Chapter 77, a desolate night
King Xuan was full of suspicion: "You really have a mind for her?" β
Wei Peng pursed his lips again, the struggle on his face could not be concealed, King Xuan sighed deeply in his heart, and when he was about to speak, Wei Peng had already said slowly: "I'll wait for Ah Xue!" As long as she can come back safely this time, I won't ...... with her again."
King Xuan patted his son on the shoulder and sighed long. After his son grew up, he rarely showed his emotions in front of him so unabashedly, and he could see that he was really moved by this Helan Xue, and he suddenly regretted it, why didn't she go to see what the girl was like that day, so she could make a look for her son. Helan Snow ...... It's the name of the snow again, and the son isn't because of this heart. Cher, that cute little girl in ice and snow, are you still alive? If you don't show up again, you fiancΓ©, this king can't help but look at you.
In the north in winter, the cold wind swept the withered grass and flew all over the sky, and now it is only October, and there have been three heavy snowfalls, and the march speed of the army is significantly slower.
When passing through the towns, there are many fewer people on the streets, because the weather is very cold, and the further north you go, the fewer people live, and in some towns there are even people who have frozen to death. Yang Jiulin frowned, this year's weather has been very abnormal, drought in spring, flooding in the south in summer, and now, the north has begun to be cold again, and it has been snowing since the beginning of October.
In the camp tent, Yang Jiulin, He Guiqiu and others were looking at the map to calculate the itinerary, Helan Xue was not among them, at this time, she was standing on the edge of the camp, in the night, she could only vaguely see her slender figure, and a man in black beside her stood with his head down.
She frowned, and there was news from Mobei, the reason why Beidi did not collect troops to recuperate this time, but chose to attack strongly, was because someone in Dajin had formed an alliance with them, or promised benefits, and the exposure of the identity of the fourth uncle Xie Ziliang was also because the old Xie family in the army found a hint of the majestic posture and secretly reported back to Beijing, and then something happened. But who this person in Jingzhong really is, he can't find out at all.
After being silent for a long time, Helan Xue said in a low voice: "What else does Master have to explain to me?" β
The man in black replied softly: "The master also said that this time the battle in Mobei is afraid that it is extremely dangerous, and the girl should not rush into everything, the master has arranged for people to protect the girl in the camp, but the confrontation between the two armies still has to be careful of the girl herself." β
Helan Xue nodded.
The man in black said again: "Girl, the master has always been concerned about your safety, and we can't leave the master and the girl, please be more careful." β
Helan Xue's heart warmed, and she said softly: "I know, thank you." β
The man in black didn't dare to say anything.
Looking up at the desolate night sky, Helan Xue saw in front of him the people who froze to death and starved to death when passing through the town during the day, what kind of rivers and mountains were guarded by herself, the Xie family, the Yang family, and several other great families? Behind the prosperity of the capital, how many frozen bones are buried? She stroked the ring on her hand, and she bore all this on herself, what was it for, and was it worth it?
She didn't speak, and the man in black didn't dare to leave, the two of them stood like this for a long time, Helan Xue finally spoke, and her voice was a little helpless: "You go back first, Beidi's information over there will be notified to me as soon as possible." Also, you tell Master to let him have a good time, and when I return to the court, I will go and greet him. β
The man in black seemed to smile a little, and immediately disappeared without a trace, answered, said goodbye, and flew away.
slowly returned to the tent, but unexpectedly found that Yang Jiulin was waiting for her, and couldn't help but be a little curious, what happened to this buddy at night? Didn't you say everything during the day?
Xu is the reason for the cold weather, Helan Xue just put on a cloak, and did not wear thicker clothes, practicing martial arts in the past day, this ability to keep out the cold is still there, but the face is still a little red from the wind, Yang Jiulin smiled, knocked lightly on her head, and blamed: "It's cold, why don't you wear more when you go out at night?" β
Helan Xue frowned: "I'm not a child anymore, and you still hit me on the head." When she was a child, Yang Jiulin liked to knock her on the head, and since she knew that she was Lian Ruixue, this thing started to be like this again, which really gave Helan Xue a headache: "It's so late, is there anything else?" β
Yang Jiulin nodded: "I received an urgent report from Beiyanmen just now, Beidi's offensive is very fierce, there is a shortage of grain and grass in the army, and General Yan has 8,000 soldiers and horses...... It's been five days since we were trapped in Wolf's Head Mountain, and the situation is not optimistic, so from tomorrow onwards, we have to travel day and night. β
Helan Xue was shocked, she hadn't received the news yet, her uncle was trapped, he was already injured, she couldn't lead the troops to Wolf Head Mountain right away, her fists were clenched tightly, and her palms were even soaked with sweat, the few remaining people in the Xie family couldn't be damaged in the frontier like this, they would rather die by themselves, and their uncle would have survived. She was silent for a moment, organized her language in her heart, thought for a while, and then spoke again: "Do you know who opened the city gate this time?" β
Yang Jiulin was stunned: "You found it?" β
Helan Xue nodded lightly: "It is the old department of our Xie family, Lin Fu." But now the man is dead. The person behind him still hasn't been found. β
Yang Jiulin's face changed. Lin Fu is a person he knows, it is precisely because he is the old department of the Xie family that he was placed in the Northern Xinjiang Army, he is already a general in the army, he has been unknown, and he can charge into battle every time he fights, and he has made a lot of contributions, but how could he be the one who opened the city gate?
Helan Xue smiled bitterly: "In the summer flood, I robbed the prefect of Suzhou, and the money was distributed to the surrounding affected people, can you resemble it?" This winter is so cold, and there are people who have frozen to death in the state capital towns and cities they have passed, haven't these courts received slander? Will there be no relief and resettlement, and the people will be left to suffer? I've been thinking about it for the past few days, whether it's the Xie family, or your Yang family, or the Wen family who is guarding the Western Xinjiang general, everyone is desperately guarding this country, but they are the ones who want our lives, what are we trying to do? βγ
Yang Jiulin gave him a rhetorical look, Helan Xue picked up the tea on the desk and gently took a sip of it, shook her head and sighed: "There are people in Beijing who have made an alliance with Beidi, and our battle is really difficult to fight." If you deal with Beidi, I believe that with your ability, you will be able to win a big victory, but ...... The enemy is dark and I am clear, and no one knows what we want to guard against. You haven't found out these things, and I can't find out, how many people can do it without leaving a trace? There is one sentence she didn't say in her heart, that is: With the forces behind me now, I can't find out, can I still see hope?