Chapter 76: Definitely Won’t Obey Obediently
“What? You want me to be the captain of the patrol? General Gongsun, I’m a doctor, not a soldier!”
After parting ways with Mengyao Gu, Gu Yu went straight to where Gongsun Jie was, to hear what he had to say to him.
As a result, as soon as he heard Gongsun Jie speak, Gu Yu was so angry that he started jumping.
He was staying in the military medical office, eating and drinking well, and even sleeping when he had nothing else to do. Refusing such a good job to be a patrolman, who would choose this if their brain was flooded!
“There’s no other way now. Since we learned that Wuhe Kingdom is skilled in poison techniques, we can only be more cautious to prevent being poisoned by the other party again.”
Seeing Gu Yu frowning, Gongsun Jie sighed helplessly and stated that this was the only way to thwart the enemy’s plot.
Otherwise, if similar poisoning incidents occurred again, the Linfeng Kingdom’s army would suffer considerable losses.
No matter how much Gu Yu didn’t want to be a patrol captain, he had no choice but to take on the role now.
“Poisoning…”
“Yes, we cannot let the other party succeed a second time. Therefore, with your expertise in medical skills, you will be the captain. You can discover anything unusual during patrols and then directly come up with a solution.”
“…”
Hearing Gongsun Jie’s words, Gu Yu didn’t know what to say!
Did Gongsun Jie think too highly of him?
Come up with a solution? He wasn’t even sure if he could discover anything!
He was a human, not a god, so he couldn’t tell if it was poisoned at a glance. He could only judge based on the patient’s physical changes, and then start researching a way to detoxify.
It’s not like he could tell just by looking, he didn’t have X-ray vision.
Besides, why should he stop the enemy from poisoning!
He still wanted to show off in front of his little wife by using his medical skills to cure the poison, so he eagerly awaited the enemy to poison them quickly so he could showcase his talents.
However, several days passed, and he didn’t know if the enemy was scared. They hadn’t even shown their faces.
Truly too cowardly.
“General Gongsun! Actually, I’ve wanted to ask you a question for a long time! Although Linfeng Kingdom is not a super power, it’s still stronger than the two countries opposite, right? Why is it that ever since the capital arrived at the military camp, we haven’t directly attacked? We always stay in place, waiting for the other side to attack. Isn’t that too passive!”
“I also want to attack… but, take a look.”
Seeing that Gongsun Jie was determined to make him the patrol captain, Gu Yu had to bring up something else to try and get Gongsun Jie to choose another method instead of focusing on him.
For example, launching a proactive attack.
The last war was a sweeping victory, and Linfeng Kingdom had nothing to fear. Why didn’t they attack proactively?
Always waiting like this is not a solution!
After hearing Gu Yu’s words, Gongsun Jie couldn’t help but show a wry smile. He then led Gu Yu to the sand table of the formation and pointed to the blue flag, indicating that it was Linfeng Kingdom.
The other two red flags represented the locations of Wuhe Kingdom and Changlin Kingdom.
The sand table was very finely made to imitate the surrounding environment, allowing people to understand it at a glance.
Precisely because of this, Gu Yu immediately understood the reason why Linfeng Kingdom was not attacking as soon as he saw the terrain on the sand table.
“As you can see, the terrain where Linfeng Kingdom is located is relatively flat and suitable for large-scale combat. However, due to the smaller population, Wuhe Kingdom and Changlin Kingdom, apart from forcing them to attack proactively, always hide in places with treacherous terrain. If Linfeng Kingdom attacks proactively, under such special terrain, it is easy to be counter-attacked, leading to significant losses.”
Looking at the arrangement on the sand table, and listening to Gongsun Jie’s words, Gu Yu couldn’t help but nod. He thought that under these circumstances, even if they annihilated the armies of Wuhe Kingdom and Changlin Kingdom, Linfeng Kingdom would not benefit.
Killing a thousand enemies, but losing eight hundred of their own.
It could only be said that Linfeng Kingdom was unlucky to be targeted by these two troublesome countries, and they had no choice in the battlefield.
This led to a situation where they could neither advance nor retreat, and could only continue to drag it out with the enemy.
However, beyond the locations where these two countries were stationed was another country – Minghua Kingdom.
Even if the enemy lacked supplies and medicine, they could replenish them in Minghua Kingdom as long as they were willing to spend money, without any worries about consumption.
“Gu Yu, I also know that you are in a difficult position, but the current situation forces you to serve as the captain of the patrol team to protect the safety of the soldiers.”
“This… can you give me a few days? To suddenly transfer me from the military medical office to the patrol team, the jump is a bit too big, and I can’t accept it immediately.”
“Alright, decide as soon as possible. This matter cannot be delayed.”
Gongsun Jie couldn’t say any harsh words to Gu Yu and had to persuade him with kind words, which almost drove him mad.
According to Gongsun Jie’s current position as Great General, everyone in the military camp was under his command. However, without Gu Yu, it was completely impossible, and there was no second candidate…
Therefore, with the entire army relying on Gu Yu, Gongsun Jie couldn’t force him and could only agree to Gu Yu’s request for a few days to consider it.
However, if Gu Yu still refused in the end, even though Gongsun Jie couldn’t deal with Gu Yu directly, he could start from somewhere else.
For example, he could select some patients with stubborn illnesses and send them over to keep the military medical office busy…
It had to be said that Gongsun Jie had thought of such a method, which really showed he was out of options!
…
“Alas, I just want to quietly be a handsome man, why is it so difficult! Another problem has appeared, and I can’t ignore it.”
After walking out of Gongsun Jie’s residence, Gu Yu looked up at the sky and sighed. Then, he adopted the classic pose of a farmer, with his hands tucked into his sleeves, and began to think about what to do next!
He definitely couldn’t go to the patrol team. Just walking around every day would be a lot, and he couldn’t openly slack off!
However, if he didn’t go, and Gongsun Jie took his anger out on Mengyao Gu…
Even if he didn’t vent his anger on Mengyao Gu, if he thought of some malicious trick to put on the military medical office to force him to join the patrol team… Gu Yu believed that Gongsun Jie was capable of such a thing.
Therefore, the problem must be solved fundamentally.
Wuhe Kingdom and Changlin Kingdom must be forced to come out of their shells on their own, and then they can be wiped out in one fell swoop.
It seemed that Linfeng Kingdom would have to make the first move in the second round.
Originally, Gu Yu wanted to wait and compete with the enemy when they poisoned them again!
But now… now he didn’t need to wait, it was his turn to actively cause trouble for Wuhe Kingdom and Changlin Kingdom.
That’s right! After thinking for a while, Gu Yu decided to go to the enemy country himself.
Since he didn’t want to patrol or be coerced by Gongsun Jie, Gu Yu thought for a long time and could only think of solving these two countries to eliminate all trouble.
Simple and quick.
If Linfeng Kingdom sent troops, it would be too conspicuous and prone to ambushes, so it was better to go alone.
If he thoroughly dealt with these two countries and mocked them to his heart’s content, they would surely attack proactively!
Pondering these things, Gu Yu also walked back to the military medical office. When Shentu asked what he was called over for, Gu Yu explained it simply.
He stated that General Gongsun had only asked him about some information regarding typhoid fever.
Anyway, telling Shentu would be of no use, so it was better to save some words.
After dealing with Shentu, Gu Yu stayed in the military medical office for a while longer, and then it was time for lunch.
When Mengyao Gu came to find him, the two of them ambled to the mess hall for lunch, and then returned to their residence to rest.
“Ayu, what are you worrying about?”
“Why do you say that?”
“When you encounter troublesome things, the corners of your lips always droop.”
“…”
Gu Yu had been wondering when Mengyao Gu would notice. He didn’t expect that it would be exposed after just one meal.
After such a long time of getting along, Mengyao Gu understood Gu Yu very well.
Just from some changes in his facial expressions, Mengyao Gu could guess Gu Yu’s thoughts, which could be comparable to a detective.
However, it was also because Gu Yu didn’t want to hide it.
Dealing with others was exhausting, so in front of his family, Gu Yu was always very relaxed and didn’t care if they found out.
Anyway, his little wife wouldn’t say anything about him…
“Didn’t General Gongsun call me over earlier? Turns out, he wants me to be the patrol captain, responsible for the safety of the soldiers in the camp… Yes, the kind that patrols at night.”
“…General Gongsun has probably made the wrong calculation.”
“Definitely! I don’t want to patrol. Walking around like this every day would be exhausting. It’s better to loaf around in the military medical office, that would be much happier.”
Then, after Gu Yu explained the reason, Mengyao Gu’s expression became somewhat subtle when she first heard about the patrol team. She felt that the decision to send Gu Yu to the patrol team was completely unacceptable.
Even working in the military medical office already made Gu Yu very unhappy.
Now, switching to strenuous patrols, Gu Yu would definitely not do it.
However, why would General Gongsun want Gu Yu to be the patrol captain?
Under normal circumstances, Gu Yu didn’t have any martial arts skills. Even if he joined the patrol team, he would only be a burden when encountering enemy scouts. The reason for General Gongsun’s insistence on Gu Yu patrolling was curious.
Thinking about Gu Yu’s proficiency in medical skills, combined with the recent poisoning incident by the enemy, Mengyao Gu guessed the specific reason after thinking for a moment.
The current location of the enemy was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so Linfeng Kingdom could not attack proactively and could only drag it out with the enemy.
And asking Gu Yu to join the patrol team was likely because General Gongsun was worried about the enemy returning, so he wanted Gu Yu to be on guard…
“Wife, do you have telepathy? You guessed so accurately!”
“It was easy to guess! However, Ayu, you definitely won’t obey obediently.”
“Hehe, I’m planning to go and cause trouble for the enemy.”
When Mengyao Gu stated her guess, Gu Yu nodded at her and then revealed his future plans.
