twin moon

Chapter 188, Scene 25

Jiang Yan sorted out his complicated thoughts for a while, and when his body recovered a little bit of strength, he immediately rode his horse past the fleeing northern cavalry in front of him, and rushed towards the reinforcements.

The faces in front of them gradually changed from Sa Xueqi, who was showing signs of decline, to Muyunbu warriors with ponytails.They used red and black paints to paint various battle patterns on their faces, and many of them were even bare-chested, with three or two severed heads of enemies hanging beside their saddles.

"Where is the coach now? I want to see him!"

The young Hehan shouted loudly, but his voice was covered by the sky-shattering shouts and long howls one after another.The cavalry passed by his side like a tide, there were more than ten thousand people, so he had to rein in his horse and stand still, stretching his neck to search in the chaotic battlefield.

Soon, Jiang Yan discovered a large cart parked on a hill in the distance, which was guarded.The car was covered with a tarpaulin, and no flags were hoisted, but someone blew horns one after another from the side to control the rhythm of the attack.With mixed feelings in his heart, he immediately clamped his legs and drove Wu Chen towards the top of the hill.

There were still more than a hundred steps away from the cart, and the young man couldn't bear the uneasiness in his heart, so he shouted loudly:

"Old general! Didn't I tell you that no matter whether there is any news of success in Jinhe, you should never take the risk of finding me again, let alone lead your troops to rescue me? Ya also brought the battlefield, isn't she afraid that Yubei will counterattack and put her in danger?!"

Seeing the young man approaching, even if there was a sentry in front of the cart to greet him, Jiang Yan's answer was unexpected: "Da Hehan may have misunderstood, our army was not ordered by the veteran general, Your Royal Highness Not in the car either."

"Except for Tie Chongshan, all the remaining troops of the Muyun Division have been returned to Yuan Ti's command. Besides him, who else can send reinforcements in such a short period of time?"

"Although the strength of the Muyun Division is tight, you are now the leader of the entire Shuobei Grassland. The three armies of Chuoluo, Yimu and Qingzi are ready to be dispatched at any time!"

While speaking, another person got out of the cart, and saluted General Yan with his hands on his chest.The young man took a closer look, only to recognize that the other party was Meng Dun, the leader of the Chuo Luo tribe who had bowed his head and surrendered to him before the city of Garhai.

"How could it be you?" The young Hehan's face was full of distrust.He vaguely remembered that Yuan Ti had reminded himself before that even though Chuo Luo, Wu Ma, and Qing Zi were submissive on the surface, they might still have two hearts.In addition, Yu Bei and Chuo Luo had trade relations all year round, and now the other party suddenly appeared here with troops, which inevitably made him feel a little strange.

But soon, the voice from the cart dispelled his worries: "Dahehan is too worried. Mengdun was entrusted by the old minister to lead his troops to help, hoping to stop Yubei's offensive. .”

"Isn't Muhe from the Breu family in the car?"

Jiang Yan immediately got off his horse and ran to the side of the car.When the curtain in front of the car was raised, the figure in black wolf skin really appeared in front of him.

"Dahehan, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon." In just a few months, Muhe seemed to be much older than before.Now weak, he could only barely lean on the side of the cart, bowed his head and saluted, "Farewell to Garhai, the old minister has asked to return to Caobo, and handed over all the military power under the wolf flag, and I don't want to interfere with the power. But now that Yubei is marching northward in a big way, the veterans have to fight for the survival of the grasslands, so please don’t blame them.”

"Are you saying that besides Zangdao Ridge, the Yubei Army has also attacked Caobo?"

Jiang Yan was taken aback by what the other party said.Mu He nodded, coughed twice and then continued: "Yu Bei didn't make a sudden threat to send troops this time, but had already made a plan to attack with all the strength of the whole country!"

Hearing what the other party said, Jiang Yan couldn't help but thump in his heart.He knew that Yubei's military strength was far greater than Muyun's, even more than all the five Shuodi tribes combined.If what Muhe said is true, then the other party may want to take advantage of the internal friction and weakness of the grassland departments this time to completely wipe them out!
"It's not just a grassy moor! A few days ago, many of the commercial routes that I have spread across the northern border were looted, and countless villages with rich soil and water on the south bank of Danshui were also looted!"

Monton also interjected, his face full of righteous indignation.

"The Saxue Cavalry only attack when our team is the most tired. It was midnight when they arrived at Caobo, and most of the middle-aged men in the camp were in their dreams, and they didn't find it at all. In addition, I couldn't arrange enough manpower to watch the night , by the time you realize that an enemy is coming, it will be too late..."

Mu He on the cart also struggled to support his body, "The old minister tried his best to organize his men to defend, but the opponent's horses were too fast, and before the warriors could bend their bows and take their arrows, they had already disappeared into the night ..."

Seeing that the other party's expression was not very good, Jiang Yan couldn't help asking: "How much is the loss?"

This time, Muhe didn't answer, but his hands tightly gripped the cashmere blanket under his body, and his breathing became obviously heavy.

Seeing this, Meng Dun hurriedly stepped forward to help his father-in-law to lie down again, and then took over the conversation, but he also gritted his teeth: "They don't even want to let go of women, old people and children. The young nephew was also brutally murdered! These dignified southerners, who are full of benevolence, justice and shame in daily life, are even worse than animals when fighting—”

When it came to ethnicity, he suddenly realized his slip of the tongue, and suddenly faltered.Jiang Yan waved his hand: "So, Muhe went to borrow soldiers from you?"

"Exactly. Today's Yubei has formed a mortal enmity with the major families in the grassland. Although the Chuoluo tribe is not good at fighting, they can't stand by and watch." Meng Dun said solemnly, but changed the subject. , "Yue Zhang has something to say to He Han alone, please forgive me and leave first."

"Wait a minute—"

After all, not long ago, the two were rivals who met each other in battle. At this time, he heard that Mu He had something to say to him, and Jiang Yan suddenly couldn't figure out what kind of medicine the other party was selling in his gourd.However, Monton stepped back without further explanation.

The young Hehan turned his eyes back to the old man's face in the curtain, and suddenly felt that the already haggard complexion of the other party had become paler and less blood-colored.It was only when he looked carefully that Muhe's black wolf fur cloak was wrapped with blood-soaked cotton and linen gauze. He had already been seriously injured and died soon.

"Dahehan, perhaps thanks to the blessing of Pangu God today, the old minister had to meet you here and now. What I'm going to tell you next, no matter how unbelievable it sounds, please trust the old minister. The sufferings suffered by the entire Muyun tribe, no, perhaps the continuous wars in the entire grassland for more than a hundred years are all related to this matter."

Mu He spoke quickly, and was short of breath for a while.Seeing this, Jiang Yan put down his guard and sat cross-legged beside him.However, what the other party said next made him shudder.

"Hehan knows that the casting method of those special arrows used by Sa Xueqi to break armor was actually taught to them by someone not long ago."

"How do you know?"

"Because, someone once wanted to teach me the method of making this kind of arrow. But at that time, the old minister thought that it would not be useful, so he declined." Muhe said in a low voice, without a trace of tone, "and this He is also the culprit behind the plot to usurp the throne while the old ministers are taking advantage of Bakwuqin's family without successors!"

"Who's this man's name?"

With just a few sentences, Jiang Yan's palms were already covered with cold sweat.He loosened his whitish fingers, and asked further.However, the old man on the opposite side just shook his head slightly:

"The other party has never revealed his real name and surname, and I can't even see his appearance clearly. The old minister only knows that his surname is the word 'Kun', and he is usually called Mr. Kun. This person has The ability to reach the sky, knowing astronomy from the top and geography from the bottom, seems to be able to confuse people's minds, just a few words can arouse the deepest and most ulterior desires in people's hearts."

"Then why are you so sure that there is indeed a connection between these two things?" The young Hehan hadn't recovered from the shock, and seemed to disbelieve the old man's words.

Mu He also nodded, and continued to explain: "It is true that just a single armor-piercing arrow cannot be regarded as conclusive evidence. However, based on the old minister's understanding of Zuoqiu Que, the lord of the Yubei Kingdom, he has never cared about it for many years. This daughter and granddaughter far away in Shuobei. If it wasn't for someone's lobbying, how could they borrow troops to help you so easily? After that, when she saw that the princess refused to compromise, she immediately turned against her. cut?"

"But this Mr. Kun you mentioned tried his best to persuade Zuoqiu Que to lend us troops, and now he is sending troops to the north on a large scale, what profit is there for him?" Jiang Yan still didn't quite understand.

Muhe suddenly coughed violently, coughing so hard that he couldn't catch his breath, his face was blue and purple, it took him a long time to recover, and when he looked again, there was a bright red color hanging from the corner of his mouth, but he still just said to himself down:
"For the sake of chaos. Although this person has never said anything in front of the old ministers, but after thinking about it carefully, I think he must hope that Shuobei will fall into a long and continuous war. Because only chaos is the best way to hide your eyes." Only in this way can they have the opportunity to do something that would be eye-catching... The old minister even felt that Hongji Hehan was able to quickly dominate the grassland, and then went south to attack and ascend, and the subsequent fiasco, even caused the entire Shuobei five tribes to fall into dozens of years. Years of civil strife are also inseparable from this person!"

"How could it be! If this is the case, wouldn't this person have lived for more than a hundred years!"

"That's true. In fact, the old minister has always felt that this person is somewhat familiar, but it wasn't until he clarified all these things that he remembered that he was the counselor he had met with Hongji Hehan when he was a child!"

Such words made Jiang Yan's heart skip a beat.Although I didn't dare to believe it all, I was convinced by the logic that seemed very reasonable.

However, the old man in front of him obviously didn't have the energy to explain further.He suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed the young man's neckline firmly, tried to raise his head, leaned in front of him, and said word by word:
"Hehan, there must be something strange behind this matter. I implore you to be more careful in the future. Apart from this, there is another important thing that the old minister must tell you personally - the princess has always claimed that there are giant wolves in Lancang Mountain, and those who feed them The man of the beast is——is—"

Mu He tried his best to complete the last sentence, but he couldn't catch his breath anymore, he let go of his hand, and fell down straight like this, dying in front of the black-eyed boy.

Meng Dun leaned in from outside the curtain again, seeing that Mu He had passed away, he couldn't help lowering his eyes, and bowed solemnly.Then, Jiang Yan learned from him that the old man had been shot through his right chest by an arrow during Yubei's sneak attack last night, and it was not easy to survive until now.

Looking at the cold corpse in front of him, the young Hehan finally believed that everything the other party told him could never be half a lie.Even though the siege was temporarily lifted today, Jiang Yan couldn't help but gasp a few times when he suddenly heard the terrifying galloping wolves mentioned by the other party.

If those elusive giant wolves were indeed raised in the deep mountains by someone, then it must not have happened overnight. What did the other party want to do with those beasts?What worries him even more is that the identity of the wolf breeder that Mu He failed to disclose is very likely to be someone Jiang Yan knew!

Although he hadn't heard the news of Chi Lang for a long time, it immediately added an irresistible worry to the young Hehan, and even made him feel that the entire grassland, and even the entire Dasheng Dynasty, were shrouded in those Under the claws of giant wolves, there is no absolute peace.

"After Yuezhang returned to Caobo, he often sighed, saying that he always thought that in this world where the jungle preys on the weak, as long as he has enough power in his hands, he can reach the stars and the moon, and stand out from the crowd. However, he never thought that the more greedy , but the more difficult it is to grasp what you have in front of you. But Hehan, you are different from him, you will always only firmly grasp what you have. On the contrary, this little bit seems to be nothing The unobtrusive things attract more and more people who are willing to help you..."

After Meng Dun finished speaking, he began to arrange to send Muhe back to Caobo for burial.However, before the funeral procession set off, a lone horse suddenly saw a person walking through the snow.The man was dressed like a scout from the Muyun Department, but he was shot in the back by several arrows, and died long ago.But it has always stood firmly on the horse's back, and even the warriors on both sides had to work together to separate its legs and hands in order to lift the already frozen corpse off the horse's back.

"Isn't this Wute?!"

Jiang Yandang even recognized the iron blue face.Even though it has long been covered with ice, the intricate tattoos on his face are still vaguely recognizable.

"Wute? Is that the personal bodyguard of Qinnahan before his death?" Monton also leaned forward, but seeing the black-eyed boy's complexion becoming more and more ugly, he realized that he might have said something wrong, and immediately became panicked. , "I didn't mean to mention Qin Na's name, please forgive me!"

However, the young Hehan didn't care about this matter, instead he whistled immediately, called Wu Chen to his side, and flew on his horse:
"Wu Te has already been incorporated into Yuan Ti's command half a year ago. Now he has several arrows in his body, and the arrows are all of the Yubei standard - I am afraid that Saxue has attacked the hinterland of Yanluoyuan right now! Everyone immediately Follow me back to help, don't delay any longer!"

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