Chapter 241: Meritorious Service (2)
Rambo exclaimed, "What happened? β
The man said, "Mr. Liangβheβhe's goneβ"
Rambo only felt as if he could hear every word clearly, but he didn't know what he was talking about, he slowly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said, "You say it again, what does Mr. Liang say is gone?" β
The man only felt a coercion coming from above, so that he had no way to raise his head, so he could only kneel on the ground, touch the ground with his head, and said in a deep voice: "Tell the commander, the subordinates have searched the entire team, but they have not found Mr. Liang, and they have asked, but no one knows where Mr. Liang is." β
Rambo had a faint bad premonition in his heart, he opened his mouth, and just wanted to say something, but saw a red fire rising from the sky and exploding above Liangcheng.
The people around him were all agitated, and someone stepped forward and said: "Boss, it's our signal, Liangcheng - Liangcheng is in danger-"
Rambo kicked the man and said, "Ben will see it, I don't need you to remind me." β
Everyone was a little flustered, and Rambo sank and said: "Come on, you go back secretly to investigate first, and the rest of the people will follow me into the city." β
Seeing that Rambo insisted on going his own way, someone immediately stood up and said: "But, boss, our grain and grass are in Liangcheng, if Liangcheng is lost, we will be dead-"
Obviously, his words were recognized by everyone, for a while, the people were panicked, the military heart was disturbed, both sides of Rambo's cheeks shook unconsciously, if someone was closer, they could hear the sound of teeth clucking together, he suddenly pulled out the long sword from his waist, and everyone only felt that the cold light in front of them flashed, and then, the person who had just spoken back fell softly like a rag.
The blood on his neck gushed out, staining the moss on the mountain wall red, and glowing with a dull black color.
A rumbling sound exploded overhead, and then, the rain seemed to pour down like a flood that had opened the floodgates, and in an instant a mist stirred up between the heavens and the earth, and the outline of the mountains was white and invisible.
The rain was so heavy that it hurt a little when it hit the body, but the people standing in the rain curtain seemed to be unconscious, and could only watch the bloody water wind down the mountain rock, like a small stream.
Rambo said with a pale face: "From now on, if anyone dares to say those words that disturb the morale of the army, they will all be killed as spies, do you hear?" β
Everyone nodded busily, Rambo no longer looked at Liangcheng, and insisted on saying: "According to the previous plan, give me a siege." β
"Yesβ" The uniform voice looked very weak in the rain.
But the action was very unsmooth, because of the place chosen by Rambo and the people, the terrain was steep, coupled with heavy rain, the mountain wall was slippery, and people kept falling off the cliff, and after a short exclamation, there was no sound and fell into a pulp.
When he finally led people to attack the city gate, the 5,000 people brought by Rambo were lost by nearly half.
The team in charge of the feint attack on the other side had already opened the city gates, and when Rambo saw this city, the last bit of hope in his heart was also dashed, this was an empty city at all, and there was no general who defended the city, he entered the city with the army, waved his hand, and asked people to go to the city to investigate.
This city is not big, just a moment's effort, and the person sent out came back with a dejected face: "Report to the boss, there is nothing in this city." β
Rambo didn't know what direction to look at, and asked, "What about the food?" β
The people below glanced at each other and said dejectedly: "There is nothing, obviously it was taken away." β
Rambo clenched his fists tightly, and he forced himself to calm down: "Let's find a place to settle down first, and wait until the rain stops to make plans." β
With what happened before, almost no one dares to disobey Rambo's words now, and they have gone down to settle down.
On the other side, Xu Tong, Wang Qi and others also retreated to the city not far from Liangcheng, and everyone seemed to have one thing in common, that is, they would only find an opportunity when the rain stopped.
But the sky is not beautiful, this rain has been raining for seven days, and in these seven days, the news of the loss of Liangcheng is like a cloud, surrounding the court.
Lan Zhili led a group of ministers to kneel on the smooth and cold white marble ground, and Tuoba Chen, who was at the top, squeezed the report in his hand tightly, breathing heavily, like a lion that was about to be angry at any time.
Suddenly, Tuoba Chen sneered, this sound, it scared everyone, only one person looked calm, Tuoba Yue was dressed in red, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, isn't there still two deputy generals Xu Tong and Wang Qi now, these two ministers and younger brothers have heard that with the two generals fighting and winning countless battles, there must be a way." β
Tuoba Chen leaned lazily behind him and said, "Naturally, there is a way, so someone must cooperate?" Do you say yes, Prime Minister Lan? β
Lan Zhili took two steps on his knees, his face was already gray, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it's all because Xiao'er insisted on going his own way to cause this evil result, but since things have developed to this point, I think he will also reflect deeply, and ask Your Majesty to give him another chance." β
Tuoba Chen kept fiddling with the wrench on his hand, Tuoba Yue looked at it, the familiar green transparent color, a mocking smile, and then turned his face away, Tuoba Chen took a deep breath, and said very disappointed: "Before, I thought he was a malleable talent, but he must know the Taoist ideal that the arrogant army will be defeated, so pampered, but the taboo, not enough for him to be young, it's okay, if he can come back alive, it will be stable for a few more years, and it is good to find a civilian job." β
Lan Zhili's heart sank, Tuoba Chen meant that he didn't plan to let Lan Bo take up the military post again, he looked up, as if he wanted to say something, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed it hard, even if his heart was full of resentment, he couldn't say a word, he could only complain that Lan Bo himself was not angry, and before that, it was obviously promising.
Tuoba Chen slammed the report in his hand on the desk, and said loudly: "Okay, it's okay, let's go down first." β
Everyone made a promise, waited until the emperor was gone, and bowed and withdrew.
Lan Zhili wanted to get up with one hand on the ground, but he felt that his elbow had a force to support him, and when he stood up, he looked sideways and saw Zhao Yancheng with a flattering smile.
He couldn't help but say with a cold face: "There is Lord Lao Zhao." β
Zhao Yancheng smiled and said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, Gongzi Jiren has his own natural appearance, and he can naturally turn evil into good fortune, you should be relieved." β
As soon as he talked about Lan Bo's matter, Lan Zhili was so upset that he hated iron and steel, and he said: "That's it, don't care about him, is there something wrong with Lord Zhao?" β
Zhao Yancheng looked around and saw that Tuoba Yue was walking in his direction, so he coughed, and then bowed to Tuoba Yue and said, "See His Royal Highness King Xian." β
Tuoba Yue nodded slowly, and then as if he hadn't noticed the abnormality between Lan Zhili and Zhao Yancheng, he walked away, leaving a chic and handsome back.
Zhao Yancheng stared at it for a long time, and said with some suspicion: "I don't look like that kind of person no matter how you look at it, could it be that I am wrong?" β
Lan Zhili frowned and asked, "What kind of person?" β
Zhao Yancheng leaned closer and said: "Prime Minister, I got a piece of news in the past few days, which is related to the country's social affairs, so I thought I could tell my lordship, but this is not the place to speak, you see-"
Lan Zhili said: "Then go to my house." β
Zhao Yancheng nodded busily, and the two took a carriage back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but they didn't want the Prime Minister's Mansion eldest lady Zheng and the second lady Jiang to stand in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, waiting for Lan Zhili to go down.
Lan Zhili got out of the carriage, and Zheng hurriedly greeted him, and said with an anxious face: "Master, what did Your Majesty say?" Do you want to send troops to save Bo'er? β
Jiang stood behind Zheng, Rambo was not her biological son, and Rambo didn't respect her, so she wasn't so anxious.
When she saw Zhao Yancheng behind Lan Zhili, her expression was slightly stunned, and she slowly lowered her head, which did not fit Zhao Yancheng's gaze.
But Zhao Yancheng, when he saw Jiang, his eyes seemed to be glued to her, the last time the two of them wanted to meet, it was still in the Imperial Garden, since then, she is the wife of the prime minister, he is an official in the court, there is no intersection anymore, but I don't want to meet here today.
Lan Zhili was entangled by the Zheng family, naturally he couldn't see the abnormality between the two people, he was already upset, but he heard the Zheng family not knowing the so-called problem, and said impatiently: "Your Majesty already has a plan for this matter, you are a woman, don't get involved in these things." β
Zheng just felt that her heart was about to break, and she said with tears in her voice: "Master, how can I not care, Bo'er is my heart's meat, and he is also Lan's incense, if he has three long and two short, what can I do." β
Saying that, she completely ignored her identity as the prime minister's wife, pulled the hem of Lan Zhili's clothes, and cried profusely.
Zhao Yancheng was full of Jiang who was standing opposite him.
Lan Zhili said: "Enough, it's not all because you spoil him on weekdays that you have harmed him to this point, no one in his eyes, arrogant, things have developed to this point today!" β
Zheng was already crying uncontrollably, she sobbed: "But master, he's still a child, isn't he?" Even if it's the sin of the concubine, he shouldn't be allowed to bear this, let me go, let me die-"
Lan Zhili saw that Zheng's words were becoming more and more boundless, and couldn't help but feel irritable, Jiang stepped forward at the right time, and said gently and peacefully: "Sister, you calm down, Bo'er is the only son of the Lan family, even if it is Your Majesty, you will not ignore it, didn't the master say it, Your Majesty has other arrangements?" We'll have to wait and see. β