Chapter 172: Replacement
It's night, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse. ``
The gate of the Xiaoyu camp was half opened, and a black horse jumped out and galloped away in the night wind.
The dark horse ran extremely fast, turning all the scenery into backward lines.
When entering a narrow mountain path, the man on the horse suddenly pulled the reins, and the black horse's front hooves were raised high and barked a few times before falling again, and the nose hummed and swirled in a few circles before it was stable.
The man in the black cloak on horseback swept around with a pair of cold eyes, and one hand was quietly resting on the hilt of the knife at his waist.
At this moment, the rustling sound of the surrounding trees sounded as if a strong wind was blowing.
The cold light in the man's eyes was bright, and in an instant, the treasure knife came out of its sheath, and more than ten people sprang out of the woods at the same time, surrounding him!
"Who is in the way!" The person on horseback was Su Zhaoheng, but his voice at this time was deliberately changed, making people unconscious.
"Don't talk nonsense with him, kill, get something!" The leader's voice was a little hoarse, and he raised his sword and flew to stab at him.
Su Zhaoheng was not in a hurry, he kicked up, and flew up, directly past the encirclement.
"He's going to run, stop!!" The leader gave the command again, and everyone intercepted one after another.
Su Zhaoheng shuttled through the forest all the way, avoiding the hidden weapons thrown out by the pursuers behind him from time to time.
The leader of the pursuit felt that something was wrong, and after thinking for a while, he heard a strange movement in the forest, and hurriedly shouted: "Retreat!" There is fraud! ”
At this time, Su Zhaoheng had already stopped, turned around and suddenly arrived in front of the leader, the sword light was sharp, and he took his head directly.
The man was so frightened that he dodged, but he still took a slow step, and the tip of Su Zhaoheng's knife cut through his mask, revealing a shocked face.
"Xu An, your scheming is good. It's a pity. Su Zhaoheng no longer approached, but indifferently put the knife into the sheath.
Hearing this different voice, Xu An's face turned from blue to white, and his eyes were full of fear!
How could it be him, didn't Xu Ping send a strategic secret letter into the palace?!
had already made a sound, and Su Zhaoheng didn't plan to hide it anymore, so he took off the cloak. Reveal a condensed handsome face.
Xu An's hand holding the sword tightened and tightened. I have seen sweat on my forehead.
He knew Su Zhaoheng, and his move was clearly sure that they would not be able to escape, this woods shrouded in darkness. I'm afraid that it has laid a net of heaven and earth.
When, exactly, when was he exposed!
"Shizi, I ......" Xu Anxin was very anxious, thinking about how to solve this game.
Su Zhaoheng just looked at him. A pair of cold eyes are as deep as the night, making people unable to see the love at all.
Xu An gritted his teeth. If you can't rush out, it's death, it's better to fight!
"Catch him, and then I can rush out!" Xu An raised the sword in his hand and made a decision.
The rest heard. Glancing at each other, they all flashed their swords again and rushed towards Su Zhaoheng.
As soon as they moved, arrows with cold light flew out of the woods like streamers. In the blink of an eye, Xu An and the others fell.
And to their surprise, the fourth person died under Xu An's sword.
I saw Xu An stabbing a sword behind him expressionlessly. Right in the heart, this kind of change is something that no one expected!
"If you're a traitor!!" One of them reacted and fought him with a backhand.
Xu An can be a personal guard, and his martial arts are not low, but he killed another person in more than ten moves, and he waved his sword while saying to Su Zhaoheng behind him: "Shizi, if your subordinates have a hard time, wait for your subordinates to kill these spies first, and then tell Shizi you one by one." ”
As if Xu An's words were effective, the arrows that flew out of the woods were not targeted, and they stared at the rest of the people.
Xu An's head was relieved, and he spared no effort in his hands, killing four allies in a row.
It's just that he didn't look at it, and saw the sarcastic smile on the corner of Su Zhaoheng's lips standing in the wind in the night light.
The wind passed through the trees, and the rustling of leaves carried the smell of blood that had been blown away.
Xu An withdrew the long sword that had pierced the last person and knelt on one knee three steps away from Su Zhaoheng. "Shizi, his subordinates are forced to ......"
It's just that he didn't finish his sentence, and he had to be distracted to meet the cold arrow that flew out of the dark room again, shocked!
"Shizi, his subordinates have the reason why that person wants to deal with Shizi, don't Shizi want to hear it!"
When Xu An was still distracted and tried to talk to Su Zhaoheng about the conditions again, Su Zhaoheng's figure, who had been standing, disappeared from the spot and fell in front of Xu An.
And the tip of the knife that suddenly came out of the sheath was already piercing his chest.
Xu An was so forced by the severe pain in his chest that he couldn't even hold the sword, his eyes were full of disbelief, his former master didn't even ask a question, why he betrayed, and who served.
Looking at Xu An's disbelieving gaze, Su Zhaoheng's eyes were cold: "I gave you a chance in the evening, but you still sent the letter out, and besides, if you want to say anything, I will have a way to know." ”
The tip of the knife had penetrated Xu An's chest, and when the darkness completely engulfed him, he remembered the incident when Su Zhaoheng had been drinking alone with him at night.
He said to him, 'Have you ever thought of following him on the battlefield to make military achievements, to break away from slavery, and to defend the territory as a general?' ’
It turned out that these words were not simply to woo, but to have a heart-to-heart relationship with him.
But how did he respond?
How did he respond...... Xu An's eyes widened, his body lost the support of life and fell to the ground, and even the last bit of regret did not arise in a hurry.
The crisis was resolved, and more than 30 guards with crossbows walked out of the forest, led by Xu Ping.
Looking at his brother who was born and died in the past, now that he has no breath, he has a bad feeling in his heart, but more anger at his betrayal.
Since following the prince, the prince has not treated them so kindly, and he doesn't understand what benefits others have given him!
"Strip him of his clothes and pack them up." Su Zhaoheng had no sadness or joy on his face, he indifferently put away the knife, and turned his back to look in the direction of Jingzhong.
"Shizi, let's go down and explore tonight, it's too dangerous!" Xu Ping motioned for the brothers to clean up the scene, thinking of the unfinished business, and persuaded uneasily.
Su Zhaoheng's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was resolute: "No need, I'll go and find out tonight, I'm more familiar with you over there, so I can dispel his suspicions, and it will be easy for you to act in the future!" ”
In the middle of the conversation between the two. The signs of the fight had changed, and all those who were killed had their wounds wide and unrecognizable.
And Xu An's entire face was dripped with an unknown potion, and then covered with a human skin mask, and the second Xu Ping actually appeared!
It's almost identical, absolutely fake!
Su Zhaoheng saw that he was almost ready, so he and the guards asked Xu An for the clothes on his previous body. Xu Pingzhi couldn't be persuaded. I had to hand over the broken mask of another person I was carrying.
When Su Zhaoheng came out again not long after arriving on the side of the woods, Jing Ran was already another Xu An.
Immediately, a personal guard stepped forward and led the horses of Xu An's group found in the forest. Su Zhaoheng immediately turned over and got on the horse.
"Stay in the shadows, wait for their men to come for an autopsy, and then secretly see how long it will take for them to evacuate! If you don't leave before dawn, go back to the camp first. I'll have another arrangement! ”
Xu Ping had a lot of worries, and finally didn't say anything. Respectfully responded, looking at the figure in the distance.
For tonight, Su Zhaoheng has been planning for a long time, just waiting for the emperor's will to protect the country and take charge of the military again. In addition to Xu An, Xu Ping replaced him by discussing military strategy. In this way, he can not only control the situation on the battlefield, but also find out the real purpose of his good third uncle helping King Rui.
He thought about it a million times. If his third uncle was only to win the title, he could have killed him directly. I just want him to watch the fall of the Hou Mansion little by little, and torture him for a long time. With King Rui's character, it is impossible for him to do such boring things just to torture him for no reason.
He felt more that the other party's behavior was venting his anger. He has a hatred for him that he can't even let go of if he kills!
But regardless of the Hou Mansion or him, he has never offended King Rui.
didn't offend, the other party's hatred was really incomprehensible, so he gave birth to this plan, and wanted to start with his third uncle and get to the bottom of it.
And tonight, naturally, there was no secret letter sent into the palace, but his father found out that Kwai Guo had sent soldiers to camp a hundred miles away from the border between the two countries in the northwest, and this was not a secret document. It was he who forced Xu An and the third uncle to hide from the intelligence, because his father had explained to the emperor in advance in the first battle of Kwai Kingdom that the secrets in the army could not be known to the second person, and King Rui, who had participated in the negotiations in his previous life, was also put out of the matter!
So, King Rui and the third uncle, who wanted to start calculating their long room in the middle of the battlefield, couldn't sit still at all!
His plan would have been carried out so smoothly!
Galloping all the way, Su Zhaoheng quickly entered the city through the gate of the city that he had previously investigated, and then forgot the back wall of the familiar mansion and climbed in.
The quiet Hou Mansion was shrouded in moonlight, and Su Zhaoheng came to the outside of a courtyard with a bright light and knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
As soon as the knocking on the door fell, the voice of Master Su San also came out.
Entering the house, Su San was lying on the couch, his face was still a little pale after the injury.
"Why are you so wolfy!" Although there was a light in the room, it was far away, and it only illuminated Su Zhaoheng's bloody clothes.
Su Zhaoheng luckily suppressed his voice, and the voice of Xu An, who he was most familiar with, came out of his mouth: "That Xu Ping's martial arts are on par with me, and he fought to the death, and the people I brought died under his sword, and I was injured twice before I could be considered to be nailed to the sword." ”
"What traces can be left at the scene?!" Master Su San's face became solemn.
"No, I have resealed the letter in his arms, and no outsiders can see any traces. Xu Ping's daughter-in-law offended the nobles in Beijing not long ago, and his daughter-in-law had already seen the king of Hades a moment ago, even if Su Zhaoheng went to inspect it in person, it would only be classified as seeking revenge. Doesn't the third master believe in the ability to protect the prince of the world? ”
According to Xu An's somewhat arrogant and conceited temperament, Su Zhaoheng pretended to be ten images.
Master Su San didn't speak, but his eyes were suspicious, but he didn't say anything: "You go and write down the content, and then go back to the camp as much as possible, don't make people suspicious." ”
Su Zhaoheng's expression remained unchanged, and he sat neatly in front of the table that had been laid with paper and pen, and his pen was like a god.
After putting down the pen, he dried the ink again, and took the initiative to hand the paper to Master Su San.
Master Su San saw it very well, and seemed to be recognizing something, until he finished reading everything, and then said: "Go back, don't come over these days, I will look for you if you have something." ”
Hearing this, Su Zhaoheng didn't move, Su San raised his head to look at him again, and when he saw the hesitant look in his eyes, he suddenly smiled: "This merit, I will tell the prince, your benefits are indispensable." ”
Su Zhaoheng was immediately overjoyed, and then bowed and retired.
Looking at the figure of him leaving, the last trace of loneliness in the eyes of Master Su San also dissipated, but he still called someone in, took the letters written by Xu An in the past, and compared them with the strategic paper that Fang had just copied one by one. Then he ordered someone to go and investigate the place where the accident occurred.
Su Zhaoheng left the Hou Mansion all the way, ignoring the people who were following him, and after arriving at the grove, he dismounted and pretended to check the corpse if there were any loopholes, and then got on his horse and set off for the barracks.
The three men behind him became one, and it was not until he dismounted as he approached the barracks that he drove the horses away, and then walked around to the barracks and sneaked in safely, and the sight that had been watching him was no longer on him.
After waiting for a while, Su Zhaoheng went to the dark and tore off the human skin mask, with a cold smile on his lips.
His third uncle is really very suspicious, but how can he leave a flaw?!
Silently added to his tent, Su Zhaoheng took off his bloody clothes, sat down at the table and pretended to sleep, until the sky turned white and someone walked into the tent He didn't open his eyes.
The person who came was Xu Ping, who had been spying in the woods all night, and he had not slept all night, he was not tired on his face, but still a little excited.
"Master, after they examined the corpse, they really didn't leave!"
Su Zhaoheng nodded, this was expected, Su San's suspicions were so easy to dispel. If his people leave at night, it means that he has seen through this plan!
"Go, take the people, and get out of the camp." Throwing the mask on the table into Xu Ping's arms, Su Zhaoheng said.
Xu Ping grabbed the flying mask, slowly fitted it along the outline, and finally showed Xu Anlai again as fake.
"The subordinates must complete the task!" Xu Shun saluted and strode out of the tent.
Then he was heard shouting for more than ten guards led by Xu An to gather out of the camp.
For a while, outside the Xiaoyu camp, the horse's hooves were dusty.
Su Zhaoheng's tense nerves gradually relaxed after Xu Ping left the camp, he walked to the bed, took out a blue sachet from under the pillow, and put it on the tip of his nose to gently smell the fresh smell with a little medicinal fragrance.
Wanwan, I have already avenged half of your revenge with the child, and there is still half of it, and it won't be too long!
If I hurt you in my previous life, I will recover the interest for you one by one!
Affectionately put the sachet in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, his fingertips stroked the blooming lotus that was blooming, Su Zhaoheng thought of the girl's delicate and pretty face, as well as the intimacy that made him ashamed. Let him want to come to her right now and sue her.
But his little girl's heart was still too guarded, and he rushed close for fear that it would be counterproductive.
Suppressing the beautiful memories, Su Zhaoheng put the sachet back in its place, got up and walked towards the handsome tent, and the victory in the first battle has not yet returned. (To be continued.) )>