Chapter Thirty-Seven: General Wei who became a thief
Without the Huns who were ambushed halfway out to make trouble, Tang Qing and his party went very smoothly on the next trip, and there were no strange things on the road, so they walked for about an hour, and everyone came to the outside of Hecang City.
In front of him is the only city standing on the Gobi Desert within the eye of the eye, the tall city walls are all made of loess, solid and solemn, and people can't help but be in awe when they look at it from afar.
The whistling west wind around it constantly whines and mourns, as if telling the story of the rise and fall of this land for thousands of years.
It's just that when the group came to the closed city gate, they noticed something unusual, except for the sound of the wind in the city, as if the Hecang City in front of them was an empty city with no people.
Just when everyone was puzzled, rows of archers soon appeared on the city tower, all of them drew arrows with their bows, and the cold arrows were aimed at Tang Qing and the others, ready to shoot the group of people under the city tower into a sieve at any time.
As soon as Wei Chen realized that the situation was wrong, he hurriedly beckoned everyone to retreat beyond the range of bows and arrows.
Tang Qing was also a little dizzy by this sudden situation, and asked General Wei with a twisted eyebrow: "Achen, what is the situation?" Could it be that the city of Hecang has been captured by the Huns? ”
Wei Chen stared at the archers wearing the armor of the Jin army on the city tower from afar, shook his head, and said with a sinking face: "No, the archers on the city tower are all Jin soldiers. ”
"I'll go, since it's my own people, why do they still point their arrows at us? Are these people blind? ”
Mo said that Tang Qing couldn't figure out what was going on, and even Wei Chen couldn't figure out the current situation for a while, so he had to shake his head at Tang Qing and say that he didn't know, and decided to look at the situation first before taking the opportunity to act.
"It's Feiyun Cavalry Coach Wei Chen?" Standing on the tower of the city and talking was the new envoy in charge of garrisoning Hecang City, the Xiongnu Zhonglang General He Xiao.
"Exactly! The Huns attacked our army camp at night and burned a large amount of grain and grass, and now our army's grain and grass are in an emergency, and the commander came to Hecang City today to get grain to solve the urgent needs of the army, and also asked General He to open the city gate quickly. ”
"Humph! General Wei really didn't know that he was dying. He Xiao looked down at Wei Chen under the city tower and mocked contemptuously.
"What did General He say about this?" Wei Chen's mind sank slightly, but he still asked without changing his face.
"Feiyun Cavalry Boss Wei Chen killed the prince with the intention of rebellion! Now His Majesty has a decree to kill the traitor Wei Chen on the spot! Prepare the archers, be sure to take down this traitor! ”
General He's words shocked the four seats, how could General Wei become a thief for some reason?!
What's even more incredible is that His Majesty has ordered General Wei to be killed on the spot?!
Today has been full of situations all day, and now such a bombshell has been dropped, everyone can't react at all, everyone is thinking in their heads, it must be the wrong way they got up this morning! Don't bring such a toss!
Tang Qing, who was inexplicably "killed", was the first not to be calm, even if this person cursed her to death, he actually slandered General Wei, isn't this a clear cheat!
Angry, Tang Qing immediately shouted at He Xiao on the city tower: "Hey, hey! The one upstairs, are you a tease invited by the monkeys? This prince is obviously alive and well, you have to say that I am dead. You still want to deduct General Wei for such a trumped-up charge, why are you so capable? ! ”
Hearing that someone downstairs in the city kept claiming to be the prince, General He panicked for a moment, so he immediately leaned out half of his body from the battlements, took a closer look at the person who spoke below, and quickly calmed down again.
He remembered that it was Chengde, the chief eunuch of the East Palace, who went to the post house that day to deliver the message, and usually the eunuch was a personal attendant to the prince, but now there is no Chengde by this person's side, obviously this person is Kuang him. (Chengde's father-in-law is now a wounded man~)
Besides, the 800-mile urgent document intercepted by him clearly stated that the prince had passed away a few days ago, and this important news to be sent back to the Taishi Mansion in Chang'an could never be fake, and the person below could never be the prince.
Thinking about it like this, He Xiao calmed down a lot. Although he himself has never seen the real prince, he will not be deceived by an imposter in a few words! (You're an impostor, your whole family is an imposter!) ╭(╯… ╰)╮)
Besides, it doesn't matter if the person below is really the prince, after all, dead people can't speak.
This time, His Royal Highness the King of Jin had an order that Wei Chen and the crown prince must not be allowed to return to Chang'an alive, otherwise he would never end well, for which he also took a huge risk of falsely transmitting the holy decree, and he had no way back to this point, and today Wei Chen and the prince would die no matter what!
He Xiao's eyes flashed with a sharp edge, so he turned his heart and shouted loudly: "Bold fanatics, dare to pretend to be His Royal Highness the Prince!" Such a great crime of disrespect, Anlu should be beheaded! The archers obeyed the order, took down all the rebels, and released the arrows! ”
With a wave of General He's arm, thousands of arrows were fired on the city tower, and dense and fast black arrows were overwhelmingly attacking Tang Qing and the others, it was obvious that He Xiao was not joking.
Seeing that the other party was really coming, Tang Qing was almost so angry that she wanted to jump to her feet, she finally came to Hecang City, and no one came out to greet them, even if she was scared by her own people with so many arrows, she simply met a teammate like a pig!
No wonder the Great Jin and the Huns have fought for decades, and it is difficult to distinguish the winner from the loser, when they should be unanimous with the outside world, their own people actually played a nest fight, these pig teammates are simply IQ urgent, and it is strange if they don't lose!
"Numb! I finally understand what it means to be afraid of a god-like opponent and a pig-like teammate! These bastards really want to shoot us! Everyone, hurry up and find a place to hide! ”
When the first arrow broke through the air, Tang Qing hurriedly pulled Wei Chen and quickly hid behind a mound to hide.
The rest of the people also quickly found a place to shelter temporarily to block the rain of arrows before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's words fell.
Wei Chen's hand has been tightly held by Tang Qing, it is quite twisted, and he wanted to withdraw his hand back, but he couldn't pull his hand out of His Royal Highness the Prince's hand after several attempts, so Wei Chen had to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hold his hand.
The two of them stood close to each other at this time, Wei Chen could even smell the faint fragrance emanating from His Royal Highness the Prince's body, Wei Chen's ears were slightly red, and he didn't understand what was wrong with him, so he could only try not to pay attention to the too ambiguous posture between him and His Royal Highness the Prince.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is quite strange about this matter, now that we are outnumbered, the situation is very unfavorable to us, we can't fight with them, for the sake of His Highness's safety, the last general implores His Highness to evacuate this place first."
"Achen, we are all here, how can there be a reason to return in vain? At this time, I want to let Prince Ben go back empty-handed before the food is taken, which is not my usual style. Tang Qing smiled and shook his index finger in front of Wei Chen, immediately rejecting General Wei's proposal.
What kind of international joke, how can a wise and martial prince be a deserter?!
Ay...... If these people don't want to trouble her, they can't blame her......
Wei Chen looked at Tang Qing with a calm face in surprise, and even suspected that he had seen it wrong, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could still laugh at such a critical juncture?
However, Wei Chen soon noticed that His Royal Highness the Prince's cold smile faintly revealed a bit of a chilling evil aura.
Recalling the previous great achievements of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in toppling eight hills with the strength of one person, Wei Chen suddenly found that he was not so nervous. Looking up and glancing at He Xiao who was standing on the tower in the distance and directing the archers to release arrows, Wei Chen could only silently light the other party's wax in his heart.
With such a number one person as His Royal Highness the Prince, even if He Xiao has thousands of troops, he can only ask for more blessings......