Chapter 187: War Without Sympathy
In the camp of Jiguo, Jiang Xuerong, whose face was extremely ugly, sat silently behind the wide desk, a pair of willow eyebrows locked together, and her charming and amorous face in the past became gloomy and deep.
His father Liu Yi also had a depressed face, and there were six or seven deputy generals standing next to him who joined the army, all of them looking cautious.
"What do you think of today's battle?" said in his suppressed voice, revealing anger or joy.
Many lieutenant generals hurriedly lowered their heads, not daring to meet her cold eyes.
After being silent for a while, she shouted in a deep voice: "Someone." ”
Immediately, a herald came in and saluted her with a fist.
"The order was given, and all the 100 sergeants who went out with Major General Hai were punished, and the ordinary soldiers were beaten with 100 sticks, and the leaders were beaten with 100 sticks and did hard labor in the army for a month. There is also an order that the soldiers who came back yesterday should not talk about yesterday's battle, and those who violate the order will be killed. ”
Her tone was cold, without the slightest emotion.
"As a soldier, the Lord will be captured, and instead of saving him, he will flee from the battle. Jiang Xuerong said in a deep voice.
"That Yanlong Changyue Ning is really powerful...."A thin-faced lieutenant general pleaded.
A pair of eyes that were originally charming and flowing at the water waves stared at the deputy general who spoke with a stern light at this time, "It is precisely because Changyue Ning is difficult to deal with, so when the city gate cannot be opened, they should have the courage to fight to the death, and they can also grow the majesty of my Ji country, although the defeat is still glorious, at that time, I will ask the emperor to set up a monument for them." There was a sadness in his tone.
Hearing her say this, none of the lieutenants came out to intercede for the hundred soldiers.
Liu Yi on the side flashed a ray of approval in his eyes. This time he sent troops, Emperor Ji ordered his daughter to be the commander-in-chief, but he strongly opposed it at that time, but Emperor Thistle turned a deaf ear and only asked him to have no father and daughter in the army, and to obey the orders of the commander-in-chief. In today's battle, she saw her daughter's hard, strong and intelligent side.
After everyone retreated, he walked in front of Jiang Xuerong and looked at her, Jiang Xuerong couldn't help the grievances in her heart. Lying on the table, he cried lowly.
At this moment, how could he not know the pain in his daughter's heart.
"There's no way I can't help it. She cried and said to her father, when she gave the order to shoot arrows, how could she not know that there were a hundred soldiers of the Thistle Kingdom under the city.
But she had to make such a cruel decision.
Stretching out a hand and touching his daughter's head, Liu Yi said softly: "Daddy knows that you are crying for that Wu Yu." ”
Jiang Xuerong suddenly raised her head and looked at her father. There was some surprise in his eyes.
"When Chang Yuening said that Wu Yu. Fatherhood gets your heartache. That person is what you don't want to hurt, right?" a pair of long eyes quietly looked at the tearful daughter.
Jiang Xuerong nodded and said in a low voice: "I was ordered to assassinate the Second Prince of Dalong, and I never thought that she would block that arrow for that Feng Ze." ”
Liu Yi didn't speak, and listened patiently.
"The girl doesn't speak, she has a good heart. I wanted to go to see her afterwards, but the palace was heavily guarded, and I couldn't get in at all, but fortunately, she was rescued by Chang Yueming, and I felt better. ”
After a pause, she continued: "She obviously saw me, but afterwards, Dalong's royal family has been investigating the assassination of the second prince, and I don't think she told me." Speaking of this, Jiang Xuerong began to cry again. Wu Yu's kindness was something she didn't expect, that day, when she was hiding on the roof and shot the arrow, the moment Wu Yu blocked the arrow for Feng Ze, the two of them looked at each other, and she saw the shock and heartache in Wu Yu's eyes. But Wu Yu didn't say who was the archer after she woke up, which was enough to see her affection for herself.
Liu Yi patted his daughter on the shoulder, and said for a long time, "You shouldn't have participated in the war, it's all..."
Jiang Xuerong wiped her tears and looked at her father, "I don't regret it, I am willing to do anything for him." She said resolutely and sadly.
"The emperor is the king of a country... There are countless beauties in the harem, and besides, in his heart..."Liu Yi was a little anxious.
"I don't care, where he is, where I am, die for him and live for him, I have no regrets. Jiang Xuerong didn't allow her father to continue, and decisively stopped her father's words.
Liu Yi was helpless, and only sighed. "How do you tell me to explain to your mother?"
"Isn't your mother also free of your life?" Jiang Xuerong said to her father.
"You mother and daughter are really temperamental. Liu Yi said helplessly.
The father and daughter were silent for a while.
"Daddy, can you see that Chang Yuening's skill clearly?" Jiang Xuerong asked as if she remembered something.
Hearing her ask, Liu Yi's brows furrowed, and a gloom slipped out of his eyes.
"This man's skills have improved a lot since I first met him. He said in a deep voice.
"Is that father sure that he can shoot him with an arrow?" Jiang Xuerong asked again.
Liu Yi slowly walked around the tent, and finally looked at his daughter and shook his head.
"Your skill is not as good as mine, but it is close to half of my strength, but it was broken by him so lightly..."
Jiang Xuerong was stunned for a moment, and then said softly: "He is like this alone, what if that Chang Yuening joins forces with him? And that witch." The expression on his face immediately became extremely dark.
Back at the camp, Feng Zhao instructed Haosheng to entertain the sea cucumbers, and gave him another house, which was the same as the residence of the generals.
Qin Yuan didn't interfere.
The sea cucumber didn't eat for two days and was lying on a deck chair all the time.
On the second day, Feng Zhao stepped into the sea cucumber's residence and saw that there was not a single bite of food on the table. He sat quietly on a chair behind him, silently watching the sea cucumber with his back to him.
After a long time, he said coldly: "If you want to go back to the camp of Jiguo, I can let you go." ”
The sea cucumber on the recliner asked after a long time: "You don't kill me to show your majesty." There was no fluctuation in the tone.
"I don't need to kill you, it's also very prestigious," the cold words had a faint domineering.
The sea cucumber sitting in the rocking chair immediately got up. Looking at him, he was like the young man who was full of confidence and vitality in two days.
The eyes that were originally as bright and fiery as the sun became dark and gloomy, and the whole person looked as if he was five or six years old, and his deep appearance was about to catch up with a weathered old man.
The wind looked at the young man in front of him, as if he saw his former self.
"War is already cruel, if you don't have enough preparation, you shouldn't go to the battlefield, and since you're on the battlefield, you must have enough resilience to face all the bloodshed and death you never thought you encountered. The cold tone was cold, and the look was cold.
"There is no sympathy and no pity in war, as long as the fearlessness and wisdom of fighting to the death. At the end, he added coldly.
Hear this. The eyes of sea cucumbers have the light of stars. In the dimly lit room, staring at the wind for a moment.
"After eating, get out of here. With that, Feng Zhao got up and walked out the door.
"But you have to think about how you will explain to your lord when you return. She won't trust you anymore. If you don't go back, your grandfather is still safe. If you go back, she will be suspicious of you and your grandfather. Turning his back, he coldly gave the sea cucumber a word.
After the sun completely set, a soldier reported: "Major General Ji Guohai asks to see." ”
The room was reading a book by the light, and a strange color crossed his eyes.
"Come in. He commanded lightly.
The door slowly walked into the sea cucumber. His steps were heavy but firm, and he watched silently in front of the wind.
There is a pain and choice in a pair of eyes illuminated by the lights.
"I'm going to follow you. After a moment of silence, he said in a low voice.
Feng Zhao paused slightly with his hand flipping through the book, then slowly put the book on the table, stood up and looked at the young man standing in front of him.
"Tell me why. He asked indifferently.
"I will follow you, learn from you, and fight with you in the future. The young man's eyes showed a touch of courage and determination. It's just that there is more pain in the bravery and firmness now.
"You can't see the future of the thistle country, do you?" Feng Zhao turned to face the window, looking at the half-wheel Qinghui hanging obliquely outside the window.
The boy bowed his head a little uncomfortably. Yes, from the desperate eyes of the trembling soldiers who hid under the city gates, he saw the future of the thistle country.
"If those people fight to the death, I can't estimate how many casualties the Great Dragon soldiers I bring will have, but a person with a mortal heart can kill the enemy, and one person can be worth ten people. But none of them dared to fight for the country, this is the real idea of the soldiers of the Ji country now, they would rather passively wait for the choice of fate than fight for themselves for the country. After a pause, he turned to look at the sea cucumber, his handsome eyes shining with a perceptive light, "That's sad, isn't it?"
The sea cucumber was silent for a while, he was from the country of thistle, but he had already seen the future of his country before others, he was desperate but unwilling.
"So I'm going to follow you, learn your skills and strategies, and fight you again in the future. for the country of thistles. He said in a deep voice.
"How do you know that I will agree to you?" asked Feng Zhao coldly.
"Because you're also a proud person. You won't reject me because you're afraid of my growth. The young man raised his head slightly, looked at Fengzhao, and there was a sense of confidence and fearlessness in his eyes.
"Do you know what kind of disaster this will bring to your family?" Feng Zhao asked lightly, looking at the young man with a hint of depth and sympathy in his eyes, only he could understand what kind of difficult choice this young man had gone through when making this decision.
The sea cucumber turned his head and avoided Fengzhao's eyes, and for a moment Fengzhao heard a low, suppressed cry.
"If one of them is willing to fight to the death for the country of thistle, I will not stand in front of you. The boy suppressed his cry and said in a low voice.
"I want to make myself stronger so that they can see hope in me. Containing his grief, the sea cucumber turned his head, and a pair of deep eyes quietly stared at the young and handsome general in front of him, who was not much older than him, and said: "My grandfather will remove me from the family tree, so that the lives of the rest of the family may be saved." As he said this, his somewhat immature shoulders shook slightly.
Feng Zhao looked at the grief-stricken young man in front of him, and said lightly after a long time: "I will instruct it, and I will say that the sea major general of the Ji Kingdom will be escorted to the imperial capital of the Great Dragon as a trophy." Let your parents and grandfather keep hope in your hearts. ”
The sea cucumber's eyes lit up, looking at Fengzhao, and after a while, he hugged Fengzhao and knelt down on one leg.
"I will repay you for your kindness. With that, he stood up, turned and strode out.
After the sea cucumber left, Feng Zhao called Liao Zeru: "Send a letter to Jing You and find a way to send important people from Haifu to Yanlong." He said in a deep voice.
"Young master, you really want to keep him by your side. Liao Zeru was a little worried, that young man had an end of not admitting defeat in his bones.
"He's going to be a good fighter in the future. Feng Zhao said lightly, Liao Zeru understood a little, and bowed and retreated.
Since then, there has been an additional young general next to Fengzhao, who is calm and resolute in strategizing, and after Fengzhao unified the world, he became a general that Fengzhao relied on the most. (To be continued......)