Chapter 38: Rescue
Although it is still the end of summer, the night in the grassland outside the Saiwai has a slight coolness, accompanied by the night breeze whistling, only to feel a coolness.
Sleepless all night, looking at the sky above the sky gradually darkened to thick ink-like black, until the last dark color was erased by the subtle morning light, until the entire green and quiet grassland was sprinkled, if there is no war and no fighting, this green grassland can really be described as "the sky is blue, the wilderness is vast, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep".
But at this time, Xiao Mufeng didn't have the heart to appreciate the beautiful scenery in front of him at all, but his heart was full of Lin Qingzhi, who was captured to the enemy camp.
As soon as the hour arrived, Xiao Mufeng rode on a brown horse, spurred the horse to the north, the morning light shone on the black armor on his body, emitting a cold and dazzling light, and his cold face was in the howling wind, with a touch of coldness and majesty.
Xiao Mulin rode side by side, followed by an army of about 3,000 people, none of the soldiers on the horses had fear on their faces, they went to death, and they also lived to die.
When there was still a distance of ten zhang from the Khitan military tent, Xiao Mulin raised his hand to signal, and all the soldiers behind him stopped.
"You are waiting here!"
"Second brother (Your Highness), be careful!" Xiao Mulin and Yuan Chun spoke out in unison, looked at each other and said solemnly.
After Xiao Mufeng nodded, he rode his horse forward slowly, the knuckles of his fingers holding the reins were faintly white, and he walked forward with a solemn expression.
In front of the tent, Xiao Mufeng, who turned over and dismounted and wanted to enter the military tent, was stopped, and a guard snatched the sword from his waist.
Xiao Mufeng followed the guard all the way through several camps, and all the Khitan soldiers were full of murderous intent and glared angrily.
It turned out that the young man in front of him, who was tall and handsome, but his eyes were full of coldness, was Xiao Mufeng, the second prince of the Jin Kingdom, who killed countless Khitan tribe soldiers for the first time when he stepped into the battlefield, and everyone knew about it.
After walking for a stick of incense, he finally stopped in front of a larger military tent, and more than a dozen soldiers around the military tent stood solemnly with scimitars in their hands, which showed that the guards were so tight.
Walking into the military tent, I saw a burly middle-aged man with a towering nose and braided hair holding a round bowl in his hand, and two gorgeous women with white skin and sapphire eyes were accompanying him.
Seeing Xiao Mufeng coming in, the man raised his hand and threw the liquor in his hand up, wiped the wine sprinkled on his beard, and laughed: "The second prince is not harmed!" ”
Xiao Mufeng's eyes showed surprise after seeing the man clearly, but he quickly suppressed the surprise in his heart and returned to his cold and usual expression, stood in front of the man with his hands and said lightly: "General Yelu, I have already come, can you let me meet my captured soldiers?" ”
"Why didn't the second prince ask me why I was on this grassland instead of Jimen Pass?" The man ignored Xiao Mufeng's words and asked with a sneer, it turned out that this middle-aged man was Yelu Gu's face facing Jimen Pass.
"Open the skylight and say something, I'm not interested in why you're here, just say whatever you want!" Xiao Mufeng glanced coldly at Yelugu's forehead and said coldly.
"The second prince is really admirable, he dares to come alone, aren't you afraid that I will break the contract and kill you and your sweetheart together?" Yelugu laughed wildly, but the smile at the corner of his mouth did not reach his eyes, his eyes were cold, and even the beauty beside him was at a loss.
"If you come, you will be safe, after saying so much nonsense, you will not let my soldiers come out, if you break the contract today, your family will die at my hands!" Xiao Mufeng's face was cold.
"Do you really think that the people you captured are my family members?" After speaking, Yelugu raised his forehead to the sky and smiled.
After seeing Xiao Mufeng's puzzled look, he explained: "I knew that you would besiege me in three ways, and I already knew your plan, so those people you arrested were just ordinary Khitan people, and my family had already moved to a safe place, but I didn't expect you Xiao Mufeng to be a little capable, and he could sweep through my Khitan tribes, if it weren't for this general, you wouldn't be able to achieve the prestige of your second prince, do you say you want to thank me?" Hahaha......" Yelugu laughed wildly.
"If Your Highness dies at your hands today, he will definitely level your Khitan tribes, your Khitan royal family, and the capital of Tokyo!" Xiao Mufeng was not overwhelmed by Yelu Gu's momentum, and his hands were clenched into fists behind his back and said coldly.
"You Nanban have a saying, what is it, "What is crossing the river?" Yelugu stroked his forehead in deep thought, and the deep furrowing of his brows made his face even more furrowed.
"Father, it's 'the mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to protect himself'." A clear voice came into the tent, and then a fiery red figure appeared in front of Xiao Mufeng.
I saw the woman holding a strand of hair on her chest, a thin waist tightly tied, deep eyes and a high nose, blue and clear pupils under thick eyebrows, wearing a fiery red dress, embroidered with gold thread with a strong national pattern, more lively and pretty.
Xiao Mufeng, who heard the voice, turned his eyes to the woman, only to see that the woman also tilted her head and looked at him with interest, Xiao Mufeng didn't like to be looked at by others like a monkey, and couldn't help frowning slightly to show a touch of disgust.
After a while, the woman coquettishly said to her father: "Father, it is a pity to kill such a person who values love and righteousness, it is better to give it to the daughter, the daughter has never seen such a handsome Han man, and I want to try the taste of being served by the Han people." As she spoke, the woman ran to Jerugu's side, took her father's arm and shook it softly. The two concubines saw that the most precious eldest lady of Yelugu was busy giving up her seat.
"Ge Yamo is noisy, everyone else can do it, but this person can't, do you know who he is? He's very important to us. Jelu Gu'er uncharacteristically did not agree to this precious daughter, and said with a straight face.
"Who is he? I Yelu Geya wants someone who can't get it, isn't it King Ning, the second prince of the Jin Dynasty, I just want to see such a proud person who admires me and is a minister, besides, he has called the king, what's so great about him, his daughter doesn't follow, his daughter is going to condemn him, it's a big deal, it's a big deal that I will return it to my father as soon as I play, okay? The girl rolled her eyes slightly, and rubbed her head into her father's arms in prayer.
Xiao Mufeng on the side rolled his eyes like land, he had never seen such a bold woman, although he occasionally heard that the woman outside the plug had a bold and uninhibited personality, but he had never seen it to such a point.
"Okay, okay, I can't resist you, according to you, I'm satisfied." After a moment, Yelugu lovingly touched the head of his daughter in his arms and said softly.
"Daughter, thank you father." The girl said with a cheerful face. "Bring her in!" Yelu Geya instantly changed the smile and soft words on her face, and ordered in a voice like ice.
After speaking, I saw two Khitan soldiers holding swords urging the petite and weak Lin Qingzhi into the military tent, and the moment he saw Xiao Mufeng, a complex expression of surprise, heartache and emotion flashed on his face.
Xiao Mufeng saw that her clothes were dirty, her hair was messy, her expression was gloomy, and her eyes were full of distress when her hands were tied, and she couldn't help the sourness in her eyes and walked to Lin Qingzhi in front of everyone and said in a trembling voice: "Ah Zhi, are you okay?" ”
Lin Qingzhi looked at Xiao Mufeng, shook her head with excitement in her heart and said, "You shouldn't come." ”