Chapter 49: Returning to Beijing Tragically
Chapter 49 returned to Beijing tragically
The news of the death of more than 2,000 soldiers under her command made her angry, the news of Qingli being besieged made her blame, and the fighting in the mountains and forests made it afraid, but all these emotions did not make her lose her mind and fall into madness, but at this moment, the scene of Akabane's tragic death in front of her whipped her soul over and over again, shattering the bottom line she had insisted on for a long time, and the demon in her heart surged out.
"Very well, you have completely annoyed me!" Xu Mengmeng lightly placed Chi Hane's cold body on the bluestone ground covered with thin snow, slowly stood up, and muttered in a low voice.
"Liu Jiang, have you ever heard of 'Demon'? I'm just oh~ to ...... See what? Xu Mengmeng approached Liu Jiang with a leisurely step, tilted his head slightly, looked at him with those frighteningly bright eyes, hooked the corners of his mouth, and spoke in a soft tone.
It was obviously extremely cute, but the people present didn't feel it that way at all, and a chill rose from the soles of their feet, making them invariably take half a step back.
"Da~Da~Da~" The sound of horses' hooves sounded from far and near, breaking the strange and tense atmosphere between the two sides, and Liu Jiang and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Lixing, who came quickly to the "General", saw the figure standing proudly in the wind and snow at a glance, miserable and delicate but charming, and he whispered with some uncertainty.
"Pass on my military order, Qingzhou's private soldiers intend to rebel, and there is no mercy for killing!" Xu Mengmeng glanced at him, and his low and hoarse voice was full of ruthlessness and indifference, especially the last three words, which almost cooled into everyone's hearts.
"Capture Liu Jiang alive and kill~" Xu Mengmeng ordered, with a wave of his hand, the long whip swept vigorously towards the group of officers and soldiers surrounding him, and he wailed all over the field in an instant.
But she turned a deaf ear, kicked the big knife on the ground, and the long knife took a few steps, and before the whips could react, the tip of the knife brushed their necks one by one, and the warm blood gushed out, staining the snow-covered ground with patches of red, and she did not even blink an eye.
Such a ruthless and ruthless appearance even the soldiers in the suburbs of Beijing who came to the rescue were shocked, not to mention the people on Liu Jiang's side, many people were so frightened that they directly threw away the weapons in their hands, knelt down in front of her, and shouted with trembling mouths:
"I surrender" "I surrender"
"I also surrender"
More and more officers and soldiers put down their weapons, not only because of the nearly 50,000 reinforcements on the outskirts of Beijing, but also because they were shocked by her fearless courage.
Xu Mengmeng's expression was numb, he bypassed the corpse in one place, walked in front of a man who surrendered, raised the long knife in his hand and slashed down.
"General, they have surrendered!" Blocking the long knife, Lixing sighed softly.
Xu Mengmeng was silent for a moment, closed his eyes, threw away the long knife in his hand, and turned to leave, his back looking extremely sad and lonely at this moment.
"The private soldiers are in the mining area, you can take someone to deal with it! Bring back those brothers who sacrificed their lives! After walking a few steps, a helpless sigh was blown into Lixing's ears by the wind.
Xu Mengmeng stood in front of a horse and stepped on the stirrup, but because of the trembling of his whole body, such a simple action was unsuccessful several times.
"General, you are seriously injured and it is inconvenient to ride a horse, so I'll go find you a carriage!" When Jinchen's words fell, Xu Mengmeng lost his mind for a moment, as if someone had said something similar, and crystal tears rolled down his cheeks.
"No, I'm not that useless!" After being silent for a long time, Xu Mengmeng wiped his face, calmed his breathing slightly, raised his feet again, stepped on the stirrups hard, turned over and landed firmly on the horse's back, and rode the horse to the mining area first.
The number of private soldiers in several mining areas is about the same as Xu Mengmeng expected, only 10,000, after all, Qingzhou is still closer to the capital, and the private soldiers are very money-burning, and the people behind the scenes may not be able to afford too much.
The combat power of 10,000 private soldiers is naturally inferior to the nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses in the suburbs of Beijing, and the result can be imagined, in fact, this group of private soldiers is just a gathering of interests in the final analysis, and now the regular army of the imperial court is naturally worried, so after killing a small number of people, the others chose to surrender, and they were subdued with almost no effort.
This time, Xu Mengmeng did not get off the horse and did it herself, but sat on the horse and watched the battle quietly, but although she was watching, she also threw out two flying knives in order to protect her soldiers, and this sudden hand made many men respect her a little deeper.
After all, it is still rare to see a general who is good at whipping skills, good at the art of war, and proficient in flying knives! At the same time, everyone is also curious in their hearts, I don't know what other skills their general doesn't know?
When I came, the sun was shining, the weather was just right, and when I returned, the wind and snow were flying, and the sky was dark. At the fork in the road leading to the city and the camp, Xu Mengmeng got off his horse, handed the reins to a small soldier beside him, and then watched them leave with their sacrificial brothers.
"Bury them near my Bai family's grave!" Xu Mengmeng said to Liujin beside him, his voice was very soft, and he was only allowed to hear it.
Liujin nodded without a trace and followed, Xu Meng dreamed of this and turned around and walked towards the city.
It's the same city shrouded in darkness, the difference is that the city is lit up with warm lights, not a torch that devours people, but even with such warmth, it can't warm Xu Mengmeng's stiff heart at this moment, and the strings of footprints left on the snow are still full of endless sadness and guilt.
"General, you ......"
Li Muqing was worried in her heart since she heard the news of Ning Jun's accident in Qingzhou, and she had been guarding not far from the city gate since she sneaked out of the house in the morning.
"It's cold, Miss go back! Lixing, arrange for someone to send Miss Li back to the house! ”
As soon as Xu Mengmeng walked into the gate of the capital, a choked female voice came from the side, she glanced up, explained softly, and then looked back and lowered her head and continued to walk forward.
"Rather ......"
"Miss Li, the general is feeling uncomfortable right now, you better go back first!" Lixing interrupted Li Muqing's blurted out words and shook his head lightly.
Zhao Qianrou, who was also standing by the window of the restaurant and waiting all night after day, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this, and then turned around and went to Zhao's mansion.
It's not that she's not worried when she sees him like that, it's not that she doesn't want to come forward to care, it's just that she's always sober, so she understands that she has no position! However, it is enough that he is alive!
"Miss, the master asked you to go to the study!" As soon as she stepped into the door, the doorman's voice sounded, and Zhao Qianrou paused when she heard the words, but she finally mustered up the courage to walk towards the dark cage step by step, from the moment she made her choice, her end was doomed, wasn't it?
Standing at the door of the study, she turned her head to look at the heavy snow nostalgically, and then gently pushed the door and walked in, her face no longer gentle and noble.