Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

331 Marriage
That night, there were all kinds of strange sounds inside and outside Yecheng—the sound of wheezing, beating of gongs, beating of drums, and the sound of chopping things.There were figures shaking outside the city wall, and many knights galloped back and forth holding torches and shouting, saying that the chariot army had returned to the division and would arrive at the capital tomorrow.

Although the Moshan army had a large number, they went deep alone. In addition, the army did not move, and the commander died first, which made them feel even more uneasy. They did not dare to go out of the city to pursue them, nor did they dare to drink the water in the city. poison.

In the early morning of the next day, Asai swung his army to storm Jiaohe. The rattan players braved the rain of arrows to pass through the moat, but they were blocked by a burning trench at the base of the city wall. The siege equipment prevented the first batch of siege soldiers who passed through the moat from retreating. They were either burned alive or shot to death by the chariot's feather arrows.

A Sai was furious, and wanted to wait for the trenches to run out of stone resin before attacking again, but he heard the shouts from the left and right wings, and the dust was blowing up. He thought that the reinforcements of the Che Division had already rushed back, and he was terrified, because he knew very well that the Che Division's national strength was far away. On Mount Mo, there are more troops than Mount Mo. This sneak attack was just to take advantage of the opportunity. He was worried that the retreat would be cut off and he would become a turtle in the urn, so he abandoned the attack and retreated.

After Xi Dun heard what happened, he punched the table and said angrily: "Master Che couldn't accomplish anything, but it was because of You Long that he did something bad! Asai has a pustule! Don't say that the so-called Che Master reinforcements were a trick to mistrust the soldiers, even if it was Really, he should also learn from Aowen's courage and courage and capture Jiaohe in one fell swoop. As long as he can capture King Libi, even if all the Che division's troops come to Jiaohe to rescue him, he can still escape unscathed. Pussy! It's useless. pustule!"

Xun Mu cautiously said: "Actually, you can't blame General Asai entirely. You Long is really famous and scheming. I heard that every time he climbs to the top of Jiaohe City, the cheers in the city are earth-shattering."

Xi Dun said: "Now Moshan's defeat has been decided, Che Shi's crisis has been resolved, we have rushed for thousands of miles, but this is the result. Hmph, there is only one way to restore the situation, to capture Aowen alive. Come, pass on the king's military order, Immediately prepare to attack Moshan Palace, and must capture Aowen alive."

Xu Sha said: "Father..."

Xi Dun said: "Xu Sha, you stay here, this king will personally lead the army. Black-armored warriors, call the leading generals to come in."

Suddenly Niba, the leader of the black-armored warriors, hurried in and said, "There is a Loulan messenger outside asking to see His Majesty the King."

Xi Dun sneered and said: "The boy sent by Aowen to deliver the letter just left yesterday, and a messenger from Loulan arrived in the early hours of this morning. It seems that Wentian has plans for Moshan. Well, let's see what he has to say." The messenger comes in.

The Loulan messenger was Loulan businessman Gan Qi, who bowed deeply to Xidun and said, "Your Majesty King Xidun." Xidun Daqi asked, "Ganqi, why is it you?"

Immediately, his face darkened, and he asked, "You are just a businessman, what are you doing here?"

Gan Qi said: "Gan Qi was ordered to persuade His Majesty to retreat."

Xi Dun said: "Who sent you here? Is it Queen Amanda?"

Gan Qi said, "No, it's Mrs. Sang Zi. Your Majesty, I have something confidential to report."

Xi Dun sneered and said: "Secret matters? Isn't it just that Sang Zi wants to use the old relationship to persuade the king to retreat? She is very wrong. Oh, I forgot, Aowen is her precious son, wait for the king If you capture Aowen, you will definitely cut off one of her beloved son's hands, and entrust you to hand it over to her. Someone, send an order, and immediately attack the palace."

Gan Qi said, "Wait a minute!"

Xi Dun was furious, and said, "When will it be your turn to give orders in front of this king? Someone, pull Gan Qi out, cut off his right hand, as a warning to others."

The black-armored warrior grabbed Gan Qi and dragged him outside the tent.Gan Qi knew that Aowen's life and death was at this moment, he struggled and shouted: "Your Majesty, you must listen to me, otherwise you will regret it too late."

Xi Dun thought for a while, waved and ordered people to bring Gan Qi back, and said word by word: "Okay, I will give you a chance. If you can't explain this matter that this king regrets, I will let you follow Ao." Wen died together, and the death was extremely miserable."

Gan Qi couldn't help shivering, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes. But this matter is of great importance, Gan Qi can only tell His Majesty."

Su Mu hurriedly said: "This Ganqi has a lot of tricks, maybe there is some conspiracy to harm His Majesty, Your Majesty, don't trust his words."

Gan Qi hurriedly said: "No, no, I have always been in awe of King Xidun, how dare I have the slightest malice? It is really because this matter is His Majesty's private matter, and I can only tell His Majesty." Xidun waved his hands and said: "You Everyone back down."

Others knew that the king was determined, and once the words were spoken, they were like flooded water, and it was impossible to take them back, so they had no choice but to back out even though they were reluctant.

There are stars outside the tent, and the night is as cool as water.Xu Sha took a deep breath, turned his head and asked: "Master Zuo, You Long... Is he really as brave as in the legend?"

Unexpectedly, the second prince would suddenly ask such a question, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he said after a long while, "Yes."

Xu Sha said: "I really want to meet him."

Suanmu said in a low voice: "Second prince, if this is the case, you must remember not to mention it in front of the king. You Long has repeatedly spoiled the king's affairs, and the king has long hated him to the bone. You must not disobey your father because of him."

Xu Sha sighed deeply, and said sadly: "I know."

Suddenly I heard Xi Dun shouting loudly in the tent: "Everyone come in."

Xu Sha couldn't help being taken aback, and thought to himself: "Then Ganqi is very mysterious, he said he has something confidential and important, why did he finish it so quickly?" Without thinking about it for a moment, he hurried into the tent.But Xi Dun sat on the head with a tiger's face, and Gan Qi stood aside with his head bowed, not daring to show his air.

Xi Dun said: "Send an order to suspend the attack on the palace. Dig another trench outside the palace, and Loulan will not be allowed to escape alone."

Prime Minister Zuo Mu, general Xing Ying and others were surprised and could not understand the meaning of this order - the palace is not a dangerous place with high walls and deep pools, and Loulan has insufficient troops to defend the whole line, and there is no arrow reserve and defense city Equipment, as long as you do your best and work hard, you can conquer the palace in an instant.Why not attack immediately, instead of wasting the energy of soldiers digging trenches?

But the king gave the order to go out like a mountain, and the eagle immediately bowed and said: "I accept the order." He rushed out and sent an order to remove the siege equipment.

Xi Dun said: "Gan Qi, this is Xu Sha, the second son of this prince, you can see clearly." Gan Qi said: "Yes." He responded, but he didn't dare to lift his head.Xu Sha was even more amazed, and thought: "What is Father asking me to do at this time?"

Xi Dun said: "Go back to Loulan now and tell your king Wentian, I can stop my troops and return to the country, or I can save Aowen from the people of Moshan, on the condition that Khotan and Loulan must marry and form an alliance. Marry his precious daughter, Princess Fuqu, to Xu Sha."

(End of this chapter)