sinovels Chapter 6
Chapter 6
If Ruoshui came back again, it was faster than last time, but the bloody smell on his body made Lin Qi frown as soon as it entered the account.
After a while, he also realized that this matter was indeed a bit strange, how could His Highness and Young Master Jun have a tacit understanding as if they had agreed in advance.
Maybe, those two people are actually carrying out some kind of plan.
"Your Highness, Lieutenant Lin, the cooking soldiers are calling for dinner, you go first, let me interrogate here."
After entering the tent, Ruoshui saw that the prisoner didn't seem to have been recruited yet, so he walked up to Xuanyuan and said something.
Xuanyuan turned to look at him, smelling the bloody smell on his body, a faint smile flashed in his deep eyes, he nodded, turned and walked out of the tent without hesitation.
"Lieutenant Lin, you are not following His Highness." Seeing that Lin Qi was still in a daze, Ruoshui urged with a smile.
Lin Qi came back to his senses in a shock, blinked his eyes, and hurriedly chased him out.
Ruoshui walked up to the man and sat down, being so close, the bloody smell from his body naturally passed into the prisoner's nose, the man began to tremble faintly when he smelled it, his appearance was very strange.
It stands to reason that since Yin Mubai can send out dead soldiers, they should have undergone rigorous training. It is really abnormal to be so afraid of death.
"What's your name, and what position do you hold in the Baimi Army?" The two sat quietly for a while, Ruoshui asked softly.
At this moment, he was leaning casually on the pole of the tent behind him, with one leg bent and the other straight, with his left hand resting on the bent leg, completely looking like he was having a heart-to-heart chat.
The prisoner turned his head to look at him hesitantly, and said softly, "I...my name is Wang Lin, and I am a dead soldier directly under General Yin."
"Judging from your appearance, it is clear that you are not a dead soldier, you are here on behalf of someone."
Turning his head slightly, Ruoshui continued to ask with a smile, his black long hair playfully slid a few strands in front of him, making him look like a handsome young man, there was no trace of him killing the two casually just now.
Wang Lin remained silent, bit his lip and refused to answer.
"The man you replaced, but what happened?"
"Well, my brother broke his leg trying to save me before leaving. He went home privately. If General Yin finds out, he will definitely die."
"So you came instead of your brother?"
"Yes, my elder brother and I are twin brothers. We pretended to return to the camp but were not found. After that, we were inserted into the Xiliu army by Ann."
"The dead man moves so fast, how can you keep up?"
"When General Yin was recruiting dead soldiers, my brother and I went to the camp for training, but because of my personality, I was sent back home."
Hearing this, Ruoshui nodded slightly. Since he spoke just now, he has been staring at Wang Lin, his eyes flickering, and Wang Lin's heart trembled.
He had a cowardly personality since he was a child, and even though he entered the training camp for dead soldiers and practiced martial arts, he still couldn't change his personality. Now that all the dead soldiers who came with him were killed, he was the only one left, and he couldn't even pretend to be strong at all.
Ruoshui pondered for a while, then opened his mouth again: "In this case, as long as you tell me what I want to know, I will let His Highness save your life, and when Xi Liu takes Bai Mi, you can go home and reunite with your family, how about it? "
"But, I really don't know anything. General Yin is a cautious person. There is only one mission for the dead soldiers to dispatch. If they succeed, there will be a second mission."
"It's okay, just answer my question." A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, Ruoshui seemed quite confident.
Wang Lin looked at him blankly for a long time, then nodded slightly.
"Then, let's start with Mirror Moon City..."
A soft and laughing voice sounded softly, without any threat, as if to talk about today's weather.
But under such a voice, all the answers he wanted to know were obtained.
It was half an hour after he paid the bill.
As soon as the soldiers guarding outside the tent saw him coming out, they conveyed Xuanyuan's instructions: "Young Master Jun, Your Highness, please go to his tent for dinner after you finish your questioning."
Nodding his head, he glanced at the tent behind him, and said with a smile, "Give him some food, and the specific distribution will be subject to His Highness's order."
"Yes."
Walking all the way back to Xuanyuan's handsome tent, Ruoshui couldn't help feeling admiration for Yin Mubai as he thought about the information he had just asked.
If such talented soldiers can be used by Xi Liu, it will really save Xuanyuan a lot of effort.
"You came."
Opening the door of Xuanyuan's tent, before he could speak, Xuanyuan's faint voice came over.
Ruoshui raised his eyes, Xuanyuan was looking straight at this side, only his eyes were extremely bright on his expressionless face, those deep eyes seemed to have seen through everything, making people unable to hide.
He walked into the tent, nodded with a smile, took out a small blood bag from his sleeve, and threw it on the ground.
When Lin Qi saw it, his eyes widened twice as much as usual.
After fussing for a while, he turned his head to look at Xuanyuan, and asked with an expression of disbelief, "Your Highness, did you and Mr. Jun really not agree in advance?"
Ruoshui laughed when he heard the words, his eyes met Xuanyuan's in the air, and there was a smile in each other's eyes, "It's true that we didn't agree, but considering the information we got on the way, I think Xuanyuan should mean it. If you are so dull, Xuanyuan's plan will not be carried out."
After Ruoshui finished speaking, she blinked at Lin Qi, and the teasing expression on her face made Lin Qi blush instantly.
As the army was advancing towards Baimi, some spies who had been sent to Baimi before reported that a dead soldier under Yin Mubai's banner was injured and replaced.
Although I don't know who it is, just now Xuanyuan and the others entered the tent, the person named Wang Lin trembled, this small action did not escape the eyes of Xuanyuan and Ruoshui.
Therefore, the two planned to attack Wang Lin from the very beginning, and the other two prisoners were just a stimulus.
But Xuanyuan couldn't really kill them directly, so Ruoshui just transferred the two of them to another tent and imprisoned them. As for tapping their dumb acupoints, it was also in order not to reveal the plan.
"In this way, the man happened to be captured alive by us, it can be said that God helped Xi Liu."
Lin Qi, who had already heard Xuanyuan's explanation, was extremely excited, and the excited expression deepened the smile on Ruo Shui's lips. He picked up the rice bowl on the table, nodded and said, "Indeed, although we can fight this battle without interrogation, but the intelligence Something like this is better than nothing.”
"What did your lord ask?"
"Many giant crossbows have been made in Jingyue City since a month ago, and Yin Mubai asked his soldiers to capture many poisonous snakes, poisonous scorpions and other poisonous things. Thinking about it, there should be a new tactic."
Slowly told the news, Ruoshui couldn't think of any connection between the giant crossbow and the poison for a while, could it be that Yin Mubai wanted to shoot the poison out with the giant crossbow?But this seems to be unreasonable.
"Lin Qi, did General Wei tell you where the hardest part of Mirror Moon City is?" Xuanyuan pondered calmly for a moment, then turned to Lin Qi and asked.
Lin Qi thought for a while and replied: "The walls of Jingyue City are one foot higher than ordinary walls, so it is difficult to climb with ladders, and Yin Mubai never panics when defending the city. He has the methods to deal with all kinds of siege techniques. , so it is really difficult to conquer.”
"As soon as the mirror moon is broken, half of Bai Mi will collapse. This city is difficult to attack, and it should be."
"Yes, but according to what Mr. Jun said just now, the giant crossbow should also be a tool for defending the city. Yin Mubai also knows that he is exhausted after many years of fighting. He probably doesn't want us to get close by using the giant crossbow."
Lin Qi speculated that the giant crossbow was often used as a defensive weapon in wartime, and it was used by the Xiliu army before. It was so powerful that it was indeed an inaccessible weapon.
Xuanyuan didn't answer for a while, his eyes were calm, as if he was thinking about something.
Ruoshui still had a slight smile on his face, with a determined look on his face, he looked at Xuanyuan and said, "How? Have you thought of a countermeasure? Tomorrow is the first battle, so we must strive for a victory."
The light words were mixed with a hint of teasing and provocation, Xuanyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, unmoved.
Now that the army is stationed, it is impossible to wait and see what happens. Even if a proper siege strategy is not thought of for a while, the vanguard must be sent tomorrow to test the enemy's plan to defend the city.
However, if the opponent's plan is careful, most of the pioneers who attack the city will never return.
If you want to win, sacrifice is inevitable. All the generals who march and fight understand this truth, but they just understand it. When they really face it, they will still be a little hesitant.
Xuanyuan pondered for a moment, then narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Now that the two armies are confronting each other, Yin Mubai will definitely not take the lead. In the first battle tomorrow, try to keep sacrifices to a minimum."
In other words, if you ask for the way by throwing stones, you must go.
As soon as these words came out, the smile on Ruo Shui's face became very relieved, because he also thought so in his heart.
After the three of them had finished their dinner and discussed the plans for tomorrow in detail, Ruoshui and Lin Qi left Xuanyuan Commander's Tent together.
Because Ruoshui joined the army suddenly, no camp was prepared for him. Fortunately, the commander and deputy commanders all had independent military tents, so Lin Qi invited Ruoshui to live with him.
The two returned to the tent, and after a while, Old Fu's voice came from outside the tent: "Boy Ruoshui, come out and have a drink with the old man."
Hearing this, Ruoshui raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Qi with a smile. As far as he knew, drinking was not allowed during the march, right?
"My lord, go ahead, in our army, only Mr. Fu is allowed to drink alcohol, but he drinks heavily, you have to be careful."
Lin Qi shook his head with a smile, his tone was quite helpless, it seemed that he had been poured by Fu Lao before.
Ruoshui left the tent and followed Mr. Fu to a bonfire at the edge of the barracks.
Mr. Fu carried a wine gourd with him. After sitting down, he opened it and took a big sip. After drinking, he smacked his lips happily and handed the wine gourd to Ruoshui. Your Highness will accompany you, but he is injured and is not suitable for drinking, after thinking about it, you are the only one."
Ruoshui took the wine gourd with a smile, Xuefu raised his head and took a big sip, the acrid smell of alcohol rushed into his mouth, making him cough a few times.
After a while he was relieved, he shook his head with a smile, handed the wine gourd back, blinked and said: "Good wine, the old man is a well-known old alcoholic, and he brought such spirits with him when he went out to battle. .”
"Haha, you are a ghostly boy, you never forget to tease people." Mr. Fu laughed heartily, took another big sip from the wine gourd, and handed it to him.
The two of them came and went like this, and within a short time, they drank the huge wine gourd upside down.
Old Fu didn't seem to be enjoying himself, but he also knew that he couldn't get drunk while marching and fighting, so he suppressed the thought and turned to look at Ruoshui with a smile: "When I asked your master to drink, you were only this old."
As he said that, he drew a height with his hands, which was about the height of an eleven or two-year-old boy.
Ruoshui smiled and narrowed his eyes when he heard this, his cheeks flushed slightly due to the smell of alcohol, "That's right, you haven't changed much over the years, on the contrary, you've become more lively and unrestrained."
"That's not true, but once a person gets older, the change will slow down, but you have grown from a little kid to a handsome little boy."
Ruoshui continued to laugh, curling the corners of his mouth, looking at the burning bonfire in a daze.
For some reason, Mr. Fu's words suddenly brought back memories that he didn't want to think about at first.
After a while, he turned his eyes to Elder Fu, "Old man, you are willing to follow Xuanyuan, besides the word of fate, there should be other reasons, right?"
After thinking about it, it is impossible for a person like the old man Qianyi to restrain himself just because of fate.
Mr. Fu was startled by his question, looked at his handsome face under the firelight, and laughed after a long time: "You still like to get to the bottom of it."
"Of course, everything has a cause and effect, I can't let myself live in a muddle."
"Before I met Your Highness, I traveled to many countries, most of which were in the midst of wars and turmoil. The lives were devastated, and it was horrible. At that time, I thought, if there is a country that can be so powerful that it can dominate the world and save the people from suffering. .”
Hearing this, Ruoshui raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Do you think Xiliu can rule the world?"
"At least Xiliu has no rivals in the south. As for whether he can truly dominate the world, it depends on Shengshui in the west and Longxiang in the north."
"Then, what are the advantages of Xuanyuan?"
"His Royal Highness has a heart of benevolence, which is his greatest advantage. Throughout the ages, there have been countless talented people, but those with a heart of benevolence are rarely seen. Even those who have sat on the throne and even achieved great unification Among the emperors, there are very few people who have the heart of benevolence."
"what do you mean……"
"A good emperor must not only be invincible, but also able to control the hearts of the people. If there is only the former, he is no more than a conqueror at best. Only the latter can be regarded as a true ruler."
Fu Lao's words made Ruoshui fall into deep thought.
In fact, he didn't have such a complicated reason for helping Xuanyuan, he just helped whenever he wanted to. Therefore, he especially needed a reason to convince himself to persevere.
But now, Mr. Fu seems to have given him a good reason, to help Xuanyuan conquer the world, to end the years of war and bring peace to the common people.
Those with a benevolent heart win the world.
That is actually a truth that everyone understands, but very few people can really do it.
After chatting with Mr. Fu all night, until the sky turned white, the two of them suddenly realized that the long night had passed away.
Mr. Fu stretched out his hand and patted Ruoshui's shoulder, and his strong hand passed through his clothes, revealing the old man's arrogance.
Ruoshui looked up at the sky, the morning light was faintly hidden under the last bit of night, slowly gathering, and then broke out.
The slender light is so white that it is not dazzling, but it already reveals a dazzling future.
Mr. Fu raised his hand, pointed to the distant sky, and laughed loudly, "The current Xiliu army is the dawn that is slowly gathering. One day, their light will illuminate the whole world."
Ruoshui followed and looked over, his pupils lit up little by little.
He didn't answer, but raised the corners of his mouth and laughed, if Xi Liujun is really the morning light, then each of them is a beam of light.
"Boy Ruoshui, I know you have something on your mind, but people's thoughts will always change. Don't rush to make a decision. You are very smart. After careful thinking, you will understand what you should do."
Turning his head back, Mr. Fu spoke earnestly, Ruoshui smiled with his lips pursed, and nodded with a lively expression.
In fact, he is not a person who does not know how to be flexible. Now, he just has a more firm reason.
The two stood for a while, and the cook brought the breakfast. Ruoshui took the steamed buns and porridge, seeing that the cook who delivered the food was only fourteen or five years old, he couldn't help calling out to him.
The child was stopped by him, and he was taken aback for a moment, then he grinned, with two cute dimples on his dark cheeks, "Mr. Jun, what's the matter?"
Ruoshui rubbed his head smoothly, and said amusedly: "You look very young, the Xiliu Army won't even recruit boy scouts, right?"
The child jumped up when he heard the words, and said excitedly: "Young Master Jun, I am not young anymore, I am already fourteen this year."
"Pfft——" Ruo Shui couldn't hold back, he burst out laughing, and asked after a while: "You are such an interesting kid, what's your name?"
"Little black."
Xiao Hei seemed a little shy when he said this, scratching his head and blushing.
Both his parents were farmers who did not have any education, and the children in the family couldn't come up with any good names, so they used the word "small" and another word for them.
Of course it is not the first time that Xiao Hei has spoken his name to others, but for some reason, facing this handsome and elegant gentleman, he just feels embarrassed to say it.
Ruoshui smiled knowingly. There are many names like Nongjia, and it's not the first time he heard it, so he asked again with a smile, "At your age, do your parents trust you to join the army?"
If it wasn't during the war, when a 14-year-old boy is still very playful, he should still stay at home to play and play or study and learn.
Hearing this question, Xiao Hei puffed up his chest and patted it proudly, saying proudly: "Why don't you worry about this, a man wants to contribute to the country. Lieutenant Lin said that I am a little young now, so I can only be a cook soldier first, but This time I can go to the barracks for training, and next time I go to battle, I can also go to the battlefield.”
Seeing what he said so proudly, Ruoshui couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
If even such a young child clearly knows what to do now, if he hesitates any longer, wouldn't he lose to Xiao Hei?
After a while, Xiao Hei smiled silly, and said: "Besides, my parents said that His Highness the Crown Prince is the best Crown Prince since the founding of our Xiliu Kingdom, and he will definitely be the best emperor when he ascends the throne in the future. So This time, when I heard that His Royal Highness is recruiting soldiers, my father brought me and my brother to apply, and everyone wants to contribute to His Royal Highness and Xiliu Kingdom."
This sentence made Ruoshui slightly widen his eyes in surprise.
He was a little surprised and turned to look at Elder Fu. The old man was also looking at him with a deep smile on his face, "Your Highness was established as the crown prince when he was four years old. He has indeed done a lot of practical things in the past ten years. The common people naturally see it, the Xuanyuan Dynasty can be so peaceful and popular, His Highness may be more credited than Emperor Jingyuan."
Ruoshui thought about it and nodded lightly. Not far away, other soldiers were calling Xiao Hei, so Xiao Hei saluted them, turned and ran away.
Ruoshui looked at his back which was no more than five feet away, feeling filled with emotion, such a young child already understood Xuanyuanye's intentions.
After breakfast, the trumpets of assembly sounded continuously, and all the soldiers were put into their respective teams. Ruoshui went to Xuanyuan Commander's Tent, where Lin Qi and several other captains were listening to Xuanyuan's orders.
The order was thought up last night, Xuanyuan spoke fluently, and a pair of dark eyes revealed a sharp brilliance.
Ruoshui looked at him, recalled what Old Fu had said in his mind, and sighed helplessly in his heart. It seemed that before this battle was over, he would stay here with peace of mind and don't think about anything else.
After issuing the order, Lin Qi and the others left their tents and went to their respective teams. Ruoshui approached Xuanyuan and saw that his complexion was much better than yesterday, and he felt relieved.
"How about the wound?"
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt much anymore."
"Don't be brave, you are the coach, you can't make any mistakes."
"Um."
Zhao Ruoshui nodded, the calmness in Xuanyuan's eyebrows reassured him, and they walked out of the handsome tent together, looking at the mirror moon city in the distance.
Nearly ten huge crossbows have been erected on the city, and the arrows of one person's length have been set up, and they can be fired together when the Xiliu army rushes up.
On the front line of the Xiliu army, one thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry were ready to go, and as the charge horn sounded, they rushed towards Jingyue City together.
They rushed to 100 meters away from Mirror Moon City, and the giant crossbow on Mirror Moon City was fired. Seeing that the infantry was about to be pierced to death by the giant crossbow, everyone suddenly turned around and rushed back.
Due to the large distance between the crossbows and arrows, and the cavalry used shields and weapons to block the long crossbows for the infantry, after a crossbow rain, all the Xiliu soldiers retreated without any casualties.
In the open space [-] meters in front of Mirror Moon City, dozens of arrows were planted.
It turned out that the first wave of attack by the Xiliu army was actually a feint.
"It seems that Yin Mubai is not only a genius in vertical warfare, but also quite good in weapon design. The attack range of this crossbow is actually longer than we expected."
Ruoshui narrowed his eyes and looked at the crossbow arrows in the open space, and said something in a deep voice.
Xuanyuan nodded slightly, his eyes were like arrows, but he looked at the mirror moon city.
There were many Baimi soldiers standing vaguely there, and in the center of the city, there was a general in red clothes and white armor, presumably it was that Baimi ghost, Yin Mubai.
At this time, Lin Qi rode back from the front on his horse, got off the horse and cupped his hands in front of the Xuanyuan people, and said, "Your Highness, after calculation, the distance between the two arrows of the giant bull on the mirror moon city is about a fingertip."
With a flick of a finger, it was enough for frontline soldiers to rush through the defense range of the giant crossbow.
"Enough." After a moment of silence, Xuanyuan's quiet voice made all the soldiers around feel excited.
Although the attack range of the giant scorpion is far, it is not suitable for short-range defense. As long as they rush through the distance of less than ten meters, the giant crossbow will no longer pose a threat to them.
Lin Qi got Xuanyuanshou's consent, nodded excitedly, turned around and rushed back to the front line, shouting: "The second step of the plan, the action begins."
Lin Qi yelled this order with his internal strength, and immediately swung far away in the air. Xuanyuan looked at Yin Mubai standing on the mirror moon city, and felt a sudden uneasiness in his heart.
I always feel that Yin Mubaibu's battle is not just for long-distance defense, but now for a while, he can't figure out what the other party's purpose is.
With the sound of the second horn, the Xiliu Army rushed towards Jingyue City again.
At [-] meters, the giant crossbow was fired again, and the sergeant Xiliu still used back running as a buffer, and when the crossbow arrows were about to hit the ground, they rushed forward together.
When the second wave of crossbow rain arrived, 3000 pioneers had already jumped over the giant crossbow barrier!
However, just as the 3000 people continued to approach the city, the city of Mirror Moon City really changed again.
When the vanguard soldiers rushed into the reachable range of the 50-meter bow and arrow, countless gaps appeared on the wall of Jingyue City, which was one foot higher than the average city.
Immediately, the rain of arrows shot from the gap completely enveloped the three thousand forwards in an instant, and at the same time, countless curved bows and arrows were shot from above the mirror moon city.
Before the attack, Xuanyuan had expected that the opponent might release a rain of arrows from the city, so he equipped each of the forwards with solid shields.
If the rain of arrows came down from above, it would be completely blocked by the shield. However, the rain of arrows coming from two directions this time really caught the vanguard by surprise.
Facing the rain of arrows, the soldiers suddenly didn't know which direction to shield their shields, and just this moment of hesitation was enough to make the feather arrows hit them like living targets.
For a while, screams continued to come from under the mirror moon city, and the painful neighing of war horses also made people shudder. Xuanyuan suddenly widened his eyes, and clenched his fists tightly as he watched the miserable situation under the city.
That Yin Mubai actually made such a big deal about him.