twin moon

第190章 第25幕 始料未及 五

Just as the young Hehan led the army to rush towards the foot of Lancang Mountain, Yuan Ti led the eight hundred iron mountains that insisted on staying beside him and Tuya, and ran all the way to protect the princess.Behind them, the Imperial Northern Cavalry was chasing after them, and now they could already see the torches swarming in the cavalry, as well as the approaching shouts and the sound of horseshoes.

"Give me an order to capture Princess Muyunbu alive!"

Saxue was riding, and the leading marshal tightened the reins, pointing the tip of his gun at the sky, and issued orders.The long white tassel on the tip of the gun fluttered away, like a ball of snowflakes dancing in the wind.The White Armored Cavalry around him sped up like a tide and rushed towards the looming figure of Mu Yun's remnant in the dark night.

"General Qiu, the lord's order is to kill Di Renzhi, so where do you start by capturing him alive?"

The lieutenant of the cavalry, De Ling, who rode his horse and followed closely behind the coach, was extremely surprised.The Northern Route Army they belonged to was the real main force of this attack, and now they are heading straight to Huanglong, all of them are lightly loaded and fast horses, and they only have enough food for seven days, if they take prisoners, they will be unsustainable.

"Don't you think that from borrowing troops to declaring war this time, the attitude of the lord has changed a little too quickly?" The commander's name is Qiu Ran, who is nearly forty years old, and Yu Bei has led troops to fight on the border for many years The first hero.

"The last general doesn't quite understand what the general means."

The deputy general did not expect that the other party would talk about the rights and wrongs of the king at such a time, and he was a little afraid to answer.The coach in front of him didn't mean to end the conversation:
"Not only in the past few days. Don't you feel that after several young masters passed away one after another, the old master's spirit has become more and more depressed, and he has hardly cared about political affairs? Besides, since the Qixian king, I Yubei has always been based on the principle of promoting talents and appointing talents, and broadening the way of speaking. It is a major event that affects the whole body when the whole country is defeated. However, this time, the old king made a rash decision without discussing it with all the officials in the court. , is really against the norm.”

Seeing that Shangguan didn't seem to be joking, the deputy general could only nod in response:
"Indeed, the dispatch of troops this time was indeed too hasty. But the old ruler's perverse temper is known to everyone in the court, and everyone knows it. Before every court debate, he would wait until the end to comment on the decision, but this time it is not The imperial edict to dispatch troops was issued directly. But even if Chao Zhongwen and the military had the heart to advise, no one would dare to stroke the hair on the tiger's buttocks. Otherwise, the general and the general at the end of the night would not be braving the wind and snow in this bitterly cold place, would they? ?”

Qiu Ran didn't answer immediately, but just lowered his head and let the deputy general in front of him continue to speak:
"On the other hand, although the princess of the Muyun Department has the blood of the Yubei royal family, she grew up in a barbarian place after all, so how could she easily agree to return to Yubei to inherit a throne that she might not care about at all? Using this as an excuse to send troops, the old country lord is not afraid to give the world any excuses?"

"Do you know who this Tuya's mother is?" Finally, the coach in front of him asked again.

The lieutenant shook his head: "Isn't it the eldest princess who used to Yubei, who seems to be called Zuoqiu Yueying? Back then, the old king sent her to the grassland to marry Tieqin without even thinking about it. Ask about his life and death. Isn't it obvious that the princess from the Muyun Department doesn't want to come back now?"

Speaking of this, Qiu Ran suddenly turned his head and looked at the other party meaningfully: "But what if I told you that this princess Yueying was once the most beloved and spoiled daughter of the old lord?"

"This—this is the first time I've heard of this." The lieutenant general had an unbelievable expression on his face, but it disappeared in a blink of an eye. For that."

"It's so strange that when we got married back then, just like this time when we sent troops, the old lord personally issued an edict and didn't discuss it with anyone. In fact, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all advocated fighting with all our strength. It is said That day Princess Yueying knelt in front of the old lord and threatened her with death, but the old lord didn't even take a look at this jewel in his palm, and even locked her up crying with his own hands. Hands and feet, pushed onto the carriage to Yanluoyuan..."

Those past events, even today, are still embarrassing.After Qiu Ran finished speaking, his legs slammed into the horse's belly, and he followed the pace of Sa Xueqi who was chasing forward:

"So, all the problems of Yubei at the moment are attributed to the princess of the Muyun tribe. This is why the general must capture her alive. The Shuobei Di people on Yanluoyuan have never been killed by anyone for hundreds of years. Conquered, it was impossible in the past, and it is even more impossible now. As the saying goes, heart disease needs heart medicine. If you want to calm the anger of the old lord as soon as possible, and prevent Yubei from being completely dragged down on this grassland, maybe bring her back alive Suiyao is the only solution."

At the same time, Yuan Ti had a fierce dispute with Tuya in the remnant of Muyun, which was only a few miles away from the Yubei Army.

The grey-haired old general summoned ten of the bravest and toughest men from the Eight Hundred Riders, ordering them to protect the girl no matter what:

"Princess! If you run like this, when the horse loses its strength, you will be left with nothing to do. When the old officials line up to stop the enemy army, you will go north with them first. The night is thick, and the Northern Army will definitely not find you. Whereabouts. There are many ravines in Lancang Mountain, as long as they enter the mountain, it will be difficult for them to catch up."

At this time, Tuya was wearing an ordinary herdsman's clothes, but it obviously didn't fit her well.When Sa Xueqi attacked Hulantai, Wu Ren changed his clothes with hers so that Yuan Ti would not attract too much attention when he took her away.

Hearing that the old general wanted to separate from her, the girl who had been clenching her teeth and persevering could no longer bear the emotions that were already on the verge of collapse, and yelled at the other party hoarsely:
"But what about you? The old general thinks he can get away with it once and for all by risking his life to stop it? But how long can we last in the mountains with just eleven of us?!"

The old man looked back at the pursuers who were getting closer behind him, and his tone became more and more urgent:

"Princess! The old minister has been on the battlefield for decades, has gone through countless dangers, and finally managed to save himself from danger. The scars on the old minister's body can be counted on fingers, and this time it will definitely be fine. This time, the Northern Army obviously wants to speed up The battle is decided quickly, that’s why we will rush into the sneak attack and use some indiscriminate means. You must firmly believe that the Muyun Department will not be defeated so easily. As long as we survive today, we will have a chance to regain our strength and drive them out. grassland!"

"But now and then! Earlier, Jiang Yan led the army to attack to protect me, and then Grandma Wuren stayed in Hulantai to protect me. They all told me that I was fine, and they all told me that I would be able to recover soon. Come back. But the result is that they have not returned so far, and life and death are unpredictable! I will never allow you to leave like this, I will not allow it!"

The young girl's begging made the tense heart of the old man in front of him soften a little.He gently wiped away the tears on the face of the other party, his eyes were full of love:
"The old minister watched the princess grow up day by day, and he also couldn't bear to leave you. However, at present, this is the only way to protect you, and to live up to Mrs. Kezun's entrustment to the old minister! If the old minister fails to return in time, The princess must find a way to go to Jiushan, the capital of the country, as soon as possible. The old minister has an old friend there, and he should be able to continue to help you!"

Hearing what the other party said, Tuya was taken aback for a moment, but suddenly cried even more fiercely:

"Sure enough, what you said just now, such as surviving the night and regaining strength, were all lies to me, didn't you? Like Jiang Yan and Grandma Wu Ren, you all thought that I could be as strong as my mother ?”

"Princess, you heard from the old minister that when Dahehan was about to leave, I asked the old minister to tell the princess: As long as one is alive, there is hope. Everything is not at the end, even if it seems to be a dead end, there is still a glimmer of hope. Ke If Mrs. Madam committed suicide in despair when she knew that she was going north to get married, and failed to make it to this grassland, how could she have met Tie Qinhan who loves him so much, how could she have given birth to you?"

Yuan Ti continued to persuade, but the girl Shuodi on the opposite side couldn't listen:
"However, it was because of me that you had to ask for help from Zuoqiu Que when you were trapped in Galhai before, and led wolves into the house, so that you killed so many innocent grassland people today... It is also because of me that Jiang Yan was born He will lead the troops to attack without hesitation, and never return! If I hadn't burned the red-haired girl's letter that day, he might have been on the way to find her today... And because of me, the old general lost forever. Yubei's wives, children, young and old, and the wealth and wealth that are readily available, have spent most of their lives on this grassland!"

The old man seemed never to have thought that the girl in front of him would blame everything on himself. He suddenly didn't know how to comfort him, and he said after a long time:
"Because our hearts—we are all worried about the princess, and I hope you are safe."

Tuya also raised her head and solemnly said:
"But why am I worried about you? If the people I care about are gone from now on, how can I go on alone? I can't go on no matter what!"

Yuan Ti looked into the girl's tearful eyes, as if seeing Princess Yueying who had just married to Shuobei back then.The corners of his eyes couldn't help getting a little wet, and he nodded solemnly:
"The old minister will follow the princess once. If today is destined to escape this catastrophe, the old minister will accompany you to see Mrs. Kezun, and ask her to forgive me for not taking good care of you."

"No, the old general agreed to stay, which is the greatest care for me!" Tuya finally burst into tears.

As the two spoke, they each pulled the reins in their hands, turned their horses' heads to look at the Sa Xueqi riding out of the mountains and plains behind them, but they no longer had the previous fear and hesitation in their hearts.

Under Yuan Ti's command, eight hundred iron heavy mountains formed four rows in front of Tuya, with two hundred riders in each row.And he, dressed in white iron armor, stood at the forefront of the army formation.

Sa Xueqi also stopped running fast, and stopped to line up at a distance of less than a hundred steps.Chou Ran, who was in front of the battle, patted his horse forward, bowed his hands respectfully and saluted:
"The one opposite is Yuan Ti, the veteran general?"

"Since you know my name, hurry up and lead the troops back!" Yuan Ti shouted loudly, even though she was over sixty years old, she was still full of vigor and force.

"Old General, you are a native of Yubei, and you were once a role model for all soldiers in the country. Now I don't want to embarrass you. As long as I can hand over the princess of Muyunbu, I can guarantee that Your Excellency and those behind you Knight Shodi will be unharmed."

However, Qiu Ran's words excited the crowd in Tie Chongshan behind the old man, it was the horses neighing and the swords and soldiers roaring.

Yuan Ti turned his head to comfort him for a while, and then rode forward again, but his tone was full of sarcasm and questioning: "Is there no injury? Why don't you say this to the old and weak women and children who died in Hulantai! "

"Old General, I have regarded you as the only hero in my heart since I was a child. When you resigned from General Saxueqi Fuyuan, and guarded Princess Yueying all the way to the north to get married and stick to it, I admire you very much. Please believe me He is a man who keeps his word. If there is no order from this general today, these soldiers behind me will never act rashly!"

Qiu Ran also raised his voice, not only speaking to Yuan Ti and Tie Chongshan in front of him, but also speaking to the thousands of Saxue cavalry under his command.

"Yubei man is really temperamental! If I am still in the army, I can drink a thousand cups with you. But right now, each is in charge, please forgive me if I can't obey!"

As Yuan Ti spoke, he pulled out the saber from his waist, his armor and white blade shining brightly under the moonlight, "I advise you to retreat now. Otherwise, if there is a confrontation, even if the strength of the troops is very different, I will guarantee that you will never return alive. Suyao City!"

"The old general is a bit difficult for others. If you let you go, and the news reaches the ears of the old king, our families, wives and children will also die!"

Qiu Ran continued to try to persuade him, but unexpectedly the lieutenant beside him saw that he couldn't talk for a long time, he actually disobeyed the commander's order not to advance rashly, and led more than a hundred fast horses without authorization, and rushed towards the Tiezhongshan formation.

Qiu Ran exclaimed, and quickly ordered to stop, but it was too late.Yuan Ti swung his saber horizontally and led Tie Chongshan to confront him head-on.The two forces, one white and one black, clashed instantly, like a whirlwind blowing on the flat ground.

At some point, a few snowflakes fluttered down from the sky.Suddenly, another group of Saxue cavalry rushed out of the army formation, but they rushed straight towards Tuya who had only ten guards left.According to the order of the lieutenant general, these cavalrymen went straight to the vital points after the confrontation between the two armies, and they planned to capture Princess Di Ren directly by virtue of their speed.

Yuan Ti exclaimed, and immediately wanted to go back to his horse to rescue him, but was held back by the Saxue cavalry around him.

Seeing this, Tuya didn't seem surprised at all, she raised her hand and pulled out a short knife from her waist.The girl pressed the knife firmly against her throat, and her sharp roar overshadowed the sharpness of the swords in front of her:
"You don't want to bring me back to Yubei today! As a prairie man, I should recommend Baimang with my blood! If he insists on going his own way, Zuoqiu Que will only get a cold corpse!"

At this moment, she didn't know that Zuoqiu Que's order was to shoot or kill, she just wanted to gamble with her life and threaten the other party to withdraw.Unexpectedly, Saxue's cavalry actually struck gold and ordered the troops to withdraw.

The lieutenant, who was anxious with Tie Chongshan, still seemed a little hesitant, but the army urged him one after another, so he had no choice but to turn his horse and lead the army back.

Under the unbelievable gaze of Yuan Ti and Tuya, thousands of Sa Xueqi slowly withdrew from sight in the snowy night, as if they were hidden in the white snow all over the mountains and plains, never appearing again.

And since that day, there has never been a half of the Royal Northern Cavalry on the entire Shuobei Grassland.Some people said that they saw them hurrying back to Suiyao with their own eyes, as if something happened in the city.As if overnight, the Di people on Yanluoyuan were no longer so important to Yubei.

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