Chapter 14: Loyal Soul III
Zhao Guo, Gray Spring Mountain Camp.
A day after Li Mu fled, Zhao Cong and Yan Ju led a hundred strong guards to the Gray Spring Mountain camp. The second general knew that Li Mu had a high prestige in the army, and he did not dare to be contemptuous at the moment, so he immediately rushed to the Chinese army with Zhao Wang Fu Jiefei to preemptively control the Chinese army's order, and then ordered to summon the generals of the whole army to express the right to replace the army.
At the sound of the drums, the generals of the Zhao army, who knew that the new commander had arrived, did not dare to slack off. Zhao Cong looked at the generals and saw that the generals and the deputy general Sima Shang were there, but Li Mu was nowhere to be seen, so he frowned and said, "Where is the current general Li Mu?" Didn't he know that the Lord had decreed that we should come and receive the military power? ”
The messenger who rushed to deliver the message the day before yesterday came out in response, and said with some cringe: "General Zhao, Li Mu has left overnight last night!" As he spoke, he presented Li Muliu's book.
Zhao Cong, who had a wide mouth and a mighty appearance, said angrily when he saw the book: "What! Li Mu ran away? How unreasonable! The Chinese Wudu of the DPRK said that Li Mulian Qin was treasonous, and General Ben did not believe it at first, but now looking at his bad deeds, you can see that the rumors are true! Sima Shang, did you ever send troops to arrest Li Mu? ”
As soon as these words came out, the generals in the tent suddenly looked angry, and everyone stared at Zhao Cong angrily, and no one responded to Zhao Cong. Only the deputy general Sima Shang said slowly: "General Qiyu, Li Musuo didn't know where to flee to us, and the weather outside was cold and freezing, so it was not suitable to send troops, so it has been delayed so far." What does the general and the generals mean, they want to wait for General Zhao to come before making a decision! ”
Zhao Cong is not a stupid person, as soon as he heard Sima Shang's words, he knew that it was prevarication and shirk, and it was clear that the generals were friendly with Li Mu and intended to indulge Li Mu to escape. I wanted to turn my face and be angry, but when I saw the angry looks of the generals under the account, I couldn't help but feel stunned, and suddenly thought that I had just joined the army and had a weak foundation. But General Ben has arrived in the army, and General Sima will officially hand over the military power to me! ”
"Whoa!" Seeing that Zhao Cong no longer held the generals accountable for letting Li Mu go, Sima Shang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately handed over Li Mu's handsome seal and other things to Zhao Cong.
After Zhao Cong took the handsome seal, his face immediately sank and said: "Since General Ben and General Yan have taken over the military power here, General Sima will immediately return to Handan to appoint another one!" "Wow!" Sima Shang arched his hand gloomily, looked at the generals in the tent, sighed slightly, and strode out of the tent!
For a while, the handsome tent was filled with a strong atmosphere of sadness and strong dissatisfaction, and the generals couldn't help but have a feeling of 'things hurt the same kind, rabbits and foxes are sad'!
Although Zhao Cong is not a traitor of Guo Kai's party, he has always been very angry with Li Mu's great military exploits and superhuman prestige. came here this time, and he had been heavily bribed by Guo Kai and others, so he would not let Li Mu go easily. So, Zhao Cong's face sank slightly and said, "Where are the military wrestlers?" ”
"Not in!" As soon as Zhao Cong's voice fell, a majestic and sturdy general immediately turned out behind him. When the generals saw this person, they couldn't help but be shocked and slightly taken aback. I saw that this person's eyes were blazing, and his eyes were full of fierce and fierce murderous aura; a broad-mouthed, bearded face; More than eight feet tall, majestic and burly, like a mountain bear; Although he was dressed in light leather armor and thick winter clothes, he still couldn't hide the strong muscles full of explosive power under the armor. This warlord looks like a fierce war lion that could burst out at any moment!
Zhao Cong's face turned grim and said: "Zhang Bao, Li Mu fled from the country, the crime is unforgivable, I will send you to lead your subordinates to chase after me, do you dare to take the order!" Zhang Bao also said with a fierce face: "Don't worry, the general, without the art of tracking Jitong, Li Mufang has escaped for less than a day, and he will not be able to go far." I don't want to be able to do it for three or five days, and if I don't have it, I will definitely capture it back in the army and hand it over to the general! As soon as these words came out, a mocking sneer appeared on the faces of the generals under the account, obviously everyone was skeptical that this seemingly rude and barbaric man could catch the smart and wise Li Mu!
Zhao Cong nodded and said, "Very good." I think it is not difficult to determine the direction of Li Mu's escape, although he has an accomplice with Qin, but now once he loses his military power, he will lose his use value, and the Qin people hate him to the bone and will not let him go, so: the West is the Qin State, and Li Mu cannot send himself to death; It is very dangerous for the north to pass through the Qin military camp, and Li Mu cannot take such a risk; The east is the country of Qi, although the country is powerful, but the people's customs* do not like soldiers, and they will never go according to Li Mu's habits; In this way, only the Wei and Chu states in the south are available for Li Mu to choose! Zhang Bao, you immediately take eighty wrestlers to the south to chase Li Mu, as long as you can catch up, you don't have to tie up to see me, just kill immediately! "Wow!" Zhang Bao raised his hand and clenched his fists, and immediately walked out of the tent.
Immediately outside the tent there was a roar of shouting and shouting, and then a chaotic sound of horses' hooves was heard rushing south like thunder. For a while, the faces of the generals in the tent couldn't help but change greatly, although Sima Shang did not tell the generals Li Mu's true whereabouts, but listening to Zhao Cong's analysis, Li Mu could indeed only go south, so he couldn't help but be deeply worried about whether Li Mu could escape the pursuit of this group of brave men!
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The heavy snow in the sky flew and rolled everywhere with the cold wind, falling on the earth, on the fence, on the tent, and on the armor, covering the whole world with a layer of crystal silver. For a time, the heavens and the earth were all a refreshing, reminiscent and distant white!
In the wind and snow, a tall and slender figure was draped in the wind and snow, like a snowman, carrying a layer of cold wind and hurriedly galloping into the Qin army camp. Soon, the sound of galloping hooves stopped in front of Fusu's handsome tent. The knight on the horse dismounted, and poured into the tent with a cold wind!
Inside the tent, four basins of red charcoal fires were burning in the four corners, emitting a large amount of heat, heating the air in the tent to be unusually warm. And Fusu, Wuya, Huofeng and the others were also sitting in the tent and waiting for something with an anxious face, even Qi Hong, who had just escaped from Handan overnight to the Qin camp, was also in the ranks!
Fusu was anxious, and suddenly saw the tent door open, and a slender figure with a cloak and snow stepped into the tent, and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Wuxin, what's the situation?" "It turns out that this knight with a cloak and snow is unintentional.
Seeing Wuxin dusting off the snow grains on his body, he said: "As Gongzi expected, Li Mu went south to Wei alone last night, and the uninjured junior brother was sneaking behind to track Li Mu and leaving marks along the way. If Childe wants to start chasing, he has to act quickly! ”
Hearing this, Fu Su nodded and said, "Zhao Cong and the others will definitely send elite warriors to chase and kill Li Mu later, if we want to save Li Mu, we have to hurry!" Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be surprised, Qi Hong was surprised: "I thought that Gongzi would send troops to hunt him down and kill him when he found out the news that Li Mu was running south alone, but I didn't want Gongzi to want to save him!" ”
Fu Su smiled and said: "Li Mu, the good general of the world, is rare for a hundred years. It's a pity to kill it, it's better to save it and make it work for my Qin State. In this way, our army has the help of Wang Jian and Li Mu, two famous generals, and sweeping the world is just around the corner! ”
Everyone nodded when they heard this, and a good general like Li Mu was indeed something that anyone wanted.
Fusu immediately ordered: "Immediately order Qin Hu to transfer fifty 'wolf teeth' experts to chase Li Mu with us and the others." Miss Qi Hong has been traveling hard for days, so she doesn't have to go with her, so she just stays in the camp tent to rest! Qi Hong nodded, and said with a smile: "In this case, the subordinates are lazy!" ”
After a while, Qin Hu and thirty 'wolf teeth' elites, who had been prepared a long time ago, were already waiting outside the tent, and Fusu immediately jumped on the war horse with Wuxin, Huofeng and others, stepped into the wind and snow, and ran to the vast sky overnight!
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In the wilderness southwest of Zhangshui, under the cold yellow sun, a lonely figure braved the wind and snow in the sky, and was fleeing in a hurry and panic. The slender and elegant figure is still majestic and majestic, but the loneliness and gloom on the face are more heart-wrenching than the cold wind and snow!
Li Mu has been fleeing overnight for more than two days and two nights, because he is worried that there will be pursuers behind, so in these two days and two nights, Li Mu has not closed his eyes at all, he will rest a little when he is tired, chew some ice and snow on the ground when he is thirsty, and eat some dry food he carries with him when he is hungry.
However, fortunately, during this period of escape, Li Mu successfully avoided the small group of rangers of the two armies wandering near the war zone, and finally avoided the war zone safely and came to the southwest of Zhangshui. This place is about a hundred miles away from the battlefield where Lian Yue and Yang Duanhe fought on the south bank of Zhang, and the rangers harassed by the Qin army generally can't get here, so it should be said that it is temporarily out of danger at present, Li Mu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.
Just when Li Mu was hurrying away, Li Mu inadvertently raised his head, and a vague figure of a small town in the south immediately jumped into view. Li Mu suddenly said with joy in his heart: "Even after driving so many roads, people and horses have reached the limit of what they can endure, and now that it is safe for the time being, it is better to find an inn to rest temporarily, and it is not too late to continue to rush after tomorrow's physical strength and spirit recovery!" ”
Having made up his mind, Li Mu suddenly whipped the juhuaqing war horse under his seat again. The sturdy war horse that had followed Li Mu for many years was not only hungry at this time, but even the corners of its mouth were constantly foaming at the mouth, obviously it was also very tired and approaching the extreme. At this time, Ju Huaqing was whipped by her master again, although she was dissatisfied, she still screamed and rose up, spreading her hooves and running towards the town!
After a while, Ju Huaqing, who was so tired that her hooves were about to break, suddenly stopped in front of an inn under Li Mu's control, and the loud sound of horses' hooves suddenly woke up the shopkeeper who was dozing in the store. When the shopkeeper opened his eyes, he saw that there were still guests coming to the door in the snowstorm, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly greeted him with a smile on his face: "Guest officer, eat or stay in the hotel?" ”
A relaxed smile appeared on Li Mu's tired face, and he said eagerly: "All of them!" You pull the horses down and feed them with the best fodder, and then give me a few more good dishes and a glass of mulled wine! "Okay, guest officer, you go in and sit down for a while, and I'll greet you after I've settled my horses!" Li Mu nodded, then stepped into the guest officer, and chose a table near the window and door to sit down, so that he could monitor the movement outside at any time!
After a while, Xiao Er put the wine and food together, and Li Mu began to eat like a gobble, but his eyes still glanced out of the window from time to time, keeping enough vigilance!
Just as three cups of hot wine were in his stomach and Li Mu's stomach was gradually feeling warm, he heard the sound of horses' hooves trampling and the sound of silver bells outside, and couldn't help but look back suddenly: in the midst of the wind and snow, a young man dressed in white, wearing a big sword on his back, and hanging a long sword at his waist also stopped in front of the inn.
Li Mu was relieved in his heart: a person would not be a pursuer, so he couldn't help but feel at ease, and continued to drink.
After a while, Xiao Er introduced the young man into the store and also served a table of sumptuous wine and food. Seeing that this young man was also hungry, the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper couldn't help but wonder in their hearts: "How did you do it?" These two people look like starving ghosts reincarnated, aren't they hungry for a few days, so they came to eat white food! ”
Li Mu, who was relaxed, gradually came to his heart, remembering that he had fought for the country and the people all his life, but in the end he was accused of treason against Qin, and had to flee to another country, Li Mu couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, full of troubles, and the wine was drunk cup after cup!
There is a saying that 'wine is sad and sad for a longer time', Li Mu, who was sad and suffering, quickly drank a pot of wine cleanly, raised the wine jug and shook it a few times, but Li Mu, who didn't see a drop of wine falling, couldn't help but shout: "Xiao Er, another pot of wine!" The voice was so loud that the inn seemed to tremble a few times.
Xiao Er was startled by Li Mu's loud voice, stepped forward, and said cautiously: "This master, you have drunk a lot, let's drink less!" "Xiao Er's heart is kind, and the second is also afraid that Li Mu will not be able to pay when he arrives. You must know that now Li Mu is only wearing very ordinary clothes in order to facilitate his escape.
Li Mu said angrily when he heard this: "What, are you afraid that I won't be able to pay?" As he spoke, he took out a small piece of gold ingot from his waist and slapped it on the table, shaking the wine lord and the dishes for a while. Li Mu said a little drunken and hazy: "Where, it's all for you, bring the wine quickly!" ”
Xiao Er's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he couldn't help but look at the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper doesn't care if you're drunk or not, as long as you have money to earn, it's a good thing, and nodded hurriedly. Xiao Er responded: "Okay, guest officer, wait a minute, I'll go get the wine!" With that, Xiao Er slipped down the cigarette.
This scene couldn't help but make the young man who was also drinking on the same list frown slightly, and a look of pity flashed on his face!