It is a rule in the army that the camp is not allowed to ride horses, and the captain pretends to leave the camp on foot, with good horses and soldiers in hand, and his cronies on the left and right.

Who knows that the world is impermanent, when they are about to walk to the front of the camp gate, the sound of letters and cannons sounded in the military tent behind them, and the cadets on duty at the camp gate quickly set up a horse blocking post, and two teams of heavy infantry rushed out of the tent next to them with guns, and quickly lined up to block them in the shouting of a sturdy cadet.

"Get on your horse and get out!"

Sure enough, Ji Qian showed his sword soldiers, and the two captains shouted loudly, holding the saddle in their hands and jumping up, which made both sides stunned.

"Protect the captain and get out of the camp!"

The head of the standard battalion has all been fierce generals in the army, how can he not ride a horse in a good manner, unless he is poisoned by someone and is powerless, the guard inspector drew his sword and shouted, shook the reins and rushed to the heavy infantry, wanting to take advantage of the fact that he had not yet formed a good formation to kill a bloody road, as long as he escorted the captain back to the camp, there was still a possibility of survival, the guards roared when they saw this and got on the horse and drew their swords, and no one wanted to be captured.

The sound of the bowstring sounded, the arrows were like locusts crossing the border, and the guards who had just turned over and got on their horses, many of them did not even pull out their long knives, and they fell off their horses with screams, and the arrows in their chests and backs trembled, and the two guards were in chaos. Hua Yue shot out a bow and three arrows in a row, and the two captains who rushed towards the heavy infantry couldn't dodge the arrows in the chest, and screamed before they exited, Lei Ming and his own soldiers erected their spears, and even the people turned to the ground with spurs, and the heavy infantry behind them had erected heavy shields, spears such as Lin pointed obliquely ahead, and the forward guards were busy lifting the reins and reining in the horses, and the two patrols lost their command and no longer had the courage to attack.

"On the order of the county lord to capture the rebellion, everyone abandoned their swords and squatted down, and shot them on the spot against the order!"

The ambushed archers and infantry patrols, in the sound of Yan Ning's password, the strong bow fired two rounds of random shots, so that nearly half of the guards fell to the ground with arrows, and the guards of Yu Wenjie in the rear shot more ruthlessly, shooting sharp arrows and then abandoning the bow, the short crossbow and three arrows were fired in succession, and the remnants of the guards and war horses fell a large piece, and the remaining people clinged to the horse's belly and no longer dared to act rashly, and heard Yan Ning's order to abandon their swords and surrender.

The two lieutenants were so weak that even suicide became a luxury, and they watched the guards coming, closed their eyes and let them be bound, and now they can only resign themselves to fate.

Linghu Qing saw that the guards were in control of the situation, and reached out to pinch Mei Ying's upper lip, but he didn't want to secretly attack the guards, and wanted to go to persuade her to surrender, so that she was stunned by slashing her neck with a crossbow in one hand, holding her in one hand and holding her in front of the Chinese military tent with the other, seeing the dead staring straight into the eyes, the royal secret guard knew that she was well-intentioned, and kept an eye on the hidden weapon in her hand, and her duty was critical, so she had to be careful to beware.

Mei Ying woke up slowly, and couldn't help touching her neck, making Hu Qing let go and ran away, and when she reacted, she couldn't find anyone for a long time.

"The county lord, the guards were captured, no one escaped the net, and the two captains were all captured alive. ”

Yu Wenjie ran over to report the results, Mei Ying raised her foot and kicked, she had been on guard, a backflip dodged, standing in the distance and laughing, Ling Huqing poked his head out from the corner of the tent to peep, and his shoulder was patted lightly, but it looked like Yan Ning was snickering.

"Shhhh ”

Ling Huqing turned his head and stared at Mei Ying intently, only at the critical moment can he peek into human nature, the three of them have played from childhood to adulthood, and the sisterhood is not fake, but the monarch and the minister are finally different, the interaction must be moderate, and it is difficult to grasp the proportion, only by knowing the bottom can you be completely assured.

Yu Wenjie was born in a general and has a bold personality, but don't be simple-minded, plan for the way of the general, the soldier, the trick, the so-called soldier is not tired of cheating, it is nothing more than to see who can calculate accurately, seeing that Mei Ying is angry and does not explain or dodge, she only laughs and does not say anything when she stands in place, the merit is far greater than the crime, the purpose is to protect and support, at best she will be scolded a few words.

"The officers of the back camp banquet, are you completely under control?"

Everything is a foregone conclusion, the dead cannot be resurrected, how can Mei Ying bear to scold her sisters again. Let the captain rush out of the camp, there are two more strong bandits in the grassland, the other six standard battalions in Xiangyun County are on the front line, everyone is in danger and will inevitably take risks, if they jointly launch a mutiny, the grassland strategy will suddenly become an empty dream, the front transport team is in danger, not to mention that there is no merit in the border pass, and he can't explain to his grandfather when he returns to Beijing, and his father has to be implicated.

"The people they deliberately left behind, eighty percent of them are officers who don't want to be in the same stream, and are still loyal to the empire, but I didn't kill or fight any of them, I just drugged them in the wine and food, and I didn't wake up with anything. ”

Yu Wenjie didn't get scolded, she ran over with a smile, Mei Ying glared at her and stretched out her hand: "Qing Ming and Bai Hong, it's a birthday gift from grandpa, return it to me." ”

"It's really stingy to be meritorious. Yu Wenjie reluctantly took off the double swords, these two swords were red for more than a day or two, so that His Majesty the King could use the battle array to defend himself in the early years, and he was one of the few peerless divine soldiers in the Qinghui Empire, Yuwen Jie handed over the Qingying Sword first, and was still muttering in his mouth: "You have given it to others, I have captured it, it is considered a trophy, how can there be any reason to take it back." ”

Bai Hongjian also returned. Mei Ying didn't care whether she wanted to or not, she put away the double sword and comforted: "Don't pretend to be pitiful, you are used to using knives, and you don't know the double sword technique, even if you give it to you, it is also used as an ornament to boast, it is better for me to use it to kill the enemy, I really want it, I will talk about it later." ”

"You don't joke, your words count. Yuwen Jie smiled when she heard this, and Ling Huqing rushed over: "Jie'er, you are not the only hero, and the green soul belongs to me." ”

"Don't even think about it!" Mei Ying replied angrily, touched her neck and scolded with a smile: "Even if I say something wrong, you just don't listen, you dare to knock me out, and you still want benefits, there is no such thing in the world." ”

The sisters laughed a few words, so that Huqing completely put her mind at ease, Mei Ying did not lose her nature at a critical juncture, this is worth following with her heart, and she brought up the right thing at the moment: "The eldest sister ordered to surround the two standard camps and take people to check the rest of the party, the officers are all in one net, no one takes the lead, and there will not be much turmoil in taking over." How should the prisoners be disposed of? In particular, the two lieutenants must not be killed, and arrangements must be made as soon as possible. ”

"Bring it here, I want to ask you to understand, the empire and the royal family have had that kind of mistreatment, so that they chose to take refuge in the county king, and they even disregarded the safety of their relatives in Kyoto, there is a hidden secret. ”

Ling Huqing nodded in agreement, the chief officer of the standard camp is not big and has no small power, the empire has long had regulations, enjoying the double salary of the deputy general, the eldest son who is a hostage in Beijing, the royal family gave the title of viscount unusually, and the favor is more than the deputy general of the governor of the prefecture, so it is said that there is no reason to accept the bribe of the county king.

Only half an hour apart, the two captains returned to the Chinese military tent as if they were separated from each other, the first moment they were guests, the next moment they were prisoners, Hua Yue was killed before leaving, and the two of them were abolished The main vein of the dantian, the dignified martial artist no longer had the slightest power to resist, not much stronger than the ordinary old man, let the guards come in, and put them on the previous seat according to the instructions of Ling Huqing, which was even more ironic, and he did not dare to look up at Mei Ying.

"I have given you the opportunity, there is a precedent of Wen Biao, and you took the initiative to give up your military power, and the sins of the past are not unforgivable, but it is a pity that you two regard the patience of the county lord as weakness and can be bullied, and today you are leading the army to openly resist, the heavens are evil, it is pitiful, you are guilty, you can't live, what else do you have to say now?"

Mei Ying took the lead in snatching people, the blame was justified, Wen Qingrou was captured without resistance, he was not punished at all after being deprived of military power, and his personal freedom was not restricted, the two lieutenants did have the idea of turning themselves in, but after all, they did not pass the fame and fortune of people, and their heads hung lower when they heard the words, and regret could not save the tragic ending.

"Father and brother died in battle, the life experience of orphan soldiers is already miserable and pitiful, think about the dead guards outside the tent, as a human teacher, how can you bear to be deceived and naïve, let them sacrifice in vain, and you have to bear the infamy of treason after death! As soldiers, if there are no comrades-in-arms who sacrifice bravely, how can you survive on the battlefield, instigate the orphans of martyrs to embark on the road of no return, what face do you have to go to see the old people after you die! Each is his master, disloyalty to the country can still be forgiven, loss of humanity and cruelty to orphan soldiers, ten thousand deaths do not atone for their sins!"

Mei Ying's shouts lingered in the military tent, the aftermath spread to the outside of the tent, the remaining guards kneeling on the ground, many people cried bitterly, the royal family has always been not thin for the orphans of martyrs, although there is the intention of raising soldiers to kill the enemy, but more than ten years of food and clothing are worry-free, the training of the child camp is hard, and the rewards for military exploits are rich, there is no shortage of upstarts in the empire, treason, the county lord is not only scolding the captain, after the death of the guard, he Yan went to visit the father and brother who died for the country, many people can't help but hate the captain to the bone.

"County Lord, we let the county king buy it, according to the law of the country, it is a capital crime, but you don't want to ask, why do you want to take refuge in the county king?"

A lieutenant raised his head, went out on the verge of death, and vented the grief and anger that had accumulated in his heart: "According to the practice of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the head of the standard battalion of the border county, who has been promoted to one level and transferred back to the mainland after serving for five years, is to prevent the temptation of the county king's mansion after a long time. But do you know how long I have been re-elected? My county lord, eleven years, he is longer, thirteen years, and the head of the Ling Bo standard battalion where you belong has not been changed for more than twenty years, just because no one wants to come here anymore. ”

Mei Ying was stunned, Yu Wenjie and Ling Huqing were in a daze, Yan Ning pondered for a while before speaking to defend the captain: "There has been no big war in the border pass for decades, the generals are used to enjoying comfort, and they have long been rich after retiring from active service, who wants to come to the border county to suffer and suffer." I didn't want to say it before, and I didn't dare to say it, the county lord, Xiangyun County Jiufu, in the past few decades, there have been seven standard camp directors who have died unexplained, and the criminal department can't give a convincing cause of death, and the murderer is even more stoned. ”

"County Lord, who is not afraid of death, whether it is worth it or not, I will never frown if I die on the battlefield. For more than ten years, my family, relatives and friends have to be restricted by the county king's mansion, I don't want to betray the empire, the price is to inexplicably pay for the lives of three relatives, the Ministry of Culture and Civil Affairs begged to no avail, and if you want to resign, you are not allowed, if you don't want to die, what else can you do except give in. Another lieutenant fell to his knees, sad and looking back.

The captain's words reminded Mei Ying of the assassination of Guanri Peak, the king of Xiangyun County shot viciously, and even did not let go of the seedlings of the soldiers, and sent people to assassinate them if they were not used, and the head of the standard camp was naturally a thorn in the flesh, people can be ruthless, and they must not be transferred for more than ten years, for the safety of relatives and friends, they have to give in, the crime is not punishable, the situation is pitiful, in the final analysis, the empire is the first to lose the main thing.

"Why don't you just write to the king and the crown prince? Also, have any scholars been killed?"

"I wrote six letters of appeal in a year, all of which went into the sea without a reply, during which I returned to Beijing on the pretext of two times, and the Houmen was as deep as the sea, and before I could get close to the palace and the gate of the Prince's Palace, I let the Janissaries drive them away. As for the apprentices, there were no outstanding seedlings missing in which year, it is pitiful and ridiculous, I took refuge in the county king's mansion, and no one was killed in the standard camp apprentices, hehe, the county lord, don't you think this is a great irony and ridicule? The county lord scolded me for being deceived and naïve, but you think about it seriously, why so many apprentices are willing to follow, they don't want to suddenly disappear for no reason, and there is no one to avenge their grievances after death. ”

Mei Ying sat on the throne speechlessly, and his words were good when people were about to die, not to mention that he had been assassinated, and he was convinced of what the captain said, and he made a decision after a while.

"I believe what you two said, but you can betray the royal family and join the county king, and the crime is difficult to get rid of, so let's do it, this matter must not be mentioned to anyone in the future, you will stay in the Chinese army, and only say to the outside world that it is to help the military affairs, and when His Majesty the King grants amnesty to the world, I will report the true situation to the public, and strive for forgiveness, family members and friends do not worry, I will keep them safe." ”

"County Lord-" Ling Huqing wanted to speak and stopped, Mei Ying looked at her and said in a low voice: "The guards outside, the dead don't have to pursue their relatives and friends, and the living ones are each responsible for thirty military sticks, let people escort them back to Jicui Pass, and hand them over to Captain Yan for strict care, no one is allowed to visit, and the crime is that they are drunk and causing trouble and molesting the female soldiers of the guards." ”

"The county lord. The two lieutenants did not expect Mei Ying to intend, and after bowing down, they were speechless and choked, Mei Ying laughed at herself: "Needless to say, merit is merit and demerit, sins have been punished, and they must not be transferred for more than ten years. ”

"Thank you for the county lord's grace not to kill, the abolition of martial arts is deserved, the veteran is still sober-minded, and he is determined to follow the county lord and seek a bright future for his children and grandchildren. ”

The drum didn't need to be beaten with a heavy hammer, and the two lieutenants saw that Mei Ying was hinting at a way out, and immediately swore allegiance, making Hu Qing throw a bigger bait at the right time: "There is no shortage of secret treasures and strange medicines in the palace, and the county lord has returned to Beijing after success, hehe, you should know who the grandfather of the guard captain Yu Wenjie is, with the help of the martial saint, it is not difficult to restore the abolished martial arts." ”

"Everything is up to the county lord alone, and the veteran will not hesitate to smear his liver and brains. ”