138. Retreat from the enemy with wit
Sandslider held torches in both hands, and said while waving and intimidating the wolves: "Princess, if you feel tired, hide behind me and rest, we may have been like this tonight, in case the wolves kill again, the fire and torches cannot be extinguished, and someone must be left here to guard." Xia Xing nodded, turned to look into the distance, the green eyes all over the mountains, there must be more than a hundred wolves.
A quarter of an hour later, the head wolf raised his head to the sky and let out a long howl, beckoning his companion to come closer. Sand Slipper frowned, "Is this going to attack, or to retreat?" Xia Xing shook his head, "I don't know, prepare for the wolf pack to attack." At this time, Bing Ning ran over, "Princess, are the wolves going to retreat?" The ones in the back and on both wings were moving in this direction, and they were also holding the dead wolf's corpse. ”
Bite the corpse of a dead wolf! Xia Xing and Sand Slippery glanced at each other and looked at the battlefield, and sure enough, the wolves that were shot dead by hidden weapons before were also in the mouths of their companions. "Looks like we're going to retreat." "En......" But before Xia Xing and them were happy, the wolves who were about to leave suddenly stopped again, and then collectively turned to the southwest and howled at a mound, "Whoa~Whoa~Whoa~......"
"This ......" all three looked in the direction of the mound, where a little fire slowly appeared, and then joined together. Bing Ning was surprised: "Someone! There are people there! Sandslider nodded, "It should be the people who have been ambushing and assassinating us along the way." They deduced where we might camp tonight, and prepared for a night attack, based on the speed at which we were traveling, only to run into wolves. ”
Bing Ning clapped his hands and said, "Great, it's really a wicked person who has evil retribution!" Princess, I'm going to wound a few people, and when I see blood, the wolves will clean up this group for us. Xia Xing shook his head and said, "No, what if the wolves kill the red eyes and no longer care about the torches, and our firewood can't last long." Once we push that group of people into a hurry, they will fight with us to the death, and everyone will become a meal for the wolves. The most important thing now is to get rid of the wolves first. ”
"Bingning, keep an eye on the fire and prepare for a surprise attack. Sandboarding, follow me to the roof of the carriage. "Ah, on the roof of the carriage? Princess, what are you doing on the roof of the carriage? "Shout!" Xia Xing dropped two words, and ran away with the sandslide, and when Bing Ning reacted, the two were already standing on the roof of the carriage. Bing Ning grabbed her hair in annoyance, "Ah, it's over, I'm going to be trained to death by Aunt Bi Tao." ”
After Xia Xing stood up, he looked at the group of people behind the mound and shouted, "Listen, the people on the other side!" I am the Holy Spirit Princess Gu'an of Beiyan! As soon as this voice came out, it immediately attracted everyone's attention. Xia Han: "Xia Xing, how could she be on it?" Aunt Peach: "Princess! Ah, this, what should I do if this falls, this ......" Tao Jin, Bingning, Xiao Dezi: "Princess? King of the North Sea: "Xia Xing! How did this stupid kid get out there, it's too dangerous, no, I've got to get her down. ”
Seeing the reaction from the other side, Xia Xing continued to shout: "This princess doesn't care what you are thinking, but! If you dare to attack me at this time, you will surely die! "You also saw the wolves in front of you, they were about to leave, but because of your appearance, they stopped! Now, there are two paths in front of you, one is to continue your night raid plan, fight with us to break the net, and finally everyone will die in the belly of the wolf! One is to work with us to drive away the wolves. ”
Xia Han hooked his lips and chuckled, "I see, Xia Xing, you are playing with this idea." Bi Tao was startled, "What, oh my God! Get the princess down, get it down, those assassins are here again, today is really a house leak and it rains overnight, little Dezi, go quickly! Find Biak and get them down. Xiao Dezi came back to his senses and nodded hurriedly, "Oh, oh, oh, I'll go." ”
Xia Han raised his hand and stopped: "No need to go, let Xia Xing shout, in case it is useful." After all, we are now under attack. Tao Jin worried: "Will this work?" On the other side, the three people who had already approached the carriage, Beihai King, Bijac, and Ditai, all stopped when they heard this. Dietet: "What! Someone sneaked up on us? Bijac: "It's going to be a night attack!" King of the North Sea: "Defend first, this king has to hurry to Xia Han's side." ”
On the roof of the carriage, Xia Xing was still shouting.
"This princess doesn't care who the master behind you is, but you are all my Beiyan's vassals! Your status and power are all given by my Northern Yan Imperial Family! Your food and clothing are all taxes of the people of Beiyan! Defending the country is your mission! But now, you have betrayed your own country and your own home, and you have gone to work for one person, why should Beiyan support your group of people? ”
"If your identities are exposed, will your family members and friends still be able to gain a foothold in Beiyan? Do you think the master behind the scenes will take care of you? Once you die in this desert, there will be nothing left, and your wives and children, old and young, will be killed by the Lord's messenger because they have no use value. Think about it, which master will pay your relatives a settling-in allowance after you die? ”
"I'm afraid that the benefits promised to you will be in vain, assassinate the royal family, and conspire against it! Who will leave the handle in the hands of you little people, Princess Ben guesses, we give birth to you, we die and you die. As in the case of the present, if you come and attack us, the wolves will reap the benefits! ”
"If we work together, the wolves will retreat. They will leave today under intimidation, and they will follow them all the way for food in the next few days, waiting for us to fight each other, and in order for everyone to live longer, I suggest that we make a truce for ten days. When we get out of the hunting range of this pack of wolves, we will fight to the death! Whoever can return to Beiyan alive and see their relatives depends on their abilities! ”
As soon as Xia Xing's voice fell, the wasteland immediately fell silent. The Xiliang people who were mixed in the Beiyan people on the opposite side whispered to each other, "My lord, what a chance, ten days is enough for Biyak and them to save their strength and rest, and the remaining six or seven days can be fought back to Beiyan." "What the military advisor said is reasonable, now that the people of the king of Zhongzhou have been shaken, we will try our best to promote this matter in a while."
Little brother: "Uh, yes, big brother, that's right. Leader: "Originally, I still had a headache, how should I inform the little prince of Beiyan in advance during the night attack, reminding is not a problem, the problem is that I am afraid that he will not be able to comprehend, and I am afraid that he will not believe it if I understand it." It's a whole thing, it's really hard to be a good person! Hey, the princess of Beiyan is very interesting, what's it called? Staff: "Title Holy Spirit Princess Gu'an." ”
Leader: "Wonderful! Wonderful! It's wonderful, listening to the voice is a beauty, wait for the next time you see you, grab it back for me. Little brother: "Uh, yes, big brother, that's right." Staff: "Hey, brothers of Beiyan, I wonder what you think of that princess's proposal?" Personally, I think it's pretty good, after all, we're at a disadvantage right now, traveling long distances and being surrounded by them and wolves...... We both work for the king of Zhongzhou, we are all our own people, my brother is not polite, this life is my own ......"
The wolves howled, and the cold wind howled. The snowflakes on the plains in the distance were rolled up and fell on Xia Xing's hair, a little bit of white, illuminating the long ink-like hair, "You say, will they agree?" Sandslider stared at the wolves in front of him and said, "I will agree." "If you dare not agree to the invitation of Princess Gu'an, the Holy Spirit of Beiyan, I will let them taste the taste of being eaten by wolves.
As soon as the words of the two fell, a person from the opposite mound ran out, "Your proposal! We promised! Xia Xing smiled, looked at the sand slider and said, "The remaining bag of phosphorus powder can be used." Sand Skier nodded, looked at his feet and said, "Bingning, give this bag of phosphorus powder to Bijak, and let him bring someone over to scare the wolves away." Bingning caught the falling paper bag, waved at the two of them, and ran forward.
After dawn, the fire was removed, and the group hurried to set up their horses. Until noon, people were sleepy and tired, so they stopped to rest. The King of the North Sea unfolded the map and said: "I was too tired last night, we will rest for an hour and a half at noon today, everyone will have a good sleep, and then we will travel for two hours in the afternoon, and we can probably get to this location." We camp here, if we really don't intercept it in the next ten days, then we can go to the edge of the desert, and when we get there, we can walk there for another three days and we can see the border line of Beiyan, and there will be patrol troops. ”
Xia Xing and Xia Han both nodded, and Aunt Bi Tao said: "Let Bijak and them rest, those of us who have slept in the carriage will guard, nothing will happen during the day, and it is estimated that the assassins will not act so quickly because of the turmoil last night." Xia Han got up and said: "That's it, repair today, we have to go all out in the next half a month, and we must set foot on the land of Beiyan in mid-January." ”
On the side of the rice pot, Lu Wan pulled Bing Ning and said tentatively: "Last night was really thanks to the princess, it turned out that the princess was so powerful, and even I, a slave and maid, felt bitter along the way, and the princess didn't even shout." Bing Ning stirred the bottom of the pot, added firewood from time to time, and said absent-mindedly: "That is, our princess has always been like this, the most able to grasp people's weaknesses and threaten to achieve their own goals." Even the five princes are willing to bow down, what are those little minions, they come to intercept every day, annoying individuals. ”
"To say that the princess and the prince are quite pitiful, the eldest prince is dead, the lord of the country is sick again, and he is anxious to rush back, but there are a bunch of people blocking the way, and I don't know which black-hearted and black-livered ......" Xia Xing glanced at the two of them vaguely, turned around and walked towards the carriage, no problem, go back to sleep, while the carriage is not bumpy now. As soon as he got in the car, Xia Xing saw a small table that had been propped up and a bowl of noodles on it.