Chapter 184 Silent Oath

Seeing such a large army, Shen Yuexi's first thought was that Xiao Zhuo's dream was going to be shattered.

According to Xiao Zhuo's plan, she wanted to take Xiliang as her foundation. Unexpectedly, she had just arrived with her husband in Xiliang and had not done anything yet. Jingzhou had already sent troops to attack.

At the moment, Xiao Zhuo didn't even have a single soldier in his hand. Meanwhile, Meicheng, the Xiliang king in Yongwei, asked his son to send troops to attack the city in the north that was occupied by the Xirong people. He had no idea that there was a fire behind him.

"Master, this army deliberately avoided the main road and chose to take this desolate and uninhabited mountain road." Qiang Lin, as a soldier from Xirong, immediately saw the problem. "Such a secretive march consumes money, food and time. It cannot be small." The only reason to make a small fuss is to sneak attack Yongwei."

"Then what are we going to do?" Shen Yuexi looked nervously at the army at the foot of the mountain.

She couldn't make up her mind at the moment, so she simply asked Qiang Lin.

If you go to notify the Xiliang garrison and let Xiliang take precautions in advance, you will be helping Mei Cheng and his son.

Xiao Zhuo said that the culprit who framed him may be the virtuous concubine Mei Dai. Although it is still uncertain, as Xiao Zhuo's wife, how could she help frame her husband and kill the Mei family of his mother and queen.

If Mei Dai was really the one who framed Xiao Zhuo, it would not be an exaggeration to call her a man of great hatred.

However, without notifying the Xiliang defenders, how could Xiliang's current defeated army withstand the attack of Jingzhou's army? The Xiliang army was defeated, and Xiao Zhuo himself had no chance of making a comeback.

She had seen Xirong's 10,000-strong army, and had also seen an army of 20,000. She had also followed Xiao Zhuo to attend Xiao Beiheng's banquet, and had seen the camp of 50,000 Dingbei troops. No matter which army, it could not compete with the army in front of her. compared to.

An army of this size was far beyond any army she had ever seen before. It was probably no less than a hundred thousand, and that did not include those who had not appeared at the end of the horizon.

Qiang Lin thought for a moment, looked at her and asked solemnly: "What is the prince's attitude towards Xiliang?"

Before Shen Yuexi could answer, Li Wan grabbed her hand and said fearfully: "Mrs. Shen, let's leave quickly. With so many troops coming, they will take us away."

Hearing what Li Wan said, Shen Yuexi followed her wishes and sent secret guards to escort her down the mountain, leaving only her and Qiang Lin at the top of the mountain.

What follows is important.

Xiao Zhuo had only told her her true thoughts about Xiliang, and she knew very well that this was no child's play. Now that Qiang Lin asked, she considered whether to tell Qiang Lin the truth.

If you choose not to tell, Qiang Lin will be an outsider and just a follower. If you choose to tell, Qiang Lin will be a confidant who can know the real secret.

Thinking of how Qiang Lin would rather die than attack the city in front of the battle, swore allegiance to her to the God of Heaven, blocked Xiumuye's hidden arrows for her from behind, and single-handedly stopped her pursuers, she thought that these were enough to prove Qiang Lin's loyalty. Already.

Such a loyal subordinate will definitely not betray her and will become Xiao Zhuo's help in the future.

"My husband's goal is to capture Xiliang."

Now that she had thought it through, she no longer hesitated.

Xiao Zhuo is now in Yongwei. Her words tell Qiang Lin that she has regarded him as a confidant.

Qiang Lin's eyes flashed with emotion, and he knelt down on one knee and gave a deep salute. This was a response to Shen Yuexi. It was also a silent oath.

"The master asked his subordinates for their opinions. My subordinates suggested informing the Xiliang garrison."

"Can you explain it?" Shen Yuexi asked.

If she informs the Xiliang defenders, it is equivalent to helping Xiliang. It would be bad if Xiao Zhuo finds out that she is helping Xiliang and misunderstandings arise. Her elbows cannot be turned outward. Her original intention is to help Xiao Zhuo and not hinder him. .

You have to figure it out before you can draw a conclusion.

Qiang Lin stood up, held the handle of the knife, looked down the mountain, and said:

"The Jingzhou Army currently looks like it has no less than one hundred thousand troops, and it is bound to win. However, Emperor Yongde's army and King Qi's army are both parked in Xiaogang Village, with no intention of advancing westward. Xiliang has no support, so they can only face it alone. If the Jingzhou Army is defeated, His Highness the Prince will have no soldiers and will have no choice but to send someone else to help him again. But His Highness the Prince is now in Yongwei, receiving rewards from the King of Xiliang, and has the opportunity to marry. It is tantamount to announcing that he and Xiliang Prince Liang stands together, and Prince Jing will not tolerate him in order to avoid harm."

"I understand," Shen Yuexi walked down the mountain, "I just don't know where the Xiliang defenders are."

Both she and Qiang Lin were visiting this place for the first time. They were unfamiliar with the place and had no idea of ​​the nearby geography.

Qiang Lin followed her and said: "Master, although I have temporarily stopped the Jingzhou Army in the village, they will not give in and will search everywhere. We should stay away from here now and find a village to stay. I will report the news. You can send a capable sergeant there."

The two were discussing when a burst of crying came from down the mountain.

It's Li Wan.

Shen Yuexi thought she couldn't stand the cold in the wild and lost her temper. She was about to ask. A secret guard hurried up the mountain and said to her:

"Master, Mrs. Li and the others were captured by the Jingzhou Army."

Shen Yuexi and Qiang Lin were both surprised. Qiang Lin asked, "Who brought the news?"

Everyone hurried down the mountain and came to a sheltered place.

There was a secret guard lying on his side on the ground, half of his body was stained red with blood, and several people gathered around him. Seeing Shen Yuexi and Qiang Lin coming, one of them stood up and said, "Three arrows hit his back. It’s not vital, but blood…”

Qiang Lin waved his hand to stop him from continuing. He knelt on one knee beside the injured guard, held his hand and said, "What happened? Aren't you guarding the carriage?"

The injured secret guard said in a dying voice: "Chief, we are incompetent and failed to protect Doctor Hua and Mrs. Li..."

After Shen Yuexi and Li Wan left, Mrs. Li slept in the car and suddenly became worried about her daughter's safety. She insisted on going to the village to find Li Wan. The guards did not dare to disobey and had to drive a carriage to the village. Look for.

As luck would have it, as soon as he entered the village, he happened to meet the Jingzhou cavalry who failed to pursue Shen Yuexi and returned to the village.

The secret guards were outnumbered, the carriage moved slowly and could not escape, so they were detained by the Jingzhou Army. Only this secret guard managed to escape and came here to ask for help.

Shen Yuexi said: "Let me treat him."

Qiang Lin shook his head and said: "Master, don't worry, he has already lost all his blood, he just relied on his will to get here."

After saying that, Qiang Lin put down the hand of the secret guard, closed the eyes of the corpse, stood up and said to the secret guard next to him: "Our brother went to see the god."

Everyone lowered their eyes and stood in silence, including Shen Yuexi.

Li Wan cried beside her for a long time. Seeing that everyone ignored her, she rushed over and grabbed Shen Yuexi's arm and said, "Why are you so stunned here? My mother was caught, why don't you go and save her!"

Qiang Lin glanced at Li Wan, then at Shen Yuexi, but said nothing.

Shen Yuexi walked out of the crowd, took Li Wan to a secluded place, and said to her: "Miss Li, that guard is dead. Everyone is mourning..."

"If you die, you will die. It's just a servant." Li Wan threw his hand away angrily, "Can a servant compare with my mother's life?"

Shen Yuexi shook her head and said: "Miss Li, we are all the same people as them now, and we are not any more noble than them."

Li Wan always forgets her own identity from time to time, and still thinks that she is the eldest lady of Pingyang Marquis Mansion.

Although Shen Yuexi's words were not a reprimand, they sounded just like reprimands to Li Wan. She opened her mouth and finally closed it again.

Walking back to the crowd, Shen Yuexi said to Qiang Lin: "Let's bury this warrior, and then go rescue Doctor Hua and Mrs. Li."

Doctor Hua had the grace to save Xiao Zhuo's life, and Mrs. Li was Xiao Zhuo's aunt, so she had to save him.

Qiang Lin said: "That matter... I sent someone to report it?"

"No, we are already short of manpower. We can't do without even one person." Shen Yuexi glanced at everyone, "Are you willing to go rescue people with me?"

Everyone saw that she did not treat the deceased as lightly as Li Wan, so they all looked at her differently.

In the past, everyone followed Shen Yuexi because of their oath, but now seeing her respect for the deceased, they felt more respect in their hearts. They all knelt down on one knee and lowered their heads to express their vow to follow her to the death.

Li Wan looked at Shen Yuexi who was being knelt down by all the guards in surprise, and couldn't understand the reason.

Shen Yuexi took the lead to collect stones, and everyone used stones to bury the body of the deceased.

After finishing everything, Shen Yuexi raised her eyes and looked into the distance.

There were hundreds of Jingzhou soldiers in that village, but she only had thirteen sergeants here.
Chapter completed!