Chapter 165: Back to Caozhou
When Princess Ahsan woke up, it was already three days later. Princess Ahsan, who opened her eyes, struggled to get up and walked outside the tent, glanced at the black war horses and the black-clad and black-armored patrol cavalry soldiers outside the tent, sighed in a low voice, and returned to the tent.
Just when she returned to the tent and didn't take a breath, she saw Ji Qingchen walk into the big tent.
"It's already March, the weather in Liaozhou is still so cold, you are not lightly injured, and there is no good medicine to treat, you must not catch a cold again, so as not to recur the wound inflammation, and stay in the big tent with peace of mind in the future!" Ji Qingchen said, seeing that Princess Ahsang ignored him with a tense face, he continued, "By the way, it's important to recuperate, we are not in a hurry to go back to Caozhou, wait until your injury is better." ”
"Is the King of Northern Liao so kind?" Ahsan said coldly, "If you were so kind, you wouldn't have broken your promise and slaughtered the Beijon soldiers who had laid down their arms." ”
At the first glance when she walked out of the big tent just now, Ah Sang saw the heads of Ao Fang and the generals beside her, and at this moment she had clearly guessed that Ji Qingchen had not fulfilled the promise she had promised that night to give the life of the iron guard who laid down his arms.
"This king did promise you, but this time it was not this king who ordered them to be slaughtered, it was the generals under this king, you know that your iron guards killed many soldiers of our Xiao cavalry battalion, they hate your iron guard elite horses, and they want to kill them regardless of this king's promise, and this king has no choice!" Ji Qingchen said bitterly.
But his expression in Ah San's eyes did not show guilt at all, on the contrary, he said it very justly.
As the commander of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, the veritable commander of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, if she wants to say that the Xiao Cavalry Battalion does not listen to Ji Qingchen's words, she will not believe it even if she kills Ah Sang. But now that Ji Qingchen said so, and he had not fulfilled his promise to kill the surrendered guard, Ah Sang didn't think about arguing with Ji Qingchen anymore, just kept silent and didn't speak.
Because now she is feeling guilty, and at the same time regretting her weakness. If he hadn't ordered the guards to lay down their weapons at that time, they wouldn't have been beheaded on their knees in such humiliation, even if they died, at least it would have been the end of the battlefield! Ah Sang blamed himself in his heart, and couldn't help but change his face from the flush in anger just now to the current pale.
"Do you hate me now? Angry, right? Ji Qingchen smiled, "But anger without strength is meaningless." It's better to keep your anger alive, and when we go back to Caozhou, let your father and daughter see each other again, and then this king will decide what to do with you. After Ji Qingchen finished speaking, he strode out of the big tent.
After listening to Ji Qingchen's words, Ah Sang was stunned.
Because she found that just now, Ji Qingchen in the big tent seemed to catch what she was thinking, otherwise he would never say this to her.
Because just now, Ah Sang was thinking in his heart, how should he take advantage of the opportunity to contact Ji Qingchen, take advantage of the opportunity that Ji Qingchen has not returned to Caozhou to guard the emptiness, and take the opportunity to kill him.
But as soon as this thought came to her mind, it was extinguished by Ji Qingchen's words. Yes, it is a sentence, a very ordinary word, so that they women can meet again. With just one sentence, Ahsan's idea of dying with Ji Qingchen before returning to Caozhou was annihilated.
Because she thinks of her father Khan.
Because she wanted to see her father Khan again before she died.
And Ji Qingchen, who came out of the big tent, turned up the corners of his mouth, and a faint smile appeared on his face, and he said to himself, "What a stupid girl! Want to die with this king? Hmph, that's childish. No wonder they lost so badly this time. ”
"Brother Jiu, when will you leave?" When Ji Qingchen returned to his handsome tent, Li Changzheng and Zuo Zongquan stepped forward and asked.
"Let's wait until Princess Ahsan is better!" Ji Qingchen replied.
"I'm afraid I'll have to wait more than ten days!" Zuo Zongquan sighed, "Because she didn't get medical treatment in time after her injury, and the strength of the ninth brother's horse lance was too great, and it pierced her shoulder all at once, if she returned to Caozhou soon, it would be okay to say, but she couldn't go, and in terms of our current medical conditions, even if she is cured, I am afraid that she will not be able to raise the knife again." ”
"It's better for such a tough girl to lift a knife." Li Changzheng sighed, frowned again and asked, "Ten days, I'm afraid it will delay our trip, right?" ”
Zuo Zongquan didn't answer, but moved his gaze to Ji Qingchen. Because he didn't know what His Royal Highness Nine was doing to heal this woman who almost killed him. As for His Royal Highness Shu Jiu falling in love with this unruly princess, he didn't believe it even if he killed Zuo Zongquan. Because as Ji Qingchen's brother in life and death, he is the only woman that His Royal Highness Zhilu Daojiu likes, that is, Princess Li, who left the country and grew up with his childhood sweetheart.
"Ah Sang is Mo Dahan's eldest daughter, she is Mo Dahan's favorite daughter, heal her with her, if we negotiate with Mo Dahan in the future, we will have more bargaining chips in our hands, for Mo Dahan, this is more weight than capturing 100,000 Beirong prisoners!" Ji Qingchen said with a smile.
Li Changzheng and Zuo Zongquan suddenly understood Ji Qingchen's meaning, and couldn't help but show admiration.
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After another ten days, Ji Qingchen, who saw that Princess Ahsan's injuries had improved a lot, issued a military order to return to Caozhou. Because there was no strong enemy on the front road this time, and there were no pursuers on the back road, the one-man and two-horse Xiaocai battalion only took three days to step into Yunzhou, and it took another three days to reach a small village a hundred miles outside Caozhou. And it was in this small village that he saw the army sent by Bai Xiangcheng to meet him, a whole 10,000 black eagle cavalry led by Wang Yin. But as soon as Wang Yin saw his face, he cried and said, "Ninth brother, Shangzhou sent Lin Ping's sword, and Lin Ping died in battle. ”
"Lin Ping,—— did he also die in battle?" Ji Qingchen, who was stunned for a moment by Wang Yin's abrupt words, came back to his senses and dropped such a sentence, and walked into the house alone without speaking.
"Brother Jiu-" Seeing Ji Qingchen's reaction, Wang Yin was also stunned, he was just about to rush into the house, but was stopped by Li Changzheng, "Yang Zhixing died in battle." ”
"What?" Wang Yin was stunned for a moment and shouted, "You say it again? What happened to Yang Zhixing? ”
"Dead in battle." Zuo Zongquan replied coldly, "Wang Yin, Brother Jiu is resting in the house, if you feel uncomfortable, if you want to vent, we will go out and fight alone, please don't yell here." ”
After experiencing a life-and-death battle with Ji Qingchen, Zuo Zongquan has changed, become more ruthless, and has become more ruthless, except for Ji Qingchen, he no longer takes anyone in his eyes, just like the oath they made in front of the big tent that day: In the future, no matter who sits in the position of emperor in King's Landing, the brothers of the Xiaoqi battalion are too lazy to care. Because the brothers only recognize the word "Liao" Wang Qi! The brothers came with His Highness's battle flag, and they will also follow His Highness's battle flag.
"You-" Wang Yin looked at Zuo Zongquan in disbelief, he felt that Zuo Zongquan had changed, so he moved his gaze to Li Changzheng, and saw Li Changzheng say coldly, "Zuo Zongquan is not enough, just add me Li Changzheng." ”
Wang Yin was shocked, he glanced at Zuo Zongquan, and then at Li Changzheng, seemed to understand something, smiled bitterly, and said to Li Changzheng and Zuo Zongquan, "I understand what you mean." However, don't underestimate my Wang Yin, since I, Wang Yin, have vowed to follow the Ninth Brother to fight the world, and I will not be afraid of the sword mountain and the sea of fire in front of me, because Wang Yin's life has already been sold to the Ninth Brother. ”
With that, he saluted respectfully to the hut that Ji Qingchen had walked into, and strode away.
In the hut, Ji Qingchen heard the conversation between the three people outside clearly, but he didn't stop, because his mind was not on it, and now he was remembering Lin Ping's sacrifice, and his heart was also very sad, the Xiaoqi battalion was the first army and horse he brought after returning to Dayan, and Bai Xiangcheng and Jiuhu would be the first batch of henchmen after he arrived in Dayan. But now that the war with Beirong started, two people have already been sacrificed, and if this war continues, I don't know how many people will be sacrificed in Lu Dao!
At noon the next day, Ji Qingchen returned to Bai Xiangcheng's camp outside the city, and after listening carefully to Bai Xiangcheng's military situation in the handsome tent, his pale face was much better because of Lin Ping's death. Because in the two months since he left, Bai Xiangcheng has indeed exerted his command and command skills, and has successfully forced Mo Dahan and more than 100,000 troops around him to Caozhou City, and now he has successfully surrounded Mo Dahan's army with the boundary of Caozhou City.
"Do we have heavy casualties?" Ji Qingchen asked.
"The Black Eagle Rider and the Dragon Rider each lost 20,000 men, the Devil Rider killed 4,000 people, and the Ruishi Battalion lost 8,000 men." Bai Xiangcheng replied.
"How long do you think it's appropriate for us to besiege Modahan?" Ji Qingchen asked.
"Now they have been out of food for four days, and they have begun to slaughter war horses, 140,000 cavalry have 140,000 war horses, and it will probably take more than a month to slaughter and eat them all!" Bai Xiangcheng said.
"Then trap them for another two months!" Ji Qingchen said, "It's better if you starve to death." ”
"Your Royal Highness, about Lin Ping and Yang Zhixing, you still have to-" Bai Xiangcheng also knew the reason why Ji Qingchen was in a bad mood and comforted, but before he finished speaking, he heard Ji Qingchen say, "Brother Xiangcheng, this king is very clear about this, don't worry!" ”
After a pause, he added, "During this time, this king is running around in Liaozhou, and he is indeed a little tired, and if he wants to rest for a few more days, the army will be handed over to Brother Xiang Cheng." ”
"Your Highness, rest assured!" Bai Xiangcheng agreed, "However, Ao Bai has been arrogant in front of the battle for several days, Xiang Cheng has fought with him twice before, but he didn't go all out, just to behead him in front of His Highness after returning to Caozhou, as a gift to celebrate His Highness's return to China, if His Highness has enough rest one day, he will talk to Xiang Cheng." ”
Bai Xiangcheng's words were too domineering, and he didn't take Ao Bai in his eyes at all, and even expressed his respect for Ji Qingchen.
"Three days later!" Ji Qingchen smiled faintly and said, "Three days later, this king will see how much Brother Xiang Cheng's horse lance technique has improved." ”
"Okay, in three days!" Bai Xiangcheng also smiled. respectfully sent Ji Qingchen out of the big tent.