Chapter 696: Prepare with both hands
It gets dark quickly.
When the entire grassland was shrouded in darkness, the men and horses led by Yu Wenye found a small river that had not yet frozen, and set up camp by the river. For a time, countless bonfires were lit, and the dark sky The little stars in the sky reflect each other.
Shang Ruyi was in the tent, washed his face with warm water, tidied up a little, and then walked out again.
There was a bonfire burning not far outside her tent, and the fire was blazing, illuminating the face of Yu Wenye who was sitting by the fire, staring at the flames. , the clear outline of the face, illuminated by the night and firelight, looks even more beautiful.
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but sigh.
Speaking of which, she is also a somewhat frivolous person. She was attracted to Yu Wenye at the first sight, and she changed her mind like a ghost, and also changed the rest of her life. Looking back now, it is really thrilling. What can a good-looking face mean and what can it guarantee?
That’s why she told him that it was a miracle from gods and Buddhas.
The choice she made out of her lustful mind turned out to be the right one.
But speaking of it, the real miracle should be the "resurrection" that really changed one's destiny. It was because those things - maybe memories, maybe knowledge - were snatched from Yu Mingyue's body. Things are your own Determined to change, it was precisely because of the invisible but life-and-death struggle that was going on in her body that she felt chills in her heart as soon as she saw Yu Mingyue. At first, her soul was even torn apart. The familiar pain will be revived.
But now, it's all over.
She has become accustomed to the appearance of that person, and has accepted that the next fate may be unpredictable and even more dangerous.
However, looking at Yu Wenye's slightly frowning brows and complicated eyes, it seems that he is still a little bit stunned.
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi raised his feet and walked over there, but after taking two steps, a small figure suddenly rushed out and stopped him. Like a calf, he almost hit him. After turning it over, I looked down and saw that it was a good boy.
I saw him hugging me with a smile: "Sister Ruyi."
Shang Ruyi was startled, but when he lowered his head, he looked into those smiling eyes that were as curved as crescent moons. He immediately became happy again, and reached out to touch his short stubble, which was similar to that of the little hedgehog. The average head said: "Is it cold?"
"It's not cold."
"Why did you come here?"
"I came to see you."
As he said that, the good boy put back his smile and said: "I know you I was caught by the Turks, but I’m worried. Sister Ruyi, they didn’t bother me, did they?”
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "No. Don't you think I'm fine?"
Shan Tong'er really took a step back, looked her up and down, and confirmed that Shang Ruyi didn't have any missing arms or legs. There were no scars at all, so I breathed a sigh of relief. He felt relieved and said: "That's good."
"..."
"We can all worry about you now that we know you have been arrested. Everyone was going to come."
"Everyone?"
"Yes, that's Brother Shen, and Brother Mu Xian and the others."
"Oh..."
Shang Ruyi nodded.
Hearing the news about Shen Wuzheng from others again, even if it was just a few words, the comfort of "he is still alive" still made her feel happy. And what Yu Wenye said before was correct. Shen Wuzheng did go to meet the team behind him, because Mu Xian was the one who led the team behind him. The two of them met after passing Tongguan and came to Taiyuan together.
Then, while attacking Taiyuan, he learned the news that he had been robbed.
Shantong'er said again: "But I don't know why, Second Brother Yuwen -" At this point, he seemed to have a reaction, stuck out his tongue, and changed his words: "Your Highness, King Qin, he did not allow them to come with him. . Sister Ruyi, I don’t understand. The more people come, the better it will be to save you?”
“…”
“ However, I don’t know why, Brother Shen and the others actually agreed.”
“…”
“But before leaving, Brother Shen told King Qin that if he can’t keep you safe. If I bring him back, he won’t let King Qin go. I’m scared to death. They look like they’re about to fight.”
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but smile after hearing this.
Looking at Shan Tong'er who was obviously still frightened, she smiled softly and said, "Don't worry, they can't fight anymore."
Shan Tong'er nodded.
While speaking, Shang Ruyi raised her head and looked around again. In fact, she got on Yu Wenye's horse and followed him through the team. When she reached the front, she discovered the team. The composition of the team was wrong. Although we also saw the familiar Shantong'er and Shen Tutai, as well as the group of troops under their command, they were also the first people to join Yu Wenye's account, and they were close followers and could conquer Wanggang Village, but there were still some people in between. Some people clearly didn't look like soldiers.
But, Turks.
At this moment, this group of people was placed in the southeast corner of the camp. Although they were free to move around, there were still people watching them. Moreover, this group of people were mainly asked to boil water and cook, which was obviously doing some hard labor.
So she asked softly: "Good Tong'er, what's going on with those people over there?"
Good Tong'er only looked back and said immediately: "They, Just prisoners."
"Prisoners. Prisoners? "
"Yes, this time we attacked Taiyuan, the Turkic defenders in Taiyuan didn't put up much resistance. They quickly escaped and were killed by the King of Qin who was guarding the outside. More than 10,000 of them were killed. Where are the men and horses?”
"..."
"However, their generals ran away, and these people quickly surrendered."
Shang Ruyi took a deep breath and turned around to take a look. , made a rough estimate, and said: "We have brought here, at least five thousand troops." Shantong'er nodded: "Yes, we brought nearly half of the surrendered troops."
“What are you taking them for?”
"Exchange."
"Exchange?"
"Yes,"
Good Tong'er said matter-of-factly: "I secretly heard that King Qin I told Brother Qi, but what did they say before? Well, I didn’t hear it. When I went there, I only heard King Qin telling Brother Seven that if there is no civil strife in the Turks this time, then this is the only way to bring you back intact and safely. "
“…”
"So, he told Brother Seventh to keep an eye on these people along the way, and no matter what happened in the Turkic Yazhang, or what he did at that time, Brother Seventh could not act rashly, and he must control his people well. "
As he said that, he pouted: "Especially me."
"..."
"However, I was really frightened at the time. You were taken to the Turks, and he went there alone. If someone comes over there and kills you, then you two Not all--"
This possibility frightened the innocent child, and he subconsciously shrugged his shoulders.
Shang Ruyi also took a breath of air.
However, she was not because of the possible crisis, but because of the message conveyed in the good boy's children's words - Yu Wenye actually wanted to surrender five thousand troops in exchange for her return!
He actually wanted to surrender his troops in exchange for his return! ?
Not to mention this kind of thing, for His Highness the King of Qin who is good at conquering and fighting, it is such a "humiliating" thing. What's more important is that neither he nor the King of Han dealt with it in this way. The power to surrender troops.
In critical situations, they can imprison or even kill!
But you can’t pay it back!
After all, now, they and the Turks have completely declared war and opposition after the battle in Taiyuan. In this case, handing back surrendered troops is tantamount to endangering the enemy and weakening oneself.
If this thing really happened, Yu Wenyuan would not let him off easily when he returned to Chang'an.
Now, Shang Ruyi also understood why Yu Wenye dared to be so arrogant and rush to the Turkic tent without covering his whereabouts at all, because there were five thousand people and horses, even for Ashina Tsari, It’s also a temptation that’s hard to refuse.
After all, I am just one person.
As for the five thousand troops, after returning to the Turks, there is no need to elaborate on how much role they can play in such troubled times, or even in the subsequent confrontation between the two sides.
However, things obviously did not go exactly as he expected.
No, not necessarily.
Because Shantong'er just said that he did not listen fully to what Yu Wenye said before, but Yu Wenye also mentioned that civil strife may occur in the Turks!
So, he made two preparations from the beginning.
Either, as he had practiced this time, he could use the power of one person to frighten Ashina Zhuxie, who was facing a crisis and urgently needed to quell the Turkic civil strife, and let him release him; or, he could surrender five thousand troops in exchange for his return.
No matter what danger he faces and what price he has to pay...
He just needs to go back by himself.
As soon as this idea appeared in his mind, Shang Ruyi suddenly felt an inexplicable tremor all over his body, but it was not surprise or fear, but a kind of shock coming from inside his body, his heartbeat was like thunder, The blood flowed surgingly, and a feeling as hot as fire suddenly spread all over the limbs.
Even at this moment, he was still some distance away from the bonfire, and still some distance away from the body that brought him warmth.
But she was already feeling like a spring breeze.
"Sister Ruyi, why are you laughing?"
The sudden voice of doubt and innocence pulled Shang Ruyi back from her turbulent mind. She lowered her head again and faced the good boy. He had a tiger-like look, innocent and clear eyes, and suddenly blushed.
Fortunately, it was getting late at this time, and the bonfire was far enough away to not see clearly.
She shook her head and smiled: "Nothing."
As soon as he finished speaking, another gust of cold wind blew, shaking both of them. When Shang Ruyi subconsciously stretched out his hand to squeeze the child's strong, hard arm, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he realized something.
She suddenly tightened Shan Tong'er's arm and said in a deep voice: "Wait a minute, you just said that after the attack on Taiyuan, Feng Chen, the King of Qin, was outside the city?"
“Yes.”
“Didn’t he enter the city?”
“No.”
The good boy said honestly: "After we arrested this group of people, he immediately turned his horse's head and came here immediately without even taking a break."
(End of this chapter) )