Chapter 593: Zhao Wu returns to the night

Time flies, three days have passed in a blink of an eye, and under the non-stop hurry, Xu Bufan finally rushed to the edge of Xiancheng with the army of Laiguo and surrounded Xiancheng as soon as possible.

Xu Bufan's arrival made Zhao Wu completely relieved, earlier Zhao Wu had actually received the news of the retreat of the Lai army, and now that Xu Bufan had come over, it was time to think about how to get out.

In terms of evacuation, Zhao Wu naturally had a plan, if the 50,000 soldiers retreated directly, they would inevitably be pursued by the Lai army, and they would not be the opponent of the Lai army at that time. An agreement had been reached to allow the Lai army to retreat, and Zhao Wu was no longer qualified to ask the Lai Emperor to guarantee their smooth retreat.

Now, although Emperor Lai is still in the hands of Zhao Wu on the surface, relative to the overall situation, it should be Zhao Wu and the night army who are subject to Emperor Lai.

On the other side, after confirming that the Lai army had really withdrawn, there was cheering in the night, and countless city residents poured into the streets and alleys to cheer non-stop, and in a blink of an eye, the originally panicked night capital returned to its former vitality.

After discovering that the Mongolian army was also preparing to evacuate, Bai Shuilian sent people to pay attention to the movements of the Mongolian army, and at the same time sent people to meet Zhao Wu, the danger of the night capital has been solved, and they do not have to worry about busy dealing with the coalition forces, but Zhao Wu's safety has become an urgent issue. It was Zhao Wu who trapped Emperor Lai before, but when Xu Bufan led his troops back, it was Zhao Wu and the 50,000 night army who were trapped.

After Xu Bufan ordered the army to surround Xiancheng, it can be said that Zhao Wu and the 50,000 night army were unable to fly.

The 50,000 troops of Xiancheng account for about 10% of the current strength of the Night Kingdom, which may be insignificant based on the overall situation, but Zhao Wu alone is enough to be worth 50,000 soldiers, not to mention that not only the 50,000 Night Army but also Zhao Wu himself are now in danger.

Zhao Wu was already very clear about his own situation. Now there is no way to determine whether Emperor Lai is willing to let them go, so Zhao Wu can only negotiate with Emperor Lai to see if he can withdraw the night army first.

On the other side, as soon as Xu Bufan led the army to arrive, Emperor Lai's momentum became even more prominent. On the surface, he is still under house arrest, but in fact, Emperor Lai now completely regards the Xiancheng General's Mansion as his own palace, and Emperor Lai himself is naturally the owner of the palace.

It had been a while since Zhao Wu attacked Laidu, and judging from the current situation, Emperor Lai had already expected that Zhao Wu could not do anything about it, and Ning Xiang and other ministers gradually understood this. After Xu Bufan came with the army, Ning Xiang directly summoned his ministers to suggest to Emperor Lai how to deal with Zhao Wu.

When Zhao Wu let Emperor Lai go as promised, then it would be the best time for them to deal with Zhao Wu. All in all, Ning Xiang and the ministers were no longer too worried about Emperor Lai's safety, because once Zhao Wu offended Emperor Lai again, not only Zhao Wu's entire Night Kingdom would usher in a house disaster.

When Ning Xiang and the ministers privately discussed how to deal with Zhao Wu, Zhao Wu, who had no reason to put Emperor Lai under house arrest anymore, was playing chess with Emperor Lai as a foreign minister at this moment. The victory or defeat of a game of chess also seems to represent the safety of Zhao Wu himself.

"Marshal Zhao, your 50,000 soldiers have been surrounded by the Lai army, just like the white son on the chessboard is almost completely surrounded by the sunspot, I don't know if the marshal has the insight to crack the chess game?"

Zhao Wu glanced at the chessboard, the game situation is as Lai Huang said, his chess pieces are not only small, but also in a very difficult situation, as long as Lai Huang loses another son, the white sons in the circle will be sacrificed, just like Lai Huang only needs to give an order, 50,000 night troops will be dead. A duel has come to the last step, but it seems that Zhao Wu has nothing to do.

"The king's chess skills are superb, and he put the ministers to death in a moment, and it is indeed not easy for the ministers to get out, but please don't underestimate the ministers," After saying that, a white piece fell, and Zhao Wu didn't go to fill the gap of the black seed, but seemed to take a dead move very casually.

"I didn't expect Marshal Zhao to be so resolute, knowing that the general trend was gone, but he still wanted to find another way, which really surprised the emperor," Seeing Zhao Wu's chess pieces falling, Emperor Lai smiled, and had already guessed Zhao Wu's mind through Zhao Wu's move. Zhao Wu wanted to choose between 50,000 soldiers and him, either he lived or the soldiers died, in short, he was not prepared to protect everyone.

"Holy Lord, this move by the foreign minister is really a helpless move," Zhao Wu shook his head, knowing very well what Emperor Lai was thinking.

"Holy Lord, this ......" When Emperor Lai wanted to say something, Ning Xiang and Xu Bufan hurried over from the side with a large group of people, and behind them there were a large number of Lai troops who broke through the encirclement of the night army. Ning Xiang and the others saw from a distance that Zhao Wu and Lai Huang were competing in chess like two friends, and when they got closer, they were even more puzzled by the scene in front of them.

When Ning Xiang wanted to speak and wanted to ask Emperor Lai to understand what the situation was now, Xu Bufan and the other ministers looked at Zhao Wu with unkind faces. Now that there are many of them, none of them are worried that Zhao Wu will do something unfavorable to Emperor Lai regardless of his own safety.

At the same time, Zhao Wu and Emperor Lai looked at Ning Yuancai and the others who arrived in a hurry. Facing Lai Guo's important ministers, Zhao Wu's face did not change much, and everything seemed to be expected.

"You don't have to wait," Emperor Lai gently beckoned those ministers to stop, and then slowly turned to look at Zhao Wu, "This emperor and you will go down here today, I believe that you and this emperor will have a chance to meet again in the future." ”

For Zhao Wu's strategy and courage, Emperor Lai did not praise too much, but the love for talent is self-evident, but it is a pity that Zhao Wu is so loyal to his duties and has no dissenting intentions. Emperor Lai knew that no matter what means were used, Zhao Wu would not turn his back on the Night Kingdom, so in the end he did not mention the idea of wooing Zhao Wu. Now after saying a word, Lai Huang wiped the black and white chess pieces on the chessboard with a casual move, and the next time, the chess pieces of the two colors were chaotic, and the so-called dead game no longer existed.

Emperor Lai's move meant that he wanted to let Zhao Wu go, and now the chaotic chess face seemed to correspond to the situation of the two countries after Zhao Wu left.

"Let's go, this emperor has been with you for many days in Xiancheng, it's time to go back to deal with political affairs," After saying a word, Emperor Lai slowly got up and turned to Ning Xiang and the others.

On the other side, Zhao Wu glanced at the chess face and already knew what Emperor Lai meant, and while he was a little surprised, Zhao Wu was even more concerned about the deep meaning of Emperor Lai's words that they would see each other again.

"There were many offends a few days ago, and I hope that the king will forgive me," when he faintly understood what Emperor Lai meant, Zhao Wu directly got up and bowed to Emperor Lai, and then turned around and left.

"Why did the monarch let him go, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us to get rid of Zhao Wu," Ning Xiang, who was listening not far away, saw that Emperor Lai was going to let Zhao Wu go at this moment, and his face instantly became a little more puzzled, and he asked Emperor Lai for instructions. At the same time, Xu Bufan, who had a cold face, was also very puzzled by the other ministers.

"The emperor wants to let Marshal Zhao leave with his troops, and you don't want to stop it. ”

"Your Majesty, but Zhao Wu is the commander of the enemy army, shouldn't he be caught?"

"Your Majesty, this time Zhao Wu has offended Shengwei, how can he easily let him go?"

"Your Majesty, wouldn't letting Zhao Wu go is equivalent to letting the tiger return to the mountain!"

Ning Xiang and the other two ministers advised one after another, but none of them were willing to let Zhao Wu go, and even the word "let the tiger return to the mountain" was used directly, which was enough to show how much they wanted to keep Zhao Wu.

"Presumptuous, do you still dare to resist and disobey the order?" Emperor Lai knew that Ning Xiang and the other ministers would persuade him not to let Zhao Wu go, but Emperor Lai had already made up his mind, how could he be persuaded by them with a few words.

"Your Majesty, I don't mean that, it's just that you still need to think twice about this matter!"

"Please think twice!" followed Ning Xiang, and all the ministers advised in unison.

"You don't need to say much, the emperor's mind has been decided, quickly disperse to prepare a car for the emperor, and the emperor will return to the capital today. Glancing at the ministers, Emperor Lai had no objection to their loyalty, but Emperor Lai was very dissatisfied with their performance.

On the other side, seeing that Emperor Lai had such a tough attitude, even if Ning Xiang, Xu Bufan and the others wanted to say something, they didn't dare to take the lead in speaking, especially Xu Bufan. Thinking that Emperor Lai might have to cure him for the crime of ignorance, he was very worried.

When Emperor Lai was talking to Ning Xiang and the others, Zhao Wu was still walking forward, and it seemed that the existence of Ning Xiang and the others had no influence on him. Moreover, Zhao Wu walked through a passage that Ning Xiang and the others took the initiative to concede, and from beginning to end, his face did not change in the slightest.

Based on Zhao Wu's own commanding temperament, it is worth mentioning that when he passed by Ning Yuancai and the others, some ministers did not dare to look directly at Zhao Wu at all, and took the initiative to retreat, only Xu Bufan snorted coldly at Zhao Wu quite dissatisfied.

After leaving this place, Zhao Wu soon left Xiancheng with 50,000 night troops and headed straight for the night capital.

When leaving Xiancheng, Zhao Wu thought about what Emperor Lai had said before. Thinking about it now, as soon as he leaves today, he will soon have a confrontation with Lai Guo, and the meaning of Lai Huang seems obvious. However, before that, the night army can first weaken the strength of the Mongol army, and it has been three days since the Lai army withdrew. Calculating the time, the Night Army and the Lei Army should have ambushed the Mongolian army in the designated area, as for the result, Zhao Wu can only know when he returns to the Night Kingdom.

After thinking about the military aspect, Zhao Wu's thoughts returned to the last game with Emperor Lai, and Emperor Lai's last action had a profound meaning. Originally, the allied forces of Mongolia and Lesotho besieged the night capital, as if they had put the night country to death. If the coalition forces had moved early, they might have already fallen.

More than half a month ago, the situation in Yedu was like the final chess game, and Yedu seemed to have only one dead end. Surprisingly, Emperor Lai did not fall, but disrupted the chess game, which seemed to be intended to give Night Kingdom a chance. In addition, the chess game at that time also confirmed the situation of Zhao Wu and the 50,000 night army, life and death were all decided by Emperor Lai, now thinking about it, Zhao Wu couldn't help but feel that Emperor Lai's successive actions were more meaningful, not as simple as he thought before.