Chapter 195 Bad Luck

After hearing Qiu Liming's report, Xiao Zhuo frowned and said, "What's the situation of the Xiliang army now?"

Qiu Liming said: "The Xirong army surrounded Meicheng and his son on the mountain. There were probably more than 7,000 people surrounded. The rest of the Xiliang army had no commander and had been dispersed. Many sergeants were retreating towards Zhangwu."

Shen Yuexi looked at Xiao Zhuo worriedly and asked, "Husband, will the Xirong army take the opportunity to attack Zhang Wu?"

Qiu Liming saw her worried look and said quickly: "Mistress, don't worry, the Xirong army is currently besieging the Xiliang Prince and his son. They can't spare any time to attack here."

Just as he was talking, Song Zhen also arrived and said to Xiao Zhuo: "My lord, now more than 20,000 soldiers have returned to Zhangwu City. We should close the city gates immediately and order the sergeants to go to the enemy towers for protection. The Xirong Army may follow. We will attack Zhangwu, we need to prepare early."

"What about the Xiliang Prince and his son?" Shen Yuexi asked, "Ignore them?"

Song Zhen shook his feather fan in embarrassment and said: "The Xirong army turned defeat into victory and is in full swing. I'm afraid there is nothing we can do. We can only give up on the Xiliang King and his son."

Qiu Liming also interjected: "My lord, the military advisor is right. The Xirong army has escaped from death, and now the Xiliang prince and his son are besieged. We don't have enough troops to fight, so we should focus on defense."

Shen Yuexi looked at Xiao Zhuo.

His generals all believed that defense should be the priority, which made sense. But in the end, it was Xiao Zhuo who made the decision.

"I'm going to save them." Xiao Zhuo did not adopt everyone's opinions, but made the opposite decision.

Song Zhen was shocked and turned pale. He fanned twice and said, "My lord, think carefully. We now only have 20,000 troops who have just been defeated and have no fighting spirit. The Xirong army opposite us is twice as big as ours."

Qiu Liming also stopped him and said: "My Lord, now Yongwei has been occupied by the Jingzhou Army, and we only have Zhangwu. If Zhangwu is lost again, we will have nowhere to go."

"I know everything," Xiao Zhuo said, "We live in Xiliang, but we watch the king and his son of Xiliang being besieged and sit back and do nothing. This is not what a gentleman does. General Qiu, prepare my armor and horses. You guys defend the city. , I will lead the army to rescue."

Song Zhen put aside his feather fan, stretched out his hands to stop Xiao Zhuo and said: "My lord, don't forget the oath between you and King Doma."

"I have already broken my promise. It doesn't matter if I lose it again." Xiao Zhuo looked back at Shen Yuexi and said, "Yuexi, you stay in the city."

Shen Yuexi refused and said, "I want to go with you too."

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she regretted that she had spoken too quickly. She wanted to be with Xiao Zhuo all the time, so she subconsciously said to go along.

If she follows, it will do nothing but cause chaos.

Xiao Zhuo turned around and walked up to her, holding her cheeks with both hands: "We are going to fight in battle this time. If you follow my husband, I will have to take care of you and not concentrate on fighting the enemy."

Shen Yuexi also covered the back of Xiao Zhuo's hands with both hands and said, "Okay then, I'll wait here for you to come back."

Xiao Zhuo said nothing, lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead, turned around and left in a hurry with Qiu Liming and others.

Shen Yuexi returned to the room, sat at the table, and rested her chin with her hands in a daze.

Xiao Zhuo went to save Maipu. With his ability, he should be fine, right?

He was victorious in every battle and never failed. Why should he worry?

Maybe Song Zhen's words just now affected her. Now the momentum of the Xiliang Army and the Xirong Army happened to be reversed. Can Xiao Zhuo lead a group of defeated troops to win? If he loses, what will happen if the Xirong Army comes to attack Zhang Wu?

She wanted to get up and call Qiang Lin to go to the battlefield to see the situation, but hesitated for a moment and sat down again.

The Xiliang army is currently fighting with the Xirong army. Qiang Lin and a group of secret guards are Xirong people, so it is obviously inappropriate for him to participate.

After sitting for a while, she couldn't help it anymore. She stood up and shouted: "Qiang Lin, Qiang Lin."

She shouted very urgently, sounding a little panicked.

Qiang Lin's voice sounded outside the door: "Master, don't panic, my subordinates are always here. If anyone dares to hurt the master, they must step over my body."

Shen Yuexi opened the door, and Qiang Lin was standing at the door, holding the handle of the knife. He was guarding there like a loyal dog.

I don't know when it began to snow lightly in the sky, and a thin layer of fine snow fell on Qiang Lin's shoulders.

Shen Yuexi said: "I want to know about the battle ahead, so I will send a secret guard to investigate and report back to me. Also, you don't have to keep guard at the door, otherwise you will freeze."

Qiang Lin said: "Master, don't worry, my subordinates have sent secret guards to the Benniu River to investigate. Now there are no officials in the city to maintain order, and my subordinates have just driven away two groups of rebels."

Only then did Shen Yuexi understand why he had been guarding here. He was afraid that rebels would break in here.

Besides she and Xiao Zhuo, Mrs. Li, her daughter and Dr. Hua are all here, all protected by these secret guards.

She said: "My husband is at war with your tribe. I know you must be feeling unhappy, and I don't want to trouble you."

Qiang Lin smiled and shook his head and said: "This subordinate has sworn allegiance to the master to the gods, and this life belongs to the master. Even if my tribe wants to harm the master, I will kill him without fail."

While they were talking, a secret guard arrived. He saluted the two of them and said, "Master, leader. Good news, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has rescued the Prince of Xiliang and his son."

Shen Yuexi was overjoyed and asked hurriedly: "How was it saved? Is my husband injured? Tell me quickly."

The secret guard said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was unharmed. Seeing him coming, Xirong withdrew his troops directly. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not pursue him. He rescued the Xiliang Prince and his son, gathered up the scattered troops and returned. He must have almost entered the city at this moment. Already."

Shen Yuexi breathed a sigh of relief. She was really worried about when Xiao Zhuo had ever let her down.

Xiao Zhuo has never failed since he and Xiao Zhuo were together. Whether fighting alone or leading an army, Xiao Zhuo will be the final winner.

This is a man she doesn't have to worry about at all.

"I'm going to greet you husband!" Shen Yuexi turned around and took out two cotton cloaks from the house, tied one on herself and put the other one on her arms.

Qiang Lin was guarding her, and Shen Yuexi came to the city gate just in time to catch up with the Xiliang army entering the city.

The sergeants' faces were covered with dust and their armor was stained with snow. They were not dejected by defeat, but the troops were very quiet, and there seemed to be a heavy atmosphere hanging over Zhangwu City.

Shen Yuexi saw Qiu Liming in the team and shouted: "General Qiu, are the Xirong troops still there? Where is my husband, why can't he see others?"

When Qiu Liming saw her, he quickly rode out of the queue and came to her: "Mother, the Xirong army has retreated. The Lord is in the middle of the team, and the King of Xiliang is injured."

"What injuries were sustained?" Shen Yuexi asked with concern.

"Two arrows were shot in the chest and abdomen. The situation is not optimistic." Qiu Liming whispered, "The doctor said that he needs immediate treatment, otherwise he may not be able to survive."

Shen Yuexi ran to the middle of the team and saw two sergeants carrying a stretcher. Wang Meicheng of Xiliang was lying on the stretcher, his beard and hair dyed white by snowflakes. Xiao Zhuo and Mei Pu were following on both sides of the stretcher, and two others who looked like A doctor's man.

She came closer, handed the cloak to Xiao Zhuo, and said softly: "How is the situation?"

Xiao Zhuo shook his head gently, his face solemn.

As if he heard her words, Mei Cheng, who was on the stretcher, raised his head: "Haha... it was shot by a Xirong archer. I am covered in armor, and the shot hit the gap."

Seeing that he could still speak, Shen Yuexi shook Xiao Zhuo's hand, turned around and said, "My lord, you have been hit by an arrow, don't say anything."

Mei Cheng was hit by an arrow below the clavicle of his right chest and another arrow in his abdomen. His armor had been taken off, and the clothes where the arrows hit him were stained black and red with blood.

"I can't die. I have a lot of fat on my belly." Mei Cheng lay down again and said, "It's just that I suffered another defeat. Alas... I thought I could win. If it weren't for His Majesty the Crown Prince, I would have to go see my ancestors. Already."

As he spoke and panted, blood began to ooze out from the arrow wound. Two doctors quickly stepped forward to apply pressure to stop the bleeding.

Ma Pu held Mei Cheng's hand and said, "Father, listen to Mrs. Shen and stop talking."

Everyone came to the prefect's mansion and first placed Meicheng in a clean room. Mepu said to the two doctors, "Is there anything you can do?"

Both doctors shook their heads in embarrassment, and one of them said: "His Royal Highness, this is a specially made wolf-fang arrow, specially used by Xirong sharpshooters. If it is forced to be pulled out, I am afraid that the prince will not be able to hold it..."

"At the moment, we can only let the prince stop the pain first..."

"It's really useless, get out of here." Maple waved his hand impatiently and drove the two doctors away.

"Your Majesty, I have found a good doctor for you."

Hearing Shen Yuexi's voice, Maple turned around and saw Shen Yuexi panting and running towards him with an old man carrying a medicine box, with Xiao Zhuo following closely behind.

"Doctor Hua is the best at treating arrow wounds. With him here, the prince will definitely be fine, don't worry!"
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