Chapter 476 Disappearance

Xiao Yu bowed and said a few polite words.

Gu Fei saw that the stone and the pillar had automatically stood aside. She was hesitating whether to stand over. Xiao Yu pulled her and said to Liu Wei: "This is my cousin, surnamed Gu."

Liu Wei bowed and then his eyes fell on Gu Fei.

Gu Fei was still dressed as a man.

At first glance, this dress looks like a man, but if you look closely, you will find something wrong. Those who are careful will soon find that it is a woman in disguise.

Liu Wei's eyes flashed, and he smiled: "Mr. Gu, please sit down."

After a few pleasantries, the wine and food came up soon.

Liu Wei knew that the prince of Qi was coming when Xiao Yu entered the camp.

He did not go to see Xiao Yu immediately. First, he did not know the real intention of Xiao Yu coming here. Second, the generals who led the troops could not have private connections with the vassal kings. If the court knew about it, although there would be no punishment for it, suspicion would definitely be there.

Later, the soldiers reported that Xiao Yu and his men had been searching for the badges in the warehouse for an entire afternoon. Only then could Liu Wei be sure that Xiao Yu was really here to look for someone.

That’s when he sent someone to invite Xiao Yu.

Not to show goodwill, but simply because he didn’t want to offend the prince of Qi.

After eating for a while and drinking a few glasses of wine, Xiao Yu and Liu Wei started talking about the art of war without knowing when.

Both of them were people who led troops to fight, and the more they talked, the more they got along.

Liu Wei looked at Xiao Yu with a new eye. In his impression, these princes and sons were mostly dandies who knew nothing except eating, drinking and having fun.

At the end of the conversation, Liu Wei opened his heart, "My Lord, I won't hide it from you. The terrain of southern Xinjiang is very different from that of the Central Plains."

"The terrain here is complex and the jungle is dense. When fighting, we can't advance with large troops like in the Central Plains. We can only fight in small groups."

"This leads to more or less soldiers getting lost in the jungle or captured in every battle."

"After the battle, we usually search for a few days. If we can't find it after a few days, then there is nothing we can do. I can't let the soldiers go deep into the dense forest to search, that's tantamount to sending them to death."

Xiao Yu nodded, "General Liu's handling is correct. If it were me, I would handle it the same way."

Liu Wei was recognized and very relieved, "The person that the Lord is looking for, I asked someone before I came here. It's a soldier from the sixth team of the third battalion. All ten people in the entire team of the sixth team are missing."

Gu Fei clenched her chopsticks tightly when she heard this. Sure enough, the third brother was not dead, but just missing!

If Xiao Yu hadn't accompanied her, she would never have found out such news.

Xiao Yu glanced at Gu Fei again, "Then can you ask General Liu to send someone to take us to the place where Gu Jing disappeared? We want to look for him."

Liu Wei smiled and shook his head, "It's not that I can't take you there, but it's useless to go there."

"Let me tell you this, the entire team of ten people is missing, and it is unlikely that they are trapped in the jungle. If it is just one person, it is possible. After all, the soldiers have been trained, and each team is composed of veterans and new recruits. Veterans know better how to identify directions in the jungle, and it is only a matter of time before they get out."

"And the Nanzhao people have lived in this jungle for generations, and they are far more adapted and familiar with the environment here than we are. Therefore, this team is very likely to have encountered the enemy and all were captured."

Gu Fei couldn't help hearing this, "Then, after the battle, won't the two sides exchange prisoners?"

General Liu raised his eyebrows, "Exchange prisoners?"

He shook his head, "There is no precedent. Prisoners on our side are generally killed."

"After all, military merit is calculated by head count."