Lonely King and Widow

Chapter 1318 The pit is 305 meters deep, holding a sword to mend the cracks in the sky

"Ah!" Li Fu's jaw almost dropped.

The emperor is too whimsical, right?

Even if you miss that woman, there's no point putting yourself in danger, right?
This is not normal, but a war, who dares to let him out of the city?

Li Fu's scalp was numb, and his head was about to explode. He hesitated, and he was thinking about how to stop it, when he saw a person galloping towards him from a distance on the street surrounded by torches.

"Report—Your Majesty, something is wrong."

The battle is ahead, after hearing this, Song Xi's expression darkened, "What's the matter?"

The man got off his horse and half-kneeled in front of Song Xi's horse nervously, swallowing his saliva and stuttering nervously, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, just received the news that the Beimeng army secretly crossed the Han River, The two small towns on the north bank of the river were destroyed, and now they are heading straight for Deng County——looking at the situation, they seem to be heading for Bianjing."

"What?" Song Xi was taken aback and could hardly believe it.

In such a short period of time, he had just crossed the Han River to Jinzhou, and they actually crossed the river?

Thinking of the precedent of the battle in Junxian Mountain, this possibility made Song Xi feel angry.

But after thinking about it carefully, some doubts arose.

If Su He sent the main force to cross the Han River, then the troops surrounding the city of Kangu were all bluffing?
With his eyes sinking, he ordered slowly.

"Order Gu Liyang to recapture the abandoned town of Deng County before dawn, and destroy the Beimeng Army that crossed the river...on the north bank of the Han River. There must be no mistake."

"Here!" A messenger hurried down.

Song Xi paused, and suddenly turned to look at the commander of the imperial army behind him.

"Send people out of the city quickly to investigate the true status of the Northern Meng Army."

Whether the soldiers and horses who smuggled across the Han River were the main force of the Beimeng Army, or a small group of soldiers and horses were interfering with their sight, one would know at a glance.

The messenger went down and everything was arranged, but Song Xi still stood there without moving.Tonight, he was inexplicably agitated. Even though he had maintained a strange calm, Li Fu, who was familiar with him, still noticed his abnormality.

Coughing lightly, he looked at Song Xi who was standing in the wind, and stepped forward hesitantly.

"Your Majesty, where are we going now?"

"wait for news!"

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Under the same sky, the north bank of the Han River has already passed the third watch.

Near the North Shore Wharf, there is also a South Invalids camp.

However, the soldiers and horses stationed here were Xiao Qian's former Northern Expedition troops.

The battle between Nanrong and Beimeng began in Kangu. Their team has never received an order, but they are always on standby.It seems that it has nothing to do with them, but at such a moment, who can still sleep?

It was late at night, and the camp was lit with fire.

The three men in the general's tent were even more engrossed and did not feel sleepy.

Gu Liyang, Xue Fang and Sun Zenan also arrived at Hanbei Daying from Bianjing yesterday.

Before Xiao Qian left Bianjing and returned to Lin'an for trial, he stationed this army of more than 30 troops here.After his "death", Gu Liyang did not move. Once he came here, the terrain is critical, and it can be called an important road that chokes the throats of the north and the south.On the other hand, it is for the tunnel under the Han River and the large amount of transshipment materials hidden in the cellar of the tunnel.

The day of the twelfth lunar month is chilly, scratching the bones.

The stove in the tent was burning very hot, but they still felt cold.

None of the three spoke.

The whole world seems to be quiet.

After a long time, the rough-tempered Sun Zhannan finally couldn't sit still.

"Old Gu, Xue Xiaolang, let's not wait any longer. Just do it! If you delay any longer, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Xiao Qian and Song Xi had a decisive battle in the Kan Valley. This night, there were too many people like them who could not sleep.From the moment they arrived at Jiangbei Daying, they kept looking for news before the battle, but all the news they got back was not good.

They are all capable followers of Xiao Qian.

Now that Xiao Qian is in trouble, how can they sit and wait?

Glancing at Sun Zainan, Gu Liyang frowned, still thinking.

It's too risky!how to do itThe key thing is that the three of them can't do it alone.

There must be a reasonable reason, first to convince the generals who lead the army, and then to talk about hundreds of thousands of troops?
"Hey!" He tapped his forehead, "I'll think about it again, Old Sun, let me think about it again."

"I want to! What a fart I want to be! If there is any more ink, it will be too late! What the hell are you-"

"Let's go south!" Xue Fang stopped him before his fiery temper broke out, "What are you in a hurry for?"

Stopping Sun Zounan, Xue Fang looked at Gu Liyang slowly, as if he had made up his mind, he also stood up, "General Gu, Zounan is right. We'll just wait here. It’s not a solution, the situation is very unfavorable to us, if we don’t do anything, it’s better to do it. Even if we do something wrong, there will be an explanation for life and death. After all, once the Lord has something to do, no matter how good the timing is, we will What's the use? Isn't it too late?"

Gu Liyang sighed, "Xue Xiaolang, I understand what you mean. But if we want to send troops to Nigu from the tunnel, we must at least have a decent excuse? Otherwise, how can we convince the crowd?"

"I have a solution—" Xue Fang paused, seemingly hesitating for a long time before saying, "Let's go in two steps. The first step is to call the generals and school to discuss, and tell them that the emperor is already wary of our department. If We didn't move at this time, and when the emperor killed the invaders from Beimeng, the knife was on our necks. The generals could see the situation clearly, and now the emperor didn't move us, and he had the intention of settling accounts after autumn. "

"But even so, it's still very difficult to convince them! How can ordinary people easily surrender to the enemy because of their family and wealth?"

This kind of persuasion is more difficult than fighting, and Gu Liyang is not sure.

First of all, 30 people, how can they willingly follow them to the niche valley to help the northern soldiers fight the southern soldiers?Secondly, Song Xi himself is in the niche, and the emperor is in front, and his prestige is even greater. Even if they are persuaded at this time, when they arrive at the niche, Song Xi ascends to the top, will they follow Beimeng or Nanrong?

Just thinking about it, some behaviors are absurd!

But as Xue Fang said, if they don't do anything, maybe they won't have a chance.

Who knows what will happen at dawn?
Seeing his hesitation, Xue Fang nodded in agreement, "I've thought about it, if it really doesn't work, we'll take the second step. Prove the identity of the Lord to them directly. This is also our last chance."

Proving one's identity is indeed a way.

But if Xiao Qian is Su He, how can the northern soldiers in Kangu appease him?
Gu Liyang frowned, supported the sword on his waist, and looked at the two of them.

After a moment of silence, he nodded slowly, "Okay, don't worry about it anymore. Let's do it! Let's take a step and watch."

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At midnight, in the Jiangbei camp, there was a sudden report of an urgent military situation.

General Gu Liyang summoned a group of generals to discuss the war in the tent.

The guard passed on the order, and within a quarter of an hour, all the generals in the army had arrived.

"General Gu, does His Majesty have an order to send troops?"

"Haha, are we finally going on an expedition?"

"Ge, I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Those bastards in Beimeng, wait for grandpa to clean up!"

A group of generals and school had joyful expressions on their faces, as if they all wanted to rush up and tear the Beimen soldiers apart.

Seeing their excitement, Gu Liyang and Xue Fang exchanged glances. After pondering for a long time, they raised their hands and pressed lightly, "Generals, be quiet."

"General Gu, tell me, where should we fight?"

Gu Liyang frowned, "Things may be different from what you think..."

It was really difficult to say such words, and it was extremely difficult for him to say them.

His hesitation and hesitation quickly quieted down the people in the tent.

"...General Gu, is something wrong? You can just say it straight. We brothers have been together for so many years, what can't be said clearly?"

Gu Liyang nodded movedly.

Can say, how to start?

Tracing back to the source, he had to talk about the big case of the Xiao family, Xiao Qian's death in vain, and then according to Xue Fang's statement, he said that the emperor had long been suspicious of them. They have never been willing to pay attention to it, and these decisive battles with Beimeng have not allowed them to intervene at all.If Suhe's army was defeated in the Kan Valley, the emperor would definitely attack them when he turned around.

Ordinary soldiers are fine, but they are no more than soldiers, and the disaster is not as good as them.

But the people in the general's tent are different.

They all followed Xiao Qian to travel all over the world, and they were regarded as Xiao Qian's confidant generals.

Once Song Xi settles it, none of them can escape.

Not only can they not escape, their family members may also suffer disaster.

Think about the Xiao family in the past, after being told by Gu Liyang, everyone was covered in sweat.

But just as Gu Liyang had considered in advance, even if Song Xi was unkind and unrighteous first, even if they were all generals brought out by Xiao Qian, even if they were worried about the injustice of the court, even if they had a lot of feelings for Xiao Qian Even though they were all afraid that Song Xi would deal with them when he turned around... But no one agreed to open the Hanshui Tunnel and send troops to Beimeng to help Beimeng during the national crisis.

Even, it immediately caused an uproar.

"General Gu, the court treats us badly, and we also hate it. But traitors can't do it!"

"That's right, General Gu. I'd rather die than do this kind of thing!"

"The last general also has this intention!"

"So is the last general! Please think again, General Gu!"

"Don't trap your brothers in injustice!"

Amidst the voices of objection one after another, Gu Liyang tightly pursed his lips and did not say a word for a long time.

He understood the mood of these generals, just as he had taken care of before.

If he hadn't known that person was Xiao Qian, he might not have been willing to kill him.

Therefore, for the current plan, there is only Xue Fang's last resort, to tell the whole thing in order to gain their support.As long as all the generals are persuaded, the rest of the soldiers will be fine——

He took a deep breath: "Generals, just listen to me."

Everyone in the tent fell silent, looking at him together, waiting for the next sentence.

Gu Liyang still hesitated, but the arrow was on the string, so he had to do so.

"To tell you the truth, Mr. Xiao--"

"Report!" At this moment, a loud voice suddenly came from outside, "The situation is tight to the military!"

Gu Liyang's words were interrupted, he glanced at all the generals, and said in a deep voice.

"Come in!"

The messenger came in hastily, pulled up the curtain, saluted Gu Liyang, and said loudly: "Your Majesty has an order to let General Gu take people to Deng County quickly, and assist Zhou Youming, the guard of Deng County, to wipe out the northern meng tartars in one fell swoop—— "

Hearing that the Northern Meng Army crossed the river and attacked Deng County after attacking two small towns, Gu Liyang was slightly surprised and looked at Xue Fang.The two people's eyes collided, and they exchanged ideas. Gu Liyang hummed, indicating that he understood, and then waved his hands to let the messenger go down.

As soon as the people left, the tent fell into silence.

The situation suddenly reversed, and Song Xi's decree came, and things changed.

An elderly general frowned and looked at Gu Liyang.

"General Gu, it seems that Your Majesty is not unwilling to use us again?"

"The last general also thinks... we must not take risks. Man, even if you are about to die, you must not be a traitor!"

Gu Liyang stroked his forehead, and was thinking about the will to lead people to Deng County first, to contact the intruders from Beimeng before trying to find another way, but he heard another "report" from outside the tent.

"Report to General Gu, there are people outside the camp asking to see you."

"Who is it?" Gu Liyang asked softly.

"Just talk about my old friend, surnamed Xiao."

Old man, surnamed Xiao?Gu Liyang was slightly startled.

Earlier they sent several groups of people across the river in an attempt to get in touch with Xiao Qian.But at the border from Bianjing to Jinzhou, there are Nanrong soldiers everywhere, especially near the city of Kanhe, where the defense is extremely tight. The spies who went there were afraid of something, so they never had direct contact, and only got some news sporadically.Unexpectedly, they were in a hurry, and Xiao Qian came to him?Overjoyed in his heart, he glanced at the same happy expressions on Xue Fang's and Zuo Nan's faces, and vaguely guessed that it might be Xiao Qian himself, and hurriedly shouted.

"Please hurry up!"

His tone seemed a little anxious.

The generals looked at him in bewilderment, "General Gu, who is here?"

Gu Liyang smiled mysteriously, and his voice suddenly became brighter.

"Everyone, wait a minute, you'll know as soon as you see it."

That's right!

The person who came across the river from the Kan Valley in the middle of the night was indeed Xiao Qian.

And - he brought Zhao Shengdong an attendant, so he went to the meeting alone.

Entering the tent calmly, a big veiled hat on his head almost covered most of his face, making it almost impossible to see his appearance clearly.But the tall and tall figure still has a familiar appearance from the past.Standing at the door of the tent, he seemed very calm. He glanced around at the old people in the tent, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and said lightly, "Everyone, it's been a long time!"

It fell with a single sound, and everyone was shocked.

Even if they couldn't see his face clearly, these people knew his voice.

"You, you are—"

Those generals who didn't know were the first to show surprise.

Everyone stared nervously at Xiao Qian who was dressed in black, as if seeing a ghost.

Compared to them, the three Gu Liyang who had guessed in advance, although excited, were not surprised.

Almost at the moment when Xiao Qian's voice fell, the three of them lifted up the corners of their robes in unison, and gave him a one-knee half-kneeling salute.

"At the end, I will see the envoy!"

"At the end, I will see the envoy!"

"At the end, I will see the envoy!"

The three of them spoke in unison, startling all the generals in the tent.

Sure enough—is it Xiao Shijun?

Emotional waves rushed to his forehead, pounding his nerves.They turned their heads in amazement, glanced at the three of Gu Liyang who were kneeling on the ground, and looked at Xiao Qian...and the familiar figure behind him——Zhao Shengdong.

"...Here, what's going on here?"

Gu Liyang looked up, his voice was very excited.

"Everyone, it is Xiao Shijun who is back! It is Xiao Shijun who is back!"

"Xiao Shijun is back?"

The group of people were confused and asked hesitantly, "Isn't Xiao Shijun dead?"

"Wrong! Xiao Shijun is not dead, and has never been dead!"

"what!"

After a little hesitation, the generals looked at the living Xiao Qian in front of them, and then looked at the obedient Gu Liyang, Xue Fang, Zuo Nan, and Sheng Dong. They suddenly choked up, didn't say anything, and then excitedly "pounced!" Tom tom" and knelt down on one knee.

"At the end, I will see the envoy!"

"At the end, I will see the envoy!"

Everyone greeted each other, the scene was very enthusiastic, but also a bit vicissitudes.

Xiao Qian stood tall, unable to see the expression on his face.

After such a long time, he finally stood in front of them again.It is said that when people drink tea, love will disappear after death. After such a long time, he can still receive such courtesy from them, which is actually enough to be touching.

After stabilizing his emotions, he slowly raised his hand.

"Get up, everyone! Let's sit and talk."

No matter what, his death and inexplicable resurrection must be explained to them.Even if you make up a story, even if the story you make up is even more absurd than Mo Jiu's "Jade Emperor and the Princess" drama, you have to make up a story to convince people.

What's more, now, he doesn't need to make up too many——

Regarding the generals' doubts about his death and resurrection, he only said that before the execution that day, he was assisted by his old acquaintances and friends, and used the death row in disguise to die for him, and he himself was sent out of the pass by his old friends. Yin Shan got acquainted with Lord Su He, and thanks to him, he survived.

From the beginning to the end, he didn't say that he was Su He.

But he said that Su He had the great grace of his life, Su He had no intention of invading Nan Rong, but was persecuted by Meng He.

After listening to the story, the generals sighed and finally got to the point.

"Shijun survived the catastrophe, what plans do you have when you come back at this time?"

If he had no plans, how could he choose to return to the army at this time?The generals are not foolish people, if you think about what he said before and after, you probably have a guess.It's just that there are some words that Xiao Qian needs to say out in person.

Xiao Qian didn't beat around the bush, and slowly sat up from the chair, picked up Gu Liyang's very good wine glass on the table, held it up in the air, turned it over gently, spilled the glass of wine on the ground, and bowed to the Xiao family from the air More than [-] mouths made a sacrifice at a distance, with a calm voice.

"The country is not the country, the king is not the king, the ministers are not ministers, and the people are not the people. The world is already in chaos, why not clean it up? If the sky obeys me, I will let the sky prosper! If the sky is against me, I will call it to perish."

He turned his cold eyes slightly, and looked at several generals who had doubts on their faces.

"Xiao Qian is willing to work with all of you to mend the cracks in the sky with your sword, and to forge this river and mountain for thousands of miles together!"

(End of this chapter)