Chapter 144: Never Become a Captive
could understand what the regent of Zhou Zhi meant, and Shen Mengting also nodded immediately.
"Uncle, I know that. She added something to say that.
"Since it's clear, why don't you do it? Why are you still staying here?" the regent of Zhou Zhi rolled his eyes, and even his eyebrows squeezed a few times.
But Shen Mengting was still standing in place, and now she showed a bright smile of great excitement.
Shen Mengting's strange behavior surprised the regent of Zhou Zhi and all the cronies in the rear.
The regent of Zhou Zhi also protruded his jaw suspiciously, "What's the matter?" Shen Mengting?"
After Shen Mengting laughed, she still kept her face in the mode of 'chuckling' as much as possible. She also put her hands behind her back, and her body continued to straighten, "Uncle Zhouzhi......! I ......," she inhaled, "I'm so sorry before! I'm so sorry." It's because I'm so naΓ―ve that I instinctively think you're all bad people. Through this incident, I also understand that you and your followers are also patriotic. I'm proud to have an elder like you. β
In the face of Shen Mengting's praise, the regent of Zhou Zhi still had a straight face, "Well, then what? I didn't emphasize it just now, what do you want to say, please talk about it later! Now is not the time to talk about this." β
"No, I'm going to talk about it, because I don't think I will have the opportunity to talk about it again. β
Shen Mengting's tone was full of infinite determination, which prompted the regent of Zhou Zhi to listen to the other party's meaning as if he were shutting down.
"Uncle Zhou Zhi! It is all my responsibility Shen Mengting to cause today's situation. It was my arrogance that caused the army to fall into a desperate situation. Therefore, now I have to bear the burden of living and dying with the army. But you ......," Shen Mengting stared straight at first, and then at the regent's cronies, "but you have to leave." You don't need to stay here, you should leave the barracks quickly and go to Kiyose Castle to complete the necessary things. β
The regent of Zhou Zhi obviously couldn't accept this opinion, so he scolded loudly, "Shen Mengting, you ......"
"Uncle Zhou Zhi, listen to me!" But Shen Mengting's outburst made the other party close his mouth tightly, "I already know where you are great." I believe that with your presence, the Kingdom of Saran will have a way out no matter what. I am glad that the country has such pillars as you. But for now, I think it's better for you to leave. I don't think you mean to be a burden. However, when it comes to marching and fighting, it is still up to us soldiers. I don't mean you can't help. But I always feel that you should go to the position that suits you and continue to contribute to the country. β
Shen Mengting shook her head suddenly, and cooperated with the action of lowering her head and walking into the distance, "And these posts are naturally in Qingse City!"
As soon as Shen Mengting's words were finished, the eyes of the regent of Zhou Zhi widened again, like two glowing bells.
"Shen Mengting......"
"Uncle Zhou Zhi, Kiyose Castle wants to give full play to your strengths more than this military camp. So, why do you have to stay here at the expense of your shortcomings! You can make greater contributions to the country, so why do you need to stay here and do nothing?" When Shen Mengting stared at the regent of Zhou Zhi again, she kept a more sincere gaze.
The regent of Zhou Zhi was a little stunned, probably because Shen Mengting's words were too penetrating to the bottom of his heart, "You ......"
"So Uncle Zhou Zhi, you better hurry up and go back to Qingse City! Go to your familiar post and continue to contribute to the country and us who are killing enemies abroad. The soldiers here will remember your efforts and those of your cronies. Shen Mengting seemed to be about to cry, and there were a lot of trills in her voice.
The regent of Zhou Zhi seemed to be completely shocked, and he twitched and practiced his sword for a long time without words.
"And there's one more thing I want to say. The war must be very cruel, and I have no confidence that I can win it. So, I expect heavy losses or even ...... of troops here"
Shen Mengting didn't say everything next, but the meaning was very obvious, their troops here might be eaten by Sauron.
"In that case, I can't go. The regent of Zhou Zhi stretched out his arms and chest as if he were holding his head high, "If I want to die, I, as the regent, can't choose to escape." β
"No, uncle, you have to go. All of us here can leave without leaving, but you have to. Shen Mengting immediately made a rapid horizontal swing of her arms to make her own strong sense of opposition.
Zhou Zhi was stunned by that emotion, so he took a deep breath and responded, "For...... Why? Why do I have to go?"
"Because you are a powerful regent! all of us here can be taken captive by Sauron, but not you. Shen Mengting immediately made a gesture of spreading her hands and shaking towards the surroundings, "Just imagine, in the process of fighting between the two armies, one of the high-ranking officials of one of the countries was captured by the enemy country, what a blow this will have to our people! Moreover, once you become a prisoner, Sauron will inevitably use you as a hostage to put heavy pressure on the king of Qingse City." Then you will tell the king how to behave. So, Uncle Zhou Zhi! Shen Mengting shook her head slightly, and her eyes were slowly closing, "You better go first! Leave the barracks, so that I can kill the enemy without any scruples!"
The regent of Zhou Zhi continued to be stunned, and it could be seen from his half-open mouth posture that he was completely dumbfounded. But it didn't take long for him to let out some words in a serious voice.
"Ah! Generalissimo Shen Mengting. If you think I'm a high-ranking official, you have to walk to avoid the fate of being captured. But what about yourself? Don't forget, you're the Generalissimo! Are you all right when you become a prisoner?"
"I am the Generalissimo, and I was born to fight on the march. Therefore, if necessary, I must be at the forefront of the war and live and die with the army. And...... I...... I ......"
Seeing that Shen Mengting was a little hesitant when she spoke, the regent of Zhou Zhi hurriedly came to remind, "Shen Mengting ......"
"Uncle, don't worry, I will never be a prisoner. Because if our army is defeated, I will ......" Shen Mengting looked a little choked, she pursed her lips and stopped saying anything.
But the regent of Zhou Zhi understood what he meant very well, he opened his mouth wide, and made a look of great surprise, "Shen Mengting, you ......"
"Alright!" Shen Mengting snorted a few times, "Alright! Uncle! Her eyes continued to be rosy, and it seemed that a teardrop the size of a bean would fall in the next moment, "You better leave quickly!"
"No! I said I couldn't go. β
"No! you're leaving. β
"I'm not leaving. Shen Mengting, I don't think you're qualified to order me to do anything, right?"
Shen Mengting's gaze gradually turned firm when she heard this, "Yes, Uncle Zhou Zhi, I can't order anything from you." But I can still force someone to take you away, just like I did when I locked you up. β
"You ......"
"Alright!" Shen Mengting completely returned to her former generalissimo appearance, and she suddenly glared at the cronies behind the regent, "What's wrong with you, why don't you evacuate your regent to a safe place quickly?"
Under Shen Mengting's words, those cronies also seemed to wake up, and immediately ran to the side of the regent Zhou Zhi.
"Lord Regent, listen to the Generalissimo, hurry up!"
"yes, we can't help here, and we're even going to worry about the soldiers, so we might as well evacuate first!"
"Yes, let's go, so that the generalissimo and the soldiers can kill the enemy!"
Persuasive words abounded, and several cronies had already grabbed the arm of the regent of Zhou Zhi.
However, the regent of Zhou Zhi was still extremely resistant to this, "No! I can't go! What kind of contribution? There are no other three regent kings in Qingse City, and they can also contribute." If I leave now, won't the soldiers laugh out of their big teeth? At that time, their morale will also be weakened, saying things like 'even the regent is gone, but let us be cannon fodder', so I must not leave!"
"Regent ......"
"I can't go!"
Shen Mengting watched them pull between each other, and shook her head helplessly. She knew that the situation was urgent, and she couldn't afford to waste any more time here. So, she ordered the cronies fiercely, and there was a lot of strong language in her tone.
"Hey, what are you all doing? Why don't you hurry up and get the regent to safety? If something goes wrong with him, I'm going to try to ask you. β
Shen Mengting's roar was effective, and the force used by those cronies to pull and pull suddenly increased by several grades.
Even though the regent of Zhou Zhi was still trying his best to resist, he couldn't stop the pull of many people. His body began to be pulled out of the door, until it was almost completely gone.
"No...... Don't pull me like that...... You guys are so presumptuous. I repeat, you let me go...... You guys...... You're the opposite......"
In the end, along with the voice of the regent of Zhou Zhi, they were far away. Of course, there were a few shouts from his cronies, but eventually they would cease to exist.
"You're finally gone!" Shen Mengting immediately moved.
But she didn't take a step immediately, but quickly pinched the bridge of her nose and mouth with her hand. A big trouble for her is to get gone. But then there is an even bigger problem that awaits.
Alas, Shen Mengting sighed, and finally decided to meet. The expression on her face gradually changed to firmness and no turning back. Suddenly, the word 'good' burst out in her heart, and she started to walk again.
Shen Mengting knew what she was going to do next, and she also knew what she was carrying on her shoulders at the moment.
'All right! do it now, I'm going to hold on until the moment the Saurons come to kill me." With a lot of words in her heart, Shen Mengting walked out of the house.
"No...... I...... You guys...... How presumptuous you are, how dare you ...... to me like this."
Walking out the door, I heard the shouts of the regent of Zhou Zhi again, but this time it was not full of harsh annoyance.
'Uncle Zhou Zhi!!I didn't expect you to be such a straight-waisted character, I used to blame you for it. But don't resent me for anything, you have to go!'
With such thoughts, Shen Mengting accelerated her pace of going far.
The cronies of the regent of Zhou Zhi had already ignored the others, they rudely threw Zhou Zhi into the carriage, and then it was a meal of getting on the horse and riding on the horse, and entering the carriage when it was time to enter the carriage.
In short, they are just preparing to run away.
The carriage began to move, and as the coachman sitting in front of him whipped it, the carriage moved quickly.
In this way, the regent of Zhou Zhi was dragged out of the barracks by his cronies.
At this moment, in this barracks, something earth-shattering is about to happen. Shen Mengting continued to pace among them, walking towards the south gate of the barracks.
Sauron's army was coming from the south, so there was a good chance that their target would be the South Gate.
Prior to this, Shen Mengting had already ordered all the Salan soldiers in the barracks to assemble at the south gate, and she herself was about to rush there.
From time to time, there were soldiers who were also rushing to the camp gate, but their faces were unexpectedly overly panicked. It's no wonder that the sudden sneak attack of the Saurons must have scared all the soldiers in the camp into a cold sweat!
'Alas!' Shen Mengting clenched her two fists and continued to walk towards the south gate.
After arriving at the south gate, Shen Mengting saw rows of soldiers already lined up outside. It's just that they can't see a little heroic posture from their bodies. On the contrary, they also have an overall sense of malaise.
"It seems that the surprise attack of the Saurons has already crushed their fighting spirit!" Shen Mengting realized this, and also quickened her pace to join the soldiers.
At the gate of the barracks, in addition to the soldiers, of course, there were three swordsman generals. They are in better condition, at least they look like they are fighting.
Seeing that Marshal Shen Mengting was finally here, Ma Liming ran over first.
"Generalissimo, you're here!"
"Hmm, how are the troops assembled?" asked Shen Mengting as she looked around.
"It's almost too much. β
"Well, that's good!" Shen Mengting locked her gaze into the distance, "Prepare to fight!" she roared.