170. Joker
(I feel that if this is split into two chapters, it will be easy to be scolded, so the two chapters will be one, and that's all for today)
In the middle of the square courtyard grew a towering tree, the umbrella-like canopy of this tree almost covered the entire courtyard, standing in the courtyard can only see the bright starry sky through the gap between the leaves, but tonight the night sky floated a layer of gray clouds that faded into the light veil, and it seemed that all the stars were hidden in it.
The two gatekeepers hid behind a stone statue with pale faces, and kept looking this way, looking at the young officers on tall horses, and thinking that they were coming to rob the senior officers of the expeditionary force in the Inquisition, which had never happened before.
This time, all the guards in the Inquisition Hall entered the main battle zone of the Battle of Handanar County, and the officers on duty in the Inquisition, including the fat cook, were only four people, and the two guards did not dare to stand out from behind the stone statues, so they could only watch as the group of young men rushed into the courtyard of the Inquisition.
It's just that after this group of young officers rushed into the courtyard, it seemed that they had no intention of rescuing the senior generals of the expeditionary force, but were chasing a soldier.
"Ahh It's ...... him."
When He Boqiang ran past the statue, the guards in the court were under the dim wall lamp, and they just happened to see the slightly impressed face.
When this knight came during the day, he looked a little different, and originally thought it was Mondstadt. The knight of Count Goss's servant, but he saw Mondstadt. After that, Count Goss escaped without saying a word.
The two guards were a little nervous and touched the silver coins in their pockets, thinking that the silver coins that accepted the bribe were really not profitable!
……
He Boqiang ran into the courtyard, and the officer Joshua rode a horse and chased after him.
He rode on his horse and drew the knight's long sword, the sharp blade flickered in the cold light under the wall lamp, and he stabbed the long sword in his hand into He Boqiang's back without a sound.
He Boqiang flashed behind the pillar, the long sword in the hand of the officer Joshua rubbed a string of sparks on the stone pillar, He Boqiang was also not to be outdone and wanted to use the sword to cut off the hind legs of his crotch and horse, but then several war room officers rushed up, He Boqiang raised the iris shield in his hand, and the phantom of the two-faced four-armed demon god appeared behind him.
When the young officers saw the 'momentum' behind He Boqiang, they were only slightly stunned, and then slashed the knight's long sword in their hands towards He Boqiang.
Every time he blocked, a silver rune erupted on the iris shield, He Boqiang retreated into the corridor of the square building, those young officers jumped off their horses one after another, Joshua rushed to the front, he also showed his 'potential', his back was a golden long sword, every sword he swung out, the blade of the sword had the sword of the golden long sword behind him, and the blade of the knight's long sword in his hand was nearly doubled.
It seems that the 'momentum' behind him, and the blessing given to him is to let the knight's long sword in his hand have a sword.
It's just that this golden sword was just restrained by the silver runes on the shield, and there was no way to break the shield in He Boqiang's hand for a while, and the other young officers followed behind Joshua, and a group of people forced He Boqiang to the corner of the corridor.
There are more and more people in front of He Boqiang, and when he raises his shield, there are often several long swords chopped down, and the Roman sword in his hand has to constantly resist the long swords stabbed from other directions.
Until he retreated around the corner, he grabbed the golden sword in Joshua's hand, and leaned his back against the cold stone wall.
At the moment when He Boqiang's body stopped, a knight's long sword stabbed out from under the oblique, just like the second squad of soldiers assassinating evil ghosts, the long sword pierced from He Boqiang's ribs, pierced through the gap between the diaphragm ribs on his back, and nailed him firmly to the stone wall.
He Boqiang's face suddenly turned pale as paper, and the iris shield in his hand fell to the ground with a 'clang', as for the Roman sword, it was also picked aside by this group of young officers, he leaned weakly against the stone wall at the corner of the corridor, staring at the wound in his abdomen and glanced lightly.
Every time I breathed, it was as if my chest and abdomen were torn, and the sharp pain made people faint at any time.
At this time, Qiao Shuya, who was standing in front of He Boqiang, stopped, with a smile on his face, staring at He Boqiang with a kind of pity.
He Boqiang spat out a mouthful of blood and rolled his eyes along the young officers in front of him.
Joshua, who was staring up weakly, asked:
"Did Norton tell you to get revenge on me?"
Officer Joshua reached out and took out a white silk handkerchief, wiped the corner of He Boqiang's bloodstained mouth, put on the posture of a victor, reached out and pulled out the nameplate around He Boqiang's neck, until he saw the words engraved on it, and then said to He Boqiang:
"Knight Surdak, of course you can think so, but this time, the pursuit of you is of course more than this small matter."
He Boqiang glanced up at Qiao Shuya, his tone seemed a little weak, the blood at the wound had stopped, and the seventeen nodes in his body continuously released divine power, quickly repairing his wounds. But He Boqiang asked quietly at this moment: "Do you know me?" Are you those young nobles in the war room of the expeditionary force? How could it be you? ”
Although he had known their identities for a long time, He Boqiang still pretended to be surprised when he had just recognized their identities.
At this time, the young officers began to search the square courtyard, and they found that the first floor was actually empty, and there was such a fierce fight in the courtyard, no one ran out to see the excitement, and the young officers did not even bother to climb up to the second floor to continue checking.
When the officer Joshua saw that the 'Knight of Surdak' recognized him, he did not deliberately conceal his identity, put the nameplate on He Boqiang's chest back, and put it in his ear and said:
"Tomorrow, the adjudication office will make the first ruling on the defeat of the Moyunling Expeditionary Legion, and all parties of the expeditionary corps need to submit a debriefing report, you are one of the deserters who ran back from the past, and I have made a special trip to arrest you this time, just so that you can truthfully tell the whole process of how you escaped from the battlefield to Handanar City in front of the executive officer of the adjudication office."
After speaking, he carried He Boqiang's head with both hands, stared into his eyes, and showed a grim expression on his face: "If you want to survive, you have to do what I say!" ”
Then the officer Qiao Shuya grabbed He Boqiang's hair again, made him tilt his head and threatened viciously: "I think if you can honestly admit your guilt, maybe it will make the process of sentencing easier." ”
He Boqiang felt that the wound in his chest and abdomen was once again torn by Joshua, he stared at Joshua and asked:
"Let me confess my guilt in front of the executive officer of the ruling office? But I don't think I've done anything wrong! What am I doing wrong? Is it also wrong to escape from the butcher's knife of the evil spirit? ”
Seeing He Boqiang's attitude so tough, Officer Qiao Shuya's face became even more ugly, his tone also became a little sharp, his face was a little hideous, and he said to He Boqiang: "It is precisely because of the mediocrity and incompetence of the generals of the expeditionary force and the lack of execution of your group of soldiers that led to the great rout of the Battle of Moyunling......"
"But the actual situation is not so, no one knows better than you who is to blame for the defeat of this battle!" He Boqiang retorted.
After saying these words, the faces of the young officers in the war room became ugly.
He Boqiang also felt that he had gone a little too far, and felt that if he said this again, the young officer in front of him would probably be uncontrollable and kill himself.
Joshua's face turned pale, he pulled He Boqiang's hair, and his voice seemed to roar out of his throat, and he scolded He Boqiang angrily:
"Why not, the failure of this battle of Moyunling is completely caused by the corruption and incompetence of the expeditionary corps from top to bottom, because Marquis Solomon is old, and under the successive victories, he has lost his original vigilance against the evil spirits, and there is no way to respond in time in front of the evil spirits, they always think that the heavy infantry regiment can protect the catapult regiment and the bed crossbow regiment, but in fact, what is it?"
Under the pulling, He Boqiang felt that the wound in his abdomen was torn again, and he grinned and didn't dare to argue anymore.
Joshua seemed to have found an outlet, and scolded He Bo in a strong voice: "The cannon fodder soldiers of the Heavy Armored Infantry Regiment are like paper paste in front of the evil ghosts, what ability does they have to protect the bed crossbow regiment, just like you...... It was you deserters who ruined the good situation of the Battle of Moyunling, and these officers in our war room became a joke in the mouth of others in the Bena Legion. ”
His emotions seemed very excited, and his voice became hysterical, and He Boqiang felt that he would pull out the knight's long sword inserted in his ribs in the next second, and stab it again......
But at this time, the officer Joshua somehow eased up, like some nervousness, he took two steps back, sat on the railing of the cloister, and said to He Boqiang:
"The expeditionary force's discussion of the joint operation mode of all arms and the battle plan of carpet advancement is the conclusion reached by more than 20 of us on the sand table for two weeks, even if it is a pig in command, as long as the military orders issued are implemented consistently, the victory in the battle of Moyunling will be within reach, it is your army that is too bad, and the decision we have drawn up has been deduced for so long, how can there be a mistake?"
After speaking, he pointed at He Boqiang's forehead and scolded him angrily:
"The generals in the expeditionary corps are a bunch of stupid pigs, but you're not even as stupid pigs, no! You can't be stupid pigs, you are destined to be a bunch of cannon fodder, as for you...... It's just cannon fodder who escaped, cannon fodder can still die worthlessly, if I kill you now, you will die worthless. ”
The atmosphere around them became a little strange, and the young officers all straightened up, looking like zombies in an army of the undead, their faces were blue and their eyes were wide, and they wanted to give Joshua some hints but didn't seem to dare at all. A group of people stood there shivering.
And the big stone hanging in He Boqiang's heart finally fell to the ground, because he was shocked to find that the Baikari swordsman was mixed in with this group of young officers, but he had been watching all this silently.
At this time, a light came on, followed by another light.
The glow of the moonstone was so soft that it chilled to the heart of Officer Joshua, for he suddenly found a large group of people standing on the narrow terrace at the top of the building, and each of these familiar faces made him shudder.
When the lights came on, his heart gradually became clear.
At this time, a familiar voice came from the top of the building, it was Count Biddle, who had always given him the strongest support in the Bernard Legion.
At this time, the voice was like an angry lion, roaring at Joshua:
"Joshua, have you said enough! How dare you criticize Solomon like this? Marquis Bowen, tell me! Who gave you the courage? The family behind you? Your excellent command skills? Or me? ”
Joshua finally came to his senses from his anger, and he looked up to explain it to the group above, and then said:
"Uncle Beard......"
That familiar figure, standing at this moment with a face as if he was the bottom of a pot. Marquis Bowen beside him, and scolded Joshua angrily:
"I don't deserve to be your uncle, and before we return to Bena Province, I can write a letter to my family and tell your father what you have done in the Warsaw plane, and now, you and your war room commanders need to stay here for the time being, pending the verdict of the Inquisition!"
In the past, the generals who were always kind to him in the expeditionary force barracks also had gloomy faces.
They were like spectators on a high platform, and Joshua felt like the clown standing on the stage performing a burlesque.
No, a bunch of them are clowns.
……
He Boqiang leaned against the wall in the corner of the cloister, taking advantage of the fact that no one around him noticed him at this time, he held his breath, pulled out the knight's long sword inserted in his ribs, gently put it aside, and covered the wound that was constantly bleeding out with his hand, and the pale golden divine power was released from the palm of his hand, quickly healing the wound on his abdomen.
The flesh and blood in the body are nourished by the divine power, absorbing energy to heal quickly.
He crept towards the gate of the courtroom, only to be spotted by a young officer next to him, who immediately shouted:
"You can't go...... You deserter who has fled from the battlefield. ”
When this sentence was spoken, the atmosphere that was already extremely cold at the scene instantly condensed.
Of the people of the expeditionary force who can stand here now, who is not a deserter?
The young officers in the war room, or the high-ranking generals of the expeditionary force on the balcony on the third floor, or the former expeditionary force soldiers who have been reorganized into other names......
The Bakari swordsman walked out from behind these young officers, stood beside He Boqiang, raised his head and said loudly to the group of expeditionary force generals on the terrace on the third floor:
"I am Bagelette of the Bernar Swordsmen's Order, and as far as I know, the Knight of Surdak was ordered by Baron Sidney to escort Miss Hathaway back to Handanar County, and only temporarily left the front line, and the Knight of Surdak returned to the front line to dispose of the corpses of his companions in the second squad after learning of the rout at the front, and brought back their identification plates."
"In the past two days, the Surdak knights have also been running in many directions, hoping that these soldiers who died on the battlefield will not be treated as missing persons, they are heroes of the empire, and we must also treat those who died on the front line in the same way as heroes."
"So I think if there is a real need to convict him, it's just that he didn't return on time......"
Then, the Bakari swordsman looked at He Boqiang seriously, his gaze swept over the sword wound in his abdomen, and then said to He Boqiang solemnly:
"Knight Surdak, if you believe me, please give me the nameplates of the soldiers who died on the front line, and I will give them an explanation."
He Boqiang glanced at the Baikari swordsman gratefully, he was able to say this in front of the high-ranking generals of the expeditionary force, which could be regarded as a promise to He Boqiang.
"Thank you, Bakari Swordsman!"
He Boqiang straightened up, gave a military salute to the Bakari swordsman, and then, straightened his waist and strode out of the court.