Chapter XXXVII
The wind outside the plug is sometimes as gentle as silk, sometimes as cold as a knife, Xiao Mufeng, Lin Qingzhi and others are like a bamboo with their super fast speed all the way, which makes the Khitan royal family, who have despised the Jin Kingdom for so many years, also have a deep fear.
It has been a month since the first time he left Jicheng, and according to the original agreement, he will arrive outside Jimen Pass in ten days, and the 20,000 troops led by Liu Zhiyuan and the Jin army guarded by Lin Chengde will besiege Yelu Gu's brigade of cavalry in a triangular situation.
Just as 20,000 iron horsemen rushed to Jimen Pass for the appointed day, the Khitan army appeared on the huge grassland twenty miles before the battle like a divine calculation.
Xiao Mufeng stood on the horse in front of the formation with a cold face, his brows were tightly locked, and there was a shocking frost in his eyes.
"Report, the enemy's 30,000 cavalry is coming westward, and there are still twenty miles!"
"Report, the enemy's 30,000 cavalry is coming west, and there are still ten miles!"
"Report, there are also cavalry in the west, coming east, and there are still twenty miles!"
Just when the soldiers were whispering and in a dilemma, Xiao Mufeng waved his hand, waited for everyone to calm down, and said loudly: "If you fight to the death today, there is still a chance to break through, if you flee from the battle, you will definitely lose your life, all the soldiers, the enemy is besieging left and right, are you afraid?" ”
Hearing Xiao Mufeng's words, Lin Qingzhi said loudly: "Sacrifice your life for the country, after death, you can be born and die with Your Highness, Your Highness is not afraid, what are we afraid of." You say don't you? ”
Xiao Mufeng and Xiao Mulin knew that Lin Qingzhi was boosting their morale, and a smile appeared on their faces, and all the sergeants were not afraid of the people who led the army, and they also knew that there was no way out, so they all showed a resolute and fearless expression.
"Everyone listened to my orders, and the whole army was divided into two teams, one team to the east and the other team to the west, and showed the indomitable spirit of the Great Jin cavalry, and would rather die in battle than be surrendered!"
With the attack of the Khitan army on both sides, the yellow dust was billowing, the wolf smoke was bursting, and the hustle and bustle of the fighting broke the tranquility and tranquility of the grassland.
Two hours later, only more than 5,000 of the 20,000 elite soldiers were left to break through.
Xiao Mufeng sat on a stone in a valley with a cold face as cold as the moon in winter, his high strands of hair had been scattered due to the fighting, and a strand of hair fell down on the side of his face to reveal a sense of depression.
"Your Highness, it's all to blame for the subordinates who didn't protect Brother Lin, we have tried our best to hide our whereabouts along the way, but I didn't expect the Khitan soldiers to still find out the whereabouts of our army, and follow their way, and the subordinates are willing to make a contribution, and lead the troops out of Brother Lin tonight." A burly man in armor knelt in front of Xiao Mufeng with a knife, full of self-blame.
This person is Yuan Chun, the general who led these 20,000 elite soldiers with Xiao Mufeng.
Because except for Xiao Mufeng, Xiao Mulin, Liu Zhiyuan, and Xu Chu in the army, they knew Lin Qingzhi's identity, and the others did not know, and Lin Qingzhi was dressed in men's clothes, so the soldiers only knew that the relationship between Lin Qingzhi and Xiao Mufeng was not ordinary, and they did not expect that the Lin brothers they knew were the daughter of Zuo Xiang, Xiao Mufeng's sweetheart, the county lord of Zhaoning.
"General Yuan doesn't have to blame himself, there are spies in the army, and this operation will leak the news." Xiao Mufeng's eyes showed a look of heartache.
"Since he was not among the people who died in battle, he must have been brought back to the army by the Khitans, and he was not killed on the spot but brought back to the army, and there will be no danger of his life for the time being." Xiao Mulin immediately spoke up.
"Spies? Even if there are spies, the Khitan soldiers should not capture Brother Lin, but should ......." Yuan Chun, who was silent for a moment, reacted from the previous words, and stared at Xiao Mufeng and Xiao Mulin for a while, and then seemed to realize that he had said something that should not be said and immediately stopped, but before he could retract his gaze, he saw Xiao Mufeng and Xiao Mulin's clear expressions confirming his guess.
"Their purpose is me, what could be more convenient than to capture the prince of a country and threaten him? It's just that I have skills, it's not easy to capture me alive, seeing that the relationship between the three of us is not ordinary, and Brother Lin Qing doesn't know martial arts, it's easier to take him than me. Xiao Mufeng took a deep breath.
"Your Highness, the Khitan people have sent a letter, please take a look!" A soldier ran over with a dark yellow letter in his hand.
Xiao Mufeng immediately got up and took the letterhead, only to see two lines clearly written on it in Chinese: "His Royal Highness King Ning, invite you to come to our military tent tomorrow, otherwise you will receive the corpse of your sweetheart, remember, if you come alone, you are not allowed to bring a single soldier!" ”
After reading it, Xiao Mufeng raised his foot and kicked the stone pier beside him, until the black shoes and boots were soaked, and Yin Yin flowed bright red blood, as if he didn't feel the slightest pain.
"Your Highness, what is written in the letter?" Yuan Chunzhan on the side asked tremblingly, Xiao Mulin, who had read the contents of the letterhead with Xiao Mufeng, stretched out his hand and handed the letterhead to Yuan Chun.
"These Khitan dog thieves raised by bitches are simply mad, they forgot that we still have Yelu Gu's wife and daughter Lao Tzu in our hands, so unscrupulous, aren't you afraid that we will kill them, and dare to let His Highness go to their wolf's den alone?" Yuan Chun gritted his teeth and scolded angrily after reading the letter, Yuan Chun, who had been in the barracks all the year round, was already heroic and straightforward, and he couldn't care about being polite in front of the prince when he was angry, so he scolded directly.
"I brought her here, no matter what, I want to keep her safe." Xiao Mufeng's eyes showed a rare gentle color, which made Yuan Chun puzzled.
Yuan Chun didn't know that what appeared in front of Xiao Mufeng at this moment was that when he was bullied when he was a child, she used her small body to protect him, and when everyone ignored him coldly, she always accompanied him and never gave up, she was willing to risk her life to help him embark on this road to imperial power, she said that she wanted to fight the world with him, and it was he who promised to give all his strength to keep her safe, if he wanted to leave her, even if he got the supreme position and got the world, it was just another time to walk alone, so he must go, Whether it's a mountain of knives or a sea of fire, you have to break through for her!
Thinking of this, Xiao Mufeng's eyes showed a look of determination, Xiao Mulin had already thought that he would make such a decision, so he was not surprised at all, and he did not intend to stop it.
Seeing Xiao Mufeng's eyes, Yuan Chun eagerly knelt down and pleaded: "Your Highness, you are in the arms of the Khitan dog thief, you are simply a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, you are a daughter, how can you go into danger alone for a small soldier, you must not be sent to death alone." ”
When the soldiers saw Yuan Chun and Xiao Mufeng's movements, they all knelt down to stop them, but Xiao Mufeng said categorically: "This general has his own opinions, you don't have to say much!" ”
"Your Highness! Never. The crowd remained on their knees.
"You are so bold, do you want to disobey the military order, who said that this is to die, when I was a child, my father once ordered Qin Tianjian to hang for me, saying that I have a rich and noble life, if it is true, I will not die here!" Xiao Mufeng's eyes were as sharp as a sword, and he said in a deep voice.
"General Yuan, you ordered someone to check the terrain, I'm afraid that I will have to sleep here tonight, and I will discuss the rescue tomorrow with His Royal Highness." After Xiao Mufeng finished instructing Yuan Chun, he dispersed a group of soldiers, and then called Xiao Mulin to discuss something softly on the side.
It's just that what puzzles Xiao Mufeng is that if there is a spy in the army, why can this spy know that Lin Qing, who is disguised as a man, is Lin Qingzhi, the daughter of Zuo Xiang, and why does he know the relationship between Xiao Mufeng and her?