Aijia Kefu: Your Majesty, please avoid

Chapter 145 Is Human or Ghost?

Outside the city of Bozhou, a fierce battle took place.

Su Yi's Iron Armored Army was very brave, and together with Xiliang's iron cavalry, they went on a rampage, fighting for their lives from the very beginning.

At such a critical time, Bei Yan, as an ally, chose to sit on the sidelines.So Da Sima Ningyuan had to lead the [-] to [-] soldiers in the battalion to fight alone, and the situation was very dangerous.

The difference in the number of people is obvious, and the level of morale is not the same. The outcome of this battle is self-evident.

Half a day later, the troops led by Da Sima were exhausted and suffered heavy casualties.

Xiliang iron cavalry is gradually encircling them, and they can catch turtles in an urn just by waiting for an order.

After sunset, the wounded Ning Yuan fell off his horse, barely holding his spear on the ground to stabilize his figure, his eyes were full of despair.

Su Yi enjoys this kind of game of teasing prey.So after sunset, the two sides called for gold and retreated their troops, and set up camp on the spot.

In the evening, Ning Yuan counted the number of people - there were less than 4 people alive.

In such a situation, the one who is the prey naturally doesn't know how to eat, and he can't even bother to move the pot.

A cloud of gloom.

On the first watch, Su Yi sent an envoy to invite Ning Yuan to the army tent for an interview.

Ning Yuan hesitated for a long time, and finally made an appearance of disregarding life and death, and went.

Su Yi saw him and laughed loudly: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Da Sima doesn't look very good today!"

"Thanks to General Su." Ning Yuan sneered.

Su Yi stroked his beard and laughed heartily.

Ning Yuan glared at him: "Rebellious officials and thieves!"

Su Yi didn't think he was disobedient, and his smile was still cheerful: "This old man is just obeying the destiny and fighting against the unreasonable and stupid emperor for the people of Nanyue. How can he be a traitor? Lu Li murdered the king and usurped the throne. If we, the courtiers, don't know right from wrong, that's the real truth." 'Rebellious ministers and thieves'!"

Ning Yuan spat heavily at him: "Differences in ways are not conspiring with each other, Ning was defeated by you today, there is nothing to say, if you want to kill or cut to pieces, just listen to the respect!"

Su Yi waved his hands, with a disapproving expression on his face: "Hey, why bother to mention the word 'death'? The false emperor Lu Li has been condemned by heaven. As a loyal minister and good general, shouldn't you return to Beijing immediately to assist the new emperor? Ning Shangshu, now The emperor in Beijing is the crown prince appointed by Emperor Huai. He is extremely intelligent, and he will become a wise king in the future. Why do you hesitate? Could it be that you are planning to bring tens of thousands of sons under your command to become bandits and bring disaster to others? ?"

Ning Yuan stood silently for a long time, and finally raised his head: "It's not that I don't believe in the new king, it's that I don't trust you."

The smile returned to Su Yi's face: "You can only choose to believe me. Da Sima, as long as you return to the court as an official, I guarantee that you can continue to be in charge of the Ministry of War; It will have to come to a disastrous end!"

"You...let me think about it!" Ning Yuan had a bitter expression on his face, and his throat was very hoarse.

Su Yi waved his hand generously: "It's easy to say. Da Sima can go back and think about it slowly."

So Ning Yuan limped out of the big tent leaning on the scabbard.

Bai Li Angju came out from behind the curtain and said with a smile, "Even such a hard-headed Da Sima has become so decadent, it looks like Lu Li is really dead."

Su Yi smiled and cupped his hands: "I would also like to thank His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince for his ingenious plan."

Baili Angju bowed his hand in return, and said humbly: "Small tricks are worthless. Angju admires General Su's bravery in breaking his wrists. If you weren't willing to sacrifice a biological daughter, Angju would be in vain even if he had Zhuge's tricks!"

Su Yi smiled "haha" and quickly suppressed his smile: "Those who achieve great things should not be limited by their children's affair! A disobedient and unfilial daughter, what's the use of keeping her? If she can die for the old man's plan, she is a worthy death." !"

Su Qingjia just walked to the door, when she heard these words, she was stunned immediately.

Su Yi looked up and saw him, and immediately frowned: "Jia'er, what's wrong?"

Su Qingjia walked in slowly, her face pale: "Father, Fourth Sister..."

"Dead." Su Yi said frankly.

Su Qingjia walked forward slowly, in unbearable pain: "Why? You killed her? I heard that the emperor... the false emperor died of poisoning, could it be that the fourth sister..."

Su Yi smiled slightly: "That's right, Yuan'er helped us kill Lu Li. This time, your fourth sister did a great job! We will take down Bozhou City in two days, and if we can find her body, we will bring it back Give it a good burial."

Su Qingjia stood blankly, lost in thought.

Su Yi frowned, a little dissatisfied: "Jiaer, how are the camping and patrol arrangements going?"

Su Qingjia was stunned for a while, and finally replied hoarsely: "It has been arranged."

"That's good. Go down and be more alert at night." Su Yi waved his hand impatiently.

Su Qingjia turned around and took two steps out according to his words, then turned around suddenly, and said in a shy voice: "Father, you used to have five children, but now... only one son is left."

Su Yi clenched his fist, then let it go slowly, and said calmly: "So, in the future, you can only bear the burden of the Su family. You have to learn to be more agile, and don't be so indecisive all the time."

Su Qingjia was sad for a long time, and retreated silently.

Su Yi clenched his fist and slammed it heavily on the table next to him.

He only has this one son left—but it happens to be one with doubtful background.

Thinking of this level, Su Yi's desire to compete for strength that had been restless for decades suddenly seemed to be poured with cold water.

So what if you fight for a lifetime?A hundred years later, this huge family business will not be paid to people with foreign surnames!

"General Su?" Bai Li Angju was very surprised.

Su Yi waved to him, indicating that he was fine.

Baili Angju was very knowledgeable and knew that he shouldn't ask more questions at this moment, so he got up and left.

Su Yi suddenly felt physically and mentally exhausted.

In the past year, he hated that disobedient daughter so much.

But at this moment, he couldn't help but think of her good time.

Among all the sons and daughters, only this daughter has a temperament similar to his, so although he doesn't say it, he has a certain preference in his heart.

Unexpectedly, it was this daughter whom he placed high hopes on, who betrayed him without hesitation for the sake of a man...

Su Yi hated and felt sad in his heart, and suddenly felt that he was much older.

How can you not be old?In the past ten years or so, he has taken in several concubines one after another, but he has never been able to add a son and a half daughter. He should know that time is not forgiving.

Now, he only has Qingjia... who has raised him for more than 20 years, and he is not his own son, but also his own son.

After all, he has no other choice!
At this moment, Su Qingjia was already riding a fast horse and galloping on the road to Bozhou City.

***
The sky at four o'clock was the darkest time of the night, as if even the air was much heavier than in the daytime.

Because the opposing sides camped together, no one could sleep well in the first half of the night, and it gradually became quiet after midnight.

And at this moment, it was the time when the soldiers of the two armies slept the most deeply.

The Xiliang cavalry were guests, so all the errands for the night watch were handed over to Su Yi's Iron Armored Army, which was very well arranged.

At this time, several teams of soldiers on night watch had just handed over their errands, and retreated yawning.

Standing on the top of the mountain, looking down at the desperate enemies halfway up the mountain, even the most humble soldiers could not help but feel a little heroic.

Judging from the current situation, at most one or two days, the troubles here will be completely resolved.When the new emperor is firmly established, General Su will be the real master of the world, and his subordinates will naturally be able to ascend to heaven with chickens and dogs!
All the soldiers were laughing and discussing their bright prospects when they suddenly noticed that the bonfire below was moving a little abnormally.

Could it be that the enemy army has moved?

Everyone thought it was impossible. ——After all, they don't really believe that someone would do such a stupid thing.

At this moment, shouts suddenly sounded from the hillside behind, and the originally dark foot of the mountain suddenly lit up.

That is, fire.

If someone pays attention to look down the mountain at this time, they will find that the flames did not burst out from a single source, but formed a terrifying red line connected by countless points, and quickly spread to the top of the mountain.

The entire hillside was instantly illuminated by the fire as bright as day.

The flames were going upwards, and within half an hour, they had already spread several miles away. The soldiers who were resting on the top of the mountain were so startled that they immediately jumped up together with the pheasants and rabbits in the weeds.

Seeing the commotion on the top of the mountain, the armored soldiers from just now finally confirmed their judgment, and hurriedly shouted again: "The enemy's sneak attack——"

That's right, at this very moment, Ning Yuan is leading his troops, rushing up desperately from the camp on the mountainside.

"Hmph, overestimate your own strength!" Baili Angju put on his armor, picked up his spear and stepped onto the horse, sneering disdainfully.

Su Yi heard the sound, but his face changed drastically: "No! Those people from Ning Yuan are all on this half of the hillside, who set fire outside?"

Baili Angju sneered: "What do you need to ask? Of course it's Beiyan's gang of desperate things!"

Su Yi stood up on the horseback, looked around, frowned and said, "They actually used fire to attack, this is not a good thing! Originally, we occupied this circle of hills, and Ning Yuan was already in our cage." Rabbit; but at this moment, we might be treated as mincemeat by that boy Beiyan!... Huo Gong, why didn't this old man think of it!"

Baili Angju dismissed it: "Is Huo Gong so great? Where the fire will burn depends on God's arrangement. Maybe before it burns us, the cubs of Beiyan will be singed first!" "

Su Yi was so angry that he jumped up: "Confused, you are so confused! You are a man who fights with soldiers, and you don't know that fires on mountains go up?"

"Really?" Baili Angju was a little confused.

The terrain of Xiliang is flat, and occasionally there is a hill that is flat and flat, and there are very few tall trees on it, so very few people in Xiliang know the beauty of the method of "fire attack".

If it is said that on such a high mountain, the fire really only goes up, wouldn't they be trapped on the top of the mountain and wait to be roasted whole lamb?
"No, let's attack!" Baili Angju gritted his teeth.

Su Yi nodded sullenly.

Now it really can only choose to attack.

Fortunately, our side has an absolute advantage in numbers, and we have a good chance of winning when we attack from the mountain and take advantage of the geographical advantage.

Su Yi's heart became more stable, and he immediately purges the soldiers and horses and rushes down the mountain.

Unexpectedly, Ning Yuan's soldiers were several times braver than in the daytime as if they had the help of a god, and they caught Su Yi by surprise as soon as they fought.

On the other hand, because they were woken up from sleep, most people are still in a daze state—either their eyes are still a little blurry, or they got up too quickly to even tie their boots; It was packed properly, and the movements were much slower than in the daytime.

In short, this is the most aggrieved battle Su Yi has fought in decades.

More embarrassing things are yet to come.

Just as the two armies were desperately rushing to kill, the nearby hillside suddenly burst into flames.

This time, it wasn't someone setting off a mountain fire, but countless torches rushed towards us like a tide.

Just by looking at the number of torches, you can tell that the opponent's number is definitely not less than his.

But isn't Beiyan busy setting fire?Who is here again?

Su Yi didn't understand it for a while, but he heard someone among the soldiers under Ning Yuan's camp shouting loudly: "The emperor is here! The emperor is here!! The old thief Su Yi is dead!!!"

"Lu Li?" Su Yi was shocked.

How could it be him?He should be dead!
Now is obviously not the time to think about these issues.

Su Yi cheered up and told the people around him to find ways to stabilize the morale of the army.

However, once things like "morale" get low, it's not so easy to get back up in a while.

Su Yi was more inclined to suspect that the other party was just bluffing, but the reality soon gave him a blow.

When the sea of ​​flames rushed forward, many people, including Su Yi himself, saw Lu Li rushing forward.

Under the firelight, his face turned slightly pale, but it didn't affect him to urge his horse to gallop all the way to the front of the two armies.

"General, could it be... a ghost?" A soldier looked up at Su Yi tremblingly.

The latter immediately returned the gun and nailed the man to the ground.

But at the same time, more people have issued the same question.

This is also Su Yi's own credit—in order to boost morale, he and Baili Angju have been spreading the news of Lu Li's death to the soldiers since the beginning of leaving the city, and even explained all the details of the death clearly, just like a relative. See.

At this moment, the soldiers saw a "dead" person appearing in front of their own eyes, and the shock in their hearts can be imagined.

Behind Lu Li were [-] Golden Armored Guards and Qin Yi's [-] Beiyan reinforcements.

No matter in terms of numbers or morale, Su Yi's advantage has disappeared.

But at this time, the fire on the southern hillside had already burned, and Su Yi's camp on the top of the hill was quickly swallowed by tongues of flame several feet high.

The timing, location, and harmony of people all shifted to Lu Li's side in an instant.

"Could it be that the sky is really going to kill me?!" Su Yi looked up to the sky and sighed.

At this time, a general rushed forward and said anxiously: "General, the young general is missing, and the left wing soldiers are leaderless, and I am in chaos now!"

"Jia'er is missing? How could it be..." Su Yi panicked, and was almost shot between the eyebrows by Liu Ya.

The general replied that everyone who should have asked had asked, and none of them had seen Su Qingjia.

Su Yi was completely annoyed.

At such a critical time, the important generals in the army are missing, how many possibilities are there?
murdered?Captured?mutiny?

Either way, it would be a fatal blow to Su Yi!

***
So, where is Su Qingjia now?

Outside Bozhou City, in the ditch by the roadside, a simple carriage was reversed.

The horses that pulled the cart were dead, and the blood had dried up and looked like it had been at least a day old.

Seemingly out of some kind of intuition, Su Qingjia reined in the horse's head and stopped beside the torn apart carriage.

He jumped off the horse, ran to the dead horse and squatted down, carefully inspecting the mark on the horse's leg - it was Beiyan's war horse.

However, there are no soldiers of Beiyan in Bozhou City, and even the prince of Beiyan who leads the soldiers does not live in the city.

Beiyan's war horse shouldn't be here.Therefore, his guess has basically been confirmed.

Su Qingjia hurriedly leaned over and got into the half-flattened carriage, searched inside carefully for a long time, and finally found a strip of cloth about an inch long at the position of the door.

This is obviously women's clothing.But other than that, he couldn't see anything else coming.

There was no blood in the car, but there were marks of knife cuts on the outer shaft of the car, and I don't know if it was new.

Su Qingjia stood beside the carriage, a little confused.

He didn't even know why he came here.For the only time in his life, he didn't follow his father's orders, or even his own reason.

At the same time, this is the first time in his life that he firmly believes that his decision is correct.

Su Qingjia got on his horse again, rushed to the gate of the city, and began to pull everyone to inquire about the carriage tirelessly.

The sun gradually rose, moved to the middle of the sky, and then began to slowly sink to the west...

In the evening, Su Qingjia rode a horse and turned into a narrow alley. After knocking on the doors of six or seven houses, he finally saw a woman who made his scalp tingle for no reason.

After staring at that strange face for a long time, Su Qingjia frowned.

There was blood on the opponent's body.

Su Qingjia is not smart, but his experience of marching and fighting since childhood made him extremely sensitive to the smell of blood.

"What's the matter with you?" The woman looked at him coldly.

Su Qingjia looked at the sky, and said two words in a low voice: "Stay overnight."

The woman frowned: "I'm a widow, so it's inconvenient to keep strangers with me. Please go somewhere else!"

Su Qingjia hesitated for a moment, drew his knife out of its sheath, and put it on the opponent's neck.

A stern look flashed in the woman's eyes.

Seeing this, Su Qingjia further confirmed the conjecture in his heart, and immediately pressed the long knife in his hand down a bit: "Stop talking nonsense, don't play tricks, after all, swords have no eyes."

At this moment, there were several roars of "Woooooooo" in the courtyard, it was clearly a man's voice.

Su Qingjia frowned, then grinned: "Widow?"

Knives almost flew out of the woman's eyes.

Su Qingjia suddenly sneered and said, "This face is fake, right?"

"Mind your own business! Otherwise, I don't mind killing one more!" The woman gritted her teeth.

Su Qingjia was agitated, and pressed the long knife in her hand down fiercely, and a line of blood snaked down the woman's neck immediately.

At the juncture of life and death, she was finally honest.

She boasted that her skills were not weak, but how could she compare to the Major General of the Su family who killed countless people on the battlefield?
Su Qingjia reversed the handle of the knife, slammed the woman on the head, and rushed into the yard regardless.

After searching for a long time, he finally saw a heavily tied man in a dark shed.

"Brother Cheng?!" Su Qingjia rushed over immediately.

It turned out that the person who was tied up was Cheng Yu who escorted Su Qingyuan back to the city.At this time, his hands were tied behind his back, a cut was cut on his wrist, and he was bleeding, and a bowl was attached to it, and half of the bowl had already flowed out.

Su Qingjia felt a chill in her heart, and suddenly noticed a light flickering at the door, and when she looked up, she saw the woman walking in.

Without thinking too much, Su Qingjia quickly cut off the rope tied to Cheng Yu's body, frowned and said, "Go, I'll take care of this woman!"

Cheng Yu tore off the rope that restrained his mouth, and smiled wryly: "I can't go. Besides, you may not be able to deal with this woman—she knows witchcraft."

Su Qingjia raised the knife in his hand again.

But the woman walked slowly to the door, washed her face with water, and raised her head: "Jia'er, I ask myself that I have never treated you badly, is this how you repay me?"

Su Qingjia was stunned for a while, staring at the woman for a while, then suddenly her eyes widened: "Are you... mother?"

Cheng Yu sneered and said, "Yes, she is Mrs. Su, your aunt."

Su Qingjia was at a loss for a while.

It is easy to deal with an enemy, just slash through it with a knife; but to deal with relatives...

Su Qingjia is not a very decisive person.

Seeing this, Aunt Nian smiled at him: "Jia'er, you have always been a sensible child. Now I need your help with an important matter, and you will definitely agree, right?"

Su Qingjia wanted to nod subconsciously, and Cheng Yu quickly grabbed his wrist: "Don't listen to her, don't look into her eyes, and don't let her touch you! That woman is simply a monster!"

Su Qingjia didn't take these words seriously, but he still chose to believe Cheng Yu.

So he shook his head slowly: "I'm sorry...I'm here to find Simei."

Aunt Nian smiled and said, "That's even more correct! I have a way to save Yuan'er, can you help?"

"Of course!" Su Qingjia didn't hesitate.

"Don't be fooled by her, Yuan'er is already dead, how can we save her!" Cheng Yu stamped anxiously beside her.

Aunt Nian sneered: "Of course you ordinary people can't do anything about it, but how could you be able to penetrate the secret arts of my witch clan? Cheng Yu, I want to save my daughter, but you, an outsider, are trying to stop me in every possible way, why do you make sense?"

"Mother, Fourth Sister... is there really a way to save her?" Su Qingjia asked urgently.

Aunt Nian nodded resolutely: "Of course it can be saved. She is my daughter, would I still harm her? Besides, she is already like this now, is there any ending worse than death?"

Su Qingjia felt that what she said was reasonable.

Cheng Yu instinctively felt something was wrong.But Aunt Nian was right in saying one thing - he is an outsider.

An "outsider" shouldn't meddle in other people's family affairs, but...

Thinking of Aunt Nian's methods, Cheng Yu shuddered.

He quietly moved two steps to the side, kicking over the half bowl of blood on the ground.

At this time, Su Qingjia nodded solemnly: "As long as you can save Simei, you can talk about anything."

(End of this chapter)