Chapter 329: Conspiracy, Self-Injury (5,000 words)
In the afternoon, while Ronald's group of new nobles were discussing a negotiated countermeasure, a conspiracy was also underway.
On a remote street in Xicheng District, a closed ordinary carriage is parked on the side of the road. In fact, after the carriage arrived half an hour ago, it has been standing still. However, because there are no passers-by, it is not abrupt.
In the middle of the sound, a loyal and honest young man suddenly appeared at the mouth of the alley not far away, and then quickly scanned the surroundings with flexible eyes that did not match his appearance, looking very vigilant.
After making sure that there was no danger around, the young man hurried a few steps and quickly stepped into the carriage, the door opened slightly, and the man had already jumped in.
This scene happened very quickly, no more than three seconds at most, so it didn't attract anyone's attention.
In the carriage, in addition to the young man who had just entered, there was also a middle-aged man with a teacup and slightly closed eyes. This person, Don and Josia, they are all familiar with, it is the top of the secret agency, Enoch who withdrew from the tavern at noon.
There was silence in the carriage, save for the curling smoke from teacups and the faint sound of Enoch smacking tea.
The loyal young man was very patient, and waited for Enoch, who was full of enjoyment, to take a sip of the tea and put the teacup down, before bending down and signaling, "My lord, the matter is done." ”
Enoch opened his eyes and said flatly, "Oh? ”
"Your Excellency, when we evacuated from the tavern today, a group of people did target us. ”
Enoch nodded with a smile, and then asked, "Have you been noticed by Don and Josia?"
"Nope. The young man shook his head, "Don, they were still in the tavern. And after I found those people on the periphery. and intercepted them first. ”
"Did you do it?" Enoch keenly noticed that the young man's left hand was a little unnatural. Asked with a frown.
The young man did not deny it: "It's just that after two moves at the beginning, it's nothing." Well, they're all very strong, I'm not an opponent. ”
"Hehe, the strength is good, I'm afraid they are not strong enough!" Enoch sighed with a smile, reached out and gently knocked on the wall of the car, and continued to ask. "And then?"
"They are very interested in the cooperation we have proposed, but they should not be in charge, they just say that they will convey my intentions and ask me to meet tonight. ”
"Good!" Enoch smiled and patted the young man on the shoulder approvingly, "It's true that I went to great lengths to get you to join the secret agency, and sure enough, I didn't disappoint." Rest assured, if this is done, the benefits will be yours. ”
"Lord Xiexie. The young man's eyes welled with joy, and he hurriedly bowed again. The greedy look on his face is unobstructed.
Enoch's eyes flashed slightly when he saw this, and then he put it away. He said solemnly: "I will create opportunities for you in the evening, and you must get the road map." Remember, be careful...... Well, especially to pay attention to Donn. That person is really alert, and the slightest flaw will be seen through. ”
"Adults can rest assured, villains will never dare to be careless. ”
"So much for the best. Enoch nodded and smiled, "But don't be too restrained, I still believe in your skills, and you haven't revealed your identity, so it's best to do this...... There is still some time, come, know that you like to drink, have a few drinks, and celebrate success. Oh, it's tea, wait until I find a bottle of wine. ”
Enoch pulled out another cup, reached the teapot with his hand and paused, patted his forehead, shook his head and smiled, and then found a beautifully packaged crystal bottle with a thin neck behind him.
"The name of the wine is Ice Flame Volcano. He raised the bottle, and against the crystal wall, the blue liquid inside tumbled and flowed, like the azure water. Enoch smugly, "I don't like to drink, but I like to collect things. This was obtained at an auction several years ago when he was still a nobleman, and what was the price at that time...... Well, 18,000 gold coins. ”
"One, eighteen thousand gold coins!" the young man opened his mouth, looking at the small crystal bottle with a shocked face, and then came back to his senses, his face was terrified, "How does this make it difficult for the villain to taste such a valuable thing." ”
"Haha, I said you deserve it. And since it's wine, it's always something to drink. Enoch took out his knife and dug out the cork on the bottle, and with a "pop", a strange aroma filled the entire carriage.
The young man's throat rolled, and he swallowed with a little difficulty: "Then, that villain is welcome." ”
"You're welcome! Enoch poured his drinks, handed one of them to the young man, and then said with a rather arrogant cup.
The young man's flattered hands took it, knocked, and the pleasant sound of clinking glasses, and he couldn't wait to raise his head and drink.
"Tsk, eighteen thousand gold coins...... Sure enough, it's a good wine!" the young man was not very old, but it seemed to be a very good thing in the cup, and he closed his eyes and swallowed it with a look of enjoyment.
Enoch really didn't seem to be good at drinking, but after only one drink, a little red cloud had already appeared on his face, and he smiled when he heard the words, and pushed the wine bottle directly over, "In that case, then this bottle of wine will be given to you." I still prefer tea, hehe. ”
The young man really liked this thing, so he didn't postpone it anymore, and poured another glass: "Lord Xiexie, then I wish your lord this cup can take over the secret agency after this incident." ”
"Haha, I love to hear that. There were no outsiders here, and Enoch finally revealed his ambition to take charge of the secret agency, and simply drank his tea.
"Tsk...... It's not that I said, the head of this secret agency should have been an adult. Then Josia is just a yellow-haired girl, if it weren't for the assistance of adults, this secret agency would have been able to get to where it is now......?
"Hehe, I'm not uncommon to be the leader of this secret agency, but I must hold this information in my hands. After a pause, Enoch's face showed anger, "I hate this Donn's child, ruining my great cause three times and twice!"
"Yes, it's this Don who always comes to stir things up. But rest assured, my lord, they will die at the hands of those men tomorrow night. "The so-called soft hands and short mouths, plus this young man is Enoch's subordinate, so he is naturally the same enemy, and his face is angry.
"It's hard. Josia is still a bit of a possibility. But Donn......" Enoch shook his head with a slight bitterness at the corner of his mouth. "He's too strong. Those ground-level martial artists had not been able to kill him before, and it was even more unlikely that these people would be able to kill him. Well, you go over and meet tonight and explain Josia's strength to those people, as for Don, just say that it's powerful, don't scare them away...... Well, as long as Josia is dead. Our goal has been achieved. ”
"The villain understands!"
Enoch bowed his head and said casually, "Well, keep drinking." By the way, this wine is called a volcano, so it is very powerful and quite intoxicating. You can drink half a bottle, so as not to miss a big thing. After the remaining half bottle is successful, it is not too late for you and me to taste it together. ”
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Please, sir. I'll give you another drink!"
"Haha, what a ......"
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Night. 100,000 mountains. Bonfires are lit, and the moon and stars are scarce.
After Josia had been arguing with the noble negotiators for most of the day, there was also a skirmish between the two opposing armies here.
Of course, it is said to be a skirmish, but in this environment of nearly 200,000 troops, any small clash may become the direct trigger of a tragic war.
The temporary garrison of the Gray Army, the big tent of the Chinese army.
The atmosphere was very dreary, and several ministers such as Losha, Marshal Omun, and Bosko, who had come with the army, gathered here.
Among them, Luo Sha's face was solemn and a little angry. Ommon was utterly gloomy and angry, and Bosko was expressionless and couldn't see anything. The other ministers were a little complicated, some with their hands on their shoulders and a look on their faces that they knew this before, while others were obviously unimpressed......
Wow...... The curtain was lifted, and a young officer in armor entered.
It was Borg, feeling the suffocating atmosphere in the tent, he didn't dare to say more, he took two steps closer and bowed directly: "Chief, the matter has been investigated." ”
Luo Sha was expressionless: "Speak!"
"Yes. Borg didn't dare to slack off, and quickly said, "Gori, the commander of the Great Sword Regiment of the Second Division of the Fourth Army, led a battalion of troops to annihilate Bran's three patrol pike brigades without authorization. He was immediately discovered by my scouts as he approached Bran's position, and has now been captured and is just outside the tent. In addition, well, now General Bran is shouting and scolding dignitaries outside the station. ”
The words fell, and the tent fell silent again.
Ou Meng slammed his palm, his face was both thunderous and angry, and there was a little unbearable look. The ministers looked at each other and shook their heads lightly, all frowning. Immediately, all eyes were focused on Losha.
The expression on Luo Sha's face still did not change, and it was unknown whether there were turbulent waves in his heart. Half-loudly closed his eyes, exhaled lightly, and spoke: "Who moved first?"
Borg hesitated, but gritted his teeth and said, "It's Gory." ”
As if there was no accident, Losha then asked, "Why?"
"I don't know...... asked, but he didn't want to say anything. ”
Nodding, Luo Sha groaned for a while, and his eyes drooped: "Bring him in!"
"Yes!" Borg bowed and withdrew, but after about ten seconds, he walked in again with a middle-aged strong man with his hands tied. There is no doubt that this is exactly Gori.
"Untie up, sit!"
Borg first untied the rope and then brought a chair and placed it behind Gori. But Gori didn't sit down, just stood there with his head bowed.
Losha got up, walked around the table to Gori, and stared for a moment, but neither of them spoke. As if trying to see a flower in his boots, Gorry didn't look up, but his sideburns still oozed a little sweat, extending along the strands of hair.
"I remember you. "You joined the Grey Army six years ago, I remember you had an elderly mother and two brothers, how are they now?"
Gori was still silent, the sweat on his forehead sliding down to the tip of his nose, hanging but not falling.
"weishenme?weishenme wants to bring troops to attack privately...... Are you dissatisfied with my decision, think that I am too cowardly to enter the city, or do you want to prove something? Prove that you are very good, one battalion destroys three large groups of enemies, and fearlessly charges tens of thousands of people. It proves to us that the enemy is weak, weak enough that we can easily defeat it, so we should attack the city...... Gori!" Luo Sha roared suddenly, and the shocked Gori and everyone present trembled, "Answer me!weishenme?"
"Because both of my brothers died at their hands, because I want revenge, and I want to kill them all, kill them all......" Gory took a step back and slammed his seat open. Hands waving, looking up and roaring. His eyes were red and full of evil spirits. After dozens of roars. His voice was hoarse, like an unwilling beast on the verge of death.
Sound break. But the sound of thunder still echoed in the ears of everyone in the tent for a long time. Borg, who retreated to the door, frowned when he saw this, his eyes stared at Gori, who seemed to have lost his mind, his body bent slightly, and he took two steps forward. But with a wave of his hand, he stepped back silently.
"Revenge, heh, revenge again......" muttered two sentences, Luo Sha's expression was a little low. A sarcastic wry smile appeared on his lips. It seems to be a mockery of this reason, and it seems to be a discouragement of oneself.
Taking a deep breath, Luo Sha slightly recovered his expression, and his tone was a little desolate: "Since the establishment of the Gray Army, there have been hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded people, your brother is dead, you have to take revenge." When someone else's brother or other person's relatives and brothers die, do they have to take revenge? What about the common people in the world, who is suffering humiliating oppression all the time, who will avenge them? Just kill and kill...... What's the point of the goddamn existence of the Grey Army?"
Zuihou is a shout. The voice was a little shrill and not as imposing as Gori had before. But it did make everyone present tremble. It's been a long time since they've seen Luo Sofa fiery and foul-mouthed, and they haven't remembered a few times.
"You know how to be happy and revenge! You know how to go into the city! You know how to vent...... Have you ever thought about what you will do in the future? You can not care about revenge, but have you ever thought about what those who follow us, what do those who follow us think? You have the ability to retaliate, but who will give them a stable life? Do you rely on such endless killing......
"You don't understand...... You don't understand...... You don't understand ......."
Speaking of Zuihou, Luo Sha's eyes were slightly red, her eyes were lowered, and her tone gradually became hoarse and low, and she seemed a little tired.
The Grey Army is growing, and more and more people are coming to join them, and they may simply come with a beautiful vision. But when it came to Luosha, it became a mountain of pressure. For more than ten years, she has never lacked the stoic temperament to bear all this, and she has never exposed these pressures. But not expressing it doesn't mean that she doesn't care, on the contrary, as a leader, she will only think more and bear more. Now this brief outbreak undoubtedly shows something.
Except for Bosko, all the ministers were shocked when they heard this. Losha said this to Gori, but not to them. You know, since the army stopped stationing, they have been looking for Losha many times a day for this matter.
"Your two brothers died on the battlefield, they are the heroes of the Gray Army, and they will be heroes in the hearts of many civilians in the future. But alas, you're not ......" After a burst of fire, Losha's expression returned to calm, and he left this sentence and turned around and walked back to his seat.
Gorry remained silent, his face flashing with a hint of guilt, his lips squirming as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just buried his head lower.
After sitting back, Luo Sha pursed his lips, turned his head and asked, "Old marshal, what should I do with leading troops out of the camp to fight without authorization, according to military regulations?"
Ou Meng glanced at Gori and said in a deep voice: "According to military regulations, you should be beheaded!"
"Chief......" Several ministers shook their bodies when they heard this, and they spoke at the same time. Luo Sha swept his eyes and said calmly, "What do you have any doubts?"
Several ministers looked at each other with a look of embarrassment. Gori is an old man in the gray army, and he knows a lot about them, and seeing that he is in trouble, he can't say anything if he doesn't help. Moreover, the gray army of Luosha has been established for so many years, and there has not been a high-ranking general who has died under military regulations. Now that they have opened this mouth, they are also afraid of breaking the hearts of other generals.
Bosko glanced at his colleagues imperceptibly, with some contempt, and then sighed and said, "Chief, there is no doubt that Gori violated military regulations and should be punished for his crimes. But now that the enemy is present, we might as well take a break first, so that he can make meritorious contributions......"
As soon as these words fell, Gori, who had been silent, bent his knees suddenly, bowed to everyone present, and then got up and said: "I am wrong in this matter, and I am willing to accept military law." ”
"Alas......" Bosko was stunned for a moment when he saw this, then shook his head and sighed softly. In fact, it is not a pity, he is not familiar with Gori, and his previous words are unswerving, whether Gori is involved in military law or not, he can get a little good reputation.
"Okay!" Luo Sha nodded solemnly, and said in a deep voice into the eyes of Shanggori, "Your old mother will make arrangements, and when I go back, I will personally go to the door to explain everything...... Come on, drag it out, cut it!"
"Thanks, Chief. With his face calming down, Gori bowed again, then turned and walked out of the tent with the two soldiers who had entered.
The tent returned to calm again, and after half a sound, Luo Sha waved his hand tiredly, "Everyone disperses...... Old marshal, the affairs of the army, the soldiers of the Gorry regiment also ask you to appease one or two. ”
"Don't worry, Chief!" Ou Meng stood up and nodded solemnly.
"Chief. But it was Borg at the door who suddenly called out, and said hesitantly, "The general Bran who scolded the dignitaries at the gate of the station...... What to do?"
Everyone paused, yes, the general Bran who begged for the murderer was still outside...... Although it is said that it is an opponent of war, there is no such thing as a murderer. But now is the period of negotiation after all, and this time it is indeed my own side that is at a loss, so I have to give an explanation. But what now...... If all the people are killed, do you give them the corpses?
As if seeing everyone's thoughts, Luo Sha put his hand on his forehead and said indifferently: "It is impossible for me to hand over our people to the enemy, whether they are living or corpses. So ......"
Suddenly raised his head, his face was cold, and he paused word by word, "Let, he, they, get out!"
"Uh...... Yes!"
............ (To be continued......)