Xiaocao sneered and stopped talking.
General Li sighed, and then finally looked at his almost crazy subordinate, or rather, former subordinate. What he was thinking in his heart was probably only known to him. His eyes fell on Xiao Cao again, "Princess, don't you want to ask why?"
"Not interested." There are not so many reasons. Either he committed treason for some messy reasons, or he was not originally a member of the Qi Dynasty, or he was a spy within a spy, and he had a third identity. It's the most complicated one. If it's treason, I'm not interested in listening to his "helpless circumstances". If it's something else, I'm even less interested in listening to his "glorious achievements" during his decades of undercover work.
Xiao Cao's attitude made the other party choke for a moment, but he didn't dwell on it. "In that case, let's go. The princess will be wronged for the next period of time."
Although they, Liuqi, are now in an absolute advantage, even a fool knows that they cannot waste time.
There was a slight commotion among the guards around the grass.
"Are you guys still planning to take action? Our target is only Princess Anguo. Killing you doesn't matter, but Liuqi is a barbarian land in your eyes. Can you rest assured that Princess Anguo will go there alone?"
Under normal circumstances, Xiaocao's guards would not be left alive. Anyone with eyes could tell that these guards were not ordinary people. As long as they were kept alive, they could pose a threat at any time. But now they were kept alive. Obviously, they had other purposes.
However, General Li had seized their weakness. They could not possibly fight Xiaocao out with him, nor did they want to fight back and hurt Xiaocao. If they really let Xiaocao go into the wolf's den alone, they would be worried.
From Xiaocao's perspective, she naturally didn't want them to lose their lives in vain.
Therefore, even though they knew Liuqi had bad intentions and that they would not get any good results if they went to Liuqi, they took off their swords without hesitation and threw them to the ground with a clang.
Even though this was what Xiaocao hoped for, she couldn't help but close her eyes at this moment. Being at the mercy of others, no one would be able to bear this feeling. However, Xiaocao could roughly guess their intentions, right? The reason they kept her was just to restrain her. Besides using her to negotiate with Qi Chao, they valued her medical skills...
Xiao Cao closed her eyes tightly, hiding the viciousness in her eyes. Who said that medical skills can only save people? Who said that the people who are saved can definitely live well? Liu Qi, the ancient general, has become a useless person long ago, right? !
Xiaocao and his men have a wounded soldier on their side. They are not sure whether he is being used or is in cahoots with General Li. Xiaocao does not need to speculate about him maliciously. However, he is seriously injured and will be a burden to take him with him. Will Liuqi take him with him
The man who had been stimulated to go crazy suddenly came to his senses, "Princess, I'm sorry." He spoke softly, full of apology. When Xiaocao turned around, his first feeling was that he could not live anymore. In fact, he pulled the corner of his mouth towards Xiaocao forcefully, then glared at General Li fiercely, "You dog, you shall not die well, you shall die in six cuts!" Then he suddenly drew out the dagger he carried with him, slammed it across his neck without hesitation, and committed suicide.
Because they were so close, a little blood splashed directly onto Xiaocao's face. On such a cold day, the warmth of the blood was unusually obvious. Xiaocao's pupils suddenly shrank, and his breathing became more rapid. I wonder what kind of determination and resentment he had when he went to die...
General Li's expression was also quite ugly, and he shouted a word that Xiaocao could not understand.
The ownerless war horses of Xiaocao and his companions were requisitioned, and then they were driven on their way quickly.
There were only half of the people from Liuqi who "escorted" them back to Liuqi. The remaining half were naturally there to hold back the people from Qi Chao who might catch up with them. The people who stayed behind probably didn't want to live. If they could catch her, their mission would be accomplished.
The horses did not stop along the way. If Xiaocao and the others had any thought of delaying, Liuqi would immediately start killing them. "If there is a next time, we will make the princess suffer." General Li had a hermit's face. His injuries were not light. To have come to this point, he was a great contributor to Liuqi. As long as he survived, he would surely be extremely rich. If he died on the road like this, he would be very unwilling.
Afterwards, he did not meet the soldiers who were patrolling here from Qi Chao, but he met the people who were there to meet him from Liu Qi.
This situation is not surprising. As one of the top generals in the Dingbei Army, General Li has great authority. He is familiar with the deployment and personnel arrangements of Qi Chao. To be honest, as the deepest hidden nail, he has never moved before. Even when Mu Bei was seriously injured, he was still "loyal" to Qi Chao. Such a person will either not move for his entire life, or at the most critical moment, perhaps in Liuqi's original plan, he was to remain as a nail when Liuqi launched a large-scale attack on Qi Chao, but a natural disaster disrupted Liuqi's plan. When Liuqi's survival was at stake, this nail had to move.
Xiaocao suspected that they were originally planning to find an opportunity to attack North City and disintegrate the rear of the Dingbei Army, but because of her appearance, their plan changed and they put all their plans on her.
Xiaocao didn't know whether she should mock Liuqi for really thinking highly of her or...
They entered Liuqi's territory almost unimpeded. If there was still time, Liuqi could have used another wave to threaten the rear of the Dingbei Army. Unfortunately, there was a prerequisite for this, that is, Xiaocao's accident had not been discovered, and the probability of this was very small. It had been almost an hour and a half since she left the temporary field hospital. Even if others thought she was going to perform surgery on General Li on the spot and would not return so quickly, there was still Wei Tingyu.
Even if Wei Tingyu had to go back to North City for something, the round trip would usually not take more than an hour and a half. I believe this should also be within General Li's calculation range, because he knew very well that if Wei Tingyu was there, Xiaocao would not be able to leave the temporary hospital easily.
Xiaocao was not worried about her own safety. Liuqi had tried every means to capture her alive. In order to achieve his goal, he would naturally not touch her. However, Qi Chao had prepared for so long to deal with Liuqi, and this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He had sacrificed the lives of so many soldiers. Would all his efforts be wasted because of her
If she had no worries, she wouldn't mind dying to end this possibility, but...
Qi Chao's plan cannot go to waste, so many soldiers cannot die in vain, and those soldiers who died for her cannot just become innocent souls. Even if there are negotiations, it will not be settled in a short time. No matter how urgent Liu Qi is, it still takes time. This can give her time, and it is unknown whether she can find an effective method during this period.
If she could really find a way, Xiaocao would be furious...
At Wei Tingyu's place, just as expected, he saw that the kind-hearted Lian had been tortured to pieces, and his clothes had been stripped off in the cold weather. Even with the brazier, it seemed colder than the pain.
Wei Tingyu was not in a hurry to speak or do anything. He soon discovered that this man was not a tough guy, but his sense of pain was relatively low, so torture had no effect on him. It made sense. After all, he was just a pampered man, so how tough could he be? Fortunately, he knew a lot from Xiaocao, otherwise he would not be able to find the reason.
For such people, torture is useless, the best thing to do is to conquer their hearts.
Wei Tingyu has always been very good at this, but it takes time to conquer someone's heart. He couldn't stay in the city for long and didn't have time to waste. But there was no need to waste too much time on such a person. After all, he was always on Qi Chao's side and had limited understanding of Liuqi. In essence, he was of no value in interrogating him. Wei Tingyu still took the time to talk to him.
This man was born and raised in the Lian family. He had everything, including wealth, fame, and respect from the Dingbei Army. Even though his biological father was from Liuqi and had a prominent status, why did he think that by doing something for Liuqi, he would suddenly become prosperous, powerful, and have everything? Moreover, he was almost fifty years old, had a wife, children, and even grandchildren. It was unclear whether his father was still alive. Was he sure that after returning to Liuqi, he would not be pushed into a corner or even killed by the other brothers? Moreover, since he was in Qi Dynasty and everything was influenced by Qi Dynasty, did he not care about his children and grandchildren
Sure enough, after these things were displayed, Mr. Lian's expression and eyes finally changed, but he still refused to speak.
Wei Tingyu’s patience ran out, and he decided to just kill the worthless spy.
Wei Tingyu made a gesture and then left. When his figure was about to disappear, the old man Lian suddenly yelled like crazy, "Do you think I am willing? I lived well in Beicheng. Who would want to go to that damn barren land of Liuqi? But they killed my two concubines silently in one night, and took the personal belongings of my children and grandchildren and gave them to me, and then returned them quietly. No one noticed, no one noticed. I only hesitated for two days, and my eldest son broke his leg when he went out..."
If other people encountered this kind of thing, they would naturally go directly to the Dingbei Army, but he didn't dare to do so because he was held hostage by the other party, and the other party also threatened him that if he dared to do anything unnecessary, his whole family would go to hell before they were exposed.
Even the heavens were crying loudly, damn it, he didn't even want to have anything to do with Liuqi!
"If that's the case, why didn't you say so earlier?"
"In order to bring you back to North City, in order to hold you back."
In a flash, Wei Tingyu figured out the whole story. This Master Lian was not the most hidden spy. He was just a bait. He had combed the North City so hard before. It was impossible for there to be a spy who could come and go freely in the Lian family. Moreover, those things could not be done by one person. But what if he was brought in later? It was not easy for others to bring in, but what if he was from the Dingbei Army? The generals of the upper middle and upper levels of the Dingbei Army might be discovered if too many people were let in, but what if there were only a few people
Just because he understood it clearly, the string in Wei Tingyu's mind suddenly broke, "Xuan'er—" he ran away!
Wei Tingyu was actually not very familiar with riding skills, but he didn't care at this time. Fortunately, nothing went wrong along the way.
Back at the temporary hospital, "Xuan'er—"
Everyone in the hospital looked at each other, wondering what was going on and why General Wei was so panicked.
"General Li and his men encountered the elite troops of Liuqi, and were almost completely wiped out. The men below came back to ask for help, but the wounded were too severe, and it might be too late to send them back, so the princess led the men there herself..."
Wei Tingyu was furious, and then he quickly grabbed a thousand households and said, "Gather all the guards, follow me!"
The other party didn't understand, but didn't dare to say anything at this time, because it concerned Xiaocao, and no one would say much.
Then when they rushed over, they found that the situation was serious. Almost all the people the princess brought with her were dead. Among the mess of corpses, although some were wearing the clothes of Qi Dynasty soldiers, they were obviously Liukan people. Just looking at the wounds, you can tell how tragic the fight was. Both sides left absolutely no room for maneuver and used all their strength to kill the other side.
Then, the princess disappeared!
Not far away, another group of bodies were found. There were about 500 people. They were General Li's subordinates, but General Li's body was not there. Everything seemed obvious, but they couldn't believe it.
Wei Tingyu's eyes were red at this moment. He was almost going crazy, but his mind was strangely clear. He grabbed a person and said, "Take me to find Mu Bei, quickly—"
The people who came out with Wei Tingyu did not dare to delay at all, and even ignored the military orders, and immediately escorted Wei Tingyu to the front line where the army was. Princess Anguo might be captured by Liu Kai, and they also had a responsibility. If they could exchange it for the princess's safety, then they would be willing to accept a hundred military sticks.
The fighting on the front line had stopped, and Qi Chao even took the initiative to retreat ten miles, just because Xiaocao's silver needle bracelet was airdropped. For convenience, Xiaocao was wearing the earliest silver needle bracelet. Mu Bei was very familiar with him.
This sudden change caught everyone off guard. All the generals gathered in the Mubei main tent. No matter how you look at it, it is incredible. Princess Anguo has been in the rear all the time, why was she suddenly captured by Liu Qian? But the prince was very sure about the bracelet.
If it was anyone else it would be fine, but in the entire North, no one could ignore the safety of Princess Anguo.
We have sent people back to confirm it as soon as possible. We hope it is not true. However, considering Liu Kai's attitude, if they stop, the other party will also stop. If Princess Anguo is not really in their hands, how could they stop like this
With hope in mind, anxiously waiting for the result.
Mu Bei sat in the main seat with his head lowered and an unclear expression. On the table in front of him was Xiaocao's bracelet.
"Report, Marshal, the military supervisor Wei is here!"
Mu Bei looked up suddenly, his heart had sunk to the bottom. If something hadn't happened to Princess Anguo, Wei Tingyu would never have come looking for him.
Mu Bei hurriedly stood up and just as he reached the door, Wei Tingyu lifted the curtain and came in, punching Mu Bei. Mu Bei was caught off guard and was hit. Seeing this, other generals hurried to pull him back. Fortunately, he did not hit him directly.
Wei Tingyu ran all the way and could no longer maintain his composure. He glared at Mu Bei fiercely, "Mu Bei, I'm telling you, if Xuan'er gets into any trouble, I'll kill you!"
"General Wei, we are all very worried about what happened to the princess, but how can we blame our prince? You are always with the princess..." The meaning of these words was obvious. He failed to protect the princess, and their marshal was still dozens of miles away.
Mu Bei wiped the corner of his mouth, not caring too much at this moment. "Now is not the time to be angry, what's going on?"
A captain who followed in from behind said with trembling lips, "Your Majesty, it could be... General Li..."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the generals in the camp froze, obviously unable to believe it.
Mu Bei's pupils shrank suddenly, "What did you say?"
The captain was almost on the verge of tears, but he still explained the matter clearly.
If the people below still have a fluke, Mu Bei is already certain, even if that person is promoted by his father, he has deep trust in him. Only the upper-level generals know the personnel arrangement and deployment of the Dingbei Army best, and the middle-level generals generally only know part of it. If they are not familiar with the personnel arrangement of the Dingbei Army, how could thousands of people sneak into the rear at the same time? It is also unlikely that they are familiar with Wei Tingyu's affairs. Now Mu Bei even has reason to believe that General Li's injury was intentional, just to return to Beicheng legitimately. If Princess Anguo did not come, his target might be Beicheng.
“Shit—”
If Princess Anguo was in trouble, he would have a lot of responsibility. In fact, he had not noticed that there was such a person in the army, which was a serious oversight. If the emperor really wanted to investigate, he could take his head off. What's more, Mu Bei had a private affair.
The North City has been organized so carefully, but the real trouble lies in the army...
“Marshal…” The generals were even a little at a loss at this moment. He was their most trusted brother, how could it be… How could it be… After accepting this fact, the hatred in their hearts exceeded that of anyone else.