Shen Miao was drinking tea leisurely. At this time, when the wind was blowing outside, she was sitting in a corner of the hall, Shi Shiran holding the tea cup that Jing Zhe handed over, and slowly sipping the hot tea. As if she was an innocent and ignorant young lady, just waiting for the mutton slices at the back of the kitchen to be ready, then gathered around to eat blanched mutton.
Luo Ling's face became a little dignified. Luo Sa noticed that something was wrong with him and followed Luo Ling's gaze to look at Shen Miao, her face darkened a bit and asked, "What happened?"
Luo Ling ignored him and did not instruct the talking guard what to do, but stood up and walked in front of Shen Miao and said, "Little cousin, take a step to speak."
“If Brother Ling has anything to say, just say it here.” Shen Miao put the tea cup in her hand aside and looked at him with a smile, “If something really happened, it would not be able to hide it.”
Seeing this, Luo Qian and Luo Tan also came over. This time, the movement became louder, and Ma Shi and Yu Shi noticed. Thinking that there was a dispute between Shen Miao and Luo Ling, at this time, they naturally wanted to favor girls. Yu shi came over immediately, glanced at Luo Ling, shook her head in disapproval, and said, "Ling'er, don't scare Jiaojiao."
Luo Sa sneered and said, "Who scare whom?"
"Brother, what's the matter?" Luo Qian was young, and he was the least thoughtful when he spoke. He asked aloud if he had any doubts in his heart.
Luo Ling looked at Shen Miao, Shen Miao smiled slightly at him, as if she knew exactly what he was going to say next. The calmness of grasping everything made Luo Ling slightly startled. After a while, he sighed and said helplessly: "There is news from the city guards, Turk... It seems that they are going to enter the city."
"What?" Luo Tan exclaimed, then realized that her voice was louder, and covered her mouth all of a sudden. When they were talking, the maidservants around them were far away, but they couldn't hear them clearly. But the most taboo thing in this world is the shaking of the military heart. At this moment, everyone is gathered here to avoid the hailstorm, but if someone knows that the Turks have come in, I am afraid that the military heart will be in chaos. Even if Luo Ling and Luo Sa were not in chaos here, at least people would be panicked.
Both Yu and Ma were from ordinary families, so naturally they had no ability to protect themselves, so they were dumbfounded when they heard this. Ma immediately said: "Linger Sa'er, now let's protect Jiaojiao. How long can we resist in Luofu? When will your father and the others come back?"
Even a shrewd and capable woman could not help but panic in the face of such a situation. The words were a bit sloppy, and Yu Shi was even more at a loss, but he still subconsciously said: "Why don't you go somewhere to hide first?"
Luo Tan and Luo Qian turned pale. They had lived in Xiaochun City since they were born. Although they had heard Luo Sui tell stories about the battlefield, they always felt that they were far away from them. The Turks never entered the city, but what will happen after entering the city, there is a lot of talk in the past. Even if Ming Qi's own troops captured a city, there would be massacres, not to mention the ferocity of Turkic people.
"Little cousin... I was told by my little cousin..." Luo Qian murmured.
Ma shi and Yu shi were stunned for a moment, Yu shi looked at Shen Miao, “Jiaojiao… Did you get it right?”
"Cousin mentioned before that the Turks might invade the city." Luo Ling looked at her, and there was an unexplainable gleam in his eyes: "Little cousin must also have a countermeasure, if you don't dislike it, please let me know, now is life and death. when."
Luo Ling's attitude was extremely low, or it could be said that the Luo family wouldn't have the kind of arrogant thoughts of others. Otherwise, given Luo Ling's seniority and status, he definitely wouldn't have to ask the same girl who was so humble.
And Luo Ling's action fell into the eyes of Ma's few people, and they were very surprised. Luo Ling is the most outstanding one of the Luo family's juniors, but now he wants to consult Shen Miao
Shen Miao said, "Cousin Ling did not tell me what the situation is now."
Luo Ling waved his hand to the guard who had just come to report the letter. The guard looked a little surprised when Luo Ling went to ask a strange girl, but he answered honestly: "Miss Hui, someone in the guards saw the Turks gathering at the gate of the city. , the general hasn't returned yet, and the city guards are not enough..." At the end, he was too ashamed to speak.
Shen Miao did not have time to pay attention to his embarrassment and instead asked, "Are there many or not many people? Are the Turks scattered or together?"
Luo Sa stared at Shen Miao like a torch. The guard thought for a while and said, "There are a lot of people. Although they are scattered, there is the sound of horses. There should be backup."
Several people suddenly gasped, and Luo Ling and Luo Sa's faces became extremely ugly in an instant. If it was just a little bit of luck, at this moment, it is really aware of the seriousness of the matter. Having horses means having an army. The army that can compete with the Turks on weekdays is now fighting in the grasslands. Right now, Xiaochun City has almost no real troops, but at this time it has caught up with another Turkic army.
What Shen Miao said was right, the sound of the east attacked the west, and the Turkic people eventually became cunning and even developed another army secretly. This army might not be as strong as the one that Shen Xin could deal with, but it was more than enough to cleanse Xiaochun City with blood.
Mrs. Ma and Mrs. Yu also realized that things were not good, Mrs. Ma said, "How about we call back all the people who can be used... No matter what, protect your juniors first."
When an accident occurs, let the younger generation go first. This is the tradition of the Luo family since ancient times. It is to sacrifice the older generation and leave hope to the new generation. Luo Tan's eyes immediately turned red, she pulled Ma Shi's sleeve and said, "Mother, I don't want it!"
"It really doesn't work, so let's fight with them!" Luo Qian gritted his teeth, and two bursts of anger flickered in his eyes: "We still have the blood of military generals in our bones, are we afraid of those barbarians? With a sword, the big deal is that the fish will die and the net will be broken!"
"Qian'er!" Ma said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? When you go out at this time, do you want to die?"
"It really doesn't work, my eldest brother and I will cover your escape." But Luo Sa opened his mouth, and he said solemnly: "There are still carriages in the house, and the escape starts from the back city gate. ."
“No.” Shen Miao interrupted their words.
Luo Sa looked at her: "Do you have a solution?"
Shen Miao shook her head.
Luo Qian and Luo Tan flashed a trace of disappointment on their faces at the same time. For some reason, they always felt that Shen Miao seemed to have great abilities. When Miao spoke, the kind of An Ran and Chengzhu were in the chest, but it made people feel at ease like the backbone. But at this moment, seeing that Shen Miao couldn't think of a way, Luo Qian and Luo Tan were a little desperate.
"Then do as the second brother said." Luo Ling said: "I will send you to the carriage first, and all the guards in the house will follow you. Luo House only needs to leave the second brother and me, and I and the second brother will go to the city guards. "
This was about sacrificing the two of them to buy time for the others, Yu's tears suddenly fell, and he nearly fainted while holding Luo Ling's hand.
"How can you two stay here?" Ma shook his head: "We are a family, we have to go together!"
The room was at a stalemate, Shen Miao shook her head and uttered two words again: “No way.”
"Little cousin, what the hell are you talking about?" Luo Qian couldn't help but ask.
Shen Miao glanced at everyone and said, "In Xiaochun City, the Luo family is the most powerful. The leaders of the city guards are also cousin Ling and cousin Sa. The Turks also know this, if they really invade the city, for the sake of To boost morale, the first person to deal with is the Luo family. As long as the Luo family is destroyed, the people of Xiaochun City will lose their fighting spirit and they will be captured without a fight. If the thief is captured first, the king will be captured first. Deal with the Luo family. It is impossible for the Luo family to retreat completely."
In this way, when the terrifying reality was exposed without any cover, Luo Tan couldn't help shaking her body and looked at Luo Ling: "Big brother... Is what she said true?"
Luo Ling stared at Shen Miao closely and said, "Not bad."
Luo Sa's anger suddenly flared up again: "This won't work either, that won't work either, since the Turks have brought troops again, why don't they really fight with them? Our Luo family has never had a coward, so I'm afraid of him. Can't it?"
“There is no need to be impatient.” Shen Miao spoke suddenly.
There was silence in the hall for a moment, Luo Ling looked at Shen Miao and said softly, "Cousin has a plan?"
“It’s impossible to calculate.” Shen Miao’s brows and eyes were calm, she was born beautiful and lovely, in the crowd of anxious emotions, only her expression was calm and everyone realized that from the beginning to now, Shen Miao has never show any other emotion. Xiaochun City is still a frontier place and would be panicked when the Turks suddenly entered the city, but Shen Miao, a charming young lady who had been sitting back at ease in the Ding capital, acted like she was not surprised.
"The Turks brought troops but did not enter. Obviously, they were hesitant and scruples. I think for so many years, although the Luo family's army has been dispersed, the remaining power is still there, and it can still shock three points. They are hesitant and tempted. If you don’t move forward, even the coach can’t be sure, but you can make use of it.”
Ma and Yu did not understand Shen Miao's words but felt that Shen Miao's words seemed reasonable and did not speak for a while and listened to her quietly. Luo Sa frowned and asked, "How to use it?"
“Procrastinate for a while.” Shen Miao replied lightly, “My parents, grandfather and uncles are not idle people, if you think about it, you should soon find out what’s wrong here, once you find out, you will rush back. From Xiaochuncheng. Until then, just delay the footsteps of this end."
"But how do you delay it?" Luo Tan was impatient and couldn't bear to ask: "As you said, the Turks are so smart, they also know that the time is urgent, and they will attack soon."
“What are they afraid of, just show them what they are.” Shen Miao smiled slightly, “What they are afraid of is that the Luo family army actually still has spare strength, then show them the Luo family army’s spare strength.”
"Little cousin," Luo Qian said anxiously, "Where are we going to get Luo's army?"
Shen Miao smiled slightly, "I will ask everyone to cooperate. But before that... I don't know if the two older brothers believe me or not?" She looked at Luo Ling and Luo Sa with a very gentle and humble attitude, but there was Slightly hostile.
Luo Ling looked at her seriously and said, "I believe you."
…
Outside the city tower of Xiaochun City, it is already very dilapidated, and a lot of dirt and dust have accumulated over the years, which are all the imprints of the years. There have been generations of people here, as well as heroic generals one after another, who guarded the peace and tranquility of Xiaochun City.
But just like cracks appear in the brick walls of the city wall, the once indestructible closed door gradually becomes rotten. At this moment, there were not many guards walking back and forth on the city tower, staring vigilantly not far away. The sound of horse hooves and torches gradually became clear, and large drops of cold sweat fell down their cheeks.
The Turks are ferocious by nature, and it is impossible for them to fight against these city guards who have been slack for many years. And listening to this movement, there are still many Turks coming. The emotion of fear is mutual, and for a time, the footsteps of the city defenders are much heavier.
Just when the people not far away were about to move, someone in the city guard suddenly shouted: "What is that?"
The sound of the heavy rain in the rainy night could not hide the surprise in these words. When everyone looked back, they saw that in Xiaochun City, they did not know when large and small torches appeared. Listen carefully to the sound of horses.
The two armies faced each other, and naturally there were spies who climbed high to inquire about the news in the city. The city guards could see it from the city gate, and naturally the Turkic spies outside could also see it. Those people and horses that appeared inexplicably were especially clear in the rainy night, and the shouts of Zhentian, accompanied by the messy sound of the horses stepping on the ground, accompanied by the wind and rain, had an unstoppable splendor.
"It's the Luo family army! It's the Luo family army!" Someone shouted from the city guards, and knelt down in joy: "The Luo family army repeats the glory again!"
The Monroe family has been in decline for many years, and the Luo family troops who have stayed in these years are also some retail investors. The sudden shout reminded everyone of the invincible demeanor that Luo Sui led the army back then, as if there was suddenly new hope, and the morale skyrocketed in an instant. His blood and heat seemed to be ignited, and he shouted loudly, and together with the inexplicable people in the city, they collided with the Tianhe River!
Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted. The soaring morale and the sudden increase of troops, bearing the name of "Luo Family Army", obviously shocked the Turks. I just heard the popularity of the Turks under the city tower and the exchange was broken. Those soldiers paused for a while, and did not dare to come forward. After an hour of stalemate, the two sides could not stand still, and the Turks might also feel that something was wrong. At that time, there was a sudden scream of killing from outside the building, but this time it was a solid army, and Shen Xin and the others came back.
Although the Turkic troops were strong, they were not as good as Luo Sui and Shen Xin who fought on the battlefield for many years.
Inside Xiaochun City, at the entrance of Luo Mansion, Luo Ling was relieved when he heard the soldier in front coming back to report the letter, and bowed respectfully with Shen Miao and said, “This time it is thanks to my cousin.”
"Little cousin is so smart!" Luo Qian exclaimed, "I can actually come up with such a method."
Shen Miao asked Shen Xin to gather all the available people in the manor, then went to the street to gather the people, lit all available torches, one person held two torches, and then had the blacksmith use a horseshoe to imitate a horseshoe knocking on the ground. sound. The people of Xiaochun City also knew that it was a critical moment for survival, and the shouts of the soldiers pretending to be the same were also very good. In addition, this night was a storm, and it was more than enough to deceive the Turks outside.
When the Turks saw so many torches, they would subconsciously think that there were so many people, the sound of horse hooves, shouting, and the fear of the Luo family army, they would only think that the Luo family army still had some forces guarding Xiaochun City. The Turks were apprehensive and did not dare to blindly go forward, try to probe, and delay the time. As long as Shen Xin came back, everything could be left to Shen Xin and the others.
It looks simple, but it is easy for people to lose their balance in a critical situation, so how can they think of such a method.
Luo Sa's attitude towards Shen Miao also changed a lot and said, "Thank you for this time."
After Shen Miao came up with this idea, Luo Tan was full of admiration for Shen Miao, seeing that this plan worked, she held Shen Miao’s arm and asked, “Little cousin, tell me honestly, are you Have you seen the Art of War secretly? I remember the military book in my grandfather's study, it seems that you said so."
Shen Miao smiled, "It's just opportunistic."
"Jiaojiao, don't be humble." Ma looked at her enthusiastically and said, "If it weren't for you today, we would all be in trouble. You not only saved the people in our house, but also the people of Xiaochun City. Thank you. "
Shen Miao laughed in her heart, in fact she was really not humble, it was just a matter of opportunism. In the last life, such a thing happened, but Shen Miao could not remember the day clearly, she knew it was a rainy day with hail. The Turks attacked Xiaochun City. Although Luo Sui finally rushed back with his troops and saved Xiaochun City from being captured, they also paid a very heavy price. The people of Xiaochun City suffered countless casualties and were very miserable.
And at that time, in order to please Fu Xiu Yi, she was trying her best to learn military tactics. He had also asked Pei Lang for advice on this matter, and that was how Pei Lang answered her that day. Pei Lang said: "The Turks have some scruples, and they dare not rush forward. It's useless to fight recklessly, and they will lose their minds to escape. It is better to make an empty city plan to confuse the public. As long as the reinforcements arrive, they can be solved."
Pei Lang's words were recorded in her handwritten notes, and now they are very clear. Shen Miao knew that she did not have any tactics in the art of warfare, but what she believed was Pei Lang. During those years in the harem, in order to gain Fu Xiu Yi's favor, she consulted with Fu Xiu Yi's staff, which finally gave her a lot of unexpected bargaining chips.
Those were all gifts that Fu Xiu Yi gave her.
“Little cousin is too bad.” Luo Qian listened to the frequent good news from the guards outside, and finally the anxiety dissipated, and began to tease Shen Miao, “It was clear that she had already made up her mind, but she was still frightening us like before, which made us really arrive. It was so bad it scared me to death."
Luo Tan slapped her head with a slap: "Shame! Not even a little girl!"
"You're not the same!" Luo Qian countered.
Shen Miao smiled slightly and was noncommittal. She naturally knew that it would be solved in the end, but she did it so seriously, so that everyone in the Luo family would understand that it would be difficult to protect the Luo family only by relying on the remaining Luo family army, not to mention the protection of Xiaochun City. There is not enough power in this world to shelter those who want shelter. The Turks are eyeing them, and sooner or later they will make a comeback. On that day, what will the Luo family do
Only when they truly realize the crisis will the Luo family feel nervous. The juniors of the Luo family, Luo Lianying and Luo Liantai, and even the Ma and Yu families, would spare no effort to persuade him to reorganize the Luo family army in front of Luo Sui. As for Luo Sui himself, if he has eyes, he will see, if he has ears, he will listen, and the steelyard in his heart will always be tilted.
It was impossible for Shen Miao to persuade a stubborn person like Luo Sui alone, and because of her status, Luo Sui would inevitably have some scruples, but the Luo family was different.
Sometimes to achieve something, don't use the most direct way, you should be tactful. What Shen Miao in the previous life wanted, she said directly and did it, and in the end she lost tragically. On the other hand, Mrs. Mei used the method of tactfully and twists to be extraordinarily wonderful. She hated Madam Mei, but she wanted to learn from Madam Mei what she did not have.
When the morning light was faint on the second day, Xiaochuncheng finally calmed down.
The Turks lost this battle extremely embarrassingly. Originally, because of Xiaochun City Shen Miao's empty-handed plan, those Turks were startled, and with the addition of such fierce generals as Shen Xin and Shen Qiu, they had suffered a heavy blow that had never happened before and returned to the depths of the grassland. I don't have the energy to make a comeback for a long time.
Although it was a victory, the atmosphere in Xiaochun City was not relaxed. Especially in the Luo residence, the Turks’ entry into the city this time meant that Shen Miao’s terrifying conjectures a few days ago finally became a reality. With such a terrifying neighbor staring at him all day, no one can sleep soundly.
After learning that the empty city plan was conceived by Shen Miao, Luo Sui looked at Shen Miao a little more. Shen Xin was naturally proud, he couldn't even boast that his daughter was a man.
Two days later, Luo Sui announced in front of everyone in the Luo family that he would reorganize the Luo family's army.
The entire Xiaochun City cheered and ran to tell each other, even the juniors of the Luo family were also excited. Only Shen Miao had a calm expression because this was an expected fact. The events of the night of the Turkic raid would eventually make Luo Sui make up his mind.
Luo Xueyan still had some savings in the matter of money. As for the soldiers, Shen Qiu and Shen Xinzhengchou had no use, so they naturally responded enthusiastically. It is not an easy task to recruit all those brave generals who have long since been disarmed and returned to train their troops, but the Luo family are all tiger generals. Now that they have done it, they are naturally determined. For a while, Xiaochun City is lively.
The days were so peaceful and fulfilling.
One day, Shen Miao was sitting at the desk reading a book when Luo Tan hurried in and almost knocked down the chair at the door. Gu Yu was startled, Shen Miao looked at her, before she had time to speak, she saw Luo Tan caressing her chest breathlessly, “Cousin, have you heard?”
“What?” Shen Miao asked.
"That little Marquis of the Xie family!" Luo Tan gestured frantically, "It's the little Marquis of the Xie family who I mentioned to you before, the same name as Cousin Qiu, he didn't invite himself to go to the north to be handsome. Has Jiang fought against the enemy?"
Shen Miao's heart skipped a beat and she looked at Luo Tan and nodded slowly, "I know."
"Have you heard the news before, then Lord Xie Xiaohou won the battle all day long, and the Huns were forced to the edge of the desert." Luo Tan said, "Everyone is saying, waiting for Lord Xie Xiaohou to return to Beijing, that meritorious deed. I'm afraid that he is taller than the Marquis of Lin'an, and His Majesty will definitely reward him as a high-ranking official."
These words were true, not long after Shen Miao arrived at Xiaochun City, Xie Jing Xing also led the Xie family army to the northern border. Xie Jing Xing's bravery on the battlefield was astonishing, whether it was arranging troops or fighting single-handedly with the enemy leader, the ferocity and ruthlessness he showed made the enemy frightened. However, Xie Jing Xing thought that Xie Jing Xing would not be able to subdue Xie Jiajun, but Xie Jiajun made extraordinary achievements in the hands of Xie Jing Xing, and finally made people put away the last trace of doubts about Xie Jing Xing. Everyone said that Xie Jing Xing would be the most outstanding man in Ming Qi, and his future achievements would definitely be higher than the Marquis of Lin An. When Shen Xin and Luo Sui occasionally talked about this matter, they were full of praise for Xie Jing Xing, saying that he was a genius in the world. Because Shen Miao knew Xie Jing Xing's ability in her previous life, she was not surprised.
She patiently listened to Luo Tan's words, but saw Luo Tan's eyes turn red, an ominous premonition pressed into her heart, and asked softly, "What's the matter with you?"
"It's dead." Luo Tan didn't hold back, tears suddenly fell: "Master Xie Xiaohou is dead!"
In Luo Tan's heart, Xie Jing Xing was also a hero just like Shen Qiu, he admired him very much, and tears could not be held back at this moment: "Then Lord Xie Xiaohou was surrounded by the enemy's rear yesterday, and ten thousand arrows pierced through it. Heart, the corpse was hanged on the tower to be skinned and displayed to the public." Luo Tan cried, "Little cousin, he is dead!"
he died!
The teacup in Jing Zhe's hand fell to the ground with a bang and immediately looked at Shen Miao in a panic. Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing had some friendship, if Xie Jing Xing died, how would Shen Miao react
What was Shen Miao's reaction
Shen Miao sat at the table and quietly looked at Luo Tan who was crying, her expression was terrifyingly calm, as if Luo Tan was not talking about an anecdote, but rather ordinary words that the weather was good and the flowers were blooming today. It's just that the more peaceful his brows and eyes are, the tighter the pages of the book in front of him are.
Is Xie Jing Xing dead
Thousands of arrows pierced through the heart, skinned and air-dried, and hung on the tower to be beheaded for public display. The ending was exactly the same as in the previous life. Is it really Xie Jing Xing
Shen Miao thought in a trance, as if she wanted to distinguish whether the news was a joke or reality. However, what came to mind was that day in the courtyard of Guangwentang, the glutinous rice dumpling tricked her into speaking, and walked out of the woods. The young man, dressed in a long brocade robe with ivory piping trimmed with silver threads, was handsome and arrogant, and walked towards her gracefully step by step.
The corners of his lips evoked a mischievous smile, and the look in Taohua's eyes was very intoxicating, with three points of frivolity and six points of probing, and one point of countless teenage romances.
"It was you," he said