Chapter 357 No Confusion

Author: Bei Wei

The Xirong army once again repelled the enemy's attack, at the cost of hundreds of casualties.

With her sister Shen Lan commanding the army, Shen Yuexi didn't want to sit in a tent. She picked out ten strong and capable cavalrymen and asked them to inform Xiao Zhuo of what happened here. She went to the back of the camp to check on the injured.

The parrot Liuli's neck hair was all bald and she couldn't stand the cold, so she temporarily left it in the tent and tied it with a rope.

Late at night, Baixiu Mountain is much colder than on the plains. The wind is biting and the water on the ground is covered with a thin layer of ice. When you step on it, it makes a crisp cracking sound. Piles of bonfires are lit in the camp, and the soldiers carry their He spread his felt mat on the cold ground, sat in front of the campfire to keep warm, and thawed the hard-frozen dried meat and flatbread on the fire.

Shen Yuexi carefully walked through the path between the bonfires. The Xirong sergeants who recognized her stood up and nodded to her. A captain stood up with a concerned face, gestured with his hands and said a few words in Xirong to her, But she didn't understand. She smiled back, motioned for everyone to sit down and rest, and then walked forward.

Sergeant Xirong looked at her with respect, which made her feel at ease.

After experiencing several battles, she was able to read something in the soldiers' eyes. We were outnumbered and the enemy was large, but we had no fear. Their eyes were unwavering, as if they were guarding something extremely important. It's a pity. None of the Xirong soldiers she met on the road spoke Dayan language, and the sergeants following her were all Dayan people, so they couldn't translate for her.

Arriving in front of the tent where the injured were treated, painful groans and occasional screams replaced the crackling of the campfire, and the pervasive smell of blood replaced the aroma of barbecue.

Shen Yuexi came to one of the tents. Before she could reach out to touch the curtain, someone opened the curtain and rushed out. She was startled and quickly retreated while protecting her belly.

The person who rushed out was the doctor in charge of treating the wounded in the Xirong army. He was holding a curved dagger with wet hands. When he saw it was Shen Yuexi, the displeasure on his face suddenly turned to apology, and he threw the dagger in his hand. On the ground, he kept bowing and saluting, not knowing what he was saying.

Shen Yuexi could tell that he was apologizing. She wanted to tell the other person that she didn't care. Although the other person rushed suddenly, she hid faster, but she didn't speak Xirong.

The doctor was bowing and talking when another man's voice came from the tent, also speaking in Xirong. After listening to a few sentences said inside, the doctor turned around and replied with a phrase in confusion, and another sentence was said in the tent as if it was an explanation. The doctor then He turned around again to face Shen Yuexi, clasped his hands and saluted her, picked up the dagger and left in a hurry.

During the whole process, Shen Yuexi stood there like a wooden stake, and the only thing she did was to smile and nod frequently.

When she can't understand what others are saying, or she can understand but can't understand the specific meaning of the words, she thinks that smiling and nodding is absolutely right. Smiling is an expression of goodwill, and nodding is a sign of recognition of the other person's words, which is definitely useful.

"Princess An, please come into the tent." The person in the tent spoke again, using half-baked Dayan dialect.

Shen Yuexi finally found a Xirong man who could speak Dayan language. She signaled the sergeant following her to stop outside the tent, then opened the curtain and entered the tent.

There is a Xirong man sitting cross-legged in this tent. He looks like a captain in his armor. He has an arrow stuck in his left arm. Only the shaft of the arrow can be seen. Blood overflows from the wound. There is a basin of water in front of him, which has been dyed. Blood red.

When he saw Shen Yuexi entering the tent, he nodded and said, "Princess An, please forgive me for being injured and unable to salute."

Shen Yuexi said: "It's okay. What did you say to the doctor just now?"

The captain smiled and said: "His knife was blunt and he was in a hurry to go out... He said that fortunately he did not hurt the child in Princess An's belly, otherwise he would not be able to make amends even if he died to apologize."

Shen Yuexi clenched her fist to her mouth in embarrassment and coughed. This was the meaning of what her lover said. She was still smiling and nodding. Doesn't this mean she admitted that what the other party said was too right?

"I said to him, it's okay if you didn't hit her. Princess An won't blame you. He asked why Princess An kept nodding. I said that Princess An didn't understand the language of our Xirong people. This is how she behaves when she doesn't understand. of."

Only then did Shen Yuexi realize how funny she had nodded just now. In order to cover up her embarrassment, she sneered at the captain: "It seems you understand me quite well."

"Of course I understand," the captain smiled. "I used to be a secret guard to protect you."

Shen Yuexi was stunned: "You... you are a secret guard? Aren't you already..."

Back at Yongwei City, in order to protect her and Xiao Zhuo from escaping, Qiang Lin led the secret guards to intercept Xiao Beiheng's pursuers, but all of them should have died in the battle. Unexpectedly, there were still alive secret guards here.

The captain reminded: "Princess An, have you forgotten that in Longsheng Town, you and Concubine Xian were hiding behind the door, and I was the one who used my knife to pick off Concubine Xian's dagger."

After what the other party said, Shen Yuexi suddenly remembered and said: "I remember, you were escorting Sister Mei. What is your name?"

She usually deals with Qiang Lin, and the rest of the secret guards usually don't show up and protect her in secret, so they don't have many opportunities to get to know them.

"Bye Hugu."

Shen Yuexi secretly recited the name several times in her heart. These secret guards had protected her through life and death, and they were worth remembering. Later, Qiang Lin became the King of Xirong, and she cut off her hair and broke off her oath, but the secret guards once protected her. What she did, she won't forget.

"Hugubie, thank you for everything you have done for me." She bowed to Hugubie seriously.

Hugu said goodbye: "Princess An, there is no need to thank me. Whether it is King Qianglin or ordinary secret guards like us, we have sworn to protect you in front of the gods. We are voluntary and do not need your thanks, just like now Same."

"Like now?"

"Yes, just like now," Hugubie said with a smile, "when you appear in Baixiu Mountain, our battle will have another meaning."

Shen Yuexi heard this in confusion, and was about to smile and nod when she remembered that she had been stupid before, so she quickly stopped and said, "What do you mean?"

"We Xirong have been fighting against Dayan for many years. Our king is the least warlike among the kings, but he also tacitly agreed to King Doma's actions until he later found out what you had done. Hu Gubie picked up a piece of linen cloth and wiped the blood from his left arm, then looked at Shen Yuexi, "The reason why we fight for Dayan here in Baixiu Mountain is all because of you, Princess An."

Shen Yuexi vaguely understood. The Xirong Army and Dayan were originally sworn enemies, but now they send troops to fight for Xiao Zhuo, all for her.

"You have saved our people, and we have seen your true heart," Hugubie said seriously. "You will not call us barbarians. In order to let our soldiers survive, you will go to the border in person." Borrow food. You allowed our people to live near Shengjing and escape from the control of King Doma... Your kindness will never be forgotten. Every one of us who has received your kindness will tell these things to ourselves. People listen."

Shen Yuexi thought of the warm hospitality she received from the people of Xirong in the north of Shengjing...the battle armor Qiang Lin's mother made for her...when she passed by the military camp, the Xirong soldiers looked at her with respect. These courtesies can be seen by outsiders. Her special.

"Although the whereabouts of the king are unknown, our entire army knows our goal," Hu Gubie said. "We are not confused. We are fighting for you."

Shen Yuexi understood. She saw the determination in the eyes of those soldiers. They were guarding something important, and it was her.

But at present, whether it is to protect Xiao Zhuo's flanks or to protect her, it is impossible for a mere 7,000 people to do it. According to the current death and injury rate, not to mention fifteen days, even five days will be impossible.

Just like when she rescued the five thousand prisoners, she had an irrepressible thought: she wanted to take these people away.

"Bye Hugu, I will take everyone out of here," she walked towards the exit of the tent, "trust me."

Hu Gubie smiled slightly, he felt that Shen Yuexi was talking nonsense.

Shen Yuexi was able to escape on Xiaobai, and even brought her sister Shen Lan with her. But so many soldiers couldn't just run away, and the huge team of thousands of people couldn't retreat calmly. Once there were signs of retreat, Xiao Beiheng's The army will immediately pursue them, and the retreat will turn into a rout. These seven thousand soldiers will be massacred unilaterally, and they will either die or surrender.

While he was still thinking, he suddenly noticed that the pain in his arm had become much lighter. Surprised, he stretched out his hand to hold the arrow shaft and pulled it out. The arrow shaft fell off easily, and the arrow on it disappeared.

Shen Yuexi left the tent and was about to go to another tent to visit the injured when a sergeant ran towards her and said to her: "Princess An, the enemy army sent an envoy. The military advisor and the other party were having a fierce quarrel. We all I don’t know what to do, please go and have a look.”

"It's such a quarrel?" Shen Yuexi asked with a question mark on her face, "What kind of messenger is here? Why are you quarreling with your sister?"

What a huge departure. Qiang Lin disappeared, and Shen Lan is now the commander-in-chief of the Xirong Army. The little envoy dared to quarrel with the commander-in-chief of the First Army. Aren't you afraid that his sister will chop off his head?
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