Chapter 186: The War Ends
The moon on the tenth night of the first month was like a silver hook, and even though it was surrounded by countless stars, it still failed to cast more light on the earth. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
As the night grew darker, Krimu, sitting alone on a stone bench in the courtyard, did not care about the darkness around him, and unhurriedly savored the wine in his glass, as if it were the most delicious wine in the world.
The faint sound of breaking the air mixed with the night breeze still couldn't hide from his sensitive ears.
"You're here." Krimu didn't reply, his eyes still glued to the wine glass in his hand, and he just greeted him so lightly, like greeting an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Yes, I'm here." When he found out, Shen Ze was not embarrassed, he responded generously, walked out of the shadows, and sat directly opposite him.
"Sure enough, he was a hero out of a young man, and the Marshal of the Patriotic Republic was really courageous, and he really went to the appointment alone. Aren't you afraid that this king will deceive you? Playing with his glass, Krimu let out an incomprehensible sneer.
"I'm afraid, I'm so scared that I haven't been able to sleep for several nights in a row, and I dream that you stab me with a sword while I'm defenseless." In the hazy moonlight, Krimu could clearly see the corners of the man's mouth on the other side pulling a self-deprecating arc.
"Huh...... And you're still here? ”
"Of course I'm coming. It's like a gamble, if I win, I can win back the territory for my country, and win back the lives that may be sacrificed for my soldiers, and if I lose, it's not a big deal, it's nothing more than a small life. But it's not my gambling alone, you, as the bookmaker, are also involved in it. Deception, although it can get rid of a difficult opponent, will make you lose the trust of your daughter and the woman you love forever; Don't cheat, although you have gained love and affection, you must let go of the pride of the royal family and go against the loyalty you have worked so hard to insist on in the past. In this game, I am at risk of losing, but you have something to lose whether you open big or small, and I certainly can't miss such a good deal. ”
Krimu savored his words, and after a long time, he suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahaha...... What a Shen Ze! This king originally wanted to scare and scare you to avenge the revenge of the city that day, but he never thought that you had already seen through everything. It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity that you have already married a wife and had children, otherwise this king really wants to marry his daughter to you. Only a man as good as you can be worthy of my most beloved pearl. ”
Shen Ze also smiled, but his smile was indescribably strange.
"Lord Wang, in order to express my personal gratitude to you, I promise that I will never mention your last words to His Highness and the county lord."
What kind of reward is this? At this moment, Krimu raised his eyebrows incomprehensibly. But one day a long time later, when he repeated the old words in front of his wife and daughter without paying attention, and saw his daughter go away in an instant and suffer from his lover's cold war for two days, he finally understood how important Shen Ze's strange thank you gift was. Of course, this is a later story, so let's not mention it for the time being.
That night, the two men discussed what only they knew. After the secret talks, Shen Ze did not leave Zhenyu Pass, and no one knew where he went.
The day after the overseer in charge of the war intelligence issued an urgent report, Prince Gong, the commander of Limeng, suddenly encountered an assassin on the way to a routine patrol on the city wall, and was cut off by a man who was a soldier of Qiao Zhuangcheng Limeng with a sword.
"There are assassins! The prince was assassinated......"
"The assassin is Shen Ze! Quickly release the arrow, kill him, and avenge the prince! ”
Many chaotic shouts of killing sounded on the city wall, and dense sharp arrows like raindrops shot at the erratic figure under the city, although a few arrows were lucky enough to hit the other party, but could not stop his pace, after a few breaths, the man had turned into a small black dot, disappeared out of range.
"Who dares to chase him out with me and kill him to avenge the prince!" Some of the most loyal of the Crimean were all red-eyed, and one of them drew his sword and shouted loudly, which was quickly echoed by countless people.
"I'm Waiting to ......"
"Count me in!"
The soldiers guarding the gate were powerless and did not dare to stop it, and the man who drew his sword led many angry soldiers to open the city gate and rushed out, chasing his horse in the direction where Shen Ze disappeared.
However, the pursuers did not get far, and less than a hundred feet from the outside of the city, the stumbling ropes were tightened and straightened by the men who were lying in ambush in the grass on both sides, and the group of cavalry who rushed to the front were struck in the blink of an eye, and one of them turned on their backs.
"There are ambushes!"
"Oh no, we've been tricked! Turn around and go back and close the gates! ”
There were many smart people present, and there was a loud reminder from the person who was the first to react. However, it was still too late, and just after the group of cavalry had been put down, countless figures suddenly stood up in the grass on both sides of the road, shouting slogans and rushing towards the city gate, which had not had time to close, like a sharp throwing knife, which pierced the enemy's body between the lightning and flint.
On the one hand, the dragons were in chaos, and on the other hand, the elite troops who had been preparing for a long time, Jiang Yunfei led a full 5,000 brothers to slaughter in the enemy group several times his own, leaving behind the corpses of enemies who had forgotten to resist in a panic.
Shen Ze is the bait that catches the city gate, and the elite led by Jiang Yunfei is the dagger responsible for causing the enemy to panic and prevent the enemy from closing the gate, and the real main force is not far behind them.
Shen Ze, who was carrying the head of "Kerim", quickly and smoothly joined the rear troops, and he had no time to deal with the "insignificant" small wounds on his body, so he turned over and got on his horse, waved his hand, and personally led the army to Zhenyuguan.
Jiang Yunfei's mission was completed very successfully, until the army arrived, and no one on the enemy at the city gate could stand up and organize effective resistance, only a plate of loose sand relied on its own bravery to die and struggle.
The Jing'an army easily broke through the city gates and went all the way to the city.
Without a coach and being broken again, this is a war without suspense. For the remnants of the defeated generals who fled back to China, Shen Ze abided by the agreement with the Crimean and restrained his subordinates from pursuing the victory.
The recovery of Zhenyuguan announced the end of this year-long war, and it also meant that many people, including Shen Ze, opened a new chapter in their lives.
When the emperor sent the envoy arrived at the frontier, the post-war sweeping work was nearing completion, and the good news and the list of meritorious service requests were already on the way to the capital. The facts were clear, and Qin Cha hastily went through the motions, and directly announced that the prison army had framed the Marshal of the Patriotic Defense, removed him from his post and escorted him back to Beijing. (To be continued.) )