Empress Chu

Liang Qiang hadn't knelt down on one knee, so she could only stand up slowly.

"Lieutenant Liang." The guard outside the door persuaded, "You go back, the general will not agree, and the reinforcements have already arrived at the empress."

Liang Qiang came to see Zhong Changrong every day, almost everyone knew that he was begging to kill Deng Yi.

Liang Qiang glanced at the guards, thanked them politely, but shook her head: "I won't give up."

After finishing speaking, he turned and walked away, mounted his horse and chased in the direction Zhong Changrong left.

Behind him, soldiers gradually followed.

Chapter 62 The Wind Rises

In Xiliang in October, the gust of wind has begun to howl, rolling dust and sand on the withered grass, making the speed of people and horses slower.

There are dozens of people in this team, including old and young, women and children. They are driving a carriage with tall items, tents and other household items. The old people and women sit and shake their children in their arms. wobbly.

The children did not play as they used to, and the old people looked very sad.

"The wind is too strong, let's find a place to stay here." Someone in the team shouted.

Accompanied by this sentence, many people cheered, but some people questioned it.

"Let's go ahead."

"It's still not safe here."

Those who questioned were immediately surrounded by others, "It's safe enough to go this far." "There will be no pasture if you go any further." "Do you want to go deep into the desert?"

The marching team had a dispute, but the next moment the wind was howling, and the dust and sand were mixed with the sound of horseshoes, and those shouts were in a different tone from theirs——

"Big Xia's thief!"

"They're here again!"

"They're here!"

The team that was still arguing suddenly became frightened, both people and horses quickened their pace, not daring to stop.

The old people hugged the children tightly, sat on the swaying carriage, looked at the smoke and dust rising behind them, and the grassland that was getting farther and farther away, and shed tears.

"The king is defeated, the thieves of Great Xia are hovering on the grassland, we are homeless, we are homeless." They chanted softly, ran out of the grassland, and rushed into the desert——

The billowing dust and smoke did not chase into the desert, but stopped at the edge of the desert. The dust dispersed, showing the figures of dozens of people. They were wrapped in scarves, and looked at the group of people running in the desert with some regret.

"This tribe has a lot of people and looks rich."

"Letting them go is against the beliefs of our bandits."

"Ah? What beliefs do we bandits have?"

"Thieves don't leave empty space."

Listening to everyone's discussion, Mu Mianhong didn't stop, but said: "The bandit still has a belief."

Everyone look over here.

Kapok Hong, who was wrapped in a scarf and showed only a pair of eyes, smiled slightly: "You can't kill all the fat sheep."

Everyone laughed, "Boss is right." "Raise the Xiliang sheep to make them fatter." "Cut one crop after another like this." Accompanied by shouts and a wave of Mu Mianhong, they scattered and patrolled the wilderness.

The smile in Kapok's red eyes also disappeared, replaced by sadness.

"Is there something wrong?" The man next to him noticed it, asked cautiously, and then looked around. After all, this is in the territory of Xiliang. Although the king of Xiliang was defeated, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse——

Mu Mianhong shook her head, looked around, with a smile in her eyes again: "General Chu has one wish, which is to travel recklessly in Xiliang."

Unexpectedly, she fulfilled his wish today.

The next moment, Mu Mianhong thought of something, and his eyes lit up.

"I should dig out General Chu's ashes and bring him here."

The men who were a little surprised by Mu Mianhong's words were startled: "Boss, then Zhong Changrong will fight us to the death."

Mu Mianhong smiled: "I'm afraid of him?"

Indeed, the boss is not afraid of Zhong Changrong, and the boss really dared to do crazy things for Chu Yu, the men's minds turned quickly to dispel the idea of ​​Kapok Hong.

"That will make Miss Ah Zhao unhappy." "General Chu has become a heroic spirit, he may have been wandering in Xiliang territory long ago, no, inspect." "Yes, boss, you raided the Xiliang royal court earlier , This is what General Chu has always wanted to do, maybe he will be with you at that time."

The smile in Mu Mianhong's eyes was like water, she nodded: "You are right."

She looked around again, her eyes still sad, but she didn't say anything about digging graves. The men breathed a sigh of relief and were about to say something to change the subject when someone galloped from behind.

"Boss." They shouted, "A letter from Shuai Zhong."

Mu Mianhong took the letter and opened it, the smile in her eyes grew stronger, and she sighed softly: "Azhao has worked too hard."

"Let's also divide up our troops to help Miss Azhao." The men around asked.

Mu Mianhong glanced at the letter and shook her head: "Not for the time being, we are still in Xiliang territory, we want Xiliang people to migrate farther, so they don't dare to approach here again."

The men answered yes.

"Also." The visitor said again, "When we were wandering just now, we caught a merchant, a merchant from Daxia."

Mu Mianhong looked over and asked, "Why did the merchants from Daxia appear in Xiliang?"

"He said he was plundered to Xiliang, and now that Xiliang was defeated, he took the opportunity to escape." The visitor said, "But we saw that his behavior was very suspicious, so we planned to tie him up—"

They are bandits, not Daxia soldiers who protect the country and the people. If Xiliang merchants want to rob them, Daxia merchants can also rob them. This is the right status——

"But I didn't expect him to commit suicide suddenly." The visitor said.

As he spoke, a horse came over with a corpse on its back. It was a chubby man dressed as a businessman.

Instead of running away, begging, but committing suicide?Mu Mianhong's eyes are sharp, and she uses death to cover up her secrets.

"Send it to Zhong Changrong." She said, "Let him check the businessman's background."

Seeing the bandits in charge of delivering the letter gallop away with the corpse, Mu Mianhong's brows did not stretch, but became more dignified, looking backward.

The peace negotiation is over, the king of Xiliang led his troops to leave, and all the tribes in Xiliang are also moving, so nothing will happen again, right?

……

……

The grassland near the border is also billowing with dust and smoke, filled with the sound of fighting.

Standing at the foot of a hillside, Zhong Changrong seemed to have returned to the time when Xiliang was fighting.

But now the war is obviously over.

"General, there are more soldiers and horses than expected." The soldiers hurried over and whispered, "It is definitely the royal troops."

"General, the king of Xiliang has turned back on what he said!" Another soldier said angrily.

"He didn't just attack." A soldier looked calm, "They also planted eyeliner here."

So Zhong Changrong came across an ambush when he patrolled the new border on a whim.

Zhong Changrong didn't know he would be here before he left for this location.

This ambush was steady and accurate, like placing an eye behind them.

A soldier couldn't hold back his anger any longer: "Do the Xiliang thieves think they can enter the Great Xia?" He raised his long knife with his uninjured hand, "They are really dreaming!"

The surrounding soldiers also laughed.

Zhong Changrong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly smiled when he heard this.

"Maybe they didn't want to step into Daxia." He said, his eyes were darker than the night, "They just wanted to, kill me."

……

……

The man was lying on the horse's back, almost integrated with the horse. Because of the arrow behind him, the scout's consciousness was a little blurred, and he could no longer control the horse to guide the way.

But this is not a problem, if you break out of the siege, the old horse knows the way, and you can take him to the nearest garrison.

The soldiers and horses of Daxia in the newly recovered territory have been stationed, and the guards are tightly guarded.

Just one more hill to climb—

But when he turned over the hillside, he was greeted with rain of arrows. The horse neighed and fell to the ground. A dozen soldiers stood side by side.

Great Xia soldiers.

……

……

Liang Qiang closed her eyes.

"This time, do you want me to let the wolf into the house again?" He asked hoarsely, "I really don't know now, is the person behind you really a Daxia person?"

Hurting Daxia again and again.

However, it's not like Xiliang people, because Xiliang people didn't get any benefits either.

Perhaps it should be said, is the person behind it a human being?

He seemed to pluck the strings casually, not caring how many people would be killed or injured every time the piano sounded.

The soldier smiled: "Lieutenant Liang, this time is for you, so that you can turn the tide and return to glory."

Liang Qiang looked at him dumbly: "Then when will I turn the tide?"

The soldier said: "Wait until Zhong Changrong dies."

Chapter 63 Onwards

Liang Qiang looked at the wilderness.

In late autumn, the grassland is a piece of withered yellow, not a flat river, with ups and downs.

The sunset casts a layer of radiance on the horizon.

Needless to say, the soldier knew how to turn the tide and restore glory, and even seemed to be able to see it.

In the radiance of the sky, there are Xiliang soldiers who are desperately biting. There are only a few dozen Daxia soldiers who are fearless and fearless. One soldier after another fell, until the last general.

Zhong Changrong was stabbed by countless knives and guns, and he still killed several people before stopping.

He held the knife and opened his eyes, his body was full of long knives and spears, he stood firmly, and died.

Liang Qiang wanted to close his eyes, but closing his eyes couldn't stop the scene. He saw the Xiliang soldiers who were shouting and cheering, he saw himself rushing in the dust and smoke, and he saw himself leading the troops to kill these hyena-like soldiers. Xiliang soldiers beat and annihilated, and saw the soldiers galloping after him, chasing Xiliang and fighting across the desert——

Then return in all glory.

The voice of a soldier continued to come from the ear, suddenly far away and now near: "This time, Daxia does not need to pay the price, the city will not be lost, and the people will not be harmed."

"Zhong Changrong has already become wary of you. With him around, not only will you not be able to lead the army, but you will also be questioned and return to the labor force."

"Could it be that Mr. Liang is willing to fall short in the past two years? Everything has come to naught?"

"And Mr. Liang, you are a brave man."

Hearing these words, Liang Qiang's vision dissipated, and she turned to look at the soldier: "Brave?"

He laughed at himself.

"How can I, who was sheltered by you on the battlefield, be brave?"

The soldier clenched his hands into fists and patted his heart: "Young Master Liang, don't be humble. It's because you've been on the battlefield for so long, and even though you've been protected by us, we can see that Young Master Liang has a brave heart."

With a brave heart, Liang Qiang reached out and pressed her heart. It turned out that they also thought they had a brave heart, just like Miss Chu.

Yes, no matter when he was a rich man or when he was reduced to labor, his heart never gave up his bravery.

"I have a brave heart," he murmured.

The soldier looked sincere: "So Mr. Liang will not be inferior to Zhong Changrong when he takes over the important task of the frontier army, and he can even do better. You will become the glory of the Great Xia and the blessing of the people. You will definitely be able to record your reputation in the annals of history."

Liang Qiang pressed her heart, her eyes became firm: "Yes, I will definitely do it."

The soldier smiled: "So—"

"So what should I do?" Liang Qiang took the words and asked, looking at the soldiers beside him, "I know the reason you have been asking me to beg Zhong Changrong is to let me follow him all the time so that I can find him in an ambush in time, but I want How to deal with this crisis? To bravely and tragically defeat the Xiliang ambush without saving Zhong Changrong?"

There were only a dozen soldiers around him.