Legend of the Heroes of the Southern Kingdom

Chapter 469

Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu took advantage of the temporary turmoil caused by the startled horses outside, avoided the crowd, and sneaked into the place similar to the school grounds. At this time, the commotion outside had not yet calmed down.Both of them felt that it was not easy to get in here, but their luck was good. At least when they were about to retreat, they had such a passer-by to "help" them, so that they could get in smoothly. They had to admit luck.

However, as for how the two of them will go out later, they didn't think about it for a while. After all, it is the most important thing to find some clues about the princess from these captured golden soldiers, and Mingzhu also has her own plans. If you can't find a chance to leave safely, you can just rush out, at worst, kill a few more people. She and Li Wenxuan were besieged by thousands of people in the Xixia Army. They are indeed not here. In other words, even if the two of them confront them head-on now, they are still completely sure of avoiding these dozens of men with only brute strength. They just need to run a little further, throw off these guards, and then quietly Turning back to the residence, it would be difficult for Kret to think of this matter to the two businessmen himself, and most likely they would have a relationship with the missing Yetai.

After passing the fence, there is only a large open space in the middle, and there are many messy objects behind. By bypassing these objects, you can see a few tents in front, but after Li Wenxuan stepped forward to check, he found that the tents were empty , and there is a lot of dust and smoke in it, presumably it has been left unused for a long time.

At this moment, Mingzhu gritted her teeth and stretched out her hand to point to the back of the tent.Li Wenxuan looked over as Mingzhu showed, and saw dozens of wooden stakes behind the tent, some of which had people tied to them. There were a dozen of them in total, and several of them were the ones that Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu had seen before. The golden soldier who was sold as a slave, but failed to sell in the end.

Li Wenxuan gently stroked Mingzhu's back, telling her not to be impatient, and then stepped forward, but did not appear in a hurry, and only said softly: "Brothers, you must not make a sound, there are many guards from the Kret Department outside , I am one of my own!"

The feet of those golden soldiers were tightly tied to the bottom of the wooden stake, and their hands were buckled behind their backs, wrapped around the other end of the wooden stake, and then their wrists were firmly tied, and there was a scarf on the neck. With the rope, the bound person cannot bend his legs or squat down. He must maintain a half-squat and half-stand position, and his head must always be raised. If he lowers his head a little, his neck will be strangled by the rope.

These usually very brave golden soldiers were tied to wooden stakes, and there was hardly a moment to relax their bodies. Only when they were extremely sleepy every day, they could look at each other for a while, but then they had to be tied around their necks. The ropes stretched to wake up, these golden soldiers are extremely weak after days of tossing, and under such torture, although everyone is mentally exhausted and can't even use the strength to lift a knife, their bodies are not weak. There will be a little bit of scars, which will not affect the sale of them as slaves at all, and they can be regarded as "well-intentioned" by the people of the Ministry of Kret.

At this time, these golden soldiers were half asleep and half awake, in a hazy state, the weakest of them were even a little delirious, and suddenly seemed to hear someone talking to them, at first they thought it was a hallucination, but later Feeling the authenticity of the voice, someone immediately asked subconsciously: "Who..."

Li Wenxuan put aside what he had said before, fearing that they would be excited and speak too loudly, which would alarm the guards outside. Then he walked up to the golden soldiers, stared at the golden soldiers for a moment, and then turned towards the golden soldiers tied to the stakes. Tuan Yi bowed, and then said: "I, Li Wenxuan, you all have suffered these days. As Li is a general of the army, the misfortune you have today is all the responsibility of Li!"

At this time, Mingzhu had quietly walked beside Li Wenxuan, standing behind him slightly to the right, looking intimate but unobtrusive, like a guard of Li Wenxuan.When Li Wenxuan apologized to the captured gold soldiers, Mingzhu couldn't help but feel a little surprised, especially when Li Wenxuan said that these were all his responsibilities, Mingzhu was quite moved.

The people of the Kingdom of Jin also started as a grassland tribe, and then fought in all directions to establish a state. After occupying many northern territories of the Song Dynasty, although the folk customs have gradually become assimilated, the sturdy nature in their bones is still there, that is She has always only respected warriors, and has always looked down on the defeated, especially captured soldiers who did not die in battle. Although Mingzhu also sympathizes with these captured soldiers, Mingzhu hates the people of Kret more. These captured soldiers still had a faint feeling in their hearts that they should probably have died in battle, instead of lingering, being teased and insulted by others, and dishonoring the Kingdom of Jin.

However, Li Wenxuan is so polite to these captives, which is completely contrary to the style of the Jin people, and even the generals in the Song Dynasty probably would not have some captives doing such things. If it was not Li Wenxuan, but any other general in the army, Mingzhu might think that he was deliberately trying to buy the hearts of these captured golden soldiers, but for Li Wenxuan, Mingzhu was sure that he would not have such thoughts, and those words must be true. It was because of his sincerity. As for why, it was because Li Wenxuan hadn't really been influenced by the honor and disgrace of victory and defeat in the army. Even though he had been on the battlefield, even though he had killed people, he was not bound by the rules and regulations of the army. , still guarding his original heart that has not changed.

Mingzhu felt a little happy in her heart. She was willing to follow him. Maybe there was a reason for this. After all, too many people around her were used to killing and making decisions. With a human touch, Mingzhu originally just stood quietly behind Li Wenxuan, but after thinking about it, she remembered what people in the Song Dynasty often said about husbands and wives, even though she didn't say anything, she followed Li Wenxuan's example and bowed to these golden soldiers .

These captured golden soldiers were not relieved at first, and they were taken aback when they heard Li Wenxuan's name. Some of these soldiers had met Li Wenxuan, and they also knew the name of this general, and they had been with him before. Although his general rank is a bit abrupt, and he has fought against him in Chuzhou, he has no disrespect in his heart, and the woman behind him, although he can't see her face clearly, but the part that covers her face The scarf has already explained her identity.

At this time, more than a dozen golden soldiers here were originally waiting to die with their eyes closed, or were sold as slaves, and then survived like pigs and dogs, but unexpectedly at this time their own general suddenly appeared in front of them, and The female general behind her was still the personal guard of Princess Yilan, and the two of them even bowed to themselves, their words were full of apology, and they didn't complain about their capture at all.

All these golden soldiers were stunned for a moment, and they couldn't believe it was true for a moment. Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu only attracted less than a thousand soldiers and horses in the plan that Li Wenxuan proposed that day, and the thousand soldiers and horses Many of them were old, weak and remnant soldiers, so they pretended to be Princess Yilan to attract the main forces of the Xixia army to attack them. According to the situation at that time, such behavior was completely a dead end, and there was absolutely no reason for them to survive. But now Not only did these two people not die, but they also appeared in the heavily guarded place of the Kelei Department. It was too shocking and too strange.

"General..."

"General...is that really you?"

Several golden soldiers asked with hoarse throats, some couldn't believe it. When some people spoke, they thought of the torment they had suffered these days, and when they saw Li Wenxuan, their hearts suddenly felt sour, and they felt like they had found a backer. The humiliation of the past few days came to my heart, and the eyes of the seven-foot-tall man were filled with enthusiasm.

But these golden soldiers were not all moved, and there were also different voices. One golden soldier asked in a low voice: "General, you... have you surrendered..."

The voice was very low, but it seemed unusually abrupt amidst the moving words. When the other Jin soldiers heard this, they also stopped their voices, and couldn't help but think about it. Among them, standing here in good condition now, unless they surrendered to Xixia, how could they survive? To say that relying on force to break out of the encirclement, this kind of thing is something that these ordinary soldiers dare not even think about, so that soldier has this doubt , but it is reasonable, but everyone is skeptical, and they can't believe it in their bones, but they are afraid that this is true, because these two people are very human, Mingzhu has long been famous, and Li Wenxuan was gifted by the Emperor Jin. Golden Knife, this kind of favor is something that no one else can ask for in several lifetimes.

Li Wenxuan didn't care much about the soldier's speculation. Just as he was about to speak, Mingzhu took a step forward and shouted in a low voice: "Bold! Just based on your words, it is disrespectful to the general! I can kill you right now." !"

The soldier was startled. Although Mingzhu is a woman, she is usually cold and makes people want to get close, but she dare not approach. If she is angry, her aura is not comparable to that of a soldier like him. Full of scolding, I was immediately discouraged, knowing that I had said something wrong, thinking about it too, if these two people really surrendered, how could they be so confident?

That Jin Bing's lips trembled twice, not knowing what he should say to cover it up, but Li Wenxuan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it, don't blame him, they have been tortured here for so long, you and I showed up again It’s too abrupt, and it’s only natural for them to be overly concerned.”

Li Wenxuan turned to these golden soldiers again, and said: "Everyone, the two of us escaped the siege of Xixia soldiers that day, but it's a pity that most of the soldiers who followed me were trapped there. , met the soldiers and horses of Kelei's department again, and was attacked by them on both sides, so they could only find a small mountain to take shelter. Afterwards, they were besieged by Xixia soldiers for half a month. Someone in our army was captured by Kret, so the two of us came here directly. Firstly, we wanted to inquire about the whereabouts of Princess Yilan, and secondly, we also wanted to try to rescue you from this place. Since we left Shangjing together, it is even more important now We should go back together..."

The half month between Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu can be said to be on the verge of death at any time. If one is not careful, they will be destroyed. Although Li Wenxuan speaks lightly, these golden soldiers are not stupid. After thinking about it, They also guessed how many thrilling things there were, but what they thought, compared to what Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu really experienced, was still slightly insufficient. After all, some things were not experienced by themselves, and they could not be imagined based on guesswork. .

After Li Wenxuan finished speaking, a soldier asked tentatively: "The general said... we can still... return to Shangjing?"

Li Wenxuan pondered for a while, and said: "I can't lie to you, the current situation in the Kret Department is a bit complicated, and I'm not sure whether the matter will succeed or fail, but I can assure everyone that I, Li Wenxuan, will do my best. Don’t let everyone be treated as... as slaves by these people from the Kelei Department, and suffer such torture all day long!"

"General..." These golden soldiers were really moved. If Li Wenxuan was said to be good at hunting before, and he was able to win the first prize in the Akita siege, it was the strength of one person who convinced him, but now, it is the hearts of the people.In the eyes of these soldiers, if a defeated soldier is not dead, he will have no face. There are some human feelings in it, and for a while these golden soldiers didn't know what to do. To say thank you, or to say that I was willing to do my best for these generals, seemed a little superfluous and a little pale.

Because Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu sneaked in here, they didn't dare to stay for a long time, so as not to cause side effects, and then asked these Jin soldiers about the situation after breaking out of the encirclement that day.

It turned out that Li Wenxuan's plan to divide the troops in the face of the encirclement of the Xixia army was actually successful. After Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu's team attracted the main force of the Xixia army, the pressure that Wugu and Princess Yilan faced suddenly With the addition of the many fresh troops that Li Wenxuan brought to them later, in the face of desperation, everyone put forth a bit of blood and tore open a gap in the encirclement like an iron barrel. Hundreds of people died break out.

After breaking through the siege, everyone retreated to the east non-stop. Along the way, Xixia soldiers continued to pursue them. , or died in battle. In the end, there were only about two hundred people left who retreated with Princess Yilan, and even Wugu was slightly injured.

At first, everyone thought they were out of danger, but after running for several miles, they encountered another cavalryman with more than a thousand men. Everyone wanted to fight again. It was not easy to swallow the 200 people who were desperately trying their best.

But just when everyone was about to confront each other, someone among the soldiers and horses on the opposite side stepped forward to negotiate, explaining that they were the cavalry of the Kelei tribe, and there was no malice. Doubtful, but confirmed with the person who came, there is indeed no mistake. As for why they appeared here, the person who came said that there was a riot in a small tribe under the jurisdiction of the Kret, and this thousand soldiers were to quell the chaos Yes, this kind of thing is not uncommon on the grassland, so Wugu also believed them.And he told the people of Kret about the situation of his sending off team.

The people of Kelei's department also expressed shock at the sudden appearance of the Xixia army on the grassland and robbed and killed the Jin army. after the break.

The members of the Kelei Department were willing to sacrifice their lives for their heirs. Such an act of righteousness allowed Wugu to dispel his last worries, but Wugu did not agree to ask them to do so. After all, the 1000 people who stayed were just wasting their lives in vain.

Now that the road to the west has been blocked by the Xixia army, no one can go to the Kelei tribe at this time, so Wugu persuaded the soldiers and horses of the Kelei tribe to go east with them for the time being, to avoid The military disaster, and moreover, it can also protect the princess. There are only two hundred soldiers and horses, which are really insignificant on the grassland. A horse thief with a little climate can pose a threat to these 200 people with just a surprise attack, so Wugu proposed This requirement, and since Princess Yilan was going to marry into the Kret tribe, it was not too much to ask their soldiers and horses to guard her.

The generals of Kelei's department agreed with Wugu's suggestion, and Princess Yilan also nodded in person, but when the two sides camped that night, the troops of Kelei's department suddenly launched an attack, and sent troops from the Kingdom of Jin together with Wugu and Yilan. Princess Lan was captured alive.

At this time, although Jin Bing didn't know that there had already been a father-son-brother struggle within the Kret tribe, but seeing the situation in front of him, he also knew that the Kret tribe and Xixia were in the same camp, and he was placed by them during the day Together, it was ridiculous that he was eager to send the princess to marry far away. Jin Bing was all very angry, but he was caught, and he was powerless to resist except for cursing.

Hearing this, Li Wenxuan couldn't help asking about the whereabouts of Princess Yilan and Wugu, but the captured golden soldiers looked at each other with wide eyes and shook their heads.It turned out that after everyone was captured alive that day, none of these soldiers saw Ugu and Princess Yilan again.In fact, at the beginning they only knew that the general in their team was Wugu. As for Princess Yilan was also in their team, they only found out after breaking through the encirclement.Li Wenxuan also hid Princess Yilan deeply in the army out of safety considerations, and only a few core people and Wugu's personal soldiers knew about it.

However, as these Jin soldiers were escorted to the Kelei Department, people kept asking about the whereabouts of Princess Yilan and the general Wugu on the way. Jinbing was confused at that time. Some people saw that Wugu was tied up, but now some people from the Kelei Ministry turned to ask the whereabouts of these two people.Everyone didn't understand what was going on at all, so they couldn't answer why.

The interrogators saw that they couldn't figure out anything, so these golden soldiers were sent to Kelei's department. After waiting for a few days, there was still no whereabouts of Princess Yilan and Wugu. These captured golden soldiers were worthless, so they began to send They were sold out as slaves, which is what Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu saw during the day.

(End of this chapter)