Section I

The wind in the Qingting grassland is very hard.

Wave after wave, scraping on people's faces, cold and biting, like a bone shaving knife.

At this time, it is winter, and as far as the eye can see, the entire grassland is endless, undulating dead grass in the winter wind.

On the distant horizon, a group of soldiers dressed in the Southern Han Dynasty appeared in uniform. Almost all of these people were knights. Even those soldiers who did not have mounts had carriages to carry them. In the middle of this team, there is a four-horse cart, which is following the troops, moving quickly.

Horses are good horses, all white Dawan horses. The speed of the march was very fast, but between the four horses, they were still in order, and there was no fatigue, and it was evident that they had spare strength.

In the carriage at this time, Esther was sitting opposite Wu Ming. Between the two of them was a small coffee table with various fruits on it. Esther was holding a throwing knife and concentrating on peeling a pear. With a gentle rotation, the golden pear slowly sheds a layer of skin in her spring onion-like fingers, revealing flesh that is almost the same as her skin tone. The flesh is white and delicate, with a faint watery glow. For a while, the whole carriage seemed to be filled with a faint sweet fragrance.

Wu Ming looked slightly in a daze, and just lowered his eyelids. Suddenly, the fragrant wind blew on her face, and Esther was already tired of saying in a greasy voice: "Lord Wu, yours." When he opened his eyes, he saw that Esther was wearing a small piece of pear meat with five pointed fingers, with a bamboo skewer, almost reaching his mouth. He panicked for a while, and said, "No, no. Although he spoke, his right hand involuntarily took the piece of pulp.

Esther smiled "poof", didn't care about Wu Ming, picked a piece of pulp by herself, threw it into her small mouth and chewed it, and said vaguely: "Lord Wu, if you beg someone like this, if you do this again, people won't do it." ”

Wu Ming was speechless for a while, and he threw the small piece of pulp on the coffee table. He replied: "Princess, this matter is also very beneficial to you Persia, as long as you show the martial arts, I think he will definitely cooperate." ”

After the Shuanghui City was broken, the Guards Battalion didn't have time to catch its breath. The prime minister's warrant arrived, and Wu Ming's guard battalion was ordered to march westward and attack the old nest of the Chinese and Western armies. However, this cannot be blamed on the prime minister, one more day of delay now, the danger of the three northwestern provinces will increase by one more point, and the early capture of Tingya will not only break the resistance of the five central and western provinces, but also open up the connection between the imperial court and the three northwestern provinces.

Esther was still chewing on the flesh of the fruit, she tilted her head and stared at Wu Ming with a pair of eyes as blue as the sea. Wu Ming was hairy all over his body when he saw it, and he was a little like a man's back. She sighed and said faintly: "However, if you do this, people are very dangerous." Lord Wu, aren't you worried about others? ”

After capturing Shuanghui, the first task given by the imperial court to the guard battalion was to cooperate with Sun Yunlong to take down the court. But Sun Yunlong's army of more than 100,000 was almost all infantry, and the Guards battalion was all cavalry. The speed of the march between the two is incomparable. Therefore, the imperial court also gave the guard battalion a second task, which was to serve as the vanguard and escort Esther back to Persia first.

And now this team is on the way to send Esther back to Persia.

What Wu Ming wanted was to take advantage of this opportunity to lure Liao Sheng and others out and give them a head-on blow. Waiting for work in this way can save a lot of trouble. If you do that, you have to use yourself and Esther as bait. The stakes here are too great for her to care about, but Esther does not belong to the Guards Battalion, on the contrary, she is still the object of her own protection, so she must ask for Esther's consent and support. Otherwise, there is no reason to implement this decision.

Esther's rhetorical question made Wu Ming dumbfounded for a while. He said a little unnaturally: "If the princess is really embarrassed, it doesn't matter if this plan is not implemented, and another way is to think of another way." ”

This time, he actually hid some selfish intentions, but it was inconvenient to reveal it to Esther, and when he heard that the other party was a little unhappy, Wu Ming was inconvenient to force it, so he immediately retreated.

Esther's eyes rolled a few times, and she suddenly smiled coquettishly: "Lord Wu, I can't just agree." After all, Grandpa Wu also sent a large army to wait for me to go back south of the Azure River. If you want to convince me, first of all, you have to make it clear, what is the benefit of our country by doing so? ”

She agreed? Wu Ming couldn't help but be surprised and delighted. This plan to lure the snake out of the hole is meticulous, but at the same time, it also puts itself in danger. When Wu Ming discussed with Esther, he was a little apprehensive in his heart, thinking that even if the other party agreed, he would definitely make things difficult in many ways. The one who knows things but is unexpectedly smooth. As for the rhetoric to persuade the Persian Wugong, he had already thought about it. Hearing Esther's question, he hurriedly said, "If I wait for the princess to be ineffective, I let Zhongxi take advantage of the loophole, so that the princess is seriously injured." You say, what will you do? ”

"What should I do?" Esther didn't think about it, and "hummed" and said, "With the temper of my father and master, I will definitely have to dismantle you......"

Wu Ming smiled bitterly: "It's impossible to dismantle eight pieces, but the covenant we reached has become a dead letter." Even, the two sides may even fight each other, so that they are not falling into the hands of the Southern Barbarians......"

Before he could finish his sentence, Esther's eyes lit up and she chuckled: "Another snake to lure out of the hole." Lord Wu, you're too bad. I understand what you mean, this matter is really interesting, people have promised you, I will repair the book to Wu Gong, so that he agrees to your plan. People will live and die with you. ”

Although Wu Ming was already somewhat immune to Esther's explicitness, he still couldn't stand it at this time. wiped his forehead and said, "So, thank you, princess." Leave! ”

As soon as he got out of Esther's carriage, Jian Feiyang slapped his horse forward, squeezed his eyebrows at Wu Ming and said, "My lord, it's good to talk to the princess inside." ”

Wu Ming said angrily: "Don't be poor, just manage the team well, now you have both internal and external camps, give me care." ”

Jian Feiyang didn't think it was annoying, but still squeezed his eyes and said, "Looking at the look of the adult, the princess agreed." The adults are out of the horse, and they are really extraordinary, not to mention the princess, but the fairy in the sky, or they can't be caught......"

This Jane's flying mouth has a lot to do with Esther. Wu Ming groaned, and had to say, "That's right, the princess agreed." But now that Brother Ge and Xiao Yi are not there, it is much more difficult to implement this plan. Brother Jane, don't be a fool. ”

Escorting Esther back to Persia would not have allowed the Guards to be dispatched. Wu Ming selected nearly a thousand elites to accompany him in the outer camp. Jian Feiyang accompanied him as the chief officer of the foreign camp. The remaining more than 10,000 teams were led by Ge Yi, with Zuo Wei as the deputy, guarding the grain and grass to follow behind.

At the mention of Yang Yi, Jian Feiyang's face suddenly sank, and he sighed and said, "My lord, do you say that Team Yang is able to receive Mrs. Tian?" ”

After learning the truth about Tian Hong's murder, Wu Ming was not only sad, but also knew that Xiaobi was extremely dangerous in Fangmin alone. But he is now the commander of the First Army, and he is on the way to the west, so it is impossible for him to go there in person. Yang Yi is currently the second master of this expeditionary team, and he is cautious and careful, so Wu Ming secretly sent him to Fang Min, hoping to bring Xiaobi back safely.

Wu Ming grabbed the horse, looked back at the gray sky, as if talking to himself, as if he was cheering himself up, and muttered: "Yes, it will be." ”

Jian Feiyang still didn't give up: "But my lord, you sent Team Yang to pick up Mrs. Yingtian, wouldn't it be a violation of military orders." ”

Wu Ming was annoyed by his babbling, turned his head a little impatiently, glared at him and shouted, "Isn't this exactly what you want?" After saying that, he snorted and looked south. Nanwang hissed happily and galloped freely on the grassland.

Jian Feiyang watched Nanwang spreading wild on the grassland, the corners of his mouth hooked, but a smile gradually appeared.

Who said that our adults are wood, in fact, they also know how to be flexible!