Chapter 41: The Conspiracy
The rain in the desert comes and goes quickly. After a few more lightning bolts, the heavy rain gradually stopped. The water on the ground is also sinking rapidly, faster than people think. Almost all the blood that had flowed from the ground had been washed away by the rain.
While tidying up the battlefield, Feng Lei asked the soldiers to count the casualties. More than 60 of the enemy were annihilated, and only four were still alive. On his own side, one person was killed and twelve people were injured, of which only two were seriously injured.
Such a result was better than any sneak attack commanded by Feng Lei. He couldn't help but sneak a glance at Ding Qin.
But on Ding Qin's face, he couldn't see any joy of victory, as if he had long been accustomed to this kind of victory.
Feng Lei couldn't help but sigh in his heart again, sure enough, behind the gate, the tiger father had no dog. This is General Ding's disappearance, if General Ding is still there, and he has cultivated it carefully in the past few years, this will inevitably be the backbone of the empire's military personnel in the future.
Ding Qin didn't know what Feng Lei was thinking. He was not surprised by such a victory either. He just felt that since it was the idea of the bone soul, it might be like this. He had never commanded an army in a war before, and he did not have a good understanding of the cruelty of war. Of course, due to his lack of experience, he didn't know what the casualty ratio of a sneak attack like this should be.
The soldiers under his command sorted out a few remaining camp tents of the rebels, and asked Feng Lei and others to go in and rest first. With those four living mouths, Ding Qin, Feng Lei and several other backbones entered the Chinese army's big tent.
"Say, what is your real purpose?" Ding Qin sat on the main seat at this time, and his body naturally exuded a kind of majesty.
Three of the four tilted their heads to the side and swore to death. There was only one who secretly glanced at the three people, then looked at Ding Qin, lowered his head, but did not speak.
Ding Qin stood up and walked in front of the three people, "You really don't say it, tell you, I know your true identity very well." If you cooperate, we may be able to give you a way out. ”
Among the three of them, one of them laughed, "How to live, our Changmao Righteous Army, whoever falls into the hands of it, it will be a dead end, unless we take down the entire Xuantian Empire!
He shouted like this, and then directly bit off his tongue with all his might, and spat out blood and flesh on the ground. The other two followed suit, and for a moment the tent was filled with blood.
Ding Qin frowned. In fact, the Changmao Town Rebels are a centralized army formed centered on an evil faith, and they do a lot of evil in peacetime, and are despised by the common people. But he didn't expect that there would be such a man in such a collective.
Of course, it may not be a man, this is just foolishness. If a certain faith plays with a person to a certain extent, it may make the person fearless and turn from a coward into a hero.
Ding Qin glanced at Feng Lei. Feng Lei also shook his head helplessly.
Ding Qin sat back on the main seat and said to the person next to him, "Okay, take the three of them down and give them a good time." By the way, bring a basin. ”
Soon, three people were taken out of the tent, and one person brought an iron basin picked outside and handed it to Ding Qin. Ding Qin walked down and threw the basin directly in front of the last captive, "If you also bite your tongue, spit it into the basin." The blood all over the ground is strange and uncomfortable to look at when the time comes. ”
The man's body shook.
Ding Qin had already judged that this person could not have such courage and courage.
Seeing that the man didn't move, Ding Qin said again, "What, don't bite yet?" If you really don't want to bite, but want to live, then it's better to cooperate with us." Actually, we know,"
Ding Qin returned to the main seat and sat down, "You are here this time to explore the Longyang Ancient Road and find the way for the surprise soldiers to raid the thirteen towns in the north. It's just that you've miscalculated. We, the thirteen towns in the north, have been prepared for a long time. Otherwise, in this borderless desert hinterland, how can you be annihilated and slack?"
The man was still just shaking and not speaking.
Ding Qin's body leaned forward, "Do you think what I said makes sense? Actually, I also know that some of the rebels in Changmao Town were forced, just like you. They are all old and young, and nothing is more important than keeping your own life. Otherwise, who will take care of that family?"
The man looked up, his eyes full of fear and hesitation. He whispered, "You, can you really let me go?"
Ding Qin nodded. "If you tell us the truth, I will definitely save your life and keep you safe. As soon as the rebels are quelled, you will be sent back to your family. ”
The man still didn't quite believe it, "Who are you?
Ding Qin said, "I am the son of Ding Shouyi, the general who defended Kaiyuan City. He is the deputy general of Feng Lei in Tongbaocheng. As the two of us, it's not difficult to protect individuals, right?"
The man seemed to be struggling to make a choice, and finally spoke, "Okay, I'll tell you. As you said, our trip is indeed to find the old site of the Longyang Ancient Road, and then surprise the thirteen towns in the north. But beyond that, we have another purpose. ”
"What is it?" Ding Qin stretched out his hand and motioned to the soldier next to him to bring him a chair, "You can sit down and say." ”
After the man sat down, he continued, "We are going to offer a heavy treasure to General Zhao Shi of Kaiyuan City in order to gain the trust of the general, and when our surprise soldiers arrive, we will join forces with Zhao Shi to jointly win the thirteen formations in the north." In this way, from the north of Changmao, all of them can be controlled by the Changmao army, forming a base camp that can confront the Xuantian Empire. ”
"Zhao Shi!" Hearing this name, Ding Qin couldn't help but get angry, and as soon as he raised his hand, he directly broke the wooden handrail where he was sitting.
The rebel man was so frightened by Ding Qin's move that he sat directly on the ground, and saw that Ding Qin did not make any next move against him, so he slowly got up again.
Feng Lei knew about the past knot between Ding Qin and Zhao Shi, and sighed lightly, "You don't have to be so angry. That Zhao Shi acted insidiously and defected to the enemy, but it was also consistent with his values. It's just that I thought that he might defect to the Xingyao Empire, but I didn't expect that even a small force like the Changmao Rebels would also take refuge. ”
The rebel said, "The two of you don't know, this time the Changmao Army also made a bloody investment." Previously, the high-level of the Changmao Army had contact with General Zhao Shi, and what General Zhao Shi showed was that as an imperial general, he naturally valued the empire, unless the Changmao Army could come up with something enough to motivate him. Later, we conducted an investigation and found that for Zhao Shi, there was no shortage of gold and silver, no shortage of women, and no special hobbies, which really made the leader struggle with his brains. ”
Later, by chance, the leader got five golden fairy fruits. This fruit is the best in the world, almost once in a hundred years, if it is taken, it will guide the cultivator to break through the limit, so that the cultivation will increase beyond the boundary. After much consideration, the leader decided to use three golden fairy fruits as a bargaining chip to win over General Zhao Shi. ”
"Great Golden Immortal Fruit!" The bone soul that had been in the middle of Ding Qin's sea of knowledge suddenly jumped up and said excitedly, "Great Golden Immortal Fruit! Damn, there is still such a thing? This Changmao rebel army is not small." ”
What is the Great Golden Immortal Fruit, Ding Qin has never heard of it. He turned to Feng Lei, who also said that he had not heard of it. However, from this performance of the bone soul, Ding Qin knew that this must be a really good thing.
"Tell me about this big golden fairy fruit. Ding Qin said in the sea of knowledge, "There are few things that can make you so excited. ”
Bone Soul said, "The Great Golden Immortal Fruit, produced on the top of the Snow Mountain, is the best wild fruit born from the essence of the sun and the moon of heaven and earth. This fruit grows peculiarly, the seedlings are covered in the ice and snow for 7749 years, until the noon day of the full year, quickly break the ice, bloom in one hour, bear fruit in one hour, and ripen in one hour. And to obtain this fruit, it must be plucked before sunset, otherwise the sun will quickly sublimate and disappear into invisibility. Therefore, to harvest this fruit, one must rely on chance, and the other must rely on patience. ”
"This fruit is born of the essence of heaven and earth, so if you take it, the meridians in the body will be rapidly strengthened, and people's cultivation will be rapidly enhanced. Say, isn't this the best?"
Listening to the bone soul say this, Ding Qin also had a score in his heart. He asked the rebel quietly, "The big golden fairy fruit you are talking about, but the fruit that must be picked before dusk on the top of the snow-capped mountain every forty-nine years?"
For Ding Qin to be able to say the characteristics of the Golden Immortal Fruit in such detail, everyone present was extremely surprised. Especially the rebel, who looked up at Ding Qin for a long time before he spoke, "This ...... You know that?"
Ding Qin smiled slightly. "As long as you are diligent in inquiring and studying, there are no secrets in the affairs of the world. Actually, through what you said, I also learned that you are not an ordinary rebel. Your status may be much more noble than the other three people just now. And you are the person in charge of transporting the Golden Immortal Fruit this time, and it should be you who will contact Zhao Shi. Is it?"
The man was shocked again. The beads of sweat on his head began to roll down, and he gritted his teeth hard, not daring to look into Ding Qin's eyes.
"It doesn't matter, no matter who you are, I said that I would keep you safe, and I would keep you safe. It's just that I can't put you back in Changmao until the war is over. This is especially true if you are a member of the Changmao Mission. Ding Qin could probably guess what he was thinking, and deliberately reminded him to explain first.
The man looked up again, "Yes, you're right. I am the third son of Chu Tiankuo, the leader of the Changmao Army, Chu Daoru. I tell you this only because, I have never been in favor of this war, nor of any of them. I yearn for peace, but I don't know if the Changmao Army can give peace to the people, or the empire can give peace to the people. ”
After listening to what he said, Ding Qin's heart was still full of shock. He could imagine how painful it was for a chief's child to have to obey his father's orders when he did not support his father's war in his heart. After a long time, he said slowly, "What can bring peace to people is justice." ”
After that, he walked over and patted Chu Daoru on the shoulder.
Regarding Ding Qin's action, Chu Daoru also smiled slightly. "You have killed so many of me, but I can tell that you are a good person. I'll tell you where the Golden Fairy Fruit is. ”