Chapter 039: Scarlet Dawn
Looking at the town in the distance turned into a sea of fire, the people on the dirt slope were angry again in the luck of the rest of their lives after the disaster, and some old people who had lived in the town for most of their lives couldn't help but cover their faces and cry bitterly.
The fire seemed to burn brighter and brighter, and the sky burned red.
"Stomping, stamping, stamping......" The sound of horses' hooves came from the already hardened ice and snow road.
Everyone turned around, only to find that the sky was already twilight, and another group of cavalry of the Zhenxi Army galloped in the twilight of the red eastern sky. The leader was dressed in silver-white armor, shining with cold light, which was particularly eye-catching. The banner with the word "Ling" held high by the flag soldiers behind him was pulled by the morning breeze to hunt.
"It's Brother Ling Li!" A glimmer of starlight suddenly rose in Shumei's eyes.
Shen looked at the galloping figure, and gradually pursed his lips.
Under the surprised gaze of everyone, the team of men and horses rolled up in snow and dust, and went straight to the grassy slope.
With the dawning sky, everyone clearly witnessed Ling Li commanding the Zhenxi Army to surround Caopozi Town, first shooting arrows at the barbarians, and then fighting to the death with the barbarians who were lucky enough to rush out.
The light of the fire and the light of the sword fused together, and the snow and red blood mixed together...... Hundreds of fierce and terrible barbarians, under the strong hunt of the Zhenxi army, turned into a charred corpse on the land of South Vietnam.
For decades, the South Vietnamese who have endured humiliation and secretly lived on the border have never had a happy grudge at this moment!
The people who were angry and grieving over the destruction of their homes are now weeping with joy because of the great revenge.
Shu frowned and pursed his lips to look at the ruins of the town that had become like Shura Field in the distance, without the slightest joy of revenge. She always had a question in her heart: Why didn't Brother Ling Li come earlier? Where did the sergeants who took the detour go before?!
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There are hundreds of people in Caopozi Town, old and young, who still need to be resettled. After waiting for everyone's mood to calm down a little, he led them back to Caopozi and found Ling Li, who was commanding the cleaning of the battlefield in a temporary tent outside the town.
Seeing Shu Mei supporting the lame Bai An to walk in, Ling Li was extremely surprised.
"You guys, didn't you go to Anyuan?"
Bai An immediately reported: "Your Highness, when we left Liulixia, a carriage broke down, and repairing the carriage and saving people were delayed, so we could only rest in Caopozi Town at night......
"Your Highness, this Shen Gongzi is the person we rescued in Liulixia. He was also here to defect to the Zhenxi Army......" Bai An pointed to Shen next to him at this time and introduced.
Ling Li's gaze moved to Shen Zhu, and Shen Zhi immediately bowed: "Shen Zhu has seen the Third Highness." ”
"You...... Are you ......" Ling Li's eyes instantly rose with a hint of brilliance, he stepped forward in a few steps, looked up and down with both hands on Shen Zhi's shoulders, and said in surprise: "Weizhi, you are still alive?" Thank God! ”
"Well, alive." Shen nodded.
"After hearing about the Lushan Middle Road, I sent people to look for you everywhere, but there was no news...... Ling Li's eyes were filled with sadness, he pursed his lips and took a deep breath, patted Shen Shen's shoulder again, and nodded: "Okay, very good." ”
Immediately, he pulled Shen Zhi and sat down on the marching chair with felt in the tent, and asked him carefully about the ins and outs of Lushan after the incident.
"They know?!" Shu Mei and Bai An, who were left behind by Ling Li like this, looked at each other with a look of surprise.
"Don't you know? This Shen Gongzi is the younger brother of the former crown princess, if it weren't for the creation of people, he should have been our general's brother-in-law......" Zhang Yi next to him explained in a low voice.
"Huh? It turned out that he was actually Shen Chan's sister's younger brother?! Shu Mei was surprised.
What happened to Shen Chan's family is known to everyone in the court, and Shu Mei is even more in mind. Ten years ago, at the Xixi Spring Festival, she was heroic and helped Shen Chan climb trees to pick pear blossoms, accidentally stumbled and fell, and almost lost her life, but fortunately was caught by Ling Li, who was passing by on horseback.
After the perfume meeting that day, she and the little boy in brocade clothes fought for a long time in the Baicao Pavilion and had a lot of fun. When they parted in the evening, when they met the family who came to pick him up, she knew that the little boy in brocade was Shen Chan's younger brother. Soon after saying goodbye that day, his father Shu Jingcheng received a note to be transferred to the governor of Anyuan, and then the family moved to the northwest borderland.
How can the handsome and thin man in front of him be associated with the extravagant brocade boy in the Baicao Pavilion ten years ago? ! Maybe it was the providence of heaven that would allow him to save him in Liulixia. Looking at the smile on the corners of Ling Li's eyebrows and lips when he talked to Shen Zhu, Shu Mei couldn't help but feel a burst of joy. Since reuniting with Ling Li, she has never seen him smile.
"You said that Song You brought more than a dozen truckloads of grain and grass to Anyuan?" Hearing Shen Zhi talk about last night's incident, Ling Li suddenly frowned, and then he got up and said to Zhang Yi on the side: "You quickly take half of the people to Anyuan!" ”
"Yes." Zhang Yi gave a military salute, turned around and left the tent to gather people.
After seeing Zhang Yi leave, Ling Li's gaze inadvertently met Shu Mei, who was staring at him closely, and the shallow smile and burning brilliance in his clear eyes made him stunned for a moment. He avoided her direct gaze slightly and asked, "You, are you alright?" ”
"Brother Ling Li, I'm fine." Her answer was brisk, and her brow and eyes could not hide her joy.
That's the name again! Ling Li's brows furrowed slightly. He wanted her to change her name, but when the words came to his lips, he still held back. Anyway, I will send someone to send her back to Yongding today, and I will not hear about it in the future.
"Third Highness, although this Shu Gongzi under your command is young, he really makes me admire." Seeing Ling Li ask Shu Mei, Shen Zhi also stood up, "If she hadn't carefully discovered the wolf footprints in the snow, I'm afraid I would have frozen to death in that snow pit......"
Shen Zhi only thought that Shu Mei was a person under Ling Li's account, and intended to say a few kind words for him to thank him for saving his life, so he told her about her fearlessly jumping into a snow pit to bite a hungry wolf to death, and digging graves and transporting corpses alone at night, "If it weren't for the help of Master Shu last night, it would be impossible for these hundreds of people in Caopozi Town to escape their lives." ”
Ling Li was shocked when he heard this, and he was speechless for a while, just staring at her in disbelief. He had never seen or heard of such a strong woman.
"Brother Shen is exaggerating, it was all thanks to your resourcefulness last night, and we escaped the catastrophe......" Under Ling Li's gaze, Shu Mei's face suddenly turned red.
Brother of the Shen family? Hearing that Shu Mei suddenly changed his name, he was silent for a moment, and then asked, "By the way, what year are you, Master Shu?" ”
Shu Mei replied: "Longhe eighteen years." ”
"I am Longhe for sixteen years, two years older than you, if Master Shu does not dislike it, I am willing to marry you as a brother with a different surname." has a "life-passing" friendship, and listens to him call himself "brother of the Shen family", Shen has the heart to marry Jin Lan with him.
Bai An on the side couldn't help but smile.
Ling Li didn't expect this to happen, and suddenly laughed: "I know, I'm afraid this won't work." ”
Remembering that Bai An called Shu Mei "uncle", Shen was puzzled: "But is it because of Shu Gongzi's high seniority?" ”
"Wei Zhi, the 'Shu Gongzi' in your mouth is the granddaughter of Shu Shi'an, the prime minister of the dynasty, and the 'Hejing County Lord' of the emperor's imperial seal, how do you marry Jinlan with her?" Ling Li said with a smile.
"You, you're a woman?!" Shen was surprised. As a man, Shu Mei does look a little thinner, but he has always thought that she is a young man who has not yet completed her development. Thinking of what she had done before, even men would be frightened, the expression on his face was the same as before Ling Li.
"The lord of Shu County is really a heroine and a heroine among women, and I admire it a lot!" For a long time, he praised with a deep hand.
Shu Mei pursed his lips and smiled, with a little pride in his eyebrows.