Chapter 35: Grace will take revenge
"Brother Jingcheng, you tell the Sprinkle family truthfully: What is the matter with the Ma family's rebellion? A certain family only listened to Shi Dazai's words: It was Ma Maoxun's lack of people who swallowed elephants and raised troops to rebel. But from what I know about Ma Dashuai, he is by no means the kind of ambitious person! ”。
Guan Yu held the wine glass in one hand, staring at Li Jingcheng's eyes with burning eyes, changing the conversation and laughter in the past, and his expression was unusually serious.
Under the light, Li Jingcheng, whose face was slightly red after being smoked by wine, lowered his eyes slightly silently.
After a moment of silence, I saw him stand up and look at Guan Yu deeply. sighed softly, and then said in a low voice: "Brother Guan has a life-saving grace for the younger brother, and you are thoughtful and witty, I can't hide it from you!" Then forgive the little brother. ”
After speaking, he sat down slowly, looked up at Guan Yu and said, "Actually, the foolish brother has always been very awkward in his heart. At the beginning, it was you and I who traveled thousands of miles to persuade Ma Jiajun to help me help Dachu and overthrow Daqi. After the fall of the Great Qi, in the humble opinion of the below, the Ma family army has made great contributions, and the saint rewarded him as a feudal official, governing one side, then there will be no wars in the world from now on, and my Dachu subjects enjoy a peaceful and prosperous world, and they are all happy. But ......".
Speaking of this, Li Jingcheng shook his head regretfully, and took the initiative to reach out and grab the wine cup on the table and drank it all.
After putting down the wine glass, his face was flushed, and he looked up at the window with his eyes in a daze, as if muttering to himself: "As the saying goes: Since ancient times, a companion is like a tiger." On the side of the king's couch, will he allow others to rest on his bed? I think that no matter which Holy Monarch is, he will not be able to pass this hurdle in his heart, right?! ”。
Then he closed his lips and lowered his head slightly, saying no more.
Guan Yu raised his face, and also raised the wine glass in his clenched hand high, and drank it all. Raised his other arm to wipe his chin, and gently bowed his head: "I understand!" Thank you for being able to tell me directly! ”。
Putting down the cup in his hand, Guan Yu stood up suddenly, clasped his hands into fists and arched his hands to leave.
Li Jingcheng hurriedly straightened up, raised his head and said hurriedly: "Brother Guan, slow down, please listen to what the junior brother said: Now that I am a great Chu, I am in ruins, and my foundation is still unstable." It also coincided with the sudden death of the saint, and Dazai-sama struggled to support the situation. Brother Wanwang Guan takes the peace and well-being of all the people in the world as the first priority, and he must not act rashly, but must focus on the overall situation! ”。
Guan Yu was slightly stunned, stopped and looked back at him. After a while, a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he spoke: "Brother Xian is worried that Guan Mou has a heavy army, and at this moment, on a whim, he will make a decision based on his personal likes and dislikes, and he will be happy to take revenge, and then stir up chaos in the world, right?" ”。
Li Jingcheng pursed his lips and remained silent, without answering. just squinted his eyes slightly, and his eyes stared at Guan Yu's face without blinking.
Guan Yu retracted his gaze, turned his head and stretched out his arms, looking up at the unfathomable blue sky outside the door, let out a long breath of stuffy breath in his chest, and said in a low voice: "Brother Xian, you can rest assured." The peace of the world in this Great Chu is also the fact that I and my brothers licked the blood with their knives, fought side by side, shrouded in horse leather, and exchanged blood and sweat, Guan Mou has his own sense of proportion! ”。
With that, he strode out the door with his head held high and without looking back.
Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan, learned that his sneak attack on the enemy camp had fallen into a trap, so he couldn't wait to turn his horse's head and lead the army to quickly return to the reinforcement of his own camp that was on fire in the rear.
Running to the gate of the camp, seeing the fire in the camp weakening, and hearing the endless shouts of the officers and soldiers stationed in the camp, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The sharp-eyed soldiers pushed open the heavy wooden fence in front of the camp gate for him, and Tang Wannian rushed through it non-stop, running towards the back of the camp where the shouting of killing was the strongest.
Under the light of the fire, there were many corpses lying on the ground. Judging from the clothing, there are soldiers of their own side who have armor on their bodies, and there are also people of unknown origin who are dressed in cloth.
"Huh"...... Tang Wannian tightened the reins of the horse and strangled the mount under his crotch. His eyes widened angrily, staring at the dozens of people who were surrounded by his own soldiers with spears held high.
Among the dozens of people, Du Lifu, who was the leader, was tall, holding a black porcelain jar in his arms, still with a simple and calm expression.
It's just that one of his trousers was torn, revealing a thick calf covered in blood. More than a dozen people around him held swords and guns, and looked nervous in the face of an enemy dozens of times their size, and their eyes showed despair.
Du Lifu's eyes caught a glimpse of King Pingnan galloping towards him, and suddenly grinned and said loudly: "Lord Pingnan has returned to the camp so soon?" But the flag is victorious and returns triumphantly? ”。
Tang Wannian desperately suppressed his anger, gritted his teeth and asked: "Thief puppet, this prince treats you well, not only took you in when you were in danger, but also ordered Lang Zhong to heal your stick wound." You don't know what to do, but you want revenge, what face do you have to survive in the world? ”。
Sweating profusely, Duliv grinned, his face unashamed. He replied loudly: "The villain once said to the prince in person: I am a rough person, I don't understand anything else, I only know that revenge must be avenged, and grievances must be avenged!" The young master of the Ma family army has a great grace to save his life, not to mention suffering from some flesh and skin, even if he cuts off my head with a knife, I Du will not even blink an eyelid.
As for you, Lord Wang, I can only say that I can't help it. Otherwise, how would you let go of your suspicions and take us in? How can our strategy be carried out? ”。
Tang Wannian's belly was bulging and swollen with anger, but he could only spew out a breath of fire from his nostrils, clenched his back molars, and didn't say a word.
Seeing Tang Wannian's angry and helpless expression, Du Lifu suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, and said loudly: "Since ancient times: every time you slaughter dogs, you are all readers!" It seems that Lord Wang, you are similar to Zaixia, you are illiterate, and you haven't studied for a few days, right? It's a pity, my old Dukong has brute strength and has never practiced martial arts, otherwise he will have to pull a few more pads when he dies! ”。
Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan, felt the heat wave in his chest and abdomen rolling, like a blowing bigger and bigger air bag, which could burst out with a "bang" at any time.
He raised his hand and raised the long knife in his hand, pointed at Du Lifu and the others, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Kill them all, not a single one will be left!" ”。
"Wait!" Surrounded by the Great Chu soldiers, the tall Du Lifu suddenly shouted.
I saw him leaning down slightly, dragging the bloody calf, and took two steps forward with difficulty, looking up at Tang Wannian on the horse and saying, "Lord Pingnan, I know that I will die here today, and you don't have to be in a hurry." Xiao Ke has two more words. ”
Tang Wannian was slightly stunned, suppressed the anger in his heart, frowned and said in a deep voice: "Death is coming, what else do you have to say for the thief?" ”。
Du Lifu stretched out his wide tongue, licked his chapped thick lips, and said with a simple smile: "Lord Pingnan, Xiao Ke has no grievances with you, just to repay the young master of the Ma family army for saving his life back then, this is a lot of offense." You can tolerate us and other untouchables, and you can be considered a favor to us for eating and drinking in the camp for so long! Can you please take a few steps forward, please accept my Du before you die, and you will have no worries on the road to Huangquan, and you will die without regrets! ”。
Tang Wannian hesitated for a moment, and there was a trace of emotion in his heart: Sure enough, people are dying and their words are good, and birds are dying and their songs are also sad! Besides, in the face of such a desperate situation, they can't figure out any tricks.
Thinking of this, Tang Wannian hung up the long knife in his hand, turned over and dismounted with one leg in one step. He was about to step forward, but was stopped by a personal guard with a knife, who whispered in his ear: "Lord Wang, slow down, beware of these chicken thieves and dogs jumping off the wall in a hurry, and they want to cheat!" ”。
Tang Wannian hesitated again.
Seeing that he refused to move half a step forward, Dulif on the other side lowered his eyes in disappointment and sighed softly. Bow your head and see that you are about to fall to the ground and give a bow of thanks.
Half bent at the waist, he suddenly stopped moving, slowly raised his head, looked at Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan, with eyes on his lips, and a very weird smile appeared on his face.
I saw him quickly put his left hand into his arms, took out a fire fold, blew it gently, and lowered his head to stuff it into the black porcelain jar tightly held in his arms.
The sturdy guard in front of Tang Wannian suddenly shouted, "Lord be careful! ”。 As he spoke, he slammed King Pingnan with his broad and powerful back.
Tang Wannian, who was caught off guard, was slammed and almost fell to the ground on his back. He couldn't help but feel annoyed and wanted to open his mouth to scold.
Almost at the same time, a blazing white light in front of him pierced his eyes deeply, and then a loud roar came from his ears, and finally he was still unsteady on his feet, and he fell to the ground.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on his back on the bed, surrounded by his subordinates and several military attendants.
Shaking his head vigorously, he felt as if hundreds of wasps had flown into his skull, buzzing. Suddenly turned over and got up, and the surrounding generals bowed down one after another, their faces beaming.
"What the hell is going on?" Pingnan Wang Tang Wannian turned his head and asked with a slightly dull gaze.
A partial general hurriedly replied: "The prince is fine!" The remnants of the Ma family army who infiltrated our military camp saw that they were at the end of the road, and they were dying, and they ignited the disguised and hidden mines, and you were stunned by the prince......
Tang Wannian raised his hand to interrupt his narration and asked eagerly, "What about the losses of our army's artillery for siege?" Did General Qiu and his men return safely? Where is he? ”。
The generals fell into an awkward silence.
After a while, the commander in charge of the artillery battalion replied stubbornly: "Returning to the prince, because the enemy thieves used the bombing mines that our army has never seen before, and those thieves have been in our camp for a long time, and they have been acting as usual on weekdays, so we have taken it lightly and neglected to take precautions...... In short, under the fire and thunder, there is not much artillery left in the battalion that can be used......" As he spoke, his voice gradually weakened, and he buried his head deeply in shame, and finally simply "poofed" and fell to his knees without saying a word.
Another general next to him reluctantly said: "General Suzaku led his troops to attack the enemy's camp in an ambush, and suffered heavy losses in men and horses. It was only after dawn that I found his body in the pile of corpses. Dozens of arrows were in his body, and he was already ...... He has already sacrificed his life for the country! ”。
Tang Wannian opened his mouth slightly, and his eyes looked at the blue sky outside the tent with empty eyes.
After a while, he suddenly clenched his fists, his forehead was exposed, his eyes were spewing fire, and he gritted his teeth and roared: "Immediately play the imperial court, let the imperial brother and them quickly send reinforcements!" Also, rectify the remaining soldiers and horses, and the king himself will command them, and fight with them! If you don't kill all these small remnants of the Ma family's army, Lao Tzu would rather die here than return to the dynasty! ”。