Chapter 863: Lu Zi's Heart (I)
"Driving...... "At the Xiling Pass, the battle to ambush Lu Ling had ended for a long time, and Tang Zhan led the main force of the vanguard army to hurry over--After receiving Lu Jing's urgent military order, the whole army was transferred to the West Road, thinking that something had happened, and even Lu Jing himself was in danger, Tang Zhan was about to go crazy, and he was the first to ride his horse and whip up, for fear of an accident. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Before he reached the ambush point, at the foot of the hillside, Tang Zhan jumped off his horse, climbed up quickly, and shouted anxiously: "Jing'er-Jing'er!"
However, the scene in front of him was incomprehensible and surprising -- when Tang Zhan climbed to the top of the slope, he saw that his troops were escorting enemy prisoners of war one after another to and fro in an orderly manner, and the scene was harmoniously settled, and there was not even a trace of blood stains on the hooves, and it seemed that there was no conflict at all, and the battle was over......
"This ...... What is the situation?" Before Lu Jing could be found, Tang Zhan shouted halfway, couldn't help but look at the scene in front of him, and asked in surprise.
"Eh, stupid, I'm here-" At this time, Lu Jing looked relaxed, jumped down from the branch on the side, flew in front of Tang Zhan, and greeted him with a smile.
"Jing'er?" But Tang Zhan still didn't let go of his worries, looking at the ambush that should have been dangerous, Lu Jing's expression was relaxed, and the matter had been resolved, and he didn't see the shadow of the enemy general Lu Ling, Tang Zhan couldn't help asking, "...... Are you alright?Lu Ling ...... What about others?"
"Of course I'm fine-" Lu Jing smiled, completely lacking the majesty of a general, and said with complete joy, "You said Lu Ling......? By the way, we'll have to go back to ...... after we've cleaned up this place in a while."
"You...... It's all settled?" Tang Zhan asked with a look of surprise.
"Of course, I don't want to think about who I am......" defeated Lu Ling, Lu Jing said excitedly, "Besides, I said a long time ago, this time I will definitely catch Lu Ling with my own hands - I, Lu Jing, do what I say, how about it, amazing, right?"
"That's not what I meant-" Looking at Lu Jing's "crazy" demeanor, Tang Zhan shook his hand and frowned, "I just want to ask, since you have solved everything here, why did you still call us over?"
"Why did you come here?" Lu Jing didn't recover from the joy of victory for a while, and asked in a daze.
"It's a bag-" Tang Zhan took out the bag left by Lu Jing before, and continued to ask, "Before in Zhongshan, our army was ambushed, Jing'er, you told us to stand by on the spot, but before leaving, you left a bag of tips, so that we can wave our troops here in a few moments, isn't it?"
"Oh, that's the case...... Lu Jing nodded.
"So I asked......" Tang Zhan continued, "Aren't we here just to support the ambush......?
"Who said that I called you over to support?" Before the words fell, Lu Jing pointed back with his hand and pouted, "Although Lu Ling was ambushed, there are still a lot of troops under him, and I asked you to come over to add manpower to escort these prisoners of war back......
"Huh?" Hearing this, Tang Zhanda was disappointed, and his expression drooped.
Seeing Tang Zhan's expression, Lu Jing pretended to be "angry" and said, "What do you mean by this expression, do you really have to do something to make you happy?"
"I didn't mean that, I just ...... Oh, forget it......" Tang Zhan scratched his head, looking at the understandable result, he was speechless for a moment of embarrassment.
"Okay, just to pull us over to be strong men?" The conversation between the two made Qin Yu and Murong Ying, who had just climbed uphill, hear, Murong Ying had a "displeased" face, glared at Lu Jing, and pretended to complain, "I am so determined to work hard, and I am ready to catch Lu Ling with my own hands, but I didn't expect that in the end, Sister Lu, you will 'succeed' alone......"
"Succeeded...... Don't say it's so ugly......" Lu Jing smiled bitterly and said in response.
"But then again, Sister Jing, you really ...... Caught Lu Ling? Are you alone...... How did you do it?" Qin Yu originally thought that he would be able to compete with Lu Ling for one or two rounds, but how could he think that Lu Jing had a clever plan to ambush the troops in advance, and he had already solved the matter perfectly.
"Of course it's not me alone, there are also Sister Su and Brother Xiao......" Lu Jing smiled, and then said kindly, "In short, when these prisoners of war are escorted back to Luoyang, I will tell the details slowly......
"Cut, it's not interesting...... Murong Ying muttered on the side, but the matter was already over, and he had no choice but to order his subordinate generals who came behind him to escort the prisoners of war back to the city first......
"A few of you, hurry up-" Xiao Tian and Su Jia's side ordered the elite soldiers to escort Lu Ling, and the two of them helped sort out the remaining prisoners of war......
"Hey, why?" However, Hu Yidi, who learned the truth, ran to Xiao Su and the others as soon as possible, and kept complaining, "Every time I carry out the task of capturing generals, it is the two of you who have made meritorious contributions, this time I followed the main general Tang Zhan brothers, and I still didn't catch any combat merits, and let you pick up the cheap, and I was ......injured myself" As he spoke, Hu Yidi shrugged his shoulder, which was slightly burned by the fire.
"Are you injured? It doesn't matter......" Xiao Tian looked at Hu Yidi's "miserable state" that was blackened by the fire, and asked with concern.
"You don't come to pity me-" Hu Yidi has always had a bold personality, and he shook off Xiao Tian's "diligence" and said angrily, "I don't accept it! I, Hu Yidi, am full of courage, and my martial arts skills may not be under you, why do I let the two of you catch every time I win my feats, I don't even have a chance to capture the general-"
"Didn't you say it all, this time it was Sister Jing who pointed out that I and Jia'er were acting in secret, and even Brother Tang Zhan didn't know about this plan......" Xiao Tian patted Hu Yidi's shoulder, and said comfortingly, "Brother Hu, don't be anxious, you have the courage and ability, I believe that sooner or later, you will be able to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield and capture the enemy general with your own hands-"
"What day was that?" Hu Yidi said impatiently, "You can calculate for yourself, how long has it been since the Shandong border has been conquered from the Shandong border to the whole of Henan, and I haven't even had a chance to make meritorious contributions...... You want to pity me, I won't eat this!"
"Then what do you want?" Xiao Tian asked with a smile instead.
"Unless I am also given a chance to capture the general and make meritorious contributions-" Hu Yidi patted his chest and said in a strong voice, "I, Hu Yidi, am extraordinary, and I will be brave and mighty, but I can march and fight for so long, and I can't even be a regular general...... As long as I am given a chance, I can be like you, and I will make meritorious contributions and live up to my mission...... However, in the middle of speaking, a piece of linen cloth fell from the sky and covered Hu Yidi's face.
It's Su Jia - I saw Su Jia's eyes "disdainful", and he flew to his side with a light leap, and said teasingly: "I talk all day long, and I usually don't do anything serious, so I want to be a general, don't laugh at death...... Oh my God, don't comfort him, he only brags every day, and he can't do any small things, and he usually asks him to help me look at the wounded, and he talks about what kind of feats he makes......"
Xiao Tian listened to it and couldn't help but smile secretly.
"Hmm-" Hu Yidi tore off the sackcloth with one hand, threw it down the slope, and said angrily, "Look down on me, don't you? I think I'm also the famous 'No. 1 master outside the Guanwai' on the rivers and lakes, and now I am actually treated as an animal by you, it's really infuriating--one day, I will prove to you that I Hu Yidi's ability!"
"Hehe......" Su Jia listened, smiled, then retracted his expression, pointed to the war horse under the slope, and said coldly, "Go and pick up the sackcloth for me......"
"You-" Hu Yidi looked at Su Jia, thinking that her skills were not as good as others, she was still a woman, and she was ridiculed by her in every way, she really couldn't say it. But after all, he is his boss, and now he can only swallow his anger, and this battle is fruitless, which is really unwilling.
Hu Yidi went downhill to pick up linen with a sullen face, Xiao Tian and Su Jia looked at Hu Yidi's dignified "No. 1 master outside the Guan", but now they are mixed left and right, and they can't help but be angry and can't be angry, and the two of them can't help but snicker......
After a night of fierce fighting, Lu Ling was successfully arrested, and 1,000 prisoners of war from Mengyuan were captured, and the vanguard army returned to the city in triumph......
The next day, the Luoyang City General's Mansion ......
The house was furnished, and the people were seated in the hall, and a central door was opened, showing that there was something important to discuss. Tang Zhan and Lu Jing sat in the right position, Lao Jiu was on the side, Qin Yu and the others were separated, and the atmosphere was solemn and emphasized......
"Order, escort the enemy to the court!" Tang Zhan rushed out to shout an order, it seemed that today was to discuss whether Lu Ling would be executed, and everyone's expressions were serious, waiting for the war criminals to come to the mansion.
"Go in—" A few shouts outside the door, Lu Ling was tied with her hands behind her back, her face was gray but she did not lose her resolute expression.
"Get on your knees!" the soldier continued to threaten.
Although Lu Ling had backbone, looking at Lu Jing in front of her, for some reason an inexplicable feeling came to her heart, and she slowly knelt in front of the generals without saying a word.
"General Lu has used troops several times, our army has suffered a lot, and now it has been defeated by our hands, to say something from the heart, it is really happy......" Tang Zhan did not shy away from expressing his true thoughts in front of Lu Ling.
"What does General Tang want to say?" Lu Ling was expressionless, kneeling on the ground and asked coldly.
Tang Zhan continued: "Although you are an old enemy, it would be a pity if you were summarily executed...... I cherish General Lu's talents, if I am willing to serve our army, our army will open the net, give General Lu the power of a high-ranking general, and the future of the honor will be immeasurable!" It seems that Tang Zhan admires Lu Ling's talent very much and wants to recruit him to the battalion.
Lu Ling paused for a moment, as if she was thinking about something, then raised her head and asked bluntly, "Why should I serve you?"
Tang Zhan settled down and continued: "Your father-in-law, Lu Guogong, was loyal to the imperial court, but when he was critically ill, he was framed by traitors and caused the fall of Luoyang...... Isn't it not for the sake of the common will of your enemy, Taein Timur, who is now also our enemy, to be equal to me?"
"Well......" After hearing this, Lu Ling was silent for a long time, as if she was hesitant in her heart.
Lu Jing saw it in his eyes, and seemed to have other thoughts, so he followed up and said: "You are guarding the city alone, but you are suffering from the enemy on your back, and the reason is that you will be harmed by the same generals. You have the talent and ambition of the generals, and if you submit to our army, not only will your army be strengthened, but your revenge will also be more certain, and you will be justified—"
When the other generals heard this, they also nodded on the side.
After hearing this, Lu Ling smiled slightly, and asked instead, "Hmph, why do I believe you ......?"
"Hey, do you know what's wrong?" Qin Yu looked at Lu Ling as a prisoner of war, but he was still unruly, and said with an unhappy face, "We are so polite to you, you still talk to us in this tone?"
Lu Ling was still disdainful, didn't look at Qin Yu with his eyes, and said an astonishing sentence: "Hmph, the person who captured my Lu Ling alive is your main general, Lu Jing, and I will only serve her alone...... As for the rest of you, it stands to reason that you have all been calculated by me, and you are all my subordinates, and you are not qualified to negotiate with me......"
"What did you say?" Hearing this, Qin Yu was furious, remembering that he was injured that night, and he was almost calculated by Lu Ling, Qin Yu couldn't wait to rush forward immediately and beat Lu Ling, and said angrily, "I am your subordinate defeat?" Hmph, if you have the ability, let's 'ride a horse and shoot a bow' again, and see who wins and who loses?"
Qin Yu was a little emotionally impulsive and almost rushed over, but fortunately, Xiao Tian and Murong Ying stopped him in time to stop Qin Yu's uncalmness.
Lu Jing looked at Lu Ling's appearance, and a trace of inexplicable thought flashed in her heart...... Lu Jing glanced at Tang Zhan, signaling that everything would be left to himself next, Tang Zhan nodded and agreed silently......
"I know your background, you are an orphan in the ruins of the war, adopted by Lu Guogong before his death, loyal to the Lu family all his life, and have never been involved with the Mengyuan court, so you don't need to be loyal and work hard for the Mengyuan court......" Lu Jing looked directly at Lu Ling and continued, "It's understandable that you don't believe us, after all, for Lu Guogong, we are also enemies......"
"Then what do you want...... Lu Ling continued to ask, but her tone was very calm and cordial - for some reason, after losing at the hands of Lu Jing, Lu Ling unconsciously began to look forward to every word Lu Jing said, and secretly felt that Lu Jing was like a mentor who guided her life direction.
"You don't believe us, I can give you time to ......" Lu Jing stood up and said with a smile, "Our army has stayed in Luoyang to recuperate in the past few days, and you have stayed in the city as a prisoner of war, but you are free to move...... Before the next expedition, as long as you don't violate military discipline, you can do anything, and then you can decide whether to go or stay ......."
"Huh?" Qin Yu listened, looking at Lu Jing with a puzzled face, completely unable to believe that Lu Jing would actually give such an answer.
"You're going to ...... Give me...... Freedom?" Lu Ling asked a little flattered.
"Yes, it's just that the identity is still a prisoner of war......" Lu Jing smiled kindly, and then ordered the soldier to say, "Come on, loosen the tie for General Lu!"
"Yes—" The soldier agreed, and then untied the rope that bound Lu Ling.
Regaining "freedom", Lu Ling shook her hands, and she didn't come back to her senses, looking down at herself for a while, and looking up at Lu Jing for a while.
Lu Jing continued to say calmly: "As long as you don't leave Luoyang, you can move anywhere, and we won't monitor ...... Finally, the war is over, and you should go home and worship your father-in-law. As for whether you are willing to surrender, don't hurry, it's still a long time, take your time......"
"Thank you......" Lu Ling's eyes wiped a trace of imperceptible emotion, and after bowing to Lu Jing and thanking him, Lu Ling turned around and left the mansion.
And Lu Jing really didn't stop her, so she let Lu Ling go like this...... (To be continued.) )