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Chapter 11 The Caravan Northbound (4)

Ajige held the sleeping child with one hand. The child's little hand was still holding Ajige's clothes tightly with his chest, smacking his lips from time to time, as if he was still tasting his mother's sweet milk. The other hand reached into Xiaohu's arms and touched the exquisite card that Hou Dayong gave before leaving.

Whenever Ajig miss Hou Dayong, he always takes out the credit card that Hou Dayong gave him. The card is very magical. With the different light and angles of view, the patterns on the card will change in many ways. Just like a living creature, Ajig did not tell anyone the magic of this gift, and enjoyed the secret alone. After Xiaohu was born, Ajig made a sachet, put the card in, and hung it on Xiaohu's neck, so that this treasure would bless Xiaohu's safety and health.

Ajige thought about Hou Dayong day and night, but when he saw Meng Shu from Zhongyuan, he felt very friendly. When everyone toasted Wu Erlang, he carried the child and came over to toast Meng Shu.

Meng Shu heard that the child's father was from Central Plains and thought that his father was still in the tribe. In order to make Ajige understand, he said word by word: "He is, where, can I see him?"

Ajige has been learning the speech of Zhongyuan with his uncle for a while. Although he is not fluent, he can understand it and said, "His father has returned to Zhongyuan."

Meng Shu said: "Where is the Central Plains? If you follow the way, I can bring you a letter when I return to Central Plains."

When Ajige heard this, his face suddenly became bright, but it immediately dimmed, and he said, "I don't know where he has gone."

When Meng Shu heard that there was no address, he knew that he could not bring a letter, so he comforted him casually: "What is his father's name? Maybe he will meet him that day."

Ajige said: "His father's name is Hou Dayong."

When Meng Shu heard this, he jumped up like a cat with his tail stepped on. He couldn't believe his ears and asked again: "What's the name?"

"His father's name is Hou Dayong."

Meng Shu heard He Wulang say that Hou Dayong returned to the Central Plains from the north, but there were too many names and surnames in the world. Although he was surprised, he couldn't believe that there was such a coincidence. He asked again: "What is the word Hou Dayong?"

Azig looked confused, "What's the word, I don't know."

"How tall is Hou Dayong? Is he good at martial arts?"

"His father is that tall." Ajige pointed to a tribe member who was about the same height as Hou Dayong, and then pointed to Qu Youngu, saying, "He can't beat Xiaohu's father."

When Meng Shu heard Ajige say this, some people believed that the child's father was the defensive commander Hou Dayong, because not only was the same name and a close height, but he could also defeat Qu Youngu. He must have a strong martial arts skills, and these are consistent with the defensive commander Hou Dayong.

"When did he go to Central Plains?"

"I realized I was pregnant with his child after he left."

Meng Shu repeatedly asked about the details of the child's father and said, "My master is called Hou Dayong. He returned to the Central Plains from the north two years ago. I wonder if it was Xiaohu's father." Meng Shu suddenly thought that Hou Dayong had something magical. He had only seen it once, so he said, "By the way, my master Hou Dayong has a good thing. Just press it and it can ignite the fire."

When Ajige heard that Meng Shu’s master was Hou Dayong, he heard that he had a magical thing for ignition. He knew that he had found Hou Dayong, and said "ah", tears fell like a tone and dripped on the child's face. The child started crying "wow".

When the tribe heard that Meng Shu was Hou Dayong's subordinate and was ordered by Hou Dayong to go to the north to do business, the entire camp was infuriated. Although Hou Dayong had only been in the tribe for half a year, he was deeply loved by the tribe. The man who had fought side by side with Hou Dayong rushed up with a big bowl and touched the wine. Regardless of whether Meng Shu could drink it, Meng Shu could not refuse and soon became drunk.

Looking at the little baby who was asleep quietly, Ajige slowly calmed down from happiness. Now, there were two choices in front of her, one was to follow the caravan to the south, so that he could meet Hou Dayong and reunite their father and son, and the other was to stay in the tribe. Both ideas were circling in Ajige's mind and took turns to gain the upper hand. Ajige held Xiaohu's little hand and hesitated. It was not until the second night that Ajige fell asleep in a daze.

Ajige had a dream. In the dream, she came to the Central Plains. Hou Dayong was wearing the clothes of the Sumo and Martial tribe and hugged Xiaohu, but ignored him. Beside Hou Dayong, a woman in the Central Plains dress stared at him fiercely. She wanted to call Hou Dayong hard, but couldn't scream. Hou Dayong hugged Xiaohu and walked farther and farther away. Ajige was anxious and wanted to chase after him, but her legs were disobedient and could not take steps. The Central Plains woman in the Liao suit reached out and pushed her hard, and she was pushed to the ground, while Hou Dayong and Xiaohu were gone. Ajige cried hard, and Xiaohu's crying came from a distance.

Hearing the crying of Xiaohu, Ajige woke up. It turned out that Xiaohu was urinating, kicking his calves, dancing his little hands, and crying loudly.

The next morning, Meng Shu came to the tent, and Ajige came out with Xiaohu in his arms, his eyes were swollen, Meng Shu teased Xiaohu, "Xiaohu, I'm going to see my father, are you happy?" He said to Ajige again, "Madam, we are about to set off. You pack up your children's supplies and go with us."

Ajige shook his head and said, "The tribe is my home, and Xiaohu and I don't go to the Central Plains."

Ajige's words surprised Meng Shu. Meng Shu said: "Xiaohu's father is the Zhengzhou Defense Envoy, a large official, has a big house, and has all kinds of delicious food every day. Let's go and go back with us."

Ajig said: "If I don't go, this is my home."

Meng Shu persuaded him for a while, and saw that Ajige was determined, he had no choice but to give up. Meng Shu took a pack of coins and said to Ajige: "Our goods have been sold out. These are some coins. Even if I am a meeting gift for Uncle Xiaohu, according to our rules, these money must be collected."

Ajige nodded and took the coin. Ajige was happy yesterday, only knowing that Hou Dayong had arrived in a place called Zhengzhou and became a high-ranking official. He didn't ask about the specific situation, so he asked, "Is Hou Dayong doing well now?" Meng Shu chose to tell Ajige what he knew about Hou Dayong, but he deliberately or not omitted Hou Dayong's marriage. Fortunately, Ajige did not ask about this matter either.

The caravan's journey northward gained a lot and surprisingly smoothly. The thief who was so terrified that he did not show up, Meng Shu successfully completed his mission to the north.

When Meng Shu's caravan was heading north, Hou Dayong followed the example and asked someone to dress up as a Shu army, tricked the gates of Tiexhao Village and Donghe Village, and successfully attacked and broke the two camps. These two camps were further away from Huangniu Village, and the defenders did not expect that the Zhou army would bypass Huangniu Village, so they were lazy in defense and were easily tricked to open the gates. The Black Diao Army captured two camps one after another, with very minor losses, but captured a large number of Shu troops.

After breaking through the four military camps of Maling, Zijin, Tiexia and Donghe, the Black Diao Army returned to Xianhe Village. The guards of Xianhe Village have discovered that Maling Village has lost and strengthened their defense. The Black Diao Army failed to attack, and Hou Dayong was unwilling to attack for force. The Black Diao Army just surrounded Xianhe Village tightly and did not launch an attack immediately.

Officers such as Hou Dayong, Shi Hu, Kuang Cao, and Guo Xuan were discussing how to capture Xianhe Village.

Hou Dayong said: "The Shu army is quite conservative in tactics, scattering its troops and setting up defenses, which clearly shows a beating. If I were a Shu army, I would never trap a single place, but instead concentrate my forces to attack the enemy's living forces and hinder its logistics supplies."

Guo Jiong said: "The main force of the Shu army was Zhao Jizha, the envoy of the guest province. Only by defeating his main force could the final victory be achieved."

Kuang Cao said: "Although there are not many defenders in Xianhe Village, the losses will still be huge in attacking the Black Eagle Army. He Wulang is seriously injured. The Korean medical officer has been guarding him for two days and has not woken up yet."

Hou Dayong said: "It is hard to chew the bones, but you still have to chew it. If you capture Xianhe Village, the retreat path of Huangniu Village will be cut off and you will completely lose foreign aid. It is only a matter of time before you break through Huangniu Village. However, you must fight a clever war, otherwise there will be great casualties."

Zhou Jun, the general of the Great Zhou army, failed to attack Huangniu Village repeatedly, so Wang Jing had to temporarily stop the attack and ordered people to speed up the transportation of stone cannons and other siege weapons. Just as he was thinking about good plans to break the village, Xiang Xun came in excitedly and said, "Jingdu, good news, the Black Eagle Army has whereabouts."

Wang Jing slapped the table heavily and said, "The Black Eagle Army is now there, and Hou Dayong is missing the opportunity to fight. What should he be guilty of?"
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