Chapter 648 - Chapter 648: Asking General Hua for Help
Chapter 648: Asking General Hua for Help
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
[The mission location is 20 miles away from the south city gate. You haven’t been there before, so I can’t sense it very clearly for the time being. You don’t have to save them yourself. You won’t be able to save them anyway. There are branches of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War in the south of the city. Go there to get reinforcements.]
[The Governor of Wanning has already set out, but the number of people he brought might not be enough. Now, he has even sent a portion of his men to the palace to deliver the letter, so it’s even more impossible to make it in time.]
As Meatbail helped All Yu pay attention to the surroundings to prevent her from being knocked down by other people, it quickly told Ah Yu the information it had gathered.
Little Lamb had already grown very strong. All Yu sat very steadily on its back, which also gave her a lot of time to think.
The first thing she wanted to do was to look for the governor. After all, it would be faster to look for the person in charge for such a matter.
However, after hearing Meatball’s words, she immediately asked the lamb to turn around and go to the Ministry of Works and Ministry of War.
Many lives were at stake. If they delayed for a while, more innocent people might lose their lives. All Yu didn’t have time to discuss it with anyone.
The person she trusted the most was ultimately still Meatball.
If the information provided by Meatbail couldn’t help, the others in the family wouldn’t be able to help much either.
The main reason was that she didn’t have time to stop and discuss slowly.
Fortunately, Meatbail had already unlocked the map of the entire Wanning City. They didn’t take any detours along the way and even bypassed a few streets that were not convenient for a running sheep.
Little Lamb’s four legs really left afterimages. The surrounding people suddenly felt a gust of wind, followed by the sound of hooves quickly stepping on the ground. When they looked again, they could barely see the figure of a person leaving quickly.
Everyone exclaimed, “Which family bought this new horse? It’s actually so fast!”
“I’ve never seen a second-grade horse so fast. It must be a first-grade warhorse!”
“Nonsense. How can warhorses be used in Wanning City?”
Moreover, although they didn’t see it clearly, they could barely see that the horse should be a white horse.
There were very few white horses used on the battlefield. The legendary ferghana horses were also blood-red. White horses were more suitable for noble young masters to ride and play with.
A child licking candied hawthorns said, “It’s not a horse. It’s a sheep. A huge sheep.”
When the others heard this, they laughed loudly.
Sheep? That was the most ridiculous thing to say.
As for Ah Yu, even though Little Lamb ran so quickly, it took her nearly two hours to reach the South Town Camp where the Ministry of War was stationed.
At this moment, the person guarding the South Town Camp was the first-class mighty General, General Hua. He had completely retired from the battlefield and became a military official under the Emperor. At the same time, he became the camp’s instructor.
When Ah Yu went, she had already thought of what to tell General Hua.
As expected, she was stopped before she reached the entrance of the camp.
“Stop, who is it?” The two of them crossed the silver spears in their hands and blocked All Yu.
[The favorability on the left is 55, and the favorability on the right is 40.]
Ah Yu hurriedly said to the person on the left, “I’m a good friend of General Hua’s son-in-law. My name is Wang Ruyu. General Hua should know me. Please quickly inform him that there’s something important that concerns the lives of many people!”
The guard on the left looked troubled. He felt that this young lady didn’t look like she was lying. She must have something urgent to attend to, so she came to the Ministry of War. However, before he could say anything, the guard on the right had already spoken.
When the guard on the right heard this, he frowned. “There’s no evidence to prove your words. We can’t inform the general for you. Little girl, this is an important place where the Ministry of War is stationed. Leave quickly!”
[Kid, General Hua is only 30 steps away from you.]
Ah Yu immediately tapped her toes and flew up to the entrance of the camp under the screams of the guards.
Just as they were about to release the arrows, she jumped down from the door and said to General Hua, whose gaze was cold, and was about to attack, “General Hua, I’m a good friend of Big Brother Murong. 1 have a special request. Please send troops to help immediately. If you’re a moment late, I’m afraid something big will happen!”
Murong Run of Hundred Flowers County was engaged to General Hua’s family’s Hua Rou two years ago. Last year, the two of them were happily married.
Ah Yu didn’t receive the wedding invitation, but her family had written to her to inform her.
When General Hua heard his son-in-law’s name, he waved his hand, indicating that it was fine.
“Who are you and why have you come to my South Town Camp? Do you know that this is the camp of the Ministry of War and not an ordinary military camp?”
Although the Ministry of War was the head of the army, they would not send troops themselves. They were all trusted subordinates of the Emperor. The South Town Camp under General Hua was mainly to guard the south city and prevent riots and other incidents.
Ah Yu nodded. “General Hua, there’s no time to explain too much. I know you’re a fair person and won’t ignore the lives of the commoners.”
Under General Hua’s puzzled gaze, Ah Yu said, “As for who I am, please let me explain later. Now, there’s a quarry 20 miles south of the city. There should be more than 300 people buried inside. General Hua, please send troops to save them immediately. By the way, if you can bring the skilled craftsmen from the Ministry of Works with you, we might be able to reduce the casualties.”
“Little girl, do you know the consequences of lying to me?” General Hua narrowed his eyes. After saying this, he didn’t ask anything else and immediately ordered, “All soldiers, listen up. Mobilize 300 soldiers and immediately head to the quarry 20 miles south to save people!”
“Yes!”
Then, General Hua went next door and took away all the shovels, hoes, dustpans, and other things there in front of the officials of the Ministry of Works. A group of soldiers carried the things and ran away.
The people from the Ministry of Works were dumbfounded. “General Hua, what is the meaning of this?”
General Hua glanced at them and ordered, “Take them away too!”
The officials from the Ministry of Works:”!!!”
Were they here to raid them?!
General Hua was swift and decisive. In just a moment, he had already made the arrangements and the first batch of soldiers had already set off.
He then looked at Ah Yu. “Little girl, come with me.”
Without another word, All Yu flipped onto Little Lamb’s back and quickly ran in front of General Hua’s horse.
General Hua was stunned. He hurriedly kicked the horse’s belly and followed.
An hour later, the panting Governor of Wanning arrived with everyone, only to learn that General Hua had long left.
“The general has already left in a hurry. I’m afraid they’re all at the quarry now,” the guard said.
The governor was shocked. “Who sent the message to General Hua?”
When he first went to the palace, he heard that the ministers were discussing important matters with the Emperor. They probably didn’t have time to summon him.
By the time he was summoned, it would probably be too late.
He made up his mind. It wasn’t easy to convince General Hua, who normally wouldn’t move until he saw the imperial token. He could only make a decision and act shamelessly.
The guard on the left replied, “A little girl came to report in a hurry.”
He didn’t say that the girl claimed to be a good friend of the general’s son-in-law to avoid causing trouble for the two of them.
The governor went to the Ministry of Works next door. He originally wanted to borrow some tools, but he saw that they looked like they had been robbed.
When they saw the governor, they said angrily, “What’s wrong? What else does the Governor want to snatch? Why don’t you take the plaque of our Ministry of Works too!”
The governor:”…” Sorry to disturb you.
On the other side, Lu Yu met Qin Huai on the way. Lu Yu endured the embarrassment and quickly told Qin Huai about the matter. He said, “I heard that the guards in Duke Yong Manor are very impressive and are extremely good at saving people—”
Lu Yu originally didn’t have much hope. After all, there was still a little awkwardness between him and Qin Huai.
He was about to become the other party’s attendant, but before he could be of help, he was already making a request.
Unexpectedly, Qin Huai heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this and said, “Alright.”
If Ah Yu left for this matter, at least her safety would be guaranteed.
Coincidentally, there was a Crimson Guard in that quarry.
Her name was Chi Gou, and she was the only female guard under him.
This was because after the death of the previous Chi Gou, the other guards felt that this name was not very auspicious and didn’t actively fight for it.
After she came, she defeated a group of competitors and became the new Chi Gou.
Chi Jia was afraid that she was promoted too easily and that her ability would be insufficient, so he sent her to the quarry to train first.
All the Crimson Guards had secretly gone to look at Ah Yu every year, in case they forgot her appearance and couldn’t recognize her.
Qin Huai said to the stunned Lu Yu, “Let’s go together..”