Outside Shuofang City, the sky was full of yellow sand, and the dusk was heavy.
Li Changtian stood under the gate of Shuofang City, looking at the head that was picked up on the gate, and remained silent for a long time.
After a while, Li Changtian stood up, holding the twin lotus jade pendant around his neck with one hand, caressing it carefully, and slowly walked back to Shuofang City.
Shuofang City has lost the peace and comfort of the past.
When Qin Jueming led his troops to retreat from the frontier and stationed in Shuofang, he issued a military order requiring no looting, no destruction, and no use of troops to frighten the people.
So even though tens of thousands of soldiers requisitioned some civilian houses as military camps, Shuofang was still peaceful as before.
However, Beidi invaded in just three days, and there were only scorched earth and ruined walls left here. Looking around, it was devastated.
Li Changtian walked quietly on the street, and from time to time he could see a few Beidi soldiers poking through the ruins to see if there was anything they missed.
He was often stopped and provoked by Beidi people because of his face from the Central Plains.
Li Changtian finally came to the Beidi army tent after going through various obstacles. The Beidi soldiers here lit a bonfire, drinking and having fun. Now that they have won the battle, everyone from top to bottom is celebrating happily.
However, at the exit of the city gate, there are still heavy soldiers and elite guards to prevent sneak attacks.
Li Changtian held his breath and kept his words, avoiding his eyes, and quietly walked around to the hidden side of the tent.
There is an inconspicuous pile of straw that he secretly put here for the past two days.
He felt the direction of the wind, looked up at the sky again, and quietly stuffed a torch into the straw pile.
The smoldering fire was pressed in the thick pile of straw, waiting for the strong night wind to give it the power to ignite the prairie fire.
After finishing these things, Li Changtian walked towards the commander-in-chief of the army.
Beidi Khan and eight Beidi generals had already celebrated there. There were low tables in the tent, with delicious wine and food on the tables.
Li Changtian entered the tent to salute, and was given a low table in the corner of the tent and a jug of fine wine.
When the wine was hot, Beidi Khan called Li Changtian's name and asked him how he felt about beheading Qin Jueming.
Li Changtian described it calmly.
Beidi Khan laughed and mocked Qin Jueming, mocking him for being an incompetent man after all, so he could only end up in the wilderness where his corpse was exposed.
Li Changtian picked up the wine cup on the low table and took a sip for himself.
Other Beidi generals also talked about the situation when they rode on the city a few days ago and the Central Plains people fled in panic.
"Hey, people from the Central Plains." Suddenly one of the Beidi generals shouted at Li Changtian contemptuously.
Although Li Changtian surrendered, he could still feel that many Beidi generals were full of contempt and loathing for him, which was deep-rooted disdain.
Li Changtian was not annoyed, and looked up at him indifferently.
"In your Central Plains, don't you all kneel down and shout long live to that so-called emperor?" the Beidi general asked.
"Not bad." Li Changtian nodded.
"Then you should kneel down to our Khan? Huh? Don't you think so?" the Beidi general booed.
"Yes, yes." Other Beidi soldiers echoed.
"That's right, kneel down and show us, how do you kneel in the Central Plains?"
"Hey, why don't you talk?"
Seeing that Li Changtian didn't respond for a long time, Beidi Khan also said, "I also want to see what kind of ceremony you are talking about in the Central Plains to the emperor, and let us open our eyes, how about it?"
Li Changtian looked at Beidi Khan, smiled suddenly, and said: "I heard that Khan can kill ten with one blow. He is brave and good at fighting. He is brave and resourceful. He is astonished as a heavenly man. We should salute like this, not open our eyes."
As he spoke, Li Changtian stood up with his left hand on the low table. He filled his wine cup and put it on the table. Then he walked to the center of the tent, and in front of Beidi Khan, he took off his robe and knelt heavily on his knees.
The moment the knee hit the solid ground, it was obviously extremely painful.
There was no dew on Li Changtian's face. He clasped his fists with both hands, lowered his eyes and shouted: "I wait for a humble minister, I wish to be khan, my eyebrows and life are boundless, the emperor will live forever, kowtow and show my heart, long live long live long live."
After finishing speaking, Li Changtian bowed down on his knees, his body dropped to the ground, and there was a sound.
The Beidi soldiers around seemed to see something interesting, and burst out laughing presumptuously, slapping the table and laughing, even Beidi Khan laughed so hard that his neck was thick.
Li Changtian maintained a humble posture for a long time until Beidi Khan asked him to get up.
Li Changtian stood up calmly, picked up the wine cup on his low table, walked towards Beidi Khan, and asked, "Khan, may I toast you, my humble minister?"
Beidi Khan picked up his own wine cup with one hand, held it up while laughing, and made a vain look at Li Changtian, not paying attention.
Holding the wine cup in both hands, Li Changtian approached again, and he was already at Beidi Khan's table. He raised his glass with a smile: "To Khan."
After finishing speaking, Li Changtian put the wine cup to his lips and drank it down in one gulp.
Beidi Khan also served the wine, raised his head and drank it in a big gulp.
Suddenly, the wine cup in someone's hand fell to the ground! The bronze knocking on the ground is like a blow to the building, and the tragic song directly shakes people's hearts!
The killing intent burst out in an instant! Li Changtian suddenly pulled out a dagger from his bosom, and plunged it into Beidi Khan's chest!
Since ancient times, as the saying goes, don't deceive others, success or failure is instant! ! !
Exclaiming in all directions, the dishes on the table made a loud noise, Li Changtian's eyes showed cruelty, as if he didn't feel it enough, he pulled out his dagger, clamped Beidi Khan's dying hand, and slashed his neck again! !
Outside the camp, there was a strong wind, treacherous winds and clouds, and the sky was terribly overcast.
In the direction of the military tent, an open fire lit up somewhere, it was just a small fire, but the dry straw was extremely flammable, and when the strong wind blows, it will be blazing!
At this time, outside Shuofang City, Li Zhanfeng and Chang Sun Bai were leading the soldiers to crawl in the deep ditch, waiting for a good opportunity.
It turned out that the previous evacuation from Shuofang was just a plan to delay the troops!
The panic and flight are all fakes!
When Beidi attacked Shuofang City that day, Changsun Bai wanted to fight to the death, but when Li Zhanfeng thought of the secret passage he had found before, he suddenly had an idea.
They can pretend to abandon the city and flee, and then use the secret passage. When the enemy relaxes their vigilance at night, they can shoot back and forth with their carbine, killing them by surprise!
Coincidentally, today is the time for them to act.
The two generals originally wanted to sneak into the city in the dead of night, but suddenly thick smoke billowed in Shuofang City, and all the Beidi soldiers guarding the city wall retreated inexplicably.
Li Zhanfeng and Changsun Bai exchanged glances.
"What's going on? Could there be fraud?" Changsun Bai frowned, "Is this plan really feasible? The traitor Li Changtian may have told the Beidi people about the secret way a long time ago."
Li Zhanfeng pondered for a moment, and said, "Go! Let's lead the troops in."
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Chaotic chaos, Shuofang City that night was in chaos.
The sound of firefighting, fighting, the shouts of Khan's accident, and the panic of the people from the Central Plains fighting back, all were mixed, wind and rain from all directions, and fighting and rushing.
Li Changtian didn't know how he escaped.
After he assassinated Beidi Khan, the surrounding Beidi generals rushed up immediately. Li Changtian held a dagger and fought desperately, but soon fell into a hopeless situation.
Li Changtian thought that he would die under the knife.
But apart from the burning of the army tents, something else seemed to happen in Shuofang City. The soldiers rushed to report, looking for Beidi Khan and Beidi generals. Hidden in an uninhabited ruined mansion.
But he was also hurt.
He had stab wounds and bruises on his arms and legs. He staggered when he walked, and when he raised his hands, he felt pain from torn ligaments. The most serious injury was on his back, where he had been cut several times, and the depth was unknown. He could only feel the blood soaking through his clothes, and the pain made Li Changtian sweat coldly on his forehead.
Although Li Changtian escaped from the marching tent, he didn't know where he could go for a while.
Powerlessness and bewilderment came to Li Changtian's mind.
He tore his sleeves into strips of cloth, bandaged the wound he could handle briefly, then hesitated for a while, and staggered towards the city gate
Although Li Changtian tried his best to avoid people, he still met several Beidi soldiers. After fighting for a while, he finally came to the gate of the city.
Li Changtian raised his head and looked at Qin Jueming's head hanging at the gate of the city, tears filled his eyes suddenly, and he couldn't make a sound.
He held back his tears, stubbornly refusing to let them fall, and then said in a trembling voice: "Master Qin, I have completed the task you entrusted to me."
After finishing speaking, Li Changtian climbed up to the gate of Shuofang City.
If you look far away from the city gate, you can see the flames in the city of Shuofang, and the soldiers are fighting with Beidi people.
But Li Changtian couldn't care less about looking into the distance, he found the place where Qin Jueming's head was hanging, and wanted to take it down.
The head was picked up on a long pole, which was embedded in the city wall, some distance away from the battlements of the city wall.
Li Changtian supported the city wall with one hand, leaned out half of his body, bent down and tried his best to get the pole up.
As soon as he bent down, the wound on his back was torn, and the clothes that had been cut by the knife were tightly strung on the open flesh, Li Changtian was shivering instinctively in pain.
But Li Changtian didn't give up. On the contrary, because he couldn't reach it, he kept looking out.
Just when Li Changtian was about to reach the pole, his eyes suddenly went black due to blood loss, and then he fell forward.
He was so caught off guard that he fell out of the city wall, like a paper kite with a broken thread, without roots or support.
The moon is above, the night is vast, the stars are falling in the wilderness, and the sky is cold and frosty.
Li Changtian closed his eyes resignedly.
Although he didn't intend to walk out of the Beidi barracks alive.
But if he really wanted to die, he still hoped to die by the knife.
At least it was more vigorous like that, unlike today, where it fell alone.
Li Changtian suddenly regretted it.
I regret not telling Yan Shu that I like you.
He thought about it, and felt that it was better not to say anything.
Anyway, it just adds to the sentimentality.
When the whole body fell to the ground, it must have hurt.
The bones are cracked and the internal organs are shattered.
It hurts, it hurts, it hurts.
Li Changtian was afraid of pain, he hoped that when he fell to the ground, it would be less painful than he imagined.
But what Li Changtian didn't expect was that.
He falls.
But there is no solid earth, no broken bones, no broken internal organs.
Just a warm embrace.
He was held firmly in his arms and saved.
Li Changtian opened his eyes in surprise.
Plain white brocade clothes, phoenix eyes and sword eyes.
Just one glance, death is like Sauvignon Blanc.
And live, when come back.