Chapter 31: Dangerous Allies
The next day, the alliance ceremony between the daughter country and the Honglie Empire was held in Li Jian's Assassin's Mansion.
Su Jing on behalf of her daughter Her Majesty the Empress and the general Zhao Fanghua and Shi Cundao stood at the front of the incense case, the incense case was placed on the three animal sacrifices, the letter of the alliance stated that the two countries would work together to fight against Hegis from now on, if this covenant was violated, heaven and man would abandon it and so on - in fact, it is all nonsense, as long as one party says this kind of thing, it is not a piece of waste paper, there is a saying that makes sense, love games are like pulling bands, and the injured one is always the one who lets go, but in love there may be a person who is willing to do it and let go of it. There is no such romance between the two countries, they hate each other before the treaty, and beware of each other after the covenant - you may just want to tickle it, and he will let go and slap you in the face as soon as he is nervous!
I stood in the second row, seeing that the generals of the Honglie Empire had vague expressions, and I knew that these people still didn't take the daughter country in their eyes, and the plot of male superiority and inferiority of women was deep-rooted, so forming an alliance was only the first step, and there was still a long way to go.
After the ceremony was completed, it was getting late, Shi Cundao ordered people to arrange a banquet to celebrate the alliance between the two countries, and everyone was just about to raise their glasses, when the spies quickly broke in and reported loudly: "Marshal, there is a lot of wind and dust in the camp of Hegis, and it looks like the city is going to attack again!" ”
Shi Cun said with an unhappy look on his face: "Didn't you see that Ben Shuai was entertaining distinguished guests?" You tell the city to let them stand it. ”
The spies were just about to leave, when Su Jing suddenly stood up and said, "If Marshal Meng doesn't give up, Su Jing wants to take a look at the city." ”
Shi Cundao pressed his hand down and said, "Some small things, don't bother Su Sword God." ”
Su Jing said: "Otherwise, since our two countries have formed an alliance, the younger generation should contribute." ”
Shi Cundao hesitated for a moment and said, "It's okay - Wulang, then you will accompany Su Jianshen to the city." ”
When we arrived, it was already completely dark, the Hong martyrs lit torches, prepared the lanterns at hand, and the bow was unsheathed, just waiting for Heggis to attack the city, and the first wave of the opponent's attack also happened to be pushed up, a large number of Hegis soldiers carried ladders and shields, shouting "hey, hey, hey, hey" slowly approached the city wall, and a group of cavalry galloped under the city, with speed to the city to release arrows to cover the infantry, Hong Lie's army hid behind the pheasant moat and couldn't help fighting back, nearly a month of contact, the two sides have been familiar with each other's offensive and defensive routines, each time the number of casualties in the battle is as small as a few hundred or more than a few thousand, although the proportion of Hong Lie's side as a defender is much smaller, but it is not easy, the siege war is actually a war of attrition, which side can not hold their breath first to expose the flaw There is a risk of defeat, my role is to avoid or delay the appearance of this flaw, the Hong Liejun is now demoralized, the soldiers are tired, this is a taboo to defend the city, Pu Qixiong told me, A city actually has a number of qi, once the qi is exhausted, even if the city wall is intact, it is difficult to hold on, because the defenders have to deal with the various means of the attacker in the projectile land, coupled with negative psychological hints, it is the easiest to get tired, and it is already a miracle that a city has been held for a month under the continuous attack of the enemy army.
As soon as the two armies fought, they fell into anxiety, and before I could say anything, Su Jing suddenly said: "I'll go down and take a look!" Saying that, he jumped down from the city, gliding above the head of the Heggis army like an ost, a white shadow in the night was particularly dazzling, Su Jing passed through the siege equipment carried by the Heggis army was all shattered by her sword qi, she rushed into the rear of the enemy and circled, the Heggis army was suddenly in chaos, the original temporary command of the attack was knocked down by her, but it was only a moment later, Heggis organized a second attack, and this is thanks to me, these soldiers have long been accustomed to the sword god that will appear at any time above their heads, Therefore, after a short period of panic, preparations were still made to continue the siege.
Su Jing broke up an offensive and flew down beside me, a soldier brought a torch to her, Su Jing held the torch and shone it down: "It should be the troops of Yutailang who are surrounded by the castle of Shinshu, right?" ”
Before I could answer, I heard a loud commotion below, and the Hegis soldiers besieging the city pointed at the head of the city, and some voices reached my ears: "Look, the one in white is not Stitchai!" "God, when did another sword god come?" It turned out that it was me who they attacked just now, and then they found out that there was another person, and for a while people were panicked, and the pace of attack was also hesitant.
Not only Hejis, but even many people on the side of the Honglie Empire have only now seen Su Jing around me, and the alliance between Honglie and his daughter has not yet been widely publicized, and the soldiers can't imagine that Su Jing is also in Xinzhou.
In an instant, the second wave of Hegis attack was routed and dispersed by a few arrows from the Hong Liejun symbolic land, and I wondered slightly: "What's wrong with Hegis today, it's not usually so easy to deal with." Su Jing said lightly: "The two sword gods appeared together, this is not something that ordinary soldiers can afford, they know that they can't please today, so their fighting spirit is gone." I thought about this reason, and I couldn't help but dance: "That's good, I just don't have to work in the future." ”
Su Jing and I stood side by side at the head of the city, the Hegis army below was defeated, Zhang Shilei was so enthusiastic that he couldn't help but raise his arms and shout: "The fifth young master is mighty!" Long live the fifth young master! The Honglie soldiers in the city shouted together, in fact, most of the credit this time belongs to Su Jing, but she is a sword god of another country and a woman, Hong Liejun, these big men don't buy her account very much, and there are also elements of deliberately raising my prestige and destroying the spirit of others.
I waved my hand vigorously and said, "You people who have no conscience, why don't you thank Su Jianshen?" ”
Su Jing didn't care, and laughed in a low voice: "It just so happens that I'm here to sing a supporting role for you." ”
I was still worried about the safety of Lizhou and Fuzhou, but soon a report came, saying that Wu Sizhong and Qin Yiwu's troops were also hastily withdrawn, and it seems that the appearance of Su Jing has shocked the entire army of Hejis, no matter what countermeasures they think of in the future, it is obvious that now is the most inappropriate time to attack.
The next morning, Su Jing came to Shi Cundao to ask for his resignation, the Feifeng Army was still a day's journey from Fuzhou, although the alliance between the two countries had been reached, but there was no specific goal of cooperation, she had to go back to meet the general to discuss the plan for the next step, so that the two armies could negotiate and implement it.
Shi Cundao first thanked Su Jing for his assistance in defending the city last night, and promised Feifeng Army 500,000 taels of silver and 150,000 loads of grain and grass in advance, which was regarded as a meeting gift, and then agreed to Su Jing's plan, and politely sent her out of the Chinese military tent. "Actually, I wanted to take the opportunity to meet my mother, and in addition, the contract was signed in a hurry, and I didn't know the bottom of my heart before I saw my mother. If Shi Cundao agrees, then this messenger's errand will definitely fall on my head.
Who knows that Shi Cundao waved his hand and said: "You don't have to go, the Feifeng Army is on an expedition, no matter what kind of request General Zhao makes, we just need to do our best to cooperate, but in this way, we have to work hard Su Jianshen to go back and forth." ”
Su Jing bowed and said: "This is Su Jing's business, so the junior has left." ”
Shi Cun said: "Do you need the old man to send someone to escort you out of the city?" ”
Su Jing smiled and said, "No need, the juniors have their own way." ”
Shi Cun said, "Please." ”
Su Jing said: "It's ugly." After saying that, she flew up and flew away in the direction of Fuzhou, and disappeared from our eyes in an instant, I don't know if she was afraid of arousing suspicion or what, she never glanced at me.
Shi Cundao looked at Su Jing's back and disappeared completely, so he said angrily: "Su Jing, this little girl is young, I can't imagine that she really has extraordinary skills, but it's a pity that she was born in her daughter's country, otherwise she ......" The old man was a little distracted when he talked to himself, I coughed on the side, and Shi Cundao said, "Oh, I don't let you go with her, first, I hope you will recuperate to deal with the big war in the next few days, and second, you can't have an accident at this time, grandpa doesn't want to make extraneous branches." ”
I said, "Grandpa is afraid that the people of his daughter's country will harm my mind?" ”
Shi Cun said: "The heart of defense is indispensable, Hong Liejun can lose anything now, but he can't afford to lose on you, and it doesn't make sense for you to see Zhao Fanghua, she just wants to use strange soldiers to raid Wu Sizhong, and then enter Fuzhou, all we have to do is to help her open the city gate at the right time, if so, our Hong Liejun can cooperate, in addition to what tricks Zhao Fanghua wants to play, I have to think about it - in short, there is a principle: the city gate can be opened for her, but never let a soldier go out of the city to help the war." ”
I was surprised: "This is different from what we originally discussed, the Feifeng Army only has 200,000, how can it be possible to rush over from the 600,000 horses in Wu Sizhong?" ”
Shi Cundao smiled and said, "If such a big name as the Feifeng Army can't even do this little thing, then what's the use of forming an alliance with them?" ”
My heart was cold, and I almost subconsciously wanted to catch up with Su Jing and tell her Shi Cundao's thoughts, but my reason was also very clear that I couldn't do this, the consequence of my doing so was that my identity would be immediately exposed, and then the daughter country and the Honglie Empire would completely break up, although Shi Cundao had bad intentions, but it was not enough to talk about harboring evil intentions, that is to say, the alliance between the two countries still had a certain binding force on him, and now the millions of troops of the three forces are in a stalemate, I must not act rashly and cause the previous achievements to be lost, I can only wait, When Su Jing comes back to restore his life, he will find an opportunity to tell her about this situation, so that my mother can at least cooperate with the Honglie Empire in another way, I believe that as long as the agreement lists in detail that the Honglie Empire has the obligation to receive the Feifeng Army into the city, Shi Cundao still does not dare to risk the disapproval of the world and openly betray the alliance.
Shi Cundao said to me: "You go back to Fuzhou now, convey my meaning to Pu Qixiong, and I repeat it again - our people only open the city to welcome guests, and never go out of the city to attack the enemy!" ”
After listening to the inspiration, I was thinking about how to issue this order with reservations, but Shi Cundao said something that made me desperate: "Forget it, I still send someone to send an official military order to the states, in case the responsibilities of the various armies are unclear and the major things are missed!" ”
This will be the last big war. I didn't write well, but I always wanted to write it, and when I finished it, I gave up and I could go home...... For the sake of what I said so tragically, it's not easy to give the tickets that should be given. :(
(To be continued)