Jiaohua

Chapter 1580 Respond to his kiss

The smile on Shen Lie's lips was faint, but his black eyes were very deep, and all the smile was hidden in his eyes.

"Well, I came to give you soldiers and horses, but I was afraid you wouldn't want them."

"Do you need to come and deliver it in person?"

"Because it's the end of the year."

An indescribable joy spread in Xia Zhaoyi's heart, and even the floating water ripples were filled with bubbles illuminated by the sunlight.

She wants to celebrate the New Year with her second brother.

He wanted to spend the New Year with her and guessed that she would come here.

It’s great that he and my second brother are both here this New Year.

Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "Okay, I will accept this great gift from General Shen. Thank you, General Shen."

Shen Lie smiled: "General A Li, are you cold? Why don't you go back inside first?"

"Yes!" Sun Congli suddenly popped up, "It's cold outside, and the wind has been blowing for so long, let's go sit inside!"

His arms tightened, and Xia Zhaoxue pulled him back two steps: "General, shh."

This is the first time Ding Xue has done this.

Sun Congli was surprised, and then he received countless unfriendly looks from all directions, all of which told him to shut up.

Xia Zhaoyi said: "Okay, then I'll follow the two generals' orders. Let's go back to the house first."

On the way back, everyone consciously made room for Xia Zhaoyi and Shen Lie to walk in the middle.

Everyone could hear what the two were talking about, the war in the south, the war in the north, and the current situation of Hebei.

The only person Xia Zhaoyi cares about most is Hejing.

Compared with the south and north of the Yangtze River, war is difficult but also simple, either you win or you lose.

But it is easy for people to think downwards, but difficult to think upwards.

Kneeling down is an easy action.

To climb to the top, one must contend with all the different notions of king and subject, father and son, noble and humble that have been rooted in one's mind for thousands of years.

There are also people who are already standing on the top of the mountain and don't want others to climb up. They will do bad things and throw stones down the mountain.

In the previous few months, Yang Fugui mentioned in a letter that he had killed more than a dozen such people, but why did it seem that he could not kill them all?

However, the war suddenly launched by Shen Lie against Jiangnan made everyone in Hejing feel insecure, and at the same time, they became more united.

Shen Lie said: "Don't worry, I asked Yang Fugui to pick out these people, and they are coming here with the Jiangnan soldiers."

Xia Zhaoyi couldn't help laughing: "So the 70,000 soldiers you brought this time are..."

"Only 20,000 are Yanjun."

Xia Zhaoyi crossed his arms over his chest and said, "Sure, General Shen, let us help you lead the troops. Then this fee..."

Shen Lie smiled and raised his eyebrows: "Ali, do you want to count this with me?"

Xia Zhaoxue, who was walking outside Sun Congli, suddenly said, "Brothers should settle accounts clearly."

Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "Listen."

Zhai Jinsheng, Cheng Jieshi and the others turned their displeased eyes towards Ding Xue again.

Shen Lie looked at her smiling eyes and said, "Jiangnan is a rich land, a land of fish and rice. When next spring comes, I will conquer it completely. Then, are you interested in Jiangnan's granary, General A-li?"

Xia Zhaoyi said bluntly: "Then I want half!"

Sun Congli and the others all looked at Shen Lie expectantly.

Jiangnan is not only a land of fish and rice, but also has top-notch products. If Shen Lie can completely take over Jiangnan and manage it well, it will be a prosperous and glorious life. However, Shen Lie did not respond to this. He looked at the girl deeply, smiled and looked away.

More than a mile away from the Qingji Pass fortress, it was originally a remote frontier village.

But now it has grown to a considerable scale, with three-story stone houses rising from the ground, where Sun Congli and other officers as well as the wounded are resting.

When the stone house was built, more windows were deliberately opened, but the lighting is still not very good.

The room that Sun Congli reserved for Xia Zhaoyi has been cleaned up and is the one with the best lighting.

Ever since Xia Zhaoyi attacked Qingquan Town and Yingxing Fort, Qingji Pass has actually been in unrest for some time.

However, they were all small-scale battles, with no more than 8,000 troops deployed on either side.

As for a large-scale one, Shang Taiyu did not dare to launch it for the time being, for fear that the Xia family army might have some backup plan.

When everyone entered the lobby, the soldiers had already lit all the lights.

Surrounding the huge marching map, Sun Congli expressed his idea. He didn't want to defend it anymore. He wanted to take some secret paths and rob the enemy when they came.

It just so happened that Shen Lie brought so many soldiers and horses, and when Shang Taiyu's troops caught up, he would go down from several intersections, let the huge army scare them away, and then eat them up bit by bit.

Xia Zhaoyi felt that his method was feasible. First, Shen Lie's 70,000 people appeared completely unnoticed, and even she did not receive any news at all.

Furthermore, even if the other party doesn’t fall for it, it won’t have any impact on them.

Second, these Jiangnan soldiers were all surrendered soldiers. If they could win the first battle, their morale would be boosted quickly.

Zhai Jinsheng took out a list and handed it to Sun Congli.

Shen Lie's 70,000 troops not only provided their own baggage, but also brought a lot of things to the Zhenwu Camp and Qingji Pass garrison.

In addition to the looting of the entire Qingquan Town's supplies and wealth, Sun Congli was grinning from ear to ear: "After all these years in the Northwest, I have never been so rich! Really never!!"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "Well done, General Sun."

"Ah? Praise me? Why did General Ali praise me?"

Zhan Ning said, "Our second young lady praised General Sun as a general who can bend and stretch! We have met many people before, who would hide away and enjoy themselves as soon as they became rich, but General Sun thought of finding a way to fight back immediately! General Sun, do a good job!"

"Hahahaha!" Sun Congli's face flushed with praise and he was very happy.

The dinner was very sumptuous, with both fish and meat.

The entire army was given large bowls of rice and large pieces of meat and vegetables.

Many soldiers even joked that General Sun might have mistaken the time of the New Year and celebrated it early.

Because they represented different military forces, Xia Zhaoyi and Shen Lie did not sit together, and Xia Zhaoxue was even at another table.

Sun Congli was really happy. Shen Lie couldn't resist his enthusiasm. He drank two glasses of wine and his cheeks suddenly turned red.

Xia Zhaoyi was not spared either. She could drink better than Shen Lie and drank five cups.

After the banquet was over, Xia Zhaoyi was helped back to her room by several maids from Sun Congli and fell asleep.

She vaguely remembered that she had not taken a bath yet. After being blown by snow and sand all day, she would feel uncomfortable without a bath.

She patted her cheeks, stood up and prepared to order some hot water. When she opened the door, she found Shen Lie standing at the door in a daze. She didn't know how long he had been standing there.

Xia Zhaoyi's voice was hoarse: "Shen Lie..."

Shen Lie didn't expect that she would suddenly open the door. When he saw her, the deep love that he had hidden for a whole day ignited a fire in his eyes.

Shen Lie stepped in, hugged her, held her face and kissed her deeply.

Xia Zhaoyi did not resist. When he pushed her against the door, she wrapped her arms around his thin waist and responded to his kiss passionately.

It was as if something was ignited between the two people. The vast distance between them, the longing for each other after not seeing each other for months, and the heaven and earth that they had fought so hard to expand, all collided together at this moment.