Chapter 683: Action
Azheba prefers to use a bow rather than a scimitar in his hand, and he has a strange opinion that a knife can hurt him, but a bow and arrow cannot.
He still remembers how excited he was when he got his first little bow when he was five years old, and he didn't let go of his eating and sleeping, and in just three days he shot several tents to the ground, ruining some of his mother's favorite clothes, and the servants covered their butts to complain, but his father laughed, took him in his arms, and announced loudly: "This is my son, the marksman of the steppe!"
Thinking of the scene at that time, a faint smile appeared on Azheba's face, when he grew up, he did become a marksman, but unfortunately, since he left the family and came to the Dragon Court, this title is worthless.
Finding that Liman was looking at him suspiciously, Azheba put away his smile and whispered, "It's nothing, I'm distracted." ”
This was not the time to be distracted, and there were thirty or so officers sitting in the tent, so crowded that it was difficult to even get to their feet, although it was still a moment before the time to act, and all of them were holding the hilts of their swords, as if the enemy were standing in front of them.
They were not only going to kill the enemy, but also their former top bosses, three captains and a lieutenant.
The plan was divided into two steps, the first step was to kill the Nei Annihilators and declare their crimes, and the second step called on the soldiers to refuse to recognize any new Grand Lieutenant and follow the officers to defect to the Ming Lord.
Anticipating that the assassination operation would be very risky, the officers decided to leave ten people as a reserve, and Azheba drew the "safety lot", but gave it to another commander, "Everyone has their own strengths, I can't make a long-term plan, let me do the simplest thing." ”
Liman knew that what Azheba said was not true, that he was a very bright young officer with the potential to lead thousands of troops, and that if he died, it would be a great loss to Prince Dotun.
But he understood his friend's thoughts.
Liman was not a close servant officer, so he didn't need to participate in tonight's assassination, but he wanted to do something too much, and in his heart, he was vaguely grateful for this chaos, if it weren't for the killing of the old Khan king, and the leaderless dragons of the steppe, a group of ordinary noble officers would not have received any attention at all.
The successful mutiny during the day gave them the confidence to go further.
The Dragon King is not optimistic about this operation, his vision has always been very accurate, but when everyone makes mistakes, when Liman told the officers that the news of the assassination had leaked, many people were not very worried, and a centurion said what was in everyone's hearts, "The barracks is full of rumors, and I also heard that King Yao intends to order his 1,000 guards to kill all the officers, our plan is at most a 'small rumor', and no one will take it seriously." ”
At that time, Azheba seemed more confident, "The soldiers in the full battalion are still in mourning, and they will not protect any general, as for the officers of other factions, they will only speak big, and no one dares to be as serious as us, show courage, and fight for His Highness." ”
Fighting for Prince Dotun, who was far away in the Western Regions, was the greatest motivation for this group of young officers.
There was a crunch of metal striking at the door.
The officers stood up at the same time, and came out in silence, and Azheba walked last, and glanced up at the starry sky at the door, and suddenly his confidence disappeared at all, and he despised his weakness, and his right hand grasped the hilt of his sword more tightly.
There were more lights in the camp, which were lit for the kings who had come to fight for power, who had just entered the camp and attracted the attention of the vast majority of the officers, and the twelve main generals remained in the main tent, the defense was empty, and it was the best time to assassinate.
Overcoming his momentary weakness, he walked steadily forward, only once, he involuntarily looked in a certain direction, took a dim light as her place, and said boldly in his heart, "I am fighting for you, too." ”
Shangguan Ru raised his head and asked a little abruptly, "Will they really not succeed?"
Fang Wen was about to discuss with the Dragon King about his new ally, the Shadow King, when he heard this, he was inexplicable, "Who?"
"A group of officers wanted to assassinate four candidates, and it is said that it was most likely that these four men betrayed the Grand Captain. Gu Shenwei explained.
Fang Wen shook his head, "Nonsense, even if the assassination is successful, the close guards will be torn apart because of this, if an officer can assassinate a general, can't a soldier assassinate an officer?"
"These officers have a lot of prestige among the soldiers. Shangguan Ru believes that he knows the facts better.
Fang Wen continued to shake his head, "When the close servants are still a whole, of course the officers have prestige, not only the soldiers, but even the princes don't try their best to win them over? ”
Fang Wen didn't understand how the topic could turn here, but once he opened his mouth, he had to explain the reason, "This is the same as the slave's respect for the master, Shangguan Sect Leader should have experienced it, when you were still in Jinpeng Castle, which servant's respect didn't seem to come from the heart? When you were expelled, would this respect still be there? In the following matters, you have to pretend to believe even yourself, but the fake is fake, and when it comes to the critical moment, all the stuff is exposed." The dragon king is different in this regard......"
The military advisor patted the ass by the way, and it seemed that it was also "from the heart", Shangguan Ru already understood what he meant, and sighed, "Is chaos really inevitable?"
"What's this, the more chaotic the better, and when everyone is tired of competing for the sweat position, the dragon king will be able to clean up the mess. Fang Wen was telling the truth, since the Dragon King believed in Shangguan Ru, he had nothing to keep.
"Which candidate does the Shadow King plan to support?" Gu Shenwei pulled the topic back to the right path.
"Captain Du died too suddenly, and the Shadow King was prepared in a hurry, so he decided to support the candidates put forward by the officers. ”
"Turshan. ”
"It's him, I don't even remember the name, anyway, it's just a temporary puppet, we can't intervene in this matter, put it down for the time being, what should King Yao do? He sent someone to take away the queen and a lot of female soldiers, surrounded the dragon army camp, I heard that Xiao Yan was also under house arrest, he really wanted to do it. ”
Shangguan Ru was taken aback and asked the Dragon King, "You know everything?"
"Hmm. ”
"King Yao actually kidnapped a hostage and forced you to be a killer......? Aren't you worried?" Shangguan Ru was very angry, especially when she heard that the female soldiers were also involved, but her tone softened in the end, the dragon king was under tremendous pressure, and she didn't want to increase it any more.
"It's useless to worry, this is King Yao's plan, when Uso becomes the Grand Captain, he will announce that I am the murderer of the previous Grand Captain, and I will be beheaded in public, whether I am his killer or not, the outcome will be like this. ”
Gu Shenwei was the first to find the body and guard it, and the accusation initiated by the new Grand Lieutenant and a prince who was once an ally would be widely recognized.
"So you're going to strike first. Shangguan Ru still remembered what the Dragon King said.
"I don't need to do anything to get rid of Tosai, Uso has been bought by the Holy King, and he also has a plan, after succeeding him, he will declare me a murderer, and King Yao will be the messenger to kill both of us. ”
Shangguan Ru suddenly laughed, "You haven't changed at all, you can guess the enemy's plan while sitting in the tent." ”
"I can't guess anything without the information provided by the officers. ”
Fang Wen coughed twice, indicating his existence, "How does the Dragon King plan to get out?"
"Wait for you to save me. ”
Fang Wen laughed twice, knowing that this was not the Dragon King's usual style, he was still very proud, "Tosai did not allow other princes to enter the camp in advance, it was really a big mistake, he won the hearts of the people in the camp, and the princes outside were also working together, the longer he waited, the higher the resentment towards Tosai, once there was a common enemy, the alliance would naturally come naturally." ”
Fang Wen is selling a pass, nodded confidently, and continued: "The Holy King is not good, his power is too strong, and the other princes are afraid of him, the Shadow King unites the kings, and plans to gather the commanders of their respective tribes as soon as they enter the camp and ask them to elect Turshan. ”
The military advisor didn't say his role in it, but looking at his expression, he must have contributed a lot.
"Isn't the assassination of the officers meaningless?" Shangguan Ru was still a little worried about those newly made friends.
"It's also a little useful. Fang Wen only considered the problem from the perspective of the Dragon Army, "Even if the operation fails, it will prove that those four candidates are unpopular, and Tuershan will receive more support." ”
Shangguan Ru bowed her head slightly, one conspiracy after another upset her, but her mind was not confused, "Turshan has become the Grand Captain, and the plan of Thorsai and the Saint King has failed, but they will not die here, especially Thorsai, who still holds hostages in his hands." ”
"So I need your help. Gu Shenwei said.
Shangguan Ru was stunned for a moment, and understood the reason why he was left behind.
The curtain was rudely opened, and the red bat said urgently, "You can't go in......"
Gu Shenwei signaled that the red bat did not need to be stopped.
Vajra Toutuo looked at the three people in the tent with a smile, he entered the camp as the escort of King Yao, and there was no need to hide his identity and allegiance, "The Dragon King is still here, the prince can rest assured this time." ”
"I've always been here. Gu Shenwei said flatly.
Fang Wen looked at the intruder dressed in the rivers and lakes, and asked bluntly, "Who are you? Which prince's subordinate?"
"Vajra Toutuo, said to be King Yao's guard. I'll tell the Dragon King one thing, several officers tried to make trouble, and all of them have been arrested. ”
The dragon king's tent was not too far from the main tent, and no sound was heard, and the assassination operation failed.
Vajra Toutuo regarded the silence of the three as an accident and panic, and laughed a few times, "Those officers are really stupid, thinking that the soldiers will not protect the general, but they forgot that the general also has personal guards around him, haha, the five guards beat them to the ground, and they were either killed or injured." ”
Gu Shenwei and Shangguan Ru glanced at each other, and the two of them knew very well that Azheba and the others would never make such an obvious mistake, and the five guards who suddenly appeared were definitely not close service soldiers.
"Male or female guards?"
Vajra Toutuo was stunned for a moment, and couldn't figure out how the Dragon King could care about such an unproblematic question, "Of course it's a man, how can a close servant army general use a female guard?" Oh, there are many women around the Dragon King, think others are like this, right?"
Gu Shenwei ignored the other party's sarcasm, he was wondering if these five guards were pretending to be Xiaoyue Hall disciples.
(To be continued)