Traitor Concubine Growth Manual

Chapter 142

The people of the Xuan Dynasty were strong, their horses were strong, and their army was strong. Although the armies of Xijiang and Rouran were good at riding and shooting, and were brave and brave, the comparison between the two armies was like the previous Tang Dynasty against the Turks.

Although this battle was not easy for the Xuan Dynasty, so many generals went to the front line in person, and even the new emperor marched in person, the morale was astonishing.For five consecutive months, the Xuan Dynasty has achieved overwhelming victories in almost all battles, and the captured cities have also been recaptured. The battle will end only after the enemy's internal forces are defeated in one go.

It's a pity that the general Yunhui of the Rouran tribe and the third prince of Xijiang were not mediocre. They chose a quiet night to surprise the army of the Xuan Dynasty, and they succeeded in one fell swoop, catching the unsuspecting Xuan Dynasty troops by surprise.

Zhuo Ding'an and Xiao Che immediately led the army to fight back, but unfortunately the enemy army didn't seem to love to fight, they came quickly and left quickly after winning.

During this process, their goal was very clear - to attack Gu Qi's camp with ease, and finally when Gu Qi and the elite soldiers fought back, they hit the bloody horse with a crossbow made of fine iron He is still fighting.

Once the emperor was hit by an arrow, he fell off his horse, and the army was in a panic.

Chu Yan finally heard about this incident in the early morning of the second day, and the person who came to Yong'an Palace was none other than Rong Zhen.

She finished talking about what happened with a solemn expression, then looked up at Chu Yan, and slowly reached out to pat Chu Yan's hand, but did not speak again.

Chu Yan has been very calm since last night, as if staying out of the matter, and she even has the energy to think about two doubtful points in this matter:

First, it is impossible for the entire army to sleep and rest at night. There must be different troops on vigil. If they find the enemy situation, they will definitely warn them as soon as possible. Why didn't anyone issue an alarm in advance this time?

Second, how did the enemy army clearly know the exact location of the Emperor Xuan Dynasty, and attack in that direction from the beginning to the end until they succeeded?
In the days after Gu Qi left, Chu Yan's belly gradually grew, and it was difficult for her to walk, so she often nestled in his study to read.She flipped through the military books on the art of war, and looked at the words written by Gu Qi after careful consideration, as if she saw another vast world in Gu Qi's heart.

She is a major in ancient Chinese and is also interested in it. Reading these books is like being guided by a famous teacher, and she is out of control.

Right now, Chu Yan almost didn't need to think carefully to understand that there were traitors in the army, and somehow they solved the guarding army of a certain route, opened up this gap, lured the enemy army into the Xuan Dynasty camp, and betrayed the emperor. He was seriously injured and fell off the horse.

She was spinning her brain like a sensitive computer, thinking about many possibilities, why Gu Qi couldn't dodge that crossbow, why Xiao Che, who was always by his side, couldn't replace him. He parried the blow.

She was surprisingly calm, just concentrating on these questions, but Rong Zhen called her at this moment: "Chu Yan?"

Chu Yan suddenly came back to her senses, looked up at Rong Zhen, and Rong Zhen's bright and intelligent eyes looked into her eyes, as if searching, but also as comforting.

Rong Zhen asked her: "Are you sad?"

Chu Yan was silent for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's just that I was injured, so why be sad? The emperor is an auspicious person, and he has a natural appearance, not to mention there are so many generals around him. One defeat is nothing. won."

"You think so?" Rong Zhen seemed to have gradually realized something. Chu Yan's calmness and calmness, alienation and peace, and her attitude of staying out of things all the time... are exactly the same as her before.

They are the same kind of people, and their intentions to ascend to this position are exactly the same, not for honoring their ancestors, nor because of their deep love for the emperor, but just for themselves, to live, and to live the best and most stable life step by step, until someone To win a life of peace and joy, and to protect the people around you.

Chu Yan smiled at Rong Zhen like a virtuous and dignified queen: "As a queen, I have confidence in the emperor."

It was as if she was just a queen, and the seriously injured man on the battlefield was just the emperor, the man beside her, who was closest to her, but not in her heart.

Many pictures from the past flashed before Rong Zhen's eyes. She saw how she came to today step by step, into Gu Yuan's life.

Unexpectedly, today I saw another self.

She smiled in a low voice: "Sometimes you think you are out of it, but in the end you will find out that in the final analysis, no one has such good acting skills and can completely separate body and mind. You think you are not What you care about will eventually tell you its importance clearly on a specific day, but it's a pity that this day... is often the day you lose it."

Chu Yan was startled, and just looked at Rong Zhen like this, unable to speak for a while.

what does she mean?
She saw that she didn't really like the emperor from the beginning to the end?

Before Rong Zhen left, she sighed softly: "Queen, think carefully about what I said, whether you care about it or not, don't ask about reason, ask here—" She put her palm on her chest pointingly.

Finally, Chu Yan was the only one left in the empty hall. She stretched out her hand to touch her left breast in a daze, but suddenly found the beating heart beneath it.

ask here?
Her heartbeat suddenly missed a beat.

Since Qin Yuanshan had a big fight with her last time, he has never appeared in her sight range again. He met him in the Royal Garden a few times from a distance, and he turned around and left with a calm expression.

Chu Yan thought that he hadn't calmed down yet, but only Qin Yuanshan knew that he was cutting off all sources of possible fluctuations in his mood... Although doing so was useless, because once he closed his eyes, he would always think of the days when Jiangzhou was on the run.

That was the farthest distance they had ever been.

Now that Chu Yan suddenly heard the news of Qin Yuanshan's request to see him, his expression was a little astonished.

He had lost weight, and when he walked in, his eyes were still clear, but he looked a little heavier, and the green shirt on his body fluttered slightly, making him look thinner.

Qin Yuanshan finished the full set of etiquette, and then raised his head to look at her: "This minister is here to inform the empress about the emperor's news."

Chu Yan wanted to laugh, but her lips grinned, but she didn't.

Everyone in the palace seemed to think that she would be heartbroken and would have trouble sleeping and eating, but she was the only one who knew that she still ate and drank well, and never neglected herself at all because of Gu Qi's injury.

Because she knows that she still has a child, no matter what happens to the child's father, she must take good care of the child. This is what she should do, and what Gu Qi wants to see her do.

It's a pity that every day she will face all kinds of worried expressions, for example, Hanzhi Dongyi carefully avoids mentioning the emperor in the conversation day after day, for example, Wanxi Chongshan stipulates that the Yong'an Palace must not mention the emperor For example, Zhao Ronghua came to visit her in person again and again, even though he was worried about his son to the extreme, he always smiled and never mentioned it.

Chu Yan still smiled: "Tell me."

Qin Yuanshan didn't expect her to be so calm, so he kept silent and told the truth.This time, from his mouth, Chu Yan learned the whole process of Gu Qi's injury.

That night the enemy attacked, and the Xuan Dynasty army was killed by surprise. Gu Qi immediately put on his armor and led his troops into battle, fighting the enemy bravely. It's a pity that the enemy sent all the best soldiers, no matter equipped with weapons or crotch. The mounts are all the best.Gu Qi and Xiao Che fought hard together, Zhuo Ding'an and Prince Gong tried to approach the emperor from the outside, but unfortunately it was difficult to break through the enemy army for a while, so they could only approach bit by bit.

At this moment, a pitch-black refined iron crossbow was set up among the enemy troops, and in the cold night, that huge and exquisite machine shone with icy light.The refined iron crossbow is several times larger than the crossbow used by ordinary soldiers, and it does not rely on arm strength to fire, but relies on complex machinery. The principle is the same, but the power is several times greater.Once launched, the range is extremely far and the force is great.

Chu Yan almost guessed what would happen next, but Chong Rong had already imagined it, but his complexion was still pale at this moment.

Qin Yuanshan's voice also became low and obscure, he said: "But the crossbow was not fired at the emperor, but directly aimed at Xiao Che."

Chu Yan's expression froze suddenly, and she raised her head to look at Qin Yuanshan in disbelief: "What did you say?"

After all, it is not the mediocre generals of Xijiang who led the battle this time, but the famous General Yunhui of Rouran and the resourceful third prince of Xijiang. Different results in different endings.

If the target of the fine iron bow and crossbow is the emperor of the Xuan Dynasty, then Xiao Che, who is the most capable and loyal beside him, will definitely block the arrows with his body. Indulging Xiao Che's strength cannot be underestimated, but after all he is just a courtier, even if he dies on the spot, Xuan Chao also has other capable generals.

But what if the person pointed at by the bow and crossbow is Xiao Che beside the emperor?
It is well known that Xiao Che and Qin Yuanshan studied together with the emperor since they were young, and they love each other as brothers, and their relationship far exceeds that of ordinary monarchs and ministers. Now Qin Yuanshan handles government affairs in the palace, and the emperor has only Xiao Che by his side.And Xiao Che became the target of the crossbow, what would the emperor do at such a critical moment?
In this plan, the emperor had only two reactions, one was to save his life, and the other was not to.

If they sacrifice their lives to save each other, then the plan will succeed and the emperor will either die or be injured.

If he doesn't save him, the result will be the same as that of a crossbow pointing at the emperor, Xiao Che will either die or be injured.

This plan is impeccable no matter from which point of view, especially in the case of meticulous work, internal response and external cooperation, it will surely succeed.

And their wishes were not fulfilled at last. The emperor Gu Qi may be as powerful and calm as his father, even in the face of the enemy's surprise attack, he was calm and calm in the face of danger, but he also has a completely different side from Gu Yuan. It means that Gu Yuan can stand still without hesitation, no matter how much his side sacrifices, just wait for the final blow to turn defeat into victory, but Gu Qi's superficial alienation and indifference hides a hot and fearless heart, and he will never stand by. Watching siblings die - especially for his ideals, his country.

The enemy's target is him, not Xiao Che.

So when the crossbow made a loud noise, he stood in front of Xiao Che without hesitation, and the black and cold crossbow pierced through his chest with such force that he fell backwards and fell off the horse.

At that moment, he heard countless roars, and then fell heavily to the ground.

He saw Xiao Che jumping on his horse and kneeling beside him in spite of everything, and he also saw the soldiers beside him passionately wanting to fight the enemy to the death. He could imagine how anxious Zhuo Ding'an in the distance would be to come to his side , and one can imagine what kind of smile will appear on Prince Gong's face, and in the end, everything is quiet at last.

He could no longer hear what Xiao Che was saying, he could only vaguely see his lips moving, and before he closed his eyes, he suddenly saw the girl in Yong'an Palace, wearing a green spring shirt, with an expression on her face. She smiled at him tenderly: "Your Highness, you have broken your promise again."

He stretched out his hand slowly, as if he was going to touch that face, Xiao Che thought he was going to say something, and shouted "Quickly pass the imperial doctor", while trembling, he wanted to hold his hand.

It's a pity that after the hand reached halfway, it suddenly fell down.

What should I do, Chu Yan, I might... have to break my promise.

(End of this chapter)