2340 LIGHTNING (VI)

At night, the starry sky was like hanging, and countless flickering lights were reflected in a black shrouded curtain, and in an ordinary tent in the west corner of the imperial army camp, a woman wearing a Zhongbia palace costume was looking at the sky with her head held high.

"Princess, it's windy outside, it's still ......" A maid with a clear face and about twenty years old walked up cautiously, her eyes looked at the overwhelming camp with fear on the left and right, and her teeth bit her lip nervously,

"You and I are just a bonus, why be so nervous!"

The corners of the palace beauty's mouth turned around with a wry smile, the starlight shone on her incomparably beautiful face, her appearance was a first-class beauty, but that kind of cold demeanor was daunting, her eyebrows were longer than ordinary women, like a pair of flying black feathers, her eyes were big and empty, although she was looking at people, her eyes seemed to look through to the end of the void, blurry and moving,

"This is because these Westerners don't know who His Highness is, otherwise how dare they place us like this!"

Speaking of which, the Zhongbia maid was a little unwilling, and saw a pair of returning imperial iron horsemen outside the camp in the distance, and was suddenly frightened and didn't dare to continue, these Westerners are all very strong, their bodies are strong, some of their arms are thicker than their thighs, the iron armor is strong, and the murderous persecutors dare not face it, riding on the war horse is like an iron tower moving, such a soldier can no longer be called a soldier, but a beast, no wonder even the ferocious steppe people were defeated by them,

They didn't see it with their own eyes in the battle two days ago, but there were so many corpses killed by the Dongting Wolf Rui Army, and they saw a lot of them on the way to be sent

In the white fog floating in the early hours of the morning, these nightmares that slaughtered countless Central Bians lay in the dirt and floated on the lake, white and swollen. The same people were killed all over the ground like autumn wind sweeping away leaves, severed limbs, blood-stained soil along the way, until they approached this unknown camp, and dozens of large mounds lined up in front of them scared them silly.

Tens of thousands of human corpses and horse corpses, even if they were all covered, could not be completed by a mound, and the fat man was originally going to order them to be burned. However, according to the customs of the steppe people, it is believed that only the land infected with human blood can bring good fortune, and as an outsider, it is necessary to sacrifice tribute to the long ascension to heaven, and what is better than this, at the strong request of these Dongting patriarchs, and the weather in spring is far from the perishable Cheng dù, so the fat man reluctantly agreed to bury all these corpses, so there was such a spectacular scene.

The two women endured their fear, their hearts were about to jump to their throats, and they secretly counted sixty-seven earthen fortresses more than ten meters high like hills. I don't know how many corpses were buried inside, but it was terrible to be able to see that the soil covering it was still red, and even grass seeds mixed with blood came out of it. It's a scene that hell should have, and it is said that the grassland people are barbaric, and these Westerners in front of them are even more barbaric and bloody. It's really impossible for people not to think in any way,

The wolf army of the Eastern Court was buried in these mounds like this, and the head of Ananingo, the butcher who had slaughtered countless Zhongbian people, was also sent here respectfully by the steppe people.

It is conceivable that the Westerners here are more powerful than the steppe people, and they have fallen into the hands of these Westerners who do not know the root at all, and it is estimated that they are not as good as the steppe people, at least the steppe people dare not go too far with themselves, but here it is different, the Westerners, these Western barbarians, in the rumors of Central Belgium, but the big monkeys that stink all over their bodies, one by one look like monkeys, fall into the hands of monkeys who are more ferocious than the steppe people, and they can still have good fruits to eat?

The two women had already discussed, if the Westerners had any intentions, they would commit suicide with a hidden hairpin.

But the reaction of the Westerners was completely unexpected by the two women, they just found a tent to settle down, and then they didn't ask, they sent food regularly every day, and there were no sentries or anything, and the freedom and convenience were worse than the cats and dogs picked up on the side of the road.

Princess Mingyue was unsure at first, until she deliberately pretended to enjoy the scenery, and unconsciously walked to the gate of the camp a hundred meters away, and the sentinel of the Westerners actually let herself go out with a big grin, the sky is pitiful, if it weren't for the concern that there is no horse, there is no way to cross the prairie hundreds of meters, plus she can't bear to leave the maid Xia Yue'er who depends on her life, Princess Mingyue would have run away excitedly,

found that the Westerners had no intentions for themselves, but the two daughters were at ease, two days of peace in a row, but a few months of turmoil and displacement, as an emperor noble, in such a national disaster, may not be more preferential than the daughters of ordinary people, looking at the same bright starry sky, but I don't know where I am,

Go back, I'm afraid it's very difficult, the entire north was killed by the grassland people into white land, and what they saw when they were detained and went north has made them see what hell on earth is, on the Rouge River in the fifty miles of the Emperor of Central Bia, countless corpses are stacked and rolling, the torrential waves block the river, and the imperial palace is collapsing in the flames and ashes, not only the century-old prosperity of the Central Biya Empire, but also the hearts of the people, "When you go to get food, you hear those Westerners say that they will stay here for a few days?" Princess Mingyue turned around, and unconsciously saw a huge camp tent in the center of the huge camp in the distance, her eyes revealed a few solemnities, there was the core of the entire camp, and a huge golden eagle flag fluttered in the sky,

Countless Westerner military horses are spread out around with the camp tent as the core, the battle flag flutters out, the cavalry, the bow team, the bonfire is like starlight, illuminating the four fields, and the camp forms a spider web-like pattern, to their own place, it is already more than three or four thousand meters away from the corner, it is conceivable where the Westerner commander is, even now, it is also brightly lit, shining on the boundless wasteland around, telling all the creatures around, there is a qiē master, compared with his own inconspicuous little corner, it is completely two worlds, even if you look at it from a distance, you can also feel an inexplicable murderous aura entrenched there"I don't understand what those Westerners said!" The maid Xia Yue'er lowered her head and looked embarrassed, "How many days is it today?"

"April 7th, three days before the Spring Festival!"

The maid Xia Yue'er's eyes suddenly began to become a little blurry, and there was a little sadness that could not be concealed, she knew that the princess thought of someone,

The Spring and Autumn Festival is the most important festival in Central Belgium, and on the first ten days of April every year, the lights of the streets and alleys are reflected with the stars in the night sky. Countless small lightboats float slowly downstream along the river, like the Milky Way falling into the long waves, and there are young men and women standing on the bluestone slabs on the shore, or casting the lightboats into the river with their own hands, or silently praying, or clapping their hands with joy, their immature faces and gorgeous clothes are illuminated by the lights, the imperial palace is brightly lit in the distance, and the water is sparkling nearby, so it is clear whether it is the lamp of the world. Or the stars in the night sky, everywhere is the ocean of light, the most famous fifty miles of the Rouge River in the hundred miles of Changting, 16 meters wide, 59 miles long, after a circle around the city, poured into the mighty Changqu River outside the city, meandering from the central area of the city such as embracing the city, the water ripples, the blue waves are like a mirror. The banks along the river are extremely bright, full of people watching the lively lights,

Rouge River, naturally there is a river with rouge

All kinds of delicate paintings on the boat. The beauties are picturesque, each showing their talents, singing the peace of the empire, and the gathering of literati from all over the world. The Lang Lang ode of the military generals of Wenchen, the sake talks about heroes, and the fingers are heroic. Talking and laughing, standing here, it is like standing in the center of the world, looking around with a little disdainful contempt, this is how many years the empire has gathered the confidence, since the collapse of the empire that represents the peak of the entire Central Bia thousands of years ago, how many years have not seen such a prosperous era, last year's spring festival, on this piece of rouge river where the water is all pink, the talented man in the south who is famous for the four episodes of green grass is looking forward, Qin Li, released the amazing "Chunnong" , the poem became a technique that overwhelmed the audience, and spread all over the imperial capital for 800 miles overnight,

The recommendation letter written by Mrs. Li, the head of the Li Valve family, one of the four major valves of the empire, and the resume of the Wenqu handwritten by Tang Xiaoxiao, the head of the Tang Valve, were specially approved by the emperor's brother. The great talent who gathered the talents of this empire for a hundred years was recruited into the cabinet of the imperial capital military department without training, that is, at the spring festival banquet last year, he saw him,

Although she is a maid, Xia Yue'er, as the princess's confidant, is also a famous talented woman in the imperial capital, so she is especially concerned about this person.

There are two major lords, there are the blue eyes of His Majesty, and he has the qualifications to attend the spring banquet of the semi-royal and semi-wealthy families, sure enough, I saw him at the banquet, with a slightly delicate face, even if the seat is surrounded by all the noble children, he is still arrogant like a crane, neither humble nor arrogant, even if he sees Princess Mingyue, he is still only slightly bowed, but in his own eyes, it is like the water flowing green and budding gentleman's wind, because of him, the melodious sound of the water like a bell that night is a lot better, this is such a person, it is so that everyone feels a little arrogant, and the body is weak.

If nothing else, ten years later, or a promising person who can be expected to enter the Six Divisions of the Imperial Palace,

But on the eve of the gate of the imperial capital being broken by the iron hooves of countless grassland barbarians, at the moment when tens of thousands of nobles and gates of the imperial capital rushed to abandon the city and flee, a person went against the grain, broke through the three blocking lines, and opened the door of the military headquarters with thirty-three majestic fanged flying tigers carved behind the corpses all over the ground, unkempt, broken clothes, covered in blood, and six wolf tooth barbed arrows on the body, with every step, blood flowed on the ground, and a blood mark of hundreds of meters was dragged out behind him, I don't know where he got the strength, and used fire to ignite a large number of confidential materials stored by the military headquarters and the deployment map of important areas of the entire empire, and finally turned into ashes along with the attic that represented the military identity of Central Belgium,

Then entered the city of the grassland His Royal Highness, because of the anger of the four in advance embedded in the city of the grassland thousand knife tent heads, afterwards it was reported that this person once again moved the world,

Qin Li, the Qin of the Great Qin Dynasty thousands of years ago, after a thousand years, the responsibility is as heavy as a mountain and the ceremony of self-denial, if it weren't for this person's desperate efforts to burn down the entire military headquarters of Central Bia, who knows where the grassland people can fight in the end, even if it is temporarily withdrawn, the next time the storm swept south, with those important towns in various places in hand, under the hooves of hundreds of thousands of horses in the grassland, what would the Central Biya Empire use to resist?

"Since the Westerners let us go free, let's go to the mound with me tomorrow and take away a handful of blood-stained soil, which can be regarded as an early memorial."

Princess Mingyue let out a long sigh, turned around and walked towards the dark tent, there was no light, because the Westerners did not send it, and Xia Yue'er was embarrassed to ask for it, only the starlight shone down from the top of the tent overhead, and pieces of silver patches fell to the ground, which was rootless duckweed, the future was vast and unknowable, it was a darkness, whether it was bright or not, what was the difference,

At dawn, the two women, dressed in plain clothes, walked to the gate of the barracks guarded by the entire Westerner army. Although I know that the Westerners will not take care of themselves, but after all, I can't help but be a little uneasy in my heart, as the distance gets closer and closer, Xia Yue'er feels that her legs and feet are weak, if it weren't for Princess Mingyue pulling, she might run back halfway, and the Westerners will let us go out of the camp, how is this possible!" Princess, what if the Westerners don't let us go out?" Xia Yue'er felt that she was about to cry "If you don't let us out, we'll go back" Princess Mingyue said with a calm face. Raising his neck at the guards at the gate of the camp, a team of Westerner cavalry rolled up smoke and dust, and was going out of the camp, the guards' eyes were on the horse team, "Princess, what if the Westerners arrest us?" "No, they didn't arrest me last time" Princess Mingyue said through gritted teeth, and the guards at the gate of the camp turned their faces and saw them. I don't know if it's curious or cold

"But I'm afraid ......"

"What are you afraid of, it's a big deal to die, if you're still like this. I'll go out by myself, don't care about you!" Princess Mingyue viciously pinched her maid's waist and wiped the dirt on her hands, it was too embarrassing. He also fell five or six meters out of the camp gate, which made these Westerner guards see a joke

The difficulty of the two Central Betian women pulling and pulling out of the camp gate really made the guards at the gate feel amused. The order has long been issued from above, if these two women want to leave, let them go, if they don't go, just take care of the food,

Outside the camp, there were more than sixty large mounds, which had begun to have small green dots on them, and they didn't look so hideous and terrifying

Although the imperial soldiers were not afraid of anything, they would not be interested in these mounds full of corpses, so in front of the entire mound, there was no one else except Princess Mingyue and Xia Yue'er, thinking that the entire mound was full of dead people, and the bold Princess Mingyue was also numb, trembling for a few minutes before approaching the mound,

With the greatest patience, I carefully dug a handful of soil, sticky, the wind blew on my face with a disgusting rancid smell, and it was cold to my heart, the catastrophe of the imperial capital, this breath, made the two girls think of the scene of the night when the imperial capital was broken, that night, hundreds of thousands of people were slaughtered, it is such a breath and taste, permeating the entire century-old imperial capital,

Princess Mingyue suddenly felt that Xia Yue'er beside her fell to the ground, and she actually passed out, Princess Mingyue also panicked, in front of such dozens of big mounds full of dead people, the wind was forested, not to mention women, even men couldn't stand it, not to mention that these grassland people were so fierce in life, and they were fierce gods when they died, and they should not have pushed Xia Yue'er here!

At a loss, the frightened Princess Mingyue heard a rumbling sound of horses' hooves in the distance, it was a group of westerners' cavalry coming out of the camp, black armor was like ink, horses' hooves raised the dust of the earth, the big red cloak was blown by the wind, and at the front was a young man, whose black hair was completely different from other westerners, and it immediately attracted Princess Mingyue's eyes, "Middle...... Central Beya!"

Princess Mingyue shouted into the distance as if she had seen a savior

There is no way, the camp is full of Westerners, and they can't understand the Chinese dialect at all, and finally I saw a Central Biya person, it's not like a drowning person grabbing a straw, why do you have to give it a try, I don't know if it's the blessing of God, or if it was a loud voice that tore through the throat in an emergency, the cavalry began to turn and rumble in the direction of the mound, "Who are you?" The young man from Zhongbiya stopped his horse more than ten meters away, his eyes flickered, and the Westerner cavalry behind him surrounded Princess Mingyue and the faint Xia Yue'er in the middle like a fan, and the murderous aura made Princess Mingyue tremble, "I am Princess Mingyue of the Zhongbia Empire, as long as you send me back to Zhongbia, I can give you the qiē you want, high-ranking officials and treasures, gold and silver treasures, whatever you choose!" Princess Mingyue stood up with the dignity of a royal nobleman, tidied up the somewhat messy clothes on her body, and the royal aura on her body exuded at once, and said proudly, "Since Your Excellency is from Central Biya, you should know my identity in Central Biya, and you should also know that I can definitely do this!" "Princess Mingyue?" The young man blinked his eyes, and spoke in a slightly southwestern accent in Central Biya, which made Mingyue's tears of excitement almost come out, and the other party was really a Central Biya, but the young man said another sentence with a strange look"I've let you go, why don't you run?" (To be continued......)