Chapter 573: War
Lin Yuan looked at Xie Xi's face in front of her, and couldn't help but be moved, because after she left that person, she would not be moved by anyone again. But the person in front of her has been doing a lot of things for her, and he never says it.
"Thank you."
Sideplug above the court.
"Your Majesty, the border of the Northwest Country is coming, and now it is menacing, and the people on the border are not living."
The Biansai Monarch nodded, "Who of you can settle this matter for me?" ”
The ministers below discussed one after another, and then some ministers recommended, "The minister thinks that Xie Xi, as a general who protects the country, is brave and good at fighting, and has combat experience, if he goes to lead the troops to fight, he can not only calm the border war very well, but also promote the prestige of our country." ”
The Biansai monarch nodded and asked Xie Xi, "General Xie, will you bring 100,000 troops to pacify the border in ten days?" ”
Xie Xi immediately stepped forward and knelt on the ground, "The minister accepts the order!" ”
After returning to Xie Mansion, Xie Xi planned to prepare some things. happened to meet Lin Kite who came to bring him a meal, Lin Kite couldn't help but worry when he heard the news that Xie Xi was leaving to fight, for so many days, he had already regarded the man in front of him as his own brother.
Xie Xi nodded, "You must take good care of yourself during this time I am gone, someone is bullying you, tell me when you come back." ”
Lin Yuan smiled, "Okay." ”
At night, Xie Xi looked at the armor in front of him and couldn't help but regret, this is the armor that has followed him for the longest time, how many times he has accompanied himself to birth and death, just because it has been too long, it has been damaged a lot, but Xie Xi is reluctant to throw it, so he can only put it in front of his eyes and watch, just when Lin Yuan came to Xie Xi to get some medicinal materials for leisurely, he happened to see Xie Xi holding the armor and looked sad, and couldn't help asking, "But can't you be on the upper body?" ”
Xie Xi nodded, "Yes, you've been with me for too long, and you may be old." ”
As he spoke, he planned to go out and ask someone to deliver medicine to Lin Kite, Lin Kite took the armor back to his room, carefully looked at the extent of the damage, and was grateful to Xie Xi for his help, so he picked up the armor in his hand and began to sew it up.
In fact, Lin Yuan is not interested in these daughters' things on weekdays, but at this time, she began to sew up stitches and threads, and she had no sleep all night, and her fingers were pricked without knowing how many times, until both fingers were swollen.
Xie Xi looked at the armor in front of him and couldn't help but be moved, after so many years of fighting on the battlefield, he thought that he was extremely ruthless, but he didn't expect to be upset by a woman.
"Lin Kite, thank you, this robe means a lot to me."
Lin Yuan waved his hand and said it didn't matter, Xie Xi saw Lin Yuan's fingers full of needle eyes at a glance, and couldn't help but feel distressed, "Next time you don't have to do this, I feel distressed." Lin Yuan said that it was a trivial matter and went back to make up for sleep.
At night, Lin Kite just woke up, his stomach was hungry and croaking, and suddenly he heard someone bustling outside, as if to say that he was sick and was bitten by a blood centipede, which has always been regarded as a poisonous bird and beast by the local personnel.
Lin Yuan hurriedly ran out to check the situation, and immediately came to Xie Xi's room after learning that Xie Xi was bitten by a centipede, and the ground was already kneeling with all kinds of imperial doctors, because Xie Xi was the general who sent troops to the northwest this time, and once something happened, all of them would be affected. So everybody was trembling.
When Lin Yuan saw Xie Xi's appearance, she suddenly remembered the previous home remedies. immediately helped Xie Xi up and asked people to take off Xie Xi's clothes. A doctor refused, "Which family are you from, do you know that your body is weaker after being poisoned, and you also let the adults take off their clothes, don't you want him to die?" ”
Xie Xi shook his head weakly, the pain in his body could no longer allow him to maintain his previous momentum. Said lightly, "It's okay, I'...... Trust her. After that, Lin Kite asked people to send ice cubes and put them on Xie Xi's stomach, and sure enough, it didn't take long for the dirty blood bitten by those centipedes to flow out of Xie Xi's nostrils, emitting a disgusting and unpleasant smell.
Xie Xi also gradually improved, and the comfort of his body made him know that the poison in his body had been resolved. When those imperial doctors saw such a situation, they also gave Lin Yuan a complicated look.
When the army was dispatched the next day, Lin Yuan shouted to Xie Xi wearing a suit of armor, "Xie Xi, I want to go too." ”
"Sending troops is not a trivial matter, you should go back to the house and stay well."
Lin Yuan shook her head, "I don't have any interest here, let me go with you." ”
Xie Xi suddenly nodded and agreed, because when he heard what he said just now, he felt that he was simply needed, and Xie Xi unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth.
Lin Kite was in the carriage at first, but the road was long and bumpy. Lin Kite was shaken and vomited, and the whole person turned pale. Xie Xi only felt distressed in his eyes, and called Lin Kite to sit on his horse.
"Wouldn't it be nice for me to ride with you like this?"
Xie Xi shook his head, "You are not one of those people who cares about what others say in my eyes. ”
So the two of them sat happily on a horse and talked and laughed, talking about things that were of interest to both of them. This matter is seen by others, and with Lin Kite wearing men's clothes, under the deliberate guidance of some people, it was actually spread that Xie Xi is sleeves were broken.
"Alas, have you heard, why are the generals breaking their sleeves, my God, it's disgusting to me." A little soldier secretly gossiped.
Another soldier chimed in, "But isn't it, I was startled when I first heard it, and I said how could I not be interested in women, it turned out to be a broken sleeve hahaha!" ”
Lin Kite and Xie Xi had just come out of the tent they had set up to find something to eat, when they heard such a conversation. Lin Yuan was angry, "How can they say it! I'm going to go to them and theorize! ”
Xie Xi took Lin Kite's hand, and the moment he touched Lin Kite's hand, Xie Xi actually felt a little moved, living in such an environment, it seems that few people would sacrifice themselves like this. He thought that if he could in the future, he would always want to protect the woman in front of him.
"Don't go and explain it to them, I don't care what they say about me, if you go and they find out the identity of your woman, I'm afraid it will be unfavorable to you at that time, so you don't have to say it."
Lin Kite was moved, and was grateful from the bottom of her heart to be able to meet such a noble person in her life.
Soon, the war was about to break out, the people in the northwest were fierce, and the soldiers brought out were all fierce and abnormal, but Xie Xi relied on his many years of experience in leading troops and superb military theory. In the first battle, he won the first battle, which made the soldiers and generals feel greatly boosted, and the soldiers and generals were ready to celebrate, Xie Xi didn't want to agree, but seeing the high morale of the soldiers, he had no choice but to agree. But just when everyone was still celebrating, the Northwest soldiers suddenly came to fight, which overwhelmed the soldiers on Xie Xi's side. I could only wipe it clean, and my mouth that was still eating meat just now hurriedly rushed out, because I didn't prepare a battle plan in advance, so Xie Xi and the northwest had a draw, and the northwest thought that this sneak attack must be a big victory, but they didn't expect their enemies to be brave and good at fighting, and it was actually a tie in the case of a sneak attack. So they retreated and left.
And in the place where Xie Xi didn't find out, there was a soldier who sneaked into the granary, dressed and prepared to set fire to the granary while the soldiers were still gloating. But as soon as the fire slag in his hand lit Lin Kite, he saw the person, and the fire source in his hand was very obvious, not to mention, the granary in the barracks was not allowed to have any open flames, and this person's purpose could be seen through at a glance.
Lin Kite hurriedly ran to catch up with the man, but the man hurriedly hid under the tree to escape from Lin Kite's pursuit.
Lin Yuan told Xie Xi about this matter after losing someone, "This person's purpose must be to destroy the granary, and we must not let him succeed!" ”
Xie Xi frowned, "But we can't find him at all now, and once this matter leaks out, the entire army's heart will be unstable." ”
Lin Yuan nodded, "We must do it as soon as possible, you can release the fake news first, saying that the person who wants to destroy the granary has been caught, and he will definitely not abandon his companions at that time." ”
But the development of the facts is always confusing, just when the two were still discussing how to catch the murderer behind the scenes, a subordinate came to report, the granary was destroyed, and the soldiers tried their best to keep a little bit.
Lin Yuan asked if the man had been caught, and his subordinate nodded, "That person seems to be waiting for us to catch him, and he doesn't look like he's resisting at all." ”
Lin Yuan and Xie Xi hurriedly drove to the person who burned down the granary. Lin Yuan thought that this kind of person would cherish his life very much, and he would definitely find an opportunity to act again. Unexpectedly, his purpose was only to burn down the granary, and even disregarded his own life.
"You're trying to die, right?" Lin Yuan asked softly.
The man smiled and didn't speak, but betrayed him with a painful look in his eyes, and finally sighed, "Kill me, it's all good for us." ”
As soon as the words fell, Xie Xi directly ended this person's life with a knife, Lin Yuan was puzzled, Xie Xi explained, "This kind of person is generally a dead word sent by someone outside, no matter whether the task is completed or not, they only have one dead word." Death was a relief for them. ”
But the granary had been destroyed, and Xie Xi hurriedly sent people to the road leading to his brother to exchange for food, only to find that every road was blocked.
The days without food and grass have lasted for more than half a month, the soldiers' faces are hungry and yellow, Xie Xi can't sleep all day long, the news they sent to the court was cut off by the northwest barbarians every time it was not delivered, only this time, Xie Xi sent someone to send a distress letter with his life was their only way. Every soldier was praying that the imperial court would be able to send grain and grass as soon as possible.
Biansai Palace.
The Biansai Monarch bowed his head and said, "I know that you may not want to agree to this matter, but this is about the lives of my 100,000 soldiers, and I can only ask you." Now of all the people, you are the only one who is the most suitable to send food and grass secretly, so I beg you! ”
Zhao Yun nodded, "Okay, I'll leave tomorrow." ”