MTL - Drunk House-Chapter 491 Teaching now (one more)

  Chapter 491 Teaching now (one more)

  Zhou Weishun obediently pulled the burnt sweet potatoes out of the charcoal fire. The hot sweet potatoes, with their skins already blackened, were thrown to the ground, like several black charcoal balls.

  The old Hu Guogong put down the topographic map, picked up a sweet potato, peeled off the skin and showed it to Zhou Wei, "Look, I haven't lost my craftsmanship, right? The flesh is yellow and orange, and it's sweet at first glance."

   Zhou Wei hasn’t eaten sweet potatoes like this for many years. He remembers that when he was a child, his grandfather took them to barren mountains to train soldiers. It was also winter, and he cooked sweet potatoes with charcoal fire. He said that in winter, when marching and fighting, this one bite would keep him motivated for several days.

  Zhou Wei nodded with a smile, picked up one and peeled it off, took a bite, "Well, my grandfather's craftsmanship is not lost, it still tastes like what I ate when I was a child."

  The old guardian of the country laughed, "You just remember it. Prove that you haven't forgotten what I taught you."

   While eating the roasted sweet potatoes, he said to Zhou Wei: "Your younger brother is in Nanping, and that little girl Su Rong has also gone. With the two of them here, even if there are 30,000 soldiers in Nanping, they can find a way to defend Nanping City and keep Nanping from chaos."

   "The 200,000 troops in northern Hebei are said to be led by Zhang Cheng." Zhou Wei was still very worried.

  Old Huguo was fair: "You have to believe that at a critical moment, people's potential can be brought out to the maximum. Your brother, these years, lack of experience in the Eastern Palace, he is right to go out of Beijing to experience."

  It's just a pity, his good grandson, this experience may never return, as long as the little girl is not stupid, she will take him in, don't let go, tie him by her side, and stay in Nanchu in the future.

Why.

  He is an old bone, the one he worked so hard to teach ran away, and now he has to teach his grandson.

  His grandson is a general, but he lacks tempering and insight. He didn't teach the art of trying to figure out people's hearts. He thought that in the future, their brothers would have a pen and three weapons, as long as they are not stupid.

  Let’s start teaching with a battle of wits and courage before the fight with Zhang Ping! If done well, this is the best class ever.

  After eating two sweet potatoes, the old Hu Guogong patted his stomach, "I am old, when I was young, I could eat seven or eight of these at a time, but now, there are only two, so I can't eat anymore."

  He waved his hand to Zhou Wei, "Take it all away, take a good rest tonight, and tomorrow morning, let's go to Changzhou, and when we get there, we won't move."

  Zhou Wei was surprised, "Grandfather, Changzhou is still hundreds of miles away from Longxi County, why is it not moving?"

   "We rushed to Longxi County in a hurry. We were short of men and horses. Can we beat Zhang Ping? What's more, he still has 250,000 soldiers and horses in his hand." The old Huguo said: "When we arrive in Changzhou, we will station in Changzhou, prepare well and wait for Zhang Ping to come to the door. There is still a chance of winning, otherwise, we have 200,000 soldiers and horses now..."

  The old Hu Guogong shook his head regretfully, "The 100,000 Jinglu soldiers and horses in His Majesty's hands have not been trained well for many years. They are just beautiful flower shelves. They look like good Chinese cabbage. In fact, the core is rotten. It's almost as good as giving someone a head."

   Zhou Wei was silent, "Listen to grandfather."

  The old Hu Guogong waved to him, and when he saw him picking up the sweet potatoes on the ground, he suddenly remembered, "Where is that kid Su Xingze? Why haven't you seen him all day?"

  Zhou Weidao: "He seems to be studying the topographic map."

  The old Hu Guogong said to him: "Don't pick it up, send someone to call that kid and let him eat."

   Zhou Wei responded and immediately sent someone there.

  Su Xingze's tent was not far from the old Huguogong's tent, and he came soon. After he entered the tent, he handed over to the old Huguogong, "Old Duke."

   "Eat freshly roasted sweet potatoes." The old Hu Guogong sat aside to drink tea, and pointed to the ground to him.

  Su Xing thanked with a smile, picked up a roasted sweet potato, sat on the mat, peeled it and ate it.

  He eats gently, but he is skilled in peeling. Unlike Zhou Wei, skinning was a bit clumsy. After all, he is the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion. Even in the army, the old Hu Guogong deliberately raised him extensively, but during the Taiping period, there were no battles. Even though the military training was hard, he still maintained the dignity of the son of the family. It's not his fault, after all, he has the grandmother of the eldest princess and the mother of a great family.

   "You are very skilled in this technique." The old Hu Guogong looked at Su Xingze.

  Su Xing laughed, "Seventh Sister is naughty. She never liked being locked up in the mansion since she was a child. She went up the mountain or down the river. When I was young, I was worried about her, and I couldn't keep her locked up. I had to go with her. She likes to cook and eat in the mountains."

  The old Huguogong understood, and said cheerfully, "That little girl is wild and long, but I didn't expect her temperament to be different, and she has grown into that fragile and charming girl."

  Su Xing smiled, "That's because you didn't see her fighting with others. When I was in Jiangning County, I didn't look like a daughter's house for a day. Only when I came to the capital, did I look like a lady."

  Of course, the old Huguogong had never seen him before, but she was the only one who could get his most valued grandson into his hands. Thinking about it, she couldn’t possibly be a lady of the family, so I can imagine the way she destroyed the marriage certificate when she came to the door that day.

  He handed Su Xingze a cup of tea with his own hands, "Have you studied the topographic map for a day? Tell me about it."

  Su Xing quickly took the hot tea and thanked the old Huguo for justice, "The younger generation estimated the time, and was afraid that when we arrived, Zhang Ping would lead the army and take down Longxi County. Therefore, the younger generation was thinking, where should our army stop Zhang Ping, 200,000 soldiers, and 250,000 soldiers and horses, there is already a gap, and with 100,000 Jinglu soldiers and horses, at most 50,000, this calculation, there is a huge gap in strength, if we don't make a good choice A dangerous place, well prepared, if the first battle is successful and the morale of our army is greatly increased, we are afraid of rushing there, the soldiers and horses will be exhausted, the first battle will suffer, and the opportunity will be lost.

  The old Hu Guogong looked at him with admiration, "Your boy, you are worthy of being taught by Xie Yuan."

  He glanced at Zhou Wei, "Are you convinced?"

   Zhou Wei was ashamed, "Grandson takes it."

  He knew that his grandfather was pointing him at his younger brother earlier, and he had already introspected himself, but he grew up in the army, was familiar with military books, and was often taught by his grandfather, but he was not as good as Su Xingze.

   "You have your strengths. This way, even though we were exhausted and marched in a hurry, there was no mistake. The team was neat and orderly. This is the most important thing in the march, and you did a good job. But you have to be impatient. If you don't do well, if you are not impatient and calm down, you won't be surprised. We rushed to Longxi County, and the daylilies were cold." The old protector said: "If you lose Longxi County, you will lose it. Huai'an, Pengcheng, Changze, Luoying, these are nothing. As long as we defend Changzhou, we will be able to defend the capital. Otherwise, if we are afraid of losing ground and desperately obstructing us, we will only be defeated again and again. We will be defeated in the capital and let the emperor's feet become the last line of defense. That little **** Zhang Ping is not worthy of entering the boundary of the capital, so we will defeat him in Changzhou."

   After he finished speaking, he asked Su Xing: "Did you choose Changzhou after studying for a day?"

  Su Xing took out a topographic map, spread it out in front of the old Huguogong, and said with a smile: "The younger generation also thinks that Changzhou is a treasure."

   On the topographic map he took out, a place was outlined, which was the Bahuan Mountain in Changzhou.

  The old protector laughed loudly, "That's right, the younger generation is formidable. That boy Xie Yuan taught you two, he also has someone who will succeed him."

  He sighed, "What has he been doing in Jiangzhou? Your father won't let him go? Or does he not want to leave Jiangzhou?"

  Su Xingze said in a warm voice: "Mr. said in a letter a few days ago that he had left Jiangzhou, and Seventh Sister would not be able to leave for a while. He went to Nanchu first."

  (end of this chapter)