This prince is going to heaven

Chapter 759 Bet
The border of Minchuan.

The area of ​​this place is nearly [-] li, and there are many mountains and rivers, ravines, and dozens of peaks pierce the sky like sharp swords.

And below the mountains and rivers, there are dense forests and swamps. From time to time, the sound of tigers roaring and wolves can be heard in the valley, and the woods are not quiet. The poisonous snake spit out its letter and entangled on the branch, and what's more, the black bear as strong as an iron tower bit its prey.

This is a paradise for wild beasts and poisonous things, how can ordinary people dare to take half a step so easily?

Even the woodcutters outside Zhuyang County only dared to explore a little at the edge, as for the depths of Minchuan?They didn't have the guts to go in either.

On this day, the weather was clear and cloudless, and under the sunlight, the fog in the mountains and forests was much thinner.

Not far away, a black bear was roaring, but then a rain of arrows shot through, and the black bear was stabbed like a hedgehog, but even so, it still did not fall down. Everything rushed over, but then the sound of piercing the air sounded, and an arrow immediately sank into its left eye.

The black bear let out a cry of grief and then fell to the ground. Mu Xiqiu put down the bow in his hand, and then waved his hand calmly. At that time, dozens of soldiers drew their weapons and rushed over. The black bear did not die, but was killed by those dozens of soldiers. After the soldier slashed several times in a row, he suddenly jumped up, and slapped the man on the left flying with his palm, and when he stood up, several more blades were inserted into its abdomen in an instant.

The black bear completely fell to the ground and did not move anymore.

Not far away, a general shouted: "Go save people first!"

Another soldier behind him ran towards the person who was shot flying, but then he heard them say: "General, there is no hope."

The general's face suddenly looked sad. In fact, he didn't report too much hope just now. After being slapped with all his strength by an adult giant bear, how could he still survive?

He turned his head and glanced at Mu Xiqiu, he hesitated to speak several times but finally he didn't say anything, he just sighed slightly.

Mu Xiqiu naturally saw his expression, and said, "Just say what you want."

The general casually clasped his fist and complained in a muffled voice without looking at Mu Xiqiu: "I dare not."

As soon as he said this, someone reprimanded him: "Lu Zhiyong, you have the guts to be so disrespectful to His Majesty, why don't you hurry up and admit your mistake to His Majesty?"

Lu Zhiyong was dissatisfied and looked at the general who scolded him, and saw that the general frowned and looked at him several times in succession, then Lu Zhiyong got off his horse and knelt down in front of Mu Xiqiu and said in a muffled voice: "Mr. guilty!"

Mu Xiqiu lightly smiled and said, "What's your crime?"

Lu Zhiyong looked up at him and said, "He said that I was disrespectful to His Majesty."

"He said?" Mu Xiqiu smiled again, and continued: "Then do you think you have been disrespectful to me?"

Lu Zhiyong originally wanted to say no, but he changed his words and said in a deep voice, "Yes!"

"Why?"

"I dare not say it."

"Say!" Mu Xiqiu snorted coldly, and continued: "Stand up and say, if what you say is right, I will avoid the guilt of your disrespect. If you can't say you are ugly, then don't be a general." Already, let me lead the horse for the rest of the journey!"

Lu Zhiyong stood up at that moment, the face of the general who scolded him just now changed slightly, and he wanted to speak, but Mu Xiqiu turned his head and stared at him, and said calmly, "Shut up!"

The general immediately bowed his head and fell silent.

Lu Zhiyong got up and looked at Mu Xiqiu and said, "Your Majesty, you asked the minister to say this, and the minister said it bluntly."

"Say!"

"Your Majesty, I don't understand why you came to Minchuan! Since entering this ghostly place, we have been attacked by beasts and poisons one after another, such as tigers, wolves, poisonous snakes, poisonous scorpions, apes, and today's black bear! This kind of place is not a place for strangers to come to. Six thousand soldiers, within three days after entering, [-] people died, and nearly [-] people were seriously injured and poisoned. Your Majesty, they are all carefully selected by me. The selected elite, even if such a soldier dies, he should die on the battlefield, instead of dying so aggrieved in the mouth of this beast's poison!"

"Is this why you are so disrespectful to me?"

"That's right." Lu Zhiyong's eyes were slightly red, and he continued: "These soldiers are all good men who have experienced many battles. They should have made great achievements on the battlefield. Now that they have lost their lives like this, I really feel aggrieved for them!"

"You want to ask me for an explanation?" At this point, Mu Xiqiu looked around, and then continued: "I'm afraid you all think the same way? You don't think I should come to this kind of place, right? ?”

The rest of the generals got off their horses and knelt down on the ground one after another, but they didn't speak.

Mu Xiqiu snorted softly, then looked at Lu Zhiyong and said directly: "Let me ask you, I have raised 40 troops this time, and now that the war has been fought, even with the addition of the general's, there are only a little over 30 of our troops left. Nearly 30 troops have been lost, how did the [-] troops be lost?"

Lu Zhiyong said in a muffled voice: "The battle at Pingyang Pass took nearly a month, and nearly 16 of our soldiers died there."

"What about the rest?"

"In the Battle of Bajiaopo, all of Qin Huan's [-] troops died, and in the Battle of Nanzhou, the [-] troops of Zhenbei General Xiao Hongfei's [-] troops were defeated and only [-] fled back."

"I'll ask you again, if the 12 army is still there, what will the battle situation be like now?"

Lu Zhiyong shook his head and said: "No, if the 12 troops are still there, it will be enough to push all the way to the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom!"

"So, who is the key figure in this battle?"

Lu Zhiyong took a deep breath, then lowered his head and said, "The King Jing of the Great Zhou is Wen Ruyan!"

Mu Xiqiu laughed suddenly: "Actually, how could I not know that it is the best choice to retreat and return to my Great Chu at this moment? With such rich results, I can still raise a large army in a short time after returning, and I can Start a war against Da Zhou again, but Wen Ruyan is not dead, so you are sure that there will be no more accidents in the next war?"

"But what does Wen Ruyan's death have to do with your bringing troops to Minchuan?" Lu Zhiyong said directly.

Mu Xiqiu said, "If I tell you that Wen Ruyan is following us right now, would you believe it?"

Everyone was shocked, but Lu Zhiyong shook his head and said, "I don't believe it."

Mu Xiqiu looked around and asked, "You don't believe me either?"

Neither of them spoke, Mu Xiqiu smiled immediately: "Then how about I make a bet with you?"

"What is your majesty betting on?"

"Within a day, the scouts at the rear will definitely find Wen Ruyan's trace. If Wen Ruyan comes, don't show such an unbearable appearance in front of me in the future. If he comes in the future, I will take you to detour How about withdrawing from Minchuan and withdrawing from my Dachu?"

(End of this chapter)