Tang Ge

Chapter 109 Iron Horse Voiceless
"Have I ever dragged you down?" Xiaohe asked suddenly.

"No, you have saved me many times."

"That's good." Xiaohe stuck the dagger into his waist, "We have lived and died together for so many days, and you never let me go."

Xiaohe's expression was firm and his eyes were bright. Li Shimin was stunned for a moment. After a while, he slowly raised the corners of his mouth and said with a light smile, "Let's go back to Baibi Camp."

Just when the two were about to leave, they suddenly heard countless voices yelling: "His Royal Highness King Qin..." One of the voices was the loudest, Xiao He and Li Shimin were stunned at the same footsteps, and a look of joy flashed in their eyes.

Li Shimin said softly: "Fang Xuanling?"

Countless torches were ignited in the forest of Quemogu Valley, half of the sky reflected was blood red.The emerging Great Tang Empire invested nearly [-] troops in this attack on Hedong, but at this time, nearly half of the troops were assembled in this small Queshu Valley.

However, what no one knew was that at the same moment, in the depths of the dense forest less than a hundred miles ahead, elite soldiers from the three sides were slowly and carefully withdrawing, guarding each other, but they had an unusual understanding.

The Valley of the Rats, which has been in a bloodbath for many days, finally had a moment of peace.However, hidden under this unusual tranquility, there is another even more terrifying murderous intent.

This murderous intent was surging secretly, but it was forcibly suppressed by the arrival of a person. In the face of foreign aggression, internal worries were temporarily put on the stage.Everything seems to have calmed down, the ruler of the Great Tang Empire smiled in an unknown way, feeling grateful for his success in quelling the bloody civil strife once again.

However, among the countless wise men, only Xiaohe, who is covered in pain, knows that the hidden pain will not disappear, it will only grow slowly in the hearts of people who have never seen the light of day, and eventually form an irreversible cancer , When the time is right, it suddenly explodes, and the poison spreads all over the world to cover this flashy Tang dynasty.

Datang has decided its future destiny just today, no matter what direction it takes, it will lead to the same ending.

In the turbid air, Xiaohe seemed to smell the breath of death.

"Father."

Li Shimin, covered in blood, knelt down in front of Li Yuan with Xiaohe's support, his face was tired, his expression was sluggish, his body was trembling slightly, but his eyes were still radiant and piercing.As soon as he knelt down, more and more blood flowed from his legs and body. Fang Xuanling next to him was in a hurry, and before Li Yuan's instructions, he rushed forward and said in a trembling voice: " His Royal Highness King Qin..."

Li Yuan frowned, bent down quickly, helped Li Shimin up from the ground, and said in a deep voice, "My son doesn't need to be polite, he has suffered such a serious injury, let's go back to the camp for treatment."

With the support of Xiaohe and Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin got up slowly, and said in a concentrated voice: "My son has rashly advanced and delayed the opportunity of the battle. I also ask my father to punish me."

Li Yuanci said: "This time it's the enemy's cunning, it's not your fault, you shouldn't be blamed."

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "If I hadn't underestimated the enemy and was careless, I wouldn't have fallen into an ambush by the enemy. My son and minister are unforgivable. If my father forgives my son and minister, how can I lead my Tang soldiers in the future, and how can I conquer the world? Marching orders? My son can't break the military regulations and ruin my future foundation of the Tang Dynasty just because I am the prince of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Yuan's expression changed, and he silently listened to Li Shimin's generous speech. After a while, he suddenly smiled softly and said, "Then how does the emperor want me to punish you?"

"My son asked my father to report to the world, to show my son the crime of delaying the war opportunity, and to take back my son's military power, to investigate the cause of this failure in detail, to find out where the enemy came from, to find out where my son was wrong, and then to target the wrong place, cut down If the son's salary, title, if the crime is serious, even this head, the son will never take pity on it."

The corner of Li Yuan's mouth twitched, he twisted his beard with his left hand and said, "You are really cruel to yourself."

What he said was neither serious nor serious, and the people who said it couldn't help but tremble in their hearts. Li Shimin raised his head to look at Li Yuan, and couldn't help but feel a bit chilly in his heart. Shen Jing said: "My son is only for the sake of my future foundation in the Tang Dynasty, and I also ask my father to complete it."

"Heh..." Li Yuan chuckled lightly and called out, "Yun'er..."

Li Zhiyun stood behind the people all the time, the torches all over the sky flickered on his face, casting dark red mottles.He was wearing a heavy iron armor and a black iron helmet on his head. These metal armors that had followed him for many years were so heavy that he could hardly breathe.

From the moment he saw Xiaohe just now, he already understood that something seemed to burst in his heart.He had thought about it before, when they met again, Xiaohe at that time might be frightened, might be afraid, might throw himself into his arms like a bird throwing a nest and cry loudly.And he will comfort her, wipe tears for her, no matter who is around or how many people are watching, he will avenge her and kill all the men who bullied her.

But just now, he finally saw the person he had been thinking about day and night, but he saw the blood all over her body, the wounds all over her body, the exhaustion on her face, and the indifference in her eyes that could not be concealed.He suddenly understood, he understood what kind of situation he had pushed her into for his own strategy and interests, even, he had pushed her far away from himself and pushed her to someone else's side.Something has been between them, something has changed.

Never for a moment, he hated himself so much and regretted the decisions he had made.

"Yun'er." Li Yuan's voice sounded gracefully in the forest, Li Zhiyun was taken aback for a moment, quickly put those worries behind, pulled himself together, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "My son is here."

"What do you think of your brother's words?"

Li Zhiyun was stunned for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth were slightly raised unnoticed. He gave a salute, and then slowly raised his head. In the darkness, Li Shimin was covered in blood and scars, but his face had the reckless dullness of a brave man. and stubborn.Li Zhiyun secretly smiled, want to investigate thoroughly?Exactly what I want.

Facing Li Yuan, he said loudly: "Report to Father. In this defeat, our Tang Dynasty lost [-] elite cavalry, and lost the golden opportunity to kill Song Jingang. It gave Liu Wuzhou the power to breathe, and delayed the establishment of the overall situation in Hedong. Losing the initiative on the battlefield is really a heavy loss. But this is not only the fault of the second brother alone. First of all, the boy is in the fortress of Haozhou, which is very close to the Queshu Valley. The army is in ambush. This is the crime of being unfaithful to the enemy. Secondly, the child is reckless and eager to save his brother. He actually put aside the war in Jiexiu and led the troops to Queshu Valley to give Song Jingang a chance to escape. This is disregarding the overall situation and the injustice of the army. In addition, the boy failed to search, and after many days of searching failed, he actually put his elder brother in danger and was plotted against by a villain. Sending troops to the east of the river to share the worries of the father and the emperor, but working thousands of miles to rescue the father at a critical moment, this is a crime of unfilial piety. The child committed such a crime of disloyalty, disrespect and filial piety. If you don’t complain, please ask my father to punish me and my second brother together.”

(End of this chapter)