53. Chapter 53
The night is getting thicker, the Western Qin army is disciplined, and at night, the whole camp is silent, especially when the big war is approaching, even the occasional patrol report is deliberately suppressed, for fear of disturbing the rest of the soldiers. As a result, in this long and lonely night, only the sound of the wind and the chirping of autumn insects are often left.
Zhou Qingqing was lying on the couch, looking at the skylight on the top of the tent, a round of Xuanyue hanging in the air, revealing a bit of unpredictable vastness. She sighed and closed her eyes.
Someone lifted the curtain and walked in step by step, but Zhou Qingqing did not open his eyes.
Qin Zhen stood next to her and watched her for a while by the beating oil lamp, untied his shirt and lay down next to her.
He reached into her clothes and whispered in her ear: "That lotus petal orchid in the palace is blooming very well, when I leave the mansion, let Mizhu Miyu take good care of it." ”
Zhou Qingqing sighed, and held his hand through the obscene clothes: "The prince will go out to meet the battle in two days, so it's better to rest." ”
Qin Zhen chuckled and said, "Yes, there are still two days to go out, so you can do something of your own tonight." ”
As he said this, his hands began to stir again, and he reached into her breast, untied her belly pocket, and stripped off her profane garments.
The wind was blowing outside, the lights in the tent were jumping gently, the cold moon was shining above, and the occasional whisper or two of soldiers came around. Even in the tent, there was a sense of shame, she bit her lip tightly and didn't make a sound, her face was full of red spring, and the rapid breathing fell on Qin Zhen's ears, making his heart throb, he blew out the oil lamp in the air, and his movements became more and more fierce.
Two days later, the Northern ** Zhou army pressed the border, and Qin Zhen and Qin Luo brothers and sisters led troops to meet the battle. The Great War is on the verge of breaking out.
The battle ahead was fierce, but what was the specific battle situation, Zhou Qingqing only heard the wire reports that came every two hours, it is reported that the Northern Zhao combat methods are treacherous, and they are almost familiar with the tactics of the Western Qin, so even if the Northern Zhao army came from an expedition and was tired of fighting, the Western Qin did not get the slightest benefit, but fortunately, their ally the Southern Zhou was weak in combat effectiveness, and the Western Qin barely had the upper hand.
By the evening of the second day, the battle had not yet been decided. Zhou Qingqing couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, so he simply got up and went out of the camp tent to breathe. She was in the camp for many days, except for General Qin Luoyu who knew her identity, although the other soldiers saw her eating and living with the prince, they thought she was the little servant who served him by the prince's side.
Seeing her come out in the middle of the night, the soldiers on patrol greeted her politely.
She nodded, and walked aimlessly in the camp for a while, but suddenly heard someone behind her whispering to her: "Princess! ”
Zhou Qingqing turned his head, faintly saw the person coming in the night, and said with a smile: "General Yu, don't let people hear you call me like this." ”
General Yu chuckled lightly, and didn't step forward, only lowered his voice even more: "The princess hasn't slept so late, is she worried about the princess?" ”
Zhou Qingqing sighed: "I always feel that this battle is dangerous, and I don't know how to fight ahead." The prince and the soldiers threw their heads and spilled blood, where can I sleep peacefully in the rear. ”
General Yu nodded: "If the princess is worried, it is better to patrol the camp security with me, now that the war is in full swing, if there is an enemy army sneaking in, it will be a big trouble, let's be careful, it can be regarded as sharing the worries of the prince on the front line." ”
Zhou Qingqing thought that he wouldn't be able to sleep anyway, and General Yu also had some truth in what he said. Now that Qin Zhen is fighting in the front, they have to take care of this rear, so as not to distract him.
She followed General Yu around the border of the camp and carefully checked whether there were any gaps in the security. In fact, the Western Qin army was strictly disciplined, and the night patrol was very complete, and most of the circle was down, and nothing wrong was seen.
Until he walked to the corner, Zhou Qingqing suddenly felt surprisingly quiet, obviously there were no patrol soldiers in these dozens of meters.
She stepped forward and asked: "General Yu, why is there no one patrolling here, there is a river valley outside here, and the river valley leads to the east where Bei** Zhou is located, if there are spies coming up from the river valley to sneak into the war camp, wouldn't it be very dangerous?" ”
General Yu, who was two steps ahead of her, did not reply, and she suddenly felt that something was not quite right. General Yu is tall and long, but he is not confused when he is old, and his impression is not as tall as the figure in front of him.
A bad premonition arose in her heart, and she was about to turn around and run towards the center of the tent, but before she could move, her body suddenly weakened, and when she opened her mouth to shout, it was stuck in her throat.
She watched in horror as the person in front of her turned around and walked towards her step by step. The face was General Yu's, but it was stiff and expressionless. She knew it was a human skin mask.
The man took out a white silk from his sleeve, blindfolded her, and spoke again as if it was not General Yu, but a completely unfamiliar male voice: "Princess, on the orders of my son-in-law, I will take you away and let you be wronged." ”
Zhou Qingqing only felt a strange fragrance enter his nose, and then he was ignorant.
Early the next morning, the Western Qin battle camp received a report from the front line that the Western Qin finally broke through the Northern Zhao and Western Qin fronts, and the other party withdrew in a hurry.
When General Yu was about to return to Qin Zhen's main camp to report the good news, he happened to bump into Nie Jin. He was overjoyed and said to him: "General Nie, the prince has won and is returning to the camp." ”
Nie Jin nodded, walked to the door of the tent, and called in a low voice, "Miss! ”
There was no sound inside, Nie Jin called again, but there was still no movement. He frowned, and opened the curtain, leaving the couch empty. He turned back and walked out of the tent, and said to the two patrol soldiers outside: "Have you seen the little guards in the prince's account?" ”
The two guards shook their heads.
One of them suddenly remembered something and said, "Didn't he patrol with General Yu last night?" ”
General Yu was confused: "I was in the tent last night and I haven't seen her." ”
When Nie Jin heard this, his face changed greatly: "It's not good, something happened to Miss!" General Yu, quickly call someone to find it. ”
General Yu was also shocked, and hurriedly waved his hand: "Hurry up and find someone!" He said to Nie Jin Ai Ai again, "Nie Guard, what the hell is going on?" ”
Nie Jin said with a calm face: "Someone pretended to be you last night and lured the young lady away. ”
"What?"
Nie Jin only glanced at him with a grim expression, and then walked away quickly to find someone.
"Report to General Yu!" Suddenly, a soldier ran over with a panicked look.
General Yu asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"Two patrolmen in the southeast corner were killed last night, and they were just discovered."
Nie Jin, who had walked a few steps away, frowned, took more steps, and walked towards the southeast corner. In the turbulent valley, the water rolled away, and there was no trace of it. It's a natural barrier to defense, but it's also a good way to hide and escape. The river flows eastward and crosses a mountain, which is the direction of the Northern ** Zhou. The army cannot enter and exit from this place, but individuals with good skills can easily enter and exit.
General Yu panted and ran over: "Nie guard, isn't the princess?" ”
Nie Jin nodded: "The princess was kidnapped." ”
General Yu was puzzled: "Outsiders think that Princess Wu was given death, how could someone rob her?" ”
Nie Jin laughed: "Your General Feng knows that the princess is not dead. And this route, presumably only General Feng knows.
In order not to affect morale, Feng Xiao is a spy is a matter that people in the Western Qin army don't know much, but General Yu has a high position of power, and the secrets of this matter have long been known. His face was full of astonishment: "But why did Feng Xiao kidnap the princess?" Could it be that he thought that relying on a princess of Southern Zhou and Qin, he would be able to contain our Western Qin. ”
Before he finished speaking, he was swept by Nie Jin, and he touched his nose busily, and changed his words: "The prince is about to return to the camp, what can I do?" ”
Nie Jin said lightly: "What should come will always come." Rest assured, I believe that your prince will not blame you for this. ”
General Yu looked at him: "Nie Guard, your young lady was kidnapped, why are you still so calm?" ”
Nie Jin glanced at him: "What's the use of not being calm?" Now the top priority is for the prince to come back and report to him, and then think of countermeasures together. ”
After noon, Qin Zhen led his troops back to the camp, and in this battle, although the Southern Zhou and Northern Zhao were defeated and withdrew, the Western Qin also suffered a lot of losses, which could only be regarded as a tragic victory. But in the end, it was won. As soon as Qin Zhen got off the horse, he saw General Yu and Nie Jin who were greeting him in front of the camp, but he didn't see Zhou Qingqing. The smile on his face was suppressed, and he stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Where is the princess?" ”
General Yu knelt on the ground with a puff: "The prince forgives the sin, the princess ...... her"
Qin Zhen frowned: "What's wrong with her?" ”
Nie Jin clenched his fists and bowed and said, "Miss was robbed last night. ”
"What?" Qin Zhen's eyes widened sharply and he looked at him incredulously, "You mean Qingqing was robbed of our camp in Western Qin last night?" ”
Nie Jin nodded: "Someone sneaked into the camp, killed the patrol soldiers in the northeast corner, and pretended to be General Yu to rob the young lady." ”
Qin Luo jumped off his horse from behind and stepped forward, and said angrily: "Needless to say, it must be Feng Xiao's person, only he knows this qi the best." ”
Qin Zhen seemed to be stunned for a while, and only then came back to his senses slightly, but his face was already bloodless, and he waved his hand as if he had raised a lot of strength before he made a sound: "Let's go back to the camp first." ”
Qin Luo was worried about his brother: "Third brother, don't worry, since it was robbed, it means that my sister-in-law is not in danger of her life for the time being." ”
Nie Jin also agreed: "Lord, the princess is right, we can't mess around, first figure out what the other party wants to do, and then think about it in the long run." ”
Qin Zhen nodded inexplicably, the light of his eyes was cold.
When it was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Zhou Qingqing, who was robbed, slowly woke up in a shock. Her mind was in a state of confusion, and she could only hear the sound of horses' hooves, but she didn't know where she was today.
The body was as soft as a ball of cotton, and it took a lot of effort to open a trace of eyes.
"Are you awake?"
A gentle voice rang out, followed by a familiar face.
She bounced up with all her strength before she realized that she was in a speeding carriage.