Chapter 400: Finally the Dawn
The two knives were on Tian Renhui's neck, one left and one right, sealing Tian Renhui's vitality.
Things changed suddenly, the guards behind Tian Renhui were stunned, and then there was a sound of drawing knives, and countless knives pointed at Xu Mingzhu and Fang Lao Wu, each of the guards looked frightened, staring nervously at the two knives on Tian Renhui's neck.
"Bold thief, put the knife down!" One of the guards shouted nervously.
A trace of panic flashed in Xu Mingzhu's eyes, she was just a weak woman, she had lived her duty for more than ten years, and she had never done such a crazy thing, and the slender hand holding the dagger was already trembling slightly.
And Fang Lao Wu beside her, grinned nonchalantly, looking at the guards who were a foot away, he had been in battle for a long time, he had killed not a hundred but eighty people, and he had so many lives under his hands, whether it was the experience of battle or the stoic heart, he was countless times stronger than Xu Mingzhu, his hand holding the knife was very steady, like Mount Tai firmly on Tian Renhui's neck, and the rock was unswerving.
Tian Renhui was very calm, and the knife holder on his neck did not look flustered at all, and there was even a strange smile on his face.
"Mrs. Li, do you know what you're doing?"
Xu Mingzhu gritted his teeth and nodded: "I know, I want you to send troops to Xizhou immediately!" ”
Tian Ren will be a little funny: "Just because I have these two knives around my neck, so you think I will send troops?" ”
"These two knives will kill you."
Tian Renhui smiled and said: "If I send a soldier, I will also take my life, and even take the life of my family, if you were me, what choice would you make?" ”
Xu Mingzhu was a little at a loss for a moment, and then glanced at Fang Lao Wu as if asking for help, Fang Lao Wu sighed secretly, sometimes risking his life to do something was actually a stupid thing that could not achieve the goal, but unfortunately the person who did it himself couldn't notice it.
What about Fang Lao Wu himself?
I have asked myself countless times in secret. Perhaps, he suddenly became stupid.
Receiving Xu Mingzhu's gaze for help, Fang Lao Wu's knife on Tian Renhui's neck tightened, and the sharp edge left a faint blood mark on his neck.
"General Tian, that's your business, we just want to send troops."
Xu Mingzhu is like a student who has been prompted by a teacher. Hurriedly nodded: "Yes, we only ask for troops." ”
Tian Renhui unhurriedly tilted his head to the side slightly, squinted at Fang Lao Wu, and said with a smile: "Seeing that your hand holding the knife is full of calluses, you have been a soldier for many years, right?" Mrs. Li is young and ignorant of the world, and you are not ignorant of the world at this age? Do you think I'm going to send troops? ”
Fang Lao Wu smiled very honestly, laughing like an ordinary old farmer working in the field, and he couldn't tell that this was a veteran who had killed people like hemp.
"Mrs. Li said that General Tian will definitely send troops, and I believe that General Tian will definitely send troops."
Chairman Tahito sighed. Shaking his head and said: "Mrs. Li, I know your hardship, thousands of miles alone to save your husband, I can do this for him, I sincerely admire, but I must not mobilize the soldiers and horses of Yumen Pass, I still have this sentence on the neck, I will be ordered to guard Yumen Pass." With 5,000 String Guards in hand, do you think two knives can force me to submit? You're underestimating me. At this moment, the two of you quickly withdrew the knife, and then took your subordinates back to Chang'an, and coerced the general, I can treat it as if it never happened, and I will not hurt you in the slightest, and let you leave. If Mrs. Li still insists on going her own way, it will not end well, Mrs. Li, think twice! ”
Xu Mingzhu sighed: "Xizhou is in danger, and General Tian sent rescue troops to help. He shouldn't be blamed for being reasonable, why is the general biased and not saved? The woman said, "If Your Majesty is to blame in the future, I am willing to bear it on one shoulder, and at this moment, I will be willing to accept all the guilt with a knife on the general's neck, and I will accept all the guilt? ”
Tian Renhui sighed, his face was helpless, and even Fang Lao Wu wanted to laugh a little.
After all, she is a woman who stays at home, thinking about everything too simply, and if she can use such a reason to fool the past with such a reason, she will underestimate the emperor's temperament.
Tian Renhui didn't bother to explain, and only said in a deep voice: "Mrs. Li, you are the lady of Your Majesty's command, and Husband Ling is also a powerful person with a head and face in Chang'an, you should know that the law of the country is strict and cannot be insulted!" ”
At such a juncture, Xu Mingzhu's tears somehow flowed down again, the hand holding the knife trembled more and more, and she hung her head and cried: "I'm not a lady of fate, today I'm just a weak woman who is desperate to save her husband...... General Tian, please be merciful......"
Before the words were finished, there was a sudden change!
In the crowd of guards on the opposite side, a strong crossbow was shot out with a swish, the machine crossbow was hidden very secretly, and it was blocked by many guards with tacit understanding with their bodies, and the crossbow arrows were suddenly shot from the gaps in the guards blocked by the front row, and even a veteran like Fang Lao Wu who had survived a hundred battles did not notice it.
can be selected as a personal guard by a Guan Sai Zhonglang general, his ability is naturally self-evident, the main general will be held hostage by gangsters in front of them, for them it is simply a slap in the face, so in the gap between Tian Renhui and Xu Mingzhu in a hurry, the guards quietly took out the crossbow they carried.
The machine crossbow is very small, it belongs to the small object of the sleeve, the person who uses it is very skillful, and the shot is very old-fashioned, it can be seen that of the two people who held the general hostage, the woman is much less threatening, but the veteran who is more and more calm and calm in danger is a big trouble, so the target of the first crossbow arrow is also him.
The crossbow arrow was shot, both accurate and steady, with a subtle sound of breaking the air, directly hitting the vital point of Fang Lao Wu's neck.
Xu Mingzhu didn't know anything, she was just an ordinary woman, she didn't know the dangers of the rivers and lakes at all, and she didn't have the vigilance she should have, until the crossbow arrow was shot, she didn't know it at all, and she was still immersed in sorrow.
Fang Lao Wu's eyelids jumped suddenly, he heard the fatal sound of breaking the air, and his heart suddenly felt bad, he didn't even see the trajectory of the crossbow arrow in a short haste, and his years of experience in fighting on the battlefield made him subconsciously raise his left arm to protect his throat.
With a pop, Fang Lao Wu let out a dull snort, the small crossbow arrow had penetrated his wrist, and his hand holding the knife was also loosened, and the knife on Tian Renhui's neck fell to the ground with a thud.
Fang Lao Wu reacted quickly, and quickly snatched the dagger from Xu Mingzhu's hand, firmly put it on Tian Renhui's neck, and then dragged Xu Mingzhu behind him, so the guards, Tian Renhui, Fang Lao Wu and Xu Mingzhu, formed a straight line with Tian Renhui as a meat shield, so that the guards threw rat traps, and the prepared second blow could no longer be shot.
The guards couldn't help but be anxious, several guards couldn't help but take a few steps forward, raised their knives and pointed at Fang Lao Wu and shouted: "Bold thief, hurry up and arrest him, hold the border generals hostage, and coerce the transfer of troops is a big crime of the Nine Clans, even if you don't want to die, don't you care about the lives of your parents?" ”
Fang Lao Wu endured the pain in his wrist, laughed twice, and said: "The villain has been in the army for more than 30 years, his parents died early, he has not yet married a wife, there is no old man at the top, no young at the bottom, one person is fed and the whole family is not hungry, I am afraid it will be difficult to punish my nine clans......"
In the thick fog, the figures of the two sides of the stalemate loomed, the opportunity had been lost, and the guards no longer dared to move, and the two sides confronted each other like this.
Tian Renhui sighed: "Mrs. Li, let it go, you are really in a desperate situation, I respect your husband Li Suwen is peerless, and he is alone in the border city of the country, he can be a man in the country, let go at this time, I still treat this incident as if it has not happened, now the fog will disperse, and the soldiers on the city will see this scene soon, at that time, I am afraid that I can't hide it if I want to, and the matter will really get bigger......
Xu Mingzhu showed a desperate and poignant smile, and shook his head stubbornly: "I don't." ”
Tian Renhui couldn't help but be a little angry: "You know that I can't transfer troops, what are you doing so risky?" ”
Xu Mingzhu cried: "I know you won't transfer troops, but I just want to do something for my husband, I'm just a woman's family, I don't know what to do, I can only offend General Tian, even if this thing can't be done after all, but after all, I did it, and I don't have to feel so guilty when I see my husband under Jiuquan in the future......
Tian Renhui was stunned for a moment, and then stomped his feet angrily: "Really...... How stupid! ”
Time passed quietly, and it was already morning, and the sun finally showed some power, and the thick fog had dissipated a lot.
When it was suppressed to the point of suffocating stalemate, a heroic voice suddenly came from a distance, and there was a domineering meaning of emptiness.
"The Yumen Pass guard will be Lao Tian, my father invited him to come to the house to drink, he is an acquaintance, the people and horses are stationed in the pass first, immediately replenish the grain and grass and camels, find two guides who are familiar with the desert in the pass, I will go to the Lao Tian Mansion to ask for a glass of wine to drink...... Hey? What kind of battle is this? ”
When the words fell, a burly figure walked out of the mist, staring in surprise at the scene of the confrontation between the guards and Xu Ming.
Xu Mingzhu stared at the guards' every move and didn't dare to look back, but tears flowed down, and then she cried loudly.
This way, like a rootless duckweed, every step out of it is forced by the situation, Xu Mingzhu is holding on to the heartstrings that are about to collapse, and she is pulled and driven by fate without regrets, but she is really tired.
Until this moment, hearing the familiar voice behind him, Xu Mingzhu, who was staggering in the darkness in front of him, finally saw hope.
Seeing that Fang Lao Wu's knife was still firmly on Tian Renhui's neck, Xu Mingzhu felt a little relieved, and then slowly turned his head.
The burly man behind him was stunned for a moment after seeing Xu Mingzhu's appearance, and then exclaimed, "Brother and sister? Why are you here? What kind of battle is this? ”
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PS: There is one more ...... Unconsciously, there are four hundred chapters, and it just so happens that yesterday was my nineteenth birthday, and I can't help but sigh, and I am printing that sentence that time is like flowing water, and like a white horse passing through a gap, and then like the vicissitudes of life, or something...... (To be continued......)