn't tell me that you were sent by General Wei Chi, otherwise how would I have been rude to you?"

  This World Cup has been...my entire schedule is all messed up,I think there are many brothers who are the same as me, right? ^_^