Chapter 56: The Golden Knife Counts
At the beginning of the shower, the smoke willows draw the bridge, the wind is gentle, and the fallen leaves dance lonely.
It's a sunny day again, but the sun is no longer as warm as it used to be.
Yan country, Yecheng
"Qin State, send troops." Song Ling's eyes were dull, his eyes seemed to be glazed, and he just muttered to himself, not knowing whether to tell Song Xu or tell himself.
She never thought that in January, he abandoned his lord and treason, and was already a general of the enemy country, and he would even hold the halberd in his hand to slaughter their Xianbei people and capture their city of Dayan!
He, how, can do it!
Black and white, she has always been too clear.
She is a member of the Xianbei tribe and swears to defend her family and country, it is she and the belief of all the soldiers of Yan Kingdom! Murong Ling, if we meet next time, will you and I inevitably face each other with swords?
Perhaps, this is fate!
Song Xu stood quietly beside Song Ling, her sad and sad expression made his heart ache, he slowly stretched out his hand and gently stroked her hair, as usual.
Murong Chui's father and son have rebelled against Yan and returned to Qin, and Song Ling has no use value for the Queen Mother, and he was also released from prison due to insufficient evidence, and was only demoted.
They have depended on each other since childhood, how could he not know her thoughts, a few months ago, the sentence "Horses have the will to fight, no one dares to fight", she often repeated, and she had already exposed her affection for Murong Ling.
In the past month, he tried not to mention Murong Ling's name in front of her, not for anything else, but for fear that she would be inexplicably sentimental.
"For my brother, I'm going to go on a campaign too."
Song Xu spoke lightly, his tone was full of vague clouds and light winds, and he said as if it was the story of another family.
"Big brother, you're just injured, are you going to leave so soon?" Song Ling raised his head, his eyes worried and uncontrollab.
"Your Majesty's holy decree, the court has an order, and I have to obey it!"
He put all his sighs into a slight smile, just so that he, a sister, could really relax.
He knew in his heart that the Qin State was a powerful soldier this time, and he was determined to win!
"Big brother, can you bring Ah Ling to embroider a belt for you?"
In the days when she said goodbye to Murong Ling, she locked herself in the mansion, did not go out or move, only silently embroidered her belt, hoping that the golden word "peace" could one day bring peace to all the battlefields of gunsmoke.
"Good!"
Song Xu took the belt from her hand, and when he put it on, he smiled at her, like the warmest ray of sunshine in this cold winter.
"It fits perfectly."
"Big brother."
"Huh?"
"Ah Ling is waiting for you at home, you will come back safely!"
War, war, how many men are wrapped in horse leather corpses, how many families and countries are broken.
I only wish Song Xu a safe return; I only wish Dayan a triumphant victory.
May Murong Ling also have a safe life.
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Qin State, Chang'an
The long pine fell, the trees were cloudy, the man's body was long, the sword rose, the green frost sword broke through the air, the edge suddenly appeared, and it was as bright as three inches of sunlight.
The man's eyes were deep, like a pool of lake water with no end in sight, but there were ripples in the color of those eyes, and the memories were magnificent.
"Why don't you leave!"
"Let's go together, stay together!"
"If it's for my good, you go first! This is not far from King Wu's mansion, and I can survive until the reinforcements come! ”
"I'm not leaving!"
Suddenly, a light rain seemed to fall, seeping into his palm, and he couldn't help but recall that the temperature of her falling in his arms that day of heavy rain seemed to still stay in his palm.
But time has passed by.
Murong Ling suddenly put away his sword and stood still, frowning deeply, only sighing again and again.
"Packed your bags?" I don't know when, Murong Trai was already standing behind him, as if he saw the concerns in his son's heart.
Murong Ling was stunned for a moment and replied, "It's all cleaned up." ”
"I'm going to make it hard for you." Murong Chui held Murong Ling's shoulder, his heart was like a stone, and he didn't know what to say.
Although their father and son were deeply used by the King of Qin, but in the end, as Yan Chen, after the Xianbei royal family, now Fu Jian sent troops to attack Yan, and Prime Minister Wang Meng invited Murong Ling to join the army, and went out together to slaughter the Yan army and attack Yan Chengchi, how could he bear it in his heart!
At this time, Qi Feng came to report, "Master Hou, Lord Wang Meng has arrived." ”
"Please!" Murong Chui hurriedly hid the sadness on his face, barely put on a smile, and got up to greet him.
Murong Chui set up delicious food and wine, seafood and delicacies, and invited Wang Meng to get together, hoping that he could take more care of his son in the army.
"Lord Wang, the dog is young and has little experience, and this time I will take care of my lord."
"Hey, the tiger father has no dogs, General Murong is born heroic, and Ling Gongzi is even more of a young hero, but he can be brave in all directions, and the general is too humble." Wang Meng drank a cup of booze, and he was very happy.
He behaved particularly approachable today, full of praise, hiding the jealousy and viciousness in his heart without missing a trace.
Seeing that Wang Meng valued his son so much, Murong Chui slowly let go of the worries in his heart, and warmly invited, "It's rare for the prime minister to come to my mansion today, let's have a good drink!" ”
"This kind of good wine, and it's a drink with heroes, how can I miss it!" Wang Meng said goodbye and drank again.
After three rounds of drinking, the two heroes of heaven and earth were more or less slightly drunk, but the more they chatted, the happier they became, chatting about the world and talking about everything.
"Tonight, I had a good chat with the general, like-minded, and I only sighed and hated to see each other! Why don't you and I become brothers, what does the general think? Wang Meng seemed to be drinking, and suddenly he rose, holding Murong Chui's hand and said cordially.
Murong Chui is a man of temperament, and the word of righteousness is the head, when he heard Wang Meng's words, he was very moved at the moment, and he did not doubt anything else, and said bluntly excitedly, "It is a blessing to be a brother with the prime minister!" ”
Wang Meng immediately took out his favorite paperweight and handed it to Murong Chui, full of affection, "Since you and I are brothers, we should be far away now, but brothers have nothing to see and think about, it is a pity, I will hand over the treasured paperweight to Brother Xian." ”
Murong Chui was already drunk, he was very moved, and when he saw that there were no valuables around him, only the ancestral golden knife on his waist was a treasure, and he immediately took down the golden knife without thinking about it and handed it to Wang Meng.
"The ancestral golden knife, given to the fierce brother, I wish the elder brother success!"
Wang Meng held the golden knife, and a trace of essence immediately flashed under his deep eyes, and a bloodthirsty sneer sparkled on his treacherous thin lips, but in Murong Chui's eyes at that time, it was a friendly smile between brothers.
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Wang Meng's troops sent to Luoyang, and Luoyang was guarded by Murong Zhu, the former assassin of Yanluo Prefecture and King of Wuwei. Murong Wei knew that the front line was in danger, regretted not listening to the words of Liang Chen and Huangfu Zhen, took precautions early, and sent his cronies General Wei Da and Murong Zang, King of Le'an, to lead 100,000 elite soldiers to help, and arrived in Xingyang within a few days.
Wang Meng sent Jianwei general Liang Cheng and Luozhou Assassin Shi Deng Qiang to lead 10,000 elite soldiers, lightly armed, defeated Murong Zang's army at Shimen, and annihilated more than 10,000 Yan troops.
The guard general Luozhou assassin Shi Murong Zhu was shocked, this Le'an King Murong Zang is a general who has experienced a hundred battles, and there are more than three times the elite soldiers of Wang Meng, how can he still be defeated so miserably. It seems that Wang Meng's prestige is well deserved.
In the eleventh year of Jianxi, in 370 A.D., in the first month, Wang Meng sent a messenger to send a letter to persuade Murong Zhu to surrender, and the book said: "The country has now become a danger of Gao, the road of Du Mengjin, the tiger brigade is million, and the capital is taken from the pass, Kim Yong is poor, there is no rescue outside, the division under the city, the general is supervised, how can three hundred soldiers support it." ”
Murong Zhu saw Wang Meng's letter of persuasion, or threat, and then recalled the scene of the battle a few days ago, the Qin soldiers were brave, and he was alone with Kim Yong, and he was indeed not an opponent.
Murong Zhu couldn't help but be afraid in his heart, thinking about it, instead of waiting until the day the city was broken, it was better to surrender first to save his life, after all, he was not a loyal and brave man, and he had to die to die for the country.
Then Luoyang descended to Qin, Wang Meng was overjoyed, and as expected, Chen Shi accepted it.
You must know that Luoyang is the important town of Dayan, and it is also the gateway of Yan Kingdom. A place where soldiers must fight, just like that, was presented by Murong Zhu with both hands.
When Murong Zang learned about it, he was so angry that he had to retreat to Xinle City. At the time of the battle of Shimen again, Murong Zang took advantage of the Yan army's light cavalry and bravery, defeated the Qin army, and captured the former Qin general Yang Meng.