Chapter 177: The Only Consolation
The two of them nodded tacitly, Zhan Cangzhen went to find General Li, and immediately transferred the troops, the team of elite soldiers was transferred quickly, and it could arrive in three hours at the earliest, it was now morning, and it was about the afternoon when it arrived.
The dispatch order was issued quickly, and Zhan Cang and Mu Liran began to deploy the army defense, and the city tower could be said to have added a solid line of defense to their defense, where, according to Mu Liran's meaning, Zhan Cang Yan arranged the strongest people to defend this line of defense, and the rest of the people were responsible for playing auxiliary.
Everything was deployed, the elite soldiers were in place, and everything could finally have some room for relocation, but before Mu Liran and Zhan Cang Yan could breathe a sigh of relief, they heard the spies report that Tuoba Zhi's army was less than thirty miles away from here, Mu Liran and Zhan Cang Yan glanced at each other, which meant that a vicious battle was about to begin.
Mu Liran immediately made a decision and sent a small team of men and horses to block the pace of the army, not to hit the stones with eggs, but to let them mess with themselves, although the team of people sent out is likely to have no return, but in order to save more people, Mu Liran had to do this.
Mu Liran ordered the leader, and the people sent out were divided into several ways, infiltrated the enemy army, and then started various secret activities, Mu Liran did not say clearly what secret activities were, but the leader could guess it, isn't it just all kinds of trouble! Start from within the enemy army, although the time is too tight, but if you can drag it out, it will be counted as a point!
After waiting all night, Mu Liran finally waited for a person who risked death to come back and report the news: "Lord, princess!" There were more than 100 of us, although I was the only one left, but we lived up to expectations, disrupted the enemy's marching plan, killed people and set fire to us, and burned a lot of their grain and grass, but the other brothers may not be able to come back. ”
As he spoke, the little soldier shed tears, saying that if a man has tears and doesn't flick, his brothers can't come back, and he is alone, in order to report the news and live, it is really ......
Mu Liran patted Xiaobing's shoulder: "Don't worry, I won't let my brothers sacrifice in vain, I will order to go down, give their families enough money to live for a lifetime, give the brothers military ranks, and let the brothers sacrifice gloriously instead of disappearing quietly!" ”
Although there were already more than 100 brothers to block it, but it didn't take long for Tuoba Zhi's army to arrive at the city, the army was current, the two of them were standing in the city tower to command the battle, and it would take a while for the reinforcements to come, Mu Liran had to find a way to drag it again.
The route of Tuoba Zhi's march was very strange, and it didn't follow common sense, Mu Liran couldn't react for a while, and after discussing it with Zhan Cang for a long time, he had some clues, such a roundabout method didn't seem like Tuoba Zhi could come up with at all.
Mu Liran looked at the army under the city that was black and pressed to the horizon, and had a headache, led by Tuoba Zhi, but there was a sedan chair beside Tuoba Zhi, and that sedan chair made Mu Liran a little familiar, I always felt that there were some powerful people in it, and some understood why Tuoba Zhi would not take the usual path, nine times out of ten, it was because of the people in the sedan chair around him.
Just when Mu Liran was thinking about who was in the sedan chair, she was almost cut down, it turned out that there was a ladder up the piece where she was standing, she had been thinking about it, and she didn't notice it, but fortunately, Zhan Cang Kai found it in time, so she was not injured.
At this time, a gust of wind suddenly blew, Mu Liran subconsciously looked at the sedan chair beside Tuoba Zhi, and sure enough, the curtain of the sedan chair was blown up by the wind, and the people in the sedan chair were exposed.
It's Chi Wuji! Chi Wuji was helping Tuoba Zhi, Mu Liran looked at Zhan Cangzhen in a panic, obviously, Zhan Cangzhen also saw the following situation, at this time, Chi Wuji's eyes were staring at the two of them, Mu Liran couldn't help but shudder, is this still the gentle and jade-like boy with a smile on his eyebrows! Now he looks murderous, and it's a little scary.
Mu Liran knew that Chi Wuji must have been disappointed, thinking about Chi Wuji's identity, extremely noble, for her to abandon everything that was still scolded by ordinary people, for her life can be wanted, but she left Chi Wuji in order to live, no wonder Chi Wuji is full of resentment, in the final analysis, it is all her own fault.
Mu Liran looked at Chi Wuji distressedly, Zhan Cangzhen saw Mu Liran's thoughts, and quietly let go of his hand, Chi Wuji became like this, he was also responsible, and threw down Chi Wuji who saved Mu Liran.
"Liran, don't worry, it's possible that Wuji is just a ghost for a while!"
Mu Liran shook her head, but her eyes didn't leave Chi Wuji, and she didn't want to speak, so she could only numbly give an order to resist, suddenly, she saw Chi Wuji turn her head, her lips moved, as if she was saying something to Tuoba Zhi beside her, Tuoba Zhi glanced at it viciously and stopped the attack directly.
After a day of resistance, the soldiers were exhausted, and Mu Liran was also exhausted, but fortunately, Chi Wuji temporarily decided to retreat, otherwise, it was possible to resist it, but everyone did not dare to relax their vigilance, for fear that this was a ploy.
Zhan Cang Liao went to discuss the next plan with General Li, Mu Liran walked around the barracks, looking at the situation today, everyone was in groups of three or five, Mu Liran suddenly saw a lonely figure in the crowd, a small soldier sitting there alone.
Mu Liran walked over, and the little soldier saw that it was Mu Liran coming, and lowered his head, as if asking Mu Liran, and as if asking himself: "You say, when will the war end, I really miss home, I came out for five years, five years ago, I was still a hairy boy, for the country, I resolutely conscripted the army, but I never thought that this time, it was five years, I was not at home, I don't know if my family is okay." ”
Mu Liran could see that Xiao Bing was holding back tears, Mu Liran sat next to Xiao Bing and said, "Are you the only child in your family?" ”
Xiaobing shook his head: "No, I still have two younger sisters, I am the eldest son in the family, I should have taken on the responsibility of the family, but I can't go back, I can't pay filial piety to Gao Tang, and I can't take care of my sister, my family doesn't have me, I don't know, what will be like suffering, for me, the most important thing now is to end the war, live well, I still have to go home." ”
Mu Liran was silent, she couldn't give Xiaobing an answer, she didn't know when this war would end, she only knew that this was just the beginning, and her only comfort now was her younger brother, and it was enough for her brother to be by her side.
In the past, she and her brother had a very hard life, so bitter that sometimes they couldn't hold on, but when she thought of her brother by her side, she would endure it, the previous life, even if it was hard, but at least, their life was very simple, they lived a simple life, and they were very happy, because they were together.
Mu Liran's life, the first twenty years, was all for her younger brother, and now, for the sake of the child, for the younger brother, I don't know, will it be for Zhan Cangzhen, as long as there is a child, there is a younger brother, she has a home.
Mu Liran smiled with relief, patted the soldier, and comforted: "Brother, don't worry, as long as you can protect yourself, I can let you go home, in this war, I will definitely do my best to protect my brothers and let them go home as soon as possible." ”
Xiao Bing raised his eyes to look at Mu Liran, with a puzzled expression, and the tears in the corners of his eyes didn't know when they slipped down: "Thank you, princess, princess, it's enough to have your words." ”
Mu Liran smiled, turned around and left, she was tired, the baby in her belly did not allow her to maintain high-intensity activities all the time, she had been overloaded all day today, and if she didn't rest, she couldn't hold it anymore.
Mu Liran went back to her tent, lay on the bed, and fell asleep after a while, fortunately, she didn't have nightmares, but, in the middle of the night, Mu Liran was suddenly awakened by a burst of movement, she thought it was Zhan Cangzhen, opened her eyes and saw a thin figure, and subconsciously protected her stomach and retreated.
"Who!"
Before anyone responded, Mu Liran saw the appearance of the person who came by the moonlight, it was Chi Wuji, Mu Liran was a little vigilant, after all, he saw him thrown into the enemy's camp during the day today, Mu Liran looked at Chi Wuji in surprise, I don't know what Chi Wuji is here for, originally, Chi Wuji came, she should be happy, at least not in a state of vigilance.
In just a few days, they have changed from friends to inseparable friends, Mu Liran wanted to sigh, but in Mu Liran's heart, Chi Wuji was still a friend.
"Wuji? What are you doing here? Wuji, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to drop you last time! If it were me, I would definitely die with you even if I died, but fortunately you're okay now! I sent people to look for you many times later, but there was no news at all, and the next time I saw you, it was daytime! You ......"
Chi Wuji looked at Mu Liran's eyes, with forbearance, anger, reluctance, and entanglement, that was the most complicated look Mu Liran had ever seen.
Chi Wuji said indifferently: "Why, are you very surprised to see me, I'm still alive!" ”
Mu Liran sighed: "Wuji, you know I didn't mean that!" ”
Chi Wuji sneered: "Then what do you mean!" At that time, you left me to run away, you know how desperate I was! I listened to the sound of swords getting closer and closer outside, and when I couldn't move, where were you! ”
"Mu Liran! Have you forgotten that I became like that for you, why could you leave me so cruelly and leave me there alone, regardless of my life and death, I am not afraid of death! It's your abandonment! ”
"I hate you, I'm desperate, if Tuoba Zhi hadn't recognized me Chi Wuji at that time, I'm afraid I would have returned to the West! I thought that the relationship between the two of us was enough for you to let go of everything to save me, but I was wrong! I used to pay by mistake! ”
Mu Liran was speechless by Chi Wuji's words, indeed, she had been regretting not saving Chi Wuji, causing such an irreparable situation, Mu Liran didn't want to see it, but what could she do, she couldn't control the situation at that time! However, it is true that her actions, whether voluntary or not, hurt Chi Wuji's heart.