Chapter 236
In the camp of the guards, a soldier came to report it, and when he entered the tent, he saw that the deputy general and other generals were also there, and saluted first.
"What?" Before the soldiers could enter the tent, the adjutant general had stopped deliberating.
"Deputy General, the little one patrolled the riverbank and found a human voice on the other side, so as not to be discovered too closely, he hid in one place and found an abnormality." The soldier said, "A group of people came from the other side of the river, it seemed that most of them were old and weak children and women, and from time to time there were cries of women and children, and they couldn't hear what they were saying when they were a little far away, but the little ones looked at the soldiers of Mu Guo who escorted this group of people. β
As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar, what did Mu Jun want to do, so bold that he blatantly sent people over during the day, and made such a big move without fear of being discovered? Or is there something else going on?
"What else?" The adjutant general raised his hand to signal everyone to be calm.
The little one waited for a while, Mu Jun didn't cross the river, he stared at the people who came to the other side with a blade in his hand, and then when he saw the people on the other side walking forward, the little one saw that some men were tied with ropes, not like spies sent out, to like prisoners who had been disposed of, and several of them looked a little familiar.
The soldier continued: "There are many blood stains on the face, obviously the torture was used, the woman's child has been crying, her mouth is full of wrongs, crying all the way to the barracks, walking slowly and deliberately paying attention to the movements of the Mu army, and found that some people have returned, leaving a few inspectors, and I have come to report it." β
"If you take people down, that is, when you reach the territory of our army, how can you allow people to wander around at will." The adjutant general ordered, "Find out what you mean." β
"Yes." The soldier immediately retired on an errand.
But for a moment. The soldier turned around again and reported, "Those people are definitely prisoners, and the familiar people are the spies who lured and succeeded in doing things for our army." Mu Jun is afraid that he has already discovered the signs by doing this, and this is a provocation to our army. β
"So fast?" The deputy general sent people to contact those soldiers in the Mu army who wanted to be prosperous and rich, in order to find out the internal situation of the Mu army and achieve the purpose of understanding the commander of the Mu army, so as to make full preparations for the assassination in the future.
"The deputy general's group of people are all the people of Mu Country, how to deal with it?" The soldier asked. You can't keep it for nothing.
Other generals listened, "The women and children stayed, and the men were killed." The corpse was thrown to the other side, there was a shortage of women in the army, and the current army was impetuous, so he might as well use these women to relieve his fatigue, anyway, it was the people of Mu Country. Live or die. As for the child, it is better to raise it and wait until it grows up, instilling that Mu Guo has a grudge against his father, and he will become a talent to serve our country in the future, wouldn't it be right to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. β
"This plan is not appropriate, not to mention that these children have the ability to remember, it is unpredictable to go according to the plan, but the current situation of raising children in the army is liked to provoke trouble, people who like to stir up trouble know that a mouthful of spit can drown people, and whether the child has understanding worthy of cultivation, in case he grows up and learns his own life experience. After all, blood is thicker than water, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no rebellion. "Now that the army is on the verge of turmoil, how can we be distracted and take care of other things.
"Someone is coming. It seems that Mu Guo already has the heart to kill the traitor with our hands. "Someone came up with such an opinion.
"Adjutant General." All eyes were on the adjutant general.
"People were killed, and bodies were thrown across the river." The deputy general has no mental strength to manage the children of other countries, even if the strategy is good, the manpower and material resources consumed are huge, the future is uncertain, it is really not possible to gamble with this, the outcome is unpredictable, or wait for the will issued by the country, maybe there is a chance to break the Mu army and achieve victory, raising the children of the Mu country seems to be a lot of burden, and then the entire Mu country will be the land of the country, why not.
"As for the women." Everyone present seemed to be very interested in women, and the deputy general knew in his heart that men, the general control couldn't help his innate impulse, and it was not a bad thing to appease the army.
"Anyway, it's death, why not let the soldiers vent their anger." The general's request for a woman has reached its peak, that is, there is no reason to give up when it comes to good things.
"Whatever you want, it will be resolved early tomorrow morning at the latest." Always have to fight back against Mu Jun, and the deputy general made a decision after thinking about it.
"Yes." The general's face couldn't help but smile a little, and the dark fire in his heart was about to move.
The hope that the woman who was looking for a glimmer of life was brought to the army turned into despair in an instant, and there was no way to enter the heavens and the ground, and finally saw her own ridiculousness, the enemy is always the enemy, how can there be half a point of pity, these people who are not even as good as animals, it is really ridiculous to hope for this.
Suffering great pain, tears have dried up, throat has been crying hoarse, empty eyes can not see hope, the heart has been thinking about when can be freed, even if it is death, what is the fear, I knew that I would die by the river, what is the use of suffering this inhuman humiliation, regret has been useless, and the heart of death is getting stronger and stronger.
His own child was killed by the enemy, and his husband also couldn't escape the doom, and he still didn't understand why his husband wanted to turn his back on the Lord and seek glory, until his current fate.
In the Mu barracks, when the soldiers learned of the punishment for the traitors, they first became uproaring, and then heard the explanation that this was the case, and the anger that surfaced was calmed.
The soldiers were greatly relieved, they should not be cheap, and they should be allowed to taste the real taste of the earth and the earth, and the dead brothers can sleep in peace.
On the second day, the patrol soldiers who were waiting by the river noticed that there was movement on the enemy's side, retreated to a safe distance to observe, and saw that there were a few people throwing things and left in a hurry.
After coming forward to check, I couldn't help frowning, those people who were sent yesterday died, just now the enemy army threw corpses, the number of people is not small, and the death is not so miserable.
Send someone back to report, cremate all the corpses, and scatter the ashes on the other side of the river, no longer the people of Mu country, have no right to return to their homeland after death, the mistakes they made cannot be forgiven, they knew the results of today, why bother to do the original cause.
Xi Chao nodded slightly when he heard this, and didn't say anything, and the soldiers were very relieved after hearing the news, so that all the unscrupulous people knew the fate of treason, and no one felt that this method was inhumane, because the dead soldiers would never come back.
"Childe." Ah Wu came back from outside with a constipated face, complaining that the matter he had found out was not over, and he left a good sentence.
"The Winged King is so brutal." Ah Wu is talking about spies. As soon as things were settled, it was already known here, and it was not unpleasant.
"Without this ruthlessness, it would not be convincing." Zhan Feifei was only amazed for a moment, and then after a little thought, he already understood the intention of the Wing King.
"It's okay for the others to arrive, how innocent is the child." Ah Wu couldn't understand that the Wing King was a woman. I can't see the compassion I should have, it's not normal!
"If it were me, I would be like the Winged King." Zhan Junfei showed his undisguised attitude, and there were many scruples about the rapid changes on the battlefield, and it was possible to tie his hands and feet, and the good time would be lost, and he would make a wrong step and make a wrong step. Until there is no way to retreat, and he is buried in the hands of the enemy.
"Okay." Ah Wu is not really sympathetic, just talk about the matter, who makes Gongzi and Yiwang are the ones who do great things. Those who achieve great things are not informal, and it is better to use their compassion elsewhere.
"The Winged King can't rub sand in his eyes, and there are too many things that this move reveals." Zhan Junfei sighed, "Tell our people not to get too close to Mu Jun. Angered the Wing King's bottom line. "It's not good to turn your face and not recognize people.
"Do you want to withdraw the people?" Ah Wu slandered that he wanted to find out the news and stay away. The two are contrary to each other, and it is really difficult to be a subordinate.
"Just be careful, if you really want to retreat, how can you know the movements of the Mu army, it seems that the Wing King invites merit." Zhan Junfei sent a shadow guard to peep, yes, he always has a degree, and everyone can discuss it when they meet.
"Listening to the movements of the Mu army and asking for credit from the Wing King, how can the subordinates become more and more confused the more they listen." It's all the opposite. Ah Wu rolled his eyes secretly.
"You don't understand that." Zhan Junfei was in a good mood to answer questions for Ah Wu's open-minded brain, "Staring at Mu Jun is to find the time when the Wing King is free." As for the covenant of inviting merit, it is very clear that it is easier to start with a closer relationship. β
"Then the subordinates will go and inform them, don't really be caught by the Wing King when the time comes, and there will be a gap with the son." After all the hard work to lure the big fish that was hooked, it was a big trouble.
As for the Winged King's murderous and unblinking posture, once he provoked anger, it would be light to damage people, and Ah Wu thought of the Winged King's unwavering but decisive face, and his heart was shocked.
"Go ahead, by the way, send a message to the Wing King, the new news from the Weiguo side has arrived." The more Zhan Fei came into contact with the Wing King, the more he discovered the mystery in his heart.
Ah Wu ran away with an errand and disappeared, and he was already familiar with this kind of errand work in two places.
"Master." Hongrui, who hadn't seen her for a long time, came back, "The goods arrived tonight, and Xu Gongzi asked the master if he wanted to inspect it." β
"Is Hongming gone?" Xichao asked.
"Leave tonight, everything is packed, and the letter sent by the master to the secret guard to the capital has arrived." Red Stamen replied the same.
"The forbidden army will be there in three or two days." Hong Rui is no more relaxed than Hong Ming these days, "The guards in the army have already mingled with the soldiers below, and a lot of unknown news is being gathered, and Ah Jiu will send it after sorting it out." β
"The four guards in the army have written down what they have observed." Hongrui continued, "Do you want to sue the two sides that everyone is together? "The people who are all masters, one side is the earlier eighteen guards, and on the other side is the master's trained guards, and in essence, it may be more conducive to the master's actions to communicate with each other.
"Not necessarily." Xi Chao doesn't want the two parties to come into contact now, "The eighteen guards can know, after all, they have different backgrounds, and it is not appropriate to expose them too early." "The Eighteen Guards are the top guards selected from the secret guards, which are very different from the guards who have been promoted from the status of the forbidden army, and besides, the human heart can't withstand too many tests.
"Eighteen guards should learn the braille remember to find a spare time to teach alone, what needs to meet as much as possible, those who intend to serve in the army, the art of war is indispensable." The Xi Dynasty intended to let the Eighteen Guards occupy the highest position in the army and hold the military power for themselves.
"I've wronged them." There are not many people who can use it in the Xi Dynasty, and they trust the secret guard more, and sometimes it is inevitable that they will be overstretched.
"The guards still need to be trained, and whether they can be truly loyal depends on their own creation." What the Xi Dynasty should have given has already been given, and if the guards are stingy with even basic loyalty, there is nothing to say.
"Yes, slave understands." Hongrui bowed his head in response, the master's choice must have some truth, and he should do his own part.
Hongming came in at this time and said, "Master, Mr. Zhan is invited, saying that there is the latest news." β
"Tonight, let's stop by and see the shipment." It's better to come early than to come sooner, things are all rushed together, just take the time to solve it together, save every three or five trips, and Xi Chao sent a message.
Hongrui went to do what her master had ordered. Hongming stayed by his master's side to serve.
"Master, 10,000 forbidden troops are coming, how to distribute them is a problem." Hongming feared that the forbidden army, which had always been arrogant, would ignore his master's orders. Poke out the mess to disrupt the master's plan.
"Also, it is difficult to guarantee that the forbidden army and the guards do not know each other, so I took this opportunity to ask about the things on Xiaocang Mountain." As soon as the truth carefully covered up will surface, it will be difficult for the guards not to think about it, what if they have a dislike for the master? In vain, he took the hard work of his master.
"Paper can't hold the fire, sooner or later it will be exposed. Take this opportunity to see the reactions of those people and make a conclusion. "Xi Chao has never had the intention of preserving it for a long time since he made up his plan, and sooner or later it will be revealed.
"It's fighting. It's really not a system. Once the guards make a fuss regardless of it, it is really difficult to deal with it, Hong Ming is worried, and the wrinkles between his eyebrows are deeper.
"There has never been a pie-in-the-sky thing. There is no price not to pay. Whatever you want, too naΓ―ve people don't live long. "Xi Chao's harsh requirements are that the guards are smart and knowledgeable, and they are the ones who have the last laugh if they know what is at stake.
"The war has not stopped, and if there is a trouble, the guards will be abolished." Xi Chao understated the decision of a person's fate, "What is the use of people who can't distinguish between inside and outside." β
"As for the forbidden army, if you want to live and die, you have to deal with it, this is not going to Beijing, you are messing around with your temperament. The military regulations make it clear that the offender will not be pardoned. "Xichao has no idle air conditioning and relations. Extraordinary times are extraordinary means.
"If you go out at night, do you want to call Dr. Xu?" Hongming was worried that the surname Zhan was crooked, or because of the recklessness over there, he took risks and deliberately got rid of the master, and assassination and poisoning were the most common means.
"You go and ask, and bring it when you have time." In addition to giving Xu Mian most of the time to study medicine, the rest of the Xi Dynasty is dedicated to cultivating all-round talents, at least the rules of the game must be known and played, whether it is the court or the military camp, there must be a bottom in the heart, and the stunned people are sold, and they can't find a judge.
"Does the master want to keep Doctor Xu in the army?" Hong Ming asked, a little more curious.
"If he can find a suitable successor, at least until the war is settled." Xi Dynasty wants to keep Xu Mian in the army, in addition to being a military doctor to diagnose diseases and save people, but also has the intention of monitoring the movements in the army, but Imperial Physician Xu is such a son, the old man should be worried after staying at the border for a long time, and then there is always someone to inherit the position of Imperial Physician Xu, Xu Mian's net worth is innocent and knows the roots, and it is most appropriate to stay in the palace.
"Slave go and ask." Hong Ming retired to Xu Mian's military account.
"Apprentices? I! Xu Mian pointed at himself in surprise.
"The master's meaning, you can't stay in the army all the time, Imperial Doctor Xu has to find the master desperately." Hong Ming teased, "Is Doctor Xu willing to stay at the border?" β
"It's not at all." Xu Mian thought of his growing father through Hongming, no one was watching him, but he didn't want to plunge into the medical book and didn't come out, and his body couldn't bear it, since his mother passed away, there was no one around his father who asked for warmth, and when he was old, he had to be worried about the errand, and the dull pain in his heart was dull, and he was really unfilial when he was a son.
Hongming waited patiently, not to interrupt Xu Mian's wandering thoughts.
"Apprentice is hard to find, try to find someone who can take over." Xu Mian decided to follow the meaning of the Wing King, "I'll look for more and see before deciding." β
"There's no urgency." Hongming listened and said, "Also, the master asked Doctor Xu if he had time tonight?" β
"Why do you want to go out again?" Xu Mian felt a little bit out when he heard it.
"Hmm." Hong Ming didn't say it too clearly, and guessed accurately with Xu Mian's cleverness.
"Okay, sacrifice your life to accompany the gentleman." Just went out to watch a play, Xu Mian could think of who the Wing King went out to see, the first time that person was angry with the Wing King, this time there must be a new look.
For Xu Mian, who needs to relax his mood, going out for a walk is the best medicine to relieve fatigue, so he nodded happily, and his heart was full of excitement to watch the excitement.
Zhan Junfei, who was remembered by others, sneezed several times for no reason, and Ah Wu was frightened, it couldn't be that he was infected with a wind chill, this cold day, the bitter medicine is not very delicious.
"Childe?" Ah Wu asked, "Do you want to call the doctor to come and see?" β
"No, you don't." Zhan Junfei didn't feel that he was unwell, how could anyone not sneeze and make a fuss.
"Coming?" Zhan Xiaofei's keen five senses sensed the sound of approaching footsteps.
Ah Wu hurriedly stepped forward to open the door, and just as the Wing King and his party arrived in front of the door, they respectfully invited people in.
Zhan Junfei raised his eyes and looked, his eyebrows frowned slightly, why did the surnamed Xu come with him, what happened to the Wing King, he saw that he was going to bring a man other than Yahuan twice, and the behavior of the two did not seem to be intimate, why?
Xi Chao didn't need Zhan Junfei to open his mouth and sat opposite Zhan Junfei, Xu Mian sat down beside the Wing King with a cheeky face, glanced at Zhan Junfei with interest, and the red rui who came with him stood behind his master like Ah Wu.
Xu Mian's expression couldn't hide Zhan Junfei, besides, this person had no signs of concealment, and when he was looked at like this, the doubts in Zhan Junfei's heart deepened.
Doubts were put aside for the time being, and Zhan Jun flew straight to the point: "Two news, one good and one bad, which one do you want to hear?" β
"Let's talk about it first." The good and the bad are the same as the Xi Dynasty, and they don't mind satisfying the bad taste of the appetite of the exhibition.
"The good news is that there was a short lull in the fighting." Zhan Junfei paid attention to the look on the face of the Wing King, but unfortunately he couldn't see anything, but he was not disappointed, the Wing King has always been cold, it is estimated that it is a means to maintain a false appearance, and it is difficult for others to guess their hearts from their facial expressions.
"Bad news." Xi Chao didn't care, and there was no more time to take a breather and recuperate.
"No one in the court of the country is willing to go to the battlefield to take over the post of general, and it has come to the point when the donkey skills are exhausted." Zhan Junfei deliberately paused, his eyes swept lightly, "Wei Guo wants to take Mu Guo with all his might, and he has exhausted almost half of his national strength, if he is beaten back to his hometown, he will not lose his wife and lose his army." β
Xi Chao glanced at Zhan Feifei quietly, he couldn't speak happily, he had to look at people's feelings, and his temperament was bad enough.
"Wei Guo has made a lot of money, and the courtiers have come up with many methods, and finally there is a result." Zhan Jun flew on the Wing King and didn't get what he wanted to see, so he said with a joking mind, "Wei Guo plans to pull a strong and advantageous ally to eat Mu Guo's fat together, the letter of state has been sent, and it won't take long to arrive, as for the result, what a tempting plan, who is not tempted." β
"Yan Guo." Xi Chao didn't need to guess at all to know who Zhan Junfei's ally was, except that Yan Guo had the ability to do not think about it. (To be continued......)