138 War is cruel, but human nature is terrible

I saw the newcomer laughing, not hearing the old crying, and the love of children grew for a moment, as if peach blossoms appeared...

Fifty miles away from the border of the Great Liang, the army of the Great Liang was stationed here, while the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty was stationed in another place less than twenty miles away from them. The two armies clashed, and the small station fought dozens of battles. It was the middle of winter, the temperature was low, and there had been no movement on the Northern Wei side for the past two days, which also gave Daliang a chance to breathe. Although they won several battles in a row, the Great Liang army did not get any benefits. The people of the Northern Wei Dynasty were not only strong and strong, but also extremely fierce in their methods, which made Shen Yuzhang and them suffer a lot. Now the weather is getting worse day by day, and the climate in the north is very dry and cold, which is a test for the army of Daliang. There are many soldiers in the army who are not adapted to the climate, some have already fallen ill, and some have been wounded, and the situation will be very unfavorable in the long run.

At this time, in the main tent, Xiao Nanfeng, Shen Yuzhang, and Xiao Tong were thinking about countermeasures. Shen Yuzhang advocates a quick victory, and wants to take advantage of the momentum of the previous victories to take the initiative to attack, he is afraid that the more they will be dragged back, and then it will not be those who are disabled and sick that will drag them down, but the more and more bad climate... But Xiao Nanfeng did not agree with this approach, they could not confirm what kind of situation the Northern Wei side was now, the most important thing was that this place was close to the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty, if they fought hard, there would be a large army on the Northern Wei side at that time, and it would be difficult for them to withdraw at that time.

Xiao Tong seriously thought about the opinions of the two, and their words made sense, but if they waited like this, it was not a long-term solution, and as the commander of this expedition, he must think of a foolproof way. After thinking about it for a while, "Now whether you take the initiative or recuperate in place, there are different risks, I have an idea... ”

The other two people in the account couldn't help but look at him when they heard this, waiting for him to continue...

Xiao Tong pondered for a moment and said, "I want to send a cavalry battalion to the Northern Wei military camp in the middle of the night to explore the truth, if the situation over there is favorable to us, we will take advantage of the situation to have a sneak attack, if it is not good for us, we can think of another way."

When the two men heard this, they also fell into deep thought one after another, thinking about it, and it seemed that this was the only way to have the least risk at the moment. Visiting the military camp of the Northern Wei Dynasty at night, if there is no accident, you can know the current situation of the Northern Wei Dynasty without injuring a single soldier. Regardless of the advantages and disadvantages, they can get out of it with their whole body.

The two men who were thinking about each other looked at each other in unison... This plan is feasible...

Xiao Tong could also see from the expressions of the two that the method he said had been approved by them.

At this time, Shen Yuzhang spoke, "Then I will lead the cavalry battalion to explore the way in the Northern Wei military camp first."

Xiao Tong took over and said, "General Shen should arrange his troops in the rear, how about leaving me with the opportunity to charge this time?" As early as when he came up with this method, he had such a plan in his heart, as the prince of the East Palace, he has been building a health care and treating him well, without any military exploits, and he also wants to take this opportunity to make contributions for himself, which will also help him board the plane in the future.

The account fell silent for a while, Xiao Tong's status was noble, and this time he took the initiative to invite Ying to the battlefield has caused a lot of sensation in the DPRK. Xiao Yan specially sent Xiao Nanfeng to come, just because he couldn't rest assured that this prince was relieved, on the surface, he was asked to give advice, but in fact, he was escorted. Xiao Tong must not go wrong in any way...

Seeing that no one spoke, Xiao Tong smiled and said, "General Shen won't be afraid that I will rob you of your military merits."

Shen Yuzhang was slightly flustered at first, and then replied with a smile, "How come, what is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince talking about" They are just worried about his safety, the future prince, this matter can not be a little joke.

"In this case, if you become a military merit this time, it will be counted as General Shen, and if you are defeated, it will be considered the crown prince's, how about it?"

When the words fell, Shen Yuzhang and Xiao Nanfeng couldn't help but laugh a little, at this time, the crown prince could still make such a joke, he was worthy of being the prince appointed by Xiao Yan, and he had sat firmly in the East Palace for so many years, and he really had everyone's style. Seeing that he said so, Shen Yuzhang couldn't say no more, and glanced at Xiao Nanfeng on the side, Xiao Nanfeng nodded slightly to him to indicate that he also agreed. A man, the future lord of a country, must show some merits, otherwise how to serve the public in the future.

After several people reached an agreement, they arranged for Xiao Tong to lead a cavalry battalion to sneak into the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty to investigate intelligence, while Shen Yuzhang led a large army to guard a place three miles away to respond. If the news found in front was favorable, Shen Yuzhang would immediately lead someone to kill him, and if the news was unfavorable, they would quietly withdraw in secret. They set their plans for the next night, and everything was secretly arranged, just waiting for the night to come ...

Yangzhou

At this moment, there is light snow in Yangzhou City, Xiao Qingyue is walking on the street of Yangzhou City wearing a heavy cloak, and Forsythia is holding an umbrella for her, and Ran Yu and Pothos are also following on the side. Since Xiao Nanfeng left, she often goes out to go shopping, whether it's to kill time or be bored, only she knows, she just wants to find something to do so that she doesn't think about that man... She misses Xiao Nanfeng very much, she misses it very much... Looking at the hurried people on the street, Xiao Qingyue couldn't help but think of Xiao Youyu and Xiao Yujia in Jiankang again, if it weren't for the current turmoil, she really wanted to sneak back to Jiankang to see them.

When several people walked to the vicinity of Huaiyang Tower, a tattered dressed man with a cloak called Huazi was curled up against the wall and shivering. Every time Xiao Qingyue came out and walked here, she would see her, and every time she would give her some money and things. Although Hanako was covered in dirt and her face was black, it was not difficult for her to see that this Hanako was a girl.

Today, Xiao Qingyue still gave some money and things as before, and put them in front of the trembling person, but today she looked at the girl a few more times, for some reason, every time she passed by, she always felt that this person was a little familiar. Squatted down and asked, "It's so cold, hurry up and take the money and find a place to take shelter."

The person who was leaning against the corner couldn't help but tremble even more, and he didn't say anything but trembled.

Forsythia behind him said, "Maybe she's a mute, I've seen her a few times and haven't seen her speak."

The pothos came over and whispered to the man who was squatting on the ground, "Madam, let's go back, the snow is getting heavier and heavier."

After Xiao Qingyue looked at it for a while, she stood up and prepared to leave, and after taking a few steps, she looked back again, and the black figure leaning against the wall in the heavy snow. Seeing this, she was moved by compassion, such a cold day. If the girl stays here, I'm afraid she'll freeze to death.

After retracting his gaze, he ordered, "Ran Yu, you can take that girl back to Xiao's house later."

"Yes, ma'am"

There are many incredible things in this world, and Xiao Qingyue didn't expect that it was because she took a few more looks, and the person she brought back was an old acquaintance they all knew.

After Ran Yu brought the dirty girl back to Xiao's house, she cleaned the person from head to toe according to Xiao Qingyue's instructions, and when the black face was washed... It was not only Ran Yu who was shocked, but also the forsythia who was helping out at the time...

Forsythia hurriedly reported what she saw here to Xiao Qingyue, and when Xiao Qingyue heard such news, she also hurriedly followed her to the bathroom in the house to take a look.

At this time, the person sitting in the large bathtub had already washed off the mud and dirt of his body, his fair skin was interlaced with various scars, some new and some old, his long hair was wet and scattered, and his originally beautiful face was ruined by a deep scar. And only one of those somewhat dull eyes is still there, and the other eye socket is already a black hole.

Xiao Qingyue, who came in a hurry, couldn't believe it, staring at the person sitting motionless in the barrel... Because of the slightly opened lips in surprise, she also trembled a little at this time, looking at the person who was not a ghost or a ghost, she still called out her name undeniably.

"Pherd... Hibiscus... How did you end up like this! "Covered in wounds, with a ruined face, and blind in one eye, what the hell is going on!

Fleur is still just sitting, her eyes glazed over, her look stupid, like a soulless puppet...

"Fleur?!" Xiao Qingyue couldn't help shouting a little louder, why didn't she speak, this was very strange.

At this time, Ran Yu on the side took over and said, "Madam, now she can't speak."

Xiao Qingyue looked at the person who spoke suspiciously, couldn't speak? What do you mean?!

Ran Yu saw the suspicion and questioning on her face, and after thinking about it, she still told the truth. "Her tongue ... There is no more ... ”

When the words fell, Xiao Qingyue's pupils shrank, and her tongue was gone?! Before she could recover from the shock, Ran Yu's voice came again.

"Also, her ears seem to have been filled with something, and she should not be able to hear what we are saying now... Limbs... It's also interrupted.,It looks like she's stupid now.。。。 ”

The more Xiao Qingyue listened, her eyes widened, and her heart fluctuated a little quickly. At this moment, for some reason, what flashed in her mind was the Jiang family who had been sent away.

Furong has become like this now, she doesn't need to think about it to know that Xiao Nanfeng must have made people do this. How could such a person who is as gentle as jade... Xiao Qingyue still couldn't believe it.

didn't say much, just asked people to take good care of Fleur, who was already like a dead man. Immediately, she hurriedly found Xu Fu, the housekeeper in the house...

Xu Fu came to the main courtyard respectfully, he was the old man beside Xiao Nanfeng, and he knew the master's temperament clearly. He also knew about Furong being rescued just now, and he thought that Xiao Qingyue would ask about Furong... When he came, the person with a bad face asked him about another person...

Xiao Qingyue stood at the door and looked at the courtyard, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and asked after exhaling.

"Fauber, I want to ask you something"

"Madame's command, let me know"

"Before the Jiang family left the Xiao Mansion, did you do anything to her?"

Xu Fu was shocked, and the panic in his eyes flashed, could it be that Xiao Qingyue discovered something?

Then he replied with a smile, "Madame, did you have any misunderstanding, or heard some gossip?"

"You haven't answered my question yet"

"On the day when the Jiang family left, the old slave did nothing else except be responsible for taking care of everything and sending her out of the house" What he said was right, he did not personally do the matter of pouring dumb medicine into the Jiang family at that time, but just supervised it on the side.

Putting away her eyes outside the house, Xiao Qingyue looked at the person with a very humble attitude, and then asked, "Fu Bo, how long have you been with the Sixth Prince?"

"Mrs. Hui, since the prince came out to build a mansion at the age of twelve, the old slave has been serving him" Xu Fu wondered why he suddenly asked this.

At this time, Xiao Qingyue's eyes became cold little by little, just like the climate outside.

"That Fu Bo knows that the prince went to Suzhou when he was young"

Xu Fu was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "Yes, the prince has always been fond of mountains and rivers, and he has been to many places."

A sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she finally asked, "Did the prince meet the Jiang family when he was in Suzhou... ”

Xu Fu's face changed slightly, and then he returned to his original state, and replied, "This, the old slave is not very clear."

Isn't it clear! Xiao Qingyue's heart was also cold, and something was becoming clearer and clearer in her heart...