Chapter 119: Battle (6)
"Don't worry about this for now. Just focus on tomorrow's battle."
Zhou Cheng suddenly spoke, his expression not revealing the slightest worry about tomorrow's battle. He was certainly not worried that Shan Zhen would lose, but he also understood the importance of tomorrow's battle. Although he also knew that Shan Zhen would not split himself for such things, he still spoke out to remind him.
"yes."
Shan Zhen replied indifferently as usual, he was like that most of the time, even in front of Zhou Cheng, he was almost expressionless, it was not an exaggeration to say he had no expression on his face; Zhou Cheng was very clear about this, Shan Zhen's face had lost all emotions many years ago, as for the reason, Zhou Cheng knew it very well, he knew that it was the pain in Shan Zhen's heart, as well as his own; therefore, Zhou Cheng never said anything for Shan Zhen's change, he had no qualifications, let alone the right, what's more, even if Shan Zhen had changed, his loyalty remained, how could Zhou Cheng still have any dissatisfaction ?
"It's not that I don't believe you."
When Zhou Cheng said this, he was extremely pious, without any falsehood. Even though he knew that Shan Zhen understood what he meant, he still said it.
"I understand."
Shan Zhen was indifferent, he had long been used to it. Even if he didn't like it, even if he thought it was unnecessary, if Zhou Cheng wanted to say something, he would listen and respond. This was the only thing he could give to Zhou Cheng besides loyalty.
"Then you should go down and rest early. There will be a tough battle tomorrow."
"I'll take my leave!"
Without any extra words, Shan Zhen and Xue Han responded in unison and left together.
In fact, there is no basis for whether it will be a tough battle or not. It is just to avoid underestimating the enemy. Facing the 200,000 troops of the Han State's vanguard, the Zhou State has only 160,000. The gap of 40,000 is not big, but not small either. As the outpost battle of Zhou State's counterattack, although the vanguard is Shan Zhen, the commander is Zhou Cheng himself. After the battle of Jiangcheng and the battle to recover lost territory, Zhou Cheng has accumulated some battlefield experience. However, facing a truly meaningful battle, which is tomorrow's battle, even if Shan Zhen will not care, Zhou Cheng will treat it with great caution.
As soon as Shan Zhen returned to his tent, he felt that someone was hiding in the tent. He walked in calmly, put the accessories aside, and slowly took off his cloak and armor until he was left with only a single piece of clothing. Then he said indifferently: "How long are you going to hide?"
As soon as Shan Zhen finished speaking, a figure walked out from the darkest and most hidden corner of the tent.
"When did you find out?"
A crisp and familiar voice was heard, and it was Feng Jingyi. However, she was wearing an ordinary military uniform at this time. She had just taken off her helmet and walked towards Shan Zhen with a smile on her face. Needless to say, just from her dress, it can be seen that she was pretending to be a soldier to sneak in. How could she bring her female relatives with her when she was marching? Fortunately, Feng Jingyi knew her limits, so Shan Zhen was not surprised.
"Just came in."
Most of the time, Dan Zhen would not answer questions like this, but he did this time. After the call, he sat at the table and drank tea by himself, not at all moved by Feng Jingyi's appearance.
"I told you not to follow me."
Shan Zhen took a sip of tea and said coldly, obviously dissatisfied with Feng Jingyi's arrival. It was not obvious, but Feng Jingyi could tell there was some reproach in his tone, but she deliberately ignored it, smiled, walked to the table, sat down, picked up the teapot and teacup and poured herself.
"I miss you, isn't it okay?"
Feng Jingyi filled the teacup and took a sip before answering softly.
After hearing these words, Shan Zhen frowned slightly, but for a moment, he sipped his tea as usual as if nothing had happened. He drank tea only to quench his thirst, so after finishing the tea, he put down the teacup and naturally returned to the topic: "Leave here immediately."
"Kick me out?"
Feng Jingyi asked, although she didn't take it seriously, but Shan Zhen just remained silent, which did not mean he denied it.
"Are you coming with me?"
Feng Jingyi smiled, and it was obvious that this was a joke, and was naturally ignored by Dan Zhen. The time they had known each other and spent together was neither long nor short, so how could Dan Zhen not know Feng Jingyi's personality?
"If you don't report me, I will stay here."
"Nonsense."
Feng Jingyi was interrupted by Shan Zhen as soon as she opened her mouth to speak. Her usually calm tone now contained a hint of anger.
"No matter what you say, I'm not leaving this time."
In the past, Feng Jingyi would definitely be happy about the slight anger hidden in Shan Zhen's tone, but this time, she chose to insist.
"Do you know where this place is?"
"Zhou army camp."
"If someone finds you disguised as a man and sneaking into the military camp, you will be sentenced to death, do you know?"
"So if you don't report me, I can live. In fact, life or death doesn't matter, as long as I can be with you. Of course, I hope I can live longer, after all, I haven't captured your heart yet."
After hearing this, Shan Zhen immediately lost his temper. He knew that Feng Jingyi never played by the rules, and he had no idea what was in her mind. He didn't even understand why Feng Jingyi was so obsessed with him. Although he had clearly refused, he was still unable to drive her away.
"I don't care what you're thinking, and I don't want to know what you're thinking. Anyway, you have to leave the barracks. I'm going to fight the main force of the Han army tomorrow, so I'll arrange for someone else to take you away."
"don't want."
"You have to leave whether you want to or not. I don't want to be distracted on the battlefield because of this."
"I--"
When Feng Jingyi heard Shan Zhen say that he was distracted on the battlefield, maybe she should be happy. But being distracted on the battlefield is no joke. Swords have no eyes, and often a distraction can cost one's life. So after hearing Shan Zhen's words, Feng Jingyi was immediately half happy and half worried, or maybe more worried.
"You can let me go, but I have to wait for you to return from the battlefield tomorrow."
Feng Jingyi couldn't feel at ease leaving without knowing the outcome of the battle, especially after what Shan Zhen said, so she had to be patient and put forward her request; at this moment, Shan Zhen seemed to understand the meaning of Feng Jingyi's words, but he didn't say it. He just glanced at Feng Jingyi lightly, and then filled a cup of tea for himself.
