Chapter Ninety-Eight: Hidden Arrows Are Hard to Defend Against
Xu Xiaoyuan saw that there was an ambush in front and a chasing soldier behind, and knew that it would be impossible to escape today, so he simply mustered up his strength and shouted at the soldiers: "Soldiers! Kill, follow me to kill a bloody path! ”
After all, Xu Xiaoyuan has been fighting for many years and has a very high prestige in the army, and as he raised his arms and shouted, the soldiers below also let go, and they all used all their strength to kill each other like red eyes.
After a while, the men and horses in the direction of Yuncheng and the men and horses in Jiangxia surrounded the Xu army. Rao is Xu Xiaoyuan, no matter how stubbornly he resists, it will be difficult to defeat the enemy army with twice his strength.
"I am Mu Xiaohe, the prince of Jingnan, and I came to Jingzhou by holy order, and those who abandon the darkness and turn to the light will be pardoned immediately!" Mu Xiaohe raised the sword of the imperial gift and shouted loudly. He couldn't bear to watch his compatriots kill each other, and if he could, he would definitely capture Xu Xiaoyuan alive.
Hearing this, Xu Jun's hearts were a little moved, after all, it was not a shame to return to the imperial court, not to mention that they were already eating the imperial court's food, and then thinking of Mu Xiaohe's "Yangguan Song", they were even more hesitant in their hearts, so the sword in their hands also eased a lot.
Just as Xu Jun hesitated for a moment, a tall horse slowly drove out of the hill to the west, destroying the last bit of confidence they had to hold onto.
When everyone looked up, their eyes widened, and one soldier said in disbelief: "Even....General? ”
Yes, it was Lian Cheng'an who came, and what made them unimaginable was that it was Lian Cheng'an, who had followed Xu Xiaoyuan for many years, who had just attacked them here. At this time, both sides stopped fighting and just looked at Lian Chengan and Xu Xiaoyuan.
Xu Xiaoyuan didn't believe his eyes at this moment, this child he rescued from the robbers seven years ago, he had been watching him grow up and watching the generals who had established meritorious deeds step by step, and when he heard that Yuan Kai appreciated him and asked him to reinforce Jiangxia, Xu Xiaoyuan was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. Now at his most dangerous moment, he actually stabbed himself in the back.
In addition to horror, sadness and despair in his eyes.
"Why?" Xu Xiaoyuan looked at him weakly, squeezed out a few words from between his teeth and asked, "Why did you betray me?" ”
Lian Cheng'an slowly got off the horse, approached Xu Xiaoyuan, who was a little disorganized in military uniform, and looked at him with a painful face, not knowing how to reply to him, so he could only shake his head incessantly.
At this time, another general beside Xu Xiaoyuan, whose helmet had fallen off, held a sword and stabbed at Liancheng'an, "You ungrateful thing, the general treats you like his own, you actually betrayed the general... I'll kill you—" He ran towards Liancheng'an, yelling hatefully.
The soldiers around Lian Cheng'an went up to restrain him and kept him from moving.
And even Cheng'an didn't look at him, just looked at Xu Xiaoyuan helplessly, he had long known that this day would definitely come, but now that it has really happened, he doesn't seem to be as strong as he imagined. He remembered the bits and pieces that Xu Xiaoyuan had treated him in the past seven years, his parents died early, and it was Xu Xiaoyuan who gave him fatherly care, so how could he do it, but he still did it, this is his mission.
"Cheng'an, there is always a lot of helplessness in this world, we must know how to make trade-offs, when you are embarrassed, think about the original mission in your heart, all success needs to be paid, you know what you want!"
Lian Cheng'an's mind came up with the words that his master had instructed..........
Yes, what he wants is that there will be no war in the world, and his ambition is to one day lead his soldiers into battle to kill the enemy, and this enemy is not Da Huan's compatriots, but Da Yan Yidi.
Xu Xiaoyuan saw that he was just shaking his head, he suddenly understood, and he laughed and said, "Haha....", and then looked at Lian Cheng'an with a wry smile, "If you didn't betray me, then you were never my person, right?" There was a hint of pain in his eyes, and he didn't want to believe that his favorite subordinate was someone else's pawn.
Lian Chengan finally nodded with a wry smile, and since he had done it, he bravely admitted, "But I have never done anything to be sorry for the general, and the ambush here in front of me is just to end Dahuan's civil strife as soon as possible." ”
Xu Xiaoyuan wanted to reprimand him for what he was doing, but when he mentioned the civil strife in Dahuan, he seemed to be aggrieved.
"What General Lian said is right, the civil strife in Dahuan will only make the people miserable, it is not ridiculous to return to the imperial court, and it is a shame to be trampled by the Dayan Iron Cavalry." Mu Xiao and Lang Sheng behind him said.
Xu Xiaoyuan turned his head, straightened up, and looked at Mu Xiaohe, after all, he was the general of the field, and he also laughed heartily: "I am not ashamed to be defeated in the hands of Mu Shizi today!" ”
"General Xu's name is thunderous, and it is also Xiao He's luck to be able to meet today!" Even in this murderous battlefield, Mu Xiaohe is still a humble gentleman.
"Haha... The temperament of the son of the world is unmatched. But in an instant, his face turned stern, "But Xu Mou's life was given by General Yuan, and I only obey General Yuan's orders in this life, please forgive me for not obeying my fate!" ”
Mu Xiaohe's expression turned worried when he heard this, and he dared to feel that he had wasted this tongue, "What will the general do with the lives of these soldiers?" ”
Xu Xiaoyuan glanced at the soldiers who followed him so much, and when he saw them looking at him expectantly, he shook his head helplessly, "They are ordinary soldiers, they just follow orders, and they are not at fault, I hope that the world will open up." ”
Mu Xiaohe and Lian Cheng'an were shocked when they heard this, and they already understood what he meant, Mu Xiaohe glanced at Lian Cheng'an, hoping that he could persuade Xu Xiaoyuan.
"General, Yuan Kai is just for Yuan's own selfish interests, why should the general be obsessed?" Lian Cheng'an almost cried, no matter what, he didn't want to be the murderer who forced Xu Xiaoyuan to death.
Xu Xiaoyuan turned to look at him, his face had softened a lot, "Cheng'an, I don't blame you, you and I are our own masters, but I don't know who your master is?" When Mu Xiaohe heard this, he also frowned, and he was still at a loss for a while about the rebellious Lian Cheng'an in front of him.
I saw Xu Xiaoyuan continue: "Cheng'an, do you remember the formation and military strategy that you and I talked about back then? ”
Lian Cheng'an nodded with a bitter face, his eyes were already red, and the man's tears were not flicking, but he seemed to be a little unbearable.
Xu Xiaoyuan said with a smile: "Just remember, I hope you can use the tactics we discussed on the battlefield to resist Yan." Lian Cheng'an finally couldn't stop his tears, lowered his head, and didn't dare to look at Xu Xiaoyuan.
"Cheng'an, my people will be handed over to you, you have to take them with you...."After Xu Xiaoyuan finished speaking, everyone only heard a sound of drawing a sword, "General..." Xu Xiaoyuan's speed was too fast, and everyone couldn't save each other.
Lian Cheng'an rushed towards him when he heard the sound and immediately caught his body, but the blood on Xu Xiaoyuan's neck was already gushing out. And Mu Xiaohe and the others were also exclaimed, and immediately dismounted and approached.
Lian Cheng'an was already crying: "General, how can you be like this... So" He was speechless, just looking at Xu Xiaoyuan's faint eyes in a daze.
Xu Xiaoyuan finally just gently raised his hand to help Lian Cheng'an wipe his tears, he still looked at Lian Cheng'an with a smile, there was no blame and pity in his eyes, on the contrary, it was like a father looking at his promising son with a relieved expression.
Lian Chengan really realized at this moment that Xu Xiaoyuan was like his father, and the scenes of the two getting along with each other appeared in front of him, and his tears fell on Xu Xiaoyuan's face one by one, but unfortunately those eyes could not be opened again. (To be continued.) )