When the sky was faintly bright, Xiao Zhen's team finally opened a gap at the south gate of Tongcheng. Xiao Zhen's rule was extremely strict, and as soon as the city gate was broken, the soldiers immediately rushed in like a tide, not daring to hesitate for a moment.

Although Han Chong dragged Xiao Zhen's Chinese army, he didn't expect that he sent someone else to go around to the other side to attack the city. As soon as the outer city was broken, the young man in Tongcheng immediately retreated to the inner city according to the pre-plan.

Standing on the tower, Mo Yu could only vaguely see the loss of the south gate, and the smoke was too great to distinguish the farther side. Feng Ding ran up, pulled her away, and wanted to take her to the inner city. Mo Yu pushed his hand away: "When Han Chong is here, will he retreat from the enemy army before you?" ”

Seeing Feng Ding shaking his head, Mo Yu continued: "He won't, and neither will I." When he's gone, I'm him. After speaking, she picked up her bow and crossbow and aimed it at the Qin soldiers who were trying to climb the city tower.

Mo Yu's archery skills are already good, although they are not as good as Xiao Zhen and Han Chong's stunts, they can be used to shoot down enemy soldiers who are close to the city, which is still enough. More than a dozen arrows were sent out, and four Qin soldiers fell from the city.

But the strength of a few people couldn't resist the Qin soldiers who came up like a tide. When she shot another arrow down the person attacking on her left hand, before she could catch up on a new cluster of arrows, another Qin soldier on her right hand had already jumped up to the city tower in one step. One person succeeded, and the Qin soldiers behind rushed up more and more bravely as if they were encouraged.

The Qin soldiers, who rushed up to the city tower, raised their broad knives and slashed at her. Mo Yu pulled out a short knife to block, but his hand was too weak to exert his strength. She is not afraid of death, in just a few months, she has been on the verge of life and death several times, but she has not yet adapted to such a naked and direct fight.

The wind was coming, and she was about to dodge, when she suddenly heard a deafening crash, and the broad knife that slashed at her was knocked away by the thrown stones. Mo Yu subconsciously looked in the direction where the stones were flying, and the man in black and gold was rushing over on the ladder.

Is it a delusion? Xiao Zhen, who has always been cold and ruthless, seemed to be a little flustered, and when he jumped up the city tower, he was tripped by the corpses piled up on the battlements.

Xiao Zhen walked up to Mo Yu and saw that she was wrapped in gauze on her forehead, and raised her hand to touch it, but she turned her head sideways to avoid it. Disappointment, anger, mockery...... Xiao Zhen finally spoke: "You are very good!" You stripped me of my coat and still lived in the woods, but you came here to work for other men? ”

Even if he has been in exile for many years, it is difficult to change the noble style that he has cultivated since childhood, and it is a great shame for the children of famous families to take off his coat.

As soon as I saw him, the sound of fighting in my ears seemed to become distant, and Mo Yu smiled: "It's not another man, it's my husband and brother." ”

"You ......" Xiao Zhen was easily provoked by her, grabbed her wrist, but she used a short knife to cross her chest. Pull me over," Mo Yu raised his eyebrows defiantly, "It's a big deal." ”

The Qin soldiers around him rushed over to protect them, but they were blocked by Xiao Zhen: "Lock them all up and escort them back!" He pushed the ink rumor forward: "She's the same!" ”

Tongcheng is dry and rainless, and this season, it is sunny almost every day. The sun hung overhead, scorching people from head to toe with thirst.

The Qin soldiers did not continue to attack the inner city, but returned to the camp with a long line of prisoner carts. In each of the prisoner cars, the prisoners were escorted.

Someone with a water bladder fed water to the people in the prison van one by one. The so-called water feeding is to splash water at will, regardless of how much you can drink. No matter how brave a person is, he will not be a tough guy at this time. The taste of being exposed to the sun without water is really uncomfortable.

Mo Yu curled up in the corner of the prisoner cart, his eyes closed. Feng Ding was on the other side of the prison cart, looking at her anxiously. The heavy iron chain locked Feng Ding, he could only watch, but he couldn't get closer.

The soldier who delivered the water rode from the back of the team to the head of the team, and was about to collect the water bladder and go back. Feng Ding shouted loudly: "What about the water? There are still people here who don't have water! ”

"Trouble!" The soldier complained, pulled out the lid of the water bladder, and splashed it with his hand. As soon as the hand was raised, a short sword stabbed diagonally from the side, and with a "poof" it pierced the sheepskin pouch.

"Who allowed you to give her water?" Xiao Zhen's face was gloomy, and the water flowing from his skin pouch wet his horsehair.

"What are you doing?" Xuanwu followed, grabbing the reins of his horse, "Isn't this the girl you've been looking for?" Why did you ...... her like that" When Xiao Zhen was furious, only Xuanwu dared to speak to him like this.

"What did I do to her? She is a prisoner of war, and every prisoner of war is the same, so why should she be treated differently? Xiao Zhen raised his whip and slammed it on the prisoner car, "No one is allowed to give her water to drink." ”

The dust stirred up by the horsewhip swirled and fluttered in the air. Mo Yu always leaned against the wooden fence and closed her eyes, as if the quarrel outside had nothing to do with her, and it was not her, but someone else.

The speed of the Qin army's return journey was not fast, and by the time they reached the border of Qin, seven or eight days had passed. The clerk in charge of the clerk in the army is reporting to Xiao Zhen on the expenditure of money and food one by one. Xiao Zhen listened absentmindedly, holding an arrow in his hand, and tapping it randomly on the wooden table.

"What about the prisoners of war?" He asked suddenly.

The little official was stunned for a moment, and said: "There is a group of epidemics on the road, which have been executed, and there are ......"

Epidemic disease? Xiao Zhen pulled up the collar of the little official: "Where is the person?" ”

The little official couldn't keep up with his jumping train of thought, and stammered, "The dead ones...... Already...... Already buried......"

"Not about that!" Xiao Zhen hadn't been so manic for a long time, pushed away the little official, and walked towards the prisoner car escorting the prisoners of war. Everywhere were prisoners in tattered clothes, and most of the wounds left by the battle had not had time to be cleaned, and some of them had festered and emitted a foul smell.

He searched for the little figure nervously as he searched for it. How could you leave her in such a place? She's not going to die...... Xiao Zhen drew his sword and split the wooden bar of the last prisoner cart.

Mo Yu was leaning against a corner, heard the sound, opened his eyes and glanced at it lightly, and closed it again. Her lips cracked with thirst, and her eyes dimmed in a brief opening.

Something was shattered in Xiao Zhen's heart. He picked up his withered and emaciated body and rushed back to the Chinese military camp.

"Xiaoyao, don't fall asleep......" Xiao Zhen twisted her fingers one by one and urged four or five times before the military doctor came. Stared at by his terrifying gaze, the old medical officer was even terrified.

In fact, there were no serious illnesses, and after a long walk in the prison car, I didn't eat much, and I rarely got water. The medical officer prescribed some nourishing decoction, and when he withdrew from the tent, he let out a long sigh.

"Xiao Yu," Xiao Zhen fed her with medicine, "Don't mess with me again, okay?" He said through gritted teeth, but with a humble supplication. As long as she stops making trouble, he can forget all the bad parts.

Mo Yu returned to the way he didn't speak or move, giving her medicine and taking it, and giving her water to drink. Xiao Zhen threw off the team and took her back to Qindu first, the environment in the mansion of the Marquis of Wuyang was better, and the medicines were more abundant.

The room where she lived has not changed at all, and even the little fox she raised is still in the original cage. Without Mo Yu to feed it, the little fox finally returned to its normal body and was not so round.

Xiao Zhen made outstanding achievements, and as soon as he returned to the Qin capital, he was summoned into the palace by King Yingxuan of Qin. The young king who was flying and domineering on the mountain had grown a little taller and looked much calmer. In front of hundreds of officials and ministers, as soon as Ying Xuan saw Xiao Zhen coming in, he personally stepped down from the throne, pulled Xiao Zhen's arm and said, "The Marquis of Wuyang is really a pillar of the country. The words are sincere and sincere, and anyone who sees it will look like a monarch and a minister.

Xiao Zhen responded politely on his face, but he was secretly surprised in his heart. Over the years, he has been deliberately guiding Ying Xuan's character, making him like to have fun and be brave and ruthless, because such a young man with likes and dislikes written on his face is the best to control. It was only in recent years that he had often been out on campaigns and had spent less and less time in the Qin capital, which had negligent control over Ying Xuan.

"General Xiao, you are not here during this time, someone said to the widow that you are actually from the Chu country," Ying Xuan said seemingly unintentionally, "The widow is really angry, and he let people drag him out and beat him the spot, General Xiao fought for the country, how could he be a Chu person?" It's really nonsense. ”

Xiao Zhen sneered in his heart, in the end, it was the heart of a teenager, which made him breathless. The countries of the Central Plains have always looked down on the Qin State and thought that the Qin State was a barbarian state, but the Qin people themselves were actually quite conceited, and they did not look down on a country like the Chu State. Especially in the past few years, the two countries have been constantly fighting, which has deepened their hatred for each other.

"Your Majesty, I was indeed born in the State of Chu," Xiao Zhen replied unhurriedly, "However, I grew up in the State of Qin since I was a child, and I don't remember much about the customs and habits of the State of Chu. ”

There was an uproar among the ministers, most of the troops of the Qin State were actually in the hands of a person of Chu blood, although this matter was not a secret in the first place, but it was still a little unacceptable to mention it in the court.

"Oh? It turned out that the Marquis of Wuyang was really from the Chu State. Ying Xuan stroked his palms and laughed, "Then what does the Marquis of Wuyang think should be done with the Chu people captured this time?" ”

Ying Xuan's question was very meaningful, the nobles of the Qin State were generally not as extravagant as the Chu State, and did not raise slaves, so the practice of treating prisoners of war was often to kill them directly, so as not to cause riots if the prisoners of war were stranded in the Qin capital.

Xiao Zhen pursed the corners of his mouth and smiled: "There are not many prisoners of war brought back this time, why don't you send them to be trained as free slaves, and then select a few clever ones and send them to the palace to relieve the king's boredom, how about it?" ”

The Chu prisoners of war were skinned and painted, and then trained to sing and dance. Such a cruel method can not only distract Ying Xuan's mind, but also undermine the minister's trust in him. In a few words, Ying Xuan had already walked into the trap he had set.

"Good! Great! Ying Xuan looked very happy, "Why don't you Wuyang Hou go all out, capture Shouchun, and establish immortal meritorious deeds?" In this way, who would dare to make a fuss about your Chu identity? ”