Chapter 179: A Tooth for a Tooth
Among the many thoughts that Jiang Xinzhi guessed, he didn't expect Jin'er to be Jiang Ruan's friend, he was stunned for a moment, and said, "What? β
"You don't remember me?" Jin'er looked at Jiang Xinzhi's confused appearance, a little anxious, looked around at no one, and then approached and said: "At the palace banquet, you saved my life, I, I came to repay the favor, don't you remember?" β
Jiang Xinzhi frowned, at first he thought that this girl was a little familiar, but for some reason, now when he heard her reminder, he suddenly remembered. At the palace banquet of the Empress Dowager Yide, the assassin came out to assassinate, and he seemed to have saved the two girls. Now that I think about it, it coincides with the face of the girl in front of me. It's just that.... He exclaimed, "You are a young lady of the official family, how did you get here?" β
He didn't pay attention to it at the beginning, and naturally he didn't know the identity of this girl, who might participate in the palace banquet, it must also be a young lady from the official family, how did the delicate and tender Miss Jiao enter such an enemy camp, even from the capital to the border pass thousands of miles away is also a problem, how can her parents deal with themselves?
"We have training in our house, and the grace of saving lives will be reciprocated." Jin'er Zhengse said: "Since you saved my life, I should come over to repay you no matter what." You are trapped in the enemy camp, if you have three long and two short, won't I even have a chance to repay the favor. This is a violation of the precepts of the government, so I took it upon myself to mingle with the female dependents of the reinforcement camp and came here, just so as not to violate the training of the organization. My parents knew about it and would have supported me in doing so. β
This is completely a bit of a strong rhetoric, a daughter's family came out like this, and she paid more attention to her reputation in the official family, thinking that her parents were already half angry and half dead, and it was a shame that she could still speak here. Jiang Xinzhi had a headache and said, "You shouldn't come here, it's too dangerous." β
"Since I'm here, I'm not afraid of danger." Jin'er spoke very quickly, which was very in line with her crisp and neat temperament, and said, "If you drive me away now, it will be really dangerous." β
"And how did you get into the enemy camp?" Although she can probably remember what Jin'er said, she is Jiang Ruan's friend again, Jiang Xinzhi can't be cold to her anymore, but he still has doubts in his heart and can't figure it out.
Jin'er smiled when she heard this: "Vice General Jiang, the brocade guard brought by Prince Xiao has arrived, how can he stand by and watch you." Anyway, you are also Xiao Wangye's brother-in-law, if Xiao Wangye ignores you, can Sister Ruan make him feel better when he turns back? Lord Xiao has already sent someone to save you, but... Jin'er stuck out her tongue: "The martial arts of his subordinates are too high, these people in southern Xinjiang are treacherous, afraid of arousing suspicion, ordinary women are reluctant to go, bold but not smart, smart but afraid of death." Only I was bold and smart, and I took the initiative to ask for help, and Lord Xiao sent me. I'm just here to help, and at the end of the day, I have to rely on the people under Xiao Wangye to help. β
After she finished speaking in one breath, she also boasted a few words to herself, becoming more and more frank and lively, Xu is different from the common ladies in the capital, and even dared to make fun of Xiao Shao with him. Jiang Xinzhi was slightly stunned, seeing that this girl was generous, he didn't know which adult raised such a pleasing temperament. Then he asked, "Which lady are you?" How about honoring the name? β
Jin'er was stunned and laughed: "My father is just a small military attachΓ©, not very eye-catching, I don't know Vice General Jiang if I think about it, as for Miss?" You can just call me Jin'er, I'm your maid now, not a young lady. β
Jiang Xinzhi paused and said in a low voice: "I didn't save you in the first place, I didn't want you to repay you, you are a girl's family, and it is still too risky to do such a thing." In the future, you act carefully, the people of southern Xinjiang are too cunning, I will use my own methods to protect you, and you yourself should be more careful, if necessary, you don't have to worry about me. β
This is the instruction, Jiang Xinzhi's words show that he believes Jin'er's words and will protect her in the future. The young man's expression is resolute, his facial features are already elegant, but he has a sharp spirit that only people who practice martial arts, and his actions and words are bright and fair, and his serious appearance has a different kind of charm. Jin'er blushed slightly, took a step back and said, "Yes." β
The two of them talked like this, and it was quiet outside, but it was late at night, and the soldiers in southern Xinjiang had drunk the liquor and fell asleep on the ground, and it was quiet outside, and the whole camp fell into an extreme silence, which seemed to be very peaceful.
Jiang Xinzhi frowned, people who practice martial arts will have great feelings about the slightest change, especially at the moment, although he looks at nothing, he faintly feels that something is wrong in his heart. This barracks seems to be too quiet, and Quiet always feels that something will happen next. However, he did not lift the tent and went out to seeβthe soldiers with the two handles outside still hadn't left.
Jin'er noticed his expression and seemed to feel a little uneasy. She leaned into Jiang Xinzhi's ear and whispered: "Why is it so quiet, it seems to be ......" Her voice was too small, Jiang Xinzhi couldn't hear it clearly, so she turned her head to hear what she was talking about, who knew that as soon as Lu Dao turned his head, Jin'er's lips brushed his cheeks, Jiang Xinzhi's body stiffened, and Jin'er's face turned red in an instant.
Jiang Xinzhi has grown so big, and he has never had such intimate contact with a woman. Perhaps it was in Jiang's mansion that he witnessed the cruel intrigue of his wife and concubine and suffered from it, except for his only sister, Jiang Xinzhi always stayed away from women. He was a lieutenant general in the barracks, and he saw a bright future, and later he was known as the god of war, and no matter who wanted to use his daughter to build a relationship, there were not a few women who came to show their love for themselves. He is young and handsome, tall and extraordinary, and acts like a decent gentleman, which is self-eye-catching. Now that it was so abrupt, Jiang Xin was a little annoyed for a while, but he didn't know how to make amends to Jin'er.
Jin'er calmed down after a short period of panic, and she couldn't see her expression clearly under the not bright lights, she turned her head and said casually: "I think it's a little weird, could it be someone sent by Prince Xiao to save us?" β
Jiang Xin was stunned, only to hear Jin'er say again: "Now how many times have your martial arts recovered?" β
"Seventy percent." Jiang Xinzhi thought for a moment before answering.
"Can you beat the two outside?" Jin'er asked.
"Yes."
"That's fine," Jin'er became a little nervous, "You have to get ready, IβI seem to hear the signal outside." β
"Signals?" Jiang Xinzhi was strange.
"I asked before I came here, and I believe in the wolf's howl, you listenβ"
In the quiet night, there were really a few wolf howls, and there were not a few hungry wolves on the grassland, but the soldiers with torches and knives and guns always stayed away. Now there are a few wolf howls in the distance, it doesn't seem to be a big deal, but Jin'er is so sure, there must be some special rhythm in it.
The two men in the tent held their breath, the night was dark outside, and there seemed to be a sound of rustling in the dark, and the soldiers turned over and continued to sleep, and the slightest noise was ignored.
Until the sound of rustling turned into a crackling sound, mixed with the sound of something collapsing, a hardwood falling down, and a "snap" woke up a sleeping soldier. He rubbed his eyes, stood up and walked out of the tent scolding, wanting to see where such a big movement was made, and as soon as Fang came out of the tent, he felt a wave of heat rushing towards his face.
When the wine woke up, his eyes widened at once, and he saw in the distance a tongue of fire spreading uncontrollably, almost reflecting the whole sky, and the night was like day, and the light of the fire was reflected in his pupils. The flame grew bigger and bigger, and it almost swallowed his mind as well. It wasn't until the light of the fire had spread to the nearest tent that he awoke violently, let out a scream of difficulty from his throat, and then cried out in a changed voice: "Get up! Get up! The granary is on fire! β
Like a thunderclap in the night, almost all the people in the tent were awakened, and the soldiers rushed out of the tent one after another, and were immediately stunned by the sight before them. Unable to care about anything else, he said, "Quickly extinguish the fireβquickly extinguish the fire-"
But in this barren grassland, the water source is precious, and drinking water and eating are scarce enough on weekdays, so such a big fire is useless, but the place where the fire started is the granary! It was the food and salary of the soldiers in the entire southern Xinjiang, and the fire was burning more and more, and the soldiers were distressed, and then a deep fear came. The soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, and they were still laughing at the fact that the military salary of the Great Jin Dynasty was burned in the capital, but now it is their turn. The soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty had no military salaries, and they could still hold on for a while relying on the past, but their current food was burned to the ground, and they couldn't support it for even one day. What's more, they have to watch the grain and grass they depend on for survival turn into a pile of ashes when they don't have enough water, how cruel!
"Panic what, put out the fire with sand!" A low shout suddenly came from the darkness, and when everyone looked over, they saw that the man in gray had already stood up at some point, and his voice was deep, obviously full of anger: "Be careful of disturbing the holy woman!" β
"Strategist! The rations were burned! One soldier couldn't help but panic: "What can I do?" β
"Shut up," Yuan Chuan said: "All the soldiers go to the sand dunes in front to scoop sand, whoever makes a noise to disturb again, the military law will deal with it!" β
The soldiers were immediately silenced, Motokawa was their leader, and with Motokawa here, it seemed that everything was not to be worried. At this moment, Yuan Chuan gave an order, and everyone rushed to the nearest sand dune.
Yuan Chuan stood with his hands in his hands, his face covered most of his face with a wide robe, and he couldn't see his expression clearly, but his beautiful red lips were not hooked as before, and it was obvious that he was not in a very happy mood at this time. Although the words are firm, they can ...... Looking at the momentum of the firelight, he also knew that the grain and grass could not be saved at this moment, and he was really powerless.
The fingers under the robe slowly bent into fists, and Motokawa stood still, as if something had been forgotten. This fire must have been put by the soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty, this hand can not be said to be insidious, it was originally they who underestimated the Jin Yiwei, and they have not moved these days, are they waiting for the opportunity? It was really well-intentioned to pick such a moment when the soldiers in southern Xinjiang were most relaxed.
But what is forgotten? Yuan Chuan looked over, and paused slightly when his gaze swept over a large tent. The two soldiers outside the tent were still standing straight, but their posture was a little stiff, Yuan Chuan turned his head, and the two soldiers did not move, as if they were two stones.
Yuan Chuan was shocked in his heart, and his heart was not good. shouted: "Come and see where Jiang Xinzhi is!" β
The soldiers were startled and hurriedly ran to the big tent where Jiang Xinzhi was under house arrest, only to find that the two guards at the door had been dead for a long time, but they were supported by a long pole to maintain a standing posture, and the big tent was already empty, where was there any people.
"Oh no, Jiang Xinzhi has escaped-" The panicked voice floated over the entire southern Xinjiang camp, Yuan Chuan stood in the distance, pursed his lips tightly, and said fiercely: "In such a short time, he can't escape far, chase me!" β
The subordinates were ordered to leave, Yuan Chuan looked at the raging granary fire in the distance, and then looked at the empty tent, the tent was empty, even the maid was gone, Jiang Xinzhi was a person who cherished the fragrance and cherished the jade....... No, as if he had thought of something, his body stiffened suddenly. Jiang Xinzhi was softened in his daily eating, and how did he defeat the guards at the door. He took advantage of the chaos to escape from today's fire, how could he grasp it so accurately, and cooperate so seamlessly, that servant - that servant!
Jiang Xinzhi is not such a person who trusts others easily, especially in this large camp in southern Xinjiang, he is on guard against everyone. At the beginning, the spies they sent to Jiang Xinzhi were stunned that they couldn't get useful information from Jiang Xinzhi's mouth, but now on the way to escape, Jiang Xinzhi brought his maid with him, and the maid must not be so simple, maybe it was the person sent by Xiao Shao to pick up Jiang Xinzhi!
Yuan Chuan's face sank like water, and his heart was already furious, he was conceited and intelligent all his life, and everything was under control, but he didn't expect to be put on such a show. First, the maid didn't seem to have any clever martial arts, and secondly, he expected that the maid didn't have that much courage, but she was fooled. Today, Xiao Shao sent someone to burn his granary and let Jiang Xinzhi go, which was not a great shame for him, and the anger of being insulted in his heart was more than anything else.
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The wind was strong in the moor at night, and the sound of horses' hooves answered, and the howling wind blew the long hair of the horsemen high.
Jin'er sat on the horse, Jiang Xinzhi was behind her, his hands around her and pulling the reins, so it looked like he had encircled her whole person in his arms. Leaning too close, the good smell of the man's body was close to the tip of his nose, Jin'er's little face was slightly red, in order not to let her embarrassment be discovered by the man behind her, she said, "What if they catch up?" β
Jiang Xinzhi smiled slightly, thinking that she was afraid, and comforted: "Don't be afraid, you will be fine if you cross the Liaoshui River, since Xiao Shao sent someone to respond, he is naturally fully prepared." β
Jin'er thought for a while, and suddenly laughed: "Lord Xiao's hand is really ruthless, when he saved you, he also burned a fire by the way, and the granary can't be saved, this is called treating others in the way of others, if I am from southern Xinjiang, I am afraid that I will be angry at this moment." β
Jiang Xinzhi couldn't understand what she said, "treat others the way they are", he was under house arrest in the tent, and the news was not very well-informed. Thinking of Fang Cai Jin'er's performance, he smiled and said, "Your martial arts are good, and you are also very courageous." β
In fact, Jin'er's martial arts are still a little far from being good, and it can only be seen that she has practiced martial arts, but I think it is also because the people in the house are distressed that a girl is tired of practicing martial arts, and Jin'er's martial arts are all relatively superficial techniques for self-defense. If you talk about appreciation, it is also because of her ruthlessness, in the face of those guards who woke up and blocked the way, she was not afraid at all, and she was not soft at all, but like a martial artist who was born in the gate.
When Jin'er heard this, she turned around and smiled: "That's nature, I ......" seemed to realize something, and her words stopped abruptly. glanced at Jiang Xinzhi with some uneasiness, but found that Jiang Xinzhi looked at her stunned, and reached out to stroke her face. She didn't move nervously, only to see Jiang Xinzhi remove a piece of leather from her face, raise her eyebrows and say, "Fake? β
The burned "scar" was being pinched in Jiang Xinzhi's hand at the moment, Jin'er breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled again when she heard the words: "Naturally it's fake, if you don't do some disguise, it's always not good, you didn't recognize me before, look at it now, but you still know it?" She smiled and looked very hearty and straightforward, and deliberately leaned closer, wanting Jiang Xinzhi to take a closer look.
She is still holding a small torch in her hand, her skin is clean and fair under the firelight, and the scars have faded, she is really a beautiful girl, her facial features are delicate, and she has a heroic spirit, and her every move is very frank, Jiang Xin's heart moved slightly, don't look over, and said: "You were just a little girl at the beginning." "Now she's a young girl. There was an inexplicable joy in his heart, when he saw the scar on Jin'er's face before, he thought that Jin'er had suffered something in the past few years, but he didn't want to poke her sadness. Now that he found out that it was just a fake scar, he was relieved and secretly amused by his worries, when did he pay attention to these trivial things?
During the operation, the two of them had come to the Liaoshui River, and there was a small bamboo basket woven on it, and the flowing water at the bottom turned up huge waves, as if one was not careful, it would be swallowed by the waves. Jiang Xinzhi and the two dismounted, drove the horse away, and the two stepped onto the bridge. Fang crossed the opposite bank, and sure enough, he saw someone answering on the opposite bank, and when the man saw that Jiang Xinzhi and Jin'er had arrived safely, he ordered his companions to draw out their knives and cut off the bridge rope on this side with a few knives. The bridge and road were suddenly cut off, and even if the people of southern Xinjiang wanted to cross the river, they could not cross it for the time being. Several people jumped on the horses that had been prepared and disappeared into the night.
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In the Dajin military camp, the young man in the handsome position was dressed in a soapy green uniform, his eyebrows and eyes were as cold as jade, and his guards entered the tent and returned: "Master, Deputy General Jiang and Miss Zhao are safe, and they will arrive in a short time." The granary of the people of southern Xinjiang has also been burned down by us, and there should be no more mistakes for the time being. β
Xiao Shao let out a faint "um" and lowered his eyes and was silent. Guan Lianghan, who was sitting on the side, finally couldn't help but say: "Third child, the people under you are really extraordinary, you can quietly burn down other people's military camps, and I am afraid that my people will not be able to do it so beautifully." Only you, the brocade guard, can do this in the world, it's so fucking happy! β
He was wearing a white room, and the white bandages were faintly visible inside, and now the wounds on his body had not yet healed, but he couldn't hold it anymore, and he had to watch how this battle should be fought. At the beginning, Guan Lianghan and Jiang Xinzhi were injured by the traitors who were ambushed by the people of southern Xinjiang, Guan Lianghan gritted his teeth with hatred for the people of southern Xinjiang: "This southern Xinjiang people are full of bad water in their stomachs, we are at war with the grandsons of the Tianjin Kingdom, but the southern Xinjiang also has to intervene, it is not a dignified means, what kind of ability is it to play some tricks!" β
"Soldiers don't get tired of deceit." Xiao Shao said lightly, but his brows furrowed slightly, what would the people of southern Xinjiang do to intervene in it, he naturally understood, but there were some things that could not be done by outsiders, and Guan Lianghan didn't know the deep meaning. The ambition of the people of southern Xinjiang can be seen, and now it is the time to lure the snake out of the hole, and his unsparing suppression of southern Xinjiang is actually not as far-reaching as Guan Lianghan thought.
Xiao Shao thought of the previous letter from the Beijing Flying Pigeon that Xia Jun and Jiang Chao joined forces to burn the food and salaries that were transported to the border pass, but Jiang Ruan blocked them back with a tooth for a tooth. Xuanli lost his wife and broke his soldiers, and Xia Jun and Jiang Chao also suffered the consequences. Qi Fengxin inadvertently revealed his admiration for Jiang Ruan, and Xiao Shao also felt honored. It's just that since Xuanli also colluded with Southern Xinjiang, they plotted against Jinyi Wei in the capital, and Jiang Ruan blocked it for him, but Jinying Wangfu has never suffered a loss and swallowed it in the past, so he has to spare no effort to get it back.
So without thinking about it, he let people burn down the granaries of the people in southern Xinjiang. The people of southern Xinjiang and the Kingdom of Tianjin should have reached some kind of agreement, and this fire burned the salaries of the camp in southern Xinjiang, and the people of southern Xinjiang naturally wanted to ask for help from the Kingdom of Tianjin. It's just that the Tianjin Kingdom is now difficult to protect itself, and it is a small land with not rich materials, where can such a sum of grain and grass be obtained. If you can't get food and grass, the people of Southern Xinjiang will not continue to be stationed here, there is no saying that you will die for this in vain, if the alliance between Southern Xinjiang and the Tianjin Kingdom is broken, divided and dissolved, and each is broken, it will come very quickly.
As for Zhao Jin, it just happened that he hadn't found a suitable candidate yet, and since Zhao Jin volunteered and looked at it, he also acquiesced. Now that Jiang Xinzhi has been rescued safely, he has not taken care of some things, and he can really do a big job with confidence.
Guan Lianghan said: "Now that Lao Jiang is back, Nanjiang is also very injured, as long as he concentrates on Tianjin." Damn, Lao Tzu has been unhappy with the Tianjin grandsons for a long time, the third child, I am much more relieved if you come, if you don't teach the Tianjin Kingdom a lesson this time, we are not worthy of being the senior brothers from Canaan Mountain! β
These words have a bit of a radical meaning, Guan Lianghan himself knows that there is no need for Lu Dao, because Xiao Shao's personality is really very direct, and there is no need to use too much ingenuity in his tactics to fight, with such an invincible army, coupled with the master's decisive and ruthless orders, the depression accumulated earlier because of Jiang Xinzhi's imprisonment is restricted, and now once there is a breakthrough, it will inevitably be vented mercilessly.
This battlefield will soon become a Shura field.
------Off topic------
The brother-in-law and brother-in-law met, and it was a bloody storm and bloody rain, and the blood flowed into a river haha~