Chapter 358 Crisis

“Prince, their troops have moved!”

In the large tent of the third prince of Wala, the ministers came to report.

　“Oh, how many people have they left?”

　“My subordinates are looking at it. Almost all the cavalry have been mobilized and left.”

"Very good! Then, it's our turn to take action next, hahaha..."

　...

Under the blue sky, a huge amount of smoke and dust rolled up again .

All the soldiers up and down the Zhanghe beach immediately gathered themselves and prepared for battle.

However, after seeing the enemy's face clearly, all the soldiers couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.

Just because it was not inferior to the cavalry formation that appeared in the morning, it was also accompanied by a large number of infantry.

This is true for soldiers, not to mention the civil servants of the mission, palace maids and eunuchs, and logistics servants in the central area above the river beach.

In the big tent, Xiang He urgently summoned the people in charge to discuss countermeasures.

　"What to do, what to do, the imperial envoy has not returned yet, and now there are only more than a thousand soldiers in the camp, and almost all of them are infantry.
< br />The number of Tatars outside is at least three to four thousand, and we are afraid that we cannot stop them.

If we let them break through the defense line, we will give up!"

The civil servants were submissive and wailed to the sky.

Originally, I thought that as envoys from the superior state, they traveled all the way to Wala. Although the journey was a bit more difficult, at least when they arrived in Wala, they would be welcomed with the highest standards. Maybe, you can also enjoy some exotic customs.

How did you know that now I don’t feel the exotic customs, but I first saw the blade of the alien race!

At this time, when I heard the comparison of strength again, the thick haze could not be removed, and the breath of death shrouded the body and mind.

"Master Xiang, what should we do now..."

Faced with his colleagues' questioning, Xiang He smiled bitterly and forced himself to ask about the situation.

After hearing that the enemy did not attack immediately, but surrounded them all, Xiang He sighed: "Now we can only fight to the death to resist. If we can hold on until the imperial envoy Your Excellency or reinforcements have arrived, and we still have a glimmer of hope.

If not...

Everyone, maybe today, you and I will be loyal to His Majesty and to the Wei Dynasty. It’s time!”

Xiang He’s words, causing everyone in the tent to fall silent.

Suddenly someone said: "Master Xiang, since the enemy did not attack immediately, do you think you can find someone to go out and negotiate with the other party...

If the other party's purpose is just If you ask for money, then maybe we can lose it and avoid disaster."

After hearing this, many people remained silent.

Because this possibility is too low.

At first glance, the enemy in front of us was the regular Tatar army, numbering in the thousands. How could they be top-notch rogue bandits seeking money?

But the hope of surviving still made them unopposed.

Xiang He sighed inwardly. Although he knew the chance was slim, how could he be willing to die if he could live?

Perhaps, the enemy may not want to fight them to the death. After all, the total number of people in the camp is two to three thousand. If they really want to fight, the enemy may not be happy!

It doesn’t hurt to see what their purpose is.

So Xiang He asked who dared to be the envoy.

No one answered, everyone looked at him.

Xiang He was speechless and could only pack up and go to the enemy's formation.

As Xiang He got closer to the enemy position, his heart became heavier.

Those tall and powerful horses and the dark weapons gave him a great sense of oppression.

Fortunately, the other party seemed to know his purpose and had no intention of attacking him.

After knowing the purpose of his visit, a seven-foot strong man walked slowly over with a black horse on his back, his eyes stern.

"Who are you?"

The Wei State has been entangled with Tatar and Oara for hundreds of years, and there are many people who are well versed in the Mongolian language.

On this mission, there is naturally no shortage of such people in the mission.

"I am an official of the Wei Dynasty. May I ask who you are and why you are disturbing us?"

This alliance and marriage with Oara is a military secret and cannot be confirmed until it is confirmed. Before the other party knew about it, Xiang He did not take the initiative to disclose it.

The black horse general touched the sword on his waist and deliberately let Xiang He see the Tatar totem clearly. The meaning is self-evident.

After making sure that Xiang He had seen clearly, he smiled and said: "Our leader has always been hospitable, and I heard that the princess of your country has come to the grassland. Our leader specially prepared drinks and ordered us to come to welcome the princess and all the distinguished guests.

I hope you will respect me and don’t live up to our leader’s good intentions.”

Seeing that what his boss said was interesting, the soldiers on the left and right all tolerated it. He couldn't help but laugh.

Some of them seemed to have thought of something, with lewd expressions on their faces.

Xiang He’s face darkened and his heart sank.

Even the princess knew about the other party, so he was obviously well prepared.

There is no room for maneuver in things.

He suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for your kindness, sir. It's just that I have other important matters, so I can't accompany you."

"Haha, That's not up to you."

When the dark horse general said something, the knights on the left and right immediately took a step forward and looked at Xiang He with eager eyes.

Xiang He’s expression changed and he said sternly: “Do you want to provoke a war between the two countries again? Have you forgotten the pain of Wei’s conquest last year?”

The dark horse general's face turned cold, he raised his hand to stop the people around him, Ran He sneered and said: "You dare to speak harshly when you are about to die. Go back, give these guys a quarter of an hour, or put down your weapons and come to my grassland as a guest.

Or..."

The dark horse general showed a cruel smile, pulled out the sword from his waist, and gently stroked: "Or let me cut your heads into pieces. Cut them off."

"You...!"

After all, Xiang He is a Confucian scholar and civil servant, not good at changing things, so he suppressed his anger and returned to the camp.

Others found out about the outcome of the negotiation, but were in a dilemma.

"Otherwise, we will just agree to them... Anyway, we can't defeat them..."

A person suggested in a low voice, judging from his lowered head, no matter what, It is difficult to see that he understands the meaning of his proposal.

Surrender!

Since you can’t beat us, surrender.

What a simple and wise choice.

Xiang He looked at him in shock, and then realized in a daze that although the others around him did not speak, their eyes had already expressed their same cowardice and fear of death.

"Confused! You, you are wasting your royal salary and saying such things, how can you be worthy of being a minister of the Wei Dynasty!"

Xiang He scolded, but it made the man ashamed Then, he suddenly raised his head and said angrily: "My lord, do you think I am willing to do this?

If the imperial envoy is still here and we are still capable of fighting, then I will never propose this.< br />
But the current situation is that the imperial envoy has taken away all the elites. What can the remaining troops do?

If we really want to fight, I'm afraid I can’t even hold on to a stick of incense...

Does Mr. Xiang want to watch everyone die innocently? ”

In the face of life and death, whether to fight or surrender, there is never the only choice.

At least, not all the people in charge of the camp are not afraid of death and dare to do anything. A brave man who sacrificed his life for his country.

So, when Xiang He was speechless by this person, others also expressed their opinions.

“That’s right , Why did the Imperial Envoy leave just at this time? Could it be that he knew something in advance, so..."

A man suddenly made a suspicious sound.

There was a sudden commotion in the tent. A moment of silence.

Everyone understood what he meant.

Xiang He was stunned, "What do you mean? General Zhu was trapped in Yinmulin. The situation was urgent, so the Imperial Envoy led people to rush for rescue. This matter was decided upon together with us. Er'an dared to speculate and slander the Imperial Envoy at will! ”

This is the boundary of Oala territory, and there are people from Oala in the mission. Zhu Dahe was besieged before, and based on the location information brought back by the soldiers asking for help, they were naturally able to determine where Zhu Dahe was besieged.

Jia Lian also found a guide and led the cavalry away, with the purpose of going back quickly.

Although Xiang He’s scolding stopped the man’s anger Words that stirred up the morale of the military, but the seeds of doubt suddenly took root and sprouted in everyone's hearts.

Yes, as soon as the Imperial Envoy left, the enemy came.

Could it be that, the Imperial Envoy Did you know there was danger, so you escaped for your life in advance?

No wonder, the imperial envoy refused to let several commanders go to the rescue, and insisted on going himself.

Perhaps he had foreseen it In such a situation, he retreated in advance.

With so many cavalry under his command, even if he encounters enemies on the way, even if he rushes to kill them, he can still return to Ganning Pass safely...

The Imperial Envoy has abandoned all of them!

Once such an idea came to mind, several generals no longer had the will to fight, and all of them looked sluggish.
< br /> When Xiang He saw this, his heart was filled with despair.

If it were said before, they could still fight to the death. Even if they lost, they still had to cut off a piece of the enemy's skin.
< br />Now, there is no hope.

None of the people inside the tent have the will to fight, let alone the people outside.

If he persists in his obsession, he may not need any enemies If you start, these people in front of you can chop him into pieces...

"The princess is here! ”

Princess Zhaoyang slowly stepped into the big tent. Facing the different expressions of the people in the tent, she walked quietly to the end as if she knew everything, then turned around and looked at everyone.

"I also know the situation outside.

Now in the camp, even if we include the imperial guards around me, the available troops are less than two thousand .

The enemy has four to five thousand men, and half of them are cavalry.

The disparity in strength between the enemy and us is too great. If we fight, we have no chance of winning."< br />
After hearing what Princess Zhaoyang said, the few people in the tent who wanted to give it a try hesitated.

“So, I have a suggestion.”

Hearing Princess Zhaoyang speak, everyone bowed their heads and listened.

"You are all wise men of our great Wei Dynasty, or brave generals.

Since we are destined to be defeated, we naturally cannot die in vain.< br />
You must also know in your heart that the target of these Tatars may be only me.

So, you now have a choice.

"Hand over me, perhaps, with me alone, I can give you a chance to survive."

Princess Zhaoyang's voice was calm, revealing a little bit of sarcasm, but also seemed to have a little bit of sarcasm. It means accepting one's fate.

I just heard her say as if she had nothing to do with her own business, “You don’t have to feel sorry. Wei.

Now that I am in deep danger, if I can save thousands of our great men in Wei, so that they can continue to be loyal to the country in the future, I will die without regrets. ."

After Princess Zhaoyang finished speaking, the tent fell into a brief silence, and everyone's face was filled with excitement.

Suddenly, a person knelt down heavily and cried in a deep voice: "My lord, you deserve to die!"

Your Highness, please take back what you just said. My lord, I will protect you to the death. We will never allow His Highness to fall into the hands of bandits!"

A wise man, a brave general, a good man of the Wei Dynasty...

These words, from Zhaoyang What the princess said made everyone feel ashamed, and they wished they could dig a crack in the ground to get in.

Faced with life and death, among these six-foot-tall men who have read poetry and books and been deeply educated in loyalty and patriotism, there is no woman who is more courageous and calm.

It is in vain that they have been singing "eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor".

Now that the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess depends on them, they actually try to surrender to the enemy in order to survive!

Don’t they know what will happen to the princess if she falls into the hands of those Tatars?

No, they all know.

No one said it before, it was just their selective forgetfulness.

　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　

　 A series of kneeling sounds made countless knee holes on the ground of the tent. .

　“I, my ministers, are willing to defend your Highness to the death!”

“I, my ministers, are willing to defend your Highness to the death!”

Will is a Something that exists on two levels.

The moment before, I felt depressed and depressed.

At this moment, it can emit a shocking power.

Looking at all the civil servants and generals kneeling down, and the will to die on all of their faces, Xiang He suddenly understood in his heart what it means to be able to lead troops and generals!

Just like in the morning, facing a strong enemy, under the leadership of Jia Lian, everyone worked together and won the battle without any surprise.

I originally thought that no one was willing to listen to him just now, and everyone was depressed because the situation was so bad.

Now that Princess Zhaoyang is here, just a few words have rekindled everyone’s fighting spirit...

Although it is a bit frustrating to realize one’s own shortcomings, looking at Among his colleagues who looked down upon death, boundless pride emerged in his heart.

Okay, this is worthy of being the civil servants and generals of our great Wei Dynasty!

Then with a pop, he knelt down with the others.

Faced with everyone's oath of allegiance, Princess Zhaoyang was silent for a moment and said: "You know, everyone may lose their lives in this way."

"For Your Highness, Be loyal, even if you die, you will have no regrets!"

"Even if you die, you will have no regrets!"

Facing everyone's eager and passionate eyes, Princess Zhaoyang's eyes were deep, and she suddenly turned around to look at Attendant.

The attendant hurriedly presented a sword inlaid with gold and jade.

Princess Zhaoyang took the sword, drew her right hand and raised it to the sky, saying in a deep voice: "I will bear in mind your loyalty to the Wei Dynasty.

In this case, Let me and you all live and die together!"

Everyone in the tent looked up, and in a daze, they saw that Her Highness the Princess was actually dressed in military uniform, with a sharp sword unsheathed at this moment.Like a battle-hardened invincible general!

The princess is like this, let alone the ministers?

Being able to be loyal to the country and to such a highness, at this moment, even death seems to have become calmer.

In front of the enemy's tent, which is far away from the main camp.

"General, the time has come, do you want to wait any longer..."

"No need."

The general shook his head and smiled. It has already been seen clearly that the opponent has gone from being confused at first to actively deploying defenses.

He didn’t expect that the Wei people, who had always been weak, could still have such fighting spirit in the face of such pressure from his army.

Originally I thought of fighting without any blood, but it’s a pity...

“Send the order, the whole army attacks. Except for women, no one will be left alive.”
< br />The messengers immediately ran to deliver the orders.

The black horse general said to the generals on the left and right: "The prince is still in their camp. You should be careful and don't hurt the prince!"

"Yes. ."

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