Chapter 185: The General's Tears
Jiang Yingnian saw that Ba Hu gasped for breath a few times, and then stopped moving, and an indescribable feeling suddenly appeared in his heart.
A good horse is a hero, Ba Hu is a good horse, and Xiang Ju'an is also a hero.
Although Xiang Ju'an was seriously injured, he still couldn't help but show a look of pity for the sake of Ba Hu, he leaned over with difficulty, put his face against Ba Hu's ears, and reached out and stroked its mane.
When several of the stragglers of Heeliu saw them, they were about to surround them, but their eyes were quick, and a sword light flashed, and the soldiers of Heeliu fell together.
Han Xu put away his sword and said worriedly, "General, your injuries ......."
Xiang Ju'an coughed heavily, fine blood beads splashed on the soil, and the fatigue visible to the naked eye on his face was unobstructed, and he didn't have the energy to hold on anymore.
Jiang Yingnian held Xiang Ju'an's hand tightly, and said hurriedly for a while: "Let's retreat first, let's retreat for the time being, it won't be anything, I'm confident!" Big brother, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of running out of firewood."
Xiang Ju'an shook his head and said, "This green mountain...... I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it." He spat out another mouthful of blood, but he raised his other hand to cover the wound, and blood continued to ooze from the bloody hole in his lower abdomen. He stared at the bleeding wound, as if he was a little annoyed, and said, "It's useless, I'm only halfway through the battle, it's my bad luck."
Xiang Ju'an raised his head again and said to Jiang Yingnian and Han Xu: "As long as our army persists and holds on here, it may not lose in the end, even if it can't win, it won't lose in a draw. If nothing else, let them see that we people in Xuli are not easy to bully...... If they back down this time, there's no guarantee that they won't threaten us again."
"I see...... Jiang Yingnian replied in a low voice, "As long as I'm here, I'll definitely stay here."
Now that Xiang Ju'an is saying anything, Jiang Yingnian doesn't dare to be disobedient at all. He seemed to feel something faintly in his heart, but he didn't dare to think about it anymore, and grabbed Xiang Ju'an's hand tightly like grasping a life-saving straw.
It seems that if he doesn't let go, Xiang Ju'an will never fall.
But the hand he held tightly was getting colder and colder. Jiang Yingnian rubbed Xiang Ju'an's hand vigorously, and sighed again, trying to make it have some temperature.
Xiang Ju'an's eyes had already begun to drift, and he fell weakly into Jiang Yingnian's arms, and he was still muttering: "Lincheng has already gone to the capital to ask the Holy Lord to send troops for help, it's been a few days, but ...... Any news?"
Jiang Yingnian was like a fish in her throat, and she couldn't say anything.
Xiang Ju'an was slightly disappointed, he frowned, his face was sallow, but he still maintained his arrogance.
His eyebrows moved, and his eyes were slightly red, "If you don't come, you won't come, who will leave me in my life...... Can't live......
Xiang Ju'an didn't care when he said this, but his tears couldn't be stopped, and they flowed from the corners of his eyes.
There was a commotion in the whole capital, and many people out of worry, after finding out some news, they packed up and fled all the way south. In the past, the most prosperous and noisy capital was silent at this time, and there were only a few people on the street, walking quickly with panicked expressions.
There is war in the northwest, and there are still hidden dangers in the east. Today, only the south is the safest.
Under Han Qi's arrangement, Emperor Shu finally met with King Heeliu in secret.
Emperor Shu sat in a carriage for a long time before arriving at the agreed place - a place at the junction of the western region and the Helu Kingdom. He was dressed in a thick black color, quite low-key, and when he entered the hall, he saw King Heleus sitting on the main throne, looking high.
When the first emperor was alive, the Helu Kingdom was just a small country that tried its best to please Xuli, and it was also Heyuliu who needed to pay tribute to Xuli every year!
Thirty years in the east of the river, thirty years in the west of the river.
Emperor Shu had no time to think about the words "Feng Shui in turn", he didn't have time to take off the bulky big hat on his body, so he hurriedly walked towards the seat of King Heeliu, and when there were still ten steps away from King Heeliu, King Heeliu's hand lazily raised his hand and said, "Just stand there and say." Five
Emperor Shu was stunned for a moment, and replied with a little humiliation, "Hey, okay."
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accompanied, but he didn't dare to say more than half a word, so he had to follow Emperor Shu with his head down and stand straight.
King Heliliu maintained a casual sitting posture, his eyes did not fall on Emperor Shu's body, but he reached out and reached for a kumquat on the table in front of him, and then slowly peeled off the orange peel, took out a petal of orange and put it in his mouth, "Hmm~ This orange is good, it's quite sweet."
After some movements, King Heliuliu raised his eyes and glanced at Emperor Shu, he raised his chin, and threw the uneaten orange in his hand at Emperor Shu, "You taste it."
Shu Di caught it, hesitated to break off an orange petal and put it in his mouth, the sour taste suddenly rushed to the back of his head, this orange was not only sweet, but also had some bitterness in the extremely sour juice. Shu Di's tears were aroused, but he could only swallow the orange with tears in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, it's very sweet."
"Hmph." King Heeliu chuckled, slowly spit out the orange in his mouth, took a sip of tea from the teacup to rinse his mouth, and said, "People are also clouds."
The smile on Emperor Shu's face narrowed a little, and said, "The matter has come to this point, I won't say much useless words, I just ask you to be merciful and spare me." He rubbed the remaining half of the orange helplessly with both hands, licked his lips, and said, "I am to blame for the incident of the Yanjiang Corridor, if I had paid attention to it earlier, it would not have been to this point."
The empty hall echoed with Emperor Shu's voice, along with his crampedness, echoing over and over again. The white hair of King Heeliu's temples glistened in the light, and the jewels in his crown shone brightly, taking advantage of his own spirits.
King Heeliu said, "You also said that if you had paid attention to it earlier, it would not have been to this point. If you know today, why bother in the first place?"
"It's not that I don't know the situation in the northern battlefield, He's already good at forging weapons, my forces are insufficient, and I haven't had equipment support for a long time, so with those few old guys in Xiang Ju'an's hands, where will he be He's opponent." Emperor Shu almost pleaded: "In the past, when your father was still there, you were very friendly with him, so you should be ...... For the sake of my father's face, please stop! Yanjiang Corridor, I will let Xiang Ju'an withdraw his troops and leave there, everything is negotiable, I just ask you to stop and stop fighting."
King Heliuliu seemed to listen carefully to Emperor Shu's words, but until Emperor Shu finished speaking, he didn't answer anything, just pointed to the half of the orange in Emperor Shu's hand and said, "Don't waste it, eat it."
The muscles on Shu Di's face twitched hard, lowered his eyes and looked at the orange in his hand, and reluctantly stuffed it into his mouth, he silently wept while chewing the unpalatable flesh.
Han Qi couldn't bear to say, "Your Majesty ......"
Shu Di shook his head, but wept silently.
His tears seemed to make King Heleus feel uncomfortable, and King Heleuk said unhappily: "Wipe away your tears, I hate men shedding tears the most, you are a man, what's the big deal, you need to deal with such an incompetent performance?"
Emperor Shu cried and said sadly: "The country is about to die, I am guilty...... Please, please, stop!"
King Heeliu stood up and walked step by step from his seat to Emperor Shu. He stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on Emperor Shu's face, and said coldly: "You don't need to ask anymore, the arrow is on the string, you have to send it, I won't stop."
"You're not the slightest bit like your father." King Heeliu looked at Emperor Shu arrogantly and said, "What I want to consider is the entire Heeliu Kingdom, I am the king of a country, and so are you. It's not just your land that you're going to keep, but also its integrity, you know?"