"You can understand it as a kind of water that can quench thirst." Song Yan explained.
"Thank you, sir."
Princess Jade Fox took the Coke bottle and took a sip. She immediately felt bubbles bursting in her mouth. The wonderful feeling was indescribable. At the same time, her eyes became sparkling.
In the end, Princess Jade Fox only ate half of the bread and drank half of the bottle of Coke.
Song Yan did not reveal her little intention and waved his hand to indicate that she could leave.
The next day, the team continued on the road.
The closer we get to the edge, the more desolate the surrounding scenery becomes, giving off a desolate look in autumn.
Song Yan, who was riding a horse, yawned and felt quite bored. For some reason, he always felt like he was playing a real game. He looked at people in this world just like he looked at NPCs.
Suddenly, Song Yan felt a pair of timid eyes secretly watching him from inside the carriage. Even if he didn't look back, he knew who the owner of those eyes was.
Finally, in the evening, a small city appeared at the end of the earth.
"Mr. Song, the front is Linbian City." Meng Bozhao pointed to the city ahead and said, with a hint of relaxation finally appearing on his tough and tough face.
"Um."
Song Yan nodded, indicating that he had seen it.
There were no city walls in the cities on Aquamarine. Song Yan still found it quite strange to see a city with walls.
"Who is coming?"
Towards evening, the city gates were closed and entry and exit were prohibited.
Moreover, this is a special period, and Linbian is just an isolated city in Qi State. Therefore, when they saw this group of people approaching, the soldiers on the city wall tightened their hearts and shouted loudly.
The city wall on the border is not high, only about two meters. Not to mention Song Yan, it is not difficult for ordinary people to climb over it. If it were not close to the border fortress, this small city would have been captured by the Yan-Zhao coalition forces long ago.
And Meng Bozhao wanted to rely on this small town to start a business and revive the country. It can only be said that the ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny.
Meng Bozhao reined in his horse and shouted loudly to the soldiers on the city wall: "I am Meng Bozhao, the general who has been personally proclaimed by His Majesty the King of Qi. I am escorting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Princess here. I order you to go and inform Shen at once. Du comes to greet you!"
When the soldiers on the city wall heard that His Highness the Prince had arrived, they were all shocked. However, the largest defender of the city was only Commander Bai Qi, who did not have the authority to open the city gate, so they shouted to Meng Bozhao: "It turns out to be General Meng. Please wait a moment, I will go and report to the city lord."
"Then hurry up. It delayed His Highness the Crown Prince from entering the city. I'm going to ask questions about you!" Meng Bozhao shouted coldly.
General Yangwu is a fifth-rank military officer and can command 5,500 soldiers. Linbian is just a county town, and the city lord is only a seventh-rank official. Therefore, the hundred cavalry commanders guarding the city did not dare to neglect at all and sent people immediately. Notify the city lord of the poison.
City Lord's Mansion.
City Lord Shen Du is meeting with a distinguished guest.
The distinguished guest was a middle-aged scribe, wearing a large brocade robe. Behind him stood two powerful men with swords. Although they were not wearing armor, judging from their calloused palms, they should be among the best in the army. people.
"Brother Shen, how are you thinking about it?" the middle-aged scribe asked with a smile.
"This...?" Hesitation flashed in Shen Du's eyes.
The middle-aged scribe's face turned cold: "Brother Shen, what are you still hesitating about? Now that the Qi State has been destroyed, there is only an isolated city on the border, and there are less than a thousand soldiers and horses. If you surrender to our Zhao State now, you will be considered a meritorious official. Otherwise, , when our Zhao army arrives, let me ask, Brother Shen, what can you do to resist it? Just rely on your thousand soldiers? By then, you will be a prisoner!"
Hearing Tu Xiu's threats and inducements, Shen Du's eyes became more struggling.
At this moment, a personal attendant came to report: "City Lord, there is a man outside the city who claims to be General Yangwu to escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess here, asking you to come out of the city to pick them up!"
Hearing the words of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess, the middle-aged scribe couldn't help but his eyes lit up: "Brother Shen, your opportunity has come to make a great contribution. If you surrender with the head of the Crown Prince of Qi, my King will definitely be very happy, and he will be promoted to an official position." It’s absolutely a no-brainer to get a title!”
"This is absolutely impossible, then I will become a sinner of Qi State!" Shen Du waved his hands repeatedly.
"snort!"
Tu Xiu snorted dissatisfied: "Shen Du, don't toast or eat as a punishment. Now, the Qi State has been destroyed. Where did the Qi State come from? I am not afraid to tell you that our Zhao State army is only a hundred miles away from here. At most two The troops will arrive at the city in a day, and by then, you will have no chance to surrender, and as the city lord, your life will be at risk and your head will be beheaded for military glory!" At this point, Tu Xiu's tone had become particularly harsh: "I'll ask you again, will you cooperate with me to capture the crown prince of Qi and surrender, or will you resist stubbornly? Don't forget, your whole family is in the city. Once the army enters the city, your whole family will also become swordsmen. As for the residents of this city, I am afraid they will also suffer the disaster of soldiers and horses. Can you really bear to see your family and your city residents die innocently?"
Tu Xiu's words made Shen Du sweat profusely and his face turned pale.
His family and the residents of the city flashed through his mind, and he finally nodded and bowed to Tu Xiu: "Thank you, Brother Tu, for reminding me. I am willing to surrender to the Kingdom of Zhao. However, I have a request, can you spare the prince's life? "
"Forget it! The Prince of Qi will not kill him for the time being and leave it to the king to deal with him!" This time, Tu Xiu agreed happily, and a trace of pride flashed at the corner of his mouth.
outside the city.
Song Yan and his group were waiting for Shen Du to pick them up.
Only half a quarter of an hour passed, and Shen Du was still in the future.
Suddenly, Song Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, but he sensed a large number of people approaching the city gate. He opened his clairvoyant eyes and discovered that no less than a thousand soldiers had gathered behind the city gate.
He was extremely intelligent, and after a moment's thought, he guessed that the city lord here, Shen Du, might have betrayed him. He had ambushed his men behind the city gate, probably planning to catch a turtle in a urn.
For a moment, his heart sank, but he decided to wait and see what happened. Although there were a thousand soldiers, they couldn't stop him if he wanted to leave.
Besides, Linbian City is the only city in Qi State, how can we just leave it
"Crunch!"
The two city gates opened, and a pair of people quickly walked out of the city, led by Shen Du.
"Your Majesty, Shen Du, is late to pick you up, please forgive me for your sins, Your Highness, the Crown Prince!"
With a pop, Shen Du led everyone to kneel in front of the carriage.
The car curtain opened, revealing the childish face of Prince Jiang Dan. He raised his little hand in the air and said to Shen Du: "Pingshen."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Crown Prince!" Shen Du stood up and saw Jiang Dan and Yu Hu in the carriage. A trace of unbearability flashed in his eyes, but it was immediately replaced by hardness.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered people to prepare the house. He respectfully invites His Highness to come into the city to rest."
"Master Shen, thank you for your hard work!" Jiang Dan lowered the car curtain again.
"Escort the prince into the city!"
Meng Bozhao gave an order, and more than fifty soldiers escorted the carriage towards the city. Tu Xiu, who was standing next to Shen Du, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, looking extremely proud. (To be continued)