Chang Anqing

chapter 112
When Li Shen climbed up the mountain with dozens of flying cavalry behind him, he felt that the biting night wind was even worse, almost like a knife that could cut people's skin. In order to cover the operation, Li Shen and the flying cavalry did not light the torches. And the steep canyon in front of them only allowed them to use their hands to endure the stinging pain of thorns to open a "road" of blood.

The heavy snow under the dark night has filled people's eyes, but it has not slowed down the movement of this group of people. I don't know how long it has passed. Li Shen, who has been around for a long time, has already felt a lot of blood on his hands and body. Mouth, the bloody smell gradually overflowed.

Finally, with the howl of wind and snow in his ears, Li Shen vaguely heard the thunderous shouts and the sound of swords and guns colliding with each other. Feng, groping for a new support point with his feet...

On this side, Guo Zhaofang, who had rushed into the canyon in a majestic manner to pursue the enemy, took an arrow and set up a bow and shot at Daroin, but unexpectedly Daroin was extremely cunning and dodged it. When catching up with him, he suddenly felt that the limelight was not right. Why did the Turkic soldier, who was running like a rat just now, turned his horse's head and rushed towards him viciously?

"Guo Gong, it seems to be a scam, should we retreat first?"

At this moment, Shi Liang gradually became afraid, and couldn't help but speak out from the side, but Guo Zhao's disapproving cold eyes only responded to him.

Guo Zhaozheng has lived for many years, and he has never seen such a thrilling scene. People say that the poor should not chase after him. The fear is just to push people into a hurry and give birth to a desperate heart, but he has never been afraid of these things.

Now that he has disagreed with Li Shen, who is also the manager, he has gone his own way. If he can't take his brother to smack Daroin's head today, he will retreat angrily. Those who go back and wait for him will be discredited, or even killed. A harsher punishment than last time.

So he can't lose, absolutely can't lose in front of that brat.

Regardless of whether this path is right or wrong tonight, he must go on and go on successfully!
Even if it means losing troops or generals, he will not hesitate to do so!

"It's just the end of the battle, what are you afraid of?"

After finishing speaking, Guo Zhao turned to look at the soldiers with high morale behind him, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, you and I were the victorious army who fought countless battles with Duke Hou in the past, but we were villains in the previous battle. Counting, beheading hundreds of brothers, being slandered by Xiaoxiao next to you as a bandit who robbed houses, are you willing? Today, it’s time for us to avenge our shame—”

While speaking, Guo Zhao drew his sword and said coldly in the direction of the enemy army: "Today, if Da Luo Yin is captured alive, I will personally report it to the emperor as a marquis, and the one who takes the head will be rewarded with a thousand taels!"

Hearing Guo Zhao's encouragement, the soldiers behind them were like fish being fed by fish, almost scrambling towards the opposite direction without any fear.

But when Guo Zhao's army met the Turkic soldiers, and the killing was in full swing, Guo Zhao's army gradually realized that the Turkic soldiers in front of them seemed to be incapable of killing them all. There were only a thousand remaining defeated soldiers, but they seemed to be killing more and more. more?

Is it a hallucination?
The next moment, when the sound of "Boom——" rolling boulders came, Guo Zhao turned pale almost immediately. At this moment, he looked to both sides of the canyon in shock, and found that countless boulders were heading towards them like stones sinking into the sea. The direction came with a bang.

"Retreat in an orderly manner!"

When Guo Zhao blurted out these four words at the top of his lungs, everyone was also terrified by the scene. Fenghou and gold were what they wanted, but if they died, what else could they get?
However, how could the Turkic people caught in the net let them escape, not to mention that the people under Guo Zhao's command can only hear the word retreat now, and his word orderly has disappeared without a trace like the wind in his ears.

But in an instant, it became a hell on earth, and the endless boulders collapsed, and people in front of them were like ants, smashed to pieces, blood splattered, and only meaningless howling and mourning could be heard. cry.

When Guo Zhao turned around and saw that the boulder had already blocked their way into the canyon, he understood that the Turkic people were clearly prepared for their surprise attack, so they pretended to be defeated and retreated here, and then led him in, so as to The boulder broke his morale.

Amidst the shouts of the Turkic people and the sound of iron hoofs, Guo Zhao had already seen the leading Turkic cavalry rushing bloodthirstyly toward them with their big knives in their arms. .

It seems that just now, Daroin used the defeat of the remnant soldiers as a bait to hold them back and deliberately let them kill them to the fullest, but now they are about to be surrounded by the Turkic people instead.

"Could it be that God is going to kill me—"

Just when Guo Zhao stood there in a daze and sighed for the first time, there was a swift and fierce killing sound from the gust of wind piercing through his ears, and then Guo Zhao saw that the Turkic soldiers in front of him were suddenly engulfed in a sea of ​​flames, and at the same time, The tragic sound accompanied by the sound of burning flesh filled the entire canyon.

Seeing that his Turkic warriors were all rolled off their horses by the sudden fire, curled up and rolling in pain, Daro knew that the situation had changed and he could no longer force him to stay, so he immediately cast cold eyes and shouted sharply: "Retreat!"

But the moment they turned the horse's head, their pupils shrank suddenly, almost as if seeing a ghost, their faces changed drastically, and they couldn't calm down for a long time.

They couldn't guess at all how another big Zhou cavalry stood behind them like a divine soldier, blocking the way they escaped.

Although it seems to be only a small team, Daroin's cold and aggressive aura from the group of flying cavalry, as well as the impatient snorting of the BMW under their crotch, and the clattering sound of horseshoes in this cold night Judging from the extremely deep and terrifying voice in the canyon.

They are his rivals tonight.

"kill--"

Sitting high on the horse, the condescending Li Shen was in front of the flying cavalry. At this moment, his expression was restrained and gentle, replaced by cold and ruthless killing. He immediately clenched his right hand, and the long spear slashed across a sonorous gun flower, leaning on the Behind him, the next moment he galloped away like lightning, and the dozens of cavalry behind him also rushed forward like a giant shark smelling blood.

……

It was night, and the front hall in Anxi Dufu Mansion fell into dead silence again. This scene was so familiar to before, and everyone in the hall was concentrating and holding their breath.

Zhao Yi was wearing cold silver armor tonight, looking at Guo Zhao who was kneeling on one knee from a high position, his eyes were as respectful as ever, but everyone could still see Zhao Yi's majesty as a commander that cannot be ignored.

"Mr. Guo still has something to say tonight."

Hearing Zhao Yi's calm words, as if asking and whispering to him, Guo Zhao, who was extremely embarrassed, suddenly felt his body tremble involuntarily. At this moment, he has already suffered a crushing defeat. Room to turn around.

Thinking of this, Guo Zhao's eyes froze, and he burst into tears and said, "This defeat is indeed a result of the general's eagerness for quick success and quick profit, and a mistake in judgment—"

Guo Zhao didn't continue when he said this, he just lowered his eyes and looked at Shi Liang beside him from the corner of his eyes. Shi Liang immediately understood, and quickly said the words he had prepared in advance.

"Your Majesty, at that time, the general was waiting for the plan, but the people under Mr. Li never went to the valley to help. If it weren't for this, Guo Gong's men might have lost a lot of people—"

Hearing these words, the generals who belonged to Guo Zhao in the tent couldn't help thinking about it. How come Guo Gong's men and horses were almost completely lost in this battle. Since the last two battles and this time, Guo Gong's men have no more capable soldiers. Greatly hurt.

However, Li Shen was able to return with his flying cavalry and elite soldiers unscathed, and even captured the Turkic general Daroin himself.

Is it—

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but look at Li Shen who didn't say a word.

It really is Li Shen who sees death and refuses to save him, and sits back and reaps the benefits of the fisherman.

Zhao Yi took everyone's expressions into his eyes, and looked at Guo Zhao in front of him, and felt even more smirk, but his expression remained expressionless, and he only turned to look at Li Shen and said, "Righteous Minister."

When Li Shen heard the words, he clasped his fists out, glanced at Guo Zhao at the side without hesitation, and then said in a clear and upright voice: "Returning to the king, before and after entering the valley, the general will not dare to act rashly because he senses something different inside. I attacked the Turks, but Guo Gong entered the valley first, so Yi Chen decided to take flying horses to climb across the canyon and take pictures. The people and horses were trapped in the canyon, and the elite soldiers from outside the valley went to rescue them, but the entrance of the valley was blocked by huge rocks, so they couldn't catch up in time, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Hearing Li Shen's sonorous and forceful answer, everyone gradually realized that every sentence was reasonable, and there was no personal affair to be explored.

Zhao Yi nodded when he heard the words, and saw that the stone beam below was already drooping, and had nothing to say, so he was not in a hurry to ask the crime, but turned to patrol the generals and said, "What do you think?"

Hearing Zhao Yi's question, the generals below pleaded for Li Shen without any doubts, and even said that Li Shen took every step of the way and planned well. Not only did his men and horses escape unscathed, but he even captured Darroin alive. What's more, everyone praised him Nodding, as if to ask for a reward for him.

At this moment, Zhao Yi didn't respond, but stared at Guo Zhao, who was no longer as majestic as before, and said slowly: "Mr. Guo, if you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded. If you have meritorious deeds, you will be punished. Even if it is you today, I have to do it for—"

"I dare not deny the crime of the last general, but please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Hearing Guo Zhao's loud pleading voice, Zhao Yi looked quite helpless, as if he couldn't bear it, but in the end he had no choice but to issue an order: "Guo Zhao, the marching chief of Zuoxiang Road, is not effective in commanding the army, so he will be resigned from his position as the marching chief. Return to Beijing and report to His Majesty for further processing."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yi's eyes turned to the trembling stone beam, and he was not so gentle.

"Shi Liang, wearing a body of crime and meritorious deeds, offending the superiors, using disrespectful words, bewitching the superiors, punishing the eighty with the staff, stripping the military status."

Hearing Shi Liang's hoarse begging for mercy beside his ear, Guo Zhao felt as if his back was on his back, and gradually broke out in a cold sweat. He knew that after tonight, he, Guo Zhao, would no longer have the slightest prestige in the army.

Seeing the generals going away, Zhao Yi walked sideways out of the desk, patted Li Shen on the shoulder, and said very seriously: "Good boy, you didn't let me down."

Li Shen smiled brightly when he heard the words, and didn't refuse, but turned to look at the soft curtain and said: "I never thought that Guo Zhao would really take risks, and he couldn't see the way forward—"

Zhao Yi smiled when he heard the words, but he didn't speak. It's not that Guo Zhao couldn't see clearly, but he was blinded by his desire to win.

"When you return to Beijing this time, you will stay here and take charge of military affairs on your behalf."

Hearing Zhao Yi's order, Li Shen immediately clasped his fists in response, and then said with a smile: "If you had been earlier, you might be able to catch up with the happy event in Chang'an."

"Oh?"

"The Duke of Chang'an in Taiwei's Mansion is about to marry Hongnong's cousin. Isn't the wedding of the eldest son of Taiwei's Mansion a grand ceremony?"

Zhao Yi's eyes moved slightly when he heard the words, and he became calm again in a flash.

Yang Yandu got married,

Then his fiancée who has been rumored for many years, Princess Yongning, considering her age, it's time to get engaged.

Until late at night, Jiaohe City was completely silent.

Amidst the heavy snowfall, a person gradually came to the ruined temple in the north of the deserted city. With the sound of shoes stepping on the thick snow, the person wearing a black cloak entered the temple.

"Mr. Guo—"

The figure waiting here cupped his hands respectfully and calmly and blurted out, Guo Zhao didn't answer in silence, just looked coldly at the person in front of him and said, "Well, what do you want?"

Hearing what Guo Zhao said straight to the point, this person was not surprised, just smiled, and then said coldly: "My lord is just like Guo Gong, and he just wants to join hands with you to pull that Zhao Yi off his horse, this Anxi Isn’t the Protectorate’s Mansion your world—”

"Oh?"

Guo Zhao laughed back when he heard the words, his eyes were dark and he said: "Your Patriarch is so kind?"

"Mr. Guo knows, but everyone gets what they need—"

(End of this chapter)