Chapter 348: Lost Before Fighting
His eyes stared at Shen Mengting, but Qian Hao couldn't say a word. He couldn't figure out what was going on, or why the woman was running so wildly.
After froze next to him for a while, he found that Shen Mengting had no other movements except for wheezing, so Qian Hao finally decided to speak one step ahead.
"You ......"
Who knows, that is, at the moment when his mouth opened, Shen Mengting actually opened his mouth privately.
"Qian Hao! I'm really worried now!"
The other party said something incomprehensible, which made Qian Haoton a little overwhelmed. He let out an 'ah' and scratched his head with a lot of effort.
"You ......" really wanted to reply to something, but it was difficult to find a resonant topic for a while, and Qian Hao had no choice but to sigh.
"I'm really worried!" Shen Mengting's head was slightly raised, not looking at the sky, but there was absolutely no intention of touching the ground in her eyes.
Qian Hao drove the horse closer to Shen Mengting's side, and the sound of horses' hooves was everywhere, "You...... I was worried about ......"
"Yes, I'm just worried!" Shen Mengting's tone was much more decisive, and it was no longer mixed with gasps. She seemed to have come out of the gallop she had just had, "I'm worried...... It's like we're going to hell!"
Shen Mengting used a very different vocabulary, and the word 'hell' was really like a big steel plate, which pressed Qian Hao's heart.
"Ahh......h Hell?"
But it didn't take long for Qian Hao, who had always experienced all kinds of difficulties, to recover from his surprise.
"Oh, I thought you were thinking about it just now? It turns out that you were worried about the future of the war!"
"Isn't this right?" Shen Mengting tightened her lips, "You also saw the situation just now......! They...... Really ......"
What she wanted to convey was 'unsuccessful,' but if it really came out of the mouth of her, the marshal, it would seem to be too disrespectful to the soldiers she had accepted.
So after a few times of jamming, she still hung her head like a relinquishment.
"Oh! It seems to be so! But are you also a little worried?" Qian Hao's eyes rolled up slightly, this was deliberately done by him, the purpose was to not even glance at Shen Mengting at the moment, "Didn't you already expect this to happen before you set off?" Besides, we are all deeply aware of the strength of the Sauron Empire. To be honest, I really didn't expect to come back safely from this expedition!"
Shen Mengting's gaze touched Qian Hao's body for a moment, and then quickly left, "That's right, but ......" She looked up at the sky at this moment, "But they don't look like this, it's really ......"
Suddenly, she realized that she had finally uttered that word. In addition to being annoyed and regretful, she could only continue to speak like a broken jar.
"Qian Hao! we seem to ...... Seem...... Already lost!"
Qian Hao's chest [River Crab] widened suddenly, and he seemed to hear something terrible, "Ah......! You ...... this sentence"
"I'm telling the truth, and I'm by no means alarmist! At least in the current situation, we really have the advantage of being vulnerable!" Shen Mengting's brows were furrowed, and her look at the sky was becoming more and more hesitant.
"Ahh
"No, I want to go down!" Shen Mengting continued to increase her tone, "I just want to go down!" may have been too excited, she still took out and gasped again, "Please let me continue to think about it!"
Gradually, Shen Mengting's tone was already full of crying.
Seeing this, Qian Hao's heart couldn't help but tremble, "You...... Ah......h
"Qian Hao! we seem to be ...... If the battle between Saran and Sauron starts, we will definitely not be able to resist the invasion with the soldiers we have in front of us! So...... We have already lost!"
"......Hungry! You say that's too absolute! There could be a miracle!"
"No! impossible!" Shen Mengting seemed to have a very certain meaning in it, "We are in reality, not in opera." Her head began to shake blindly, "There can be no miracle!"
Qian Hao felt that his throat was a little itchy, and the cool breeze was also invading his sleeve from time to time. He had no choice but to shudder, "Ah! If that's the case! Oh! I really can't say anything! But you're too worried about something, just like the so-called boat will naturally go straight to the bridge! No matter how bad the situation is, have we been caught by the enemy at the edge of Kiyose Castle before?"
"Qian Hao, this is different!"
"What's the difference, it's all a dead end anyway! And besides, there is still room for things to turn around at the moment! There must be a war between the two countries!"
"No, I guess there will be a war, I know the Sauron Empire!" Shen Mengting sighed again, she had rarely been so sad in the past. Her eyes were slightly closed, but in an instant, she opened them tightly, "Qian Hao......! It seems to have lost. Before the end of the battle starts, it seems that you have already lost!"
"Ahh......h You're ...... right."
"In other words, we have lost before we fight!" Shen Mengting's gaze looking ahead had turned into horror.
Then came a terrible silence that could almost squeeze out the heart. Qian Hao couldn't stand it anymore, but he didn't want to express his inner situation too much, because it would make Shen Mengting's heart even worse.
Alas! I didn't do it! I could only endure it! Qian Hao began to persuade him earnestly.
"Hey, what's wrong with your work here! I've never seen you like this before! Oh! It's useless for you to worry now! Let's be optimistic and cheerful!"
But what she didn't expect was that Shen Mengting snorted, "Hey, Qian Hao, what are you talking nonsense about, haven't I been sad before?"
"Oh! Yes, there have been a few times before, but like this now......" Qian Hao scratched the tip of his nose, "That's really rare!"
"Oh, what's the difference from before?" Shen Mengting had a gloomy face, and her arms were all embraced.
"Ahh This also indicates that he is recalling something, "If it was before, no matter how much you worryed, it would not be ...... Don't run around!"
In order to find out if he was wrong, Qian Hao tightened his neck, and also had a slight leaning forward style, "Like just now, he rode forward desperately! Wow! This has never happened before! To be honest, it scares me even better!"
Shen Mengting's body moved back, which seemed to correspond to Qian Hao's movement that was still pouring forward, "Huh? Is this your reason?"
"Ahh
Although Shen Mengting still had a lot of sorrow on her face, after a conversation with Qian Hao, her mood could be regarded as a little better. It's just that she is still lamenting at the moment.
"Alas, Qian Hao! Sometimes I wonder if my overly strong persistence will harm myself and my friends, and whether it will harm the people of the Saran Kingdom!"
"Oh, it's not easy to get that out of your mouth!" Qian Hao's face suddenly changed to a grin, "You want me to say something 'ah! no!, on the contrary, only your toughness can keep the Saran Kingdom out of danger, right?
Shen Mengting's face instantly stiffened, "Ah, Qian Hao, are you starting to be poor again?"
"Ah! No!" Qian Hao immediately raised his hands, and pretended to be innocent, "I am just explaining something! Besides, now that we have begun to go on the march, to be more realistic, that is, we have reached the point where the arrow is on the bowstring. Why do you want to think about something unreliable?"
"I'm not thinking about anything unreliable, I'm just ...... In the ...... of sorrow," Shen Mengting slammed the mark at this time, and she quickly covered her mouth with her hand.
"Hey, look! I ran too hard just now! I'm going to start catching a cold now!"
"Hey, what kind of cold is a hiccups?"
"Oh, I'm not educating you, tell you not to be too cranky, or your body will be broken!"
Shen Mengting immediately snorted again when she heard this, "I said Qian Hao! It seems that you really have to comfort people! Look! In just a few minutes, my mood has improved!"
"Ahh
"Hey, hehe! I said Qian Hao! You are really embarrassed to accept my praise! Am I not just talking about fun? Shen Mengting made a gesture of shaking her face with disdain.
"Huh?"
At this moment, Qian Hao was a little embarrassed, and his smiling face stopped.
"Well, I still want to thank you, after all, you really made my mood better!" Shen Mengting pursed her lips and smiled at this.
"Ahh
"How can you say that it is so serious! I, Shen Mengting, am not the kind of woman who will collapse at any time!"
"Ah, I know, you're our generalissimo!"
"Qian Hao, please stop your ridicule!" Shen Mengting lowered her head and looked at Qian Hao with a roll of her eyes.
"Ahh
"That's enough! Qian Hao! Don't look like you are oily and slippery, I am disgusted to look at it! Stop it here! No matter what, we still have to hurry!" Shen Mengting's hand that held the reins of the horse was already tightening, and the horse she was riding moved a little distance.
"Oh, that's it, too!"
By this time, the soldiers who were hurrying behind had already appeared, and a large number of footsteps followed, almost trampling the quiet road again.
"Ahh
Now behind them, there is also a heavy appearance, that is, thanks to the soldiers who are hurrying away.
"Well, they'll catch up eventually!"
"Then let's ...... too" Tentatively asking, Qian Hao poured his head into the side close to Shen Mengting, "Let's continue to hurry!"
"Of course!" Shen Mengting straightened her body suddenly, and officially tightened the reins of the horse in her hand. In this way, the horse she was riding did go forward.
Seeing this, Qian Hao quickly followed, and the two became parallel again. Moreover, since the pace is not very fast, it is believed that they will soon be overtaken by the soldiers rushing behind.
Shen Mengting has always been looking straight ahead, although her sense of sorrow has disappeared a little, but in fact, there are still some lingering palpitations in her heart.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? It seems that you are still sullen!" Qian Hao quickly realized this, and he naturally couldn't stand by and watch, so he initiated an interrogation.
Shen Mengting was jolting on horseback, and her body also had a tumbler look. But one thing that is still quite interesting is that no matter what, even if her hands no longer grasp the reins, she will not fall because of this.
"Oh! this ......"
"I still have something on my mind!"
"Ahh And just as she was about to pick up the answer, Qian Hao's voice overshadowed her again.
"Oh, let's hear it......! Is there anything else you can't figure out? Oh! I can't see that you're really too sentimental today! Then let's talk about what the hell is going on! I'm a rich man! Wow! It can't be a personal matter about yourself! For example...... Ahh
Shen Mengting's face was completely stiffened, and her eyes that looked directly at Qian Hao were gradually narrowing.
When Qian Hao saw the other party's appearance, he didn't dare to continue to make a mistake. He quickly straightened his back and coughed violently, "Ahem...... Cough...... Cough...... Sorry! cough...... Ahem......"
After staring at Qian Hao for a while, Shen Mengting took a breath, "Sometimes I just think!
"En, is it wrong?" doubts can alleviate the embarrassment in his heart, and Qian Hao deliberately exaggerated that emotion, "What do you mean?"
Shen Mengting glanced to the side, but soon overlooked, "Since this expedition, especially when I see the ugliness of our soldiers, I feel more and more ...... Is my tough strategy wrong. And is the remark of the compromisers correct?" her expression was increasingly sad, and her eyes had to squint from time to time.
"Alas!" Qian Hao began to throw his arms violently, "how can you say that? If you have any ideas, you must continue to the end! Why should you be shaken at this moment! Moreover, the gap between our country and Sauron is not the first day you have known! As you have said before, even if there is no chance of winning, you must fight the same." Because only if you fight, there is at least a slim chance of winning, but if you don't fight and choose to compromise, it will be tantamount to admitting defeat!"
After Qian Hao's long series of words, there was a long silence. Shen Mengting didn't seem to be in a hurry to answer, she just rode a horse and continued to walk.
The soldiers behind had completely caught up, and their leaders also jumped over the positions of Shen Mengting and Qian Hao. As the soldiers caught up, the atmosphere on the road became noisy again.
However, Shen Mengting's voice was much lower on the contrary, because she was afraid that her words would be heard by the soldiers on the right side of the road.
"Qian Hao! I know all this!But people sometimes......" After being silent for a long time, Shen Mengting still lowered her arrogant head, "Don't look at how tough I usually are, but if the people are hurt, I am still very afraid!"
"Oh, that's why you're holding back now?"
Hearing the word 'retreat', Shen Mengting was still a little unhappy, "Hey, what are you talking nonsense! What is retreating? Where did I retreat?"
"Oh!" Qian Hao blinked a few times, "Then you didn't flinch!, okay?"
"I wouldn't have flinched?" Shen Mengting frowned and glared at Qian Hao.
Qian Hao didn't want to argue with him anymore, he still let out a sigh of relief, "No matter what!
At first, he didn't understand what Qian Hao meant, but after licking his lips, he understood what he wanted to express. Shen Mengting herself also confided, "Yes! Yes, no matter what thoughts she has now, she has already led the troops to the battle anyway." And the next thing I should think about is how to resist the invasion of foreign [river crabs]. ”
"Well, this is the Shen Mengting I know!"
"Heh! Qian Hao! You say this so well that we seem to know each other very well!"
When Qian Hao heard this, he almost fell off his horse, "Wow! Aha! Hey, aren't we at the level of acquaintances?"
"Of course not!" Shen Mengting said, and began to shake the reins of the horse in her hand.
The horse 'Nasa' on which he was riding picked up speed, and he was trotting ahead as he looked ahead. This is what Shen Mengting did intentionally. Now that the soldiers in the rear have arrived, there is no need to deliberately slow down and walk slowly. Now, as long as you are firmly parallel to the leader of the troops, you can travel more calmly.
"Drive, drive, drive!" Shen Mengting kept shouting the sound of driving the horse, and ran to the end of the road with the team rushing next to her.